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Pearl Sky by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was a friendly visit until a priceless artifact was stolen. Now Ben and Tenzin are up to their necks in secrets that can kill.It’s not just any holiday season in the immortal world. Elder Zhang’s oldest servant is reaching the century mark and Ben and Tenzin are ready to celebrate, but no sooner do they land on Penglai Island than a mystery falls in their path... -
![Imitation and Alchemy by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Imitation and Alchemy by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAll Ben Vecchio wanted was a quiet summer before his last semester of university. Was that too much to ask? All Tenzin wanted was a cache of priceless medieval coins that had been missing for several hundred years. And some company. Phrases like “never again” don’t mean much when you’ve been a vampire for several thousand years... -
![The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Dancer and the Dark by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA single wrong step could mean their end.Gavin Wallace has a problem, and her name is Chloe Reardon.For years, Gavin and Chloe have built a life together, skirting the vampire world as much as possible. Chloe has continued dancing, and Gavin has continued building a business empire.But for a vampire in love with a mortal, nothing about the future is certain... -
![Fangs, Frost, and Folios by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Fangs, Frost, and Folios by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn all-new holiday mystery for your favorite book-hunting vampires!Giovanni and Beatrice left vampire conspiracies and supernatural adventures for a peaceful family life. But peace only lasts so long for a vampire assassin and an undying scribe.The death of an old friend leaves Giovanni with a rare opportunity... -
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![Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake]()
Stealing Summer by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestseller Lexi Blake comes a new epic-length story in her Thieves/Hunter world…A daughter lostSummer has spent her whole life wondering about the family she left behind. On the night she came into being she only had a few moments with them. In that brief time, she reached out to her father, looking deep into his soul, and gifted him the will to go on... -
![Dire Straits and Entwined Fates by Alice Winters]()
Dire Straits and Entwined Fates by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJulianWhen did fake-then-real dating an ancient vampire become the easy part?Casimir’s ridiculously sweet now that he’s conquered “the art of the flirt,” as he calls it. He tries hard to fit in with my family—if we forget about those silly threatening chocolates he sent my father—and he even makes me popcorn… okay, he tried. I know, I know, I’m just bragging at this point... -
![The Shade of Things by Deborah Wilde]()
The Shade of Things by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMiriam Feldman’s life has become Running Man with a side of Squid Game when she’d much prefer The Great British Bake Off. When Miri partners up with her detective ex-husband on an off-the-books magical missing persons operation, she expects buddy cop adventures galore. Instead, she gets more than she bargained for, starting with a mouthy golem who’s forced onto the team...Categorized as:
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![Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison]()
Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEven in the Holllows - Cincinnati's home to all supernatural folk - vampires and werewolves can make strange bedfellows. Just ask Rachel Morgan, private investigator and witch. First her never-do-well boyfriend disappears into the night. Then the hunky protege of vampire crimelord Piscary starts eyeing her curves... not to mention her throat... -
![Blood and Sand by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Blood and Sand by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDead women are showing up in the desert east of San Diego, and no one understands why. When the story comes to the attention of reporter Natalie Ellis, she can't help but make comparisons to the tragic deaths she'd investigated years ago... -
![Dark Enemy Redeemed by I.T. Lucas]()
Dark Enemy Redeemed by I.T. Lucas
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOn board the Anna, Amanda suspects that something fishy is going on. But when her investigation of the peculiar all-female Russian crew fails to uncover anything other than more speculation, she decides it's time to stop playing detective and face her real problem--a man she shouldn't want but can't live without... -
![License to Kill by R.J. Blain]()
License to Kill by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBeing the mate of Jake Thomas isn’t what Karma expected. He wants to keep her safe. She wants to find out the truth behind the kidnapping of baby Annabelle Greenwich, the case that had resulted in their marriage. The truth can only be found in murky waters, and with a betrayer in their midsts, Karma is forced to choose between the man she loves and justice... -
![Santa Got Run Over by a Vampire by Carrie Pulkinen]()
Santa Got Run Over by a Vampire by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFather Christmas has just been damned to darkness.Jane Devereux is adjusting to her new life as a nocturne fabulously. She runs the most popular nightclub in the French Quarter and is married to the hottest vampire in New Orleans.When she accidentally runs over Santa Claus and has to turn him into a vampire to save him, her perfect undead life begins to crumble like a week-old sugar cookie.Whoops... -
