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  • Blood Redemption by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Redemption by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Some souls are forged in fire.Some hearts are packed in ice.Some elements were never meant to be combined...Blood Redemption ~ a journey of elemental darkness and primordial light.Saber Alexiares is no ordinary vampire. He is like a cruel, fire-breathing dragon. Reared in the bowels of the colony by Dark Ones, he has no conscience, no compassion, and no saving grace...
  • Blood Father by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Father by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kagen Silivasi is a powerful ancient vampire with a unique gift for healing – he is also a son, a brother, and a loner who has survived unspeakable tragedy and loss: Beneath his handsome, well-mannered exterior lies an alter ego consumed by rage and an undefinable impulse to “kill them all...”Arielle Nightsong is a brave human, a rebel spirit, and an accomplished healer in her own right...
  • Dark Legend by Christine Feehan

    Dark Legend by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    'Every Carpathian male is drawn to his life mate, a Carpathian or human female able to provide the light to his darkness. Without her, the beast within slowly consumes the man until turning vampire is the only option.'Gabriel wakes deep within the ground, and the first sensation he feels is an overwhelming hunger for blood...
  • Dark Celebration by Christine Feehan

    Dark Celebration by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    With her erotically charged Carpathian tales, Christine Feehan has enthralled a legion of fans, captivated by a seductive world and the unforgettable characters--both human and not--who inhabit it. Now, she reunites all of them in a Dark Celebration..
  • Blood Shadows by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Shadows by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Nachari Silivasi is a bright light in a Dark World. As the youngest vampire in a family of warriors, he has studied Magick for four-hundred years and acquired a rare mastery of the universe around him. He is beloved by his family; legendary for his good-looks; and known for his uncommon valor...
  • Blood Possession by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Possession by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Napolean Mondragon is no ordinary soul. He is the sovereign lord of the house of Jadon, the very heart-beat of the Vampyr race, and a fearsome leader who rules with absolute authority and power. While he carries the blood of every vampire in his veins; he also carries a dark secret of shame in his heart…A secret that will soon be used against him by his enemies...
  • 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 ratings
    The 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...
  • Snatched by the Sandman by Emily Shore

    Snatched by the Sandman by Emily Shore

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    If you use TW's as a shopping list and love "WTF did I just read?" books that will give you trauma until you need therapy...or an exorcism, this book is for you.ZENYAA skeletal king saving me from faceless beings in another dimension is not the wildest part of my day. I follow the walking bone daddy into his fortress where I learn he is Nyxion, the God of Nightmares, and he has big plans for me...
  • Blood Betrayal by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Betrayal by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Saxson Olaru is one of the select, the few, the elite...As a ruthless sentinel sworn to protect the ancient Vampyr king and the house of Jadon, he has “HOJ” literally inscribed on his heart: a heart that was tragically broken centuries earlier, when human hunters slayed his mother and Dark Ones murdered his father...
    Categorized as:
    dark  gothic  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  angst  audiobook  book
  • Heritage by S.M. Boyce

    Heritage by S.M. Boyce

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kara Magari isn't normal, even by Ourea's standards--and in a world of shape-shifters and soul stealers, that's saying something. To the royalty, she's a loose cannon. To the masses, she's a failure. But Kara doesn't have a home to go back to anymore. This war-torn world is all she has left, and she'll save it even if she dies trying...
  • Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Vengeance by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ramsey Olaru is a bona fide bad-ass: a lethal vampire, a seasoned warrior, and a ruthless mercenary in the king’s Sentinel Guard. He’s accustomed to taking what he wants, ramrodding his way through obstacles, and silencing anything—or anyone—who gets in his way...
  • Deadly Night by Vanessa Nelson

    Deadly Night by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can she serve justice in an unjust world?Newly-promoted Watch Officer Thea March is assigned her very first death investigation. Someone has brutally killed a young woman and dumped her body in an empty warehouse. The only real clue left at the scene points to one of the elite – the Ageless – as being involved...
  • Ghost Town by Rachel Caine

    Ghost Town by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Deep in the heart of Texas, Morganville is a small college town full of laid-back students and eccentric townies, not to mention the sort of creatures you wouldn't want to run into after dark. Despite their obvious differences, the human and vampire residents of Morganville have learned to coexist, but that doesn't stop genius student Claire Danvers from keeping up her guard...
  • The Romeo Catchers by Alys Arden

