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Eight Ways to Tequila by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsFor one jewelry-obsessed witch, a star sapphire necklace is worth dying for....NY Times & USA Today bestselling author, Tricia O'Malley, takes you back to the funky town of Tequila Key where magick and mystery mix like a delicious margarita.When a jewelry heist goes down right in front of Miss Elva’s eyes, she recruits Althea and Luna to help recover the missing piece... -
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... -
Spells & Caramels Magical Mysteries: The Complete Series: Fresh, Funny Magical Mysteries by Erin Johnson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe complete series!10 full-length paranormal cozy mystery novels.Over 3,000 pages.One delightfully witchy series you'll never want to end.Twenty-nine-year-old Imogen Banks is hashtag struggling... -
Unchained Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.88 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI've spent my life thinking I knew the worst that could happen. Battles come and go. Wars are almost always won in the end. It's easy to grow complacent and forget even the deadliest should glance over their shoulder from time to time. We thought we had it all figured out. We were poised for this win before we even went to battle. We didn't win. We didn't lose... -
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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... -
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... -
Lost Beauty by C.M. Owens
Rated: 4.85 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsKYA Survival. It's all I've known for as long as I can remember. I thought it was the same thing as living until him... Until one touch set me on fire. Until one look disabled all my defenses. Until one man could shatter me. Now, even though a distraction is the last thing I need, all I want to do is taste what it's like to feel alive. CHAZ She sees right through me, as I knew she would... -
Hold Your Witches by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDylan and Roman are back! When Dylan’s brand new detective business gets its first customer, she should be elated. Problem is, that customer is her grandmother. Milly Jones claims Polly Parrot is missing. She needs Dylan and Roman to find the magical bird before Polly is forced to divulge Milly’s deepest, darkest secrets...Categorized as:
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Fates Entwined by Elizabeth Briggs
Continue the Zodiac Wolves series with this collection of brand new stories about all the characters you've grown to love, including an extended epilogue for Ayla and Kaden!This collection includes the following stories:Fire Mated: After Stella is mated to her worst enemy—the Leo alpha, Jordan—she rejects him. But the stars won't let her escape her fate so easily...and neither will Jordan... -
Tequila Shots & Valentine Knots by Tricia O'Malley
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsValentine’s Day has arrived in Tequila Key and Miss Elva, the resident Voodoo Priestess, has been asked to concoct a love potion for a couple that needs some extra spice in their marriage. When her pirate ghost, Rafe, sees the potion and thinks it is for Miss Elva – all hell breaks loose. Get swept along on a fun Valentine's Day story in quaint Tequila Key... -
Backwoods Banshee by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIt's a special night in Haunted Hollow, Alabama. The second most haunted town in the country will witness the yearly appearance of the spirit called the Backwoods Banshee. Blissful and her gang of ghost wranglers, Ruth and Alice, are ready for the sighting. But when a rival band of geriatric hunters bet the Southern Ghost Wranglers that they won't see the banshee first, the deal is on...Categorized as:
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Shiplap and Spell Hunting by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsClementine's adventures continue in Shiplap and Spell hunting!When a mysterious portal opens up in Norma Ray's barn, giving people everything they wish for, Clem and Rufus are on edge, doing everything they can to close it as quickly as possible. But that's easier said than done. When the whole town discovers the portal's abilities, everyone is wishing for their heart's desire...Categorized as:
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Quit Your Witchin' by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThere's a murderer on the loose again… Dylan Apel just can't stay away from murder. When a body turns up in the school gymnasium, everyone's on high alert... -
Trim My Tree by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA present under the wrong tree…I stopped believing in Santa Claus and happily-ever-afters when I lost my parents…so ten years ago I stopped trying. I threw myself into running my dad's hotel, The Diamond, where I make California dreams come true for the rich and famous. But now I realize there’s no one to come home to... -
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Ride My Sleigh by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe hot mess Christmas express…Megelle Island is full of supernatural creatures. I came here a few years ago to be among my own kind, to not worry that I’d accidentally shift into a raccoon or turn invisible in front of some poor human. My clumsiness was going to expose us all to the public and get me into big trouble with the angels.The only problem is…I’m the only jinn here... -
Tales of a Witch by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsTales of a Witch is perfect for fans of urban fantasy, mystery, slow-burn romance, and humor. If you enjoy urban fantasy books with a kick-ass heroine and plenty of action, suspense and humor, then you’ll love reading this book... -
Coti's Unclaimed Mate by Elle Boon
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWill they find beauty in the ashes as the fire settles, or will they go up in flames? Shifters and humans don’t mix, at least not in Coti’s opinion. He’s more than just a wolf though, but his pack and fellow MC brothers don’t know everything there is to know about him, and he likes to keep it that way… until one human female comes along and changes everything... -
Woman In Demand by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.66 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSera Thomas has more than the FBI in her life now and nothing reminds her of that more than almost losing the man she loves. Sometimes the focus has to be on her personal life and the pack or she could lose all she’s built and treasures.And she’s not about to allow that.Which means working things out with Brian while he travels and learns what he needs to...Categorized as:
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Southern Witching by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe happiest day of Dylan's life has finally arrived...her wedding day! All of Silver Springs is ready for a celebration to remember. But things get off to a rocky start when Grandma Hazel calls down a flock of eagles that try to eat the wedding doves. Then Dylan sees Roman before the ceremony. Things couldn't get any worse, could they? Never ask a question you don't want answered... -
Immersed Siren by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.59 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas’s life is giving her heartburn… And supes don’t really get heartburn.Most would think her life would calm down after Murray was gone and the supe-hating president was out of office, but things are never that simple. Plus, the messes left by both situations are somehow on her to clean up...Categorized as:
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Deadly Spells and a Southern Belle by Amy Boyles
Escape to Witch's Forge, a magical town tucked deep in the heart of Tennessee's Smoky Mountains.Only Witch's Forge isn't a supernatural paradise-here spells backfire, kudzu bites and magic is broken. That is, until Charming Calhoun arrives. Charming has everything a Southern Belle could ask for-a thriving matchmaking business and great employees... -
Y'all Witches by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWho knew honeymoons could be deadly? When Dylan and Roman set sail for their honeymoon they expect couples massages and candlelit dinners. But that dream is shattered when Grandma Hazel stows away on their cruise. It seems trouble follows Grandma wherever she goes...Categorized as:
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Broken Wolf by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsSomething broke inside of Sera Thomas after meeting her birth mother and learning just how horrible of a person that woman truly is. It’s not even just her human side that’s crushed, but her wolf is damaged after realizing how much she got wrong and has hurt Sera by blaming her for things that weren’t her fault...Categorized as:
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Magic Julep by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Lily Locke receives a royal decree summoning her to the Kingdom of Crystalvia, she can hardly turn down the request. However, the invitation doesn’t come without a catch. When the queen begs Lily to crack a curse that has held their village captive for three years, Lily promises to do everything she can to free them. If she doesn’t, the kingdom will eventually languish… and disappear forever... -
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Viktor by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom NYTs and USA Today Bestselling Author Kym Grosso...a novel in the IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANSAncient vampire, Viktor Christianson, thrived for thousands of years without love. Enjoying the finer things in life, the international playboy embraced the essence of his immortal existence... -
Hocus My Pocus by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you’ve got it, haunt it… Once upon a time, I had big ideas, big dreams, and big plans. But when my mother left my kid sister with me when I was only fifteen, I was suddenly the single mother I never thought I’d be. Someone had to raise Torren and show her love and support, the way parents were supposed to love their children, the way our mother never did... -
Carve My Pumpkin by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGive ‘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... -
Dante's Circle Reborn by Carrie Ann Ryan
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNYT Bestselling Author Carrie Ann Ryan returns to her bestselling Dante’s Circle series with a collection of four never before published and highly anticipated romances. FALLEN FOR ALPHAS Liam and Alec watched their Pack fall from grace and fought with tooth and claw to make it rise from the ashes again for the Alpha... -
Stuff My Stocking by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsA new kind of gift exchange… My life has never been typical. Most people weren’t professional ballerinas. Most people didn’t have two happily married, four century old dads and an aunt who was actually your mother. Most people didn’t have pointed ears they had to hide or wings that would pop out of their back when they got too excited or angry. Most people didn’t have my problems... -
Mistletoe and Spirits by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBlissful is locked in a house full of spirits two days before Christmas? Will she escape in time to enjoy Christmas with Roan?Blissful Breneaux is expecting a quiet, uneventful Christmas with her fiancé Roan, but all that changes when a ghost from her past needs her help locating someone—Blissful's father, Vince Breneaux, who happens to be dead... -
Fried Green Witch by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsCan Dylan free her family from jail? Southern witch Dylan Apel seems to have her life figured out. Plan wedding to her boyfriend--check. Make dresses--check. Deal with crazy pregnant ladies--not so much. Life's going great until Dylan and her sister Sera become entangled in a baby shower murder... -
E.V.I.E.: 13 Slayers, 13 Missions by Amelia Hutchins, Anna Edwards
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 10 ratings13 Slayers. 13 Missions. 13 Standalone Stories Set within a Universe of Violence.Welcome to the world of E.V.I.E.A place where vampires come to die.These Slayers don't play. They're fierce, badass, and court the creatures of the night. Some protect our existing reality, while others venture to realms far away to hunt down bloodsucker bounties. Each plot and twist comes at a price... -
Invading Alpha by Erin R. Flynn
Division Chief Seraphine Thomas is finally handling the snowballing situation in New York. She survived her first Valentine’s Day as Alpha and a whole new mess of problems, but is feeling more confident in her roles now that she’s laid a better foundation. The problem is there’s no safe way to handle what she needs to, and alone she’s not enough.But help comes in a very surprising away...Categorized as:
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Crewel Intentions: Flirting with Fangs by Joy Demorra
