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  • It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman

    It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Midlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another.With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation.The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father...
  • You Light Up My Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

    You Light Up My Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Midlife is definitely a journey. The road has massive potholes.And the crisis… it’s the gift that keeps on giving. Being forty is supposed to be freaking fabulous not fatal. Taking on a daunting new job minus the description isn’t the smartest move I’ve ever made, even if it was to save a friend. Hopefully, it doesn’t turn out to be the stupidest… or deadliest...
  • Born to Be Badger by Shelly Laurenston

    Born to Be Badger by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In the Honey Badger Chronicles, nothing gets between a honey badger and her prey. And no one spins a bolder, snarkier shape-shifter love story than New York Times bestselling author Shelly Laurenston . . .Emily “Tock” Meyerson-Jackson is on a mission to rid the world of shifters trafficking humans for hunting and cash...
  • It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    It's A Hard-Knock Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Midlife is supposed to be messy, but this is a full-on catastrophic crisis.Just when I thought life might be getting back to normal—normal being a relative word—I couldn’t have been more wrong.Marriage proposal from the Grim Reaper? Yes.Beautiful healthy baby? Yes.Friends and family safe? Yes.Ghost of my worst enemy sitting on my front porch? OMG. Yep...
  • Jon's Helter Skelter Cold Case by A.J. Sherwood

    Jon's Helter Skelter Cold Case by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jonathan Bane and Donovan Havili cordially invite you to their wedding.They just have to prove a man’s innocence and get him out of prison first.Not to mention prove Solomon completely inept (not hard), and fired from being a detective.Oh, and train Jon’s new apprentice.They can probably get married this year. Probably...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  crime  magic  psychics  humor  suspense  romance  mlm
  • Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones

    Fifth Grave Past the Light by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Never underestimate the power of a woman on a double espresso with a mocha latte chaser high.-T-shirt Charley Davidson isnt your everyday, run-of-the-mill grim reaper. Shes more of a paranormal private eyegrim reaper extraordinaire. However, she gets sidetracked when the sexy, sultry son of Satan, Reyes Farrow, moves in next door...
  • Charms & Witchdemeanors by Amanda M. Lee

    Charms & Witchdemeanors by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Tillie Winchester’s past is about to come back to haunt her, and what she sees as fun and games someone else sees as a recipe for murder. When a local woman is poisoned at Hemlock Cove’s senior center, Aunt Tillie is the prime suspect. Bay, Thistle and Clove don’t believe their great-aunt is guilty – although Thistle is fine if the police want to haul her away for a long weekend...
  • Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones

    Third Grave Dead Ahead by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 48 ratings
    Paranormal private eye. Grim reaper extraordinaire. Whatever. Charley Davidson is back! And she's drinking copious amounts of caffeine to stay awake because, every time she closes her eyes, she sees him: Reyes Farrow, the part-human, part-supermodel son of Satan. Yes, she did imprison him for all eternity, but come on...
  • Beguiled by Darynda Jones

    Beguiled by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Newly indoctrinated witch, Defiance Dayne discovers there’s more to life after forty than she'd ever imagined possible. Especially if one is a charmling, one of only three in the world, with enough magics to make her a target for every power-hungry warlock out there. When one of them sends a hunter to town, she knows it’s time to take her talents seriously before the hunter takes her life...
  • Something to Witch About by Amanda M. Lee

    Something to Witch About by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Life's a witch ... and then you die. It's the dying part vexing Bay Winchester these days. She may be a long-suffering daughter, thankless newspaper editor, and keyed-up girlfriend, but she's barely holding off a royal freakout Landon's family is visiting the inn -- and they're not exactly open minded...
  • Witch Me Luck by Amanda M. Lee

    Witch Me Luck by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Hemlock Cove is celebrating a magical birthday, and familiar faces from different places are descending on the town to participate in the party. Everyone is looking forward to the festivities except Bay Winchester, who would rather be hiding from her high school nemesis than chatting her up in the town square. Lila Stevens hasn’t changed since graduation, and Bay remains her favorite target...
  • Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

    Beast Behaving Badly by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Ten years after Blayne Thorpe first encountered Bo Novikov, she still can't get the smooth-talking shifter out of her head. Now he's shadowing her in New York-all seven-plus feet of him-determined to protect her from stalkers who want to use her in shifter dogfights. Even if he has to drag her off to an isolated Maine town where the only neighbors are other bears almost as crazy as he is..
  • My Savior by Alanea Alder

