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Archangel's Resurrection by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNew York Times Bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the dangerous, haunting world of archangels…and a love that is legend.For thousands of years, the passion between Alexander, Archangel of Persia, and Zanaya, Queen of the Nile, burned furious and bright, seemingly without end. But to be an archangel is to be bound to power violent and demanding... -
Quest of Stone by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen taking this journey into the past,I never expected to find what I did.It wasn’t only the time-period the Fates got wrong,It was the husband I found there waiting for me. A man of regal yet deadly grace,And one that wanted to possess me.To make me his in every way possible.But that was going to be a problem,Especially when I had a mission to complete... -
Fashionably Fooled by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA day in the life of the Devil should be exhilarating—lying, stealing, cheating at poker and finally beating Mr. Rogers… Life should be wonderful. Right? Wrong. The love of my dastardly immortal life is eating everything that isn’t nailed down and tried to behead me over a chocolate croissant. While I take chocolate croissants very seriously, I do believe decapitation is somewhat harsh... -
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Collection 1-4 (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #1-4) by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNow available in this special boxed set--the first four volumes of Hamilton's "New York Times" bestselling Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels. Includes "Guilty Pleasures, The Laughing Corpse, Circus of the Damned, " and "The Lunatic Cafe." Original... -
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Demon Marked by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsForgiveness isn't always an option. My preordained mate left me, heartbroken and alone. Not only am I feeling these strange emotions, but my world crumbles around me as corruption and attacks threaten to destroy Shadow City. The fury of Hell continues to grow as more of their plans unravel. When my mate reappears, I can’t help but fear it could be a ploy…once more... -
Lords of the Underworld Collection Volume 1: The Darkest Fire (novella)\The Darkest Night\The Darkest Kiss\The Darkest Pleasure by Gena Showalter
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSee how the Lords of the Underworld saga began with the first four sizzling stories by New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter.They dared to open Pandora’s Box, and now must carry an eternal curse. The saga begins in a remote fortress in Budapest, where six immortal warriors, each more dangerously seductive than the last, are bound by an ancient curse none has been able to break...Categorized as:
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September Moon by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeath is coming for Alexa O’Brien. Alexa must stop Shya from claiming Lilah’s vacant throne. If the demon succeeds all hell will break loose. Forming alliances is a challenge. The vampires hate her and the wolves don’t trust her. Rebellious vampire activity creates tension between Alexa and the FPA. It gets ugly when the covert government operation learns that Shya needs her as a sacrifice... -
The Last by Lynnie Purcell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe war between Lorian and Darian has ended, but Clare's fight has just begun. She is determined to stop Marcus. With Daniel and the rest of the Saints at her side, Clare searches for answers and starts the fight to bring Marcus down for good. But are they enough to stop the growing storm? The Last is the fourth and final book of The Watchers Series... -
Fated Hearts by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith my world in shambles, it’s hard to tell friend from foe. The joy of finding my fated mate is overshadowed by a dark reality. Someone is hunting wolf shifters. Everyone is in danger unless we can stop those responsible. But we have to find them first. Our only lead is a familiar face. Once a friend. Now an enemy. It makes it impossible to trust anyone... -
Devoted Book Two: Caylin's Story by S.J. West
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the finale of Caylin’s Story, Caylin learns more about her descendent and why she will be so important to the future of the world. Together, Caylin and Aiden will face the challenges placed in their path by Lucifer and his men and show why faith, loyalty and love can defeat even the princes of Hell... -
Apocalyptic by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLight and dark. Good and evil. Life and death. Power joins the twin flames. A power that will destroy them. Alexa alone stands a shred of a chance at repairing the shattered fragments of a bond as old as time. Provided she and Arys don't kill each other first. This has been a long time coming... This gritty urban fantasy series is a walk to the dark and wild side... -
Reign of Night by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWe’ve all done things we regret in a moment of desperation, but declaring myself Queen of Night takes the cake, especially when I didn’t actually mean it. Sit on the Throne of Hell, commanding—and controlling—thousands of demons who have a bid going on my head? No thank you. I’ll pass. Except I’m not sure I can. Without a ruler, Hell has gone to, well, hell... -
Call of Night by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrue love never dies.Not even when those around me are trying to kill it. With vampire bounty hunters still out for me, having the Grand Coven accuse me of treason against witches is the last thing I need. No one should tell me who I can and cannot love... -
Darker by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexa O’Brien is fighting a losing battle with the dark power growing inside her as she struggles to cope with the absence of her wolf mate, Shaz. There’s no time to feel sorry for herself. She must find a way to stop Lilah, a demon queen hell bent on forcing Alexa to willingly surrender her blood to break a centuries old curse. With her power bound, Lilah is ready to play dirty... -
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Mystik Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter suffering a century of torture and humiliation, Jace still bears the scars that have left his heart closed to love and acceptance. He escapes the prison walls only to realize he's mystically bound to his tormentor. Believing he doesn’t deserve a Fated Mate, he keeps his distance from females... -
