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The Midnight Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThree Anita Blake novels in collector's edition hardback; Lunatic Cafe, Bloody Bones and Killing... -
![Club Vampyre by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Club Vampyre by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsClub Vampyre brings together the first three Anita Blake novels, this collection looks at the adventures of the woman vampires call The Executioner.I'm Anita Blake, expert on creatures of the night. Vampires call me The Executioner. What I call them isn't repeatable. Ever since the Supreme Court granted the undead equal rights, most people think vampires are just ordinary folks with fangs... -
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![Unholy Blood, Vol. 1 by Lina Lim]()
Unholy Blood, Vol. 1 by Lina Lim
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAll pure-blooded vampire Hayan Park wanted to do was live a normal life. But the rise of half-bloods ten years ago transformed the world into a dangerous and frightening place―robbing her of her one true wish. Determined to return Korea to how it used to be, Hayan teams up with local police captain Euntae Hwang to wipe out the bloodthirsty killers in a tale of hot-blooded romance and revenge...Categorized as:
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![Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Collection 6-10 by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 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)...Categorized as:
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![Zombie's Bite by Karen Chance]()
Zombie's Bite by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen Dorina Basarab, half human, half vampire, assassin-for-hire, hits New Orleans, she thinks it's for a typical job: take out a mad master vamp before he can wreak havoc on the city. But when the elusive master suddenly shows up at her hotel, things get complicated, especially when Dory realizes that the murder he has in mind is his own! And that the Big Easy is about to get a whole lot harder... -
![Blood Redemption by Tessa Dawn]()
Blood Redemption by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome souls are forged in fire. Some hearts are packed in ice. Some elements were never meant to be combined... Blood Redemption ~ a journey of elemental darkness and primordial light. Saber Alexiares is no ordinary vampire. He is like a cruel, fire-breathing dragon. Reared in the bowels of the colony by Dark Ones, he has no conscience, no compassion, and no saving grace... -
![Blood Shadows by Tessa Dawn]()
Blood Shadows by Tessa Dawn
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNachari Silivasi is a bright light in a Dark World. As the youngest vampire in a family of warriors, he has studied Magick for four-hundred years and acquired a rare mastery of the universe around him. He is beloved by his family; legendary for his good-looks; and known for his uncommon valor... -
![Vampire Wake by Tim O'Rourke]()
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... -
![Devils' Line, Vol. 8 by Ryo Hanada]()
Devils' Line, Vol. 8 by Ryo Hanada
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAnzai wakes up to find himself in the devil treatment floor of a hospital. While Anzai was unconscious he dreamt of his childhood at ONLO, and may have recalled a blocked memory involving both a young Kikuhara and his real father. As a result of the incident on the roof, the brass at the MPD have insisted that Tsukasa and Anzai be temporarily separated... -
![Devils' Line Vol. 10 by Ryo Hanada]()
Devils' Line Vol. 10 by Ryo Hanada
Anzai travels to Obihiro to learn the circumstances surrounding his birth as part of the Hybrid Plan, and the reason why Midori chose Tamaki for a partner. Tsukasa is also at ONL to read academic journals on devils, and both she and Anzai are notified that the "no contact" order is rescinded... -
![House of Demons and Bones by Meg Xuemei X]()
House of Demons and Bones by Meg Xuemei X
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSyI’m no longer a dirty little secret.Two powerful heirs now know about Barbie and me, but they intend to keep it that way to protect us.Killian has yet to decide which woman he’ll choose. He can’t have everything—he must choose love or the crown.While Barbie’s luck runs out, my star rises with three heirs courting me. It turns out I’m not just a monster that feeds on sex and violence... -
![Dead Flesh by Tim O'Rourke]()
Dead Flesh by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen Kiera and her friends return from the dead, they soon realise that the world is not the same – it has been pushed. Returning to Hallowed Manor, Kiera soon learns that it’s not only the world that has changed, she is changing, too... -
![Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 16-19 by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 16-19 by Laurell K. Hamilton
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin...Categorized as:
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![Wolf House - Potter's Story by Tim O'Rourke]()
Wolf House - Potter's Story by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAs Potter leaves Kiera and his friends to go in search of Luke, he makes a lonely journey across the snow-capped mountains of Cumbria. Haunted by the death of Murphy, the capture of Luke and the love that he feels for Kiera, Potter reflects on his past life and the disturbing events that took place at the Wolf House... -
