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"TWILIGHT MEETS AVATAR" With over 10 million copies sold and 184,650+ worldwide 5-star reviews of the series, A Shade of Vampire will transport anyone who enjoyed Twilight or loves gripping paranormal romance to a world unlike any other... On the evening of Sofia Claremont's seventeenth birthday, she is sucked into a nightmare from which she cannot wake. A quiet evening walk along a beach brings her face to face with a dangerous pale creature that craves much more than her blood. She is kidnapped to The Shade, an enchanted island where the sun is eternally forbidden to shine - an island uncharted by any map and ruled by the most powerful vampire coven on the planet. She wakes here as a slave, a captive in chains. Sofia's life takes a thrilling and terrifying turn when she is selected out of hundreds of girls to take up residence in the tree-top harem of Derek Novak, the dark royal prince. Despite his addiction to power and obsessive thirst for her blood, Sofia soon realizes that the safest place on the island is within his quarters, and she must do all within her power to win him over if she is to survive even one more night. Will she succeed? Or is she destined to the same fate that all other girls have met at the hands of the Novaks? "I challenge you to read this book and not love it." - Get Lost In Fiction ★★★★★ "A new spin on a crowded genre. Unique, passionate, thrilling." - Faerie Tale Books ★★★★★ "...an utterly enthralling, highly exciting and beautifully sensitive story. Five stars and a standing ovation." - Books For Tomorrow ★★★★★ _________________________________________ Note: Derek Novak and Sofia Claremont's story is only a 7 book series. It completes in Book 7: A Break of Day, and the characters embark on entirely new adventures from Book 8: A Shade of Novak.

The universe is filled with secrets and lies. Who can be trusted? Thayen, Astra, and their fellow Shadians are still trapped in the alternate Shade where, aided by an uneasy alliance with Brandon and Myst, they continue their treacherous search for the rest of their missing friends and the truth behind HQ’s sinister plot. Back home in the real Shade, Sofia and Derek work with the rest of the team to search for any possible clues related to Isabelle’s clone. What they find opens up a whole new world of questions and raises the stakes even higher for getting Thayen’s group home safely. Meanwhile, Unending is still reeling from Anunit’s latest revelation and struggling with a deep anger that comes both from within herself and from a mysterious outside source. She and Tristan must work together to face their greatest challenge yet – uncovering Death’s oldest lie and exposing her darkest secrets in the process. But if completing this final task could put others at risk, they may be forced to choose between their own dreams and the greater good. When light shines in the darkness, all will be revealed.

This book explores the narratives of girlhood in contemporary YA vampire fiction, bringing into the spotlight the genre’s radical, ambivalent, and contradictory visions of young femininity. Agnieszka Stasiewicz-Bieńkowska considers less-explored popular vampire series for girls, particularly those by P.C. and Kristin Cast and Richelle Mead, tracing the ways in which they engage in larger cultural conversations on girlhood in the Western world. Mapping the interactions between girl and vampire corporealities, delving into the unconventional tales of vampire romance and girl sexual expressions, examining the narratives of women and violence, and venturing into the uncanny vampire classroom to unmask its critique of present-day schooling, the volume offers a new perspective on the vampire genre and an engaging insight into the complexities of growing up a girl.

This first book-length analysis of Amazon’s Kindle explores the platform’s technological, bibliographical, and social impact on publishing. Four Shades of Gray offers the first book-length analysis of Amazon’s Kindle and its impact on publishing. Simon Peter Rowberry recounts how Amazon built the infrastructure for a new generation of digital publications, then considers the consequences of having a single company control the direction of the publishing industry. Exploring the platform from the perspectives of technology, texts, and uses, he shows how the Kindle challenges traditional notions of platforms as discrete entities. He argues that Amazon’s influence extends beyond “disruptive technology” to embed itself in all aspects of the publishing trade; yet despite industry pushback, he says, the Kindle has had a positive influence on publishing. Rowberry documents the first decade of the Kindle with case studies of Kindle Popular Highlights, an account of the digitization of books published after 1922, and a discussion of how Amazon’s patent filings reflect a shift in priorities. Rowberry argues that while it was initially convenient for the book trade to outsource ebook development to Amazon, doing so has had adverse consequences for publishers in the mid- and long term, limiting opportunities for developing an inclusive and forward-thinking digital platform. While it has forced publishers to embrace digital forms, the Kindle has also empowered some previously marginalized readerships. Although it is still too early to judge the long-term impact of ebooks compared with that of the older technologies of clay tablets, the printing press, and offset printing, the shockwaves of the Kindle continue to shape publishing.

