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  • Star Style by Sienna Mercer

    Star Style by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It's the premiere of "The Grove", the Hollywood film Olivia had a small part in – as a goth. Jackson, her Hollywood heartthrob boyfriend, wanted to walk down the red carpet with her, but a fashion disaster puts paid to that. And then a top Hollywood producer mistakes Ivy, in her goth gear, for Olivia..
  • A Drop of Blood by Charlene Hartnady

    A Drop of Blood by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I should’ve known better than to trust a stranger.Twelve years ago, our realm was thrust into perpetual darkness. The fae kings abandoned their posts and left us to her . Snow is our self-proclaimed queen and an evil dictator. Once a human herself, she’s turned into something else. Something vile. She hates humans. Perhaps we remind her too much of what she once was...
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    vampires  paranormal  steamy  romance  fantasy  fae  magic  fiction
  • Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh

    Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Short story from authors July Newsletter. Part of the Guild Hunter Series...
  • Love Bites by Sienna Mercer

    Love Bites by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The twins are traveling to Transylvania in their sixth adventureOlivia's really nervous because she's meeting her vampire family for the first time—there's a lot at stake. Plus it doesn't help that she'll be there for Valentine's Day and her new boyfriend Jackson, the hot movie star, doesn't seem bothered that he won't be with her...
  • Lucky Break by Sienna Mercer

    Lucky Break by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hot guys, horses, and high school hijinks in adventure number seven!Ivy and Olivia are super excited—their aunt on their mother's side has invited them to stay at her ranch, to get to know them. But she's not in on the vampire thing, and when Ivy scares off her favorite horse, Lucky, the girls have to find him—or risk blowing the coffin lid off the secret...
  • Convalescent by Kandi Vale

    Convalescent by Kandi Vale

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All she wanted was to feel again, but when Kisa stumbled into Dolor's life, she didn't know it would change her entire existence. Being told that one is destined and damned to destroy the world isn't what she had in mind.The more she learns, the more questions she has, and getting answers is harder than she thought. And then there's Dolor...
  • The Magic of Twelve: Sienna by Pepper North

    The Magic of Twelve: Sienna by Pepper North

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a battle between good and evil, her survival depends on her sorcerer Pappa.Tough and tenacious, Sienna has refused to count on anyone for all of her 22 years. But when she’s swept away to a magical new world full of frights and delights, her stubbornness begins to subside in the arms of the gorgeous sorcerer who claims to be her fated mate...
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    paranormal  steamy  romance  mlm  sci-fi  supernatural  horror  fiction
  • Fangs for the Memories by Sienna Mercer

    Fangs for the Memories by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Goth Girl, this addictive vampire series is ideal for girls of 9+ to sink their fangs into…Things are going great for Olivia Abbott and her boyfriend Jackson, except for the huge secret she's been keeping from him ..
  • Ascension by Nicholas Bella

    Ascension by Nicholas Bella

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Théoden: Tonight, I have to make one of the hardest decisions of my life. I have to choose which two on my children to send off with my Sire, my King, Ara. As you know, I don't like to share what belongs to me, but I can't deny my King what he's commanded of me. The highlight of my evening, however, will be my ascension to Prince of the City...
  • Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill

    Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sworn to obedience, compelled by loyalty, and threatened with damnation for betrayal, Jacob entered Lady Lyssa’s servitude as a human servant...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  contemporary  fae  fiction
  • Date with Destiny by Sienna Mercer

    Date with Destiny by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sink your teeth into Olivia and Ivy's 10th fright-time adventureThe twins are back in Transylvania for Prince Alex and Tessa's wedding, and to settle Ivy into the Wallachia Academy. Plus they've landed the juicy job of reporting on the royals' big day for VAMP magazine...
  • Flying Solo by Sienna Mercer

    Flying Solo by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The twins are apart, but life is as batty as ever, in adventure 11"We're still double trouble!"Ivy's settling into Wallachia Academy, but the school's strict rules are a real pain in the neck. Back in Franklin Grove, Olivia’s begun dressing like Ivy—to get in to a vampire rock concert! It's bound to cause a coffin-load of chaos...
  • Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill

    Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A brand-new Vampire Queen novel from the award-winning author who "never ceases to amaze." -Night Owl Romance As servant to vampire mistress Lady Daniela, Elisa is unwaveringly devoted-but she recoils at one shocking request: destroy the untamed, undead children entrusted to her care...
  • The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From the New York Times and international bestselling author of Gabriel's Inferno comes the thrilling conclusion to the dark and sexy paranormal romance series, following a young art restorer and the vampyre prince she loves as they fight against a mysterious figure who holds the fate of Italy's vampyre population-and their souls-in the balance...
  • Twin Spins by Sienna Mercer

