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The Edge of Evil by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens in Vegas, slaysin Vegas.With a show to produce and my career as an actress on the line, I really don’t have time to die—especially violently. However, while that might not be on my agenda, it seems to be on other’s.Awesome.Instead of acting in my latest endeavor, I’m playing the real-life role of Reluctant Demon Who Has To Save The World—or at the very least, the hot hero.Fine... -
Of Blood and Monsters by D.G. Swank
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThird book in the Piper Lancaster Series.A demon army is descending on Asheville, prepared to drag Piper and her friends to hell for defying Okeus, the god of war and hell, a threat her band of battered and weary defenders is nowhere near strong enough to hold off... -
Witching for Hope by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHope Anderson loves her life. She has a great business that’s thriving, the best friends a girl could ever have, and a coven she can count on. Oh, and she’s been single for over fifteen years and likes it that way… until the love of her life, Lucas King, walks back into town and throws everything she thought she knew about herself into chaos... -
Idols and Enemies by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI knew that opening the letter from the sorcerer Azar would have deadly consequences.So we had prepared.We’d planned.We knew we might have to defend ourselves, our freedom. And that I might finally get a chance to exact the revenge I kept telling myself I wasn’t interested in exacting... -
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Finders Reapers by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe grim reaper took a vacation...Now all hell is breaking loose.With an existential crisis looming over his head, Asher needs a break from reaping souls. But when he leaves his door to the underworld unattended, one escaped ghost threatens to turn the French Quarter into a haven for the hell-bound... -
Descending Darkness by Kaitlyn Hoyt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA magical prophecy, scorching secrets, and descending darkness.Ryanne’s had enough. Though only eighteen, she has the pressure of an ancient prophecy and the weight of an entire magical race pressed upon her shoulders. Because of that, she’s been surrounded by fighting and death for months... -
A Fashionably Dead Christmas by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is holiday paranormal romantic comedy novella for your reading pleasure! It’s Christmas at the Cressida House and all Hell is breaking loose. Tree? Decorated and lit. Elf on a Shelf? Seated with style. Baby Jesus on the mantle? Fourteen neatly in a row. Life sized Nutcracker? Creepy, but standing proud... -
The Soul Sacrifice by Megan Linski, Alicia Rades
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFire and Water make the ultimate sacrifice.SophiaThe final battle has arrived. We’re prepared to face the Elders, but we can’t do it without the Azaimperiai. The ancient artifact will summon the ancestors to fight beside us. It’s our only hope at winning this war.But first, we must find the Familiars the Elders stole— before they can slaughter them and kill our people... -
Sunny with a Chance of Monsters (Sunny Day, Paranormal Badass) by Sara King, Fred Garnet
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThree years ago, Sunny Day’s life came to an end. Cursed, forgotten, and pushed to the fringes of society, the former EMT has hit rock bottom—which is a real achievement in an alternate-future Alaska where even granite floats. A silk-clad stranger appears, and with him, a kernel of hope: A bounty, $100,000 for one gangly math teacher... -
Third Time’s a Charm by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFriends don’t let friends séance drunk.Vivien Stone lost the love of her life over twenty years ago. Now that she’s in her forties with a string meaningless relationships under her belt, she can't help but pine for what might have been. It doesn't help that she's somewhat psychic and can pretty much predict where a relationship is heading before it even starts... -
Skin by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAlthough this book can be read as a standalone, it would be best enjoyed as a part of the series. (Adult Content) Demon Chasers… Protectors of humanity. Sworn to uphold the peace. Oath bound to keep the existence of demons a secret. Demon Chaser Gaby has lost her demon. It's left her vulnerable and afraid. Thankfully, a delectable demon wolf is there to save her... -
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Betrayal by Lydia Sherrer
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWould you betray your friends to save them?It has been months since Lily Singer’s harrowing adventure in England, yet there has still been no word of her father or Morgan le Fay. Far from being able to relax, Lily has been kept busy doing the last thing in the world she ever imagined: dating Sebastian Blackwell.Insanity must run in her family... -
