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  • An Immortal's Pain by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    An Immortal's Pain by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The moment you let your guard down and think you’ve got a handle on life—you jinx it. I bust my butt on the daily, smoothing the rough edges after moving in with the boyfriend, making amends to angry empowered ones, and patching things up with hostile in-laws. Things are good on the home front with my job, family, and friends. I’ve got this, right? Wrong...
  • A Broken Vow by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    A Broken Vow by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    When life rushes at you from all sides, you widen your stance to keep from getting toppled over—you brace yourself. But no matter how well you prepare, some things you just don’t see coming. Assuming my role as the druid representative for the Lakeshore Guild of Empowered Ones is both an honor and a curse...
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  • Three Charms for Murder by Honor Raconteur

    Three Charms for Murder by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    It takes more than three charms to commit murder. When an old childhood friend comes to Henri asking for help in solving his parents’ murders, Henri agrees immediately. He knows this case is not going to be easy. Mr. and Mrs. Atwood’s bodies had been found magically posed to mimic a statue, and the investigator in charge ruled it a murder-suicide...
  • Bad Moon by Jodi Taylor

    Bad Moon by Jodi Taylor

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    BOOK 4 IN THE GRIPPING SUPERNATURAL SERIES BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CHRONICLES OF ST MARY'S. I will send the serpent. I always send the serpent. It's kind of my signature move. Things are not going well for Elizabeth Cage. It all started with the Christmas she can't quite remember. There's blood on her doorstep every morning. Something unpleasant is heading her way...
  • All Fun and Games by Honor Raconteur

    All Fun and Games by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    It’s all fun and games until someone gets murdered. Well, the Queen’s Own certainly isn’t having fun, because what’s worse than one case? Two, of course. And what’s worse than two? Whatever madness Jamie’s currently in. The body count is rising, all the MO’s are different, and cleaning charms have wiped the murder scenes of clues...
  • Grimoires and Where to Find Them by Honor Raconteur

    Grimoires and Where to Find Them by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    How do you catch an elusive thief? There is nothing more delightful than a bookfaire with his lady love. At least, until Henri learns that a grimoire belonging to the dangerous Reaper’s Set has been stolen without its protective box. When Henri and Jamie go looking for answers, they are horrified to discover more than one volume has been stolen without its protective box...
  • Diamonds and Blood by B.R. Kingsolver

    Diamonds and Blood by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Sixty million in diamonds and a dead billionaire. Sometimes even a successful heist has its problems. Bags of diamonds and breathtaking jewelry are the only clues to a chain of puzzling murders. When Libby’s questions draw the attention of Montreal’s organized crime bosses, she finds herself a target...
  • Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur

    Death Over the Garden Wall by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 27 ratings
    Three modus operandi to die. Four employees, six house guests, and not a single witness. Confusing clues and no helpful leads cloud the death of Countess Giada Barese, who washed up on shore two weeks after her mysterious disappearance. Henri and Jamie have no idea if her death is a homicide, suicide, or accidental death, for nothing adds up...
  • Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

    Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    The ninth novel of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London. There is a world hidden underneath this great city. The London Silver Vaults–for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world...
  • Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

    Maelstrom by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Between his father’s sudden—and rather suspicious—generosity, and his own rash promise to help Christine plan her wedding, Percival Endicott Whyborne has quite enough to worry about. But when the donation of a mysterious codex to the Ladysmith Museum draws the attention of a murderous cult, Whyborne finds himself in a race against time to unlock its secrets first...
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  • Long Shadows by Jodi Taylor

    Long Shadows by Jodi Taylor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    The third novel in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi Taylor, perfect for fans of Sarah Painter, Genevieve Cogman and Ben Aaronovitch. 'I don't know who I am. I don't know what I am. '. The identity of Elizabeth Cage has always been a mystery. Even she doesn't know who she is. But someone has suspicions. Someone has played the long game...
  • Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk

    Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Sorcerer Percival Endicott Whyborne and his husband Griffin Flaherty have enjoyed an unprecedented stretch of peace and quiet. Unfortunately, the calm is shattered by the arrival of a package from Griffin’s brother Jack, who has uncovered a strange artifact while digging for gold in Alaska. The discovery of a previously unknown civilization could revive the career of their friend Dr...
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    mystery  magic  suspense  fantasy  historical  m-m  paranormal  horror
  • The Belial Origins by R.D. Brady

    The Belial Origins by R.D. Brady

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Revelations, death and destiny. The three forces have Delaney McPhearson's life for the last two years. But the greatest revelation is yet to come . . . and the greatest sacrifice. A powerful relic was hidden eons ago to protect mankind. If it’s uncovered, our world will change forever. But the Fallen are on its trail. And they’re not the only ones...
  • Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace

    Gossip and Gorgons by Tilly Wallace

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 18 ratings
    One look could turn you to stone. .. The newly married Lord and Lady Wycliff are cordially invited to a house party--to be mocked and ridiculed as entertainment. Wycliff insists on attending to discuss business with the host, while Hannah longs to hide in the library with its rare volumes on the Fae...
  • Dark Light by Jodi Taylor

    Dark Light by Jodi Taylor

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The second novel in the gripping supernatural thriller series from international bestselling author Jodi Taylor. Betrayed, terrified and alone, Elizabeth Cage has fled her home. With no plan and no friends, she arrives at the picturesque village of Greyston and finds herself involved in an ages-old ceremony that will end in death...
  • The Mayfair Witches Series Bundle: Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos by Anne Rice

    The Mayfair Witches Series Bundle: Witching Hour, Lasher, Taltos by Anne Rice

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    An enchanting, hypnotic trilogy of witchcraft, adventure, and romance from the beloved author of Interview with the Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, The Mayfair Witches is a wondrous journey through the centuries, across the globe, and between the human and demonic worlds. Now all three novels in Anne Rice’s spellbinding series have been collected for the first time in this stunning eBook...
  • Vanity and Vampyres by Tilly Wallace

    Vanity and Vampyres by Tilly Wallace

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 21 ratings
    Being a reveller is such a drain…. Someone is supping upon young noblemen and it’s up to Hannah and Wycliff to investigate. If only they could agree on how the men are being drained of their life’s blood...
  • Lover's Knot by Karen Chance

    Lover's Knot by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    One of the most powerful vampires in existence has gone missing, which is fine with Dorina Basarab. As a dhampir, a half human, half vampire hybrid, her job is killing vampires, not saving them. But then the man sent to find the missing vampire also goes missing, and he happens to be her lover, Louis-Cesare...
  • Black Soul, White Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Black Soul, White Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 29 ratings
    Vonda Winterbourne is, sadly, a lady. Much to her regret. And her parents expect her to act like one. That includes marrying a nice white witch who can provide her safety, companionship, and all the comforts one could desire in their gilded cage. Hiram Nádasdy is no gentleman. He’s a black witch with a reputation that strikes terror in the hearts of his enemies. But not in the girl...
  • A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

    A Death at the Dionysus Club by Melissa Scott, Amy Griswold

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 16 ratings
    In the sequel to Lambda Literary Award-winning Death by Silver, metaphysician Ned Mathey and private detective Julian Lynes again challenge magical and murderous threats in a Victorian London not quite the city in our history books. Mathey is recruited by Scotland Yard to assist the new Metaphysical Crimes Squad in the case of a literally heartless corpse...
  • Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts

    Dance of the Gods by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 58 ratings
    With one vampire determined to rule the earth, the Circle of Six prepares to battle for their lives—and their hearts. .. Blair Murphy has always worked alone. Destined to be a demon hunter in a world that doesn't believe in such things, she lives for the kill. But now, she finds herself the warrior in a circle of six, chosen by the goddess Morrigan to defeat the vampire Lilith and her minions...
  • A Matter of Secrets and Spies by Honor Raconteur

    A Matter of Secrets and Spies by Honor Raconteur

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How many ways can a marriage proposal go wrong? One: the ring gets stolen. Two: a storm destroys the beach. Three: a dead body, seriously? Four: A THEFT RING? ! Come hell or highwater, he WILL propose before leaving this benighted island.
  • Sound of Darkness by Heather Graham

    Sound of Darkness by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The cries of the dead are deafening. Women are being taken in Virginia, and FBI agent Mark Frampton is determined to put a stop to it. Certain he’s closing in on the killer known as The Embracer, Mark is less than thrilled when he’s partnered with rookie agent Colleen Law, worried she’s a liability when there’s so much at stake...
  • A Haunting Touch by Ward Parker

    A Haunting Touch by Ward Parker

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nightmare on memory lane. I’m Darla. I’m a psychometrist. I can read thoughts and emotions left upon objects. Some people call my ability a “gift. ” Some people are idiots. You see, my ability isn’t providing easy answers when I try to learn who killed one of my inn’s guests, a developer about to cover a scenic meadow with condos. The dead developer created another problem...
  • Delicious Death by Byrd Nash

    Delicious Death by Byrd Nash

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Thwarting an assassination wasn’t on the menu. Elinor’s holiday is nearly ruined when a poisoner targets the king and what’s even more irritating? Tristan Fontaine, the Duke de Archambeau, thinks to solve the case before she can! Between saving a society lady’s reputation, comforting a girl with a ghostly brother, and conducting a séance for a widow, Elinor has her hands full...
  • Destiny by Maggie Shayne

