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Hazards in the Hidden City by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.A wedding on an enchanted island of magic. A guest list of gods, immortals, shifters, dragons, and druids. And a sentient city waking after centuries…What could go wrong?When Fiona’s magnet for mayhem weighs in on her special day, there’s no escaping the fallout…or the island... -
![Midlife Blues by Victoria Danann]()
Midlife Blues by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRita Hayworth is not just the only American in town. She's also the only human!For all the everyday heroines over forty who know it's NOT TOO LATE for magic!Begins with the formerly reclusive, gentleman vampire hosting a murder mystery dinner you'll never forget, and ends with the case of the captured kelpie... -
![Southern Wands by Amy Boyles]()
Southern Wands by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife just won’t settle down for Pepper Dunn. The Head Witch Order has arrived with one mission—secure Pepper’s powers for themselves at any cost.The entire Craple household is on deck to save Pepper. Grandma Betty has formed her own resistance, and even though they’re groaning about it, Amelia and Cordelia jump in to assist her... -
![Witch Is Why The Owl Returned: Volume 21 by Adele Abbott]()
Witch Is Why The Owl Returned: Volume 21 by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA picture is worth… The clock is ticking. A dark shadow descends over Candlefield, and everyone looks to Jill for help. But where is she? …precisely no custard creams... -
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![Witch Is How The Biscuits Disappeared by Adele Abbott]()
Witch Is How The Biscuits Disappeared by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou can lead a horse to water...Truth can be stranger than fiction. Never has that been more true for Jill Maxwell. Meanwhile, a close relative makes a shocking discovery. ...away from your custard creams... -
![Southern Potions by Amy Boyles]()
Southern Potions by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne member of Pepper's family has been turned into a toad. Can she save them? It’s New Year’s and Pepper Dunn is ready to celebrate. She’s been hard at work creating a potion for the annual Potion-Making Contest. All she must do is present her creation. Pepper’s plans go awry when a sorceress claims she can turn a witch into a toad—all she needs is a volunteer... -
![Magic and Bones by Laken Cane]()
Magic and Bones by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRune Alexander's life is full of darkness and violence, and she wouldn't have it any other way. Does she ever get tired of fighting the monsters? Nope. As long as she has her beloved crew at her side, she can face--and fight--anything... -
![Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet]()
Tainted Blood by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’m Everly Abbott, and I work for one of the most dangerous vampires in the world.He’s known as Alexius, the Hunter and he’s also one of the oldest.We’ve been invited to a gathering of ancients like him, and we can’t pass on this opportunity... -
![Witch My Grits by Amy Boyles]()
Witch My Grits by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWill Dylan marry Roman? Southern witch Dylan Apel’s to-do list is stacked high—decide whether or not to marry her boyfriend, try to stay sane amidst her crazy family’s antics, and make a quickie dress for a shotgun wedding. The easiest of those is making the dress—or at least it’s supposed to be. But when one of the bridesmaids confesses that she’s a witch, Dylan is immediately suspicious... -
![Forged in Magical Fire (Midlife Witchery, #5) by Brenda Trim]()
Forged in Magical Fire (Midlife Witchery, #5) by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGuess who just discovered her Phoenix lineage? I'd rather go back to just being cursed. Hot flashes have nothing on bursting into flames...Imps are taking over Cottlehill Wilds, wreaking havoc at every turn. Chasing them around my store with unreliable magic, while not alerting the mundies, is harder than raising twins... -
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Fallen by Benedict Jacka
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFor Mage Alex Verus, everything is on the line in the tenth urban fantasy novel from the national bestselling author of Marked.Once Alex Verus was a diviner trying to live quietly under the radar. Now he's a member of the Light Council who's found success, friends...and love. But it's come with a price--the Council is investigating him, and if they find out the truth, he'll lose everything... -
![Witch is How To Lose Big by Adele Abbott]()
Witch is How To Lose Big by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo custard creams… A man has gone missing from a hotel, and Jill is on the case. Meanwhile, what has happened to the ghost's jewellery, and what is in the trinket box? …are not as good as five... -
![Southern Fortunes by Amy Boyles]()
Southern Fortunes by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Pepper teaches a class at the Southern School of Magic, she expects a run of the mill experience. But when a gaggle of mean teachers invades her classroom, Pepper is on high alert.These women are nasty and they make no bones about disliking Pepper... -