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![Autumn's Bane by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Autumn's Bane by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Father of Dragons has returned to the world and all hell is breaking loose. A group of vrykolakas is running loose, threatening to spread plague through Seattle. A shadow dragon has his sights set on destroying the Wild Hunt. And in the midst of the chaos, Ember’s facing a major decision brought on by a twist in her status with the Queen of Dark Fae... -
![Devils' Line, Vol. 9 by Ryo Hanada]()
Devils' Line, Vol. 9 by Ryo Hanada
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnzai, thanks to his reawakened memories from his childhood, is called in to the MPD to give a statement on Kikuhara. After the dissolution of F Squad, Jill struggles with a sense of being unmoored. Lee has gained a reputation as a bit of a devil-hero, but shadowy figures from his past start to catch up to him. And deep in the forest somewhere in Gunma Prefecture, Makimura opens his eyes.. -
![Blood Hunt by Christopher Buecheler]()
Blood Hunt by Christopher Buecheler
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHe killed her lover, and for that crime and many others, Two Majors cut off the vampire Abraham's head, reduced his remains to ashes, and scattered them to the winds. Now each night she wanders New York, freed from the chains of heroin addiction but longing still for Theroen's kiss, the taste of blood on his lips, the echo of his thoughts in her ears... -
![Land of Shadow by Celia Aaron]()
Land of Shadow by Celia Aaron
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Georgia Clark works to find a cure for the plague that has ravaged humanity and ended civilizations. Georgia’s sister matches her efforts, but instead of seeking a cure through science, Juno seeks salvation through power. When superhumans emerge from the shadows, their emissary Valen Dragonis offers what humanity has failed to discover on its an opportunity to survive... -
![The Children of the Sun by Christopher Buecheler]()
The Children of the Sun by Christopher Buecheler
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's been two and a half years since the American council defeated the Burilgi rebel Aros Kreskas and restored order to their world. With the Children of the Sun, the militaristic cult of vampire hunters, in a period of apparent dormancy, the vampires of North America have enjoyed a time of relative peace... -
![Rhiannon's Circle by Emily Bex]()
Rhiannon's Circle by Emily Bex
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEilish Bohannon is the witch destined to lead the coven, but only if her older sister doesn’t kill her first.Set in Charleston, SC, the Bohannons lead a coven whose legendary powers date back to ancient Ireland. In each generation, one witch is destined to rise to High Priestess... -
![Fangs of Fate by Rebecca Parcha]()
Fangs of Fate by Rebecca Parcha
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTate Aaralyn is both prey and predator—a duality that defines her. Beyond the veil that separates worlds, lies the the home of vampires. There, she is prey—fragile, weak, her flaws laid bare. She is a vampire who struggles with the ethics of feeding. And yet, in the human realm she is the executioner of justice... -
![A Dance In Blood Velvet by Freda Warrington]()
A Dance In Blood Velvet by Freda Warrington
For the love of her vampire suitor, Karl, Charlotte has forsaken her human life. Now her only contact with people is when she hunts them down to feed. Her thirst for blood repulses her but its fulfilment brings ecstasy. The one light in the shadows is the passion that burns between her and Karl... -
![The Dark Blood Of Poppies by Freda Warrington]()
The Dark Blood Of Poppies by Freda Warrington
The ballerina Violette Lenoir has fallen victim to the bite of the vampire Charlotte. Her fire and energy have fuelled a terrifying change and a dreadful realisation; that Violette has become Lilith, the demon mother of all vampires... -
![The Vampire Huntress Legends: Dawn and Darkness (Vampire Huntress) by L.A. Banks]()
The Vampire Huntress Legends: Dawn and Darkness (Vampire Huntress) by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA stunning full color graphic novel featuring a never-before-seen original story from the world of the Vampire Huntress Legends It's post-Armageddon, and if being parents to a pair of newborn twins wasn't enough, Damali and Carlos - the two vampire hunters - now face a new and deadly enemy. When a series of mysterious demon murders start happening Damali and Carlos are on the job... -
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![Blood Bath by Rachel Rawlings]()
Blood Bath by Rachel Rawlings
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBodies are piling up and all signs point in one direction. Rogue vampire. Except things aren't always what they seem, especially in a murder investigation. With her current relationship on the rocks, her father playing match-maker and her neighbor tossing his hat in the ring, the body count isn't the only thing on the rise. Maurin is neck deep in magic, mayhem and murder... -
![Underworld by Greg Cox, Danny McBride]()
Underworld by Greg Cox, Danny McBride
