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Phantom Quartz by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTake a reluctant witch. Add a kooky cast of characters. Place in a small town. Sprinkle on a hint of magic and stir in a helping of humor. Garnish with a Great Dane and you have the Stacy Justice mystery series. It’s nearing Yule in Amethyst, and the witchy reporter, Stacy Justice, is consumed with only one thing—getting through her cousin Cinnamon’s baby shower... -
Ashes of Honor by Seanan McGuire
It’s been almost a year since October “Toby” Daye averted a war, gave up a county, and suffered personal losses that have left her wishing for a good day’s sleep...Categorized as:
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The Brightest Fell by Seanan McGuire
Things are slow, and October "Toby" Daye couldn't be happier about that. The elf-shot cure has been approved, Arden Windermere is settling into her position as Queen in the Mists, and Toby doesn't have anything demanding her attention except for wedding planning and spending time with her family.Maybe she should have realized that it was too good to last...Categorized as:
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Chimes at Midnight by Seanan McGuire
Things are starting to look up for October "Toby" Daye. She's training her squire, doing her job, and has finally allowed herself to grow closer to the local King of Cats. It seems like her life may finally be settling down...at least until dead changelings start appearing in the alleys of San Francisco, killed by an overdose of goblin fruit...Categorized as:
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Follow the Crumbs by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThere’s a prominent threat on the block… and he might just be sharing Stormy Morgan’s roof.She’s a new witch but she has a big problem… and it talks. Her new roommate Krankle may look cute but he’s a huge pain in her posterior. He’s also hiding something. Before she can focus on that, however, the unthinkable happens.On the highway leading out of town, three vehicles are involved in an accident... -
The Unkindest Tide by Seanan McGuire
Hundreds of years ago, the Selkies made a deal with the sea witch: they would have the sea for as long as she allowed it, and when the time came, she would call in all their debts at once. Many people assumed that day would never come. Those people were wrong...Categorized as:
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Night and Silence by Seanan McGuire
The twelfth installment of the Hugo-nominated, New York Times-bestselling Toby Daye urban fantasy series!Things are not okay.In the aftermath of Amandine's latest betrayal, October "Toby" Daye's fragile self-made family is on the verge of coming apart at the seams...Categorized as:
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Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsStacy Justice is looking forward to a lazy summer of hot dogs and beer; swims in the lake with her Great Dane, Thor; and hanging with her rekindled old flame, Chance. But when she gets a creepy anonymous call hinting that her father’s “accidental” death fourteen years ago was actually a murder, she’s too unsettled to relax... -
Magic & Mythos by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken.Big changes are afoot for Ember Rose. The descendant of the One True Witch is grappling with the fallout from a recent decision regarding Sheriff Nash and Alec, while also navigating new witchy waters with her daughter, Marley... -
One Salt Sea by Seanan McGuire
"...a Perfect 10." — Romance Reviews Today October "Toby" Daye is finally doing all right—and that inevitably means it's time for things to take a turn for the worse. Someone has kidnapped the sons of the Duchess Dianda Lorden, regent of the Undersea Duchy of Saltmist...Categorized as:
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Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsWelcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Emma Hart has a lot on her paranormal plate--a wedding to plan, a trespasser to defend, and a longstanding curse to break. When a pixie dies under mysterious circumstances, her endless list of Things To Do grows even longer... -
Amuletto Kiss by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsHold your loved ones close, islanders… Life for Lily Locke has not been normal ever since she learned of her witchy heritage, but now more than ever, her world is spiraling out of control. When a series of strange events begins to tear her beloved island apart, it’s up to the famed Mixologist to seek out the most powerful wizard in the world and spare him from death... -
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMeet Stacy Justice. Journalist. Reluctant witch. Professional klutz. Her grandmother believes she’s destined to be the most powerful witch of the century. She’s just trying to get through the day without spilling mustard on her shirt or tripping over a dead body... -
Lottery King by Eric Vall
I never imagined I’d win this big playing the lottery.Then I bought a ticket that would change my life forever, and it’s not only riches I’m rolling in now.I’ve won the right to rule as king of the entire paranormal world that’s been hidden right before my eyes... -
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Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsWhen one of Santa’s reindeer meets a grisly end during the annual A Downtown Dickens Christmas Festival, Rue realizes her enemies are closing in on her location, and Samford will pay the price.But when one creature turns into two, and two into three, and then three into four, Rue knows the problem is bigger than a singular threat to her new hometown... -
Fable by Chanda Hahn
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsBook 3 in the UnEnchanted Series. All that glitters is not gold. When something precious is stolen from sixteen-year-old Mina Grime, she will do anything in her power to get it back, even if it means traveling to the dangerous Fae plane and battling one of the strongest fairy-tale villains yet...Categorized as:
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Mosaics and Magic by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBeware the crystal ball...When Lucy and Rafe are given a crystal ball as a wedding present, she’s shocked when it foretells doom. For the newlyweds, this was supposed to be a time of joy and celebration. But when a terrible accident befalls one of their wedding guests, Lucy and Rafe must postpone their honeymoon. And as the evidence begins to unravel, it becomes clear this was no accident... -
