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  • The Secret Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Secret Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    All magic has a price…But what it cost me can never be given back.So I'll have to settle for vengeance. Don’t miss the epic finale for The Coven: Academy Magic in The Secret Witch. The problems for this sharp-witted heroine and swoon-worthy hero are only getting crazier...
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    coming-of-age  ghosts  angels  book  dark  demons  dragons  fated-mates
  • The Frozen Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Frozen Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    My magic runs ice cold.I am Judgement.I’ve gone from human to witch…to now Coven member. It’s amazing, awesome, and entirely overwhelming. I’m scared out of my mind right now. I shouldn’t be, I know that. I finally have real magic. I have elemental magic. I have ice at my fingertips and its the deadliest weapon I’ve ever seen.But now I can’t run from Joseph...
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    coming-of-age  ghosts  angels  book  dark  demons  fae  fiction
  • The Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Rebel Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I’m finally in control of my magic…and it’s much stronger than my Coven realizes.That’s not the only secret I’m keeping. I made a deal with a fairy: her secrets for some of mine. Except I have no idea how to deliver on my oath and crossing the Fae is suicidal. Tennessee knows I’m up to something, but not even my soulmate can help me now, especially when being together is against the law...
  • The Broken Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Broken Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Desperate times, desperate magic. I finally have the Book of Shadows. The pages call to me, begging me to devour their hidden power. There are more than just spells inside, and there are things only the High Priestess can see. And Now I know everything I wasn’t supposed to.My Coven likes to keep secrets...well they’re about to get a taste of their own medicine...
  • Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

    Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 52 ratings
    Yadriel has summoned a ghost, and now he can’t get rid of him.When his traditional Latinx family has problems accepting his gender, Yadriel becomes determined to prove himself a real brujo. With the help of his cousin and best friend Maritza, he performs the ritual himself, and then sets out to find the ghost of his murdered cousin and set it free...
  • The City Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The City Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Teach magic, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.Yeah, well, they’re dirty rotten liars.When I told Tennessee we needed to have more schools than just Edenburg I thought they’d assign appropriate people to the task. Ya know, like actual adults. Not a sixteen year old who still has to finish high school herself...
  • Midlife Magic & Magnolias by Meredith Carlisle

    Midlife Magic & Magnolias by Meredith Carlisle

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A creepy mansion with a mind of its own. One ridiculously tall leprechaun—and three geriatric defenders fresh out of the retirement village. These are my ducks, and they are not in a row.I always believed my "family curse" was nothing more than an unfortunate turn of phrase...Now turning forty-five, the age at which every woman in my family dies, I'm not so sure...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  myths  retellings  adult  book  comedy  demons  europe
  • Ghouls Don't Scamper by Kim McDougall

    Ghouls Don't Scamper by Kim McDougall

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Critter wrangler rule #17: even the smallest creature can be big in magic.Kyra Greene never thought she’d return to Asgard. Not after she burned the Rainbow Bridge, the only road home. Now she has no choice. With her unborn child’s life at stake, she must find a new route to the old world, or die trying...
  • Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Inferno by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    The heat is on, and a new threat to humanity has risen…Nick has his driver’s license and he’s not afraid to use it. But turning sixteen isn’t what he thought it would be. While other boys his age are worried about prom dates and applying for college, Nick is neck deep in enemies out to stop him from living another day...
  • Magic Unleashed by T.J. Green

    Magic Unleashed by T.J. Green

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Unknown 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...
  • The Brave Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Brave Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Be careful what you wish for…because magic comes with a price.I’m a witch. All of my dreams finally came true. But now, so are my nightmares.There’s a new monster in town and no one knows how to kill it or where it came from. It lurks in the shadows, preying on our every move. For some reason, it seems to be targeting me.I desperately need Tennessee’s help. Only he is strong enough to train me...
  • Black Magic Voodoo by Nikki Landis

    Black Magic Voodoo by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Cassie Howe is a descendant of one of the famous Salem witches. Each year Samhain and the festival of the dead marks the new year, an end to the old while embracing the new. As Cassie begins the month long celebration, she encounters a dark and sinister presence that threatens the balance of her world...
  • Devil's Cry by Shayne Silvers

    Devil's Cry by Shayne Silvers

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    The greatest trick the First Vampire ever pulled was convincing the world that he didn't exist.Before the now-infamous Count Dracula ever tasted his first drop of blood, Sorin Ambrogio owned the night...and now he's back.Sorin and Nosh's quest for vengeance against the vampire overlords expands to include the savage gangs of werewolves and covens of witches plaguing New York City...
  • Brokenhearted by Elisa S. Amore

