Kirjahaku

Werewolf Isolde is a Lawspeaker, born to exercise law and justice over other Weres. Inevitably, this brings her into conflict with the police and the oppressive Bureau of Occult Affairs, set up to regulate magic and Weres. When a friend is accused of contaminating a human sacrifice, Isolde finds herself caught up in a murky world of criminal magic. Together with the reckless elf Declan and his enigmatic friend, Michael, Isolde has less than 60 hours to uncover a conspiracy to destroy the Were packs. As she tries to discover what has led some Weres to uncharacteristic attacks on humans, Isolde is drawn into illegal activities which threaten her status a Were judge and result in danger to her colleagues. Her attempt to save her friend leads to a fight for her life with her mate and with her pack leader. To protect the packs from genocide, she has to find a way to survive.

From the outset, Isolde could tell the Werehyenas were trouble. Protecting the boy from them, she discovers she can contact her dead predecessors - but at a cost.Then there's the nasty problem of the magician enchanting her colleague, and a Special Operations officer seeking her help with one of his men. To say nothing of AWE threatening to disband her team. Or Declan's anger with her and Michael. When Isolde finds out who Declan is and the link between him and Michael, she is faced with a choice she doesn't want to make.As she follows the trail of several magicians, Isolde finds herself facing a toxic mix of the blackest magic and the deadly strength of the hyena clan. She has only hours to overcome both to save Michael's life, and make a decision that could risk his life - or hers.

It was all very well Declan playing around with time in Elfhame, but not when it was Isolde who had to pay the fine.Heavily pregnant herself, she is appalled to encounter a frightened young werewolf in the same condition - and to lose her. Despite all the barriers against Weres, Isolde is determined to get into Elfhame to rescue the girl. As neither Michael nor Declan are willing to help her, she seeks the help of a representative of the rulers of Elfhame, with unforeseen results.When her own baby is stolen and replaced with a changeling, Isolde and her mates have to find their newborn child, and quickly. And that means following the appalling history of a Were-human relationship that has left a trail of devastation across three generations. The keys to that secret lie with the nature of Elfhame, and a young werewolf who cannot change shape.

Things aren't going well for Isolde. The new connection she has formed with Michael is threatening her relationship with both of her mates. Nothing they do resolves the problem.Then there is the strange light that leads Isolde to the Veilrippers. She should have known that would be trouble. But it is the theft that takes plae at the dark moon that takes everyone by surprise.Michael, Declan and Isolde must find the thief in order to ensure the safety of their unborn child. But where to begin to look? Declan seems intent on pinning the blame on one of Michael's ex-lovers - if only she were alive. Who is the nun? Where is the Wicked Witch? And what magic was being woven by the singers in the wood?When the dog barks, she sets in motion events that lead, inevitably, to the destruction of an elf and the judgement of two young magicians.But Declan's shapeshifting, Michael's magic and Isolde's judgements cannot rescue their unborn's lost protection. To retrieve that, Isolde must overcome her fears and place her trust in two creatures that are neither Were nor human.Nailbiting thrillers set in an alternative 21st century Britain, the novels weave mythology and folklore to bring the old gods to life. They present updated versions of old pagan religions and are LGBT friendly.

At the end of her summer holidays, Isolde and Michael are looking forward to three days by themselves. The last thing they expect is to have to deal with a burglary that results in the theft of the precious showstone. Let alone coping with a couple of Egyptian gods looking for a lost feather. With Michael's heart held hostage, and Declan missing or dead, isolde needs help. And that involves a descent into the Egyptian underworld.With increasing desperation, Isolde realises that saving Declan could mean losing Michael. It might be down to her to make the choice. While they search for the missing feather, the clock is ticking in a frantic race against time. To have any chance of saving her mates, Isolde and Sam have to locate a ghost, work with the dead, and find a missing sex toy.In this fast-paced action thriller, Isolde is threatened with losing more than her mates. As her sire fights to remain as Halfking, her daughter fights for her life. Will anything remain the same at the end of the three days?

When Isolde goes missing, Michael and Declan are desperate to find her. They are dismayed to discover their mate is now part of a criminal pack, with no memory of her previous life. They must convince her that she wants to be someone else - the Izzy they know. They have to convince her to leave the security of her pack and the only life she knows. Until they know she is no threat to her own cubs, Isolde cannot return home. With the criminal pack on their tails and its leader determined to have Isolde as his mate, they are in another race against time to prevent her inventing new memories to replace the old ones. Helping her to recover her memories of being a wyrdwolf is more tricky. To do that, they have to track down the magic workers who enchanted her - and unlock a story of broken oaths that go back a century. The only chance they have to recover the lost wyrdwolf is to outwit the pack and find who did this, and why. And that means taking sides in a bitter family feud.

May seemed like a great month for Izzy to join Marnie and Ishbel for a bitchy weekend at a B&B they all enjoy. She had no plans to fall heavily in lust with another guest there. And no intention at all to become trapped by a lethal horde intent on murder. Or worse. All seems well until the guests take part in a Roman hallowe'en ritual to appease the unquiet dead. Instead of pacifying a few local spirits, this sets in motion something that threatens all the living in the house. As the descent into hell begins, Izzy and her friends realise that each of the guests in the house has a secret, and that their survival depends on gathering information scattered across the house. As the hours pass, it becomes impossible to move around the house to collect what they need. Even the help of Declan and Michael is no guarantee that any of them will get out of this one alive.As they piece together their grim jigsaw, Izzy and her companions find that what is happening is part of a deadly market in souls. And there is only one way out - one of them must pay the blood price.

It's the week before Yule and the day before the full moon hunt. Izzy is having difficulties and someone unexpected drops by to help. Just as well, as the Luck & Judgement office has been hexed. When Declan wins a bet and prepares to sort things out, Izzy has the feeling this is all about to go terribly wrong.What none of them is prepared for is the skill and artistry of their opponent. But are they fighting one person... or more? And are their opponents masquerading as people who offer help? Everyone seems to be playing games - including Declan and Michael, much to Izzy's annoyance.Things come to a head when members of her staff and one of her cubs are threatened. Declan, Michael and Izzy begin to realise they are facing enemies with immense power at their disposal. But that understanding may have come too late.This time, Izzy must try to save more than her friends, her cub and her mate from destruction. Her struggle becomes a fight for her daughter's future, their home and the future of Merlin's heirs. But to win, she must first free herself from the scars of old wounds.

When Izzy begins to suspect her son's dog is an intruder, she has no idea of the horrors this will reveal. With Michael seriously ill and Morgan in trouble at school, the last thing she needs is to uncover an ages-old plot that has robbed Merlin's heirs of their memories. Then Izzy finds out she has lost something she would kill to regain.If only she could remember what it is. Bound by the Seelie Court, Declan can't tell her what he knows. Except that the only way they can recover what they've lost is for Michael to kill an elf. With her mates ill or threatened, Izzy begins to think they have no hope. Help comes from two witches who are forced to face their own past when they agree to a request from Declan. By the time they realise how deeply they are involved, they and those they love are already at risk.Unable to rely on anything she thinks she remembers, Izzy must make a nightmare journey to ancient lands, in a last-ditch attempt to save her mates, her cubs and herself against overwhelming odds. This time they are fighting elves - and their only chance is reach the witches first.