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  • Tiger's Curse Preview by Colleen Houck

    Tiger's Curse Preview by Colleen Houck

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Passion. Fate. Loyalty.Would you risk it all to change your destiny?The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world. But that's exactly what happened...
  • Bear Vet by Zoe Chant

    Bear Vet by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who do you call when you spot a baby hellhorse? Shifter Vets!Judy desperately needs to find a home for her nineteen rescue horses. Waylon desperately needs to rein in his headstrong teenage daughter's quest to tame a wild hellhorse. And what both of them need most desperately is love...Waylon, a bear shifter and veterinarian for magical animals, instantly recognizes Judy as his mate...
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    animals  family  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  magic
  • Honor of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Honor of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The moment Brinn Danvers arrived in Keating Hollow, she knew she’d found her forever home. The ghosts that had haunted her for years had vanished, and she finally found the peace she craved. Fifteen years later, Brinn has everything she ever wanted. Well, almost everything. The one person she’d had to give up was Austin Steele, the love of her life, when he left town to follow his own dreams...
  • Destiny Disgraced by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Destiny Disgraced by Carrie Ann Ryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The Talon Pack continues with a new twist to the Packs and a revelation no one was prepared for. Mitchell Brentwood is aware that others think he’s the harsh taskmaster Beta trying to keep his Pack alive, but they only see what he wants them to know...
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    animals  family  paranormal  adult  age-gap  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Love of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Love of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted village full of love, magic, and second chances. Hope “Luna” Scott just wants a new life. After growing up in a round robin of foster homes, she has no family or ties to anyone… until she moves to Keating Hollow and starts to get close to the Townsend sisters...
  • Witch this Way by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Witch this Way by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Carolyn Ridder Aspenson is back with Witch This Way, book two in the Witches of Holiday Hills Cozy Mystery Series featuring a snarky talking cat, a parrot with attachment issues, and the best coffee this side of the Mason Dixon line.Welcome to Holiday Hills, the most magical and mysterious cozy little town you'll ever visit...
  • Tiger Striped by Jennifer Ashley

    Tiger Striped by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Tiger … The call I must answer … I wake in the night, knowing something is wrong. Carly, mate of my heart, is next to me, and I hear my son’s breathing. They are safe. But someone, someone cries out with a despair I can’t ignore ... Carly won’t let me go alone, and neither will Connor, the cub who will become one of the greatest Shifters of us all—I know this. I see. I can’t ignore the call...
  • A Charming Misfortune by Tonya Kappes

    A Charming Misfortune by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to Whispering Falls, where magic and mystery meet. Bubble... Bubble... June Heal is enjoying her time at UnHidden Hall as Professor of Magical Cures. Teaching up and coming spiritualist is her touch of magic. Cures and trouble..
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    animals  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  female-mc  fiction  magic
  • Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds

    Creepy Pair of Underwear! by Aaron Reynolds

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Jasper Rabbit is NOT a little bunny anymore. He’s not afraid of the dark, and he’s definitely not afraid of something as silly as underwear. But when the lights go out, suddenly his new big rabbit underwear glows in the dark. A ghoulish, greenish glow. If Jasper didn’t know any better he’d say his undies were a little, well, creepy...
  • A Trick for a Treat by A.A. Albright

    A Trick for a Treat by A.A. Albright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s Wanda’s first Halloween at home for years, but that doesn’t mean she gets to enjoy the holiday. A famous werewolf has disappeared, and his girlfriends are getting knocked off one by one. Murder and mayhem might be all in a day’s work for the Wayfair coven, but this time the stakes are higher than ever. This time, Wanda’s own friends are under suspicion...
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    animals  paranormal  adult  book  cats  cozy  fiction  holidays
  • Star of Sage & Scream by Leanne Leeds

    Star of Sage & Scream by Leanne Leeds

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’d planned to spend the rest of my life in the witch military. Now I’m on my way home to a mother who disapproves of me and four sisters who barely know me. Is it possible for a witch like me to find space in a place she doesn’t belong?I didn’t think they’d dismantle the paranormal military with a wave of their bureaucratic magic wand, but they did...
  • Love at First Spell by Samantha Silver

