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Phantom Quartz by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsTake a reluctant witch. Add a kooky cast of characters. Place in a small town. Sprinkle on a hint of magic and stir in a helping of humor. Garnish with a Great Dane and you have the Stacy Justice mystery series. It’s nearing Yule in Amethyst, and the witchy reporter, Stacy Justice, is consumed with only one thing—getting through her cousin Cinnamon’s baby shower... -
Flip the Witch Switch by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsBay Winchester and Landon Michaels are looking for a romantic outing, revisiting the past now that they know they met as children. That trip leads them to the camp they visited back in the day… and to a new adventure.It’s a happy excursion down memory lane until they happen upon the old pool and discover a hand poking out of an ancient cover... -
Mint Condition by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsOnce upon a time, Mia Thorne loved birthdays. Then she turned forty and the urge to celebrate ceased. Now that she’s reinvented herself in Newberry, she thinks it might be time to dust off the candles again. Unfortunately, a dead body and a stolen coin disrupt her festive plans... -
Crossroads Magic by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsWhen myths become real, danger stalks White Haven.The Crossroads Circus has a reputation for bringing myths to life, but it also seems that where the circus goes, death follows. When the circus sets up on the castle grounds, Newton asks Avery and the witches to investigate.This proves trickier than they expected when an unexpected encounter finds Avery bound to a power she can't control... -
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The Asylum Aberration by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsCharlie Rhodes has spent her entire life wondering who she is, why she was abandoned as a child, and what’s behind the magical powers she can wield in the blink of an eye.She’s finally getting her answers.Now that she’s been reunited with her birth mother and brother, the search is on for her father... -
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsMeet Stacy Justice. Journalist. Reluctant witch. Professional klutz. Her grandmother believes she’s destined to be the most powerful witch of the century. She’s just trying to get through the day without spilling mustard on her shirt or tripping over a dead body... -
Wrong Side of Forty by Jana Deleon
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor many, midlife is the beginning. It was a day like any other day for Marina Trahan…until she caught her husband in bed with another woman. Before that eye-opening wake-up call, Marina would have described her life as average or uneventful, maybe even boring. But now, chaos and confusion reign supreme... -
More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAs 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... -
Trouble Play by Elizabeth Hunter
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThis desert oasis has gone to the dogs, and Vista de Lirio is about to get bloody.(Not the dogs though. The dogs are fine.)Comedian Evy Lane thought she’d done it all, but taking on the role of mistress of ceremonies for the Desert Fancy Dog Show may be her most challenging gig yet... -
Deadly Forecast by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsAs her wedding day approaches, Abby Cooper has a disturbing premonition of her fiancé’s murder. Her husband-to-be, FBI agent Dutch Rivers, has been assigned to a suicide bombing case, and Abby’s spirit guides warn her of imminent danger. Abby vows to do everything in her power to keep Dutch safe and get him to the altar... -
The Wood Wife by Terri Windling
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsLeaving behind her fashionable West Coast life, Maggie Black comes to the Southwestern desert to pursue her passion and her dream. Her mentor, the acclaimed poet Davis Cooper, has mysteriously died in the canyons east of Tucson, bequeathing her his estate and the mystery of his life-- and death...Categorized as:
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The Departed by J.A. Templeton
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPsychic? Check. Haunted by a malevolent spirit who is making life a living hell? Check. In love with a smoking hot Scot, who is the reincarnation of the man creepy malevolent ghost murdered two centuries before? Check. Friends and family think you’re losing your mind? Check... -
Caged Lightning by Marina Finlayson
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsLexi is back from the underworld, heartsore but determined to exact some sweet vengeance on the shadow shapers. To do that, she’ll need Zeus’s help, but Zeus is trapped in the wires, slowly disintegrating into nothingness. Without his lightning bolt, he’s toast. So all she has to do is find the missing pieces of the lightning bolt and her troubles should be over, right? Wrong... -
Small Miracles by Olivia Atwater
