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Midlife Magic Hunter by Shannon Mayer
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWould you like an extra helping of hot flashes to go with that midlife crisis? Yeah, I thought not. And yet, here we are. Burning down buildings.You know, dating in your forties should be easier. Should be. But it really isn’t. My first date in I don’t-know-how-long is broken up by my ex-husband. I mean, he’s dead, but still.Then a cryptic note from a voodoo queen... -
![Blaze of Fury by Annabel Chase]()
Blaze of Fury by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.62 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsWelcome to Chipping Cheddar where supernaturals are hidden in plain sight.I’ve had enough.I’ve been at odds with my family for as long as I can remember.And I’ve been at odds with myself.Light and dark. White and black. Good and evil.To hell with the scales of justice, right now I’m willing to use every fury trait at my disposal to right the recent wrong done to my beloved Chief Fox... -
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![Follow the Crumbs by Amanda M. Lee]()
Follow the Crumbs by Amanda M. Lee
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere’s a prominent threat on the block… and he might just be sharing Stormy Morgan’s roof.She’s a new witch but she has a big problem… and it talks. Her new roommate Krankle may look cute but he’s a huge pain in her posterior. He’s also hiding something. Before she can focus on that, however, the unthinkable happens.On the highway leading out of town, three vehicles are involved in an accident... -
![Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino]()
Tiger's Eye by Barbra Annino
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsStacy Justice is looking forward to a lazy summer of hot dogs and beer; swims in the lake with her Great Dane, Thor; and hanging with her rekindled old flame, Chance. But when she gets a creepy anonymous call hinting that her father’s “accidental” death fourteen years ago was actually a murder, she’s too unsettled to relax... -
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![A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman]()
A Most Excellent Midlife Crisis by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 18 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... -
![Mint Condition by Annabel Chase]()
Mint Condition by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 13 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... -
![Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards]()
Black Truth, White Lies by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsWhen one of Santa’s reindeer meets a grisly end during the annual A Downtown Dickens Christmas Festival, Rue realizes her enemies are closing in on her location, and Samford will pay the price.But when one creature turns into two, and two into three, and then three into four, Rue knows the problem is bigger than a singular threat to her new hometown... -
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Gray Witch by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsFamous monsters are resurrecting across Mississippi, each one recreating their own gruesome deaths through new victims. Every time Rue pins down one horror legend, another appears with its own bloodthirsty agenda. The summoners raising these vengeful spirits save their best for last, a cruel gift that shatters Rue. But she’s not the only one whose heart gets broken... -
![Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon]()
Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHarper has come so far from her life as a foster child. She never imagined what her future would hold when she was first brought to the small town of Peachville. Since that day she’s faced great evil, found some of the answers she’s been looking for, and fallen deeply, madly in love. But her biggest challenge and her greatest lessons are still ahead of her... -
![Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase]()
Hemlocked and Loaded by Annabel Chase
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWelcome to Spellbound, where paranormal is the new normal. Emma Hart has a lot on her paranormal plate--a wedding to plan, a trespasser to defend, and a longstanding curse to break. When a pixie dies under mysterious circumstances, her endless list of Things To Do grows even longer... -
![Gray Tidings by Hailey Edwards]()
Gray Tidings by Hailey Edwards
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCorpses are vanishing from New Orleans morgues, there’s talk of a sea monster in Lake Pontchartrain, and Hiram Nádasdy is turning the French Quarter upside down in search of a witch with the power to bring the dead back to life.When the director assigns Rue the case, she suspects he’s sending her hunting all right. For her father, not the creature... -
![The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Cafe by Seana Kelly]()
The Viper’s Nest Roadhouse & Cafe by Seana Kelly
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsI’m Sam, the werewolf book nerd owner of The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore & Bar. Clive, Fergus, and I are moving into our new home, the business is going well, and our folly is taking shape. The problem? Clive’s maker Garyn is coming to San Francisco for a visit, and this reunion has been a thousand years in the making... -
