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The Witch's Tree by Elena Collins
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA tale as old as time. A spirit that has never rested.Present dayAs a love affair comes to an end, and with it her dreams for her future, artist Selena needs a retreat. The picture-postcard Sloe Cottage in the Somerset village of Ashcombe promises to be the perfect place to forget her problems, and Selena settles into her new home as spring arrives... -
The Moonstone Marquess by Meara Platt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens when a battle-scarred hero bent on destroying himself meets an irresistible force by the name of Phoebe? Lady Phoebe Killigrew is appalled by the scandalous country parties their new neighbor, a war hero marquess, is holding at his estate in Moonstone Landing. She has every intention of keeping well away from him, until a governess arrives at her door with his two nieces...Categorized as:
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Resisting the Alien Rider by Ursa Dax
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBook three of the Cowboy Colony Mail-Order Brides series. Magnolia's story...Categorized as:
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A Garden in the Rain by Lynn Kurland
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLynn Kurland tells the story of Patrick MacLeod--the first MacLeod to discover the secrets of his ancestral land....Patrick MacLeod is haunted by his past, by events he had no control over and wishes desperately he could change. He hasn't the heart for love, nor the time for rescuing maidens in distress of their own making. Until he sees a woman who touches his heart and stirs his soul.. -
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Westward Wild by Linda Bridey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA clean historical western cowboy romance novel about a mail order bride. Montana Mail Order Brides - Westward Series Book 21 When refined, handsome Tom Sebastian and wild child Ivy Danvers meet, their attraction is immediate. They don’t care about social class, but others do... -
MacNabb by Diane Darcy
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a man without a soul meets a woman who is all heart… He trusts no one. When Ewan MacNabb’s protective amulet is stolen off his dying body, it’s the final betrayal. He curses the object, then, much to his satisfaction, dreams of the blasted thing and the harm it does others throughout the centuries. All well and good until he starts to dream of her... -
Haunting Mr. Darcy - A Spirited Courtship by KaraLynne Mackrory
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat happens to the happily ever after when the ever after has already happened? A "spirited" courtship indeed! Jane Austen's much adored Pride and Prejudice is transfigured in this Regency adaptation. That fickle friend Fate intervenes when an unexpected event threatens the happily ever after of literature's favorite love story... -
A Haunting at Havenwood by Sally Britton
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing will keep Louisa from her great-aunt's fortune. Except perhaps a phantom who turns out to be a most eligible bachelor. Although Louisa Banner insists she is not the least bit superstitious, she cannot help her misgivings when her family announces she must spend October with her great aunt in a rundown Welsh castle riddled with tales of ghosts... -
Mystery at the Edge of Madness by Beth Byers
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJuly 1925Severine DuNoir was twelve when she discovered the bodies of her parents, and the day after the funeral, she was sent to a convent in another country. By the time she resolves to go home, her sole focus is to reveal what happened to her parents.Coming home, however, unveils a far more sinister plot than she could have expected. It’s clear from her first night that something is afoot... -
Ghost Talker by Byrd Nash
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsElinor Chalamet’s talent to speak with the dead may have landed her in the soup.Witty and clever, Elinor uses her mediumship skills to hunt for her father’s killer. So when a body in the canal brings her to the morgue, she’s happy to help until Tristan Fontaine, the Duke de Archambeau, takes over the case and places her under house arrest... -
If He's Noble by Hannah Howell, Polly Lee
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Hannah Howell delivers adventure and instant attraction in this Wherlocke Family novel.…For Lady Primrose Wootten, nothing has been ordinary since her father, the baron, died, and his wayward family filled the estate with greed and treachery. Primrose knows if she can just track down her brother, he can send the odious relations on their way... -
The Lady Julia Grey Bundle by Deanna Raybourn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsTo say that I met Nicholas Brisbane over my husband's dead body is not entirely accurate. Edward, it should be noted, was still twitching on the floor. Starting with her husband's sudden death, Lady Julia Grey is swept into a world of mystery and deceit. It is also the world of the enigmatic and maddeningly attractive private investigator Nicholas Brisbane.. -
When Twilight Burns by Colleen Gleason
