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  • Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

    Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Between his father’s sudden—and rather suspicious—generosity, and his own rash promise to help Christine plan her wedding, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough to worry about. But when the donation of a mysterious codex to the Ladysmith Museum draws the attention of a murderous cult, Whyborne finds himself in a race against time to unlock its secrets first...
  • Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend

    Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nightshift clerk and high-functioning insomniac Jack is back to work, trying his best to keep out of trouble. But when his chain-smoking coworker discovers a mysterious radio signal revealing the guarded secrets of their town, Jack will learn that an annoying new dayshift manager is far from the worst of his problems...
  • Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk

    Bloodline by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Between his bullying father and dissolute brother, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough problematic family members to deal with. So when his sister returns to Widdershins asking for help solving the mystery of a derelict ship, Whyborne is reluctant to get involved. Until, that is, a brutal murderer strikes, leaving Whyborne and his lover Griffin no choice but to take the case...
  • Into the Hollow by Karina Halle

    Into the Hollow by Karina Halle

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Perry Palomino has fought her demons – and won – but the battle is far from over. She’s now left broken and on her own, leaving behind her life and family in Portland to focus on giving Dex Foray – and the Experiment in Terror show – a second chance. But their past mistakes continue to tease and test their relationship, as does the wild and desolate terrain of the Canadian Rockies...
  • Rise of the Werewolf by Mark Tufo

    Rise of the Werewolf by Mark Tufo

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The world of man was brought to its knees with the zombie apocalypse. A hundred and fifty years have passed since man has clawed and climbed his way from the brink of extinction. Civilization has rebooted, man has begun to rebuild, to create communities and society.It is on this fragile new shaky ground that a threat worse than the scourge of the dead has sprung...
  • Monster Hunter Alpha by Larry Correia

    Monster Hunter Alpha by Larry Correia

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    #3 in the break-out, best-selling Monster Hunter series. Earl Harbinger, head of Monster Hunter International, faces down an old nemesis -- a very nasty former KGB werewolf who is working to create a new, unstoppable breed. Dirty Harry meets Twilight. #3 in the break-out series and a follow-up to Monster Hunter International and Monster Hunter Vendetta...
  • This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong, Jason Pargin

    This Book Is Full of Spiders by David Wong, Jason Pargin

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Originally released as an online serial where itreceivedmore than 70,000 downloads,John Dies at the End has been described as a"Horrortacular", an epic of "spectacular" horror that combines the laugh out loud humor of the best R-rated comedy, with the darkest terror of H.P. Lovecraft. The book went on to sell an additional60,000 copies in all formats...
  • Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final battle is here. I have to prove that I'm worthy of the crown.Everything rests on me.But I'm willing to accept the challenge.I want justice for my parents' murder and my demon wolves' enslavement.My enemy doesn't play fair, and I know it's an ambush.Bring it on, dude. Win or lose, I'm ready...
  • Hollywood Dead by Richard Kadrey

    Hollywood Dead by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Life and death takes on an entirely new meaning for half-angel, half-human hero James Stark, aka, Sandman Slim, in this insanely inventive, high-intensity tenth supernatural noir thriller in the New York Times bestselling series.James Stark is back from Hell, trailing more trouble in his wake. To return to L.A...
  • Angel Trouble by D.M. Guay

    Angel Trouble by D.M. Guay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One loser, one talking cockroach, and one karate-chopping bombshell stand between YOU and certain death. Or not. No, definitely not, because the grim reaper's lost his job. He's been stripped of his scythe and banned from reaping. The angel of death has officially fallen, and he's crash-landed at 24/7 Demon Mart...
  • Don't Give A Dwarf by Martha Carr

    Don't Give A Dwarf by Martha Carr

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Johnny Walker, Dwarf Bounty Hunter is back on the hunt.WANTED: Dead or Alive. Logree Creature. Origin is Oriceran. Intelligent, flammable, displaying purple goo and tentacles. Do not approach. Leave to the professionals… like Johnny Walker.Just what the Everglades needed...
  • Half a Prayer by Rick Gualtieri

