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Pale Demon by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsCondemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches’ conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after.But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination... -
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The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 51 ratingsNote: This book is the same as The Outlaw Demon Wails. It was printed under both titles. To save the lives of her friends, Rachel did the unthinkable: she willingly trafficked in forbidden demon magic. And now her sins are coming home to haunt her... -
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Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsRachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter—and lived to tell the tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind . . . until now.Denounced and shunned for dealing with demons and black magic, her best hope is life imprisonment—at worst, a forced lobotomy and genetic slavery... -
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For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 50 ratingsDespite dating one vampire and living with another, Rachel Morgan has stayed ahead of trouble until now. A serial killer stalks the Hollows, claims victims across society, and ignites a vicious Inderland gang war. Rachel hides an ancient artifact that could stop the killer or start a battle to the death among supernatural races of Cincinnati. Every action has its price... -
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![White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison]()
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the sinister and seductive Hollows for the newest blockcuster adventure featuring Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter.White Witch, Black CurseSome wounds take time to heal...and some scars never fade.Rachel Morgan, kick-ass witch and bounty hunter, has taken her fair share of hits, and has broken lines she swore she would never cross... -
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Black Arts by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsJane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker who always takes care of her own—no matter the cost...When Evan Trueblood blows into town looking for his wife, Molly, he’s convinced that she came to see her best friend, Jane. But it seems like the witch made it to New Orleans and then disappeared without a trace.Jane is ready to do whatever it takes to find her friend... -
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Bloodfever by Karen Marie Moning
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 71 ratingsI used to think my sister and I were just two nice southern girls who’d get married in a few years and settle down to a quiet life. Then I discovered that Alina and I descend, not from good wholesome southern stock, but from an ancient Celtic bloodline of powerful sidhe-seers, people who can see the Fae... -
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Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsThere's no witch in Cincinnati tougher, sexier, or more screwed up than bounty hunter Rachel Morgan, who's already put her love life and soul in dire jeopardy through her determined efforts to bring criminal night creatures to justice... -
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Dark Magic by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsan alternate cover edition can be found hereThey were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light...Would she find magic—or madness in his dark embrace?Young Savannah Dubrinsky is a mistress of illusion, a world-famous magician capable of mesmerizing millions. But there is one—Gregori, the Dark One—who holds her in terrifying thrall... -
![The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison]()
The Good, the Bad, and the Undead by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsRachel Morgan, sexy witch, independent bounty hunter, prowls the downtown Cincinnati for criminal creatures of the night. She can handle leather-clad vamps and a cunning demon or two. But a serial killer who feeds on the experts in the most dangerous kind of black magic is an ancient, implacable evil that threatens her very soul... -
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The Neon Boneyard by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDaniel Faust has clawed his way from the gutter to a penthouse suite, carving a bloody swath across the Las Vegas underworld. He's buried his enemies and more than a few friends along the way. If there's one thing a modern-day sorcerer knows for certain, though, it's that the past never stays buried forever... -
![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... -
![The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer]()
The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, staffed by brutal guards and surrounded by desolate wasteland. Inside the walls, gangs and predators are constant threats; outside the walls, there's nothing but a sniper's bullet or a slow death in the desert heat... -
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Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsSmart, sexy, supernatural—the men and women of the Otherworld live and love, fight and die, among us. Unseen and unsuspected, this realm of witches, ghosts, and werewolves is now threatened with exposure by a brutal series of bizarre murders that has left even the supernatural world baffled—and cold with terror... -
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Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsAT THE CROSSROADS OF DEATH AND DESIRE, A WOMAN TASTES A PLEASURE NO MORTAL IS MEANT TO SURVIVE. In the frozen Alaskan wilderness, former state trooper Jenna Darrow survives an unspeakable breach of body and soul. But with her narrow escape comes an even greater challenge. For strange changes are taking place within her, as she struggles to understand—and control—a new hunger... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsIn Circus of the Damned-now in trade paperback for the first time-a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own-but his enemies have other plans... -
![Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine, Cynthia Holloway]()
Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine, Cynthia Holloway
