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New Release: A Demon Faerie Tale

It's release day for A Demon Faerie Tale! This novella-length story is Book 3 in my Rifter series, but don't let the shorter length fool you. There's still a full story in there with plenty of spunk, sass, and suspense!

Join Ty, Mira, and your favorite backseat-driving demon on their latest caper as they battle against ancient magic, a ticking clock, and a serious case of impulse control.

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It’s always a demon, right? Unless it’s a curse . . .

When a fellow PTF agent dies of unnatural causes, Ty suspects a demon, so who better to help him track down the killer than his demon-possessed partner, Mira? But one wrong turn in the investigation lands Ty in the crosshairs of a deadly curse that turns simple desires into lethal obsessions.

With less than 48 hours until Ty's sanity unravels completely, the partners must track down the culprit and neutralize the magic . . . or Mira will lose the only person she's ever let near her heart.
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Personal Demons wins CAL award!

The winners of the Colorado Authors League Award for Writing Excellence were announced at a banquet on July 21st, and I'm thrilled to share that Personal Demons took home first place in the Fantasy/Paranormal category!

You can find a list of all the winners and finalists on the CAL website.

Recent Release: Lies and Illusion

Lies and Illusion, the seventh book in the award-winning Magicsmith urban fantasy series, is now available!

Early reviewers are calling this book "mind-blowing", "brilliant", "powerful," and a "non-stop action thrill-ride"!

Diplomacy has never been Alex’s strong suit. . .

When the vampire council puts Alex and James on trial for exposing the species’ existence to the world, Alex's freedom and James's life hang in the balance, though Alex suspects James’s new daywalking ability is the real aim of their inquisition.

Any hope of talking their way out of hot water evaporates when one of the council members is found murdered . . . with James standing over the smoldering corpse. With every vampire looking to claim Alex’s power for themselves, she will have to team up with an unlikely ally, push her magic to its limits, and match wits against a powerful new foe if she hopes to come out unscathed.
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Before Alex Blackwood embraced the long-dormant magic buried in her blood, before Mira Fuentes made a deal with a demon, Annabelle Margaret Hayworth fought for the rights of the fae.

Ann’s always wanted magic of her own, despite the fact that faeries are illegal. When a routine blood test reveals a dangerous family secret, the teen outcast pits herself against the human authorities in the hopes of finding a place where she truely belongs.

A story of hope and sacrifice, this YA Magicsmith prequel is set at the dawn of the Faerie Wars.
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New to the Magicsmith universe?

The Magicsmith urban fantasy series follows half-fae metalsmith Alex Blackwood as she works to unite the warring factions of her world while at the same time struggling to accept the disparate parts of her own existence in a world where magic is feared, persecuted, and controlled.

There are currently seven books and several short stories in the Magicsmith series, with more scheduled.

Start this series with Book 1: A Drop of Magic.

Want something a little different? Explore what it means to be a monster in the Rifter series

Dark, quirky, urban fantasy heaped with magic, mystery, and all the feels. Mira Fuentes shares her body with an irreverent incorporeal being (colloquially known as a demon). Together, they hunt down magical troublemakers that the human world is ill equipped to deal with, but a decade of hiding who she is in a world that would just as soon see her dead has left her with a mountain of insecurities—especially where interpersonal relationships are concerned.

Part urban fantasy, part paranormal suspense, the Rifter series currently has two books published with two more novels and one novella scheduled.

Start this series with Demon Riding Shotgun.
What Readers are Saying:

"I am so in love with these characters... This is urban fantasy how it should be, and I can’t wait to read more in this interesting world."
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"My new "auto-buy" author. I love everything this woman writes."
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Award-Winning Author of the Ema Marx Series

“I LOVED this book. It’s got fun. It’s got depth. It’s definitely going to stick with me.”
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“L.R. Braden's Magicsmith series contains the best of all worlds--murder, mayhem and magic. How can you go wrong?”
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Bestselling author of The Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles

“Holy Wow!!! I absolutely loved this book!!! I'm dying for more of this world; it is incredibly compelling with vivid world-building and fascinating well-developed characters! This is a must read!”
Witch-at-Heart

“[Braden] delivers a perfect package. Complete when we read the last words, and assuring a next buy simply through great writing...”
Queen of Swords

“Braden delivers an expertly paced plot brimming with magic, gale-force fight scenes, and delicious romance.”
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Award-winning author of the Hell Gate series