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  • Witches of the Deep by Lily Harper Hart

    Witches of the Deep by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Hali Waverly thought she’d seen the worst the world had to offer. Then her boyfriend Gray Hunter’s parents arrived on her beach. Now the horror truly begins.Hali has a big problem…and that’s not including the skeletons that are taking over the beach thanks to an errant spell.Nobody knows who cast the spell, or more importantly why, but Hali is determined to find out...
  • Long, Hot, Witchy Summer by Amanda M. Lee

    Long, Hot, Witchy Summer by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Life couldn’t be going much better for Hadley Hunter. She’s living the dream on Moonstone Bay with her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, plotting her next move as a witch for hire, and basically basking in happiness.That all changes when a summer afternoon on the beach turns into a nightmare, an odd creature from the depths of the ocean surfacing and attacking Hadley on the beach...
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  • Unchained Beauty by C.M. Owens

    Unchained Beauty by C.M. Owens

    Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    I've spent my life thinking I knew the worst that could happen. Battles come and go. Wars are almost always won in the end. It's easy to grow complacent and forget even the deadliest should glance over their shoulder from time to time. We thought we had it all figured out. We were poised for this win before we even went to battle. We didn't win. We didn't lose...
  • Trial by Spell by Kim Richardson

    Trial by Spell by Kim Richardson

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Join Tessa and her aunts on a thrilling adventure filled with magic, mystery, and unexpected twists. With their unique bond and unbreakable spirit, they prove that even in the face of darkness, light will always prevail.The Davenport witches tackle the challenges of life and love in this bewitching and enchanting series brimming with magic and vivid characters...
  • Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Finding Closure by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 18 ratings
    The final book of the series..
  • Grease the Wheel by Amanda M. Lee

    Grease the Wheel by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Stormy Morgan is a witch with too much attitude, an old love fueling new fires in her soul, and a talking cat who keeps threatening to give her an ulcer. She’s got a full plate. Things get even busier in her life when a body drops outside her boyfriend Hunter Ryan’s house … and the death looks like more than a standard murder...
  • Total Eclipse of the Hex by Tara Lush

    Total Eclipse of the Hex by Tara Lush

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Murder is on the menu in Cypress Grove... and the catch of the day is deadly.When a celebrity chef dies after a dramatic event at the Crescent Moon Inn, innkeeper and part-time sleuth Amelia Matthews finds herself juggling magical mayhem, suspicious guests, and a daughter who’s suddenly back in town—and not happy about her mom’s witchy lifestyle...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  witches  paranormal  fantasy  suspense  audiobook
  • A Bolt of Magic by Charlene Hartnady

    A Bolt of Magic by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 8 ratings
    Find a powerful witch.Escape the fae Court together.Do it before the eclipse tomorrow.It sounds straightforward, but my plan is riddled with more holes than a block of cheese. No self-respecting witch with any kind of clout will spare me a second glance. It doesn’t matter that we’re all captives here, shackled under the cruel rule of the fae...
  • Flowering Inferno by Annabel Chase

    Flowering Inferno by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Did someone manifest murder or was it simply a tragic glamping accident?Spring has arrived in the charming riverside town of Newberry, along with the thorn in Mia’s side—her formidable mother is in town to attend a manifestation retreat at a nearby glamping site...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  witches  paranormal  suspense  fantasy  audiobook
  • Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Vibing Unity by Erin R. Flynn

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    My name is Tamsin Vale and I’m about to get married.Wow, I never thought I’d ever really say that. Seriously.And apparently, I’m not allowed to elope, so there will be a wedding that keeps growing in size no matter how many times I yell or threaten people. I swear, if something goes wrong, this will be the only one I have, and there will be some men who will angrily lay the smack down...
  • Defender Chimera by Zoe Chant

    Defender Chimera by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When your worst enemy turns out to be your fated mate...Carter doesn't want a mate, thank you very much. He's got no time for love--he's too busy trying to hide the monstrous shift form he was cursed with. Not to mention trying to stop his annoyingly hot business rival Fenella Kim from doing a hostile takeover of his company...
  • Winged Wolf Vet by Zoe Chant

    Winged Wolf Vet by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Who do you call when a winged wolf crashes through the roof of your chicken coop? Shifter Vets!Leslie’s house was already falling apart before mythical animals started plummeting out of the sky. Now she’s got a hole in her chicken coop, an adorable (and impossible) cub hiding in her kitchen, and her nosy neighbor barging in to search for cryptids...
  • The Ghost Who Ate Grits by Amy Boyles

    The Ghost Who Ate Grits by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Blissful Breneaux’s life in Haunted Hollow is finally settling down. Her ghost hunting business is exploding in all the right directions and her love life with the handsome Roan Storm is heating up. But all that goes awry when she is called in to investigate a haunted house on the outskirts of town...
  • Hold Your Witches by Amy Boyles

