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  • Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

    Pale Demon by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 89 ratings
    Condemned and shunned for black magic, Rachel Morgan has three days to get to the annual witches’ conference and clear her name, or be trapped in the demonic ever-after . . . forever after. But a witch, an elf, a living vampire, and a pixy in one car going across the country? Talk about a recipe for certain disaster, even without being the targets for assassination...
  • Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Soul Taken by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 82 ratings
    The vampire Wulfe is missing. Since he’s deadly, possibly insane, and his current idea of “fun” is stalking Mercy, some may see it as no great loss. But when he disappears, the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over...
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  • Midlife Fairy Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Fairy Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 46 ratings
    A Paranormal Women’s Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass for anyone over forty!Over the hill, all outta ducks to give, and suddenly life is looking up . . .even if you’re living with a ghost and fighting off werewolves.Moving back to Savannah changed my life in all the best ways. New job. New friends. As far from my ex-husband as possible...
  • Midlife Witch Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Witch Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 39 ratings
    Gran used to say that a strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. To be sure, flirting with challenges is a terrible idea. Ask me how I know.All Bree really wants is to bury her head in the sand, somewhere in the south of France while a hot pool boy rubs lotion on her back...
    Categorized as:
    magic  witches  fae  mystery  suspense  shapeshifters  m-f  fantasy
  • Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    Black Magic Sanction by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 83 ratings
    In New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison's most complex and nuanced adventure yet, bounty hunter and witch Rachel Morgan fights a deadly battle - mind, body, and soul. Black Magic Sanction Rachel Morgan has fought and hunted vampires, werewolves, banshees, demons, and other supernatural dangers as both witch and bounty hunter - and lived to tell the tale...
  • The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston

    The Mane Attraction by Shelly Laurenston

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 87 ratings
    Even the king of the beasts can find himself unexpectedly tamed by the right woman. . . Weddings have the strangest effect on people. Exhibit 1: Sissy Mae waking up in Mitch Shaw's bed the morning after her brother Bobby Ray's nuptials. Exhibit 2: the gunmen trying to kill Mitch. Exhibit 3: Sissy Mae escorting a bleeding yet sexy lion shifter to her Tennessee Pack's turf for safe keeping...
  • Midlife Demon Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Demon Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    Goblins and ghouls and magic, oh my! Hang tight to your britches, this laugh out loud adventure is about to light you up!Ousted from the Hollows Group, the shadow world has officially taken notice of me.With loan sharks sniffing around and knocking on my door, I need to figure out how my ex-husband pushed all his debt onto me, because it stinks of black magic and back alley dealings...
  • Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Ever After by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 78 ratings
    The ever after, the demonic realm that parallels the human world, is shrinking. If it disappears completely, so does all magic. It's up to witch-turned-daywalking-demon Rachel Morgan to avert catastrophe and keep life from changing... for the worse. While saving the world is important, it isn't Rachel's only motivation...
  • Freaky Crypts by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Crypts by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Poet Parker thought her past was lost to her…but it’s about to invade her present.Her uncle Sidney is in New Orleans, which just happens to be where Mystic Caravan is setting up shop for the week, but Poet isn’t expecting a happy reunion. Things are tense—to say the least—and that’s before zombies are reported in the French Quarter...
  • Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

    Eleventh Grave in Moonlight by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 62 ratings
    A typical day in the life of Charley Davidson involves cheating husbands, missing people, errant wives, philandering business owners, and oh yeah...demons, hell hounds, evil gods, and dead people. Lots and lots of dead people. As a part time Private Investigator and full-time Grim Reaper, Charley has to balance the good, the bad, the undead, and those who want her dead...
  • River Marked by Patricia Briggs

    River Marked by Patricia Briggs

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 186 ratings
    Being a different breed of shapeshifter-a walker-Mercy Thompson can see ghosts, but the spirit of her long-gone father has never visited her. Until now, on her honeymoon with the Alpha werewolf Adam. An evil is stirring in the depths of the Columbia River-and innocent people are dying...
  • The Blast from the Past by Lucy Score

