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  • Magical Midlife Challenge by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Challenge by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 53 ratings
    The signs are unmistakable, Momar isn't just targeting Austin's brother. When one of Momar's grunts breaks into Austin's territory looking to grab Jessie for questioning, Jessie and her crew realize they are under fire. In order to protect themselves, it becomes obvious they need backup.Thankfully, the basajaun's people have invited Jessie and her crew into the basajaunak lands...
  • Midlife Witch Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Witch Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 39 ratings
    Gran used to say that a strong woman looks a challenge in the eye and gives it a wink. To be sure, flirting with challenges is a terrible idea. Ask me how I know.All Bree really wants is to bury her head in the sand, somewhere in the south of France while a hot pool boy rubs lotion on her back...
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  • Midlife Fairy Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Fairy Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.55 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 46 ratings
    A Paranormal Women’s Fiction with a bit of class, and a lot of sass for anyone over forty!Over the hill, all outta ducks to give, and suddenly life is looking up . . .even if you’re living with a ghost and fighting off werewolves.Moving back to Savannah changed my life in all the best ways. New job. New friends. As far from my ex-husband as possible...
  • Midlife Demon Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Midlife Demon Hunter by Shannon Mayer

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 43 ratings
    Goblins and ghouls and magic, oh my! Hang tight to your britches, this laugh out loud adventure is about to light you up!Ousted from the Hollows Group, the shadow world has officially taken notice of me.With loan sharks sniffing around and knocking on my door, I need to figure out how my ex-husband pushed all his debt onto me, because it stinks of black magic and back alley dealings...
    Categorized as:
    fae  demons  fantasy  paranormal  urban fantasy  magic  humor  witches
  • Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene

    Magical Midlife Madness by K.F. Breene

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 97 ratings
    "Happily Ever After" wasn't supposed to come with a do-over option. But when my husband of twenty years packs up and heads for greener pastures and my son leaves for college, that's exactly what my life becomes. Do-over.This time, though, I plan to do things differently. Age is just a number, after all, and at forty I'm ready to carve my own path...
  • Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Final Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I foolishly believed this day would never come, that life in charming Chipping Cheddar would always be pleasant and somewhat predictable—but all good things must come to an end.And it seems the dormant portal is no exception...
  • A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

    A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.48 of 5 stars
    · 31 ratings
    A 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...
  • Whose Midlife Crisis Is It Anyway?  by Robyn Peterman

    Whose Midlife Crisis Is It Anyway? by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    A 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 journey. Enjoy the ride. Crisis included.Never knew that life after death was far more dangerous than real life.Never in my forty years did I think my new normal would be gluing body parts back onto ghosts and hosting a houseful of dead squatters...
  • Trouble With the Cursed by Kim Harrison

    Trouble With the Cursed by Kim Harrison

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Rachel Morgan must keep her friends close—and her enemies closer—in the next Hollows novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison.Rachel Morgan, witch-born demon, has one unspoken rule: take chances, but pay for them yourself...
  • My Midlife Crisis, My Rules by Robyn Peterman

    My Midlife Crisis, My Rules by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    My midlife crisis. My rules. And if it doesn’t put me six feet under, I plan to live it up in style—possibly for the rest of eternity…After a Luke Skywalker/Darth Vader moment, I discovered I do indeed have a father. He comes with a hell of a lot of baggage, but I’ve decided to keep him. Not only do I have a father, I have a kickass new sister, a ghostly family, and super powers to boot...
  • Burning Dawn by Gena Showalter

    Burning Dawn by Gena Showalter

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 54 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter returns with a sizzling Angels of the Dark tale about a winged warrior renowned for his ruthlessness, and the woman who becomes his obsession... A tormented past has left Thane with an insatiable need for violence, making him the most dangerous assassin in the skies.He lives by a single code: no mercy...
  • The Edge of Evil (Good To The Last Demon) by Robyn Peterman

    The Edge of Evil (Good To The Last Demon) by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    What happens in Vegas, slaysin Vegas.With a show to produce and my career as an actress on the line, I really don’t have time to die—especially violently. However, while that might not be on my agenda, it seems to be on other’s.Awesome.Instead of acting in my latest endeavor, I’m playing the real-life role of Reluctant Demon Who Has To Save The World—or at the very least, the hot hero.Fine...
  • Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 53 ratings
    As a former con-artist, I love a convoluted, mind-bending scheme as much as the next guy. But as a recently promoted MagiPol agent, I love it significantly less than that guy.Especially when the life of a kidnapped teen hangs in the balance.Between confusing orders and conflicting evidence, this whole investigation has me and my partner, Lienna, spinning in circles...
  • Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms

    Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    So far, while working at a ghost matchmaking agency, the past week has gone 1) a murdered ghost bride who is very very pissed off (don’t blame her, I’d be pissed off too) 2) adopted by chinese hellhounds (I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOGS, OKAY) 3) wake up magically soul-bonded to the sexy demon slayer Zhen (While I agree he’s -expansive hand waving- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!) I do not need a fourth incident...
  • Death's Mistress by Karen Chance

    Death's Mistress by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 53 ratings
    Dorina Basarab is a dhampir-half-human, half-vampire. Back home in Brooklyn after the demise of her insane Uncle Dracula, Dory's hoping her life is about to calm down. But soon Dory realizes someone is killing vampire Senate members, and if she can't stop the murderer, her friends may be next..
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    demons  fae  contemporary  fantasy  suspense  mystery  witches  magic
  • Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 32 ratings
    What’s a hardworking MagiPol agent need to do to get a little R&R? Between Agent Söze, the treacherous Internal Affairs tyrant who’s taken over my precinct, and the super illegal sorcery my partner Lienna was hiding in said precinct—which is now missing—my usual routine of busting magical criminals has fallen apart in favor of hectic damage control...
  • Run for Your Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Run for Your Midlife by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Lately, my life has been a big, fat, hairy midlife crisis. I could really go for a boring day or three.Apparently, there’s no rest for the over-forty crowd.Yes, I have fabulous friends.Yes, I have a beautiful baby.Yes, the ghosts are coming back home.Yes, I’m in love with the Grim Reaper...
  • Misfit Fortune by Stephanie Foxe

    Misfit Fortune by Stephanie Foxe

    Rated: 4.53 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    It’s the brightest light that casts the deepest shadows… Magic, blood, and politics hide an enemy the pack never saw coming. One with more power than anyone understands. Enemies are closing in on all sides, but they’re nothing more than a distraction to hide the real threat. It isn’t just the pack at risk –– not anymore. Magic itself is being threatened...
  • More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings
    As a conman-turned-MPD-Agent, I'm fairly new to the whole "upholder of justice" thing, but even for me, there are some lines you just don't cross. Agent Söze of the MPD's Internal Affairs department, on other hand, seems determined to slime his way across every ethical line in existence like an over-sized eel on a power trip...
  • A Fashionable Disaster by Robyn Peterman

    A Fashionable Disaster by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The richbloodsuckersdon’t want to pay taxes. Too bad, so sad. They’re the least of my problems right now. At the wise suggestion of my beloved mate, I indulge in a little retail therapy so I don’t dismember the pissed off crew of greedy Vamps who don’t want to pay their fair share...
  • No Guts, No Fury by Annabel Chase

    No Guts, No Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sightI'm less than thrilled when the Federal Bureau of Magic sends a training instructor to make sure my skills are up to snuff. Agent Quinn Redmond is an uptight fae with a rigid approach to rules and regulations that even a do-gooder like me finds stifling...
  • Misfit Alpha by Stephanie Foxe

    Misfit Alpha by Stephanie Foxe

    Rated: 4.65 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    The road to hell is paved with good intentions.Everything the pack has been fighting for, they finally achieved. But it wasn't the end. It was nothing like they expected.There are consequences for every action, good or bad, and Amber must now face down the inevitable fallout from her choices. She asked her allies to trust her. To follow her. And they did.Now they're all paying for it...
  • Fire and Earth by A.D. Starrling

    Fire and Earth by A.D. Starrling

    Rated: 4.51 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    L.A. is teeming with demons. Only one man and his ragtag team of supernatural misfits can stop them. Three weeks have passed since Artemus Steele discovered that he is part angel, brother to a twin he knew nothing about, and now technically the unwitting leader of a gang of freaks...
  • Grace Under Fury by Annabel Chase

    Grace Under Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sightResidents are sneezing and coughing all over town and it seems like a brutal allergy season is upon us--until someone dies. When Dr...
  • SOS Hotel: Your Final Resting Place by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash

    SOS Hotel: Your Final Resting Place by Adam Vex, Ariana Nash

    Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    An ex-adult movie star, a broke vampire daddy, and a boring human are about to try and save the world... It's probably our fault your world is doomed, if I'm honest. Sorry about that. Sticking with honesty, we're not great at saving people, or ourselves. You should probably pack a bag and head for the hills.You know, just in case..
  • Starry with a Chance of Nightshade by Mandy M. Roth

    Starry with a Chance of Nightshade by Mandy M. Roth

    Rated: 4.61 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Grimm Cove, Book FourDetective Stratton Bright is a man with many secrets. He came to Grimm Cove on the hunt for a killer who is anything but human. Not only is he duty-bound by birth to protect those who cannot protect themselves, he’s got a personal stake in the matter. So when the trail went cold, his gut told him to remain in the South Carolina town and lay down roots...
  • Must Love Charms by Christine Zane Thomas

