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  • Dark Prince's Agenda by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Prince's Agenda by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    While Turner and Kian work out the details of Areana's rescue plan, Carol and Lokan's tumultuous relationship hits another snag...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Spy’s Mission by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Spy’s Mission by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jin’s first spying mission is supposed to be easy. Walk into the club, touch Kalugal to tether her consciousness to him, and walk out. Except, they should have known better...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Widow’s Blessing by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Widow’s Blessing by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Get ready for the thrilling finale of the Dark Widow...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Haven Unmasked by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Haven Unmasked by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As Anastasia leaves Safe Haven for a week-long romantic vacation with Leon, she hopes to explore her newly discovered passionate side, their budding relationship, and perhaps also solve the mystery of the voices in her head. What she actually discovers exceeds her wildest expectations. In the meantime, Eleanor and Peter hope to solve another mystery...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  aliens  angels  audiobook
  • The Ghost Files 3 by Apryl Baker

    The Ghost Files 3 by Apryl Baker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    One, two, the ghosts are coming for you… Three, four, better salt your door… Five, six, death and hatred mix… Seven, eight, help will come too late… Nine, ten, never reap again…Seventeen year old, Mattie Hathaway, has enough on her plate without having to deal with the latest teenage ghost drama. The ghosts of eight murdered girls are out for her blood. They blame Mattie for their deaths...
  • Dark Secrets Resurgence by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Secrets Resurgence by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    On a sabbatical from his Stanford teaching position, Professor David Levinson finally has time to write the sci-fi novel he’s been thinking about for years.The phenomena of past life memories and near-death experiences are too controversial to include in his formal psychiatric research, while fiction is the perfect outlet for his esoteric ideas...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  book  fated-mates
  • Dark Overlord New Horizon by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Overlord New Horizon by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jacki has two talents that set her apart from the rest of the human race. She has unpredictable glimpses of other people’s futures, and she is immune to mind manipulation. Unfortunately, both talents are pretty useless for finding a job other than the one she had in the government’s paranormal division...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Spy’s Resolution by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Spy’s Resolution by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The best-laid plans often go awry..
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Choices The Accord by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Choices The Accord by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The winds of change blowing over the village demand hard choices. For better or worse, Kian's decisions will alter the trajectory of the clan's future, and he is not ready to take the plunge. But as Edna and Rufsur's plight gains widespread support, his resistance slowly erodes...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  book  fated-mates
  • Dark Secrets Unveiled by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Secrets Unveiled by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Professor David Levinson accepts a friend’s invitation to an old Scottish castle, what he finds there is more fantastical than his most outlandish theories. The castle is home to a clan of immortals, their leader is a stunning demigoddess, and even more shockingly, it might be precisely where he belongs...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  book  fated-mates
  • Dark Haven Illusion by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Haven Illusion by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Welcome to Safe Haven, where not everything is what it seems.On a quest to process personal pain, Anastasia joins the Safe Haven Spiritual Retreat.Through meditation, self-reflection, and hard work, she hopes to shed the shackles of society, free herself of her father’s crippling expectations, and most importantly, make peace with the voices in her head.This is where she belongs...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Birds of a Fury by Annabel Chase

    Birds of a Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Agent Eden Fury is currently building a bridge over troubled waters and she's not sure if she has the tools to finish the job.The truth about her personal life is out and Eden wants nothing more than to put the genie back in the bottle. Unfortunately that won’t happen without the type of magic she refuses to touch...
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    paranormal  ghosts  vampires  demons  romance  fantasy  magic  mystery
  • Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Liam by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    My 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...
  • Dark Dream’s Trap by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Dream’s Trap by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The trap is set, but who is the hunter and who is the prey? Find out in this heart-pounding conclusion to the Dark Dream trilogy...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Survivor Echoes of Love by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Survivor Echoes of Love by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Incredible and Unpredictable...Who can ask for anything more???!! This series. I can not say enough about how much I look forward to the next piece of the puzzle. I.T. Lucas is an extraordinary writer who never disappoints. Predictability in a writer is one of the worse traits I find, and can turn an enjoyable series into crap. I love that I can't predict what's going to happen next...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Widow’s Curse by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Widow’s Curse by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Ella's simple rescue operation turns into mission impossible when the Russian mafia gets involved. Bad things are supposed to come in threes, but in Vivian’s case, it seems like there is no limit to bad luck. Her family and everyone who gets close to her is affected by her curse...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Graveyards, Visions, and Other Things That Byte by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Graveyards, Visions, and Other Things That Byte by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The warriors have fallen. And those they previously protected must now band together to keep the invaders at bay. Mory, a young necromancer; Rochelle, a pregnant oracle; and Jasmine, a fledgling vampire, will do whatever it takes, whatever the cost, to prevent the fated future from unfolding. Even if that means they must become warriors themselves...
  • Shadow in the Mine by Steve Higgs

