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<?=$who;?> Best Urban Fantasy Books Books that fall into the Urban Fantasy Genre Edit
List created by Vicki W. (bouncy01) on Jul 1, 2010
List Votes: 25 Books: 105 Contributors: 18 Watchers: 81 List Type: Open
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Rachel M. (miz-rachel) - ,
Moon Called (Mercy Thompson, Bk 1) by Patricia Briggs
Moon Called is the beginning of the story of Mercedes Thompson a coyote shapeshifter who is also a pretty decent mechanic. Mercy's world looks a lot like ours except that the Otherworld is beginning to be forced out of hiding by our modern technologies. Mercy shares her back fence with the...  more

Book Votes: 39
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Dead Witch Walking (Hollows, Bk 1) by Kim Harrison
In the Hollows, the vampires come out to play… and it’s always witching hour. All the creatures of the night gather in “the Hollows” of Cincinnati, to hide, to prowl, to party . . . and to feed. Vampires rule the darkness in a predator-eat-predator world...  more

Book Votes: 31
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Darkfever (Fever, Bk 1) by Karen Marie Moning
MacKayla Lane's life is good.  She has great friends, a decent job, and a car that breaks down only every other week or so.  In other words, she's your perfectly ordinary twenty-first-century woman.  Or so she thinks... until something extraordinary happens. When her...  more

Book Votes: 30
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Silver Borne (Mercy Thompson, Bk 5) by Patricia Briggs
Being a mechanic is hard work. Mercy Thompson, for instance, just spent the last couple of months trying to evade the murderous queen of the local vampire seethe, and now the leader of the werewolf pack -- who's maybe-more-than-just-a-friend -- has asked for her help. A book of fae secrets...  more

Book Votes: 29
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Magic Bleeds (Kate Daniels, Bk 4) by Ilona Andrews
Atlanta would be a nice place to live, if it weren't for the magic. When the magic is up, rogue mages cast their spells and monsters appear, while guns refuse to fire and cars fail to start. But then technology returns, and the magic recedes as unpredictably as it rose. Kate Daniels...  more

Book Votes: 28
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Blood Bound (Mercy Thompson, Bk 2) by Patricia Briggs
Under the rule of science, there are no witch burnings allowed, no water trials or public lynchings. In return, the average law-abiding, solid citizen has little to worry about from the things that go bump in the night. Sometimes I wish I was an average citizen... Mechanic Mercy Thompson has...  more

Book Votes: 28
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Iron Kissed (Mercy Thompson, Bk 3) by Patricia Briggs
Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape - but not her loyalty. When her former boss and mentor is arrested for murder and left to rot behind bars by his own kind, it's up to Mercy to clear his name, whether he wants her to or not. Mercy's loyalty is under pressure from other directions,...  more

Book Votes: 28
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Rachel M. (miz-rachel) - ,
Bone Crossed (Mercy Thompson, Bk 4) by Patricia Briggs
As a shapeshifter with some unique talents, ace car mechanic Mercy Thompson has had to maintain a tenuous harmony between the human and the not-so-human within the Tri-Cities of Eastern Washington on more than one occasion.  But this time she may be in over her head. Marsilia, the local...  more

Book Votes: 27
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Soulless (Parasol Protectorate, Bk 1) by Gail Carriger
Alexia Tarabotti is laboring under a great many social tribulations. First, she has no soul. Second, she's a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there? From bad to worse...  more

Book Votes: 27
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DARYL D. (bookworm-51)
Storm Front (Dresden Files, Bk 1) by Jim Butcher
My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden. Conjure by it at your own risk. I'm a wizard. I work out of an office in midtown Chicago. As far as I know, I'm the only openly practicing professional wizard in the country. You can find me in the yellow pages, under Wizards. Believe it or not,...  more

Book Votes: 27
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Hunting Ground (Alpha and Omega, Bk 2) by Patricia Briggs
Anna Latham didn't know how complicated life could be until she became a werewolf. And until she was mated to Charles Cornick, the son -- and enforcer -- of Bran, the leader of the North American werewolves, she didn't know how dangerous it could be, either... Anna and Charles have...  more

Book Votes: 26
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Cry Wolf (Alpha and Omega, Bk 1) by Patricia Briggs
Anna never knew werewolves existed until the night she survived a violent attack...and became one herself. After three years at the bottom of the pack, she'd learned to keep her head down and never, ever trust dominant males. Then Charles Cornick, the enforcer, and son, of the leader of the...  more

Book Votes: 25
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Bitten (Otherworld, Bk 1) by Kelley Armstrong
Elena Michaels slips out of bed, careful not to wake her boyfriend. He hates it when she disappears in the middle of the night, and can't understand why any normal woman would crave the small hours of the morning, the dark unsafe downtown streets. But Elena's skin is tingling, the...  more

