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Night's Reckoning by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsDarkness comes for everyone, and some fates are inescapable.For over a thousand years, the legendary sword Laylat al Hisab—the Night’s Reckoning—has been lost in the waters of the East China Sea. Forged as a peace offering between two ancient vampires, the sword has eluded treasure hunters, human and immortal alike.But in time, even the deep gives up its secrets... -
Martyr's Promise by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen Summer Mackenzie and her boyfriend disappear in the fog-shrouded forests of Northern California, it sets off more than one alarm. The sheriff’s department is looking for them, the state rangers are on their trail, and even private security companies have gotten involved...Categorized as:
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Marked for Murder: A Shelby Nichols Mystery Adventure by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsTrouble follows Shelby NicholsWhy wouldn't it?She works for a mob boss.And the police.A desperate call from a friend in need turns Shelby's life upside down. Someone is out to prove that Shelby is a fake, marking her for murder. How far will they go?As the clock ticks down, she realizes no one is safe, and it's up to her to stop them. Will she succeed? Let's hope so, because time is running out.. -
Southern Bred and Dead by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA 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... -
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Devious Minds by Colleen Helme, Wendy Tremont King
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsListening Length: 9 hours and 6 minutesIt’s been almost a year since a near-fatal gunshot wound left Shelby Nichols with the ability to read minds. In that time she’s faced one problem after another. She’s been shot at, framed for murder, and targeted by a serial killer, just to name a few... -
Crossing Danger by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsShelby Nichols isn't your average soccer-mom turned private investigator. She's more on the quirky side with a little wild thrown in. That's because a near-fatal gunshot wound to the head left her with the ability to read minds. This lands her in all kinds of trouble, and this time is no exception. Helping a reporter, Billie Jo, get the low-down on a case is just the tip of the iceberg... -
Pearl Sky by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“If you want to make something new, my Benjamin, be wary of what you unmake in the process.”It’s not just any holiday season for Ben and Tenzin. Elder Zhang’s oldest servant is reaching the century mark and Ben and Tenzin arrive to honor him, but no sooner have they landed on Penglai Island than they’re confronted with the theft of a priceless artifact...Categorized as:
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Deep In Death by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsRunning “errands” for her mob-boss employer, Joey “The Knife” Manetto, often ends with Shelby in trouble, making her cautious about continuing her association with him. Instead, she focuses on a new client who hires Shelby to find her missing mother. What seems like a routine case turns into something more sinister and deadly than she ever imagined... -
Wisteria Woven by Angela Pepper, Tiffany Williams
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBook 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... -
Saggy But Witty in Crescent City by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsVampires with a vendetta. The Queen of Voodoo. Nasty necromancers. Just another day in my life.If you need a magical mystery solved, apparently I'm your gal. As the go-to private detective for the supernatural community, I've got every shifter, fae, and ghoul knocking on my door. Now the local vampires have decided to test me by leaving a dead shifter in a public park...Categorized as:
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Paladin's Kiss by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt’s the vampire wedding of the century… and maybe the end of an empire.The upper echelons of immortal society have gathered in New Orleans, all of them curious to witness the joining of Gavin Wallace, the immortal business mogul, to the human woman who captured his heart... -
The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive Siren by Heather G. Harris, Jilleen Dolbeare
The Vampire and the Case of the Secretive SirenSex, drugs and siren songs.Ok, so not much sex is going on. The closest I've gotten to some action is a date with Stan which ended in disaster. But with all the eye-candy walking around this small town, including the sexy vampire leader, Connor, I'm definitely re-thinking my 'no dating' rule... -
Southern Dreams by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs Pepper's wedding day quickly approaches, the entire town is excited to celebrate the big event. But when one witch is overlooked as a wedding guest, she takes her anger out on the town--cursing them. Now people's nightmares are coming to life--literally. The consequences are potentially devastating... -
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Saint's Passage by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsEveryone said that Lupe Martínez was a good kid. She listened to her mom, she helped at the homeless shelter, she got good grades, and she had a bright future ahead of her.Until she disappeared.Now no one knows what to think. The police are sure she ran away; her mother is sure she didn’t. Days have passed and no one knows what to do until her family priest suggests they call in an old friend...Categorized as:
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Rattling the Heat in Deadwood by Ann Charles, C.S. Kunkle
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA scrappy, hot-blooded woman can only take so much! Violet Parker is on fire… or rather under fire yet again. New evidence has fanned the embers of a cold murder case, and her alibi is smoldering at the corners. While battling a dogged detective determined to pin the murder on her, Violet scrambles to find the real killer...Categorized as:
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The Belial Origins by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsRevelations, death and destiny.The three forces have Delaney McPhearson's life for the last two years.But the greatest revelation is yet to come . . . and the greatest sacrifice.A powerful relic was hidden eons ago to protect mankind. If it’s uncovered, our world will change forever. But the Fallen are on its trail.And they’re not the only ones...Categorized as:
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Legacy by Brenda K. Davies
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen Melanie left her sheltered, bizarre childhood behind for college, she was determined to embrace her new life, but forgetting her past proved impossible. Though she tries to live a normal life, she shuns anyone who tries to get close to her.Kyle is determined to break through Melanie’s walls, but when she makes it clear she doesn’t talk about her past, he doesn’t push... -
Murder on the Sugarland Express by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Angie FoxGhost hunter Verity Long is overdue for a little R&R (rest and romance) with her boyfriend, Ellis, and a vintage train trip through the Tennessee mountains seems like just the ticket. The Sugarland Express carries history and nostalgia in every compartment, and Verity is determined to enjoy it—without ghostly interference... -
The Skeleton in the Closet by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsFrom New York Times bestseller Angie Fox, the second book in the new Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries. A haunted library is no place for a girl who can see ghosts, but when Verity Long stumbles on a dead body in the middle of the main reading room, she has to believe someone… even a dead someone… must have witnessed the crime. Her ghostly sidekick Frankie warns her to stay out of it... -
Delectable Magic by Iris Beaglehole
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsRosemary Thorn is finally about to achieve her dream of opening a chocolate shop in the magical village of Myrtlewood...In the lead-up to the Lughnasa festival, trouble is brewing in Bermuda...Rosemary has her hands full with the launch of her much anticipated magical chocolate shop... -
Southern Karma by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s Pepper Dunn’s first Halloween in magical Magnolia Cove, Alabama. She can’t wait to experience all her home has to offer—haunted houses, real ghosts, great fried food. And for one night, regular folks are invited to enter this town of witches.But when Rufus Mayes appears, Halloween looks to go haywire. But Rufus vows not to bother Pepper. Instead, he needs her... -
Vampire Chronicles: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat, The Queen of the Damned by Anne Rice, Robert O'Keefe
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsThe ornate, casket-like packaging and neogothic graphic design of this immortal trilogy is eerily enticing on its own. But just lift the lid, slide the first tape from its ghostly sleeve, and you'll soon embrace the hypnotic realm of the undead.Book 1, Interview with the Vampire, opens with the seductive purr of F... -
Honeysuckle Haunting by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJust when Blissful Breneaux is getting used to her new life in ghost-filled Haunted, Alabama, a stranger enters town with the promise of solving a thirty-year old murder. When that stranger winds up dead, Blissful is thrust in a murder mystery that threatens to destroy the happiness she's created. Her friend Alice becomes suspect number one...Categorized as:
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Maze of Souls by J.L. Bryan
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIt's October, and down at newly opened Pine Hollow Farm, the ghosts are running wild!. This “genuine” old-time family farm offers a big heap of fun fall activities. You can drink cider fresh from the orchard, enter a pumpkin-carving contest, and explore the five-acre corn maze... -
Herringbones and Hexes by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat the hex is going on?Life at Cardinal Woolsey’s knitting and yarn shop is about as smooth as shop owner Lucy’s knitting. In other words, lumpy, tangled and prone to disaster. Much like her spell-casting. But things get worse when her cousin and shop assistant Violet shows alarming symptoms of a hex... -
Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsAlternate cover for this ASIN can be found here.The hunt is on... Former supernatural covert agent Alyse Winters is determined to identify the party responsible for her handler's death. Unfortunately, local problems continue to sidetrack her when humans start committing crimes while under a spell and a link to her past shows up in need of help.. -
The Gravedigger’s Son by Darynda Jones
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe job should have been easy.Get in. Assess the situation. Get out. But for veteran tracker Quentin Rutherford, things get sticky when the girl he’s loved since puberty shows up, conducting her own investigation into the strange occurrences of the small, New Mexico town... -
Moon Angel by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsVampire private eye Samantha Moon must save her telepathic daughter from the Devil. When Tammy is tricked into a pact with the Evil One, he invades her mind, pulling every secret from it... Except the one he wants most. Sam vows to destroy the Devil, but she's going to need some help...a lot of help. The odds of success are slim to none until an unexpected ally appears..Categorized as:
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I Want Your Hex by Tara Lush
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA bachelorette party turns deadly in this quirky paranormal cozy mystery!Innkeeper Amelia Matthews' weekend goes from festive to fatal when a guest is murdered during a haunted swamp walk. With her psychic powers growing stronger and a killer on the loose, Amelia must channel her abilities and tap into the ghostly realm to catch the culprit... -
The Haunted Heist by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsJust because she can see the dead doesn’t mean Verity Long wants to spend her days hunting ghosts. Instead, she’s over the moon to land a marketing job at the local bank… until she finds her new boss dead in the vault. Even her ghost friend, Frankie, knows that's no way to start a career... -
Lie or Die by Colleen Helme
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsShelby has her hands full managing her new agency where she hopes to put her mind-reading skills to good use. Her first case to track down money stolen from a bank leads her into the lingerie business where nothing is as it appears. She also finds plenty to keep her busy with the police department and Detective Harris... -
Homicide at the Haunted House by Beth Dolgner