![Darkness Bound by J.T. Geissinger]()
Darkness Bound by J.T. Geissinger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTough, smart, and seriously ambitious, reporter Jacqueline “Jack” Dolan despises the secretive clan of shape-shifters known as the Ikati—and has become determined to destroy them. After she writes an editorial arguing for their extermination and turns public opinion against them, the Ikati vow to fight back... -
![Conjure Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Conjure Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs January delves into her family history, she discovers dark secrets about her great-grandmother Colleen and those secrets threaten everything she ever thought she knew about her heritage. Now, with her confidence already on shaky ground, January takes on a case with her friend Ari... -
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![Witches Wild by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Witches Wild by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCan you ever really trust ghosts from your past? As the mist rolls off the ocean and into Bedlam, October brings with it all manner of haunts and spooks. But the mist doesn’t arrive alone. Fata Morgana returns from the depths of the ocean, bringing with her a message. One of the ancient vampires has risen. He’s coming for Maddy, and he’ll eliminate anybody who stands in his way... -
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Witching Moon by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Ante-Fae AdventureWhen you dance with Death, you have to be willing to roll the bones... Still shaken from her run-in with the serial killer, Raven turns to a new and unlikely friend. But the Ante-Fae Trinity has dark secrets in his background, and he threatens to destabilize Raven and Kipa's relationship when he leads Raven down a wild, dangerous path... -
![Serpent's Teardrop by Mary Rundle]()
Serpent's Teardrop by Mary Rundle
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Blackwood Pack saga continues… This is part of an on-going series by Amazon Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle, and catching up on previous titles is advised. Readers of the past books will enjoy meeting old friends once more as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere. Brian, a.k.a... -
![Shadow Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Shadow Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe holidays are here, and this year, they’re deadly…It’s my first Thanksgiving back in Moonshadow Bay, and everything is hunky-dory until the Witches Guild assigns me a research project for the upcoming Winter Solstice Festival. Not only do I melt down my computer, but I download a demon who ends up stuck in my house...Categorized as:
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![The Book Of Ill Deeds by Phaedra Weldon]()
The Book Of Ill Deeds by Phaedra Weldon
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGinger Blackstone had been looking for a change in her life. Getting a call from her home town’s Sheriff with the message, “We’ve arrested your grandmother for murder,” wasn’t it.Three bodies later and Ginger finds herself, and the hot new small-town doctor, up to their broomsticks in trouble... -
![The Grave Robber by Darynda Jones]()
The Grave Robber by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEric Vause is done.Done with ghosts. Done with hellhounds. And definitely done with asshole demons, mostly because he’d been possessed by one. Even now, five years later, the rage he absorbed from the creature has yet to wane, so he decides a road trip is in order. Surely some cool air, great scenery, and a case of Dos Equis will shake things loose... -
![Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLibrarian's Note: this is an alternate cover edition - ISBN 13: 97813011361863"wa-ter-lockedadjectiveDefinition: enclosed entirely, or almost entirely, by waterExample: What happens when the water vampire you’ve promised yourself to actually wants you to go through with the wedding? For Gemma Melcombe, her engagement to Terrance Ramsay was a political maneuver... -
![Luca's Magic Embrace by Kym Grosso]()
Luca's Magic Embrace by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn erotic paranormal romance…Sexy vampire, Luca Macquarie doesn’t do love; especially not with humans. Yet, ever since he rescued Samantha Irving, he can’t deny the enigmatic attraction he’s developed for the alluring mortal woman. Concerned for her safety, he’s determined to bring Samantha back to her coven... -
![Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley]()
Stroke of Midnight by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Amanda Ashley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn an unseen world that lurks in the shadows, they roam the night--feral, passionate, and dangerous. And when their world touches ours, a primitive desire takes hold, leaving mere mortals powerless in its wake...Four of romance's most intriguing authors have come together to create a mesmerizing anthology--unforgettable tales of vampires, shapeshifters, and werewolves... -
![Djinn Justice by Jenny Schwartz]()
Djinn Justice by Jenny Schwartz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn Ancient Egyptian spell opens the door to a soul-sucking evil. Fay Olwen is still adjusting to life as one of a couple. She never expected to have a sexy leopard-were cuddling her at midnight in his huge bed in his gorgeous villa on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. But here she is, in love and in luck--finally! There's not a demon in sight... -
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![Pranic, Pregnant, and Petrified (The Montgomery Chronicles) by Karen Ranney]()
