Books like 'Spirited Away'
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Final Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception... -
It's a Matter of Midlife and Death by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMidlife is madness—magical, messy and one freaking crisis after another.With a new job I didn’t apply for and an extended family I didn’t know I had—midlife has become somewhat problematic. Gluing ghosts back together is easy compared to my new celestial occupation.The Grim Reaper wants to put a ring on it. Tim wants to be a father... -
Prelude to a Witch by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBay Winchester has battled ghosts, shades, poltergeists … and sometimes her own family. It’s the latter giving her fits now. Well, and Hemlock Cove’s younger set of course.Bay thought the worst was behind her when she modified the memories of four tempestuous teenagers bent on stealing magic and wielding it in a tyrannical manner... -
Castaways and Longer Days by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dangerous tornado. A clever crime. Can this psychic sleuth sift through the rubble to find a murder?Mitzy Moon longs to embrace the warmth of summer at a community-wide celebration. Enjoying a midsummer sailboat regatta, strawberry cake, and bonfires on the beach sounds divine... -
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Semi-Psychic Life by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWho says you can’t live the rock and roll life after forty?You just need a lot more vitamins and a bigger bottle of aspirin.Valerie Costa was pretty sure she was rocking her forties. She had an amazing coffee shop, two cool teenagers, and a new superpower that gave her insight into any random object she touched.Okay, she wasn’t thrilled about that last one... -
Lies and Pumpkin Pies by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a broomball rivalry turns deadly, can this psychic sleuth save the man she loves?Mitzy Moon doesn’t do sports, but girlfriends are supposed to try new things. And watching her handsome sheriff’s team strut their stuff across the ice has its perks. But the thrill fades faster than cheap lipstick when the opponent’s captain is found murdered, and her boyfriend is the prime suspect... -
Hopes and Slippery Slopes by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dangerous race. The peal of wedding bells. Will this psychic sleuth catch a bouquet or a bullet? Mitzy Moon finally has a chance to spend a normal, murder-free day with family. And she's super-excited to support her legendary snowmobile racer dad as he's honored for his place in the record books. But instead of a celebration on the podium, she finds a corpse under the snow... -
A Killer Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNecromancer-witch hybrid Ava Harper has accomplished many things in the year since moving back home to Shipton Harbor. She’s checking things of a bucket list she never knew she had.Met—and started dating—a hot copCaught a murderer. More than once.Sent a couple of lunatics to Hades with the help of her devilish neighbor.Visited Paris.Saved a bunch of shifter kids.Animated her cat’s girlfriend... -
An Animated Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAva Harper's resume keeps getting updated. It started with witch, then necromancer, author, bookstore clerk, vampire wrangler, and most recent, medium. Yes, you heard that right, she can talk to ghosts.New powers bring more responsibilities and things to add to the list of magic she needs to learn. Especially when Ava finds out her mother isn't in a happy place... -
Sparks and Landmarks by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA suspicious fire. A Valentine’s Day discovery. Will this psychic sleuth gamble—and lose?Mitzy Moon’s clairvoyant abilities are growing, but she never predicted arson. After waking to a towering inferno and loading her mentor into an ambulance, she thought things couldn’t get worse. But when the sheriff links her father to the blaze, she’s forced to take the case... -
Wakes and High Stakes by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA flamboyant funeral. A dashing gigolo. Can this psychic sleuth beat the odds on murder?Mitzy Moon is never one to celebrate death. But a compelling invitation to a 1920s themed memorial service, aboard a riverboat casino, entices her to take a gamble. And the only thing hotter than the tables is the newly wealthy widower—until he disappears... -
Dames and Deadly Games by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA murder mystery game. A terminal twist. Can this psychic sleuth swap coal for clues?Mitzy Moon hopes to earn some girlfriend points on a scenic weekend getaway. Steaming off on a historic train with her handsome beau seems like the perfect way to outrun fate... -
Schemes and Bad Dreams by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA blast from the past. A dangerous decision. This time, our psychic sleuth becomes the victim…Mitzy Moon loves her new home town. But when history comes calling, she’s tempted by distant memories and forced to reconsider. Now her sudden disappearance could be an impromptu road trip… or something more sinister... -
Hearts and Dark Arts by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen a disappearing dog leads to a decades-old feud, will this psychic sleuth settle the score?Mitzy Moon is bending over backward to be a good big sister. Spending a day at the pet invention convention seems harmless enough... -
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Fate Interrupted by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShe had her life all planned out; fate had other ideas.How did an accomplished Southern businesswoman, wife, and mother end up living on California’s Central Coast, working for a stubborn wine-maker, newly divorced, and wrestling with sudden psychic powers?Megan Carpenter asks herself that same question nearly every day... -
Fate Interrupted by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShe had her life all planned out; fate had other ideas.How did an accomplished Southern businesswoman, wife, and mother end up living on California’s Central Coast, working for a stubborn wine-maker, newly divorced, and wrestling with sudden psychic powers?Megan Carpenter asks herself that same question nearly every day... -
