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The Immortals After Dark Collection: Dreams Of A Dark Warrior, Demon From The Dark, A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2, 10, 11) by Kresley Cole
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![Once Upon a Forbidden Desire: Fairy Tales and Other Stories by Zoey Ellis, Kathryn Ann Kingsley]()
Once Upon a Forbidden Desire: Fairy Tales and Other Stories by Zoey Ellis, Kathryn Ann Kingsley
Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen it comes to true love, rules are meant to be broken …Dark forests and locked doors, poisoned apples and forbidden lovers ... Bold heroines and swoon-worthy heroes break all the rules in this enchanting anthology of the fairy tales you thought you knew.Once Upon A Forbidden Desire features 20 enticing fairy tale retellings by a diverse selection of fantasy romance authors...Categorized as:
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![Half-Moon Rising by Tracy Tappan]()
Half-Moon Rising by Tracy Tappan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe vivid intensity of A Discovery of Witches meets the small-town vibe of Virgin River in this paranormal romance about two strangers bound together forever.Rejected by his own people in Transylvania, Old-World vampire Vasile Lazăr is given a chance to remake himself within a hidden community of Vârcolac... -
![Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall]()
Fight between Alphas by Jessica Hall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOn her 16th birthday Lana’s older brother and the king of Alpha’s, a title handed down by her mother holds the annual Alpha meeting. Lana hates all things Alpha’s having grown up under her mother’s reign and meeting plenty of Alpha’s, she longed to be normal... -
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![Alpha's Rescue by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
Alpha's Rescue by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis grumpy bear needs a curvy complication like he needs a bullet in the head.She trespassed on my mountain. The lovely human with bright pink braids.Beautiful and brilliant, she's a knockout who leaves sunshine and mayhem in her wake.But our land is under threat and if she's learned our secret, she can never leave.Now she's my prisoner until I find out what she knows.I shouldn't keep her... -
![Second Rite by Geneva Lee]()
Second Rite by Geneva Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHe wore darkness with such graceful ease…Thea Melbourne has a broken heart. A month after her world turned upside down, she’s struggling to return to the life she left behind. Her mother is in a coma, she’s selling off designer gowns to pay the bills, and her roommates seem to think she’s made of glass... -
![Wolf Bitten by Jen L. Grey]()
Wolf Bitten by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA secret society is out for my blood and ripped me away from my fated mate. For my entire life, I’ve been an outcast… someone that everyone steered clear from. But everything changed the day I received a full-ride scholarship to Evergreen Elite and met my broody fated mate—Raffe. There I discovered the truth about the supernatural world and my own rare heritage... -
![Into Darkness by J.T. Geissinger]()
Into Darkness by J.T. Geissinger
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIn New Vienna, capital of the oppressive global government formed after the Flash, three things are certain: the sun is poisonous, speaking out is dangerous, and being different will get you killed.And Lumina Bohn is extraordinarily different.Living in terror of discovery, Lu knows nothing of her past?but she knows she must pretend to be human to survive... -
![All Souls’ Night: A Midnight Doms Anthology by Renee Rose, Lee Savino]()
All Souls’ Night: A Midnight Doms Anthology by Renee Rose, Lee Savino
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsClub Toxic...Where masters choose their playthings. Mortals kneel for the undead.Pain is pleasure and the blood runs sweet.All Souls Night celebrates the unholy union, the temptationbetween humans and vampires. Come if you dare. Join the couples succumbing to its lure.It's All Souls Night. Time to play... -
![Hunted in Darkness by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Hunted in Darkness by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI knew I wanted her the first time I saw her. Only problem? She can’t be my mate.I’m a son of a traitor and former Alpha and I know it’s the legacy people see.But I must be the Alpha of my Pack and protect them from the new threat to our world: Vampires.Valac and the others are still in the shadows, and we must find their lairs before we lose more than we already have... -
![Tender by Mary E. Twomey]()
Tender by Mary E. Twomey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOctober promised herself a happily ever after, but sometimes the afterlife has other plans. A year after the kingdom is finally at peace, October Grace isn’t sure all is well. Allie’s occasional blackouts are one thing, but when Ollie goes missing, October knows the blissful life she was promised is still too far away to touch... -
![The Hunter's Curse by J.D. Monroe]()
The Hunter's Curse by J.D. Monroe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaunted by a troubled childhood, Olivia Pierce has never felt safe. Getting kidnapped and drained dry by rogue vampires certainly hasn't helped matters.When she makes a devilish deal with the vampires to save her sister's life, she plunges deep into the shadowy world of Atlanta's vampires... -
![Ruthless Royalty by Roxie Ray, Lindsey Devin]()