    Love at First Spell by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to magical Fairy Falls, where love is in the air and killers are on the loose.Mina Tiller, a high-powered advertising executive whose only goal is to get that corner office, never thought living life in the fast lane would mean actually getting hit by a car...
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    animals  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  fiction  mystery
  • Dandelion Season by Zoe Chant

    Dandelion Season by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Love in any seasonTawny Summers has her retirement all planned out: catch up on her books, work on her garden, and teach piano lessons to children in the sleepy town of Green Valley.Her plan doesn't include a gorgeous city billionaire with piercing silver eyes who is determined to upend her quiet life and frighten her cats...
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    animals  family  paranormal  adult  billionaire  book  cats  fiction
  • Downward Death by Stella Bixby

    Downward Death by Stella Bixby

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When it comes to dead bodies, yoga can only relieve so much stress.Ellie Vanderwick's life is perfect. Sure, she doesn't have friends, family, or a steady job. But she does have her pet pig, Penelope, and her VW Microbus, Mona.If only she could get her hair under control. Some might call it magic, Ellie just calls it annoying...
  • Who's that Witch? by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Who's that Witch? by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    My name is Abby Odell, and I’m leading a double life.Don’t get me wrong, I love it! But being a witch in a predominantly human world is challenging sometimes. My hometown, Holiday Hills, isn’t your typical small town. It’s a magical town, but not to the humans. At least not until recently.Something’s happening and it’s not good...
  • Finding Justice by Kathi Daley

    Finding Justice by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Rescue Alaska is a warm yet fast moving mystery series with a light paranormal twist. Rescue Alaska is a small town in northern Alaska where visitors come to hike and ski. Harmony Carson is a lifelong resident who volunteers as a member of the local search and rescue team. Harmony has a unique gift which she often considers a curse...
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    animals  family  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  murder
  • Fated Mates by Alicia Montgomery

    Fated Mates by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A secret Lycan world, hidden in plain sight. An outsider suddenly drawn in...She can't resist him, but he knows he can never have her... Private investigator Alynna Chase is drawn in to the world of werewolf shifter clans when she encounters charming and sexy Lycan, Alex Westbrooke. For centuries, werewolf shifters have moved among human society undetected, hiding in plain sight...
  • Sleeping with the Fishes by Samantha Silver

    Sleeping with the Fishes by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When 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...
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    animals  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  magic  mystery
  • Winging It by A.A. Albright

    Winging It by A.A. Albright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A witch, a weredog and a wizard walk into a bar ...When three unlikely friends kill themselves in a popular weredog bar, Wanda Wayfair is convinced that there's more to the story. With the coven's work now in the hands of the Minister's Peacemakers, an investigation would be ill-advised...
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    animals  paranormal  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  fiction  mystery
  • Derive by Jamie Magee

    Derive by Jamie Magee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Proud to be a part of the Open Heart Chronicles Novellas." Aden, son of Tarek, is a seer—an elite member of The Selected which stands guard before The Fall, the border between light and dark realities. Darkness was foretold at his birth along with the words ‘lavender waters will set you free...
  • Shoes on the Stairs by Jan Steele

    Shoes on the Stairs by Jan Steele

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Inspired by the many frustrations of parenthood and the ever-present fear of failure, SHOES ON THE STAIRS centers around a mother's struggle to accept what she has left behind after her death. She takes the reader on a journey of both laughter and tears while learning even the smallest of gestures can make a significant and lasting impact.* * *Claire Blackwell can't find that damn white light...
  • Ain't Nothing But a Pound Dog by Jeannie Wycherley

    Ain't Nothing But a Pound Dog by Jeannie Wycherley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Toby dog suddenly has plenty to say for himself. The only witness to the brutal murder of his owner, Toby is hexed by a woman with evil intentions. “Speak to none but me,” she tells him. Wretched and misunderstood, he’s incarcerated in the local pound. With a death sentence hanging over his head, Toby has almost given up hope. But then he meets Clarissa...
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    animals  family  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  dogs  fiction
  • The Disappearance of Emily by Elizabeth Pantley

