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Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHadley Hunter thought she was getting a grip on the paranormal world she never knew existed until recently. She was wrong. In the shadow of a massive shifter retreat, she finds she knew absolutely nothing.Her live-in love Galen Blackwood has his hands full with the conference... -
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Vengeful Magic by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen lost treasure is discovered, supernatural creatures unleash violence across Cornwall.Midsummer is approaching and Avery, Alex, and the White Haven witches, are making plans to celebrate Litha, but everything stops when paranormal activities cause havoc.Smuggler's gold is found that dates back centuries, and a strange chain of events is set in motion; Newton needs magical help... -
![We All Scream by Amanda M. Lee]()
We All Scream by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStormy Morgan has accepted her life as a witch, and is even looking forward to the future. That means training with the most powerful witches in the Midwest. She’s determined to follow through on her destiny. Despite her best intentions though, not everything is going to be as easy as she hoped.When Stormy steps in and uses her magic following a bus accident, she’s almost killed in the process... -
![Gift of the Darkness by E.E. Holmes]()
Gift of the Darkness by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA warning from the past, an uncertain future, an impossible choice... For hundreds of years, the Durupinen have carried the power of the Gateway in their bloodlines. Now, a dire warning from the past might mean that power must come to an end... -
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![You Only Witch Once by Amanda M. Lee]()
You Only Witch Once by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s the summer of 2002, and Winnie Winchester is a normal mother. She has the same highs, the same lows, and the same fears as any other mother of a fourteen-year-old girl. Of course, since she’s a witch – and her daughter can talk to ghosts – those fears are amplified to an unnatural degree... -
![Grim Discovery by Amanda M. Lee, Karen Krause]()
Grim Discovery by Amanda M. Lee, Karen Krause
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAisling Grimlock’s life is a mess. Her mother might be back from the dead. Wraiths appear to be after her again. Her father is definitely up to something. Michigan’s most calamity-prone grim reaper is in a pickle, and the only one she can trust with a haunting secret is her boyfriend Griffin... -
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Mack's Rousing Ghoulish Highland Adventure by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMack did not sign up for hunting unknown ghost-eating creatures.But that’s what he gets when he and Brandon arrive to help Eli and husbands at an old inn situated in the Scottish Highlands. Now he’s surrounded by terrified ghosts on the run, zombie-ghosts that look eaten, and no one knows what the baddie is...Categorized as:
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Mack's Perfectly Ghastly Homecoming by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMack’s over the moon to not only have Brandon but to finally be done with all their training. With the official FBI stamp of approval, they are ready to start ghost busting. The very last place he wants to be sent to is his hometown of Opelousas, Louisiana, however. But a child is being terrorized, and when he discovers it’s his favorite cousin, all reluctance is forgotten... -
![It's a Hell of a Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
It's a Hell of a Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI did not order the extra slice of Armageddon to go with my midlife crisis. Apparently , if you’re an Immortal, it comes free of charge. I have until sundown tomorrow to get to a parallel plane of existence, save my family, and kick bad-guy butt all before the world ends. Impossible, right? Not according to my posse of whackado buddies... -
![Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan]()
Safe Harbor by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsOne of seven daughters in a line of extraordinary women, Hannah Drake has been the elusive object of affection for Jonas Harrington for as long as the rugged sheriff can remember. If only the stunning supermodel was driven by a passion other than her career. But Jonas isn t the only one with desires for Hannah... -
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On a Witch and a Prayer by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFBI Agent Landon Michaels is looking forward to a weekend of fun and ease with his witchy love, Bay Winchester. Unfortunately for him, relaxation isn’t in the cards. When his boss hands him a cold case from Hemlock Cove before he leaves for an extended weekend, Landon is annoyed. When Thistle Winchester gets a vision from the file, bother turns to intrigue... -
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Every Witch Way But Wicked by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhere there’s a witch, there’s a way! Where there’s a whole family of them, there’s trouble. Bay Winchester, editor of Hemlock Cove’s small weekly newspaper, thinks her small hamlet’s upcoming murder mystery weekend is going to be all about fun, food and frolicking... -
![Dead Man Walking by Pandora Pine]()
