Robyn Bachar’s Bad Witch series blends urban fantasy and romance in a Chicago filled with magic, vampires, shapeshifters and troublemaking Shakespearean fairies. Even a bad witch deserves a second chance. Catherine Baker stopped caring about magician politics after the witches threw her out four years ago, convicted of the “crime” of using harmful magic in self-defense. Life as an outcast was nothing new, thanks to her father’s wicked reputation, but the injustice left her heart scarred. Especially since she’d been turned in by the man she loved. Alexander Duquesne has never faltered in his duties as a guardian—until now. He still suffers lingering guilt over his role in Cat’s exile, and when the old Titania is murdered, Cat is in line to be the next victim. Lex will do anything to keep Cat alive, even if she hates him for it. Hunted by a powerful stranger intent on drawing her into an evil web, Cat reluctantly accepts Lex’s protection and the resurrected desire that comes along with it. Lex faces the fight of his life to keep her safe…and win her back. If they both survive.

Robyn Bachar’s Bad Witch series blends romance and urban fantasy in a world filled with magic, vampires, shapeshifters and troublemaking Shakespearean faeries. Liars and tigers and weres, oh my! Riley O’Driscoll’s perfect life cracked thanks to her nasty divorce, and then her world shattered when her beloved grandmother’s murder left her with a surprise inheritance of magic and mayhem. Riley has less than a year to learn a lifetime’s worth of witchcraft, and after a career of academic excellence Riley has only failed in two subjects: love and magic. When witch hunters break down Riley’s door, a miscast spell sends her through the looking glass and into the path of sexy shapeshifter Jeremiah Galestrom. Jere was an agent of the Wild Hunt—an elite team of sorcerers sworn to protect magiciankind by hunting dangerous shapeshifters—who was infected and left for dead after his team was massacred. His faerie family saved his life, but his rescue left him trapped in Faerie with no hope of escape—until Riley arrives. They strike a bargain that trades a year of Jeremiah’s protection for Riley’s help, and Riley finds herself with a new roommate who’s a real tiger. With the hunters closing in, can Riley trust her life—and her heart—with a man who is counting the days to his freedom? And while Jeremiah knows he can protect Riley from the hunters, can he protect her from himself, and the wild magic within him?

It’ s better to be a bad witch than a dead one. A Bad Witch story. One thing stands between Catherine Duquesne and happily-ever-after with her soul mate Lex—her unwanted bond with billionaire vampire Zachary Harrison. Married life is hard enough without adding an uninvited vampire to the mix, and being tied to Zach endangers more than just her relationship. If Zach dies, she dies, and with his new seat on the necromancer council being challenged by older, more powerful masters, his life expectancy is dwindling fast. Vampire politics is only the beginning of Cat’s problems. Hunters are stalking magicians, abducting entire families and killing anyone who resists. As the current Titania and Oberon, Cat and Lex must protect their people, but Cat’s dark past keeps the victims from seeking their help. Worse, the former Titania’s granddaughter wants to oust Cat from the job, believing her vampire ties make her unfit. To break the bond Cat must broker deals with devils on a journey that will take her to hell and back—literally. Freedom comes at a high price, but Cat will risk anything to save her people and her marriage. This book contains explicit language, faerie shenanigans, a field trip to hell, even more magician sex, and gratuitous violence against vampires, demons, hunters, helicopters and the kitchen sink.

All treats! No Tricks! Enjoy recipes for corn broth soup, chocolate-chocolate chip cookies, and pumpkin pie thumbprint kolackies along with these fantastic fall romance stories. With a dedication from bestsellers Tracey Devlyn and Adrienne Giordano, this collection was written by the Windy City Chapter of RWA in honor of librarian and author A. Lynne Wall, and proceeds will go to Breast Cancer Research Foundation (www.bcrf.org) Stories include: Wrong Rapunzel by Regena Bryant: When his best friend needs one last fling before settling down into an arranged marriage, Wallace agrees to distract and entertain a Rapunzel at the annual SOS Masquerade Ball. After spending the evening with a bright, compassionate lady wearing a ton of costume hair, Wallace is rethinking the wisdom of the elders because he’s fallen in love with the wrong Rapunzel. At the Hollywood Canteen by Rachael Passan: 1942—the world is at war and spies can be lurking anywhere, even in Hollywood. Lt. Eric Nagle is working undercover at Majestics Studios but keeps his eyes open at the famed Hollywood Canteen. There, he meets Hana Welles, a Studio seamstress volunteering at the Canteen, who has her own secrets to hide. Werewolves, faeries and more appear in Spooky Hearts by Lia Violet where a mysterious ghost can't stop the sizzling romance between a tattoo artist and a baker. Blood Toil, and Trouble by Robyn Bachar: Why settle for bad, when you can be wicked? Marie is the wild child of the venerable Duquesne family, born to break her mama’s heart. After failing at her guardian duties on two previous assignments, protecting Chicago’s magician community is Marie’s last chance at redemption. But with hunters preying on the people she’s supposed to protect, Marie must join forces with sexy, tempting Dr. Brian Dannaher to combat them—and nothing is more dangerous than falling for a vampire. Brian lives in the shadow of the other area chroniclers, often overlooked but grudgingly content to live a quiet, unremarkable unlife—until bold, vivacious Marie stirs desires he has long ignored. Chroniclers are meant to investigate and record magician history, and never to interfere with it. They most certainly do not charge into the fray and battle the rising darkness, but Brian was a soldier in life and hates the idea of watching from the sidelines. Brian would do anything to fight at Marie’s side, even if that means violating the oaths of his order. When the hunters strike too close to home, Marie has the chance to prove herself worthy of her family’s upstanding guardian reputation. But being a good guardian means ignoring the desire drawing her into Brian’s arms, and it’s so much more fun being bad… And many more...

