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Suck It Up, Buttercup by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAt 49, Belladonna Barrone’s life has taken some interesting turns. She unwittingly married into the mob but managed to get free when her husband died in a car accident. Most recently she was attacked and turned into a vampire, something else she never intended. As with everything, she’s made the best of her situation... -
Saggy But Witty in Crescent City by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVampires with a vendetta. The Queen of Voodoo. Nasty necromancers. Just another day in my life. If you need a magical mystery solved, apparently I'm your gal. As the go-to private detective for the supernatural community, I've got every shifter, fae, and ghoul knocking on my door. Now the local vampires have decided to test me by leaving a dead shifter in a public park...Categorized as:
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Between the Realms by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJayne Sparks Blackthorn continues her journey as a changeling member of the Fae living in the Green Forest. Decisions have been made and the Fae Council has spoken. The chosen few must leave the Here and Now to undo the damage begun over a thousand years ago. Loyalties are questioned. Intentions are suspect. Angels and demons, witches and werewolves, pixies and elves... -
New World Order by Elle Casey
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWill the fae will be able to make the sacrifices they must to survive? Jayne Sparks and her Light Fae changeling friends face off in the final battle against their enemies. But the identify of their true enemies isn't as clear as it once was. Are they the ones breaking down their doors . .Categorized as:
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An Argeneau Vampire Series Collection: A Quick Bite, Love Bites and Single White Vampire by Lynsay Sands
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Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShort story from authors July Newsletter. Part of the Guild Hunter Series. -
Angelina by Teresa Gabelman
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWalking away from her Mate was something Angelina never thought she would have to do. Taking control of her life was something that had to be done for her sake and her sake alone. As she faces a world full of dangers, Angelina begins her new life with the same heart that will forever love her Warrior... -
Southern Myths by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJust when Pepper Dunn starts accepting her ability to communicate with animals she’s thrown for a loop—an egg containing a baby dragon winds up on her doorstep. Convinced the creature will grow up to become a destructive force of nature, Pepper gives the dragon to the first person interested in buying—a traveling magician named Mysterio, who claims he can communicate with the dead... -
Ancients and Old Ones by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEmily begins to recover from her long captivity with Salazar, but a drastic setback threatens not only her, but the lives of the Equites Council. Chevalier struggles with Emily’s renewed friendship with the Encala, when they offer her a companion in a time of need. Learn more about the relationships between the Old Ones and the original heku, the Ancients... -
Broken Visions by Jessica Sorensen
Gemma thought Alex was dead, that she’d made an irreversible mistake and would never see him again. But then her father resets time and she’s given another chance to be with Alex, if she can save the world and get rid of the star. Gemma decides to follow in her father’s footsteps and attempt to change the vision of the end of the world... -
Born of Ashes by Caris Roane
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEnter a hidden world of winged vampire warriors—and the women they are sworn protect. .. For years, she was kept as a human slave—one of seven unwilling “blood donors” for the death vampires who thirst for absolute power. Now, Fiona is a free woman, haunted by her memories of being strapped to a gurney, drained of blood, then revived at the last moment... -
The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 2 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a humorous, standalone mystery, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant, Book 2. (Yep! It’s a standalone. The boring title is just to mess with you! ). HOW MUCH LONGER CAN HE KEEP HIS SECRET AND HIS FAVORITE HUMAN SAFE? Michael Vanderhorst has always been a lone wolf. Or lone vampire? Whatever. Point is, this ancient gentleman vampire is obsessed... -
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 11-15 by Laurell K. Hamilton
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.Categorized as:
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To Kill an Angel by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsRidley Heller thought her life would be perfect and trouble-free once she had Bo back. Unfortunately, she couldn’t have been more wrong. Learning Bo’s true identity has left them with their most difficult decision yet. They have two options. One, they can run away together and spend eternity looking over their shoulder, hiding from both God and Sebastian... -