There is a need to discover what the twins have before it's too late. With a black witch hard on their heels, Caleb and Rose embark on a race against time to escape the heart of the Amazon and make it back to The Shade. Little do they know how much more hangs in the balance than their own survival.

Tempest Keye’s life is just beginning. Growing up in a religious cult, Tempest could only dream of the world outside. Once free, Tempest is determined to live her life to the fullest, and to check off each item on her bucket list. First on her agenda – to meet an honest-to-goodness vampire. It’s just a shame the one she finds doesn’t understand how the whole Dark Ones thing is supposed to work. Luckily for him, she’s patient. Merrick Simon’s life is coming to an end. One of the legendary Four Horsemen, Merrick has saved the mortals and immortals alike from peril. Facing the most dangerous mission of his life, Merrick is forced to rely on a sexy, maddening woman who insists she’s his Beloved. Like he has time for that. Both need more time… The closer they come to finding the truth, the more dangers lurk in the shadows. Worse, Merrick finds himself falling for Tempest’s quirky take on life. Together, they fight for the one thing that matters most – their happily ever after.

Enjoy this paranormal women's fiction from best-selling author Deborah Wilde. Featuring intelligent snark, a slow burn shifter romance, and the perfect dash of steamy sexiness, this complete mystery adventure series will take you on a hilarious wild ride. When Miri steals a demon artifact for a client, she doesn't expect a magic curse. Failure to reverse it means the death of someone close to her, the end of her uneasy alliance with the head vampire, and open season on her family. So that sucks. Meanwhile, her screw-up on a dangerous fact-finding mission may have kicked her sexual tension with the wolf shifter in the balls. At least she’s not obsessing over it, since fighting through a maze of mind games, tested loyalties, and secrets is consuming all her energy. Glass half-full, right? Now armed with her trusty to-do list, she’s determined to multitask her way to victory like a magic badass. Yaas, Queen. The antics of this midlife heroine who takes no crap and makes zero excuses are perfect for fans of Grimoires of a Middle-Aged Witch, Order of Magic, Accidental Witches, The Hollows, Leveling Up, the Forty Proof series, and Good to the Last Death. Get it now! “Fans of Shannon Mayer’s, K.F. Breene’s, Robyn Peterman’s, and Darynda Jones’s PWF series will absolutely love Miriam as their latest midlife heroine who takes no crap and makes zero excuses.” – Erin

· Are any vampire myths based on fact? · Bloodsucking villain to guilt-ridden loner—what has inspired the redemption of the vampire in fiction and film? · What is Vampire Personality Disorder? What causes a physical addiction to another person’s blood? · Are there any boundaries in the polysexual world of vampires? · How could a vampire hide in today’s world of advanced forensic science? · What is the psychopathology of the vampire? · What happens in the brain of a vampire’s victim? Si...

Enjoy this paranormal women's fiction from best-selling author Deborah Wilde. Featuring intelligent snark, a slow burn shifter romance, and the perfect dash of steamy sexiness, this complete mystery adventure series will take you on a hilarious wild ride. Vanquisher of evil. Wrangler of offspring. Seriously in need of a coffee. Miriam Feldman’s life is happily bobbing along. Her family and close friends support her magic and things are getting interesting with the wolf shifter. But smooth sailing turns to shark-infested waters when she plumbs the dark depths of her past to investigate her parents’ last con. Being chum was never on her bucket list. In comparison, Miri’s new assignment should be easy: track down a demon to check a necklace for dark magic. Of course, nothing about demons is simple and she finds herself forced to strike hard bargains with both demon hunters and an ancient vampire. Awesome. The farther out she drifts seeking answers, the tighter she’s caught in a net of secrets, lies, and deadly revelations. And this time, she might not break free. Just keep swimming … The antics of this midlife heroine who takes no crap and makes zero excuses are perfect for fans of Grimoires of a Middle-Aged Witch, Order of Magic, Accidental Witches, The Hollows, Leveling Up, the Forty Proof series, and Good to the Last Death. Get it now! “This book is a must for PWF, and all fans of smart, snarky, heroines who never give up and don't take, "No", for an answer!”

