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Enter an award-winning urban fantasy world where monsters roam the streets and things aren't always what they seem.

Demons, ghosts, vampires, and necromancers—Ivy dodges the city's deadliest villains while solving its darkest cases. Will she save the day or die trying?

Take a trip to Harborsmouth where you'll encounter bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and our favorite snarky detective.

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"I absolutely love this series!"
-My Urban Fantasies

"Highly recommended to adult urban fantasy fans."
-Rabid Reads

"The Ivy Granger series is fantastic!"
-Book Bite Reviews

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Ivy Granger Holiday Guide

Are you addicted to the Ivy Granger series?  Did you binge read the Box Set?  Have you finished the novel Hound's Bite and want more?  Looking to treat a friend to the series?  Here's a handy guide to the world of Ivy Granger!

The Novels

There are currently five full-length novels in the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series.  Three additional novels—Blood Rite, Watertight, Dressed in White—are confirmed and will begin to release in 2018.

• Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger #1) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]
• Ghost Light (Ivy Granger #2) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]
• Burning Bright (Ivy Granger #3) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]
• Birthright (Ivy Granger #4) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]
• Hound's Bite (Ivy Granger #5) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]

Looking for more Ivy and the gang?  Don't miss the novellas, short stories, and the spin-off series novel listed below.

The Spin-Off

Did you know that Jenna Lehane has her own spin-off series?  She does!  At the moment, there is one novel in the Hunters' Guild series set in the world of Ivy Granger.  Hunting in Bruges takes place at the same time as Burning Bright and can be read as a stand alone novel or as part of the Ivy Granger series.

• Hunting in Bruges (Hunters' Guild #1, Ivy Granger #3.5) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]

The Novellas and Short Stories

Want more?  Don't miss the Ivy Granger novellas and short stories.  The novellas are available individually or as part of the Tales from Harborsmouth collection.  The collection also includes the short stories.  The prequel short story can also be found in the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set.

• Frostbite (Ivy Granger #0.5)
• Blood and Mistletoe (Ivy Granger #1.5) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]*
• Club Nexus (Ivy Granger #2.5) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]
• Thrill on Joysen Hill (Ivy Granger #5.5)
• Tales from Harborsmouth (Collection) [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]

*The holiday novella Blood and Mistletoe is a FREE Black Friday-Cyber Monday deal now through November 28th. 

The Box Set

The gorgeous Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set makes a great gift and is an affordable way to begin the series.  The set includes the first three novels—Shadow Sight, Ghost Light, Burning Bright—and the bonus prequel story Frostbite.

• Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set [Amazon | Kobo | B&N | iTunes]

The Audiobooks

I've worked with the industry's finest narrators and audio production teams to bring you all of the Ivy Granger novels and novellas in audio format.  The spin-off novel Hunting in Bruges is currently scheduled for a Winter/Spring 2018 audiobook release.

• Ivy Granger Series Audiobooks [Audible | Audible UK | iTunes]

The Translations

Ivy Granger books are available worldwide in multiple languages, including English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Afrikaans, and Portuguese.  Visit the Ivy Granger Translations page for a full listing of translated books and retailer links.

• Get lost in translations.

The Injury

In early 2017, I fell on the ice and broke my wrist and injured my right (dominant) hand, arm, and shoulder.   I developed Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, a rare complication.  I then went on my Belgian book tour and signed hundreds of books, and was forced to crawl on my hands and knees to access one of the comic con assigned signing locations, with an injured hand and broken wrist. Later in the year, I was assaulted on my way to another fantasy convention, injuring my other shoulder, arm, and back.  During that convention, in an attempt to still make it to my panels and autograph session with a heavy tote of books, I tore my rotator cuff and further injured my splinted hand.

This caused a forced delay in my publishing schedule.  But do not worry, I am busy bringing you more books.  In 2017, I published TEN Ivy Granger translations, two nonfiction books, a collection, an audiobook, and the box set.  I was also a frequent guest at fantasy conventions, and have confirmed that I will be at Arisia, Boskone, Penned Con, and World Fantasy in 2018.  In addition to these events, I'm working, albeit slowly, on the upcoming Whitechapel Paranormal Society series and the Ivy Granger novels, Blood Rite, Watertight, and Dressed in White. 

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You can also view the full color Ivy Granger 2017 Catalog free online here.

Ivy Granger Box Set Release Party

Happy book birthday to the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set! We're celebrating with cupcakes, a special release week sale, and a giveaway.

Ivy Granger Psychic Detective Box Set by E.J. Stevens

Ivy Granger Psychic Detective box set includes Books 1-3 and Bonus Prequel short story.

Enter an award-winning urban fantasy world where monsters roam the streets and things aren't always what they seem. Demons, ghosts, vampires, and necromancers—Ivy dodges the city's deadliest villains while solving its darkest cases. Will she save the day or die trying?

