Books with author J. R. Crawford

Rags to riches is supposed to be a nice fantasy. Going from a cheap London hovel to an elite fae institute should be amazing, especially when it involves a medieval castle.It's just not so great when the aristocratic jerks in the Tower want to crush you.It starts when a lethally gorgeous fae--Ruadan--hunts me down. He's known as the Wraith, and he's taken a vow of silence to snuff out illegal magic. Fae magic that I possess. The Wraith lets me live on one condition: I have to earn my place at the Court of the Shadow Fae. I'm a survivor. I think I can manage the competition.Too bad the posh recruits have it in for me. Worse, I'm forced to share a room with the silent Wraith, who is as sinister as he is hot. All it takes is one slip up, and I'm out. And at the Court of the Shadow Fae, failure means death. This series is linked to the Sea Fae series but can be read in any order.

As a Knight of the Shadow Fae, I’m tasked with defending the Institute. I’m deep into a world of dark magic, orgiastic death cults, and demon roller discos.But my new life begins with an impossible choice: turn over Ruadan within twenty-four hours, or my nemesis will unleash the Black Death.Worse, my old gladiator master is threatening to reveal my identity. If the truth gets out, I’ll be out of the Institute faster than you can say "wrath of an incubus."If I can't find and kill my oldest enemy in time, then it's the Black Death for everyone, and I’ll be back on the run once more.This will be part of a four book series to be continued.Court of ShadowsCourt of DarknessCourt of NightCourt of DreamsThis book is from the Demons of Fire and Night world.

After venturing into the underworld, I have some badass goddess powers. In fact, I used them to rid the earth of the angelic scourge. Only problem is, the gods I stole the magic from are kind of pissed. They keep trying to kill me when I summon their power. Worse, the angels are back on earth, harder to kill than ever.When my lover Adonis is abducted by our enemy, I do whatever I can to get him back. But the angels have a new plan for us. They want me to kill my own boyfriend—since I’m the only one who can do it. If we can’t defeat the new onslaught of angels, I face a fate worse than death—and the rest of the world is coming with me.The final book in the Spy Among the Fallen Series.

She's forgotten her past. Too bad her past won't return the favor.Ursula can't remember a single thing from before three years ago, so she has to keep her life simple. All she wants is to earn enough money for rent--and maybe a bit left over for a new pair of boots.But on her eighteenth birthday, all hell breaks loose... quite literally... when a hellhound shifter shows up in her kitchen. Kester's lethally gorgeous, and he's come with a terrifying message: Ursula owes her soul to a demon.No one seems to care that she doesn't remember striking that deal.Thrust into the middle of a war between the gods of fire and night, Ursula fights her way across New York--and through the fae realm--to survive. Along the way, she must reclaim her magical knowledge and her long-forgotten skills with the blade if she wants to escape eternal damnation.

Ursula hadn’t expected to return to the Shadow Realm a prisoner, but at least the dungeon reunites her with her old mentor, Kester. That’s only a small consolation when she learns the horrific plans of a shadowy demigod. Plans that involve her.In order to fight back, she must find her fiancé, Bael. Together, they've got to steal Excalibur from the world's most powerful dragon-shifter.On her journey, her shocking past is revealed, and Ursula finally learns the truth about herself. But she needs to stay focused. Because if the demigod gets his way with her—the world will come under his nefarious control, and Ursula will be lost in the void forever.

"There are new rules governing the country--namely, no magic. But Fiona Forzese has never been good with rules."As Fiona tries to pick up the pieces of her shattered life, she and Tobias take shelter in a classmate’s Southern mansion. The plan should be simple—finish out junior year in the safety of an old Virginia plantation.But Fiona can’t let things lie. She’s convinced the plantation belongs to a sinister witch-hunting cult. Worse, Tobias is clearly hiding a dark secret of his own. And if he weren’t looking so annoyingly attractive, maybe Fiona could focus on her investigations long enough to figure everything out. As Fiona digs deeper into the Ranulf's past, she learns a dark truth that shocks her to her core. But it isn't only the Ranulfs who have something to hide. As the witch-hunting cult closes in, Fiona is forced to choose who she really trusts before she loses everyone she cares about. The Memento Mori Witch SeriesBook 1: THE WITCHING ELMBook 2: A WITCH'S FEAST

A snarky fae, a sexy king, and forbidden desire deep as the sea.Once, I was a fae princess with sea-magic at my fingertips. Now? I’m a hunted supernatural in a squalid shop, stripped of my power. My only comforts are stale cookies, Elvis records, and my hula-hoop. Until a lethally sexy fae king arrives and rips even those away. After the brutal king throws me in prison, I strike a bargain with him: my freedom in exchange for helping him find a magic blade. What Lyr doesn’t know is that the blade might restore my stolen magic. But as we journey, the gorgeous jerk is starting to make me feel things I’ve never felt. When Lyr touches me, desire ignites. I see raging passion in his eyes, too. If I give in, I risk losing my chance at reclaiming my power. Even worse... I could be forfeiting my life.*** Readers of Sarah J. Maas, Laura Thalassa, and K.F. Breene. will love the Sea Fae Series!

