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  • My Big Fat Witch Wedding by Amanda M. Lee

    My Big Fat Witch Wedding by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    The big day is finally here.Bay and Landon’s wedding day has arrived.Unfortunately, a tragedy stands in the way of their happily ever after, and it comes in the form of reports of an armed gunman at the local high school. Bay, ghosts at her side, braves the scene to save the kids … and uncovers something horrific.She. The boy with the gun says he needs to find her...
  • Freaky Gifts by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Gifts by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Winter break is upon Mystic Caravan, which is supposed to mean a full month of rest and relaxation. Upon arriving at their destination, however, Poet and company find that murder isn’t far behind.Their off-season park is full of paranormals – something that normally makes Poet comfortable – but the death of a local girl points to one of their own being the culprit...
  • Freaky Mage by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Mage by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The members of Mystic Caravan have Georgia on their minds as they land in Savannah … and immediately find trouble.In a city full of ghosts, Poet Parker expects a few magical things to happen, but when an evil cult sacrifices a young woman on the beach next to their camp, things take a turn nobody was expecting. Thankfully, she’s not alone for this fight...
  • Freaky Reapers by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Reapers by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Poet Parker put the past behind her. At least she thought she did. Life on the streets wasn’t what she had in mind for her forever and she jumped at the chance to join Mystic Caravan Circus when an invitation was extended. She didn’t look back. That was ten years ago, and now Poet is going back to the exact area she used to haunt … and she’s nervous. The friends she left behind are scattered...
  • A Crone to Pick by Amanda M. Lee

    A Crone to Pick by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Scout Randall knows what she is, more than a witch, more powerful than she ever thought imaginable. She’s only hit the tip of the iceberg on what she can do. Now she has to grapple with another problem.When her former partner Evan was believed dead in a vampire attack, she blamed herself, mourned, and tried to move on. Now he’s back, and he’s more than anybody ever imagined, too...
  • Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Sights by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is on the move after their winter break. First stop? Moonstone Bay. Poet Parker and crew are looking for a permanent location because traveling won’t be an option for much longer. They’re expecting a normal trip.They’re getting so much more … including a mystery...
  • Prelude to a Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    Prelude to a Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Bay Winchester has battled ghosts, shades, poltergeists … and sometimes her own family. It’s the latter giving her fits now. Well, and Hemlock Cove’s younger set of course.Bay thought the worst was behind her when she modified the memories of four tempestuous teenagers bent on stealing magic and wielding it in a tyrannical manner...
  • Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee

    Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hadley Hunter thought she was getting a grip on the paranormal world she never knew existed until recently. She was wrong. In the shadow of a massive shifter retreat, she finds she knew absolutely nothing.Her live-in love Galen Blackwood has his hands full with the conference...
  • Witchin' Around the Clock by Amanda M. Lee

    Witchin' Around the Clock by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Witches are descending on Hemlock Cove and the town is gearing up for mayhem. Bay Winchester is ready to cover the event for her newspaper, and is excited to see faces she hasn’t interacted with in more than a decade.Then the unthinkable happens.The local blacksmith shop catches fire and Bay and her cousin Thistle risk death to try and rescue the owner...
  • Freaky Fangs by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Fangs by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is in flux. Things are shifting in the organization, new faces are joining the fray, and manager Poet Parker isn’t certain how to deal with it. Unfortunately for her, she doesn’t have time to figure it out.Kentucky is on the horizon, and a roadside accident that claims a family has caught Poet’s attention...
  • The Werewolf Whoops by Amanda M. Lee

    The Werewolf Whoops by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes is back on her feet and ready for action. Luckily for her, The Legacy Foundation officially has its first job in weeks and they’re on the hunt for … werewolves. It seems two campers have gone missing, the campsite littered with strange animal prints. Charlie is excited for adventure but sometimes wishes are more dangerous than they seem...
  • Grease the Wheel by Amanda M. Lee

    Grease the Wheel by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stormy Morgan is a witch with too much attitude, an old love fueling new fires in her soul, and a talking cat who keeps threatening to give her an ulcer. She’s got a full plate. Things get even busier in her life when a body drops outside her boyfriend Hunter Ryan’s house … and the death looks like more than a standard murder...
  • The Wendigo Whoop-De-Doo by Amanda M. Lee

    The Wendigo Whoop-De-Doo by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes has the one thing she always wanted but was afraid to admit. The parents who gave her up for adoption are back in her life, but the transition from orphan to adult child isn’t going to be an easy one. Before she can commit to the process, however, a new job pops up for the Legacy Foundation and she’s whisked away to upstate Washington...
  • Witch Is Where Magic Lives Now by Adele Abbott

