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Readers who enjoyed What Lies Within by S.D. Tooley also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Witch Is Where Magic Lives Now by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere have been many changes to Jill's life during the last six years, but she's just as busy as ever. A family heirloom has disappeared from Tweaking Manor, and a man claims he saw a woman being shot, but the police insist no such shooting ever took place. Meanwhile, Winky is up to his old tricks... -
![Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter]()
Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNell Ingram faces a dark craft known as death magic in the newest pulse-pounding paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series.Nell Ingram is a rookie PsyLed agent, using the powers she can channel from deep within the earth to solve paranormal crimes. Together with her team, she's taken on the darkest magic and the direst foes...Categorized as:
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![Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter]()
Circle of the Moon by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSet in the same world as Faith Hunter's New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the fourth Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who channels her power from the earth.Nell can draw magic from the land around her, and lately she's been using it to help the Psy-Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes...Categorized as:
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![Devil Days in Deadwood by Ann Charles]()
Devil Days in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsViolet Parker knows better than to play with devils. They always cheat, especially when lives are at stake. Deadwood’s charming, troublemaking, and soul-sucking devils are no different, and they’re biting at her heels.But the clock is ticking and Violet has no choice—she must risk her life to save her treasured Aunt Zoe... -
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![Never Say Sever in Deadwood by Ann Charles]()
Never Say Sever in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAll Violet Parker wants is a day off. Better yet, just a “normal” day. But things never go as planned, especially in Deadwood.Someone—or rather something—broke into the local taxidermy shop and took bites out of the critter displays before racing off into the dark. But this is no random crime and Violet knows it... -
![The Spellwood Witches by Melanie Snow]()
The Spellwood Witches by Melanie Snow
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA talking dog, a series of mysteries, a coven of witches, a fleet of mischievous forest fairies, and one handsome police chief...Categorized as:
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![Southern Wishes by Amy Boyles]()
Southern Wishes by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPepper Dunn’s life couldn’t be more perfect. In a few short weeks she’s set to marry the man of her dreams, Axel Reign. All she has to do is tick a few more boxes and the wedding will be on. When her cousin Cordelia introduces Pepper to a wishing stone that can alter reality, Pepper doesn’t think much of it... -
![Stolen Dreams by Terri Reid]()
Stolen Dreams by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratings“But Sol, it ain’t haunted like you thought,” Marty argued cautiously. It wasn’t a good idea to get Sol too angry. “We’ve tried everything, séances, Ouija boards, mediums—everything. This place is just an old, empty house. A creepy, old house.”Sol shook his head, disregarding Marty’s words, and started up the tall staircase to the second floor. “It just has to seem like a haunted house,” he said... -
![The Haunting of Winchester Mansion by Alexandria Clarke]()
The Haunting of Winchester Mansion by Alexandria Clarke
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn the small town of Black Bay, a vacant, forgotten house sits atop an overlooking bluff. When Bailey and Bodhi Taylor move in and begin renovations, the house seems perfect. But things move on their own, screams echo from the basement, and Bailey sees a shadowy figure out of the corner of her eye... -
![Witch Is Where Clowns Go To Die by Adele Abbott]()
Witch Is Where Clowns Go To Die by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJill is busier than ever. A man who has just been released from prison asks her to clear his name. A bestselling author's new manuscript has been stolen, and she is tasked to find it.As if that wasn't enough, she makes a chilling discovery about Grandma's new business venture... -
![Haunted Tales by Terri Reid]()
Haunted Tales by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe death of a beloved fourth-grade teacher has haunted Andrew Tyler his entire life. Was it really an accidental death or was she murdered? And if it was only an accident, why did her ghost haunt the hallways of the old, abandoned school in Polo, Illinois? Andrew calls on Mary O’Reilly to solve the mystery and catch a killer who is still on the loose in the small town... -
![Rattling the Heat in Deadwood by Ann Charles]()
Rattling the Heat in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA scrappy, hot-blooded woman can only take so much! Violet Parker is on fire… or rather under fire yet again. New evidence has fanned the embers of a cold murder case, and her alibi is smoldering at the corners. While battling a dogged detective determined to pin the murder on her, Violet scrambles to find the real killer... -
