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Halfway to the Grave
Night Huntress Book 1
By Jeaniene Frost
After finishing Frost’s Halfway to the Grave, my only regret is that I did not get a chance to read it sooner. Frost introduces us to a new heroine in the urban fantasy genre by the name of Catherine Kathleen Crawford, a lanky redhead with a rather [...]

Night World No.3
by L.J. Smith
This is the third set in the newly reprinted collection of the Night World series by L.J. Smith that was first published in 1996. The series is being reprinted now in three volumes, each containing three Night World stories that were originally published on their own separately. Included in this set [...]

Night World No.2
Dark Angel, The Chosen, and Soulmate
by L.J. Smith
This is the second set in the newly reprinted collection of the Night World series by L.J. Smith that was first published in 1996. The series is being reprinted now in three volumes, each containing three Night World stories that were originally published on their own [...]

Dancing with Werewolves
1st book in the Delilah Street, Paranormal Investigator series
by Carole Nelson Douglas
At the dawn of the new millennium everyone was concerned with the threat of Y2K. Instead of computers crashing worldwide however, vampires and other so-called mythical creatures stepped out of the shadows and into the spotlight. During this time, Delilah was growing [...]

The Harlequin
15th book in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Series
by Laurell K Hamilton
It’s been a while since I could bring myself to read this series. I used to be a huge fan and an avid reader of the series, but after Incubus Dreams my interest in the series all but died. I even had a [...]

Night World No.1
Secret Vampire, Daughters of Darkness, and Spellbinder
by L.J. Smith
This is the first set in the newly reprinted collection of the Night World series by L.J. Smith that was first published in 1996. The series is being reprinted now in three volumes, each containing three of the Night World novels that were originally published [...]

Bond of Blood
A Texas Vampires Novel
by Diane Whiteside
Until I happened to notice this book while perusing the meager selection at Wal-Mart, of all places, I had never heard of, let alone read anything by this author. While I was pleasantly surprised to find an author whose style and skill is captivating I can’t say that [...]

Holidays Are Hell
By Kim Harrison, Lynsay Sands, Majorie M. Liu, and Vicki Petterson
As fun as the holiday season is you can’t deny that the drop in temperature does have the tendency to make you want to run and hide under your nice warm blankets. And honestly, if you’re all snuggled up and warm, why not [...]

Mysteria
by MaryJanice Davidson, Susan Grant, P.C. Cast, and Gena Showalter.
Mysteria, home to the Fighting Fairies!, lies in Colorado and was formed decades ago when a demon showed a random act of kindness to a group of weary magical settlers in search of a place to call home. The book is comprised of four short stories [...]