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7 Against the Dark
Seven books! Each an introduction to a bestselling urban fantasy or paranormal romance series. All from USA Today bestselling and international bestselling authors who are consistently on the bestseller charts.
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BLOODFIRE by Helen Harper
Mackenzie Smith has always known she was different.
Growing up as the only human in a pack of rural shapeshifters will do that to you, but then couple it with some mean fighting skills and a fiery temper and you end up with a woman that few will dare to cross.
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DARKANGEL by Christine Pope
Finding the man of your dreams can be a real nightmare....
As the future prima, or head witch of her clan, Angela McAllister is expected to bond with her consort during her twenty-first year, thus ensuring that she will come into her full powers at the appointed time. The clock is ticking down, and her consort has yet to make an appearance. Instead, her dreams are haunted by a man she’s never seen, the one she believes must be her intended match.
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FEYLAND: The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp
What if a high-tech computer game was a gateway to the dangerous Realm of Faerie?
Feyland is the most immersive computer game ever designed, and fifteen-year-old Jennet Carter is the first to play the prototype. But she doesn’t suspect the virtual world is close enough to touch — or that she’ll be battling for her life against the Dark Queen of the faeries.
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HAUNTED ON BOURBON STREET by Deanna Chase
Jade loves her new apartment—until a ghost joins her in the shower.
When empath Jade Calhoun moves into an apartment above a strip bar on Bourbon Street, she expects life to get interesting. What she doesn't count on is making friends with an exotic dancer, attracting a powerful spirit, and developing feelings for Kane, her sexy landlord. Being an empath has never been easy on Jade's relationships. It's no wonder she keeps her gift a secret.
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JUSTICE CALLING by Annie Bellet
Gamer. Nerd. Sorceress.
Jade Crow lives a quiet life running her comic book and game store in Wylde, Idaho. After twenty-five years fleeing from a powerful sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and take her powers, quiet suits her just fine. Surrounded by friends who are even less human than she is, Jade figures she’s finally safe.
As long as she doesn’t use her magic.
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MAGGIE FOR HIRE by Kate Danley
When monsters appear in Los Angeles, Maggie MacKay is on the job. No one is better at hauling the creepy crawlies back where they belong. No one, that is, except her dad, who disappeared in the middle of an assignment.
Now an elf named Killian has shown up with a gig. Seems Maggie’s uncle teamed up with the forces of darkness to turn Earth into a vampire convenience store, serving bottomless refills on humans.
The only hope for survival lies in tracking down two magical objects and a secret that vanished with Maggie’s dad.
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THE REST FALLS AWAY by Colleen Gleason
Beneath the glitter of dazzling nineteenth century London Society lurks a bloodthirsty evil…
Vampires have always lived among them, quietly attacking unsuspecting debutantes and dandified lords as well as hackney drivers and Bond Street milliners. If not for the vampire slayers of the Gardella family, these immortal creatures would have long ago taken control of the world.
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BLOODFIRE by Helen Harper
Mackenzie Smith has always known she was different.
Growing up as the only human in a pack of rural shapeshifters will do that to you, but then couple it with some mean fighting skills and a fiery temper and you end up with a woman that few will dare to cross.
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DARKANGEL by Christine Pope
Finding the man of your dreams can be a real nightmare....
As the future prima, or head witch of her clan, Angela McAllister is expected to bond with her consort during her twenty-first year, thus ensuring that she will come into her full powers at the appointed time. The clock is ticking down, and her consort has yet to make an appearance. Instead, her dreams are haunted by a man she’s never seen, the one she believes must be her intended match.
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FEYLAND: The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp
What if a high-tech computer game was a gateway to the dangerous Realm of Faerie?
Feyland is the most immersive computer game ever designed, and fifteen-year-old Jennet Carter is the first to play the prototype. But she doesn’t suspect the virtual world is close enough to touch — or that she’ll be battling for her life against the Dark Queen of the faeries.
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HAUNTED ON BOURBON STREET by Deanna Chase
Jade loves her new apartment—until a ghost joins her in the shower.
When empath Jade Calhoun moves into an apartment above a strip bar on Bourbon Street, she expects life to get interesting. What she doesn't count on is making friends with an exotic dancer, attracting a powerful spirit, and developing feelings for Kane, her sexy landlord. Being an empath has never been easy on Jade's relationships. It's no wonder she keeps her gift a secret.
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JUSTICE CALLING by Annie Bellet
Gamer. Nerd. Sorceress.
Jade Crow lives a quiet life running her comic book and game store in Wylde, Idaho. After twenty-five years fleeing from a powerful sorcerer who wants to eat her heart and take her powers, quiet suits her just fine. Surrounded by friends who are even less human than she is, Jade figures she’s finally safe.
As long as she doesn’t use her magic.
