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Necromancy in New Orleans by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.When the magical energy of New Orleans redlines, Team Trouble responds.Caught between three hostile factions of empowered citizens—witches, wolves, and vampires—we scramble to figure out who’s leaving bodies littered around the French Quarter.Navigating the crypts, catacombs, and a cagey council doesn't go our way.Big Easy my ass... -
Christmas Eve by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsJim wrote a new short story, Christmas Eve, as a gift for his fans on December 24, 2018. It is posted to his website and Facebook page. The story is set after Peace Talks and Battle Ground and depicts Harry's first Christmas Eve as a dad, as well as a few other familiar faces... -
Rebel Magic by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMy Aunt Beverly is getting married.I should be happy for her. Right? But I’m not. Because I know this Derrick character is bad news. Call it my witchy instincts, but I’m convinced something is seriously off with the guy. So how do I prove it to my aunt?The pressure is on as I only have four days to figure it out before the wedding—yes, four days until Beverly says, “I do,” to that slimy bastard... -
The Killer Clown Calamity by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsCharlie Rhodes’ life is in turmoil. Her relationship with her boyfriend Jack is going well but Casey, the newest member of the Legacy Foundation, has dropped a bombshell and Charlie feels as if things are spinning out of control. While waiting for DNA results to prove (or disprove, for that matter) Casey’s identity, the team gets called out on a weird case... -
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Freaky Rites by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsNorthern California beckons the Mystic Caravan crew and they’re looking forward to some down time after their previous stop. Emotions are running high and the workers are desperate to return to their normal lives. Poet Parker and Kade Denton, for instance, have a new camper to move into and they’re both excited at the prospect of an adventure that has nothing to do with monsters... -
Storm Blood by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow do you destroy a god? Power…overwhelming power.With Mahnes defeated, Monty & Simon must now face the entity behind the attacks.They must face one of the old gods…Chaos.There’s only one slight problem—they aren’t strong enough.When every strategy devised requires more power, Monty realizes he must make a potentially lethal choice: accelerate the shift to Archmage... -
Romancing the Crone by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsScout Randall has lived her life in the shadows, always wondering who abandoned her when she was a child and where the magic she boasts came from. Finally, she is about to get some answers.It won’t be easy, though.After a wild fight that saw shifters and vampires joining together to battle under an eclipse, things in Hawthorne Hollow are relatively quiet... -
Southern Wands by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife 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... -
All Spell Breaks Loose by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. The big day is quickly approaching for Emma Hart. The best laid plans go awry, however, when a potion causes her to lose important memories. Without Emma's crucial memories, the coven worries that their hard work to undo the curse on Spellbound will remain at a standstill... -
Ghostly Travels by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHarper Harlow-Monroe thought getting to her wedding would be the hard part. She was wrong. Getting through her honeymoon is going to be a whole lot worse.Jared Monroe decided to surprise his new wife with a honeymoon in Salem, Massachusetts. The goal was to have fun, bask in the sun, and eat some good seafood while shutting out the rest of the world... -
Mirrors of Time by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNOTE: This expanded version of Mirrors of Time includes the material previously published as the novel To Love a Witch. Time. The Fourth Realm. Is it a discovery or a trap? Seconds away from making a clean getaway to a fantasy honeymoon in Paris with Lucas, Jinx gets sucked down a time-bending portal tunnel — with Glory... -
To Haunt a Witch by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsStill recovering from their adventure into the Middle Realm, Jinx, Tori, and the gang have settled down to enjoy some "normal" time in Briar Hollow. Then Cezar Ionescu walks in the front door asking for a favor. An abandoned house owned by the local Strigoi clan is attracting the attention of the Haunted Briar Hollow web series... -
The Amulet of Caorunn: A Jinx Hamilton Adventure Book 7 (The Jinx Hamilton Mysteries) by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCreavit wizard Irenaeus Chesterfield is back, with a bigger, badder plan to go after Jinx and company. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Jinx starts having dream visions about the mysterious Amulet of Caorunn. Trying to get more details, she and Tori try a dicey double enchantment with shocking results... -
A Witch of a Time by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe 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... -
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Forged in Magical Fire (Midlife Witchery, #5) by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGuess who just discovered her Phoenix lineage? I'd rather go back to just being cursed. Hot flashes have nothing on bursting into flames...Imps are taking over Cottlehill Wilds, wreaking havoc at every turn. Chasing them around my store with unreliable magic, while not alerting the mundies, is harder than raising twins... -
Divine Intervention by Orlando A. Sanchez
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow do you stop a god? Monty and Simon don’t know, but they better find out…fast.The NYTF Command Hub has been destroyed, the Director is in critical condition, and a cryptic message has been left for the Montague and Strong Detective Agency…in blood.When Monty and Simon discover Mahnes, a Soul Renderer and Dark Mage, is behind the attack, they realize they are outclassed and outgunned... -