![Run for Your Midlife by Robyn Peterman]()
Run for Your Midlife by Robyn Peterman
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsLately, 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... -
![More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen]()
More than a Little Warped by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsAs 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... -
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![Black Wings, Gray Skies by Hailey Edwards]()
Black Wings, Gray Skies by Hailey Edwards
Monsters with a taste for children are nothing new, but fairy tales never mentioned this nightmarish predator. Rue has her hands full tracking the creature hunting the streets of Charleston, but a call from home divides her attention—and her loyalties... -
![Shadows Before the Sun by Kelly Gay]()
Shadows Before the Sun by Kelly Gay
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe electrifying sequel to the acclaimed urban fantasies The Better Part of Darkness, The Darkest Edge of Dawn, and The Hour of Dust and Ashes! After filling out mountains of paperwork, Detective Charlie Madigan sets out for a death-defying trip into heavenly Elysia to rescue her partner Hank and bring the siren home... -
![Best Wishes by Helen Harper]()
Best Wishes by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIf wishes were horses, beggars would ride. Saffron Sawyer is on her own. She’s no longer part of the Office of Faery Godmothers - in fact, she’s no longer part of anything, even if her magic is stronger now than she could have ever dreamed possible. Thwarted at every turn and stalked by monsters in the streets, her life feels like it's falling apart. But Saffron isn’t going to give up hope... -
![Dire Blood by S.M. Reine]()
Dire Blood by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsElise Kavanagh died while killing the mother of all demons, and her fight should be over. But nothing is ever that easy where the Godslayer is concerned. Elise has been resurrected--and she came back as a demon. Now the most powerful witch in the world, James Faulkner, has been dragged to Hell and accused of violating an ancient treaty. The punishment is eternity in Hellfire... -
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Ghosts, Alibis, and Apple Pies by J.A. Holder
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 10 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... -
![Mind Magic by Eileen Wilks]()
Mind Magic by Eileen Wilks
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsFBI agent Lily Yu’s mind is a dangerous place to be in the latest Novel of the Lupi… Thanks to the mindspeech lessons she’s receiving from the black dragon, Lily is temporarily benched from Unit Twelve—until her brain acclimates and the risk of total burnout passes. At least she has her new husband, lupi Rule Turner, to keep her occupied... -
![Crumbs and Misdemeanors by Nancy Warren]()
Crumbs and Misdemeanors by Nancy Warren
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
![Blood of Destiny by Bonnie Lamer]()
Blood of Destiny by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhat do you do when you make a stupid deal with a sleazy Angel in a moment of panic? Xandra is about to find out. But first, she has to tell Kallen what she did and he is not going to be happy about it, to say the least. In this sixth addition to the Witch Fairy series, Xandra finds out that just because they're all called Angels doesn't mean that they all act like Angels... -
![Dragon's Egg by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Dragon's Egg by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen did I become everyone’s paranormal Miss Fixit? When the Lords of the Icelandic Elves summon me to use my talents to find a lost Dragon's egg, I find it hard to say no. I've seen what a Dragon can do, and a young, just-hatched Dragon is a being of pure destruction. But word of the egg gets out, and the race to find it begins... -
![Blood of Half Gods by Bonnie Lamer]()
Blood of Half Gods by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow did she get herself into this? Trapped for two weeks with her biological father in the outback. With Giants. Xandra's convinced this trip is going to be a nightmare, and the fates are determined not to let her down. But, with Kallen and her friends by her side, there isn't anything she can't handle... -
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![The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge]()
The Amplifier Protocol by Meghan Ciana Doidge
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThey called me an amplifier. And they had bred me, raised me, and trained me to be a killer with preternatural precision. I was capable of taking, holding, and transferring power that wasn’t my own with a simple touch. Skin-to-skin contact. Along with four others of my generation, I could infiltrate any magical organization, extracting whoever or whatever I’d been ordered to extricate... -
![Damnation Marked by S.M. Reine]()
Damnation Marked by S.M. Reine
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThere's something in the earth deep below Elise Kavanagh's territory. A shadow is falling upon local demons to devour their flesh and harvest their souls. And it's coming for Elise next. The Union has an easy way out. They want to send Elise into hiding again with her former partner, James Faulkner... -