Second Chance Magic by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSecrets broke her heart... and have now come back from the grave to haunt her.So far, Lorna Addams’s forties are not what she expected. After a very public embarrassment, she finds it difficult to trust her judgment when it comes to new friendships and dating... -
Among the Stars by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMay 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... -
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Revelations by Lucian Bane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRuin is a being sent to Earth to Judge and Execute. At least that's what he thinks. In this part of the journey, he must tear down Isadore's walls that are perverting his judgments. But with every bad judgment comes a price to be paid. And if Ruin doesn't get a hold of his powers, judgment is coming for them... -
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Identity by Lydia Sherrer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIdentity is a choice. Who will you choose to be? Lily is in trouble. Deep, deep trouble. Alone and without her magic, she doesn’t know where she is or how she got there. All she wants is to go home and be left in peace. But what part of her will she have to sacrifice to get there? Sebastian is doomed. Spent, wrecked, devastated... -
Roots and Wings by Talia Jager
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKassia has been given a second chance at life. Everything is finally getting back to normal – she’s back at school with her friends boyfriend. The school is recovering from the recent demon battle. Then a young man shows up claiming to be her brother and tells her their parents are in danger. Soon, she finds herself on a mission to find them, only to find out everything isn't what it seems... -
Doppelganger Blood by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXandra has fought evil before. Fought it and won. But what happens when she's the evil one? Sometimes, you really can be your own worst enemy... -
Blood of Centaurs by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsXandra is not a fan of the Sasquatch. Yet, she still must travel to the Centaur realm and help mediate peace talks between the two races of supernatural beings. Sounds simple enough. If it was someone else's life, that is. Nothing is ever simple in Xandra's life. Join Xandra and Kallen for their twelfth story in this novella packed with adventure and love... -
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Fearscape by Simon Holt
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe 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... -
Captivada by Jacqueline West
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith no way into the McMartin house's magical paintings, and its three guardian cats reluctant to help, Olive's friend Morton is still trapped inside Elsewhere. So when Rutherford, the new oddball kid next door mentions a grimoire--a spellbook--Olive sees a glint of hope. If she can find the McMartins' spellbook, maybe she can help Morton escape Elsewhere for good...Categorized as:
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A Coven of Witches by Joseph Delaney
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBeware a girl in pointy shoesA girl wearing pointy shoes might be a witch. And the first thing a spook's apprentice learns is never, ever to trust a witch.In this bone-chilling collection of tales, you will learn exactly why that is, as you encounter:a fair and beautiful woman with green scales running down her spine . . . (John Gregory, set before book 1, book 0... -
Scumble by Ingrid Law
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsNine years after Mibs's Savvy journey, her cousin Ledge has just turned thirteen . . . But Ledger Kale's savvy is a total dud-all he does is make little things fall apart. So his parents decide it's safe to head to Wyoming, where it's soon revealed that Ledge's savvy is much more powerful than anyone thought... -
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Wayward Souls by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBetrayals and secrets, devils and saviors, fae folk and foul, and a magic stronger than even the gods can tame…Lovers Lula and Brogan Gauge have dealt with magic, monsters, and gods for eighty years. Bound to travel the lonely roads of Route 66, Brogan’s a spirit with no chance of leaving the earthly realm while Lula, neither human nor monster, is only half-alive... -
Taste of Wrath by Matt Wallace
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith seven books for seven sins, Taste of Wrath is the adrenaline-fuelled finalé to the Sin du Jour series, which Chuck Wendig calls “a raucous, riotous tale of culinary madness”!Bronko and his team of crack chefs and kitchen staff have been serving the New York supernatural community for decades. But all that could be about to change... -
