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  • Night's Reckoning by Elizabeth Hunter

    Night's Reckoning by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Darkness comes for everyone, and some fates are inescapable.For over a thousand years, the legendary sword Laylat al Hisab—the Night’s Reckoning—has been lost in the waters of the East China Sea. Forged as a peace offering between two ancient vampires, the sword has eluded treasure hunters, human and immortal alike.But in time, even the deep gives up its secrets...
  • Dark Encounters of the Unexpected Kind by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Encounters of the Unexpected Kind by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who is Uriel? Is he a lost descendant of the gods or just a gorgeous and charming human who has rocked Gabi’s...
  • Archangel's Resurrection by Nalini Singh

    Archangel's Resurrection by Nalini Singh

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    New York Times Bestselling author Nalini Singh takes us into the dangerous, haunting world of archangels…and a love that is legend.For thousands of years, the passion between Alexander, Archangel of Persia, and Zanaya, Queen of the Nile, burned furious and bright, seemingly without end. But to be an archangel is to be bound to power violent and demanding...
  • Bear by Audrey Faye

    Bear by Audrey Faye

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A note from Audrey: Some series can be read out of order - this isn’t one of them. Start with Alpha and welcome to Ghost Mountain! That day when a polar bear shifter arrives in a plane full of purple yarn and all hell breaks loose... Ronan is coming. He’s a big bear—an enormous bear—and arriving at Ghost Mountain is going to change the shape of who he is forever...
  • Blood Apprentice by Elizabeth Hunter

    Blood Apprentice by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    If you’re a human in a vampire’s world, nothing goes according to plan. When a map to the mysterious fortune of notorious privateer Miguel Enríquez falls in the lap of Ben and Tenzin, only one of them is jumping at the opportunity. Tenzin can’t wait to search for a secret cache of gold. Ben, on the other hand, couldn’t be less excited...
  • Blood Bond Saga: Part 4 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond Saga: Part 4 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vampires are real. That fact has Erin Hamilton thinking she’s headed for crazy town. Still, she can’t deny the intense emotion she experiences when Dante Gabriel sinks his teeth into her neck to take her blood. She’s in love, and her body responds to his bite in a way she never could have imagined. Once Dante tastes Erin’s blood, he’s addicted forever and cannot live without it...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  steamy
  • Invoking Infinity by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Invoking Infinity by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Not all dragons breathe fire and horde treasure, some have a real thing for artifacts, rare books, and magical creatures.I’d given myself and Sisu twelve days to get settled into our new life before tackling my first official day as the head archivist of the magical archives at the National Museum of Ireland...
  • Blood Bond: 12 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 12 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Clues are everywhere, but they don’t seem to add up, especially when a contact at the fingerprint lab gives Erin Hamilton and Dante Gabriel news that can’t possibly be accurate. Another visitor arrives with more information…and an unexpected family tie. In the midst of everything, Erin does what she can to comfort Dante, who is changing before her eyes...
  • Unleashing Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Unleashing Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For twelve years, I had managed to separate my personal life from my professional life, becoming one of the best reconstructionists in the world — and proving to myself that I could do so on my own merits. Then I’d been forced into contact with my family, reuniting with someone I thought I’d lost forever, and rescuing my best friend...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  dark  fiction  magic
  • Beginnings by Kelley Armstrong

    Beginnings by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Book One: Bitten Where it all began. Elena is leading the normal life she has always dreamed of, including a stable job as a journalist and a nice apartment shared with her boyfriend. As the lone female werewolf in existence, only her secret midnight prowls and her occasional inhuman cravings set her apart. An erotically charged thriller, Bitten will awaken the voracious appetite of every reader...
  • A Vampire's Fury by Raven Steele, Ava Mason

    A Vampire's Fury by Raven Steele, Ava Mason

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "The beast inside me is awake, and it is hungry." Her heart gutted by Korin's betrayal, Samira turns her focus on not just killing him but destroying everything he holds dear. Only tearing apart the ones he loves will give her the revenge she requires.To do so, she must reawaken the beast inside her, the Kiss off Eternal Night. It is both a gift and a curse...
  • Suckulence by Jade Royal