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn a world of dwindling hope, love has never mattered more...While enjoying a brief romantic sojourn to the dazzling city of Ingleton, newly invested Wolf Laird, Captain Nathan J. Northland; his new wife and immortal magic-user, Ursula; and their live-in vampire lover, Vlad, are dismayed when duty rears its ugly head in the form of an unavoidable social event... -
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Wicked Ways by Kim Richardson
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsDon’t miss the next installment in The Witches of Hollow Cove series.Follow Tessa and the Davenport witches as they are faced with another major magical problem... -
Batshift Crazy by Carrie Pulkinen
Rated: 4.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratings𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗢𝗿𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀…Gaston Bellevue has been single for one hundred years. He's a bat-shifting vampire who has amassed a fortune, runs a B and B for supes, and is living his best death in The Big Easy... -
Long Isle Iced Tea by Gina LaManna
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsStar light, star bright, the first star I see tonight…A childhood chant turns near deadly for Lily Locke when she’s swept into The Faction’s latest triumph—the overthrowing of the hidden, magical city of Wishery. When Ainsley and her team at MAGIC, Inc. beg Lily for her help, she agrees, taking on a load of problems that pile up faster than she can say Abracadabra... -
Switch of Fate 2 by Grace Quillen, Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“All vampires must die.” Flint Gibson is ready to lay down his life for The Cause, just so long as doing so results in a ton of dead vampires. He’s been planning a kamikaze mission for decades, not-so-patiently waiting for news about the vampires who killed his family. Because all vampires must die. Especially those vampires... -
Switch of Fate 3 by Lisa Ladew
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRiot Cofield is a bad-boy mountain lion shifter who scales mountains like fences. He belongs IN the Natahala Forest, but not TO it, and he resents “the Cause” because it turns normal, sweet women into a conniving, savage witches - switches - who will do anything to kill a vampire. Riot tried out the Cause (after all, he is a shifter) but after getting used and discarded twice, he’s over it... -
Rebel Reborn by Sarah Piper
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen darkness descends, who will survive the Battle for Blackmoon Bay?The fight at the cemetery was hard-won. But from the enemy’s perspective, the cemetery was just a minor outpost. Blackmoon Bay is ground zero for their entire operation, and it’s no longer simply the home we’re desperate to reclaim. It’s the spark that will eventually set the whole world on fire. If we fail, we will all die... -
Hunter: Immortals of New Orleans, Book 10 by Kym Grosso
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFrom NYTs and USA Today Bestselling Author Kym Grosso...a novel in the IMMORTALS OF NEW ORLEANS series now optioned for film. Hunter Livingston’s trip to Hell had been a calculated risk. Best case scenario, the Alpha would save a friend and come out unscathed; at worst, he’d burn in flames for eternity... -
Cult of Fiction by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSoraya Devil has been focused on healing since she was attacked—herself, her relationships, and even her dedication to saving the world. She still doesn’t know if the world deserves to be saved given how cruel people can be, but the innocents keep her fighting... -
Trick My Treat by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMischief night meets magic… I never realized just how trapped I felt under the water until my sister married the wolf pack alpha last year. Suddenly, a life on land was actually possible. I love the ocean and my family, and I’m super protective of them…I just feel like I’m living life for the first time... -
Itching for Justice by Addison Moore
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier 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... -
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Raining Cats and Killers by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn innkeeper who reads minds. An ornery detective. And a trail of bodies. Cider Cove is the premier 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... -
A Winter Tail of Woe by Addison Moore, Bellamy Bloom
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMy 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 a snowy winter in Cider Cove and a show called Mayhem, Baking, and Murder is taping an episode at the inn with me as the guest host... -
Shifting and Shenanigans by Elizabeth Pantley
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratings2022 Cozy Mystery Tribe Awards - BOOK OF THE YEAR finalist!THIS IS NO ORDINARY BOOK CLUB!Paige and her adventurous Aunt Glo inherit a country inn from eccentric GeeGee. Finally! They can get into the secret room in the basement that GeeGee kept locked! They discover it’s a wonderful library filled to the brim with mystery books... -
Wolf Bitten by Jen L. Grey
A secret society is out for my blood and ripped me away from my fated mate.For my entire life, I’ve been an outcast… someone that everyone steered clear from.But everything changed the day I received a full-ride scholarship to Evergreen Elite and met my broody fated mate—Raffe.There I discovered the truth about the supernatural world and my own rare heritage... -
Blackstone Ranger Charmer by Alicia Montgomery
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA lion shifter waiting for the inevitable.Lion shifter Gabriel Russel knew what the future held for him. As the only male in his family, he was expected to marry a lioness worthy of his name and create a lasting alliance to expand their Pride’s influence and power. However, when fate brings him his beautiful mate, he knew there was no way he was going to bend to his pride’s will... -
The Witch's Handbook to Hunting Vampires by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAll Andie Taylor wants is a quiet life. Andie Taylor is your average single mom. She's got a beautiful toddler, a great job at the local preschool, a neurotic best friend and one huge secret—she used to hunt vampires. Now retired, Andie would much rather be wiping kid snot off her clothes than stalking the undead...
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