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Love Will Tear Us Apart by C.K. McDonnell
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLove can be a truly terrible thing.Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when one of you is dead.Vincent Banecroft, the irascible editor of The Stranger Times, has never believed his wife died despite emphatic evidence to the contrary... -
![The Haunted Homecoming (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #10) by Angie Fox]()
The Haunted Homecoming (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #10) by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsApple cider, bonfires, football, and—ghosts. It’s homecoming weekend in Sugarland, Tennessee and ghost hunter Verity Long is tickled to see so many souls—living and dead—back in town to celebrate. But not all reunions are happy ones, and when Verity stumbles upon a dead body by the football field, it appears someone has already evened the score... -
![Burning Secrets by Shawn McGuire]()
Burning Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThings are heating up in Whispering Pines, and it’s not just the weather. Sheriff Jayne O’Shea is on edge. Hopeful applicants have taken over the commons area, all of them begging to become residents. Villagers who left long ago have returned, causing an uproar among the locals. The slow burn feud between the sister witches has reached the boiling point... -
![Pecan Pies and Dead Guys by Angie Fox]()
Pecan Pies and Dead Guys by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes Verity Long would like to forget that she lives with the ghost of a 1920s gangster. But the reluctant housemates must once again work together when a dead detective blackmails Frankie into helping him solve a Great Gatsby-era cold case. Before she can say “bathtub gin,” Verity is dragged straight into a raging, otherworldly house party. Worse, every guest is hiding something... -
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![MESSAGE in the BONES: A small town murder mystery with a psychic twist by Dawn Merriman]()
MESSAGE in the BONES: A small town murder mystery with a psychic twist by Dawn Merriman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEscape the usual small town murder story with this quirky, page turning mystery. With long-buried bones, psychic visions, a tattoo with messages from above, and a clown-masked murderer chasing through a corn maze, this story will keep you on edge until the very last word. -
![Dog Gone Ghost by Angie Fox, Tavia Gilbert]()
Dog Gone Ghost by Angie Fox, Tavia Gilbert
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho let the dogs...and cats...out?Verity Long's new ghost-hunting career has gone to the dogs - literally. A spirit is releasing animals from their cages at the Sugarland Animal Rescue Center. It's an unusual haunting that gets even more bizarre when she uncovers a new clue in a case of a missing child. Verity vows to reunite the lost boy with his family... -
![Witch at Odds by Juliette Harper]()
Witch at Odds by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsResigned to her new life as a witch and determined to make a success of both that and her business, Jinx has a lot to learn. She sets out to both study her craft and get a real direction for her aunt’s haphazard approach to inventory. Not to mention the fact that she wouldn’t mind getting to know neighboring business owner Chase McGregor a lot better... -
![The Keeper by J.L. Bryan]()
The Keeper by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe South Channel lighthouse is a crumbling antique at the mouth of the Savannah River, abandoned and forgotten for generations. Local stories still tell of a mysterious woman in white who often stood at the old lighthouse, watching the sailors come into port...even long after she died... -
![Sweet Tea and Spirits by Angie Fox]()
Sweet Tea and Spirits by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSouthern girl Verity Long is about as high society as her pet skunk. Which is why she’s surprised as anyone when the new head of the Sugarland social set invites her to join the "it" girls. But this is no social call. Verity’s new client needs her to go in undercover and investigate strange happenings at the group’s historic headquarters... -
![Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood by Ann Charles]()
Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMeanwhile, Back in Deadwood … the mystery and mayhem continue. Between the butchered body parts, creepy killers, dogged detectives, ghoulish ghosts, and ever-present TV cameras, Violet Parker’s purple boots are itching to skedaddle.But there is no escaping another murder investigation or her new deadly reputation. Not even if both risk the lives of those she loves most... -
![Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid]()
Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsJeannine appeared in the room across from Mary. Her face was streaked with tears and she was visibly trembling. “Mary, I remembered,” she cried. “I remembered and it was awful.”The time has finally come for Mary to investigate Jeannine’s murder... -
![The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox]()