    Hold Your Witches by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Dylan and Roman are back! When Dylan’s brand new detective business gets its first customer, she should be elated. Problem is, that customer is her grandmother. Milly Jones claims Polly Parrot is missing. She needs Dylan and Roman to find the magical bird before Polly is forced to divulge Milly’s deepest, darkest secrets...
  • Tequila Shots & Valentine Knots by Tricia O'Malley

    Tequila Shots & Valentine Knots by Tricia O'Malley

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Valentine’s Day has arrived in Tequila Key and Miss Elva, the resident Voodoo Priestess, has been asked to concoct a love potion for a couple that needs some extra spice in their marriage. When her pirate ghost, Rafe, sees the potion and thinks it is for Miss Elva – all hell breaks loose. Get swept along on a fun Valentine's Day story in quaint Tequila Key...
  • Starlight by Terry Bolryder

    Starlight by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Theo Lancaster isn't just the world's best surgeon. He's also a night-stalking monster, a creature of darkness. At least, some of the time. Thanks to his best nurse, Theo has had an ace in the hole for several years now. That is, until she threatens to leave. Only then does he realize she's much more than just another coworker, and the only human his heart could want...
  • Shiplap and Spell Hunting by Amy Boyles

    Shiplap and Spell Hunting by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Clementine's adventures continue in Shiplap and Spell hunting!When a mysterious portal opens up in Norma Ray's barn, giving people everything they wish for, Clem and Rufus are on edge, doing everything they can to close it as quickly as possible. But that's easier said than done. When the whole town discovers the portal's abilities, everyone is wishing for their heart's desire...
  • Bear Vet by Zoe Chant

    Bear Vet by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Who do you call when you spot a baby hellhorse? Shifter Vets!Judy desperately needs to find a home for her nineteen rescue horses. Waylon desperately needs to rein in his headstrong teenage daughter's quest to tame a wild hellhorse. And what both of them need most desperately is love... Waylon, a bear shifter and veterinarian for magical animals, instantly recognizes Judy as his mate...
  • Game of Thorns: A Village Flower Shop Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Nancy Warren

    Game of Thorns: A Village Flower Shop Paranormal Cozy Mystery by Nancy Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Roses are beautiful but beware the thorns…When eight strangers turn up at a beautiful hotel in the Cotswolds in England for a weekend of flower arranging, they’re thinking of making their own arrangements for dinner parties, gifts and even weddings. But even as the rose’s blooms hide its sharp thorns, so the relaxing weekend hides dark forces. Jealousy, fear, and hatred lurk beneath the surface...
  • Awakened Dragons  (Gem Dragons) Complete Series by Terry Bolryder

    Awakened Dragons (Gem Dragons) Complete Series by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Get all six of the bestselling Awakened Dragons book in this unbelievable complete series set, available for a limited time. Six sexy, larger than life fire breathers with unique, gemstone related powers who just woke up and are ready to defend humanity and learn the ways of the modern world while finding their fated mates...
  • To Haunt a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 8 by Juliette Harper

    To Haunt a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 8 by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Still recovering from their adventure into the Middle Realm, Jinx, Tori, and the gang have settled down to enjoy some "normal" time in Briar Hollow. Then Cezar Ionescu walks in the front door asking for a favor. An abandoned house owned by the local Strigoi clan is attracting the attention of the Haunted Briar Hollow web series...
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    mystery  witches  paranormal  humor  fantasy  length-short
  • Southern Witching by Amy Boyles

    Southern Witching by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The happiest day of Dylan's life has finally arrived...her wedding day! All of Silver Springs is ready for a celebration to remember. But things get off to a rocky start when Grandma Hazel calls down a flock of eagles that try to eat the wedding doves. Then Dylan sees Roman before the ceremony. Things couldn't get any worse, could they? Never ask a question you don't want answered...
  • The Amulet of Caorunn by Juliette Harper

    The Amulet of Caorunn by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Creavit wizard Irenaeus Chesterfield is back, with a bigger, badder plan to go after Jinx and company. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Jinx starts having dream visions about the mysterious Amulet of Caorunn. Trying to get more details, she and Tori try a dicey double enchantment with shocking results...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  witches  paranormal  humor  fantasy  length-long
  • Witch on First by Juliette Harper

    Witch on First by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Jinx Hamilton walks out the front door of her store in Briar Hollow on a Sunday morning only to find her werecat neighbor and boyfriend, Chase McGregor, staring at a dead man. Under the best of circumstances, a corpse complicates things, but Jinx has other problems...
  • Y'all Witches by Amy Boyles

