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Hex Type Thing by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHadley 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... -
![The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult]()
The Storyteller by Jodi Picoult
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 80 ratingsSage Singer befriends an old man who's particularly beloved in her community. Josef Weber is everyone's favorite retired teacher and Little League coach. They strike up a friendship at the bakery where Sage works. One day he asks Sage for a favor: to kill him. Shocked, Sage refuses... and then he confesses his darkest secret—he deserves to die, because he was a Nazi SS guard... -
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![Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles]()
Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt's a special night in Haunted Hollow, Alabama. The second most haunted town in the country will witness the yearly appearance of the spirit called the Backwoods Banshee. Blissful and her gang of ghost wranglers, Ruth and Alice, are ready for the sighting. But when a rival band of geriatric hunters bet the Southern Ghost Wranglers that they won't see the banshee first, the deal is on...Categorized as:
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![Shiplap and Spell Hunting by Amy Boyles]()
Shiplap and Spell Hunting by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsClementine's adventures continue in Shiplap and Spell hunting!When a mysterious portal opens up in Norma Ray's barn, giving people everything they wish for, Clem and Rufus are on edge, doing everything they can to close it as quickly as possible. But that's easier said than done. When the whole town discovers the portal's abilities, everyone is wishing for their heart's desire...Categorized as:
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![The Librarian's Vampire Assistant: 3 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff]()
The Librarian's Vampire Assistant: 3 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff comes an uncomfortably hilarious Mystery with a heaping help of sexual frustration, THE LIBRARIAN'S VAMPIRE ASSISTANT, Book Three. (Yep! It's a STAND-ALONE. But why not read them all because...fun!) FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOUR BOSS JUST CAN'T GET MORE AWKWARD... Michael Vanderhorst is not your usual vampire... -
![Black Heart by Justin Somper]()
Black Heart by Justin Somper
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThere's a new ship of vampirates roaming the seas, leaving a trail of fear and devastation in its wake. When a high-profile pirate is slain, the Pirate Federation takes decisive action and begins training up a ship of dedicated vampire hunters. The team will be led by newly appointed Captain, Cheng Li and will include pirate prodigy Connor Tempest... -
![The Librarian's Vampire Assistant: 2 by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff]()
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... -
![Sealed with a Hiss by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
Sealed with a Hiss by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premiere destination for murder.***Includes RECIPEMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.It’s Valentine’s Day in Cider Cove. Love is in the air and so is murder... -
![Dead And Beyond by Jayde Scott]()
Dead And Beyond by Jayde Scott
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAmber Reed is a dead girl walking. Having just been turned by her gorgeous vampire boyfriend, eighteen-year-old Amber Reed is bestowed with the ability to see ghosts. Between trying to figure out how to control her bloodlust and solving the mysterious disappearance of a friend, Amber realizes someone wants to step into her shoes so badly, they’ll do anything to take her place... -
![Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott]()
Forever and Beyond by Jayde Scott
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsHidden 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... -
![A Criminal Celebration in Hillbilly Hollow by Blythe Baker]()
A Criminal Celebration in Hillbilly Hollow by Blythe Baker
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere's a deadly occasion in Hillbilly Hollow...It's finally here. The week of Emma and Billy's long-awaited wedding has arrived. There's just one problem: a dead body has turned up and half the wedding party are suspects...Categorized as:
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![Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich]()
Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 75 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... -
![The Key to Erebus by Emma V. Leech]()
The Key to Erebus by Emma V. Leech
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe truth can kill you… Taken as a small child, from a life where faeries, sirens and mythical creatures are real and treacherous, Jéhenne Corbeaux is totally unprepared when she returns to France to stay with her eccentric Grandmother... -
![The Accidental Familiar by Dakota Cassidy]()
The Accidental Familiar by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the warlock's away, the familiar will play! A Halloween party gone wrong will keep the OOPs crew putting out one fire after anothert. Join them this Halloween for a ghoulishly, magic-filled tale!... -