Book Votes: 25
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For a Few Demons More (The Hollows, Bk 5) by Kim Harrison
Despite dating one vampire and living with another, Rachel Morgan has always managed to stay just ahead of trouble... until now. A fiendish serial killer stalks the Hollows, claiming victims across society, and the resulting terror ignites a vicious Inderland gang war. And while the ancient...  more

Book Votes: 22
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Every Which Way But Dead (The Hollows, Bk 3) by Kim Harrison
Some days, you just can't win. Witch and former bounty hunter Rachel Morgan's managed to escape her corrupt company, survive living with a vampire, start her own runner service, and face down a vampire master. But her vampire roommate Ivy is off the wagon, her human boyfriend Nick is out of...  more

Book Votes: 22
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Erin M. (erinblondy)
Dead Until Dark (Sookie Stackhouse, Bk 1) by Charlaine Harris
Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Louisiana. Until the vampire of her dreams walks into her life-and one of her coworkers checks out.... Maybe having a vampire for a boyfriend isn't such a bright idea.

Book Votes: 19
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Spider's Bite (Elemental Assassin, Bk 1) by Jennifer Estep
My name is Gin, and I kill people. They call me the Spider. I'm the most feared assassin in the South -- when I'm not busy at the Pork Pit cooking up the best barbecue in Ashland. As a Stone elemental, I can hear everything from the whispers of the gravel beneath my feet to the...  more

Book Votes: 18
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Red-Headed Stepchild (Sabina Kane, Bk 1) by Jaye Wells
THINGS TO DO: 1) Infiltrate rival vampire cult an assassinate leader 2) Get rid of demon houseguest 3) Ditch the hot mage stalker 4) Betray family In a world where being of mixed blood is a major liability, Sabina doesn't really fit in. And being an assassin -- the only...  more

Book Votes: 17
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Sherry P. (shandi)
Storm Born (Dark Swan, Bk 1) by Richelle Mead
from Dark Swan website: Just typical. No love life to speak of for months, then all at once, every creature in the Otherworld wants to get in your pants... Eugenie Markham is a powerful shaman who does a brisk trade banishing spirits and fey who cross into the mortal world. Mercenary,...  more

Book Votes: 17
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DARYL D. (bookworm-51)
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Richard Mayhew is an unassuming young businessman living in London, with a dull job and a pretty but demanding fiancee. Then one night he stumbles across a girl bleeding on the sidewalk. He stops to help her--and the life he knows vanishes like smoke.  Several hours later, the girl is gone...  more

Book Votes: 17
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
On the Edge (Edge, Bk 1) by Ilona Andrews
Rose Drayton lives on the Edge, between the world of the Broken (where people drive cars, shop at Wal-Mart, and magic is a fairy tale) and the Weird (where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny). Only Edgers like Rose can easily...  more

Book Votes: 16
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Tempest Rising (Jane True, Bk 1) by Nicole Peeler
Living in small town Rockabill, Maine, Jane True always knew she didn't quite fit in with so-called normal society. During her nightly, clandestine swim in the freezing winter ocean, a grisly find leads Jane to startling revelations about her heritage: she is only half-human. Now, Jane...  more

Book Votes: 15
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Urban Shaman (The Walker Papers, Bk. 1) by C. E. Murphy
Joanne Walker has three days to learn to use her shamanic powers and save the world from the unleashed Wild Hunt. No worries. No pressure. Nevermind the lack of sleep, the perplexing new talent for healing from fatal wounds, or the cryptic, talking coyote who appears in her dreams. And if all...  more

Book Votes: 15
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Adriane S. (myhotstylist)
Succubus Blues (Georgina Kincaid, Bk 1) by Richelle Mead
Succubus (n.) An alluring, shape-shifting demon who seduces and pleasures mortal men. Pathetic (adj.) A succubus with great shoes and no social life. See: Georgina Kincaid. When it comes to jobs in hell, being a succubus seems pretty glamorous. A girl can be anything she wants, the wardrobe...  more

Book Votes: 15
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Three Days to Dead (Dreg City, Bk 1) by Kelly Meding
Life is short, but death is forever...until someone buys a spell to bring you back. In a city teeming with paranormal creatures, Dreg Bounty Hunters work to protect oblivious citizens and keep the various species under control--by any means necessary. Evangeline Stone is one of the best,...  more

Book Votes: 14
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Sherry P. (shandi)
Thorn Queen (Dark Swan, Bk 2) by Richelle Mead
Eugenie Markham is a shaman for hire, paid to bind and banish creatures from the Otherworld. But after her last battle, she's also become queen of the Thorn Land. It's hardly a life to be envied, not with her kingdom in tatters, her love life in chaos, and Eugenie eager to avoid the...  more