    The Romeo Catchers by Alys Arden

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Is blood thicker than magic in La Nouvelle-Orléans?Adele scours Storm-ravaged New Orleans for the truth about her family’s magical past, tormented by the fate she condemned her mother to, and by the lies she’s forced to tell to cover it up. But every turn leads her back to the one person she’s determined to forget: Niccolò Medici...
  • Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Twilight's Dawn by Anne Bishop

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 34 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Anne Bishop’s “darkly fascinating” Black Jewel novels have enthralled readers and critics alike with their mixture of fantasy, intrigue, and romance. Now in Twilight’s Dawn, Bishop returns to the Blood realm with four all-new captivating novellas...
  • Dusk Gate by Benjamin Medrano

    Dusk Gate by Benjamin Medrano

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    As a holy maiden of the Phoenix Queen, Jasmine was a prize of immense value to the demons. To their shock, she and her nearly defeated rescuers are rescued by the beautiful but scathing Xandra, an enslaved elven sorceress who’d been damned for over a millennium...
  • The Fated and the Damned by Chloe Hodge

    The Fated and the Damned by Chloe Hodge

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Dark Queen has risen. War is coming.Desperate to save her people and secure allies, Kitarni must forge her position as leader of the coven and lady of Mistvellen. The only way to do that is to marry him.The man who betrayed her … and the one who has her heart.With demons roaming the land and humans on a witch hunt, their only means of survival lies in Death’s fabled crown...
  • The Crown of Wyvern's Flame by Emilia Jae

    The Crown of Wyvern's Flame by Emilia Jae

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To save her kingdom, she must ally herself with a rising rebellion, a powerful sorceress, and master the force of a wyvern's inferno…Lia and Jace have found an unexpected love in each other that spans across enemy lines, and with it, the means to end the fae and human war. That is, until Lia is kidnapped, Jace is injured, and hope has never seemed so far out of reach...
    Categorized as:
    dark  sword-sorcery  romance  fantasy  dragons  new-adult  magic  fae
  • Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine, Cynthia Holloway

    Kiss of Death by Rachel Caine, Cynthia Holloway

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    A new chapter in the New York Times bestselling Morganville Vampires saga. Vampire musician Michael Glass has attracted the attention of a big- time producer who wants to cut a demo and play some gigs-which means Michael will have to enter the human world. For this, he's been assigned escorts that include both a dangerous immortal as well as Michael's all-too-human friends...
  • Haunting of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Haunting of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Her Troubled PastHayden Wells deals with plenty of ghosts, but she’s never met one who was terrified. Not until now. And the only way to help the dead is to find the living. Unfortunately, the man she seeks is a killer, so she must go to the only ones who can help her, the ones she fears most.His Ominous FutureDetective Trevor Roch knows Savannah, its streets, its people, and its secrets...
  • Be Still My Vampire Heart by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Be Still My Vampire Heart by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    If it was still beating. Angus MacKay has been undead for almost five hundred years and it's not often something, or someone, surprises him. Until Emma Wallace. The sight of this luscious agent from the CIA's elite Stake-Out team was enough to stop Angus in his tracks. But then he discovers that she's a vampire slayer, intent on killing the "monsters" who killed her parents...
  • Fade Out by Rachel Caine

    Fade Out by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Withoutthe 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...
  • When Twilight Burns by Colleen Gleason

    When Twilight Burns by Colleen Gleason

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After narrowly escaping from Rome, Lady Victoria Gardella returns to London, where not even sunrise can stop a vampire's carnage...Ruining Victoria's homecoming, a vampire stalks the streets of London--during the daylight. Not only is Victoria unable to detect the vampire with her heightened senses, but she's being framed as the prime suspect behind the killings...
  • Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen

    Iron Wolf by Siri Pettersen

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A new series from the author of The Raven Rings trilogy - Siri Pettersen!Juva knows all about blood readers. Praised for their Sight, they are nothing but swindlers, preying on people’s fears for power and profit. Born by blood readers herself, she knows only too well, and she has vowed never to become one of them...
  • Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper

    Among Gods and Monsters by S.D. Simper

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    "Look at you, as sweet as springtime, your heart and soul both. Would you destroy all of that to bring about your lost love's return?" The dead lay gone but not forgotten. War has sparked in the demonic realm of Sha’Demoni, ignited by the wrath of a vengeful goddess seeking recompense for her daughter’s death – and she deems Flowridia responsible...
  • Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix

    Terciel and Elinor by Garth Nix

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Bestselling novelist Garth Nix returns to the Old Kingdom for the never-before-told love story of Sabriel’s parents, Terciel and Elinor, and the Charter magic that brought them together—and threatened to tear them apart. A long-awaited prequel to a classic fantasy series...
  • Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Blood Ecstasy by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Julien Lacusta is a troubled soul, born into tragic circumstances, and raised in a violent time. Despite being a Master Warrior in the house of Jadon, and one of the most elite trackers the Vampyr have ever seen, he is damaged to the core: tormented by endless shadows, haunted by unseen ghosts...
  • Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber

    Immortal Hearts by Ellen Schreiber

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Athena "Stormy" Sterling is coming to Dullsville, and Raven is both excited and panicked in anticipation of Alexander's little sister's visit. Alexander tells Raven that she and his sister have a lot in common, but can the mini-Raven be everything she hopes for? Alexander calls her Stormy for a reason. Stormy's visit stirs up the perfect immortal whirlwind...
  • Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne

    Heart of Darkness by Gena Showalter, Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    From the masters of paranormal romance, three brand-new tales of seductionThe Darkest Angel by Gena ShowalterA Lords of the Underworld taleAn iron-willed demon assassin, the angel Lysander has never known lust, until he meets Bianka. Spawned from the bloodline of Lucifer, the beautiful but deadly Harpy is determined to lead the pure-hearted Lysander into temptation...
  • Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    In a land threatened by treacherous war and beset by demons, royal dowager Ista, released from the curse of madness and manipulated by an untrustworthy god, is plunged into a desperate struggle to preserve the endangered souls of a realm...
  • Unhinged by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Unhinged by A.G. Howard, Nathalia Suellen

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Alyssa Gardner has been down the rabbit hole and faced the bandersnatch. She saved the life of Jeb, the guy she loves, and escaped the machinations of the disturbingly seductive Morpheus and the vindictive Queen Red. Now all she has to do is graduate high school and make it through prom so she can attend the prestigious art school in London she's always dreamed of...
  • Dark Gold by Christine Feehan

    Dark Gold by Christine Feehan

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light...Was he a man...or a miracle?Alexandria Houton would sacrifice anything - ever her life - to protect her orphaned little brother. But when both encountered unspeakable evil in the swirling San Francisco mists, Alex could only cry to heaven for their deliverance..
    Categorized as:
    dark  gothic  abuse  action-adventure  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book
  • The Nightmare by Regine Abel

    The Nightmare by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She was his obsession.For years, Zain has stalked Naima until she slipped through his fingers. He longs for the delectable taste of her terror and the divine sound of her screams. She occupies his every thought, and he aches for her. Eager to reclaim the only female that can ever complete him, Zain carefully plans his passage into the Mortal Plane...
  • Bound By Blood: Volume 1  (Bound By Blood, #1) by Shane K.P. O'Neill

    Bound By Blood: Volume 1 (Bound By Blood, #1) by Shane K.P. O'Neill

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “A war rages on around us every day. The struggle to save all mankind. The ultimate evil.”As his moment of death looms Dracula suffers the ultimate betrayal. The champion of the Catholic faith in Eastern Europe realises it is Lucifer who is coming to claim him. However, Lucifer does not want his soul. Instead he bites into Dracula’s neck and then offers his own blood to drink...
  • Christmas in Dark Moon Vale: A Blood Curse Series Novella by Tessa Dawn

    Christmas in Dark Moon Vale: A Blood Curse Series Novella by Tessa Dawn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Join the vampires of Dark Moon Vale in this holiday adventure filled with treachery, vengeance, and mayhem... Marquis Silivasi is an Ancient Master Warrior in the arcane house of Jadon: a clan of lethal vampires living in the Rocky Mountains...
  • Thicker Than Blood by Shalini Boland

    Thicker Than Blood by Shalini Boland

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Chilling and fast-paced, Thicker Than Blood is the supernatural sequel to Hidden. It combines passion and drama with a historical twist.Aelia lives in 6th century Byzantium. She is sixteen years old and her life is about to change forever. She doesn't yet know it, but she holds the fate of thousands in her hands and her actions will echo across the centuries...
  • Leaves May Fall by Carissa Hardcastle

    Leaves May Fall by Carissa Hardcastle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When it comes to fate, where is the line between being predestined and being condemned?Merriam was born a regular girl in a mundane world. Mollian is a fae prince whose family is charged with guarding the Gate that binds every existence together. Both of their lives were forever changed when they met in the woods as children, sparking a bond in their souls deeper than either of them understood...
    Categorized as:
    dark  romance  fantasy  fae  magic  high-fantasy  quest  dark-fantasy
  • Blooms of Darkness by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico

    Blooms of Darkness by Anna Applegate, Helen Domico

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses' meets 'The Bachelorette' in this new, exciting fantasy romance!Eight Fae fight for my hand in marriage. They’re willing to kill for it. But if they discover my secret, my future husband might kill me too...
  • The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten

    The Foxglove King by Hannah F. Whitten

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    When Lore was thirteen, she escaped a cult in the catacombs beneath the city of Dellaire. And in the ten years since, she’s lived by one rule: don’t let them find you. Easier said than done, when her death magic ties her to the city...
  • Stormwind by Skye Knizley

    Stormwind by Skye Knizley

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The body of Wade Franks hangs from a gargoyle in Old Town, bathed in the harsh glow of the spring Blood moon. Terrible, bloody wounds cover his body and it’s clear he didn’t give up without a fight. But a fight against who…or what? Detective Raven Storm is assigned to uncover the truth behind Franks’ death, chalking up another ‘unsolvable’ case for the Chicago Police...
  • Binding of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Binding of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Woman's QuestAs a scientist and a witch, Viv Sakurai understands how crucial it is to solve the riddle she's been given and take the next step toward destiny. She's been called to stand for her coven and battle the Amara for the future of humanity. She can't afford any distractions, and she certainly doesn't need any man getting in her way...
  • L'Ordine della chiave by Virginia De Winter

    L'Ordine della chiave by Virginia De Winter

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Axel Vanderberg, giovane erede al trono di Aldenor, non è altro che una matricola il cui sogno è diventare un giorno Duca dell'Ordine della Chiave, conquistando prestigio e rispetto. Adesso la carica è ricoperta da Rafael Valance, sul quale all'improvviso ricadono ricadono i sospetti per l'omicidio della fidanzata Emelyn. Ma quel delitto sarà solo il primo di una lunga serie...
  • Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks

    Undead on Arrival by L.A. Banks

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Just one month ago, secret government operative Sasha Trudeau thought she'd tasted victory. Orchestrating détente between the warring factions of the supernatural world had nearly cost her life—but it also opened the door to a future with Max Hunter, her mate and fellow Shadow Wolf.Until now. A poisonous virus is wreaking havoc on Hunter's immune system...
  • Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

    Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deliciously dark bubblegum-gothic fairytale from a stunning new Australian talent.‘He's gone the same way as those little birds that bothered me with their awful songs! And you will too, you and your horrible heart-music, because you won't stay out of my woods!'There's a dead girl in a birdcage in the woods. That's not unusual. Isola Wilde sees a lot of things other people don't...
  • Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Swallowing Darkness by Laurell K. Hamilton

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 39 ratings
    I am Meredith, princess of faerie, wielder of the hands of Flesh and Blood, and at long last, I am with child–twins, fathered by my royal guard. Though my uncle, Taranis, King of Light and Illusion, claims that he is the true father since he abducted me from my home, betrayed, and defiled me. And now he has branded my guards as a threat to my unborn children...
  • The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling

    The Oracle's Queen by Lynn Flewelling

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Under the rule of a usurper king, the realm of Skala has suffered famine, plague, and invasion. But now the time for the rightful heir has come, a return to the tradition of warrior queens. And the Lightbearer's prophecy is to be upheld at last: so long as a daughter of the royal line defends and rules, Skala will never be subjugated...
  • Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine

    Lord of Misrule by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 45 ratings
    In the college town of Morganville, vampires and humans coexist in (relatively) bloodless harmony. Then comes Bishop, the master vampire who threatens to abolish all order, revive the forces of the evil dead, and let chaos rule. But Bishop isn't the only threat...
  • The Haunted by Jessica Verday

    The Haunted by Jessica Verday

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    An impossible truth. An impossible love. After a summer spent reclaiming her sanity and trying to forget the boy she fell in love with--the boy who must not exist, cannot exist, because she knows that he is dead--Abbey returns to Sleepy Hollow, ready to leave the ghosts of her past behind...
  • Gray's Shadow by K.A. Merikan

    Gray's Shadow by K.A. Merikan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    --- There can be no shadow without the man to cast it. --- Gray. Lost his twin. Will never be complete. Works alone. Shadow. Monster? Human? Exists to be Gray’s one true companion. After losing his twin brother, Gray has devoted his life to the Kings of Hell MC. He will do anything to protect his family and that means anything. Even sell his own shadow to the devil...
  • Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine

    Feast of Fools by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 50 ratings
    The wait is over. dig into the feast...In the town of Morganville, vampires and humans live in relative peace. Student Claire Danvers has never been convinced, though, especially with the arrival of Mr. Bishop, an ancient, old-school vampire who cares nothing about harmony. What he wants from the town's living and its dead is unthinkably sinister...
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