Devi is having the week from hell. Literally. Devi Lawson has a talent for breaking the rules. It's second only to her skill at hunting down demons -- too bad the angelic guild of celestial soldiers didn't appreciate her efforts. In fact, they kicked her out. And now she's being accused of murdering one of their own. To clear her name, she must work hand in hand with the demons she used to hunt, including the enigmatic warlock Nikolas Castor. Not only is his magic entirely too close to the killer she's pursuing, but he seems to think Devi is marked by a demon, too. Before long, Devi is neck-deep in trouble. Distrusted by her former allies and in serious danger of the real reason she left the guild making it into the light, Devi must catch the killer before he unleashes a literal hell on Earth. Keywords: free fantasy, free paranormal books, free supernatural books, free supernatural thrillers, demon urban fantasy, urban fantasy, British fantasy, supernatural mystery, female protagonist urban fantasy, dark urban fantasy, angels and demons, paranormal thriller, supernatural suspense, complete fantasy series, vampires, urban fantasy series, strong heroine, paranormal fantasy, free urban fantasy novel, divine, demon hunter, monsters, urban fantasy with demons

a book that I can thoroughly recommend to the serious student of the occult arts Pagan Times it is actually one of the most comprehensive courses in Talismantic magic on the market today. Living Traditions A concentrated handbook of Lunar Zodiacal and Astrological Wizard-Craft at its most potent, packed with both theoretical and practical material on Hermetic Lunar and Stellar Magick. The systems revealed here are both potent and authentically ancient, though little has been written about them for the last 300 years. Topics include Hermetic Foundations and Transmission; IYNX: The Erotic Philosophy of Magick; The Cosmology of Astrological Magick, Manazil-al-Qamar: The 28 Mansions of the Moon; Practising the Magick; Drawing Down the Stars - The Sabean system of the Fifteen Fixed Stars , Behenian Star Magic, Saracen, Moorish and Medieval recensions, talismans, correspondences, esoteric lore. Superbly illustrated by Nigel s renowned artwork resulting in yet another masterpiece from this inspired author.

Family patriarch Preston Thorne is forced to return to the earthly plane when the Otherworld is invaded by evil magic. And he's not happy about it. He's finally met the woman of his dreams and was certain he was only one roguish smile away from luring Selene Barringer into his arms-or better yet, his bed. Now, the new existence he's built is threatened and his afterlife is turned upside down. Or rather, right side out, because suddenly he's back in the land of the living with Selene by his side. In danger of losing all he holds dear, Preston is in for the fight of his life, and pacts with old enemies need to be made to battle the greatest Evil of all.

Family patriarch Preston Thorne is forced to return to the earthly plane when the Otherworld is invaded by evil magic. And he’s not happy about it. He’s finally met the woman of his dreams and was certain he was only one roguish smile away from luring Selene Barringer into his arms—or better yet, his bed. Now, the new existence he’s built is threatened and his afterlife is turned upside down. Or rather, right side out, because suddenly he’s back in the land of the living with Selene by his side. In danger of losing all he holds dear, Preston is in for the fight of his life, and pacts with old enemies need to be made to battle the greatest Evil of all.

A beautiful woman… Mackenzie Thorne appears to have it all: beauty, fame, fortune, and a magical family that always has her back. As one of the powerful Thornes, she’s revered in the witch community. So what’s missing? Love. For that one thing eluding her, she would gladly trade all she has. A lonely man… Loneliness has plagued Sebastian Drake for decades, but everything changes when the incomparable Mackenzie enters into his orbit. No one is more surprised or thrilled than he is when she agrees to spend the weekend with his family at their country estate. An evil possession… Romance is in the air at the Drake estate, but so is the spirit of a dangerous enchantress. Awakened after nearly two hundred years in a marble prison, Isolde de Thorne has decided Mackenzie is the perfect vessel for her needs. Topics: new adult paranormal romance, witches, magic, witch romance series, romance saga, romantic suspense, series starter, first in series, romance series, romance saga, romantic family saga, new release, witch romance with sex, comedy, romance ebook, romance series, top romance reads, bestselling, award winning romance, fantasy romance, urban fantasy, magical realism, paranormal elements, contemporary fantasy, HEA, love, strong heroine, alpha hero, family, sexy hero, steamy romance, emotional romance, new adult paranormal romance, romance fiction, top ebooks in romance, top ebooks in paranormal, romance books, romance, paranormal romance witches, series, tm cromer, t.m. cromer books, t.m. cromer witches, Perfect for fans of Deanna Chase, Eve Langlais, Alisa Woods, Christine Feehan, Charlaine Harris, Deborah Harkness, W.J. May, Madeline Freeman, Kristen Middleton, Mac Flynn, Genevieve Jack, Thea Harrison, Stacey Kennedy, Julie Plec, Josh Lanyon, S.E. Smith, Gena Showalter, Mande Matthews, Caroline Mickelson, Nora Roberts, Kim Richardson, C.J. Archer, Jana Deleon, Darynda Jones, Cynthia St. Aubin, Elizabeth Hunter, Mandy M. Roth, V. Vaughn, Eva Chase, K.F. Breene, Dannika Dark, Ilona Andrews, Robyn Peterman, Tricia O'Malley, Ellen Dugan, Victoria Danann, Heloise Hull

In the religious systems of ancient Mesopotamia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean, gods and demigods were neither abstract nor distant, but communicated with mankind through signs and active intervention. Men and women were thus eager to interpret, appeal to, and even control the gods and their agents. In Prayer, Magic, and the Stars in the Ancient and Late Antique World, a distinguished array of scholars explores the many ways in which people in the ancient world sought to gain access to--or, in some cases, to bind or escape from--the divine powers of heaven and earth. Grounded in a variety of disciplines, including Assyriology, Classics, and early Islamic history, the fifteen essays in this volume cover a broad geographic area: Greece, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, and Persia. Topics include celestial divination in early Mesopotamia, the civic festivals of classical Athens, and Christian magical papyri from Coptic Egypt. Moving forward to Late Antiquity, we see how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam each incorporated many aspects of ancient Near Eastern and Graeco-Roman religion into their own prayers, rituals, and conceptions. Even if they no longer conceived of the sun, moon, and the stars as eternal or divine, Christians, Jews, and Muslims often continued to study the movements of the heavens as a map on which divine power could be read. The reader already familiar with studies of ancient religion will find in Prayer, Magic, and the Stars both old friends and new faces. Contributors include Gideon Bohak, Nicola Denzey, Jacco Dieleman, Radcliffe Edmonds, Marvin Meyer, Michael G. Morony, Ian Moyer, Francesca Rochberg, Jonathan Z. Smith, Mark S. Smith, Peter Struck, Michael Swartz, and Kasia Szpakowska. Published as part of Penn State's Magic in History series, Prayer, Magic, and the Stars appears at a time of renewed interest in divination and occult practices in the ancient world. It will interest a wide audience in the field of comparative religion as well as students of the ancient world and late antiquity.

When Prince Rodolfo's monsters attack her, Petra Kronos is spirited away to London. As she struggles to escape, Neel and Tomik sail the high seas, in search of her. Though separated by many miles, the three friends draw closer together in this sequel to The Cabinet of Wonders, called "astonishingly accomplished" by Publishers Weekly. Readers will not be disappointed in this adventure-filled novel that includes man-made monsters, the unraveling of a murder mystery, and the hunt for the Celestial Globe, which the prince of Bohemia will do anything to own.