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Castaways and Longer Days by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA dangerous tornado. A clever crime. Can this psychic sleuth sift through the rubble to find a murder?Mitzy Moon longs to embrace the warmth of summer at a community-wide celebration. Enjoying a midsummer sailboat regatta, strawberry cake, and bonfires on the beach sounds divine... -
Burning Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThings are heating up in Whispering Pines, and it’s not just the weather. Sheriff Jayne O’Shea is on edge. Hopeful applicants have taken over the commons area, all of them begging to become residents. Villagers who left long ago have returned, causing an uproar among the locals. The slow burn feud between the sister witches has reached the boiling point... -
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... -
Southern Magic Wedding by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s Pepper's and Axel’s wedding day. Finally, the big day has arrived and the entire town is ready to celebrate. And Pepper is ready, too. She can’t wait to start her new life. The only problem is that suddenly Axel has ex-girlfriends oozing out of the woodwork. Worse, when a spell is cast on Axel the day before the wedding, his future with Pepper becomes murky. Pepper is shattered... -
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Southern Wands by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLife just won’t settle down for Pepper Dunn. The Head Witch Order has arrived with one mission—secure Pepper’s powers for themselves at any cost.The entire Craple household is on deck to save Pepper. Grandma Betty has formed her own resistance, and even though they’re groaning about it, Amelia and Cordelia jump in to assist her... -
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMeet Stacy Justice. Journalist. Reluctant witch. Professional klutz. Her grandmother believes she’s destined to be the most powerful witch of the century. She’s just trying to get through the day without spilling mustard on her shirt or tripping over a dead body... -
A Tale of Two Tabbies by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhales and Tails is a cozy mystery series set on Madrona Island, a fictional island within the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State. As a fourth generation islander Caitlin Hart is struggling to make her way as the economy and culture of the island evolves toward a tourism based industry... -
The Cat of Christmas Present by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWith less than two weeks until Christmas, Cait stumbles across a man who had been washed up onto the beach. The man is very much alive, but after suffering a blow to the head, he cannot seem to remember who he is or how he came to be on the island... -
Rival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 5 by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat if your nemesis challenged you on your home turf? The sense of community. The quaint surroundings. The deadly rivalries. Welcome to Whispering Pines. As the weather turns crisp, Jayne O’Shea and the other villagers prepare for the last big tourist draw of the season: the autumn equinox festival... -
Don't Give a Witch by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsDylan Apel is at it again… When the Magical Abilities contest is announced, Dylan couldn't give a flip about entering. But when she discovers the prize is the coveted Never Forget, a spell that makes you immune to mind erasing, she's all in. That is, until the potion is stolen. Now, she's on lock down in Castle Witch with a thief on the loose... -
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... -
Southern Omens by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPepper in her first trimester...and what a trimester it is!All of Magnolia Cove is buzzing when soothsayers arrive to offer blessings to Pepper's and Axel's unborn child. But when one of the soothsayers foresees death, the celebration quickly turns sour.Don't worry because there is a solution... -
Southern Sorcery by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsPepper Dunn can’t catch a break. As soon as life settles down in the magical town of Magnolia Cove, Alabama, the sorcerer Rufus Mayes appears, hell-bent on stealing Pepper’s powers for himself. When Rufus casts a spell that links his magic to hers, Pepper is determined to break the connection at all costs. Luckily, she doesn’t have to look too far for help... -
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... -
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A Girlfriend for Mr. Snoozerton by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAva doesn't mind raising the dead. It's all a part of being a necromancer. And people keep telling he she's one of the strongest ones to ever live, but she doesn't believe it.Except she can also heal people, living or dead, which is unheard of.And now, her cat, Mr. Snoozerton, has brought home a girlfriend. A dead girlfriend... -
Vintage Vampire by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA little sweet tea and a whole lot of spells won’t always put out the fire…Ruby Mae Jewell is over the moon with how well things are going in her life. Now that all the elements of her life seem to be falling into place, the fiery witch is ready to focus her energies on fixing her cousin Deacon’s tiny little problem of being cursed into the form of a pig... -
Itching for Justice by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.***Includes RECIPEMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be... -
