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  • The Crane Diaries: Homecoming by Apryl Baker

    The Crane Diaries: Homecoming by Apryl Baker

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    New Orleans is a city known for its paranormal history—and it’s the place Emma Rose Crane, AKA Mattie Hathaway, has come home to. She hopes she can start over in New Orleans, where her ability to see ghosts isn't so freaky...
  • The Crane Diaries: The Red Church by Apryl Baker

    The Crane Diaries: The Red Church by Apryl Baker

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the swamps of New Orleans sits an old church. Its history is steeped in blood and death. For over a century, this abandoned church has inspired fear, and the rumors of the creatures that inhabit it have kept the locals away. The church has been sold, but work on the property has stalled...
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    dark  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  friendship  horror
  • The City Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The City Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Teach magic, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.Yeah, well, they’re dirty rotten liars.When I told Tennessee we needed to have more schools than just Edenburg I thought they’d assign appropriate people to the task. Ya know, like actual adults. Not a sixteen year old who still has to finish high school herself...
  • Cabinet Jack by J.L. Bryan

    Cabinet Jack by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Close your doors and cabinets tight, or Jack will climb out to see you tonight.The former railroad stop of Timbermill, Georgia has grown ever more quiet and empty since its boom era faded decades ago...
  • Dead Wolf by Tim O'Rourke

    Dead Wolf by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Learning the painful secrets of her past, Kiera must understand why the truth had been kept from her. When confronting Murphy, Kiera soon discovers he has been keeping his own terrible secret. With Kiera's and her friend's past lives coming back to haunt them, Jack Seth tells her, she must discover the identity of the hooded photographer if she is to push her life back and save those she loves...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  alpha-mc  angels  book  fiction
  • The Necromancer's Library by J.L. Bryan

    The Necromancer's Library by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The antebellum mansion sits isolated in the overgrown countryside like a forgotten temple. Within it lie the dark, twisting paths of a private library possessing secrets from across the ages. The collection of ancient and medieval occult manuscripts tell of conjuring spirits and raising the dead, of making contact with supernatural realms and beings usually forbidden to living mortals...
  • Dead Seth by Tim O'Rourke

    Dead Seth by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Held hostage by Jack Seth, Kiera Hudson must not only find a way to escape, but save Potter and her father before she turns to stone. With Jack becoming ever more unstable and dangerous, Kiera soon realises the choice he is forcing her to make has far more terrifying consequences than she first believed...
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    female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  alpha-mc  angels  book  fiction
  • The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan

    The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ghost removal specialist Ellie Jordan must face a dangerous, shape-shifting entity that she and Calvin have encountered once before, with tragic results. The spirit has the power to reach into the minds of living and feed on their fears, taking the shape of their worst nightmares, and it has awoken in search of new victims...
  • Black Water by Faith Hunter

    Black Water by Faith Hunter

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Three 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...
  • Ghost in the Inferno by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Inferno by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is the Ghost circlemaster of Istarinmul, leader of the Emperor's spies in the city. She has defeated powerful foes, but more dangerous enemies lie before her.A sorcerous catastrophe threatens to destroy Istarinmul, and the only the mysterious sorceress Annarah, last loremaster of lost Iramis, knows how to stop it...
  • Ghost in the Pact by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Pact by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Caina Amalas has found the lost relics of Iramis, but with the relics comes deadly peril. For Grand Master Callatas is ready to work his terrible Apotheosis, and all he needs to unleash the dark power of the nagataaru is the Staff and the Seal of Iramis…once he takes them from Caina’s dead hands. Yet if Caina and Callatas do not work together, they are doomed...
  • The Forsaken by Lynnie Purcell

    The Forsaken by Lynnie Purcell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The war with Odette has begun. Cities around the world have fallen, and the world as we know it has ended. It's up to Clare to put things right again. Worse still is the threat of a darker evil that lingers over her as she searches for a way to end the war for good...
  • Hard to Love by Briana Michaels

    Hard to Love by Briana Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She's come too far to fall now...Tilly bit off more than she could chew when she agreed to help Valor and Bishop, and now she's choking on her decision. The consequences of her actions are stacking up and her time is running out, fast. She should have known better than to get involved. And now it's too late.No do overs. No second chances...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  adult  angels  book
  • Sacrifice by Claire Farrell

