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  • Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies by Denise Grover Swank

    Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Book eight in the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series. Rose Gardner has survived plenty of close scrapes in the past, but her latest bit of trouble has landed her in the Fenton County holding cell on trumped up charges. The most powerful man in southern Arkansas, J. R...
  • The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold

    The Assassins of Thasalon by Lois McMaster Bujold

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    An unholy attack upon his brother-in-law General Arisaydia pitches sorcerer Learned Penric and his Temple demon Desdemona headlong into the snake-pit of Cedonian imperial politics. But they will not travel alone. The mission from his god brings Penric some of his strangest new allies yet, and the return of some of his most valued old ones...
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  • Witch on Probation by Kim Richardson

    Witch on Probation by Kim Richardson

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Trouble follows me like a curse. Which, to be fair, is kind of accurate. I thought Gallows Gate couldn’t get any worse after the missing-teen fiasco. Turns out, it can. The Council’s breathing down my neck, dark magic is leaking through the cracks in the veil, and every supernatural creep in town seems to want a piece of me. Lucky me...
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    mystery  suspense  witches  paranormal  fantasy
  • Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Ripple of Secrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    After her Assistant DA boyfriend’s near brush with death, Rose Gardner hopes to make it through the holiday season with a minimal amount of drama. But she can’t forget the promise she made to the king of the Fenton County underworld in exchange for Mason’s life...
  • The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter

    The Darkest Sampler by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FREE DIGITAL SAMPLER FEATURING EXTENDED EXCERPTS FROM BESTSELLING SENSATION GENA SHOWALTER'S ENTHRALLING LORDS OF THE UNDERWORLD SERIES. Welcome to a dark and sensual world, where the line between good and evil blurs and true love is put to the ultimate test...
  • Up Shute Creek by Denise Grover Swank

    Up Shute Creek by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Rose Gardner feels like she’s up a creek without a paddle. Her sister is dying, her secret boyfriend, James Malcolm, is struggling to protect the county underworld from an upstart drug dealer, and her ex has moved back to town with a bee in his bonnet and a mission to root out corruption in the county...
  • Death at the Drive-In by Angie Fox

    Death at the Drive-In by Angie Fox

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Verity's quest to save her friend takes her to a long-abandoned part of Sugarland where rockabilly ghosts rule.
  • A Tomb with a View by Maggie March

    A Tomb with a View by Maggie March

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She sees dead people. He is dead people. And their canine companion has a few secrets of her own. Together, they're Lockwood Cove's most dysfunctional detective trio! Most roommates squabble over dirty dishes and unpaid bills. Anna McGuffin wishes that were her biggest problem...
  • Reaper's Ride: Graven Bastards MC (Graven Bastards MC: Tonopah, NV) by Nikki Landis

    Reaper's Ride: Graven Bastards MC (Graven Bastards MC: Tonopah, NV) by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pagan. I should have known I was in trouble the second I locked eyes with Snooki. She’s a bossy brunette with thick thighs, killer blue eyes, and a smile that’s sure to slay my heart. When I’m struck in a hit-and-run and my bike crashes, I don’t expect the feisty woman to come to my aid. She’s not like anyone I’ve ever met...
  • Flowering Inferno by Annabel Chase

    Flowering Inferno by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Did someone manifest murder or was it simply a tragic glamping accident? Spring has arrived in the charming riverside town of Newberry, along with the thorn in Mia’s side—her formidable mother is in town to attend a manifestation retreat at a nearby glamping site...
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    mystery  suspense  paranormal  witches  fantasy  audiobook
  • The Ghost and the Poltergeist by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    The Ghost and the Poltergeist by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The Ghost and the PoltergeistBook 34 in the paranormal cozy mystery seriesHaunting DanielleLiving in a haunted house is nothing new to Danielle. In fact, she’s rather fond of the ghosts who visit Marlow House. But after she brings home the twins, unexplained paranormal activities in the nursery perplex not just her, but the ghosts who frequently visit Marlow House.
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    mystery  suspense  paranormal  fantasy  audiobook
  • Missing in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Missing in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jana DeLeon, a new release in the Ghost-in-Law series. After an eventful first week on the job, Game Warden Jadyn St. James is happy the small bayou town of Mudbug, Louisiana, seems to have fallen back into its normal routine. But when FBI agent Raissa Bordeaux is kidnapped, Jadyn is certain the short-lived peace has come to an abrupt end...
  • Clear Expectations - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery  (Book 20)  (Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mysteries) by Terri Reid

    Clear Expectations - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery (Book 20) (Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mysteries) by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Mandy, a novice nurse at Freeport hospital, took the elevator down to get supplies for her area. It only took a moment to go from four down to three. The elevator doors opened to a dimly lit floor. She walked out and glanced to her right. The empty nurses station was just down the hall before the double doors that she assumed led to the now empty rooms...
  • Finding Hope by Kathi Daley