    Destiny by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    She is Nidaba—a immortal High Witch so ancient, so legendary, that for thousands of years she has been the ultimate prize, relentlessly pursued by Dark Witches. She has eluded all who would kill her… until a mother’s grief makes her reckless and she is captured by a madman. After endless physical and mental torment, she escapes, but her captivity has damaged her spirit as well as her body...
  • Hessians and Hellhounds by Tilly Wallace

    Hessians and Hellhounds by Tilly Wallace

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 14 ratings
    Fire erases all… even the undead. .. . One of London’s most recognisable Afflicted is erased from the earth in a fiery way. Whispers spread that a hellhound prowls the streets, snatching the lost souls who have escaped the afterworld...
  • Midnight's Master by Donna Grant

    Midnight's Master by Donna Grant

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Gwynn Austin has no idea why her father has disappeared on a mysterious trip to Scotland. When she goes on a desperate mission to search for him, she finds more than she bargains for in a ruggedly handsome, wickedly exciting Highlander who exudes danger and mystery. And when she discovers her own link to Scotland, she'll have to trust her heart to help lead her . .
  • The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion (The All Souls Trilogy ) by Deborah Harkness

    The All Souls Real-Time Reading Companion (The All Souls Trilogy ) by Deborah Harkness

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    A richly illustrated real-time reading guide that brings to life the world created by Deborah Harkness in A Discovery of Witches and Shadow of Night, retracing the events of the bestselling novels with illuminating behind-the-scenes details. A world of witches, vampires, and daemons. A manuscript that holds the secrets of their past and the key to their future...
  • The Gathering by Jennifer Ashley

    The Gathering by Jennifer Ashley

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Created at the dawn of time to protect humanity, the ancient warriors have been nearly forgotten, though magic lives on--in vampires, werewolves, the Celtic Sidhe, and other beings. But now one of their own has turned rogue, and the world is again in desperate need of the IMMORTALS. He was known as "the crazy one...
  • The Untitled Books by C.J. Archer

    The Untitled Books by C.J. Archer

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 31 ratings
    A curated collection of magic…and murder. When a set of bound manuscripts written on magician-made paper is brought to the Glass Library, Sylvia and the professor send the owner away. After all, the library collects books about magic, not containing it...
  • City of Dawn by Kat Ross

    City of Dawn by Kat Ross

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 6 ratings
    Seven keys and seven gates, forged by a god’s rebellious seventh son. They lead to the fabled City of Dawn. But is it a treasure trove… or a gilded prison? Hurled halfway across the world, Malach and Alexei must join forces to stop the body-snatching alchemist Balaur from stealing an elixir of immortality—assuming they don’t end up killing each other first...
  • The Hexed by Heather Graham

    The Hexed by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A place of history, secrets. .. and witchcraft. Devin Lyle has recently returned to the Salem area, but her timing couldn't be worse. Soon after she moved into the eighteenth-century cabin she inherited from her great-aunt Mina—her "crazy" great-aunt, who spoke to the dead—a woman was murdered nearby...
  • Larceny And Lace by Annette Blair

    Larceny And Lace by Annette Blair

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    With all the stress of opening her new vintage clothing store (in a renovated old morgue) Madeira Cutler feels like a bag of bones--until she discovers the real deal, unearthed by an intruder, in an old body drawer. And the bones are as vintage as Maddie's stock, or so says Maddie's resident ghostly hunk, Dante Underhill...
  • Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts

    Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 71 ratings
    Number-one New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers an extraordinary new trilogy—an epic tale that breaks down the boundaries between reality and the otherworldly, while forging together the passions of the men and women caught in a battle for the fate of humanity . .
  • Seeing Darkness by Heather Graham

    Seeing Darkness by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    She’s being murdered. It was supposed to be a fun girls’ weekend in Salem, but when a past-life regression session instead sends a terrifying vision of murder to Kylie Connelly, she’s shaken and doesn’t know what to think. Worse, later she identifies the attacker from her vision: he’s a prominent local politician...
  • Point of Sighs by Melissa Scott

    Point of Sighs by Melissa Scott

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Autumn downpours soak the city of Astreiant and cast a gloomy pall over its streets, while storms at sea have delayed merchant ships bearing important cargoes from distant lands. For Philip Eslingen, whose stars are bad for water, the season adds damp misery to the complications of organizing the new and controversial City Guard...
  • Dragon Lady by Alex Fox

    Dragon Lady by Alex Fox

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Never, Ever Cross a Dragon. Rebel and Hensley have made a deal with the most powerful supernatural creatures in existence: Dragons. In exchange for their help getting rid of the Talmage, they have to find the last living Heir to their bloodline. There's just one problem: The Heir is trapped in a prison of ice under the control of a guardian so powerful, that even Tez and X are afraid of her...
  • The Uninvited by Heather Graham

