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A Crone to Pick by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsScout Randall knows what she is, more than a witch, more powerful than she ever thought imaginable. She’s only hit the tip of the iceberg on what she can do. Now she has to grapple with another problem.When her former partner Evan was believed dead in a vampire attack, she blamed herself, mourned, and tried to move on. Now he’s back, and he’s more than anybody ever imagined, too... -
![Cast the First Crone by Amanda M. Lee]()
Cast the First Crone by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsScout Randall’s life has turned from bad to worse. With her boyfriend’s murderous mother on the loose, that means she’s a target. But where will the attack come from?Scout thought they would have time to figure things out, time to regroup and come up with a plan. She was wrong. The next enemy is on their doorstep... -
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![Hex Type Thing by Amanda M. Lee]()
Hex Type Thing by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHadley Hunter is feeling on top of the world.She’s embracing her new home on Moonstone Bay and coming into her own as a witch. Her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, who happens to be sheriff, is even involving her in his investigations.Unfortunately, the peace on Moonstone Bay is about to be threatened... -
![Chilled to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee]()
Chilled to the Crone by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsScout Randall has a big new enemy that just happens to be wearing a familiar face.Full description coming soon... -
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![Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver]()
Ghost Hunter by Michelle Paver
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsHer cry rips the souls from your marrow. With her spear she snares them. She devours them. Eostra truly is an eater of souls. Winter is coming. Souls' Night draws near. Eostra, the Eagle Owl Mage, holds the clans in the grip of terror. Torak must leave the Forest and seek her lair in the Mountain of Ghosts, while Renn faces an agonizing decision... -
![Murder by the Cup by Abigail Lynn Thornton]()
Murder by the Cup by Abigail Lynn Thornton
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsShe's always been her family's dirty little secret,but now she's finally free...Wynona Le Doux would never have chosen to be born into the most powerful, ruling witch family in all of Hex Haven. And she certainly wouldn't have chosen to be cursed at birth and grow up without powers. Nor would she have ever wanted to add 'amateur sleuth' to her resume.It seemed fate left her no choice... -
![Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero]()
Final Fae by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChaos has nothing on me…I will do whatever I have to in order to end Queen Tephine’s reign for good.Even if I go down with her.This ends now... -
![Marked in Flames by Carrie Ann Ryan]()
Marked in Flames by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy mate rejected me, leaving me broken. I refuse to let that happen again-even if Steele is the one for me. I hold the power of flame and future in my hands, but I know the world is watching. Waiting for us to fall. The truth and lies that bind the Aspen Pack together are crumbling and I am to bear witness to its fate. I know the Enforcer of the Aspens is my mate... -
![Dragon Kiss: A Dragon Kings Novella by Donna Grant]()
Dragon Kiss: A Dragon Kings Novella by Donna Grant
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Donna Grant’s latest installment picks up where Dragon Arisen leaves off. Alasdair and Lotti return to face the biggest foe the Dragon Kings have met yet—and the stakes have never been higher.Lotti has come a long way since finding love with Alasdair and uncovering her true origins as a Star Person... -
![Sealed with a Hiss by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom]()
Sealed with a Hiss by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premiere destination for murder.***Includes RECIPEMy name is Bizzy Baker, and I can read minds—not every mind, not every time but most of the time and believe me when I say it’s not all it’s cracked up to be.It’s Valentine’s Day in Cider Cove. Love is in the air and so is murder... -
![Double Take: An FBI Thriller by Catherine Coulter]()
Double Take: An FBI Thriller by Catherine Coulter
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsIt's been more than six months since her husband's brutal death, and Julia Ransom is just beginning to breathe again. She loved her husband, renowned psychic August Ransom, but the media frenzy that followed his murder sapped what little strength she had left. Now, after dinner with friends, strolling along San Francisco's Pier 39, she realizes that she's happy... -
![A Panicked Premonition by Victoria Laurie]()
A Panicked Premonition by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling Psychic Eye Mystery series continues with P.I. Abby Cooper facing the ultimate locked room murder... Professional psychic and FBI consultant Abby Cooper has used her inner visions to get her out of many a scrape and solve many a crime but she s about to face a murder scene that will put all her powers to the test... -
![A Grave Prediction by Victoria Laurie]()
A Grave Prediction by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIn Victoria Laurie's latest Psychic Eye Mystery, Abby Cooper learns that following the money often leads to murder....When Abby is sent to Los Angeles to help train FBI officers to use their intuition, she encounters a case that only she can solve: a series of bank robberies in which the thieves made off with loads of cash but left no clues... -
