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Snow Falls over Sunnybrook by Rosie Green
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe chance to spend a night ghost-hunting alone with Hudson Holmes at Brambleberry Manor seems like a dream come true for Ruby Watkiss. Maybe, she thinks, this is their chance to get closer. But when mysterious goings-on start happening which have nothing to do with the spirit world, the pair are catapulted off on another sleuthing adventure... -
![House of Lies by D.S. Butler, Henrietta Meire]()
House of Lies by D.S. Butler, Henrietta Meire
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen two teenage girls vanish without a trace from an educational retreat at Chidlow House in Lincolnshire, the students and teachers are put on high alert.Called in to investigate, Detective Karen Hart questions everyone who came into contact with the two girls, Cressida and Natasha, in the days leading up to their disappearance... -
![Ghost of Retribution by Alice Winters]()
Ghost of Retribution by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMaddoxRules for keeping Hiro nice and safe (who am I kidding?):#1: Don’t go anywhere alone with ghosts#2: Don’t leave your cell phone sitting ten feet away when you frequently run into trouble#3: Don’t play dirty movies for my boss and blame it on the dead#4: Have a peaceful and romantic vacation with no interruptionsHiroMaddox foolishly believes we need any rules when we’re simply going to... -
![Whispers in the Rigging: Blue Moon Investigations Book 9 by Steve Higgs]()
Whispers in the Rigging: Blue Moon Investigations Book 9 by Steve Higgs
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf you love deeply funny, page-turning mysteries like those by Jana Deleon, Joanne Fluke, Margaret Lashley, Janet Evanovich, Hope Callaghan, Karin Kaufmann or Agatha Frost then this is for you. What lurks in the shadows at the Royal Navy Historic Dockyard? Is it something evil and malignant? Will it suck at your soul? No, because it will be some idiot in a costume, same as always... -
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![Lowcountry Boondoggle by Susan M. Boyer]()
Lowcountry Boondoggle by Susan M. Boyer
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPrivate investigators Liz Talbot and Nate Andrews thought they’d put Darius Baker’s troubles to rest—then his recently discovered son ropes him into a hemp farm investment with his college buddies. When a beloved Charleston professor—and potential investor—is murdered, Liz and Nate discover Darius keeps the PIs on speed dial... -
![Witch Is Where Clowns Go To Die by Adele Abbott]()
Witch Is Where Clowns Go To Die by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJill is busier than ever. A man who has just been released from prison asks her to clear his name. A bestselling author's new manuscript has been stolen, and she is tasked to find it.As if that wasn't enough, she makes a chilling discovery about Grandma's new business venture... -
![Ghost From the Grave by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Ghost From the Grave by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen psychic medium Chantilly Adair receives cryptic messages from the lacrosse park’s dead groundskeeper, she knows something bad is coming. What she doesn’t expect is tragedy to hit so close to home.Now her son’s best friend is missing and feared dead, and the only clues Chantilly has are the babblings of a confused ghost who won’t accept his death... -
![Silas: A Ghost Files Novella by Apryl Baker]()
Silas: A Ghost Files Novella by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSilas has done many horrible things as a demon without apology or regret. He has his reasons for creating his granddaughter and putting her in harm’s way. But what are those reasons? Why did he become a demon? Why did he manipulate the Crane and Dubois bloodlines to create Mattie Hathaway to take on Deleriel, a Fallen Angel? Silas’s past has been kept closely guarded, his intentions his own... -
![Dead Broke by Pandora Pine]()
Dead Broke by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNewly minted private investigator Ronan O’Mara is working tirelessly to make his detective agency successful. When he’s asked to look into the suspected suicide of a local psychic, he quickly realizes there’s been a murder. A second psychic is found dead in her kitchen days later, and Ronan begins searching for clues to connect the two crimes... -
![Rise of the Coven by E.E. Holmes]()
Rise of the Coven by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA dark magic seeks to rise even as the dust settles...It's been more than a year since Jess and Hannah Ballard fought to return the power of the Gateways where it rightfully belongs, and the Durupinen world is slowly adjusting to its altered relationship with the spirit world... -
![Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan]()
Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLong ago, dreams glowed on the screen under the night sky at the old drive-in theater. Once an attraction drawing families and teenagers from miles around, the theater has sat dark and silent for years, its former bright, carnival-like atmosphere a distant memory.A young family brings the forgotten theater to life with a new, modern vision for its future, but strange troubles plague them... -
![Tiny Dancer by Pandora Pine]()
Tiny Dancer by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMuseum Curator, Riordan Quinn, is still reeling from the tragic death of his husband a year ago. He knows life must go on for him and his two young daughters, and the first step is a dance recital for Isla, his oldest child. Things start to go awry the morning of the dance when the ballerina can’t find part of her costume... -
