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Darkness by Laurann Dohner
Kat’s boss wants dirt on the NSO. She is sent to Homeland undercover but everything goes wrong as soon as she enters the front gates. She is arrested by a big, powerful, sexy New Species but she is not frightened. He turns her on and things heat up fast between them. Now, she just hopes he does not break her heart. Darkness admires Kat’s courage but he cannot trust anything she says... -
![Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle]()
Not All Himbos Wear Capes by C. Rochelle
XanderBig City is supposedly the place where dreams come true. As someone just trying to live my life, I can tell you, it’s more like a recurring nightmare where dreams get c*ckblocked at every turn.Especially if you’re a supervillain like me.The irony is that I have zero powers, despite coming from purebred villain stock, but try telling that to Big City’s beloved hero, Captain Masculine... -
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![Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter]()
Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsJane Yellowrock must dig deep and find strength within herself if she is to survive in the latest novel in this New York Times bestselling series.Jane Yellowrock is a shapeshifting skinwalker, and vampire killer-for-hire, but her last battle with an ancient arcane enemy has brought her low... -
![Cold Reign by Faith Hunter]()
Cold Reign by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsJane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker…and the woman rogue vampires fear most. Jane walks softly and carries a big stake to keep the peace in New Orleans, all part of her job as official Enforcer to Leo Pellissier, Master of the City. But Leo's reign is being threatened by a visit from a delegation of ancient European vampires seeking to expand their dominions... -
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![Garrett's Destiny by Rebecca Zanetti]()
Garrett's Destiny by Rebecca Zanetti
Pulsing with passion, adventure, and paranormal suspense and romance, the latest novel inaward-winning and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti’s Dark Protectors series delivers an immortal hero and a dream come true . . .Love and danger . . -
![Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh]()
Archangel's Shadows by Nalini Singh
Return to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s sensual and painfully beautiful Guild Hunter world in her new novel of sacrifice, loyalty, and the choices of love that can shatter the heart... -
![Crowbones by Anne Bishop]()
Crowbones by Anne Bishop
In this engrossing and gripping fantasy set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Others series, an inn owner and her friends must find a killer-before it's too late... -
![Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie]()
Slaying Monsters for the Feeble by Annette Marie
I'm bound to a demon. For my entire life, I avoided magic at all costs. Now, I'm responsible for a demon who wields magic more powerful than the toughest mage or sorcerer. Demons are evil. That's what my textbooks say. That's what I see. He's ruthless, he's temperamental, he's cold. But he protects me without fail. I wonder if he's hiding a heart behind his hostility. My demon is a monster... -
![Burned by Benedict Jacka]()
Burned by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsMage Alex Verus is back in the seventh in the “gorgeously realized”* urban fantasy series from the national bestselling author of Veiled. I’m used to people wanting me dead. But, this time, I’m not the only one on the hit list—and time is running out... Diviner Alex Verus finally made one too many enemies on the Council of Mages, and now one of them is angry enough to have him executed... -
![Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop]()
Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop
The Others freed the cassandra sangue to protect the blood prophets from exploitation, not realizing their actions would have dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before—both from their own weaknesses and from those who seek to control their divinations for wicked purposes... -
![Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire]()
Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire
The ninth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans.Sarah Zellaby has always been in an interesting position...Categorized as:
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![Twilight Terrors by Rory Miles, Harper Frey]()
Twilight Terrors by Rory Miles, Harper Frey
It’s hard to build an empire on a crumbling foundation, but my parents are determined to try.With my wedding to Valen nearing, they can taste the power, and they’re practically drooling.Meanwhile, I’ve got secrets piling up on top of secrets, and it’s only a matter of time before the whole house of cards comes crashing down...Categorized as:
