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Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsMorrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and proven themselves loyal to Unit 919. Now Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts, and control the power that threatens to consume her... -
![Den of Thieves by Shannon Mayer]()
Den of Thieves by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn a world where supernaturals and humans are separated by walls, there is magic to be magicked and quests that still need questing. Yes, quest as a verb.I, Zamira “Reckless” Wilson, thought I had done my part. With a little help from those I love, we stopped the bad guys from mucking up our side of the wall. We won the battle and were left standing on this side of the dirt... -
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Exile by Shannon Messenger
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsSophie Foster thought she was safe. Settled into her home at Havenfield, surrounded by friends, and using her unique telepathic abilities to train Silveny--the first female alicorn ever seen in the Lost Cities--her life finally seems to be coming together. But Sophie's kidnappers are still out there... -
![Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer]()
Kingdom of Storms by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLooking to rescue dragon hatchlings? Check. Piss off a demon in the process? Check. Have my mate stolen by a raging psycho who wants his babies? Damn . . . .I, Zamira “Reckless” Wilson, do solemnly swear I wanted a vacation from trouble. The problem is, trouble did not want a vacation from me or those that I love... -
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![Lies and Pumpkin Pies by Trixie Silvertale]()
Lies and Pumpkin Pies by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a broomball rivalry turns deadly, can this psychic sleuth save the man she loves?Mitzy Moon doesn’t do sports, but girlfriends are supposed to try new things. And watching her handsome sheriff’s team strut their stuff across the ice has its perks. But the thrill fades faster than cheap lipstick when the opponent’s captain is found murdered, and her boyfriend is the prime suspect... -
![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... -
![Sparks and Landmarks by Trixie Silvertale]()
Sparks and Landmarks by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA suspicious fire. A Valentine’s Day discovery. Will this psychic sleuth gamble—and lose?Mitzy Moon’s clairvoyant abilities are growing, but she never predicted arson. After waking to a towering inferno and loading her mentor into an ambulance, she thought things couldn’t get worse. But when the sheriff links her father to the blaze, she’s forced to take the case... -
![Dames and Deadly Games by Trixie Silvertale]()
Dames and Deadly Games by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA murder mystery game. A terminal twist. Can this psychic sleuth swap coal for clues?Mitzy Moon hopes to earn some girlfriend points on a scenic weekend getaway. Steaming off on a historic train with her handsome beau seems like the perfect way to outrun fate... -
![Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase]()
Witching For Moxie by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIris Hartman thought she’d finally gotten everything she’d ever wanted. She had her dream job of mayor of Premonition Pointe and was married to a handsome, charismatic man who adored her. But after finding out her husband was involved with a local drug dealer, she suddenly found herself single and forced to step down as mayor. Now she’s starting over... -
![Of Blood and Monsters by D.G. Swank]()
Of Blood and Monsters by D.G. Swank
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThird book in the Piper Lancaster Series.A demon army is descending on Asheville, prepared to drag Piper and her friends to hell for defying Okeus, the god of war and hell, a threat her band of battered and weary defenders is nowhere near strong enough to hold off... -
![Charms and Firearms by Trixie Silvertale]()
Charms and Firearms by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA weekend getaway. A charming present. Will this psychic sleuth find a suitor on the slopes?Mitzy Moon plans to take a break from snooping and learn to ski. And after receiving a mysterious gift from her travel companion she feels light as a feather. But her heart goes stiff as a board when she faceplants into a corpse... -
![When Angels Cry by MaryLu Tyndall]()
When Angels Cry by MaryLu Tyndall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the not too distant future…Wars, plagues, and famines ravage the world, immorality and violence are rampant, and the Bible is outlawed.Angelica Smoke, a single mother and cocktail waitress, ascends the steps of a megachurch to deliver a message from God to the one man she hoped to never see again... -
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Psychic Dreams by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsShe’s feeling the heat. Or it might be a hot flash. Sometimes it’s really hard to tell.It’s been four years since Monica lost the love of her life to a sudden and devastating heart attack. She’s held her family together and picked herself up with the love and help of her two best friends. Now Monica has a new business, a new wardrobe, and a new vision for the future.As in actual psychic visions... -
![Witching for Clarity by Deanna Chase]()
