Beaumont and Beasley Series

The fairy tale isn't over…   In the city of Talesend, where stories are history, Nick Beasley is the person to call when things go bump in the night...because he can prove that there's nothing to fear. After all, magic and monsters aren't real.   At least, that's what Nick has been telling people for a long time. But when he's afflicted with a very real curse while on an assignment for the mysterious Lady Cordelia Beaumont, he's forced to drastically re-think his views on magic.   As an ancient evil threatens Talesend, Nick must join forces with Cordelia to save the city from terrifying monsters. But not all stories end in "happily ever after"...and Nick's story has only just begun.

Lady Cordelia Beaumont is dying. That's what her mysterious nurse tells her, at least. Even worse, her magic powers have abandoned her, her friends are missing, and her whole world has completely changed. Everyone around her is insisting that magic and fairy tales aren't real. Even the name of her city is different. She's not in Talesend any more—she's in a place called London. Cordelia is determined to return to her own reality, but dark forces are working against her. An old friend may be able to help—but he doesn't remember who she is. Who are the Neverwolves? What is the secret of the Shadow Parallel? And how can Cordelia use magic to escape from a world where magic doesn't exist?   Note: This novelette is set between Books 2 and 3 of the Beaumont and Beasley series, but contains no spoilers for events beyond the end of Book 1: The Beast of Talesend. It's best enjoyed by people who have read Book 1.

Something is stirring in the deep…   Searching for a cure for his curse, detective-turned-monster Nick Beasley has traveled to Warrengate Academy, a mysterious school for wizards. He, the enchantress Lady Cordelia Beaumont, and Nick's brother Crispin go undercover to access the school's resources of powerful magic.   However, an ancient power from deep beneath the sea has taken notice of Nick and his companions, and soon ensnares them in a terrifying plot for revenge. Stories are history in the Afterlands, but the true story of the Little Mermaid has never been revealed…until now.   Can Nick, Cordelia, and Crispin overcome the rising darkness before it drowns everything they hold dear?

Time itself is broken…   The secret rulers of the Afterlands have finally caught up with cursed detective Nick Beasley. At mercy of the sadistic Madame Levesque, Nick and the rogue enchantress Lady Cordelia Beaumont must team up for a dangerous assignment in order to save their loved ones.   Nick and Cordelia are dispatched to the Castle of Basile, a bizarre location outside the normal laws of time and space. There, they are confronted with a powerful magical being determined to tear reality apart for her own twisted ends. But there are more secrets in the castle—secrets which will change Nick's life forever.   The tale of Cinderella is still being told…and its end may spell doom for the whole of the Afterlands.

Tales from across the Afterlands.   In the 19th century Ever After, a dragon hunts an insane alchemist.   In an ordinary house, a very extraordinary governess guards a little boy from a terrifying monster.   A young gentleman persecuted by fairies engages the services of a highly-unusual butler.   An insidious monster seizes control of an asylum for magical creatures.   And finally, in the city of Talesend, a bizarre and contagious curse leads to a tragic confrontation for Nick Beasley and Lady Cordelia Beaumont.   In these five stories from the world of Beaumont and Beasley, you will discover untold secrets from the past…and encounter a future enemy waiting in the wings.   The end is about to begin.

The truth is finally revealed…   Crispin Beasley has an unusual relationship with time. When his strange powers grant him a terrifying vision of someone from his past, he reluctantly turns to the one person who may be able to help—the dragon Malcolm Blackfire.   Malcolm has an unusual relationship with morality, and his own past is beginning to catch up with him. When he realizes how grave Crispin's predicament truly is, he joins forces with the young magician to uncover the truth about a mysterious threat facing the city of Talesend. Something strange is afoot at the studios of Harry March, an up-and-coming producer of animated films…and his newest employee is someone whom Malcolm and Crispin both know all too well.   The confrontation that results will test our unlikely heroes to their limits…and may destroy the future of the Afterlands completely. No matter what happens, one thing is certain—neither Crispin nor Malcolm will ever be the same again.

The puppets have cut their strings…   Timid faun Gareth Llewellyn and hot-tempered dryad Sylvia Kirke are not exactly the most skilled or valued agents of Beaumont and Beasley Investigations. So, when an opportunity arises for them to finally prove their worth to their employers, they jump at the chance.   The citizens of the city of Vetri are turning into wooden statues, and no one can determine the cause. Gareth and Sylvia trace the threat to an abandoned monastery; home to a family of living, evil puppets.   It's all right, though. They can handle this. Can't they?   Perhaps not. When a crucial mistake turns the entire situation on its head, Gareth and Sylvia must decide whether to stand and fight against impossible odds…or accept a dark bargain from an old enemy.