Books with author Louisa Luna

"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.

“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.

"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.

"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.

A riveting thriller about the search for two missing girls in a small Pennsylvania town.When two young sisters, Kylie and Bailey Brandt, disappear from a strip mall parking lot in a small Pennsylvania town, their devastated family hires an enigmatic bounty hunter from California, Alice Vega, 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.With little to go on, Vega and Cap will go to extraordinary lengths to untangle a complex web of lies, false leads, and dangerous relationships to locate both girls before time runs out and the girls are gone forever.

When two sisters disappear from a car park while their mother is in the supermarket, the devastated family hires bounty hunter Alice Vega to help find the girls. Immediately shut out by a local police department already stretched too thin by budget cuts and the growing 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, 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.

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.

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.

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.

What if everything you’ve ever known, down to what you are, was a lie?Growing up in the enchanted kingdom of Dualsing, seventeen-year-old Lady Serafina has always known she’s different. Her fae power never manifested itself during puberty, and her parents treated her like a tolerated houseguest rather than family. Even her childhood sweetheart, Crown Prince Eldon, distanced himself the moment he was old enough to know the secret about Serafina that everyone in their world seems to know—except her.Now her upcoming birthday is being treated as a national holiday by the very people who have neglected her and Serafina is developing abilities that feel terrifyingly right, but aren’t fae power at all. As she starts to investigate her origin, Serafina has no idea she will be setting in motion events that will have far-reaching consequences not just for herself, but for all the planes.Note: BEFORE VENGEANCE is a prequel of VENGEANCE BE MINE.

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.