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Lost

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Series: House of Night: Underworld (#2) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: Blackstone Year Published: 2018 Pages: 395 ISBN: 978-1-5384-4074-2 The moment other Kevin returns to his world trouble begins. Thankfully, he finds friends and allies--some expected, some unexpected--and soon discovers he, like his sister, can wield Old Magick. But without a mentor to help him, will Kevin be tempted to embrace Darkness?    Back in our Tulsa, things have settled down since Zoey and the gang closed the tear between worlds. A new school year has begun, and Zoey's exchange student program with public schools is really taking off. All is well.    But if all is well, why is Zoey increasingly withdrawn and moody?    Stark thinks he knows what's wrong--and he is determined not to lose Zoey to the Other World and Heath, who is there and very much alive.    Stevie Rae thinks she knows what's wrong--Z just needs a break. Maybe a little vacay?   ...

Loved

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Series: House of Night: Otherworld (#1) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: Blackstone Year Published: 2017 Pages: 336 ISBN: 978-1-5384-3112-2 It's Zoey's eighteenth birthmas and the Nerd Herd has been scattered across the country busily adulting for almost a year when Stark calls them back to Tulsa to surprise Z. But all is not well in T-Town. Strange, dark signs are appearing--could it be possible Neferet is stirring? Not willing to chance disaster striking again, Zoey calls on her newly reunited friends to circle with her and add a layer of protection over Neferet's grotto jail. Easy-peasy, right?    Wrong. Nothing at the House of Night is ever as it seems.    With rabid red vampyres closing in, Zoey and the Nerd Herd must come together again and battle evil. But a year is a long time. Have these old friends grown too far apart?    When the world fractures and allies become enemies, will darkness devour friendships or will light save those ...

Redeemed

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Series: House of Night (#12) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2014 Pages: 310 ISBN: 978-0-312-59444-2 Zoey Redbird is in trouble. Having released the Seer Stone to Aphrodite and surrendered herself to the Tulsa Police, she has isolated herself from her friends and mentors, determined to face  the punishment she deserves--even if that means her body will reject the change and begin to die. Only the love of those closest to her can save her from the Darkness in her spirit, but a terrible evil has emerged from the shadows, more powerful than ever.    Neferet has finally made herself known to mortals. Crowning herself a Dark Goddess, she is evil unleashed, enslaving the citizens of Tulsa. The vampyres of the House of Night have banded with the police and are gathering every lasts resource they have, but they know that no single vampyre is strong enough to vanquish her--unless that vampyre has the power to summon the elements as we...

Revealed

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Series: House of Night (#11) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Casts Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2013 Pages: 306 ISBN: 978-0-312-59443-5 Drastically altered after her fall, Neferet is clinging to life with one goal in mind: to regain her strength and her consciousness. But before she goes into hiding to relive her past--and hopefully find the key to surviving in the present--she will make one deadly strike. This time, against a human. And the aftershocks will leave no one untouched.    In the wake of a gruesome murder, Tulsa humans are panicked, blaming the House of Night for what was clearly a vampyre attack. But Zoey and the rest of the school know that none of them was involved. So who killed the mayor of Tulsa? As the police open an investigation, tensions on other fronts are growing even higher--Dallas is on a rampage against Zoey and her friends. When he finally makes a move against Stevie Rae and Shaunee, the battle lines are drawn--and someone will have to t...

Hidden

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Series: House of Night (#10) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2012 Pages: 302 ISBN: 978-0-312-59442-8 At last, Zoey has what she wanted: the truth is out. Neferet's evil has been exposed, and the High Council is no longer on her side--but she's far from done wreaking havoc in stables. Then, Neferet makes a devastating move that will test them all.    With the seeds of distrust sown and Darkness breeding chaos at the House of Night, everyone must band together--but that's proving to be more difficult than ever before. The twins are barely speaking and the House of Night's former enemy, Kalona, has now become their warrior, pushing their trust to the limit. To top it off, Zoey is pretty darn sure she might be losing her mind. She saw something when she looked at Aurox through the Seer Stone that she can hardly explain to herself, let alone her friends. Is it possible that Heath has come back in a different form? Is that wh...

