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  • Feralsong by T.J. Klune

    Feralsong by T.J. Klune

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    After Heartsong and before Brothersong comes Feralsong, a short story from four different perspectives about what it means to lose your mind.January 10, 2020Exclusive at tjklunebooks...
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    magic  mlm  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  angst  audiobook  book
  • Southern Wands by Amy Boyles

    Southern Wands by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life just won’t settle down for Pepper Dunn. The Head Witch Order has arrived with one mission—secure Pepper’s powers for themselves at any cost.The entire Craple household is on deck to save Pepper. Grandma Betty has formed her own resistance, and even though they’re groaning about it, Amelia and Cordelia jump in to assist her...
  • 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 ratings
    The 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...
  • Forever Forty by Tia Didmon

    Forever Forty by Tia Didmon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A witch. A vampire. An immortal mistake.As a witch, I have a healthy dislike for the undead. While they can turn a human, their venom kills those of us with power. At least that was true until I was attacked by a rogue and transitioned into a vampire.Now the entire supernatural community wants answers, including the vampire overseer who had a surprising reaction to my unnatural rebirth...
  • Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon

    Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    This is an alternate cover edition for B00ARI22MY Harper has come so far from her life as a foster child. She never imagined what her future would hold when she was first brought to the small town of Peachville. Since that day she’s faced great evil, found some of the answers she’s been looking for, and fallen deeply, madly in love...
  • Dead Witches Tell No Tales  (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison

    Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Even in the Holllows - Cincinnati's home to all supernatural folk - vampires and werewolves can make strange bedfellows. Just ask Rachel Morgan, private investigator and witch. First her never-do-well boyfriend disappears into the night. Then the hunky protege of vampire crimelord Piscary starts eyeing her curves... not to mention her throat...
  • A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood

    A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Wicky’s never been magically stalked before.He kinda likes it, to be honest.For some reason, it’s upsetting everyone else though...
  • A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    A Gilded Iron Blade by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Saving the city was supposed to be the hard part...Parker Ferro can’t catch a break. After saving San Amaro from destruction for the second time and reconciling with his boyfriend, his current plans are to relax on his couch until his ears stop ringing.Unfortunately, the thousand realms he just saved have a way of yanking him back into service and the dead have come back to haunt him...
  • Spirits, Beignets, and a Bayou Biker Gang by Deanna Chase

    Spirits, Beignets, and a Bayou Biker Gang by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Medium Pyper Rayne and her witch boyfriend Julius are on an impromptu getaway in southern Louisiana. The quaint bayou town has everything: a Victorian inn, a famous brew pub, the best beignets this side of the Mississippi. Oh and an infamous bayou biker gang...
  • Perfect Pending by Lucía Ashta

    Perfect Pending by Lucía Ashta

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    She comes from a bloodline of powerful witches. But for Marla, magic seems to have skipped a generation.Over forty, recently divorced, and with two teenagers, starting over back in my hometown seemed like my best option. I had no idea what I was in for.Well, I should have.Only those with powers can enter Gales Haven. And I haven’t found mine.Until now.Mastering your abilities can take years...
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    magic  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  animals  book  cozy  fiction
  • Wicked Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ivy Morgan has never been on a vacation. Her fiancé Jack Harker is happy to be the one to provide the experience. With that in mind, the couple embarks on a sea adventure on The Bounding Storm, a cruise ship where sun and fun are the order of the day. Ship photographer Rowan Gray is drawn to Ivy from the moment they meet...
  • School for Unwitting Wiccans by Auburn Tempest, Carolina Mac

    School for Unwitting Wiccans by Auburn Tempest, Carolina Mac

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Take the chaotic family dynamic of Charmed and cross that with the paranormal magick and mayhem of True Blood and you'll find this New Orleans flavored fun, rollicking read. As Samhain approaches and the veil to the spirit world thins, strange things happen at nine Saint Gillian Street...
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    magic  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  cozy  fiction  horror
  • Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn

    Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the fog rolls in from the sea, sometimes ghosts from the past follow it... Sandy’s under attack. First, she’s almost mowed down at the supermarket, then her new shore-front burger stand is destroyed on its grand opening day. But when she’s found in a coma, the danger heats up. As she falls into a coma, parts of her dreaming world escape into reality...
  • A Charming Fatality by Tonya Kappes

    A Charming Fatality by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bubble. . .Bubble. . . Whispering Falls’ resident potion maker, June Heal, is the first witch in the magical village to make a big money deal with the Head To Toe Works, a national chain specializing in spa and natural products. Cures and Trouble. .
  • Beneath An Ivy Moon by Ellen Dugan

