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  • Gone Haunting in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Gone Haunting in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Trespassers will be gutted and hung!—Slagton’s Town Motto Normally, not even drunk on a bet would Violet Parker go to Slagton, a creepy ghost town inhabited by those too stubborn—or deranged—to leave. But a certain bullheaded Deadwood detective has a problem—his informant from Slagton has gone missing...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  cozy
  • Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes

    Out of House and Home by Drew Hayes

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With his wedding behind him, Fred is looking forward to nightly life finally settling down. Unfortunately, someone from his past has other, far less peaceful, plans in mind. Finding his clan under attack, Fred must scramble to discover who is working against him and how to fight back...
  • Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Three by Jack Townsend

    Tales from the Gas Station: Volume Three by Jack Townsend

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An army of monsters walks among us, hidden in plain sight. They’re fast. They’re strong. They’re unrelenting. And they only want one thing: the sh*tty gas station at the edge of town.Coming as a surprise to absolutely no one, Jack—night-shift clerk and local crazy person—has found himself neck-deep in the middle of yet another world-ending terror. And this time around, nobody can be trusted...
  • Grave Decisions by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Grave Decisions by Ivy Asher, Raven Kennedy

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    My name is Medley Bell, and if you had told me this time last week that I was demon, then I’d have said you were nuttier than a squirrel turd.Of course, that was before I started seeing the strangest things. I’ve always been a little off, but it took stumbling into a backwater bar to understand how different I really am...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by Michael Todd

    Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap by Michael Todd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's time to ask the right team for the solution. The Demons have turned the tables on the Damned, and it takes a little while to catch up.It's quiet, too  quiet. Pandora reveals a little bit more about herself, who she is, and what she can do. And Damian has to make some hard choices.There is someone new coming to the team, and he is just this side of ... different...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Welcome To The Jungle by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

    Welcome To The Jungle by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The weapons are being released, the military is sniffing around, and Katie is bitching up a storm about her lost Ferrari. Stephanie is helping the team move to a new location, and focusing her talents where she feels they will be best used.On the team. In New York, T'Chezz is starting a new effort to acquire information acquisition contacts. Otherwise known as spies and turncoats...
  • Metal Up Your Ass by Michael Todd

    Metal Up Your Ass by Michael Todd

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Katie makes an executive decision, and the mere idea is driving Korbin to drink. Pandora wants Katie to learn to fight without her extra “oomph.”For now. The military need support, but few on the merc teams trust them...
  • And Business Is Good by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

    And Business Is Good by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    No plan survives contact with the enemy. Especially when the enemy has capabilities you didn't know about.T'Chezz is upping the effort with the war and unleashing an unbound Demon on San Diego while Katie / Pandora and Calvin happen to be in town.However, to save Calvin, Katie is going to have to divulge more abilities that could get back to Korbin...
  • Beelzebelle by Heide Goody

    Beelzebelle by Heide Goody

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    To 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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    demons  humor  adult  angels  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Death Mage by Brad Magnarella

    Death Mage by Brad Magnarella

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Playing fast and loose with the Order’s rules has finally caught up with me. Sentenced to hunt down a cagey insurgent known as the Death Mage, I’m not feeling overly optimistic. Wizards with far more experience have tried and, well … died. But overmatched or not, I want this assignment. The Death Mage killed my mother—he might also be my father. I can’t lose my head, though...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  contemporary
  • The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff

    The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    An unforgettable, high-stakes, laugh-out-loud funny novel, The Witchstone blends the merciless humor of The Good Place with the spellbinding fantasy of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.Meet Laszlo, eight-hundred-year-old demon and Hell’s least productive Curse Keeper. From his office beneath Midtown, he oversees the Drakeford Curse, which involves a pathetic family upstate and a mysterious black stone...
  • Silver Clouds Dirty Sky by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Silver Clouds Dirty Sky by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    London Bridge is falling...but it's not their fault...mostly. Montague and Strong have left the building-in fact, they’ve left the continent. When a teleportation circle sends them to London, The Penumbra Consortium-and older, darker version of the Dark Council requests Montague & Strong look into the murder of the leading demonologist, Mage Nigel Warrenton...
  • The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud, Simon Jones

    The Ring of Solomon by Jonathan Stroud, Simon Jones

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    It is 950 B.C.E., and King Solomon rules Jerusalem with a steely hand; a hand on which gleams a magic ring of immense and unforgiving power. Solomon has just begun work on his marvelous temple, charging Khaba, a formidable magician in his royal court, to oversee its construction. The workforce is an ill-behaved bunch of demons, a particularly unruly djinni named Bartimaeus among them...
  • Dim Glows The Horizon by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

