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Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series (Jerry McNeal) by Sherry A. Burton
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFeeling guilty at not having made his engagement to April official over the Christmas holidays, Jerry seeks to join her and Max for their annual after-Christmas getaway to Frankenmuth, Michigan... -
Southern Ghost Hunter Series by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSouthern Spirits. When out of work graphic designer Verity Long accidentally traps a ghost on her property, she’s saddled with more than a supernatural sidekick—she gains the ability see spirits. It leads to an offer she can’t refuse from the town’s bad boy, the brother of her ex and the last man she should ever partner with. A Ghostly Gift... -
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The Ghost and the Poltergeist by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Ghost and the PoltergeistBook 34 in the paranormal cozy mystery seriesHaunting DanielleLiving in a haunted house is nothing new to Danielle. In fact, she’s rather fond of the ghosts who visit Marlow House. But after she brings home the twins, unexplained paranormal activities in the nursery perplex not just her, but the ghosts who frequently visit Marlow House. -
Devils' Line Vol. 6 by Ryo Hanada
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIshimaru tries to bring in Zero Seven and Nine to get inside info on the CCC. In exchange for her cooperation, Zero Seven asks for information on the devil that murdered her mother, and the fateful meeting between Seven and Kikuhara is revealed. The house of an activist for devil rights is set on fire, and at the scene, Kikuhara pushes Anzai to remember his past…. -
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Cops and Clobbers in Deadwood by Ann Charles, Charles Kunkle
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsViolet Parker has big troubles these days—the ticking kind. To duck the Grim Reaper, she needs to get her hands on eighty-plus rare, mystical clocks locked up tight by a thick-headed detective. The solution? Hijack the truckload of ticking time bombs out from under Johnny Law’s nose. But no caper ever goes according to plan... -
The Complete Vampire Chronicles 12-Book Bundle by Anne Rice
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn international bestseller and beloved cultural touchstone, Anne Rice’s classic novel Interview with the Vampire starts “where Bram Stoker and the Hollywood versions leave off and penetrates directly to the true fascination of the myth” (Chicago Tribune). But that’s only the beginning... -
Bayou Secrets by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeep in the bayou is a place so dark even nightmares tremble in fear. It has been whispered about for a century, and even the hunters of New Orleans don’t trek into the shadows of Madame’s island, a Necromancer more feared than any other. But all that is about to change. A hunter has gone missing... -
Itching for Justice by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder. ***Includes RECIPE. My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be... -
Raining Cats and Killers by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder. ***Includes RECIPE. My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be... -
A Winter Tail of Woe by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be. It’s a snowy winter in Cider Cove and a show called Mayhem, Baking, and Murder is taping an episode at the inn with me as the guest host... -
Devils' Line Vol. 7 by Ryo Hanada
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIshimaru, still shrouded in suspicion, leads F Squad on a raid of the CCC’s hideout to get ahold of the list of members, but the CCC turns out to be several steps ahead in this cat-and-mouse game. When Anzai gets caught in the crossfire, Tsukasa has to make a life-or-death decision…. -
Devils' Line Vol. 5 by Ryo Hanada
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDr. Kano sets up a "chance meeting" between the unsuspecting Anzai and his mother. Lee visits a blood donor as we catch a glimpse into his past at ONLO. Anzai’s breach of the stand-down order has repercussions for F Squad, which gets a new leader, Ishimaru, who makes a surprising suggestion on how to handle the rogue Seven and Nine…. -
Eggnog Trifle Trouble by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Christmastime in Honey Hollow! Lottie Lemon has a brand new bakery to tend to, a budding romance with perhaps one too many suitors, and she has the supernatural ability to see the dead—which are always harbingers for ominous things to come... -
A Frightening Fangs-giving by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premiere destination for murder. Each book in the series can be read individually so dive on in! ***Includes RECIPE***. My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be... -
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Anne Rice's The Tale of the Body Thief #2 by Faye Perozich, Travis Moore
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSecond in The Tale of the Body Thief series adapted by Faye Perozich featuring exclusive material written by Anne Rice. -
Deadly Vows by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsPsychic Cree Blue is working on a cold case where the motives and suspects multiply like the spices in her cooking. When Davina Richards went missing the day before her wedding, people assumed she was a runaway bride. Only Cree knows differently. This bride skipped being a missing person and landed smack-dab in the dead zone... -
The Ghost and Wednesday's Child by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLily and Ian have finally returned home with Connor, Sadie, and the newest addition to their family. Across the street, Walt and Danielle are settling into parenthood, and down the street Heather is no longer worried about a certain annoying ghost surprising her in the middle of the night. But the calm on Beach Drive doesn’t last long... -
Devils' Line, Vol. 13 by Ryo Hanada
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKikuhara comes to terms with the trauma of his past. Anzai, confronting Kikuhara, is forced to make a decision. Queen's plot comes into full view as a high-ranking government official makes a move. Society's concerns about the presence of devils come to a head in an unavoidable tragedy as this dark fantasy reaches the climax! -
