Exclusive interview with the author about her new urban fantasy that takes readers on thrilling journey into Bay Area’s supernatural underbelly.  “Expect drama, romance, steamy sex, and heightened emotions—with Democracy hanging in the balance!”

The urban fantasy author stops by as part of her blog tour for her latest novel! Faith Hunter talks to Monster Complex about the fun—and challenges—of writing a magical story that’s also a police drama.

Learn about the latest book in this urban fantasy series about investigators who solve paranormal crimes. We also have info on every book in the series—including a collection with stories from both Soulwood and Jane Yellowrock!

This urban fantasy series from Patricia Briggs stars the shape-shifting mechanic who can take the form of a coyote. “I actively avoid power creep. I think that underpowered characters make much better protagonists.”

Wilde loves writing smart, flawed, wisecracking women who can solve a mystery, kick supernatural butt, and banter with hot men. Wilde tells Monster Complex how Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy changed her life, reveals what compels her stories, and explains why she seeks worldbuilding without common fantasy elements.

Urban fantasy author J.D. Blackrose tells Monster Complex about her unique brand of urban fantasy, what inspired her to go in that direction, and why she loves connecting with readers.

Urban fantasy author Faith Hunter has written multiple series. We go over her books, discuss with her the growing popularity of vampires, and she shares what ties her different fiction together.

How the page-turning YA horror/fantasy evaluates systemic violence toward marginalized teens. Jackson explains what inspired him, how he used the fantasy to comment on racism in education, and reveals other stories that inspired his new book.

Charlaine Harris is currently on a blog tour to celebrate the fifth installment in her Gunnie Rose series. She returns to the gritty and magical world of the fractured former United States. Lizbeth and her younger half-sister Felicia have finally been reunited, along with Lizbeth’s husband Eli and his younger brother, Peter.

A look at all the books in the series about a werewolf who hosts a talk radio advice show for the supernaturally disadvantaged. “I realized that vampires and werewolves and other supernatural creatures living in the modern world would need their own advice shows,” the author says, “because Dr. Laura and Dr. Phil just wouldn’t know what to do with their problems.”

Find about the books in the series combining edgy humor with a dark and truly twisted vision, delivering a masterful amalgam of action novel, urban fantasy, and in-your-face horror.

“‘The lingering dead don’t talk. I don’t know why.’ So that complicates his efforts to assist them.” From one of the most successful novelists comes one of his most popular works—starring a young fry cook who can see the spirits of the “lingering dead.”

Meet popular authors who contrast reality with magical elements to make social critiques. Including authors Louise Erdrich, Gabriel García Márquez, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Salman Rushdie, Toni Morrison, and more!

Looking at Kalayna Price’s urban fantasy series starring a witch who solves crimes speaking to the dead. “I enjoy working in a world that is recognizable but with a magical overlay,” the author says. “I like the endless possibilities available to work with.”

Paranormal romance author Heather Elizabeth King has been a story teller as long as she can remember. “I grew up with five older sisters and they all loved horror movies,” she says. Find out about her Zoey Matthews mysteries, with a heroine who may be afraid of ghosts, but still gets the job done.

The paranormal author talks about the broken love story that inspired her to write her own books. “What is wonderful about fantasy, science fiction, and paranormal novels is that the unknown, fantastical, and unmanageable can exist alongside the mundane and the familiar.”

Lauretta Hignett talks to Monster Complex about her fun, fast-paced urban fantasy series Foils and Fury. “The odd-couple buddy comedy practically wrote itself.” Foils and Fury is a fun, fast-paced urban fantasy and paranormal cozy mystery series with a diverse cast including witches, shifters, vampires, sassy skeletons and, of course, vengeance demons.

Find out how N.D. Jones is impacting publishing, learn about the story that inspired her to write a special brand of paranormal romance, and read up on the books in her Fairy Tale Fatale series. “What makes my brand of romance special is that I write what I see as a dearth in the paranormal romance genre.”

The Kate Daniels series from Ilona Andrews takes place in a magical version of Atlanta where the world has suffered a magic apocalypse…

Who wrote the Vampire Diaries books? And when did the Vampire Diaries books come out? The novels were written by more than one person, and we don’t even know all the names.