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Secrets From the Grave by B.L. Brunnemer
My name is Alexis, though everyone calls me Lexie. I’m a Necromancer. We’re rare enough that I’ve never met another in my life, until Claire came home to tell me she found one. In New Orleans... -
The Secret Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAll magic has a price…But what it cost me can never be given back.So I'll have to settle for vengeance. Don’t miss the epic finale for The Coven: Academy Magic in The Secret Witch. The problems for this sharp-witted heroine and swoon-worthy hero are only getting crazier... -
The Aether Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMy magic, my rules.I’m the Aether Witch.And I’m done playing this game. We’re running blind toward a target we can’t see. Everything I love is on the line. My magic. My family. My Coven. Tennessee. I’ll lose it all at the strike of midnight on Samhain if I don’t put the pieces of this puzzle together.Salem’s Prophecy says the fate of the world lies on mine and my twin’s hands... -
School of Magical Arts: Complete Novella Series by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe School of Magical New York City Campus bundle set includes all four novellas in the series that is a companion to The Elemental Magic and The Academy Magic Series. This bundle set of novellas is intended to be read after The Fallen Witch.Teach magic, they said. It’ll be fun, they said.Yeah, well, they’re dirty rotten liars... -
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Shadow Angel: Book Three by Leia Stone, Julie Hall
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsI didn’t think there were any more surprises, but I was wrong.My mission hasn’t changed, defeat Apollyon and free the souls trapped in the Netherworld, but everything just got a lot more complicated. I have a sister, my boyfriend’s a shifter controlled by my enemy, and now it’s not just my life that’s in danger, but my soul as well... -
Redeemer by Leia Stone, S.T. Bende
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHunt down the weapon pieces, destroy the night goddess, protect Midgard (Earth). That was always the mission... When an unexpected sacrifice turns Allie’s world on its head, she discovers her true function within the Asgardian world. Her new purpose has much higher stakes — and significantly bigger dangers — than she ever could have imagined... -
Elemental Witch by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsMy name is Pamela, and I am the strongest witch the world has ever seen. Only I’m not just a witch, I’m an elemental, and that truth makes me a target and a threat. The elementals of this world are done hiding in the shadows. And there is a faction of them who want to rule our world. They want to put the humans beneath their heels, and they want all the power to themselves... -
The Angel Test by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt’s time for Raven Danvers to face the Angel Trials.After months of training, Raven’s finally ready to compete in the Angel Trials. If she succeeds, she’ll earn the right to drink angel blood from the Holy Grail, which will give her Nephilim blood.No human has yet to drink angel blood from the Grail and survive. But Raven’s gift of stubbornness makes her special... -
Emerald Darkness by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B00XGKCS2E Killing a priestess in the most evil organization of witches in the world has its consequences.Harper Brighton is standing on the precipice of a great and terrible war... -
War of the Four Worlds by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe government and the underworld have finally learned their lesson about not taking on James Brownstone, but some enemies will never learn. Some enemies can only be destroyed. James and Shay’s wedding is fast approaching, as is the bounty hunter’s semi-retirement. He’s ready to replace butt-kicking with barbecue, convinced he can have a life filled with something other than constant violence... -
Spontaneous Justice by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere is nothing to fear but the Vax Forerunner himself.Or is that something only aliens fear?Brownstone is at to a fever pitch to understand Shay and create something epic, so he makes a decision to ask someone hundreds of years old.The fight of his life and for his life is about to occur... -
Rival Demons by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAfter narrowly escaping death at the hand of the Order of Shadows, Harper finds herself thrust into the strange and beautiful world of the shadow demons. But crossing through the portal doesn't mean she is safe. The Order of Shadows is determined to bring her home and transfer the Prima line to the Harris family. They send their most vicious hunters after Harper... -
The Horsemen Gather by Michael Anderle
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBarbecue is life. Everything else is just details. With his life settling into a comfortable routine and the criminals of Los Angeles finally accepting his power, James ponders a future of family and food rather than kicking bounties through walls... -
