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The Ghost Files 3 by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne, two, the ghosts are coming for you… Three, four, better salt your door… Five, six, death and hatred mix… Seven, eight, help will come too late… Nine, ten, never reap again…Seventeen year old, Mattie Hathaway, has enough on her plate without having to deal with the latest teenage ghost drama. The ghosts of eight murdered girls are out for her blood. They blame Mattie for their deaths... -
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The Ghost and the Church Lady by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen autumn arrives in Frederickport, it brings surprises—some welcomed.Meanwhile, the residents of Beach Drive learn there are some things more frightening than ghosts... -
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The Green Witch by Wendy Wang
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFor psychic Charlie Payne, gruesome visions of death are just a normal Tuesday—but when she investigates the murders of two green witches, her usual methods lead nowhere. With her options to save the next victim dwindling, she must test a dangerous new form of astral projection to find the killer.Meanwhile, Charlie's cousin Lisa has her own set of problems... -
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Hyper Lynx by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf she fails, her whole team could be destroyed.Lexi “Lynx” Sabado is more than ready for her marriage with ex-SEAL Striker Rheas. But getting her happily ever after is fraught with hurdles when her psychic abilities start going haywire, giving her vague warnings of impending danger.As it turns out, identifying threats can be overwhelming when everything and everyone is the potential source...Categorized as:
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![A Talon's Wrath by Steve McHugh]()
A Talon's Wrath by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucas Rurik faces unwanted celebrity, ancient enemies, and dangerous zealots in a thrilling urban-fantasy noir from the author of the Hellequin Chronicles.Centuries of life experience inside and outside the Rift couldn’t prepare former Raven Guild member and riftborn detective Lucas Rurik for his latest set of challenges...Categorized as:
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Missing Lynx by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith her mentor on his way in from overseas, Lexi is ready to join the team to take down Hydra. Kidnapped and taken to a Honduran prison. Lexi must risk everything to stay alive...Categorized as:
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![Grave Measures by R.R. Virdi]()
Grave Measures by R.R. Virdi
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhat do shadows darting across the walls, cryptic writing, black fog, and a little girl who can see ghosts have in common? Paranormal investigator and soul without a body, Vincent Graves, has forty-four hours to find out. To make matters worse, his years of body-hopping and monster-hunting are catching up with him. He’s losing his mind. An old contact has shut him out... -
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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 Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne]()
The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHow do you find someone who no longer exists? Two years after the supposed death of his brother Sully, Dez wakes up six feet under and six inches from death. With no air remaining, he is pulled back from the brink—by Sully. The reunion is short-lived. Sully is kidnapped by a pair of masked assailants, leaving Dez desperate to find him... -
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Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne night. One last enemy. One chance to stop him forever. It’s all come down to this. More than two years after Sully took desperate measures to escape his enemies, he finds himself headed for an inevitable showdown with the most dangerous of them. Years of murder and deceit are catching up to Lowell, and the ghosts of those he killed are not about to rest until they’ve watched him fall... -
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Detached by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe robbed her brother of his destiny. Now she’s stuck with a dangerous power she can’t ignore, can’t control, and frighteningly—can’t resist.I was born on the wrong side of the law—literally delivered on the floor of the state women’s prison.My mother sees spirits. My father could become one at will. Together, they were among the most dangerous crime couples in history... -
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Enemies by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFar from home, having failed in her quest to kill Old Man Winter, Sienna Nealon finds herself in the city of London, working with Omega, her oldest enemies...Categorized as:
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Son of Perdition by Wendy Alec
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWendy Alec is a high-profile media personality with a worldwide audience. This is the third nove in the series, Book One, Fall of Lucifer, Book Two, Messiah: The First Judgement. This book will receive marketing through TV, radio, regional and national press... -