Wicked Wedding by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsYou are formally invited to the wedding of Ivy Morgan and Jack Harker.Before they walk down the aisle, though, there’s one more mystery to solve.Ivy, who is finishing up the last days of her community service, inserts herself into a tense situation when the alarm at the domestic violence shelter she is working at sounds and she goes off to make sure all the women and children are accounted for... -
Hexes & Hot Flashes by Lisa Manifold, Eva Wilhelm
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRUNNING TIME: 6 hrs 30 minSix months ago, I lost my husband. Six hours ago, I found out he had another family. Six minutes ago, my life changed forever.For my 45th birthday, I planned to treat myself to a spa day with my bestie... -
Witch on First by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJinx Hamilton walks out the front door of her store in Briar Hollow on a Sunday morning only to find her werecat neighbor and boyfriend, Chase McGregor, staring at a dead man. Under the best of circumstances, a corpse complicates things, but Jinx has other problems... -
Southern Fortunes by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Pepper teaches a class at the Southern School of Magic, she expects a run of the mill experience. But when a gaggle of mean teachers invades her classroom, Pepper is on high alert.These women are nasty and they make no bones about disliking Pepper... -
Freaky Games by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsLook out Sin City, here comes the Mystic Caravan Circus. The city that never sleeps has something lurking in the darkness and Poet Parker can’t decide if it’s friend or foe. The rich history of the area comes into play when research uncovers a mine disaster more than a hundred years in the past … and a tragic outcome that still haunts the locale to this day... -
Outlast by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhere there's a wand, there's a way. My secret is out, yet I'm still welcome at the academy, training for a future as a warden for the Agency of Magical Forces. For the first time in my life, I feel like I belong. Until one of my roommates goes missing, and it's all my fault... -
Wicked Whispers by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Harker says the honeymoon will never be over, but it’s back to reality for him and his wife Ivy. Unfortunately for them, that means murder is on the menu … and this newest body is dropped in Ivy’s nursery parking lot.Jack is a mess when he realizes a sniper took out a local woman. Ivy, although shocked because it happened right in front of her eyes, is also intrigued... -
Cast Away by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWelcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Witch-in-training Emma Hart is preparing for one of the worst days of her life...the marriage of fallen angel Daniel Starr to the spoiled fairy, Elsa Knightsbridge. Fortunately for Emma, distractions are easy to come by in Spellbound when a troll is found dead near a bridge and an overzealous werewolf is arrested for indecent exposure... -
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Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHave yourself a very Merry Witchmas in July in Holiday Haven, where the magic and mystery of Christmas is snow joke!Rudie Hollybrook, here! I love my quaint, magical town of Holiday Haven. It’s basically like living in a snow globe.I’m killing it (oops) directing my family’s funeral home where I work with my two zany sisters and am head over heels for my boyfriend, the editor of the local paper... -
Witch Swindled in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust when Lily’s settling into life in Westerham and making new friends, the Paranormal Investigation Bureau needs her help again. A witch has been misappropriating millions from unsuspecting retirees, but she’s destroyed all the evidence. Lily’s unique witchy skills are the only thing that can uncover the past and get the PIB the evidence it needs... -
Whoops! We're In Big Trouble Now. by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThings are starting to look up for Dorothy, Charlie and Neil. But not for long. A series of catastrophic events leads them into more trouble that they ever dreamed possible. This is the final book in the Susan Hall Investigates series... -
A Fairy Good Brew by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life.Invited to the paranormal world at last, Tina and Kaillie's trip gets off on the wrong foot - literally - when they stumble on a fairy's body just after arriving in Palm Rings.Between navigating this whole new world, meeting relatives they didn't know they had, and being accused of murder, Eliza has her hands full... -
Happy Witchgiving by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTerry Davenport is new to the job as Walkerville’s chief of police, but he takes his position seriously – even though very few things of note happen in the small hamlet. Walkerville may be boring, but Terry’s personal life is anything but. When termites infest his house, Terry has no choice but to check into a local inn while his home is being tented... -
Crazy For Brew by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. It's the first annual Spellbound Day and the community has come together to celebrate recent seismic changes. Local lawyer Emma Hart is on top of the world, reveling in her new marriage and her promotion within the coven's academy. When residents begin acting strangely, the entire town is thrown for a loop... -
Mind Over Magical Matters by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeing the Guardian isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. My new life is weird, and hard. Think magic comes easy to those who wield it? Think again! I’m more likely to blow something up than shield it.As dark Fae make their way through the portal and my best friend’s children are kidnapped, it’s time for me to learn how to cast a location spell... -
Whoops! Someone Is On Our Case (Susan Hall Investigates) by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSusan Hall is still resisting the notion that there may be paranormal creatures living amongst us, but as she works on three different leads, one of them with the head of Paranormal Activity Watch (P.A.W), Greg Lewis, the evidence becomes harder and harder to ignore. Life may soon become a lot more difficult for the other three flatmates... -