    Brokenhearted by Elisa S. Amore

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A journey through dark, forbidden worlds, beyond the limits of fear.Are you strong enough to tempt Fate?From the author of the #1 bestseller TOUCHED comes the highly anticipated third episode of the saga that has bewitched thousands of readers around the world.​How can you go on living if the person you love is gone? Consumed by grief and remorse, Gemma Bloom wonders that day after day...
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    ghosts  myths  angels  book  europe  fae  fiction  gothic
  • The Cities of Dead by Alys Arden

    The Cities of Dead by Alys Arden

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The Cities of Dead: the highly anticipated third book in Alys Arden’s spellbinding The Casquette Girls series. Old World witches collide with the French Quarter’s strangest denizens, setting off events that could tear the fabric of the Natural and Supernatural worlds, and only the most elusive, mischievous Voodoo lwa hold the key to stopping it...
  • Psychopomp by Angela Roquet

    Psychopomp by Angela Roquet

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    In war, everyone loses...Reaper Lana Harvey is finding out the hard way. When Jenni Fang recruits her for a special mission, the biggest victory over the rebels is followed by a crushing and immediate reprisal. The rebels have a new general working in the shadows of Limbo City, luring gods, reapers, demons, and souls to the dark side...
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    ghosts  myths  adult  angels  audiobook  book  dark  demons
  • Fae Conqueror by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Fae Conqueror by Sarah K.L. Wilson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She can conquer the Fae - but at what cost?From USA Today bestselling author Sarah K. L. Wilson comes this thrilling conclusion to a deliciously trope-filled young adult romantic fantasy series about a viciously funny mortal girl and her quest to hunt, trap, and conquer powerful fae...
  • Time Shift: Kitsune and Shaman novel by J.L. Weil

    Time Shift: Kitsune and Shaman novel by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She must leave her life behind to keep those she loves safe. Like most sane people, Karina Lang believed the idea of another world was only a thing in the movies. So not true. The Second Moon is full of inconceivable people, including herself. She is a Kitsune...
  • Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire

    Magic for Nothing by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Improbable, adjective:1. Not very likely to happen; not probable.2. Probably not a very good idea anyway.3. See also “bad plan.”As the youngest of the three Price children, Antimony is used to people not expecting much from her...
  • For the Birds by Angela Roquet

    For the Birds by Angela Roquet

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Lana Harvey isn't just any reaper. She's the new captain of the Posy Unit, a specialty group dedicated to harvesting mass quantities of souls from natural disaster sites, battlefields, and the like. The new title didn't come without a price though. Lana made some promises along the way, and now it's time to follow through..
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  myths  adult  afterlife  angels  audiobook  book  dark
  • A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter

    A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The battle rages on.Ali Bell and Cole Holland's crew of zombie slayers thought they'd won the war against Anima Industries, the evil company responsible for capturing and experimenting on zombies in an effort to discover the secret to immortality. In the last epic clash, the slayers lost many of their crew and closest friends...
  • The Lost Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Lost Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    I thought magic was make believe...but I was way wrong.I was nobody. No matter how hard I tried, I never fit in with anyone at my high school. Now I know why.Turns out I'm a witch. A scary powerful one, too. Except The Coven that claimed me won't teach me how to use my magic.Suddenly, I'm selected by the Goddess to hunt down a mythical locket needed to save the world from destruction...
  • Haunted by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Haunted by Amber Lynn Natusch

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    "I cowered away from him, unable to formulate a coherent sentence. Questions ran through my mind though none made it past my lips. I wondered how this could be happening, what he wanted, and what major injustice I'd brought against the universe to bring a fate such as this upon me.Perhaps being born was reason enough...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  myths  book  dark  fiction  gods  graphic-violence  horror
  • Ruthless Idols by Michelle Hercules

    Ruthless Idols by Michelle Hercules

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    I knew being the only Norm at Gifted Academy would be hard and dangerous, but I didn’t expect to be tossed out of a window. Also didn’t expect to be saved by one of the Magnificent Four.Bryce brought me back from the brink of death, but he did more than heal my broken bones. He weakened my defenses and carved a place in my heart. He’s not the only one vying for my attention...
    Categorized as:
    myths  retellings  book  dark  fiction  gods  high-school  horror
  • Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher

    Salt & Broom by Sharon Lynn Fisher

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A gifted healer unravels the mysteries of a cursed estate—and its enigmatic owner—in a witchy retelling of Jane Eyre . "Salt and broom, make this room Safe and tight, against the night." Trunks packed with potions and cures, Jane Aire sets out on a crisp, clear morning in October to face the greatest challenge of her sheltered girls’-school existence...
  • Sister of the Night - Von Ringen und Blut by Marah Woolf

