Wolves in the Shadows

Wolves in the Shadows

Sharon McLaughlin

Paranormal / Vampires

Who wouldn't want to hear a story about true love and destiny sprinkled with a generous helping of violence and the supernatural? But then again, if the story's being told by something that could kill you with a mere thought, is it really worth it?Elizabeth always thought that she was just a normal-well, mostly normal- college student until a fateful encounter with the enigmatic Wolf Clan changes everything. Her world is turned inside out as she gets a frightening glimpse into a shadowy world of vampires and wolves and hunters. A world that, if she's not careful, might swallow her whole.But then again...maybe that wouldn't be so bad....Excerpt:She took a deep breath, inhaling the sticky sweet aroma of the myriad of oranges in their varying stages of ripeness and rot and the musty smell of the cobwebbed robed trees. She could never recall exactly when it was that she had begun to haunt these abandoned orange groves, but one day she just realized that every day she would have a strange compulsion to slip away from the hustle and bustle of campus life and enter the old groves through a gap in the crumbling brick wall. Sometimes she would lay sprawled out on her well worn red and white striped picnic blanket, reading or studying or writing in her little journal or just looking up at the clouds and thinking of nothing. Sometimes she would stroll aimlessly through the overgrown lines of trees, careful not to trip over the rusting smudge pots that had once burned with kerosene to keep away the frost. Sometimes she would simply stand still with her eyes closed and arms outstretched as she felt the peace on the grove flow around her like a lazy river. She would listen to the carefree songs of the little birds going about their little business and the rustle of the leaves being moved by the breeze and crunch of earth beneath her feet as she walked through this quiet place that time had forgotten. There was a sort of calm about this place that she could never quite describe. It would fill her the moment that she would step through the gap in the wall. But sometimes, especially lately, it seemed like something about the grove had shifted. The calm had become a sort of watchful brooding, a quiet stillness before a storm. It filled her heart with fearful anticipation. Like she was waiting for something that lurked just outside her sight. There was a part of her that dreaded the groves in these moments, but she found that she could not abandon her daily visits.What was it that drew her to this strange place that no one ever seemed to pay any attention to? What was she waiting for? No matter how much she pondered these questions, the answers would always elude her grasp. She could not have known that tonight, something she had been waiting for her whole life without even realizing it, would happen and change her life forever. Would it be for the better? Or would it lead her down a path towards death and despair? Only time would tell.
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Goddess Unraveled

Goddess Unraveled

Isadora Brown

Fantasy / Paranormal / Vampires

The past must be studied in order to protect the future, but what about right now? With two Titans Boxed up, the focus of the investigation turns back to who unBoxed chaos in the first place, and no one knows where to start. Until Pandora suggests they speak to the first person who did this. Pythia. She knows this is the last thing Apollo wants. There's still unresolved issues between him and his former partner, but they won't make any headway if they don't investigate whether these two occurrences are related. But will Pythia even want to talk? Hades insists she hasn't spoken to anyone, but Pandora has a feeling Apollo could change that. She just isn't sure if she wants to risk him falling back to the way he was before he met her, especially if that will change everything between them. Fans of mythological retellings with a modern twist and paranormal academy romance are addicted to this new...
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Falling Over You

Falling Over You

Isadora Brown

Fantasy / Paranormal / Vampires

True love is complicated She wasn't supposed to see him, hear him, or feel him because he was dead - a ghost. She wasn't supposed to fall in love with him because she was engaged. Lara Darling is not a fan of New York. She only moved out to the big city because her fiance works on Wall Street and she's a romantic at heart. Plus, with dreams of working for a big-time book publisher as an editor, she wants to take advantage of her new residence. It all goes awry when she sees a ghost during a job interview. Well, she doesn't know he's a ghost at the time. Mike Langdon looks, sounds, and feels like a typical thirty-something male. He's cute, too. Really cute. It doesn't help that Lara finds out that she and her fiance are living in Mike's house and that Mike can pop up whenever he wants. It also doesn't help that Lara is the ONLY person who knows Mike still exists. And worst of all, Mike's mere presence is making Lara question...
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The Vampires of London

