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  • The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    The Rose Witch by Chandelle LaVaun

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    A Coven Old Magic Stand-Alone NovelHis magic lurks in the shadows…I feel his eyes on my back with every step I take. He’s following me. Chasing me. There’s nowhere for me to go, nowhere to hide that he won’t find me. He moves in smoke and shadows. He is the darkness. He tracks my every move like a predator with gold glowing eyes in the night...
  • To Love a Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    To Love a Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Bay Winchester is at a crossroads in her life. Her powers are growing, her personal life is settled, and there’s a young witch in crisis under her care. Things are … difficult. A good witch at heart, Bay knows that the teenager she’s trying to tame is dangerous. To keep Hemlock Cove safe, she’s isolated her at the campground property she owns with her boyfriend Landon...
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  • Play Dead by Annabel Chase

    Play Dead by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    In Fairhaven, there’s no rest for the wicked, the weary, or anyone in between.This time, the Wild Hunt is on its way to town, commanded by its ruthless leader who has a score to settle with Lorelei’s friend, the Night Mallt...
  • Follow the Crumbs by Amanda M. Lee

    Follow the Crumbs by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    There’s a prominent threat on the block… and he might just be sharing Stormy Morgan’s roof.She’s a new witch but she has a big problem… and it talks. Her new roommate Krankle may look cute but he’s a huge pain in her posterior. He’s also hiding something. Before she can focus on that, however, the unthinkable happens.On the highway leading out of town, three vehicles are involved in an accident...
  • Dead Heat by Annabel Chase

    Dead Heat by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 28 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...
  • A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

    A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 28 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...
  • Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino

    Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Stacy Justice is looking forward to a lazy summer of hot dogs and beer; swims in the lake with her Great Dane, Thor; and hanging with her rekindled old flame, Chance. But when she gets a creepy anonymous call hinting that her father’s “accidental” death fourteen years ago was actually a murder, she’s too unsettled to relax...
  • Wisteria Warned by Angela Pepper

    Wisteria Warned by Angela Pepper

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Zara Riddle is another year older, and busier than ever. She's a powerful witch, a skilled librarian, and the World's Best Mom - according to her coffee mug. It's no wonder the town's detective keeps seeking her help. If you want something done, ask a busy person!Zara partners again with Detective Bentley to investigate a call about a missing person...
  • Southern Wands by Amy Boyles

    Southern Wands by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Life just won’t settle down for Pepper Dunn. The Head Witch Order has arrived with one mission—secure Pepper’s powers for themselves at any cost.The entire Craple household is on deck to save Pepper. Grandma Betty has formed her own resistance, and even though they’re groaning about it, Amelia and Cordelia jump in to assist her...
  • Sinister Snack Attack by Amanda M. Lee

    Sinister Snack Attack by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    Join Stormy, Hunter, and the whole crazy crew as more trouble hits Shadow Hills...
  • 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...
  • Gray Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Gray Witch by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    Famous monsters are resurrecting across Mississippi, each one recreating their own gruesome deaths through new victims. Every time Rue pins down one horror legend, another appears with its own bloodthirsty agenda. The summoners raising these vengeful spirits save their best for last, a cruel gift that shatters Rue. But she’s not the only one whose heart gets broken...
  • Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase

    Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Welcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Emma Hart has a lot on her paranormal plate--a wedding to plan, a trespasser to defend, and a longstanding curse to break. When a pixie dies under mysterious circumstances, her endless list of Things To Do grows even longer...
  • Gray Days by Hailey Edwards

    Gray Days by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 17 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...
  • Playing With Fury by Annabel Chase

    Playing With Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight......Well, maybe not all supernaturals. I tend to avoid using my fury traits, but when I reluctantly use my power of invisibility and then can't undo it, I don't know whether the gods are punishing me--or someone else is. At first my condition isn't so bad...
  • Witch Is Why Two Became One by Adele Abbott

    Witch Is Why Two Became One by Adele Abbott

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    If you can’t beat ’em… Jill realises that the only way to move forward is to re-visit her past. But which one? …steal their custard creams...
  • Amuletto Kiss by Gina LaManna

