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  • Eight Ways to Tequila by Tricia O'Malley

    Eight Ways to Tequila by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For one jewelry-obsessed witch, a star sapphire necklace is worth dying for....NY Times & USA Today bestselling author, Tricia O'Malley, takes you back to the funky town of Tequila Key where magick and mystery mix like a delicious margarita.When a jewelry heist goes down right in front of Miss Elva’s eyes, she recruits Althea and Luna to help recover the missing piece...
  • Black & Brew by Lily Harper Hart

    Black & Brew by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The day Ofelia Archer has feared her entire adult life is here. Despite the happiness she’s been feeling since her engagement to Zach Sully, when the inevitable happens and her father has a breakdown on Bourbon Street, her life turns upside down...
  • Magic & Misfortune by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Misfortune by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.Misfortunes never come alone.When a valuable jewel goes missing, former newspaper reporter Ember Rose is hired to track it down. She quickly learns that the jewel wasn’t hidden away for its monetary worth but for safety because the jewel has the power to bring misfortune to its possessor...
  • Magic & Misfits by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Misfits by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.Bentley Smith is tired of being the red-headed stepchild in the office of Vox Populi and is determined to prove his mettle by warming up the cold case involving Sheriff’s Nash’s murdered father. The deeper digs, however, the more uncomfortable he becomes when the information he unearths implicates one of Starry Hollow’s very own...
  • Finding Motive by Kathi Daley

    Finding Motive by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 5.00 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Dreams are real. At least they are for Harmony Carson. When the murders carried out during her nightmares begin to manifest themselves in the real world Houston sets everything aside to help Harmony track the killer they are certain has formed a psychic connection with Harmony during her sleep hours.Rescue Alaska is a warm yet fast moving mystery series with a light paranormal twist...
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    animals  cozy  paranormal  psychics  adult  book  female-mc  fiction
  • Kiss My Ash by Annabel Chase

    Kiss My Ash by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mia Thorne’s midlife makeover is going better than she ever expected. She has a new job, a new relationship, a new garden—well, never mind the garden. She doesn’t even mind that she’s back to pounding the pavement to generate ad revenue for the local newspaper...
  • Haunt 'Em High by Lily Harper Hart

    Haunt 'Em High by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Now that she’s absorbed the power of the Casper Creek nexus, Hannah Hickok is a witch on a mission. Her new powers require regular venting, and she’s surpassed even her limited expectations. It’s not magic on her mind when her father comes for a visit, though.Brad Hickok has always wanted to see Casper Creek, and now that he gets to visit, he’s extremely excited. He’s not alone, though...
  • Friday The Witchteenth by Amanda M. Lee

    Friday The Witchteenth by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bay Winchester is newly married and happy. Things have been quiet since she returned from her honeymoon, which means trouble is just around the corner. When it comes, it takes the form of a despondent man on a bridge. Despite her best efforts, Bay and the hostage negotiator can’t save him, and death is swift...
  • Seven Deadly Tequilas by Tricia O'Malley

    Seven Deadly Tequilas by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They say it’s best to bury your past, but for one misguided grave robber – the past is an obsession. When Althea Rose learns that a grave robber has infiltrated Tequila Key, she does her best to pretend she’s not interested. No, she doesn’t want to hear more details. And she most certainly does not want to help Chief Thomas track down the industrious body thief...
  • Magic & Monsters by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Monsters by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.Starry Hollow is abuzz when the famously reclusive Creature Hunter, Winston York, emerges from retirement after a rare sighting of an endangered magical creature and Ember Rose is assigned to cover the story...
  • Sweet Violet's Ghost by J.A. Whiting

    Sweet Violet's Ghost by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book 19 in the Sweet Cove cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting.It is September in Sweet Cove and Angie and Jenna are taking a walk after work to the town park and up the hill to the cemetery overlooking the ocean. Their daughters are growing fast and are already crawling and saying words...
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    animals  cozy  ghosts  paranormal  psychics  adult  book  female-mc
  • Sweet Love and Devotion by J.A. Whiting

