Books like Cry Wolf: Alpha And Omega
30 fantasy books to read after Cry Wolf: Alpha And Omega, by Briggs, Patricia, the closest match first.
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1. Mercy Thompson Series
by Briggs, Patricia
- Same author
- On the same lists
Urban Fantasy excels at creating strong female leads, and this is one of the best. Mercy is a part Native American auto mechanic who also happens to be a walker;...
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2. Halfway To The Grave: Night Huntress #1
by Frost, Jeaniene
- On the same lists
Before you start Night Huntress, be aware that there's nothing groundbreaking about the series. You're going to be disappointed if you go into it expecting something fresh. While it may...
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3. Darkfever: Fever #1
by Moning, Karen Marie
- On the same lists
CONTENT AVERSION ALERT: If you're not a fan of anything fairy-like, this series isn't for you. If you're ok with a world that includes all kinds of flappy, sappy supernatural...
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4. Angels' Blood: Guild Hunter #1
by Singh, Nalini
- On the same lists
Nalini Singh is one of the most well known paranormal romance authors. And with good reason: She's written two of the most popular series in the genre. Guild Hunter, along...
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5. Dead Witch Walking: The Hollows #1
by Harrison, Kim
- On the same lists
The greatest strength of this series is that its main character â Rachel â is both entertaining and interesting. This isn't just because she's a well-rounded character, full of sass...
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6. Once Burned: Night Prince #1
by Frost, Jeaniene
- On the same lists
Night Prince is a spin off series based on Frost's Night Huntress series. While it's not necessary to have read Night Prince, you will benefit from discovering Vlad – the...
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7. Some Girls Bite: Chicagoland Vampires
by Neill, Chloe
- On the same lists
If there's one criticism that can be leveled at the entire paranormal romance genre (other than the cover art featuring bare-chested hos and beaus), it's that the writing is subpar....
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8. Fantasy Lover: Dark Hunter #1
by Kenyon, Sherrilyn
- On the same lists
The key to a good paranormal romance is to make sure it doesn't take itself too seriously. Because … vampires. Some of the creatures that appear in these types of...
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9. Pleasure Unbound: Demonica #1
by Ione, Larissa
- On the same lists
A half-demon hunts demons in a hidden war, the corny but gripping start of the Demonica series.
Cue the heavy eye roll at the laughable title of the first book in the Demonica series. Got that out of your system? Good. It may be corny, but the...
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10. Dragon Bound: Elder Races #1
by Harrison, Thea
- On the same lists
DRAGONS! PLOT! MONSTERS! HUMOR! What more could you want? An interesting heroine with exceptional abilities of some kind? Check. Creatures of myth? Check.Elder Races is one of those series that...
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11. Dark Lover: Black Dagger Brotherhood
by Ward, J.r.
- On the same lists
A secret brotherhood of vampire warriors fights the Lessening Society, the novel that began a paranormal romance giant.
Black Dagger Brotherhood is one of the most well known series in the paranormal romance genre. While it hasn't aged well (many new readers will point out that its clichéd...
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12. Slave To Sensation: Psy-changeling
by Singh, Nalini
- On the same lists
A woman is sent to a forbidden changeling on a cold, controlled world in the first book of the Psy-Changeling series.
Nalini Singh is one of the more talented authors in the genre, with an exceptional ability for painting images with words. Psy-Changeling is full of the things that make her...
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Immortals After Dark book 1 Start here
13. A Hunger Like No Other: Immortals After Dark
by Cole, Kresley
- On the same lists
A Valkyrie is captured by a vampire warlord and a vampire's mate, the fun first book of Immortals After Dark.
Don't expect this to be a work of classic literature, but of all the paranormal romance series out there, Immortals After Dark is one of the most fun. There's romance...
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14. The Darkest Night: Lords Of The Underworld #1
by Showalter, Gena
- On the same lists
A demon hunter and a woman with her own hidden powers, an adult, fast-moving paranormal romance.
This series is adult with a capital A. Don't give this to a fourteen year old as a gift. Don't give it to your mother either. Keep it in the...
