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Gray Days by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlack Hat Bureau, Book 9The Black Hat compound is rubble on the ocean floor, the director hasn’t been seen since the explosion that demolished his life’s work, and old enemies have decided it’s open season on the remaining agents. Oh. And Arden has decided now is a great time for a surprise visit to force a confrontation with Rue...Categorized as:
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![Unspoken by C.C. Hunter]()
Unspoken by C.C. Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsUnspoken truths will be revealed—and they will change everything—in this dazzling final chapter of the Shadow Falls: After Dark trilogy!Della Tsang is facing the toughest fight of her life—and the most personal. In her new role as an elite paranormal investigator, she’s assigned a twenty-year-old murder case…and the accused killer is none other than her own father... -
![Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison]()
Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven in the Holllows - Cincinnati's home to all supernatural folk - vampires and werewolves can make strange bedfellows. Just ask Rachel Morgan, private investigator and witch. First her never-do-well boyfriend disappears into the night. Then the hunky protege of vampire crimelord Piscary starts eyeing her curves... not to mention her throat... -
![Dark Covenant by Amanda M. Lee]()
Dark Covenant by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZoe Lake is engaged - even she can't believe it. Aric Winters, the man of her dreams, has slipped a ring on her finger and asked her to pledge her future to him. She's ready - kind of. When death and destruction explode - literally - Zoe has a decision to make. Old enemies die hard, and it seems the path to happily ever after winds through Covenant College...Categorized as:
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![The Ripper by L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson]()
The Ripper by L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series by L.J. Smith.The Ripper is the fourth book in L.J. Smith’s bestselling Stefan’s Diaries series, which reveals the backstory of brothers Stefan and Damon from The Vampire Diaries series. This paperback features cover artwork from the hit CW TV series The Vampire Diaries, starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder... -
![Duel Nature by John Conroe]()
Duel Nature by John Conroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsChris and Tanya have been assigned as Coven Rovers, traveling the country and trouble shooting the supernatural community. It's a job that's part cop and part auditor, one that should be long periods of boredom mixed with small parts of action...Categorized as:
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![Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson]()
Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSomething wicked is at work in Colorado’s supernatural community. Vampires are being paralyzed or killed with poison…a weapon favored by witches. This offense threatens to break apart the already-fractured alliance between witches and the undead.The state’s cardinal vampire, Maven, summons boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther to stop the killing before it ignites a war...Categorized as:
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Game Night by Katie May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFirst eliminations.First kisses.First attack.What could go wrong?For this group date, I’ll be a participant in a life-sized board game night with some of the contestants I don’t know as well.Will sparks fly? Or will we succumb to the horrors of the games?Combine that with an escape room solo date with a surly cupid, and new secrets will be revealed... -
![Shadow Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Shadow Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe holidays are here, and this year, they’re deadly…It’s my first Thanksgiving back in Moonshadow Bay, and everything is hunky-dory until the Witches Guild assigns me a research project for the upcoming Winter Solstice Festival. Not only do I melt down my computer, but I download a demon who ends up stuck in my house...Categorized as:
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![Lost Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox]()
Lost Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the next highly anticipated installment of J.R. Rain’s bestselling supernatural mystery series, Samantha Moon finds herself stranded on a distant planet of dragons . . . and confronted with a powerful demon hellbent on destroying worlds. Samantha Moon spent the past thirteen years fighting the evil trying to consume her, but at least she knew where it lurked... -
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Shadow Tainted by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsComing soon!For news and updates on this series, join Elena Lawson's facebook fan group!Reading Order:Soul Bound - May 18thMagic Untamed - June 15thBlood Pledged - July 20thShadow Tainted - August 24thDeath Kissed - September...Categorized as:
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![Conjuring by Amanda M. Lee]()
Conjuring by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSophomore year is here and Zoe Lake has a new outlook on life: No more drama, no more angst, and no more near-death experiences. After a lazy summer, where the only thing to get her blood pumping was resident lothario werewolf Aric Winters, Zoe returns to Covenant College with three new roommates and a few old distractions... -
