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The Creatures of Man
Howard L. Myers - 2003
But even if the lost home world can be found, there may be no place for humans on it anymore. The once-lowly creatures who are now the sole inhabitants, and which mankind dominated in ages past, have been raised to a high level of intelligence and the future they plan is not one with any room for the former rulers of the planet. This future saga is here assembled for the first time, as well as several bonus short novels in a huge volume of highly original space adventure.
Demon Moon
Brad Magnarella - 2016
But New York City isn’t what it used to be, and I don’t mean the recent crash.Amateur casters are calling up creatures they shouldn’t be able to. And there’s been a murder at the city’s most hallowed cathedral, a message in blood on the victim’s back the NYPD wants me to interpret, like yesterday.Something tells me I’m in over my head. And that’s not just Chinatown’s newest mob boss, a scary-powerful vampire, or my possessed cat talking.No matter how much magic I hurl, worse keeps chasing bad, and I’m amassing enemies like they’re aluminum cans.Did I mention the end of the world might be nigh?Damn. Maybe I’m the amateur here.
Immortal Blood
Magen McMinimy - 2012
A date with a handsome man is the catalyst for events that she thought only happened in fairy tales. Thrust into a world of danger, Isabelle has no idea what is in store for her as the Light and Dark Fae fight over her future.Isabelle Moreno is a young woman working her way through life, finding little time for love and adventure. Until she agrees to a date with a mysterious stranger, only to find out the secrets this man holds are something she could have lived her entire life without knowing. The Dark Fae Luck Eater has found something enticing in Isabelle’s humanity.Bain is an arrogant playboy and an Immortal Light Fae Warrior. He and his four brothers fight for the safety of the human race while remaining something of myth. After weeks of tracking the Dark Fae Luck Eater, Bain comes across yet another victim, Isabelle. Bain has finally found his match in this feisty human as she fights against him and her ever growing attraction to the Immortal who is bound to protect her.
New Breed
Danielle Kazemi - 2011
She works at a job she hates and her boyfriend just dumped her. Things couldn't get worse.While out, she is attacked by the Unseen - a creature made of pure darkness which kills mortals. When a mysterious hero saves her, she uncovers the world that operates behind the scenes of the normal world. Dragons live among us, disguised as humans. With the aide of Crispin, Henry, Sera, and Jules, Annabel is protecting herself from another attack. The only problem: how to hide her?
Goblin Fruit
Erin Burr - 2012
What if it hides a message? All Clarity's mom ever gave her is the fairy tale storybook, Goblin Market. Her whole life, Clarity has helped care for her mother, a mindless, shuffling shell of a person. At sixteen, Clarity meets Audrey, a girl filled with grief and guilt overher brother who has been struck with the same affliction. With nothing but a cryptic clue from Goblin Market, Clarity and Audrey risk their lives to cure the people they love. Goblin Fruit is a YA paranormal novel featuring fast-paced action, heartbreaking decisions, and two unstoppable heroines.
The Gauntlet Thrown
Cheryl Dyson - 2010
Borrow the fabled Gauntlet of Ven-Kerrick, bring it home to prove his worth, marry the princess, and ascend the throne.He had planned for the dangerous terrain and Redolian assassins, but he did not expect the Gauntlet to be missing, nor to find the Kerrick royal family murdered.Luckily, his worst enemy was there to help him out.
