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Last Sacrifice by Richelle Mead, Michaela Link
They come first.My vision was growing dimmer, the blackness and ghosts closing in. I swore it was like I could hear Robert whispering in my ear: The world of the dead won't give you up a second time. Just before the light completely vanished, I saw Dimitri's face join Lissa's. I wanted to smile. I decided then that if the two people I loved most were safe, I could leave this world... -
Twelfth Grade Kills by Heather Brewer
It all comes down to this. Vlad’s running out of time. The Elysian Council has given him weeks to live, and that’s if the Slayer Society doesn’t kill him – along with all the citizens of Bathory – first... -
The Morganville Vampires, Volume 3 by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsWith the arrival of the evil master vampire Bishop, the small college town of Morganville, Texas, has dissolved into chaos. Now together in one volume, the fifth and sixth books of the Morganville Vampires series show that defeating Bishop is a task that's going to take some serious skill.... LORD OF MISRULE In Morganville, violent black clouds promise a storm of devastating proportions...Categorized as:
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The Morganville Vampires, Volume 4 by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNow together in one volume, the seventh and eight books in the Morganville Vampires series show that even without an evil masyer vampire controlling the town, Morganville is still a dangerous place to be - for humans and vampires alike... FADE OUT Without Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville, life has changed - dramatically... -
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Eleventh Grade Burns by Heather Brewer
Things have taken a darker turn for the half-human teenager with an appetite for blood. Joss, a vampire slayer and Vlad’s former friend, has moved back to Bathory. A mysterious and powerful new vampire, Dorian, appears with a shocking secret and an overwhelming desire to drink Vlad’s blood. And Vlad’s arch enemy, D’Ablo, has a sinister plan to eliminate Vlad once and for all... -
The Queen of Zombie Hearts by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsI have a plan. We'll either destroy them for good, or they'll destroy us. Either way, only one of us is walking away. In the stunning conclusion to the wildly popular White Rabbit Chronicles, Alice "Ali" Bell thinks the worst is behind her...Categorized as:
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The Morganville Vampires, Volume 1 by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsIn Rachel Caine's town of Morganville, "there's always a surprise just around every dark corner" - and it usually involves the undead. Now these secrets come to light in the first two books of the Morganville Vampires series, together in one volume. GLASS HOUSES Morganville is a small college town in the heart of Texas that has its share of quirky characters - and some evil ones too...Categorized as:
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Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsAlisa is a five-thousand-year-old vampire, stronger and more cunning than her adversaries. But now she's trapped in the body of a newborn vampire and at the mercy of a terrible thirst. Worst of all, she's facing enemies whose fierce desire for domination grows ever stronger. The immortal race the Telar is threatening to release a virus to decimate humanity... -
Sookie Stackhouse, Books 1-8 by Charlaine Harris
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsCocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is no typical Southern belle. She can read minds. And she-s got a thing for vampires... -
Thirst No. 5: The Sacred Veil by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsIt's no dream. At last the truth of what happened during those hellish days has come back to her. In her five thousand years as a vampire, Alisa - or Sita, as she was originally called - has experienced the equivalent of fifty lifetimes. Every moment of her immortal life is seared deep into her being. Every person she has loved, every victim she has killed - their faces are forever part of her... -
Tenth Grade Bleeds by Heather Brewer
In Tenth Grade Bleeds , it’s another sucky year at Bathory High for Vladimir Tod. The evil vampire D’Ablo is hunting for the ritual that could steal Vlad’s powers. His best friend Henry doesn’t want to be his drudge anymore. And as if all that weren’t enough, it’s getting harder for Vlad to resist feeding on the people around him... -
The Magician's Brother by H.D.A. Roberts
In my world, magic is an everyday thing. It's on street corners; it's in our schools, our homes and even our governments. Magic carpets share the sky with jets, international boxing shares air time with magical duellists. It's a whole mess, but then nobody consulted me before outing every mage on the planet.My twin brother is a Wizard, and thinks he's the only magician in the family... -
