Shadow Trade: The Ruin of Relics Series by Melissa Nicole, Melissa Haag, Nicolette Pierce

Resolution Never go hiking again.Resolution Don’t bleed on any more hibernating vampires.An impromptu hike sends Everly toppling gracelessly into a vampire cave. The surly, tall, and devastatingly handsome vampire isn’t interested in the bonbons Everly offers to make amends for waking him. He’d rather have Everly…help him adapt to the modern world, of course... moreResolution Never go hiking again.Resolution Don’t bleed on any more hibernating vampires.An impromptu hike sends Everly toppling gracelessly into a vampire cave. The surly, tall, and devastatingly handsome vampire isn’t interested in the bonbons Everly offers to make amends for waking him. He’d rather have Everly…help him adapt to the modern world, of course.However, after one of her friends disappears, Everly abandons Cross's lessons and asks for his help navigating the Shadow Trade world instead. Filled with supernatural creatures of every sort, it’s a place she never wanted to enter. A single misstep could cost Everly her life. But she’ll risk anything to keep the people she cares about safe.With sugary bribes, ancient artifacts, mysterious tattoos, and extremely sexy supernaturals, Blood and Bonbons is the next must-read paranormal romance/ urban fantasy/cozy mystery blend of the year. less

Love can be deadly.Everly’s cautious optimism for a normal summer shatters with the news of the dwarven prince’s murder. By order of the dwarf king, the mountain is immediately shut down, trapping Vena’s family inside along with the killer.As Everly and her friends search for the truth behind the prince’s sudden death to free Vena’s family, tensions and passions rise, and Everly finds herself once again in a war for affection between Shepard and Cross... moreLove can be deadly.Everly’s cautious optimism for a normal summer shatters with the news of the dwarven prince’s murder. By order of the dwarf king, the mountain is immediately shut down, trapping Vena’s family inside along with the killer.As Everly and her friends search for the truth behind the prince’s sudden death to free Vena’s family, tensions and passions rise, and Everly finds herself once again in a war for affection between Shepard and Cross. Not that being between two hot, alpha males is much of a chore…until Everly discovers why she was placed there.All the clues point toward a terrifying truth–the vampires are out for blood, and no one is safe.Death and Donuts is filled with laughs, steamy moments, unique dessert creations for creatures who have no culinary palette (Blood donuts? Gross!), and thrilling near misses in this new addition to the Ruin of Relics series. less