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  • Magic & Menopause by Lisa Manifold

    Magic & Menopause by Lisa Manifold

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Five weeks ago, I might have killed a man. Five days ago, I met my husband’s other wife. Five minutes ago, a dead body washed ashore. Just another day in the life of an Oracle, right?I thought taking care of the hex that wanted to kill me was all I had to worry about, but then Farrah Lockwood arrives on my porch with a new mystery...
  • Trial by Fire by R.L. King

    Trial by Fire by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Danger is in the Cards...Wracked with guilt and rage following the death of an ally he felt he should have prevented, Alastair Stone wants nothing more than to track down the murderer and exact violent revenge.The Universe, however, has other plans...
  • Timeless by S.J. West

    Timeless by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    DISCLAIMER: This duology is part of my Watcher series of books. You need to have either read my Watchers Trilogy or Watcher Chronicles. Appropriate for ages 13+.Lilly and Brand’s daughter, Caylin, saw her soul mate for the first time when she was fourteen years old. After a simple exchange of smiles, she knew her life was set on a path which would lead Aiden back into her world forever...
  • Balance of Power by R.L. King

    Balance of Power by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Stone Enters A High-Stakes Race for a Deadly PrizeAlastair Stone had long thought the ability to interfere with arcane energy to be the holy grail of magical study.Until a piece of an item capable of doing just that turns up in a collection of mundane occult art, and someone nearly kills one of his colleagues while trying to steal it...
  • Unholy Torment by Kristie Cook

    Unholy Torment by Kristie Cook

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    They’re gone. I’m still trying to process that fact, but I can’t. Although I have nowhere near enough life or leadership experience, I have to serve my purpose and lead the Angels’ army to war. But for every step we take, Lucas trumps it as he orchestrates the beginnings of World War III...
    Categorized as:
    demons  spirituality  angels  book  christian  dark  fae  fiction
  • Aiden's Story by S.J. West

    Aiden's Story by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Aiden and Caylin prepare for their Valentine’s Day wedding, Aiden is given some sage advice. Before he can truly give Caylin the beautiful future she deserves, he must willingly let go of his personal demons and allow them to remain buried where they belong, in the past. If he doesn’t, he will continue to second-guess himself and never fully believe he is worthy of the happiness they share...
  • Hexes & Hot Flashes by Lisa Manifold, Eva Wilhelm

    Hexes & Hot Flashes by Lisa Manifold, Eva Wilhelm

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    RUNNING TIME: 6 hrs 30 minSix months ago, I lost my husband. Six hours ago, I found out he had another family. Six minutes ago, my life changed forever.For my 45th birthday, I planned to treat myself to a spa day with my bestie...
    Categorized as:
    demons  spirituality  adult  book  cozy  fiction  magic  mystery
  • Devoted Book Two: Caylin's Story by S.J. West

    Devoted Book Two: Caylin's Story by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In the finale of Caylin’s Story, Caylin learns more about her descendent and why she will be so important to the future of the world. Together, Caylin and Aiden will face the challenges placed in their path by Lucifer and his men and show why faith, loyalty and love can defeat even the princes of Hell...
  • Lethal Exchange by R.L. King

    Lethal Exchange by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Deadly Transaction, A Dangerous GameWhen Alastair Stone’s former apprentice Verity approaches him with the story of a drugged and caged Changeling she spotted at a magical black market in Europe, Stone is quick to offer his aid to locate the victim...
  • Conflict of Interest by R.L. King

    Conflict of Interest by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Lesser of Two EvilsAlastair Stone has some rare free time, so he agrees to help Jason with a case—a missing college student with a wealthy father who’s desperate to bring her home safely...
  • Poisoned Vines by R.L. King

    Poisoned Vines by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Tangled, Noxious Web...Alastair Stone has just had a bombshell dropped on him about Aldwyn’s latest plans—but that particular problem will have to take a back seat to a more pressing one.Verity has disappeared.She never returned home following a weekend visit with her half-siblings in central California, and no one has any idea where she is...
  • Blood Ties by R.L. King

    Blood Ties by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Most families can be a pain. Some can be deadly.Alastair Stone has successfully finished the first of the three tasks he’s oath-bound to complete for his powerful dragon ancestor. To his shock and surprise, the second turns out to be something he already wants to do: kill an old enemy who shouldn’t even be alive...
  • Awakening by R.L. King

    Awakening by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Alastair Stone chooses to remain in captivity to save his son, he has no idea how much his life is about to change. While he does manage to break free from his bizarre prison, his newfound freedom doesn’t come without a price. Everything around him is different—the world, his friends, what he thinks he knows about what he left behind...
  • Winds of Change by R.L. King

