Free Contemporary Fantasy Kindle Books 8-4-2012

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Open Heart (Farsighted Series)
by Emlyn Chand
4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon
YA Paranormal Romance


Simmi Shergill's life is a mess. Her powers of psychic feeling are on the fritz, and Grandon Township's sudden population boom has brought quite a few unsavory characters to town. She also looks like an over-blown balloon in her size 14 pants, but not even starving herself seems to be working as a diet plan. Well, at least her boyfriend, Alex, loves her so much he'd do anything for her. Last summer he even risked his life to protect her from the mysterious boy everyone was convinced wanted to kill her.

The problem is, she's not so sure she feels the same way. Is Alex really the man of her dreams? And why can't she stop fixating on her would-be killer, Dax? Whenever he's around, part of her wants to run screaming in the other direction while the other part longs to run into his embrace, no matter who she'd hurt or what she'd risk.

Simmi's loyalty is on the line. Who will she choose--the blind seer who loves her, or the charming telekinetic with "bad idea" written all over him? Emotions run high as the tension mounts in book two of the Farsighted series.


Along Came a Demon (Whisperings Paranormal Mystery)
by Linda Welch
4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Paranormal Mystery


I'm told the dead are all around us. I wouldn't know about that, I see only the violently slain. They can be victims of hit-and-run, innocents caught in a cross-fire, the murdered. They whisper to me and they never, ever, forget the face of their killer. I've learned to live with my uncanny ability, in fact I've made a career out of it.

The departed aren't the only supernaturals I see. No, they're not vampires or werewolves or fae - those things don't exist. We live side by side with what some call the Otherworldy. That's too much of a mouthful for me, I call them demons. If you saw them as I do, you'd know why.

Right now I'm trying to track down a missing six year-old boy whose mother was murdered. Or maybe she wasn't. To further complicate the case, Clarion PD gave me a partner I'd rather shoot than work with.

I can't tell them he's a demon.

They'd think I'm crazy.

I'm Tiff Banks. Welcome to my world.

WHISPERINGS. Paranormal mystery with a splash of humor and dash of romance.



Faerie Wishes and Jaguar Kisses
by Ronnie Massey
4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Paranormal Romance


If faced with extinction, could you make the ultimate sacrifice and live a life without the hope of love? For almost a thousand years Lawless has done just that. One of the last of her kind, she made a vow to do her part in ensuring the survival of her people; even if that meant she would be destined to face forever alone.

But fate has other plans for the Omnimorph, and those plans come in the form of a werejaguar named Kincaid Willis.

Kincaid is the type of man that Lawless could lose herself in; kind, caring, tall, dark and handsome, and sexy as hell. One night in his arms, proves to disarm her defenses, and before she knows it; Lawless begins to question her role in the Omnimorphs future.

But the answers she finds might leave her foresworn and at the mercy of The Morrigan. Lawless has already walked away from a chance at love once. Can the duty bound Fae's heart survive if she's forced to walk away from Kincaid?



Crux
by Moira Rogers
3.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Paranormal Romance



To find her destiny, she must trust him with her life…and her heart.

Southern Arcana, Book 1

Jackson Holt makes a decent living as a private investigator in New Orleans, home of one of the largest underground supernatural populations in the United States. He and his partners have never met a case they couldn’t crack…until a local bar owner asks him to do a little digging on her newest hire.

New Orleans is the fourth destination in as many months for Mackenzie Brooks, a woman on the run from a deranged stalker. After all, any man who shows up on her doorstep claiming to be her destined lover has more than a few screws loose. But crazy doesn’t explain why he always finds her no matter how far she runs.

When her well-meaning boss puts a PI on her case, Mackenzie comes face to face with the incredible truth: magic is real, and whatever spell has kept her hidden and separate from the paranormal world is rapidly deteriorating.

With time running out, she has no choice but to trust Jackson as he struggles to uncover the truth of her past—and her destiny.

Free Contemporary Fantasy Kindle Books 8-3-2012

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The Gathering: Book One of the Lia Fail Chronicles
by S.L. Dearing
4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Contemporary Fantasy


Thirteen years after the last world war, the village of Lia Fail sits peacefully above the Hollywood Reservoir in the Santa Monica Mountains. The village is making ready for the fall Gathering, where the other colonies from various parts of what was once Southern California visit for ten days of fun and reminiscence. What begins as a normal Gathering, soon changes as the people of Lia Fail begin to see magic around them. Then they receive news of a horrific massacre and face a nightmare as a dark evil descends on the tranquil village. Alia Stark, the queen of Lia Fail, must face this evil along side her oldest and dearest friends as well as an incredible new ally as the fate of her people and the lives of her children rest in her hands. Will her new magic be strong enough to save those she loves the most?