![Under the Willows by Pamela McCord]()
Under the Willows by Pamela McCord
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAfter her husband is killed by a drunk driver, Kelly Harris and her son TJ move into a sprawling Victorian house in Ohio that her husband inherited from his grandmother. Dealing with her overwhelming grief is a struggle as she adjusts to life in a small town. And, just as she’s beginning to feel more comfortable, life takes another unexpected turn... -
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![Night Demon by Lisa Kessler]()
Night Demon by Lisa Kessler
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeep within the Yucatan jungle a demon has awakened...Gretchen Finch's job would be much easier if she weren't alone in the jungle with a brilliant recluse whose every glance sets her on fire. But the more she focuses on her work, the closer she gets to unlocking the mysteries of a terrible creature - the Night Demon - that threatens the world as she knows it...Categorized as:
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![Darkness Betrayed by Alexandra Ivy]()
Darkness Betrayed by Alexandra Ivy
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a conspiracy threatens what's most precious to The Guardians of Eternity, they must depend upon their one-time enemy to protect them in the latest from New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy . . . Once, Brigette was the conduit through which the ultimate evil reached Earth. Now she's just a lonely Were isolated in an Irish cottage, cut off from her animal and humanity alike... -
![Hoodoo Heaven: A Paranormal Women's fiction novella by Reggi Dupree]()
Hoodoo Heaven: A Paranormal Women's fiction novella by Reggi Dupree
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Hoodoo, Texas—Mayberry with magic, midlife, and a dash of murder.I expected my forties to be filled with imbalanced hormones and an ex-husband or two. Instead, I died for the second time, was gifted a Thor hand, then sent a summons to my hometown of Hoodoo, Texas.The one place I swore never to return after being accused of murder... -
![Remembrance by T.K. Eldridge]()
Remembrance by T.K. Eldridge
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsI was three when I watched my mother die.Now I'm back in Muckle Cove digging into her murder.They say coming home is never easy, but what I'm finding goes so much deeper than anyone could have imagined.Ancient magic, modern politics, and my mother's ghost all point to some truth in the past that could change my present forever.If it doesn't kill me first.. -
![Accidentally Dead, Again by Dakota Cassidy]()
Accidentally Dead, Again by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsHe was just looking for a night of fun. After a wild work-sponsored Halloween party, entomologist Sam McLean wakes up with a spotty memory—and a pointy set of fangs. Sam’s one-night stand wasn’t just dressed as a vampire; she had the bite to match... -
![A Bead of Blood by R.E. Butler]()
A Bead of Blood by R.E. Butler
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsVampire Sabrina Chalice has spent the last few decades righting wrongs within the vampire community as a Hunter. When she stops a vampire-run, illegal were-animal fighting ring, she finds herself head over fangs for a were-bear named Griegs. One hot moment leads to a connection that neither anticipated, and the solitary Hunter finds herself in a bear den, surrounded by love and acceptance... -
![Midnight is a Lonely Place by Barbara Erskine]()
Midnight is a Lonely Place by Barbara Erskine
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter a broken love affair, biographer Kate Kennedy retires to a remote cottage on the wild Essex coast to work on her new book until her landlord's daughter uncovers a Roman site nearby and long-buried passions are unleashed! In her lonely cottage, Kate is terrorized by mysterious forces... -
![Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin]()
Night Will Find You by Julia Heaberlin
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsA scientist with a special gift riles a wasp's nest of conspiracy theories while investigating a cold case in this riveting novel from the acclaimed and bestselling author of Black-Eyed Susans and We Are All the Same in the Dark.When she was ten, Vivvy Bouchet saved a boy’s life by making an impossible prediction... -
![Calamity at the Carnival by London Lovett]()
Calamity at the Carnival by London Lovett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSpring is in the air. Flowers are blooming, birds are singing, Jackson's kisses keep coming, and despite the occasional moodiness of her ghostly housemate, Sunni is looking forward to the season.It's spring break in Firefly Junction and the Stockton Traveling Carnival has come to town. Sunni finds herself saddled with an uninspiring story assignment... -
![Double Trouble by London Lovett]()
Double Trouble by London Lovett
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFirefly Junction meets Port Danby as Lola and Lacey take a trip to the Cider Ridge Inn in Double Trouble. Sunni Taylor is finally going to meet Lola Button, the quirky antique dealer who sold her some rather unusual old photos of Cider Ridge Inn. When Lola arrives with her best friend, Lacey Pinkerton, Sunni and Lacey find they have a lot in common... -
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![Dark Nights Dangerous Men by Elisabeth Naughton, Cynthia Eden]()
Dark Nights Dangerous Men by Elisabeth Naughton, Cynthia Eden
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratings6 Bestselling Authors, 6 Sexy Reads… From romantic suspense to paranormal romance; from a full length novel to a bite sized novella, whatever you're looking for, we've got the story for you! Stolen Fury by Elisabeth Naughton (Word count: 100,000) To unearth a centuries-old secret, an archaeologist must team up with the rakish thief who's stolen both an ancient relic and her heart.. -