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Brewing Trouble by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAfter barely escaping the business end of the hangman’s noose, Cricket Hawthorne wants nothing more than to forget it all. .. Maude the magical typewriter, Zoe’s stolen cauldron, Patrick the betrayer, and definitely the witch-hating, robe-wearing cult who tried to end her. Unfortunately, pressing the reboot button isn’t an option... -
Dead Angels by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFleeing Hallowed Manor and being hunted by the Skinwalkers, Kiera and her friends take shelter from a storm in a deserted railway station set in a remote valley. As they spend the night hiding from those who are hunting them, Isidor tells his friends a story about how he had come across the word PUSH some years before on his first journeys above ground... -
A Wedding Breakfast by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFree short story in Nalini Singh's Newsletter. Deleted scene from Archangel's Storm. This scene was deleted from an early draft of Archangel’s Storm. It has spoilers for previous books in the series, so if you haven’t yet read those, save this to read later. Also, please note that as this scene was deleted early on, it will no longer fit perfectly into the book’s timeline and/or series continuity... -
Freak Show by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlexa’s arrival in Sin City is greeted with a warning: leave town or be forced out. The return of her lover, Arys, has the Vegas vampires on edge. The Wicked Kiss Las Vegas location has changed in his absence. Werewolf death fights and vampire performance art takes it to a whole new level of crazy. The new club owner, Jenner, shares Arys’s bloodline and a few bad memories... -
An Unexpected Guest by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsShort story that features in the December 2016 newsletter complementing the Guild Hunter series. -
Obsidian Flame by Caris Roane
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsFrom paranormal romance author Caris Roane comes the fifth book in the "Guardians of Ascension" series. For a hundred years, Marguerite has been imprisoned and used for her powerful psychic abilities. Her only relief comes from her regular visits with Thorne, her vampire lover. His every touch leaves her hungry for more. .and aching for their next encounter... -
Broken by Heather Fleener
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Light’s Duty to Protect. A war over the fate of mankind sparked the creation of the Ancients - Light and Dark - one divinely-created guardians, the other hell-spawned killers. The conflict raged within the Realm for millennia, neither faction triumphant in its purpose... -
Banishment by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final book in the Heku Series brings some peace within the factions and within the palace. Chevalier and Emily have reconciled and come to a silent agreement that will benefit not only their own family, but the Equites. Things are looking calmer until someone begins attacking women in the nearby mortal city. Fighting over land in Europe, the Equites and Encala find themselves again at odds... -
Not A Ghost by Auryn Hadley
From enemies to lovers, their only hope is to work together. But will this unexpected union cause more problems than it solves? Running to Iowa in search of a safe place, Dahlia is supposed to be focused on building an army. Instead, she's grieving. It's hard to worry about battle plans when the love of her life is gone. But with the help of one old friend and one new one, things are happening... -
Queen of the Hill by Genevieve Jack
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt's good to be the queen! Book 3 in The Knight Games Series. After saving her caretaker, Rick, from certain death, Grateful Knight is ready for their happily ever after. The date is set and wedding plans are in the works. But when the witch responsible for the candle that almost ended Rick's life shows up in Red Grove expecting payment, the price is more than Grateful can bear... -
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Gates of Rapture by Caris Roane
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGates of Rapture. Caris Roane. As a vampire and a warrior, Leto Distra is deadly. But after years of being forced to drink dying blood, he is now part beast—a wild savage thing lurking beneath the surface. With war on the horizon, Leto is determined to help the Guardians of Ascension destroy the enemy who turned him into a monster. And there’s only one woman who can help him... -
Blood Hunt by Christopher Buecheler
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe killed her lover, and for that crime and many others, Two Majors cut off the vampire Abraham's head, reduced his remains to ashes, and scattered them to the winds. Now each night she wanders New York, freed from the chains of heroin addiction but longing still for Theroen's kiss, the taste of blood on his lips, the echo of his thoughts in her ears... -
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: The Watcher's Guide, Volume 2 by Maryelizabeth Hart
