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A Savage Spell by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAssassins, magic, and mayhemAs the boogeyman to the underworld, Nix isn't afraid of dying. Yet this time, it's not about dying. It's about escaping with her mind intact. I thought I'd finally stepped away from the madness of the underworld, away from the Abnormals, away from all those who would do me and those I love harm. The world though had different plans... -
![All Quiet On the Witchy Front by Amanda M. Lee]()
All Quiet On the Witchy Front by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsThe 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: 4.73 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsCharlie 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... -
![A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman]()
A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsA 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... -
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![Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino]()
Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsStacy 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... -
![Drive Me Daisy by Annabel Chase]()
Drive Me Daisy by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMia’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... -
![Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee]()
Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLife's a witch ... and then you die. Bay Winchester is living the witch part – literally. She’s hoping to avoid the dying part. The Winchester world is full of trouble when great-aunt Willa and cousin Rosemary come to town. It’s clear they’re up to something, but no one can figure out what. Aunt Tillie is loading for bear... -
![Sinister Snack Attack by Amanda M. Lee]()
Sinister Snack Attack by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsStormy Morgan should be on top of the world. She’s engaged, about to move into her dreamhouse, and her magic is stabilizing. In fact, she’s becoming one heckuva witch. Too bad trouble keeps finding her. This time it comes in the form of a gang of kids who appear to be stealing cars from various townsfolk. It’s become a big enough issue that everybody in town is becoming unnerved, paranoid even... -
![Hexy Hijinks by Amanda M. Lee]()
Hexy Hijinks by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLuna, Jesse, the Grimlocks, and the rest of the gang are back for more fun...and more trouble... -
![The First Curse is the Deepest by Lily Harper Hart]()
The First Curse is the Deepest by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhen 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... -
![Wicked Brew: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee]()
Wicked Brew: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThistle Winchester is at her witchy wit’s end. Great-Aunt Tillie is selling wine at the curb of The Overlook – like it’s a lemonade stand – and her mother and aunts are about to burn someone at the stake. Unfortunately, it’s up to her and cousin Bay to put out the fire. When the two cousins take a stand, they’re interrupted by the arrival of an injured and dazed little girl... -
![Witch Me Luck by Amanda M. Lee]()
Witch Me Luck by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsHemlock Cove is celebrating a magical birthday, and familiar faces from different places are descending on the town to participate in the party. Everyone is looking forward to the festivities except Bay Winchester, who would rather be hiding from her high school nemesis than chatting her up in the town square. Lila Stevens hasn’t changed since graduation, and Bay remains her favorite target... -
![Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto]()
Last Impressions by A.J. Aalto
When an FBI Internal Affairs investigation lands the Preternatural Crimes Unit in a bureaucratic spank-fest, it feels like the perfect time for Marnie Baranuik to skip town and lend her expertise to a bear-sized Canadian cop who doesn’t want her help with his case, his love life, or his car stereo... -
![On a Witch and a Prayer: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee]()
On a Witch and a Prayer: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsFBI Agent Landon Michaels is looking forward to a weekend of fun and ease with his witchy love, Bay Winchester. Unfortunately for him, relaxation isn’t in the cards. When his boss hands him a cold case from Hemlock Cove before he leaves for an extended weekend, Landon is annoyed. When Thistle Winchester gets a vision from the file, bother turns to intrigue... -
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![Careful What You Witch For: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee]()
Careful What You Witch For: A Wicked Witches of the Midwest Short by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBeing the youngest Winchester witch is … tough. For Clove Winchester, that has never more apparent than now. Sure, she’s got a new romance brewing with Sam Cornell – but her cousins Bay and Thistle are fighting her every step of the way on that front. When her father approaches her with an opportunity to serve as an in-house psychic for the opening of his new inn, Clove jumps at the chance... -
![Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino]()
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsStacy Justice is a young reporter who lives in Chicago, far away from the kooky small town of Amethyst, Illinois, where she was raised by a family of witches. She’s perfectly content with her career, her cat, and her lack of a love life until her cousin informs her that their grandfather is deathly ill... -
![Whisk and Reward by Nancy Warren]()
Whisk and Reward by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMurder, deceit and baking... It’s the big finale of the Great British Baking Contest. Who will win? Who will fall flatter than an eggless soufflé? And will amateur baker and witch Poppy survive to find out?Dark forces are at work in the picture-perfect village of Broomewode in Somerset... -
![Death Raiser by J.C. McKenzie]()
Death Raiser by J.C. McKenzie
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNecromancy is a gift that keeps on giving……and my powers always deliver death.I may have narrowly escaped death during my last case with the Victoria Police Department, but now it appears another serial killer has stepped forward to fill the murderous void. This time, the dead aren’t talking. And while the souls are silent, the vampires won’t shut up... -
![Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love]()
Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Dianna Love
In this explosive new world of betrayals and shaky alliances, the only Alterant not incarcerated faces an impossible task -- recapture three dangerous, escaped creatures before they slaughter more humans . . . or her. The way Evalle Kincaid sees it, saving mankind from total destruction should have cleared her name... -
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Haunting Charlie by Wendy Wang
Ignoring the dead can get you killed...All Charlie Payne wants is to lead a normal life and to be a good mom. But Charlie’s not exactly normal. She's from a long line of witches and she can see the dead. Which sometimes makes even going to the bathroom awkward as ghosts have no boundaries.Susan Tate has inherited a beautiful old southern mansion on the coast... -
![Never Been Hexed by Christine Zane Thomas]()
Never Been Hexed by Christine Zane Thomas
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsConstance Campbell learned on her fortieth birthday that she comes from a long line of witches.Now, struggling to learn her magic, Constance dives deeper into her family’s sorted past.Constance vows to find the truth behind her mother's disappearance. She’s determined to seek out the Faction, an order of witches and warlocks vying for power in the supernatural world... -
![I See You by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
I See You by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOver a year and a half had passed since Jade Godfrey, aka the dowser, fixed my mother’s necklace, since I’d thwarted the vision of the death of love, and since I’d made a deal with a devil and acquired a demigod for a mentor.I still didn’t understand or control my power, my magic, but it had been a great year. A year of rest. A year of love and light.But now the reprieve was over... -
![Highway to Hellebore by Nancy Warren]()
Highway to Hellebore by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBeware of men in fast cars…When a fancy sports car whizzes down the high street of Willow Waters in the Cotswolds, florist and witch Peony Bellefleur senses it could bring trouble. She is right. Bad boy Dennis Ratslaff left Willow Waters many years ago, and the community breathed a sigh of relief... -
![Deadly Intentions by Leighann Dobbs]()
Deadly Intentions by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat really happened to Johanna Blackmoore seven years ago? Jolene Blackmoore has been asking that question about her mother’s mysterious death for a long time ... and now she’s determined to get an answer. Little does she know, her quest will change the course of her and her three sisters' lives forever... -
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![Wicked Witch by Tess Lake]()
Wicked Witch by Tess Lake
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThe End is Near… so says Destiny Daychannel, internet psychic camped out on Truer Island with her horde of fire-twirlers, jugglers and mimes. Harlow Torrent, part-time Journalist and full-time Slip Witch definitely knows there is something deeply wrong with the world… and it isn’t the mimes infesting Harlot Bay... -
![Defying Fate by S.M. Reine]()
Defying Fate by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsElise 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... -
![A Bundt Instrument by Nancy Warren]()
A Bundt Instrument by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA cozy English village, a baking contest...and Murder!I can remember a time when I baked for fun. I loved dreaming up new recipes, trying different combinations of flavors. Sharing my creations with friends and family.Now? I have nightmares where the TV cameras are on me and I’m baking naked. Or I open my oven and my cake pans are empty. You don’t need to be Freud to figure out I’m freaking out... -
![The Great Witches Baking Show by Nancy Warren]()