    Winds of Change by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The times, they are a-changin’…Sometimes the biggest events begin with the smallest incidents.This time, it’s another of Jason’s strange cases: a missing man a tracking spell can’t trace.It isn’t long before the man turns up. Except he’s…different.And he’s not the only one.A new magical affliction is creeping through the world, permanently altering people’s auras and changing their astral forms...
  • Blood Brothers by R.L. King

    Blood Brothers by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Magic is Thicker than BloodAlastair Stone figures using tracking magic to help Jason Thayer and his new wife Amber find a missing child will be a good diversion. At least it will take his mind off a summer that, without Verity around, is shaping up to be a lot less eventful than he’d hoped...
  • Strange Bedfellows by R.L. King

    Strange Bedfellows by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Demon in the Streets…Dragon in the SheetsAlastair Stone knew it was only a matter of time.The demon called The Unspeakable is safely locked away, but nearly a dozen more of its kind remain behind, gathering strength like malevolent, ticking time bombs...
  • Ascension by S.J. West

    Ascension by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the finale of The Watcher Chronicles, Jess finally learns what Lucifer’s plans are for the world. The vessels discover what their destinies are and Jess must face the most difficult decision of her life...
  • Uprising by S.J. West

    Uprising by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As Jess and Mason continue their battle against the princes of Hell on alternate Earth, they must first deal with the aftermath of their failures. After neglecting to prevent the fourth seal from being opened, a new threat is unleashed on the world that only Jess and the other vessels can neutralize...
  • Judgment by S.J. West

    Judgment by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As Jess deals with the repercussions of Ravan’s latest earth-shattering actions, she soon realizes that not everything is as it seems. Being surrounded by the enemy on all sides, Jess quickly learns who has her back and who wants to stab it...
  • The Madness Below by R.L. King

    The Madness Below by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    IT WAITS... Alastair Stone needs a vacation. He’s literally stepping through the portal to his home in England when an old friend calls with a horrific tale of a grisly multiple murder committed by teenagers just back from a school camping trip. It doesn’t take long to convince Stone the supernatural is involved. Goodbye peaceful vacation, hello magical investigation...
  • Circle of Stone by R.L. King

    Circle of Stone by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The circle widensFor Alastair Stone, problems rarely come one at a time. He’s busy helping an old friend with a case of blackmail when he’s contacted about a mysterious wave of minor crimes in the Oakland area—one that might involve magic. He asks Verity to look into it...
  • House of Stone by R.L. King

    House of Stone by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    THE PAST LIES BURIED...Alastair Stone isn't proud of the dark deeds of his family's past, but he thought they were just that—past.But when a routine renovation of his ancestral home releases a horde of angry spirits bent on vengeance against anyone of his blood, he soon learns that his family's horrific acts were even worse than he ever could have imagined...
  • Cataclysm by S.J. West

    Cataclysm by S.J. West

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Alternate Earth is a world Jess always considered a part of her past, not the way leading to her future. When she began to have a recurring nightmare about it, she knew destiny was urging her to go back there. For five long years, Jess and Mason have struggled to assemble the right combination of travelers fated to journey back to this altered reality with them...
  • City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes

    City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A malevolent force lurks beneath the streets of Scotland...Jess and Hannah Ballard's determination to protect the Gateways brings them to Edinburgh's Old Town, where a strange phenomenon threatens to disturb the delicate balance between the worlds of the living and the dead. Spirits who wish to cross over are vanishing, and it is up to the Ballard sisters to discover why...
  • The HellBeast's Past by Stephanie Hudson

    The HellBeast's Past by Stephanie Hudson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Escape.That’s all I needed to do.For running was my only option left. But that was the problem when running from a HellBeast King,He liked the chase.So, as I continue to navigate myself around his cruel world,I find not only my life on the line but the Fate of all of those I hold dear.Because Jared wants blood for blood.He wants, a life for a life.Only death is the last thing on his mind...
  • Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan

    Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In the early nineteenth century, hungry gold prospectors descended on Miracle Mountain in north Georgia, ripping open the ancient wilderness, driven by dreams of glittering fortunes. Local legends tell of mysterious events, like a young girl who defied death after toppling from the mountain's treacherous waterfall...
  • Mortal Imperative by R.L. King

    Mortal Imperative by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Old Friends. Old Enemies. Unspeakable Evil.Alastair Stone is surprised when a long-forgotten friend breaks his self-imposed silence to contact him.It seems that two other allies from his past have disappeared without a trace, and Stone's tracking magic might be the only way to find them.Should be simple...
  • Death's Door by R.L. King