    Shadow in the Mine by Steve Higgs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Called to investigate a mystery at a local gypsum mine, paranormal detective, Tempest Michaels, expects to find a rational explanation for the strange events …… instead, he discovers a body and a horrified staff.Recent earthworks exposed something ancient, twisted, and above all evil. It has claimed one life already and the staff are terrified for who might be next...
  • Dark Dream’s Unraveling by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Dream’s Unraveling by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    While trying to figure out a way around Logan's silencing compulsion, Ella concocts an ambitious plan. What if instead of trying to keep him out of her dreams, she could pretend to like him and lure him into a trap? Catching Navuh’s son would be a major boon for the clan, as well as for Ella. She will have her revenge, turning the tables on another scumbag out to get her...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Prince's Dilemma by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Prince's Dilemma by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Will Kian decide that the benefits of trusting Lokan outweigh the risks? Will Lokan betray his father and brothers for the greater good of his people?Are Carol and Lokan true-love mates, or is one of them playing the other?So many questions, the path ahead is anything but clear...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Secrets Absolved by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Secrets Absolved by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Waiting for each next book in series is always torture :) Just finished reading this latest installment in the series and that was after going back and reading the entire series for the second time...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Queen’s Knight by I.T. Lucas

    Dark Queen’s Knight by I.T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As the only one of his clan with a godlike power over human minds, Yamanu has been shielding his people for centuries, but that power came at a steep price. When Mey enters his life, he’s faced with the most difficult choice. The safety of his clan or a future with his fated mate...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Dark Queen’s Army by I. T. Lucas

    Dark Queen’s Army by I. T. Lucas

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    As Mey anxiously waits for her transition to begin and for Yamanu to test whether his godlike powers are gone, the clan sets out to solve two mysteries:Where is Jin, and is she there voluntarily?Where is Kalugal, and what is he up...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  angels  audiobook  book
  • Freaky Lies by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Lies by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The 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...
  • Fashionably Dead and Wed by Robyn Peterman

    Fashionably Dead and Wed by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I know I’m already mated…I wanna get married. What do you get when you combine a three headed monster named Charles, a rotund, gay, dancing Demon named Doug, a culinary disaster baked by Mother Nature, a celibate premarital councilor named Jeff, an offer from Satan that’s impossible to refuse and Steve Perry? You get the Royal Wedding from Hell—or to be more accurate—possibly in Hell...
  • The Gravedigger’s Son: A Charley Davidson Novella by Darynda Jones

    The Gravedigger’s Son: A Charley Davidson Novella by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The job should have been easy.Get in. Assess the situation. Get out. But for veteran tracker Quentin Rutherford, things get sticky when the girl he’s loved since puberty shows up, conducting her own investigation into the strange occurrences of the small, New Mexico town...
  • Infernum by Wendy Saunders

    Infernum by Wendy Saunders

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Infernum, the Hell book. There have been whispers of it down through the centuries. The most powerful book to have ever existed, so powerful wars have been fought over it, families torn apart and betrayed for it, souls have been lost to it and countless rivers of blood have been spilled for it. It is said whoever possesses it will have limitless power...
  • Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson

    Solstice Spirits by Erin Johnson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Have yourself a very Merry Witchmas in July in Holiday Haven, where the magic and mystery of Christmas is snow joke!Rudie Hollybrook, here! I love my quaint, magical town of Holiday Haven. It’s basically like living in a snow globe.I’m killing it (oops) directing my family’s funeral home where I work with my two zany sisters and am head over heels for my boyfriend, the editor of the local paper...
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    ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  cozy  fiction  magic
  • Beachside Burglary by Tegan Maher

    Beachside Burglary by Tegan Maher

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Life's a beach, at least until a king's crown goes missing.Destiny's been trying to hunt down a thief for a couple of weeks, but up 'til now, it's been all small potatoes - sometimes literally. Since she's certain it's a local and suspects there's a method to the thievery, she's tried to keep it on the down-low in order to flush the petty criminal out...
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    ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  cozy  fiction  mystery
  • Dead of Night by Annabel Chase

    Dead of Night by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    For Lorelei Clay, no good deed goes unpunished…Reluctant ghost whisperer Lorelei Clay wants a working moat, which is the only reason she agrees to help with yet another supernatural situation. The simple ghostbusting job quickly escalates when Lorelei discovers the involvement of a powerful and ancient collective not known for their social skills...
  • Dead Lost by Tim O'Rourke

    Dead Lost by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Confronted by the photographer, Potter reluctantly gets caught up in delivering photographs and letters that could either destroy the pushed world or make the wolves stronger.After Jack Seth pushes the lever, Isidor sets off in search of Melody Rose. His journey takes him back to Lake Lure where a series of child murders have been taking place...
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    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  angels  book  fiction  horror
  • Dead Push by Tim O'Rourke

    Dead Push by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When two enemies push back together!“…Most of them just sit as if waiting for someone to join them on their impending journey. Others are rushing for their train as if late for some important meeting. They can’t wait to board one of those trains below ground...
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    ghosts  paranormal  vampires  angels  book  fiction  horror  mystery
  • Karma's Spell by L.A. Boruff, Helen Scott

    Karma's Spell by L.A. Boruff, Helen Scott

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    No 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...
  • City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes

    City of the Forgotten by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A malevolent force lurks beneath the streets of Scotland...Jess and Hannah Ballard's determination to protect the Gateways brings them to Edinburgh's Old Town, where a strange phenomenon threatens to disturb the delicate balance between the worlds of the living and the dead. Spirits who wish to cross over are vanishing, and it is up to the Ballard sisters to discover why...
  • Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto

    Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When 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...
  • Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall

    Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Fated Mates....if they can surviveWhen Sora, a beautiful mage with broken magic, walks into my bar, two things are obvious. One: she needs my help. Two: she’s my fated mate.I’ll stop at nothing to save her from the magical mob boss she’s pissed off. It’s the only way I’ll ever be able to make her mine.Then the unexpected happens...
  • Outgrow by Annabel Chase

    Outgrow by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    All good things must come to an end… My final year at Spellslingers Academy of Magic is almost over and, as sad as I am to leave my friends, I'm looking forward to my future as a Keeper of the North--assuming I make it to graduation. When agents and I make a gruesome discovery inside a tree, all bets are off as we investigate the dark magic at work...
  • Samantha Moon Forever: Including Books 8, 9, and 10 in the Vampire for Hire Series by J.R. Rain

    Samantha Moon Forever: Including Books 8, 9, and 10 in the Vampire for Hire Series by J.R. Rain

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Books 8, 9, and 10 in the international #1 bestselling series, Vampire for Hire: MOON RIVER Seven years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire...
  • Witches Wild by Yasmine Galenorn

    Witches Wild by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can you ever really trust ghosts from your past? As the mist rolls off the ocean and into Bedlam, October brings with it all manner of haunts and spooks. But the mist doesn’t arrive alone. Fata Morgana returns from the depths of the ocean, bringing with her a message. One of the ancient vampires has risen. He’s coming for Maddy, and he’ll eliminate anybody who stands in his way...
  • Infinite Moon by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox

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

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Book #20 in the bestselling "Vampire for Hire" series!Dealing with one's greatest nemesis can be frustrating, but Samantha Moon is literally beside herself.From the moment Elizabeth escaped her mind prison, Sam and her family braced for the worst. With the plan now set in motion, only two things are known for sure: the plan is big, and it's going to be horrible...
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    ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  cozy  female-mc  fiction
  • Down But Not Dead by Constance Barker

    Down But Not Dead by Constance Barker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Who's Killing the Exotic Dancers?The Big Easy Gentleman's Club has a flock of beauties who dance to the wee hours, but several have ended up dead. Not only that, they were drained of blood...
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    ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  animals  book  cozy  fiction
  • Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn

    Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When the fog rolls in from the sea, sometimes ghosts from the past follow it... Sandy’s under attack. First, she’s almost mowed down at the supermarket, then her new shore-front burger stand is destroyed on its grand opening day. But when she’s found in a coma, the danger heats up. As she falls into a coma, parts of her dreaming world escape into reality...
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    ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  fiction  magic  mystery
  • Night Magick by Michelle M. Pillow

    Night Magick by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Maura might be new to the supernatural town of Green Vallis, but this isn't her first dance with the devil.Half vampire, half human and full bar owner, Curtis Jefferson has spent a lifetime running from his vampiric ancestor. When the old nemesis finally catches up to him, it’s only by a freak accident that he’s not killed. But now the beautiful woman who saved his life has a target on her back...
  • Cid by Alexie Aaron

    Cid by Alexie Aaron

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Summer has arrived and, with it, an opportunity for Cid Garrett (paranormal investigator for PEEPS) to make some cash as a carpenter. His colleague Jesse Holden has hooked him up with a fill-in position on a multimillion dollar renovation on an isolated 1920s southern mansion called Hidden Meadow...
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    ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  horror  mystery  supernatural
  • Jolly Jinxes by J.L. Collins

    Jolly Jinxes by J.L. Collins

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Time for some fun under the North Pole sun!Star Clearwater has everything she's always wanted. Her business is soaring, her relationship with her mother is on the mend, and she and her cute, bookish boyfriend Everett are gearing up to attend the big Summer Solstice celebration that promises to be a party like no other...
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    ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  animals  book  cozy  fiction
  • All the Pretty Witches by Lily Harper Hart

    All the Pretty Witches by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Hannah Hickok was looking for adventure when she inherited Casper Creek from her grandmother.She got more than she was bargaining for.Now she’s grappling with two ancient sister witches, both of whom are inhabiting the bodies of others, and a war is brewing...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  cozy  fiction
  • Outlaw by Annabel Chase

    Outlaw by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A ticking clock… A visit to ancient caverns with my Spellslingers classmates yields a find that leads to danger, both in and out of the paranormal realm. When I'm accused of a crime I didn't commit, a king grants me one week to prove my innocence or face the sword...
  • True Grit Spirit by Lily Harper Hart

    True Grit Spirit by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Maddie Graves-Winters has settled into married life with her husband, Nick, and is looking toward the future. When an invitation to a special retreat, strictly for psychics, lands in her lap, she decides it’s time for a leap of faith.As the owner of Casper Creek, a cosplay Western town in Kentucky, Hannah Hickok is in a precarious position...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  paranormal  adult  book  cozy  fae  fiction
  • Hunter's Curse by Pandora Pine

    Hunter's Curse by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    1418, Wales: Hunter Conroy, the youngest in a family of powerful demon slayers, is captured by the evil warlock Osian. Young Hunter is given a choice: join forces with his enemy and kill his own family, or be cursed to live through the ages as a stone gargoyle. Once a century, Hunter is released from his prison, and tempted with the chance to build a life for himself...
    Categorized as:
    demons  ghosts  paranormal  vampires  adult  book  drama  fiction
  • Mystic Guests by Leanne Leeds

    Mystic Guests by Leanne Leeds

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A new beginning in an old town.A punk ghost raging in the middle of the night.She wanted to get away from the paranormal—but did she wake it up instead? Fortuna Delphi's plans to open an art studio while searching out her mysterious origins are derailed when she discovers a punk ghost raging against her in the middle of the night...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  paranormal  vampires  animals  book  cozy  fiction  mystery
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