Pranic, Pregnant, and Petrified (The Montgomery Chronicles) by Karen Ranney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the third book of the Montgomery Chronicles trilogy, the witches have almost gotten to the point of claiming Marcie Montgomery, at least since the Witch Test. If Janet Travis has anything to do with it, however, Marcie would be banished to the next universe before being publicly acknowledged as a Super Duper Witch... -
![Kingdom of Embers by Tricia Copeland]()
Kingdom of Embers by Tricia Copeland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer pale skin and weird diet make her a target at school. If only they knew the truth about her feeding habits…Seventeen-year-old Alena Scott is tired of pretending to be something she’s not. As an outlawed vampire-witch hybrid, she’s forced to abide by the oppressive secrecy imposed by her Vampire Chancellor mother... -
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![The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo by Julia Mills]()
The Dragon with the Girl Tattoo by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOnce bitten, twice shy… Lennox O’Lachtnáin, affectionately known as the Mad Bomber, would rather blow himself up than go on another blind date orchestrated by his well-meaning brethren... -
![Revelation of Blood by J.L. McCoy]()
Revelation of Blood by J.L. McCoy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter nearly dying in the battle with the monster Amun, newborn vampire Skye Morrison is more than ready to begin a peaceful life with mate Archer Rhys and their family. Burdened with guilt by her unresolved relationship with Jameson, Skye tries desperately to mend what was broken and regain their friendship while in Boston for her Sacred Vow Ceremony... -
![Semi-Broken by Isabel Jordan]()
Semi-Broken by Isabel Jordan
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWolf shifter Lucas Cooper is usually up for any wild mission Harper Hall throws his way. But impersonating a doctor and breaking a woman out of the psych ward at a supernatural prison? That’s a little crazy even for him. Until he sees her. One look into her haunted blue eyes and every protective instinct he has flares to life. He’ll do anything to save her. Not that it’ll be easy... -
![One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake]()
One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNew York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake takes us back to the demon capital of the world in this highly anticipated sequel to In Every Generation, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Frankie Rosenberg is coming to terms with the fact that she’s the newest slayer, but that doesn’t mean she has it all figured out just yet... -
![Harvest Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Harvest Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSummer has been kind to January--work has involved a lot of quiet research, she's helped Ari revamp her wedding plans, and settled into a comfortable routine with Killian. That all comes to a screeching halt when autumn crashes in like a bull in a china shop.January finds herself plagued with an obnoxious house-ghost when she literally discovers a skeleton in her closet... -
![Shadow Silence by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Shadow Silence by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn invites readers to Whisper Hollow, where spirits walk among the living and the lake never gives up her dead…Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on Crescent Lake in the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can never really leave. I'm Kerris Fellwater, and I'm a spirit shaman... -
![Entangled by Jessica Sorensen]()
Entangled by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlana Avery’s life is becoming complicated. The more she looks into her grandfather’s case, the guiltier he looks. And Jayse, her best friend in the world, has been acting strange, but refuses to tell her what’s going on.On top of everything going on at home, more tagged paranormal creatures are popping up everywhere, and her grandfather might be linked to one of their deaths... -
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![Captured by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon]()
Captured by Moonlight by Nancy Gideon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIN THIS DARK THRILLER FROM NANCY GIDEON’S SULTRY NEW SERIES, SEXY NEW ORLEANS COP CHARLOTTE CAISSIE GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE LAST NEMESIS SHE EVER EXPECTED: HER SUPERNATURAL BOYFRIEND.THEIR LOVE IS JUST BEGINNING.Detective Charlotte Caissie is growing used to the secrets that come with loving the mysterious leader of a shape-shifter clan. But that doesn’t mean she has to like it... -
![Tegan's Magic by L.H. Cosway]()
Tegan's Magic by L.H. Cosway
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomething is rotten in Tribane city. The humans are descending into madness and Tegan is certain that Theodore has something to do with it. The sorcerer and his followers have sent her father to hell and she's determined to bring him back. She's not going to lie down and play dead this time, now she has magic on her side... -
![Intoxicating Magic by Deanna Chase]()
Intoxicating Magic by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Deanna Chase comes the third book in the Crescent City Fae series. Willow Rhoswen is finally coming to terms with the fact that Talisen—the healer she thought was the love of her life—has left town and is trying to move on when a rogue vampire poisons three of Allcot’s guards... -
![Hex After Forty by M.J. Caan]()
Hex After Forty by M.J. Caan
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTorie Bliss thought that being over forty and having your husband dump you over your favorite meal would be rock bottom. Then she learned that the perfect life he had created for them was built on a foundation of lies.A very public fall from grace leaves her penniless and homeless... -
