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The Flame Game by R.J. Blain
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsan alternate cover edition can be found hereBailey and Quinn are back for one last action-filled adventure!A corrupt police chief is on the loose, and it falls to Bailey and Quinn to put an end to him before he finds some way to weaponize the spreading rabies virus, create yet another batch of potent gorgon dust, and otherwise wreck Bailey’s happily ever after... -
Jon's Helter Skelter Cold Case by A.J. Sherwood
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJonathan Bane and Donovan Havili cordially invite you to their wedding.They just have to prove a man’s innocence and get him out of prison first.Not to mention prove Solomon completely inept (not hard), and fired from being a detective.Oh, and train Jon’s new apprentice.They can probably get married this year. Probably... -
Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLife's a witch ... and then you die.Bay Winchester is living the witch part – literally. She’s hoping to avoid the dying part.The Winchester world is full of trouble when great-aunt Willa and cousin Rosemary come to town. It’s clear they’re up to something, but no one can figure out what.Aunt Tillie is loading for bear... -
Wisteria Warned by Angela Pepper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZara Riddle is another year older, and busier than ever. She's a powerful witch, a skilled librarian, and the World's Best Mom - according to her coffee mug. It's no wonder the town's detective keeps seeking her help. If you want something done, ask a busy person!Zara partners again with Detective Bentley to investigate a call about a missing person... -
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Caffeinated Calamity by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe only witch in the world? It might feel like it to Stormy Morgan but she knows better.Twenty minutes away, in a town called Hemlock Cove, witches have taken over. Sure, the bulk of the town is made up of frauds looking to shore up their tourism industry, but there are real witches, too. There’s a family, last name of Winchester, and they’re notorious... -
Charms & Witchdemeanors by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTillie Winchester’s past is about to come back to haunt her, and what she sees as fun and games someone else sees as a recipe for murder. When a local woman is poisoned at Hemlock Cove’s senior center, Aunt Tillie is the prime suspect. Bay, Thistle and Clove don’t believe their great-aunt is guilty – although Thistle is fine if the police want to haul her away for a long weekend... -
The Trouble With Witches by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Winchester witches are in a tizzy. Sam Cornell’s parents are coming to town and Clove is beside herself. Meeting her boyfriend’s parents is a big deal. It doesn’t help that her cousins can’t stop making fun of her, which is the Winchester way, of course. In addition to the Cornells' imminent visit, the Winchesters are also dealing with Sam’s new tanker... -
Brief Cases by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsBrief Cases is the sequel anthology of Side Jobs, and will be released before Peace TalksSet to include the following stories:An exclusive novellette from the perspective of Maggie and Mouse.“Curses” — from The Naked City, edited by Ellen DatlowTakes place between Small Favor and Turn Coat...Categorized as:
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A Witch Before Dying by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsHemlock Cove is bustling with activity.FBI Agent Landon Michaels has officially moved in with his girlfriend Bay Winchester, Mrs. Little is planning an impromptu festival and there’s a new witch in town. The question is: Is Scarlet Darksbane a real witch?Bay is in the middle of all of it... -
Beguiled by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNewly indoctrinated witch, Defiance Dayne discovers there’s more to life after forty than she'd ever imagined possible. Especially if one is a charmling, one of only three in the world, with enough magics to make her a target for every power-hungry warlock out there. When one of them sends a hunter to town, she knows it’s time to take her talents seriously before the hunter takes her life... -
Something to Witch About by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLife's a witch ... and then you die. It's the dying part vexing Bay Winchester these days. She may be a long-suffering daughter, thankless newspaper editor, and keyed-up girlfriend, but she's barely holding off a royal freakout Landon's family is visiting the inn -- and they're not exactly open minded... -
Witch Me Luck by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHemlock Cove is celebrating a magical birthday, and familiar faces from different places are descending on the town to participate in the party. Everyone is looking forward to the festivities except Bay Winchester, who would rather be hiding from her high school nemesis than chatting her up in the town square. Lila Stevens hasn’t changed since graduation, and Bay remains her favorite target... -
