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Tracks and Flashbacks by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA touching gift. A shocking truth. Can this psychic sleuth solve a decade-old murder?Mitzy Moon is happy to leave her painful past buried. But a thoughtful present turns her world upside down and forces her to abandon Ghost-ma and her fiendish feline to search for answers in the Southwest... -
![Hopes and Slippery Slopes by Trixie Silvertale]()
Hopes and Slippery Slopes by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA dangerous race. The peal of wedding bells. Will this psychic sleuth catch a bouquet or a bullet? Mitzy Moon finally has a chance to spend a normal, murder-free day with family. And she's super-excited to support her legendary snowmobile racer dad as he's honored for his place in the record books. But instead of a celebration on the podium, she finds a corpse under the snow... -
![Hold Your Witches by Amy Boyles]()
Hold Your Witches by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDylan and Roman are back! When Dylan’s brand new detective business gets its first customer, she should be elated. Problem is, that customer is her grandmother. Milly Jones claims Polly Parrot is missing. She needs Dylan and Roman to find the magical bird before Polly is forced to divulge Milly’s deepest, darkest secrets... -
![Magic & Madness by Annabel Chase]()
Magic & Madness by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. New Jersey transplant Ember Rose finds herself in the thick of the action when a traveling carnival comes to Starry Hollow. Taking Florian’s advice to be more sociable, she ends up as a member of the Power Puffs—a team of middle school moms who’ve never met a baking competition they haven’t entered... -
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![Magic and Missives by Misty Bane]()
Magic and Missives by Misty Bane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn unsolved murder A missing necklace A brash fairy who also happens to be a detective … One night six friends went into the woods, but only five returned home. Spring has finally delivered us from the rainy, gray days of winter in Blackwood Bay, but that’s not the only reason I’ve got an extra pep in my step... -
![Secret Hollows by Terri Reid]()
Secret Hollows by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe man smiled at Timmy. “That would be nice of you. Why don’t you lead the way?” Timmy moved past the man and started back up the hill. He heard the whoosh of something moving quickly through the air, but it hit him before he had time to react. He felt the impact against his head and his whole body flew sideways through the air... -
![Southern Conjuring by Amy Boyles]()
Southern Conjuring by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYou never know when an ordinary day in Magnolia Cove will turn into one that's extraordinary-and not in a good way. All heck breaks loose when Pepper and her cousins accidentally release a magic eater into their beloved town. At first, they're not sure what kind of evil they've unleashed, but when bodies start dropping, it's clear this magic eater intends to feast on people in town... -
![Y'all Witches by Amy Boyles]()
Y'all Witches by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWho knew honeymoons could be deadly? When Dylan and Roman set sail for their honeymoon they expect couples massages and candlelit dinners. But that dream is shattered when Grandma Hazel stows away on their cruise. It seems trouble follows Grandma wherever she goes... -
![Swords and Fallen Lords by Trixie Silvertale]()
Swords and Fallen Lords by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA murder in plain sight. A suspect clear as knight. Can this psychic sleuth unhorse the true villain?Mitzy Moon is no fan of the Renaissance Faire. But her interest is suddenly piqued when a jousting exhibition turns deadly. Following a clue from her magicked mood ring, she’s ready to take up the sword and fight for the realm... -
![Magic & Mystery by Annabel Chase]()
Magic & Mystery by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. Ember Rose, descendant of the One True Witch and New Jersey transplant, is settling into her new life in Starry Hollow, along with her precocious daughter. It doesn't take long before Ember finds herself smack dab in the middle of another mystery... -
![Southern Karma by Amy Boyles]()
Southern Karma by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s Pepper Dunn’s first Halloween in magical Magnolia Cove, Alabama. She can’t wait to experience all her home has to offer—haunted houses, real ghosts, great fried food. And for one night, regular folks are invited to enter this town of witches.But when Rufus Mayes appears, Halloween looks to go haywire. But Rufus vows not to bother Pepper. Instead, he needs her... -
![Wings and Broken Things by Trixie Silvertale]()
Wings and Broken Things by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA crime with no eyewitnesses. A determined psychic sleuth. Will her search for clues take her where angels fear to tread? Mitzy Moon is eager to test her expanding abilities. Although she’d love to look into the hit-and-run that struck down her favorite veterinarian, leads are slim to none... -
![Ghost From the Grave by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Ghost From the Grave by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen psychic medium Chantilly Adair receives cryptic messages from the lacrosse park’s dead groundskeeper, she knows something bad is coming. What she doesn’t expect is tragedy to hit so close to home.Now her son’s best friend is missing and feared dead, and the only clues Chantilly has are the babblings of a confused ghost who won’t accept his death... -
