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Good Omens by Dirk Maggs, Terry Pratchett
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman’s celebrated apocalyptic comic novel, with bonus length episodes and outtakes.According to the Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world will end on a Saturday. Next Saturday in fact. Just after Any Answers on Radio 4….Events have been set in motion to bring about the End of Days... -
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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... -
![The Trouble With Witches by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Trouble With Witches by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Winchester witches are in a tizzy. Sam Cornell’s parents are coming to town and Clove is beside herself. Meeting her boyfriend’s parents is a big deal. It doesn’t help that her cousins can’t stop making fun of her, which is the Winchester way, of course. In addition to the Cornells' imminent visit, the Winchesters are also dealing with Sam’s new tanker... -
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Brief Cases by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsBrief Cases is the sequel anthology of Side Jobs, and will be released before Peace TalksSet to include the following stories:An exclusive novellette from the perspective of Maggie and Mouse.“Curses” — from The Naked City, edited by Ellen DatlowTakes place between Small Favor and Turn Coat... -
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![Merry Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee]()
Merry Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s a Christmas from the past but the usual players aren’t all that different. Tillie Winchester is annoyed with the world – what else is new, right? – and she’s fraying under the pressure. Her nieces believe she’s a bad influence on the youngest Winchester generation – especially an acerbic Thistle – and they want her to set a good example... -
![As The Underworld Turns by Robyn Peterman]()
As The Underworld Turns by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat does a forty-year-old former child star do when she finds out she’s a Demon?A sitcom, of course.Age is just a number unless you’re an actress of a certain age trying to make a comeback in La La Land. Back in the day, I was the child star of the hit show Camp Bites. Today, I’m still living it down... -
![ハイスクールD×D 12 補習授業のヒーローズ by Ichiei Ishibumi, 石踏 一榮]()
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![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... -
![Ghostly Despair by Lily Harper Hart]()
Ghostly Despair by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAlmost six years ago, Harper Harlow’s boyfriend was involved in a car accident and walked away from the scene. Severely injured, law enforcement believed him dead and gave up looking. It seems they were wrong. Quinn Jackson is back … and he’s very much alive. His memory isn’t what it used to be, but he’s quickly putting things together... -
![Life's a Witch by Carrie Pulkinen]()
Life's a Witch by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCrimson Oliver is a bad witch.She's not wicked, but every spell she tries to cast goes awry in one way or another. After her last screw-up, the high priestess has threatened to bind her powers and turn her human for good.Crimson's solution? Challenge the priestess to a battle of magic she can't possibly win.Not without a miracle, anyway.Enter hotter-than-hellfire demon Mike Cortez... -
![Finders Reapers by Carrie Pulkinen]()
Finders Reapers by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe grim reaper took a vacation...Now all hell is breaking loose.With an existential crisis looming over his head, Asher needs a break from reaping souls. But when he leaves his door to the underworld unattended, one escaped ghost threatens to turn the French Quarter into a haven for the hell-bound... -
![A Chip on Her Shoulder by R.J. Blain]()
A Chip on Her Shoulder by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter a deal with loan sharks sours, Darlene’s brother is permanently transformed into a chipmunk. Not one to accept impossibility as a good excuse for failure, she’s determined to rescue her brother and secure revenge against those who’d poisoned him with grade-a transformatives... -
![The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff]()
The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn 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... -
![Madison's Mess by Robyn Peterman]()
Madison's Mess by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat could possibly go wrong when a Mermaid and a Werewolf are sent on a dangerous mission by the drunken, diaper-wearing God of the Sea? Better question. What could possibly go right? Madison Unlike my sisters, I haven’t found my HEA. And I’m looking—hard. But finding a man who wants to blowhole dive in Hawaii on the first date is more difficult than you might imagine... -
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![Kill All Angels: The Vicious Circuit, Book Three by Robert Brockway]()
Kill All Angels: The Vicious Circuit, Book Three by Robert Brockway
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe concluding volume in the humorous punk rock adventure that began with The Unnoticeables and The Empty Ones. After the events of the first two books of the Vicious Circle series, Carey and Randall reached LA during the early '80s punk scene, which was heavily mixed up with Chinatown... -
![I Dream of Twila by Amanda M. Lee]()
I Dream of Twila by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTwila Winchester isn’t used to being in charge but that’s exactly where she finds herself when her sisters leave town for a business convention. Twila thinks everything is going to be fun and games even though she has one daughter, two nieces and one mischievous aunt to contend with... -
![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... -
![Knight: Celeste Academy by Raquel Ann Gil]()
Knight: Celeste Academy by Raquel Ann Gil
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“You can either choose to attend this academy or continue to be detained as a prisoner. Allowing you to train as a knight is probably the best choice since having a human as a Celeste is advantageous. Because of safety purposes, the gates are never opened. Current circumstance requires, however, the re-bridging of our worlds... -
![Espresso Yourself by Lara McKenzie]()