Laced In Lies by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMeet Shelby Nichols, mind reader extraordinaire.A typical day in the life of Shelby Nichols involves cheating husbands, solving the hardest cases for the police, and working for a big time mob-boss, all because of her little secret that she can read minds. It can get complicated, especially considering she has a husband and two kids... -
Hidden Deception by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 9 in the Shelby Nichols Adventure Series Just back from Paris, Shelby barely has time to get over her jet lag before she is right back in the thick of things. Uncle Joey, the local mob boss, needs her help to find out what his son is hiding from him. Detective Harris, AKA Dimples, has an unsolved homicide on his hands, along with a missing engagement ring... -
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Merry Witchmas by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s a Christmas from the past but the usual players aren’t all that different. Tillie Winchester is annoyed with the world – what else is new, right? – and she’s fraying under the pressure. Her nieces believe she’s a bad influence on the youngest Winchester generation – especially an acerbic Thistle – and they want her to set a good example...Categorized as:
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Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 11 in the sensational Wisteria Witches Mysteries series by USA Today Bestselling author Angela Pepper!Zara Riddle was looking forward to her first Halloween as a witch.Then the little girl ghost showed up.Zara puts costume shopping on hold, rolls up her sleeves, and does her usual witcher-i-doo.But nothing works as planned. Mistakes are made. Dinner parties are ruined. (More than usual... -
Fury and Ice by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.When a woman is murdered behind the library, Chief Fox realizes the victim was more than she seemed and enlists the aid of Chipping Cheddar’s resident Federal Bureau of Magic agent, Eden Fury... -
You May Be Write by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNo one in their right freaking mind ever said midlife was magical. Apparently it is.Or at least mine is…Once upon a time there was a paranormal romance author who caught her husband in a compromising position. One divorce later, she’s free and ready to start her new life at forty-two. Right? Wrong... -
Murder Most Witchy by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLife in the Winchester household is hardly settled. That’s true for Bay Winchester more than anybody else. Her boyfriend Landon Michaels is away from town on an undercover assignment for the FBI and Bay is struggling not to let worry and unease rule over her life. Halloween is approaching, after all, and Hemlock Cove is bustling with activity...Categorized as:
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The Squirrel on the Train by Kevin Hearne
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOberon the Irish wolfhound is off to Portland to smell all the things with canine companions wolfhound Orlaith and Boston terrier Starbuck, and, of course, his human, ancient Druid Atticus O’Sullivan. The first complication is an unmistakable sign of sinister agendas afoot: a squirrel atop the train...Categorized as:
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Fun and Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.Federal Bureau of Magic Agent Eden Fury spends her days catching demons and returning them to Otherworld where they belong. Grandma spends her days catching Little Critters on her favorite game and never the twain shall meet.Until they do... -
Midnight Spells by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsGet ready for this heart-pounding and laugh out loud magical adventure!Just when I thought I’d finally gotten my life back on track, the unexpected happens.It’s the annual Night Festival in Hollow Cove, a paranormal festival extravaganza that lasts for five nights and features a multitude of powerful faces in our paranormal circles.There’s only one little problem. Someone ends up dead... -
Resurrection by Derek Landy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe skeleton detective is coming back to life...again! It's the tenth, triumphant novel in the Skulduggery Pleasant series, and it will rearrange your world.Skulduggery and Valkyrie are back in the tenth instalment in the best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series - an incredible and unexpected treat for the legions of fans around the world...Categorized as:
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Deadly Escape by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBook 11 in the Shelby Nichols Adventure Series How many times can a person escape death? Shelby Nichols may be one lucky gal, but this time, her luck is about to run out.Working for a mob-boss has danger written all over it, but when an escaped convict with a lust for revenge goes after him, it’s up to Shelby and her mind-reading skills to keep Uncle Joey alive... -