    Amuletto Kiss by Gina LaManna

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Hold your loved ones close, islanders… Life for Lily Locke has not been normal ever since she learned of her witchy heritage, but now more than ever, her world is spiraling out of control. When a series of strange events begins to tear her beloved island apart, it’s up to the famed Mixologist to seek out the most powerful wizard in the world and spare him from death...
  • Dragon's Claw by Karen Chance

    Dragon's Claw by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    A new novella in the New York Times bestselling Midnight's Daughter series! Everyone knows that vampires are hard to kill. But when Dory Basarab is called to a crime scene in a smelly basement in Queens, she discovers that that may no longer be the case. Somebody has developed a new weapon, a vamp killer, and left her plenty of clues to follow...
  • Forged in Magical Fire by Brenda Trim

    Forged in Magical Fire by Brenda Trim

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Guess who just discovered her Phoenix lineage? I'd rather go back to just being cursed. Hot flashes have nothing on bursting into flames...Imps are taking over Cottlehill Wilds, wreaking havoc at every turn. Chasing them around my store with unreliable magic, while not alerting the mundies, is harder than raising twins...
  • Delectable Magic by Iris Beaglehole

    Delectable Magic by Iris Beaglehole

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    Rosemary 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...
  • More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    As a conman-turned-MPD-Agent, I'm fairly new to the whole "upholder of justice" thing, but even for me, there are some lines you just don't cross. Agent Söze of the MPD's Internal Affairs department, on other hand, seems determined to slime his way across every ethical line in existence like an over-sized eel on a power trip...
  • Wicked Reunion by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Reunion by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Ivy Morgan was convinced she was heading toward a smooth future … until she was arrested and charged with criminal trespass. Sure, she was saving a woman from certain death at the time, but in order for the criminal case to hold up against a murderer, she has to face the music...
  • Down Among the Dead Men by Craig Schaefer

    Down Among the Dead Men by Craig Schaefer

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Daniel Faust’s last heist ended with a betrayal, a bullet in his heart, and a plunge from a lonely back-country bridge. Now he’s on life support, and the occult relic keeping him tethered to this world is counting down the last seconds to midnight.That’s the good news. The bad news is, he just woke up in hell...
  • Like a Fine Magical Wine by Brenda Trim

    Like a Fine Magical Wine by Brenda Trim

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    After a harrowing visit to the Underworld, I finally shifted into my Phoenix. Flying doesn't stop Fate from insisting that I fight for my life, though. All of these brushes with death are for the birds. Catching the local murderer red-handed should have put a stop to the constant danger I'm in...
  • Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe

    Demon Hunt by Annabel Chase, A. Blythe

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Alternate 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..
  • Amber Gambler by Hailey Edwards

    Amber Gambler by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The other family business at The Body Shop is slow after word gets out that Frankie had clients die—cease to exist?—on her watch. Considering they were dead to begin with, she understands why the news shook the spirit community’s faith in her, but it’s a hard hit to her bottom line.When a spirit appears in her office, ready to sign a contract, she’s eager to please...
  • 13 Secrets by Michelle Harrison

    13 Secrets by Michelle Harrison

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Red is now living at Elvesden Manor under her real name, Rowan, and trying to put the past behind her. But staying on the straight and narrow isn’t as easy as she had hoped . . . Hounded by those who would like her to participate once more in the changeling trade, Rowan is also haunted by dreams of the Hedgewitch’s cottage and the chained-up Eldritch, who swore revenge when she left him there...
  • Peta by Shannon Mayer

    Peta by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    The long-awaited novella from Peta's point of view is finally here . . . My name is Peta, and I am a familiar. To stand at the side of an elemental as their familiar is a gift given to few familiars. Yet here I stand with my thirteenth—Larkspur, child of the earth. I do not want this charge, for all my previous have ended in deaths I could not prevent...
  • Witch My Grits by Amy Boyles

