Karen Chance crafts compelling narratives that seamlessly blend the supernatural with historical elements. Her background in history informs and enriches the thrilling plots she sets within the vibrant backdrop of Las Vegas. Readers are drawn into adventures filled with unexpected twists and deeply developed characters. Chance has captivated audiences with her engaging storytelling and her ability to create immersive worlds.
A collection of short stories and novellas from the Cassandra Palmer universe. These are short stories and novellas written over the years to accompany the Cassandra Palmer books. They are available for free on the author's website, but some readers expressed an interest in having them collected together into an anthology
In this thrilling installment, Cassie Palmer, the chief seer of the supernatural realm, confronts unprecedented challenges from her own allies. As tensions rise and stakes escalate, she must navigate a web of intrigue where trust is scarce and betrayal looms. The story promises intense action and complex relationships, further deepening the urban fantasy series that has captivated readers.
In this gripping novella, Dory Basarab faces a new threat as she investigates a crime scene in Queens, uncovering a deadly weapon designed to kill vampires. The trail of clues takes her across the globe to a vibrant city where the supernatural is commonplace and danger lurks at every corner. As she races against time to stop a cunning murderer from unleashing chaos, Dory must rely on her skills and instincts to confront this unprecedented challenge.
Half-human, half-vampire Dorina Basarab is back--and facing her biggest challenge yet in the next urban fantasy in the New York Times bestselling series. Dorina Basarab is a dhampir--half-human, half-vampire. As one of the Vampire Senate's newest members, Dory already has a lot on her plate. But then a relative of one of Dory's fey friends goes missing. They fear he's been sold to a slaver who arranges fights--sometimes to the death--between different types of fey. As Dory investigates, she and her friends learn the slavers are into something much bigger than a fight club. With the Vampire Senate gearing up for war with Faerie, it'll take everything she has to defeat the slavers--and deal with the entirely too attractive master vampire Louis-Cesare....
The New York Times bestselling author of Reap the Wind returns to the “fascinating world”* of Cassie Palmer. Ever since getting appointed the chief seer of the supernatural world, Cassie Palmer has been playing catch up. Catch up on the training she missed being raised by a psychotic vampire instead of at the pythian court. Catch up on the dangerous world of supernatural politics. Catch up on the powerful, and sometimes seductive, forces trying to mold her to their will. It’s been a trial by fire that has left her burned. But now she realizes all that was just the warm up. Ancient forces that once terrorized the world want to return, and Cassie is the only one who can stop them. But to win, she needs help: from a friend lost in time, from a secretive lover, from every supernatural group that has ignored her up until now. And with the vampires and fey preparing to wage war across two worlds, Cassie's time is running out ....
From the New York Times bestselling author of Tempt the Stars comes the latest in the series that's "well worth getting hooked on"(Fresh Fiction). You’d think that being chief seer for the supernatural world would come with a few perks. But as Cassie Palmer has learned, being Pythia doesn’t mean you don’t have to do things the hard way. That’s why she finds herself on a rescue mission skipping through time—even though she doesn’t entirely understand her dimension-bending new power. Rescuing her friend John Pritkin should have been an in-and-out kind of deal, but with the near-immortal mage’s soul lost in time, Cassie has to hunt for it through the ages—with Pritkin’s demon dad in tow. He’s the only one who can reverse Pritkin’s curse, but with the guardians of the timeline dead set on stopping anyone from mucking about, Cassie will have to figure out how to get her friend back without ruffling too many feathers—or causing a world-ending paradox or two....
Being a goddess is a lot less fun than you might think. Especially when you’re only a half goddess, and you only found out about it recently, and you still don’t know what you’re doing half the time. And when you’ve just used your not-so-reliable powers to burglarize the booby-trapped office of a vampire mob boss. Yeah, that part sucks. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg for Cassandra Palmer, aka the Pythia, the freshly minted chief seer of the supernatural world. After all, Cassie still has to save a friend from a fate worse than death, deal with an increasingly possessive master vampire, and prevent a party of her own acolytes from unleashing a storm of fury upon the world. Totally just your average day at the office, right?
Waking up in a strange lab with master vampire Louis-Cesare, Dorina Basarab, a dhampir--half human, half vampire--has no memory of what happened to her and with Louis-Cesare's help, she must face off with fallen angels, mad scientists and a new breed of vampires to find the truth
Cassandra Palmer recently defeated a god, which you'd think would buy a girl a little time off. But it doesn't work that way when your job description is Pythia-the world's chief clairvoyant. Cassie is busier than ever, trying to learn about her power, preparing for her upcoming coronation, and figuring out her relationship with the enigmatic sexy master vampire, Mircea. But someone doesn't want Cassie to become Pythia, and is willing to go to any lengths to make sure the coronation ceremony never happens- including attacking her mother before Cassie is even born.