Para-Military Recruiter

Julie Meadows is down on her luck when she receives an e-mail drafting her into the Official Para-Military Agency. She didn't expect "para" to mean paranormal. Her partner is an Aether Elf prince, her boss is a Were . . . something, and the IT department is staffed by literal trolls. The prospect of a steady job and financial security draws her into a world filled with every myth and legend she's ever read about. Julie dives into the magical, mystical, and downright fantastic when she and her partner, Taylor are tasked with finding new recruits for the Agency. The problem? Julie is human, and the cost of failing to find a recruit is her life. With the help of Taylor and a snarky mystical artifact, Julie races against the clock to avoid a killer mind-wipe. Should she succeed, her place at OPMA will be secure. If she fails, avoiding her mom's insistence on the health benefits of aloe vera juice won't be a problem anymore. Either way, her life will never be the same again.

Julie is officially an OPMA Recruitment Agent, and there's a Bigfoot problem in the Big Apple. The pressure is on for Julie and Taylor to get their next recruit and prove that a human has what it takes to make it in the paranormal world. Their assignment takes them to the Midwest and . . . beyond, and Julie finds herself drawn into vampire drama thanks to her growing friendship with Malcolm Nox. A jealous fiancee is one thing, but one with fangs? Julie's plan to bag a high-value recruit has a hitch in the tail. The centaur they traveled to visit won't leave his ranch. Can Julie and Taylor pull victory from the jaws of defeat and help Cironius in the process? Success will get Captain Kaplan off their backs. They're going to need him in a good mood when he finds out they've gone against his orders to stay out of the Yeti problem . . . Have Julie and Taylor gotten in too deep this time?

Julie barely made it out of the sewers alive, and her Yeti woes aren't over yet. The IA investigation into the incursion at OPMA HQ bring Julie into contact with a trio of paras whose snark is only outmatched by their desire to meddle in Julie's life. Do the Sphynxes know more than they're telling her about the mysterious results of her physical? When Malcolm Nox goes missing, leading Julie and Taylor are drawn into a race to find his kidnapper and rescue him before he misses his wedding. Can Julie and Cassidy put their differences aside for Malcolm's sake, or will their feud get in the way of unraveling the case? Momma knows best . . . Taking care of her ailing landlady keeps Julie out of the loop for the fallout after the explosive end to the Yeti case. Luckily-or not-for Julie, Rosa offers to lend Lillie a helping hand. Hoping her mom keeps her home remedies off the table, Julie is grateful to accept. She can't avoid Dr. Olena any longer if she wants to keep her job. Can Julie handle the life-changing news the doctor has for her?

With the possibility of a royal war on the horizon, Julie and Taylor are under pressure to step up their recruiting efforts. Captain Kaplan orders Julie to complete her training. Now she has the full story, Julie has a better idea of the consequences if OPMA isn't brought back to its full strength. But three heads are better than one, even if one of their team doesn't technically have a head. Hat has an idea that takes the team deep into Avalon in their search for paras who are willing to stand up and fight for the right to live in peace. While Julie and Taylor are working the recruitment angle, the heads of the seven families are preparing for the eventuality that the unrest rippling through the para world will erupt into violence. Their presence at Julius Nox's war council is all the inspiration the team need to put everything into their recruitment drive. Taking one for the team doesn't always turn out to be painful . . . Julie is pulled back into her human life on their return when tragedy strikes. In her absence, their enemies make their move, leading to a surprise discovery for Julie. Can Julie, Taylor, and Hat save the heirs before disaster befalls the para world?

Flushed with the signing bonus to end all signing bonuses, Julie has one more recruit in mind. Herself. Despite Lillie's bequeathment giving her options she had never imagined she'd have, Julie knows it's time to move on. The assassination attempts on the heirs keep coming, and completing her military training puts Julie in the position to do more to protect the people she cares about. Learning to fight and shoot is only one aspect of Julie's education. Her connection to the Lords of the Deep grows as she begins her mentoring with the Augury. How can one (not so) little egg inspire a connection spanning realms? Julie's bond with the unborn dragon could be the key to discovering her true identity. It's the only link she has. Julie's efforts to discover who she is keep coming up empty . . . until an assignment to protect the Aether Princess sheds some light on the mystery. Could a figure from legend give Julie the lead she needs to unravel the past that was hidden from her for her own protection?

Julie and her Griffin unit are sent from one mission to the next as the tension in the para world rises. The emergence of Julie's magic has come just in time to help her fight the para group taking their efforts to remove the Eternity Queen to deadly lengths. The Sylthana Prince has stirred up a hornets' nest by endorsing the Dark Moon League's resurgence, and there are fears of a leak inside the agency. OPMA are the ones responsible for ending their reign of terror before all of Avalon is lost to the flames of insurrection. Added to the threat posed by the League is the first stumbling block for Julie and Taylor. Are their lives going in different directions, or are their differences reconcilable? Julie has support in the form of two experienced hellions who are there to guide her through her growing magic and the ups and downs of her first serious relationship. Despite their losses, OPMA back the League into a corner. But everyone knows a cornered animal is the most dangerous. Julie and her Griffins may have signed their own death warrants. Can Julie and her teammates prevent all-out war from dividing the para world? Or will the machinations of the League's leader come to fruition?