![When Darkness Falls by Heather Graham]()
When Darkness Falls by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWhat You See - In an ancient cemetery, travel writer Jade MacGregor’s tour of a Scottish tomb is marred by a terrifying attack that leaves her surrounded by corpses drained of blood. A year later, back home on a shadowy French Quarter street, she glimpses the oddly compelling stranger she met that day... -
![Allure of the Wolf by Erin R. Flynn]()
Allure of the Wolf by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeraphine Thomas, division chief of the FBI and newly made rare siren wolf lycanthrope, makes it through her very first lunar cycle, but that isn’t the only thing on her agenda. To get the agents at MNSTR up and running to her standards, Sera encounters an uphill battle against FBI protocols and personnel she used to respect...Categorized as:
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![Lancaster House by Taylor Dean]()
Lancaster House by Taylor Dean
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA PARANORMAL ROMANCE Zoe Grayson needs a change. So, she moves to another state, purchases an old, dilapidated 1920s Victorian Mansion, and sets out to restore it to its former glory. As she begins the restoration, she finds herself falling in love with the old house . . . not to mention its illustrious builder, Mr. Lancaster... -
![Stitches in Time by Barbara Michaels]()
Stitches in Time by Barbara Michaels
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhen an antique bridal quilt appears under mysterious circumstances at the vintage clothing shop where Rachel Grant works, she is fascinated. She has never been able to resist handmade textiles from the past, for she believes that through the ages, women wove protective magic into their fabrics in order to mark the important events of their lives: birth, marriage, and death... -
![Whispers at Dusk: A Novel by Heather Graham]()
Whispers at Dusk: A Novel by Heather Graham
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsWhen darkness falls, there’s nowhere to hide.Four bodies have been discovered along Europe’s riverbanks, placed with care—and completely drained of blood. Pinpricks on their throats indicate a slender murder weapon, but DNA found in the wounds suggests something far more sinister... -
![Spirits in the Trees by Morgan Hannah MacDonald]()
Spirits in the Trees by Morgan Hannah MacDonald
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsEVIL DOES EXIST An abandoned house, a serial killer, and a victim reaching out from the grave. A woman races against time to unearth buried secrets before she becomes a ghost herself. YOU ARE NOT ALONE Madeline Anderson goes to Isabelle Island, Washington, to sell a family home abandoned over forty years before. Strange things occur the moment she steps on the property... -
![Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels]()
Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt begins as a lark -- a harmless diversion initiated by Washington, D.C., hostess Ruth Bennett as a means of entertaining her visiting niece, Sara. But the seance conducted in Ruth's elegant Georgetown home calls something back; something unwelcome ... and palpably evil... -
![An Enchanting Case of Spirits by Melissa Holtz]()
An Enchanting Case of Spirits by Melissa Holtz
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen a fortieth birthday celebration leads to a ghostly visitor, four friends find themselves navigating surprising mysteries and spiritual hijinks, in this clever debut from Melissa Holtz.Alyssa Mann isn’t adventurous, not since her husband died and she found herself the single mom of a teenage daughter... -
![The Library Game by Gigi Pandian]()
The Library Game by Gigi Pandian
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn The Library Game, Tempest Raj and Secret Staircase Construction are renovating a classic detective fiction library that just got its first real-life mystery.Tempest Raj couldn’t be happier that the family business, Secret Staircase Construction, is finally getting the recognition it deserves... -
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![All the Breaking Waves by Kerry Lonsdale]()
All the Breaking Waves by Kerry Lonsdale
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsFrom the bestselling author of Everything We Keep comes a gripping tale of long-buried secrets, the strength of forgiveness, and the healing power of returning home for good. After a harrowing accident tore her family apart, Molly Brennan fled from the man she loved and the tragic mistake she made... -
![The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes]()
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson, Kevin Hawkes
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 34 ratingsAnnika has never had a birthday. Instead she celebrates her Found Day, the day a housemaid and a cook to three eccentric Viennese professors found her and took her home... -
![Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island by Michael Phillip Cash]()
Stillwell: A Haunting on Long Island by Michael Phillip Cash
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsPaul Russo’s wife just died. While trying to get his family’s life back in order, Paul is being tormented by a demon who is holding his wife's spirit hostage on the other side. His fate is intertwined with an old haunted mansion on the north shore of Long Island called Stillwell Manor. Paul must find clues dating back hundreds of years to set his wife's soul free... -
![The Walker in Shadows by Barbara Michaels]()
The Walker in Shadows by Barbara Michaels