The hunter has become the hunted. After Gidion Keep wipes out the local vampire coven in his hometown of Richmond, the nomadic vampires along the East Coast retaliate by hiring one of their own, a cunning assassin who specializes in finding and killing vampire hunters. Her arrival endangers Gidion and everyone he loves. But an even greater threat than the assassin has come to Richmond, a secret Gidion’s family has hidden from him until now. Gidion’s family knows the price of success for a vampire hunter—his Dad hunted until the night his Mom was killed. What this foe plans will expose three generations of secrets within the Keep family and force Gidion to question everything he’s come to believe about the creatures he hunts. Even if he can survive long enough to defeat the vampires targeting him and his family, Gidion’s life will never be the same. “A terrific addition to the genre. I enjoyed it immensely . . . ” —Kyle Mills, New York Times–bestselling author of The Ares Decision

Enjoy this paranormal women's fiction from best-selling author Deborah Wilde. Featuring intelligent snark, a slow burn shifter romance, and the perfect dash of steamy sexiness, this complete mystery adventure series will take you on a hilarious wild ride. Miriam Feldman’s got a murder to solve, a mouthy golem to corral, and her name to clear. Quite frankly, she’s swamped. Her new gig as a fixer for the magic community is a lot like being a full-time mom to someone else’s kids… they get annoying faster but don’t respond to guilt trips. And sure, maybe she feels kind of grumpy and stabby about these irritating jobs, but that doesn’t mean she killed her latest client! As far as the magic police are concerned, Miri and her wolf shifter friend Laurent might as well have “guilty of murder” tattooed on their foreheads. If they lose this fight, it’ll be a one-way trip to Deadman’s Island. Talk about a real buzzkill for their easy banter and deepening chemistry. Even worse, the non-magic cops are also investigating the crime—and her ex-husband is the lead detective. This wasn’t how she meant to pop his cherry about the existence of magic, but the time for foreplay is over. To unmask the real killer, she’ll have to navigate hidden agendas, lies, and the undead. But hey, she’s faced worse; she used to be on the PTA. The antics of this midlife heroine who takes no crap and makes zero excuses are perfect for fans of Grimoires of a Middle-Aged Witch, Order of Magic, Accidental Witches, The Hollows, Leveling Up, the Forty Proof series, and Good to the Last Death. Get it now! “Run, don't walk to read this series…” - Lawmom “Funny, relevant and edgy! Love it! – Elizabeth

Beloved author Sheila Williams beautifully captures the bittersweet humor and vivid adventures of women who survive the worst life can toss at them—and fight back to claim their right to be free, to be themselves, and to live in . . . The courage to change doesn’t come easy. When Opal Sullivan walks out on an abusive husband after fifteen years, she has only her dreams in her pocket. Her new beginning starts in Appalachian River country, where she sees a bit of herself in a graceful but dilapidated house. Like Opal, the house is worn-out and somewhat beaten up, but it still stands proudly and deserves a second chance. So Opal opens her doors—and her heart—to a parade of unforgettable characters. There’s sassy Bette Smith with her cantaloupe-colored hair and four-inch heels; short-tempered Gloria and her devilish son, Troy; the mysterious Dana, who dresses in black and keeps exclusively nocturnal hours; a dog named “Bear” who is afraid of his own shadow; and Jack, who doesn’t mind hanging out with an OBBWA (old black broad with an attitude). It is Jack who helps Opal understand a funny thing about life: You can’t move forward if you keep looking back. . . .

