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Who would suspect that the same mind that created the most famous literary detective of all time also took on the eternally popular genre of vampires? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a contemporary of Bram Stoker, gave us some fascinating works of vampire fiction. From the bloodsucking plant in "The American's Tale" to the bloodsucking wife in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," he reveled in the horror created by creatures who survived on the blood of men and women.

The shadows are in my blood. I can feel them crawling through me, slithering under my skin and taking me hostage. But the darkness within me, isn't nearly as bad as the darkness that lives around me. The four heirs will stop at nothing to destroy the lives of me and my sister. But they haven't figured out yet, we're the strongest creatures they've ever known...

Long lost to the public in out-of-print pulp magazines, dusty Victorian anthologies, and the pages of now defunct newspapers, these vintage vampire stories have truly proved immortal. Resurrected now for the year 2011, this is a stunning collection of nineteenth-century vampire stories by heavyweights such as Sabine Baring-Gould and Bram Stoker. These rare stories are arranged in chronological order from 1846 to 1913 and are compiled by two of the world's leading vampire anthologists and experts.

Vitus Adamson is falling apart. As a pre-deceased private investigator, he takes the prescription Atroxipine hourly to keep his undead body upright and functioning. Whenever he is injured, he seeks Niko, a bombshell mortician with bedroom eyes and a way with corpses, to piece him back together. Decomposition, however, is the least of his worries when two clients posing his most dangerous job yet appear at his door looking for their lost son.

On the run from my cruel captors, I stumble into Grayhaven. This secret supernatural settlement is packed with biker demons, fae royals, and witches dealing in death-magic. Their small town could be my salvation...or doom. But when the Grayhaven werewolf pack tracks me down, I feel the noose of impending capture tightening around my throat. I’m an omega, the least dominant werewolf in the supernatural world. If I’m given an order - any order - I’m powerless to refuse.

When the mysterious Mr. Smith enters romance author Madison Shaw’s life, she is thrust into danger she thought only belonged in books. Though they clash at first sight, she places her fate in his hands when unknown forces threaten her survival. Paranormal events push Madison to leave behind a world where monsters don’t exist - not even in fiction. With Mr. Smith as her guide, she discovers the truth about her destiny, and the things that go bump in the night.

Stumbling into a crime scene is pretty typical for me. As a human, joining the VRC has done everything but keep me out of trouble. And now I seem to be playing a part that I’d really rather not play…if I want to keep my head, that is. By my side is my partner Marcus, a vampire who has vowed to tear the world apart—and even a mattress—to keep me safe. I want to do everything I can to protect my newfound family, no matter what we’re forced to face.

I'm Maxim Temnikov, and unlike your typical twelve-year-old, I have the spirit of a necromancer living inside my head. I also study at a magic school where everyone is at least a few years older than me. And if that wasn't enough, I spend more time at the headmaster's office than I do in my room. Oh, I can also see ghosts. Cool, right? Well, it'd be, if they would stop bothering me with their nonsense. I'm not their therapist or social worker!

Mistaken identities, a human in a magical world, and three sexy warlocks. Sounds like the start of a joke, but nope.

My parents made a deal with the devil, and now I’m a Hell Fae captive. Enslaved. Owned. Thrown to the Hellhounds and expected to survive. Because only survivors earn their mates. It doesn’t matter that I don’t want to be a bride. I’m a Halfling. Part Hell Fae and part girl-who-doesn’t-give-a-shit. But because of a bargain, he owns me. Lucifer. The Hell Fae King who created this godforsaken realm. Also known as the orchestrator of these deadly bride-trial games.

Les vampires vivent désormais parmi les humains grâce à un substitut leur permettant de se nourrir sans tuer. Mais la méfiance règne toujours à Bon Temps, petite ville de l'Amérique profonde. L'arrivée de Bill, ténébreux vampire du 19e siècle va bouleverser la vie de la jeune serveuse télépathe, Sookie, d'autant qu'une vague de crimes s'abat sur la ville.

