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Wisteria Warned by Angela Pepper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZara Riddle is another year older, and busier than ever. She's a powerful witch, a skilled librarian, and the World's Best Mom - according to her coffee mug. It's no wonder the town's detective keeps seeking her help. If you want something done, ask a busy person!Zara partners again with Detective Bentley to investigate a call about a missing person... -
![Caffeinated Calamity by Amanda M. Lee]()
Caffeinated Calamity by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe only witch in the world? It might feel like it to Stormy Morgan but she knows better.Twenty minutes away, in a town called Hemlock Cove, witches have taken over. Sure, the bulk of the town is made up of frauds looking to shore up their tourism industry, but there are real witches, too. There’s a family, last name of Winchester, and they’re notorious... -
![Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend]()
Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Two by Jack Townsend
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNightshift clerk and high-functioning insomniac Jack is back to work, trying his best to keep out of trouble. But when his chain-smoking coworker discovers a mysterious radio signal revealing the guarded secrets of their town, Jack will learn that an annoying new dayshift manager is far from the worst of his problems... -
![Relight My Fire by C.K. McDonnell]()
Relight My Fire by C.K. McDonnell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSome comebacks can be murder . . .Stella is enjoying life as an almost student, or at least she is until a man falls from the sky right in front of her, leaving a big old hole in the pavement for Manchester Council to fill. The obvious question of how he ended up in the sky in the first place has no obvious answers, which is where The Stranger Times come in... -
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![You Can't Fight A Prophecy, Susan: Welcome To Midlife Magic: Book Four by Lauretta Hignett]()
You Can't Fight A Prophecy, Susan: Welcome To Midlife Magic: Book Four by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA handsome stranger appears on Susan's doorstep, bringing some devastating news. War is coming. It is inevitable.But first, Susan is going to have to fight some battles far closer to home. Bonds will be tested, some will be broken... -
![It's Called Magic, Susan: Welcome To Midlife Magic: Book Two by Lauretta Hignett]()
It's Called Magic, Susan: Welcome To Midlife Magic: Book Two by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe knows it's real... she just has to learn how to use it.Before she blows someone else up.Susan's neck-deep in trouble - the Songbird has been kidnapped, her vile mother is out for Susan's blood, and Connor is hunting some very powerful spark stones... -
![Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes]()
Deadly Assessments by Drew Hayes
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAfter several years as a vampire, starting a business, founding his own clan, and proposing to his girlfriend, Fred is finally beginning to settle into life as an undead accountant. Unfortunately, not everyone is happy about his continued survival, or the dangerous friends he’s made along the way... -
![The Call by Maggie M. Lily]()
The Call by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAVAILABLE ON KINDLE UNLIMITED! Matilda was having a bad day. Caught in a bad Chicago storm, she was tossed into a disgusting drainage puddle while watching her workbag, with her laptop and phone, get run over by a bus. No one would blame her for giving up on the day and skipping the career make-or-break sales pitch meeting she had scheduled.But, Matilda's an alpha female... -
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Reese by Raven Kennedy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFive years ago, I saw something I shouldn’t have. Ominous, right? But what really sucks is I got caught. I’ve been trapped as my animal ever since, hidden away and forced to stay shifted and silent. Until one day, when I get brought to a pet shop where a shifter recognizes me for what I am and brings me to her pack. A really friggen weird pack. I need to get out of here... -
![The Fangs of Freelance by Drew Hayes]()
The Fangs of Freelance by Drew Hayes
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen Fred formed his own parahuman clan out of necessity, he understood that it was going to come with new responsibilities. Much as he hoped those tasks would center around extra paperwork and perhaps the occasional mandatory class, enough time around the supernatural has taught him to be ready for anything. Or so he thought... -
![Undeading Bells by Drew Hayes]()
Undeading Bells by Drew Hayes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAfter surviving countless perils and dangers, including an examination by the Blood Council, Fred is preparing to take on his most important adventure to date: marrying Krystal. That is, if he can get everything handled in time. Visiting Boarback, hiring new staff, clearing out his schedule for a honeymoon; there’s no shortage of tasks to check off before the big day arrives... -
![Santa Got Run Over by a Vampire by Carrie Pulkinen]()
