Cipher
I make no secret of the fact that I love the Southern Arcana novels. Each time I find myself thinking, "This is it. This is the best one yet."
- kyla, kyla novelista
Cipher
Cipher is a super-sexy psychological thriller. Without giving spoilers, Moira Rogers doesn't pull any punches in this 4th installment of their Southern Arcana series...
- Patti, Caught in a FAB Romance
Cipher
This is the best of the Southern Arcana series so far...
- Holly, Long and Short Reviews
Cipher
Put simply, those two are hot.
- Kelly, Reading the Paranormal
Cipher
...another great installment to the Southern Arcana series. The plot was awesome, the characters had depth and strength, the romance broke my heart and I can't wait for the next book.
- Pearl, Pearl's World of Romance
Cipher
I waited a little impatiently to get to Kat and Andrew's story and enjoyed reading something that didn't give me what I expected but gave me what was exactly right for the characters.
- Barbara, Basia's Bookshelf
Cipher
I love the Southern Arcana Series, but this is seriously the best book yet.
- Brenda, Wayfaring Writer
Cipher
All in all Cipher is a powerful addition to the Southern Arcana series which stands as being one of my top favorite paranormal romantic series to date.
- Tori, Tori's Misadventures
Cipher
Cipher is an emotionally intense and fast paced read you won't be able to put down.
- Susi, Book Lovers Inc
Cipher
...written exceptionally well... readers are sucked in from the beginning...
- Ryan Franklin, LibraryJournal
Cipher
[A]n absolutely fantastic addition to the Southern Arcana series. Moira Rogers has really outdone herself...
- Karin, The Romance Studio
Cipher
The Southern Arcana series is sublime and I can’t wait for the next installment!
- Miranda, Joyfully Reviewed
Cipher
Holy mama, smoke em if you got em...
- Spaz, Wicked Little Pixie
Deadlock
The Southern Arcana series is one of my all time favorites. Anyone that enjoys novels featuring domineering Alpha wolves and the sassy women determined to show them the error of their ways will love Deadlock.
- Miranda, Joyfully Reviewed
Deadlock
To say I enjoyed this book would be an understatement. I loved it! The suspense in DEADLOCK is off the charts with many unexpected twists that kept me guessing. And the heat! Oh, the heat.
- Lillie, RR@H Novel Thoughts & Book Talk
Deadlock
There is just something about this Southern Arcana world by Moira Rogers that I love. I think the combination of the over the top alphas, the camaraderie between the pack and the continuing story lines and fantastic world building really intrigues me.
- Mandi, Smexy Books
Deadlock
If this book is any indication of the rest of my reads in 2011, I am going to be a happy, happy girl this year - Deadlock kicked ass!!
- Patti, Book Addict
Deadlock
Everything about this book, and series, is fantastic and will leave readers anxious for the next story.
- Karin, The Romance Studio
Deadlock
...a great story which is capable of standing alone while still staying true to the other tales in the series.
- Victoria Frerichs, RT Book Reviews
Deadlock
...a great entry to the series, with plenty of action and world changing events, but most importantly, a very hot and sweet romance with a devious, powerful and sexy hero and a clever and strong heroine.
- Spav, Fiction Kingdom
Deadlock
The Moira Rogers duo strikes again with the third installment of the Southern Arcana Series, and my favorite story so far!
- Nicole, Books, According to Nicole
Deadlock
I lost myself within the story, completely enthralled, and experiencing it vicariously through the characters, totally forgetting that I was actually reading about it.
- Lori, Escape Between the Pages
Deadlock
If you love the Southern Arcana series, you really can't miss reading this - it's an important piece - there's a big political power shift afoot that's going to rock New Orleans and the gang.
- Barbara, Basia's Bookshelf
Deadlock
(A)n action packed paranormal romance with a swoon worthy hero and a lovable heroine. Moira Rogers writes in a way that draws you in and won't let you go till you read the last word.
- Susi, The Geeky Bookworm
Deadlock
The heat generated each time Carmen and Alec get together is nothing short of volcanic.
- Holly, Long and Short Reviews
Deadlock
I pretty much loved this book. The sex was hot, the story moved the overall arc forward tremendously, the characters are fantastic.