Dead Man Walking by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara is stunned to see the breaking news that a well-known mobster he helped to put behind bars, Vito “The Dragon” Dragonni, has been released from prison after his life sentence is overturned on a technicality. When prominent members involved in the original case against The Dragon start turning up dead, Ronan starts to wonder if he’s next... -
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Fluke and the Fantastic Finale by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor centuries, the Believer cult has preyed on arcane mages from their place in the shadows. Now, for better or worse, Sage has taken arcane magic public, and all eyes are on him. While he’s not comfortable in the spotlight, neither is the cult that wants him dead.But the Believers aren’t quite ready to give up yet... -
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![Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts]()
Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsIn her new trilogy, New York Times #1 Best Selling author, Nora Roberts returns to the lush, green hills of Ireland, where love is forever touched by magic - And where the Gallagher siblings explore the depth of their fiery hearts... -
![Witching For Joy by Deanna Chase]()
Witching For Joy by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number! Joy Lansing is at a crossroads. Her kids have all flown the nest and just when she thought she was going to spend her golden years with her husband of thirty years, she finds herself single again and looking to rebuilt a life she no longer recognizes... -
![Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles, Caroline Shaffer]()
Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles, Caroline Shaffer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I laughed (a lot), cried (a little), and wanted to stab a certain family member. This story brings all the feels!” --Renee George, USA Today Bestselling Author It’s Christmas Eve and Violet Parker has one request on her list for Santa—to make it home to her kids. Unfortunately, “home” is also the lair of her life-long nemesis, her sister Susan (aka the devil’s concubine)... -
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Oceans of Fire by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsCalled “the reigning queen of paranormal romance” by Publishers Weekly, New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan offers an imaginative blend of sensual romance, fast-paced adventure and the paranormal that has thrilled countless readers... -
![Wicked Times by Lily Harper Hart]()
Wicked Times by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDetective Jack Harker and Shadow Lake’s resident witch Ivy Morgan are finally on the right romantic track – and they’re officially going on their first date. While eating dinner in a neighboring town, a police officer is shot and killed on the street – and when the ballistics come back, Jack realizes his tortured past is still part of his tumultuous present... -
![Vintage Spirits by Annabel Chase]()
Vintage Spirits by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSometimes the dead aren't so silentJulie Duncan never expected to be a fifty-year-old widow living with her domineering mother in the same lakeside house she grew up in. Winters in Lake Cloverleaf are a gloomy time for Julie. Christmas and New Year’s Eve remind her of her late husband and she isn’t looking forward to yet another holiday season without him... -
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Dead Serious Just the Extras Vol.1: MM Paranormal Romance & Dark Humor by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDead Serious, Just the Extras Vol. 1 includes the following bonus Made in HeavenDusty’s time on earth is done, but she’s not ready to let go. Settling into heaven is nothing like expected and she finds she has a very important choice to make... -
![Loose Ends by Morgan Brice]()
Loose Ends by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead... -
![Ritual of Magic by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson]()
Ritual of Magic by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew teachers, new students, and new magical secrets.The statues at La Voisin aren’t what they seem, and one in particular appears to have changed his position since last semester. But statues can’t move.Can they?A single touch to the stone figure reveals a life before this one. One where the statue made a brother pact with another man. A very familiar man... -
![Private Eye by Alyssa Day]()
Private Eye by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Tess Callahan, new owner of Dead End Pawn, meets her grandmother the banshee, life is about to get complicated. When Tess's partner Jack Shepherd, tiger shapeshifter and P.I., gets involved to help them investigate a banshee-kidnapping spree, life is about to get deadly. Because nothing is ever simple in Dead End, Florida, and sometimes it takes a tiger's eye to see the truth... -
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![The Counseling by Marley Gibson]()
The Counseling by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKendall has just discovered who Emily really is, lost her boyfriend, and nearly died doing the thing she loves most--ghost hunting. It's time to take a break and try to reconcile all the changes she's going through. So Kendall heads to the Sierra Mountains, where there's a camp especially for young people with gifts such as hers. It's a time for reflection and self-discovery... -
![Dead in the Water by Pandora Pine]()
Dead in the Water by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara, has set sail on the honeymoon of his dreams to sunny Bermuda. He’s looking forward to a week of fun in the sun with his husband, Tennyson, but nothing is going as planned... -
