S. Usher Evans

Biography

S. Usher Evans is an author, blogger, and witty banter aficionado. Born in Pensacola, Florida, she left the sleepy town behind for the fast-paced world of Washington, D.C.. There, she somehow landed jobs with BBC, Discovery Channel, and National Geographic Television before finally settling into a “real job” as an IT consultant. After a quarter life crisis at age 27, she decided consulting was for the birds and rekindled a childhood passion for writing novels. She sold everything she owned and moved back to Pensacola, where she currently resides with her two dogs, Zoe and Mr. Biscuit.

Evans is the author of the Razia series and Empath, both published by Sun’s Golden Ray Publishing.

Smashwords Interview

Describe your desk
Last night's dinner, a candle, flashlight, half an empty wallet, speakers, headphones, and my phone. Otherwise known as a big ol' giant mess.
Where did you grow up, and how did this influence your writing?
I grew up in a suburban town in NW Florida where everybody knew everybody. It actually influenced my writing because I didn't have a lot of friends, so I made my own.
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Series

Demon Spring / Demon Fall
Two demon hunting Agents One human-saving demon All hell about to break loose in Atlanta Demon Spring is coming. Are you ready? In a world where demons walk among us, Jack Grenard is rebuilding his life as an agent for the International Coalition for Demon Management. His wife was brutally murdered three years ago, and ever since, he's struggled to be the man he once was. But a chance encounter with a human-saving demon sends him and his partner Cam on a mission to discover why she's made a sudden appearance in Atlanta, and if that means the quadrennial uprising of monsters from the underworld is immanent. Perfect for fans of the TV show Supernatural, Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, and more. Get swept away in this world that RT Reviews calls, "an impressive start to a promising urban fantasy series."
Resurgence
Price: Free!
Revival
Price: $3.99 USD.
Redemption
Price: $3.99 USD.
Reawakening
Price: $2.99 USD.
Resurrection
Price: $3.99 USD.
Reclamation
Price: $3.99 USD.
Princess Vigilante
A vigilante must hang up her mask and become queen when her father and brother are murdered. But first, she has some unfinished business to take care of.
The City of Veils
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Veil of Ashes
Price: $3.99 USD.
The Veil of Trust
Price: $4.99 USD.
The Queen of Veils
Price: $4.99 USD.
Lexie Carrigan Chronicles
One sentence, three words, four syllables. Enough to change my life forever. And I'm not talking about the whole spells and sorcery thing.
Spells and Sorcery
Price: $2.99 USD.
Magic and Mayhem
Price: $3.99 USD.
Dawn and Devilry
Price: $3.99 USD.
Illusion and Indemnity
Price: $3.99 USD.
Madion War Trilogy
He's a prince, she's a pilot, their countries have been at war for 50 years. But when they're marooned on an island, they must put aside their differences if they want to survive.
The Island
Price: $2.99 USD.
The Chasm
Price: $3.99 USD.
The Union
Price: $3.99 USD.
Razia
Double Life
Price: $0.99 USD.
Alliances
Price: $2.99 USD.
Conviction
Price: $3.99 USD.
Fusion
Price: $3.99 USD.
The Complete Razia Series
Price: $9.99 USD.