![Ghost From the Grave by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Ghost From the Grave by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen psychic medium Chantilly Adair receives cryptic messages from the lacrosse park’s dead groundskeeper, she knows something bad is coming. What she doesn’t expect is tragedy to hit so close to home.Now her son’s best friend is missing and feared dead, and the only clues Chantilly has are the babblings of a confused ghost who won’t accept his death... -
![Breakaway - A Mary O'Reilly Lost Files Book (Mary O'Reilly Series) by Terri Reid]()
Breakaway - A Mary O'Reilly Lost Files Book (Mary O'Reilly Series) by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMary floated across the room, shaking her hands in frustration. Finally, she turned back to Mike. “When will the men in my life realize that no one is responsible for watching over me?” she asked sadly. “I am a grown woman. I am a former police officer. I am not some hot-house flower that can’t handle my own life and my own safety.”Victoria sighed loudly and rolled her eyes... -
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![Spirits, Spells, and Wedding Bells by Deanna Chase]()
Spirits, Spells, and Wedding Bells by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's three weeks until Pyper Rayne and her fiancé Julius tie the knot. All she wants to do is enjoy her risqué bridal shower, complete the final details of her wedding, and find time to enjoy the holidays. But when the Charlie, the manager of Wicked, is arrested for a murder she didn't commit, Pyper puts her medium skills to the test in order to find the real killer, before Charlie takes the fall... -
![Garden of Bone by A.J. Scudiere]()
Garden of Bone by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYour favorite NightShade agents are back, only Eleri and Donovan are now on their own. This time they aren’t working with the FBI, and the case is as personal as it can get… FBI Agent Eleri Eames was there the day her sister disappeared at eight years old. However, Eleri is the only one who knows that her sister is already dead and has been for quite some time...Categorized as:
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![Six Feet Under by Tonya Kappes]()
Six Feet Under by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsToo many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth. And let me tell you, this broth is in trouble. Get ready for a Southern showdown. The residents of Cottonwood, Kentucky are sent into a tizzy when the Culinary Channel comes to town to film an episode of Southern Home Cookin’ with celebrity chef Frank Von Lee. Especially Sheriff Kenni Lowry... -
![The Medium Place by Erin Huss]()
The Medium Place by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.Sure, being a medium isn’t easy. Things like dating, working, and even sleeping are all hard to do when there’s a ghost hovering nearby, demanding your attention. But it’s not all bad, and I’d like to think I’m getting pretty good at it…most days.Except for today, when twenty-one-year-old Penelope Muffin appeared... -
![Spirits, Diamonds, and a Drive-thru Daiquiri Stand by Deanna Chase]()
Spirits, Diamonds, and a Drive-thru Daiquiri Stand by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPyper and Julius are getting married. There’s a wedding to plan, dresses to order, and daiquiris to consume. But when Pyper’s younger brother starts dating a young woman who looks remarkably like the new ghost haunting her café, suddenly the plans are on hold until Pyper can unravel a curse that threatens to not only ruin her big day, but her brother, too... -
![Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan]()
Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLong ago, dreams glowed on the screen under the night sky at the old drive-in theater. Once an attraction drawing families and teenagers from miles around, the theater has sat dark and silent for years, its former bright, carnival-like atmosphere a distant memory.A young family brings the forgotten theater to life with a new, modern vision for its future, but strange troubles plague them... -
![Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles]()
Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s a special night in Haunted Hollow, Alabama. The second most haunted town in the country will witness the yearly appearance of the spirit called the Backwoods Banshee.Blissful and her gang of ghost wranglers, Ruth and Alice, are ready for the sighting. But when a rival band of geriatric hunters bet the Southern Ghost Wranglers that they won’t see the banshee first, the deal is on... -
![A Haunted Invitation by J.A. Whiting]()
A Haunted Invitation by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is book 5 in the Lin Coffin series. Although the main mystery is solved in each story, the books should be read in order for the most enjoyment as story lines run from book to book. Lin Coffin has been hired to landscape the front garden of an old Nantucket mansion... -
![Southern Fried by Tonya Kappes]()
Southern Fried by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the South, it's better when the food is fried and the secrets kept buried...After the dead body of a beloved Cottonwood resident is found tangled up in an electric fence, Sheriff Kenni Lowry has a hunch that somethin' ain't right... -
![The Gold Touch That Went Cattywampus by Amy Boyles]()
The Gold Touch That Went Cattywampus by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe town of Magnolia Cove has lost its magic. It's up to Pepper Reign to reclaim it.When Blake Calhoun sets out to steal the heart fire, the object that makes the town of Magnolia Cove, Alabama, magical, his plan backfires. The heart isn't stolen, instead it breaks into four pieces and scatters across the state. Now, newly married Pepper and Axel Reign must work to track down each piece... -