FROSTBITE (Bonus Prequel: Ivy Granger #0.5)

Everyone knows that there's no such thing as ghosts, but when a client claims that her house is being haunted, Ivy tries to keep her mind open and her weapons handy. If her psychic gifts and recent cases have taught her anything, it's that you're better off arming yourself for the unexpected.

Anything is possible in Harborsmouth.

SHADOW SIGHT (Ivy Granger #1)

Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills—most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client—until a demon walks through their door.

Demons are never a good sign.

GHOST LIGHT (Ivy Granger #2)

Ivy Granger is back, gathering clues in the darkest shadows of downtown Harborsmouth. With the lives of multiple clients on the line, she's in a race against time. Ivy finally has a lead to the whereabouts of the one person who can help her control her wisp abilities, but will she put the needs of her clients above her own?

If Ivy doesn't find a solution soon, she could wind up a ghost herself.

BURNING BRIGHT (Ivy Granger #3)

Things are not going well at the offices of Private Eye. Jinx is having demon problems, the city is overrun with pyromaniacal imps, and Ivy's wisp powers are burning out of control, attracting the attention of both the Seelie and Unseelie courts. It's the worst possible time for the Green Lady to call in a favor, but Ivy's bound by her deal with the glaistig. Too bad there's no wiggle room in faerie bargains.

Ivy must rid the city of imps, keep Jinx from murdering her one solid link to Hell, and fulfill her bargain with the Green Lady—with sidhe assassins hot on her tail.

Just another day's work for Ivy Granger, psychic detective.

"I absolutely love this series!"
-My Urban Fantasies

"Highly recommended to adult urban fantasy fans."
-Rabid Reads

"The Ivy Granger series is fantastic!"
-Book Bite Reviews

The Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series is known for heart-pounding action, quirky characters, and supernatural horrors. Take a trip to Harborsmouth where you'll encounter bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, sarcastic gargoyles, temperamental witches, and our favorite snarky, kick-butt heroine.

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Genre: Urban Fantasy
Release Date: October 24, 2017

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Ivy Granger Box Set Release Party Giveaway

We are giving away an Ivy Granger Prize Pack, including a $5 Amazon Gift Card and a collectible Passport to the Supernatural World of Ivy Granger signed by the author.

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Urban Fantasy Deal: Shadow Sight 99 Cents

Exciting limited time deal.  SHADOW SIGHT, the first book in the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective urban fantasy series, is on sale now for $0.99.  Sale ends February 20th.

Grab your 99 cent copy of Shadow Sight and enter an award-winning urban fantasy world filled with bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.

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Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #1) by E.J. Stevens

Winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans...except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Some things are best left unseen...

Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills--most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client--until a demon walks through their door.

Demons are never a good sign...

A demon attorney representing the water fae? Stranger things have happened. And things are about to get very, very strange as a bloodthirsty nightmare hunts the city of Harborsmouth.

There's blood in the water...

Kelpies have a reputation for eating humans. Unfortunately, kelpies are the clients. When an Unseelie faerie this evil stalks the waterways of your city, you have to make hard choices.

The lesser of two evils...

Books in the Ivy Granger World: 

• Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger #1)
• Blood and Mistletoe (Ivy Granger #1.5, Novella)
• Ghost Light (Ivy Granger #2)
• Club Nexus (Ivy Granger #2.5, Novella)
• Burning Bright (Ivy Granger #3)
• Hunting in Bruges (Ivy Granger #3.5, Hunters' Guild #1)
• Birthright (Ivy Granger #4)
• Hound's Bite (Ivy Granger #5)

Get the detailed reading order for all Ivy Granger World books here on Goodreads.

Happy reading!

Temporary Price Drop: SHADOW SIGHT 99 Cent Sale

Grab your 99 cent copy of Shadow Sight and enter an award-winning urban fantasy world filled with bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.

Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #1) by E.J. Stevens

Winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans...except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Some things are best left unseen...

Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills--most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client--until a demon walks through their door.

Demons are never a good sign...

A demon attorney representing the water fae? Stranger things have happened. And things are about to get very, very strange as a bloodthirsty nightmare hunts the city of Harborsmouth.

There's blood in the water...

Kelpies have a reputation for eating humans. Unfortunately, kelpies are the clients. When an Unseelie faerie this evil stalks the waterways of your city, you have to make hard choices.

The lesser of two evils...

Shadow Sight is the first novel in the bestselling, award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens. The world of Ivy Granger, including the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series and the Hunters' Guild series, is filled with bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.

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Release Party: Hound's Bite (Ivy Granger #5) by E.J. Stevens

Happy book birthday to HOUND'S BITE, the fifth full-length novel in the bestselling, award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens!  We are celebrating this book release with a giveaway.

