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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... -
![Wisteria Warned by Angela Pepper]()
Wisteria Warned by Angela Pepper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZara Riddle is another year older, and busier than ever. She's a powerful witch, a skilled librarian, and the World's Best Mom - according to her coffee mug. It's no wonder the town's detective keeps seeking her help. If you want something done, ask a busy person!Zara partners again with Detective Bentley to investigate a call about a missing person... -
![Marked for Murder by Colleen Helme]()
Marked for Murder by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrouble follows Shelby Nichols Why wouldn't it?She works for a mob boss.And the police.A desperate call from a friend in need turns Shelby’s life upside down. Someone is out to prove that Shelby is a fake, marking her for murder. How far will they go?As the clock ticks down, she realizes no one is safe, and it’s up to her to stop them. Will she succeed? Let’s hope so, because time is running out... -
![Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams]()
Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 11 in the sensational Wisteria Witches Mysteries series by USA Today Bestselling author Angela Pepper!Zara Riddle was looking forward to her first Halloween as a witch.Then the little girl ghost showed up.Zara puts costume shopping on hold, rolls up her sleeves, and does her usual witcher-i-doo.But nothing works as planned. Mistakes are made. Dinner parties are ruined. (More than usual... -
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![Phantom Quartz by Barbra Annino]()
Phantom Quartz by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s nearing Yule in Amethyst, and the witchy reporter, Stacy Justice, is consumed with only one thing—getting through her cousin Cinnamon’s baby shower. Everyone is anticipating the arrival of the newest, tiniest Geraghty. Even Stacy's familiar, Thor, is searching for the perfect gift... -
![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... -
![Wicked Brew: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee]()
Wicked Brew: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThistle Winchester is at her witchy wit’s end. Great-Aunt Tillie is selling wine at the curb of The Overlook – like it’s a lemonade stand – and her mother and aunts are about to burn someone at the stake. Unfortunately, it’s up to her and cousin Bay to put out the fire. When the two cousins take a stand, they’re interrupted by the arrival of an injured and dazed little girl... -
![Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day]()
Painting the Blues in Gretna Green by Linzi Day
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMy powers are growing, and my tolerance is low. My second week in my new role as the Gretna Green Recorder is making the first week look relaxing.I have quite the to-do list.✅ Fix a thousand-year-old injustice that threatens the future of the Pictish royal family and their realm? Check.✅ Test my new Knight Adjutant candidates? Check... -
![The Independent Fairy by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle]()
The Independent Fairy by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNot all who want love, want it for the right reasons.Some just want power.However, Paris Beaufont won’t allow bullies to ruin love for selfish reasons.Even if she doesn’t want romance for herself.Paris’ heart is being healed, but that’s just the beginning.There’s so much more of her story to unravel.And with it, there are many layers to the Fairy Godmother Agency to understand... -
![Bedtime Fury by Annabel Chase]()
Bedtime Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight There's been a discovery of demons.Again.The appearance of a strange plant on the Taskers' farm sends Neville and I straight to the Federal Bureau of Magic database, where we discover that deadly demons are snatching bodies all over town... -
![Murder Most Witchy by Amanda M. Lee]()
Murder Most Witchy by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLife in the Winchester household is hardly settled. That’s true for Bay Winchester more than anybody else. Her boyfriend Landon Michaels is away from town on an undercover assignment for the FBI and Bay is struggling not to let worry and unease rule over her life. Halloween is approaching, after all, and Hemlock Cove is bustling with activity... -
![Secret Hollows by Terri Reid]()
Secret Hollows by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe man smiled at Timmy. “That would be nice of you. Why don’t you lead the way?” Timmy moved past the man and started back up the hill. He heard the whoosh of something moving quickly through the air, but it hit him before he had time to react. He felt the impact against his head and his whole body flew sideways through the air... -
![Every Picture Tells a Fury by Annabel Chase]()
Every Picture Tells a Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.When an artist in Chipping Cheddar disappears under mysterious circumstances, Chief Fox enlists my help to solve the case. An inspection of the artist's most recent paintings reveals there's magic at work and I have to get in touch with my inner Rembrandt in order to access it... -
![Bewitched by Darynda Jones]()
Bewitched by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsForty-something Defiance Dayne only recently discovered she comes from a long line of powerful witches. Added to that was the teensy, infinitesimal fact that she is what’s called a charmling. One of three on the entire planet. And there are other witches who will stop at nothing to steal her immense power, which would basically involve her unfortunate and untimely death... -
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![Deadly Escape by Colleen Helme]()
Deadly Escape by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 11 in the Shelby Nichols Adventure Series How many times can a person escape death? Shelby Nichols may be one lucky gal, but this time, her luck is about to run out.Working for a mob-boss has danger written all over it, but when an escaped convict with a lust for revenge goes after him, it’s up to Shelby and her mind-reading skills to keep Uncle Joey alive... -
