Most popular books, across Fangtastic Fiction sites, for the week 2 August – 8 August

1.	Unholy Ghosts Stacia Kane
		The world is not the way it was. The dead have risen and constantly attack the living….Enter Chess Putnam, a fully-tattooed witch and freewheeling Debunker and ghost hunter. She’s got a real talent for nailing the human liars or banishing the wicked dead. But she’s keeping a dark secret from the Church: a little drug problem that’s landed her in hot and dangerous water. Chess owes a murderous drug lord named Bump a lot of money. And Bump wants immediate payback. All Chess has to do is dispatch a very nasty species of undead from an old airport. But the job involves black magic, human sacrifice, a nefarious demonic creature, and crossing swords with enough wicked energy to wipe out a city of souls. Toss in lust with a rival gang leader and a dangerous attraction to Bump?s ruthless enforcer, and Chess begins to wonder if the rush is really worth it. Hell, yeah.
2.	Lover Mine J.R. Ward
		John Matthew has come a long way since he was found living among humans, his vampire nature unknown to himself and to those around him. After he was taken in by the Brotherhood, no one could guess what his true history was- or his true identity. Indeed, the fallen Brother Darius has returned, but with a different face and a very different destiny. As a vicious personal vendetta takes John into the heart of the war, he will need to call up on both who he is now and who he once was in order to face off against evil incarnate.
3.	Secret Ones Nicole Murphy
		Maggie Shaunessy is used to keeping secrets. She’s a fantastic teacher, but she’s also gadda, part of a hidden, powerful race – and she has a habit of annoying the wrong people.
4.	Black Magic Sanction Kim Harrison
		Having barely escaped being skewered by the criminal vampire overlord of Cinncinati, Rachel now has even bigger problems to contend with.
5.	Moon Sworn Keri Arthur
		A rare hybrid of vampire and werewolf, Riley Jenson works for Melbourne’s Directorate of Other Races, an organisation created to police the supernatural races – and protect humans from their depredations.
6.	As Shadows Fade Colleen Gleason
		Directly descended from the very first vampire hunter in the Gardella family, Victoria knows she must continue the lineage so humanity will have protectors against the undead. While Sebastian Vioget appears to be both the perfect warrior and lover to ensure the Gardella legacy, Victoria cannot forget Max Pesaro—the former slayer still haunted by the vampire queen Lilith’s obsession with him.
7.	Bonds of Justice Nalini Singh
		Max Shannon is a good cop, one of the best in New York Enforcement. Born with a natural shield that protects him against Psy mental invasions, he knows he has little chance of advancement within the Psy- dominated power structure.
8.	No Mercy Sherrilyn Kenyon
		Shapeshifter Dev Peltier thought he knew it all. But one night when a Dark-Hunter, who is also an official member of the Dogs of War, sashays into his bar, he realises that he might have met his match. Samia, aka Sam, was one the fiercest Amazon warriors in her tribe. But an act of brutal betrayal made her a Dark-Hunter and she’s been angry ever since.
9.	Halo Alexandra Adornetto
		Nothing much happens in the sleepy town of Venus Cove. But everything changes when three angels, Ivy, Bethany and Gabriel are sent from heaven to protect the town against the gathering forces of darkness…But the mission is threatened when the youngest angel, Bethany, is sent to high school and falls for the handsome school captain, Xavier Woods…Things come to a head when the angels realize they are not the only supernatural power in Venus Cove. There’s a new kid in town and he’s charming, seductive and deadly. Worst of all, he’s after Beth.
10.	Claire de Lune Christine Johnson
		Torn between two destinies? Claire is having the perfect sixteenth birthday. Her pool party is a big success, and gorgeous Matthew keeps chatting and flirting with her as if she’s the only girl there. But that night, she discovers something that takes away all sense of normalcy: she’s a werewolf.

Tags: Alexandra Adornetto, As Shadows Fade, Black Magic Sanction, Bonds of Justice, Christine Johnson, Claire de Lune, Colleen Gleason, Halo, J.R. Ward, Keri Arthur, Kim Harrison, Lover Mine, Moon Sworn, Nalini Singh, Nicole Murphy, No Mercy, Secret Ones, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Stacia Kane, Unholy Ghosts

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