Keep reading for a chance to win an Amazon Gift Card and signed swag.

Happy Book Birthday, Hound's Bite!

Hound's Bite (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #5) by E.J. Stevens

Ivy Granger thought she left the worst of Mab's creations behind when she escaped Faerie. She thought wrong.

In a cruel twist of fate, Ivy has unleashed a powerful horde of Unseelie beasts upon her city, turning her homecoming into a potential slaughter of innocents. Now Ivy must gather her allies to fight a reputedly unstoppable force—The Wild Hunt.

Will the training Ivy received in her father's court be enough to save her city, or will Harborsmouth be forced to kneel before the Lord of the Hunt? She is willing to risk her own life, but some sacrifices come at a cost worse than death. When an ally is bitten by one of The Wild Hunt's hounds, Ivy must face the possibility that winning this battle may mean killing the one person she has come to love most.

Release Date: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Genre: Paranormal, Supernatural Suspense, Urban Fantasy

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Unleash the Wild Hunt!  Grab your copy today and enter a world of bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and kick-ass heroines.

World of Ivy Granger

The world of Ivy Granger includes the Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective series and the Hunters' Guild series.

Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective Series: 

• Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger #1)
• Blood and Mistletoe: Novella (Ivy Granger #1.5)
• Ghost Light (Ivy Granger #2)
• Club Nexus: Novella (Ivy Granger #2.5)
• Burning Bright (Ivy Granger #3)
• Birthright (Ivy Granger #4)
• Hound's Bite (Ivy Granger #5)
• Blood Rite (Ivy Granger #6) coming soon.

Hunters' Guild Series: 

• Hunting in Bruges (Hunters' Guild #1) 
• Hunting in Paris (Hunters' Guild #2) coming soon.

The Ivy Granger series has won numerous awards, including the BTS Red Carpet Award for Best Novel, the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel, Best Urban Fantasy Novel, and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.  The series is available in multiple formats (Ebook, Trade Paperback, Audiobook) and languages (English, Italian, German).  New formats and languages becoming available monthly.  Sign up for E.J. Stevens' monthly newsletter and never miss a release.

Praise for Hound's Bite

"The Ivy Granger Books are a blast, fast paced, full of action and just the right twists of humor. HOUND'S BITE is absolutely no exception. I'll do you one better, HOUND'S BITE shows the continuing evolution of author E.J. Stevens into a force to be reckoned with in the Urban Fantasy genre. She holds her own with the likes of Delilah S. Dawson, and Faith Hunter. I'm looking forward to book six!"— James A. Moore, author of the Seven Forges series

"This tale kept me entertained and engaged from the first scene to the last paragraph. ...I have truly been impressed with the quality material that percolates from the amazing imagination of EJ Stevens. I have watched as her technical proficiency and story creation has progressed throughout her career. I am always excited to read the latest adventure — this book blew me away!"— Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews

Hound's Bite Release Party Giveaway

We are giving away a $15 Amazon Gift Card and a swag pack with Hound's Bite swag signed by the author.

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Goodreads Giveaway: Vista d'Ombra Italian Urban Fantasy

Goodreads is giving away a Trade Paperback copy of VISTA D'OMBRA, the Italian translation of Shadow Sight!

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Vista d'Ombra by E.J. Stevens, translated by Carmelo M. Tidona.

Winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans...except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Vista d’Ombra di E.J. Stevens, traduzione di Carmelo Massimo Tidona

Vincitore del PRG Reviewer's Choice Award come Miglior Romanzo Fantasy Paranormale e finalista come Migliore Serie Urban fantasy.

Benvenuti a Harborsmouth, dove i mostri camminano per le strade non visti dagli umani... a parte quelli con la seconda vista, come Ivy Granger.

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Vista d’Ombra

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Vista d'Ombra Italian Trade Paperback Release

Vista d'Ombra the Italian edition of Shadow Sight now available in Trade Paperback!

Shadow Sight Italian Translation Vista d'Ombra

Vista d'Ombra by E.J. Stevens, translated by Carmelo M. Tidona.

Vincitore del Prg Reviewer's Choice Award come Miglior Romanzo Fantasy Paranormale e finalista come Migliore Serie Urban fantasy.

Benvenuti a Harborsmouth, dove i mostri camminano per le strade non visti dagli umani. . . a parte quelli con la seconda vista, come Ivy Granger.

Vista d'Ombra è il primo romanzo della serie urban fantasy di Ivy Granger scritta da E.J. Stevens.Il mondo di Ivy Granger, che include le serie Ivy Granger Detective Psichica e La Gilda dei Cacciatori, è pieno di azione, giallo paranormale, magia, umorismo nero, personaggi bizzarri, vampiri succhiasangue, demoni provocanti, gargoyle sarcastici, mutaforma sexy, streghe lunatiche, fate psicotiche e irriverenti eroine.

