Storm in a Teacup (Ayala Storme)

Mediator Ayala Storme kills demons by night and handles PR by day. She avoids Mediator luncheons and a fellow Mediator who's been trying to get in her pants for years. She does her job. She keeps her sword clean and her body count high. But when a rash of disappearances leads her to discover that Nashville's hellkin are spawning a new race of monster on human hosts, Ayala will be the first line of defense against these day-walking killers.That is, until one of them saves her life.Dodging the Mediators and the demons alike, Ayala's new knowledge of the hybrids' free will challenges everything she's ever known about her job. Racing the clock and trying to outrun her comrades and enemies alike, she's not sure who will catch her first...

About the Author

Emmie Mears is the author of over ten adult fantasy novels, including A HALL OF KEYS AND NO DOORS, the Ayala Storme series, and the Stonebreaker series.Their bilingual work as M Evan MacGriogair can be found on Tor.com, Steall Magazine, and Uncanny Magazine along with poetry in The Poets' Republic and elsewhere. Their novelette Seonag and the Sea-wolves was longlisted for a Hugo award in 2020. An autistic queer author, singer, and artist who sings and writes in Gàidhlig and in English, they sing in two Gaelic choirs both in Scotland and internationally, and they are an award-winning Gaelic solo singer. They live in Partick with two cats and dreams gu leòr.

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