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Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs
In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy's bond with the pack and her mate is broken, she'll learn what it truly means to be alone.. -
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The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 72 ratingsWitch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering... -
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![Dark-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dark-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 28 ratings...Categorized as:
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![The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison]()
The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 61 ratingsAt long last... The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Kim Harrison! Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking . She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon... -
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![Shadow Dance by Christine Feehan]()
Shadow Dance by Christine Feehan
Tensions and passions rise in the city that never sleeps in this propulsive novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan's Shadow Riders series. As the head of the New York City Shadow Riders and his branch of the Ferraro family, Geno bears the weight of dual responsibilities on his broad shoulders...Categorized as:
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Million Dollar Demon by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTo save the city, Rachel Morgan will need to show some teeth in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.The new master vampire of Cincinnati has arrived . . . and she wants Rachel Morgan out... -
![Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan]()
Ghostly Game by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGideon "Eagle" Carpenter is used to rolling with the punches life has thrown at him. It's the only thing that's kept him alive. He and his team of GhostWalkers have seen and experienced it all. He does his best to live with all the sins written on his soul. Then he hears the laughter of a woman with the ability to erase--even for a few previous moments--the darkness of his past...Categorized as:
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![It's a Hell of a Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
It's a Hell of a Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI did not order the extra slice of Armageddon to go with my midlife crisis. Apparently , if you’re an Immortal, it comes free of charge. I have until sundown tomorrow to get to a parallel plane of existence, save my family, and kick bad-guy butt all before the world ends. Impossible, right? Not according to my posse of whackado buddies... -
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Dark Heir by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsShapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade… For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake... -
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The Hot Zone by Jayne Castle
The world of Harmony has its wonders, one of them being Rainshadow Island. Just beneath its surface, a maze of catacombs hides a dangerous secret...… Halloween—with its tricks and treats—is a dust bunny’s dream come true. Just ask Lyle, Sedona Snow’s faithful sidekick. But for Sedona, it’s a nightmare... -
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Darkness Avenged by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAs the demon world celebrates the defeat of the Dark Lord, the vampire Santiago's mood remains bleak. He still yearns for sensual, raven-haired Nefri, who has inexplicably disappeared. But brooding for Nefri is a luxury Santiago does not have. His traitorous sire, Gaius, is unleashing a violent scourge upon the mortal world, and Santiago must stop him before it's too late.. -
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Vampires Are Forever by Lynsay Sands
PB Romance Anthology Inez Urso is beginning to have her doubts. Her business associate Thomas Argeneau has some interesting traits, like an allergic reaction to the sun, excellent night vision, and not much of an appetite for food. And to top it all off, he just tried to bite her neck . . . but maybe that was a sign of passion... -
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Darkness Everlasting by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsTwo Men-- Darcy Smith always sensed she was different from everyone else--if only she knew how different. Possessing a secret strong enough to end an entire race of demons, Darcy unwittingly becomes a pawn in an epic battle between the vampires and the weres as she discovers a new world filled with ecstasy--and dark passions. . . One Desires Her Love. .Categorized as:
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Chaos Choreography by Seanan McGuire
Fifth book in Seanan McGuire’s funny and fast-paced urban fantasy InCryptid series featuring ballroom dancer and monster expert Verity Price.Verity Price is back on the West Coast and getting back into the swing of the family business: cryptozoology... -
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Bay of Sighs by Nora Roberts
The new Guardians Trilogy novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Stars of Fortune. To celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger... -
