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Battle Lines by Will Hill
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's always darkest before dawn. Secret government unit Department 19 is recovering from evil vampire Valeri Rusmanov's deadly attack on their base. The Department’s newest member, teenage operator Jamie Carpenter, is tasked with training up a new squad, as his friends and colleagues desperately search for ways to try to stop what is coming... -
![Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike]()
Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe conclusion to the phenomenally successful Thirst series follows five-thousand-year-old vampire Alisa Perne as she battles a new race of immortals: the Telar. The Telar are a challenging threat. But Alisa is hungry for blood—and thirsty for revenge... -
![The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks]()
The Thirteenth by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe entire Neteru Guardian team is on the run, having now been labeled as America’s most-wanted terrorists following the gruesome demon battle that felled the Washington Monument and crashed the front doors of the White House. The Antichrist is positioned for emergence, the powers of darkness have released the pale horse of the apocalypse, and half of the Neteru team is pregnant... -
![Hell's Heroes by Darren Shan]()
Hell's Heroes by Darren Shan
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsBeranabus and Dervish are gone. Bec has formed an unholy alliance with Lord Loss. Kernel is blind, held on Earth against his will. Grubbs is mad with grief and spinning out of control. The demons are crossing. The Disciples are falling. The Shadow is waiting. Welcome to the end... -
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![The Astonishing Strande Brothers by Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
The Astonishing Strande Brothers by Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome bonds are too strong to be broken. Even by death.“The Astonishing Strande Brothers” is a short story/extended epilogue that tells the tale of the reunion between Julian Strande and his long-lost brother Louis on a snowy holiday at the Strande Estate.It combines characters from both my Harrow Faire and Impossible Julian Strande series... -
![Blue Shadow by Brad Magnarella]()
Blue Shadow by Brad Magnarella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for ASIN B07B7LF8PPThe price of normalcy In the hopes of curing his curse and returning to his fiancé, Jason Wolfe agrees to command a corporate monster-hunting unit. But the team isn’t exactly what he had in mind… A priest, a ninja, a zombie, and a guy who looks like he should be working crew on the carny circuit... -
![Trick or Treat by Derek Landy]()
Trick or Treat by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShort story published on Derek Landy's blog; fits in best between Death Bringer and Kingdom of the Wicked... -
![The Forbidden by L.A. Banks]()
The Forbidden by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Body of a Goddess...with the Heart of Hell itself.The devil is a dead-beat dad and his consort Lilith couldn't care less. A stolen embryo stirs in Lilith's womb and a plan pulses through her veins: To unleash her child from the gates of hell--as soon as she destroys the only two vampire hunters who can possibly stop her.. -
![Matt Archer: Bloodlines by Kendra C. Highley]()
Matt Archer: Bloodlines by Kendra C. Highley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen seventeen-year-old Matt Archer set out on his last mission in the Australian Outback, he thought it would be like every other hunt. Not even close. After only two days on the ground, his best friend is possessed, a long-lost family member has returned and hidden truths have come to the surface... -
![The War Mage by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
The War Mage by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHaunted. Despised. Feared. The Supernaturals are destroying humanity. Meet Tristan Montague. Leader of the elite group of mages known as the Ordarum. The war against the Supernaturals has raged for years and humanity is losing. When the Ordarum is given a suicide mission to recover an artifact that can end the war and hand victory to humanity-Tristan takes it, knowing it may be his last... -
![Fire Season by Stephen Blackmoore]()
Fire Season by Stephen Blackmoore
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fourth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts.Los Angeles is burning.During one of the hottest summers the city has ever seen, someone is murdering mages with fires that burn when they shouldn't, that don't stop when they should... -
![Hearthomancy Vol. 1: A Men's Fantasy Adventure by M.E. Thorne]()
Hearthomancy Vol. 1: A Men's Fantasy Adventure by M.E. Thorne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMonsters, mortgages, and madmen – Being a new homeowner can be murder!My name is Brent, and I'm the proud, new owner of Rootwood Manor. Sure, it's a rundown mansion in the middle of nowhere... but that makes it the perfect place for my magical lair. Ever since the System came to Earth I've aspired to be a powerful wizard!Of course, difficulties crop up... -
![The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous by Derek Landy]()
The Wonderful Adventures of Geoffrey Scrutinous by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA short story written by Derek Landy dedicated to the winner of the character competition, Charlie Smith, containing the winning entry of "Geoffrey Scrutinous"... -
