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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... -
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... -
Lies and Pumpkin Pies by Trixie Silvertale
Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWhen a broomball rivalry turns deadly, can this psychic sleuth save the man she loves?Mitzy Moon doesn’t do sports, but girlfriends are supposed to try new things. And watching her handsome sheriff’s team strut their stuff across the ice has its perks. But the thrill fades faster than cheap lipstick when the opponent’s captain is found murdered, and her boyfriend is the prime suspect... -
Flowering Inferno by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsDid someone manifest murder or was it simply a tragic glamping accident?Spring has arrived in the charming riverside town of Newberry, along with the thorn in Mia’s side—her formidable mother is in town to attend a manifestation retreat at a nearby glamping site... -
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The Ghost Who Ate Grits by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsBlissful Breneaux’s life in Haunted Hollow is finally settling down. Her ghost hunting business is exploding in all the right directions and her love life with the handsome Roan Storm is heating up. But all that goes awry when she is called in to investigate a haunted house on the outskirts of town...Categorized as:
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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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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... -
Don't Give a Witch by Amy Boyles
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDylan 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... -
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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To Haunt a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 8 by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsStill recovering from their adventure into the Middle Realm, Jinx, Tori, and the gang have settled down to enjoy some "normal" time in Briar Hollow. Then Cezar Ionescu walks in the front door asking for a favor. An abandoned house owned by the local Strigoi clan is attracting the attention of the Haunted Briar Hollow web series... -
The Amulet of Caorunn by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsCreavit wizard Irenaeus Chesterfield is back, with a bigger, badder plan to go after Jinx and company. In the weeks leading up to Christmas, Jinx starts having dream visions about the mysterious Amulet of Caorunn. Trying to get more details, she and Tori try a dicey double enchantment with shocking results... -
Witch on First by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsJinx Hamilton walks out the front door of her store in Briar Hollow on a Sunday morning only to find her werecat neighbor and boyfriend, Chase McGregor, staring at a dead man. Under the best of circumstances, a corpse complicates things, but Jinx has other problems... -
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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Witch on Second by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWith Halloween just a week away, Jinx and Tori have their hands full helping to organize Briar Hollow’s first ever paranormal festival. Beau and the ghosts at the cemetery are eager to help make the event a success, but tensions remain high after the recent killings. Without a mentor to lean on, Jinx must become a stronger, more independent leader... -
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Moonshine & Mayhem by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsZoey Mathers was a witch. Not on purpose. It had happened accidently. But as Zoey was finding out, maybe this had been her fate all along. Luckily the potential witch hunter, Slade, had turned out to be on her side and had found a place in her heart. With the War of the Witches heating up, it’s not just Zoey’s life on the line, but all the witches fighting for good...Categorized as:
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Old Acquaintance - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe spirit from the asylum has followed Mary O’Reilly home for the holidays. But there are no chestnuts roasting on the open fires he’s creating... -
To Teach a Witch: The Jinx Hamilton Series - Book 11 by Juliette Harper
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA pen scratches in the night. A rat faces his past. A wizard pays for his crimes. The opening of the magical sanctuary of Tír na nÓg has rocked the foundations of Fae society. Isherwood sits in the Tower of Londinium awaiting trial, while Jinx and the special ops team circle the globe dealing with nonconformi incidents... -
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... -
Moonshine & Malice by Kathleen Brooks
Rated: 4.52 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat was an accidental witch to do when fate sends a sexy witch on a motorcycle, only to find out he might be there to kill her? Zoey Mathers was adjusting to life as a witch— a real finger wiggling, magic casting, talk to spirits witch who was thrown into the middle of a war between good and evil...Categorized as:
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Taming of the Tabby by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA murder, a wedding, and a teenager in danger, all collide in this fast paced mystery set on magical Madrona Island. Cait is in a terrible accident resulting in a temporary loss of memory. She can remember the events leading up to the accident but cannot remember what occurred or how she came to be on a remote part of the island in the middle of the night... -
