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Magic Bites: A Special Edition of the First Kate Daniels Novel
By Ilona Andrews. 2007
New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews invites you to experience the first novel in the "intriguing world" (Locus) of…
Kate Daniels with this special edition of Magic Bites...Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up magical problems. But when Kate's guardian is murdered, her quest for justice draws her into a power struggle between two strong factions within Atlanta's magic circles. Pressured by both sides to find the killer, Kate realizes she's way out of her league--but she wouldn't want it any other way... This special edition includes in-depth information about the world of Kate Daniels, with descriptions of its characters and factions. Explore Kate's Atlanta like never before with answers to FAQ and a quiz to find your place there. And don't miss the prequel story "A Questionable Client," as well as scenes of events in Magic Bites from Curran's point of view.Magic Stars (Grey Wolf #1)
By Ilona Andrews. 2015
From award-winning author, Ilona Andrews, an original novella, set in the New York Times #1 bestselling Kate Daniels World and…
featuring fan-favorites, Derek, and Curran and Kate's very independent ward, Julie. Scarred, solitary Derek Gaunt has separated from his Pack, and is truly a lone wolf. With no family he answers to no one; but is fiercely loyal to a chosen few. So, when several of those close to him are murdered, he'll stop at nothing to hunt their killer through the magic-drenched streets of Atlanta. >br> Never one to be left on the sidelines, equally determined--some might say stubborn--Julie Lennart-Olsen soon joins in his pursuit; and what began as revenge turns into a race to save the city. Their search pits them against powers they never imagined and magic so old, it predates history. It may cost Derek his life, but there are things for which even he would risk everything. "The Wolf and Herald are not to be missed!" --BookNympho.com "Ilona Andrews pens my favorite flavor of keeper novel: tough characters, marvelous voice, fast-paced with that sharp edge of humor that adds the final grace note." --Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire Touched "One of the brightest voices in urban fantasy. Ilona Andrews delivers only the best." --Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author of Bound by FlamesMagic Shifts (Kate Daniels #8)
By Ilona Andrews. 2015
In the latest Kate Daniels novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews, magic is coming and going…
in waves in post-Shift Atlanta--and each crest leaves danger in its wake... After breaking from life with the Pack, mercenary Kate Daniels and her mate--former Beast Lord Curran Lennart--are adjusting to a very different pace. While they're thrilled to escape all the infighting, Kate and Curran know that separating from the Pack completely is a process that will take time. But when they learn that their friend Eduardo has gone missing, Kate and Curran shift their focus to investigate his disappearance. Eduardo was a fellow member of the Mercenary Guild, so Kate knows the best place to start looking is his most recent jobs. As Kate and Curran dig further into the merc's business, they discover that the Guild has gone to hell and that Eduardo's assignments are connected in the most sinister way... An ancient enemy has arisen, and Kate and Curran are the only ones who can stop it--before it takes their city apart piece by piece.From the Hardcover edition.Magic Binds: A Kate Daniels Novel (Kate Daniels #9)
By Ilona Andrews. 2016
The new, “heart-stopping”* novel in the New York Times bestselling series that “defines urban fantasy.”* Mercenary Kate Daniels knows all…
too well that magic in post-Shift Atlanta is a dangerous business. But nothing she’s faced could have prepared her for this... Kate and the former Beast Lord Curran Lennart are finally making their relationship official. But there are some steep obstacles standing in the way of their walk to the altar... Kate’s father, Roland, has kidnapped the demigod Saiman and is slowly bleeding him dry in his never-ending bid for power. A Witch Oracle has predicted that if Kate marries the man she loves, Atlanta will burn and she will lose him forever. And the only person Kate can ask for help is long dead. The odds are impossible. The future is grim. But Kate Daniels has never been one to play by the rules... * A New York Times BestsellerMagic Rises: A Kate Daniels Novel (Kate Daniels #6)
By Ilona Andrews. 2013
Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels will fight to solve them--no matter the cost. Mercenary Kate…
Daniels and her mate, Curran, the Beast Lord, are struggling to solve a heartbreaking crisis. Unable to control their beasts, many of the Pack's shapeshifting children fail to survive to adulthood. While there is a medicine that can help, the secret to its making is closely guarded by the European packs, and there's little available in Atlanta. Kate can't bear to watch innocents suffer, but the solution she and Curran have found threatens to be even more painful. The European shapeshifters who once outmaneuvered the Beast Lord have asked him to arbitrate a dispute--and they'll pay him in medicine. With the young people's survival and the Pack's future at stake, Kate and Curran know they must accept the offer--but they have little doubt that they're heading straight into a trap...On the Edge (A Novel of the Edge #1)
