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The Trailwalker by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe old campground in the mountains has a shrouded history wrapped in legend. Located by the mysterious mounds of a vanished people, it was once a popular summer destination for children, but closed long ago under tragic circumstances.Josh and Allison Conner have moved out from the city, inspired to create a retreat for children in need, a place to build skills and character... -
![The Lodge by J.L. Bryan]()
The Lodge by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMore than a century ago, the Sea Islands of Georgia's coastline were the playground of the ultra-wealthy. Carnegies, Morgans, Rockefellers and other aristocrats of the Industrial Age built luxurious southern beach retreats on islands like Cumberland and Jekyll to escape the icy winters of New York... -
![Wayward Spirits by Wendy Wang, Amy Melissa Bentley]()
Wayward Spirits by Wendy Wang, Amy Melissa Bentley
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe dead don’t always rest in peace... Deputy Jason Tate has seen a lot of terrible things in his time, but nothing quite as strange as the case he just picked up. Is it a suicide gone wrong? An accident? Too many things aren't adding up, and some are downright inexplicable. When it gets weird, he calls in psychic/medium Charlie Payne... -
![The Accidental Minecraft Family: Book 37 by Pixel Ate]()
The Accidental Minecraft Family: Book 37 by Pixel Ate
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the first time ever, the kids are called into Minecraft on a rescue mission and they don’t want to go. Why? Because it’s almost Halloween!But, duty calls, and Mom reminds them saving people is more important than candy. Plus, saving people doesn’t rot your teeth... -
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![Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 4 by Nicholas Knight]()
Supernatural: The Official Companion Season 4 by Nicholas Knight
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDiscover that the Highway to Hell really is paved with good intentionsSupernatural, the hit show from The CW, continued its streak of critical praise and ratings gold as the fourth season upped the stakes for Sam and Dean Winchester and introduced another potent supernatural element into the mix - angels... -
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Crawl by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFour years ago, seventeen-year-old spelunker Carter was killed in a cave collapse. The coroner deemed it an accident.Sullivan Gray knows better.A camping weekend with his brother Dez takes an unsettling turn when Sully sees Carter’s shattered spirit, a sighting that reveals the teen’s death was, in fact, murder... -
![The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne]()
The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow do you find someone who no longer exists? Two years after the supposed death of his brother Sully, Dez wakes up six feet under and six inches from death. With no air remaining, he is pulled back from the brink—by Sully. The reunion is short-lived. Sully is kidnapped by a pair of masked assailants, leaving Dez desperate to find him... -
![The Wynne Witch by H.P. Bayne]()
The Wynne Witch by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mysterious death. A vicious gang. And a spectre whose presence foreshadows a horrific fate.When the Wynne family inherits a house from a deceased family member, they didn’t expect a ghost to come with it.The frightening figure of a skeletal, wild wraith with a bloodcurdling scream leads the Wynnes to seek the help of psychic private investigator, Sully Gray. Rarely does Sully land simple cases... -
![Hollow Road by H.P. Bayne]()
Hollow Road by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor years, the legend of Faceless Flo—a young woman who disappeared in the 1920s—has drawn people to Hollow Road in search of her ghost.Some were never seen again.Among the missing is a young banker who vanished thirty years ago. Dez is called in to help solve the decades-old cold case, and when a connection to the Faceless Flo legend comes to light, he enlists Sully’s help... -
![Turnover and Die by Tegan Maher]()
Turnover and Die by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a beloved elder of the culinary community turns up dead at a cooking competition, it's up to Toni and her new circle of friends to solve the mystery .. -
![Descension by Shani Struthers]()
Descension by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDescension is the fifth in the bestselling Psychic Surveys series, that features plot twists, compelling characters and a mystery at its dark heart!This is what we're dealing with here, the institutionalised..Brookbridge housing estate has long been a source of work for Psychic Surveys... -
![Synergy by Jamie Magee]()
Synergy by Jamie Magee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCharlie continues down her path in SYNERGY - the third book of the SEE series. SYNERGY begins with Charlie coming to grips with a string of horrific nightmares; visions in which she is surrounded by death. Ashes fall from the skies and cover the ground. Is this a piece of her past? A terrible future? And still Charlie stands by her love... -
![Christmas Presence by ReGina Welling, Erin Lynn]()