    Beneath An Ivy Moon by Ellen Dugan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Fan favorite Ivy Bishop takes center stage in this newest volume of the Legacy Of Magick Series. Sure, Ivy Bishop’s life is a little unusual… The gothic-fabulous and youngest female Witch in her family line is now a full time college student starting her Junior year. Living on campus, Ivy and her BFF, Cypress are residents in the 160 year old Crowly Hall...
  • Dead Wrong by Pandora Pine

    Dead Wrong by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cold Case Sergeant, Ronan O’Mara, is set to return to work at the Boston Police Department after the birth of his first child, when a knock at the door brings back a part of his past he thought was gone forever: his father, John. The only thing that Ronan knows about his father is that the man was a no-good drunk who was gone from Ronan’s life before his first birthday...
  • Hunter's Curse by Pandora Pine

    Hunter's Curse by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1418, Wales: Hunter Conroy, the youngest in a family of powerful demon slayers, is captured by the evil warlock Osian. Young Hunter is given a choice: join forces with his enemy and kill his own family, or be cursed to live through the ages as a stone gargoyle. Once a century, Hunter is released from his prison, and tempted with the chance to build a life for himself...
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    magic  mlm  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  demons  drama
  • Forever Changed by Belinda Boring

    Forever Changed by Belinda Boring

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Waking up after an amazing night with her new husband and mate, nothing could've prepared Darcy for the epic bombshell Devlin dropped - explaining her heritage and revealing truths that completely blow her mind. When all she wants is to settle into marital bliss and Pack life, Darcy's world is once again thrown into turmoil, forced to face a challenge that may very well break her and Mason...
  • The Magick of Dark Root by April Aasheim

    The Magick of Dark Root by April Aasheim

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “There are rules that must be followed, Maggie.” “Even in witchcraft?” “Especially in witchcraft. What someone puts into the world comes back to them.” “You mean karma?” “Like karma, yes. But for a witch it comes back threefold. Never forget that.” “That doesn’t seem fair...
  • Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Contested Crown by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I can’t give him up, even if it costs me my life...Miles and Cade are on the run. Without money, protection, or allies they have only each other to rely on as they flee the most powerful mage house in the country. Unfortunately, the outside world is even more dangerous than the lion’s den they just escaped from...
  • Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Cosmic Spells and Vampire Lairs by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Are 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...
  • Raging Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Raging Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    For years, Rowan Gray has been searching for answers. She’s finally going to get them.The group of people haunting her, the society that ripped her family apart, are due to arrive on The Bounding Storm … and nobody believes their goals are altruistic. That’s only proven true when death visits The Bounding Storm in their wake, leaving a mountain of questions and not enough answers...
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    magic  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  cozy  fiction  humor
  • Fortune of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Fortune of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Medium Harlow Thane has given up her life as a celebrity paranormal investigator. After her life was turned upside down by a devious and illusive ghost, all she wants is to settle down in Keating Hollow, running the new pub in town. Unfortunately for her, no matter how much she wants to give up ghost hunting, the ghosts won’t quit her. Neither will her ex Cash Moses...
  • Djinn Justice by Jenny Schwartz

    Djinn Justice by Jenny Schwartz

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An Ancient Egyptian spell opens the door to a soul-sucking evil. Fay Olwen is still adjusting to life as one of a couple. She never expected to have a sexy leopard-were cuddling her at midnight in his huge bed in his gorgeous villa on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. But here she is, in love and in luck--finally! There's not a demon in sight...
  • Demon Heart by Rhys Lawless

    Demon Heart by Rhys Lawless

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s finally free.And I can finally remember.Things should have gone back to normal. They’re anything but.Chaos erupts across London, and my faith in the High Council is ruptured. Wouldn’t you know the entire paranormal community seems hell-bent on blaming it on my boyfriend.History repeating itself?Not this time. I won’t lose Wade. Not him.Not again.I’ll do anything to protect him...
  • Lost Library Collection: Books 1-3 by Kate Baray

    Lost Library Collection: Books 1-3 by Kate Baray

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    LOST LIBRARY (Book 1) Lost Library brings together a mysterious, magical book and a quirky heroine to create the adventure of a lifetime! John Braxton arrives unannounced on Lizzie Smith's doorstep looking for answers she doesn't have. She may have a magical book, but she hasn't a clue what to do with it--or even how to read it...
  • Magic Remembered by Coralie Moss

