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  • Vampire Academy Box Set by Richelle Mead

    Vampire Academy Box Set by Richelle Mead

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Vampire Academy Lissa Dragomir is a Moroi princess: a mortal vampire with an unbreakable bond to the earth's magic. She must be protected at all times from Strigoi; the fiercest and most dangerous vampires--the ones who never die. The powerful blend of human and vampire blood that flows through Rose Hathaway, Lissa's best friend, makes her a Dhampir...
  • My Defender by Alanea Alder

    My Defender by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When a mysterious illness begins to sweep through Noctem Falls affecting the children, Eleanor Kimball is called to the city to see if she can determine what is wrong. As a pediatrician Eleanor loves children and desires many of her own, however, after several dating disasters she has not only sworn off men, but has given up her dream of a family, and the promise of a destined mate...
  • The Bone Scroll by Elizabeth Hunter

    The Bone Scroll by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Finding it could cost them everything. Wielding it could mean their end.It’s a secret lost in time, a myth among immortals, a relic of such power that vampires around the world have quietly harbored the hope that it doesn’t really exist.It’s a mystery that Tenzin and Ben cannot resist...
  • Coven of the Witch by Heather G. Harris, Alyse Gibbs

    Coven of the Witch by Heather G. Harris, Alyse Gibbs

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Full blurb to follow but don't miss this witchy series if you like humour, heart and a strong heroine with a slow burn, enemies to lovers, fade-to-black romance.Written in British English...
  • Pearl Sky by Elizabeth Hunter

    Pearl Sky by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It 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...
  • Destiny of the Witch by Heather G. Harris

    Destiny of the Witch by Heather G. Harris

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the going gets tough, the tough brew potions I made a potion to fix my mum’s broken mind but only time will tell if it will succeed – or if it will fail like all my previous attempts. As her condition worsens, I’m doing everything I can to save her, but when there’s an attack at the Other circus my priorities have to shift...
  • Under Him by T.S. Joyce

    Under Him by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tristan is the new Second of the Dart Creek Pack, and trying to support a new Alpha who is recovering from silver poisoning. So much of the Pack’s success rests on his shoulders, so when he is ordered to pair up with a human who has been stalking the Pack, he fights it hard...
  • Only the Devout by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Devout by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Izzy Sage should be on top of the world but the revenant threat has her watching her back. Things only get worse when an oddball cult looking for a door to another world show up on Belle Isle and start circling the parking lot while demanding entrance to the other side...
  • My Angel by Alanea Alder

    My Angel by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Vivian Mercy has been running from the past for so long she doesn’t know any other way of life. When a panicked call comes from one of her only friends she finds herself returning to the city of her nightmares where her dedication as a doctor and resolve to help others is put to the test. Etain Vi’Aerlin has been watching over Noctem Falls for centuries...
  • Imitation and Alchemy by Elizabeth Hunter

    Imitation and Alchemy by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All 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...
  • Midnight Labyrinth by Elizabeth Hunter

    Midnight Labyrinth by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    He's one human caught in a tangled maze of theft, politics, magic, and blood.
In other words, it's just another night.Benjamin Vecchio escaped a chaotic childhood and grew to adulthood under the protection and training of one of the Elemental world's most feared vampire assassins. He's traveled the world and battled immortal enemies.But everyone has to go home sometime...
  • The Council by K.F. Breene

    The Council by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    With Sasha as the proclaimed Mage of high ranking power, she can't just slip under the carpet to a peaceful existance. Instead, she must present herself to the Council, a group of white mages who reside over the magical community, governing Stefan's people. There she must prove she has what it takes to be the mage of Stefan's clan, not something easily done...
  • Omens and Artifacts by Elizabeth Hunter

    Omens and Artifacts by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In the elemental world, reputation is everything, but gaining it can get you killed.Setting up shop as an antiquities hunter means nothing if you don't have clients. Benjamin Vecchio, nephew of a famed vampire assassin, is the subject of widespread speculation, but so far that speculation hasn't translated into work.What Ben needs is a job. A big job. A profitable job.A legendary job...
  • Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer

    Nicole by Teresa Gabelman, Jeffrey Kafer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Listening length: 4 hours, 22 minutesNicole Callahan, mate to fierce and brooding VC Warrior Damon DeMasters, has been trying to find her place in his world. Without a doubt, it’s been interesting, but she believes there’s a lot more she can offer the children she spent so much of her human life fighting for...
  • Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams

    Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Book 11 in the sensational Wisteria Witches Mysteries series by USA Today Bestselling author Angela Pepper!Zara Riddle was looking forward to her first Halloween as a witch.Then the little girl ghost showed up.Zara puts costume shopping on hold, rolls up her sleeves, and does her usual witcher-i-doo.But nothing works as planned. Mistakes are made. Dinner parties are ruined. (More than usual...
  • Shadow Watcher by K.F. Breene

    Shadow Watcher by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    In the wake of ridding their territory of a menace, Sasha has only one pressing duty left: find more human magic workers. And while it is undoubtedly important on some grand scale, the task is, in itself, surprisingly uneventful. That is, until a strange predator takes an interest in her and Charles on their trek home one evening...
  • Fashionably Dead Down Under by Robyn Peterman

    Fashionably Dead Down Under by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Welcome to Hell.Literally.The Hell where the Prince of Darkness is hotter than Hades, Hell Hounds smell like brownies and the Seven Deadly Sins are addicted to Facebook... Not to mention the soundtrack in the Underworld is Journey. For real...
  • Sleeper by Lexi Blake

    Sleeper by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Neil’s past catches up to him, Kelsey must choose between her new family and an old love…With tensions rising between the Council and demonkind, Kelsey finds herself investigating a series of murders that threaten the fragile truce between them. If she can’t stop these killings soon, they could ignite a fire sure to burn the supernatural world down...
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  • Addict by Lexi Blake

    Addict by Lexi Blake

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn...
  • Shadows and Gold by Elizabeth Hunter

    Shadows and Gold by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The first novella in the Elemental Legacy series:SHADOWS AND GOLDFailing grades. Misleading wind vampires. And a fortune in forgotten gold...
  • Succubus Soccer Mom by Jacquelyn Faye

    Succubus Soccer Mom by Jacquelyn Faye

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    You know that bitch from hell everybody talks about? That's me. I mean that literally. I was born in the seventh circle of Hell to two demons of noble lineage. Know what that means? Squat. My brimstone birth certificate and five bucks might get me a cup of coffee from Starbucks. The minute I was born, they handed me off to a wet nurse, sent me to earth, and left me to fend for myself...
  • The Renegade Hunter by Lynsay Sands

    The Renegade Hunter by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Argeneau Family Has A Secret...One Of Their Own Is A Rogue Vampire!Nicholas Argeneau was once a successful hunter who went after rogue vampires who break the immortal law. Except no one has mentioned his name in the last fifty years, not since he turned into a rogue himself. But once a hunter, always a hunter...
  • Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The Best Things in Life Are Always ForbiddenVanda Barkowski is in trouble. As the owner of a hot nightclub, she's more unconventional than most of her fellow vampires, and if some think her a little out of control, then so be it. But after three former employees filed a complaint about her temper, Vanda is sentenced to an anger management class. Worse, Phil Jones agreed to be her sponsor...
  • License to Kill by R.J. Blain

    License to Kill by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Being 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...
  • Charming by Dannika Dark

    Charming by Dannika Dark

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    After seven hundred years, Prince has acquired everything a Packmaster could desire. But when he meets the enchanting Nadia Kozlov, he realizes there’s one thing he doesn’t have: answers. Prince owes his life to a man he hasn’t seen in centuries, and Nadia holds the key to his whereabouts, because that man is her father. Destinies collide when Nadia’s sister shows up unexpectedly...
  • Outtakes from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    Outtakes from the Grave by Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Cat and Bones fans, sink your teeth into this new outtakes compilation from New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost!Indulge your love of paranormal super couple Cat and Bones with this ultimate “director’s cut” collection of deleted scenes and alternate versions from the first four novels in the Night Huntress series, complete with author commentary on each selection...
  • Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright

    Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    It’s been five months since vampire Sam Parker Bound herself to Jared Michaels, her powerful co-commander within the Grand High Master vampire’s personal legion. Life as a Bound couple has been going just fine…until the Grand High Master announces he will be stepping down from his position and wants Sam and Jared to take his place. Oh joy. Despite Sam’s reservations, she agrees to ascend...
  • Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hadley is losing time, and her shadow refuses to shed light on the gaps in her memory. How can she protect her city if she can't remember where she goes or what she does when she ought to be asleep? Her grim history appears to be stuck on repeat, and the only way forward might be a scythe through her back...
  • Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper

    Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Just as Jane Jameson's unlife seems to be stabilizing, fate sinks its fangs firmly into her butt. Despite her near-phobia of wedding planning, her no-frills nighttime nuptials to her sexy boyfriend, Gabriel, are coming along smoothly. That is, until she turns a fatally wounded teenage acquaintance, and the Council pronounces her responsible for the newborn vamp until he can control his thirst...
  • Hungry for You by Lynsay Sands

    Hungry for You by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    This vampire has been alone for far too long . . .As one of the most ancient in the Argeneau clan, Cale Valens has given up on finding a life mate. His friends and family, however, have not. In fact, they believe they've finally found his perfect match. Getting them together, however, requires one little white lie . . .Alexandra Willan is in a panic...
  • Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    When one of Santa’s reindeer meets a grisly end during the annual A Downtown Dickens Christmas Festival, Rue realizes her enemies are closing in on her location, and Samford will pay the price.But when one creature turns into two, and two into three, and then three into four, Rue knows the problem is bigger than a singular threat to her new hometown...
  • The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands

    The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Has this immortal finally met her match?Rogue hunter Drina Argenis (from the Spanish side of the Argeneau family) has been many things in her years as an immortal, but bodyguard/babysitter to a teenage vampire is something new. There's an incentive, however: the other vampsitter, Harper Stoyan, may be Drina's life mate.Trouble is, having just lost a life mate, Harper is resigned to being alone...
  • Duncan by D.B. Reynolds

    Duncan by D.B. Reynolds

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Washington, D.C. … capital of an empire. Powerful. Exhilarating. Corrupt. And in the shadows … vampires far older than the nation itself.A power unto himself, Duncan has served at Raphael’s side for a hundred and fifty years. But long laid plans have finally borne fruit, and the time has come for Duncan to leave Raphael and tackle the greatest challenge of his life...
  • Dawn's Envoy by T.A. White

    Dawn's Envoy by T.A. White

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A favor owed, a hunt like no other. A courier for the shadow world no more, Aileen’s former protection is gone. Alone but still defiant, she survives one night at a time. Sure, working a dead-end job isn’t part of every young vampire’s dreams, but it pays the bills...
  • Glow by Darynda Jones

    Glow by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Glow is the sultry short story, Shimmer, as told through the eyes of Reyes Farrow. It is available on the author's website for free...
  • Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands

    Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Vampires Don't Exist...Do They?Inez Urso is beginning to have her doubts. Her business associate Thomas Argeneau has some interesting traits, like an allergic reaction to the sun, excellent night vision, and not much of an appetite for food. And to top it all off, he just tried to bite her neck...but maybe that was a sign of passion...
  • A Hunger So Wild by Sylvia Day

    A Hunger So Wild by Sylvia Day

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Bared to You, Sylvia Day, draws us into the shadows of a seductive underworld where lycans, vampires and angels vie for supremacy…Elijah Reynolds is the most dominant of lycans, a rare Alpha whose skill on the hunt is surpassed only by his primal sexuality...
  • Under a Vampire Moon by Lynsay Sands

    Under a Vampire Moon by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    When Vampires Go On Vacation...Escaping a horrible marriage, Carolyn Connor has no desire to think about men — a vow she's determined to keep while on vacation in St. Lucia. She'll take the Caribbean sun and sea and plenty of tropical drinks with those cute umbrellas poolside, thank you. She absolutely does not need male company, no matter how tan and rock-hard his body may be...
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    alpha-mc  humor  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  audiobook  book
  • Lovers and Madmen by Nichole Van

