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The Scars That Bind Us by Michele Notaro
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSometimes the worst scars are the ones you can’t see.World War III broke out 130 years ago when humans found out that magi and shifters were real. Humans have been imprisoning and enslaving the two species since. But now humans need their help protecting the world from the strange monsters they let cross the veil between realms... -
Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…will keep a PsyCop from his duty. Because ghosts don’t take snow days.Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 contains four novelettes and fourteen short stories. This all-new, novel length collection begins right where PsyCop 12, Other Half, left off... -
Shaker of Earth by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharleston is reeling beneath the onslaught of demons unleashed by the vampire spirit Drugoy and his human host Yuri. Alone and drained almost to the point of death, Gray and Caleb must make their way across a city gone mad in hopes of putting an end to Yuri and Dru. But the other drakul isn’t the only enemy they have to worry about... -
Chance: Episode Seven by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Just when I thought I had enough on my plate... fate, or the cosmos or whatever, decides I'm not stressed enough and pours on another helping of what the hell!” My failure to prevent a particularly nasty demon from completing a ritual to open a portal may have doomed us all unless I can stop what came through. That, of course, is easier said than done... -
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The Ghost in the Hall by K.M. Avery
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomething is very wrong with the Fitzwilliam estate... It was supposed to be a regular séance job. But from the minute I met an angry ghost in the hall, I knew there wasn’t going to be anything ordinary about this house or its dead residents. First of all, there were way too many of them. Second, some of them had been helped along from living to dead... -
Elena's School of Horror by Nalini Singh
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShort story from authors July Newsletter. Part of the Guild Hunter Series... -
Vampire Trinity by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVampire hunter Gideon Green never intended to become a vampire's servant. But when Anwyn, a woman with whom he shared an unforgettable night, is turned by a vampire pack, Gideon is forced into an uneasy alliance with one of the most terrifying vampires he's ever encountered: the mysterious Daegan Rei.Daegan has a vested interest in Anwyn... -
Bringer of Night by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe vampire spirit Gray and his human host Caleb have sworn never to drink from a human again. But when a woman from one of Caleb’s tour groups is murdered by what appears to be a vampire, Caleb is arrested as the prime suspect. Not only does she have a bite mark on her throat, but security camera footage reveals her murderer looks exactly like Caleb, down to the clothes he was wearing that night... -
The Bones in the Yard by K.M. Avery
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI… have issues.I know. Who’d have thought that a jaded ex-cop elf would have problems with emotional commitment and self-esteem?Yeah, me, too.I’m trying to work on that. I’ve also got a new job, new boss, and a pile of bones I’m trying to identify while not stepping on too many official police-business toes... -
Mayhem by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"I don't think I've ever been so terrified of my future as I am right now." With less than seventy-two hours on the clock and Xora still evading King Adriel's forces, time is running out for everyone. I don't want to think about a world overrun by demons who could care less about saving humanity. I'm doing everything in my power to track this evil thing down, but I'm not having much luck... -
Havoc by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“As if chasing down a seriously dangerous demon that's killing people like that's the thing to do at night, I've got even more romance trouble brewing!” I think I'm seriously in over my head at this point. First off, we're nowhere close to finding Xora, the hell demon that's killing more people than the morgue has room for. On top of that, I've found my other mate... -
Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSworn to obedience, compelled by loyalty, and threatened with damnation for betrayal, Jacob entered Lady Lyssa’s servitude as a human servant... -
Released Souls by Karice Bolton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTriss and Logan’s love is becoming stronger by the day as they harness the powers between them, but will that make them blind to the evil they’re facing?After uncovering startling information about her family, Triss is determined to right the wrongs of her ancestors... -
Hunt by Serenity Rayne
