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Black & Brew by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.73 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThe day Ofelia Archer has feared her entire adult life is here. Despite the happiness she’s been feeling since her engagement to Zach Sully, when the inevitable happens and her father has a breakdown on Bourbon Street, her life turns upside down... -
Long, Hot, Witchy Summer by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsLife couldn’t be going much better for Hadley Hunter. She’s living the dream on Moonstone Bay with her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, plotting her next move as a witch for hire, and basically basking in happiness.That all changes when a summer afternoon on the beach turns into a nightmare, an odd creature from the depths of the ocean surfacing and attacking Hadley on the beach... -
New Ghosts, Old Tricks by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.72 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHarper Harlow-Monroe has everything she’s ever wanted. She has a husband she loves, a best friend who is only irritating fifty percent of the time, and a daughter who refuses to be “normal.” So, basically, she has it all.Then the unthinkable happens. During an afternoon picnic with her husband and daughter, Harper’s yard is flooded with ghosts … right as five bodies float by on the river... -
Three Sisters Island collection by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 35 ratingsDance Upon the Air: When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband - and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago . . . But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease... -
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Tequila Four: An Althea Rose Mystery by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIt isn’t every day that a billionaire pharmacy CEO sails his yacht down to Tequila Key to see how the common folk live. Or in Chadwick Harrington’s case, to hide out from the media circus threatening to ruin his not-so-illustrious career after he privatized a patented cure for Alzheimer’s. No wonder he’s called “The Most-Hated Man in America... -
Careful little eyes: An addictive, horrifying serial killer thriller by Willow Rose
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsASIN moved from less recent edition hereIan Marks is terrified of ghosts. Especially of the one that has just moved into his shed in the back yard of his house in New Orleans. Everyone else thinks he is just a drunk, but when his girlfriend is killed at night by a man with an axe, he knows he was right to be afraid... -
The Swords of Night and Day by David Gemmell
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsEven in death, Skilgannon the Damned's name lives on. Now, as an ancient evil threatens to flood the Drenai heartlands in a tide of blood, he returns...A thousand years after they fell in battle, two heroes - Druss and Skilgannon - are revered throughout the war-torn lands of the Dernai, where men and women live in abject fear of the dark sorceress known as the Eternal.. -
Tequila for Christmas by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIt wouldn’t be the holidays without a little extra sparkle – and nobody does sparkles quite like Miss Elva.When she decides to debut her Spring resort wear line during a fashion show at Lucky’s, all of Tequila Key turns out for the holiday event... -
The Rose and the Thorn by Michael J. Sullivan
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 44 ratingsTWO THIEVES WANT ANSWERS. RIYRIA IS BORN.For more than a year Royce Melborn has tried to forget Gwen DeLancy, the woman who saved him and his partner Hadrian Blackwater from certain death. Unable to get her out of his mind, the two thieves return to Medford but receive a very different reception --- Gwen refuses to see them... -
There's Something About Magic by Lily Harper Hart
Rated: 4.74 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe day Ivy Morgan-Harker has been dreading is here and the woman she helped send to prison is back in Shadow Lake…and she’s not acting like herself.Ava Moffett returns to town just in time to be swept up in the death of a local woman, who had no ties to the area before recently taking over the hardware shop with her husband... -
Sweet Thanksgiving by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 21 in the Sweet Cove paranormal cozy mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting.A cozy mystery with recipes.It is November in the seaside town of Sweet Cove, Massachusetts and Ellie and Jack 's wedding is fast approaching. But first, there's a mystery to solve.A well-known author and celebrity chef is in town for book signings when something unexpected happens... -
A Tale of Love and Curses by Laura J. Robert
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the realm of Milania, Princess Davina is locked in within the stone walls of her castle, cursed and destined to meet her demise on her 21st birthday.Fate has different plans when Prince Cole arrives on that very day, insisting on whisking her away to his palace, claiming it will protect her from the curse... -
