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  • Love Will Tear Us Apart by C.K. McDonnell

    Love Will Tear Us Apart by C.K. McDonnell

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Love can be a truly terrible thing.Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when one of you is dead.Vincent Banecroft, the irascible editor of The Stranger Times, has never believed his wife died despite emphatic evidence to the contrary...
  • Unspoken by C.C. Hunter

    Unspoken by C.C. Hunter

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Unspoken truths will be revealed—and they will change everything—in this dazzling final chapter of the Shadow Falls: After Dark trilogy!Della Tsang is facing the toughest fight of her life—and the most personal. In her new role as an elite paranormal investigator, she’s assigned a twenty-year-old murder case…and the accused killer is none other than her own father...
  • Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer

    Double or Nothing by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Daniel Faust – sorcerer, thief, and newly-minted Las Vegas crime boss – has debts to pay. One of those debts has just come due, an IOU to be paid in the form of a high-risk heist, and it’s a job he can’t refuse. The mark? Daniel’s arch-nemesis, a man with a Cheshire smile and the powers of a living god...
  • Moon Angel by J.R. Rain

    Moon Angel by J.R. Rain

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Amazon's #1 bestselling vampire detective is back!In Moon Angel, vampire private investigator Samantha Moon must save her telepathic daughter from the devil. When Tammy is tricked into a pact with the evil one, he invades her mind, pulling every secret from it. Except the one he wants most...Sam vows to destroy the devil, but she's going to need supernatural help...
  • The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan

    The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ghost 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...
  • Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson

    Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    If there is one city that Scarlett Bernard hates, it’s Las Vegas. But when the cardinal vampire of Los Angeles convinces her to go investigate a new vampire-themed stage show, Scarlett quickly finds herself shoulder-deep in sequins, slot machines, and Old World intrigue.The show’s creators are vampire celebrities Arthur and Lucy Holmwood, who once inspired characters from the original Dracula...
  • Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino

    Obsidian Curse by Barbra Annino

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Reporter Stacy Justice has finally stopped resisting who she really is—a powerfully gifted witch. And now that the Council has appointed her Seeker of Justice, she feels stronger and more attuned to her magic than ever before.But Samhain—the night when the veil between the worlds thins—is approaching and something strange is brewing. First, a fairy with a sweet tooth appears in town unexpectedly...
  • A Step into the Dark by Donna Augustine

    A Step into the Dark by Donna Augustine

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ollie Wit is the strongest Shadow Walker born in decades but it’s a gift with a steep price. Walking in the Shadowlands can bring untold powers and spells, and even greater risks. Every step into that other world brings her closer to the monsters that have haunted her since a child, destroyed her family and wreaked havoc all around her...
  • Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Men of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    As a curious six-year-old, Clayton didn’t resist the bite—he asked for it. But surviving as a lone child-werewolf was more than he could manage—until Jeremy came along and taught him how to straddle the human-werewolf worlds, gave him a home…and introduced him to the Pack...
  • Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson

    Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Something wicked is at work in Colorado’s supernatural community. Vampires are being paralyzed or killed with poison…a weapon favored by witches. This offense threatens to break apart the already-fractured alliance between witches and the undead.The state’s cardinal vampire, Maven, summons boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther to stop the killing before it ignites a war...
  • Infinite Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Infinite Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book #20 in the bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series!Dealing with one's greatest nemesis can be frustrating, but Samantha Moon is literally beside herself.From the moment Elizabeth escaped her mind prison, Sam and her family braced for the worst. With the plan now set in motion, only two things are known for sure: the plan is big, and it's going to be horrible...
  • Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...
  • Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Tales of the Otherworld by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong has bewitched audiences with her Otherworld series of supernatural thrillers. Now, in this new collection of shorter fiction, some of Armstrong's most tantalizing lead characters appear alongside her unforgettable supporting players, who step out of the shadows and into the light...
  • A Time for Witches by Craig Schaefer