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MAGGIE FOR HIRE by Kate Danley
When monsters appear in Los Angeles, Maggie MacKay is on the job. No one is better at hauling the creepy crawlies back where they belong. No one, that is, except her dad, who disappeared in the middle of an assignment.
Now an elf named Killian has shown up with a gig. Seems Maggie’s uncle teamed up with the forces of darkness to turn Earth into a vampire convenience store, serving bottomless refills on humans.
The only hope for survival lies in tracking down two magical objects and a secret that vanished with Maggie’s dad.
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THE REST FALLS AWAY by Colleen Gleason
Beneath the glitter of dazzling nineteenth century London Society lurks a bloodthirsty evil…
Vampires have always lived among them, quietly attacking unsuspecting debutantes and dandified lords as well as hackney drivers and Bond Street milliners. If not for the vampire slayers of the Gardella family, these immortal creatures would have long ago taken control of the world.
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First published February 7, 2016
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September 30, 2018
Okay
I found a couple of new authors that I want to try out. Bundles like this are good for that.
I found a couple of new authors that I want to try out. Bundles like this are good for that.
March 19, 2016
Loved it but ....
I thoroughly enjoyed all of the books but was disappointed to realize they were ALL the first book of a series. I had expected 7 complete stories not 7 STARTS to 7 stories.
I thoroughly enjoyed all of the books but was disappointed to realize they were ALL the first book of a series. I had expected 7 complete stories not 7 STARTS to 7 stories.
January 5, 2018
Each and every one of these are stand alone books, well written and thrilling.
How wonderful to find seven such books all together. Some different aspects of the paranormal world provided different insights. I enjoyed all the protagonists.
I would ideally have liked a page of links to the next book of each series all together - now I've gone past the page with the link for book three, I'm unlikely to attempt to go back for it mainly due to difficulty of finding that page again with the kindle.
How wonderful to find seven such books all together. Some different aspects of the paranormal world provided different insights. I enjoyed all the protagonists.
I would ideally have liked a page of links to the next book of each series all together - now I've gone past the page with the link for book three, I'm unlikely to attempt to go back for it mainly due to difficulty of finding that page again with the kindle.
August 27, 2017
Nearly all seven
Nearly all seven are good reads I've even left this book to read the series of some. I fully intend going to get the rest of the last book in this seven book freebie it was well worth keep going back to read the rest of the books. If you enjoy paranormal this definitely for you. Sorry to rush I'm dying to get the next book well done authors please just keep writing good luck magdg
Nearly all seven are good reads I've even left this book to read the series of some. I fully intend going to get the rest of the last book in this seven book freebie it was well worth keep going back to read the rest of the books. If you enjoy paranormal this definitely for you. Sorry to rush I'm dying to get the next book well done authors please just keep writing good luck magdg
June 28, 2019
4 stars to Colleen Gleason
The first 5 books were okay. I liked the 6th book, BUT I loved the 7th book by Colleen Gleason and look forward to read more books by this author. The surprising twist at the end of her book had me in tears...
The first 5 books were okay. I liked the 6th book, BUT I loved the 7th book by Colleen Gleason and look forward to read more books by this author. The surprising twist at the end of her book had me in tears...
January 4, 2023
Variety
Well these different stories are about all kinds of Shapeshifters, Witches, Faeries, Ghost, Sorceress, Monsters, and Vampires and a must read for all who are into these kinds of stories.
Well these different stories are about all kinds of Shapeshifters, Witches, Faeries, Ghost, Sorceress, Monsters, and Vampires and a must read for all who are into these kinds of stories.
March 29, 2023
Unfortunately, I only enjoyed one of the seven series starters in this omnibus. Justice calling was the standout. Three of them, I couldn't even bring myself to finish. They might be someone else's cup of tea, but they weren't mine.
June 20, 2017
Love!
I Love everything about this series! Annie Ballet knows how to write a story that gets you hooked for more!
I Love everything about this series! Annie Ballet knows how to write a story that gets you hooked for more!
April 10, 2018
Fantastic collection of stories.
December 29, 2018
Could not put any of these books down!
September 3, 2019
Great book
I enjoyed the passion and fantasy factors that went into this read. I would recommend this book to all who like fantasy.
I enjoyed the passion and fantasy factors that went into this read. I would recommend this book to all who like fantasy.
September 28, 2019
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Turns out i already had a number of these books. No point in reading them twice. These books are all the same just different characters
Turns out i already had a number of these books. No point in reading them twice. These books are all the same just different characters
August 6, 2020
Fear NO Evil
This book set will have you wanting more! Each one of these Authors penned stories that takes great creativity and effort.Great job!
This book set will have you wanting more! Each one of these Authors penned stories that takes great creativity and effort.Great job!
September 26, 2021
Page turners every single one!
