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"Kharma Kelley is able to capture the characters (especially Chloë and Ethan) and bring them to life in a way that is both entertaining and humorous. Definitely a must read!"
Bookish Reviews on Tall, Dark & Deadly
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Every Faery Princess Needs a Badboy...
INocturnally Yours is the long anticipated paranormal romance follow up in Kharma Kelley's "Agents of the Bureau" series!
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Releasing November 24th, Kharma talks about the fan favorite Leto, why the enemies-to-lovers story was such a beast to write and what's gonna get us squealing for the hulk that's out to steal the saucy Fae princess-turned-agent's heart!
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Who's Hunting You, Tonight? #ShifterLove
As many people know, I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for werewolves and all things paranormal actually. My first short story I’ve written was a vampire story set in medieval era. Though I liked the characters, I didn’t love them. There was a lack of humanity in the vampires that I couldn’t repair. Maybe it was me, but part of me wanted my hero to have humanity without being human. Enter the fascination with werewolves. Even as a little girl, I remember feeling sorry for all the werewolves I saw on film and television. Even Stephen King’s “Silver Bullet”, which had a brutal...Read More>>
The Night Has a New Ruler, and she's got vampires quaking in their fangs!
Get ready for the highly anticipated re-release of Kiss of the Fallen, a sexy and fresh urban fantasy with a new 'monster' ready to shake up typical paranormal canons.
She's gorgeous, she's clever and so unapologetically Black.
Learn more about the Black Blood Slayers and Zoë's origin here>>
Meet everyone's favorite Boss Bae - Ethan Raines
In celebration of the 4th publishing anniversary of Tall, Dark & Deadly, we checked into our Bureau's file archives to uncover an intimate interview of the book's mysterious vampire hero, Ethan Raines.
Given by the book's author, Kharma Kelley, it offers a peek into the mind of the legendary District Manager of The Bureau, and answers some fun fan questions, including if he prefers blondes, brunettes or redheads and what attire he wears to bed (if anything at all!)
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