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Poison's Kiss by C.M. Owens
Alyssa has spent her entire life foolishly believing things are only laid out in black or white, but now she finds herself stuck in the gray area. The inner battle she faces with her own dark power that she has denied for too long starts to brew all the more fiercely... -
Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story by Ashley Marie Witter, Anne Rice
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsA richly-illustrated adaptation of Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire, told through the eyes of the vampire Claudia, who was just a little girl when she was turned by the vampire Lestat... -
The Last Akon by Lola StVil
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn impossible mission. A dangerous love triangle. And an evil determined to destroy them all.. -
Broken by S.J. West
At the tender age of seven, Jess Riley’s parents were ripped out of her life by the Tear, a ripple of white light in the sky which randomly transports people from Earth to alternate realities and distant planets once a year... -
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Secret Vampire & Daughters of Darkness by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSecret VampirePoppy is dying. Her best friend, James, can offer her eternal life. One kiss and she sees into his soul.But can she follow him into death...and beyond?Daughters of DarknessThree sisters with a secret, on the run from their cruel and ruthless brother... -
The Hunt Begins by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHow much heartbreak can one person take? Perizada, high fae, ambassador, mate, and friend to those in the Romanian pack, has lost her way. Everything about the fae is in question: her loyalty, her love, even her very existence. Still, her friends refuse to give up hope... -
Beginnings by J.M. Sevilla
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHave you ever had an imaginary friend? I did, his name was Adam. I met him when I was seven. He was eight. He became my best friend. My only friend, for eight years. It was a bond that became something more. A decision separated us. I haven't given up. How could I? He's the only man I've ever loved...Categorized as:
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Scorch by Kaitlyn Davis
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratings"All it did was remind Kira that time was running out. That she needed to choose. Or a lot more than a forest would burn. The whole world would crumble." Aldrich escaped…again. Tristan forgot…everything. And Luke, well, Luke was getting more than a little impatient... -
Sweet Peril by Wendy Higgins
Anna Whitt, the daughter of a guardian angel and a demon, promised herself she’d never do the work of her father—polluting souls. She’d been naive to make such a vow. She’d been naive about a lot of things. Haunted by demon whisperers, Anna does whatever she can to survive, even if it means embracing her dark side and earning an unwanted reputation as her school’s party girl...Categorized as:
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Promise Me Darkness by Paige Weaver
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 40 ratings"He was my darkness and I was his light. We couldn't exist without each other." For me, life was simple. I went to school and studied. I spent time with my friends and stayed out of trouble. I didn't drink or swear and I only dated gentlemen. I was the typical good girl with a bright future. My world seemed perfect. But that was about to change...Categorized as:
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Blessed by S.J. West
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLilly and Brand embark on a mission to unveil the enigmatic figure behind the series of life-threatening incidents that have plagued Lilly throughout her life. For whatever reason, this person believes she’s a threat to the very sanctity of Heaven... -
Resistance by C.J. Daugherty
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAfter months on the run, Allie returns to Cimmeria Academy to find the school in turmoil. The atmosphere is thick with danger. Overshadowing it all is Nathaniel. He is close – very close – to getting everything he wants. A secret civil war is tearing the British political elite apart. And Allie’s family is in the thick of it. Both sides want her... -
Ancient Legends by Jayde Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe moment Amber starts her summer job in Scotland and sets eyes upon Aidan, her fate is sealed. Summoned by an ancient bond, she can never love another. Lost in the woods one night Amber enters Aidan's deadly world when she unknowingly participates in a paranormal race and promptly wins the first prize...a prize worth killing for... -
The Forsaken by Lynnie Purcell, Benjamin Locke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe war with Odette has begun. Cities around the world have fallen, and the world as we know it has ended. It's up to Clare to put things right again. Worse still is the threat of a darker evil that lingers over her as she searches for a way to end the war for good... -
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House of Night #4 by Kent Dalian, P.C. Cast
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Having gained a new understanding of her affinities for earth, wind, and water, Zoey Redbird moves into more dangerous territory as she attempts to master a lesson in fire. Zoey seeks guidance from the secret vampyre history of Cleopatra and her relationships with two great Roman leaders--Julius Caesar and Mark Antony... -
Seduced by Darkness by Karpov Kinrade
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDrake Davis has had and lost more para-powers than most people could ever dream of. But that's nothing compared to the changes he's experiencing as a Nephilim—a being part human and part angel with a lust for blood... -
Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe rain wanted to be ocean; the ice in the mountain caps wanted freedom. I never knew that water held such longing. The clouds above my head rumbled like a growling wolf, impatient to release their burden. I held the rain there a moment longer. I turned to Renata, heard her gasp and knew my eyes glowed blue.I spoke a single word. 'Rain... -
The Next Generation by S.C. Stephens