    The Disappearance of Emily by Elizabeth Pantley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A magic mirror. An enchanted world. A mysterious missing mother. A suspicious package. An unexplained death. A community of strange, quirky people. A sassy cat and a hilarious witch. Come visit Destiny Falls and escape to a great time.Hayden’s life was normal until she fell through a mirror and was thrust into an alternate, magical place...
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    family  paranormal  animals  mystery  cozy  fantasy  magic  fiction
  • Red Snow Bride by T.S. Joyce

    Red Snow Bride by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Werewolves meet the Wild West in this exciting second installment of the Wolf Brides trilogy. Lorelei McGregor has tumbled from the top tier of Turn of the Century Boston society. Determined not to sully her family’s name further, she answers an ad in the newspaper for a mail order bride...
  • The Perfect Cup by Orlando A. Sanchez

    The Perfect Cup by Orlando A. Sanchez

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Some things are better off lost and some mysteries shouldn’t be solved. When Tristan receives a cryptic message requesting help, he and Simon must come to the aid of Quan of the White Phoenix. Someone has stolen the Holy Grail and the Order of Calyx--the group tasked with keeping it safe from abuse, and humanity is looking at the Golden Circle...
  • Lorna Shadow by K.E. O'Connor

    Lorna Shadow by K.E. O'Connor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A bumper edition of six fun, cozy ghost mysteries to solve. Ghostly Manners A new job. A haunted house. A ghost with a problem. Ghostly Secrets A troubled ghost. A house full of suspects, and a mystery that must be solved. Ghostly Games An unsolved disappearance. Ghostly laughter. An unforgettable ectoplasmic experience. Ghostly Affairs A house full of secrets. Two restless ghosts...
  • Dead Even by Patti Larsen

    Dead Even by Patti Larsen

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Retired Guild Artemis Inquisitor Georgia Drake has left the paranormal world behind after the death of her partner in the line of duty. Along with her job investigating crime and murder. With her Hades Guardian mastiff, Benjamin, and raven pair for company, she moves her entire life across the continent to escape not only the loss but her oppressive and powerful family...
  • Secrets, Spells & Murder by Janni Nell

    Secrets, Spells & Murder by Janni Nell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trouble is brewing in the small town of Silver Moon Falls. Resident witch, Maddie Goodcharm, is accused of hexing the townsfolk. So not true! Maddie loves her town and its people, well, most of them anyway. When one of the townsfolk dies in suspicious circumstances, Maddie becomes the main suspect in a murder investigation. But that isn’t her only problem...
  • Curiosity Killed the Cat by Sierra Harimann

    Curiosity Killed the Cat by Sierra Harimann

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Poison Apple Books: Thrilling. Bone-chilling. These books have bite!Hannah isn't thrilled to be moving in with her dad and his new family, who live right next to a spooky cemetery. Luckily, Hannah doesn't believe all the "ghost cat" stories she's heard about the graveyard.Not so luckily, the cemetery is the least of Hannah's troubles. Her stepsister, Madison, is the meanest girl in Hannah's grade...
  • Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler

    Bo & Reika by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She's on the run for her life ...As a child, she-wolf healer Reika Snow was promised as a mate to three were-lynxes to prevent a war between her pack and the lynx clan. Her freedom is coming to an end as her twenty-third birthday arrives. With her bleak future as the subjugated bride of the three males looms near, she does the only thing she can think of ... she runs...
  • Sacred Silence by Quinn Loftis

    Sacred Silence by Quinn Loftis

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Sacred Silence is a novella in the award-winning Grey Wolves Series. This novella takes place after Sacrifice of Love. It is the events that happened the days after Thia is born. I thought there couldn’t be anything eviler than Desdemona, Reyaz, or any villain we’ve faced or would face. But there is. They’re called postpartum hormones...
  • Deadly Claws by Jenna St. James