    Finding Hope by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Rescue Alaska is a warm yet fast moving mystery series with a light paranormal twist. Harmony Carson, a search and rescue volunteer, has a unique gift which she often considers a curse. She is able to 'see' the individuals she is meant to rescue, and more often than not, she can feel their fear and their pain as well...
  • Delayed Departures by Terri Reid

    Delayed Departures by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Mary O'Reilly has absolutely no plans to meet with anyone on Black Friday as she sets up her office for the annual Christmas Walk that is to be held the following weekend in downtown Freeport. So, nearly eight months pregnant, she dresses for comfort-sweats, thick socks and a flannel shirt...
  • Monster Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Monster Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Too destructive to love. Brock Redgrave loathes the monster he’s become. The victim of a failed military experiment that was supposed to make him the ultimate weapon, he’s been left with a personality that turns violent and uncontrollable in situations of stress. He was the only one to get out alive, and the military has been looking for him ever since...
  • Magical Misconduct by Kim Richardson

    Magical Misconduct by Kim Richardson

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Being an Arcane witch should come with a rulebook. Or at least hazard pay. My magic is changing, again, and not in the fun, “look what I can do now” way. More like the “hope you enjoy staring into the void” kind of way. The Morven curse is awake under my skin, whispering, waiting, and I’m doing my best not to unravel in public...
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    mystery  suspense  witches  paranormal  fantasy
  • Sweet Thanksgiving by J.A. Whiting

    Sweet Thanksgiving by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is book 21 in the Sweet Cove paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J. A. Whiting. A cozy mystery with recipes. It is November in the seaside town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts and Ellie and Jack 's wedding is fast approaching. But first, there's a mystery to solve. A well-known author and celebrity chef is in town for book signings when something unexpected happens...
  • Bojan by Dale Mayer

    Bojan by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Haunted by a painful and unimaginable past, Bojan sought refuge in his work to keep the memories—and Lacy—at bay. But, when she raises the alarm over Bullard’s family, Bojan is forced to step into fray. Bullard is particularly wary of these ”special” skills, except for those of Terk’s team. Plus ignoring the offer of these skills can be dangerous—especially when a threat involves his family...
  • Frayed Edges by Terri Reid

    Frayed Edges by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    A bullet shot rings out on the night of the Super Moon and a promising college student is killed. Was it an accident, or did her research into false claims by a bio-tech, agricultural company garner her too much attention? The wrong kind of attention. Mary and Bradley have to find out or Ruth McCredie will never rest.
  • Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Protector Mate by Ariana Hawkes

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    A brand new mail-order bride series from the author of Shiftr: Swipe Left For Love. Jagger needs a mate. Fast. He’s running from a dark past and his life as the self-appointed sheriff of the outcast community of Ragtown was supposed to keep him on track. But his duties are pushing his bear to the dark side—not least when a new threat appears in town, with the ability to destroy everyone in it...
  • The Ghost and the Christmas Spirit by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J McIntyre

    The Ghost and the Christmas Spirit by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J McIntyre

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    It’s once again Christmastime at Marlow House and the mediums of Beach Drive have all decided to stay in Frederickport for the holiday. Surprises await for them when the true Spirit of Christmas comes for a visit. Do you believe in Santa Claus?
  • Finding Shelter by Kathi Daley

    Finding Shelter by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Rescue Alaska is a fast moving mystery series with a paranormal twist which takes place in a small town in northern Alaska where visitors come to hike and ski. Harmony Carson is a lifelong resident who volunteers as a member of the local search and rescue team. She has a unique gift which she often considers a curse...
  • Never Say Sever in Deadwood by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle

    Never Say Sever in Deadwood by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    All Violet Parker wants is a day off. Better yet, just a “normal” day. But things never go as planned, especially in Deadwood. Someone—or rather something—broke into the local taxidermy shop and took bites out of the critter displays before racing off into the dark. But this is no random crime and Violet knows it...
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    suspense  mystery  paranormal  humor  fantasy  audiobook
  • Old Acquaintance - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery by Terri Reid

    Old Acquaintance - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The spirit from the asylum has followed Mary O’Reilly home for the holidays. But there are no chestnuts roasting on the open fires he’s creating. With Rosie and Stanley in danger, will Mary and company be able to assure themselves of a Merry Christmas, or will things go terribly, terribly wrong?
  • Taming of the Tabby by Kathi Daley

    Taming of the Tabby by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A murder, a wedding, and a teenager in danger, all collide in this fast paced mystery set on magical Madrona Island. Cait is in a terrible accident resulting in a temporary loss of memory. She can remember the events leading up to the accident but cannot remember what occurred or how she came to be on a remote part of the island in the middle of the night...
  • Total Eclipse of the Hex by Tara Lush

