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.
Warning: Books contain violence (e.g. murder), language, detailed consensual sex scenes.
Note: These are NOT dark romance books (to each their own). There is NO SA or abuse of any kind (emotional/physical) between couples in these books.
Undead and Undone (Undone, #1)
After being murdered and left in an alleyway just outside of Club Vudu, twenty-year-old Madison Lowe awakens in a wolf's apartment. Dorian Ward, the hot bouncer she'd admired at Vudu, has taken her in with promises of helping her adjust to her new life as a vampire. Unable to resist him, coming undone under his touch, she soon discovers a destiny much bigger than being undead. But with vengeance still in her heart for the serial killer vamp who ended her human life, Madison vows to find and kill him, taking a job at the very club she was supposed to die at, soon uncovering disturbing and deadly secrets about the establishment.
eBook ISBN: 9781393273929
Print ISBN: 9798201234348
Copyright 2020 by K.R. Cook
Untamed and Undone (Undone, #2)
In Undead and Undone, Hailey Asher's world was turned upside down when she learned that her best friend Madison had been turned into a supernatural being. Not only that, but her BFF and werewolf beau just angered the High Society, a powerful vampire organization! Now on the run, she's under the protection of Derick Shaw, a charming and alluring vampire with secrets. Although Derick's vowed to protect her, keeping her safe isn't his only desire. After a night spent rolling in the sheets together, he doesn't want to let her go, soon propositioning her with forever. Will Hailey accept a life of immortality? Will either of them survive long enough to even have a future together?
eBook ISBN: 9781393607717
Print ISBN: 9798201431594
Copyright 2021 by K.R. Cook
Undertaken and Undone (Undone, #3)
Ivy Panagakos knew Julian Napper was meant for her the first time she saw him dancing in leather against a pole at Club Vudu (long story). But as a vampire, can she truly ever be with a werewolf? Especially one whose sight is blinded by rage and vengeance, so much so, that he denies her as his mate? Even Ivy’s best flirting and seduction techniques don’t seem to affect him… or so she thinks. While working together to find a certain serial killer vamp and the wolf who betrayed Julian’s pack, it’s only a matter of time before he can no longer resist her charms.
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