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Changed
Heather MacKinnon - 2016
She wakes up to her new life and has to figure out how to navigate her enhanced abilities and heightened senses before someone catches her doing something supernatural. Thankfully, Nicholas, another vampire, finds her and offers to help her adjust and learn what it means to be a vampire. And if all that weren’t enough, the man who attacked her shows up claiming she’s his property. Now, she’s on the run from a centuries-old vampire who’s determined to make her his wife. Can Adrienne outrun and outsmart the man who Changed her? If she sticks with Nicholas, she might have a chance. As long as their budding romance doesn’t get in the way.
Ebony's Protector
J. Thompson
One sister born of pain.One sister born of blood.One sister born of death.Three sisters bound,Wiccan and nightwalker.Three sisters found,To join an empire.A prophecy of three,So let it be.Ebony’s life varied from minor inconvenience to total disaster. She could never catch a break. From a young age, she had been sent to live with many foster families, each one rejecting her after a short amount of time, none of them wanting to take on her unusual health issues.She couldn't blame them—she didn't know what the hell was wrong with her, either.Now, living day to day, struggling to buy the medicine she needs and with no home to call her own, Ebony battles for the hope that she won’t always be so alone. However, just when Ebony thinks her life couldn’t possibly get any worse, it does, and the darkness calls to her.Yet salvation arrives in the unlikely form of two beautiful, mysterious women and a man willing to fight to be her saviour.As a new world is suddenly and unexpectedly thrust upon her, Ebony, whether she’s ready or not, is about to find out who she really is and exactly what she’s made of.
Pierced
Keira Blackwood
But Hannah Lewis isn't just any coed. She happens to make the best microwaved brownies in Scarlet Harbor. Plus, she's a wolf shifter.On a mission to investigate reports of zombie-like monsters terrorizing the masses, vampire Bennet Pierce is prepared for anything—except for the blue-eyed vixen that changes everything. How can he protect her from harm if he himself is a threat?
Something Chosen
Alex Owens - 2018
sometimes it's only the beginning.Claire's trapped in a dead-end marriage, strapped for cash and getting desperate. Her chance at freedom comes in the form of a music con in Florida. Her mission? Win over a few big clients and collect a fat bonus check. It should have been easy, but Claire didn't count on a bewitched violin, its sultry Italian owner, Bette, or her dark and dangerous companions.Unfortunately, life isn't all song lyrics and seduction. Tied to darkness by blood and power, Claire must harness her abilities if she has any hope of surviving this business trip from hell.If you like Laurell K. Hamilton or the True Blood / Sookie Stackhouse series, you'll love this quirky paranormal fantasy complete with music, magic, fangs and freaks. One-click your copy today, and read the entire series exclusively on Amazon.*This book was previously published as Kill Me (Blood Chord #1) in 2012. After another round of edits, it now includes new content-- though the essential plot has not changed. Readers of the original trilogy can pick back up with the fourth book, due Spring 2018.*
Summer's Deadly Kiss
Cate Farren - 2014
Not only did she lose Frankie, but Clover’s best friend, Saskia, hasn’t spoken to her since. Jared Van Clayborne seems to have it all. He is a gorgeous, newly-turned vampire, an heir to a fortune. On the inside, he’s a mess. Atrocities he’s committed in the past year torture his thoughts. Jared is forced into counseling, but because he must keep his vampirism a secret, it hasn’t helped. Jared makes a desperate decision one night, but fate brings him face to face with Clover, a girl he had a crush on when they were in elementary school. A passionate magnetism draws them to one another. They both have secrets, but find solace in each other’s arms. Things begin looking up when Clover is finally reunited with Saskia. The young women are determined to figure out what happened to Frankie, and launch an investigation to bring those responsible to justice. As Clover and Saskia start piecing together clues, it draws the attention of some powerful individuals and puts their lives, and everyone around them, in jeopardy. (Warning - This books contains sex, violence, bad language, and hot vampires.)
Inevitable
Tamara Hart Heiner - 2013
But when she witnesses a murder, Jayne finds herself caught up in a dangerous world of intrigue and suspense.As it turns out, she is not the only one doing the stalking. The killer is on to her, and all of her visions of the dying don't reveal how her life will end. Somehow, she must stop the murderer before he arranges Jayne's own inevitable death.
Demonic Triangle
Joanna Mazurkiewicz - 2016
A love triangle. Can Maxine crack the case before her heart is ripped in two? Maxine Brodeur has spent the past year recovering from a devastating breakup with Prince Arthur — the realm’s future king. She’s kept a low profile as a half-human/half-demon, spending her days running “Doomed Cases,” a private supernatural agency. After illegally revealing her powers to save a human girl from attack, she gets an ominous letter bearing the royal seal. Rather than being punished, Maxine is hired to find the young, kidnapped Prince George. Back in the secretive life of the royals, she must learn to work alongside sexy detective Zachary Quinton. Her new partner has no respect for the rules, and her ex-lover Arthur is doing everything he can to win her back. Will Maxine find the missing prince quickly or will she cause another royal scandal in the process?
Bait
Annie Nicholas - 2010
The boring mortal guys that want to kiss me...and the bloodthirsty vampires that want to kill me.Sounds simple, right? Try not to let the normal guys bore me to death, and don't let the vampires kill anyone.Well, things have changed.The slayers have ordered me to capture the vampire overlord Rurik, but he has other plans. And the more I learn about him, the less certain I am that he’s the monster we’ve made him out to be. It probably doesn’t help that I'm falling for him.Now I don’t know who to trust, and as forces greater than either of us struggle for power, I may never get the chance to find out. See, here’s the thing...Baiting the enemy can be satisfying...until you’re the one who gets caught.
