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Dark Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe continuation of the Deadly Beauties Trilogy... Purgatory was opened for the dark ones to escape, but so much more crept out. Over twenty years later, the consequences are finally starting to appear. And the world full of deadly beauties finds even more deception and secrets to face. As an immortal, it's hard to have any new experiences after living for so long... -
Changing Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTHAD I've never had to play games to get what I want, and we both know exactly what I want. And the second I get a chance, I'm bringing her into my world permanently. ROSLYN Thad isn't like anyone I've ever met. I'm not sure if he's the best or the worst thing that has ever happened to me. But I do know I'm becoming addicted, and he seems to love the hell out of it... -
Bitten Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsZEE I didn't choose this life. I didn't choose my fate. In fact, fate seems to have thing for fucking me over. Leah is just one more thing I didn't choose, and now I'm fighting everything in me not to turn her into the monster I never wanted to be. But we both know what's going to happen in the end, because as always, I have no control. LEAH He's wrong and right in the same breath... -
Vital by Jamie Magee
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWillow’s journey continues in VITAL, the fourth book in the INSIGHT series. Combating a crumbling family life, a circle of suddenly inconsiderate friends who seem determined to anger her, and a plethora of emotional trials too numerous to withstand, Willow feels overwhelmed. She has pushed herself beyond her own limits and in so doing has closed her mind. Dreams are no longer coming to her... -
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Fall of Night: A Midnight Breed Novel by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBreed warrior Micah is one of the Order’s best, his reputation for cold justice and lethal skill rivaled only by that of his formidable father, Tegan. So, when a mission Micah’s leading in an off-limits area called the Deadlands goes terribly wrong, leaving him the sole survivor of an apparent Atlantean attack, he won’t rest until he has answers...and vengeance for his fallen team... -
Break the Day by Lara Adrian
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter a shocking betrayal nearly killed him and the people he cares about the most, what Breed warrior Rafe wants more than anything is revenge against the insidious brotherhood called Opus Nostrum. But to achieve that goal, he must turn his back on the Order and infiltrate a dangerous gang with ties to Opus... -
Her Vampire Obsession by Lesli Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHER TASTE IS ADDICTIVE AND I WILL NOT SHARE HER. NO ONE GETS HER BUT ME. DexterI've lived a long time. Some might say too long. I honestly don't know what drew me to Lucius' club in Tucson, of all hellish destinations, but dark and self-destructive thoughts have increasingly beckoned to me, as of late.Then I meet her... -
Dante's Circle Reborn by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns to her bestselling Dante’s Circle series with a collection of four never before published and highly anticipated romances. FALLEN FOR ALPHAS Liam and Alec watched their Pack fall from grace and fought with tooth and claw to make it rise from the ashes again for the Alpha... -
The Stars Afire by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA new anthology of short fiction featuring your favorite characters from the Elemental Mysteries. In Lost Letters and Christmas Lights, Christmas in Rome wasn’t quite what Giovanni and Beatrice had in mind, until a set of misplaced letters leads them back to their library in the heart of Italy... -
Enslave by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHis determination to succeed in business has left no room in his life for love. Now, a beautiful and deadly succubus has teleported into his dark, decadent world and is in danger of enslaving his heart... -
The Librarian's Vampire Assistant: 4 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a snarky Mystery with a side dish of Romance and two sprinkles of chaos, THE LIBRARIAN’S VAMPIRE ASSISTANT, Book Four . (Yep! These books are STANDALONES. But the more you read, the merrier!) SHE’S MINE. BUT HAS SHE FORGOTTEN? A crazy vampire has stolen my librarian. And if that’s not bad enough, it is my fault... -
The Librarian's Vampire Assistant: 5 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes the FINAL vampire-mystery-slash-romance-slash-adventure about a librarian and her trusty vampire assistant, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant, Book 5. (Yes, yes. Still a standalone. Yippy! You don’t have to go back and read all four books. But don’t ya kinda wanna?)NEVER HIRE A HANDSOME VAMPIRE!MIRIAM MURPHY loves being a librarian... -
Encala by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEncala, Book 3 in the Heku Series, finds Emily and Chevalier settled into the palace and life as one of the ruling heads of the Equites begins. The Equites elect Damon onto the Equites Council and he immediately finds himself at odds with Emily. Her independence and head-strong personality harshly conflict with his strict nature as one of the ‘old ones’... -
