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Paranormal Romance 
After Midnight
by Medeiros, Teresa
Worried about her sister Vivienne's friendship with Adrian Kane, Lord Trevelyan, a mysterious nobleman rumored to be a vampire, Caroline Cabot is determined to uncover the truth, only to find herself falling under his spell.
Blue Dahlia
by Roberts, Nora
Widow Stella Rothchild returns to Tennessee with her two sons to run a nursery business on Roz Harper's ancestral estate. Stella falls in love with landscape designer Logan Kitridge, but the ghost haunting the manor disapproves.
Darkfever
by Moning, Karen Marie
Mac is stunned to discover that her sister's murder was far more than a random act of violence and resents the awakening of a mysterious ability to sense the Fae and their talismans, a talent that sends her on a quest to find a mystical book of dark power.
Dead Until Dark
by Harris, Charlaine
Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic waitress, is right to think that things will change when Bill the Vampire arrives in town. Unfortunately, as a number of bodies (drained of their blood, of course) start showing up, she begins to suspect that she may have made a mistake falling in love with Bill.
Deadly Night
by Graham, Heather
After he and his brothers inherit a New Orleans plantation, Aidan Flynn, a private investigator, delves into the dark history of his new home, with the help of a beautiful tarot card reader, when he stumbles upon human bones.
Dream Chaser
by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
Simone Dubois, a medical examiner with the unique power to read the minds of the wrongfully dead, is surprised to find herself helping Dream-Hunter Xypher, who has one month as a human to redeem himself or face eternal damnation.
The India Fan
by Holt, Victoria
Heir to an ornamental fan that brings bad luck and death to its owners, Drusilla Delaney travels with the wealthy Framblings to France and India to break the deadly curse.
Killing Moon
by York, Rebecca
When he is gravely injured while tracking a clever serial killer, private investigator Ross Marshall, who is plagued by a werewolf's curse, finds himself in the care of genetic researcher Megan Sheridan, and as passion rages between them, Ross discovers that he is the killer's next target.
The Law of Love
by Esquivel, Laura
After one night of passion, Azucena, an astroanalyst in twenty-third-century Mexico City, is separated from her Twin Soul, Rodrigo, and journeys across the galaxy and through past lives to find her lost love, encountering a deadly enemy along the way.
Morrigan's Cross
by Roberts, Nora
As the powerful vampire Lilith prepares to quench her thirst for destruction by unleashing her fury in battle, a medieval sorcerer, one of the circle of six charged by the goddess Morrigan, must travel through time to stop her.
My Heart Stood Still
by Kurland, Lynn
Given the chance to restore a twelfth-century castle, American Thomas McKinnon heads for Britain and finds himself falling in love with Iolanthe MacLeod, the beautiful ghost of a woman who had died centuries earlier.
Realm of Shadows
by Drake, Shannon
Visiting Paris during the opening of a recently discovered ancient tomb, American Tara Mason is plunged into a nightmarish world when an evil force, determined to claim her body and soul, begins stalking her, leading her into the arms of a mysterious man who vows to keep her safe.
Scent of Roses
by Martin, Kat
When the pregnant and scared wife of a migrant worker claims to be visited by the ghost of a young girl who warns her to flee the Harcourt estate, family counselor Elizabeth Conner convinces Zach Harcourt to look into the history of the house.
Season of Strangers
by Martin, Kat
After experiencing a bizarre episode of lost time, Julie Ferris becomes worried about what is going on around her, including the miraculous recovery of her boss, playboy Patrick Donovan, from a cocaine-fueled heart attack.
Into the Shadow
by Dodd, Christina
Adrik Wilder abandons his family and honor to pursue a life of wickedness, and when he kidnaps Karen Sonnet, evil emerges, and Adrik must choose whether to enact revenge on his enemies and redeem his soul or to save Karen.
Silver Master
by Castle, Jayne
Escaping scandal, psychic Celinda Ingram arrives in Cadence City to start a new life only to find herself drawn into a mystery involving a powerful relic and a gorgeous fellow psychic and security specialist who introduces her to a whole new world of ecstasy.
Sizzle and Burn
by Krentz, Jayne Ann
Lonely and reluctant psychic Raine Tallentyre is targeted for recruitment into the secret Arcane Society by fellow psychic Zack Jones, an effort that is complicated by Raine's painful memories of how the organization shattered her family through an act of betrayal.
Swimming Without a Net
by Davidson, MaryJanice
While trying to fit in with her own kind, Fred, a mermaid who hates being out in open water, is torn between Artur, the High Prince of the merpeople, and Thomas, a gorgeous marine biologist who has the opportunity to explore where no "lander" has gone before.
White Lies
by Krentz, Jayne Ann
Fearing that her psychic abilities have damaged her chances of having a healthy relationship, Clare Lancaster travels to California to assist her father's business and meets financial consultant Jake Salter, with whom she shares an unlikely chemistry.