    The Uninvited by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    1777: In the throes of the Revolutionary War, Landon Mansion is commandeered by British Lord "Butcher" Bedford. He stabs Lucy Tarleton - who spurned his king and his love - leaving her to die in her father's arms. NOW: After the day's final tour, docent Allison Leigh makes her rounds while locking up. .. and finds a colleague slumped over Bedford's desk, impaled on his own replica bayonet...
  • Bound By Sin by Jenna Maclaine

    Bound By Sin by Jenna Maclaine

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As the Civil War rages among mortal men, Cin Craven is locked in an epic battle of her own—fighting the renegade vampires whose unquenchable appetites she knows all too well. At her side are the immortal warriors of The Righteous—among them her husband, her lover, her soul-mate Michael. With a passion bordering on possession, Cin’s love for Michael knows no bounds...
  • Hex on the Beach by Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost

    Hex on the Beach by Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Girls Night Out has never been so much fun–but what are they going to do with all these bodies? New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Authors Kelley Armstrong, Jeaniene Frost, and Melissa Marr deliver a sexy summer read with this novel-length anthology containing three all-new stories from their Cursed Luck, Night Huntress, and Faery Bargains worlds...
  • Death Doesn't Bargain by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Death Doesn't Bargain by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Death Doesn’t Bargain is the second historical fantasy title in New York Times bestselling author Sherrilyn Kenyon’s Deadman’s Cross series. Where Deadmen tell their tales, and every soul is damned or redeemed by the final choices they make. The Deadmen are back. .. But so are the demons who have broken free of their eternal prison and are bent on mankind's destruction...
  • Five For Heaven by K.J. Charles

    Five For Heaven by K.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 30 ratings
    Series epilogue. _______________. Words: 3,235. Status: Complete. Cover by BookshireCat.
  • Fairs' Point by Melissa Scott

    Fairs' Point by Melissa Scott

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    During Dog Moon, the chief entertainment in the great city of Astreiant, for nobles and commons alike, is the basket-terrier races at New Fair. This year, with spectacularly bad timing, the massive and suspicious bankruptcy of a young nobleman has convulsed the city, leading to suicides, widespread loss of employment, and inconvenient new laws around the universal practice of betting on the races...
  • The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan

    The Moon, the Stars, and Madame Burova by Ruth Hogan

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    From the wildly popular bestselling author of The Keeper of Lost Things--an uplifting, slightly magical story about how it's never too late to find out who you really are. Madame Burova--beloved Tarot reader, palmist, and clairvoyant--is retiring and leaving her booth on the Brighton seafront...
  • Powered by Ghosts by Kaje Harper

    Powered by Ghosts by Kaje Harper

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An untrained sorcerer and a reclusive necromancer face a ghost-infested town. Darien is free of his dead invaders, and his eyes have opened to a new reality. In a world of sorcerers and necromancers, he's full of power and potential, but completely ignorant. Necromancer Silas, and Silas's cat familiar, Grim, are teaching him basic skills, but danger won't hold off, just because he's not ready...
  • Rider on Fire by Sharon Sala

    Rider on Fire by Sharon Sala

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rediscover a fan-favorite story from New York Times bestselling author Sharon Sala. Like a bat out of hell, undercover DEA agent Sonora Jordan jumps on her motorcycle and takes off to parts unknown, escaping the deadly drug dealers who had put a price on her head. All the while, she is haunted by dreams of a man whose place in her life she has yet to discover...
  • Ghoulfire by Rabia Gale

    Ghoulfire by Rabia Gale

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    A ghoul is at large. A Guardian is dead. Trouble has come to Lumen. Aided by the shadowy figure known as the Master, the ghoul has eluded Trey Shield and the Bureau for months. As it consumes the souls of magicians, it grows more powerful. And now it hungers for the Guardian’s successor, a young woman suddenly charged with bearing a centuries-old magical artifact: the debutante Arabella Trent...
  • Masks by Karen Chance

    Masks by Karen Chance

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Fifteenth century Venice is a safe haven for the masterless dregs of the vampire world, a city where they can live without the fear of retribution for violating another’s territory. Still, there are plenty of ways for a young vampire to die in the glittering city, a lesson that prince turned pauper Mircea Basarab must learn quickly...
  • Assassin's Heart by Monica Burns

    Assassin's Heart by Monica Burns

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The truth of the soul. Lysander Condellaire never understood why he had telepathic andtelekinetic powers until the night his Praetorian father tortured him and left him for dead. Now, the half-angelic, half-demonic face he sees in the mirror is a reminder of the monster he must keep hidden or face expulsion from the order of assassins know as the Sicari...
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