    Sweet Love and Devotion by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book 14 in the Sweet Cove Mystery series. The main mystery is solved in each book but you will enjoy the stories more if they are read in order as some character threads run from book to book. In a few weeks, Angie and Josh will tie the knot and the Roseland sisters and Mr. Finch are preparing for the upcoming wedding...
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    animals  cozy  ghosts  paranormal  psychics  adult  book  female-mc
  • The Haunted Valentine by J.A. Whiting

    The Haunted Valentine by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book 7 in the Lin Coffin Mystery series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. Although the main mystery is solved in each story, the books should be read in order for the most enjoyment as story threads run from book to book. Lin and her cousin, Viv, stop into a gift shop in Nantucket town and while browsing, Lin sees an antique Sailor's Valentine...
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    animals  cozy  ghosts  paranormal  psychics  adult  book  female-mc
  • Southern Dreams by Amy Boyles

    Southern Dreams by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    As Pepper's wedding day quickly approaches, the entire town is excited to celebrate the big event. But when one witch is overlooked as a wedding guest, she takes her anger out on the town--cursing them. Now people's nightmares are coming to life--literally. The consequences are potentially devastating...
  • Hold Your Witches by Amy Boyles

    Hold Your Witches by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Dylan 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...
  • The Ghost Who Ate Grits by Amy Boyles

    The Ghost Who Ate Grits by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Blissful Breneaux’s life in Haunted Hollow is finally settling down. Her ghost hunting business is exploding in all the right directions and her love life with the handsome Roan Storm is heating up. But all that goes awry when she is called in to investigate a haunted house on the outskirts of town...
  • Drive Me Daisy by Annabel Chase

    Drive Me Daisy by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mia's biggest nightmare is about to manifest-her mother is coming to town with her husband du jour in tow. Never mind the sorry state of the garden, the hormonal inches insulating Mia's waist, or the Orca-sized cat that likes to rest her girth on Mia's head in the middle of the night when she's too tired to object...
  • Sweet Time in Seconds by J.A. Whiting

    Sweet Time in Seconds by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is book 11 in the Sweet Cove Cozy Mystery series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. When Courtney and Angie Roseland wait in the dentist's office early one morning, they begin to experience feelings of alarm. When the married dentists don't show up for work, the sisters' sensations of worry increase...
  • Sweet Lies and Deception by J.A. Whiting

    Sweet Lies and Deception by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    This is book 12 in the Sweet Cove Cozy Mystery series from USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. When the Roseland sisters, Mr. Finch, and the two family cats are sitting on the Victorian's front porch enjoying the late summer weather, some of them smell a strange scent on the air...
  • Southern Hauntings by Amy Boyles

    Southern Hauntings by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Pepper Dunn purchases a cat figurine at a yard sale, she has no idea what she's in store for. First, a crazy woman tells Pepper that owning the item will get her killed, then Pepper discovers the item is haunted by the spirit of a dead cat. As if things couldn't get worse, when a murder is traced back to the cat figurine, it looks like owning the object may in fact, get Pepper killed...
  • Renovation Spell by Amy Boyles

    Renovation Spell by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Clementine's adventures in Peachwood continue in Renovation Spell.Clementine's life is just beginning to make sense when all heck breaks loose. She's got her business back, but then her dog eats a magical spell that makes her talk. What Lady has to say may be the difference between solving a murder mystery or becoming the next victim...
  • Magic and Missives by Misty Bane

    Magic and Missives by Misty Bane

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An unsolved murder A missing necklace A brash fairy who also happens to be a detective … One night six friends went into the woods, but only five returned home. Spring has finally delivered us from the rainy, gray days of winter in Blackwood Bay, but that’s not the only reason I’ve got an extra pep in my step...
  • Haunted Plains Drifter by Lily Harper Hart

    Haunted Plains Drifter by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Hannah Hickok and Cooper Wyatt are newly engaged and ready to celebrate. Cooper just didn’t think the celebration would involve a hike to a long-abandoned boom town called Blackridge. He had something more romantic in mind. Despite that, he agrees … and believes the trip will be fine, right up until they stumble across a homeless man warning them away from their destination...
  • Witch in a Crisis by Elle Adams

