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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... -
![Lone Wolf: Bennett Pack by K.C. Mills]()
Lone Wolf: Bennett Pack by K.C. Mills
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFated Bonds are nothing to take lightly. Jo wasn’t the type to settle because she knew her mate was out there somewhere. When her Alpha attempted to claim her, she had no choice but to run. Jo became a lone wolf and would run as long as she had to because the alternative was far worse -spending an eternity with someone she wasn’t destined to be with.Laz understood what it meant to have a mate...Categorized as:
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![The Seeker by Elizabeth Hunter]()
The Seeker by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHe’s a scribe looking for answers. If only a cagey—and frustratingly attractive—singer will let him help. Summoned to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Rhys of Glast, Irin archivist and scribe of Istanbul, must convince a legendary Irina singer to trust him. His success could shift the balance of power all over the Irin world and give singers an important key to their past... -
![Of Fire and Storm by D.G. Swank]()
Of Fire and Storm by D.G. Swank
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook two of the Of Ash and Spirit Trilogy in the Curse Keepers world.Just when Piper begins to accept her new role as demon slayer, a fresh threat rises. People are disappearing, and Piper is sure a sinister, otherworldly force is at play... -
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![Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts]()
Jewels of the Sun by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsIn her new trilogy, New York Times #1 Best Selling author, Nora Roberts returns to the lush, green hills of Ireland, where love is forever touched by magic - And where the Gallagher siblings explore the depth of their fiery hearts... -
![Captured Dragon by Charlene Hartnady]()
Captured Dragon by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDragon shifter series set in the same world as The Bride Hunt series One injured dragon. Four terrified humans. A group of ruthless Dragon Hunters. One thing is for sure, nothing good can come from this situation. Several human females are abducted during one of the Bride Hunts. Despite the danger to himself, Flood attempts to rescue the females... -
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Black Water by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThree stories from New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter, starring shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock. In Snafu, a young Jane shows up for her internship with a securities firm... -
![Kindred Rites by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel]()
Kindred Rites by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that Alfreda has begun to learn the Wise Arts, she is needed at home in the village of Sun Return. The woods around the cabin are alive with poltergeists. Candles light by themselves, and even the rocks dance. There is much work for an apprentice practitioner.But a more dangerous task calls. For a new family has moved to the frontier; a family with strange ambitions and even stranger powers... -
![Samantha Moon Forever: Including Books 8, 9, and 10 in the Vampire for Hire Series by J.R. Rain]()
Samantha Moon Forever: Including Books 8, 9, and 10 in the Vampire for Hire Series by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBooks 8, 9, and 10 in the international #1 bestselling series, Vampire for Hire: MOON RIVER Seven 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... -
![Infinite Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox]()
Infinite Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook #20 in the bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series!Dealing with one's greatest nemesis can be frustrating, but Samantha Moon is literally beside herself.From the moment Elizabeth escaped her mind prison, Sam and her family braced for the worst. With the plan now set in motion, only two things are known for sure: the plan is big, and it's going to be horrible... -
![The Dragon's Need by Jessie Donovan]()
The Dragon's Need by Jessie Donovan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTired of overprotective dragon-shifters, Gabriela Santos decides she wants to lose her virginity to a human male via the Tahoe area dragon lottery. After years of trying, she's finally selected as one of the participants. Of the hundreds of humans who want to be with her, it's the male staring at the ceiling who catches her eye... -
![Etienne by V.A. Dold]()
Etienne by V.A. Dold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWilla Witt is colorful, literally. She has rainbow colored hair. She’s a straight shooter who tells it like it is. Her motto is, “If everyone said what they were thinking or feeling there would be a lot less confusion in the world.” Her life centers on her friends, grad school, and historical architecture, which leaves little time for romantic interests... -
![Bound to the Dragon by Zoe Chant]()
Bound to the Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe needs a protector . . . He needs a second chance . . . This is the fifth and final book in the Lost Dragons series.The town of Hainesville might not be anyone’s idea of paradise, but curvy nurse-turned-restaurant-owner Mercy Reynolds would do anything to protect it... -
![Lovers and Madmen by Nichole Van]()
Lovers and Madmen by Nichole Van