![Zombie's Bite by Karen Chance]()
Zombie's Bite by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 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... -
![Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong]()
Otherworld Chills by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe final anthology from the #1 New York Times bestselling Otherworld series Embrace the obscure. New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong once again opens the gates to the Otherworld. This collection of rare and never-before-published novellas and short stories brings the clever wit, dark twists, and intense suspense Otherworld readers have come to expect... -
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![Mirage by Kristi Cook]()
Mirage by Kristi Cook
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Violet McKenna is back for her senior year at Winterhaven, and thrilled to be with Aidan after a long summer apart. But when a violent and disturbing vision begins to haunt her, Violet suddenly feels unsure of everything: who to trust, if she is in danger, and—worst of all—whether she and Aidan are really meant to be together...Categorized as:
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![Dead Is Just A Rumor by Marlene Perez]()
Dead Is Just A Rumor by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAs the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary—on Halloween, of course—many of its paranormal residents are receiving mysterious blackmail letters. Psychic teen Daisy Giordano and her sisters set out to find out who is behind the threats. But launching an investigation isn’t easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move...Categorized as:
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![Hunter's Trail by Melissa F. Olson]()
Hunter's Trail by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsActions have consequences—a lesson Scarlett Bernard is learning the hard way. As a “null,” Scarlett has always been able to negate the powers of the supernatural beings that surround her. But now her reckless decision to permanently change Eli from a werewolf to a human has left the Los Angeles werewolf pack in shambles, and upset the balance of power among the city’s supernatural factions...Categorized as:
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![Bad Vampire by Lauren Dawes]()
Bad Vampire by Lauren Dawes
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA rookie cop. A team of supernatural misfits. Recalcitrant baby vampires on the loose.My name is Cat McKenzie, and I’ve been a very bad girl…No, not in the I-need-a-spanking way...pervert.Nope, my kind of bad got my partner killed on my first day of the job. And now I’m getting punished by being thrown in as human liaison to PIG — the Paranormal Investigative Group...Categorized as:
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![Death Rejoices by A.J. Aalto]()
Death Rejoices by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMarnie Baranuik is back, and this time, the Great White Shark of psychic investigations has “people skills” and a new assistant who seems to harbor an unhealthy curiosity about Harry, her revenant companion. Together, they've got a whole lot of questions that need answering... -
![Endless Magic by Camilla Chafer]()
Endless Magic by Camilla Chafer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Stella awakens, the last thing she remembers is being kidnapped by The Brotherhood. Robbed of her magic and memories, she struggles to discover what happened to her and why. She’s not even sure how she escaped until her terrifying memories begin to return...Categorized as:
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![Deathly Magic by A.L. Kessler]()
Deathly Magic by A.L. Kessler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZombies... When Abigail Collins heard Nick’s theory on their current case, she knew he had to be crazy, but when a zombie shows up in her apartment she has no choice but to believe him. A renegade necromancer bent on manipulating witches and murdering innocent people runs amok in town and Abby and Nick have to stop them before more bodies pile up...Categorized as:
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![Thicker Than Blood by Angela Roquet]()
Thicker Than Blood by Angela Roquet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRevenge. Jenna had thought she wanted it before but it’s nothing compared to the scorching ire she lives with now. With her home and heart in ruins, she’s ready to repay the favor. The duke has taken her in, but not out of the kindness of his heart. The lavish suite and full-service harem at her disposal are not enough to disguise the setup for what it is: a gilded cage... -
![Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor]()
Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Collection of Urban Fantasy Adventures Beyond the veil lies a world of magic, mystery, and adventure! From author Nicole R. Taylor comes five full length novels, each a first in a series... -
![Then Came Wanda...With A Baby Carriage by Dakota Cassidy]()
Then Came Wanda...With A Baby Carriage by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s almost nothing Wanda Jefferson wants more than a family to call her own, and she’s almost got it all with her husband Heath, a beautiful home in the suburbs, and her soul-satisfying work with her best friends as part of OOPS—a paranormal crisis hotline. Yet still, there’s a tiny hole in Wanda’s heart she longs to fill with a baby... -