Bell, Book, and Sandals (Maxie Duncan, Book 1)
by Melissa L. Webb
Paranormal Romance Chick Lit


Sometimes life can be a real witch.

Meet Maxie Duncan. Your average 23-year-old blonde. If you can call being wealthy, gorgeous, and knowing what the future holds at times, average.

After her fiancé blindsides her with a breakup at their favorite restaurant, she leaves Maine for a shot at being Hollywood’s new ‘it girl.’ There’s only one problem. She’s never acted a day in her life.

When a big Hollywood director sends her packing, she realizes if she wants to stay in L.A., she may have to be become a normal girl after all. But normal has never been in the cards for her. Strange things keep happening wherever she goes, a red-eyed shadow no one else sees is stalking her, and to top it off, she may be falling in love again, with either the bookish guy next door, or Hollywood’s hottest leading man.

But everything isn’t what it seems. Someone’s keeping secrets from her. Is it her new friends at the apartment building she moved into? Or is it Ryan Everheart, the actor who wants to sweep her off her feet? And why are her feet suddenly floating off the ground?

It’s enough to drive a girl insane. All Maxie wants to do is ride off into the sunset with her one true love and find a killer pair of Manolo Blahniks on the way. But how’s a girl supposed to focus on a love life and shopping when everywhere she turns someone or something is trying to kill her?



The Book of Souls (The Inspector McLean Mysteries)
by James Oswald
5.0 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Paranormal Cozy Mystery


For ten years, leading up to the turn of the millennium, the Christmas Killer worked his evil on the city of Edinburgh. Every year, in the run-up to the festivities, a young woman would go missing. Then, in the week between Christmas and Hogmanay, her body would be found, throat cut, stripped naked, washed clean and laid out in running water. Ten years, ten women. And the last of these was Kirsty Summers, fiancée to Detective Constable Anthony McLean.

No one is quite sure how he found Donald Anderson, least of all McLean himself. But something took him to the old man's antiquarian bookshop, and something else made the Christmas Killer let down his guard. In a cellar under the shop they found his torture chamber. Anderson went to prison and the murders - or at least those murders - finally stopped.

Twelve years on, Anderson is killed by a fellow inmate. Christmas is coming, and the body of a young woman is found, naked, washed, laid out in running water, her throat cut. She has been missing for a week.

Detective Inspector McLean had finally put his past behind him. Now it seems it wasn't ready to let him go.



A Gathering of Storms (The Ballad of Mary and Cyrus)
by B.L. Tackett
4.9 out of 5 stars on Amazon
YA Vampire Paranormal Romance


Emotionally scarred as a teenager, Cyrus Christian has spent 10 long years holding those who love him at an arm’s length. But everything seems to change when Mary Bennet, the love of his life comes back to town and their sweet bond shatters the wall he's built. However, a dark and sinister force seeks to sunder their rekindled love and drag Mary into a world of shadows devoid of light. Aided by a powerful witch and driven by his volatile emotions, Cyrus must overcome his greatest enemy in order to face the darkness and save the woman he loves. Himself.



A Collection of Souls
by Jessica Marie Gilliland
4.8 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Dark Paranormal Romance



“The downside of feeling again was that, along with compassion for others came the full realization of my feelings for Beau. I truly surrendered to my love for him; I let him in completely. It was the one thing that could hurt me if it went badly and it was the one thing I couldn’t stop.”

Alyssa Montgomery was damned the moment she met Evan Beauman.
To Alyssa, Evan Beauman (Beau) was a welcome escape from a failed college experience. He was everything she was attracted to: the dangerous type with a sense of adventure and a killer smile. It seemed that he wanted her just as badly.

In reality, Beau was a soul collector owing a bounty of souls to the devil himself. Alyssa would have been just another soul had Beau not decided to sublet his debt to her. All he had to do was set up the moment when she would be asked to give up her soul to save him and he knew she would, like all the others had.

Alyssa is thrust into an immortal life as a soul collector; bound to the man that pretended to love her and forced to steal souls for him. She attempts to beat the system and take only souls that were already bound for hell but when her plan backfires, she succumbs to the realization that she has no choice but to steal innocent souls.