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsA new chapter in the New York Times bestselling Morganville Vampires saga. Vampire musician Michael Glass has attracted the attention of a big- time producer who wants to cut a demo and play some gigs-which means Michael will have to enter the human world. For this, he's been assigned escorts that include both a dangerous immortal as well as Michael's all-too-human friends... -
![Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter]()
Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsThings are heating up in the Big Easy. Weres have announced their existence to the world, and revived the bitter tensions that run between them and their old enemies: vampires. As a trusted employee of Leo Pellissier, Blood Master of the City, Jane finds herself caught in the cross fire... -
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Fade Out by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsWithoutthe evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville,the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. With their newfound freedoms, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again… Now Claire can actually concentrate on her studies, and her friend Eve joins the localtheatrecompany... -
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Broken by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on the twenty-first century — and become his next target…Ever since she discovered she’s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she’s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who’s given birth... -
![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... -
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![Pay Dirt by Chris Underwood]()
Pay Dirt by Chris Underwood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Lost Falls, nothing ever stays buried. Look, I'm a reasonable guy. When the ghoul came to me, shaking and sweating and claiming that he'd been cursed, I did what I could to help. After all, as Lost Falls' resident cunning man, breaking curses is my specialty... -
![The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
The Laughing Corpse by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 62 ratingsHarold Gaynor offers Anita Blake a million dollars to raise a 300-year-old zombie. Knowing it means a human sacrifice will be necessary, Anita turns him down. But when dead bodies start turning up, she realizes that someone else has raised Harold's zombie--and that the zombie is a killer. Anita pits her power against the zombie and the voodoo priestess who controls it... -
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Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIt was in Bitten, Kelley Armstrong's debut novel, that thirty-year-old Elena Michaels came to terms with her feral appetites and claimed the proud identity of a beautiful, successful woman and the only living female werewolf... -
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The Minority Council by Kate Griffin
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMatthew Swift, sorcerer, Midnight Mayor, is in charge. Or so he'd like to think. London, being London, is having its issues. Drug use is rampant. Teenage vandalism is driving away business. Violent crimes are on the rise. Once upon a time, Matthew Swift wouldn't have cared. Now it's his mess to clean up... -
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Blood Cross by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsJane Yellowrock is back on the prowl against the children of the night... The vampire council has hired skinwalker Jane Yellowrock to hunt and kill one of their own who has broken sacred ancient rules — but Jane quickly realizes that in a community that is thousands of years old, loyalties run deep.. -
![A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer]()
A Plain-Dealing Villain by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt's hard to make a dishonest buck in Sin City, especially when a rogue FBI agent is gunning for your head. Flat broke and one step ahead of the law, Daniel Faust flees Vegas and lands in Chicago, where a risky heist promises to fill his pockets with cash... -
![Reckoning by Cate Tiernan]()
Reckoning by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Alisa meets her mother's family, she finds comfort, conflict, and a greater understanding of Wicca. And she must make a choice that could change her future... -
![The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsAnita has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves. She's survived a lot, but this love thing may kill her yet... -
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Tangled Threads by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsI’d rather face a dozen lethal assassins any night than deal with something as tricky, convoluted, and fragile as my feelings.But here I am. Gin Blanco, the semi-retired assassin known as the Spider. Hovering outside sexy businessman Owen Grayson’s front door like a nervous teenage girl. One thing I like about Owen: he doesn’t shy away from my past—or my present... -
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Kiss of Crimson by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsHe comes to her more dead than alive, a towering black-clad stranger riddled with bullets and rapidly losing blood. As she struggles to save him, veterinarian Tess Culver is unaware that the man calling himself Dante is no man at all but one of the Breed, vampire warriors engaged in a desperate battle... -
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![Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Bloody Bones by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsIn Laurell K. Hamilton's "New York Times" bestselling novels, Anita Blake, vampire hunter and animator, takes a bite out of crime-of the supernatural kind. But even someone who deals with death on a daily basis can be unnerved by its power... When Branson, Missouri, is hit with a death wave-four unsolved murders-it doesn't take an expert to realize that all is not well... -
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The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsDating both a vampire and a werewolf isn't easy. But just to complicate Anita's already messy life, someone has put a price on her head. Love cannot save her this time, so she turns to Edward, hitman extraordinaire, for help. But finding the person behind the threat won't be easy, because as both a vampire hunter and zombie reanimator, Anita has made a lot of enemies-both human and otherwise... -
