

Bibliography & Excerpts
The Walker Papers» URBAN SHAMAN
» WINTER MOON (featuring "Banshee Cries", a Walker Papers novella)
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....
» THUNDERBIRD FALLS
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....
» COYOTE DREAMS
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....
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
» HOUSE OF CARDS
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....
» HANDS OF FLAME
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....
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
» THE FIREBIRD DECEPTION
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 PHOENIX LAW
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.
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
» A FANTASY MEDLEY
featuring "Banshee Cries", a Walker Papers novella; with Mercedes Lackey, Tanith Lee & C.E. Murphy
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.» Glasslands
A re-telling of "The Red Shoes"» New York Hold 'em
Prequel to an unwritten science fiction saga» Rabbit Tricks
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. :)
» A Compendium of Kitlings
Joanne Walker finally gives Ashley Hampton the police station tour she was promised--and Brer Rabbit tags along.» Previously, on Take A Chance....
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...
A prequel to TAKE A CHANCE, and also an audition script for any artist who'd like to try their hand at Chance.
- A collection of short stories for children
Essays & Non-Fiction Writing
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