Freak Show by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlexa’s arrival in Sin City is greeted with a warning: leave town or be forced out.The return of her lover, Arys, has the Vegas vampires on edge. The Wicked Kiss Las Vegas location has changed in his absence. Werewolf death fights and vampire performance art takes it to a whole new level of crazy. The new club owner, Jenner, shares Arys’s bloodline and a few bad memories... -
Tainted Blood by Joann I. Martin-Sowles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLaney’s story continues in Book 3—Tainted BloodVampires, Werewolves, and…Angels? Oh, my!Laney’s life is suddenly tangled by deceit and, as she tries to pull her past, present and future together, she finds herself and her friends fighting for their lives... -
The Saints by Lynnie Purcell
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter the devastating conclusion of 'The Seekers, ' Clare finds herself trapped in a prison. With no way out, uncertain if Daniel is alive or dead, she fights to stay sane and maintain her hope. Her only ally her dwindling hope, Clare fights for survival and searches for a way to end the war once and for all... -
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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... -
The Cursed by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe Chairman has been killed and now Lilith, Satan’s Consort, sits on the vampire throne as the Vampire Council’s new Chairwoman. She raises all the dark covens, calling every major dark witch and warlock to do her bidding. Her goal is to distract the team members while the unborn heir to the Dark Realms awaits his own birth. All Lilith needs now is Damali’s newly discovered angelic powers... -
Death Wish by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSomebody wants Alexa O’Brien dead. A dangerous werewolf, she’s got a shady reputation due to the immense power and unbreakable bond she shares with vampire, Arys Knight. It’s a union that joins light to darkness and life to death. A bond that threatens to consume them both. As Alexa evades attempts on her life, she discovers the source of her power and the torment that lies ahead... -
City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA hardcover book with quotes from the script of the City of Bones movie... -
One Night at the Refuge by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA little glimpse into the past, when two of our favorite dangerous angels were just beginning to grow into their wings.Guild Hunter Short story featured in the April Newsletter... -
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The Shadows by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Dark Realms are taking cover after an angel onslaught from On High. The Antichrist has been injured and the fourth biblical seal has been broken. Yonnie and Val, a strange combination of a daywalker and an angel hybrid, have joined Damali and Carlos's team. And the two new Council-level vamps, Elizabeth Bathory and Lucrezia Borgia, are still in recovery from their last mission... -
Genesis by Kristie Cook
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPrequel to the best-selling, award-winning Soul Savers Series **** A father who reveals his truth. Twins who take different paths--one light, one dark. Angels who have plans for them both And Demons who do as well. So the Earthly battle for souls ignites.. -
Suck It by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAll I want to do is tell the most powerful vampire in history to suck it.I thought I could trust my memories. I was wrong. A spell has made me forget who I am. But there are two things I do know: I'm the fated mate of the first and most powerful vampire, Drakon, and I'm the Daughter of the Arcane Order... -
Shifter Night Box Set: Complete Set by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsComplete Box Set Book 1 – 3 of the Shifter Night series Saturday night is shifter night… It’s that one night of the week when the shifters head into Sweetwater to blow off a little steam. Sometimes, when they’re lucky enough, it’s to find a mate…a sweet, human mate…since shifter females are in such short supply... -
Fire Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBreslin Tarakesh isn’t your typical Vampire Princess. She loves designer clothes and bling, but is at home in her fighting leathers with her sais in hand. Court politics are not her thing and she eschews everything to do with the simpering suck-ups that want to use her family to gain favor. She’s meant for more than elaborate crowns and parties... -
Isobel by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLibrarian Note: This is the updated cover for ASIN B01KKIB89IElsie has everything she could ever want - mated to the Vampire King, working at her dream job, surrounded by family and friends and expecting her first child. Her bliss quickly turns into a nightmare of epic proportions when her newborn daughter becomes the primary target of the nefarious archdemon... -
Smashed by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDealing with the FPA is a burden that Alexa usually bears, but when the government op makes a serious threat, it falls on Arys to handle. And he likes to do things a little differently... -
Heart of the Pack by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSurvive the Holidays with Alice, Private Investigator of the Supernatural. The pack’s greatest strength is its heart. Mage private investigator Alice Worth has plenty to celebrate this holiday season. She and alpha werewolf Sean Maclin have settled into their new home just in time for their first Christmas... -
Forget About Midnight by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAlexa's struggle with the turn has sent her straight into the arms of the one man who feeds her madness: Kale Sinclair. Together they wreak havoc on the city and discover why they are so wrong for one another. When Alexa's sister, Agent Juliet O'Brien, gets busted covering up Alexa's kills, she's arrested by the government op she works for. They offer Alexa a deal... -
The Next Generation by S.C. Stephens
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFitting in can be hard for anyone. But for Julian and Nika Adams, it's especially challenging. Born as partial vampires, a rare offshoot of pureblood vampires, the twins have had to deceive people their entire lives—distancing themselves from their peers.Nika desperately wants a hero, a soulmate, someone she can trust with every fiber of her soul—someone as amazing as her father... -