Book Votes: 14
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Greywalker (Greywalker, Bk 1) by Kat Richardson
Harper Blaine was slogging along as a small-time P.I. when a two-bit perp's savage assault left her dead. For two minutes, to be precise. When Harper comes to in the hospital, she begins to feel a bit... strange. She sees things that can only be described as weird -- shapes emerging from a...  more

Book Votes: 14
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DARYL D. (bookworm-51)
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Shadow is a man with a past. But now he wants nothing more than to live a quiet life with his wife and stay out of trouble. Until he learns that she's been killed in a terrible accident.Flying home for the funeral, as a violent storm rocks the plane, a strange man in the seat next to him...  more

Book Votes: 14
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
The Mage in Black (Sabina Kane, Bk 2) by Jaye Wells
THINGS TO DO: 1) Survive Magic 101 2) Bond with long-lost sister 3) Stay alive Sabina Kane doesn't have the best track record when it comes to family. After all, her own grandmother, leader of the vampire race, wants her dead. So when she arrives in New York to meet her mage...  more

Book Votes: 13
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Night Life (Nocturne City, Bk 1) by Caitlin Kittredge
Welcome to Nocturne City, where werewolves, black magicians, and witches prowl the streets at night... Among them is Luna Wilder, a tough-as-nails police officer whose job is to keep the peace. As an Insoli werewolf, Luna travels without a pack and must rely on instinct alone. And she's...  more

Book Votes: 13
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Skinwalker (Jane Yellowrock, Bk 1) by Faith Hunter
Jane Yellowrock is the last of her kind -- a skinwalker of Cherokee descent who can turn into any creature she desires -- and hunts the undead for a living. But now she's been hired by Katherine Fonteneau one of the oldest vampires in New Orleans and the madam of Katie's Ladies to hunt a...  more

Book Votes: 11
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Rosemary and Rue (October Daye, Bk 1) by Seanan McGuire
The world of Faerie never disappeared: it merely went into hiding, continuing to exist parallel to our own. Secrecy is the key to Faerie's survival -- but no secret can be kept forever, and when the fae and mortal worlds collide, changelings are born. Half-human, half-fae, outsiders from birth,...  more

Book Votes: 11
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Changeless (Parasol Protectorate, Bk 2) by Gail Carriger
Alexia Maccon, now known as the Lady Maccon, awakens in the wee hours of the mid-afternoon to find her husband, who should be decently asleep like any normal werewolf, yelling at the top of his lungs. Then he disappears - leaving her to deal with a regiment of supernatural soldiers encamped on...  more

Book Votes: 11
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Archangel's Kiss (Guild Hunter, Bk 2) by Nalini Singh
A dark new world where lethal, beautiful archangels hold sway over immortals and mortals both, with the Guild Hunters caught in between, tasked with retrieving those vampires who break contracts with their angelic masters. The second book continues Elena and Raphael's story. Vampire...  more

Book Votes: 11
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Angels' Blood (Guild Hunter, Bk 1) by Nalini Singh
FIRST BOOK IN THE GUILD HUNTER SERIES Nalini Singh introduces readers to a dark new world of beauty and bloodlust, where lethal, beautiful archangels hold sway over immortals and mortals both, with the Guild Hunters caught in between, tasked with retrieving those vampires who break contracts...  more

Book Votes: 11
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Luvhilndr
Nightlife (Cal and Niko Leandros, Bk 1) by Rob Thurman
Welcome to the Big Apple. There's a troll under the Brooklyn Bridge, a boggle in Central Park, and a beautiful vampire in a penthouse on the Upper East Side-and that's only the beginning. Of course, most humans are oblivious to the preternatural nightlife around them, but Cal Leandros is only...  more

Book Votes: 11
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, Bk 1) by Chloe Neill
Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn't exactly glamorous, but it was Merit's. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker -- and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the...  more

Book Votes: 11
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Blood Cross (Jane Yellowrock, Bk 2) by Faith Hunter
EVERYONE HAS A CROSS TO BEAR As a vampire hunter and skinwalker, Jan Yellowrock is a public enemy number in the vampire community - even though she's also the key to their survival. Now she' S about to learn that working for the enemy can be just as dangerous as hunting them. The...  more

Book Votes: 10
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bouncy01
Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Web of Lies (Elemental Assassin, Bk 2) by Jennifer Estep
Curios­ity is def­i­nitely going to get me dead one of these days. Prob­a­bly real soon. I’m Gin Blanco. You might know me as the Spi­der, the most feared assas­sin in the South. I’m retired now, but trou­ble still has a way of find­ing me....  more

Book Votes: 10
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Blue Diablo (Corine Solomon, Bk 1) by Ann Aguirre
Eighteen months ago, Corine Solomon crossed the border to Mexico City, fleeing her past, her lover, and her "gift". Corine, a handler, can touch something and know its history -- and sometimes, its future. Using her ability, she can find the missing -- and that's why people never...  more