![Blood Prophecy by Bonnie Lamer]()
Blood Prophecy by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Fairy mercenaries may be back in their own realm, but the Witches still want Xandra dead. Fearing an ancient prophecy, the Witches are determined to keep Xandra from destroying the world. Still new to her magical powers, she must learn to use her Witch magic in order to protect herself and those she loves. Now, if only she can get her magic to cooperate... -
![Blood Lines by Bonnie Lamer]()
Blood Lines by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGiven an impossible task by the Angels, Xandra takes the first step in completing it when she travels to the Fae realm to protect the one man she would like to kill herself. Along the way, she discovers that Kallen has been keeping yet another secret from her. One that could tear them apart forever... -
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Shadow Blood by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsXandra has been acting strangely since coming back from the Shadow realm and Kallen is not sure what to do about it. Torn between his passion and his conscience, he needs to get to the bottom of whatever is going on before his world flips upside down and he loses the most important thing in his life. Xandra... -
![Blood of Dragons by Bonnie Lamer]()
Blood of Dragons by Bonnie Lamer
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt turns out that some of the fairy tales Xandra learned as a child were true after all. Xandra's world is turned upside down when her changed destiny comes back to haunt her. Her only way back to the life she craves is by standing up against beings who are stronger than she is. With her relationship with Kallen hanging in the balance, she had better hope fate is truly on her side this time... -
![Wuthering Frights by H.P. Mallory]()
Wuthering Frights by H.P. Mallory
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA father she never knew existed, An impossible decision that had to be made, A lie she must keep to herself at all costs, And the realization that every choice she makes has consequences. Fairy and law enforcement agent, Dulcie O'Neil, has just discovered that her father is the Head of the Netherworld, and a double-dealing, illegal potions importer. Worse yet, she's now working for him... -
![A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake]()
A Witch Before Dying by Heather Blake
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 22 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... -
![Ghosts Gone Wild by Danielle Garrett]()
Ghosts Gone Wild by Danielle Garrett
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 13 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... -
![Halfway Hexed by Kimberly Frost]()
Halfway Hexed by Kimberly Frost
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDuvall, Texas. A small town that’s about to be in some big trouble. Tammy Jo Trask is finally ready to embrace her mixed-up magic, but not everyone in town is what you’d call supportive... -
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![Gods and Demons by B.R. Kingsolver]()
Gods and Demons by B.R. Kingsolver
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsLife’s tough as an Elf girl stranded in Earth’s realm.When a jaguar shifter drops in out of nowhere and asks me for help in tracking down an ancient blood-magic statuette, I say no thank you. I learned a long time ago the key to survival is keeping a low profile. But it's hard to ignore an artifact of the gods powerful enough to blow holes in reality... -
![Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong, Xavière Daumarie]()
Rough Justice by Kelley Armstrong, Xavière Daumarie
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsMallt-y-Nos. Matilda of the Hunt. The lone woman who rides with the Wild Hunt, tasked with finding killers who've escaped justice and letting the hounds reap their souls. For Olivia Taylor-Jones, Matilda isn't just a legendary figure from Welsh lore. She is Olivia's past, and her future, one she's finally embraced.Having accepted her role as Matilda, Olivia must now lead her first Hunt... -
![Magical New Beginnings by Brenda Trim]()
Magical New Beginnings by Brenda Trim
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWhen life goes sideways, embracing the adventure is the fastest way to set things right.One day I was just a widow facing the prospect of an empty nest, living a life that was anything but enchanted. The next, I had discovered my magical roots, and my rightful place as the Guardian of the portal between the Faery and Earth.There was shock. And there was fear... -
![Dead Witch on a Bridge by Gretchen Galway]()
Dead Witch on a Bridge by Gretchen Galway
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first in a new paranormal mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Gretchen Galway.Is her magic strong enough to stop a killer?On her first assignment as a demon-hunting witch, Alma was unable to kill... -
![Butter, Sugar, Magic by Jessica Rosenberg]()
Butter, Sugar, Magic by Jessica Rosenberg
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 16 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... -