Vampire Shifter Academy
Lilly Wilder - 2019
Nothing Would Ever Be The Same. Following the death of my parents, I found myself attending Ridgeview Academy, a secret education facility reserved only for vampires and Halflings, those with only one vampire parent. The school bully caught up with me on the very first day, as if she could smell fear on me. Then three guys sparked up some possible romance! But I wondered, what are they really after? More importantly, could I trust any of them? On the surface, it all looked nice, just like their manicured lawns and polite ways, but I could feel the darkness within the campus. There was an unspeakable, blood-curdling evil present in Ridgeview Academy, and it was up to me to force it out into the light.
Crescent Bound
Karli Rush - 2012
Her childhood has been spent in the mundane human world learning to blend in and hide who she truly is, and it is here, during her last year that she meets a striking ex-high school quarterback from a small town in Montana who will turn her world upside down. Alyssa holds the element of fire, unlike her best friends Lisa and Megan, who are both air elementals. It is the elemental powers that reside inside which require positive thoughts and positive actions in order to maintain this magickal connection. What would happen to a witch that let this get out of control? How can evil become the driving force behind revenge and death?Dark secrets, dark magick and a desperate desire for revenge will bring Alyssa to the brink of destruction. She is being chased, but this pursuit is a silent one and her chaser has but one goal, Alyssa’s complete and total destruction. Will she overcome this dark threat and begin to live out her destiny? Will she survive and if so, will she lose herself as part of the price for being alive? Or, will her destiny rest on being crescent bound?
What Lies Inside
J.L. Myers - 2013
A newfound, insatiable thirst for blood that leads her to drain the school quarterback is only the beginning; she’s horrified to discover that her family and best friend Kendrick have been harboring the secret all along. And is the strangely alluring boy who seems hell-bent on curbing her murderous, blood-filled desires a friend, or foe?To escape detection Amelia and her twin brother Dorian are forced to move to a new town, and the challenge of a new, exclusive high school where nearly every classmate smells like prey. Including the irresistible Ty, who seems hauntingly familiar, yet darkly menacing …Amelia’s disturbing dreams and entanglement in a web of forbidden romance render her increasingly powerless against the chilling lies and secrets of vampire power struggles. And, as she soon discovers, vampire politics mixed with outlawed love can be a lethal cocktail. Falling in love may just cost Amelia everything: her friends, her family...even her lifeMove over Twilight, True Blood and Underworld! JL Myers’ first book in the Blood Bound series will have you swooning for more! Warning - This book contains some language and sexual situations.YA/ Vampire/ Paranormal Fiction
Seeker’s World
K.A. Riley - 2019
Prove yourself worthy, and you may just save the world.”
On her seventeenth birthday, Vega Sloane receives a strange and puzzling gift: a key in the shape of a dragon’s head, along with a note that claims she’s destined for greatness. When the handsome and mysterious Callum Drake enters her life, she finds herself inextricably drawn to him, and more questions begin to arise. Who is the boy beyond the exquisite façade and charming smile? Is he an ally, or the very enemy she needs to fight off? Vega soon discovers that she’s being recruited to attend a magical Academy in a world beyond her own—a school where those known as the Blood-Born train and compete to see who comes out on top. The only problem? Everyone seems to want her dead.
Eluding Destiny: Book I
Charlie Nottingham - 2021
Having a soulmate doesn't seem too bad either. For the most part? Laila's pretty happy to be that girl. Until the best parts of her life are ripped out from beneath her.In just a few days, everything in Laila's life changes. The brother she never knew existed shows up from the Fae Realm looking for her and their mother. Her once perfect love life crumbles in the blink of an eye. If things aren't hard enough already, her oldest family friend is murdered too. And the nosy detective in town is pointing fingers Laila’s way.Is it all connected? How could it be?She saw what Jeremy did with her own eyes. Well, in someone else’s memories, but she still saw it. Why is she questioning it? Why can’t she shake the feeling that there’s more to all of this than she can see?Things started to go array before her brother entered the picture. And he seems nice enough. Surely, it can’t be his fault. But what else could it all boil down to?Or rather… Who could it boil down to?
Lost Vampire
W.J. May - 2015
When Tay Maslov was a girl, she lived in New York State, and her playground were the sun-drenched fields of her parent's farm. But all that changed when one day the Servitors came, looking for new recruits for their master, the Archon Jeremiah of Brooklyn. The vampires - or Elders - rule the cities now, and hardly any humans are left out in the wildernesses. All of that land is given over to the weird animal-like Shifters. The Elders run the Blood Banks, enforced Blood Donations, as well as the Blood Clubs, and the culls of insurgents. When Tay Maslov, many years later and now a vampire herself, servant to her Archon Jeremiah, refuses to go on a cull of the poor humans she is cast down, becomes a Feral; hated by all. It is in this state that she meets Kaiden, himself a creature of the night - but far different from her. Which of them will survive what comes next?
Brightest Shadow
Candice Gilmer - 2015
Then he meets Kelsey. Blonde. Curvy. Attitude. She makes David's beast surface like never before. Even when she argues with him. When Kelsey learns about David's beast, she has to decide if she wants to live in his shadow. Can they find the light, lost in the dark?