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Wild Scottish Fortune by Tricia O'Malley
Can an artisan builder with a haunted past learn to break down her own walls? Orla Clarke is a master builder with a secret—she can see ghosts. Tasked with building Common Gin’s newest distillery in Loren Brae, Orla faces more than just architectural challenges... -
The Crimson Spell, Volume 2 by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsA curse is a difficult thing to break. Vald, prince of Alsvieth upon taking up arms to defend his country was beset with a curse that transforms him into a ravenous cannibalistic beast... -
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! 07 by Yuu Toyota
It's complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he's the object of his male coworker's affections!Adachi’s job transfer to Nagasaki hangs over his relationship with Kurosawa like a harbinger of doom! But true to form, the pair reaffirm their feelings for each other and come to the decision that they can make it through anything,... -
The Write Hook by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMidlife is full of surprises. Not all of them are working for me.At forty-two I’ve had my share of ups and downs. Relatively normal, except when the definition of normal changes… drastically... -
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Crimson Spell, Vol. 3 by Ayano Yamane
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPrince Vald continues his journey with the sorcerer Halvi, seeking a means to break the curse that causes him to transform into a demon at night. But enemies looking to take the power of Vald’s cursed sword for themselves bewitch Halvi in an attempt to make him fight the young prince! Forced to the brink, Halvi makes a crucial choice.Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for mature audiences... -
The Vampire's Former Flame by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWelcome to Nocturne Falls, the town where Halloween is celebrated 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.Ephelia Moreau doesn’t know she’s in danger... -
You May Be Write by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsNo one in their right freaking mind ever said midlife was magical. Apparently it is.Or at least mine is…Once upon a time there was a paranormal romance author who caught her husband in a compromising position. One divorce later, she’s free and ready to start her new life at forty-two. Right? Wrong... -
Zachary by Louisa Masters, Joel Leslie
A dragon with endless secrets meets a demon with nothing to hide…I’m the easygoing one. The fun one. The rare member of my family who gets along with anyone. Except there’s a chance I may have got off on the wrong foot with our new dragon liaison, Ronan. In my defense, he rubs everyone the wrong way... -
Sounds Like Love by Ashley Poston
A hitmaking songwriter and a bitter musician share a startling and inexplicable connection that they’ll do anything to shake, in the next sparkling, magical book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Year Slip and A Novel Love Story... -
The Other Side of Now by Paige Harbison
A hilarious and heartfelt novel about how loves and lives are never truly lost, for fans of Rebecca Serle and Taylor Jenkins Reid. With a leading role on a hit TV show and a relationship with Hollywood's latest heartthrob, Meg Bryan appears to have everything she ever wanted. But underneath the layers of makeup and hairspray, her happiness is as fake as her stage name, Lana Lord... -
Whiskey & Witches by T.M. Cromer
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the golden Son sacrifices for the shunned One, only then can the curse be undone...Carrick O'Malley lost his wife in a tragic accident and is dealing with his heartbroken, mute son... -
Saint and the Queen by Desiree .
