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The first hit man came after me at home, which should be against the rules. Then there was a second, and a third. Word on the street is that Anita Blake, preternatural expert and vampire killer extraordinaire, is worth half a million dollars. Dead, not alive. So what's a girl to do but turn to the men in her life for help? Which in my case means an alpha werewolf and a master vampire. With professional killers on your trail, it's not a bad idea to have as much protection as possible, human or otherwise.

Most women complain that there are no single straight men left. I'd just like to meet one that's human. I'm Anita Blake, expert on creatures of the night. I've dined with shapeshifters, danced with werewolves, and been wooed – but not won – by Jean-Claude, the Vampire Master of the City. And now a darkly dangerous vampire named Alejandro has hit town. He wants me for his human servant. A war of the undead has begun. Over me ...

Meet Detective Zaniel Havelock. A man who can talk to angels. As an angel speaker, Zaniel once used his special gift to serve both the celestial beings and his fellow humans. But a terrible betrayal forced him to abandon that life. Now he's a cop working in the City of Angels. But where angels walk among us, so do demons. And there's no question that there's evil at work when Zaniel is called to the murder scene of a college student. But is this just evil that one human being can do to another, or something more?

Anita Blake is small, dark and dangerous. Her turf is the city of St Louis. Her job – reanimating the dead and killing the undead who take things too far. But when the city’s most powerful vampire asks her to solve a series of vicious slayings, Anita must confront her greatest fear – her undeniable attraction to master vampire Jean-Claude, one of the creatures she is sworn to destroy ...

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter for Animators, Inc., is offered a cool mil to raise a 283-year-old corpse. But she knows that the older the zombie, the bigger the death needed to raise it. Only a human sacrifice is 'big' enough to raise this old soul – and Anita’s no murderer. Now, a creature from beyond the grave is tearing a swath of murder through St. Louis. And Anita will learn that there are some secrets better left buried – and some people better off dead …

I am Meredith, princess of faerie, wielder of the hands of Flesh and Blood, and at long last, I am with child - twins, fathered by my royal guard. Though my uncle, Taranis, King of Light and Illusion, claims that he is the true father since he abducted me from my home, betrayed, and defiled me. And now he has branded my guards as a threat to my unborn children. Bearing an heir has placed me halfway to my aunt’s throne, that much closer to my reign over the Unseelie Court - and well ahead of her son, my cousin Cel, in this race.

You don't volunteer for slugfests with vampires. It shortens your life expectancy. And you don't fall in love with a werewolf. It interferes with your work. Especially when you're a preternatural expert, like me. My name is Anita Blake. My business brings me up close and personal with all shapes and sizes of monsters. And not all of them want to kill me.

Death of a Darklord focuses on a young woman who finds that she has a talent for magic in a land and a family unforgiving of such abilities. Her tragic attempts to redeem herself in the eyes of her family involve aiding them on their quest to end the dark magic that has destroyed a neighboring town.

First, there were the dead in the graveyard, 200 years dead. I'd been hired to raise them to settle a dispute over who owned the land they were buried in. Then there were the three dead teenagers in the woods, slaughtered in a way I'd never seen before. And then they found the dead girl, drained of blood and left in her bed. I knew what that meant of course. It didn't take a degree in preternatural studies to figure out that something was wrong. And I was right in the middle of it. My name is Anita Blake. Welcome to my life ...

You may know me best as Meredith Nic Essus, princess of faerie. Or perhaps as Merry Gentry, Los Angeles private eye. In the fey and mortal realms alike, my life is the stuff of royal intrigue and celebrity drama. Among my own, I have confronted horrendous enemies, endured my noble kins treachery and malevolence, and honored my duty to conceive a royal heirall for the right to claim the throne.