Teenagers Ben Canterbury and Tessa Nyera are harvesting cotton on a warm afternoon, when a hole opens up in a nearby meadow—like the doorway to another dimension. The hole disgorges a naked man, barely conscious and clutching a human leg bone, and then vanishes. Even more astonishing to Ben and Tessa, this man is a stranger to them and, in their world, no one has ever seen a stranger before.When he recovers, the man, Thomas Morgan, finds himself trapped in a small rural community where everyone regards him with bewildered awe. He alone knows they are inside the earth-like biosphere of an immense starship, The Destiny, on a thousand-year voyage to colonize a distant planet. While he had been in cryogenic hibernation, Ben, Tessa, and the others in this rustic community appear to be descendants of a small ‘wake’ crew that was originally charged with maintaining the ship's operating systems.Clearly something happened, long ago, that upset the carefully laid plans of the starship's designers, a crisis, now long forgotten, that left all of the wake crew and their descendants trapped for generations within the biosphere, its exits locked and its walls, shielded by a holographic force field, invisible to everyone inside.Soon, Tom Morgan finds himself struggling, with the help of Ben and Tessa, to prevent a disastrous conflict between the simple farmers born in the biosphere and their technologically-advanced ancestors, now emerging from cryo and led by Tico Calder, the starship’s arrogant and ruthless captain. To succeed, he must discover the cause of the crew's entrapment, including the role played by Agatha, an enigmatic young computer prodigy who lived hundreds of years earlier. He must also deal with the threat posed by Dante, a sentient robot of unknown origin, who has secretly controlled The Destiny for centuries and has the crew's fate, though not necessarily its best interests, in its unpredictable hands. And, finally, Tom and his young friends must face what's awaiting them on the bewildering planet below, for the massive starship has finally reached its destination.DESTINY'S CRADLE is a stand-alone hard science fiction novel, with a complex, scientifically plausible setting, well-drawn characters, and an intricate, thought-provoking plot. It is set a world riven by conflict and distrust, a world in which the fate of humanity rests on the shoulders of just a handful of individuals.

David Bishop and the Legend of the Orb recounts the adventures of David Bishop - a teenage orphan who gets pulled into an otherworldly conflict that revolves around him and a mysterious orb. David quickly discovers that his arrival has been foretold by prophecy and that his coming has marked the beginning of the end of an ancient war between the forces of good and evil - each side needing the incredible powers granted to him by his newfound connection to the Orb. As David watches the world around him fall into chaos, he finds himself in a race against time to stop the ambitious plans of an evil General who is intent on unleashing an ancient horror from its prison – a horror he hopes will help him on his quest for domination. Desperate and overwhelmed - David seeks the help of unlikely allies in an effort to unravel the mysteries of the Orb and save the world from the brink of destruction. Embark on this journey with David and his friends to discover a new world filled with adventure, magic, friendship, and discovery, that will surely pull you in and leave you on the edge of your seat, begging for more.

A 40 page short story from the Memento Mori world. Most girls her age worry about boys or what to wear, but Isolde has bigger problems. Ever since Isolde's brother died, her mother spends her days ranting about magic. Now Isolde's been forced to leave her beloved swim team, to hide the burns her deranged mother inflicted.When her mother humiliates her in front of the whole school, Isolde takes refuge in the sea. Its green depths have called to her all her life. But when a storm rolls in, it brings lost memories crashing in. Maybe Mom's paranoid ramblings weren't so crazy after all.Trapped on a ship with Lir, a disturbingly handsome witch, she must confront the nightmare of her own past--and decide who she really trusts, before she's lost at sea forever.

Pirates, Wizards, Astronauts and more! What Can We Be? is a delightfully playful daddy and daughter story. Millie LOVES playing with her friends at school but finds home time so BORING. Her friends fly rocket ships, fight dragons, cast spells, protect cities from bad guys and even sail the seven seas - all from the comfort of their bedrooms! After all, with a sharp imagination, and a little help from Dad, you can be anything you want to be!