OAD付デビルズライン 12 限定版 by Ryo Hanada
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe GPS bullet lodged in Lee’s leg was removed by the capable hands of Queen, a central figure in the old CCC. But as payment for the surgery, Lee will become a poster boy for Queen’s devil advocacy group. Meanwhile, Eka snipes Prime Minister Morimune, setting off a series of attacks on government officials and allowing a certain official to become acting prime minister... -
Devils' Line, Vol. 11 by Ryo Hanada
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnzai and Tsukasa both venture to ONL at the same time just as the order for them to stay separated is lifted. Spurred on by Midori’s encouragement, they take advantage of the lab’s facilities to take their relationship to the next level, and test the boundaries of Anzai’s self-control... -
Blood Genesis by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBefore there was a modern-day town called Dark Moon Vale, there was an ancient kingdom nestled in the Transylvanian Alps. Before there was a primordial species called the Vampyr, there was a celestial race begotten of gods and men. Before light battled shadow, the sacrifice became mandatory, or the first Blood Moon adorned the celestial sky. .. There was the Curse. A punishment. An abomination... -
Re:Play, Vol. 2 by Christy Lijewski
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter unexpectedly leaving Cree and his position as Faust's bassist, Izsak once again finds himself on the streets that he knows all too well. But a conversation with a mysterious stranger convinces him that his future may not be as solitary as he thinks. Meanwhile, the heartbroken Cree wants Izsak back - but Rail still thinks he's dangerous... -
Wings in the Night Part 2: An Anthology by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDanger, desire and the irresistible allure of the vampire… Return to USA TODAY bestselling author Maggie Shayne's dark, sensual world of Wings in the Night. Part 2 of the Wings in the Night collection includes Twilight Hunter, Embrace the Twilight, Run From Twilight, Edge of Twilight, Blue Twilight, and Prince of Twilight. -
Dead of Night by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one is more surprised than Cold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara when he answers his doorbell one night to see members of Salem’s Wiccan community standing on his doorstep with an unbelievable story to tell. According to them, members of their coven are being murdered in a modern-day witch hunt and they want Ronan to look into the matter for them... -
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The Mirror by Marlys Millhiser
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsOn the eve of wedding in 1978, Shay Garrett peers into the antique mirror in her family's longtime home, the famous Victorian Gingerbread House on Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, and falls unconscious only to wake in the body of her own grandmother Brandy on the eve of her wedding--in 1900. The virginal Brandy, in turn, awakes in Shay's body to discover herself pregnant... -
High Heels Mysteries Boxed Set Vol II by Gemma Halliday
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSynopsis. New York Times and USA Today Bestselling series! Boxed set of three award winning High Heels Mystery novels featuring fashion designer turned amateur sleuth, Maddie Springer, including:. ALIBI IN HIGH HEELS - book #4. Baguettes, bodies, and haute couture galore! Shoe designer turned amateur sleuth, Maddie Springer, is at it again, this time in fabulously fashionable Paris... -
Luminosity by Abigail Boyd
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIncludes books 2, 3, and 4 of the Gravity series. In Uncertainty, Ariel finds out more information about her grandmother's visions and family secrets. An unexpected reunion turns her life upside down, and she doesn't know who to trust. In Luminosity, Ariel is haunted by reoccuring nightmares that bring her back to the spooky Dexter orphanage in search of something she once lost. -
Favole: Set Me Free by Victoria Francés
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSucesso internacional finalmente disponível em português! Donzelas à beira da morte, lânguidas imagens erguendo-se por detrás de uma lápide, castelos carregados de mistérios, lagos obscuros no meio de bosques banhados pelo luar. .. A temática gótica e vampírica é uma das mais recorrentes da ficção contemporânea e tem originado grandes êxitos literários e cinematográficos... -
Favole: Frozen Light by Victoria Francés
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPoetry and exquisite art. -
Blood+ Adagio, Vol. 02 by Kumiko Suekane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor the three hundred years that the Romanov dynasty has been in power, they have led Russia through an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity, but recent peasant uprisings and a sickly heir have destabilized this once-proud royal family... -
Scar Tissue by M.C. Domovitch
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen successful model Ciara Kelly wakes up in hospital, remembering nothing of the weeks she has been missing, her only clues are the ugly words carved into her skin. According to the police she was a victim of the Cutter, a serial killer who has already murdered three women... -
Dearly & Homeless Horace by L.A. Kaye
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsWhen the family business is death, how does one help a homeless vet find the daughter he left behind to give her the only thing he has to give? -
Bite Me! A Vampire Farce by Dylan Meconis
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Tempting Fate by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Europe 1920s. Fifth [published] in the Saint-Germain series, Tempting Fate finds the count as guardian to a Russian war orphan during the Russian Revolution and the end of World War I... -
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Dating the Undead by Gena Showalter, Jill Monroe
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey're drop-dead handsome—and we're not kidding! Welcome to the first and only guide devoted to loving the immortal man in all of his furry, feathery, fiery glory. Here is a forbidden-fruit salad of features, fiction, fashion, and more, including:. –Lipstick on His Collar. Is your immortal just a little bit…immoral? –Angel in the Kitchen... -
