Immortals After Dark by Kresley Cole
The Lore - a world of supernaturals mingled with ours. Each species is darker, deadlier and more beautiful than the others. Each species loathes the others - because every 500 years, in the Ascension, they have to fight for death. Only one species can win. And this time, something’s shoving fated couples together like never before… And the coupling aren’t exactly lucky.
The world’s most beautiful Valkyrie can’t forget the vampire she blooded (The Warlord wants Forever), while her timid vampire-niece finds her strength with a Lykae, for goodness’ sake (A Hunger like No Other). The one person that brings cold-hearted Valkyrie assassin to life is her prey (No Rest for the Wicked) and the spell that made a Lykae confuse a witch for his mate might not be magic, after all (Wicked Deeds on a Winter Night). The only one able to reach a blood-crazed vampire is his Bride – but in Conrad Wroth’s case, she’s dead already (Dark Needs at Night’s Edge). A demon's untouchable human woman isn't so human after all... but the Lore's most wanted female (Dark Desires after Dusk). And a demon king’s Sorceri queen is his biggest enemy, and greatest ally – if they play their cards right (Kiss of a Demon King). A world-history man-whore finds his Bride in a half-Frost Fey shunned by her people… and unable to bear another’s touch (Untouchable). The world’s best archeress, cursed to feel immense pain when missing and trusted with an impossible task has to stay untouched as well – but for other reasons. And the Lykae in her wake is determined to sway her from her course… (Pleasure of a Dark Prince). While one of her friends has to use her wiccae magic to lure a vampire-demon into the claws of crazed humans (Demon from the Dark) and another is chained to a berserker soul in a her torturer’s body (Dreams of a Dark Warrior). The Enemy of Old’s Endgame is endangered by his Bride’s body – because a feeble human’s determined to kill herself and end the possession by the goddess of divine death (Lothaire). A demon-sorceri princess is supposed to loose her freedom, heart and crown in a tournament full of monsters, the one who’s actually interested in her is not the one she loves (Shadow’s Claim) and a broken Lykae might just be set right again – if he manages to accept his biggest enemy before getting her killed (MacRieve). Last but not least, a childhood love full of misunderstanding and an entire race’s war (Dark Skye).
Sweet Ruin, Shadow's Seduction, Wicked Abyss