title: The Supernatural Enhancements
author:  Edgar Cantero 
description: "A wonderful, enthralling book. <i>The Supernatural Enhancements </i>is one of those rare literary creations that shortens the long hours of night. You emerge from its pages at sunrise, suddenly aware that you've spent the whole night reading. Few authors create such books. Edgar Cantero does it gracefully."<br><b>&mdash;Jason Mott, bestselling author of <i>The Returned</i><br></b><br>&ldquo;Eerie, puckish, and full of surprises&hellip;Cantero pays homage to Bram Stoker and H.P. Lovecraft and <i>The Shining</i>, but he&rsquo;s no less enamored of <i>The X-Files</i>, fax machines, and punk girls with dreads. The result is a propulsive, beguiling novel that is as easy to get swept up in as it is hard to describe.&rdquo;<br><b>--Justin Taylor, author of </b><i><b>Flings<br><br></b></i>"Southern gothic meets Euro hipness in Catalan novelist Cantero&rsquo;s inventive, enjoyable outing in postmodern mystery writing...Quirky in presentation and good fun throughout, Cantero&rsquo;s yarn pleases at every turn."<br><b>--<i>Kirkus</i><br></b><br>"Cantero's fresh, original prose style and the steady flow of twists, turns, and code breaking will have mystery, thriller, and supernatural fans glued to their seats until they reach the electrifying conclusion."<br>--<b><i>Library Journal </i>(Starred Review)</b>
zlib_text: Into the Paranormal World: Sometimes the truth is even stranger than fantasy.
   
   
  Officer Tian Chavez goes undercover at a college in Durango, Colorado as Tian Whithern, a gangster.
  It’s not the first time he’s taken such an assignment, since he looks years younger than he actually is.
  Finding out who’s offering strength-enhancing drugs to students and other townspeople takes a jaunt
  around the crazy maypole when he discovers the truth. It’s not drugs that give the ability, it’s
  completing a mate-bond with a paranormal creature. To his shock, he learns that gargoyles, shifters,
  and even vampires are real. Now, he needs to come up with a viable cover story.
  To make matters even stranger, Tian runs across Chef Roman, a gargoyle who seems to think
  they’re mates. While he finds the huge male attractive, Roman isn’t an exceptionally personable
  individual. Tian isn’t certain what to make of him or his gruff, bumbling attempts at seduction. When
  he realizes accepting a life with Roman would m