Santa Got Run Over by a Vampire by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFather Christmas has just been damned to darkness.Jane Devereux is adjusting to her new life as a nocturne fabulously. She runs the most popular nightclub in the French Quarter and is married to the hottest vampire in New Orleans.When she accidentally runs over Santa Claus and has to turn him into a vampire to save him, her perfect undead life begins to crumble like a week-old sugar cookie.Whoops... -
![Hell for the Holidays by D.M. Guay]()
Hell for the Holidays by D.M. Guay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe tree is trimmed. The mistletoe is hung. The eggnog is spiked. It’s time to celebrate the merriest, most heart-warming Christmas ever! Or not? No. Definitely, absolutely not. This Christmas won’t be cheerful. It’ll be more like Ash vs Evil Dead meets National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Because the Wallace family’s annual Christmas Eve party is about to skid off the rails... -
![Beelzebelle by Heide Goody]()
Beelzebelle by Heide Goody
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo the devil a daughter! Parenthood can come as a shock to some. It’s especially shocking if you are Satan, the Prince of Hell, and are trying to live a quiet life of semi-retirement in suburban England under the name of Jeremy Clovenhoof... -
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![Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes]()
Undeath and Taxes by Drew Hayes
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe sequel to the Amazon bestseller THE UTTERLY UNINTERESTING AND UNADVENTUROUS TALES OF FRED, THE VAMPIRE ACCOUNTANT. After discovering just how filled with magic, intrigue, and adventure the parahuman world of being an Undead American can be, Fredrick Frankford Fletcher did exactly what was expected--he became a certified parahuman accountant... -
![Fowl Play by R.J. Blain]()
Fowl Play by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN B07F6Y9M9BInstead of a quiet dance retreat where she could escape the insanity of being the daughter of an angel, a succubus, and a lycanthrope, Emma Sansaul plummets into the middle of murder, mayhem, and mischief... -
![Shift Happens by Carrie Pulkinen]()
Shift Happens by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe wants to bang a werewolf, not become one.Sophie Burroughs is determined to be a witch. Her grandmother was a witch. All the other supes say she smells like a witch, but she can’t cast a spell to save her life.Sprouting fur is so not on her to-do list... -
![Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl]()
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 89 ratingsCharlie Bucket's wonderful adventure begins when he finds one of Mr. Willy Wonka's precious Golden Tickets and wins a whole day inside the mysterious chocolate factory... -
![Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Four by Jack Townsend]()
Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Four by Jack Townsend
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs the new owner of the worst business in history, Jack has a lot on his plate. His self-appointed “biggest fan” wants to finally meet, and won’t take no for an answer. The annoying cultists are back and cultier than ever. Plus, there’s a creature living under the building's crawlspace that must be fed regularly (or else)... -
![Swipe Right to Bite: A Paranormal Romantic Comedy by Carrie Pulkinen]()
Swipe Right to Bite: A Paranormal Romantic Comedy by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsDating a demon is pure hell...Succubus Katrina is fasting for her freedom. If she can ignore her demonic urges long enough, Satan will eventually forget about her, and she'll be free.Just because she isn't getting it on doesn't mean she can't help the supes of New Orleans do the pants-off dance-off.Introducing Swipe Right to Bite, the best and only hook-up app for the supernatural... -
![A Spell in the Country by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
A Spell in the Country by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDee is a Good Witch but she wonders if she could be a better witch. She wonders if there’s more to life than Disney movie marathons, eating a whole box of chocolates for dinner and brewing up potions in her bathtub... -
![The Separation by K.D. Edwards]()
The Separation by K.D. Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA short story about baby Rune and baby Brand. Available to download in the extra content page on the author's website... -
![Satan's Shorts by Heide Goody]()
Satan's Shorts by Heide Goody
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCurious 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... -
![2d6 by Robert Bevan]()
2d6 by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a collection of the second six short stories in the Caverns and Creatures series. It includes the following titles: Nymph-O-Maniacs Buzzkill Cooper's Christmas Carol Sticky White Mess Clerical Error Cornholed If you've already purchased all of these books, there is nothing new for you here. If you haven't yet purchased any, you can save a few bucks by buying this collection... -
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![D6: A Caverns and Creatures Mini-Adventure Collection by Robert Bevan]()
D6: A Caverns and Creatures Mini-Adventure Collection by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is a collection of the first six short stories in the Caverns and Creatures series. It includes the following titles: Cave of the KoboldsZOMBIE ATTACK!!!Orcs, Bears, and AssholesShipfacedDungeon CrawlThe Creep on the BorderlandsIf you've already purchased all of these books, there is nothing new for you here... -
![Dying with Her Cheer Pants On by Seanan McGuire]()
