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The pressure is on for Julie and Taylor to get their next recruit and prove that a human has what it takes to make it in the paranormal world. Their assignment takes them to the Midwest and . . . beyond, and Julie finds herself drawn into vampire drama thanks to her growing friendship with Malcolm Nox. A jealous fiancee is one thing, but one with fangs?

Val is expanding her horizons as she settles into her new abode. Her jewelry business is taking off, and she's also found a pub or two for relaxing. Plus, she's got the bodyguard business, and the occasional bouncing gig. Busy dwarf! She's also learning the art and science of having friends. One of them, Stella, will be moving, which forces Val to make a choice. Has she finally found a world that will accept her? Does she want to make it her home? Then Anne, her first client who is now a friend as well, calls her about another protection job, and she can't say no.

Valerie Stonehold, an Iron Dwarf blacksmith, never expected her craftsmanship would play a crucial role in protecting the paranormal world from the Wild Hunt. With her loyal companion Shadow by her side and a team of unlikely allies, Val embarks on a perilous journey filled with danger, magic, and unexpected twists. Tasked with safeguarding Gaia's Sickle, a powerful artifact capable of imprisoning the formidable Kronos, Valerie finds herself at the center of a looming conflict.

Julie Meadows is down on her luck when she receives an e-mail drafting her into the Official Para-Military Agency. She didn't expect "para" to mean paranormal. Her partner is an Aether Elf prince, her boss is a Were . . . something, and the IT department is staffed by literal trolls. The prospect of a steady job and financial security draws her into a world filled with every myth and legend she's ever read about. Julie dives into the magical, mystical, and downright fantastic when she and her partner, Taylor, are tasked with finding new recruits for the Agency.

Val Stonehold never fit in with other Iron Dwarves. At nearly six feet tall and struggling with her identity, she carved out a life for herself in New York City as a bodyguard and blacksmith. When an ancient power awakens within her, Val discovers she's more than just an outsider. She's a Warrior of the Red Bear, sworn to protect the Lunar Fae and all of paranormal-kind.

Merritt Vale is the last of her kind, a Leshbolg trying to carve out a new life in Little Avalon, the paranormal haven hidden in Brooklyn. Baking by day and embracing her magic by night, she longs to belong in a world teeming with fae, werewolves, and ancient mysteries. When an old legend resurfaces—a relic of King Arthur's time—Merritt is drawn into a tangled web of secrets and power. Friends stand by her side, yet shadows lurk in the alleys, and unseen forces plot in the dark.

Merritt Vale never asked to be anyone's hero. As a shapeshifter, baker, and Guardian of Little Avalon, she's already balancing more than most. When a new Fury emerges with magic that echoes an old enemy, Merritt is called into action once again.

Merritt Vale guards a devastating secret: she's the last of a legendary species, with powers that could get her killed—or enslaved. When she stumbles into Little Avalon, a hidden sanctuary thrumming with ancient magic, the earth itself responds to her presence. Roses burst through concrete. Trees bend to her whispers. For the first time, Merritt dares to hope she's found a home among its extraordinary residents.

When three local bullies pick on Iron Hills dwarf Eiravel (Val) Stonehold, she naturally defends herself. Why is she the only one who gets thrown out of the tavern after the brawl? On her way home, two bumbling dragons in human form, Axl and Livius, accost her and hand her a letter. What can the new Eternal Queen Julie possibly want with her? As it turns out, the queen wants her body.

Merritt Vale is no ordinary paranormal creature. She keeps this power hidden from even her closest friends in Little Avalon, fearing rejection. All she wants is to belong, to build a life in this paranormal haven as the Guardian of Little Avalon and baker at Chaplin's Kitchen. When she rescues a rare echinemon named Akila, Merritt finds an unexpected companion who understands her completely.

