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  • Knightmare by Shayne Silvers

    Knightmare by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Nate Temple must die. Mordred—the bastard son of King Arthur—has returned, and he will stop at nothing to utterly destroy everything his father ever created—burning the Arthurian Legend from the history books for good.He’s already defeated Nate Temple once, corrupting the fabled Knights of the Round Table into darker, nigh-invincible, merciless, killing machines—Knightmares...
  • Portraits of the Forsaken by E.E. Holmes

    Portraits of the Forsaken by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Deep in the heart of old London town, spirits are drawn to the tempting lure of a lie...As Jess Ballard is struggling to adjust to her new life in London without Finn Carey to watch over her, she has thrown herself into her role as a Tracker, using her gift to communicate with and help as many spirits as she can...
  • Gift of the Darkness by E.E. Holmes

    Gift of the Darkness by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A warning from the past, an uncertain future, an impossible choice... For hundreds of years, the Durupinen have carried the power of the Gateway in their bloodlines. Now, a dire warning from the past might mean that power must come to an end...
  • House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan

    House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The luxurious Lathrop Grand Hotel is a Savannah institution that has entertained guests for more than a century and a half, offering some of the finest accommodations in the city. Famously haunted, the hotel draws tourists from around the world eager to encounter its numerous ghosts...
  • The Keeper by J.L. Bryan

    The Keeper by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The South Channel lighthouse is a crumbling antique at the mouth of the Savannah River, abandoned and forgotten for generations. Local stories still tell of a mysterious woman in white who often stood at the old lighthouse, watching the sailors come into port...even long after she died...
  • Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz

    Sheever's Journal, Diary of a Poison Master by K. Ritz

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Synopsis: For five years Me’acca Mysuth Sheever has lived among his “sworn enemies,” pretending to be one of them. One night he buys a journal, its pages blank. The woman who sells him the journal extracts his promise to record his deeds for study. “Lo, the steps of your life mark the journey of your soul...
  • Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid

    Darkness Exposed by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Jeannine appeared in the room across from Mary. Her face was streaked with tears and she was visibly trembling. “Mary, I remembered,” she cried. “I remembered and it was awful.”The time has finally come for Mary to investigate Jeannine’s murder...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  crime  drama
  • 44 Gilmore Street by Shani Struthers

    44 Gilmore Street by Shani Struthers

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “We all have to face our demons at some point.” Psychic Surveys – specialists in domestic spiritual clearance – have never been busier. Although exhausted, Ruby is pleased. Her track record as well as her down-to-earth, no-nonsense approach inspires faith in the haunted, who willingly call on her high street consultancy when the supernatural takes hold. But that’s all about to change...
  • The Ghost and Little Marie by Bobbi Holmes

    The Ghost and Little Marie by Bobbi Holmes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The family of Adam Nichols show up in Frederickport when Marie ends up in a nursing home with a broken hip. Yet unlike Adam, who is trying to get his grandmother home, the new arrivals are more concerned with selling off her assets and keeping her in the questionable facility...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  audiobook  book  contemporary  cozy  crime
  • Lullaby by J.L. Bryan

    Lullaby by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Life is more difficult than ever at Savannah's only ghost-hunting detective agency. While Ellie copes with her mentor's departure and other unwelcome developments, she also worries about the supernatural injuries keeping her boyfriend caught in an endless slumber. At the same time, Ellie and Stacey are called in to investigate an eerie entity haunting a baby's nursery room...
  • Darkest Night by Will Hill

    Darkest Night by Will Hill

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The brave men and women of Department 19 have fought Dracula at every turn, but now Zero Hour has passed and the ancient vampire is at full strength. Inside Department 19, the Operators are exhausted and fractured. Jamie, Larissa, Matt and Kate are each struggling with their own demons. When the friends need each other most, they are further apart than ever...
  • A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde

    A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She thought she could see everything. Time is proving her wrong.Ten years ago, Natalya’s ability to remember the future cost her the life she wanted when her vision of her fiancé’s death tore them apart. Ever since, she's considered her precognition more of a curse than a gift...
  • Terminal by J.L. Bryan

    Terminal by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ellie Jordan and her apprentice Stacey investigate a house in an elaborate planned community that was only half-built before it went bankrupt, leaving an instant ghost town with only a few residents. The entity haunting this house is a banshee that feeds on sadness and misery...
  • The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan

    The Crawling Darkness by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Ghost removal specialist Ellie Jordan must face a dangerous, shape-shifting entity that she and Calvin have encountered once before, with tragic results. The spirit has the power to reach into the minds of living and feed on their fears, taking the shape of their worst nightmares, and it has awoken in search of new victims...
  • Maze of Souls by J.L. Bryan

    Maze of Souls by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It's October, and down at newly opened Pine Hollow Farm, the ghosts are running wild!. This “genuine” old-time family farm offers a big heap of fun fall activities. You can drink cider fresh from the orchard, enter a pumpkin-carving contest, and explore the five-acre corn maze...
  • San Francisco Night by Stephen Leather

    San Francisco Night by Stephen Leather

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Jack Nightingale fights his battles in the shadows – in the grey areas where the real world meets the supernatural. But when he arrives in San Francisco to take on a group of Satanists bent on opening a doorway to Hell, the danger is out in the open and all too real...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  demons  fiction
  • Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson

    Blood Gamble by Melissa F. Olson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    If there is one city that Scarlett Bernard hates, it’s Las Vegas. But when the cardinal vampire of Los Angeles convinces her to go investigate a new vampire-themed stage show, Scarlett quickly finds herself shoulder-deep in sequins, slot machines, and Old World intrigue.The show’s creators are vampire celebrities Arthur and Lucy Holmwood, who once inspired characters from the original Dracula...
  • Odd Thomas: You Are Destined To Be Together Forever by Dean Koontz

    Odd Thomas: You Are Destined To Be Together Forever by Dean Koontz

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    The singular journey of Odd Thomas is approaching its unforgettable conclusion in Saint Odd. But before Odd’s destiny is revealed, this exclusive eBook short story looks back — way back — to where it all began for Odd Thomas and Stormy Llewellyn, two souls who are destined to be together forever...
  • Blood Pact by Nazri Noor

    Blood Pact by Nazri Noor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Everyone is red on the inside. The destruction of the Dark Room has locked away the Eldest forever… or so it seems. The Boneyard discovers a bloodthirsty cult desperate to bring back the Old Ones, and Dustin Graves rescues the strangest of sacrifices: a Welsh corgi...
  • New Beginnings by A.K. Michaels

    New Beginnings by A.K. Michaels

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    As the influx of Highlanders arrive in the US, Cameron’s brother Grant comes too. Intent on carrying out his brother’s bonding ritual, and returning home as quickly as possible. However, there are some surprises in store for Grant. Ones that are forever life changing, and which will test the very bonds of his friendship with one of his closest friends...
  • To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen

    To Stop a Shadow by Carrie Pulkinen

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Trent's heart may belong to Tina, but a shadow demon is after his soul…Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  demons  drama
  • Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Wolf Mate by M. Guida

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final battle is here. I have to prove that I'm worthy of the crown.Everything rests on me.But I'm willing to accept the challenge.I want justice for my parents' murder and my demon wolves' enslavement.My enemy doesn't play fair, and I know it's an ambush.Bring it on, dude. Win or lose, I'm ready...
  • Dark Light by Jodi Taylor

    Dark Light by Jodi Taylor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The second novel in the new, gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi TaylorFrom the frying pan into the fire.Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Greyston and finds herself involved in an ages-old ceremony that will end in death...
  • Wicked Potion by Megan Montero

    Wicked Potion by Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Release date is temporary In the war for my power only one will win… After I made the ultimate sacrifice nothing will ever be the same...
  • Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill

    Bound by the Vampire Queen: A Vampire Queen Series Novel by Joey W. Hill

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sworn to obedience, compelled by loyalty, and threatened with damnation for betrayal, Jacob entered Lady Lyssa’s servitude as a human servant...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  fae  fiction  horror
  • The Counseling by Marley Gibson

    The Counseling by Marley Gibson

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Kendall has just discovered who Emily really is, lost her boyfriend, and nearly died doing the thing she loves most--ghost hunting. It's time to take a break and try to reconcile all the changes she's going through. So Kendall heads to the Sierra Mountains, where there's a camp especially for young people with gifts such as hers. It's a time for reflection and self-discovery...
  • Rise to Me by Shani Struthers