    Must Love Charms by Christine Zane Thomas

    Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Nothing can stop Constance Campbell from finding the truth about her mother. Not a demon hellbent on revenge. And not the Faction, a secretive magical organization who have a long history of covering up the facts.But when murders begin popping up all over Virginia with ties to the supernatural, it's up to Constance to protect the paranormal community and help catch the killer...
  • Hell on Heels by Robyn Peterman

    Hell on Heels by Robyn Peterman

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    Where does a Demon go when she gets deported from Hell? Kentucky. Eden, Kentucky to be more specific—where nothing is exactly as it seems. My name is Dixie. I’m a Demon—a lousy Demon. I’m a twenty-one year old virgin and I have a battery operated boyfriend. My magic is iffy at best and downright dangerous at worst. Leaving Hell to represent my race is not high on my list of things to do...
  • Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Don't Let it Snow in Deadwood by Ann Charles

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    "I laughed (a lot), cried (a little), and wanted to stab a certain family member...
  • The Born Leader by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    The Born Leader by Sarah Noffke, Michael Anderle

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 14 ratings
    The most important magical creature has gone missing. It’s up to Warrior Liv Beaufont to find him. But she has no idea where to look. Thankfully she’s made friends in lots of places—big and small. Liv pulls all her resources together to complete the most important mission she’s ever attempted. The House bonds together unlike ever before...
  • Black Arts, White Craft by Hailey Edwards

    Black Arts, White Craft by Hailey Edwards

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 43 ratings
    After a black witch pitched a hissy fit in Hollis Apothecary, Rue got stuck cleaning up his mess. That was the easy part. Repairing the damage he inflicted on Camber and Arden? That makes Rue wish she could bring him back to life just to kill him again. Slower this time...
  • Queen’s Gambit by Karen Chance

    Queen’s Gambit by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—the feared and hated cross between a vampire and a human—or so she has always believed. She spent most of her life on the fringes of her two worlds, yearning to belong to one or the other, but despised and distrusted by both...
  • Shatter the Earth by Karen Chance

    Shatter the Earth by Karen Chance

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 25 ratings
    Ironically for the time traveling, chief seer of the supernatural world, time has never been on Cassie Palmer’s side. There has always seemed to be too much to learn, too much to master, and never enough hours in a day...
  • Blood and Bones by A.D. Starrling

    Blood and Bones by A.D. Starrling

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    alternate cover editions can be found here and hereArtemus Steele is many things. The world's foremost yet least celebrated expert on all things ancient and arcane. A metalsmith with unusual skills. The owner of an antique shop and a switchblade that is more than just a knife. What he doesn’t want to be is a hero...
  • Reaper Reborn by Kel Carpenter, Meg Anne

    Reaper Reborn by Kel Carpenter, Meg Anne

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Just when I think things are finally starting to calm down, I come face-to-face with my long-lost twin.Turns out, being a Daughter of Death is a whole lot more than just kicking ass and taking names.There are things like rules...and responsibilities.Oh yeah, and let’s not forget the monster that’s killed me in all my past lives. That’s a thing, too...
  • Hell's Kitty by Eve Langlais

    Hell's Kitty by Eve Langlais

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 27 ratings
    Good thing this Hellcat has nine lives because he’s going to need them if he’s going to survive Lucifer’s latest scheme and land on his four furry feet. Okay, so Felipe ate a few of the Styx sea creatures. In his defense, they were awfully tasty. Depleting the monster reservoir didn’t mean Lucifer had to go all Lord of Hell on him and order him to go on a stupid mission...
  • Dead Shift by Annie Anderson

    Dead Shift by Annie Anderson

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 27 ratings
    Detective Darby Adler is about to hand in her badge. After inadvertently taking the mantle of Warden of Knoxville, Darby has painted a huge target on her back. With bridges burned and the ABI on her tail, she’ll have to decide between staying a small-town detective or leaning into her new role. It’s not only her job on the line—it’s her life...
  • Fangs and the Furriest by J.R. Rain, H.P. Mallory

    Fangs and the Furriest by J.R. Rain, H.P. Mallory

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    All I wanted to do was go camping.Just to prove to myself that I could erect a tent and spend one night in the middle of BFE with only a few mosquito bites as souvenirs.What I really wasn’t planning on was getting attacked by the biggest… wolf I’ve ever seen—not to mention the fact that wolves have no business being in Louisiana...
  • Down The Chimney by Debra Dunbar

    Down The Chimney by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Roped into being the Ruling Council's Christmas ambassador, Sam finds herself more Santa than Satan at a slew of human social events, all while trying to score an impossible-to-get gift for Lux and plan the most amazing Christmas celebration any imp has ever thrown...
  • Staked by Kevin Hearne