Destined

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Series: House of Night (#9) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2011 Pages: 325 ISBN: 978-0-312-65025-4 Zoey is finally home where she belongs, safe with her Guardian Warrior, Stark, by her side, and preparing to face off against Neferet--which would be a whole lot easier if t he High Council saw the ex-High Priestess for what she really is. Kalona has released his hold on Rephaim, and, through Nyx's gift of a human form, Rephaim and Stevie Rae are finally able to be together--if he can truly walk the path of the Goddess and stay free of his father's shadow.    But there are new forces at work at the House of Night. An influx of humans, including Lenobia's handsome horse whisperer, threatens their precarious stability. And then there's the mysterious Aurox, a jaw-droppingly gorgeous teen boy who is actually more--or possibly less--than human. Only Neferet knows he was created to be her greatest weapon. But Zoey can sense th...

Awakened

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Series: House of Night (#8) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2010 Pages : 290 ISBN: 978-0-312-65024-7 Exonerated by the Vampyre High Council and returned to her position of High Priestess at Tulsa's House of Night, Neferet has sworn vengeance on Zoey. Dominion over Kalona is only one of the weapons she plans to use against Z. But Zoey has found sanctuary on the Isle of Skye and is being groomed by Queen Sgiach to take over for her there. Being queen would be cool, wouldn't it? Why should she return to Tulsa? After losing her human consort, Heath, she will never be the same--and her relationship with her super-hot warrior, Stark, may never be the same either.    And what about Stevie Rae and Rephaim? The Raven Mocker refuses to be used against Stevie Rae, but what choice does he have when no one in the entire world, including Zoey, would be okay with their relationship? Does he betray his father or his heart?    In the puls...

Burned

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Series: House of Night (#7) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2010 Pages: 323 ISBN: 978-0-312-60616-9 Things have turned black at the House of Night. Zoey Redbird's soul has shattered. With everything she's ever stood for falling apart, and a broken heart making her want to stay in the Otherworld forever, Zoey's fading fast. It's seeming more and more doubtful that she will be able to pull herself back together in time to rejoin her friends and set the world to rights. As the only living person who can reach her, Stark must find a way to get to her. But how? He will have to die to do so, the Vampyre High Council stipulates. And then Zoey will give up for sure. There are only seven days left.    Enter BFF Stevie Rae. She wants to help Z, but she has massive problems of her own. The rogue Red Fledglings are acting up, and this time not even Stevie Rae can protect them from the consequences. Her kinda boyfriend, Dallas, is sw...

Tempted

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Series: House of Night (#6) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2009 Pages: 319 ISBN: 978-0-312-56748-4 Dark secrets and unspoken suspicions come between Zoey and Stevie Rae, putting their friendship--and the House of Night--at risk.    After Zoey Redbird and her gang have banished Kalona and Neferet from Tulsa, you'd think they'd catch a break. But with Zoey and her sexy warrior Stark both recovering from a brush with death, and the fledglings struggling to deal with the fallout from Neferet's reign of terror, a break is just not in the forecast. Zoey is haunted by her confusing yet elemental connection with A-ya, the ancient Cherokee maiden who was the only human able to tempt Kalona's body and soul. How will A-ya's pull on her affect Zoey's ability to resist the dangerously seductive immortal?    Meanwhile, Stevie Rae, with her super red-vamp powers, always thought she could handle the stuff she's been keepin...

Hunted

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Series: House of Night (#5) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2009 Pages: 323 ISBN: 978-0-312-37982-7 At the start of this heart-pounding new installment in the bestselling House of Night series, Zoey's friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren't Neferet's secrets any longer. But an unexpected danger has emerged. Neferet guards her powerful new consort, Kalona, and no one at the House of Night seems to understand the threat he poses, Kalona is gorgeous, and he has the House of Night under his spell. A past life holds the key to breaking his rapidly spreading influence, but what if this past life unearths secrets Zoey doesn't want to see and truths she can't face?    On the run and holed up in Tulsa's Prohibition-era tunnels, Zoey and her gang must discover a way to deal with something that might bring them all down. Meanwhile, Zoey has a few other little problems. The red fledglings ha...