The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings**USA Today Bestselling series!**From New York Times bestseller Angie Fox, the second book in the Southern Ghost Hunter mysteriesA haunted library is no place for a girl who can see ghosts, but when Verity Long stumbles on a dead body in the middle of the main reading room, she has to believe someone…even a dead someone…must have witnessed the crime... -
![Bargain Haunter by ReGina Welling, Erin Lynn]()
Bargain Haunter by ReGina Welling, Erin Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Everly Dupree and when my marriage ended, I more or less landed on my feet. I moved back home, bought a house, and found a job. Maybe not the best job in the world, but it paid the bills. But now my boss is dead and I'm the only one who knows it was murder. And the house? Well, it's a great house... full of interesting things and not haunted at all... -
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Medium Things by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people. I'm not your typical medium. The kind portrayed on your favorite television shows. The spirits who visit me aren't interested in reuniting with loved ones. Nope. The spirits I connect with have sought me out for one thing and one thing only: justice... -
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![The Ghost and the Mountain Man by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre]()
The Ghost and the Mountain Man by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife is about to change for Brian Henderson, now that he knows the secrets of Beach Drive.Unbeknownst to Brian and the others, they have brought something else home with them after their misadventure in the forest. The spirit of a mountain man has followed them to Frederickport with a secret of his own... -
![Toe to Toe by Deborah Leblanc]()
Toe to Toe by Deborah Leblanc
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsNonie Broussard is a medium—a closet medium. After losing her job at a local T-shirt factory, Nonie has to find a way to make ends meet. Not easy in a small town like Clay Point, LA. Two opportunities come her way, however, neither of them easy for someone with her abilities... -
![A Spelling Mistake by Nancy Warren]()
A Spelling Mistake by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSpell in haste, repent at leisure.Middle-aged witch Quinn Callahan agrees to hold a book launch for the bestselling but recently dead author Bartholomew Branson. It's a small favor for the new vampire. Unfortunately, things get out of hand when the author arranges a huge launch party and someone dies... -
![44 Gilmore Street by Shani Struthers]()
44 Gilmore Street by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“We all have to face our demons at some point.” Psychic Surveys – specialists in domestic spiritual clearance – have never been busier. Although exhausted, Ruby is pleased. Her track record as well as her down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach inspires faith in the haunted, who willingly call on her high street consultancy when the supernatural takes hold. But that’s all about to change... -
![The Ghost and Little Marie by Bobbi Holmes]()
The Ghost and Little Marie by Bobbi Holmes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe family of Adam Nichols show up in Frederickport when Marie ends up in a nursing home with a broken hip. Yet unlike Adam, who is trying to get his grandmother home, the new arrivals are more concerned with selling off her assets and keeping her in the questionable facility... -
![A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde]()
A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe thought she could see everything. Time is proving her wrong.Ten years ago, Natalya’s ability to remember the future cost her the life she wanted when her vision of her fiancé’s death tore them apart. Ever since, she's considered her precognition more of a curse than a gift... -
![The Ghosts of Wonky Inn by Jeannie Wycherley]()
The Ghosts of Wonky Inn by Jeannie Wycherley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlf has tried to banish her demons. And her ghosts. But memories of her recent past linger and keep her awake. Every night it’s the same. Insomnia. When she does eventually drift off, she’s woken almost immediately by a sobbing spirit. He says he's lost. And worse than that, someone is trying to kill him... -
![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... -
![Witch at Last by Juliette Harper]()
Witch at Last by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA lot has changed for Jinx Hamilton in just a few months. After the mishaps that befell her in Witch At Odds, Jinx just wants to enjoy the rest of the summer, but she’s not going to be that lucky. Just as she’s poised to tell her friends she’s a witch, secrets start popping out all over the place... -
![Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino]()
Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsReporter Stacy Justice has finally stopped resisting who she really is—a powerfully gifted witch. And now that the Council has appointed her Seeker of Justice, she feels stronger and more attuned to her magic than ever before.But Samhain—the night when the veil between the worlds thins—is approaching and something strange is brewing. First, a fairy with a sweet tooth appears in town unexpectedly... -
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![No Ghouls Allowed by Victoria Laurie]()
No Ghouls Allowed by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOn a trip to Georgia to see her father, M. J. Holliday finds herself trapped in a haunted mansion and discovers... THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN—FROM THE DEAD M.J. has had a distant relationship with her father since her mother died more than two decades ago. But when M.J... -
![Twisted Paths by Terri Reid]()
Twisted Paths by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsGloria Foley turned off the light in the hallway and made her way slowly upstairs to bed. She paused at the doorway of her daughter’s bedroom and shook her head. It had been such an emotional day for all of them. She prayed she would have the strength to get them both through these treacherous teenaged years... -
![Better Off Dead in Deadwood by Ann Charles]()
Better Off Dead in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne dead body. One century-old, haunted opera house. One zombie musical. One pissed-off detective... -
![Deader Homes and Gardens by Angie Fox]()
Deader Homes and Gardens by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSouthern belle Verity Long is back in business--as a ghost hunter. Now all she has to do is visit the town's creepiest mansion and exorcise a family of vengeful spirits. Piece of cake. After all, ghosts love her and need her...that is until she meets the ghosts of Rock Fall mansion... -
![The Haunted Heist by Angie Fox]()
The Haunted Heist by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**USA TODAY Bestselling Series!**Just because she can see the dead doesn't mean Verity Long wants to spend her days hunting ghosts. Instead, she's over the moon to land a marketing job at the local bank...until she finds her new boss dead in the vault. Even her ghost friend, Frankie, knows that's no way to start a career... -
![A Ghostly Suspect by Tonya Kappes]()
A Ghostly Suspect by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA funeral, a ghost, a murder . . . It's all in a day's work for Emma Lee Raines . . .especially when the ghost turns out to be someone very dear to her heart. Debbie Dually, psychic and friend who has guided Emma Lee since the she was bopped on the head from a falling plastic Santa, local undertaker Emma Lee Raines is told she's suffering from “funeral trauma... -
![To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen]()
To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrent's heart may belong to Tina, but a shadow demon is after his soul…Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion... -
![Fortune Favors The Witch by Ani Gonzalez]()
Fortune Favors The Witch by Ani Gonzalez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFortune teller Luanne LaRue is trying to build a new life in the haunted town of Banshee Creek and the last thing she wants is a conflict with super-sexy Sheriff Sean Stickley. But when a mysterious fraud spreads through town (along with a dead body) she has no choice. She has to find the culprit and clear her name fast before her new life (and new love) is destroyed... -
![Uncharted Territory by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Uncharted Territory by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGrab a latté, a box of Kleenex and a clean pair of panties. Carolyn Ridder Aspenson has done it again. —Lynn/Two Girls & a Book Suburban housewife Angela Panther didn't want to communicate with the dead, but the universe had other plans.. -
![A Ghostly Secret by Tonya Kappes]()
A Ghostly Secret by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmma Lee Raines, proprietor of a small-town Kentucky funeral home, Eternal Slumber, is a “Betweener,” helps ghosts stuck between here and the ever-after— only murdered ghosts. After Emma Lee solves who murdered them, only then can they cross over to the Great Beyond, Big Guy In The Sky.Emma Lee is up against a cold case that happened before she’d even gotten her “Betweener” gift... -
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![A Bogie in the Boat by Elizabeth Hunter]()
A Bogie in the Boat by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou know what doesn’t go down well with morning coffee? A body in a canal. When a neighbor finds a grim discovery in the waterways of Venice Beach, Linx Maxwell gets an unexpected visitor in the form of a new ghost. The only problem? Her new ghost doesn’t see eye to eye with her old one. Detective Frank Bogle doesn’t know what to make of the young victim... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Rise to Me by Shani Struthers]()
Rise to Me by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“This isn’t a ghost we’re dealing with. If only it were that simple…” Eighteen years ago, when psychic Ruby Davis was a child, her mother – also a psychic – suffered a nervous breakdown. Ruby was never told why. “It won’t help you to know,” the only answer ever given... -
