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Roots Of Rage: A Vampire King Paranormal Romance by Stephanie Hudson
The plan had sounded simple,Step into Hell and save a Tree.That was all I had needed to do.However, that plan was becoming more complicated by the minute and that list was growing eternally bigger.Like killing demonic Queens,Removing Claiming HexesOutrunning hungry beastsAnd mainly, trying not to piss off Vampire boyfriends, any more than being constantly kidnapped down in Hell is likely to do... -
Happy Ever Afterlife, Part 2 by Stephanie Hudson
This is book 12 in the Afterlife saga. The end of days might be over for our newlyweds, but the dark nights are closing in and what lies waiting in the shadows is what even nightmares are afraid of. Because the King of Hell is back and now he has a new bride to keep hidden from the world below…a world that shows no mercy, right along with one of their rulers... -
House of Whispers by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe luxurious Lathrop Grand Hotel is a Savannah institution that has entertained guests for more than a century and a half, offering some of the finest accommodations in the city. Famously haunted, the hotel draws tourists from around the world eager to encounter its numerous ghosts... -
An Ex to Grind in Deadwood by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSomething has gone foul in the Black Hills … something gravely unnatural. Leave it to Violet Parker to stumble into the middle of it. A creepy phone call. A dead body. Two meddling detectives. A glut of trouble-making ex-partners. Can things get any worse? Violet swears to keep her nose out of police business this time... -
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Eden's Enforcer by Stephanie Hudson
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI was just a data analyst.I paid my taxes on time.I used to feed a cat that wasn’t my own and bake cookies for the office.I was a good girl... -
Devil Days in Deadwood by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsViolet Parker knows better than to play with devils. They always cheat, especially when lives are at stake. Deadwood’s charming, troublemaking, and soul-sucking devils are no different, and they’re biting at her heels.But the clock is ticking and Violet has no choice—she must risk her life to save her treasured Aunt Zoe... -
Down Among the Dead Men by Craig Schaefer
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDaniel Faust’s last heist ended with a betrayal, a bullet in his heart, and a plunge from a lonely back-country bridge. Now he’s on life support, and the occult relic keeping him tethered to this world is counting down the last seconds to midnight.That’s the good news. The bad news is, he just woke up in hell... -
Maze of Souls by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's October, and down at newly opened Pine Hollow Farm, the ghosts are running wild!. This “genuine” old-time family farm offers a big heap of fun fall activities. You can drink cider fresh from the orchard, enter a pumpkin-carving contest, and explore the five-acre corn maze... -
The Gravedigger’s Son by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe job should have been easy.Get in. Assess the situation. Get out. But for veteran tracker Quentin Rutherford, things get sticky when the girl he’s loved since puberty shows up, conducting her own investigation into the strange occurrences of the small, New Mexico town... -
Broken Skies by Veronica Douglas, Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI must risk everything.I’ve become what I feared most, and a demon is hunting me for my power. He’s opened a portal to the underworld, and I’m the last piece in his puzzle. If he captures me, he’ll use my magic to desolate the world.The only person who can help me is Damian Malek, a cursed angel. He’s sexy, powerful, and ruthless, and we can’t seem to stay apart... -
Eat, Pray, Hex by Tara Lush
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsOne of the best Florida books of 2023 — Creative LoafingParanormal and perimenopausal? Amelia's got double trouble.When hot flash–prone cookie shop owner Amelia inherits a spooky Florida inn, she plans to sell it fast. But the place is haunted by an unsolved murder, and her dead aunt tasks her with using her newfound psychic powers to crack the case... -
The Daughter of Zion by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt all ends where it first began… Life as Warren Parish knew it fell apart during his short time away from Earth. Now the most vile demon of all time is assembling his army to destroy mankind. The final showdown has begun. The Daughter of Zion is the explosive finale of The Soul Summoner series part two... -
No Ghouls Allowed by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOn a trip to Georgia to see her father, M. J. Holliday finds herself trapped in a haunted mansion and discovers...THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN—FROM THE DEAD M.J. has had a distant relationship with her father since her mother died more than two decades ago. But when M.J... -
