Books with author Louisa Lo

Mei Lin Yu should have been looking forward to the next stage in her life. As a descendant of one of the Founding Families who led the exodus from a dying Earth and now rule New Eden, Mei's choices are endless. But she has never felt part of the Yu Family or the world of technological marvels and genetic perfection the Founders created. All that will change the summer she spends at Mynyddamore, the home her ancestor Mabel Yu built in western Caelestis. Here, living among the Ddaerans, the original inhabitants of New Eden, Mei will discover secrets about Mabel Yu that her family want to keep buried and a truth about herself that will forever change her own destiny. Between Mountain and Sea is a coming of age novel, the first book in USA Today Bestselling author Louisa Locke’s Caelestis series in the Paradisi Chronicles (an open source, science fiction world created by multiple authors).

“A clever, funny romp that fans of urban fantasy will surely enjoy!” ~ Dima Zales, New York Times Bestselling AuthorEveryone knows that revenge is a dish that’s best served cold—and no one serves it better than vengeance demons. Intelligent, fastidious, and precise, vengeance demons deliver justice to those who deserve it, and demon-born Megan wants nothing more than to be licensed as one of them.But Megan is half trickster: a chaotic, free spirit the polar opposite of the straight-laced vengeance demons. Megan is convinced that the only way she can possibly be accepted by the vengeance society is to escape her unsavory other half. The only problem is that her trickster blood just may hold the key to saving the world… Hilarious, clever, and entirely original, VENGEANCE BE MINE is a fantastical ride through a world of magic, curses, phone-order grim reapers, internships (literally) from Hell, and so much more.

Ddaera, the planet the Founders from Earth call New Eden, changes all she touches, including Mei Lin, the studious daughter of a Founding Family, Silence, a sentient snow cat, and Jaxon, a man displaced by space and time. Can these three find common ground in order to save Ddaera and the people they have sworn to protect? Through Ddaera’s Touch, the third book in USA Today bestselling author Locke’s Caelestis Series, is an exciting action-adventure novel that tells the story of the emergence of a Resistance Movement that begins to unite disaffected New Eden citizens, the native Ddaerans, and the Reachers, new arrivals from Earth, against the Founding Families of New Eden.

Mei Lin Yu, a shy studious young woman from a Founding Family, and Silence, a fierce snowcat running with outlaws, shouldn’t have anything in common. But on New Eden, a world where the native Ddaerans have psychic abilities, a world ruled by the Founders who fled a dying Earth…anything is possible. When Mei Lin is forced out of the comfortable refuge of Mynyddamore and confronted with a secret from the past that is very much alive, will she be able to save herself and Silence to gain the trust of a man who has no reason to trust anyone from a Founding Family?Under Two Moons, a science fiction action adventure novel, is the sequel to Between Mountain and Sea and is the second book in USA Today bestselling author Louisa Locke’s Caelestis series in the Paradisi Chronicles (an open source science fiction series created by multiple authors).

"I'm always looking for a good thriller, and this just was perfect."--Nancy Pearl, NPR's Morning Edition“Opening this book is like arming a bomb--the suspense is relentless and the payoff is spectacular. Lead character Alice Vega is sensational--I want to see lots more of her.”--Lee Child"Sensational." Wall Street Journal"A must-read for fans of strong female protagonists.'--Booklist (starred review) As addictive, cinematic, and binge-worthy a narrative as The Wire and The Killing, Two Girls Down introduces Louisa Luna as a thriller writer of immense talent and verve. When two young sisters disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated mother hires an enigmatic bounty hunter, Alice Vega, to help find the girls. Immediately shut out by a local police department already stretched thin by budget cuts and the growing OxyContin and meth epidemic, Vega enlists the help of a disgraced former cop, Max Caplan. Cap is a man trying to put the scandal of his past behind him and move on, but Vega needs his help to find the girls, and she will not be denied. With little to go on, Vega and Cap will go to extraordinary lengths to untangle a dangerous web of lies, false leads, and complex relationships to find the girls before time runs out, and they are gone forever.

"The thing i like to read the most are mysteries/thrillers and this is one of THE BEST I HAVE EVER READ." --Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life"I'm always looking for a good thriller, and this just was perfect."--Nancy Pearl, NPR's Morning Edition“Opening this book is like arming a bomb--the suspense is relentless and the payoff is spectacular. Lead character Alice Vega is sensational--I want to see lots more of her.” --Lee Child"Sensational." --Wall Street Journal As addictive, cinematic, and binge-worthy a narrative as The Wire and The Killing, Two Girls Down introduces Louisa Luna as a thriller writer of immense talent and verve. When two young sisters disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated family hires Alice Vega, an enigmatic bounty hunter from California, to do what the authorities cannot. Immediately shut out by a local police department already stretched thin by budget cuts and the growing OxyContin and meth epidemics, Vega enlists the help of a disgraced former cop, Max Caplan, to cut through the local politics. Vega and Cap will go to extraordinary lengths to untangle a complex web of lies, false leads, and dangerous relationships to locate the girls before time runs out. Two Girls Down is intense, suspenseful, and boldly atmospheric from the first line to its riveting conclusion.