    A Time for Witches by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Ghosts of Gotham, Craig Schaefer unveiled a modern world haunted by Greek mythology and magic. That was only the beginning.Once upon a time, Lionel Page didn’t believe in magic.That was before his odyssey to New York City, and the quest for a lost manuscript that ended in mysteries, murder, and the buried secrets of his own past. He used to be a professional skeptic...
  • Lost Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Lost Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In the next highly anticipated installment of J.R. Rain’s bestselling supernatural mystery series, Samantha Moon finds herself stranded on a distant planet of dragons . . . and confronted with a powerful demon hellbent on destroying worlds. Samantha Moon spent the past thirteen years fighting the evil trying to consume her, but at least she knew where it lurked...
  • The Shadows of Dark Root by April Aasheim

    The Shadows of Dark Root by April Aasheim

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    From The Wandering Witch (circa 1892) In the beginning there was only darkness. And then the Goddess, in her infinite wisdom, gave us light. But in those moments when she separated the light from the darkness, she created shadow. Formed by her divine hands, the shadow grew. And grew. Larger than our own world and without the limitations...
  • Vampire Sire by J.R. Rain

    Vampire Sire by J.R. Rain

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Book 15 in the bestselling “Vampire for Hire” series! In VAMPIRE SIRE, private investigator Samantha Moon has the sword of all swords in her pocket―and she’s going to need it... A crack private eye for her client cases, Sam’s been tormented by her own cold-case mystery―the elusive identity of her attacker...
  • Faerie Curse by Emma L. Adams, Luci Christian Bell

    Faerie Curse by Emma L. Adams, Luci Christian Bell

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When the leader of the local witch coven is murdered, all evidence suggests foul play of the faerie variety. With a group of anti-supernatural assassins running around town, I have to figure out their connection with the dark faeries before my best friend Isabel, the new coven leader, becomes the killer's next target...
  • Howler's Night by Marie Hall

    Howler's Night by Marie Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Priest was back. Her home was safe. And Pandora had even managed to secure a powerful ally in the Zombie Queen. But in one fell swoop none of it mattered. She’s been abducted by a secret organization known only as the Triad, and they’re conducting experiments, treating her like a lab rat: cutting her open, dissecting her, and keeping her hostage. And she’s slowly going mad...
  • Fade Out by Rachel Caine

    Fade Out by Rachel Caine

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 42 ratings
    Withoutthe evil vampire Bishop ruling over the town of Morganville,the resident vampires have made major concessions to the human population. With their newfound freedoms, Claire Danvers and her friends are almost starting to feel comfortable again… Now Claire can actually concentrate on her studies, and her friend Eve joins the localtheatrecompany...
  • Wrong Ways Down by Stacia Kane

    Wrong Ways Down by Stacia Kane

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It’s a thin line between right and wrong. It’s an even thinner one between wrong and dead…Terrible has always been on the wrong side of the law, living up to the only name anyone ever gave him. As the chief enforcer for Downside’s most powerful criminal, it’s his job to collect debts and protection money by any means necessary. And he’s very good at his job...
  • Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher

    Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A gifted healer unravels the mysteries of a cursed estate—and its enigmatic owner—in a witchy retelling of Jane Eyre . "Salt and broom, make this room Safe and tight, against the night." Trunks packed with potions and cures, Jane Aire sets out on a crisp, clear morning in October to face the greatest challenge of her sheltered girls’-school existence...
  • The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire

    The Girl in the Green Silk Gown by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The second book in the Ghost Roads series returns to the highways of America, where hitchhiking ghost Rose Marshall continues her battle with her killer--the immortal Bobby Cross.Once and twice and thrice around, Put your heart into the ground. Four and five and six tears shed, Give your love unto the dead...
  • Moon Master by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Moon Master by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Book 16 in the bestselling “Vampire for Hire” series! To save a child, Samantha Moon would go to the end of the Earth—even past it to alternate dimensions. At long last, she’s learned the truth behind her vampire sire and why he turned her. But with that comes a revelation about an ancient evil that preys on innocent young witches...
  • Vampire Destiny by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Vampire Destiny by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Samantha Moon isn’t prepared to handle the scariest moment of her life—her daughter’s turning eighteen.Facing the truth her children are powerful in their own right is the door to a scary new reality, worse than her dread of what Elizabeth is planning. The dark masters are still out there, but it almost feels trivial compared to having an empty house… at least until the phone rings..
  • A Parliament of Bodies by Marshall Ryan Maresca

