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Cast the First Crone by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsScout Randall’s life has turned from bad to worse. With her boyfriend’s murderous mother on the loose, that means she’s a target. But where will the attack come from?Scout thought they would have time to figure things out, time to regroup and come up with a plan. She was wrong. The next enemy is on their doorstep... -
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Fate Interrupted by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsShe had her life all planned out; fate had other ideas.How did an accomplished Southern businesswoman, wife, and mother end up living on California’s Central Coast, working for a stubborn wine-maker, newly divorced, and wrestling with sudden psychic powers?Megan Carpenter asks herself that same question nearly every day... -
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![Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme]()
Dying Wishes by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsShelby Nichols needs some time off, but for a mind-reader with ties to the police and the mob, is that even possible?Her kids want the dog she's promised them, the police need her to talk to a counselor, and Uncle Joey has unexpected news that could change her life. Is Shelby up to the task? Let's hope so, because solving a murder might be easier than granting a dying wish... -
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Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe sixth book in the New York Times bestselling Ghost-in-Law series. Jadyn St. James hopes that the two-week quiet period in Mudbug means things in the small bayou town are back to normal…whatever that is. But when a fisherman finds a sunken shrimp boat, and the boat captain is missing, Jadyn wonders if the damage to the boat was caused by a storm, or if something far more nefarious happened... -
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![Ghost Mortem by Jane Hinchey]()
Ghost Mortem by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhoever said that ghosts exist must be out of their mind.Oh, wait. That was me. I said that. If you’d told me yesterday that ghosts were real I would have smiled, nodded, and called a shrink to fix your deluded little mind. Now it’s my turn to question my sanity when the ghost of my best friend turns up in my apartment... -
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Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jana DeLeon, RESURRECTION IN MUDBUG, aka The Return of Helena Henry!Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the bayou…Jadyn St. James is excited to start her job as game warden in Mudbug, Louisiana, and hopes it is the beginning of a new and improved life... -
![Mischief in Mudbug by Jana Deleon]()
Mischief in Mudbug by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsSabine LeVeche, orphaned at an early age, is in the middle of a medical crisis and needs to find a blood relative STAT. Luckily, she's got a sexy PI and one sassy but determined ghost on her side. Not so luckily, there's a murderer gunning for her just in case her illness doesn't kill her first... -
![Tattoos and Clues by Trixie Silvertale]()
Tattoos and Clues by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsA beachside stroll. A deadly discovery. Will this psychic sleuth swim or sink?Mitzy wishes she could turn a blind third-eye to her hit-or-miss powers. Instead, while taking her fiendish feline for a walk, they make a stomach-churning find on shore. Despite her loss of appetite, she can't help but get a closer look at the unique ink etched into the corpse.. -
![Murder by the Cup by Abigail Lynn Thornton]()
Murder by the Cup by Abigail Lynn Thornton
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe's always been her family's dirty little secret,but now she's finally free...Wynona Le Doux would never have chosen to be born into the most powerful, ruling witch family in all of Hex Haven. And she certainly wouldn't have chosen to be cursed at birth and grow up without powers. Nor would she have ever wanted to add 'amateur sleuth' to her resume.It seemed fate left her no choice... -
![No Rest For Wicked by Persephone Steele]()
No Rest For Wicked by Persephone Steele
Psychic.What a joke.The only thing I can be sure of these days are the three men who have somehow battered their way past my walls and forced me to, dare I say it, start feeling things.Well…them, and my trusty trash panda partners in crime. But they've always had my heart.I must have kissed their asses real good, because instead of wanting to kill me, I think they might actually kind of like me... -
![6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond]()
6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsCarlotta Wren's world is crumbling beneath her well-shod feet. One of her closest friends has been arrested as the Charmed Killer, but Carlotta refuses to believe it. And to prove her friend's innocence, Carlotta goes against her boyfriend Peter's wishes and resumes her after-hours body-moving duties... -
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You've Got Spells by Christine Zane Thomas
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAn owl with secrets . . . Or so Constance thinks. She's having trouble convincing anyone else otherwise. When two bodies are found on the vineyard property, Constance and Dave make a startling discovery. The timeline of the two deaths is off . . . by a few decades. The first died a whole lot more recently than the other...Categorized as:
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![Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman by J.B. Lynn]()
Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTake three wacky aunts, two talking animals, one nervous bride, and an upcoming hit,and you've got the follow-up to JB Lynn's wickedly funny Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman... -
![Life Ghost On by Jane Hinchey]()
Life Ghost On by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho knew a Bridal Expo could be so thrilling? Especially when you’re the bride-to-be with a meddling family and a flamboyant wedding planner named Seb. I thought everything was sorted for my upcoming nuptials with Kade Galloway, but Seb insisted on attending the expo.As soon as we entered Firefly Bay’s town hall, the noise was deafening, and the atmosphere was chaotic... -
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![The Hitwoman and the Sacrificial Lamb by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman and the Sacrificial Lamb by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSome jobs are more challenging than others.Take for example, Maggie’s latest assignment: assassinating a heartless, indiscriminate sniper. He deserves to die, but making that happen is tricky, especially considering that a certain red-headed police detective has been assigned to protect him.And that’s not the only job Maggie has... -
![Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane]()
Fish in a Barrel by Amy Lane
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJackson and Ellery face their toughest case yet—against the criminal justice system itself.Jackson Rivers and Ellery Cramer have worked difficult jobs before, but usually it’s getting the facts that’s the problem. For their newest client, the trouble isn’t finding the truth—it’s corruption at the highest levels of the justice system... -
![Hawk by Nikki Landis]()
Hawk by Nikki Landis
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHawk's storyHAWK is a full-length, standalone bad boy romance and the third book in the Devil’s Murder MC featuring take-charge bikers who adore and fiercely protect their women. HAWK has no cheating, no cliffhanger, plenty of heat, and a guaranteed HEA along with a slight paranormal twist... -
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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... -
![5 Bodies to Die For by Stephanie Bond]()
5 Bodies to Die For by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsThe Charmed Killer is on the loose in Atlanta and Carlotta Wren is caught up in the terror�especially when her body-moving side business brings her dangerously close to the action... -
![The Hitwoman and the Mother Load by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman and the Mother Load by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsYou think you've got problems? Don't talk to Maggie Lee about problems. Her mother's escaped from the loony bin, and rumor has it she's robbing people for ice cream money. A mob boss is insisting she liberate his daughter from a mental hospital that Maggie's pretty sure she belongs in. And people keep trying to kill her... -
![Melody Bittersweet and The Girls' Ghostbusting Agency by Kitty French]()
Melody Bittersweet and The Girls' Ghostbusting Agency by Kitty French
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLife’s tough for Melody Bittersweet. She’s single, addicted to sugar and super heroes, her family are officially bonkers, and she sees dead people. Is it any wonder no-one’s swiping right on Tinder? Waking up lonely on her twenty seventh birthday, Melody finally snaps. She can’t carry on basing all of her life decisions on the advice of her magic 8 ball; things have got to change... -
![The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy]()
The Haunted Hotel by Vawn Cassidy
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHave a frightfully good stay… Morgan Ashton-Drake hasn’t given his ancestral family home in Yorkshire a second thought in decades, even if it is technically part of his hotel empire. He has a great life in the States, so what if he works eighteen hour days seven days a week? you don’t get and keep a place on the Forbes 500 list unless you’re prepared to sweat blood... -
![Whack The Mole by Maggie March]()
Whack The Mole by Maggie March
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLucy is a human lie detector. Her rescue dog Paco is a ghost whisperer. Together, they solve crime in this laugh-out-loud cozy mystery series!Joey "The Weasel" Frizzone has been deep undercover with one of the country's largest organized crime families and the time has come for him to testify against them... -
![Easy Come Easy Ghost: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Romance by Jane Hinchey]()
Easy Come Easy Ghost: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Romance by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho knew meeting the in-laws could be this... haunting?I was all nerves on my way to Chicago, but stumbling upon a lifeless golfer took the jittery feeling to a whole new level. And guess who makes a spectral entrance in front of my future family? Joyce, the golfers' ghost, of course!Now my secret ghost-whispering abilities are out in the open, leaving me questioning if I should've stayed home... -
