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Serafina and the Seven Stars by Robert Beatty
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSerafina and Braeden make an epic return in the hotly anticipated fourth installment of Robert Beatty's #1 New York Times best-selling Serafina series. Serafina, the Guardian of Biltmore Estate, has won battle after battle against the dark forces encroaching on her home. Now, tranquility has returned to Biltmore. Serafina doesn't trust it... -
At First Bite by Ruth Ames
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPoison Apple Books: Thrilling. Bone-chilling. These books have bite!Ashlee Lambert, the queen bee from THIS TOTALLY BITES, has had a tough time ever since she became a full-fledged vampire. But now that she's moving from New York City to sunny Los Angeles, she's excited to make a fresh new start.But Ashlee never counted on a clique of popular mean girls or awful sunburns... -
Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLong ago, dreams glowed on the screen under the night sky at the old drive-in theater. Once an attraction drawing families and teenagers from miles around, the theater has sat dark and silent for years, its former bright, carnival-like atmosphere a distant memory.A young family brings the forgotten theater to life with a new, modern vision for its future, but strange troubles plague them... -
Blue Bloods 3-Book Boxed Set (Blue Bloods, #1-3) by Melissa de la Cruz
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBlue Bloods: Within New York City's most elite families, there lurks a secret society: its members are powerful, wealthy and unhuman. They are the Blue Bloods, an ancient group of vampires.Schuyler Van Alen has never fit in at her prestigious New York City private school. She prefers baggy, vintage clothes to Prada and pearls... -
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A Ghostly Suspect by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA funeral, a ghost, a murder . . . It's all in a day's work for Emma Lee Raines . . .especially when the ghost turns out to be someone very dear to her heart. Debbie Dually, psychic and friend who has guided Emma Lee since the she was bopped on the head from a falling plastic Santa, local undertaker Emma Lee Raines is told she's suffering from “funeral trauma... -
A Ghostly Secret by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEmma Lee Raines, proprietor of a small-town Kentucky funeral home, Eternal Slumber, is a “Betweener,” helps ghosts stuck between here and the ever-after— only murdered ghosts. After Emma Lee solves who murdered them, only then can they cross over to the Great Beyond, Big Guy In The Sky.Emma Lee is up against a cold case that happened before she’d even gotten her “Betweener” gift... -
A Horribly Haunted Halloween by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHalloween is approachingAnd while it might be different this year, many homes are lavishly decorated. Jackson Crow thinks it’s fine that his adopted son, Corby, takes a walk down the street to see some of the ghoulish displays.Except Corby hurries back to him. One “creature” isn’t—or wasn’t—a creature at all. The bizarre costuming covers someone once real—a human corpse... -
A Bogie in the Boat by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou know what doesn’t go down well with morning coffee? A body in a canal. When a neighbor finds a grim discovery in the waterways of Venice Beach, Linx Maxwell gets an unexpected visitor in the form of a new ghost. The only problem? Her new ghost doesn’t see eye to eye with her old one. Detective Frank Bogle doesn’t know what to make of the young victim... -
Greetings from the Graveyard by Kate Klise, M. Sarah Klise
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoses are red, Violets are blue. If a ghost can write books, Why not greeting cards, too?The bestselling trio from Spence Mansion is launching a greeting card company called Greetings from the Graveyard. But what kind of card do you send to an ex-girlfriend who threatens to publish the love letters of Ignatius B... -
Ready for a Scare? by P.J. Night, Heather Alexander
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBirthday girl and queen of all things spooky, Kelly Garcia is all set to have the perfect night. First her parents are going out of town. And although they hired a babysitter, Kelly is excited to basically be on her own...Categorized as:
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Nightmare by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe last case of police negotiator Jack Nightingale’s career ended in the death of nine-year-old Sophie Underwood. Since then, he’s saved his own soul from the devil...but now he is haunted by Sophie’s cries for help... -
Amazing Grace by John G. Hartness
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJessica Fletcher meets Aunt Bea meets Odd Thomas in this Southern Gothic Paranormal Mystery with a dose of romance from award-winning novelist John G. Hartness. Lila Grace Carter is your favorite new detective, you just don’t know it yet. She’s determined, smart, caring, and sassy as the day is long. She also talks to dead people. Of course, as she puts it, “I’m Southern... -