    Half a Prayer by Rick Gualtieri

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Terror lurks below and it’s about to surface.The end of the world is rapidly approaching, but Bill Ryder - gamer, geek, and legendary vampire - finds himself with more pressing matters to worry about: the women in his life. Sidelined from action, he’s forced to reevaluate his feelings. Sadly for him, it’s a luxury he can ill afford...
  • Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper

    Blood and Malice by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Betrayed.Not just by our allies, but by the dark goddess who sent me on this doomed mission in the first place.Now, my monsters and I are prisoners of the dark fae warlord, pawns in his endless war games.But nothing in Midnight is ever what it seems.Not the warlord. Not our enemies. And not the vile magick humming beneath the surface, calling to me in ways I’m ashamed to admit to anyone..
  • Cold Sanctuary by Anthony M. Strong

    Cold Sanctuary by Anthony M. Strong

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The bogeyman is real. In a tunnel deep beneath an Alaskan mountain, a man is brutally murdered. Just one in a series of grisly deaths, it is not long before whispers grow that the Qalupalik, a terrifying creature born from centuries of superstition and fear, has come to wreak havoc on the small coastal town of Shackleton, Alaska...
  • Death's Awakening by Sarra Cannon

    Death's Awakening by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. I never dreamed the world would end this way... Sixteen-year-old Parrish Sorrows is nothing special. She lives in the shadow of her prodigy sister, ignored by her parents and shunned as an outsider at her private school.But today, everything changes.Today, on the other side of the country, a portal to another world opens...
  • All Hallows Night by Marie Hall, R.S. Black

    All Hallows Night by Marie Hall, R.S. Black

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Secrets and truths, lies and red herrings… which is which? That’s what Pandora’s trying to figure out. Ever since the death of her best, and probably only friend by her own hands, she’s not sure who to trust anymore. The Priest is dead. The Gray Man is… she’s not even sure what. Luc, well, Luc is Luc. The Order has sent her deep into the heart of Mexico to investigate a potential zombie uprising...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  zombies  adult  angels  book  demons  fiction
  • Blood and Midnight by Sarah Piper

    Blood and Midnight by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Three sexy-but-psycho monsters. One fiery, determined witch. And a high-stakes heist about to go very wrong…I've made some pretty questionable choices in the name of my witchcraft—dabbling in necromancy, double-crossing vampires—but summoning the dark goddess? That was just plain stupid.Now I’m in her debt, and goddesses don’t exactly do payment plans...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  demons
  • Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire

    Imaginary Numbers by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The ninth book in the fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans.Sarah Zellaby has always been in an interesting position...
  • The Graveyard Shift by D.M. Guay

    The Graveyard Shift by D.M. Guay

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A frightfully funny novel for fans of Tom Holt and Christopher Moore.Lloyd Wallace is the most clueless crossing guard the intersection of hell and earth has ever seen. So clueless, that he doesn't even realize the beer cave in the corner store where he works is the gateway to hell.The gate needs a hero, but Lloyd's a zero, a loser with a capital L...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  paranormal  zombies  action-adventure  adult  angels  book
  • Smoke on the Water by Craig Halloran

    Smoke on the Water by Craig Halloran

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The unexpected never rests … Now that she's no longer an FBI agent, Sidney is restless. She drops Megan off at Grandma and Grandpa's so she can have some adult time, and then she goes to the shooting range. An old guy called Big Jake out-shoots her and then saves Sid from two huge goons who smell like the Drake. And then Big Jake turns up dead...
  • The Ammonite Violin & Others by Caitlín R. Kiernan