    Witch My Grits by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Will Dylan marry Roman? Southern witch Dylan Apel’s to-do list is stacked high—decide whether or not to marry her boyfriend, try to stay sane amidst her crazy family’s antics, and make a quickie dress for a shotgun wedding. The easiest of those is making the dress—or at least it’s supposed to be. But when one of the bridesmaids confesses that she’s a witch, Dylan is immediately suspicious...
  • Black Soul, White Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Black Soul, White Heart by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Vonda Winterbourne is, sadly, a lady. Much to her regret. And her parents expect her to act like one. That includes marrying a nice white witch who can provide her safety, companionship, and all the comforts one could desire in their gilded cage.Hiram Nádasdy is no gentleman. He’s a black witch with a reputation that strikes terror in the hearts of his enemies. But not in the girl...
  • Elementally Priceless by Shannon Mayer

    Elementally Priceless by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    "My Name is Rylee, and I am a Tracker" This is the story of my first salvage, seeking out a missing child that my mentor has warned me away from. What I find is more than one child: I find my destiny. "They call me the Destroyer." I've been banished to the desert for years after saving a life I should have let the darkness take...
  • The Werewolf Dates The Deputy by Kristen Painter

    The Werewolf Dates The Deputy by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 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.Fire chief and werewolf, Titus Merrow, has a pretty good life...
  • Wild Cards and Witches by Annabel Chase

    Wild Cards and Witches by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    The truth shall set you free.Yeah, right.I might have broken away from the group now that I know the dirty secrets of Pandora’s Pride, but I am far from free. Those who know the truth still want to control me. They’re not about to let me walk away and live a quiet life in the mountains. There’s too much at stake...
  • Mind Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Mind Magic by Eileen Wilks

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    FBI agent Lily Yu’s mind is a dangerous place to be in the latest Novel of the Lupi… Thanks to the mindspeech lessons she’s receiving from the black dragon, Lily is temporarily benched from Unit Twelve—until her brain acclimates and the risk of total burnout passes. At least she has her new husband, lupi Rule Turner, to keep her occupied...
  • Dragon's Egg by B.R. Kingsolver

    Dragon's Egg by B.R. Kingsolver

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    When did I become everyone’s paranormal Miss Fixit? When the Lords of the Icelandic Elves summon me to use my talents to find a lost Dragon's egg, I find it hard to say no. I've seen what a Dragon can do, and a young, just-hatched Dragon is a being of pure destruction. But word of the egg gets out, and the race to find it begins...
  • A Fairy Good Brew by Samantha Silver

    A Fairy Good Brew by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life.Invited to the paranormal world at last, Tina and Kaillie's trip gets off on the wrong foot - literally - when they stumble on a fairy's body just after arriving in Palm Rings.Between navigating this whole new world, meeting relatives they didn't know they had, and being accused of murder, Eliza has her hands full...
  • Luck of the Demon by Stacia Stark

    Luck of the Demon by Stacia Stark

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 35 ratings
    Within a matter of days, Samael will turn to ash.And there’s a high chance I’ll die with him. To save both our lives, I’m calling in every favor and debt owed to me.I’ll travel through realms.I’ll tussle with mythical creatures. And I’ll hand over the things I value most– even if it means playing right into Lucifer’s hands.I never could have imagined I’d risk everything for a demon...
  • Whole Latte Magic by Samantha Silver

    Whole Latte Magic by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Welcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life. Eliza is settling nicely into her new life on Enchanted Enclave. That is, until she and Leanne come across a woman who's been stabbed. Attempted murders have a way of shaking things up a bit...
  • Brute of All Evil by Devon Monk

    Brute of All Evil by Devon Monk

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    In two weeks, Delaney Reed will marry the man of her dreams. Everything is perfect. So why are the gods following her around like she suddenly needs a bodyguard?It might be because her fiancé is forced to serve an outsider god who hates Delaney and the town she protects. It might be because the local Valkyrie hired a social media star who is determined to expose Ordinary’s secrets...
  • The Summer Palace: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painter

    The Summer Palace: A Midlife Fairy Tale by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Newly crowned queen of the Radiant fae, Sparrow “Ro” Meadowcroft has two goals. First, to show her fae subjects that despite growing up in the mortal realm, she plans to honor all the customs and practices of her new world. Second, to reunite the Radiant fae with the Grym fae. Or at least broker peace between the two estranged kingdoms...
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    witches  fae  magic  paranormal  urban fantasy  fantasy
  • Mad Lizard Mambo by Rhys Ford

