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  • Freaky Crypts by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Crypts by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Poet Parker thought her past was lost to her…but it’s about to invade her present.Her uncle Sidney is in New Orleans, which just happens to be where Mystic Caravan is setting up shop for the week, but Poet isn’t expecting a happy reunion. Things are tense—to say the least—and that’s before zombies are reported in the French Quarter...
  • Long, Hot, Witchy Summer by Amanda M. Lee

    Long, Hot, Witchy Summer by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Life couldn’t be going much better for Hadley Hunter. She’s living the dream on Moonstone Bay with her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, plotting her next move as a witch for hire, and basically basking in happiness.That all changes when a summer afternoon on the beach turns into a nightmare, an odd creature from the depths of the ocean surfacing and attacking Hadley on the beach...
  • Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee

    Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hadley 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...
  • To Spell with It by Amanda M. Lee

    To Spell with It by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Hadley Hunter thinks she’s seen everything – okay, maybe not everything but a lot of things – but she’s never seen a cupid convention.When her good friend Booker’s fellow cupids descend on Moonstone Bay, she thinks it’s going to be fun and games. Instead, it’s mayhem and mystery when a rash of suicides and attempted suicides hit random island residents...
  • Semi-Psychic Life by Elizabeth Hunter

    Semi-Psychic Life by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Who says you can’t live the rock and roll life after forty?You just need a lot more vitamins and a bigger bottle of aspirin.Valerie Costa was pretty sure she was rocking her forties. She had an amazing coffee shop, two cool teenagers, and a new superpower that gave her insight into any random object she touched.Okay, she wasn’t thrilled about that last one...
  • Grim Vows by Amanda M. Lee

    Grim Vows by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Weddings are supposed to be all about white veils, flowers and happily ever after. For Aisling Grimlock, she wants the ending … but the journey isn’t quite finished. Ever since her mother returned from the dead almost a year prior, Aisling has been riddled with doubts...
  • Flip the Witch Switch by Amanda M. Lee

    Flip the Witch Switch by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Bay Winchester and Landon Michaels are looking for a romantic outing, revisiting the past now that they know they met as children. That trip leads them to the camp they visited back in the day … and to a new adventure.It’s a happy excursion down memory lane until they happen upon the old pool and discover a hand poking out of an ancient cover...
  • Mine to Have by AshleyNicole

    Mine to Have by AshleyNicole

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Somebody is killing young boys in the neighborhood and its homicide Detective Mellina August’s responsibility to figure out who. She’s the new kid in the precinct and not everybody’s happy about her landing this case, but that won’t stop her from solving it. All she needs is a good partner and she’s golden...
  • Beasts: New Beginnings by Natavia

    Beasts: New Beginnings by Natavia

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Twenty years ago, Goon and his pack, found happiness, and now it is their offspring’s time. Goon’s sons Kanye and Akea, have grown up and are experiencing love for the first time with their mates. Kanye, is stubborn and is next in line to be the next “Alpha.” Akea, is the outcast in the pack...
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    black-mc  paranormal  poc-mc  adult  book  fiction  mystery  urban
  • Coming For What's Mine pt 2: The Politician by Edwina Fort

    Coming For What's Mine pt 2: The Politician by Edwina Fort

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Conclusion of Book 1 I almost believed the look of pain that came across his face. Almost! My heart had turned to stone. At least that’s what I convinced myself. So, no matter what he said or what he did, I will not turn back. “J please, ask me to do anything else. Anything. Just—” He paused for a moment, his eyes searching mine...
  • Riding Dirty on I-95 by Nikki Turner

    Riding Dirty on I-95 by Nikki Turner

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Queen of hip hop fiction Nikki Turner follows her gritty, emotionally charged novel The Glamorous Life with this new tale from the hood featuring a beautiful down-on-her-luck sister who can out-hustle the best of them as she rises from the ghetto to glory. After Mercy’s beloved dad is murdered in cold blood on her seventh birthday, her mother gives her up to foster care...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  suspense  adult  book  crime  drama  female-author
  • Redemption by Edwina Fort

    Redemption by Edwina Fort

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    You've Never Read Beauty And The Beast Like This! I was messing with fire. He reeked of danger. He was so far out of my league, yet it was me he watched, so why not give him a show. I was safe in this cage. He could not get to me. My eyes closed as pleasure shot down my spine. I can’t explain what it was like teasing a hungry beast, especially knowing that he couldn’t touch me...
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    black-mc  paranormal  poc-mc  adult  book  fiction  mystery  poc-author
  • A Heart Divided by Iris Bolling

