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Howling for Revenge by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA meddling mother, an ex who shows up out of the blue, and a centuries-old vampire with a God complex is enough to keep any girl busy.Throw in being responsible for keeping the peace in her small southern town, and witch/werewolf hybrid Cori Sloane has so many plates spinning that she could put a circus juggler to shame... -
Hook, Line, and Murder by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMoonlight, a handsome man, and… a dead body? Definitely not what Noelle expected when she cast off with Hunter to do a little romantic night fishing. Hunter discovers the girl didn’t exist before moving to Keyhole Lake. A day later, he’s ordered to close the case before he even opens it... -
Millie on a Mission by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMillie Watson doesn’t often take initiative when it comes to work but when an old friend – or, rather, acquaintance she can’t stand – wants to hire her to solve a potential haunting at her upscale home, Millie jumps at the chance. In truth, Millie doesn’t care about finding a ghost. She does have a specific form of payment in mind, though, and it’s something she’s itching to collect on... -
The Vampire and the Case of the Wayward Werewolf by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSomeone paid the vampire king’s creepy son to turn me into one of the bitey undead. I’m not hanging about to find out who or why. The vampires want me to stay with them for one hundred years of indentured servitude but I have this thing about following orders so I ran from the streets of London to the wilds of Alaska.I have an eidetic memory and a can-do attitude...Categorized as:
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A Haunted Disappearance by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis is book 2 in the Lin Coffin Mystery series. The main mystery is solved in each book but you will enjoy the stories more if they are read in order. Lin Coffin is enjoying her new life on the island of Nantucket, Massachusetts... -
Candle & Crow by Kevin Hearne
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFrom the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles comes the final book in the Ink & Sigil series, as an ink-slinging wizard pursues the answer to a very personal mystery: Who cast a pair of curses on his head? Al MacBharrais has a most unusual job: He’s a practitioner of ink-and-sigil magic, tasked with keeping order among the gods and monsters that dwell hidden in the...Categorized as:
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Wicked Whispers by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJack Harker says the honeymoon will never be over, but it’s back to reality for him and his wife Ivy. Unfortunately for them, that means murder is on the menu … and this newest body is dropped in Ivy’s nursery parking lot.Jack is a mess when he realizes a sniper took out a local woman. Ivy, although shocked because it happened right in front of her eyes, is also intrigued... -
Mangroves and Murder by Tegan Maher
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThere's nothing worse than finding a dead body when you're trying to relax at a magical beach resort.Witch Destiny Maganti loves bartending at the Enchanted Coast, but she's in desperate need of a vacation... -
The Grim & The Dead: A Grimlock Family Short by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBraden Grimlock likes being in charge … in theory. When his father announces that he’s going to a reaper conference with three of his siblings, Braden is disappointed to miss out on the trip but excited about being the boss. That is until he finds out which sibling is staying behind with him. Braden and his only sister Aisling have never gotten along. Still, Braden has seniority... -
Blood Bond: 13 by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsErin Hamilton follows Dante Gabriel back into hell—the underground compound where he was held for a decade—to confront the woman who held him captive. Finally unmasked, she seems to hold Dante under her influence. Erin has faith in Dante’s strength and determination, though, especially when the mysterious Vampyre Texts reveal their first secret... -
Rags to Witches by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie Alden would love nothing more than to spend the weekend soaking up the sunshine with her boyfriend, but it seems that’s not on the cards.With a golf tournament taking over the islands, Sadie is required to supervise the event despite having little interest in the sport. Will she make a faux pas on the fairway? Absolutely...Categorized as:
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May Day by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie Alden has been having a tough week. A huge question mark hangs over her relationship with Miller and things only seem to be getting worse.As Hallow Haven prepares for the May Day celebrations, Effie and Kate are trying their best to keep Sadie busy. They can only distract her for so long...Categorized as:
