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Temporary Monsters

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Felix Renn is a private investigator in a supernatural world, an alternate reality where a dark dimension called The Black Lands co-exists alongside our own. Travelling to and from The Black Lands is dangerous - and illegal - but that doesn`t stop some of the creatures that reside there from crossing over into our world from time to time. 

After a man goes berserk in a posh Toronto restaurant, Felix suddenly finds himself torn between both worlds as he is drawn into a deadly game of movies, murder and monsters,

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TEMPORARY MONSTERS, by horror scribe IAN ROGERS, was first published in 2009 by Burning Effigy Press. We have decided to release this story free online to introduce more readers to detective Felix Renn and the supernatural dimension known as The Black Lands. TEMPORARY MONSTERS has spawned a number of sequels, including THE ASH ANGELS, BLACK-EYED KIDS and THE BRICK. All of which are included upcoming collection, SUPERNOIRTURAL TALES, which is being released in November 2012. For information on ordering the book, please visit http://burningeffigy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=102&Itemid=115 And to learn more about The Black Lands, click on over to theblacklands.com.All Rights Reserved

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Monster by JReynolds1590

Monsters are real. They've always been here, hiding in plain sight. Sam had no idea... until something ancient and hungry stepped out of the woods and tore his life apart. Now he's not just running from the darkness... he is the darkness. Twisted into a creature he doesn't understand, driven by a brutal hunger he can't control, Sam must choose: protect the ones he loves, or embrace the monster inside. In a new city, Sam is hunted on all sides by those who slay things like him without mercy. Sam hides among them, searching for answers while he assists them with trying to track something that is hiding right under their noses. But as he gets closer to their secrets, and their daughter, his own secrets risk coming out. His curse attracts even greater threats that rest beneath the city, in a dark, hidden place, that might destroy them all. When he was still human, he thought monsters were myths... legends. But now he has to study those old legends to try and figure out what exactly is hiding behind his eyes. His fears begin to swell and overtake his fake life as he slowly realizes... what he's carrying inside is maybe something much older, and way more dangerous than any of them is prepared to face. -Slow-burn progression -Deeper emotional story -Hard choices to be made -Re-releasing this story. You will start to see differences sporadically if you read and remember the first version that I had on RR. Book 2 is when the real changes will start. Hope you enjoy. Comment / Rate / Review if you like it... or if you don't, too. - Releasing as often as possible. Check daily.

Crimson Gold by DragonLord39

My name is Ryan Mercer. They call me a killer, a monster, a terrorist. I'm all of these things. 10 years ago, they took me and turned me into what I am today. Now I hunt; I kill; I consume; I become. I am what I was made to be, what I chose to be. This is my story. There are many monsters in the world. So what happens when two supernatural worlds collide into one? Join Ryan, son of Alex Mercer, the Blacklight Virus himself, as he journeys to Forks on a mission set by his father. What will happen when he meets the Cullens and the Werewolves? Will they become allies? Or will Vampires and Werewolves alike fall to the power of Blacklight? Read on as Ryan hunts, kills, and consumes his way through a wild adventure unlike any other.

His Monster by 00LemonMan00

•BOOK TWO OF SHIFTER SERIES• ~COMPLETED~ Theseus Castellan was stolen in the dead of night by a mysterious man called Blade. Blade was a bounty hunter, sent by an unknown person that wanted Theseus- alive. Theseus knows that if he must escape the clutches of Blade as they cross half the country to the 'buyer' as Blade called him. But everything is suddenly twisted upside down in a turn of events. What should Theseus do? Who is this hidden buyer? Will Theseus's younger brother and his mate come looking for him? #1 IN PARANORMAL (HIGHEST REACHED, MAY NOT BE CURRENT)

Creatures of the Night by ScarlettRossi2024

Vampires, Shifters, and Demons oh my! Dive into the wicked world of paranormal pleasure, and all the sinful desires these amazing men create. From steamy stolen kisses to mind blowing moments behind closed doors this collection has a little bit of everything in store for you. Creatures of the Night Paranormal Collection is the beginning of a continuous series of different stories that will take you to worlds you never could have imagined. Choose to take a ride with the headless horsemen, or sell your soul to the devil- the choice is yours to make. But just be careful, because within the shadowy corners of this domain lay the vampires and shifters waiting to sink their teeth into their next prey. Even though it's in the most erotic of ways. Creatures of the Night is created by Claire Wilkins, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Sweet Like Poison...(BWAM, Mature Paranormal Romance 18+) by Rachael_Abeauty

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Magic has Consequences - Feathers Of Steel by _fin_the_flower_

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Monster

Monsters are real. They've always been here, hiding in plain sight. Sam had no idea... until something ancient and hungry stepped out of the woods and tore his life apart. Now he's not just running from the darkness... he is the darkness. Twisted into a creature he doesn't understand, driven by a brutal hunger he can't control, Sam must choose: protect the ones he loves, or embrace the monster inside. In a new city, Sam is hunted on all sides by those who slay things like him without mercy. Sam hides among them, searching for answers while he assists them with trying to track something that is hiding right under their noses. But as he gets closer to their secrets, and their daughter, his own secrets risk coming out. His curse attracts even greater threats that rest beneath the city, in a dark, hidden place, that might destroy them all. When he was still human, he thought monsters were myths... legends. But now he has to study those old legends to try and figure out what exactly is hiding behind his eyes. His fears begin to swell and overtake his fake life as he slowly realizes... what he's carrying inside is maybe something much older, and way more dangerous than any of them is prepared to face. -Slow-burn progression -Deeper emotional story -Hard choices to be made -Re-releasing this story. You will start to see differences sporadically if you read and remember the first version that I had on RR. Book 2 is when the real changes will start. Hope you enjoy. Comment / Rate / Review if you like it... or if you don't, too. - Releasing as often as possible. Check daily.