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Melody of Flame by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDancing with fire is only dangerous if you’re scared.Sorcha Kelly lives her life on the edges of society, allowing her whims to take her where they will, feasting on new experiences as though she is at a sumptuous buffet... -
The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by Mark Salisbury
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNew York Times bestsellerTake a front-row seat and witness the filmmaking magic that brought J.K. Rowling’s script for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Explore the realm of fantastical creatures that roam the wizarding world and discover the magical cast of characters in pursuit of them.Officially licensed by Warner Bros...Categorized as:
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A Wind of Change by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA new hero will rise...From the ruins of the final battle, a new hero has emerged. A hero who will take The Shade into unchartered territories. Who will usher in a new world order, in which no predator may ever be safe again. And who will experience and learn to love, like no man has ever done before.. -
Enduring Spirits: Witches of Palmetto Point Book 10 by Wendy Wang
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGhosts are really bad at personal boundaries...And so is her familyIt’s been a long year for Charlie Payne…and it’s only April. After her near-death experience a few months ago, she’s on the road to recovery, healing her energy. But reconnecting with the spirit world has its drawbacks. Every needy spirit within a hundred-mile radius seems to show up when she least expects it... -
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Vision of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmelia Holiday never thought she’d be a single mother. But when the father of her child disappears without a trace, that’s exactly what she’ll be. Moving to the enchanted village of Keating Hollow was supposed to be her fresh start. Only it appears her past has followed her. Now she has to decide if she can trust again or if she’s destined to make the same mistakes... -
Power of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShannon Ansell didn’t mean to make a bet with Brian Knox. It sort of just happened. Now she’s agreed to date him for six weeks, the one man she knows she shouldn’t. Six dates in six weeks. She can do that and still keep her heart intact, right? Wrong. Because the only thing she can’t resist more than a good bet is Brian Knox... -
Essence of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMiranda Moon has been cursed. Ever since she had the misfortune to come in contact with a crude love spell, she’s had one bad date after another. After lighting a man’s hair on fire and ending up on a blind date with her cousin, she’s ready to lose herself in the books she writes and live her life as a spinster… until Gideon Alexander, the one man she’s always wanted, walks back into her life...Categorized as:
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Love of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted village full of love, magic, and second chances. Hope “Luna” Scott just wants a new life. After growing up in a round robin of foster homes, she has no family or ties to anyone… until she moves to Keating Hollow and starts to get close to the Townsend sisters... -
Rage by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRage is the fourth book in a series about monsters of all kinds. If you enjoy fated mates, forbidden romance, sassy heroines, and swoon-worthy beast kings who are almost untamable, then this is the series for you.There are stories circling about a lone wolf in a town called Cherokee Hills. Talk of a creature who walks on two legs…a werewolf. I decide to go and investigate this for myself... -
Bad Blood Panther by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ll always find you, Jenny. Jenny Castile can’t forget the chilling words of Alton Raines, alpha of the Broken Hill panther clan—the man who wants to take her baby son from her and raise him to be a killer. Her last hope is to track down her old friend Alex Fierro, now Xander of the infamous Bad Blood Crew. They’re the only monsters badass enough—and crazy enough—to protect her and Brandon... -
Muse of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWanda Danvers is always the life of the party. She sets her own terms and answers to no one. Her love life is no exception even if she is dating the talented and handsome Cameron Copeland. But before things can really take off, her teenaged step-sister shows up on her doorstep, needing a place to stay. Now with a teenager to care for, dating is complicated and so is Cameron... -
Wicked Curse by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOnly my power can break the most wicked curse yet.. -