    Twin Spins by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A funny, super-girly story with a vampire bite to it.When a Hollywood strike puts Olivia's movie aspirations on hold, she distracts herself from thoughts of her long-distance actor boyf Jackson by throwing herself into organisation of the school dance.Little does she know, her twin Ivy is keeping a secret from her: she's off to Wallachia Academy, the finishing school for vampires...
  • Zodiac Aligned by Elizabeth Briggs

    Zodiac Aligned by Elizabeth Briggs

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Join Ayla and Kaden for the final book in the Zodiac Wolves series. Note: the release date is not fiinal and will likely be moved up, depending on the author's health...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Nikolai by S.L. Jennings

    Nikolai by S.L. Jennings

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author S.L. Jennings We met Nikolai in The Dark Prince (Dark Light #2). Now learn his story... Two centuries ago, I clawed my way into a world of immorality, filth and destruction. A world seething with secrets and lies, both mortal and immortal. Complete and utter Darkness...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  dark
  • The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant

    The Only One by Christine Feehan, Susan Grant

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    FOR EACH, THERE COULD BE ONLY ONE This book contains three short stories:1. Dark Descent by Christine Feehan (11 in her Dark Series) an aggressive, multi-talented professional body guard/secret service agent who never lets danger or the unknown stop her becomes the lifemate of a powerful immortal embroiled in a battle with the vampires. 2...
  • Moon Thrall by Donna Grant

    Moon Thrall by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant gives readers a double dose of the Louisiana bayous in the second book of her searing LaRue series (connected to the bestselling Chiasson series) filled with suspense, voodoo, and romance. HER QUEST FOR THE TRUTH Skye Parrish is living her dream...
  • Pure Claim by Marie Johnston

    Pure Claim by Marie Johnston

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alexandria King’s life was ripped away, destroyed by the evil organization Sigma, and one of its most vile leaders, Madame G. Alexandria was imprisoned, tortured, conditioned, and trained to become one of Sigma’s finest Agents - Agent X. Except, despite what Sigma ordered, Agent X’s only mission became keeping the secret of her bloodline, and using it to destroy Madame G...
  • Stake Out! by Sienna Mercer

    Stake Out! by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Number 12 is a killer story to sink your teeth into!"We're on a mission!"Ivy and Olivia are together again—and not a moment too soon. The whole vampire community is in a flap. Can the twins discover the identity of the mystery blogger who's determined to expose Franklin Grove's biggest secret? Hold on to your fangs, vamp fans...
  • You're Kitten Me by Celia Kyle

    You're Kitten Me by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Want to mate a wolf? It's easy. Just make him—er, her—howl. Braden, the Second in the national weretiger pride, put Veronica on a plane back to wolf lands for her own protection. With DoPE—the Department of Paraphysical Entities—secretly determined to control shifters through any means necessary, he needed her out of harm’s way...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction  horror
  • Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross

    Monsters and Mistletoe by Cassia Briar, Salem Cross

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hot chocolate, snowflakes, jingling bells, and… monsters?That’s what Christmas has in store for you this year!Add a little spice to your holiday festivities by diving into this collection of monster-loving heroines who find love in the most unusual of places.Featuring new, original stories by:Harpie Alexa - USA Today Best Selling AuthorCassia BriarCara BryantRachel CallahanJ.E...
  • Eternal Demon by Laura Wright

    Eternal Demon by Laura Wright

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Erion’s son is kidnapped by the evil vampire Cruen, Erion vows to stop at nothing to find his hideaway—including intercepting the traveling party of Cruen’s beautiful bride-to-be. But instead of a vulnerable caravan, Erion is met by a feral band of female demons that includes Hellen, the bride—a creature of dark magic and darker passion...
  • Born In Twilight by Maggie Shayne

    Born In Twilight by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They Said It Couldn't Happen, but They Were Wrong.Jameson Bryant found her in an abandoned building, half-starved, her face chalk-white yet strikingly beautiful. He knew what she was, but he couldn't resist the power of her violet eyes. Even her warning to stay away only served to draw him closer.But it was too late and had been from the first moment he saw her...
  • Toxic by Kristen Middleton

    Toxic by Kristen Middleton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now that Slade has learned the truth about Vanessa, will he give up Chelsey in order to win back the woman he thought he'd lost, so long ago?And...Melody has set her sights on Liam and isn't willing to give up easily. Trigger warning: Attempted rape scene toward the end of the book...
  • Creature of Habit by Angel Lawson

