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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... -
![Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones]()
Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA typical day in the life of Charley Davidson involves cheating husbands, missing people, errant wives, philandering business owners, and oh yeah...demons, hell hounds, evil gods, and dead people. Lots and lots of dead people. As a part time Private Investigator and full-time Grim Reaper, Charley has to balance the good, the bad, the undead, and those who want her dead... -
![Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters]()
Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHiroWhen I first realized that I could see the dead, I never imagined that it would allow me to help save the lives of others and pull me into Detective Maddox Booker’s path. Through my ability, ghosts have become some of my greatest friends and allies.But now, someone’s dead and his ghost is gone... -
![The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan]()
The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGhost removal specialist Ellie Jordan must face a dangerous, shape-shifting entity that she and Calvin have encountered once before, with tragic results. The spirit has the power to reach into the minds of living and feed on their fears, taking the shape of their worst nightmares, and it has awoken in search of new victims... -
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![Cookies for Satan (Witching After Forty, #1.3) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff]()
Cookies for Satan (Witching After Forty, #1.3) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPart-time bookstore clerk, part-time author, necromancer in training, and full-time caretaker of a ghoul are titles that Ava Harper never dreamed of applying to herself.Even with all the crazy going on around her, she’s determined to make this Christmas as normal as possible—without raising the dead or some other fiasco... -
![Deep and Dark and Dangerous (A Ghost Story) by Mary Downing Hahn]()
Deep and Dark and Dangerous (A Ghost Story) by Mary Downing Hahn
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJust before summer begins, 13-year-old Ali finds an odd photograph in the attic. She knows the two children in it are her mother, Claire, and her aunt Dulcie...Categorized as:
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![Witch Doggone Killer? by Paula Lester]()
Witch Doggone Killer? by Paula Lester
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsYou know you’re in for a doozy of a work day when your first appointment is dead when you get to the exam room.Willow Morgan lives a quiet life in Superior Bay. Winter lasts for up to nine months there, and the biggest event of the year is the summer dog show. People come from all over to attend. It brings money and prestige to town... -
![To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen]()
To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTrent's heart may belong to Tina, but a shadow demon is after his soul…Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion... -
![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 ratingsToby 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... -
![Jumbled Positions by Erin R. Flynn]()
Jumbled Positions by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBeing the boss is never easy no matter the support system you have in place. Being the boss when people’s lives are on the line is not something even superheroes can do without a break. Especially when they’re your people.But Jasmine Stewart has.Everyone is worried and scared about what comes next since the news of the demons organizing went public... -
![A Midsummer Night's Clean by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn]()
A Midsummer Night's Clean by Demitria Lunetta, Marley Lynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe show must go on...even when there's been a murder.I'm Paige Harper and I'm still trying to get back on my feet after being kidnapped. When my housemate, Darron, offers me a gig cleaning at the historical theater where he's directing his first play, it seems like an easy job. Until the girl playing Titania falls to her death during rehearsal. Of course, I'm gonna help Darron find the murderer... -
![Love Spells & Late Fees by Elle Adams]()
Love Spells & Late Fees by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's Valentine's Day in Ivory Beach, and Rory's family's magical library is ready for the occasion. Rory is hoping for a visit from a certain Reaper, but instead finds herself drawn into another mystery when the student hired to deliver Valentine's cards dressed as Cupid is found shot by one of his own arrows... -
![Elder by Raine Thomas]()
Elder by Raine Thomas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsClara Kate is one of the eight beings needed to activate the Elder Scroll, an ancient artifact causing tragedy and darkness on the Estilorian plane. She knows that her focus needs to be on finding the final piece and stopping the evil Mercesti, but Ini-herit isn't making it easy. He’s working closely with Clara Kate on the quest to stop their enemies…too close for her comfort... -