![A Witch of a Time by Amanda M. Lee]()
A Witch of a Time by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Winchester witches are all about love and family – and, well, snark and sarcasm – and no one knows that better than the family members themselves, plus the people who love them. Follow Clove, Thistle, Landon, Winnie and Aunt Tillie as they share their lives – and innermost thoughts – through a series of short novellas that take you from the present, to the past, and then back again... -
![Playing With Fury by Annabel Chase]()
Playing With Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight......Well, maybe not all supernaturals. I tend to avoid using my fury traits, but when I reluctantly use my power of invisibility and then can't undo it, I don't know whether the gods are punishing me--or someone else is. At first my condition isn't so bad... -
![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... -
![Ribbing and Runes by Nancy Warren]()
Ribbing and Runes by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan a secret runic message lead to murder?There's a lot happening in Cardinal Woolsey's knitting shop in Oxford. Witches, vampires, a knowing cat, romance and murder. Join Lucy and her undead knitting club as they solve another crime.There's no violence, sex or bad language, just quirky characters, humor—and murder... -
![Mosaics and Magic by Nancy Warren]()
Mosaics and Magic by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeware the crystal ball...When Lucy and Rafe are given a crystal ball as a wedding present, she’s shocked when it foretells doom. For the newlyweds, this was supposed to be a time of joy and celebration. But when a terrible accident befalls one of their wedding guests, Lucy and Rafe must postpone their honeymoon. And as the evidence begins to unravel, it becomes clear this was no accident... -
![The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox]()
The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFor Southern girl Verity Long, friendship means sitting down to stories and sweet tea on the front porch. For her gangster ghost housemate, it means dragging Verity out to a remote haunted asylum during a raging thunderstorm to do a favor for a long-dead mob boss. But Verity is always ready to help out a friend, even one as eternally eccentric as Frankie... -
![The Case of the Earth Spell by Amorette Anderson]()
The Case of the Earth Spell by Amorette Anderson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAre you ready to learn some Earth Magic? Penny Banks, amateur sleuth and witch-in-training, is hitting the books. This time, she's studying elemental magic -- Earth Magic in particular. At the same time, a skeleton turns up in her friend's back yard... -
![Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino]()
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStacy Justice is a young reporter who lives in Chicago, far away from the kooky small town of Amethyst, Illinois, where she was raised by a family of witches. She’s perfectly content with her career, her cat, and her lack of a love life until her cousin informs her that their grandfather is deathly ill... -
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![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... -
![Wrong Side of Forty by Jana Deleon]()
Wrong Side of Forty by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor many, midlife is the beginning. It was a day like any other day for Marina Trahan…until she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Before that eye-opening wake-up call, Marina would have described her life as average or uneventful, maybe even boring. But now, chaos and confusion reign supreme... -
![Ghostly Images by Lily Harper Hart]()
Ghostly Images by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHarper Harlow has ghosts coming out of her ears (thankfully not literally). Suffice it to say she’s got a lot on her plate, though. Between her regular jobs at Ghost Hunters, Inc. – and the secret her best friend Zander appears to be keeping – she has her hands full. Things only become more complicated when one of Whisper Cove’s oldest residents comes knocking on the police department’s door... -
![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... -
![They Hexed the Moon!: Mysteries of Meri (Familiar Kitten Mysteries, #20) by Sara Bourgeois]()
They Hexed the Moon!: Mysteries of Meri (Familiar Kitten Mysteries, #20) by Sara Bourgeois
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Warlocks have really done it this time!Kinsley and Jeremy delve into a bizarre occurrence at Nissa's residence, where undead pets are rising from their graves, and a perplexing vortex threatens to consume everything in its path.Thorn is summoned to examine a disturbance at a decrepit mansion, where he stumbles upon the lifeless body of a paranormal investigator... -
![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... -
![Relatively Familiar by Belinda White]()
Relatively Familiar by Belinda White
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA man is innocent until proven guilty. Why isn't that true for witches and their familiars too? Arc kept his end of our bargain and helped me with my family's problem. Now it was time to return the favor.He's been on the run ever since waking up next to his dead on again/off again girlfriend. He swears he didn't kill her. I believe him.He also says she wasn't in his bed when he went to sleep... -
![Moonshine & Mayhem by Kathleen Brooks]()
Moonshine & Mayhem by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZoey Mathers was a witch. Not on purpose. It had happened accidently. But as Zoey was finding out, maybe this had been her fate all along. Luckily the potential witch hunter, Slade, had turned out to be on her side and had found a place in her heart. With the War of the Witches heating up, it's not just Zoey's life on the line, but all the witches fighting for good... -
![Moonshine & Malice by Kathleen Brooks]()
