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January 11, 2021 By Mary 49 Comments



Dirty Deeds: An Urban Fantasy Collection
Devon Monk, Diana Pharaoh Francis, Faith Hunter, R.J. Blain
Publication date: January 12th 201
Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy

When the going gets tough, the tough get their hands dirty. Join NY Times Bestselling author Faith Hunter, USA Today Bestselling author R.J. Blain, and National Bestselling authors Diana Pharaoh Francis and Devon Monk on a wild romp where the damsels bring the distress and what can go wrong will go wrong.

Venture into a thrilling spinoff tale from the world of Jane Yellowrock; join vacationing gods in what appears to be a quiet, ordinary town; visit a supernatural hotel where the bedbugs could very well eat you; and dive into the zany, deadly world of the Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count) series.

In this collection of all-new urban fantasy novellas and other stories, no job is too big or too small — if the price is right.

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SNEAK PEEKS:

From Diana Pharaoh Francis’s The Pixie Job

The thing about taking a vacation is that you always feel guilty that you aren’t being productive, or someone wants you to do something you don’t want to do. Case in point: the ghost elf sitting on the lounge opposite giving Mal the fish-eye stare because she refused to go train.

“I told you. I’m on vacation. I promised Law, and the other ghosts, and So’la. I’m not supposed to do anything but relax for an entire month.”

Mal reached for her mimosa and sipped it deliberately. She wasn’t generally a drinker, especially in the morning, but Edna, another of her ghost companions, had encouraged her to try it out. She could have done without the champagne in the orange juice but whatever. She was on vacation, and apparently this is what people did on vacation. She wouldn’t know. She’d never actually taken one before.

Merrow’s lips twisted downward. She looked entirely out of place. Well, generally ghosts did look out of place among the living, especially since generally the living made sure they were exterminated like vermin. Mal used to be one of those exterminators until she couldn’t stomach it anymore. Now she had her own family—collection? cult? hangers on? —of ghosts.

She had eighteen of them, now that Merrow had joined. They fed off her magical energy, which they needed to survive. Which was sort of an oxymoron but whatever.

Anyhow, Merrow had been an elf. A militant one, part of an elite fighting force. She’d been betrayed by her own and killed, then joined Mal in order to get revenge. She’d achieved that and Mal thought maybe she’d have crossed over in whatever way elves do, but she’d stayed.

Merrow was bored.

Law, Mal’s boyfriend and the blood-bound security witch of Effrayant—where Mal was vacationing, just as she’d promised after her most recent near-death experience—had arranged charging stations for the ghosts so they could go anywhere and find sustenance. This was not an unselfish act. He’d been motivated by a desire for privacy with Mal, but the ghosts were grateful.

Most of them.

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From R.J. Blain’s Doggone Mess

After a long week of work, I couldn’t really blame anyone for grabbing fast food on the way home, but did everyone in Long Island have to visit my specific branch of McDonald’s? From vanilla humans, lycanthropes, practitioners, and centaurs, to devils, demons, and even an angel, everybody wanted a hit, and they wanted me to give it to them.

I questioned the angel. How could they eat without a head? Did they eat? Why did an angel want nuggets? Why did everyone want nuggets today?

While all the lines were busy, mine had twice as many people, and I doubted I’d survive to the end of my shift in an hour.

I considered asking some divine for help, but I opted against the idea. With my luck, the devil would join the mayhem and give me one hell of an order.

The nuggets held the place as the day’s reigning champion of sales, with the smart people ordering twenty, as it was approximately fifty cents more expensive than ordering ten. Burgers took the second spot of the day, and the underdog salad came in a close third, resulting in general mayhem in the back, as we hadn’t prepared for a salad bender.

Oddly, the lycanthropes led the charge on the unexpected salad bender. Had someone slipped pixie dust into our dressing when I hadn’t been looking? While filling an insane order consisting of a hundred and sixty nuggets, ten fries, and enough soda to float a boat, I checked one of the labels to make sure.

Nope, no pixie dust.

I could’ve used a hit of pixie dust, but for some damned reason, the CDC got cranky when those infected with a contagious life-altering disease became snuggle fiends. My driver’s license specifically barred me from ingesting any pixie dust without a prescription, the cruelest of blows in my life outside of my accidental infection with lycanthropy. Pixie dust turned me into a snuggle fiend out on a mission to love everyone, making me a high infection risk.

They would consider removing the flag after I mated, as they believed I would become a snuggle fiend with my mate, something they viewed to be acceptable.

I hated the CDC, especially as my virus agreed with their idea. I bet my terrorist virus just wanted me to settle down and used pixie dust to its advantage, although I’d resisted its wicked ways thus far.

Damn it, I needed a vacation.

 

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  1. Books4me – Kentucky – Mom, Wife and Avid Reader
    Barrie says

    January 11, 2021 at 11:12 pm

    I love the names of the authors in this collection! The excerpts were great.

    Reply
  2. judethomas21
    Judy Thomas says

    January 12, 2021 at 1:12 am

    I love the cover art, it’s awesome!

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  3. Ken Ohl
    Ken Ohl says

    January 12, 2021 at 2:34 am

    this book looks intriguing

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  4. clickclickmycat
    Audrey Stewart says

    January 12, 2021 at 3:47 am

    I love short stories all in one book. They are great for when you are sitting and waiting.

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  5. Marcy Meyer says

    January 12, 2021 at 4:32 am

    Sounds like a good book. The cover looks great.

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  6. Rita Wray
    Rita Wray says

    January 12, 2021 at 6:40 am

    Great cover.

