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A Little Sin by Rawnie Sabor
It can take time to feel proud of who you are.Violet Kane is perfect. At least, that’s what people are supposed to think. She has the perfect career, the perfect presentation, and, until recently, she was engaged to the perfect man. To everyone around her, she's perfectly happy. But pretending to be happy is difficult when you're breaking apart at the seams... -
![House of Crimson Hearts by Ruby Roe]()
House of Crimson Hearts by Ruby Roe
Once upon a time, a vampire corrupted a hunter.Octavia Beaumont, one of the original three vampires, is determined to run the city.Red, an expert hunter, is hell-bent on getting revenge on the vampire that turned her sister.When deadly trials for the heir of the city begin, Red and Octavia are forced to work together.Octavia wants a crown.Red wants blood.But there’s only one first place...Categorized as:
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![Unshaken by Dreia Wells]()
Unshaken by Dreia Wells
I was supposed to be a Light Guardian.My whole life was mapped out and I was going to proudly follow my ancestor's footsteps. So why did the Angels reject me? I trained for years to become one of the Elite in the Angels fight against the forces of evil. When the time came for me to attend Caelum Academy, my invitation never came... -
![The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson]()
The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 27 ratings"The hunt is over. After fifteen years of lies and sacrifice, Baru Cormorant has the power to destroy the Imperial Republic of Falcrest that she pretends to serve. The secret society called the Cancrioth is real, and Baru is among them. But the Cancrioth's weapon cannot distinguish the guilty from the innocent... -
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![A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe]()
A Game of Romance and Ruin by Ruby Roe
In a game of power, can love be the deadliest weapon?Stirling Grey, a legendary negotiator, is on a mission: to mend her broken heart and avenge its ruin.Morrigan Lee, a hidden princess and heir to the throne, is harbouring a dark secret.For years, Stirling and Morrigan navigated the perilous games of power and politics, shared clandestine moments, and ultimately... fell in love.. -
![Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer]()
Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMarie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty... -
![The Assassins of Light by Britney Jackson]()
The Assassins of Light by Britney Jackson
Alana might be gone, but the world hasn’t forgotten what she did. The damage is done, and the world is quickly spiraling toward a war that will threaten the survival of humans and vampires alike.An anti-vampire organization, known as the Assassins of Light, has emerged again after centuries of lying in wait, and for reasons no one understands, Rose Foster is their new target... -
![The Tomb of Blood by Britney Jackson]()
The Tomb of Blood by Britney Jackson
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRose Foster is just starting adjust to life as a vampire when a series of highly publicized murders throws the world into chaos. Rose and her friends must intervene, if they want to prevent the imminent war between vampires and humans.But when they realize that the woman behind these murders is Alana—a vampire they believed to be long dead—intervening becomes complicated... -
![Always Running by Calliope Stewart]()
Always Running by Calliope Stewart
Is it finally time to stop running?Tibby Sinclair is the queen of messy beginnings. Raised for fourteen years in a religious cult before being tossed into the San Francisco Omega Academy, Tibby never had a chance. That didn't stop her though. She toughened up and became someone that would protect herself...Categorized as:
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![Tainted Light by Izzy Shows]()
Tainted Light by Izzy Shows
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnly a mad woman would willingly go to hell. Good thing I'm as crazy as they come.He hurt me more than anyone else has. I lived through a childhood of abuse, lost my mentor, and fought to survive against everything from demons to the Wizard Order, but nothing prepared me for the cutting pain of being told I was nothing to him.Now, he's dying... -
![Penance by Debra Dunbar]()
Penance by Debra Dunbar
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsUriel has awoken into a nightmare, unable to remember who or what she is. She and eight other women are captives of human traffickers, to be prettied-up and sold to the highest bidder. Besides the guards, there’s a woman, a demon, who is supposed to make each of them gorgeous, and provide a sexually charged atmosphere at the auction.They’ve got five days to escape... -
![Terrible Praise: The Redemancy Series by Lara Hayes]()
Terrible Praise: The Redemancy Series by Lara Hayes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFor five hundred years, all Stela had known was a roving life in service to her maker, Fane. But in the last century her family has built a permanent residence in the abandoned freight tunnels beneath Chicago, where anonymity reigns supreme... -
