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  • Hex Type Thing by Amanda M. Lee

    Hex Type Thing by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Hadley Hunter is feeling on top of the world.She’s embracing her new home on Moonstone Bay and coming into her own as a witch. Her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, who happens to be sheriff, is even involving her in his investigations.Unfortunately, the peace on Moonstone Bay is about to be threatened...
  • Three Sisters Island collection by Nora Roberts

    Three Sisters Island collection by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 35 ratings
    Dance Upon the Air: When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband - and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago . . . But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease...
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  • Chilled to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee

    Chilled to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Scout Randall has a big new enemy that just happens to be wearing a familiar face.Full description coming soon...
  • The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

    The Queen of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 71 ratings
    Revenge When Eugenides, the Thief of Eddis, stole Hamiathes's Gift, the Queen of Attolia lost more than a mythical relic. She lost face. Everyone knew that Eugenides had outwitted and escaped her. To restore her reputation and reassert her power, the Queen of Attolia will go to any length and accept any help that is offered...she will risk her country to execute the perfect revenge. ..
  • The Last Of The Moon Girls by Barbara Davis

    The Last Of The Moon Girls by Barbara Davis

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 49 ratings
    Lizzy Moon never wanted Moon Girl Farm. Eight years ago, she left the land that nine generations of gifted healers had tended, determined to distance herself from the whispers about her family’s strange legacy. When her beloved Grandmother Althea dies, Lizzy must face the tragedy still hanging over the farm’s lavender fields: the unsolved murders of two young girls...
  • Cherry Dead by Annabel Chase

    Cherry Dead by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Newberry is thrilled to host the highly anticipated convention for the cult hit TV show, Detective Dracula. Local businesses are booming as fans descend upon the quaint town to witness the reunion of the beloved cast.The excitement quickly dies when the star of the show chokes to death on the cherry of his signature cocktail...
  • The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher

    The Highland Witch by Susan Fletcher

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    The Massacre of Glencoe happened at 5am on 13th February 1692 when thirty-eight members of the Macdonald clan were killed by soldiers who had enjoyed the clan's hospitality for the previous ten days. Many more died from exposure in the mountains. Fifty miles to the south Corrag is condemned for her involvement in the Massacre...
  • The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 51 ratings
    A kingdom teetering on the brink of destruction. A king gone missing. Who will survive? Find out in the highly anticipated sequel to Jennifer A. Nielsen's blockbuster THE FALSE PRINCE! Just weeks after Jaron has taken the throne, an assassination attempt forces him into a deadly situation...
  • The Death Dealer by T.M. Cromer

    The Death Dealer by T.M. Cromer

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 2 in the Sentinels of Magic series. Trevor Blane is getting his story! If you enjoyed The Thorne Witches and continued with The Unlucky Charms books, you’ll probably be wanting more Trevor Blane. Well, his & Soleil's story is coming in early spring...
  • 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

    11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    GROUNDHOG DAY meets FLIPPED in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday. It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited -- after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together...
  • The Donovan Legacy: Charmed & Enchanted by Nora Roberts

    The Donovan Legacy: Charmed & Enchanted by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 34 ratings
    In two tales of the Donovan family, Anastasia Donovan is afraid to reveal her true self to her intriguing new neighbor, Boone Sawyer, while Rowan Murray is fascinated by her enigmatic neighbor, Liam Donovan. - She has published 101 New York Times bestsellers as of 2003, 29 of them reaching #1...
  • Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

    Wizard's First Rule by Terry Goodkind

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 114 ratings
    The masterpiece that started The New York Times bestselling epic Sword of Truth In the aftermath of the brutal murder of his father, a mysterious woman, Kahlan Amnell, appears in Richard Cypher's forest sanctuary seeking help . . . and more. His world, his very beliefs, are shattered when ancient debts come due with thundering violence...
  • The Aether by T.M. Cromer

    The Aether by T.M. Cromer

    Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In a world where magic and the mundane coexist, Damian Dethridge, known as the Aether, possesses the power to manipulate and redistribute magical energies. From a young age, he’s been responsible for maintaining balance among the witch community. However, his extraordinary abilities attract unsavory characters, working to destroy his family from within...
  • Fortune of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Fortune of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Medium Harlow Thane has given up her life as a celebrity paranormal investigator. After her life was turned upside down by a devious and illusive ghost, all she wants is to settle down in Keating Hollow, running the new pub in town. Unfortunately for her, no matter how much she wants to give up ghost hunting, the ghosts won’t quit her. Neither will her ex Cash Moses...
  • Corrag by Susan Fletcher