    A Heart Divided by Iris Bolling

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Attorney General, J.D. Harrison is the leading candidate to become Governor and eventually President of the United States. He has a beautiful wife, two wonderful children and a promising political career ahead of him. However, he has a nemesis that will go to any length to destroy the Harrison's family-including murder. A Heart Divided continues the journey towards the White House for J.D...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  adult  book  contemporary  fiction  mystery  romance
  • Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper

    Indebted by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Even when he does good, he’s bad… Detective Lazarus Dimas doesn’t play by the rules. On the streets, he’s a force to be reckoned with, a dangerous man with a badge and a gun. But he does have a soft spot — the sexy Assistant District Attorney Journey Ramsey. There is something about the woman he can’t shake. She’s irresistible and off limits...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  suspense  adult  alpha-mc  book  contemporary  drama
  • Witch Is the New Black by Lily Harper Hart

    Witch Is the New Black by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Ofelia Archer has faced demons, evil witches, and freaky zombies, but nothing could prepare her for the horror of meeting her boyfriend’s mother, Madeline Sully. She thinks she’s ready and able, but she’s really not.For his part, Zacharias “Zach” Sully isn’t any more thrilled by his mother’s visit than his girlfriend. He’s simply better at dealing with Madeline’s brand of madness...
  • Sins of the Father by Denise Grover Swank

    Sins of the Father by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    As the fallout from J.R. Simmons’ death begins to settle, some of the victims are still dealing with the results of that deadly night. Rose mourns the changes in her life and struggles to move on. Neely Kate is devastated when Joe leaves Henryetta two weeks after his father’s death and refuses to speak to her...
  • Freaky Deaky Tiki by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Deaky Tiki by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Hadley Hunter is learning about life, love … and being a witch. She has a hot and hunky boyfriend, new friends, and family she didn’t know existed until recently. Her plate is full. Life gets even busier when a Detroit grim reaper named Aisling Grimlock hits Moonstone Bay for her honeymoon. Aisling is loud, brash … and pregnant...
  • Gage's Goal by Dale Mayer

    Gage's Goal by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Gage hadn’t told the rest of his team, but he’d planned to meet up with Lorelei after their team disbanded. A little one-on-one time was needed to see if all the sparks they’d felt over the last few years were the real thing. He’d deliberately avoided getting involved with anyone he worked with, so this seemed like the perfect opportunity...
  • Steele Waters by M. Monique

    Steele Waters by M. Monique

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Deja Ruben embarks on a new life in Crestview Waters, one she was thrust into, not of her own will. Loss has led her to a place she wouldn't otherwise step foot in. One fateful morning brings Deja’s new life spinning out of control and into arms of steel.Phoenix Steele wishes none other than to remain the reclusive lawyer that he is...
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    suspense  black-mc  poc-mc  legal  small-town  romance  fiction  urban
  • Trouble Play by Elizabeth Hunter

    Trouble Play by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This desert oasis has gone to the dogs, and Vista de Lirio is about to get bloody.(Not the dogs though. The dogs are fine.)Comedian Evy Lane thought she’d done it all, but taking on the role of mistress of ceremonies for the Desert Fancy Dog Show may be her most challenging gig yet...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  psychics  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy
  • Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by A.J. Sherwood

    Alan's Utterly Accidental Dream-Cute by A.J. Sherwood

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    What happens when a Havili researcher meets a psychic dreamwalker? A dreamy meet-cute, that’s what. (In more ways than one...
  • Shifted by C.P. Rider

    Shifted by C.P. Rider

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A telepath with a lethal twist.My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a wolf shifter, I'm not much of a threat. But as a telepath-spiker, I'm deadly.For six months, life has been peaceful...
  • A Man's Promise by Brenda Jackson

    A Man's Promise by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A man's word is his bond. His family is his strength. His heart is his own. Superstar musician Caden Granger has spent years running from love, commitment and family. Yet despite his fame and fortune, he knows the kind of respect and adoration he needs can only come from one person—the very woman who wants nothing to do with him...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  drama  fiction
  • Accused by Sharon C. Cooper

    Accused by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He wants to forget his past… She’s hiding from hers… Former FBI agent Kenton Bailey traded in his badge when an assignment went horribly wrong. Now he provides personal security to high-end clients. But falling for Egypt Durand, the Queen of Supreme Security, wasn’t part of the plan. She’s smart, classy, and ignites a fire in him that only she can extinguish...
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    black-mc  poc-mc  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  fiction  mystery
  • Truth or Consequences by Sharon C. Cooper

    Truth or Consequences by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hospital Chief of Staff Natasha Lockham’s life has been all about work and no play. That is until a one-night stand with a man who lives his life on the edge, turns her sexual fantasies into reality. She never expects to see him again, but their paths cross when Natasha suspects an esteemed doctor of committing an unspeakable crime against his patients and danger lands at her doorstep...
  • Reckless Love by Té Russ

