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Fangs by Sarah Andersen
A love story between a vampire and a werewolf by the creator of the enormously popular Sarah's Scribbles comics. Elsie the vampire is three hundred years old, but in all that time, she has never met her match. This all changes one night in a bar when she meets Jimmy, a charming werewolf with a wry sense of humor and a fondness for running wild during the full moon... -
The Morganville Vampires, Volume 3 by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 42 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... -
Instinct by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsZombies, demons, vampires, shapeshifters— another day in the life of Nick Gautier– and those are just his friends. But now that he’s accepted the demon that lives inside him, he must learn to control it and temper the very emotions that threaten the lives of everyone he cares for. Something that’s hard to do while trying to stay off the menus of those who want his head on a platter... -
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Strange Fate by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSarah Strange is a normal teenager with annoying siblings and a crush on two boys, Mal and Kierlan, who happen to be her best friends. But Sarah also has visions of a place where dragons darken the sky and feast on humans. When Sarah confides in Mal and Kierlan about her visions, she discovers her friends are not who they seem. They are part of the Night World...Categorized as:
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Awakening of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsI am seizing the patriarchy by the balls, and I’m going to give it a vasectomy. I may have been crowned Queen, but it rapidly becomes clear that the title doesn’t come with an iota of respect: in fact, it’s a death sentence. My enemies have handed me a crown and now they’re sitting back to see how long I can keep it. Challenges will be coming thick and fast, and I need to be prepared... -
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... -
Betrayal of the Court by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsDeath. Theft. Marriage. It’s an average day in the Other Realm.Someone keeps bludgeoning people in the Other realm to death. A couple of the murders were virtually in our back garden, so Emory has asked me to try and find the culprit. I’d feel better if I didn’t have Shirdal along with me, cracking jokes and on the verge of a deadly killing spree of his own... -
Atlantis Series Bundle by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsDiscover New York Times bestselling Gena Showalter's mythical world of immortals, magic and dark seduction in the Atlantis series! Now, you can download all five stories in this sexy, supernatural series in one convenient download. Bundle includes Heart of the Dragon, Jewel of Atlantis, The Nymph King, The Vampire's Bride and The Amazon's Curse...Categorized as:
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Invision by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThink your life is complicated and confusing? Nick Gautier was born to bring about the end of the world…It’s not easy being the heir of a demon overlord.But Nick is determined to thwart his destiny and get into a good college. To be more than his genetics and prophecy foretell. No one is ever going to tell this stubborn Cajun who and what he really is. Or how to live his life... -
Bitter of Tongue by Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsWhen Simon is kidnapped by the fey, he’s amazed to find a friend in former Shadowhunter Mark Blackthorn. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.After Simon is kidnapped by faeries (why is he always kidnapped?), he uncovers rumors of a secret weapon Sebastian left behind for the faerie queen... -
The Fiery Trial by Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsEmma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn become parabatai. Simon and Clary both act as their witnesses, so they can see what a parabatai bond forming looks like as they want to become parabatai as soon as Simon graduates — and because Emma asked Clary... -
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... -
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Daylighters by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsWhile Morganville, Texas, is often a troubled town, Claire Danvers and her friends are looking forward to coming home. But the Morganville they return to isn’t the one they know; it’s become a different place—a deadly one… Something drastic has happened in Morganville while Claire and her friends were away... -
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... -
Through Blood, Through Fire by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsJem Carstairs and Tessa Gray are finally united after waiting over a century to be together, but they become aware a dark threat is looming over a child of the Shadow Market: a lost Herondale, from a line of Herondales who have used the Market to hide from their fellow Nephilim. Now is the time for the lost Herondale to be discovered. Jem and Tessa have to find him before his enemies can... -