Took me to another time & another world with so many possibilities - loved them all! Highly recommend them all.
Took me to another time & another world with so many possibilities - loved them all! Highly recommend them all.
December 26, 2022
Good books
I enjoyed each of these seven books, each different from rtf :) e others. Who doesn't enjoy a change of pace every so often.
I enjoyed each of these seven books, each different from rtf :) e others. Who doesn't enjoy a change of pace every so often.
June 19, 2024
I enjoyed the first 2 books. 3,5,6,7 weren't for me
February 14, 2016
My very favorite thing in this book—which is full of delightful details—is in Kate Danley’s book “Maggie for Hire” about a “magical tracker in L.A. who carries a silver stake her sister had engraved for her at Things Remembered. I loved that detail and I very much enjoyed the story with its magical objects and deep dark secrets.
Danley’s book is only one of seven novels in this bundle and every single one of the books is a lot of fun to read. Annie Bellet’s “Justice Calling” gives a star-making entrance to its sexy tiger-shifter Aleksei Kirov “Justice of the Council of Nine” but it’s the author’s setting—Wyld, Idaho—that elevates the book from its genre. The small town where the heroine runs a comic book and tabletop gaming store is “the shape-shifter capital of the west,” and we can visualize exactly the kind of town it might be. The heroine, jade Crow, has a sense of humor and her reaction to Aleksei is a deadpan, “So, you know, not your average comic book or tabletop gaming enthusiast.”
There’s another heroine named Jade in the book, Jade Calhoun, the empath at the heart of “Haunted on Bourbon Street.” Her description of a “craft shop” run by Bea puts us right in the center of magical New Orleans, and Deanna Chase, like the other writers in the bundle, gives a lot of weight to sense of place.
This is true even when the “place” is one the author made us, as Anthe Sharp did in “Feyland.” Her writing is drop-dead gorgeous, near poetry at times, and lines like, “She smelled of stars and roses,” convey the magical quality of the Dark Queen of the Faeries.
Christine Pope’s “Darkangel” is also firmly rooted in its sense of place, and provides a practical look at the issue of a witch finding her consort. (Let’s just say Angela McAllister has to kiss a lot of frogs before she finds the literal man of her dreams.) One of the hallmarks of this book—like the others in the collection—is the strong sense that there’s a whole world contained in the pages of the book. Angela’s witch clan has rules and taboos and allies and enemies, and all of this is worked out beautifully.
Ditto for Helen Harper’s “Bloodfire” with its casual scattering of paranormal creatures into the mix. (A group of shape-shifters avoids admonishment because there are “water-wights terrorizing pleasure boats on the Thames.”)
I also enjoyed Colleen Gleason’s vampire hunter historical urban fantasy “The Rest Falls Away” with its Jane Austen world (so much better than “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”) The book gave us not just a sense of place but also a sense of time.
Boxed sets are great introductions to writers and series. I’d only read one of these writers before, but now that I’ve read the others, I’ll be back for more.
Danley’s book is only one of seven novels in this bundle and every single one of the books is a lot of fun to read. Annie Bellet’s “Justice Calling” gives a star-making entrance to its sexy tiger-shifter Aleksei Kirov “Justice of the Council of Nine” but it’s the author’s setting—Wyld, Idaho—that elevates the book from its genre. The small town where the heroine runs a comic book and tabletop gaming store is “the shape-shifter capital of the west,” and we can visualize exactly the kind of town it might be. The heroine, jade Crow, has a sense of humor and her reaction to Aleksei is a deadpan, “So, you know, not your average comic book or tabletop gaming enthusiast.”
There’s another heroine named Jade in the book, Jade Calhoun, the empath at the heart of “Haunted on Bourbon Street.” Her description of a “craft shop” run by Bea puts us right in the center of magical New Orleans, and Deanna Chase, like the other writers in the bundle, gives a lot of weight to sense of place.
This is true even when the “place” is one the author made us, as Anthe Sharp did in “Feyland.” Her writing is drop-dead gorgeous, near poetry at times, and lines like, “She smelled of stars and roses,” convey the magical quality of the Dark Queen of the Faeries.
Christine Pope’s “Darkangel” is also firmly rooted in its sense of place, and provides a practical look at the issue of a witch finding her consort. (Let’s just say Angela McAllister has to kiss a lot of frogs before she finds the literal man of her dreams.) One of the hallmarks of this book—like the others in the collection—is the strong sense that there’s a whole world contained in the pages of the book. Angela’s witch clan has rules and taboos and allies and enemies, and all of this is worked out beautifully.
Ditto for Helen Harper’s “Bloodfire” with its casual scattering of paranormal creatures into the mix. (A group of shape-shifters avoids admonishment because there are “water-wights terrorizing pleasure boats on the Thames.”)
