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Captive Souls by Wendy Wang
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTaken in the night.Kidnapped for her light.Keeley Moore is just trying to survive.After thirteen-year-old Keeley Moore disappears during a camping trip with her parents, psychic Charlie Payne is invited to work the case by the local deputy. But the connection Charlie makes with the girl is a gossamer thread... -
![The Harbinger: Witches of Palmetto Point Series Book 5 by Wendy Wang]()
The Harbinger: Witches of Palmetto Point Series Book 5 by Wendy Wang
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvil comes in many forms. Not all of them are human. They call her the Blue Lady, the harbinger of storms and destruction... -
![Witch Is How The Biscuits Disappeared by Adele Abbott]()
Witch Is How The Biscuits Disappeared by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsYou can lead a horse to water...Truth can be stranger than fiction. Never has that been more true for Jill Maxwell. Meanwhile, a close relative makes a shocking discovery. ...away from your custard creams... -
![Witch is How To Lose Big by Adele Abbott]()
Witch is How To Lose Big by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTwo custard creams… A man has gone missing from a hotel, and Jill is on the case. Meanwhile, what has happened to the ghost's jewellery, and what is in the trinket box? …are not as good as five... -
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![Nora Roberts Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy Boxed Set by Nora Roberts]()
Nora Roberts Cousins O'Dwyer Trilogy Boxed Set by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDARK WITCH: With indifferent parents, Iona Sheehan grew up craving devotion and acceptance. From her maternal grandmother, she learned where to find both: a land of lush forests, dazzling lakes, and centuries-old legends. Ireland. Where her ancestors’ blood and magic have flowed through generations―and where her destiny awaits... -
![The Case of the Voice Spell by Amorette Anderson]()
The Case of the Voice Spell by Amorette Anderson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGobins visiting in the middle of the night. A spell that seems impossible to do. A dead body in the creek... -
![Wuthering Homicides by Samantha Silver]()
Wuthering Homicides by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith The Others gone, Alice is looking forward to a little bit of peace in Sapphire Village. But when visitors start showing up dead, she knows it's not to be. The town's reputation is on the line, and Alice will do anything to help this new place she calls home... -
![Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witch Silenced in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Will invites Lily to meet his grandmother at the Saint Catherine Laboure care home for witches, she learns the residents have been dying at an alarming rate. Will's grandmother is scared she'll be next--but they put it down to the paranoid ramblings of a dementia patient. Until Will's grandmother dies unexpectedly for no apparent reason... -
![The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter]()
The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly... Welcome to Unholy Island.Luke Taylor was searching for his missing twin brother when he discovered a new purpose on a magical tidal island. Living in a quirky bookshop is a dream come true - he just didn't expect it to be so damn dangerous...Categorized as:
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![Road Trippin' with My Witches by M.Z. Andrews]()
Road Trippin' with My Witches by M.Z. Andrews
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s finally summer break at the Paranormal Institute for Witches. But before summer officially kicks off, the girls decide to drive Alba from Aspen Falls to her brother’s wedding in Jersey City... -
![Death Quixote by Samantha Silver]()
Death Quixote by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEverything in Sapphire Village is pretty crazy right now...When Alice and Cat stumble across the body of a local vigilante, Cat realizes he was one of her best customers, and vows to get her revenge... -
![Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor]()
Bringing up the bodies by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe book you've been waiting for... With Kaitlin in critical condition after a fatal stab wound, reluctant psychic Billie Culpepper has learned that the body she found in the Murder House is actually her own father... -
![The Witch's Knight by Paula Brackston, Trevor Brackston]()
The Witch's Knight by Paula Brackston, Trevor Brackston
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA girl destined to become Queen Witch.A knight sworn to protect her throughout time.A supernatural battle between good and evil.In Book One of the White Shadow Trilogy, the story moves between 11th century Wales and present day London. Gwen is born to a noble family in the Welsh mountains, unaware of her true magical identity...Categorized as:
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![A Discovery of Witches Vol. 2 of 2 by Deborah Harkness]()
A Discovery of Witches Vol. 2 of 2 by Deborah Harkness
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratings...Categorized as:
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![Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe]()
Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.The hunt is on... Former supernatural covert agent Alyse Winters is determined to identify the party responsible for her handler's death. Unfortunately, local problems continue to sidetrack her when humans start committing crimes while under a spell and a link to her past shows up in need of help.. -
![Witches' Charms by Morgana Best]()
Witches' Charms by Morgana Best
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRomantic cozy mystery - with witches, vampires, and Shifters! When Pepper finds the local internet provider representative washed up on the beach and sporting suspicious injures, another Cleaner arrives in town. Is Pepper in his sights? As Lucas does his best to keep Pepper out of harm's way, she and the aunts sift though the suspects... -
![Decimus Fate and the Talisman of Dreams by Peter A. Flannery]()
Decimus Fate and the Talisman of Dreams by Peter A. Flannery
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDecimus Fate is a new fantasy adventure by the author of Battle Mage.When the members of a remote monastery are struck down by a mysterious illness, they enlist the aid of a former demon hunter and a man known as the Sage of Blackfell House... -
![Pride and Premeditation by Samantha Silver]()
Pride and Premeditation by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPride comes before the fall... When one of Alice's best customers at the bookshop is murdered, she swears she's going to get to the bottom of it... -
![Barbed Wire Heart by Alexes Razevich]()
Barbed Wire Heart by Alexes Razevich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPsychic and empath Oona Goodlight has had more than enough of the dark side of magic. She wants nothing more than to dust her hands clean of all things born in the gloom and go back to a quiet life in her oceanfront cottage. If only the supernatural would leaver her alone... -
![Stoneskin by K.B. Spangler]()
Stoneskin by K.B. Spangler
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThree thousand years from now, galactic transportation relies on the sentient energy field known as the Deep. Its immortal human emissaries call themselves Witches, and they control how the Deep is used. When eight-year-old Tembi Moon wakes on an unfamiliar world, she knows the Deep has to be involved, but to leave her home planet and become a Witch herself? No, that life isn’t for her... -
![Lipstick on a Pig by Samantha Silver]()
Lipstick on a Pig by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWillow Bay's Summer Festival was supposed to mean fun... not murder! The annual summer festival has come to Willow Bay, and for Angela, that means being in charge of the petting zoo... -
![As Dead As A Vampire by April Fernsby]()
As Dead As A Vampire by April Fernsby
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsListening Length: 6 hoursCassia Winter is a witch. She investigates crime in the supernatural town of Brimstone. There’s an increase in the illegal use of black magic in Brimstone resulting in the crime rate escalating. Taking her gran’s advice, Cassia takes up residence in town so she can observe anyone who’s acting out of character... -
![Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Unseen by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLibrarian Sebastian Rath and his lover Vesper Rune are tasked with seeking and containing the evil Books of the Bound. But one of the Books has been freed from its prison—and is in the hands of a killer.As more bodies turn up, Sebastian finds himself tempted to use forbidden magic to locate the Book and stop the murderer...Categorized as:
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![The Alchemist's Illusion by Gigi Pandian]()
The Alchemist's Illusion by Gigi Pandian
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA perilous painting and an artist who meets his end lead Zoe Faust on an audacious alchemical adventure Centuries-old alchemist Zoe Faust is tired of running from her past. She's finally got her life on track in Portland, Oregon, gardening and cooking in her fixer-upper house with her mischievous best friend, Dorian the gargoyle chef...Categorized as:
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![Murder on the Oregon Express by Samantha Silver]()
Murder on the Oregon Express by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's not exactly Alice's typical morning commute... When Alice Calliope finds herself on the newly re-opened Oregon Express train at the same time as a local business owner is shot, she finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation once more... -
![Judgment of The Witch by Robert McCammon]()
Judgment of The Witch by Robert McCammon
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAfter a decade, New York Times bestselling author Robert McCammon returns with an epic novel of suspense that reinstates him as one of the great storytellers of our time.... The Carolinas, 1699: The citizens of Fount Royal believe their town is cursed by a witch... -
![We Witch You A Merry Christmas by Adele Abbott]()
We Witch You A Merry Christmas by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA short Christmas story featuring all of your favourite characters from the Witch P.I. Mystery series.Jingle bells, jingle bells...Jill and Mrs V are both in big trouble until salvation comes from the most unlikely quarter....custard creams all the way... -