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A Brunch With Death by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTake a trip to Compass Cove, an enchanted town full of magic and mayhem…Zora Wick is in trouble. Again.Life in Compass Cove felt like it was heading in the right direction, but events beyond her control force her to hit the road. It’s only been a month since she inherited her aunt’s bakery and business has already slowed down... -
Wary is Her Love by Judith Berens, Martha Carr
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt’s just another day at your average American high school for the magically gifted. Dark magic is bent on destroying the school. A Drow princess is gaining powers faster than she knows what to do with them. Her best friend, a Jasper Elf can’t remember who she is, and her boyfriend turns into a wolf at night and runs with his pack...Categorized as:
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Властелин Морморы by Max Frei
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsТрактир «Кофейная гуща» стоит на границе между новорожденной реальностью и непознаваемым хаосом еще неосущественных возможностей. Он стал центральным местом действия цикла «Хроники Ехо», в ходе которого старые друзья и коллеги встречаются, чтобы поговорить о прошлом и помолчать о будущем, которое уже почти наступило... -
The Witchstone by Henry H. Neff
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAn unforgettable, high-stakes, laugh-out-loud funny novel, The Witchstone blends the merciless humor of The Good Place with the spellbinding fantasy of Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.Meet Laszlo, eight-hundred-year-old demon and Hell’s least productive Curse Keeper. From his office beneath Midtown, he oversees the Drakeford Curse, which involves a pathetic family upstate and a mysterious black stone... -
Grave Wedding by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThey thought it would never happen, but the wedding of their dreams is finally here. Maddie Graves and Nick Winters are days from walking down the aisle, exchanging vows, and embarking on the life they’ve always wanted. All they have to do is solve one more mystery … and this one is going to be a doozy... -
In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt was 1972, and a teenage girl named Elizabeth Ryan thought that her world was coming to an end. Elizabeth was the daughter of two Selkies, you see, and she had just been passed up for a skin. But then a mysterious cousin who calls herself Annie appears, and Elizabeth finds other things to think about...It can be easy to forget that worlds don't wait for heroes before they begin... -
Memory and Dream by Charles de Lint
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFrom World Fantasy Award-winning author Charles de Lint, a tale of love, courage, and the transforming power of imagination Isabelle Copley's visionary art frees ancient spirits. As the young student of the cruel, brilliant artist Vincent Rushkin, she discovered she could paint images so vividly real they brought her wildest fantasies to life...Categorized as:
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Witch in the Water by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie Alden has a man by her side, magic in her blood and a ringing in her ears. What was that explosion?As the resident peacekeeper, it’s her job to leave the main island of Hallow Haven and follow trouble wherever it may lead. Once again, it has led her to a dead body. This time it seems like there is much more to the crime than meets the eye... -
A Witch Before the Storm by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPack your bags, we’re going skiing!Chelsea Sponks is quickly settling into her new life on Pendle Island, and slowly getting used to being a witch. The annoying talking cat? Still getting used to that. The almost-empty bank account? Time to get a job. Fast... -
A House for Keeping: an urban fantasy by Matteson Wynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat would you give to add some magic to your life? Finn Foster is done with the dismal, dusty desert of the Southwest, and is determined to add a little excitement to her existence...Categorized as:
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Murder & Marigold by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA Witch Cozy MysteryAstrid Atwood has just been invited to the Pirate Parade by the hottest police officer in town. A day of sailing around on the Raven Bay lake and flirting with Evan Brooks sounds like a dream, what could go wrong? Before she can even think of stepping foot on a boat, her mom warns her that the coven needs to stay on the shore to protect the sailors from angry water spirits...Categorized as:
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Magical Decisions by J.A. Whiting, May Stenmark
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 2 in the Magical Sleuth Paranormal Women’s Cozy Mystery series.Two years ago, forty-two-year-old Mackie Fleming lost her husband and a month ago, she lost her job. In the middle of it all, something terrible happens to one of her close friends...Categorized as:
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Death & Dahlia by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAstrid Atwood isn’t looking forward to the high school reunion, but maybe it won’t be so bad now that she’s dating the hottest guy in town.As she rushes around town trying to get herself ready, she bumps into a man she never expected to see again, Marshall McKenzie...Categorized as:
