Genre/Tags: Steamy Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense, Supernatural Thriller, Magical Realism, Fantasy Romance, Witchy Romance
Tropes: kick ass heroine; fated mates; taking down an evil/secret society, he'd kill for her (and does); he'd die for her.
Undead and Undone (Undone, #1)
Twenty-year-old Madison Lowe knew death would come for her eventually. She just didn't expect it to be at the hands of a vampire serial killer at Club Vudu. After snapping her neck in a panic, forgetting she'd taken his blood after biting him, she's left to transition in an alleyway alone. Except... someone had been there. Someone had called out before she'd been killed. That's why the vamp ran...
Awakening in an apartment that isn't hers the next morning, Madison is left confused and disbelieving. After running, the hot bouncer from the club who'd come to her rescue a little too late last night, finds her and convinces her to come back with him to his place so he can help her adjust to her new unlife.
Dorian Ward is someone she can trust, she knows that much. She's been drawn to him since the club, lost in his blue-green eyes and electrified by his warm touch. She knows it's reckless, that it could change everything, but she can't resist his offer to take her in his bed. After, she discovers why she's drawn to him, why she needed to make him hers, and why she can't fathom being apart now.
Nothing could have prepared her for an undead life, and most certainly not werewolves existing. Being mated to a wolf was the last thing she expected, but everything with Dorian feels right.
While her new unlife has excitement, she's still left haunted from what happened that night at Vudu. Unable to let go and needing to get revenge, she took a job at the very club she was murdered at shortly after moving in with her wolf. She expected to find the vamp who took her human life and save other victims. What she didn't see coming, were the deadly secrets within Vudu.
eBook ISBN: 9781393273929
Print ISBN: 9798201234348
Copyright 2020 by K.R. Cook
Untamed and Undone (Undone, #2)
Twenty-one-year-old Hailey Asher's world was just turned upside down when she discovered her best friend is a werewolf in Undead and Undone. Not only that, but her BFF and wolfy beau just pissed off an evil organization of vampires called The High Society!
Now, she's guilty by association and on the run with Derick Shaw as her protector. He represents everything she should avoid: vampire, possessive, obvious bad boy (tats, check. Devilish grin, check. Secrets, check).
Stopping at Whispering Creek Motel, with only one bed to share, tests Hailey's willpower. And when he pushes himself against her in that bed, breathing across her neck and whispering how he'll take her any way she wants, she caves.
But now he's saying he wants forever with her, and forever to a vampire means she'd have to turn and become... undead.
Even after discovering his deadly secret, she can't resist his touch. Is she sleeping with the enemy or an ally? Just as she's made her decision on being his, The High Society finds them. While Derick is helpless and poisoned by nightshade, Hailey is tossed off the balcony on the eighth floor of his upscale apartment. Next thing she knows, she's in the morgue with a tag around her toe. Having died with his blood in her system, she's become the one thing she was unsure she wanted to be: undead. What she is certain about, is Derick and her feelings for him.
Madison and her mate join Hailey to save Derick, only to discover a friend has been targeted by The High Society as revenge. After rescuing Derick, Hailey vows to make them pay and end their reign once and for all.
eBook ISBN: 9781393607717
Print ISBN: 9798201431594
Copyright 2021 by K.R. Cook
Undertaken and Undone (Undone, #3)
Ivy Panagakos knew the wolf at Vudu was hers the moment she saw him dancing in leather pants and an open vest in Untamed and Undone. Julian Napper's eyes had glowed a fierce blue-green, as if he felt the same for her. Except... he doesn't? Who can tell? He's so fixated on revenge against the woman who got his pack murdered and him tortured by The High Society, does he even notice her advances? Her flirting? Her flat out invitations? She's attempted to seduce him a few times now, to no avail.
Is it because she's a vamp? Sure, she runs sixty-five to his one-hundred or so, but is that really a deal-breaker?