Моё имя Виктория, что значит "победа", но все зовут Бедой. Что может быть хуже, чем родиться магом в обыкновенной семье и долгое время пытаться задавить в себе опасный дар? Встретиться с парнями из элитной магической школы и случайно разбить нос самому надменному из них! Ох, какие же чудеса теперь обрушатся на меня?

Sie sind Todfeinde - Und die Einzige Hoffnung für ihre Welt. Talasyn ist ein Findelkind und kannte bisher nur den alles verzehrenden Krieg gegen das Nachtimperium. Als einzige noch lebende Lichtweberin kämpft sie mit ihrer Magie an vorderster Front. Eines Tages kreuzt sich ihre Klinge mit der von Alaric, dem Kronprinzen des Nachtimperiums. Obwohl sie erbitterte Feinde sind, springt ein Funke zwischen ihnen über und beide schrecken vor dem letzten tödlichen Schlag zurück.

There are those who walk among us who are no longer alive, but not yet crossed over. They seek retribution…vengeance…to warn. Among the living, few intuit their presence. Katie MacDonald is one who can. As she’s drawn deeper and deeper into a gruesome years-old murder, whispered warnings from a spectral friend become more and more insistent. But Katie must uncover the truth: could David Beckett really be guilty of his fiancée’s murder?

An all wolf-shifter police force has been the only thing between humans and an unknown evil for centuries, but the pack is in danger of dying if they don't find their promised mates soon. This bundle contains all four books in the One True Mate series.

In New York tobt ein Bandenkrieg zwischen verfeindeten politischen Gruppen, und die Straßen der Stadt werden zum Schauplatz blutiger Auseinandersetzungen. Für die THIRDS spitzt sich die Lage zu: Ein Maulwurf in den eigenen Reihen spielt der Ikelos-Koalition geheime Informationen zu. Das Einsatzteam Destructive Delta steht vor einer schweren Mission. Alte Wunden aus dem verheerenden Anschlag auf das Therianer-Jugendzentrum sind noch längst nicht verheilt, als eine Begegnung mit Mitgliedern der Koalition alles verändert. Agent Dex Daley stößt auf eine Wahrheit, die alles infrage stellt.

Nola Leary would have been content to stay in Kilcairy, Ireland, healing villagers at her family’s clinic with a mix of magic and modern medicine. But a series of ill-timed omens and a deathbed promise to her grandmother have sent her on a quest to Half-Moon Hollow, Kentucky, to secure her family’s magical potency for the next generation. Her supernatural task? To unearth four artifacts hidden by her grandfather before a rival magical family beats her to it. Complication One: The artifacts are lost somewhere in vampire Jane Jameson’s occult bookshop. Complication Two: Her new neighbor, Jed Trudeau, keeps turning up half-naked at the strangest times....

Time. Truth. Life. There is weakness in all when lies are told but the strength in each is what we must behold. Can our Chosen One find her way back from the deception and chaos that surrounds her or is this the life of a trapped girl, broken and lost forever? A worldwide search might be on the cards but what if the girl they're looking for was never meant to be found? These are the questions both sides face in a race against time, truth and the life they are all trying to save.

Love can conquer many things. Sacrifice even more. Which is why I jumped into Hell and found myself in the very last place I ever imagined. A place of discovery. A place where knowledge is key, and truth is power. So, as the secrets start unravelling and past lives begin catching up with me, I am given a choice: To stay hidden and save everyone I love, or throw Fate a curveball and fight for the chance at happiness. But even I know that love won't win this war alone. And the war for Hell's new throne has just begun.

Angie Redlantern is the first to spot the boats - five abreast, with men in metal masks and spears standing proud. As the people of New Earth declare war on the people of Mainground, a dangerous era has dawned for Eden. After generations of division and disagreement, the two populations of Eden have finally broken their tentative peace, giving way to bloodshed and slaughter. Angie must flee with her family across the pitch black of Snowy Dark to the place where it all started.