![Breakaway - A Mary O'Reilly Lost Files Book (Mary O'Reilly Series) by Terri Reid]()
Breakaway - A Mary O'Reilly Lost Files Book (Mary O'Reilly Series) by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMary floated across the room, shaking her hands in frustration. Finally, she turned back to Mike. “When will the men in my life realize that no one is responsible for watching over me?” she asked sadly. “I am a grown woman. I am a former police officer. I am not some hot-house flower that can’t handle my own life and my own safety.”Victoria sighed loudly and rolled her eyes... -
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![Spirits, Spells, and Wedding Bells by Deanna Chase]()
Spirits, Spells, and Wedding Bells by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt's three weeks until Pyper Rayne and her fiancé Julius tie the knot. All she wants to do is enjoy her risqué bridal shower, complete the final details of her wedding, and find time to enjoy the holidays. But when the Charlie, the manager of Wicked, is arrested for a murder she didn't commit, Pyper puts her medium skills to the test in order to find the real killer, before Charlie takes the fall... -
![Star of Sage & Scream by Leanne Leeds]()
Star of Sage & Scream by Leanne Leeds
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI’d planned to spend the rest of my life in the witch military. Now I’m on my way home to a mother who disapproves of me and four sisters who barely know me. Is it possible for a witch like me to find space in a place she doesn’t belong?I didn’t think they’d dismantle the paranormal military with a wave of their bureaucratic magic wand, but they did... -
![Turnover and Die by Tegan Maher]()
Turnover and Die by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a beloved elder of the culinary community turns up dead at a cooking competition, it's up to Toni and her new circle of friends to solve the mystery .. -
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The Medium Place by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.Sure, being a medium isn’t easy. Things like dating, working, and even sleeping are all hard to do when there’s a ghost hovering nearby, demanding your attention. But it’s not all bad, and I’d like to think I’m getting pretty good at it…most days.Except for today, when twenty-one-year-old Penelope Muffin appeared... -
![Spirits, Diamonds, and a Drive-thru Daiquiri Stand by Deanna Chase]()
Spirits, Diamonds, and a Drive-thru Daiquiri Stand by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPyper and Julius are getting married. There’s a wedding to plan, dresses to order, and daiquiris to consume. But when Pyper’s younger brother starts dating a young woman who looks remarkably like the new ghost haunting her café, suddenly the plans are on hold until Pyper can unravel a curse that threatens to not only ruin her big day, but her brother, too... -
![Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles]()
Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s a special night in Haunted Hollow, Alabama. The second most haunted town in the country will witness the yearly appearance of the spirit called the Backwoods Banshee.Blissful and her gang of ghost wranglers, Ruth and Alice, are ready for the sighting. But when a rival band of geriatric hunters bet the Southern Ghost Wranglers that they won’t see the banshee first, the deal is on... -
![Pecan Pie Predicament by Addison Moore]()
Pecan Pie Predicament by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owner’s impending doom.It’s Thanksgiving in Honey Hollow! Everett’s birthday is almost here and I’m planning a huge party... -
![A Brunch With Death by Mara Webb]()
A Brunch With Death by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTake 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... -
![Cold as a Witch's Toffee by Sara Bourgeois]()
Cold as a Witch's Toffee by Sara Bourgeois
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe dog is talking... The dog is talking! When Allegra Darling, star fitness instructor, inherits an ice cream shop from her Uncle, she is shocked, appalled, and at a loss. Allegra Darling doesn’t eat carbs, and she won't be caught dead selling them. When she goes to the little town of Knox Hills to sell the property, her Uncle’s attorney gives her the absolute worst news possible... -
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A Haunted Invitation by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is book 5 in the Lin Coffin series. Although the main mystery is solved in each story, the books should be read in order for the most enjoyment as story lines run from book to book. Lin Coffin has been hired to landscape the front garden of an old Nantucket mansion... -
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![Soul Food Spirits by Amy Boyles]()
Soul Food Spirits by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt should’ve been so easy… Blissful Breneaux has spent her career catching troublesome ghosts for a covert government agency. But all that changes the day she is fired. She has one shot to redeem herself— track down the biggest, baddest spirit the agency has ever known and haul him in. Too bad that ghost resides in the one place Blissful despises—Haunted Hollow, Alabama... -
![Ghosts, Alibis, and Apple Pies by J.A. Holder]()
