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The Joy of Hex by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHadley Hunter is living the good life until a group of authors shows up on Moonstone Bay, and one of them clearly has murder on their mind.Jasmine Riley was the lone female writer in a male-dominated genre, and she was on top of her game. When she winds up dead in the ditch on the highway outside of the city, suspicion turns to her competition... -
![Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter]()
Rift in the Soul by Faith Hunter
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsNell Ingram and her team face a dire, supernatural evil in this newest thrilling paranormal procedural in the New York Times bestselling Soulwood series. Nell Ingram draws her powers from deep in the earth, and uses them to help Psy-LED, the Psychometric Law Enforcement Division, which solves paranormal crimes... -
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![Witching on the Job by Amanda M. Lee]()
Witching on the Job by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHadley Hunter came to Moonstone Bay to find herself. That included finding her passion in life. She just didn’t think it would involve becoming mayor.She has no qualifications, other than being a powerful witch.Half the town is rooting against her.The other half is just sitting back to see what happens.Only a handful of people are rooting for her, but they’re the only ones who matter... -
![Scarred Resolve by K.N. Banet]()
Scarred Resolve by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsI thought I would have time to heal from the loss of Fenris and everything that happened in Germany. The world had different plans.After a mysterious phone call and a secret meeting, I need to get the help of my family to deal with what comes next. With two dead humans already, the unknown werecat that killed them must be tracked down and put down. There’s no coming back from the Last Change... -
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![Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan]()
Leopard's Hunt by Christine Feehan
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsIn this pulse-pounding novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Leopard series, animal instinct unites two elite shifters whose heads are at war with their hearts. Gorya Amurov might be known as his family's peacekeeper, but the leopard inside him wants nothing more than to claw to the surface and unleash hell... -
![Bad to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee]()
Bad to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsScout Randall is more than a witch on a motorcycle. She’s more than the magic she wields. She’s also a woman with a secret past that she can’t remember … a sarcastic wonder who acts before she thinks. The one thing Scout knows with absolute certainty is that she’s got a purpose in life … and that purpose is fighting evil... -
![Demon's Bluff by Kim Harrison]()
Demon's Bluff by Kim Harrison
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsRachel Morgan must go on a deadly journey—into the past—in the next thrilling Hollows novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series.What’s a witch to do when the coven of moral and ethical standards demands she untwist a curse—but an essential spell component no longer exists? There’s only one choice: go back in time... -
![Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon]()
Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHarper has come so far from her life as a foster child. She never imagined what her future would hold when she was first brought to the small town of Peachville. Since that day she’s faced great evil, found some of the answers she’s been looking for, and fallen deeply, madly in love. But her biggest challenge and her greatest lessons are still ahead of her... -
![Spellcasting with a Chance of Spirits by Mandy M. Roth]()
Spellcasting with a Chance of Spirits by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI can see and hear the dead. I can also talk to animals. As a natural-born witch and medium, I can do a lot of odd things. In most people's eyes, that makes me a loon. I like to think of it as being unique and eccentric. Plus, now that destiny has brought me back to the town I was born in, I'm not all that different from the supernatural residents of Grimm Cove... -
![Hexing with a Chance of Tornadoes by Mandy M. Roth]()
Hexing with a Chance of Tornadoes by Mandy M. Roth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsI've been told I'm a force to be reckoned with. That I blow onto the scene like a tornado.At age forty I've stopped caring if that's a compliment or a dig. Now I just wear it like a badge of honor. So when life threw me a curveball and I ended up going from a cushy job in New York City to the tiny Southern town of Grimm Cove I thought I was ready for anything.Ha! Not quite... -
![I See Us by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
I See Us by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAn alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.Here be an oracle. Despair all ye who seek her. Magic will have its cake and eat it too. Okay, well. So I was mixing metaphors. I was new to the gig. But as far as I could tell, there were three kinds of people. Those who wanted confirmation that they’d chosen the correct path. Those who wanted to deny there was any sort of destiny at all... -
![What Dies Beneath by Lily Harper Hart]()
What Dies Beneath by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHali Waverly is in a good place in her life. She’s feeling better after surgery. Her boyfriend Gray Hunter is moving his office closer to her tiki bar so they can work on their paranormal cases together. Everything is coming up rum-flavored.Unfortunately for Hali, things are about to blow up again... -
