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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... -
Caffeinated Calamity by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsThe only witch in the world? It might feel like it to Stormy Morgan but she knows better.Twenty minutes away, in a town called Hemlock Cove, witches have taken over. Sure, the bulk of the town is made up of frauds looking to shore up their tourism industry, but there are real witches, too. There’s a family, last name of Winchester, and they’re notorious... -
A Breath of Witchy Air by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsHemlock Cove is mired in a cold snap, which means the town is calm and quiet. That all changes in an instant when a beer truck tips over on the highway and half the town shows up to get drunk. Bay Winchester is about to be the sole owner of the town newspaper so she heads out to take photos … and accidentally stumbles over several bodies... -
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A Witch Before Dying by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsHemlock Cove is bustling with activity.FBI Agent Landon Michaels has officially moved in with his girlfriend Bay Winchester, Mrs. Little is planning an impromptu festival and there’s a new witch in town. The question is: Is Scarlet Darksbane a real witch?Bay is in the middle of all of it... -
Only the Quiet by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIzzy Sage is settling into her new life despite the pall hanging over her past.While the memories of the catastrophe that took her parents when she was a child remain elusive, she finds she’s comfortable in her new environment… even though she happens to have taken up the same position her father held when he was killed... -
The Trouble with Witches by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsThe Winchester witches are in a tizzy. Sam Cornell's parents are coming to town and Clove is beside herself. Meeting her boyfriend's parents is a big deal. It doesn't help that her cousins can't stop making fun of her, which is the Winchester way, of course. In addition to the Cornell's imminent visit, the Winchesters are also dealing with Sam's new tanker... -
A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsA Paranormal Women's Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass, for anyone who feels like age is just a number!Midlife's a bumpy journey. The ride is a freaking rollercoaster. The crisis is real.With my life back to normal--normal being a very relative word--one would think I'd catch a break.One would be very wrong... -
Witching on a Star by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsWhen you're a witch, being wicked comes naturally. For the Winchester witches, though, being wicked is only half the fun. After a long winter, spring has finally hit Hemlock Cove and Bay Winchester thinks things are finally settling down in the town – and with her family. Unfortunately, just the opposite is true... -
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... -
Murder Most Witchy by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsLife in the Winchester household is hardly settled. That’s true for Bay Winchester more than anybody else.Her boyfriend Landon Michaels is away from town on an undercover assignment for the FBI and Bay is struggling not to let worry and unease rule over her life. Halloween is approaching, after all, and Hemlock Cove is bustling with activity. Bay has her hands full even when her heart feels empty... -
Only the Lonely by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIsabella “Izzy” Sage spent her formative years on Belle Isle in Detroit, playing next to the gate that separates the living from the dead as her parents drew a paycheck from the grim reaper council. Then the impossible happened, tragedy struck, and Izzy found herself an orphan... -
Bewitched by Darynda Jones
Forty-something Defiance Dayne only recently discovered she comes from a long line of powerful witches. Added to that was the teensy, infinitesimal fact that she is what’s called a charmling. One of three on the entire planet. And there are other witches who will stop at nothing to steal her immense power, which would basically involve her unfortunate and untimely death... -
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... -
Four-Leaf Clover by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsClove Winchester is feeling lucky at life, and that’s before a mysterious stranger drops into her magic store and gifts her with a special coin. Suddenly things can’t go wrong for Clove, and she’s the center of attention in the Winchesters’ world – especially because Aunt Tillie wants that coin... -
Witching You Were Here by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsWinter has hit Hemlock Cove – and not in a fun way.The cold weather is keeping most tourists out of town, which is just fine with the Winchester witches. They’re using the lull as a way to recharge and take a break – even if Aunt Tillie is causing her usual havoc. All that comes crashing down, though, when a large yacht is found abandoned in a nearby channel and there’s blood on the deck... -
Undying Magic by T.J. Green
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWinter grips White Haven, bringing death in its wake.It’s close to the winter solstice when Newton reports that dead bodies have been found drained of their blood.Then people start disappearing, and Genevieve calls a coven meeting. What they hear chills their blood.This has happened before, and it’s going to get worse. The witches have to face their toughest challenge yet – vampires... -
A Solstice Celebration by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIt’s the summer of 2005, and Marnie Winchester is in charge. That’s right, her sister Winnie is out of town for a week and Marnie is officially the boss. It’s everything she’s always wanted. Kind of... -
