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  • Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Witches Brew by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    ***OVER ONE MILLION READERS HAVE BEEN PLEASURED BY THE TEMPLE VERSE NOVELS. NOW IT’S YOUR TURN…*** Fae are missing all over Boston, and apparently, no one else is suicidal enough to look into it. Good thing Quinn MacKenna—black magic arms dealer and Fae half-breed—has been searching for a way to earn back some of Boston’s goodwill after almost destroying the city…twice...
  • The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

    The Liar's Knot by M.A. Carrick

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Trust is the thread that binds. And the rope that hangs.In Nadežra, peace is as tenuous as a single thread. The ruthless House Indestor has been destroyed, but darkness still weaves through the city’s filthy back alleys and jewel-bright gardens, seen by those who know where to look.Derossi Vargo has always known...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  audiobook  book  epic
  • Uncle Otto's Truck by Stephen King

    Uncle Otto's Truck by Stephen King

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
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  • Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike

    Thirst No. 4: The Shadow of Death by Christopher Pike

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The conclusion to the phenomenally successful Thirst series follows five-thousand-year-old vampire Alisa Perne as she battles a new race of immortals: the Telar. The Telar are a challenging threat. But Alisa is hungry for blood—and thirsty for revenge...
  • The Last Spell by J.A. White

    The Last Spell by J.A. White

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The spellbinding conclusion to the critically acclaimed Thickety series. In The Thickety #4: The Last Spell, Kara and her brother Taff must find the hidden pieces of Princess Evangeline’s grimoire to defeat Rygoth and her army of witches in one last good versus evil battle.Kara and Taff have discovered that the Spider Queen is searching for Princess Evangeline’s grimoire, the Vukera...
  • The Vampire Queen by Brandi Elledge

    The Vampire Queen by Brandi Elledge

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It's not easy being the worst vampire ever Tandi may have been killed by ghouls, but now she's a brand new vampire. And she's determined to be the best. But determination can't take her very far when she won't even kill a deer for its blood. Not to mention she's not as subservient to her master--the Prince of Vampires--as she should be...
  • The Twisted Path: A Twenty Palaces Novella by Harry Connolly

    The Twisted Path: A Twenty Palaces Novella by Harry Connolly

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ray Lilly has been summoned to the headquarters of the Twenty Palace Society to answer one question: How has he managed to survive mission after mission fighting alongside his boss, Annalise? He doesn't have the power of a full peer of the society. He's a wooden man. An assistant. A diversion. The other peers want to know what's going on, so it's off to Europe for a trip to the First Palace...
  • 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...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  action-adventure  adult  book  cozy  fiction
  • Trick or Treat by Derek Landy

    Trick or Treat by Derek Landy

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Short story published on Derek Landy's blog; fits in best between Death Bringer and Kingdom of the Wicked...
  • Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

    Sworn to the Night by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Marie Reinhart is an NYPD detective on the trail of a serial killer. When she sleeps, though, she dreams of other lives; she dreams of being a knight, in strange wars and strange worlds. On the other side of the city, Nessa Roth is a college professor trapped in a loveless marriage, an unwilling prop in a political dynasty...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  lgbtq
  • King Bullet by Richard Kadrey

    King Bullet by Richard Kadrey

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The incredible finale of the page-turning, high-octane Sandman Slim series filled with an explosive ending and intense kick-ass action from New York Times bestselling author Richard Kadrey.It’s been three months since Stark stopped a death cult and a potential ghost apocalypse, and he’s at loose ends. His personal life is a mess. His professional life isn’t much better...
  • Miss Fortune by Brandi Dougherty

    Miss Fortune by Brandi Dougherty

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Zoe's never been superstitious, so when she and her best friend Mia have their fortunes read at a carnival, she doesn't take it seriously. In fact, Zoe mocks the fortune-teller. But the woman gives Zoe a necklace to seal her fortune, and as soon as Zoe puts it on, unexplained things begin to happen to her...
  • The Heir of Death by Becca Andre