Enjoy this paranormal women's fiction from best-selling author Deborah Wilde. Featuring intelligent snark, a slow burn shifter romance, and the perfect dash of steamy sexiness, this complete mystery adventure series will take you on a hilarious wild ride. Miriam Feldman’s life has become Running Man with a side of Squid Game when she’d much prefer The Great British Bake Off. When Miri partners up with her detective ex-husband on an off-the-books magical missing persons operation, she expects buddy cop adventures galore. Instead, she gets more than she bargained for, starting with a mouthy golem who’s forced onto the team. Their mission? Crash a secret—and deadly—competition targeting non-magic humans to rescue the young woman at the heart of their case. So, a regular Thursday nowadays. If that funhouse of horrors wasn’t enough, she still must fulfill her oath to a master vamp by locating the artifact bound up with her parents’ murders almost thirty years ago. He refuses to say why he wants it, but all signs point to “Danger Danger Will Robinson.” All of that leaves no time in her schedule for sexy times with a certain wolf shifter. Which is probably just as well, seeing as he doesn’t know she’s been forced to keep secrets from him, too. Laugh? Cry? Coffee! The antics of this midlife heroine who takes no crap and makes zero excuses are perfect for fans of Grimoires of a Middle-Aged Witch, Order of Magic, Accidental Witches, The Hollows, Leveling Up, the Forty Proof series, and Good to the Last Death. Get it now! "OMG you guys!!! This book had me in stitches, in swoons, in happies and in frustrations and I LOVED it. – Eleanor “When I am not feeling good with myself, all I have to do it is read anything by this Author, and BAM! Everything is right with the world.” - P. Moore

This book is for free on Kindle unlimited.The Series Twilight, A Shade of Vampires and The Vampire Diaries fans are reading now.Enter into this fantastic world just where all the protagonists are Vampire Descendants.PrologueSeven chaste young vampires are selected to be present at the Vampire Descendants Academy.The Vampire Descendants Academy is a restricted, inexplicable world, which is revealed only to seven pure vampires of seven different families, on every seven years.Every time the seven young vampires come finally into this restricted, mysterious academy they have to take their oaths.After these oaths, they are finally appreciated as purebred young vampires at the Vampire Descendants Academy.But many eccentric things can happen there and the seven vampires are forced to face their own destinies with other potentials which they have never experimented before.So come into this restricted, mysterious world, where only the seven young vampires can be part of it, over every seven years under a hemispherical moon.

Murder is a game that Randi Sanderson knows far too well, but at least she’s playing on the right side of the law. Being half-archangel and half-vampire makes her one of Jacksonville Sheriff Office’s best detectives and a suspect’s worst nightmare. When she arrives at the scene of her next case, it’s obvious this murder isn’t a typical human crime of passion or rage. As a powerful hybrid, Randi can sense something is off, and not just because the body was dumped in a church parking lot. Luckily, her many gifts include the ability to dig up dirt on anyone. This time, getting to work won’t be so simple. Surprised by a new partner, Randi knows her life is about to get a little more complicated. There’s a reason she doesn’t work with others. To the outside world, she’s just a police detective and single mom, but the reality is she has a secret identity to keep. With the case taking a dark turn and her new partner obviously keeping secrets of his own, the last thing Randi needs is more trouble. So when the angelic and demonic factions start bidding to hire her to kill other supernatural beings just like herself, she patently refuses. The rogue hybrids known as The Shade are none of her concern, and she isn’t interested in becoming an assassin. But when she finds herself in the middle of her own case with The Shade coming for her, she must reconsider. The half-angel, half-demon miscreants won’t stop until they’re dead or they have what they truly want: Randi’s son.

This comprehensive bibliography covers writings about vampires and related creatures from the 19th century to the present. More than 6,000 entries document the vampire's penetration of Western culture, from scholarly discourse, to popular culture, politics and cook books. Sections by topic list works covering various aspects, including general sources, folklore and history, vampires in literature, music and art, metaphorical vampires and the contemporary vampire community. Vampires from film and television--from Bela Lugosi's Dracula to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood and the Twilight Saga--are well represented.

