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  • Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Ever After by Kim Harrison

    30 ratings
    The ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing... for the worse.While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation...
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    dark  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

    Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs

    38 ratings
    Patricia Briggs's novel River Marked was praised as "an urban fantasy where our everyday world is believably twisted into the world of fey, werewolves, vampires, and myths made real." Now Mercy Thompson faces a shapeshifter's biggest fear as the realm she has embraced is thrown into chaos...Mercy Thompson's life has undergone a seismic change...
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    fae  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs

    Storm Cursed by Patricia Briggs

    29 ratings
    In this powerful entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, Mercy Thompson must face a deadly enemy to defend all she loves...My name is Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman, and I am a car mechanic.And a coyote shapeshifter.And the mate of the Alpha of the Columbia Basin werewolf pack...
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    fae  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs

    Smoke Bitten by Patricia Briggs

    29 ratings
    Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, faces a threat unlike any other in this thrilling entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling series. I am Mercedes Athena Thompson Hauptman. My only "superpowers" are that I turn into a thirty-five pound coyote and fix Volkswagens. But I have friends in odd places and a pack of werewolves at my back. It looks like I'm going to need them...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Wild Side by Shayne Silvers

    Wild Side by Shayne Silvers

    16 ratings
    To become a Godkiller you have to awaken the monster inside you… Almost a year has passed since Nate’s ex-fiancée woke up a Greek god intent on world domination and war. The problem? He doesn’t know which god. And the promised war hasn’t started yet...
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    dark  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

    Bone Crossed by Patricia Briggs

    46 ratings
    By day, Mercy is a car mechanic in the sprawling Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington. By night, she explores her preternatural side. As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, Mercy has often found herself having to maintain a tenuous harmony between the human and the not so human. This time she may get more than she bargained for...
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    fae  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Tiny Gods by Shayne Silvers

    Tiny Gods by Shayne Silvers

    17 ratings
    Power is patient, power is kind… No, wait. That’s not right. Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely… Just ask Nate’s ex-fiancée. It’s almost this wizard’s birthday, so, he can cry if he wants to...
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    dark  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  psychics  suspense  urban
  • The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison

    The Undead Pool by Kim Harrison

    28 ratings
    Witch and day-walking demon Rachel Morgan has managed to save the demonic ever after from shrinking, but at a high cost. Now strange magic is attacking Cincinnati and the Hollows, causing spells to backfire or go horribly wrong, and the truce between the races, between Inderlander and human, is shattering...
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    dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

    Dead Beat by Jim Butcher

    48 ratings
    Meet Harry Dresden, Chicago's first (and only) Wizard P.I. Turns out the 'everyday' world is full of strange and magical things - and most of them don't play well with humans. That's where Harry comes in.Luckily, however, he's not alone. Although most people don't believe in magic, the Chicago P.D. has a Special Investigations department, headed by his good friend Karrin Murphy...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  urban  vampires  zombies
  • Brief Cases by Jim Butcher

    Brief Cases by Jim Butcher

    26 ratings
    Brief Cases is the sequel anthology of Side Jobs, and will be released before Peace TalksSet to include the following stories:An exclusive novellette from the perspective of Maggie and Mouse.“Curses” — from The Naked City, edited by Ellen DatlowTakes place between Small Favor and Turn Coat...
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    demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    33 ratings
    Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter—and lived to tell the tale. But she's never faced off against her own kind . . . until now.Denounced and shunned for dealing with demons and black magic, her best hope is life imprisonment—at worst, a forced lobotomy and genetic slavery...
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    dark  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison

    The Witch with No Name by Kim Harrison

    28 ratings
    At long last... The final book in the New York Times bestselling Hollows series by Kim Harrison!Rachel Morgan's come a long way from the clutzy runner of Dead Witch Walking. She's faced vampires and werewolves, banshees, witches, and soul-eating demons. She's crossed worlds, channeled gods, and accepted her place as a day-walking demon...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  lgbtq  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

    Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs

    47 ratings
    I could smell her fear, and it satisfied something deep inside me that had been writhing under her cool, superior gaze. I curled my upper lip so she could get a good look at my sharp teeth. I might only weigh thirty or so pounds in my coyote shape, but I was a predator...Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape - but not her loyalty...
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    dark  fae  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Wizard by Trade by Jim Butcher