By Ilona Andrews. 2009
Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between two worlds: on one side lies the Broken, a place where people shop…
at Wal-Mart and magic is nothing more than a fairy tale; on the other is the Weird, a realm where blueblood aristocrats rule and the strength of your magic can change your destiny. Only Edgers like Rose can easily travel between the worlds--but they never truly belong in either. Rose thought that if she practiced her magic, she could build a better life for herself. But things didn't turn out the way she'd planned, and now she works an off-the-books job in the Broken just to survive. Then Declan Camarine, a blueblood noble straight out of the deepest part of the Weird, comes into her life determined to have Rose (and her power). But when a terrible danger invades the Edge--a flood of creatures hungry for magic--Declan and Rose must overcome their differences and work together to destroy them, or the beasts will devour the Edge and everyone in it...Silver Shark (The World of Kinsmen #2)
By Ilona Andrews. 2009
The World of KinsmenFamily is everything. Talent is power. And revenge is sweet.In a distant, future world Kinsmen—small powerful groups…
of genetically and technologically advanced families—control vast financial empires. They are their own country, their own rulers, and their only limits are other Kinsmen. The struggle for power is a bloody, full-contact sport: in business, on the battlefield...and sometimes in the bedroom. Claire Shannon is a killer…and her weapon is her mind.Born on a planet torn by war for over 300 years, Claire is a soldier: a psycher, with the ability to read, control, and destroy the minds of enemy psychers and to infiltrate the biological network where they battle to death.When Claire’s faction loses the war, she barely escapes extermination from both sides, as her talent brands her as too dangerous to society. By so-deeply burying her ability that she avoids detection, Claire is instead deported to Rada as a refugee, where she must find work to remain. She finds a job as personal assistant to Venturo Escana, a premiere kinsman; one of Rada’s most wealthy entrepreneurs—and most powerful psychers.She thought she had left war behind, but now she must hide her skills and her growing feelings from Venturo…and this battle might just cost her everything…Steel's Edge (A Novel of the Edge #4)
By Ilona Andrews. 2012
The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Wal-Mart and magic is a…
fairy tale—and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny… Charlotte de Ney is as noble as they come, a blueblood straight out of the Weird. But even though she possesses rare magical healing abilities, her life has brought her nothing but pain. After her marriage crumbles, she flees to the Edge to build a new home for herself. Until Richard Mar is brought to her for treatment, and Charlotte’s life is turned upside down once again. Richard is a swordsman without peer, future head of his large and rambunctious Edger clan—and he’s on a clandestine quest to wipe out slavers trafficking humans in the Weird. So when his presence leads his very dangerous enemies to Charlotte, she vows to help Richard destroy them. The slavers’ operation, however, goes deeper than Richard knows, and even working together, Charlotte and Richard may not survive...Silent Blade (The World of Kinsmen #1)
By Ilona Andrews. 2009
The World of KinsmenFamily is everything. Talent is power. And revenge is sweet.In a distant, future world Kinsmen—small powerful groups…
of genetically and technologically advanced families—control vast financial empires. They are their own country, their own rulers, and their only limits are other Kinsmen. The struggle for power is a bloody, full-contact sport: in business, on the battlefield...and sometimes in the bedroom. Old hatreds die hard. Old love dies harder.br>On the planet Rada, Meli Galdes’ family is of minor rank, and were relying on her marriage to Celino, the razor-smart, ruthless leader of the powerful Carvanna empire. When he abruptly breaks their engagement, he ruins her family and guarantees that Meli will never marry, as no suitor will oppose the rich and influential Carvannas. But Meli has a rare, secret, lethal—and valuable—talent. As a melder of energy, she’s capable of severing anything in her path. So she ‘leaves’ her family and trains to become one of the best and most lethal of assassins, all the while covertly guarding her family’s interests. Now she’s ready to quit; but she has one more assignment.To kill the man who ruined her life.Magic Mourns: A Novella in the World of Kate Daniels (Kate Daniels)
By Ilona Andrews. 2009
Atlanta is going to the dogs in this "sexy" (Publishers Weekly) story from the New York Times bestselling author... Andrea…
