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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... -
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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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... -
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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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
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
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... -
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... -
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... -
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
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
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... -
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... -
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... -
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The Wicked by L.A. Banks
Damali and Carlos have finally tied the knot, but there is no happily ever after on the horizon. Cain, the son of Eve and the new chairman of the Vampire Council is amassing an army of creatures like no one has ever seen before... -
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 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... -
Fury's Kiss by Karen Chance
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. But so far, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity by unleashing her anger on those demons and vampires who deserve killing. .. Dory is used to fighting hard and nasty... -
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. -
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... -
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
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... -
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... -
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. -
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The Dark Prince by S.L. Jennings
Book Two of The Dark Light Series. Dorian Skotos is Dark. And although that brand of sheer, unrelenting evil is a direct threat to her life, Gabriella is tragically in love with him. Gabriella knew it was all too good to be true... -
Dark Whisper by Christine Feehan
Embrace the seductive call of the latest novel in Christine Feehan’s #1 New York Times bestselling Carpathian series. Vasilisa Sidkorolyavolkva is a Lycan of royal blood. She knows what is expected of her, but all she wants is to be out from under her family’s watchful eyes. There is a fire inside her that is building. A restlessness coupled with a sense of growing dread... -
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... -
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... -
Guardian Demon by Meljean Brook
In this thrilling conclusion to the Guardian series, New York Times bestselling author Meljean Brook delivers another stunning page-turner, in which the fate of humanity depends upon a tortured warrior winning the trust—and heart—of the woman he wounded…... -
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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... -
The Bitten by L.A. Banks
The vampire civil war has been averted, deadly were-demons have been beaten back and now it Damali Richards and Carlos Rivera (now a Council level vampire) will finally have the chance to settle in and explore their deeper, sexier love. But Carlos and Damali should know by now that there is no rest for the saviors of the known world... -
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... -
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... -
Dark Hunger by Christine Feehan
The New York Times bestselling author's Carpathian classic goes Manga! Christine Feehan has reinvented the vampire novel with her New York Times bestselling Carpathian series. Now she and Berkley take her "out-of-the- ordinary" (Booklist) in a thrilling new direction--and this time it's more graphic than ever... -
Night's End by Yasmine Galenorn
Eons ago, vampires tried to turn the dark Fae in order to harness their magic, only to create a demonic enemy more powerful than they could have imagined. Now, in a final push, Myst returns with a vengeance to bring the Golden Wood forever under the rule of the Indigo Court. Newly crowned Fae Queens Cicely and Rhiannon have embraced their destinies and claimed their thrones... -
Midnight Shadows by Emerson Knight, McKenzie Hunter
I’m losing control. Past choices are coming back to haunt me, and an old curse threatens to drive me from the pack. Sky is the only person who can help me with the curse. To do so, she’ll have to perform forbidden magic that will draw the attention of the witches. They’ve been vying for a reason to kill Sky, and performing forbidden magic will give them one... -
After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan
Three of romance's hottest bestselling authors -- Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, and Ronda Thompson -- invite you to explore the dark side, to taste the forbidden, to dive into danger with heroes who fire the blood and lay claim to the soul in these striking tales of sensual passion. A man hunts for a woman... -
Off the Grid by Faith Hunter, Kristine Hvam
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratings2 hr 23 mins. In Off the Grid, Jane goes on what looks like a simple mission for the Knoxville blood-master—finding a missing Mithran. Her search leads Jane to a young woman named Nell, a woman with a scarred past and a strange power, a woman who may hold the key to saving the missing vampire, if Jane can convince her to assist. -
Rebel Magic by Alex Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA Fast Urban Fantasy Series with a Badass Female Bounty Hunter. My name is Rebel Weston and I'm going to hunt you down. .. My talent for tracking has made me a damn good bounty hunter for the past decade, but it's also gotten me solidly under the thumb of notorious casino boss, Kai Warcloud. I need to break free before I kill him or he kills me... -
The Invisible Ring by Anne Bishop
New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop returns to the world of her Black Jewels Trilogy with a prequel that follows a man who is determined to rebel against the course set before him. .. Jared is a Red-Jeweled Warlord bound as a pleasure slave by the Ring of Obedience... -
Closer by Dannika Dark
Kane never believed in things like fate or karma. Not until the night he took a life. Within the human world is a secret society of immortals and gifted supernaturals. Kane is one of them—a Sensor who experiences emotional energy through touch. But despite his good looks and easy-going personality, Kane lives a solitary life. Unlike other Sensors, he is unnaturally hypersensitive...Categorized as:
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New Regime by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRune and her people have been taken under the mysterious wing of the Annex, an agency that works toward Other equality. But with the new regime comes changes and some monstrous enemies the Annex seems to have brought with it. The crew finds themselves up against a group called the Shop, whose leader cares only about his lab and the monsters he creates there... -
Wolf Outcasted by Avery Song
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"You've completed your task, Willow, and it's time for the world to acknowledge that what was once rejected now deserves a new role. A position of power that no one will be able to steal from you. ". When the world proclaimed me an outcast, I fought against that role and destroyed everything — and everyone — that tried to belittle me... -
The Hunted by L.A. Banks
Each millennium brings a new Neteru, a vampire huntress whose mission is to vanquish evil from the world. This millennium's savior has come in the form of Damali Richards, a hip-hop diva with the heart of a warrior and an attitude to match. But a war in Hell has cost Damali both her powers and her past love, Carlos Rivera. Still, Damali can't let her grief stand in her way... -
Darkness Unveiled by McKenzie Hunter, Emerson Knight
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Sky decided not to join our pack, I thought that would be the end of our dealings with the enigmatic wolf. But she’s pulled back into pack business when Sky’s the first one on the scene of a murder attempt of one of our pack members. At first, I mark it off as a coincidence but I'm proven wrong... -
Kissed by the Dark by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLife with Kane is wonderful, right up until it’s not. People like me, Shadow Walkers, who know that monsters are real and nightmares don’t only happen when you’re sleeping, are always waiting for the worst. But no one believes me when I tell them disaster is looming, not even Kane, the man who has seen more than I can imagine. When the worst does happen, I’m not prepared... -
Wildblood by A.J. Vrana
The Witcher meets October Daye with a splash of John Wick in this dark, gritty, and sexy urban fantasy-noir. Kai Donovan has always had sharp teeth. Earning his keep as an underground fighter in South Boston, he revels in well-earned notoriety. Wild. Irreverent. Vicious. His secret: he’s the monster from a fable...
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