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Interview with the Vampire: Claudia's Story by Ashley Marie Witter, Anne Rice
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 38 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... -
![A Beautiful Curse by Kenley Davidson]()
A Beautiful Curse by Kenley Davidson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFollow your heart…But you might just end up snacking on flies. When a bumbling fairy godfather gifts a humble woodcutter’s fourth child with extraordinary beauty, she spends the next eighteen years trying to hide it—behind a book. Now, Elisette is ready to follow her dreams and become a scholar, but her admirers keep getting in the way of her ambitions... -
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![Secret Vampire & Daughters of Darkness by L.J. Smith]()
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. Can innocent Mary Lynette resist his powerful charm - and save the sisters and herself from a deadly fate? -
![Dead Is Not An Option by Marlene Perez]()
Dead Is Not An Option by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIt’s springtime of senior year, and psychic sleuth Daisy Giordano is preparing to say goodbye to Nightshade High. But no college acceptance letters have arrived yet, and she’s beginning to worry about where she’ll end up come fall—and if it will be anywhere near her boyfriend, Ryan. But that’s not the only uncertainty Daisy’s dealing with... -
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![Scorch by Kaitlyn Davis]()
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... -
![The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli]()
The Head of the Saint by Socorro Acioli
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter walking for days across the harsh Brazilian landscape only to be rejected by his last living relative, Samuel finds his options for survival are dwindling fast - until he comes to the hollow head of a statue, perfect for a boy to crawl into and hide. . -
![Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay]()
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
A masterful epic of magic, politics, war, and the power of love and hate—from the renowned author of The Fionavar Tapestry and Children of Earth and Sky. Tigana is the magical story of a beleaguered land struggling to be free. It is the tale of a people so cursed by the black sorcery of a cruel despotic king that even the name of their once-beautiful homeland cannot be spoken or remembered. . -
![Dead Is Just A Rumor by Marlene Perez]()
Dead Is Just A Rumor by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsAs the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary—on Halloween, of course—many of its paranormal residents are receiving mysterious blackmail letters. Psychic teen Daisy Giordano and her sisters set out to find out who is behind the threats. But launching an investigation isn’t easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move... -
![The Rose and the Briar by J.M. Stengl]()
The Rose and the Briar by J.M. Stengl
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPower-hungry princes are Rosa’s greatest dread. Deep within the gardens of Faraway Castle sleeps a secret Rosa the gardener has sworn to protect with her life—the legendary princess Zafira. For three years she has hidden the princess almost in plain sight. But two nosy princes threaten to undo the work of a century... -
![The Ascended by Tiffany King]()
The Ascended by Tiffany King
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Ascended is the final installment of The Saving Angels Trilogy. With Krista's life in turmoil, she is now struggling with the responsibilities that have been passed down to her. With the help of Haniel and her friends, Krista risks everything, including her soul, to march into the den of the Dark Angel... -
![The Discovery by Marley Gibson]()
The Discovery by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter some time off, Kendall's ready to begin ghost hunting again. But her life is still in flux. She misses Patrick, her new love. She needs to find a photographer to replace Taylor. Plus, she may have discovered who her real father is, but to be sure, she has to convince his family she's not a fake. And then there's a certain doll that seems to be out to get her and her friends... -
![Fangtastic! by Sienna Mercer]()
Fangtastic! by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDon't miss this fun tween vampire series, featuring regular girl Olivia and goth girl Ivy! Olivia is a vegetarian. Ivy is a vampire. And they're twins ? !? Ever since Olivia discovered that her long-lost twin sister, Ivy, is a vampire, she's been soaking up everything Ivy will tell her about Franklin Grove's vampire community... -
![Dead Is So Last Year by Marlene Perez]()
Dead Is So Last Year by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSomething very strange starts happening in Nightshade the summer that the eldest Giordano sister, Rose, gets a job working at Dr. Franken's research laboratory. People are starting to see double. Doppelgängers of Nightshade residents are popping up all over town... -