As Ayla continues to hone her craft of fighting and perfecting the use of weapons with the help of her mentors, Evan and Karina, she continues searching for both the vampire who turned her into the hybrid she's become, and head vampire Linden, the one who took Austyn from her. Once she locates her assailant, she comes to realize he may not be as easy to kill as she thought, but is in no way giving up. She tirelessly stalks him, which leaves her little time for much else—including a love life. Unfortunately, though, neither Ryder nor Kellan are willing to give her up. But Ayla has no time for relationships, as she has a much bigger agenda: Finding Linden and ending him. Through a vision, she finds out not only that Kellan is betraying her, but might just be the one to lead her right to Linden. The Lunar Curse is book 2 in The Ayla St. John Chronicles, and is for readers 18 and older. This is an ongoing series and books must be read in order. THE AYLA ST. JOHN CHRONICLES The Lunar Effect The Lunar Curse The Lunar Secret The Lunar Magic The Lunar Promise The Lunar Light KEYWORDS: Paranormal romance, werewolf romance, books about vampires, vampire romance, cocky vampires, British vampires, cocky werewolves, Colorado paranormal stories, werewolf hybrids, vampire hunters, vampire romance series for adults, werewolf shifters, werewolf horror, werewolf books for adults, shifter books for adults, strong female leads, female vampire hunters, C.J. Pinard romance series, books like W.J. May, books like Kristen Middleton

Joy's life has become one giant mess. She survived being staked, not once, but twice! With the woman behind the attacks still at large Joy isn't sure who she can trust. And to make matters worse, her marriage to the king just got moved up! The threat to Joy's life still looms in the background while she tries to adjust to her new life in the palace. Will Joy be able to trust Sam with her life and her heart? This is the second book in the series. If you haven't already done so, please read Betrothed to the Vampire King, also available in the Kindle Store.

Discover a captivating tale of forbidden love in William The Damned: A Vampire Pirate. Meet William, a vampire pirate haunted by his insatiable thirst for human blood. Bound by his aversion to holy water, crucifixes, and garlic, he navigates the treacherous seas with a restless soul. But everything changes when he encounters Susanna—an extraordinary woman who captures his heart like no other. Determined to protect her at all costs, William finds himself on a path paved with dangerous choices and unforeseen consequences. Fast forward two hundred years, and Susie, William's daughter, discovers a love that defies all odds. When she meets Andrew, a broodingly handsome mortal, her convictions about love and mortality are put to the test. Despite her inner turmoil, Susie finds herself irresistibly drawn to him, opening her heart to a world of possibilities she never thought possible. As fate weaves its intricate web, events lead Susie back to the château in France—a place where her destiny will be forever altered. There, she encounters a group of vampires who have yet to embrace the new way of life. Amidst this clash of worlds, Susie must confront the ultimate choice—between immortality and mortality, love and sacrifice. This captivating omnibus edition includes William The Damned (Book One), The Vampire Pirate's Daughter (Book Two), and The Vampire Virus (Book Three). For fans of paranormal romance and thrilling adventures, William The Damned: A Vampire Pirate delivers a mesmerizing tale that will leave you yearning for more. Don't miss out on this captivating series that explores the depths of love, destiny, and the enduring power of the human heart.

Magical mapmaking is an ancient art--and also a major pain. At least, Finch can't help but feel that way, since Erebus transported him to the Mapmakers' Monastery with little to no instructions. Now, he's stranded on some Greek island until he can learn how to draw maps to places he thought only existed in legends, like El Dorado and Shangri-La. Only the worthiest of magicals can attain such a rare skill. The weak are weeded out through nearly impossible tests that involve mind-bending poisons, weird plants, and... pottery-making? But Finch isn't the only one looking to learn the art of mapmaking. Magicals from all over the world are drawn to the Monastery. As Finch encounters both greedy treasure hunters and knowledge-hungry explorers, he must decide who is trustworthy and who has more sinister intentions. When Erebus knocks on her door, Kenzie is roped into delivering secret messages to Finch using her ability to Morph into the bodies of animals. In exchange, the God of Darkness will reveal what she wants most: to find the lowlife who cursed her mother. Both Finch and Kenzie know they're pawns in Erebus's long game--but to what end? Buy now. *Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts.*