The Shadow Agency Series by Dianne Sylvan

Sara Larson is a pretty average Witch until her coven starts killing people. She runs far and fast to Austin, where she thinks she'll be safe, but even a new life can't protect her from the past--and before she knows it, armed men storm her apartment and she is hauled in for interrogation by a strange young man in a long black coat...a young man who doesn't seem to have a reflection... moreSara Larson is a pretty average Witch until her coven starts killing people. She runs far and fast to Austin, where she thinks she'll be safe, but even a new life can't protect her from the past--and before she knows it, armed men storm her apartment and she is hauled in for interrogation by a strange young man in a long black coat...a young man who doesn't seem to have a reflection. Established as an independent sister organization to the FBI, the Shadow Agency fights the kind of crime normal law enforcement can't: demon-summoning sorcerers, dealers in illegal magical artifacts, even drug lords selling the kind of Ecstasy that could bring on the Apocalypse. Sara finds herself thrown into the Agency's administrative department, but that's only the beginning for the Witch, whose career trajectory and sex life both spin wildly away from the mundane as soon as she sets foot in the Agency's base of operations. In this collection of short stories that first appeared on her website in 2008, Dianne Sylvan introduces Austin's occult law enforcement: Jason Adams, lead Agent, vampire, and violinist; his snarky twin sister Beck, who goes through more bullets than blood; Rowan, an Elf who was once a sacred prostitute, now scarred inside and out from years of slavery; Ness, the human leader of the Texas branch of the Agency; Frog, a brilliant researcher working to combine science and sorcery; Sage, a Witch and baker whose cupcakes are to die for; and of course Sara herself, who will turn all of their lives upside down as she learns how to use her psychic abilities and discovers the depth of her own strength. less

The second collection of Dianne Sylvan's urban fantasy series, The Agency, rejoins young Witch Sara Larson as she continues her training to become a federal paranormal investigator through love, loss, and quite a lot of bullets.Volume 2 picks up shortly after the events of "Pentecost," following the courtship of Shadow Agents 5 and 7 - Rowan, an Elven healer; and Jason, lead Agent of the Texas branch, vampire, and violinist... moreThe second collection of Dianne Sylvan's urban fantasy series, The Agency, rejoins young Witch Sara Larson as she continues her training to become a federal paranormal investigator through love, loss, and quite a lot of bullets.Volume 2 picks up shortly after the events of "Pentecost," following the courtship of Shadow Agents 5 and 7 - Rowan, an Elven healer; and Jason, lead Agent of the Texas branch, vampire, and violinist. Their romance weaves in and out of Sara's life and the fate of everyone in the Agency as a new and dangerous enemy arises...Rowan's own people. less

The third volume of Dianne Sylvan's Agency series features three stories - The Fires of Beltaine, Last Dance, and Altitude.Now that Sara Larson is a full-fledged Shadow Agent, she expects to find herself in dangerous and weird situations galore, but things in the Agency are about to go from weird to epically strange as her lover and friend Rowan discovers his true identity... moreThe third volume of Dianne Sylvan's Agency series features three stories - The Fires of Beltaine, Last Dance, and Altitude.Now that Sara Larson is a full-fledged Shadow Agent, she expects to find herself in dangerous and weird situations galore, but things in the Agency are about to go from weird to epically strange as her lover and friend Rowan discovers his true identity. Meanwhile Jason, the lead Agent and Rowan's partner, makes what is either a horrible mistake or a miracle, and brings someone new into everyone's lives...a creature even stranger than Elves and vampires...a creature with wings.But something even bigger is coming for Sara. Even with all of the paranormal and dangerous adventures she has had, there's one adventure she never expected to go on, a fate she never wanted...and the choices she makes in the face of that fate will change everything...for everyone. less

The fourth volume of Dianne Sylvan's Agency series includes The Dreaming Gate and Blue. Shadow Agent Sara Larson is in a rather uncomfortable position: pregnant with an impossible baby that may or may not be one of the saviors of the entire planet, the child of an Elf who may or may not be a lost god. She and Rowan, her lover and friend, retreat to Clan Willow in the Hill Country of Texas to try and find answers about the mysterious forces converging on the Shadow Agency... moreThe fourth volume of Dianne Sylvan's Agency series includes The Dreaming Gate and Blue. Shadow Agent Sara Larson is in a rather uncomfortable position: pregnant with an impossible baby that may or may not be one of the saviors of the entire planet, the child of an Elf who may or may not be a lost god. She and Rowan, her lover and friend, retreat to Clan Willow in the Hill Country of Texas to try and find answers about the mysterious forces converging on the Shadow Agency. Meanwhile back in Austin, Rowan's partner Jason tries to heal the rift between himself and Rowan while the cause of that rift, Lex the Seraph, finds himself a target of his own kind. Two opposing entities appear to be conjuring Seraph to do their bidding - but who are they, and where does Lex himself fit in? Time is running out for all of them, as a shadowy figure from a past Rowan doesn't remember reaches out to him, calling them all: Come to the Dreaming Gate. less

The fifth volume of Dianne Sylvan's Agency series includes the novella Archangel and the short story Watching Him (Reprise). Being knocked up with an Elven demigod is about as much fun as Shadow Agent Sara Larson thought it would be - she and her unborn daughter are the target of opposing factions in an ancient war that is about to erupt again, starting in Austin this time instead of ancient Sumeria... moreThe fifth volume of Dianne Sylvan's Agency series includes the novella Archangel and the short story Watching Him (Reprise). Being knocked up with an Elven demigod is about as much fun as Shadow Agent Sara Larson thought it would be - she and her unborn daughter are the target of opposing factions in an ancient war that is about to erupt again, starting in Austin this time instead of ancient Sumeria. Black magic, demons, and far more mundane emotional stress are pushing Sara to the breaking point. As questions are answered - Who called forth Lex, the Seraph who is destined to guard the baby? Who is working with Sara's old coven to destroy her? - even more mysteries arise: yet another faction has appeared, this one closer to home than anyone could have guessed, with grave consequences both for our heroes and the entire world. Terrible choices must be made...between life and death, fight or flight, a lover or a friend...and by the time the Shadow rises, nothing will ever be the same. less