Ruthless Royalty by Roxie Ray, Lindsey Devin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s vampire royalty who craves virgin blood... and that virgin is meWhen you’re a paranormal investigator, you get used to people not believing you. But since taking a plane from Boston to Louisiana to investigate reports of a flying man, even I’m having a hard time believing things for myself.So far, I’ve been kidnapped and held in a room for ten days... -
![The Vampire's Mate by Zara Novak]()
The Vampire's Mate by Zara Novak
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA war is rising in the vampire world, and a new enemy emerges from the darkness, threatening to wipe vampires from the earth forever. All Kat can do is try to survive, but she already made the most crucial mistake: she fell in love with a vampire, and now it could cost her life. Ansel and Kat are summoned to help the Belmont vampires with the troubles that plague their family... -
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![Vampirherz by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke]()
Vampirherz by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsButch O'Neal, Ex-Cop aus Caldwell, New York und die Vampirin Marissa verbindet eine Liebe gegen jede Regel. Und Butch verliert allmählich den Glauben daran, dass sie es jemals schaffen werden, die Widerstände, die sie trennen, zu überwinden... -
![Shifted Rule by Elena Lawson]()
Shifted Rule by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice…I don’t think so.I hated Ryland from the start. Now that he’s my alpha, hate is nowhere near a strong enough word. I’m barely holding on as it is, I don’t need him barking orders at me every chance he gets.Layla and Viv aren’t speaking to me, and I mean, I can’t really blame them... -
![After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan]()
After Twilight by Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThree of romance's hottest bestselling authors -- Amanda Ashley, Christine Feehan, and Ronda Thompson -- invite you to explore the dark side, to taste the forbidden, to dive into danger with heroes who fire the blood and lay claim to the soul in these striking tales of sensual passion. A man hunts for a woman... -
![Hunger by Felicity Heaton]()
Hunger by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayed by one of her own and turned into a vampire, hunter Eve is consumed by her hunger for vengeance and has spent five years surviving hell, driven to take the life of the man she once loved... -
![Dark Obsession by Aja James]()
Dark Obsession by Aja James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe doesn’t know what she means to him until he lost her…Maximus has always been in control. As the Commander of the Chosen, the Dark King’s personal guard, he can’t afford to step wrong. With his eternal familiar at his side, he can loosen up, give in to moments of carefree fun. But all that changed on a fateful night... -
![Her Vampire Lord by Ines Johnson]()
Her Vampire Lord by Ines Johnson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHE OWNS MY DEBT BUT HE WON'T TAKE MY MONEY. ALL HE WANTS IS ME.Gaius Serrano is a mysterious figure in the world of wine. He’s arrogant. Darkly handsome. And—my instinct warns me—dangerous. He’s the last person I want owning my family’s debt. Since my parents died, I’ve been responsible for my sibling's future and fortunes in the form of our family’s business. I’ll pay any price to get it back... -
![Which Witch is Wild? by Cynthia St. Aubin, Cindy Stark]()
Which Witch is Wild? by Cynthia St. Aubin, Cindy Stark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell hath no fury like witches scorned...Aerin. So she played with some dark magic, what’s the worst that could happen? For Aerin de Moray and her sisters, it’s that witch hunters are no longer a 400 year-old problem... -
![The Witch, the Wolf and the Vampire, Book 3 by A.K. Michaels]()
The Witch, the Wolf and the Vampire, Book 3 by A.K. Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeri has finally defeated her own father, the psycho leader of a sect that has plagued her since childhood. Now she looks forward to a life she never thought she’d have, in love with both Josef and Gabe.As the three of them prepare for their future, they become involved in helping their friends Kyle and Sabrina go on the run, tracking down a kidnapped child and advising the supernatural cop Ronan... -
![Fae King's Vengeance by Layla Harper]()
Fae King's Vengeance by Layla Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWill love be enough to save them?For weeks, the promise of the high queen’s aid fueled my drive to the western hemisphere, and despite the obstacles thrown in our path, I charged ahead relentlessly, set on the hope Queen Menora would remove Kyra’s mark and free her from the dark magic binding her to this plane.But now? Now the last thread of that hope has been stripped from my heart. I am…Broken... -
![Fae King's Sacrifice by Layla Harper]()
Fae King's Sacrifice by Layla Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA blossoming love threatened…The journey to the fabled lands of my ancestors is wreathed in unforeseen dangers. I will slay any who dare harm my precious càirdeil. There is nothing I will not do—no sacrifice too great—to keep her safe... -
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![The Immortal and Damned by G. Bailey]()
The Immortal and Damned by G. Bailey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere is no place for immortal love in the world of the damned. Vampires. Witches. Sirens and Hellcasters. Can one queen rule them all? Who will survive when the final war is over? Riona Dark survived being sold at the auction, living with two vampire princes, and taking the magic of the island as her own. But losing Maddox, the mad prince, and the vampire who owns her heart, is too much... -