    Deadly Claws by Jenna St. James

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A 40-year-old Witch with a New CareerA Gargoyle Sheriff Raising a Teenaged DaughterAnd an Enchanted Island Full of SecretsCareer-driven witch, Shayla Loci, is about to turn forty and is ready for a change. When she retires from capturing criminal supernaturals for the government, she figures her days of chasing bad guys is over...
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    animals  family  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fae  fiction
  • Murder and Misfortune by J.A. Whiting

    Murder and Misfortune by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    This is book 3 in the Claire Rollins Cozy Mystery series. On a foggy, early summer morning in Boston, Claire Rollins goes for a run along the Charles River. When a woman runner passes her in the mist, a terrible sense of alarm rushes through Claire's body leaving her feeling anxious and uneasy...
    Categorized as:
    animals  family  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  female-mc
  • Isadora Moon Has a Sleepover by Harriet Muncaster

    Isadora Moon Has a Sleepover by Harriet Muncaster

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fans of Vampirina and the Princess in Black series will love Isadora Moon: half-fairy, half-vampire, totally unique--and totally ready for her first sleepover!When Isadora is invited to stay at her friend Zoe's house, she's so excited. Isadora has never been to a sleepover before! They're going to bake cakes, eat midnight snacks, and have endless magical giggles together...
  • Isadora Moon Makes Winter Magic by Harriet Muncaster

    Isadora Moon Makes Winter Magic by Harriet Muncaster

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Isadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she's a bit of both. Isadora loves playing in the snow, especially when her creations come to life! But snow magic can't last forever...
  • Hexed Hiss-tory by Danielle Garrett

    Hexed Hiss-tory by Danielle Garrett

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Have you ever wished your cat could talk to you? If so, allow my story to be your cautionary tale.Following a disturbing revelation regarding my Aunt Lavender, my reluctant familiar and I have to work together to solve another mystery—one that hits much closer to home.Unfortunately, Selene isn’t big on the whole ‘teamwork’ concept...
    Categorized as:
    animals  family  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  cozy  fiction
  • Witching for the Best by Samantha Silver, Evelynne Page

    Witching for the Best by Samantha Silver, Evelynne Page

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The tide's about to turn in Moonlight Cove...When a body is found out at sea in Moonlight Cove, local B&B owner Artemis Mani is called out to help - after all, she has the power to control the tides...
    Categorized as:
    animals  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  magic  mystery
  • A Charming Corpse by Tonya Kappes

    A Charming Corpse by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bubble... Bubble... The quaint and magical shops in the cozy but unusual little town of Whispering Falls, Kentucky have been booming with business, with the exception of A Charming Cure. A mortal is selling homemade oils and making unfounded promises, undercutting June's prices. Cures and trouble..
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    animals  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  female-mc  fiction  magic
  • Discovery  (The Gifted Series) by Char Webster

    Discovery (The Gifted Series) by Char Webster

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    All twenty-three year old Kate Sutton wants is a quiet relaxing summer after finishing her first year as a guidance counselor. School is out for the year and her swimming pool awaits, but that all changes when she is asked to help three troubled kids in the foster care system. Kate was adopted, but hasn't been able to determine anything about her birth parents...
  • Isadora Moon Goes on a Field Trip by Harriet Muncaster

    Isadora Moon Goes on a Field Trip by Harriet Muncaster

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Fans of Vampirina and the Princess in Black series will love Isadora Moon: half-fairy, half-vampire, totally unique--and totally unafraid to be different!Isadora is the only half-fairy, half-vampire in her human school. She knows what it's like to be different...
  • A Midlife CatAstrophe by Morgana Best

    A Midlife CatAstrophe by Morgana Best

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Nell Darling moves to a small Aussie mountain town after a messy divorce, she decides her life will be purrfect. But life has decided to be no such thing! Nell discovers a body, buys a mysterious bookstore, and starts to suspect she is losing her mind--all because a local cat, JenniFur, begins stopping by for a chat.Yet Nell has no time to paws and reflect...
    Categorized as:
    animals  family  paranormal  adult  amateur-sleuth  book  cats  cozy
  • The Tiger's Love by Emilia Hartley