Ghosts Don't Ride Bikes, Do They? by Andrés Miedoso
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesmond and Andres are in for a bike-riding adventure in the second book of the Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol chapter book series!Welcome to Kersville, a town with a spooky history and a collection of ghosts and spirits who are major mischief-makers. Most kids spend their days without ever seeing or dealing with a ghost, but some kids get stuck with a haunt... -
Boys' Night Out by Suza Kates
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDr. Michael Black’s world has seen a lot of changes over the past year, and falling for a witch who chats with his animal patients has been the best one by far. He’s decided to make it official, so the men associated with the coven insist on helping him celebrate... -
The Kindling by Braden Bell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll thirteen-year-old Connor Dell wants to do is pass pre-algebra, play lacrosse, and possibly kiss Melanie Stephens, but when a run-in with the school bully ignites strange powers inside him, Connor's normal teenage life goes up in flames. Now he'll need his new powers to defeat the Darkness that's coming for him... -
Suck My Life by Andie M. Long
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMyaOne minute I'm working in a bookshop and the next minute a vampire decides to kill me.Enter the tall, dark, handsome stranger who’s been hanging around the store lately. He has a deal he says I can’t refuse. I can either a) die or b) become a vampire and Queen of the Damned.Great choices there, hey? Obviously, I choose option b... -
Straight to Hell by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsQuincy Harker is back, and the stakes are higher than ever. The fate of the world rests on the shoulders of a swearing, drinking, misanthropic half-vampire with a bad attitude and an itchy trigger finger. Harker and his team of misfits have just a few days to prevent the actual end of the world, as a group of fanatics have kidnapped a young man thought to possess the power to open the Seven Seals... -
The Last Windwitch by Jennifer Adam
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMany years ago, in the kingdom of Fenwood Reach, there was a powerful Windwitch who wove the seasons, keeping the land bountiful and the people happy. But then a dark magic drove her from the realm, and the world fell into chaos.Brida is content in her small village of Oak Hollow... -
Fury of the Dragon Goddess by Sarwat Chadda
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBest-selling author Rick Riordan presents a second earth-shattering adventure based on Mesopotamian mythology by Sarwat Chadda, author of City of the Plague God .While on vacation in London, Sikander Aziz gets his hands on the mythic tablet of destinies. Naturally Sik uses it to get his brother Mo back among the living. His wish is granted, but at a terrible cost... -
Archimancy by J.A. White
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first book in a middle grade series that introduces three friends and their quest to unravel the secrets of Shadow School, a strange middle school in New Hampshire, from the acclaimed author of Nightbooks and the Thickety series, J. A. White. Perfect for fans of Stranger Things, Neil Gaiman, and Adam Gidwitz.Cordelia Liu knew Shadow School was going to be different...Categorized as:
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Maggie Get Your Gun by Kate Danley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNow that Maggie saved the world, life is returning to normal at MacKay & MacKay Magical Tracking. That is until a stranger shows up looking for some ancient jewelry to die for. In fact, lots of folks are dying for it. Maggie, Killian, and your favorite cast of characters are back for a rootin’ tootin’ urban fantasy adventure through the wilds of the Old West... -
The Mortal Bone by Marjorie M. Liu
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen the bond Maxine Kiss shares with the demons tattooed on her skin is deliberately severed, the demon hunter is left vulnerable and unprotected. For the first time in ten thousand years, the demons have a taste of freedom. And as the little demons grow more violent and unpredictable, Maxine starts to fear they will lose their minds without her... -
Monster Madness by Dean Lorey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt's the monster hunters' last chance to stop an all-out monster war!We're under attack! The last of the mega-monsters known as the Named are fighting their way into our world, and only a mysterious being known as the Guardian can help—but the Guardian is dying... -
Witch Catcher by Mary Downing Hahn
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen her widower father inherits a castlelike estate in the mountains of West Virginia, 12-year-old Jen is thrilled. It seems like a wish come true. But she quickly realizes that not all change is positive. Her dad has a mysterious new girlfriend, Moura, who slowly drives a wedge between Jen and her father... -