Calamity at the Carnival by London Lovett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSpring is in the air. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, Jackson's kisses keep coming, and despite the occasional moodiness of her ghostly housemate, Sunni is looking forward to the season. It's spring break in Firefly Junction and the Stockton Traveling Carnival has come to town. Sunni finds herself saddled with an uninspiring story assignment... -
Double Trouble by London Lovett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFirefly Junction meets Port Danby as Lola and Lacey take a trip to the Cider Ridge Inn in Double Trouble. Sunni Taylor is finally going to meet Lola Button, the quirky antique dealer who sold her some rather unusual old photos of Cider Ridge Inn. When Lola arrives with her best friend, Lacey Pinkerton, Sunni and Lacey find they have a lot in common... -
Hiding from the Light by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom the three million copy bestselling author of Lady of Hay comes the big new novel by the bestselling author of WHISPERS IN THE SAND is a gripping tale of witchcraft and romance, past and present, as her modern-day characters are caught up in a battle that has been raging for hundreds of years. The parish of Manningtree and Mistley has a dark history... -
The Lost Soul by Suzy Turner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDecember and Lilly have got their work cut out for them. Not only are they desperately trying to figure out the identity of the Lost Soul, and track him down, they've also got to investigate why Powell River's newest resident has got all of their men falling at her feet. But when they learn that the Nephilim might be involved, it becomes clear that they're all in extreme danger. .. -
The Saint-Germain Chronicles by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFleeing Spain at the beginning of their Civil War, the vampire Saint-Germain arrives in California to reunite with the older and wiser Rowena Saxon, who is considering following the Dark Prince into an eternal life. Meanwhile, Saint-Germain is unaware that a ruthless assassin is pursuing him--one of the most charming killers ever to grace the page: Cenere... -
Blood+ Adagio, Vol. 01 by Kumiko Suekane
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn the eve of the Russian Revolution, our favorite Chiropteran-hunting duo masquerades as members of Tsar Nicholas Romanov's royal chamber orchestra. Saya begins to uncover some of the strange secrets of the Romanov royal family and, of course, finds some hideous Chiropteran beasts who are doing a little masquerading of their own... -
Blood+, Vol. 03 by Asuka Katsura
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis third, pivotal volume reveals one of the biggest secrets in the Blood+ mythos — but you'll have to wade through plenty of violence, betrayal, and sacrifice before you get there! Hagi shows just how resilient he can be, Kai is as stubborn and reckless as ever, and confused, sweet Riku is once again in the wrong place at the wrong time... -
Path of the Eclipse by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
The mysterious and seductive hero Ragoczy Saint-Germain is torn between the love of a Chinese woman warlord and a voluptuous Indian princess in this historical horror novel set in the Far East. -
我不是天生欧皇 [I Wasn't Born Lucky] by 蛋白
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings“I wasn’t born a lucky person, I’m just too strong. ”. On his way home late in the evening, Xiao Li found a letter asking for help and inexplicably came to an unknown place. He had to finish the task given before he could succeed in returning to reality... -
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Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFlower shop owner Abby Knight does not believe rumors that Vlad Serban, friend and employee of Abby's fiancé Marco, is a vampire. But how to explain that Vlad is from Romania, has prominent canines, likes bizarre plants such as bloodwort and Dracula orchid, and dresses entirely in black? When a local woman is found dead, her body drained of blood, the stakes become life and death... -
44: Book Three by Jools Sinclair
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo years ago Abby Craig died in the dark waters of a mountain lake. And then 44 minutes later, she miraculously came back to life. Dr. Nathaniel Mortimer is sure he was the one who saved her that day. But there is still much he doesn’t understand. After being away, he has returned and will stop at nothing to get his answers... -
Market for Murder by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the alleys of Edinburgh, someone is killing for profit…. Scotland has a dead body problem. Another one. And in the wake of a similar spate of tribute killings, Special Agents Luke Kendrick and Carly MacDonald know they have their work cut out for them. Working alongside a new team of agents, the partners have more questions than answers when the crime scenes yield little evidence... -
Deep Midnight by Shannon Drake
The Hour When Dreams Turn Into Nightmares. .. An opulent Carnivale ball in Venice takes a terrifying turn for book critic Jordan Riley. As festivity turns into frenzy, she is rescued by a powerful man disguised as a wolf. But was what she witnessed really just the evening's entertainment--or something far more sinister? . .. And Pleasure Beckons From Beyond... -
Deep Midnight by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHosted by the Contessa della Trieste, an opulent Carnevale ball in Venice takes a terrifying turn for American book critic Jordan Riley. As festivity turns into frenzy, Jordan is rescued by a powerful man disguised as a wolf... -
Captured by the Hunter by Calle J. Brookes, C.J. Brookes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratings★ ★ ★ HE CAME FOR VENGEANCE. HE FINDS HER INSTEAD. ★ ★ ★. Cormac Jareth, greatest hunter the Dardaptoan vampires have ever seen, wants one thing:. Vengeance. For his sister. For the unborn nephew murdered at an evil human’s hands. Two thousand Dardaptoans have been victims of Leo Taniss. It’s Cormac's life’s purpose to make Taniss pay for his sins. Starting with Leo Taniss’s granddaughter...
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