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Rand by Silvia Shaw
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn epic story of magic, heroism, love, and treachery, Rand is a magical world ruled by an imperial line of Queens. Three hundred years ago, its most powerful talisman, a medallion called the Circle of Sheda, was taken through the portal and lost. When Dr... -
![Celestial Magic by Iris Beaglehole]()
Celestial Magic by Iris Beaglehole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsRosemary and Athena’s lives are thrown as the big Summer Solstice festival brings a series of mysterious events. Rosemary’s chocolate shop plans are being waylaid by strange disappearances and uninvited visitors. Meanwhile, Athena is sure the astrological lessons at Myrtlewood Academy hold the key to unlocking the town’s latest mystery, even if her mother doesn't want to hear about it... -
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![Growing Alpha by Erin R. Flynn]()
Growing Alpha by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas knows that progress isn’t made without sacrifices. Their side has lost people, and the cost to her own life is sometimes too high.But now that the political climate for supes shifts widely back the wrong way, everyone is scrambling to secure the protections supes desperately need. It’s simply impossible to play a fair game when the other side cheats... -
![Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler]()
Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsParker Ferro is not okay. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the San Amaro Investigations series, Parker faces down enemies on all sides, including one within his own family. With his city under lockdown, Parker is fighting for everyone and everything that he cares about. The fate of the thousand realms rests on his shoulders... -
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![A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin]()
A Little Wicked by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI’m paying bills, making powerful enemies, and collecting magical lovers. You know; everyday stuff. I’m just a tarot reader. Okay, not just. My birthright means I’m the best fortune teller you’ll ever meet. Too bad I never listen to my own advice. My name is Georgette; but only my mother gets to call me that. I’m the child of a witch and a wolf, and trust me, that union had consequences... -
![In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire]()
In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire
Free to download in Mobi, ePub and PDF on http://www.seananmcguire.com/tobyshor... It was 1972, and a teenage girl named Elizabeth Ryan thought that her world was coming to an end. Elizabeth was the daughter of two Selkies, you see, and she had just been passed up for a skin. But then a mysterious cousin who calls herself Annie appears, and Elizabeth finds other things to think about.. -
![Fan Service: Supernatural Society Omnibus by Gail Carriger]()
Fan Service: Supernatural Society Omnibus by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis collector’s special Fan Service omnibus contains stories specifically tailored to honor Gail Carriger’s most devoted fans. The print run was 500 limited (numbered) editions, and 30 (lettered) leather-boxed tray case editions.It includes previously published Supernatural Society Novellas: Romancing the Inventor, Romancing the Werewolf... -
![Dead and Horny: Dangerous Appetites by Annabelle Hawthorne]()
Dead and Horny: Dangerous Appetites by Annabelle Hawthorne
Publisher's Note: This horny monsters spinoff takes place during Radley's Wardrobe.A zombie, a mimic, and a succubus walk into a bar...When Dana was killed and resurrected by a necromancer, she didn't know what to expect.She didn't expect to be handed a list of magical items that might cure her if she can find them... -
![Fire & Water by Alexis Hall]()
Fire & Water by Alexis Hall
I like my whiskey like I like my women: embroiled in a magical warTen years ago I fought for the Witch Queen of London in a mystical showdown against a King Arthur wannabe with a shaved head and a shotgun. Back then, the law did for him before he could do for us.I don’t think we’ll get that lucky again... -
![Undertow by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Undertow by Jordan L. Hawk
Note: This novella takes place at the same time as events in Fallow (Whyborne & Griffin 8). Shy secretary Maggie Parkhurst knows there’s nothing special about her. She’s neither sorceress, nor fighter, nor scholar... -
![Witch Unmade by Debbie Cassidy]()
Witch Unmade by Debbie Cassidy
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSometimes you miss things that are staring you in the faceEverything has led to this. All the threads are finally coming together, and the pieces of the puzzle are slotting into place... -
![Bloody Claws by Winter Pennington]()
Bloody Claws by Winter Pennington
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsYule is a time to celebrate the rebirth of the light, but for Preternatural Private Investigator and Paranormal Huntress Kassandra Lyall, it’s about solving yet another series of crimes.When a couple disappears from their quiet neighborhood home, Detective Arthur Kingfisher brings Kassandra in on the case. Faced with a bloody symbol painted on the couple’s bedroom wall, the cops are stumped... -
![The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One by Mishka Jenkins]()
The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One by Mishka Jenkins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. But maybe it's better to keep them closed. Knowing too much doesn’t help anyone sleep at night! Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven... -