Magic Wild by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWith the Shadows from her past hot on her tail, Del Bellator is committed to growing her magic. That means hunting demons and stealing their powers, a job that’s as risky as dancing with the devil. But she’ll need all the power she can get if she wants to defeat the Shadows, so she’s willing to take the risk. While out on a demon hunt, she spots her boyfriend Roarke’s long-lost brother... -
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The Angel Secret by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWelcome to Avalon Academy—where supernaturals train, and only the strong survive.After a long journey across the country, Raven has finally made it to the hidden island of Avalon. But she can’t rest yet. Because she still needs to enter the Angel Trials, become a Nephilim, and save her mom from the greater demon holding her hostage.She knew the Angel Trials were going to be hard... -
The Angel Trap by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsBe careful who you trust, or you might walk into a trap.After putting her neck on the line to save Noah and Sage’s lives, Raven is on the brink of death. The only thing that might save her? Vampire blood.The problem is, no one’s supposed to know that vampire blood can heal humans. Anyone who finds out will be silenced. Which means Sage and Noah need to take Raven to a vampire they can trust... -
Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic by Meghan Ciana Doidge, Caitlin Davies
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsI hadn’t set foot in the human world for more than a few hours in over three and a half months. Sure, I was stronger and faster than I’d ever been before, and I had a shiny new sword, but I was seriously chocolate deprived. I don’t recommend quitting cold turkey. And the new sword was a problem — to my mind, anyway... -
Shadow Demons by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsIn Peachville, there's a fine line between good and evil.That line is about to be crossed... -
Revolution by Randi Cooley Wilson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA King Rises. A Fate Seals. Realms Fall. Eve Collins has set in motion a chain of events that could destroy everything she’s ever loved. Surrounded by dangerous creatures, dark worlds, and the struggle to become who she was meant to be, Eve must complete her ascension and accept her destiny. War has begun. Losing is not an option... -
Sins of Eden by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere have always been three gods. Always. Until Elise Kavanagh murdered them. A demon named Belphegor has entered the Origin and become a new god, triggering genesis: the death and rebirth of the entire universe. He wants Elise to join him in Eden for the end of all things, but only once she’s watched everyone she cares about die painfully under his heel... -
Destiny by P.T. Michelle
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 21 ratings** Book one, BRIGHTEST KIND OF DARKNESS and the Prequel, ETHAN, are currently available absolutely FREE! Grab them while they're on SALE! ** Note: DESTINY straddles the Young Adult/New Adult genre and is best suited for readers 16 years and up... -
The Discovery of Magic by Michelle Madow
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWelcome to Elementals Academy, where magic is the only hope of survival, forbidden romance beckons, and an ancient secret threatens to end it all.Summer Donovan thinks paying her way through her expensive private college is her biggest problem.She's about to find out how wrong she is... -
The Chosen Witch by Chandelle LaVaun
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMy magic doesn’t define me.Within my secret, ancient race of witches everyone prays to be chosen by the Goddess to join the Coven of Cards. Well, everyone except me. All I want is to discover the truth of the past that was stolen from me. But being Marked as the Emperor, I have the most power and my Coven-mates expect me to take the throne. I didn’t ask for this gift, it was forced upon me... -
Bloodline Secrecy by Lan Chan
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA wraith from supernatural legend walks into a shifter banquet and tries to kill the alpha. Of course I'm the idiot who gets in the way and cops the blame. I am still Alessia Hastings. My world is still insane.It's semester two at Bloodline Academy and these are the things I know:1. They still can't figure out what's wrong with my magic. At least they've ruled out I'm not a demon.2... -
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Fallen Academy: Year Three by Leia Stone
It will take every ounce of strength and training Brielle has to survive year three. Meanwhile, Lincoln will also be fighting his own battle for survival. Each of them worlds apart... -
Darkblood Prison: Demon on a Dime by G.K. DeRosa