Raining Cats and Killers by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier destination for murder.***Includes RECIPEMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be... -
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStacy Justice is a young reporter who lives in Chicago, far away from the kooky small town of Amethyst, Illinois, where she was raised by a family of witches. She’s perfectly content with her career, her cat, and her lack of a love life until her cousin informs her that their grandfather is deathly ill... -
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... -
Breaking Bat by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA curse stole one witch’s powers, but gave her the ability to speak with animals. Now she helps a hunky police officer and his sassy, lie-detecting canine solve paranormal mysteries... -
Silent Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeal yourself or save the people you’re sworn to protect?In Whispering Pines, even the quiet time of year can be deadly.As fall heads toward winter, the village of Whispering Pines settles in for the quiet time of year. Jayne O’Shea isn’t so sure about this... -
Veiled Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 6 by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings"There are twists and turns that will keep you reading well into the night." Amazon reviewer Help a family member or save a stranger? In Whispering Pines, Halloween horrors involve more than goblins and ghouls. With only a smattering of tourists visiting the village for the Samhain feast, Jayne is excited … no. She's looking forward to … no... -
Lucky Witches by A.A. Albright
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJust because Detective Quinn is on holiday does not mean that the rest of Riddler’s Edge gets to take a break. And it definitely doesn’t mean that Aisling misses him. But even if she did miss him – ever so slightly, mind you – she has far more urgent things to worry about... -
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Bat Wings, Rings & Apron Strings by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA delicious wedding. A sour and supernatural curse. Will this baker's next bite be her last? With her wedding to Hank fast approaching, Imogen Banks has come a long way from the magical contest that brought her to Bijou Mer. But when conspirators seek to sabotage the witch's big day, she fears her latest recipe for happiness will end in disaster... -
Frankencat by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo you love Cozy Mysteries?Do you love Halloween?In this fun and heartfelt cozy mystery by USA Today bestselling author Kathi Daley, Cait and Tara are holding a book club meeting at Coffee Cat Books the week before Halloween when a storm rolls in. The storm intensifies during the course of the discussion thrusting the store into darkness... -
The Catsgiving Feast by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA murder, a wedding, and a holiday feast converge in this warm and memorable Thanksgiving Mystery... -
The Cat of Christmas Future by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs with The Cat of Christmas Past and The Cat of Christmas Present, while this holiday cozy features a mystery, it does not feature a murder. It is Christmas on Madrona Island and the spirit of Christmas is out in full force. A cat who looks a lot like a cat from Cait's past comes to visit just as Cait and Cody are getting ready for a full lineup of holiday events... -
Lethal Lemon Bars by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is a standalone novel. *A laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York Times bestseller Addison Moore* Each book in the series can be enjoyed on its own but for maximum enjoyment you might want to read them in order. My name is Lottie Lemon and I see dead pets... -
A Whale of a Tail by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVisiting author Winnifred Westminster turns up dead after a speaking engagement at Coffee Cat Books where she tells those in attendance the story of the very real murder her book is based on. A murder she assures them that local law enforcement were never able to solve, but after years of research, she assured them she'd found the answer they couldn't... -
A Fairy Good Brew by Samantha Silver
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWelcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life.Invited to the paranormal world at last, Tina and Kaillie's trip gets off on the wrong foot - literally - when they stumble on a fairy's body just after arriving in Palm Rings.Between navigating this whole new world, meeting relatives they didn't know they had, and being accused of murder, Eliza has her hands full... -
Mistletoe and Spirits by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBlissful is locked in a house full of spirits two days before Christmas? Will she escape in time to enjoy Christmas with Roan?Blissful Breneaux is expecting a quiet, uneventful Christmas with her fiancé Roan, but all that changes when a ghost from her past needs her help locating someone—Blissful's father, Vince Breneaux, who happens to be dead... -
Sorcery & Stories by Elle Adams
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's the holiday season in the town of Ivory Beach, and Rory Hawthorn and her new magical family are preparing for the festivities. But when a group of strange werewolves materialises in the library, it kicks off a series of bizarre events which appear to be lifted directly from her aunt's bestselling novels... -
Southern Fried by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the South, it's better when the food is fried and the secrets kept buried...After the dead body of a beloved Cottonwood resident is found tangled up in an electric fence, Sheriff Kenni Lowry has a hunch that somethin' ain't right... -