    Magic Remembered by Coralie Moss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    MAGIC REMEMBERED is book 1 of the Calliope Jones series of Urban Fantasy novels.A battle over the Apples of Immortality is at hand.On an island in the Salish Sea, caretakers of the ancient orchards are vanishing. The earth witch in charge of protecting the groves is on the cusp of losing her magic. And the druid who investigates crimes of the magical kind is carrying deadly secrets...
  • Valiant Light by Jana Oliver

    Valiant Light by Jana Oliver

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    With her wedding fast approaching, as well as her fiancé's investiture as grand master, Master Demon TrapperRiley Blackthorne is just trying to keep Atlanta safe from Hellspawn. When she meets a high-level fiend who claims to be free of Lucifer's control, and allows him to remain at large, she knows there will be consequences...
  • Tension by Kiki Burrelli

    Tension by Kiki Burrelli

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Huxley's best friend is his rock.Huxley Might's position as agent within the elite Lunar Council Enforcement Agency has prepared him for a life of service. Being an Alpha is about control and sacrifice. He doesn't have siblings to pass the duty to. It's up to Huxley to become the next Alpha and ensure the Might family legacy continues...
  • The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell

    The Lady Under the Lake by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    This client is all wet... After receiving a hot tip on the whereabouts of my almost-boyfriend’s nearly-ex-husband (hey, I told you—it’s complicated!), I thought my love life was finally coming up for air. But when we stake out the remote lake, it’s not the ex who surfaces...
  • True Order by Patricia Logan

    True Order by Patricia Logan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bloodthirsty vamps. Dire Wolf royalty. The Prince of unicorns. What's next? All out war of course.When I came to Prosper Woods, the last thing I expected was to be walking into a world of magic. Horror movies at the theater hadn’t prepared me for the realization that vampires, werewolves, witches, shifters, and ghosts were real...
  • Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Eagle in the Hawthorn by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rowan Harbor has had a tough winter, and Devon Murphy wants nothing more than to make it better. When he proposes a solution to the town’s low morale, it creates a rift in his relationship with his boyfriend, Wade. They’ve hardly ever argued, and when things get tense, Devon has no idea how to handle it...
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    magic  mlm  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  contemporary  fae
  • Hemorrhage by S.A. Magnusson

    Hemorrhage by S.A. Magnusson

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Only my combination of magic and medicine can save me. No longer afraid of my magic, I’ve begun experimenting with how to use it when working in the ER. While on a surgery rotation, my use of magic reveals a dangerous new threat and a type of magic I had not known about before, making me a target...
  • Nikolai by Michele Notaro

    Nikolai by Michele Notaro

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For centuries, I’ve gone through life floating from one lover to the next, never tying myself down to anyone. But then Grayson walks into my life, and I can’t imagine spending it without him. Messing with the Warriors of Tempest isn’t my greatest move, but to ensure he can stay with me, I’ll do what I have to...
  • Vampires Make Bad Roommates by Mia Monroe

    Vampires Make Bad Roommates by Mia Monroe

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    alternate cover edition of ASIN B09TJV1MLLI'm a medium so someone please tell me how I never saw this coming. We're at war with no idea why or how to stop the enemy, so when head vampire Augustus suggests we pair up to stay safe, logically it makes sense. Unfortunately for me, I end up with the only hyper vampire as my new roommate...
  • Haven by Morgan Brice

    Haven by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    (Set in the world of Fox Hollow, but can stand alone). Old secrets, hidden psychics, secret shifters, ghosts, scandals—and true love. A series of long-ago disappearances leads cold case private detective Austin Williams to investigate a troubled sanitarium. Jamie Miller is new in town, temporarily running the local historical association, and he willingly signs on to help solve Austin’s mystery...
  • Found Objects by Christine Pope

    Found Objects by Christine Pope

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Penny Briggs is a perfectly ordinary woman. Until her life takes a left turn at Albuquerque…I thought my marriage would be a fairy tale. Instead, I’ve put a thousand miles between me and my broken dream, starting over with temp job in Albuquerque. Prop shopping for a TV production takes my mind off my troubles — until I buy an old pair of glasses no one on the set can wear...
  • The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines

    The Hollow and the Haunted by Camilla Raines

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In this darkly magical, romantic YA fantasy debut, a closeted teenage psychic in small-town Washington foresees the death of his sworn enemy, and is forced to work with him to save his life. Sparks fly, but the dead are restless, and some ghosts don't want to stay buried...Perfect for fans of The Raven Cycle, Cemetery Boys and Sixteen Souls...
  • Ascendant King by Kai Butler