    The Blast from the Past by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 56 ratings
    From the #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Left Behind Riley Thorn and her hot, tattooed, private investigator boyfriend Nick Santiago are all moved in to their new fixer-upper. Not only do they finally have their own place, they also haven't found any new dead bodies on the premises. Yep. It looks like summer is over and so is Riley's bad luck...
  • My Angel by Alanea Alder

    My Angel by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 40 ratings
    Vivian Mercy has been running from the past for so long she doesn’t know any other way of life. When a panicked call comes from one of her only friends she finds herself returning to the city of her nightmares where her dedication as a doctor and resolve to help others is put to the test. Etain Vi’Aerlin has been watching over Noctem Falls for centuries...
  • Midlife Ghost Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Ghost Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 35 ratings
    Breena is in hot water now with no easy way out. But she has to get to NOLA, save her Gran, avoid the police and figure out which guy is going to get into her never-mind-the-size panties. All in under a week...
  • My Salvation by Alanea Alder

    My Salvation by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Priest Vi’Aerdan wants nothing more than for his mate to be safe, but nightmares plague him with images of her being torn to shreds. Despite consulting Meryn, his anxiety persists. He remembers the helplessness associated with his failure to help his unit brothers when they were trapped in the caves of Noctem Falls...
  • Magic & Marriage by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Marriage by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When a television show called Natural Selection decides to film in Starry Hollow, the whole town is abuzz. The paranormal version of The Bachelor is the talk of the nation and the ideal vehicle to show off the town’s charm. Everyone is excited—except the chosen bachelor’s grandmother...
  • Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 91 ratings
    "Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of twenty years packs up and heads for greener pastures and my son leaves for college, that's exactly what my life becomes. Do-over.This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at forty I'm ready to carve my own path...
    Categorized as:
    witches  shapeshifters  magic  fae  mystery  m-f  small town  slow burn
  • Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception...
  • My Champion by Alanea Alder

    My Champion by Alanea Alder

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    Declan Lionhart has been running interference between the Founding Families and the citizens of Noctem Falls since the day he arrived in the city. His hopes of being a simple unit warrior crumbles in the face of their troubles and it looks like he will always be bound by his family’s political legacy...
  • Dark Debt by Chloe Neill

    Dark Debt by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    A vampire never gets old. But neither do his enemies. When a figure from Ethan's dark past makes a splashy debut in Chicago, Merit and her Master don't know whether he's friend or foe. But they'll have to figure out soon, because trouble is brewing in the Windy City...
  • Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones

    Summoned to Thirteenth Grave by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 53 ratings
    Grim Reaper Charley Davidson is back in the final installment of Darynda Jones’ New York Times bestselling paranormal series! Charley Davidson, Grim Reaper extraordinaire, is pissed. She’s been kicked off the earthly plain for eternity – which is the appropriate amount of time to make a person starkraving mad...
  • Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

    Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    The thrilling final installment of Chloe Neill’s New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series sees a sinister sorcery advancing across Chicago, and it may usher in the fall of Cadogan House… Since the night of her brutal attack and unwilling transformation to vampire, Merit’s stood as Sentinel and protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House...
  • Witch, Interrupted by Amanda M. Lee

    Witch, Interrupted by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Things have been quiet in Hemlock Cove. That means the Winchesters are due to find trouble.This time, the trouble comes in the form of a dead radio doctor who calls himself Dr. Lovelorn and fixes relationships in distress. Unfortunately for the Winchesters, if he can’t help his normal patients, he’s going to help them… whether they want it or not...
  • Something to Witch About by Amanda M. Lee

    Something to Witch About by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Life's a witch...and then you die. It's the dying part vexing Bay Winchester these days. She may be a long-suffering daughter, thankless newspaper editor, and keyed-up girlfriend, but she's barely holding off a royal freakout. Landon's family is visiting the inn -- and they're not exactly open minded...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  witches  magic  m-f  paranormal  fantasy  urban fantasy  humor
  • The Corpse In the Closet by Lucy Score

