Full Metal Magic

If you like knights in tarnished armor, bad boys who step up and do the right thing when the chips are down and tortured souls striving for redemption then you’ve come to the right place. Full Metal Magic is a collection of stories from some of the best authors in dark, gritty urban fantasy. Violent, irreverent, these are not he “heroes” you’d want to take home to meet your mother. But when the things that go bump in the night are hounding at your heels then a bad boy in your corner is just what the doctor ordered. Even if he has a foul mouth, a surly attitude and is prone to violence.

THE BULL DEMON KING by J.A. Cipriano - Mac Brennan just wanted to take his girlfriend to the fair, but the Bull Demon King had other plans...

Part of The Thrice Cursed Mage series

Mac Brennan woke up in a dumpster with no memory, a black right arm covered in glowing tattoos and a cat demon in his head. It’s never a good idea to make a deal with a demon but sometimes desperate times calls for desperate measures. And Mac will do anything to protect those he loves, even if he can’t remember them or why they need protection.

THE BLACK DOOR by Domino Finn - Cisco Suarez is dragged to the depths of the underground Miami nightlife, where seekers of arcane knowledge may just get their wish.

Part of Black Magic Outlaw series

Cisco Suarez is a necromancer, shadow charmer, and black magic outlaw. He wakes up in a dumpster with no memory of the last ten years. Seems he’s been dead or rather undead. A zombie thrall to a voodoo gang leader. Now that he’s returned to the land of the living he has some scores to settle. Namely finding out who killed him and destroyed his family.

DANCE OF THE DEAD by Sonya Bateman - Halloween in Manhattan gets weirder than usual for Gideon Black, who finds himself up against a powerful necromancer looking to raise a lot more than the dead.

Part of The DeathSpeaker Codex series

After escaping the family that made his childhood a nightmare, Gideon Black is content to lead a quiet life. As a body mover for the city he lives in his van and transports the deceased to their final resting place. Then he saves a werewolf from a group of hunters and his quiet life changes forever. Gideon is plunged into a world he never knew existed. Supernatural creatures are real and they are being hunted by a dark cult who is set on ridding the world of the non-humans … after they learn to harness the Others’ powers for themselves of course. Gideon finds himself between a rock and a hard place. Half human, half Seelie he fits in neither world but both sides want him. For Gideon is the legendary DeathSpeaker, able to command the dead to speak. His quiet life just became a whole lot more complicated. (This series gets better with every book. Highly recommended.)

HARD ROW by Ambrose Ibsen - Demon-hearted brawler Lucian Colt prepares to trace a human trafficking operation to its fountainhead. But will he and his teammates prove a match for what awaits them in the seedy stretch of Hard Row?

Part of Demon-Hearted series

Lucian Colt is a retrieval expert who tracks down stolen pieces of art for wealthy clients. Giving a beat down on whoever stole the item is part of the service. On his last job he walks in on something he wasn’t meant to see and is murdered...by witches. Never one to let a good bruiser go to waste, an ancient secret society steps in and saves Lucian’s life by giving him a new heart. A heart that once belonged to a demon. Now as a member of the society Lucian provides the muscle for his team of supernatural investigators and that is just fine with the demon riding shotgun in his chest. For when the chips are down the demon comes out to play and violence follows.


ANGRY SPARK by Al K. Line - When an old vampire "buddy" calls you in the middle of the night, and asks for a favor, hang up on the them and stay the hell in bed. I was stupid. I got dressed, and nearly got dead soon after.

Part of Dark Magic Enforcer series

Faz Pound is a dark magic enforcer, tasked with keeping magic hidden from the world. Called Black Spark by the Hidden community he is the chief enforcer for the Council that governs all magic users. When a practitioner abuses his power Spark is sent to take care of the problem. For besides being a gifted magic user, Spark has a very special talent. He has the ability to absorb the magic from others leaving the mage unable to access magic any longer. This talent makes him feared as well as respected. This is another of those series that gets better with every book. The magic system is unique and the characters interesting. Books 4 really ramps up the intensity of the series and we really see Faz grow into his own. Give this one a try.

FAMILY BUSINESS by Rob Cornell - Sorcerer Sebastian Light expects his first day as a demon hunter to go off without a hitch, but sometimes family issues are harder to slay than even the surliest of goblins.

Part of Unturned series

Using powerful elemental magic, Sorcerer Sebastian Light has cornered the market on demon hunting in Detroit. But after a group of vampires try to turn him, the bounty is now on this own head. Using his magic to keep himself unturned, he searches to find a cure before he becomes vampire or his fellow hunters find him.

VALENTINE BLUES by James A. Hunter - As violence breaks out and people start dying, only Yancy Lazarus--bluesman, gambler, mage, and former wet-works man--can put things right. Well, he can try ...

Part of the Yancy Lazarus series

As a former Fix-It man for the Guild of the Staff, the enforcement arm of the mage ruling body, Yancy Lazarus just wants to be left alone. He wants to play his blues music, smoke a few cigarettes, and otherwise leave the supernatural world to fend for itself. He’s a rambler and a gambler who all too often lets his stupid bleeding heart lead him into trouble. When you pack the magical might Yancy does you don’t have to look too far for trouble. It always seems to find him. Another great series.

A DRIVE IN THE COUNTRY by Craig Schaefer - For Daniel Faust, driving a condemned man to his death dredges up old memories and old ghosts. You can't outrun the past.

Part of the Daniel Faust series

Daniel Faust is a P.I. and sorcerer for hire. An ex-gangster with ties to Las Vegas’s criminal element, he uses black magic and the occasional bullet to solve his clients' problems.

CHASE THE DARK by Pippa DaCosta - New York's sewers are infested with gators. As Ace Dante investigates, it becomes clear there's something far worse beneath the streets, and it's out for revenge.

Part of The Soul Eater series

Ace Dante former apprentice of Ammit, the Devourer of Souls, was banished from the underworld for devouring the souls of the innocent. Devouring souls is addictive and when the souls of the damned were not enough to feed his habit he took the innocent. Now enslaved to the god Osiris, who enjoys nothing better than torturing his captive, he is forced to do whatever the god commands. Haunted by his past crimes, Ace makes his living policing the streets of New York, protecting the unsuspecting public from demons and irresponsible magic users while trying to survive the machinations of the gods. Buckle your seat belts this one is an emotional roller coaster.