![Broomsticks And Bones by Sam Short]()
Broomsticks And Bones by Sam Short
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you get if you cross a murder, the skeleton of a mysterious creature, gold fever and plenty of magic? Mayhem, mystery and laughter - that's what! This is book number two in series. Although the reader might enjoy it as a standalone novel, the author strongly suggests that book number one - 'Witch Way to Spellbinder Bay' - is read first... -
![Magic Unchained by Jessica Andersen]()
Magic Unchained by Jessica Andersen
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsCara Liu is determined to unite the forces under her leadership but when Nightkeeper Sven enters the scene, Cara has trouble separating her duty to her people from her desire for her ex-lover. Their secret affair will not only jeopardize a tenuous alliance among the Nightkeepers, but it also distracts them from a danger within their own ranks planning a vicious betrayal.. -
![Writing Wrongs: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Christine Gael]()
Writing Wrongs: A Paranormal Women's Fiction Novel by Christine Gael
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsGetting divorced at 48 is hard. Almost as hard as discovering that your ancestors were part of a coven that was hunted to extinction...And you're nextCricket Hawthorne's marriage has been on life support for the past two decades, but finally pulling the plug and starting over at dang near 50 is tougher than she'd imagined... -
![Witch Fury by Anya Bast]()
Witch Fury by Anya Bast
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNothing's worse than a warlock scorned... Sarafina Connell is having the worst week of her life. It takes an even darker turn when an infamous playboy kidnaps her and reveals a world she never knew existed... It's a world where magick is real, and where Sarafina is given a chance to join a secret cabal that is bent on gaining absolute power... -
![The Watchers by Lynnie Purcell]()
The Watchers by Lynnie Purcell
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Watchers is the first book in The Watchers Series. It focuses on 16-year-old Clare Michaels and her journey to her mom's hometown of King's Cross. Long aware of her heritage - that she is the daughter of a fallen angel - The Watchers focuses on her first interaction with the world she has always hidden from... -
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![Crave the Darkness by Amanda Bonilla]()
Crave the Darkness by Amanda Bonilla
Nothing comes easy for Darian. Her heightened powers make her indispensable to the Shaede Nation, but dangerous missions have driven her lover, Tyler, to his breaking point. Darian must salvage their bond, but a new assignment to protect Anya—a fellow Shaede and the first of their kind to become pregnant in centuries—stands in their way... -
![Dark Magic by Cheyenne McCray]()
Dark Magic by Cheyenne McCray
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJake Macgregor has his hands full. As San Francisco’s leader of the Paranormal Special Forces unit, he and his team are facing a powerful enemy that threatens to bring down the city. With the weight of the world already resting on his broad, chiseled shoulders, the last thing Jake has time for is romance... -
![The Ward Witch by Sarah Painter]()
The Ward Witch by Sarah Painter
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsMysterious, magical, and a little bit deadly… Welcome to Unholy Island.Esme Gray runs the guest house and tends to the ethereal wards that protect the island. She’s sheltering from a terrible past and will do anything to stay safely hidden.Luke Taylor has been searching for his missing twin for months, but has begun to believe that his brother might be dead... -
![The Mortal Bone by Marjorie M. Liu]()
The Mortal Bone by Marjorie M. Liu
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsWhen the bond Maxine Kiss shares with the demons tattooed on her skin is deliberately severed, the demon hunter is left vulnerable and unprotected. For the first time in ten thousand years, the demons have a taste of freedom. And as the little demons grow more violent and unpredictable, Maxine starts to fear they will lose their minds without her... -
![Tarnished And Torn by Juliet Blackwell]()
Tarnished And Torn by Juliet Blackwell
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsAs the owner of a popular vintage clothing store, Lily Ivory can enjoy a day of antique jewelry shopping and still call it work. But as one of San Francisco’s resident witches, searching for hidden treasures can sometimes lead to dangerous discoveries… When Lily arrives at an antique jewelry fair, her bargain sensors go off left and right—but she also picks up a faint vibration of magic... -
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High Stakes by Helen Harper
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIt may be less than a month since the doors of New Order opened but that doesn't mean Bo Blackman isn't busy. It's not just daft allegations about vampire dogs and complicated relationships that she has to deal with, however.When a woman is brutally assaulted, barely escaping with her life, Bo ensures she forms an integral part of the investigation...
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