    Wizard by Trade by Jim Butcher

    12 ratings
    Fantasy: For Harry Dresden, the only wizard listed in the Chicago phone book, when it rains, it pours. In fact, it pours toads, always a sign something bad is about to happen, But Harry takes such omens in stride, given that his rattletrap VW Bug needs constant upkeep, and his 30 pound guard cat wants regular meals...
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    demons  fae  magic  paranormal  vampires  action-adventure  adult  book
  • Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter

    Shattered Bonds by Faith Hunter

    18 ratings
    Jane Yellowrock must dig deep and find strength within herself if she is to survive in the latest novel in this New York Times bestselling series.Jane Yellowrock is a shapeshifting skinwalker, and vampire killer-for-hire, but her last battle with an ancient arcane enemy has brought her low...
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    dark  demons  fae  magic  paranormal  psychics  suspense  urban
  • White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison

    White Witch, Black Curse by Kim Harrison

    33 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison returns to the sinister and seductive Hollows for the newest blockcuster adventure featuring Rachel Morgan, witch and bounty hunter.White Witch, Black CurseSome wounds take time to heal...and some scars never fade.Rachel Morgan, kick-ass witch and bounty hunter, has taken her fair share of hits, and has broken lines she swore she would never cross...
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    dark  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • River Marked by Patricia Briggs

    River Marked by Patricia Briggs

    42 ratings
    Mercy Thompson: Mechanic, Shapeshifter, Fighter.Car mechanic Mercy Thompson has always known there was something different about her, and not just the way she can make a VW engine sit up and beg. Mercy is a shapeshifter, a talent she inherited from her long-gone father. And she's never known any others of her kind. Until now...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Lies Ripped Open by Steve McHugh

    Lies Ripped Open by Steve McHugh

    18 ratings
    Over a hundred years have passed since a group of violent killers went on the rampage, murdering innocent victims for fun. But even back then, sorcerer Nate Garrett, aka Hellequin, knew there was more to it than simple savage pleasure—souls were being stolen.Nate’s discovery of the souls’ use, and of those supporting the group’s plan, made him question everything he believed...
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    dark  fae  magic  myths  necromancy  paranormal  urban  vampires
  • Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend

    Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend

    12 ratings
    Nightshift clerk and high-functioning insomniac Jack is back to work, trying his best to keep out of trouble. But when his chain-smoking coworker discovers a mysterious radio signal revealing the guarded secrets of their town, Jack will learn that an annoying new dayshift manager is far from the worst of his problems...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  lgbtq  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense
  • Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

    Faefever by Karen Marie Moning

    46 ratings
    The New York Times bestselling author of Darkfever and Bloodfever returns to Dublin’s Fae-infested shores in a bold, sensual new novel...
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    dark  demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Magic and Bones by Laken Cane

    Magic and Bones by Laken Cane

    8 ratings
    Rune Alexander's life is full of darkness and violence, and she wouldn't have it any other way. Does she ever get tired of fighting the monsters? Nope. As long as she has her beloved crew at her side, she can face--and fight--anything...
  • Bloody Acquisitions by Drew Hayes

    Bloody Acquisitions by Drew Hayes

    16 ratings
    The third book in Drew's outrageously adventurous and satirical series, including THE UTTERLY UNINTERESTING AND UNADVENTUROUS TALES OF FRED, THE VAMPIRE ACCOUNTANT (Book 1) and UNDEATH & TAXES (Book 2).With a thriving parahuman accounting practice, a steady relationship, and a circle of trusted friends, Fred’s undead life has become more enjoyable than his normal one ever was...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  urban  vampires  zombies
  • Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong

    Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong

    24 ratings
    War is coming to the Otherworld. A sinister cult known as The Supernatural Liberation Movement is hell-bent on exposing the truth about supernaturals to the rest of the world. Their violent, ruthless plan has put everyone at risk: from werewolves to vampires, from witches to half-demons.Savannah Levine - fiery and unpredictable - stands at the heart of the maelstrom...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  necromancy  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Mack's Rousing Ghoulish Highland Adventure by A.J. Sherwood

    Mack's Rousing Ghoulish Highland Adventure by A.J. Sherwood

    10 ratings
    Mack did not sign up for hunting unknown ghost-eating creatures.But that’s what he gets when he and Brandon arrive to help Eli and husbands at an old inn situated in the Scottish Highlands. Now he’s surrounded by terrified ghosts on the run, zombie-ghosts that look eaten, and no one knows what the baddie is...
  • Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