Dead as a Doornail by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBeauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone. And doesn’t our Sheriff Kenni Lowry know that? Well, she knows a lot of things. Lucy Lowell takes great pride in writing negative reviews in the local newspaper for anything that does not go her way. When Lucy is found dead, it appears to be from natural causes... -
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The Belial Children by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAll children should be safe from harm . . .Someone didn't get the message.___________________________________________________Life has not calmed down for Delaney McPhearson now that she has become the ring bearer. For the last few months, she, Henry Chandler, and Jake Rogan have been finding the camps of the teenage potentials left behind by Amar... -
The Belial Ring by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionThis time it's not her choice to fight... It's her destinyIn the last two years, Professor Delaney McPhearson has uncovered two Atlantis sites. Now, though, life has calmed down and all she wants to do is enjoy the peace with her love, Jake Rogan and those she cares about.But Atlantis is not done with her yet... -
The Belial Library by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionAn ancient cache of knowledge... With a modern day strike team after itDelaney McPhearson is back in the second edge of your seat novel in the best-selling Belial Series.Over decades, evidence of an incredible treasure, hidden in the forests of Ecuador, had been gathered by a Roman Catholic priest... -
The Ghost and the Mystery Writer by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA killer strikes under Frederickport Pier. Before dawn the next morning, Marlow House’s celebrity guest, mystery author Hillary Hemingway, is busy writing about the crime for her upcoming novel—including details that only the real killer would know. Coincidence? If so, it isn’t the first time... -
Wolves of Gypsum Creek: (A Wolf Shifter Box Set) by Serena Meadows
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe tiny town of Gypsum Creek is home to a high number of brooding, sexy-as-sin men that disappear with each full moon. The heroes in this boxset of steamy, standalone stories will get your heart racing…and tongue wagging. But you’d better watch out. The howling has started, and no lady is safe when the wolves of Gypsum Creek go on the hunt... -
The Ghost Who Wasn't by Bobbi Holmes
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen a local heiress goes missing, Danielle discovers it’s not always possible to distinguish the living from the dead. To complicate matters, it seems Danielle is not the only one who communicates with spirits. Her new guest claims to hear Walt. But, something’s not quite right with Marlow House’s newest medium. Danielle must move quickly before her best friend joins the spirit world... -
Incubus of Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFrom New York Times Bestselling author Deanna Chase. Newlyweds Jade Calhoun and Kane Rouquette have barely said “I do” when there’s a disturbance in the shadow world that’s draining the energy of angels... -
Diggin' Up the Dirt by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSweet as honey, soured by murder!Everyone in Cottonwood loves the new bakery, Sweet Shop. Until a Cottonwood resident is found dead with a half-eaten donut in her hand.Sheriff Kenni Lowry has her hands full. With a new murder in town and a new deputy to train, she’s not sure if she’s ever gonna get this booger solved.Sheriff Elmer Sims comes to the rescue, stepping up as Kenni’s ghost deputy... -
Angel Falls by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSent away because she let someone die, her burgeoning powers leave her with more questions than answers. Now her only chance for redemption comes at a price... one she may not survive.As a trauma nurse in a New York City hospital, Ella St. John had no idea that refusing to help a known killer would have such dire consequences... -
Bewitched on Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBaby-making with Kane is right up Jade’s alley…until a curse throws a bucket of ice on their fire. Jade and Kane are ready to take the next step in their lives together. But after a routine blessing goes horribly wrong, suddenly any thoughts of starting a family are put on hold when Jade is cursed and their future child threatened... -
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The Ghost Who Loved Diamonds by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEverything is right on track for Danielle as she prepares for the grand opening of her bed and breakfast. All that changes when her cousin, Cheryl, shows up to claim her share of the inheritance—housemate Lily figures out there is a ghost in the house—and the million dollar necklace goes missing... -