Willkommen in meiner Welt. Einer Welt voller Wesen mit übersinnlichen Kräften, in der blutige Gewalt, aber auch prickelnde Lust auf dich warten. Bist du bereit? Traust du dich? Seit der Oberste Gerichtshof den Untoten gleiche Rechte gewährt hat, halten die meisten Menschen Vampire für ganz gewöhnliche Leute, nur eben mit spitzen Eckzähnen. Aber ich weiß es besser. Ich habe ihre Opfer gesehen. Ich trage selbst die Narben... Doch jetzt werden Vampire selbst zu Opfern: Ein Serienkiller bringt sie reihenweise um - und der mächtigste Blutsauger der Stadt will, dass ausgerechnet ich den Mörder finde.

This second collection of great sci-fi stories includes the following: "A Sense of Wonder" by Stephen Marlowe, "Seller of the Sky" by Dave Dryfus, "The Shining Cow" by Alex James, and more.

A single great coaching exercise can transform your future. Activate Your Life brings you 30 exercises from some of the world’s top coaches. If you are feeling stuck or confused, these exercises will help get you going with renewed clarity and purpose. If you are feeling motivated and excited, these exercises will add fuel to your fire and cultivate your skills. If you are feeling yucky, these exercises will help you feel yummy. Dive in and start with the exercise that most intrigues you, and then keep the book handy like a personal coach whenever you need it.

A bounty hunting survivor. A Galactic dark elf. A woman who has given up her humanity to become something more. These stories and more are available in the first short story anthology for the System Apocalypse, covering year one on Earth. When the world ends, humanity steps up, finding new ways to survive in a world with classes, magic, and monsters. The anthology features exciting, new stories by five new writers and a new, never publicly released short story by Tao Wong.

Centuries ago, the faerie realm was decimated by a vile and corrupt spell. To survive, the different faerie races - led by the fae - escaped to the human realm where they’ve lived ever since. As the Fae Patriarch of Boston’s criminal underworld, Aohdan Collins enjoys his playboy lifestyle while he works from the shadows to expand his growing empire, until one night when he shares a shot of whiskey with the lovely Seireadan Moore.... A Fae Seer, Seireadan is haunted by a vision of the fae responsible for destroying faerie and murdering her family.

The exciting sequel to K. Hamilton’s debut novel, Three Corner Rustlers, takes listeners on another fast-paced ride. Hamilton again spins a compelling tale rooted in the Old West with the intrigue and drama of present-day life. After years of drought, disaster threatens the Three Corner region. As wildfires devastate the landscape, relationships are tested, and life-and-death battles ensue against an intractable foe. Join Hamilton’s cast of characters as they face whether to save a lifetime of hard work...or leave everything they love to survive and start again.

Just nerds talking about myths.

Inspired by real-life events, author K. Hamilton artfully combines the elements of a Western with the 21st century. Paths intersect and twist from Silicon Valley, to Colorado, to the wide-open spaces of the high desert of the Three Corner country of Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada.

Anita Blake ist daran gewöhnt, die Jägerin zu sein. Doch plötzlich hat sie selbst einen Auftragskiller im Nacken sitzen und alle Hände voll damit zu tun, einfach nur zu überleben. Denn ein Unbekannter hat einen Preis von einer halben Million Dollar auf ihren Kopf ausgesetzt, und sie soll innerhalb von 24 Stunden aus dem Weg geräumt werden. Anita muss also schnellstmöglich herausfinden, wer ihr nach dem Leben trachtet. Als ob das nicht Ärger genug wäre, soll sie sich auch noch zwischen zwei Männern entscheiden. Und wenn es sich bei dem einen um einen Vampir und bei dem anderen um einen Werwolf handelt, ist diese Wahl ein riskantes Spiel mit dem Feuer ...

A bounty hunting survivor. A Galactic dark elf. A woman who has given up her humanity to become something more. These stories and more are available in the first short story anthology for the System Apocalypse, covering year one on Earth. When the world ends, humanity steps up, finding new ways to survive in a world with Classes, magic and monsters. The anthology features exciting, new stories by five new writers and a new, never publicly released short story by Tao Wong.