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... -
The Belly of the Beast (The Graveyard: Classified Paranormal Series Book 3) by Desmond Doane
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMay all your nightmares come true.Lies. Deceit. Betrayal. These are the weapons of the damned.For paranormal investigator Ford Atticus Ford, and his partner, Mike Long, the stakes have never been higher as they ready themselves for a supernatural war with the most powerful demonic entity they have ever encountered.This isn’t just about ghosts and things that go bump in the night...Categorized as:
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Dark Passing by Liz Schulte
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMary Nelson’s murder shocked the small town of Jackson. The vibrant, young college student disappeared on her way home. A week later her body was found in the trunk of a burning car. No suspects. No evidence. No case. Ella Reynolds’ life had finally turned around. With a new book released, the past safely tucked away, and a burgeoning romance, she begins to live again... -
A Most Unusual Case by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s a first Labor Day for Angela Hawkins and Jackson Crow with their infant daughter and adopted son. They’re going to take the day and have a picnic with the children while other Krewe members man the office.But the plan goes awry when the grandson of one of Adam’s dearest friends is arrested for committing murder... -
A Ghostly Mortality by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThat ghost sure looks . . . familiar Only a handful of people know that Emma Lee Raines, proprietor of a small-town Kentucky funeral home, is a “Betweener.” She helps ghosts stuck between here and the ever-after—murdered ghosts. Once Emma Lee gets them justice they can cross over to the great beyond. But Emma Lee’s own sister refuses to believe in her special ability... -
Best Friends Forever by P.J. Night
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKatie’s getting a new BFF—whether she likes it or not—in this scary You’re Invited to a Creepover tale.Katie Walsh is majorly bummed when her BFF moves away. But her hopes soar when the new girl at school, Whitney, befriends her right away and invites her to spend the night at her house for a sleepover. Katie loved sleepovers with her old BFF, so she’s sure she will have a great time... -
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... -
Tales Around the Jack O'Lantern: A Mary O'Reilly Short Story by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe lights are out, the jack-o-lantern is lit and the O’Reilly clan is enjoying their family tradition of sharing ghost stories on Halloween night. Set ten years before Mary moves to Freeport, this novelette offers five unique ghost stories that will leave you checking over your shoulder just to make sure no one “uninvited” is in the room with you... -
Secret Vengeance by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsEveryone loves senior Carson Toliver, the captain and quarterback of the football team, heartthrob of South Burlington County Regional High—especially the girls. Even Jack's best friend Weezy has a crush on him. And unlike most of the popular kids at school, he's not stuck up. Jack even sees him defending a piney kid who is being bullied in the hall...Categorized as:
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A Ghost in the Glamour by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLiving. With ghosts.Linx Maxwell is on the verge of greatness. She’s finally graduated from street fairs and hopping chain-link to making art that pays the bills. Her family life is… not dull. And it looks like her van might just be able to exist on hope and duct tape.If only she could get rid of the ghost who’s plagued her since the eighth grade... -
M. Night Shyamalan's The Sixth Sense: A Novelization by Peter Lerangis, M. Night Shyamalan
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the novelization of the box office hit "The Sixth Sense" about a terrified boy with a huge secret and a tormented child psychologist who needs a shot at redemption. Both are trapped in a world where nothing is what it seems... -
The Five O'Clock Ghost by Dori Hillestad Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaz and Claire are back for a timely mystery in this adorable series by Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! Kaz and Claire are called in for another ghostly mystery, and this ghost is always right on time. When Claire's friend tells the young detectives about his five o'clock ghost, Kaz wonders if it could be his own missing brother, Little John... -
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The Devil You Know by P.N. Elrod
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsPREVIEW AVAILABLE at vampwriter-dot-com/DevilYouKnowEXCERPT.htmVampire PI Jack Fleming travels to Long Island to attend a funeral.Problem: There's more than one body in the grave.Delving into his past, Jack follows clues leading to an old murder, new betrayals, and a hard look at the man he was vs. the vampire he's become... -
Still Bleeding by Stephen Leather