Books

Beasts and Baking
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 60,110. Language: English. Published: February 27, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy
The fourth book in the Weary Dragon Inn series features a mystery of collapsing buildings and a trio of curious grannies.
The Weary Dragon Inn Books 1-3
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 176,410. Language: English. Published: January 16, 2024 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General
Warm beds, quaint mysteries, and the best rosemary bread this side of Pigsend Creek. Welcome to the Weary Dragon Inn.
Magic and Molemen
Pre-release—available March 26, 2024. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 59,710. Language: English. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
The fifth book in the Weary Dragon Inn series takes Bev the innkeeper far underground to solve a mysterious missing talisman.
Secrets and Snowflakes
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 58,700. Language: English. Published: November 28, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
The third book in the Weary Dragon Inn cozy fantasy series is a snowy mystery.
Fiends and Festivals
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 60,300. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
The eagerly awaited sequel to Drinks and Sinkholes, Fiends and Festivals is the second book in the Weary Dragon Inn series, a cozy fantasy adventure from two-time award-winning author S. Usher Evans.
Drinks and Sinkholes
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 60,230. Language: English. Published: September 5, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Warm beds, quaint mysteries, and the best rosemary bread this side of Pigsend Creek. Welcome to the Weary Dragon Inn.
A Quest of Sea and Soil
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 113,990. Language: English. Published: April 25, 2023 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Spread to the corners of the world, Ayla, Ward, Cade, and Riona race against time to find the last pieces of the magical seod croí before Eoghan does.
A Quest of Earth and Magic
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 105,390. Language: English. Published: September 27, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
Queen Ayla, the wizard Cade, and the knight Ward team up to find more of the missing Seod Croi stone to save the kingdom.
A Quest of Blood and Stone
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 122,780. Language: English. Published: March 8, 2022 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
A knight and a wizard begrudgingly team up to retrieve a stolen magical stone from the dangerous fae realm to win the heart of their princess.
Redemption
Series: Demon Spring / Demon Fall. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 94,210. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Jack has been taken to the Underworld by Bael. With no other options, Cam and Anya set off to Mexico City to tangle with the noxes, hoping to charm or fight their way into a second gateway to the demonic lands.
Revival
Series: Demon Spring / Demon Fall. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 80,320. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
Jack Grenard and the demon Anya are on the run, searching for a cure for her curse while staying one step ahead of those who want them dead. The mystery leads them around the globe, each clue revealing more about the history of the original demons and the secrets behind the humans who fought them.
Resurgence
Series: Demon Spring / Demon Fall. Price: Free! Words: 75,970. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
A widowered demon hunter teams up with a human-saving demon to prevent the end of the world.
Reclamation
Series: Demon Spring / Demon Fall. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 98,340. Language: English. Published: July 27, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Anya's worst fears have been realized. After making a potentially world-altering mistake, she struggles to clean up her mess--and doesn't want to tell Jack, Cam, or Lotan. In the human world, the aftershocks of the new world order continue to rattle even the most hardened demon hunters. Old alliances are broken while new ones falter in new chaos - and Anya is the number one suspect.
Resurrection
Series: Demon Spring / Demon Fall. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 90,620. Language: English. Published: May 25, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
Lotan is safe, but the world continues to churn unpredictably. Jack continues to struggle with the decision made by Anya - and what it might mean for their already-rocky relationship. Meanwhile, he and Cam must toe the line between their demon friends and an increasingly active ICDM - who seem hell-bent on eradicating demons completely.
Reawakening
Series: Demon Spring / Demon Fall. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 87,310. Language: English. Published: April 27, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban
A follow-on series to the Demon Spring Trilogy, Demon Fall finds our heroes Jack, Cam, and Anya navigating an increasingly uncertain world without the so-called King of Demons overseeing everything.
Demon Spring: Books 1-3
Series: Demon Spring / Demon Fall. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 239,430. Language: English. Published: January 26, 2021 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Urban, Fiction » Fantasy » Paranormal
From award-winning author S. Usher Evans comes a brilliant urban fantasy series about a demon hunter struggling to reclaim the man he once was and the demon who might just save him. Fans of Jim Butcher and Kim Harrison will enjoy this unique take on overcoming demons - both real and imagined.
The Veil of Trust
Series: Princess Vigilante. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 112,150. Language: English. Published: April 3, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Brynna has passed an important test, but the long road to reclaiming her kingdom is still fraught with dangers. Bolstered by her growing army of loyal soldiers, as well as friends new and old, she takes strides to free her people from the tyrannical hold of Ilara. But alliances are fragile, and old foes bring new challenges to the would-be queen.
The Queen of Veils
Series: Princess Vigilante. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 117,100. Language: English. Published: March 31, 2020 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
The final installment in the spellbinding Princess Vigilante series takes readers back to the city of Forcadel as Brynna makes her final play to reclaim her kingdom. Full of twists and turns, this final book will keep readers guessing until the very end.