Waking of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGeorgia Exler has always been the odd witch out. In a family of accomplished witches, she’s the only one who never uncovered her own magical abilities… until she moved to Keating Hollow. Heartbroken after her husband of two years is killed in a tragic accident, the writer moves to the enchanted town to start over. All she wants to do is write her next book and make a few new friends... -
Wicked Wedding by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsYou are formally invited to the wedding of Ivy Morgan and Jack Harker.Before they walk down the aisle, though, there’s one more mystery to solve.Ivy, who is finishing up the last days of her community service, inserts herself into a tense situation when the alarm at the domestic violence shelter she is working at sounds and she goes off to make sure all the women and children are accounted for... -
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Stoneskin Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe has days to live.Dragon shifter Reive is dying. After a fight with a gargoyle to save his clan, his poisoned body is painfully turning to stone. His only hope: an ancient book that promises a cure.And the librarian who can help him find it.She's a monster.All her life Jess has feared and hated her gargoyle shifter form. She would give anything to be fully human.Now she might have a way... -
The Spell by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe thrilling GRAND FINALE of the Spellshadow...Categorized as:
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Spirit of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted town where love heals, friends are forever, and family means everything. Yvette Townsend’s life was perfect…right up until her husband fell in love with someone else. Newly divorced and still reeling from her broken dreams, Yvette’s sworn off men. Now she’s determined to lose herself in her magic and her beloved bookstore... -
Heart of the Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted village where love, cupcakes, and magic collide. There are only three things that were ever important to Noel Townsend—love, family, and magic. Two out of three aren’t bad. She’s blessed with a large close-knit family and her magic has never been stronger... -
Wicked Whispers by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Harker says the honeymoon will never be over, but it’s back to reality for him and his wife Ivy. Unfortunately for them, that means murder is on the menu … and this newest body is dropped in Ivy’s nursery parking lot.Jack is a mess when he realizes a sniper took out a local woman. Ivy, although shocked because it happened right in front of her eyes, is also intrigued... -
Homecoming by R.L. King
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding The Way Home Can Be DeadlyIt starts with an article from Jason's crank file. Some campers have discovered an unconscious "space alien" in the wilds of Colorado.Every mention of the story quickly vanishes from the internet--but not before Alastair Stone gets a look at the single, blurry photo.The "space alien" looks tantalizingly familiar.. -
Steel and Stone by R.L. King
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPOINT OF NO RETURN Alastair Stone, determined to harness enigmatic mage Trevor Harrison’s potent power source, takes a desperate chance—he travels to the dimension where it originates, hoping to convince Harrison to teach him its secrets. He should have expected things wouldn’t go as planned... -
Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave yourself a very Merry Witchmas in July in Holiday Haven, where the magic and mystery of Christmas is snow joke!Rudie Hollybrook, here! I love my quaint, magical town of Holiday Haven. It’s basically like living in a snow globe.I’m killing it (oops) directing my family’s funeral home where I work with my two zany sisters and am head over heels for my boyfriend, the editor of the local paper... -
The Witches Ladder: Witches of Palmetto Point Book 4 by Wendy Wang
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSome Spells Should Never Be Cast Charlie Payne has been busy learning to master her magical abilities with mixed results. Unfortunately, there’s no time to get discouraged because a rash of ghosts keeps showing up looking for Charlie's help when she least expects it... -
The Other Side by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDARK DESIRES Alastair Stone and fellow professor Edwina Mortenson go together like punk rock and patchouli. So when an unwilling Stone is “volunteered” to participate in a paranormal TV reality show with her, neither of them is thrilled about it—even if the ghost town they’ll be filming in is supposedly the site of a powerful curse... -
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Darkness Rises by C.M. Raymond, L.E. Barbant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMagic’s biggest secrets are finally revealed. After weeks of travel aboard the Unlawful, Hannah, and Team BBB make it to their destination on the far corner of the known world. New Romanov. The home of the Oracle.And they arrive not a moment too soon as the evil forces bent on Irth’s destruction launch another attack... -