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Warrior's Angel by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMichael Salvatore is a seasoned detective with the NYPD. The six-foot-two hard body with piercing blue eyes is smart, fast, and never fails to get his guy. But Detective Salvatore is also Michael – the Warrior Archangel, and the last of the Four Favored who came to Earth two thousand years ago to find the women, the archesses, who had been lost to them... -
Darkness Arisen by Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDarkness Hunts Him.Calydon warrior Ian Fitzgerald refuses to die. Cursed by black magic, he has stayed alive through sheer force of will and unyielding commitment to a mission he is sworn to complete. There is only one thing that can defeat him…and she has just found him. Desire Torments Her... -
A Small Fairy Tale by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShort story in the November Newsletter:Authors Note:This story stands fully alone, so you’ll be able to understand it even if you’ve never read the Guild Hunter series. All you need to know is that this is a world that includes angels and vampires as well as humans.For GH series readers, this story is set after Archangel’s Shadows and contains some spoilers for earlier books in the series... -
To Kill an Angel by Michelle Leighton
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRidley Heller thought her life would be perfect and trouble-free once she had Bo back. Unfortunately, she couldn’t have been more wrong. Learning Bo’s true identity has left them with their most difficult decision yet. They have two options. One, they can run away together and spend eternity looking over their shoulder, hiding from both God and Sebastian... -
Conquer the Dark by L.A. Banks
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe rapidly approaching battle between Dark and Light threatens to destroy mankind in this action-packed new series from New York Times bestselling author L.A. Banks... -
Cursed by Joann I. Martin-Sowles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCursed - The Brookehaven Vampires, book 4. Leaving it all behind, Laney and Oliver are looking forward to getting away from the troubles of “Treeville,” and finally beginning their forever. Unfortunately, Laney’s guardian angel and Oliver’s twin have other plans in mind... -
Whisper to a Scream by Trina M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA prostitute who can’t afford to love. An angel who can’t afford not to. A tragic love story.Willow knows well the wicked lure of temptation. An angel with an important job to do, he has been consistent in his resistance. Until now. A chance meeting with Christina puts his strength to the test. It’s dangerous to love a human. It is forbidden... -
Nachtseele by J.R. Ward, Corinna Vierkant-Enßlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaum hat sich Vishous’ Zwillingsschwester Payne in der Bruderschaft der BLACK DAGGER eingelebt, da wird ihr Leben erneut auf den Kopf gestellt. Sie wird im Kampf zwischen den Vampiren und ihren Verfolgern schwer verwundet. Dr. Manuel Manello wird von der Bruderschaft gerufen, um die verletzte Payne gesundzupflegen... -
Guardian Undone by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStealth Guardian warrior Logan Frazer is loyal to his race, but when he’s ordered to eliminate a psychic so she won’t fall into the hands of the demons and help them destroy mankind, he goes rogue and saves her instead.Winter Collins doesn’t know that she’s a psychic and that the terrible nightmares she experiences are actually visions, until demons come knocking at her door... -
The Last King of Faerie by Cassandra Clare
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCassandra Clare said that she will publish another trilogy in the Shadowhunters' world after the Dark Artifices and The TLH trilogy. It will have two main characters, Kit and Ty Blackthorn. More information to come...Cassandra Clare said about writing more books in the Shadowhunter World:My plan at the moment is to do five Shadowhunter series, total... -
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Abyss of Ruins by Gray Holborn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe entered hell with the intention of bringing Wade back together, but we should have known that hell would have other plans…Captured and alone in a place that looks like it was pulled straight out of a medieval movie, I’m desperate to get back to The Guild and my family. But not before getting what I came here for: Wade... -
Seventh Circle by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBorn with powers similar to a vampire's, Lilith has spent her life hunting demons for Section Seven. On the same night as she watches a vampire kill her best friend, she is faced with her worst nightmare—a client who is not only attractive but a vampire.Lincoln is a powerful pureblood with a problem... -
Wings and Shadowthief by May Sage
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAngry gods. Vengeful witches. And in the middle of it all, Jack, half-hunter, half-immortal, full blooded disaster.Cut off from his paternal family since the day he was born, Jack never wanted his devastating abilities. Waking up covered in blood, without any idea of how he got to the heart of Russia, he has to face the fact that the powers he ignored are controlling him... -
The Fifth Sister by Z.L. Arkadie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe most gorgeous guy in the world just moved in across the hallway from Glo, The Fifth Sister. He says he is a vampire, and it gets better... -
Ignite, A Vampire Romance by Z.L. Arkadie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCan the sister with the power of matter and her vampire bond overcome their issues to work with the others to rid the world of Lario's... -
Obsidian Flame by Caris Roane
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsObsidian FlameCaris Roane From paranormal romance author Caris Roane comes the fifth book in the "Guardians of Ascension" series.For a hundred years, Marguerite has been imprisoned and used for her powerful psychic abilities. Her only relief comes from her regular visits with Thorne, her vampire lover. His every touch leaves her hungry for more..and aching for their next encounter...
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