![Butchered After Bark by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
Butchered After Bark by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premiere destination for murder.Each book in the series can be read individually so dive on in! ***Includes RECIPE***My name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be... -
![Lighthouse Reef by Vickie McKeehan]()
Lighthouse Reef by Vickie McKeehan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMurder and Mystery. Welcome back to Pelican Pointe. Up-and-coming lawyer Kinsey Wyatt has come to Pelican Pointe to prove she's the real deal. Little does she know that a mysterious stranger, Logan Donnelly, a secretive and seductive artist, harbors a black secret that will put her skills and her wits—and her love—to the test... -
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![Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer]()
Lowcountry Getaway by Susan M. Boyer
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsChristmas in the Islands…Nate Andrews whisked the entire Talbot clan off for a holiday adventure in the U.S. Virgin Islands. As they relax on the beach of sunny St. John, Liz Talbot grapples with the secret her husband has kept since the day she met him—he’s a very wealthy man... -
![Wisteria Wyverns by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams]()
Wisteria Wyverns by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLength: 10 hours 54 minutesZara Riddle went out for ice cream and ran into her mother, who was last seen dead. But the woman is not a ghost. She's flesh and blood, and ready to pick up their relationship right where they left it. Zara is catching up with her mother at Castle Wyvern when a new ghost and a dead body turn up. The victim is someone Zara has tangled with before... -
![Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles, Caroline Shaffer]()
Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles, Caroline Shaffer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"I laughed (a lot), cried (a little), and wanted to stab a certain family member. This story brings all the feels!” --Renee George, USA Today Bestselling Author It’s Christmas Eve and Violet Parker has one request on her list for Santa—to make it home to her kids. Unfortunately, “home” is also the lair of her life-long nemesis, her sister Susan (aka the devil’s concubine)... -
![What Lies Beneath the Graves by Kathryn Meyer Griffith]()
What Lies Beneath the Graves by Kathryn Meyer Griffith
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe 5th Spookie Town Murder Mystery is finally out. Who wouldn’t want to find a chest of buried treasure, ancient gold coins and exquisitely priceless jewelry, on their land? A treasure a sailor dead for over seventy years once found in the shallow waters of a distant island and later buried, hid, the remnants of at the end of his tragic life... -
![Not Quite Clear by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Clear by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the 5th book in USAToday Bestselling Author Lyla Payne's LOWCOUNTRY MYSTERY series. It continues to follow Graciela Harper and her friends as she navigates ghosts, romance, in-laws, and the legal system in rural Heron Creek, SC... -
![Not Quite Right by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Right by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor the living, the dead, and the people stuck somewhere in between, Heron Creek has become a battleground. Graciela Harper might be new seeing ghosts, fighting curses, and just living with her old friends again, but there’s no doubt she’s on the front lines—and overwhelmed.Leo and Mel have been arrested. Amelia teeters on the edge of a deep depression that could cost her her child... -
![From the Ashes by Dale Mayer]()
From the Ashes by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is the 16th Psychic Visions Novel from USA Today Bestselling author Dale Mayer.Born and raised in a cult with a fanatical father who believed she was destined for greater things, Phoenix endured a childhood of pain and torment. Not only was her father preparing her for the future he saw, he hated that she was stronger, better than he was... -
![Haunting Tales by Mary Downing Hahn by Mary Downing Hahn]()
Haunting Tales by Mary Downing Hahn by Mary Downing Hahn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe perfect gift for lovers of ghost stories. Three of Mary Downing Hahn’s scariest ghost stories are in this handsome boxed set: Wait Till Helen Comes, All the Lovely Bad Ones, and Deep and Dark and Dangerous... -
![Talking Bones by Dale Mayer]()
Talking Bones by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHiding out in the French Quarter of New Orleans only made sense for someone like Skylar Livingston. Owning a voodoo shop was just an added touch for fun. It also helped with her cover, plus gave space to the multitude of ghosts in her family. And her shop was close to the cemeteries, … a very necessary part of her … hobby... -
![Cold Case Cupid by Pandora Pine]()
Cold Case Cupid by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove is in the air!All of our favorite members of the Cold Case Psychic Universe are sharing what love means to them just in time for Valentine’s Day. Romantic love. Friendship. The bond between parents and children. Lost loves. What ifs and maybes. Tennyson, Ronan, Cope, Jude, and the rest of the gang are here to prove that there’s someone for everyone.It’s Everly’s third birthday... -
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![The Velvet Cloak of Moonlight by Christina Courtenay]()
