Best Selling Books by Nancy Holder

Detective Catherine Chandler is on a mission to unveil the truth behind her past and discover the secrets surrounding her family. Yet, things become more complicated when she becomes romantically involved with the handsome doctor Vincent Keller, who harbors a dark secret of his own - he turns into a terrifying beast when angered. Together, they struggle to maintain their relationship whilst being pursued by the mysterious organization known as Muirfield.

A gripping novel packed with heart and heat, based on the hit television series Saving Grace Life’s been tough for Oklahoma police detective Grace Hanadarko. She’s got the talent it takes to make her a damn fine cop—but a personal life that can make your hair stand on end. Earl is not your average angel, but he is determined to lead Grace down the road to salvation—if he can handle the hard-as-nails journey. Oklahoma City is caught in the deadly cross fire between white-supremacist vigilantes known as the Sons of Oklahoma and black and Hispanic street gangs. Grace feels the pressure, especially when her best friend is targeted for protecting the runaway wife of the Sons’ abusive leader. As if arson, vandalism, and bloodshed aren’t enough for Grace to go full throttle, the very sick young friend of her nephew is kidnapped, and his abductors threaten to withhold medical treatment. But Grace has heart—and she won’t put down her gun until there’s nothing left to fight for.

Twenty-year-old Valerie Kittridge is horrified to learn that her father has had a stroke. As an only child and with her mother dead, her father is all she has in the world, and she leaves her life as a film student in California to nurse her father back to health. On her wild, late-night car ride to Duerme, the small town in New Mexico where her father lives with his girlfriend, she is besieged with a host of strange and terrifying dark omens and flashbacks to her childhood. For there is something waiting for Valerie at Duerme, not just her stricken father, but an irresistible stranger who had saved her life many years ago?the man of her dreams. In Witch-Light, Nancy Holder and Melanie Tem collaborate on the second of their fascinating demon-lover stories. The first one, Making Love, was a sensual variation on the Frankenstein theme. Witch-Light is the mesmerizing story of a dark, mysterious, devastatingly handsome man named Gabriel, a bruja, or male witch, who draws Valerie into a twisted romance that will take her to the very edge of love and obsession. Full of the magic and mystery of the Southwest, Witch-Light is a bittersweet, compelling mix of romance, horror and fantasy, a dark journey into a strange and wonderful world of folk magic, superstition, and obsessive love that knows no bounds.

It''s been one year since a virus triggered junk DNA and people all over the world started changing. Becoming something else. Craving blood. It''s been ten months since the word ''vampire'' stopped being something from old monster stories and Hollywood movies. It''s been six months since our world and theirs erupted into war. It''s been two months since an uneasy peace was signed. It''s been one hour since that peace was shattered. The war is here again. The vampire war. Our world will burn. Our world will bleed! When anyone can turn, when every street is a battlefield, there is nowhere to run! V-Wars: Blood and Fire is edited and co-written by New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry and features all new stories of the Vampire Wars by Kevin J. Anderson, Scott Sigler, Larry Corriea, Joe McKinney, Nancy Holder, Yvonne Navarro, Weston Ochse and James A. Moore.

Sabrina and her friends find themselves captive in the barn of two crazy French hot-air balloon inventors and now they must find a way back to Westbridge safely.

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In every generation, there is a Chosen One. A slayer destined to protect the human race. She alone must fight the demons of hell. She alone must risk her life to stop the spread of evil. Buffy is the Chosen One. In Halloween Rain, as if Halloween at the Hellmouth isn’t bad enough, a brewing storm threatens to bring new demons to life, just in time for a celebratory massacre. A curse on the school’s rummage sale causes strange behavior in the halls of Sunnydale High in Bad Bargain. Buffy and her friends are looking forward to the revival of the old drive-in theater, but when people start slipping into comas in Afterimage, this late show may be their last….

During a mysterious blackout, Angelo DeMarco, the son of New York City’s most powerful family, is kidnapped. NYPD detectives Catherine Chandler and Tess Vargas are on the case when they learn of a second missing person: Cat’s father has disappeared from his prison cell on Rikers Island. Vincent is desperate to help Cat, but as tensions rise, the couple becomes caught in a trap where the only way out is to confront their pasts and prove their epic love.

"Once upon a Time" Is Timeless When Rose''s mother dies, her only comfort is the exquisite rose garden her mother left behind. The purple blossoms serve as an assurance of her mother''s love. But Rose is dealt a second blow when her father dies and his greedy widow, Ombrine, and her daughter, Desirée, move in and take over the manor in true Cinderella fashion. Fate has been cruel to Ombrine and Desirée, too. So despite their harsh ways, Rose has compassion. But these feelings are bitterly tested when, in a rage, Ombrine tears out the garden. Rose nearly gives up all hope -- until a chance meeting with the king. Happiness might be within her reach, but first she must prevail over Ombrine. And then she must determine if she has the courage to love.