Eve Noelle has been tortured by her mother's careless dreams and delusions her entire childhood that her absent father is actually Santa Claus. The real Santa Claus. She despises Christmas, the music, the children, and anything to do with the holiday but then one day. -
All The Write Moves by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGoing to Hell has never been on my bucket list… until now.The fact that I can speak that sentence without laughing or losing my mind is absurd. However, my life has veered into a very tricky tale that rivals any of my books.The villain has been banished. I’ve written her right into an infernal doom... -
Life Ghost On by Jane Hinchey
Rated: 4.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWho knew a Bridal Expo could be so thrilling? Especially when you’re the bride-to-be with a meddling family and a flamboyant wedding planner named Seb. I thought everything was sorted for my upcoming nuptials with Kade Galloway, but Seb insisted on attending the expo.As soon as we entered Firefly Bay’s town hall, the noise was deafening, and the atmosphere was chaotic... -
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To Have It All by B.N. Toler
Rock bottom. Liam had set up shop there. After an accident left him injured and unable to work, it wasn’t long before he ended up on the street with his dreams in the gutter. This was it. This was his life. Until the day he met Max Porter—a man who appeared to have it all...Categorized as:
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The Enchanted Garden Cafe by Abigail Drake
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFor her sixth birthday, Fiona Campbell’s mother, Claire, made her a peace sign piñata filled with wishes for a better planet instead of candy. When she got her period, her mother held a womanhood ceremony at their café and invited the neighborhood. On her sixteenth birthday, they celebrated with a drum circle... -
Daisy's Vintage Cornish Camper Van by Ali McNamara
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWelcome to the gorgeous Cornish town of St Felix, where there's magic in the air... When Ana inherits a broken-down camper van from her best friend, she takes the chance for a quick trip to Cornwall - some sea air and fish and chips on the beach is just the tonic she needs. But St Felix has bigger plans for Ana... -
Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop: The heart-warming, romantic read we all need right now (St Felix) by Ali McNamara
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWelcome to the glorious little Cornish town of St Felix - where romance and magic sparkle in the summer air'An enchanting escape to the seaside. Pure magic!' Heidi Swain'St Felix has stolen my heart yet again; a perfect, sparkling, summer read.' Cathy BramleyKate thinks all her wishes have come true when she opens her own little craft shop in the idyllic harbour town of St Felix... -
Our Radiant Embers by Zarah Detand
Their rivalry? Explosive. Their chemistry? Magical. When a regrettable drunken hookup becomes your partner in a high-stakes magical project, sparks are bound to fly—just not the kind Liam Morgan was hoping for. Teaming up with Adam Harrington, the golden boy of a legendary magical lineage, was not on his to-do list... -
Christmas With The Camdens by A.M. McCoy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDeck the halls with balls of Camden Twins… Oops, I mean boughs of holly. Fa-la-la-la- but also the twins.Three years have passed since we left Bailey, Finn, and Walker Camden in Mayfield Montana with their three-year-old daughter Eloise Jade. Now, the trio have been married for six years, and have two more kids running around causing trouble, twin boys Parker and Paxton... -
Star-crossed Witch by Deanna Chase
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel.Welcome to Miss Matched Midlife Dating Agency, where Marion Matched is ready to help you find your soul mate.When it comes to dating, Marion Matched has seen it all. She’s the witch people call when they’re fed up with unsolicited d*ck pics on their dating apps, being ghosted, or asked to do questionable things with their date’s feet...Categorized as:
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Crazy for You by Jane Fenton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKate would feel silly for having a crush on a fictional pirate—if he wasn’t standing right in front of her. After discovering that her long-term boyfriend has been cheating on her, psychologist Dr. Kate Barnes decides she’s still going on their romantic Bahamas getaway—alone... -
Over the Faery Hill: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Jennifer L. Hart
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA mountain of regrets. A bargain with a mischievous faery. Could tinkering with her past create a better future?Joey Whitmore longs to escape her dead-end world. Facing a midlife crisis at age forty-two and still living with her mother, getting fired from yet another job is the proverbial last straw...Categorized as:
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A World Without You by Caitlin Moss
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFive years ago, Olivia Baker was snowed in and stranded in a small town, unable to make it back to the city for Christmas. Five days later, she broke up with her corporate boyfriend in Seattle and made the rash decision to stay in the small town, promising to save the local paper and fall in love with the rugged country boy who knew how to sling an ax and make her weak in the knees... -
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Loving the Boss by Whitney G.
