When star investigative reporter Kaitlin 'Seattle' Blackwood arrives in Cambodia to look for her missing father, she drops right into the middle of the mystery her father left behind. To make matters worse, two strangers try to abduct her and the one man she had hoped never to see again comes to her rescue. B.J. McCallum - ex-lover, ex-man of her dreams, ex-photojournalist - almost ruined her career when his exploded. He comes complete with his own heap of troubles: a murdered monk, stolen rubies and missing orphans, all of which might be linked to her father's disappearance. Can Kaitlin and B.J. quit fighting long enough to solve the case and survive in a country where people have a habit of disappearing? Once again, Karen L. McKee hits just the right note of humor as she leads readers on a romantic adventure, this time through the exotic, flooded landscapes of Cambodia during monsoon season. Shadow Play is a cross between 'Romancing the Stone' and 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', a fantastic romp with wonderful characters and an authentic setting.

After surviving the attempted destruction of the American Midwest, Vallon and her allies face an even greater danger: Homeland Security's decision to destroy all Gifted - those people who can rewrite the landscape using only their minds. In a breakneck race to save her kind, Vallon rushes back to Seattle, only to find that friends are not really friends and nothing is what it seems. Will circumstances force her to break every moral code to stop an imminent war between Gifted and unGifted? Karen L. Abrahamson establishes the American Geological Survey series as a thriller roller coaster of a ride within the urban fantasy genre. A fantastic story of cartographic magic, danger and betrayal, Aftermath will grab readers by the throat and drag them through to the end. Unputdownable.

Bound by Earth Magic. Confined by Duty. Reimagine Persephone's myth, when a modern day ranching community still holds to ancient rites. At age eleven the valley rites bound Letha Rivers to Shelter Lake as the consort of Spring. Now in her twenties she yearns to be free, but Spring itself and the people of Shelter Valley conspire to hold her. The return of the valley's prodigal son, Tyler Hunt, may provide a means of escape, or will falling in love entwine her deeper into an unwanted life? But Tyler carries his own dangerous past that could destroy both him and Letha. If they leave will Spring return, or will the valley Letha both loves and hates wither and die under eternal winter?

Afterburn introduces readers to the ultra-secret world where only the agents of the American Geological Survey stand between America and those with the power to rewrite the landscape with the stroke of a pen. When agent Vallon Drake discovers her latest partner entombed in the wall of a parking garage it sets in play a whirlwind of cartographic terrorism that threatens not just Seattle but everything Vallon knows and believes. A gritty adventure, Afterburn, takes urban fantasy in a whole new direction. Readers looking for a new kind of magic, colorful characters, and a mysterious stranger to fall in love with, will find Afterburn delivers "Afterburn is an exciting and original addition to the urban fantasy genre. Afterburn will keep you reading long past your bedtime " Adrian Phoenix, critically acclaimed author of The Maker's Song series

In the gripping sequel to Afterburn, a massive quake threatens America's heartland just as Homeland Security arrests the only people who can protect the country-the Gifted agents of the American Geological Survey. Only Vallon Drake can battle the unseen forces that will devastate America, but stopping the culprits means first she must face the demons of her past and admit her own transgressions. Karen Abrahamson's Cartographer's universe continues to thrill readers with its unique brand of magic. Aftershock is as steamy as the sultry Mississippi Valley in which it is set. Readers looking for more of Vallon Drake and her mysterious lover will love it.

Shapeshifter. Empath. Thief. In rain-swept Vancouver, Canada, Jaymee Gray plies her craft and avoids the men whose desires can physically reshape her into the woman they want. When a job goes horribly wrong and a woman dies, it sets off a breakneck adventure where Jaymee meets David Corbin, perhaps the only man who desires her as she is, at the same time as a killer destroys every woman he touches. His next victim? Jaymee. Karen L. Abrahamson hits a knockout punch of an urban fantasy with a strong, sassy heroine and a strong romantic hero anyone could love. Mutable Things takes a smart sideways look at the impact of desires on all of our lives. For heat, for action and characters you can love, enter the rain-soaked world of Jaymee Gray. You'll love it.

In the aftermath of Couver's devastating defeat, Terra Vargas abandons her city in search of redemption. Across treacherous mountains she follows an insistent drum beat that might be friends guiding her to safety... or those who want her dead. Ruthless marauders pursue her. So do those who believe the prophecy that she will destroy the world. Will Terra escape her enemies or will she choose to become what they fear the most?

Terra Vargas and Ravi Sanghera must team up again in this sequel to Terra Incognita. Terra learns that her mother, long lost to attacking marauders, may still be alive. Her rescue depends on Terra. Before they can rush to her mother's aid, marauding deepee, attack Couver, the last city standing on the American coast. What the storm torn Earth didn't destroy, the deepee will. Terra's awakening power promises a solution, or may destroy them all. Karen L. Abrahamson returns us to the vivid post-apocalyptic world of flooded Couver and a magic powerful enough to rewrite everything.

"Romance, adventure, a courageous heroine-and one of the coolest fantasy concepts you'll ever see. THE CARTOGRAPHER'S DAUGHTER is an epic tale of a young woman with the power to destroy or create, simply by redrawing the map of the world. Lianna's story will sweep you away to a world you've never experienced before-and one that might disappear before your very eyes." Robin Brande, Author of Evolution, Me & Other Freaks of Nature; Fat Cat; Doggirl; and The Parallel series. In 1432 Portugal, Lianna Reinel lives with her Aunt and Uncle in a small secret enclave of magical beings called Cartos. Long ago the Cartos race held dominion over the earth and could rewrite it at will. Their arrogance led to a cataclysm, the end of all things, and the human racial memory of demons. It also led to a Cartos Edict against the use of their magick. Lianna's forbidden love for a human boy, Gil Eannes, and the arrival of Prince Henrique of Portugal who needs an alliance with Lianna's uncle to finance a holy war, leads to Gil's banishment on a deadly journey to the actual end of the earth. Forced to choose between her love or obedience, Lianna wakens old magick and then must face the consequences: Fire. Water. Pestilence. And lost love.