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Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 73 ratingsI could smell her fear, and it satisfied something deep inside me that had been writhing under her cool, superior gaze. I curled my upper lip so she could get a good look at my sharp teeth. I might only weigh thirty or so pounds in my coyote shape, but I was a predator...Mechanic Mercy Thompson can shift her shape - but not her loyalty... -
Charms & Witchdemeanors by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsTillie Winchester’s past is about to come back to haunt her, and what she sees as fun and games someone else sees as a recipe for murder. When a local woman is poisoned at Hemlock Cove’s senior center, Aunt Tillie is the prime suspect. Bay, Thistle and Clove don’t believe their great-aunt is guilty – although Thistle is fine if the police want to haul her away for a long weekend... -
Ghostly Serenade: by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn unsolved murder, a mob boss out for revenge, and a message from a ghost? Just another day in the life of Shelby Nichols. Shelby's family trip to meet the New York Manettos is not turning out to be the enjoyable break she'd hoped for... -
Hyper Lynx by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIf she fails, her whole team could be destroyed.Lexi “Lynx” Sabado is more than ready for her marriage with ex-SEAL Striker Rheas. But getting her happily ever after is fraught with hurdles when her psychic abilities start going haywire, giving her vague warnings of impending danger.As it turns out, identifying threats can be overwhelming when everything and everyone is the potential source... -
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Spells for the Dead by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsNell Ingram faces a dark craft known as death magic in the newest pulse-pounding paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series.Nell Ingram is a rookie PsyLed agent, using the powers she can channel from deep within the earth to solve paranormal crimes. Together with her team, she's taken on the darkest magic and the direst foes... -
Flame in the Dark by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSet in the same world as Faith Hunter’s New York Times bestselling Jane Yellowrock novels, the third, thrilling Soulwood novel stars Nell Ingram, who draws her powers from deep within the earth.Nell Ingram has always known she was different. Since she was a child, she’s been able to feel and channel ancient powers from deep within the earth... -
Beguiled by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNewly indoctrinated witch, Defiance Dayne discovers there’s more to life after forty than she'd ever imagined possible. Especially if one is a charmling, one of only three in the world, with enough magics to make her a target for every power-hungry warlock out there. When one of them sends a hunter to town, she knows it’s time to take her talents seriously before the hunter takes her life... -
Fair Game by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsPatricia Briggs, the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of the Mercy Thompson novels, "always enchants her readers." (Lynn Viehl, "New York Times" bestselling author) Now her Alpha and Omega series-set in a world of shifting shapes, loyalty, and passion- brings werewolves out of the darkness and into a society where fear and prejudice could make the hunters prey...They say opposites attract... -
Deathtrap by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLERThe explosive third installment in the Crossbreed Series by USA Today Bestselling author Dannika Dark. For Raven Black, hunting criminals is second nature. So is denial. It’s not easy moving forward with one foot stuck in the past...Categorized as:
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Deep In Death by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRunning “errands” for her mob-boss employer, Joey “The Knife” Manetto, often ends with Shelby in trouble, making her cautious about continuing her association with him. Instead, she focuses on a new client who hires Shelby to find her missing mother. What seems like a routine case turns into something more sinister and deadly than she ever imagined...Categorized as:
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The Power by Maggie M. Lily
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhat does the physical embodiment of rage look like? He's six-two with light brown hair, blue eyes, and an absolutely ripped body. He's also a really nice guy; you can't help but like him. A pediatrician and philanthropist, Adrian Trellis runs his wealthy family's charitable foundation while also treating terminally sick kids...Categorized as:
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Gaslight by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsUSA TODAY BESTSELLERRaven Black returns in another heart-pounding installment of the USA Today bestselling Crossbreed series. Vampire trafficking is a sinister business, and nobody knows that better than Keystone. After Raven discovers hidden clues in a cold case, the group sets a trap in hopes of catching an elusive criminal...Categorized as:
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Missing in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, a new release in the bestselling Ghost-in-Law series! After an eventful first week on the job, Game Warden Jadyn St. James is happy the small bayou town of Mudbug, Louisiana, seems to have fallen back into its normal routine... -
Witching on a Star by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsWhen you're a witch, being wicked comes naturally. For the Winchester witches, though, being wicked is only half the fun. After a long winter, spring has finally hit Hemlock Cove and Bay Winchester thinks things are finally settling down in the town – and with her family. Unfortunately, just the opposite is true... -
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Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon, Johanna Parker
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Jana DeLeon, Resurrection in Mudbug, aka The Return of Helena Henry!Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the bayou…Jadyn St. James is excited to start her job as game warden in Mudbug, Louisiana, and hopes it is the beginning of a new and improved life... -
Eternal by C.C. Hunter
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAll her life, Della's secret powers have made her feel separated from her human family. Now, she's where she belongs, at Shadow Falls. With the help of her best friends Kylie and Miranda, she’ll try to prove herself in the paranormal world as an investigator—all the while trying to figure out her own heart...Categorized as:
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Ravenheart by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“WE ALL HAVE SECRETS, RAVEN. DARK ONES. EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.” Two weeks after joining Keystone, Raven Black is ready to take on the world as a criminal hunter for hire. If only her partner wasn’t a bloodsucking Vampire with a penchant for getting under her skin. Despite her lavish surroundings, Raven misses the freedom of life without rules... -
Crossing Danger by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Nichols isn’t your average soccer-mom turned private investigator. She’s more on the quirky side with a little wild thrown in. That’s because a near-fatal gunshot wound to the head left her with the ability to read minds. This lands her in all kinds of trouble, and this time is no exception. Helping a reporter, Billie Jo, get the low-down on a case is just the tip of the iceberg...Categorized as:
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Deadly Circumstances by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe bedroom door flew open with a powerful crash. “What the...?” Mary exclaimed. Mike nodded. “Yeah, well see, that’s the problem,” he said with a sigh. “You brought someone home with you tonight.” “What?” “And it looks like she’s not real happy about your relationship with Bradley,” he said. “I have a jealous ghost in my house?” Mary asked, astonished. Mike shook his head apologetically... -
Magic Unleashed by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsUnknown entities and the Daughters of Llyr. Trouble’s coming to White Haven.Avery and the White Haven witches have finally found their grimoires and defeated the Favershams, but their troubles are only just beginning. Something escaped from the spirit world when they battled beneath All Souls Church, and now it wants to stay, unleashing violence across Cornwall... -
Moon Sworn by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsSome nights never end.Some desires never die. . . .She ventures where no one else dares—into realms of peril and pleasure. But will this next journey be her last?Shape-shifting werewolf and vampire Riley Jenson is through with death–causing it, solving it, surviving it. Her soul mate, Kye Murphy, is dead–and at Riley’s own hands... -
Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 47 ratingsFor once, mated werewolves Charles and Anna are not traveling because of Charles’s role as his father’s enforcer. This time, their trip to Arizona is purely personal--or at least it starts out that way...Charles and Anna soon discover that a dangerous Fae being is on the loose, replacing human children with simulacrums... -
Fire Bound by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sea Haven novels returns to the circle of the six sisters of the heart, bound by the elements—and to one who possesses the power to inflame the most dangerous passions of all. Flame-haired Lissa Piner is a skilled glass blower whose delicate gift conceals a burning inner strength that can destroy as exquisitely as it can create... -
The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings**USA Today Bestselling series!**From New York Times bestseller Angie Fox, the second book in the Southern Ghost Hunter mysteriesA haunted library is no place for a girl who can see ghosts, but when Verity Long stumbles on a dead body in the middle of the main reading room, she has to believe someone…even a dead someone…must have witnessed the crime... -