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnother day, another skull added to my collection.For years I was deliberately hidden from the Strigoi in what is now called America. But now the Strigoi know I've ascended, and they have begun to hunt me. They won't stop till they have taken my head and heart back to their master.To stay alive, I need to gain powers from each of my mates that I collect from the species of old... -
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Path of the Bear by Jarica James
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLennox thought life would be easier when she started Obsidian Cove Supernatural Academy. All she has to do is learn about who she is, make new friends, and spend time with her sexy boyfriends, right? This is her chance at a new life. Of course, nothing is ever that simple... -
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his sisters have glitter-bombed his prosthesis (again), and he's a seer-of-spirits in York, the most haunted city in England, and all his friends are ghosts.To make matters worse, it seems that famous spirits are mysteriously vanishing from York's haunted streets and alleys... -
Stalker of Shadows by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome stones are better left unturned… John Starkweather feels restless. Though still technically an agent for SPECTR, his only job now seems to be hanging out with his boyfriends, Caleb and the vampire spirit Gray, and binge-watching TV in their New Orleans apartment. The inactivity comes to an abrupt end when a rougarou attacks John’s estranged grandfather... -
Into the Shadows by Jayda Marx
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn ancient evil has resurfaced. For the first time in nearly seven hundred years, ghouls are roaming the earth again. And this time, they're not alone. Head Elder Abel of the Fairview Vampire Coven has made a pact with the creatures; to join their strengths and take control of the world by fear and force... -
Harvester of Bones by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFederal exorcist John Starkweather is consumed by the search for the truth about his past. A new lead takes him away from New Orleans, to confront the twisted man who experimented on him as a teen.Left behind yet again, Caleb and Gray throw themselves into the hunt for a murderous demon lurking deep in the swamp... -
Seeker of Truth by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFederal agent John Starkweather’s parents are dead. Or at least—the people he remembered as his parents. With his very identity in question, John must look elsewhere for answers.The now-defunct Center for Loving Redemption may provide the clues he needs. But as John’s true memories begin to resurface, the answers prove worse than he ever imagined... -
Unholy by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA cycle of ritual murders. A coven of dark warlocks, drawing their immortality from the magic of their dead master. Two men sworn to stop the deaths, destroy the warlocks, and avenge the victims. Except this time, the killer flips the script. Seth Tanner swore vengeance on the dark witches who killed his brother, Jesse... -
A Clever Sacrifice by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything was supposed to have gone back to normal. After watching and waiting for weeks, I’d been sure that the threat of more ritual sacrifices was over. However, when I wake up in the middle of an unfamiliar swamp during a storm that’s the worst I’ve ever seen only to stumble on an unwelcome surprise, I have to admit that I was right all along. Something worse is out there... -
Addicted to His Blood by Brea Alepoú
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAt one point blood was all they had.Being a witch in Multicity is hard enough. It’s a vampire run territory but Finnely enjoys his days there… until his ex, freaking prince of the vampires, moves there.There has been a change in the world recently. Power struggles abound in the supernatural community and peace is fragile at best... -
Thicker Than Blood by Angela Roquet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRevenge. Jenna had thought she wanted it before but it’s nothing compared to the scorching ire she lives with now. With her home and heart in ruins, she’s ready to repay the favor. The duke has taken her in, but not out of the kindness of his heart. The lavish suite and full-service harem at her disposal are not enough to disguise the setup for what it is: a gilded cage... -
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Mark of the Psychic by Jarica James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGetting invited to appear before the High Regency is an honor... unless you’re Lennox Kova, a rare supernatural hybrid who’s gained a healthy distrust of those in power. Lennie and her team have learned the hard way that great power and great responsibility also come with a great chance of being dangerously corrupt... -
A Drop of Anguish by Stacey Trombley
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsI might be a magicless human, but I won't be easy prey.Everyone at Shadow Hills Academy thinks they know who I am. Canadice Montgomery, a weak magicless human whose only claim to power was her relationship with the demon prince, Jarron.The girl who's so desperate for power, she'd be willing to kill her peers in a deadly competition... -