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![Hoodoo Heaven: A Paranormal Women's fiction novella by Reggi Dupree]()
Hoodoo Heaven: A Paranormal Women's fiction novella by Reggi Dupree
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Hoodoo, Texas—Mayberry with magic, midlife, and a dash of murder.I expected my forties to be filled with imbalanced hormones and an ex-husband or two. Instead, I died for the second time, was gifted a Thor hand, then sent a summons to my hometown of Hoodoo, Texas.The one place I swore never to return after being accused of murder... -
![Desire After Dark by Amanda Ashley]()
Desire After Dark by Amanda Ashley
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVicki Cavendish knows she should be careful. After all, there's a killer loose in town—one who drains women of blood, women with red hair and green eyes just like her. She knows she should tell police about the dark, gorgeous man who comes into the diner every night, the one who makes her feel a longing she's never felt before...Categorized as:
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![The Lost Soul by Suzy Turner]()
The Lost Soul by Suzy Turner
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDecember and Lilly have got their work cut out for them. Not only are they desperately trying to figure out the identity of the Lost Soul, and track him down, they've also got to investigate why Powell River's newest resident has got all of their men falling at her feet. But when they learn that the Nephilim might be involved, it becomes clear that they're all in extreme danger.. -
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Charmed I'm sure by Rose Pressey
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHold on to your broom, Halloween is back! Halloween LaVeau never intended on being the leader of the Underworld. Now the job is all hers. But that doesn’t mean other witches aren’t trying every trick in the book to take that title away from Hallie. The Underworld Board has sent investigator Charlie Scott to look into all the mishaps Hallie has encountered since becoming the leader... -
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Jagger by Eve Vaughn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJagger Grimaldi wanted Camryn Williams from the moment he laid eyes on her. He knows with absolute certainty that she is his bloodmate. The only problem? She doesn’t seem to agree. Camryn Williams hasn’t believed in happy ever-afters since she was a child. Having witnessed the breakdown of her parent’s marriage she shuns anything that remotely resembles a commitment... -
![Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins]()
Night of the Living Dandelion by Kate Collins
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFlower shop owner Abby Knight does not believe rumors that Vlad Serban, friend and employee of Abby's fiancé Marco, is a vampire. But how to explain that Vlad is from Romania, has prominent canines, likes bizarre plants such as bloodwort and Dracula orchid, and dresses entirely in black? When a local woman is found dead, her body drained of blood, the stakes become life and death... -
![When Darkness Falls by Heather Graham]()
When Darkness Falls by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat You See - In an ancient cemetery, travel writer Jade MacGregor’s tour of a Scottish tomb is marred by a terrifying attack that leaves her surrounded by corpses drained of blood. A year later, back home on a shadowy French Quarter street, she glimpses the oddly compelling stranger she met that day... -
![Fearless in High Heels by Gemma Halliday]()
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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Model, Vol. 5 by Lee So-Young
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA lifetime of deceit and pain is exposed to Jae! The truth about Adrian is revealed...but what will it mean for Ken? And as for Michael, the years of loneliness and emptiness have taken their toll...Categorized as:
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![Deep Midnight by Shannon Drake]()
Deep Midnight by Shannon Drake
The Hour When Dreams Turn Into Nightmares... An opulent Carnivale ball in Venice takes a terrifying turn for book critic Jordan Riley. As festivity turns into frenzy, she is rescued by a powerful man disguised as a wolf. But was what she witnessed really just the evening's entertainment--or something far more sinister? .. -
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![Deep Midnight by Heather Graham]()
Deep Midnight by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsHosted by the Contessa della Trieste, an opulent Carnevale ball in Venice takes a terrifying turn for American book critic Jordan Riley. As festivity turns into frenzy, Jordan is rescued by a powerful man disguised as a wolf... -
![All That Falls by Kimberly Frost]()
All That Falls by Kimberly Frost
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe should never have touched his blood... The Etherlin muses have long served as a source of divine inspiration. Now their world stands between the forces of Heaven and Hell. As his muse, Cerise propelled her musician boyfriend to the heights of fame, but when he died under mysterious circumstances, her powers vanished. Now she's plagued by disturbing half-formed memories of his final night. -
![How to Date a Demon by Rose Pressey]()
How to Date a Demon by Rose Pressey