Book Votes: 10
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Rachel M. (miz-rachel) - ,
Midnight's Daughter (Dorina Basarab, Dhampir, Bk 1) by Karen Chance
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir -- half-human, half-vampire. Unlike most dhampirs, though, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity. Now Dory's vampire father has come to her for help -- again. Her Uncle Dracula (yes, the Dracula), cruelest among vampires, has escaped his prison. And her father...  more

Book Votes: 10
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Adriane S. (myhotstylist)
Succubus On Top (Georgina Kincaid, Bk 2) by Richelle Mead
Georgina Kincaid's job sucks. Literally. Love hurts, and no one knows it better than Georgina Kincaid. If she so much as kisses her new boyfriend, she?ll drain his life force. Georgina is a succubus-a demon who draws her power from other men?s pleasure. Admittedly, the shapeshifting and...  more

Book Votes: 10
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Michelle R. (mreneerouser) - ,
Unholy Ghosts (Downside, Bk 1) by Stacia Kane
THE AFTERLIFE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING. The world is not the way it was. The dead have risen and constantly attack the living. The powerful Church of Real Truth, in charge since the government fell, has sworn to reimburse citizens being harassed by the deceased. Consequently, there are many...  more

Book Votes: 10
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Claimed By Shadow (Cassandra Palmer, Bk 2) by Karen Chance
Clairvoyant Cassie Plamer has inherited new magical powers-including the ability to travel through time. But it's a whole lot of responsibility she'd rather not have. Now she's the most popular girl in town, as an assortment of vamps, fey, and mages try to convince, force, or seduce her-and her...  more

Book Votes: 10
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Once Bitten, Twice Shy (Jaz Parks, Bk 1) by Jennifer Rardin
I'm Jaz Parks. My boss is Vayl, born in Romania in 1744. Died there too, at the hand of his vampire wife, Liliana. But that's ancient history. For the moment Vayl works for the C.I.A. doing what he does best -- assassination. And I help. You could say I'm an Assistant Assassin. But then I'd have...  more

Book Votes: 10
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Tracking the Tempest (Jane True, Bk 2) by Nicole Peeler
Jane’s been busy honing her supernatural powers and enjoying her newfound sense of confidence. Rockabill may not yet be heaven, but she’s realized it’s home  Valentine's Day is fast approaching, and Ryu -- Jane's bloodsucking boyfriend -- can't let a major...  more

Book Votes: 9
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Judy-Ree
Judy C. (Judy-Ree) - ,
Mean Streets by Jim Butcher & Simon R. Green & Kat Richardson & Thomas E....
Mean Streets From four of today's hottest fantasy authors... all-new novellas of dark nights, cruel cities, and paranormal P.I.s . Harry Dresden, John Taylor, Harper Blaine, and Remy Chandler... the best paranormal private investigators who walk the streets no one else can walk and take...  more

Book Votes: 9
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Adriane S. (myhotstylist)
Succubus Shadows (Georgina Kincaid, Bk 5) by Richelle Mead
Georgina Kincaid has formidable powers. Immortality, seduction, shape-shifting into any human form she desires, walking in heels that would cripple mere mortals--all child's play to a succubus like her. Helping to plan her ex-boyfriend's wedding is a different story. Georgina...  more

Book Votes: 9
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Working for the Devil (Dante Valentine, Bk 1) by Lilith Saintcrow
When the Devil needs a rogue demon killed, who does he call? The Player: Necromance-for-hire Dante Valentine is choosy about her jobs. Hot tempered and with nerves of steel, she can raise the dead like nobody's business. But one rainy Monday morning, everything goes straight to hell. The...  more

Book Votes: 9
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Skin Deep (Laura Blackstone, Bk 1) by Mark Del Franco
She'll need to keep up appearances -- if she wants to stay alive... Being an undercover agent has its occupational hazards, but Laura Blackstone makes it look easy. As a spy for a fey intelligence agency, she uses her magical abilities to create disguises that are skin-deep glamours...  more

Book Votes: 8
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Hell Fire (Corine Solomon, Bk 2) by Ann Aguirre
I'm still a redhead. Before we left Texas, I touched up the roots with Garnier Nutrisse 64-R, and then I had some tawny apricot highlights put in. I guessed that meant I intended to keep this color for awhile. Symbolic, I'd made a commitment, at least to my hair. As a handler,...  more

Book Votes: 8
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Judy C. (Judy-Ree) - ,
Poltergeist (Greywalker, Bk 2) by Kat Richardson
Harper Blaine was your average small-time PI until she died-for two minutes. Now she's a Greywalker-walking the thin line between the living world and the paranormal realm. And she's discovering that her new abilities are landing her all sorts of "strange" cases. In the days leading up to...  more