    Dim Glows The Horizon by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's all about a good time. Katie has the ability and desire to see Brock again, and show him and his guys a good time. Will that include any special time for the two of them? (Pandora hopes so). That stranger left a message about a sword and Armor... But is Pandora willing to help or does she even know what he was talking about?Someone is stalking Calvin's girlfriend...
  • Bangkok Warlock by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Bangkok Warlock by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Why sell your soul when you can rent it? Mark Vedis is an average cop. Average for a mage in the Paranormal Police Department (PPD), anyway. After years of doing the jobs nobody else wanted, his career, and life, seemed to be on hold...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  audiobook  book  comedy  crime  dark
  • Revenge of the Furballs by D.M. Guay

    Revenge of the Furballs by D.M. Guay

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    One loser, one talking cockroach, and one karate-chopping bombshell stand between YOU and a menacing army of...fat, adorable hamsters? Wait. Back up.Lloyd Wallace has been through a lot these past few months. He's stopped the zombie apocalypse, fought off demonic possession by the deadly sin of sloth, and helped the grim reaper get his job back...
  • A Long Way from Ordinary by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky

    A Long Way from Ordinary by Ann Charles, Sam Lucky

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “There’s gold in them there hills!” … and something deadly, too. Danger the likes Boone McCreery has never seen is brewing in the Black Hills. Fresh in from Santa Fe, he’s returned to Deadwood to seek justice for his uncle, and maybe to see about a girl. Little did he know his search for justice would have him stumbling into a hornets’ nest beyond his worst nightmare...
  • Pigeonwings by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Pigeonwings by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As punishment for his part in an attempted coup in Heaven, the Archangel Michael is banished to Earth. The holiest of the angelic host has to learn to live as a mortal, not an easy job when you’ve got Satan as a next-door neighbour.Michael soon finds that being a good person involves more than helping out at Sunday school and attending church coffee mornings...
  • Savior by Jennifer Malone Wright

    Savior by Jennifer Malone Wright

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This edition of Savior is formerly known as The Birth of Jaiden. It has been re-edited and changes have been made but it has in no way changed the story. A few scenes and some details have been added or taken away. Alexander Lucas is a man of faith, casino owner and vampire. He should be living the Reno high life of riches and immortality...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  angels  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Wings of Winter by Stephanie Mirro

    Wings of Winter by Stephanie Mirro

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I’m in hell, but some witch I know calls it Arizona.At least Tucson’s an excellent place to hide from the hefty bounty on my head, now that the entire supernatural Community knows that I’m the last phoenix. Catching me comes with a set-for-life kind of price tag.I don’t blame the bounty hunters; business is business after all...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  angels  book  comedy  dark
  • Introductions by Katie May

    Introductions by Katie May

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When I’m selected to be the Supernaturalette, I think it’s finally my time to find love.But apparently? This is a special season of the show.Supernaturalette: Fuck Up Edition.Twenty-five men are competing for my hand in marriage. Twenty-five broken, eccentric men.Everything from a man-eating tree to a vegetarian wendigo to a garden gnome...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  angels  anthologies  comedy  fiction
  • Old Haunts by Dave Turner

    Old Haunts by Dave Turner

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Death's not taking the news he received at the end of Paper Cuts very well. Dave is still getting used to the undead trying kill him at regular intervals while he and Anne attempt to solve the mystery of the strange forces that continue to engulf London. And Melanie's still putting up with more than any person should in a relationship...
  • Paper Cuts by Dave Turner

    Paper Cuts by Dave Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Older cover edition of ASIN B0128G90GIGetting the work/life balance correct is tricky when you're employed by Death. Dave Marwood is starting to realise that relationships are a lot easier when they don't involve the undead. Caught between the demands of the afterlife and spending time with his new girlfriend, he tries to find the answers to some difficult questions...
  • Godsquad by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Godsquad by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Team:Joan of Arc, the armour-plated teen saint of Orleans.Francis of Assisi, friend to all the animals whether they like it or not.St Christopher, the patron saint of travel who by papal decree has never existed – no matter how much he argues otherwise.The Mission: An impossible prayer has been received by Heaven and it’s a prayer that only Mary, Mother of God, can answer...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  angels  audiobook  book  comedy
  • Hellzapoppin' by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Hellzapoppin' by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life at St Cadfan’s is never dull. There’s the cellar full of unexplained corpses. There’s the struggle to find food when the island is placed under quarantine. And there’s that peculiar staircase in the cellar… Being a demon in Hell has its own problems. There’s the increasingly impossible torture quotas to meet. There’s the entire horde of Hell waiting for you to slip up and make a mistake...
  • When a Lioness Pounces by Eve Langlais

    When a Lioness Pounces by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    There's a new guy in town, a mysterious and domineering man with secrets.I like secrets. Reba especially loves swatting at them until they spill their guts--sometimes quite literally.But Gaston isn't swayed by her sensual allure.LIE.This slick club owner is very much intrigued by the cocoa-skinned beauty, but he doesn't dare show too much interest lest his enemies notice...
  • Lightbearer by L.C. Davis