Christmas Presence by ReGina Welling, Erin Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’m Everly Dupree, and I help the dead find peace whether I want to or not. This year, all I wanted for Christmas was a little peace and quiet, some time with family, and a glass of eggnog. What I didn't need was the ghost of my married past to rear its ugly head, or a ghost from the present to show up. If I'm going to have any future, I'll need to lay all the ghosts to rest... -
![Darker than Dark by Alexie Aaron]()
Darker than Dark by Alexie Aaron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGwen hates the dark. Most children do, but she has more reasons than most. At night when the lights go out, entities that are darker than dark crawl out of the woodwork and torment her. A call to mommy brings relief as the lights go on, and the darker than darks scurry away. But not tonight... -
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![The Garden by Alexie Aaron]()
The Garden by Alexie Aaron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe PEEPs team (Paranormal Entity Exposure Partners) has finally taken on a paying investigation. The owner of an isolated mansion wishes to donate the lease of the property to be used as an abuse shelter. There’s only one problem, it’s haunted. From the maids perpetually making up the beds to a banshee screaming in the upper hall, this house is more than hot with activity, it’s boiling... -
![Skirmish by Michelle West]()
Skirmish by Michelle West
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAt long last, Jewel is preparing to announce her candidacy to become the next Terafin and claim the House Seat. But it is a decision that has her targeted by demons who will stop at nothing to destroy Jewel and her allies as the House War begins.. -
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Battle by Michelle West
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. R. Martin and Robin Hobb, Jewel Markess must contend with deadly court politics, and visions of looming magical threats... -
![Fire Devil by J.L. Bryan]()
Fire Devil by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEllie's pursuit of a possessed friend and her own worst enemy takes her across the United States into forgotten corners of the countryside through haunted hotels, ghost towns, and strange highways, and toward the site of a horrific fire haunted by hundreds of spirits... -
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Kiera Hudson & The Creeping Men by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFinding herself pushed into a new world, with new mysteries to solve, new creatures to defeat and old friends to find, Keira Hudson begins a whole new series of adventures... -
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Kiera Hudson & The Lethal Infected by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith Kiera Hudson trying to come to terms with past decisions that she has made, she soon starts to wonder if perhaps she hasn’t made a terrible mistake.Desperate to learn more about ‘The Agency’ and discover the identity of the mysterious Lois Li, Kiera finds herself working once again with The Creeping Men to unravel the most dangerous mystery of her life... -
![Kiera Hudson & The Secret Identity by Tim O'Rourke]()
Kiera Hudson & The Secret Identity by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHeld captive in the grounds of Bastille Hall, by Kiera Hudson, Potter has to confront the wolf deep inside of him if he is to survive and be set free. But there is a dark secret that Potter has hidden not only from Kiera but from himself too.To tame the wolf that now threatens to consume him, Potter will have to look back to a time before he was born... -
![NOLA by Alexie Aaron]()
NOLA by Alexie Aaron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFavors, be careful asking for them, because they have to be repaid. Repaying her debt Gerald Shem has sent Mia to New Orleans, Louisiana to be part of a team of sensitives and psychics who were coming together to aid in the crossing of lost spirits. Mia assumed that she was just replacing a team member that had fallen ill, but there is more at stake in the Big Easy than it appears... -
![Checking Out PEEPs Lite 9.1 by Alexie Aaron]()
Checking Out PEEPs Lite 9.1 by Alexie Aaron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey’re back. PEEPs Lite – More story, less filling. Some stories just need to be told; anyway, that’s what the voices in my head keep telling me. As I prepare for the next full length “Haunted Series” novel (available in the Spring of 2014), I can’t help wanting to tell you a couple stories in between. These novellas fall after “Something Old” the ninth novel in the “Haunted Series... -
![Redefined by Jamie Magee]()
Redefined by Jamie Magee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a desperate search for silence in the closing chapters of Synergy Charlie battled her ultimate fear and left the only sanctuary she has ever known. She has paid a devastating price for that fateful move. She lost her foundation... -
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![Kiera Hudson & The White Wolf by Tim O'Rourke]()
Kiera Hudson & The White Wolf by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith Potter trying to come to terms with his past and why he now has a wolf lurking inside of him, Kiera Hudson suggests they should go in search of the White Wolf. Potter isn't so sure and wants to return to Hallowed Manor as he believes the truth lies there. But the answers they find lead Kiera and Potter into a mystery of murder and betrayal and ultimately back to the White Wolf, Lilly Blu... -
![Kiera Hudson & The Adoring Artist by Tim O'Rourke]()
