r/urbanfantasy

Billy said he’d do anything for love.

He didn’t expect hell to take him seriously.

When a mischievous demon with pink hair and a wicked sense of humor offers to make his romantic dreams come true, it seems too good to pass up. All he has to do is complete a few simple favors.

But as Billy is pulled deeper into a world of secret missions, dangerous bargains, and irresistible temptations, he begins to realize that getting what you want isn’t the same as getting what you need. And when feelings get involved—especially forbidden ones—a wish for love can cost far more than he ever imagined.

Funny, romantic, and packed with supernatural adventure, The Devil in My Bed is a story about unintended consequences, impossible love, and discovering that the best things in life are rarely the ones we ask for.

Because when you promise anything for love… you’d better mean it!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWXPP6PG

Hey peeps!

I just wanted to let everyone know that A Superhero Called Doberman is set to release June 30th!! It's a superhero litRPG where the main character is cursed by Anubis (and can transform into a were-jackal, basically) but the idiot thugs on the street think he's a Doberman, so that's how he got his name, lol

Cover art: Sam Kennedy

Audiobook narration: Jason Keller

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Superhero-Called-Doberman-Book-ebook/dp/B0GX31FPBV/

Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/A-Superhero-Called-Doberman-Audiobook/B0GV58BYZX

Leon Lewis is essentially the reincarnation of Anubis, but the idiot street thugs don’t know what a jackal is, so they call him “Doberman” instead…

Which works out, because in this is the new age of superheroes, most names are copyrighted.

It all started thirty-one years ago…

Humans began being born with a new organ called the “facet gland,” which mutated their bodies and granted them superhuman abilities. Each person’s power is unique, but one fact quickly emerged: these abilities were subject to progression and advancement, much like building muscles through exercise.

Complex powers even follow a tier system with multiple improvement paths. And while some use their gifts to benefit humanity, others embrace unprecedented villainy.

Leon grew up idolizing heroes like Nova, Glitter Ninja, and Japan’s fan-favorite Shine Shine Hero. But his own abilities are dangerous, and could harm random people, so he lives in isolation in a cramped apartment.

That is, until his neighbor, Rachel Anderson, is targeted by the Kings in Yellow—a mysterious street gang infamous for making people vanish.

Leon can’t stand by and do nothing, but activating his abilities might prove fatal…

Because Anubis is death to friends and foes alike.

A litRPG adventure for fans of Super Powered by Drew Hayes or Villain Core by John Stovall!

https://imgur.com/a/d7QCph6

What if saving the world was easier than pleasing your father?

What if the criminal underworld had absolute control over your family?

A superhero sidekick’s and a supervillain henchman’s answers to these questions will decide the fate of the world.

Welcome to Herald City….where legends wear capes, villains never rest, and the fate of the world hangs on every battle.

Switch the Blue Eaglet is the son and teen sidekick of Blue Eagle, one of Herald City’s top superheroes. But being a sidekick isn’t all glory. Switch is tired of living in his father’s shadow, tired of his strict rules, and tired of being told he’ll never be strong enough to stand on his own.

Jasper Clemens is just another faceless villain henchman. All he wants is to get out of the criminal business. But his debts to the mob keep piling up, and he's stuck taking the riskiest jobs in order to protect his family.

When a dangerous supervillain launches her deadliest scheme yet, it’s up to Switch and Jasper to stop her. Can Switch prove to the world he’s more than just a sidekick? Does Jasper have what it takes to be a true hero?

Or is Herald City doomed?

Perfect for fans of coming-of-age superhero tales, this short novel delivers action, heart, and a fresh twist on what it really means to be a hero.

TW: Mild fantasy violence; explicit mob threats against family; family dysfunction

The digital version is available on Kindle Unlimited, and the paperback is available at multiple bookstores large and small. You can also order direct from the distributor. Any way you want to get your hands on these awesome piece of superhero literature, you can get it here.

Check out Praying the Day's Not Poison by me, as read by John Solo!

https://www.audible.com/pd/B0H6Y53PC7

Hey folks. I really hate self promotion, but I know I have to, so here I go.

I am writing a modern urban fantasy series called The Shadow Ledger. It's an alternate reality Earth to our own. Much of history and the world developed the same but with some changes:

• Magic exists, and at it's current state, it can be replicated with technology. Things like telekinetic umbrellas to keep you dry, to laptops to cast spells. It isn't powerful, but it very much a part of every day life. There is even a branch of the FBI specifically to handle crimes with magic
• Many races from traditional fantasy media co-exist with humans. There is no genetic compatibility between different species, so you won't see half elves or half orcs.

I am writing this with a strong pulp style and noir theme. At the moment, I have two books out, but I have a total of 15 planned for the first major story arc. Here are the blurbs for the first two books.

Burnt Aether
https://kdpbook.link/for/1069594709

In a city where the neon lights bleed into shadowed alleys and the rain never quite washes the streets clean, Agent Krysta Jameson of the Magical Crimes Investigation Bureau walks the line between law and something far stranger. Spells replace bullets. Secrets rot faster than bodies. And every case leaves its mark.

Her job is simple on paper: find justice when crime crosses into the arcane—when curses hit harder than guns, and when hexes leave scorch marks instead of fingerprints. But paper lies. With her partner in the city’s police force, Jax Argos, she tries to bring the law into the shadows of society. Every day drags Krysta deeper into a city that’s coming apart at the seams, where magic is currency, power is addiction, and the wrong name whispered in the dark can be your end.