    My Savior by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Amelia has dreamt of her mate since she was a little girl. All her life visions of a golden prince have warmed her heart and promised a fairy-tale future. She longs for the day when they will finally be together. When the fateful day arrives and she meets Darian for the first time, she is nearly destroyed by his unequivocal rejection...
  • The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones

    The Trouble with Twelfth Grave by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the twelfth installment of Darynda Jones’ New York Times bestselling paranormal series.Ever since Reyes escaped from a hell dimension in which Charley accidently trapped him, the son of Satan has been brimstone-bent on destroying the world his heavenly Brother created. His volatile tendencies have put Charley in a bit of a pickle...
  • Secrets That Kill by Colleen Helme

    Secrets That Kill by Colleen Helme

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As a “favor” to Uncle Joey, Shelby must deliver a letter to his associate in Orlando where she has been vacationing with her family. When things go terribly wrong, Shelby finds herself being pursued by a Florida Kingpin for the information he thinks she stole. On her own and in trouble, Uncle Joey sends Ramos to her rescue...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  humor  psychics  suspense  magic  crime  romance  mystery
  • Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones

    Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Few things in life can come between a grim reaper and her coffee, but the sexy, sultry son of Satan is one of them. Now that Reyes Farrow has asked for her hand, Charley Davidson feels it's time to learn more about his past, but Reyes is reluctant to open up...
  • Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score

    Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Length: 14 hrs and 56 minsA nice, normal life. Is that too much to ask? For Riley Thorn it is. Divorced. Broke. Living with a pack of elderly roommates. And those hallucinations she’s diligently ignoring? Her tarot card-dealing mom is convinced they’re clairvoyant visions...
  • Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

    Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    Welcome to the world of grim reaper extraordinaire Charley Davidson. Try as she might, there’s no avoiding her destiny.Sometimes being the grim reaper really is, well, grim. And since Charley’s last case went so awry, she has taken a couple of months off to wallow in the wonders of self-pity...
  • Fashionably Dead in Diapers by Robyn Peterman

    Fashionably Dead in Diapers by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    And I thought being half Vampyre/half Demon was hard…That’s nothing compared to being a mother. Sweet baby Moses in a boob tube, there aren’t any books on raising True Immortals so let me give you a few tips…~Make a map of every closet and bathroom in your home if you enjoy having sex. Sleep deprivation can cause confusion and a map will help if you only have seven minutes and thirty-one seconds...
  • Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston

    Big Bad Beast by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute rich-boy boss Ric Van Holtz insists on helping out...
  • My Healer by Alanea Alder

    My Healer by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Fun loving wolf-shifter Colton Albright’s usual concern…his next meal, has been replaced by haunted dreams. The nightly visions of the sad, anxious face of his mate have this jovial jokester withdrawing from his fellow Alpha Unit members.Rheia Bradley is a dedicated professional that lives to help others, but has long forgotten how to help herself...
  • Witching on a Star by Amanda M. Lee

    Witching on a Star by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    When you're a witch, being wicked comes naturally. For the Winchester witches, though, being wicked is only half the fun. After a long winter, spring has finally hit Hemlock Cove and Bay Winchester thinks things are finally settling down in the town – and with her family. Unfortunately, just the opposite is true...
  • Fashionably Dead Down Under by Robyn Peterman

    Fashionably Dead Down Under by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Welcome to Hell.Literally.The Hell where the Prince of Darkness is hotter than Hades, Hell Hounds smell like brownies and the Seven Deadly Sins are addicted to Facebook... Not to mention the soundtrack in the Underworld is Journey. For real...
  • Crossing Danger by Colleen Helme

    Crossing Danger by Colleen Helme

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shelby Nichols isn’t your average soccer-mom turned private investigator. She’s more on the quirky side with a little wild thrown in. That’s because a near-fatal gunshot wound to the head left her with the ability to read minds. This lands her in all kinds of trouble, and this time is no exception. Helping a reporter, Billie Jo, get the low-down on a case is just the tip of the iceberg...
  • Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones

    Seventh Grave and No Body by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Twelve. Twelve of the deadliest beasts ever forged in the fires of hell have escaped onto our plane, and they want nothing more than to rip out the jugular of Charley Davidson and serve her lifeless, mangled body to Satan for dinner. So there’s that. But Charley has more on her plate than a mob of testy hellhounds...
  • The Renegade Hunter by Lynsay Sands