    The Heir of Death by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Elysia Mallory has never embraced her magic, not when doing so comes at the price of her sanity. Her family is cursed with bizarre necromantic gifts that have driven each recipient mad, and she doesn’t want to be another dead branch on the family tree...
  • Queen by Claire Farrell

    Queen by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three kings. Two queens. One heir. Chaos will rule..
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    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  horror
  • Usurper by Claire Farrell

    Usurper by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s been a year since Cara returned to the human realm with her daughter, and the fae have come knocking again. The game of kings is still being played, power is the ultimate prize, and Scarlet is an asset every court wishes to acquire...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  horror
  • 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...
  • Fierce as a Tiger Lily by Kendra Moreno

    Fierce as a Tiger Lily by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    To die is no adventure. . .Tiger Lily knows that better than anyone. Death and the Tribes of Neverland have an intimate relationship, if only because their magic feeds the deity. Tiger has always walked in the darkness, and as a Daughter, she calls Death a friend.But Neverland is in trouble and Tiger finds herself in the middle of darkness she knows and a new insanity she doesn't...
  • The Forest Witch Lies by Amber Nicole

    The Forest Witch Lies by Amber Nicole

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An explosion takes everything from me. It should have been my ending, but it was only the beginning.A prophecy, a curse, and secrets are just the start.Alistar Academy was supposed to be a normal college right?Maybe for others but certainly not for me.Thrown into a world of mystery with lies hidden beneath the glamour.I find myself discovering satanic rituals, kidnappings, and bloodlines...
  • 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...
  • Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Feral as a Cat by Kendra Moreno

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Weapons don’t weep… Calypso is only trying to make it through life, raising her little brother and taking care of her ailing mom. She doesn’t have time for fairytales or pipe dreams, so when two men show up at her door talking about Wonderland, she sends them on their way...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  mental-illness
  • Best Friends Forever by P.J. Night

    Best Friends Forever by P.J. Night

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Katie’s getting a new BFF—whether she likes it or not—in this scary You’re Invited to a Creepover tale.Katie Walsh is majorly bummed when her BFF moves away. But her hopes soar when the new girl at school, Whitney, befriends her right away and invites her to spend the night at her house for a sleepover. Katie loved sleepovers with her old BFF, so she’s sure she will have a great time...
  • Fade by Claire Farrell

    Fade by Claire Farrell

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Cara Kelly should have left the faery realm now that it has a king to rule all, but nothing is that simple. The real king is trapped in the Fade, and Cara’s journey is just beginning. Guilt-ridden by the fact Brendan’s soul was sacrificed for hers, she’s determined not to desert him after his one pure act of goodness...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fae  fiction  horror
  • Midsummer Night's Mayhem by Lauren Quick

    Midsummer Night's Mayhem by Lauren Quick

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Teeming with mystery, mayhem, and the trio of cunning sister witches, A Midsummer Night’s Mayhem is a paranormal mystery with wicked twists to keep you guessing. A Midsummer Night’s Mayhem is the third novel of the witchy Mayhem sisters, Vivi, Honora, and Clover, and in keeping with an old family curse, trouble has returned and this time it’s murder...
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    magic  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Leaves May Fall by Carissa Hardcastle

    Leaves May Fall by Carissa Hardcastle

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When it comes to fate, where is the line between being predestined and being condemned?Merriam was born a regular girl in a mundane world. Mollian is a fae prince whose family is charged with guarding the Gate that binds every existence together. Both of their lives were forever changed when they met in the woods as children, sparking a bond in their souls deeper than either of them understood...
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    magic  dark  paranormal  romance  fantasy  fae  high-fantasy  quest
  • 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  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  crime  demons
  • A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson

    A Forgery of Roses by Jessica S. Olson

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    From the author of Sing Me Forgotten comes a lush new fantasy novel with an art-based magic system, romance, and murder… Myra has a gift many would kidnap, blackmail, and worse to control: she’s a portrait artist whose paintings alter people’s bodies. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone...
  • The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