![Witch is why the music stopped by Adele Abbott]()
Witch is why the music stopped by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA custard cream shared… Just when Jill doesn’t think anything else could surprise her, something does. And not in a good way. …is half a custard cream I don’t get to eat... -
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![Witch Is Why Two Became One by Adele Abbott]()
Witch Is Why Two Became One by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf you can’t beat ’em… Jill realises that the only way to move forward is to re-visit her past. But which one? …steal their custard creams... -
![The Case of the Voice Spell by Amorette Anderson]()
The Case of the Voice Spell by Amorette Anderson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGobins visiting in the middle of the night. A spell that seems impossible to do. A dead body in the creek... -
![Dead of Night by Annabel Chase]()
Dead of Night by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsFor Lorelei Clay, no good deed goes unpunished…Reluctant ghost whisperer Lorelei Clay wants a working moat, which is the only reason she agrees to help with yet another supernatural situation. The simple ghostbusting job quickly escalates when Lorelei discovers the involvement of a powerful and ancient collective not known for their social skills... -
![Witch Swindled in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Swindled in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust when Lily’s settling into life in Westerham and making new friends, the Paranormal Investigation Bureau needs her help again. A witch has been misappropriating millions from unsuspecting retirees, but she’s destroyed all the evidence. Lily’s unique witchy skills are the only thing that can uncover the past and get the PIB the evidence it needs... -
![Wishful Wisteria by Angela Pepper]()
Wishful Wisteria by Angela Pepper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat goes around comes around, so be careful who you bite.It's September, which is a rainy month in Wisteria, and a storm is brewing.When a magic mechanic takes The Big Nap in a comfy chair at the library, suspicion turns to the local librarian witch... -
![Wardens of Wisteria by Angela Pepper]()
Wardens of Wisteria by Angela Pepper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZara Riddle is used to being woken up in the middle of the night by magical creatures. Being a witch is incredibly fun, but it does have a few drawbacks. Zara's powers make her appealing to the recently deceased, who are always showing up seeking her help... -
![Whoops! We're In Big Trouble Now. by Adele Abbott]()
Whoops! We're In Big Trouble Now. by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThings are starting to look up for Dorothy, Charlie and Neil. But not for long. A series of catastrophic events leads them into more trouble that they ever dreamed possible. This is the final book in the Susan Hall Investigates series... -
![Wands Have More Fun by Rebecca Regnier]()
Wands Have More Fun by Rebecca Regnier
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dead body, a vampire with a dad bod, a beauty pageant, a blizzard, and getting back into the dating pool after twenty years? Just a typical week in Widow's Bay. After a judge for the inaugural Miss (Or Mister) Vernal Equinox Pageant is found murdered, town reporter, Marzie Nowak, is pressed into service to judge the event...Categorized as:
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![Disrespected Chief by Erin R. Flynn]()
Disrespected Chief by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas is tired of the men in her world making her life so much more difficult. From Brian getting promoted and bringing Murray into her life to Murray treating her like he’s her boss and she has to play along to set him up because of what Director Galvin wants. Then there’s Enzo’s plans and new crazy all the way up to the damn president... -
![Sorcery & Stories by Elle Adams]()
Sorcery & Stories by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's the holiday season in the town of Ivory Beach, and Rory Hawthorn and her new magical family are preparing for the festivities. But when a group of strange werewolves materialises in the library, it kicks off a series of bizarre events which appear to be lifted directly from her aunt's bestselling novels... -
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![Witches & Words by Elle Adams]()
Witches & Words by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's the new year in Ivory Beach, and Rory is nursing a broken heart after the Reaper's abrupt departure from town. A distraction comes in the form of a batch of new tourists visiting the library, but when a holidaying stranger returns a rare book to her family and is then found dead, Rory finds herself in hot water again... -
![Coven Mitt by Rebecca Regnier]()
Coven Mitt by Rebecca Regnier