I also enjoyed Colleen Gleason’s vampire hunter historical urban fantasy “The Rest Falls Away” with its Jane Austen world (so much better than “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.”) The book gave us not just a sense of place but also a sense of time.
Boxed sets are great introductions to writers and series. I’d only read one of these writers before, but now that I’ve read the others, I’ll be back for more.
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November 22, 2016BLOODFIRE by Helen Harper
DARKANGEL by Christine Pope
FEYLAND: The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp - 3 stars
When lines are blurred between reality and gaming, Tam Linn discovers that a game can turn into a different realm making him the hero of the show. As his world is turned upside down (for the better) Tam is tasked with helping the rich-girl Jennet pushing their limited in the Dark Realm of the Fairyland.
The world building the author is able to create was fun and inventive with the characters flowing in and adding to the concept. I thought the rich girl, poor boy kind of thing was a little overdone with the characters styles but overall I found them to be well developed.
HAUNTED ON BOURBON STREET by Deanna Chase
JUSTICE CALLING by Annie Bellet
MAGGIE FOR HIRE by Kate Danley
THE REST FALLS AWAY by Colleen Gleason
DARKANGEL by Christine Pope
FEYLAND: The Dark Realm by Anthea Sharp - 3 stars
When lines are blurred between reality and gaming, Tam Linn discovers that a game can turn into a different realm making him the hero of the show. As his world is turned upside down (for the better) Tam is tasked with helping the rich-girl Jennet pushing their limited in the Dark Realm of the Fairyland.
The world building the author is able to create was fun and inventive with the characters flowing in and adding to the concept. I thought the rich girl, poor boy kind of thing was a little overdone with the characters styles but overall I found them to be well developed.
HAUNTED ON BOURBON STREET by Deanna Chase
JUSTICE CALLING by Annie Bellet
MAGGIE FOR HIRE by Kate Danley
THE REST FALLS AWAY by Colleen Gleason
March 2, 2016
Out the entire first of a series books I reread a few of my favorite authors, Deanna Chase, Kate Danley and Anne Bellet. I got introduced to Christine Pope and Helen Hunter and took a sabbatical and read a few of their books. They are now on the list of people's books to read. But I did not care for Feyland by Anthea Sharp as it reminds me of a story Feyguard by the same author. And the vampire story by Colleen Gleason was boring.
April 27, 2016
Not a single kindle unlimited author
I bought this hoping to find some estimates author's, but before reading a story, I always check that the series is available through kindle unlimited. Not one of these were, so I didn't read one of these stories. So if you are like me and only do kindle unlimited, you want to avoid this sampling of series.
I bought this hoping to find some estimates author's, but before reading a story, I always check that the series is available through kindle unlimited. Not one of these were, so I didn't read one of these stories. So if you are like me and only do kindle unlimited, you want to avoid this sampling of series.
February 28, 2016
Good value for this many first-in-a-series books
For the most part I liked these books. I think it was rather unfortunate placement having two books in a row with a heroine named Jade, but the characters are quite different.
For the most part I liked these books. I think it was rather unfortunate placement having two books in a row with a heroine named Jade, but the characters are quite different.
March 13, 2016
Excellent Books, Well Worth It.
All the books in this collection were good. And I have another author whose books I didn't know.
I think the best one was by Helen Harper. That one stood out, to me.
But the variety of books was amazing and best of all, Really Good.
All the books in this collection were good. And I have another author whose books I didn't know.
I think the best one was by Helen Harper. That one stood out, to me.
But the variety of books was amazing and best of all, Really Good.
April 13, 2016
Good collection
The authors wrote great fantasy. stories all were different and quite enjoyable. The seven paranormal. Stories were different. and one was strange
The authors wrote great fantasy. stories all were different and quite enjoyable. The seven paranormal. Stories were different. and one was strange
May 23, 2016
Wonderful Collection of Stories!
I really enjoyed this collection of strong women and their amazing courage. I definitely recommend this box set to anyone interested in this genre!!
I really enjoyed this collection of strong women and their amazing courage. I definitely recommend this box set to anyone interested in this genre!!
July 19, 2016
Great book
Keeps u reading with we several different stories in one book. Now looking forward to the books that follow each of the stories
Keeps u reading with we several different stories in one book. Now looking forward to the books that follow each of the stories
August 9, 2016
Very nice mix of stories
Every story engaged me to the point where I will purchase the authors next work to find out what happened! Really enjoyed ever bit of this book..
Every story engaged me to the point where I will purchase the authors next work to find out what happened! Really enjoyed ever bit of this book..
May 11, 2017
I skipped Bloodfire, Feyland, Haunted on Bourbon Street, and The Rest Falls Away after a few pages. Justice Calling and Maggie For Hire were excellent. Overall this set is a mixed bag.
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