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![Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy]()
Embrace the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Is He Her Mortal Enemy-- Lady Shay is the last of her kind. Half human, half Shalott, her blood is a precious aphrodisiac to vampires, who consider it more precious than gold. Though Shalotts are renowned assassins, a curse held over Shay lands her on the slave auction block, where her fate is uncertain. . . Or The Man Who Will Risk All. . -
![Beneath This Mask by Victoria Sue]()
Beneath This Mask by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsGael Peterson has spent years hiding behind the enhanced abilities he wears like a mask, even though he is an important, confident member of the FBI's exclusive H.E.R.O. team. The hurt and betrayal of his mom's abandonment and his father's fists are secrets buried deep beneath the ugly scars on his face, and he doesn't trust Jake, his new, regular human partner, with any of them... -
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![Anubis by Adrienne Wilder]()
Anubis by Adrienne Wilder
It was supposed to be over: The Utah Facility discovered, New World Genetics dismantled, and those hunting Luca—dead.Then strangers who call themselves Varu come for Luca for help. They claim he’s a Cana and tell him he’s the only one who can bring back their wolves.Nox doesn’t want to trust them, then he learns people called Mah are responsible for the atrocities committed in the Utah Facility...Categorized as:
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![Evolution: Awakening by Hope Anika]()
Evolution: Awakening by Hope Anika
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Ash Kyndal inherits her Uncle Charlie’s PI firm, her only interest is in finding an out. Circus veteran, social misfit, daughter of a madman—those are shoes that fit. Card-carrying member of polite society? Not so much. But Charlie saved her once, and his staff of lost souls needs her...Categorized as:
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Blackout by Rob Thurman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen half-human Cal Leandros wakes up on a beach littered with the slaughtered remains if a variety of hideous creatures, he's not that concerned. In fact, he can't remember anything-including who he is.And that's just the way his deadly enemies like it.. -
![Wait for Dusk by Jocelynn Drake]()
Wait for Dusk by Jocelynn Drake
There is no sanctuary in the night . . . Feared even by her own kind for her mastery of fire, the nightwalker Mira is summoned by the coven to take her rightful place as Elder. But with this honor comes grave responsibility—a commitment to the annihilation of the unleashed naturi. For now the foul creatures walk the earth—and neither vampire nor human will survive their horrific onslaught... -
![Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh]()
Resonance Surge by Nalini Singh
Where are the broken? A propulsive question that unleashes a world of secrets in New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s Resonance Surge . . .StoneWater bears Pavel and Yakov Stepyrev have been a unit since birth, but now Pavel’s life is veering in a new direction, his heart held in the hands of Arwen Mercant, a Psy empath—and the only man who has ever brought Pavel to his knees...Categorized as:
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![Madhouse by Rob Thurman]()
Madhouse by Rob Thurman
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsHalf-human Cal Leandros and his brother, Niko, aren't exactly prospering with their preternatural detective agency. Who could have guessed that business could dry up in New York City, where vampires, trolls, and other creepy crawlies are all over the place? But now there's a new arrival in the Big Apple... -
![Ravaged by Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton]()
Ravaged by Monsters by Katie May, Ann Denton
Monsters own the world. And now, they own me.There are two roles for a human—either you’re a monster’s pet or you’re dead.When I’m ripped from my family and the resistance at the age of eighteen, I think my life is over.One second, I’m fighting against the monsters who enslaved us for years, and the next, I’m on a stage, waiting to be bid on by the very beasts I hunted and killed...Categorized as:
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![Dawnbreaker by Jocelynn Drake]()
Dawnbreaker by Jocelynn Drake
The dawn brings new terror for the creatures of the night . . . Those of her race fear Mira for the lethal fire she bends to her will—a power unique among nightwalkers , both a gift . . . and a curse. The naturi despise Mira for what she is—as they prepare the final sacrifice that will destroy the barriers between the worlds... -