Untamed

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Series: House of Night (#4) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristen Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2008 Pages: 338 ISBN: 978-0-312-59630-9 Life sucks when your friends are pissed at you. Just ask Zoey Redbird--she's become an undisputed expert on suckiness. In one week she has gone from having three boyfriends to having none, and from having a tight-knit group of friends who trusted and supported her, to being an outcast. Speaking of friends, the only two Zoey has left are undead and unMarked. So who can blame her for befriending the House of Night's newest transfer student, the majorly hot archer, James Stark?    Meanwhile, Neferet has decided a war on humans after it appears that the People of the Faith have murdered two vampyres. But Aphrodite's latest visions show a world completely different from the High Priestess's promises, a world full of violence, hatred, and darkness, all because of Zoey's death--and the only way it seems she can prevent it fr...

Chosen

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Series: House of Night (#3) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2008 Pages: 307 ISBN: 978-0-312-36029-0 Bloodlust and dark forces are at work at the House of Night. Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird's adventures at the school are about to take a mysterious turn. Those who appear to be her friends are turning out to be enemies. And oddly enough, sworn enemies are also turning into friends. So begins the gripping third installment of this "highly addictive series" ( Romantic Times BOOKreviews ), in which Zoey's mettle will be tested like never before. Her best friend, Stevie Rae, is undead and struggling to maintain a grip on her humanity. Zoey doesn't have a clue how to help her, but she does know that anything she and Stevie Rae discover about the secretive and sinister power that's turning dead fledglings into bloodsucking monsters must be kept secret from everyone else at the House of Night. Trust has become a rare...

Betrayed

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Series: House of Night (#2) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristen Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Year Published: 2007 Pages: 310 ISBN: 978-0-312-59629-3 Fledgling vampyre Zoey Redbird has managed to settle in at the House of Night. She's come to terms with the vast powers the vampyre goddess, Nyx, has given her, and is getting a handle on being the new Leader of the Dark Daughters, the school's most elite group. Best of all, Zoey's made some new friends and she finally feels like she belongs--like she really fits in. She actually has a boyfriend... or two.    Then the unthinkable happens: human teenagers are being killed, and all the evidence points to the House of Night, straining human-vamp tensions in Tulsa to a breaking point. While danger stalks the humans from Zoey's old life, she finds herself drawn into an intoxicating forbidden flirtation that threatens to distract her from the growing crisis. Then, when she needs her new friends the most, death strikes the House...

Marked

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Series: House of Night (#1) Authors: P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin Year Published: 2007 Pages: 306 ISBN: 978-0-312-36025-2 Enter the dark, magical world of the House of Night, a world very much like our own, except here vampyres have always existed. One minute, sixteen-year-old Zoey Redbird is a normal teenager dealing with everyday high school stress.  The next, she's Marked as a fledgling vampyre, forcing her to leave her ordinary life behind and join the House of Night, a boarding school where she will train to become an adult vampyre. That is, if she makes it through the Change--and not all of those who are Marked do. It sucks to begin a new life, especially away from her friends, and on top of that, Zoey is no average fledgling. She has been chosen as special by the vampyre Goddess, Nyx. Zoey discovers she has amazing powers, but along with her powers come bloodlust and an unfortunate ability to Imprint with her human ex-boyfriend, who just ...

Model, Vol. 7

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Series: Model (#7) Arthur: Lee So-Young Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2002 Pages: 254 ISBN: 1-59532-009-1 A lifetime of deceit and pain is exposed to Jae! The truth about Adrian is revealed... but what will it mean for Ken? And as for Michael, the years of loneliness and emptiness have taken their toll. Can he allow himself to hope for something more with Jae--or will this truly be the end of it all?    The final volume of Model  will reveal everything! Precursor to the book: Model (#6)