Espresso Yourself by Lara McKenzie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOne human barista. One supernatural fortress.When Maya Rivers takes a job at Pulse, a coffee shop in the heart of the Umbrafore Complex, she expects busy shifts and maybe the occasional grumpy vampire.What she doesn’t expect is going viral and accidentally stumbling into supernatural fame while being targeted by a serial killer with a flair for theatrics... -
![Sunken Seas by Lily Harper Hart]()
Sunken Seas by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Bounding Storm is racing toward adventure … and this time it’s something completely out of the ordinary. Rowan Gray still can’t wrap her mind around the fact that an old shipwreck – one that could make salvagers rich beyond their wildest dreams – is going to be The Bounding Storm’s main focus for a full week... -
![Who's a Good Boy? by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor]()
Who's a Good Boy? by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom the authors of the New York Times bestselling novels It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from Season Four of their hit podcast, featuring an introduction by the authors, a foreword by Jonny Sun, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations... -
![Choppy Seas by Lily Harper Hart]()
Choppy Seas by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsRowan Gray has a lot on her mind. Between her uncle dropping a bomb about the father she believed dead actually being alive and a mountain of feuding cheerleaders descending on The Bounding Storm, Rowan can’t quite seem to get a handle on her emotions... -
![Churning Seas by Lily Harper Hart]()
Churning Seas by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRowan Gray is a bundle of nerves. She’s waiting for word on her father – a man who supposedly died ten years before – and the only thing that can shift her focus is a fraught rescue at sea, one that forces The Bounding Storm to evacuate a group of oil rig workers during a tumultuous storm... -
![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... -
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![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... -
![Hot in Witch City by Lisa Carlisle]()
Hot in Witch City by Lisa Carlisle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA wolf shifter thinks I'm his mate.Not going to happen.I'm half-siren and all single. No way am I giving up my freedom for some delusional furball.Even if he's kind of cute. And considerate. And has warm eyes.Besides, I have enough going on with running my retro rock club. And when an unexpected relative shows up there one night, it shakes me to the core... -
![Spell or High Water by Gina LaManna]()
Spell or High Water by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWater witch Evian Brooks has plenty of problems — and a margarita-loving toad is the least of them. Her scooter is on the fritz, her radio show has three listeners per week (including her mother) and there’s a beauty pageant in town threatening to kill her with boredom... -
![Accidental Demon Slayer Boxed Set Vol I by Angie Fox]()
Accidental Demon Slayer Boxed Set Vol I by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNew York Times bestselling series! Boxed set of three award winning demon slayer novels featuring accidental demon slayer, Lizzie Brown... -
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No Kitten Around by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWarning: This novel contains excessive humor, action, excitement, adventure, magic, romance, and bodies. Proceed with caution. The last thing Reed Matthews needs in his life is a kitten, but when an orphaned tabby suckers him into becoming her caretaker, he’s in for the ride of his life... -
![The Accidental Werewolf 2: Something About Harry by Dakota Cassidy]()
The Accidental Werewolf 2: Something About Harry by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHe’s in a furry situation.Accountant Harry Ralph Emerson has always been a by-the-numbers kind of guy. But when he finds himself trapped at work sprouting an obscene amount of hair, he knows his odds for maintaining normalcy are zero to none... -
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Grave Humor by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMost days, Anwen regrets working at a funeral home despite the good pay. With the residents no longer inclined to stay in their coffins where they belong, she’s got her hands full making sure everyone follows the rules: In the funeral home, there is no screaming, no murdering, no mutilation, no possessions, no kidnappings, no resurrections, and no cursing of any type. Be quiet and stay polite... -
![Third Eye by Felicia Day]()
Third Eye by Felicia Day
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOnce upon a time, in the magical land of San Francisco, there lived a not-so-ordinary girl named Laurel Pettigrew. She was supposed to be the Chosen One. The plan was simple: she would vanquish the great evil Tybus in an epic battle. But destiny had other ideas, and Laurel's performance in the whole heroics department was a colossal flop... -
![A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood, Sascha Icks]()
A Dash of Magic by Kathryn Littlewood, Sascha Icks
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRosemary Bliss will do anything to get back her family's magical Cookery Booke.That's why she challenges Aunt Lily to an international baking competition in Paris: If Rose wins, Lily agrees to return the cookery Booke that she stole. If Rose loses...well, the consequences are too ugly to think about.But Lily isn't playing fair--she's using a magical ingredient to cheat... -
![The Buying of Lot 37 by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor]()
The Buying of Lot 37 by Joseph Fink, Jeffrey Cranor
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the authors of the New York Times bestselling novels It Devours! and Welcome to Night Vale and the creators of the #1 international podcast of the same name, comes a collection of episodes from Season Three of their hit podcast, featuring an introduction by the authors, a foreword by Dessa, behind-the-scenes commentary, and original illustrations... -
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![Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier]()
Dream a Little Dream by Kerstin Gier
