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  • Midlife Witch Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Witch Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 39 ratings
    Gran used to say that a strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. To be sure, flirting with challenges is a terrible idea. Ask me how I know.All Bree really wants is to bury her head in the sand, somewhere in the south of France while a hot pool boy rubs lotion on her back...
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    magic  vampires  witches  fae  demons  mystery  suspense  fantasy
  • All Quiet On the Witchy Front by Amanda M. Lee

    All Quiet On the Witchy Front by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    The Winchester witches are at it again. Get ready for mayhem...
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  • The Grim Reaper Gaffe by Amanda M. Lee

    The Grim Reaper Gaffe by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes has fought witches, ghosts, chupacabras, and killer clowns.Now she must face her final enemy.The battle with Sybil is finally here, and it will happen in Detroit....where the grim reapers rule all.It's going to be a bumpy ride...
  • Once Bitten, Twice Dead by Amanda M. Lee

    Once Bitten, Twice Dead by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Ten years ago, teenagers Shauna and Eli Eaton disappeared. They were never found. That’s about to change.On her way home from Hemlock Cove, Stormy Morgan finds two teenagers in the middle of the road. They can’t possibly be the same teenagers, though. Can they? Turns out they are, but they haven’t aged a day.Nobody understands how the teenagers are back...
  • At Charm's Length by Amanda M. Lee

    At Charm's Length by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Hadley Hunter’s world is about to get bigger…and maybe not in a good way.When bodies wash up on the Moonstone Bay beach, it’s obvious there’s trouble afoot. Where, though? When her future mother-in-law identifies one of the bodies as belonging to Julian Nichols’ bodyguard, Hadley knows they’re in trouble.Julian Nichols is Miami’s biggest and baddest shifter…and he’s out there, somewhere...
  • Dial W For Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    Dial W For Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.68 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    The Happy Holidays Players—a renowned acting troupe—is coming to town and Hemlock Cove is bursting with excited residents who want parts in the winter festival. That includes the three Winchester matriarchs, who are vying with one another for top billing.Bay Winchester doesn’t care about the pageant, but she’s more than happy to sit back and watch the shenanigans...
  • Undead Urges by Amanda M. Lee

    Undead Urges by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Luna Thorn is a witch about town. She likes to fancy herself a loner, but the truth is, she has the weight of the world resting on her shoulders.Gorgons are infiltrating Detroit, and they’ve set their sights on Luna. They want her. The question why? Luna is determined to find out. It won’t be easy...
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    vampires  magic  fae  demons  mystery  witches  suspense  paranormal
  • Blood Rites by Jim Butcher

    Blood Rites by Jim Butcher

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 96 ratings
    For Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, there have been worse assignments than going undercover on the set of an adult film. Dodging flaming monkey poo, for instance. Or going toe-to-leaf with a walking plant monster. Still, there is something more troubling than usual about his newest case...
  • Eat, Drink & Be Witchy by Lily Harper Hart

    Eat, Drink & Be Witchy by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Life is going well for Hali Waverly. She owns her own tiki bar at one of St. Pete Beach’s premiere resorts and her life is settled for the first time in…well, a really long time. On top of that, a local private investigator she keeps crossing paths has decided it’s time to date, something that both thrills and terrifies her...
  • Magic & Marriage by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Marriage by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    When 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...
  • Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception...
    Categorized as:
    mystery  magic  vampires  fae  demons  witches  paranormal  fantasy
  • Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

    Blade Bound by Chloe Neill

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 41 ratings
    The thrilling final installment of Chloe Neill’s New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series sees a sinister sorcery advancing across Chicago, and it may usher in the fall of Cadogan House… Since the night of her brutal attack and unwilling transformation to vampire, Merit’s stood as Sentinel and protector of Chicago’s Cadogan House...
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    vampires  witches  magic  mystery  alpha male  suspense  fae  fantasy
  • Chilled to the Bone by Amanda M. Lee

    Chilled to the Bone by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Stormy Morgan is flying high. She’s engaged. She’s used to her new routine. She’s even learning about being a witch. All of that changes when a local podcaster’s house goes up in flames and a body is found inside. Carl Winslow was not a nice man. He spent his time stalking local family vloggers so he could cast aspersions on their life choices...
  • A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

    A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number!Midlife's a bumpy journey. The ride is a freaking rollercoaster. The crisis is real.With my life back to normal--normal being a very relative word--one would think I'd catch a break.One would be very wrong...
  • Magic & Misdeeds by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Misdeeds by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome 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...
  • Dead Heat by Annabel Chase

    Dead Heat by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    It isn’t easy being the liminal deity of a multirealm crossroads, as Lorelei Clay can attest. There are the typical issues, of course, like a wayward god stumbling into Wild Acres, and then there are the more pressing ones…Like an incubus who wakes up with a mysterious mark on his chest and a timer on his life.And the demon with an urgent message for Kane...
  • Fury and Ice by Annabel Chase