    The Ammonite Violin & Others by Caitlín R. Kiernan

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In Caitlí­n R. Kiernan's The Ammonite Violin & Others, one of contemporary dark fantasy s most bewitching and distinctive voices is back with another banquet of the weird and unexpected. In his introduction, Jeff VanderMeer (City of Saints and Madmen, Finch) writes, Kiernan creates her own light in this remarkable collection, and shines it on dark places...
    Categorized as:
    dark  lgbtq  steamy  adult  anthologies  dark-fantasy  fae  fiction
  • Of Flesh & Bone by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Of Flesh & Bone by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now that the Darkness has tasted her, it won't let Emma go.Robbed of her memories, Emma feels like a ghost trapped in her own body. She doesn't remember much, but she knows one thing--something happened to her in Arnsmouth. Whatever had happened to her had been terrible...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  steamy  zombies  adult  book  dark-fantasy  drama
  • Of Grave & Glory by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Of Grave & Glory by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emma Mather is having trouble telling friend from foe…and being wrong about whether someone is her ally or her enemy could cost her more than just her life.The Candle has taken Gigi Gage as their prisoner, and Emma will do anything to save her friend from whatever torture Dr. Thaddeus Kirkbride is putting her through in the Arnsmouth Asylum...
  • Grunge by Roxy Collins

    Grunge by Roxy Collins

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s big and green and he's in my backyard…When my mom skips town, forcing me to dance in a strip club to cover her debts, you’d think I’d hit rock bottom.But there’s something much bigger brewing under my feet.Right outside, in my backyard, in fact.He’s big and green and he’s looking for a mate.Grunge is everything I never knew I wanted in a monster...
  • Hunt the Wood by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza

    Hunt the Wood by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m not a powerful witch, just a fortune teller making ends meet. But when my grandmother, the leader of the Rathmore Coven, summons me, I have no choice but to answer her call. To reach her, I must cross the Wood, the realm of Wotan, lord of the hunt. Rumors of his cruelty and brutality precede him, but nothing prepares me to meet the monster face to face.Because Wotan is more than a monster...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  dark  lgbtq  steamy  romance  mlm  fantasy  retellings
  • Ghoulish by Kat Bellamy, Joel Abernathy

    Ghoulish by Kat Bellamy, Joel Abernathy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Older cover edition of ASIN B089VMTG3JColt Jager has always found his best friend mouthwatering, just...not the way he does now. Out of all the ways Colt thought he’d be spending his twenty-fifth birthday, sinking his teeth into a random stranger definitely wasn’t on the list. Neither was falling headfirst into a hidden world of superhuman beasts who claim he’s one of them...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  lgbtq  dark  humor  romance  mlm  fantasy  urban-fantasy
  • Disassembled Creatures by Albany Walker

    Disassembled Creatures by Albany Walker

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It all started with a game.It was supposed to be fun, a night with friends. No one was supposed to die, but that’s not what happened.There’s a killer on the loose. People I know are dying, and I think I might be next.We called the boogeyman, and he answered...
  • As Above, So Below by Dana Isaly

    As Above, So Below by Dana Isaly

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Branwen is about to become her coven’s youngest ever High Priestess. At the ripe age of twenty-seven, she is the only one with a full range of power.And everyone is looking to her to set things right.Yet on the night of the ritual, everything goes wrong. Branwen is betrayed, cast out, and stripped of her powers.Left to wander in the human world alone, she loses herself and her faith in the Gods...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  dark-fantasy  demons
  • Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand

    Wolf Hunt by Jeff Strand

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Two thugs. One innocent woman. And one VICIOUS frickin' werewolf. Meet George and Lou, thugs for hire. The kind of intimidating-yet-friendly guys who will break your thumbs, but be polite about it. Their latest assignment is to drive across Florida to deliver some precious cargo to a crime lord. The cargo: a man in a cage...
  • American Monsters by Derek Landy

    American Monsters by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The epic conclusion in the mind-blowing supernatural thriller from bestselling author DEREK LANDY, creator of international sensation Skulduggery Pleasant.Bigger, meaner, stronger, Amber closes in on her murderous parents as they make one last desperate play for power...
  • The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson

    The Devil by Name by Keith Rosson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    No one expected the apocalypse would be broadcast via phone call...
  • Vampire: The Masquerade Revised by Mark Rein-Hagen, Phil Brucato

    Vampire: The Masquerade Revised by Mark Rein-Hagen, Phil Brucato

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They stalk in the shadows, moving gracefully and unseen among their prey. They are the blood-drinking fiends of whispered legends - Kindred, Cainites, the Damned. Above all, they are vampires. Their eternal struggle, waged since the nights of Jericho and Babylon, plays itself out among the skyscrapers and nightclubs of the modern world...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fiction  horror  monsters
  • The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman

    The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The secret is, vampires are real and I am one.The secret is, I’m stealing from you what is most truly yours and I’m not sorry—New York City in 1978 is a dirty, dangerous place to live. And die...
  • Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey

    Devil Said Bang by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Richard Kadrey’s Sandman Slim—aka James Stark—is, quite simply, one of the most outrageous uber-anti-heroes ever to kick serious butt on this or any other world or dimension...
  • Charmed and Dangerous by Jordan Castillo Price, Rhys Ford

    Charmed and Dangerous by Jordan Castillo Price, Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Magic takes many forms. From malignant hexes to love charms gone amok, you’ll find a vast array of spells and curses, creatures and conjurings in this massive collection—not to mention a steamy dose of man-on-man action. Charmed and Dangerous features all-new stories of gay paranormal romance, supernatural fiction and urban fantasy by ten top m/m paranormal authors...
  • Incubastard by Charity B.

    Incubastard by Charity B.

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    MishkaAngels, demons… the afterlife.I’d always thought they were bullshit.Until all my misguided beliefs were proven wrong by an infuriating, flippant asshole with horns who has no concept of boundaries.Summoning him was never the plan, especially since I’m not willing to do what it takes to send him back...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  lgbtq  paranormal  steamy  adult  age-gap  angels
  • Den of Monsters: Devil's Serenade - A Monster Romance  (Masquerade of Sin, #1) by Avery Song

    Den of Monsters: Devil's Serenade - A Monster Romance (Masquerade of Sin, #1) by Avery Song

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    I woke to the soothing sound of a peaceful serenade.Except there’s nothing peaceful about being kidnapped after being sold to the Devils of Sin.This never should have happened, because I did everything right. I accepted the invitation, attended the masquerade in the depth of the forsaken forest, and danced with whomever requested...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  steamy  suspense  adult  book  demons  fiction
  • Of Masques and Martyrs by Christopher Golden

    Of Masques and Martyrs by Christopher Golden

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Led by Peter Octavian, the Shadows must drink blood. Yet they do not steal life. New Shadows are created only by individual choice. Peace is their only hunger. The minions of Hannibal have a different goal: the enslavement of humanity. They kill for pleasure and for thirst. They indiscriminately create more of their own. And they embrace the title of terrible legend: vampire. Shadows and vampires...
  • Grave Girl by Amy Cross

    Grave Girl by Amy Cross

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Sam Marker ran away from her old life, all she needed was a job and somewhere to live. Anything would do. And then, one fateful day, she saw that the town of Rippon was looking for a new gardener...Unfortunately for Sam, the 'garden' is actually a cemetery, and it just so happens to contain the deadliest grave in the world...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  zombies  adult  book  fiction  ghosts  gothic
  • Silverproof Damsel by Amelia Hutchins

    Silverproof Damsel by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rhys Van Helsing rejected Remington in front of an entire assembly of immortals. He left shattered pieces of the headstrong, proud girl she’d once been. Pregnant and left destitute of funds, she’s kept her head up, ignoring the enigmatic male who vowed to destroy her.Remington refused to cower or kneel on the floor at Rhys’ feet. She’s been on her own for months...
  • Shining Fury by Rick Gualtieri

    Shining Fury by Rick Gualtieri

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    HELL HATH NO FURY...At first glance, most see only a shy girl from New York, but to the denizens of the night -- vampires, witches, and their ilk -- I am a nightmare given flesh, born to raze their kind from this very Earth. I am the Icon, the Shining One, the last defender of humanity against the oncoming tide of darkness...
  • Frank-in-Love by Aggy Bird

