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Brother Wolf of Piston by T.S. Joyce
Vander is being pushed into a position of power in his new Pack, and he’s not ready. The Zombie Wolf has taken over as Alpha of the Piston Mountain Pack, and the monster is trying to drag him up to Second, but Vander has never been motivated to rise to power…until now. There is a new female on the outskirts of the Pack, and he is tasked with protecting her... -
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Queen of the Darkness by Anne Bishop
Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen-protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people and defile her lands. But where one chapter ends, a final, unseen battle remains to be written, and Jaenelle must unleash the terrible power that is Witch to destroy her enemies once and for all. Even so, she cannot stand alone... -
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![The Magnus Archives: Season 5 by Johnathan Sims]()
The Magnus Archives: Season 5 by Johnathan Sims
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Magnus Archives is a horror audiobook written by Jonathan Sims, directed by Alexander J. Newall and distributed by Rusty Quill. Sims narrates the stories in-character as the main character, Jonathan Sims, the newly-appointed head archivist of the fictional Magnus Institute; an institution based in London centred on research into the paranormal... -
![Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop]()
Shalador's Lady by Anne Bishop
View our feature on Anne Bishop’s Shalador's Lady. Return to the "intense. .. erotic. .. and imaginative" (Nancy Kress) world of the national bestselling Black Jewels novels in this sequel to The Shadow Queen... -
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![Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter]()
Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter
Set in the same world as Faith Hunter's New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the fourth Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who channels her power from the earth. Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she's been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes... -
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True Dead by Faith Hunter
Jane Yellowrock goes back to the city where it all began in the newest installment of this thrilling New York Times bestselling series. Jane used to hunt vampires, but now she’s their queen. She’s holed up in the mountains with the Yellowrock Clan, enjoying a little peace, when a surprise attack on her people proves that trouble is brewing... -
![Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter]()
Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter
Set in the same world as Faith Hunter’s New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the third, thrilling Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who draws her powers from deep within the earth. Nell Ingram has always known she was different. Since she was a child, she’s been able to feel and channel ancient powers from deep within the earth... -
![Quicksilver by Dannika Dark]()
Quicksilver by Dannika Dark
In the world of crime fighting, Raven has learned that formal affairs are a necessary evil. So when Keystone receives an invitation to a winter ball, she tries to make the best of it. The most powerful elites in Cognito are attending—a perfect opportunity to network and have a few drinks. But when a guest hijacks the party in a violent display of dark power, chaos ensues... -
![Eternal by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost]()
Eternal by Jaymin Eve, Everly Frost
Demons don't belong in the light. I played a game of deception, and my world was torn apart. Now my pack, my family, and the ruthless demon who has claimed my heart could pay with their lives. To save them, I must walk a treacherous path between hope and destruction—a path that leads me out of the shadows and into the light. Where betrayal waits. With every move I make, my enemies close in... -
![Chosen by Vanessa Nelson]()
Chosen by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsDemons on the loose. Ritual murders. An ancient vampire breathing down her neck. Some days Max just doesn't know where to start. The problems facing her city are piling up, and there seems no end or solution in sight. Max's job used to be dealing with supernatural creatures... -
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Broken by Kelley Armstrong
In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic , a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on twenty-first-century—and become his next target. Ever since she discovered she’s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she’s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who’s given birth... -
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Bound by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsMage Alex Verus is caught between a rock and a hard place in the eighth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned. Right now I wasn’t seeing Richard as the teacher out of my nightmares, he was just another Dark mage, and I looked into the future to see what would happen if I turned that knife on him instead. . -
