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  • Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black

    Owned by Magic by Zara J. Black

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'll be safe in the prince's bed, from everyone but him.I stole from a brutal street gang, and now they want me dead. There’s only one place they can’t touch me. The palace. But safety comes at the cost of my freedom. I'll sell myself as a courtesan, serve for five years, and leave with enough money to pay my debt...
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    dark  gothic  paranormal  adult  book  female-mc  fiction  horror
  • Mouth of Madness by Hunter Blain

    Mouth of Madness by Hunter Blain

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A powerful ally has gone insane and threatens to expose supernaturals to the entire world. Fueled by unbridled rage and endless sorrow, both the guilty and innocent will pay the ultimate price.Somewhere in a room illuminated by hellfire, a fierce enemy learns a terrible truth...
  • Silence: Part Two of Echoes & Silence by Angela M. Hudson, Angela M. Hudson

    Silence: Part Two of Echoes & Silence by Angela M. Hudson, Angela M. Hudson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Completed Series They fought this hard for love. Now, they must fight for their child. The final book in the epic vampire series Dark Secrets...
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  vampires  adult  book  fiction  horror
  • Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    On her 16th birthday Lana’s older brother and the king of Alpha’s, a title handed down by her mother holds the annual Alpha meeting. Lana hates all things Alpha’s having grown up under her mother’s reign and meeting plenty of Alpha’s, she longed to be normal...
  • Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ramsey Olaru is a bona fide bad-ass: a lethal vampire, a seasoned warrior, and a ruthless mercenary in the king’s Sentinel Guard. He’s accustomed to taking what he wants, ramrodding his way through obstacles, and silencing anything—or anyone—who gets in his way...
  • Darkest Night by Will Hill

    Darkest Night by Will Hill

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The brave men and women of Department 19 have fought Dracula at every turn, but now Zero Hour has passed and the ancient vampire is at full strength. Inside Department 19, the Operators are exhausted and fractured. Jamie, Larissa, Matt and Kate are each struggling with their own demons. When the friends need each other most, they are further apart than ever...
  • Bloodwars by Brian Lumley

    Bloodwars by Brian Lumley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The twin sons of Harry Keogh, the Necroscope, have taken very different paths. Nathan as his father's powers--to talk to the dead, to travel instantly through space. Like Harry, this new Necroscope fights evil wherever he finds it...
  • Sinister: Unsacred by John P. Logsdon

    Sinister: Unsacred by John P. Logsdon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Turns out that mind-control drugs really suck... It was bad enough for Evangeline to spend a year running for her life. Now, she was stuck between the Houses who were hunting for her, the hellion-run mob, and an army of normals who are on a power-drug. Oh, and let's not forget the team of Directors controlling the Black Ops Paranormal Police Department..
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  vampires  adult  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Moon Fated by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor

    Moon Fated by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I vowed to protect my brother and my pack at all cost, but this time the debt for the protection might be my life.A war between my pack and the witches is long in the making. They’d do anything to destroy us. When a close ally is nearly killed by them, Josh goes rogue and retaliates. It’s not without deadly consequences...
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  vampires  adult  book  fae  fiction
  • Darkness Revealed by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor

    Darkness Revealed by McKenzie Hunter, A.J. Connor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    We’ve secretly lived among the humans for centuries. Anonymity is our weapon of choice. But that’s about to change.An altercation between were-animals was caught on video and went viral. Now a vital member of our pack is sitting in jail and if I can’t get him out before he shifts during the full moon, then our existence will be discovered...
  • Dark Curse by Kim Richardson

    Dark Curse by Kim Richardson

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's important to stay busy in my line of work, and fresh challenges keep me on my toes. I just didn't expect it to happen so soon. Okay, so I accepted the archdemon Lucian's gift in the hopes that it would make me invincible-big mistake. A darkness rises in me that I can't control. It seduces me, offering me the power to make things right again, all the while consuming little pieces of my soul...
  • The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From the New York Times and international bestselling author of Gabriel's Inferno comes the thrilling conclusion to the dark and sexy paranormal romance series, following a young art restorer and the vampyre prince she loves as they fight against a mysterious figure who holds the fate of Italy's vampyre population-and their souls-in the balance...
  • Redeeming Angel by J.L. Weil

    Redeeming Angel by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The war between Hell and Earth is about to commence. But first, Chase must save the girl he loves. Hell should have killed Chase Winters when it had the chance. Now, it’s too late. He is coming for them—all of them. And he won’t stop until he gets what he wants. Angel. Chase will be damned before he lets Hell take the only thing that matters in his life...
  • The Last Aerie by Brian Lumley

