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Spirit Prophecy by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTwo sisters, haunted by more than their past... Just weeks after discovering each other’s existence, Jess and Hannah Ballard arrive at Fairhaven Hall, where they will learn the clandestine ways of the Durupinen, an ancient sect of women who control the Gateways between the worlds of the living and the dead... -
Gift of the Darkness by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA warning from the past, an uncertain future, an impossible choice... For hundreds of years, the Durupinen have carried the power of the Gateway in their bloodlines. Now, a dire warning from the past might mean that power must come to an end... -
Burning Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThings are heating up in Whispering Pines, and it’s not just the weather. Sheriff Jayne O’Shea is on edge. Hopeful applicants have taken over the commons area, all of them begging to become residents. Villagers who left long ago have returned, causing an uproar among the locals. The slow burn feud between the sister witches has reached the boiling point... -
Dolores Claiborne/Insomnia/Rose Madder by Stephen King
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTitles include Dolores Claiborne, Insomnia and Rose Madder... -
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The Wynne Witch by H.P. Bayne
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mysterious death. A vicious gang. And a spectre whose presence foreshadows a horrific fate.When the Wynne family inherits a house from a deceased family member, they didn’t expect a ghost to come with it.The frightening figure of a skeletal, wild wraith with a bloodcurdling scream leads the Wynnes to seek the help of psychic private investigator, Sully Gray. Rarely does Sully land simple cases... -
Moran and Moran by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Shane Ryan, ghost hunting isn’t just a job. It’s war…Still recovering from his recent tragedy, retired marine Shane Ryan receives a call from James Moran, a well-known dealer of haunted items in New England. A robbery gone wrong has left Moran with a trail of dead bodies, and a missing box of items from his inventory. And he wants Shane to track down the thief... -
Sisters of Mercy: Spookshow 8 by Tim McGregor
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEmbarking on a new chapter in life, reluctant psychic Billie Culpepper, works overtime to open her own bar. Excited at the prospect of her new business, she's also well aware that most bars fail in their first six months. There's no margin for error here. Across town, Detective Mockler, investigates two gruesome homicides linked to an alleged curse that mimics the signs of the stigmata... -
Brutal Lessons by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSubject B is about to learn a new lesson in terror… Marcus Holt survived the Vietnam War. But his greatest battle has only just began. Kidnapped by the sadistic Professor Abel Worthe, the former soldier is forced to take part in a diabolical experiment. Now known as Subject B, Marcus is trapped in a haunted village, where he must survive one terrifying ordeal after another... -
Silent Death by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor Subject B, death is only one scream away… As war veteran Marcus Holt and the others struggle to escape Worthe’s haunted village, they find themselves stalked by a new enemy. A paranoid psychotic, this demented soul hears voices in her head and is convinced that people are talking about her. Armed with her hatchet, she is determined to murder everyone in the village to silence them all... -
Dilemmas by A.K. Michaels
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMac is loving his life within Cam’s new Pack in the US, particularly loving his part-time work in Chastity’s new orphanage for abandoned, or abused, Shifter kids. Life is good, almost perfect. Then his beast starts acting strange and what entails tests him beyond anything he’s ever dealt with in his life. A dilemma that can only end in one of two ways: unending misery or a lifetime of joy... -
Rise of the Coven by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA dark magic seeks to rise even as the dust settles...It's been more than a year since Jess and Hannah Ballard fought to return the power of the Gateways where it rightfully belongs, and the Durupinen world is slowly adjusting to its altered relationship with the spirit world... -
Soul of the Sentinel by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA mysterious mark, an ancient spirit, and a message from beyond the Aether… After uncovering and destroying a Necromancer plot to take over Skye Príosún, Jess and Finn are united at last and longing to move on with their life together. But the Durupinen world has other plans... -
Awakening of the Seer by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShe can already see the dead...but is she starting to see the future? Spurred by the injustices that nearly destroyed their family, Jess and Hannah Ballard are preparing to win back a seat on the powerful Durupinen Council. The odds are stacked against them, but that’s never stopped them before... -