Moonborne by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFATE HAS A WICKED SENSE OF HUMORWhen I was sixteen, I met the love of my life in magic school. He'd appear exactly once a year at the annual masquerade ball, then vanish...Fast forward to the present: to the night I'm attacked and my hidden wolf emerges... -
The Kill by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis spectacular repackaged bind-up of a beloved trilogy begins with a board game. What was supposed to be an evening of celebration with friends, fun, and games becomes a night of danger, drama, and obsessive love. Because when Jenny, her boyfriend, Tom, and their friends begin to play the Game, it comes to life... -
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Ninth Grade Slays by Heather Brewer
High school totally bites when you’re half human, half vampire. Freshman year sucks for Vlad Tod. Bullies still harass him. The photographer from the school newspaper is tailing him. And failing his studies could be deadly... -
Archon's Hope by H.D.A. Roberts
Archons, Fanatics, Fairies, Black Magic, Shadowborn... As if my life wasn't already complicated enough, now the Archons are back, and they're searching for their lost brother... -
Goblins Wear Suits by K.M. Shea
Morgan thought the most difficult decision of her life was deciding to become an official employee of the MBRC. But now, a senior in high school, she’s realizing it only gets worse... -
The Eternal Dawn by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsAlisa has spent the past five thousand years as a vampire, living alone and fighting for survival. In her loneliness, Alisa cannot resist bringing Teri—a descendant of her human family—into her life. But Alisa is surrounded by death and destruction, and just by knowing Alisa, Teri’s life is at risk. Alisa’s guilt grows when she becomes involved in a dangerous conspiracy... -
Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 52 ratingsIncludes:PhantomEvil ThirstCreatures of Forever Tears roll over my face. I touch them with my quivering tongue. They are clear and salty, not dark and bloody. Another sign that I am human. What Alisa has desired for five thousand years has finally come true: She is once again human. But now she is defenseless, vulnerable, and, for the first time in centuries, emotional... -
The Den of Shadows Quartet by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsPresents the adventures of teenagers Risika, Jessica Allodola, Turquoise Draka, and Sarah Vida as they learn about the mysterious world of vampires and the witches who hunt them.. -
Whispers Underground by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsIn Tufnell Park, North London, a set of railway tracks run under a school playground, leading to and from King's Cross. Wet, filthy, dangerous. Lovely place. And one Sunday before Christmas, Abigail Kamara, one of my endless brood of cousins, dragged me and my long-suffering colleague Lesley May down there to look for a ghost.We found one.And that was that, I thought come Monday... -
Count All Her Bones by April Henry
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCheyenne sets out to save her former captor in this much-anticipated sequel to Girl, Stolen.Six months ago, Griffin Sawyer meant to steal a car, but he never meant to steal the girl asleep in the backseat. Panicked, he took her home. His father, Roy, decided to hold Cheyenne―who is blind―for ransom. Griffin helped her escape, and now Roy is awaiting trial...Categorized as:
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Legacy by C.J. Daugherty
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn the last year, Allie's survived three arrests, two breakups and one family breakdown. The only bright point has been her new life at Cimmeria Academy. It's the one place she's felt she belongs. And the fact that it's brought dark-eyed Carter West into her life hasn't hurt either...Categorized as:
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Otaku Vampire's Love Bite, Vol. 1 by Julietta Suzuki
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJapan is otaku heaven for Hina, and she’s so busy collecting as much merch as her new apartment can hold that she almost doesn’t feel bad about missing out on the special menus at Vampire Cross cafes... -
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Kiss of the Rose Princess, Vol. 1 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAnise Yamamoto has been told that if she ever removes the rose choker given to her by her father, a terrible punishment will befall her. Unfortunately she loses that choker when a bat-like being falls from the sky and hits her. Anise is granted four cards representing four knights whom she can summon with a kiss... -
The Chase by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThis spectacular repackaged bind-up of a beloved trilogy begins with a board game. What was supposed to be an evening of celebration with friends, fun, and games becomes a night of danger, drama, and obsessive love. Because when Jenny, her boyfriend, Tom, and their friends begin to play the Game, it comes to life... -
Die for Her by Amy Plum
