The books that take a fantasy or science fiction idea (a dystopian future, the fae, werewolves…) and put them into our reality are a favourite of mine. They just seem so much more realistic and relatable when aspects of my life are intertwined with the fantasy.

Series

• Ars Numina series by Ann Aguirre
• Cainsville series by Kelley Armstrong
• Cursed Luck by Kelley Armstrong (Cursed Luck #1)
• Sweet Enchantment by Anya Bast (Dark Magick #0.5)
• Callie Meet Happy by Amber Benson (Calliope Reaper-Jones #3.5)
• The Dresden Files series by Jim Butcher
• Holly & Andrew series by Rachel Caine
• Working Stiff by Rachel Caine (Revivalist #1)
• Dead Man’s Chest by Rachel Caine (There Be Pirates #1)
• Weather Warden series by Rachel Caine
• The Night Things Changed by Dana Cameron (Fangborn #0.1)
• Pattern Recognition by Dana Cameron (Fangborn #0.4)
• Conjuring Max by Carolyn Crane (Code of Shadows #0.5)
• Kitten-Tiger and the Monk by Carolyn Crane (The Disillusionists #2.5)
• Curse of the Black Swan by Alyssa Day (League of the Black Swan #1.5)
• Butterfly Kiss by Carole Nelson Douglas (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator #0.5)
• Snow Job by Carole Nelson Douglas (Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator #5.1)
• The Dead, the Damned, and the Forgotten by Jocelynn Drake (Dark Days #0.6)
• The Difference Between Deceit and Delusion by Domino Finn (Black Magic Outlaw Companion)
• Unexpected Choices by Diana Pharaoh Francis (Horngate Witches #4.5)
• Night Huntress series by Jeaniene Frost
• First Light by Kimberly Frost (Etherlin #0.5)
• London Below, the World of Neverwhere series by Neil Gaiman
• Nicki Styx series by Terri Garey
• Santa’s Mortuary by Heather Graham (Krewe of Hunters #14.2)
• Nightcreature series by Lori Handeland
• The Hollows series by Kim Harrison
• The Iron Druid Chronicles by Kevin Hearne
• Stormwalker series by Allyson James
• Charley Davidson series by Darynda Jones
• Rick the Brave by Stacia Kane (Downside Ghosts #3.5)
• A Hard Day’s Night-Searcher by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter #9.5)
• Where Angels Fear to Tread by Sherrilyn Kenyon (Dark Hunter #14.5)
• The Resurrectionist by Caitlin Kittredge (Hellhound Chronicles #2.5)
• Honey Badger Chronicles by Shelly Laurenston
• The Pride series by Shelly Laurenston
• The Moon is Drowning While I Sleep by Charles de Lint (Newford Companion)
• Hunter Kiss series by Marjorie M. Liu
• Altar Boy by Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger Companion)
• The Perils of Effrijim by Katie MacAlister (Aisling Grey #4.5)
• Breath of Magic by Cheyenne McCray (Magic #3.5)
• InCryptid series by Seanan McGuire
• October Daye series by Seanan McGuire
• Chase the Fire by Jon F. Merz (Lawson Vampire Series Companion)
• Ordinary Magic series by Devon Monk
• Down Where the Darkness Dwells by Joseph Nassise (Templar Chronicles Companion)
• Valkyrie by Kate O’Hearn (Valkyrie #1)
• Signs of the Zodiac series by Vicki Pettersson
• Camp Half-Blood Chronicles by Rick Riordan
• Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard series by Rick Riordan
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians – The Graphic Novels by Rick Riordan & Robert Venditti
• Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling
• Harry Potter Illustrated Editions by J.K. Rowling & Others
• Dante Valentine series by Lilith Saintcrow
• Kiss by Lilith Saintcrow (Jill Kismet #6.5)
• Sixty-Six Seconds by Craig Schaefer (Daniel Faust Companion)
• SPI Files series by Lisa Shearin
• Laws of the Blood series by Susan Sizemore
• A Kiss Before the Apocalypse by Thomas E. Sniegoski (Remy Chandler #1)
• The Bad Hour by Thomas E. Sniegoski (Remy Chandler #5.5)
• Nigsu ga Tesgu by Jeff Somers (The Ustari Cycle #4.5)
• Anna Strong Chronicles by Jeanne C. Stein
• Trickster series by Rob Thurman
• Kitty Norville series by Carrie Vaughn
• Stray by Rachel Vincent (Shifters #1)
• Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent
• Vampsploitation by Jaye Wells (Sabina Kane #0.5)
• World of the Lupi series by Eileen Wilks
• Everywhere by Sam Witt (Pitchfork County #3.5)

