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Deadly Forecast by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAs her wedding day approaches, Abby Cooper has a disturbing premonition of her fiancé’s murder. Her husband-to-be, FBI agent Dutch Rivers, has been assigned to a suicide bombing case, and Abby’s spirit guides warn her of imminent danger. Abby vows to do everything in her power to keep Dutch safe and get him to the altar... -
Grave Memory by Kalayna Price
When the dead need to talk, Alex Craft is always ready to listen… As a Grave Witch, Alex solves murders by raising the dead—an ability that comes at a cost, and after her last few cases, that cost is compounding. But her magic isn’t the only thing causing havoc in her life...Categorized as:
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Borrowed Ember by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsEverything in Ari’s life until this point has been borrowed. Her human life with a man who wasn't her real father. A love for a boy who needed more than her to be strong. Kisses with a Jinn who refused to do anything but lend them out in moments of weakness. And even her resolve, which seemed to fail her whenever she needed it most. But Ari is done borrowing...Categorized as:
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United Eden by Nicole Williams
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsLife's been many things for twenty year old Bryn Dawson, but one thing it's never been is easy. And it's only about to get harder...Categorized as:
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Scorched Skies by Samantha Young
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsFEAR THE HEAT... The White King has crossed the line, sounded the horn, sent out the wolves. When blood is shed and life is lost the reality of Ari’s position as both hunter and prey finally sets in...Categorized as:
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Cast in Sorrow by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTHE END OF HER JOURNEY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING... The Barrani would be happy to see her die. So Kaylin Neya is a bit surprised by her safe arrival in the West March. Especially when enemies new and old surround her and those she would call friends are equally dangerous... And then the real trouble starts... -
Billow by Emma Raveling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIt has been six months since ondine Kendra Irisavie arrived in Haverleau, the hidden capital of the water elemental world. Six months since she discovered her destiny as the sondaleur. Six months since a series of devastating events left behind their mark...Categorized as:
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Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAbove all else, though I try not to think about it, I know which life I prefer. And every night when I Cinderella myself from one life to the next a very small, but definite, piece of me dies. The hardest part is that nothing about my situation has ever changed. There is no loophole.Until now, that is... For as long as she can remember, Sabine has lived two lives...Categorized as:
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Fallen Eden by Nicole Williams
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsIf happily ever after were a place, twenty-year-old Bryn Dawson would be on the farthest planet from it. Reduced to stolen glances and secret meetings as they await a Betrothal the Council is bent on stalling, William and Bryn have to settle for happily right now, but with a man like William Hayward at her side, Bryn’s hardly settling...Categorized as:
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Touch of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsKara Gillian is in some seriously deep trouble. She’s used to summoning supernatural creatures from the demon realm to our world, but now the tables have been turned and she’s the one who’s been summoned. Kara is the prisoner of yet another demonic lord, but she quickly discovers that she’s far more than a mere hostage...Categorized as:
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Mortal Defiance by Nichole Chase
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsOne short week turned Ree McKenna’s life upside down. Not only does she have the weight of the world on her shoulders, but she still has to juggle homework, a job, and a curfew. While Ree tries to find her footing amidst the chaos, the Dark Ones and their champion are busy hunting down any humans that have a touch of the gods running through their veins...Categorized as:
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A Matter of Truth by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNot long ago, Chloe Lilywhite seemingly had it all: a prized spot on the Magicals’ Council as lead Creator, a loving fiancé and Connection, and a wealth of good friends. But the poised young woman she projected was nothing more than a façade. Her parents all but disowned her. Power plays and accusations of murder within the Council rocked her confidence...Categorized as:
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Fairest by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsMirror, Mirror, on the wall, Who is the Fairest of them all? In the sequel to UnEnchanted, Mina Grime discovers that all is not fair when it comes to the Fae and their tales, especially when they don’t all play by the rules. Barely surviving the Story’s first fairy tale quest, Mina still has hundreds to go before she can end the curse on her family...Categorized as:
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A Matter of Forever by Heather Lyons
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt all comes down to this . . . Chloe Lilywhite has struggled for years to find her footing in a series of dangerous and demanding worlds. Creator, first tier Council member, and one of the most powerful Magicals in existence, she was little more than one of Fate’s pawns. But now, Chloe is back home and ready to call the shots. She knows what she wants and who she wants to be...Categorized as:
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Leonie Hendricks: Demon P.I. by Deborah Wilde
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt takes a demon to catch a demon.Got a dispute with another demon and killing them just won’t solve it? Leonie Hendricks gets results, no matter what the cost.Even if her life-long internal battle with her non-human side is seriously taking its toll.A new case throws Leonie back into the arms of the man who broke her heart... -
Dark Nebula by W.J. May
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNothing is as it seems anymore. Leery from the horrifying incident at the end of her first year at Guilder Boarding School, Rae Kerrigan is determined to learn more about her new tattoo. Her expectations are high, an easy senior year and a happy reunion with Devon, the boy she's not supposed to date. All hopes of happiness turn into shattered dreams the moment she steps back on campus... -
Bewitched & Betrayed by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsNew from the national bestselling author of The Trouble with Demons Raine Benares is a seeker. She finds lost things and missing people- usually alive. But now she's been bonde with the Saghred, a soul- stealing stone of unlimited power, and must hunt down its escapees. Especially since one of them is also hunting her..Categorized as:
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Made to Be Broken by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe author of the acclaimed Women of the Otherworld series returns with her latest novel featuring an exciting heroine with a lethal hidden talent. This time she's hot on the trail of a young woman no one else cares about--and a killer who's bound to strike again. Nadia Stafford isn't your typical nature lodge owner...Categorized as:
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Protecting Truth by Michelle Warren
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeraphina’s keeping a secret from her Wandering team: she’s perfecting her fighting skills. But telling Sam and Bishop the truth would only alert them to her plan: to go back in time, save her mom, and finish what she started... -
Indelible by Lani Woodland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYara is beginning to understand just how much her life will change now that her Waker abilities have emerged. She has come to terms with the fact that seeing ghosts is part of her life, but she isn’t ready to let being a Waker dictate her choices. All she wants is a ghost-free senior year with her boyfriend, Brent, and her best friend, Cherie... -
The Darkest Frost: Vol 1 of a 2-part serial by Tanya Holmes, Nikki Busch
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGENRE: A Gothic paranormal romance with a twist. CLIFFHANGER: **YES** This is a two-part serial. When the ghost of her best friend begs for her help, psychic detective Denieve Knight goes undercover as a live-in domestic to catch a killer. She sets her sights on the most likely suspect: her friend’s mysterious employer, Doctor Braeden Frost. Dubbed "Dr...Categorized as:
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Blood of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsBETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL, MAN AND DEMON, SHE’S ABOUT TO FACE THE ONE THING SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO SURVIVE. Welcome to the world of Kara Gillian, a cop with a gift. Not only does she have the power of “othersight” to see what most people can’t even imagine, but she’s become the exclusive summoner of a demon lord. Or maybe it’s the other way around... -
The Trouble with Demons by Lisa Shearin
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor seeker Raine Benares, a demon infestation on the Isle of Mid couldn't come at a worse time. Already fighting the influence of the Saghred, a soul-stealing stone, Raine discovers she is also magically bonded to a dark mage and a white knight, two dangerous and powerful men on opposing sides. Turns out, the demons want the key to unlock the Saghred...Categorized as:
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Secrets by Melinda Metz
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRae Voight has a problem. Thoughts are running through her mind that aren't hers. Is she going crazy? Or could something else-something even stranger -- be going on? As Rae unravels the mystery of where these thoughts are coming from, she also unlocks terrifying secrets of her past, including the truth about her dead mother. But knowing the truth may not be a good thing for Rae... -
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The Moth in the Mirror by A.G. Howard
