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Warrior Fae Princess by K.F. Breene
With Charity's fate on the line, Devon and his pack must face the perils of the Realm in search of the elusive warrior fae. With no real experience and against some of the most powerful creatures in existence, they are fighting a losing battle. Thankfully, they don't have to do it alone... -
Highland Magic: The Complete Series by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe entire Highland Magic series in one thrilling volume. Daring adventure, captivating romance - and maybe a haggis or two. Gifted Thief Honour Bound Veiled Threat Last Wish Integrity Taylor walked away from the Sidhe when she was a child. Orphaned and bullied, she simply had no reason to stay, especially not when the sins of her father were going to remain on her shoulders... -
My Angel by Alanea Alder
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsVivian 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... -
Magic & Marriage by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen 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... -
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Bonds of Cupidity by Raven Kennedy
Note to my stupid cupid self: The next time I go and anchor myself to a hot covey, make sure those anchors aren't about to compete in a fight to the death. Yeah. Total downer. I have a body now and I don't intend to lose it. I also don't intend to lose the genfins that I've grown so attached to... -
Suck It Up, Buttercup by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsAt 49, Belladonna Barrone’s life has taken some interesting turns. She unwittingly married into the mob but managed to get free when her husband died in a car accident. Most recently she was attacked and turned into a vampire, something else she never intended. As with everything, she’s made the best of her situation... -
Magic & Misdeeds by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.When a gaming tournament comes to Starry Hollow, everyone is thrilled with the influx of tourists--until a player ends up dead... -
Sinfully Delicious by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsStormy Morgan left her hometown of Shadow Hills, Michigan, with one goal: to write the great American novel and strike it rich. She sold her novel not long after college, did relatively well, and then fell off a cliff into obscurity. Now, without a book contract, she’s back at her family restaurant in a one-stoplight town … and she’s convinced things couldn’t possibly get worse... -
Magic & Madness by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. New Jersey transplant Ember Rose finds herself in the thick of the action when a traveling carnival comes to Starry Hollow. Taking Florian’s advice to be more sociable, she ends up as a member of the Power Puffs—a team of middle school moms who’ve never met a baking competition they haven’t entered... -
Bare Bones by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA powerful supernatural mob boss is terrorising my neighborhood, demanding protection money from store owners and breaking legs when it’s not paid. His little gang member minions are all humans, and one of them just showed up at my new business insisting I pay him my monthly 'insurance premium', or face the boss himself... -
Freaky Curses by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMystic Caravan is about to hit the West Coast, and things—as usual—are about to get freaky. Join Poet, Kade, Cole, Luke, and the rest of the gang for another crazy adventure... -
Broke Bones by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThe Beast has awakened.Word has reached the mortal realm, sending shockwaves through the supernatural community. The Beast is stirring, and gathering his dark troops towards himself with a single-minded destroy all the magical creatures on Earth. He's awake, and promising bloody, furious vengeance.Her mom was the witch who sent the Beast to sleep in the first place, and she's in a coma... -
Dervishes Don't Dance by Kim McDougall
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA Guardian is dead. Fae are missing. And someone has let a golem loose in town. Ride along with Kyra Greene, the only pest controller qualified to deal with the strange and wonderful creatures that come out the shadows when magic flares.Dervishes Don’t Dance is the second book in the Valkyrie Bestiary series... -
How to Break an Undead Heart by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 45 ratingsGrier finally has the one thing she’s always wanted: Boaz Pritchard. Too bad her dream boyfriend is keeping her up nights, just not in a sweaty or fun way. Boaz has dialed down the Southern charm and stopped returning her calls. His job forces him to keep secrets, but his radio silence is cranking up her suspicions... -
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Magic & Mystery by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. Ember Rose, descendant of the One True Witch and New Jersey transplant, is settling into her new life in Starry Hollow, along with her precocious daughter. It doesn't take long before Ember finds herself smack dab in the middle of another mystery... -
Midlife Blues: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Victoria Danann
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"(Danann) has an excellent sense for pacing, comedic timing, and natural dialogue. One of the best things I've read over the past few years." - Nora. S. Rita Hayworth is not just the only American in town. She's also the only human!For all the everyday heroines over forty who know it's NOT TOO LATE for magic!Unique in setting, tone and content... -
Shadow's Bane by Karen Chance
Half-human, half-vampire Dorina Basarab is back--and facing her biggest challenge yet in the next urban fantasy in the New York Times bestselling series. Dorina Basarab is a dhampir--half-human, half-vampire. As one of the Vampire Senate's newest members, Dory already has a lot on her plate. But then a relative of one of Dory's fey friends goes missing... -
Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
As a former con-artist, I love a convoluted, mind-bending scheme as much as the next guy. But as a recently promoted MagiPol agent, I love it significantly less than that guy.Especially when the life of a kidnapped teen hangs in the balance.Between confusing orders and conflicting evidence, this whole investigation has me and my partner, Lienna, spinning in circles... -
Gray Days by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBlack Hat Bureau, Book 9The Black Hat compound is rubble on the ocean floor, the director hasn’t been seen since the explosion that demolished his life’s work, and old enemies have decided it’s open season on the remaining agents. Oh. And Arden has decided now is a great time for a surprise visit to force a confrontation with Rue... -
The Vampire's Fake Fiancée by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsWelcome 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... -
Cursed Mate by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor Cursed Mates, it’s kill or be killed. Unless we find a way out.There’s no other way to say it: I’m up a creek without a paddle. Sure, some things are going great. My supernatural sleuth business is up and running, and I’ve got a group of fab friends.On the other hand, I’m one half of a cursed mate bond, and we’re reaching the end of the line... -
Bitter Bones by Lauretta Hignett
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe finale is here...The Beast is bringing the battle to the mortal realm, and Prue's finally ready to face him. Or is she? Maybe. Life is complicated, but that's what makes it beautiful.The war is brewing, the rogues are desperate, and a human enemy lurks in the darkness, threatening to derail Prue's hero era before it even begins.And Isobel... Well. Sometimes being a hero is a thankless job... -
A Celtic Witch by Debora Geary
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsCassidy Farrell is a world-class Celtic fiddler. And if she has her way, that's exactly who she'll stay.Except that's not what the rocks have in mind. Or a certain fetching spell. Or the truth working its way free in her own heart... -
A Lost Witch by Debora Geary
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHannah Kendrick has spent the last twelve years fighting for her sanity. And the doctor who has stood by her side has run out of options... -
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All In A Name by Honor Raconteur
Someone left Jamie a prezzie and she would like to return it with a no thank you.It all starts with a dead Robert Martin, the man who killed RM Burtchell. Jamie doesn’t know how, but it’s obvious he was yanked out of high security prison, murdered, and dumped on her front doorsteps.Now the situation is entirely out of control... -
The Big Fang Theory by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the Darkmoon Night Market, where the magic and mystery are electric.Cursed witch Jolene’s only remaining power is the ability to speak to animals. When a baker drops dead during a royal competition, she teams up with her cute cop boyfriend and his sassy, lie-sniffing canine to serve up the killer... -
Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
What’s a hardworking MagiPol agent need to do to get a little R&R? Between Agent Söze, the treacherous Internal Affairs tyrant who’s taken over my precinct, and the super illegal sorcery my partner Lienna was hiding in said precinct—which is now missing—my usual routine of busting magical criminals has fallen apart in favor of hectic damage control... -
More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAs a conman-turned-MPD-Agent, I'm fairly new to the whole "upholder of justice" thing, but even for me, there are some lines you just don't cross. Agent Söze of the MPD's Internal Affairs department, on other hand, seems determined to slime his way across every ethical line in existence like an over-sized eel on a power trip... -
Devilish Game by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLove is Death. Life as I know it is irrevocably changed. I’m now the leader of the Shadow Guild, a ragtag bunch of supernaturals who don’t quite fit in anywhere but together. It should be perfect, but of course the magical world is never so easy. For one, the man that I’m falling for—the Devil of Darkvale—is doomed by a curse that will drag him to hell... -
Collards & Cauldrons by Bella Falls
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMagic 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... -
Sucks To Be Me by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction for anyone who feels like age is just a number and midlife still has magic! When 49-year-old Belladonna Barrone’s mobbed up husband does her the favor of dying in a car accident, she thinks she’s finally free of the crime family she unwittingly married into. Then the boss tells her that she has to complete her husband’s last job before that freedom is truly hers... -
A Nomadic Witch by Debora Geary
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsSpring brings a traveler to Nova Scotia - a tiny babe who will turn Marcus's life upside down and reincarnate the horrifying events of his past. Can Marcus find his way through the pain to love and healing? And can the witching community finally learn to keep their astral travelers safe?A Nomadic Witch is book four of the top-rated A Modern Witch series... -
Grim Tidings by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsGrim(ace) while you work ...Aisling Grimlock is having a bad week. Well, actually, she’s having a bad life -- not that she's complaining. Okay, she's totally complaining.After being laid off from her secretarial position, she has no choice but to join the family business, and now she’s a full-time grim reaper. That’s right. She collects and transfers souls to the hereafter.Cool, huh? Not quite... -
Fashionably Dead in Diapers by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAnd I thought being half Vampyre/half Demon was hard…That’s nothing compared to being a mother. Sweet baby Moses in a boob tube, there aren’t any books on raising True Immortals so let me give you a few tips… ~Make a map of every closet and bathroom in your home if you enjoy having sex... -