![Wavesong by Isobelle Carmody]()
Wavesong by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWith the end of the wintertime that isolates Obernewtyn from the rest of the world, Farseeker guildmistress Elspeth Gordie again sets out for the lowlands. But she soon finds that not everyone welcomes the changes brought about by the rebellion. There is a traitor among the rebels—a traitor whose hatred of Misfits puts Elspeth in danger as she attempts to thwart an invasion of fanatical Herders. -
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![Dead Is a Killer Tune by Marlene Perez]()
Dead Is a Killer Tune by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsHigh school freshman Jessica Walsh is a Virago—a woman warrior who must protect her hometown from danger. And in Nightshade, California, trouble is always lurking. At the town’s Battle of the Bands, Jess’s boyfriend, Dominic, and his band, Side Effects May Vary, are up against Hamlin, a band so popular, their fans follow them everywhere... -
![Afterglow by Karsten Knight]()
Afterglow by Karsten Knight
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIn this conclusion to the Wildefire trilogy, teen volcano goddess Ashline Wilde learns her former love, Colt Halliday, has an evil plan to kill the Cloak, benevolent beings who oversee the gods. Also, he wants to merge Ash and her two sisters back into a single, too-powerful goddess, Pele. Ash must stop her trickster-god ex-boyfriend once and for all, by feeding a few flames. -
![Possession of Souls by Lacey Weatherford]()
Possession of Souls by Lacey Weatherford
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFear and desperation leave Portia and Vance clinging to threadbare hope as life is given, and taken away. Manipulated, driven by bloodlust and the desire to claim sole possession, the stakes are raised higher than they’ve ever been before... -
![Ancient Legends by Jayde Scott]()
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 Calling / Changeling by Cate Tiernan]()
The Calling / Changeling by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMorgan Rowlands holds profound magickal power . . . a power that some will stop at nothing to obtain. Though she knows she has much still to learn, magick has brought her more than she could ever have imagined: the love of her soul mate. Yet her dreams uncover something elseÑa dark force threatening her entire world... -
![Awakening / Spellbound by Cate Tiernan]()
Awakening / Spellbound by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe second three Sweep books bound into one gorgeous edition at a fabulous price! Morgan Rowlands is a blood witch, the last of a long line of ancient and powerful witches and the holder of an unfathomable power. With the help of her love, her soul mate, Cal, she has realized her true self-but at a price... -
![The Keeper by Lynnie Purcell]()
The Keeper by Lynnie Purcell
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsClare has woken up in the desert with no memory of her past and no true direction, beyond the impulse to walk west. She has never been more lost. With no clue about the darkness circling her, Clare is on a direct path with Odette... -
![Fallen / Torment by Lauren Kate]()
Fallen / Torment by Lauren Kate
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDiscover the series that everyone's talking about in this thrilling collection of the first two books in Lauren Kate's FALLEN sequence. In Fallen , Luce knows from the moment she first sees Daniel that she has never felt like this before. Except she can't shake the feeling that she has . . . and with him - a boy she doesn't remember ever setting eyes on... -
![A Clash of Embers by Britt Stark]()
A Clash of Embers by Britt Stark
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEveryone’s lives sit in a precarious balance, except Clara Artesia’s. Being a pawn in everyone else’s game forced her to make a choice between two men, and a final decision that would destroy her. Clara will continue her journey of self-discovery while learning of the true world in which she belongs... -
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Awaken by Kristen Day
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe sacrifices we make have the power to shift the very fabric of who we are, and ultimately who we are meant to be…. After learning of her true destiny as the intended Leader of the Tydes, Anastasia Whitman must now embark on a perilous quest to the Underworld before the age of eighteen in order to plant the seed of immortality and complete her essence to become a true Sea Goddess... -
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![Chosen by Kristen Day]()
Chosen by Kristen Day
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe essence of who we are lies not in what we have, but in what we are willing to give up. Because in the end, Time and Tide wait for no one. After sacrificing all that she had, the evil princess of the Underworld is still successful in her bid to tear Finn from Stasia’s life... -
