November Best Reads...

What's hot in paranormal romance in November? Try some of these titles:

HARVEST HUNTING: AN OTHERWORLD NOVEL, Yasmine Galenorn (Berkley, 10/26/2010, $7.99, Otherworld)

The D'Artigo sisters continue to do their paranormal duties in the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. And even though the job has its perks, the perils are becoming more and more intense- especially when a grudge- carrying demon general puts a price on their heads.

A DARKER SHADE OF DEAD, Bianca D'Arc (Brava, 10/26/2010, $14.00)

What is the next paranormal craze after vampires? Why Zombies, of course. Tapped for a classified military program, Dr. Eileen McCormick has nothing left to lose. Bad enough her genetic experiments were used to turn innocent victims into zombies; worse still, a ruthless ex- colleague is threatening to expose her unless she joins his sinister research project. The only way she can set things right is to develop an antidote under the watchful eyes of Commander Matt Sykes- a man capable of uncovering all her deepest secrets.

THE WOLF PRINCE, Karen Kelley (Brava, 10/26/2010, $14.00)

Karen Kelley concludes her sexy, inventive, and laugh-out-loud funny Princes of Symtaria series- and saves the most irresistible hero for last. Darcey seems to be a man magnet, though sadly, only for losers who are after her money. But Surlok, the gorgeous stranger who saves her from a wolf attack is nothing like the men she usually meets. For one thing, he's naked. For another, he keeps insisting he's a prince from another planet. But now Surlok wants her to give up everything she's known to return home with a sexy, rugged, irresistibly alpha wolf-shifter. And strangest of all, she's tempted to do just that.

WHEN WICKED CRAVES, J.K. Beck (Random House, 10/26/2010, $7.99)

Petra Lang is cursed never to love. One touch of her skin unleashes the vilest demons. Sentenced to death by the Shadow authorities, who fear she'll turn her curse against them, Petra is rescued by vampire advocate Nicholas Montegue. As their bodies merge and transform into mist, Petra feels an erotic longing. Nicholas risked his own life to save Petra, yet he knows he can never give in to the explosive attraction he feels for her. But the deep yearning they share tempts them. Together, they must find a way to lift the curse. For only a love this strong has the power to overcome such monstrous evil.

HIS DARKEST EMBRACE, Juliana Stone (Avon, 10/26/2010, $7.99)

A solitary hunter with no regard for the human world, Jagger Castille is a shifter living on the edge. Jagger is a creature of the night, and Skye Knightly soars in the sun. Natural adversaries, they are now joined in a mission entrusted to Skye's family centuries ago. Wounded and bitter, Jagger sought escape in the solitude of the jungle, driven by a need to disappear forever- until a mysterious shifter who calls to his soul and feeds a yearning long forgotten pulls him from his dark path. Each is the other's sole hope for survival. But a dark and twisted truth is leading them toward the ultimate sacrifice for a love they may never live to claim.

DEMON EX MACHINA: TALES OF A DEMON- HUNTING SOCCER MOM, Julie Kenner (Berkley, 11/2/2010, $7.99 - reissue)

In between demon patrols and teaching self-defense classes to the local moms, Demon Hunter Kate Connor has to deal with a teenage daughter set on being a demon slayer in training, and a toddler son entering a tantrum phase that rivals anything from the pits of hell. To make matters worse, her husband Stuart has learned of her secret life and has been smothering her with attention. Not such a bad thing if dabbling in the demon world wasn't so deadly.

PLAY OF PASSION: A PSY-CHANGELING NOVEL, Nalini Singh (Berkley, 11/2/2010, $7.99)

In his position as Tracker for the SnowDancer pack, Drew Kincaid must rein in rogue changelings who've lost control of their animal halves- even if it means killing those who've gone too far. But nothing in his life has prepared him for the battle he must now wage- to win the heart of a woman who makes his body ignite…and who threatens to enslave his wolf.

FIREWALKER, Allyson James (Berkley, 11/2/2010, $7.99)

Janet Begay's Crossroads Hotel has attracted the supernatural ever since it opened. But a new, dark power is rising, this time inside Janet herself. Her boyfriend Mick, a sexy dragon shapeshifter the Navajo call a Firewalker, knows what terrifying magic is threatening to overwhelm Janet and her Stormwalker powers. He watches over her, ready to fight for her, to do anything to keep her safe. Then a mysterious corpse is found near the Crossroads Hotel--and Janet becomes the main suspect. Now Janet and Mick must uncover what really happened, and their investigation leads to the most perilous decision of their lives.

