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Ever After by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThe ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing... for the worse.While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation... -
![Dark Tarot by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Tarot by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSandu Berdardi continues to exist only to protect his people. An ancient Carpathian, his entire long life has been dedicated to honor above all else. He knows his time has passed, especially since he has not been able to find his lifemate — the anchor to keep him sane in a world he no longer understands... -
![Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs]()
Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsMercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, faces a threat unlike any other in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman. My only "superpowers" are that I turn into a thirty-five pound coyote and fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd places and a pack of werewolves at my back. It looks like I'm going to need them... -
![The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison]()
The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsAt long last... The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Kim Harrison!Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking. She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon... -
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![Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter]()
Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsJane Yellowrock must dig deep and find strength within herself if she is to survive in the latest novel in this New York Times bestselling series.Jane Yellowrock is a shapeshifting skinwalker, and vampire killer-for-hire, but her last battle with an ancient arcane enemy has brought her low... -
![Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle]()
Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt’s been two months since Perry Palomino and Dex Foray’s relationship reached a new turning point, two months since Perry started a new life in Seattle, and two months since their Experiment in Terror show took on a new partner, ex-Wine Babe Rebecca Sims, and found a new level of success. But whenever there is light in their lives, the madness still has a way of coming back in... -
![River Marked by Patricia Briggs]()
River Marked by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsMercy Thompson: Mechanic, Shapeshifter, Fighter.Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. And she's never known any others of her kind. Until now... -
![Shadow Rites by Faith Hunter]()
Shadow Rites by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSlaying vampires is child’s play for skinwalker Jane Yellowrock. But handling the complicated politics of New Orleans’ supernatural players is another story... Jane is keeping the peace between visiting groups of witches and vamps in the city, but then trouble comes knocking on her doorstep... -
![Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione]()
Passion Unleashed by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsFORBIDDEN TEMPTATIONS Serena Kelley is an archaeologist and treasure hunter-and a woman with a secret. Since she was seven, she's been the keeper of a powerful charm that grants her health and immortality . . . as long as she stays a virgin. But Serena isn't all that innocent... -
![This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost]()
This Side of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 58 ratingsDanger waits on both sides of the grave.Half-vampire Cat Crawfield and her vampire husband Bones have fought for their lives, as well as for their relationship. But just when they've triumphed over the latest battle, Cat's new and unexpected abilities threaten to upset a long-standing balance . . .With the mysterious disappearance of vampires, rumors abound that a species war is brewing... -
![Amuletto Kiss (The Magic & Mixology Mystery Series) by Gina LaManna]()
Amuletto Kiss (The Magic & Mixology Mystery Series) by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHold your loved ones close, islanders… Life for Lily Locke has not been normal ever since she learned of her witchy heritage, but now more than ever, her world is spiraling out of control. When a series of strange events begins to tear her beloved island apart, it’s up to the famed Mixologist to seek out the most powerful wizard in the world and spare him from death...Categorized as:
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![Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur]()
Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsSome nights never end.Some desires never die. . . .She ventures where no one else dares—into realms of peril and pleasure. But will this next journey be her last?Shape-shifting werewolf and vampire Riley Jenson is through with death–causing it, solving it, surviving it. Her soul mate, Kye Murphy, is dead–and at Riley’s own hands...Categorized as:
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The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsInternational bestselling hit The Beacon Hill Sorcerer series continues with Book #2, The Necromancer's Dilemma...Even love can die without trust.Angel’s brother, Isaac, has returned home, and the pair begins to make slow and awkward attempts back to each other... -
![Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong]()
Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWar is coming to the Otherworld. A sinister cult known as The Supernatural Liberation Movement is hell-bent on exposing the truth about supernaturals to the rest of the world. Their violent, ruthless plan has put everyone at risk: from werewolves to vampires, from witches to half-demons.Savannah Levine - fiery and unpredictable - stands at the heart of the maelstrom... -
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![Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur]()
Bound to Shadows by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn the darkness, demons come out to play…and someone must bring their sins to light.Part vampire, part werewolf, Riley Jenson knows what can happen when vamps don’t play well with others. But she’s never seen anything like this: a series of brutal murders surrounding the latest hot spot for vampire-human hookups—and the victims aren’t just killed, they’re beheaded...Categorized as:
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![Destroyer of Worlds by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Destroyer of Worlds by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter becoming possessed by the vampire spirit Gray, telekinetic Caleb Jansen thought his situation couldn’t get any worse. But that was before Graham Forsyth, head of SPECTR’s sinister Research Division, took him into custody.Forsyth claims he can exorcise Gray before the forty-day time limit runs out. But once at RD, Caleb and Gray find themselves ensnared in a web of lies... -