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA short story by the bestselling author of the Jack Nightingale series. Supernatural detective Nightingale is called in to investigate a case of stigmata. A young girl is bleeding from her hands and feet and claims to be talking to the Virgin Mary. But Nightingale soon realises that all is not as it seems - and the girl is in mortal danger... -
The Secret Room by Dori Hillestad Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNow that Kaz can finally pass through walls without feeling all “skizzy,” he can go explore Beckett’s secret room at the back of the library... -
Murder at Avedon Hill by P.G. Holyfield
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWELCOME TO THE LAND OF CAERN, where the gods - the Children of Az -can choose to be born into the world as mortals to directly affect events... and often do. And where the conflict between religious faith and arcane magic has reached a breaking point. Gretta Platt, Housemistress of Avedon Manor, has been murdered. Only a handful of people live in Avedon Hill, and most are suspects... -
The Ghost Backstage by Dori Hillestad Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKaz and Claire’s new detective agency is a success! Their latest case, though, is proving to be the hardest yet. When Claire’s classmate says he saw a ghost backstage while rehearsing the school play, Kaz goes to school with Claire to investigate...Categorized as:
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Moth to a Flame (Narrowdale Mystery Book 2) by Michael Omer
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI was almost killed by a delusional murderer five months ago. Since then, the recurring nightmares, creepy hallucinations and overpowering fear are gone. That's good, right? I mean, no one in their right minds wants to feel like that. I am starting to wonder if I'm in my right mind anymore...When a lady in my neighborhood died, I couldn't help but stick my nose in, to see what happened...Categorized as:
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Together Forever by P.J. Night
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA summer camp dream romance turns into a nightmare in this frighteningly fun addition to Spotlight's popular horror series.All the girls in Bunk 9 at Camp Minnehaha wake up one morning having had the same terrible nightmare about a sinister boy in an abandoned cabin in the woods. All the girls, that is, except goody-goody Samantha Harmon... -
Ghost in the Attic by Dori Hillestad Butler
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA brand-new young chapter book series from Edgar Award winner Dori Hillestad Butler! After successfully solving the mystery of the ghost in the library, Kaz and Claire land the first case for their detective agency--a haunted attic in a neighbor's home! With a little help from Grannie, Kaz and Claire discover that what appeared to be something spooky has a much simpler explanation...Categorized as:
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The Ghost at the Fire Station by Dori Hillestad Butler, Aurore Damant
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWith a lot of searching and a lot of luck, Kaz has found his dog Cosmo, his little brother Little John, his grandmom, and his grandpops...Categorized as:
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Wandering Souls by Angela van Liempt
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLetting go is not an option.In the coastal town of Atlas Cliffs, seventeen-year-old Drew Harlow has a secret. She can see the dead. She’s always seen them, and they’ve always left her alone.Until now.Drew’s final year of high school should have been fun. It should have been carefree. It would have, if not for the accident that took the life of her boyfriend, Shane... -
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An Unexpected Guest by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKrewe Special Agent Jon Dickson and Kylie Connolly met under tough circumstances, but despite that, they discovered it seemed they were meant to be.Now, moved into a condo in the D.C... -
Shadow Burns by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen more than a dozen people die at a retirement home, the official story is carbon monoxide poisoning. Cèsar Hawke is convinced the reason is less mundane and more infernal. But that’s his job. As an agent working for the Office of Preternatural Affairs, he’s always looking for supernatural answers to deadly questions.Isobel Stonecrow agrees to help him find the truth... -
The Sense of Death by Matty Dalrymple, Sarah E. Purdum
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAnn Kinnear has created a peaceful existence at her cabin in the Adirondack woods. But the calm is shattered after Philadelphia socialite Elizabeth Firth is reported missing. With few clues and fewer options, detective Joe Booth calls upon Ann's spirit sensing abilities to help solve the mystery... -
Luminosity by Abigail Boyd
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJust when she thought her dreams couldn't get any weirder, Ariel Donovan begins having vivid nightmares of a dog that she must follow. It leads her to find an item from her past that she must use to aid her in figuring out the Thornhill Society...but she's not the only one looking for it... -