Ghosts, Alibis, and Apple Pies by J.A. Holder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMichelle Bishop has spent most of her life hating her nemesis, Georgia Beauregard. When the town beauty queen herself suddenly dies, Michelle is the only one who isn’t mourning. But Michelle has just discovered there is something far worse than a living, breathing bully. Try being haunted by a dead one... -
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Chai, Chai Again by Eryn Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPebble Cove is known for giving tourists the cold shoulder, but a frozen body is something new. The people of Pebble Cove are thrown into a forced hibernation when the worst snowstorm in a decade hits the Oregon Coast. They expect to find damages once the snow thaws, but a frozen body down by the pier comes as a terrible surprise... -
![Ghostly Camping by Lily Harper Hart]()
Ghostly Camping by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHarper Harlow’s romantic life is perfect, her wedding is in the works, and now she’s decided to enhance her business standing by attending a haunted campground opening. If she enjoys herself, publicly endorses it and the owner, then she’ll open up a brave new world.Unfortunately for Harper, old ghosts die hard and a fresh murder taints what is supposed to be a quiet weekend... -
![The Haunted Bones by J.A. Whiting]()
The Haunted Bones by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is book 3 in the Lin Coffin series. Although the main mystery is solved in each story, the books should be read in order for the most enjoyment as story lines run from book to book. Lin Coffin and her new business partner, Leonard, have started a landscaping business on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts... -
![Wrong Side of the Claw by Leighann Dobbs]()
Wrong Side of the Claw by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBookstore owner Willa Chance has no idea that things in Mystic Notch are about to take a turn for the worseWhen a string of robberies escalates to murder, Willa is baffled by the behavior of her sister, the county sheriff. Normally the gung-ho law woman would be all over the case, but she seems more interested in doing her nails and picking out jazz music instead... -
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Sweet Deceit by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is Book 4 in the Sweet Cove Cozy Mystery series. Angie and Jenna Roseland accompany their family friend, Mr. Finch, to view a house that has just come on the market and they discover something unexpected in the basement which may be tied to a murder of twenty-five years ago... -
![Witcher Upper by Amy Boyles]()
Witcher Upper by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSouthern gal Clementine Cooke is busy. The house renovation business she runs with her best friend in the small town of Peachwood, Alabama, is thriving. That is until Clementine discovers her partner dead, face-down in poured concrete.It looks like murder... -
![Grave Demands by Lily Harper Hart]()
Grave Demands by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMaddie Graves and Nick Winters are looking forward … to marriage and forever. Before that happens, they have to look to the past and overcome another obstacle. Todd Winthrop, the man who tried killing Maddie when she first returned to town, is up for trial. Maddie and Nick have been called to testify, but before that happens, they have to solve an eerily similar murder... -
![War of the Noses by Renee George]()
War of the Noses by Renee George
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Nora Black. I'm turning fifty-two, but I don't feel a day over thirty-nine. That is, when I can find my glasses, my feet don't hurt, and my scent-induced psychic ability isn't showing me crimes.For my birthday, my best friends Gilly and Pippa signed us up for a weekend at the Central Midwest Spa Convention. Yay... -
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![A Witch Before the Storm by Mara Webb]()
A Witch Before the Storm by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPack your bags, we’re going skiing!Chelsea Sponks is quickly settling into her new life on Pendle Island, and slowly getting used to being a witch. The annoying talking cat? Still getting used to that. The almost-empty bank account? Time to get a job. Fast... -
![Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson, Jani McClure]()
Designs On Murder by Gayle Leeson, Jani McClure
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat if you discovered your lively new friend wasn’t really…alive?Amanda Tucker is excited about opening her fashion design studio in Shops On Main, a charming old building in historic Abingdon, Virginia. She didn’t realize a ghost came with the property! But soon Maxine “Max” Englebright, a young woman who died in 1930, isn’t the only dead person at the retail complex... -
![Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Praying for Peace by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhost talking can be murder… Castleberry Historical society manager Chantilly Adair is excited to finalize the proposal plans for the old Baptist church just outside of town, officially marking it as a registered historic property. But that excitement turns to confusion when she finds a dead body hidden in a janitor’s closet in the basement, and the former pastor’s spirit hovering nearby... -
![Whack The Mole by Maria Geraci]()
Whack The Mole by Maria Geraci