![The Hunted by L.A. Banks]()
The Hunted by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEach millennium brings a new Neteru, a vampire huntress whose mission is to vanquish evil from the world. This millennium's savior has come in the form of Damali Richards, a hip-hop diva with the heart of a warrior and an attitude to match. But a war in Hell has cost Damali both her powers and her past love, Carlos Rivera. Still, Damali can't let her grief stand in her way... -
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![Matt Archer: Legend by Kendra C. Highley]()
Matt Archer: Legend by Kendra C. Highley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Matt Archer was fourteen, he was chosen—by a magic, spirit-inhabited knife—to hunt monsters with a special paranormal division of the Army. When he was fifteen, he was thrown into a global war the rest of the world didn’t know existed.Now Matt’s sixteen and the war has cost him more than he ever thought it would... -
![Conviction of a Witch by Suza Kates]()
Conviction of a Witch by Suza Kates
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Savannah Coven Series Book #2 The Good Finding out she was a witch was more difficult for Willyn Brousseau than any of the nine women in her newfound coven. She's a mother, a healer, and wears a cross around her neck to proudly declare her religion. Though she and her friends are just learning to master their power, Willyn's time is up... -
![Skeleton Song by Seanan McGuire]()
Skeleton Song by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsChildren have always disappeared under the right conditions—slipping through the shadows under a bed or at the back of a wardrobe, tumbling down rabbit holes and into old wells, and emerging somewhere . . . else. Adventures are always interesting, but they’re not always happy.From the worlds of Wayward Children comes a story of love, of devotion, of bones wrapped in flesh... -
![Vex by Addison Moore]()
Vex by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSeventeen year-old, Skyla Messenger finds herself lying on an altar as a sacrifice to the enemy. Being an angel of the highest Nephilim order hasn’t been easy. Her first love has cast his allegiance to the Countenance, the Sectors and the Fems see her as nothing more than a celestial pawn, and the dead girl she helped bring back to life has blackmailed her into relinquishing her boyfriend... -
![Unearthed by Robert J. Crane]()
Unearthed by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWARNING: Due to extremely disturbing content, this book is intended for MATURE READERS ONLY. The town of Midian, Tennessee is spiraling straight to hell. Demons haunt the streets, people are dying by the hundreds, and the only defenders of the innocent townsfolk have been driven into hiding by a sheriff who doesn't know what he's dealing with... -
![Ghost Money by Stephen Blackmoore]()
Ghost Money by Stephen Blackmoore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe fifth book of this dark urban fantasy series follows necromancer Eric Carter through a world of vengeful gods and goddesses, mysterious murders, and restless ghosts.The Los Angeles Firestorm killed over a hundred thousand people, set in revenge against necromancer Eric Carter for defying the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. Carter feels every drop of that blood on his hands... -
![The Living End by Craig Schaefer]()
The Living End by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAs the FBI closes in on the Las Vegas underworld, Daniel Faust -- grifter, thief, and sorcerer -- isn't the only one feeling the heat. Half-demon racket boss Nicky Agnelli is fighting to hang onto his empire, leaving a trail of dead informants in his wake, while Daniel's ex-girlfriend Jennifer rallies her forces on the street and aims her sights at Nicky's crown... -
![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 ratingsThey 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... -
![Warlock: A Fae's Vengeance by D.R. Rosier]()
Warlock: A Fae's Vengeance by D.R. Rosier
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShawn Moore was starting to wonder when this crazy ride would end, and he could take a breath. He’d handled everything that had come his way so far, only to now fall afoul of a crazy fae and her twisted desire to destroy him, for a point of fae honor he couldn’t even comprehend... -
![ReVamped by J.F. Lewis]()
ReVamped by J.F. Lewis
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsREVIVED. REFRESHED. AND READY FOR REVENGEEric has lost his strip club, his Mustang, and even Marilyn, the elderly love of his (mortal) life. Even his body was obliterated. In short, they almost got him. But when you're a vampire, "almost" is a very important word... -
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![Cursed to Death by L.A. Banks]()
Cursed to Death by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSecret government operative Sasha Trudeau arrives at the scene of a murder, only to discover that a Fae creature has been killed—in a whole new kind of way. What is the meaning behind this mysterious ritualistic killing? What did the victim do to deserve it? Sasha fears that the Vampires and Unseelies have formed an unholy alliance…and they're ready to unleash their darkest arsenal of magick yet... -
![Demon Witch by Geoffrey Huntington]()
