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The Haunted Homecoming (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #10) by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsApple cider, bonfires, football, and—ghosts. It’s homecoming weekend in Sugarland, Tennessee and ghost hunter Verity Long is tickled to see so many souls—living and dead—back in town to celebrate. But not all reunions are happy ones, and when Verity stumbles upon a dead body by the football field, it appears someone has already evened the score... -
![Moonshine & Mischief by Kathleen Brooks]()
Moonshine & Mischief by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJane Farrington is a witch on the run. She’d been running for centuries until two witches, Zoey and Slade, defeated the evil Alexander allowing the witches to gather safely in Moonshine Hollow, Tennessee. So when the evil from Jane’s past finds her, she makes a run straight for Moonshine Hollow.Galen Sinclair is the new doctor in the small mountain town of Moonshine Hollow... -
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Moonshine & Masquerades by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA traitor, a love taken, a family destroyed all for power. A masquerade hiding evil has been in place too long. It’s time to reveal who is under the mask.The human residents of Moonshine Hollow have learned about the presence of real, finger-wiggling, magic-casting witches. It’s now up to them to decide if the witches stay to defeat the evil or if the witch trials come to Moonshine Hollow... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere]()
The Billionaire Shifter's Final Redemption by Diana Seere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAsher Stanton has devoted his entire, long life to protecting the shifter world — but he couldn't save his own beloved human wife and child. Walling off his emotions and turning his life into a mission to consolidate power, he is ruthless, determined — and most definitely never falling in love with another human again... -
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Moonshine & Menace by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPolly Lurie had been battling evil for centuries, but everything changed when she was selected to teach Zoey Rode how to use her new powers. Together they defeated evil and Zoey took her place among the witches, even finding love with the dark and dangerous Slade. Polly wishes to find that same love. Only the one man she’s interested in doesn’t seem to think of her as anything but a friend... -
![Cornbread & Crossroads by Bella Falls]()
Cornbread & Crossroads by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMagic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow…After everyone returns from Charleston, Honeysuckle Hollow has been growing by leaps and bounds with new residents seeking magical sanctuary. All the residents of the Southern supernatural small town try their best to be welcoming... -
![The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson]()
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo wolf shifters agree to be fake mates but unexpectedly find something real in this steamy paranormal romantic comedy by Lana Ferguson. Mackenzie Carter has had some very bad dates lately. Model train experts, mansplainers, guys weirdly obsessed with her tail—she hasn’t had a successful date in months...Categorized as:
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![This Is Not the Dog You're Looking For by A.J. Sherwood]()
This Is Not the Dog You're Looking For by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDunham goes missing, the werewolf pack loses their cool, and Ross is far too sleep-deprived for this nonsense... -
![Definitely Not Paid Enough For This by A.J. Sherwood]()
Definitely Not Paid Enough For This by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Company policy forbids me from accepting power from customers in exchange for any product on the shelves, my blood, my soul, or my firstborn child…” When Ross started working night shift at a lonely gas station in Salem, he expected quiet nights. Instead, he found himself face to face—quite literally—with the supernatural... -
![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... -
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Little Donkey by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s Christmas and Jenny Checkland is beset with problems. The Vicar, who really should know better, has asked to borrow Marilyn the donkey for the Nativity Play thereby unleashing chaos on the already chaos-laden Frogmorton Farm... -
![The Goodbye Witch by Heather Blake]()
The Goodbye Witch by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAs Enchanted Village’s resident Wishcrafter, Darcy Merriweather has the power to make other people’s wishes come true, but what she really wishes is that she had the power to uncloak the invisible man who’s stalking her best friend.... Darcy’s closest friend and fellow witch, Starla Sullivan, hoped she’d never see her ex-husband, Kyle, again... -
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![Shenanigans by Gail Koger]()
Shenanigans by Gail Koger
