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Midlife Fairy Hunter by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA Paranormal Women’s Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass for anyone over forty!Over the hill, all outta ducks to give, and suddenly life is looking up . . .even if you’re living with a ghost and fighting off werewolves.Moving back to Savannah changed my life in all the best ways. New job. New friends. As far from my ex-husband as possible... -
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Saviour of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy mum told me I could be anything I wanted to be – and it turns out that I want to be an alpha werewolf. I’m finally starting to get a hang of this alpha malarkey when destiny sticks her oar in once again.There’s a prophecy about me, and it’s time for me to find out what it says... -
![Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee]()
Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHadley 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... -
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Only the Strong by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe Death Gate is down and Izzy Sage is at a crossroads. What will happen when they throw the switch and bring it back? She’s all atwitter on the big day … and then things only get more twisted when Zoe Lake-Winters, a powerful mage, walks through the door with her husband and daughter in tow...Categorized as:
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We All Scream by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStormy Morgan has accepted her life as a witch, and is even looking forward to the future. That means training with the most powerful witches in the Midwest. She’s determined to follow through on her destiny. Despite her best intentions though, not everything is going to be as easy as she hoped.When Stormy steps in and uses her magic following a bus accident, she’s almost killed in the process...Categorized as:
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Witching on the Job by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHadley Hunter came to Moonstone Bay to find herself. That included finding her passion in life. She just didn’t think it would involve becoming mayor.She has no qualifications, other than being a powerful witch.Half the town is rooting against her.The other half is just sitting back to see what happens.Only a handful of people are rooting for her, but they’re the only ones who matter... -
![Destiny of the Witch by Heather G. Harris]()
Destiny of the Witch by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the going gets tough, the tough brew potions I made a potion to fix my mum’s broken mind but only time will tell if it will succeed – or if it will fail like all my previous attempts. As her condition worsens, I’m doing everything I can to save her, but when there’s an attack at the Other circus my priorities have to shift...Categorized as:
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Midlife Zombie Hunter by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsGood rule of thumb: Don't pick a fight with Bree O'Rylee. She might be over forty and run with a limp, but that doesn't mean she won't track you down and drive the tip of her boot right up your . . .Bree was hoping for a few days off from dealing with monsters, bad guys, or general weirdness that doesn’t fit into a human box of what is supposed to be real... -
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Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsLife's a witch ... and then you die.Bay Winchester is living the witch part – literally. She’s hoping to avoid the dying part.The Winchester world is full of trouble when great-aunt Willa and cousin Rosemary come to town. It’s clear they’re up to something, but no one can figure out what.Aunt Tillie is loading for bear... -
![Only the Devout by Amanda M. Lee]()
Only the Devout by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIzzy Sage should be on top of the world but the revenant threat has her watching her back. Things only get worse when an oddball cult looking for a door to another world show up on Belle Isle and start circling the parking lot while demanding entrance to the other side...Categorized as:
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Liam by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMy name is Liam, and I was an FBI agent, until I stepped into the world of Rylee Adamson. Now, I’m a Guardian, a wolf shifter whose very design is to protect those around him at any cost. The battle against Orion is done, the demons banished. In their wake, there are so many innocents who have lost their lives, their families, and their way.Three of them our now ours to raise—the ogre triplets... -
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Wisteria Warned by Angela Pepper
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsZara Riddle is another year older, and busier than ever. She's a powerful witch, a skilled librarian, and the World's Best Mom - according to her coffee mug. It's no wonder the town's detective keeps seeking her help. If you want something done, ask a busy person!Zara partners again with Detective Bentley to investigate a call about a missing person... -
![The Trouble With Witches by Amanda M. Lee]()
The Trouble With Witches by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Winchester witches are in a tizzy. Sam Cornell’s parents are coming to town and Clove is beside herself. Meeting her boyfriend’s parents is a big deal. It doesn’t help that her cousins can’t stop making fun of her, which is the Winchester way, of course. In addition to the Cornells' imminent visit, the Winchesters are also dealing with Sam’s new tanker... -