Amethyst Witch by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsStacy Justice is a young reporter who lives in Chicago, far away from the kooky small town of Amethyst, Illinois, where she was raised by a family of witches. She’s perfectly content with her career, her cat, and her lack of a love life until her cousin informs her that their grandfather is deathly ill... -
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... -
Ribbing and Runes by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsCan a secret runic message lead to murder?There's a lot happening in Cardinal Woolsey's knitting shop in Oxford. Witches, vampires, a knowing cat, romance and murder. Join Lucy and her undead knitting club as they solve another crime.There's no violence, sex or bad language, just quirky characters, humor—and murder... -
Herringbones and Hexes by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsWhat the hex is going on?Life at Cardinal Woolsey’s knitting and yarn shop is about as smooth as shop owner Lucy’s knitting. In other words, lumpy, tangled and prone to disaster. Much like her spell-casting. But things get worse when her cousin and shop assistant Violet shows alarming symptoms of a hex... -
Mosaics and Magic by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsBeware the crystal ball...When Lucy and Rafe are given a crystal ball as a wedding present, she’s shocked when it foretells doom. For the newlyweds, this was supposed to be a time of joy and celebration. But when a terrible accident befalls one of their wedding guests, Lucy and Rafe must postpone their honeymoon. And as the evidence begins to unravel, it becomes clear this was no accident... -
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The Goodbye Witch by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsAs Enchanted Village’s resident Wishcrafter, Darcy Merriweather has the power to make other people’s wishes come true, but what she really wishes is that she had the power to uncloak the invisible man who’s stalking her best friend.... Darcy’s closest friend and fellow witch, Starla Sullivan, hoped she’d never see her ex-husband, Kyle, again... -
The Book Keeper by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsMysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly... Welcome to Unholy Island.Luke Taylor was searching for his missing twin brother when he discovered a new purpose on a magical tidal island. Living in a quirky bookshop is a dream come true - he just didn't expect it to be so damn dangerous... -
Whisk and Reward by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsMurder, deceit and baking... It’s the big finale of the Great British Baking Contest. Who will win? Who will fall flatter than an eggless soufflé? And will amateur baker and witch Poppy survive to find out?Dark forces are at work in the picture-perfect village of Broomewode in Somerset... -
Deadly Diamonds by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThis is a Stacy Justice Magical Mysteries 20,000 word NOVELLA. The story first appeared in the anthology, Kiss and Spell.It’s Valentine’s Day in Amethyst, Illinois and things heat up when the Geraghty Girls cast a love spell that goes horribly wrong... -
Gone With the Witch by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsThe national bestselling author of Some Like It Witchy returns as wish-granting witch Darcy Merriweather is put to the test after murder takes first prize at a pet show. . . . Darcy and her dog Missy are determined to put their best foot forward at the Enchanted Village’s annual Pawsitively Enchanted pet contest... -
The Shadow Wing by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsAfter the explosive events of The Copper Heart, Lydia must deal with a secret service operative with murder in his heart.The mysterious Mr Smith has sent a professional assassin after Lydia and the bonds of blood are stretched to breaking point when it turns out to be someone very close to home... -
Ghost of a Potion by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsIt’s Halloween in Hitching Post, Alabama, and potion shop owner Carly Bell Hartwell has an especially spooky customer to handle…With all the ghosts that haunt her at this time of year, Carly doesn’t exactly rush to celebrate Halloween. Even a costume ball organized by her boyfriend Dylan's mother, Patricia Davis Jackson, holds little allure... -
The Pearl King by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsTradition. Loyalty. Respect. Murder. Normal Family stuff…Lydia is pulled into the Crow Family business by her shady Uncle Charlie. He has decided that Lydia needs to learn the truth about her infamous Family and to step into her role within it – whether she likes it or not... -
Magic Misled by Keri Arthur
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsHer husband might be dead, but her problems are far from over...Lizzie Grace had hoped that Clayton’s death would bring some normality back into her life. But not only does her father remain intent on interfering now that he knows she can manipulate wild magic, but the High Witch Council has sent in an investigator to uncover her part in Clayton’s murder... -
Some Like It Witchy by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsWishcrafter Darcy Merriweather can charm desires into reality, but as the national bestselling Wishcraft mysteries continue, she won’t be able to magically avoid trouble when death holds an open house…. The Enchanted Village is abuzz when the old Tavistock house finally goes up for sale... -
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Deadly Intentions by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhat really happened to Johanna Blackmoore seven years ago? Jolene Blackmoore has been asking that question about her mother’s mysterious death for a long time ... and now she’s determined to get an answer. Little does she know, her quest will change the course of her and her three sisters' lives forever... -
The Haunted by J.A. Templeton
