Rebecca McFarland Kyle

As far as necromancer Elise Macrow is concerned, her parents are just about the nicest people on the planet. So, she is both shocked and horrified at the news that her father has been kidnapped. With the help of her friend Tallon-a vampire and a detective-and a mysterious elder vampire named Ekatarine, they discover a secret plot to throw the world of mages and vampires into chaos. It's a race against time to find a dangerous ancient artifact before their war can spill over into the mortal world.

The small town of Neutral and Boring is anything but when the necromancer cousins Elise and Hagatha are in town. Especially when they are trying to teach their Fae friend, Melanie, how to use her magical abilities without burning the forest down around them. To everyone's relief, a mission from the Justicariate Magus council orders them on a strange mission far from home. Desperate to prove themselves to the council, Elise and Hagatha set off with their friend for distant shores-only to be plunged directly into magical mayhem. Welcome to the world of the Justicariate Magus Files.

Harmony Hendricks just wants to start over. A new school, a new life. But until she gets her powers under control, she can do serious harm by accident. So she's headed to England to learn... Necromancy by Necessity. Elise Winters is still heartbroken after having loved and lost. All she wants is to learn how to control the ghosts that have literally haunted her since she turned sixteen. The only way to do that is to go to England and study... Necromancy by Necessity.

Sit back, have a cup of your favorite tea. As you drink, savor stories where the cup of tea is part of a lively undertaking. These stories range from the odd to the quirky, glorious adventures and desperate measures, new and lifelong friendships to treachery in a tea cup. Our stories are urban fantasy, steampunk and alternate histories. Prepare for the brilliant and bizarre. In "A Proper Cuppa" adventure is brewing for a young man of unusual bravery and grand plans, a real-life hero in this alternate history and Steampunk-era technology by the talented fantasy author, Patricia H. Ewen. Another noted author, Irene Radford, contributes a Steampunk misadventure, "Pirate Queen", when a desperate need endangers the lives of herself and her crew the heroine is forced to cross tea cups with a dealer of 'odds-and-ends.' Carolyn Hill tells a moving tale of friendship. Author Lillian Csernica takes us on a Steampunk journey to the Far East in her story of murder and mayhem, sets an inexperienced young lady battling the dark forces of international espionage far beyond her ken. Read the other stories by bright new voices of Denise Robarge Tanaka, Sheryl Hayes, A. H. Cassells and the others who contributed to this anthology. Read, drink, enjoy