![Lord of Death by Charlene Hartnady]()
Lord of Death by Charlene Hartnady
Rated: 4.69 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook 9 in this exciting new world. If you like dragons and egotistical, super-sexy demigods, then this is the series for you.I am Death, and this is my story…No cheating! Contains hot alpha males and therefore strong sexual themes/language... -
![Like a Fine Magical Wine by Brenda Trim]()
Like a Fine Magical Wine by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a harrowing visit to the Underworld, I finally shifted into my Phoenix. Flying doesn't stop Fate from insisting that I fight for my life, though. All of these brushes with death are for the birds. Catching the local murderer red-handed should have put a stop to the constant danger I'm in... -
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![Rise of the Gryphon by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love]()
Rise of the Gryphon by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love
In the fourth novel of the bestselling Belador paranormal series, Evalle Kincaid must turn her back on the Beladors to protect those she loves, and the world, from annihilation... -
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Hearts at War by K.N. Banet
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsJabari lost the love of his life centuries ago. He knew he would never find someone who could equal what he had with her. Then he met Aisha, a feisty rogue werecat, and she had pulled at his dead heart in ways he never dreamed. Not willing to take that risk again, he walked away from her and their shared feelings.Sixteen years later, Jabari has been asked to help Aisha with a mysterious problem...Categorized as:
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![The Suck Stops Here by Kristen Painter]()
The Suck Stops Here by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVampire governor of New Jersey, Belladonna Barrone has just gotten an epic offer from an unexpected visitor, but it’s not something she’s ready to respond to without serious thought. Besides, she already has a lot on her plate. The recent death of a high-ranking vampire means she and her crew of staff and friends are headed off to the funeral in the middle of the country... -
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Dire Blood by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsElise Kavanagh died while killing the mother of all demons, and her fight should be over. But nothing is ever that easy where the Godslayer is concerned. Elise has been resurrected--and she came back as a demon. Now the most powerful witch in the world, James Faulkner, has been dragged to Hell and accused of violating an ancient treaty. The punishment is eternity in Hellfire... -
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Mountain Echoes by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsYou can never go home again. Joanne Walker has survived an encounter with the Master at great personal cost, but now her father is missing - stolen from the timeline. She must finally return to North Carolina to find him - and to meet Aidan, the son she left behind long ago...Categorized as:
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![Mystics and Mental Blocks by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Mystics and Mental Blocks by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThree days. That was all the reprieve we got before one of the Five showed up, injured and on the run. The snowstorm that had encased the property, as well as stifled the town, hadn’t even melted away.That wounded prey led our newest adversary directly to me, to Christopher. Inconvenient timing, but not unexpected... -
![The Werewolf Dates The Deputy by Kristen Painter]()
The Werewolf Dates The Deputy by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWelcome 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.Fire chief and werewolf, Titus Merrow, has a pretty good life... -
![Bonds and Broken Dreams by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Bonds and Broken Dreams by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWe had chosen our place, etching our lives into a new land. Then we had defended that land when called upon to do so. And we’d won. We’d maintained our freedom.But magic attracts magic.As they say.So when the sorcerers showed up, holding my recent past hostage — along with a future I had dreamed I might build — it was just as expected... -
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Witch's Fate by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe’s vowed to forget him forever Powerful witch Sofia Viera has loved warlock-werewolf half-blood Malcolm Brent for centuries, ever since they trained to become warlocks together. When Malcolm chose power over her and cast her aside, she vowed to forget him. For four hundred years, it worked... -
![Spirit of the Fae by Linsey Hall]()
Spirit of the Fae by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI am the true Unseelie Queen. And it will kill me. I have a knack for getting myself into some bad situations. What can I say--I like to live dangerously. But waking up partially dead in the Court of Death takes the cake. It’s small consolation that my fated mate Tarron is at my side, since it means that he’s mostly dead too. Worse, I might love him but don't know if he feels the same...Categorized as:
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![Spellbound by Dannika Dark]()
Spellbound by Dannika Dark