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Weakest Lynx by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer education was unusual……and that might just give her a chance.Can Lexi survive an assassin?Lexi didn’t have a normal childhood; she was raised by the intelligence community. They saw her potential and now, with a target on her back, she needs to figure out who’s after her and why. And where did her mentor go?If she was going to get answers……she would need some help...Categorized as:
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![The Last Raven by Steve McHugh]()
The Last Raven by Steve McHugh
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucas is a riftborn fighter bent on vengeance in this thrilling urban fantasy/detective noir series from the bestselling author of the Hellequin Chronicles.The peace between the rift and humanity has always been tenuous. It’s up to the Guilds to protect it, removing whomever—or whatever—poses a threat, whether human or rift-fused. Lucas Rurik used to be part of the Raven Guild...Categorized as:
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![Revenge & Rapture by Deborah Wilde]()
Revenge & Rapture by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsAsh is tightening the noose on her enemies…… and losing her grip on reality.Ash’s revenge plans for Chariot and Isaac Montefiore take a surreal turn when Isaac’s wife hires Ash to retrieve an item that Isaac is obsessed with finding. Ash takes the job, but this quest throws her back into Levi’s path and puts Rafael in grave danger... -
![Broken by Robert J. Crane]()
Broken by Robert J. Crane
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSienna Nealon is a broken human being. Her lover is dead, her closest friends have deserted her, and her employers have betrayed her. From the ashes of her desperation, she must master the metahuman powers at her command and finally tame the souls that share her body for one ultimate purpose - revenge against the ones who destroyed her life...Categorized as:
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![Wuthering Homicides by Samantha Silver]()
Wuthering Homicides by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith The Others gone, Alice is looking forward to a little bit of peace in Sapphire Village. But when visitors start showing up dead, she knows it's not to be. The town's reputation is on the line, and Alice will do anything to help this new place she calls home... -
![The Medium's Tale by Erin Huss]()
The Medium's Tale by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people. At least...I used to. Communications with the "other side" are down, and I have no idea why. This couldn't have come at a worst time because the town's pharmacist, Mr. Sanders, has just been murdered. Police have all but closed the case because the evidence overwhelmingly points to one person... -
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Echo and Ember by A.J. Scudiere
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFBI agents Donovan and Eleri left their last case with a sense of unease.Unable to close the investigation, they’ve been thrown into their next assignment far too fast. A string of strange arson-based murders are just part of the trouble. Not only is former agent Wade de Gottardi on their team for this one, so are two other NightShade agents: Dana Brantley and Christina Pines...Categorized as:
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![Betting Off Dead by Tonya Kappes]()
Betting Off Dead by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnd their off! Gambling on horse racing is Kentucky's number one sport but when Kentucky Derby Thoroughbred picked to win the Derby, Rails and Nails, ends up poisoned, SKUL special agent Mick Jasper and rookie witch Maggie Park, who keeps her witch powers a secret, are called in to investigate a world of illegal gambling where a run for the roses can prove to be deadly... -
![Seeds of Malice by Dale Mayer]()
Seeds of Malice by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCharged with murder. Betrayed by her lover. Shunned by her friends. After being acquitted of the murder, botanist Fern Geller runs from her past to learn everything she can about poisonous plants. She ends up doing a six month contract at the Garden of Death before finding the answer she’s seeking..Categorized as:
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![The Mystery of the Pink Aura by Vella Day]()
The Mystery of the Pink Aura by Vella Day
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA psychic vision. Missing contestants. A witch and her pink iguana sidekick.Witch's Cove, the idyllic Florida beach town, is finally getting their long-awaited deputy. The problem is that no one can dig up anything on him--good or bad--and that sets off alarms for the gossip queens.Hi, I'm Glinda Goodall, the amateur sleuth who works at the Tiki Hut Grill... -
![In Black We Trust by J.C. Andrijeski]()
In Black We Trust by J.C. Andrijeski
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“This strike you as a particularly wise idea, brother?” Manny asked under his breath. “Striking a deal with vampires?”Black gave him a look. “No. But all my other ideas were worse.” * *A coup is underway.That coup threatens the entire United States––possibly the whole of the human race.Psychic detective, Quentin Black, has no idea who’s behind it, what their goal is, or what they want with him...Categorized as:
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![Death Match by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe]()
Death Match by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. Losing the games can mean losing your life... Alyse Winters, former covert supernatural agent, is laying low while she investigates who muzzled her magic and why. Faced with upsetting news about her handler and Ghuls behaving strangely, Alyse has her work cut out for her... -
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Thunder Game by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDiego Campos has come home to die. The GhostWalker is tired of walking a dark path shaped by countless losses. There has never been a moment of good in his life that wasn’t followed by something bad. But as he makes his way to his family’s homestead in the Appalachian Mountains, his plans are interrupted by a violent ambush that sets his life on a new course... -
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Last Strand by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsEvery bloody thread has been leading to this . . .I’ve battled a lot of bad guys in my time, both as Gin Blanco and as the notorious assassin the Spider. But I’ve never faced off against anyone quite as powerful and deadly as the dastardly leader of the Circle secret society... -
![The Belles of Desire, Mississippi (The Ghosts of Summerleigh) by M.L. Bullock]()
The Belles of Desire, Mississippi (The Ghosts of Summerleigh) by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happened to Jeopardy Belle? Is she the lost soul that haunts Summerleigh? Jerica Poole had no idea how quickly life could change until hers is ripped apart at the seams. After a messy divorce and the tragic death of her daughter, she jumps at the chance to fulfill the last wish of her friend, Harper Belle Hayes... -
![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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Brain Storm by Cat Gilbert
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIs she insane or psychic? Page Turner! A thriller with psychic abilities thrown in, Cat's books kept me up well into the night. Love the characters, love the plot, love the action! No hokey sci-fi here, just normal people who are surprised by life...Categorized as:
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![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... -
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The Ghost Who Said Goodbye by Scott William Carter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven the dead can die . . . the second in the riveting series about the private investigator who bridges both sides of the great divide. Charles Manson. Ted Bundy. Jeffrey Dahmer. Known for their cunning and savagery. In the late eighties, another infamous serial killer sent seventeen innocent people to early graves... -
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Quench by Kiki Burrelli
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVan is an omega assassin used to taking care of himself. Hudson is an older alpha who sees through Van’s rough exterior to the mate within. When Van’s latest mission forces him into hiding, he’s certain all the free time will drive him insane. Working as an assassin for the OAC is his life. He takes on the worst of the worst—alphas who don’t see value in an omega’s life... -
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Cold Company by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBefore she vanished, few people knew what paralyzing fear Rachel Houseton battled every single day... -
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![Dead and Not Buried by Makeandoffer]()
Dead and Not Buried by Makeandoffer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLeah Preston was a normal 17 year old girl, until she wakes up and finds herself staring at her own lifeless body. She has no idea what happened to her or how she died, and the only person who can see her is her sworn enemy Jared... -
![Leslie by Omar Tyree]()
Leslie by Omar Tyree
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling novel about a beautiful young woman with a dangerous secret At the historically black Dillard University in the lush city of New Orleans, Leslie Beaudet struggles with a dark secret of power in a world that is pulling her in many different directions... -
![A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman]()
A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a derelict country church is bought by a pagan couple, the local evangelical minister reacts with fury. A modern witch hunt begins, and Merrily Watkins is expected to keep a lid on the cauldron. Meanwhile, there is the problem of the man who won’t be parted from his dead wife, the ancient mystery of the five local churches dedicated to St. Michael, and a killer with an old tradition to guard... -
![Cold Spectrum by Craig Schaefer]()
Cold Spectrum by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCriminologist Harmony Black is a witch with a loaded Glock. Her partner, Jessie Temple, is packing fierce lupine heat. Together, they’re part of Vigilant Lock, an elite FBI black ops group dedicated to defeating criminals with supernatural connections... -
![Whispered Warnings - Part One by Nikita Parmenter]()