    Corrag by Susan Fletcher

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    A breathtaking novel of passion and betrayal in seventeenth-century Scotland, and the portrait of an unforgettable heroine accused of witchcraft.February 13, 1692. Thirty-eight members of the MacDonald clan are killed by soldiers who had previously enjoyed the clan's hospitality. Many more die from exposure...
  • DragonKnight by Donita K. Paul

    DragonKnight by Donita K. Paul

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Trapped in an evil spell… can the knights of Paladin be rescued?Before vowing his allegiance to Wulder as a knight, Bardon heads to the mountains for solitude. His life is suddenly complicated by a woman and her granddaughter, N’Rae, on a mission to rescue the woman’s son trapped in a chamber of sleep...
  • The Magic Circle by Nora Roberts

    The Magic Circle by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Discover the magical secrets of the Donovan family in these two reader-favorite tales!Captivated When filmmaker Nash Kirkland reaches out to real-life witch Morgana Donovan to use her as a research subject for his next film, Morgana humors the skeptical writer. She allows him to make foolish assumptions about magic, but quickly grows tired of his close-minded ideas on the modern witch...
  • Birthright by Laury Falter

    Birthright by Laury Falter

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Book Two of the Residue Series... Jameson and Jocelyn know their love is forbidden, but that doesn't end their feelings for each other. Because of it they are in incredible danger. Now, with their enemies watching - ones who pose a far greater threat than anyone they've ever encountered - they have no choice but to hide the truth...
  • Sleeper's Castle by Barbara Erskine

    Sleeper's Castle by Barbara Erskine

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Two women, centuries apart. One endless nightmare tearing Wales apart – and only they can stop it.Sunday Times bestselling author Barbara Erskine returns to Hay in the year that marks the 30th anniversary of her sensational debut bestseller, Lady of Hay.Hay-On-Wye, 1400 – War is brewing in the Welsh borders, Catrin is on the brink of womanhood and falling in love for the first time...
  • The Pink House by Cindy Kirk

    The Pink House by Cindy Kirk

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Deep in the forest, on a sun-drenched patch of lush green grass, surrounded by lily-of-the-valley, sits a pink house. With turrets towering like neighboring trees, and a wide welcoming front porch, the old Victorian is impossible to miss. Except that everyone in town has—everyone but Hannah Danbury...
  • Witch Way Today by Jennifer L. Hart

    Witch Way Today by Jennifer L. Hart

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three midlife sister witches are rewriting fate. But no one told them about the backlash.Alys, Maeve, and Siobhan Silver made a promise they have no idea how to keep. Despite their best efforts and understanding of the craft, they are unable to revive a woman trapped by a fae curse. And with the magic council in ruins and the elders in hiding, there’s no one to ask...
  • Witch Way Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Hart

    Witch Way Tomorrow by Jennifer L. Hart

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Tomorrow isn’t guaranteed, especially when it comes to magic. Alys, Maeve, and Siobhan Silver are rocking their midlife changes. Alys has started a school for mystical education and ls living it up with her werewolf lover. Maeve is studying to become a supernatural midwife and planning a move. Siobhan has been successfully running a magic artifact rental business and acclimating to motherhood...
  • Wild Irish Eyes by Tricia O'Malley

    Wild Irish Eyes by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Oh, to stop the voices in her head. Other people's voices, that is. As a pub owner with an extra special gift, all Cait Gallagher craves is a moment of silence. That, and to own the building her pub is housed in along with the heart of the building's landlord, Shane MacAuliffe. Though she is irresistibly drawn to Shane, her vulnerabilities cause her to put up a tough exterior...
  • Released Souls by Karice Bolton

    Released Souls by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Triss and Logan’s love is becoming stronger by the day as they harness the powers between them, but will that make them blind to the evil they’re facing? After uncovering startling information about her family, Triss is determined to right the wrongs of her ancestors...
  • The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 45 ratings
    One war.Too many deadly battles.Can a king save his kingdom, when his own survival seems unlikely? War has come to Carthya. It knocks at every door and window in the land. And when Jaron learns that King Vargan of Avenia has kidnapped Imogen in a plot to bring Carthya to its knees, Jaron knows it is up to him to embark on a daring rescue mission. But everything that can go wrong does...
  • The Pool of Two Moons by Kate Forsyth

    The Pool of Two Moons by Kate Forsyth

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Taking up where "The Witches of Eileanan" left off, we find Meghan o' the Beasts and her young charge Isabeau, outcasts in a land where magic has been outlawed. But the pair are soon separated, and Isabeau is wounded by witchfinders, and saved by a group of samaritans. Meghan sets out to find Isabeau's warrior-trained twin, Iseult, and a missing prince living under an ancient curse...
  • Witch It Real Good by Dakota Cassidy