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Darkness Revealed by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsTwo hundred years have passed since Anna Randal gave herself to Conde Cezar in a night of relentless passion. Since then, Anna has become filled with unearthly power she can't begin to comprehend. And the sexy, charming vampire responsible has eluded all of her efforts to track him down, until now... Cezar's blissful encounter with Anna cost him two centuries of penance... -
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Shadowed Steel by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the third installment in the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series, the vampires in Elisa Sullivan's world are out for blood.Elisa Sullivan is the only vampire ever born, and she bears a heavy legacy. After a sojourn with the North American Central Pack of shifters in the wilderness—where she turned a young woman into a vampire to save her life—Elisa returns to Chicago...Categorized as:
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![Gone But Not Forgotten by Charlie Cochet]()
Gone But Not Forgotten by Charlie Cochet
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCodename: Chaos. Former THIRDS agent turned TIN operative Dexter J. Daley is a legend. Just ask him, he’ll tell you. Chaos isn’t so much a codename as it is Dex’s state of being. As a spy for the Therian Intelligence Network, Dex has spent the last four years bringing down the bad guys. Hell, his middle name is literally Justice... -
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Bound By Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe Sylvermysts have a reputation as sinister cousins to the fey, and none are more mysterious than Ariyal and his tribe. To save his people from banishment, he faces a new challenge: Jaelyn, an elite vampire warrior sent to capture him. By rights, he should kill her on sight... -
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Devouring Darkness by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn the newest installment of the USA Today bestselling Heirs of Chicagoland series, vampire Elisa Sullivan unearths an ancient grudge, with potentially devastating consequences.As the only vampire ever born, and the daughter of two very powerful Chicago vampires, Elisa Sullivan knew her life was going to be...unusual... -
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Burn the Night by Jocelynn Drake
The Great Awakening approaches . . . After eons in exile, the naturi have broken their chains and now roam the Earth bent on revenge. It is the sworn duty of Mira, the Fire Starter, to protect the nightwalker race—though even she may be powerless to withstand the horrific onslaught... -
![Wilder: The Chosen Ones by Christina Dodd]()
Wilder: The Chosen Ones by Christina Dodd
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOnly beloved author Christina Dodd could bring you the explosive paranormal excitement of the Chosen Ones combined with Aleksandr Wilder's story ... and redemption...As a young man, Aleksandr Wilder abandoned his duty--and for that lapse, he was tortured, tormented ... and transformed... -
![Archangel's Resurrection by Nalini Singh]()
Archangel's Resurrection by Nalini Singh
New York Times Bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the dangerous, haunting world of archangels…and a love that is legend.For thousands of years, the passion between Alexander, Archangel of Persia, and Zanaya, Queen of the Nile, burned furious and bright, seemingly without end. But to be an archangel is to be bound to power violent and demanding... -
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Night Shift by Charlaine Harris
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels comes the third novel of Midnight, Texas, the town where some secrets will never see the light of day... At Midnight’s local pawnshop, weapons are flying off the shelves—only to be used in sudden and dramatic suicides right at the main crossroads in town... -
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![The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin]()
The Brimstone Deception by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMen in Black meets Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum in the new urban fantasy novel starring seer Makenna Fraser and her fellow agents at Supernatural Protection & Investigation. The agents of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI) know that fighting evil is a full-time job, especially when a new designer drug—with mind-blowing side effects—hits the streets.. -
![Who We Truly Are by Victoria Sue]()
Who We Truly Are by Victoria Sue
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTalon’s deadly abilities are spiraling out of control. Desperate to keep Finn safe, Talon struggles to protect the man he loves with all his heart and not become the greatest risk to Finn’s life. Finn has no choice but to offer himself as bait for the evil forces kidnapping enhanced children, facing danger he is untrained and unprepared for, and he will have to do it alone... -
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Immortal Unchained by Lynsay Sands