Genre: Paranormal Mystery, Urban Fantasy
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Birthright Audiobook Release Party Swag Giveaway

Happy Audiobook Month!  To celebrate Audiobook Month and the audio release of BIRTHRIGHT, the fourth full-length novel in the award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series, we're giving away an Ivy Granger swag pack.

Birthright (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #4) by E.J. Stevens, narrated by Melanie Mason and Anthony Bowling.

Being a faerie princess isn't what it's cracked up to be...

Ivy must go to Faerie, but the gateway to the Wisp Court is through Tech Duinn, the house of Donn—Celtic god of the dead. Just her luck.

Unable to share her secret with Jinx, and with Jenna called away on Hunters' Guild business, Ivy must rely on Ceff and Torn to lead her to Death's door, literally, and back again. As if that wasn't dangerous enough, there's no saying what horrors lay in store within the Faerie realm. Too bad the Wisp Court is the one lead Ivy has in the search for her father—and possible salvation.

Maybe hiding away and dodging sidhe assassins isn't so bad after all.

BTS Red Carpet Award winner for Best Novel, finalist for Best Cover, PRG Reviewer's Choice Award finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series, and winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Urban Fantasy Novel.

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About the Author:

E.J. Stevens is the author of the HUNTERS' GUILD urban fantasy series, the SPIRIT GUIDE young adult series, and the award-winning IVY GRANGER urban fantasy series. She is known for filling pages with quirky characters, bloodsucking vampires, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.

BTS Red Carpet Award winner for Best Novel, and winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel, Best Young Adult Paranormal Series, Best Urban Fantasy Novel, and finalist for Best Young Adult Paranormal Novel and Best Urban Fantasy Series.

When E.J. isn't at her writing desk she enjoys dancing along seaside cliffs, singing in graveyards, and sleeping in faerie circles. E.J. currently resides in a magical forest on the coast of Maine where she finds daily inspiration for her writing.

About the Narrators:

Melanie A. Mason is a voice actress known for Ghost Hunt, Fairy Tale, Blassreiter, and Case Closed.  Anthony Bowling is a voice actor known for Samurai 7, Baka and Test, Sekirei, Ultimate Otaku Teacher, Is This A Zombie?, and The Devil is a Part-Timer.

Birthright Audiobook Release Swag Giveaway

We are giving away a button, pen, custom earbuds, and a signed Birthright mini poster to one lucky winner!

To enter, please use the Rafflecopter form below.  This giveaway is international.  Giveaway ends June 29, 2016.

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Paranormal Road Trip: Destination Houma, LA with Madison Granger

Come on boys and ghouls!  It's time to hop on Route 666 for a spooktacular Paranormal Road Trip.

This week's stop is Houma, Louisiana and our special guide is Madison Granger author of The Kindred series, including new release PHOENIX RISING.

Houma's Top 5 Spooky Places

Oak Alley Plantation

Although it is best known for the three hundred year old oaks that line the walkway leading to the house, Oak Alley is also known for its ghosts. Numerous apparitions of a woman have been reported throughout the house, as well as sightings of a woman riding a horse through the grounds. A man has also been spotted throughout the house as well.

Coteau Road

Apparitions are seen wandering the fields at night, especially around the metal sheds off the roads.

Laurel Valley Village Plantation

A former slave plantation, the road leading into the village is said to be haunted that you can often see apparitions of former slaves and people dressed in old-fashioned clothing walking along the road.

Ellender Hall-Nicholls State University

All the elements of a haunting are reported to occur here: lights turn on and off, objects move on their own, footsteps, and scratching noises.

Ormond Plantation

At this historic plantation bed-and-breakfast, folks have reported seeing shadowy figures as far back as 1880. Apparitions have been seen of a man in 19th-century garb and a young woman in an upstairs room. Paranormal investigations have resulted in video of a mysterious light traveling down the staircase.

Thank you Madison for giving us such a haunting tour of Houma! 

Learn more about Madison Granger and her books by visiting her website.  You can add Phoenix Rising here on Goodreads.

What did you think of Madison's picks for spooky places?

On our last Paranormal Road Trip we visited Baltimore, Maryland with Rachel Rawlings.

Next week, I will be traveling to Dublin, Ireland and the following week I will be signing at the Irish Writers Center (May 31st from 6:30-8:30pm if you're in the area!) on Parnell Square in Dublin.  I will be on a partial hiatus while away, but I will share any spooky experiences when I return.

In the meantime, I welcome you to read a former Paranormal Road Trip to Dublin, Ireland we did last year. 

Join us for another spine-tingling Paranormal Road Trip...
if you dare!