    Fury and Ice by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.When a woman is murdered behind the library, Chief Fox realizes the victim was more than she seemed and enlists the aid of Chipping Cheddar’s resident Federal Bureau of Magic agent, Eden Fury...
  • Southern Bred and Dead by Angie Fox

    Southern Bred and Dead by Angie Fox

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    A haunted church. A ghastly death. Can Verity clear up the case before she’s buried way over her head?Verity Long would really like a day off. Between uncovering the culprit who capped her gangster ghost housemate and dodging the bomb her boyfriend just dropped on their relationship, her spiritual calling has gotten complicated...
  • Merry Hexmas by Lily Harper Hart

    Merry Hexmas by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Christmas has come to the Quarter, and that means big things for Ofelia Archer. Her father is getting out of the hospital for a holiday visit, she’s about to meet two future sisters-in-law for the first time, and this is her first Christmas with her fiancé. She should be on top of the world. There’s just one little problem...
  • Two Birds, One Crone by Amanda M. Lee

    Two Birds, One Crone by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Scout Randall thought she had things well in hand. Then a loa landed in her lap and life exploded.Baron Samedi does what he wants, when he wants. Right now he wants to learn as much as he can about the new pixie apex…and the lamia apex who is gunning for her. He doesn’t care who he annoys as he gathers his information...
  • Magic & Madness by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Madness by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Welcome 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

    Bare Bones by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    A 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...
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    fae  witches  vampires  magic  demons  suspense  fantasy  urban fantasy
  • Drive Me Daisy by Annabel Chase

    Drive Me Daisy by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Mia’s biggest nightmare is about to manifest—her mother is coming to town with her husband du jour in tow.Never mind the sorry state of the garden, the hormonal inches insulating Mia’s waist, or the Orca-sized cat that likes to rest her girth on Mia’s head in the middle of the night when she’s too tired to object...
  • Magic & Mischief by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Mischief by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Welcome to Starry Hollow, where spells were made to be broken. When a handful of Starry Hollow residents experience their worst nightmares in real life, witch-in-training Ember Rose must use her budding journalist skills to figure out the who, what, why, when, where and how before it's too late...
  • Every Picture Tells a Fury by Annabel Chase

    Every Picture Tells a Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.When an artist in Chipping Cheddar disappears under mysterious circumstances, Chief Fox enlists my help to solve the case. An inspection of the artist's most recent paintings reveals there's magic at work and I have to get in touch with my inner Rembrandt in order to access it...
  • Fun and Fury by Annabel Chase

    Fun and Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.Federal Bureau of Magic Agent Eden Fury spends her days catching demons and returning them to Otherworld where they belong. Grandma spends her days catching Little Critters on her favorite game and never the twain shall meet.Until they do...
  • Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams

    Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Book 11 in the sensational Wisteria Witches Mysteries series by USA Today Bestselling author Angela Pepper!Zara Riddle was looking forward to her first Halloween as a witch.Then the little girl ghost showed up.Zara puts costume shopping on hold, rolls up her sleeves, and does her usual witcher-i-doo.But nothing works as planned. Mistakes are made. Dinner parties are ruined. (More than usual...
  • Freaky Curses by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Curses by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Mystic 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

    Broke Bones by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.54 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The 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...
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    fae  vampires  magic  witches  demons  suspense  fantasy  urban fantasy
  • Cold as a Witch's Tequila Sunrise by Lily Harper Hart

    Cold as a Witch's Tequila Sunrise by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The big day has arrived. Hali Waverly is finally getting the surgery she so desperately needs. Her boyfriend Gray Hunter is determined to be by her side for it. She thinks she’s ready for it. Is she, though?The surgery itself goes off without a hitch. Hali’s recovery is another story. Ceding control of her beloved tiki bar to her brother and her boyfriend’s brother only amps up her anxiety...
  • Cast Away by Annabel Chase

    Cast Away by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Witch-in-training Emma Hart is preparing for one of the worst days of her life...the marriage of fallen angel Daniel Starr to the spoiled fairy, Elsa Knightsbridge. Fortunately for Emma, distractions are easy to come by in Spellbound when a troll is found dead near a bridge and an overzealous werewolf is arrested for indecent exposure...
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    mystery  magic  witches  vampires  fae  suspense  fantasy  paranormal
  • Blood & Bones by Lauretta Hignett

    Blood & Bones by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    My whole world has just exploded. I'm doing a jaunty quick-step on the edge of total insanity, battling shock, exhaustion, crisis fatigue, and some sort of festering dark power that threatens to erupt out of me every time I get a little stressed. At least now I know where this genocidal rage comes from. Turns out, it's hereditary...
    Categorized as:
    fae  vampires  magic  witches  demons  suspense  urban fantasy  fantasy
  • Magic & Mystery by Annabel Chase