A Haunting Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAva Harper may be a raiser of the dead and a not-so-famous author, but she isn’t vampire hunter. Not even close.With the decision made to stay in Shipton Harbor, she returns to the home she shared with her deceased husband in Pennsylvania to put it on the market. But saying goodbye to the memories of the home they raised their son in is a lot harder than it had sounded in her head... -
A Cursed Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNecromancer trainee, bookseller, novel writer Ava Harper is settling into her new life with friends and her houseguests. And she definitely isn’t thinking about a certain hunky sheriff who pops in unannounced at every turn. And mostly ignoring her devilish new neighbor, a lingering Christmas present from herself.She has bigger things to worry about. Like learning her newly woken powers... -
Staked in the Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVampire.Bounty Hunter.Middle-aged babe. Maybe?Now that Hailey is solidly settled in Philadelphia and her new vampire life, she's setting roots, tracking down criminals, and taking names. Things have happened so fast starting the moment she moved into her new home.But she's not one to sit on her duff and let life pass her by. Even an undead life.With her best friend, new friends, and her Mr... -
Missing by the Sea by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Halloween tradition, a ghost with amnesia, and a friend in crisis, collide in this haunting small town paranormal mystery set on the picturesque Oregon Coast. Amanda and the gang stumble upon a ghost who can't seem to remember who she was in life or where she left her body... -
Charms and Firearms by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA weekend getaway. A charming present. Will this psychic sleuth find a suitor on the slopes?Mitzy Moon plans to take a break from snooping and learn to ski. And after receiving a mysterious gift from her travel companion she feels light as a feather. But her heart goes stiff as a board when she faceplants into a corpse... -
Bars and Boxcars by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA robbery on the rails. A gang in hiding. Can this psychic sleuth blow the whistle on a dangerous crew?Mitzy Moon struggles to put snooping on the back burner and help launch the Duncan Restorative Justice Foundation. But her good-girl routine leaves the station after a deputy crashes the Grand Opening with a search warrant... -
Psychic Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe’s feeling the heat. Or it might be a hot flash. Sometimes it’s really hard to tell.It’s been four years since Monica lost the love of her life to a sudden and devastating heart attack. She’s held her family together and picked herself up with the love and help of her two best friends. Now Monica has a new business, a new wardrobe, and a new vision for the future.As in actual psychic visions... -
Librarian Bear by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSarah is looking for love under the covers...of a good book!As a small-town librarian, Sarah has her hands full with projects that range from running an in-library day care to planning her best friend's wedding. Romance is a complication she doesn't need...until he walks in... -
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Swords and Fallen Lords by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA murder in plain sight. A suspect clear as knight. Can this psychic sleuth unhorse the true villain?Mitzy Moon is no fan of the Renaissance Faire. But her interest is suddenly piqued when a jousting exhibition turns deadly. Following a clue from her magicked mood ring, she’s ready to take up the sword and fight for the realm... -
Bonbons and Broomsticks by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaitlyn is settling into life as a novice witch in an English village chocolate shop - although she's finding the hardest magic to master is making caramel sauce without burning it! When two men are murdered, and a ghostly black hound is seen haunting the countryside, the village gossips are sure dark witchcraft is to blame. Caitlyn decides to do a little magical sleuthing of her own... -
Wings and Broken Things by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA crime with no eyewitnesses. A determined psychic sleuth. Will her search for clues take her where angels fear to tread? Mitzy Moon is eager to test her expanding abilities. Although she’d love to look into the hit-and-run that struck down her favorite veterinarian, leads are slim to none... -
A Ghoulish Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMoving home isn’t in the game plan.Ava Harper had aspirations for her forties. None included using her Necromancy powers to solve murders.As much as she doesn’t want to move back to Maine, she can’t spend another day in the empty, depressing house with the memory of her dead husband. It’s time for a new plan. Time to start over and learn to live again... -
Hexing with a Chance of Tornadoes by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI've been told I'm a force to be reckoned with. That I blow onto the scene like a tornado.At age forty I've stopped caring if that's a compliment or a dig. Now I just wear it like a badge of honor. So when life threw me a curveball and I ended up going from a cushy job in New York City to the tiny Southern town of Grimm Cove I thought I was ready for anything.Ha! Not quite... -
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... -
I'm With Cupid (Witching After Forty, #1.6) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction Valentines Day NovellaAva Harper's life has taken more twists and turns over the last few months than a mountain highway. It started when she arrived back home in Shipton Harbor, Maine. She wears many hats: Part-time bookstore clerk, part-time author, necromancer in training, full-time caretaker of a ghoul, soon to be girlfriend to the town sheriff... -
Rambling Spirit by Sherry A. Burton
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPennsylvania State Trooper Jerry McNeal thought resigning from the State Police Post would free him and Gunter - his ghostly K-9 partner - to channel their intuition for the greater good.What he didn’t count on was just how many people would show up on his psychic radar at every turn... -