Sweet Tea & Spells by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMagic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow… Lots of changes in town and in her life, including her ex-fiancé's upcoming wedding to her cousin, have Charli Goodwin trying to be on her best behavior... -
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... -
Forbidden by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe team-spirit sign by the side of the highway seems a good omen to loner Morgan Walsh, as he drives to what could be the most important visit of his life — a chance to join the North American Pack. Then he wakes naked in the woods, surrounded by wolf tracks and a ring of suspicious cops... -
Hidden by Kelley Armstrong, Angilram
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsHiking through the snow, holiday baking and playing board games by the fire – what’s not to love about an old-fashioned family Christmas? Werewolves Elena Michaels and Clayton Danvers want to give their four-year-old twins, Kate and Logan, something their parents never had: a nice, normal holiday... -
Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChaos has nothing on me…I will do whatever I have to in order to end Queen Tephine’s reign for good.Even if I go down with her.This ends now... -
Thirst No. 2: Phantom, Evil Thirst, and Creatures of Forever by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 56 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 Sorcerer's Loss by H.D.A. Roberts
My twin brother has started to go mad, and my powers are the cause. Nobody knows how to stop it and all the facts are telling me that unless I can cure him, my brother is very likely going to try and kill me soon. And that's just how this whole mess starts.. -
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The Ripper by L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsHaunted by the past . . . The year is 1888, and the scent of blood lingers heavy in the London air. Stefan Salvatore thought he could escape his violent origins by settling in the peaceful countryside of England, but when a heinous murderer named Jack the Ripper surfaces, Stefan fears darkness will always follow him... -
Ectomancer's Torment by H.D.A. Roberts
A powerful enemy is defeated, his dreams of conquest shattered.We won.But so did he.His final act damaged my Well, the source of my Magic, perhaps beyond repair. My body is failing as my own powers slowly kill me.I have to find a cure before it’s too late, but there are so few people who can even understand what’s wrong, much less how to go about fixing it... -
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...Categorized as:
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The Eternal Dawn by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 47 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...Categorized as:
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Shadowborn's Terror by H.D.A. Roberts
There's a new Magical drug flooding the streets, capable of giving Magic to humans. It's addictive, powerful... and it's not what people think it is. I make a powerful new enemy, alienating the other Archons in the process, and she's clever enough to make me regret it, drawing me ever deeper into a web of vice, power and evil that I struggle to untangle before it's too late... -
Primal's Wrath by H.D.A. Roberts
It’s been nine months since I had my first brush with Black Magic, nearly a year since the Fairy Realms were cut off from our world.My life has become peaceful, routine. I have friends, I have a girlfriend, and all is right with the world.Or it was, anyway... -
Gates of Paradise by Melissa de la Cruz
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsSchuyler Van Alen is running out of time. The Dark Prince of Hell is storming the Gates of Paradise, intent on winning the heavenly throne for good. This time he has his greatest angels by his side, Abbadon and Azrael—Jack and Mimi Force, as they are known in the Coven.Or so he thinks... -
Divided by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1"..the story filled in exactly the portion from where Derek left Chloe to when he found her again...Categorized as:
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The Lost Herondale by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsSimon learns the worst crime a Shadowhunter can commit: desertion of their comrades. In the early nineteenth century, Tobias Herondale abandoned his fellow Shadowhunters in the heat of battle and left them to die. His life was forfeit, but Tobias never returned, and the Clave claimed his wife’s life in exchange for Tobias’s... -
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.. -
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Wolf's Curse by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFor Kate and Logan Danvers, sixteen-year-old twins of the werewolf Alpha, nothing could ruin a summer faster than the words “supernatural teen leadership conference.” They expected a boring week of earnest political discussions and team-building exercises...Categorized as:
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Smoke Rising by Julie Wetzel
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIs there such a thing as a normal life when you live with an ancient vampire and a temperamental hellhound? Victoria Westernly was just starting to think so. With Samhain just around the corner and the promise of a Halloween Ball, her life was looking good. Even the addition of a new master vampire couldn’t bring her down... -