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A Dash of Vampire by S.E. Babin
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat happens when you accidentally kidnap a Fae King, invite a demented vampire queen to bunk with you, and enlist both to plot revenge against the dragons?Violet doesn't know yet, but she's about to find out.Her little jaunt to the fae lands ended with Violet carrying more luggage out than she brought in... -
Death's Mistress by Karen Chance
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.. -
How to Wake an Undead City by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsSavannah has fallen to the vampires, and it’s up to Grier to take out their leader, Gaspard Lacroix, and restore peace. Lacroix might be more powerful and immune to her magic, but she’s got a plan. Too bad it’s got holes big enough for a new threat to waltz through while the city is on her knees... -
Dark Secrets by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsSome secrets change the worldThe good news: I have a new life in a crazy city full of actual magic. Wild, right? The bad news: I still don’t have a guild, which means I’m halfway to being an outlaw. My days here are numbered.When an enchanted book reveals dark secrets from Guild City’s past, a dangerous threat rises. Worse, it has stained my friend Mac with a deadly curse... -
Miss Frost Cracks a Caper by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWelcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost’s daughter, Santa Claus’s niece, heir to the Winter Throne and now… private investigator. Sort of... -
Shatter the Earth by Karen Chance
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIronically for the time traveling, chief seer of the supernatural world, time has never been on Cassie Palmer’s side. There has always seemed to be too much to learn, too much to master, and never enough hours in a day... -
Omega by Karina Espinosa
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsBodies drained of blood are scattered around New York City. With a serial killer on the loose, Mackenzie Grey is obsessed with solving the murders. She dives into her work at the Supernatural Investigative Unit to forget about the events that dismantled her Pack a year ago... -
Wicked Long Nights by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsDetective Dani DeMarco is back—and not by choice. When a powerful witch goes missing from NYPD, Dani is dragged out of retirement to assist her sometimes boyfriend, sometimes boss—Captain Matthew King—in locating the detective before it’s too late... -
A Touch of Angel by S.E. Babin
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen an accidental meeting results in an unlikely alliance, Violet discovers earth-shattering secrets… Sounds like a Tuesday to her. Lucifer's efforts to secure the angel's cooperation are proving unsuccessful until a chance meeting ends with an invitation to attend a forum.There's only one caveat. Violet's presence is required, and she must offer a demonstration of her powers... -
A Shake of Succubus by S.E. Babin
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsViolet is the newest Potionsmaster, Guardian of the Hell Gates, and Lucifer has his eye on her…With her life a weird mess right now, Violet has no one to turn to. Az is still in hiding, and she’s never been able to trust Max. Lucifer has offered a shoulder, but Violet knows better than to trust the original Serpent and her brand spanking new employer... -
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A Different Witch by Debora Geary
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsWitch Central welcomes everyone. Or does it?Twenty months ago, Jamie and Lauren crashed a coven meeting in Chicago - a visit they barely remember. For Beth Landler, it was the moment that fractured her circle and awakened her need for an entirely different kind of magic.The kind only found in Witch Central. If she can dig up the courage to go... -
A Twist of Demon by S.E. Babin
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsWant longer hair, whiter teeth, a smaller nose?Violet has a potion for that.Want to hex an enemy, make someone fall in love with you, or curse someone?Well…that will cost you.By day, Violet is a supposed charlatan running a potion shop in New Orleans and catering to drunk tourists who want to take a walk on the wild side... -
Witch Unbound by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDeath’s grip is strong, but my will is stronger.Revelations, loss and chaos loom. But like always, I’m not about to let any of that keep me down.I’m a woman of action who believes in solutions, except the losses that challenge me now may not have quick fixes.I’ll have to give up more to regain what is lost.Make new promises to keep the people I love... -
The Hob and Hound Pub by Seana Kelly
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsI’m Sam Quinn, the newly married werewolf book nerd owner of the Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore and Bar. Clive and I are on our honeymoon. Paris is lovely, though the mummy in the Louvre inching toward me is a bit off-putting. Although Clive doesn’t sense anything, I can’t shake the feeling I’m being watched... -
Witch at Last by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA lot has changed for Jinx Hamilton in just a few months. After the mishaps that befell her in Witch At Odds, Jinx just wants to enjoy the rest of the summer, but she’s not going to be that lucky. Just as she’s poised to tell her friends she’s a witch, secrets start popping out all over the place... -
Queen’s Gambit by Karen Chance
Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—the feared and hated cross between a vampire and a human—or so she has always believed. She spent most of her life on the fringes of her two worlds, yearning to belong to one or the other, but despised and distrusted by both...
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