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A Little Slice of Death by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsStormy Morgan thought coming home to Shadow Hills would break her. Instead, she’s found strength, and only part of it is because she’s discovered that she’s a witch. Now, with her great-grandmother coming to town, she’s finally in line for some answers. Now she just has to solve a pesky little murder before she’s free to cast and curse... -
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Rylee by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsMy name is Rylee and I was a Tracker.The final battle is over and The Blood of the Lost was spilled. In the aftermath, the humans still have mysteries they call upon me for. Except I can no longer Track, and my new abilities terrify me. A salvage is offered to me, and with it a chance to redeem myself. A missing girl, her brother desperate to find her...Categorized as:
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![How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards]()
How to Live an Undead Lie by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen a fledgling vampire arrives at Woolworth House searching for his maker, Grier is forced to relive her time in Atramentous. Most of those years are as dark and empty in her memory as she was in her cell. She can't remember her progeny, or the night she resuscitated him, but she can protect him from the Society. As long as she's willing to barter with her grandfather to do it... -
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A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number!Midlife's a bumpy journey. The ride is a freaking rollercoaster. The crisis is real.With my life back to normal--normal being a very relative word--one would think I'd catch a break.One would be very wrong...Categorized as:
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Beguiled by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNewly indoctrinated witch, Defiance Dayne discovers there’s more to life after forty than she'd ever imagined possible. Especially if one is a charmling, one of only three in the world, with enough magics to make her a target for every power-hungry warlock out there. When one of them sends a hunter to town, she knows it’s time to take her talents seriously before the hunter takes her life... -
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Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBook 11 in the sensational Wisteria Witches Mysteries series by USA Today Bestselling author Angela Pepper!Zara Riddle was looking forward to her first Halloween as a witch.Then the little girl ghost showed up.Zara puts costume shopping on hold, rolls up her sleeves, and does her usual witcher-i-doo.But nothing works as planned. Mistakes are made. Dinner parties are ruined. (More than usual... -
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Phantom Quartz by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s nearing Yule in Amethyst, and the witchy reporter, Stacy Justice, is consumed with only one thing—getting through her cousin Cinnamon’s baby shower. Everyone is anticipating the arrival of the newest, tiniest Geraghty. Even Stacy's familiar, Thor, is searching for the perfect gift...Categorized as:
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Freaky Hearts by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoet Parker his having a rough time of it … and then some. She owes her boss Max Anderson everything for saving her from a life on the streets, but Mystic Caravan’s favorite psychic is struggling because that loyalty caused her to lose a shot at true love... -
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Freaky Lies by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe Mystic Caravan Circus is a place of magic and mayhem. Unfortunately for Poet Parker these days, it’s also packed full of lies.It’s been more than a week since she found out an unsightly secret: Her boss Max is her boyfriend’s father. Despite giving Max an ultimatum, he’s yet to tell Kade Denton the truth, and that’s left Parker in a sticky situation... -
![The Dirty Coven by Lily Harper Hart]()
The Dirty Coven by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHannah Hickok is at a crossroads in her life. She’s single, out of a job, and living in an apartment she absolutely hates in a suburb of Detroit. All that changes when she receives a registered letter and finds out she’s inherited a performance town.Casper Creek is located in Kentucky, on top of a small mountain, and is fashioned after notorious towns from the old west...Categorized as:
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![You Only Witch Once by Amanda M. Lee]()
You Only Witch Once by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’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...Categorized as:
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Guardians of the Pack by Heather G. Harris
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI hate finding corpses. For some reason, my enemies think dead bodies work as a communication method. Call me old fashioned, but I prefer a letter.When I find a pulverised gargoyle on my lawn, I can’t help but think things are about to get rocky...Categorized as:
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Bedtime Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight There's been a discovery of demons.Again.The appearance of a strange plant on the Taskers' farm sends Neville and I straight to the Federal Bureau of Magic database, where we discover that deadly demons are snatching bodies all over town... -
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Shine by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLove is infinite.Hate is absolute.In the short span of a year, Silver has gone from becoming a Mage to discovering the truth about her unique genetics. Logan Cross went from her mortal enemy to her immortal lover, but a threat is fast approaching like an inevitable storm. Attacks are underway against the Mageri and one man is behind it—an elusive foe who is an unstoppable force... -
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Bewitched by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsForty-something Defiance Dayne only recently discovered she comes from a long line of powerful witches. Added to that was the teensy, infinitesimal fact that she is what’s called a charmling. One of three on the entire planet. And there are other witches who will stop at nothing to steal her immense power, which would basically involve her unfortunate and untimely death... -
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Sleeper by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Neil’s past catches up to him, Kelsey must choose between her new family and an old love…With tensions rising between the Council and demonkind, Kelsey finds herself investigating a series of murders that threaten the fragile truce between them. If she can’t stop these killings soon, they could ignite a fire sure to burn the supernatural world down... -
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Addict by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn order to destroy a legendary monster and save the royal family, Kelsey must make a deal with a devil…When Kelsey Owens returns home to Dallas, she is a changed woman. After months of training with Marcus Vorenus , she has more control over her abilities. She’s ready to start her new job, even if it means dealing with the King of All Vampire and his partner, Devinshea Quinn...Categorized as:
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Bonbons and Broomsticks by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCaitlyn is settling into life as a novice witch in an English village chocolate shop - although she's finding the hardest magic to master is making caramel sauce without burning it! When two men are murdered, and a ghostly black hound is seen haunting the countryside, the village gossips are sure dark witchcraft is to blame. Caitlyn decides to do a little magical sleuthing of her own...Categorized as:
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Bewitched by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDid you ever wonder how Sam Cornell and Clove Winchester hooked up? Here’s your chance to find out.Travel back in time (a few months, anyway) and witness the weird magic of the Winchester world from Sam’s perspective as he works on refurbishing the Dandridge lighthouse – and fights his feelings for a certain witchy wonder.Sam and Clove have chemistry, but suspicion is working against them... -
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A Witch in Time by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA storm is raging in Hemlock Cove, but it’s nothing compared to the one raging in Aunt Tillie’s head. An accident renders Aunt Tillie unconscious in the hospital, and when Bay and Landon fall asleep while sitting vigil, they’re transported to a scary world: Aunt Tillie’s mind... -
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On a Witch and a Prayer by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFBI 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... -
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![Witch Out of Water by Amanda M. Lee]()
Witch Out of Water by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsHadley Hunter is the new witch in a town overflowing with paranormal beings. She’s ready to settle, but odd things keeping cropping up and knocking her off her game. In addition to dating Moonstone Bay’s sheriff Galen Blackwood, Hadley has her hands full when she helps discover a body at a local festival and uncovers a decades’ old feud between two warring families...Categorized as:
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Dead Weight by G.P. Robbins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNewly promoted Detective Jace Smithson has his hands full with solving the murders of ten men and the kidnapping of a unicorn capable of producing diamonds. On the surface, the crime appears to be a classic tale of greed and violence, but digging deeper reveals something sinister has come to Cauldron City... -
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Freaky Days by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe show must go on … even when monsters are afoot.Poet Parker is Romani by birth and a fortune teller by choice. As a member of Mystic Caravan Circus, she’s spent the past ten years using her psychic talents to tell people what their future holds by day and hunting paranormal monsters by night...Categorized as:
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Lucky Charm by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. New witch Emma Hart is at her wit’s end and, this time, it’s not the result of her vampire ghost roommate, her snarky owl, or her feelings for a certain fallen angel. Key members of Spellbound society are acting like children and it’s wreaking havoc on the town’s regulation-happy infrastructure... -
