Books like 'The Line'
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Flip the Witch Switch by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBay Winchester and Landon Michaels are looking for a romantic outing, revisiting the past now that they know they met as children. That trip leads them to the camp they visited back in the day… and to a new adventure.It’s a happy excursion down memory lane until they happen upon the old pool and discover a hand poking out of an ancient cover... -
Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsStacy Justice is looking forward to a lazy summer of hot dogs and beer; swims in the lake with her Great Dane, Thor; and hanging with her rekindled old flame, Chance. But when she gets a creepy anonymous call hinting that her father’s “accidental” death fourteen years ago was actually a murder, she’s too unsettled to relax... -
A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number!Midlife's a bumpy journey. The ride is a freaking rollercoaster. The crisis is real.With my life back to normal--normal being a very relative word--one would think I'd catch a break.One would be very wrong... -
Mint Condition by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOnce upon a time, Mia Thorne loved birthdays. Then she turned forty and the urge to celebrate ceased. Now that she’s reinvented herself in Newberry, she thinks it might be time to dust off the candles again. Unfortunately, a dead body and a stolen coin disrupt her festive plans... -
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House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe luxurious Lathrop Grand Hotel is a Savannah institution that has entertained guests for more than a century and a half, offering some of the finest accommodations in the city. Famously haunted, the hotel draws tourists from around the world eager to encounter its numerous ghosts... -
Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHarper has come so far from her life as a foster child. She never imagined what her future would hold when she was first brought to the small town of Peachville. Since that day she’s faced great evil, found some of the answers she’s been looking for, and fallen deeply, madly in love. But her biggest challenge and her greatest lessons are still ahead of her... -
Witchdependence Day by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsMarcus Richmond might be the quiet one in the Winchester witches’ world, but that doesn’t mean he has nothing to say.Between renovations at his stable – and plans for a bright future with a certain feisty witch – Marcus has his hands full... -
The Asylum Aberration by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsCharlie Rhodes has spent her entire life wondering who she is, why she was abandoned as a child, and what’s behind the magical powers she can wield in the blink of an eye.She’s finally getting her answers.Now that she’s been reunited with her birth mother and brother, the search is on for her father... -
Thistle While You Work by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThistle Winchester never thought of herself as responsible, but when Overlook helper Belinda gets a chance to go to a special conference and learn about opening her own business, Thistle volunteers to watch Belinda’s daughter Annie. Thistle was the queen of rotten children so she thinks Annie will be easy... -
Run for Your Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsLately, my life has been a big, fat, hairy midlife crisis. I could really go for a boring day or three.Apparently, there’s no rest for the over-forty crowd.Yes, I have fabulous friends.Yes, I have a beautiful baby.Yes, the ghosts are coming back home.Yes, I’m in love with the Grim Reaper... -
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsStacy Justice is a young reporter who lives in Chicago, far away from the kooky small town of Amethyst, Illinois, where she was raised by a family of witches. She’s perfectly content with her career, her cat, and her lack of a love life until her cousin informs her that their grandfather is deathly ill... -
Trouble Play by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis desert oasis has gone to the dogs, and Vista de Lirio is about to get bloody.(Not the dogs though. The dogs are fine.)Comedian Evy Lane thought she’d done it all, but taking on the role of mistress of ceremonies for the Desert Fancy Dog Show may be her most challenging gig yet... -
The Ghost of Second Chances by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhen Clint Marlow's partner in crime is found murdered in the basement of Marlow House, Clint is the likely suspect. The only problem, Clint is dead. But that doesn't matter to the FBI agents investigating the case. Clint looks alive to them. Meanwhile, Danielle’s housemate Walt is coming to terms with his new reality, which is complicated with the FBI underfoot... -
Every Witch Way But Wicked by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhere there’s a witch, there’s a way! Where there’s a whole family of them, there’s trouble. Bay Winchester, editor of Hemlock Cove’s small weekly newspaper, thinks her small hamlet’s upcoming murder mystery weekend is going to be all about fun, food and frolicking... -
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The Ghost and the Baby by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWhile the residents on Beach Drive prepare for the welcomed arrival of a new baby, they are blindsided by the newest resident’s plans to close down Marlow House.No one is prepared for the deadly secrets the new neighbor unwittingly conceals.Walt knows more than he realizes. If he can just remember... -
Whisk and Reward by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMurder, deceit and baking... It’s the big finale of the Great British Baking Contest. Who will win? Who will fall flatter than an eggless soufflé? And will amateur baker and witch Poppy survive to find out?Dark forces are at work in the picture-perfect village of Broomewode in Somerset... -
The Goodbye Witch by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAs Enchanted Village’s resident Wishcrafter, Darcy Merriweather has the power to make other people’s wishes come true, but what she really wishes is that she had the power to uncloak the invisible man who’s stalking her best friend.... Darcy’s closest friend and fellow witch, Starla Sullivan, hoped she’d never see her ex-husband, Kyle, again... -