    Reckless Love by Té Russ

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    When Victoria Grey and Dexter McAllister meet, the sparks are there from the beginning. There's no denying their attraction. But Dex has a secret. He wants to tell Vicki, but the last thing he wants to do is put her in danger. However, Vicki is no damsel in distress...
    Categorized as:
    poc-mc  suspense  black-mc  romance  mystery  fiction  book  adult
  • Cold as a Witch's Tequila Sunrise by Lily Harper Hart

    Cold as a Witch's Tequila Sunrise by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The big day has arrived. Hali Waverly is finally getting the surgery she so desperately needs. Her boyfriend Gray Hunter is determined to be by her side for it. She thinks she’s ready for it. Is she, though?The surgery itself goes off without a hitch. Hali’s recovery is another story. Ceding control of her beloved tiki bar to her brother and her boyfriend’s brother only amps up her anxiety...
  • Into the Abyss by Dale Mayer

    Into the Abyss by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life is never easy but when her family is killed by a serial killer — one who is never caught — it becomes almost impossible. As she grows up, Tavi works to appear normal while hiding in law enforcement, determined to get answers and if she can — extract revenge. Jericho is a hunter. Now he's caught the scent of an old prey, a serial killer he's been one step behind the whole way...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  psychics  suspense  adult  book  fiction  killer  mystery
  • Wade's War by Dale Mayer

    Wade's War by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sophia met Wade a few years back, and the last she heard from him was he’d be back to take her out to dinner—and never saw him again. Having spent several years in the meantime working with Merk and his team in Texas, when Terk called for her help, Sophia jumped at the opportunity to go. Even if Wade didn’t get it, she knew a connection worth trying for when she felt it...
  • Gypsy Spirit by Ellen Dugan

    Gypsy Spirit by Ellen Dugan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Gypsy Chronicles return with an all new “spirited” adventure. Nilah Stefanik, and her lover Joseph (aka that sexy man-beast) are still going strong. Over the past year, Nilah has grown into her mediumship abilities and is quietly working for her town’s Paranormal Investigation Group...
  • Vindicated by Sharon C. Cooper

    Vindicated by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She’s a distraction he can’t resist…A spark ignites the moment security specialist, Hamilton Crosby, meets stuntwoman, Dakota Sherrod. She’s like no other woman he’s ever met. But Hamilton never ignores his gut, and his gut tells him to stay clear of the enticing beauty.Dakota is an adrenaline junkie. Leaping off buildings and running through fire is just another day at the job...
  • The Dragon's Mate Proposal by Riley Storm

    The Dragon's Mate Proposal by Riley Storm

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I’m done being someone’s second best.And I have the scars from my first-marriage to prove it. Now that I’m stuck with a dragon shifter, it’s going to take more than muscles as hard as a good D to convince me that they’re serious.Of course, if it wasn’t for my big mouth I wouldn’t be in this situation to begin with.I was there when the ceasefire terms were presented by the dragons...
  • Seized by Seduction by Brenda Jackson

    Seized by Seduction by Brenda Jackson

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    One glance is all it takesFrom the moment his eyes meet hers across the crime-scene tape, ex-con turned bodyguard Quasar Patterson knows he has to see the mysterious Dr. Randi Fuller again. She's a renowned psychic investigator who can foresee danger for others, but not for herself...
  • Murky Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Murky Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rowan Gray has a new job, home and potential boyfriend. Things should be going swimmingly, especially given the fact that she now calls a cruise ship home. All of that changes when a group of feisty women from a cosmetics company take over the Bounding Storm for a week of sun, fun and murder. For Quinn Davenport, things aren’t at all what he expected...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  psychics  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy
  • Shattered by C.P. Rider

    Shattered by C.P. Rider

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A telepath with a lethal twist.My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a telepath-spiker, I can read a person's thoughts.I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain...
  • Eyes to the Soul by Dale Mayer

    Eyes to the Soul by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    This is book 7 in the series - and it's Stefan's story!Just because a person can see – doesn't mean they should look.Celina Wilton was technically blind, a state she wasn't very happy about. In her case the alternative was worse. So she'd learn to adapt, one way or another...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  psychics  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  fiction
  • Luck of the Iris by Nancy Warren