The Vampires of London

Sebastian Alexander

Horror / Paranormal / Vampires

So you have found my tale, I placed it here for you! Is this fate you may ask? Take a seat and make yourself comfortable, and read my tale. Unas has been waiting for you, yes! - for you since before you were born; Unas the devourer of souls and the drinker of blood.It’s 2461 AD. Some 400 years ago a woman died of cancer. But technology revived life in her corpse. She finds herself waking up in a ship, on the Earth which is on the verge of extinction. Humanity has axed its own beautiful planet by exploiting it to an irreparable extent. Life has returned to her, but survival is a challenge. Darkness pervades, in the present world outside, in future, below the oceans as well as inside her own self. But she got her second chance because of a purpose which was forgotten with the past life, which is sealed in the time she lay dead for in the cryo. A fight among the instincts of survival, revival, betrayal, revenge and strength of soul. A battlefield set in the apocalyptic future. A war is waging between the atrocities outside and toxicities of the inside; the cruelty of the world outside and the suffering of the heart; a war between hatred outside and revenge inside; a story founding the basis of another world war. The future world turns out nothing as she expected but it is appalling. We'll but have to place the blame on ourselves. But we'll fight for life on our raging planet lost to the aftermath of global warming. The war begins right about now.....!!! This is the first book setting up the background for a battle ahead
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Goddess Unmasked

Goddess Unmasked

Isadora Brown

Fantasy / Paranormal / Vampires

In a world of Titans and treachery, Pandora's quest for answers has never been more perilous. Pandora thought Pythia held the key, but the truth she unearthed was just the beginning. As the shadows of danger lengthen, a new revelation emerges: the Titans are merely pawns in a far more sinister game. The real enigma lies in unraveling not just who freed the Titans, but why. Caught in a labyrinth of deception, Pandora faces a haunting choice: is Seph the ultimate target, or does the Underworld itself hang in the balance? The clock ticks ominously as alliances blur and secrets corrode. In her race against the abyss, Pandora's last hope lies with an unexpected source—the mother she never thought she'd seek counsel from. Pandora must navigate a maze of uncertainties, and confront a truth more daunting than any Titan. Will she unlock the answers in time, or will the shadows claim her, once and for all? Goddess Unmasked is a...
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Helena

Helena

Cassie Carnage

Horror / Paranormal / Vampires

Helena was the perfect little girl. Always polite. Always kind. Always hungry.From the author of the horror story collection WE ARE ALL MONSTERS, comes a tale of a tiny terror with an unrelenting craving for human flesh. Can you handle the unnatural abomination that is, HELENA?
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101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire

101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire

Joleene Naylor & Jonathan Harvey

Paranormal / Vampires / Fantasy

It's not a novel. It's not a short story. 101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire is just that: a list of tips for traveling with a vampire. Some are useful even if you aren't traveling with the undead. If you're looking for a quick chuckle and want a sneak peek of book 4 in the Amaranthine series, then give it a shot.It's not a novel. It's not a short story. 101 Tips for Traveling with a Vampire is just that: a list of tips for traveling with a vampire. Some are useful even if you aren't traveling with the undead. If you're looking for a quick chuckle and want a sneak peek of book 4 in the Amaranthine series, then give it a shot.Revamped: New introduction. Includes a sneak peek of Book 4 in the Amaranthine series and a sample of Shades of Plaid by Jonathan Harvey.
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Awakened

Awakened

Emma Knight

Paranormal / Vampires / Young Adult

In AWAKENED (Book #5 of the Vampire Legends), Rachel Wood wakes in Benji's arms—except there is one problem: she cannot remember who Benji is. Heartbroken, Benji lets her go, as she insists on leaving him and returning home.Rachel arrives back in her home in Pennsylvania, and her dad and brother Mark are shocked to see her. She is even more surprised at their reaction: she can't remember what happened exactly, but she feels sure that she was only away for a single night. Why is everyone acting so crazy, so surprised to see her?Rachel, not remembering anything else, insists on resuming her normal life. She insists on returning to her old high school in Pennsylvania, where she runs into all of her old friends, who are equally startled to see her. A new love interest arrives in her life, while she tries to shake dreams of strange omens, and of Benji, who she still doesn't remember. She also tries to fight these strange hunger pangs that are overtaking her.In the...
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Goddess Undone