![Pressure by Kiki Burrelli]()
Pressure by Kiki Burrelli
Axe Landry needs a fake mate—fast.Axe Landry is the disgraced heir of a defeated Alpha. He craves law, order, and stability, but he's clinging to his position of Chief of the Lunar Council Enforcement Agency, the protectors of Crescent City, by a thread. If he doesn't find a mate—a witch mate, at that—by the next full moon, he's bound for a life of ridicule and isolation... -
![Veiled by Maya Riley]()
Veiled by Maya Riley
What do you do when your past takes you back? The years I’d spent growing up were the darkest of my life, even with counting the rotter outbreak. Then I gained my freedom, met some guys who refused to leave, and even got some of my siblings back. Then my past came for me. Now I spend my days watching, biding my time, waiting for my chance to escape while also trying to keep my sanity...Categorized as:
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![Monstrous Intent by Alice Winters]()
Monstrous Intent by Alice Winters
DeclanIt’s really hard to pretend like life is normal when you’re staring a monster in the eyes, though he’s both tempting and irritating in his human form... -
![Skin by Kylie Scott]()
Skin by Kylie Scott
Six months since the zombie plague struck, former librarian Roslyn Stewart has been holed up in a school with eight other survivors. But now the shelves in the school canteen are bare. The stranger at the gate has supplies that will ensure the group’s ongoing survival, but at a cost. He wants a woman. Nick is a man with a plan... -
![A Vampire Bewitched by L.E. Wilson]()
A Vampire Bewitched by L.E. Wilson
He'll protect her from everything. Even himself. Hell, especially himself… When Nikulas learns a witch went missing the same night his brother disappeared, he knows it’s not a coincidence. Finding the witch’s sister, the only witness to what happened that night, is easy. Keeping his hands—and fangs—off the feisty woman with the face of an angel and the soul of a warrior, however, is not... -
![Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Hemovore by Jordan Castillo Price
Mark Hansen thought working as artist’s assistant would be glamorous, especially if that artist was a vampire. Black tie events, witty repartee, gracing the pages of the local style section…. Didn’t happen. Not even once.Jonathan Varga is an enigma. True, he’s quiet, generous, and scrupulously polite... -
![Blood Pact by Tanya Huff]()
Blood Pact by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.81 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIt began with the call no daughter ever wants to get, the call that told private investigator Vicki Nelson her mother had died. Mrs. Nelson's coworker at the Queen's University Life Science Department told Vicki that the cause of death was a heart attack, and that they'd be waiting for her to arrive in Kingston to make the funeral arrangements... -
![Blood Debt by Tanya Huff]()
Blood Debt by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt began with a ghost in his bedroom. A tormented soul hungry for vengeance, The sort of nocturnal visitation that even a five-hundred-year-old vampire like Henry Fitzroy found tiresome. It would lead Vicki Nelson, PI, into her most deadly investigation yet... -
![Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice]()
Prince Lestat and the Realms of Atlantis by Anne Rice
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsAt the novel's center: the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt, hero, leader, inspirer, irresistible force, irrepressible spirit, battling (and ultimately reconciling with) a strange otherworldly form that has somehow taken possession of Lestat's undead body and soul... -
![Pestilence by Laura Thalassa]()
Pestilence by Laura Thalassa
They came to earth—Pestilence, War, Famine, Death—four horsemen riding their screaming steeds, racing to the corners of the world. Four horsemen with the power to destroy all of humanity. They came to earth, and they came to end us all.When Pestilence comes for Sara Burn’s town, one thing is certain: everyone she knows and loves is marked for death...Categorized as:
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![Born in Blood by Alexandra Ivy]()
Born in Blood by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 3.72 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn a stunning new paranormal romance series—even edgier than her bestselling Guardians of Eternity books— New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy lures readers into the dark, seductive world of the Sentinels—humans outcast by their hidden abilities, treading the line between life and death, good and evil, pleasure and pain… Born In Blood Sergeant Duncan O’Conner has seen it all... -
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Nightfall by Ellen Connor