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBased on the screenplay by Danny McBride.DEADLY RIVALS FOR CENTURIES, DESTINY WILL BRING THEM TOGETHER. Vampires and werewolves. Sworn enemies for over nine hundred years, they have fought a secret war in the darkest shadows of the mortal world, pitting undead strength and cunning against feral rage and savagery...Categorized as:
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![Bring Out Your Dead by Katie MacAlister]()
Bring Out Your Dead by Katie MacAlister
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBattling a demon lord is all in a day’s work for the Dark One named Sebastian. But now he must take on a horde of unhappy zombies and an obnoxious teen vampire if he wants to win the hand of the one woman who can make him whole. Ysabelle is a woman with a past, and not a whole lot of future if a certain demon lord has his way... -
![Disarming by Alexia Purdy]()
Disarming by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe world has changed. One must adapt to survive or hold on to the crumbling shards of humanity. April continues to hold her fragile world together, but the ties that hold her family together are quickly unraveling... -
![Micah and Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Micah and Strange Candy by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn all new Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novel, and more original tales in one special volume MICAH 'Raising the dead is easy. Love is hard.' There are lots of reasons to raise the dead - some private, some public. In this case, the feds have a witness who died before he could speak on the record. They want him raised so his testimony can be taken...Categorized as:
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![Amplified by Alexia Purdy]()
Amplified by Alexia Purdy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho wants to be the prey in a world full of hunters? In the aftermath of the end of her world, April Tate decides that it’s high time to leave the city that never sleeps, Las Vegas... -
![The Ember Isles by J.T. Lawrence, M.J. Kraus]()
The Ember Isles by J.T. Lawrence, M.J. Kraus
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA van full of handcuffed criminals speeds towards the Dark Tower. What could go wrong? A lot, apparently. Especially when Jax’s assassin happens to be in the vehicle destined for oblivion. She uses the term ‘assassin’ loosely, of course, because Darick also happens to be a stalker, a spy, a healer mage, and her number one crush. But this is no love story... -
![The Vampire Files, Volume 2 by P.N. Elrod]()
The Vampire Files, Volume 2 by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven the dead have to work for a living. In the wake of my resurrection as a member of the bloodsucking undead, I chose to put my investigative reporting talents to good use as a PI in Chicago; I’ve got my work cut out for me... -
![Underworld: Evolution by Greg Cox, Danny McBride]()
Underworld: Evolution by Greg Cox, Danny McBride
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTHE WAR IS OVER. BUT THE TRUE HORROR HAS ONLY JUST BEGUN.... For more than six hundred years, Selene was a Death Dealer, a vampire warrior dedicated to the destruction of her people's savage enemies: the werewolves. But then she learned the shocking truth behind the ancient conflict and turned against her undead masters...Categorized as:
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![The Nightlife London by Travis Luedke]()
The Nightlife London by Travis Luedke
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVampires Aaron and Michelle prowl the dark, gritty, strip clubs and back alleys of London on the hunt for Michael Jamison, the man who stole Michelle's blood and left her for dead. To assist them, Aaron's new master, Urvashi, calls in favors from her friends, Russian mercenary werewolves... -
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![Queen Takes Twins (Their Vampire Queen) by Joely Sue Burkhart]()
Queen Takes Twins (Their Vampire Queen) by Joely Sue Burkhart
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPreviously published in the "Halloween Between the Sheets" anthology. Also available in Queen Takes More... -
![Heku by T.M. Nielsen]()
Heku by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsChevalier has never been told no. For thousands of years he’s sat on the Equites Council, ruling body of his heku faction, and for thousands of years his every order has been followed immediately and without question. One of the most important rules of the heku, is that no one is to feed from unwilling donors...Categorized as:
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![Elusive by Genevieve Cogman]()
Elusive by Genevieve Cogman
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRevolutionary France is full of blood and bite, as vampires plot for power. Featuring Genevieve Cogman’s trademark wit and fast-paced plotting, Elusive is the second book in the Sunday Times bestselling Scarlet Revolution trilogy... -
![Bring on the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready]()
Bring on the Night by Jeri Smith-Ready
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWHAT’S BLOOD GOT TO DO WITH IT? Recovering con artist Ciara Griffin seems to finally have it all. A steady job at WVMP, the Lifeblood of Rock ’n’ Roll. A loving relationship with the idiosyncratic but eternally hot DJ Shane McAllister. A vampire dog who never needs shots or a pooper-scooper... -
![The Vampire's Kiss by Raven Hart]()
