As the truth about Carmilla gradually emerges, the story reveals her as a vampire who feeds on young women and maintains her immortality through deception and charm. Le Fanu never relied solely on shock or gore; instead, he built unease through suggestion and atmosphere. The novella critiques Victorian fears of sexuality and otherness, presenting Carmilla not just as a monster, but also as a figure of tragic seduction. This subtle complexity has made Carmilla a lasting subject of literary analysis and adaptation.

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Trapped and alone, I am terrified I will never see my men again. The broody vampire, the adoring fae, the romantic wolf, and even the detached dragon had weaved their way into my heart. I couldn’t stand to lose them now. I wouldn’t survive it.

The truth has been revealed. I am not fully human, and that curse puts a target on my back. The coven wants me gone. The men need my special birthright to make them stronger. And I must learn how to tap into my magic before the coven finds a way to take them away from me forever.

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Caught by Roman’s crew, I am terrified that I traded one lifelong debt for another. Between the arrogant wolf, the mysterious dragon, and the irritating fae assassin, the men of The House of Shadows have monsters brewing inside. They’re ruthless, frustrated, and angry that Roman dragged me into their world.

They seem to hate me, and despite the intense attraction, I don’t trust myself around them. After all, I have a deadly secret of my own. But when my life is threatened and the truth is revealed, the monsters must choose to return me to the coven or become my protectors forever. They intended to punish me. But their protective natures wanted so much more.

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Charles is a monster hunter and the first member of his family to be born with the sign of falcon. This means he is destined to be a strong warrior and an unprecedented leader; however, it also awakens Vitalik, the Vampire Master.

Vitalik is one of the oldest vampires in the world and the most dangerous one by far. Nobody who crosses him ever lives to tell the tale, and with each victory, Vitalik only grows stronger. Combined with his immortality, inhuman speed and strength, it looks like Charles does not stand a chance against him.

Luckily, a brilliant scientist, Ada, offers her help to defeat Vitalik once and for all. Ada comes from a noble family, which has granted her endless opportunities to learn and educate herself. She has used this privilege to become one of the most progressive inventors the world has ever seen. Her technology is unmatched, and her designs are unreadable to anyone but Ada.

The captivating story is complemented by beautiful illustrations to provide a fully immersive experience to our readers.

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Lawson is a seasoned, cynical, and sarcastic Fixer assigned to the Boston area of operations. Like a lot of covert operatives, Lawson doesn’t have much in the way of a family anymore. But when his uncle calls him desperate to find his daughter, Lawson has little choice but to head to New York City and try to find her.

New York City is a different territory and it’s one that is seemingly controlled by a vampire organized crime syndicate intent on expanding their area of operations. And they’ve got a new drug they’re intent on unleashing upon the masses. Now Lawson’s on their turf and they’ve got him right where they want him: vulnerable to coercion and bribery. If Lawson refuses, his cousin is as good as dead.

Has the legendary Fixer finally met his match in the guise of the Dangul, the leader of The Syndicate? Or does he have one more card left to play?

This is the fourth book in the bestselling Lawson Vampire series, a thrilling blend of crime, espionage, and magic that spans over 43 adventures to-date.

“Lawson is like Jason Bourne with fangs…” -Booklist

“A powerful novel by a man who knows the turf.” -NYT Bestselling author Robert. B. Parker on THE FIXER

“An action novel with real bite. Jon F. Merz brings his A-game and then ratchets it up to a whole new level of supernatural action. Highly recommended!” –Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of The Dragon Factory and Patient Zero

“Jon F. Merz’s novels move at a break-neck pace, twisting through a landscape of thrills and terror.” –Douglas Clegg, author of The Infinite and The Priest of Blood

“If James Bond, True Blood and Kill Bill created a mutant hybrid of a book, it would be The Kensei.A bullet train slice ’em, dice ’em mixture of action, suspense, and vampire ninjas. Did I mention vampire ninjas?”–Jason Pinter, bestselling author of The Fury and The Darkness

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Lawson is a seasoned, cynical, and sarcastic Fixer assigned to the Boston area of operations. He bristles whenever he has to deal with the Council, the governing body of vampires who dispense the laws – and sanctions – that Lawson must enforce. And when those sanctions go wrong, bad things happen. Now Lawson’s got to protect the child of a man he just killed by mistake – a child with the awesome power to conjure the spirits of dead vampires.

But a scheming member of the Council wants absolute power and will stop at nothing to get it. Even if it means kidnapping a child. Aided by a traitorous former Fixer named Petrov, they launch a daring plan to get the child and use him for their own nefarious purposes

Now Lawson’s got one chance to rescue the kid – even if it means traveling halfway around the world to do it.

From the blood-slicked streets of Boston to the skyscraping Himalayas, the action never stops.

This is the second book in the bestselling Lawson Vampire series, a thrilling blend of crime, espionage, and magic that spans over 43 adventures to-date.

“Lawson is like Jason Bourne with fangs…” -Booklist

“A powerful novel by a man who knows the turf.” -NYT Bestselling author Robert. B. Parker on THE FIXER

“An action novel with real bite. Jon F. Merz brings his A-game and then ratchets it up to a whole new level of supernatural action. Highly recommended!” –Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of The Dragon Factory and Patient Zero

“Jon F. Merz’s novels move at a break-neck pace, twisting through a landscape of thrills and terror.” –Douglas Clegg, author of The Infinite and The Priest of Blood

“If James Bond, True Blood and Kill Bill created a mutant hybrid of a book, it would be The Kensei.A bullet train slice ’em, dice ’em mixture of action, suspense, and vampire ninjas. Did I mention vampire ninjas?” Jason Pinter, bestselling author of The Fury and The Darkness

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Lawson is a seasoned, cynical, and sarcasticFixer assigned to the Boston area of operations. He bristles whenever he has to deal with the Council, the governing body of vampires who dispense the laws -and sanctions -that Lawson must enforce. So when his oldest enemy, a psychopath named Cosgrove, comes to town and starts leaving a trail of bodies in his wake, Lawson’s ready to put him down -with or without the Council’s blessing.

But someone else has Cosgrove in their sights: a beautiful and lethal human assassin tutored by the Soviets and blooded in the wilds of Afghanistan. She’s in town for payback and isn’t about to let someone like Lawson get in her way. Now even as these two professionals careen toward one another on a collision course, Cosgrove is busy killing for another reason entirely: he wants to raise the spirit of an ancient vampire god -one so terribly evil that its rebirth threatens the fate of not just vampire society, but of humanity as well.

This is the first book in the bestselling Lawson Vampire series, a thrilling blend of crime, espionage, and magic that spans over 43 adventures to-date.

“Lawson is like Jason Bourne with fangs…” -Booklist

“A powerful novel by a man who knows the turf.” -NYT Bestselling author Robert. B. Parker on THE FIXER

“An action novel with real bite. Jon F. Merz brings his A-game and then ratchets it up to a whole new level of supernatural action. Highly recommended!” –Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of The Dragon Factory and Patient Zero

“Jon F. Merz’s novels move at a break-neck pace, twisting through a landscape of thrills and terror.” –Douglas Clegg, author of The Infinite and The Priest of Blood

“If James Bond, True Blood and Kill Bill created a mutant hybrid of a book, it would be The Kensei.A bullet train slice ’em, dice ’em mixture of action, suspense, and vampire ninjas. Did I mention vampire ninjas?”–Jason Pinter, bestselling author of The Fury and The Darkness

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