The Ghost and the Christmas Spirit by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J McIntyre
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIt’s once again Christmastime at Marlow House and the mediums of Beach Drive have all decided to stay in Frederickport for the holiday. Surprises await for them when the true Spirit of Christmas comes for a visit... -
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The Ghost Who Stayed Home by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLeft alone at Marlow House with Sadie and Max, Walt expects Danielle and Lily to return by the end of the week. When they don’t, he begins to wonder what happened to them. The ghost of Marlow House doesn’t scare six-year-old Evan MacDonald. When the child sneaks into the house in the middle of the night, seeking Walt’s help, the resident spirit learns something has happened to Danielle and Lily... -
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 43 ratingsGROUNDHOG DAY meets FLIPPED in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday. It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excited -- after all, 11 is so different from 10. But from the start, everything goes wrong. The worst part of it all is that she and her best friend, Leo, with whom she's shared every birthday, are on the outs and this will be the first birthday they haven't shared together... -
Kidnapping of a Myth by Nicole Scarano
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 22 ratings“Wendy Darling, I have your brothers. You’ll never see them again. They’re in Neverland now.”Isobel ‘Bel’ Emerson finds her life disrupted once again when Eamon Stone receives a disturbing phone call from an old friend’s daughter. Her family is in danger, but she can’t call the police. Eamon is the only person she can turn to, and he agrees to help under one condition. Bel comes with him... -
The Ghost and Little Marie by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe family of Adam Nichols show up in Frederickport when Marie ends up in a nursing home with a broken hip. Yet unlike Adam, who is trying to get his grandmother home, the new arrivals are more concerned with selling off her assets and keeping her in the questionable facility... -
The Ghost Who Was Says I Do by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA Valentine’s Day Wedding at Marlow House? Love is in the air—along with secrets—some are deadlier than others... -
I Went on an Adventure and All I Got Was This Barbarian Orc by Jennifer Cody
Lawton:I don’t know if I appreciate learning new things about myself. Bonding with Berklak has been eye-opening, but I might be a tiny bit terrified by it, because suddenly I have more magic than I’m supposed to, and now I kind of understand why other necromancers have rampaged across thyr... -
The Prison of Buried Hopes by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn the fifth instalment of this epic fantasy series, a journey south brings together nine eclectic friends and leads them ever closer to answers – and danger. On their journey south to Freedland, Josie, Dane and their friends sense that someone is following them. Hiding in the twin cities of Merrin Fahl seems like their best course of action – until they’re recognized by strangers... -
The Shattered Vigil by Patrick W. Carr
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAward-Winner Carr Delivers Latest in Fantasy SagaVictory over the dark forces during the feast of Bas-solas should have guaranteed safety for the continent. Instead, Willet and the rest of the Vigil discover they've been outsmarted by those seeking to unleash the evil that inhabits the Darkwater... -
The Ghost from the Sea by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhen a shipwreck washes up on a beach across from Marlow House, Frederickport residents wonder what happened to the ship’s crew. Danielle discovers the ship brought a stowaway—a spirit with ties to Frederickport that go back to the 1920s—when Walt, Marlow House’s resident ghost, was still alive... -
The Ghost of Christmas Secrets by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsIt’s hard to know who to trust when you’re worth billions. Christmas brings uninvited family members to Marlow House, vying for Chris Glandon’s favor. One of them may have already killed for it... -
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Fatal Fortune by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA cryptic note leads the Blackmoore sisters to a haunted island in the Atlantic Ocean. Many have looked for the treasures reported to be buried there by pirates decades ago, but precious few treasures have been found. And certainly not the powerful energy-infused jewel the Blackmoores are looking for... -
When Fortune Knocks by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis book 7 in the Claire Rollins Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J A Whiting. On a warm April evening in Boston, Claire Rollins and her boyfriend, Detective Ian Fuller, are walking the Corgis when they a hear a woman’s scream. When they enter the historic Granary burial ground, Claire and Ian discover a dead woman on the ground at the back of the cemetery... -