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter narrowly escaping from Rome, Lady Victoria Gardella returns to London, where not even sunrise can stop a vampire's carnage...Ruining Victoria's homecoming, a vampire stalks the streets of London--during the daylight. Not only is Victoria unable to detect the vampire with her heightened senses, but she's being framed as the prime suspect behind the killings...Categorized as:
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If He's Tempted by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLady Olympia Wherlocke has the gift of foresight. When Lady Agatha Mallam asks Olympia to locate her brother so he can rescue her from an arranged marriage, she knows exactly where to find Lord Brant Mallam, Earl of Fieldgate. What happens next is something she never envisioned… Since his betrothed died, Lord Brant Mallam has drowned his sorrow with wine and women... -
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If He's Sinful by Hannah Howell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt is whispered throughout London that the members of the Wherlocke family are possessed of certain unexplainable gifts. But Lord Ashton Radmoor is skeptical - until he finds an innocent beauty lying drugged and helpless in the bedroom of a brothel.The mystery woman is Penelope Wherlock, and her special gift of sight is leading her deep into a dangerous world of treachery and betrayal... -
Spark by Ophelia Sexton
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Bearpaw Springs Resort is haunted by a vengeful ghost...or so local legends would have it.When a series of supernatural events terrorize the hotel's staff and guests and injure one of Sophie Markidis's shifter friends, the painfully shy, curvy Mythtrust News intern is compelled to investigate. She faces opposition from the hotel's owner and a ghost who seems to hold a grudge against shifters... -
Bound to the Orc Brute by Celeste King
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy world is savage. All I can count on is that one day I will die.On this blasted Earth, the strong conquer the weak and being vulnerable means preparing to die. Except I’ve already made myself vulnerable.To an orc, no less.As a physician, my skills are needed to treat these monsters in their constant wars.But when I treat Ur, there is more than savagery that beats in his heart.There is honor...Categorized as:
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Once Upon a Haunted Knight by Elisa Braden
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery dream job has a catch Housekeeper Adeline Black’s new position seems too good to be true. Dusting a collection of peculiar relics? Too easy. Having a splendid house all to herself? Too lovely. Addy’s not about to question why she was told to never open the library door. Or why there’s a mysterious portrait of a medieval knight locked inside. But libraries need dusting, too...Categorized as:
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Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDon’t miss the exciting conclusion to The Victorian Gothic Collection… The plots, schemes and machinations at Cysgod Lys, from both mortal and immortal sources, are coming to a head...Categorized as:
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At The End There Was You by Wendy Heiss
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe world will end in seven days.Winter is a Priestess, her life is simple and uncomplicated, but shortly takes a turn when she is appointed as an aide for a Mage who intends to stop the God of Death from spreading a plague that would end their world. Both of them begin searching the Urvalis library for answers and find more than they had bargained for... -
Whisper the Dead by Alyxandra Harvey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCousins Gretchen, Emma, and Penelope are all dealing with what it means to be a Lovegrove. For Gretchen, it means she often feels like her head is going to explode. As a Whisperer, Gretchen constantly hears the whispers of other witches' spells... -
The Curse of Morton Abbey by Clarissa Harwood
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJane Eyre meets The Secret Garden in this gothic tale set in 1897 Yorkshire.Solicitor Vaughan Springthorpe knows perfectly well that Sir Peter Spencer’s offer of employment seems too good to be true: he hires her sight unseen and offers a suspiciously large salary to prepare the sale of his crumbling Yorkshire estate... -
Evermore by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn alternate cover edition can be found here.When ghosts begin to disappear from the Otherworld, Emily Chambers and her friends must hunt down those responsible before every last spirit, including Jacob Beaufort, is destroyed and Emily's livelihood along with them. But there is one thing stopping them - Jacob's killer... -
Magicians of Quality by Patricia C. Wrede, Caroline Stevermer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFor country-bred cousins Cecelia Rushton and Katherine Talgarth, something extraordinary is afoot besides the constant whirl of Regency balls - something Young Ladies of Quality rarely come in contact with: magic. Oh, not the mere love spells used by country folk, but real sorcery capable of thwarting ambitions and destroying life...Categorized as:
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The Hummingbird Heart by A.G. Howard