    Witch Is Where Magic Lives Now by Adele Abbott

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    There have been many changes to Jill's life during the last six years, but she's just as busy as ever. A family heirloom has disappeared from Tweaking Manor, and a man claims he saw a woman being shot, but the police insist no such shooting ever took place. Meanwhile, Winky is up to his old tricks...
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    ghosts  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  animals  book  cats  cozy
  • Cut to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee

    Cut to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Scout Randall needs answers on a past she can’t remember … and when an associate introduces her to an individual who claims to have known her family way back when, she believes those answers might finally be accessible. That falls by the wayside, though, when a tanned vampire lands in her backyard in the middle of the night … and he has a magical teenager in tow...
  • The Green Witch by Wendy Wang

    The Green Witch by Wendy Wang

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    For psychic Charlie Payne, gruesome visions of death are just a normal Tuesday—but when she investigates the murders of two green witches, her usual methods lead nowhere. With her options to save the next victim dwindling, she must test a dangerous new form of astral projection to find the killer.Meanwhile, Charlie's cousin Lisa has her own set of problems...
  • The Law by Jim Butcher

    The Law by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    From the number one New York Times bestselling The Dresden Files series, a brand new novella set after Battle Ground, that thrusts Chicago’s only professional Wizard, Harry Dresden, back into battle–both a legal one… and the kind with explosions.Not every danger comes in the form of a mega-threat like a Titan. Some predators are a lot cozier... more personal...
  • The Witch is Back by Amanda M. Lee

    The Witch is Back by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Bay Winchester is living the high life. She’s engaged, owns her own business, and is undergoing a magical transformation, complete with growing powers at every turn. All that changes when a local teenager goes missing at a festival and nobody knows who took her.The girl’s friends saw the abduction but the description they provide doesn’t match anybody in town...
  • Marked for Murder by Colleen Helme

    Marked for Murder by Colleen Helme

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trouble follows Shelby Nichols Why wouldn't it?She works for a mob boss.And the police.A desperate call from a friend in need turns Shelby’s life upside down. Someone is out to prove that Shelby is a fake, marking her for murder. How far will they go?As the clock ticks down, she realizes no one is safe, and it’s up to her to stop them. Will she succeed? Let’s hope so, because time is running out...
  • The Banshee Brouhaha by Amanda M. Lee

    The Banshee Brouhaha by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes has spent her entire life wondering who her birth parents were, why they abandoned her, and where the magic she’s been learning to hone came from.She’s finally going to get some answers.With proof that the new member of the Legacy Foundation is really her brother, Charlie sets off to visit Salem with him and her boyfriend Jack Hanson...
  • The Chupacabra Catastrophe by Amanda M. Lee

    The Chupacabra Catastrophe by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes has a new life and it’s not exactly what she thought it would be.She’s psychic, telekinetic and eager to learn from her knowledgeable co-workers at The Legacy Foundation. She’s also nervous, frightened and on edge … mostly because she’s exactly the sort of oddity the group is looking to study and she’s desperate to keep her secret from the very people who are searching for her...
  • You Only Witch Once by Amanda M. Lee

    You Only Witch Once by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    It’s the summer of 2002, and Winnie Winchester is a normal mother. She has the same highs, the same lows, and the same fears as any other mother of a fourteen-year-old girl. Of course, since she’s a witch – and her daughter can talk to ghosts – those fears are amplified to an unnatural degree...
  • Ghostly Travels by Lily Harper Hart

    Ghostly Travels by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Harper Harlow-Monroe thought getting to her wedding would be the hard part. She was wrong. Getting through her honeymoon is going to be a whole lot worse.Jared Monroe decided to surprise his new wife with a honeymoon in Salem, Massachusetts. The goal was to have fun, bask in the sun, and eat some good seafood while shutting out the rest of the world...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  cozy  fiction  magic
  • The Megalodon Mix-Up by Amanda M. Lee

    The Megalodon Mix-Up by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes’ life has taken a turn. Not only is she working her dream job, but she’s also taken on a dreamy co-worker and is officially dating the office security chief. Yeah, she’s still trying to wrap her head around it, too...
  • Hexed on Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase

    Hexed on Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author, Deanna Chase, the eighth book in the Jade Calhoun series. Between enjoying her first pregnancy and helping her two besties plan their weddings, Jade Calhoun’s life is just about perfect. But when two novice magical TV stars walk into her life, suddenly her magic goes haywire...
  • 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 ratings
    If 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...
  • On a Witch and a Prayer by Amanda M. Lee

    On a Witch and a Prayer by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI Agent Landon Michaels is looking forward to a weekend of fun and ease with his witchy love, Bay Winchester. Unfortunately for him, relaxation isn’t in the cards. When his boss hands him a cold case from Hemlock Cove before he leaves for an extended weekend, Landon is annoyed. When Thistle Winchester gets a vision from the file, bother turns to intrigue...
  • Wicked Whispers by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Whispers by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jack Harker says the honeymoon will never be over, but it’s back to reality for him and his wife Ivy. Unfortunately for them, that means murder is on the menu … and this newest body is dropped in Ivy’s nursery parking lot.Jack is a mess when he realizes a sniper took out a local woman. Ivy, although shocked because it happened right in front of her eyes, is also intrigued...
  • Infernum by Wendy Saunders

    Infernum by Wendy Saunders

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Infernum, the Hell book. There have been whispers of it down through the centuries. The most powerful book to have ever existed, so powerful wars have been fought over it, families torn apart and betrayed for it, souls have been lost to it and countless rivers of blood have been spilled for it. It is said whoever possesses it will have limitless power...
  • Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson

    Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Have yourself a very Merry Witchmas in July in Holiday Haven, where the magic and mystery of Christmas is snow joke!Rudie Hollybrook, here! I love my quaint, magical town of Holiday Haven. It’s basically like living in a snow globe.I’m killing it (oops) directing my family’s funeral home where I work with my two zany sisters and am head over heels for my boyfriend, the editor of the local paper...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  cozy  fiction  magic
  • Beachside Burglary by Tegan Maher

    Beachside Burglary by Tegan Maher

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life's a beach, at least until a king's crown goes missing.Destiny's been trying to hunt down a thief for a couple of weeks, but up 'til now, it's been all small potatoes - sometimes literally. Since she's certain it's a local and suspects there's a method to the thievery, she's tried to keep it on the down-low in order to flush the petty criminal out...
  • Thistle While You Work by Amanda M. Lee

    Thistle While You Work by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Thistle Winchester never thought of herself as responsible, but when Overlook helper Belinda gets a chance to go to a special conference and learn about opening her own business, Thistle volunteers to watch Belinda’s daughter Annie. Thistle was the queen of rotten children so she thinks Annie will be easy...
  • Ghostly Business by Lily Harper Hart

    Ghostly Business by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Every “quiet” town has secrets. The one nobody expected is about to rock Whisper Cove.During what should’ve been a romantic double date, a fire breaks out at a historic home. Harper Harlow and Jared Monroe race to the scene to make sure nobody is trapped or in danger … and discover one heck of a secret...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  law-enforcement  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  humor
  • Witch Is When Things Fell Apart by Adele Abbott

    Witch Is When Things Fell Apart by Adele Abbott

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    People in glass houses... A mysterious murder in a lift has everyone baffled, including P.I. (and witch extraordinaire), Jill Gooder. Meanwhile, her love life might be falling apart, but at least Winky, her one-eyed cat has a date. ...should hide their custard creams...
  • Death's Refrain by Terri Reid

    Death's Refrain by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A distinct chill went up Professor Elaine Wright’s spine. She slowly turned around and her heart dropped when she saw the ghost of a young girl standing near the road. Like the other ghosts Elaine had encountered, the girl was translucent. Elaine could make out her features, but if she looked closely she could see through her to the woods beyond...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  law-enforcement  paranormal  adult  book  crime  dark  fiction
  • Dead Man's Hand by Tegan Maher

    Dead Man's Hand by Tegan Maher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When the body of a man closely connected to the founder of Castle's Bluff turns up dead, clutching the notorious dead man's poker hand, Cori must battle ancient vampire politics to bring the killer to justice. Cover-ups no longer cut it in her town, and she's determined to bring order, even if it means defying orders straight from her pack alpha and the leader of the vampire community...
  • Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan

    Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Long 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...
  • Payback's a Witch by Misty Bane

    Payback's a Witch by Misty Bane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The town has been whispering about my mysterious new neighbors and the means behind their extravagant lifestyle. Some have even been accusing him of being a cult leader. So when I receive an impromptu invite to Joe Collins’ sixtieth birthday party, you’d better believe I’m there...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  cozy  fiction  killer
  • Dead Push by Tim O'Rourke

