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Magic & Misfits by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. Bentley Smith is tired of being the red-headed stepchild in the office of Vox Populi and is determined to prove his mettle by warming up the cold case involving Sheriff Nash’s murdered father. The deeper he digs, however, the more uncomfortable he becomes when the information he unearths implicates one of Starry Hollow’s very own... -
Shadow Hunt by Melissa F. Olson
For years now, Scarlett Bernard has counted on two things: her ability to nullify magic, and Shadow, the bargest who guards Scarlett with her life. But after a sudden revelation turns Scarlett’s world upside down, she panics and leaves town without warning, leaving Shadow with her partner, Jesse. In the chaos that follows, the bargest is stolen—and Jesse nearly dies from a brutal psychic assault... -
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Magic & Maladies by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. A wedding may be a new beginning for Bentley and Meadow, but it's an ending for one of their obnoxious guests. When Sheriff Nash starts showing more wolf than warmth during the investigation, paranormals sit up and take notice, especially ones in positions of power... -
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures vol 2 by Laurell K. Hamilton, Brett Booth
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAnita Blake raises the dead for a living in a world where vampires and werewolves are legal citizens of the United States, and moonlights as a vampire hunter, but when a serial killer begins to target vampires, she is the one the undead turn to for help. -
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Magic & Mishaps by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. Ember Rose is working hard to smooth the path for her relationship with the stoic vampire Alec Hale. She hits a massive bump, however, when a body is discovered drained of blood and Alec is one of the key suspects. Sheriff Nash insists that his interest in Alec isn't personal, but Ember isn't convinced... -
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K. Hamilton, Brett Booth
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Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson
If there is one city that Scarlett Bernard hates, it’s Las Vegas. But when the cardinal vampire of Los Angeles convinces her to go investigate a new vampire-themed stage show, Scarlett quickly finds herself shoulder-deep in sequins, slot machines, and Old World intrigue. The show’s creators are vampire celebrities Arthur and Lucy Holmwood, who once inspired characters from the original Dracula... -
Sookie Stackhouse, Books 1-8 by Charlaine Harris
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsCocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is no typical Southern belle. She can read minds. And she-s got a thing for vampires. Which, in a town like Bon Temps, Louisiana, means she-ll have to watch her back-and neck-. Includes:. Dead Until Dark. Living Dead in Dallas. Club Dead. Dead to the World. Dead as a Doornail. Definitely Dead. All Together Dead. From Dead to Worse. -
Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice, Robert O'Keefe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe ornate, casket-like packaging and neogothic graphic design of this immortal trilogy is eerily enticing on its own. But just lift the lid, slide the first tape from its ghostly sleeve, and you'll soon embrace the hypnotic realm of the undead. Book 1, Interview with the Vampire, opens with the seductive purr of F... -
Forsaken by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThis description contains spoilers, don't read it if you aren't caught up with the series! Being Alpha of the North American Pack is like being a small-town sheriff — nobody wants the job, but someone’s gotta do it. For the most part, Elena Michaels likes it just fine, even if it means dealing with arrogant misogynists in the werewolf world who are convinced that a woman isn’t up to the job...Categorized as:
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Misfit Fortune by Stephanie Foxe
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s the brightest light that casts the deepest shadows…. Magic, blood, and politics hide an enemy the pack never saw coming. One with more power than anyone understands. Enemies are closing in on all sides, but they’re nothing more than a distraction to hide the real threat. It isn’t just the pack at risk –– not anymore. Magic itself is being threatened... -
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTake a walk on the wild side with Anita Blake, star of the #1 New York Times bestselling series. These five novels of human-and inhuman-passions feature vampires, werewolves, and "a heroine as sharp as a stake and slick as a silver bullet" (J. D. Robb). The Killing Dance Burnt Offerings Blue Moon Obsidian Butterfly Narcissus in Chains.Categorized as:
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Beginnings by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBook One: Bitten Where it all began. Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occasional inhuman cravings set her apart. An erotically charged thriller, Bitten will awaken the voracious appetite of every reader...Categorized as:
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Heart of the Damned by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlice Worth is back…and all her plans are going straight to Hell. Mage private investigator Alice Worth survived a kidnapping and said yes to a very important question. But before she and alpha werewolf Sean Maclin have a chance to celebrate, the fallout from a coup at the Vampire Court and the attack on her pack lands right on her doorstep... -
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Vampire Hollows by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith nowhere else to run to but the Hollows, Kiera Hudson finds herself in a world like no other. Entrusted with a secret, she has to make her way to the mysterious Light House set hundreds of miles beneath the Earth. As she makes her journey, Kiera’s companions are being murdered one by one... -
Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThis short story collection includes one brand-new tale, one story previously available only at Kelley Armstrong's website, and re-prints some hard-to-find stories from various anthologies as well as the entire novella Hidden . " Demonology " - Adam's mother discovers what he is. "Twilight" - a Cassandra & Aaron story from. Many Bloody Returns. "Stalked" - Clay & Elena's honeymoon story from...Categorized as:
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Vampire Hunt by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn search of Kayla and on the run, Kiera and her friends make a race against time across the Cumbria Mountains. With vampires predicting their every move, the trust amongst Kiera and her friends starts to waver... -
After the Bite by Lynsay Sands
The Argeneaus are back! Immortal Enforcer Valerian just wants to relax. His last assignment had been more grueling than he'd care to admit, and golf has always helped him unwind. If golf course owner Natalie thinks it's a little odd for him to tee off at sunset every evening, she's keeping it to herself. The single mom is sexy as hell, and her little daughter Mia only adds to his delight... -
Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The First Death by Laurell K. Hamilton, Jonathon Green
Her fans have been asking for it - now, Laurell K. Hamilton delivers a look into Anita Blake's past! Written by Laurell K. Hamilton herself, along with Jonathon Green, The First Death takes place almost a year before the events being chronicled in Guilty Pleasures... -
A Witch's Trial by N.E. Conneely
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen Michelle pulls an old book out of a fire, she finds answers and heartbreak. The book confirms that a demon walks the land, though according to legend they were all dead. Now, she needs to rediscover the secrets to killing demons before her loved ones fall victim. Elron’s budding relationship with Michelle suffers a blow when his mate returns... -
Vampire Wake by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAprès s’être échappée de Ragged Cove et avoir été suspendue de la force publique, Kiera est engagée par la mystérieuse Lady Hunt pour protéger sa fille de 16 ans d’un étranger qui, selon elle, se cache dans la lande. Mais Kiera découvre rapidement que c’est elle-même qui aura besoin de protection... -
The Darkest Kiss by eri Arthur Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsDanger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…. Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own... -
Vampire Breed by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 21 ratings300,000 books sold. 4000 five star reviews. Discover an underground phenomenon. Discover Tim O'Rourke. "Tim O'Rourke once again shows his mastery at building stories and characters that are larger than life. He has readers constantly guessing and changing their alliances. ". Abibliophobic Book Reviews... -
Wild Fire by Christine Feehan
The heat of passion—and danger—rises like jungle fire in this novel of the Leopard people by #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan…. Called on a dangerous assignment, leopard shifter Conner Vega returns to the Panama rainforest of his homeland, looking every bit the civilized male...Categorized as:
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Betrayed: Days of the Rogue by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsHis mate killed in a horrific explosion, ex-Enforcer Damien Masterson now lives as a rogue werewolf...Categorized as:
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Desert Bound by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsCan you turn the clock back on your first love? Would you even want to try? Alex McCann and Teodora "Ted" Vasquez left Cambio Springs together. Ted came back. Alex didn't. Now, years later, the future alpha of the McCann wolves has returned with plans to bring new life to the dying desert community...Categorized as:
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Witch Way Home by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsLife on magical parole can be a real witch…. I’ve got a final shot at freedom, but when my strongest ally is found murdered, everything is on the line—including my own life. With my rag-tag band of supernatural friends in tow, I have to launch my biggest—and most dangerous—investigation yet. I’ve got to stop the killer without setting off the SPA’s alarms or else I can kiss my last chance goodbye... -