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Eclairs, Scares & Haunted Home Repairs by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA bakehouse in the making. A dangerous ghost in the tower. Will their welcome to the neighborhood be short-lived?Imogen wants nothing more than to complete her sweet dream. With her adoring fiancé Hank at her side, the witch and her friends dive into renovations for their new home and soon-to-be bakery... -
The Heart's Blood Arrow by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn old nemesis is out for blood…Parker Ferro’s life would be easier if his enemies stayed gone. When the man responsible for the death of Parker’s mother breaks out of prison, Parker finds himself in the crosshairs of the Bureau of Paranormal Threats when he tracks the criminal down... -
The Marvelous Ms. Medium by Erin Huss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Zoe Lane, and I see dead people.I thought I was getting pretty good at this whole medium gig ... until today. Have you ever been kissing the man of your dreams when his dead ex-girlfriend appears?No?I have, and let me tell you it's a total mood killer.Her name is Vanessa Tobin, and she's a journalist with a passion for truth and justice and self-help books... -
Out of the Shadows by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsTo catch this killer, she must break every rule and cross every line.Out Of The ShadowsA picture-perfect Tennessee town has just become a monster's hunting ground. Two bodies are found tortured to death. A third person goes missing. What little evidence is left behind defies all explanation... -
Brent by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWolf shifter Marie Lavine left her life in the military behind and is settling into her new role as bodyguard nicely. Though her past left her with PTSD, she’s excited to move forward and see what awaits at her new job. What she didn’t expect was to sniff out the scent of her mate. A cute nerdy human that made her wolf instantly hot... -
Instigator by Fiona Quinn
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn This USA Today Bestselling Novel, A Deadly Game Gambles American LivesA hardened war hero, Gator Aid Rochambeau is on a collision course with fate. Retired Marine Raider, Gator Aid Rochambeau is now an Iniquus elite security operative. He's been assigned to the Davidson mission. As the job gets underway, he is unprepared for the psychic confusion that swirls through his system... -
A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShe 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... -
Witching For Joy by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number! Joy Lansing is at a crossroads. Her kids have all flown the nest and just when she thought she was going to spend her golden years with her husband of thirty years, she finds herself single again and looking to rebuilt a life she no longer recognizes... -
That Ain’t Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsCrossroads, noun: 1. A place where two roads cross.2. A place where bargains can be made.3. See also “places to avoid.”Antimony Price has never done well without a support system. As the youngest of her generation, she has always been able to depend on her parents, siblings, and cousins to help her out when she’s in a pinch—until now. After fleeing from the Covenant of St... -
Demon Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsDel Bellator’s simple life of treasure hunting and demon slaying ended the moment she learned she was a Guardian between the Underworld and Earth. The only problem? She has no idea what that means and no control over the magic that could help her...Categorized as:
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Lie or Die by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShelby has her hands full managing her new agency, but she's determined to make it work. Her first case to track down stolen money leads her into the lingerie business where nothing is as it appears. She also finds plenty to keep her busy with the police department and Detective Harris. But all that pales in comparison to what she must do to help Uncle Joey, the local mob boss...Categorized as:
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Demon's Bluff by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRachel Morgan must go on a deadly journey—into the past—in the next thrilling Hollows novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.What’s a witch to do when the coven of moral and ethical standards demands she untwist a curse—but an essential spell component no longer exists? There’s only one choice: go back in time... -
Bold Mercy by Laken Cane
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt's hard to concentrate on work when you've just moon-shifted with your alpha...But the council that recruited me doesn't waste any time handing me my first assignment--and it just happens to be personal to me.I have to slay the warped evil that is Avis Vine--a human servant so twisted and changed by her former master's bad blood magic that she's no longer really human... -
Boundary Born by Melissa F. Olson
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsSomething wicked is at work in Colorado’s supernatural community. Vampires are being paralyzed or killed with poison…a weapon favored by witches. This offense threatens to break apart the already-fractured alliance between witches and the undead.The state’s cardinal vampire, Maven, summons boundary witch Allison “Lex” Luther to stop the killing before it ignites a war...Categorized as:
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Showdown in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWho killed Helena Henry? The shorter list may be who didn’t want her dead.Psychic Raissa Bordeaux thought she’d left her former life behind, but when a child is kidnapped, she risks her secret identity by offering the police help with the case.New Orleans Detective Zach Blanchard doesn’t believe in psychic hooey and is certain Raissa didn’t get her facts about the case from a crystal ball... -
Spirit Witch by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIf anyone appreciates what it means to be dead to the world, it's Ivy Wilde. Barely recovered from her brush with necromancy, Ivy is flung once more into a world of intrigue, adventure and potential death and disaster. It's not her fault - it just so turns out that she's now the only person in the entire world who can communicate with the dead. And they're a chatty bunch with a list of demands...Categorized as:
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Harley Merlin and the Broken Spell by Bella Forrest
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMagic always comes at a price.Harley is a ticking time bomb, ready to detonate with uncontrollable magic. The only solution? Find the Voodoo Queen of New Orleans, make some risky deals, and balance the Light and Darkness within her—before she’s torn apart, atom by atom.If only she didn’t have a million other problems standing in her way...Categorized as:
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Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dale Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsQueenie Landry's job as a fortune teller at an amusement park pays the bills but it's a far cry from the respectable psychic advisor role she once filled at the police station where the love of her life, Kirk Wallace, was a detective. A case went bad when she steered the team in the wrong direction and a woman died... -
Haunted House by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…Halloween! Strange things are going to happen and every year, while loving the holiday, members of the Krewe of Hunters also dread it.Something somewhere is bound to happen.And it does... -
'Twas the Knight Before Christmas by Hermione Moon, Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNot a creature is stirring, not even a dog!After a quiet six months, Gwen, Arthur, and Merlin are in the middle of preparing for their first Yule and Christmas together when an old friend appears to announce she needs their help... -
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Ghostly Dilemma by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSometimes it's the little cases.Not every minute of being a detective is spent solving huge murder cases. Sometimes it's the little ones that take up Detective Young's life, like the seventy-year-old cold case that suddenly fell into his lap or figuring out if a death was suicide or murder.Lance spends most of his time working cases that no one hears about... -
Heart of Fire by Lisa Edmonds
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsJoin Alice. Private Investigator of the Supernatural. It has been a rough month for mage private investigator Alice Worth. Alice hasn’t had a decent night’s sleep in weeks, her relationship with werewolf Sean Maclin is on the rocks, a federal agent hounds her every step, and a powerful vampire whose ulterior motives have ulterior motives watches her every move... -
Ritual of Magic by Veronica Shade, Leigh Anderson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNew teachers, new students, and new magical secrets.The statues at La Voisin aren’t what they seem, and one in particular appears to have changed his position since last semester. But statues can’t move.Can they?A single touch to the stone figure reveals a life before this one. One where the statue made a brother pact with another man. A very familiar man... -
City of Ghosts by Stacia Kane
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe third book in this gritty, sexy, urban fantasy trilogy.Rogue spirits and psychopomps are terrorising people, and now someone is planning to open the gates to the City of Ghosts and unleash the dead on humanity.Faced with her greatest challenge yet, Chess has to travel to the spirit city to finally lay all her ghosts to rest… Chess Putnam has a lot on her plate... -
Death Magic by Eileen Wilks
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsDEATH MAGIC opens with Special Agent Lily Yu in Washington, D.C. with her fiancé--lupi prince Rule Turner—to testify before a Senate subcommittee about her role in the magical collapse of a mountain last month... -
Angel Falls by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSent away because she let someone die, her burgeoning powers leave her with more questions than answers. Now her only chance for redemption comes at a price... one she may not survive.As a trauma nurse in a New York City hospital, Ella St. John had no idea that refusing to help a known killer would have such dire consequences...
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