Rifter

Possessed by a demon since she was eleven years old, Mira Fuentes maintains a fragile alliance with the snarky soul who shares her body. Together they hunt down unstable Rifters- demon-controlled humans bent on causing chaos in the mortal realm. But when a routine hunt leads to a powerful Rifter with plans for Baltimore, Mira quickly finds herself in over her head and at the top of the city's Most Wanted. Recently retired from the PTF after losing his partner, Ty Williams now works for the Baltimore PD and keeps his distance from cases involving magic. But when a person dies of clearly magical causes and the PTF doesn't have any agents to spare, Ty is the closest thing the department has to an expert. Saddled with a new partner he doesn't want and a mountain of self-doubt, it's his job to track down a suspect who looks suspiciously like the one-night-stand he brought home from the bar last night. Mira will have to set her trust issues aside and enlist the help of a man determined to uncover her secrets if she hopes to learn the identity of the demon's host and prevent the human race from becoming meat puppets for the denizens of the Rift.

When John opens a letter addressed to his missing roommate, Kyle, he expects to find a house key, but instead he is swept into a strange realm of magic, mysticism, revolutionaries and assassins. Though he struggles to escape, John is drawn steadily closer to a fate he share with Kyle-to wake the destroyer god, the Rifter, and shatter a world.

Protecting her secret and hunting demons is a matter of survival for possessed-practitioner Mira Fuentes. She's spent years learning to work with the snarky demon housed in her body, and it hasn't always gone smoothly. Nor has her recent partnership with an agent of the Paranatural Task Force. Ty Williams-uncomfortably-attractive and overly-protective-may never fully accept that his partner has a literal inner demon. But work-life-demon balance is the least of Mira's problems when a figure from her past drags her back to the hometown she's avoided for nearly a decade to investigate a string of potentially-magical disappearances. Someone or something is snatching teens from the local high school. Emotionally off-balance in a city full of old ghosts and new dangers, Mira will have to confront her past to discover what is hunting the innocent. Praise for L. R. Braden: "My new 'auto-buy' author. I love everything this woman writes."-J.D. Brown, award-winning author of the Ema Marx Series "A fast-paced, engrossing, unexpected, and tension-filled magical work…A great read for every female lead Urban Fantasy enthusiast."-The Queen of Swords, NetGalley reviewer on Demon Riding Shotgun "I LOVED this book. It's got fun. It's got depth. It's definitely going to stick with me."-Lydia R, NetGalley reviewer on Demon Riding Shotgun About the Author: L.R. Braden is the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of the Magicsmith and Rifter urban fantasy series as well as several works of short fiction. When not writing, she spends her time playing games with her family, enjoying Colorado's great outdoors, and weaving metal into intricate chain mail jewelry.

It's always a demon, right? Unless it's a curse… When a fellow PTF agent dies of unnatural causes, Ty suspects a demon, so who better to help him track down the killer than his demon-possessed partner, Mira? But one wrong turn in the investigation lands Ty in the crosshairs of a deadly curse that turns simple desires into lethal obsessions. With less than 48 hours until Ty's sanity unravels completely, the partners must track down the culprit and neutralize the magic…or Mira will lose the only person she's ever let near her heart. Praise for The Rifter Series: 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner - Paranormal, Demon Riding Shotgun "…a one of a kind book…[a] dangerous and well-realized fantasy world."-John L. Rak, Jr., Next Generation Indie Book Awards "I'm dying for more of this world. It is incredibly compelling, with vivid world-building and fascinating well-developed characters!"-Witch-at-Heart, Amazon Review "I started this book 3 hours ago, and it's now 5 a.m. I will go to Bed AFTER I find the next Book in the series."-Marie C, Amazon Review About the Author: L.R. Braden is the bestselling author of the Magicsmith urban fantasy series, the spin-off Rifter Series, and several works of short fiction. Her writing has won the Eric Hoffer Book Award for Sci-fi/Fantasy, the First Horizon Award for debut authors, the Imadjinn Award for Best Urban Fantasy, the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award, and the CAL Award in both the Fantasy and Paranormal categories. She was also honored to be a finalist for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers 2021 Writer of the Year award. She and her family live in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies.

After using a key intended for his roommate, John Tofflerand his two closest friends-Laurie and Bill-are thrown into theharsh world of Basawar. John and his friends survive the winterwilderness with the aid of a rebellious young priest, Ravishan, andeventually join Basawar society in the city of Amura'taye.While Laurie and Bill find shelter in the household of the exiledLady Bousim, John ascends the Thousand Steps to the monasteryof Rathal'pesha where he reunites with Ravishan. He hopes thatamong the mysterious teachings of the Pashmura priesthoodhe can find a way to return home. After a year of service in themonastery, he has made many discoveries and a few friends, chiefamong them the aged priest, Samsango, and the healer, Hann'yu.But the way home still eludes John.Soon John begins to fear that Laurie's newly developed powerscould be those of the destroyer god, the Rifter. If she were to bediscovered, it would mean the end for all of them. Complicatingmatters further is the fact that Laurie continues to practice theforbidden arts of witchcraft under the tutelage of Lady Bousim.In the midst of John's turmoil, Ravishan confesses his attractionto John. But Basawar is a world where such desire is punishedwith death. And after a frustratingly brief kiss in Candle Alley, Johnorders Ravishan away from him-for both their sakes.

Mira's always up for a good hunt, but things get complicated when she goes undercover as her partner Ty's plus one for his sister's upcoming wedding. Her job? To confirm whether a dangerous paranatural has infiltrated Ty's family. As a PTF agent, Ty Williams has faced down powerful fae, hungry demons, and worse, but he never expected to find a threat in his own home. Haunted by the past and unable to trust those around him, Ty needs Mira's help to protect those he loves. Unfortunately, Mira's brought troubles of her own to town, and her skills are proving unreliable. Adding to her misery is her less-than-warm welcome from Ty's family. All too soon she's ready to get the hell out of Boston…but that would mean abandoning more than just her partnership. Mira and Ty are facing something new, and nothing will be the same after. Praise for The Rifter Series: 2023 Next Generation Indie Book Award Winner - Paranormal, Demon Riding Shotgun "…a one of a kind book…[a] dangerous and well-realized fantasy world."â€"John L. Rak, Jr., Next Generation Indie Book Awards "I'm dying for more of this world. It is incredibly compelling, with vivid world-building and fascinating well-developed characters!"â€"Witch-at-Heart, Amazon Review "I started this book 3 hours ago, and it's now 5 a.m. I will go to Bed AFTER I find the next Book in the series."â€"Marie C, Amazon Review About the Author:L.R. Braden is the bestselling author of the Magicsmith urban fantasy series, the spin-off Rifter Series, and several works of short fiction. Her writing has won the Eric Hoffer Book Award for Sci-fi/Fantasy, the First Horizon Award for debut authors, the Imadjinn Award for Best Urban Fantasy, the Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award, and the CAL Award in both the Fantasy and Paranormal categories. She was also honored to be a finalist for the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers 2021 Writer of the Year award. She and her family live in the foothills of the Colorado Rockies.