![A Court of Hearts and Hunger by Rebecca F. Kenney]()
A Court of Hearts and Hunger by Rebecca F. Kenney
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJust as Clara and her sister are settling into their new life, Drosselmeyer sends a desperate message to the Seelie Court. With Lir and Louisa occupied elsewhere, Clara and Finias (the Sugarplum Faerie) have no choice but to respond and forge deep into Unseelie Territory, where a cruel Queen, known as the Eater of Hearts, has taken the throne... -
![The Vampire Dream by Zara Novak]()
The Vampire Dream by Zara Novak
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe first thing April noticed when she came to was the chain around her ankle. Then she heard the other girls screaming. How had they got there? What was happening? When the platform ascends, she finds herself in the middle of a floodlit forest, and on the horizon hundreds of shirtless men with glowing red eyes linger in the shadows... -
![Vampire Savage by Rowan Hart]()
Vampire Savage by Rowan Hart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a mysterious stranger promises to fulfill every dark fantasy I’ve secretly harbored, I’m intrigued. The price? I must agree to be his, completely.Growing up without a mom, I’ve strived to earn my father’s approval. But the only thing that matters to my wealth-obsessed father is marrying me off in a lucrative business deal... -
![Beauty's Twisted Tyrant by Nichole Rose]()
Beauty's Twisted Tyrant by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCursed to sleep, awoken with a kiss…and destined to be his. But no one warned her how much she'd love her prince's twisted games.ThaliaCursed to sleep. Awoken by a kiss. You know the drill.But why didn't anyone warn me that Prince Charming is a tyrant?And why didn't anyone tell me how much I'd love his filthy games?Because the more time I spend with this wicked man, the harder I fall... -
![Mania by Naomi Loud]()
Mania by Naomi Loud
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI have starved for as long as I have been sentient.Collecting soul after soul, I fed. I gorged. Then he arrived, and suddenly, I understood what it truly meant to feel. Jealousy. Greed. Obsession.It tasted like him. Intoxicating. Addicting. I had to have my fill of him. Control him. Keep him. And I did. And we were happy. Trapped. But happy. Until she arrived. Her soul replete with mortal toil... -
![Until the World Falls Down by Jordan Lynde]()
Until the World Falls Down by Jordan Lynde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHer freedom or her heart…in forty-eight hours, she'll lose one forever.When a brutal betrayal leaves twenty-eight-year-old Nell heartbroken, she makes a desperate plea for love—offering anything in exchange... -
![The Evernight Court by D.N. Hoxa]()
The Evernight Court by D.N. Hoxa
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Evernight brothers are determined to have me, and now that I’m all alone, trapped in their castle, it’s only a matter of time before one of them claims me. And there is nothing I can do about it. Grey is gone, sucked in by a hole in the sky, and I’m all alone, surrounded by the Evernights... -
![Matt by Bianca D'Arc]()
Matt by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA woman he could never forget… Matt Redstone met Morgan Chase just once, but he’s never forgotten the lovely Florida panther shifter. He just can’t figure what it is about her that intrigues him so. A man who frightens her, but makes her want to forget all her fears… Morgan doesn’t want to work with Matt, but she has a job to do, and she’s nothing if not professional... -
![The Shadow of Mist by Yasmine Galenorn]()
The Shadow of Mist by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAVAILBLE DIGITALLY FOR THE FIRST TIME It’s been more than a century since Siobhan Morgan fled Ireland to start a new life in America. As a selkie, she kept much of her life a secret, even from her good friends the D’Artigo sisters. But now a dark presence from her past has found its way across the ocean, in the form of a man obsessed with possessing her... -
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![Alpha Contender, Volume 3 by Terry Bolryder]()
Alpha Contender, Volume 3 by Terry Bolryder
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Alpha Contender, Volume 3" is the third part of the four-part paranormal romance serial, Alpha Contender.Please be sure to read the fist 2 books, so you can enjoy this part of the story!Misty has few expectations from life. Work, read, sleep. But when she hears from a complete stranger that she's actually a powerful, shape-shifting werewolf, her life changes forever... -
![Cruelly Bitten by Lexi C. Foss]()
Cruelly Bitten by Lexi C. Foss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOnce 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... -
![Wicked Souls by Katie Wismer]()
Wicked Souls by Katie Wismer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSomething is wrong with Valerie Darkmore.She may have made it through her initiation into the Marionettes, but she’s quickly learning that was only the beginning. Everything she used to know has changed, including maybe herself.Adjusting to her new reality proves to be the least of her worries when bodies appear all over the city, and the death toll continues to rise... -
![Twinkle, Twinkle, Sassy Little Star Dragon Guard by Julia Mills]()
Twinkle, Twinkle, Sassy Little Star Dragon Guard by Julia Mills
