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Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night…will keep a PsyCop from his duty. Because ghosts don’t take snow days.Seasons: PsyCop Briefs, Volume 2 contains four novelettes and fourteen short stories. This all-new, novel length collection begins right where PsyCop 12, Other Half, left off... -
![Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine]()
Ghost Ship by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLovers separated in death. A family terrorized for generations. Can Jude and Cope solve the mystery before it drags them under?Cope, already plagued by dreams of a watery death aboard the Titanic, is asked to help a haunted family in Nova Scotia... -
![Ghost Town by Pandora Pine]()
Ghost Town by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGhost Detective Jude Byrne has just landed in magical Key West, Florida for two weeks of fun in the sun. He’s looking forward to working on his tan instead of on haunted houses. Sitting at the hotel bar, he overhears a radio call-in show interviewing a terrified man about the harrowing experiences he had with a ghost at Casa Flores, a local bed and breakfast... -
![Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker]()
Smoke in the Mirror by Aimee Nicole Walker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMemphis Sullivan thought he was coming to Blissville to help his cousin out, but instead, he gained three meddlesome females, a tribe, and a permanent home. More than a year later, he owns a popular comic book and vinyl record store and doesn’t think his life could get any better... -
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![Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya]()
Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes it's the little cases.Not every minute of being a detective is spent solving huge murder cases. Sometimes it's the little ones that take up Detective Young's life, like the seventy-year-old cold case that suddenly fell into his lap or figuring out if a death was suicide or murder.Lance spends most of his time working cases that no one hears about... -
![Coldburgh Train Station by Michele Notaro, Sammi Cee]()
Coldburgh Train Station by Michele Notaro, Sammi Cee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo you hear bumps in the night? Get unexplained chills? Feel like someone’s watching you when you’re all alone? Don’t stay scared! Shoot RIPP a message for all your spooktacular needs!DaneI only go along with Rory and Thad’s crazy plan of checking out an abandoned train station because they seem so excited, and I honestly don’t care what we do for our film class project... -
![Ghostly Hostage by E.M. Leya]()
Ghostly Hostage by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBack from vacation, Lance is ready to dive back into work—that is, until the morgue employees are taken hostage on his first day back. Held at gunpoint was not how he thought he'd spend his day. With their lives on the line, Lance and the others have no choice but to follow orders and perform the autopsy that's been demanded.Angus never dreamed he'd be the one worrying about Lance being killed... -
![Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya]()
Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen someone starts killing police officers in the city, Detective Angus Young prioritizes finding out who's attacking those he works with. He's determined to take down the killer before any more officers are targeted.Having the skill to speak to the ghosts of the dead is usually helpful to a medical examiner, but not when the ghosts can't identify who killed them... -
![Spirited Situation by Louisa Masters]()
Spirited Situation by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen you can talk to ghosts, things are bound to get spirited. The ghosts have been there since before I can remember. When I was a kid, they doted on me, but as I got older, they got more demanding. I’ve spent my whole life seeing and talking to dead people and trying to pretend I’m not, because the living just don’t understand. Nobody wants to be around the freak who claims to see ghosts... -
![Taken by a Vampire by Joey W. Hill]()
Taken by a Vampire by Joey W. Hill
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJoey W. Hill’s Vampire Queen novels keep the pages turning, your imagination running, [and] your dreams carnally vivid” (Bitten by Books)... -
![Dead in the Water by Pandora Pine]()
Dead in the Water by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara, has set sail on the honeymoon of his dreams to sunny Bermuda. He’s looking forward to a week of fun in the sun with his husband, Tennyson, but nothing is going as planned... -
![PsyCop Briefs: Volume 1 by Jordan Castillo Price]()
PsyCop Briefs: Volume 1 by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVictor Bayne sees dead people for a living…and he sees them off the clock, too. After all, ghosts don’t confine their appearances to a psychic medium’s work hours. From the macabre to the mundane, from titillating to tender, these PsyCop shorts feature stolen moments between the novels. Get a glimpse of Vic’s life with Jacob between cases, from both men’s viewpoints... -
![Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe]()
Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAre we destined to be star-crossed lovers or is Fate on our side?My friends are finding mates while I’m stuck with a sexy but silent vampire. Sure, Pietro is everything a boy could want- handsome, strong, brooding, and possessive. It’s just that with my gift, I’m well aware that he’s not the one fate has in store for me. He couldn’t be. For one thing, his mercury is always in retrograde... -
![Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge]()
Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDetectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of... -
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![Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot]()
Sixteen Souls by Rosie Talbot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSixteen-year-old Charlie Frith has problems. His crush is dating someone else, his sisters have glitter-bombed his prosthesis (again), and he's a seer-of-spirits in York, the most haunted city in England, and all his friends are ghosts.To make matters worse, it seems that famous spirits are mysteriously vanishing from York's haunted streets and alleys... -
![Once Upon a Western Shore by Harper Fox]()
Once Upon a Western Shore by Harper Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s May Eve, and for once the body discovered in a meadow isn’t Gideon’s concern. The remains are decades old, and Gid and Lee are free to enjoy a proper Cornish Beltane, with maypoles, mirth, and a wild, sexy dash into the greenwood.When trouble flares, it’s from an unexpected source: Tamsyn, after a quiet few months, suddenly manifests terrifying new paranormal powers... -
![Psychic Men by Adira August]()
Psychic Men by Adira August
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHunter Dane and Camden Snow have settled into a satisfying routine of solving murders and hanging at the club, when they aren't expressing their affection for one another. Vigorously. A great life in an idyllic location. Until a skinny kid who barely came up to Cam's chin sought out Detective Lieutenant Dane... "I saw my father last night," Asher Gamble told him... -
![Passion Punched King by Lisa Oliver]()
Passion Punched King by Lisa Oliver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKing Zagan, Commander of the legions of the damned and one of the higher echelon in the Underworld, never fancied a mate. Demons weren't that way inclined. But when Botis met the Archangel Raziel and their relationship actually worked, Zagan was intrigued... -
![No Souls On The River by M. Kato]()
No Souls On The River by M. Kato
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHomicide detective Hayashi Teruo and his partner, Miyazaki Shinji are juggling their personal and work lives, trying to keep their relationship a secret from their colleagues at the Tōkyō MPD.In the supernatural realm, the souls of the dead are disappearing from the Sanzu River, before they have reached the end of their journey in the afterlife... -
![Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya]()
Ghostly Death by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen teenagers start dying around town, it's up to Detective Angus Young to figure out if the cases are connected and who would want them dead.Lance is one of the city's medical examiners and has a talent he doesn't share with many people — he sees ghosts.Helping his boyfriend figure out who wants these kids dead just became his number one job... -
![The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn]()
The Curse of Redwood by Jaclyn Osborn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSecrets lie within the walls of Redwood Manor.The murders, alleged curse, and ghost stories have fascinated Carter ever since he moved to Ivy Grove. After attending a Halloween ball at the mansion and meeting a man almost too beautiful to be real, Carter is captivated even more.But the man disappears after that, leaving Carter with nothing but the memory of a kiss... -
![Point Pleasant: Illustrated Edition by Jen Archer Wood]()
Point Pleasant: Illustrated Edition by Jen Archer Wood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBen Wisehart grew up in the idyllic town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. An early encounter with the supernatural shaped his worldview and served as the catalyst for his career as a bestselling horror writer.Thirteen years after abandoning his home, Ben returns to the town to investigate the apparent reemergence of the terrifying creature responsible for his childhood nightmares... -
![Ghostly Claus by E.M. Leya]()
Ghostly Claus by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Santa Claus appears on Lance's autopsy table, he can't believe his eyes or ears as the not-so-jolly ghost accompanying the body tells Lance he's been murdered. Solving this murder will take time as the list of suspects is growing. For some, Christmas isn't the most wonderful time of the year, but it is the most profitable.To top it off, Lance's brother is in town visiting and he's not alone... -
![Alpha's Dream by Susi Hawke]()
Alpha's Dream by Susi Hawke
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAges ago, the gods locked away a dangerous, powerful people... but the seal has been broken... Clark, a bear descended from one of the original omega lines, has always known Kent was destined to be his mate, thanks to his visions. Clark's ability to see past, present, and future is powerful, but even he can't see a straight line out of the dark days ahead of them... -
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![Reflash by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
Reflash by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCops Tucker Storm and Wesley Foster know who they want to spend the rest of their lives with. Almost a year has gone by since they discovered that two firefighters - Kurt Maguire and Austin Jacobson - were their mates, chosen for them by the fates who match all werewolves with life partners. Unfortunately, both firefighters are straight. They leave Alaska for Seattle, just to be close to the men... -
![Betrayed by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