    The Renegade Hunter by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    The Argeneau Family Has A Secret...One Of Their Own Is A Rogue Vampire!Nicholas Argeneau was once a successful hunter who went after rogue vampires who break the immortal law. Except no one has mentioned his name in the last fifty years, not since he turned into a rogue himself. But once a hunter, always a hunter...
  • Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Eat Prey Love by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Wanted: Bride. Must love children. Mortals need not apply.Carlos Panterra is looking for a mate, a woman who will love and care for the young orphans he's recently taken under his wing (or paw, as the case may be). When the shape shifter spies the beautiful Caitlyn, it's like sunshine amidst the darkness. At last, he's found the perfect woman, except...Caitlyn Whelan is mortal...
  • The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones

    The Dirt on Ninth Grave by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    I see dead people. No wait. I take that back. I see people I want dead. —eCardCharley Davidson is living in New York City as Jane Doe, a girl with no memory of who she is or where she came from. So when she begins to realize she can see dead people, she’s more than a bit taken aback...
  • Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Forbidden Nights with a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The Best Things in Life Are Always ForbiddenVanda Barkowski is in trouble. As the owner of a hot nightclub, she's more unconventional than most of her fellow vampires, and if some think her a little out of control, then so be it. But after three former employees filed a complaint about her temper, Vanda is sentenced to an anger management class. Worse, Phil Jones agreed to be her sponsor...
  • Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

    Second Grave on the Left by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 47 ratings
    Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper Extraordinaire, is back in this sexy, suspenseful novel of supernatural shenanigans When Charley is rudely awakened in the middle of the night by her best friend who tells her to get dressed quickly and tosses clothes out of the closet at her, she cant help but wonder what Cookies up to...
  • Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright

    Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    It’s been five months since vampire Sam Parker Bound herself to Jared Michaels, her powerful co-commander within the Grand High Master vampire’s personal legion. Life as a Bound couple has been going just fine…until the Grand High Master announces he will be stepping down from his position and wants Sam and Jared to take his place. Oh joy. Despite Sam’s reservations, she agrees to ascend...
  • Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston

    Wolf with Benefits by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Ricky Lee has no plans of getting serious about anyone, but he will protect Toni Jean-Louis Parker. Not just because he’s been hired to do so, but because it’s the right thing to do...
  • Twilight by Meg Cabot

    Twilight by Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    This time it's life or death.Suze has gotten used to ghosts. She's a mediator, after all, and communicating with the dead is all in a day's work. So she certainly never expected to fall in love with one: Jesse, a nineteenth-century hottie. But when she discovers that she has the power to determine who becomes a ghost in the first place, Suze begins to freak...
  • Lie or Die by Colleen Helme

    Lie or Die by Colleen Helme

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Shelby has her hands full managing her new agency, but she's determined to make it work. Her first case to track down stolen money leads her into the lingerie business where nothing is as it appears. She also finds plenty to keep her busy with the police department and Detective Harris. But all that pales in comparison to what she must do to help Uncle Joey, the local mob boss...
  • The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston

    The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    Even the king of the beasts can find himself unexpectedly tamed by the right woman. Weddings have the strangest effect on people. Exhibit 1: Sissy Mae waking up in Mitch Shaw's bed the morning after her brother Bobby Ray's nuptials. Exhibit 2: the gunmen trying to kill Mitch. Exhibit 3: Sissy Mae escorting a bleeding yet sexy lion shifter to her Tennessee Pack's turf for safe keeping...
  • The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands

    The Reluctant Vampire by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Has this immortal finally met her match?Rogue hunter Drina Argenis (from the Spanish side of the Argeneau family) has been many things in her years as an immortal, but bodyguard/babysitter to a teenage vampire is something new. There's an incentive, however: the other vampsitter, Harper Stoyan, may be Drina's life mate.Trouble is, having just lost a life mate, Harper is resigned to being alone...
  • Vanished: Safe House / Sanctuary by Meg Cabot

    Vanished: Safe House / Sanctuary by Meg Cabot

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ever since Jess was struck by lightning, she’s had the power to find missing people. And everyone wants a piece of her powers.... In Safe House, Jess and her psychic abilities are being blamed for the murder of Amber, a beloved cheerleader. But when more cheerleaders start disappearing, Jess may be able to save her reputation by finding the murderer—before it’s too late...
  • Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands

    Vampires are Forever by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Vampires Don't Exist...Do They?Inez Urso is beginning to have her doubts. Her business associate Thomas Argeneau has some interesting traits, like an allergic reaction to the sun, excellent night vision, and not much of an appetite for food. And to top it all off, he just tried to bite her neck...but maybe that was a sign of passion...
  • Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes

    Bad Wolf by Lauren Dawes

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A rookie cop. A team of supernatural detectives. A shifter with some impulse control issues.My name is Cat McKenzie, and I thought wood sprites weren’t a thing.Apparently, they are. Fun fact: they enjoy eating carrion which was how I discovered the body of a hunter in the woods. The local werewolf pack confirms it’s a bad wolf doing the biting...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  magic  female-mc  alpha-mc  humor  crime  suspense  romance
  • Demons in Disguise by A. Kirk, E. Kirk

    Demons in Disguise by A. Kirk, E. Kirk

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    It's the Gotta Have Book 3 in the Bestselling Divinicus Nex Chronicles! Continuing the action-packed Divinicus Nex Chronicles, Aurora and fan-favorite hotties The Hex Boys are back with more mystery, non-stop action, romance and laugh-out-loud humor that makes this thrilling series irresistible. Come along for the ride where..
  • The Bite That Binds by Suzanne Wright

    The Bite That Binds by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    It’s just over a week until Sam will be Binding with Jared, and the only thing she wants is to spend that time relaxing and preparing for the ceremony. Unfortunately, she seems to be asking too much of fate, because suddenly she’s lumbered with a number of distractions that have the potential to postpone, or even cancel, the Binding...
  • A Bite to Remember by Lynsay Sands

    A Bite to Remember by Lynsay Sands

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Rule #1: Never get involved with someone who won't be there for you when the sun comes up.Once bitten, twice shy, and sexy PI Jackie Morrisey wasn't going there again. Vincent Argeneau may be the hottest guy she's ever met, living or dead, but she's here to stop a killer from turning this vampire into dust, not to jump into bed with him.Rule #2: Never kiss a vampire . .
  • Spirit Witch by Helen Harper

    Spirit Witch by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    If anyone appreciates what it means to be dead to the world, it's Ivy Wilde. Barely recovered from her brush with necromancy, Ivy is flung once more into a world of intrigue, adventure and potential death and disaster. It's not her fault - it just so turns out that she's now the only person in the entire world who can communicate with the dead. And they're a chatty bunch with a list of demands...
  • Untamed Delights by Suzanne Wright

    Untamed Delights by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Return to the sensual and feral stirrings of the Phoenix Pack as a woman who’s already bound to one man is tempted by a wolf who’s bound only to his nightly desires. Cat shifter Mila Devereaux can’t help but see it as a betrayal. That her one true mate imprinted himself on another female was hard enough to accept...
  • Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston

    Bear Meets Girl by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    He's big, burly, and way smarter than your average shapeshifting bear. He's also about to get trapped by own his game. . .Lou Crushek is a reasonable, mellow, easygoing kind of guy. But once someone starts killing the scumbags he works so hard to bust, that really gets under his fur...
  • The Unyielding by Shelly Laurenston

    The Unyielding by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Stieg Engstrom, Angriest Viking Ever, has got big problems. The human Viking Clans of earth are in danger of being obliterated—along with the rest of the world—and the only one who may be able to save them is a super pain-in-the-ass Crow...
  • Betwixt by Darynda Jones

    Betwixt by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number! Divorced, desperate, and destitute, former restaurateur Defiance "Dephne" Dayne finds out she has been bequeathed a house by a complete stranger. She is surprised, to say the least, and her curiosity gets the better of her...
  • Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Secret Life of a Vampire by Kerrelyn Sparks

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 36 ratings
    Nothing's sexier than an man who can keep a secret.A typical bachelor party is all about beers and beautiful women. A vampire bachelor party is no different -- except the men are drinking Blissky (whiskey-flavored synthetic blood). And no one can throw a party quite like Jack, the illegitimate son of the legendary Casanova...
  • Drop Dead Demons by A. Kirk, E. Kirk

    Drop Dead Demons by A. Kirk, E. Kirk

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    The Boys Are Back In Town! And as HEXTRAORDINARILY SEXY AS EVER! - It's the exciting Sequel to DEMONS AT DEADNIGHT! Continuing the thrill-ride adventures of Aurora and the Super Sexy HEXY KNIGHTS! -------------------------Survival. It's an on-going battle.GOING ON A TREASURE HUNT...Aurora Lahey finally knows why supernatural slayers salivate to slaughter her, but how to stop them? Not so much...
  • Midlife Bounty Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Bounty Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass for anyone who feels like age is just a number! One day I’m married, living in Seattle, and magic isn’t real. The next, I’m divorced and living in the guest room of my ex’s hotter- than-sin cousin’s place in Savannah . . . and talking to an animated skeleton named Robert. I have to admit, Robert isn’t my worst date...
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