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Monster Hunter for Hire: Filthy Creatures
L. West - 2021
With the help of a few shape-shifting friends, they pick up the scent of the vampire responsible for the child’s disappearance.Helena is no stranger to dangerous villains. She’s fought more than her fair share thanks to her own strange supernatural heritage.Reluctantly, Helena decides to ask Dominick Pierce, the local vampire king, to help her find the boy before it’s too late.Will this new alliance change the way Helena has always viewed the monsters once and for all?
Angeles Vampire
Sofia Raine - 2019
A secret society. A mysterious stranger who could take her breath away for good…Fiona Winter refuses to give up the search for her estranged father. But after spending years chasing down dead ends, those she loves most refuse to support her quest any longer. Just when all hope seems lost, a dark, mysterious stranger promises answers… for a price…Fiona reluctantly agrees to Matthew Mercer’s intriguing proposal, and she’s tossed headfirst into an underground world of monsters that shouldn’t exist. To find her father, she’ll need to venture into the dark with a guide who might be just as dangerous as the creatures she’ll face. Can she trust the captivating Matthew or is he leading her to a fate worse than death?Angeles Vampire is the first book in an addictive new paranormal series that’s perfect for fans of Twilight, The Vampire Diaries, and A Shade of Vampire. If you like unearthly plot twists, heart-stopping chemistry, and characters with dark secrets, then you’ll love this new take on the lore you crave.
In Absentia: A Demon's Apprentice Anthology
Ben Reeder - 2017
It falls to Chance’s friends to pick up the slack. In Mage Enough, Lucas is confronted with the consequences of helping Chance during an earlier adventure, and must delve into the vampire subculture of New Essex in order to find a missing priest. As he uncovers another, greater threat, he also discovers that he’s capable of far more than he ever thought possible. In Freedom, Shade learns that there is much more to the world behind the Veil than she ever suspected. When Lucas shows up needing her help for a newfound friend, she’s more than willing to assist. But they quickly discover that he’s taken something that the vampires will go to any lengths to get back. In trying to keep those around her safe, she will discover what it truly means to live free, and how far she’ll go to safeguard that right. In Those Who Can, Dr. Corwyn discovers how far the conspiracy Lucas and Shade have uncovered goes, and how much the Conclave doesn’t know. Drafted back into a role he had given up years ago, he must figure out how the Sentinels have changed over the years, and if he can do the job now. As he struggles to find his way in his old/new role, he finds an even bigger conspiracy, and the hint of something familiar.
Mercy for Hire Mission Pack 1: Missions 1-4
J.S. Morin - 2018
Any bounty hunter worth the title knows three rules:Collect half the money up front.Never get emotionally attached.Don’t ask nosy questions.But with a heart of gold and her companion Kubu by her side, Esper sets out to make the galaxy a better place, preferably making enough money to pay for the fuel to get from one job to the next. But just because she’s not cut out to be ruthless doesn’t mean the galaxy is going to eat her alive.After all, Esper is also a wizard.Mission 1: Wayward SaintA runaway teen needs protection and Esper takes the job. But a simple rescue and recovery turns ugly when Esper finds herself in the middle of a custody battle with a vicious pirate who’s hired a bounty hunter of his own.Mission 2: Behind Blue SkiesOn the run from troubles of her own, Esper tries to lie low on a suspiciously Utopian colony planet. Unable to keep out of other people’s troubles, Esper gets a terrifying look into justice on a world where truth is a matter of who you know.Mission 3: House of the Orion SunEsper’s mission to protect the galaxy’s most vulnerable takes a turn for the seedy when she tracks a trafficking victim. How long can she hold out when her morals are tested at every turn?Mission 4: Break the ChainEsper’s own dark past catches up with her when bounty-hunting wizards corner her. Esper has faced down the galaxy’s worst criminals. Now, she’s going to be forced to stand up to one of the galaxy’s most esteemed institutions—Convocation of Arcane Practitioners.
Asherah: The Warrior Princess: A Fantasy Romance (The Goddesses Trilogy Book 1)
Rubina Ramesh - 2020
She is forced to seek the help of the ancient God and her husband, Lord El, whom she married at a young age. But there she falls in love with Lord El's stable hand, Hanish.Hanish…Hanish knows his limits. He knew falling in love with Asherah was forbidden.The Love…They're both bound by duty - one to her kingdom and the other to his master - and so they try their best to fight the growing attraction between them.Will this forbidden love ever reach fruition? When Asherah discovers the truth about Sandor, will it sabotage her love for Hanish? Or will the truth about her marriage to Lord El destroy her forever?Caught between three men, Asherah has to travel to her past to know her present. Will her heart finally recognize her true love? Grab a copy of Asherah now to find out.
Deviant
Kristen Middleton - 2015
Part of the Daughter's Of Darkness Series Jezebel has been captured by her evil, scheming father, Vlad Montour, and all seems hopeless. Can she escape and avenge the deaths of those closest to her heart? Recommended for readers 18+. Intimate scenes, language, and violence.