Just when she thinks she's wasted her time, that maybe she's wrong and he isn't her mate, he knocks out a wolf at Marv's Bar - a werewolf joint - for insulting her undead status.
Turns out, he's been denying her as his since he's hellbent on not only finding that two-timing wolf, but also in finding the serial killer vampire who's been targeting blondes across several counties. Julian's a cop. It's his job to be a detective first. But to completely disregard fate?! To deny HER? Unacceptable.
The night after kicking Julian out of her bed and denying HIM for a change, vengeful wolves from Marv's stop by Vixen, the sex shop she works at, to hurt her and get back at her wolf. Julian arrives just in time to rescue her, ripping out hearts while stealing hers. It's in that moment their fate is sealed.
He's vowed to let his anger go for her, but Ivy refuses to let the wolf who got her mate tortured, go free. They continue their hunt, winding up in Whispering Creek. Just when things seemed less complicated, they somehow end up worse.
eBook ISBN: 9798201393755
Print ISBN: 9798201889944
Copyright 2022 by K.R. Cook
Unleashed and Undone (Undone, #4)
Velda Everspark is a talented witch who owns her own apothecary and metaphysical shop in a city crawling with vamps. After her friend Mindy is murdered by the same serial killer vamp who’s been targeting blondes since Undead & Undone, Velda takes matters into her own hands in finding and destroying the murderous menace, even resorting to using dark magick to do so. Unfortunately, she accidentally unleashes a soul-collecting demon, weakening the very Hell dimension it comes from in the process, allowing the spirits it'd collected to walk freely among the living.
Landon Reeves, a werewolf seeking a pack, shows up just in time to find his mate and witness her descent into vengeful madness. Though chaos ensues, Landon fights to save Velda and protect her, even from herself. Sprinkle in some vengeful spirits, a dash of terrifying premonitions, and an impending apocalypse on the horizon, romance definitely isn’t on Velda’s to-do list. Despite these obstacles, neither can deny the passion and desire that burns brilliantly between them, even when Landon’s ex, one of the spirits unleashed from the Hell dimension, targets and torments his new beau.
Will Velda destroy the demon and set the stolen souls it’s collected free so they may find peace on the other side? Can she prevent the apocalypse and save the world? One thing’s for certain: She can’t do any of it alone. Lucky for her, she has a mate hellbent on protecting her, a new pack who has her back, and a strong-willed younger sister who possesses her own set of magical abilities.
eBook ISBN: 9798215668993
Print ISBN: 9798215430958
Copyright 2023 by K.R. Cook
Undeniable and Undone (Undone, #5)
Rosemary Everspark, a witch who's been avoiding using magick since her elder sis and mother went down a dangerous path abusing their family's dark grimoire, must reawaken her powers to catch a killer and save the world from an apocalypse, all the while fighting her feelings for irresistible vampire/demon-hunter Jesse Jackson.
After her mother was murdered on Rose's ninth birthday by her vampire boyfriend, Rose develops a hatred for more than just dark magick; she despises bloodsucking vamps too! She most certainly won't allow herself to fall for one!
…That is until he shows up and saves her sister from demonic possession and death. It's more than their heated banter and his wicked grins that reel her in. It's the vividly erotic dreams of Jesse keeping Rose from a good night's sleep that interfere with her plan to not fall into his bed in reality. It's the flirting. It's the intense way he looks at her. If he'd just stop looking at her! And if she could just stay away instead of stalking him in the form of a black cat…
While Rose would like to dismiss her feelings, a tarot card reading reveals an unsettling fate: Rose must die and be reborn. She speculates she'll become the very thing she despises most: a vampire just like the one who killed her and Velda's mother… and that's if she survives the coming apocalypse requiring spilled Everspark blood.
When Rose is captured by the serial killer vamp she's been hunting, Jesse rescues her, and unaware of her impending doom to save the world, feeds her his blood. When the end arrives, Rose sacrifices herself to save everyone using an undoing spell from the dark grimoire, thus destroying a demon her sister unleashed, stopping the apocalypse, and breaking all spells ever cast from the book.