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New Moon, New Me by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie Alden calls on her guardian to help her take care of her new year’s resolution, get her familiar out of the house, but developments in her personal life have created a rift between them. Ryder believes that her engagement is a huge mistake and is willing to risk it all to keep her and Miller apart...Categorized as:
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Third Time's a Charm by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie didn’t used to be superstitious, but recent events could persuade any skeptic to believe in the paranormal.An old cold case bears a striking resemblance to a murder that occurred in Hallow Haven weeks ago, and now it seems that history is repeating itself in more ways than one. The police have a main suspect, but Sadie has her doubts...Categorized as:
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Give Up the Ghost by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSadie suspects that she won’t have a happy Halloween this year, and with good reason.As the festivities sweep the islands, it seems not everyone is in the holiday spirit. Darcy, Sadie’s aunt, is calling in all her favors to wreak havoc and there are a lot of people in her debt...Categorized as:
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Ghost Writer by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife sure did get interesting for Sadie Alden once she moved to Hallow Haven. She now lives in a world of magic, ghosts and endless possibilities, what more could a girl want?When the local radio contest announces a Battle of the Bands competition, the islands are a buzz with activity. With her friend, Kate, as the organizer of the event, Sadie is soon dragged along as a judge... -
The Change by Kirsten Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBig Little Lies meets The Witches of Eastwick--a gloriously entertaining and knife-sharp feminist revenge fantasy about three women whose midlife crisis brings unexpected new powers--putting them on a collision course with the evil that lurks in their wealthy beach town... -
Witch Way Down by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSadie Alden is still processing recent events but distracts herself by throwing all her energy into redecorating her house. Is she trying to avoid the truth? Obviously… but this new pastime is taking her in some unusual directions.A dispute on the far side of the main island threatens to become violent, but when Sadie and her guardian arrive, it seems that they are already too late...Categorized as:
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Goodbye by Jim Butcher
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMicrofiction #3Concurrent with the end of Changes and contains RADIOACTIVE-LEVEL SPOILERS for Changes and Ghost Story... -
Every Gift a Curse by Caroline O'Donoghue
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA spellbinding supernatural teen drama and final book in the Gifts series from a New York Times bestselling author.With the return of the Housekeeper on the cards, Maeve must find out everything she can about the vengeful tarot spirit in order to finally defeat her... -
Grave Danger by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMaddie Graves went from an unhappy life in the city to her version of the perfect life in Blackstone Bay. Now she’s going back … and danger is stalking her every move. When Maddie gets a call from a police officer she knows in Detroit, she can’t turn her back on his plea. It seems girls are going missing in the city and some of them have turned up dead in an abandoned city lot... -
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Werepanther 3: Paranormal Hunter by Logan Jacobs
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA few weeks ago, I was just Carter Hatfield, a broke college student and history major.Now, I’m a werepanther, a hunter of all things paranormal.And I already have two major kills under my belt with Div, the previous owner of my establishment, and Orglan, the former Master of Waters in the Midwest... -
Blood of the Covenant by Alex Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLogan Blackwell does not work well with others, but if he hopes to defeat this new threat, he’s going to have to learn…or more cities will burn.A warlock hell-bent on offering up the major cities of the world as a sacrifice to a god of destruction is more than he can stop alone.Will justice prevail over anarchy? Find out in Blood of the Covenant... -
Storm by Skye Knizley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOn a rainy night in 1971 the cruise ship Crescent Star vanished in the North Atlantic without a trace. No crew, no lifeboats and no wreckage was ever found, in spite of a three-week search. Two days ago, she crashed through and sank a pleasure yacht off the coast of New York, leaving five people dead. The ship has answered no hails and no one appears to be aboard... -
The Gifts That Bind Us by Caroline O'Donoghue
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA spellbinding supernatural teen drama - and sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts.Maeve and her friends have revealed their powers and banded together as a coven: Roe can pick locks, Lily sends sparks flying, Maeve can read minds and Fiona can heal any injury. And even better than their newfound talents? Roe and Maeve are officially an item... -