- Kelly, Reading the Paranormal
Deadlock
If you're looking for a paranormal romance with lots of intrigue, passion and action, I think you'll find this new Southern Arcana release will work nicely.
- Dragon Minx, Literary Nymphs
Crossroads
...Crossroads blew me away. This book is full of action that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Love, family and obligations play a big role and they seem so real that I just couldn't put this book down. The plot is heartbreaking but never too hard to stomach and the mix with funny witty conversations makes it into one of the best urban fantasies I ever read.
- Susi, The Geeky Bookworm
Crossroads
I loved Crux. It was one of the best books I read last year and it set a bar I wasn't sure could ever be topped. Well, Moira Rogers did. The love scenes were hotter, the action more intense, and the emotions...oh my, the emotions. Crux left me teary-eyed, Crossroads made me sob.
Crossroads
Crossroads continued my lucky trend of great books and exceeded my expectations. I am hereby declaring Moira Rogers my favorite discovery of 2009.
- Tiffany, Kindle Vixen
Crossroads
The characters are rich and fully developed, the plot smooth and action packed, the locations vividly described and the background information and complicated werewolf politics seamlessly integrated... Watch for the next release in this keeper series...
- Mystical Nymph, Literary Nymphs
Crossroads
[A]n enjoyable read...
- Patti, Book Addict
Crossroads
Crossroads is a story of love and self sacrifice leaving the characters to decide just how far they will go for love, loyalty and tradition. Despite their different backgrounds and social standings Derek and Nick are perfect for each other. Their relationship gives new meaning to the words love and loyalty.
- Fiction Vixen, Fiction Vixen
Crossroads
CROSSROADS is a book that will entice both new and already established readers of this series...offering an emotional, thrilling and action-packed read that will have you rooting for the main characters from start to finish and waiting in desperate yearning for the next book in the series!
- Pearl, Pearl's World of Romance
Crux
...great characters from the start, action that flies right along, and this time around we get wizards and cougar shifters. Who could ask for anything more?
- Sandy M, The Good, The Bad & The Unread
Crux
...an exciting tale with lots of action and suspense along with a well written love story.
- Maura, Coffee Time Romance & More
Crux
Absolutely the best book I have read in a while.
- Melissa Conatser, PNR
Crux
I got so caught up in the action and intrigue that I forgot that I was just reading a story. Moira Rogers knows just how to make the reader feel as though they are living right along side of her in-depth and breathtakingly real characters.
- Tabatha, The Romance Studio
Crux
...a good start to what is sure to be a great series.
- Sarai, Bitten by Books
Crux
...a very strong urban fantasy that introduces us to a world that is a lot of fun to visit.
- Shannon C, The Good, The Bad & The Unread
Crux
...filled with intriguing primary and secondary characters, a great paranormal plotline, a realistic locale and well placed background information.
- Mystical Nymph, Literary Nymphs
Crux
Jam packed with nail biting, heart stopping action. ... With a mix of action and danger, both in and out of the bedroom, Ms. Rogers leads us on a trip into the lives of the supernatural population that hooks you in and doesn't let go, not even after you've read the last word.
- Rachel C., Fallen Angel Reviews
The Southern Arcana books are novel-length paranormal romance set in a contemporary world where shapeshifters, psychics and spell casters of all sorts live secret lives beneath the radar. The paranormal world of Southern Arcana is not always a pretty place, so the books contain their share of violence and death, but if you make it through to the other side you'll always find a happy ending.
The books are published through Samhain Publishing, which means they're released first as ebooks and then ten months later in print editions. Samhain ebooks are multi-format and can be purchased at multiple places without DRM, so you never have to worry about losing your copy! If you have any questions about current or upcoming releases, drop a note using the site's contact form! Otherwise click on the titles below to read reviews and excerpts from the various books, current and forthcoming!
More information about the world is available at our Southern Arcana Guide!
The Books
Jackson Holt makes a decent living as a private investigator in New Orleans, home of one of the largest underground supernatural populations in the United States. He and his partners have never met a case they couldn't crack...until a local bar owner asks him to do a little digging on her newest hire.