    Mad Lizard Mambo by Rhys Ford

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Kai Gracen has no intention of being anyone’s pawn. A pity Fate and SoCalGov have a different opinion on the matter. Licensed Stalkers make their living hunting down monsters and dangerous criminals… and their lives are usually brief, brutal, and thankless. Despite being elfin and cursed with a nearly immortal lifespan, Kai didn’t expect to be any different...
    Categorized as:
    magic  fae  mystery  dystopian  urban fantasy  fantasy  paranormal  m-m
  • Miss Frost Chills The Cheater  (Jayne Frost) by Kristen Painter

    Miss Frost Chills The Cheater (Jayne Frost) by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year. Jayne Frost is a lot of things. Winter elf, Jack Frost's daughter, Santa Claus's niece, heir to the Winter Throne and now...private investigator. Sort of.Jayne takes Sinclair on a much needed visit to her winter wonderland home, the North Pole. She wants him to see what her royal life is truly like...
  • Queen of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Queen of the Fae by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    I am destined to kill my fated mate. Fate is a meddling b*tch. First, it decreed that my mate would be Tarron, King of the Seelie Fae. He's gorgeous, arrogant, and for the longest time, I hated him. Until I didn't. Problem is... as soon as I start to fall for him, fate meddles again. Apparently, I’m fated to kill Tarron. To make matters worse, our Fae courts are at war...
  • Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall

    Secrets and Alchemy by Linsey Hall

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    Fated Mates....if they can surviveWhen Sora, a beautiful mage with broken magic, walks into my bar, two things are obvious. One: she needs my help. Two: she’s my fated mate.I’ll stop at nothing to save her from the magical mob boss she’s pissed off. It’s the only way I’ll ever be able to make her mine.Then the unexpected happens...
  • A Witch, Dark Roast by Samantha Silver

    A Witch, Dark Roast by Samantha Silver

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to Enchanted Enclave, where coffee, chaos and cauldrons are a way of life. When another body pops up at a new construction site in Enchanted Enclave, Eliza doesn't want to have anything to do with the investigation. After all, she's had a few close calls, and Detective Andrews warned her not to get involved in police matters in the future...
  • Defying Fate by S.M. Reine

    Defying Fate by S.M. Reine

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Elise Kavanagh has exorcised demons, slain gods, and come back from the dead. And she's done it all with the help of James Faulkner: a powerful witch, and the only person Elise has ever loved or trusted. But now the worst has happened. The Treaty protecting humanity from war between angels and demons has fallen. Elise has been taken by her greatest enemy and imprisoned in madness...
  • Deadly Knight by Annabel Chase

    Deadly Knight by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings
    From the time I joined the Knights of Boudica, I’ve pretended to be just like all the others. A magic specialty or two. Skilled with a blade. An innate sense of justice.But normal is overrated, right?Now that I know there are more ancient and powerful stones out there, I won’t rest until I find them. If that means using more of my magic and risking exposure, then it’s a chance I have to take...
  • Wuthering Frights by H.P. Mallory

    Wuthering Frights by H.P. Mallory

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A father she never knew existed, An impossible decision that had to be made, A lie she must keep to herself at all costs, And the realization that every choice she makes has consequences. Fairy and law enforcement agent, Dulcie O'Neil, has just discovered that her father is the Head of the Netherworld, and a double-dealing, illegal potions importer. Worse yet, she's now working for him...
  • Best Wishes by Helen Harper

    Best Wishes by Helen Harper

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    If wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Saffron Sawyer is on her own. She’s no longer part of the Office of Faery Godmothers - in fact, she’s no longer part of anything, even if her magic is stronger now than she could have ever dreamed possible. Thwarted at every turn and stalked by monsters in the streets, her life feels like it's falling apart. But Saffron isn’t going to give up hope...
  • The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    They called me an amplifier. And they had bred me, raised me, and trained me to be a killer with preternatural precision. I was capable of taking, holding, and transferring power that wasn’t my own with a simple touch. Skin-to-skin contact. Along with four others of my generation, I could infiltrate any magical organization, extracting whoever or whatever I’d been ordered to extricate...
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