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"He has been taken. And you are his only chance."When Jan's boyfriend Tyler disappears for several days, she's worried. And then she's angry. Then two strangers rescue her from a violent attack by creatures out of legend, and tell her that Tyler didn't abandon her -- he was stolen away to the fairy court. And Jan's his only chance to come home. But her rescuers aren't human either, and they have their own secrets...."You can always count on (the) gifted Gilman to deliver richly layered fantasy filled with winning characters and well-defined worlds, and she doesn't disappoint with HEART OF BRIAR. (A) terrific series starter." ♦♦♦♦ (4 stars) - RT Reviews" Readers] will be seduced and enthralled by Gilman's metaphysical thriller about wicked elves, shape-shifting supernaturals and portals to another dimension....melds magic with mayhem for a tale of bravery, friendship and devotion." - Publishers Weekly"Calling this story a retelling of Tam Lin doesn't do it justice. Gilman has taken the bones of that fairy tale and reassembled it entirely, restrung with strength and ferocity and drive outside that pale relationship between a woman and her lost lover. Jan's journey starts to find Tyler, but ultimately she finds so much more. Another world, a war, and a strength and bravery she never realized existed." - All Things Urban Fantasy

The Alley is no place for the innocent, the unwary, or the just plain foolish. But if they didn't exist, Duchess would be out of work. For a fee, she can solve your problem - or make it go away. When trouble's on your tail, and you can't go to the cops, Duchess is the cat you want in your corner.However, not even the best PI can solve every case, and her connections - from an up-and-coming police dog to a would-be thief-in-training - get her into trouble as often as they get her out...Including: The Case of the Tom in Trouble Spark to Tinder The Case of the Feckless Ferrets Scales of Justice The Case of the Seaside Swindle

Three months ago, Jan had a crash course in the supernatural. Werewolves, kelpies, elves, trolls --all real. But reclaiming her boyfriend from predatory, abusive elves was only the start of her story.... Now, Jan and her supernatural companions have a new deadline: ten weeks, ten days and ten hours until the elves are able to use the portals again. Until they overrun the unsuspecting world, and destroy it. Our realm has one hope: find the missing elven queen, and use her as a bargaining chip. But that isn't going to be easy...and time's up.

In the anticipated sequel to Silver on the Road, which Kirkus Reviews calls a "slam-bang Weird Western," Isobel is riding circuit through the Territory as the Devil's Left Hand. But when she responds to a natural disaster, she learns the limits of her power and the growing danger of something mysterious that is threatening not just her life, but the whole Territory.Isobel is the left hand of the old man of the Territory, the Boss--better known as the Devil. Along with her mentor, Gabriel, she is traveling circuit through Flood to represent the power of the Devil and uphold the agreement he made with the people to protect them. Here in the Territory, magic exists--sometimes wild and perilous. But there is a growing danger in the bones of the land that is killing livestock, threatening souls, and weakening the power of magic. In this second installment of the Devil's West series, Isobel and Gabriel are in over their heads as they find what's happening and try to stop the people behind it before it unravels the Territory.

In the last novel of The Devil's West trilogy, Isobel, the Devil's Left Hand, and Gabriel ride through the magical land of the Territory to root out evil by the way of mad magicians, ghosts, and twisted animal spirits.As Isobel and Gabriel travel to the southern edge of the Territory, they arrive in the free city of Red Stick. Tensions are running high as the homesteading population grows, crowding the native lands, and suspicions rise across the river from an American fort. But there is a sickness running through Red Stick and Isobel begins to find her authority challenged. She'll be abandoned, betrayed, and forced to stand her ground as the Devil's left hand in this thrilling conclusion to The Devil's West Trilogy.

Huntsmen, according to the Church, were damned, their blood unclean, unholy. Yet for Rosemary and Aaron Harker the Church was less important than being ready to stand against the Uncanny as not being prepared could lead to being dead.The year is 1913. America--and the world--trembles on the edge of a modern age. Political and social unrest shift the foundations; technology is beginning to make its mark. But in the shadows, things from the past still move. Things inhuman, uncanny. And the Uncanny are no friend to humanity. But when Aaron and Rosemary Harker go to investigate the suspicious death of a distant relative, what they discover could turn their world upside down--and change the Huntsmen forever

Following the events of the high-stakes and propulsive Uncanny Times, Rosemary and Aaron Harker, along with their supernatural hound Botherton, have been given a new assignment to investigate...but the Harkers believe it's a set-up, and there's something far more ancient and deadly instead.Rosemary and Aaron Harker have been effectively, unofficially sidelined. There is no way to be certain, but they suspect their superiors know that their report on Brunson was less than complete, that they omitted certain truths. Are they being punished or tested? Neither Aaron nor Rosemary know for certain. It may be simply that they are being given a breather or that no significant hunts have been called in their region. But neither of them believes that. So, when they are sent to a town just outside of Boston with orders to investigate suspicious activity carefully, the Harkers suspect that it is a test. Particularly since the hunt involves a member of the benefactors, wealthy individuals who donate money to the Huntsmen in exchange for certain special privileges and protections. If they screw this up...at best, they'll be out of favor, reduced to a life of minor hunts and "clean up" for other Huntsmen. At worst, they will be removed from the ranks, their stipend gone--and Botheration, their Hound, taken from them. They can't afford to screw this up. But what seems like a simple enough hunt--find the uncanny that attacked a man in his office and sent him into a sleep-like state--soon becomes far more complicated as more seemingly unrelated attacks occur. The Harkers must race to find what is shadowing them, before the uncanny strikes again, and sleep turns into murder--and the Huntsmen decide that they have been compromised beyond repair. But their quarry may not be the only uncanny in town. Botheration and Aaron both sense something else, something shadowing them. Something old, dangerous...and fey.