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Gifted by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsContains two holiday stories, one Otherworld Pack and one Cainsville.Gabriel’s Gargoyles - (Cainsville short story, Gabriel Walsh as 10 year old narrator.) Cainsville was where a boy could walk the streets safely at any time, day or night. Where everyone was genuinely glad to see you, and didn’t think you were odd if you wanted to keep to yourself. Because Cainsville was odd, too...Categorized as:
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![Dewitched by Dakota Cassidy]()
Dewitched by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"It's nice to meet you, Mr…er, stage, screen, and Japanese film star, but party…and thirty-two years, actually almost thirty-three now. And um, stuff…to do… So, talk later. I mean, you and me. M'kay? Gotta go... -
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Kitto by Harper Fox
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsNow Lee is free from the malevolent ghost of Morris Hawke, his clairvoyant gifts are expanding fast. Too fast for comfort, and he and Gideon find themselves wrestling with his unsettling capacity to see the future. In some ways this new power is wonderful, and Lee finds himself a local hero after predicting a flood... -
![Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts]()
Tears of the Moon by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsA talented songwriter, Shawn Gallagher spends his days lost in reverie and wonder, oblivious to the wiles of women and the ways of the world... -
![The Awakening by Amanda Stevens]()
The Awakening by Amanda Stevens
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsShush…lest she awaken… My name is Amelia Gray, a cemetery restorer who lives with the dead. An anonymous donor has hired me to restore Woodbine Cemetery, a place where the rich and powerful bury their secrets. Forty years ago, a child disappeared without a trace and now her ghost has awakened, demanding that I find out the truth about her death. Only I know that she was murdered... -
![The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler]()
The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPsychic...or psychotic? Anna knows her family is crazy. But when she goes to visit her aunt and uncle for the summer and learns that her uncle’s charred body has been found, her life reaches a new level of insanity. Her erratic aunt’s “psychic” abilities are exaggerated by her grief, and have become borderline violent... -
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Dead Is Just A Rumor by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsAs the creepy little town of Nightshade prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary—on Halloween, of course—many of its paranormal residents are receiving mysterious blackmail letters. Psychic teen Daisy Giordano and her sisters set out to find out who is behind the threats. But launching an investigation isn’t easy for Daisy with her overprotective father watching her every move... -
![The Twilight Before Christmas by Christine Feehan]()
The Twilight Before Christmas by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsSeven sisters...and a legacy of magical secrets. Bestselling novelist Kate Drake is one of seven sisters gifted with amazing powers of witchcraft. Returning home in time for her northern California town's annual Christmas pageant, Kate catches the spirit of the season and decides to open a bookstore in a charming but run-down historic mill. Decorated former U.S... -
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![The Trouble With Ghosts by A.L. Kessler]()
The Trouble With Ghosts by A.L. Kessler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPoltergeists, severed thumbs, and lies… PIB agents Abigail Collins and Nick Averin are rattled when a handful of severed thumbs are found at an abandoned house, but neither of them expected it to link to a decades old murder with strange ties to the paranormal world. When Abby’s greatest enemy seems to be helping her from afar, it’s clear that there’s more to this case than the duo first believed... -
![Spells and Spaniels by Christine Pope]()
Spells and Spaniels by Christine Pope
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSomething’s got a spaniel familiar’s tongue…and it isn’t a cat.Charity Hughes is the first witch in more than a century to possess a gift like hers. She’s a “familiar whisperer” — someone who can communicate with other witches’ troubled familiars and resolve their problems... -
![Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns]()
Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRowan Harbor has had a tough winter, and Devon Murphy wants nothing more than to make it better. When he proposes a solution to the town’s low morale, it creates a rift in his relationship with his boyfriend, Wade. They’ve hardly ever argued, and when things get tense, Devon has no idea how to handle it... -
![A Family Affair by Lisa Oliver]()
A Family Affair by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Necromancer's Smile - Book 2 - A Family Affair (This is not a standalone) Necromancer Sy York and former Detective, Alpha wolf Dakar Rhodes are slowly learning to merge their lives together as true mates. With the steadfast Brock and loyal Brad, as well as Connor and Clive all sharing the estate with them, for the first time in his life, Sy feels as though he has a family around him... -
![The Hocus Pocus Magic Shop by Abigail Drake]()