In this sequel to New York Times bestselling author Nancy Holder''s Possessions, Lindsay finds out that she, too, is possessed, and must return to creepy Marlwood Academy in order to rid herself of the spirit. Lindsay''s afraid of what the spirit is telling her to do—kill Mandy! But the secrets of Marlwood go much deeper than Lindsay thought. Sometimes the girls who seem like enemies are actually on your side. And the voices you trust the most—the voices that come from within—are the ones that want you dead.

The original novel tying into the critically acclaimed and much-missed Firefly series from creator Joss Whedon. The Battle of Serenity Valley was the turning point that led the Independents to their defeat at the hands of the Alliance. Yet the Browncoats had held the valley for weeks against all odds, before being ordered to lay down their arms. Command stated they refused to send in airpower because the ground war was "too hot." But the soldiers who were there insist that was not true... While picking up a new cargo on Persephone, Captain Malcolm Reynolds is kidnapped by a bunch of embittered veteran Browncoats who suspect him of sabotaging the Independents during the war. As the rest of the crew struggle to locate him, Mal is placed on trial for his life, fighting compelling evidence that someone did indeed betray them to the Alliance all those years ago. As old comrades and old rivals crawl out of the woodwork, Mal must prove his innocence, but his captors are desperate and destitute, and will settle for nothing less than the culprit''s blood.

The gutsy heroine of Possessions and The Evil Within returns for another year of boarding school at the haunted Marlwood Academy. Lindsay wakes to find herself strapped down in the infirmary. She had a breakdown and might have tried to kill her nemesis Mandy or Mandy''s boyfriend, Troy-or both. The details are hazy, but one thing is certain: she is possessed by a spirit she cannot trust. Lindsay soon realizes that nowhere on campus is safe. Then, she finds a surprising ally in her former rival. Together, Lindsay and Mandy must figure out who can be trusted-and who wants them dead. But when Lindsay''s ex-boyfriend shows up at Marlwood, she is given a chance to get away and be free of the curse. Will she take Riley''s hand and run, or team up with a new love to save Marlwood from the evil spirits forever?

Bekah Martin completes her nurse''s training in San Francisco, and is scheduled to return to the Territory of Hawaii to keep her promise of marriage to a man she doesn''t love. But on her way home, her chance encounter with a handsome naval ensign changes the direction of her life, as she''s faced with making the choice between happiness and responsibility on the morning of December 7, 1941.

In every generation, there is a Chosen One. A slayer destined to protect the human race. She alone must fight the demons of hell. She alone must risk her life to stop the spread of evil. Buffy is the Chosen One. A night at the fair becomes a night of terror for Buffy and her friends when their personalities start matching the amusements in the park in Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Carnival of Souls. In One Thing or Your Mother, Buffy must face a fear worse than her typical demon: children. In Blooded, Willow accidentally turns her body into a vessel for the spirit of an ancient warrior—and he’s out for revenge.

Supernatural gang warfare forces Buffy and her friends to enter Angel''s turf in Los Angeles, even as both Angel and Cordelia discover their own problems with vampire-worshiping cults and havoc in the local prisons.

Wishbone imagines himself as a knight in twelfth-century England.

The Hot Blood anthology series pushes the boundaries of unbridled passion and unholy fear to the edge of human endurance. This tenth installment contains stories from Lawrence Block, Ramsey Campbell, and Nancy Holder.

While searching for a missing friend, Clark, Lana, and Chloe make a horrible discovery - an entire family, gruesomely murdered. At the same time, Lex Luthor''s tycoon father is violently abducted in broad daylight. The reports of a massacre of international workers in far-off Haiti seem a world away from sleepy Smallville. But then a rash of brazen robberies are committed in the town . . . by zombies! A mysterious death near an abandoned missile silo starts Clark searching for a new case of meteor mutation. But even Clark''s powers can''t reveal the lead-lined underground lab where a scientist''s meteor experiments are turning human subjects into murderous monsters. This looks like a job for . . . Clark Kent!

Nancy Kilpatrick has gathered together twenty-five original stories by Kelley Armstrong; Nancy Holder & Erin Underwood; Steve and Melanie Tem; Lois Gresh; Gar and Judy Reeves-Stevens; Daniel Sernine; Paul Kane; Sephera Giron; Kathryn Ptacek; Steve Vernon and others to look at the what-if’s of our expiring future.

