Harker and Blackthorn Series by J.A. Ironside

Peril, noun1) Serious and immediate danger.2) Exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed or lost.3) Harker & Blackthorn’s general state of being.Amy Matthews – physicist, psychic and cryptozoology consultant – is thrilled to be travelling to Romania on Harker & Blackthorn’s latest case. Rebekah has finally managed to track down an informant who can tell them where the rogue DNA used to make sanguivorous panthers came from... morePeril, noun1) Serious and immediate danger.2) Exposure to the risk of being injured, destroyed or lost.3) Harker & Blackthorn’s general state of being.Amy Matthews – physicist, psychic and cryptozoology consultant – is thrilled to be travelling to Romania on Harker & Blackthorn’s latest case. Rebekah has finally managed to track down an informant who can tell them where the rogue DNA used to make sanguivorous panthers came from. While her methods of acquiring the intel aren’t entirely legal, none of the team are technically breaking the law. Yet.What should have been a quick, risk-free job turns into a political nightmare when the team are accused of a heinous crime. Pushed into the service of a mysterious, ancient organisation, Amy, Rebekah and Steve must journey into the forests of Southern Transylvania in search of answers. Failure is not an option if they ever want to make it home.And in a remote mountain stronghold, an inhuman intelligence watches their progress with interest…and hungers.For the Dead Travel Fast is the seventh book in the riveting Harker & Blackthorn series. If you like snarky heroines, thrilling mysteries, shadowy scientific organisations and enigmatic creatures, try this kickass urban fantasy adventure series. less

Wedding, noun.1) A ceremony, celebrating the formal union of two parties in marriage.2) Absolutely not the place for cryptids.After all the obstacles they’ve overcome, a simple family visit should pose no problems for Harker & Blackthorn. Then again, there’s nothing simple about a Thornton family gathering... moreWedding, noun.1) A ceremony, celebrating the formal union of two parties in marriage.2) Absolutely not the place for cryptids.After all the obstacles they’ve overcome, a simple family visit should pose no problems for Harker & Blackthorn. Then again, there’s nothing simple about a Thornton family gathering. Summoned back to East Riding by Steve’s sister to attend a lavish wedding, Amy is alternately looking forward to finding out more about her boyfriend’s past and battling nerves at meeting his family. The mixture of welcome and hostility which greets her is not promising. Not that there’s any time to think about that. Amy is soon pressed into joining the bridal party which sends her stumbling into a family mystery. A late-night attack and series of strange events raises questions over the Thorntons’ illustrious and bloody origins. Could a long dormant curse hang over them?And out in the Yorkshire Wolds, a strange, savage beast is on the prowl. A family wedding. A full moon. What could possibly go wrong? less