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn icy stretch of farmland becomes one hot property after its owner turns up murdered. Reporter Marzie Nowak must dodge a hungry vampire, face off with a sexy gypsy king, and rely on her new coven of witches to catch the killer! Between her job as the only reporter in town, her werewolf home renovation contractor, and her new coven of empty nested witches, Marzie Nowak has her hands full... -
![Wary is Her Love by Judith Berens, Martha Carr]()
Wary is Her Love by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s just another day at your average American high school for the magically gifted. Dark magic is bent on destroying the school. A Drow princess is gaining powers faster than she knows what to do with them. Her best friend, a Jasper Elf can’t remember who she is, and her boyfriend turns into a wolf at night and runs with his pack... -
![Catnip & Curses by Emigh Cannaday]()
Catnip & Curses by Emigh Cannaday
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have one rule: Never mix business with pleasure.I was never much good at following rules.Alright, so my new partner isn’t the worst. It doesn’t hurt that Logan is big, tall, and smokin’ hot. I started out hating him, but this human hunk is starting to grow on me…when we’re not fighting like cats and dogs. Even our co-worker thinks there’s something going on between us...Categorized as:
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![Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino]()
Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReporter Stacy Justice has finally stopped resisting who she really is—a powerfully gifted witch. And now that the Council has appointed her Seeker of Justice, she feels stronger and more attuned to her magic than ever before.But Samhain—the night when the veil between the worlds thins—is approaching and something strange is brewing. First, a fairy with a sweet tooth appears in town unexpectedly... -
![Witch Is Why The Moon Disappeared by Adele Abbott]()
Witch Is Why The Moon Disappeared by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA penny saved is… Everything is going just great for Jill Gooder. Whoops! Spoke too soon. What’s in the black box? …a penny towards my next custard cream... -
![Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards]()
Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen one of Santa’s reindeer meets a grisly end during the annual A Downtown Dickens Christmas Festival, Rue realizes her enemies are closing in on her location, and Samford will pay the price.But when one creature turns into two, and two into three, and then three into four, Rue knows the problem is bigger than a singular threat to her new hometown... -
![Soulfire by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe]()
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... -
![Poetry in Potion by Annabel Chase]()
Poetry in Potion by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWelcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Thanks to Daniel's efforts as the director of tourism, the World Market is visiting Spellbound, giving residents of the formerly cursed town the chance to purchase merchandise they didn't know existed. When a bad-tempered werecougar ends up dead at the market, the fortune teller that predicted her death is the main suspect... -
![Sleeping with the Fishes by Samantha Silver]()
Sleeping with the Fishes by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a body washes up on the shores of Willow Bay, Jason and Angela find themselves as the main suspects. After all, they did have a confrontation with the victim just the night before. Deciding that she's not going to sit around and wait to be arrested, Angela decides to take matters into her own hands and investigate the death herself... -
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![Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Will invites Lily to meet his grandmother at the Saint Catherine Laboure care home for witches, she learns the residents have been dying at an alarming rate. Will's grandmother is scared she'll be next--but they put it down to the paranoid ramblings of a dementia patient. Until Will's grandmother dies unexpectedly for no apparent reason... -
![The Lying, the Witch, and the Werewolf by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn]()
The Lying, the Witch, and the Werewolf by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPaige owes Nico a favor - a big one. He calls it in - asking her to go undercover for him.Now Paige has to infiltrate a supernatural cult... -
![Witch Undercover in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Undercover in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook three in the Paranormal Investigation Bureau series. Lily decides to go undercover to catch a killer when her art teacher goes missing. But has she targeted the right man?She also gets a not-so-nice surprise when a man wanting revenge for his brother's death comes for her.So much for witches having it easier... -
![True Grit Spirit by Lily Harper Hart]()
True Grit Spirit by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMaddie Graves-Winters has settled into married life with her husband, Nick, and is looking toward the future. When an invitation to a special retreat, strictly for psychics, lands in her lap, she decides it’s time for a leap of faith.As the owner of Casper Creek, a cosplay Western town in Kentucky, Hannah Hickok is in a precarious position... -