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Hunted by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsUnsolved murders, supernatural creatures and civil unrest. Just another day. Problems keep piling up around Max. No sooner has she dealt with one set of supernatural creatures, than she's called to the city's mortuary to an unusual death. The city's most senior spiritual leader is also trying to get hold of her. On top of that, Bryce cancelled their date and hasn't been seen for days... -
![Shadows and Gold by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Shadows and Gold by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFailing grades. Misleading wind vampires. And a fortune in forgotten gold. Traveling to the most remote region of China certainly wasn’t what Ben Vecchio had in mind for his summer vacation, but when Tenzin suggested a quick trip, he could hardly turn down a chance to keep her out of trouble and practice the Mandarin he still struggled with in class... -
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![Called by Vanessa Nelson]()
Called by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsIn a city full of rising tension, with people going missing or turning up dead, can Max resist the call to help? When Max tries to intervene to prevent an assault and it goes horribly wrong, she wants nothing more than to keep her head down and get on with her job. She does not want to answer calls for help, not even from Bryce, the Order warrior who seems willing to give her a second chance... -
![Dark Curse by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Curse by Christine Feehan
Born into evil and ice, Dragonseeker Lara Calladine longs to find the source of her nightmares. The only man who can help her is Nicolas De La Cruz who, for centuries, has longed to feel the sensual love of a woman without a hunger for blood. He’s found the perfect mate in Lara. But their mysterious pasts share a secret that could destroy them both. -
![Forged by Vanessa Nelson]()
Forged by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBlood may be thicker than water, but not all families are meant to stay together. Struggling to maintain her independence, and the life she has fought so hard to build, Max finally learns the truth about her own origins and her family. Max has no time to absorb the shocking news... -
![Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures vol 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures vol 1 by Laurell K. Hamilton
New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton brings Anita Blake to the world of graphic novels. Anita Blake lives in a world where vampires, zombies and werewolves have been declared legal citizens of the United States. Anita Blake is an "animator" - a profession that involves raising the dead for mourning relatives... -
![Dark Destiny by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Destiny by Christine Feehan
"There is always a price to pay. ". So Darius warned her when she accepted a position with his traveling troupe. And gazing mesmerized at the merciless slash of his mouth, the implacable resolve on his face, the soulless emptiness of his black eyes, Tempest was afraid to ask what it was. She had always been different, apart from others... -
![Dark Carousel by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Carousel by Christine Feehan
In the new Carpathian novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan, a woman falls prey to the seductive allure of the past—and a vampire warrior’s intoxicating embrace. .. The moment Charlotte Vintage walks into his club, Tariq Asenguard’s blood is set on fire... -
![Midnight Sky by McKenzie Hunter]()
Midnight Sky by McKenzie Hunter
Being part of the Midwest Pack isn’t easy—especially now. My life has never been simple—and it only keeps getting more complicated. The Alphas, Ethan, and several key players in the otherworld go missing, thrusting me into the position of Elite Alpha and tasking me with finding them. The list of suspects grows as I realize that mating with Ethan has caused allies to become enemies... -
![Gray Dawn by Hailey Edwards]()
Gray Dawn by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBlack Hat Bureau, Book 10. In this tenth and final installment of The Black Hat Bureau series, Rue races the clock to find her little moth girl before it’s too late. As much as she wants to believe that Clay will protect Colby, he isn’t himself when he’s under the director’s thrall. And the director would toss a loinnir back like a shot of pure magic if he got his hands on her... -
![Dark Nights by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Nights by Christine Feehan
Dark Descent and Dark Dream. #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan revisits and expands her classic novella Dark Descent , bringing to breathtaking new life her story of an immortal Carpathian hunter, a beautiful adventurer, and their dangerous journey toward an unforeseen destiny and an undying love... -
![Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep]()
Heart of Venom by Jennifer Estep
