Superpowers, by David J. Schwartz (Three Rivers Press, 2008)

Who remembers the Madison All-Stars? For a short time in 2001, Madison, Wisconsin, was the home to a group of five super-powered college students, banded together in a shared attempt to understand their powers and change the world for the … Continue reading

Staked, by J.F. Lewis (Pocket Books, 2008)

It’s not always easy being a vampire. Take Eric, for example. He’s got some serious rage issues, and both short- and long-term memory problems that have plagued him for his entire undead existence. His girlfriend, Tabitha, keeps insisting her turn … Continue reading

Shadows Fall, by Simon R. Green (Roc, 1994)

Somewhere off the beaten path of society and civilization, there lies the mysterious town of Shadows Fall. The elephants’ graveyard of the imagination, it’s where gods and heroes, legends and monsters, myths and childhood companions all go when their time … Continue reading

One Foot In The Grave, by Jeaniene Frost (Avon, 2008)

Four years after faking her death in order to go work for the government as part of a new secret team dedicated to hunting rogue vampires, half-vampire Cat Crawfield has almost, but not quite, managed to put the spectre of … Continue reading

Once Bitten, Twice Shy and Another One Bites The Dust, by Jennifer Rardin (Orbit, 2007)

Meet Jaz Parks. Though she doesn’t look the part, she’s secretly a CIA assassin, working for a top-secret department to take out assorted deadly threats around the world. Partnered with Vayl, a centuries-old vampire who requested her specifically for the … Continue reading

Night Life, by Caitlin Kittredge (St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008)

Detective Luna Wilder isn’t just a werewolf, she’s an Insoli, one who exists outside the normal pack structure. It grants her the freedom she craves to do her job as one of Nocturne City’s finest, but at the same time, … Continue reading

Night Child, by Jes Battis (Ace, 2008)

When the body of a dead (for real) vampire is discovered in an alley, Tess Corday, Occult Special Investigator for the Vancouver office of CORE – Central Occult Regulation Enterprise – is called into action, to determine just who this … Continue reading

Midnight's Daughter, by Karen Chance (Onyx, 2008)

Meet Dorina “Dory” Basarab. A 500-year old dhampir (half-vampire) subject to rage-driven blackouts, she works as a vampire hunter and occasional troubleshooter for her father, one of the most powerful vampires in North America. Her housemate and best friend Claire, … Continue reading

Magic Bites and Magic Burns, by Ilona Andrews (Ace, 2007/2008)

In the semi-near future, Atlanta has become a strange and dangerous place to live. Waves of magic sweep over the world with unpredictable frequency, cancelling out all things technological for the length of their duration. The supernatural is in full … Continue reading

La Vida Vampire, by Nancy Haddock (Berkley, 2008)

Francesca Marinelli is one of the best ghost tour guides in St. Augustine, Florida, able to relate spooky stories about her surroundings and the spirits that haunt them like no other. Of course, in her case, she has an advantage: … Continue reading