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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-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon]()
Dark-Hunter 3 Book Box Set by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsKenyon's bestselling backlist heats up the night and is now available in a sizzling boxed set. The Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark-Hunter Boxed Set #1 contains one copy each of "Night Embrace," "Dance with the Devil" and "Night Pleasures... -
![A Long Spoon by Jonathan L. Howard]()
A Long Spoon by Jonathan L. Howard
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsYou may have heard of Johannes Cabal; he is a necromancer and a little infamous. He is also very sensitive to attempts on his life. When a murder of crows tries to... well, murder him, and the contents of his bath are transmuted into hot nitric acid, he suspects someone may mean him harm. The trail leads to one of the less travelled parts of Hell itself, and there Cabal will need a guide... -
![Torn by Fury by S.M. Reine]()
Torn by Fury by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsElise Kavanagh is marching on New Eden, the city angels have built from the bones of human victims. She’s hellbent on making them atone for their sins–no matter the cost.Rylie Gresham has realized that werewolves are the key to defeating angels. They’re apex predators, designed to bring powerful, immortal beings to heel... -
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![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... -
![The Cursed by L.A. Banks]()
The Cursed by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Chairman has been killed and now Lilith, Satan’s Consort, sits on the vampire throne as the Vampire Council’s new Chairwoman. She raises all the dark covens, calling every major dark witch and warlock to do her bidding. Her goal is to distract the team members while the unborn heir to the Dark Realms awaits his own birth. All Lilith needs now is Damali’s newly discovered angelic powers... -
![The Shadows by L.A. Banks]()
The Shadows by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Dark Realms are taking cover after an angel onslaught from On High. The Antichrist has been injured and the fourth biblical seal has been broken. Yonnie and Val, a strange combination of a daywalker and an angel hybrid, have joined Damali and Carlos's team. And the two new Council-level vamps, Elizabeth Bathory and Lucrezia Borgia, are still in recovery from their last mission... -
![Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine]()
Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSome people find power in the light. Others are meant to walk in the dark. Ollie Wit left it all behind: a new home, friends who saw her as something more than a fragile shadow walker and a budding relationship with Kane. She did it all in an effort to shield Asher, who should’ve never been able to escape the Shadowlands... -
![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... -
![Lost in Prophecy by S.M. Reine]()
Lost in Prophecy by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsElise Kavanagh is too busy liberating slaves in the City of Dis to worry about what’s happening on Earth. She hasn’t even noticed that more than three thousand people have gone missing—not until an anonymous client hires her organization, The Hunting Club, to rescue them. The man asking for help doesn’t seem to exist... -
![Ghost in the Ring by Jonathan Moeller]()
Ghost in the Ring by Jonathan Moeller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCaina Amalas was once a deadly Ghost nightfighter, a spy and agent of the Emperor of Nighmar. Now she only wishes to live quietly with her husband. But civil war grips the Empire, and Caina's skills are needed against the cruel sorcerers of the malevolent Umbarian Order. And Caina has a dangerous connection to the Umbarians... -
![Shadow Duel by Brad Magnarella]()
Shadow Duel by Brad Magnarella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeware the shadow of many faces, but fear the master of many places…It’s Monday morning, and I’ve recovered a strange glyph-covered chest from a landfill. By Monday afternoon, someone’s stolen it from my warded loft.Before I can suss out who, why, and most importantly, how, I’m neck-deep with the NYPD on a murder case...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... -
![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... -
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![Oaths of Blood by S.M. Reine]()
Oaths of Blood by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe hordes of Hell are marching, and it's going to take a demon to stop them. Werewolves are immune to every illness and can heal any wound. It should be impossible for one to become possessed by a demon. But that's exactly what Seth Wilder is facing: a werewolf gone insane from possession... -
![The Damned by L.A. Banks]()
The Damned by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe only way to Heaven is through the gates of Hell…Damali Richards knows all about a blood rush. The kind that happened when she first went skin-to-skin with former vampire Carlos Rivera. Or the kind that happened on the streets of Philadelphia, when her crew took on the devil’s own... -
![Hot Blooded by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne]()
Hot Blooded by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhen the sun goes down, four women will discover the man they desire within the beast that drives them wild in this sexy paranormal romance collection that includes an original Carpathain novella...“Dark Hunger” by New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan In a dark jungle, a beautiful activist liberates animals from a secret laboratory—and stumbles across an unexpected prisoner... -
![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... -
![Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor]()
Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Collection of Urban Fantasy Adventures Beyond the veil lies a world of magic, mystery, and adventure! From author Nicole R. Taylor comes five full length novels, each a first in a series... -
![God Touched by John Conroe]()
God Touched by John Conroe
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBook 1 of the Demon Accords. Chris Gordon is a rookie with the NYPD - one with a secret. In his spare time Chris is an exorcist without equal with a gift from God. But when he saves a beautiful girl from a demonic attack, he discovers there is more to fear than just demons... -
![Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks]()
Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJust one month ago, secret government operative Sasha Trudeau thought she'd tasted victory. Orchestrating détente between the warring factions of the supernatural world had nearly cost her life—but it also opened the door to a future with Max Hunter, her mate and fellow Shadow Wolf.Until now. A poisonous virus is wreaking havoc on Hunter's immune system... -
![Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things by Martina McAtee]()
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things by Martina McAtee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree reapers. Two worlds. One prophecy.Seventeen-year-old Ember Lonergan has made an art of isolating herself. She prefers the dead. She spends her days skipping school in old cemeteries and her nights hiding from her alcoholic father at the funeral home where she works. When her own father dies, Ember learns her whole life is a lie...Categorized as:
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![A Coven of Witches by Joseph Delaney]()
A Coven of Witches by Joseph Delaney
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBeware a girl in pointy shoesA girl wearing pointy shoes might be a witch. And the first thing a spook's apprentice learns is never, ever to trust a witch.In this bone-chilling collection of tales, you will learn exactly why that is, as you encounter:a fair and beautiful woman with green scales running down her spine . . . (John Gregory, set before book 1, book 0... -
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![Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance]()
Curse the Dawn by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsCassandra Palmer may be the all-powerful Pythia now, but that doesn’t mean people have stopped trying to kill her. Most of the supernatural power players don’t want the independent minded Cassie as chief clairvoyant—and they’ll stop at nothing to see her six feet under... -
![Tempt the Stars by Karen Chance]()
Tempt the Stars by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsBeing a goddess is a lot less fun than you might think. Especially when you’re only a half goddess, and you only found out about it recently, and you still don’t know what you’re doing half the time. And when you’ve just used your not-so-reliable powers to burglarize the booby-trapped office of a vampire mob boss.Yeah, that part sucks... -
![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... -
![Carpe Demon by J.C. McKenzie]()
Carpe Demon by J.C. McKenzie
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs an ambassador with the Supernatural Regulatory Division, Andy McNeilly is responsible for acting as the Liaison for the Vancouver Vampire horde. The problem? She detests the Vampire Master, and the SRD can’t discover the beast she keeps locked inside... -
![My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer]()
My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSixteen-year-old Zadie’s first mistake was telling the boy she liked she could bring her dead sister back to life. Her second mistake was actually doing it.When Zadie accidentally messes with the Reaper’s Rite that should have claimed her sister Mara, things go horribly wrong... -
![Heaven Sent by John G. Hartness]()
Heaven Sent by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBOOK 5 in the Award-Winning Dark Fantasy Series takes us back to where it all began. He's the immortal magic-wielding child of Jonathan Harker and Mina Murray from the classic novel Dracula. But to him it's not a story, it's family history. Quincy Harker is what you'd get if Constantine were renewed by HBO and taken to the darkest of dark sides... -
![Garnet Tongue Goddess by Morgan Blayde]()
Garnet Tongue Goddess by Morgan Blayde
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCAINE IS COERCED BY A TV EXEC INTO GOING ON-SET WHERE A CELEBRITY REALITY SHOW IS BEING FILMED. NOBODY IS WHAT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO BE. HIS OWN DEMON GUARDS ARE LESS THAN DEPENDABLE. GHOSTLY SPECTERS IN THE HAUNTED SCHOOL WANT EVERYBODY GONE. A TERRIBLE, DARK SECRET HIDES FROM THE LIGHT, AND AN ANCIENT EVIL IS RETURNING TO PREY UPON THE INNOCENT... -
![A Ghost of a Chance by Debbie Cassidy]()
A Ghost of a Chance by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey say the dead don’t speak. That’s a lie. They speak to Kat Justice, but most of the time, she chooses not to hear them.I’m a Nightwatch agent, a nightblood charged with enforcing the supernatural laws. Humans can’t know the shit that goes bump in the night is real. It’s sweaty, tough work, with crappy pay, but I love it.Things would be perfect if not for my secret... -
![Playing with Darkness by Susan Illene]()
Playing with Darkness by Susan Illene
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThere’s no avoiding it. Melena must keep her promise to return the fae device that opens the portal to Purgatory. Except there’s one problem—Kerbasi. How can she go when she has one of heaven’s minions practically attached to her hip? One who will strike fear in the hearts of the fae the moment they realize who he is...Categorized as:
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![Embrace the Night by Karen Chance]()
Embrace the Night by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsRecently named the world’s chief clairvoyant, Cassandra Palmer still has a thorn in her side. As long as Cassie and a certain master vampire - the sizzling-hot Mircea - are magically bound to each other, her life will never be her own …The spell that binds them can only be broken with an incantation found in the Codex Merlini, an ancient grimoire... -