    The Last Aerie by Brian Lumley

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Nestor and Nathan Kiklu are the twin sons of Harry Keogh, the Necroscope...
  • The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant

    The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    FOR EACH, THERE COULD BE ONLY ONE This book contains three short stories:1. Dark Descent by Christine Feehan (11 in her Dark Series) an aggressive, multi-talented professional body guard/secret service agent who never lets danger or the unknown stop her becomes the lifemate of a powerful immortal embroiled in a battle with the vampires. 2...
  • Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Despite surviving silver poisoning, Vivian isn't out of the fire yet. Rolando is still alive, as is his desire to eliminate all manipulator vampires like her. The streets of Buenos Aires prove to be a tricky hunting ground for Vivian and her husband Rafe, especially when a paranormal serial killer starts leaving bodies behind...
  • Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson

    Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emmy Davis, the world’s most famous fox shifter, went missing two years ago.And I’ve just been hired to find her.If only things were that simple. The cops have no leads. Other PIs haven’t fared any better. The trail is colder than an arctic winter. And to make matters worse, a mysterious creature from Javy Diaz's past has taken an alarming interest in the case...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  fiction  horror  magic
  • Witch Gone Viral by Sami Valentine

    Witch Gone Viral by Sami Valentine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She saved a city, now she's on trial. Balancing supernatural politics, dating her sexy vampire coworker, and training for the hunter's challenge, Red thought she had figured out life as an intern monster slayer in Los Angeles. Until she receives a tribunal summons from the Blood Alliance. The crime was breaking the Dark Veil, the punishment was death...
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  vampires  adult  book  female-mc  fiction
  • Copiii întunericului by Lavinia Călina

    Copiii întunericului by Lavinia Călina

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Tu cât de mult te poți ascunde de magie?”Roxana și Nicol, două adolescente cu personalități aparent diferite, devin cele mai bune prietene după o noapte în care viața li se va schimba complet. Împărtășind același secret, ele vor încerca timp de mai mulți ani să ducă împreună o existență cât mai banală, cotidiană, pentru a se ascunde de cei care le doresc, probabil, moartea...
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    dark  gothic  paranormal  book  drama  fiction  horror  magic
  • Dark Dreams:  Daughters of Darkness 2 by Chrissy Peebles

    Dark Dreams: Daughters of Darkness 2 by Chrissy Peebles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Blair's journey continues with part 2. WARNING: 18+ due to sexual situations and language. This is an adult paranormal romance. Griffin has left her old life as everything crashes down around her. She's leaving the safety of her coven for the first time as bounty hunters chase her down. When she meets a mysterious stranger, she hopes he can hide her from all the immortals chasing her...
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    dark  gothic  paranormal  vampires  book  female-mc  fiction  horror
  • Andy's Diary by Tim O'Rourke

    Andy's Diary by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In his confession, Ben McCloud told Detective Chief Inspector John Walker about the four murders that took place at Black Hill Farm. But what about the others? There are two sides to every story and this is Andy’s. 'Andy's Diary' the second book in the paranormal romance series: ‘Black Hill Farm’. For young adults aged 16 years and over...
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  book  crime  fiction  ghosts  horror
  • Crescent Moon by James Fahy

    Crescent Moon by James Fahy

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What do you do when your world is turned upside down?When you discover your father had a direct hand in the genocide of much of the world’s human population?Phoebe Harkness’ life has changed forever. Thirty years after a cataclysmic world war that eviscerated one third of the human population, a new sub-species of vampire-like drones has set its teeth to the survivors of humanity...
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    dark  gothic  paranormal  suspense  vampires  adult  audiobook  book
  • Big Game by C.J. Ellisson

    Big Game by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vivian and Rafe venture into the Seat of Darkness, the Tribunal’s base, to uncover who’s plotting against them and why. From a cold, windy island off the southern Argentine coast, to the decadence of Buenos Aires, the group has plenty to keep their attention—seductive twins, deadly games, and a bunch of bloodsucking fiends who hate our much-loved, despotic innkeeper enough to see her dead...
  • Hellcrossed by McKenzie Hunter

    Hellcrossed by McKenzie Hunter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    The release date listed on Amazon is a placeholder. The expected release is September/October 2021.My rules for survival: Never trust a demon or make a deal with one. But trapped in the demon realm, I have no choice but to break both rules if I want to escape...
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  vampires  adult  book  demons  epic
  • Swarm of Fire by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Swarm of Fire by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This pixie's got nothing on Tinkerbell... A foul-mouthed pixie has hit the streets in Vegas to stir up trouble. He's tiny, angry, and full of magic dust. His primary goal is to wreak as much havoc as possible on the tourists and casinos.Ian Dex and the crew of the Las Vegas PPD have to track down the little bastard and stop him...
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  vampires  adult  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Evolving Ecstasy by Melanie Nowak