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..Categorized as:
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The Goodbye Witch by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAs Enchanted Village’s resident Wishcrafter, Darcy Merriweather has the power to make other people’s wishes come true, but what she really wishes is that she had the power to uncloak the invisible man who’s stalking her best friend.... Darcy’s closest friend and fellow witch, Starla Sullivan, hoped she’d never see her ex-husband, Kyle, again... -
Hell on Heels by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWhere does a Demon go when she gets deported from Hell? Kentucky. Eden, Kentucky to be more specific—where nothing is exactly as it seems. My name is Dixie. I’m a Demon—a lousy Demon. I’m a twenty-one year old virgin and I have a battery operated boyfriend. My magic is iffy at best and downright dangerous at worst. Leaving Hell to represent my race is not high on my list of things to do... -
Deadly Diamonds by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThis is a Stacy Justice Magical Mysteries 20,000 word NOVELLA. The story first appeared in the anthology, Kiss and Spell.It’s Valentine’s Day in Amethyst, Illinois and things heat up when the Geraghty Girls cast a love spell that goes horribly wrong... -
Gone With the Witch by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe national bestselling author of Some Like It Witchy returns as wish-granting witch Darcy Merriweather is put to the test after murder takes first prize at a pet show. . . . Darcy and her dog Missy are determined to put their best foot forward at the Enchanted Village’s annual Pawsitively Enchanted pet contest... -
The Shadow Wing by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAfter the explosive events of The Copper Heart, Lydia must deal with a secret service operative with murder in his heart.The mysterious Mr Smith has sent a professional assassin after Lydia and the bonds of blood are stretched to breaking point when it turns out to be someone very close to home... -
Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIt’s Halloween in Hitching Post, Alabama, and potion shop owner Carly Bell Hartwell has an especially spooky customer to handle…With all the ghosts that haunt her at this time of year, Carly doesn’t exactly rush to celebrate Halloween. Even a costume ball organized by her boyfriend Dylan's mother, Patricia Davis Jackson, holds little allure... -
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The Pearl King by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTradition. Loyalty. Respect. Murder. Normal Family stuff…Lydia is pulled into the Crow Family business by her shady Uncle Charlie. He has decided that Lydia needs to learn the truth about her infamous Family and to step into her role within it – whether she likes it or not... -
Late Eclipses by Seanan McGuire
"McGuire just keeps getting better and better." — RT Book Reviews October "Toby" Daye, changeling knight in the service of Duke Sylvester Torquill, finds the delicate balance of her life shattered when she learns that an old friend is in dire trouble. Lily, Lady of the Tea Gardens, has been struck down by a mysterious, seemingly impossible illness, leaving her fiefdom undefended...Categorized as:
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Best Wishes by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIf wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Saffron Sawyer is on her own. She’s no longer part of the Office of Faery Godmothers - in fact, she’s no longer part of anything, even if her magic is stronger now than she could have ever dreamed possible. Thwarted at every turn and stalked by monsters in the streets, her life feels like it's falling apart. But Saffron isn’t going to give up hope... -
Magic Misled by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHer husband might be dead, but her problems are far from over...Lizzie Grace had hoped that Clayton’s death would bring some normality back into her life. But not only does her father remain intent on interfering now that he knows she can manipulate wild magic, but the High Witch Council has sent in an investigator to uncover her part in Clayton’s murder... -
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...Categorized as:
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Guardian's Mate by Jennifer Ashley
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsShe wasn’t ready to lead... Chosen as the Guardian of her Montana Shiftertown, wolf Shifter Rae Lyall is facing opposition—for no woman has ever been selected for this powerful position. Still adjusting to the new authority thrust upon her, Rae travels to train with Zander Moncrieff, a Shifter healer, tasked with teaching her about her new role and its responsibilities...Categorized as:
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Lethal Outlook by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of the “enthralling thriller”* Vision Impossible is back with her newest Psychic Eye mystery, in which psychic Abigail Cooper must rely on her inner vision to search for a missing woman… When a mysterious client approaches Abby with a cryptic message about a young mother who has vanished, Abby is more than willing to get involved... -
The Witch and the Dead by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe national bestselling author of Gone with the Witch returns as wish-granting witch Darcy Merriweather uncovers dangerous skeletons in the closet—and the garage.... When Darcy moved to Salem, Massachusetts, she never expected her life to change as drastically as it did... -
Experimental Magic by Iris Beaglehole
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt's the Spring Equinox in Myrtlewood, complete with strange disappearances, a quest to uncover heritage and a journey beyond the veil...Rosemary and Athena are just settling into their new life in the unapologetically magical village of Myrtlewood... -
The Good the Bad and the Witchy by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDarcy Merriweather is Enchanted Village’s newest resident Wishcrafter—a witch who can grant wishes for others... -
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Grave Wrong by Kate Allenton