There’s no rest for the wicked—or the wickedly vengeful.Megan Aequitas should have known something was up when her mother insisted that the entire family go on a sudden vacation. But with a major holiday for both vengeance demons and tricksters clashing for the first time in a millennium, leaving town might not be such a bad idea.Trouble soon follows them to paradise, in the form of a video gone viral with the potential to alter human history. The anonymous prank has all the fingerprints of a trickster, yet somehow manages to address long-standing injustices that the vengeance demons have failed to correct. To say it’s a PR nightmare for the vengeance governing body is an understatement.As Megan investigates the unclaimed vengeance, she realizes that the culprit might be closer to home than she thinks…Note: The events in VENGEANCE UNCLAIMED take place between VENGEANCE BE MINE and A GOOD VENGEANCE.

Mabel Yu is one of the ten Founding Families of the Paradisi Project who left a dying Earth to settle New Eden. Jaxon is Mabel’s friend and a Reacher, the group of men and women who were responsible for the success of the Paradisi Project. Mei Lin Yu is Mabel’s descendent who discovers a secret about her family and the native Ddaerans that will forever change her destiny. Silence is a sentient snowcat who bridges the divisions between Founders, Ddaerans, and Reachers. These individuals will shape the future of humanity as it struggles to escape the failures that destroyed Earth and build a new paradise in a far-away galaxy. The three books and the bonus short story in this boxed set are the first works in USA Today bestselling author Locke’s Caelestis series, a coming of age, action adventure series that is part of the Paradisi Chronicles, an open-source science fiction world created by multiple authors. This set includes:Book 1: Between Mountain and SeaBook 2: Under Two MoonsBook 3: Through Ddaera’s TouchPlus a short story: Aelwyd: Home

Megan is entering her second co-op work term at University of Demonic Studies, but her bid to become a licensed vengeance demon might just have to take a back seat to an impending war.Vengeance demon and trickster hybrid Megan Aequitas always knew she wasn’t the only outcast in the vengeance society. Her friend, Serafina, was kidnapped at birth by the changelings and served as a shameful reminder of her own people’s failings.Now Eldon, the changeling prince Serafina grew up with, is banished to the vengeance plane. Suddenly, Megan finds herself hiding him and Serafina from every supernatural who was ever wronged by the changelings, from goblins and elves, to even the Three Fates.Soon the Vengeance Council wages war against the changelings, at the risk of destroying the Cosmic Balance. As the chess pieces are set for a deadly conflict, Megan races against time to find a peaceful solution, even if it means teaming up with Gregory, the sexy vengeance mercenary she can’t decide whether to kiss or kick in the nuts.After playing by the vengeance rules all her life, Megan realizes when it comes to politics and ulterior motives, there’s no such thing as a good vengeance.

"I'm always looking for a good thriller, and this just was perfect."--Nancy Pearl, NPR's Morning Edition“Opening this book is like arming a bomb--the suspense is relentless and the payoff is spectacular. Lead character Alice Vega is sensational--I want to see lots more of her.”--Lee Child"Sensational." Wall Street Journal"A must-read for fans of strong female protagonists.'--Booklist (starred review) As addictive, cinematic, and binge-worthy a narrative as The Wire and The Killing, Two Girls Down introduces Louisa Luna as a thriller writer of immense talent and verve. When two young sisters disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated mother hires an enigmatic bounty hunter, Alice Vega, to help find the girls. Immediately shut out by a local police department already stretched thin by budget cuts and the growing OxyContin and meth epidemic, Vega enlists the help of a disgraced former cop, Max Caplan. Cap is a man trying to put the scandal of his past behind him and move on, but Vega needs his help to find the girls, and she will not be denied. With little to go on, Vega and Cap will go to extraordinary lengths to untangle a dangerous web of lies, false leads, and complex relationships to find the girls before time runs out, and they are gone forever.

Who would’ve thought the dangerous life of a mercenary could be so…normal?It’s been a month since Megan Aequitas started her new life in the mercenary world of vengeance demons and shared a heart-pounding kiss with her infuriatingly sexy business partner, Gregory.When Megan takes control of the 24/7 hotline for their business, she and Gregory are in for a hell of a day. The exciting stuff— kidnapped faes, secretive satyrs, and the punishment of magical creature traffickers—lasts less than an hour in total. The rest of the time is spent dealing with client interviews, service quotes, and worst of all, the relentless little old lady who harasses them with everything from jellybean-stealing neighbors to haunted litter boxes.Except the old gal’s seemingly trivial demands for justice might not be so trivial, after all…Note: The events in VENGEANCE FOR HIRE take place between A GOOD VENGEANCE and HELL HATH NO VENGEANCE.

Hell is What a Vengeance Demon Makes It…Megan Aequitas is adjusting to her new normal, which is anything but in the aftermath of the changeling war. With her beloved grandmother still missing and the whole are-we-or-aren’t-we dance with Gregory, her hot business partner, all she needs is to attract the attention of the Lord of Darkness.But when the lover of a fugitive they sent back to the Underworld charges them with unwittingly punishing an innocent, they have no choice but to investigate, even when it leads them straight to Hell’s doorstep.What Megan discovers about Gregory, Lucifer, and the Council will change everything…Note: The events in HELL HATH NO VENGEANCE take place after A GOOD VENGEANCE and VENGEANCE FOR HIRE.