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Rand by Silvia Shaw
Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAn epic story of magic, heroism, love, and treachery, Rand is a magical world ruled by an imperial line of Queens. Three hundred years ago, its most powerful talisman, a medallion called the Circle of Sheda, was taken through the portal and lost. When Dr... -
![Celestial Magic by Iris Beaglehole]()
Celestial Magic by Iris Beaglehole
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsRosemary and Athena’s lives are thrown as the big Summer Solstice festival brings a series of mysterious events. Rosemary’s chocolate shop plans are being waylaid by strange disappearances and uninvited visitors. Meanwhile, Athena is sure the astrological lessons at Myrtlewood Academy hold the key to unlocking the town’s latest mystery, even if her mother doesn't want to hear about it... -
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![Growing Alpha by Erin R. Flynn]()
Growing Alpha by Erin R. Flynn
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDivision Chief Seraphine Thomas knows that progress isn’t made without sacrifices. Their side has lost people, and the cost to her own life is sometimes too high.But now that the political climate for supes shifts widely back the wrong way, everyone is scrambling to secure the protections supes desperately need. It’s simply impossible to play a fair game when the other side cheats... -
![Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler]()
Cypress Ashes by Kai Butler
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsParker Ferro is not okay. In the heart-pounding conclusion to the San Amaro Investigations series, Parker faces down enemies on all sides, including one within his own family. With his city under lockdown, Parker is fighting for everyone and everything that he cares about. The fate of the thousand realms rests on his shoulders... -
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![In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire]()
In Sea-Salt Tears by Seanan McGuire
Free to download in Mobi, ePub and PDF on http://www.seananmcguire.com/tobyshor... It was 1972, and a teenage girl named Elizabeth Ryan thought that her world was coming to an end. Elizabeth was the daughter of two Selkies, you see, and she had just been passed up for a skin. But then a mysterious cousin who calls herself Annie appears, and Elizabeth finds other things to think about.. -
![Fan Service: Supernatural Society Omnibus by Gail Carriger]()
Fan Service: Supernatural Society Omnibus by Gail Carriger
Rated: 4.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis collector’s special Fan Service omnibus contains stories specifically tailored to honor Gail Carriger’s most devoted fans. The print run was 500 limited (numbered) editions, and 30 (lettered) leather-boxed tray case editions.It includes previously published Supernatural Society Novellas: Romancing the Inventor, Romancing the Werewolf... -
![Dead and Horny: Dangerous Appetites by Annabelle Hawthorne]()
Dead and Horny: Dangerous Appetites by Annabelle Hawthorne
Publisher's Note: This horny monsters spinoff takes place during Radley's Wardrobe.A zombie, a mimic, and a succubus walk into a bar...When Dana was killed and resurrected by a necromancer, she didn't know what to expect.She didn't expect to be handed a list of magical items that might cure her if she can find them... -
![Fire & Water by Alexis Hall]()
Fire & Water by Alexis Hall
I like my whiskey like I like my women: embroiled in a magical warTen years ago I fought for the Witch Queen of London in a mystical showdown against a King Arthur wannabe with a shaved head and a shotgun. Back then, the law did for him before he could do for us.I don’t think we’ll get that lucky again... -
![Undertow by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Undertow by Jordan L. Hawk
Note: This novella takes place at the same time as events in Fallow (Whyborne & Griffin 8). Shy secretary Maggie Parkhurst knows there’s nothing special about her. She’s neither sorceress, nor fighter, nor scholar... -
![The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One by Mishka Jenkins]()
The Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One by Mishka Jenkins
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYour first case as a detective is forcing you to open your eyes to a world bigger than you thought. But maybe it's better to keep them closed. Knowing too much doesn’t help anyone sleep at night! Seems the supernatural didn’t get the memo that nothing exciting ever happens in the little town of Wayhaven... -