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA fun, quirky chick-lit mystery series featuring Lucy McGuffin, world's best muffin maker and amateur sleuth.Joey "The Weasel" Frizzone has been deep undercover with one of the country's largest organized crime families and the time has come for him to testify against them... -
![Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne]()
Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife in Heron Creek is looking up for Graciela Harper, despite the fact that every ghost within a fifty mile radius seems intent on sticking to her like glue - and not the weak Elmer's kind, either But with a sexy boyfriend, her old friends back in her life, and a great job prospect at one of the oldest plantations in the country, it's hard to complain.. -
![A Medium Education by Erin Huss]()
A Medium Education by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.Over the last year, I have confronted criminals, solved murders, saved lives, had multiple brushes with death, looked into the eyes of a serial killer, and stared down the barrel of a gun. I thought I knew stress. I thought wrong. In all my life I have never experienced anything as stressful as the pickup zone at Trucker Middle School... -
![Magic, Lead, and Gingerbread by Nicole St. Claire]()
Magic, Lead, and Gingerbread by Nicole St. Claire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe holidays start with a bang when a cooking show judge is murdered in the Pinecroft Inn kitchen!Christmas comes early when word arrives that the Pinecroft Inn’s annual gingerbread house competition will be featured on the most popular cooking show in the country... -
![A Knight to Remember by Hermione Moon, Serenity Woods]()
A Knight to Remember by Hermione Moon, Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe is one knight she will never forget…When kitchen witch Gwen Young discovers a local artist has gone missing, she and Arthur set out to solve the mystery... -
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Her Wedding Knight by Hermione Moon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTonight’s the knight...At last, it’s kitchen witch Gwen Young’s wedding day to the gorgeous Arthur. They’re having a double wedding with their best friends at Wessex Castle, a beautiful stately home. Everything goes swimmingly, until they discover that the castle is built on top of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial, and its owner bears an ancient grudge against them both.. -
![Chocolate Chip Cookie Conundrum by Addison Moore]()
Chocolate Chip Cookie Conundrum by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder.*A laugh out loud standalone cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* All books in the series can be read individually, so dive on in!.***Includes RECIPE***My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead people... -
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![Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
Ghosts are People Too by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen her best friend Gen comes from Birmingham for an extended visit, psychic medium Chantilly Adair can’t wait to show her Castleberry, Georgia. Excited to introduce her to what makes her hometown so unique, Chantilly plans to throw a party the size of Atlanta’s Mercedes Stadium... -
![Deadly Vows by Kate Allenton]()
Deadly Vows by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPsychic Cree Blue is working on a cold case where the motives and suspects multiply like the spices in her cooking. When Davina Richards went missing the day before her wedding, people assumed she was a runaway bride. Only Cree knows differently. This bride skipped being a missing person and landed smack-dab in the dead zone... -
![The Great Diamond Caper by Maggie March]()
The Great Diamond Caper by Maggie March
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLucy is a human lie-detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!When a loyal customer asks Lucy to hide an engagement ring inside one of her famous apple walnut cream cheese muffins, Lucy is charmed... -
![The Christmas Elf by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson]()
The Christmas Elf by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsChristmas gifts come in all shapes and sizes and sometimes, in ways we least expect. In The Christmas Elf, An Angela Panther Mystery Holiday Short, psychic medium Angela Panther, her sidekick and best friend Mel, and celestial super sleuth Fran join forces to help a lost elf find its way back home... -
![New Moon, New Me by Mara Webb]()
New Moon, New Me by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie Alden calls on her guardian to help her take care of her new year’s resolution, get her familiar out of the house, but developments in her personal life have created a rift between them. Ryder believes that her engagement is a huge mistake and is willing to risk it all to keep her and Miller apart... -
![Better Off Hexed by Sara Bourgeois]()
Better Off Hexed by Sara Bourgeois
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA powerful minority of Fae have fled the Fae realm due to Rurik's authoritarian rule. They reveal critical details about the state of the Fae realm that the Guardians could use in their fight. But why is Presto so fond of one of the mysterious travelers?The silver lining in this confusing situation is that Selene's best friend, Jayne Reicher, stops by Hale Hall for a visit...
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