C L Carhart

Magic is a valuable asset-until it pulls a newbie witch into unwanted romance. Abandoned with mystical blood pulsing through my veins, I struggle to choose the best path forward. My newfound elemental gifts were supposed to help me save my family from bondage. But instead, magic has aroused a compulsion to offer my body and soul to a fiery priest I've never met. My fated mate insists I should embrace our destiny, that we can accomplish more together than apart. Apparently, the entire Teuton community will suffer if we don't unite our bloodlines in ritual marriage. But my mate has no concept of the danger breathing down my neck, or what it could mean if my enemies learn of our connection. Can I rescue my family while shielding my mate from the backlash? Or will the demons haunting my past destroy everything I hold dear?Fans of Discovery of Witches and L. J. Smith's works will devour C.L. Carhart's provocative urban fantasy romance. Buy now to start reading this hot new series today

"That conversation happened a long time ago, and he didn't say whether he wanted you dead . . . or something worse." My one true love has vanished into the past so I can seize my destiny here in the present day. It could honestly be worse. Married to my fated mate, raising his children, reforming my people's chauvinistic culture. I'm finally getting the life I always wanted, right? Too bad Wuotan really has it out for me now. When my loved ones start meeting gruesome fates one by one, that peaceful life of mine crumbles into dust. Apparently, my ancient enemies have learned that I wield the power to travel time. And if I don't hand it over to them so they can wreak havoc on the Teuton people, they'll butcher everyone I love. What's more precious to me: the people I hold dear, or the world at large? No pressure.*If you like dark paranormal fantasies with secret societies, sinister murders, tough choices, and unexpected twists, this is for you. LURID CURSE is full length (140K words), is book five of six in His Name Was Augustin series, and ends on a cliffhanger. The series is sequential, but each book can be read and enjoyed on its own. **Reader Discretion: This book is recommended for adults due to profanity, sexual situations, graphic violence, and mature themes.

"I generally write the truth in my chronicles, for historians should not lie, though sometimes they misinform." I'm back in the twenty-first century, but it looks like my old life has dissolved. My cousin isn't talking to me, Joel's forsaking the mere idea of Teutonic magic, and Hans-my former crush-doubts my faith since I explored the dark path during my travels. Sure, maybe I offered my heart to a demon's servant, but that doesn't change anything about who I am. Right? Now I'm torn between a sizzling urge to run back to my past lover Augustin and a loathsome destiny that pulls me toward a fated mate. My people expect me to ascend as an elegant matron, but I haven't finished college yet. And it's not like I can broadcast the fact that I spent twenty years in the eleventh century. Time travel brought about my people's destruction once, and I can't let that happen again. It'd be a lot easier to just spurn my duties and flee to my medieval lover. But this fated mate thing is breathing down my neck, scratching at my peace-and Augustin claims our destinies are separate now. My heart isn't ready for this.

"You have wondered why I came to this era, and it ought to trouble you, for I do not travel time lightly, as you believe."Heartbroken and betrayed, Swanie von Thaden works to reignite the flames of her medieval life now that her lover Augustin has been banished. She resigns herself to playing the role of a loving mother and wife to a noble lord that her heart refuses to adore. The excitement and wonder that brightened Swanie's world have faded into a hopeless longing for the night. Only then can she escape her bleak reality to meet her cursed lover in secret. But the Teutons' enemies draw ever closer, and her city's destruction looms in the shadows. Swanie scrambles to save her family from extinction, then prepares to face the end alone. But she achieves a glorious victory as her city crumbles around her, one that prompts her to rethink her plans. Can she return to the future without passing through death itself? Will her relationship with Augustin withstand a demon's wiles-and a thousand year separation?Trigger warning: this novel contains adult language, sexual situations, rape, and discussion of suicide.

"You fool. You have known the glory of the Teuton priest. For the rest of your life, you will want a priest. There is no hope for you now."Swanie von Thaden and her companions bend time to search for the truth, but things go awry from the start. Unexpected dangers lurk in eleventh century Europe, and Swanie soon learns that she may be there much longer than intended. She sets out to carve a place for herself in a primeval land of princes and noblewomen, but she quickly finds that her Teuton peers prove unwilling to reveal their secrets to a brash interloper. Swanie fears that she may never uncover the mysteries of Teutonic history-until she meets Augustin von Bayern, a mysterious young lord that her people mistrust. Educated and refined, his aura entices her in ways she had never anticipated. But he offers his shadowy lore at a price, one which may alter her future. Does she dare to explore the darker aspects of Teutonic magic? Should she bare her heart to one who walks a demon's path?Trigger warning: this novel contains adult language, sexual situations, rape, and discussion of suicide.