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Loved Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton? If its paranormal, series and horror hooked you, these 20 books hit the same notes — starting with Magic Bites, Bloodsucking Fiends and Hounded. Every pick is matched by what’s actually inside the book, not just its genre, and we skip other books by the same author so you find someone new.
What’s inside Obsidian Butterfly: Paranormal · Series · Horror · Urban Fantasy · Violent
Ilona Andrews
Urban Fantasy · Necromancy · Paranormal · Vampires · Fast-Paced
Christopher Moore
Urban Fantasy · Paranormal · Serial Killer · Vampires · Series
Kevin Hearne
Urban Fantasy · Paranormal · Vampires · Plot-Driven · Fast-Paced
P.C. Cast, Kristin Cast
Urban Fantasy · Paranormal · Vampires · Serial Killer · Series
Leigh Bardugo
Urban Fantasy · Necromancy · Paranormal · Series · Violent
Patricia Briggs
Urban Fantasy · Paranormal · Plot-Driven · Series · Violent
Eiji Otsuka
Horror · Paranormal · Necromancy · Serial Killer · Violent
Cassandra Clare
Urban Fantasy · Paranormal · Vampires · Fast-Paced · Series
Octavia E. Butler
Paranormal · Urban Fantasy · Vampires · Horror · Spicy
Karen Rose
Detective Protagonist · Serial Killer · Fast-Paced · Spicy · Series
Cassandra Khaw
Urban Fantasy · Horror · Paranormal · Violent · Series
Sergei Lukyanenko
Urban Fantasy · Paranormal · Vampires · Series · First Person Narrator
James Patterson
Detective Protagonist · Serial Killer · Plot-Driven · Series · Violent
John Connolly
Serial Killer · Horror · Paranormal · Violent · Series
Stephenie Meyer
Paranormal · Urban Fantasy · Vampires · Series · First Person Narrator
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Paranormal · Urban Fantasy · Vampires · Series · Spicy
Anne Rice
Paranormal · Horror · Vampires · Series · Spicy
Sarah J Maas
Urban Fantasy · Spicy · Fast-Paced · Violent · Series
Ali Hazelwood
Paranormal · Vampires · Urban Fantasy · Spicy · First Person Narrator
Carissa Broadbent
Vampires · Spicy · Fast-Paced · Violent · Series
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