To Tempt the Wolf by Terry Spear
In this third in the series, wildlife photographer Tessa Anderson must prove her brother innocent of murder charges. But when she discovers a gorgeous naked man barely alive on her beach, she's got a new world of troubles to deal with, not least of which is how he affects her with just a look, a touch, or a whispered word. Hunter Greymore is a lupus garou, a grey werewolf...Categorized as:
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Angel Town by Lilith Saintcrow
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJill Kismet is back from the grave in this explosive conclusion to Lilith Saintcrow's urban fantasy series. She wakes up in her own grave. She doesn't know who put her there, she doesn't know where she is, and she has no friends or family. She only knows two things: She has a job to do: cleansing the night of evil. And she knows her name. Jill Kismet.Categorized as:
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Legend of the White Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIn this fourth in Spear's series, Private Eye Cameron MacPherson and Faith O'Mallery are both on quests that lead them into the world of magical wolves…. Cameron arrives in the Canadian Arctic to search for his partners in his P. I. business who are late returning from a hunting trip...Categorized as:
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Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFetching a cat out of a tree should’ve been a quick, easy fifty bucks in Kanika’s pocket. Instead, following one stray thought, the devil pays her a visit and leaves her with a debt to repay. Owing the devil a favor is bad enough, but her life is turned upside down when it’s time to pay the piper... -
Embraced by Darkness by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsShe's hunting a killer—and shattering every boundary she’s ever known…. Part vamp, part werewolf, Riley Jenson plays by her own rules, whether it’s her stormy love life or her job as a guardian. But when her family’s alpha male demands that she solve the mystery of a vanished girl, Riley can feel a trap closing in around her... -
The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two by Mishka Jenkins
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTwo months have passed since the bloody showdown with Murphy. Wayhaven has returned to its peaceful routine, and you’ve returned to your less-than-thrilling job as detective. But with your new role as human liaison to The Agency—an organization that governs the supernatural—things should be far from dull... -
Thrall by Jennifer Blackstream
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVillage witch turned PI Shade Renard receives her latest case from a most unlikely source in this pulse-pounding installment of USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Blackstream’s latest urban fantasy series. The dream sorceress who once tried to kill Shade is after her again—. To hire her. An evil being from the astral plane is building an empire in the physical world... -
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Dreaming of the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA FIERCE HUNTER. .. Alicia Greiston is a no-nonsense bounty hunter determined to bring a ring of mobsters to justice. Her dogged pursuit of the crime family has forced her to avoid relationships-- any man would only become a target for retribution. Luckily, Jake Silver is more than a man, and his instincts are telling him to stop at nothing to protect her. AN ANIMAL PASSION. .Categorized as:
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Destiny of the Wolf by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratings"By the author of Heart of the Wolf, a Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year". "This delicious alpha hero will leave you wild for more. " --Nicole North, author of Devil in a Kilt. "All she wants is the truth. .. ". Lelandi Wildhaven is determined to discover the truth about her beloved sister's mysterious death. But everyone thinks she's out to make a bid for her sister's widowed mate. .Categorized as:
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Prophecy: Dark Moon Rising by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn enemy with unimaginable power and vampire houses locked in an ancient blood feud threaten to tear Prophecy and Valentine apart as they fight for their lives and their future. With the gathering storm on the horizon and a dark evil on the rise, Prophecy and Valentine try to join their vampire bloodlines, but their attempts to form an army leave them more vulnerable than ever...Categorized as:
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Blood Money by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlternate cover edition for ASIN B077KJK579. For all editions see here. Charles Vaughan has always had great taste in women, and the Vampire Court's newest investigator, Alice Worth, looks very tasty indeed. After an epidemic of attacks by newly risen vampires terrorizes the city, authorities pressure Charles Vaughan and the Vampire Court to determine who is responsible... -
