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High Stakes Crime by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCrime, high-stakes poker, and a hidden treasure. Will Shelby survive her most challenging adventure yet?Mind reader, Shelby Nichols, is determined to take charge of her own destiny, but even the best-laid plans are no match for the high-stakes crime involving a mob boss and his enemies... -
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Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShelby Nichols needs some time off, but for a mind-reader with ties to the police and the mob, is that even possible?Her kids want the dog she's promised them, the police need her to talk to a counselor, and Uncle Joey has unexpected news that could change her life. Is Shelby up to the task? Let's hope so, because solving a murder might be easier than granting a dying wish... -
![The Haunted Homecoming (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #10) by Angie Fox]()
The Haunted Homecoming (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #10) by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsApple cider, bonfires, football, and—ghosts. It’s homecoming weekend in Sugarland, Tennessee and ghost hunter Verity Long is tickled to see so many souls—living and dead—back in town to celebrate. But not all reunions are happy ones, and when Verity stumbles upon a dead body by the football field, it appears someone has already evened the score... -
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Marked for Murder by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsTrouble follows Shelby Nichols Why wouldn't it?She works for a mob boss.And the police.A desperate call from a friend in need turns Shelby’s life upside down. Someone is out to prove that Shelby is a fake, marking her for murder. How far will they go?As the clock ticks down, she realizes no one is safe, and it’s up to her to stop them. Will she succeed? Let’s hope so, because time is running out... -
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![Ghostly Serenade: by Colleen Helme]()
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... -
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Delayed Departures by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMary O'Reilly has absolutely no plans to meet with anyone on Black Friday as she sets up her office for the annual Christmas Walk that is to be held the following weekend in downtown Freeport. So, nearly eight months pregnant, she dresses for comfort-sweats, thick socks and a flannel shirt... -
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Phantom Quartz by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s nearing Yule in Amethyst, and the witchy reporter, Stacy Justice, is consumed with only one thing—getting through her cousin Cinnamon’s baby shower. Everyone is anticipating the arrival of the newest, tiniest Geraghty. Even Stacy's familiar, Thor, is searching for the perfect gift... -
![Pecan Pies and Dead Guys by Angie Fox]()
Pecan Pies and Dead Guys by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSometimes Verity Long would like to forget that she lives with the ghost of a 1920s gangster. But the reluctant housemates must once again work together when a dead detective blackmails Frankie into helping him solve a Great Gatsby-era cold case. Before she can say “bathtub gin,” Verity is dragged straight into a raging, otherworldly house party. Worse, every guest is hiding something... -
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Bedtime Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight There's been a discovery of demons.Again.The appearance of a strange plant on the Taskers' farm sends Neville and I straight to the Federal Bureau of Magic database, where we discover that deadly demons are snatching bodies all over town... -
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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... -
![Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon]()
Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe sixth book in the New York Times bestselling Ghost-in-Law series. Jadyn St. James hopes that the two-week quiet period in Mudbug means things in the small bayou town are back to normal…whatever that is. But when a fisherman finds a sunken shrimp boat, and the boat captain is missing, Jadyn wonders if the damage to the boat was caused by a storm, or if something far more nefarious happened... -
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Secret Hollows by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe man smiled at Timmy. “That would be nice of you. Why don’t you lead the way?” Timmy moved past the man and started back up the hill. He heard the whoosh of something moving quickly through the air, but it hit him before he had time to react. He felt the impact against his head and his whole body flew sideways through the air... -
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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... -
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Dog Gone Ghost by Angie Fox, Tavia Gilbert
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho let the dogs...and cats...out?Verity Long's new ghost-hunting career has gone to the dogs - literally. A spirit is releasing animals from their cages at the Sugarland Animal Rescue Center. It's an unusual haunting that gets even more bizarre when she uncovers a new clue in a case of a missing child. Verity vows to reunite the lost boy with his family... -
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![Haunted Tales by Terri Reid]()
Haunted Tales by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe death of a beloved fourth-grade teacher has haunted Andrew Tyler his entire life. Was it really an accidental death or was she murdered? And if it was only an accident, why did her ghost haunt the hallways of the old, abandoned school in Polo, Illinois? Andrew calls on Mary O’Reilly to solve the mystery and catch a killer who is still on the loose in the small town... -
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Sweet Tea and Spirits by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSouthern girl Verity Long is about as high society as her pet skunk. Which is why she’s surprised as anyone when the new head of the Sugarland social set invites her to join the "it" girls. But this is no social call. Verity’s new client needs her to go in undercover and investigate strange happenings at the group’s historic headquarters... -
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Ribbing and Runes by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan a secret runic message lead to murder?There's a lot happening in Cardinal Woolsey's knitting shop in Oxford. Witches, vampires, a knowing cat, romance and murder. Join Lucy and her undead knitting club as they solve another crime.There's no violence, sex or bad language, just quirky characters, humor—and murder... -