    Witch in a Crisis by Elle Adams

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It's time for Blair Wilkes to face her biggest challenge yet.Now the Inquisitor for the paranormal hunters has given her an ultimatum, Blair finds herself in a bind. When information about her jailed father's trial comes to light, Blair is determined to prove he was imprisoned unlawfully...
  • The Spellwood Witches by Melanie Snow

    The Spellwood Witches by Melanie Snow

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A talking dog, a series of mysteries, a coven of witches, a fleet of mischievous forest fairies, and one handsome police chief...
  • Angel in Demise by Leanne Leeds

    Angel in Demise by Leanne Leeds

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    An electrocuted millionaire at a garden party.One witch under suspicion.Can Fortuna Delphi clear her name before they shut her art gallery down? Fortuna Delphi’s starting to feel like a part of Mystic’s End...
  • Southern Conjuring by Amy Boyles

    Southern Conjuring by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You never know when an ordinary day in Magnolia Cove will turn into one that's extraordinary-and not in a good way. All heck breaks loose when Pepper and her cousins accidentally release a magic eater into their beloved town. At first, they're not sure what kind of evil they've unleashed, but when bodies start dropping, it's clear this magic eater intends to feast on people in town...
  • Sketchy Charms by Leanne Leeds

    Sketchy Charms by Leanne Leeds

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A body in the woodlands near the crystal field.Smoky quartz that smoked the local mailman.Can Fortuna unearth the truth the authorities won’t? When reporter and Mystic’s End busybody Pepper Stanford discovers a sketched map that professes to reveal what the heck the deal is with mystics in Mystic’s End, Fortuna reluctantly follows her out to the thick forest to hunt for for clues...
  • Y'all Witches by Amy Boyles

    Y'all Witches by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Who 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 Witching by Amy Boyles

    Southern Witching by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The happiest day of Dylan's life has finally arrived...her wedding day! All of Silver Springs is ready for a celebration to remember. But things get off to a rocky start when Grandma Hazel calls down a flock of eagles that try to eat the wedding doves. Then Dylan sees Roman before the ceremony. Things couldn't get any worse, could they? Never ask a question you don't want answered...
  • Magic & Mythos by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Mythos by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. Big changes are afoot for Ember Rose. The descendant of the One True Witch is grappling with the fallout from a recent decision regarding Sheriff Nash and Alec, while also navigating new witchy waters with her daughter, Marley...
  • Southern Sorcery by Amy Boyles

    Southern Sorcery by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Pepper 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...
  • Southern Curses by Amy Boyles

    Southern Curses by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The dead should stay dead...unless they were alive to begin with. Life for Pepper Dunn is just beginning to slow down in the magical town of Magnolia Cove, Alabama, when her Uncle Donovan, who is supposed to be deceased, appears on her doorstep very much alive...
  • Southern Karma by Amy Boyles

    Southern Karma by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It’s Pepper Dunn’s first Halloween in magical Magnolia Cove, Alabama. She can’t wait to experience all her home has to offer—haunted houses, real ghosts, great fried food. And for one night, regular folks are invited to enter this town of witches.But when Rufus Mayes appears, Halloween looks to go haywire. But Rufus vows not to bother Pepper. Instead, he needs her...
  • Tequila Shots & Valentine Knots by Tricia O'Malley

    Tequila Shots & Valentine Knots by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Valentine’s Day has arrived in Tequila Key and Miss Elva, the resident Voodoo Priestess, has been asked to concoct a love potion for a couple that needs some extra spice in their marriage. When her pirate ghost, Rafe, sees the potion and thinks it is for Miss Elva – all hell breaks loose. Get swept along on a fun Valentine's Day story in quaint Tequila Key...
  • Loved Up by A.A. Albright