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSet in the romantic and death-defying world of the international bestselling Die for Me trilogy, this digital original novella follows Jules, a brooding, immortal French artist who has fallen in love with his best friend's girlfriend. Jules Marchenoir is a revenant—an undead being whose fate forces him to sacrifice himself over and over again to save human lives... -
Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the acclaimed Shadowshaper Cypher series!A house dividedSierra and the shadowshapers have been split apart. Juan, Anthony, and Izzy are in jail, anxiously waiting to find out what will become of them... -
Sacrifice by K.A. Poe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLibrarian's note: This is an alternate cover edition of ASIN B00AGGCM0Y. Enraged beyond reason at his returned wife's death, Paul has set his sights not only back on Salem, but on his own daughter Alexis as well. Having little other choice than abandoning their home, Alex, Salem, and Hannah begin to flee to an unknown location... -
Bloodline Sorcery by Lan Chan
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlood might be thicker than water, but my blood only spells trouble. It’s a new semester at Bloodline Academy but I’m the same old Sophie Mwansa. I’m still the low-magic kitchen witch at the bottom of the totem pole. The rare human in a school full of shifters, Nephilim, Fae and vampires. And they look at me like I’m their worst nightmare... -
오렌지 마말레이드 1 by Seok Woo
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA female vampire and a human male both have feelings for each other without knowing..Categorized as:
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Fracture by C.J. Daugherty
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsDevastated by the loss of her friend and under constant threat from an unknown spy at Cimmeria Academy, Allie Sheridan is finding it hard to cope.In Fracture, the third book in the Night School series, she’s not the only one losing it – everything is falling apart. And when Nathaniel begins to reveal his game plan, Isabelle starts to lose control...Categorized as:
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Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 4: Chidori by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHere is another exciting installment in the popular manga series. After she sees Ceres and Yuhi fly off the Mikage Corporation building, a girl named Chidori wants to find the airborne duo. Locating them, she asks Yuhi to grant her crippled brother's wish to fly... -
The Vampire and His Pleasant Companions, Vol. 1 by Marimo Ragawa, Narise Konohara
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSince becoming a vampire, Albert’s life has fallen into an unchanging cycle—day to night, bat to vampire, USA to…Japan? After a mishap at a meat-processing plant in Nebraska, bat-Al is flash-frozen alongside his midday snack and shipped to a foreign land! Explaining to police how he really ended up wandering naked is out of the question, not to mention he doesn’t know a word of Japanese! Al will... -
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One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNew York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake takes us back to the demon capital of the world in this highly anticipated sequel to In Every Generation, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Frankie Rosenberg is coming to terms with the fact that she’s the newest slayer, but that doesn’t mean she has it all figured out just yet... -
Blood Forever by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter making a deal with the devil, Rayne and Sunny have been given the chance to go back in time—preventing that fateful night when Sunny was bitten by Magnus from ever happening. But Sunny finds she doesn’t want to live without Magnus by her side and Rayne secretly wishes that vampire Jareth was back in her arms...Categorized as:
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Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 3: Suzumi by Yuu Watase
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAya and her twin brother Aki thought they were going to a celebration of their sixteenth birthday at their grandfather's home, but the funeral-like atmosphere tips them off that something's not right... -
Cold as Ice by Jayme Morse, Jody Morse
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComing back to the present was the least of Lexi Hunter's problems. She has some decisions to make . . . decisions that will be life-altering. When Dan doesn't return from the past right away, Lexi begins to wonder if he even survived the attack that she nearly witnessed and struggles to find a way to bring him back as soon as possible... -
Enemy Within by Angeline Kace
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo guys who’ve stolen her heart.Three races and only one of them worthy.Countless enemies with insatiable bloodlust for power.Will one girl's curse ultimately save her? Half-vampire Brooke Keller barely survived the slaying of her worst enemy, only to learn that Zladislov—the world's most powerful vampire, leader of the vampire world, and her father—wants her dead... -