    A Parliament of Bodies by Marshall Ryan Maresca

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The city of Maradaine is vexed by the Gearbox Murders: a series of gruesome deaths orchestrated by a twisted mechanical genius. With no motive and no pattern, Inspectors Satrine Rainey and Minox Welling—the retired spy and untrained mage—are at a loss to find a meaningful lead in the case...
  • Holiday Spirits by Yasmine Galenorn

    Holiday Spirits by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Kip gets himself in serious trouble, a strange spirit enters the house—one that at first poses as Santa Claus. But beneath that jolly exterior, lies a dark creature from legend and lore. Join Emerald O’Brien for the holidays, as she battles both psychic turbulence as well as the demons every mother faces when her child lands in trouble with the law...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  magic  paranormal  urban  witches-wizards  adult  book  cozy
  • Forbidden Highway by Catie Rhodes

    Forbidden Highway by Catie Rhodes

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A lost treasure. The return of a dangerous adversary. You can run from destiny—but you can’t hide. Psychic medium Peri Jean Mace sets out to solve the mystery of the Mace Treasure once and for all. But a frightening new truth about her psychic gifts opens a forbidden highway she doesn’t want to travel. Then a brutal psychopath from her past returns, hell-bent on destroying her...
  • The Final Formula Collection by Becca Andre

    The Final Formula Collection by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When magic returned almost two decades ago, it found a modern world rooted in science, and those beliefs colored the way new abilities manifested. This New Magic is in sharp contrast to Old Magic, which has always been around, hiding in the dark and forgotten places. Addie isn’t magical, but she can wield power with the best of them...
  • Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Five Down by Stacia Kane

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Downside Ghosts series has been called "gripping and brilliant," "a must-read," and "one of the best paranormal fantasy series available." Now all four previously published short stories set in this world are collected in one place, plus one new, never-before-seen novella...
  • Guilty Spark by Al K. Line

    Guilty Spark by Al K. Line

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I'd been gone for a year, incarcerated in a Hidden prison. The verdict was guilty, punishment death.Invoking the Law, I've got my freedom until my sentence is carried out. Three days then I'm history. Gone, not even a memory. Wiped from the collective consciousness of those that knew, even loved me.Magic drives me on as I try to right so many wrongs committed in the name of justice...
  • Boundary Lines by Melissa F. Olson

    Boundary Lines by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Fitting into the Old World isn’t going very well for Boulder boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther: she may have earned a place in a vampire’s service, but now it seems as if every supernatural creature in town has found a reason to hate her...
  • Welcome to the Spookshow by Tim McGregor

    Welcome to the Spookshow by Tim McGregor

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Drifting through life while her peers move on with careers and marriage, Billie Culpepper fears she will never discover what she was meant to do with her life. Fate intercedes when she's injured during a pursuit between a mysterious Englishman and the police detective determined to apprehend him...
  • Night Fall by Simon R. Green

    Night Fall by Simon R. Green

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the New York Times bestselling author of Moonbreaker comes the epic final Secret Histories adventure, where the Droods will take on the most unexpected of enemies: the inhabitants of the Nightside.The Droods are all about control, making people do what they’re told for the greater good. The Nightside is all about choice: good and bad and everything in between...
  • Demons LLC by Glenn Bullion

    Demons LLC by Glenn Bullion

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What would you do if you could talk to ghosts?Alex was born with demonic abilities unheard of, even in the supernatural world. He can talk to ghosts, walk through walls, he can even fly. His powers have allowed him to help others, living and dead.Now Alex is at a crossroads in his life. Newly married, he no longer wishes to work at his dead-end job forever...
    Categorized as:
    dark  ghosts  male-mc  paranormal  urban  book  demons  fiction
  • A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson

    A Broken Contract by Vanessa Nelson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A promise broken. Her future torn up. But she still has a job to do.Betrayed by her blood family, all Hallie's plans for her future are in ruins. She has no time to lick her wounds as Special Investigator Girard wants her help looking for some members of the elite who have gone missing in Hallie's territory...
  • The White Gold Score by Craig Schaefer

    The White Gold Score by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When a high roller dies in his Vegas penthouse suite, that's a problem. When his ghost refuses to leave, that's a bigger problem. Daniel Faust is the solution. Called in to clean up the casino's mess, the modern-day sorcerer soon learns that the restless spirit isn't going down without a fight...
    Categorized as:
    dark  ghosts  magic  paranormal  urban  adult  audiobook  book
  • The Hunter and The Hunted by Kelley Armstrong