Stained Glass by James Osiris Baldwin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwenty shapeshifter children are kidnapped from a group home and their guardians murdered in a bizarre Occult ritual, and the werecreatures of New York City are baying for blood. Frustrated by weeks of botched Government investigation, they are taking the law into their own hands and need an Occult expert capable of doing the dirty work the police cannot... -
The Missing Librarian by Raven Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowen Greensmith has been through a lot with her boyfriend, Eric Richardson. Greensmiths don’t have the best luck with men, but Rowen may prove the exception to that rule. She and Eric have stuck it out through thick and thin. No one is surprised when it looks like Eric is going to propose. Even so, it’s terrifying! Rowen isn’t sure if she’s wife material... -
Demons Shemons by K.B. Draper
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMost people come home with a window sticker, a shot glass, or a bottle opener cleverly disguised as a key chain from their summer vacations, not Allison Jo Maddox (a.k.a. AJ, if you want to keep your front teeth)... -
The Empath by Jody Klaire
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAeron Lorelei is a young woman with a troubled past and a troubling gift. Blessed and cursed with the ability to sense the feelings, past, and future of those around her, Aeron lived as a misfit child. When she was sixteen, she took the blame for the death of her best friend’s little brother... -
Raven by Skye Knizley
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAll Hallows Eve approaches and for once Raven Storm has plans to spend the holiday enjoying a party at Isle of Night with family and friends, something she hasn't done since high school.But someone has other plans and Raven is called to investigate the grisly murder of Monsignor Quinn, a priest left to drown in his own blood... -
A Clever Sacrifice by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEverything was supposed to have gone back to normal. After watching and waiting for weeks, I’d been sure that the threat of more ritual sacrifices was over. However, when I wake up in the middle of an unfamiliar swamp during a storm that’s the worst I’ve ever seen only to stumble on an unwelcome surprise, I have to admit that I was right all along. Something worse is out there...Categorized as:
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Parents and Poisonings by Raven Snow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRowen's cousin, Rose Greensmith, has been dating Ben Williamson for a while now. He's the Lainswich Chief of Police, a good boyfriend, and an all-around great guy. It was only a matter of time before Rose had dinner with his parents. Rose has high hopes, but Rowen tries to prepare her cousin for the worst. The Williamsons are a difficult bunch...Categorized as:
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Improbable Magic by J.A. Whiting, May Stenmark
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is book 1 in the Magical Sleuth Paranormal Women’s Cozy Mystery series.Forty-two-year-old Mackie Fleming’s life is unraveling. Two years ago, she lost her husband and now, she’s lost her job. Heading over to her friend’s house to feed his cat, she finds him unconscious on the living room floor. One thing leads to another until Mackie becomes a suspect in the man’s death...Categorized as:
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Shadowshaper Legacy by Daniel José Older
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe epic conclusion to the acclaimed Shadowshaper Cypher series!A house dividedSierra and the shadowshapers have been split apart. Juan, Anthony, and Izzy are in jail, anxiously waiting to find out what will become of them... -
The Girl with No Face by M.H. Boroson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe adventures of Li-lin, a Daoist priestess with the unique ability to see the spirit world, continue in the thrilling follow-up to the critically-acclaimed historical urban fantasy The Girl with Ghost Eyes.It’s the end of the Nineteenth Century. San Francisco’s cobblestone streets are haunted, but Chinatown has an unlikely protector in a young Daoist priestess named Li-lin...Categorized as:
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Shadowstorm by Skye Knizley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the spring of 1984, just before his daughter's birth, Detective Mason Storm began an investigation into the ritualistic slaying of seven women, their bodies defiled and left covered in black rose petals. The case ended with Storm suspended. The bizarre murders were left unsolved... -
Child of Darkness by T.S. Paul
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt's the eve of the second Demon War. The attack against Sicily has been rebuffed by both human forces and Arcane human Mages. But the war is just beginning. The Portal to Hell in California is open and thousands of angry little Demons are pouring out. Military forces are scrambling meet the oncoming Horde. Agatha Blackmore and her team have been called in to help...
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