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAn original ebook-only novella in the Splintered series, told from the points of view of both Jeb and Morpheus. Morpheus wants to know more about his rival for Alyssa's affections, so he digs into Jeb's memories of his time in Wonderland. But he may be surprised by what he finds. This brand-new story and perspective from A.G... -
Ember by Jessica Sorensen
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 32 ratings(Young Adult/original version) What if you knew when someone was going to die? For seventeen-year-old Ember, life is death. With a simple touch, she knows when someone will die. It’s her curse and the reason she secludes herself from the world. The only person who knows her secret is her best friend Raven. Then she meets Asher Morgan...Categorized as:
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The Sharpest Blade by Sandy Williams
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsTorn between two worlds. Torn between two lives. McKenzie Lewis’s ability to read the shadows has put her—and …those she loves—in harm’s way again and again. The violence must end, but will the cost of peace be more devastating than anyone ever imagined? After ten years of turmoil, the life McKenzie has always longed for may finally be within her grasp...Categorized as:
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Head Rush by Carolyn Crane
JUSTINE JONES FACES HER ULTIMATE ENEMY: HERSELF! In an attempt to put her unhappy past behind her, Justine Jones throws herself into nursing school and planning her wedding to Otto Sanchez, the man of her dreams. But something is off...Categorized as:
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Reckoning by S.J. Harper
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsJoin Agents Emma Monroe and Zack Armstrong. She’s sacrificed. He’s suffered. They’ve both been betrayed. Now it’s time for a reckoning. Special Agent Emma Monroe has a secret. She’s a Fallen Siren, cursed by the gods and banished to Earth for her failure to prevent the kidnapping of Persephone. As an FBI agent she saves the lives of others believing redemption could be one rescue away...Categorized as:
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Taste by Kate Evangelista
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAt Barinkoff Academy, there's only one rule: no students on campus after curfew. Phoenix McKay soon finds out why when she is left behind at sunset. A group calling themselves night students threaten to taste her flesh until she is saved by a mysterious, alluring boy. With his pale skin, dark eyes, and mesmerizing voice, Demitri is both irresistible and impenetrable...Categorized as:
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Brightest Kind of Darkness by P.T. Michelle, Patrice Michelle
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsNara Collins is an average sixteen-year-old, with one exception: every night she dreams the events of the following day. Due to an incident in her past, Nara avoids using her special gift to change fate…until she dreams a future she can’t ignore... -
Duplicity by Nikki Jefford
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIf Graylee Perez thought sharing a body with her twin sister was bad, dealing with a duplicate of herself is two times worse. Gray the second doesn't seem to get that Lee's boyfriend, Raj, is off limits. Then there's the problem of Adrian. He expects one of the Graylees to be his...Categorized as:
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Double Cross by Carolyn Crane
SOME SECRETS COME BACK TO HAUNT. OTHERS COME TO KILL. Justine Jones lived her life as a fearful hypochondriac until she was lured into the web of a mysterious mastermind named Packard, who gifts her with extraordinary mental powers—dooming her to fight Midcity’s shadowy war on paranormal crime in order to find the peace she so desperately craves...Categorized as:
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Anew by Chelsea Fine
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsTwo years ago, Scarlet awoke in the forest alone, afraid, and unable to remember anything. Lost and confused, her life was a mystery...until she met a boy with a familiar voice. Gabriel Archer has a voice from her past, and Scarlet's determined to remember why. She immerses herself in his life only to discover he has a brother he's kept hidden from her: Tristan Archer...Categorized as:
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The Big Fix: A Novel by Linda Grimes
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLinda Grimes’s sexy and hilarious urban fantasy series that began with In a Fix and Quick Fix continues in The Big Fix...Categorized as:
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Burnt Snow by Van Badham
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSophie is in the last term of Year 11. She's used to moving around with her accountant father and free-spirited mother, so the move to a small town on the South Coast in NSW doesn't seem too out of the ordinary – at first. But things are changing around Sophie. A new school means a new start – and she's tired of her mother's superstitions and control... -
Could It Be Magic? by Melanie Rose
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratings‘Highly recommend’ – The Bookseller All it takes is a bolt from the blue to change your life forever… Life really can change in a flash… When Jessica Taylor finds herself in the middle of a thunderstorm whilst walking her dog, she is struck by two the sight of a handsome stranger, and a bolt of lightning... -
Crystal Iris by Blair M. Shadows