    Lightbearer by L.C. Davis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Once upon a time, the devil knocked up a delivery guy.Not your typical intro to a romance, but I promise, it is one. The devil in this scenario would be a sexy horned demon named Apollyon and the delivery guy would be me, Levi Curtis. Just an average guy who got in way over his head trying to keep his twin sister from selling her soul...
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    children  demons  humor  paranormal  adult  age-gap  angels  angst
  • The Graveyard Shift by D.M. Guay

    The Graveyard Shift by D.M. Guay

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A frightfully funny novel for fans of Tom Holt and Christopher Moore.Lloyd Wallace is the most clueless crossing guard the intersection of hell and earth has ever seen. So clueless, that he doesn't even realize the beer cave in the corner store where he works is the gateway to hell.The gate needs a hero, but Lloyd's a zero, a loser with a capital L...
  • The Triumph of Death by Jason Henderson

    The Triumph of Death by Jason Henderson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Within months of discovering he’s next in a long line of vampire hunters, Alex Van Helsing has already defeated two powerful vampire leaders. Not bad for a fourteen-year-old.But when a newly risen vampire queen threatens the fate of the world, Alex faces his deadliest challenge yet...
  • Ruby by Ann Denton

    Ruby by Ann Denton

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I messed up my Christmas miracle. That’s a big no-no for an angel. My boss shrunk my wings as a consequence. But did he have to make them so small? They’re the size of baby cupid wings for cloud’s sake! That’s why I’ve been hiding out on earth, in the small town of Silver Springs—feeding my shoe obsession and trying to understand humans so I can magic up a winning miracle this year...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  angels  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • Fatpocalypse by Johnny B. Truant

    Fatpocalypse by Johnny B. Truant

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    MISSED BOOKS 1-4?The "Fat Vampire Value Meal" contains books 1-4 in the Fat Vampire series at a 33% discount. Get it here: http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/..
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    humor  paranormal  adult  book  comedy  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • Survival of the Fattest by Johnny B. Truant

    Survival of the Fattest by Johnny B. Truant

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Missed Books 1-5?++++++++++++++++++++The "Fat Vampire Value Meal" contains books 1-4 in the Fat Vampire series at a 33% discount. Get it here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...Book #5 is here: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view..
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    humor  paranormal  adult  apocalyptic  book  comedy  fiction  horror
  • How To Be Dead by Dave Turner

    How To Be Dead by Dave Turner

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Dave Marwood is trapped in a soul crushing dead end job. He’s in love with his work colleague Melanie and his only friend Gary is a conspiracy theory nut. His life is going nowhere until he has a Near Death Experience - though Death thinks of it as a Near Dave Experience...
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    humor  paranormal  adult  book  comedy  death  fiction  horror
  • Torn Asunder by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

    Torn Asunder by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Katie Maddison never wanted to learn how to kick a demon's ass, all she was doing was helping a fellow university student with his Chem homework. She just trusted people too much. Now, she will be the new weapon in a war she had no idea existed with warriors wielding both weapons and supernatural abilities. Demon Hunters, Demon Fighters ... Known as The Damned...
  • Real Vampires Hate Their Thighs by Gerry Bartlett

    Real Vampires Hate Their Thighs by Gerry Bartlett

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Glory St. Clair loves soaking up Hollywood's vampire nightlife with her sexy Scottish lover, Jeremiah. Especially when she meets a vampire/ diet guru who promises to give her the body she's wanted for centuries. One problem: his clan and Jeremiah's are ancient enemies. But Glory's not about to let a stupid family feud come between her and slender bliss. Yet, she can't help but wonder..
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  angels  anthologies  comedy  fiction
  • Unhallowed by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Unhallowed by John P. Logsdon, Christopher P. Young

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    They thought they could destroy House Sinister for good, but they weren’t expecting her... Evangeline, a hellion born with the gifts of dual-blades and advanced magic not seen for over a century, had been living a great life as a Guard at House Sinister for many years...
  • I Only Have Fangs for You by Kathy Love

    I Only Have Fangs for You by Kathy Love

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Bite Me!One thing you have to know about my brother Sebastian: he loves being a vampire. After all, what's not to love? He's eternally twenty-five. He's single, and frankly, he's a chick magnet. Yeah, undeath is good. . The only thing he's serious about is his nightclub, Carfax Abbey. It's the sort of dark, happening spot where vampires can really let their fangs down...
  • Voice of the Undead by Jason Henderson

    Voice of the Undead by Jason Henderson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Now that Alex is in the know about the deadly vampires that live—and hunt—around his boarding school, everything is different. Putting his talents to use, Alex is training with the Polidorium to become a vampire hunter, just like his Van Helsing ancestors. Sure, he’s only fourteen, but c’mon: This runs in his blood.But Alex is wondering if he’ll live long enough to succeed...
  • The Telepath by Bryan Cohen, Casey Lane