    Sacrifice by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ~The final book in the Chaos Series.~ As a king’s life hangs in the balance, alliances are made then broken. Only trickery can help Cara protect those she cares about, but when her enemies show their true face, she realises the truth: every distraction feeds Chaos. Cara’s not the only one searching for a legendary treasure, not the only one reaching for power...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • Ghost in the Surge by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Surge by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    CAINA AMALAS is a nightfighter of the Ghosts, one of the elite agents of the Emperor of Nighmar. She has defeated powerful sorcerers and corrupt lords, freed slaves and overthrown great evils. But now someone has begun slaughtering the Ghosts of the Imperial capital, and the killer is wearing her face...
  • The Curse of Dark Root: Part One by April Aasheim

    The Curse of Dark Root: Part One by April Aasheim

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I inspected the small glass orb in my hand and read the words engraved upon its mantle: Dark Root, Oregon, 1968. "Jillian, there's nothing inside," I said, shaking the globe.“You must view it before you go to sleep. The memory it contains will come to you in your dreams.” “What will I see?” I asked, staring deep into the crystal ball.“Secrets, Maggie. Secrets that should have come out long ago...
    Categorized as:
    dark  ghosts  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror
  • Among the Stars by Jodi Lynn Anderson

    Among the Stars by Jodi Lynn Anderson

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    May Bird has always been a bit. . . different. While most of her classmates were riding their bikes, she was running around the West Virginia woods, dressed as a warrior princess with her hairless cat at her side...
  • Lethal Engagement by Teyla Branton

    Lethal Engagement by Teyla Branton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Guard, Protect, and Above All, Stay Alive Please note that this story from Mari's point-of-view. Two months after the announcement that rocked the entire world, Mari Jorgenson is going undercover to protect the man who has become the face of the Unbounded...
  • Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson

    Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Emmy Davis, the world’s most famous fox shifter, went missing two years ago.And I’ve just been hired to find her.If only things were that simple. The cops have no leads. Other PIs haven’t fared any better. The trail is colder than an arctic winter. And to make matters worse, a mysterious creature from Javy Diaz's past has taken an alarming interest in the case...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • Kill Switch by Laken Cane

    Kill Switch by Laken Cane

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a young girl comes to Rune for help, Rune and the crew are thrown into a strange case involving a type of monster they've never seen before. As they follow the trail of bodies he leaves behind, they discover their new bad guy is just one thread in the tapestry of lies and deceit they must unravel to get to the truth...
  • Hereditary Power by Emma L. Adams

    Hereditary Power by Emma L. Adams

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's time for the Gatekeeper's final stand... The Lynn siblings might finally be reunited, but now their mother is held captive in Faerie and their family's magic is fading, Ilsa holds the key to saving both realms from total annihilation...
  • The Final Formula Collection by Becca Andre

    The Final Formula Collection by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When magic returned almost two decades ago, it found a modern world rooted in science, and those beliefs colored the way new abilities manifested. This New Magic is in sharp contrast to Old Magic, which has always been around, hiding in the dark and forgotten places. Addie isn’t magical, but she can wield power with the best of them...
  • Andy's Diary by Tim O'Rourke

    Andy's Diary by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In his confession, Ben McCloud told Detective Chief Inspector John Walker about the four murders that took place at Black Hill Farm. But what about the others? There are two sides to every story and this is Andy’s. 'Andy's Diary' the second book in the paranormal romance series: ‘Black Hill Farm’. For young adults aged 16 years and over...
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    dark  ghosts  paranormal  book  crime  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Downside Ghosts series has been called "gripping and brilliant," "a must-read," and "one of the best paranormal fantasy series available." Now all four previously published short stories set in this world are collected in one place, plus one new, never-before-seen novella...
  • Prince of Deception by Jenny Hickman

    Prince of Deception by Jenny Hickman

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Find your soul's one true matefor she will save you from your fate.Rían O'Clereigh heard that fortune shortly after he was cursed, and he's been searching for this "mate" ever since.Sort of.Well, not really. But he figured if she existed, she would find him.And she finally has.Lady Aveen Bannon. Beautiful. High-born. Human.Unfortunately, to break Rían's curse, Aveen needs to die...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  ghosts  dark  romance  fantasy  new-adult  fiction
  • Ghost in the Winds by Jonathan Moeller

    Ghost in the Winds by Jonathan Moeller

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Apotheosis has come at last, and it will shatter the world. CAINA is trapped in the ruins of an ancient necromancer's tomb. Unless she escapes the lethal trap, there will be no one to stop Grand Master Callatas from unleashing the Apotheosis. KYLON is desperate to save Caina's life...
  • Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott

    Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Hidden from mortal eyes and divided into three factions are the creatures of darkness that coexist with mortals.In the witches’ town Morganefaire, an ancient legend tells the story of a mirror that was once shattered into four fragments, each able to entrap a powerful soul...
  • Fearscape by Simon Holt

    Fearscape by Simon Holt

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The Vours: Evil demonic beings that inhabit human bodies on Sorry Night, the darkest hour of the winter solstice.It's been a year since Reggie first discovered the Vours, and the winter solstice is approaching once again. It will be another night of unspeakable horror for those unlucky enough to be taken by the Vours, because this time, she won't be able to stop them...
  • Alexander Death by J.L. Bryan

    Alexander Death by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The sequel to Jenny Pox and Tommy Nightmare.While Seth searches for Jenny, Dr. Heather Reynard of the CDC unravels Seth and Jenny's secrets.Alexander opens Jenny's mind to her deep past, and to the full horrific extent of her powers...
  • Ghost of a Chance by Lauren Barnholdt

    Ghost of a Chance by Lauren Barnholdt

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Kendall takes drastic action when she encounters ghostly overwhelm in this third book in a tween series that Kirkus Reviews calls “bright, bubbly fun.”Kendall feels like she’s losing at life. The only people who will talk to her are ghosts, and she’s exhausted from trying to fix their problems...
  • The Keeper's Legacy by Meg Anne

    The Keeper's Legacy by Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A legacy forged in blood and shrouded in nightmares. With everyone she’s ever loved dead, Effie’s fate is no longer one of her choosing. Overnight, she becomes the newest initiate of the Keepers of Prophecy, a secret order that Sees what the future holds. War looms for the land of Elysia, unless Effie can prevent it by harnessing her visions and interpreting their meaning...
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    dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  epic
  • The Ghost of Mistletoe Mary by Sue Ann Jaffarian

    The Ghost of Mistletoe Mary by Sue Ann Jaffarian

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this all-new novella from the author of Ghost in the Guacamole, Granny Apples, medium Emma Whitecastle, and psychic PI Jeremiah Jones join forces to find a missing homeless woman...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  horror
  • The Formerly Dark Mage by D.L. Harrison

    The Formerly Dark Mage by D.L. Harrison

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Silvia is a dark mage. Unfortunately she finds herself about to be sacrificed. Someone must have told her evil master about her plans to kill him and take over. After that, things just seem to go downhill. She has no choice but to escape the kingdom of Zual, something that to her knowledge has never been done before. She will need to deal with many issues she never had to face before...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  magic  paranormal  adult  book  demons  fiction
  • A Witch's Feast by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo

    A Witch's Feast by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    There are new rules governing the country--namely, no magic. But Fiona Forzese has never been good with rules... After a ghostly army terrorized Boston, the Ranulf family say they'll help Fiona and her classmates finish up junior year. They say their old Virginia plantation is a safe haven. All Fiona and her secret coven have to to do is show up to a few math and English classes...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  book  fiction  horror  myths
  • Cemetery Tours by Jacqueline E. Smith

    Cemetery Tours by Jacqueline E. Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some secrets are best kept laid to rest.At least, that's as far as Michael Sinclair is concerned. At twenty-seven, he has spent his entire life pretending that the ghosts he encounters on a daily basis do not exist. Now, if only the dead would let him rest in peace.Unfortunately, that doesn't seem likely, especially after Kate Avery and her ailing brother, Gavin, move in next door...
    Categorized as:
    dark  ghosts  magic  paranormal  book  contemporary  crime  fiction
  • Haunting Karma by Elizabeth A. Reeves

    Haunting Karma by Elizabeth A. Reeves

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three Sisters...One Shared Destiny A Novella Once Amber discovers she has sisters, she at least isn't all alone in the world. Just when things should start to get easier...life gets more complicated than ever! The Haunting Karma is getting a bit extreme. Haunting Karma is book 4 in Karma's Witches Healing Karma book 5, by Hope Welsh is also available now...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • Band of Demons by Rob Blackwell

    Band of Demons by Rob Blackwell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The highly anticipated sequel to the Kindle bestseller A Soul to StealThe past is always at your heels…Quinn O’Brion and Kate Tassel, two community journalists, tapped into a dark power last Halloween in order to stop a vicious serial killer. But they are still grappling with their new abilities—and wondering if what they unleashed may soon consume them...
    Categorized as:
    dark  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Nemesis: The Death of Timmy Quinn by Kealan Patrick Burke

