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Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven in the Holllows - Cincinnati's home to all supernatural folk - vampires and werewolves can make strange bedfellows. Just ask Rachel Morgan, private investigator and witch. First her never-do-well boyfriend disappears into the night. Then the hunky protege of vampire crimelord Piscary starts eyeing her curves... not to mention her throat... -
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Star Style by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's the premiere of "The Grove", the Hollywood film Olivia had a small part in – as a goth. Jackson, her Hollywood heartthrob boyfriend, wanted to walk down the red carpet with her, but a fashion disaster puts paid to that. And then a top Hollywood producer mistakes Ivy, in her goth gear, for Olivia.. -
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Bound by Angela M. Hudson, Angela M. Hudson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNever turn your back on a ghost, just in case it's not actually a ghost.Introducing the first book in the Bound series, a dark, powerful romance based on the author's best-selling vampire series, Dark Secrets. Elora can talk to the dead, but she's a beacon for the undead... -
![Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh]()
Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShort story from authors July Newsletter. Part of the Guild Hunter Series... -
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![Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper]()
Dark Obsession by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA vicious demonic plot. A curse decades in the making. An epic love that burns hotter than the very fires of hell…Charlotte...All Charley’s nightmares are real.Demons. Dark witches. Her murderous uncle.With her soul bound to an ancient demon lord and her sister taken captive by a monster, hope is in short supply.But Charley will not go down without a fight... -
![Love Bites by Sienna Mercer]()
Love Bites by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe twins are traveling to Transylvania in their sixth adventureOlivia's really nervous because she's meeting her vampire family for the first time—there's a lot at stake. Plus it doesn't help that she'll be there for Valentine's Day and her new boyfriend Jackson, the hot movie star, doesn't seem bothered that he won't be with her... -
![Lucky Break by Sienna Mercer]()
Lucky Break by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHot guys, horses, and high school hijinks in adventure number seven!Ivy and Olivia are super excited—their aunt on their mother's side has invited them to stay at her ranch, to get to know them. But she's not in on the vampire thing, and when Ivy scares off her favorite horse, Lucky, the girls have to find him—or risk blowing the coffin lid off the secret... -
![Dark Dreamers by Christine Feehan, Marjorie M. Liu]()
Dark Dreamers by Christine Feehan, Marjorie M. Liu
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsChristine FeehanDark DreamShe's known him since she was fifteen. Every night, he is with her: his face, his voice. Tonight, Sara Marten will meet the man who is both angel and demon, salvation and temptation: Falcon - the Carpathian, the banished hero. Tonight, Sara will meet the dark-eyed destroyer destined to be her mate.Margorie M... -
![Fangs for the Memories by Sienna Mercer]()
Fangs for the Memories by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPerfect for fans of Goth Girl, this addictive vampire series is ideal for girls of 9+ to sink their fangs into…Things are going great for Olivia Abbott and her boyfriend Jackson, except for the huge secret she's been keeping from him .. -
![Date with Destiny by Sienna Mercer]()
Date with Destiny by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSink your teeth into Olivia and Ivy's 10th fright-time adventureThe twins are back in Transylvania for Prince Alex and Tessa's wedding, and to settle Ivy into the Wallachia Academy. Plus they've landed the juicy job of reporting on the royals' big day for VAMP magazine... -
![Flying Solo by Sienna Mercer]()
Flying Solo by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe twins are apart, but life is as batty as ever, in adventure 11"We're still double trouble!"Ivy's settling into Wallachia Academy, but the school's strict rules are a real pain in the neck. Back in Franklin Grove, Olivia’s begun dressing like Ivy—to get in to a vampire rock concert! It's bound to cause a coffin-load of chaos... -
![Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill]()
Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA brand-new Vampire Queen novel from the award-winning author who "never ceases to amaze." -Night Owl Romance As servant to vampire mistress Lady Daniela, Elisa is unwaveringly devoted-but she recoils at one shocking request: destroy the untamed, undead children entrusted to her care... -
![Specters in the Glass House by Jaime Jo Wright]()
Specters in the Glass House by Jaime Jo Wright
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn 1921, Marian Arnold, the heiress to a brewing baron's empire, seeks solace in the glass butterfly house on her family's Wisconsin estate as Prohibition and the deaths of her parents cast a long shadow over her shrinking world... -
![The Roman by Sylvain Reynard]()
The Roman by Sylvain Reynard