![Demons & Daffodils by A.J. Merlin]()
Demons & Daffodils by A.J. Merlin
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI had a plan. Make a deal with the devil for more power, join a coven, get a boyfriend, and spend the next three hundred years making a name for myself while finding a way to free my eternal soul from servitude to Satan before I’m old.It wasn’t in my plan to die three weeks after my deal by having a helicopter dropped on me.Now I’m dead... -
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![Hair of Gold - Just Right by Erik Schubach]()
Hair of Gold - Just Right by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe world has not been kind to Katiana, Goldilocks, as the werewolves robbed her of her family when she was young. She was spared a similar fate by three bears who came to her aid and fought off the wolves. Kat finds herself in a strange new world after the loss of her family, but finds happiness again with her new family… her new brothers... -
![Expired by C.P. Rider]()
Expired by C.P. Rider
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAn assassin goes into a bar...Actually, she buys the bar. A truckstop town bar called the Dusty Cactus Saloon. Now, if everyone will stop asking for her help, she might actually find some time to run the damn thing.A full-length novel from Chandra's point of view. Just a little shorter than Neely's books... -
![Three Murdered Mages, Two Broken Bonds by Hiyodori]()
Three Murdered Mages, Two Broken Bonds by Hiyodori
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat good was a bond if I couldn't use it to haul her back from the edge? Shortly after the events of Clematis and the Queen of the Void, a mysterious letter lures Clem and Wist to a grand estate. The very same manor where Wist was raised by a clan of backstabbing, power-hungry mages.When it comes to magic, Wist surpasses her entire family put together... -
![Stormwind by Skye Knizley]()
Stormwind by Skye Knizley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe body of Wade Franks hangs from a gargoyle in Old Town, bathed in the harsh glow of the spring Blood moon. Terrible, bloody wounds cover his body and it’s clear he didn’t give up without a fight. But a fight against who…or what? Detective Raven Storm is assigned to uncover the truth behind Franks’ death, chalking up another ‘unsolvable’ case for the Chicago Police... -
![The Devil You Know by Marie Castle]()
The Devil You Know by Marie Castle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCate Delacy isn’t thrilled to be volunteered as a finder of lost bodies, but she’s not immune to Gemini Roskov’s grief and righteous desire to claim her father’s remains. It means a confrontation with the hostile Council of Supernatural Beings that controls far too much of New Orleans’ darker mysteries and…personalities... -
![How to Flirt with a Witch by Tiana Warner, Adrienne Fleming]()
How to Flirt with a Witch by Tiana Warner, Adrienne Fleming
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSTEP 1: REALIZE YOU HAVE A UNIQUE ABILITY TO DETECT CURSES.STEP 2: BRING CURSED OBJECTS TO YOUR LOCAL (HEART-STOPPINGLY GORGEOUS) WITCH.STEP 3: ACCIDENTALLY CATCH THE ATTENTION OF A MURDEROUS FAMILY WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO ACQUIRE MAGICAL OBJECTS... -
![Not A Vampire by Auryn Hadley]()
Not A Vampire by Auryn Hadley
They’re destined to destroy each other. When a crusading killer and a mysterious monster choose another path, will their worlds burn?Fighting evil is second nature to Thane Keegan. Raised by the Church of the Holy Inquisition to hunt down and slay demons, the fierce warrior only stays loyal to his role to keep his brother safe... -
![The Hex Next Door by Lou Wilham]()
The Hex Next Door by Lou Wilham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s a little necromancy between family?For the Crow Witch, Icarus "Rus" Ashthorne, Moondale seemed the perfect hiding place. But like they always say, you can't go home again, and Rus finds out quickly that nothing is how she remembered, while at the same time very little has changed. Then she comes face to face with the only woman she's ever loved, Az Elwood, and.. -
![Winter's Moons by Lise MacTague]()
Winter's Moons by Lise MacTague
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen Cassidy Nolan agreed to take over as the Alpha for Chicago’s North Side werewolf pack, she knew she was in for a challenge. Four months later, and she’s wondering how things deteriorated so far so quickly. Her sister—the Hunter of Chicago, a genetically-engineered werewolf/vampire/demon slayer—has disappeared, and wolves from her pack are vanishing without a trace... -
![Battle of Forces: Sera Toujours by Ali Vali]()
Battle of Forces: Sera Toujours by Ali Vali
In book two of the Forces series, Kendal and Piper return to New Orleans, both now immortal. The peace along the Mississippi River is short-lived with the arrival of Kendal’s old friends, Morgaine and Lenore. They come with an order from the Genesis Clan for Kendal to return with them to face judgment for mixing the elixir of the sun for Piper without their consent... -
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![A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark]()
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsAlex Award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark, A Dead Djinn in Cairo is a Tor.com original historcal fantasy set in an alternate early twentieth century infused with the otherworldly.Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine... -
![Hell's Belle by Marie Castle]()
Hell's Belle by Marie Castle