![How to Survive an Undead Honeymoon by Hailey Edwards]()
How to Survive an Undead Honeymoon by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Epilogues: Part IINothing says romance like spending a long weekend at a haunted inn famed for sending its guests to the ER with scratches, bites, and fractures. Or so Linus thinks when he books a trip for Grier and himself to Oliphant House. As far as honeymoons go, the choice is nontraditional, but then, so is his bride...Categorized as:
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![No Ghouls Allowed by Victoria Laurie]()
No Ghouls Allowed by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a trip to Georgia to see her father, M. J. Holliday finds herself trapped in a haunted mansion and discovers... THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN—FROM THE DEAD M.J. has had a distant relationship with her father since her mother died more than two decades ago. But when M.J... -
![Dark of Night by Emily Goodwin]()
Dark of Night by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEverything has a cost.I never thought the cost of falling in love could be my life. But when the Vampire Council gets reports of increased magical activity in the surrounding areas, they give the order for vampires to kill any witches they come across. I trust Lucas to never hurt me, but he’s not the only vampire in my life, and let’s just say the others aren’t my biggest fans...Categorized as:
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![Brutal Asset by John Conroe]()
Brutal Asset by John Conroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBook 3 of the Demon Accords. Partnered in an uneasy alliance with federal law enforcement, Chris Gordon has been hunting down the outlaw gang, Loki's Spawn, who attacked his vampire girlfriend. But when he finds unexpected hostages who trigger his baser instincts, Chris is thrown into a search for answers to dark questions...Categorized as:
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![Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong]()
Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRare and never-before published short stories featuring fan favorites from the New York Times bestselling seriesIt’s been more than ten years since Kelley Armstrong began the Otherworld series and drew legions of fans to a realm roamed by witches, werewolves, necromancers, vampires, and half-demons...Categorized as:
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![Dark Possession by Christine Feehan]()
Dark Possession by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsManolito De La Cruz knew he was dangerously close to turning into a vampire. The last thing he expected after being called back to his Carpathian homeland by Prince Mikhail was to catch the scent of his destined lifemate in MaryAnn Delaney. MaryAnn is human, but she knows all too well the overwhelmingly aggressive instincts of Carpathian males... -
![The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong]()
The Reckoning by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsChloe Saunders is fifteen and would love to be normal. Unfortunately, Chloe happens to be a genetically engineered necromancer who can raise the dead without even trying. She and her equally gifted (or should that be 'cursed'?) friends are now running for their lives from the evil corporation that created them...Categorized as:
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Blood Brothers by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the first novel in a compelling trilogy about three brothers bound by fate, blood, and a timeless enemy. In the town of Hawkins Hollow, it's called The Seven. Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen. It began when three young boys--Caleb, Fox, and Gage--went on a camping trip to The Pagan Stone. -
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![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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![Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong]()
Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAs a curious six-year-old, Clayton didn’t resist the bite—he asked for it. But surviving as a lone child-werewolf was more than he could manage—until Jeremy came along and taught him how to straddle the human-werewolf worlds, gave him a home…and introduced him to the Pack...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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![Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes]()
Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA rookie cop. A team of supernatural detectives. A shifter with some impulse control issues.My name is Cat McKenzie, and I thought wood sprites weren’t a thing.Apparently, they are. Fun fact: they enjoy eating carrion which was how I discovered the body of a hunter in the woods. The local werewolf pack confirms it’s a bad wolf doing the biting... -
![Up from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost]()
Up from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsThere’s always one more grave to dig.Lately, life has been unnaturally calm for vampires Cat Crawfield and her husband Bones... -
![Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur]()
Deadly Desire by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSeduction that kills. Pleasure to die for. She just can’t resist…Guardian Riley Jenson always seems to face the worst villains. And this time’s no different. For it’s no ordinary sorceress who can raise the dead to do her killing. But that’s exactly what Riley expects to find at the end of a trail of female corpses used—and discarded—in a bizarre ritual of evil... -
![Come Alive by Karina Halle]()
Come Alive by Karina Halle
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt’s one thing to bring the woman you love back into your life. It’s another to try and keep her there. For Dex Foray, convincing Perry Palomino to open herself to their burgeoning relationship has been more challenging than hunting ghosts, battling demons and stalking Sasquatch combined... -
![The Phantom Queen by Yasmine Galenorn]()
The Phantom Queen by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhisper Hollow, where spirits walk among the living, and the lake never gives up her dead...Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on Crescent Lake in the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can never really leave. I'm Kerris Fellwater, and I'm a spirit shaman...Categorized as:
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![Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost]()
Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 48 ratingsAn immortal war has been brewing in the darkness . . . And now one woman has stumbled into the shadows. Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares... -
![Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong]()
Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe #1 "New York Times" bestselling author sets the stage for a battle of epic proportions.Savannah Levine is all grown up. As a witch endowed with an array of spells, she is also a force to be reckoned with. As a paranormal investigator she is finally coming into her own. But her last case tore a family apart, and Savannah swore she'd give up her powers to fix the mess she helped create... -
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![Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong]()
Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...Categorized as:
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![Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong]()
Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...Categorized as:
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![Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks]()
Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsNothing's sexier than an man who can keep a secret.A typical bachelor party is all about beers and beautiful women. A vampire bachelor party is no different -- except the men are drinking Blissky (whiskey-flavored synthetic blood). And no one can throw a party quite like Jack, the illegitimate son of the legendary Casanova... -
![The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts, Dan John Miller]()
The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts, Dan John Miller
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts’ electrifying trilogy comes to an end, as three men and three women join forces—and hearts—to battle the ultimate evil.Years ago, after their blood brother ritual, Gage, Fox, and Caleb each emerged from the woods with a piece of bloodstone. Now, it will become their weapon in the final fight against the demon they awakened... -
![PsyCop Briefs: Volume 1 by Jordan Castillo Price]()
PsyCop Briefs: Volume 1 by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVictor Bayne sees dead people for a living…and he sees them off the clock, too. After all, ghosts don’t confine their appearances to a psychic medium’s work hours. From the macabre to the mundane, from titillating to tender, these PsyCop shorts feature stolen moments between the novels. Get a glimpse of Vic’s life with Jacob between cases, from both men’s viewpoints... -
![Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon]()
Irregulars by Nicole Kimberling, Josh Lanyon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s a secret international organization operating in cities on every continent. It polices relations between the earthly realm and those beyond this world, enforcing immigration laws, the transfers of magical artifacts, and crimes against humanity.The agents who work for the NATO Irregular Affairs Division can’t tell anyone what they do, or how hard they work to keep us safe... -
![The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong]()
The Awakening by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 67 ratingsIf you had met me a few weeks ago, you probably would have described me as an average teenage girl - someone normal. Now my life has changed forever and I’m as far away from normal as it gets. A living science experiment - not only can I see ghosts, but I was genetically altered by a sinister organization called Edison Group. What does that mean? For starters...Categorized as:
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![House Rules by Chloe Neill]()
House Rules by Chloe Neill
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIn a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps.At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before.It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace...Categorized as:
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![Possession by J.R. Ward]()
Possession by J.R. Ward
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 36 ratings#1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward explores what really happens when good and evil toy with humanity in her new novel of the Fallen Angels, as the salvation of a doomed soul depends once again on a crossroads...When Cait Douglass resolves to get over her broken heart, throw off her inhibitions, and start really living, she’s unprepared for the two sensual men who cross her path... -
![Wolf Marked by Veronica Douglas]()
Wolf Marked by Veronica Douglas
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWerewolves are hunting me down.I was just an ordinary girl waiting tables in a small-town bar. I had no idea magic was real. That was, until I backed my car over a werewolf a couple times.In my defense, the wolf was trying to murder me, and I was all out of mace.Now I’ve got a cult of rogue wolves on my heels, and the only one who can protect me is Jaxson Laurent—the Chicago Alpha...Categorized as:
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![Must Love Lycans by Michele Bardsley]()
Must Love Lycans by Michele Bardsley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSince the moment Damien showed up-gloriously naked-Kelsey Morningstone has been having a hard time keeping her relationship with the clinic's latest amnesiac patient strictly professional. Even with her empathy abilities Kelsey's not sure she can get past Damien's anger to find the cause of his delusions...Categorized as:
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![Cross Your Heart by Michele Bardsley]()
Cross Your Heart by Michele Bardsley
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEven vampires can be afraid of ghosts... After the death of her husband-and her dreams of motherhood-Elizabeth Bretton returned to the family estate in Broken Heart, Oklahoma. Little did she know she would also give up her life as the Silverstone heiress... -
![The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur]()
The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsDanger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own... -
![The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur]()
The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsDanger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own... -
![Demon Driven by John Conroe]()
Demon Driven by John Conroe
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSeven months have passed since Chris Gordon met Tanya Demidova. In that time he has adapted to the vast changes in his life. Being faster and stronger, working for a paranormal police unit and dating a vampire. But new threats appear; from the South, from the North, within the NYPD and from the U.S. government. But his greatest danger is already inside him. Book 2 of the Demon Accords...Categorized as:
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![Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks]()
Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEileen Wilks' novels of the Lupi have drawn readers into a seductive world of action, suspense, and passion...
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