    Frostbitten by Kelley Armstrong

    27 ratings
    Smart, sexy, supernatural—the men and women of the Otherworld live and love, fight and die, among us. Unseen and unsuspected, this realm of witches, ghosts, and werewolves is now threatened with exposure by a brutal series of bizarre murders that has left even the supernatural world baffled—and cold with terror...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Blood Debts by Shayne Silvers

    Blood Debts by Shayne Silvers

    19 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A Wizard, an Angel, and a Horseman of the Apocalypse walk into a bar…The ancient pact between mankind, Heaven, and Hell has been broken. And Nate Temple’s quest for vengeance may have just kicked off Armageddon. So, time to grab a stiff drink…or maybe four...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  psychics  urban
  • Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

    Dark Heir by Faith Hunter

    20 ratings
    Shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock is the best in the business when it comes to slaying vampires. But her latest fanged foe may be above her pay grade…For centuries, the extremely powerful and ruthless vampire witches of the European Council have wandered the Earth, controlling governments, fostering war, creating political conflict, and often leaving absolute destruction in their wake...
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    dark  demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    24 ratings
    As a curious six-year-old, Clayton didn’t resist the bite—he asked for it. But surviving as a lone child-werewolf was more than he could manage—until Jeremy came along and taught him how to straddle the human-werewolf worlds, gave him a home…and introduced him to the Pack...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Monster Hunter Legion by Larry Correia

    Monster Hunter Legion by Larry Correia

    25 ratings
    Monster Hunter International might be the premier monster eradication company in the business, but they’ve got competition. When hunters from around the world gather in Las Vegas for a conference, a creature left over from a World War Two weapons experiment wakes up and goes on a rampage across the desert...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop

    Vision in Silver by Anne Bishop

    30 ratings
    The Others freed the cassandra sangue to protect the blood prophets from exploitation, not realizing their actions would have dire consequences. Now the fragile seers are in greater danger than ever before; both from their own weaknesses and from those who seek to control their divinations for wicked purposes...
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    dark  fae  magic  paranormal  psychics  suspense  urban  vampires
  • The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    The Necromancer's Dilemma by S.J. Himes

    16 ratings
    International bestselling hit The Beacon Hill Sorcerer series continues with Book #2, The Necromancer's Dilemma...Even love can die without trust.Angel’s brother, Isaac, has returned home, and the pair begins to make slow and awkward attempts back to each other...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  lgbtq  magic  necromancy  paranormal  suspense
  • Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost

    Eternal Kiss of Darkness by Jeaniene Frost

    33 ratings
    An immortal war has been brewing in the darkness . . . And now one woman has stumbled into the shadows. Chicago private investigator Kira Graceling should have just kept on walking. But her sense of duty refused to let her ignore the moans of pain coming from inside a warehouse just before dawn. Suddenly she finds herself in a world she's only imagined in her worst nightmares...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson

    Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson

    18 ratings
    Something wicked is at work in Colorado’s supernatural community. Vampires are being paralyzed or killed with poison…a weapon favored by witches. This offense threatens to break apart the already-fractured alliance between witches and the undead.The state’s cardinal vampire, Maven, summons boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther to stop the killing before it ignites a war...
  • Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes

    Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes

    18 ratings
    The sequel to the Amazon bestseller THE UTTERLY UNINTERESTING AND UNADVENTUROUS TALES OF FRED, THE VAMPIRE ACCOUNTANT. After discovering just how filled with magic, intrigue, and adventure the parahuman world of being an Undead American can be, Fredrick Frankford Fletcher did exactly what was expected--he became a certified parahuman accountant...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  urban  vampires  zombies
  • Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher

    Working for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher

    20 ratings
    "B is for Bigfoot" takes place between Fool Moon and Grave Peril. "I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" takes place circa Deadbeat. "Bigfoot on Campus" takes place between Turn Coat and Changes.Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is used to mysterious clients with long hair and legs up to here...
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    dark  demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  urban  vampires
  • Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter

    Raven Cursed by Faith Hunter

    24 ratings
    The vampires of Asheville, North Carolina, want to establish their own clan, but since they owe loyalty to the Master Vampire of New Orleans they must work out the terms with him. To come up with an equitable solution, he sends an envoy with the best bodyguard blood money can buy: Jane Yellowrock...
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    dark  demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