Point Pleasant: Illustrated Edition by Jen Archer Wood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBen Wisehart grew up in the idyllic town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. An early encounter with the supernatural shaped his worldview and served as the catalyst for his career as a bestselling horror writer.Thirteen years after abandoning his home, Ben returns to the town to investigate the apparent reemergence of the terrifying creature responsible for his childhood nightmares... -
Elixir by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWild Bill and Michael might have thought they made it out of the subterranean vampire nest unscathed, but in her anger, Silk left Michael a taste of her wrath that's impossible to shake.It's a race against time to cure Michael of a bizarre affliction, and though the hunter and his favorite vamp have few enough friends, Bill can't ash a cigarette without burning another bridge... -
One Girl in All the World by Kendare Blake
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNew York Times best-selling author Kendare Blake takes us back to the demon capital of the world in this highly anticipated sequel to In Every Generation, set in the world of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Frankie Rosenberg is coming to terms with the fact that she’s the newest slayer, but that doesn’t mean she has it all figured out just yet... -
Discord by J.B. Trepagnier
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI hate losing and I appear to be on some streak. Dorian Gray’s painting was never in the vault of the library. We currently have no idea where it is and the only person who can track it is probably being held hostage in a storage yard with all kinds of cursed objects. Balthazar’s dick is still cursed and there’s no easy way to remove it. I already made it worse once... -
Mafia Prince by Brea Alepoú, Wren Snow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing the mafia boss’s son isn’t a life of luxury.Porter has spent every waking moment trying to stay under the radar. To mold himself to his father’s wishes. Even if it meant burying a part of himself six feet deep.When it all becomes too much, Porter takes the first chance he can to escape... -
Vegas Bites: A Werewolf Romance Anthology by L.A. Banks, J.M. Jeffries
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat howls in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Welcome to the French Quarter, Sin City's premier casino, where the high rollers are vampires, the sexy showgirls are werewolves, and the lounge magician is a djinn. Beneath the sexy, sassy, smoldering action, danger lurks and Lady Love reigns supreme... -
Rogue in the Making by T.J. Nichols
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe blood sacrifices have brought rain to Demonside, but across the void, the Warlock College of Vinland is still storing and gathering magic, heedless of the warnings of the international magical community... -
Dark Craving by Veronica Wolff
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWE'VE FOLLOWED ANNELISE DREW'S JOURNEY AS SHE'S FOUGHT TO SURVIVE THE ISLE OF NIGHT. NOW IT'S TIME TO HEAR RONAN'S SIDE OF THE STORY. Tracer Ronan has cared for only one person in his life: Charlotte, his sister. With her death, a consuming desire for revenge and destruction ignited in his heart. But when new recruit Annelise Drew arrives on the island, Ronan finds he craves more than revenge... -
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Everything Carries Me to You by S.P. Wayne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything Carries Me to You is the third and final act in the Axton and Leander series. What started off as a sweet story about a reclusive gay werewolf finding love has become a high stakes action packed drama, and now lives are on the line.Love is all you need--unless love is not enough... -
The Devil You Know by Marie Castle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCate Delacy isn’t thrilled to be volunteered as a finder of lost bodies, but she’s not immune to Gemini Roskov’s grief and righteous desire to claim her father’s remains. It means a confrontation with the hostile Council of Supernatural Beings that controls far too much of New Orleans’ darker mysteries and…personalities... -
Demon Unbound by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNone of us is without Sin... After serving untold millennia as the leader of a demon special ops team with a brutal reputation for efficiency, Warrick of the Syx has seen it all, done it all, killed it all. Penance for his own damnation? Sure. But with the world running black with blood and magic, his skills are definitely in high demand.This time, though...there's a catch... -
Hunt the Wood by Anna Fury, Amy Pennza
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’m not a powerful witch, just a fortune teller making ends meet. But when my grandmother, the leader of the Rathmore Coven, summons me, I have no choice but to answer her call. To reach her, I must cross the Wood, the realm of Wotan, lord of the hunt. Rumors of his cruelty and brutality precede him, but nothing prepares me to meet the monster face to face.Because Wotan is more than a monster... -