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFlorence, Italy. Summer, 1982. Judith Campbell prides herself on her level head. She’s a scientist with a ten-year plan, a well-managed bank account, and clear understanding of what she wants out of life. Currently, that means a summer of fun touring Europe with her friends. She intends to see some amazing scenery, flirt with a cute guy or two, and return home ready to settle down for good...Categorized as:
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![Alpha Female by L.J. Breedlove]()
Alpha Female by L.J. Breedlove
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Fitness Spa Like You've Never Experienced BeforeProfessor Abby Stafford was burned out. She was overweight, middle-aged, and tired. She'd even thought about suicide, but there were her dogs. Who would care for them? So she kept trudging on. A summer as a test subject for a supplement that was designed to help her feel better, look younger, sounded just like what the doctor ordered... -
![Mountain Echoes by C.E. Murphy]()
Mountain Echoes by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsYou can never go home again.Joanne Walker has survived an encounter with the Master at great personal cost, but now her father is missing - stolen from the timeline. She must finally return to North Carolina to find him - and to meet Aidan, the son she left behind long ago...Categorized as:
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![Eboenia: A Paranormal Romance by Natavia]()
Eboenia: A Paranormal Romance by Natavia
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBaltimore City is known as Charm City, the biggest city in Maryland. However, in a different realm above Baltimore City, there exists Charmden, a place filled with fairies. In this magical realm, Eboenia, a 22-year-old fairy, finds herself caught in a whirlwind of adventure. On her Wedding day, she gets captured by War, a mysterious and powerful warlock—or so he seems... -
![The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater]()
The Vengeance of the Vampire Bride by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI was born Lady Glynis Wright, the daughter of English aristocrats. When traveling in the Carpathian Mountains, my family met a tragic end. I was transformed into a creature of the night, and I suffered great horrors at the hands of my evil vampire master, Count Vlad Dracula. I vowed to one day escape him, and live a life free of his brutality... -
![The Dawn Country by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear]()
The Dawn Country by W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe epic tale that began in "People of the Longhouse "continues in this second book of the thrilling new Iroquois quartet by "New York Times "and "USA Today "bestselling authors and archaeologists Kathleen O'Neal Gear and W. Michael Gear. War Chief Koracoo and Deputy Gonda of the Standing Stone People have successfully rescued their children, Odion and Tutelo, from Gannajero the Trader... -
![A Castle in the Air by Kelley Armstrong]()
A Castle in the Air by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPortia Hastings has spent her life rescuing her younger sister from one scrape or another. Now, she has to step through time to do it, following Miranda from the nineteenth century to the eighteenth. Almost immediately, Portia is beset by highwaymen, which might be the most exciting thing to happen to her in a long time, even if she’d never admit it... -
![A Score to Kettle by Eryn Scott]()
A Score to Kettle by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA ghost mystery for readers who don't usually enjoy the paranormal."The residents of Pebble Cove were wary of the new commune at The Pines even before someone ended up dead.Rosemary is excited to cater her first even at the newly opened commune's full moon festival. When a young woman is found murdered in her yurt, it's clear these rich wannabe hippies aren't as peaceful as they pretend... -
![Ghost Talker by Byrd Nash]()
Ghost Talker by Byrd Nash
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElinor Chalamet’s talent to speak with the dead may have landed her in the soup.Witty and clever, Elinor uses her mediumship skills to hunt for her father’s killer. So when a body in the canal brings her to the morgue, she’s happy to help until Tristan Fontaine, the Duke de Archambeau, takes over the case and places her under house arrest... -
![The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost]()
The Other Half of the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Night Huntress series comes a thrilling new look at the iconic origin story of Cat and Bones, as experienced by Bones…from the other half of the grave... -
![The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire]()
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe second book in the Ghost Roads series returns to the highways of America, where hitchhiking ghost Rose Marshall continues her battle with her killer--the immortal Bobby Cross.Once and twice and thrice around, Put your heart into the ground. Four and five and six tears shed, Give your love unto the dead...Categorized as:
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![Vampire Destiny by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox]()
Vampire Destiny by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSamantha Moon isn’t prepared to handle the scariest moment of her life—her daughter’s turning eighteen.Facing the truth her children are powerful in their own right is the door to a scary new reality, worse than her dread of what Elizabeth is planning. The dark masters are still out there, but it almost feels trivial compared to having an empty house… at least until the phone rings.. -
![The Witch and the Wolfman by J.R. Rain, Rod Kierkegaard Jr.]()
The Witch and the Wolfman by J.R. Rain, Rod Kierkegaard Jr.