Inferno by Liz Schulte
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOlivia’s once-shining light now blazes with the fury of an avenging angel, leaving ruin in her wake. Gone are the days of soft hearts; endless compassion doesn't win wars with Hell. Without an anchor to his human self, the jinni side of Holden grows stronger every day... -
Second Chance Spirit by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe'll give her his heart...if the ghost doesn't take it first. Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion... -
Befouled Healers by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsToo many people are joining the side of evil that it’s getting more difficult to protect her coven and the people she cares about. And Soraya Devil is tired of it. Along with too many saying they’re on the side of “right” behaving almost as badly as the demons... -
Unspoken by Amber Lynn Natusch
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe hunters become the hunted… With the Underworld still in chaos, Hades, King of the Dead, can’t return home. His traitorous wife, Persephone, remains on the loose—and she’s not the only one. Many of the souls that Khara unwittingly released from the Oudeis have not been accounted for, including former gods, and neither have some of her father’s minions... -
Blowin' Up a Murder by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove and marriage go together like grits and gravy...or do they?Welcome to the little town of Cottonwood, Kentucky, a charming town with fun business names like Tiny Tina’s Hair Salon and Cowboy’s Catfish.Sheriff Lowry becomes public enemy number one when she shuts down a wedding reception when one of the catering waiters ends up dead impaled with a wedding umbrella... -
Brazen Indulgences by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNothing makes people more vulnerable than having to open up. And for someone like Jasmine Stewart who has so much hidden, it’s terrifying to have people know her secrets.Especially when people generally don’t react well to learning them.But life goes on, and when you have people who truly love you, they won’t let the darkness eat you and help you get back on your feet... -
Black Is Back : Quentin Black World by J.C. Andrijeski
From USA TODAY bestselling author, another adventure with Quentin Black and Miri Fox - a book in the Quentin Black World. Paranormal Mystery Romance. "He is the guardian. He will protect his saint, no matter what it takes..." Black and Miri get thrown into the middle of a high-profile murder case when one of Miri's ex-clients becomes the next victim... -
Hell's Spells by Devon Monk, Colleen Delany
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIn a town like Ordinary, anything can happen. Unfortunately for Delaney Reed, it usually does...Sheriff Delaney Reed’s little beach town where gods vacation and monsters reside is finally back to normal. No possessed souls, no vortexes to hell, and absolutely no one’s turned into a frog lately... -
Scorpion Trap by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGiven a choice, I’d prefer never to return to Egypt. Isis doesn’t do choices. The old world is dead. Legend tells us the gods are myths. But some remain, like a noose around Ace Dante’s neck. And none are more dangerous than Isis. She demands the Soul Eater return to the land time forgot, break into a newly discovered tomb, and retrieve the skull from the sarcophagus inside... -
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Baker's Coven by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCan she bake a winning cake without getting iced?Competition is hotter than the pre-heated ovens as The Great British Baking Competition moves into cake week. Amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson has a lot to deal with, from learning she has talents she never knew about, to trying to keep cool and bake under pressure.She’s also trying to track down the secrets of her parentage... -
Cursed at Dawn by Heather Graham
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDracula lives—and he’s hunting for his bride.Vampires may not walk among us, but FBI agents Della Hamilton and Mason Carter know real monsters exist. They’ve witnessed firsthand the worst humankind has to offer. They’re still catching their breaths after the apprehension of two such monstrous killers when they’re met with horrific news... -
A Lovely Drop by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA woman who claims to do the impossible... Andrea Grace comes from a long line of women who can do the impossible: They can eavesdrop on the past. But ever since her mother's suspicious death, Andrea has led a half-life, guarding herself from those who would kill to get their hands on her... -