As long as there have been vampires, there has been the Slayer. One girl in all the world, to find them where they gather and to stop the spread of their evil and the swell of their numbers... Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Carnival of Souls: There is definitely something not quite right about the Travelling Carnival. When a once-shy pair of homely twins begin to parade around Sunnydale High like divas, Buffy and the others decide to investigate. But soon it becomes apparent that the price of admission is higher than they imagined. Willow is consumed by envy, Cordelia by greed, and Xander by gluttony. Angel reveals a dangerous new persona, while dark anger rises in Giles. More powerful still is the blinding pride that threatens to overwhelm Buffy and destroy all those she loves... Blooded: Chirayoju, a vampire of Chinese lore, and Sanno, the legendary Japanese Mountain King, have been locked in deadly battle for centuries. An ancient curse imprisoned the spirits of these two warriors in an antique sword; until the sword arrives in Sunnydale. Freed by accident, Chirayoju searches for a host body that will allow him to continue wreaking havoc among the living and the dead. Now Buffy''s on the trail of this legendary vampire... a bloody trail that leads straight through the heart of the Buffy-Xander-Willow triangle. One Thing or Your Mother: It''s tough being a teenage Slayer. On the verge of failing her junior year thanks to the annoying Principal Snyder, who seems to be acting even stranger than usual lately, Buffy agrees to meet with a tutor… one who may not have her best interests in mind. Not helping her studies is the fact that recently she''s been exhausted, waking up each morning feeling more tired than she did the night before. Fighting off exhaustion, Buffy learns that Principal Snyder is the target of a sleep deprivation spell that has taken over Sunnydale. As sleep takes hold of the citizens of Sunnydale, Buffy begins to realize that unless she breaks the spell soon, the nightmare is just beginning.

A companion book to the popular hit television series includes exclusive cast and production interviews, cast profiles, annotated episode listings, and a day-on-the-set journal.

Angel, Cordy, Gunn, Wesley, Fred, and Chaz set off for a tropical island to try to save Faith from the nefarious plans of Chaz''s wife, Marianna, but the real danger may come from the lawyers of Wolfram & Hart.

One of the ages-old race of Immortals, Duncan MacLeod has tried to turn his back on tradition and live his life as a mortal. But as the time of the Gathering draws near--when the few remaining Immortals will fight to the last--he finds himself being drawn back to battle. If he wins at the Gathering, he will acquire all the powers of the losers; if he does not succeed, he loses his life forever.

Eight short stories with a different disaster every day.

Now a Netflix series starring Ian Somerhalder. The Vampire Wars are raging. We''re all infected. Anyone can turn at any time. Your ally one minute could be at your throat the next. Or you go suddenly crave their blood. V-WARS: SHOCKWAVES chronicles the spread of bloodlust, bloodshed, and violence between the living and the undead. New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry brings the pain along with some trusted allies, including John Dixon, John Skipp, Nancy Holder, Weston Ochse, Yvonne Navarro, Jade Shames, James R. Tuck, Dana Fredsti, Jeff Mariotte, Marsheila Rockwell, Joe McKinney, Jennifer Brozek, Cody Goodfellow, and Mike Watt. The world will bleed.

Legacy: Allying themselves with the forces of light to end their evil family history for good, Holly and her cousins, Amanda and Nicole, work to save Jer, Holly''s soulmate, from prison, under the mounting pressures from his father''s cruelty. Spellbound: Holly Cathers, whose coven of Light is in shambles, finds herself enslaved by her enemy, Michael Deveraux, leaving Jer to attempt the rescue of his soul mate.

A chaque génération, sa Tueuse. Sans elle, les vampires n''auraient pas d''ennemi à leur taille et submergeraient le monde. Aujourd''hui, c''est Buffy... Sunnydale est décidément un endroit charmant ! A Halloween, quand il pleut, on raconte qu''un épouvantail gorgé d''eau s''anime et massacre tous ceux qui croisent son chemin. Alex et Willow, les meilleurs amis de Buffy, ont longtemps tenu cette histoire pour un ramassis d''âneries. Après avoir vécu quelques aventures avec Buffy, ils ne sont plus si sûrs de leur fait. D''autant qu''il commence à pleuvoir !

A chaque génération, sa Tueuse. Aujourd''hui, c''est Buffy... Sans elle, les vampires n''auraient pas d''ennemi à leur taille et submergeraient le monde. À Sunnydale, le temps a passé et les enfants ont grandi. Ruper Giles, l''ancien Observateur de Buffy, a le sentiment d''être inutile depuis que sa Tueuse fréquente l''université et se console du départ d''Angel dans les bras de Riley. Une autre vie pour l''Elue... et une petite mort pour son mentor ! Déprimé, Giles décide de se sacrifier pour protéger Buffy d''une affreuse menace. Mais le démon qu''il veut convaincre de signer un pacte de sang, très méfiant, refuse de s''engager à la légère. Sur le seuil de l''enfer, Giles devra égrener ses souvenirs pour prouver au monstre que sa piteuse existence vaut bien le salut de la Tueuse...