New Urban Fantasy Series
If you’re in the mood for a feel-good story that will make you laugh out loud and believe in a hidden magical world, Bound By Fate, book 1 in my new Blind Fury series, releases on Thursday and will be available in Kindle Unlimited! Audio is currently underway. If you haven’t preordered yet, there’s still time: mybook.to/BoundByFate
I’m currently writing book 2, Bargain with Fate. The current plan is to release 3 books in the series this year, and then the final 3 books in 2027. Between those books, I’ll be working on a different fantasy series, as well as a related short story for an upcoming anthology. I’ll share more on the fantasy series once I’m finished with my current WIP. In the meantime, I’m excited for you to start Bound By Fate! The feedback has been great so far:)
Urban Fantasy World-Building
I love building new worlds. It’s one of the reasons I don’t write many interconnected series. If the stories are all set in the same world, it limits my behind-the-scenes fun. In my new Blind Fury series, the story is (mainly) set on a fictional island off the coast of Savannah, Georgia, where supernaturals live in a secret ‘retirement’ community because they were in danger of being outed by modern technology. Their assistant director of security and the protagonist is Maya August, a woman with hidden talents and secrets of her own. In this series, I get to explore and develop multiple settings—the historic city of Savannah, an isolated retirement community, an island, and then incorporate a variety of mythologies, including that of the fae. I’ve had fae characters in other series, but I haven’t done as much with their lore until now. As always, I try to create a version that isn’t overdone and put my own spin on it. I’ve also been fortunate to be able to spend time in Savannah, which has only enhanced the stories in this series. Walking through Colonial Park Cemetery gave me the idea for a fight scene, as well as a secret entrance to the fae realm. Every walk outside triggers a new idea to incorporate into the next book. Nothing inspires my creativity more than nonfiction reading and travel. Bound By Fate is the first book in the new series. It’s due out on February 12, 2026, and you can preorder now.
Fast-Paced and Funny Urban Fantasy
If you’re in the market for 5 fast-paced and funny urban fantasy series starters from bestselling urban fantasy authors that feature smart heroines, found family feels, and supernatural shenanigans, I’ve got you covered!
I never wanted to save the world… or these damned werewolves.
Life was pretty sweet until my hellhound bit one of them. Then I accidentally killed him—the werewolf, not my hellhound. Now I need to help the local alpha track down and destroy a rogue angel or I’ll lose everything that’s important to me, like my Corvette, and my awesome house with a pool.
I might wind up dead. I might wind up back in Hel. Or I might just pull something impish and manage to wiggle my way out of the whole mess.
WARNING: This series has laugh-out loud antics, an OCD werewolf, and a sexy angel. Get ready to binge read this bestselling antihero urban fantasy series!
Read this series after: Jenn Stark’s Immortal Vegas Series.
Grab A Demon Bound here: https://books2read.com/u/mY6xnw
The mission: kill demons. The distraction: one hot-as-hell slayer. Welcome to urban fantasy’s funniest, spiciest, demon-hunting trial by fire.
Nava Katz is an expert at lowering expectations. She’s cynical, aimless, and perfectly content to let her twin brother, Ari, be the family’s golden boy. He’s the one who trained his whole life to join the Brotherhood.
He’s also the one the magical induction ring was supposed to choose. But when Nava crashes the ceremony, the ring doesn’t fit Ari. It snaps onto her finger.It’s her worst nightmare: a purpose.
Stuck with powers she doesn’t want or know how to use, and a Brotherhood that’s just waiting for her to fail, Nava needs a crash course in survival. Unfortunately, her teacher is Rohan Mitra—an ex-rock god turned slayer whose inner demons earn nods of respect from actual ones. He’s dangerous, tempting, and the best bad decision ever.
Now she must master her magic and survive the demons hunting her long enough to stay alive.
The Brotherhood wants her gone. The demons want her dead. She’s already nailing it.
Read this complete series after: Darynda Jones’ Charley Davidson for more laugh-out-loud humor.
Grab The Unlikeable Demon Hunter here: https://deborahwildebooks.com/collections/nava-katz/products/unlikeable-demon-hunter-ebook
It’s Buffy meets The Big Bang Theory… binge this hot, hilarious new series now!
Okay, look, being a seventeen-year-old child genius working my way through Harvard was supposed to be the hardest part of my life.
I’m Marie—smart mouth, zero impulse control, laser-focused on one goal: getting custody of my baby brother to keep him out of foster care. Oh, and building an Iron Man suit and eventually taking over the world. One thing at a time, though.