    Frank-in-Love by Aggy Bird

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A modern day romance about monsters in love.For your reading pleasure, a valentine's day horror story. Kind of.http://www.fictionpress.com/s/2322849..
  • The Making of Gabriel Davenport by Beverley Lee

    The Making of Gabriel Davenport by Beverley Lee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Menacing dark fantasy and horror combine in the first book of this reader acclaimed supernatural series (Gabriel Davenport) from British author Beverley Lee  In a house built on truth something lays hidden. Beth and Stu Davenport moved to Meadowford Bridge to give their young son, Gabriel, an idyllic childhood...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  coming-of-age  fiction  ghosts
  • Demonic Indemnity by Craig McLay

    Demonic Indemnity by Craig McLay

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Demon boss. Bloodsucking coworkers. Supernatural insurance is scary business...As the first human in 3,200 years to work in the Special Investigations Unit of Crimson Seal Insurance, Tim Lovecraft knows his days of processing run-of-the-mill claims for werewolf maulings and poltergeist home invasions are over...
  • Voice of the Undead by Jason Henderson

    Voice of the Undead by Jason Henderson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Now that Alex is in the know about the deadly vampires that live—and hunt—around his boarding school, everything is different. Putting his talents to use, Alex is training with the Polidorium to become a vampire hunter, just like his Van Helsing ancestors. Sure, he’s only fourteen, but c’mon: This runs in his blood.But Alex is wondering if he’ll live long enough to succeed...
  • In the Devil's Own Words by Elizabeth Wixley, E.M.G. Wixley

    In the Devil's Own Words by Elizabeth Wixley, E.M.G. Wixley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Note: Alternate/new cover for ASIN# B00B8XQF66.Moving house has become a way of life for fifteen year old Isobel Miller; her father is an Army Major, her mother, a middle aged, pregnant, chain smoking alcholic! but the move to the village of Langham could be the straw that broke the camels back! To the truculent teenager it might as well have been to 'Timbuktu'...
  • Tuesday: A Dark Monster Romance by Adrian Blue

    Tuesday: A Dark Monster Romance by Adrian Blue

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tuesday's Child is Full of GraceDr. Christina Blackwood moved to a small town for a slower pace of life. But when a child goes missing, it throws the community into a panic. All eyes immediately turn to Ashcroft Estate, whose reclusive and mysterious owner is known for fiercely protecting his privacy. But the estate is protecting far more than that. William Ashcroft has a secret...
  • Punk Land by Carlton Mellick III

    Punk Land by Carlton Mellick III

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Returning to his avant-punk style introduced in the international cult hit, SATAN BURGER, Carlton Mellick III takes us on a journey into an absurd afterlife called PUNK LAND: the punk version of Heaven...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  zombies  adult  book  comedy  death  dystopia
  • Prowlers by Christopher Golden

    Prowlers by Christopher Golden

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LONG HAVE THE PACKS LACKED A GREAT LEADER. SCATTERED FAR AND WIDE, THEY HAVE HUNTED AS BEST THEY COULD IN THE HARD LANDS, IN PLACES WHERE THEIR PREDATIONS COULD BE PASSED OFF AS THE WORK OF TRUE WOLVES. INSTEAD OF PROWLERS When nineteen-year-old Jack Dwyer's best friend Artie is murdered, he is devastated...
  • The Awakening by T.W. Piperbrook

    The Awakening by T.W. Piperbrook

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    **Special $.99 cent launch price for one week only!** Missed Outage 1? Get it here at: amazon.com/dp/B00L2KZH3W Tom Sotheby has escaped the forest, but he is far from safe. His wife has been butchered. The town he once knew is a barren white wasteland. And the beasts won't rest until he's dead. His only hope is to get to town, to safety he isn't sure exists..
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