Demon Witch by Geoffrey Huntington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDevon March matches wits and wizardry against a five-hundred-year-old evil in Demon Witch, the spine-tingling sequel to Sorcerers of the Nightwing. Long before the days of Madman Jackson Muir, a witch named Isobel the Apostate waged war upon her fellow sorcerers, the noble order of the Nightwing. Burned at the stake for her crimes, Isobel vowed to return and conquer the world... -
![Briar Queen by Katherine Harbour]()
Briar Queen by Katherine Harbour
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe dark, moody, and mystical fantasy begun in Thorn Jack, the first novel in the Night and Nothing series, continues in this bewitching follow up--an intriguing blend of Twilight, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Alice in Wonderland, and A Midsummer Night's Dream--in which Finn Sullivan discovers that her town, Fair Hollow, borders a dangerous otherworld . . -
![Earth's Blood by Ann Gimpel]()
Earth's Blood by Ann Gimpel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClinging to their courage in a crumbling world, Aislinn and Fionn vow to save Earth, no matter what it takes.In a post-apocalyptic world where most people have been slaughtered, the Celtic gods and a few humans with magic are all that stand between survival and Earth falling into chaos. The combination of dark sorcery leveraged by the enemy is daunting... -
![Towers Fall by Karina Sumner-Smith]()
Towers Fall by Karina Sumner-Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWar. Fire. Destruction. Xhea believed that the Lower City had weathered the worst of its troubles—that their only remaining fight would be the struggle to rebuild before winter. She was wrong.Now her home is under attack from an unexpected source. The Central Spire, the City’s greatest power, is intent on destroying the heart of the magical entity that resides beneath the Lower City’s streets... -
![Prowlers by Christopher Golden]()
Prowlers by Christopher Golden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLONG 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... -
![Year's Best Weird Fiction; Volume 2 by Kathe Koja, Michael Kelly]()
Year's Best Weird Fiction; Volume 2 by Kathe Koja, Michael Kelly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAcclaimed author Kathe Koja brings her expert eye and editorial sense to the second volume of the Year's Best Weird Fiction. Contributing authors include Julio Cortazar, Jean Muno, Karen Joy Fowler, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Nick Mamatas, Carmen Maria Machado, Nathan Ballingrud, and more. No longer the purview of esoteric readers, weird fiction is enjoying wide popularity... -
![Destined for Shadows: Book 1 by Susan Illene]()
Destined for Shadows: Book 1 by Susan Illene
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCori Marsh might have a shady past, but at least she’s human, which is more than she can say for her new neighbor. Bartol is something else—a nephilim who just got out of a century-long sentence in Purgatory that damaged him both inside and out. He’s as intriguing as he is grumpy, and she’s determined to fix him no matter how much he tries to push her away. But Cori has her own problems... -
![Wings of Hope by Pippa DaCosta]()
Wings of Hope by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 15 ratings"I am his muse. But not for long..."When Mammon, the Prince of Greed, 'acquires' a half-blood slave known as 'Muse' for three nights, and bespells her with tales of a world where people live like kings and queens among towers of steel and glass, the seed of hope takes root in Muse's soul. But hope, for a half-human half-demon creature like her, is a dangerous thing... -
![Redemption Song by Craig Schaefer]()
Redemption Song by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDaniel Faust, Las Vegas sorcerer and career criminal, has never pulled the trigger on an innocent man. When the infernal Prince Sitri challenges him to do just that, though, he can't walk away. His lover, Caitlin, is Sitri's right hand...and if Daniel refuses the job, he'll never see her again... -
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![Zero Sight by B. Justin Shier]()
Zero Sight by B. Justin Shier
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsMeet Dieter Resnick. Dieter is the sole child of an abusive single father, a perennial schoolyard brawler, and Ted Binion High's number one academic prospect. Dieter is terrified of staying poor. He has few friends and is absolutely obsessed with earning a college scholarship. He's also a latent mage--one of the few humans left that can bend the manaflows to their will.Too bad no one told him... -
![The Awakening by L.A. Banks]()
The Awakening by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsA battle is brewing in the underworld, and at the center of it all is Damali Richards, spoken word artist and vampire huntress. But she is not just any huntress; she is the millennium Neteru, a woman so powerful that the vampire world is about to start a war-one that threatens to spread onto her streets-in order to possess her.. -
![The Shadow Children: (Shadow Hall Academy Origins Book 1) by L.C. Hibbett]()
The Shadow Children: (Shadow Hall Academy Origins Book 1) by L.C. Hibbett
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEverything you know is a lie. Find the truth at Shadow Hall Academy! Millions of pages read in Kindle Unlimited and tens of thousands of worldwide downloads in its first year--readers are raving about L.C. Hibbett's best selling paranormal fantasy trilogy. Now available in a complete set! "An Academy series with a difference. Harry Potter meets Raven Cycle meets Fallen. Unmissable!" - N.M... -