New Orleans is the fourth destination in as many months for Mackenzie Brooks, a woman on the run from a deranged stalker. After all, any man who shows up on her doorstep claiming to be her destined lover has more than a few screws loose. But crazy doesn't explain why he always finds her no matter how far she runs.
When her well-meaning boss puts a PI on her case, Mackenzie comes face to face with the incredible truth: magic is real, and whatever spell has kept her hidden and separate from the paranormal world is rapidly deteriorating.
With time running out, she has no choice but to trust Jackson as he struggles to uncover the truth of her past-and her destiny.
New Orleans is the fourth destination in as many months for Mackenzie Brooks, a woman on the run from a deranged stalker. After all, any man who shows up on her doorstep claiming to be her destined lover has more than a few screws loose. But crazy doesn't explain why he always finds her no matter how far she runs.
When her well-meaning boss puts a PI on her case, Mackenzie comes face to face with the incredible truth: magic is real, and whatever spell has kept her hidden and separate from the paranormal world is rapidly deteriorating.
With time running out, she has no choice but to trust Jackson as he struggles to uncover the truth of her past-and her destiny.
Print Versions
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Derek Gabriel was born human in family of psychics, aware of the supernatural world but never a part of it...until a rogue shapeshifter took humanity from him in a vicious attack. He's spent two years struggling to adjust, not just to a change that's driven many insane, but also to the prejudices of a culture where transformed wolves are considered inferior. A serious struggle, indeed, when the woman who attracts the man and the wolf inside him is the daughter of the most powerful wolf in the country.
For Nicole Peyton, nothing is more important than escaping the stifling confines of elite shapeshifter society, an old-fashioned world where women are valued only for their bloodlines and bank accounts. In New Orleans, she has a bar she loves, friends she cares for, and a smoldering, unspoken tension with an unsuitable but incredibly attractive man.
Neither could predict how quickly forbidden longing would erupt into burning need, but Nick and Derek have more than themselves to think about when Nick's sister arrives in the city with a shapeshifter strike team hard on her heels. The only way Nick can save her sister may be to play by the Conclave's rules--but it will mean giving up the man she's falling in love with, unless he's willing to risk everything in a challenge that will shake the foundations of their world.
For Nicole Peyton, nothing is more important than escaping the stifling confines of elite shapeshifter society, an old-fashioned world where women are valued only for their bloodlines and bank accounts. In New Orleans, she has a bar she loves, friends she cares for, and a smoldering, unspoken tension with an unsuitable but incredibly attractive man.
Neither could predict how quickly forbidden longing would erupt into burning need, but Nick and Derek have more than themselves to think about when Nick's sister arrives in the city with a shapeshifter strike team hard on her heels. The only way Nick can save her sister may be to play by the Conclave's rules--but it will mean giving up the man she's falling in love with, unless he's willing to risk everything in a challenge that will shake the foundations of their world.
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Abandoned by her wolf shifter father and raised by her human psychic mother, Carmen Mendoza can't deny she's different. She craves things most women shy away from--and she has a trail of shapeshifting ex-boyfriends to prove it.
Working at a clinic for supernatural creatures, she's escaped the notice of her father's legacy-obsessed family. Until they need a pawn in their bid for power. Snared by a vicious spell designed to wake her inner wolf, Carmen's only hope is to trust the one man strong enough to soothe her darkest instincts.
Alec Jacobson was once the heir apparent to the wolves' ruling elite, until he walked away to marry the woman he loved. She paid with her life. He lives as a rebel, a black-sheep alpha who protects the supernatural residents of New Orleans from the wolves' barbaric class system. Too bad he can't protect himself from his need for Carmen.
Yet staking his claim on his enemy's niece will turn his city into a battleground. Unless he can find a way to stop breaking the rules--and start making them.
Warning: This book contains a renegade alpha wolf, a smart empathic doctor, very dirty sex with psychic safe-words, the occasional dominance game in and out of the bedroom, and a group of supernatural citizens ready to take on the corrupt leaders of their world.
Working at a clinic for supernatural creatures, she's escaped the notice of her father's legacy-obsessed family. Until they need a pawn in their bid for power. Snared by a vicious spell designed to wake her inner wolf, Carmen's only hope is to trust the one man strong enough to soothe her darkest instincts.