    Evolving Ecstasy by Melanie Nowak

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ALMOST HUMAN ~ The First TrilogyIn this paranormal fantasy, chapters alternate perspective between a vampire and a young woman, as they join an ensemble cast of characters to navigate difficulties of addiction and desire; perils of zombies and vampires; and struggles with abuse, morality and... college...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  fiction  horror  urban-fantasy
  • Dark Becoming by J.D. Brown

    Dark Becoming by J.D. Brown

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ema Marx is in a race against time. Or rather, a race against Apollyon. A powerful weapon--the legendary philosopher's stone--could tip the scale in favor of whoever gets their fangs on it first. For Ema, obtaining the stone is an uphill battle through love, alliance, heartbreak, and loyalty...
  • Born to Blood by Melanie Nowak

    Born to Blood by Melanie Nowak

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ALMOST HUMAN ~ The Second TrilogyVolume 1: Born to Blood Alyson used to think that vampires were almost human; that is, until she became one. Finally consenting to be lovingly turned by her boyfriend Mattie, Allie has come to possess traits and powers previously unknown among vampire kind. Now Allie seeks the help of the elder vampire Cain, to discover not only what she is capable of, but why...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  fiction  horror  urban-fantasy
  • The Scene by R.M. Gilmore

    The Scene by R.M. Gilmore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Havoc ensues when journalist Dylan Hart takes on the story of a lifetime. Exsanguinated hookers? Vampires in real life? What more could the public want? As the death toll rises, Dylan discovers she's put herself on the killer's radar and will have to fight to survive...
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    paranormal  suspense  vampires  book  fiction  horror  humor  mystery
  • Undeniable by L.J. Baker

    Undeniable by L.J. Baker

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Warning: 18+ This story contains adult situations, hot sex, bad language, love triangles, sexy vampire bites and violence. If that’s not for you, then maybe this story isn't either. Years after the Great War between the humans and vampires, the world is a very different place. Humans live under the rule of vampires, often becoming little more than slaves or personal blood bags...
  • Taste of Vampire by D.S. Murphy

    Taste of Vampire by D.S. Murphy

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A vampire prince. A beautiful rebel. A love that could topple the kingdom. The covenant protects both races. Without the elite, the infection from the poisonous ash would turn us into monsters. Without the humans, the bloodlust from the elixir would drive the elite mad. I've always been a loyal citizen. I've always believed the lies they tell us...
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  vampires  book  dystopia  fiction  horror
  • Fatpocalypse by Johnny B. Truant

    Fatpocalypse by Johnny B. Truant

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MISSED BOOKS 1-4?The "Fat Vampire Value Meal" contains books 1-4 in the Fat Vampire series at a 33% discount. Get it here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..
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    paranormal  suspense  vampires  adult  book  comedy  fiction  horror
  • Crash by Chrissy Peebles

    Crash by Chrissy Peebles

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Taylor has accepted the fact that Jesse is a vampire. As she learns more about the paranormal world and the fate that she had been handed, she feels as if her world is crashing...
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    dark  paranormal  suspense  vampires  audiobook  book  fiction  horror
  • Defilers by Brian Lumley

    Defilers by Brian Lumley

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jake Cutter is reluctantly learning how to be a Necroscope--how to use the Mobius continuum to travel instantaneously from place to place, how to talk to the dead--but dead humans don't like him much. It seems Jake's got a hitchhiker named Korath. Since Korath holds the key to the Mobius equations, Jake can't just kick him out . . . though he's certainly trying...
  • The Elders by Dima Zales, Anna Zaires

    The Elders by Dima Zales, Anna Zaires

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Going to Level 2 gives me unimaginable power. So naturally, now that everyone I care about is in trouble, I can't do it anymore.The Elders can, but will they teach me, and if so, at what price?Ultimately, it comes down to a choice...
  • Dracula: Classics Retold by Mike Stocks, Barry Jones

    Dracula: Classics Retold by Mike Stocks, Barry Jones

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Truthful retellings of classic stories, clearly written in a modern, approachable style for young readers. Include informative notes on the authors and original texts...
  • Primal Heat by Susan Sizemore

    Primal Heat by Susan Sizemore

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Can a heroic vampire protect his clan from danger -- and save himself from burning desire? As Prime of his vampire Family, Mathias Bridger is sworn to protect his own kind at any cost -- but years of acting as a fierce guardian of his people have left him yearning for more out of life...
  • Hell's Teeth by James Fahy