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"I'm the Slayer. Slay-er. Chosen One? She who hangs out a lot in cemeteries? Ask around. Look it up: 'Slayer comma The. '". " -- Buffy, "Doomed"" As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world, to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers... -
In Vino Veritas by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"In Vino Veritas" was Karen Chance's contribution to theChicks Kick Buttanthology (June 2011). It is now available on her website as a free short as per the contract with the publisher. Contains spoilers for Midnight's Daughter, Dorina Basarab #1and Death's Mistress, Dorina Basarab #2. -
The Vampire Hunter's Daughter: Part V by Jennifer Malone Wright
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIn the fifth installment of The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter, Chloe has been forced to make her decision to leave the community earlier than anticipated. To keep her family safe, she leaves with the vampire Trevor, who she had previously discovered was her father and the man responsible for her mother’s murder. Chloe is now in an entirely new element... -
The Vampire Hunter's Daughter, Part VI by Jennifer Malone Wright
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe sixth installment of The Vampire Hunter’s Daughter begins right where the fifth part left off, with Chloe and her friends running for their lives as they escape the dungeons below Trevor’s home. Chloe lights their way through the darkness, but they emerge into a bloody battle with her vampire nemesis and his minions... -
Betsy the Vampire Queen by MaryJanice Davidson
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's been a helluva year. First I lose my job. Then, I'm in a car accident. Next, I'm waking up dressed in clothes I wouldn't be caught dead in (pink polyester and cheap shoes courtesy of my evil stepmother). But guess what? I am dead and what really bites is that I can't seem to stay dead. Every night, I wake up with a horrible craving. Not chocolate—mom would approve of that... -
Cursed by H.M. Ward
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIvy's on her way to kick ass and save Collin from the horrors of the Underworld. Along the way she discovers that the truth won't set her free. Deep-seated deception leads Ivy closer to her destiny. But, being queen of the demons is not the destiny she wants. Ivy will have to overcome lust, power, love, and an ancient prophecy if she wants to survive. DEMON KISSED SERIES ORDER:. #1. Demon Kissed... -
Change of Regime by Mark Henwick
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLike an electric current, arcing from ear to ear through the New York underworld, the word comes; he’s here. The city has a new Master of vampires, House Altau, and the existing, unaffiliated community is now facing a sentence of death. The storm builds, and one of the leaders of that community, Livia or Julius, must chose to be the lightning conductor to save the rest from destruction... -
To Love a Vampire by Jody Offen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKayla backed up for every step he advanced. Her heart pounded painfully against her chest. She swore she saw flames flickering behind the vibrant colors in his eyes. She had never felt so afraid, so. .. alive? When she realized she couldn't escape him, she stood her ground, lifting her head defiantly in challenge. Tray didn't move, standing over her like a warlord about to pass judgment... -
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Sunset to Sunrise by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe absence of the two biggest power players in the city puts Kale Sinclair in a tough position. Maintaining control of The Wicked Kiss isn’t easy for one barely holding together delicate fragments of sanity. When word reaches Kale of a growing vampire rebellion, he laughs it off. Until he learns that their target is Arys Knight. Kale would love to take a shot at Arys... -
Fang Chronicles: Ivan by D'Elen McClain
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe loss of Ivan’s mate, Alba, left him broken and turned his inner beast inside out. With the war between the wolves and enemy cats, who killed his mate, all but over his anger has no focus. His new clan consists of two vampires, three cats, and his lone wolf. Talya ran from her clan after losing a challenge against her friend for the love of Dmitri, the vampire leader of the bear clan... -
Blood Burden by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to the Immortal Curse world, where angels and vampires live in secret… for now. Gabriel is a warrior. A Seraphim. An immortal of astute power and authority. He’s lived his life beneath a cloud of stoicism and practicality. Only to have his entire existence turned over on its head because of her. Clara...Categorized as:
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The Librarian's Vampire Assistant, Book 4 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a snarky Mystery with a side dish of Romance and two sprinkles of chaos, THE LIBRARIAN’S VAMPIRE ASSISTANT, Book Four . (Yep! These books are STANDALONES. But the more you read, the merrier! ). SHE’S MINE. BUT HAS SHE FORGOTTEN? A crazy vampire has stolen my librarian. And if that’s not bad enough, it is my fault... -