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![One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake]()
One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 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... -
![Boundary Lines by Melissa F. Olson]()
Boundary Lines by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFitting into the Old World isn’t going very well for Boulder boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther: she may have earned a place in a vampire’s service, but now it seems as if every supernatural creature in town has found a reason to hate her...Categorized as:
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![Whispering by Amanda M. Lee]()
Whispering by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThings are going from bad to worse for Zoe Lake. Actually, if there's something beyond worse - she's pretty sure that's the world she's living in these days. Between threats from hometown werewolves, visits from sarcastic ghosts and the eternal struggle of what shoes to wear to a party, Zoe can't fit much more on her plate. Covenant College was supposed to be a new beginning... -
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Taken by Claire Farrell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s been months since Ava fooled the British vampires and dealt with Becca for good, but although life has been easier, it’s not without its problems. Her deal with the twins is physically harming her, Peter’s grasp on his sanity is tentative to say the least, Carl is struggling, and Esther is losing her edge... -
![Love Hurts by Jim Butcher]()
Love Hurts by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn e-book short story by New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher, originally published in the anthology SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Also available in Side Jobs... -
![Buried Magic by T.J. Green]()
Buried Magic by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWitchcraft, dark secrets, and demons. No one is safe in White Haven.White Haven has a history of witchcraft, but the locals don't know that there are real witches living among them, and Avery is one of them... -
![Vampire Games by J.R. Rain]()
Vampire Games by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSix years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire...Categorized as:
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Vampire Dawn by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSix years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire.Now in VAMPIRE DAWN, Samantha Moon tackles her most frightening case yet...Categorized as:
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![The Asylum by L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson]()
The Asylum by L.J. Smith, Kevin Williamson
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe fifth book in the New York Times bestselling series by L.J. Smith.The Asylum is the fifth book in L.J. Smith’s bestselling Stefan’s Diaries series, which reveals the backstory of brothers Stefan and Damon from The Vampire Diaries series. This paperback features cover artwork from the hit CW TV series The Vampire Diaries, starring Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, and Ian Somerhalder... -
![Dead Is So Last Year by Marlene Perez]()
Dead Is So Last Year by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSomething very strange starts happening in Nightshade the summer that the eldest Giordano sister, Rose, gets a job working at Dr. Franken's research laboratory. People are starting to see double. Doppelgängers of Nightshade residents are popping up all over town...Categorized as:
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![Huntress by L.J. Smith]()
Huntress by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsBlood Fever Jez Redfern is unique. She's a vampire hunter... who's half vampire. Raised in the Redfern family, the girl with fiery hair and silvery-blue eyes was the undisputed leader of a gang of vampire raiders. Then came the discovery that shattered her life-- her mother was a human. Now, Jez hunts her former friends, protecting humans from the Night World... -
![Midnight Scoundrel by Rebecca Main]()
Midnight Scoundrel by Rebecca Main
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStealing isn’t personal. At least not to Quinn Montgomery. Yet, when her latest heist to steal from the Adolphus family tailspins her into a supernatural world filled with lycans, witches, and vampires she must learn to steel her nerves and…her heart. Unfortunately for her, Ryatt Adolphus has other plans for the sultry thief... -
![Veiled Enchantments by Deborah Blake]()
Veiled Enchantments by Deborah Blake
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn this exciting novel in the Veiled Magic series, Witch and police officer Donata Santori travels to Maine to help solve a deadly mystery, where her magical abilities are tested like never before... -
![The Day the Witch Stood Still by Ruby Raine]()
The Day the Witch Stood Still by Ruby Raine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDani doesn't know she's a powerful witch - her unknown protectors murdered before passing on their knowledge. Now, evil sets their murderous intent on Dani: wanted dead--not alive, before she discovers she's the only witch powerful enough to stop the ultimate evil from rising. Join thousands experiencing Wilde & Witchy Today-- "A cold shower is needed after reading this series!" Sassy. Steamy...Categorized as:
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![The Return by Nicole R. Taylor]()