Betrayed by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsKind, beautiful warlock Chance Christianson has spent a year trying to heal from the pain of losing his boyfriend to a random attack of violence. He has found a home with firefighters Locke Renfro and Logan MacLeod and has slowly put his life back together. Even more wondrous, he has fallen in love again - this time with gorgeous werewolf Logan. If only Logan would look at him that way... -
![Bald Eagle by Lynn Hagen]()
Bald Eagle by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBald Eagle suffered a fate worse than death at the hands of an insane alpha. When his mate, Chey, comes into his life, he is unable to claim him. Doing so would force him to relive each and every terrifying moment of his past... -
![The General's Lover by Sandrine Gasq-Dion]()
The General's Lover by Sandrine Gasq-Dion
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSpecial Agent James Pruitt as been in love with one man for years, the gorgeous - and possibly straight - General Derek Jacobs. All he wants is for Derek to return his love, but the general's career comes first and he keeps an emotional distance. When Derek asks James to go on vacation with him, it seems that the dream is about to come true... -
![Brandon's Very Merry Haunted Christmas by A.J. Sherwood]()
Brandon's Very Merry Haunted Christmas by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen Brandon Havili gets recruited by the FBI, he’s immediately assigned to shadow his brother and the psychic Donovan’s anchored to. Brandon doesn’t mind this in the slightest. He loves his brother, Jon seems cool, and it’s a great way to learn how to be an anchor, which is what the FBI wants him for. It’s supposedly three weeks of just following people around and observing... -
![Demon Hunter by Louisa Masters]()
Demon Hunter by Louisa Masters
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat happens when the hunter becomes the hunted?Before that night, there wasn’t much in my life I could complain about. I hunt rogue demons for a living, which is the coolest thing ever, and my brothers are the best. Sure, there was that thing with our parents betraying humanity, and okay, I wasn’t thrilled when my brother-bestie hooked up with a demon, but everything else was amazing... -
![Spindrift by Amy Rae Durreson]()
Spindrift by Amy Rae Durreson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSiôn Ruston has fled to Rosewick Bay to recover from a breakdown which led him to attempt suicide. He needs the peace and tranquility of this lovely North Yorkshire seaside village to recover, but instead he is awoken by the ghost that walks across his bedroom at dawn... -
![For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix]()
For Never and Always by Ana J. Phoenix
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSeth finds himself alone at an abandoned train station, with no idea what happened, or how he got there. He boards a train, only to discover it’s a special express transporting the recently deceased to their final destination. The conductor tells him he’s having a near-death experience. Seth wonders if it has something to do with his violent boyfriend, but that doesn't matter... -
![Shadows Deceive by S.C. Wynne]()
Shadows Deceive by S.C. Wynne
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIf I could have put off meeting Thompson’s family forever, I would have. But he made it crystal clear it was important to him, and I got the feeling if I blew it off again, I’d lose him. So, like a good boyfriend, I accompanied him to the rustic city of Big Bear, hoping for the best. I expected awkward moments, and funny looks from his family... -
![Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice]()
Flame and Ash by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third novel in the Witchbane series. One hundred years ago, a sheriff’s posse killed dark warlock Rhyfel Gremory, but his witch-disciples escaped, and their magic made them nearly immortal... -
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![The Ghost in the Mirror by Faith Gibson]()
The Ghost in the Mirror by Faith Gibson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat do you do when you have no memories of your life except the one moment that took everything away? My name is Dex and I'm a Marine. Somewhere in the horrors of the sand overseas, an explosion took out not only most of my unit but also my memories of everything that happened before that day. When my memories don’t return, the explosion also ends my career in the military... -
![Gardening with a Ghost by Amanda Meuwissen]()
Gardening with a Ghost by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPeter Thorne has a secret—he can bring the dead back to life.When Peter’s mother died, she passed him the touch of life and made him promise to use his abilities wisely. Unable to bring her back and afraid of being caught or causing too much imbalance in the world, Peter vowed to use his gift only on plants. After all, with people, sometimes dead is better... -
![Shadow's Return by S.C. Wynne]()
Shadow's Return by S.C. Wynne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn Book Two, Psychic Liam Baker and Detective Kimball Thompson have embarked on a romantic relationship after battling the deadly and powerful psychic, Steven Pine months ago. They ended his brutal killing spree of young male prostitutes, and he’s safely in jail. But when someone starts murdering young college girls, some disturbing clues seem to lead back to Stephen Pine... -
![Hell's Pawn by Jay Bell]()
Hell's Pawn by Jay Bell
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJohn Grey is dead… and that’s just the beginning.Purgatory should have been a safe haven for souls that belong neither in Heaven nor Hell, but instead John finds himself in a corrupt prison, one bereft of freedom or pleasure. Along with his decedent friend Dante, John makes a brave escape, only to fall straight down to Hell and into the arms of Rimmon, a handsome incubus... -