![Three Murdered Mages, Two Broken Bonds by Hiyodori]()
Three Murdered Mages, Two Broken Bonds by Hiyodori
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhat good was a bond if I couldn't use it to haul her back from the edge? Shortly after the events of Clematis and the Queen of the Void, a mysterious letter lures Clem and Wist to a grand estate. The very same manor where Wist was raised by a clan of backstabbing, power-hungry mages.When it comes to magic, Wist surpasses her entire family put together... -
![Stormwind by Skye Knizley]()
Stormwind by Skye Knizley
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe body of Wade Franks hangs from a gargoyle in Old Town, bathed in the harsh glow of the spring Blood moon. Terrible, bloody wounds cover his body and it’s clear he didn’t give up without a fight. But a fight against who…or what? Detective Raven Storm is assigned to uncover the truth behind Franks’ death, chalking up another ‘unsolvable’ case for the Chicago Police... -
![The Devil You Know by Marie Castle]()
The Devil You Know by Marie Castle
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCate Delacy isn’t thrilled to be volunteered as a finder of lost bodies, but she’s not immune to Gemini Roskov’s grief and righteous desire to claim her father’s remains. It means a confrontation with the hostile Council of Supernatural Beings that controls far too much of New Orleans’ darker mysteries and…personalities... -
![The Hex Next Door by Lou Wilham]()
The Hex Next Door by Lou Wilham
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat’s a little necromancy between family?For the Crow Witch, Icarus "Rus" Ashthorne, Moondale seemed the perfect hiding place. But like they always say, you can't go home again, and Rus finds out quickly that nothing is how she remembered, while at the same time very little has changed. Then she comes face to face with the only woman she's ever loved, Az Elwood, and.. -
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![The Other Side of Forestlands Lake by Carolyn Elizabeth]()
The Other Side of Forestlands Lake by Carolyn Elizabeth
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAs kids, best friends Willa Dunn and Lee Chandler spend every summer together at the idyllic Upstate New York community of Forestlands Lake, nestled in the foothills of the Taconic Mountains... -
![As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel]()
As Many Souls as Stars by Natasha Siegel
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 11 ratings"This novel will bend and twist your notion of what love is, while leaving you utterly bewitched." — KIRKUS REVIEWS (Starred Review)"Vivid and impressive...Fans of Addie LaRue will be enthralled... -
![Battle of Forces: Sera Toujours by Ali Vali]()
Battle of Forces: Sera Toujours by Ali Vali
In book two of the Forces series, Kendal and Piper return to New Orleans, both now immortal. The peace along the Mississippi River is short-lived with the arrival of Kendal’s old friends, Morgaine and Lenore. They come with an order from the Genesis Clan for Kendal to return with them to face judgment for mixing the elixir of the sun for Piper without their consent... -
![A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark]()
A Dead Djinn in Cairo by P. Djèlí Clark
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 55 ratingsAlex Award-winning author P. Djèlí Clark, A Dead Djinn in Cairo is a Tor.com original historcal fantasy set in an alternate early twentieth century infused with the otherworldly.Egypt, 1912. In Cairo, the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and Supernatural Entities investigate disturbances between the mortal and the (possibly) divine... -
![An Unlikely Partnership: A Lesbian Paranormal Mystery by Katie Trapp]()
An Unlikely Partnership: A Lesbian Paranormal Mystery by Katie Trapp
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsRue Lovelace was not accustomed to change. She enjoyed her mundane life. So, when her mentor abruptly skips town leaving her in his place as Head Custos witch and new owner of a mystery ring, she doesn’t handle it the best, especially when she finds out part of her new role is to assist the police with Other-world issues... -
![Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris]()
Strange Beasts by Susan J. Morris
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsIn this fresh-yet-familiar gothic tale―part historical fantasy, part puzzle-box mystery―the worlds of Dracula and Sherlock Holmes collide in a thrilling exploration of feminine power.At the dawn of the twentieth century in Paris, Samantha Harker, daughter of Dracula’s killer, works as a researcher for the Royal Society for the Study of Abnormal Phenomena. But no one realizes how abnormal she is... -