Kiera Hudson & The Adoring Artist by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Kiera Hudson learns that her new friend and artist, Nev East, is not answering his phone or retuning her calls, she goes in search of him only to discover that he has gone missing.Enlisting the help of Potter, Kiera starts to follow a series of clues. But why does Potter seem so reluctant to help in the search of Kiera’s friend... -
![Puzzle by Alexie Aaron]()
Puzzle by Alexie Aaron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA group of teenage boys enter an abandoned middle school with larceny on their minds. The tables are quickly turned when an entity of great power locks them in and forces them to play his puzzle games. Dave (Sand Trap), who is violently tossed out because he can see the ghost, calls Mia for help, fearing police involvement... -
![The Siege by Alexie Aaron]()
The Siege by Alexie Aaron
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe dropping temperatures herald the coming of the holidays in northern Illinois. There are trees to be trimmed and packages to be wrapped. Mia is taking it easy while the PEEPs struggle with an infestation of poltergeists. Meanwhile, Big Bear Lake braces for the approach of the first winter storm. Two feet of snow is expected... -
![Crystal Web by Yasmine Galenorn]()
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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![Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan]()
Miracle Mountain by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the early nineteenth century, hungry gold prospectors descended on Miracle Mountain in north Georgia, ripping open the ancient wilderness, driven by dreams of glittering fortunes. Local legends tell of mysterious events, like a young girl who defied death after toppling from the mountain's treacherous waterfall... -
![Devil's Bargain by R.L. King]()
Devil's Bargain by R.L. King
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“A witch wants my baby!” Tamara Huntley is as mundane as they come. A suburban mom with two young children, her life revolves around her family, her job, and the comforts of home. So when her estranged, wild-child sister comes to her, begging for help and claiming a witch murdered her husband and wants to steal her baby daughter in payment for a long-ago oath, Tamara thinks she’s gone crazy...Categorized as:
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![The Ghost of a Memory by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre]()
The Ghost of a Memory by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPast and present collide when a secret from the 1920s wreaks havoc on Marlow House.Walt struggles to remember what he may have forgotten before it’s too late... -
![Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor]()
Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe book you've been waiting for... With Kaitlin in critical condition after a fatal stab wound, reluctant psychic Billie Culpepper has learned that the body she found in the Murder House is actually her own father... -
![Sand Trap by Alexie Aaron]()
Sand Trap by Alexie Aaron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot all sand traps occur on the links. Some may be found on a popular beach or lonely stretch of highway. A sensitive and two ghost hunters walk into a bar. The barman is silent and the barflies long dead. Sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s not. An active haunt in a derelict biker bar on Route 66 is a dream come true for the PEEPs team until it turns violent... -
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![Ghostly Attachments by Alexie Aaron]()
Ghostly Attachments by Alexie Aaron
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt isn’t the chair rocking by itself that sends the young family fleeing in the middle of the night. It’s when it stops rocking and all hell breaks loose. This family needs help. Enter PEEPs (Paranormal Entity Exposure Partners) armed with the latest hi-tech gear and the ghost communication abilities of Mia Cooper. But this isn’t a normal case. Some of the ghosts aren’t playing fair... -
![A Lovely Drop by Darynda Jones]()
A Lovely Drop by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA woman who claims to do the impossible…Andrea Grace comes from a long line of women who can do the impossible: They can eavesdrop on the past. But ever since her mother’s suspicious death, Andrea has led a half-life, guarding herself from those who would kill to get their hands on her... -
![Grave Decisions by Lily Harper Hart]()
Grave Decisions by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHalloween has always been one of Maddie Graves’ favorite days, and this season things are going to be more special than ever because it’s her first big holiday with her live-in love Nick Winters. Nick is keen to make sure Maddie has the time of her life, but the arrival of a popular author and purported psychic in Blackstone Bay has him working overtime to provide protection... -
![The Saints of the Lost and Found by Toni McGee Causey]()
The Saints of the Lost and Found by Toni McGee Causey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAvery Broussard has the curse of seeing lost things (and make no mistake about it, it is a curse). Missing belongings and beloved pets, lost love and loved ones--she sees it all. Long ago, that curse destroyed her own chance at true love, causing her to flee her Louisiana home, vowing never to return. She's kept that promise too, until a phone call from her estranged father forces her hand... -