The Warrior by Victoria Scott
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWar between heaven and hell is coming, but Dante Walker makes it look damn good.Dante’s girlfriend, Charlie, is fated to save the world. And Aspen, the girl who feels like a sister, is an ordained soldier. In order to help both fulfill their destiny and win the war, Dante must complete liberator training at the Hive, rescue Aspen from hell, and uncover a message hidden on an ancient scroll... -
Disenchanted by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1This is the story of Tory & Simon after Chloe & Derek got off the bus... -
Matt Archer: Monster Hunter by Kendra C. Highley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFourteen-year-old Matt Archer spends his days studying Algebra, hanging out with his best friend and crushing on the Goddess of Greenhill High, Ella Mitchell. To be honest, he thinks his life is pretty lame until he discovers something terrifying on a weekend camping trip at the local state park. Monsters are real. And living in his backyard. But that's not the half of it... -
The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCorazon yearns to finally start training as a babaylan (a mystical healer and spirit guide) under her powerful guardian, Aunt Tina. As soon as her magic awakens, Corazon plans to bring her parents back from the dead and no longer have to rely on a soul key to allow visits with her their ghosts for a few hours every Saturday night... -
Bloodlord by Christopher Woods
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter Second Kansas the world waits for the other shoe to drop. The Kresh have come twice and been held off by Colin Rourke and the Soulguard. Defenses are growing and the forces of Earth are arming themselves for war. Colin is trying to come to terms with the darkness inside of him with the help of Lyrica Jayne... -
Witching Hour by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIs your house overrun with ghosts? Do you need to contact the dead? Or perhaps, have your fortune read? Come to the Witching Hour, where Raven will take care of all your midnight-of-the-soul needs.Raven BoneTalker, also known as the Daughter of Bones, is one of the Ante-Fae—the dangerous, unpredictable predecessors to the Fae Races... -
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Demon Trap by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo one said that life as a Greater Demon would be fair, and Keeley Thomson is feeling the pinch as someone tries very hard to kill her.Now she has to uncover even more secrets about her world and find new ways to survive as the clock ticks down and her greatest secret is exposed to the world. Which is exactly what she needed, of course... -
Keelzebub by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKeeley Thomson is fighting to learn as much as she can in order to survive. That sounds like pretty much what everyone is doing doesn’t it? As a young Greater Demon though it means a lot more, since almost everyone in existence wants her dead.Or they will if they find out what she is... -
Mistress of Souls by P.S. Power
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe life of a Greater Demon isn't nearly as easy as it first seemed to Keeley. In fact it seems almost impossible as her world implodes on itself and everything she thought she had a handle on turns out to be slipping away before her eyes.Her "big brother" is gunning for her sister, Darla, and not too concerned about losing a few more family members in the process... -
Grimm: The Chopping Block by John Passarella
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA cache of bones is found in a shallow grave in local woods... Meanwhile missing persons cases in Portland seem to be on the increase. As more bones are discovered, Portland homicide Detective Nick Burkhardt and his partner Hank Griffin investigate - but there seems to be no connection between the victims... A brand-new original story set in the Grimm universe... -
The Queen's Curse by Emma Harrison, Constance M. Burge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile trouble brews, a ring is placed; But evil may have hidden its face.A perfect prince and love's true tale...Show the secrets; we must not fail!Paige has finally met her Prince Charming. Funny, smart, sweet, and beyond good-looking, Colin is fantastic. By the time he's gotten her phone number, Paige is completely smitten. And he isn't evil, which is definitely a plus... -
The Devil's Dreamcatcher by Donna Hosie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHell is full of thieves. But only one has dared to rob The Devil.The Devil’s accounting office is hiring an intern, and sixteen-year-old Medusa Pallister wants the job. Badly. Not only would she report to the coolest boss in the Underworld, she’d also be working alongside Mitchell Johnson, who, she’s certain, is the key to solving a mystery that’s been haunting her since her death...
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