The Cold Kiss of Death

The editors of the bestselling bring home a new collection...with a never-before-published Sookie Stackhouse story!

 There's nothing like home renovation for finding skeletons in the closet or otherwordly portals in the attic. Now, for any homeowner who's ever wondered, "What's that creaking sound?" or fans of "how to" television who'd like a little unreality mixed in with their reality shows, editors Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner return with an all-new collection of the paranormal perils of Do-It-Yourself.

 Sookie Stackhouse resides in these pages, in a never-before-published story by #1 bestselling author Charlaine Harris. And bestselling authors Patricia Briggs, James Grady, Heather Graham, Melissa Marr, and nine other outstanding writers have constructed more frightening and funny fixer-upper tales guaranteed to shake foundations and rattle readers' pipes.

Genny's life has never been busier: the summer solstice is approaching, magic is going haywire, Spellcrackers.com is under inexperienced new management, and London is hosting this year's Carnival Fantastique. Then a unicorn is found horribly mutilated in Regent's Park, garden fairies start dying out of season, and an eminent wildlife activist and her young son are snatched from a Conservation Conference. Searching for answers takes Genny and her friends, Tavish the kelpie and the super-sexy vampire Malik al-Khan, deep into magical London to the decadent and dangerous Forum Mirabilis, the secret, bloody heart of the Carnival Fantastique. And it's not long before Genny and her friends are under attack from a millennium-old adversary as they fight to save both the victims and themselves ...

Genevieve Taylor is a Sidhe, one of the noble fae, and she's unusual, even in present-day London where celebrity vampires, eccentric goblins and scheming lesser fae mix freely with the human population. Genny is a rising star at Spellcrackers.com, where she finds the M' in magic—and that invariably leads to mischief, malice and—too often—murder.

Spellcrackers.com is affiliated to the Witch Council, whose ancient tenets prohibit any contact with vampires. Genny also works as a volunteer at a clinic which treats victims of vampire attacks. Then there's her extra-curricular activity, extracting vulnerable fae lured by the local fang gangs. Genny certainly doesn't wants any closer involvement with the vampire community. But when Mr October, one of the hot calendar pin-up vamps, is accused of violently murdering his girlfriend, Genny's called on to repay an old debt and prove his innocence. And that means consorting with some of the sexiest vamps in London!

 THE SWEET SCENT OF BLOOD is the first book of SPELLCRACKERS.COM, a sexy, sassy new series guaranteed to spice up your reading life!

On the surface, Genny's life seems ripple-free right now. Finn, her sexy boss and — well, Genny's not sure what else she wants him to be, but he's stopped pushing for a decision on their relationship. The seductive vampire Malik al-Khan has vanished back into the shadows. And the witches have declared her no longer a threat. But unless Genny can find a way to break the fertility curse afflicting London's fae, she knows this is just the lull before the magical storm. Then a faeling — a teenage girl — is fished out of the River Thames, dead and bound with magic, and Genny is called into investigate. As she digs through the clues, her search takes a sinister and dangerous turn, exposing age-old secrets that might be better left buried. Then another faeling disappears, and Genny finds herself in a race against time to save the faeling and stop the curse from claiming its next victim — herself!

Роман Сьюзан Маклеод «Сладкий запах крови» — это блистательное сочетание фэнтезийного детектива, готического триллера и женского романа, настоящее открытие и безусловный бестселлер! Впервые на русском языке!

В Лондоне уже давно, примерно с пятнадцатого века, люди, ведьмы, вампиры и прочая пестрая британская нежить договорились сосуществовать по принципу «живи и дай жить другим». И с тех пор пытаются этот договор соблюдать.

Дженни (Женевьева) Тейлор, 24 года, зарабатывает на жизнь тем, что занимается разрушением и снятием нелегальных чар и заклятий, усмирением распоясавшихся пикси и ревнивых домовых. Устает не столько от работы, сколько от повышенного мужского внимания. Дело в том, что Дженни — фея-сида, об эротических талантах которых сложены легенды.

Однажды в Лондоне происходит громкое убийство: погибла юная Мелисса Бэнкс, невеста красавца-вампира Роберто, фотомодели и сердцееда. Дженни оказывается втянута в расследование и попутно — в целую кучу неприятностей, большая часть которых берет начало в жутковатом прошлом Женевьевы...