The Fortune Teller by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 9 in the Claire Rollins mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. It is September and Claire, Nicole, and Robby have just begun shooting the new cooking show for their local television station. Each episode showcases a location around Massachusetts and highlights a recipe related to the location... -
Dragon Emperor 17 by Eric Vall
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEvan continues his quest for power in an effort to defeat the Demon King of the Underworld, but things aren’t easy when you’re a dragon lord.Especially when his quest for the Nobel Swords takes him outside of Rahma and into a neighboring kingdom.Evan’s met a host of different races while in Inati, but he’s never encountered the elves before... -
The Ghost and the Halloween Haunt by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J McIntyre
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTurning the one-time seaside B & B into a Halloween haunted house for a local fundraiser seems like a good idea. After all, Eva and Marie’s ghosts are willing to help. However, the two spirit friends of Marlow House are not the only ghosts to stop by... -
The Ghost and the Silver Scream by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHollywood descends on Marlow House in preproduction for the movie adaptation of Walt’s bestselling novel, Moon Runners. Hoping for inspiration, they found death instead. There's a murderer loose, and as the body count increases, secrets are revealed—and it starts to get a little crowded with all these new ghosts hanging around... -
A Dangerous Ruse by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHer opponents have her cornered, unless Sera makes an unexpected move… Seraphina continues to pick at the secrets entangling her. Then, during a ball, she spots a piece of enchanted jewellery eerily similar to the bracelet she once wore. But before she can find out about its origins, its owner is murdered. At least this time no one is blaming Sera... -
Valkyrie's Choice by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsBeing turned into a Valkyrie put a crimp in a girl's dating plans, even when the rest of the town was full of monsters. Isla Hart figured the odds of finding her happily ever after were slim when she sprouted wings…until she saved Cooper Madison’s life and couldn’t get him out of her head. Too bad he was human, and it wasn’t as though she’d ever see him again anyway... -
Hospital for Immortal Creatures by Alexandrina Krusharska
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAmidst the ancient peaks of Sofia, hidden from mortal eyes, stands the Hospital for Immortal Creatures—a sanctuary where immortal creatures seek healing. But now, even the immortal are not safe.Mikhail Korovin, a fierce manticore with a reputation as sharp as his claws, has spent centuries guarding the immortal world’s balance... -
The Ghost of Halloween Past by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSpending Halloween in a haunted house is nothing out of the ordinary for Danielle and Lily. After all, Marlow House Bed & Breakfast has its own full-time ghost. But there is another haunted house in Frederickport, Oregon. Yet, its ghost only shows up on Halloween... -
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The Pink House by Cindy Kirk
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDeep in the forest, on a sun-drenched patch of lush green grass, surrounded by lily-of-the-valley, sits a pink house. With turrets towering like neighboring trees, and a wide welcoming front porch, the old Victorian is impossible to miss. Except that everyone in town has—everyone but Hannah Danbury... -
SWEET ADDITIONS by J A WHITING
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 17 in the Sweet Cove Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J. A. Whiting. It is deep winter in Sweet Cove and Angie and Jenna Roseland are expecting their babies in a few weeks, but before the new additions arrive, Chief Martin needs their help. A well-regarded non-profit in the nearby town of Silver Cove has been broken into and the security tapes show something unusual... -
The Pine Hill Inn by J A WHITING
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 1 in the Ella Daniels Mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J. A. Whiting. Ella Daniels, a professor of American history at Green Hill University, comes from a family with many talents, and seeing ghosts is one of them. The family matriarch, Aunt Jin, has agreed to allow a journalist to do a story on their business, Green Hill Investigations... -
HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 8 in the Claire Rollins mystery series by USA TODAY Bestselling Author J.A. Whiting. Thirty years ago, on a cold winter night, a young mother disappeared without a trace. Her husband admitted they’d had a fight, but he told police that his wife left the house on her own... -