    Dead Push by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When two enemies push back together!“…Most of them just sit as if waiting for someone to join them on their impending journey. Others are rushing for their train as if late for some important meeting. They can’t wait to board one of those trains below ground...
  • Dead to the World by Pandora Pine

    Dead to the World by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Since the death of his former partner, Tony Abruzzi, at the hands of mob boss, Vito “The Dragon” Dragonni, Cold Case Detective, Ronan O’Mara, has been a shell of his former self. Other than working his shifts at the police station, Ronan is going through the motions of life. The once vital and active cop is reduced to binge-watching trashy shows on Netflix to cope with his loss...
  • A Brunch With Death by Mara Webb

    A Brunch With Death by Mara Webb

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Take a trip to Compass Cove, an enchanted town full of magic and mayhem…Zora Wick is in trouble. Again.Life in Compass Cove felt like it was heading in the right direction, but events beyond her control force her to hit the road. It’s only been a month since she inherited her aunt’s bakery and business has already slowed down...
  • Happy Witchgiving by Amanda M. Lee

    Happy Witchgiving by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Terry Davenport is new to the job as Walkerville’s chief of police, but he takes his position seriously – even though very few things of note happen in the small hamlet. Walkerville may be boring, but Terry’s personal life is anything but. When termites infest his house, Terry has no choice but to check into a local inn while his home is being tented...
  • Mind Over Magical Matters by Brenda Trim

    Mind Over Magical Matters by Brenda Trim

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Being the Guardian isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. My new life is weird, and hard. Think magic comes easy to those who wield it? Think again! I’m more likely to blow something up than shield it.As dark Fae make their way through the portal and my best friend’s children are kidnapped, it’s time for me to learn how to cast a location spell...
  • Spirits, Beignets, and a Bayou Biker Gang by Deanna Chase

    Spirits, Beignets, and a Bayou Biker Gang by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Medium Pyper Rayne and her witch boyfriend Julius are on an impromptu getaway in southern Louisiana. The quaint bayou town has everything: a Victorian inn, a famous brew pub, the best beignets this side of the Mississippi. Oh and an infamous bayou biker gang...
  • Catnip & Curses by Emigh Cannaday

    Catnip & Curses by Emigh Cannaday

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    I have one rule: Never mix business with pleasure.I was never much good at following rules.Alright, so my new partner isn’t the worst. It doesn’t hurt that Logan is big, tall, and smokin’ hot. I started out hating him, but this human hunk is starting to grow on me…when we’re not fighting like cats and dogs. Even our co-worker thinks there’s something going on between us...
  • Grim by Amy Boyles

    Grim by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Witcher meets Dresden Files in this action-packed mystery. "I am in love." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"This was a fast and fun read and I cannot wait for the second book in the series!" ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️"I felt so many emotions and am totally going along on this ride." ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️It only takes an instant for Grim—monster hunter and emotionally scarred hero—to lose everything.Grim is having a bad year...
  • Wicked Honeymoon by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Honeymoon by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Jack Harker and his new wife Ivy have beaten the odds, and with that comes a little rest and relaxation. They have a two-week honeymoon planned, and the first leg involves a glamping trip down the river.Jack has never been one for camping, and the truth is, he would’ve preferred anything but what they’ve got planned. Ivy, however, is desperate to prove that camping can be fun...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  witches-wizards  adult  book  cozy  fiction  magic
  • Wicked Warning by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Warning by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jack Harker and Ivy Morgan are happy. Actually, they're more than happy. They're also content. Nothing can get in their way.That all changes when a disheveled teenager shows up at Shadow Lake's weekly dance. The girl is dirty, disoriented, and traumatized. That means Jack and Ivy are on the case, and the truth of one girl's horror may bring the entire Shadow Lake community to its knees...
  • Wicked Times by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Times by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Detective Jack Harker and Shadow Lake’s resident witch Ivy Morgan are finally on the right romantic track – and they’re officially going on their first date. While eating dinner in a neighboring town, a police officer is shot and killed on the street – and when the ballistics come back, Jack realizes his tortured past is still part of his tumultuous present...
  • The Bigfoot Blunder by Amanda M. Lee

    The Bigfoot Blunder by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The truth is out there … maybe. Charlie Rhodes has a lot going on. The recent college graduate just landed her dream job. That’s right. She’s a bona fide monster hunter. No, you read that right. Charlie has joined the Legacy Foundation, and her actual job is to find something new, wonderful and scientifically unique. Her first job as the junior member of the team involves a biggie...
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