Fated Souls: 10 Clean Paranormal Romance Stories
Dean MurrayKelly Oram - 2017
Featuring books from some of the best paranormal romance and urban fantasy writers working in the genre today, Fated Souls has something for nearly every reader and will serve as a gateway to books that have collectively received thousands of 4- and 5-star reviews. Available for a limited time, so grab your copy now! Hunted by Dean Murray Adri is about to develop a unique power that will thrust her into a shadowy world filled by preternatural creatures who want to use her for their own ends or barring that, kill her to keep her out of someone else's hands. At home, at school, even in her own dreams—nobody is who and what they say they are, and her time is running out. The only thing she knows for sure is that if she doesn't trust anyone, then she's as good as dead. Blood Debt by Nancy Straight Cami lost the only person in her life - her mom. Daring to find other family, what she found was. . . a blood debt - owed to a stranger. Can Cami escape her mother's past and find her own future? River's Recruit by Charlotte Abel Jonathan lost everything in Afghanistan… his identical twin, his left hand and his will to survive. He seeks solitude and healing in the Colorado wilderness, but finds a beautiful young woman dressed in buckskin, armed with a primitive bow and stone-tipped arrows. River has two choices… Convince the handsome trespasser to join her secret society of wolf-shifters, or kill him. Cheyenne by Lisa Wiedmeier Murder, romance, secrets and hidden pasts. Deception from every angle—who's telling the truth? Discerning Spirits by Kellie McAllen To fulfill his destiny, he'll have to uncover hers. Zeph is half angel, half human, and a total disappointment. Eve is an intriguing mystery that Zeph can’t resist trying to unravel. Together, can they open each other’s eyes to their incredible destiny? Pisces by Rachel Medhurst Pisces has to achieve her life mission. To unite with her twin flame soulmate. Antony's her bodyguard, not her one true love. Or, is he? Atlantis Riptide by Allie Burton Pearl ran away from the circus tired of her adoptive parents’ abuse of her special skills. Unknown to her, a battle rages under the ocean and each side wants to use her powers for their cause. As Pearl discovers her talents she must choose her destiny – whether to ignore the churning seas or swim into battle. Smoke and Mirrors by Jess Haines A girl who uses her illusions to fool the world into thinking she's just like all the other magi. A dragon who sees through her lies. Together they just might survive a world that wants to control or destroy them both. Chameleon by Kelly Oram Dani's life is turned upside-down the day she discovers that the supernatural world exists, and that she's more deeply connected to it than she ever could have dreamed. With the emergence of new and unique powers, she finds herself up to her neck in ancient prophecies, soul mates, and oh yeah, she's just been tasked with saving the world! Beg for Mercy by Shannon Dermott Everyone dreams of that first kiss.
Hidden Sight
Simone Pond - 2016
Losing her parents and her sight changes everything for Sibyl Forsyth. Terrified and refusing to accept the gift that she can now "see" into the supernatural realm, Sibyl stays holed up in her backyard, closed off from the outside world. When she's plagued with a vision of a catastrophic event, Sibyl knows she can't possibly sit back and watch her California coastal town's ultimate demise. Reluctantly, Sibyl sets out to stop her premonition from coming true. With the help of her shifter guide dog, Vago, the two join forces to save the day as they encounter intensely evil spirits with a vicious vendetta. In a race against time, Sibyl and Vago battle their own demons while trying to save the town from an explosive ending that nobody else sees coming. If you enjoy stories with supernatural visions, suspense, and budding romances, then you’ll love Pond's latest urban fantasy series! It's Dead Zone meets Odd Thomas, but with a female heroine who has a lot of heart. Buy Hidden Sight and "see" what's in store for you! Also be sure to check out Pond's Armor of Magic new adult urban fantasy series! Visit simonepond.com to learn more about the author.
Dodge the Bullet
Christy Hayes - 2011
But Sarah doesn’t know a Colorado Senator has earmarked her ranch for purchase and he’ll do anything to get it. Unwilling to sell, she dismisses his continued offers and moves ahead by improving the land with the help of a sexy stranger. A.J. Dodge is a man with a past. He’s returned to his hometown ready to set down roots and make things right with his family and whatever anyone else thinks he doesn’t give a damn. Until his old friend Tommy Thornton asks a favor, a favor he can’t refuse, and Dodge becomes involved with the beautiful widow Sarah Woodward. She’s alone with her young sons on a dilapidated ranch she’s determined to get up and running with or without his help. Under pressure to deliver the Woodward ranch to a land developer with shady connections, the senator sets in motion a dangerous plot to convince Sarah to sell. Dodge will risk everything to protect Sarah and the boys including his heart.
Frenzy
Casey L. Bond - 2016
The survivors came together to create this safe haven. Nestled between a fierce river and a city’s flood wall, the well-being of its residents hangs on a long-established treaty with the night-walkers. Sounds simple enough, but lately, the people of Blackwater have been dying, and the humans believe the night-walkers are to blame. Porschia Grant starves for more than her parents’ affection. Forced to enter the rotation, she will be given extra food rations in exchange for becoming a vampire’s breakfast and dinner for a week. The rotation has an extra responsibility as well: leave the colony and enter the dangerous forest to hunt for food. A night-walker will protect the hunters from the infected that roam the woods. But with the treaty hanging in the balance and tension between the humans and vampires rising, anything could happen in the darkness. What would you do if your only chance at survival might kill you? Suggested reading order for The Frenzy Series: Frenzy, Frantic, Frequency
New Moon Rising
L.M. Pruitt - 2011
The biggest events in the past ten years have been a marriage, a funeral, and a bar fight. It's slow, sleepy, a little narrow-minded--but for Cari Gravier it's home.Now things are starting to happen that nobody's seen before. Strange things in the woods, dead animals--and dead people. Cari's about to discover a whole new side to Selene. And a past that may come back to bite her...