The Great Witches Baking Show by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsA baker with secrets Witches in trouble The cameras are rolling Ready, set, die. Poppy Wilkinson is thrilled to be chosen as a contestant on The Great British Baking Contest. As an American with English roots, winning the crown as Britain’s Best Baker would open doors she’s dreamed of. In more ways than one... -
![Lifestyles of the Witch and Ageless by Shéa MacLeod]()
Lifestyles of the Witch and Ageless by Shéa MacLeod
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA paranormal women’s fiction cozy mystery – because midlife can be a real witch!There are a lot of things people never told you about being forty-something. Sure, they mentioned the hot flashes and reading glasses and the need for Kegels, but they never talked about fireballs sprouting from your fingertips or your sudden ability to turn rat-bastards into, well, actual rats... -
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A Familiar Hex by Rosemary A. Johns
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWelcome to Oxford’s Magic Kitten Shelter for Familiars!My name’s Astra, and since arriving in the quaint magical village of Witch Hollow in Oxford with my demon kitten familiar, Satan, I’ve faced murders, curses, and even cold coffee. But today is my scariest challenge yet: a visit from my fierce grandma... -
![Blood Catalyst by A.L. Kessler]()
Blood Catalyst by A.L. Kessler
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDeath threats, black magic, and vampire business is all just another day in the life of Abigail Collins. Abigail has her hands full with her first PIB case since she came back from leave. When the brother of a Cult member shows up dead, Liz requests Abby be put on the case. The cause of death? A missing heart... -
![Second Chance Spirit by Carrie Pulkinen]()
Second Chance Spirit by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe'll give her his heart...if the ghost doesn't take it first. Trent Austin is a successful, big-city lawyer. The last thing he needs is the burden of a run-down house in the suburbs. But when his crazy uncle dies and leaves his estate to Trent, he soon learns he's inherited a lot more than a Victorian mansion... -
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Shadows and Souls by Ashley Beasley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s a vicious creature stalking the streets of St. Louis, and it seems intent on ripping the denizens of the magical community to shreds. Now Eve must figure out how to find a creature that doesn’t leave a trace… After spending months recovering from a violent fight with a Fae creature, necromancer Eve Williams is ready to get back to work... -
![Awakening the Witch by Christina Garner]()
Awakening the Witch by Christina Garner
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA paranormal women's fiction novel with Gen X attitude and a heart of gold.Welcome to Hollywood Lakes, where the water is warm, the coffee is hot, and magic begins at midlife.Shay Atwater is a talent manager in Hollywood with a knack for making dreams come true. But somehow, she's never quite found her own... -
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![Murder & Marigold: A Witch Cozy Mystery by Mara Webb]()
Murder & Marigold: A Witch Cozy Mystery by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAstrid Atwood has just been invited to the Pirate Parade by the hottest police officer in town. A day of sailing around on the Raven Bay lake and flirting with Evan Brooks sounds like a dream, what could go wrong? Before she can even think of stepping foot on a boat, her mom warns her that the coven needs to stay on the shore to protect the sailors from angry water spirits... -
![Primrose & Poison: A Witch Cozy Mystery by Mara Webb]()
Primrose & Poison: A Witch Cozy Mystery by Mara Webb
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAstrid Atwood is homeward bound.It was never part of the plan to move back to Raven Bay, but things just didn’t work out in the city... -
![Crown of Lies: The Demon Detective by Annika West]()
Crown of Lies: The Demon Detective by Annika West
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIf he learns who I am, he'll kill me. Half-demons don't belong in angel territory. But I'm kind of an expert at staying hidden and running my quiet magical business from my sister's cafe.So, imagine my surprise when an archangel tracks me down and offers me a new job... -
![Scorpion Trap by Pippa DaCosta]()
Scorpion Trap by Pippa DaCosta
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsGiven a choice, I’d prefer never to return to Egypt. Isis doesn’t do choices. The old world is dead. Legend tells us the gods are myths. But some remain, like a noose around Ace Dante’s neck. And none are more dangerous than Isis. She demands the Soul Eater return to the land time forgot, break into a newly discovered tomb, and retrieve the skull from the sarcophagus inside... -
![Born To Be Wilde by Jenn Stark]()
Born To Be Wilde by Jenn Stark
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe past has a way of catching up with you. If there's one thing that Tarot-reading magical artifacts hunter Sara Wilde has never been able to track down, it's the truth about her own past... -
![Blood of the White Witch by Lacey Weatherford]()
Blood of the White Witch by Lacey Weatherford