![Shadow Demons by Sarra Cannon]()
Shadow Demons by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn alternate cover edition can be found here. Book 4 of the Peachville High Demons series:In Peachville, there's a fine line between good and evil.That line is about to be crossed... -
![Portents and Oddities by Gwen DeMarco]()
Portents and Oddities by Gwen DeMarco
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter defeating a Fae fanatic set on closing the portal between earth and the magic realm, things are looking up for Sophie Feegle. She can finally relax, drink whiskey at her favorite ogre pub, and get back to the autopsy assistant job she loves. Maybe she’ll even go on a romantic date with a certain sexy fox shifter.Yeah, right. Things never seem to work out quite the way Sophie wants... -
![Rogue Coven by Renee George]()
Rogue Coven by Renee George
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRogue witches. Halloween Pranks. Dead body. A hellmouth at the four-way between Main Street and Bliss. For Police Chief Haze Kinsey, it's just another day in Paradise Falls. In the paranormal town of Paradise Falls, witch Hazel Kinsey is settling into her new job as police chief and as the mate of hunky werebear Ford Baylor... -
![Charms & Chapters by Elle Adams]()
Charms & Chapters by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRory Hawthorn is adjusting to her new life as a witch working at her family's enchanted library in the coastal town of Ivory Beach. Between the library's bewildering magic and her eccentric new family, life is never dull. When Rory and her cousin find the body of a local wizard on the beach, all the signs suggest he was killed by a vampire... -
![The M-Team by Kate Danley]()
The M-Team by Kate Danley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Maggie and Killian torched Hollywood, the World Walker Association was not happy and decided to pull Maggie's license. This is just the opportunity the bad guys were looking for. When Maggie decides to do what is right vs. what is legal, the Association puts a bounty hunter on her tail to haul her off to prison... -
![Evil Eye by Alyssa Day]()
Evil Eye by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor Jack Shepherd, tiger shapeshifter and former rebel leader, nothing in life has prepared him for this dead end. Dead End, Florida, to be exact. When swarms of treasure hunters descend on Dead End in search of legendary pirate Captain Jean Lafitte's fabled lost gold, chaos crashes down on the normally quiet town... -
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![Lover's Knot by Karen Chance]()
Lover's Knot by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsOne of the most powerful vampires alive has gone missing, which is fine with Dorina Basarab. As a dhampir, her job is killing vampires, not saving them. But then the man sent to find the missing vamp also goes missing, and she finds herself on a rescue with a flood of long forgotten memories playing out in her head... -
![Dead to the World by Annabel Chase]()
Dead to the World by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLorelei Clay isn’t like other people. She isn’t even like other supernaturals. Her specialties are the nightmares of the living, communication with the dead, and cooking bacon until it’s golden brown and perfectly crispy—no magic required... -
![Emerald Isle by Barbra Annino]()
Emerald Isle by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStacy Justice may be a witch, but she still wants a nice, normal twenty-ninth birthday. Unfortunately, Stacy rarely gets normal. As her grandmother, Birdie, plans a birthday ritual for Stacy, disastrous news derails the celebration: the magic cauldron that supplies the world’s food has disappeared. And the last time it vanished, Ireland fell under the Great Famine... -
![Love's Goddess (Poppy's Potions, #3) by H.P. Mallory, J.R. Rain]()
Love's Goddess (Poppy's Potions, #3) by H.P. Mallory, J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRoses are red,violets are blue,demons are dangerous,but love is too.It’s almost Valentine’s Day, so love should be in the air, right?Except it’s not—by a long-shot... -
![Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe]()
Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.The hunt is on... Former supernatural covert agent Alyse Winters is determined to identify the party responsible for her handler's death. Unfortunately, local problems continue to sidetrack her when humans start committing crimes while under a spell and a link to her past shows up in need of help.. -
![Containment by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox]()
Containment by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething stirs in the murk of the Volga River, something big, emerging at night to sow mayhem and death along the banks. Since Solstice Winters is already stranded at ground zero, she agrees to help, even though coping with giant lizards is far from her skill set as an intrepid reporter for a paranormal tabloid.Yay for being the only elf in the world...
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