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKandi Cain inherited her Dr. Doolittle abilities from her grandmother and became a psychic pet detective. To her dismay, she just acquired the power to communicate with the spirit world, but dead people give her the willies. Just when Kandi thought her life couldn’t get more complicated, the neighbor from hell moved in next door. The nasty guy’s name is Dutch Callaghan... -
![Saving Evangeline by Nancee Cain]()
Saving Evangeline by Nancee Cain
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvangeline is the town pariah. Everyone knows she’s crazy and was responsible for the death of her last boyfriend. Even her mother left her and moved cross-country. Lonely and desperate, Evie decides to end her life.Rogue angel Remiel longs to return to earth, but there’s just one problem. He tends to invite trouble and hasn’t been allowed back since Woodstock... -
![Welcome to my Lair by A.J. Sherwood]()
Welcome to my Lair by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe clan's haunted house is finally open for Halloween, and everyone couldn't be more excited. Even Ross is excited, and he's certainly enjoying the screams and cursing coming from within the haunted house.What he does NOT enjoy, however, is being bait... -
![Loving Dracula by Kinsley Adams]()
Loving Dracula by Kinsley Adams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Legend. The Immortal. My… Fiancé?Welp, I, Anna Perish, am now a vampire. And it’s been one hell of a ride so far. Not only am I shacking up with the Dracula, but I’ve also been summoned by the Queen of Vampires. And why, you might ask? Oh, it’s nothing big. She just wants to kill me for killing her sire. Unfortunately, self-defense doesn’t mean squat among the undead... -
![Witches Get Stitches by Dakota Cassidy]()
Witches Get Stitches by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen last we met, good people, the biggest wish I’ve ever made came to fruition. It didn’t happen without some help—okay, a lot of help. Either way, let’s just say the deed was done.My outrageously handsome, smart, sometimes persnickety (read mostly persnickety) Spy Guy, Winterbottom, is finally here on earth with me, recuperating from his afterlife jaunt... -
![The Werewolf Nanny: A Sweet Romantic Comedy with Werewolves by Amanda Milo]()
The Werewolf Nanny: A Sweet Romantic Comedy with Werewolves by Amanda Milo
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs a struggling single mom with a babysitter emergency, I’m relieved when Finn Cauley—Irish heartthrob, my boss, and my work-friend-who-I-keep-at-a-distance—takes me by the shoulders and says the four most beautiful words a stressed-out woman can ever hear:I will fix this.Finn proceeds to literally drag a free babysitter into our house, for which I’m super grateful, really... -
![The Skeletons of Scarborough House by Kitty French]()
The Skeletons of Scarborough House by Kitty French
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife’s tough for Melody Bittersweet. She’s single, addicted to sugar and super heroes, her family are officially bonkers, and she sees dead people. Is it any wonder no-one’s swiping right on Tinder? Waking up lonely on her twenty seventh birthday, Melody finally snaps. She can’t carry on basing all of her life decisions on the advice of her magic 8 ball; things have got to change... -
![The Good, the Bad, and the Witchy by Heather Blake]()
The Good, the Bad, and the Witchy by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDarcy Merriweather is Enchanted Village’s newest resident Wishcrafter—a witch who can grant wishes for others... -
![A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake]()
A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsDarcy Merriweather is Salem's newest resident Wishcrafter--a witch who can grant wishes for others. While Darcy isn't able to grant wishes for herself, she does possess a certain knack for solving problems--including the occasional murder... When Darcy is hired by Elodie Keaton to clean up her missing mother's disorderly home, the Wishcrafter is certainly up for the task... -
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No Bones About It by Allie Brahms
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSo far, my first demon hunting mission with Zhen has gone 1) We came in for one job. It was not one job. And all of our nice, conventional weapons aren’t working. (Zhen is right, EFTs suck)2) A crash course in Monocan legends and medicine. (Probably the best part of this trip.)3) The bond plays a painful game of yo-yo with us. (Which means I’m getting dragged into fights I’d rather skip... -
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![Sparkly Pens by mm_coconut]()
Sparkly Pens by mm_coconut
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStiles leaves leaves a notebook of his at Derek's or in his car or whatevs, and Derek goes to take it to him and notices that it's filled with little hearts with Stiles+Derek, and Stiles Hale, and Derek Stilinski, and tons of doodles of little wolves... -
![Fall in Love - Shifters in Love: Romance Collection by V. Vaughn, Celia Kyle]()
Fall in Love - Shifters in Love: Romance Collection by V. Vaughn, Celia Kyle