![Falling for the Fugitive by Lila Gwynn]()
Falling for the Fugitive by Lila Gwynn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThree months have passed since fairy bounty hunter Olympia Carter chose herself at her vampire lover’s expense. Leandra’s kill bounty has been listed for so long that it’s about to go international, and when top bounty hunter Allie Godden comes to Olympia with a proposal to find the vampire together before someone else does, it’s hard to refuse... -
![Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson]()
Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson
Being the chosen one isn’t always a good thing...Oscar Tundale is not a hero. Anxious, indecisive, and awkward, he can barely get through a normal day. Now he’s about to find out monsters are real. Oscar’s friends: brave, stubborn Zara, and hyperactive, paranoid Marcus, might help discover what hunts him, and unravel the truth about the handsome doctor he pines for... -
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![Contract Bound by Elle Mae]()
Contract Bound by Elle Mae
SilviaIf there is one thing you needed to know about me it is this:I hate vampires.They are useless, soul-sucking monsters that destroy everything in their path, even my own family.I joined The Order and became a vampire hunter for revenge, but I never would have guessed that my job would entail baby-sitting the vampire heir to the most powerful clan in the world... -
![The Stone of the Eklektos by Britney Jackson]()
The Stone of the Eklektos by Britney Jackson
Rose Foster is just your typical, smart-mouthed, socially awkward genius from a family full of felons. Okay, fine, so maybe there’s nothing typical about her. But she’d at least maintained a semblance of normalcy in her life until the night a ghost-like man gave her a strange, red stone and disappeared without a trace.Rose suddenly finds herself hunted by monsters that she never believed existed... -
![When You're Mine by Luna Knight]()
When You're Mine by Luna Knight
When assassin Ivy Blackthorn sees something she wants, she gets it. That includes Zara Carston, the ex-fiancé of her next job.After Zara comes home to find her fiancée in a tangle with a college-aged woman, she’s devastated… until she meets the woman sent to kill her fiancé. Though their Valentine’s Day is destined to be painted red with his blood, Ivy and Zara’s night is only about to begin... -
![Twisted Sorcery by Kira Adler]()
Twisted Sorcery by Kira Adler
Midnight City has taken everything from Deni. Two months after being turned into a vampire by her abusive ex she’s broke, starving, and one bad day away from ending up on the street... -
![Kissed the Mark by Lila Gwynn]()
Kissed the Mark by Lila Gwynn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA fairy bounty hunter stumbles into a vampire conspiracy and gets more than she bargained for… Olympia Carter is the fourth-best bounty hunter in the supernatural town of Mayfair, Missouri, which isn’t exactly an accomplishment she’s proud to take home to her Unseelie fairy parents. Enter Leandra, a vampire who’s high up on the vampire food chain... -
![Undercover by Tamsyn Muir]()
Undercover by Tamsyn Muir
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen a stranger comes to town, secrets are sure to come out. New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir spins a twisty—and twisted—short story of revenge and survival.A fresh-faced newcomer arrives in an isolated, gang-run town and soon finds herself taking a job nobody else wants: bodyguard to a ghoul. Not just your average mindless, half-rotted shuffler, though... -
![Lost and Found by Nita Round]()
Lost and Found by Nita Round
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA gifted slave. A cursed woman. Together can they gain their freedom?Evie Chester is a slave with a precious gift. Living in a world that both marvels and fears magic and the unexplained.Evie dreams of being free and of acceptance. When an opportunity presents itself for escape she finds herself pursued with a bounty on her head. Eyes are everywhere, nowhere is safe... -
![The Word of Flesh and Soul by Ruthanna Emrys]()
The Word of Flesh and Soul by Ruthanna Emrys
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe language of the originators defines reality, every word warping the world to fit its meaning. Its study transforms the mind and body, and is closely guarded by stodgy, paranoid academics. These hidebound men don't trust many students with their secrets, especially not women, and more especially not "madwomen... -
![Taken by Twilight by Tricia Barr]()
Taken by Twilight by Tricia Barr
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTen abducted humans. Seven fae regents in need of mates. Welcome to the Mating Games.Evee Aldren wakes strapped on a plane with nine strangers, and her panic heightens when she sees that one of them is the man who’s haunted her fantasies since she met him two weeks before.Justin Jackson thought he’d never hear from Evee again after she ended their flirtatious texting... -
![Lost Clause by Elle Mae]()
Lost Clause by Elle Mae
