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Wild Scottish Fortune by Tricia O'Malley
Can an artisan builder with a haunted past learn to break down her own walls? Orla Clarke is a master builder with a secret—she can see ghosts. Tasked with building Common Gin’s newest distillery in Loren Brae, Orla faces more than just architectural challenges... -
Fate Interrupted by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsShe had her life all planned out; fate had other ideas. How did an accomplished Southern businesswoman, wife, and mother end up living on California’s Central Coast, working for a stubborn wine-maker, newly divorced, and wrestling with sudden psychic powers? Megan Carpenter asks herself that same question nearly every day... -
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Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 16 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. -
Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 25 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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Ghost Mortem by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhoever said that ghosts exist must be out of their mind. Oh, wait. That was me. I said that. If you’d told me yesterday that ghosts were real I would have smiled, nodded, and called a shrink to fix your deluded little mind. Now it’s my turn to question my sanity when the ghost of my best friend turns up in my apartment... -
The Cupid Chronicles by Courtney Walsh
Some love stories are written . . . this one is magically delivered. Iris Ellington isn’t looking for love. Not even a little bit. With a long list of failed relationships behind her, she’s decided to reinvent herself as a person who doesn’t fall head over heels on the first date. New town, new job, new Iris. But someone—or something—has other plans... -
Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling 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... -
Saint and the Queen by Desiree .
Eve Noelle has been tortured by her mother's careless dreams and delusions her entire childhood that her absent father is actually Santa Claus. The real Santa Claus. She despises Christmas, the music, the children, and anything to do with the holiday but then one day. -
6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond
Carlotta Wren's world is crumbling beneath her well-shod feet. One of her closest friends has been arrested as the Charmed Killer, but Carlotta refuses to believe it. And to prove her friend's innocence, Carlotta goes against her boyfriend Peter's wishes and resumes her after-hours body-moving duties. And then…. Peter pressures her for an answer to his proposal…... -
Rogue Darkness by Dianne Duvall
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsImmortal Guardians have hunted and slain psychotic vampires for thousands of years. Now someone is hunting them...Categorized as:
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Whiskey & Witches by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the golden Son sacrifices for the shunned One, only then can the curse be undone. .. Carrick O'Malley lost his wife in a tragic accident and is dealing with his heartbroken, mute son... -
Showdown in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWho killed Helena Henry? The shorter list may be who didn’t want her dead. Psychic Raissa Bordeaux thought she’d left her former life behind, but when a child is kidnapped, she risks her secret identity by offering the police help with the case. New Orleans Detective Zach Blanchard doesn’t believe in psychic hooey and is certain Raissa didn’t get her facts about the case from a crystal ball... -
Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTake three wacky aunts, two talking animals, one nervous bride, and an upcoming hit,. and you've got the follow-up to JB Lynn's wickedly funny Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman... -
Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane
Jackson and Ellery face their toughest case yet—against the criminal justice system itself. Jackson Rivers and Ellery Cramer have worked difficult jobs before, but usually it’s getting the facts that’s the problem. For their newest client, the trouble isn’t finding the truth—it’s corruption at the highest levels of the justice system... -
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There's Something About Dragons by Sara Ivy Hill
Falling for a dragon once was a mistake. Giving him a second chance? That’s just asking to get burned. Here’s the thing about dating don’t. Especially if you’re me. My first dragon boyfriend, Zed? Gorgeous, charming. .. and responsible for the worst night of my teenage life. The ones who came after? All ghosted me when they found their fated mates. I learned my No more dragons...Categorized as:
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Life Ghost On by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho knew a Bridal Expo could be so thrilling? Especially when you’re the bride-to-be with a meddling family and a flamboyant wedding planner named Seb. I thought everything was sorted for my upcoming nuptials with Kade Galloway, but Seb insisted on attending the expo. As soon as we entered Firefly Bay’s town hall, the noise was deafening, and the atmosphere was chaotic... -
Hawk by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHawk's story. HAWK is a full-length, standalone bad boy romance and the third book in the Devil’s Murder MC featuring take-charge bikers who adore and fiercely protect their women. HAWK has no cheating, no cliffhanger, plenty of heat, and a guaranteed HEA along with a slight paranormal twist. -
Melody Bittersweet and The Girls' Ghostbusting Agency by Kitty French
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLife’s tough for Melody Bittersweet. She’s single, addicted to sugar and super heroes, her family are officially bonkers, and she sees dead people. Is it any wonder no-one’s swiping right on Tinder? Waking up lonely on her twenty seventh birthday, Melody finally snaps. She can’t carry on basing all of her life decisions on the advice of her magic 8 ball; things have got to change... -
Witching You Mistletoe and Mayhem by Jenna Collett