    Rise to Me by Shani Struthers

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    “This isn’t a ghost we’re dealing with. If only it were that simple…” Eighteen years ago, when psychic Ruby Davis was a child, her mother – also a psychic – suffered a nervous breakdown. Ruby was never told why. “It won’t help you to know,” the only answer ever given...
  • Tennessee Night by Stephen Leather

    Tennessee Night by Stephen Leather

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Children are killing themselves across the State of Tennessee. Is it a horrible coincidence, or are dark forces at work? When Jack Nightingale learns that there is a mysterious list of children who are at risk, he takes the case, spurred on by the fact that he knows one of the names and that makes it personal...
  • Blackthorn Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw

    Blackthorn Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A woman in black stares at the sea, her body transparent, eyes brimming with tears. Hoping to get a better look at the woman, psychic medium Addison Lockhart leans out over the manor’s windowsill, gasping when she feels an intense pressure pressing down on her back—someone thrusting her forward. She grabs the side of the window to brace herself, but it’s too late. She’s already falling...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  ghosts
  • The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    The Roman by Sylvain Reynard

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    From the New York Times and international bestselling author of Gabriel's Inferno comes the thrilling conclusion to the dark and sexy paranormal romance series, following a young art restorer and the vampyre prince she loves as they fight against a mysterious figure who holds the fate of Italy's vampyre population-and their souls-in the balance...
  • A Lovely Drop by Darynda Jones

    A Lovely Drop by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A woman who claims to do the impossible…Andrea Grace comes from a long line of women who can do the impossible: They can eavesdrop on the past. But ever since her mother’s suspicious death, Andrea has led a half-life, guarding herself from those who would kill to get their hands on her...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  horror
  • Vultures by Chuck Wendig

    Vultures by Chuck Wendig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    In the sixth and final thriller of the “wildly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) Miriam Black series, Miriam tries to break the curse of her powers, but first she must face The Trespasser a final time...
  • Final Call by Terri Reid

    Final Call by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Stanley peered up into the shadows above the stage. There was a colorful blaze of fabric amidst the burgundy curtains and canvas backdrops. He moved closer, trying to get a better view from a different angle.“Hey, what’s this play about anyway?” Stanley asked. “Is it a Western?”“No, it’s a drama,” Rosie replied.“How come you need a dummy hanging from a rope?”She looked over quickly...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  crime  fiction
  • The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler

    The Back Door of Midnight by Elizabeth Chandler

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Psychic...or psychotic? Anna knows her family is crazy. But when she goes to visit her aunt and uncle for the summer and learns that her uncle’s charred body has been found, her life reaches a new level of insanity. Her erratic aunt’s “psychic” abilities are exaggerated by her grief, and have become borderline violent...
  • The Raptor & the Wren by Chuck Wendig

    The Raptor & the Wren by Chuck Wendig

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Official Amazon description:In the fifth book of the “wildly entertaining” (Kirkus Reviews) Miriam Black series, Miriam continues her journey to find answers on how to change her fate and begin to make right some of what she’s done wrong...
  • The Broken Clock by P.T. Hylton

    The Broken Clock by P.T. Hylton

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Frank Hinkle and his friends must stop Zed from achieving his ultimate goal: saving the world. In King's Crossing, Wisconsin, lives a nine-year-old girl who can pull on time. Residents of the town know odd details about the future, and there's a twisting tree growing in a park near the center of town...
  • Last Rites by Nazri Noor

    Last Rites by Nazri Noor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One knife to take a life. One breath to honor Death. Dustin Graves can’t get a break. Murdering an Old One was only the beginning. Enraged, the Eldest have answered with searing rains of ivory fire from the stars, threatening Valero and the world itself. The madness must be stopped.Ancient gods of prophecy, death, and darkness themselves answer the call for battle...
  • Unbreakable Bonds by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Unbreakable Bonds by Carolyn Ridder Aspenson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Be careful what you wish for because karma has a way of biting you in the butt." That's what Angela Panther's mother always said. And boy was she was right. When Angela first discovered her gift to gab with ghosts, she fought it tooth and nail. But the second she decided it wasn't so bad, tragedy hit and the universe decided to teach her a lesson...
  • Breeds 3 by Keith C. Blackmore

    Breeds 3 by Keith C. Blackmore

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The final book in the trilogy.Douglas Kirk is having a bad week.Not only are groups of human hunters after him, whole werewolf packs have orders to kill him on sight, forcing him to flee Halifax without identification, money, weapons, or even his phone...
  • Raven by Stacey Rourke