Jilo (Witching Savannah) Book Giveaway Winner

Congratulations Lori B. the winner of the Jilo Book Giveaway at From the Shadows!  Lori will receive JILO a Witching Savannah novel by J.D. Horn in her choice of ebook or trade paperback.

Thank you to all who entered!

*Winner randomly selected using Random.org*

SYAE Book Awards: Final Round Voting

Final round of voting for the Sinfully Yours Book Awards. I'm nominated in multiple categories for my books and my blog!  Would you consider voting for me?

Vote for the SYAE Book Awards

My nominations are:

• Best Author (E.J. Stevens)
• Best Fantasy (Birthright by E.J. Stevens)
• Best Series (Ivy Granger Series by E.J. Stevens)
• Best Book Blog (From the Shadows)
• Best Novella (Blood and Mistletoe by E.J. Stevens)
• Best Horror (Blood and Mistletoe by E.J. Stevens)
• Best Paranormal Book (Birthright by E.J. Stevens)
• Best Book Couple (Ivy Granger and Ceffyl Dŵr in Ivy Granger Series by E.J. Stevens)

If you are unfamiliar with the nominations in a category, you can click next without making a selection in that category.

Thank you for voting!

Book Giveaway: Jilo (Witching Savannah) by J.D. Horn

Today we have a special book giveaway for our readers.  We are giving away JILO a Witching Savannah novel by J.D. Horn!

Jilo (Witching Savannah #4) by J.D. Horn

Aged Mother Jilo is wise in the ways of magic…but once upon a time, she was just a girl.

1950s Georgia: King Cotton has fallen. Savannah is known as the “beautiful woman with a dirty face,” its stately elegance faded by neglect, its soul withering from racial injustice and political corruption.

Young Jilo—fiercely independent, intelligent, and ambitious, but thwarted by Savannah’s maddeningly genteel version of bigotry—finds herself forced to embrace a dark power that has pursued her family for generations, an ancient magic that may prove her salvation…or her undoing.

Explore the fascinating history of one of the Witching Savannah series’ most vivid and beloved characters, as the resourceful and determined Jilo comes of age, strives to master formidable magical skills in the face of overwhelming adversity, and forges her strange destiny against the turbulent backdrop of the civil rights struggle in the American South.

Release Date: April 26, 2016
Genre: Paranormal, Mystery, Urban Fantasy
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Jilo Book Giveaway

We are giving away JILO a Witching Savannah novel by J.D. Horn in reader's choice of ebook or trade paperback.

To enter, leave a comment on this post and include your email address so we may contact you if you win.  BONUS ENTRY: Visit J.D.'s Paranormal Road Trip to Savannah guest post and leave a comment, then come back here and comment to let us know you did.  Ebook portion of giveaway is international, trade paperback option open to mailing addresses in the US and Canada.  Giveaway ends May 12, 2016.

Good luck!

Want to learn more about J.D. Horn and his books?  Check out our Q+A with author J.D. Horn here at From the Shadows.

Urban Fantasy Freebie: Shadow Sight, Ivy Granger

Exciting news!  SHADOW SIGHT, the first novel in the bestselling, award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series, is FREE NOW on Amazon's Kindle and Apple's iBooks.

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Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #1) by E.J. Stevens.

Winner of the PRG Reviewer's Choice Award for Best Paranormal Fantasy Novel and finalist for Best Urban Fantasy Series.

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans...except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Some things are best left unseen...

Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills-most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client-until a demon walks through their door.

Demons are never a good sign...

A demon attorney representing the water fae? Stranger things have happened. And things are about to get very, very strange as a bloodthirsty nightmare hunts the city of Harborsmouth.

There's blood in the water...

Kelpies have a reputation for eating humans. Unfortunately, kelpies are the clients. When an Unseelie faerie this evil stalks the waterways of your city, you have to make hard choices.

The lesser of two evils...

Shadow Sight is the first novel in the Ivy Granger urban fantasy series by E.J. Stevens. The world of Ivy Granger, including the Ivy Granger Psychic Detective series and the Hunters' Guild series, is filled with action, paranormal mystery, magic, dark humor, quirky characters, bloodsucking vampires, flirtatious demons, sarcastic gargoyles, sexy shifters, temperamental witches, psychotic faeries, and snarky, kick-butt heroines.

Genre: Paranormal Mystery, Urban Fantasy
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Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #1) by E.J. Stevens

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans...except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Some things are best left unseen...

Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills--most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client--until a demon walks through their door.

Demons are never a good sign...

A demon attorney representing the water fae? Stranger things have happened. And things are about to get very, very strange as a bloodthirsty nightmare hunts the city of Harborsmouth.

There's blood in the water...

Kelpies have a reputation for eating humans. Unfortunately, kelpies are the clients. When an Unseelie faerie this evil stalks the waterways of your city, you have to make hard choices.