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA little bit of sin is good for the soul.Gadriel, the fallen angel of petty temptations, has a bit of a gambling debt. Fortunately, her angelic bookie is happy to let her pay off her debts by doing what she does best: All Gadriel has to do is tempt miserably sinless mortal Holly Harker to do a few nice things for herself... -
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Hidden Goddess by Marina Finlayson
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTalk about out of the frying pan and into the fire. Jake, the man of Lexi’s dreams, is trapped in the underworld. Only Hades can free him, but Hades is missing, presumably a captive of the shadow shapers. Lexi wants nothing more than to free both of them, but the shadow shapers have hidden their tracks well... -
Cast in Sorrow by Michelle Sagara
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsTHE END OF HER JOURNEY IS ONLY THE BEGINNING... The Barrani would be happy to see her die. So Kaylin Neya is a bit surprised by her safe arrival in the West March. Especially when enemies new and old surround her and those she would call friends are equally dangerous... And then the real trouble starts... -
Lord of Ravens by Amelia Faulkner, A.K. Faulkner
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHunter and prey. Which is which? Laurence Riley believed that he was nothing. He couldn’t have been further from the truth. Descended from Herne the Hunter, his own need to seek prey has long gone unfulfilled. Now it’s out of control. Something ancient is coming to take Quentin home: a creature of nightmare who feasts on the flesh of children. But Laurence has seen the real monster... -
Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong, Xavière Daumarie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMallt-y-Nos. Matilda of the Hunt. The lone woman who rides with the Wild Hunt, tasked with finding killers who've escaped justice and letting the hounds reap their souls. For Olivia Taylor-Jones, Matilda isn't just a legendary figure from Welsh lore. She is Olivia's past, and her future, one she's finally embraced.Having accepted her role as Matilda, Olivia must now lead her first Hunt... -
The Book of Destiny by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe stunning conclusion to THE LAST ORACLE series!Helena has come far from the day she became custodian of Abernathy’s, the world’s only living oracle. Now, she faces her greatest challenge the oracle’s prediction that it, and she, will end.As monstrous invaders strike city after city, leaving death and destruction behind, the Wardens scramble to defend humanity... -
The Book of Harmony by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith the Mercy’s attacks on the Wardens neutralized, Helena prepares for her upcoming wedding to Malcolm Campbell. But when Helena steps into the oracle’s space and finds herself somewhere unfamiliar, the mystery threatens to destroy the Wardens’ tentative peace.Having no explanation for the oracle’s strange behavior, Helena reaches out to a new ally she hopes can answer her questions... -
The Book of Betrayal by Melissa McShane
Helena Davies knows all about keeping secrets. Now her secrets will come to light.Helena’s encounter with a terrible creature whose kind are bent on destroying the world revealed a terrible truth: a cabal of rogue humans works with those monsters, intent on gaining power...Categorized as:
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Waysider by K.J. Sutton
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you go wandering through the dark, you’re going to find things you don’t like.When twenty-year-old Cass Ryan is pulled out of the Hudson River, she’s officially dead for four minutes. She doesn’t know anything about the boy who pushed her in. She doesn’t know why she’s been hallucinating since coming back... -
Writing Wrongs by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsGetting divorced at 48 is hard. Almost as hard as discovering that your ancestors were part of a coven that was hunted to extinction...And you're nextCricket Hawthorne's marriage has been on life support for the past two decades, but finally pulling the plug and starting over at dang near 50 is tougher than she'd imagined... -
The Book of Havoc by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWith a successful challenge to the Accords behind her, and her relationship with Malcolm Campbell made public, Helena Davies’ life seems perfect.Then the attacks begin.As the enemy magi known as the Mercy wreak havoc on Warden strongholds, Helena and the oracular bookstore Abernathy’s play their role in guiding the Wardens... -
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The Watchers by Lynnie Purcell
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThe Watchers is the first book in The Watchers Series. It focuses on 16-year-old Clare Michaels and her journey to her mom's hometown of King's Cross. Long aware of her heritage - that she is the daughter of a fallen angel - The Watchers focuses on her first interaction with the world she has always hidden from... -
Dark Nebula by W.J. May