The Ghost and the Leprechaun by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsEveryone knows leprechauns are just make believe... -
Hawkyn by Larissa Ione
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs a special class of earthbound guardian angel called Memitim, Hawkyn is charged with protecting those whose lives are woven into the fabric of the future. His success is legendary, so when he’s given a serial killer to watch over, he sees no reason for that to change... -
The Ghost Who Wanted Revenge by Bobbi Holmes
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWith his dying breath, Stoddard Gusarov names his killer: Danielle Boatman. Danielle had a score to settle with Stoddard Gusarov, but murder him? Never. Proving to the police she is innocent is the least of her problems. She has an angry spirit to contend with, the ghost of Stoddard Gusarov-and he's out for revenge... -
The Alpha by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBook 2 will leave you on the edge of your seat.Hope is a young woman on the brink of a successful career as a jeweler. The last thing she needs right now is trouble, but trouble finds her when she’s caught trespassing on private property. Bad luck is following her like a menacing cloud, and the only way to survive the storm is to walk through it... -
Wings and Shadowthief by May Sage
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAngry gods. Vengeful witches. And in the middle of it all, Jack, half-hunter, half-immortal, full blooded disaster.Cut off from his paternal family since the day he was born, Jack never wanted his devastating abilities. Waking up covered in blood, without any idea of how he got to the heart of Russia, he has to face the fact that the powers he ignored are controlling him... -
The Mercenary: A Warren Parish Story by Elicia Hyder
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSergeant Warren Parish is a dangerous man—in more ways than his military training would explain. Nowhere in the world is this more clear than war-torn Iraq, where his “special skill set” is crucial on more than one deadly occasion... -
Pandora's Box by Gracen Miller
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhere does the road to Hell begin? What happens when your son turns homicidal overnight and your husband disappears on his way to work? Do you cower in fear or fight for your life? Madison Wescott fights against the odds... -
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Spirits of Bourbon Street by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Deanna Chase, Spirits of Bourbon Street. It’s Halloween on Bourbon Street, and white witch Jade Calhoun is ready to party. But when a sexy spirit traps everyone in the past, she’s forced to forgo the cocktails in order to save those she loves...again. This is a shorty story. Approx 11K words... -
The Darkest Frost: Volume 2 by Tanya Holmes, Marisa Shor
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsATTN: This is not a standalone. This is Volume 2 of a 2-part serial. Please read The Darkest Frost, Volume 1 first. Volume 2 begins where Volume 1 left off. ----------------------------------------------- The job seems simple enough at first: go undercover and catch her best friend’s killer. But psychic detective Denieve Knight gets more than she bargained for when she enters Dr... -
A Spell to Die For by Gretchen Galway
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt all started with a demon in a big-box store...Reluctant witch investigator Alma Bellrose has exorcised demons and unmasked killers. But now she has a far more terrifying challenge ahead — a witch wedding... -
Waysider by K.J. Sutton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you go wandering through the dark, you’re going to find things you don’t like.When twenty-year-old Cass Ryan is pulled out of the Hudson River, she’s officially dead for four minutes. She doesn’t know anything about the boy who pushed her in. She doesn’t know why she’s been hallucinating since coming back... -
Hell's Phoenix by Gracen Miller
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings****First book in the series, Pandora's Box, is a MUST read or you will be terribly confused!!!!**** Hell’s become more than just a playground for the wicked… Going to Hell was supposed to save Madison, but knowing she’s dead because of his failure leaves Nix with only one thing to live for. Revenge. With Micah’s help he learns to use his Messianic power... -
The Light Bringer by Janie Marie
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTHE EPIC FINALE OF THE GODS & MONSTERS TRILOGY Some souls should never be parted. Do so, and there are only two outcomes: they wither and die or they lay waste to the world. With the Final Battle drawing near, the love, honor, and duty of all will be tested. Rules will be broken and alliances will shift as the lines between Heaven and Hell are blurred, crossed, and ignored...
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