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCate Delacey is glad she’s a witch—both kinds. She could have done without the guardian bit that put a bull’s eye on her back. Being a guardian comes with so many risks and rules that immortality ought to be a fringe benefit... -
![Fox Lost by Robin Roseau]()
Fox Lost by Robin Roseau
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll has been quiet for Michaela and Lara for two years, but the peace of the compound is broken by a daring incursion. Michaela finds herself forced to choose between her own safety and that of a complete stranger's. Fox Lost is an 83,000-word novel, the 7th in the Madison Wolves stories, and continues two years after the events in Fox Dish... -
![Two Broke Witches by Kate Starling]()
Two Broke Witches by Kate Starling
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEven for witches, the rent is too damn high.Delilah Cruz is a self-loathing death witch who refuses to use her magick.Iris Williams is a nature-bound green witch who doesn't want to leave the big city.For a year, they've roomed together in a crummy apartment, lying to their neighbors about being witches, and ignoring that they have the hots for each other... -
![An Unlikely Partnership: A Lesbian Paranormal Mystery by Katie Trapp]()
An Unlikely Partnership: A Lesbian Paranormal Mystery by Katie Trapp
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRue Lovelace was not accustomed to change. She enjoyed her mundane life. So, when her mentor abruptly skips town leaving her in his place as Head Custos witch and new owner of a mystery ring, she doesn’t handle it the best, especially when she finds out part of her new role is to assist the police with Other-world issues... -
![Witch Wolf by Winter Pennington]()
Witch Wolf by Winter Pennington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPreternatural Private Investigator and Paranormal Huntress Kassandra Lyall is used to working alone. Whenever there's a murder or a mystery to solve that involves the preternatural; she's the witch they call. When she's called in to help the local cops work on a mysterious murder case, she finds herself needing all the help she can get... -
![Witching Moon by Poppy Woods]()
Witching Moon by Poppy Woods
Alandra Michaels is your everyday, run-of-the-mill, ordinary witch. She doesn't have an affinity for an element, like her sister. She can't speak to the dead, like her mother. Even her familiar--Beezelbub the moth--is a plain, non-threatening insect. Alandra is fine with that; she knows what she is and what she isn't. Or so she thought . . -
![Awakening by Erik Schubach]()
Awakening by Erik Schubach
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDoctor Myra O'Connell is researching myths and folklore. In a strange twist she discovers that she is one of the legends she is researching. Then all hell breaks loose. Myra and the woman assigned to be her protector, Special Agent Quinn Trask must fight for their lives, and those of the people of Denver and the world, against a madman bent on obtaining immortality... -
![Hunter's Descent by Lise MacTague]()
Hunter's Descent by Lise MacTague
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile investigating the deaths of multiple students at a boot-camp style institution, Malice and Ruri become trapped in the mysterious Kingdom of Flower and Bone–a netherworld filled with both magical and malignant beings. But which is which? Even ancient forces aren’t immune to petty squabbles... -
![Pretty When They Collide by Rhiannon Frater]()
Pretty When They Collide by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn exciting new short novel set in the world of Pretty When She Dies... Cassandra is a dhamphir-the offspring of a vampire and mortal woman-and a thief of occult relics. Aimee is a full-blood witch that is bound to a powerful vampire who traffics in the slavery of supernatural beings. Both are powerful, lonely, and trapped in the dangerous world of the vampires... -
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![When Dusk Comes by J.J. Arias]()
When Dusk Comes by J.J. Arias
Chasing a bounty from New York to New Orleans, Erin Lewis is on the hunt for an allusive fugitive whose recovery will provide financial breathing room. When she arrives at a French Quarter hotel, Erin finds the captivating hotelier Lucía Guerra instead. The passionate affair that ignites between them catapults Erin into an extravagant world she never imagined. But all is never what it seems... -
![Wild Hearts by Bridget Essex]()
Wild Hearts by Bridget Essex
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElla Rivers hasn't been okay since the day her mother died.One wintry night, lost in grief, Ella goes for a long, cold walk. It's three o'clock in the morning, and she decides to duck into a gas station to get warm, and perhaps buy a cup of tea. But when the power cuts out, Ella's life is changed forever.Because, that night, she should have died... -
![Romancing the Gorgon by Tallie Rose]()
Romancing the Gorgon by Tallie Rose
Romancing the Gorgon is a steamy, sapphic, second chance romance with a lot of heart and plenty of sassy heroines. Two magical ex-lovers, one inn, and a second chance to capture a heart of stone. Witch Lettie Katz’s life plans always included running the inn her grandmother co-owned in their hometown of Lilac Lake... -
![Grinding for the Coyote by Serenity Snow]()
Grinding for the Coyote by Serenity Snow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAdalyn thought she was building a safe, stable life. That was all she wanted after a childhood rife with fear and abuse. Then one evening she witnesses her boss’s murder and must escape the city to survive. After four months of watching Adalyn dance, Samara is hot to get Adalyn in her bed... -