    The Hunter and The Hunted by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In Off-Duty Angel (Otherworld #10.6), dark witch and half-demon Eve Levine is desperate for a little entertainment while her lover, Kristof Nast, is detained in afterlife court—enough to volunteer an extra week’s worth of angel corps duty just to pass the time...
  • Dangerous by Kelley Armstrong

    Dangerous by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This novella is no longer published online but can be found inDarkest Powers Bonus Pack 1How Derek and Simon’s dad disappeared and they ended up at Lyle House...
  • The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy

    The Witch of Tin Mountain by Paulette Kennedy

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    In Depression-era Arkansas, something wicked has come to a haunted mountain town in a novel of uncanny suspense by the author of Parting the Veil.Blood and power bind three generations of women in the Ozark Mountains. So does an evil that’s followed them across the decades.1931. Gracelynn Doherty lives peacefully on Tin Mountain, helping her adoptive granny work her cures...
  • Dead Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Dead Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    America's favorite vampire detective is back! Book 17 in the bestselling “Vampire for Hire” series! Samantha Moon once considered being turned into a vampire as the single greatest upheaval of her life—but she'd been wrong...
  • The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates

    The Ravenous Dead by Darcy Coates

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    He'll never let go...Keira, hired as Blighty Graveyard’s new groundskeeper, lives surrounded by the dead. They watch her through the fog. They wordlessly cry out. They’ve been desperately waiting for help moving on—and only Keira can hear them. But not every restless spirit wants to be saved.Sometimes the dead hate the living too much to find peace...
  • Kitty Saves the World by Carrie Vaughn

    Kitty Saves the World by Carrie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The final novel in the New York Times bestselling seriesIt’s all come down to this, following the discoveries made by Cormac in Low Midnight, Kitty and her allies are ready to strike. But, when their assassination attempt on the evil vampire Dux Bellorum fails, Kitty finds herself running out of time...
  • Home by Stacia Kane

    Home by Stacia Kane

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    As a Debunker, Chess Putnam is used to investigating reports of suspected hauntings and sending ghosts back to the City of Eternity beneath the surface of the earth. What she isn't used to is having suburban housewives refusing to acknowledge the presence of ghosts in their homes. There are lots of reasons why someone might harbor a spirit, and none of them are good...
  • Deadbeat Dad by J.R. Rain, Rod Kierkegaard Jr.

    Deadbeat Dad by J.R. Rain, Rod Kierkegaard Jr.

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hard-boiled police detective Richelle Dadd is back. And in a whole world of fresh trouble. Still... well, dead as the result of a Gypsy curse, she must now face life as a single mom...
  • Enchanted Objects by Kristen Middleton

    Enchanted Objects by Kristen Middleton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The 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...
  • Band of Demons by Rob Blackwell

    Band of Demons by Rob Blackwell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The highly anticipated sequel to the Kindle bestseller A Soul to StealThe past is always at your heels…Quinn O’Brion and Kate Tassel, two community journalists, tapped into a dark power last Halloween in order to stop a vicious serial killer. But they are still grappling with their new abilities—and wondering if what they unleashed may soon consume them...
    Categorized as:
    dark  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Veiled Enchantments by Deborah Blake

    Veiled Enchantments by Deborah Blake

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In this exciting novel in the Veiled Magic series, Witch and police officer Donata Santori travels to Maine to help solve a deadly mystery, where her magical abilities are tested like never before...
  • Long Witch Night by Sami Valentine

    Long Witch Night by Sami Valentine

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Lights, Camera, Poltergeist. A Hollywood dream becomes a nightmare. Called to a movie set, Red investigates a haunting that threatens to turn a Christmas flick into a slasher film. Allied with a soulmancer, she has to save the Hollywood A-Listers from a phantom that wants souls instead of autographs. Busting ghosts is easier than laying her own personal demons to rest...
  • Legacy Witches by Cass Kay

    Legacy Witches by Cass Kay

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Coming from a long line of murderous witches hasn’t exactly been sunshine and rainbows for Vianna Roots. When she inherits the family’s haunted house after her mother dies, she decides flipping the rundown dump is her smartest move—but the ghosts that haunt her have a different plan...
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