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFrom 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... -
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![Twin Spins by Sienna Mercer]()
Twin Spins by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA funny, super-girly story with a vampire bite to it.When a Hollywood strike puts Olivia's movie aspirations on hold, she distracts herself from thoughts of her long-distance actor boyf Jackson by throwing herself into organisation of the school dance.Little does she know, her twin Ivy is keeping a secret from her: she's off to Wallachia Academy, the finishing school for vampires... -
![Dark Seduction by Sarah Piper]()
Dark Seduction by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBetraying the vampire king has deadly consequences. But what if you crave the punishment?Charlotte...Get in, get the intel, get out. And above all, don’t get noticed.As a master thief, Charley D’Amico lived by those rules... until she screwed up and fell in love with her mark—a sexy, commanding vampire king whose cravings are as dark as his secrets.She should be running for her life... -
![Ransom by R.K. Ryals]()
Ransom by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVengeance is the path of the Damned. It is not a path taken lightly. For a Naphil, it could mean ransoming his soul.~Bezaliel~Dayton Blainey is caught between two worlds: Heaven and Hell. Bound to a Demon she's beginning to care about, she is thrown into an adventure she may not survive. But she will try... -
![The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright]()
The Souls of Lost Lake by Jaime Jo Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWren Blythe has long enjoyed being among the Northwoods, helping her father with programming at a youth camp. But when a little girl in the area goes missing, an all-out search ensues, reviving the decades-old campfire story of Ava Coons, the murderess, who still roams the woods. Joining the search, Wren stumbles upon the Coons cabin ruins and a rotting porcelain doll... -
![Charming Devils by Katie May]()
Charming Devils by Katie May
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, they made my life a living hell. They teased me, abused me, and called me a witch.Little did they know...Now, I’m back for my senior year of high school. New hair, new style, new personality. I’ll no longer be the weird girl hiding in the shadows. Instead, I’ll embrace all of my darkness.The goal?Revenge on the boys—the men—who bullied me... -
![The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant]()
The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFOR 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... -
![Beyond by Catina Haverlock, Angela Larkin]()
Beyond by Catina Haverlock, Angela Larkin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Sequel out 2018***“Dangerous. Wrong. She could be so close to finding out who I really am, and I don’t want to think about how badly that could damage her. If I have any conscience,I’ll turn and run. But I can’t let her go.” Presley Hale has no idea the guy she just told off in the school parking lot died in a drowning accident four months ago... -
![Moon Thrall by Donna Grant]()
Moon Thrall by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Donna Grant gives readers a double dose of the Louisiana bayous in the second book of her searing LaRue series (connected to the bestselling Chiasson series) filled with suspense, voodoo, and romance. HER QUEST FOR THE TRUTH Skye Parrish is living her dream... -
![A Bear for Christmas by C.D. Gorri]()
A Bear for Christmas by C.D. Gorri
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt 47 years old, Jillian Osborn was too old to believe in fairy tales and finding love twice in one lifetime wasn't in the cards for her, or was it? Every time she saw him, she couldn't help but long for the handsome Tim Jacobs in spite of her honorable husband's memory.Ornery widower and Black Bear Shifter, Tim Jacobs had already found his true love... -
![In the Roses of Pieria by Anna Burke]()
In the Roses of Pieria by Anna Burke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAward-winning author Anna Burke delivers the shivers in this daring queer dark fantasy romance teeming with sensuous vampires, dark academia, plant horrors, and terrifying fungal fae.When Clara Eden is offered a job as an archivist working for eccentric estate owner Agatha Montague, she thinks her prayers have been answered... -
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![Stake Out! by Sienna Mercer]()
Stake Out! by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNumber 12 is a killer story to sink your teeth into!"We're on a mission!"Ivy and Olivia are together again—and not a moment too soon. The whole vampire community is in a flap. Can the twins discover the identity of the mystery blogger who's determined to expose Franklin Grove's biggest secret? Hold on to your fangs, vamp fans... -
![Born In Twilight by Maggie Shayne]()
Born In Twilight by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey Said It Couldn't Happen, but They Were Wrong.Jameson Bryant found her in an abandoned building, half-starved, her face chalk-white yet strikingly beautiful. He knew what she was, but he couldn't resist the power of her violet eyes. Even her warning to stay away only served to draw him closer.But it was too late and had been from the first moment he saw her... -