    Witch It Real Good by Dakota Cassidy

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Stevie here, and I’m happy to report we’ve settled into our new lives and found a modicum of peace since our last death-defying incident. Mostly… My International Man of Mystery continues to lay low here in Ebenezer Falls until we can sort out his earthbound credentials, but we have a routine and as the holiday season begins, we’re ready to do a little celebrating...
  • Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott

    Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Hidden from mortal eyes and divided into three factions are the creatures of darkness that coexist with mortals. In the witches’ town Morganefaire, an ancient legend tells the story of a mirror that was once shattered into four fragments, each able to entrap a powerful soul...
  • The Novice by Trudi Canavan

    The Novice by Trudi Canavan

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 60 ratings
    "Even if a magician's powers surface of their own accord, he will soon be dead if he does not gain the knowledge of how to control them." Alone among all the novices in the Magicians' Guild, only Sonea comes from lowly beginnings. Yet she has won powerful allies—including Lord Dannyl, newly promoted to Guild Ambassador...
  • The Way Back Home by Elle Gray

    The Way Back Home by Elle Gray

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The end is here, and judgement has come.FBI agent Cora Pratt came to Storyville searching for the crazed Postcard Killer.A killer that has taunted her all over the USA.When she arrived in this quiet town, nothing could have prepared her for the supernatural mysteries that would unfold.Orphaned as a young child, Cora did not know about her family’s background...
  • The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

    The Bookstore Sisters by Alice Hoffman

    Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars
    · 55 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Alice Hoffman comes a heartfelt short story about family, independence, and finding your place in the world.Isabel Gibson has all but perfected the art of forgetting. She’s a New Yorker now, with nothing left to tie her to Brinkley’s Island, Maine...
  • Potions, Poisons, and Peril by Shéa MacLeod

    Potions, Poisons, and Peril by Shéa MacLeod

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Deepwood, Oregon Cozy. Magical. Deadly.Emory Chastain, owner of Healing Herbs, sells everything from love potions to herbal tea blends. She is also the most powerful witch of the modern era. When a stranger drops dead in her shop, Emory is left with no choice but to investigate...
  • The Valley of the Wolves by Laura Gallego García

    The Valley of the Wolves by Laura Gallego García

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Dana attends a school of magic with only one other student. She has a great love only she can see. And only she can unravel these mysteries and become mistress of the Valley of the Wolves. Ever since Dana was a little girl, Kai has been her best friend and constant companion--even though she's the only one who can see him...
  • At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber

    At the Coffee Shop of Curiosities by Heather Webber

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    A mysterious letter. An offer taken. And the chance to move forward.When Ava Harrison receives a letter containing an unusual job listing one month after the sudden death of her ex-boyfriend, she thinks she’s being haunted. The listing—a job as a live-in caretaker for a peculiar old man and his cranky cat in Driftwood, Alabama—is the perfect chance to start a new life. A normal life...
  • The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris

    The Strawberry Thief by Joanne Harris

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    The compelling new novel from the author of the bestselling Chocolat.Vianne Rocher has settled down. Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, the place that once rejected her, has finally become her home. With Rosette, her 'special' child, she runs her chocolate shop in the square, talks to her friends on the river, is part of the community. Even Reynaud, the priest, has become a friend...
  • Gingerdead House by Nancy Warren

    Gingerdead House by Nancy Warren

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Christmas Charity Contest leads to Murder!Amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson agrees to be a celebrity contestant in a charity gingerbread house competition in Bath, England. She can support a good cause while promoting the long running TV reality show in which she’s a contestant—The Great British Baking Contest...
  • Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair

    Tulle Death Do Us Part by Annette Blair

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    National bestselling author Annette Blair’s “fast-paced, fascinating” (Fresh Fiction) Vintage Magic series continues as clothing boutique owner Madeira Cutler takes on a murder from the past that won’t stay dead... Maddie’s love of classic fashion has made her Vintage Magic boutique a success—even if the visions she experiences when touching certain items often lead her into trouble...
  • The Promise by Apryl Baker

    The Promise by Apryl Baker

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Armed with kick-ass shoes, can CJ stop a maniacal coven leader, save the town, and still get Mr. Melt In Your Mouth Gorgeous while surviving the darkness coming for her? The smoke from the fire burned her eyes, its heat caressed her skin and the taste of fear choked her. She was going to burn just as her ancestor did all those centuries ago in New Salem Village...
  • No Place for Magic by E.D. Baker