The Velvet Cloak of Moonlight by Christina Courtenay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"As the velvet cloak of moonlight settled over the ruined towers of Raglan Castle, the shadows beneath them stirred ..." When newly widowed Tess visits Raglan Castle, she experiences an extraordinary vision that transports her to seventeenth-century Wales and a castle on the brink of a siege...Categorized as:
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![Fatal Feud by London Lovett]()
Fatal Feud by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhile Sunni Taylor is embroiled in her own personal turmoil with Detective Brady Jackson, she's handed a new assignment to cover a longstanding feud between two families, the Plunketts and Carmichaels... -
![Welcome Back Witches by M.Z. Andrews]()
Welcome Back Witches by M.Z. Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome Back Witches! It's August and The Witch Squad members are back in Aspen Falls for their second and final year at the Paranormal Institute for Witches. Excited to have their own place this year, instead of living in the dorms, the girls can't wait to get settled in and catch up on everything that's happened while they were apart over summer break... -
![A Horribly Haunted Halloween by Heather Graham]()
A Horribly Haunted Halloween by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHalloween is approachingAnd while it might be different this year, many homes are lavishly decorated. Jackson Crow thinks it’s fine that his adopted son, Corby, takes a walk down the street to see some of the ghoulish displays.Except Corby hurries back to him. One “creature” isn’t—or wasn’t—a creature at all. The bizarre costuming covers someone once real—a human corpse... -
![Greetings from the Graveyard by Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise]()
Greetings from the Graveyard by Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoses are red, Violets are blue. If a ghost can write books, Why not greeting cards, too?The bestselling trio from Spence Mansion is launching a greeting card company called Greetings from the Graveyard. But what kind of card do you send to an ex-girlfriend who threatens to publish the love letters of Ignatius B... -
![Circle of Secrets by Kimberley Griffiths Little]()
Circle of Secrets by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter her mother walked out on Shelby Jayne and her dad, Shelby thought she'd never speak to her mamma again. But with her dad leaving the country for work, it turns out she doesn't have a choice: Shelby has to move back into her mamma's house, deep in the heart of the Louisiana bayou... -
![The Counseling by Marley Gibson]()
The Counseling by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKendall has just discovered who Emily really is, lost her boyfriend, and nearly died doing the thing she loves most--ghost hunting. It's time to take a break and try to reconcile all the changes she's going through. So Kendall heads to the Sierra Mountains, where there's a camp especially for young people with gifts such as hers. It's a time for reflection and self-discovery... -
![Ready for a Scare? by P.J. Night, Heather Alexander]()
Ready for a Scare? by P.J. Night, Heather Alexander
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBirthday girl and queen of all things spooky, Kelly Garcia is all set to have the perfect night. First her parents are going out of town. And although they hired a babysitter, Kelly is excited to basically be on her own... -
![Dead in the Water by Pandora Pine]()
Dead in the Water by Pandora Pine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara, has set sail on the honeymoon of his dreams to sunny Bermuda. He’s looking forward to a week of fun in the sun with his husband, Tennyson, but nothing is going as planned... -
![Poltergeist by James Kahn]()
Poltergeist by James Kahn
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom a dimension beyond the living, a terror to scare you to deathFrom the imageless eye of the TV set, from the flickering snowy light, it calls to Carol Anne, six years old and innocent.From beyond the world of the living, reaches out in unholy anger, ripping her from the arms of her family, into the thrall of the POLTERGEIST... -
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![Cold Shadows by J.L. Bryan]()
Cold Shadows by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsParanormal investigator Ellie Jordan faces a difficult new case. Her new clients are a family haunted by multiple ghosts and a poltergeist that wrecks their home at night. Their seven-year-old son's invisible friends may not be imaginary at all, but the restless spirits of dead children... -
![Peril in Paxton Park by J A Whiting]()
Peril in Paxton Park by J A Whiting
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis is book 1 in the Paxton Park Cozy Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author, J. A. Whiting. After surviving a terrible car crash in Boston, twenty-eight-year old Shelly Taylor accepts a part-time job as a baker at a mountain resort in western Massachusetts. While on a hike one morning, she and a new friend make a terrible discovery that pulls them into peril and death... -
![The Pretender by Rob Blackwell]()
The Pretender by Rob Blackwell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA young girl slaughters her entire family in a quiet suburban neighborhood. The police say she snapped, but Soren Chase knows the truth... -
![Once Upon a Western Shore by Harper Fox]()
Once Upon a Western Shore by Harper Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s May Eve, and for once the body discovered in a meadow isn’t Gideon’s concern. The remains are decades old, and Gid and Lee are free to enjoy a proper Cornish Beltane, with maypoles, mirth, and a wild, sexy dash into the greenwood.When trouble flares, it’s from an unexpected source: Tamsyn, after a quiet few months, suddenly manifests terrifying new paranormal powers... -