Moonshine & Malice by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat was an accidental witch to do when fate sends a sexy witch on a motorcycle, only to find out he might be there to kill her?Zoey Mathers was adjusting to life as a witch- a real finger wiggling, magic casting, talk to spirits witch who was thrown into the middle of a war between good and evil... -
![In the Doodoo with Voodoo by Steve Higgs]()
In the Doodoo with Voodoo by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsParanormal investigation takes balls. Amanda will just have to wing it then. What was she thinking? Quitting her steady job in the Police for an uncertain future at a paranormal investigation agency? No time to dwell on it though as she has a new client with a surprising problem – Kimberly Kousins has been cursed by a voodoo priest... -
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![Murder on the Sugarland Express by Angie Fox]()
Murder on the Sugarland Express by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGhost hunter Verity Long is overdue for a little R&R (rest and romance) with her boyfriend, Ellis, and a vintage train trip through the Tennessee mountains seems like just the ticket. The Sugarland Express carries history and nostalgia in every compartment, and Verity is determined to enjoy it—without ghostly interference... -
![Ghostly Worries by Lily Harper Hart]()
Ghostly Worries by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhisper Cove is stuck in a heat wave, although it’s nothing compared to the fire stoking between Harper Harlow and Jared Monroe. They’re happy and enjoying themselves … until a face from the past resurfaces.Jason Thurman and Harper had a brief fling in high school, and when he returns to town to open a restaurant he’s hoping they can revisit their relationship as adults... -
![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)... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Lie or Die by Colleen Helme]()
Lie or Die by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShelby has her hands full managing her new agency, but she's determined to make it work. Her first case to track down stolen money leads her into the lingerie business where nothing is as it appears. She also finds plenty to keep her busy with the police department and Detective Harris. But all that pales in comparison to what she must do to help Uncle Joey, the local mob boss... -
![Careful What You Witch For: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee]()
Careful What You Witch For: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing the youngest Winchester witch is … tough. For Clove Winchester, that has never more apparent than now. Sure, she’s got a new romance brewing with Sam Cornell – but her cousins Bay and Thistle are fighting her every step of the way on that front. When her father approaches her with an opportunity to serve as an in-house psychic for the opening of his new inn, Clove jumps at the chance... -
![Herringbones and Hexes by Nancy Warren]()
Herringbones and Hexes by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat the hex is going on?Life at Cardinal Woolsey’s knitting and yarn shop is about as smooth as shop owner Lucy’s knitting. In other words, lumpy, tangled and prone to disaster. Much like her spell-casting. But things get worse when her cousin and shop assistant Violet shows alarming symptoms of a hex... -
![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... -
![Duncan by D.B. Reynolds]()
Duncan by D.B. Reynolds
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWashington, D.C. … capital of an empire. Powerful. Exhilarating. Corrupt. And in the shadows … vampires far older than the nation itself.A power unto himself, Duncan has served at Raphael’s side for a hundred and fifty years. But long laid plans have finally borne fruit, and the time has come for Duncan to leave Raphael and tackle the greatest challenge of his life... -
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![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... -
![The Stranger Times by C. K. McDonnell, Brendan McDonald]()
The Stranger Times by C. K. McDonnell, Brendan McDonald
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThere are Dark Forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular) and so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them. A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but more often the weird) of modern life, it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable...At least that’s their pitch. The reality is rather less auspicious... -
![War of the Noses by Renee George]()
War of the Noses by Renee George
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Nora Black. I'm turning fifty-two, but I don't feel a day over thirty-nine. That is, when I can find my glasses, my feet don't hurt, and my scent-induced psychic ability isn't showing me crimes.For my birthday, my best friends Gilly and Pippa signed us up for a weekend at the Central Midwest Spa Convention. Yay... -
![One Corpse Open Slay by Dakota Cassidy]()
One Corpse Open Slay by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Marshmallow Hollow, Maine, a holiday mystery, where it's all Christmas all the time and murder is hung by the chimney with care...Halliday Valentine here! It’s a week before Christmas, and my quaint holiday town, Marshmallow Hollow, is chock-a-block with seasonal activities. Some less fun than others…like the ice sculpting competition my bestie, Stiles, has talked me into... -
![The Lying, the Witch, and the Werewolf by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn]()
The Lying, the Witch, and the Werewolf by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPaige owes Nico a favor - a big one. He calls it in - asking her to go undercover for him.Now Paige has to infiltrate a supernatural cult... -
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Charmed Caper by Lucía Ashta
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot a day over fabulous.Marla Gawama is the new detective of Gales Haven.She knows nothing about sleuthing, but her nan assigned her the job, and what Bessie Gawama wants, she gets.Marla does her best to carry out her new detective doo-ties. She even dons her comfortable running shoes and sets out to get ’er done...
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