![Heart of Fury by Sarah Piper]()
Heart of Fury by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVampire prince Gabriel Redthorne knew better than to fall in love with a witch. Jacinda Colburn claimed his heart, then nearly shoved a stake through it. For that, he should end her life—brutally and without remorse.But with old enemies closing in fast and a dangerous new evil terrorizing New York—an evil only Jacinda can stop—Gabriel has one choice: trust her, or they're both going down... -
![Creature of Habit by Angel Lawson]()
Creature of Habit by Angel Lawson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAmelia should have run when she had the chance. Away from Asheville. Away from her job. But most importantly, away from her deadly boss, Grant Palmer. Instead she finds the draw of Grant irresistible even after he reveals his darkest secrets. Amelia remains in Asheville even though a killer is stalking her, knowing the one person that can protect her is equally dangerous... -
![Secrets & Spies by Sienna Mercer]()
Secrets & Spies by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA funny, super-girly story with a vampire bite to it. Sink your teeth into Olivia and Ivy’s fifteenth fright-time adventure.There’s always a lot of stuff to keep hidden in Franklin Grove (like, um, the fact that vampires exist), but suddenly everyone seems to have gone into Secrecy Overdrive!Ivy’s sure that new girl Maya is up to something, and it involves Ivy’s boyfriend, Brendan . . -
![Endless: The King Quartet, Book 4 by Tawdra Kandle]()
Endless: The King Quartet, Book 4 by Tawdra Kandle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter the tumult of her high school senior year, all is right in Tasmyn Vaughan s world. She s attending college with her boyfriend, and she s learning to control her powers. Everything is finally perfect, until it isn t. When her new part-time job leads to more than she bargained for, Tasmyn is thrown into a deadly fight against forces of evil that she didn t even know existed... -
![Flipping Out! by Sienna Mercer]()
Flipping Out! by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 14th in the series finds the sisters dealing with high school problemsThe twins are adjusting to high school, but everything is still topsy turvy. Ivy's flipping out about being the most popular girl in school. All she wants is some time to herself, but her band of superfans are clinging to her tighter than bats to a cave. Meanwhile, Olivia is on a matchmaking mission... -
![Fashion Frightmare! by Sienna Mercer]()
Fashion Frightmare! by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe twins' 16th adventure finds them sleuthing with styleThe Café Creative fashion show is just around the corner, and everyone who's anyone is ready to strike a pose. Everyone except Ivy, that is. Modeling is her worst nightmare! Twin sister Olivia is there to lend a hand. But soon strutting down the catwalk is the least of their worries, when a priceless accessory goes missing... -
![Creature Feature 2 by Rhys Ford, Poppy Dennison]()
Creature Feature 2 by Rhys Ford, Poppy Dennison
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCreature Feature: Volume Two Two Men. One Apocalypse. Rise of the Revenants by Poppy Dennison Vampyres are on the loose in Detroit, and novice hunter Taz Cohen is on the job. The mission seems simple: stop the vamps. But Taz knows nothing about the mythical creatures, so he’s in for the fight of his life... -
![Fear No Evil by Robin Caroll]()
Fear No Evil by Robin Caroll
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith his father in a nursing home and his mother needing support, former Great Smoky Mountains park ranger Lincoln Vailes moves to the bayou town of Eternal Springs, Louisiana, to become a police officer. Recent college graduate and eager social worker Jade Laurent has also moved there to try and right the wrongs of an abusive past... -
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![Dancers in the Dark & Layla Steps Up: The Layla Collection by Charlaine Harris]()
Dancers in the Dark & Layla Steps Up: The Layla Collection by Charlaine Harris
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"In this pair of stories set in the Sookie Stackhouse universe, novella "Dancers in the Dark" and short story "Layla Steps Up," #1 New York Times' bestselling author Charlaine Harris chronicles the tumultuous beginning of the love story between an unlikely couple. In "Dancers in the Dark," Rue LeMay is desperate to leave the past behind... -
![Circus of the Dead Book #2 by Kimberly Loth]()
Circus of the Dead Book #2 by Kimberly Loth
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSamuel deserves to die a thousand deaths. I was so close to going home and then he ruined it all. Now, I have to focus on how to survive because I don’t think I can go home. And to be honest, after a few more nights with Benny, I’m not sure I even want to. Plus, the more I learn about the circus, the more intrigued I become... -
![Samantha Watkins by Aurélie Venem]()
Samantha Watkins by Aurélie Venem
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYoung librarian Samantha Watkins has always been perfectly content with her humdrum existence. Never easily fitting in with anyone anywhere, she feels most at ease in silence, among stacks of books. Sam believes in leaving fantasy and drama to the characters in her beloved novels. But one night when she leaves work late, she finds herself center stage in a tale of vengeance and terror... -