Heaven's Spite by Lilith Saintcrow
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen a new hellbreed comes calling, playing nice isn't an option. Jill Kismet has no choice but to seek treacherous allies -- Perry, the devil she knows, and Melisande Belisa, the cunning Sorrows temptress whose true loyalties are unknown. — Kismet knows Perry and Belisa are likely playing for the same thing -- her soul. It's just too bad, because she expects to beat them at their own game... -
Must Love Lycans by Michele Bardsley
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSince the moment Damien showed up-gloriously naked-Kelsey Morningstone has been having a hard time keeping her relationship with the clinic's latest amnesiac patient strictly professional. Even with her empathy abilities Kelsey's not sure she can get past Damien's anger to find the cause of his delusions... -
One Bad Witch by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHolly’s cauldron is bubbling over and ready to blow! Following six months of intense training under some of the country’s most skilled potion masters, Holly’s head is full to the brim. When she’s offered a new assignment with the Supernatural Protection Agency, she jumps at the chance to take her newfound skills out of the workshop and into the real world... -
Wolf Fever by Terry Spear
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFate turned nurse Carol Woods into a wolf, but she refuses to let being a lupus garou define her life. Ordered by her pack leader to find a mate and commit to shifting, there is only one gray wolf that catches Carol's interest; but Chaz McKinley makes it very clear that unless she's willing to accept what she is, he wants nothing to do with her...Categorized as:
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Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsJust one month ago, secret government operative Sasha Trudeau thought she’d tasted victory. Orchestrating détente between the warring factions of the supernatural world had nearly cost her life—but it also opened the door to a future with Max Hunter, her mate and fellow Shadow Wolf. Until now. A poisonous virus is wreaking havoc on Hunter’s immune system...Categorized as:
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Bound by the Moon by Christine M. Butler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsJessica St. Marks De’ Lune has it all. She is the famed white wolf of legends. Her mate was destined to be King, and they’re having a baby. Happily ever after is only a heartbeat away for them! Unfortunately, female wolves are disappearing. Hunters of old, who were made to kill the dark ones, are now hunting their kind...Categorized as:
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ReAwakened by Ada Adams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBecoming a vampire guardian was Dawn Fairchild’s ticket out of the Scarlet House. Fresh off a successful mission, life in Angel Creek should have been great. But when her sort-of-maybe-boyfriend, Sebastian, disappears on a quest to help a beautiful vampire from his past, Dawn finds herself amidst a web of danger, lies, and deceit...Categorized as:
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Blooded Blade by J.C. Daniels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKit Colbana—half breed, assassin, thief, jack of all trades. Master. of none. Or so she'd always been led to believe. Over the past few years, Kit Colbana has dispatched some of the worst. threats the non-human races could have imagined. Pandora—a mother of. monsters. Puck, a father of nightmares. Jude, a vampire who nearly drove. Kit to the brink of insanity...Categorized as:
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A Bite Before Dying by E.A. Price
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVampires and shifters don’t mate. It’s impossible, deadly even. Vampires and humans can. Vampires and witches – no problem! But vampires and shifters are incompatible. Unfortunately, the remorseless sabre-tooth tiger shifter trying to woo her doesn’t seem to have got the message...Categorized as:
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The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Three by Mishka Jenkins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMad scientist vampires, supernatural carnivals! Can there be anything else? Well…. As you settle into your new life working with Unit Bravo—and growing ever closer to one member in particular—life goes on. But so does the supernatural world... -
Bumpkins and Banshees by J.R. Rain, H.P Mallory
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it rains, it pours in Windy Ridge… When my ex, Alton, unexpectedly arrives in Windy Ridge with arms full of roses, I know we’ve got us a problem. And not just because I’m not looking to start up anything romantic with him. It’s more like Alton is human, and he’s just witnessed a diner full of fog-created creatures... -
Moon Island by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSix years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in MOON ISLAND, Samantha Moon is hired to look into the mysterious drowning of a super-rich hotel tycoon...Categorized as:
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