After three years of collecting, Alyssa is overwhelmed by remorse and is dangerously close to losing her humanity and what goodness she has left. She has adapted to life as a collector and has even grown to care for Beau, despite what he'd done to her. Their collection of souls fuels them and spawns an addictive and toxic romance that serves as her only comfort.

When something goes wrong with one of their prospective souls, Alyssa and Beau's relationship is rattled and Alyssa begins to realize that she is losing herself. She feels the need to stop her downward spiral, but doesn't know how.

Alyssa has a run in with a collector hunting angel named Seth. She realizes that she cannot continue condemning innocent souls to burn for her mistake, but the only alternative is to help Seth send Beau to hell at the risk of being dragged down with him.

Free Contemporary Fantasy Kindle Books 8-2-2012

These ebooks were listed as free downloads at the time of the post. These are usually only free for a few days at most. Always double check the prices before downloading. 


Dark Bayou (The Dark Trilogy)
by Nancy K. Duplechain
4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Dark Paranormal Thriller


“The Spanish moss swayed eerily in the breeze that brought with it fat rain drops that plopped onto the water, rippling the reflection of the darkening sky. That was when we saw the cabin, far off in a corner on the west bank. It was as I had seen it in my dreams—rustic long-forgotten by the world, save for whatever occupied its malevolent little frame. And whatever it was, was nothing more than a black silhouette in a creaking rocking chair on the tiny porch. As I stared at the phantom rocker, it suddenly stopped in mid rock, picked up its head and turned to me, grinning, and started rocking away, never taking its yellow eyes off of me. And there, in the humid twilight of the swamp, a bitter chill washed over me, and my spine felt like ice.”

When Leigh Benoit returns home to Louisiana for the funeral of her brother and his wife, she becomes increasingly concerned about the welfare of her orphaned niece, Lyla. She is prompted by her grandmother, Clothilde, to move back to take care of her. Leigh has no desire to take on any responsibility, and being home again brings back painful memories. At the funeral, Leigh’s childhood friend, Detective Lucas Castille, tells her the mysterious details of the accident that killed her brother and his wife. Lucas’ young son has dreams of a Dark Man who wishes to harm Lyla. Leigh begins to have similar dreams. She struggles with her rational mind but vows to protect her niece. Soon, she finds out there is more to the story and more to her grandmother than she thought.



The Origin (The Origin Series, Book 1)
by Wilette Youkey
4.0 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Romantic Urban Fantasy


He may have super powers, but his is no hero's story...

For someone who has no idea how he acquired his special abilities, all Daniel wants is to live a simple, emotionally detached life. He has a quiet day job, a solo night job and no social life to speak of, and that's just the way he likes it.

That is until Olivia King, a woman from a past he'd rather leave behind, talks her way back into his life and he discovers that he is neither strong nor fast enough to fight off the attraction. Just as he finally accepts that she could be a permanent fixture in his life, Olivia disappears and he upends New York City to try and save the day.

But when being honorable doesn’t get him results, Daniel yields to the dark pull of his powers, committing unspeakable acts in order to rescue the only person he’s trusted with his secrets. And just when his life could not possibly get more complicated, a psychic delivers some damning news that will pit his own happiness against the safety of those around him.

Daniel has never considered himself a hero, but in the end, as he looks at the blood on his hands, he wonders if he isn’t the villain of the story after all.



Daughter of Deception (Family Lies)
by Kara Thorpe
3.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Paranormal Romance


Daddy’s little girl.

That’s what clairvoyant Viola Ashwood has been her entire life. She wouldn’t mind quite so much if her father hadn’t been possessed by a powerful demon nearly a decade earlier. After recovering from a tragic confrontation with Daddy Dearest, Viola wants nothing more than to get back in to the federally-funded, but privately run, demon-hunting Network. Duke, her brother’s ex-best friend and the guy she’s crushed on since she was six, stands in her way. As Network regional head, Duke’s got plenty of reasons for keeping Viola out of his region, and that’s before he considers the fact that her father’s on the Network’s most wanted list

Just when Duke grudgingly allows Viola into the Network, her father - still possessed and more obsessed with Viola than ever - reappears. While trying to stay one step ahead of the demon, Viola struggles to overcome fears about her surprise demonic heritage while learning to control her new abilities - especially the one that has her raising zombie squirrels in the middle of the afternoon. Together, Duke and Viola deal with dangerous demons, centuries of family secrets, and a mysterious link that may bind them for life.



