Dragon Born Alexandria Series by Ella Summers

An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. Mercenary mage Alex Dering has spent most of her life killing deadly monsters for only peanuts in return—until the world’s most legendary immortal hires her for a prestigious assignment in Europe. In return for hunting down misbehaving supernaturals, he’s going to pay her a boatload of cash... moreAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. Mercenary mage Alex Dering has spent most of her life killing deadly monsters for only peanuts in return—until the world’s most legendary immortal hires her for a prestigious assignment in Europe. In return for hunting down misbehaving supernaturals, he’s going to pay her a boatload of cash. But a straightforward slash and burn extermination in Zurich gets a whole lot more complicated for Alex when a gang of vampires steals one piece of a magical artifact that, once assembled, has the power to kill every supernatural in the city. Well out of her depth, she’s forced into a precarious partnership with a notorious assassin, a man as seductive as he is deadly. With a band of killers hot on their trail, Alex has no choice but to trust him—even if that trust could expose her most guarded secret. less

The alternate cover edition for this book can be found here. Branded as an abomination, Dragon Born mage Alex Dering has spent her whole life hiding what she is—a secret her father died to protect. Eight years after his death, Alex finally gets the chance to track down the mage responsible. But her vengeance is put on hold when she gets a lead in London on the Blood Orb, a magical artifact with the power to control vampires... moreThe alternate cover edition for this book can be found here. Branded as an abomination, Dragon Born mage Alex Dering has spent her whole life hiding what she is—a secret her father died to protect. Eight years after his death, Alex finally gets the chance to track down the mage responsible. But her vengeance is put on hold when she gets a lead in London on the Blood Orb, a magical artifact with the power to control vampires. Retrieving the orb from the hate group that holds it won’t be easy; thwarting their plan to exterminate every supernatural in the world will be even harder. To make matters worse, a mysterious killer is stalking Alex’s every move, determined to end her life. To survive this, it will take all her magic, a lot of help from a dangerous ally, and a really big sword. less

The alternate cover edition for this book can be found here. In the aftermath of the bloodbath in London, mercenary Alex Dering is just trying to get her life back to normal—whatever “normal” is for a mage with a newly-awakened dragon side. Her latest assignment: a job for the Magic Council, the leaders of the supernatural community and the people who sentenced Alex’s kind to death. Apparently, normal just wasn’t in the cards... moreThe alternate cover edition for this book can be found here. In the aftermath of the bloodbath in London, mercenary Alex Dering is just trying to get her life back to normal—whatever “normal” is for a mage with a newly-awakened dragon side. Her latest assignment: a job for the Magic Council, the leaders of the supernatural community and the people who sentenced Alex’s kind to death. Apparently, normal just wasn’t in the cards. A new and mysterious supernatural threat has arrived in Munich, someone who melts buildings, summons forth armies of the dead, then vanishes without a trace. If Alex can’t catch this rampaging supernatural, tensions between humans and supernaturals might just boil over. less

“Things used to be so much simpler, back when the Magic Council wanted me dead. ”. Once considered an abomination of magic, Dragon Born mage Alex Dering has spent most of her life concealing what she is from the world’s other supernaturals. But now, finally, she and all the other Dragon Born are free. Freedom is not all it’s cracked up to be... more“Things used to be so much simpler, back when the Magic Council wanted me dead. ”. Once considered an abomination of magic, Dragon Born mage Alex Dering has spent most of her life concealing what she is from the world’s other supernaturals. But now, finally, she and all the other Dragon Born are free. Freedom is not all it’s cracked up to be. Between the untimely return of a sinister, long-lost enemy, and Alex’s impending final battle with a centuries-old organization of supernatural haters, she is in desperate need of allies. Unfortunately, the allies she was counting on, the world’s most powerful magic dynasties, have chosen this exact moment to collapse into civil war. Besieged by betrayals, Alex and her assassin lover will have to fight enemies and allies alike in order to save the world. But, in the end, winning this great war could cost Alex everyone she loves—and everything that she is. Shadow Magic is the fourth book in the Dragon Born Alexandria urban fantasy series. less