A Very Proper Monster: An Elemental World Novella by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPower, passion, and politics collide in an Elemental World that is ruled by the ancients. A Very Proper Monster In Victorian-era Dublin, Josephine Shaw spends long nights filling the pages of her Gothic stories with the fantastic and the macabre, unaware that the suitor her father has arranged is one of the dark creatures she’s always dreamed... -
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The Vampire's Captive by Kay Elle Parker, Tabitha Black
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsViennaIn the space of one night, my world is thrown into the air and dropkicked into a new dimension. Sounds dramatic, right? Probably because it is. I’m no stranger to drama, but this… this takes the award for Best Dramatic Bombshell.It all starts with a carjacking on a dusty highway twenty miles outside Tucson, Arizona.That’s the normal part of that night, I guess... -
Valle by T.M. Nielsen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe ominous Valle Faction vows to gain possession of what the Equites has hidden in the well protected Island Coven. Just as Emily thinks she’s found peace in the volatile world of the heku, she’s brutally ripped from the protective walls of Chevalier’s coven and thrown into the harsh reality of a Valle prison... -
Her Vampire Hero by Nicolina Martin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon’t go looking for the monsters in the shadows. They will find you. The young doctor in the ER thought she saved my life. I repaid her kindness by stealing her away from everything she knew. I fought the devil in me, but I have lived too long, and am too lonely to deprive myself of her. She will be my perfect submissive. My pet. My true north... -
After Dark: The Darkest Angel/Shadow Hunter by Gena Showalter, Kait Ballenger
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA timeless seduction A unique temptation And a whole world of dark desires... From New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter The Darkest Angel Winged warrior Lysander has been alive for centuries, and yet he's never known desire-until he meets Bianka... -
Destined for Time by Stacie Simpson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAn erotic romance with a paranormal twist... One night of forbidden passion will never be forgotten - or forgiven. Prophetic visions, conspiring enemies, and epic battles are nothing unusual at the Myths and Legends Casino Resort where dreams and nightmares come to life and nothing is outside the realm of possibilities... -
Black Swan COLLECTED TALES, Books 1-3 by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratings2013 Winner of BEST PARANORMAL ROMANCE SERIES, Reviewers' Choice Awards, the Paranormal Romance Guild. These are single titles presented in a bundle, the first three installments of the serial bundled for your pleasure. Included are: Book 1, My Familiar Stranger: The Vampire Hunters... -
Enthrall by Sandra R. Neeley
Vampires are often irresistibly sexy, powerful and misunderstood. Enthrall is all of those, and more. Being the leader of Whispers — a community of paranormals hidden deep within the south Louisiana swamps — is a difficult and lonely existence. He’s waited centuries to find his love, his mate. Then finally, when he’s all but given up, she’s there... -
Destroy Me: A Reverse Harem Vampire Romance by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDestroy Me is the explosive conclusion to The Last Vocari series. Follow Rose as she takes her place among the monsters she once hunted to fight her greatest battle yet... -
The Demon's Path by Domino Savage
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsTo claim my destiny, I have to go through hell. Literally.When I left my sheltered haven, I never thought I’d end up at a gothic cathedral, training with immortals of all kinds to prepare for an epically dangerous journey.We need to go to hell and find the most powerful slayer of all time, who just happens to be the demonic brother of the half-god, half-incubus angel I’m dating... -
The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn THE TALE OF THE VAMPIRE BRIDE, Lady Glynis suffered great horrors at the hands of her evil vampire master, Count Vlad Dracula, and vowed she would one day escape him... -
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GOD OF WINE by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Comes Book #3 of the Immortal Matchmakers Inc. Series. (Standalone)CAN ROCK-HARD ABS SAVE THE WORLD? HE SURE THINKS SO Reckless and wild, the God of Wine has been partying for over ten thousand years. And New Year's Eve, when humans around the world succumb to his naturally occurring spike in powers, is his biggest night... -
Redeem Me by Elena Lawson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn the latest Last Vocari novel, set in bestselling author Elena Lawson’s World of Thorn, cunning vampire huntress Rose takes her place at the heart of a battle that’s been waging for centuries.After the shitstorm in the streets of Baton Rouge, one thing has become startlingly clear: I’m not safe, and as long as I’m still breathing, I may never be... -