Thirteen by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsWar is coming to the Otherworld. A sinister cult known as The Supernatural Liberation Movement is hell-bent on exposing the truth about supernaturals to the rest of the world. Their violent, ruthless plan has put everyone at risk: from werewolves to vampires, from witches to half-demons. Savannah Levine - fiery and unpredictable - stands at the heart of the maelstrom... -
The Ghost and the Bride by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsFamily and friends gather at Marlow House for Ian and Lily’s wedding.When an unexpected guest shows up Danielle tries to figure out who he arrived with and why... -
Otherworld Nights by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThis short story collection includes one brand-new tale, one story previously available only at Kelley Armstrong's website, and re-prints some hard-to-find stories from various anthologies as well as the entire novella Hidden... -
Destiny by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen destiny is on the line, will love be enough to light the way? In order to save Ethan, Nara gets pulled deeper into his dark world, where everything she thought she knew about Ethan and herself turns on its head... -
Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love
In this explosive new world of betrayals and shaky alliances, the only Alterant not incarcerated faces an impossible task -- recapture three dangerous, escaped creatures before they slaughter more humans . . . or her. The way Evalle Kincaid sees it, saving mankind from total destruction should have cleared her name... -
Life's A Birch by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsLife's a birch and then you die in a canal wearing days-of-the-week underpants.Forty-two-year-old Mia Thorne is settling into her new life in the small riverside town of Newberry, Pennsylvania. Part of her misses the bright lights of the big city, but Mia is determined to make the best of the cottage she inherited and its surroundings gardens, as well as her blossoming love life... -
The Ghost Who Dream Hopped by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOfficer Brian Henderson knows there is something just not right about Walt Marlow, and he’s determined to find out what it is. Meanwhile, Beverly’s dead husband visits Danielle in a dream hop, telling her about his wife’s part in his death... -
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The Ghost Who Lied by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsIan has lived across the street from Marlow House for over a year and has no idea Walt Marlow is his neighbor.All that is about to change.(Did I mention—Walt Marlow is a ghost... -
Best Wishes by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIf wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Saffron Sawyer is on her own. She’s no longer part of the Office of Faery Godmothers - in fact, she’s no longer part of anything, even if her magic is stronger now than she could have ever dreamed possible. Thwarted at every turn and stalked by monsters in the streets, her life feels like it's falling apart. But Saffron isn’t going to give up hope... -
Dire Blood by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsElise Kavanagh died while killing the mother of all demons, and her fight should be over. But nothing is ever that easy where the Godslayer is concerned. Elise has been resurrected--and she came back as a demon. Now the most powerful witch in the world, James Faulkner, has been dragged to Hell and accused of violating an ancient treaty. The punishment is eternity in Hellfire... -
Ghosts, Alibis, and Apple Pies by J.A. Holder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMichelle Bishop has spent most of her life hating her nemesis, Georgia Beauregard. When the town beauty queen herself suddenly dies, Michelle is the only one who isn’t mourning. But Michelle has just discovered there is something far worse than a living, breathing bully. Try being haunted by a dead one... -
Crumbs and Misdemeanors by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBread is supposed to be the staff of life—not a murder weapon.Every baker has their weak spot. For Poppy it’s bread. So, when The Great British Baking Contest hits bread week, she’s as fragile as an overbaked croissant. Just when she needs to keep all her focus on flour, water, yeast and salt, another ingredient enters the mix. Death... -
Deadly Intentions by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat really happened to Johanna Blackmoore seven years ago? Jolene Blackmoore has been asking that question about her mother’s mysterious death for a long time ... and now she’s determined to get an answer. Little does she know, her quest will change the course of her and her three sisters' lives forever... -
Second Chance Spirit by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe'll give her his heart...if the ghost doesn't take it first. Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion... -
Awakening the Witch by Christina Garner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA paranormal women's fiction novel with Gen X attitude and a heart of gold.Welcome to Hollywood Lakes, where the water is warm, the coffee is hot, and magic begins at midlife.Shay Atwater is a talent manager in Hollywood with a knack for making dreams come true. But somehow, she's never quite found her own... -
A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsDarcy Merriweather is Salem, Massachusetts’ newest resident Wishcrafter—a witch who can grant wishes for others. While Darcy isn’t able to grant wishes for herself, she does possess a certain knack for solving problems—including the occasional murder… When Darcy is hired by Elodie Keaton to clean up her missing mother’s disorderly home, the Wishcrafter is certainly up for the task... -
The Great Witches Baking Show by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA baker with secrets Witches in trouble The cameras are rolling Ready, set, die. Poppy Wilkinson is thrilled to be chosen as a contestant on The Great British Baking Contest. As an American with English roots, winning the crown as Britain’s Best Baker would open doors she’s dreamed of. In more ways than one... -
