Big Easy Bounty Hunter

Magical criminals require magical solutions. Who answers the call when the mundane police dial 911? Matt Bordelon-former Silver Griffin, wizard, and the Big Easy Bounty Hunter. Matt has a good thing going. Deliver justice to magicals? Check. Keep the world safe from threats? Check. Make good money doing it? Cha-ching. Unless his bounty ends up dead when the paperwork specifies alive, that is. Good thing he's a pro at avoiding that. Then he stumbles across a dark witch embroiled in a vicious spell battle with a dark wizard and feels compelled to aid her. Is subtle magic at play to influence him? Or is it something else? Matt doesn't know, but he shelters the gorgeous woman on the run from dangerous enemies anyway. Meanwhile, a powerful magical threat is murdering mundane cops in his town. Worse, no one can identify the shadowy entity behind the killings. Matt is on the case, but can he survive the coming battles, magical and emotional?

Bounty hunting is rewarding, but nobody ever said it was easy. When your partner is a powerful dark witch with anger issues, it can get downright terrifying. Good thing Matt Bordelon is up for a challenge because the weather isn't the only thing heating up in the Big Easy. A cabal of dark witches and wizards will do anything to control magic. A powerful, idealistic, and extremely misguided politico can only make things worse. As if that wasn't enough, something evil is snatching people from the New Orleans area. The cops are baffled, and the body count is rising fast. Out of ideas, they call Matt. The Big Easy Bounty Hunter and his partner-in-training jump on the case, but the next victim's deadly countdown timer is ticking. Nothing is ever simple when you mix dark magic and a deep desire for vengeance. Matt is no stranger to the ways of dark magic, but circumstances involving the case and his partner's hot-headedness are testing his limits. Can he rescue the victims and bring Natalia back before she succumbs to the sweet temptation of the darkness inside? Or will the darkness take her before he can save her?

The hunter becomes the hunted. The dark council needs deniability. Their best way to get it? Send a bounty the Big Easy Bounty Hunter can't resist. A dangerous assassin comes to town, and Matt has no idea he's the mark. Sibling rivalry is a sisterly rite of passage. In the dark families, it's deadly. Natalia's sister and jilted fiancé hit the Big Easy with revenge on their minds. To make matters worse, Natalia's magic is still unreliable, with no cure in sight. Can Matt and Natalia overcome their latest obstacles, or will all the challenges be too much to conquer?

What's the reward for a job well done? A tougher job. Matt and Natalia can't catch a break. All they want to do is chase bounties, get paid, and live their lives in peace. If only life in the Big Easy was that simple. Everywhere they turn, something or someone is hell-bent on interfering with their plans. Winston Blackwell's plotting against Matt and Natalia turns dark when he hatches a scheme to remove Matt from the equation and leave Natalia vulnerable. Will Matt prevail, or will Winston claim his ultimate prize? Natalia is still plagued by her limited abilities in offensive magic. A mysterious dark elf could hold the solution to all her problems. With no end to her troubles in sight, she must take a risk to conquer her fears of inadequacy and defeat the ghosts of memories that haunt her. Can Natalia find the answers before the crushing uncertainty causes her to fall? Or will she fail and drag Matt down at a critical moment?

Magic is coming more into the public realm. The dark families intend to control it, and relentlessly pursue dominance over Earth's magic users. But their path is littered with personal vendettas, and an unyielding thirst for revenge consumes Winston Blackwell. Danger looms as formidable adversaries target Matt and Natalia, hell-bent on their destruction. Will the duo realize the danger before it's too late? Natalia's struggle with her offensive magic intensifies, leaving her increasingly vulnerable and powerless after each use. When hope seems lost, a mysterious dark elf enters the scene, bearing the promise of a lifeline. Can they trust this enigmatic ally, or does the drow have ulterior motives?

Sometimes the only way to fight monsters is to be scarier than they are. Then a monster from Natalia's past strikes a devastating blow. Can Natalia survive twisted dark magic and a predator she fears to the depths of her soul? Will Matt listen to reason and play the long game, or will he unleash the monster within?