**NOTE: THIS IS A SPIN OFF OF THE CONVERSION TRILOGY. IF YOU HAVEN’T READ THAT SERIES, YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK IT OUT FIRST.** Nika and Julian Adams have a lot of secrets. But that's to be expected when you're a "little bit" vampire. When you're a supernatural being that is emotionally bonded to your twin, fitting in can be a little challenging... -
Happiness, Vol. 6 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOLD SCARS Years have passed since Yukiko Gosho's last horrific encounter with Makoto, and the wounds to her body and mind have healed--but imperfectly. When a charming coworker attempts to draw her out of her shell, she must confront the lingering effects of what she witnessed as a teenager... -
Happiness, Vol. 9 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTHE FEAST Sakurane’s madness reaches its peak and causes a blood-soaked frenzy that consumes the cult and even their “god.” With nothing to stop him, Sakurane sets his sights on Gosho to complete his ritual of ascension... -
After the Fall by L.G. Castillo
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThere’s a Spanish proverb that says, “From the thorn and the pain, a flower is born.” Naomi Duran never really understood what that meant until she became an archangel. Finally reunited with the love of her life, Naomi thought she had everlasting love and happiness in Heaven. Even with the rebellious Lash by her side, she learns that life as an archangel isn’t easy... -
Burn Like Fire by Jayme Morse, Jody Morse
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLexi and her friends head to Ohio after Anna gets a tip about her mom's killer. While they're there, they learn that her mom was involved in something that surprises them all. Meanwhile, Rhonda struggles with her own inner demons and comes to find that playing with peoples emotions isn't always easy. Austin and Anna's relationship will soon be put to the test... -
Release Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Bossy Anja was in control now, and I’d be damned if I let either Ellri take that away from me.” Anja will endure anything to save her loved ones – torture, humiliation, showtunes, you name it. For Rob she’s sacrificed everything, even her last drop of blood, desperate to save him from Lodinn’s twisted revenge fantasy... -
Our Summer of Discontent by S.L. Baum
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSummer. A time for travel, relaxation, and above all - fun. But for Charity, her family, and her friends, this summer holds more in store than any of them anticipate. While Charity learns to harness her newfound powers, others around her discover their own surprising abilities. And a vacation to New York becomes a catalyst that has their paths crossing with the unexpected, yet again... -
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Happiness Vol. 8 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMONSTERS Sudo arrives to rescue Gosho from Sakurane’s torture, and like so many before him, he underestimates the cult leader’s monstrosity, with devastating consequences... -
Happiness, Vol. 5 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsLIFE OR DEATH As the body count rises, the horror that has descended upon Makoto Okazaki’s life reaches an apex. The forces pursuing him and Nora are relentless, and they will not rest until they’ve captured their prey... -
Hereditary by Jane Washington
Beatrice Harrow has the blood of a tainted creature running through her veins. It makes her more powerful, more beautiful and more despised than any other being in the human kingdom. So she is naturally suspicious when the ever-smiling Cale and his comparatively tacit counterpart, Prince Hazen, befriend her... -
Vampire Dormitory, Vol. 3 by Ema Tōyama
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMito finally understands her feelings for Ruka … but just as she realizes the truth, she and Ruka have a fight, and she ends up spending the night with Ren... -
Wiccan by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhere does evil live? Is it in the heart? Or in the blood? Nearly-nineteen year old Mercy Holloway has a gift. Long ago murders play out right before her eyes when she passes over a place of death, but Mercy never thought that her unusual ability would interfere with her having a normal college experience. Until today, that is... -
Happiness, Vol. 7 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTAKEN -- Seeking answers to the questions that still haunt her, Yukiko Gosho goes alone to confront a mysterious blood-obsessed cult—the leader of which is none other than Sakurane, the man responsible for the scars on Yukiko’s body and mind... -
The Last Vampire and Black Blood by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeautiful, strong, dangerous, deadly. Alisa Perne is not your average teenager. Alisa has lived for 5000 years. She has endured heartbreak, betrayal and narrowly escaped death enough for several lifetimes. Now Alisa is living in the present day and is still plagued by enemies from the past - an ancient and powerful enemy. She will protect herself and her secret no matter what the cost - she must... -
Nightmare by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAva-Claire Sullivan's first mistake was becoming vampire Peter Mackintire's personal blood bank. Her second mistake was falling in love with him. Now it's Ava's job to make sure he never loves her in return. A pact Peter made nearly a hundred years ago means loving someone will kill him... -
Neither by Chelsea M. Cameron
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor Ava-Claire Sullivan, it's bad enough that loving vampire Peter Mackintire might kill him the rest of the way. His equally immortal mother keeps trying to murder her so Di won’t lose another of her precious sons. A promise Peter made nearly a hundred years ago means loving someone will kill him... -
Secretly Sam by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s been a week since Logan Wright and her friends managed to defeat Samhain, the Lord of the Dead, and put an end to the death and destruction he caused in his relentless pursuit of her. All has been quiet. But it’s always quiet before a storm, and as the October wind picks up once more and red eyes peer from the darkness, it becomes clear that “Sam Hain” is far from finished... -
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Divine Beginnings by P.C. Cast