The danger intensifies as the Bad Witch series continues. It’s good to be bad… Patience Roberts is the last summoner standing between magiciankind and certain demon invasion. After banishing two or three demons a day for too long, gods know she’d like nothing better than a little down time with her number one distraction—Faust. But with vampires, hunters and assassins lined up to take her out, who has the time? Still, she has to admit her resistance to the amorous faerie is wearing thin. Not that she’ll ever let on—after all, faeries are notorious for their short romantic attention spans. Faust, a Shadowspawn faerie, watched as his outcast clan dwindled to nothing. Determined to hold on to the woman he loves, he’ll do whatever it takes to protect Patience. And one day build a life with her. When an old demon enemy punches through the barrier between the worlds, Patience must draw on every ounce of her reputation as a cast-iron bitch to temporarily banish him. To get rid of him for good, she’ll have to sacrifice one too many pieces of her soul to leave room for love… Praise for Fire in the Blood: >"FIRE IN THE BLOOD is a sizzling, suspenseful paranormal romance. Robyn Bachar has given us three wonderful new creations with Patience, Faust, and Harvey along with all the supporting cast of characters—I've fallen a little bit in love with Faust, he's so willing to give everything for Patience that you can over-look the fact that he's a Shadowspawn faerie and a member of an outcast clan. FIRE IN THE BLOOD is impossible to resist, and is an absolute must read." —Fresh Fiction "Though it was my first in the Bad Witch Books, I was able to fall into Fire in the Blood easily. I enjoyed the interaction between Faust and Patience. Bachar did a great job of keeping a strong leading lady while still allowing her to have a vulnerable side. If you are looking for a new story to spark your interest, Fire in the Blood will do just that. Faeries, vampires, and demons, and some steamy scenes Fire in the Blood has a little bit of everything. A great read to keep you warm on a cold night." —Sizzling Hot Book Reviews, 4 Heart review

Robyn Bachar's Bad Witch series blends romance and urban fantasy in a setting filled with magic, vampires and meddling faeries. How do you convince a skeptic to reverse your curse? Natividad Houlihan travels the world searching for stunning historical sites with juicy secrets...and ghosts. Nati doesn't believe in the supernatural, but as a location scout for the Spirit Seekers paranormal investigation show she works for true believers. The team is thrilled at the opportunity to investigate an infamous Spanish haunted mansion—but the price of admission requires Nati to spend two weeks stumbling around in the dark searching for EVPs and light anomalies. Nati's only company is Cris, the estate's surly, sexy caretaker, who intrigues her during the day and stars in her vivid erotic fantasies at night. Don Cristobal Mendoza loved unwisely and paid the price for his indiscretion, suffering a vicious curse that trapped him within the bounds of his ancestral estate. By day he is the manor's mysterious caretaker, and by night he is the shadow demon who stalks its halls. For centuries he has hidden his condition from the world as he despaired of ever being freed from his curse. Nati is determined to unearth the secrets Cris has kept for centuries and bring his past to light, but Cris can't resist the chance to indulge his dark desires with a bold, beautiful American skeptic. As the balance of magical power shifts, they must work together to break the curse before Cris' time runs out.

A love worth dying for...twice? Anne Williams is a seer—the rarest, most dangerous kind of magician—gifted with the ability to divine the past, present and future. Anne spent her life hiding her true nature to protect her from those who would abuse her prophetic powers, but with an impending apocalypse on the horizon Anne can't afford to stay in the shadows. Anne steps up the plate to help magiciankind, but someone tries to take her out of the game—permanently. Wounded and with nowhere else to go, Anne finds shelter with chronicler Simon St. Jerome, but with one touch he plunges Anne into a tangled web of secrets and lies. Simon spent centuries concealing his past while recording the history of magician society, but nothing can hide the truth from a seer. As his soul mate, Anne is determined to discover every secret he's buried—including the tale of how she died once before in a failed attempt to spend eternity with her immortal lover. As danger closes in around them, Anne and Simon must overcome the scars of their pasts, or risk never seeing their futures.