    No Place for Magic by E.D. Baker

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 35 ratings
    When Emma and her beloved frog-turned-prince Eadric travel to Upper Montevista to ask for Eadric's parents' blessing on their marriage, they find his homeland in chaos: Eadric's annoying little brother Bradston has been kidnapped by trolls! Worse, his mother won't let Emma use magic, even to rescue Bradston, and Eadric seems suddenly a bit too fond of the girls from his past...
  • Body at the Bakery by Stella Berry

    Body at the Bakery by Stella Berry

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Cornish Cream Tea with a dollop of death on the side.When a body is found in her sister's bakery, Morgana rushes to Ellie’s aid. She’s supposed to have ‘abilities’ to see more than most, but she’s suppressed them for years. However, if she wants to help Ellie, then it’s time to dust off her pointy hat and get back on that metaphorical broomstick...
  • The Tarot Cafe, #4 by Sang-Sun Park

    The Tarot Cafe, #4 by Sang-Sun Park

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The spirit of Shandy visits Pamela's dreams in the hopes of reconciling with his sister, Fay, before he leaves the Earth forever. With a tragic past of betrayal, cruelty and eventual friendship, Shandy will do whatever it takes to make peace with the sister, who's the cause of his unexpected death...
  • Dragon Kiss by E.D. Baker

    Dragon Kiss by E.D. Baker

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Audun is a teenage ice dragon in love...with a human princess. Can he become human and win Millie's heart?   Audun is on a quest to find Princess Millie, and to become human in order to win her heart. But The Dragon King has set out a number of tasks Audun must perform before he is permitted to even try to woo Millie...and each one is filled with E. D...
  • The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell

    The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Merrie Haskell’s middle-grade fantasy novel Princess Curse is an imaginative retelling of the fairy tales The Twelve Dancing Princesses and Beauty and the Beast.   In the fifteenth-century kingdom of Sylvania, the prince offers a fabulous reward to anyone who cures the curse that forces the princesses to spend each night dancing to the point of exhaustion...
  • Forgotten Truth by Dawn Cook

    Forgotten Truth by Dawn Cook

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    When a shapeshifting student is transported back four centuries, she is in danger of being permanently changed into her dragon form, with no memory of her human life - or love. Apt and eager Alissa is the only student of the last surviving master of magic. She easily shifts from human to raku, or beast counterpart, and has learned many advanced magics on her own...
  • Once Upon a Curse by E.D. Baker

    Once Upon a Curse by E.D. Baker

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    Many years ago a slighted fairy placed a curse on a beautiful young princess--a curse that caused her and all her female descendants to turn into mean, ugly witches if they ever touched a flower after turning sixteen. Now, Princess Emma, who is about to turn sixteen herself, is determined to break the spell once and for all...
  • Cloaked in Malice by Annette Blair

    Cloaked in Malice by Annette Blair

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    There’s nothing Maddie loves more than fabulous vintage clothes, but the visions she gets while touching them are starting to wear her down. Even so, when a beautifully dressed girl comes to Vintage Magic in search of her past, Maddie isn’t about to turn her away, especially since she bears a striking resemblance to her good friend Dolly Sweet...
  • Mark of Royalty by Jennifer K. Clark, Stephonie K. Williams

    Mark of Royalty by Jennifer K. Clark, Stephonie K. Williams

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    At a time when royal infants are marked at birth, a royal advisor makes a terrible misstep — and an infant princess must be secreted away to save her life. Named Sarah by Miranda, the woman who agrees to raise the child as her own, the girl is unaware of her royal heritage — even though Miranda has done all she can to pair Sarah with the king's nephew, Lord Chad...
  • Pies and Potions by Rose Pressey

    Pies and Potions by Rose Pressey

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Elly's back and dishing up more magic! Elly Blair is finally getting the hang of her magic skills. That is, until the National Organization for Magic introduces her to a new type of magic: potions. Each year before the fall equinox, a special potion must be given to the residents of Mystic Hollow, Kentucky. But when the spell goes awry, Elly fears she's to blame...
  • Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates

    Charms and Chocolate Chips by Bailey Cates

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Between brewing magically spiced treats at Honeybee Bakery and volunteering with a local conservation group, Katie Lightfoot barely has time to see her firefighter boyfriend, Declan McCarthy, much less delve further into her destiny as a witch. But avoiding her fate won't be as easy as whipping up a new recipe-especially when Katie finds herself once again mixed up in murder...
  • A Prince Among Frogs by E.D. Baker

    A Prince Among Frogs by E.D. Baker

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 26 ratings
    Princess Millie and her fiancé, Audun, are busy preparing for their wedding when trouble starts brewing in Greater Greensward. Millie's baby brother, Felix, has been kidnapped and is trapped in a swamp full of other frogs...
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