    Spell Bound by Kelley Armstrong

    24 ratings
    The #1 "New York Times" bestselling author sets the stage for a battle of epic proportions.Savannah Levine is all grown up. As a witch endowed with an array of spells, she is also a force to be reckoned with. As a paranormal investigator she is finally coming into her own. But her last case tore a family apart, and Savannah swore she'd give up her powers to fix the mess she helped create...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  necromancy  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    24 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    24 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

    Grave Peril by Jim Butcher

    46 ratings
    An alternative cover edition with a different page count exists here.Harry Dresden - WizardLost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.Harry Dresden has faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong

    No Humans Involved by Kelley Armstrong

    27 ratings
    In her acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series, bestselling author Kelley Armstrong creates a present day in which humans unwittingly coexist with werewolves, witches, and other supernatural beings. Now, in this spellbinding new novel, a beautiful necromancer who can see ghosts must come to terms with her power—and with an evil she never thought possible...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  necromancy  paranormal  suspense  urban
  • The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer

    The Killing Floor Blues by Craig Schaefer

    15 ratings
    Nobody has ever escaped from the Iceberg. It's a privately-owned prison deep in the Mojave Desert, staffed by brutal guards and surrounded by desolate wasteland. Inside the walls, gangs and predators are constant threats; outside the walls, there's nothing but a sniper's bullet or a slow death in the desert heat...
  • The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    The Castle Doctrine by Craig Schaefer

    15 ratings
    Out of prison and back on the streets, Daniel Faust returns home to a city on fire. The Chicago mob is making their play for control of Las Vegas, with an army of gunmen and a lethal shapeshifter on their side, while Daniel's friend Jennifer marshals the forces of the Vegas underworld...
  • Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks

    Mortal Ties by Eileen Wilks

    16 ratings
    Eileen Wilks' novels of the Lupi have drawn readers into a seductive world of action, suspense, and passion...
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    demons  fae  ghosts  magic  paranormal  psychics  suspense  urban
  • Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

    Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong

    16 ratings
    Rare and never-before published short stories featuring fan favorites from the New York Times bestselling seriesIt’s been more than ten years since Kelley Armstrong began the Otherworld series and drew legions of fans to a realm roamed by witches, werewolves, necromancers, vampires, and half-demons...
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    demons  ghosts  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Broken by Kelley Armstrong

    Broken by Kelley Armstrong

    29 ratings
    In this thrilling new novel from the author of Industrial Magic, a pregnant werewolf may have unwittingly unleashed Jack the Ripper on the twenty-first century — and become his next target…Ever since she discovered she’s pregnant, Elena Michaels has been on edge. After all, she’s never heard of another living female werewolf, let alone one who’s given birth...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • The Phantom Queen by Yasmine Galenorn

    The Phantom Queen by Yasmine Galenorn

    6 ratings
    Whisper Hollow, where spirits walk among the living, and the lake never gives up her dead...Fifteen years ago, I ran away from Whisper Hollow, Washington, a small town on Crescent Lake in the Olympic Peninsula. But truth is, if you were born here, you can never really leave. I'm Kerris Fellwater, and I'm a spirit shaman...
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    dark  demons  fae  ghosts  magic  myths  necromancy  paranormal
  • Night Rune by Brad Magnarella

    Night Rune by Brad Magnarella

    8 ratings
    Where to turn when all roads lead to ruin? Last night I barely escaped 1776 New York City – now I have to go back. My teammates are trapped in a time catch. Worse, the demon master Malphas is building a gateway there, one that could trigger a full-blown apocalypse. But returning will require new allies: a crabby goblin, a fae princess and former lover, and the demon-vampire Arnaud...
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    demons  fae  magic  myths  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong

    Waking the Witch by Kelley Armstrong

    24 ratings
    At twenty-one, Savannah Levine-orphaned daughter of a notorious dark witch and an equally notorious cutthroat sorcerer-considers herself a full-fledged member of the otherworld. The once rebellious teen has grown into a six-foot-tall, motorcycle-riding jaw-dropper, with an impressive knowledge of and ability to perform spells...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  suspense  urban  vampires
  • Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur

    Dangerous Games by Keri Arthur

    24 ratings
    To catch a killer, Riley Jenson will use every seductive trick in the book. But this killer has found a new way to play…In Melbourne’s urban underworld, there’s a nightclub for every fantasy and desire. But for Riley Jenson, one such club has become an obsession...
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    dark  demons  ghosts  magic  paranormal  psychics  suspense  urban
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