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFrom USA Today bestselling author Kate Allenton comes the first book in a new series about murder and deception, and a woman running from her past—a past that’s about to catch up to her present.Dying is easy. It’s living with the dead that’s hard.Psychic Ryley St. James was a mere five years old when she witnessed her first murder... -
Wuthering Frights by H.P. Mallory
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA father she never knew existed, An impossible decision that had to be made, A lie she must keep to herself at all costs, And the realization that every choice she makes has consequences. Fairy and law enforcement agent, Dulcie O'Neil, has just discovered that her father is the Head of the Netherworld, and a double-dealing, illegal potions importer. Worse yet, she's now working for him... -
As You Wish by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsIt’s a dirty job when you’re a faery godmother … but someone’s got to do it. Saffron Sawyer’s world is spinning out of control in more ways than one. Her newly acquired pooch, Pumpkin, hates her guts and it’s highly possible that the trolls are reneging on their promise of temporary peace... -
The Old Witcheroo by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsJust when you think you know your one-time International Man of Mystery turned ghostly confidant…When last we met, dear friends, a man had come calling, claiming to be Crispin Alistair Winterbottom, my dead British ex-spy. A notion I'd find ludicrous, if the handsome imposter didn't, in fact, look exactly like my dead British ex-spy... -
Gifted by Kelley Armstrong
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsContains two holiday stories, one Otherworld Pack and one Cainsville.Gabriel’s Gargoyles - (Cainsville short story, Gabriel Walsh as 10 year old narrator.) Cainsville was where a boy could walk the streets safely at any time, day or night. Where everyone was genuinely glad to see you, and didn’t think you were odd if you wanted to keep to yourself. Because Cainsville was odd, too... -
Magical New Beginnings by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen life goes sideways, embracing the adventure is the fastest way to set things right.One day I was just a widow facing the prospect of an empty nest, living a life that was anything but enchanted. The next, I had discovered my magical roots, and my rightful place as the Guardian of the portal between the Faery and Earth.There was shock. And there was fear... -
Cast in Silence by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsDon't ask. Don't tell. Stay alive. A member of the elite Hawk force that protects the City of Elantra, Kaylin Neya has sacrificed much to earn the respect of the winged Aerians and immortal Barrani she works alongside. But the mean streets she escaped as a child aren't the ones she's vowed to give her life guarding... -
To Catch a Witch by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsNational bestselling author Heather Blake is back with wishcrafter Darcy Merriweather in her eighth magical Wishcraft mystery adventure.Wishcrafter Darcy Merriweather might be a witch with the ability to grant wishes for others, but wishing isn’t going to help her catch a killer.. -
Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong, Xavière Daumarie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMallt-y-Nos. Matilda of the Hunt. The lone woman who rides with the Wild Hunt, tasked with finding killers who've escaped justice and letting the hounds reap their souls. For Olivia Taylor-Jones, Matilda isn't just a legendary figure from Welsh lore. She is Olivia's past, and her future, one she's finally embraced.Having accepted her role as Matilda, Olivia must now lead her first Hunt... -
Cakes and Pains by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsBaking and betrayal are a recipe for murder!Poppy's happy in her new role as baker at Broomewode Inn, exploring her powers as a witch and enjoying the friendship of Benedict Champney. However, when Benedict's father, the Earl of Frome, insists on running a fox hunt, Poppy's outraged... -
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Witchy Reservations by Stephanie Damore
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThere's nothing practical about magic—which is why I ditched my wand years ago.Thirteen years, to be exact.The day I left Silverlake.Except now, a family emergency has called me back home, and quite frankly, I'd rather be anywhere but here.But when my aunt raises her wand to cure a friend and he ends up dead, it becomes abundantly clear I'm not leaving anytime soon... -
Ain't Love a Witch? by Dakota Cassidy, Hollie Jackson
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMP3 CD Format My name is Crispin Alistair Winterbottom, and I'm a British Spy . . .Or I was until my untimely, dare I say, suspicious demise. Now, I'm a ghost, living my afterlife on what I fondly call Plane Limbo... -
A Cream of Passion by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsTempers are fraying and the cream is melting as summer temperatures hit the competition tent at Broomewode in the UK just in time for patisserie week. With only four contestants left, the pressure is mounting in the race to be chosen the best amateur baker in the UK... -
Miss Frost Saves the Sandman by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 28 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. When the Sandman comes to Santa’s Workshop, the shop Jayne manages, to do his first ever book signing, it’s a major event... -
A Glimpse of Evil by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsProfessional psychic Abigail Cooper is about to discover that some cold cases are better off dead... As the FBI's newest Civilian Profiler, Abby Cooper is using her powers of intuition to help solve a backlog of the bureau's cold cases...Categorized as:
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Broomsticks And Bones by Sam Short
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhat do you get if you cross a murder, the skeleton of a mysterious creature, gold fever and plenty of magic? Mayhem, mystery and laughter - that's what! This is book number two in series. Although the reader might enjoy it as a standalone novel, the author strongly suggests that book number one - 'Witch Way to Spellbinder Bay' - is read first...
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