![Witchnapped in Westerham by Dionne Lister]()
Witchnapped in Westerham by Dionne Lister
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Dionne Lister comes an exciting new paranormal cosy mystery series.All it takes is one morning for Sydney Photographer Lily Bianchi's life to go off the rails and over a cliff.A well-dressed English woman turns up at her door, swearing she's a witch... -
![Klątwa dla Demona by Magdalena Kubasiewicz]()
Klątwa dla Demona by Magdalena Kubasiewicz
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWarszawskie ulice oplata czarna magia.Ktoś morduje magów, by utkać klątwę. I nawet Jagoda Wilczek nie potrafi powiedzieć ani na kogo, ani w jakim celu zostało rzucone przekleństwo. Wiedźma, włączona w śledztwo WMM, szybko odkrywa, że morderca to dopiero początek jej problemów. W warszawskiej enklawie źle się dzieje, a wszyscy zaangażowani w sprawę zdają się prowadzić swoje własne gry... -
![Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher]()
Grimm Curiosities by Sharon Lynn Fisher
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIn Victorian England, a young woman inherits her father’s curiosity shop and all its ghostly secrets in a bewitching novel by the author of Salt & Broom.It’s 1851 in old York. Lizzy Grimm struggles to save her late father’s charmingly creepy yet floundering antique shop, Grimm Curiosities. Then, during a particularly snowy December in this most haunted city in England, things turn…curiouser... -
![Charmed Circle by Dolores Stewart Riccio]()
Charmed Circle by Dolores Stewart Riccio
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in Plymouth, Massachusetts, may not be fast-paced, but it's certainly busy enough for Cass Shipton. Between her thriving herbalist business and her circle of devoted friends--not to mention tending to the needs of her eccentric mutt, Scruffy--Cass has her hands full... -
![The Ice Witch by Lauren Quick]()
The Ice Witch by Lauren Quick
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFollowing her escapades in Fly By Midnight, Honora Mayhem once again finds herself riding the magical Silver Train to Rawlands, this time for a weekend visit with the handsome magical tracker Ren. But when Ren fails to show up for their rendezvous at The Wolf’s Den Tavern, Honora, always the investigator, goes searching for him and is pulled into a dangerous adventure where elemental magic rules... -
![Scholar's Plot (Knight and Rogue) by Hilari Bell]()
Scholar's Plot (Knight and Rogue) by Hilari Bell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was done with being a squire… When squire Fisk quarreled with his knight errant, Michael Sevenson, neither of them wanted to meet again. So of course, just six weeks later they find themselves in side-by-side cells, when Michael is accused of murdering the man who got his brother Benton fired from the university... -
![Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie We're Kidnapping Cupid by Christiana Miller]()
Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie We're Kidnapping Cupid by Christiana Miller
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMara comes home to find Gus has trapped Eros, the God of Love & Lust, in a cage and refuses to let him go. But Eros’s mom, Aphrodite, may have something to say about that. (This story takes place after Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie We’re in Trouble)... -
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![A Wishing Moon: Moon Magick by Sable Hunter]()
A Wishing Moon: Moon Magick by Sable Hunter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsArabella Landry is a witch on a mission. She is desperately seeking for the incredible lover that has been setting her dreams on fire. With the help of the powerful women in her family, she finds him. Unfortunately, he is completely paralyzed from a devastating rock-climbing accident... -
![A Token of Time by Ethan Day]()
A Token of Time by Ethan Day
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn the run from his family, Zachary Hamilton was cursed with a gift he neither wanted nor asked for. The recent murder of his lover unleashed a chain of events revealing Zachary's connection to the recently deceased legendary matinee idol, Marc Castle... -
![Enchanted Objects by Kristen Middleton]()
Enchanted Objects by Kristen Middleton
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe second installment (following Enchanted Secrets) The clock ticks once again... Kendra goes in search of a legendary wand in Salem. Meanwhile, her long-lost cousin, Willow, tries to stop a family curse from threatening her existence. Unfortunately, Willow enlists the help of a witch and one who doesn't have her best interests at heart... -
![Bones of a Witch by Dana E. Donovan]()
Bones of a Witch by Dana E. Donovan
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsBones of a Witch, the fourth in a series of Detective Marcella mysteries, shines a light on one of America’s darkest hours when a simple accusation could get a girl hanged. But as Lilith learns, history is always pending, and the art of witch hunting never dies... -
![Dead at First Sight by Christie Marquess]()
Dead at First Sight by Christie Marquess
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNeeding a change in life, the last thing I wanted to do was solve a murder. When a lawyer approached me regarding inheriting a grand estate in a small town across the ocean, I didn't want to believe him. But then he said my mother's murder needed solving. What was he talking about? The only thing I knew about my mother's death was that it was an accident... -