    Death's Door by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Friend Lost. A Horror Unearthed. An Enemy Reborn.It was meant to be a simple few days away: Verity heading off for a much-needed girls’ weekend in New York City.But then comes her desperate call to Alastair Stone: A terrifying disaster has occurred, killing dozens of people—including a dear friend.When Stone joins her to investigate, they quickly discover that magic is behind the catastrophe...
  • Rite of Passage by R.L. King

    Rite of Passage by R.L. King

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Old Friend Brings a Major New ThreatWhen Kolinsky asks Alastair Stone to investigate a curious anomaly near a familiar location, Stone is ready to find a connection between the two.What he's not ready to find is an old friend he thought was dead for eleven years...
  • A Madness Most Discreet by Nichole Van

    A Madness Most Discreet by Nichole Van

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    TENNYSON D'ANGELO . . .Darkness lives within each of us. Shadows. We are each capable of great goodness and unbelievable evil. It is the duality of being human. I want to live in the light. I don’t enjoy the shadows. But I’m not sure I’ve been given a choice in the matter. The shadows own me. They dance at my edges and tangle in my light. They torment my days and make my nights an anguished hell...
  • Wilde Fire by Jenn Stark

    Wilde Fire by Jenn Stark

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's the end of the world as we know it... The war on magic is here, and Mistress of the House of Swords Sara Wilde has done everything she can to prepare. The Arcana Council has recalled its most powerful members to hold the line, and the Houses of Magic are frantically strengthening their defenses. Then the first volley hits: a plague of demons freed to ravage the earth...
  • Imp Series Box Set, Books 1-3 by Debra Dunbar

    Imp Series Box Set, Books 1-3 by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A DEMON BOUND*Samantha Martin is an imp, enjoying an extended vacation from Hel. All she wants to do is drink beer by the pool, play mischievous pranks on the humans, and get her hot neighbor in the sack. It’s a relaxing break from her infernal home as long as she manages to avoid the angels, who won’t hesitate to execute her on sight...
  • Angeldust by Hanna Peach

    Angeldust by Hanna Peach

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The thrilling conclusion to the Dark Angel series...Everything about Michael's dark plan has been hidden - until now. On an island off the coast of Egypt, a fourth Seraphim city has been discovered; a city that doesn't appear on any Seraphim map. This city is hidden, the air smells of blood and there is something very, very wrong with the inhabitants...
  • Pigeonwings by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Pigeonwings by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As punishment for his part in an attempted coup in Heaven, the Archangel Michael is banished to Earth. The holiest of the angelic host has to learn to live as a mortal, not an easy job when you’ve got Satan as a next-door neighbour.Michael soon finds that being a good person involves more than helping out at Sunday school and attending church coffee mornings...
  • Blessed by Brandi Elledge

    Blessed by Brandi Elledge

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    I have been touched by angels. Blessed. Seven simple words that changed my world forever. Now, forced to enroll at the Academy of Seraph, I soon realize that my enemies could be anywhere, including behind the very walls that are supposed to protect me. And, thanks to my hidden abilities, I know it’s only a matter of time before I’m forced into a war that I inherited but did not choose...
  • The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness, Colleen Madden

    The World of All Souls: A Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night and The Book of Life by Deborah Harkness, Colleen Madden

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A fully illustrated guide to Deborah Harkness's #1 New York Times bestselling All Souls trilogy--"an irresistible . . . wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy" (People)A Discovery of Witches introduced Diana Bishop, Oxford scholar and reluctant witch, and vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont. Shadow of Night and The Book of Life carried Deborah Harkness's series to its spellbinding conclusion...
  • The Bound Witch by Ivy Asher

    The Bound Witch by Ivy Asher

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    What do you do when you thought it was all over, only to realize it's all just begun?I died.I looked into Rogan Kendrick’s eyes, told him I loved him…and then I died.So how the hell am I standing naked in the middle of a morgue, doing my best not to freak the fuck out?I’m a Bone Witch, or at least I was before Rogan bound us together...
  • Death Scream by S.M. Reine

    Death Scream by S.M. Reine

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elise Kavanagh has been hired to exorcise a castle in Ireland. Easy job. But her partner, James Faulkner, thinks they aren't dealing with a demon -- and if he's right, then what they're facing is far rarer and more dangerous than anything they've fought before..
    Categorized as:
    demons  adult  book  dark  fiction  magic  paranormal  supernatural
  • The Afterlife of Alyx & Israel by Hanna Peach