The Return by Nicole R. Taylor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZac's afterlife is just going from bad to worse. He grew a heart only to have it torn out by the founding vampire, Arturius.Nobody is sure what he wants, but Zac doesn't want to know. He's more interested in finding a way to end him for good. But, it might just be that he's after Gabby, who's harbouring a secret of her own, one that Arturius would do anything for... -
![Secrets by H.K. Savage]()
Secrets by H.K. Savage
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsParis, everyone is together and forgets for one night about the looming threat of war between the races for a wedding. But no sooner are their vows exchanged than the newlyweds are called upon to serve the Court. Stateside, an old photograph turns up with a member of the vampire's Court and several other men linked to an organization called Nightshade Holdings, LLC... -
![The Reluctant Goddess (The Montgomery Chronicles) by Karen Ranney]()
The Reluctant Goddess (The Montgomery Chronicles) by Karen Ranney
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife was getting stranger instead of easier. Not only was Marcie Montgomery still craving tacos - and any kind of cheesecake - now she was lusting after her knight in confusing armor. Plus, she knew her dog wasn’t exactly a dog... -
![Midnight Bites by Chloe Neill, Sophie Eastlake]()
Midnight Bites by Chloe Neill, Sophie Eastlake
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings5 hoursIn Howling for You, Jeff Christopher is a shapeshifter and ally of Chicago's Cadogan House of Vampires. For a long time, Jeff only had eyes for the beautiful Fallon Keene. Unfortunately, she is the only sister of the lethal North American Central Pack Apex Gabriel Keene...Categorized as:
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![To Catch A Vampire by Jennifer Harlow]()
To Catch A Vampire by Jennifer Harlow
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCLASSIFIED: F.R.E.A.K.S. Do DallasBeatrice Alexander, telekinetic special agent, is still adjusting to life among the F.R.E.A.K.S. while wiping out zombies and other supernatural threats. When Bea learns about her "special assignment" investigating a series of human disappearances with Oliver Montrose, her gorgeous but annoying vampire co-worker, she reluctantly agrees to go undercover... -
![A Cursed Moon by Cecy Robson]()
A Cursed Moon by Cecy Robson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMeet the furry big brother that the Wird sisters never had… Bren is a cocky, brash hound of a werewolf who loathes the idea of belonging to Aric’s pack—much less finding a mate... -
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![Kissed by the Dark by Donna Augustine]()
Kissed by the Dark by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife with Kane is wonderful, right up until it’s not. People like me, Shadow Walkers, who know that monsters are real and nightmares don’t only happen when you’re sleeping, are always waiting for the worst. But no one believes me when I tell them disaster is looming, not even Kane, the man who has seen more than I can imagine. When the worst does happen, I’m not prepared... -
![Only Lycans Need Apply by Michele Bardsley]()
Only Lycans Need Apply by Michele Bardsley
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen I found the ancient tomb of the two most powerful vampires in history, I knew I was in for a lot of trouble….But archaeologists like me, Moira Jameson, are ready for trouble. Okay, maybe not human-species-threatening trouble. Or the kind of trouble that arrives in the form of a sexy werewolf named Drake. Yeah. Werewolf. And I thought ancient curses and walking corpses were a joke... -
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Zombie King by J.C. Diem
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLexi Levine's life changed forever the night she became a werewolf. She was only meant to be a temporary addition to the Shifter Squad, but at barely eighteen, she is now a permanent member of the team. Well used to facing danger, none of the squad is prepared to meet Lexi's father. Major Philip Levine is a sniper with unparalleled skills. He has returned from his overseas mission to seek answers...Categorized as:
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Brazen by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNick Sorrentino knows everyone in the supernatural world considers him the Pack’s playboy, the pretty but not very useful werewolf whose only reputation involves his amorous exploits.Usually, Nick couldn’t care less what anyone outside the Pack thinks of him. But when it affects his hunt for Malcolm Danvers, a psychotic bogeyman from the Pack’s past, it matters... -
![Out for Blood by Kristen Painter]()
Out for Blood by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter nearly dying at the hands of the Aurelian, Chrysabelle finds new determination to move beyond life as a comarré. That is until the Kubai Mata bring a new task to her doorstep: rescue the child Tatiana has kidnapped, or Mal becomes enemy number one...Categorized as:
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![Phantom Kiss by Chloe Neill]()
Phantom Kiss by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this all-new novella from the New York Times bestselling author of Midnight Marked, Merit, Ethan, and the rest of Cadogan House crew discover that not all undead creatures are kindred spirits… Vampires generally aren’t afraid of things that go bump in the night, but Merit and Ethan are extra jumpy after a recent attack by a dark sorcerer...Categorized as:
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