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsDivorced, broke, and broken down in the old mining town of Nightmare, Arizona, Olivia Kendrick is desperate for a job. At forty-two years old, she never thought she would be starting over like this, let alone in a tucked-away town filled with tourists, offbeat residents, and an outspoken UFO hunter... -
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...Categorized as:
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Southern Omens by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsPepper in her first trimester...and what a trimester it is!All of Magnolia Cove is buzzing when soothsayers arrive to offer blessings to Pepper's and Axel's unborn child. But when one of the soothsayers foresees death, the celebration quickly turns sour.Don't worry because there is a solution... -
Moon Elder by J.R. Rain, Matthew S. Cox
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsTHE #1 AMAZON BESTSELLING SERIES • Vampire private eye Samantha Moon is back and on the hunt for the Elder Gods in this electrifying paranormal mystery.Wealthy, reclusive families seldom hire private investigators for ordinary jobs.So when a woman from such a family asks Samantha Moon to locate her missing brother, the vampire detective suspects all is not quite as it seems...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... -
Moon Shadow by J.R. Rain
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsTen years ago, federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now in MOON SHADOW, private investigator Samantha Moon is asked to look into a mysterious sighting at Lake Elsinore...Categorized as:
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Shattered Alpha by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas made a lot of waves in already choppy waters, but progress was also made for paranormals. Some people seemed to realize they were on the same side of the real monsters and changed their tune. Others stepped up to show their support instead of staying quiet...Categorized as:
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No Ghouls Allowed by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsOn a trip to Georgia to see her father, M. J. Holliday finds herself trapped in a haunted mansion and discovers...THE SOUTH WILL RISE AGAIN—FROM THE DEAD M.J. has had a distant relationship with her father since her mother died more than two decades ago. But when M.J... -
Dead as a Doornail by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBeauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone. And doesn’t our Sheriff Kenni Lowry know that? Well, she knows a lot of things. Lucy Lowell takes great pride in writing negative reviews in the local newspaper for anything that does not go her way. When Lucy is found dead, it appears to be from natural causes... -
The Belial Children by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsAll children should be safe from harm . . .Someone didn't get the message.___________________________________________________Life has not calmed down for Delaney McPhearson now that she has become the ring bearer. For the last few months, she, Henry Chandler, and Jake Rogan have been finding the camps of the teenage potentials left behind by Amar... -
Lost in Las Vegas by Kristen Painter
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this new Jayne Frost and Sinclair Crowe mystery, a royal road trip takes the Princess and Prince Consort of the North Pole all the way to Las Vegas.And even though they’re in Sin City on official business, it doesn’t take long for trouble to find them. Trouble that’s very close to home...Categorized as:
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The Belial Ring by R.D. Brady
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsASIN moved from less recent editionThis time it's not her choice to fight... It's her destinyIn the last two years, Professor Delaney McPhearson has uncovered two Atlantis sites. Now, though, life has calmed down and all she wants to do is enjoy the peace with her love, Jake Rogan and those she cares about.But Atlantis is not done with her yet... -
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Black Widow by Jennifer Estep
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsThere’s nothing worse than a cruel, cunning enemy with time to kill—and my murder to plan. With wicked Fire elemental Mab Monroe long gone, you’d think I could finally catch a break. But someone’s always trying to take me down, either as Gin Blanco or my assassin alter-ago. Now along comes the Spider’s new arch-nemesis, the mysteriously named M. M... -
After the Bite by Lynsay Sands
The Argeneaus are back!Immortal Enforcer Valerian just wants to relax. His last assignment had been more grueling than he'd care to admit, and golf has always helped him unwind. If golf course owner Natalie thinks it's a little odd for him to tee off at sunset every evening, she's keeping it to herself. The single mom is sexy as hell, and her little daughter Mia only adds to his delight... -
Grimoires, Spas & Chocolate Straws by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsSandy slaughter. An enchanting suspect. Can a magical baker protect her friends from a dangerous paradise?Stranded on Badlands Island, Imogen Banks is driving herself crazy looking for her brother. So when the spell-casting baker's friends suggest they escape for a luxurious dragon spa treatment, she doesn't need a second invitation... -
Sophie and the Odd Ones by Gwen DeMarco
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSophie Feegle needs a break. Rent is due on her crappy apartment and she's halfway through her last loaf of bread.Sophie doesn't have big ambitions. She only wants a job that will keep her landlord off her back, enough extra cash for whiskey at the neighborhood bar and a bit of free time to hang out with the naughty old lady next door... -
Six Feet Under by Tonya Kappes
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsToo many cooks in the kitchen spoil the broth. And let me tell you, this broth is in trouble. Get ready for a Southern showdown. The residents of Cottonwood, Kentucky are sent into a tizzy when the Culinary Channel comes to town to film an episode of Southern Home Cookin’ with celebrity chef Frank Von Lee. Especially Sheriff Kenni Lowry... -
Peony Dreadful by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsWitches, Murder and Flowers make quite the bouquetPeony Bellefleur runs Bewitching Blooms, the charming flower shop in a picture-perfect Cotswold village in England. Her flowers seem to make the sick improve, wedding days happier, and birthdays more special because she infuses her bouquets with a little magic.Peony’s a witch in a village that seems too perfect to be true. Probably because it is...
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