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWelcome to Darkblood Prison, where the worst criminals in the supernatural realm roam the murky corridors, A.K.A. my new home. According to my cellmate, there are three rules to survive the notorious prison: Don’t mix with the other supes, stick to your own kind.Anything can be made into a weapon so get creative.Stay away from the infamous Triad, the three brothers who run the prison... -
Ransom by R.K. Ryals
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsVengeance is the path of the Damned. It is not a path taken lightly. For a Naphil, it could mean ransoming his soul. ~Bezaliel~ Dayton Blainey is caught between two worlds: Heaven and Hell. Bound to a Demon she's beginning to care about, she is thrown into an adventure she may not survive. But she will try... -
Vampire Academy Dimitri's Point of View by Gigi256
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDimitri's training prepared him to be a Guardian. Known for his skill in the field, fate leads him to an unexpected position. He becomes the personal guard for a young Princess, and the mentor for her best friend: a strong-willed wild girl... -
Revenge of The Gods by Leia Stone, Jaymin Eve
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAfter losing Cronus, Maisey had to make a choice; lay broken on the floor and sink into depression, or charge into the underworld and get her man back. Not one to sit around, she and Hyperion waltz into Thanatos‘s office and demand the god of Death give them safe passage through the seven levels of the underworld to retrieve her love. It seemed like a good idea at the time.. -
Scion of Midnight by Kel Carpenter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsSelena Foster has slain both monsters and men alike, but will she come out on top when the only opponent left standing is herself? After months of training to hone her ability and self-control, Selena’s life is thrown into disarray when a war she never expected looms on the horizon... -
Dark Dreams and Dead Things by Martina McAtee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeventeen-year-old November Lonergan spent her whole life feeling like an outsider. She was right. She’s a reaper like her mother and like her two cousins, Kai and Tristin. The supernatural world believes the three teens are part of a prophecy to save them from an evil known as the Grove. Ember just wants to survive high school and fix the fallout from bringing back her friend... -
Hummingbird by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe best way to live in the Mage ruled city of Glasgow is to keep your head down and your mouth closed.That’s not usually a problem for Mairi Wallace. By day she works at a small shop selling tartan and by night she studies to become an apothecary. She knows her place and her limitations... -
Hexes and Hounds by Kim Faulks, Mila Young
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is complicated. But then so is a stake through the heart. There’s a curse that runs through the Blackthorne Wolves. Gnarled and Ancient. Unbreakable, they say. It started with the Witches and now it’s spread like a disease, infecting Wolves… And now Vampires. Livingstone Vampires. Mom’s frantic calls led me to the Blood Moon Academy, a dangerous place for any Immortal... -
Forsaken by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEnough is enough... Keira and her best friend Gwen tackle even more foreboding ghosts in their mission to maintain the integrity of The Veil. Some souls are confused, some are angry, and some are trapped in this realm. It’s a daunting responsibility, and has become her life’s work. If the spirits of the dead do not move on, the very fabric of the universe is threatened... -
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Heritage by Michelle Dorey
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt’s a dream job until it becomes a nightmare. A few months ago, Keira was an aimless 23 year old, but her Nana changed all that. She’s inherited her grandmother’s psychic gifts as well as a massive fortune. But there’s a catch. She must carry on the work of shepherding lost souls to the next plane of existence... -
Reading, Writing and Necromancy by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHappily ever after is short-lived for Clarissa Lawrence while working as the arts and craft teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches. After being reunited with her long-lost love, Derrick disappears mysteriously. Staff members at the school start unexpectedly dying. Right away, Clarissa sees that the wicked librarian is up to no good... -
Hexes and Exes by Sarina Dorie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth.The ghosts of boyfriends past are haunting Clarissa Lawrence, the most unmagical teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches.She has visions of Julian, the dead boyfriend she killed in self-defense, and worries his ghost intends to harm her... -
A Burning in the Bones by Scott Reintgen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRen’s quest to dismantle Kathor’s corrupt system comes to a head as political machinations and a mysterious disease take hold of the city in this edge-of-your-seat conclusion to the New York Times bestselling Waxways series... -
