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Night World: The Ultimate Fan Guide (Night World) by Annette Pollert, L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThe Night World isn’t a place. It’s all around us. It’s a secret society of vampires, werewolves, witches, and other creatures of darkness that live among us. In the third bind-up of this series, the Night People are preparing for the apocalypse to destroy the human world...Categorized as:
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Dead Is Not An Option by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 29 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... -
Dead Is Just A Rumor by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 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... -
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... -
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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... -
Dead Is So Last Year by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 34 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... -
The Lighthouse by Christopher Parker
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsEnchanting, mysterious, and deeply romantic, The Lighthouse follows a young woman's breathtaking journey far from home to discover where she truly belongs.Something strange is happening in Seabrook. The town's lighthouse–dormant for over thirty years and famously haunted–has inexplicably started shining, and its mysterious glow is sparking feverish gossip throughout the spooked community... -
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... -
Blood Crave by Jennifer Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeadstrong heroine Faith Reynolds returns in this thrilling sequel to the paranormal romance Blood on the Moon ! After surviving being kidnapped by a vampire, Faith would just love to focus on some alone time with her hot (though occasionally furry) boyfriend, Lucas...Categorized as:
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Charity Rising by DeAnna Kinney
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this fast-paced, two-part sequel Charity is finally settling into her new role as alpha female to the Drake pack. With Prom and Graduation approaching, this should be the best time of her life, but something is wrong with Levi—dangerously wrong. With his odd behavior growing daily and her now blackening connection symbol, Charity is spurred into action...Categorized as:
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Magic of the Moonlight by Ellen Schreiber
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBeware of a bite under a full moon…it will complicate your love life. Celeste has more to worry about than a secret romance with a hot guy from the wrong side of town. That guy, Brandon, is a werewolf. With gossip and hostility swirling at school, it’s time to find a cure for his nocturnal condition, and perhaps the one person who can help is his scientist father... -
Full Moon Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis enticing paranormal romance featuring werewolves and the popular girl who loves them is a great conclusion to the Full Moon series.What will Celeste do now that both her heroic boyfriend, Brandon, and her popular ex-boyfriend, Nash, are werewolves? And someone wants to turn her into a werewolf, too. Life is complicated under Legend Run's full moon...Categorized as:
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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... saying “I do” came next... -
Raven's Rose by DeAnna Kinney
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll of your favorite characters return for this final installment in the Charity Series. Follow along as Levi, Charity, Eli, Raven, and Wesley embark on new adventures including forbidden love, new friendships, vampire battles, the all-too-familiar chaos, and even tragedy. This is Book 3 in the Charity Series and is a collection of novellas that interweave the stories of Raven, Eli, and Wesley...Categorized as:
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Sight by Kailin Gow
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"If you love the girls in Amanda Hocking's and Suzanne Collins' novels, it's time you discovered bestselling YA series author Kailin Gow!" - Steve Windwalker, bestselling author and Kindle Nation Magazine founder. The Gates of Palisor has opened and now the most dangerous and powerful creatures Wicked has been harboring have been let loose...Categorized as:
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Charity's Storm by DeAnna Kinney
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this fourth installment in the Charity Series, Charity is now 24 and very content with her life. Her 5 year old triplets keep her grounded, she is passionately in love with her husband, and her pack is thriving. But when her children begin asking questions about how her father died, painful memories resurface...Categorized as:
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Black Moon by Rebecca A. Rogers
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAs the rise in supernatural disturbances continually expands to more obvious locations, Candra's family and friends are on a never-ending hunt to remove the region's dark magic. Greater forces are at work, though, as an accidental link is formed between Candra and Ben, "marking" their souls and coupling them forever... -
Blood Moon by Rebecca A. Rogers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNow that Candra and Ben have successfully entered the sixteenth century and left Alaric in the future, it's up to them to stop Ulric and Daciana's banishment to the Otherworld. But there's more to this secretive past than they thought; they not only have to find the wolf that bit their ancestors, but also deal with the town witch, who has the original power to destroy them all... -