The Veil of Ashes
Series: Princess Vigilante. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 116,540. Language: English. Published: July 9, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
The Veil of Ashes is the blockbuster sequel to The City of Veils, which Foreward Reviews calls, "entertaining from the first page to the last."
The City of Veils
Series: Princess Vigilante. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 103,510. Language: English. Published: April 16, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
A vigilante must hang up her mask and become queen when her father and brother are murdered. But first, she'll take down the city's notorious crime boss.
Illusion and Indemnity
Series: Lexie Carrigan Chronicles. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 80,720. Language: English. Published: January 22, 2019 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
Lexie Carrigan goes to college - and nothing is as simple as it appears.
Dawn and Devilry
Series: Lexie Carrigan Chronicles. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 85,380. Language: English. Published: October 30, 2018 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
Dawn and Devilry is the third book in the Lexie Carrigan Chronicles, and follows Gavon's story in two parts.
The Complete Madion War Trilogy
Series: Madion War Trilogy. Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 247,000. Language: English. Published: June 12, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
He's a prince, she's a pilot, their countries have been at war for fifty years... The Complete Madion War Trilogy box set includes all three full-length novels - The Island, The Chasm, and The Union - as well as a bonus novella called The Prince and the Heiress.
Magic and Mayhem
Series: Lexie Carrigan Chronicles, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 76,960. Language: English. Published: April 4, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Science Fiction, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy
At the start of her senior year of high school, Lexie Carrigan is focused on two things--getting into the college of her dreams and keeping her sisters safe. But when Gavon's apprentice, James Riley, appears on the first day of school, all of Lexie's well-laid plans of having a normal senior year go out the window.
The Union
Series: Madion War Trilogy, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 87,100. Language: English. Published: February 14, 2017 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Fifty years of war have led to this. The final book in the Madion War Trilogy.
Spells and Sorcery
Series: Lexie Carrigan Chronicles, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 67,560. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Young adult or teen » Fantasy, Fiction » Young adult or teen » Adventure
You have magic. One sentence, three words, four syllables. Enough to change my life forever. And I'm not talking about the whole spells and sorcery thing.
The Chasm
Series: Madion War Trilogy, Book 2. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 77,620. Language: English. Published: July 12, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Fantasy, Fiction » Fantasy » General
Four months after Theo and Galian left The Island, they struggle to adjust to life in their respective countries, and find a way back to each other.
The Complete Razia Series
Series: Razia. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 316,700. Language: English. Published: June 12, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
This omnibus edition of The Razia Series features all four full-length novels of the Razia Series, plus the prequel novella Beginnings and the seven Razia short stories.
The Island
Series: Madion War Trilogy, Book 1. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 66,030. Language: English. Published: April 28, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Romance » Fantasy
He's a prince, she's a pilot, their countries are at war. Marooned on an island, they must put aside their differences if they want to survive.
Fusion
Series: Razia, Book 4. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 69,170. Language: English. Published: February 16, 2016 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Lyssa Peate has everything she thought she ever wanted. She's finally earned the respect of her fellow pirates, she's got a finger on the pulse on her scientist life, and she's got a core set of friends (and more-than-friends) that have her back. But deep down, she knows none of this goodness will last. And when she finds out a life-changing secret, she wonders if this is the end of her good life
Conviction
Series: Razia, Book 3. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 63,980. Language: English. Published: October 28, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Clink. Razia is in trouble. Captured by a fellow pirate, she now finds herself back on probation with a bounty worth zero credits. In the cold reality, she begins to question herself and everything she has been working towards all of her life--and what she's willing to do to reclaim her glory. Conviction is the third book in the Razia series. Piracy is a game. What do you stand for?
Alliances
Series: Razia, Book 2. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 72,480. Language: English. Published: June 8, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
Lyssa Peate has found a tenuous balance between her double lives - the planet-discovering scientist and space pirate bounty hunter named Razia. Both lives are turned upside-down when feisty government investigator Lizbeth Carter shows up to capture the same pirate Razia is after.
Empath
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 73,490. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2015 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary
After hearing a mysterious voice promising an easy escape from her sadness, Lauren is transported to a world where she suddenly can feel what others are feeling, an empath. But now a new problem--there's a dragon that eats empaths and she might be hearing it in her head, tempting her deeper into her own darkness.
Double Life
Series: Razia, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 74,580. Language: English. Published: June 12, 2014 . Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
(4.67 from 6 reviews)
Piracy is a game. Four main crime syndicates compete ruthlessly to count the most pirates with the highest bounties as their members. They employ bounty hunters like Razia to track and capture rival pirates to boost their own standings... Or they would if Razia was ever given a chance...

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