How to Lose a Demon in 10 Days by Saranna DeWylde, 277 pages

 GOT DEMON?

Grace does. She's got more demon than she can saddle. In fact, she's got a sinfully sexy Crown Prince of Hell named Caspian. She's also got ten days to get rid of him or Bad Things shall ensue. See, her Russian mobster ex-boyfriend didn't take kindly to her smutty Mephistophelean contract. It's not that she's conspiring with fiends; that was his idea. It's that she's conspiring against him with outrageous devilry that runs the gamut from embarrassing to a dead hooker turned dominatrix demon gunning for his soul.

One should never trust demons, let alone shag them. They don't have hearts. Yet Grace is buying hers some slightly tarnished armor and hoping that once he's been shoveled into it, kicking and screaming, he'll find it's just his size. This damsel in distress needs a dark knight for a Happily Ever After.

Heartless by Gail Carriger, 385 pages

This is the 3rd book in a really fun series. This is what you would call regency paranormal steampunk (did you even know such a thing existed?) and each one has me laughing and eagerly turning pages. My one regret with this book is that there wasn't enough zombie porcupines in it!

Changeless by Gail Carriger, 388 pages

This is the second book in a fun and unusual series that my mother-in-law suggested to me. Alexia is a preternatural, meaning she has no soul and negates supernatural creatures, i.e, with her touch she restores the mortality of vampires and werewolves. But it seems that someone or something else has the same ability, but thrown over a much larger area and lasting longer. Alexia must track down whatever this is before it falls into the wrong hands as a weapon. Throw in a missing werewolf husband, a way too friendly French hatmaker and inventor, and a Queen Victoria expecting results and it might almost be too much for Alexia to handle, even with her handy parasol.
This is Regency meets paranormal with a heavy dash of steampunk thrown in. This is one of the most original books I've read in a long time, with lots of humor and intrigue. As soon as I finished this book I immediately started the next one.

Within The Flames by Marjorie M. Liu, 376 pages

Eddie owes his life to the Dirk & Steele Agency, they gave him a reason to live when he joined their agency. As a pyrokinetic, he spent years on the street doing almost anything to survive, so he's grateful for the chance to gain control of his life. When he's asked to track down one of the last surviving shape-changing dragons to save her from a band of witches seeking her for blood magic, Eddie knows that he's her best chance for survival. Lyssa has been on the run for years, hiding from the woman who killed her parents and is after her. She knows that no one is safe around her, especially with her wild fire power, except for Eddie. These two have secrets that haunt them, and keep them from any chance of a happy future, unless their willing to step within the flames and let go.
I haven't read any of Marjorie M. Lui's Dirk & Steele books, but I am definitely going to fix that after finishing this book. I loved the mixture of romance, intrigue and paranormal, with shape-shifters and witches galore. "Within The Flames" was still extremely enjoyable as a stand-alone book, and I look forward to reading more about Eddie and Lyssa.

Soulless by Gail Carriger, 373 pages

Alexia Tarabotti has no soul, is a spinster with a dead Italian father (horror of horrors), and was just attacked by an extremely rude vampire. When she accidentally kills him with her hatpin and parasol, she is investigated by Lord Maccon, the local Alpha werewolf in London. It seems that rove vampires are appearing and disappearing, and some believe that Alexia is responsible. Just because she has no soul, does that make her evil? Can she figure out what is happening without breaking all of Society's rules and ruining what little reputation she has? Plus, she must fight her attraction for the horribly rude and aggravating Lord Maccon.
My mother-in-law recommended this book to me and I'm glad she did. It's Amelia Peabody (by Elizabeth Peters) with all the attitude and the steel-tipped parasol, with lots of paranormal beings thrown in, and a little bit of steampunk mixed with English regency romance. I loved the first book and am eagerly anticipating reading the next.