    Magic & Mystery by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Welcome 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...
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    mystery  magic  witches  vampires  fae  suspense  paranormal  fantasy
  • Karma Killer by Amanda M. Lee

    Karma Killer by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A killer has come to Detroit, and he’s knocking off pink-haired women and leaving them in area parks. Is he looking for Luna Thorn? He just might be.As if time traveling and meddlesome reapers weren’t enough to deal with, Luna has a new problem…and it’s wearing a mask. Constant horror movie jokes aside, as each body drops, the pressure weighing down Luna continues to build...
  • Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett

    Dating with a Vengeance Demon by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    A mysterious supernatural assassin is loose in D.C. – a man made of marble, hell-bent on murdering the most popular senator the country has seen in years...
  • The Agony & the Hex-stasy by Lily Harper Hart

    The Agony & the Hex-stasy by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Carnival is just around the corner, so New Orleans is enjoying the last gasps of the off-season. It should be a quiet time in the French Quarter, but nothing is ever truly quiet on Bourbon Street.When a man and woman walking home from dinner are attacked by a monster, Zach Sully and Ofelia Archer are called to the scene. The man is dead, killed in an instant, and the woman is shaken...
  • Witches Get Stitches by Lily Harper Hart

    Witches Get Stitches by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Hali Waverly is in a holding pattern following hip surgery. She’s getting better, but she still has to be careful…especially living so close to the beach. Still, she thinks it’s safe enough to go out for dinner with her boyfriend Gray Hunter…right up until they’re swarmed by escaped prisoners...
  • Gray Days by Hailey Edwards

    Gray Days by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Black 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...
  • Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

    Amongst Our Weapons by Ben Aaronovitch

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 37 ratings
    The ninth novel of the bestselling Rivers of London urban fantasy series returns to the adventures of Peter Grant, detective and apprentice wizard, as he solves magical crimes in the city of London.There is a world hidden underneath this great city. The London Silver Vaults–for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world...
  • Thistle While You Work by Amanda M. Lee

    Thistle While You Work by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Thistle Winchester never thought of herself as responsible, but when Overlook helper Belinda gets a chance to go to a special conference and learn about opening her own business, Thistle volunteers to watch Belinda’s daughter Annie. Thistle was the queen of rotten children so she thinks Annie will be easy...
  • Crone It Down by Amanda M. Lee

    Crone It Down by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Hawthorne Hollow is going to the birds.Literally.These birds have an agenda, though, and it’s not good.Scout Randall wants to take advantage of the fact that her current nemesis is trapped on another plane. Regrouping and resting—and strategizing—is the name of the game. A new enemy has other ideas, however.A run-in with a flock of strixes gives Scout more than she bargained for...
  • Witchdependence Day by Amanda M. Lee

    Witchdependence Day by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Marcus Richmond might be the quiet one in the Winchester witches’ world, but that doesn’t mean he has nothing to say.Between renovations at his stable – and plans for a bright future with a certain feisty witch – Marcus has his hands full...
  • Hexy Hijinks by Amanda M. Lee

    Hexy Hijinks by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Luna Thorn was happy being a witch. Being a traveler is another thing entirely. Just when she thinks she’s ready to wrap her head around her new reality, though, things fall apart. Again. Absolute chaos descends on Detroit when a federal investigator focuses his attention on Luna…and he seems determined to take her down. Paranormal problems are one thing...
  • Hell Hath No Fury by Annabel Chase

    Hell Hath No Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.When residents start turning into animals, I know there's more than shifting at work. Unfortunately, the animals aren't speaking up and I don't have a clue where to start...
  • Cursed Mate by Linsey Hall

    Cursed Mate by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    For 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...
  • Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 53 ratings
    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...
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    magic  fae  mystery  demons  witches  suspense  urban fantasy  fantasy
  • Bitter Bones by Lauretta Hignett

    Bitter Bones by Lauretta Hignett

    Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The 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...
  • The First Curse is the Deepest by Lily Harper Hart

    The First Curse is the Deepest by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.81 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    When a young girl goes missing on the way to her bus, Maddie Graves-Winters goes searching and finds the sort of mystery she never wanted to uncover.The girl, crying and shaking and talking about a monster, is okay when Maddie finds her. What they discover with the girl isn’t, however.When Maddie and her husband Nick were in high school, three teenagers went missing...
  • Taming of the Brew by Lily Harper Hart

    Taming of the Brew by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Life in the French Quarter is quiet…which is exactly how Ofeila Archer likes it. She’s making plans for Christmas, trying not to fixate on the fact that her mother is picking up trash as part of her community service, and otherwise just lazing about.Then life takes a turn, as it so often does in New Orleans, and her mother calls with a problem. It seems she’s found a body...
  • What Dies Beneath by Lily Harper Hart

    What Dies Beneath by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Hali 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...
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