    Total Eclipse of the Hex by Tara Lush

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Murder is on the menu in Cypress Grove. .. and the catch of the day is deadly. When a celebrity chef dies after a dramatic event at the Crescent Moon Inn, innkeeper and part-time sleuth Amelia Matthews finds herself juggling magical mayhem, suspicious guests, and a daughter who’s suddenly back in town—and not happy about her mom’s witchy lifestyle...
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    mystery  suspense  paranormal  witches  fantasy  audiobook
  • Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne

    Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Life in Heron Creek is looking up for Graciela Harper, despite the fact that every ghost within a fifty mile radius seems intent on sticking to her like glue - and not the weak Elmer's kind, either But with a sexy boyfriend, her old friends back in her life, and a great job prospect at one of the oldest plantations in the country, it's hard to complain. .
  • Eye of the Falcon by Dale Mayer

    Eye of the Falcon by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    As a young girl, Issa, bonded with her pet falcon was the lookout for her father’s smuggling operation in Ireland. After everything blew up one night and her father and brothers were killed, her mother brought her to America to start over. Immigrating was hard, but eventually she grew up and pursued a career in environmental sciences and continued to follow her passion for falconry...
  • Finding Answers by Kathi Daley

    Finding Answers by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Rescue Alaska is the eighth series by USA Today Bestselling Author Kathi Daley. It is a fast moving mystery series with a paranormal twist. Rescue Alaska is a small town in northern Alaska where visitors come to hike and ski. Harmony Carson is a lifelong resident who volunteers as a member of the local search and rescue team. Harmony has a unique gift which she often considers a curse...
  • When Fortune Knocks by J.A. Whiting

    When Fortune Knocks by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This book 7 in the Claire Rollins Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. On a warm April evening in Boston, Claire Rollins and her boyfriend, Detective Ian Fuller, are walking the Corgis when they a hear a woman’s scream. When they enter the historic Granary burial ground, Claire and Ian discover a dead woman on the ground at the back of the cemetery...
  • The Fortune Teller by J.A. Whiting

    The Fortune Teller by J.A. Whiting

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is book 9 in the Claire Rollins mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J. A. Whiting. It is September and Claire, Nicole, and Robby have just begun shooting the new cooking show for their local television station. Each episode showcases a location around Massachusetts and highlights a recipe related to the location...
  • Maybelle's Affair - A Finders Mansion Mystery by Terri Reid

    Maybelle's Affair - A Finders Mansion Mystery by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Mary and Bradley are eager to move into their new home, but the ghostly sounds coming from the parlor and from the master bedroom have them both regretting the purchase of the Finders Mansion...
  • UnderCut by Terri Reid

    UnderCut by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    L. J. Carter’s move back to Julep, Mississippi has been much more complicated than she ever imagined. She discovers that her momma’s death was actually a murder, and Momma’s ghost is still hanging around to talk about it. But now, L. J. is embroiled in several more homicide investigations, and she may have stumbled upon some of the dark secrets of the Sons Of Mississippi...
  • No Promise of Tomorrow by Marion Myles

    No Promise of Tomorrow by Marion Myles

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Deadliest Mind Game. Mia and Roman have survived serial killers, Russian gangsters, and the ghosts of their pasts. But just as they’re about to say “I do,” an enemy unlike any other emerges—one who can manipulate not just thoughts, but actions. With her psychic abilities distorted by the intruder’s influence, Mia begins to question everything, including Roman’s loyalty...
  • No Promise of Tomorrow by Marion Myles

    No Promise of Tomorrow by Marion Myles

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Deadliest Mind Game. Mia and Roman have survived serial killers, Russian gangsters, and the ghosts of their pasts. But just as they’re about to say “I do,” an enemy unlike any other emerges—one who can manipulate not just thoughts, but actions. With her psychic abilities distorted by the intruder’s influence, Mia begins to question everything, including Roman’s loyalty...
  • Murder By Muffin by Maria Geraci

    Murder By Muffin by Maria Geraci

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Lucy McGuffin has three problems:. She’s a human lie-detector, a “gift” she tries hard to keep hidden. Her rescue dog, Paco, is a ghost whisperer. And someone’s just been found murdered in her kitchen. The murder weapon? One of Lucy’s apple walnut cream cheese muffins. The victim? The producer for a reality TV cooking competition that Lucy is determined to win...
  • Stolen Dreams - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery - Book Fourteen by Terri Reid

    Stolen Dreams - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery - Book Fourteen by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    “But Sol, it ain’t haunted like you thought,” Marty argued cautiously. It wasn’t a good idea to get Sol too angry. “We’ve tried everything, séances, Ouija boards, mediums—everything. This place is just an old, empty house. A creepy, old house. ”. Sol shook his head, disregarding Marty’s words, and started up the tall staircase to the second floor...
  • A Tale of Two Tabbies by Kathi Daley

