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  • The Haunted Hotel Hoopla by Amanda M. Lee

    The Haunted Hotel Hoopla by Amanda M. Lee

    Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes is struggling. She thought finding her family would fix everything. It hasn’t, and the threat that’s cast a long shadow over her life is only getting larger. Still, when an opportunity arises to go to Savannah – one of her bucket list cities – she jumps at the chance...
  • Imaginary Fiends by Lily Harper Hart

    Imaginary Fiends by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.76 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When it comes to magic, Rowan Gray-Davenport has always been grateful to be part of the club. She never wanted to be the leader of it, though.All of that is about to change...
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    witches  magic  paranormal  humor  fantasy  length-short
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  • Ghostly Problems by Lily Harper Hart

    Ghostly Problems by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Harper Harlow-Monroe is settling into married life well. Her biggest problem is her best friend Zander, who is planning his own wedding. That is until a new resident comes to Harper with a poltergeist problem.Beckham Lighthouse is located in a unique spot, where the lake and the river meet...
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    witches  magic  paranormal  humor  fantasy  length-short
  • Wicked Forever by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Forever by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.77 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Ivy Morgan-Harker has everything she’s ever wanted, including a devoted new husband and an upcoming break from her nursery business for the Michigan winter. Then the unthinkable happens.Upon arriving at Morgan Nursery early one morning, she finds a body strung up in the middle of her happy sanctum … and there’s a message attached telling her that she’s next...
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    witches  magic  paranormal  humor  fantasy  length-short
  • Her First Taste of Fire by Kristen Painter

    Her First Taste of Fire by Kristen Painter

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Shadowvale isn’t your typical small town America. The sun never shines, the gates decide who enters, magic abounds, and every resident bears some kind of curse.Most people think Nasha Black lives in Shadowvale because that’s where her father, one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, lives. But Nasha has another reason for staying in Shadowvale and it’s not just the bakery she owns and operates...
  • Jingle My Bells by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Jingle My Bells by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    A merry mated matrimony…All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth. Well, okay, literally speaking I want these two legs I’m standing on to be permanent. I want my scales to not pop up if it rains or if someone spills their drink on me. I want a house on land and a pet that has fur instead of two rows of razor sharp teeth. I’ve always felt like a crab out of her shell except when I’m on land...
  • Carve My Pumpkin by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Carve My Pumpkin by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero

    Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Give ‘em pumpkin to talk about… The perfect job is only two weeks away. Two. Short. Weeks. All I have to do is survive the trial period for this new position and the future I’ve always wanted will be my reality. Once it’s mine, I’ll travel the world helping my fellow supernaturals blend into the human world and craft the lives they dreamed of. And in turn…maybe I’ll find myself...
  • Don't Give a Witch by Amy Boyles

    Don't Give a Witch by Amy Boyles

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Dylan Apel is at it again… When the Magical Abilities contest is announced, Dylan couldn't give a flip about entering. But when she discovers the prize is the coveted Never Forget, a spell that makes you immune to mind erasing, she's all in. That is, until the potion is stolen. Now, she's on lock down in Castle Witch with a thief on the loose...
  • For a Few Witches More by Lily Harper Hart

    For a Few Witches More by Lily Harper Hart

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Casper Creek is a town in flux. Contractors are on the scene making plans for the new restaurant, owner Hannah Hickok is plotting ridiculous couple’s costumes for the Halloween party, and there’s a new demon in town.Instead of coming after Hannah directly, the demon does an end-run around the witch and starts possessing the area children … and sending them into a frenzy...
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    witches  magic  paranormal  humor  fantasy  length-short
  • The Duskfire Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant

    The Duskfire Dragon's Mate by Zoe Chant

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The fated mate of her dreams… is her grumpy ex-boss.The moment she met Corin Blackburn, Maya Flores’s life fell apart. The man who should have been her soulmate rejected her. Lost and alone, she ran away to Hideaway Cove, where she built a new life for herself and her dragon shifter son. And left Corin Blackburn behind. For good.Or so she thought...
  • Winter Takes All by Milly Taiden

    Winter Takes All by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Where’s a curvy girl with a love of snowy mountains and cold, crisp air to find a man who’ll light her fire? Gerri Wilder knows just the place and most certainly the right shifter...
  • Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman

    Magic Lessons by Alice Hoffman

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 51 ratings
    In an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic...
  • The Bad Boys of Assjacket: Magic and Mayhem Universe: Magic and Mayhem Book 9 by Robyn Peterman