Ever since Domitian Argenis recognized Sarita as his life mate, he’s been waiting for the perfect moment to claim her. Those fantasies did not include him being chained to a table in a secret lab or both of them being held hostage by a mad scientist. Somehow, they have to escape… Sarita has seen some crazy things as a cop, but nothing to rival Domitian... -
![The Ghoul Vendetta by Lisa Shearin]()
The Ghoul Vendetta by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMen in Black meets Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum in the fourth urban fantasy novel in the series starring seer Makenna Fraser and her fellow agents at Supernatural Protection & Investigation.The agents of Supernatural Protection & Investigations (SPI) are paid to keep the peace. But that’s not so easy when an endless evil threatens to tear that peace to pieces.. -
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Jacob by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSince time began, there have been Nightwalkers - the races of the night who live in the shadows of the moonlight. Love with humans is absolutely forbidden, and one man makes certain to uphold this ancient law: Jacob, the Enforcer... For 700 Years, He has resisted temptation. But not tonight.. -
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Generation 18 by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA serial killer striking every twelve hours. A Kite monster murdering at random. Though neither event seems related, Agents Sam Ryan and Gabriel Stern quickly discover a link between the two-the military base known as Hopeworth... -
![Out of this World by J.D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Out of this World by J.D. Robb, Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLove, Supernatural Style Love is the universal language. And nowhere is this more apparent than in these extraordinary stories from four of today’s hottest authors...Categorized as:
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![Midnight Sins by Cynthia Eden]()
Midnight Sins by Cynthia Eden
Cara Maloan doesn’t look like a monster. In fact, the gorgeous blond nightclub singer possesses heavenly attributes that make Atlanta detective Todd Brooks sure there’s a higher power somewhere. But a twisted killer is leaving a trail of bodies in seedy hotel rooms across town. The male victims show no wounds–it’s as if the life was simply drained from them... -
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Cursed Witch by Brogan Thomas
Her conjury was out of reach. But when she’s flooded with strength, can she survive becoming a target? Tuesday Larson thought she’d settled for normal. A disappointment to her mother for never taking well to magic, she deliberately put distance between her family and any witchery. But the supernatural destroys her barriers when a group of mercenaries tears through her home looking for blood...Categorized as:
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Croc and the Fox by Eve Langlais
Warning: An ornery croc discovers he does have a pulse when a hot to trot fox decides to latch on, and never let go. Tongue in cheek humor, sizzling moments and a tiny, evil villain await. A career military man, Viktor lives for the next mission – and his collection of weapons -- but a raid on an experimental lab makes him an unwilling protector, mostly because he can’t peel Renee off...Categorized as:
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![Kiss of Death by Debbie Viguié]()
Kiss of Death by Debbie Viguié
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the wake of a failed attempt to defeat the vampire Richelieu, Susan and her friends are weakened and divided. Raphael must set aside his animosity and join with his enigmatic sire Gabriel to discover a powerful weapon before Richelieu claims it...Categorized as:
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![The Shifting Price of Prey by Suzanne McLeod]()
The Shifting Price of Prey by Suzanne McLeod
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSometimes a bit of magical help might cost more than you bargained for . . . London is hosting the Carnival Fantastique, and Genny's job has never been busier or more fulfilling. Only not everyone is so happy. Genny believed she'd cracked the fae's infertility curse . . . but the fae are still barren... -
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Dark Haven by Gail Z. Martin
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn Dark Haven, the effects of Jared the Usurper’s reign of terror strike at the stability of the Winter Kingdoms. Undead forces align against Lord Jonmarc Vahanian of Dark Haven in a struggle for power between mortals and the vayash moru. Some among the vayash moru are unhappy that a mortal lord is returning to Dark Haven... -
![On the Hunt by Alexandra Ivy, Rebecca Zanetti]()
On the Hunt by Alexandra Ivy, Rebecca Zanetti
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFour of today’s most intriguing paranormal authors entice readers deep into the shadows, where vampires, immortals, and other supernatural creatures heat up the night...On The Hunt by Alexandra Ivy Mika Tanner has loved Bailey Morrell, a beautiful Healer, since childhood. But his duty as a Sentinel, a supernatural guardian of an ancient race, clashed with her rebellious spirit... -
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Memory Zero by Keri Arthur