Two magical rivals. One marriage of inconvenience. And an enchanted key that could erase everything. Valerie Spellman believes in holiday miracles—twinkle lights, true love, and the occasional glitter bomb to get the job done. But all the festive magic ends at the feet of Grant Delaney... -
Whack The Mole by Maggie March
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucy is a human lie detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series! Joey "The Weasel" Frizzone has been deep undercover with one of the country's largest organized crime families and the time has come for him to testify against them... -
Shades of Pink by Gina LaManna
One awkward billionaire. One failed psychic. A tale as old as time. .. Lola Pink. He schedules everything. And I mean everything. I had no idea what I was getting myself into when I took this job. I thought it would be simple—pretend to be Mr. Dane Clark’s personal assistant, find the missing blueprints, and get out of the Clark Castle for good... -
Easy Come Easy Ghost: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Romance by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho knew meeting the in-laws could be this. .. haunting? I was all nerves on my way to Chicago, but stumbling upon a lifeless golfer took the jittery feeling to a whole new level. And guess who makes a spectral entrance in front of my future family? Joyce, the golfers' ghost, of course! Now my secret ghost-whispering abilities are out in the open, leaving me questioning if I should've stayed home... -
Escaping Expectations by A. Winchester
Wolves and humans don’t mix. Declan Byrne almost has it his own business, a loving family, and a strong pack. But what he needs is a wife to fulfill his duty to ensure the future of his pack. He knows what he needs to do, but his heart isn’t it in. Raven Woods had it her gallery, clients who adored her paintings, and the life she always imagined for herself... -
The Librarian's Vampire Assistant: 2 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes a humorous, standalone mystery, The Librarian’s Vampire Assistant, Book 2. (Yep! It’s a standalone. The boring title is just to mess with you! ). HOW MUCH LONGER CAN HE KEEP HIS SECRET AND HIS FAVORITE HUMAN SAFE? Michael Vanderhorst has always been a lone wolf. Or lone vampire? Whatever... -
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The Escape Plan (Only Magic in the Building) by Katie Bailey
When there’s no escaping the plans life has for you…. Beckett McCarthy’s beloved Gran always taught him to find magic in mundane, everyday things. But since she died, he no longer feels any magic. In fact, he feels nothing at all. So, when he has an opportunity to spend a summer abroad in Serendipity Springs, he’s expecting little more than a change in scenery... -
Kitty St. Clair's Last Dance by Kate Robb
When a young woman is bequeathed a shuttered dance hall, she begins to dream of its heyday—and learns to see her present-day entanglements in a new light. Jules is stunned when eccentric and glamorous retiree Kitty St. Clair passes away and leaves her a dilapidated dance hall in their quaint lakeside community...Categorized as:
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Terrier Transgressions by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m finally coming to terms with the fact I can speak to animals, even though the only one who ever talks back is the crabby tabby I’ve taken to calling Octo-Cat. What I haven’t quite worked out is how to hide my secret…. Now one of the associates at my law firm has discovered this strange new talent of mine and insists I use it to help defend his client against a double murder charge... -
Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 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... -
Snowed In With A Rebel Shifter by Tessa Stone
Part of the Snowed In Shadow Wolf Creek Collab. A lone alpha finds his fated mate and discovers the true meaning of love, loyalty, and family. Asher. As a white wolf and a born alpha, I was destined to leave my pack and forge my own path. But little did I know that my journey would lead me to Jada, a fiercely independent woman who captured my heart from the moment our eyes met... -
Hope and Happiness in Bluebell Wood by Ali McNamara
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWelcome to Bluebell Wood where the sun shines, the locals are kind and there's something more than a little bit magical about the place. Ava loves city life but when something happens to make her feel unsafe, she retreats to the calm and quiet of Bluebell Wood... -
Fruitcake and Familiars by Sierra Cross
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGranny Sage needs a winter miracle. Could Elliot’s big secret save her. .. or will it only kill his romance with Hazel? Deputy Elliot James is a walking—and flying—contradiction. A loner crow. An outlaw cop. A shifter who shows up to events on time and dressed appropriately, more or less. Hazel’s struggling to come to terms with Elliot’s complex double life... -
Hitwoman and the Family Jewels by J.B. Lynn, Parisa Zolfaghari
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow do you say “no” to a mob boss? When bumbling hitwoman Maggie Lee is asked by her mob boss employer to kill a cop, she wants to say no. When her sexy murder mentor, Patrick Mulligan tells her the cop in question is a guy she once dated, she REALLY wants to refuse. But when her former date, Paul Kowalski tries to kill her, she changes her tune to “Hell, yes! ”... -
The Healer and The Wolf Part One by Roxie Ray
She saved a wolf—and found a man worth risking her heart for. When Vanessa stumbles across an injured wolf in the woods, her healer’s heart won’t let her walk away—even if saving him might be dangerous. But when the wolf she rescued shows up later, not as an animal but as Leo, a ruggedly handsome man with secrets in his eyes, her life takes a turn she never saw coming...Categorized as:
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To Coach a Killer by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSoaking up a luxurious new chapter alongside her saucy bestie, Cat Cooper plans on emerging as the premier life coach in East Hampton by summertime. All she has to do is survive an offseason replete with desolate beaches, slow business, and murder . . . As the Hamptons drags through early spring, Cat's shot at becoming the toast of the town in time for Memorial Day is dwindling--and fast... -