But when a gorgeous older man at a museum tempts me with a combination of mansplaining and faulty math, I find myself tied up in the basement of an abandoned dentist school. Standard serial killer, right?
Not quite. Turns out, he was a vampire. And he’s turned me into a bloodsucker on the way out.
Bye-bye, Harvard. Hello, tiny, creepy night college in Eternity, Louisiana. I’ve got a place in a dorm room at Noctiluna House because, get this, the previous occupant was brutally murdered in what is now my room.
Common sense would dictate I should try and find her killer, just in case they come for me and try to carve my heart out like they did to her. So, I’m on the case, and it should be easy. After all, I’m something of an expert on serial killers.
But I’m about to discover that interviewing suspects can be tricky when all you can think about is chewing on their neck.
Grab A Little Bite here: https://mybook.to/alittlebite
Burn through this complete, multi-award-winning series!
I can tell when you’re lying. Every. Single. Time.
I’m Jinx. As a private investigator, being a walking, talking lie detector is a useful skill – but let’s face it, it’s not normal. You’d think it would make my job way too easy, but even with my weird skills, I still haven’t been able to track down my parent’s killers.
When I’m hired to find a missing university student, I hope to find her propped up at a bar – yet my gut tells me there’s more to this case than a party girl gone wild. Firstly, she’s a bookish soul who’s as likely to go off the rails as Mother Theresa. Secondly, I’m not the only one on her trail; she’s also being tracked by the implacable and oh-so-sexy Inspector Stone.
Stone and I team up, and he shoves me into a realm where magic is real – a place where there are vampyrs and werewolves, dragons and trolls. And where my skills are more than just detecting lies…
Oh, and my dog? He’s a freaking hellhound who can manipulate the magical realms themselves.
I need to find the girl.
I need to discover who killed my parents.
And I need to find out more about the attractive but mysterious Zachary Stone…
Read this series after: Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels.
Grab Glimmer of the Other here: https://readerlinks.com/l/1928018
Kit McCafferty’s life is quiet, unremarkable and filled with cat hair. In the magical city of Coldstream, located on the border between Scotland and England, Kit is viewed as little more than mildly eccentric and mostly harmless. She passes her days caring for her family of five cats, feeding the local feral moggies, and maintaining relatively good relations with her neighbours.
All that changes, however, when a teenage werewolf shows up at her door in the desperate hope of renting out a nearby vacant flat. Kit knows that the smart move is to tell him to leave. The last thing she needs is to become embroiled in complicated shapeshifter politics. But something about the secretive young werewolf tugs at her heartstrings.
It’s not long before Kit ends up caught in a maelstrom of mysterious crime and magical wrong-doing. Fortunately, there’s far more to Kit McCafferty than meets the eye and she has a few dark secrets of her own.Of course, anyone with an ounce of intelligence knows that you underestimate a cat lady at your own peril.
Read this series after: Rivers of London by Ben Aaronvitch.
Grab Waifs & Strays here: mybook.to/waifs
For your bonus book, I offer you Great Balls of Fury, the first book in the Federal Bureau of Magic series, for plenty of laughs and supernatural shenanigans.
Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight…
Annoying but loving family? Check.
Picturesque small town with a hot police chief? Check.
A rescue hellhound, a black cat with attitude, and a pet python that thinks he’s a puppy? Triple check.
My story has all the hallmarks of a sweet and cozy supernatural tale, but there’s a twist— I am evil.
Well, I’m supposed to be evil thanks to both nature and nurture, but I fight it with every fiber of my being. I just want to live a normal life. I even joined the FBI instead of the Federal Bureau of Magic, until my powers reared their ugly head and the agency sent me packing back to my hometown to fight magical crimes instead. Now I’m back in Chipping Cheddar, living with my evil family, with a new job and all my old baggage.
Oh, and there’s a dead body, which was definitely not an accident. So there you have it.
Welcome to my world.
