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  • 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 ratings
    Kenyon'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...
  • The Nightmare King by Heather Killough-Walden

    The Nightmare King by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When she was fourteen, Adelaide Lane made a choice that landed her in the ICU of her town’s general hospital. Her prognosis was not good. When against all odds she woke up, it was to find that she had re-entered life not only with physical and mental scars, but with the ability to see into the future. For twenty years, Addie has used this power to do good in a world gone bad...
  • The Dragon King by Heather Killough-Walden

    The Dragon King by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Millennia ago, in the time of dragons, love and hate colored the very air monsters breathed. Ancient sorcery coursed through powerful wings like blood, pumped by hearts of magic, and timeless beasts of lore soared over the landscape, terrible and wondrous. Amidst these beasts of yesteryear, a forbidden love bloomed. A child was born of this love...
  • Linked by Rachel Rener

    Linked by Rachel Rener

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A lot can change in a week.Seven days ago, I was just Talia – an art school drop-out with an affinity for tattoos, a hopeless crush on my boss, and a knack for finding trouble.Now, I’m a gold-blooded, magic-harnessing, Runemaster-in-training.The good news is, all of that has resulted in one hell of a promotion. Instead of sweeping floors, I’m sweeping swarms of venomous squatters out of castles...
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    paranormal  vampires  shapeshifters  dark  humor  romance  fantasy  fae
  • The Rise by Z.W. Taylor

    The Rise by Z.W. Taylor

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It takes more than a bite. Charlotte has gone from being a broken human to a strong she-wolf and a damn Thorne, but now she and her mate, are standing on the edge of deliverance or doom as they grapple with a revelation that changes everything...
  • The Dark-Hunters, Books 4-6  (Dark-Hunter Novels) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    The Dark-Hunters, Books 4-6 (Dark-Hunter Novels) by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon has entertained millions of readers with her extraordinary Dark-Hunter series.  Here together for the first time in a convenient eBook bundle are her popular Dark-Hunter novels: Kiss of the Night Born of a cursed race, Cassandra and her family have been hunted to extinction...
  • The Shifter King by Heather Killough-Walden

    The Shifter King by Heather Killough-Walden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sam saw him enter the club at the opposite end of the room. Everyone did. He was a dark shadow against the night, no small feat but one he accomplished with frightening ease. His suit was expertly, precisely tailored, black and expensive, and it hugged every intended curve of his six-foot-five frame...
  • The Cursed by L.A. Banks

    The Cursed by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The 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...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  book  dark-fantasy  demons
  • The Shadows by L.A. Banks

    The Shadows by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The 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...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  book  dark-fantasy  demons
  • Magic Bites - Fernando's  (Curran POV #2) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Magic Bites - Fernando's (Curran POV #2) by Ilona Andrews, Gordon Andrews

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Published in Small Magics and included in Curran's POV.During Magic Bites, Curran sees Kate and Crest in Fernando's...
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    dark  humor  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • The Forsaken by L.A. Banks

    The Forsaken by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The Chairman of the Vampire Council is dead, and Lilith, the consort of the Unnamed One, and the Unnamed One himself are out for revenge against Damali Richards, the Vampire Huntress, and her lover, Carlos Rivera. A ruthless and carefully planned strategy---one that not even Damali will anticipate---has been developed...
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    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  dark-fantasy  demons  epic
  • Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee

    Reign: A Romance Anthology by Nina Levine, Penny Dee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say that power changes a person.Love changes them more.Long may they reign...You find them in the boardroom. The throne room. The bedroom.They burn brighter than the rest.They wield power as easily as they breathe.They stop at nothing to get what they want.Royalty, CEOs, mafia kings, demons, and more...
  • Under a Cursed Moon by Riley Storm

    Under a Cursed Moon by Riley Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fated mates until the end. Together forever, he said.He lied.He dotes on me right up to the day a powerful curse transforms my sleek wolf body into something horrific. There was no chance to explain. He turns on me in a beat of my broken heart, ordering the pack to kill me.On the run from my pack and the man I loved, my only hope is in reaching the Library of Avalon and ending my curse...
  • Thorn  (Chosen #4C) by Charlene Hartnady

    Thorn (Chosen #4C) by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    PART 3: Bonus Length Final Installment (Elf/Vampire Serial) Reading order - 1#Chosen by the Vampire Kings 2#Stolen by the Alpha Wolf 3#Unlikely Mates 4#Awakened by the Vampire Prince SPOILER ALERT: King Katar takes a turn for the worst making things infinitely more difficult for Esral and Xavier...
  • Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen

    Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A new series from the author of The Raven Rings trilogy - Siri Pettersen!Juva knows all about blood readers. Praised for their Sight, they are nothing but swindlers, preying on people’s fears for power and profit. Born by blood readers herself, she knows only too well, and she has vowed never to become one of them...
  • Stalked by Seduction and Shadows by Maggie Sunseri

    Stalked by Seduction and Shadows by Maggie Sunseri

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A dark obsession fantasy romance in a city of warring vampire clans, perfect for fans of Haunting Adeline, From Blood and Ash, and Gild.ScarlettI am an object of desire. My powers of seduction are my survival, my weapon, and my curse. I’m no stranger to obsession, but for the first time, I crave it. I love when he watches me, follows me, hunts me.In the mortal lands, I was safe from him...
  • Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri

    Marked by Masks and Secrets by Maggie Sunseri

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    EvieSomeone is watching me. A vampire. A monster who wears a mask. He’s the embodiment of everything I hate most—the darkness I can’t escape. Violence circles, and his shadows tease. Worse than his cruelty are his beautiful words, his comforting touch, his gentle care. I have to resist him, or he will ruin everything I love.Now when I run, he hunts...
  • The Damned by L.A. Banks

    The Damned by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The 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...
  • The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks

    The Undead Next Door by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Three signs that something is very different with your mew man:1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he's so attentive at night.2. He's attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own.3. He never seems to age.Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very mysterious stranger...
  • The Forbidden by L.A. Banks

    The Forbidden by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The 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..
  • Soul of a Demon by Jamie Begley

    Soul of a Demon by Jamie Begley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To appreciate the light, you must first live in darkness… Hades has been alone for so long that seeing Grimm’s newest acquisition for him has him making several mistakes with Zerina.The beautiful daughter of Fate should have never been let inside his domain. He should have thrown her out the first time she lifted her lovely gaze to his. He didn’t. That was my first mistake...
  • Soul Marked by Lissa Bolts

    Soul Marked by Lissa Bolts

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Oh, hey. Nora here. Soooo magic is definitely real.And I guess I’ve been living under a rock because now they’re telling me that I’m the last in a long line of practically extinct jinn. Nuts, right?I’m having trouble believing it myself, but that’s not even my biggest problem. I’ve got fatter fae to fry. Like the fact that I put my trust in the wrong person...
  • Blood & Brujas by Mikayla D. Hornedo

    Blood & Brujas by Mikayla D. Hornedo

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the moment Dayanara could wield a blade, she's been used as a weapon for Caldera, a kingdom of fierce brujas. Whenever her mother, the all-powerful Acna, points her in the direction to kill, Dayanara follows.After centuries of war against the vampire kingdom at their border, her mother offers their king Dayanara's hand in marriage as a truce...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  shapeshifters  dark  paranormal  romance  fantasy  lgbtq  wlw
  • Wicked Edge by Nina Bangs

    Wicked Edge by Nina Bangs

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    USA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs once again tempts readers to enter the Castle of Dark Dreams where private pleasures and devilish fantasies come true, and where the men who breathe life into women’s ultimate desires burn with their own supernatural fire… After another attempt to enliven the heavenly halls, the angel Passion is sent to Earth to tame her naughty nature—by bringing...
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    dark  humor  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult  angels  book
  • Cruelly Bitten by Lexi C. Foss

    Cruelly Bitten by Lexi C. Foss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Once upon a time, humankind ruled the world while lycans and vampires lived in secret. This is no longer that time. Ismerelda The male I’m forever bonded to is now a monster. A cruel beast. A vampire without remorse and no memories of our previous existence together. He has no idea who I am. What I mean to him. Who we used to be together. But I’m not giving up. He will remember me. I vow it...
  • Crimson Shifter by Samantha Whiskey

    Crimson Shifter by Samantha Whiskey

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As an immortal, elite hunter with the ability to shift into any animal I like, I’m an expert at sneaking around.But I never thought I’d have to pose as her pet.Cassandra Zorin is the elegant, sexy, vampire daughter of a traitor. She’s as trustworthy as a pit viper, despite her claims of innocence...
  • Stormwind by Skye Knizley

    Stormwind by Skye Knizley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The body of Wade Franks hangs from a gargoyle in Old Town, bathed in the harsh glow of the spring Blood moon. Terrible, bloody wounds cover his body and it’s clear he didn’t give up without a fight. But a fight against who…or what? Detective Raven Storm is assigned to uncover the truth behind Franks’ death, chalking up another ‘unsolvable’ case for the Chicago Police...
  • Flower  (Chosen #4B) by Charlene Hartnady