Book Votes: 8
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Vicious Circle (Persephone Alcmedi, Bk 1) by Linda Robertson
A girl's got to do what a girl's got to do... Being a witch doesn't pay the bills, but Persephone Alcmedi gets by between reading Tarot cards, writing her syndicated newspaper column, and kenneling werewolves in the basement when the moon is full--even if witches aren't...  more

Book Votes: 7
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Michelle R. (mreneerouser) - ,
Stormwalker (Stormwalker, Bk 1) by Allyson James
WHEN LIGHTNING STRIKES, PASSION IGNITES... Janet Begay is a Stormwalker, capable of wielding the raw elemental power of nature, a power that threatens to overwhelm her.  Only her lover, Mick, is able to calm the storm within her -- even as their passion reaches unimaginable heights of...  more

Book Votes: 7
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The Better Part of Darkness (Charlie Madigan, Bk 1) by Kelly Gay
Divorced mother of one, Charlie Madigan, lives in a world where the beings of heaven and hell exist among us, and they aren't the things of Sunday school lessons and Hallmark figurines. In the years since the Revelation, they've become our co-workers, neighbors, and fellow citizens....  more

Book Votes: 7
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Judy C. (Judy-Ree) - ,
Underground (Greywalker, Bk 3) by Kat Richardson
Harper Blaine was your average small-time P.I. until she died--for two minutes. Now Harper is a Greywalker-walking the thin line between the living world and the paranormal realm. And she's discovering that her new abilities are landing her all sorts of "strange" cases. Pioneer Square's...  more

Book Votes: 7
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Adriane S. (myhotstylist)
Succubus Dreams (Georgina Kincaid, Bk 3) by Richelle Mead
Some days, a girl just can't catch a break... especially when the girl in question is Georgina Kincaid, a shape-shifting succubus who gets her energy from seducing men. First there's her relationship with gorgeous bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, which is unsatisfying on a number of levels....  more

Book Votes: 7
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Adriane S. (myhotstylist)
Succubus Heat (Georgina Kincaid, Bk 4) by Richelle Mead
Georgina Kincaid has been a bad, bad succubus... …which should be a good thing. But lately, thanks to her foul mood over breaking up with bestselling writer Seth Mortensen, she's been so wicked that Seattle's uber-demon Jerome, decides to "outsource" Georgina to a rival -- and have her spy...  more

Book Votes: 7
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DARYL D. (bookworm-51)
You Slay Me (Aisling Grey, Guardian, Bk 1) by Katie MacAlister
I'm Aisling Grey, and I have the job from Hell... Literally. My prior career as a courier began and ended when I traveled to Paris to deliver a six-hundred-year-old golden dragon statue and learned I was a Guardian. That's a Keeper of the Gates to Hell to you mere mortals. This I...  more

Book Votes: 7
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Luvhilndr
Luvhilndr
Moonshine (Cal and Niko Leandros, Bk 2) by Rob Thurman
I was born a monster. Although truthfully, I was only half monster. My mother was human; my father was something... else. Half monster or whole, in the end it didn't matter. I had my weaknesses, same as anyone else. And I was facing one of them now. After saving the world from his fiendish...  more

Book Votes: 6
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Adriane S. (myhotstylist)
As Lie the Dead (Dreg City, Bk 2) by Kelly Meding
Evangeline Stone, a rogue bounty hunter, never asked for a world divided between darkness and light… …or the power to die and live again in someone else's borrowed body. After a murder plot meant to take her out leaves an entire race of shapeshifters nearly extinct, Evy is...  more

Book Votes: 6
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Adriane S. (myhotstylist)
Grave Witch (Alex Craft, Bk 1) by Kalayna Price
Grave witch Alex Craft can speak to the dead, but that doesn't mean she likes what they have to say... As a private investigator and consultant for the police, Alex Craft has seen a lot of dark magic. But even though she's on good terms with Death himself -- who happens to look...  more

Book Votes: 6
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Sandman Slim (Sandman Slim, Bk 1) by Richard Kadrey
Supernatural fantasy has a new antihero Life sucks, and then you die. Or, if you're James Stark, you spend eleven years in Hell as a hitman before finally escaping, only to land back in the hell-on-earth that is Los Angeles. Now Stark's back, and ready for revenge. And...  more

Book Votes: 6
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Cindy P. (eclecticfirefly) - ,
Black Dust Mambo (Hoodoo, Bk 1) by Adrian Phoenix
Kallie Riviere, a fiery Cajun hoodoo apprentice with a talent for trouble, finds herself smack-dab in the middle of one of those times her mentor warned her about when she visits New Orleans to attend the Hecatean Alliance's annual carnival: her hard-bodied conjurer hookup ends up dead in...  more