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsClaire Gracen finally has the life she’s always wanted: A career she loves, a man who’s willing to do any and everything for her, and friends that show her the true meaning of the word ‘friendship...Categorized as:
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The Seven Day Switch by Kelly Harms
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsTwo moms as opposite as a Happy Meal and a quinoa bowl. What a difference a week makes in a heartfelt, laugh-out-loud novel by the Washington Post bestselling author of The Overdue Life of Amy Byler.Celeste Mason is the Pinterest stay-at-home supermom of other mothers’ nightmares... -
The Hopes and Dreams of Lucy Baker by Jenni Keer
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsMeet Lucy, aged 25, and Brenda, aged 79. Neighbours, and unlikely friends. Lucy Baker is not your usual 25-year-old. She is more at home reading and knitting in her cluttered little flat than going out partying and socialising.79-year-old Brenda is full of wise and wonderful advice, but when she’s diagnosed with dementia her life begins to change... -
Let's Pretend This Will Work by Maddie Dawson
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsThe search for happiness turns a woman’s life upside down in a warm, quirky, and bighearted novel about the joys and chaos of finding love by the bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners.After too many dates, thirtysomething Mimi Perkins is still single, unmoored, and longing for love... -
A Cup of Silver Linings by Karen Hawkins
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins comes another “mesmerizing fusion of the mystical and the everyday” (Susan Andersen, New York Times bestselling author) in her Dove Pond series—and this time Ava’s famous tea leaves spell trouble ahead.Ava Dove—the sixth of seven daughters of the famed Dove family, and owner of Ava’s Landscaping and Specialty Gourmet Tea—is frantic... -
Hellbound With You by KazzenlX
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratings“Little lamb, let me tell you this. You’re standing before the gates of hell right now. Doing this means ruining your life. Are you ready to step down to hell with me?”As the silence dragged on, the man’s lips curved up into a triumphant, mocking smile and his hand landed on her head. He ruffled her hair and leaned in on her.“Hell is not a good place, at least for a little lamb like you...Categorized as:
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Haunted by Love by Keri Lane
Fate and circumstance won’t stop bringing me, Phee Carter-Wright, a paranormal influencer, and Darwin Chen, a paranormal debunker, together. Everywhere I turn, there’s Darwin with that half-quirk smile and a million sarcastic snipes at my job.It’s absolutely infuriating.What’s even more infuriating, though, is the fact that we can’t keep our hands off each other...Categorized as:
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Link with Me by Milly Taiden
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBookworms, Werewolves, and Meddling Matchmakers, Oh My! When Gerri Wilder joins a book club, she has no idea she's about to become the ringleader of a matchmaking circus. Armed with romance novels and good intentions, these meddling ladies are determined to spark love between their stubborn offspring... -
Of Tangles and Tinsel by T.A. Lawrence
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll she wants for Winter Solstice is revenge.There are only two things in the world that can lure me out of my hermit gingersnaps and revenge.Preferably both.Thankfully, the perfect opportunity for revenge just waltzed up to my doorstep (okay, I don't have a doorstep, because I've locked myself in a tower, but that's beside the point). Quill is my ex-rival... -
The Midnight Village by Holly Martin
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA scoop of second chances and a dash of destiny are about to become the recipe for this year's most magical love story.Star Brightheart bakes cakes that can help a person nail a job interview or mend a broken heart. But when a celebrity food critic nearly bites the dust after eating one of her cakes, she needs to disappear from her flashy public life in London. Fast... -
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His Lost Love by Ava Ryan
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI don't want her back. I want her out of my head...I don't know how his eyes manage to look so hot and so cold at the same time. Eyes like that want to either murder me or screw me...LiamI made my name fixing hearts.Most people know me as a world-class cardiac surgeon.Even more know the device I invented that made billions while saving lives...Categorized as:
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Grown Ups by Marian Keyes
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsA brand-new book from the #1 bestselling author of The Break and The Woman Who Stole My Life.They're a glamorous family, the Caseys. Johnny Casey, his two brothers Ed and Liam, their beautiful, talented wives and all their kids spend a lot of time together--birthday parties, anniversary celebrations, weekends away. And they're a happy family... -
Begin Again by Val Sims
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsEden McBride spent her whole life coloring within the lines. But when her fiancé dumps her one month before the wedding, and she suddenly finds herself with nothing to show for all the love, time and energy she invested in her four-year relationship, Eden is done following the rules... -