Plague of the Shattered by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a spirit Shatters, no one is safe... Once every five years, the Northern Clans of the Durupinen gather at Fairhaven Hall. There at the ancient castle, surrounded by the very spirits they are bound to protect and serve, the clans settle disputes and shape the laws that govern the Gateways to the spirit world. For the first time, Jess and Hannah Ballard have to represent their clan... -
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Descension by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDescension is the fifth in the bestselling Psychic Surveys series, that features plot twists, compelling characters and a mystery at its dark heart!This is what we're dealing with here, the institutionalised..Brookbridge housing estate has long been a source of work for Psychic Surveys... -
Merciful Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 8 by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCelebrate the season in Whispering Pines with snow, mistletoe, and murder.Preparations for the Yuletide festival are in full swing, and so is the gossip about a blackmailing villager. Sheriff Jayne O’Shea doesn’t have time or patience for small-town rumors. After two long years overseas, her father is coming for a visit and everything has to be perfect... -
Dark Angel by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucian, the first of the fallen archdemons, is a cosmic douche. And he's looking for me. Swell.Without the mark of an archangel, I have no protection against his dark gift. He wants to use me as his puppet, but I'm no one's puppet.The archdemon is up to something. I can feel it. Something really big and equally evil. And he'll stop at nothing until he gets what he wants... -
Heart of Flames by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe road to hell is paved with good intentions… and bad blood.For the vampire prince and his witch, the plan was simple:Save the wolf. Capture the traitor who took him. Torture the bastard into spilling the intel on the demons working against them... -
Purgatory by Lee Mountford
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dead are sufferingPicking up immediately after the shocking climax of Haunted: Perron Manor, a paranormal research team is hired to help gather evidence and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Perron Manor is haunted.The owner of the house needs the Church to sanction an exorcism. It is the only way to free the souls of the dead who are trapped there and suffering in eternal torment... -
City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA malevolent force lurks beneath the streets of Scotland...Jess and Hannah Ballard's determination to protect the Gateways brings them to Edinburgh's Old Town, where a strange phenomenon threatens to disturb the delicate balance between the worlds of the living and the dead. Spirits who wish to cross over are vanishing, and it is up to the Ballard sisters to discover why... -
Spirit Legacy by E.E. Holmes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“The Gateway is open...”These cryptic words wake college student Jess Ballard from a terrifying dream into an even more terrifying reality. Jess' life has never been what anyone would call easy; doing damage control in the wake of your nomadic, alcoholic mother doesn't exactly make for a storybook childhood... -
Anger and Death by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA bloodthirsty evil has been unleashed. And only one man can stop it… Dan Tate is alone. His PTSD drove his wife away years ago. Now he is left with two children he barely sees, and a head full of nightmares that grow worse each day. But Dan has one very special gift… the spirits of the dead speak to him. With the help of a young ghost, Dan works to bring peace to these restless souls... -
Hell's Hammer by Ron Ripley, Thom Bowers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn experiment in terror pushed him to his limits. Now Subject B is fighting back. His name is Marcus Holt. He is a fighter, a survivor, and a decorated combat veteran. But to the sadistic Professor Abel Worthe, Marcus is known merely as Subject B -- a pawn in the scientist’s inhumane experiments. Worthe is an expert in the study of death and fear... -
Soul Harvest by Ron Ripley, Thom Bowers
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSubject B will do anything to get his life back. But the dead have other plans…Kidnapped by the brilliant Professor Worthe, Vietnam vet Marcus Holt is forced to take part in a sadistic experiment. Worthe's game has one objective: to see how much fear a man can survive. Now known as Subject B, Marcus is about to discover the answer to that question… Whether he likes it or not... -
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Heritage by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s a dream job until it becomes a nightmare. A few months ago, Keira was an aimless 23 year old, but her Nana changed all that. She’s inherited her grandmother’s psychic gifts as well as a massive fortune. But there’s a catch. She must carry on the work of shepherding lost souls to the next plane of existence... -