The Onyx Talisman by Brenda Pandos
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAlora looked back and the corner of her lip turned up. "It's always darkest before the dawn, Julia. Good luck. " Her words sent chills up my spine as she vanished. Unrest stirs deep in Scotts Valley. Filled with uncertainty, Julia anxiously awaits Nicholas' return... -
Witchy Whiskers by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHave you ever wished your cat could talk to you? If so, allow my story to be your cautionary tale. My life was going just fine by most standards. I ran a successful business in a tight-knit magical community, and lived just blocks from a beautiful lake and series of hiking trails. Then Selene showed up... -
Destined for a Vampire by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRidley Heller thought that all her problems would be over if she could have Bo back—back from the dead. But what Ridley didn’t know was that her wish would come at a price. Bo survived a condition that would have killed a lesser vampire, or any vampire for that matter. The only reason he didn’t die is because of who he is, someone Ridley doesn’t know at all... -
Stalking Reapers and Other Failed Dates by Kel Carpenter, Meg Anne
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsI found my brother’s murderer, by becoming his next victim. The asshat killed me, too. But little does he know—I came back. Again. Now he’s going down. But before I can destroy him, I need to resolve the little issue of me not dying. That’s twice now I’ve cheated death. Something’s not right. Graves doesn’t think I’m a reaper, and the ghosts seem to agree with him. They say that I’m different... -
Tegan's Magic by L.H. Cosway
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSomething is rotten in Tribane city. The humans are descending into madness and Tegan is certain that Theodore has something to do with it. The sorcerer and his followers have sent her father to hell and she's determined to bring him back. She's not going to lie down and play dead this time, now she has magic on her side... -
Rebel Obsession by Donya Lynne
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFormer cobalt addict and AKM drug counselor, Io is a male vampire known as much for his abrasive personality as for his playboy lifestyle. In other words, he's not the likeliest to make friends and settle down. Life on the edge suits him, and he lives full throttle, making his own rules, and damn the consequences. What he wants, he takes, and what he wants now is Miriam... -
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The Recruit: Book Two by Elizabeth Kelly
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHannah Torrington has used her new-found training to seek revenge for her sister’s death at the hands of the vampires. Her relationship with Will ruined and her abilities growing stronger each day, she is determined to graduate from the program and help end the vampire uprising... -
At Twilight: Born in Twilight / Beyond Twilight by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBeyond Twilight. He was a vengeful vampire hunter - fated for a forbidden love to last an eternity. Pixie-faced vampire Cuyler Jade unwittingly helps carry out the DPI's plans for agent Stephen "Ramsey" Bachman. Born in Twilight. He found her in an abandoned building, half-starved, her face chalk white yet strikingly beautiful... -
Tegan's Return by L.H. Cosway
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTegan always knew that she couldn’t remain hidden forever, she left Tribane to escape the danger posed to her by the supernatural creatures who dwell there, but every day she has mourned the friends and family she had to leave behind. It’s been two years, but Tegan struggles on with the new lonely life she has built for herself. She might crave human companionship, but at least she’s still alive... -
A Killer First Date by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNicholas and Lucy have known each other for most of their lives, but now that they've finally admitted their feelings for each other, Nicholas wants to take her on their official first date-away from all the life-and-death drama that has surrounded them lately. Is it too much to ask for just a fun double date at the local carnival with his older brother, Quinn, and Quinn's new girlfriend, Hunter? -
Darklove by Elle Jasper
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUtterly destroyed, or lost forever? This is the question that plagues Riley Poe. After her vampire lover, Eli Dupre, was seemingly murdered by a fallen angel, she receives word that he's actually trapped in an alternate dimension, where hell on earth is revealed and dark forces reign. Riley’s been there before, and it nearly ripped her to pieces... -
Whisper of Light by Jennifer DeLucy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe saying goes that all men are created equal. .. but Nicole Abbot knows better. Lacking the supernatural gifts of the Sentients she has known all her life, Nicole has lived with her nose pressed to the glass, withering beneath the guilt of her own inadequacies and the disapproving glare of her father...
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