Breathing Lies by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Avertonson brothers and I have been friends for as long as I can remember. They're also twins, but where Foster is all light, Kingsley is darkness and danger. I've been in love with Foster for a while, but the night I finally get the courage to tell him how I feel is the same night I nearly drown. Foster saves me, though. At least that’s what I’m led to believe... -
No Time to Die by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMessage from a dead girl... It's too late to call back. Jenny will never speak to Liza again. But it seems that even from beyond the grave, Liza is begging her sister for help.... They say it's a serial killer. Is it? Jenny can't afford to trust anyone. Now she's here, in Wisteria, anonymously registered at the Chase College theater camp where her sister died... -
The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLet Sleeping Ghosts LieTwelve years ago Kate's family left the Westbrook estate on a stormy night, just after young Ashley Westbrook drowned in an icy pond. Now kate, alone in the world, has returned to the estate to tutor another spoiled Westbrook child, Patrick. The seven-year-old says he talks to Ashley by the pond. He does dangerous, deadly things because, he says, "Ashley dared me to... -
Don't Tell by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhat really happened to Mother? Lauren has come home seven years after her famous mother's mysterious drowning. They said it was an accident, but the tabloids screamed murder. Her father, a senator, hadn't protected her. Aunt Jule was her only refuge, the beloved godmother she's returning to see... -
The Haunting of Highdown Hall by Shani Struthers
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Good morning, Psychic Surveys. How can I help?"The latest in a long line of psychically-gifted females, Ruby Davis can see through the veil that separates this world and the next, helping grounded souls to move towards the light - or 'home' as Ruby calls it. Not just a job for Ruby, it's a crusade and one she wants to bring to the High Street. Psychic Surveys is born... -
Hidden Salem by Kay Hooper
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA town shrouded in the occult. An evil that lurks in the dark. The SCU returns in a hair-raising novel from New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper.Nellie Cavendish has very good reasons to seek out her roots, and not only because she has no memory of her mother and hardly knew the father who left her upbringing to paid caregivers... -
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Trust Me by Melinda Metz
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsShe touches your fingerprints. She knows your thoughts.It was Anthony who helped me understand what I can do—who showed me that I wasn’t crazy.I was only trying to thank him, to help him find what he’s been searching for his entire life. But he thinks I’ve betrayed him... -
The Last Rakosh by F. Paul Wilson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJack finds himself, and his friends, at a traveling carnival. During a look through the freak show, they come across what was believed to be extinct: a Rakosh. Or is it? Jack had made sure that the Rakoshi were dead -exterminated. Jack style. But now, somehow, there appears to be evidence of a Rakosh... -
Paranoia by J.R. Johansson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn the aftermath of the events that nearly killed him, Parker Chipp is trying to learn to cope better with life as a Watcher. And it seems to be working...until he wakes up in jail with a hangover and 12 hours of missing time. Darkness has somehow taken control and Parker doesn't have a clue how to stop him... -
They Stay by Claire Fraise
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNothing is as important to sixteen-year-old Shiloh Oleson as her little brother Max. So when the six-year-old goes missing without a trace, a heartbroken Shiloh refuses to believe nothing can be done and sets out to find him.When one of Shiloh’s classmates says she knows where Max is, Shiloh hesitates to believe her. Francesca is creepy... -
The Island of Monsters by Ellen Oh
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe thrilling sequel to the Texas Bluebonnet Award-nominated Spirit Hunters!We Need Diverse Books founder Ellen Oh delivers the next haunting tale in her acclaimed middle grade series Spirit Hunters, a mix of captivating mystery and chilling ghost story.The perfect spooky listen for Halloween, this pulse-pounding adventure will leave you shocked at every twist...Categorized as:
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The Deceived by Bill Myers
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Ryan, Rebecca’s new friend, asks her to go with him to hear a speaker on reincarnation, she figures it’s no big deal. Then she agrees to be hypnotized—and her experiences are so eerie and powerful that she begins to doubt her faith in God.Soon she is caught in a dangerous deception that nearly strangles her faith and destroys her life...
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