The Devil's Angel by Raven Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"There's no other heart for me but yours."I am a demon of the night.A monster who craves blood.Who yearns for the hunt.She came into my life.Upset my world.An angel with hell’s power.I wanted to hate her.To destroy her.Kill her goodness.Then she made my heart beat again.Showed me how to live.Loved me.But she doesn’t know what I’ve done.How I bathed the world in blood.Changed history... -
Burning Ash by N.J. Walters
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsNo one is more surprised than Asher, one of the oldest vampires on Earth, that he's attracted to vamp hunter Jo Radcliffe. She's smart, a talented slayer, and she's gorgeous. Something about her pulls at him, like no one ever has before. For a man, whose name strikes fear in everyone—this is something new and intriguing. And quite possibly deadly, if she discovers his secret... -
Hungry, Hungry, Hoodoo by Liz Schulte
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne simple revelation about her past turns Selene Warren’s life upside down. Determined not to let her elf half ruin her future, she fights for the love she’s found at Cheney’s side, despite her increasing doubts about the bond they share. However, when her studio burns down, a new enemy emerges and threatens the lives of those she holds most dear... -
Her Vampire Master by Maren Smith
Merris I’m going to find the man who killed my sister. He’s going to pay for what he’s done. I don’t know his name, but I know his face. Every night in my dreams, he emerges from the shadows. A dark and dangerous creature with a sinful smile. Hunting me. His prey. But when he finally catches me, I come to crave his bite… Aleron I take my pleasure where and when I please... -
Heart of Darkness by Felicity Heaton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA vampire prince on a four hundred year old mission to avenge his murdered sister... Aleksandr Nemov won't stop until the last of the vampire hunter's progeny is wiped from the Earth. Each kill has stolen a piece of his humanity, pushing him towards the black abyss all vampires hold within their hearts... -
Vampire, Vampire by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith her latest sizzling release, Vampire, Vampire, New York Times and USA Today bestselling paranormal romance author Heather Killough-Walden shares two scorchingly hot, sweet and savage stand-alone vampire romance novellas. (Total word count approx. 70,000 words) In the completely reconstructed Thorn and Grace, an old tale of historical romance is given a very dark make-over... -
Dark Moon by Elizabeth Kelly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSophia Williams, a powerful and strong-willed Lycan, never thought she would fall for a human. Yet, she cannot deny the instant attraction she feels for Bree’s brother, Kaden. Used to getting what she wants, Sophia pursues him, determined to prove that she can be trusted. Beaten and enslaved by Lycans, Kaden wants nothing to do with the family of Lycans his sister is marrying into... -
Helpless by Scott Prussing
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHelpless is the third book in the paranormal romance series Blue Fire Saga. I don't want to write any "spoilers" for books 1 and 2 by summarizing the plot of Helpless here. Helpless continues the adventures of Leesa and her vampire hunter boyfriend Rave. Rest assured it is filled with the same passion, humor, suspense and supernatural danger as the Breathless and Deathless (books 1 and 2)... -
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Her Vampire Prince by Ines Johnson
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCari How hard is it to die? Don’t ask me. I’ve been failing at it for a year. My father lost his life in a fatal car wreck while I walked away without a scratch. Now I taunt that bastard Death on a daily basis. Volcano hopping. Street racing. Skydiving. But then Death comes for me. Hadrian For centuries, I’ve been a dead vampire walking. No warmth, no feeling... -
Always, Angel by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the "New York Times "bestselling author of the Big Bad Wolf paranormal romances, a brand-new novella in the world of the Lost Angels. For millennia, the archangels have searched for their destined mates on earth. Now they are beginning to unite, but for Angel, it is a time of danger and fear... -
Pickup Styx by Liz Schulte
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSelene and Cheney are almost to happily ever after. Just one small promise stands in their way. The spirits make a request Selene can’t refuse without forfeiting her soul, but to fulfill their desire, she will have to sacrifice her life. Traveling to a world beyond the reach of the living, Selene has to dig deep within herself to find a way back home... -