    Creature of Habit by Angel Lawson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amelia should have run when she had the chance. Away from Asheville. Away from her job. But most importantly, away from her deadly boss, Grant Palmer. Instead she finds the draw of Grant irresistible even after he reveals his darkest secrets. Amelia remains in Asheville even though a killer is stalking her, knowing the one person that can protect her is equally dangerous...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  angst  book  contemporary  fiction
  • Secrets & Spies by Sienna Mercer

    Secrets & Spies by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A funny, super-girly story with a vampire bite to it. Sink your teeth into Olivia and Ivy’s fifteenth fright-time adventure.There’s always a lot of stuff to keep hidden in Franklin Grove (like, um, the fact that vampires exist), but suddenly everyone seems to have gone into Secrecy Overdrive!Ivy’s sure that new girl Maya is up to something, and it involves Ivy’s boyfriend, Brendan . .
  • Flipping Out! by Sienna Mercer

    Flipping Out! by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The 14th in the series finds the sisters dealing with high school problemsThe twins are adjusting to high school, but everything is still topsy turvy. Ivy's flipping out about being the most popular girl in school. All she wants is some time to herself, but her band of superfans are clinging to her tighter than bats to a cave. Meanwhile, Olivia is on a matchmaking mission...
  • Fashion Frightmare! by Sienna Mercer

    Fashion Frightmare! by Sienna Mercer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The twins' 16th adventure finds them sleuthing with styleThe Café Creative fashion show is just around the corner, and everyone who's anyone is ready to strike a pose. Everyone except Ivy, that is. Modeling is her worst nightmare! Twin sister Olivia is there to lend a hand. But soon strutting down the catwalk is the least of their worries, when a priceless accessory goes missing...
  • Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia

    Her Vampire Rebel by Zara Zenia

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I'M KEEPING HER.The sweet psychology student with a troubled past.Her ex is stalking her, but I won't let him hurt her again.I'll finish him if he even tries.Because I love the way she submits.Her sweet soft yes, sirs. The way she gives herself over to me.I should let her go--she has her whole life ahead of her.But I can't. I'm buying her a collar and making her mine.Mine alone...
  • Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams

    Finding His Dragon by Elianne Adams

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    After months of torment at the hands of her own clan, Charlotte is sold to a rival clan. She refuses to be claimed by a man who is known for his mistreatment of women, and so she runs. The last thing she wants, or expects to find is her mate, but that's precisely what happens. If only she could stop running long enough to take what is rightfully hers...
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    paranormal  steamy  adult  book  contemporary  dark  dragons  fiction
  • Dancers in the Dark & Layla Steps Up: The Layla Collection by Charlaine Harris

    Dancers in the Dark & Layla Steps Up: The Layla Collection by Charlaine Harris

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "In this pair of stories set in the Sookie Stackhouse universe, novella "Dancers in the Dark" and short story "Layla Steps Up," #1 New York Times' bestselling author Charlaine Harris chronicles the tumultuous beginning of the love story between an unlikely couple. In "Dancers in the Dark," Rue LeMay is desperate to leave the past behind...
  • Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price

    Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's been a couple of decades since Wild Bill has been able to savor the bite of an ice-cold, freshly tapped keg. Twenty-odd years since the shivery pucker of a cheap, boxed wine has assaulted his palate. But that doesn't mean Bill's forgotten how to party...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Guardian's Hope by Jacqueline Rhoades

    Guardian's Hope by Jacqueline Rhoades

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hope Parsons has heard about the evil of demons since she was a child in the little isolated community where she grew up. Demons were part of the outside world; demon sex, demon drink, demon music, demon woman. According to her father, her mother had a demon in her, too...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  alpha-mc  angels  audiobook  book
  • Divine Savior by Kathi S. Barton

    Divine Savior by Kathi S. Barton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shade Doe has powers. Scary powers. She really wishes she understood them but she had no memory of her past or who she is. Living in abandoned buildings and doing what she needs to survive she is also helping some poor kids as best she can...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  contemporary  fae  female-mc
  • Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price

    Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For some time, Michael has suspected that Wild Bill's done more than just dabble in art. As with every other piece of his personal history, Bill plays his cards close to his chest. But when he lets on that a mural he painted before his change might still exist, Michael's dying to see it -- and Bill's never been good at saying no...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Snare by Jordan Castillo Price

    Snare by Jordan Castillo Price

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With summer ending and temperatures dipping low at night, Michael's eager to get his leather jacket back, and although Wild Bill could easily vamp any sales clerk into giving Michael some new duds, it wouldn't be quite the same as the jacket he left at his parents' house. Not unless the malls have begun selling clothing with Rohypnol and ketamine sewn into the seams...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • The Reluctant Goddess  (The Montgomery Chronicles) by Karen Ranney