![Five Moons Rising by Lise MacTague]()
Five Moons Rising by Lise MacTague
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsUnknown to regular citizens, nightmarish creatures lurk in the dark underbelly of human civilization. The presence of these supranormals (“supras”)—werewolves, vampires, demons—is a closely guarded government secret, as is the existence of a cadre of specially engineered Hunters charged with exterminating them... -
![Witch Wolf by Winter Pennington]()
Witch Wolf by Winter Pennington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsPreternatural Private Investigator and Paranormal Huntress Kassandra Lyall is used to working alone. Whenever there's a murder or a mystery to solve that involves the preternatural; she's the witch they call. When she's called in to help the local cops work on a mysterious murder case, she finds herself needing all the help she can get... -
![Witching Moon by Poppy Woods]()
Witching Moon by Poppy Woods
Alandra Michaels is your everyday, run-of-the-mill, ordinary witch. She doesn't have an affinity for an element, like her sister. She can't speak to the dead, like her mother. Even her familiar--Beezelbub the moth--is a plain, non-threatening insect. Alandra is fine with that; she knows what she is and what she isn't. Or so she thought . . -
![Hunter's Descent by Lise MacTague]()
Hunter's Descent by Lise MacTague
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhile investigating the deaths of multiple students at a boot-camp style institution, Malice and Ruri become trapped in the mysterious Kingdom of Flower and Bone–a netherworld filled with both magical and malignant beings. But which is which? Even ancient forces aren’t immune to petty squabbles... -
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![Pretty When They Collide by Rhiannon Frater]()
Pretty When They Collide by Rhiannon Frater
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn exciting new short novel set in the world of Pretty When She Dies... Cassandra is a dhamphir-the offspring of a vampire and mortal woman-and a thief of occult relics. Aimee is a full-blood witch that is bound to a powerful vampire who traffics in the slavery of supernatural beings. Both are powerful, lonely, and trapped in the dangerous world of the vampires... -
![Wild Hearts by Bridget Essex]()
Wild Hearts by Bridget Essex
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsElla Rivers hasn't been okay since the day her mother died.One wintry night, lost in grief, Ella goes for a long, cold walk. It's three o'clock in the morning, and she decides to duck into a gas station to get warm, and perhaps buy a cup of tea. But when the power cuts out, Ella's life is changed forever.Because, that night, she should have died... -
![Grinding for the Coyote by Serenity Snow]()
Grinding for the Coyote by Serenity Snow
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAdalyn thought she was building a safe, stable life. That was all she wanted after a childhood rife with fear and abuse. Then one evening she witnesses her boss’s murder and must escape the city to survive. After four months of watching Adalyn dance, Samara is hot to get Adalyn in her bed... -
![An Encore of Roses by S.T. Gibson]()
An Encore of Roses by S.T. Gibson
An Encore of Roses is the A DOWRY OF BLOOD epilogue short story in Alexi’s POV. It was originally sent out in S.T. Gibson's newsletter as a subscriber bonus, and can be read for free on Substack. Content guidance: This is a story about long-distance relationships and ethical nonmonogamy... -
![The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean]()
The Phoenix Keeper by S.A. MacLean
A socially awkward but determined phoenix keeper must partner with her longtime rival to save her beloved exhibit from falling into obscurity in this charming, romantic fantasy debut. Aila is a little obsessed with phoenixes. As head phoenix keeper at a world-renowned zoo for magical creatures, her childhood dream of conserving critically endangered firebirds seems closer than ever... -
![Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff]()
Direct Descendant by Tanya Huff
This cozy horror novel set in modern-day Toronto includes phenomenal characters, fantastic writing, and a queer romance—the perfect balance of dark and delightfulThis stand-alone novel from the bestselling author of the Peacekeeper novels mixes the creepy with the charming for plenty of snarky, queer fun—for fans of T... -
![Deadline by Stephanie Ahn]()
Deadline by Stephanie Ahn