![Soul Trade by Caitlin Kittredge]()
Soul Trade by Caitlin Kittredge
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSoul TradeA Black London NovelCaitlin Kittredge The crow-mage Jack Winter returns —to crash a secret gathering of ghost hunters, soul stealers, and other uninvited guests, both dead and alive… Normally, Pete Caldecott stays far away from magical secret societies... -
![The Dark Path by Luke Romyn]()
The Dark Path by Luke Romyn
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVOTED ONE OF THE TOP 10 HORROR NOVELS OF 2009.TOP 20 BEST SELLING HORROR ON AMAZON.#1 BEST SELLING HORROR ON FICTIONWISE."The 21st Century's Newest Master-of-Horror... Rivaling both Stephen King and Thomas Harris, without doubt, the edgy and provocative Luke Romyn is destined to emerge as the 21st century's newest Master-of-Horror... -
![One Foot in the Grave by Wm. Mark Simmons]()
One Foot in the Grave by Wm. Mark Simmons
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChristopher Csejthe doesn't believe in vampires--until he becomes one. He doesn't believe in witches or werewolves, either. Then they make him an offer he can't refuse... -
![King of the Dead by Joseph Nassise]()
King of the Dead by Joseph Nassise
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Jeremiah Hunt Supernatual ThrillerJoseph Nassise shook up the urban fantasy genre with Eyes to See, a novel New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry called "heartbreaking, deeply insightful, powerful and genuinely thrilling... -
![Bite the Bullet by L.A. Banks]()
Bite the Bullet by L.A. Banks
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSasha Trudeau considers herself a soldier first and a werewolf second. But while her secret government-sanctioned task-force faces its greatest challenge so far, Sasha faces something much more primal: the undeniable pull of the moon—and her own desires... -
![Blood Moon by Geoffrey Huntington]()
Blood Moon by Geoffrey Huntington
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe mystery of the Tower at Ravenscliff is at last revealed in the long await continutation of The Ravenscliff Series."The terror begins on page one and never stops! This is my kind of book-filled with magic and dozens of frightening surprises." -R.L. Stine"A rich, riveting and sophisticated read... -
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Bound by Alan Baxter
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I know your secret." Alex Caine is a martial artist fighting in illegal cage matches. His powerful secret weapon is an unnatural vision that allows him to see his opponents' moves before they know their intentions themselves. When enigmatic Englishman, Patrick Welby, shows Alex how to unleash a breathtaking realm of magic and power, Alex is drawn into a mind-bending adventure beyond his control... -
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![Särskild by Nene Ormes]()
Särskild by Nene Ormes
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDet är festival i Malmö, och festivalen har lockat mer än bara vanliga människor. De sära har kommit till staden för att jaga, slåss och roa sig. Men bakom musiken, de glättiga scenerna och festivalstånden ruvar mörker och hemligheter... -
![A Prescription for Delirium by Noree Cosper]()
A Prescription for Delirium by Noree Cosper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMadness is spreading like a virus.Ninety years ago, Gabriella di Luca failed to protect the family of her dead lover. Now the devil that murdered the eldest Van Helsing son has resurfaced, and she’s determined to stop him before he can lay a bloody hand on the remaining three brothers... -
![Death of the Body by Rick Chiantaretto]()
Death of the Body by Rick Chiantaretto
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI grew up in a world of magic. By the time I was ten I understood nature, talked to the trees, and listened to the wind. When the kingdom of men conquered my town, I was murdered by one of my own—the betrayer of my kind. But I didn't stay dead.I woke to find myself in a strange new world called Los Angeles... -
![Sweet Venom by Gena D. Lutz]()
Sweet Venom by Gena D. Lutz
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Cassis Dark, and I am a Spider Venin. My bite is venomous and can paralyze a man within seconds of exposure, and if I choose, it can kill.When I was a teenager, my stepmother sold me into slavery. As a newly freed woman, I fight to protect the innocent from a world of pain with which I'm all too familiar.The evils that stalk the night aren’t all human... -
![Wild Things by Christopher Golden]()
Wild Things by Christopher Golden
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLong 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 ProwlersA series of mysterious deaths leads Jack Dwyer and Molly Hatcher to the fastlanes, rest stops, and all-night diners of a highway in upstate New York... -
![Esoterica 1: Liam's Awakening: A Lovecraftian Fantasy Harem Adventure by Virgil Knightley]()
Esoterica 1: Liam's Awakening: A Lovecraftian Fantasy Harem Adventure by Virgil Knightley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWARNING: Explicit sexual content and depictions of fantasy violenceLiam Elloway is the survivor of a terrible accident, but when he gets swept up into the world of the occult and enrolled at a strange academy for practitioners of dark magic, things get really interesting really quickly...
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