Alec Jacobson was once the heir apparent to the wolves' ruling elite, until he walked away to marry the woman he loved. She paid with her life. He lives as a rebel, a black-sheep alpha who protects the supernatural residents of New Orleans from the wolves' barbaric class system. Too bad he can't protect himself from his need for Carmen.
Yet staking his claim on his enemy's niece will turn his city into a battleground. Unless he can find a way to stop breaking the rules--and start making them.
Warning: This book contains a renegade alpha wolf, a smart empathic doctor, very dirty sex with psychic safe-words, the occasional dominance game in and out of the bedroom, and a group of supernatural citizens ready to take on the corrupt leaders of their world.
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Digital Versions
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Fourteen months ago, Kat Gabriel's life changed forever when she used her empathy as a weapon. Now she can't escape the weight of those deaths--or the loss of the easy friendship she and Andrew once shared. Obsessed with her mother's violent past, Kat is determined to learn the truth of her inner-darkness by understanding her legacy.
Since the attack that turned him into a wolf, Andrew Callaghan has done everything possible to make himself stronger. More capable of protecting Kat--both from the supernatural world that forced her to kill, and from their own volatile connection. Pushing her away hurt them both, but he's finally made himself into the protector she needs.
As Kat's quest leads her into the darkest underbelly of the psychic world, Andrew is determined to be at her side. But every step forward reopens old emotional wounds and shakes their control. For a dangerous alpha and a deadly psychic, distraction could be fatal--especially when the greatest threat they pose is to each other.
Since the attack that turned him into a wolf, Andrew Callaghan has done everything possible to make himself stronger. More capable of protecting Kat--both from the supernatural world that forced her to kill, and from their own volatile connection. Pushing her away hurt them both, but he's finally made himself into the protector she needs.
As Kat's quest leads her into the darkest underbelly of the psychic world, Andrew is determined to be at her side. But every step forward reopens old emotional wounds and shakes their control. For a dangerous alpha and a deadly psychic, distraction could be fatal--especially when the greatest threat they pose is to each other.
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Digital Versions
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Upcoming Release Dates: August 07, 2012 (print)
Pre-order: Amazon
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Upcoming Release Dates: August 07, 2012 (print)
Impulse, book #5 in the Southern Arcana series, will be about council member Julio Mendoza's struggle to bridge the gap between the wolves raised to follow tradition and those who have been outsiders--a task complicated by his taboo attraction to Sera Sinclaire, a coyote shifter with a troubled past and an even more troubled ex-husband.
Check back later this spring for official cover copy!
Check back later this spring for official cover copy!
Upcoming Release Dates: September 04, 2012 (ebook), 2013 (print)
Book six in the Southern Arcana series. Scheduled for digital release in 2013 and print release in 2014. For more information and a chance to find out who features in this book, come back at the end of 2011.
Upcoming Release Dates: May 01, 2013 (ebook), 2014 (print)
The Short Stories
Below are short stories set in the Southern Arcana universe. While it's not necessary to read the short stories and freebies to understand the series, the stories could contain spoilers! Below, you can find a chronological reading order, including short stories.
- Crux
- Crossroads
- A Peyton Family Christmas
- Zola's Pride
- Deadlock
- Two Weddings (and One Near Funeral)
- Cipher
- Impulse
- Enigma
Holiday Cheer, Southern Arcana Style
A free short story set after Crossroads and before Deadlock.
Life has settled down for Nicole Peyton and Derek Gabriel. They've fought battles and won, but friends and family still struggle with the scars. During their first Christmas together, surrounded by the people they love most, Derek and Nick give each other the less tangible gifts that matter most--and the too tangible gifts that mean forever.
This story contains major spoilers for Crossroads. Read with caution!
A free short story set after Crossroads and before Deadlock.
Life has settled down for Nicole Peyton and Derek Gabriel. They've fought battles and won, but friends and family still struggle with the scars. During their first Christmas together, surrounded by the people they love most, Derek and Nick give each other the less tangible gifts that matter most--and the too tangible gifts that mean forever.
This story contains major spoilers for Crossroads. Read with caution!