    Sister of the Night - Von Ringen und Blut by Marah Woolf

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    „Du könntest in Coralis bleiben“, sagte Aarvand.Ich lachte kurz auf. „Dann müsste ich meine Welt verlassen. Ich würde meine Schwestern und mein Zuhause nie wiedersehen. Würdest du dein Leben für mich aufgeben? Dein Amt? Dein Land?“„Nein“, erwiderte er knapp.Ich legte ihm eine Hand auf die Wange. „Und deswegen“, sagte ich bedauernd, „werde ich all das, was ich eigentlich will, nicht mit dir tun...
  • Styx & Stoned by Boone Brux

    Styx & Stoned by Boone Brux

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Las Vegas! All expenses paid! Normally, a trip like that would be a dream come true for a widowed, mother of three, who just happens to be grim reaper. Here’s the thing though, situations rarely work out as I imagine they should. And usually not in my favor. This time isn’t any different...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  myths  retellings  adult  book  cozy  family  female-mc
  • Hades Academy: Fifth Semester by Abbie Lyons

    Hades Academy: Fifth Semester by Abbie Lyons

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The last year at Hades Academy begins... With a dangerous new enemy on the horizon, Nova's forced to get unexpected help to fight back. The future of Hades might be at stake—and now Elysium Academy's on the line, too. Alliances rise, friendships are put to the test, and the very balance against Chaos comes into question..
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  myths  angels  book  demons  fiction  horror  magic
  • Hades Academy: Fourth Semester by Abbie Lyons

    Hades Academy: Fourth Semester by Abbie Lyons

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Nothing about the end of my second year at Hades will be easy.With my mom on the loose with the Children of Abaddon, I have no way to know when-or if-I'm being watched...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  myths  angels  book  demons  fiction  horror  new-adult
  • Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    “There are times when you should respond to a crisis with dignity and a level head. This was not one of those times.” Whether it stems from love or a sense of responsibility, Anja will do whatever it takes to break the curse and set Rob free, but the price might prove too high...
    Categorized as:
    myths  retellings  adult  book  female-mc  fiction  horror  new-adult
  • 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...
  • Storm Shift by J.L. Weil

    Storm Shift by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The fate of two worlds lies with one girl. Karina Lang was looking forward to her senior year, until Devyn St. Cyr popped into her life, dropping a bombshell. She is a Kitsune—a shape-shifting fox. Life isn’t always what you expect. The universe is bigger and more dangerous than Karina could ever imagine...
  • Flame Shift by J.L. Weil

    Flame Shift by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Can she find the strength to say goodbye? Karina Lang hasn’t been feeling like herself lately. And who can blame her? Life hasn’t been easy the last few months, and it is only going to get rougher. As a royal Kitsune, Karina must gain nine tails in order to save a world she’s never seen. But Karina is dragging her feet. She knows that she must leave her home...
  • Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor

    Beyond the Veil by Nicole R. Taylor

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Collection of Urban Fantasy Adventures Beyond the veil lies a world of magic, mystery, and adventure! From author Nicole R. Taylor comes five full length novels, each a first in a series...
  • Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford

    Chasing Cats by Erin Bedford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes the smallest debt comes with the highest price. Kat went down the rabbit hole and came out changed. Now everyone wants something from her and she is hard pressed to give in to any of them. Only the irresistibly mysterious Cheshire Cat seems to be on her side. But even he has secrets of his own. Secrets that cause him to show up beaten and bloody on her doorstep...
  • Chasing Princes (3) by Erin Bedford

    Chasing Princes (3) by Erin Bedford

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Who would you save? The Fae and human world are merging at a rapid pace, leaving Kat two options; crash with the rest of them or ride it out and claim her place. With both of Kat's knights out of the picture, it's up to her to face new dangers and defeat old enemies...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  myths  adult  angels  biker  book  contemporary  fae
  • Hades Academy: Second Semester by Abbie Lyons

    Hades Academy: Second Semester by Abbie Lyons

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome back to Hades... So after nearly dying in an attack from Chaos, discovering the truth about Raines, and taking an immense risk to protect him, I’m back for second semester—and just supposed to act like everything’s normal. Except I have a huge secret. And the school’s on probation. Oh, and my hot professor might be trying to kill me...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  myths  alpha-mc  book  demons  fiction  horror  magic
  • Fear University Series #1-3 + Novella by Meg Collett

    Fear University Series #1-3 + Novella by Meg Collett

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Get the first three books in the Fear University series, plus a brand-new 70-page novella! Fall into a world where fear is the currency and the price is your life. In an Alaskan prison safe behind towering walls and watchtowers, you will find a very different sort of college. The students are taught the art of killing monsters. The professors spin harrowing tales of a secret war...
  • The Mark of Fate by Elisa S. Amore