Quenched by Z.L. Arkadie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sense of duty takes Clarity back to the script where she learns there's a new breed of vampires in the world, stemming from Lario Exgesis, once friend now foe. These second-generation vampires are able to hunt and feed off the first- generation vampires. Clarity also sees that Lario is looking for the power of the sun, a power gifted to the seven daughters of the House of Benel... -
Fear the Dark by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHow do you find someone who has vanished without a trace?Something strange is happening in the small mountain town of Serenity, Tennessee. People going on routine errands never reach their destination. Over the past few weeks, it's happened to five men and women - and now a child.A team from the FBI's Special Crimes Unit is immediately sent in... -
Hard Days Night by C.L. Quinn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMy name is Mal. I'm a cop in Los Angeles. I can tell you, I thought I'd seen everything... turns out, I was wrong . One night, on a forced vacation, watching a sunset on a lovely beach, I intercepted a call for a homicide. It wasn't my jurisdiction, but I decided to respond until the locals could get there... -
Réminiscences by Georgia Caldera
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratings« Le temps n’est rien… Il est des histoires qui traversent les siècles… » Après une tentative désespérée pour en finir avec la vie, Cornélia, 19 ans, plus fragile que jamais, est assaillie de visions et de cauchemars de plus en plus prenants et angoissants. Elle se retrouve alors plongée dans un univers sombre et déroutant, où le songe se confond à s’y méprendre avec la réalité... -
The Darkness Series by Katie Reus
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Katie Reus, the first three books in her Darkness series in one boxed set: Darkness Awakened Years ago he ended things between them to protect her… As leader of one of the fiercest werewolf packs in the south, Finn Stavros is in full battle mode 24/7... -
From Jennifer Ashley, With Love: Three Paranormal Romances from Bestselling Series by Jennifer Ashley, Allyson James
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDiscover the paranormal worlds of New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Jennifer Ashley (and her pseudonym, Allyson James) in three full novels... -
The Third Kiss: Dorian's Dream by Heather Killough-Walden
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThis title is being re-released in 2013 Product Description An ancient Roma foretelling speaks of vampire kings one day dreaming of the women who could bear them children. These children would be powerful vampire warriors and treasures to their kingdoms. Their mothers would become queens... -
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Aveoth by Laurann Dohner
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJillian Milzner has lived a life on the run. Her biological sperm donor has made it clear he wishes she'd never been born. Most kids get presents from their dads growing up. He sent thugs to make death threats to ensure she never tries to find him. He needn't have bothered, since she wants nothing to do with Decon Filmore. His father, however, thinks Jill might be useful... -
Dead Sexy by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe city is in a panic. In the still of the night, a vicious killer is leaving a trail of mutilated bodies drained of blood. A chilling M.O. that puts ex-vampire hunter Regan Delaney on the case, her gun clip packed with silver bullets, her instincts edgy. But the victims are both human and Undead, and the clues are as confusing as the vampire who may be her best ally—she hopes... -
Final Affair by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsVenice, Italy - early 1800s Viola has been given three months to live but she refuses to die a virgin. She travels to Venice where she wants to experience physical pleasure with a man without causing a scandal for her family. Afterward, she plans to take her own life to ensure she exits the world painlessly and with dignity... -
Deathless by Scott Prussing
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeathless is book two in The Blue Fire Saga, a paranormal romance series filled with passion, suspense and supernatural danger. Summary: After rescuing her brother from the caverns of a vampire coven and helping to cure her mother of a vampire bite, Leesa Nyland hopes she’s done dealing with all things supernatural... -
Caressed by a Crimson Moon by Amanda J. Greene
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsConsumed by madness and tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for nearly three hundred and fifty years. To maintain peace with the vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack... -
All That Falls by Kimberly Frost
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe should never have touched his blood... The Etherlin muses have long served as a source of divine inspiration. Now their world stands between the forces of Heaven and Hell. As his muse, Cerise propelled her musician boyfriend to the heights of fame, but when he died under mysterious circumstances, her powers vanished. Now she's plagued by disturbing half-formed memories of his final night.
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