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Everlasting Covenant by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDeep down inside, Zoe Lake-Winters knew that she hadn’t yet bid goodbye to Covenant College. The realization that the final fight will be fought at the place she thought she would never see again isn’t lost on her. Still … she has no choice. Her family comes first and she’s out of options. Another attack on Sami Winters forces Zoe and Aric to embrace the inevitable...Categorized as:
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Angel in Demise by Leanne Leeds
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn electrocuted millionaire at a garden party.One witch under suspicion.Can Fortuna Delphi clear her name before they shut her art gallery down? Fortuna Delphi’s starting to feel like a part of Mystic’s End... -
Sketchy Charms by Leanne Leeds
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA body in the woodlands near the crystal field.Smoky quartz that smoked the local mailman.Can Fortuna unearth the truth the authorities won’t? When reporter and Mystic’s End busybody Pepper Stanford discovers a sketched map that professes to reveal what the heck the deal is with mystics in Mystic’s End, Fortuna reluctantly follows her out to the thick forest to hunt for for clues... -
Crossing Danger by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Nichols isn’t your average soccer-mom turned private investigator. She’s more on the quirky side with a little wild thrown in. That’s because a near-fatal gunshot wound to the head left her with the ability to read minds. This lands her in all kinds of trouble, and this time is no exception. Helping a reporter, Billie Jo, get the low-down on a case is just the tip of the iceberg...Categorized as:
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Witchdependence Day by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMarcus Richmond might be the quiet one in the Winchester witches’ world, but that doesn’t mean he has nothing to say. Between renovations at his stable – and plans for a bright future with a certain feisty witch – Marcus has his hands full... -
Practical Hexes by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNever in my thirty years did I think my new normal would be a gig as a soul collector’s assistant—slave really—where I help stockpile souls from the miserable mortals who sell them to him. The demon thinks he can control me, but I plan on doing things differently… my way. But we all know it’s never that easy or that simple, especially in my life.Surprisingly, things get off to a good start... -
Ghostly Despair by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAlmost six years ago, Harper Harlow’s boyfriend was involved in a car accident and walked away from the scene. Severely injured, law enforcement believed him dead and gave up looking. It seems they were wrong. Quinn Jackson is back … and he’s very much alive. His memory isn’t what it used to be, but he’s quickly putting things together... -
Every Witch Way But Wicked by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhere there’s a witch, there’s a way! Where there’s a whole family of them, there’s trouble. Bay Winchester, editor of Hemlock Cove’s small weekly newspaper, thinks her small hamlet’s upcoming murder mystery weekend is going to be all about fun, food and frolicking... -
Witching You Were Here by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWinter has hit Hemlock Cove – and not in a fun way.The cold weather is keeping most tourists out of town, which is just fine with the Winchester witches. They’re using the lull as a way to recharge and take a break – even if Aunt Tillie is causing her usual havoc. All that comes crashing down, though, when a large yacht is found abandoned in a nearby channel and there’s blood on the deck... -
What to Expect When Your Demon Slayer is Expecting by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThey say you can’t go home again, but demon slayer Lizzie Brown sure is going to try. However, when she rolls into town with her friends in tow, Lizzie finds her mom in the clutches of a demonic entity they accidentally left behind all those years ago. Now, it’s up to Lizzie, her talking dog, and the Red Skull biker witches to make things right... -
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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... -
The Nothing Girl by Jodi Taylor
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsGetting a life isn't always easy. And hanging on to it is even harder.Known as The Nothing Girl because of her stutter, disregarded by her family, isolated and alone, Jenny Dove's life is magically transformed by the appearance of Thomas, a mystical golden horse only she can see... -
A Tale of Two Witches by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree waxed cats, one Cookie Witch, a brazilian gone bad and the last name, Bermangoggleshitz... not the best ingredients for a successful spell. Or is it? Avoiding the truth has been working out just fine for most of my life. I'm finally happy. I have friends and a kangaroo shifter who adores me... -
Moonshine & Mayhem by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZoey Mathers was a witch. Not on purpose. It had happened accidently. But as Zoey was finding out, maybe this had been her fate all along. Luckily the potential witch hunter, Slade, had turned out to be on her side and had found a place in her heart. With the War of the Witches heating up, it's not just Zoey's life on the line, but all the witches fighting for good... -