    The Mark of Fate by Elisa S. Amore

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    From the Bestselling Author of Touched - The Caress of Fate London,1720. A young boy escapes through the crowd, a young woman cries out in despair. For Evan James, one brief moment is enough to understand what has happened and to set off in hot pursuit of the little thief...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  ghosts  myths  angels  audiobook  book  dystopia  europe
  • Myths of Immortality by Raye Wagner

    Myths of Immortality by Raye Wagner

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    In the realm of the dead, there are no lies. Hope Nicholas is desperate to believe that the truth will set her free from the bindings of Apollo's curse. But to get the truth, she must travel to the Underworld, a feat near impossible for the living...
  • Shadow Blood by Jayde Scott

    Shadow Blood by Jayde Scott

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Only a few months ago, Amber Reed would have called herself an ordinary girl in an ordinary world…until she moves to Scotland and is pushed into a world she never knew existed by the sexy and daring McAllister brothers, unable to withstand its perils. Aidan McAllister, the irresistible leader of the Morganefaire brethren, has what he always wanted: the girl of his dreams...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  retellings  angels  book  demons  fiction  horror  magic
  • Secret of McKinley Mansion by K.F. Breene

    Secret of McKinley Mansion by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    It was a dark and stormy night...But then, it was always stormy when she came. Beckoning. Calling to her followers. And follow her they did - never to be seen or heard from again. ~ * ~ * ~
Larkin, MO is not the cute, sleepy town it appears to be. Beneath the quaint façade lurks a secret - a secret everyone knows, but no one will talk about.Everyone knows to keep curfew...
  • Lost Souls by Kelley Armstrong

    Lost Souls by Kelley Armstrong

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The disappearing hitchhiker is one of the hoariest urban legends, and no one knows that better than Gabriel Walsh, a lawyer who grew up on folklore and myth...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  myths  audiobook  book  contemporary  fae  fiction  horror
  • Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

    Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A deliciously dark bubblegum-gothic fairytale from a stunning new Australian talent.‘He's gone the same way as those little birds that bothered me with their awful songs! And you will too, you and your horrible heart-music, because you won't stay out of my woods!'There's a dead girl in a birdcage in the woods. That's not unusual. Isola Wilde sees a lot of things other people don't...
  • Long Ride Home by Elizabeth Hunter, Liisa Ivary

    Long Ride Home by Elizabeth Hunter, Liisa Ivary

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The first story in the new paranormal series by Elizabeth Hunter, acclaimed author of the Elemental Mysteries. Welcome to Cambio Springs.In this small desert town, secrets bubble up from the desert floor, and history is written on the canyon walls. Seven friends will gather at the crossroads, because in Cambio Springs, everything—and everyone—changes.Jena Crowe escaped the Springs ten years ago...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  myths  adult  book  contemporary  family  female-mc  fiction
  • A Day in the Afterlife of Tod by Rachel Vincent

    A Day in the Afterlife of Tod by Rachel Vincent

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A special treat from Rachel Vincent pre "If I Die".A Bonus Chapter from "Before I Wake"...
    Categorized as:
    ghosts  myths  audiobook  book  contemporary  death  fiction  horror
  • Loving Angel by J.L. Weil

    Loving Angel by J.L. Weil

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Loving Angel isn’t easy. Actually it is downright exhausting, but somehow she weaseled her way into my life. She has become my everything—my reason for existing—my reason for breathing. I love the ever-loving crap out of Angel Eyes. There is nothing I wouldn’t endure for her—even college.College. Ugh...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  myths  angels  audiobook  book  dark  demons  fiction
  • Alexander Death by J.L. Bryan

    Alexander Death by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The sequel to Jenny Pox and Tommy Nightmare.While Seth searches for Jenny, Dr. Heather Reynard of the CDC unravels Seth and Jenny's secrets.Alexander opens Jenny's mind to her deep past, and to the full horrific extent of her powers...
    Categorized as:
    coming-of-age  ghosts  book  dark  fiction  horror  magic  new-adult
  • The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden

    The Casquette Girls by Alys Arden

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Seven girls tied by time.Five powers that bind.One curse to lock the horror away.One attic to keep the monsters at bay.After the storm of the century rips apart New Orleans, sixteen-year-old Adele Le Moyne wants nothing more than her now silent city to return to normal...
  • Soul Screamers Volume One by Rachel Vincent

    Soul Screamers Volume One by Rachel Vincent

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    It starts with a scream….New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent's compelling Soul Screamers series keeps getting better—here, for the first time, the original stories are compiled into one special volume…. My Soul to Lose —The prequel: never before in print!—Kaylee is just your average girl shopping at the mall with friends—until a terrified scream bursts from her that cannot be stopped...
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