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All Too Familiar by Belinda White
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA familiar is a life-long companion. Choose wisely.It's hard being the youngest in a family of witches known for their power. It's even harder when that magical power has all but passed you by.Still, I was doing okay for myself. I like to think I was proving to the rest of my family that magic wasn't a requirement to living.Then Aunt Opal was accused of murder... -
Damnation Marked by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere's something in the earth deep below Elise Kavanagh's territory. A shadow is falling upon local demons to devour their flesh and harvest their souls. And it's coming for Elise next. The Union has an easy way out. They want to send Elise into hiding again with her former partner, James Faulkner... -
The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey called me an amplifier. And they had bred me, raised me, and trained me to be a killer with preternatural precision. I was capable of taking, holding, and transferring power that wasn’t my own with a simple touch. Skin-to-skin contact. Along with four others of my generation, I could infiltrate any magical organization, extracting whoever or whatever I’d been ordered to extricate... -
Cakes and Pains by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBaking and betrayal are a recipe for murder!Poppy's happy in her new role as baker at Broomewode Inn, exploring her powers as a witch and enjoying the friendship of Benedict Champney. However, when Benedict's father, the Earl of Frome, insists on running a fox hunt, Poppy's outraged... -
The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Blood Brothers and The Hollow --the conclusion to the electrifying trilogy of three men and three women who join forces--and hearts--to battle the ultimate evil... -
Blood, Sweat and Tiers by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Earl of Frome gets a shock when a gaggle of nosy bird watchers gang up on him. When one of them winds up dead, it doesn't look good for the Earl. Amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson gets embroiled in yet another murder mystery... -
Ghosts Gone Wild by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThere’s never a good time for a ghost crisis. However, it's particularly inconvenient while I'm trying to tackle my first wedding season. Between twelve hour days, an assistant with a case of butter fingers (not the chocolate kind), and the flood of tourists in town, I’m struggling to keep a grip on my sanity. All I want is three months of peace from the spirit world... -
A Bundt Instrument by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA cozy English village, a baking contest...and Murder!I can remember a time when I baked for fun. I loved dreaming up new recipes, trying different combinations of flavors. Sharing my creations with friends and family.Now? I have nightmares where the TV cameras are on me and I’m baking naked. Or I open my oven and my cake pans are empty. You don’t need to be Freud to figure out I’m freaking out... -
Storm Kissed by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDez is no angel. The former gangbanger spent years in jail and alienated the love of his life, Reese Montana. Now he has a second chance to join forces with the Nightkeepers and master the Triad magic. Even better, Reese is back—taken on as the Nightkeepers' sexy bounty hunter. But this time, the stakes are even higher for Dez and Reese... -
A Cream of Passion by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTempers are fraying and the cream is melting as summer temperatures hit the competition tent at Broomewode in the UK just in time for patisserie week. With only four contestants left, the pressure is mounting in the race to be chosen the best amateur baker in the UK... -
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The Accidental Siren by Jake Vander Ark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMara Lynn is the most beautiful girl in the world. James Parker is the ordinary boy who discovers her power. James had his summer all planned out. He would enjoy the carefree days in the woods behind his castle home, avoid the maniacal Danny Bompensaro (and the worm-like scar on the back of his head), and shoot an epic movie with his best friend Whit... -
A Gift of Time by Sarah Wynde
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe thought she could see everything. Time is proving her wrong. Ten years ago, Natalya’s ability to remember the future cost her the life she wanted when her vision of her fiancé’s death tore them apart. Ever since, she's considered her precognition more of a curse than a gift... -
Here Comes the Witch by Ani Gonzalez
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJewelry designer Kat Ramos comes to Banshee Creek to break the infamous Hagen House curse. To do so she must marry Liam Hagen, embrace her witchy heritage, and solve a centuries-old murder... -
Book of the Just by Dana Chamblee Carpenter
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDespite Mouse’s power, her father always wanted a son—and now, at long last, he has him. And Mouse has a brother, someone else in the world just like her. Though she’s never met him, the hope of what they might mean for each other tugs at her soul, even as it terrifies her lover, Angelo... -
Butter, Sugar, Magic by Jessica Rosenberg
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEmbracing a midlife transformation has never been more delicious.At best, she’s expecting a kitschy candy dish, at worst a beloved taxidermied pet, so when Cassie—newly divorced, single mom with zero prospects—discovers she’s inheriting a fully stocked bakery along with a beautifully furnished apartment from a great aunt she’d never even heard of, she’s convinced she must be dreaming... -
Belle Manor Haunting by Cheryl Bradshaw
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe door to Addison Lockhart's room opens. Five-year-old Sara Belle walks in. The child seems lost and confused. Addison reaches out, grabs Sara's hand, and the room goes black.Addison's eyes open to find she's been transported several decades into the past. She's sitting in the back seat of a car. Sara is beside her. The car stops at an intersection...
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