Visit an American West that never was, but could have been. A woman in search of her fate, a people looking for a new place to call home, a young girl about to become more than she could ever dream, a magical creature trapped between What Is and what Will Be... These stories and more welcome you to the Territory, where little is as it seems and everything is what we make of it. Praise for the world of The Devil's West: ..".Skillfully plays with western folklore and history, infusing them with ambiguity and subtle strangeness to deliver a memorable adventure out on the untamed frontier. " - Publishers Weekly "Gilman is magic in that junction point between the real and the imaginary." - NPR Books "Her cocktail of Western folklore, Native American mythos, and known history are seamless, and will be a particular treat to fans of the other master of that kind of mashup, Neil Gaiman." - BarnesAndNoble.com

There is magic in the modern world. It surrounds you, hiding in plain sight. The commuter next to you may be Talent. The barista behind the counter may not be human. The sound you hear just outside your window? May be far more dangerous than you think.Stay inside and admire the storm. But be wary. Because for the Cosa Nostradamus, human and non-human alike, that storm is magic, and magic is power...And power can corrupt."Laura Anne Gilman has built her career on precision storytelling, finely honed and performing perfectly. This is a luxury car of a collection, fast, sleek, and responsive....There is something intensely human about this collection, gathering pieces that are all but guaranteed to contain some new favorites." - Seanan McGuire

The Cosa Nostradamus is falling apart....Wren's got enough on her plate right now, thank you very much, trying to stop her partner Sergei from self-destructing. But attacks against the non-human Fatae have escalated into hate crimes against all members of the Cosa - humans included. With the Mage Council distracted by internal struggles, the Talented and Fatae communities form a fragile alliance....with Wren and the demon P.B. at the heart of it.But to protect themselves, they're going to have to do something drastic, something that will change the city forever...

Ex-cop Danny Hendrickson and his partner Ellen could be any low-rentprivate investigators trying to make a difference, and a living, in NewYork City.Except Danny's father was a faun, and Ellen is a storm-seer.Together, they save people.Or try to, anyway.MILES TO GOPROMISES TO KEEPTHE WORK OF HUNTERSAN INTERRUPTED CRY"Gilman breaks your heart in the best way possible as she revisits theCosa Nostradamus world with charming half-faun Danny taking thelead....Gilman's deft touch delights..."- C.E. Murphy, bestselling author of SHAMAN RISES

For generations, the magic users of the Cosa Nostradamus have been outside the law, answerable to no-one.That is about to change.When you're a recent college grad, and your magic-using abilities make it impossible to hold down an office job, your prospects are woefully limited. So when Bonnie Torres gets a mysterious call about an equally mysterious job interview, she takes it.Two days later, she -and a handful of other young Talents- are the employees of P.U.P.I: Private, Unaffiliated Paranormal Investigators. Their job: to investigate crimes of magic.But not everyone in the magical community is happy about this...

Welcome to the world of the Cosa Nostradamus, where humans and non-humans co-exist...uneasily. Wren Valere knows she's the best. So when she and her partner Sergei are hired to track down a missing - and deadly - parchment, she thinks it'll be a piece of cake. And getting out of the city, with its rising tensions between human Talent and the fatae, seems like a really good idea. The problem is, their employer hasn't told them everything, and the job, taking them from the Italian countryside back to the summer-sweltering streets of New York City, will unleash a terrible magic that cannot be killed, or controlled.... Best or not, Wren's going to need a miracle to pull this one off. " CURSE THE DARK] maintains the standard set in the first volume of this series. Gilman has managed the nearly impossible here: a cleverly written and well-balanced fantasy with a strong romantic element that doesn't overpower the main plot." -- Romantic Times (4 1/2 Stars)" This series is]...an entertaining, fast-paced thriller set in a world where cell phones and computers exist uneasily with magic, and a couple engaging and highly talented rogues solve crimes while trying not to commit too many of their own."-- Locus

The first rule of lonejacks is "don't get involved...."Wren Valere just wants to do her job, collect a paycheck, and figure out her relationship with her business partner-turned-romantic partner, Sergei. No muss, no fuss, no outside entanglements. But when she takes on a job she shouldn't have, she finds herself once again in the cross-hairs of the Mage Council - and their aim is getting better.Meanwhile, tensions between human Talents and the non-human residents of the city are escalating, putting one of her dearest friends in danger.Her job, her people, and her city are at risk. And now, rather than her usual invisibility, everyone's looking at Wren to do something...So much for never getting involved.

Welcome to the world of the Cosa Nostradamus, where magic crackles on every corner, and not every person you meet is human.... If you've lost something of value, and you can't go to the police, you need a Retriever. And if that item is magical? You need Wren Valere. An exceptional thief - with exceptional Talent. Normally, Wren loves her job. But some clients are worse than others, and some jobs just scream trouble from the start. And with this one, involving a real estate mogul and a stolen spell, she and her business partner Sergei may have gotten into more than they can handle alone... But some secrets shouldn't stay buried. No matter the cost.

Hailed by RT Book Reviews as "fresh and original...stark and lovely," a heroic fantasy by an award-winning author about a young woman who is trained in the art of the sinister hand of magic. A Locus Magazine Bestseller. Isobel, upon her sixteenth birthday, makes the choice to work for the Boss called the Devil by some, in his territory west of the Mississippi. But this is not the devil you know. This is a being who deals fairly with immense--but not unlimited--power, who offers opportunities to people who want to make a deal, and they always get what they deserve. But his land is a wild west that needs a human touch, and that's where Izzy comes in. Inadvertently trained by him to see the clues in and manipulations of human desire, Izzy is raised to be his left hand and travel circuit through the territory helping those in need. As we all know, where there is magic there is chaos...and death.