Absolution
George S. Mahaffey Jr. - 2017
They way they are proven innocent? Evade, escape, and survive their hunters. At nineteen, Marisol never thought she would be a tracker of humans. In this post-apocalyptic world where justice is determined by a system of Absolution, Marisol steps up to do her duty. She hates everything that Absolution stands for, but there's nothing she can do about it. Nothing, that is, until one of her Runners turns out to be the key to uncovering a vast conspiracy that threatens to topple the dictator of New Chicago and change their lives forever.
The Descent Series: Vol.1
S.M. Reine - 2012
(Approx. 200,000 words total.)Books included:1. Death's Hand2. The Darkest Gate3. Dark UnionDEATH'S HANDElise Kavanagh doesn't want to hunt demons anymore. It's been five years since she killed her last enemy, and life has been quiet since then. She went to college. Got a job, and then lost it. Made a friend or two. Lived a normal life. Now her former partner, a powerful witch named James Faulkner, wants Elise to fight one more time. The daughter of a coven member has been possessed, and Elise is the only exorcist nearby.Becoming a hero again would mean risking discovery by old enemies. But digging into the case reveals that it might already be too late--bodies are disappearing, demons slither through the night, and the cogs of apocalypse are beginning to turn. Some enemies aren't willing to let the secrets of the past stay dead...THE DARKEST GATEWhen Elise Kavanagh retired from demon hunting, she swore it would be permanent. But an attack from a powerful necromancer forced her back into the business, and now she's trying to balance her normal boyfriend and normal job with everything supernatural.Mr. Black is a demon hunter gone rogue. He's enslaving angels and stealing ethereal artifacts in pursuit of forbidden immortality, and an old grudge drives him to make his final stand in Elise's territory. Destroying her life and killing her friends isn't the goal, but it's a definite perk.A demonic overlord offers to join against Mr. Black and protect Elise's loved ones. All she needs to do is ally with the demons she's sworn to kill, at the cost of her morals--and maybe her immortal soul. But once she crosses that line, there's no turning back.Nothing is sacred when Heaven and Hell collide on Earth...DARK UNIONEvery fifty years, the most powerful ethereal and infernal beings convene on Earth to resolve conflicts with mediation by kopides--humans born to police relations between Heaven and Hell. They're meeting in Elise Kavanagh's territory this year, and she used to be the greatest kopis in the world. But she's not invited.An old friend, Lucas McIntyre, asks her to attend the summit in his place. But when she arrives, she discovers that a human faction called The Union has taken charge of the summit, and they're not playing nice. Worse yet, someone has killed a prominent Union member... and now they're demanding blood.
Predator Girl
S.B. Roozenboom - 2012
And of the night. Ilume might be young, she might be recovering from a broken heart, but above all she’s a leader. Her pack has always come first. Until, on a rare visit to human civilization, she meets Jared.Strange and unusual beasts that few people are aware of roam our world. Jared Ferlyn is a Finder, born with the gift for detecting and tracking paranormal beings. Tagging Otherworlders for the government, he’s had his share of keeping fey, nightlings and other creatures from human sight. But when a strange new girl comes to town, Jared is unable to classify her despite his training and experience.While tracking the mysterious newcomer, Jared is pulled far into Ilume’s territory, a dangerous environment that not even a Finder is prepared for.Ilume and Jared–born into different worlds, one the predator the other the prey– and neither is prepared for what happens when the sparks fly between them.
Harken
Kaleb Nation - 2013
Truth-seekers venture from all over the world to his small California hometown, desperate to know the truth about spouses and business partners, willing to pay the highest price for his gift. But the same whispers that made Michael an underground celebrity reach someone who has been hunting for him. What should have been just another work night sends Michael running for his life from a madman assassin—a killer who isn't human—and a global secret society who wants him dead.