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSet 19 years after The Architect of Song.Shortly after escaping a circus tragedy, young Italian orphan, Willow Antoniette, seeks refuge at The Manor of Diversions—a holiday resort in England born of a ghost story. For eleven years, she’s raised alongside the children of the resort’s owners: Julian, his twin brother, Nick, and their younger sister Emilia... -
Upon a Midnight Dreary by Kathryn Le Veque, Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen doors creak and ghostly whispers can be heard throughout the halls, this stunning collection of haunted Historical Romance novellas is sure to leave you breathless with ethereal, romantic tales.. -
A Heart So Wicked by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne youthful indiscretion has left Kit Wexford with a reputation in tatters and an unfortunate nickname—Wicked Wexford. But it was her father’s financial ruin that altered her life irrevocably and saw her scrubbing floors in her cousin’s country home. Treated worse than the servants, she tolerates the lowering existence because to do otherwise would see her brother and herself in the workhouse...Categorized as:
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Lady Avely's Guide to Truth and Magic by Rosalie Oaks
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Regency widow shouldn’t be hunting spectres all night. Lady Judith Avely’s magical gift for divining the truth makes her prodigiously good at lying. To absolve a guilty secret, she travels to the exiled Duke of Sargen’s estate, but the last thing she expects is to run into the duke himself, who is lamentably now even more attractive than in his volatile youth... -
Dad Bod Dragon by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI’ve fallen for a grumpy dad bod dragon shifter—who’s also my boss. When my old boss makes unreasonable demands, I quit. Now my rent’s overdue and my cupboard’s bare. Blackballed by her, no one will hire me. That’s when I spy a nanny position in my old hometown. Moving back home feels like a failure, but the salary’s amazing...Categorized as:
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Maid for Her Snow Beast: Mated to the Monster by Evangeline Priest
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWELCOME TO AVALON VALE!The newest monster-controlled city is open to new residents and visitors alike!Whether you want to take a walk on the wild side for a night or find your happily ever after, we have what you need right here!◆◆◆Another monster-controlled city has opened their portals for new residents, and Valiana Seitta sees it as an opportunity for a fresh start... -
The Old Man's Back in Town by Ann Charles
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA sizzling, suspenseful SHORT STORY wrapped in a puzzling mystery that will leave you hungry for more. **It’s “Groundhog Day” meets the modern day Old West!** In the lonely mining ghost town of Goldwash, Nevada, Christmas has come early... -
Curse of the Gypsy (Lady Anne Addison Mysteries) by Victoria Hamilton
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFans of the Lady Julia Grey Mysteries will love these Georgian historical mysteries. Finally home in Kent after her recent adventures in Yorkshire and Cornwall, Lady Anne Addison is shocked to spy her erstwhile suitor, the Marquess of Darkefell, skulking around the gypsy camps near her property... -
Veil of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNewly married, Adelaide Llewellyn, is struggling to find her place in her distant husband's life and in his ancestral home of Cysgod Lys. Surrounded by bitter enemies, lies and the dark secrets that have haunted his family for generations, there is much to be feared. But the danger she faces is as much from the living as the dead...Categorized as:
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The Redemption of a Rogue by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLord Michael Sutherland, Viscount Ellersleigh, is infamous amongst the ton for his powers of seduction and his prowess as a lover. Running from his own ennui and a lover who fancies herself his future wife, Michael retreats to the country and a crumbling, haunted castle won in a game of chance... a castle occupied by an innocent and oh so tempting young woman, Miss Abigail Barrows... -
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The Haunting of a Duke by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A steamy Regency romance full of spicy thrills and spooky chills. Welcome to Briarwood Park, an English manor house filled with spirits, its halls stalked by a bloodthirsty madman, and a brooding duke accused of the most wicked crime of all... murdering his late wife... -
Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 63 ratingsTwo hearts steeped in scandal . . . When an unexpected inheritance elevates her family to the ranks of the aristocracy, Amelia Hathaway discovers that tending to her younger sisters and wayward brother was easy compared to navigating the intricacies of the ton. Even more challenging: the attraction she feels for the tall, dark, and dangerously handsome Cam Rohan... -
Pemberley by Mary Smythe
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou need not be afraid, Elizabeth. Nothing will harm you while I am here.When Elizabeth Bennet visits Pemberley on a summer holiday tour with her aunt and uncle Gardiner, her greatest fear is encountering Mr Darcy. She has been haunted by guilt for her past misjudgment of Mr Darcy, and regrets refusing his proposal... -
