Dark-Hunters are immortal warriors who have traded their soul to Artemis for one moment of vengeance on their enemies. In return they swear to spend eternity protecting mankind from the daimons & vampires that prey on them. Sherrilyn Kenyons Dark-Hunter Companion is essential reading for anyone who has recently made that once-in-a-life-time deal with Artemis. Packed with insider knowledge & secrets mankind are rarely privy to its also a valuable guide to the Dark-Hunter series for lesser mortals. It

Includes:: a Dark-Hunter directory a handy reference guide to Dark-Hunter & Greek mythology useful tips on dealing with daimons & squires lessons in conversational Greek & Atlantean; theres even a section on how to handle unexpected visits from ancient gods... The companion also

Includes:: a brand new short story from every Dark-Hunters favourite writer Sherrilyn Kenyon.



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A young streetwise Nick Gautier meets Dark-Hunter Kyrian of Thrace who shows Nick a world of vampires demons & zombies far more dangerous than the mean streets of New Orleans. A must-read for existing fans & those new to the supernatural world of the Dark-Hunters! ...

The Darkangel a vampire of astounding beauty & youth can only summon his full power when he finds his 14th & final bride. But for Aeriel whom he kidnaps to serve his brides there is something about him
- something beyond his obvious evil
- that makes her want to save him rather than destroy him.

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On the shortest day of the year as the Castle is lit with candles & everyone prepares to celebrate Wizard Apprentice Septimus Heap marks his fourteenth birthday. He has reached a new stage in his Apprenticeship: Darke Week. Awe-inspiring terrifying unbelievably important Septimuss future will depend on what happens during this week. He chooses a dangerous mission to restore his good friend Alther from Banishment. But as he embarks on this trial something Darke & terrible engulfs the Castle. Septimus & his friends are about to face their most perilous challenge yet.. . ...

Septimus is on the threshold of his fourteenth birthday which falls on the shortest day of the year. While everyone celebrates & the Castle is lit with the traditional candles Septimus has greater concerns on his mind. He has finally reached the period in his Apprenticeship known as Darke Week. During this crucial time he hopes to undertake the very dangerous mission of restoring Alther from Banishment following the attempted invasion of the Castle of Syren. But while this preoccupies him other Darke things are afoot in the Castle. ...

This is the climactic novel in Lara Adrian's New York Times" bestselling " Midnight Breed" series. " Darker After Midnight" invites readers to enter a thrillingly sensual world where danger meets desire. After existing in secret for many centuries maintaining a fragile peace with the humans who walk beside them unaware one single act of retaliation has put the entire vampire nation at risk of discovery. & it falls to the Order
- a select society of Breed warriors pledged to protect their own & humankind alike
- to stop Dragos the power-hungry vampire at the centre of the conflict before his lust for domination can explode into catastrophe. At the centre of the Order's quest is Stirling Chase a troubled Breed warrior whose biggest conflict is the one he wages against his own savage nature. With addiction beckoning him towards eternal darkness Chase's path to redemption lies in the hands of a mysterious & beautiful young woman who may be something much more than she seems... Praise for the " Midnight Breed" Series: " Evocative enticing erotic". (J R Ward). " Adrenaline-fuelled sizzlingly sexy darkly intense.. .addictively readable series". (" Chicago Tribune"). "A gut-wrenchingly new paranormal series by hot talent Adrian.. .terrific supernatural entertainment". (" Romantic Times"). " Smart sexy & compelling". (" Fresh Fiction")."

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Val Mc Dermid creator of TV's Wire in the Blood mixes fact with fiction dealing with one of the most important & symbolic moments in recent history. Twenty-five years ago the daughter of the richest man in Scotland & her baby son were kidnapped & held to ransom. But Catriona Grant ended up dead & little Adam's fate has remained a mystery ever since. When a new clue is discovered in a deserted Tuscan villa -- along with grisly evidence of a recent murder -- cold case expert DI Karen Pirie is assigned to follow the trail. She's already working a case from the same year. During the Miners' Strike of 1984 pit worker Mick Prentice vanished. He was presumed to have broken ranks & fled south with other 'scabs'! but Karen finds that the reported events of that night don't add up. Where did he really go? & is there a link to the Grant mystery? The truth is stranger -- & far darker -- than fiction. ...

Bristol has much to be proud of having prospered as a city & a major port for over six hundred years. But its past



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John Harvey has been described as the master of British crime & in A Darker Shade of Blue he has collected together some of his very best writing. From the killing fields of the East Midlands to the mean streets of London from the jazz clubs & clip joints of Soho to the barren fenlands of East Anglia this is a world of broken families & run-down estates revenge killings & prostitution drugs guns & corruption; a world of overstretched police forces & underpaid detectives men & women who strive nonetheless for a kind of justice; a world in which everything even friendship has a price. Featuring characters like Frank Elder who tried to turn his back on police work & failed; Jack Kiley ex-copper & one-time professional footballer now a London-based PI; & the renowned jazz loving & much-loved Detective Inspector Charlie Resnick John Harveys finely-crafted vignettes perfectly encapsulate life in the badlands of modern Britain. ...

Imagine a serial killer who has already struck a horrific number of times. A killer who discovers people's secrets
- the deepest
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