Rose is dragged into Hell and trapped in the collapsing dimension with a ghost who'd latched herself onto her. Not only that, she's undead thanks to Jesse's blood! Now she must fight to survive and escape her soon-to-be-really-dead fate or wait to be saved.
Either way, that's just the beginning.
eBook ISBN: 9798224800445
Print ISBN: 9798227525598
Copyright 2024 by K.R. Cook
What People Are Saying
“This was a great read and a good start for an interesting universe. I am picky about supernatural books. However, reading through this one really made me feel like I did back when I read the first book of my beloved favorite Supernatural/Romance from a different author. The story of Madison and Dorian without spoilers kept me guessing at where things would go at every turn. I didn’t expect the majority of the twists and turns that this book spiraled me through. This kept the thrill going as I read on through this dark and fantastical story of romance between these two. Vampires, werewolves, jealousies and romance all fill the book to the seams but with excellent writing and an imagination that I can’t wait to read more of. As soon as the sequel is out I can’t wait to binge read it!”
“This book is bad-ass. It’s a mixture of mystery, crime and of course romance.”
Fun Facts
From Electronic Metal blasting at Club Vudu to vamp and wolf mixes to dark romantic tunes, let the Undone universe pull you under on Spotify!
Where everything begins and ends.
At Club Vudu, there are backrooms where human customers can opt to enter if they wish to be fed on by a vampire. A guard stands watch just outside the hall lined with doors on each side that lead to private rooms. …And if one wishes for more than a bite, all they must do is ask…
Velda Everspark owns Wix, a metaphysical shop and apothecary. This business card is sure to bring in those looking for a little magic in their life (or a vamp repellent).
A nice cup of steaming bloody good tea each morning gives vamps just the right amount of pep in their step.
Favorite Quotes
As he regards me, his blue-green irises seem to light up, causing my breath to hitch. Had they been glowing… or had the light above us, the one at the entrance to my right, caused the trick? He soon looks away from me, his brows furrowing as he grabs the stamp tool from the guy he’s relieving. Had I weirded him out by staring so intently? He’s just so… well, attractive. Sure, there’s that obvious bit… but there’s something else luring me to him. I can’t quite explain it – it’s just a feeling making my heart pound faster against my ribs, my insides coming to life as excitement courses through my veins. I want this guy to be mine.
— Madison, Undead and Undone
He brings his face back to mine and speaks against my lips, his voice almost a growl: “I liked being reminded that you’re mine.” He kisses me again, shoving his tongue into my mouth, before he pulls away again, leaving my head spinning. “He can’t have you, and I could tell how much he hated it.”
There’s a smile in his voice, and it makes me grin. “I found his offer a little strange.”
“Expect more just like it.”
“But I don’t want anyone else.”
“Good,” he says, his lips crushing against mine once more.
— Dorian and Madison, Undead and Undone
“Believe me, Hailey - I don’t need to use mind control to get you in my bed. We both know it’s where you want to be.”
My jaw’s left hanging open. Part of me wants to say something like, The audacity! How dare you! But another part knows he’s not telling me anything I don’t already know. So, I’m left standing there with two parts of myself battling the other.
— Derick and Hailey, Untamed and Undone
Wolves are so snobby. Just because they have a heartbeat and run hotter temperature-wise (and temperament-wise, apparently), they think they’re so much better than we sixty-degree folk.
— Ivy, Undertaken and Undone
His voice is low, scorned: “You don’t think I burned? You don’t think I yearned and ached and hated myself for denyin’ you? You don’t think I laid awake at night tossin’ and turnin’, ready and willin’ to come for you, to make you mine? I did. I wanted it so bad… wanted you so bad.” His eyes travel away from my eyes, focusing on my lips. “I’ll always want you.”
— Julian, Undertaken and Undone