    Hell's Teeth by James Fahy

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    New Oxford. A third of the human population has been lost. The wars came, and they created a monster. The Pale, a subhuman, vampire-like drone. Then they lost control.In the thirty years that followed, humankind sought to rebuild itself within the walls of New Oxford. But society had become fractured – humans now lived incongruously among Genetic Others, themselves a group of many subspecies...
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    dark  gothic  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  dystopia  fiction
  • 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...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  dark-fantasy  fiction  horror
  • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life by Rachel Caine

    The First Day of the Rest of Your Life by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eve Rosser is turning eighteen. Does she accept the Protection or go without?This novella is found in the anthology Many Bloody Returns.This was my very first Morganville short story, published in Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner’s fantastic collection Many Bloody Returns...
  • Heku by T.M. Nielsen

    Heku by T.M. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Chevalier has never been told no. For thousands of years he’s sat on the Equites Council, ruling body of his heku faction, and for thousands of years his every order has been followed immediately and without question.One of the most important rules of the heku, is that no one is to feed from unwilling donors...
  • The Tale Of The Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater

    The Tale Of The Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    All I ever wanted was the freedom to live life as I pleased, despite my aristocratic parents’ hopes I’d secure a prestigious husband. But my fate was far more terrible than an arranged marriage when my family became prisoners to one of the most fearsome and powerful vampires of all time, Count Vlad Dracula...
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    dark  gothic  paranormal  vampires  abuse  book  dark-fantasy  fiction
  • Sleepy Hollow: Rise Headless and Ride by Richard Gleaves

    Sleepy Hollow: Rise Headless and Ride by Richard Gleaves

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    NOTE: This E-Book edition INCLUDES "THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW" by Washington Irving (full text)!"May I present the Last Descendant of Ichabod Crane..."JASON CRANE just turned seventeen years old.He's a STAR WARS fan and a history geek. He doesn't believe in ghosts or the afterlife. He doesn't believe in psychic powers or tarot cards. He doesn't believe in the Headless Horseman...
  • 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...
  • The Dog in the Dark by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee

    The Dog in the Dark by Barb Hendee, J.C. Hendee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Barely escaping the city of Calm Seatt - and the assassins hunting them - Magiere, Leesil, and the elven dog Chap sail south to continue their quest to find the powerful orb of Air before their enemies do. But they are not alone, much to their frustration.Aging elven assassin Brot’an has forced himself on them by offering his protection...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  dark-fantasy  epic  fiction
  • The Death of Death by K.N. Parker

    The Death of Death by K.N. Parker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her death was just the beginning! Death guides usually have rather normal names like John, Mary, Harry, and Jessica. And even ones not quite so normal, like Bartholomew or Ambrosia. They also have the most interesting tales behind their deaths. But one particular death guide has a few problems: she cannot remember her name or the details of her demise, and thus has no story of her own...
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    paranormal  gothic  dark  fantasy  horror  fiction  young-adult  humor
  • The Vampire's Revenge by Raven Hart

    The Vampire's Revenge by Raven Hart

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jack McShane: lover, killer, seducer, family man, and vampire. In the shadows of Savannah, with its hip nightspots and moss-draped oak trees, Jack is trying to save humankind from a threat it doesn't know it faces: an explosion of the otherworldly, the weird, the wanton, and the wicked.Tourists are heading to Savannah for St...
  • Roaring Midnight by Colleen Gleason

    Roaring Midnight by Colleen Gleason

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From NEW YORK TIMES and USA Today bestselling author Colleen Gleason, the long-awaited spin-off of the international bestselling Gardella Vampire Chronicles.Amid the glitzy age of Jazz, when gangsters and bootleggers control the cities, there lies another, more insidious threat....the undead...
  • Daughters of Darkness by Chrissy Peebles, Kristen Middleton

    Daughters of Darkness by Chrissy Peebles, Kristen Middleton

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Four authors will each take a different daughter born from the Prince of Darkness, Vlad Montour. (Also known as Vlad the Impaler, an evil villain from history) Blair – Chrissy Peebles Jezebel – Kristen Middleton Victoria – W.J. May Lotus – C.J. Pinard Blair: Half witch and half vampire. She lives with a coven of witches and hasn't had any contact with her vampire heritage...
  • Necroscope: Resurgence, The Lost Years Volume II by Brian Lumley

    Necroscope: Resurgence, The Lost Years Volume II by Brian Lumley

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Harry Keogh, the Necroscope, the man who can talk to the dead, and Earth's greatest vampire hunter, has been searching for his wife and infant son, gone missing during Harry's war against the vampires. This obsession has left him open to subtle influence by an ancient vampire, Radu...
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