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsFULL LENGTH NOVEL“We all are both heroes and villains in our own story.” Niko is caught in a powerful spell that was cast from the very book he sought to protect. Trapped between life and death, his chances of returning look grim. Gem is determined to set things right... -
![Breaking Bat by Erin Johnson]()
Breaking Bat by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA curse stole one witch’s powers, but gave her the ability to speak with animals. Now she helps a hunky police officer and his sassy, lie-detecting canine solve paranormal mysteries... -
![Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker]()
Any Witch Way by Lindsay Buroker
Thanks to her grandmother’s legacy, Morgen Keller has spent the summer learning about her witch heritage. She’s also spent the summer falling for the sexy werewolf next door.As an unemployed divorcée, she never expected to find love again, but the gruff Amar has been her protector since she arrived in Bellrock. He’s fierce, loyal, strong, and he hardly ever rolls his eyes at her vegetarian ways... -
![Luck of the Demon by Stacia Stark]()
Luck of the Demon by Stacia Stark
Within a matter of days, Samael will turn to ash.And there’s a high chance I’ll die with him. To save both our lives, I’m calling in every favor and debt owed to me.I’ll travel through realms.I’ll tussle with mythical creatures. And I’ll hand over the things I value most– even if it means playing right into Lucifer’s hands.I never could have imagined I’d risk everything for a demon... -
![Oaths of Blood by S.M. Reine]()
Oaths of Blood by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWerewolves are immune to every illness and can heal any wound. It should be impossible for one to become possessed by a demon. But that's exactly what Seth Wilder is facing: a werewolf gone insane from possession. He has no choice but to deliver her to the only exorcist in America, Elise Kavanagh, who also happens to be a powerful demon known as the Godslayer... -
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Crime of Magic by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTo solve this crime, I'll have to risk it all Training at the Undercover Protectorate’s Academy is kicking my butt. My sister aced it in a few months—but I’m lagging behind like a three-legged poodle at a greyhound race. I don’t want to have to leave my new home in this amazing castle, so I’ve got to get a grip on my magic. Soon... -
![Ruled by Steel by S.M. Reine]()
Ruled by Steel by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsOnly a demon can save the souls trapped in Hell. Elise Kavanagh failed to prevent the Breaking, and now Hell is spilling onto Earth. Now she's delved deep into the City of Dis in an attempt to stop the infernal armies--but even the legendary Godslayer is unprepared to face Dis's fiercest demons, not to mention the responsibility of liberating the humans they've enslaved... -
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Damnation Marked by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere's something in the earth deep below Elise Kavanagh's territory. A shadow is falling upon local demons to devour their flesh and harvest their souls. And it's coming for Elise next. The Union has an easy way out. They want to send Elise into hiding again with her former partner, James Faulkner... -
![Stoneskin Dragon by Zoe Chant]()
Stoneskin Dragon by Zoe Chant
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHe has days to live.Dragon shifter Reive is dying. After a fight with a gargoyle to save his clan, his poisoned body is painfully turning to stone. His only hope: an ancient book that promises a cure. And the librarian who can help him find it.She's a monster.All her life Jess has feared and hated her gargoyle shifter form. She would give anything to be fully human.Now she might have a way... -
![The Monsters We Are by Suzanne Wright]()
The Monsters We Are by Suzanne Wright
A brand new trilogy from worldwide bestselling author Suzanne Wright, author of The Dark in You, continues. A seriously spicy fantasy romance perfect for fans of Sarah J Mass, Raven Kennedy and Scarlett Sinclair. Meet Wynter and Cain . . .'This wonderfully wicked lady never fails to deliver the absolute best always . . -
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![Demons and DNA by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
Demons and DNA by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWe had run.We had adapted.And when our magic came back, we changed course again. Hiding instead of running, knowing that we needed to remain hidden from the Collective. Knowing that our lives, our freedom, depended on it.Then the sorcerer showed up, drained and disoriented. And when my past came quickly following him, I had to make another choice.Fight or flight... -
![The Rebel Witch by Lexi Blake]()
The Rebel Witch by Lexi Blake
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKelsey Owens just wants to settle in with her gorgeous husbands, surrounding herself with her reclaimed family. Preparations should be made for the arrival of their new son. The world has other plans. War is brewing, powerful forces are lining up against everyone she loves, and her latest prisoner also happens to be her best friend in the world...Categorized as:
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![Shaman Rises by C.E. Murphy]()
Shaman Rises by C.E. Murphy
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsJoanne Walker has two choices: Defeat the enemy…or lose her soul trying For over a year, Joanne has been fighting the Master—the world's most abiding evil entity. She's sacrificed family, friendships, even watched potential futures fade away…and now the Master is bringing the final battle to Joanne's beloved Seattle...Categorized as:
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![Bone Driven by Hailey Edwards]()