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsWhen love came knocking on the door of novice witch, Portia Mullins, in the form of handsome bad boy, Vance Mangum, she had no idea how quickly the attraction between them would escalate. Now she finds her relationship with Vance taken to a whole new level, in a way she had never dreamed possible at this point and time of her life... -
![Foolish Aspirations; April May Snow Novel #1: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by M. Scott Swanson]()
Foolish Aspirations; April May Snow Novel #1: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by M. Scott Swanson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsI wouldn't mind. If it weren't for my paranormal "gifts."After the implosion of my law career, what option do I have besides moving back in with my parents?Where my supernatural powers grow exponentially.I'm grateful for the room and board while I regain my confidence. Still, it leaves me cobbling together part-time jobs to pay for my monstrous student loan debts... -
![Blood, Sweat and Tiers by Nancy Warren]()
Blood, Sweat and Tiers by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsThe Earl of Frome gets a shock when a gaggle of nosy bird watchers gang up on him. When one of them winds up dead, it doesn't look good for the Earl. Amateur baker Poppy Wilkinson gets embroiled in yet another murder mystery... -
![Magic on the Line by Devon Monk]()
Magic on the Line by Devon Monk
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAllison Beckstrom has willingly paid the price of pain to use magic, and has obeyed the rules of the Authority, the clandestine organization that makes-and enforces-all magic policy... -
![Storm Kissed by Jessica Andersen]()
Storm Kissed by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDez is no angel. The former gangbanger spent years in jail and alienated the love of his life, Reese Montana. Now he has a second chance to join forces with the Nightkeepers and master the Triad magic. Even better, Reese is back—taken on as the Nightkeepers' sexy bounty hunter. But this time, the stakes are even higher for Dez and Reese... -
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![Smoke and Magic by Ashley Meira]()
Smoke and Magic by Ashley Meira
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSophia's life is about to take a hard left off a high cliff. Again. After spending a lifetime hiding her magic, Sophia is now practicing her arts with the most dangerous person she could possibly be involved with. Adam Pierce is a man with pretty eyes and heartwarming words... who just happens to be closely associated with the very people who cry for Fireborns like Sophia to be executed... -
![The Seventh Witch by Shirley Damsgaard]()
The Seventh Witch by Shirley Damsgaard
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThis is the seventh and last installment of the enchanting mystery series featuring a small-town librarian psychic and her grandmother, and a benevolent witch. Small-town librarian and psychic Ophelia Jensen hails from a long line of wise and wonderfully gifted women. There's her grandmother, Abby, a talented witch, and her great-aunt Mary, who's about to celebrate her 100th birthday... -
![The Ambush by L.L. Frost]()
The Ambush by L.L. Frost
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWithin arms reach of her bakery and the protection it offers, Adie’s attacked! How will she escape when her opponent is so much more powerful? And what will happen when her guys smell another demon on her? Will the trust her word when she can’t tell them the truth?Join Adie on her (mis)adventures towards achieving a quasi-normal life among humans... -
![Possession by Andrea Hagan]()
Possession by Andrea Hagan
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThey say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. I’m learning that lesson the hard way. My name’s Aubry Brooks, and here’s the thing—I’ve got myself a little possession problem.Yes, I led a séance I had no business leading in the first place. No, I’m not a channeler, but let me explain... -
![Foolish Beliefs; April May Snow Novel #2: A Southern Paranormal Fiction by M. Scott Swanson]()
Foolish Beliefs; April May Snow Novel #2: A Southern Paranormal Fiction by M. Scott Swanson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDusty's ghost hunting team is investigating Sloss Furnaces this weekend. He offers me an absurd amount of cash to travel with them as a consultant for my psychic abilities. Why not? I like Birmingham, and everyone knows those old legends about the Furnaces are a bunch of bull malarkey. Besides, things have taken a turn for the crazy bordering on stupid in Guntersville... -
![Conjuring A Coroner Box Set 1 by S.C. Stokes]()
Conjuring A Coroner Box Set 1 by S.C. Stokes
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDeath comes for us all and he’s dying to meet you. It’s the one rendezvous you’d rather be late for. Fortunately, Kasey is never on time. A Medical Examiner for the city of New York, Kasey has a rare gift: prescience. Born a witch, she considered her gift nothing more than an affliction that forced her to see terrible visions of those she touched. But her new job changed all that...
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