Digital Versions
Free Kindle/Mobi, HTML (Download), HTML (Read Online), Free Epub, Free PDF, HTML (Download)
Free Kindle/Mobi, HTML (Download), HTML (Read Online), Free Epub, Free PDF, HTML (Download)
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF PARANORMAL ROMANCE 2
Zola spent years traveling the world, studying with supernatural martial-arts masters. Now, as the only lion shifter in New Orleans, she enjoys freedom from politics as well as success in running her own business--self-defense training for psychics, spell casters and other shifters.
Only one man knows why she left home at nineteen--Walker Gravois. He was there when her Seer mother, her mind twisted by magic, exiled Zola from the pride. More to the point, he stayed behind, shattering her young heart in the process.
When he appears on her doorstep after ten years of silence, Zola is nowhere near ready to trust again. But with Walker's life in danger--and the passion between them burning hotter than ever--she'll have to choose between the safety of solitude and the risk of opening herself to others once again.
Zola spent years traveling the world, studying with supernatural martial-arts masters. Now, as the only lion shifter in New Orleans, she enjoys freedom from politics as well as success in running her own business--self-defense training for psychics, spell casters and other shifters.
Only one man knows why she left home at nineteen--Walker Gravois. He was there when her Seer mother, her mind twisted by magic, exiled Zola from the pride. More to the point, he stayed behind, shattering her young heart in the process.
When he appears on her doorstep after ten years of silence, Zola is nowhere near ready to trust again. But with Walker's life in danger--and the passion between them burning hotter than ever--she'll have to choose between the safety of solitude and the risk of opening herself to others once again.
Digital Versions
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A free Southern Arcana story set between Deadlock and Cipher.
In this short story set between books three & four of the Southern Arcana series, you get two weddings for the price of one. Find out how Mackenzie and Jackson ended up enjoying a honeymoon in Vegas--and how bad Alec and Carmen's wedding had to be to drive them there.
This story is provided as a free read for fans of the series, and may contain spoilers for books 1-3 of the Southern Arcana series, and confusion for anyone not familiar with the characters involved. Read with caution!
In this short story set between books three & four of the Southern Arcana series, you get two weddings for the price of one. Find out how Mackenzie and Jackson ended up enjoying a honeymoon in Vegas--and how bad Alec and Carmen's wedding had to be to drive them there.
This story is provided as a free read for fans of the series, and may contain spoilers for books 1-3 of the Southern Arcana series, and confusion for anyone not familiar with the characters involved. Read with caution!
Digital Versions
Free PDF, Free Epub, HTML (Download), HTML (Read Online), Free Kindle/Mobi
Free PDF, Free Epub, HTML (Download), HTML (Read Online), Free Kindle/Mobi
The Characters
Below you'll find a list of characters from the series. We're still working on adding biographies and pertinent details, but for now you can at least see who's in which book! Individual book pages also have a listing of characters in that particular book and how major and minor their role is. Click on any of the character names below to see where they have (or will!) show up!
- Ardovini, Mariko - Techno-Wizard
- Brooks, Mackenzie - Shapeshifter (Cougar)
- Callaghan, Andrew - Human
- Coleman, Veronica - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Dade, Wesley - Psychic (Precog)
- Donovan, Steven - Shapeshifter (Cougar)
- Foster, Marcus - Shapeshifter (Cougar)
- Gabriel, Derek - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Gabriel, Kat - Psychic (Empath)
- Gravois, Walker - Shapeshifter (Lion)
- Holt, Jackson - Wizard
- Jacobson, Alec - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Lenoir, Anna - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Maglieri, Enrica - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Maglieri, Luciano - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Matthews, Eddie - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Mendoza, Carmen - Psychic (Empath) / Latent Wolf
- Mendoza, Julio - Shapeshifter (Wolf) / Psychic (Precog)
- Mendoza, Miguel - Psychic (Telepath) / Latent Wolf
- Peyton, John - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Peyton, Michelle - Seer/Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Peyton, Nicole - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Sinclaire, Franklin - Shapeshifter (Coyote)
- Sinclaire, Sera - Shapeshifter (Coyote)
- Spencer, Aaron - Shapeshifter (Wolf)
- Tate, Mahalia - Spellcaster
- Taylor, Penny - Human
- Zola - Shapeshifter (Lion)
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