One seed changes everything. Merritt has finally found her place in Little Avalon. With her baking skills flourishing and a council seat secured, life couldn't be better for the last living Leshbolg. Until the ancient Fury Megaera resurfaces. With a vengeance born from millennia of grief, Megaera will stop at nothing to destroy Merritt and everything she loves. Her warped paranormal army grows stronger each day, leaving devastation in their wake.

Flushed with the signing bonus to end all signing bonuses, Julie has one more recruit in mind. Herself. Despite Lillie's bequeathment giving her options she had never imagined she'd have, Julie knows it's time to move on. The assassination attempts on the heirs keep coming, and completing her military training puts Julie in the position to do more to protect the people she cares about.

Captain Kaplan orders Julie to complete her training. Now she has the full story, Julie has a better idea of the consequences if OPMA isn't brought back to its full strength. But three heads are better than one, even if one of their team doesn't technically have a head. Hat has an idea that takes the team deep into Avalon in their search for paras who are willing to stand up and fight for the right to live in peace. While Julie and Taylor are working the recruitment angle, the heads of the seven families are preparing.

Julie and her Griffin unit are sent from one mission to the next as the tension in the para world rises. The emergence of Julie's magic has come just in time to help her fight the para group taking their efforts to remove the Eternity Queen to deadly lengths. The Sylthana Prince has stirred up a hornets' nest by endorsing the Dark Moon League's resurgence, and there are fears of a leak inside the agency. OPMA are the ones responsible for ending their reign of terror before all of Avalon is lost to the flames of insurrection.

The IA investigation into the incursion at OPMA HQ bring Julie into contact with a trio of paras whose snark is only outmatched by their desire to meddle in Julie's life. Do the Sphynxes know more than they're telling her about the mysterious results of her physical? When Malcolm Nox goes missing, leading Julie and Taylor are drawn into a race to find his kidnapper and rescue him before he misses his wedding. Can Julie and Cassidy put their differences aside for Malcolm's sake, or will their feud get in the way of unraveling the case?

Valerie Stonehold's life is about to get complicated. She thought she had enough on her plate: running a bar, forging magical jewelry, and training for the UFC. Tensions in the city are rising. Pro-death penalty factions clash with those supporting imprisonment for paranormal criminals, threatening to tear the community apart. Val finds herself struggling to maintain neutrality while protecting those she loves. A shadowy group plans to unleash chaos by freeing dangerous villains. Val must join forces with the Paranormal Militia Alliance to stop them.

Valerie "Val" Stonehold faces her toughest challenge yet when her best friend Sinatria asks for a life-changing favor. Val must become the faerie Tetra's liege—a magically binding contract that grants her complete control over the assassin. Playing jailer to a resentful faerie is the least of Val's worries. As she juggles to protect her dwarf clients from a ruthless gang, and unravel the secrets of her mysterious amulet, Val finds herself in a web of danger and deceit that threatens everything she holds dear.

Her landlord planned to demolish her house. The vampires figured, why not demolish her inside of it? At least Callie doesn’t have to worry about getting her security deposit back. Why has Vaughn been in such a rush to kill her? Is he afraid she can persuade the Winter and Summer courts to work together? After all, if the courts don’t unite, the vamps will destroy them all. Shouldn’t that be motivation enough? Apparently not. Callie will just have to persuade them to cooperate anyway.

How many secrets does the Army hold? At least one that concerns me, which I found out after they decided I was unnecessary. That advice about telling the truth? It's highly overrated. They say there is a point where you can't go anywhere but up. I have to think guarding an underwear factory is such a point after running ops in the Sandpit overseas.

Merritt Vale is the last of her kind—and the keeper of the only artifact capable of sealing the Rift between dimensions. If it falls into the wrong hands, a warped paranormal army will flood into Avalon and Earth, leaving nothing but ash in its wake. Tisiphone, the deadliest of the Furies, has vanished into the shadows of Tintagel. Tracking her means confronting ancient magic, fractured memories, and a Lunar Fae whose broken mind may hold the truth Merritt needs. Every step brings Merritt closer to a past she doesn't remember and a future she may not survive.