Nash of the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid--with an assist from her partner, Kate Daniels--tries to figure out why the giant three-headed dog who guards the gates of Hades is sniffing around Atlanta in this tale by the author of the "edgy series" full of "complex world-building and skilled characterizations" (Library Journal). Praise for the Kate Daniels novels: "Splendid...An edgy, dark fantasy."--Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author "[A] vividly drawn, kick-butt series."--Monsters and Critics "Fans of urban fantasy will delight in Ilona Andrews's alternate-universe Atlanta."--Fresh FictionDiamond Fire: A Hidden Legacy Novella (Hidden Legacy)
By Ilona Andrews. 2018
Nevada Frida Baylor and Connor Ander Rogan cordially invite you to join their wedding celebration. Summoning, weather manipulation, and other…
magical activities strictly forbidden.Catalina Baylor is looking forward to wearing her maid of honor dress and watching her older sister walk down the aisle. Then the wedding planner gets escorted off the premises, the bride’s priceless tiara disappears, and Rogan's extensive family overruns his mother’s home. Someone is cheating, someone is lying, and someone is plotting murder.To make this wedding happen, Catalina will have to do the thing she fears most: use her magic. But she’s a Baylor and there’s nothing she wouldn't do for her sister's happiness. Nevada will have her fairy tale wedding, even if Catalina has to tear the mansion apart brick by brick to get it done.Alphas: Origins
By Ilona Andrews. 2011
From Ilona Andrews--#1 New York Times bestselling author of Magic Shifts and the Kate Daniels novels--comes a stark, seductive tale…
of a world torn asunder by supernatural gifts and irresistible passions...Karina Tucker is driving a van of children home from a field trip when an unplanned detour to a seemingly ordinary rest stop changes her life. There, she witnesses a world beyond humanity's sight, of frightful powers and chaos, where she is in death's grip...before an irresistibly dangerous male saves her--only to take her captive. For she is a rare commodity in the shadowy realm she's entered.Karina soon finds herself caught in a violent civil war where those with inhuman powers strive to destroy each other without mercy. And it becomes all too clear that she must make a choice: submit and become a pawn, or take hold of her own destiny and fight for survival against impossible odds.Alphas: Origins originally appeared in Angels of Darkness. Praise for Ilona Andrews and the Kate Daniels Novels"Ilona Andrews pens my favorite flavor of keeper novel: tough characters, marvelous voice, fast-paced with that sharp edge of humor that adds the final grace note."--Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire Touched"One of the brightest voices in urban fantasy. Ilona Andrews delivers only the best."--Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author of Bound by Flames"Gritty sword-clashing action and flawless characterizations will bewitch fans."--Sacramento Book ReviewINCLUDES A TEASER FOR MAGIC SHIFTSBayou Moon (A Novel of the Edge #2)
By Ilona Andrews. 2010
Cerise Mar and her clan are cash poor but land rich, claiming a large swathe of the Mire, the Edge…
swamplands. When her parents vanish, her clan's long-time rivals are suspect. But all is not as it seems. Two nations of the Weird are waging a cold war fought by feint and espionage, and their conflict is about to spill over into the Edge-and Cerise's life.Gunmetal Magic: A Novel in the World of Kate Daniels (World of Kate Daniels #1)
By Ilona Andrews. 2012
Includes a free bonus: a Kate Daniels novella, "Magic Gifts"The New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels novels have been hailed…
as "top-notch urban fantasy" (Monsters and Critics). Now, Ilona Andrews delves deeper into Kate's world, and reveals its untold stories... After being kicked out of the Order of the Knights of Merciful Aid, Andrea's whole existence is in shambles. She tries to put herself back together by working for Cutting Edge, a small investigative firm owned by her best friend. When several shapeshifters working for Raphael Medrano--the male alpha of the Clan Bouda, and Andrea's former lover--die unexpectedly at a dig site, Andrea is assigned to investigate. Now she must work with Raphael as her search for the killer leads into the secret underbelly of supernatural Atlanta. And dealing with her feelings for him might have to take a back seat to saving the world...Fate's Edge (A Novel of the Edge #3)
By Ilona Andrews. 2011
Audrey Callahan left behind her life in the Edge, and she's determined to stay on the straight and narrow. But…
when her brother gets into hot water, the former thief takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with a jack of all trades...Kaldar Mar-a gambler, lawyer, thief, and spy-expects his latest assignment tracking down a stolen item to be a piece of cake, until Audrey shows up. But when the item falls into the hands of a lethal criminal, Kaldar realizes that in order to finish the job, he's going to need Audrey's help...Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels #7)
By Ilona Andrews. 2014