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  7. mmalavec
    Maria Malaveci says

    January 12, 2021 at 6:52 am

    I love the cover! Sounds like a fantastic read!

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  8. Molli Taylor
    molli taylor says

    January 12, 2021 at 8:24 am

    this looks like a great read!

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    shannon zeidan says

    January 12, 2021 at 8:41 am

    This has a great cover! I’m excited to read it.

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  10. Cathy French
    Cathy French says

    January 12, 2021 at 8:43 am

    I’m already frightened by the supernatural hotel where bedbugs can eat you

    Reply
  11. Julie Waldron
    Julie Waldron says

    January 12, 2021 at 8:52 am

    Thanks for sharing, I love the cover! The cover is eye catching and really draws you in.

    Reply
  12. susan1215
    Susan Smith says

    January 12, 2021 at 9:52 am

    Sounds like a great book. I like the cover.

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  13. elaing8
    Elaine G says

    January 12, 2021 at 9:57 am

    This sounds good. Looking forward to reading it

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  14. Margaret Smith says

    January 12, 2021 at 11:07 am

    This book sounds great.

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  15. KATE SARSFIELD
    Kate Sarsfield says

    January 12, 2021 at 11:59 am

    I love anthologies! They’re a great way to discover new authors!

    Reply
  16. Robyn Bellefleur says

    January 12, 2021 at 12:01 pm

    Sounds like a really good read.

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  17. sherry1969 – Glasgow, KY
    Sherry says

    January 12, 2021 at 12:06 pm

    This sounds like a very good book.

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  18. deborahdumm
    Deborah D says

    January 12, 2021 at 12:37 pm

    Love the colors on the cover.

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  20. heather says

    January 12, 2021 at 12:39 pm

    Sound like a great read and one I could really get into reading.

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  21. paige chandler says

    January 12, 2021 at 1:17 pm

    Looks like a great fantasy. Love the cover.

    Reply
  22. annfantom8133
    Ann Fantom says

    January 12, 2021 at 1:18 pm

    I like the cover. It has awesome artwork.

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    Veronica Vasquez says

    January 12, 2021 at 1:26 pm

    Looking forward to this one. Love anthologies and the cover art is gorgeous

    Reply
  24. Ellen Stafford
    Ellen Stafford says

    January 12, 2021 at 2:52 pm

    The cover is awesome!

    Reply
  25. Glenda M says

    January 12, 2021 at 3:40 pm

    This sounds great! I love the cover too!

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  26. Karen M says

    January 12, 2021 at 3:52 pm

    Amazing cover – book sounds very interesting to read.

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  27. Latifa Morrisette
    Latifa Morrisette says

    January 12, 2021 at 5:51 pm

    Looks a good read

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  28. Bonnie says

    January 12, 2021 at 6:51 pm

    What a fantastic UF collection! Great sneak peeks. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  29. Jamie Martin says

    January 12, 2021 at 7:32 pm

    Have you ever written a six word story?

    Reply
  30. Deb PelletierC
    deb pelletier says

    January 12, 2021 at 7:35 pm

    Nice book cover and the book sounds interesting.

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    Sarah L says

    January 12, 2021 at 8:39 pm

    Looks like an interesting book.
    Thanks for the contest. 

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  32. karenh43
    Karen H says

    January 12, 2021 at 9:01 pm

    Sounds like a great read. Love the cover too.

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  33. David Hollingsworth says

    January 12, 2021 at 9:24 pm

    How did you come up with the story?

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  34. Peggy
    Peggy Nunn says

    January 13, 2021 at 4:49 am

    I really like the cover, nice choice

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  35. Lauren Becker
    ShootingStarsMag says

    January 13, 2021 at 7:06 am

    Sounds like some fab stories. I love this cover!!!

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  36. Cynthia Conley
    Cynthia C says

    January 13, 2021 at 7:36 am

    Sounds like an interesting collection.

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  37. Wendy Hutton
    wendy hutton says

    January 13, 2021 at 8:43 am

    wonderful cover, congrats on the release

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  38. Joy Avery
    Joy Avery says

    January 13, 2021 at 2:20 pm

    Love the cover! Thanks for the chance!

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  39. Leela says

    January 13, 2021 at 3:51 pm

    It looks like a good read.

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    Christina Gould says

    January 14, 2021 at 8:49 am

    I like the beautiful artwork on the cover. Thanks for the giveaway!

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    June S. says

    January 16, 2021 at 4:12 am

    Sounds like a wonderful new book read.

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  42. clickr62
    Veronica Lee says

    January 16, 2021 at 7:24 am

    Sounds fun and entertaining!

    I love short stories in one book!

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    Victoria alexander says

    January 16, 2021 at 3:01 pm

    Great cover!

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  44. nyfoodhistorian – Quiet Prepper Female
    Cindy Merrill says

    January 16, 2021 at 3:10 pm

    Collection stories are always of interest to me, each of them short enough so I don’t get confused.

    Reply
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    shelly peterson says

    January 17, 2021 at 11:33 am

    I love the cover.

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  46. Laurie Nykaza says

    January 19, 2021 at 2:30 am

    Sounds like a great read love the cover too.

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  47. Tammy says

    January 19, 2021 at 7:15 am

    Sounds like a great read

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    Diana Corlett says

    January 19, 2021 at 2:22 pm

    Excerpt caught my fancy…might give it a whirl!

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    January 20, 2021 at 1:48 pm

    I am always interested in learning about new books that I might want to read.

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