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... -
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... -
Dance In The Vampire Bund, Vol. 1 by Nozomu Tamaki
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe most original vampire story in centuries! After millennia in hiding, Mina Tepes, the princess of the ancient covenant and ruler of all vampires, wants change...Categorized as:
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The Crowded Shadows by Celine Kiernan
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMerron glossary as audio New Friends. Old Enemies. Who can you trust? Wynter Moorehawke travels alone and unprotected in bandit-infested forests, searching for the rebel Prince Alberon. But many enemies are lurking in the shadows. It seems that every tyrant and zealot who has ever threatened the Kingdom is sending emissaries to meet Alberon... -
The Twilight Companion: The Unauthorized Guide to the Series by Lois H. Gresh
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEveryone's in love with vampires, and if his name happens to be Edward Cullen, then readers of the wildly popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer can't help but be crazy about him. For all those who adore Bella Swan, Edward, and the rest of the Cullen family and can't get enough, this companion guide is a must-read and a terrific gift...Categorized as:
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The Wolf Fey by Kailin Gow
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLogan looks into his werewolf fairy shifter bloodline in The Red Wolf, and makes a discovery about Feyland, the Summer King, and Breena. The Second Book of The Wolf Fey Series, but can be a separate novel... -
Silver by Kailin Gow
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnter the world of Feyland, where beautiful strong fairies have been at war for years. Breena, the beautiful half fairy, half human princess from Oregon, has ascended to her rightful place in Feyland, as Queen of the Summer Kingdom. Being Queen isn't at all what she expected. Now the weight of Feyland falls heavily on her shoulders...Categorized as:
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Crescent Moon, Vol. 1 by Haruko Iida
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMahiru Shiraishi is haunted by images of the Descendent of the Princess in a disturbing recurring dream. There, she meets members of the Lunar Race, a group of vampires, werewolves and vixens who need Mahiru's help to recover their power source that was stolen a thousand years ago in an incident involving the princess... -
He's My Only Vampire, Vol. 2 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen Dealer suddenly appears, Kana learns in the ensuing scuffle just what it means to be a Pureblood vampire's "thrall... -
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... -
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 . . -
Cathy's Ring by Sean Stewart, Jordan Weisman
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 16 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... -
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... -
Enduring Kiss by C.E. Black
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJessica's worked for Lucas (Master vampire) for three years as a feeder and has kept her feelings for him a secret. She wants their relationship to stay professional so she can continue to hide her nightmares. When Lucas starts getting closer Jessica is forced to face her past or leave. Some think that's for the best and will do anything to get Jessica away from her Master...Categorized as:
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Bad Hair Day by Carrie Harris
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSenior year is positively hair-raising. Kate Grable is geeked out to shadow the county medical examiner as part of her school’s pre-med program. Except when he’s arrested for murder, she’s left with the bodies. And when Kate’s brother Jonah stumbles upon a dead gamer girl, she realizes that the zombie epidemic she cured last fall was only the beginning of the weirdness taking over her town... -
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Wyvernhail by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsHAI HAS ALWAYS been an outsider. With a falcon mother and a deceased cobra father, she is considered a mongrel by most, an ally by some, and a friend by few. Hai's broken falcon wings are a painful reminder of the life she once led on the island of Ahnmik. And here in Wyvern's Court, the avian and serpiente royal family keep their distance, refusing to acknowledge her cobra bloodline... -
The Shapeshifter's Secret by Heather Ostler
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLike any sixteen-year-old, Julia's used to dealing with problems. From her overprotective father to her absent mother to a teacher who definitely has it in for her. But everything changes when Julia's reactions become oddly vicious and angry---more animal than human. This action-packed adventure has it all: humor, romance, and a plot that will keep you guessing to the very last page...Categorized as:
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Tempted by Fire by M.D. Bowden
Rated: 3.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEighteen year old Erin Lustleigh is just starting university. She has no idea she's about to plunge into a world with werewolves, vampires, ghosts and, of course . . . hunters. Erin's journey is one of heart ache, new experiences and dangerous dilemmas. She finds herself torn between sides, not knowing who to believe, or who to trust. Join Erin, as she finds out the dark truth. . .Categorized as:
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