Bøker av J a Ironside

Fairy tale, nounA fantasy folk tale featuring magical, imaginary beings and lands.An idealised situation.A fabricated story, especially one intended to deceive.The place where you learn the true meaning of 'fear'. Everything is going well for Amy Matthews. Apart from the nightmares... Harker & Blackthorn expect trouble. They live and breathe it. None of them expect the current state of quiet to last. Considering the unspoken strain within the team, maybe a dose of trouble is just what they need. When people start to go missing from around Oxford, leaving only mysterious burned marks on the ground behind them, Amy is almost relieved. At least until she connects it with a slew of 'fairy tale' creature appearances. And not the good kind of fairy tales. Her life as a scientist is about to collide disastrously with her extra-curricular activities. Before they can say 'Brothers Grimm', Harker & Blackthorn are facing down impossible monsters straight out of the darkest parts of the human psyche. Meanwhile, Amy is struggling with her past. Panic over the future leads to a fatal lapse in judgement. One with the direst consequences. Amy and Rebekah are faced with a deadline: three days to go where no human should go, where logic holds no sway. If they fail, the missing will remain lost forever. And so will Harker & Blackthorn... Nightmare Trail is the tenth book in the wild ride Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like sassy heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Series order; Dead Man's Hand (author website)Slice of DeathLoch & QuayAcquainted with the NightSeason of MistsCrowned with BoneAuld Lang Syne (novella)The Sea in DarknessSummer's Lease (novella)For the Dead Travel FastThe Shadow & the SoulThis Wild JusticeThe Death Upon Her Eyes (novella, October 2022)Nightmare TrailA Midnight Profound (novella, December, 2022)Where Wolves Fear to Prey (February, 2023)Carrion Comfort (novella, April, 2023)Take the Low Road (July, 2023) And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.

Harvest, nounThe process or period of gathering, usually crops.See also 'offering'. Bruised in more ways than one after Harker & Blackthorn's most recent misadventure, Amy is restless and frustrated with unasked, unanswered questions. A call for help from a housing developer in Northumberland could be just the diversion she needs - especially since it includes mysterious reports of a giant lizard-like creature.Rebekah laughs off the suggestion that they might have found a true dragon. Nothing is more biologically improbable. But even she has to admit there's something odd going on.The picturesque town of Briarley is too perfect, too prosperous. Instead of encountering the small town clannishness she expects, Amy finds herself enthusiastically welcomed by the Local Council. And Steve is definitely acting strange.Could the town's perfect exterior conceal a dark and malevolent heart?As tensions boil within Harker & Blackthorn and further acts of increasingly nasty sabotage occur, Amy is forced to confront a truth she has been running from. Only facing her fears can avert the coming disaster. If it's not already too late.If there's one thing a physicist can spot, it's a pattern. The Petty Harvest draws near - will everything end in fire and blood?The Shadow & the Soul is the eighth book in the gripping Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like snarky heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, you'll love this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Join the team today! Series order; Dead Man's Hand (Author website) Slice of Death Loch & Quay Acquainted with the Night Season of Mists Crowned with Bone Auld Lang Syne The Sea in Darkness Summer's Lease For the Dead Travel Fast The Shadow & the Soul This Wild Justice (September, 2022) Nightmare Trail (October, 2022)And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.

Wedding, noun. A ceremony, celebrating the formal union of two parties in marriage.Absolutely not the place for cryptids.After all the obstacles they've overcome, a simple family visit should pose no problems for Harker & Blackthorn. Then again, there's nothing simple about a Thornton family gathering. Summoned back to East Riding by Steve's sister to attend a lavish wedding, Amy is alternately looking forward to finding out more about her boyfriend's past and battling nerves at meeting his family. The mixture of welcome and hostility which greets her is not promising. Not that there's any time to think about that. Amy is soon pressed into joining the bridal party which sends her stumbling into a family mystery. A late-night attack and series of strange events raises questions over the Thorntons' illustrious and bloody origins. Could a long dormant curse hang over them? And out in the Yorkshire Wolds, a strange, savage beast is on the prowl. A family wedding. A full moon. What could possibly go wrong? Where Wolves Fear to Prey is the eleventh book in the fun and fast paced Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like sassy heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Series order;Dead Man's Hand (Author website)Slice of DeathLoch & QuayAcquainted with the NightSeason of MistsCrowned with BoneAuld Lang Syne (Novella)The Sea in DarknessSummer's Lease (Novella)For the Dead Travel FastThe Shadow & the SoulThis Wild JusticeThe Death Upon Her Eyes (Novella. January 2022)Nightmare TrailA Midnight Profound (Novella)Where Wolves Fear to PreyCarrion Comfort (April, 2023)Take the Low Road (July, 2023) And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.

Retribution, nounPunishment, sanctioned by law, meted out in return for an offence or crime.You know what you did.See also: Revenge.For the first time ever, Amy finds herself wishing for a quiet life. Recent changes in her friendship with Steve mean that she's not desperate to charge off chasing cryptids for a change. In fact, if Harker & Blackthorn could avoid trouble for a few months, that would be great. There are other things on her mind right now. Be careful what you wish for - you might just get the complete opposite. Summoned to Dartmoor by the brutal killing of Rebekah's mentor, the Harker & Blackthorn team find themselves mired in deception and at odds with each other. A dangerous animal is on the loose, but the facts just don't fit a diagnosis of murder. With the boss driven by rage and dangerously reckless, and secrets threatening to split the fault lines in the team wide open, Amy and Steve find themselves facing an old enemy. A creature they barely survived an encounter with before. And this time, it's personal. The case is far more twisted than any of them could have imagined. Rebekah isn't the only one who wants revenge... This Wild Justice is the ninth book in the edge-of-your-seat Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like sassy heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Series order; Dead Man's Hand (author website)Slice of DeathLoch & QuayAcquainted with the NightSeason of MistsCrowned with BoneAuld Lang Syne (novella)The Sea in DarknessSummer's Lease (novella)For the Dead Travel FastThe Shadow & the SoulThis Wild JusticeThe Death Upon Her Eyes (novella, October 2022)Nightmare TrailA Midnight Profound (novella, December, 2022)Where Wolves Fear to Prey (February, 2023)Carrion Comfort (novella, May, 2023)Take the Low Road (July, 2023) And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.

Peril, nounSerious and immediate danger.Exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed or lost.Harker & Blackthorn's general state of being. Amy Matthews - physicist, psychic and cryptozoology consultant - is thrilled to be travelling to Romania on Harker & Blackthorn's latest case. Rebekah has finally managed to track down an informant who can tell them where the rogue DNA used to make sanguivorous panthers came from. While her methods of acquiring the intel aren't entirely legal, none of the team are technically breaking the law. Yet.What should have been a quick, risk-free job turns into a political nightmare when the team are accused of a heinous crime. Pushed into the service of a mysterious, ancient organisation, Amy, Rebekah and Steve must journey into the forests of Southern Transylvania in search of answers.Failure is not an option if they ever want to make it home.And in a remote mountain stronghold, an inhuman intelligence watches their progress with interest...and hungers. For the Dead Travel Fast is the seventh book in the riveting Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like snarky heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. Join the team today! Series order; Slice of Death Loch & Quay Acquainted with the Night Season of Mists Crowned with Bone Should Auld Acquaintance be Forgot The Sea in Darkness Summer's Lease For the Dead Travel Fast The Shadow & the Soul (July 2022)And if you like long, connected series where you get to hang out in the same universe with the characters you've grown to love, you're in luck. Follow the early adventures of Amy's older sister in Unveiled, which starts with I Belong to the Earth.