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBack to the swamp. Back to the wolves. Back to her… From the moment Grey laid eyes on Star he knew beyond all doubt she was the woman for him, but the sassy little she-wolf wouldn’t even give him the time of day and then he was called home and all hopes of claiming his mate was gone. Now, he’s been called back to the sweltering heat of the Florida wetlands and this time she will be his... -
![Seduce by Felicity Heaton]()
Seduce by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBloodlust runs in his veins, a dark master waiting for the day it will reign over him. Now a woman with a pure soul and wicked intentions has him in her sights and is determined to crack the ice around his heart, and she might save or damn him... -
![My Alpha's Betrayal: Burning in the Flames of his Vengeance by Moonlight Muse]()
My Alpha's Betrayal: Burning in the Flames of his Vengeance by Moonlight Muse
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say there is a fine line between love and hate, but where does one end and the other begin? When does something so pure become something so toxic that even you yourself cannot fathom when things changed? This story starts on the day that my parents were killed. That was the day that I felt like my entire life had ended... -
![Blood of Night by Emily Goodwin]()
Blood of Night by Emily Goodwin
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say when one door closes, another opens. And in my case, that door leads right to Hell—literally. Though it’s not necessarily a bad thing, as crazy as it may sound since this specific hell dimension is ruled by Osiris, God of the Underworld.And he just might be the only one who can help me save the world from the total devastation the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse will bring... -
![Ladies of the Lair by Bianca D'Arc]()
Ladies of the Lair by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnter a world where dragons and knights fight together to protect their home and the special women who share their lives. Passion and discovery mark their journey through a time of war, when each will be tested and only the strength of their love can see them through. Maiden Flight A chance meeting with a young male dragon seals the fate of an adventurous poacher... -
![Fire by Lisa Carlisle]()
Fire by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMaya Winters, a firefighter, heads out on Halloween to dance at her favorite club. A man with haunting eyes watches her from the back of the club. He’s just her type—a dark, brooding bad boy. She feels their connection, but thinks it’s merely physical attraction. Despite being the new owner, Tristan Stone avoids people in the underground goth club due to his curse... -
![Craig's Heart by N.J. Walters]()
Craig's Heart by N.J. Walters
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCraig Lawton’s best friend is an ancient vampire and his two siblings are half werewolf, so he’s used to being the only human in the room. When he tries to help a new vampire in the throes of her transformation, he goes from “normal” to “paranormal”... -
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![Sweet, Decadent Fire by Candice Stauffer]()
Sweet, Decadent Fire by Candice Stauffer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJake Mann, an ancient vampire, abandons his people and his honor to satisfy his forbidden sexual hunger for Lee Ann Parker despite knowing she belongs to a powerful, high-ranking leader of his people... -
![The White Lily by Juliette Cross]()
The White Lily by Juliette Cross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTo the north of the Varis empire, a mysterious faction spreads propaganda against the vampire monarchy. Friedrich Volya, the Duke of Winter Hill, seeks to discover who they are before his uncle finds them first. King Dominik will punish the traitors with brutal force... -
![Blood Oath by Belinda Boring]()
Blood Oath by Belinda Boring
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis life for hers. No truer words were spoken. Charged by the Fates to relive his darkest moments to date, Devlin Lockhart willingly sacrifices any future happiness to restore Darcy's faith in him. Having watched over her from birth, Devlin never regretted the blood oath he made his sister, Elynor, over a hundred years earlier... -
![Chain Me by Lana Sky]()
Chain Me by Lana Sky
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOnce again resigned to her fate as a spinster, Eleanor is unhappily alone — until Dublin Helos reappears on her doorstep with an offer she can’t refuse.This time, the stakes are higher than ever, and as the true extent of Dublin’s deception is revealed, Eleanor is forced to choose between trusting the one man she should fear above all else — or risk losing her soul, and heart, in the process... -
![Ascend by Alexandra Anthony]()
Ascend by Alexandra Anthony
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJosephine Anderson awakes as true vampire, leaving her half-human life behind. She has little time to adjust to the change however; her evil father has gone missing and wants nothing more than to destroy her and her vampire mate, Stefan Lifsten... -
![Revere by Lacey Carter Andersen]()
Revere by Lacey Carter Andersen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEveryone hates what I am… except for me.Long ago I accepted that I was different and that the fae would never see me as their equal because of the tainted blood running through my veins.What I didn’t expect? That when my brother and his friends went to the Royal Fae Academy, they’d abandon me too...
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