    Ascendant King by Kai Butler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His life is in my hands, but my heart is in his.Miles Castillo has the one thing his mother never did: time. As he gathers new members to his pack and help in his war against House Bartlett, he can’t help but wish that Cade was more than a reluctant ally. But the ice prince has made his position clear and nothing Miles can do will change the history that divides them...
  • Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk

    Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Librarian Sebastian Rath and his lover Vesper Rune are tasked with seeking and containing the evil Books of the Bound. But one of the Books has been freed from its prison—and is in the hands of a killer.As more bodies turn up, Sebastian finds himself tempted to use forbidden magic to locate the Book and stop the murderer...
  • A Charming Magic by Tonya Kappes

    A Charming Magic by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Bubble, Bubble. . .Magic is floating all around Whispering Falls. There is a new flower shop, Magical Moments, and an upcoming wedding that has the town on cloud nine.Cures and Trouble. . .Arabella Paxton, the owner of Magical Moments is smart, beautiful and has her eyes on Oscar Park. Not even the dark cloud looming over Whispering Falls is going to stop her from what she wants. Magic Stirs. .
  • Illuminate by Lisa Oliver

    Illuminate by Lisa Oliver

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Stefan de Marco was looking for a position... again. Being a high scoring magical anchor was only useful in his world when he had someone to partner with. His slender body and elfin looks meant he was usually only chosen to anchor people who believed his duties should extend well past working hours, and that wasn't something Stefan was interested in...
  • Magic Unbound by Ashley Meira, Felicia Beasley

    Magic Unbound by Ashley Meira, Felicia Beasley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sophia Sinclair has hit rock bottom. Her biggest fear has been realized: she’s been thrown in the Black Citadel for being a Fireborn. Except she’s not a Fireborn — and for once, that’s a problem. With her powers gone, it’s only a matter of time until the Council of Magic set her free...
  • The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

    The Sunken Mall by K.D. Edwards

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Sunken Mall takes place after the events of The Last Sun. In an effort to more fully integrate their ward Max into the family, Rune and Brand endeavor to find Equinox gifts for the teenager. Their gift plans are shaped by Quinn, the teenager seer, who orchestrates a shopping expedition into the Worcester Galleria, a translocated mall magically-preserved as it was in the early 1980s...
  • Salmon and the Hazel by Sam Burns

    Salmon and the Hazel by Sam Burns

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jesse’s only priority in life is protecting the people he loves, so he’s determined to see Rowan Harbor’s wards rebuilt. There’s just one problem: they’re missing an ingredient that can’t be ordered online.Jesse volunteers to search for the missing component in the realm of the fae, but his boyfriend, Sean, isn’t letting him go alone...
  • Silence of Winter by Avery Blake

    Silence of Winter by Avery Blake

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Normal is overrated. At least that's what Oliver Cromwell tells himself when he's being bullied for being different. He's a lover of all things paranormal, and when his nose isn't shoved into his sketchpad, drawing haunted houses and monsters, he and his best friend Bailey hang out in abandoned buildings and take long—very non-romantic—walks through graveyards looking for ghosts...
  • Anaphylaxis by S.A. Magnusson

    Anaphylaxis by S.A. Magnusson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Both medicine and magic failed to save Aron. I intend to change that. I’ve feared my magic my entire life, knowing my mother had chased dangerous magic before her death. I’ve never been able to look into how—or why—she died. Until now. I have a name. While struggling to help Aron, I use my new allies to search for information about the person who might be responsible for my mother’s death...
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    magic  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  fae  fiction  mystery
  • Counter-Hex by Margarita Gakis

    Counter-Hex by Margarita Gakis

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jade’s friend-count stands at three. Four, if you include the lizard. Now that she's joined a coven, Jade is figuring out what it means to be a witch. Spells, counter-hexes, charms and surprisingly: paperwork. She considers the transition from mundane to witch successful with only a few exceptions...
  • Dark Rivers by Morgan Brice

    Dark Rivers by Morgan Brice

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    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. To keep their power, each year one of the witch-disciples kills a descendant of one of the men in the posse, a twelve-year cycle that has cost dozens of lives, including that of Seth Tanner’s brother, Jesse...
  • Be My Banshee by Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene

    Be My Banshee by Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Purple Door Detective Agency is hiring. Those without magic need not apply. Salary commensurate with experience. Apply at the agency. No phone calls or psychic links. Sunshine Merryweather is a young witch with a passion for colorful clothes and good food. She is the owner/operator of the Purple Door Detective Agency...
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