Charley Underwood

Everyone’s welcome at the Stag—vampire, wolf or human. As long as they don’t make trouble. Or ask too many questions about what we’re selling out of the back room. I keep the beers coming, and in return the town keeps my secret. But when a gang of deadly vampires shows up at the bar, it’s clear they’re not looking for a drink. They want to take my business. Or my blood. But this is more than just a shake down. All over town, people are dropping like flies. Disappearing or attacking their neighbors. It’s like they’re possessed. And someone—or something—is pulling the strings.

Right now, Crimson is one bite away from all-out chaos. A dangerous new wolf is stirring up trouble. A sexy vampire is on the hunt, with a gun full of sunlight bullets. And thugs from Atlanta are threatening my friends. As if that wasn’t enough, my magic is running wild. One second it’s throwing bad guys through windows, the next it fizzles out to nothing. There’s only one way to get it under control—by taking lessons from Crimson’s terrifying old-school coven of witches.

I’m Charley Underwood. I run the best bar in Crimson, Georgia… when I’m not kicking demons and vampire thugs out of town. A local witch has been murdered. Even worse, it looks like the killer stole her magic, draining it away in a bloody ritual. Who would play with the darkest kind of magic like this? And what are they planning to do with the power they took? When the killer targets my mentor Candy, and the dangerous trove of enchanted objects in her shop, it’s time to gather Crimson’s witches and prepare for war.

I’m Charley Underwood—welcome to the Stag. Keep your fangs to yourself and don’t forget to tip your bartender. In Crimson, vampires, wolves, and humans live side by side. And I try to keep them from tearing each other apart. After taking down a bloodsucking mobster and a rogue witch, I thought I’d catch a break. Maybe even a few days to fix up my bar and spend some quality time with Samuel, my vampire boyfriend. But I should have known better—after all, this is Crimson. An old enemy is out for blood, stalking us and leaving terrifying warnings.

When my friend Dog claimed a female from the brutal northern pack as his mate, he started a war. I was furious with Dog at first. Then the northern wolves tried to destroy my bar in retaliation. This is my fight now, whether I like it or not. To defeat them, we’ll need everyone in Crimson to stand side by side—vampires, wolves, and witches. But the witches are distracted—struggling to contain an ancient evil hidden in their Victorian mansion. And the most powerful vampire in town won’t help me without a very good reason.