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![4 Bodies and a Funeral by Stephanie Bond]()
4 Bodies and a Funeral by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 33 ratings"Ever had one of those days? "A surprise visit from her father--who's on the run from the law--has given Carlotta Wren a lot to think about. Should she join her former fiance, Peter, in proving her father is innocent? If she does, are her body-moving days over? And then... A close friend's behavior begins to spin out of control... The cops turn up the heat on her father's case.. -
![The Hitwoman and the Chubby Cherub by J.B. Lynn]()
The Hitwoman and the Chubby Cherub by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLove and Murder are in the air. In years past, Maggie Lee has not been a fan of Valentine’s Day, but this year, the holiday has warped into its own special hell... -
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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... -
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Lock Nut by J.L. Merrow
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsStill waters run deadly.Tom Paretski, plumber with a talent for finding hidden things, and his private investigator fiancé Phil Morrison have been hired to locate a runaway husband, Jonathan Parrot. The job seems simple enough—until their quarry turns up dead in a canal, and a photofit of Tom’s face is splashed all over the news, making him chief suspect... -
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A Panicked Premonition by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Psychic Eye Mystery series continues with P.I. Abby Cooper facing the ultimate locked room murder... Professional psychic and FBI consultant Abby Cooper has used her inner visions to get her out of many a scrape and solve many a crime but she s about to face a murder scene that will put all her powers to the test... -
![Witch It Real Good by Dakota Cassidy]()
Witch It Real Good by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStevie here, and I’m happy to report we’ve settled into our new lives and found a modicum of peace since our last death-defying incident. Mostly… My International Man of Mystery continues to lay low here in Ebenezer Falls until we can sort out his earthbound credentials, but we have a routine and as the holiday season begins, we’re ready to do a little celebrating... -
![A Grave Prediction by Victoria Laurie]()
A Grave Prediction by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn Victoria Laurie's latest Psychic Eye Mystery, Abby Cooper learns that following the money often leads to murder....When Abby is sent to Los Angeles to help train FBI officers to use their intuition, she encounters a case that only she can solve: a series of bank robberies in which the thieves made off with loads of cash but left no clues... -
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Terrier Transgressions by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsI’m finally coming to terms with the fact I can speak to animals, even though the only one who ever talks back is the crabby tabby I’ve taken to calling Octo-Cat. What I haven’t quite worked out is how to hide my secret… Now one of the associates at my law firm has discovered this strange new talent of mine and insists I use it to help defend his client against a double murder charge... -
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Coached to Death by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWhen Catherine Cooper settles in the Hamptons on the heels of a nasty split from her long-time husband, the luxurious coastal community seems like the perfect place to get back on track in style. But as Cat soon discovers, starting fresh on the East End can be deadly . . -
![Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon]()
Rumble on the Bayou by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDeputy Dorie Berenger knew the day would go from bad to worse when she found a stoned alligator in the town drunk’s swimming pool. Then DEA agent Richard Starke shows up in Gator Bait, Louisiana, giving out orders and insults faster than you can cast a fishing line... -
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![Damsel in a Dress by Kirsten Weiss]()
Damsel in a Dress by Kirsten Weiss
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBridesmaid duties can be deadly…Maddie Kosloski has more than wedding cake on her plate. She’s managing her paranormal museum, helping her best friend Adele with wedding plans, and trying to prove that Adele’s vintage wedding dress is most definitely not haunted.But when a bridesmaid turns up murdered, Maddie has to solve the crime to save the wedding... -
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Brooms Away by D.A. Kelly
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFun, wacky with spit-your-drink laugh-out-loud moments, Brooms Away will have you up way past your bedtime.An enchanted world. A missing sister. And suspects with dangerous supernatural abilities around every corner. When Arabella Black is swept away to a fantastic and faraway land by her cat, who she thought was an everyday Maine coon, she discovers everything she knew about her life was a lie...Categorized as:
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Loving the Boss by Whitney G.