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsGo back in time, fifty years before the events of New York Times bestselling author P.C. Cast's Partholon books... Something isn't right at Guardian Castle, and Aine can't figure out what. As Healer, she's supposed to be making things better, but there's a darkness that can't be brightened. And then Aine finds an injured Fomorian--winged, dark, blood-thirsty and inherently evil... -
Vampire Dormitory, Vol. 4 by Ema Tōyama
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRen discovers Mito's secret -- and asks her out! Meanwhile, Ruka returns to the Land of the Vampires only to be accosted for pursuing Mito rather than searching out his destined partner, which would allow him to claim the title of Lord of the Vampires... -
Love Sucks! by Melissa Francis
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAJ Ashe is moving on. Sure she still has not-so-sisterly feelings for Ryan, her ex-boyfriend-turned-step-brother, but there’s a new vampire in town and his name is Alexander Archer. Caught between the desire to move forward with Sexy Lexy and being drawn to her past with Ryan, AJ thinks life couldn’t get anymore complicated. Yeah, right... -
Caterpillar by M. Leighton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAtlanta Realtor Cat Deen’s average life gets axed when she discovers that demons are real— and they know her name. Though some take human form, they can’t hide their wicked souls (or the nasty things they do) from Cat. One can even turn her insides to mush… but in a good way. Blue-eyed Detective S. Tegan makes Cat’s pulse race... -
Endlessly Crimson by Erika Trevathan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOver the past six years, Alex and Brooke have put the tumultuous events of the past behind them. The bond they share is stronger than ever and with an eternity to relish in their love for each other; their existence couldn’t seem any more perfect. Unfortunately, all has not been as peaceful as it has seemed and their happy ending comes to a screeching halt... -
Touched by Allegra Skye
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeira Blaine is on the run with her new love, Cooper. Having just finished vanquishing the first wave of Shadow Vampires, the small town of Everstock is no longer a safe place for them. They have to flee, and search for a safe haven together. Keira can’t return home anyway, especially after running away from her parents to be with Cooper... -
Betrayal by Tara Shuler
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlice may have turned eighteen, but she realizes she is still very much a child emotionally. Understanding she can't keep the men in her life dangling on the end of a string forever, she pushes them all away in order to find herself. The timing couldn't be worse. The mysterious vampire Dmitri is an ever-looming threat, and the wraiths he controls seem unstoppable... -
Mystic Embrace by Charlotte Blackwell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEbony Triggs and her sister have accepted their birthright to be the magnificent ones, protectors of the innocent. They have been working on improving their magickal powers with the help of close friends the Pierce family. Ebony and Eliza have been working hard, with one common goal in mind, destroying the demon that killed their parents sixteen years ago... -
Vampire Dormitory, Vol. 2 by Ema Tōyama
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI'll do it! I'll become your thrall!" A crossdressing girl and an obsessive vampire find themselves entangled in a dangerous relationship inside the boys' dorm. This is a heart-pounding boys' love-esque romance drama from award-winning author Ema Toyama!Mito, pretending to be a boy, lives in the boys' dorm as the vampire Ruka's thrall. Every day, Ruka showers Mito with love to sweeten her blood... -
Blood Like Poison: The Trilogy by M. Leighton
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFollow Bo and Ridley in their battle to save a love that transcends time, humanity, and the bounds of both heaven and hell.Book 1: For the Love of a Vampire Like most seventeen year olds, Ridley Heller thought she had her future all planned out. What she wanted most in life was to get out of small town Harker... -
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Vampire Dormitory, Vol. 6 by Ema Tōyama
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"Thank you for protecting me... and for loving me."Ruka has finally awakened to his true feelings towards Mito. Without regard for gender or destiny, he is in love. But, not wanting to give her up, Ren has erased Mito's memories of Ruka, transformed her into a boy, and is about to marry her! Ruka, madly in love, crashes the ceremony, and.. -
He's My Only Vampire, Vol. 9 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"To think that sharing her with you would let me experience such unthinkable highs...!"At long last, Aki has regained his memory... -
He's My Only Vampire, Vol. 8 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings(Volume 7)"You said you loved me, right?" Kana is heartbroken as Aki treats her with cold indifference after losing all memory of her and their time together... -
Heavenly by A.M. Evanston
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne angry angel a misstep away from being demoted. One fiery redhead who's well-known for making trouble. What could possibly go wrong? When Chloe Molloy starts seeing a blond-haired, grey-eyed man that nobody else can, she's sure she's going nuts... -
Quinn, a Vampire Watcher's Story by Elizabeth Loraine
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Quinn we get to see another side of Royal Blood Chronicles from Quinn's point of view and learn how their journey began. Follow Quinn and Katrina as the Chronicles takes you on a fun wild ride along with those who are chosen as Protectors of the peaceful races of the world as they fight the evil that threatens us all. Extended Description Quinn is a Vampire Watcher... -
Forever by Lauren Burd, Lynn O'Dell
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 25 ratings“What are we playing for?” An evil grin spread over his face. “I am so glad you asked. We’re playing for the chance to choose.” “Choose what?” “Where my next shot goes.” * * * Memories fade, betrayals abound, and death looms...
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