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDisgraced witch Harrietta Lee has made a lot of mistakes in her life; there's a reason she's got a sizable burn scar slapped across the side of her neck and a formal letter of excommunication from the international underground magical community... -
![Hot Blooded by Bridget Essex]()
Hot Blooded by Bridget Essex
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIf she falls in love, there'll be hell to pay... Billie Cross isn't afraid of anything. A quick witted, sarcastic trouble maker, she knows how to rock a good lipstick, a pair of heels...and a sharp dagger. Billie has one of the most dangerous—and secretive—jobs in the world, but someone's got to hunt demons. And Billie is very, very good at it... -
![Indigo Moon by Gill McKnight]()
Indigo Moon by Gill McKnight
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe road trip from Hell is paved with good intentions. Hope Glassy and Godfrey Meyers are on a mercy mission. Their friend Isabelle has been attacked by a rogue werewolf and is in the throes of lycanthropic fever. With their respective partners out of town all Hope and Godfrey can do is get Isabelle to the safety of Little Dip and the Garoul clan before her sire comes to claim her... -
![Goldenseal by Gill McKnight]()
Goldenseal by Gill McKnight
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen Amy Fortune returns to her childhood home, she discovers something sinister in the air—but is former lover Leone Garoul stalking her or protecting her? Amy Fortune and Leone Garoul were teenage lovers. Now, years later, Amy returns to Little Dip, the Garoul home valley to help her aunt finish a botanical project... -
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![Guardian by Jen Lawrence]()
Guardian by Jen Lawrence
Every Guardian was born a warrior with powerful magic and a soulmate to complete her. All except for Luna, it seemed, who despite having mastered her craft, continued her fight in solitude.She was an enigma in their society—alone for far longer than any Guardian before her. Still, Luna remained hopeful that one day her soulmate would find her, and all the tender yearning would have been worth it... -
![Underdogs by Geonn Cannon]()
Underdogs by Geonn Cannon
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAriadne Willow is a private investigator with a secret weapon. She's a canidae, a person with the ability to transform into a wolf at will. Using her heightened senses to track and her shapeshifting to follow people without being seen, she's made a decent business for herself and her associate Dale Frye... -
![The Case Of The Puppy Academy: A Samantha Rain Mysteries Short Story by Arizona Tape]()
The Case Of The Puppy Academy: A Samantha Rain Mysteries Short Story by Arizona Tape
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEven hellhounds need training. When Samantha Rain takes her hellhound to school, she hoped to be surrounded by adorable magical puppies. Instead, she finds herself at the heart of a mystery and she's forced to investigate a jewellery thief. With all the important people at the Puppy Academy, she can't afford to step on any toes… or paws... -
![Blood in the Thread by Cheri Kamei]()
Blood in the Thread by Cheri Kamei
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsContent warning: This story contains fictional depictions of domestic violence.Nothing tears two women apart like the men who want and take indiscriminately. In this retelling of “The Crane Wife”, a makeup artist and her actress lover struggle to stay together as the glitz and glamour of old Hollywood transforms into a cruel and manipulative beast that threatens to pluck them apart... -
![A Wolf Steps in Blood by Tamara Jerée]()
A Wolf Steps in Blood by Tamara Jerée
Yasmine is a red wolf girl stuck in rural Alabama. Her world is small: pick up shifts at the greasy late-night diner and endure her pack’s petty squabbles. She’s not good at being a wolf or being human, directionless in life and disconnected from her ancestors.Blessed by a century-old enchantment, the local red wolves have escaped extinction by blending into the human world... -
![The Case of the Night Mark by Arizona Tape]()
The Case of the Night Mark by Arizona Tape
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Detective Samantha Rain accidentally becomes involved in the hidden world of Nocturnals, she meets Lilith, the right-hand woman of the Will-O-Wisp Clan.Following a trail of flickering lights, Samantha is pulled deeper into a world of magic with plenty of mysteries and more questions than answers. She's given two choices. Solve a murder in enemy territory or become a murder victim herself... -
