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Blood Courtesans Boxed Set: Awakenings
Michelle FoxEver Coming - 2018
Enter a world where vampires are real and meet the women who become their blood courtesans. Come let the fangs slip into your throat and awaken you to a whole new life. A boxed set of ALL NEW stories in this popular series.
Inquest
DelSheree Gladden - 2012
Guardian rule demands she attend the ritualistic Inquest that will unveil her talents and secure her place in society. But that isn’t all that will be revealed in Libby’s case.The more talents you have the better, at least to some degree. Four or five talents will guarantee you a life of luxury, but seven…that is the mark of the Destroyer. Libby knows her Inquest will reveal her to be the Guardians’ greatest enemy. Their law requires her death before her eighteenth birthday. If she lives, prophecy foretells that the world will fall into chaos and destruction.Once her destiny is revealed, Libby is abandoned when her mother throws her out, her boyfriend tries to kill her, and her best friend shuts her out. Only Milo, a slightly grungy outcast, seems willing to be her friend—but Libby soon realizes he has secrets of his own. His secrets may very well have everything to do with her own destiny.In order to make it to her eighteenth birthday, Libby must bury her talents and convince the world she is harmless. Her plan only lasts until Milo is put in danger and Libby is forced to choose. Abandon her friend to save her own life, or embrace her destiny and truly become the Destroyer.
The Change
Teyla Branton - 2013
By fluke of a recessive gene, she has become Unbounded, a nearly immortal being with paranormal abilities. Erin’s Change separates her from her loved ones and alters everything she believes to be true. A week earlier she was considering a marriage proposal; now she contemplates the best way to stay alive. Caught in a battle between two Unbounded groups, she is also hunted by a secret mortal society sworn to eradicate the Unbounded gene. Worse, a new identification software could mean death for all Unbounded—or enslavement for the entire mortal world. As Erin plunges into this dangerous new life, she must carve out her own place in the madness, protect her mortal family, and decide which group she should join. Her powerful attraction to Ritter Langton, whose family was massacred by opposing Unbounded two hundred and forty years ago, complicates her choices. There are no second chances. Death, life, or love—Unbounded always play for keeps. Non-stop action, terrifying consequences, and powerful romance make this an exciting addition to the world of urban fantasy.
Shifters in the Shadows
J.K. HarperClaire Ryann - 2016
Never before released! The night is dark and something bewitching hides in its depths. These seductive vampires, sexy-as-hell shifters, dominating dragons, and possessive spirits will take your breath away. After one taste of their delicious darkness you'll never miss the light again. These books will seduce you with their fantastic romances and you won't find them anywhere else. Eternally Mated by Alyse ZaftigVampire Pyotr is running out of time, unless he mates before Halloween. Without her, he'll turn to dust. Can he find and claim his mate before it's too late?The Darkest Dragon by Anya NowlanA dragon always gets what he needs. Even when he isn't sure what that is. When curvy Sabrina stumbles into dragon shifter Donovan's secret lair on Halloween, both their lives are thrown into turmoil.Summoning Her Alphas by Auriella SkyeWhat happens when spirit witch Sherri invokes the wrong spell to find her warlock mates? She summons a vampire and a dragon shifter for a night of heated passion instead.Cursed Mates by Bella Love-WinsVampires and wolf shifters are mortal enemies. So how did I end up becoming the maid of honor at a Halloween wedding with Vincent, a 350-year-old, sexy as sin vampire?Gift of the Dead by Claire RyannAs a young widow, the last thing Naomi wants to do is celebrate the Day of the Dead and pretend she's with Logan again. But life's most precious gifts might actually be from the dead.The Vampire Wore Stilettos by Cynthia FoxCharlotte Van Kampen is a vampire who's too busy for love. When a guest of her nightclub disappears on Halloween, one hot detective tries to crack the case and capture her heart.Fallen Angel (Deadly Whispers #2) by Elianne AdamsWhat happens when an angel falls, and the only one who can save him is the one who sent him tumbling down? All hell breaks loose--literally.Let the Bodice Hit the Floor by Jacqueline SweetBear shifter Rhett thinks providing security for the Raven Queen's Halloween party will be a breeze, but he didn't expect a sassy, curvy witch to try and rob the castle.Hunter's Moon (Silvertip Shifters/Black Mesa Wolves) by J.K. HarperAbby Kenyon belongs with Quentin Walker--but wolf shifters and bear