    The Corpse In the Closet by Lucy Score

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 72 ratings
    From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Things We Never Got Over Summer is heating up for reluctant psychic Riley Thorn and her handsome private investigator boyfriend, Nick Santiago. First, her disapproving grandmother arrives determined to make Riley take her powers seriously or face the wrath of "the Guild...
  • Beguiled by Darynda Jones

    Beguiled by Darynda Jones

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 28 ratings
    Newly indoctrinated witch, and a charmling to boot, Defiance Dayne discovers there’s more to life after forty than she'd ever imagined possible. Especially since one neighbor is trying to seduce her, another neighbor is trying to steal her house out from under her, and a third neighbor is trying to get her kicked off the planet...
  • Tall Tales & Witchy Fails by Lily Harper Hart

    Tall Tales & Witchy Fails by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Splat.That’s the sound Hali Waverly made when she hit the pavement after a drunken billionaire ran her over with his golf cart.Cha-ching.That’s the sound her bank account made when his handlers got him under control and swooped in to buy Hali off. The offer? Ownership of a tiki bar on the property of a busy resort and lodging in one of the villas on St. Pete Beach...
  • Midlife Zombie Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Zombie Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 33 ratings
    Book Five in the smash PWF hit! Breena's misadventures continue in this next installment as she faces her fears about kissing the hot guy, dealing with a powerhouse nemesis, and figuring out why everyone in town is acting . . .like zombies...
  • Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill

    Midnight Marked by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 45 ratings
    As the Chicagoland Vampires series continues, Merit and Ethan find themselves in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse, where winning may require the ultimate sacrifice... A vampire’s grudges don’t stay dead long... Merit is one of Chicago's most skilled vampire warriors; these days, she doesn't scare easily...
  • Trolled by Lindsay Buroker

    Trolled by Lindsay Buroker

    Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 35 ratings
    Busy looking for her missing mother and dodging enemies that are after her magical hammer, Matti Puletasi doesn’t need any more problems. She definitely doesn’t need the person who hired an assassin to kill her mother to show up—and target her.As if that wasn’t bad enough, the handsome elven ally she’s falling in love with… may be working for the other side...
  • Magic & Mischief by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Mischief by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. When a handful of Starry Hollow residents experience their worst nightmares in real life, witch-in-training Ember Rose must use her budding journalist skills to figure out the who, what, why, when, where and how before it's too late...
  • The Vampire's Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter

    The Vampire's Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 38 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town where Halloween is celebrated 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. Sebastian Ellingham isn’t known for being a happy vampire...
  • Deep In Death by Colleen Helme

    Deep In Death by Colleen Helme

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Running “errands” for her mob-boss employer, Joey “The Knife” Manetto, often ends with Shelby in trouble, making her cautious about continuing her association with him. Instead, she focuses on a new client who hires Shelby to find her missing mother. What seems like a routine case turns into something more sinister and deadly than she ever imagined...
  • Grim Offerings by Amanda M. Lee

    Grim Offerings by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Grim and bear it.Being a grim reaper isn’t easy, but answering to family is even worse.Between argumentative souls, overbearing older brothers and everyday nonsense, Aisling Grimlock has her hands full.When a run-of-the-mill job goes awry, Aisling finds herself in a mess. The soul she was supposed to collect is still amongst the living, and the man who wanted to kill him is dead instead...
  • Cast Away by Annabel Chase

    Cast Away by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Witch-in-training Emma Hart is preparing for one of the worst days of her life...the marriage of fallen angel Daniel Starr to the spoiled fairy, Elsa Knightsbridge. Fortunately for Emma, distractions are easy to come by in Spellbound when a troll is found dead near a bridge and an overzealous werewolf is arrested for indecent exposure...
  • Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright

    Taste of Torment by Suzanne Wright

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 72 ratings
    It’s been five months since vampire Sam Parker Bound herself to Jared Michaels, her powerful co-commander within the Grand High Master vampire’s personal legion. Life as a Bound couple has been going just fine…until the Grand High Master announces he will be stepping down from his position and wants Sam and Jared to take his place. Oh joy. Despite Sam’s reservations, she agrees to ascend...
  • Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

    Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 36 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...
  • Thistle While You Work by Amanda M. Lee