Witching for Clarity by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClarity “Gigi” Martin moved to Premonition Pointe for a fresh start. And that’s exactly what she got when she found a house that was connected to her ancestors and a group of witches who welcomed her into their fold. It’s not easy starting over at forty, but she’s determined to do it on her own terms with her past left firmly behind her… until Sebastian Knight walks back into her life... -
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![Holidays with Hades by Brenda Trim]()
Holidays with Hades by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHades visits Camden, Maine for the holidays... -
![The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa]()
The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsA life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice, The Travelling Cat Chronicles shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy.We take journeys to explore exotic new places and to return to the comforts of home, to visit old acquaintances and to make new friends. But the most important journey is the one that shows us how to follow our hearts . . -
![Witching for Hope by Deanna Chase]()
Witching for Hope by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHope Anderson loves her life. She has a great business that’s thriving, the best friends a girl could ever have, and a coven she can count on. Oh, and she’s been single for over fifteen years and likes it that way… until the love of her life, Lucas King, walks back into town and throws everything she thought she knew about herself into chaos... -
![Witch is How The Tables Turned by Adele Abbott]()
Witch is How The Tables Turned by Adele Abbott
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOne good turn… Someone very dear to Jill has gone missing, and the clock is ticking. Meanwhile a new friend may not be what they seem. …deserves another custard cream... -
![Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse]()
Heir of Hope by Morgan L. Busse
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe great city of Thyra has fallen and shadows spread across the land. Rowen Mar, the last Truthsayer, is taken before the Shadonae. But the Shadonae are not who she thought they were, and now they want to claim her as their own. Caleb Tala, former assassin and prince, is now a Guardian of mankind... -
![Pawsitively Betrayed by Melissa Erin Jackson]()
Pawsitively Betrayed by Melissa Erin Jackson
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEnemies wear many faces.The Here and Meow Festival has finally arrived! Amber Blackwood and her fellow festival committee members still have plenty to do before the celebration of all things feline begins. Even though Amber’s witchy past keeps interfering, she knows the show must go on. Edgehill’s livelihood depends on the festival’s success... -
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A Matter of Time by W.J. May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe highly anticipated Sequel to the Chronicles of Kerrigan series, by international bestselling author, W.J. May It's Time. The past can't stay buried forever... Rae Kerrigan and her friends thought all their problems were solved. The corruption in the Council has been exposed. The hybrids have been released from their unjust prisons... -
![Second Chance by W.J. May]()
Second Chance by W.J. May
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe highly anticipated Sequel to the Chronicles of Kerrigan series, by international bestselling author, W.J. May. ‘Take me to the time when things were fine, it’s all broken now.’ The Maine A little persuasion goes a long way... Rae Kerrigan thought that her father's trial was going to be the single most defining moment of her life. Little did she know, the trial was only the beginning...Categorized as:
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![Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce]()
Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsBeka Cooper is no longer a Puppy. She's a Dog now - a full-fledged member of the Provost's Guard, which keeps the peace in Corus's streets. Beka's natural skills of observation and tenacity are augmented by her unusual magical talents, which allow her to gather information both from pigeons are from the eddies of dirt and dust that swirl on street corners... -
![The Ciphers of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler]()
The Ciphers of Muirwood by Jeff Wheeler
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsFrom the moment she was banished by her father, the king, Princess Maia journeyed to seek sanctuary at Muirwood Abbey, the epicenter of magic and good in the land. Now safe for the first time since her cruel abandonment, Maia must foster uneasy friendships with other girls training to be Ciphers: women who learn to read and engrave tomes of ancient power, despite the laws forbidding them to do so... -
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![Original Secrets by Shawn McGuire]()
Original Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Northwoods village of Whispering Pines used to be a safe haven for outsiders, but after three deaths in two months, it’s become a hotbed of murder.Exhausted from being the only law enforcement official on duty, while also trying to open a bed-and-breakfast, Jayne O’Shea welcomes the escape she finds in her grandmother’s journals...Categorized as:
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![Penric and the Bandit by Lois McMaster Bujold]()
Penric and the Bandit by Lois McMaster Bujold