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15. Guilty Pleasures: Vampire Hunter #1
by Hamilton, Laurell K.
- On the same lists
Anita Blake raises the dead for a living and hunts vampires for the police, the first book of a long, dark series.
There's less raunch in the first parts of this series than you'll find in similar ones in the genre, but that's not a reason to avoid them. The common consensus...
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16. Kiss Of Midnight: Midnight Breed #1
by Adrian, Lara
- On the same lists
Yes, this is a virtual clone of the Black Dagger Brotherhood. No, it's not worth skipping as a result. That's because it's not a patent leather rip-off, but a well-made...
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17. Dark Prince
by Feehan, Christine
- On the same lists
You get a sex scene! You get a sex scene! Everybody gets a sex scene! We've talked about fluffy escapist books, funny heroes and interesting mythologies. Now let's talk passion....
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18. Succubus Blues: Georgina Kincaid #1
by Mead, Richelle
- On the same lists
If Paranormal Romance is a guilty pleasure, then books like Succubus Blues are the guiltiest of them all. There's an element of Vampire Diaries to this series, but that shouldn't...
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19. A Discovery Of Witches
by Harkness, Deborah
- On the same lists
It's not easy to pick the last entry on a list like this. Especially since, by this point, there's not much meat left on the bone. And by meat, we...
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20. Kate Daniels Series
by Andrews, Ilona
- On the same lists
Kate Daniels. Tough, smart, and wonderfully mouthy. She's a perennially down-on-her-luck mercenary who cleans up paranormal messes. She's a complete badass, wielding a sword called "Slayer," but remains compassionate and...
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21. The Black Jewels
by Bishop, Anne
- On the same lists
Three words to describe the Black Jewels Trilogy: Over the top. Terrible things happen in this book, but they're written with so much drama that you can't take them too...
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22. Dead Until Dark: Sookie Stackhouse #1
by Harris, Charlaine
- On the same lists
HBO created must-see television with True Blood. The same can't be said for the series it's based on. Harris is one of the worst writers on this list. Her abilities...
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23. Interview With The Vampire
by Rice, Anne
- On the same lists
A now classic tale of confession, this is the first book in Rice's Vampire Chronicles series. A complex story that blends the supernatural with the human condition; it will mesmerize readers. Particularly compelling amongst its pages is the story's philosophical inquiry.
There was Dracula. And then there was Brad Pitt… err… Louis – the main character in what is one of the founding books of the genre. Before you read this...
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24. Silence Fallen
by Briggs, Patricia
- Same author
In the #1 New York Times bestselling Mercy Thompson novels, the coyote shapeshifter has found her voice in the werewolf pack. But when Mercy’s bond with the pack—and her mate—is...
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25. Blood Bound
by Briggs, Patricia
- Same author
“Kick-ass were-coyote auto mechanic Mercedes Thompson” (Publishers Weekly) has leapt to the forefront of today’s urban fantasy heroes, thanks to bestselling author Patricia Briggs. Now, Mercy finds herself in the...
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26. Iron Kissed
by Briggs, Patricia
- Same author
“Expect to be spellbound”* by Patricia Briggs’s #1 New York Times bestselling series starring Mercy Thompson. Being a lowly “walker” in a world of vampires, werewolves, and fae once kept...
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27. Bone Crossed
by Briggs, Patricia
- Same author
Welcome to Patricia Briggs’s world, a place where “witches, vampires, werewolves, and shape-shifters live beside ordinary people” (Booklist). It takes a very unusual woman to call it home—and there’s no...
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28. Silver Borne
by Briggs, Patricia
- Same author
Mercy Thompson, car mechanic and shapeshifter, never knows what the day—or night—may bring. But in the fifth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, she's about to learn...
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29. River Marked
by Briggs, Patricia
- Same author
In the sixth novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, coyote shifter Mercy Thompson and Alpha werewolf Adam finally reach the alter. But when they make the Columbia...
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30. Frost Burned
by Briggs, Patricia
- Same author
Mercy Thompson and her husband Adam, the Alpha of the local werewolf pack, are happily married and surrounded by their pack and friends. Then a minor accident in traffic leaves...
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