    Thistle While You Work by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Thistle Winchester never thought of herself as responsible, but when Overlook helper Belinda gets a chance to go to a special conference and learn about opening her own business, Thistle volunteers to watch Belinda’s daughter Annie. Thistle was the queen of rotten children so she thinks Annie will be easy...
  • Witchdependence Day by Amanda M. Lee

    Witchdependence Day by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Marcus Richmond might be the quiet one in the Winchester witches’ world, but that doesn’t mean he has nothing to say.Between renovations at his stable – and plans for a bright future with a certain feisty witch – Marcus has his hands full...
  • The Hexorcist by Lily Harper Hart

    The Hexorcist by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Ofelia Archer has a full life … which only gets fuller when a dead body lands in her backyard. As owner of New Orleans’ premier supernatural speakeasy, Ofelia is always in the thick of things when the witch hits the fan. That’s no exception now … even when the local police start breathing down her neck.Zach Sully has a colorful background...
  • Three Alarm Fury by Annabel Chase

    Three Alarm Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sightI've finally taken a big step in my personal life when my professional life heats up with a spate of behavioral issues that seem unrelated. When some of the issues become life-threatening, I know that time is running out, but I'm no closer to identifying the root cause...
  • Death's Mistress by Karen Chance

    Death's Mistress by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 53 ratings
    Dorina Basarab is a dhampir-half-human, half-vampire. Back home in Brooklyn after the demise of her insane Uncle Dracula, Dory's hoping her life is about to calm down. But soon Dory realizes someone is killing vampire Senate members, and if she can't stop the murderer, her friends may be next..
  • Lucky Charm by Annabel Chase

    Lucky Charm by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. New witch Emma Hart is at her wit’s end and, this time, it’s not the result of her vampire ghost roommate, her snarky owl, or her feelings for a certain fallen angel. Key members of Spellbound society are acting like children and it’s wreaking havoc on the town’s regulation-happy infrastructure...
  • Midlife Bounty Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Bounty Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 53 ratings
    A Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass for anyone who feels like age is just a number! One day I’m married, living in Seattle, and magic isn’t real. The next, I’m divorced and living in the guest room of my ex’s hotter- than-sin cousin’s place in Savannah . . . and talking to an animated skeleton named Robert. I have to admit, Robert isn’t my worst date...
  • The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter

    The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town where Halloween is celebrated 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all...
  • That Ain't Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire

    That Ain't Witchcraft by Seanan McGuire

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Now a Hugo-nominated series! The eighth book in the funny and fast-paced InCryptid urban fantasy series returns to the mishaps of the Price family, eccentric cryptozoologists who safeguard the world of magical creatures living in secret among humans.Crossroads, noun:1. A place where two roads cross. 2. A place where bargains can be made. 3. See also "places to avoid...
  • Immortal Games by Lauretta Hignett

    Immortal Games by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Immortality sucks.Just ask Imogen Gray: Over two-hundred thousand years old and teetering on the edge of total insanity. Strong as a shifter, faster than a vampire, Imogen's walked the earth forever, always alone, never growing, never changing.Never learning, either. Her smart mouth and quick temper get her into trouble far too often.When that happens, she gets hurt...
  • Must Love Charms by Christine Zane Thomas

    Must Love Charms by Christine Zane Thomas

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Nothing can stop Constance Campbell from finding the truth about her mother. Not a demon hellbent on revenge. And not the Faction, a secretive magical organization who have a long history of covering up the facts.But when murders begin popping up all over Virginia with ties to the supernatural, it's up to Constance to protect the paranormal community and help catch the killer...
  • Collards & Cauldrons by Bella Falls

    Collards & Cauldrons by Bella Falls

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Magic and mystery are only part of the Southern Charms of Honeysuckle Hollow… Charli Goodwin’s leaving Honeysuckle Hollow again…but only temporarily. Led by her grandmother, she and other ladies from their small Southern supernatural town are headed to Charleston for a special witch convention...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  witches  fae  shapeshifters  fantasy  paranormal  humor
  • The Shifter Romances The Writer by Kristen Painter

    The Shifter Romances The Writer by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better. Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all. For romance writer Roxy St...
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