Boot Scootin' Boogeyman by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHannah Hickok didn’t know she was a witch but now that she’s embracing her destiny, she can’t wait to learn about magic. Given the trouble that seems to find Casper Creek on a regular basis, that’s probably a good thing.Cooper Wyatt is enjoying watching Hannah open up and learn about herself... -
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... -
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Secrets by the Sea by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmanda Parker has returned to the small seaside town where she lived for two years while in witness protection. Now that she has settled in and solved the murder she returned home to solve, she has decided to stay in Cutter's Cove for an extended vacation. Of course it isn't long before she stumbles across a surprising secret that will require the help of the entire gang to solve... -
Cocoa Curses by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHardworking witch, Rudie Hollybrook, adores her quaint town of Holiday Haven, located near Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole, but can’t help feeling like an outsider. Not only does she have the unique ability to see ghosts, but she also runs the Hollybrook Funeral Home with her sisters... -
Wishful Wisteria by Angela Pepper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat goes around comes around, so be careful who you bite.It's September, which is a rainy month in Wisteria, and a storm is brewing.When a magic mechanic takes The Big Nap in a comfy chair at the library, suspicion turns to the local librarian witch... -
Where Witches Lie by M.Z. Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHoliday break is over, and the girls are finally back at the Paranormal Institute for Witches. Campus is now blanketed with a thick layer of snow, thanks to the Christmas Eve storm that covered the tiny town of Aspen Falls, Pennsylvania. Unfortunately, the first day back isn’t starting off so well... -
Do You Really Want to Haunt Me by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Hedgewitch Cove, Louisiana, where there's no such thing as normal. Shark-shifter and natural-born hunter, New York (York) Peugeot, has been living under a curse placed upon him by his well-meaning grandmother. She only wanted to help her grandchildren find their mates, not drop a spell of chaos upon their heads... -
Monster in the Mirror by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse.For Isadora Graham, Shadowvale seems like a dream come true. A safe haven where she can hide from the darkness that lives within her, and hopefully, keep everyone else from finding out about it too... -
Ax To Grind by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSoutherners keep their secrets swept under the rug, but what happens when that rug goes up for sale? Bestselling author Berlye Stone, the most famous citizen to ever come out of Cottonwood, Kentucky, has died and put all her worldly possessions up for auction, but not without leaving one more manuscript behind. A hidden tell-all about Cottonwood that’s got more gossip than a ladies’ luncheon... -
Witch Way to Murder & Mayhem by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTo call Gran eccentric is somewhat of an understatement. She has questionable fashion sense, cough, can anyone say bedazzled Ugg boots and a tutu? But my Gran? She is awesome. So when she suggested I buy The Dusty Attic Bookstore I was all in, after all, what could go wrong?Try finding my high school nemesis dead on the floor of my newly acquired store for starters... -
Dog Days of Murder by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be... -
Total Eclipse of the Hunt by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Everlasting, Maine, where there's no such thing as normal.As a centaur, Deputy Jake Majoy (Deputy March), is immortal and has seen and done a lot in his five hundred years. Enough to know that Everlasting feels like home. It’s been perfect for him to fade away and blend in, as the town is anything but normal—and they protect their own... -
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Runaway Fate by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIt's paranormal women's fiction for lovers of magic, mayhem, and a solid afternoon nap (when they can squeeze one in.)Katherine wasn't looking for anything extraordinary in her life. She had a job she loved, a husband she adored, and a home in the beautiful seaside town of Moonstone Cove... -
Witch Summer Night's Cream by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLibrarian's Note: an alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Murder, mystery, and a chocolate love potion... Caitlyn is looking forward to Midsummer's Eve in the tiny English village of Tillyhenge... -
Cookies for Satan (Witching After Forty, #1.3) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPart-time bookstore clerk, part-time author, necromancer in training, and full-time caretaker of a ghoul are titles that Ava Harper never dreamed of applying to herself.Even with all the crazy going on around her, she’s determined to make this Christmas as normal as possible—without raising the dead or some other fiasco... -
Faery Odd-Mother by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOlivia Thompson has lived a big life. Married straight out of high school, she had two kids, went through a messy divorce, but then, she had a second chance. She found love again with one Sam Thompson, Shipton Harbor police officer and all around good guy. Then came Sammie, her late-in-life son, and a few years later, Ava, her now best friend and partner in crime... -
Tattoos and Clues by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA beachside stroll. A deadly discovery. Will this psychic sleuth swim or sink?Mitzy wishes she could turn a blind third-eye to her hit-or-miss powers. Instead, while taking her fiendish feline for a walk, they make a stomach-churning find on shore. Despite her loss of appetite, she can't help but get a closer look at the unique ink etched into the corpse.. -
Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJust as Jane Jameson's unlife seems to be stabilizing, fate sinks its fangs firmly into her butt. Despite her near-phobia of wedding planning, her no-frills nighttime nuptials to her sexy boyfriend, Gabriel, are coming along smoothly. That is, until she turns a fatally wounded teenage acquaintance, and the Council pronounces her responsible for the newborn vamp until he can control his thirst...
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