![A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder by Victoria Laurie]()
A Ghoul's Guide to Love and Murder by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMedium M. J. Holliday battles demons in the tenth Ghost Hunter Mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of No Ghouls Allowed.M.J., Heath, and Gilley, are back home in Boston, where their new film is sure to be a monster hit! To promote the film, the studio is sponsoring a special exhibit of supernatural artifacts at a local museum... -
![Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake]()
Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s Halloween in Hitching Post, Alabama, and potion shop owner Carly Bell Hartwell has an especially spooky customer to handle…With all the ghosts that haunt her at this time of year, Carly doesn’t exactly rush to celebrate Halloween. Even a costume ball organized by her boyfriend Dylan's mother, Patricia Davis Jackson, holds little allure... -
![Moon River by J.R. Rain]()
Moon River by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSeven years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire... -
![Final Call by Terri Reid]()
Final Call by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStanley peered up into the shadows above the stage. There was a colorful blaze of fabric amidst the burgundy curtains and canvas backdrops. He moved closer, trying to get a better view from a different angle.“Hey, what’s this play about anyway?” Stanley asked. “Is it a Western?”“No, it’s a drama,” Rosie replied.“How come you need a dummy hanging from a rope?”She looked over quickly... -
![Sense of Deception by Victoria Laurie]()
Sense of Deception by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn "New York Times" bestselling author Victoria Laurie s newest Psychic Eye Mystery, Abby Cooper senses a convicted killer is innocent, but she ll need hard evidence to save the woman before it s too late A ticked-off judge has tossed Abby in the slammer for contempt of court, and during her brief but unpleasant stay she learns the story of a condemned woman who is facing a far more serious... -
![Good Tidings by Terri Reid]()
Good Tidings by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBlack Friday – the official opening of the holiday shopping season – and Patrice Marcum is stuck in the middle of her local superstore with a crying infant, a near-hysterical desire to just abandon the diapers and milk she desperately needs, and the snowstorm of the century dumping half a foot of snow on the parking lot outside. She needs a miracle... -
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![Dead Case in Deadwood by Ann Charles]()
Dead Case in Deadwood by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratings"Nothing good ever happens at the butt-crack of dawn. No doubt, the headless corpse on the autopsy table in front of me would agree."-Violet Parker Real estate agent. Violet "Spooky" Parker stumbles upon a body-part theft ring at the local funeral parlor and suspects her caustic coworker has a hand in it or maybe a foot... -
![Grave Mistake by Kate Allenton]()
Grave Mistake by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPsychic Ryley St. James has a million problems, but a haunted house isn’t one of them.Until now.When a woman is attacked in a haunted house and sent to the hospital fighting for her life, her powerful fiancé blackmails Ryley into uncovering the deadly secrets hidden on the property.The house reeks of ill warnings and bad tidings. This isn’t what Ryley calls a typical haunting... -
![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... -
![Beyond by Catina Haverlock, Angela Larkin]()
Beyond by Catina Haverlock, Angela Larkin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Sequel out 2018***“Dangerous. Wrong. She could be so close to finding out who I really am, and I don’t want to think about how badly that could damage her. If I have any conscience,I’ll turn and run. But I can’t let her go.” Presley Hale has no idea the guy she just told off in the school parking lot died in a drowning accident four months ago... -
![Unbreakable Bonds by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Unbreakable Bonds by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Be careful what you wish for because karma has a way of biting you in the butt." That's what Angela Panther's mother always said. And boy was she was right. When Angela first discovered her gift to gab with ghosts, she fought it tooth and nail. But the second she decided it wasn't so bad, tragedy hit and the universe decided to teach her a lesson... -
![Donn's Hill by Caryn Larrinaga]()
Donn's Hill by Caryn Larrinaga
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Grief can change us... shift the way we look at the world..."Mackenzie Clair needs a fresh start. The death of her father and a broken relationship rendered her old life unlivable. What better place to build a new one than Donn's Hill, the most haunted town in America and her favorite childhood vacation spot?But returning to Donn's Hill awakens more than nostalgia...
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