Bøger af Scott Burtness

A chance encounter with a siren sends August into the deep end of a very big lake. Will plumbing its depths reveal a world-changing discovery or send him to a watery grave?August Shade needs a break. Reptilians are trying to take over the world. Powerful paranormals are a little too interested in whether he lives or dies. After years of laying low, the grumpy shapeshifter's face is all over the internet. If that wasn't bad enough, August's best friend is playing around with necromancy. Desperate to clear his head, the cranky shapeshifter heads north to the shores of Lake Superior. Now he's drowning in lake monsters, paranormal prophecies, and reptilian plots. A drink would help, but the only bar in town is a karaoke bar.Oliver Corbyn needs his karaoke machine. The folks of Knife River are miserable without it. Someone-or something-has been snatching people away in the night. Without that karaoke machine, there won't be any joy left to hold back the dark. When August takes the case, it's not because he wants to. It's because he has to. He did hear that siren sing, afterall.Lana Delridge needs vindication. The young scientist was on the verge of a major discovery when her mentor and would-be lover sabotaged her work. Desperate to reclaim the find of the century, she hires August to repo her equipment. Lana's ex is a pretentious twit, so August is more than happy to help. However, getting her stuff back means helping her discover something far below Lake Superior's surface. Something that could drag the poor shapeshifter back to the terrors of his past.For a guy that's tried to not make waves, life is getting pretty choppy. It's sink or swim for the poor repo man. If he's going down, though, August will make sure he goes down singing.

Messy breakup? Want your stuff back from your ex? Shapeshifter August Shade can help. Satisfaction not guaranteed.After saving the world, the cranky repo man heads to farm country for one little job. Now he's far from his natural habitat and mixed up with two feuding hag sisters, a loan sharking coblyn, and a mysterious woman with a very scary ex. The manure hits the fan when his best friend blows the lid off a major conspiracy and lands August in a heap of trouble.As his efforts to keep a low profile fall apart, August learns-quite literally-that you reap what you sow. It's life or death for the repossession specialist, and the scales keep tilting toward the latter. If it weren't for bad luck, August Shade would have no luck at all.

Dallas loves being a monster hunter. Being the monster? Not so much...When Dallas, the self-proclaimed Hero of Trappersville, is recruited by an ancient order of monster hunters, he's more than happy to sign up. The group's leader, Colton, is solid as an oak. Randall ain't half bad, despite his tendency to whine. The whip-smart, beautiful, and totally badass Aletia is whip-smart, beautiful, and totally badass. Under their guidance, Dallas learns everything there is to know about hunting monsters (or close enough) and pledges to keep his friends safe.Now there's a werewolf in town, and Dallas and Stanley are on the case. As far as Dallas is concerned, monsters are monsters, and they have no place in Wisconsin. Or do they? When an unexpected discovery and an unlikely reunion turn his world upside down, Dallas realizes he may not get to choose which side he's on.Booze, bar fights, boo hags, beer cans, Bigfoot, brujas, and a full moon. Who knew that hunting monsters would make life so exciting?

Some vampires are destined for greatness. Herbert Knudsen isn't one of them.When the truck stop diner cook and mediocre bowler becomes a vampire, his once simple life gets a bit more complicated. He's stronger, a little sexier, and a heck of a lot better at bowling. Even Lois, the girl of his dreams, is starting to notice him. But he can't drink beer, the bodies are piling up, and his best friend Dallas isn't just getting suspicious-he's getting jealous. When Lois is caught in the middle of the two friends' escalating rivalry, keeping his dark secret becomes the least of Herb's concerns.Booze, bowling, bake sales, bar fights, blood and karaoke... Who would have thought that being undead would make life so exciting?

A zombie apocalypse is bad. Seeing one that looks exactly like you is worse.Stanley's lonely. Before the strange events of the past few months, the self-proclaimed alien abductee and T.V. crime drama aficionado would drink and bowl with his friends, Herb and Dallas. But no one's seen hide nor hair of Dallas in the longest, and Herb's been spending all of his time with his girlfriend, Lois. That just leaves Stanley, and Stanley's lonely. Everything changes when Stanley becomes a zombie. With each bite, he gains a new friend. Soon, he has more friends than he would've ever thought possible. If he could just sink his teeth into Herb, Lois, and Dallas, they'd all be together again, and everything would be perfect. Meanwhile...Everything changes when Stanley's home is vandalized. After someone breaks all of his dinner plates and ruins his last hotdog, a zombie apocalypse overtakes Trappersville. To make matters worse, the Society shows up. Stanley and his supernatural friends are trapped between an ancient order of monster hunters and a hungry zombie horde. If that wasn't bad enough, one zombie in particular looks a lot like Stanley.Things aren't looking good for the fine folks of Trappersville, Wisconsin. Will Stanley, his friends, and the entire town be lost? Over Stanley's dead bodies.

When a horoscope-writing oracle hires shapeshifter August Shade to repo her magic eyeball, he knows the job is going to suck. One, he hates horoscopes. Two, he hates people that read horoscopes. Three, she hasn't even lost her eyeball... yet.August Shade has found his niche. The cynical shapeshifter knows all too well that most relationships don't last. He also knows that after a messy breakup, most people-human or otherwise-just want two things: their stuff, and to never see their ex again. For a reasonable fee, August can help. He's a post-relationship personal effects repossession specialist. Satisfaction not guaranteed, but at least you'll have your favorite whatever back.Vilde Tank has found her destiny. Guided by her horoscopes, the huldra hires August to reclaim an unusual book. It reveals the secret of the Zodiac's thirteenth sign, bestows its reader with the power to write their own future, and is currently in the possession of her vampire ex-lover.Clarissa Steyer has found her calling. The oracle writes horoscopes for the local paper. Her celestial predictions help keep the world spinning. Now August is in all of her visions and the world might be coming to an end. She knows that the shapeshifter can change into a lot of things, but can he change the future?Plagued by the oracle's horoscopes, haunted by a dark past, and grappling with his penchant for making bad decisions, the only sure thing about August's future is that it looks short.