Moonshine & Malice by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat was an accidental witch to do when fate sends a sexy witch on a motorcycle, only to find out he might be there to kill her?Zoey Mathers was adjusting to life as a witch- a real finger wiggling, magic casting, talk to spirits witch who was thrown into the middle of a war between good and evil... -
Rising Covenant by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZoe Lake and Aric Winters thought they were living happily ever after. They were wrong. Five years after surviving Covenant College’s final showdown, they find themselves at a crossroads. They’re living together. They’re happy. There is no future set in stone, though. When Zoe’s former roommate Paris shows up out of the blue, Zoe couldn’t be happier... -
Cornbread & Crossroads by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMagic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow…After everyone returns from Charleston, Honeysuckle Hollow has been growing by leaps and bounds with new residents seeking magical sanctuary. All the residents of the Southern supernatural small town try their best to be welcoming... -
Bitten in the Midlife by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJilted at the altar a month before her fortieth birthday. Poor Hailey. Midlife really does have a crisis. Or is it that midlife is the crisis? Either way, it sucks.Hailey Whitfield can’t take anymore run-ins with her ex. It’s time for a big change.She’s never considered moving away, but it’s her best plan yet... -
The Hanging Tree by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Hanging Tree was the Tyburn gallows which stood where Marble Arch stands today. Oxford Street was the last trip of the condemned. Some things don't change. The place has a bloody and haunted legacy and now blood has returned to the empty Mayfair mansions of the world's super-rich. And blood mixed with magic is a job for Peter Grant.Peter Grant is back as are Nightingale et al...Categorized as:
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Lies Sleeping by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe seventh book of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London.The Faceless Man, wanted for multiple counts of murder, fraud, and crimes against humanity, has been unmasked and is on the run...Categorized as:
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Ghostly Issues by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHarper Harlow has the world at her fingertips, and the weight of the world on her shoulders. Whisper Cove’s resident ghost hunter finds that her professional life is soaring – while her personal life is floundering. She’s on a man diet – and nothing is going to tempt her, or so she swears... -
Witch Glitch by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWitches and glitches and testicle obsessed cats… Oh my. One dilemma down and approximately 74,876,283 to go. I think being the Shifter Whisperer is hard—or Shifter Wanker as I enjoy referring to my new job—but healing wounded Shifters is easy compared to finding and eliminating the lurking freaking evil... -
The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn unforgettable, high-stakes, laugh-out-loud funny novel, The Witchstone blends the merciless humor of The Good Place with the spellbinding fantasy of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.Meet Laszlo, eight-hundred-year-old demon and Hell’s least productive Curse Keeper. From his office beneath Midtown, he oversees the Drakeford Curse, which involves a pathetic family upstate and a mysterious black stone... -
Grim Offerings by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGrim and bear it.Being a grim reaper isn’t easy, but answering to family is even worse.Between argumentative souls, overbearing older brothers and everyday nonsense, Aisling Grimlock has her hands full.When a run-of-the-mill job goes awry, Aisling finds herself in a mess. The soul she was supposed to collect is still amongst the living, and the man who wanted to kill him is dead instead... -
Broken Homes by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsA mutilated body in Crawley. Another killer on the loose. The prime suspect is one Robert Weil - an associate of the twisted magician known as the Faceless Man? Or just a common garden serial killer?Before PC Peter Grant can get his head round the case, a town planner going under a tube train and a stolen grimoire are adding to his case-load.So far so London...Categorized as:
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Vanished: Safe House / Sanctuary by Meg Cabot
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEver since Jess was struck by lightning, she’s had the power to find missing people. And everyone wants a piece of her powers.... In Safe House, Jess and her psychic abilities are being blamed for the murder of Amber, a beloved cheerleader. But when more cheerleaders start disappearing, Jess may be able to save her reputation by finding the murderer—before it’s too late...
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