    Luck of the Iris by Nancy Warren

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Prettiest garden contestHow delightful…How deadlyI thought judging the Willow Waters garden contest would be fun. A nice way to get to know a few more of my neighbors in this beautiful Cotswold village. I’d get to see how the best gardens grew, maybe nab a few tips for my own garden. I did not expect the competition to be to the death. Literally.I’m Peony Bellefleur and I own Bewitching Blooms...
  • Wicked Warning by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Warning by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jack Harker and Ivy Morgan are happy. Actually, they're more than happy. They're also content. Nothing can get in their way.That all changes when a disheveled teenager shows up at Shadow Lake's weekly dance. The girl is dirty, disoriented, and traumatized. That means Jack and Ivy are on the case, and the truth of one girl's horror may bring the entire Shadow Lake community to its knees...
  • Sophie and the Odd Ones by Gwen DeMarco

    Sophie and the Odd Ones by Gwen DeMarco

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Sophie Feegle needs a break. Rent is due on her crappy apartment and she's halfway through her last loaf of bread.Sophie doesn't have big ambitions. She only wants a job that will keep her landlord off her back, enough extra cash for whiskey at the neighborhood bar and a bit of free time to hang out with the naughty old lady next door...
    Categorized as:
    magic  paranormal  psychics  suspense  adult  book  dragons  fae
  • Wicked Delight by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Delight by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Ivy Morgan and Jack Harker don’t have many complaints. Things are good, life is quiet, and the only big thing on their to-do lists is picking a date for their wedding, which is exactly what they’re doing when a local celebutante approaches with an offer for Jack to be on a dating show...
  • Wicked Winter by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Winter by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Happiness, joy and a proposal? Merry Christmas from Shadow Lake. Jack Harker is a nervous wreck. He has big Christmas plans for his girlfriend Ivy Morgan, and they involve a ring and house renovations all at one time. First, he has to make sure they both make it through a tense holiday season, though. For Ivy, things are less clear...
  • Wicked Season by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Season by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ivy Morgan is convinced life couldn’t get better. She’s happy, in love and since fall is her favorite season she’s having a great time with the shifting weather. All of that changes when her boyfriend’s mother and sister show up out of the blue and cast her life into disarray. Jack Harker has never been happier, and even though he loves his mother and sister he’s not thrilled with their arrival...
  • A Thug Made For Me: A BBW Love Story by P. Wise

    A Thug Made For Me: A BBW Love Story by P. Wise

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Indigo Taylor-Anderson thought she had it all — until her husband's betrayal shattered her world. With newfound courage, she walks away from a life of mistreatment, leaving everything behind. Indigo finds herself navigating the tough streets of Philadelphia, facing challenges only the truly resilient woman can endure...
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    suspense  black-mc  poc-mc  romance  urban  fiction  mystery  book
  • Autumn Magic by T.M. Cromer

    Autumn Magic by T.M. Cromer

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Autumn Thorne believed she discovered the perfect love. Yet the moment she revealed she was a witch, her relationship went to hell in a handbasket. Nearly a decade later, in an ironic twist of fate, the man who shunned her shows up on her doorstep and asks for her help to develop his own latent powers...
  • Love & Omens by Carrie Pulkinen

    Love & Omens by Carrie Pulkinen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She sees the future.He reads the past.The present could kill them both.Knowing how things will end before they even begin is a curse New Orleans tour guide Sydney Park has endured since she was a child. Her premonitions make surprises few and far between, and dating…What's the point?Reading the past in objects has caused more trouble for Blake Beaumont than he cares to admit...
  • Spells of the Heart by Ellen Dugan

    Spells of the Heart by Ellen Dugan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Love is a spell of the heart not easily broken... Being a Witch didn’t guarantee that Autumn Bishop would stroll through life without any challenges. Sometimes it meant quite the opposite. Autumn has spent the last six months renovating her historic home, and it turns out that she’s not alone in the bungalow...
  • Evening in the Yellow Wood by Laura Kemp

    Evening in the Yellow Wood by Laura Kemp

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Abandoned by an eccentric father on the eve of her twelfth birthday, Justine Cook has lived with her fair share of unanswered questions. Now, ten years later she leaves her life in southern Michigan and heads north to the mysterious town of Lantern Creek after seeing his picture in a local newspaper...
  • Calum's Contact by Dale Mayer

    Calum's Contact by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
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  • Talking Bones by Dale Mayer

    Talking Bones by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hiding out in the French Quarter of New Orleans only made sense for someone like Skylar Livingston. Owning a voodoo shop was just an added touch for fun. It also helped with her cover, plus gave space to the multitude of ghosts in her family. And her shop was close to the cemeteries, … a very necessary part of her … hobby...
  • Rendezvous with Danger by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rendezvous with Danger by Sharon C. Cooper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Alandra Pargas, ex-CIA counter-intelligence officer, plans to wreak vengeance on the people who tried to kill her. A little rendezvous with danger is not what scares her, though. It's seeing the tall, dark, and dangerously sexy man she vowed to love forever that has her running for cover. Former U.S...
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