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsNothing is as it seems anymore. Leery from the horrifying incident at the end of her first year at Guilder Boarding School, Rae Kerrigan is determined to learn more about her new tattoo. Her expectations are high, an easy senior year and a happy reunion with Devon, the boy she's not supposed to date. All hopes of happiness turn into shattered dreams the moment she steps back on campus... -
The Book of War by Melissa McShane
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHelena and the oracular bookstore Abernathy’s stopped an attack by the alien invaders’ human allies and destroyed their attempt at a second oracle, giving the Wardens much-needed victories. Now, after months of fighting a defensive war, the Wardens plan a direct assault on the enemy stronghold.But as the battle approaches, Abernathy’s has other plans... -
Where There's a Witch by Madelyn Alt
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTaking a break from her job at Enchantments, Stony Mill's finest mystical antique shop, Maggie O'Neill visits a carnival where she senses some bad spirits. And when a construction worker is suspected of killing a young woman, it's up to Maggie and the N.I.G.H.T.S. ghosthunting team to uncover the dark spiritual energy leaking into their town before it spoils everyone's fun... -
The Mortal Bone by Marjorie M. Liu
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen the bond Maxine Kiss shares with the demons tattooed on her skin is deliberately severed, the demon hunter is left vulnerable and unprotected. For the first time in ten thousand years, the demons have a taste of freedom. And as the little demons grow more violent and unpredictable, Maxine starts to fear they will lose their minds without her... -
The Accidental Siren by Jake Vander Ark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMara Lynn is the most beautiful girl in the world. James Parker is the ordinary boy who discovers her power. James had his summer all planned out. He would enjoy the carefree days in the woods behind his castle home, avoid the maniacal Danny Bompensaro (and the worm-like scar on the back of his head), and shoot an epic movie with his best friend Whit... -
How to Flirt with a Witch by Tiana Warner, Adrienne Fleming
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSTEP 1: REALIZE YOU HAVE A UNIQUE ABILITY TO DETECT CURSES.STEP 2: BRING CURSED OBJECTS TO YOUR LOCAL (HEART-STOPPINGLY GORGEOUS) WITCH.STEP 3: ACCIDENTALLY CATCH THE ATTENTION OF A MURDEROUS FAMILY WHO WILL STOP AT NOTHING TO ACQUIRE MAGICAL OBJECTS... -
Protecting Truth by Michelle Warren
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSeraphina’s keeping a secret from her Wandering team: she’s perfecting her fighting skills. But telling Sam and Bishop the truth would only alert them to her plan: to go back in time, save her mom, and finish what she started... -
Indelible by Lani Woodland
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsYara is beginning to understand just how much her life will change now that her Waker abilities have emerged. She has come to terms with the fact that seeing ghosts is part of her life, but she isn’t ready to let being a Waker dictate her choices. All she wants is a ghost-free senior year with her boyfriend, Brent, and her best friend, Cherie... -
Rivers of Hell by Marina Finlayson
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRescuing a god? Check. Escaping to the underworld? Also check. But despite her successes, things aren’t going so well for Lexi and her friends—which is why they’re hiding out in the underworld. The god they rescued has been magically collared, unable to access his power. Worse still, Lexi’s best friend is similarly shackled, blocking her shape-shifting abilities... -
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Taken by Charlotte Abel
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsBound by love and magic. Betrayed by those they trust. Not everyone survives. In this second installment of The Channie Series, Josh and Channie are tested physically and emotionally as the tough choices they are forced to make affect not only their future together but their very existence. The risks are high but the rewards are even higher... -
The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom the author of the internationally bestselling The Book of Doors, another fantastical, stand-alone novel in which a trio of seemingly everyday people are members of a secret society tasked with finding and protecting hidden magical objects—ordinary items with extraordinary properties... -
The Caster's Alpha by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs the last unmated alpha in his pack, all Ronan wants is a mage and a bond… but be careful what you wish for.With no wolf mage and no magic, Ronan knows he’s holding Samhain back. When he wakes up in the forest with a mage, a bond, and no memory of what happened, it seems he’s been given everything he wanted—so he knows it’s too good to be true... -