Bone Driven by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe bayou is burning, the battle is just beginning - and Luce Boudreau is smack in the middle of no-man's land . . . Life as a cop in Canton Town, Mississippi, is never dull - particularly when hiding deep within you is a demon bent on the apocalypse... -
![Bear's Tangled Love Affair by Brittany White]()
Bear's Tangled Love Affair by Brittany White
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy Life, My Heart, My Fate – a Fight to the Bitter EndI went through a betrothal ceremony when I was seven to a ten-year-old boy, Daniel, who was destined to become the alpha of our wolf clan. I promptly forgot about the entire thing and set out to live my life... -
![Robert: A Forty Proof Novella (Forty Proof) by Shannon Mayer]()
Robert: A Forty Proof Novella (Forty Proof) by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings**This is Robert's story before he became the Robert you know in the Forty Proof Series.** In 1876, we were called to Savannah, Georgia to help with an infestation of demons. If we'd known what we, my wife Evangeline, and I, were walking into, we'd have run the other way. As it was, we shared tea with a vampire and stepped into a battle we did not understand until it was too late... -
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Caged Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRisa Faden is a witch whose ultrapowerful shield magic is slowly breaking her mind. But when her beloved goddaughter is snatched by a demon, she’ll risk anything to rescue the baby—including lying to the handsome, intriguing stranger who has the power to help her keep her sanity, save the child…and steal her heart... -
![The Forgettable Miss French by Kristen Painter]()
The Forgettable Miss French by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse. Werewolf Virginia "Ginny" French's curse means no one can remember her. Not even for as long as it takes to ring up her groceries or make her favorite iced coffee... -
![Phoenix’s Refrain by Ella Summers]()
Phoenix’s Refrain by Ella Summers
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere are forces greater than gods or demons at work here.Leda Pandora, the Angel of Chaos, isn’t like other angels. She fights dirty, in ways totally unbecoming of a soldier in the Legion of Angels. She cracks jokes at the other angels, even when she should really keep her mouth shut. And she stubbornly insists on doing the right thing, even if it’s totally against the rules... -
![Demon Blood by Jen L. Grey]()
Demon Blood by Jen L. Grey
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe shadow taunts me even in death.Everything has changed, and the reflection in the mirror is almost unrecognizable. My soul mate, Alex, and our friends help to ground me.However, what I've become is still unknown, and the abilities I have aren't anything we're familiar with... -
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Night Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTHEIR LOVE IS DESTINED TO RISE AGAIN Ailish Donovan is a witch ready to do battle. Raised unaware of her powers, she is just sixteen when her mother tricks her into binding with the demon Asmodeus. Pure-hearted Ailish escapes with the connection incomplete but pays a heavy price: For the next eight years, she is shunned by her earth sisters and tormented by Asmodeus’s lust... -
![Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall]()
Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFated Mates....if they can surviveWhen Sora, a beautiful mage with broken magic, walks into my bar, two things are obvious. One: she needs my help. Two: she’s my fated mate.I’ll stop at nothing to save her from the magical mob boss she’s pissed off. It’s the only way I’ll ever be able to make her mine.Then the unexpected happens... -
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Defying Fate by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsElise Kavanagh has exorcised demons, slain gods, and come back from the dead. And she's done it all with the help of James Faulkner: a powerful witch, and the only person Elise has ever loved or trusted. But now the worst has happened. The Treaty protecting humanity from war between angels and demons has fallen. Elise has been taken by her greatest enemy and imprisoned in madness... -
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Sinful Magic by Jennifer Lyon
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFrom rising star Jennifer Lyon comes the fourth novel in her dark, sexy, and thrillingly paced Wing Slayer paranormal romance series. Roxanne “Roxy” Banfield refuses to be like her mother, a fertility witch who uses sex as nothing more than a magical weapon. Roxy rejects that life and is determined to become mortal to pursue her dream of real love and a family... -
![The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey called me an amplifier. And they had bred me, raised me, and trained me to be a killer with preternatural precision. I was capable of taking, holding, and transferring power that wasn’t my own with a simple touch. Skin-to-skin contact. Along with four others of my generation, I could infiltrate any magical organization, extracting whoever or whatever I’d been ordered to extricate... -
![Heir of the Fae by Linsey Hall]()
Heir of the Fae by Linsey Hall
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsOur fae courts are at war, yet we're still fated. My fated mate is the Seelie Fae king. He’s powerful, dangerous, and sexy as hell. Except, I don’t want a fated mate. Especially since he thinks I'm a lying snake. Turns out I’m Unseelie, and our courts are at war. When my new Unseelie magic goes haywire and I nearly destroy my city, I can’t fix it alone...
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