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Re-Vamped! by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe secret is out--cheerleader Olivia and vampire Ivy are twins!ow that Ivy and Olivia have told their friends that they're twins, they have to come clean to their adoptive parents. But Ivy's dad doesn't even want to meet Olivia!When the vampire officials realize Olivia knows the truth about vampires, they demand that she pass three tests to prove she's worthy of sharing the secret... -
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![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... -
![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... -
![Dark Days by James Ponti]()
Dark Days by James Ponti
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMolly’s up against the undead—and the fate of Manhattan is in her hands—in the third and final book of the Dead City trilogy, which Hunger Games author Suzanne Collins says “breathes new life into the zombie genre.”Molly and the Omegas fight to contain the storm unleashed by Operation Blue Moon...Categorized as:
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![Dark Whispers by Helen Harper]()
Dark Whispers by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Supernatural Summit is about to start at the DeVane Hotel in London. Vampires and werewolves, ghouls and gremlins, and pixies and druids have all come together to find better ways to get along with the human community and address the strict laws which govern their existence. It's a real opportunity to change the world for the better and I'm proud to be a part of it... -
![If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch]()
If You're Reading This, It's Too Late by Pseudonymous Bosch
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsBeware!Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book.OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll give anything away, or tell you that this is the sequel to my first literary endeavor, The Name of This Book is Secret, you're wrong...Categorized as:
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![Soulstice by Simon Holt]()
Soulstice by Simon Holt
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBeware the darkness and the light.They will steal your soul in day or night.In summer's warmth or winter's coldYour life will end when the Vours take hold.In the fearscape no one can hear you cry,And in its depth your soul will die.Reggie Halloway thought she was finished with the Vours - the demons who had possessed her brother, Henry - forever... -
![The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler]()
The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPsychic...or psychotic? Anna knows her family is crazy. But when she goes to visit her aunt and uncle for the summer and learns that her uncle’s charred body has been found, her life reaches a new level of insanity. Her erratic aunt’s “psychic” abilities are exaggerated by her grief, and have become borderline violent... -
![Fangtastic! by Sienna Mercer]()
Fangtastic! by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOlivia is a vegetarian. Ivy is a vampire. And they're twins?!?Ever since Olivia discovered that her long-lost twin sister, Ivy, is a vampire, she's been soaking up everything Ivy will tell her about Franklin Grove's vampire community. It's all top secret, and Olivia's sworn that she'll never tell another soul. But now, nosy tabloid reporter Serena Star is snooping around... -
![Deadly Claws by Jenna St. James]()
Deadly Claws by Jenna St. James
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA 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... -
![New Moon Rising by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox]()
New Moon Rising by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMother, wife, federal agent... mortal.Samantha Moon hadn't always been a vampire. Once, she had been a wife and mother, happily married to her soul mate and raising two adorable kids. Once, she had been a federal agent investigating a world teeming with sophisticated scams, drugs, human trafficking and violence. She had hippie parents and a caring sister...Categorized as:
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![Natural Born Exorcist by Hadena James]()
Natural Born Exorcist by Hadena James
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSoleil Burns works for the Bureau of Exorcism. Paired up with a US Marshals Fugitive Recovery Team they will try to bring back an escaped convict possessed by a demon and hiding in the slums of Chicago. It immediately becomes apparent that there is more going on than a simple case of a possessed escaped convict. The entire Division of Magic in Chicago has also been possessed... -
![Winter Wishes by Elle Adams]()
Winter Wishes by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHave yourself a very Merry Witchmas in Holiday Haven, where the magic and mystery of Christmas is snow joke!After five years of running the Holiday Haven Inn, Carolyn Highcrest thinks she can handle anything... -
![Monsters & Manuscripts by Elle Adams]()
Monsters & Manuscripts by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith 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... -
![Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge: A Ghost Story by Kathryn Reiss]()
Sweet Miss Honeywell's Revenge: A Ghost Story by Kathryn Reiss