Ghoulish by Kat Bellamy, Joel Abernathy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOlder cover edition of ASIN B089VMTG3JColt Jager has always found his best friend mouthwatering, just...not the way he does now. Out of all the ways Colt thought he’d be spending his twenty-fifth birthday, sinking his teeth into a random stranger definitely wasn’t on the list. Neither was falling headfirst into a hidden world of superhuman beasts who claim he’s one of them... -
他们都说我遇到了鬼 [They All Say I Encountered a Ghost] by Cyan Wings, 青色羽翼
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHello, everyone. My name is Shen JianGuo. I’m a night school teacher. I mainly teach the subjects of (Marxist) philosophy and ethics. I occasionally review new policies and measures for the students. I never see my colleagues and students during the day. The training institute classrooms are all abandoned schools, hospitals, or houses... -
Fluid by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's been a couple of decades since Wild Bill has been able to savor the bite of an ice-cold, freshly tapped keg. Twenty-odd years since the shivery pucker of a cheap, boxed wine has assaulted his palate. But that doesn't mean Bill's forgotten how to party... -
Swarm by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor some time, Michael has suspected that Wild Bill's done more than just dabble in art. As with every other piece of his personal history, Bill plays his cards close to his chest. But when he lets on that a mural he painted before his change might still exist, Michael's dying to see it -- and Bill's never been good at saying no... -
Snare by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith summer ending and temperatures dipping low at night, Michael's eager to get his leather jacket back, and although Wild Bill could easily vamp any sales clerk into giving Michael some new duds, it wouldn't be quite the same as the jacket he left at his parents' house. Not unless the malls have begun selling clothing with Rohypnol and ketamine sewn into the seams... -
Find the Jinn by Maz Maddox
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWilde Contract Killing and Fish Training, how can I help you? Murder contract? Piece of cake.Find a jinn? No problem.New necromancy powers while being followed by an unwanted vampire bodyguard?Not so much.Trained to handle even the most fierce undead, Dallas Wilde took out a powerful necromancer without breaking a sweat... -
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Powerful Blood by Jennifer Malone Wright
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the second installment of The Vampire Hunter's Daughter, Chloe Kallistrate's life has been turned upside down. After witnessing the vampire attack that left her mother dead, she's adopted by her grandfather into a community of vampire hunters. Although she is directly descended from ancient, powerful vampire hunters, the rigorous training schedule begins to break her down... -
Rebirth by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMichael has never put much stock in clichés, but there’s one he probably should have listened to: You can never go home again.His family assures him that plenty of young people take a few semesters off between high school and college, that a year of travel is practically a prerequisite nowadays... -
Tainted by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFirst edition was published as Channeling Morpheus: Tainted in 2008. Appears in the print collection Channeling Morpheus for Scary Mary.Vampires agree that vampirism must be spread through sex, because if a bite on the neck could turn someone, the world would be overrun with legions of bloodsuckers by now. So Wild Bill's been careful. The last thing he'd want is to turn anyone... -
Punishment by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy worst nightmare has come true, I'm one of them now, a monster... the very thing I fought against. If that wasn't bad enough, I've been sired by one of the most powerful, sadistic and calculating vampire Lords in the city; Theoden. It's just the beginning of my new life, hell, i'm not even one night old as a vampire and already I wish they had decided to kill me instead of turn me... -
Deceptions by Jourdan Lane
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAngels and demons, vampires and werewolves... And Peter, bound to Lucien, the master vampire, walks amongst them, no longer all human but without a place of his own. Desperate to be turned and baffled by Lucien's continuing refusal, Peter is starting to feel that he's losing his vampire lover. Their relationship has become purely physical, with Lucien pushing Peter away at every turn... -
Sacrifice by Jourdan Lane
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPeter and Lucien are back in this third book in the Soul Mates series!Following Bound by Blood and Deceptions, Soul Mates: Sacrifice, picks up after a vicious attack on Peter's new paranormal family. Peter may have rescued Lucien but their problems are far from over. A vampire who was once a friend, is chained in the dungeon and waiting judgment. Peter's time is running out...
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