    Suckulence by Jade Royal

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “This is a contract. A contract that says you’re allowing me to do any and everything sexually pleasing to your body within your discretion. I guess the only question is, are you bold enough to sign it?” What would you do if a dangerously sexy vampire dangled temptation so easily in front of you? Trinity was looking for an escape from a reality she despised...
  • Blood Bond: 13 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 13 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Erin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret...
  • Blood Bond: 15 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 15 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Erin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  mystery  steamy
  • Ace of Shades by Deborah Wilde

    Ace of Shades by Deborah Wilde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gehenna isn’t on Google Maps and there’s no Angel Annihilation for Dummies. To Miriam Feldman, list lover extraordinaire, this is an irritating oversight.It’s fine. She’s got this mission under control. Sure, her instructions are vague, and her team is trigger-happy, but she’s got plenty of motivation to carry them to victory...
  • Forty Proof and Dead by Tia Didmon

    Forty Proof and Dead by Tia Didmon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Part human. Part witch. Totally dead.My transition into the Shadow Bone clan has been less than smooth, with my drag queen ex continuing to break protocols. On top of juggling my unusual family dynamic; my bloodthirsty mentor and vampire leader are at odds about my future as a death dealer...
  • Dunkles Erwachen by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke

    Dunkles Erwachen by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Zsadist, das düsterste und geheimnisvollste Mitglied der Bruderschaft der BLACK DAGGER, hat in der Aristokratin eine Frau gefunden, die durch seine finstere Maske hindurch blickt und den Mann liebt, der er wirklich ist. Doch die Vergangenheit lastet schwer auf dem Vampir, der von sich selbst glaubt, ihrer Gefühle nicht wert zu sein...
  • Mondspur by J.R. Ward

    Mondspur by J.R. Ward

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Einst hat Phury seinen Zwillingsbruder Zsadist aus grausamer Gefangenschaft befreit. Doch obwohl seitdem mehr als ein Jahrhundert vergangen ist, heilen Zs Wunden nicht. Gezeichnet an Körper und Seele ist er wohl der düsterste und unheimlichste Krieger der Bruderschaft der BLACK DAGGER...
  • Blood Bond: 9 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 9 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Erin Hamilton and Dante Gabriel are living together and are more in love than ever, but the mysteries surrounding them continue to evolve. When two more women go missing—Dante’s sister and Erin’s best friend—they dive in more deeply, recruiting Erin’s brother to help. Despite his quest for information, Dante resists falling prey to his former captor’s drive to control his mind...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  mystery
  • Blood Bond: 7 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 7 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Breaking into a cemetery isn’t anything Dante Gabriel ever thought he’d do, but he has no choice. He must recover his father’s body so he can claim his estate. Help arrives from two unexpected sources, but their plan is interrupted. Erin Hamilton’s best friend is a wolf shifter. The man she loves is a vampire. His father is a ghost. She can deal with all of that, but new worries have surfaced...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  mystery  steamy
  • Blood Bond: 8 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 8 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dante Gabriel has developed some abilities never before seen in a vampire his age. Without Erin Hamilton, he’d be on the brink of insanity, but she’s always there, always willing to give him what he needs, and he’s determined to keep her safe from the vampire thugs who want her. His questions are still unanswered, and he considers turning to an evil source for results...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  mystery  steamy
  • Blood Bond: 6 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 6 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dante Gabriel needs Erin Hamilton’s blood. The hunger is all-consuming, but flashbacks of his time in captivity, as well as his quest for answers, leave him questioning everything. With the help of his cousin, his father’s ghost, and a Shakespeare-quoting voodoo priestess, he’s determined to decode the book his grandfather claims will lead him only to darkness...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  steamy  supernatural
  • Witch's Kurse by Glenn Bullion

    Witch's Kurse by Glenn Bullion

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jack Kursed has changed. Still ageless and unable to die, he’s found something worth living for. A wonderful daughter, beautiful girlfriend, and some magic to help take the stress off his curse. Hatred for the mortals no longer clouds his thoughts. He’s traded in his dark ways to help his daughter with her homework, sit on the couch with his girlfriend...
  • City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes by Cassandra Clare

    City of Bones: The Little Book of Quotes by Cassandra Clare

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A hardcover book with quotes from the script of the City of Bones movie...
  • Maudlin's Mayhem by Yasmine Galenorn

    Maudlin's Mayhem by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "A little chaos is always good for the soul..."When chaos descends on the Bewitching Bedlam B&B, Maudlin finds herself at the mercy of Murphy's Law. Everything is going wrong. At first, some of the chaos is just annoying, but then it turns deadly and Maddy finds herself on the wrong side with Essie Vanderbilt, the Queen of the Northwest Vampire Court...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fae  fiction  magic
  • Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn

    Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the fog rolls in from the sea, sometimes ghosts from the past follow it... Sandy’s under attack. First, she’s almost mowed down at the supermarket, then her new shore-front burger stand is destroyed on its grand opening day. But when she’s found in a coma, the danger heats up. As she falls into a coma, parts of her dreaming world escape into reality...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  ghosts  magic
  • Shattered Days by C.L. Quinn

    Shattered Days by C.L. Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He'd never really be all right again, but it was what he deserved after the war. He was broken, he knew it. Life messed you up, and all that was left to do was the best you can to survive.Yeah, he was messed up, but so was she, worse than he could ever imagine. Any chance that two people so shattered could help each other to heal and learn to love? Especially when one is human...and one is not...
  • Blood Bond: 14 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 14 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Erin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  humor  mystery
  • The Warrior's Curse by J.D. Monroe

    The Warrior's Curse by J.D. Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is the cruelest curse of all.Rachel Ryan's life ended in front of a soda cooler in an all-night drugstore. The good news? She gets a second chance at life. The bad news? She's the newest vampire in a court entangled in trouble from all sides. Being a single mom is hard enough without contending with vampire hunters, bloodlust, and the scorching misery of daylight...
  • The Hunter's Curse by J.D. Monroe

    The Hunter's Curse by J.D. Monroe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Haunted 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...
  • Revelation by Laura Hall

    Revelation by Laura Hall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For once, my heart isn't pounding at the thought of what lies ahead. Instead, I'm relieved. I'm meant to be here. My whole life — my human childhood, Ascension, the years of isolation, meeting Connor that fateful day in Los Angeles, learning who I was, the gifts of my bloodlines, the struggles, losses, and brief periods of solace — everything has brought me to this point. To this end...
  • Better the Demon You Know by Deborah Wilde

    Better the Demon You Know by Deborah Wilde

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Evil has a scent: lemon.It was supposed to be a routine drug bust. Arrest some magic jerks and move on, but then a fellow operative is murdered, and Aviva is thrust into a perilous black ops mission to disprove corruption charges...
  • Bitten Vampire by Brogan Thomas

    Bitten Vampire by Brogan Thomas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shattered by fate, transformed by blood. Can a feisty, middle-aged psychic survive her new life as a vampire—without losing herself?Winifred “Fred” Crowsdale thought life couldn’t get worse after a decade-long relationship ended in humiliating betrayal. Then, her rambunctious husky chewed through a door, prompting her furious landlord to kick them out—and ban them from every rental in town...
  • Deviant Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

    Deviant Warrior by Brenda Trim, Tami Julka

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Librarian Note: This is the updated cover for ASIN B0145GPZDGOf all the Dark Warriors, Kyran Tarakesh is the most aberrant. Having witnessed the brutal murder and rape of his mother seven centuries ago, his sexual preferences are twisted and perverse. He walks the razors edge of control and he likes it that way, until he loses that balance and accidentally kills one of his lovers...
  • Final Days by C.L. Quinn

    Final Days by C.L. Quinn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Love at first sight doesn't exist...right? So how could Alisa explain the instant intense attraction to a man she collided with on a lovely night in Paris at a streetside café? She was dying, a diagnosis that left her with perhaps three years left in her life...maybe that was why...
  • Deadhead by A.J. Aalto

    Deadhead by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Marnie Baranuik has barely had time to enjoy her break from the FBI’s Preternatural Crimes Unit when her favorite hunky vampire hunter comes calling. If Kill-Notch Batten can’t oust an unruly garden invader, maybe Marnie can, but when a wayward woodland sprite takes her for a joyride, it’s more than either of them can handle...
  • Ascension by Stacy Claflin

    Ascension by Stacy Claflin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Two alluring vampires. Ancient prophecies. One determined queen.Cliff Montgomery and Alrekur Vidarsson both want to marry Alexis. One is an arrogant three thousand year old ancient ruler who has waited his entire life for her. The other is the love she has waited for all her life...
  • Darkened Days by C.L. Quinn

    Darkened Days by C.L. Quinn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jacob & StarlaJacob had searched for her for two months. Taken by rogue vampires, Starla had disappeared without a trace. An innocent, sweet girl from a remote Alaskan town, the human friend of a powerful first blood vampire, she had no idea the vampire world existed...
  • Savage Possession by Belinda Boring