![House of Night #4 by Kent Dalian, P.C. Cast]()
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... -
![Blood Storm by Rhiannon Hart]()
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 Keeping Place by Isobelle Carmody]()
The Keeping Place by Isobelle Carmody
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 31 ratings'Look out,' I screamed. The flying creature lashed out and I stared in horror at Rushton's bloodied arm. Maruman leapt between us in his tyger form. 'Let me go to him! ' I screamed. 'He is in a dream but the beast is not. It comes! Wake! '... -
![The Crow by Alison Croggon]()
The Crow by Alison Croggon
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsAs this enthralling epic nears its climax, the young heroine’s brother discovers his own hidden gift—and the role he must play in battling the Dark. Hem is a weary orphan whose struggle for survival ends when he is reunited with his lost sister, Maerad... -
![Dead Is Just a Dream by Marlene Perez]()
Dead Is Just a Dream by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe people of Nightshade, California, are dying in their sleep, and fifteen-year-old paranormal warrior Jessica Walsh is determined to find the killer . . . or killers. Justice isn’t the only thing on Jessica’s mind, however. Some days she’s not sure which is worse—having a creepy clown lurking outside her window or having her rock star boyfriend’s hot ex-girlfriend drop by for a surprise visit... -
![Chasing the Red Queen by Karen Glista]()
Chasing the Red Queen by Karen Glista
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDonja Bellanger, suffering after the death of her father, finds herself in dire straits when her mom takes a new husband. Forced not only to move to a strange city, but to share a room with her glamorous, new stepsister, Makayla Hampton, her life spirals out of control. Makayla lures her from goth to glam, straight into an exclusive club, not only for wealthy elites but Immortal Descendants... -
![My Link in Time by S.L. Baum]()
My Link in Time by S.L. Baum
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGirl meets boy, falls in love, becomes engaged, and walks down the aisle. Oh, if only life were that simple. When an Immortal girl meets a Mortal boy, life is a little more complicated. When Charity accepted Lincoln's marriage proposal, she thought they could handle anything that came their way. .. Link’s newly acquired lust for blood became the first problem to tackle. . -
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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... -
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Pale Girl by S.C. Principale
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsPale girl. Freak. Vampire. Ghost. They say death rides a pale horse. .. Sophie is very much alive. Sophie used to think she was beautiful, a literal incarnation of Snow White. That was before the bullying began— and never really stopped. Even choosing a college in a tiny mountain town doesn't stop the stares and whispers. Pale Girl. .. Freak. Vampire. Ghost. Sophie doesn't know her own secrets... -
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![Love Sucks! by Melissa Francis]()
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... -
![Ladle Rat Rotten Hut by Cameron Jace]()
Ladle Rat Rotten Hut by Cameron Jace
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhat if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong? Warning: these Grimm Prequels are like snap shots of a magical land you're about to visit soon. I like to think of them as poisoned apples. Once you taste them, you will never see fairy tales in the same light again. This Grimm Diaries Prequels are a number of short books in the form of epistolary diary entries...Categorized as:
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![Blood on the Moon by Jennifer Knight]()
Blood on the Moon by Jennifer Knight
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs Faith Reynolds enters her freshman year of college, she is a complete and utter nervous wreck. With her best friend Derek suddenly pulling out the romance card and her dark, mysterious classmate staring her down at every turn, Faith somehow feels stuck in the middle without dating either one. And fortune may or may not be with her when a devilshly sexy stranger offers her a welcome escape... -
![Mystic Embrace by Charlotte Blackwell]()
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... -
![Blood and Snow: The Complete Set by RaShelle Workman]()
Blood and Snow: The Complete Set by RaShelle Workman
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEvery thousand years the Vampire Queen selects a new body, always the fairest in the land, and this time she's chosen Snow White. Snow isn't an ordinary girl. She doesn't know that yet. When Snow gets bitten by a Hunter, her life is thrown into a whirlwind of change where instead of worrying about what to eat, she has to fight not to drink the blood of fellow high school students...Categorized as:
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![Quinn, a Vampire Watcher's Story by Elizabeth Loraine]()
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... -
![The Vault by Emily McKay]()
The Vault by Emily McKay
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere is no rest for the damned in this thrilling follow-up to Emily McKay's The Lair and The Farm, in a series New York Times bestselling author Chloe Neill calls, "Equal parts Resident Evil and Hunger Games. ". In a world where vampires rule and teenaged humans are quarantined as a food source, there is only one choice—resist or die... -
![Forever by Lauren Burd, Lynn O'Dell]()
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... -
![Your Guardian Angel "Uncut" by Skyla Madi]()
Your Guardian Angel "Uncut" by Skyla Madi
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 17 ratings** Experience new emotions, scenes and dialogue with this uncut version of Your Guardian Angel. **. For Ruby Moore life is far more complicated than that of your average teen, for she is in no way average. Ruby is a vampire and her life as a vampire is far from traditional. .. It has been one year since her normal life was brutally taken from her...Categorized as:
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![He's My Only Vampire, Vol. 1 by Aya Shouoto]()
He's My Only Vampire, Vol. 1 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsYou are my "thrall"--mine and mine alone. .. When Kana, a student at St. Agatha Academy, lays eyes on her long-lost childhood friend Aki amid the throng of the metropolis, the gears of destiny begin to turn! Meeting with an unfortunate accident not long after, Kana finds herself pulled from the arms of death by a vampire--Aki... -
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![Never Bite a Boy on the First Date by Tamara Summers]()
Never Bite a Boy on the First Date by Tamara Summers
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI've got a few issues:. I'm a vampire now. One of my classmates was found dead, with telltale fang marks. I didn't do it! (really! ) Nobody believes me, so . . . I'm going to have to find the real killer. I've already got three suspects. (three very cute suspects. ) One more problem: I am seriously falling for one of them . . . but what if he's the killer? -
![Blood Apples by Cameron Jace]()
Blood Apples by Cameron Jace
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhat if all you knew about fairy tales was wrong? Warning: these Grimm Prequels are like snap shots of a magical land you're about to visit soon. I like to think of them as poisoned apples. Once you taste them, you will never see fairy tales in the same light again. This Grimm Diaries Prequels are a number of short books in the form of epistolary diary entries...Categorized as:
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![Dead of Night by Lynn Viehl]()
Dead of Night by Lynn Viehl
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTrue love . . . and an undying obsession. Catlyn Youngblood has a secret life. Despite being a natural-born vampire hunter like her two older brothers, Cat has fallen for Jesse--an ageless boy from a centuries-old vampire clan. Cat's job cataloguing rare, mystical texts at a bookstore allows her to meet with Jesse alone every evening... -
![A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom, Vol. 1 by Tail Yuzuhara, Sora]()
A Reincarnated Witch Spells Doom, Vol. 1 by Tail Yuzuhara, Sora
Rated: 3.74 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsOn her eighteenth birthday, shut-in Sena Shirai gathers her resolve and steps out into the world for the first time in a long while—only to be hit by a truck! Reborn as a witch in another world, she is only able to master two spells: Explosion and Destruction. With the nearby villagers fearful of her powers, she resigns herself to an isolated life once more. . -
![Cathy's Ring by Sean Stewart, Jordan Weisman]()
Cathy's Ring by Sean Stewart, Jordan Weisman
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsCathy cannot manage to find more than a few days to relax in her hectic (and mortal) life—she barely has time to put the mystery surrounding her father to rest before she finds herself targeted by a group of Ancestor Lu’s professional killers! Recognizing she is a serious threat to everyone in her life, Cathy makes plans to leave town... -
![Creatus : The Prequel by Carmen DeSousa]()
Creatus : The Prequel by Carmen DeSousa
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor four thousand years, creatus have concealed themselves from the humans who hunted them almost to extinction. Unwittingly, one creatus will endanger them all. .. As with most of his family, Derrick Ashton knows his future and what position he's destined to fill within his unique society...
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