Book Votes: 6
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DARYL D. (bookworm-51)
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, book 1) by Rick Riordan
Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a...  more

Book Votes: 6
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Deadtown (Deadtown, Bk 1) by Nancy Holzner
Vicky's demanding job keeping the city safe from all manner of monsters is one reason her relationship with workaholic lawyer (and werewolf) Alexander Kane is in constant limbo. Throw in a foolhardy zombie apprentice, a mysterious demon-plagued client, and a suspicious research facility...  more

Book Votes: 5
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
A Kiss Before the Apocalypse (Remy Chandler, Bk 1) by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Boston P. I. Remy Chandler has a life any man would envy, with friendship, a job he's good at -- and love. But Remy is no ordinary man. He's an angel who chose to renounce heaven and live on Earth. So he's able to will himself invisible, hear thoughts, and speak and understand any...  more

Book Votes: 5
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bouncy01
Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Dog Days (Dog Days, Bk 1) by John Levitt
You'd think that having magical talent would be a good thing, but it's not all it's cracked up to be. Sure, it can be useful. It's fun to pull off the occasional illusion. I've been told I'm not living up to my potential, but all I want is to keep my head down and play...  more

Book Votes: 5
69
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Luvhilndr
Madhouse (Cal and Niko Leandros, Bk 3) by Rob Thurman
Half-human Cal Leandros and his brother, Niko, aren't exactly prospering with their preternatural detective agency. Who could have guessed that business could dry up in New York City, where vampires, trolls, and other creepy crawlies are all over the place? But now there's a new arrival in the...  more

Book Votes: 5
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DARYL D. (bookworm-51)
Summon the Keeper (The Keeper's Chronicles, No 1) by Tanya Huff
Being one of the Earth's protectors is never easy, but when Claire the Keeper and Austin the cat find themselves in charge of the Elysian Fields Guesthouse Bed and Breakfast, all Hell breaks loose in the form of a gateway residing in the basement! Do not miss the latest from one of the top...  more

Book Votes: 5
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Blood Engines (Marla Mason, Bk 1) by T. A. Pratt
Meet Marla Mason -- smart, saucy, slightly wicked witch of the East Coast.… Sorcerer Marla Mason, small-time guardian of the city of Felport, has a big problem. A rival is preparing a powerful spell that could end Marla's life -- and, even worse, wreck her city. Marla's only...  more

Book Votes: 5
72
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Adriane S. (myhotstylist)
Venom (Elemental Assassin, Bk 3) by Jennifer Estep
What kind of assassin works pro-bono? It’s hard to be a badass assas­sin when a giant is beat­ing the crap out of you. Luck­ily, I never let pride get in the way of my work. My cur­rent mis­sion is per­sonal: anni­hi­late Mab Mon­roe, the Fire...  more

Book Votes: 5
73
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Mona Lisa Awakening (Monere: Children of the Moon, Bk 1) by Sunny
From the time she was a child, Mona Lisa knew she was different-but she never knew how different until a man of otherworldly beauty appeared during her night shift in the ER. Gryphon is hurting and hunted and he attracts her as no man ever has before. He is a Mon?re, one of the children of the...  more

Book Votes: 5
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Vanished (Greywalker, Bk 4) by Kat Richardson
The toughest case yet for Greywalker and P.I. Harper Blaine, "a great heroine" (New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris), has arrived. Harper Blaine was your average small-time P.I. until she died -- for two minutes. Now Harper is a Greywalker -- walking the line...  more

Book Votes: 4
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Nightwalker (Dark Days, Bk 1) by Jocelynn Drake
For centuries Mira has been a nightwalker -- an unstoppable enforcer for a mysterious organization that manipulates earth-shaking events from the darkest shadows. But elemental mastery over fire sets her apart from the others of her night-prowling breed... and may be all that prevents her doom....  more

Book Votes: 4
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The Sweet Scent of Blood (Spellcrackers.Com, Bk 1) by Suzanne McLeod
Genevieve Taylor is a Sidhe, one of the noble fae, and she's unusual, even in present-day London where celebrity vampires, eccentric goblins and scheming lesser fae mix freely with the human population. Genny is a rising star at Spellcrackers.com, where she finds the M' in magic -- and...  more

Book Votes: 4
77
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Unclean Spirits (Black Sun's Daughter, Bk 1) by M. L. N. Hanover
In a world where magic walks and demons ride, you can't always play by the rules. Jayne Heller thinks of herself as a realist, until she discovers reality isn't quite what she thought it was. When her uncle Eric is murdered, Jayne travels to Denver to settle his estate, only to learn that it's...  more

Book Votes: 4
78
bouncy01
Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Dancing on the Head of a Pin (Remy Chandler, Bk 2) by Thomas E. Sniegoski
Meet Remy Chandler... He's one of the good guys... But he's in bad trouble... Having lost the love of his life, Remy finds himself turning away from the world. He seeks out dangerous jobs that involve the supernatural and bring him into contact with his past. In his latest case, a...  more