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 4 in the bestselling witch detective series! Witch and psychic Allison Lopez returns in THE WITCH AND THE WOLFMAN and she’s got a brand-new gig! Has a ghost taken over a popular talk radio station? When Allison’s new job as a radio call-in psychic lands her in the hot seat of Psychic Sally, who died on the air, Allie discovers even stranger things are afoot... -
![Witch Perfect by Dakota Cassidy]()
Witch Perfect by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHi, all! I’m back…er, I mean, we’re back and boy do we have a tale to tell!Now that Win is up and about, he’s been a very busy bee. He’s jumped in with both feet, getting involved in our community and living his best life now that he’s unencumbered by his spy past. He even joined the Ebenezer Falls garden club and made all the female member’s toes curl with his British charm... -
![Not Quite Cold by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Cold by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGraciela Harper thought that getting rid of Anne Bonny’s ghost would be the first step toward putting all of the problems of her past behind her. Maybe things would work out with Beauregard Drayton, Heron Creek’s charming mayor. Maybe she and her cousin Amelia, and their childhood friends Melanie and Will, could find a way back to the comfortable friendship that defined their lives... -
![Grimoires and Gingerbread by Danielle Garrett]()
Grimoires and Gingerbread by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas in Winterspell means ice skating, hot cocoa by the barrel, and frosted gingerbread houses.I was almost looking forward to it.The merriment screeches to a halt when two elves show up, claiming to have been sent by Santa himself, on a mission to track down an ancient grimoire.A grimoire with the power of Christmas itself woven through the pages... -
![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... -
![A Spirited Swindler by Clare Lockhart]()
A Spirited Swindler by Clare Lockhart
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmpty nested and excited to start a new chapter in life, Quinn is almost ready to open her new lakeside café in the small town of Bookend Bay.Everything is perfect until she realizes she’s being followed. Confronting the stranger sets Quinn on a course where her problems no longer revolve around selecting a feature scone... -
![Solstice at Stonewylde by Kit Berry]()
Solstice at Stonewylde by Kit Berry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYul stands at the threshold between life and death. Poisoned at the festival of the dead, his life now hangs by a thread. More than his own will to survive, it's his fellow Stonewylders who must save him. But will they, when Magus has done so much to undermine Yul and turn the people against him? Yet there are cracks in Magus' following... -
![The Girl with No Face by M.H. Boroson]()
The Girl with No Face by M.H. Boroson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe adventures of Li-lin, a Daoist priestess with the unique ability to see the spirit world, continue in the thrilling follow-up to the critically-acclaimed historical urban fantasy The Girl with Ghost Eyes.It’s the end of the Nineteenth Century. San Francisco’s cobblestone streets are haunted, but Chinatown has an unlikely protector in a young Daoist priestess named Li-lin... -
![The Detectivists: Dragon Ripper by Melanie Bacon]()
The Detectivists: Dragon Ripper by Melanie Bacon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"Readers will clamor for more."- Hallie Ephron, NY Times Bestselling Author"A gripping crime drama, game but edgy...Categorized as:
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![The Tell All by Libby Howard]()
The Tell All by Libby Howard
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLife at sixty isn't quite what Kay Carrera expected. She's working as a skip-tracer for a PI who is desperate to land his own reality TV show. She has a new roommate who arrived with more than the usual amount of baggage. And her attempts at knitting are less than stellar – way less than stellar... -
![Beneath a Waning Moon by Elizabeth Hunter, Grace Draven]()
Beneath a Waning Moon by Elizabeth Hunter, Grace Draven
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTwo delightfully dark tales of Gothic romance from Elizabeth Hunter and Grace Draven.In A Very Proper Monster, Josephine Shaw spends long nights filling the pages of her Gothic stories with the fantastic and the macabre, unaware that the suitor her father has arranged is one of the dark creatures she’s always dreamed... -
![The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy]()
The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn Depression-era Arkansas, something wicked has come to a haunted mountain town in a novel of uncanny suspense by the author of Parting the Veil.Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains. So does an evil that’s followed them across the decades.1931. Gracelynn Doherty lives peacefully on Tin Mountain, helping her adoptive granny work her cures... -
![Samantha Moon Boxed Set by J.R. Rain]()
Samantha Moon Boxed Set by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBundle of eight #1 bestselling "Vampire for Hire" mystery novels, plus one novella:MOON DANCE (1)Mother, wife, private investigator...vampire. Six 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... -
![My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due]()
My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsWhen Jessica marries David, he is everything she wants in a family man: brilliant, attentive, ever youthful. Yet she still feels something about him is just out of reach...Categorized as:
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![The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates]()
The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe'll never let go...Keira, hired as Blighty Graveyard’s new groundskeeper, lives surrounded by the dead. They watch her through the fog. They wordlessly cry out. They’ve been desperately waiting for help moving on—and only Keira can hear them. But not every restless spirit wants to be saved.Sometimes the dead hate the living too much to find peace... -
![Princess of Sparta by Penelope Haines]()
Princess of Sparta by Penelope Haines
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s Helen of Troy’s older sister.She’s a Spartan Princess.She’s High Queen of Mycenae.Her name is Clytemnestra.In a world where women are submissive, she rules.In a world where wives are loyal, she is unfaithfulIn a world where honour and blood feuds abound she exacts the ultimate revenge...Categorized as:
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![Like a Bad Penny by Harper Crowley]()
Like a Bad Penny by Harper Crowley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsScooby Doo meets Ghost Hunters in this light-hearted, fun cozy mystery series... Somebody wants the secrets of the MacIver mansion to stay buried. Meredith Brady doesn’t just hunt ghosts; she broadcasts her adventures on the internet. The good, the bad, and the ghoulish, streaming live and in color to thousands of subscribers... -
![Smoke City by Keith Rosson]()
Smoke City by Keith Rosson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMarvin Deitz has some serious problems. His mob-connected landlord is strong-arming him out of his storefront. His therapist has concerns about his stability. He’s compelled to volunteer at the local Children’s Hospital even though it breaks his heart every week.Oh, and he’s also the guilt-ridden reincarnation of Geoffroy Thérage, the French executioner who lit Joan of Arc’s pyre in 1431... -
![Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective: The First Two Books in the Beloved Series by Nancy Atherton]()
Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective: The First Two Books in the Beloved Series by Nancy Atherton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn irresistible introduction to everyone's favorite cozy mystery series Over the course of fourteen successful books, Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity series has become enormously popular. Now, with the first two mysteries in one volume, Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective makes it easy to get a taste of the ghostly sleuth's delightful debut... -
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![Redemption by Rosa Lee Jude, Mary Lin Brewer]()
Redemption by Rosa Lee Jude, Mary Lin Brewer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBe careful what you wish for. When the breakup of her family forces Grae White’s mother to move her two children from their privileged city life to her hometown in the mountains of Virginia, all Grae wants is to be invisible in her new life...Categorized as:
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![Dark Divide by Carrie Vaughn]()
Dark Divide by Carrie Vaughn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn brand-new stories spun off from the New York Times Bestselling Kitty Norville series, dark mysteries push the bounds of sanity. Cormac Bennett, ex-con and former bounty hunter, is a paranormal investigator with an edge: his partner is the disembodied spirit of a Victorian wizard, Amelia Parker. Together, they solve problems no one else can... -
![Be Light by Liz Schulte]()
Be Light by Liz Schulte
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere are no holidays in the Abyss. Despite her friends’ less than enthusiastic reception, Olivia is determined to have a wonderful Christmas—and if she has anything to say about it, Holden will too. A brilliant idea for the perfect present to remind him of what is important at this time of year opens up more than she bargained for... -
![The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due]()
The Wishing Pool and Other Stories by Tananarive Due
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn her first new book in seven years, Tananarive Due further cements her status as a leading innovator in Black horror and Afrofuturism “Tananarive Due is the master of Black horror, even teaching a class where Jordan Peele guest-lectured. So her new collection, The Wishing Pool, out in mid-April, is a major treat, full of major scares... -
![Banished by C.J. Archer]()
Banished by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn infestation of evil ghosts is too much for spirit medium Cara to handle alone. She summons Quin, and together they attempt to discover where the ghosts came from, and why they refuse to leave this realm. To protect the residents, Cara and Quin must work closely together, leading to old feelings resurfacing between them... -
![The Cupcake Witch: The Witching Hour Collection by Poppy Lawless]()
The Cupcake Witch: The Witching Hour Collection by Poppy Lawless
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say the course of true love never runs smooth. That’s nothing a magical cupcake can’t solve. Julie Buttercream. Vanilla. Fondant. Dark chocolate. Brown sugar. Molasses. Baking has always been my true love, but it wasn’t until my mother’s death, and the unexpected inheritance of Serendipity Gardens, that my bliss called me. Bittersweet...
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