Forty Proof and Dead by Tia Didmon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPart human. Part witch. Totally dead.My transition into the Shadow Bone clan has been less than smooth, with my drag queen ex continuing to break protocols. On top of juggling my unusual family dynamic; my bloodthirsty mentor and vampire leader are at odds about my future as a death dealer... -
Broken Bonds by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe winds of change are finally whispering through the Faelan Werewolf Reservation...Lizzie Grace is doing her utmost to ignore the portents of doom, wanting nothing more than enjoy her life and her time with Aiden O'Connor while she still can... -
Witch's Fate by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe’s vowed to forget him forever Powerful witch Sofia Viera has loved warlock-werewolf half-blood Malcolm Brent for centuries, ever since they trained to become warlocks together. When Malcolm chose power over her and cast her aside, she vowed to forget him. For four hundred years, it worked... -
Reaching Retribution by Kaitlyn Hoyt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsScorching secrets, descending darkness, and a chance to reach retribution.It seems as if everything Ryanne does results badly for her or those around her. Her last attempt to save someone’s life ended up killing her. Now stuck in limbo with no idea how to get back to her body, Ryanne is in desperate need of some guidance...Categorized as:
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The Witch's Silver Lining by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSage Easton is a driven witch. At just thirty years old, she’s an accomplished blown glass artist. Her glass creations are magical. Literally. But when a spell takes away her magic, suddenly Sage is unable to work and the only way to get it back is to learn to love life without her gift... -
Wicked Honeymoon by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJack Harker and his new wife Ivy have beaten the odds, and with that comes a little rest and relaxation. They have a two-week honeymoon planned, and the first leg involves a glamping trip down the river.Jack has never been one for camping, and the truth is, he would’ve preferred anything but what they’ve got planned. Ivy, however, is desperate to prove that camping can be fun... -
The Enforcers: Kane by Anastasia Wilde
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNever trust your heart. Kane Colton, Enforcer of the Silverlake pack, has lived by those words for ten years—ever since Selina Douglass captured him in a sick mating bond that led him down a dark path and turned him into a monster. Now he only cares about three things: protecting his packmates, watching his blood brother’s back, and keeping his wolf’s bloodlust under control... -
For the Good of All by Nicky Charles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsElijah Stone – a man committed to justice; his heart is as hard as his body. Held prisoner for years, he returns home to tie up loose ends only to find a psychedelic witch capturing his attention. When a rescue mission to Central America spins out of control, he’s forced to make a difficult decision. Every action has its own consequences... -
Winter Fire by Lizzy Ford
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA beautiful fire witchling with a dangerous secret … A race to save the Light from permanent Darkness … A Dark threat unites with an ancient evil … If the Master of Light, Beck, has learned anything over the past few months, it’s never to trust a pretty girl – or his own judgment, the source of several messes he’s working hard to right... -
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Descending Darkness by Kaitlyn Hoyt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA magical prophecy, scorching secrets, and descending darkness.Ryanne’s had enough. Though only eighteen, she has the pressure of an ancient prophecy and the weight of an entire magical race pressed upon her shoulders. Because of that, she’s been surrounded by fighting and death for months... -
A Shade of Kiev by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy name is Kiev Novalic. I am a vampire, and a murderer.Having betrayed the trust of my own kind and that of the enemies I sold myself to, I have three days left to live. I stare at the girl in the cell opposite mine. Mona, she calls herself. A witch born without magic.She might be my key to freedom, but I should know to stay away. I should know: some scars are etched too deep to heal...Categorized as:
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Soulfire by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found hereThe final book in the Magic Bullet series is here... Alyse Winters never thought she could hack life as a human. With her friends by her side, though, she feels more powerful than ever before. When a PAN asset turns up dead on her doorstep, it sets off a chain of events no one expects, least of all Alyse... -
Sealed by Fire by Quinn Loftis
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell is easy to get into but almost impossible to escape. Tara Thompson is an elementalist, given the powers of the earth when her parents were murdered... -