Book Votes: 3
79
Luvhilndr
Luvhilndr
Deathwish (Cal and Niko Leandros, Bk 4) by Rob Thurman
Half-human Cal Leandros and his brother, Niko, are barely getting by with their preternatural detective agency when the vampire Seamus hires them. He's being followed, and he wants to know by whom. But the Leandros brothers have to do more than they had planned when Seamus turns up dead (or...  more

Book Votes: 3
80
Luvhilndr
Luvhilndr
Roadkill (Cal and Niko Leandros, Bk 5) by Rob Thurman
It's time to lock, load, and hit the road... Once, while half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko were working on a case, an ancient gypsy queen gave them a good old-fashioned backstabbing. Now, just as their P.I. business hits a slow patch, the old crone shows up with a job. She wants...  more

Book Votes: 3
81
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Michelle R. (mreneerouser) - ,
Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between (Rhiannon's Law, Bk 1) by J. A. Saare
No one knows better than Rhiannon Murphy that one bad corpse can ruin your whole day. She left behind the flash and sass of Miami for the no-nonsense groove of New York City, eager for a clean slate and a fresh start. A bartender by trade, a loud mouth by choice, and a necromancer by chance; she...  more

Book Votes: 3
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Matters of the Blood (Blood Lines, Bk 1) by Maria Lima
If you thought your family was strange... Try being Keira Kelly. A member of a powerful paranormal family, Keira elected to stay among humans in the Texas Hill Country when the rest of the clan moved (lock, stock, and grimoire) to Canada. But family duty means still having to keep an eye on...  more

Book Votes: 3
83
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DARYL D. (bookworm-51)
Burning Water (Diana Tregarde, Bk 1) by Mercedes Lackey
A sexy witch who writes romances and a police detective who sees more than mortal man team up to battle an ancient Aztec god! Dallas Police Detective Mark Valdez isn't just any cop, he's a psychic who knows that the cattle mutilations and torture murders he's been investigating are somehow...  more

Book Votes: 3
84
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DARYL D. (bookworm-51)
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
Fat Charlie Nancy's normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was Anansi, a trickster god, the spirit of rebellion able to overturn the social order, create wealth out of thin air, and baffle the devil. And he never knew...  more

Book Votes: 3
85
bouncy01
Vicki W. (bouncy01)
Unleashed (Dog Days, Bk 3) by John Levitt
If it had been only an animal, even a smart one, there would have been no problem.  Animals just want to be left alone: they don't plot revenge or possess agendas.  But it was more than that--it was psychotic.  It killed just to kill, and it had an unquenchable hatred of...  more

Book Votes: 2
86
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Andrea D.
War for the Oaks by Emma Bull
Acclaimed by critics and readers on its first publication in 1987, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel, Emma Bull’s War for the Oaks is one of the novels that has defined modern urban fantasy.Eddi McCandry sings rock and roll. But her boyfriend just dumped her, her band just...  more

Book Votes: 2
87
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Bitter Night (Horngate Witches, Bk 1) by Diana Pharaoh Francis
Sometimes you choose your battles. And sometimes they choose you...   Once, Max dreamed of a career, a home, a loving family. Now all she wants is freedom... and revenge. A witch named Giselle transformed Max into a warrior with extraordinary strength, speed, and endurance. Bound by...  more

Book Votes: 2
88
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Laney R.
Kill the Dead (Sandman Slim, Bk 2) by Richard Kadrey
What do you do after you’ve crawled out of Hell to wreak bloody revenge? If you’re Stark, you turn to bounty hunting, tracking and decimating whatever rogue monsters you’re paid to kill. Stark hates the work, but he needs the money, especially the big bucks Lucifer is...  more

Book Votes: 2
89
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Shannon C. (shannoel)
Halfway to the Grave (Night Huntress, Bk 1) by Jeaniene Frost
Half-vampire Catherine Crawfield is going after the undead with a vengeance, hoping that one of these deadbeats is her father -- the one responsible for ruining her mother's life. Then she's captured by Bones, a vampire bounty hunter, and is forced into an unholy partnership. In exchange...  more

Book Votes: 2
90
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A Madness of Angels (Matthew Swift, Bk 1) by Kate Griffin
Two years after his untimely death, Matthew Swift finds himself breathing once again, lying in bed in his London home. Except that it's no longer his bed, or his home. And the last time this sorcerer was seen alive, an unknown assailant had gouged a hole so deep in his chest that his...  more