    Staked by Kevin Hearne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 44 ratings
    When a druid has lived for two thousand years like Atticus, he's bound to run afoul of a few vampires. Make that legions of them. Even his former friend and legal counsel turned out to be a bloodsucking backstabber. Now the toothy troublemakers - led by power-mad Theophilus - have become a huge problem requiring a solution. It's time to make a stand...
  • With This Ring by Debra Dunbar

    With This Ring by Debra Dunbar

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 15 ratings
    Bring on the shots and the strippers!I’m the ruler of Hel as well as a demon-controlled section of North America.I'm also in charge of elven labor relations, and a bachelorette party.The bachelorette party thing is kinda cool, but the bridesmaid dress I’m being forced to wear isn’t, and neither is the fact that Gabe is going to be the one walking me down the aisle...
  • Covet Me by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane

    Covet Me by Kel Carpenter, Aurelia Jane

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 17 ratings
    In our world, power is king, and I'm the ultimate bartering chip.When my mate rejects me, fate seemingly takes pity by throwing a stranger with intense, dark eyes straight into my path. He’ll do anything to possess me—even make a deal with the mafia.The terms are simple.Win the election to become the new leader of Earth and Emerald. Win me...
  • Real Vampires Have More to Love by Gerry Bartlett

    Real Vampires Have More to Love by Gerry Bartlett

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 28 ratings
    Glory St. Clair is a vampire with man trouble. Between her on-again, off-again lover Jeremy Blade, smoking hot rock star Ray Caine, and former bodyguard turned apartment mate Valdez, there's enough man-candy around to make even a gal with a liquid diet feel a sugar rush. Glory's got no time to enjoy it, though, considering that she's in the middle of planning her best friend's wedding...
  • Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain

    Whatever for Hire by R.J. Blain

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Fetching a cat out of a tree should’ve been a quick, easy fifty bucks in Kanika’s pocket. Instead, following one stray thought, the devil pays her a visit and leaves her with a debt to repay.  Owing the devil a favor is bad enough, but her life is turned upside down when it’s time to pay the piper...
    Categorized as:
    demons  fae  fantasy  urban fantasy  humor  paranormal  magic  mystery
  • Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms, Katie Griffin

    Tie Me Knot by Allie Brahms, Katie Griffin

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    So far, while working at a ghost matchmaking agency, the past week has gone 1) a murdered ghost bride who is very very pissed off (don’t blame her, I’d be pissed off too) 2) adopted by chinese hellhounds (I THOUGHT THEY WERE DOGS, OKAY) 3) wake up magically soul-bonded to the sexy demon slayer Zhen (While I agree he’s -expansive hand waving- HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?!) I do not need a fourth incident...
  • Death on Denial by E.J. Russell

    Death on Denial by E.J. Russell

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 1 of 5
    Glimpses and kisses [?] · 11 ratings
    DOA becomes BRB when this client goes MIA…When I agreed to accompany my selkie boyfriend on a private boat trip, I didn’t realize the invitation included a swim. In the Pacific. In November. Naked. And I certainly didn’t expect to have our swim derailed the instant I got in the water—holy crap, that’s c-c-cold—by a literal boatload of selkie clan leaders...
  • Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Son of No One by Sherrilyn Kenyon

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 48 ratings
    It’s not easy being life’s own personal joke, but Josette Landry has made an unstable peace with the beast. Life will continue to throw every bad thing it has at her, and she will continue to not put her head in an oven. But that’s okay. That which doesn’t kill her will just require a few hours of mental insanity...
  • Great Balls of Fury by Annabel Chase

    Great Balls of Fury by Annabel Chase

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 29 ratings
    Welcome to Chipping Cheddar, where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight...Annoying but loving family? Check.Picturesque small town with a hot police chief? Check.A rescue hellhound, a black cat with attitude, and a pet python that thinks he's a puppy? Triple check.My story has all the hallmarks of a sweet and cozy supernatural tale, but there's a twist-I am evil...
  • Hidden Magic by Ashley Meira, Felicia M Beasley

    Hidden Magic by Ashley Meira, Felicia M Beasley

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    Being a mercenary has made Sophia an expert at kicking butt, and her heritage has made her a professional at hiding in plain sight. Sophia is Fireborn, the supernatural community’s public enemy number one. Fireborns have the ability to absorb magic — a gift that turns them into insane, power-hungry murderers...
  • Cosmo and the King by Macy Blake

    Cosmo and the King by Macy Blake

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When Cosmo learns the faun king is in the human realm, he panics. See, Silenus happens to be his fiance... and he's never told any of his friends in the human realm that he ran away on his wedding day, leaving his king at the alter. Silenus made a deal with the devil--the queen of the fae--when he learned the human realm was going to be closed, keeping him separated from his mate and betrothed...
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