Ascendant by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHard as hell was just the beginning… Keira Swanson’s life has undergone enormous changes. From a shaky start of being a spoiled rotten trust fund beeyotch, she now she risks her very life for dead people. Yes, helping the dead move on can get you killed. Things are about to get harder... -
Murdered by Superstition: Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery Series by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was just a doll, wasn't it? It didn't have powers, did it? Powers that could kill? This is the ninth book in the Liz Lucas Cozy Mystery Series by a two time USA Today Best Selling Author. New Orleans is famous for its pralines, beignets, jazz, Bourbon Street, and the French Quarter. But there’s a darker side to the Big Easy, one that involves voodoo and gris-gris... -
Still Falling by J.R. Erickson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsInspired by a sinister true story....On a desolate peninsula, Skelling Hall has stood for more than a century.When Iris Walsh flees to the Upper Peninsula in northern Michigan, she’s grappling with some deeply disturbing truths. She seeks solace at her grandmother’s home and, for a time, she finds it... -
Rise to Me by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“This isn’t a ghost we’re dealing with. If only it were that simple…” Eighteen years ago, when psychic Ruby Davis was a child, her mother – also a psychic – suffered a nervous breakdown. Ruby was never told why. “It won’t help you to know,” the only answer ever given... -
Some Can See by J.R. Erickson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe dead have stories to tell. Are you listening?On a sunny August morning, in 1935, thirteen-year-old Sophia Gray finds her friend, Rosemary wandering in the woods. Rosemary’s yellow dress is tattered and stained, she walks with a strange lurch, and her eyes are vacant and glassy. She beckons to Sophia, desperate to show her something, and Sophia follows... -
The Witches of Santo Stefano by Wendy Webb
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn investigative journalist uncovers the haunting secret history of her own ancestors in a bewitching novel by the bestselling author of Daughters of the Lake.When Cassie Graves discovers her husband’s affair, it’s enough to chip away at the foundation of her life. But after researching her family’s Italian ancestry, it completely crumbles beneath her...Categorized as:
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Haunted: End of Days by Lee Mountford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe final book in the Haunted saga.Sarah Pearson has returned home. Back to the place it all started for her. There… the darkness waits, intending to use her to usher in the End of Days.And it succeeds.While the world falls into chaos and the dead start to walk the earth, David Ritter, Reverend Quinn, and Ralph Cobin face a race against time to pull the world back from the brink... -
The Belles of Desire, Mississippi (The Ghosts of Summerleigh) by M.L. Bullock
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happened to Jeopardy Belle? Is she the lost soul that haunts Summerleigh? Jerica Poole had no idea how quickly life could change until hers is ripped apart at the seams. After a messy divorce and the tragic death of her daughter, she jumps at the chance to fulfill the last wish of her friend, Harper Belle Hayes... -
Curses & Blood by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI thought my life was finally going my way. Boy, was I wrong.When a new job lands in my lap from the Dark Witch Court, with a very large paycheck, I take it. It should have been an easy gig. I was wrong again.Nothing is what it seems. When members of the Gray Council wind up dead, a new evil closes in and I find myself on a dangerous path... -
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Dark River Inn by J.R. Erickson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt’s the day of his ex-wife’s wedding when Dan makes the winding mountain journey to a remote cabin for an escape from the life that another man has stepped into.Less than 48 hours into his reprieve, the forest tranquility is shattered when he looks through a telescope and witnesses the violent abduction of a young woman... -
Dancing with the Devil by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings***Due to language, violence, and sexual content, this book is suggested for older readers***Falling ash. Subservient Hellhounds. Dark mirrors and ticking clocks. Such is the life of a daughter of Hecate living in Hell...Monroe Jacobs isn't your typical witch. She is strong, her powers growing with each passing day. They are powers that beckon, powers coveted by many, including the man she loves... -
Hurt by Travis Thrasher
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHis Rebellion Will Soon Turn to Hope When Chris Buckley first encountered the mysteries of creepy Solitary, North Carolina, he had little idea how far he would fall into the town’s shadows. After losing the love of his life, Chris tried to do things his way. He hunted answers. Then he gave up trying to find them. But now Chris comes back to Solitary knowing there’s a purpose for his being there... -