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA Match Made in Hell Rylie Cruz loves playing matchmaker. She even does it full-time at her matchmaking service, Get a Mate. Since she’s a werewolf, she feels that gives her expertise when dealing with the paranormal crowd. When Rylie’s best friend, Jennifer Matthews, asks her to set her up on a date, Rylie is hesitant. Jennifer hasn’t had luck in the dating department lately... -
![Lancaster House by Taylor Dean]()
Lancaster House by Taylor Dean
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA PARANORMAL ROMANCE Zoe Grayson needs a change. So, she moves to another state, purchases an old, dilapidated 1920s Victorian Mansion, and sets out to restore it to its former glory. As she begins the restoration, she finds herself falling in love with the old house . . . not to mention its illustrious builder, Mr. Lancaster... -
![Realm Of Shadows by Shannon Drake]()
Realm Of Shadows by Shannon Drake
A New York Times BestsellerIn an ancient churchyard just outside Paris, archeologists uncover an ancient tomb -- certain they have stumbled onto the find of the century. But something goes very wrong as the tomb is opened. Something too frightening to imagine . . . and too terrible to utter. For American visitor Tara Mason, the romantic city of her dreams has suddenly turned sinister... -
![Realm of Shadows by Heather Graham]()
Realm of Shadows by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEvery Nightmare Has Its Beginning Tara Mason wants more than tourist sights out of her trip to the city of dreams, something strange and off the beaten path...Categorized as:
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![Whispers at Dusk: A Novel by Heather Graham]()
Whispers at Dusk: A Novel by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen darkness falls, there’s nowhere to hide.Four bodies have been discovered along Europe’s riverbanks, placed with care—and completely drained of blood. Pinpricks on their throats indicate a slender murder weapon, but DNA found in the wounds suggests something far more sinister... -
![Model, Vol. 3 by Lee So-Young]()
Model, Vol. 3 by Lee So-Young
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhile Jae is thinking about Eva asking her to leave Michael's mansion ASAP, Ken arrives. She says she should hurry and paint Michael and leave the estate. Ken takes her arm and leads her to a cave. He tells her that this is his room, and reveals to Jae that Michael isn't his biological father. Michael confronts Eva for telling Jae to quickly leave...Categorized as:
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![Finding Obscurity by Emma Shade]()
Finding Obscurity by Emma Shade
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsLily Canton always knew she was unique. After she loses everything she has ever cared about ten years ago, Lily decides its time to find answers about her past and why she has special powers. But when you can’t control seeing the future, and you hold enough electricity inside you to black out an entire city block, it doesn’t always make life easy... -
![The Awakening by Shannon Drake]()
The Awakening by Shannon Drake
New Orleans musician Megan has returned to the home of her ancestors to perform, with her husband Finn, in a weeklong series of concerts, culminating on All Hallow's Eve - and to renew her connection with the past. As the full moon approaches, Megan senses that she is in great danger... -
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![One With the Shadows by Susan Squires]()
One With the Shadows by Susan Squires
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKate Malone makes her living reading Tarot cards and fleecing society's elite. With no prospect of independence, her own fate looks bleak. But Kate's fortunes change when she steals a magnificent emerald--and is soon confronted by a mysterious stranger. Kate is sure that the striking gentleman's attention is a ruse to retrieve the gem...Categorized as:
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![Chosen by Amelia Elias]()
Chosen by Amelia Elias
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGareths To Do List: Defend New Orleans. Fight a vampire war. Keep humans ignorant of above. Win the girl. Not To Do: Die. Book Three of the Guardians League Gareth Ambrocio is the charismatic and dedicated patriarch of New Orleans Arachnid Clan, as well as a senior member of the Leagues Governing Council and the official Ambassador of the Clans... -
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Destined by Allison Kraft
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhile flying across the Atlantic on the centennial anniversary of the Titanic's tragic maiden voyage, Apolline Greer, last in a long line of vampire hunters, finds herself suddenly transported from her airliner cabin to an eerily familiar ocean liner cabin—as well as the entirely unfamiliar body of her ancestor, Noelle Greer...Categorized as:
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![The Walker in Shadows by Barbara Michaels]()
The Walker in Shadows by Barbara Michaels
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe house next door to Pat Robbins—eerily identical to the home Pat shares with her college-aged son, Mark—has been empty for years, the darkness within seeming to warn all to stay away. Now new tenants are moving in: affable Josef Friedrichs and his lovely daughter, Kathy, who has stolen Mark's heart on first glance... -
![As Twilight Falls by Amanda Ashley]()
As Twilight Falls by Amanda Ashley