    The Reluctant Goddess (The Montgomery Chronicles) by Karen Ranney

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life was getting stranger instead of easier. Not only was Marcie Montgomery still craving tacos - and any kind of cheesecake - now she was lusting after her knight in confusing armor. Plus, she knew her dog wasn’t exactly a dog...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  book  contemporary  dark  fiction
  • Best Seller by Delta James

    Best Seller by Delta James

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She needs a hero. He only wants her.As fiction crashes into reality, the lines blur when the hero from the pages of Sage Matthews' bestselling steamy romance novel, Roark Samuels, emerges to save her from the brink of death...
  • Sweeter Than Wine by Bianca D'Arc

    Sweeter Than Wine by Bianca D'Arc

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An abused woman has the power to unite werefolk, fey and vampire against an evil that would see them all dead -- if she can learn to love again. Christy lies near death after a brutal beating by her estranged husband. Her preternatural friends reach a desperate conclusion: The only way to save her is to turn her. Sebastian steps forward to take on the burden of being her Maker...
  • A Royal's Soul by J.K. Jeffrey

    A Royal's Soul by J.K. Jeffrey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When rare magic awakens in Percy Flores, everything changes. Once overlooked, the half-witch is now at the centre of a conflict that could unravel the balance of power across the kingdom.To protect her, Selene Borealis—vampire princess and heir to the throne—is forced to act...
    Categorized as:
    vampires  paranormal  steamy  romance  wlw  fantasy  lgbtq  royalty
  • The Hunt by C.J. Ellisson

    The Hunt by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Vivian thinks she can control every aspect of a deadly game with her usual manipulations… but what if she can’t? Seven vampires and seven werewolves pay to hunt a supernatural criminal across the cold, vast grounds of an Alaskan resort. The one to catch her, and live through the encounter, will increase their power by feasting on hers...
  • Primal Heat by Susan Sizemore

    Primal Heat by Susan Sizemore

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Can a heroic vampire protect his clan from danger -- and save himself from burning desire? As Prime of his vampire Family, Mathias Bridger is sworn to protect his own kind at any cost -- but years of acting as a fierce guardian of his people have left him yearning for more out of life...
  • Realm Of Shadows by Shannon Drake

    Realm Of Shadows by Shannon Drake

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When an ancient tomb is uncovered in Paris, something goes horribly wrong. For American visitor Tara Mason, the romantic city of her dreams suddenly turns sinister. At the country estate where she seeks refuge, a shadowy man calls himself a guardian. He is sworn to protect the innocent--including Tara--from the evil that won't stop until it claims her, body and soul...
  • The First Day of the Rest of Your Life by Rachel Caine

    The First Day of the Rest of Your Life by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Eve Rosser is turning eighteen. Does she accept the Protection or go without?This novella is found in the anthology Many Bloody Returns.This was my very first Morganville short story, published in Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner’s fantastic collection Many Bloody Returns...
  • The Demon: Episode 1 by Sarra Cannon

    The Demon: Episode 1 by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    On her twenty-first birthday, Franki Smith receives a dozen black roses and an unsigned invitation to a nightclub that doesn't seem to exist. Two handwritten words near the top haunt her. "Little Bird." Her mother's nickname for her. Only, Franki's mother disappeared without a trace exactly three years ago to the day...
  • The Faceless by K.B. Everly

    The Faceless by K.B. Everly

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Noir Rose, a horror and thriller author, always believed that the fictional monsters that she wrote about were just that - fictional. The true horror of the hideous beasts resided only within the gruesome tales she wrote. She never dreamed that reality could be just as cold and cruel as the monsters writhing inside her mind...
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    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  age-gap  book  contemporary  dark
  • A Whisper of Eternity by Amanda Ashley

    A Whisper of Eternity by Amanda Ashley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In Amanda Ashley's compelling, lushly sensual novels, vampires exist alongside humans—but their desires are not relegated to the shadows. Now, a timeless passion is shattered by dangerous immortal ambition—unless an eternal kiss can hold back the darkness of true death...He Will Not Lose Her AgainWhen artist Tracy Warner purchases the rambling seaside house built above Dominic St...
  • Secrets by Jourdan Lane

    Secrets by Jourdan Lane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Peter's life gets more complicated with every passing day. His relationship with his vampire lover Lucien is on the rocks, he can't seem to get enough of his friend and confidant, Nicholas, and events going on inside the coven are making him wonder when everything is going to blow up in his face...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  angels  book  contemporary  demons
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