Books like 'Threading the Bones'
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Ever After by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsThe ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing... for the worse.While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation... -
![The Sandman by Steve Higgs]()
The Sandman by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe paranormal? It’s all nonsense, but proving it might get them killed.Jane is missing.Taken by a serial killer known only as the Sandman, Tempest and friends must unravel the clues to find her before night falls.Why so soon? Because that is when he kills his victims, bringing them dreams as he sings them to sleep, just like in the song... -
![Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter]()
Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSet in the same world as Faith Hunter's New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the fourth Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who channels her power from the earth.Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she's been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes... -
![Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole]()
Evildoer by Dannika Dark, Nicole Poole
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBetrayal. Vengeance. Loyalty. Dark forces are at work in the epic conclusion of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series.Raven has come a long way since joining Keystone. She embraced her Vampire side, learned to work with others, and even fell in love... -
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![Druid Apprentice by M.D. Massey]()
Druid Apprentice by M.D. Massey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI'm Colin McCool, world-class trouble magnet and druid apprentice extraordinaire. I survived my final confrontation with the Dark Druid by the skin of my teeth...Categorized as:
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![Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison]()
Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 46 ratingsRachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter—and lived to tell the tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind . . . until now.Denounced and shunned for dealing with demons and black magic, her best hope is life imprisonment—at worst, a forced lobotomy and genetic slavery... -
![Blackout by Dannika Dark]()
Blackout by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThe fate of millions rests on Keystone when they embark on their most important assignment of all… After what was supposed to be a simple job, Raven and Christian uncover a sinister plot against the higher authority, and the stakes are as high as the body count. The assassins are merciless, with anyone who stands in their way becoming collateral damage... -
![Gaslight by Dannika Dark]()
Gaslight by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLERRaven Black returns in another heart-pounding installment of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series. Vampire trafficking is a sinister business, and nobody knows that better than Keystone. After Raven discovers hidden clues in a cold case, the group sets a trap in hopes of catching an elusive criminal... -
![White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison]()
White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the sinister and seductive Hollows for the newest blockcuster adventure featuring Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter.White Witch, Black CurseSome wounds take time to heal...and some scars never fade.Rachel Morgan, kick-ass witch and bounty hunter, has taken her fair share of hits, and has broken lines she swore she would never cross... -
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Stitched by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNOTE: ***This novella falls between Wounded (#8) and Rising Darkness (#9) and should be read BEFORE reading (#9).*** "My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot... -
![Nevermore by Dannika Dark]()
Nevermore by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLERRaven Black risks it all for loyalty and love in this stunning continuation in the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series. Raven returns to her childhood home to rebuild her severed relationship with her father. After a long year of capturing violent criminals and thwarting assassination plots, she could use a vacation. But trouble is brewing on the home front...Categorized as:
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![Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike]()
Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe conclusion to the phenomenally successful Thirst series follows five-thousand-year-old vampire Alisa Perne as she battles a new race of immortals: the Telar. The Telar are a challenging threat. But Alisa is hungry for blood—and thirsty for revenge... -
![Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong]()
Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWar is coming to the Otherworld. A sinister cult known as The Supernatural Liberation Movement is hell-bent on exposing the truth about supernaturals to the rest of the world. Their violent, ruthless plan has put everyone at risk: from werewolves to vampires, from witches to half-demons.Savannah Levine - fiery and unpredictable - stands at the heart of the maelstrom... -
![Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter]()
Curse on the Land by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSet in the same world as Faith Hunter’s New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the second Soulwood novel tells the story of a woman whose power comes from deep within the earth... Before Nell Ingram met skinwalker Jane Yellowrock, she had no one to rely on, finding strength only in in her arcane connection to the dark woods around her...Categorized as:
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![Grim by Amy Boyles]()
Grim by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Witcher meets Dresden Files in this action-packed mystery. "I am in love." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"This was a fast and fun read and I cannot wait for the second book in the series!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"I felt so many emotions and am totally going along on this ride." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️It only takes an instant for Grim—monster hunter and emotionally scarred hero—to lose everything.Grim is having a bad year... -
![Brave the Tempest by Karen Chance]()
Brave the Tempest by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCassie Palmer has been chief seer of the supernatural world for a little over four months. In that time, she's battled two gods, fallen in love with two men, and confronted the two sides of her own nature, both god and human... -
![Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong]()
Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsSmart, sexy, supernatural—the men and women of the Otherworld live and love, fight and die, among us. Unseen and unsuspected, this realm of witches, ghosts, and werewolves is now threatened with exposure by a brutal series of bizarre murders that has left even the supernatural world baffled—and cold with terror... -
![Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong]()
Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAs a curious six-year-old, Clayton didn’t resist the bite—he asked for it. But surviving as a lone child-werewolf was more than he could manage—until Jeremy came along and taught him how to straddle the human-werewolf worlds, gave him a home…and introduced him to the Pack...Categorized as:
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![Day Killer by Clara Coulson]()
Day Killer by Clara Coulson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCalvin Kinsey's just trying to have a good time...and then an injured vampire lands on his doorstep.Cal has spent the past three months recovering from his injuries in the wake of the violent scandal that nearly tore DSI apart... -
![Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer]()
Blind Salvage by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 21 ratings"My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. Crossing into Ogre country is dangerous when you're a polite, respectful gal. Which means I already know I'm in for a wild ride, despite the back up I've brought along... -
![Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong]()
Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsThe #1 "New York Times" bestselling author sets the stage for a battle of epic proportions.Savannah Levine is all grown up. As a witch endowed with an array of spells, she is also a force to be reckoned with. As a paranormal investigator she is finally coming into her own. But her last case tore a family apart, and Savannah swore she'd give up her powers to fix the mess she helped create...Categorized as:
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![Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong]()
Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...Categorized as:
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![Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong]()
Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...Categorized as:
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![Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
Circus of the Damned by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsIn Circus of the Damned-now in trade paperback for the first time-a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own-but his enemies have other plans...Categorized as:
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![Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer]()
Raising Innocence by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 37 ratings"My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker."When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I’m the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. The FBI wants me on their team. Bad enough that they are dangling bait they KNOW I can’t resist. The catch? It’s on the other side of the ocean...Categorized as:
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![Fade Out by Rachel Caine]()
Fade Out by Rachel Caine
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsWithoutthe evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville,the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. With their newfound freedoms, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again… Now Claire can actually concentrate on her studies, and her friend Eve joins the localtheatrecompany...Categorized as:
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![Broken by Kelley Armstrong]()
Broken by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIn this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on the twenty-first century — and become his next target…Ever since she discovered she’s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she’s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who’s given birth... -
![Tracking Magic by Shannon Mayer]()
Tracking Magic by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"My name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker." When children go missing, and the Humans have no leads, I'm the one they call. I am their last hope in bringing home the lost ones. I salvage what they cannot. A missing girl and a deadly item belonging to a power-mad demon need to be found before the killing begins. The problem? This is my first salvage. And I have no idea what I’m doing...Categorized as:
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![Autumn Whispers by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Autumn Whispers by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWe’re the D’Artigo sisters: savvy half-human, half-Fae ex-operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. My sister Camille is a wicked-good witch with three sexy husbands. My sister Menolly is a vampire married to a wildly hot werepuma. And me? I’m Delilah, a two-faced werecat and Death Maiden... -
![The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur]()
The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsDanger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own... -
![The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur]()
The Darkest Kiss by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsDanger turns her on. Desire turns her dangerous…Riley Jenson hunts evildoers—and does it with a style all her own... -
![A Life of Shadows by Kristen Banet]()
A Life of Shadows by Kristen Banet
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSawyer Matthews knows how to put one foot in front of the other, to keep moving while the nightmares haunt her, and her own failures taunt her. She's become a master at doing awful things with good intentions, terrible things for the sake of those who need her. She's long given up on being the hero, trying to find peace in no longer being the villain...Categorized as:
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![Elementally Priceless by Shannon Mayer]()
Elementally Priceless by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 26 ratings"My Name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker" This is the story of my first salvage, seeking out a missing child that my mentor has warned me away from.What I find is more than one child: I find my destiny. "They call me the Destroyer." I've been banished to the desert for years after saving a life I should have let the darkness take...Categorized as:
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![No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong]()
No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsIn her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series, bestselling author Kelley Armstrong creates a present day in which humans unwittingly coexist with werewolves, witches, and other supernatural beings. Now, in this spellbinding new novel, a beautiful necromancer who can see ghosts must come to terms with her power—and with an evil she never thought possible...Categorized as:
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![Twist by Dannika Dark]()
