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Misery Lark, the only daughter of the most powerful Vampyre councilman of the Southwest, is an outcast—again. Her days of living in anonymity among the Humans are over: she has been called upon to uphold a historic peacekeeping alliance between the Vampyres and their mortal enemies, the Weres, and she sees little choice but to surrender herself in the exchange—again... Weres are ruthless and unpredictable, and their Alpha, Lowe Moreland, is no...

After being sworn in as the Chasseurs' first huntswoman, Célie wants to protect Belterra alongside her fiancé and captain, Jean Luc, but her past haunts her -- like how she failed to protect her sister -- and a new evil is rising, with its mesmerizing eyes locked on her. Six months have passed since Célie took her sacred vows and joined the ranks of the Chasseurs as their first huntswoman. With her fiancé, Jean Luc, as captain, she is determined...

"As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters--her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead. Something that once attacked Nena nine years ago. Believing Nena dead, Néstor has been on the run from his grief ever since, moving from ranch to ranch working...

When Lord Crane sends Nico to search for more plague survivors in the castle, Nico collides with a princess who wants to break out. They will each have to navigate the web of lies they've woven if they're going to survive the nightmares that lie ahead.

In a small village in the remote English countryside, several young maidens have been found dead – their beautiful faces horribly aged almost beyond recognition. Suspecting a supernatural evil at work, the local doctor calls on Army friend and famed vampire hunter Captain Kronos, an expert swordsman formerly of the King's Imperial Guard. Aided by his expert assistant Professor Grost, the two quickly confirm the gruesome murders are the work of...

A new town, new friends, new challenges.... And a new heart-stopping adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Kate, Curran, and Conlan may have left Atlanta for Wilmington, but the usual magic mayhem has also hitched a ride!
Kate and Curran have just settled into their new home and their 'low profile,' when a local businessman approaches them with an offer they can't refuse. A mysterious evil has spawned...

Kevin and his daughter Beth move to escape the past. But when Beth falls ill with a terminal disease, Kevin faces a heart-wrenching dilemma. A strange man appears in his life promising to heal Beth, but at what cost? Kevin will do anything to save his daughter, but how far will he go? As the bodies begin to pile up in the community, all drained of blood, Kevin realizes the horrific truth. Will he be able to stop the monster that he has helped create?...

"Why didn't you kill me like I asked?""I didn't feel like it." Twenty-two year old Shoshanna has suffered depression since she was a child.Once, she actually tried to end it all, but failed miserably. Since then, she has been struggling to keep a promise she made to her parents... one that she has regretted making ever since.One day though, she sees news about a killer on the loose, who appears to be targeting girls around her age.Then an idea pops...

Eli Channing was just a man on top of the world, successful, married to Ivy, the woman of his dreams. Then one night, they're attacked, and she's murdered by vampires beyond salvation. Eli was saved, recruited to join the elite vampire wardens, a keeper of silence and peace between humans and other beings, but in his heart is the desire for revenge. Nearly a century later, a woman named Ivy who writes fictional vampire novels appears in his path....

I can't stop dreaming about him, Quentin, the boy next door who stole my heart and then just… vanished. I'm constantly reminded of him, handsome and sexy, so much that I struggle to find love for my boyfriend. And then one night, I find myself caught between a rock and someone's hard abs, taking me a minute to realize who my savior is, swooping in with his sexy self and saving me from the street thug outside the hottest club in town. It's Quentin....