Grab Great Balls of Fury here: http://mybook.to/GreatBallsofFury
Sci Fi and Fantasy Book Signing
On Thursday, I’m giving away free tickets to Pascify, a new sci-fi and fantasy book convention that takes place in April in Harrogate UK, where I’ll be signing books in person. If you’re interested in attending, please follow me on Instagram and check there on Thursday for the relevant post. instagram.com/annabelchaseauthor
If you’re in the US and suffering through this massive cold front, I see you and I feel you. I’m in Savannah doing research for my new series and it’s 25 degrees this morning. In the South! Glad I packed my winter coat. Despite the weather, I’ve spent time outdoors exploring locations for the books and filming content for social media. Below is a photo of the inspiration for Vale’s house. You’ll meet Vale (and his home) in Bound By Fate, the first book in the new Blind Fury series, releasing on February 12, 2026. You can preorder here: mybookto./BoundByFate
Historic house in Savannah
New Urban Fantasy Series
The preorder for Bound By Fate is up! Here are the cover and description:
woman and black cat on table
Most people move to a magical retirement island for peace and quiet—and pickleball.
Maya August moved there to disappear.
As the assistant director of security for Evermore Island—a secret community where elderly paranormals fade into obscurity—Maya has built the perfect hiding place. Her days consist of magical mishaps, avoiding the clothing-optional tennis courts, and definitely not getting attached to the island’s strays (feline or otherwise).
Then her boss vanishes. A resident turns up dead. And Maya’s carefully constructed refuge begins to crumble.
She could handle a murder investigation. She’s handled much, much worse. What she can’t handle is the HOA president forcing her back to the mainland after five years in self-imposed exile to meet Vale, the mysterious and powerful figure who’s claimed jurisdiction over her case.
But Maya isn’t interested in playing by his rules or anyone else’s.
Because if she can’t solve this case and keep her past buried, there are fates far worse than letting a killer walk free.
Perfect for fans of wise-cracking heroines, slow-burn tension, and retirement home chaos meets magical noir, Bound By Fate is the first book in the new Blind Fury urban fantasy series.
You can preorder here.
Prime Reading On Amazon
Good news for Prime people in the U.S. and Canada! Outcast, the first book in my Spellslingers Academy of Magic urban fantasy series, is now enrolled in Prime Reading on Amazon until February 28, 2026. You can download it here in the US and here in Canada.
I’m working away from home the next couple months and trying to adjust to a new environment. My dog seems unhappy with this arrangement at the moment, but I’m hopeful she’ll settle in. It’s a very dog-friendly area, so she has that going for her. There are two flights of stairs to manage that I didn’t anticipate, so she gets carried up and down like the aging princess she is. I’ll have to make sure I alternate arms to avoid my left bicep dwarfing my right.
I’m juuuust about finished the first book in my new urban fantasy series. It goes off to the editor this weekend. Then I’ll be playing catchup on everything I’ve ignored. Overall, a positive start to the new year!
New Year, New Books
I’m very close to finishing book 1 in a new urban fantasy series that I’ll be launching in February. The audiobooks will be voiced once again by the amazing Vivienne Leheny. I like the timing of a new series and a new year. I’ll be revealing more soon, so if you’re not on my VIP List, I recommend signing up now by hitting that red button on this page. I made a tentative schedule for 2026 and 2027 that I won’t share now because odds are it will change during the course of the year. If it holds, I’ll be releasing 2 new series in those two years: the UF series I mentioned above and a mammoth fantasy trilogy. I already have most of the covers and some character art and they’re stunning. I can’t wait to share more with you in 2026. For now, I wish you all a joyful, healthy, and fruitful new year!
FREE YA Fantasy This Week
Happy Holidays to you—Spire of Shadows is FREE on Amazon this week! The first book in the Wings and Blades Academy trilogy is filled with secrets and lies, political intrigue, found family, star-crossed romance, and—of course—humor. I love offering freebies because it gives you a chance to test the story waters with no cost to you. If you’re a mood reader like me, you can always download it now and read it later when you’re ready to invest in the characters (like Elder Sam!). Read the blurb on Amazon here. This trilogy is also offered as one of my special editions, so if you love the series, come back to my special editions page and purchase one for your trophy shelf.
I’m also close to announcing a new series, so make sure to check my blog each week or sign up for my VIP List by hitting the red button in the top corner to get the most up-to-date information on sales and new releases.
Wishing you all a merry and bright holiday season. Eat chocolate. Hug your loved ones. Enjoy the sleigh ride!
Free Light-Hearted Urban Fantasy
In the spirit of the season, this week Great Balls of Fury, the first book in my feel-good, funny Federal Bureau of Magic series, is FREE. You have until Dec 19th to grab this absolute bargain and delve into the paranormal world of Agent Eden Fury, Chief Fox, and the charming, cheese-loving town of Chipping Cheddar. Click here to download now.
More freebies are coming this month so be sure to check back or join my VIP List if you haven’t already. (Hit that bright red button in the top right corner of your screen.)