Keys to the Coven
by Vicky Loebel
5.0 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Paranormal Romance



Get ready for "Keys to the Coven," a witty, tightly-plotted, sometimes very dark, urban-fantasy/romance set in an original universe where karma is power, sex is karma, and it's not who you know but whose soul you own that matters.*

To become a demon, you must die in complete and utter despair. Three hundred years ago, Max passed that test and joined the afterlife resolving never again to have innocent blood on his hands. Now a successful Demonic Intervention Agent, Max has been given the job of breaking a young woman's family curse. But what she doesn't know, what Max can't bring himself to tell her, is that completing his mission almost certainly means her death.

When Felicity Woodsen inherits her mother's coven, she learns each firstborn Woodsen daughter must become the consort of an evil-arch demon. Felicity's only hope is to ally with the mysteriously charming Max. But is saving her body from one demon worth the price of losing her soul to another?

Roxashael became a demon when his Roman captors sent his family, one by one to be devoured by lions. The lesson was clear: power is good; lots of power is better. Two-thousand years later, Rocky has power. He's purchased hundreds of souls, and he's created the Minsk Homunculus, a magic artifact that, by binding a human witch as his consort, turns him into an arch-demon and places him above the goody-two-shoes laws of karma.

Unfortunately, Rocky made a mistake. He fell in love with Felicity's mother and in a moment of weakness promised to give up his demon-consort charm. Now Felicity's mother is dead, the Minsk Homunculus is slated for destruction, and Rocky's power as an arch-demon is about to end.

No demon can break a promise. If Rocky refuses to give up the Minsk Homunculus, he'll become the lowest, most abject slave in Hell.

But then, why break promises when they're so easy to corrupt?

*Caution: This book contains violence, strong sexual themes, moderately explicit sex between consenting adults, (unfulfilled) threats against children, and one completely gratuitous reference to unicorns.

Free Contemporary Fantasy Kindle Books 8-1-2012

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Deceptions (A Demonkin Novel)
by Sean Hayden
5.0 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Urban Fantasy


The great State of California has elected themselves a new governor…and he's a vampire!

Many hope it will bring some peace between the humans and vampires. Many don't, which could be the reason someone is trying to kill him. Knowing they can't protect him from supernatural terrorist attacks, the Department of Homeland Security turns to the only people who can, the FBI. More importantly, their only vampire agent.

Ashlyn may be Governor Greer's only hope, but can she keep him alive without starting a war of her own?

When the lines become blurred and it becomes difficult to separate her enemies from her allies, Ashlyn may end up doing just that.




The Games We Play
by Sean Hayden
4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon
Vampire Paranormal Romance


A smoky bar, a few too many drinks, it had all the makings of a perfect night. It looked even brighter when he walked in. "Tall, dark, and delicious," she thought. Too bad Veronica didn't realize he was having the same thoughts about her. She looked very delicious...to the predator. A shot with a chaser quickly turns into just a chase. Running for her life was not how she thought the night would end. Veronica had always had a thing for games. She could only pray she would win this one.



Heir to the Underworld
by E.D. Walker
4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon
YA Paranormal Romance


Feisty Frederica Fitzgerald is just one day shy of her sweet sixteen when she's nearly run over by a tall, dark dreamboat on a big black horse. Freddy can deal with the running over part--no harm done. The problem is the rider, Mr. Sex Bomb himself: Polydegmon, son of Hades and heir to the Greek Underworld.

Freddy's hooked on Polydegmon from the start (although dude, togas went out of style several thousand years ago), being near him is enough to make her tingle down to her toes. But he's got secrets he isn't sharing, and trouble follows him closer than his own shadow: rabid dogs running around the suburbs, insane crows stalking Freddy and, worst of all, the feral fairies of the Wild Hunt trolling her hometown for their next bit of human game.

The closer Freddy gets to Deg, the weirder her life becomes, until Freddy discovers something about her own past that changes everything she ever thought she knew about herself. And her world...



The Specials (The Specials Trilogy)
by Kel Pollard
4.7 out of 5 stars on Amazon
YA Psychic Adventure



When three very different high school students are rushed to the school nurse's office with severe headaches, they realize they have something very special in common...

Kory can move things with his mind.

Heather can hear people's thoughts.

David can freeze time.

How did the powers develop? What caused them? Are they dangerous? Rogue scientist Dr. Walter Strong seems to have all the answers, but the three teenagers are wary when he tries to warn them about Ascentia, a secret organization whose sole purpose is to capture and control them by any means necessary.It is only when members of Ascentia's Specials Recovery Unit attack their homes and abduct their loved ones that Kory, Heather and David are left with no choice but to trust Dr. Strong, and to risk their lives to save the people they care about most.