There are forces older than laws and colder than justice moving in the city’s underbelly, and Krysta’s right in their path. In a world where truth is just a pen stroke away from deceit, the only thing that matters is how long you can keep your integrity intact.

When magic stops making sense, Krysta and Jax are called in—armed with grit, wit, and just enough arcane firepower to stay alive. But in this town, every answer births two more questions, and the truth is never just dangerous…it’s deadly.

Burnt Aether sets the opening balance of The Shadow Ledger, a new modern fantasy series set on an alternate Earth where magic is technology, crime has gone arcane, and nothing clean stays that way for long.

She Walks Between
http://kdpbook.link/for/1069594725

In a city where magic hums beneath the surface like faulty wiring, Krysta Jameson thought she’d seen the worst of it—curses, blood rituals, things that haunted your dreams but left marks you could catalog and contain.

She was wrong.

When a new case defies not just logic, but reality itself, Krysta and her partner Jax Argos are pulled into something deeper than the arcane world they know. And something is watching from the spaces in between, shaping the world through stolen thought and fractured imagination.

This isn’t magic with rules. It’s something older. Hungrier.

As the line between imagination and reality erodes, Krysta finds herself facing an enemy that can’t be tracked, can’t be reasoned with, and may already have overtaken the people she’s sworn to protect. Every step forward twists the truth further, and every answer feels like bait.

Because in this city, reality is being rewritten.

And something from another realm has noticed her.

The second installment of The Shadow Ledger descends deeper into a world where magic no longer plays by its own rules—and survival may depend on how long you can hold on to your own mind.

Thank you for your attention and consideration.

Hello everyone,
I just started my journey on RoyalRoad (free to read, yay)! Here's a little info about the story:

Babylon's Fall is an Urban Fantasy novel centered around a group of college kids with a habit of alcoholism and bad-decision making who get caught in a series of unfortunate events.

Quick synopsis:
Babylon City is drowning in sex, crime, and too many people on too little space. Between political intrigues and centuries of cultivated hate, tensions are already high when a series of demon attacks rocks the city.

A culprit is quickly found, only the killings don’t stop.

Meanwhile Lily, a third year-student at BCU, only wants to stay under the radar and drink tequila. But as the city spirals further and further out of control, she suddenly finds herself at the middle of it all.

Publishing schedule:
The novel is already finished, so I’m dumping a lot of chapters right now, then slow down to once a day while trying to figure out if anyone’s interested.
Chapters might be short or long depending on how it best suits the narrative.

Disclaimer / Sensitive Content:
The first chapters start off innocent enough, but it will get darker as the story progresses. Included but not limited to graphic violence, profanity, and the occasional sexy time.

https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/175744/babylons-fall

Let me know what you think! Feedback is always appreciated!

James Stark is back in town, and he's pissed.

Eleven years ago, Stark’s magician ‘friends’ turned against him and sent him to Hell, where Stark spent all of that time battling demons in an arena. Oddly, each time he got torn apart or nearly died, he got better and became more powerful in the process. After achieving a position of respect as an assassin for demons, Stark goes on the lam, stealing a bunch of powerful artefacts, including a key that allows him to move between dimensions, and returns to LA where he goes on a revenge spree for the people that hurt him eleven years ago, and murdered his girlfriend.

The book has a strong start. Stark's got a clear goal, and it was fun to see him deal with his first enemy, now a washed-up magician running a crappy video store, while trying to figure out how to get to his arch-enemy Mason. Stark has a strong, straightforward, brutal personality. He'd rather beat up someone than do a deal, or doesn't think too hard about the consequences of his actions, or really care. If you're in his way, watch out!

And this violent, driven man is perfectly matched by his circle of enemies. Except things get more complicated. There's some heavy epic world-building going on with angels, demons, and other invading forces, lots of different supporting characters with secretive agendas, and lots of location changes. In fact, the main personal revenge arc (of Stark versus Mason) is buried under the supernatural invasion/political plot, and when the confrontation between them finally occurs, it feels a bit anticlimactic. In fact, Stark feels so powerful towards the end that I wondered if anything would ever challenge him. I reckon that this first book is too jam-packed; maybe it would have worked better as two books or a trilogy. Still, there's a lot to like, with that revenge-thriller energy, a sort of story and background reminiscent of Hellblazer/Vertigo Comics and a dose of early 2000s urban fantasy television.

Whether you like this book (and presumably future books) will depend on if you like Stark: an in-your-face, Mike Hammer-esque supernatural investigator. I preferred the early part of the book where it was one man's revenge rather than all the cosmic stuff, but this is the first book in a long series. It'll be fun to see where it goes from here!

(Also posted on my blog)

I started reading this the other day on a whim, and it’s been really good so far (I’m 27% into it, so no full review). It’s witty, has great pace, the characters are fun, and it has a real sense of place, both in the urban setting (NYC), and in the workplace (a professional kitchen). A bit like The Bear, Mercy Thompson and Murder, She Wrote all rolled into one.

Has anyone read the book? I’m curious I’d never heard of it until I picked it up. I can see it has a sequel, anyone read that? Or anything else from the author?