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Author: Mary Abshire | Website

Mary is a part-time Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy author living in Indianapolis with her loving husband, witty daughter, and ridiculous cat. The paranormal world has always been an interest of her's. She grew up watching Sci-Fi and Horror shows. As a teenager--many, many years ago--she read Anne Rice and wrote to pen-pals (stamps were cheap and computers weren't in every household). Though she dropped the pen for a while, her love for the paranormal continued. She started writing full length novels a few years ago and hasn't stopped. Not only does she love stories about vampires, she enjoys books with demons, werewolves, shapeshifters, dragons, and just about any supernatural creature.

Mary is a PRO member of the Romance Writers Association and Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal Chapter. 


Published Works & Book Reviews

The Awakening

She's the only one of her kind. And she doesn't even know her name.

Two investigators--one human, one vampire--find a young woman among a mass of dead bodies. She has no memories, and nothing but her clothes, two receipts, and a mysterious dagger carved with the initials `SB'.

As she seeks her identity, SB realizes she's unlike any other creature in the world, making her the most valuable person on the planet. And the most wanted.

Warning: Language, violence, and graphic sex.

Reviewer: Orangepeacock
Review: Mar 28, 2012
Genre(s): Urban Fantasy
“The Awakening” is a wonderfully enchanting debut novel in Mary Abshire’s new series. The female lead is a rare breed, and she has no memory. This means she doesn’t remember how she got to the dump surrounded by 30 bodies of different races. This also means she has no memory of her past or even her name. The only clue’s left to help her find her past is a couple receipts and a poisonous dagger with the initia

Fighting Evil

Half-demon Jessie Garrett's battles seem endless. While Jeremy, the demon out to win her heart, teaches her how to fight, Jessie's relationship with her vampire lover, Drake, reaches a breaking point. Adding to her struggles, she must defend her life against a group of vampires who consider her a threat to their existence. Held captive on a remote island with both Drake and Jeremy protecting her, she is tested in ways she's never imagined. Jessie fights back; only her actions do more harm than good. The group offers her a choice, but no matter what she decides, her life will change forever.


Love Conquers All Evil

Welcome toarctic Alaska, free from vampires and home to humans, demons, and werewolves.

After months of moving and hiding from the VETOV, Drake and Jessie settle into a small Alaskan town. They soon discover a serial killer is on the loose and it's a demon stealing good souls. As Jessie mingles with locals from the demon community and investigates the murders, she bumps into a werewolf she had hoped she would never see again. More trouble arises and Jessie reaches out to Alan, the Alpha she met in Arizona.

Together, Drake and Alan seek to eliminate the threat against Jessie, but removing the werewolves may come with a steep price for the Alpha.

In a matterof a few days, Jessie battles for survival, and her own soul, while maintaining a feverish love for Drake. Demons and werewolves won't stop this half-demon soul catcher from sending evil souls to hell, or spending eternity with her noble vampire.

Soul Catcher Series

Claiming the Evil Dead, #1 | Catching an Evil Tail, #2 | Fighting Evil, #3 | Love Conquers All Evil, #4

Reviewer: Yadkny
Review: Dec 15, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance, Adventure / Action, Vampires, Werewolves, Shapeshifters, Demons, Angels
Starting over was never going to be easy, but their love would ease the way. The saga continues as Jessie and Drake seek solace and sanctuary in a remote part of Alaska. An old friend of Drake's offers assistance and acceptance of the situation at hand while offering Jessie a deeper more religious look into her abilities. Soon upon meeting Anthony, Jessie begins to question and analyze her purpose in life.

Catching an Evil Tail

Half-demon Jessie Garrett wants to live a normal life among her friends and keep her soul catching ability a secret, but supernatural creatures keep popping up in her world. Adding to her struggles, her vampire lover remains out of the country, and when he offers no valuable explanation as to why he hasn't returned, she wonders if she should move on without him.

As if Jessie doesn't have enough worries on her mind, the demon yearning to seduce her shows up at her home. She longs to liberate herself from the debt she owes him, and when he asks for her help, she jumps at the chance to make a new deal with him—one that will guarantee her freedom. The only catch? She has to send the soul of a werewolf to hell.

Love, trust, and loyalty are on the line. Torn between her feelings for her vampire boyfriend, a hot Alpha wolf, and a demon vowing to protect her, Jessie must figure out her heart's true desires.

Reviewer: Isis
Review: Mar 14, 2011
Genre(s): Paranormal Romance, Erotic Romance
After her first adventure in Chicago where Jessie tracks down an ancient and evil vampire and sends his soul to hell, Jessie is trying to go back to her life as normal as possible. She is back to ghost hunting with her human friends, who haven’t a clue about her abilities, and back to her boring as usual job. Her hunky vampire boyfriend, Drake, is off in Europe on vampire business and hasn’t retur

Claiming the Evil Dead

Half-demon Jessie Garrett is searching for an evil vampire that's been preying upon children. She wants to claim the rogue vamp's soul and send it to hell. To find the dead man walking she must partner with another bloodsucker, Drake, even though she doesn't trust him. While Jessie works with Drake, she learns not all vampires are killers and discovers the cold-blooded vamp is a temptation too difficult to resist.

After the fiend abducts another child and Jessie has a near fatal experience with vampires, she turns to Jeremy, a demon she bumped into at a club, and makes a deal with him for his help. Drake disapproves, and Jessie soon finds herself wedged between two volatile creatures. When the chance comes to save the child's life and claim the evil vamp's soul, she must decide whom she can trust—a vampire who cools her feverish desires, or a demon hell-bent on seducing her.

Reviewer: Isis
Review: Feb 21, 2011
Genre(s): Erotic Romance, Paranormal / Supernatural, Vampires
Jessie Garrett is a half demon with an extraordinary gift; she can suck in an evil soul and send it to hell. Drake is an ancient vampire who has been trying to rid this world from a vampire who preys upon innocent children. Drake has enlisted the help of Jessie and her unique gift to send the rogue vampire’s soul to hell in exchange for a large sum of money. Jessie’s mother had always warned her

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