Not Quite Gone by Lyla Payne
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsLife in Heron Creek is looking up for Graciela Harper, despite the fact that every ghost within a fifty mile radius seems intent on sticking to her like glue - and not the weak Elmer's kind, either But with a sexy boyfriend, her old friends back in her life, and a great job prospect at one of the oldest plantations in the country, it's hard to complain.. -
Pecan Pies and Dead Guys by Angie Fox
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSometimes Verity Long would like to forget that she lives with the ghost of a 1920s gangster. But the reluctant housemates must once again work together when a dead detective blackmails Frankie into helping him solve a Great Gatsby-era cold case. Before she can say “bathtub gin,” Verity is dragged straight into a raging, otherworldly house party. Worse, every guest is hiding something... -
Only the Start by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen she came to Detroit, Isabella “Izzy” Sage was looking for answers about the death of her parents, who were killed while doing the very job she’s about to take on: Managing the death gate, a border between the living and the dead, located on Belle Isle... -
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... -
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Darcy Sweet Mystery Box Set Two by K.J. Emrick
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGet books seven to ten in the Darcy Sweet Mystery series altogether in a Box Set.A Murder of CrowsFamily SecretsThe Language of DeathThe Greatest Gift.Get books seven to ten in the series for a very low price... -
Lock, Stock, and Feral 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. A book club called the Grim Readers has descended on the inn and things take a turn for the deadly when life begins to imitate art. The weather isn’t the only thing heating up in Cider Cove—tempers are flaring too... -
The Hitwoman's Downward Dog by J.B. Lynn
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSo many men….so little help. Maladroit hitwoman Maggie Lee has never been one to ask for help. But now she’s found out that her niece, Katie, will soon be discharged from the hospital - making Maggie her guardian not just in name - and her semi-psychic friend Armani Vasquez has been kidnapped. Suddenly Maggie could really use some help... -
Murder By Muffin by Maria Geraci
Rated: 4.49 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsLucy McGuffin has three problems:She’s a human lie-detector, a “gift” she tries hard to keep hidden.Her rescue dog, Paco, is a ghost whisperer.And someone’s just been found murdered in her kitchen.The murder weapon? One of Lucy’s apple walnut cream cheese muffins. The victim? The producer for a reality TV cooking competition that Lucy is determined to win... -
Stolen Dreams - A Mary O'Reilly Paranormal Mystery - Book Fourteen by Terri Reid
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratings“But Sol, it ain’t haunted like you thought,” Marty argued cautiously. It wasn’t a good idea to get Sol too angry. “We’ve tried everything, séances, Ouija boards, mediums—everything. This place is just an old, empty house. A creepy, old house.” Sol shook his head, disregarding Marty’s words, and started up the tall staircase to the second floor... -
Darcy Sweet Mystery Box Set One by K.J. Emrick
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThe first six mysteries in the popular Darcy Sweet Cozy Mystery series: Death Comes to Town, Mists of the Past, From the Ashes, The Ghost of Christmas, The Stolen Valentine and Hiding From Death. Introducing Darcy Sweet... She isn't what you would call a girly girl... -
A Tale of Two Tabbies by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWhales and Tails is a cozy mystery series set on Madrona Island, a fictional island within the San Juan Islands off the coast of Washington State. As a fourth generation islander Caitlin Hart is struggling to make her way as the economy and culture of the island evolves toward a tourism based industry... -
The Diva Spices It Up by Krista Davis
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsShe's a young Martha Stewart...in Old Town Virginia! New York Times bestselling author Krista Davis delights with the 13th in her enormously popular and completely charming Domestic Diva Mystery series. When a celebrity ghostwriter dies on the job, it's up to Sophie Winston, Old Town, Virginia's favorite entertaining expert and sporadic sleuth, to whip up an impromptu investigation.. -
Wildwood in Winter by Bianca D'Arc
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe’s kissed a lot of frogs in her day, but she has the feeling she’s finally found a prince.A simple first-contact mission goes horribly awry…Arlo was just going up to Idaho for a quick visit to a possible new member of his extended Pack - a part-dryad who might be related to the Pack’s Alpha female. What he finds is a woman who stirs his senses and challenges his perceptions on every level... -
Frankencat by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDo you love Cozy Mysteries?Do you love Halloween?In this fun and heartfelt cozy mystery by USA Today bestselling author Kathi Daley, Cait and Tara are holding a book club meeting at Coffee Cat Books the week before Halloween when a storm rolls in. The storm intensifies during the course of the discussion thrusting the store into darkness... -