The lesser of two evils...

Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
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Paranormal Road Trip: Destination Horry County with Jay Wilburn

Come on boys and ghouls!  It's time to hop on Route 666 for a spooktacular Paranormal Road Trip.

This week's stop is Horry County, South Carolina and our special guide is Jay Wilburn author of the short story DEAD SONG which appears in The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five.

Horry County's Top 5 Spooky Places

My name is Jay Wilburn and as a ghostwriter, I write in a wide range of genre. As an author in my own name, I tend toward the darker fiction. I’m a big fan of the subtleties of Southern Gothic styles and tones in literature. It has a long history tangled up with the complex history of the region starting as far back as the Colonial Era. The land is marked by ghosts of past settlers and those displaced. These people that succeeded or failed in holding the land paint an interesting picture of the land. This is especially prominent along the coast of the southern United States.

Horry County, South Carolina where I live is on the coast near the North Carolina border. It includes the resort areas of Myrtle Beach as well as the swamps of Conway. It has all the oddness and hidden dangers of a beach tourist town along with the remnants of Old South culture giving way to newcomers moving into and retiring into the area from around the world. This is an interesting melting pot of clashing cultures. It is ripe for stories about ghosts from the past behaving in unsettled ways. I like to include my County in stories due to this layered richness and complexity.

I spoke with paranormal investigators in the area that do a lot of work throughout South Carolina. Some of the best sites in the area are hidden, private hauntings that would not be places that could be visited easily or legally. We talked about discussing these spots without identifying them directly or giving information that would identify the owners of the property. In the end, I decided it would be better to include examples that could be identified and visited. I extended out a bit from Horry County to pick a few good ones.

The Hermitage –
Located in Murrells Inlet, Dr. Flagg moved into the place with his sister in 1849. She fell in love with lumberjack that the doctor didn’t approve of. She met her man in secret. Her brother sent her away to Charleston where she grew ill. He brought her back then. She died. Some stories say Flagg discovered a ring on her finger which he threw away into the marsh. She was buried on All Saints’ Day under a marble slab that bore her name ALICE. Her ghost shrouded in white is reported around the area.

Old Gunn: Prince Fredrick’s Episcopal Church –
The church began to be built in 1859 in Prince Fredrick Parish. Mr. Gunn was the architect and was on the roof and fell to his death. The church is in ruins today, but there have been reports of lights in and around the roof. There have also been sightings of Gunn’s ghost through the trees around the property,

All Saints Cemetery –
This is near the Hermitage and Alice Flagg is said to be one of the ghosts that haunts this spot although there are obviously no shortages of ghosts to draw from when one is talking about a haunted cemetery. South Carolina is full of small family cemeteries which are not marked on public routes. Paranormal investigators get some of their strangest recordings and images from some of these lesser known spots around the county and state.

Litchfield Plantation –
This is located in Pawley’s Island. This house was built in the 1700’s. This area has reports of everything from hoof sounds at night, sightings, and disappearances often attributed to the original owners. Coastal South Carolina has a long, dark plantation history stretching back into the colonization of the Spanish and the French before the English colonies which led into Revolutionary history. There are lots of old ghosts to draw from through those years.

Pelican Inn –
Also in Pawley’s Island, the Pelican Inn has the distinction of claiming two dogs among the spirits that haunt these grounds. One dog died shortly after saving a boy from the ocean and the other died from sorrow. The spirits of these animals have been reported by people over the years from sound, sightings, and even touch.

Sometimes the ghosts that interest me most in the place where I live are those of the history we try to hide or the conflicts we carry around with us from the past. There are enough clashes and contradictions within Horry County to keep the stories coming for a long time.

Thank you Jay for giving us such a haunting tour of Horry County! 

To learn more about Jay Wilburn and his books, please visit his website.  You can add The Best Horror of the Year Volume Five here on Goodreads.

What did you think of Jay's picks for spooky places?

On our last Paranormal Road Trip we visited Soul's Harbor with Angela Dennis.  Next time we will be visiting Dark World with Toni Sweeney.

Join us for another spine-tingling Paranormal Road Trip...
if you dare!

Q+A with Rachel Marks (Darkness Brutal)

Please welcome today's guest author Rachel Marks!  Rachel is the author of The Dark Cycle urban fantasy series, including DARKNESS BRUTAL.

Q+A with Rachel Marks

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Rachel:  When I was pregnant with my fourth munchkin I was restless and couldn't find anything good to read. I'd always loved writing poetry and short stories in high school, so I decided to try my hand at a novel. I finished my first manuscript twelve years ago. Needless to say, it took me a few tries to learn my craft and break through into the publishing world (DARKNESS BRUTAL, my debut novel, released July 1st 2015). But that time was what I needed to perfect my art.

