Kristen Brand

Speculative Fiction with a Punch

Smoke and Hellfire

Series: The Shadow Journals, Book 1

Genre: urban fantasy, supernatural fantasy

Tropes: demon slaying, odd-couple female friendship, vengeful ghosts, witty banter, witchcraft, sinister fairies, demonically evil corporation

Book Description:

Keep calm and call an exorcist.

When a demon murders Maggie’s friend, she’s powerless to stop it. So she calls the one person who can save her friend’s family from the same fate: freelance exorcist Bea Romo Reyes. Hard-drinking, ass-kicking Bea and awkward, witchy Maggie quickly bond as they face a monstrous and cunning evil. But Bea has a secret, and it might make her more dangerous than the demon Maggie hired her to exorcise…

Smoke and Hellfire is an action-packed urban fantasy with four novelette-length stories full of female friendship, supernatural action, and a slight dash of horror. Follow Bea and Maggie as they battle ghosts, fae, and a corporate entity that’s summoning a demon to increase their profit margins. Will they make it out with their lives—and souls? Get ready for a thrilling paranormal adventure and read Smoke and Hellfire now!