Ascension by Stacey Rourke
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFrom best selling and award winning author Stacey Rourke comes the heart-pounding continuation of the acclaimed Gryphon Series. The turning point of the Gryphon saga is at hand …Battle looms. Three unstoppable forces prepare to clash in a colossal explosion that could wipe Gainesboro off the map... -
Fire by Mats Strandberg, Sara Bergmark Elfgren
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsPraised by Lev Grossman as "stunning, …raw, real, smart, very thrilling and very, very wicked,” The Circle, the first book in the internationally bestselling Engelsfors Trilogy, introduced a group of high school girls with special powers who became the Chosen Ones. As book two, Fire, begins, Minoo, Vanessa, Linnéa, Anna-Karin and Ida have been struggling with their own demons all summer long... -
Smoke and Mirrors by Jess Haines
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA girl who uses her illusions to fool the world into thinking she's just like all the other magi.A dragon who sees through her lies.Together they just might survive a world that wants to control or destroy them both. Kimberly may wield ultimate cosmic power, but even a mage has to pay the rent... -
Fallen by A.J. Messenger
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe “must-read romance” series featured in USA TodayIn Guardian, book one in the popular Guardian Series, readers were captivated by the story of Declan and Alexander and the obstacles they had to overcome for love.Now, in Fallen, Declan and Alexander are finally able to surrender to the powerful desires they were forced to resist... -
Shadow Witch by Isla Frost
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsNova has the magic of the enemy.No one knows whether it's the power they've been waiting for--or a curse that will destroy the world.And not everyone at the Firstborn Academy is willing to let Nova live long enough to find out.. -
Outling by Marty Mayberry
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to CrystalWing Academy, where the magical Elite reign...and Outlings are an endangered species. Magic doesn't exist in the human world. As far as I know. But when I fling a fireball at a bully, my horrified Mom dumps me at CrystalWing Academy, a place straight out of my favorite fantasy books. They tell me I'm an Outling, a wizard born from non-magical parents. Mom's human... -
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Pay Me by Ilona Andrews
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA deleted scene involving Catalina & Arabella. Timeline: Takes place during Emerald Blaze, with no spoilers for the book, and is told through Catalina's perspective... -
Beautiful Demons Box Set, Books 1-3 by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAn alternate cover edition can be found here.This is a collection of the first three books in the bestselling Peachville High Demons series, a fast-paced Young Adult series filled with magic, mystery, and a touch of romance. (Approx. 150,000 words total.)Books Included:1. Beautiful Demons2. Inner Demons3. Bitter DemonsBeautiful DemonsIn Peachville, even the cheerleaders have a dark side.. -
Branded by Neva Bell
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYour typical modern day witches, identical twins Chelsea and Chloe are about to leave their parents behind for their first year of college. There's only one thing left to do - receive their brands. These magical tattoos not only determine their lesson plans, but also the type of magic the twins will practice for the rest of their lives... -
Magic Undying by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWaking up in hell was not Del Bellator’s idea of a good time. She’d rather be back on earth, killing demons and hunting down magical treasure for her shop, Ancient Magic. Turns out that escaping hell is easy—it’s staying out that’s hard. Del’s death magic defies the laws of the supernatural world. Worse—she doesn’t know how to control it...Categorized as:
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Valiant Light by Jana Oliver
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWith her wedding fast approaching, as well as her fiancé's investiture as grand master, Master Demon TrapperRiley Blackthorne is just trying to keep Atlanta safe from Hellspawn. When she meets a high-level fiend who claims to be free of Lucifer's control, and allows him to remain at large, she knows there will be consequences... -
Hunted by Darkness by Ashley McLeo
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA quest to Hell . . .A supernatural heist . . .An attack to rock the supernatural world . . .With two sacred stones at large, the world is inching toward chaos.Closer to home, though, Luca needs our help. He’s on the brink of death, and the only way to save Luca is to venture to Hell.I feel responsible for Luca’s illness, so I’m all in...
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