![Keeper Under Fire by Jennifer Malone Wright]()
Keeper Under Fire by Jennifer Malone Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Reapers are coming… The Keepers are ready to fight … to defend their home and the souls, no matter what the cost. Olivia Estmond is tired of waiting to be attacked. It is time for the Keepers to strike first against the Reaper Empress. Preparing to fight is not a new concept for Liv, but living with a target on your back is not something she has ever dealt with... -
![Mischief Night by Phoebe Rivers]()
Mischief Night by Phoebe Rivers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSara deals with ghosts galore in this Halloween edition of a paranormal series. Halloween is just around the corner, and Stellamar is buzzing with even more ghostly activity than usual! The fun begins when Sara and Lily unwittingly release the ghost of a young boy who was locked away in a closet a long time ago...Categorized as:
family ghosts law-enforcement book children-books coming-of-age contemporary fiction -
![Dark Passing by Liz Schulte]()
Dark Passing by Liz Schulte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMary Nelson’s murder shocked the small town of Jackson. The vibrant, young college student disappeared on her way home. A week later her body was found in the trunk of a burning car. No suspects. No evidence. No case. Ella Reynolds’ life had finally turned around. With a new book released, the past safely tucked away, and a burgeoning romance, she begins to live again... -
![Moment of Truth by Phoebe Rivers]()
Moment of Truth by Phoebe Rivers
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSara’s friend Lily has a new crush…but he might be more of a fantasy than she realizes.Sara now understands who she really is—why she has paranormal powers, why she’s living in Stellamar, and why it’s important to have Lady Azura in her life. What she doesn’t understand is how her best friend, Lily Randazzo, can have a crush on a boy who’s not alive...Categorized as:
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![Ghost by Elle Andrews Patt]()
Ghost by Elle Andrews Patt
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo one believes her. Yet. No one believes six-year-old Billie Mae knows how she died. Archivist Andrea Kelley's best friend, police detective William Taka, doesn't believe Andrea is actually conversing with a ghost. And Andrea can’t believe Taka has been doubting her sanity, that she’s scared for the safety of a little girl’s ghost, and that she’s really discovered the trail of a serial killer... -
![Dead Famous by Kate Allenton]()
Dead Famous by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA dead actress. A missing diamond. A mystery left unsolved. Psychic Cree Blue is at it again, and this promises to be her toughest case yet.Normal people search for celebrities when they go to Hollywood. Cree Blue isn't normal. She's searching for a killer and a missing diamond whose ownership could change the destiny of a small country... -
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![A Winter Grave by Peter May]()
A Winter Grave by Peter May
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt is the year 2051. Warnings of climate catastrophe have been ignored, and vast areas of the planet are under water, or uninhabitably hot. A quarter of the world's population has been displaced by hunger and flooding, and immigration wars are breaking out around the globe as refugees pour into neighboring countries... -
![Lifeline by Judy McDonough]()
Lifeline by Judy McDonough
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith her nursing degree in hand and a blossoming new relationship with Cade, Caroline Fontenot is finally happy. Her mother has come to New Orleans to be closer to her, and the ghost of her grandmother hasn’t made an appearance since Caroline moved back to the bayou. Life seems perfect—until someone she loves is shot during her graduation party, confirming her family is still in danger... -
![The Old Tile House by Daphne Neville]()
The Old Tile House by Daphne Neville
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Old Tile House is a light-hearted gentle mystery with a touch of romance, It is a standalone novella of 43,000 words and an introduction to Pentrillick, a village situated on the south coast of Cornwall and the location for The Pentrillick Cornish Mystery series... -
![What If... by Dale Mayer]()
What If... by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBook 20 in the Psychic Vision series.What If …Detective Abigail Cartwright has earned a reputation for solving weird homicide cases, but, when she’s called to a lecture hall at the local university, she faces the oddest one yet. During a What If … lecture, run by soon-to-be-retired Professor Gertrude Milligan, two students died. Without any signs of how or why... -
![Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman]()
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth... -
![Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp]()
Somebody Stop Ivy Pocket by Caleb Krisp
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAre you ready for Ivy Pocket? The wickedly funny, completely unreliable maid of no importance returns—this time as a coffin maker’s daughter—in this action-packed sequel to Anyone but Ivy Pocket. School Library Journal says, “Fans of . . . Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events will love Ivy Pocket’s zany adventures...
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