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![Catnip & Curses by Emigh Cannaday]()
Catnip & Curses by Emigh Cannaday
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI have one rule: Never mix business with pleasure.I was never much good at following rules.Alright, so my new partner isn’t the worst. It doesn’t hurt that Logan is big, tall, and smokin’ hot. I started out hating him, but this human hunk is starting to grow on me…when we’re not fighting like cats and dogs. Even our co-worker thinks there’s something going on between us... -
![Chai, Chai Again by Eryn Scott]()
Chai, Chai Again by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPebble Cove is known for giving tourists the cold shoulder, but a frozen body is something new. The people of Pebble Cove are thrown into a forced hibernation when the worst snowstorm in a decade hits the Oregon Coast. They expect to find damages once the snow thaws, but a frozen body down by the pier comes as a terrible surprise... -
![The Haunted Bones by J.A. Whiting]()
The Haunted Bones by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is book 3 in the Lin Coffin series. Although the main mystery is solved in each story, the books should be read in order for the most enjoyment as story lines run from book to book. Lin Coffin and her new business partner, Leonard, have started a landscaping business on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts... -
![The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan]()
The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGhost removal specialist Ellie Jordan must face a dangerous, shape-shifting entity that she and Calvin have encountered once before, with tragic results. The spirit has the power to reach into the minds of living and feed on their fears, taking the shape of their worst nightmares, and it has awoken in search of new victims... -
![Matcha Do About Murder by Eryn Scott]()
Matcha Do About Murder by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPebble Cove is home to more than just fishermen, Victorian houses, and coastal beauty. It also harbors long running feuds and buried secrets.When a local man drops dead after drinking a matcha tea latte, Rosemary Woodmere suspects foul play. As a witness to the murder, she's called in for questioning... -
![Ghostly Charms by Lily Harper Hart]()
Ghostly Charms by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHarper Harlow thought the only thing she was going to have to worry about in the shadow of spring was planning her wedding. She was wrong.A string of break-ins in Whisper Cove have caught the attention of the cops, including her fiancé Jared Monroe. Things take a turn for the worse when one of those break-ins results in the death of a local barber... -
![What Lies Beneath the Graves by Kathryn Meyer Griffith]()
What Lies Beneath the Graves by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 5th Spookie Town Murder Mystery is finally out. Who wouldn’t want to find a chest of buried treasure, ancient gold coins and exquisitely priceless jewelry, on their land? A treasure a sailor dead for over seventy years once found in the shallow waters of a distant island and later buried, hid, the remnants of at the end of his tragic life... -
![Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson, Jani McClure]()
Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson, Jani McClure
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if you discovered your lively new friend wasn’t really…alive?Amanda Tucker is excited about opening her fashion design studio in Shops On Main, a charming old building in historic Abingdon, Virginia. She didn’t realize a ghost came with the property! But soon Maxine “Max” Englebright, a young woman who died in 1930, isn’t the only dead person at the retail complex... -
![Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost talking can be murder… Castleberry Historical society manager Chantilly Adair is excited to finalize the proposal plans for the old Baptist church just outside of town, officially marking it as a registered historic property. But that excitement turns to confusion when she finds a dead body hidden in a janitor’s closet in the basement, and the former pastor’s spirit hovering nearby... -
![Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in Heron Creek is looking up for Graciela Harper, despite the fact that every ghost within a fifty mile radius seems intent on sticking to her like glue - and not the weak Elmer's kind, either But with a sexy boyfriend, her old friends back in her life, and a great job prospect at one of the oldest plantations in the country, it's hard to complain.. -
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![Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her best friend Gen comes from Birmingham for an extended visit, psychic medium Chantilly Adair can’t wait to show her Castleberry, Georgia. Excited to introduce her to what makes her hometown so unique, Chantilly plans to throw a party the size of Atlanta’s Mercedes Stadium... -
![Blowin' Up a Murder by Tonya Kappes]()
Blowin' Up a Murder by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove and marriage go together like grits and gravy...or do they?Welcome to the little town of Cottonwood, Kentucky, a charming town with fun business names like Tiny Tina’s Hair Salon and Cowboy’s Catfish.Sheriff Lowry becomes public enemy number one when she shuts down a wedding reception when one of the catering waiters ends up dead impaled with a wedding umbrella... -
![The Great Diamond Caper by Maggie March]()
The Great Diamond Caper by Maggie March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy is a human lie-detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!When a loyal customer asks Lucy to hide an engagement ring inside one of her famous apple walnut cream cheese muffins, Lucy is charmed... -