![The Vampire's Quest by Vivi Anna]()
The Vampire's Quest by Vivi Anna
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter escaping from the Otherworld Crime Unit, Kellen Falcon came to Nouveau Monde to crack a rare blood disease. But the European hotbed of temptation yielded sport no vampire could resist--criminologist Sophie St. Clair. And with only days to live, Kellen sought sweet release from her to escape a savage past.The lycan beauty wasn't one to stray from her pact... -
![Un.Bridled by Reese Morgan]()
Un.Bridled by Reese Morgan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAfter losing a member of their own, Cole’s pack struggles to reclaim their stability. But every step forward comes with two steps back, presenting new obstacles the pack must overcome. Standing in the backlash of Devan’s absence, Hayden feels isolated and helpless. She strives to establish her position as female Alpha, but each attempt backfires and sets her further apart from the others... -
![Her Loving Husband's Return by Meredith Allard]()
Her Loving Husband's Return by Meredith Allard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook Three of the bestselling Loving Husband Trilogy - "A perfect ending to this trilogy!" (Nicole L. Vermilya)What would you risk to return to the one you loved?James Wentworth's paranormal secret is no longer a secret, and now he and his beloved wife, Sarah, have been separated... -
![Undeadly by Cynthia St. Aubin]()
Undeadly by Cynthia St. Aubin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen life sucks, and so does your next client...Halloween is just around the corner, and life is bringing Paranormal Psychologist Matilda Schmidt all tricks and no treats. Ghosts haunt her in the organic produce aisle, she's been roped into attending a costume party she'd sell her soul to avoid, and the delicious demigod who once warmed her couch is taking his clients and his attentions elsewhere... -
![Embrace the Mystery by Caris Roane]()
Embrace the Mystery by Caris Roane
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMastyr Quinlan pursues the artist, Batya, with only one thing in mind but soon discovers that his desire for her is just the beginning of an earth-shattering affair… He doesn’t want a woman in his life… Quinlan must keep Grochaire Realm safe from the enemy at all costs. As ruler of his realm, a woman has no permanent place in his day-to-day existence...Categorized as:
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![The Return by Nicole R. Taylor]()
The Return by Nicole R. Taylor
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZac's afterlife is just going from bad to worse. He grew a heart only to have it torn out by the founding vampire, Arturius.Nobody is sure what he wants, but Zac doesn't want to know. He's more interested in finding a way to end him for good. But, it might just be that he's after Gabby, who's harbouring a secret of her own, one that Arturius would do anything for... -
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![Shifter Mates by Jennifer Ashley]()
Shifter Mates by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sexy Shifters Unbound Anthology, including the novellas Lone Wolf and Feral HeatTogether in one volume for the first time, two sexy paranormal tales of untamed passion, uncontrollable attraction, and unquenchable desire…In Lone Wolf, Ellison Rowe is a wolf Shifter and a self-proclaimed cowboy, but he’s still searching for someone to ease his loneliness... -
![Hopeful Leigh by Melanie James]()
Hopeful Leigh by Melanie James
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf Leigh has learned anything this summer, it’s that magic can be chaotic. Despite some headline making disasters in her last diary, Leigh is eternally hopeful. With Four-bitten Fangtasy behind her, Leigh decides to write a little paranormal erotica with her newest disasterpiece, Bangin’ the Billion-were. She even takes on a rehash of the popular YA dystopian genre, in her novella Regurgitant... -
![Miss Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen]()
Miss Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Little old me, Anja Evans - art college drop out, relative newbie in vampire society and newly single without Bishop by my side - the new Jarl of the Northwest? Great googly moogly... how did I get myself into these things?"There are new responsibilities for Anja to live up to as well as her growing entourage of friends crowding her out of house and home... -
![Allegiance by Susannah Sandlin]()
Allegiance by Susannah Sandlin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom award-winning author Susannah Sandlin comes the fourth book in the smart and steamy Penton Legacy series.British vampire psychiatrist and former mercenary Cage Reynolds returns to Penton, Alabama, looking for a permanent home...Categorized as:
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![BloodGifted: The Dantonville Legacy Series Book 1 by Tima Maria Lacoba, Dionne Lister]()
BloodGifted: The Dantonville Legacy Series Book 1 by Tima Maria Lacoba, Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA serpent ring, A curse legacy, And a vampire of her own weren't exactly what primary schoolteacher, Laura Dantonville, wished for on her birthday... -
![Kennard's Story by N.R. Walker]()
Kennard's Story by N.R. Walker
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKennard and Stas have been enjoying being newly bonded mates, hidden away for the last six months in Stas' cabin, deep in the forests of Northern Russia. When they get a visit from Alec, Cronin, Eiji, and Jodis, Kennard and Stas decide to return to London where they get news of a supernatural disturbance in India...
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