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsClaire Gracen finally has the life she’s always wanted: A career she loves, a man who’s willing to do any and everything for her, and friends that show her the true meaning of the word ‘friendship...Categorized as:
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![Witches Get Stitches by Dakota Cassidy]()
Witches Get Stitches by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen last we met, good people, the biggest wish I’ve ever made came to fruition.It didn’t happen without some help—okay, a lot of help. Either way, let’s just say the deed was done.My outrageously handsome, smart, sometimes persnickety (read mostly persnickety) Spy Guy, Winterbottom, is finally here on earth with me, recuperating from his afterlife jaunt... -
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Bones To Pick by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen a local girl is found dead in a cotton field and her lover stands accused of the crime, southern belle and fearless P.I. Sarah Booth Delaney is hired by the suspect's brother to expose the real killer, a dangerous assignment that pits her against the rich and powerful...Categorized as:
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![Death of a Wandering Wolf by Julia Buckley]()
Death of a Wandering Wolf by Julia Buckley
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHana Keller is enjoying a day off from serving up tea and delicious pastries at her family's Hungarian Tea House when her downtime turns deadly.... The only thing Hana loves more than a good cuppa is finding a delicate porcelain treasure to add to her collection. She's usually on the hunt for teacups but when she spots a rare wolf figurine at a local yard sale, she knows it's her lucky day... -
![Hitwoman and the Family Jewels by J.B. Lynn, Parisa Zolfaghari]()
Hitwoman and the Family Jewels by J.B. Lynn, Parisa Zolfaghari
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHow do you say “no” to a mob boss? When bumbling hitwoman Maggie Lee is asked by her mob boss employer to kill a cop, she wants to say no. When her sexy murder mentor, Patrick Mulligan tells her the cop in question is a guy she once dated, she REALLY wants to refuse... -
![Rock-a-Bye Bones by Carolyn Haines]()
Rock-a-Bye Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsSarah Booth Delaney and her friends are still recovering from the attack on Scott Hampton's blues club in Zinnia, Missippia, and Sarah Booth herself is still overcoming her grief at ending things with her fiancé. One bitterly cold night at her family's ancestral home in Zinnia, Sarah Booth hears what sounds like a kitten as she passes the front door... -
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Smokin' Seventeen by Janet Evanovich
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 74 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... -
![Witch Way Did He Go? by Dakota Cassidy]()
Witch Way Did He Go? by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsIt’s me again, Stevie Cartwright. Powerless ex-witch, pseudo medium, and amateur sleuth, reporting to you live from the case of the missing ex-British spy turned ghost/quite possibly one of the most important people to ever become a part of my life. You read that right... -
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![To Coach a Killer by Victoria Laurie]()
To Coach a Killer by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSoaking up a luxurious new chapter alongside her saucy bestie, Cat Cooper plans on emerging as the premier life coach in East Hampton by summertime. All she has to do is survive an offseason replete with desolate beaches, slow business, and murder . . . As the Hamptons drags through early spring, Cat's shot at becoming the toast of the town in time for Memorial Day is dwindling--and fast... -
![Dog-Eared Delinquent by Molly Fitz]()
Dog-Eared Delinquent by Molly Fitz
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsApparently I’ve been slacking on the job as a paralegal, even though the firm doesn’t know that I’m secretly working as the area’s premier Pet Whisperer P.I. to solve our toughest cases behind the scenes. Now they’ve hired an intern to “help” me manage my workload… But what the partners don’t realize is that they’ve let a nefarious criminal into our offices... -
![Sticks and Bones by Carolyn Haines]()
Sticks and Bones by Carolyn Haines
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsPrivate investigator Sarah Booth Delaney and her friends are celebrating New Year's Eve at the party of the year, a smashing Winter Garden party at the Prince Albert Hotel. It's a dazzling success...until Frangelica "Sister" McFee walks through the door... -
![Witch Perfect by Dakota Cassidy]()
Witch Perfect by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHi, all! I’m back…er, I mean, we’re back and boy do we have a tale to tell!Now that Win is up and about, he’s been a very busy bee. He’s jumped in with both feet, getting involved in our community and living his best life now that he’s unencumbered by his spy past. He even joined the Ebenezer Falls garden club and made all the female member’s toes curl with his British charm... -
![Hypnosis Is for Hacks by Tamara Berry]()
Hypnosis Is for Hacks by Tamara Berry
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe latest novel in Tamara Berry's charmingly quirky series weaves a hint of magic and romance into a smartly written, witty, and unpredictable cozy mystery, as an American faux-medium with latent supernatural gifts starts over in a quaint English village--and finds a new career, new love, and lots of intrigue... -
![Murder, Mayhem and Mama by Christie Craig]()
Murder, Mayhem and Mama by Christie Craig
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsLive . . . Laugh . . . Read . . . with New York Times bestselling author Christie Craig. . . . BEING A MAMA IS HARD. BUT THE JOB'S EVEN TOUGHER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD . . . Cali McKay's mama isn't ready to pass over to the "other side" yet. Her unlucky-in-love daughter needs her now more than ever...
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