Spirits, Beignets, and a Bayou Biker Gang by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMedium 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... -
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Kindred by Lydia Sherrer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBound by blood, duty, and magic. Which will win?Lily Singer’s allies and family are determined to hold John Faust accountable for his actions, but doing so may create more problems than it solves. From political intrigue to international alliances, Lily, Sebastian, and Sir Kipling must venture out into the larger wizard community and survive the first Wizard Convocation held in almost a century... -
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Wicked Honeymoon by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJack Harker and his new wife Ivy have beaten the odds, and with that comes a little rest and relaxation. They have a two-week honeymoon planned, and the first leg involves a glamping trip down the river.Jack has never been one for camping, and the truth is, he would’ve preferred anything but what they’ve got planned. Ivy, however, is desperate to prove that camping can be fun... -
Perfect Pending by Lucía Ashta
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe 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... -
Druid Enforcer by M.D. Massey
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen a rookie monster hunter disappears while investigating a series of suspicious murders, druid enforcer Colin McCool is called in to find his young friend and stop the killings. But when his new allies betray him, he'll be forced use every skill at his disposal to evade capture and locate the young hunter.. -
Witchy Tales by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLook out Hemlock Cove, Aunt Tillie is on a rampage. What else is new, right? She’s determined to move her wine business to the next level, and she needs twenty-four hours of peace and quiet to do it. There’s only one thing standing in her way. Well, make that a whole family of obstacles … and one ticked-off FBI agent... -
Wisteria Wonders by Angela Pepper
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust when Zara Riddle thought she was handling the whole witch-librarian thing, her friend got zapped into a flamingo. Yes, the pink-feathered kind. Her library coworker Frank Wonder is now four and a half feet tall, and none too happy about it! The Department of Water and Magic gets involved, but now they want Zara to channel a missing spirit... -
Wicked Seas by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIvy 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... -
Poetry in Potion by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWelcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Thanks to Daniel's efforts as the director of tourism, the World Market is visiting Spellbound, giving residents of the formerly cursed town the chance to purchase merchandise they didn't know existed. When a bad-tempered werecougar ends up dead at the market, the fortune teller that predicted her death is the main suspect... -
School for Unwitting Wiccans by Auburn Tempest, Carolina Mac
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTake 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... -
Sleeping with the Fishes by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a body washes up on the shores of Willow Bay, Jason and Angela find themselves as the main suspects. After all, they did have a confrontation with the victim just the night before. Deciding that she's not going to sit around and wait to be arrested, Angela decides to take matters into her own hands and investigate the death herself... -
Wuthering Homicides by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith The Others gone, Alice is looking forward to a little bit of peace in Sapphire Village. But when visitors start showing up dead, she knows it's not to be. The town's reputation is on the line, and Alice will do anything to help this new place she calls home... -
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Brewing the Midnight Oil by Constance Barker
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Stolen Tiara that Kills Its OwnerWhen Everette is tasked with an unusual case, who does he call...Ivy. His client has many artifacts, including an ancient tiara. When it's time to display the items at the annual museum festivities, the client discovers it missing. His new young wife has eyed the jeweled crown for a few years...maybe she's ready to leave the old fart and skate off with the goods... -
Deja Brew by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life.Eliza is looking forward to things getting back to normal on her return from the paranormal world, but she doesn't expect "normal" to include another dead body showing up in the coffee shop... -
Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie We're Canning Demons by Christiana Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTowards the end of her pregnancy, Mara and Gus get a call for help, from Mama Lua. Mama Lua has to go to New Orleans for a family emergency, but her store is under attack and she can’t leave it unattended. She asks Mara and Gus if they can fill in for her while she’s gone, deal with the assorted, eccentric customers, and figure out who’s trying to shut her down... -
Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Will invites Lily to meet his grandmother at the Saint Catherine Laboure care home for witches, she learns the residents have been dying at an alarming rate. Will's grandmother is scared she'll be next--but they put it down to the paranoid ramblings of a dementia patient. Until Will's grandmother dies unexpectedly for no apparent reason... -
The Bad Boys of Assjacket by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dare is a dare. No self-respecting, slightly chubby, good-lookin’, crime lovin’ cat would ever pass up a dare. So I didn’t. Now, me and my boys are in hot water trying to figure out how to live on the right side of the law for a whole freakin’ week! This is complicated by a couple of hairy issues…— The half-headed bear in town had his privates pilfered... -
The Lying, the Witch, and the Werewolf by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPaige owes Nico a favor - a big one. He calls it in - asking her to go undercover for him.Now Paige has to infiltrate a supernatural cult...
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