The Vampire and the Case of the Cozy Christmas by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsVampires, gingerbread and Christmas magic – what could possibly go wrong?All I want is a perfect Christmas with great food, amazing friends and the love of my life by my side. The tree is decorated, the feast (cooked by a hearth witch!) is ready, and Connor’s home is buzzing with festive cheer. This year I can feel Christmas magic is within my reach.Then Liv calls... -
Midnight Secrets by Rita Stradling
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThree things about Justin Roberts: 1. He’s a bully. 2. Our relationship is toxic. 3. He’s the only one who knows my secret. A year ago, I woke in the morgue with a note in my hand telling me that I’m a vampire. I need blood or I’ll start killing people...Categorized as:
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The Afterlife of Holly Chase by Cynthia Hand
On Christmas Eve five years ago, Holly was visited by three ghosts who showed her how selfish and spoiled she'd become. They tried to convince her to mend her ways. She didn't. And then she died. Now she's stuck working for the top-secret company Project Scrooge--as the latest Ghost of Christmas Past. Every year, they save another miserly grouch...Categorized as:
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Christmas Before the Magic by W.J. May
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLearn how it all began … before the magic of tatùs. When Argyle invites his best friend, Simon Kerrigan, home for the Christmas holidays, he wants to save Simon from staying at Guilder Boarding School on his own. Simon comes along and doesn’t expect to find much more excitement in the tiny Scottish town where Argyle’s family lives. Until he meets Beth, Argyle’s older sister... -
The Possessed by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsGIFTED AND CURSED Kaitlyn Fairchild has always felt like an outsider in her small hometown. Her haunting eyes and prophetic drawings have earned her a reputation as a witch. But Kait's not a witch: She's a psychic. Tired of being shunned, Kait accepts an invitation to attend the Zetes Institute, where she can have a fresh start and study with other psychic teens... -
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Penance by Kristen Middleton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFourth and Final Installment of vampire romance series The Night Roamers.Written by NY Times Bestselling Author Kristen Middleton.Books in order:WhisperTrembleDeceptionPenanceDetermined to locate Anne, Nikki and Nathan attend their mother's feigned funeral in Shore Lake...Categorized as:
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Reindeer Boy by Cassandra Jean
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsQuincy has the same dream every year on Christmas Eve - of finding a little boy holding a special gift for her under the tree - and every Christmas morning, she's awoken to find a gift wrapped in tinfoil with her name on it... When school resumes after the winter break, Quincy's class discovers they have an unusual new transfer student named Cupid...Categorized as:
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The Ash Moon by Michelle Dare
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAriane lived her life one book at a time. She would never have guessed those books were about to change everything. They led her to Orion. Tall, dark, with eyes only for her. The rest of the world ceased to exist when Orion was around. But during a fateful ash moon, he shifted into a wolf. Ari thought she was dreaming, but she’d recognize those eyes anywhere. Fiction became reality...Categorized as:
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Sun Poisoned by Nikki Rae
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSophie’s life has changed. She’s moved to New York, she’s playing music for new people, and she’s making new friends. Then there’s Myles, and the fact that he is now her boyfriend—and everyone knows it. She’s not exactly normal, living in a half-human, half-vampire world, but she’s finally, truly happy... -
Let it Bleed by Jeri Smith-Ready
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis novella is available for free download in pdf, mobi and epub format at Author's website BLOOD IS THICKER THAN SLAUGHTER Con artist-turned-radio-station-manager Ciara Griffin hopes to settle into a normal un-life as a fledgling vampire, with the help of her immortally hot fiancé, grunge DJ Shane McAllister... -
Night Owls by A.R. Vishny
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this thrilling paranormal YA romance debut steeped in folklore, two estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish tradition—face New York's monstrous underworld to save the girl one of them loves with help from the boy one of them fears before they are, all of them, lost forever.Clara loves rules...
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