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![Immortals: The Crossing by Joy Nash]()
Immortals: The Crossing by Joy Nash
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor centuries they have walked among us--vampires, shape-shifters, the Celtic Sidhe, demons, and other magical beings. Their battle to reign supreme is constant, but one force holds them in check, a race of powerful warriors known as the IMMORTALS. For Manannán mac Lir, a musician and Celtic demigod, life had become a blur of post-gig parties, expensive whisky, and cheap sex... -
![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... -
![Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison]()
Into the Woods: Tales from the Hollows and Beyond by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsEnter the Woods...If You DareFor centuries, the woods have been a pivotal part of the wonder and danger of fairy tales, for once you enter anything can happen... -
![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... -
![Pretty When She Kills by Rhiannon Frater, Kristin Allison]()
Pretty When She Kills by Rhiannon Frater, Kristin Allison
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmaliya Vezorak never believed in happy endings…When Amaliya harnessed her necromancer powers to defeat her greatest enemy, she believed she had finally found a happy ending with Cian, her lover and the master of Austin. That happiness is short-lived when the vampire ruling over San Antonio attempts a takeover of Austin in order to capture Amaliya and use her power for his own devices... -
![Invitation : Shifter Forever Worlds: 2020 Anniversary Edition by Elle Thorne]()
Invitation : Shifter Forever Worlds: 2020 Anniversary Edition by Elle Thorne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSexy bear shifter Tanner Navarro has an invitation to the wedding, he's got an invitation to Bear Canyon Valley, but he doesn't have an invitation to sexy, curvy Marti's heart--or bed. Marti's secrets are life or death. Tanner and his bear know they're up to the job. Now they have to convince Marti... -
![Beast Coast by J.C. McKenzie]()
Beast Coast by J.C. McKenzie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes the greatest danger comes from within… When Master Vampire Lucien Delgatto threatens her potential mate Wick’s life, Shape Shifter Andrea “Andy” McNeilly will employ a den of witches, a bedazzled thong, and her ability to shift into multiple animals to meet his demands. She plans to keep Wick safe—even if she’s not speaking to him... -
![Daughters of Darkness by Chrissy Peebles, Kristen Middleton]()
Daughters of Darkness by Chrissy Peebles, Kristen Middleton
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFour 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...Categorized as:
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![Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly]()
Circle of Enemies by Harry Connolly
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFormer car thief Ray Lilly is now the expendable grunt of a sorcerer responsible for destroying extradimensional predators summoned to our world by power-hungry magicians. Luckily, Ray has some magic of his own, and so far it's kept him alive. But when a friend from his former gang calls him back to his old stomping grounds in Los Angeles, Ray may have to face a threat even he can't handle... -
![Pretty When She Destroys by Rhiannon Frater]()
Pretty When She Destroys by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmaliya Vezorak always believed she was destined to live a failed life in obscurity until she was brutally murdered by an ancient vampire named The Summoner and reborn as a powerful vampire necromancer.The Summoner’s power did not diminish with his death... -
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![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... -
![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.. -
![Twice Dead by Kalayna Price]()
Twice Dead by Kalayna Price
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNewly undead shifter-turned-vampire Kita Nekai is coming to grips with the reality that her cat has not awakened since her change. What she needs is a little time to adjust to her new liquid diet and the increasingly complex attraction to her sire, Nathanial. What she gets is a headless harlequin. With the body count rising, Kita is dragged into a dangerous game of vampire politics... -
![Mercenary Magic by Ella Summers]()
Mercenary Magic by Ella Summers
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe alternate cover edition for this book can be found here.Long ago, the Dragon Born were hailed as the most powerful mages in the world. Today, they are condemned as abominations and have been hunted to near extinction. Sera Dering has spent her entire life hiding her forbidden magic from the supernatural council who would kill her for the crime of being born... -
![The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod]()
The Cold Kiss of Death by Suzanne McLeod
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGenny Taylor works for Spellcrackers.com ±Making Magic Safe. But her own life is anything but safe!‘The ghost grasped her shift and ripped it open. The three interlacing crescents carved red-raw and bleeding into her thin chest didn’t look any better than the last dozen times I’d seen them... -
![Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance]()
Claimed by Shadow by Karen Chance
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsClairvoyant Cassie Palmer has inherited new magical powers-including the ability to travel through time. But it's a whole lot of responsibility she'd rather not have. Now she's the most popular girl in town, as an assortment of vamps, fey, and mages try to convince, force, or seduce her—and her magic—over to their side...
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