![Twilight Hunger by Maggie Shayne]()
Twilight Hunger by Maggie Shayne
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen struggling screenwriter Morgan DeSilva uncovers the ancient leather diaries in the attic of an old house in Maine, she is swept into the seductive world of a long-dead madman who had believed himself a vampire. Now, though Dante's story has made her rich and famous, Morgan is wasting away... -
![The Seekers by Heather Graham]()
The Seekers by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling AuthorKeri Wolf has joined The Seekers, a show about paranormal phenomena, as they explore a �haunted� inn infamous for an ax murder rampage in the 1920s � and discover a dead body in the basement... -
![My Sweet Dollie, You Have to Love Me by Cori Zahara]()
My Sweet Dollie, You Have to Love Me by Cori Zahara
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDollie When we first met, we were just two kids with nothing in common. Different interests and struggles put a wedge between us before we could ever be friends.Then a terrible childhood trauma bonded us, bringing us closer forever. We became each other's everything. A light in the dark that the other needed to make it through.All that changed the night my beloved parents died... -
![Primal Heat by Susan Sizemore]()
Primal Heat by Susan Sizemore
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCan 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... -
![Shattered Silk by Barbara Michaels]()
Shattered Silk by Barbara Michaels
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Killer Lurks In her quaint vintage clothing boutique in picturesque Georgetown, Karen Nevitt' s laces and white linens seem so innocent. Her aunt' s aged friends have even ransacked their attics to help the novice entrepreneur launch her business... -
![The Darkening by Robin T. Popp, Rebecca Cook]()
The Darkening by Robin T. Popp, Rebecca Cook
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhile Lexi, a powerful witch-werewolf and bounty hunter, tracks criminals through Manhattan, she runs across Darius, an Immortal who has landed in her city after the failure of The Calling spell. Attracted to the sexy warrior, but struggling to deal with the raging needs of the wolf inside her, Lexi battles her own desires as she and Darius race to foil a plot to overrun the city with Death Magic... -
![Realm Of Shadows by Shannon Drake]()
Realm Of Shadows by Shannon Drake
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen an ancient tomb is uncovered in Paris, something goes horribly wrong. For American visitor Tara Mason, the romantic city of her dreams suddenly turns sinister. At the country estate where she seeks refuge, a shadowy man calls himself a guardian. He is sworn to protect the innocent--including Tara--from the evil that won't stop until it claims her, body and soul... -
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![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 ratingsEve 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... -
![Don't Close Your Eyes by Betsy Brannon Green]()
Don't Close Your Eyes by Betsy Brannon Green
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the quiet town of Eureka, Georgia, a woman is murdered. On that same night, Helen Tyler arrives in town. She’s a kind, soft-spoken woman who owns a handgun and refuses to give out her telephone number. Matt Clevenger, the county sheriff, finds a white Bible on the end of the murdered woman’s bed, and learns that another body was found in exactly the same way just two weeks earlier... -
![The Faceless by K.B. Everly]()
The Faceless by K.B. Everly
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNoir Rose, a horror and thriller author, always believed that the fictional monsters that she wrote about were just that - fictional. The true horror of the hideous beasts resided only within the gruesome tales she wrote. She never dreamed that reality could be just as cold and cruel as the monsters writhing inside her mind... -
![A Whisper of Eternity by Amanda Ashley]()
A Whisper of Eternity by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn Amanda Ashley's compelling, lushly sensual novels, vampires exist alongside humans—but their desires are not relegated to the shadows. Now, a timeless passion is shattered by dangerous immortal ambition—unless an eternal kiss can hold back the darkness of true death...He Will Not Lose Her AgainWhen artist Tracy Warner purchases the rambling seaside house built above Dominic St... -
![Deathless by Scott Prussing]()
Deathless by Scott Prussing
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeathless is book two in The Blue Fire Saga, a paranormal romance series filled with passion, suspense and supernatural danger. Summary:After rescuing her brother from the caverns of a vampire coven and helping to cure her mother of a vampire bite, Leesa Nyland hopes she’s done dealing with all things supernatural... -
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Grudge by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings***CONTENT WARNING: This story details events discussed in The Dead Girls’ Dance about the death of Shane’s sister Alyssa. Please be warned that there is intense emotional content in this story, and adult themes...Categorized as:
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