    The Afterlife of Alyx & Israel by Hanna Peach

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Once upon a lifetime, Alyx & Israel lost each other... In their new mortal lives, Alyx & Israel don't remember anything about their past. And they have never crossed paths. Until some old friends decide to secretly nudge destiny along, their efforts almost destroying everything… Now Alyx’s life lies in the balance, trapped in a coma deep within a DreamScape maze city...
  • Possession by Andrea Hagan

    Possession by Andrea Hagan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    They say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I’m learning that lesson the hard way. My name’s Aubry Brooks, and here’s the thing—I’ve got myself a little possession problem.Yes, I led a séance I had no business leading in the first place. No, I’m not a channeler, but let me explain...
  • Revelation by Rachel Callahan

    Revelation by Rachel Callahan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The girl I used to be is gone, snuffed out by their deceit—with the swift snap that tore my world apart.Titus thought he had vengeance to serve before? He hasn’t seen anything yet.I may still be reeling from the lies and deception, but I’ll fight tooth and nail to avenge my sister and get back to my mates...
  • Black by Angelina J. Steffort

    Black by Angelina J. Steffort

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The sequel to White."I was the weak link in the chain, and the best I could do was surround myself with forces of the good. It would increase my chances of survival. But I couldn't replace Adam; not the way Ben meant. My heart was full of Adam's memory. There was little space to fit anyone else in."After Adam’s death, Claire has to readjust to life...
  • Fire Bound by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love

    Fire Bound by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dangerous creature is on the loose. Evalle, Tzader and Quinn take a VIPER team just outside of Atlanta for a sting operation that takes a deadly turn. Killing the half-human creature would be easy, but national security is on the line until the team can discover who created the monster, and whether more like it are waiting in the wings to be unleashed on the human world...
  • Godsquad by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Godsquad by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Team:Joan of Arc, the armour-plated teen saint of Orleans.Francis of Assisi, friend to all the animals whether they like it or not.St Christopher, the patron saint of travel who by papal decree has never existed – no matter how much he argues otherwise.The Mission: An impossible prayer has been received by Heaven and it’s a prayer that only Mary, Mother of God, can answer...
  • Savage by J.E. Cluney

    Savage by J.E. Cluney

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hunting monsters is my job. Toying with them is just a bonus. Too bad it always ends with them dead.But when I find four men at my door wanting to kill me for crimes against innocents, my whole world is flipped on its head.Four hot supes? Check.Life taking an interesting turn? Duh.Throw it all in a blender? Why not?We’re all drawn together in one big whirlwind of a mess...
    Categorized as:
    demons  spirituality  adult  angels  book  fiction  magic  paranormal
  • Satan's Shorts by Heide Goody

    Satan's Shorts by Heide Goody

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Curious about the day that Saint Christopher found out he'd been declared non-existent by the pope? What exactly is a cat in Hell's chance? How would an annual Christmas present exchange between Heaven and Hell work out? Find out the answers to these and other pressing questions in this collection of short stories from the world of Clovenhoof...
  • Midnight Moon by Melody Anne

    Midnight Moon by Melody Anne

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the second exciting book in the Rise of the Dark Angel Series, Phoenix comes to terms with the fact that the world isn’t what she always believed it to be. Jayden, who she’s fallen in love with, is a Dark Angel. He fell from the light, and followed Vyco through the darkest of places...
  • Heir to the House by Teresa Hann

    Heir to the House by Teresa Hann

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I fought to win my freedom. Now I fight to keep it. I have a hell of a semester ahead. Through blood and cunning, my mother and I escaped the sadistic clutches of House Redbriar. Now, I just want to finish my first year at Wraithwood Academy in peace, studying demonology and magecraft alongside my boyfriends while unraveling the mysteries of the school. If only I could be so lucky...
  • Wysłannik by Paulina Hendel

    Wysłannik by Paulina Hendel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Nowy tom bestsellerowej serii Zapomniana Księga zmieni Wasze spojrzenie na świat ludzi i demonów! Ta opowieść nie mogła być tylko trylogią!Hubert wyrusza w daleką i niebezpieczną podróż w poszukiwaniu sprzymierzeńców. Wkrótce przekona się, jak niewiele wiedział o otaczającym go świecie oraz ludzkiej naturze...
  • Hellzapoppin' by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Hellzapoppin' by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life at St Cadfan’s is never dull. There’s the cellar full of unexplained corpses. There’s the struggle to find food when the island is placed under quarantine. And there’s that peculiar staircase in the cellar… Being a demon in Hell has its own problems. There’s the increasingly impossible torture quotas to meet. There’s the entire horde of Hell waiting for you to slip up and make a mistake...
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