![When Witches Wake by Hilary Foxhill]()
When Witches Wake by Hilary Foxhill
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsShe fell in love with a witch. And then she met her. Emily Quinn led a lonely and mundane life. Until the dreams started. Naked bodies lit only by candlelight, dancing and chanting in a smoke-filled room. Then there was the woman in her bed. Whose kiss felt like nothing she had ever felt in her waking life. In her dreams, she loved this woman, and those dreams led Emily right to her... -
![Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum]()
Dying for a Living by Kory M. Shrum
Rated: 3.76 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOn the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare 2% who can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to... -
![Carmilla Volume 2: The Last Vampire Hunter by Amy Chu, Soo Lee]()
Carmilla Volume 2: The Last Vampire Hunter by Amy Chu, Soo Lee
Rated: 3.61 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBefore Dracula, before Nosferatu, there was...CARMILLA.In the second volume of this feminist tale of murder, monsters, and mystery layered with dark Chinese folklore, social worker turned vampire hunter Athena Lo has just lost everyone she loves—and it's all her fault... -
![Hearts in the Hard Ground by G.V. Anderson]()
Hearts in the Hard Ground by G.V. Anderson
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFollowing the death of her mother, Fiona buys a new house in order to start a new chapter of her life, one with fewer reminders of painful memories. Unbeknownst to Fiona, this house has a melancholy history, and slightly more ghosts than she anticipated. In learning to live with her unexpected companions and their losses, Fiona might find a way to make peace with her own... -
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![Siren Queen by Nghi Vo]()
Siren Queen by Nghi Vo
“No maids, no funny talking, no fainting flowers.” Luli Wei is beautiful, talented, and desperate to be a star. Coming of age in pre-Code Hollywood, she knows how dangerous the movie business is and how limited the roles are for a Chinese American girl from Hungarian Hill—but she doesn’t care. She’d rather play a monster than a maid... -
![The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner]()
The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner
A charming historical fantasy with a tender love story at its core, from the author of Unnatural Magic.Hard-drinking petty thief Dellaria Wells is down on her luck in the city of Leiscourt—again. Then she sees a want ad for a female bodyguard, and she fast-talks her way into the high-paying job. Along with a team of other women, she’s meant to protect a rich young lady from mysterious assassins... -
![Silver Kiss by Naomi Clark]()
Silver Kiss by Naomi Clark
Rated: 3.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsAyla Hammond has come home. After years as a lone wolf in a self-imposed exile she’s rejoining the pack and trying to mend fences with her parents. She’s convinced them to accept her girlfriend, but can a lone wolf change her ways? As if homecoming wasn’t hard enough, Ayla also can’t help getting involved in a missing person case... -
![Motheater by Linda H. Codega]()
Motheater by Linda H. Codega
Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this nuanced queer fantasy set amid the Appalachian Mountains in Virginia, the last witch of the Ridge must choose sides in a clash between industry and nature.After her best friend dies in a coal mine, Benethea “Bennie” Mattox sacrifices her job, her relationship, and her reputation to uncover what’s killing miners on Kire Mountain... -
![Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton, Rebecca Podos]()
Homegrown Magic by Jamie Pacton, Rebecca Podos
A delightful queer romantic fantasy full of friends-to-lovers chemistry, found family, rival family drama, and cozy garden magic from two acclaimed YA authors making their debut in the adult space.Yael Clauneck is the only scion of an obscenely wealthy banking family with its fingers in every pie in the realm... -
![Creatures of Will and Temper by Molly Tanzer]()
Creatures of Will and Temper by Molly Tanzer
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsVictorian London is a place of fluid social roles, vibrant arts culture, fin-de-siècle wonders . . . and dangerous underground diabolic cults. Fencer Evadne Gray cares for none of the former and knows nothing of the latter when she’s sent to London to chaperone her younger sister, aspiring art critic Dorina...
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