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFall in Love with this shifter romance collection from NY Times and USA Today bestselling authors! Wolf, Bear, Lion and Dragon shapeshifters make fierce heroines’ hearts beat as the alpha males win them over with mate attraction and love. Badgering the Bear - Flora Dare Meet her mate in minutes? Ha! Curvy badger shifter Jolie is nagged into shifter speed dating... -
![Vampire Trouble by Sara Humphreys]()
Vampire Trouble by Sara Humphreys
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShane Quesada, a four-century old vampire sentry, is known for cold, unemotional precision when hunting rogue vampires. Maya Robertson is a youngling vampire who will not be controlled—and to prove it, she rejects Shane’s protection—only to find herself in over her head with an alpha werewolf... -
![Sparkle Witch by Helen Harper]()
Sparkle Witch by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSnow. Santa. Snuggles... Stress. You would think December would be Ivy's ideal time of year. After all, festivities abound and witches everywhere are encouraged to put their feet up and relax. That's not quite the case when she has various Order members attempting to finagle her into Christmas activities and a special artefact from the top of the Christmas tree goes missing... -
![Bloodstone by Barbra Annino]()
Bloodstone by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook Two of the Stacy Justice Series has more magic, more mystery and more twists and turns than your average amusement park.A long-lost sister.A missing mother.And murder.Stacy Justice finds herself caught in a web of deceit, betrayal and family secrets that run deeper than the Mississippi in this follow up to Annino's debut novel, OPAL FIRE... -
![High Intensity by Dara Joy]()
High Intensity by Dara Joy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this much-anticipated sequel to Joy's bestselling "High Energy", readers join the most sizzling, provocative physicist to ever solve a case or heat up a bedroom and his equally passionate partner as they investigate the perfect equation for love... -
![Opal by Candace Wondrak]()
Opal by Candace Wondrak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOne spelled pumpkin spice latte. Three handsome but unfriendly neighbors. A town where the unexplained might just be magical… When Opal moves to the town of Silver Springs, the last thing she expects is to be greeted by three ridiculously attractive men as her neighbors. Unfortunately, they’re kind of jerks... -
![Special Valentine's Day Half-Moon Hollow Story by Molly Harper]()
Special Valentine's Day Half-Moon Hollow Story by Molly Harper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTo celebrate Valentine's Day, I present a special Half-Moon Hollow short story featuring all the vampire men we know and love... -
![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... -
![Bear Me Away by Lynn Red]()
Bear Me Away by Lynn Red
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s hard to say that Elena St. Claire – an arctic fox-shifting, private investigator – is “down on her luck.” She’s got stable work, a couple of close friends... but when it comes to finding a mate? All she knows is that if she DOESN’T find one, and quick, she’s gonna go crazy from staring at every bear or wolf who tears through Jamesburg on a motorcycle... -
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![Sun, Sand, Sex by Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Apodaca]()
Sun, Sand, Sex by Linda Lael Miller, Jennifer Apodaca
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhat's better than a long, lazy day at the shore? Think beachblanket bingo with a sizzling hottie (or three). So sit back, relax, and don't worry about tan lines, because in this scorching collection, swimsuits are definitely optional...LINDA LAEL MILLEROne Last WeekendCollege sweethearts Teague and Joanna Darby, once passionately in love, are on the brink of divorce... -
![Sweet Fortune by Jayne Ann Krentz]()
Sweet Fortune by Jayne Ann Krentz
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEveryone thought Jessie Benedict’s impending marriage to Sam Hatchard was a great arrangement—everyone, that is, but Jessie herself... -
![Unbearable: The Case Files of Dr. Matilda Schmidt, Paranormal Psychologist by Cynthia St. Aubin]()
Unbearable: The Case Files of Dr. Matilda Schmidt, Paranormal Psychologist by Cynthia St. Aubin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen you can't grin and bear it... Paranormal Psychologist, Matilda Schmidt is sick of secrets. But when her troubled mother falls into dangerous hands, she must enlist the help of the two men who may be hiding the most: the hot-bodied demigod who's suddenly tight-lipped about his current client, and the delicious hit man who's been concealing much more than a gun in his pocket... -
![Suddenly Sorceress by Erica Lucke Dean]()
Suddenly Sorceress by Erica Lucke Dean
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPMS can be a real witch. Ivie McKie isn’t your run-of-the-mill kindergarten teacher. After an encounter with a horny goat, Ivie has a confrontation with her lying, cheating fiancé. She is shocked when the big jerk suddenly transforms into a skunk—the black and white furry variety... -
![Wild & Hexy by Vicki Lewis Thompson]()
