Romantic Gems Disguised As Fantasy/Horror/SciFi Books - I
Discover hidden romantic gems in fantasy, horror, and sci-fi books! This curated list reveals love stories masterfully disguised within thrilling, otherworldly plots. Perfect for romance lovers seeking magical, eerie, or futuristic twists.
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Local Custom
by Sharon Lee
This first novel in the seven-book Liaden Universe series tells a story of warring families and star-crossed lovers in an other-world galaxy. Master trader Er Thom knows the custom of Liaden is to be matched with the proper bride, but his heart is immersed in another universe and lost to a woman not of his world. When he discovers their brief encounter years before resulted in a child, even more is at stake than anyone imagined.
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War for the Oaks
by Emma Bull
Eddi McCandry, an unemployed Minneapolis rock singer, finds herself drafted into an invisible war between the faerie filk.
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Bloody Bones
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Hired to exhume two-hundred-year-old graves in the wake of a land dispute, Anita Blake becomes involved in local murders involving three dead teenagers and a bloodless corpse that makes her suspect that an evil force is preying upon the town.
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The Killing Dance
by Laurell K. Hamilton
With a price on her head and professional hitmen on her trail, Anita Blake, vampire killer and expert on the supernatural, receives unexpected assistance from an alpha werewolf and a master vampire. Original.
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Queen of the Darkness
by Anne Bishop
In the astonishing conclusion of Anne Bishop’s Black Jewels Trilogy, the Dark Court has been formed and the end—for some—draws exceedingly near... Jaenelle Angelline now reigns as Queen—protector of the Shadow Realm. No longer will the corrupt Blood slaughter her people and defile her lands. But where one chapter ends, a final, unseen battle remains to be written, and Jaenelle must unleash the terrible power that is Witch to destroy her enemies once and for all. Even so, she cannot stand alone. Somewhere, long lost in madness, is Daemon, her promised Consort. Only his unyielding love can complete her Court and secure her reign. Yet, even together, their strength may not be enough to hold back the most malevolent of forces. And in the end, under the emergent shadow of evil and unforeseen betrayal, only Jaenelle’s greatest sacrifice will save those she loves—and the realm she’s bound to protect...
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Dead Until Dark
by Charlaine Harris
Sink your teeth into the first novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Sookie Stackhouse series—the books that gave life to the Dead and inspired the HBO® original series True Blood. Sookie Stackhouse is just a small-time cocktail waitress in small-town Bon Temps, Louisiana. She's quiet, doesn't get out much, and tends to mind her own business—except when it comes to her “disability.” Sookie can read minds. And that doesn’t make her too dateable. Then along comes Bill Compton. He’s tall, dark, handsome—and Sookie can’t hear a word he’s thinking. He’s exactly the type of guy she’s been waiting for all her life... But Bill has a disability of his own: he’s a vampire with a bad reputation. And when a string of murders hits Bon Temps—along with a gang of truly nasty bloodsuckers looking for Bill—Sookie starts to wonder if having a vampire for a boyfriend is such a bright idea.
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Partners in Necessity
by Sharon Lee
Here they are again, the three novels that introduced us all to the Liaden Universe over a decade ago. It is time to get reacquainted with our old friends: Edger & Sheather, Liz, Susiki, Jason & Anthora, Val Con & Miri and Priscilla & Shan. Remember how Miri and Val Con first met? How about the trouble Priscilla was in before she met Shan? Who can forget the way that Edger and Sheather have of coming to a friend's rescue or contemplating the weave of a carpet? Partners in Necessity also contains a new introduction by Anne McCaffery and a new afterword by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. The exceptional cover art is by Michael Herring.
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The Alleluia Files
by Sharon Shinn
Legend has it that the Alleluia Files contain the truth about the god of Samaria. Now, a child raised in captivity among the angels will journey the length and breadth of her world to seek the documents that will alter the face of Samaria forever...
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Laws of the Blood 3: Companions
by Susan Sizemore
Selena Crawford is a Chicago homicide detective. She is also the unwilling companion of Istvan, chief of the Enforcers. They do their best to avoid one another-until they both find themselves investigating the murder of a vampire.
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A Kiss of Shadows
by Laurell K. Hamilton
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Stunning . . . steamy . . . an exciting and original world.”—San Jose Mercury News Meet Merry Gentry, paranormal P.I., and enter a thrilling, sensual world as dangerous as it is beautiful, full of earthly pleasures and dazzling magic, and ruled by the all-consuming passions of immortal beings once worshipped as gods . . . or demons. Merry Gentry, princess of the high court of Faerie, is posing as a human in Los Angeles, working as a private investigator specializing in supernatural crime. But now the queen’s assassin has been dispatched to fetch her—whether she likes it or not. Suddenly Merry finds herself a pawn in her dreaded aunt’s plans. The job that awaits her: enjoy the constant company of the most beautiful immortal men in the world. The reward: the crown—and the opportunity to continue to live. The penalty for failure: death. Praise for Laurell K. Hamilton and A Kiss of Shadows “One of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field.”—Charlaine Harris “Sexy . . . Merry’s adventures are engaging and keep the reader turning the pages.”—St. Louis Post-Dispatch “I’ve never read a writer with a more fertile imagination.”—Diana Gabaldon
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A Caress of Twilight
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Princess Meredith is heir to the throne of the City of Angels, but in order to claim it, she must produce a child before her cousin, Prince Cel, can.
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Nameless Magery
by Delia Marshall Turner
A young girl undertakes an education in the magical arts--and uses her talents to save her world from a deadly invasion--in this spellbinding fantasy debut.
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Mistwalker
by Denise Lopes Heald
Environmental refugee Sal Banks is forced into an uneasy alliance with political exile Meesha Raschad as they battle government bureaucracy, intrigue, and Meesha's very dangerous enemies. Original.
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