shifters just don't mix. The fall mating run is his last chance to win the hunt for her heart...A Ghost Of A Chance by JM KlaireLove isn't only for the living. Halloween night, when the veil between the living and the dead is thinnest, was probably the wrong night to grab life by the balls.Hell or High Water by Kit FawkesWater elemental witch Naiya finds bad boy demon Bach irresistible. Things quickly heat up, but the truth could put everything on ice.Claim Me Cowbear by Liv BrywoodAt Curvy Bear Ranch, Halloween night is brimming with magic and seduction. Jack isn't looking for love, but can he resist his perfect mate?Her Dragon Protector by Olivia ArranDragon shifter Trent vowed to find a missing she-dragon and safely bring her home. Worshiping her delectable curves? Not allowed. But Astrid can read minds. So yeah, he's screwed.The Lion's Halloween Baby by Scarlett GroveCan lion shifter Rowan and white witch Geneva navigate their unexpected feelings while unraveling the mysterious Halloween message that brought them together?The Night Shift by Suki SelborneI'm a tiger shifter doctor and he's a vampire. If he touches my patient, he gets staked. If he touches me? I have a scary feeling I might let him.
Gravity
Abigail Boyd - 2011
One night in the town of Hell, Ariel's best friend goes missing. Those around her believe Jenna ran away, but when Ariel is tormented by nightmares and paranormal activity, she realizes Jenna's disappearance was part of a bigger mystery. Ariel's obsession with haunted houses and horror movies makes her the perfect detective. But to complicate matters, a handsome newcomer named Henry Rhodes plagues her with unwanted attention. Though he doesn't believe in the supernatural events, she enlists his help and that of quirky nerd Theo. What is making the lights at school flicker? And why did Ariel dream of the old abandoned Dexter orphanage? When Ariel finally discovers the truth, it's much worse than she ever feared.
Hot Shifter Nights (Shifters in Love Collection, #14)
Harmony Raines - 2018
Curl up on the couch and let us take you on an emotional journey of love. Alisa Woods - Tempted Tajael is an angeling of the light—he strives for Virtue, but his human body is vulnerable to all the Sins... Lust most of all. If he can keep from Falling, he'll be allowed to take his vows. But it's an angeling's nature to love and protect humanity... and nothing he's been taught prepares him for the Temptation ahead... Dragon Bewitched: A Viking Dragon Fairy Tale - Isadora Montrose Modern dragon knocks up beautiful thousand-year-old Viking witch. Freya has been waiting a thousand years to be revenged on the Viking dragons who stole her sisters and cursed her with perpetual youth. How can she give up her vengeance in exchange for her enemy’s love and a child? Wrenches, Curses, and Cupid’s Arrow - Jovee Winter Coco Padfoot is a two-hundred year old lone wolf and that’s just the way she likes it, but when the magick of the blue moon infuses her little sleepy town three witches determined to see her wolf mated cast a love spell. It was just supposed to be simple magick, nothing major, except the man fate has in store for her is far more than what he seems. In fact, he might be the key to unraveling one of the shifters worlds most dangerous secrets... Taming Her Bear - J.K. Harper Bear shifter Beckett North can hardly control his inner beast on the best of days—until he meets sexy little spitfire Pix Camden. She somehow soothes his wild, angry side. But when he realizes she's keeping a really big secret from him, his pissed off bear might roar out of control for good. Hades’ Halo - Julia Mills Hell hath no Fury like Hades having a bad day, then Hope arrived... The Underworld will never be the same. Bil-Lion-Aire Protector - Harmony Raines After being cruelly let down by her first husband, Jen, mother of two wonderful boys, has found happiness with billionaire property tycoon, William O’Donnell. He is the man of her dreams—even her most erotic ones. Will’s also a lion shifter, who promises Jen the kind of forever love she could only dream of after her husband walked out. To Will, his mate and her boys, Jack and Cody, are the most important thing in the world. So when they are kidnapped, a man has to do what a man has to do—find them, at all cost! Bad Bear Bull Rider - Liv Brywood Professional bull rider Eva Drake lives a rough and tumble lifestyle. She’s surrounded by horny cowboys who would love to spend a sultry summer night rolling around in the hay with her, but her heart’s already been stolen by Xavier Holt. He’s panty-melting hot—and totally wrong for her and definitely off limits… until one night changes everything between them. Jacqueline Sweet - Reunited in Bearfield Olivia McGregor swore she'd never return to Bearfield, but when her family needs her help she gets a second chance at love with the bear shifter who stole her heart.
