Magic for Hire

There was a time when demons reigned. That was before they were forced to retreat to the shadows. Today, in hidden corners across the globe their evil blood still pools, and the authority of their new rulers-the Vampire Cabal-must never be challenged. Leave it to a Jersey girl to change ancient history . . . At sixteen, when Peri Sanguis's wild magic first appeared, she was forced to flee her Wyoming ranch-and her suddenly murderous family-to save her own life. On the East Coast, tutored by mages who run the Witch's Brew bookstore-cafe, Peri's world seems magically tranquil-until her estranged mother and a coven of witches are slaughtered. Now, to solve the violent mysteries of her past, she must put her trust, body and soul, in a sensual immortal who is every woman's darkest fantasy . . . The golden-eyed vampire, Valen, has never wanted more than to claim an untamed female like Peri. Lured into each other's orbit, and working together against a resurrected evil brings them intimately closer-to danger, blood betrayals, all-consuming passion, and to sacrifices that must be made to save themselves and the world . . . Contains mature themes.

The Vampire Cabal meets only under the direst circumstances. But since Skye Claremont's coven proved wild magic has returned, the cabal has gathered in New York City to decide the fate of the powerful mages. Skye doubts her oracular powers can help. After ten years indentured to a demon gang, paying off her father's gambling debts with visions, her freedom has come despite her weak abilities, not because of them. But when her father sends a text to demand a meeting, she doesn't need to read the future to know trouble will follow. The demons want her to kidnap Micha, the reclusive, fearsome leader of the New Orleans vampire cabal. As if a low-voltage witch like her could succeed. But when Skye looks into Micha's eyes, she sees certain doom if she doesn't take him to their stronghold after all. Spellbound more by beauty and intrigue than magic, the vampire follows her into the dark of a demon cell. When the door slams behind them, they'll have to unravel the tangled threads of prophecy and politics that make the way forward immeasurably dangerous. But it's desire that could undo them both . . . Contains mature themes.

Bestselling author Alexandra Ivy returns to her bestselling Magic for Hire series, where the witches of a small New Jersey bookstore go up against a subtle and gruesome evil-and one woman changes her destiny forever . . . Maya Rosen has plenty of experience with vampires, demons, and danger. She wears the scars that prove it. But she established Witch's Brew, her bookshop and mage's office, as a cozy place of safety and protection. When the brutally handsome vampire Ravyr appears, decades after she thought he died in the ruins of her master's lair, Maya is prepared for a fight. Until he saves her life instead-and they realize they have an enemy in common. Hunting down violent goblins, treacherous mages, and drug-dealing aristocrats with Ravyr isn't enough to make Maya trust him. She's been betrayed before, and she knows the vampire isn't telling her everything. But the attraction between them grows, even as their chase brings them closer to a terrifying possibility. Maya knows desire is its own magic. And with horrors from the past lying in wait, they'll need all the power they can tame . . . Contains mature themes.