    The Poison Daughter by Sheila Masterson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    To err is human. To avenge is Divine. Every person Harlow Carrenwell kisses dies immediately, and that’s the way she likes it. The poison-lipped youngest daughter of Lunameade’s magical founding family has used her power to annihilate their opposition.Her first husband is in the ground. Her new betrothed is next.But the merry widow has a secret...
  • The Night Dahlia by R.S. Belcher

    The Night Dahlia by R.S. Belcher

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Laytham Ballard once protected humanity as part of the Nightwise, a secret order of modern-day mages dedicating to holding hellish supernatural forces at bay, but that was before a string of sadistic ritual murders shook everything he believed in--and sent him down a much darker path. One that has already cost him most of his soul, as well as everything he once held dear...
  • Badlands Witch by Carrie Vaughn

    Badlands Witch by Carrie Vaughn

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In brand-new stories spun off from the New York Times Bestselling Kitty Norville series, dark mysteries push the bounds of sanity. Cormac Bennett, ex-con and former bounty hunter, is a paranormal investigator with an edge: his partner is the disembodied spirit of a Victorian wizard, Amelia Parker. Together, they solve problems no one else can...
  • Cemetery Tours by Jacqueline E. Smith

    Cemetery Tours by Jacqueline E. Smith

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Some secrets are best kept laid to rest.At least, that's as far as Michael Sinclair is concerned. At twenty-seven, he has spent his entire life pretending that the ghosts he encounters on a daily basis do not exist. Now, if only the dead would let him rest in peace.Unfortunately, that doesn't seem likely, especially after Kate Avery and her ailing brother, Gavin, move in next door...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  ghosts
  • 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  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  ghosts  horror  mystery
  • 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...
  • Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson

    Lesser Known Monsters by Rory Michaelson

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Being the chosen one isn’t always a good thing...Oscar Tundale is not a hero. Anxious, indecisive, and awkward, he can barely get through a normal day. Now he’s about to find out monsters are real. Oscar’s friends: brave, stubborn Zara, and hyperactive, paranoid Marcus, might help discover what hunts him, and unravel the truth about the handsome doctor he pines for...
  • Banished by C.J. Archer

    Banished by C.J. Archer

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An infestation of evil ghosts is too much for spirit medium Cara to handle alone. She summons Quin, and together they attempt to discover where the ghosts came from, and why they refuse to leave this realm. To protect the residents, Cara and Quin must work closely together, leading to old feelings resurfacing between them...
  • Wendigo Rising by James A. Hunter

    Wendigo Rising by James A. Hunter

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Bigfoot is real. Yancy Lazarus—mage, bluesman, and rambler—knows because there happens to be a nine-foot-tall, walking myth standing in the road, flagging him down. Yancy just can’t escape his reputation as a supernatural Fix-it man even when cruising through the forgotten backwoods of Montana...
  • Twenty Palaces by Harry Connolly

    Twenty Palaces by Harry Connolly

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Ray Lilly was 13 years old, a handgun accident landed his best friend, Jon Burrows, in a wheelchair and turned Ray into a runaway and petty criminal. Fifteen years later, Ray returns home after a stint in prison; he’s determined to go straight, but he knows he can’t do that without making peace with his old friend...
  • The Blood Alchemist by Becca Andre

    The Blood Alchemist by Becca Andre

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Master alchemist Addie Daulton hasn’t always done the right thing. To atone for sins from her forgotten past, and earn back the respect of the people she loves, she decides to show the world that alchemy can be used for good. For healing. But she can’t do anything without a lab...
  • Upon Buried Embers by Kelly Cove

    Upon Buried Embers by Kelly Cove

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I made a deal with him,only he made a deal with someone else.A Dark MF Captive Fantasy RomanceThere I was, being thrown into The Pit where my fate awaited.I was ready, prepared even.Accepting what was to come.But running into a Dragonbond and his clan was something I didn't expect.He says he has use for me, but I would rather be burned alive than be taken by him and their cruel ways...
  • Broken Witch by Robin Marr

    Broken Witch by Robin Marr

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Five years ago, he stole my memories and my magic. Now he’s back to kill me.No past meant no baggage. I had no idea where I’d come from, and no dreams for where I might go, but life was simple, uncomplicated. Then the old lady found me and told me about my past. And my magic.Sounds crazy, right? I thought so, too...
  • The Thread That Binds the Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