    Savage Possession by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Growing up, Darcy knew that life would be filled with challenges and tough decisions, but none so difficult as the one that would alter her future forever. Given the choice between losing Mason or becoming a vampire, Darcy risks the overwhelming threat of insanity, and places her destiny, her hopes and dreams, in the hands of Devlin...
  • Blood Bond: 10 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 10 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vampires can’t levitate. At least that’s what Dante Gabriel always thought, until he finds himself floating above his bed along with his lover, Erin Hamilton. As he continues to exhibit unusual powers, more memories from his time in captivity surface, leaving him fearing what he might have done while imprisoned. When a new and unexpected temptation arises, he finds himself unable to resist...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  mystery  steamy
  • Blood Bond: 11 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 11 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Darkness tempts Dante Gabriel at every corner, and he struggles to maintain the control he was never taught when he came of age. His ghost father, his cousin, and the voodoo priestess under Claiborne Bridge continue to help, even as he descends further toward madness. Erin Hamilton is more in love than ever...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  mystery  steamy
  • Ruling The Pack: A Forbidden Shifter Romance by Lindsey Devin

    Ruling The Pack: A Forbidden Shifter Romance by Lindsey Devin

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    We’re united in love, but our packs are divided. And our unborn child won’t wait for peace…My mate has succeeded in the alpha challenge, uniting our packs. But decades of spilled blood are not easily forgotten and together we must prove that Night is capable of leading or face rebellion...
  • The Next Generation by S.C. Stephens

    The Next Generation by S.C. Stephens

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Fitting in can be hard for anyone. But for Julian and Nika Adams, it's especially challenging. Born as partial vampires, a rare offshoot of pureblood vampires, the twins have had to deceive people their entire lives—distancing themselves from their peers.Nika desperately wants a hero, a soulmate, someone she can trust with every fiber of her soul—someone as amazing as her father...
  • Seelenjäger by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke

    Seelenjäger by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Als der Vampirkrieger Vishous in einem Kampf gegen die untoten Lesser schwer verletzt wird, liefert man ihn, noch bevor die Bruderschaft der BLACK DAGGER ihn aufspüren kann, in ein von Menschen geführtes Krankenhaus ein. Im St.-Francis-Hospital rettet Doktor Jane Whitcomb dem Vampir mit einer Notoperation das Leben...
  • Vampirherz by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke

    Vampirherz by J.R. Ward, Astrid Finke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Butch 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...
  • Blood Bond: 5 by Helen Hardt

    Blood Bond: 5 by Helen Hardt

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Once bonded, never broken. The words give Dante Gabriel hope…until he remembers where he first heard them. The information he needs is hidden in the ancient Vampyre Texts, but he encounters obstacle after obstacle while trying to decipher them, even when someone from his past returns to help.Though she tries, Erin Hamilton can’t resist Dante...
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    paranormal  urban  vampires  adult  book  fiction  multi-pov  steamy
  • Vampire Academy: The Untold Stories by Richelle Mead

    Vampire Academy: The Untold Stories by Richelle Mead

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    An exclusive, never-before-seen collection of stories that sheds new light on the Vampire Academy world and its players:The Turn and the Flame takes a deeper look into the dark stain on the Ozera dynasty . . .From the Journal of Vasilisa Dragomir unearths the princess's private thoughts from a transformative period of her life . .
  • Catching Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Catching Echoes by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I preferred it when life came in tidy packages. When it didn’t — when something went awry — I was exceedingly skilled at packaging it back up. It was my job to do so after all. I was a reconstructionist. I collected the puzzle pieces, then I gave those pieces to an investigative team to sort out. I didn't ask questions. I didn't offer answers. I saw. I recorded. I moved on...
  • Hunger by Felicity Heaton

    Hunger by Felicity Heaton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Betrayed 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...
  • ReAwakened by Ada Adams

    ReAwakened by Ada Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Becoming a vampire guardian was Dawn Fairchild’s ticket out of the Scarlet House. Fresh off a successful mission, life in Angel Creek should have been great. But when her sort-of-maybe-boyfriend, Sebastian, disappears on a quest to help a beautiful vampire from his past, Dawn finds herself amidst a web of danger, lies, and deceit...
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