    Flower (Chosen #4B) by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    PART 2: Elf/Vampire Serial Reading order - 1#Chosen by the Vampire Kings 2#Stolen by the Alpha Wolf 3#Unlikely Mates 4#Awakened by the Vampire Prince SPOILER ALERT: True to his word, Brant sends Xavier to Pulamor with strict instructions to improve relations between the two species. Brant is sure that this will result in Xavier mating with the lovely Esral. It couldn’t be further from the truth...
  • Zawód: Wiedźma, Część 2 by Olga Gromyko

    Zawód: Wiedźma, Część 2 by Olga Gromyko

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Jak mówi stare przysłowie, gdzie mag nie może, tam... magiczkę pośle. Zasada ta obowiązuje także w drugim tomie opowieści o W.Rednej - nie takiej znowu wrednej - adeptce VIII roku Starmińskiej Wyższej Szkoły Magii, Wróżbiarstwa i Zielarstwa. Jej "wiedźmowatość" ma niezwykły talent do magii, nieprzeciętną intuicję i wściekłą inteligencję. Zawsze czyta cudzą korespondencję...
  • Rosebud by Charlene Hartnady

    Rosebud by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    PART 1: Elf/Vampire Serial Reading order - 1#Chosen by the Vampire Kings 2#Stolen by the Alpha Wolf 3#Unlikely Mates 4#Awakened by the Vampire Prince SPOILER ALERT: King Katar is gravely ill. Esral must go back to her place of birth, to be at her father’s side, during this difficult time. She is relieved when her protector, Xavier, is not permitted to accompany her...
  • Dating Dracula by Kinsley Adams

    Dating Dracula by Kinsley Adams

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Legend. The Immortal. My… Boyfriend?You know, I really only had two goals in life:1)Unearth the truth about vampires and,2)Become hella famous.Nowhere on that list did I have “die” or “get turned into a bloodsucker.” But guess what? Life doesn’t always go according to plan...
  • Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Queen of Serpents and Shadows by Alexis Calder

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Are you ready for the final installment of the Blood and Salt series?Ara's life is on the line as she faces down her greatest challenge yet. More details coming soon to prevent spoilers...
  • The Hunted by L.A. Banks

    The Hunted by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Each 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...
    Categorized as:
    dark  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  dark-fantasy  demons  fiction
  • Wolf's Strength by Amber Ella Monroe, Ambrielle Kirk

    Wolf's Strength by Amber Ella Monroe, Ambrielle Kirk

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Tension grows between old rivals.Cold-blooded murder sparks a feud that could lead to the deadliest civil war in Pack history. Alpha Devin Caedmon and his council are tempted to risk all that is precious to protect their bloodline. Tristan Arnou, the rival Pack’s leader, isn’t the only force trying to tear down the unity holding them together...
  • Guardian Of Magick by Jessica Wayne

    Guardian Of Magick by Jessica Wayne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Captured.Tortured.Persecuted.  Sienna isn't sure how much longer she can hang on to the shred of humanity left within her.Not when her only chance at escape would be to destroy what is left of her soul. Daxon is hell-bent on tearing apart the realm in order to find the Sage who has saved his life more times than he can count...
  • First Magic by Raven Steele

    First Magic by Raven Steele

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “Some things are worse than death.” Keep your head down. Don’t cause a scene. And never make friends.These are the rules I have to live by to survive. After Vykens, mutated and soulless vampires killed my parents, I know they will come for me next.As an Aura, I can manipulate the light within me, the same ancient light Vykens feed on...
  • Wicked Memories by Nina Bangs

    Wicked Memories by Nina Bangs

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Return to the Castle of Dark Dreams, where USA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs lures readers into a world of pleasure, adventure, and revenge…Thorn Mackenzie was a young Viking when he met Sparkle Stardust long ago. She used him and then abandoned him. Over a thousand years later, he has finally found a way to repay her...
  • Dark Liaison by J.D. Brown

    Dark Liaison by J.D. Brown

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Ema Marx wishes her life would go back to normal, but there’s nothing normal about being a Romani-Vampyre with an ancestor who wants you dead. Apollyon is back, wreaking havoc on the lives of everyone she cares about while plotting her demise.Ema thought she would find a new best friend in her trainer, Bridget, until the exotic vampire vies for Jesu’s attention...
  • Filthy Secrets by Stacey Brutger

    Filthy Secrets by Stacey Brutger

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    WARRIOR NUNS ARE NOT BORN, BUT FORGED THROUGH BLOOD, SWEAT, AND DEATH. WHO KNEW RISING FROM THE DEAD WOULD COME WITH SO MANY RESPONSIBILITIES!Ten years ago my parents were murdered by monsters, and I vowed vengeance. Marked as an irredeemable child, I was sent to a convent to cure me of the delusion that monsters are real...
  • Star of David by Patricia Briggs, Alexander Cendese