    Y'all Witches by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Who knew honeymoons could be deadly? When Dylan and Roman set sail for their honeymoon they expect couples massages and candlelit dinners. But that dream is shattered when Grandma Hazel stows away on their cruise. It seems trouble follows Grandma wherever she goes...
  • Witch on Second by Juliette Harper

    Witch on Second by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    With Halloween just a week away, Jinx and Tori have their hands full helping to organize Briar Hollow’s first ever paranormal festival. Beau and the ghosts at the cemetery are eager to help make the event a success, but tensions remain high after the recent killings. Without a mentor to lean on, Jinx must become a stronger, more independent leader...
  • Felix by Terry Bolryder

    Felix by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Felix doesn’t mind that most people don’t look beyond his beautiful, charming exterior. He doesn’t care if people know him as the frivolous ’Fifi’ or as the deadly assassin ‘Darkness’. There was only one woman he wanted to share all of himself with, and losing her made him lock down his heart. But when she shows up again, like a ghost, all he wants is to grab hold of her and never let her go...
  • Protection, Inc. Complete Collection by Zoe Chant

    Protection, Inc. Complete Collection by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.86 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    This team of shifter bodyguards will do anything to protect their mates! Read the complete hot and hilarious series in one binge-ready collection!The bodyguards of Protection, Inc. were misfits until they came together to form a team as close as a family. They can face any danger, from vengeful dragons to evil experiments to rampaging dinosaurs (yes, dinosaurs)...
  • Her Shifter Wolf Rival Guide by Serena Meadows

    Her Shifter Wolf Rival Guide by Serena Meadows

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    I never thought I'd end up running a bed and breakfast in Hogan Falls, but life had other plans.My dream was to climb the tallest mountains in the world, but fate had other ideas. As a girl, I was abandoned at birth by my clan who wanted me dead. But I found a new family in seven other wolf shifter friends who were also abandoned...
  • Hex to Nothing by Lily Harper Hart

    Hex to Nothing by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Ofelia Archer thought she’d faced off with every paranormal enemy known to man. She was wrong. She’s about to fight something even bigger than she ever imagined.The weird thing is the packaging is somewhat smaller.When at a Carnival parade, goblins descend and take Ofelia and her fiancé Zach Sully by surprise. The attack is quick and brutal...
  • Prince Of Ice by Terry Bolryder

    Prince Of Ice by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Luka, the last unmated ice dragon, knows exactly how to win over the sassy, sweet scientist he fell for at first sight. He's going to take it slow, let her warm up, and show her how hot an ice dragon's kiss can be. All while hiding his identity...
  • Dragon with Benefits by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon with Benefits by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Everything can change in a moment... Trevor didn't think that a single outburst directed at his takeout would come back to haunt him. After all, as an immortal dragon, being in the public eye isn't supposed to happen. But the thing haunting him is actually an audaciously persistent reporter who's determined to get her next story at any cost...
  • Tiger Protectors Boxed Set by Terry Bolryder

    Tiger Protectors Boxed Set by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Three tiger shifter enforcer brothers fall for their curvy mates in this limited time boxed set from Terry! A Tiger’s Bounty Jace is tall, dark and handsome. He's also a super rare tiger shifter, with orange eyes and a keen sense of justice that has him constantly on the hunt for the worst criminals in the shifter world...
  • To Teach a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 11 by Juliette Harper

    To Teach a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 11 by Juliette Harper

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A pen scratches in the night. A rat faces his past. A wizard pays for his crimes. The opening of the magical sanctuary of Tír na nÓg has rocked the foundations of Fae society. Isherwood sits in the Tower of Londinium awaiting trial, while Jinx and the special ops team circle the globe dealing with nonconformi incidents...
  • Fried Green Witch by Amy Boyles

    Fried Green Witch by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Can Dylan free her family from jail? Southern witch Dylan Apel seems to have her life figured out. Plan wedding to her boyfriend--check. Make dresses--check. Deal with crazy pregnant ladies--not so much. Life's going great until Dylan and her sister Sera become entangled in a baby shower murder...
  • Savage Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Savage Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A basilisk with a secret, a wounded woman trying to protect the world and a ranch full of friends to help them…As a monster among monsters, Ajax is aware that most people are terrified of him. They should be. He’s a savage killer that makes no apologies for what he is. In spite of that, he still wants to find a mate...
  • Ashbrock Curse by T.S. Joyce

    Ashbrock Curse by T.S. Joyce

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Centuries ago, a witch laid a curse on a small town that froze its local werewolves in place. They’ve been waiting for one woman to change their fate, and lift the dark magic burden from their pack. Every Halloween has been the same--waiting, watching, failing…and so the wolves of Hollow Rock had accepted their place protecting the town for all of eternity...
  • Howls and Hallows by Melanie Karsak