![The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean]()
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean
A socially awkward but determined phoenix keeper must partner with her longtime rival to save her beloved exhibit from falling into obscurity in this charming, romantic fantasy debut. Aila is a little obsessed with phoenixes. As head phoenix keeper at a world-renowned zoo for magical creatures, her childhood dream of conserving critically endangered firebirds seems closer than ever... -
![Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff]()
Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff
This cozy horror novel set in modern-day Toronto includes phenomenal characters, fantastic writing, and a queer romance—the perfect balance of dark and delightfulThis stand-alone novel from the bestselling author of the Peacekeeper novels mixes the creepy with the charming for plenty of snarky, queer fun—for fans of T... -
![Deadline by Stephanie Ahn]()
Deadline by Stephanie Ahn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDisgraced witch Harrietta Lee has made a lot of mistakes in her life; there's a reason she's got a sizable burn scar slapped across the side of her neck and a formal letter of excommunication from the international underground magical community... -
![The Price of Silence by Elle Mae]()
The Price of Silence by Elle Mae
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsI am Rosie Miller and at the age of twenty… I am taking back control over my life. Witches, demons, even angels cannot stop me from what I am about to do. I am looking for revenge and I refuse to be a doormat any longer . I have been beaten, lied to, forced into traps, and now… the Rosie Miller everyone once knew is dead... -
![Hot Blooded by Bridget Essex]()
Hot Blooded by Bridget Essex
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIf she falls in love, there'll be hell to pay... Billie Cross isn't afraid of anything. A quick witted, sarcastic trouble maker, she knows how to rock a good lipstick, a pair of heels...and a sharp dagger. Billie has one of the most dangerous—and secretive—jobs in the world, but someone's got to hunt demons. And Billie is very, very good at it... -
![Indigo Moon by Gill McKnight]()
Indigo Moon by Gill McKnight
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe road trip from Hell is paved with good intentions. Hope Glassy and Godfrey Meyers are on a mercy mission. Their friend Isabelle has been attacked by a rogue werewolf and is in the throes of lycanthropic fever. With their respective partners out of town all Hope and Godfrey can do is get Isabelle to the safety of Little Dip and the Garoul clan before her sire comes to claim her... -
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![Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall]()
Iron & Velvet by Alexis Hall
First rule in this line of business: don’t sleep with the client. My name’s Kate Kane, and when an eight-hundred-year-old vampire prince came to me with a case, I should have told her no. But I’ve always been a sucker for a femme fatale. It always goes the same way. You move too fast, you get in too deep, and before you know it, someone winds up dead. Last time it was my partner... -
![The Witches of Harley Street: Homecoming by Sarah Swan]()
The Witches of Harley Street: Homecoming by Sarah Swan
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsLife is not going well for Halliwell Daveirós. She's in heavy debt, still dealing with her mother's death, and she's about to lose her job. When her loser boyfriend is hauled off to jail, it feels like hitting rock bottom, until out of nowhere she receives a phone call informing her she's inherited a house from her estranged grandmother... -
![Goldenseal by Gill McKnight]()
Goldenseal by Gill McKnight
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen Amy Fortune returns to her childhood home, she discovers something sinister in the air—but is former lover Leone Garoul stalking her or protecting her? Amy Fortune and Leone Garoul were teenage lovers. Now, years later, Amy returns to Little Dip, the Garoul home valley to help her aunt finish a botanical project... -
![Guardian by Jen Lawrence]()
Guardian by Jen Lawrence
Every Guardian was born a warrior with powerful magic and a soulmate to complete her. All except for Luna, it seemed, who despite having mastered her craft, continued her fight in solitude.She was an enigma in their society—alone for far longer than any Guardian before her. Still, Luna remained hopeful that one day her soulmate would find her, and all the tender yearning would have been worth it... -
![Underdogs by Geonn Cannon]()
Underdogs by Geonn Cannon
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAriadne Willow is a private investigator with a secret weapon. She's a canidae, a person with the ability to transform into a wolf at will. Using her heightened senses to track and her shapeshifting to follow people without being seen, she's made a decent business for herself and her associate Dale Frye... -
![The Case Of The Puppy Academy: A Samantha Rain Mysteries Short Story by Arizona Tape]()
The Case Of The Puppy Academy: A Samantha Rain Mysteries Short Story by Arizona Tape
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven hellhounds need training. When Samantha Rain takes her hellhound to school, she hoped to be surrounded by adorable magical puppies. Instead, she finds herself at the heart of a mystery and she's forced to investigate a jewellery thief. With all the important people at the Puppy Academy, she can't afford to step on any toes… or paws...
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