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Farewell to Felines by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMadrona Island: Where Mystery Meets Magic The Hollow is a magical place where the cats of Madrona Island have lived since before the island was developed. When Cait's witch friend Tansy alerts her to the fact that the cats are leaving the hollow for no apparent reason, Cait sets out to investigate... -
A Whisker in Time by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt is Halloween on Madrona Island and the entire gang is knee deep in the annual festivities. When a body is found in the storage room of the bar Danny and Aiden recently purchased, Danny is considered to be a prime suspect in the woman's death. When it looks as if Danny had both motive and opportunity, things go from Halloween eerie to down right terrifying... -
The Catsgiving Feast by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA murder, a wedding, and a holiday feast converge in this warm and memorable Thanksgiving Mystery... -
Original Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Northwoods village of Whispering Pines used to be a safe haven for outsiders, but after three deaths in two months, it’s become a hotbed of murder. Exhausted from being the only law enforcement official on duty, while also trying to open a bed-and-breakfast, Jayne O’Shea welcomes the escape she finds in her grandmother’s journals... -
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... -
A Murder on Poet's Hill by J.A. Whiting
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is book 2 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. When Ella's brother, Ben, becomes worried about one of his friends, he and Ella go to check on the man and discover a terrible scene... -
The Cat of Christmas Future by Kathi Daley
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAs with The Cat of Christmas Past and The Cat of Christmas Present, while this holiday cozy features a mystery, it does not feature a murder. It is Christmas on Madrona Island and the spirit of Christmas is out in full force. A cat who looks a lot like a cat from Cait's past comes to visit just as Cait and Cody are getting ready for a full lineup of holiday events... -
Kept Secrets by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTucked next to a pristine lake, the part-Medieval Europe, part-Renaissance Faire hamlet of Whispering Pines, Wisconsin is a utopia . . . except for the recent murders. One month after arriving in the Northwoods, former detective Jayne O’Shea has settled comfortably into small-town life and is making good progress with her task of getting her grandparents’ house ready for sale... -
Holiday Spirits by Yasmine Galenorn
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Kip gets himself in serious trouble, a strange spirit enters the house—one that at first poses as Santa Claus. But beneath that jolly exterior, lies a dark creature from legend and lore. Join Emerald O’Brien for the holidays, as she battles both psychic turbulence as well as the demons every mother faces when her child lands in trouble with the law... -
Rival Secrets: A Whispering Pines Mystery, Book 5 by Shawn McGuire
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if your nemesis challenged you on your home turf? The sense of community. The quaint surroundings. The deadly rivalries. Welcome to Whispering Pines. As the weather turns crisp, Jayne O’Shea and the other villagers prepare for the last big tourist draw of the season: the autumn equinox festival... -
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Nancy Cornish PI by Amanda James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhere extraordinary things happen…you’ll find Nancy CornishNancy Cornish has recently left her job at The Whistling Kettle Café in Padstow to start her own PI business. Nancy, seemingly an ordinary member of her community, has an extraordinary gift. She is able to make psychic connections with those who have passed, and objects belonging to those still living... -
GRAVEYARD GIRL: part 2 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive! In the romantic mystery GRAVEYARD GIRL, a city girl hiding out from a scandal agrees to house-sit an old home in a rural area where she thinks no one will know her to finish a project she hopes will repair her reputation... -
GRAVEYARD GIRL: part 3 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive! In the romantic mystery GRAVEYARD GIRL, a city girl hiding out from a scandal agrees to house-sit an old home in a rural area where she thinks no one will know her to finish a project she hopes will repair her reputation... -
GRAVEYARD GIRL: part 5 of 6 by Stephanie Bond
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn Amazon exclusive! In the romantic mystery GRAVEYARD GIRL, a city girl hiding out from a scandal agrees to house-sit an old home in a rural area where she thinks no one will know her to finish a project she hopes will repair her reputation... -
Heat Wave Homicide: Paranormal Cozy Mystery by London Lovett
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA terrible heat wave has fallen over Firefly Junction and tempers are flaring. With triple digit temperatures and humidity thick enough you can cut it with a knife, a chili cook-off is the last place journalist Sunni Taylor wants to be but Prudence Mortimer, the owner of the Junction Times wants her to cover the event... -
A Knight to Remember by Hermione Moon, Serenity Woods
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe is one knight she will never forget…When kitchen witch Gwen Young discovers a local artist has gone missing, she and Arthur set out to solve the mystery...
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