Twist by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsMonths after moving to the mysterious city of Cognito, Silver is developing her gifts as a Mage and learning how to live under new laws. She is forced to give up her old life and live in secret among the humans. There is finally hope of leading an ordinary life . . .Until Logan Cross walks into it... -
![Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews]()
Curran POV Collection by Gordon Andrews, Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNot short story, novella, or standalone, but collection of scenes written by Gordon Andrews as a companion to our Kate Daniels series of books. These scenes illustrate the point of view of Curran, the Beast Lord of Atlanta and are provided in gratitude to our readers for all of their support...Categorized as:
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![Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost]()
Home for the Holidays by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsOriginally appeared in the print anthology The Bite Before Christmas.Cat and Bones were looking forward to a normal holiday – at least as “normal” as it gets for vampires and their otherworldly friends and family. But their yuletide plans are shattered when a mysterious stranger shows up and reveals long-buried secrets that threaten to take a bite out of their holiday cheer – and lives... -
![Doom Sayer by Clara Coulson]()
Doom Sayer by Clara Coulson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAurora, Michigan is finally at peace for the first time in months.It doesn't last very long.As Cal Kinsey is creeping up to his one-year anniversary on Riker's team, something else is creeping through the streets of Aurora. One by one, people are falling ill with severe flu-like symptoms, and the doctors are stumped, unsure of the cause... -
![Twilight Heart by Adam J. Wright]()
Twilight Heart by Adam J. Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHow do you mend a broken heart?...Put it back into the sorceress it came out of.There's only one way to lift Mallory’s death curse and Alec will do anything to save his friend... -
![Pay Dirt by Chris Underwood]()
Pay Dirt by Chris Underwood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Lost Falls, nothing ever stays buried. Look, I'm a reasonable guy. When the ghoul came to me, shaking and sweating and claiming that he'd been cursed, I did what I could to help. After all, as Lost Falls' resident cunning man, breaking curses is my specialty... -
![Midnight Blood by Adam J. Wright]()
Midnight Blood by Adam J. Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings** Book 6 of the Harbinger P.I. Series! **If you love someone, set them free...If they come back, they could be a zombieSomeone is trying to kill Charles Hawthorne, one of the richest men in Maine. And they're using magic to do it.He suspects the members of his own family and hires me to check them out...Categorized as:
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![Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong]()
Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsAt twenty-one, Savannah Levine-orphaned daughter of a notorious dark witch and an equally notorious cutthroat sorcerer-considers herself a full-fledged member of the otherworld. The once rebellious teen has grown into a six-foot-tall, motorcycle-riding jaw-dropper, with an impressive knowledge of and ability to perform spells... -
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Stolen by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsIt was in Bitten, Kelley Armstrong's debut novel, that thirty-year-old Elena Michaels came to terms with her feral appetites and claimed the proud identity of a beautiful, successful woman and the only living female werewolf... -
![Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur]()
Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsTo catch a killer, Riley Jenson will use every seductive trick in the book. But this killer has found a new way to play…In Melbourne’s urban underworld, there’s a nightclub for every fantasy and desire. But for Riley Jenson, one such club has become an obsession... -
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![God Touched by John Conroe]()
God Touched by John Conroe
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsBook 1 of the Demon Accords. Chris Gordon is a rookie with the NYPD - one with a secret. In his spare time Chris is an exorcist without equal with a gift from God. But when he saves a beautiful girl from a demonic attack, he discovers there is more to fear than just demons...Categorized as:
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![Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things by Martina McAtee]()
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things by Martina McAtee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree reapers. Two worlds. One prophecy.Seventeen-year-old Ember Lonergan has made an art of isolating herself. She prefers the dead. She spends her days skipping school in old cemeteries and her nights hiding from her alcoholic father at the funeral home where she works. When her own father dies, Ember learns her whole life is a lie...Categorized as:
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![Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden]()
Immortal Danger by Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing bullet proof sucks - literallyOnce, Maya Black was a kick-ass cop patrolling the streets of L. A. She still keeps the city safe, but nowadays her bad guys of choice include demons, werewolves, and assorted nocturnal scum. Something Maya knows a thing or two about. She's a vampire--and not thrilled about it. Payback meet bitch.Adam Brody hopes Maya is as dangerous as they say she is...Categorized as:
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![What a Ghoul Wants by Victoria Laurie]()
What a Ghoul Wants by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsM. J. Holliday has the unusual ability to talk to the dead. But when it comes to a vengeful ghost and a mysterious drowning, this time she may be in over her head…. THAT SINKING FEELING Kidwella Castle in northern Wales is rumored to be haunted by a deadly ghost—the Grim Widow, who allegedly drowns unsuspecting guests in the castle’s moat. Not long after M. J... -
![The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton]()
The Lunatic Cafe by Laurell K. Hamilton
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 60 ratingsAnita has fallen for the leader of a local pack of werewolves. She's survived a lot, but this love thing may kill her yet...Categorized as:
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![Jealousy by Lili St. Crow, Lilith Saintcrow]()
Jealousy by Lili St. Crow, Lilith Saintcrow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsDru Anderson might finally be safe. She’s at the largest Schola on the continent, and beginning to learn what it means to be svetocha—half vampire, half human, and all deadly. If she survives her training, she will be able to take her place in the Order, holding back the vampires and protecting the oblivious normal people...Categorized as:
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