Goddess Undone

Isadora Brown

Fantasy / Paranormal / Vampires

Pandora wants nothing more than to be a Watcher. Even if that means dealing with an unsupportive mother, a sleazy trainer, and mental and physical challenges most never surpass.But that all changes when her little sister disappears from her own betrothal party.Seph has always been the good girl, and it's no wonder their mother managed to get the Golden Prince — Zeus himself — to agree to a betrothal.Except Seph isn't as happy as she should be and Zeus isn't as loyal as he should be.And when Pandora crosses paths with ex-Watcher and current brooding alcoholic, Apollo, the night is already overwhelming, and it's just getting started.Because they discover that it isn't just Seph missing, but the Box is too.The Box Zeus used to imprison the seven Titans hellbent on destroying Olympus by himself. The Box Zeus gave to Seph as a wedding gift.Now, Pandora must embark on a search for her little sister, regardless of what she...
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Released, Agents of Evil Series, Book 1

Released, Agents of Evil Series, Book 1

Megan Duncan

Paranormal / Vampires / Young Adult

After a demon apocalypse kills their parents and everyone they know, 17-year old Abby Phillips, her brother, Carter, and friend, Max flee their home to travel through what has become the wastelands of America. Abby and her companions quickly discover there are much worse things lurking in the dark than they could have ever imagined.After a demon apocalypse kills their parents and everyone they know, 17-year old Abby Phillips, her brother, Carter, and friend, Max flee their home to travel through what has become the wastelands of America. When radio transmissions of a resistance offering shelter and safety cease, Abby is tempted to give up. Struggling to overcome life-threatening obstacles in their dangerous journey, Abby and her companions quickly discover there are much worse things lurking in the dark than they could have ever imagined.
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Ascension

Ascension

Isadora Brown

Fantasy / Paranormal / Vampires

He's a demon bound to the devil. She's a holy weapon promised to an angel. And in a world where Heaven and Hell have both abandoned Earth, love may be the most dangerous rebellion of all.Everly has spent her life sheltered in a sanctified bunker, raised on duty and dogma, trained in ancient runes, and promised to an archangel she's never met. Her path is set—until her bunker is destroyed, her sister vanishes, and Everly is left bleeding in the ruins of a faith that failed her.Enter Walton: a gruff, cigarette-smoking bounty hunter with a demon's mark and a body count to match. He doesn't save people. But Everly isn't part of the job—she is the job. Bringing her to Hell could win him his humanity back. But every moment with her cracks his resolve.As their journey across a decimated world draws them closer—to each other and to the truth—Everly will question everything she's ever believed, and Walton will be forced to...
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Chronicles of the Vampire Hunters: Creation

Chronicles of the Vampire Hunters: Creation

Dustin J. Palmer

Horror / Paranormal / Vampires

They are known by many names, from Gods and Immortals to Demons and Vampires. They are whispers in the shadows, myths, and legends. They have existed alongside mankind for thousands of years, always in hiding, always feeding. They are are the top of the food chain and humanity is their only prey.AUTHORS NOTE: About six months ago I finished my first novel (Chronicles of the Vampire Hunters: The Coalition). The finished product was well over six hundred pages long, was unedited, and had NUMEROUS grammatical and punctuation errors. Also due to its length several elements of the story had to be left out. So instead of moving on to my next project, I decided to improve upon The Coalition. So I broke the novel up into three parts, had it edited, and added previously left out scenes(including a new prologue) making it a more complete story. If you've read The Coalition before I hope that you will be happy with the new material and if not I'm confident you will enjoy this first novel following Jake and his family's adventures. So here it is, the first part of The Coalition Trilogy: Creation. They are known by many names, from Gods and Immortals to Demons and Vampires. They are whispers in the shadows, myths, and legends. They have existed alongside mankind for thousands of years, always in hiding, always feeding. They are are the top of the food chain and humanity is their only prey. Alone and outnumbered a small group of men and women stand their ground, fighting to drive back the darkness anyway they can. They are our first, last, and only line of defense against monsters that know no fear. They are the Vampire Hunters. Jake Bishop is a normal, easy going kid that spends his summer days playing with his action figures and watching cartoons. The biggest, Earth shattering problem is his life are his parent's nonstop arguments over money. That all changes one hot summer night, when a demon from his father's past comes crashing back into his life. Jake is plunged into a surreal, terrifying world beyond his worst nightmares. Jake is nearly killed, his mother kidnapped, sending his father into a mad quest for revenge. Jake learns two truths, vampires exist and the Bishops have been hunting them for hundreds of years. And they are VERY good at what they do.
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