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen Rozakajin, road-weary bandit and army deserter, spots a hapless blond young man in a country inn with an intriguing treasure map, he thinks he’s scouted an easy and lucrative victim. Attaching himself to odd traveler Penric seems simple enough, but when Roz’s old enemies catch up from behind, his plans take a turn for the much worse... -
![Artemis the Loyal by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams]()
Artemis the Loyal by Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt's time for the annual Olympic Games, and the four goddessgirls are not happy! It's boys only--and the girls at MOA are not pleased. Led by Artemis, Athena, Persphone and Aphrodite, the ladies of Mount Olympus hatch a plan to get Zeus to open up the games to everyone... -
![Scorched Treachery by Rebecca Ethington]()
Scorched Treachery by Rebecca Ethington
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhile Joclyn is trapped in the tormenting hell of Cail’s mind, the battle around her only continues to grow and spread.*Edmund has infiltrated the underground hallways of Prague, guiding the massacre that would end the lives of the last of the great magical race. In her attempts to stop him, Wynifred has been captured and her magic restrained... -
![Kindred Rites by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel]()
Kindred Rites by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that Alfreda has begun to learn the Wise Arts, she is needed at home in the village of Sun Return. The woods around the cabin are alive with poltergeists. Candles light by themselves, and even the rocks dance. There is much work for an apprentice practitioner.But a more dangerous task calls. For a new family has moved to the frontier; a family with strange ambitions and even stranger powers...Categorized as:
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![The Story Hunter by Lindsay A. Franklin]()
The Story Hunter by Lindsay A. Franklin
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRedeeming the past is a fatal quest.In the wake of a deadly coup, the capital city of Urian has descended into chaos. Heartbreak and bloodshed await Tanwen and her friends as they discover the unlikeliest leader now rules Tir.If they want to save the realm, Tannie and the Corsyth weavers must rescue Queen Braith and unmask the Master, ending the strife once and for all... -
![Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff]()
Leaves of Revolution by Breeana Puttroff
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdapting to life in a new world would have been challenging in the best of circumstances, and Zander’s circumstances were anything but the best. Trapped in Deusterros with tragedy behind him and only the unknown before him, he wasn’t sure he would ever find his way back to the carefree teenager he’d been such a short time ago... -
![Better Witch Next Time by Stephanie Damore]()
Better Witch Next Time by Stephanie Damore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWould you travel to the past to right a wrong?Solve a cold case?Catch a killer? Meet one of the five witches who will. Vee Harper is the job. She lives for jumping back in time and solving cold cases for the Agency of Paranormal Peculiarities. It's the present day that trips her up. So when a missing persons case comes in, throwing her back to 1958 New York City, Vee sets off to solve it... -
![Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson]()
Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell by Brandon Sanderson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsOriginally appearing in the Dangerous Women anthology and now available as a solo ebook, Shadows for Silence in the Forests of Hell is a chilling novella of the Cosmere, the universe shared by Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn series and the #1 New York Times bestselling Stormlight Archive.When the familiar and seemingly safe turns lethal, therein danger lies... -
![Duncton Quest by William Horwood]()
Duncton Quest by William Horwood
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen Tryfan, son of Bracken and Rebecca, returns to the sacred Burrows of Uffington, he finds dreadful signs of death and destruction. For out of the chilly North have swarmed the grikes, a fanatical tribe of warrior moles bent on destroying all believers in the powers of the Stone...Categorized as:
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![The Wonkiest Witch by Jeannie Wycherley, Kim Bretton]()
The Wonkiest Witch by Jeannie Wycherley, Kim Bretton
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlfhild Daemonne has inherited an inn. And a dead body. Estranged from her witch mother, and having committed to little in her thirty years, Alf surprises herself when she decides to start a new life. She heads deep into the English countryside intent on making a success of the once popular inn. However, discovering the murder throws her a curve ball. Especially when she suspects dark magick... -
![Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf]()
Find Me Their Bones by Sara Wolf
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNo one can save her.In order to protect Prince Lucien d’Malvane’s heart, Zera had to betray him. Now, he hates the sight of her. Trapped in Cavanos as a prisoner of the king, she awaits the inevitable moment her witch severs their magical connection and finally ends her life.But fate isn't ready to give her up just yet... -
![Suddenly Psychic by Elizabeth Hunter]()
Suddenly Psychic by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsEvery woman goes through changes in their forties. Just not… these changes.Robin Brannon was a normal wife, mom, and antique shop owner until a brush with death turned her day-to-day life upside down. Now she and her two best friends are seeing things that belong in a fantasy novel. Ghosts. Visions. Omens of doom. Nothing that belongs in the peaceful mountain town they call home... -