One Hex of a Wedding by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWedding bells turn to sour notes for Emerald O'Brien. Her fiancé is wounded by gunfire, her ex-husband becomes the prime suspect, and her maid of honor is being stalked. Now it's up to Emerald to divine if the incidents are related... -
Secrets by Melinda Metz
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsRae Voight has a problem. Thoughts are running through her mind that aren't hers. Is she going crazy? Or could something else-something even stranger -- be going on? As Rae unravels the mystery of where these thoughts are coming from, she also unlocks terrifying secrets of her past, including the truth about her dead mother. But knowing the truth may not be a good thing for Rae... -
Blood on the Bayou by Stacey Jay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsThe second book in a new urban fantasy series featuring mosquito-sized fairies with poisonous bites that drive humans insane. It's only been three weeks since Annabelle helped solve the murder of Grace Beauchamp, and in the process, she discovered a secret world of invisible, magic-working people who have decided she might have what it takes to join their ranks... -
Some Enchanted Éclair by Bailey Cates
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFLOUR POWER When Hollywood invades Savannah’s historic district to film a Revolutionary War movie, magical baker Katie Lightfoot, and her witches’ coven, the Spellbook Club, take a break from casting spells for casting calls. One of the witches snags a part as an extra, while Katie’s firefighter boyfriend, Declan, acts as on-set security... -
Goddess Boot Camp by Tera Lynn Childs
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Phoebe has recently learned that she's a descendant of Nike (the goddess, not the shoe). Now, in order to learn to control her newfound - and very strong - powers, she's being forced to attend Goddess Boot Camp...Categorized as:
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Dead & Buried by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsSummers in the seaside town of Noquit Maine are quiet and relaxing ... unless you find a mysterious dead body, a hunky ex-boyfriend shows up and you start getting instructions from ghostly relatives.That's exactly what happens to Morgan Blackmoore... -
Sparkle Witch by Helen Harper
Rated: 3.95 of 5 stars · 38 ratingsSnow. Santa. Snuggles... Stress. You would think December would be Ivy's ideal time of year. After all, festivities abound and witches everywhere are encouraged to put their feet up and relax. That's not quite the case when she has various Order members attempting to finagle her into Christmas activities and a special artefact from the top of the Christmas tree goes missing... -
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Mad Maudlin by Mercedes Lackey, Rosemary Edghill
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsMary, Mary, Quite Contrary—and Quite Deadly . . .Eric Banyon, better known as Bedlam's Bard, is finally about to graduate from Julliard and enter the Real World and so, with the help of a psychiatrist who specializes in the problems of magicians, he's finally coming to terms with his past... -
Descended by Blood by Angeline Kace
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsBrooke Keller is a high school junior who has never spent much time living in one place. She is finally in a town long enough to almost snag the boy of her dreams, until her life is threatened after killing a fanged man in his attempt to kidnap her. Brooke begins a dangerous journey in an effort to find out who is after her and how to stop them... -
Charmed & Deadly by Candace Havens
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBronwyn is back...but so is her evil ex-boyfriend. From the author of Charmed & Ready and Charmed & Dangerous . Bronwyn is used to making enemies-when you dedicate your life to ridding the world of evil magic dudes and dudettes, it can happen. So when she first realizes that an attempted hit on the Prime Minister was really for her, it's just "same spell, different day... -
Postmortem by S.A. Magnusson
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe magical world calls to me but I want nothing more than to heal. Working in the ER gives me a chance to help people while hiding from the magical world. It’s a place where few magical folk ever visit, and never by choice. When a patient comes into the ER with a magical injury, I’m forced to use my magic to heal, but doing so draws the wrong kind of attention to me... -
Witching Hour by L.H. Cosway
Something is rotten in Tribane city. The humans are descending into madness and Tegan is certain that the sorcerer Theodore has something to do with it. Oh yeah, and she’s the reason Ethan’s been exiled by the vampires... -
Criminal Enchantment: An Enchanted, Inc. Short Story by Shanna Swendson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBefore Katie met Owen, the Magic, Spells, and Illusions, Inc., team already had a job to do. There’s spellcasting skullduggery at work in Manhattan, and Sam the gargoyle is on the case. This time, the shady spells look awfully familiar, like the work of outcast wizard Phelan Idris...
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