While most urban fantasy is focused on a main character with paranormal powers, Shiarra Waynest is a human woman who lives in an alternate, present-day New York.  Sometimes she picks up an extra boost from one of her friends--like the snarky, sentient belt that helps her hunt vampires--but underneath it all, she's like you and me.  No mind-reading, no zombie-raising, no super strength/speed/stamina--and, like anyone would expect, when she's forced to deal with Others (supernaturals), it scares the bejeezus out of her. Dragged into the supernatural messes of sexy vampires, ferocious werewolves, and cunning magi, all Shiarra wants is to keep her private investigations business afloat.

Unfortunately for her, the Others want more.

She hasn’t been affected much by the “coming out” of supernaturals after the fall of the Twin Towers on 9/11, roughly ten years ago.  She doesn’t deal with anything that isn’t human.  As far as she’s concerned, their business is Other business—it has nothing to do with her.

Sadly, her story wouldn’t be very interesting if she wasn’t thrust into supernatural events.  As much as she’d like to stay away from them, her private investigations firm is failing, and when a mage coven offers her a lucrative job that just might save her firm, she goes against her instincts and accepts the offer.  All she has to do is confront New York ’s oldest, most powerful vampire to find out where he’s hiding a magic artifact.  Simple, right?

Yeeeeah.  Being phobic of vampires doesn’t help her much.  Added to her troubles is her mother trying to set her back up with her ex-boyfriend (who happens to be a werewolf), a group of vigilante supernatural hunters threatening her to join them or die, and a snarky, sentient hunter’s belt making fun of her lack of vampire hunting skills.  Oh, and it appears that any supernaturals who come in contact with the artifact she’s searching for wind up dead soon thereafter.

She’s really not having a good day.

Follow her adventures as she learns more about the Others--and herself--in the H&W Investigations series!

Suggested Reading Order:

Book 1 - Hunted by the Others

Short Story - Spark of Temptation

Book 2 - Taken by the Others

Book 3 - Deceived by the Others

Book 4 - Stalking the Others

Book 5 - Forsaken by the Others

Book 6 - Untitled