EJ:  What brought you to the science fiction genre?

Rachel:  I've always loved fantasy, cutting my teeth as a tween on Madeleine L'Engle's Wrinkle In Time and C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe. I soon moved on to Stephen King, and Anne Rice as a teen, devouring anything creepy or sinister that I could get my hands on. Today I read widely, mixing a lot of High Fantasy, Paranormal, YA Romance, and Historical.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be and why?

Rachel:  I'd definitely want to be a shapeshifter. I think that it would be very cool to be in animal form and be able to climb trees or fly. And it would help me connect more with nature, which I love. Plus, animals in the wild never have to worry about dieting. ;)

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.

Rachel:  Well, I'm hoping they'll like it! It's definitely written for lovers of the Paranormal and if you don't like weird, you will not like DARKNESS BRUTAL. It's also, as the title implies, very dark. The street kids in the story come from rough places and the main character is no exception. TV's Supernatural meets Oliver Twist in modern day Los Angeles. It's a story with demon hunters, where a homeless teen attempts to save his sister from the curse trying to take over her heart. It's a story of family, both lost and found, with a lot of mystery and a little romance, plus a dash of humor. Hopefully, all together it's a recipe for a sinister and fun read.

EJ:  If your book was being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles and why?

Rachel:  Recently I was asked this question and so I went on a hunt. Since my story is very diverse, it's been super fun finding just the right cast. After watching the miniseries TUT on Spike TV last week, I definitely think Avan Jogia could play Aidan. He's got everything except the right color of eyes (Aidan has hazel). Kara could be played by a young (and much more edgy) Kristen Kreuk or a young/edgy Vanessa Hudgens, and Rebecca could be played by a red-haired Eleanor Tomlinson.

Thank you Rachel for joining us here today at From the Shadows! 

To learn more about Rachel Marks and her books, please visit her website.  You can also explore her world in our Paranormal Road Trip to Los Angeles the setting of Darkness Brutal.

Darkness Brutal (The Dark Cycle #1) by Rachel Marks.

Aidan O’Linn’s childhood ended the night he saw a demon kill his mother and mark his sister, Ava, with Darkness. Since then, every three years the demons have returned to try to claim her. Living in the gritty, forgotten corners of Los Angeles, Aidan has managed to protect his sister, but he knows that even his powers to fight demons and speak dead languages won’t keep her safe for much longer.

In desperation, Aidan seeks out the help of Sid, the enigmatic leader of a group of teens who run LA Paranormal, an Internet reality show that fights demons and ghosts. In their company, Aidan believes he’s finally found a haven for Ava. But when he meets Kara, a broken girl who can spin a hypnotic web of passionate energy, he awakens powers he didn’t know he had―and unleashes a new era of war between the forces of Light and the forces of Darkness.

With the fate of humanity in his hands, can Aidan keep the Darkness at bay and accept his brilliant, terrifying destiny?

Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
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Q+A with J.D. Brown (Dark Heirloom)

Please welcome today's guest author J.D. Brown!  J.D. is the author of the Ema Marx urban fantasy series, including DARK HEIRLOOM, DARK LIAISON, and DARK BECOMING.

Q+A with J.D. Brown

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

JD:  Hmm, I think it was 2009 or 2010 … My first novel, Dark Heirloom, was originally published in 2012, so I know it was a couple years before then. I used to write poetry in high school and college, but I kept my poems pretty private. They weren’t good.

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre?

JD:  It’s always been my favorite genre to read, for as long as I can remember. Especially urban fantasy and paranormal romance. But I always wanted to know what happened after the ending; what happened after the vampire or werewolf or whatever bit his lover and brought her over to his world totally and completely. I always felt that would’ve made a better story than repeatedly watching these human girls fall in love with paranormal creatures and never getting to be the creature until the end. That concept was always in the back of my mind while writing Dark Heirloom, and is the reason why the main character, Ema, becomes a vampire in chapter two.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be? Why?

JD:  As long as I’m immortal and not disfigured or brain dead in the process, I’d be happy … So, probably a vampire or a witch, but definitely not a zombie!

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.

JD:  If you’ve been waiting for a vampire series that is all about the vampires (and shapeshifters!) and nothing at all about humans, then the Ema Marx series for you. I’m told the female characters really make this series and I have to agree. They’re flawed and more human than their vampire genetics lead them to believe, but they’re tough. There’s definitely no Bella Swans in this series. It’s a very different kind of vampire story.

EJ:  If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why?

JD:  This is tough. I spent so much time making my characters unique, that I honestly can never chose an actor or actress. But if I had to… I’d cast Mila Kunis or Jenna Dewan as Ema Marx. Why? Well, Ema is Romany-American and I think both Kunis and Dewan could pull that off, but I think Kunis could really capture Ema’s sarcasm and personality.