Time Trap
Micah Caida - 2013
Time Trap, book one in the Red Moon seriesHer memory is blank.Her future's in question.Her power is dangerous.Waking up in an unknown world, Rayen learns only that she's seventeen and is hunted by a sentient beast. Terrified that she may never learn who she really is or find her way back to her home, she's captured in a land that is at times familiar even if the people and the structures seem alien. When local law enforcement delivers her to a private school, she's labeled as a Native American runaway, and Rayen discovers a secret with deadly repercussions. Forced into an unlikely alliance with a computer savvy street punk and a gifted oddball girl to save their world - and the future - Rayen finds the key to an identity that no person would want.Available in print and ebook - http://www.MicahCaida.com
Airel: The Awakening
Aaron M. Patterson - 2011
But bloodlines can produce surprises, like an incredible ability to heal. Then there’s Michael Alexander, the new guy in school, who is impossibly gorgeous…and captivated by her. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she can hear the sound of pages turning, and another, older story being written. It is the story of an ancient family, of great warriors, of the Sword of Light, and the struggle against an evil so terrible, so far-reaching, that it threatens everything. Airel knew change would be an inevitable part of life. But can she hold on when murder and darkness begin to close in and take away everything she loves? Will she have what it takes when the truth is finally revealed?
The Institute
Kayla Howarth - 2015
Always looking over your shoulder. The source of your fear? The Institute.Allira Daniels will do anything to keep her Defective brother safe from the Institute. They claim to protect Defectives, but it’s human nature to fear the unknown. Defectives are dangerous, they possess abilities that no human should be able to. To Allira and the rest of her family, the Institute seems more like a prison than the safe-haven they promote themselves to be. Protecting Shilah from that fate is their number one priority.When Allira stumbles across a car crash involving two of her school classmates, she ignores all of her father’s warnings of laying low and not drawing attention to herself. By doing so, she may have just caught the eye of the Institute. She’s not Defective, but what seventeen-year-old girl has the ability to pull two teenage boys away from a fiery rubble and walk away without a scratch? It would definitely be seen as suspicious.Allira and her family need to make decisions. Do they stay, or do they flee again? Will they be coming for her? Will her whole family come under investigation? Will they discover Shilah and his ability to predict the future?Are you Defective? The Institute is coming for you.
Vampire Love Story: First Seven Novels
H.T. Night - 2014
Night's #1 bestselling "Vampire Love Story" series, including: VAMPIRE LOVE STORY Josiah Reign is a lover and a fighter. Out for a simple jog, he happens upon a young woman who needs help. So Josiah does what he does best. He takes on her attackers...all five of them, in fact. Little does Josiah know that this one act of goodwill will introduce him to a very strange world, a world of dreams...and nightmares. For this woman, Lena, is not who she seems, and her friends are the stuff of legends. Worse yet, Josiah finds himself falling for not one, but two of these deadly creatures of the night. And as Josiah suffers a devastating loss that rocks his world, he will fight for what he believes in. He will fight for his one true love. And fighting is what Josiah does best. THE WEREWOLF WHISPERER For Josiah Reign, life as he knows it has been forever changed. In two shorts months he went from unbeliever to the savior of the Mani people (a vampire race that has been living underground for 10,000 years). Now Josiah must learn to control his powerful new body, all while understanding his destiny...and falling deeper in love. Soon Josiah realizes that to understand his calling, he must save a young werewolf...a werewolf with incredible powers of his own. Along the way, alliances are forged and old enemies rise again. And when tragedy strikes, Josiah must make the ultimate choice...and face an evil far greater than anything he'd ever imagined. FOREVER AND ALWAYS Josiah heads for Europe to master his gifts. Along the way, he realizes that others just might know what he's up to. He fights off enemies from all sides. Ultimately, Goshi, the blue gnome, trains Josiah and he returns back to the states. When Josiah comes back to the states, things are not what they once were. He needs to