The Captive, Part II and The Power by L.J. Smith
Caught in the struggle between good and evil...Cassie has joined the most alluring—and deadly—in-crowd imaginable. But power comes with a price, and it's more dangerous than she knows... -
Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsMysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yep, Liv's dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially this one where she's in a graveyard at night, watching four boys perform dark magic rituals. The really weird thing is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream... -
Ruling Passion by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMEET the Drakes:A darkly romantic, irresistibly alluring family of royal vampire bloodREAD Alyxandra Harvey's Ruling Passion: a haunting, humorous saga, now gathered into one juicy volume!"A refreshing take of the familiar teenage vampire drama . . . Harvey builds an engaging world of vampire cultures balanced wit a smart mix of darknewss and humor...Categorized as:
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Blood Ties by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"Dark, delicious and full of surprises, the Blood Coven series is like vampire candy." -New York Times bestselling author Heather Brewer. Officially back in the arms of her vampire boyfriend Magnus, Sunny finds she still can't forget the gentle mortal Jayden who once saved her life...Categorized as:
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Heart's Darkness by H.D.A. Roberts
University was supposed to be a time of exploration, of learning and new discoveries... I probably should have guessed that my problems weren't just going to vanish because I was feeling optimistic. The Fairy peoples have cut themselves off, taking important parts of me with them. A new threat emerges, wrapped in a righteousness that serves only to conceal a dreadful rot... -
Black Dawn by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsFirst he puts her in a dungeon. Then he realized they were soulmates. Now he wants to make her a vampire princess. Maggie Neely is a short, spunky sixteen-year-old with auburn hair and an iron will. When he brother turns up missing, she's determined to find him... -
Queen's Quality, Vol. 4 by Kyousuke Motomi
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWill this Queen with mind-control powers incite good or evil?Fumi Nishioka lives with Kyutaro Horikita and his family of “Sweepers,” people who specialize in cleaning the minds of those overcome by negative energy and harmful spirits... -
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... -
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The Evil We Love by Cassandra Clare, Robin Wasserman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsAll evil starts somewhere, and Simon Lewis learns how The Circle—led by Valentine Morgenstern—began. One of ten adventures in Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy.The Shadowhunter Academy has only just reopened following the disastrous rise of the Circle. Now the faculty can finally admit to what happened when Valentine was a student...Categorized as:
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Dangerous by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThis novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1How Derek and Simon’s dad disappeared and they ended up at Lyle House... -
Fanning the Flames by Chris Cannon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBryn McKenna has it all, including her smoking-hot knight turned live-in boyfriend, Valmont. Even though she’s a hybrid dragon, she’s finally fitting into the new shape-shifting dragon world that’s become her own. But her grandparents want to ruin everything by making Bryn’s nightmare of an arranged marriage to Jaxon Westgate a reality...Categorized as:
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Bitten in Two by Jennifer Rardin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsJaz Parks here. I. Am. Pissed. Just as Vayl and I arrive in Morocco to secure an ancient artifact, he wakes up calling me by another woman's name. And it's not even a good one. But since any form of argument transforms him into an unholy terror, I'm forced to play along until the gang and I can figure out what kind of power has so vastly altered his perceptions... -
Peanut Goes to School by Thea Harrison
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsDragos Cuelebre is no longer the only dragon. Dragos’s son Liam Cuelebre (a.k.a. Peanut) is springing into existence, reminiscent of the first of the Elder Races who were born at the beginning of the world. At just six months of age, he has already grown to the size of a large five-year-old boy. He can read, write in complete sentences, and his math skills are off the chart... -
Bad Blood by Mari Mancusi
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe newest Blood Coven novel-accompanied by edgy repackages of the rest of the series Sunny McDonald is in the ultimate forbidden relationship. Her boyfriend Magnus is a vampire, and the leader of the Blood Coven. And when the Coven decides that Magnus needs a mate to be his co-ruler, Sunny's humanity puts her out of the running...Categorized as:
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