![How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards]()
How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSavannah has fallen to the vampires, and it’s up to Grier to take out their leader, Gaspard Lacroix, and restore peace. Lacroix might be more powerful and immune to her magic, but she’s got a plan. Too bad it’s got holes big enough for a new threat to waltz through while the city is on her knees... -
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Only the Lonely by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIsabella “Izzy” Sage spent her formative years on Belle Isle in Detroit, playing next to the gate that separates the living from the dead as her parents drew a paycheck from the grim reaper council. Then the impossible happened, tragedy struck, and Izzy found herself an orphan... -
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Wrath and Bones by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMarnie Baranuik is confident that her new psychic detective agency will be a great success, and she has eight million business cards to prove it. But before the paint even dries on her open for business sign, she’s summoned to face the Demon King Asmodeus in His own playground, the revenant court, home of the undead nobility, to participate in a conclave of the most powerful immortals on Earth... -
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Karma's Spell by L.A. Boruff, Helen Scott
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNo one ever told me what to do if I ended up forty-something, divorced, and jobless.When my ex knocks at my door with his new girlfriend I somehow manage to turn them into toads. But that’s not possible, right?Still, my ex-husband’s car is in the driveway, and he’s nowhere to be found. Which doesn’t look great for me... -
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Secret Of The Rose by Ellen Dugan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe search for the Blood Moon Grimoire continues… Welcome back to William’s Ford, Missouri. The bewitching college town where magick and weirdness seems to happen on any day of the week that ends with the letter ‘Y’. Autumn Bishop, grad student, Seer, and the newest Witch in town, has her hands full in the second installment of the Legacy of Magick Series... -
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A Solstice Celebration by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsIt’s the summer of 2005, and Marnie Winchester is in charge. That’s right, her sister Winnie is out of town for a week and Marnie is officially the boss. It’s everything she’s always wanted. Kind of... -
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![Ghostly Worries by Lily Harper Hart]()
Ghostly Worries by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhisper Cove is stuck in a heat wave, although it’s nothing compared to the fire stoking between Harper Harlow and Jared Monroe. They’re happy and enjoying themselves … until a face from the past resurfaces.Jason Thurman and Harper had a brief fling in high school, and when he returns to town to open a restaurant he’s hoping they can revisit their relationship as adults... -
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Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen an FBI Internal Affairs investigation lands the Preternatural Crimes Unit in a bureaucratic spank-fest, it feels like the perfect time for Marnie Baranuik to skip town and lend her expertise to a bear-sized Canadian cop who doesn’t want her help with his case, his love life, or his car stereo... -
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Witching For Joy by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number! Joy Lansing is at a crossroads. Her kids have all flown the nest and just when she thought she was going to spend her golden years with her husband of thirty years, she finds herself single again and looking to rebuilt a life she no longer recognizes... -
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Deadly Diamonds by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is a Stacy Justice Magical Mysteries 20,000 word NOVELLA. The story first appeared in the anthology, Kiss and Spell.It’s Valentine’s Day in Amethyst, Illinois and things heat up when the Geraghty Girls cast a love spell that goes horribly wrong... -
![Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards]()
Pack of Lies by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHadley is losing time, and her shadow refuses to shed light on the gaps in her memory. How can she protect her city if she can't remember where she goes or what she does when she ought to be asleep? Her grim history appears to be stuck on repeat, and the only way forward might be a scythe through her back...Categorized as:
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![Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper]()
Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors by Molly Harper
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJust as Jane Jameson's unlife seems to be stabilizing, fate sinks its fangs firmly into her butt. Despite her near-phobia of wedding planning, her no-frills nighttime nuptials to her sexy boyfriend, Gabriel, are coming along smoothly. That is, until she turns a fatally wounded teenage acquaintance, and the Council pronounces her responsible for the newborn vamp until he can control his thirst...
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