    Howls and Hallows by Melanie Karsak

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    You're invited to the All Hallows Ball.*Werewolves prohibited.Busy tracking down thieving werewolves in London, Clemeny is surprised when Edwin asks her to lead a new case in the Fenlands of east England.The Cabell family is haunted by a curse. Something in the misty moors surrounding Cabell Manor has come howling just days before the exclusive All Hallows Ball. How gauche...
  • Dragon to the Rescue by Terry Bolryder

    Dragon to the Rescue by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When a gorgeous, powerful dragon shifter kisses an innocent human musician in an alley, he knows their love will last forever... Mindy Owens doesn't live a glamorous life as a musician, but she loves what she does, even if it requires dealing with frustrating bandmates and frequent harassment. She doesn't even think about romance...
  • Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Chosen Destiny by Jen L. Grey

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Fate has once again torn my world apart, leaving me shattered. For years, I've lived with a cold void, clueless about my life before joining my childhood pack. Just as the secrets of my past were about to be unveiled, tragedy struck. The one person who held the key to unlocking my memories was taken from me, and with them, my fated mate, Bodey—leaving me exposed and fractured...
  • Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Primal Basilisk by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about.Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing...
  • Taming of the Tabby by Kathi Daley

    Taming of the Tabby by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A murder, a wedding, and a teenager in danger, all collide in this fast paced mystery set on magical Madrona Island. Cait is in a terrible accident resulting in a temporary loss of memory. She can remember the events leading up to the accident but cannot remember what occurred or how she came to be on a remote part of the island in the middle of the night...
  • Tempted by the Wolf by Alicia Montgomery

    Tempted by the Wolf by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the exciting conclusion to the True Mates Series, Lone Wolf Meredith and powerful warlock Daric fight their growing attraction for one another. Lone Wolf shifter Meredith is trying to make the next ten years of her life pass by quickly. After being caught trying to steal from the New York clan, she’s sentenced to servitude to them for the next decade to make up for her crimes...
  • Fire Maidens: Ireland by Anna Lowe

    Fire Maidens: Ireland by Anna Lowe

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Magic, shifters, and a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Inheriting a cottage in Ireland seems like a stroke of pure luck to Grace Connolly — as is a chance meeting with her mysterious (and hot) new neighbor. Soon, Boston’s most up-and-coming harpist finds herself mixing business with pleasure and getting to know Finn Hurley — intimately...
  • Fury of Destruction by Coreene Callahan

    Fury of Destruction by Coreene Callahan

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    In the seventh installment of Coreene Callahan’s bestselling Dragonfury series, a hard-edged dragon shifter must find mercy in order to save an innocent woman's life.A man on the warpath…Dragon warrior Gage has earned his brutal reputation. He strikes hard and fast, killing without mercy or remorse...
  • Merciless Mates by Skyler Andra

    Merciless Mates by Skyler Andra

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    War is coming. And if I don't break free, my biker family will pay the price. The Jackals are keeping me hostage. They think I’m a traitor and saboteur. Bait they can use to lure my brother and his club. Payback for stealing their drugs. But the Wolves aren’t coming to my rescue. I’m my brother’s pawn to justify a turf war between the clubs...
  • Batshift Crazy by Carrie Pulkinen

    Batshift Crazy by Carrie Pulkinen

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀…Gaston Bellevue has been single for one hundred years. He's a bat-shifting vampire who has amassed a fortune, runs a B and B for supes, and is living his best death in The Big Easy...
  • Switch of Fate 2 by Grace Quillen, Lisa Ladew

    Switch of Fate 2 by Grace Quillen, Lisa Ladew

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    “All vampires must die.” Flint Gibson is ready to lay down his life for The Cause, just so long as doing so results in a ton of dead vampires. He’s been planning a kamikaze mission for decades, not-so-patiently waiting for news about the vampires who killed his family. Because all vampires must die. Especially those vampires...
  • Top Gun Tiger by Zoe Chant

    Top Gun Tiger by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Lost in the jungle. Pursued by dinosaurs. And that’s the least of their problems… Tiger shifter and bodyguard Destiny knows Ethan isn’t the one. No matter that the Recon Marine is the only man who can keep up with her, in a fight or on the dance floor. No matter how he makes her laugh, or how he makes her burn. Shifters always know their mates, and her tiger says he isn’t hers...
  • Shadow Wolf: True Mates Generations Book 7 by Alicia Montgomery

    Shadow Wolf: True Mates Generations Book 7 by Alicia Montgomery

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    When tragedy took away everything she loved, Mika Westbrooke hardened her heart and focused her energy on defeating her clan’s enemies. However, when a charming Cajun worms his way into the New York clan, her instincts and her wolf go haywire and she suspects that he may be the one fate intended for her--her True Mate. But Mika doesn't want a mate or to love again...
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