    The Tiger's Love by Emilia Hartley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Sadie Holliday finds her six-year-old turned into a bear cub in the kitchen, she knows she has to get help. She has no idea how to raise a young shifter. But the boy’s father is long gone, and the town’s local alpha is a harsh beast of a man, Dante Oberon. Even after she meets him and feels the pull of attraction between them, she’s not at all sure he’s someone she wants in her son’s life...
  • Every Witch Way but Ghouls by K.E. O'Connor

    Every Witch Way but Ghouls by K.E. O'Connor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the magical mystery of Crimson Cove. A spellbound town full of puzzles and twisty turns.Feisty enchanted hedgehogs with eye-watering gas, a half-dragon with an attitude, and a headless corpse aren't the best things to start the day with!But that's what we encounter in our first week working for animal control in Crimson Cove...
  • Claimed By The Soldier by Liam Kingsley

    Claimed By The Soldier by Liam Kingsley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    There was never any question that I would be there for him. I've known him since we were kids. We were best friends, sharing everything - until I made a mistake and got a girl pregnant. Pretty soon I was a single dad while I was still a kid myself. Our friendship suffered. He joined the military. And I thought I'd never get another chance to let him know what he really means to me...
  • Cougar's Gift by Moxie North

    Cougar's Gift by Moxie North

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Cougar's Gift" is the third book Pacific Northwest Cougars series.Communicating with others didn’t require the use of a lot of words in Stryker’s mind. He was a man and a cougar…what more needed to be explained. But when the fates give you a mate that needs to be talked into forever a cougar needs to man up and start talking...
  • Devlin by R.E. Butler

    Devlin by R.E. Butler

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lion shifter, Jenni Brisban, is beginning to think that the VIP tours hosted by the Amazing Adventures Safari Park aren’t going to help her find her soulmate. Hardly any human males come on the tour, and she spends her weekends in her shift, feeling like her life is passing before her eyes...
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    animals  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc  book  cats  fiction  insta-love
  • Witches, Histories, & Murders by Scarlett Moss

    Witches, Histories, & Murders by Scarlett Moss

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Phoebe's life was a hot mess, but inheriting an island and the ability to chat with the dead? That's a whole new level of chaos. Not to mention the body in the attic.Phoebe Ellis thought her life was already circling the drain, but attending the funeral of a wealthy author she’s never met with the hopes she was named in the will? That's a new low...
  • Monsters & Manuscripts by Elle Adams

    Monsters & Manuscripts by Elle Adams

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    With summer on the way, Rory is looking forward to relaxing at the beach between her latest set of magical exams.A mysterious beast appearing from the sea and terrifying everyone was not part of her plan.Rory's cousin Cass, who responds to anything involving magical beasts by instantly making friends with it, is first to take an interest...
    Categorized as:
    animals  family  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  friendship
  • Hollywood, Dead Ahead by Kate Klise

    Hollywood, Dead Ahead by Kate Klise

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In this fifth volume from 43 Old Cemetery Road, the trio at Spence Mansion leaves Ghastly for Hollywood, California . . . and for a shot at stardom! The film producer Moe Block Busters wants to make the 43 Old Cemetery Road story into a movie—and he promises it will be a sure-fire hit! Lured by the lights of Tinseltown, Ignatius B. Grumply, Olive C. Spence, and Seymour Hope pack their suitcases...
  • Avenger by Micalea Smeltzer

    Avenger by Micalea Smeltzer

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    It’s all been leading to this for Caeden and Sophie Williams. This should be the happiest time of their life. They’re married and expecting a baby, but Travis is still out there, and they both know he won’t rest until he gets what he wants. The question is, what does he want? They’ll have to figure it out if they ever want to have their happily ever after. The end is near...
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