![The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox]()
The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsFor Southern girl Verity Long, friendship means sitting down to stories and sweet tea on the front porch. For her gangster ghost housemate, it means dragging Verity out to a remote haunted asylum during a raging thunderstorm to do a favor for a long-dead mob boss. But Verity is always ready to help out a friend, even one as eternally eccentric as Frankie... -
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Fighting For Anna by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWINNER OF THE SILVER FALCHION AWARD Tightly plotted and fast-paced, this romantic head-scratcher dives into 80s pop culture, a reclusive religious community, and high stakes politics... -
![Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino]()
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStacy Justice is a young reporter who lives in Chicago, far away from the kooky small town of Amethyst, Illinois, where she was raised by a family of witches. She’s perfectly content with her career, her cat, and her lack of a love life until her cousin informs her that their grandfather is deathly ill... -
![The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox]()
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... -
![Silent Secrets by Shawn McGuire]()
Silent Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHeal yourself or save the people you’re sworn to protect?In Whispering Pines, even the quiet time of year can be deadly.As fall heads toward winter, the village of Whispering Pines settles in for the quiet time of year. Jayne O’Shea isn’t so sure about this... -
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Bloodbaths and Banana Cake by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy name is Lottie Lemon and I see dead pets. On occasion I see a once-upon a human too but mostly it’s just cute little furry beasts who have come back from the other side to warn me of their previous owners impending doom... -
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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... -
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![A Humbug Holiday by London Lovett]()
A Humbug Holiday by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt's holiday time in Firefly Junction but not everything is sweet sugarplums and glittery tinsel.Sunni Taylor has been too busy to get into the holiday spirit, even with her mom coming to town for a visit. Her festive spirit gets a spark when Detective Brady Jackson asks her to attend the town's production of A Christmas Carol... -
![Ax To Grind by Tonya Kappes]()
Ax To Grind by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSoutherners keep their secrets swept under the rug, but what happens when that rug goes up for sale? Bestselling author Berlye Stone, the most famous citizen to ever come out of Cottonwood, Kentucky, has died and put all her worldly possessions up for auction, but not without leaving one more manuscript behind. A hidden tell-all about Cottonwood that’s got more gossip than a ladies’ luncheon... -
![File One: Family Secrets by Terri Reid]()
File One: Family Secrets by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrooke Callahan’s life might not have been perfect, but it was pretty much what she had expected. She was successful, she was admired and she had a reputation for being a tough defense lawyer, even for her pro-bono cases. Her father was the well-respected and often feared, Judge Callahan... -
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Ghosts, Alibis, and Apple Pies by J.A. Holder
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMichelle Bishop has spent most of her life hating her nemesis, Georgia Beauregard. When the town beauty queen herself suddenly dies, Michelle is the only one who isn’t mourning. But Michelle has just discovered there is something far worse than a living, breathing bully. Try being haunted by a dead one... -
![Murder on the Sugarland Express by Angie Fox]()
Murder on the Sugarland Express by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsGhost hunter Verity Long is overdue for a little R&R (rest and romance) with her boyfriend, Ellis, and a vintage train trip through the Tennessee mountains seems like just the ticket. The Sugarland Express carries history and nostalgia in every compartment, and Verity is determined to enjoy it—without ghostly interference... -
![Deader Homes and Gardens by Angie Fox]()
Deader Homes and Gardens by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSouthern belle Verity Long is back in business--as a ghost hunter. Now all she has to do is visit the town's creepiest mansion and exorcise a family of vengeful spirits. Piece of cake. After all, ghosts love her and need her...that is until she meets the ghosts of Rock Fall mansion... -
![The Haunted Heist by Angie Fox]()
The Haunted Heist by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratings**USA TODAY Bestselling Series!**Just because she can see the dead doesn't mean Verity Long wants to spend her days hunting ghosts. Instead, she's over the moon to land a marketing job at the local bank...until she finds her new boss dead in the vault. Even her ghost friend, Frankie, knows that's no way to start a career... -
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Final Catcall by Sofie Kelly
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSmall-town librarian Kathleen Paulson gets plenty of entertainment from her extraordinary cats, Owen and Hercules. But when a theater troupe stumbles into more tragedy than it bargained for, it's up to Kathleen to play detective... -
![Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon]()
Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeputy Dorie Berenger knew the day would go from bad to worse when she found a stoned alligator in the town drunk’s swimming pool. Then DEA agent Richard Starke shows up in Gator Bait, Louisiana, giving out orders and insults faster than you can cast a fishing line... -
![Dead Wrong (A Cree Blue Psychic Eye Mystery) by Kate Allenton]()
Dead Wrong (A Cree Blue Psychic Eye Mystery) by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPsychic Cree Blue’s identity is a secret, and her help in solving cold cases is strictly off the record. She isn’t known for her finesse, but she’s good at what she does. Her intuition and insight have never steered her wrong... -
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![Seven-Layer Slayer by Addison Moore]()
Seven-Layer Slayer by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA baker who sees the dead. One too many suitors. And a killer. Living in Honey Hollow can be murder. *A stand alone laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore* My name is Lottie Lemon and I see dead people... -