    The Telepath by Bryan Cohen, Casey Lane

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can a teenage superhero stop a mind-controlling menace with a vengeance? Newly-empowered superhero Ted Finley wishes he could spend all his time fighting crime. But between recruitment offers from the federal government and the growing Go Home Alien movement, Ted’s being pulled in a million directions at once. Fortunately for him, he’s got a protector and dream girl in the form of Erica LaPlante...
  • I Knocked Up Satan's Daughter: A Demonic Romantic Comedy by Carlton Mellick III

    I Knocked Up Satan's Daughter: A Demonic Romantic Comedy by Carlton Mellick III

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jonathan Vandervoo lives a carefree life in a house made of legos, spending his days building lego sculptures and his nights getting drunk with his only friend-an alcoholic sumo wrestler named Shoji. It's a pleasant life with no responsibility, until the day he meets Lici. She's a soul-sucking demon from hell with red skin, glowing eyes, a forked tongue, and pointy red devil horns..
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    demons  humor  paranormal  audiobook  book  comedy  dark  dark-fantasy
  • Clovenhoof by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Clovenhoof by Heide Goody, Iain Grant

    Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Charged with gross incompetence, Satan is fired from his job as Prince of Hell and exiled to that most terrible of places: English suburbia...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  angels  audiobook  book  comedy
  • The Creeps by John Connolly

    The Creeps by John Connolly

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Samuel Johnson is not in a happy place. He is dating the wrong girl, demons are occupying his spare room, and the town in which he lives appears to be cursed. But there is some good news on the horizon...
  • How to be Death by Amber Benson

    How to be Death by Amber Benson

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All Calliope Reaper-Jones ever wanted out of life was a fabulous job in New York City and a really hot boyfriend. But now, she's the brand-new President of Death, Inc. With the Board of Death breathing down her neck and her dad's copy of How to be Death (A Fully Annotated Guide) unopened, Callie's really feeling the tension...
  • Satan Loves You by Grady Hendrix

    Satan Loves You by Grady Hendrix

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Satan hates his job. Managing Hell is the worst job ever invented and after several millennia of listening to the constant whining of damned souls, Satan is totally burned out. But there are no holidays in Hell, and now, in the face of a power grab by the officious and smarmy Heavenly Host, Satan's got to reach deep and find a way to save his home from corporate takeover...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  book  comedy  fiction  horror
  • Daddy's Little Angel by Shani Petroff

    Daddy's Little Angel by Shani Petroff

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Mom always said my dad is the devil. I never knew she meant it literally!” All Angel’s father (a.k.a. the Devil) wants is to be a part of her life. And in return he has the power to give her anything she wants—including popularity and a date with her long-time crush, Cole Daniels...
  • All You Can Eat by Johnny B. Truant

    All You Can Eat by Johnny B. Truant

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    SAVE WITH THE FAT VAMPIRE BUNDLE!This book is also available in the "Fat Vampire Value Meal," which contains books 1-4 in the Fat Vampire series. You can get it here: http://johnnybtruant...
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    humor  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  comedy  fiction  horror
  • Greedy Pigs by Matt Wallace

    Greedy Pigs by Matt Wallace

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Sin du Jour crew caters to the Shadow Government in Greedy Pigs, Matt Wallace's fifth Sin du Jour Affair I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell. Politics is a dirty game...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  adult  book  comedy  contemporary  fiction
  • The Book of Bart by Ryan Hill

    The Book of Bart by Ryan Hill

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "An entertaining romp through a world of smack-talking demons, less-than-angelic angels, demon-hunting Templars and everything in between." ~T.L...
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    demons  humor  paranormal  angels  audiobook  book  comedy  epic
  • Hell Hounds Are For Suckers by Jessica McBrayer

    Hell Hounds Are For Suckers by Jessica McBrayer

    Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Vampire, Hannah’s best friend has coupled up and Hannah is feeling alone and lonely. One night on a stroll through her favorite grave-yard she is be-hounded by a small growling fur ball. The puppy refuses to leave and reluctantly she takes him in. She soon needs expert advice because the puppy won’t eat any of the expensive dog chow she buys and burps fire...
  • Gluttony Bay by Matt Wallace

    Gluttony Bay by Matt Wallace

    Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Gluttony Bay is the penultimate Sin du Jour affair, Matt Wallace's funny foodie series about the New York firm that caters to the paranormal, which began with Envy of Angels.Welcome to Gluttony Bay High Security Supernatural Prison. We value your patronage. For your entertainment this evening, we are delighted to welcome the world's most renowned paranormal culinary experts.And on the menu: You...
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