    Star of David by Patricia Briggs, Alexander Cendese

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Star of David is a short story that can be found in Shifting Shadows: Stories from the World of Mercy Thompson (Mercy Thompson #1.5). It features David Christensen.This is a Christmas story about David Christensen, a lone Werewolf who is first introduced to us in Moon Called. It takes place at the end of the first year in “Mercyverse” and should be read after Hunting Ground...
  • Shades of Darkness by Alexandra Ivy, Tanya Eby

    Shades of Darkness by Alexandra Ivy, Tanya Eby

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Guardians of Eternity think they've averted the disaster that could destroy them. But in New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy's world of temptation, lust, and secrets, one slip could change everything . . . Chaaya endured centuries as a sacrifice, protecting her people from an evil that could destabilize all magic...
  • Blood Music by Yasmine Galenorn

    Blood Music by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When fun-loving witch Maddy Gallowglass moves to Bedlam to restore an old mansion and turn it into a magical bed-and-breakfast, the last thing she expects is to meet her match in the gorgeous vampire Aegis, a former servant of Apollo. Blood Music is the prequel story to the Bewitching Bedlam series...
  • Herz aus Schatten by Laura Kneidl

    Herz aus Schatten by Laura Kneidl

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Seit Jahrhunderten wird die Stadt Praha von dunklen Kreaturen bedroht. Sie lauern in den Wäldern und gieren nach dem Blut der letzten verbliebenen Menschen. Als Bändigerin ist es die Aufgabe der 17-jährigen Kayla, die Stadt vor den Ungeheuern zu schützen. Mit ihren Fähigkeiten gelingt es ihr, einen Schattenwolf zu zähmen...
  • Illusions by Kristen Middleton

    Illusions by Kristen Middleton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fourth and Final Installment of Night Roamers! First Book is free (Blur) Determined to locate Anne, Nikki and Nathan attend their mother's feigned funeral in Shore Lake. Meanwhile, Duncan goes missing after doing a little of his own investigating into Anne's disappearance, while Celeste's estranged brother, Martin, returns to Montana to avenge his father's death...
  • A Kingdom of Venom and Vows by Holly Renee

    A Kingdom of Venom and Vows by Holly Renee

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I entered into a bargain—choosing my mate over my freedom. But I underestimated the crowned prince who took me. His touch like venom. His vengeance lethal. He craves a power I no longer hold, and he’ll sacrifice every part of me until he gets it. But I don’t belong to him. I belong to his brother. His brother who will come for me, consequences be damned...
  • Redeeming Rue by R.E. Butler

    Redeeming Rue by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As an albino black panther banished by her people, Veruka Jennings knows if her clan discovers she had a child, it would mean death for them both. Labeled an abomination and forbidden from having cubs, she’s spent the better part of her life as an outcast, believing she is worthless because of the color of her fur...
  • Blood Moon by C.L. Bevill

    Blood Moon by C.L. Bevill

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sage Ingram has been changed to a werecougar against her will, kidnapped, and locked in Under, a magickal place with monstrous creatures so alarming, she’s shaking in her paws.Per Forester, a Cat Clan Warrior, has just come back from another mission to find Emma Lucia, his clan’s Second, returned from being hunted by vicious humans...
  • Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn

    Etched in Silver by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A novella set in NEW YORK TIMES bestselling Yasmine Galenorn’s Otherworld series.Camille D’Artigo, a wicked-good witch and an Otherworld supernatural agent, is on the trail of a sadistic serial killer, when an unexpected—and dangerously seductive—ally comes to her aid, setting in motion a magical ritual that may end up binding them together, body and soul...
  • Night Bites by Nina Bangs

    Night Bites by Nina Bangs

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Cindy Harper welcomes all those who believe in the paranormal to her inn. She’s thrilled by the success of her business even though she questions the existence of things that go bump in the night. But her doubts will soon disappear, because more than just wannabe vampires and werewolves are checking in. And a secret from her past is about to threaten her future...
    Categorized as:
    dark  humor  paranormal  shapeshifters  vampires  adult  age-gap  book
  • A Taste of Darkness by Nina Bangs

    A Taste of Darkness by Nina Bangs

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    He'd lived a thousand years for this? It's enough to make a vampire want to rush outside to soak up some rays, order garlic mashed potatoes, or fall on a wooden stake. The council, in its infinite stupidity, has made Reinn Mackenzie the Guardian of the Blood for his vampire clan. Talk about crappy jobs...
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