The hotly anticipated ninth novel in the hugely popular Elemental Assassin series finds Gin Blanco on a dangerous mission to rescue a friend. When a terror from the past threatens Gin’s friend and body-disposer, Sophia, Gin will stop at nothing to protect her, even if it means walking straight into a killer’s trap... -
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![Death's Rival by Faith Hunter]()
Death's Rival by Faith Hunter
Jane Yellowrock is a shapeshifting skinwalker you don’t want to cross—especially if you’re one of the undead…. For a vampire killer like Jane, having Leo Pellisier as a boss took some getting used to. But now, someone is out to take his place as Master Vampire of the city of New Orleans, and is not afraid to go through Jane to do it... -
![Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson]()
Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson
Something wicked is at work in Colorado’s supernatural community. Vampires are being paralyzed or killed with poison…a weapon favored by witches. This offense threatens to break apart the already-fractured alliance between witches and the undead. The state’s cardinal vampire, Maven, summons boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther to stop the killing before it ignites a war... -
![Dark Peril by Feehan C Christine Feehan]()
Dark Peril by Feehan C Christine Feehan
Dominic of the Dragonseeker lineage - one of the most powerful lines the Carpathian people has - infiltrates the heart of the enemy camp to learn their plans. This is a one-way mission: he plans to get in fast, relay the information and go down fighting - an honourable way to end his life. But a complication lies ahead. -
![Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane]()
Chasing Magic by Stacia Kane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsA DEADLY HIGH. Magic-wielding Churchwitch and secret addict Chess Putnam knows better than anyone just how high a price people are willing to pay for a chemical rush... -
![Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter]()
Moon Cursed by McKenzie Hunter
Between life and death, there’s magic. Our secrets have been exposed and now we have to deal with the consequences: Friends of the Midwest Pack are missing. Alliances are forming between enemies whose sole intent is to destroy the pack. And a mysterious group is trying to make a power grab using any means possible... -
![Marked by Benedict Jacka]()
Marked by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsMage Alex Verus is hanging on by a thread in the ninth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Burned. When Mage Alex Verus ends up with a position on the Light Council, no one is happy, least of all him. But Alex is starting to realize that if he wants to protect his friends, he'll need to become a power player himself... -
![Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop]()
Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop
New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop's Black Jewels novels have enthralled readers and critics alike. Now, in Twilight's Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four captivating novellas: Winsol Gifts, Shades of Honor, Family, and The High Lord's Daughter. -
![Dark Peril by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Peril by Christine Feehan
Dominic of the Dragonseeker lineage, one of the most powerful lines the Carpathian people has, ingests vampire blood laces with parasites in order to be able to go the very heart of the enemy camp and learn their plans. It is a one way mission. He knows he has little time once the parasites and the blood go to work... -
![Misplaced Souls by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Misplaced Souls by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSix years, three months, and two days ago, I was kidnapped by a black witch. Then forced to bear witness as she slaughtered witches and sorcerers across Europe, siphoning their magic and corrupting what she could of my own power in order to raise vanquished demons... -
![Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine]()
Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSome people find power in the light. Others are meant to walk in the dark. Ollie Wit left it all behind: a new home, friends who saw her as something more than a fragile shadow walker and a budding relationship with Kane. She did it all in an effort to shield Asher, who should’ve never been able to escape the Shadowlands... -
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![A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson]()
A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA promise broken. Her future torn up. But she still has a job to do. Betrayed by her blood family, all Hallie's plans for her future are in ruins. She has no time to lick her wounds as Special Investigator Girard wants her help looking for some members of the elite who have gone missing in Hallie's territory... -
![Dark Possession by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Possession by Christine Feehan
A Carpathian event-the new hardcover from the phenomenal New York Times bestselling author. Christine Feehan returns to the sensual Carpathian world that has earned her a reputation as "the queen of paranormal romance" (USA Today) in a new novel of true love and the unnatural forces that could destroy it... -