    Lovers and Madmen by Nichole Van

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Florence, Italy. Summer, 1982. Judith Campbell prides herself on her level head. She’s a scientist with a ten-year plan, a well-managed bank account, and clear understanding of what she wants out of life. Currently, that means a summer of fun touring Europe with her friends. She intends to see some amazing scenery, flirt with a cute guy or two, and return home ready to settle down for good...
  • Curse Touched by Becky Moynihan

    Curse Touched by Becky Moynihan

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    There’s no escaping a curse . . .The last thing I expect is for my aunt to kidnap, then abandon me. I’m desperate for answers, especially as to the condition of Lochlan D’angelo, my stalker turned protector. Problem is, I’m still shaken over learning his true identity. I question everything he ever told me, including the realness of the supposed bond between us...
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    alpha-mc  humor  paranormal  steamy  vampires  book  contemporary  dark
  • The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands

    The Accidental Vampire by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Ever since an accident turned her into a knockout vamp, Elvi Black's been catching her z's in a coffin, staying out of the sun, and giving up garlic. She knows there's more to being undead than what she saw in Dracula, but she can't very well ask her mortal friends about proper biting etiquette...
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    alpha-mc  humor  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  audiobook  book
  • Born to Bite by Lynsay Sands

    Born to Bite by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Legend has it that Armand Argeneau is a killer in the bedroom...But with all three of his late wives meeting unfortunate and untimely ends, is this sexy immortal a lover or a murderer? That's what Eshe d'Aureus intends to find out. As an enforcer, it's her job to bring rogue vampires to justice, even if the rogue in question makes her blood race red hot...
  • Deal With The Devil by Cynthia Eden

    Deal With The Devil by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden spins a hot new paranormal Purgatory story with…DEAL WITH THE DEVIL. Eric Pate is used to making his own rules—as the director of the PARA Unit, he is the boss. Everyone rushes to obey his commands, and no one knows his secrets. No one ever gets too close to him. But then he meets her. Ella Lancaster is tired of being a prisoner...
  • Indirect Lines by Dana Marie Bell

    Indirect Lines by Dana Marie Bell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There's only one way to win this game: break the rules. Halle Shifters Book 5 James "Barney" Barnwell is losing his ever-loving mind. Between the threat to the white shifters and a riddle he's been ordered to solve stands the woman who's been driving him crazy: Heather Allen, cousin to the white Fox...
  • Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman by J.B. Lynn

    Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Take three wacky aunts, two talking animals, one nervous bride, and an upcoming hit,and you've got the follow-up to JB Lynn's wickedly funny Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic HitwomanKnocking off a drug kingpin was the last thing on Maggie Lee's to-do list, but when a tragic accident leaves her beloved niece orphaned and in the hospital, Maggie will go to desperate lengths to land the money...
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    alpha-mc  female-mc  humor  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  comedy
  • Semi-Human by Isabel Jordan

    Semi-Human by Isabel Jordan

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Harper Hall finally has everything she ever wanted. Thriving paranormal PI business? Check. At least some control over her psychic ability? Check. Smokin’ hot ex-slayer fiancé? Check...
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    alpha-mc  female-mc  humor  paranormal  steamy  vampires  adult  angst
  • Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter

    Waterlocked: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Librarian'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...
  • Dark Tomorrow by Helen Harper

    Dark Tomorrow by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Smoke is still rising from the brutal and unnecessary destruction of the five vampire Families ... and Bo is in hiding. She won't be able to keep herself away for long, however. An old case and old rivalries rise to the surface and force her to face not just the new realities which London presents but the darkness that continues to dwell inside her...
  • The Noose of a New Moon by Helen Harper

    The Noose of a New Moon by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Devereau Webb is in uncharted territory. He thought he knew what he was doing when he chose to enter London’s supernatural society but he’s quickly discovering that his new status isn’t welcome to everyone.He’s lived through hard times before and he’s no stranger to the murky underworld of city life...
  • Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

    Midnight's Master by Cynthia Eden

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In a world of shadows, desire conquers all…Tall, dark, and formidable, Niol Lapen is the last demon on earth most people would ask for a favor, yet the sexy little reporter who wanders into his club dares to do exactly that. Holly Storm already knows too much about his kind, and Niol has no wish to help her get in deeper over her head...
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