The Book of Lost Enchantments by Jessica Dodge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt twenty-nine, Nora Cameron's life feels adrift, her days are spent working in her parents’ bakery, and her nights are spent alone watching Hallmark movies. She yearns for something beyond her predictable existence, though she has no idea what that might be. That is, until fate intervenes, and Nora is swept into an unforeseen adventure to Scotland... -
The Book of Lost Enchantments by Jessica Dodge
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt twenty-nine, Nora Cameron's life feels adrift, her days are spent working in her parents’ bakery, and her nights are spent alone watching Hallmark movies. She yearns for something beyond her predictable existence, though she has no idea what that might be. That is, until fate intervenes, and Nora is swept into an unforeseen adventure to Scotland... -
Third Time's a Ghost by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe past isn't the only thing that's haunting...Paranormal investigator and IT genius Gage Dawson sucks at dating. Ten times out of ten, his relationships don’t make it past dinner. But when his childhood best friend comes back into his life, he’s determined to take her all the way to breakfast. He never told her he loved her in high school.Hopefully he won’t make that mistake again... -
March Story, Vol. 4 by Kim Hyung-Min
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAmong the quiet villages and towns of 18th century Europe, demons known as the Ill hide within the most beautiful works of art, sparked to life by the torment of their creators. Attracted by their jewel-like allure, the unwary find themselves possessed by the Ill and driven to horrific acts of violence. Only the hunters of the Ciste Vihad can dispel the Ill... -
March Story, Volume 2 by Kim Hyung-Min
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style) M audience.Among the quiet villages and towns of 18th century Europe, demons known as the Ill hide within the most beautiful works of art, sparked to life by the torment of their creators. Attracted by their jewel-like allure, the unwary find themselves possessed by the Ill and driven to horrific acts of violence... -
7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! Vol. 2 (7th Time Loop: The Villainess Enjoys a Carefree Life Married to Her Worst Enemy! (Manga) #2) by Hinoki Kino, Touko Amekawa
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsEvery time Rishe turns twenty, she dies and is reincarnated to the day her engagement is broken off. This time around, she winds up the fiancee of the man who killed her in her previous life: the crown prince of the Galkhein Empire, Arnold! Knowing from her past lives that Galkhein is on the path to war, Rishe is determined to prevent it... -
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Barajou no Kiss, Vol. 05 by Aya Shouoto
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsMost girls are crazy about jewelry, but not Anis Yamamoto. Not since her father gave her a rose choker as a child, claiming it was a protective amulet which would safeguard her from harm; however, if she ever took it off (a feat easier said than done!), she would be afflicted by a “punishment” of some sort... -
Overtaken: Bonus Epilogue by K.F. Breene
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWhat happens next? Do Shanti and Cayan live Happily Ever After? Will they have a brood of Gifted children? To answer some of your burning questions, we give you the Bonus Epilogue. Available from K.F. Breene's website under Books > Bonus Material... -
Pumpkin Spice Sacrifice by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 11 ratings*A laugh out loud cozy mystery by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore*My name is Lottie Lemon, and I see dead pets. Okay, so on occasion I see a dearly departed human, too. And, unfortunately for me, that horrible scenario is playing out right this minute. Worse yet, that good-looking ghost just so happens to look just like my friend, Everett, and it refuses to leave his side... -
Carter Beats the Devil by Glen David Gold
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsGlen David Gold's literary debut dazzled critics and fans from coast to coast. Now Carter's center stage for a spectacular paperback . . . The response to Glen David Gold's debut novel, Carter Beats the Devil , was extraordinary. He hypnotized us with his portrait of a 1920s magic-obsessed America and of Charles Carter--a.k.a... -
Chaos at Crescent City Medical Center by Judith Lucci
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsFirst book in the Alex Destephano series. It’s Mardi Gras season in post-Katrina New Orleans. With only one week until the big day, thousands of tourists have flocked to the city, paralyzing traffic and jamming the French Quarter with drunken crowds and garbage... -
March Story, Vol. 3 by Kim Hyung-Min
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReads R to L (Japanese Style)...
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