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Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsThe Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter backlist takes flight with a whole new look.In her ninth adventure, vampire hunter Anita Blake owes a favor to a friend-a man almost as dangerous as the ancient evil she's about to face... -
![Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Burnt Offerings by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 55 ratings"You can't trust anyone who sleeps with the monsters."That's what I've always said. That's what I've always believed. But now I'm the one sharing a bed with the Master Vampire of the City. Me, Anita Blake. The woman the vampires call the Executioner. From part of the solution, I've become part of the problem... -
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The Neon Court by Kate Griffin
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWar is coming to London. A daimyo of the Neon Court is dead and all fingers point towards their ancient enemy - The Tribe. And when magicians go to war, everyone loses.But Matthew Swift has his own concerns. He has been summoned abruptly, body and soul, to a burning tower and to the dead body of Oda, warrior of The Order and known associate of Swift... -
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Chasing the Shadows by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNikki James is in San Francisco at the request of her partner and best friend, Jake. The wife of an old friend is missing, and Jake intends to find her—whatever the cost. The authorities believe the kidnappings to be the work of a sick mind, but Nikki knows that the truth is something much worse—especially since she seems to have an unexpected psychic link to the killer... -
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Twilight Fall by Lynn Viehl
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsView our feature on Lynn Viehl’s Twilight Fall.Immortal Darkyn Lord Valentin Jaus and landscape artist Liling Harper are two lost souls. Brought together by fate, bound together by passion, Valentin and Liling find solace in each other’s arms... -
![Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong]()
Industrial Magic by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsMeet the smart, sexy — supernatural — women of the otherworld. This is not your mother’s coven... Kelley Armstrong returns with the eagerly awaited follow-up to Dime Store Magic. Paige Winterbourne, a headstrong young woman haunted by a dark legacy, is now put to the ultimate test as she fights to save innocents from the most insidious evil of all.. . -
![Magic on the Hunt by Devon Monk]()
Magic on the Hunt by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn the secret lockup of the Authority, the council that decides what can and can't be done with magic, an undead magic user has possessed one of the prisoners. He wants his freedom-and then some. Now Allie Beckstrom and her lover, Zayvion, are the first line of defense against the chaos he's about to unleash on the city of Portland.. -
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Deathwish by Rob Thurman
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn a nightmarish new york city, life is there for the taking...Half-human Cal Leandros and his brother, Niko, are barely getting by with their preternatural detective agency when the vampire Seamus hires them. He's being followed, and he wants to know by whom. But the Leandros brothers have to do more than they had planned when Seamus turns up dead (or un-undead)... -
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![Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Blue Moon by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsWhen she chose master vampire Jean-Claude over her ex-fiancé, alpha werewolf Richard Zeeman, Anita learned that sometimes love is not enough. But though she and Richard won’t be walking down any aisles, she can’t turn her back on him when he’s arrested on a rape charge in Tennessee. Anita knows firsthand that Richard has the morals of a saint—or at least a boy scout... -
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Soulmate by L.J. Smith
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsEternal Love Hannah Snow's life was so together. Friends, terrific grades, dreams of a career in paleontology. Everything was perfect... until the notes started appearing. Notes in her own handwriting, warning her of the danger that was coming. Dead Before Seventeen.The psychiatrist was supposed to help. But what came out of the age regressions were memories of another time, another life... -
![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... -
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Personal Demon by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsTabloid reporter Hope Adams appears to live the life of an ordinary working girl. But in addition to possessing the beauty of a Bollywood princess, Hope has other unique traits. For she is a half demon—a human fathered by a demon. And she’s inherited not only a gift for seeing the past but a hunger for chaos—along with a talent for finding it wherever she can... -
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Kitty's House of Horrors by Carrie Vaughn
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsIn the seventh entry in Carrie Vaughn's bestselling Kitty Norville series, a publicity stunt turns into a fight for the popular radio talk show host's life.Talk radio host and werewolf Kitty Norville has agreed to appear on TV's first all-supernatural reality show. She's expecting cheesy competitions and manufactured drama starring shapeshifters, vampires, and psychics... -
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On the Prowl by Patricia Briggs, Eileen Wilks
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsAlpha and Omega 0.5 by Patricia BriggsThe werewolf Anna finds a new sense of self when the son of the werewolf king comes to town to quell unrest in the Chicago pack- and inspires a power in Anna that she's never felt before.Inhuman by Eileen WilksKai has a secret gift of sensing thoughts and desires. What she senses in her neighbor Nathan could be dangerous...
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