The Vampire's Kiss by Raven Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith William fighting the forces of evil in London town, Jack must cope with the monsters who will challenge him for dominance over Savannah's un-human underworld—and protect the citizenry in the process. Along the way, Jack gets reacquainted with a fuzzy former friend—sexy werewolf Seth Walker, who has a powerful history with Jack's lady love, Connie the cop...Categorized as:
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![The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe anticipated paperback release of the second title in Yarbro's long-running Saint-Germain series featuring immortal vampire Francesco Ragoczy da San Germano. Secluded in his Renaissance Florence palace, he falls for a beautiful courtesan and loses all desire for isolation... -
![The Vampire's Revenge by Raven Hart]()
The Vampire's Revenge by Raven Hart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJack McShane: lover, killer, seducer, family man, and vampire. In the shadows of Savannah, with its hip nightspots and moss-draped oak trees, Jack is trying to save humankind from a threat it doesn't know it faces: an explosion of the otherworldly, the weird, the wanton, and the wicked. Tourists are heading to Savannah for St... -
![Underworld: Rise of the Lycans by Greg Cox]()
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans by Greg Cox
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe official movie novelization of the latest film in the blockbuster action/horror movie series, Underworld—coming to theaters in January 2009 from Sony Pictures! Centuries ago..Categorized as:
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![This Strange Way of Dying: Stories of Magic, Desire and the Fantastic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia]()
This Strange Way of Dying: Stories of Magic, Desire and the Fantastic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSpanning a variety of genres—fantasy, science fiction, horror—and time periods, Silvia Moreno-Garcia's exceptional debut collection features short stories infused with Mexican folklore yet firmly rooted in a reality that transforms as the fantastic erodes the rational... -
![The Vampire's Betrayal by Raven Hart]()
The Vampire's Betrayal by Raven Hart
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack risks his life by opening a portal to the underworld to rescue Connie. While in the land of the dead, he witnesses an awesome ceremony as a band of honest-to-God angels swear Connie in as the vampire slayer! Using the power of his love, Jack manages to bring Connie back to the land of the living even though she threatens the existence of him and his kind... -
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![Vampires & Vigilantes (Sorcery & Science (Rebooted) #2) by Ella Summers]()
Vampires & Vigilantes (Sorcery & Science (Rebooted) #2) by Ella Summers
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLimited time release discount. From princess to private detective. Exiled, stripped of her title and magic armor, former paranormal princess Terra Cross is living a new life as a private detective... -
![Taste by Kate Evangelista]()
Taste by Kate Evangelista
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAt Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable... -
![The Blood Books, Volume II by Tanya Huff]()
The Blood Books, Volume II by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBlood LinesAn evil being has been sealed away for centuries in a sarcophagus never meant to be opened, waiting patiently for his chance to rise again. Now, brought to the Egyptology Department of Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum, the seals and spells that imprisoned him chipped away from his discoverers, he has reached forth to claim the minds and souls of Toronto’s unsuspecting citizens... -
![Underworld: Blood Enemy by Greg Cox, Len Wiseman]()
Underworld: Blood Enemy by Greg Cox, Len Wiseman
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBEFORE "UNDERWORLD, " THE WAR RAGED ON.... For untold centuries, a secret conflict has been waged between two immortal rivals: The vampires -- ageless aristocrats with a sensual appetite for blood and luxury. Among their ranks are the Death Dealers, an elite corps of the undead sworn to the destruction of their ancestral enemies...Categorized as:
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![A Vampire Among Angels by Ally Thomas]()
A Vampire Among Angels by Ally Thomas
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLiving a life with an overbearing father can be a challenge. For Rayea whose father is the fallen angel, Lucifer, it's been torture. In the second installment of the Vampire from Hell series, Rayea finds peace when she visits the House of G. There she hopes for a new beginning among Blick's angelic friends, only to discover a vampire from Hell may not be welcome... -
![All Souls' Night by Jenny Trout, Jennifer Armintrout]()
All Souls' Night by Jenny Trout, Jennifer Armintrout
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsI have reached my breaking point. And now I will not, cannot be stopped. With the Soul Eater on the verge of god status, it's time for me to take a final stand, even if it means losing everything I love. Even if it means losing my life.I've got plenty of power on my side, and some I didn't know I could count on in the first place...
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