In other good news, my kids are both home from college, the cookies are baked, and I’m on the verge of finishing the first book in a new urban fantasy series. Hallelujah! It’s a Christmas miracle! I’ll share more on that new series in the coming weeks. I will tell you that I’ve managed to book the fantastic Vivienne Leheny to narrate the audiobooks. If you’re a fan of my Crossroads Queen audiobooks, then I know you’re rejoicing too!
Cozy Witches Big Box Set Sale
Winter has definitely arrived on my doorstep. My sweet dog, however, doesn’t seem to notice my grimace when it’s time to go outside, bless her. Unsurprisingly, I’ve been craving cozy everything—blankets, cocoa, and, of course, books.
If you’re also in the mood for cozy, feel-good magical stories that will have you snorting with laughter, my Starry Hollow Witches big box set is available for only 0.99 on Amazon (as well as free for Kindle Unlimited subscribers). This set includes the first 10 ebooks in the 19-book series. If you start reading today, you might finish the entire series by the end of the year! mybook.to/StarryHollowBigBoxSet
Free Holiday Short Story
‘Tis the season to spread joy. With that in mind, I’m here to share Miami Twist, the free prequel short story in my Magic Bullet series. This story is typically only available to readers who sign up for my VIP List, but in the spirit of giving, I’m offering it to you right now for free, no strings attached, but only for a limited time. If Alyse and friends are new to you, consider this your introduction to a fun urban fantasy world. You can download the story here.
Fantasy Character Artwork
I’ve been publishing for fourteen and a half years and I finally commissioned my first pieces of illustrated character art (with the exception of an animatic of a scene from Wild Knight I commissioned last year, which you can see on my Instagram account). Yes, yes, many of my covers feature the FMC, but this is a bit different and I’m excited to see how they turn out. If you’ll be attending FanGrrrls in Orlando in September 2026, you may be a lucky recipient of one or both postcards of the character artwork in your swag bag. No promises!
Special Editions for the Holidays
In last week’s blog entry, I discussed some behind-the-scenes research that went into my Midnight Empire: The Tower series (London’s arc, books 1-4). In the run up to the holidays, now seems like a good time to mention that, not only is this royal-vampire-meets-strong-willed-female-knight-with-a-secret urban fantasy series available in ebook, paperback, and audio, but also as a gorgeous special edition. If you or someone you know has a trophy shelf for all their pretties, be sure to take a look. This collector’s edition is 4 books packed into 1 stunning foiled hardcover with sprayed edges and interior designs. You can learn more here.
A video featuring the Midnight Empire: The Tower special edition hardback with foil that catches the light.
How I turned London into an urban fantasy vampire-ruled city
This week’s spotlight is on Midnight Empire, my 10-book series that kicks off in London (now called New Brittania) after a catastrophic event that blocks the sun and gives vampires their time to shine (only metaphorically, of course). The first 4 books follow London Hayes, a female knight with a deadly secret. I lived in London for a year and have been a frequent visitor ever since. I had a grand old time moving royal vampires into Buckingham Palace, for example, and creating statutes of various important figures in my fictional timeline. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Somerset House, and other landmarks also make an appearance, as well as the iconic double-decker bus, which a banner of knights commandeer to stop a lethal threat. It’s a fun, fast-paced series with strong female characters, a royal vampire love interest with a dangerous reputation, found family, animal sidekicks, magic, and plenty of action.
The first book in the series is called Wild Knight. The books are available on Amazon and enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. The series is also available in audio and has been translated into German and French with more languages to come. You can learn more about it here.
Nov 4, 2025: bargain books/special editions
I’m in Las Vegas this week to attend an author conference, where I’ll be speaking on two panels, followed by a book signing on Friday. If you’re in the area and would like to see me, please stop by Reader Nation in the Paris hotel. https://www.readernation.live I have limited stock with me, including a handful of stunning special editions, so get there early if you’d like to purchase a book for me to sign.
For my bargain shoppers, the Hex Support Mysteries 3-book bundle is available for only 0.99 for a limited time starting today. (Also available in Kindle Unlimited.) If you’re a fan of the TV series Charmed, this series about 3 sister witches solving crimes is for you.
As we enter the gift giving season, if you’re interested in a signed special edition for yourself or someone else, please purchase early enough to account for the inevitable slowdown in shipping. You can see those beauties on my special editions page.
