Pure/Dark Ones Series by Aja James

4.37 · 99 ratings
  • Pure Healing (Pure/Dark Ones #1)
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    Pure Healing (Pure/Dark Ones #1)

    Aja James

    Rated: 3.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2012

    *** 2018 Reader's Favorite Finalist ******Reboot of novel in 2020 with new scenes***Enter the world of Pure Ones, a race of immortal, supernaturally powerful beings who protect humankind, where sexual intercourse with anyone other than one’s Eternal Mate leads to a slow, painful death within thirty days.The Healer of the race, Rain, is the only exception to this rule... more

  • Dark Longing (Pure/Dark Ones #2)
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    Dark Longing (Pure/Dark Ones #2)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2018

    “Every story has more than one side, like a crystal that captures and reflects different colors of light. Do not take for granted what you think you know, for until you hold the entire jewel in your palm, the temptation is to fall prey to illusion and deception... more

  • Dark Desires (Pure/Dark Ones #3)
    #3

    Dark Desires (Pure/Dark Ones #3)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings · published 2018

    Ryu Takamura is the Dark Ones’ Assassin. He has never missed his target…until now. Until her.Ava Monroe is a talented geneticist who holds the key to the vampire race’s future…and perhaps her own as well.Their attraction is explosive from the first. She would do anything to have him. He would sacrifice all to protect her. But will their love triumph over seemingly impossible odds as they battle enemies new and old? Especially the demons from Ryu’s past? And deep within his heart?

  • Dark Pleasures (Pure/Dark Ones #4)
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    Dark Pleasures (Pure/Dark Ones #4)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2018

    Devlin Sinclair, the New England Dark Ones’ Hunter, is on a mission to track down the elusive and mysterious Medusa, perhaps the ultimate nemesis the Pure and Dark Ones have been battling in recent years. But he can’t do it alone. Grace Darling has isolated herself from the world since a very young age, after her parents’ death and because of her own social disability. Awkward and brilliant, a born sensualist, Grace agrees to a blind date that changes the course of Destiny... more

  • Pure Rapture (Pure/Dark Ones #5)
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    Pure Rapture (Pure/Dark Ones #5)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2018

    Their love is outlawed by both their Kinds… Tal-Telal, the legendary General who led the Pure Ones to freedom, paid the ultimate price for his people: breaking the heart of his one True Love. Her shattered heart continues to yearn… Ishtar Anshar, once royalty reigning over a vast, ancient empire, lost everything she held dear. Deceived by those she trusted the most, she blamed the one male who sacrificed all to protect her... more

  • Dark Redemption (Pure/Dark Ones #6)
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    Dark Redemption (Pure/Dark Ones #6)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2018

    All his existence, he’s fought for the wrong side… Born and trained to be the most fearsome Dark warrior the immortal races had ever seen, Enlil of Anatolia had only ever known ruthlessness, brutality and rigid control. He was a weapon used by others, his life never his own. Until he spits in the eye of Fate… No longer able to abide by the atrocities he witnessed and engendered, he severs all ties to the past, risking his own life and sanity, and awakens a nameless man without memory... more

  • Pure Awakening (Pure/Dark Ones #6.5)
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    Pure Awakening (Pure/Dark Ones #6.5)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2018

    I have always loved him. Though that love has evolved, metamorphosed, transmuted over time (and sometimes it felt a little—maybe a lot—like hate), what hasn’t ever changed is that I love him. But I didn’t comprehend the depth of my love, the teeth and claws and desperate prayers of my love, until six hours ago: They say he’s missing… The Royal Zodiac—me and my inner circle—hasn’t been complete these past two years since the attack... more

  • Pure Ecstasy (Pure/Dark Ones #7)
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    Pure Ecstasy (Pure/Dark Ones #7)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2019

    Jade: She is a ruthless, cunning vampire queen, the most powerful amongst all the Hives in the world. Beautiful, predatory, and alluringly dangerous, she’s a huntress who revels in blood and sexual pleasure. Seth: He is calm, cool, and level-headedness personified, as the most effective negotiator and mediator amongst the Pure Ones. Known by the moniker of “Monk,” he thought he could resist any and all temptation... more

