Bibliography & Excerpts

The Walker Papers

» URBAN SHAMAN

• Seattle police mechanic Joanne Walker has no use for the mystical, but it has a use for her. When a near-death experience awakens shamanic magic within her, she finds herself up against old Celtic gods and a murderer whose magic is greater than her own....

» WINTER MOON (featuring "Banshee Cries", a Walker Papers novella)

• Ritual murders under a full moon lead reluctant shaman Joanne Walker to a harbinger of death...and the realization that if she doesn't learn to use her magic, the next death may be her own....

» THUNDERBIRD FALLS

• Joanne's spirit guide has disappeared and she's accidentally unleashed demons on Seattle. It's not the best time to realize she should have long since learned more about her powers....

» COYOTE DREAMS

• Half of Seattle's fallen under mystical influence and can't wake up. Joanne Walker has stepped up her magical studies, but it may not be enough to save her friends....

The Negotiator Trilogy

» HEART OF STONE

• New York City defense lawyer Margrit Knight has finally met the perfect man...only he's a gargoyle, and wanted for murder. Caught in the strange world of the Old Races, Margrit finds herself in a race against the sunrise to clear Alban's name and keep them both alive....

» HOUSE OF CARDS

• Margrit is summoned to negotiate a peace treaty amongst rival factions in the Old Races, but even as she does so, her own mortal world threatens to fall apart. Caught between a ruthless vampire mobster, a dragonlord who won't take no for an answer, a group of subversive selkies, she finds herself alone--because the gargoyle who brought her into their world won't return her calls....

» HANDS OF FLAME

• War has erupted among the five Old Races. Torn between conflicting loyalties as the battle seeps into the human world, Margrit soon realizes the only way out is through the fire....

The Inheritors' Cycle

» THE QUEEN'S BASTARD

• In a world where religion has ripped apart the old order, Belinda Primrose is the queen's secret weapon. Cunning and alluring, Belinda can seduce at will and kill if she must--but her spying takes on a new twist when her witchlight appears....

» THE PRETENDER'S CROWN (May 2009)

• Belinda Primrose is no longer anyone's pawn. Lured by the sensual dark magic of Dmitri, envoy to a neighboring throne, yet still drawn to the witchlord embrace of her former lover, Javier, Belinda has entered a realm where power and control go to those who can master and manipulate their fiercest desires. For the witchpower depends on the skill its wielder holds....

The Strongbox Chronicles

(written as Cate Dermody)
» THE CARDINAL RULE

• Alisha MacAleer has dedicated her life to serving her country as an agent of the CIA. Now as her allies begin to show their true colors, she's reminded of the first law of spying: trust no one but yourself.

» THE FIREBIRD DECEPTION

• The legendary Sicarii will do anything to get their hands on the artificial intelligence war drone called the Firebird. Betrayed on all sides by her comrades, covert agent Alisha MacAleer's worst and only choice for allies is the man who once broke her heart...by shooting her in the back.

» THE PHOENIX LAW

• Alisha MacAleer has walked away from the spy game...but the game won't let her go. When the Sicarii come after Alisha's family, she resolves to end this dance once and for all....

Anthologies

» WINTER MOON

• featuring "Banshee Cries", a Walker Papers novella; with Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee & C.E. Murphy

» A FANTASY MEDLEY

• featuring "From Russia, With Love", a story of the Old Races; with Kelley Armstrong, Kate Elliott, Robin Hobb, and C.E. Murphy (March 2009)

Short Stories & Online Offerings

» HIGHLANDER: IMMORTAL BELOVED

• An archaeologist's claim to have found Atlantis brings five thousand years of memories and missed chances back to Methos' doorstep.

» Them Shoes

• A re-telling of "The Red Shoes"

» Glasslands

• Prequel to an unwritten science fiction saga

» New York Hold 'em

• A story of the Old Races.

  As someone pointed out, the game they're playing is actually Five Card Draw, but New York Hold 'em made a much better title, so nevermind that. :)

» Rabbit Tricks

• Joanne Walker finally gives Ashley Hampton the police station tour she was promised--and Brer Rabbit tags along.

» A Compendium of Kitlings

• Originally written for Speculation Press's Mrs. O'Leary's Boardinghouse anthology, which never happened. The premise of the anthology was that in turn-of-the-century Chicago, Mrs. O'Leary discovered that aliens (the sort from outer space) tended to pay their boarding fees more promptly than human boarders, and also in gold.

  This, then, is a story of one of Mrs. O'Leary's boarders...

» Previously, on Take A Chance....

• A prequel to TAKE A CHANCE, and also an audition script for any artist who'd like to try their hand at Chance.

Tales from Gryphon Beach

• A collection of short stories for children
  • Para-Chan And The Butterfly
  • A Day Of Darkness And Light
  • The Glitter Faerie
  • The Smallest Giant
  • The Day the Pirate Attacked

Essays & Non-Fiction Writing

• Essay: The Discipline of Writing
• Essay: Shamanism