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When magic strikes and Atlanta goes to pieces, it's a job for Kate Daniels...Drafted into working for the Order of Merciful Aid, mercenary Kate Daniels has more paranormal problems than she knows what to do with these days. And in Atlanta, where magic comes and goes like the tide, that's saying a lot. But when Kate's werewolf friend Derek is discovered nearly dead, she must confront her greatest challenge yet.

When magic is up, electricity dies, cars stall, and skyscrapers tumble; when it's down, phones and guns work, and defensive spells can't protect your house from the creatures who stalk the streets. Equally dangerous are the competing factions of The Pack - a highly organized and military clan who governs Atlanta's were-bears, -wolves, and -hyenas - versus the Masters of the Dead, power and knowledge-hungry necromancers whose minds control hordes of blood-crazed vampires.

A mercenary in magic-torn Atlanta who cleans up after magic gone wrong, Kate Daniels has seen it all - and some things she couldn't even have imagined. Normally, waves of paranormal energy ebb and flow like an ocean current. But once every seven years, a paranormal flare comes and brings magic like a tidal wave. Now Kate faces problems on a much bigger scale: a divine one.

Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest bed-and-breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays, and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority. The inn and your hosts - Dina Demille and Sean Evans - will defend you at all costs. But we hope we don’t have to.

Kate Daniels may have quit the Order of Knights of Merciful Aid, but she’s still knee-deep in paranormal problems. Or she would be if she could get someone to hire her. Starting her own business has been more challenging than she thought it would be—now that the Order is disparaging her good name. Plus, many potential clients are afraid of getting on the bad side of the Beast Lord, who just happens to be Kate’s mate.

Maud Demille is a daughter of Innkeepers—a special group who provide ‘lodging’ to other-planetary visitors—so she knows that a simple life isn't in the cards. But even Maud could never have anticipated what Fate would throw at her. Once a wife to a powerful vampire knight, Maud and her young daughter, Helen, were exiled with him for his treachery to the desolate, savage planet of Karhari. Karhari killed her husband, and Maud—completely abandoned by his family—has spent over a year avenging his debts. Rescued by her sister Dina, she's sworn off all things vampire.

Dina Demille doesn’t run your typical bed and breakfast. Her inn defies laws of physics, her fluffy dog is secretly a monster, and the only paying guest is a former Galactic tyrant with a price on her head. But the inn needs guests to thrive, and guests have been scarce, so when an Arbitrator shows up at Dina's door and asks her to host a peace summit between three warring species, she jumps on the chance.

Dina DeMille isn't your typical bed and breakfast owner. Her inn defies laws of physics, her dog is secretly a monster, and the only permanent guest of the inn is a former galactic tyrant with a price on her head. The inn needs guests to thrive and guests have been scarce, so when an arbitrator shows up at Dina's door and asks her to host a peace summit between three warring species, she jumps on the chance.

A charming novella in the Innkeeper Chronicles, from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Thank you for joining us at Gertrude Hunt, the nicest Bed and Breakfast in Red Deer, Texas, during the Treaty Stay. As you know, we are honor-bound to accept all guests during this oldest of innkeeper holidays and we are expecting a dangerous guest. Or several. But have no fear. Your safety and comfort is our first priority. The inn and your hosts, Dina Demille and Sean Evans, will defend you at all costs. [But we hope we don’t have to.]

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.

When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it arose, leaving all kinds of paranormal problems in its wake. Kate Daniels is a down-on-her-luck mercenary who makes her living cleaning up these 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.

Fall under the intoxicating spell of their hex appeal…In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss—or raise him back again. And they’re not afraid to exact sweet revenge on those who dare to cross them. But what if you’re the unlucky soul who falls victim to a conjurer’s curse? And if you had the power to cast a magic spell of your own, would you use it?

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 shape-shifting 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.

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.

Nachdem sie dem Orden der Ritter der mildtätigen Hilfe beigetreten ist, kann sich die Söldnerin Kate Daniels vor übernatürlichen Katastrophen kaum noch retten. Und in einer Stadt wie Atlanta, die von den Gezeiten der Magie beherrscht wird, will das schon etwas heißen! Doch als Kates Freund, der Werwolf Derek, halb tot aufgefunden wird, steht sie einer noch weitaus größeren Herausforderung gegenüber. Bei ihren Ermittlungen erfährt Kate von einem geheimen Turnier zwischen den übernatürlichen Wesen der Stadt.

Wenn die Welt in Flammen steht... Es fällt Nevada Baylor schwer, sich zu entscheiden: Ist es tatsächlich härter, ihre Talente als Wahrheitssucherin zu schärfen oder mit der frisch erblühten Beziehung zu Mad Rogan zu jonglieren? Harte Entscheidung! Denn bald schon wird Nevada eine wichtige Akteurin auf der magischen Bühne sein, während Rogan ihr dabei hilft, all die Gefahren zu umschiffen, die es mit sich bringt, ein eigenes Haus zu gründen. Doch all das ist ein Kinderspiel verglichen mit all den Gefühlen füreinander, die die beiden zu kontrollieren versuchen.

Auf den ersten Blick scheint Dina Demille eine ganze normale Frau zu sein. Die Inhaberin eines malerischen viktorianischen Gasthauses in einer Kleinstadt in Texas besitzt einen Shih-Tzu namens Beast und ist die perfekte Nachbarin. Aber Dina ist ... anders: Ihr Besen ist eine tödliche Waffe und ihr Gasthof, der als Unterkunft für außerirdische Besucher konzipiert ist, ist magisch und kann denken.

Söldnerin Kate Daniels ist aus dem Orden der Ritter der mildtätigen Hilfe ausgetreten, um sich selbstständig zu machen. Doch das ist gar nicht so einfach, denn der Orden lässt keine Gelegenheit aus, um ihren Namen in Verruf zu bringen. Als der oberste Nekromant von Atlanta Kate um ihre Hilfe bittet, ist sie deshalb froh über den Auftrag. Doch der Job erweist sich als weitaus gefährlicher, als es zunächst den Anschein hat.

Wenn Vertrauen zur Feuerprobe wird. In einer Welt, in der Magie alles bedeutet - Reichtum, Macht und Ansehen. Eine Welt, in der Familiendynastien das Schicksal der Menschen bestimmen, Kriege führen und Politik beeinflussen. Seit dem Tod ihres Vaters ist Nevada Baylor die Hauptverdienerin in ihrer Familie. Als Privatdetektivin übernimmt sie jeden Fall, um alle über Wasser zu halten - sie lässt sich sogar auf einen Auftrag ein, der sie in Lebensgefahr bringt. Nevada soll einen mächtigen Feuermagier dingfest machen, als ihr Weg den von Connor "Mad" Rogan kreuzt.

Wie Feuer und Eis Ihre außergewöhnliche magische Fähigkeit - zu erkennen, wann jemand lügt - kommt Nevada Baylor in ihrem Job als Privatdetektivin gerade recht. Zusammen mit ihrem Fleiß und ihrer Beharrlichkeit hat sie es geschafft, ihre (vielleicht ein bisschen exzentrische) Familie mit ihrer Detektei über Wasser zu halten. Aber in ihrem neuen Fall muss sich Nevada abermals gegen die finsteren Mächte stellen, die Houston bereits einmal zerstören wollten.