Bewitching by Jill Barnett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTHE BEST MAGIC OF ALL IS THE KIND THAT MAKES LOVE COMES TRUE ...Alec, Duke of Belmore, did as he pleased --- and he wanted to marry the beautiful, bubbly girl who had positively bewitched him: Joyous MacQuarrie, who had appeared from nowhere and turned stately Belmore Park upside down with merriment and mischief. It hardly mattered that her Scottish bloodline was shrouded in mystery...Categorized as:
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A Twist of Fate by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsFour years ago, Rosalind Courtenay stumbled from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first, where she has been trapped ever since, leaving her husband and infant son behind. Now she’s found her way back.The problem, of course, is how to explain her absence to her husband... -
Possession by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn alternate cover edition can be found here.When the ghost of a notorious killer possesses the body of an upper class youth, London's pre-eminent medium, Emily Chambers, must exorcise it before the spirit goes on a rampage... -
Final Affair by Tina Folsom
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVenice, Italy - early 1800sViola has been given three months to live but she refuses to die a virgin. She travels to Venice where she wants to experience physical pleasure with a man without causing a scandal for her family. Afterward, she plans to take her own life to ensure she exits the world painlessly and with dignity... -
The Untamed One by Ronda Thompson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsRunning from angry villagers and the man who ravaged her, the witch Lucinda flees into the forest to have her child. But Lord Jackson Wulf hunts her down, believing her death will break the family curse that transforms him into a monster. Instead of killing the witch, Jackson is moved by her beauty and desperate plight... -
Romancing the Rogue by Erica Ridley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWhen the new earl inherits, poor relation Miss Rebecca Bond must wed immediately or be out on her ear. The only man she’s ever loved is summoned to hear the will—but he already rejected her so soundly that they haven’t spoken in years... -
Clara's Song by Kitty Margo
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsClara was born with a veil, and the ability to see into the future. This much she knows. What she doesn’t know is what other gifts will be revealed when she turns eighteen in a few months. While her grandmother has been diligent in her efforts to prepare her for the inevitable changes to come, Clara can focus on precious little besides the devilishly handsome man she met at her coming out ball...Categorized as:
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The Memory Keeper by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsCharity Evans wants nothing more than to leave her troubled past behind and start afresh. The teacher at a London school for orphans is encouraged to have her memories blocked by hypnotist Samuel Gladstone, but when they experience visions with an unknown third person, they realize the past can never be truly erased. Now her past is returning to haunt Charity all over again... -
Spirited by Julie Cohen
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'I stayed up late, gripped. An unusual, moving read... -
Butterflies by K.J. Charles
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJournalist Robert Caldwell is still smarting from his first encounter with ghost-hunter Simon Feximal. Their night in a haunted house was thrilling, but the aftermath leaves Robert hurt, disappointed, and resolved not to see Simon again.But just a few days later their paths cross once more, this time investigating a pair of mysterious deaths: two corpses shrouded in butterflies... -
Cowboy from the Future by Cassandra Gannon
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNo doubt about it, Adeline Mulhaney’s “Glamping Retreat” in Yellowstone National Park is the worst vacation ever. The campfire sing-alongs are bad enough, but when an earthquake strikes and she hits her head, things get even worse. Addy is somehow transported sixteen hundred years into the future...Categorized as:
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An Angel for the Earl by Barbara Metzger
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLucinda's life was tragically cut short in a most scandalous manner, and her only means of entering Heaven lies in saving Lord Stanford from Hell. Perhaps while guiding the notorious rake onto a virtuous path, she can show him how true love will save his immortal soul.. -
The Dravenhearst Brides by Lindsay Barrett
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn heiress with a haunted past enters a marriage of convenience with a man as tempting as the devil himself…and likely just as ruinous.After a scandalous debut sent her into recluse, heiress Margaret Greenbrier returns to the Louisville social circuit for the 1933 season. Laudanum prescription or no, Margot is not crazy. She’s not...
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