Oct 28, 2025: Build-A-Character
I’m in Savannah this week, enjoying the process of scouting locations for my new series despite the gloomy weather. I found my MMC’s house and took lots of reference photos. I love a good Gothic-y mansion! I’ve started writing a smidge of the story, but I can’t wade too deep into story waters until I have a better handle on the characters, since they tend to drive the action for me. As with all my books, I anticipate a fully fleshed out ensemble. Side characters are every bit as fun and interesting to write as the mains, sometimes even more so because I can give them a longer leash. Once I have a clear picture of the key characters in my mind, hopefully the words will start flowing!
October 22, 2025: a new series
I’m in the world-building stage of a new series. Research is one of my favorite parts of the process. I love reading history and mythology books, and then distilling that information and pouring it into the creation of plot and characters. I’m taking my time, so I can’t announce a release date yet. I do, however, have a cover (!). Again, not ready to share, but I do love admiring shiny new covers in the privacy of my own home. Keep your eyes open for details in the near future!
October 14, 2025-urban fantasy recs
In light of my friend Helen Harper’s new release, A Skirl of Sorcery, book 3 in her Cat Lady Chronicles urban fantasy series, and following on from last week’s post of recommendations, I also have a list of bestselling urban fantasy authors and books to check out. I can’t possibly list or rank them in any special order, so choose your own adventure:
Helen Harper has multiple excellent series, but I’m partial to The Lazy Girl’s Guide to Magic. Slouch Witch is the first book in the series and it’s brilliant.
Deborah Wilde’s Blood & Ash, the first book in her Jezebel Files series, is a snarky good time. If you like a strong-willed FMC and witty banter, this series is for you.
Heather G. Harris has Glimmer of the Other, the first book in The Other Realm series. If you like your books fast-paced with plenty of action, you’ll love this world.
Lindsay Buroker’s Death Before Dragons series is great fun. Sinister Magic kicks off this action-packed, snark-filled series.
Linsey Hall’s Dragon’s Gift series has a slew of books and spinoff series that will keep your Kindle happy for a long time to come. Ancient Magic is the book that started it all.
My all-time favorite UF series is Kate Daniels by Ilona Andrews. I’m not someone who makes a habit of rereading books, but this series is my comfort read. Magic Bites is the book to get you started. There are also spinoff books featuring some of my favorite characters like Roman and Hugh, and I highly recommend those as well.
I’ve written a lot of urban fantasy and it’s impossible to judge your own children, but my most popular, bestselling series is Crossroads Queen, and the first book is Dead to the World. You can check out the urban fantasy tab on this website for my other series that, of course, I highly recommend.
Happy reading!
October 7, 2025-Paranormal Cozies
I'm home after a quick trip to Savannah to visit my younger daughter. While I was away, I received an email from a new reader who’d finished my Federal Bureau of Magic series (otherwise known as the Fury series) and was interested in reading more paranormal cozy books. The witchy season of October seems like the perfect time to spread the love for this magical genre, so here's a quick and dirty list of paranormal cozy series from bestselling authors (including more options from yours truly, which you can learn more about on this website by clicking the paranormal cozy header tab):
Spellbound by Annabel Chase (Curse the Day, Book 1)
Spellbound Ever After by Annabel Chase (Crazy For Brew, book 1)
Starry Hollow Witches by Annabel Chase (Magic & Murder, book 1)
The Bloomin' Psychic by Annabel Chase (Petal to the Metal, book 1)
Hex Support Mysteries by Annabel Chase (Pink Moon, book 1)
Wicked Witches of the Midwest by Amanda M. Lee (Any Witch Way You Can, book 1)
Supernatural Speakeasy by Lily Harper Hart (The Hexorcist, book 1)
A Witch in the Woods series by Jenna St. James (Deadly Claws, book 1)
Sweet Tea Witches mysteries by Amy Boyles (Southern Magic, book1)
Ella Bloom Mysteries by Sarah Noffke (Dying for Magic, book1)
Of course, this is just a small taste of what's available. All of these authors are prolific and there are heaps more books in the genre available to read for free with a Kindle Unlimited subscription. You're welcome!
Prosecco wishes & billboard dreams
I just came back from New York City, where I spent yesterday on the corner across from Penn Station in front of a giant billboard WITH MY BOOK ON IT! Thanks to Amazon, this girl got a crick in her neck from staring upward for more time than was reasonably necessary. Also a shout out to the team from Simon Maverick as well for joining me in celebrating the upcoming release of Nerdplay on October 2nd. I now have more photos and videos of a billboard than one person will ever need, but I will treasure them always.