![The Christmas Elf by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
The Christmas Elf by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes and sometimes, in ways we least expect. In The Christmas Elf, An Angela Panther Mystery Holiday Short, psychic medium Angela Panther, her sidekick and best friend Mel, and celestial super sleuth Fran join forces to help a lost elf find its way back home... -
![Not by Oolong Shot by Eryn Scott]()
Not by Oolong Shot by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPebble Cove's most infamous house is about to get a makeover, but can changing the outside get rid of the curse held within its walls?High up in the cliffs behind the town of Pebble Cove, a haunted house looks out over the ocean. When the cursed house sells after sitting vacant for decades, the locals are concerned. Horrible things happened there... -
![Assignment in Amsterdam by Carrie Bedford]()
Assignment in Amsterdam by Carrie Bedford
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSHE CAN SEE WHO’S GOING TO DIE – AND THIS TIME, IT'S EVERYONE! It looks like a plum job for architect Kate Benedict—she’s been sent to Amsterdam to repurpose an ancient mansion, happily assigned to work with an old friend. Should have been a lark! But it's a catastrophe—her old friend’s going to die.And so is the caretaker. And the owner. Not to mention the owner’s personal assistant...Categorized as:
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![The Missing Brides by Helen Goltz]()
The Missing Brides by Helen Goltz
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom author Helen Goltz comes an exciting new series about love, fate, and putting to rest more than the dead, with a hint of magic, mystery and visions.Miss Phoebe Astin and her brothers, Julius and Ambrose, lead an unconventional life working in the family funeral business – The Economic Undertaker...Categorized as:
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![Dazed and Infused by Eryn Scott]()
Dazed and Infused by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHave the people of Pebble Cove welcomed a killer into their midst?Two women wash up on the beach in front of Rosemary's tea shop. One is dead. The other is wounded and can't even remember her name. Is she also a victim or the killer?When it becomes clear that the only souls who can help solve this mystery are those of the ghostly persuasion, Rosemary has to get involved... -
![Gifted by Kelley Armstrong]()
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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![Witch's Block by Amy Boyles]()
Witch's Block by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAt forty-three, Paige Provey is at the height of her career. As the author of a successful paranormal book series, she has a legion of fans who all believe she has powers herself. But when Paige's ex-husband reveals that she's a fraud, she quickly finds herself and her career canceled.But Paige is still under a publishing contract, so she must put out a new book--one that will save her career... -
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![The Smile of a Ghost by Phil Rickman]()
The Smile of a Ghost by Phil Rickman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe border town of Ludlow has it all—exquisite medieval streets, a parish church the size of a cathedral, and a weight of history and legend. After a young teenage boy dies, his grandmother becomes convinced she's still seeing her dead grandson in the old town... -
![Grave Seas by Lily Harper Hart]()
Grave Seas by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaddie Graves-Winters and her new husband Nick officially have everything … including the perfect honeymoon. They’re going on their very first cruise, and they just happen to be guests on the Bounding Storm.Rowan Gray and Quinn Davenport are basking in the love... -
![Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer]()
Lowcountry Book Club by Susan M. Boyer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWho could have pushed Shelby Poinsett out her second-floor library window besides her husband? In USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Susan M... -
![New Moon Rising by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox]()
New Moon Rising by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMother, wife, federal agent... mortal.Samantha Moon hadn't always been a vampire. Once, she had been a wife and mother, happily married to her soul mate and raising two adorable kids. Once, she had been a federal agent investigating a world teeming with sophisticated scams, drugs, human trafficking and violence. She had hippie parents and a caring sister...Categorized as:
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![Amazing Grace by John G. Hartness]()
Amazing Grace by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessica Fletcher meets Aunt Bea meets Odd Thomas in this Southern Gothic Paranormal Mystery with a dose of romance from award-winning novelist John G. Hartness. Lila Grace Carter is your favorite new detective, you just don’t know it yet. She’s determined, smart, caring, and sassy as the day is long. She also talks to dead people. Of course, as she puts it, “I’m Southern... -
![Ghost Hunter by Morgana Best]()
Ghost Hunter by Morgana Best
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost Hunter (The Middle-aged Ghost Whisperer Book 2) A fun cozy mystery. Is Alum Mullein a ghost or not? When Prudence Wallflower discovers Alum's secret, she has a short time to save him from complete destruction. The key lies with the murderer of another police officer...
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