Book Votes: 1
91
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Snake Agent (Detective Inspector Chen, Bk 1) by Liz Williams
You were supposed to go to Heaven, but ended up in one of the many Chinese hells instead. Who you gonna call? Nobody, you're dead. Luckily, in future Singapore, Detective Chen is on the case. Specializing in supernatural crimes, Chen finds himself in hell teaming up with a demon cop to solve the...  more

Book Votes: 1
92
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
The Drowning City (Necromancer Chronicles 1) by Amanda Downum
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Book Votes: 1
93
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Cheryl H. (hoppytoad79)
A Local Habitation: An October Daye Novel by Seanan McGuire
October ?Toby? Daye is a changeling, the daughter of Amandine of the fae and a mortal man. Like her mother, she is gifted in blood magic, able to read what has happened to a person through a mere taste of blood. Half-human, half-fae, outsiders from birth, most changelings are second-class...  more

Book Votes: 1
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Cheryl H. (hoppytoad79)
An Artificial Night: An October Daye Novel by Seanan McGuire
Changeling knight in the court of the Duke of Shadowed Hills, October “Toby” Daye has survived numerous challenges that would destroy fae and mortal alike.Now Toby must take on a nightmarish new assignment. Someone is stealing both fae and mortal children — and all signs point to Blind...  more

Book Votes: 1
95
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Cheryl H. (hoppytoad79)
Late Eclipses (October Daye, Bk 4) by Seanan McGuire
Two years ago October "Toby" Daye believed she could leave the world of Faerie behind. She was wrong. Now she finds herself in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, sharing an apartment with her Fetch, and maintaining an odd truce with Tybalt, the local King of Cats. It's a...  more

Book Votes: 1
96
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Cheryl H. (hoppytoad79)
One Salt Sea (October Daye, Bk 5) by Seanan McGuire
October "Toby" Daye is finally doing all right. She's settling into her new role as Countess of Goldengreen; she's actually dating again; she's even agreed to take on Quentin as her official squire. Life is looking up all around--and that inevitably means it's time for...  more

Book Votes: 1
97
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Cheryl H. (hoppytoad79)
Ashes of Honor: An October Daye Novel (October Daye Series) by Seanan McGuire
No description available.

Book Votes: 1
98
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Cheryl H. (hoppytoad79)
Chimes at Midnight (October Daye, Bk 7) by Seanan McGuire
Things are starting to look up for October "Toby" Daye. She's training her squire, doing her job, and has finally allowed herself to grow closer to the local King of Cats. It seems like her life may finally be settling down...at least until dead changelings start appearing in the...  more

Book Votes: 1
99
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Cheryl H. (hoppytoad79)
The Winter Long (October Daye, Bk 8) by Seanan McGuire
Toby thought she understood her own past; she thought she knew the score. She was wrong. It's time to learn the truth.

Book Votes: 1
100
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Cheryl H. (hoppytoad79)
A Red Rose Chain (October Daye Bk. 9) by Seanan McGuire
Things are looking up. For the first time in what feels like years, October "Toby" Daye has been able to pause long enough to take a breath and look at her life -- and she likes what she sees. She has friends. She has allies. She has a squire to train and a King of Cats to love, and...  more

Book Votes: 1
101
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Vicki W. (bouncy01)
New Tricks (Dog Days, Bk 2) by John Levitt
Mason used to work as an enforcer, ensuring that magic practitioners waked the straight and narrow. But he gave all that up for a quiet life scraping out a living playing his guitar, keeping a low profile with Louie, his magical...well, let's call him a dog. Luckily, Louie has a sixth sense for...  more

Book Votes: 0
102
fantasyisbetter
Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
In 1885, Count Dracula, after four hundred years' brooding in his Transylvanian Castle, came to London, intent on spreading the pestilence of vampirism to the heart of Victoria's Britain. The monster was defeated and destroyed by Professor Van Helsing and his stout-hearted companions, and the...  more

Book Votes: 0
103
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z. Brite
BLOODLINES In the house on Violin Road he found the bodies of his brother, his mother, and the man who killed them both-his father. From the house on Violin Road, in Missing Mile, North Carolina, Trevor McGee ran for his sanity and his soul, after his famous cartoonist father had exploded...  more

Book Votes: 0
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Touch of Evil (Thrall, Bk 1) by C. T. Adams & Cathy Clamp
Kate Reilly has a hard time trusting people. Six years ago, the love of her life turned her over to the vampire parasites who call themselves the Thrall. Katie survives the powerful bite of the master parasite only to discover that the Thrall’s venom, coupled with her own natural...  more

Book Votes: 0
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Tasula W. (fantasyisbetter)
Love Bite by Sherry Gottlieb
Strange murders take LA police detective Jace Levy straight into the arms of the renowned photographer, Risha, as seductively beautiful as she is talented. This erotic, dark mystery was the basis for the made-for-TV-movie "Deadly Love," starring Susan Dey.

Book Votes: 0

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