Straight on Till Morning by FayJay
Being a quick dialogue-only response to the fabulous Opening Ceremonies of The London 2012 Olympics, set in the Student Prince 'verse... -
Her Lucky Love by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBrayden Cooper has always been lucky. It's in his blood and in the coin that he has hanging on a leather tie around his neck. He has everything in the world he could ever want: money, a job, brothers he loves, and the luck that comes with his powers. Yet he's empty. Everyone but him knows he loves Allison, yet it's going to take something stronger than luck to bring them together... -
Third Time's a Charm by Marquita Valentine
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNote: Alternate/new cover edition for ASIN# B0096TKHAO To the world, Alexander "Sasha" Romanov is a sexy, globe-trotting playboy that parties with the very rich and famous. But behind the façade exists a ruthless man willing and able to destroy anyone and anything standing in the way of his ultimate goal ...until he meets Rose Holland... -
Switched by Sarah Ready
For Serena Otaki, free-spirited Californian, life is simple. She loves smashing atoms at The Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. She loves Star Trek, spicy tofu, and her cat, Captain Purrk. She loves her messy (slob-fest) apartment, her chaotic brand of organizing, and staying permanently, happily unattached.Life is perfect. She has one true love—physics...Categorized as:
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Devil's Curse by S.A. Bayne, Stephanie Rowe
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn this delightful paranormal romance romp by New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe writing as SA Bayne, the fate of the world is at risk when Satan's top soul-snatcher falls for the conflicted assassin sent to kill her boss.Becca is so done being Satan's favorite minion. If she doesn't escape soon, she'll be trapped forever... -
From the Desk of Lady Miss by Keke Palmer, Jasmine Guillory
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHopelessly sad and lightly drab Janet takes a spin with Lady Miss Jacqueline in this hysterically funny short story of a magical wig that turns a wallflower into the flashiest bulb in the room. Does Lady Miss go too far? Always!Lady Miss Jacqueline swears that hair makes a difference... -
Monster Roommate by Amanda Aggie
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA witty heroine and a sexy, alpha-hole hero.I'm Nora and in my entire afterlife, I never expected to be roommates with a possessive, cocky, sexy-as-sin vampire. Since I've been dead, no one has been able to see me, but that changed the second he stepped through the front door of my internal prison--aka my old house from before I flew the coop...Categorized as:
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Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered by Kerry Barrett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA Kind of Magic Part-time witch, full-time glamorous high-flyer Esme Mcleod rubs shoulders with celebrities for a living, has a sort-of-boyfriend …and just enough magic in her fingertips to solve life’s little irritations; why shouldn’t she cast a little spell to catch the busy barman’s attention, or to summon a latte to aid her all-nighters? Called back to her small Scottish home town and... -
Black Heart by R.L. Mathewson
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsFrom the NY Times bestselling author R.L. Mathewson of Pyte/Sentinel series comes the Cursed Heart series, a paranormal series with a twist.Everyone has a secret…There was something seriously wrong with her. That was the only explanation that Marty could come up with to explain why after all these years, she still couldn’t escape this hold that he had on her...Categorized as:
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The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThree lives converge as a wildly talented baker returns to Dove Pond to face her past in this entry in the charming series that proves that sometimes miracles really do happen...Ella Dove is an acclaimed baker whose desserts spark vivid, cherished memories in those who taste them. A restless soul, Ella goes wherever the wind takes her—but driven by a haunting dream, she’s coming home to Dove Pond... -
The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins crafts an unforgettable story about a sleepy Southern town, two fiercely independent women, and a truly magical friendship.Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm. To her, books have always been more than just objects: they live, they breathe, and sometimes they even speak... -
Alpha Versus Omega by M.M. Farmer
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLove is a battlefield when two bitter rivals on the battle robot circuit are stuck together during an emergency heat…CooperI’ve spent the last ten years of my life fighting my way to the top of the academic world and breaking glass ceilings for omegas everywhere, and now I can’t help but feel like my bid for tenure in the Engineering department of Barrington University hinges on me winning this... -
Have We Met? by Camille Baker
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhat if you already met the soul mate you were destined to be with? And you didn’t even know it?After losing her best friend to cancer, Corinne’s life is in flux...
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