    The Bad Boys of Assjacket: Magic and Mayhem Universe: Magic and Mayhem Book 9 by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A dare is a dare. No self-respecting, slightly chubby, good-lookin’, crime lovin’ cat would ever pass up a dare. So I didn’t. Now, me and my boys are in hot water trying to figure out how to live on the right side of the law for a whole freakin’ week! This is complicated by a couple of hairy issues…— The half-headed bear in town had his privates pilfered...
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    demons  witches  paranormal  humor  shapeshifters  fantasy
  • Fortune of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Fortune of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Medium Harlow Thane has given up her life as a celebrity paranormal investigator. After her life was turned upside down by a devious and illusive ghost, all she wants is to settle down in Keating Hollow, running the new pub in town. Unfortunately for her, no matter how much she wants to give up ghost hunting, the ghosts won’t quit her. Neither will her ex Cash Moses...
  • Song of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Song of the Witch by Deanna Chase

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Spirit witch Sadie Lewis has never been a powerful witch. Her only talent is being able to feel other peoples’ emotions while she sings. It’s what has kept her from pursuing a musical career. The idea of turning into an empath while in the middle of a crowded concert venue is terrifying. But when the perfect deal comes around, she can’t refuse...
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    witches  magic  paranormal  fantasy  length-short
  • A Shard of Ice by Charlene Hartnady

    A Shard of Ice by Charlene Hartnady

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
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    magic  witches  paranormal  fantasy  length-medium
  • Baby Got Bear by Milly Taiden

    Baby Got Bear by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Lucy Benton, daughter of the Pack Benton wolf alpha, knows there’s only one man for her. Beau. He’s gentle and strong, and she just can’t seem to stay away from him. Training horses at his ranch was her way to get his attention, but it’s been two years and nothing has happened between them. What is going on? Beau Sampson can’t live without Lucy...
  • Blood Dark by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Blood Dark by Lindsay J. Pryor

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    ‘There are guardian angels, and there are monsters with wings’ Caitlin Parish should have been the last person to fall for a vampire. A member of the Vampire Control Unit, her relationship with master vampire Kane Malloy had explosive consequences. Caitlin’s colleagues count her as the enemy. And now she’s going back...
  • Goldie and the Bears: Paranormal Shifter Romance: A Howls Romance by Milly Taiden

    Goldie and the Bears: Paranormal Shifter Romance: A Howls Romance by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ash Goldenlochs hasn't touched another person in years. Her gift--or curse, as she thinks of it--forces her to experience the past of anything against her hands. When she meets two of the most gorgeous men she's ever seen, she wants to rip her gloves off and let her fingers do the walking. Bear shifters, Spencer Hartz and Chaz Coco, are partners in a trio who couldn't be more opposite...
  • Fire King by Milly Taiden

    Fire King by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 4 of the Crystal Kingdom Running is Chelsea Golby's escape. Literally. She runs to get away from the pain of being rejected after asking the love of her life to marry her. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, or a pint of Ben and Jerry's, she heads to the Crystal Kingdom to hang out with her sister Avery, the new Elf Queen...
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    witches  demons  magic  angels  shapeshifters  fantasy  paranormal  fae
  • Third Time’s a Charm by Michelle M. Pillow

    Third Time’s a Charm by Michelle M. Pillow

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Friends don’t let friends séance drunk.Vivien Stone lost the love of her life over twenty years ago. Now that she’s in her forties with a string meaningless relationships under her belt, she can't help but pine for what might have been. It doesn't help that she's somewhat psychic and can pretty much predict where a relationship is heading before it even starts...
  • All The Write Moves by Robyn Peterman

    All The Write Moves by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Going to Hell has never been on my bucket list… until now.The fact that I can speak that sentence without laughing or losing my mind is absurd. However, my life has veered into a very tricky tale that rivals any of my books.The villain has been banished. I’ve written her right into an infernal doom...
  • Loved by Light by Terry Bolryder

    Loved by Light by Terry Bolryder

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    A down on her luck human gets the break of a lifetime when a prince of light comes to the rescue... Things haven't been the same for light prince Ian ever since a fateful trip to his world showed him everything he knew was a lie. But when a mission to protect a new beacon on Earth puts him face to face with perhaps the unluckiest woman alive, he feels a pull to her unlike anything before...
  • Fatal Fortune by Leighann Dobbs

    Fatal Fortune by Leighann Dobbs

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A 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...
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    magic  witches  paranormal  mystery  fantasy  length-short
  • Hanatsukihime, Vol. 02 by Hibiki Wataru