    The Thread That Binds the Bones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Tom Renfield, janitor-cum-taxi driver, has always had some weird abilities - seeing ghosts, perceiving other 'currents' of energy... but he's always tried to ignore them. Running from himself seems to be a large part of how he ended up in the tiny town of Arcadia...
  • Witches in Red by Barb Hendee

    Witches in Red by Barb Hendee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Céline and Amelie Fawe can see into anyone’s past and future simply by touching them. They have used their powers to secure sanctuary—and a fine apothecary’s shop—in the village around Castle Sèone. But their continued safety has a price…Far to the north, the men of an isolated silver mining community are turning into vicious “beasts” that slaughter anyone in sight...
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    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  audiobook  book  epic  fiction
  • Magic-Price by C.L. Schneider

    Magic-Price by C.L. Schneider

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ian Troy is one of the Shinree, a fallen people with an inherent addiction to magic. Scorned and reviled for the deadly side of their spells, the Shinree are bred as slaves. Their magic is suppressed by drugs and used only as it serves the purposes of the other races...
  • The Rain Dancers by Greg F. Gifune

    The Rain Dancers by Greg F. Gifune

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He arrives in darkness, in the middle of a violent downpour...an affable old man with tales to tell... When Will and Betty Colby return to Betty's hometown to settle her late father's affairs and prepare his house for sale, they assume they'll be faced with some cleaning, basic repairs and making runs to the local dump...
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    dark  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  gothic  horror  mystery
  • Of Monsters Of Kings by Kelly St. Clare

    Of Monsters Of Kings by Kelly St. Clare

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    A gothic romantasy unlike any other…Five soldiers rode across the plains,At a cave they arrived.Green light shone from far within,So sought it, the brave five.A pulsing power, a stone half-buried,Beckoned, taunted, coaxed.Til five brave men, in unison did,Touch left hand to olden rock.Bring. Take. Raise. Change. See.Three princes, each, shall come to thee...
  • Savage Wolves & Dangerous Deals by Danielle Annett

    Savage Wolves & Dangerous Deals by Danielle Annett

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He’s savage.He’s sinful.He’s everything I told myself I didn’t need.But for just one night, I’ll give in to temptation.I’ll forget he’s a shapeshifter and that I’m not.I’ll forget the Pack would never approve.Because after tonight I’m moving.Our paths won’t cross again...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  book  fae  fiction  high-school  horror
  • Sparktopia by J.A. Huss

    Sparktopia by J.A. Huss

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sacrifice ONE for the Greater Good? Or BURN IT ALL DOWN to save her? Spark is light, Spark is magic, Spark is power. Spark is everything and it blooms inside the bodies of Tau City’s young women. Once a decade, in exchange for enough power to keep the city modern and comfortable, a Spark Maiden must be sacrificed to their mysterious tower god in a ritual called The Extraction...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  dark  romance  fantasy  audiobook  mystery  dystopia
  • Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

    Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Alex Stern returns in another tale of murder and dark magic set among the Ivy League elite…Galaxy “Alex” Stern is determined to break Darlington out of hell—even if it costs her a future at Lethe and at Yale. But Alex is playing with forces far beyond her control, and when faculty members begin to die off, she knows these aren’t just accidents...
  • The Cost of Betrayal by David Dalglish

    The Cost of Betrayal by David Dalglish

    Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Their prophet dead and their home lost, the half-bloods Harruq and Qurrah Tun form a strained alliance with a band of mercenaries outside the city of Veldaren.As the brothers and their allies wage a private war against powerful thief guilds, divine forces threaten to tear them apart and ruin any hope for a better life...
    Categorized as:
    dark  magic  paranormal  adult  angels  audiobook  book  dark-fantasy
  • Dark Vengeance by Diana G. Gallagher, Constance M. Burge

    Dark Vengeance by Diana G. Gallagher, Constance M. Burge

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Can the Charmed Ones regain the strength of the Power of Three in time for the final...
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