Graveyard Shift by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe newest eerie tale from best selling author Michelle Dorey Serenity Lodge is haunted. Don’t ask the residents suffering dementia if that’s true. Ask the nurses. Amanda Ennis is the new nurse at Serenity Lodge nursing home. It’s a dream job after years of the hectic pace in the emergency room of a large hospital... -
The Gift of Light by Jen Gentry
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is an ACE of ASIN:B0095BJQH8 The Gift of LightEmily and her Aunt Gemma are two very special women. They see into the spiritual realm and commune with angels. With this exciting tale, reminiscent of the great Frank Peretti’s This Present Darkness, debut author Gentry portrays in realistic terms the angelic and demonic creatures who inhabit our world, and why... -
Blood in the Mirror by Ron Ripley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mirror’s gleaming reflection bears untold secrets of a dark and haunting past…Stefan Korzh is at it again, and while Ivan’s deadly ghost has thrown a wrench into his son’s plans, the spiteful road to revenge continues. More haunted items from the family’s notorious collection are appearing with new owners... -
Sleepless Nights: 168 Thriller, Horror, Suspense, and Mystery Short Stories by Tobias Wade
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat's the worst that can happen? Let's find out. I love my new sex doll.Her silicone is as soft and pliable as real human skin. It even heats up to the right temperature with a pulse and everything. A dial on the back of her head gives twelve personality options, including “family friendly”, “intellectual”, “shy”, and “sexual”... -
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth... -
Spells of Blood & Sorrow by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Dark Arcana have marked us. If anyone with a crystal ball and a halfway decent deck of Tarot cards ever predicted I’d be sharing a gorgeous house with four insanely-hot mages and the best witch-sisters a girl could ask for, I would’ve called it a dream. The reality is a nightmare... -
Moon Magic by Dion Fortune, Gareth Knight
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst published in 1938 and 1956, neither Sea Priestess nor Moon Magic have been out of print and are enduring favorites among readers of esoteric fiction. New packages will update these classic novels and introduce them to a new generation of readers... -
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Black Opal by Catie Rhodes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNote: This novella is the second installment in the Peri Jean Mace series. The print version is approximately 180 pages. Please be aware before purchasing that this is a short novel. "I knowed you'd be coming." The voice came from next to my arm, male but high and reedy. "You here to make things right, ain't you?" Not according to Peri Jean Mace... -
Gravestone by Travis Thrasher, Kirby Heyborne
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis fear will soon turn to anger…. At first, Chris Buckley was simply warned. And watched. But as Chris unravels the haunting riddles of the town of Solitary, he finds that much more than the life of a town is at stake. Whether facing a pastor with a house full of skeletons or a cousin he never knew existed, Chris is forced to choose between light and darkness, life and nightmarish death... -
The Death Card by Dianne Harman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSeth Williams, the bumbling and incompetent police chief of Red Cedar, calls Liz Lucas and asks her to help him solve the murder of his deputy, Leroy. He’s worried he might be a suspect because Leroy was going to run against him in the upcoming police chief election... -
In Your Dreams by Robert Sanborn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe moved to the Witch City to start a new life, but everything about Salem feels eerily familiar. Henry Trank is scared. Terrified by nightmares plaguing him since his arrival in Salem, he decides he's had enough. But when he records himself screaming out the last thoughts of a dying woman as he sleeps, he ends up wishing he'd left his GoPro in the closet... -
Spells of Breath and Blade by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI spent my whole life believing magick was a curse—and that I didn't have enough of it to worry about, anyway.Turns out I was wrong on both counts.I'm so much more than a magick-blessed Academy student. I'm an Arcana Witch, bound to a sacred order whose sole duty is to protect magick—and one another—at all costs.Thankfully, I'm not alone... -
Tanners Dell by S.E. England, Sarah E. England
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFollowing the hypnosis of violently disturbed psychiatric patient, Ruby Dean, an unholy dark force was unleashed on the medical staff who tried to help her. Now only one of the original team remains--Ward Sister, Becky. Despite her fianc�, D.I...
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