Welcome to the Magical Realms of L.R. Braden!

Your destination for dark-yet-hopeful fantasy stories featuring magical misfits building brighter futures in morally gray worlds.


Discover the magic


Follow half-fae artist Alex Blackwood in THE MAGICSMITH SERIES as she works to unite the warring factions of her world while struggling to accept the disparate parts of her own existence in a world where magic is feared, persecuted, and controlled.

Or join demon-possessed practitioner Mira Fuentes in THE RIFTER SERIES as she protects the world from the shadows, hunted by the very people she's trying to save.

What Readers Are Saying:

"I love fae, vampires, and shifters, and this series has all of that and more wrapped up in an adrenaline fueled package."

JD Brown

Award-Winning Author of the Ema Marx Series

“A fast-paced, engrossing, unexpected, and tension-filled magical work... A great read for every female lead Urban Fantasy enthusiast.”

The Queen of Swords

NetGalley Reviewer

"L.R. Braden's Magicsmith series contains the best of all worlds--murder, mayhem and magic. How can you go wrong?"

Jeanne Stein

Bestselling author of The Anna Strong Vampire Chronicles

"Braden delivers an expertly paced plot brimming with magic, gale-force fight scenes, and delicious romance."

Hunter J. Skye

Award-Winning Author of the Hell Gate Series

"It was edge-of-your-seat, breath-stealing, non-stop action."

Rolé

Hooked By That Book Reviews

“I LOVED this book. It’s got fun. It’s got depth. It’s definitely going to stick with me.”

Lydia R.

NetGalley Reviewer

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"My new 'auto-buy' author. I love everything this woman writes."

~J.D. Brown, Award-Winning Author of the Ema Marx Series

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