Wild & Hexy by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter gaining twenty pounds, former Dairy Festival Queen Annie Winston dreads going back to Big Knob, Indiana, feeling like a dairy cow. But if Annie has changed, so has her quirky home town. A matchmaking witch and wizard have moved into the neighborhood…and they've found the perfect match for Annie... -
![Catching Suki by Sarah Alderson]()
Catching Suki by Sarah Alderson
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Unit are closing in and Demos needs one of his team to go deep cover. Enter Suki.Fashion obsessed, boy-crazy and more than a little kooky, Suki is a mind reader with a special talent for buying shoes and for listening in on private conversations... -
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Biting Me Softly by Mary Hughes
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a candy box of sex appeal wrapped with a golden bow. She's on a diet.Blood, sex, violence. Blood, okay, but computer geek Liese Schmetterling had enough S&V when her cheating ex fired her. Now security expert—and lip-smacking gorgeous—Logan Steel saunters into her Blood Center, setting fire to her libido. And threatening her job... -
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Mistletoe Mansion by Samantha Tonge
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKimmy Jones has three loves: cupcakes, gossip magazines and dreaming of getting fit just by owning celeb workouts... -
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Summon the Keeper by Tanya Huff
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsClaire Hansen, the Keeper, is summoned to the Elysian Fields Guest House to reseal a hole in the basement, which is literally an opening to Hell. The owner and monitor of the site disappears, leaving Claire stuck managing the place until the problem is solved. Her new employee, Dean McIssac, is a gorgeous Newfie who cooks, cleans, and lives the Boy Scout oath... -
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Love by Mariah Fredericks
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGeek Girl gets Greek God.That's the latest on Zoe's World, a website that Eberly High's eighth-grade girls check out daily.Only Anna, Eve, and Syd know that the cards -- the mysterious tarot deck Mrs. Rosemont left Anna, along with a psycho cat, Mouli -- are responsible. Or, at least, may be responsible...if you believe in that kind of thing.At first Anna doesn't believe... -
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![Must Love Magic by Erica Ridley]()
Must Love Magic by Erica Ridley
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnjoy an Office Space-meets-Princess Bride romantic comedy from a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author! Daisy le Fey is good at a lot of things: Math, science, accidentally turning people into pumpkins... Unfortunately, she's hopeless at the one skill hiring managers look for when filling open positions for magical beings: Magic... -
![On Wings of Magic by Kay Hooper]()
On Wings of Magic by Kay Hooper
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe breezed into the Bahamas as lightly as a silver-blond cloud in a clear blue sky. Looking as harmless as a hummingbird, hiding behind a facade of featherbrained chatter, she was determined to rest, to let no one -- nothing -- ruffle her sleek feathers. A deceptively beautiful, brainy, self-possessed world traveler, Kendall James had weathered war and revolution with scarcely a quiver... -
![Rise of the Alpha Squirrel by Kate Lowell]()
Rise of the Alpha Squirrel by Kate Lowell
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNathan's met Vince's family, but Vince hasn't met Nathan's, and Nathan would like to keep it that way. Holy smoked almonds, what else do you do when you know how completely nuts your relatives are? Why, you ease your man into it, by introducing him to normal shifters. Assuming you can find any... -
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Trouble's Brewing by Juli Alexander
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFifteen-year-old Zoe has managed to turn her crush into a boyfriend without using any magic at all. But can it really work with Jake when Zoe’s father is dating Jake’s mother? Talk about a dysfunctional family... -
![Mrs. Saint Nick by Caroline Mickelson]()
Mrs. Saint Nick by Caroline Mickelson
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Santa offers efficiency expert Holly Jamison a job at the North Pole, she’s delighted to accept. It’s not that she loves the Christmas holidays. Far from it. Everywhere she looks, from the piles of presents to the thousands of cheery elves hard at work, Holly sees ways to improve the whole operation. Even Nick Claus, Santa's charming son, fails to draw Holly into the holiday spirit... -
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Dead Vampires Don't Date by Meredith Allen Conner
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKate Storm is your typical everyday mortal witch. She owns her own matchmaking business, hangs out with her vampire best friend, Morgan and enjoys the company of Big Al, her hit man channeling Chihuahua. Plus there’s a certain demon that she has her eye on. Life is pretty good until her first important non-human client winds up dead and his body is dumped at her back door...
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