![Where Foxes Say Goodnight by Sam Burns]()
Where Foxes Say Goodnight by Sam Burns
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt should have been the start of something wonderful . . .Max is living the screenwriter dream. He’s not even thirty, he’s just won an Oscar, and he’s dating the gorgeous star of his movie. But after that one magical night, everything crumbles. The movie star dumps him, and his latest screenplay is a blank document that stubbornly refuses to write itself... -
![Mimosa Grove by Dinah McCall, Sharon Sala]()
Mimosa Grove by Dinah McCall, Sharon Sala
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn a place as haunting as it is beautiful, anything can happen...Laurel Scanlon has the gift of second sight, an ability passed down to the eldest daughter of each generation. It is this gift—or curse, perhaps—that drove her own mother mad and has left Laurel unwilling to trust in love...except in her dreams... -
![Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton]()
Winter Oranges by Marie Sexton
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJason Walker is a child star turned teen heartthrob turned reluctant B-movie regular who's sick of his failing career. So he gives up Hollywood for northern Idaho, far away from the press, the drama of LA, and the best friend he's secretly been in love with for years. There's only one problem with his new life: a strange young man only he can see is haunting his guesthouse... -
![A Brac Pack Crazy Family Christmas by Lynn Hagen]()
A Brac Pack Crazy Family Christmas by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSiren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, sex toys] When Maverick decides he wants everyone to participate in the nativity scene play, the mates scatter, trying their best not to get handed a manuscript. The problem is, Maverick isn't taking no for an answer... -
![Riley's Downfall by Lynn Hagen]()
Riley's Downfall by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratings[Siren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, HEA] Riley is one confused bear. He is quiet, moody, and aloof. He isn't even mischievous like his six younger brothers. So why on earth is his mate a peculiar man that is Riley's polar opposite? Sterling loves the Lakeland ranch. He is especially enamored with one big bear shifter named Riley... -
![Deadly Lineage by M.J. May]()
Deadly Lineage by M.J. May
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShunned by most species and abandoned by their warlock fathers, necromancers are marginalized, feared, and reclusive. Erasmus Boone is different. His warlock father chose love instead of abandonment. Unusually powerful and talented, Boone’s embraced his necromantic abilities and managed to carve out an existence within a world that would rather he not exist at all... -
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![Ghostridden by E.J. Russell]()
Ghostridden by E.J. Russell
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen ghostwriter Maz Amani inherits a house from an uncle he’s never heard of, he offers heartfelt thanks to the universe, packs up his car, his cat, and his skepticism about mysterious uncles leaving all their worldly goods to unknown nephews, and high-tails it to a small town halfway to the Oregon coast.Anything would be better than week after week of couch surfing his way around Portland... -
![Crucible of Fate by Mary Calmes]()
Crucible of Fate by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA Change of Heart Novel In the secret city of Sobek, Domin Thorne is making his way as the newly chosen semel-aten, the leader of the werepanther world. He aspires to make sweeping changes—he’s set goals for himself and the people he chose to bring with him, modeling his reign after that of his friend, Logan Church... -
![Curtis's Dads by Lynn Hagen]()
Curtis's Dads by Lynn Hagen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSiren Everlasting Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, public exhibition] Curtis's need to rid himself of his virgin status drives him to his mate with anticipation, and his love of mountainous men lands him the largest man he's ever seen. Chauncey will be the perfect mate if Curtis can get his dads to stop interfering long enough to let Chauncey claim him... -
![Secrets by Jourdan Lane]()
Secrets by Jourdan Lane
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPeter's life gets more complicated with every passing day. His relationship with his vampire lover Lucien is on the rocks, he can't seem to get enough of his friend and confidant, Nicholas, and events going on inside the coven are making him wonder when everything is going to blow up in his face... -
![Spirit by John Inman]()
Spirit by John Inman
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJason Day, brilliant designer of video games, is not only a confirmed bachelor, but he’s as gay as a maypole. One wouldn’t think being saddled with his precocious four-year-old nephew for four weeks would be enough to throw him off-kilter. Wrong. Timmy, Jason’s nephew, is a true handful... -
![Wood by Jordan Castillo Price]()
Wood by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsVictor Bayne might not be handy when it comes to carpentry, but if there’s one tool he does know how to wield, it’s the tiny metal doohickey that comes with ready-to-assemble furniture from SaverPlus.The shelves aren’t for the cannery—Vic would never manage to sneak cheap pressboard and veneer past Jacob’s watchful eyes. Jacob’s Uncle Leon, however, is nowhere near as fussy...
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