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAfter battling a malevolent ghost that held the spirit of her friend Ian MacKinnon bound to the land for two hundred years, sixteen-year-old reluctant psychic, Riley Williams, felt as if she was finally easing into her new life in Scotland. Or so she thought... -
Lethal Outlook by Victoria Laurie
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsThe New York Times bestselling author of the “enthralling thriller”* Vision Impossible is back with her newest Psychic Eye mystery, in which psychic Abigail Cooper must rely on her inner vision to search for a missing woman… When a mysterious client approaches Abby with a cryptic message about a young mother who has vanished, Abby is more than willing to get involved... -
Crumbs and Misdemeanors by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsBread is supposed to be the staff of life—not a murder weapon.Every baker has their weak spot. For Poppy it’s bread. So, when The Great British Baking Contest hits bread week, she’s as fragile as an overbaked croissant. Just when she needs to keep all her focus on flour, water, yeast and salt, another ingredient enters the mix. Death... -
The Witch and the Dead by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe national bestselling author of Gone with the Witch returns as wish-granting witch Darcy Merriweather uncovers dangerous skeletons in the closet—and the garage.... When Darcy moved to Salem, Massachusetts, she never expected her life to change as drastically as it did... -
Experimental Magic by Iris Beaglehole
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIt's the Spring Equinox in Myrtlewood, complete with strange disappearances, a quest to uncover heritage and a journey beyond the veil...Rosemary and Athena are just settling into their new life in the unapologetically magical village of Myrtlewood... -
A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 33 ratingsDarcy Merriweather is Salem, Massachusetts’ newest resident Wishcrafter—a witch who can grant wishes for others. While Darcy isn’t able to grant wishes for herself, she does possess a certain knack for solving problems—including the occasional murder… When Darcy is hired by Elodie Keaton to clean up her missing mother’s disorderly home, the Wishcrafter is certainly up for the task... -
Second Chance Magic by Michelle M. Pillow
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsSecrets broke her heart... and have now come back from the grave to haunt her.So far, Lorna Addams’s forties are not what she expected. After a very public embarrassment, she finds it difficult to trust her judgment when it comes to new friendships and dating... -
The Good the Bad and the Witchy by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDarcy Merriweather is Enchanted Village’s newest resident Wishcrafter—a witch who can grant wishes for others... -
Ghosts Gone Wild by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsThere’s never a good time for a ghost crisis. However, it's particularly inconvenient while I'm trying to tackle my first wedding season. Between twelve hour days, an assistant with a case of butter fingers (not the chocolate kind), and the flood of tourists in town, I’m struggling to keep a grip on my sanity. All I want is three months of peace from the spirit world... -
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Buried Secrets by Leighann Dobbs
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsEven the ghosts have secrets in Dead Water .... For Celeste Blackmoore and her sisters, locating a hundred year old buried treasure in the gold mining ghost town of Dead Water sounds like an easy job ... until they find themselves facing threats from both sides of the grave... -
Butter, Sugar, Magic by Jessica Rosenberg
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsEmbracing a midlife transformation has never been more delicious.At best, she’s expecting a kitschy candy dish, at worst a beloved taxidermied pet, so when Cassie—newly divorced, single mom with zero prospects—discovers she’s inheriting a fully stocked bakery along with a beautifully furnished apartment from a great aunt she’d never even heard of, she’s convinced she must be dreaming... -
A Bundt Instrument by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsA cozy English village, a baking contest...and Murder!I can remember a time when I baked for fun. I loved dreaming up new recipes, trying different combinations of flavors. Sharing my creations with friends and family.Now? I have nightmares where the TV cameras are on me and I’m baking naked. Or I open my oven and my cake pans are empty. You don’t need to be Freud to figure out I’m freaking out... -
The Last Curtain Call by Juliet Blackwell
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA new ghoulish mystery from the New York Times bestselling author of A Ghostly Light featuring Mel Turner, a ghost-whispering contractor.Mel Turner can’t resist the chance to bring the Crockett Theatre, a decrepit San Francisco Art Deco movie palace, back to life...Categorized as:
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Ghosts, Alibis, and Apple Pies by J.A. Holder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsMichelle Bishop has spent most of her life hating her nemesis, Georgia Beauregard. When the town beauty queen herself suddenly dies, Michelle is the only one who isn’t mourning. But Michelle has just discovered there is something far worse than a living, breathing bully. Try being haunted by a dead one... -
Dewitched by Dakota Cassidy
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsI, ex-witch Stevie Cartwright, do hereby solemnly swear to avoid future murder-mystery shenanigans, nosiness, tomfoolery, and any further crazy killer inflicted pain to my person, so help me goddess…Hah! Like I could help myself? But after busting my butt (literally!) on the last murder case in my beloved hometown of Ebenezer Falls, WA, I could use a nice long break...
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