As for the guys, Jalmari and Jesu…? I honestly have no clue. Maybe Luke Evans and Henry Cavill? I think those men have the acting talent to pull off complicated anti-heroes and would both look sexy as vampires, haha. Maybe I should leave casting to the professionals.

Dark Heirloom (Ema Marx #1) by J.D. Brown

"You're a vampire" is so not what Ema Marx wants to hear when she wakes from a two-day coma in a cryptic yet exquisite castle in northern Finland. Unfortunately, it explains a lot. Like why she's able to see in the dark and walk through solid objects. What she doesn't understand is why the other vampires expect her to have all the answers. It's their fault she turned into one of them...right?

Jalmari's hatred for his old-man intensifies when he's ordered to bring that troublesome girl to their castle. He has a clan to run; there's no time for babysitting newborn vampires no matter how they were converted to their culture. But when a two-thousand-year-old premonition threatens to take the crown and his life, Jalmari sees no other choice than to take out the catalyst, Ema Marx.

Fortunately for Ema, she could also be the clan's only savior. The race to figure out her vampiric origins is on. And maybe she'll get the hang of the blood-drinking gig along the way.

Genre: Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
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Thank you J.D. for joining us here today at From the Shadows!

If you would like to learn more about J.D. Brown and her books, please visit her website.  Have a question for J.D.?  Please ask in the comment section below.

Burning Bright Audiobook Release Giveaway Winner

Congratulations Alisha S. the winner of the Burning Bright Audiobook Release Party Giveaway. 

Alisha will receive a signed BURNING BRIGHT postcard, BURNING BRIGHT audiobook download from Audible.com, and custom E.J. Stevens earbuds.

Thank you for all for entering, and don't forget to come back tomorrow when we kick off our annual The Bite Before Christmas Giveaway.

Happy Holidays!

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Shadow Sight 99 Cent Black Friday Urban Fantasy Deal

It's time for the annual Ivy Granger SHADOW SIGHT Black Friday Week book sale.

Shadow Sight 99 Cent Black Friday Sale

For a limited time, SHADOW SIGHT, the first novel in the award-winning Ivy Granger urban fantasy series, is at the low price of 99 cents.  Just in time for the holidays!

Send your virtual stocking stuffers, load that gift Kindle, or stock up on holiday vacation reading.  But act fast, this sale will be gone before you can say ho! ho! ho!  Here is all you need to know about Shadow Sight and the Ivy Granger series.

Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger, Psychic Detective #1) by E.J. Stevens

Welcome to Harborsmouth, where monsters walk the streets unseen by humans…except those with second sight, like Ivy Granger.

Some things are best left unseen...

Ivy Granger's second sight is finally giving her life purpose. Ivy and her best friend Jinx may not be raking in the dough, but their psychic detective agency pays the bills—most of the time. Their only worry is the boredom of a slow day and the occasional crazy client—until a demon walks through their door.

Demons are never a good sign...

A demon attorney representing the water fae? Stranger things have happened. And things are about to get very, very strange as a bloodthirsty nightmare hunts the city of Harborsmouth.

There's blood in the water...

Kelpies have a reputation for eating humans. Unfortunately, Kelpies are the clients. When an Unseelie faerie this evil stalks the waterways of your city, you have to make hard choices.

The lesser of two evils...

Release Date:  July 24, 2012
Genre:  Paranormal, Urban Fantasy
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Books in this series: Shadow Sight (Ivy Granger #1), Blood and Mistletoe (Ivy Granger #1.5), Ghost Light (Ivy Granger #2), Club Nexus (Ivy Granger #2.5), Burning Bright (Ivy Granger #3), Birthright (Ivy Granger #4).

Praise for Shadow Sight and the Ivy Granger series

"This must-read urban fantasy series is entertaining and fun! ...Ivy continues to be a supremely likable kick-ass heroine."
-Laurie's Thoughts and Reviews

"These books are always well written... Highly recommended to adult urban fantasy/fantasy fans!"
-Rabid Reads

"If you've been looking for an enjoyable urban fantasy I would definitely recommend checking it out."
-RhiReading

"The writing is strong, the characters are genuine, and the action is fast and furious. ...A good series for urban fantasy fans."
-If You Only Knew

"The worlds are well developed, the characters are brilliantly done and the story is enchanting.  ...Ivy is one of my all-time favorite Urban fantasy characters."
-The Reading Diaries

"As I followed Ivy through the case, building her army of misfits, I started to figure out, “Oh shit, this is going to be huge!”  When the final scene starts to unfold, I was glued to my spot, listening intently as the battle began!  Shadow Sight was a great start to a new series that I look forward to reading, or shall I say listening to!" [audiobook review]
-Paranormaly Yours

"This book reminded me why I love urban fantasies"
-The Reader's Hollow