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsZibby Thorne doesn't know what possessed her to buy an antique dollhouse--she doesn't even like dolls. But when her friends and family start having bizarre accidents clearly connected to the dollhouse, she can't ignore the menacing structure any longer. Zibby is sure that one particularly creepy doll in a gray dress is somehow responsible for the trouble...Categorized as:
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![There by Denise Grover Swank]()
There by Denise Grover Swank
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJulia Phillips’ world is an alternate universe away. Trapped in a land where government leaders want her dead, Julia is forced to run for her life with Evan and Reece, the two boys who brought her here. They’re on their own in a hostile landscape ruled by scavengers and thieves... -
![The Detective: A Nathan McNamara Story by Elicia Hyder]()
The Detective: A Nathan McNamara Story by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAn alternate cover edition can be found here and here. With eleven missing women to find and six high-profile burglary cases to solve, the last thing Detective Nathan McNamara needs in his life is one more complication. And that’s exactly what his recent one-night stand is becoming—complicated... -
![Night Terror by John Passarella]()
Night Terror by John Passarella
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAlerted to strange happenings in Clayton Falls, Colorado, Bobby sends the boys to check it out. A speeding car with no driver, a homeless man pursued by a massive Gila monster, a little boy chased by uprooted trees — it all sounds like the stuff of nightmares... -
![The Cracks in the Kingdom by Jaclyn Moriarty]()
The Cracks in the Kingdom by Jaclyn Moriarty
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAward-winning Astonishingly originalArtistic and magicalTime slides around the world so strangely ...It's not easy being Princess Ko.Her family is missing, taken to the World through cracks in the Kingdom, which were then sealed tightly behind them.Now Princess Ko is running the Kingdom, and war is looming...Categorized as:
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![Switched by Sienna Mercer]()
Switched by Sienna Mercer
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen Olivia Abbott moves to town, she's excited to join the cheerleading team and make new friends. Then she meets Ivy Vega. At first, Ivy, pale and dressed all in black, looks like Olivia's opposite... -
![The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch]()
The Name of This Book Is Secret by Pseudonymous Bosch
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWarning: this description has not been authorized by Pseudonymous Bosch. As much as he'd love to sing the praises of his book (he is very vain), he wouldn't want you to hear about his brave 11-year old heroes, Cass and Max-Ernest. Or about how a mysterious box of vials, the Symphony of Smells, sends them on the trail of a magician who has vanished under strange (and stinky) circumstances...Categorized as:
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![Dead Is a Killer Tune by Marlene Perez]()
Dead Is a Killer Tune by Marlene Perez
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHigh school freshman Jessica Walsh is a Virago—a woman warrior who must protect her hometown from danger. And in Nightshade, California, trouble is always lurking. At the town’s Battle of the Bands, Jess’s boyfriend, Dominic, and his band, Side Effects May Vary, are up against Hamlin, a band so popular, their fans follow them everywhere...Categorized as:
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![Going Nowhere by Lena North]()
Going Nowhere by Lena North
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Hibiscus Brown, my best friend is a unicorn and my life is going absolutely nowhere.Oh, and I'm a witch. At least partly - the rest is all werewolf... -
![Ghost Huntress: The Journey by Marley Gibson]()
Ghost Huntress: The Journey by Marley Gibson
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTeen psychic Kendall Moorehead is about to embark on the most dangerous and shocking ghost hunt of her life. After all, it isn't every day that the ghost of Princess Diana steps in as a personal spirit guide. But Shy Di isn't the only surprise awaiting Kendall and her team of teen paranormal superstars as they begin a whirlwind tour of Europe with renowned TV medium Oliver Bates... -
![Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective: The First Two Books in the Beloved Series by Nancy Atherton]()
Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective: The First Two Books in the Beloved Series by Nancy Atherton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn irresistible introduction to everyone's favorite cozy mystery series Over the course of fourteen successful books, Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity series has become enormously popular. Now, with the first two mysteries in one volume, Introducing Aunt Dimity, Paranormal Detective makes it easy to get a taste of the ghostly sleuth's delightful debut... -
![A Witchy Mistake by Rhonda Hopkins]()
A Witchy Mistake by Rhonda Hopkins