![Terrier by Tamora Pierce]()
Terrier by Tamora Pierce
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 53 ratingsHundreds of years before Alanna first drew her sword in Tamora Pierce's memorable debut, Alanna: The First Adventure, Tortall had a heroine named Beka Cooper - a fierce young woman who fights crime in a world of magic. This is the beginning of her story, her legend, and her legacy... -
![Hunted by Maggie Stiefvater]()
Hunted by Maggie Stiefvater
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe adventure continues in this second book of the epic multiplatform fantasy series.In the world of Erdas, only a rare few are able to summon a spirit animal in the way Conor, Abeke, Meilin, and Rollan have. The bond they share with their animals is a partnership that allows them to access more-than-human abilities... -
![A Veil of Spears by Bradley P. Beaulieu]()
A Veil of Spears by Bradley P. Beaulieu
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe third book in The Song of Shattered Sands series—an epic fantasy with a desert setting, filled with rich worldbuilding and pulse-pounding action.Since the Night of Endless Swords, a bloody battle the Kings of Sharakhai narrowly won, the kings have been hounding the rebels known as the Moonless Host... -
![Isadora Moon Makes Winter Magic by Harriet Muncaster]()
Isadora Moon Makes Winter Magic by Harriet Muncaster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIsadora Moon is special because she's different. Her mum is a fairy and her dad is a vampire and she's a bit of both. Isadora loves playing in the snow, especially when her creations come to life! But snow magic can't last forever... -
![Isadora Moon Goes on a Field Trip by Harriet Muncaster]()
Isadora Moon Goes on a Field Trip by Harriet Muncaster
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFans of Vampirina and the Princess in Black series will love Isadora Moon: half-fairy, half-vampire, totally unique--and totally unafraid to be different!Isadora is the only half-fairy, half-vampire in her human school. She knows what it's like to be different... -
![Spiral Path by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel, Cat Kimbriel]()
Spiral Path by Katharine Eliska Kimbriel, Cat Kimbriel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"The world is woven of secrets." Ritual magic mixes dangerously with wild magic. Yet Alfreda Sorensson's talent has grown until she becomes a target for worldly and unworldly powers... -
![Daughter of Blood: The Wall of Night Book Three by Helen Lowe]()
Daughter of Blood: The Wall of Night Book Three by Helen Lowe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Gemmell Award-Winning SeriesMalian of Night and Kalan, her trusted ally, are returning to the Wall of Night—but already it may be too late. The Wall is dangerously weakened, the Nine Houses of the Derai fractured by rivalry and hate. And now, the Darkswarm is rising . . .Among Grayharbor backstreets, an orphan boy falls foul of dark forces... -
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![The Dividing by Devin Downing]()
The Dividing by Devin Downing
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAdamic is the language of the Gods. When spoken, it has the power to create worlds, to raise the dead, to make man as God. Fortunately, no one has spoken it in thousands of years. The only remnants are the written spells. The people of Cavernum depend on these spells. They’re etched into the city walls, fending off the feeders—deadly creatures with a thirst for human blood... -
![Duncton Found by William Horwood]()
Duncton Found by William Horwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe first trilogy of the Duncton Chronicles now reaches an inspiring and triumphant conclusion… Under the ruthless leadership of Henbane of Whern, the grikes have taken over moledom. Soon their ascendancy is to be consolidated by Lucerne, her son by Tryfan, and the last followers of the Stone rooted out and killed... -
![Spellbound by Cate Tiernan]()
Spellbound by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsMorgan knows that a great battle is to come. More immediately, she senses that someone is out to harm Hunter...Categorized as:
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![Sisters' Fate by Jessica Spotswood]()
Sisters' Fate by Jessica Spotswood
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA fever ravages New London, but with the Brotherhood sending suspected witches straight to the gallows, the Sisters are powerless against the disease. They can’t help without revealing their powers—as Cate learns when a potent display of magic turns her into the most wanted witch in all of New England. To make matters worse, Cate has been erased from the memory of her beloved Finn... -
![Changeling by Cate Tiernan]()
Changeling by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWhen Morgan receives a shocking revelation about her family, she's thrown into a moral tailspin, believing that her essential nature is evil...Categorized as:
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![Awakening by Cate Tiernan]()
Awakening by Cate Tiernan
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFor now, Morgan is safe from the dark wave that has been attacking witches. Betrayed by her first love, she is trying to come to grips with her Woodbane heritage and with Wicca -- its thorn and its rose...Categorized as:
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