Darynda Jones ist eine Bestsellerautorin, deren Werke in 17 Sprachen übersetzt wurden. Als geborene Geschichtenerzählerin ersann sie schon als Kind fesselnde Geschichten über wagemutige Helden und Damen in Not. Ihre packenden Erzählungen und ihr origineller Zugang zur Genre-Literatur, darunter Krimis und übernatürliche Liebesromane, haben breite Anerkennung gefunden. Jones versteht es meisterhaft, Spannung, Humor und Emotionen zu verweben und so unvergessliche Leseerlebnisse zu schaffen.
Charley Davidsons beste Freundin Cookie bittet sie, ihr bei der Suche nach einer Bekannten zu helfen, die seit Kurzem vermisst wird. Ihr Verschwinden scheint mit einem rätselhaften Mord zusammenzuhängen, dem Charley auf den Grund gehen soll. Zugleich wird Charley vom Geist des attraktiven Reyes heimgesucht, der sie vor einer Horde Dämonen beschützen will.
Charley Davidson hat einen ungewöhnlichen Job: Sie weist den Geistern der Toten den Weg ins Jenseits. Als drei Anwälte einer Kanzlei in derselben Nacht ermordet werden, ahnt Charley, dass etwas nicht mit rechten Dingen zugeht. Kurz darauf begegnet ihr in ihren Träumen der geheimnisvolle und gut aussehende Reyes, den sie aus ihrer Kindheit kennt. Charley will der Mordserie auf den Grund gehen und gerät dabei schon bald in große Gefahr. Ein dunkles Geschöpf hat sich erhoben und droht, großes Unheil über die Stadt zu bringen.
Never underestimate the power of a woman on a double espresso with a mocha latte chaser high. —T-shirt Charley Davidson isn't your everyday, run-of-the-mill grim reaper. She's more of a paranormal private eye/grim reaper extraordinaire. However, she gets sidetracked when the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, moves in next door. To further complicate matters, Reyes is her main suspect in an arson case. Charley has vowed to stay away from him until she can find out the truth...but then dead women start appearing in her apartment, one after another, each lost, confused, and terrified beyond reason. When it becomes apparent that her own sister, Gemma, is the serial killer's next target Charley has no choice but to ask for Reyes' help. Arsonist or not, he's the one man alive who could protect Gemma no matter who or what came at her. But he wants something in return. Charley. All of her, body and soul. And to keep her sister safe, it is a price she is willing to pay. Charley Davidson is at it again in Fifth Grave Past the Light, the sexy, suspenseful, and laugh-out-loud funny fifth installment of the New York Times bestselling series by Darynda Jones.
Defiance Dayne, a newly initiated witch and one of only three charmlings in existence, uncovers a world of possibilities after turning forty. As she grapples with her newfound powers, she becomes a target for ambitious warlocks. The arrival of a hunter sent by one of these warlocks forces her to confront the dangers of her abilities and take her magical talents seriously to survive.
The eleventh novel in Darynda Jones' bestselling Charley Davidson series!
Part-time private investigator and full-time grim reaper Charley Davidson returns in the fantastic third novel in her addictive and sassy series
Sometimes I wrestle my demons. Sometimes we just snuggle. -bumper sticker
Twelve. Twelve of the deadliest beasts ever forged in the fires of hell have escaped onto our plane, and they want nothing more than to rip out Charley Davidson's jugular and serve her body to Satan for dinner. So there's that. But Charley has more on her plate than a mob of testy hellhounds. For one thing, her father has disappeared, and as she retraces his last steps she learns he was conducting an investigation of his own, one that has Charley questioning everything she's ever known about him. Add to that an ex-BFF who is haunting her night and day, a rash of suicides that has authorities baffled, and a drop-dead sexy fiancé who has attracted the attentions of a local celebrity, and Charley is not having the best week of her life. But all of that barely scratches the surface of her problems. Recent developments have forced her to become a responsible adult. To conquer such a monumental task, she's decided to start small. Really small. She gets a pet. But how can she save the world against the forces of evil when she can't even keep a goldfish alive? A tad north of hell, a hop, skip, and a jump past the realm of eternity, is a little place called Earth, and Charley Davidson, grim reaper extraordinaire, is determined to do everything in her power to protect it. We're doomed."--Amazon.com
Guarding a precocious five-year-old who is half-human, half-god, and 100% destined to save the world is no easy feat. Garrett Swopes was the ultimate skeptic until he met a certain hellion and her husband. They vanished after stopping a catastrophic event and left him, a mere mortal, in charge of protecting their gift to mankind. But when she disappears as well, he needs the help of another breed of hellion. One who can see past the veil of space and time. One who betrayed him. She will get a truce in the deal, but she will never earn his forgiveness. Marika Dubois's son--a warrior in the coming war between heaven and hell--was foreseen long before his birth. But to create a child strong enough to endure the trials that lay ahead, she needed a descendant of powerful magics. She found that in Garrett Swopes and tricked him into fathering her son. A ploy he has never forgiven her for. But when he knocks on her door asking for her help, she sees the fierce attraction he tries to deny rise within him. And Marika has to decide if she dares risk her heart a second time to help the only man she's ever loved
From the New York Times bestselling author Darynda Jones comes the second novel in her laugh-out-loud Sunshine Vicram mystery series, A Good Day for Chardonnay.