![Spells of Mist & Spirit by Sarah Piper]()
Spells of Mist & Spirit by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow dark are you willing to go for the ones you love?No matter how hard we fight, no matter how much we’ve already lost, the Dark Arcana have only grown stronger. Thanks to the traitorous mages they’ve recruited into their ranks, now we’re vastly outnumbered and outmagicked.We’ve got one last choice... -
![The Haunting of Larkspur Farm by Michelle Dorey]()
The Haunting of Larkspur Farm by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEach tale of The Hauntings of Kingston is a standalone novel that takes place in the enigmatic city of Kingston, Ontario. Her family's sanctuary has a treacherous intent... Larkspur Farm is the refuge that Paige and her family have craved. A hobby farm in the countryside is a welcome change from the congestion and crime of big city life... -
![Silence Is Golden: A Pet Psychic Mystery No. 3 by Shannon Esposito]()
Silence Is Golden: A Pet Psychic Mystery No. 3 by Shannon Esposito
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a St. Pete native is killed in a hit and run, pet psychic Darwin Winters gets a vision from the victim's prized golden retriever that leads her to believe it was no accident. As suspects start piling up, Darwin finds herself in the middle of the dead woman's family and friends, not knowing who she can trust... -
![Saints & Sinners Ball (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 1) by Stacy M. Jones]()
Saints & Sinners Ball (Harper & Hattie Magical Mystery Book 1) by Stacy M. Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHattie's Cauldron Potions & Pastries is the place for all sorts of mischief - gossipy neighbors, spells and tarot, but you can't leave without the tea and treats. When Hattie hosts the Saints & Sinners Ball & someone kills the lead prosecutor in her yard, her niece Harper has no choice but to help find the killer.At 40, this wasn't the do-over in life Harper expected... -
![Graveyard Shift by Michelle Dorey]()
Graveyard Shift by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe newest eerie tale from best selling author Michelle Dorey Serenity Lodge is haunted. Don’t ask the residents suffering dementia if that’s true. Ask the nurses. Amanda Ennis is the new nurse at Serenity Lodge nursing home. It’s a dream job after years of the hectic pace in the emergency room of a large hospital... -
![Werewolves of Shade (Part Four) by Tim O'Rourke]()
Werewolves of Shade (Part Four) by Tim O'Rourke
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Tim O'Rourke #1 bestselling author of 'The Kiera Hudson Series' comes 'Werewolves of Shade' a werewolf romance with a twist. When the entire population of Shade go missing, investigative reporter Mila Watson knows this could be the big break she has been waiting for... -
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![Forbidden Highway by Catie Rhodes]()
Forbidden Highway by Catie Rhodes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA lost treasure. The return of a dangerous adversary. You can run from destiny—but you can’t hide. Psychic medium Peri Jean Mace sets out to solve the mystery of the Mace Treasure once and for all. But a frightening new truth about her psychic gifts opens a forbidden highway she doesn’t want to travel. Then a brutal psychopath from her past returns, hell-bent on destroying her... -
![School for Saucy Sorceresses by Carolina Mac, Auburn Tempest]()
School for Saucy Sorceresses by Carolina Mac, Auburn Tempest
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTake the chaotic family dynamic of Charmed and cross that with the paranormal magick and mayhem of True Blood and you'll find this New Orleans flavored fun, rollicking read. As Misty's house fills with friends, family, and guests, the magical situations compound and Luke and Misty scramble to keep everyone safe... -
![Haunt Sweet Home by Jarica James]()
Haunt Sweet Home by Jarica James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the Spirit Vlog team, home is wherever the haunts take them. But when they visit Lincoln’s family to recover from their ordeal at Realms of Discovery, they can’t resist the allure of small-town charm... -
![Forsaken by Robert J. Crane]()
Forsaken by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWARNING: Due to extremely disturbing content, this book is intended for MATURE READERS ONLY. Things in Midian, Tennessee are just going straight to hell. Demons rise, allies fall, and some prepare to make the ultimate sacrifice... -
![A Most Unusual Case by Heather Graham]()
A Most Unusual Case by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s a first Labor Day for Angela Hawkins and Jackson Crow with their infant daughter and adopted son. They’re going to take the day and have a picnic with the children while other Krewe members man the office.But the plan goes awry when the grandson of one of Adam’s dearest friends is arrested for committing murder... -
![The Children in the Lake: A Story You Will Never Forget by Mark Edward Hall]()
The Children in the Lake: A Story You Will Never Forget by Mark Edward Hall
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn 1925 three children vanish without a trace in Arrowhead Lake. Nearly a century later there are those who still report seeing the children swimming beneath the surface like elusive dolphins. After losing her husband in a violent car crash, Rachel King and her two young sons venture to Arrowhead Lake to heal...
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