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Heels, Hexes and . . . Heirlooms? by Melinda Chase
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis far into my magical forty makeover, I thought I’d seen it all.That I knew it all.Boy, was I wrong.After I’d found my Elven grandfather, Laslow, and brought him back to the human world, I was convinced that my life was on the upswing. Things with Hunter were good. Gram’s and mom were happy. And it seemed all the fires in my life had been put out.I could’ve left well enough alone . . -
Taming of the Tabby by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA murder, a wedding, and a teenager in danger, all collide in this fast paced mystery set on magical Madrona Island. Cait is in a terrible accident resulting in a temporary loss of memory. She can remember the events leading up to the accident but cannot remember what occurred or how she came to be on a remote part of the island in the middle of the night... -
Hidden Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat would you do to save yourself? In the village where “all are welcome and those in need may stay” long-buried secrets keep rising to the surface. With renovations on the house finally complete, Jayne and Tripp are ready to open their B&B. Villagers and tourists gather for their grand opening barbecue. Close friends check in as their first guests... -
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... -
The Cat of Christmas Past by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's Christmas on Madrona Island and Cait and friends have plans to embrace the magic of the season. The only dark spot on their celebration is the fact that a miserly old landlord is set on evicting an apartment building full of tenants just days before Christmas... -
Count Catula by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCait and the gang set out to find a killer when novelist Amanda Lowman is found dead just an hour after speaking to the Mystery Lovers Book Club about her true crime novel: The Vampire Murders. As Cait delves into Amanda's death she finds a spider web of lies and half truths that could very well be tied to a series of murders that took place fifteen years prior... -
A Winter's Tail by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThree secrets, first revealed in Grimm's Furry Tail, A Tale of Two Tabbies, and The Cat of Christmas Present, collide in a single horrific moment that leaves one person dead and one fighting for their life. This fast paced cozy mystery will have you glued to the page as Cait and Cody join forces with a cat named Moirai in a race against time to track down a killer... -
The Great Catsby by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCait's friend Alex who we met in The Cat of Christmas Past returns to Madrona Island a vastly changed man. It seems that wealth has made an impact on his personality and not in a good way. During one of the legendary parties Alex has become famous for throwing one of the guests dies and it looks as if Alex may have blood on his hands... -
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... -
Fried Green Witch by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCan Dylan free her family from jail? Southern witch Dylan Apel seems to have her life figured out. Plan wedding to her boyfriend--check. Make dresses--check. Deal with crazy pregnant ladies--not so much. Life's going great until Dylan and her sister Sera become entangled in a baby shower murder... -
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Witch Summer Night's Cream by H.Y. Hanna
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLibrarian's Note: an alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Murder, mystery, and a chocolate love potion... Caitlyn is looking forward to Midsummer's Eve in the tiny English village of Tillyhenge... -
Perfect Pending by Lucía Ashta
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe comes from a bloodline of powerful witches. But for Marla, magic seems to have skipped a generation.Over forty, recently divorced, and with two teenagers, starting over back in my hometown seemed like my best option. I had no idea what I was in for.Well, I should have.Only those with powers can enter Gales Haven. And I haven’t found mine.Until now.Mastering your abilities can take years... -
Southern Myths (Sweet Tea Witch Mysteries) by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJust when Pepper Dunn starts accepting her ability to communicate with animals she’s thrown for a loop—an egg containing a baby dragon winds up on her doorstep. Convinced the creature will grow up to become a destructive force of nature, Pepper gives the dragon to the first person interested in buying—a traveling magician named Mysterio, who claims he can communicate with the dead... -
Miss Frost Chills The Cheater by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and now...private investigator. Sort of. Jayne takes Sinclair on a much needed visit to her winter wonderland home, the North Pole. She wants him to see what her royal life is truly like... -
The Pit List Murder by Renee George
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPit Bulls are Sweet . . . and that’s no mystery! Lily Mason and her adorable pittie Smooshie both have a nose for murder, but this is one cougar-shifter who would give her left paw to never find another dead body. All she wants is to enjoy a simple life in her new town, her fixer-upper house, while working a job she loves... -
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..
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