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  • Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    The 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...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward

    Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 66 ratings
    Rehvenge has always kept his distance from the Brotherhood—even though his sister is married to a member, for he harbors a deadly secret that could make him a huge liability in their war against the lessers...
  • Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

    Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Condemned 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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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

    The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    Note: 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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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison

    The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Dreamfever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    MacKayla Lane lies naked on the cold stone floor of a church, at the mercy of the erotic Fae master she once swore to kill. Far from home, unable to control her sexual hungers, MacKayla is now fully under the Lord Master’s spell.…In New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning’s stunning new novel, the walls between human and Fae worlds have come crashing down...
  • A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    A Perfect Blood by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the Hollows with the electrifying follow-up to her acclaimed Pale Demon!A Perfect BloodRitually murdered corpses are appearing across Cincinnati, terrifying amalgams of human and other. Pulled in to help investigate by the I.S...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Feversong by Karen Marie Moning

    Feversong by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning returns with the epic conclusion to her pulse-pounding Fever series, where a world thrown into chaos grows more treacherous at every turn. As Mac, Barrons, Ryodan, and Jada struggle to restore control, enemies become allies, right and wrong cease to exist, and the lines between life and death, lust and love, disappear completely...
  • Fated Throne by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Fated Throne by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 60 ratings
    Fate has torn us apart and sometimes I believe the stars have given up on us altogether.Without my sister, the world seems darker than ever before and the shadows loom thicker, rising up to answer the call of the Shadow Princess and changing the face of Solaria for good. Now Lionel Acrux has the strength to make a move for the throne, I’m not sure how much time we have left to stop him...
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    alpha-mc  dark  fae  magic  paranormal  steamy  age-gap  book
  • Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    Rachel 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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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Dark Legend by Christine Feehan

    Dark Legend by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    'Every Carpathian male is drawn to his life mate, a Carpathian or human female able to provide the light to his darkness. Without her, the beast within slowly consumes the man until turning vampire is the only option.'Gabriel wakes deep within the ground, and the first sensation he feels is an overwhelming hunger for blood...
  • For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison

    For a Few Demons More by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    Despite 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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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook
  • Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

    Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 71 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Darkfever and Bloodfever returns to Dublin’s Fae-infested shores in a bold, sensual new novel...
  • Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

    Every Which Way But Dead by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 56 ratings
    There'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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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Dark Descent by Christine Feehan, Rebecca Cook

    Dark Descent by Christine Feehan, Rebecca Cook

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    They came from the darkest places: secluded monasteries, the Carpathian mountains, galaxies under siege. They were men with the blackest pasts-warriors, vampire monks, leaders of armies-but whose passions burned like dying stars. They had one purpose: to find those women who fulfilled them, completed them, and made them rage with a fire both holy and profane...
  • Shadowed Threads by Shannon Mayer

    Shadowed Threads by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. O’Shea is AWOL, and Tracking him is proving to be harder than I expected...
  • Damaged Souls by K.C. Kean

    Damaged Souls by K.C. Kean

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The prophecy declares the darkness that once brought the world to its knees will return. The timing is no coincidence and I can’t help but fear it all points back to me. With my heritage revealed, I finally know where I fit in. It’s not what I expected, but I can’t change it, just like I can’t change who I am drawn to. A shifter, a demon, a vampire, an angel...
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    dark  demons  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  angels  book
  • Blood Trade by Faith Hunter

    Blood Trade by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Jane Yellowrock is a shape-shifting skinwalker who’s always up for a fight—even if it means putting her life on the line... The Master of Natchez, Mississippi has a nasty problem on his hands. Rogue vampires—those who follow the Naturaleza and believe that humans should be nothing more than prey to be hunted—are terrorizing his city...
  • Playing with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins

    Playing with Monsters by Amelia Hutchins

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    My coven has remained hidden in the shadows for centuries. We’ve avoided the ‘real world’ altogether; hiding from monsters and other creatures we share this planet with. We found protection in the Colville National Forest, nestled in a town protected by magical barriers. Our powers are locked by an ancient curse, one meant to protect us from being found. Until now...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  steamy  abuse
  • Dark Crime by Christine Feehan

    Dark Crime by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Two strangers are bonded by a lust for revenge—and each other—in this short story from Christine Feehan’s “erotic, gripping series that has defined an entire genre.” (J. R. Ward) Blaze McGuire knows who killed her father and she has merciless plans for payback. Until a phone call from a seductive stranger pleads with her to wait. Retribution is in his blood, too...
  • A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    The evil night things that prowl Cincinnati despise witch and bounty hunter Rachel Morgan. Her new reputation for the dark arts is turning human and undead heads alike with the intent to possess, bed, and kill her -- not necessarily in that order.Now a mortal lover who abandoned Rachel has returned, haunted by his secret past...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine

    Walking in the Dark by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Some 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...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook
  • Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Dark Challenge by Christine Feehan

    Dark Challenge by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    an alternate cover edition can be found hereA New York Times Bestselling AuthorJulian Savage was golden. Powerful. But tormented. For the brooding hunter walked alone, always alone, far from his Carpathian kind, alien to even his twin. Like his name, his existence was savage. Until he met the woman he was sworn to protect . . . When Julian heard Desari sing, rainbows swamped his starving senses...
  • Imp Forsaken by Debra Dunbar

    Imp Forsaken by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Sam is banished to Hel, the bond with her angel, Gregory, broken. Six Elven kingdoms are battling for supremacy, and she’s broken and injured in the middle of the most hostile one. Shooting the top off a royal throne, committing fraud in the completion of a contract, and threatening a high lord hasn’t endeared her to the elves, either...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Angel of Chaos by Debra Dunbar

    Angel of Chaos by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Leveling up bites.As if I don’t have enough crap to do being the leader of Hel, I’ve been tricked into helping a pregnant woman who is fleeing an abusive relationship and carrying a very unusual baby. Of course, my hasty vow of assistance opens up a whole can of worms absolutely in keeping with my new Angel of Chaos status...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Dark Possession by Christine Feehan

    Dark Possession by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Manolito De La Cruz knew he was dangerously close to turning into a vampire. The last thing he expected after being called back to his Carpathian homeland by Prince Mikhail was to catch the scent of his destined lifemate in MaryAnn Delaney. MaryAnn is human, but she knows all too well the overwhelmingly aggressive instincts of Carpathian males...
  • Dead Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Dead Lands by Stacey Marie Brown

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Kidnapped by the notorious rebel group, Provstat, Brexley finds her connection goes deeper than she ever imagined. Reunited with old acquaintances and an uncle she never knew, Brexley is thrown into the vicious world of politics, where human and fae leaders will do anything to come out on top...
  • Devil's Paw by Debra Dunbar

    Devil's Paw by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    For about five seconds, no one wanted me dead.Then someone started killing angels, and I’m the prime suspect. Me. An imp. I’m lucky if I can kill a gnat, but somehow I end up accused of flying first-class all over the world and murdering these angels.I need to find the real killer before the Ruling Council slaps a guilty verdict on me and locks me up in a heavenly jail for all of eternity...
  • Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer

    Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Crossing into Ogre country is dangerous when you're a polite, respectful gal. Which means I already know I'm in for a wild ride, despite the back up I've brought along...
  • Twisted Fate: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Liz Hambleton

    Twisted Fate: An Urban Fantasy Romance by Liz Hambleton

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When you touch, the bond awakens, but only for a chosen few.In this world, you're a settler or a searcher. Settlers pick a partner of their choosing, but the searchers spend their lives seeking out the person made for them. Most die without finding the one.Emry Crowe's a settler, and happy in her life with Sebastian...
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    dark  magic  fae  paranormal  romance  fantasy  dystopia  urban-fantasy
  • Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer

    Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The FBI wants me on their team. Bad enough that they are dangling bait they KNOW I can’t resist. The catch? It’s on the other side of the ocean...
  • The Ten Club by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    The Ten Club by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff…Book #5 and the FINALE of the King SeriesHE WANTS TO OWN HER. King doesn’t recall dying and he definitely doesn’t recall this feisty woman Mia who claims to be his wife. But he’s happy to make her his if she’ll be obedient and loyal. After all, a king needs a queen, and now that he’s back from the dead, this evil billionaire has big plans...
  • The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill

    The Mark of the Vampire Queen by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When he becomes Lady Lyssa’s full servant, Jacob crosses the threshold into a darker relationship with her than he’s known before. His time as a vampire hunter certainly hadn’t prepared him to embrace a world where humans are sexual commodities, but he adapted. Now he finds the integrity of his soul challenged as he serves his Mistress’s needs as fully as he services her desires...
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    dark  fae  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  age-gap  anthologies
  • The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

    The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Danger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own...
  • The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

    The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Danger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own...
  • Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Kingdom of Lies by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A gemstone might destroy the world before I get the chance to do it myself.Interdimensional rifts are opening, spilling supernatural creatures into the world of the humans. Locating and closing the gateways takes two—an angel and a demon. It’s the opportunity I’ve been waiting for, the common goal that might allow demons and angels to put aside nearly three million years of hate...
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    alpha-mc  dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult
  • Tamed by Rebecca Zanetti