![The Promise by Apryl Baker]()
The Promise by Apryl Baker
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArmed with kick-ass shoes, can CJ stop a maniacal coven leader, save the town, and still get Mr. Melt In Your Mouth Gorgeous while surviving the darkness coming for her?The smoke from the fire burned her eyes, its heat caressed her skin and the taste of fear choked her. She was going to burn just as her ancestor did all those centuries ago in New Salem Village... -
![Karma's a Witch by Lanie Jordan]()
Karma's a Witch by Lanie Jordan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDespite the weird name and the whole adoption thing, Topaz’s life is pretty average. She has a boss she doesn’t like, a cat who thinks the world revolves around her, a best friend she’s crushed on for years, and a day job that keeps her from her dream job of being an author. All perfectly normal things.But everything changes when she slips on a letter that appears out of nowhere... -
![The Errant Flock by Jana Petken, Elisa Pardini]()
The Errant Flock by Jana Petken, Elisa Pardini
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsValencia, Spain, 1491 The ambitions of four men merge and collide in a deadly game of intrigue. David Sanz, a young militiaman, is forced to carry out a heinous crime, and he becomes an unwitting pawn in a tense battle for power. Luis Peráto, the duke of Sagrat, sacrifices his own people to cover up dark secrets that could see him burnt at the stake for treason... -
![Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves]()
Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore: The Original Screenplay by J.K. Rowling, Steve Kloves
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe official complete screenplay of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore by J.K. Rowling & Steve Kloves, accompanied by illuminating behind-the-scenes content and commentary.Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world...Categorized as:
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![Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold]()
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsCharles Carter—a.k.a. Carter the Great—is a young master performer whose skill as an illusionist exceeds even that of the great Houdini. But nothing in his career has prepared Carter for the greatest stunt of all, which stars none other than President Warren G. Harding and which could end up costing Carter the reputation he has worked so hard to create...Categorized as:
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![The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch]()
The Masquerades of Spring by Ben Aaronovitch
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeet Augustus Berrycloth-Young—fop, flaneur, and Englishman abroad—as he chronicles the Jazz Age from his perch atop the city that never sleeps...Categorized as:
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![Moonshine & Murder by Kathleen Brooks]()
Moonshine & Murder by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZoey Mathers had everything going for her until one night she lost her biggest client, her job, and her reputation. Leaving her life up to fate, Zoey closed her eyes and pointed. She would serve out her career exile in the small mountain town of Moonshine Hollow where moonshine flowed as freely as a mountain stream... -
![New England Witch Chronicles by Chelsea Luna]()
New England Witch Chronicles by Chelsea Luna
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNEW ENGLAND WITCH CHRONICLES is the first book in the four-book bestselling young adult series. The Salem Witch Trials of 1692 were an embarrassing stain on America’s revered past... -
![Charmed Again by Elizabeth Lenhard, Constance M. Burge]()
Charmed Again by Elizabeth Lenhard, Constance M. Burge
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCHARMED AGAINIn this night and in this hourI call upon the Ancient Power.Bring back my sister,Bring back the Power of Three.Piper and Phoebe Halliwell are devastated by the loss of their big sister, Prue. But even in their grief they can't forget that they, too, are in mortal danger. The power of the Charmed Ones has been broken, leaving them prey to every form of evil... -
![Empires of Sand by David Ball]()
Empires of Sand by David Ball
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn epic novel of adventure in the grandest tradition of historical fiction, Empires of Sand takes us on a thrilling, unforgettable journey. As civilizations collide around two men, a battle begins: for survival, for love, and for a destiny written in a desert's shifting sands.The year is 1870. Paris is under siege, and two boys, best friends and cousins, are swept from their life of privilege... -
![The Legacy of Merlin by Eloise Flood]()
The Legacy of Merlin by Eloise Flood
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Charmed Ones meet tall, broad-shouldered Niall (with soulful dark eyes) whilst on a trip to England. He claims to be the son of Merlin, a prisoner of the Druids and desperate to return to his own times. The sisters promise to help, but first they must use their powers to outwit the Druids...
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