  • Dark Obsession (Pure/Dark Ones #8)
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    Dark Obsession (Pure/Dark Ones #8)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2019

    He doesn’t know what she means to him until he lost her…Maximus has always been in control. As the Commander of the Chosen, the Dark King’s personal guard, he can’t afford to step wrong. With his eternal familiar at his side, he can loosen up, give in to moments of carefree fun. But all that changed on a fateful night.She will always find a way back to him…Ariel Kyles is an experiment with programmed thoughts but no soul—until a black panther’s spirit possesses her body... more

  • Pure Providence (Pure/Dark Ones #8.5)
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    Pure Providence (Pure/Dark Ones #8.5)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2019

    All my existence, I have loved one woman.But she was never meant to be mine.I loved her when she was the intended bride for another.I betrayed him too.I loved her after they married. I took what wasn’t mine.I paid my penance by dying in his stead.But it wasn’t enough to restore the Balance.When the Goddess gave me a chance to make things right, to serve as a soldier of the Pure Ones, I embraced that offer. Even though what I really wanted to do was stay dead and numb... more

  • Pure Magnetism (Pure/Dark Ones #9)
    #9

    Pure Magnetism (Pure/Dark Ones #9)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2019

    A lost king…Goya is a rare magical being: a royal Beast. And not just any animal shifter, but the king of the earthly realm--the great white tiger. But now he is a king without a home, cut off from his kin, and trapped in a human body against his will. A single mother…Maddie Peterson is a career-minded single mother who has a fundamental distrust (and often, dislike) of men, especially in light of her cheating ex-husband and manipulative co-worker... more

  • Pure Surrender (Pure/Dark Ones #10)
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    Pure Surrender (Pure/Dark Ones #10)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2020

    Aella Alexander:An Amazon warrior in her human life, Aella has always taken and fought for what she wanted, and what Aella wanted, she got.Until him.Cloud Drako:The mysterious new recruit to the Pure Ones’ team of Elite soldiers is not what he seems. He has a critical role to fulfill to maintain Balance in the universe…He cannot afford to be distracted by her. Destiny is shaped by choices made:The past cannot be changed, a past that neither Cloud nor Aella remembers... more

  • Pure Darkness (Pure/Dark Ones #10.5)
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    Pure Darkness (Pure/Dark Ones #10.5)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2020

    We are who we are…For as long as it can remember, it has been known as the Creature. Neither he nor she, neither Pure nor Dark…a beautiful abomination to all races and Kinds. A faithful henchman of the evil Medusa, it has perpetrated dark deeds beyond redemption, even if its own hands have never directly taken a life.We are who we’re made…Once upon a time, the Creature was conceived in love, a True Love that endured across millennia of trials and tribulations... more

  • Dark Possession (Pure/Dark Ones #11)
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    Dark Possession (Pure/Dark Ones #11)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2020

    Alend Ramses is not who he seems…The first-ever Dark King, the most powerful vampire ruler in the world, was once the lowest of the low. A slave who became a Consort who became a King…he’s lived long enough to learn from his mistakes and never repeat them.Or has he?Eveline Marceau knows a lot…The Pure Ones’ Seer and Scribe is an intellectual female with hidden depths, which no male across time has come close to uncovering... more

  • Pure Requiem (Pure/Dark Ones #11.5)
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    Pure Requiem (Pure/Dark Ones #11.5)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2020

    Who he was…The Creature was not always an “it,” a monster and tool for Medusa’s use. Once upon a time, he was a boy, and then a man. He had a name—Erebu. Twice, he sacrificed himself for love. Twice he died and was revived by his Mistress. In the process, he lost his soul and buried the painful memories where no one could find them, least of all him... more

  • Dark Purity (Pure/Dark Ones #13)
    #13

    Dark Purity (Pure/Dark Ones #13)

    Aja James

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 3 ratings · published 2021

    An unlikely hero…He was once known as the Creature. An indefinable “it.” His life had never been his own, used and abused by despicable beings. Worst of all, he never knew himself.Despite his tortured past, despite the darkness inside him, he has chosen a brighter path. He has a name—Erebu. His first stand was to defy the Master who created him to save his son... more

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