The Vampire Defense Agency Series by Katherine Diane

"If you like J.R. Ward's, Black Dagger Brotherhood, you'll love this series. Complex characters, romance and action." —Amazon ReviewerKyrdavian Ru has a helluva lot on his plate. As leader of the Vampire Defense Agency’s elite ground team, he’s got the demon threat to contend with on a nightly basis—but that’s nothing new. Even enduring the hateful machinations of his (sort of) stepmother, queen of the vampire race, barely breaks his stride... more"If you like J.R. Ward's, Black Dagger Brotherhood, you'll love this series. Complex characters, romance and action." —Amazon ReviewerKyrdavian Ru has a helluva lot on his plate. As leader of the Vampire Defense Agency’s elite ground team, he’s got the demon threat to contend with on a nightly basis—but that’s nothing new. Even enduring the hateful machinations of his (sort of) stepmother, queen of the vampire race, barely breaks his stride. But a traitor at the VDA betraying vampire females into the hands of a demon lord? Now that’s a problem.Jodari Os, Director of the VDA, wants to know what the hell is wrong with Kyr and his ground team. They’ve never been warm and fuzzy, but something’s turned them downright hostile. And since Kyr isn’t exactly an open book, getting answers might just require rather…drastic measures.Mira Jensen doesn’t know why she’s been called in to do psych evals on five vampire warriors, but she owes Director Os a favor. He did, after all, save her life when a long-ago incident awakened her dormant vampire genes, thrusting her into a world she could never have imagined. She’s made her peace with it. Kind of. Mostly. She gets by, in any case—until a standard psych eval takes a very personal turn.Kyr and Mira both have plenty of reasons not to act on their attraction. Trust. Control. A teensy bit of baggage. But some things are worth baring your throat for…Previously released as Passion Awakened. less

His to protect. His to love. His to guide through the darkness.Nox is well aware of the effect he has on females—and it's not a good one. He's too big, too intense, too dangerous. Hell, even males avoid him.But Claire may need just that: a big, dangerous male. Because she's in a bad place. Unaware of her vampire heritage, she is on the verge of awakening into her new life—and she's tight in the clutches of a corrupt vampire eager to prey on her vulnerability.Nox will do anything to find her... moreHis to protect. His to love. His to guide through the darkness.Nox is well aware of the effect he has on females—and it's not a good one. He's too big, too intense, too dangerous. Hell, even males avoid him.But Claire may need just that: a big, dangerous male. Because she's in a bad place. Unaware of her vampire heritage, she is on the verge of awakening into her new life—and she's tight in the clutches of a corrupt vampire eager to prey on her vulnerability.Nox will do anything to find her. And when he does? When that blood hunger strikes her, and him? Nox may discover, for the first time in his long, violent life, how to love the dark—and find the light in it. less

Luca left his past behind when he fought his bloody way out of the assassin family known as the Order. But the past can never be truly escaped, and Luca carries the brutal lessons with him—deadly skill, cool detachment. And memories.Of her. Always her.When Talia arrives in Portage tasked by the Order with an impossible mission, she has no choice but to turn to the male she once loved…then swore to kill. Now she and Luca must confront the past—and fight, together, for the future.

Rhys isn’t surprised when Kyr wants to recruit a new fighter for the overworked team. And, nope, he’s not even surprised when the very male Kyr wants on the Hush’s roster is the one Rhys can’t stand being around.Rhys tells himself he doesn’t like Wes because of his upper-class roots, but that’s a lie. The truth is … complicated. That complicated truth, however, is exactly what Rhys is gonna have to deal with—because he and Wes are about to find themselves working quite intimately... moreRhys isn’t surprised when Kyr wants to recruit a new fighter for the overworked team. And, nope, he’s not even surprised when the very male Kyr wants on the Hush’s roster is the one Rhys can’t stand being around.Rhys tells himself he doesn’t like Wes because of his upper-class roots, but that’s a lie. The truth is … complicated. That complicated truth, however, is exactly what Rhys is gonna have to deal with—because he and Wes are about to find themselves working quite intimately.It all starts when Queen Amarada finds herself threatened by an unknown faction. She turns to the Hush, demanding the presence of two of its members (yep, guess who) at royal functions. Of course … this is Amarada we’re talking about here, so, yeah, there’s more to it.And that unknown faction? It has some very nasty plans—and they’re not the only ones. A demon lord is hunting the Hush, and the streets are about to get a lot more dangerous.But those battles aren’t the only that Rhys and Wes will have fight. As their assignment throws them into a conflict that bridges a dark past and a dangerous present, these two males have a lot to wrestle with—but they just may find that some demons are best fought together. less

It’s been two months since the body of the Dark Prince vanished in the clawed grip of a demon lord. With no further sign of trouble, the Hush is back to business as usual. And Syren, heir to the vampire throne, is up to her old tricks—or so it seems.When Kyr and Ronan track her down at a nightclub, Ronan isn’t surprised to see the spoiled princess backsliding into her party-girl ways, but he is surprised (and not happy) to get tasked with babysitting her... moreIt’s been two months since the body of the Dark Prince vanished in the clawed grip of a demon lord. With no further sign of trouble, the Hush is back to business as usual. And Syren, heir to the vampire throne, is up to her old tricks—or so it seems.When Kyr and Ronan track her down at a nightclub, Ronan isn’t surprised to see the spoiled princess backsliding into her party-girl ways, but he is surprised (and not happy) to get tasked with babysitting her. Syren isn’t happy either—because she has a reason to be spending her nights in the clubs … and it’s not to party.But Syren isn’t the only one with secrets. Ronan is desperate to keep a lock on his. Because the weird crap that starts happening to his mind as his treatments begin to fail? Even a tough-as-hell male like Ronan can’t quite face that. At least … not alone.As he and Syren start to uncover each other’s truths, their discoveries form a bond neither of them expected. But will it be enough to bind them together when Ronan’s most dangerous secrets threaten to tear everything apart?As the battle between demons and vampires reaches its peak, Ronan’s past gets dragged into the present, new realities emerge—and nothing will ever be the same again. less