Model, Vol. 6

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Series: Model (#6) Arthur : Lee So-Young Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2002 Pages: 200 ISBN: 1-59532-008-3 Time and tragedy weave a tangled web of passion and loss, and old questions are answered while new ones emerge. Jae begins to understand more clearly about the one who made Michael into a vampire. As various pasts collide, heartbreak emerges, and Adrian may be the missing link that ties it all together. But love could tear it all apart--the next step in Jae and Michael's forbidden relationship is about to unfold... Precursor to the book: Model (#5) What to read next: Model (#7)

Model, Vol. 5

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Series: Model (#5) Arthur: Lee So-Young Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2001 Pages: 178 ISBN: 1-59532-007-5 Jae considers leaving the house, but her interest in the occupants of the house and her attraction to Michael are too much to overcome. She is drawn to the vampire, both physically and emotionally, and Michael finds that he cannot resist such temptation. When the heat intensifies, Jae reaches the point of no return with Michael. Has he really committed her heart and soul to this man? And what about Ken? He's undergoing some changes--one of which is the realization of his love for Jae! Precursor to the book: Model (#4) What to read next: Model (#6)

Model, Vol. 4

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Series: Model (#4) Arthur: Lee So-Young Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2001 Pages: 208 ISBN: 1-59182-714-0 In explosive revelations, friendships are pushed to the limit and lovers become bound... until death do they part. When Ken reminisces about his first encounter with Michael, he discloses to Jae that he wanted something more from the vampire. Stunned, Jae also has a secret or two to share--including a shocking surprise about Eva that will leave everyone breathless! Precursor to the book: Model (#3) What to read next: Model (#5)

Model, Vol. 3

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Series: Model (#3) Arthur: Lee So-Young Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2000 Pages: 200 ISBN: 1-59182-713-2 As Michael and Ken vie for Jae's affection, Eva makes a bold move to warn Jae to leave Michael's mansion. When Michael learns of this he throws a fit--but something holds him back from going into an uncontrollable rage. Afterward, Michael is unable to bring himself to drink from Jae. Is this vampire all bark and no bite? Precursor to the book: Model (#2) What to read next: Model (#4)

Model, Vol. 2

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Series: Model (#2) Arthur: Lee So-Young Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2000 Pages: 212 ISBN: 1-59182-712-4 Jae uncovers more dark secrets about her tall, undead and handsome host Michael, whose artwork seems to spring to life off the canvas--literally! Meanwhile, sexual tension and passion heats up, as Ken tries to insert himself between Michael and Jae. And with the arrival of a new guest comes the naked truth about a loving obsession that turns into a blood lust. Precursor to the book: Model (#1) What to read next: Model (#3)

Model, Vol. 1

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Series: Model (#1) Author: Lee So-Young Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published:  1999 Pages: 216 ISBN: 1-59182-711-6 Jae is your typical struggling artist, studying in Europe and dreaming of a successful painting career. Typical, that is, until her friend drops off a rather inebriated--though breathtakingly beautiful--young man at her apartment one evening. That night, Jae dreams that the stranger visits her in her room... and drinks her blood!    But was it really all just a dream? Could this handsome creature truly be a blood-thirsty vampire? And if Jae actually considers his ominous proposition, will she be entering into a deal with the devil? What to read next: Model (#2)

Graveyard Games

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Series: Vampire Kisses: Graveyard Games Author: Ellen Schreiber Art: Xian Nu Studio Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2011 Pages: 192 ISBN: 978-0-06-202672-9 Things might finally be back to normal for Raven and Alexander--as normal  as they can be for a goth teen in a small town and her dreamy vampire boyfriend. But the secretive couple soon discovers that Alexander's now full-blooded vampire cousin Claude and his friends are still lingering in Dullsville. And when they all become involved in the same local production of Cinderella  that Raven is pushed into costume designing, once again their worlds collide. Raven suspects Claude and his dubious crew must be up to something, especially when Claude shows interest in the play's leading lady. Can Raven and Alexander keep a close watch on the gang and still make sure the curtain rises on opening night?