    Raven by Stacey Rourke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An infamous love, destined nevermore, For death could not claim, the enchanting Lenore. Cursed by the malevolent spirit of the Headless Horseman, Ireland Crane ventures to Manhattan in search of a way to break her soul crushing bond. Instead, she discovers the lines between fact and fiction are blurring once more. Croaking ravens. Telltale hearts...
  • Black Opal by Catie Rhodes

    Black Opal by Catie Rhodes

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Note: This novella is the second installment in the Peri Jean Mace series. The print version is approximately 180 pages. Please be aware before purchasing that this is a short novel. "I knowed you'd be coming." The voice came from next to my arm, male but high and reedy. "You here to make things right, ain't you?" Not according to Peri Jean Mace...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  family  fiction
  • Pay Dirt by Chris Underwood

    Pay Dirt by Chris Underwood

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In Lost Falls, nothing ever stays buried. Look, I'm a reasonable guy. When the ghoul came to me, shaking and sweating and claiming that he'd been cursed, I did what I could to help. After all, as Lost Falls' resident cunning man, breaking curses is my specialty...
  • Possessed by R.K. Ryals

    Possessed by R.K. Ryals

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Calling a Demon forth wasn't the wisest thing the Ayers witches have ever done. For centuries, the Ayers have been slaves of the Demon Lilith, one Ayers witch destined to do her will while another was sacrificed to the Hunters. But Monroe Jacobs has changed the rules ... A witch from the Ayers line, Monroe's powers have always been connected to Demons and now she knows why...
  • Big Easy Evil by Heather Graham

    Big Easy Evil by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Halloween in the Big Easy . . . Does evil really exist? Michael Quinn and Danni Cafferty are far too familiar with the question. At the death of her father, Danni inherited his house and shop on Royal Street in New Orleans—and much more than she ever anticipated, including a book kept by her family for generations on how to combat the most unusual forces...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  crime  fiction  ghosts
  • Portents by Kelley Armstrong

    Portents by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A Collection of Cainsville TalesCainsville, Illinois. A town founded by fae escaping the Old World. A town both part of the world and cut off from it. A town that a young woman will run to, fleeing her past, only to discover that her past extends further than she ever imagined, into the distant history of Cainville itself...
  • Belle Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw

    Belle Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The door to Addison Lockhart's room opens. Five-year-old Sara Belle walks in. The child seems lost and confused. Addison reaches out, grabs Sara's hand, and the room goes black.Addison's eyes open to find she's been transported several decades into the past. She's sitting in the back seat of a car. Sara is beside her. The car stops at an intersection...
  • Trouble's Child by Terry Goodkind

    Trouble's Child by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Releasing as a short-lengthed teaser to the forthcoming novel The Girl in the Moon, a new novella from #1 New York Times bestselling author Terry Goodkind. Wandering through the snowy woods in the mountains near her home, Angela Constantine stumbles upon a wolf feeding on the body of a murdered young woman. That discovery is only the start of her problems...
  • The Seventh Witch by Shirley Damsgaard

    The Seventh Witch by Shirley Damsgaard

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    This is the seventh and last installment of the enchanting mystery series featuring a small-town librarian psychic and her grandmother, and a benevolent witch.Small-town librarian and psychic Ophelia Jensen hails from a long line of wise and wonderfully gifted women. There's her grandmother, Abby, a talented witch, and her great-aunt Mary, who's about to celebrate her 100th birthday...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  crime  female-mc
  • Chaotic by Kelley Armstrong

    Chaotic by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Kelley Armstrong returns to the Otherworld with "Chaotic," where a half-demon tabloid journalist's boring date is saved...by a supernatural explosion? She's off to save the day—if only her less-than-stellar date wouldn't tag along! Luckily, the intriguing, infuriating, and just plain sexy werewolf/jewel thief Karl Marsten also appears...
  • Deadspawn by Brian Lumley

    Deadspawn by Brian Lumley

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    There's a maniacal murderer on the loose, brutally slaughtering young women with a ferocity that rivals that of vampires Harry Koegh has spent his life combatting. The Necroscope's been asked to solve the crimes...asked by the dead spirits of the madman's victims. Harry cannot turn down a request from the dead...even if it costs him his soul...
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