Photographing ghost towns across the American West, Kadie Andrews takes a wrong turn and ends up in Morgan Creek—a spot that isn’t on the map. It’s a quaint little place, but there’s something off about its complacent residents. And when twilight falls, it takes on a truly sinister air… Unable to run or to find any way out, Kadie finds herself a prisoner, hunted for her blood... -
![Faustine by Imogen Rose]()
Faustine by Imogen Rose
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho is Faustine? When Faustine Spencer was five years old, she discovered a secret that changed her life forever. At twelve, her parents sent her to Bonfire Academy in Switzerland to ensure that she received the training needed to control her increasing powers. Three years later, Faustine returns to Manhattan... -
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Tall, Dark and Immortal by Cat Devon
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHE’S TAKING A BITE OUT OF CRIME. Alex Sanchez is more than just an ordinary detective. He’s on the prowl—as a vampire. Alex uses his unique gifts to police the mean streets of Chicago like a natural predator... -
![Eternal Breath of Darkness by Candice Stauffer]()
Eternal Breath of Darkness by Candice Stauffer
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWill Caylee's salvation come from the solitude of the cold, dark grave or from the sinful delights of surrendering her body and soul to the seduction of a wickedly sexy, dark and dangerous, powerful immortal? From the beginning of time, Haden's kind has fought to stop the deadliest forces of darkness from destroying mankind. He has never feared defeat until now... -
![Pretty in Black by Rae Hachton]()
Pretty in Black by Rae Hachton
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSome Things are Pretty. Some Things are Black. Love is both. The sun faded and night began to descend. The sky was a deep navy blue. Marcus sat his violin aside and dropped to one knee, as though he were about to propose. His eyes flickered with seriousness. He took my hand into his... -
![The Fangover by Erin McCarthy, Kathy Love]()
The Fangover by Erin McCarthy, Kathy Love
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen rock-god vampire Johnny Malone commits suicide, the rest of The Impalers gather for an Irish wake and jam session to send their bandmate off in style. But alcohol-laced blood and grief make for one hell of a combination... When her brother, Johnny, dies, Stella Malone’s grief lands her in the buff arms of The Impalers’ bass player... -
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![Some Lycan Hot by Michele Bardsley]()
Some Lycan Hot by Michele Bardsley
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom the ashes of betrayal, love still burns bright... When lycan prince Darrius discovers his former fiancee did not die in the fire that claimed their werewolf village more than seventy years ago, he tracks her down to Broken Arrow, Oregon...Categorized as:
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![Let Us Prey by Jamie Lee Scott]()
Let Us Prey by Jamie Lee Scott
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMimi Capurro, owner of Gotcha Detective Agency, has been hired to protect New York Times bestselling author, Lauren Silke, who was recently assaulted in the bathroom at a paranormal conference. Though Mimi is hired to act as bodyguard for Lauren's upcoming book tour, plans change when Lauren's assistant is murdered and the slaying is a replica of a scene from Lauren's newest novel...Categorized as:
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![Bride of the Night by Heather Graham]()
Bride of the Night by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe's the vampire that could destroy a nation. At least, that's what Pinkerton detective Finn Dunne thinks of Tara Fox. Capturing her aboard a ship sneaking its way northward, he's convinced she's been sent to take out President Lincoln. While she's certainly the most attractive assassin he's ever faced, that won't keep him from his duty. Tara has always been caught between worlds... -
![Garden of Darkness by Anne Frasier, Theresa Weir]()
Garden of Darkness by Anne Frasier, Theresa Weir
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHaunted by both the town of Tuonela and the betrayal of Evan Stroud, medical examiner Rachel Burton tries to leave, but is brought back by the skinned body found in the woods. Others are coming to Tuonela, drawn to the legend of the Pale Immortal, the so-called vampire whose exhumed body is now on display. And others will die... -
![The Vampire's Desire by Alexis Morgan]()
The Vampire's Desire by Alexis Morgan
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs a Chancellor, a vampire-human hybrid, Ambrose O'Brien is used to handling tough negotiations between the human and vampire clans of New Eire--except when the challenging and sexy vampire heiress Miranda Connor is involved...Categorized as:
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![Pale Immortal by Anne Frasier, Theresa Weir]()
Pale Immortal by Anne Frasier, Theresa Weir
Rated: 3.68 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe sleepy town of Tuonela, Wisconsin, is known for one thing: the killer who stalked its streets one hundred years ago, drinking the blood of his victims. And when the drained corpse of a young girl is found, the citizens fear their past has risen from the grave--and point their fingers at one man.... Evan Stroud can never see the light of day...
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