No matter how much the paranormal politics of Atlanta change, one thing always remains the same: if there's trouble, Kate…
Daniels will be in the middle of it... As the mate of the Beast Lord, Curran, former mercenary Kate Daniels has more responsibilities than it seems possible to juggle. Not only is she still struggling to keep her investigative business afloat, she must now deal with the affairs of the pack, including preparing her people for attack from Roland, a cruel ancient being with god-like powers. Since Kate's connection to Roland has come out into the open, no one is safe--especially those closest to Kate. As Roland's long shadow looms ever nearer, Kate is called to attend the Conclave, a gathering of the leaders from the various supernatural factions in Atlanta. When one of the Masters of the Dead is found murdered there, apparently at the hands of a shapeshifter, Kate is given only twenty-four hours to hunt down the killer. And this time, if she fails, she'll find herself embroiled in a war which could destroy everything she holds dear... **Includes the bonus Kate Daniels story Magic Tests**Magic Steals (World of Kate Daniels)
By Ilona Andrews. 2014
Ilona Andrews—#1 New York Times bestselling author of Magic Shifts—once again pulls readers into the dark and dangerous world of…
the Kate Daniels novels in this reader favorite, previously published in the anthology Night Shift...Shapeshifting tigress Dali Harimau may be a powerful healer and magic user, but she’s far from what might be called “normal”. She dislikes the violence and bloodshed that are a way of life for most of her kind, even going so far as to become a vegetarian. The last thing she wants is trouble...Jim Shrapshire is an original, hardcore badass. A jaguar shifter, he’s been tasked with keeping Atlanta’s Cat Clan in line, which he does with swift and lethal force when necessary. His only soft spot is for the petite Dali, whose kindness he calls upon when he is injured.When Dali is approached by a desperate woman whose grandmother has vanished, Jim is concerned enough to help investigate. But what they find may just be the end of them—an enemy whose skill in the dark arts is matched only by their willingness to kill anyone in their way...Praise for Ilona Andrews and the Kate Daniels novels“Ilona Andrews’s books are guaranteed good reads.”—Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire Touched“Gritty sword-clashing action and flawless characterizations will bewitch fans.”— Sacramento Book Review“Andrews’s edgy series stands apart.”—Library JournalINCLUDES A TEASER FOR MAGIC BINDSMagic Dreams: A Novella in the World of Kate Daniels (World of Kate Daniels)
By Ilona Andrews. 2011
Alpha Pack leader Jim Shrapshire has always been the strong, silent type. But something has come over him--a magic force…
currently residing in one of the Pack's headquarters. Were-tigress Dali Harimau has always wished she could get Jim's attention--but now he needs her help. Stricken with a magic-sickness, Jim needs Dali's flair for magic. And to save him, she must challenge a powerful, dark being to a battle of wits. Includes an excerpt of Ilona Andrews's upcoming novel in the world of Kate Daniels, Gunmetal MagicMagic Dreams originally appeared in the anthology Hexed.Magic Gifts: A Kate Daniels Novella (Kate Daniels)
By Ilona Andrews. 2012
Now available individually for the first time, a Kate Daniels novella from the#1 New York Times bestselling author of Magic…
Shifts and Gunmetal Magic.It isn't often that Kate Daniels and the Beast Lord Curran get to take a breakfrom protecting their pack and enjoy some time for themselves. So when Curran offers Kate a romantic dinner in town, there's no way she's going to pass.But their quiet night doesn't stay quiet for long. The trouble starts with a necromancer dying at a nearby table, continues with bloodthirsty vampires crashing though the windows, and ends with more blood on the walls than any dining establishment needs.Pulled into a deadly game neither wants to play, Kate and Curran findthemselves dealing with the vile undead and tolerating a clan of maniacal, hard partying Vikings while desperately trying to save the life of an innocent child...Magic Gifts previously appeared in Gunmetal Magic.INCLUDES A TEASER FOR MAGIC SHIFTSPraise for Ilona Andrews and the#1 New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels Novels"Ilona Andrews pens my favorite flavor of keeper novel: tough characters,marvelous voice, fast-paced with that sharp edge of humor that adds the finalgrace note."--Patricia Briggs, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Fire Touched"One of the brightest voices in urban fantasy. Ilona Andrews delivers only thebest."--Jeaniene Frost, New York Times bestselling author of Bound by Flames"Gritty sword-clashing action and flawless characterizations will bewitch fans."--Sacramento Book ReviewSweep with Me (Innkeeper Chronicles #5)
By Ilona Andrews. 2020
From #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews…There’s no place like home for the holidays…especially at Innkeeper Dina DeMille’s…
bed and breakfast, which welcomes guests who are literally out of this world!