    Hanatsukihime, Vol. 02 by Hibiki Wataru

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When Lys was born, her heart did not beat at all. To save her, her mother made a contract with a devil: Lys can borrow his heart until the day she turns 16, but after that, he will eat her body. Together with her companion, Siva, someone she met by chance on the desert at night, she travels around as a dancer girl to find the devil who sealed her fate...
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    magic  demons  paranormal  fantasy  length-short
  • Fighting For Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Fighting For Her Dragon by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    There Are No Coincidences…. Given a fairy tale life by the clan of dragon shifters that rescued her as a little girl, Emma Sinclair long ago accepted she might never solve the mystery of her heritage. Of course, that was before she could feel the traitor’s pain, before she knew he was slipping away. And before the unthinkable happened… he called to her in the language of his kin...
  • Infinity by Maggie Shayne

    Infinity by Maggie Shayne

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    For five centuries, Immortal High Witch Nicodimus has been suspended in an eternity of darkness. His heart was stolen away in the ultimate betrayal by his love Arianna... Now Arianna discovers a way to bring him back. But the power that returns Nicodimus to her arms also summons an ancient enemy. To fight this dark danger, they must confront the past--and reclaim infinity..
  • Deliverance by Victoria Danann

    Deliverance by Victoria Danann

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Choices always come with consequences. If you force a demon to agree to a deal under duress, the day will come when you’ll regret it. New York Times bestselling author, Victoria Danann, adds a long-awaited book to the Knights of Black Swan saga featuring everybody's favorite demon. Two and a half centuries ago Sixt had been a young witch with little control...
  • Demons and Darkness by Meredith Hart

    Demons and Darkness by Meredith Hart

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    The second Demon War has begun, and no one is safe.Vethe and Lyria stand outside the gates of Ocrus Sheau, a mysterious kingdom where all wildmages are forced into slavery, hoping to unearth information that could help Prince Kyalam in his struggle against the Citadel without ending up in chains...
  • Karma is a Witch by B. Perkins, Aimee Vance

    Karma is a Witch by B. Perkins, Aimee Vance

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 6 ratings
    Devanna Bailey has worked her way up to Boss Witch since her teens, throwing herself into her witch supply shop, Carpe Noctem, no matter how the irksome mayor has tried to stand in her way. Equally driven, it took Orion centuries to earn his post as Mayor of Deadlights Cove. This weird little town and its quirky residents are his life’s purposef, and he might lose it all...
  • Spookshow 5: Half-Boys and Gypsy Girls by Tim McGregor

    Spookshow 5: Half-Boys and Gypsy Girls by Tim McGregor

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A reluctant psychic tries to shut out the ghosts forever only to find that the dead won't let her go. John Gantry's remains have vanished from the morgue, leaving Detective Mockler with another unsolved case on his hands. Kaitlin, suffering from post traumatic stress, is haunted by visions of her former ghost-hunting friends...
  • Her Dragon, His Demon by Julia Mills, Linda Boulanger

    Her Dragon, His Demon by Julia Mills, Linda Boulanger

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 12 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series. Her Dragon is strong and loyal, a leader among his kin. He makes her feel things she never thought possible and…he is her only hope for survival. His Demon is beautiful and alluring, the other half of his soul...
  • Death Untold by Sarah Piper

    Death Untold by Sarah Piper

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All magic comes with a price tag.It's a lesson witches are taught from a young age, along with the ones about how we'll never survive a vampire turning, how hunters will always seek to eradicate us, and how a devil's bargain can never be broken. But together, my rebels and I have shattered every last rule, ignored every last warning...
  • The Pine Hill Inn by J A WHITING

    The Pine Hill Inn by J A WHITING

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This 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...
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    witches  magic  suspense  mystery  fantasy  paranormal
  • Warrior King: New Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Warrior King: New Worlds by Milly Taiden

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Book 6 of the Crystal KingdomLilah McClure may be mouthy, bossy, and overly bold, but she knows what’s fair and hates injustice of any kind. When she and her cousins are captured by the mountain fae, she learns they’re living in the freakin’ stone age. Equality between genders? Nope, not even as a joke...
  • Cookies for Satan (Witching After Forty) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Cookies for Satan (Witching After Forty) by Lia Davis, L.A. Boruff

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Part-time bookstore clerk, part-time author, necromancer in training, and full-time caretaker of a ghoul are titles that Ava Harper never dreamed of applying to herself.Even with all the crazy going on around her, she's determined to make this Christmas as normal as possible--without raising the dead or some other fiasco...
  • Mark of the Psychic by Jarica James

    Mark of the Psychic by Jarica James

    Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 9 ratings
    Getting invited to appear before the High Regency is an honor... unless you’re Lennox Kova, a rare supernatural hybrid who’s gained a healthy distrust of those in power. Lennie and her team have learned the hard way that great power and great responsibility also come with a great chance of being dangerously corrupt...
  • The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan

    The Great Witch of Brittany by Louisa Morgan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Return to the world of A Secret History of Witches with the bewitching tale of Ursule Orchiere and her discovery of magical abilities that will not only change the course of her life but every generation that comes after her. Brittany, 1741There hasn’t been a witch born in the Orchière clan for generations...
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    witches  magic  fantasy  paranormal  historical
  • Every Witch Way but Ghouls by K.E. O'Connor

    Every Witch Way but Ghouls by K.E. O'Connor

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Welcome to the magical mystery of Crimson Cove. A spellbound town full of puzzles and twisty turns.Feisty enchanted hedgehogs with eye-watering gas, a half-dragon with an attitude, and a headless corpse aren't the best things to start the day with!But that's what we encounter in our first week working for animal control in Crimson Cove...
  • Destined to the Wraith by Regine Abel

    Destined to the Wraith by Regine Abel

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Would he save her or be her damnation? Hounded by a necromancer hellbent on appropriating her ancestral lands, Ronika must recover an ancient relic from a cursed mansion to keep her enemy at bay. To do so, she requires an escort. Convincing an enraged wraith to help seems like an impossible task...
  • Exalted Mage: A Litrpg Harem Fantasy by Kingsley Khan

    Exalted Mage: A Litrpg Harem Fantasy by Kingsley Khan

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Eric Grayson was just a welder by day and fantasy junky by night. His free days were spent camping in the woods and reading. When he falls through a crack in the foundation of reality his life is going to get a lot more interesting. Making his way through the sea of chaos, he finds himself, with a little help from a Goddess, in a new universe, on a new planet...
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    magic  demons  paranormal  angels  fantasy  length-epic
  • Arthur by Taylor Rylan

    Arthur by Taylor Rylan

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Nothing can keep fated Ones apart, not even distance. Especially not when you’re the son of the created warlock.Arthur was ready to find his forever mate—his one and only other half. He was the firstborn of the created warlock and knew he had big shoes to fill...
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    witches  magic  paranormal  fantasy  length-short
  • Autumn Magic by T.M. Cromer

    Autumn Magic by T.M. Cromer

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Autumn Thorne believed she discovered the perfect love. Yet the moment she revealed she was a witch, her relationship went to hell in a handbasket. Nearly a decade later, in an ironic twist of fate, the man who shunned her shows up on her doorstep and asks for her help to develop his own latent powers...
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    magic  witches  fantasy  humor  paranormal  length-short
  • We Witch You A Merry Christmas by Louisa West

    We Witch You A Merry Christmas by Louisa West

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    All she wants for Christmas is some peace and quiet. But Santa—and the local sheriff’s office—might just have her on the naughty list.Rosemary Bell’s got a brand new bag. She has a great circle of friends, a sexy Irish boyfriend, and a daughter following in her witchy footsteps...
    Categorized as:
    magic  witches  fantasy  paranormal  length-short
  • Suffering of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Suffering of a Witch by Suza Kates

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    SHE WON’T GIVE UP Kylie Worthington is in love with a man who doesn’t return the sentiment. She’s thrown away her pride and all attempts at pretense, yet Quinn St. Germaine still pushes her away. With the arrival of her trial, she will go where Fate dictates and is destined to fall in love. At least she’ll finally find the man she was meant for. Whether she likes it or not...
    Categorized as:
    witches  demons  fantasy  paranormal  length-medium
  • Her Dragon's Heart by Julia Mills

    Her Dragon's Heart by Julia Mills

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Book 6 in the Dragon Guard series. The books can be read as stand-alone stories, but it is advisable to read them in order to get the most enjoyment from the series...
  • Released Souls by Karice Bolton

    Released Souls by Karice Bolton

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Triss and Logan’s love is becoming stronger by the day as they harness the powers between them, but will that make them blind to the evil they’re facing? After uncovering startling information about her family, Triss is determined to right the wrongs of her ancestors...
  • Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke

    Shadow Wars by C.J. Cooke

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 7 ratings
    “This isn’t just some war being waged against us from the shadows, it’s a massacre, a cull.”With the pack still reeling from their encounter with the witches, all anyone wants is time to recover. But the pack promised the vampires a favour in return for their help—and it’s time to collect...
  • Death by Tara Brown

    Death by Tara Brown

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 21 ratings
    Sadness looms over the old mansion at the end of the road where the massive oaks and willows line the street. With no one recovering from the losses they have experienced and D-Day creeping up on them, Ari decides to make a final push. Only this time she has a little help from O...
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