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA high school nemesis. A misuse of powers. An Unexpected Consequence. Sixteen-year-old Charley Cooper is furious when her cousin Danu uses her powers to get back at a high school nemesis without considering the consequences. When someone attacks the other girl and she ends up in a coma, Danu becomes the prime suspect... -
![Mortal Heart by Lisa Edmonds]()
Mortal Heart by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fallen angel sentenced to a mortal life on Earth.A former soldier turned private investigator who’s been there, killed that.The bad guys don't have a prayer... Ronan, once the archangel Remiel, chose to fall from Heaven after breaking angelic law. For centuries, he used his skills to live and work among humans as a bounty hunter... -
![Claws by Mike Grinti, Rachel Grinti]()
Claws by Mike Grinti, Rachel Grinti
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a contemporary fairytale as irresistible as catnip, one girl discovers that some magic cuts deep... Emma's sister is missing. Her parents have spent all their savings on the search. And now the family has no choice but to live in a ramshackle trailer park on the edge of the forest, next door to down-and-out harpies, hags, and trolls... -
![Shadow Mirror by Richie Tankersley Cusick]()
Shadow Mirror by Richie Tankersley Cusick
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsUnsettling. There's no better word to describe Miranda Barnes's ability to hear the cries of the dead, feel the wind move her hair when they run by, and - dare she look into a mirror - see the reflection of a ghostly woman behind her. There's only one person to turn to for support: Etienne. As sexy as he is mysterious, Miranda can't help but be drawn to him. He believes her; he wants to help her... -
![Triple Six by Erica Spindler]()
Triple Six by Erica Spindler
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA string of shocking home invasions . . .The desperate search for the child who holds the secrets to them all . . .A series of sixes tattooed on a victim's neck . . . The countdown continues . . . Detectives Micki Dare and Zach Harris are back. It's been three months since that night - the night that Micki almost died... -
![I So Don't Do Spooky by Barrie Summy]()
I So Don't Do Spooky by Barrie Summy
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSomeone’s out to get Sherry’s stepmom. . . .Can she save her before it’s too late?Did you know that the main campus of the Academy of Spirits is at a Dairy Queen in Phoenix? Me either. Until now. Some weird stuff has been happening to my stepmother, Paula, and the Academy has asked me, Sherry Holmes Baldwin, to get to the bottom of it. They think someone’s trying to hurt her... -
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![A Discovery of Secrets and Fate by Sawyer Bennett]()
A Discovery of Secrets and Fate by Sawyer Bennett
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife as I knew it ended the day I accepted my fate.In its place is an existence even the wildest imagination could never fathom. Strange creatures walk among us, plotting our demise, and I’ve come to find that the fate of our world rests squarely on my shoulders. We’re all in danger and I’m trying to figure out how to make it through each day.The key to my survival is a man I can’t figure out... -
![Fatal Charm by Linda Joy Singleton]()
Fatal Charm by Linda Joy Singleton
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn this vivid fifth volume of The Seer series, Sabine Rose is reunited with her ill grandmother Nona and her friends at Sheridan Valley. But the excitement of curing Nona-and discovering love with someone new-doesn't outweigh the burden of her father's dark secret: a daughter no one but Sabine knows about. Riddled with curiosity, Sabine uses astral projection to spy on her half sister Jade... -
![Cookies and Clairvoyance by Bailey Cates]()
Cookies and Clairvoyance by Bailey Cates
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBaker Katie Lightfoot serves up enchanted delicacies and tracks down a malicious murderer in the newest installment of this New York Times bestselling series.. -
![Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates]()
Spells and Scones by Bailey Cates
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere's a body in the bookshop in this latest novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Magical Bakery mysteries... When the bookshop next to the Honeybee Bakery hosts a signing for a Savannah radio celebrity's new self-help book, magical baker Katie Lightfoot is happy to provide some delectable desserts... -
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Everlasting by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIvy should be ecstatic that her formerly-dead boyfriend Tristan is back on earth with her, but the life of a fallen angel is never easy. Tristan has been cast down in the body of a murderer, and the police are after him. Now, there's only one way that he and Ivy can be together: they must clear him of the murder... -
![From Deities by Mary Ting]()
From Deities by Mary Ting
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA mysterious stranger enters Skylar’s inner circle, destroying her precarious peace. She begins college amid new secrets, emerging powers, fresh dangers, and a potential stepfather.In New Olympus, a hidden dwelling place for descendants of the gods, she finally gets answers...Categorized as:
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