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet ready to immerse yourself in a magical romance series filled with mystery, modern conflicts, and a love story that will leave you craving more.Professor Iris De Loughery’s life takes an unexpected turn on the night of her thirtieth birthday...Categorized as:
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Phantasm by Phaedra Weldon
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsRead Phaedra Weldon's posts on the Penguin Blog. The newest in a series that's "part paranormal whodunit, part urban fantasy"(Publishers Weekly) by the author of Wraith and Spectre. Just when Zoë Martinique, formerly ordinary twenty-something, was getting used to the idea that she was possessed of extraordinary powers, she lost them. Without cause or warning. And at the worst possible time... -
The Gathering Darkness by Lisa Collicutt
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThey say "third time's the charm", and for sixteen-year-old Brooke Day, they had better be right. She’s been here before, twice in fact, and an evil demon-witch wants her dead a third time. When Brooke is forced to leave Boston for the small town of Deadwich, she thinks her life is over. Before long, her new friends start acting strange—downright evil...Categorized as:
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All Fixed Up by Linda Grimes
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCiel Halligan, aura adaptor extraordinaire, has a lot of experience filling in for her clients--as them. A rare genetic quirk gives her the ability to absorb human energy and project it back out in a flawless imitation. She's hard at work, posing as a well-known and celebrated astronaut, about to make a stunning announcement on behalf of the space program..Categorized as:
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Gifted Touch by Melinda Metz
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSometimes, when I touch things, words fill my head. Words that feel like thoughts--thoughts that are inside of me...but not mine.I used to think I was crazy. Used to.I'm starting to wonder if there's a reason for all the voices that tangle together in my mind. And if I'm right, then it's not my sanity I'm worried about--it's my life... -
Heirs of Grace by Tim Pratt
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRecent art school graduate Bekah thought she'd hit the jackpot: an unknown relative died, and she inherited a small fortune and a huge house in the mountains of North Carolina. Trey Howard, the lawyer who handled the estate, is a handsome man in his twenties, and they hit it off right away, and soon become more than friends... -
Free Fall by Laura Anne Gilman
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Cosa Nostradamus is in disarray; the Truce holding violence in check has been broken. Magical Manhattan is at war, and Wren Valere is left without her partner/lover Sergei, whose past loyalties keep him from her side just when she needs him the most... -
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Baehrly Breathing by Elizabeth A. Reeves
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA spin-off of the popular Cindy Eller series. The first book in the Goldie Locke and the Were Bears series. It's difficult to be taken seriously when you are a member of the Magical community and saddled with the unfortunate name 'Goldie Locke'. It certainly doesn't help if you are also about five feet tall, blond, and most commonly described as 'cute.'...Categorized as:
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The Misfortune Cookie by Laura Resnick
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEsther Diamond's year gets off to a rocky start when NYPD's Detective Connor Lopez, who slept with her and then didn't call, shuts down her current place of employment and gets her arrested... -
Nightshade by Michelle Rowen
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsJillian Conrad never believed in vampires-until she was unwillingly injected with a serum that was supposed to act as a deadly poison to them. Now, tormented half-vampire Declan Reese wants her blood to destroy the undead kingdom. Unfortunately, the serum has also made her blood irresistible to all vampires-including Declan, whose desire for Jillian is more than mere hunger...Categorized as:
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Dark Storm by Sarah Singleton
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRoped into a seance at the theatre, Ellie is the only one who actually sees a real ghost. Now a spirit is contacting her from beyond the grave - and as the dead boy's story unfolds, Ellie finds herself falling in love with him... -
Abracadaver by Laura Resnick
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsR.I.P. = Reanimated, Infernal, and Pretty damn dangerous Struggling actress Esther Diamond, whose year got off to a rough start (what with incarceration, unemployment, and mystical death curses), finally catches a break when she lands an acting job... -
Vengeance Borne by Amanda Bonilla
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFated to Hunt… As the local hunter, and a ward of the Sentry, a secret organization dedicated to eradicating the forces of evil, Jacquelyn has been protecting the small town of McCall, Idaho for the past five years. The hours are horrible, the pay is nonexistent, she has to work with her jealous ex-boyfriend – and forget about quitting. She’s in for life...Categorized as:
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