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsMORTAL RECALL For Sam Ryan, life began at age fourteen. She has no memory of her parents or her childhood. In a decade of service with the State Police, Sam has exhausted the resources of the force searching for clues to her identity. But all mention of her family seems to have been deliberately wiped off the record. Everything changes the night Sam’s missing partner resurfaces as a vampire.. -
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Ecstasy by Jacquelyn Frank
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsAt one with the darkness, the mysterious Shadowdwellers must live as far from light-loving humans as possible in order to survive. Yet one damaged human woman will tempt the man behind the Shadowdweller throne into a dangerous desire... Worlds Couldn't Keep Them Apart Among the Shadowdwellers, Trace holds power that some are willing to kill for... -
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Kitty Raises Hell by Carrie Vaughn
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsSometimes what happens in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas. Kitty and Ben flee The City That Never Sleeps, thinking they were finished with the dangers there, but the sadistic cult of lycanthropes and their vampire priestess have laid a curse on Kitty in revenge for her disrupting their rituals... -
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Playing With Fire by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAn Old Flame Cassie Armstrong has plenty to atone for. The daughter of the most immoral researcher ever to pick up a scalpel, she's determined to use her own brilliance in genetics to repair the damage her family has done to the paranormals. Especially Dante, the first of the phoenixes, the one they call the Immortal...Categorized as:
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Servant: The Kindred by L.L. Foster, Lori Foster
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGabrielle Cody is a paladin?God?s enforcer on earth. But she?s not sure she can endure the life of a holy warrior. Her relationship with Detective Luther Cross is under constant strain already, and its going to get worse. There is a monster feeding off of human blood, flesh, and souls and Gaby must stop him...Categorized as:
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![Blood Lite by Kevin J. Anderson, Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Blood Lite by Kevin J. Anderson, Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsThe Horror Writers Association Presents Blood Lite...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge.Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist in An Evening with Al Gore.. -
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![To Dance With the Devil by Cat Adams]()
To Dance With the Devil by Cat Adams
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe successful urban fantasy series continues as CeliaGraves—part human, part vampire, part Siren—faces blackmagic and heartbreak. Celia Graves’s newest client is one of the last surviving members of a magical family that is trapped in a generations-old feud with other magic-workers... -
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Act of Mercy by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsPSI-Ops Series is a spin-off series to the Immortal Ops World. Paranormal Security and Intelligence Operative Duke Marlow has a new mission: find, interrogate and eliminate the target—Mercy Deluca. She’s more than he bargained for and Intel has it all wrong. She’s not the enemy. Far from it. Intel forgot to mention one vital piece of information—she’s Duke’s mate... -
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Generation V by M.L. Brennan
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsReality Bites Fortitude Scott’s life is a mess. A degree in film theory has left him with zero marketable skills, his job revolves around pouring coffee, his roommate hasn’t paid rent in four months, and he’s also a vampire. Well, sort of. He’s still mostly human... -
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A Human Element by Donna Galanti
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne by one, Laura Armstrong's friends and adoptive family members are being murdered, and despite her special healing powers, there is nothing she can do to stop it. The killer haunts her dreams and leaves cryptic notes advising her to use her powers to save herself because she's next. Determined to find the killer, she follows her visions to her hometown and the site of a crashed meteorite... -
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Sugar Plum Spies by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBestselling author Jennifer Estep serves up an action-packed holiday adventure in her Section 47 urban-fantasy world of secrets, lies, and superspies with amazing magical abilities. Perfect for fans of Alias, Die Hard, James Bond, Jason Bourne, Nikita, and Netflix’s Bodyguard. VISIONS OF SUGAR PLUMS . . . Most spies take a break for the holidays, but not me, Charlotte Locke...Categorized as:
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Unquiet Dreams by Mark Del Franco
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFueled by a mysterious new drug, Celtic fairies and Teutonic elves battle for turf and power-with humans caught in the middle. As the body count rises, Connor Grey uncovers a vast conspiracy that threatens to destroy not only the city, but the world...
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