Brewing the Midnight Oil by Constance Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Stolen Tiara that Kills Its OwnerWhen Everette is tasked with an unusual case, who does he call...Ivy. His client has many artifacts, including an ancient tiara. When it's time to display the items at the annual museum festivities, the client discovers it missing. His new young wife has eyed the jeweled crown for a few years...maybe she's ready to leave the old fart and skate off with the goods... -
A Storm is Brewing by Constance Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Haunted Fixer Upper Claims a VictimThe Home Channel has a new series, Flipping Haunted Houses. But one house didn't appreciate having its secrets exposed and offers up one dead body. The police rule it natural causes, but how does a young woman die of a heart attack, unless she was frightened to death... -
Oltre le catene dell'orgoglio by Amabile Giusti
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSopravvissuta allo scontro all’ultimo sangue con il suo nemico mortale, Odyssea si è ormai ambientata nella cittadina nascosta oltre il Bosco di Confine. Dopo anni di peregrinazioni ha finalmente una casa e una famiglia... -
Game of Stone by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPLAY A DEADLY GAME Alastair Stone needs a break. He’d gladly trade a big chunk of his newly-acquired fortune for a few uninterrupted weeks of rest, but that’s not going to happen. On top of dealing with his new magical status and a relationship heading in unexpected directions, he soon learns the bombshell revelations about his family aren’t even close to over yet... -
Path of Stone by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTRIAL BY FIREAfter fifteen-year-old Alastair Stone is caught performing magic at his prestigious boarding school, he can hardly believe his good fortune: not only isn't he punished, but his father arranges a trial apprenticeship—three years early—with one of the most powerful mages in all of Britain. He'll have a month to prove himself, or he'll be packed back off to school... -
Queen of Legacy by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaving the Soule Coven starts with saving one statue from the academy – but its walls are impenetrable, and Madison is being hunted.After a painful betrayal and a frightening encounter with her pursuers, Madison’s at a dead end... -
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The Enlightenment by Sara Snow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPissed and on the verge of ripping someone to shreds, I didn’t think before I ran off into the forest during a full moon.Not the SMARTEST move... I know.So of course, I was attacked by a thirsty vampire...only to be saved by another.He wasn’t like the ghastly creature that had tried to rip my throat out,No, he was DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS... -
A Werebear Scare by Nova Nelson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA missing werebear. A string of attacks. Time for Eastwind's sheriff to call in some psychic back-up...Fifth Wind witch Ruby True has spent seventeen years wrangling spirits in magical Eastwind, and some days she feels like she's seen it all. But today is not one of those days. Angel Sheriff Gabby Bloom is up to her wings in paperwork for the High Council... -
Stone and Claw by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWILD MAGIC Things are looking up for Alastair Stone. He's just moved into his new house, Jason's opening his investigation agency, and best of all, the University has finally hired a new professor for the Occult Studies department. Carefree days never last long for Stone, though. The smart, sexy new professor turns out to have secrets—dangerous secrets... -
Wickedly Ever After by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEver wonder where fairy tales are born? From divine reality, of course!It's Halloween, witch Destiny Maganti's favorite holiday. Every year, she heads up the Enchanted Coast costume party, but this year, she's been invited to the Angel's Ball, a luxury affair that no mortal has ever attended... -
Crystal Web by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsStrange events--stranger than usual--begin to happen around town, odd accidents and frightening encounters. The chief of police comes to Conjure Ink to ask us to investigate. As we delve deeper into what's going on, we find evidence that Moonshadow Bay is being visited by the infamous Mothman. And worse than that, he seems to have targeted my best friend Ari...Categorized as:
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Deadhead by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMarnie Baranuik has barely had time to enjoy her break from the FBI’s Preternatural Crimes Unit when her favorite hunky vampire hunter comes calling. If Kill-Notch Batten can’t oust an unruly garden invader, maybe Marnie can, but when a wayward woodland sprite takes her for a joyride, it’s more than either of them can handle...
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