The Hocus Pocus Magic Shop by Abigail Drake
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen chemist Grace O’Leary finds a book of magic spells hidden in her Aunt Lucy’s run-down magic shop, the scientist in her itches to try them out. She mixes up a batch of love potions as a joke, and has to face the consequences when they actually seem to work.Her dream of becoming a professor is in peril, and time is running out to finish research for her dissertation... -
![Blood Money by Lisa Edmonds]()
Blood Money by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharles Vaughan has always had great taste in women, and the Vampire Court's newest investigator, Alice Worth, looks very tasty indeed.After an epidemic of attacks by newly risen vampires terrorizes the city, authorities pressure Charles Vaughan and the Vampire Court to determine who is responsible... -
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Paper Stars by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne magical holiday. Some assembly required... Police Chief Delaney Reed loves the holidays in Ordinary, Oregon, the beach town where gods vacation and monsters reside. But this year, she has a lot on her plate. It isn’t just the creature who follows her home, or the terrible storm barreling toward town. It isn't that Mrs. Yates’s penguin has been stolen. Again... -
![Demon and the Raven by Mary Calmes]()
Demon and the Raven by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpeak of the devil…and he may just appear.Xander Corey has never been happier. He’s in love, engaged to the man of his dreams, his friends are thriving, his land, Corvus, is safe, his community is booming, and he’s even back to working as a part-time librarian in Osprey, the tiny little town he calls home in Upstate New York. And yes, he’s a witch, though only a few are bothered about that... -
![One Hex of a Wedding by Yasmine Galenorn]()
One Hex of a Wedding by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWedding bells turn to sour notes for Emerald O'Brien. Her fiancé is wounded by gunfire, her ex-husband becomes the prime suspect, and her maid of honor is being stalked. Now it's up to Emerald to divine if the incidents are related... -
![The Copper Heart by Sarah Painter, Kate Rawson]()
The Copper Heart by Sarah Painter, Kate Rawson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHeavy is the head that wears the crown…Lydia has taken over as the leader of the Crow Family and is trying to keep the criminality to the bare minimum. DCI Fleet has told her he is ‘all in’ but there have to be limits and Lydia doesn’t want to find out what they are. When the head of the Silver Family, Alejandro, drops down dead, Lydia needs to work out whether it was natural causes or murder... -
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![Long Ride Home by Elizabeth Hunter, Liisa Ivary]()
Long Ride Home by Elizabeth Hunter, Liisa Ivary
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first story in the new paranormal series by Elizabeth Hunter, acclaimed author of the Elemental Mysteries. Welcome to Cambio Springs.In this small desert town, secrets bubble up from the desert floor, and history is written on the canyon walls. Seven friends will gather at the crossroads, because in Cambio Springs, everything—and everyone—changes.Jena Crowe escaped the Springs ten years ago... -
![A Day in the Afterlife of Tod by Rachel Vincent]()
A Day in the Afterlife of Tod by Rachel Vincent
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA special treat from Rachel Vincent pre "If I Die".A Bonus Chapter from "Before I Wake"... -
![Wiretaps & Whiskers by Emigh Cannaday]()
Wiretaps & Whiskers by Emigh Cannaday
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBuffy meets X-Files in this kickass Urban Fantasy with a slow burn romance.Got a faerie problem? I’m your girl.Magic gone awry? Not a problem.But when kids go missing and the search comes up dry, my boss decides I need a partner.The pain in the ass kind.Now I have a problem.As a field agent in the FBI's ultra-elite Occult Crimes Division.. -
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Brandon's Very Merry Haunted Christmas by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Brandon Havili gets recruited by the FBI, he’s immediately assigned to shadow his brother and the psychic Donovan’s anchored to. Brandon doesn’t mind this in the slightest. He loves his brother, Jon seems cool, and it’s a great way to learn how to be an anchor, which is what the FBI wants him for. It’s supposedly three weeks of just following people around and observing... -
![Forevermore by Cindy Miles]()
Forevermore by Cindy Miles
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a misty cliffside, mystery and romance await. . . .Ivy Calhoun's life has been turned upside down. Her new stepdad has uprooted Ivy and her mom, bringing them to live in an actual castle in the misty Scottish countryside. There are stone-faced servants and shadowy corridors, and the ancient walls seem full of secrets. Ivy is at once frightened and intrigued... -
![Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts]()
Heart of the Sea by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe breathtaking conclusion to the New York Times bestselling trilogy that began with Jewels of the Sun and Tears of the Moon...Darcy Gallagher has always believed in the pull of fate, the magic of legend... and the importance of money. She longs to find a rich man who will sweep her away - into a world filled with glamour and adventure, and the exotic life that is her destiny..
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