![She Shall Have Music by ReGina Welling]()
She Shall Have Music by ReGina Welling
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAura reader, Amethyst sees everyone around her through a lens of shifting colors and emotions.When the one person she never expects to see again turns up after three years, she will have to decide if their relationship deserves a second chance. Reid Grayson knows it is time to walk away from the family business. What he doesn’t know is what to do next... -
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Earth to Emily by Pamela Fagan Hutchins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA pulse-pounding mystery—the second in the Emily series—from the best-selling and award-winning author of the Katie & Annalise novels. Paralegal and former rodeo queen Emily only wants two little things. The first is to adopt Betsy—the girl who has stolen her heart but could be deported to Mexico at any time... -
![Dead Even by Patti Larsen]()
Dead Even by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRetired Guild Artemis Inquisitor Georgia Drake has left the paranormal world behind after the death of her partner in the line of duty. Along with her job investigating crime and murder. With her Hades Guardian mastiff, Benjamin, and raven pair for company, she moves her entire life across the continent to escape not only the loss but her oppressive and powerful family... -
![Private Eye by Alyssa Day]()
Private Eye by Alyssa Day
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Tess Callahan, new owner of Dead End Pawn, meets her grandmother the banshee, life is about to get complicated. When Tess's partner Jack Shepherd, tiger shapeshifter and P.I., gets involved to help them investigate a banshee-kidnapping spree, life is about to get deadly. Because nothing is ever simple in Dead End, Florida, and sometimes it takes a tiger's eye to see the truth... -
![Gingerbread and Deadly Dread by Addison Moore]()
Gingerbread and Deadly Dread by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMy 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... -
![Horse of a Different Killer by Laura Morrigan]()
Horse of a Different Killer by Laura Morrigan
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnimal behaviorist Grace Wilde’s psychic ability gives her insight into the minds of all kinds of creatures. If only humans were as easy to read… Dead men may tell no tales, but they can screw up your life with a few phone calls. Grace’s abusive ex-brother-in-law, Anthony Ortega, needs her help—at least that’s what he said on the messages he left before his sudden death... -
![Pumpkin Spice Sacrifice by Addison Moore]()
Pumpkin Spice Sacrifice by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings*A laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore*My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead pets. Okay, so on occasion I see a dearly departed human, too. And, unfortunately for me, that horrible scenario is playing out right this minute. Worse yet, that good-looking ghost just so happens to look just like my friend, Everett, and it refuses to leave his side... -
![Mystery at Maplemead Castle by Kitty French]()
Mystery at Maplemead Castle by Kitty French
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWelcome to Chapelwick, a leafy English town in the hills of Shropshire, where chocolate pecan cookies come with a helping of sabotage. Maplemead Castle is crawling with ghosts, and the new owners need them gone. When Melody Bittersweet and the Girls' Ghostbusting Agency arrive on scene, they quickly identify the troublemakers swinging from the chandeliers... literally... -
![The Last Curtain Call by Juliet Blackwell, Xe Sands]()
The Last Curtain Call by Juliet Blackwell, Xe Sands
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA new ghoulish mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Ghostly Light featuring Mel Turner, a ghost-whispering contractor.Mel Turner can’t resist the chance to bring the Crockett Theatre, a decrepit San Francisco Art Deco movie palace, back to life... -
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![A Ghostly Gift by Angie Fox]()
A Ghostly Gift by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom New York Times best-selling author Angie Fox - a fabulously fun short story in the new Southern Ghost Hunter Mystery series.Verity Long doesn't want to see ghosts, and she'd rather not let anyone know her little secret, either. But when a restless spirit stirs up trouble in her friend's resale shop, Verity and her very new, very dead gangster friend team up to learn what is really happening... -
![Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake]()
Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt’s Halloween in Hitching Post, Alabama, and potion shop owner Carly Bell Hartwell has an especially spooky customer to handle…With all the ghosts that haunt her at this time of year, Carly doesn’t exactly rush to celebrate Halloween. Even a costume ball organized by her boyfriend Dylan's mother, Patricia Davis Jackson, holds little allure... -
![A Midwinter's Tail by Sofie Kelly]()
A Midwinter's Tail by Sofie Kelly
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKathleen Paulson is snowed under running her library and caring for her extraordinary felines, Owen and Hercules. But when a fund-raiser turns deadly, she’ll have to add sleuthing to her already full schedule.... Winter in Mayville Heights is busy and not just because of the holidays. Kathleen is hard at work organizing a benefit to raise money for the library’s popular Reading Buddies program... -
![Paws and Effect by Sofie Kelly]()
Paws and Effect by Sofie Kelly
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsOriginally published: New York: Berkley Publishing Group, 2016... -
![Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop by Darci Hannah]()
Murder at the Beacon Bakeshop by Darci Hannah
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the first of a new series, after Lindsey Bakeswell catches her celebrity chef fiancé sizzling in the arms of another woman, Lindsey leaves big city Wall Street for small town Beacon Harbor, Michigan to pursue her own passion as a pastry baker--and gets mixed up in someone's sweet taste of revenge.. -
![A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott]()
A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIn the riveting new mystery from the USA Today bestselling author, a murder and a missing first edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses send rare bookstore owner Addie Greyborne on an investigation to challenge even the most distinguished of bibliophiles… Addie leaves her Greyborne Harbor bookstore, Beyond the Page Books and Curios, in the capable hands of her assistant...
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