Blood Relatives, Vol. 3

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Series: Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives (#3) Author: Ellen Schreiber Art: Elisa Kwon Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2009 Pages: 192 ISBN: 978-0-06-134083-3 Raven's romance with her dreamy vampire boyfriend, Alexander, has been completed once again by Alexander's menacing half-vamp cousin. Now that Claude and his fearless gang have been tricked out of the blood-filled vials that can turn them into full vampires, Claude will stop at nothing to find the real vials. Raven's family and friends could be in danger. When Claude teams up with Raven's longtime nemesis, Trevor, invitations soon go out for a vampire-themed masquerade party. Could Claude be scheming to turn all of the students at Dullsville High into vampires if he doesn't get what he wants? Raven and Alexander must try to stop Claude--but also ask themselves what really matters most in the end. Precursor to the book: Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives (#2)

Blood Relatives, Vol. 2

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Series: Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives (#2) Author: Ellen Schreiber Art: Rem Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2008 Pages: 192 ISBN: 978-0-06-134082-6 Who says dating a vampire is easy? Raven's nocturnal romance with her immortal love, Alexander, is definitely dicey, but even more so with Alexander's meddling half-vamp cousin in town. Claude and his sketchy gang are on the hunt for a stash of blood-filled vials that can turn them into pure vampires. With an old family feud casting a shadow on the search, they'll do anything to get their hands on the vials. Raven and Alexander must swiftly mastermind a plan to outwit them, but will the very lure of the vials create more risk for Raven than she could ever imagine? And deepen her own quandary about the possibility of becoming a vampire? Precursor to the book: Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives (#1) What to read next: Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives (#3)

Blood Relatives, Vol. 1

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Series: Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives (#1) Author: Ellen Schreiber Art: Rem Publisher: TokyoPop Year Published: 2007 Pages: 128 ISBN: 978-0-06-134081-9 The absolute last thing goth-girl Raven and her vampire boyfriend, Alexander, need is another hitch in their nighttime-only romance--but dark trouble hovers on the horizon when Raven and Alexander discover four freshly dug graves filled with empty coffins. When a crew of sketchy vampires takes up residence in Dullsville's lonely graveyard, Alexander finds this motley bunch led by his very own blood-sucking cousin, Claude Sterling. Shocking! Claude and his creepy crew can only spell out more problems for the pair, especially when Raven finds them in daylight in the very last place she could ever imagine. What could Claude and his invaders be doing--or searching for--in Dullsville? What to read next: Vampire Kisses: Blood Relatives (#2)

Immortal Hearts

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Series: Vampire Kisses, #9 Author: Ellen Schreiber Publisher: Katherine Tegan Year Published: 2012 Pages: 261 ISBN: 978-0-06-207008-1 Athena "Stormy" Sterling is coming to Dullsville, and Raven is both excited and panicked in anticipation of Alexander's little sister's visit. Alexander tells Raven that she and his sister have a lot in common, but can the mini-Raven be everything she hopes for? Alexander calls her Stormy for a reason.    Stormy's visit stirs up the perfect immortal whirlwind. Raven is forced to take a good look at what it would really mean to be a vampire in the Sterling family, aside from some of the things she already loves, like shunning the sun and sleeping in a coffin with Alexander. When Raven compares her life with Stormy's, she can see that it's not all starry skies and black roses. But Raven knows she's always wanted to be a vampire.    Alexander is as romantic and dreamy as ever, and though he keeps showing Raven how muc...

Cryptic Cravings

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Series: Vampire Kisses #8 Author: Ellen Schreiber Publisher : Katherine Tegan Year Published: 2011 Pages: 213 ISBN: 978-0-06-168945-1 The morbidly monotonous Dullsville has finally become the most exciting place on earth now that Raven is madly in love with her hot vampire boyfriend, Alexander, and a crew of vampires has taken residence in Dullsville's old mill. Raven discovers Jagger's plan to open a new club, the Crypt, right her in Dullsville. But is it her dream come true or her worst nightmare? Raven and Alexander have to figure our what the nefarious vampire has in store for Dullsville's teen and vampire population. Can Raven convince Jagger to listen to her plans to make the Crypt the morbidly magnificent dance club it could be? Will it be safe for mortals and vampires alike?    And as Sebastian and Luna's relationship heats up, Raven wonders about her own amorous fate: Will Alexander ever  turn her? Does he crave her and does he want to spend eternity toget...