Dying with Her Cheer Pants On by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDespite its humble origins, there is no more challenging or physically dangerous teen sport in the world than cheerleading. Cheerleaders are seriously injured and even killed at a higher rate than other high school sports. Their stunts are performed in skimpy uniforms without the benefit of proper safety equipment…and yet they love them, glittery eyeshadow, spirit bows, and all... -
![Accidentally...Evil? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff]()
Accidentally...Evil? by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBacklum Chaam, the God of Male Virility, wasn't always such a bad guy. Before his heart turned black and his biggest goal in life became destroying mankind, he was just like any god. Compassionate, loyal, and dedicated. So where did it all go wrong? Sometimes broken hearts don't heal...Word count: 35,000... -
![The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde]()
The Eye of Zoltar by Jasper Fforde
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Mighty Shandar, the most powerful wizard the world has ever seen, returns to the Ununited Kingdoms. Clearly, he didn't solve the Dragon Problem, and must hand over his fee: eighteen dray-weights of gold...Categorized as:
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![The Fifth Britain by Charlotte E. English]()
The Fifth Britain by Charlotte E. English
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCast away from the Society (sort of) and out on our own, we've got a big problem on our hands - and an exciting prospect, too. They call it time travel on TV... -
![Snowflake by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Snowflake by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLori Belkin has always been a carefree soul, a millennial snowflake... -
![Witch Is the New Black by Dakota Cassidy]()
Witch Is the New Black by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIntrigue, magic spells gone awry and one hot, sexy hunk!After spending ten months in magic-abuse jail for a crime she doesn't remember committing, accident-prone witch-in-denial Bernice Sutton is zapped to the small paranormal town of Paris, Texas... -
![Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch]()
Darkwood by Gabby Hutchinson Crouch
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou mustn’t go into the Darkwood, children. Not even to get your ball. Leave it. That ball belongs to the Witches and the Beasties, now. Those wicked Witches. Stealing your ball.Sometimes fairy tales are not what they seem . . .Magic is forbidden in Myrsina, along with various other abominations, such as girls doing maths... -
![Colel by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff]()
Colel by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a Standalone, Romantic Comedy a la Paranormal...COLEL(Book #5, The Immortal Matchmakers, Inc. Series)... -
![Mind If I Come In by K.L. Phelps]()
Mind If I Come In by K.L. Phelps
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B00KNM90HY On a recent trip to Vegas, Katrina Parker really crapped out. Married, widowed, and with no memory of either event, Kat suddenly develops the ability to communicate with comatose people. But what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay there — especially when it comes to the supernatural. Even back in Houston, trouble still haunts her... -
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![License to Bite by Carrie Pulkinen]()
License to Bite by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDrinking blood sucks.Governor's daughter Jane Anderson is used to getting what she wants. When a girls' trip to Mardi Gras thrusts her into the arms—and fangs—of New Orleans' hottest vampire, he gifts her with immortality, super strength, and a complexion to die for.There's only one tiny problem. Jane faints at the sight of blood... -
![Owl Be Yours by R.J. Blain]()
Owl Be Yours by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN B07H1YRF47After a wildfire took everything from her, Emily Hall made do surviving as a homeless human by day and as an owl at night. When one of the men responsible for infecting her with lycanthropy comes winging his way back into her life, she must choose between revenge or resuming a normal life... -
![A Very Vampy Christmas by Kerrelyn Sparks]()
A Very Vampy Christmas by Kerrelyn Sparks
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMaggie O'Brien is thrilled when she lands a starring role on the Digital Vampire Network's hottest soap opera, As the Vampire Turns. Doesn't hurt that her leading man is Don Orlando de Corazon, the greatest lover in the vampire world! But who is Don Orlando really? Nobody knows, not even Don Orlando... -
![Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff]()
Fool on the Hill by Matt Ruff
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt is a literary event when a genuinely new fictional voice comes along. When that voice achieves its newness not through a certain formal facility but through the freshness of its vision, there is truly something to celebrate. Matt Ruff was only twenty-two when Fool on the Hill was first published, but with his novel he gave us a story that won over readers of every persuasion... -
![Critical Failures II: Fail Harder by Robert Bevan]()
Critical Failures II: Fail Harder by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFinding themselves permanently stuck in this strange new world, the gang tries to make the best of it by finding the nearest tavern and getting shitfaced. The plan goes just fine until they lose Katherine and Chaz. They soon discover that they aren't the first players Mordred has sent to this world...Categorized as:
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![Critical Failures III: A Storm of S-Words by Robert Bevan]()
Critical Failures III: A Storm of S-Words by Robert Bevan
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGoing back home was not exactly what Tim and the C&C gang expected. Trouble continues to follow them back to Gulf Coast Mississippi. Trouble... and a gnome... and an undead midget...Categorized as:
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![Oddjobs by Heide Goody, Iain Grant]()
Oddjobs by Heide Goody, Iain Grant
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s the end of the world as we know it, but someone still needs to do the paperwork. Incomprehensible horrors from beyond are going to devour our world but that’s no excuse to get all emotional about it. Morag Murray works for the secret government organisation responsible for making sure the apocalypse goes as smoothly and as quietly as possible... -
![Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar by Lexi George]()
Demon Hunting in a Dive Bar by Lexi George
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLexi George blends “hilarious one-liners, sexy alpha males, and plenty of mayhem” (Publishers Weekly) in the third of her paranormal series set in a small Alabama town filled with demonoids…and those who hunt them... -
![A Troll Walks into a Bar by Douglas Lumsden]()
A Troll Walks into a Bar by Douglas Lumsden
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a troll speaks--listen up!Hardboiled P.I. Alexander Southerland just wants to enjoy a quiet drink when a 500-pound troll walks into the bar. Next thing he knows, Southerland is navigating his way through rogue cops, a gang war, beautiful nymphs from the ocean depths, a were-rat, the mayor's corrupt fixer, the sleaziest (and cleverest) gnome in Yerba City, and creatures right out of legend... -
![Hotel Hex by Linda Wisdom]()
Hotel Hex by Linda Wisdom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne Hex of a WeekendClue Meets Bewitched and Nancy Drew With a Touch of Hex!It was all planned. A weekend away at an exclusive hotel in the Hollywood Hills where vampire PI Nick planned to have some alone time with his hexy honey, Jazz. Except Stonegate Manor isn’t what it appears to be. Jazz isn’t impressed... -
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![Death Takes a Holiday by Jennifer Harlow]()
Death Takes a Holiday by Jennifer Harlow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA supernatural love triangle + one indecent proposal Beatrice Alexander can crush a sixty-foot snake with her mind, but she can't take any more of the drama that's tearing apart F.R.E.A.K.S. Should she give it all up -- her job as a secret agent and the possibility of a relationship with Will, the gorgeous werewolf? Bea's hoping to get it all figured out on a trip home for Christmas... -
![Three by Finney: The Woodrow Wilson Dime / The Night People / Marion's Wall by Jack Finney]()
Three by Finney: The Woodrow Wilson Dime / The Night People / Marion's Wall by Jack Finney
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis handsome new book combines three Finney favorites (The Woodrow Wilson Dime, Marion's Wall, The Night People) in an omnibus edition that brilliantly displays his bold and unmistakable imagination. Certain to delight anyone with a penchant for penetrating imaginary realms of fantasy and adventure... -
![Shades of Desire: A Jude Magdalyn Novel by L.M. Pruitt]()
Shades of Desire: A Jude Magdalyn Novel by L.M. Pruitt
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll I wanted was a little peace and quiet.Instead, I've got dead Covenant members and a steady stream of letters from the new guy in town. His beverage of choice? A 2002 Merlot, with a shot or two of powerful virgin blood.On top of that, I'm breaking in a new police liaison, failing at playing matchmaker, and fighting nausea like it's a full time job... -
![True Talents by David Lubar]()
True Talents by David Lubar
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt’s been over a year since fourteen-year-old Eddie “Trash” Thalmeyer and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School found out about their special hidden talents. Trash can move things with his mind, Torchie is a fire-starter, Cheater reads minds, Lucky finds lost objects, Flinch can predict the future, and Martin can see into people’s souls... -
![Helen and Troy's Epic Road Quest by A. Lee Martinez]()
Helen and Troy's Epic Road Quest by A. Lee Martinez
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWitness the epic battle of the cyclops!Visit the endangered dragon preserve! Please, no slaying.Solve the mystery of The Mystery Cottage, if you dare!Buy some knick knacks from The Fates! They might come in handy later.On a road trip across an enchanted America, Helen and Troy will discover all this and more... -
![Equoid by Charles Stross]()
Equoid by Charles Stross
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe "Laundry" is Britain's super-secret agency devoted to protecting the realm from the supernatural horrors that menace it. Now Bob Howard, Laundry agent, must travel to the quiet English countryside to deal with an outbreak of one of the worst horrors imaginable. For, as it turns out, unicorns are real. They're also ravenous killers from beyond spacetime..
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