SilviaI was a Hunter. A damn good one at that.And then everything changed.The Order, my parent's death, everything about my old life had been turned upside down and all I wanted was the truth... -
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![The Price of Silence by Elle Mae]()
The Price of Silence by Elle Mae
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI am Rosie Miller and at the age of nineteen I found out my entire life had been a lie.The same person who has forced my skin to be cut open every time I spoke was now tempting me with a chance to rid myself of her curse.Now with the truth in hand, I am forced to find it or less risk losing the single chance at getting rid of my curse for good... -
![Veiled by Ruby Smoke]()
Veiled by Ruby Smoke
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen the Light and the Dark Collide...Who will Maintain the Balance within the VeilFor hundreds of years, magic users have grown up with the misconception that their magic has no true origin; that they were simply gifted more than mere-mortals. This control of the narrative has suited the Fae, for their existence has been hidden; their kingdoms beyond the Veil secure... -
![Night's Edge by Liz Kerin]()
Night's Edge by Liz Kerin
“Complex and fully realized, Kerin’s vampire apocalypse has a palpable beating heart."—Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas SixNight’s Edge by Liz Kerin takes a bite out of vampire lore in this blood-soaked novel about the darkest secrets we hide and how monstrous we can be to the ones we love most.Having a mom like Izzy meant Mia had to grow up fast... -
![Blood in the Tea Leaves by Beka Westrup]()
Blood in the Tea Leaves by Beka Westrup
Four women. One life-altering kettle of tea. Marie is a woman sold into a loveless marriage in a 1700’s, second-world France. Under the close tutelage of the esteemed Lady Colette Valand, Marie has sewn a small corner of life for herself in their little town. She even finds love and companionship in a secret affair with a prostitute, Alice... -
![Carmilla: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu]()
Carmilla: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 39 ratings"Carmilla" is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. First published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. "Carmilla" predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years and has been adapted many times for cinema... -
![Silver Moon by Catherine Lundoff]()
Silver Moon by Catherine Lundoff
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBecca Thornton, divorced, middle-aged and trying to embrace a quiet life, discovers that there are still plenty of surprises to be had when her menopause kicks in with bonus lycanthropy. And she’s not the only one. The seemingly peaceful and dull town of Wolf’s Point has its own all-female werewolf pack and Becca has just become its newest member... -
![Monster Whisperer by J.B. Trepagnier]()
Monster Whisperer by J.B. Trepagnier
My clients at my vet clinic have always called me an animal whisperer. I’ve never questioned it. Until I started hearing monsters too. A man came in right at closing with a sick dog. The dog told me why he was sick and I was able to treat him. I had no idea his owner would kidnap me. I had no idea his owner had an entire dungeon of monsters he wanted me to treat... -
![An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson]()
An Education in Malice by S.T. Gibson
Sumptuous and addictive, An Education in Malice is a dark academia tale of blood, secrets and insatiable hungers from S.T. Gibson, author of the cult hit A Dowry of Blood. Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid girls... -
![Mouth Full of Ashes by Briana Morgan]()
Mouth Full of Ashes by Briana Morgan
Rated: 3.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMourning the sudden loss of her sister, Callie Danoff wants nothing more than to embrace a fresh start in a new town, leaving the haunting memories of her sister’s death behind. But when her brother Ramsay drags her to a spooky boardwalk, the two become entangled with a local vampire gang and its enigmatic leader, Elijah. Callie refuses to accept their existence.. -
![Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert]()
Cruel Seduction by Katee Robert
He was my enemy. My lover. My husband. And the one man I swore by all Olympus I would destroy. Aphrodite has never flinched at getting her perfectly manicured hands dirty, and she's not about to start now—even if that means marrying Olympus's enemy number one, the new Hephaestus...Categorized as:
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![Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu, Sal Cipriano]()
Carmilla: The First Vampire by Amy Chu, Sal Cipriano
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsBefore Dracula, before Nosferatu, there was...CARMILLA.At the height of the Lunar New Year in 1990s New York City, an idealistic social worker turns detective when she discovers young, homeless LGBTQ+ women are being murdered and no one, especially the police, seems to care.A series of clues points her to Carmilla's, a mysterious nightclub in the heart of her neighborhood, Chinatown...
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