DEVIL AT MIDNIGHT: A NOVEL OF THE UPYR, Emma Holly (Berkley, 11/2/2010, $7.99)

For years, mercenary captain Christian Durand has done everything he can to protect his men. When a beautiful ghost appears to offer comfort, he assumes the strain has finally pushed him over the edge. All he knows for certain is that this woman tugs at both his heart and desires. But now that a vampire queen has set her immortal sights on Christian, he must choose between his darker urges and a powerful love that spans centuries.

IN THE COMPANY OF VAMPIRES, Katie MacAlister (Signet, 11/2/2010, $7.99, Dark Ones)

When Francesca arrives at GothFaire to save her mother from the trickster god, Loki, things go from bad to worse. Her immortal ex, Benedikt, is there, full of secrets- and with a new girlfriend. Now Fran must battle a power- hungry group who wishes to dominate both the immortal and mortal worlds- and the woman who claimed Ben's heart. It's a good thing Fran's no ordinary mortal.

BLOOD SPELLS, Jessica Andersen (Signet, 11/2/2010, $7.99, Nightkeepers)

Mayan lore and modern science warn that 12/21/2012 will bring a global cataclysm. Dark forces stand poised to crush mankind. The only hope rests with a secret group of modern magic- wielders called the Nightkeepers. But as Patience White- Eagle and her husband, Brandt, team up as a mated warrior pair, they will face a deadly threat that will test their powers--and their love.

GAME OVER, Taylor Keating (Tor, 11/2/2010, $6.99)

Video game designer River Weston is ready to sell her soul to smooth out the glitches in her latest project. When she unwittingly taps into a parallel dimension via cutting-edge technology, a Dark Lord is quick to take her up on her inadvertent offer. Trapped in the world she thought she'd created for her game, River finds herself in a very real alternate dimension that she must escape from before her soul can be used to unleash evil. River's only ally is the sexy and mysterious Chase Hawkins. A prisoner of the Dark Lord, Hawk's body is safe at home under the watchful care of the Guardians' scientists, and his astral- traveling spirit has been enslaved by his people's worst enemy, the Dark Lord. When the beautiful, achingly familiar River enters the picture, he vows he will do everything he can to save her from her bleak fate.

MARKED BY THE MOON, Lori Handeland (St. Martin's,11/2/2010, $7.99, Night Creature 9)

As far as rogue agent Alexandra Trevalyn is concerne- the werewolf hunters known as the Jäger-Suchers have gone soft. Unfortunately for Alexandra, she makes an enemy out of Julian, and he enacts his revenge by turning Alex into a werewolf. Though he hates her, she's now part of the pack. And as much as Alex hates to admit it, she finds a passion with Julian and an understanding that true evil walks not on four feet but two.

CAPTIVE SPIRIT, Anna Windsor (Ballantine, 11/23/2010, $7.99, Dark Crescent Sisterhood)

Saving humanity from the supernatural has been challenging lately- even for a well-trained earth Sybil like Bela Argos, who must harness the magic of a fractious group of warrior sisters and battle a new wave of paranormal attacks. Another challenge is Duncan Sharp, the hunky NYPD detective who might turn into a demon overnight and devour Bela in her sleep. Still, the darkness taking over Duncan's body can't stop the molten heat unleashed by the intense attraction between them. Now he's all about getting even with the demons that put this freak curse in his blood- satanic forces that dare to unleash their savage lust on Duncan's soul, his city, and the woman he loves.

VAMPIRES NOT INVITED, Cheyenne McCray (St. Martin's, 11/30/2010, $7.99, Night Tracker 3)

Vampire attacks are on the rise in the city that never sleeps. So why is half-human, half-Drow private eye Nyx tracking down Sprites? It's not until Nyx finds herself at the Pit, Manhattan's hottest nightclub for paranorms, that she understands what she's really up against. Seems Master Vampire Volod has a plan. By targeting the weaknesses of every paranorm in the city, Volod and his fang gang aim to rule the night once and for all. Nyx loves a good challenge- and she will seduce danger at every turn to throw Volod off course.