Whispered Warnings - Part One by Nikita Parmenter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI’ve got some explaining to do, I know that. I mean, I’d have questions if I were in their position, too. The problem is I don’t have any answers for them, and I seem to be unable to keep things to myself when I’m around them, which means I, of course, shared, and now they’re panicking about how many times I’ve died. Silly men. It’s not like it’s a big deal or anything. Oh wait, it is...Categorized as:
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![Touching the Dead by Wendy Cartmell]()
Touching the Dead by Wendy Cartmell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mummified body washed up on a beach near Chichester.A tormented detective cursed with a gift she didn't want. When the autopsy reveals the victim's heart was torn from her body, Detective Inspector Jo Wolfe and her team wonder if someone is continuing the work of Anubis, the Egyptian God of Death. With the body count rising, Jo must touch the dead, to help her solve the case... -
![Trail of the Beast by Edward Fallon]()
Trail of the Beast by Edward Fallon
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHEY SEE WHAT NO ONE ELSE SEES Every crime scene has a smell. A look. A trail of DNA. It also has a feel. An emotional residue that lingers... floating unseen, like bacteria in the air, just waiting to be absorbed. To be experienced.To be interpreted. And only the man, the woman, and the boy know this... -
![The Witch's Key by Dana E. Donovan]()
The Witch's Key by Dana E. Donovan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCircumstances surrounding an unexplained spike in deaths among homeless men have Tony Marcella suspecting paranormal forces are again at work in the town of New Castle. But things get complicated when his investigation is stifled by his hopeless infatuation with a witch who just may be at the heart of the mystery... -
![Between The Heaves Of Storm by V.J. Chambers]()
Between The Heaves Of Storm by V.J. Chambers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAzazel wanders into Jason's community with no memory of who she is or what they shared together. But Jason recognizes her, and once he discovers his powers work on her, he's willing to do anything to keep her with him, no matter how macabre or immoral.Kieran wanted to purge Azazel's powers with the grimoire, but instead he's transferred them to himself, along with her memories...Categorized as:
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![Bones of a Witch by Dana E. Donovan]()
Bones of a Witch by Dana E. Donovan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBones of a Witch, the fourth in a series of Detective Marcella mysteries, shines a light on one of America’s darkest hours when a simple accusation could get a girl hanged. But as Lilith learns, history is always pending, and the art of witch hunting never dies... -
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![Split Sense by Barbara Ellen Brink]()
Split Sense by Barbara Ellen Brink
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSplit Sense is the winner of the 2011 Grace Awards for speculative fiction.Here is the what the judges said:"At the risk of sounding cliché, one awesome read! This speculative thriller is full of action, intrigue and a touch of science fiction... -
![The Florentine Cypher by Carrie Bedford]()
The Florentine Cypher by Carrie Bedford
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKATE SEES AURAS THAT PREDICT DEATH.. -
![Blood Tree: Part Two by Scarlett Dawn]()
Blood Tree: Part Two by Scarlett Dawn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe individual installments are no longer in publication. Please see the boxset, Blood Tree: Silver Edition, which includes a bonus story, at this link: http://bit.ly/1KQKbQhWhere there is light, there is dark.The two halves make a whole…Or do they constantly battle for dominance?Juliet Julius has watched her daughter, Kenna, grow into a fierce young woman. She has protected her...Categorized as:
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![Black Candle by H.P. Bayne]()
Black Candle by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA missing teen. The ghost of a murdered woman. And one man whose struggles to save them both might cost him everything—including his own life.Sullivan sees the ghosts of those who have died at the hands of another, and his own peace rests solely on his ability to help find theirs.His family has helped shoulder his burden since childhood... -
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Royal Shifters: Shifter Suspense Romance by Nancy Corrigan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA human mother with secrets. A sister in danger. A woman shamed for love.Download the first installment of the Shifter World series and feed your ebook reader with captivating shifter romance from author Nancy Corrigan.From the first book in the boxed set:Never dare a shifter…...to mate you.As a human living in the Shifter World, Jasmine knew better than to get involved with a shifter... -
![Dying is a Wild Night by Edward Fallon]()
Dying is a Wild Night by Edward Fallon
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTHEY SEE WHAT NO ONE ELSE SEESEvery crime scene has a smell. A look. A trail of DNA.It also has a feel. An emotional residue that lingers... floating unseen, like bacteria in the air, just waiting to be absorbed. To be experienced.To be interpreted.And only the man and the boy know this...
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