    Nemesis: The Death of Timmy Quinn by Kealan Patrick Burke

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "We no longer need the sun to cast our shadows, for we have become them."For over twenty years Tim Quinn has lived in the shadow of death. Now, the Curtain has come down and the dead no longer need him to facilitate their vengeance...
    Categorized as:
    dark  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  supernatural
  • Dark Divide by Carrie Vaughn

    Dark Divide by Carrie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In 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...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book
  • Echoes by Michael Bray

    Echoes by Michael Bray

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Seven years have passed since the fire at Hope House. Despite surviving, the lives of Steve and Melody Samson have changed for the worse. Steve has become a virtual recluse, while Melody is consumed by guilt, and sees in their son a constant reminder of the man Steve used to be...
  • Legacy Witches by Cass Kay

    Legacy Witches by Cass Kay

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Coming from a long line of murderous witches hasn’t exactly been sunshine and rainbows for Vianna Roots. When she inherits the family’s haunted house after her mother dies, she decides flipping the rundown dump is her smartest move—but the ghosts that haunt her have a different plan...
  • Banished by C.J. Archer

    Banished by C.J. Archer

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An 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 Witch and the Huntsman by J.R. Rain, Rod Kierkegaard Jr.

    The Witch and the Huntsman by J.R. Rain, Rod Kierkegaard Jr.

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Allison Lopez is not your everyday Psychic Hotline operator. She's a real psychic with real abilities that seem to grow daily, thanks to her close association with an immortal friend...
  • Velocity by Abigail Boyd

    Velocity by Abigail Boyd

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The final book in the "Gravity" series. The end is finally here. After being threatened by Phillip Rhodes, Ariel confronts her father and finds out just how deeply the conspiracies in town run. She discovers more about what she is and where she came from. Gathering an opposition against Thornhill, they must stop the cult from performing a final ritual that will plunge the town into Dark, forever...
  • The Zombie Knight Saga - Volume One: Elegy for an Immortal by George M. Frost

    The Zombie Knight Saga - Volume One: Elegy for an Immortal by George M. Frost

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A young man dies, and a grim reaper offers to revive him in exchange for servitude. Responsibilities include saving other people’s lives and occasionally fighting unspeakable horrors. But this particular young man already has a few problems of his own, such as crippling shyness. No, seriously. He can barely even speak to people. It's really bad. Takes place in the modern fantasy world of Eleg...
  • Circus of the Dead Book #3 by Kimberly Loth

    Circus of the Dead Book #3 by Kimberly Loth

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “Congratulations Callie, you’re the puppet now.” What the devil does that mean? I’ve finally succeeded in doing away with Samuel, but I’m not really in charge of the island at all. In fact the treachery runs deeper than I ever thought possible and if I’m not careful every soul on the island—both living and dead—will want to kill me for what I’ve done unless I discover who is really in charge...
    Categorized as:
    dark  female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  anti-hero  audiobook  book
  • Punished by Kira Saito

    Punished by Kira Saito

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Down in New Orleans, Arelia Larue’s once ordinary life has quickly transformed into something truly extraordinary.As her ability to communicate and work with Les Mysteries (spirits) grows, so does her attraction for Darkwood’s secretive owner Lucus LaPlante.However, Arelia soon discovers that Darkwood’s shiny and seemingly extravagant exterior holds secrets that may put her very soul at risk...
    Categorized as:
    female-mc  ghosts  magic  paranormal  book  fiction  horror  mystery
  • The Cure by Teyla Branton

    The Cure by Teyla Branton

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Even When You CHANGE, Some Things Remain the Same . . . Erin Radkey’s life has altered completely since her Change made her one of the Unbounded. Yet she has learned the hard way that some things never change. Greed...
  • Surrender by Lee Nichols

    Surrender by Lee Nichols

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    After a devastating battle at headquarters in New York, the ghostkeeping world is in shambles. When Emma and Bennett return home, they are determined to defeat the wraithmaster, Neos, forever. But it's not going to be easy. Bennett's parents kick him out when they realize he is still using drugs to enhance his powers...
  • Tommy Nightmare by J.L. Bryan, Scott Nicholson

    Tommy Nightmare by J.L. Bryan, Scott Nicholson

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The sequel to Jenny Pox.While Fallen Oak recovers from the Jenny pox, someone new is hunting Jenny.Like Jenny, Ashleigh Goodling belonged to a pair of opposites with powers that mirror each other.Now Jenny and Seth must face the opposite of love..
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