    Loved Up by A.A. Albright

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For the Wayfair Witches, the romantic season is beginning. Unfortunately, it’s beginning with a murder.When Nancy Berry is killed during spring celebrations, the reason seems clear to her coven leader. Will Berry believes that Nancy was killed as a threat, to force him to vote the right way in an upcoming election.But Wanda thinks there’s a far more fiendish reason for Nancy’s murder...
  • Acting Up by A.A. Albright

    Acting Up by A.A. Albright

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wanda Wayfair does not believe in prophecies… There’s a murderer on the set of Be My Witch, and Wanda is afraid that all the wrong people are being killed. Because in the vision she saw, Mandy Parker was the one who died. With the help of the victims’ familiars, Wanda races to solve the case...
  • The Great Witchy Cake-Off by Jeannie Wycherley

    The Great Witchy Cake-Off by Jeannie Wycherley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When a soggy bottom is the least of your worries... The producers of Witchflix TV favourite The Great Witchy Cake Off are searching for somewhere new to base the filming of their next series. Naturally, Alfhild Daemonne, a long time fan of all things cakey, invites them to Whittle Inn...
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series by Sherry A. Burton

    Merry Me: Book 15 in The Jerry McNeal series by Sherry A. Burton

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Feeling guilty at not having made his engagement to April official over the Christmas holidays, Jerry seeks to join her and Max for their annual after-Christmas getaway to Frankenmuth, Michigan...
  • Turnover and Die by Tegan Maher

    Turnover and Die by Tegan Maher

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When a beloved elder of the culinary community turns up dead at a cooking competition, it's up to Toni and her new circle of friends to solve the mystery ..
  • Witchy Secrets by Misty Bane

    Witchy Secrets by Misty Bane

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All Shay Graves is worried about is helping her daughter, Ember, prep for her starring role in the upcoming musical at the local community theater. All Alvin Graves is worried about is passing his continuing education course at Mystic Key University. But when Shay’s father falls ill, she agrees – albeit begrudgingly – to attend on his behalf and take copious notes...
  • New York Cheesecake Chaos by Addison Moore

    New York Cheesecake Chaos by Addison Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    My name is Lottie Lemon and I see dead people. Okay, so I rarely see dead people, mostly I see furry creatures of the dearly departed variety, who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owners impending doom.My ex has landed in Honey Hollow all the way from New York where I last saw his sorry mug...
  • Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles

    Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s a special night in Haunted Hollow, Alabama. The second most haunted town in the country will witness the yearly appearance of the spirit called the Backwoods Banshee.Blissful and her gang of ghost wranglers, Ruth and Alice, are ready for the sighting. But when a rival band of geriatric hunters bet the Southern Ghost Wranglers that they won’t see the banshee first, the deal is on...
  • Christmas Presence by ReGina Welling, Erin Lynn

    Christmas Presence by ReGina Welling, Erin Lynn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m Everly Dupree, and I help the dead find peace whether I want to or not. This year, all I wanted for Christmas was a little peace and quiet, some time with family, and a glass of eggnog. What I didn't need was the ghost of my married past to rear its ugly head, or a ghost from the present to show up. If I'm going to have any future, I'll need to lay all the ghosts to rest...
  • Murder Bites by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom

    Murder Bites by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premiere destination for murder. My 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. Valentine's Day is coming right up and the Country Cottage Inn is playing host to a bevy of romantic shenanigans...
  • Icing on the Curse by Samantha Silver

    Icing on the Curse by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to Spellford Cove, where the baking is sweet and the witches are wild.Something strange is going on in Spellford Cove. No one is acting quite as they should, and Robin is starting to think there might be some sort of dark magic involved...
  • The Haunted Wedding by J.A. Whiting

    The Haunted Wedding by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is book 12 in the Lin Coffin cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting.The double wedding of Lin Coffin, her cousin, Viv, and their fiancés is fast approaching.One afternoon, the two young women decide to take a walk around the fairgrounds and sports fields of the Tom Nevers area of Nantucket, when they notice a commotion down by a storage shed...
  • Lethal Lemon Bars by Addison Moore

    Lethal Lemon Bars by Addison Moore

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This 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...
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