    A Tale of Two Tabbies by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Whales and Tails is a cozy mystery series set on Madrona Island, a fictional island within the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State. As a fourth generation islander Caitlin Hart is struggling to make her way as the economy and culture of the island evolves toward a tourism based industry...
  • Moonlit Diamond by Whimsy Nimsy

    Moonlit Diamond by Whimsy Nimsy

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    Hi, I’m Diamond! I am just your regular, pink-haired, candle maker who may or may not have been an ex-thief. A few months ago, my fuzzy bestie, Frank, and I packed up our shiz and moved to Moonlit Falls, putting our pasts behind us. Until this hunky cop is at my door asking me about stuff that has been stolen...
  • Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dale Mayer

    Itsy Bitsy Spider by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Queenie Landry’s job as a fortune teller at an amusement park pays the bills but it's a far cry from the respectable psychic advisor role she once filled at the police station where the love of her life, Kirk Wallace, was a detective. A case went bad when she steered the team in the wrong direction and a woman died...
  • Secrets By The Sea by Kathi Daley

    Secrets By The Sea by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Amanda Parker has returned to the small seaside town where she lived for two years while in witness protection. Now that she has settled in and solved the murder she returned home to solve, she has decided to stay in Cutter's Cove for an extended vacation. Of course it isn't long before she stumbles across a surprising secret that will require the help of the entire gang to solve...
  • Mystery on Main Street: A Cottonwood Springs Cozy Mystery by Dianne Harman

    Mystery on Main Street: A Cottonwood Springs Cozy Mystery by Dianne Harman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Secondhand Treasures. Gino’s Pizza Parlor. Barney’s Antiques. Sure, everybody could use a little extra cash. But is stealing from a business worth the risk of getting caught? Someone thought so. Someone is going to prison...
  • Redemption Road  (A Small Town Mystery Romance) by Amanda McKinney

    Redemption Road (A Small Town Mystery Romance) by Amanda McKinney

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Redemption: The act of being saved from sin, error, or evil. Antiques dealer by day, secret painter by night, Rory Flanagan arrives home to find a man, battered and bruised, sprawled out on her newly upholstered Victorian sofa. The brash, six-foot-four stranger takes an unusual interest in Rory’s vintage gold pendant—given to Rory by her mother the day she was killed...
  • Pineapple Pirates: A Cozy Mystery Romance by Amy Vansant

    Pineapple Pirates: A Cozy Mystery Romance by Amy Vansant

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    NOW OPTIONED FOR TELEVISION! Every book can be read as a standalone mystery - hop in anywhere in the series! USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Amy Vansant leaves Pineapple Port's couples on their own. Will love save the day? Charlotte and Declan enjoy a free honeymoon on the Bahamian island of Duppy Cay in return for investigating who’s been vandalizing the local resort...
  • The Potent Perfume by Helen Goltz

    The Potent Perfume by Helen Goltz

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Miss Phoebe Astin of The Economic Undertaker found herself charmed by the recently deceased perfume salesman, Mr Edward 'Teddy' Tate, as were many of his former clients...
  • Frankencat by Kathi Daley

    Frankencat by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Do you love Cozy Mysteries? Do you love Halloween? In this fun and heartfelt cozy mystery by USA Today bestselling author Kathi Daley, Cait and Tara are holding a book club meeting at Coffee Cat Books the week before Halloween when a storm rolls in. The storm intensifies during the course of the discussion thrusting the store into darkness...
  • Finding Courage by Kathi Daley

    Finding Courage by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    His pulse quickened as they approached. He’d waited so long. Too long. He closed his eyes and reveled in the memory, which did not come as a gentle wave, but as a surge of agony from the depths of his personal hell. He’d craved the searing pain, the deeply felt anguish. It was only during these moments, when he was sure that he would drown in a river of grief, that he felt truly alive...
  • Farewell to Felines by Kathi Daley

    Farewell to Felines by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Madrona Island: Where Mystery Meets Magic. The Hollow is a magical place where the cats of Madrona Island have lived since before the island was developed. When Cait's witch friend Tansy alerts her to the fact that the cats are leaving the hollow for no apparent reason, Cait sets out to investigate...
  • A Whisker in Time by Kathi Daley

    A Whisker in Time by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It is Halloween on Madrona Island and the entire gang is knee deep in the annual festivities. When a body is found in the storage room of the bar Danny and Aiden recently purchased, Danny is considered to be a prime suspect in the woman's death. When it looks as if Danny had both motive and opportunity, things go from Halloween eerie to down right terrifying...
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    suspense  mystery  witches  paranormal  fantasy
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