fight for his love Lena, more than he ever has before. Two unsuspecting enemies surface and now Josiah needs to protect what is rightfully his. VAMPIRES VS. WEREWOLVES Josiah Reign is building his own Mani army to take on Krull for a future battle of epic proportions. Old and new loves reveal themselves as Josiah comes to terms with his destiny. Struggling to keep old friendships alive, Josiah finds himself in an underground, immortal, mixed martial arts fight club fighting for his life and the lives of others. Will Josiah build his army in time? Who did Lena choose? When all is said and done, who will be by Lena's side in the end? Will it be Josiah, or someone else? ONE LOVE This has never been more true than now, as Josiah ramps up his vampire and werewolf army with tactical strategies and combat techniques that will prepare him to face the evil Krull in the prophetic battle that will make or break the very survival of the Mani people. Lena, the love of Josiah's life, is pregnant and about to deliver twins who have a special destiny of their own. Josiah is awed by fatherhood, especially when one of his sons reveals a supernatural gift more powerful than Josiah ever imagined. DIVINE BLOOD Though peace and harmony have reigned for years on the island of Helena, the new governor of the island of Attica poses a threat to everything and everyone that Josiah holds dear. It's getting harder to call up an army and Josiah goes solo and dusts off his fighting skills to protect his family. He also examines his beliefs and questions the Triat's control over who lives and who dies. But who is a friend and who is a foe? After one of his sons is snatched, the clock is ticking toward the decisions that could change the dynamic of the Mani royal family forever. SONS OF JOSIAH With Jason held captive by the evil Brock, Josiah has to make a tough choice about whether to turn his other son, Joshua, into a vampire.
Beneath Claire's House
Corey J. Popp - 2015
Popp comes a young adult, supernatural thriller that will keep readers guessing until its shocking conclusion. Sixteen-year-old Claire Young is tormented by a recurring, prophetic nightmare and visitations from gruesome, mutilated ghosts. She's convinced the apparitions intend to harm her widowed father, but there's little she can do locked away in Saint Thomas Psychiatric Hospital. Her situation is hopeless until a mysterious priest delivers the name of a man who may be the only one willing to help. Claire launches a daring scheme that leads her and her best friend to a former paranormal investigator. But the matter is complicated by Claire's own father. Convinced his daughter is schizophrenic, he'll send Claire back to Saint Thomas permanently if he discovers she’s still clinging to her delusions. Claire and her friends must tread lightly to complete the investigation, but amid bizarre twists and chilling encounters, she’ll discover her home's basement is hiding something far more sinister than just ghosts.
Thirst
Claire Farrell - 2010
The only thing greater than her thirst for human blood is her capacity for guilt. She does her best to avoid the human world, for everyone's sake.When Ava accidentally enslaves a human while saving him from a vampire, she realises she has to look for help setting him free. Despite her misgivings, she expands her world but finds herself dragged into a possible vampire civil war. With the help of some new friends with ambiguous loyalties, she tries to find a way to keep her human, and herself, alive.
Stranger
Satyajit Ray - 2001
* New Edition. * Includes a new translation of 'Fotikchand'.
The Legend of the Firewalker
Steve Bevil - 2013
She gasped and her brown eyes grew wide. Nathan watched helplessly as a small trickle of blood fell from her mouth. Other hooded figures appeared; their silver swords clutched upright against their chests. Nathan held tight to her lifeless body while trying to fight back the tears that swelled in his eyes. “No,” he cried. “No!” Nineteen-year-old Nathan Urye is supposed to be having a relaxing summer as a camp counselor but ever since he started having nightmares about a beautiful girl being hunted by flesh-clawing monsters, his life has been anything but normal. Soon, Nathan discovers that the sleepy college town of Cahokia Falls is far from ordinary when two unexplained deaths rock the town and campus. Who or what is behind the murders? Does it have anything to do with the newly-discovered cave symbol? And what about the spine-chilling campfire stories about ancient tribal beliefs and mystical legends? For Nathan Urye, things just keep getting creepier and creepier, and now it appears that everyone at camp is in danger…