    Tamed by Rebecca Zanetti

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Librarian Note: This is the original cover edition of ASIN: B00H3M921G. The alternate cover edition is here.Caleb Donovan was never meant to be a prophet. At heart he's a conqueror, his appetites far more carnal than spiritual. He's not inclined to repress his passions and surrender to fate. After all, that's what cost him Lily—three centuries ago. She married another, because it was ordained...
  • Hot Blooded by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne

    Hot Blooded by Christine Feehan, Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    When 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...
  • Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne

    Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From the masters of paranormal romance, three brand-new tales of seductionThe Darkest Angel by Gena ShowalterA Lords of the Underworld taleAn iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust, until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure-hearted Lysander into temptation...
  • Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost

    Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Originally appeared in the print anthology The Bite Before Christmas.Cat and Bones were looking forward to a normal holiday – at least as “normal” as it gets for vampires and their otherworldly friends and family. But their yuletide plans are shattered when a mysterious stranger shows up and reveals long-buried secrets that threaten to take a bite out of their holiday cheer – and lives...
  • The Men of Otherworld: Collection One (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon) by Yasmine Galenorn

    The Men of Otherworld: Collection One (Otherworld/Sisters of the Moon) by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A collection of short stories from New York Times, USA Today, and PW Bestselling Author Yasmine Galenorn, starring the men of Otherworld. In this collection: The Hunger: What really happened to Rozurial and Fraale when Zeus and Hera showed up at their house? Blood Ties: Roman's brother is coming to town, and it's not a happy family reunion...
  • Dark Magic by Cheyenne McCray

    Dark Magic by Cheyenne McCray

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    **Author note below Jake Macgregor, San Francisco's head of the Paranormal Special Forces Unit, has his hands full. He and his team face a powerful enemy threatening to bring down the City by the Bay. With the weight of the world already resting on his broad shoulders, and after a long, hard day's fight against evil, the last thing he has time for is romance...
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    dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  steamy  adult  book
  • Vampire Bound: Book One by R.A. Steffan

    Vampire Bound: Book One by R.A. Steffan

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Become a bartender at The Vixen’s Den, they said. The owner isn’t really a vampire, they said. It’ll be fun, they said. And suddenly I’m neck deep in a world I’ve never really believed in, no matter what my crazy Great Aunt Mabel used to say. Seriously, I have more than enough drama in my life already, without adding an irresistibly mesmerizing nightclub owner to the mix...
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    dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur

    Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    To catch a killer, Riley Jenson will use every seductive trick in the book. But this killer has found a new way to play…In Melbourne’s urban underworld, there’s a nightclub for every fantasy and desire. But for Riley Jenson, one such club has become an obsession...
  • Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden

    Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Being bullet proof sucks - literallyOnce, Maya Black was a kick-ass cop patrolling the streets of L. A. She still keeps the city safe, but nowadays her bad guys of choice include demons, werewolves, and assorted nocturnal scum. Something Maya knows a thing or two about. She's a vampire--and not thrilled about it. Payback meet bitch.Adam Brody hopes Maya is as dangerous as they say she is...
  • Rapture by J.R. Ward

    Rapture by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Mels Carmichael, reporter for the Caldwell Courier Journal, gets the shock of her life when a disheveled man stumbles in front of her car outside the local cemetery. She pays a visit to the stranger in the hospital, but the only thing he remembers of his past is seeing a name written on a headstone: that of Jim Heron — a fallen angel charged with rescuing souls from the seven deadly sins...
  • Iced by Karen Marie Moning

    Iced by Karen Marie Moning

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 46 ratings
    From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Marie Moning comes the first book in her hotly anticipated new urban paranormal trilogy, set in the world of her blockbuster Fever series. The year is 1 AWC—After the Wall Crash. The Fae are free and hunting us. It’s a war zone out there, and no two days are alike...
  • Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Dark Side of the Moon by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Also see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] ACE #1 Half animal, half man, wholly dangerous.Locked in eternal battle, a Were-Hunter knows everything about peril and pain. But the greatest threat is yet to come...Susan Michaels was once the hottest reporter on the Beltway Beat until she walked into a setup that ruined her reputation...
  • Angel Betrayed by Cynthia Eden

    Angel Betrayed by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A Little Bit Of Angel LustSammael--call him Sam--was an angel once. An angel of Death. But the dispassionate, watch-from-above thing just wasn't working for him when it meant watching evil torture innocent souls day in and day out. It might have cost him his wings, but these days he gets to apply the direct method on the bad guys. Problem is, what's making his life difficult is a bad girl. .
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