![Ink, Blood, and Other Afflictions: Episode One by Kristen Coar]()
Ink, Blood, and Other Afflictions: Episode One by Kristen Coar
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsDo not read this book. Seriously. It’s completely unhinged. . . . Still here? Well, crap. Fine. Just remember. I warned you. Vera would have been a typical librarian—except for that one time she opened the wrong book and got possessed by a dark goddess. Now, every time she ends a life, she experiences the kind of mind-blowing orgasm that could crack the foundations of her apartment... -
![A Usual Suspect by Vanessa Nelson]()
A Usual Suspect by Vanessa Nelson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShe can see the truth, but when she's accused of murder, no one believes she's innocent. Hallie works as a skip tracer - hunting down people wanted by the law, for one reason or another. It's not glamourous, and it doesn't pay all that well. But it's legal work, and that's hard to come by in the cramped quarters of old town... -
![Possess Me at Midnight by Shayla Black]()
Possess Me at Midnight by Shayla Black
I crave her as much as I can’t have her. Ice. Sabelle Rion is tempting…and forbidden. Her golden beauty lures me like a flame, her every glance daring me to burn. She’s my enemy’s sister. My weakness. And now, my mission. As evil closes in on the apocalyptic weapon we’re hiding, Sabelle’s life—and the fate of magickind—hang in the balance... -
![Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper]()
Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper
A vicious demonic plot. A curse decades in the making. An epic love that burns hotter than the very fires of hell…. Charlotte. .. All Charley’s nightmares are real. Demons. Dark witches. Her murderous uncle. With her soul bound to an ancient demon lord and her sister taken captive by a monster, hope is in short supply. But Charley will not go down without a fight... -
![Dark Dreamers by Christine Feehan, Marjorie M. Liu]()
Dark Dreamers by Christine Feehan, Marjorie M. Liu
DARK DREAM. Christine Feehan She’s known him since she was fifteen. Every night, he is with her: his face, his voice. Tonight, Sara Marten will meet the man who is both angel and demon, salvation and temptation: Falcon—the Carpathian, the banished hero. Tonight, Sara will meet the dark-eyed destroyer destined to be her mate. A DREAM OF STONE & SHADOW. Marjorie M. Liu... -
![Night Blade by J.C. Daniels]()
Night Blade by J.C. Daniels
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsKit Colbana is always biting off more than she can chew. She has a knack for finding trouble. This time, though, trouble finds her. Someone from her past drops a case into her lap that she just can’t refuse. .. literally. People on the Council are dying left and right and she’s been requested to investigate the deaths. The number one suspect? Her lover, Damon... -
![The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer]()
The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, staffed by brutal guards and surrounded by desolate wasteland. Inside the walls, gangs and predators are constant threats; outside the walls, there's nothing but a sniper's bullet or a slow death in the desert heat... -
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![Broken Blade by J.C. Daniels]()
Broken Blade by J.C. Daniels
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsKit Colbana: assassin, thief, investigator extraordinaire. Now broken. She always expected her past to catch up with her but never like this. Haunted by nightmares and stripped of her identity, she’s retreated to Wolf Haven, the no-man’s land where she found refuge years before. But while she might want to hide away from the rest of the world, the rest of the world isn’t taking the hint... -
![Shadow of Doubt by Hailey Edwards]()
Shadow of Doubt by Hailey Edwards
Hadley Whitaker is a liar, a killer, and a chocoholic, but she’s getting better about the first two. Or maybe she’s just getting better at them. Some days it’s hard for her to tell fact from fiction, but only one truth matters. Goddess willing, she’s going to be the next Potentate of Atlanta... -
![A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer]()
A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash... -
![Destiny by K.N. Banet]()
Destiny by K.N. Banet
This fight has always been my destiny. In a previous life, I had run from it, and that choice was the death of me. That mistake went down in history, becoming a story that haunted my people for centuries. I won’t run this time. I’ve regrouped, collected my allies, and sheltered my people. Now, I go hunting. I can’t rest until my people are safe. I can’t stop until the ones we lost are avenged... -
![Home by Stacia Kane]()
Home by Stacia Kane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAs a Debunker, Chess Putnam is used to investigating reports of suspected hauntings and sending ghosts back to the City of Eternity beneath the surface of the earth. What she isn't used to is having suburban housewives refusing to acknowledge the presence of ghosts in their homes. There are lots of reasons why someone might harbor a spirit, and none of them are good...
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