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMysterious doors with lizard-head knobs. Talking stone statues. A crazy girl with a hatchet. Yes, Liv's dreams have been pretty weird lately. Especially the one where she's in a graveyard at night, watching four boys conduct dark magic rituals.The strangest part is that Liv recognizes the boys in her dream... -
![Halo City by Mary Ting]()
Halo City by Mary Ting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a massive group of angels known as nephilim—half human, half angel—had been found by the Royal Council, they were taken to Halo City. Instead of cleansing the Earth with a flood, which had been done before, the Royal Council created a place just for this group of angels... -
![Dark is Her Nature by Judith Berens, Martha Carr]()
Dark is Her Nature by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFor Hire: Teachers for special school in Virginia countryside. Must be able to handle teenagers with special abilities. Cannot be afraid to discipline werewolves, wizards, elves and other assorted hormonal teens. Apply at the School of Necessary Magic. Alison is a young Drow princess whose power is just beginning to grow inside of her – too bad for the dark forces after her... -
![Ariel's Antics by Robyn Peterman]()
Ariel's Antics by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAriel What in the clam shell does a Mermaid have to do to find true love? I’m bored. And if I’m being honest, I’m jealous. I want my sister to have her happily ever after. I do. But I want my own adventures and my own true love. For two hundred years I’ve suffered through one immortal asshat after another while stuck on Mystical Isle... -
![Clueless Magic by J.J. Dean]()
Clueless Magic by J.J. Dean
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“Getting absolutely wasted and reading a page from a grubby book that’s seen better days probably wasn’t the best idea I’ve ever had, but now that I have… I can’t say that I regret it!”After a miserable day, Bolivia Seinfeld drowns her sorrows in her stash of much needed beer... -
![Spell on Earth by Leighann Dobbs]()
Spell on Earth by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFinding a body facedown in a chocolate fountain isn’t exactly the way earth witch Zola Meadows wanted to start her day. Even worse, her sweet old lady neighbor, Lilly Martinelli, is arrested for the crime. The evidence against Lilly is flimsy at best, and Zola vows to clear her name... -
![My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles]()
My Fair Succubi by Jill Myles
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIT SUCKS TO BE HER. Living as a succubus has a bit of a learning curve, but with sexy fallen angel Noah to scratch her sensual Itch, Jackie Brighton is finally starting to feel ahead of the game. She almost doesn’t miss her gorgeous vampire master Zane—or his sinful, teasing mouth. She’s trying to convince herself of that, anyway... -
![Heaven's Embrace by J.A. Cipriano, Erin Bedford]()
Heaven's Embrace by J.A. Cipriano, Erin Bedford
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJane has a problem. She can see angels, and not just any angels, but archangels. There’s Michael, tough, gorgeous, and smarter than Sherlock Holmes. Lucifer, the bad boy you love to, well, love. And Gabriel? Well, he’s like the best friend she always wanted, only with washboard abs. Together they make an awesome team when they aren’t trying to figure out a way to screw like bunnies... -
![Vignette by Jim Butcher]()
Vignette by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA short story of the Dresden Files. Bob and Harry discuss the latter's Yellow Pages advert... -
![The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch]()
The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeet Augustus Berrycloth-Young—fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad—as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps... -
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![Hell on High Heels by Jay Aury]()
Hell on High Heels by Jay Aury
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe four rules of freelance villainy are as follows: Always wear a mask Never hurt civilians Never kill the heroes you’re paid to fight. And the bad guy always loses.And the rules worked, until I had to take down the Heroes of Earth to get Psyren back. Now, I'm not only infamous, but have a mob of villains looking to join my 'evil' organization and take over the world... -
![Carpet Diem by Justin Lee Anderson]()
Carpet Diem by Justin Lee Anderson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGood and Evil do not exist.God and Satan are brother and sister, and the Big Bang was a giant cockup.Now, over 13 billion years later, the most important item in all of creation is Simon Debovar's living room carpet. And someone just stole it... -
![Witched At Birth by Dakota Cassidy]()
Witched At Birth by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"Thank you, Dakota Cassidy. I'd read the damn phone book if you wrote it!!" NYT Bestselling Author Robyn PetermanFreshly sprung from witch jail, Winnie Foster just has to fulfill the conditions of her parole and she's home free.Too bad that parole takes place in Paris. (Texas!) Where she'll work at a school for the magically inclined... -
![Book of Souls by Brad Magnarella]()
Book of Souls by Brad Magnarella
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEVERY WIZARD'S STORY HAS A BEGINNING Let’s go back to the night I turned thirteen, the night Grandpa filleted my finger with his cane sword. I can’t say what terrified me more, the cold anger in his eyes or the crazy things in his locked study. A talking trunk. Squirming coats. A bookshelf whose titles shifted before my eyes. And one chilling title in particular: Book of Souls... -
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The Purr-fect Crime by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMagic is about to meet murder in Willow Bay Angela Martin lives a pretty normal life. As normal as the life of a witch who can talk to animals can be, anyway. Until she shows up to work one day and finds a dead body. Of course, in a small town like Willow Bay this means everyone is obviously on edge... -
![The Barrow Will Send What it May by Margaret Killjoy]()
The Barrow Will Send What it May by Margaret Killjoy
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMargaret Killjoy’s Danielle Cain series is a dropkick-in-the-mouth anarcho-punk fantasy that pits traveling anarchist Danielle Cain against eternal spirits, hypocritical ideologues, and brutal, unfeeling officers of the law...
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