Rated: 3.70 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFirst in a stunning new post-apocalyptic paranormal romance trilogy. Growing up with an unstable, often absent father who preached about the end of the world, Jenna never thought in her wildest nightmares that his predictions would come true... -
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![Lifeblood by Amara Rae]()
Lifeblood by Amara Rae
A witch with a healing gift. A warlock bred in violence. An immortal world on the brink.ColetteI’m a healer, not a fighter… and right now, my coven needs all the fighters it can get. Our territory is under attack, and we’re despised among our kind because they think witches should only breed with humans. Let’s just say, our mothers broke a lot of unwritten rules with their choice of mates...Categorized as:
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![Working Stiff by Rachel Caine]()
Working Stiff by Rachel Caine
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsBryn Davis knows working at Fairview Mortuary isn't the most glamorous career choice, but at least it offers stable employment--until she discovers her bosses using a drug that resurrects the clientele as part of an extortion racket. Now, Bryn faces being terminated--literally, and with extreme prejudice... -
![Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake]()
Nightwalker by Jocelynn Drake
For centuries Mira has been a nightwalker—an unstoppable enforcer for a mysterious organization that manipulates earth-shaking events from the darkest shadows. But elemental mastery over fire sets her apart from others of her night-prowling breed . . . and may be all that prevents her doom...Categorized as:
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![Parasite by Mira Grant]()
Parasite by Mira Grant
Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsA decade in the future, humanity thrives in the absence of sickness and disease. We owe our good health to a humble parasite - a genetically engineered tapeworm developed by the pioneering SymboGen Corporation. When implanted, the tapeworm protects us from illness, boosts our immune system - even secretes designer drugs. It's been successful beyond the scientists' wildest dreams...Categorized as:
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Sister Sable by T. Mountebank
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTHE FIRST TENET OF THE WIND: Do not get caught. Sister Sable has lived by the first tenet for seven years, but when an unexpected accident reveals the runaway nun to the clergy, she is forced to embrace the remaining four. THE SECOND TENET OF THE WIND: Win by any means. With the King’s spymaster committed to killing her, and his general regretting he didn’t, Sable enters a deadly game... -
![Dead of Eve by Pam Godwin]()
Dead of Eve by Pam Godwin
A virus devastates humanity. Few men survive. The rest are monsters. The women are dead, except Evie. Through a quirk in her genetics, she survives. When her physiology begins to evolve, she must come to terms with what she is and accept her role in finding a cure. The mutated hunt her. The men brutalize her…except three... -
![Book of Night by Holly Black]()
Book of Night by Holly Black
In Charlie Hall’s world, shadows can be altered, for entertainment and cosmetic preferences—but also to increase power and influence. You can alter someone’s feelings—and memories—but manipulating shadows has a cost, with the potential to take hours or days from your life... -
![The Monster and the Last Blood Match by K.A. Linde]()
The Monster and the Last Blood Match by K.A. Linde
Before The Wren in the Holly Library, there was The Monster and the Last Blood Match—the enthralling beginning to a world of passion, power, and secrets. When a human ventures into the world of vampires, she discovers that not all is what it seems.For Reyna Carpenter, giving up her body isn’t a choice—it’s survival...Categorized as:
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![Run, Run Rabbit by C.M. Nascosta]()
Run, Run Rabbit by C.M. Nascosta
When Vanessa attends an exclusive Lupercalia celebration just outside of Cambric Creek, she knows exactly what to expect. She's been to these parties before, after all. The whole town knows what goes on at the invitation-only werewolf soirées, and every last one of them is eager for an invite... -
![Honeysuckles by January Rayne]()
Honeysuckles by January Rayne
I’m a monster DNA experiment and she’s everything my beasts want. I escape the hell that tortured me for months. I’m turned into something so dangerous and brutal; I don’t recognize myself. And when I feel a pull in my chest, I follow it not understanding why. I see her and possession takes over. Her beauty is addiction. And her smell? God…her scent….mmm… It drives me insane...Categorized as:
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