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe house next door to Pat Robbins—eerily identical to the home Pat shares with her college-aged son, Mark—has been empty for years, the darkness within seeming to warn all to stay away. Now new tenants are moving in: affable Josef Friedrichs and his lovely daughter, Kathy, who has stolen Mark's heart on first glance... -
![Wings of Arian by Devri Walls]()
Wings of Arian by Devri Walls
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKiora thought she had never heard a lie until she was sixteen. But she was wrong. Her entire existence was based on nothing but. She thought that evil did not exist. Lie. That magic was not real. Lie. And that the land of Meros was all there was. One more lie. With Aleric telling her that evil is knocking on the door and that she is the only one who can stop them she has a choice to make... -
![What You Can't See by Allison Brennan, Karin Tabke]()
What You Can't See by Allison Brennan, Karin Tabke
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTHREE GRIPPING TALES FROM TODAY'S BRIGHTEST STARS OF DANGER AND SEDUCTION Allison Brennan Demonologist Anthony Zaccardi can't save the twelve priests brutally slaughtered at a California mission, but he's determined to send the killer -- an ancient demon -- back to hell... -
![Ember's Curse by Gena D. Lutz]()
Ember's Curse by Gena D. Lutz
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFor Prime-Werewolf Ember Stilwell, life has been far from normal. Decades ago, a vengeful Witch cursed her Pack, leaving the women of her line incapable of feeling love. When an organized group of immortal killers begin to stalk and capture wolves from her pack, she sets out on a path fraught with danger... -
![The Lynx Who Purred for a Sidhe Prince by Scarlet Hyacinth]()
The Lynx Who Purred for a Sidhe Prince by Scarlet Hyacinth
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 11 ratings[Siren Classic ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Romance, M/M, shape-shifters, fae, HEA] Ally or admirer? When lynx shifter Corbin Mckenna falls for Sidhe prince Winter Tomacelli, he doesn't expect being forced into a political marriage... -
![Sentinels: Jaguar Night by Doranna Durgin]()
Sentinels: Jaguar Night by Doranna Durgin
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsImagine a world where a sleek, dark jaguar wanders after twilight, seeking his mate, offering her protection from harm and the most sensual nights her heart could ever desire.... At dusk he prowled the Southwest, a huge, sleek black jaguar with startling blue eyes and a man's thoughts. A shape-shifting Sentinel, Dolan Trevio projected an intensely animalistic aura that hid the scars of his past... -
![The Chocolatier's Wife by Cindy Lynn Speer]()
The Chocolatier's Wife by Cindy Lynn Speer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTasmin, William's wife to be, was chosen by a spell, as all wives and husbands are chosen. It's a nice, tidy way to find a reasonable mate for almost everyone... -
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![Magick Marked by Chauntelle Baughman]()
Magick Marked by Chauntelle Baughman
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsForced into a world of ancient magick and fabled creatures, vampire Rhowen Vasile has been honored with the prestigious appointment of executioner-a promotion she never wanted. Now she has two important responsibilities: execute criminal vampires and protect her race's Kamen, one of five ancient relics said to harness all magick in the DarqRealm... -
![The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb]()
The Haunting of Brynn Wilder by Wendy Webb
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 39 ratingsAfter a devastating loss, Brynn Wilder escapes to Wharton, a tourist town on Lake Superior, to reset. Checking into a quaint boardinghouse for the summer, she hopes to put her life into perspective... -
![WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For by Brooklyn Hudson]()
WISHBONE...Be Careful What You Wish For by Brooklyn Hudson
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 11 ratingshttp://amzn.to/WISHBONE-BrooklynHudson WISHBONE IS A HORROR-THRILLER in the vein of THE SIXTH SENSE, THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT, SHUTTER ISLAND, CARRIE, or MISERY. A Manhattan power couple survive a tragedy and attempt a fresh start only to be plagued by unexplained and disastrous occurrences...be careful what you wish for... -
![The Stranger's Obituary by Jessica L. Randall]()
The Stranger's Obituary by Jessica L. Randall
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to Auburn, where fresh baked cookies hold the key to your future, and a melody carries the secrets of your past. Mina Fairchild keeps to herself, and that’s the way she likes it. Her secluded life protects the secrets she hides, as well as a certain peculiarity that even people in the colorful town of Auburn, Nebraska find strange... -
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Blood Red by Heather Graham
For more than a century, Maggie Montgomery has hidden her true nature from the humans around her. But when Lieutenant Sean Canady follows a trail of blood from a drained corpse to the door of her New Orleans boutique, the ethereal beauty realises the comfortable life she's made for herself is once again in danger... -
![Dead Woman's Pond by Elle E. Ire]()
Dead Woman's Pond by Elle E. Ire
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratings2022 Goldie Award Finalist - Paranormal/Occult/Horror No matter how Flynn Dalton tries to avoid it, the supernatural finds her.At first it’s not so bad. Flynn’s girlfriend, Genesis, is a nationally known psychic, which makes Flynn uncomfortable for both paranormal and financial reasons, but she can handle it. As long as no one makes her talk about it...
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