Short story collections

• A Fantastic Holiday Season edited by Kevin J. Anderson & Keith J. Olexa
• Hexed by Ilona Andrews, Yasmine Galenorn, Allyson James & Jeanne C. Stein
• Novellas and Stories by Meljean Brook, Carolyn Crane & Jessica Sims
• Naked City edited by Ellen Datlow
• Hex Appeal edited by P.N. Elrod
• An Apple for the Creature edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner
• Death’s Excellent Vacation edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner
• Home Improvement: Undead Edition edited by Charlaine Harris & Toni L.P. Kelner
• Unbound by Kim Harrison, Melissa Marr, Jeaniene Frost, Vicki Pettersson & Jocelyn Drake
• Dates From Hell by Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Kelley Armstrong & Lori Handeland
• Holidays Are Hell by Kim Harrisson, Lynsay Sands, Marjorie M. Liu & Vicki Pettersson
• Kicking It edited by Faith Hunter & Kalayna Price
• Burning Up by Angela Knight, Nalini Singh, Virginia Kantra & Meljean Brook
• Howl For It by Shelly Laurenston & Cynthia Eden
• Hot for the Holidays by Lora Leigh, Angela Knight, Anya Bast and Allyson James
• Wild Thing by Marjorie M. Liu, Maggie Shayne, Alyssa Day & Meljean Brook
• Urban Enemies edited by Joseph Nassise
• Weddings from Hell by Maggie Shayne, Jeaniene Frost, Terri Garey & Kathryn Smith

Standalones – Novels

• American Gods by Neil Gaiman

Standalones – Novellas

• Wed or Dead by Cynthia Eden
• Wicked Ways by Cynthia Eden
• Dead Man Dating by Lori Handeland
• Six by Marjorie M. Liu
• Two Lines by Melissa Marr
• Run, Run, Rudolph by Lynsay Sands

Standalones – Short stories

• The Haire of the Beast by Donna Andrews
• Grace of Small Magics by Ilona Andrews
• The Way Station by Nathan Ballingrud
• Spellbound by L.A. Banks
• Underbridge by Peter S. Beagle
• King Pole, Gallows Pole, Bottle Tree by Elizabeth Bear
• Noble Rot by Holly Black
• On the Slide by Richard Bowes
• The Beacon by Shannon K. Butcher
• Iphigenia in Aulis by Mike Carey
• Sleepless in Calgary by Kevin Cockle
• With Friends Like These by Dawn Cook
• And Go Like This by John Crowley
• Outside the Box by P.N. Elrod
• Sisters by Brian Evenson
• Daddy Long Legs of the Evening by Jeffrey Ford
• Holy Jingle by Alan Dean Foster
• Oblivion by Calvin Klein by Christopher Fowler
• Fresh Meat by Alan Gordon
• Blood on the Wall by Heather Graham
• It’s All in the Rendering by Simon R. Green
• A Kingdom of Sugar Skulls and Marigolds by Eric J. Guignard
• VSI by Nancy Holder
• Trust Me by Stacia Kane
• Pirate Dave and the Captain’s Ghost by Toni L.P. Kelner
• The Colliers’ Venus (1893) by Caitlin R. Kiernan
• The Bricks of Geleck by Matthew Kressel
• “…Or Forever Hold Your Peace” by Susan Krinard
• The Duke of Riverside by Ellen Kushner
• The Red-Headed Dead by Joe R. Lansdale
• A Small Taste of the Old Country by Jonathan Maberry
• The Strength Inside by Melissa Marr
• The Innsmouth Nook by A. Lee Martinez
• Full-Scale Demolition by Suzanne McLeod
• We’re Never Inviting Amber Again by S.P. Miskowski
• Home from America by Sharan Newman
• Infestation by Garth Nix
• The Quiet Knight by Garth Nix
• Priced to Sell by Naomi Novik
• Weston Walks by Kit Reed
• A Very Special Girl by Mike Resnick
• The Werewolf Before Christmas by Kat Richardson
• The Path by S.J. Rozan
• The Skinny Girl by Lucius Shepard
• How the Pooka Came to New York City by Delia Sherman
• Black Rock Blues by Will Shetterly
• The Projected Girl by Lavie Tidhar
• Things to Know About Being Dead by Genevieve Valentine
• The Old Slow Man and His Gold Gun from Space by Ben H. Winters
• Dead Man’s Hand by Christie Yant