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Sticks and Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPrivate investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her friends are celebrating New Year's Eve at the party of the year, a smashing Winter Garden party at the Prince Albert Hotel. It's a dazzling success. .. until Frangelica "Sister" McFee walks through the door... -
Murder, Mayhem and Mama by Christie Craig
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLive . . . Laugh . . . Read . . . with New York Times bestselling author Christie Craig. . . . BEING A MAMA IS HARD. BUT THE JOB'S EVEN TOUGHER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD . . . Cali McKay's mama isn't ready to pass over to the "other side" yet. Her unlucky-in-love daughter needs her now more than ever... -
Ice Lord's Fate by Ava Ross
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElion is mine, and I won’t let anyone steal him away. Elion and I have escaped the evil encroaching on the castle and fled to Elion’s ice-covered estate. We’re finally together, but the peace we find in his childhood home is short-lived... -
The Wizard of Saws by Elise Sax
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsalternate cover edition of ASIN B01N4L8RR5. Five months have passed since Gladie Burger came to Cannes, California, to join her eccentric Grandma Zelda in the family matchmaking business, and Gladie is quickly mastering the rules of attraction...Categorized as:
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Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 83 ratingsWhere there’s smoke there’s fire, and no one knows this better than New Jersey bounty hunter Stephanie Plum. Dead bodies are showing up in shallow graves on the empty construction lot of Vincent Plum Bail Bonds. No one is sure who the killer is, or why the victims have been offed, but what is clear is that Stephanie’s name is on the killer’s list... -
Wish You Weren't Here by Gracie Ruth Mitchell
Clementine has accidentally freed a British genie from his ancient British teapot, and she’s not thrilled about it. However, appalled by his living conditions—and grudgingly impressed by his jawline—she vows to set him free. But before he can join the human world, the genie must prove he can live like a human—and he must do it in one month, or he’ll fade away for good... -
Stitched Up in You by Jacklyn Hyde
A talented hacker. A stoic supernatural. He’s unused to the word no. She delights in tormenting him. When Bernadette Crenshaw used questionable means to look into her best friend’s new vacation fling, she never thought it would disrupt the dealings of the world’s most eligible billionaire bachelor. ***...Categorized as:
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Cursed by Gina LaManna
Allie Wells is many Doctor. Runaway bride. Fae. Except for two huge. She doesn’t believe in magic. The Fae were killed off centuries ago. Alessia “Allie” Wells is a woman of science. She doesn’t believe in things like werewolves and vampires, sparkly or otherwise...Categorized as:
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A Garland of Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSpunky southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney tackles a string of strange accidents while celebrating the holiday season in Carolyn Haines's cozy A Garland of Bones. Sarah Booth has traded in hosting this Christmas season for a road trip with her besties... -
Ghosted by Sarah Ready
Jillian Nejat is the only dating and relationship expert on the planet who is incapable of speaking to men. If they’re living, if they’re breathing, it’s game over. With her bank account at zero, her career a dumpster fire, and her dating life in a ten-year slump, she moves into a tiny, dirt-cheap NYC apartment. Unfortunately, the apartment is already occupied...Categorized as:
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Smarty Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsProfessor Olive Twist has come to Zinnia, Mississippi to study a mysterious grave wherein lies the Lady in Red, a perfectly preserved and stunningly beautiful but unnamed and unclaimed body. Olive claims she can not only identify the corpse, she can also prove the woman's scandalous role in the nation's history... -
Third Time's a Charm by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNote: Alternate/new cover edition for ASIN# B0096TKHAO. To the world, Alexander "Sasha" Romanov is a sexy, globe-trotting playboy that parties with the very rich and famous. But behind the façade exists a ruthless man willing and able to destroy anyone and anything standing in the way of his ultimate goal . .. until he meets Rose Holland... -
Citizen Pain by Elise Sax
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsan alternate cover edition can be found here. Lovably troublesome Gladie Burger runs into sizzling danger and a fiery love triangle in the second installment of Elise Sax’s hilarious and sexy Matchmaker Mysteries series. Since joining the family matchmaking business run by her eccentric and psychic Grandma Zelda, Gladie is always looking for love... -
The Pumpkin Spice Spell by Erin Branscom
In Wisteria Cove, love is messy, magic is real, and pumpkin spice fixes almost everything… almost. Willa Maren has a bookstore café, two meddling sisters, a witchy mother who swears by candle spells… and a big Tate Holloway is back in town. Her first love. Her heartbreak. The boy next door, who left, is now back, looking entirely too hot in flannel...Categorized as:
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Speak of the Devil by Charish Reid
I'd sell my soul for at least one of these dates to end well. .. I’d sell my soul for a little passion and tenderness. .. Ugh, I’d sell my soul for just one good lay. .. Evelyn Parker. I might be a little reckless with my words (and sexually frustrated), but I'm generally a good person...Categorized as:
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Fearless in High Heels by Gemma Halliday
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer is back! Morning sickness sucks. Which is why fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer has spent the last six weeks being a couch potato and Moonlight vampire movie devotee...
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