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  • My Big Fat Witch Wedding by Amanda M. Lee

    My Big Fat Witch Wedding by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    The big day is finally here.Bay and Landon’s wedding day has arrived.Unfortunately, a tragedy stands in the way of their happily ever after, and it comes in the form of reports of an armed gunman at the local high school. Bay, ghosts at her side, braves the scene to save the kids … and uncovers something horrific.She. The boy with the gun says he needs to find her...
  • Only the Buried by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Buried by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    Izzy Sage was looking for answers when she took a job as keeper of the death gate in Detroit. Unfortunately, the answers being delivered aren’t what she was hoping for. Personal worries have to take a backseat, though, because the reaper world is in an uproar...
  • Only the Guilty by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Guilty by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    Izzy Sage is a woman on a mission. She’s determined to find the creatures wearing her parents’ faces … and end them. Unfortunately, the trouble bubbling up on Belle Isle has to take precedence, especially when violence lands in her backyard.A prison van is involved in a wreck in downtown Detroit, allowing fifty high-risk inmates to escape...
  • Freaky Mage by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Mage by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    The members of Mystic Caravan have Georgia on their minds as they land in Savannah … and immediately find trouble.In a city full of ghosts, Poet Parker expects a few magical things to happen, but when an evil cult sacrifices a young woman on the beach next to their camp, things take a turn nobody was expecting. Thankfully, she’s not alone for this fight...
  • Freaky Reapers by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Reapers by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Poet Parker put the past behind her. At least she thought she did. Life on the streets wasn’t what she had in mind for her forever and she jumped at the chance to join Mystic Caravan Circus when an invitation was extended. She didn’t look back. That was ten years ago, and now Poet is going back to the exact area she used to haunt … and she’s nervous. The friends she left behind are scattered...
  • Freaky Fangs by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Fangs by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is in flux. Things are shifting in the organization, new faces are joining the fray, and manager Poet Parker isn’t certain how to deal with it. Unfortunately for her, she doesn’t have time to figure it out.Kentucky is on the horizon, and a roadside accident that claims a family has caught Poet’s attention...
  • Long, Hot, Witchy Summer by Amanda M. Lee

    Long, Hot, Witchy Summer by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Life couldn’t be going much better for Hadley Hunter. She’s living the dream on Moonstone Bay with her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, plotting her next move as a witch for hire, and basically basking in happiness.That all changes when a summer afternoon on the beach turns into a nightmare, an odd creature from the depths of the ocean surfacing and attacking Hadley on the beach...
  • Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee

    Great Hexpectations by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Hadley Hunter thought she was getting a grip on the paranormal world she never knew existed until recently. She was wrong. In the shadow of a massive shifter retreat, she finds she knew absolutely nothing.Her live-in love Galen Blackwood has his hands full with the conference...
  • Only the Strong by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Strong by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    The Death Gate is down and Izzy Sage is at a crossroads. What will happen when they throw the switch and bring it back? She’s all atwitter on the big day … and then things only get more twisted when Zoe Lake-Winters, a powerful mage, walks through the door with her husband and daughter in tow...
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    cozy  dark  ghosts  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult  book
  • Only the Lost by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Lost by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    Izzy Sage is settling into her new job, enjoying her new romance, and only has one thing on her mind: Choosing a new assistant to help her at Belle Isle’s death gate. All of that changes when the gate malfunctions. Instead of dragging someone over, though, it sends five people back.Years ago, a group of trainees disappeared while on a tour of the facility...
  • Grim Vows by Amanda M. Lee

    Grim Vows by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    Weddings are supposed to be all about white veils, flowers and happily ever after. For Aisling Grimlock, she wants the ending … but the journey isn’t quite finished. Ever since her mother returned from the dead almost a year prior, Aisling has been riddled with doubts...
  • Only the Devout by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Devout by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    Izzy Sage should be on top of the world but the revenant threat has her watching her back. Things only get worse when an oddball cult looking for a door to another world show up on Belle Isle and start circling the parking lot while demanding entrance to the other side...
  • Freaky Witches  (Mystic Caravan, #7) by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Witches (Mystic Caravan, #7) by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is heading for the Midwest … and their first stop is Michigan. Hemlock Cove to be exact. Poet Parker is looking forward to what she believes will be a quiet time. Hemlock Cove isn’t big, after all, and Mystic Caravan is essentially serving as the centerpiece for a paranormal festival in a town where everyone pretends to be witches...
  • Freaky Rites by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Rites by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Northern California beckons the Mystic Caravan crew and they’re looking forward to some down time after their previous stop. Emotions are running high and the workers are desperate to return to their normal lives. Poet Parker and Kade Denton, for instance, have a new camper to move into and they’re both excited at the prospect of an adventure that has nothing to do with monsters...
  • Grim Tempest by Amanda M. Lee

    Grim Tempest by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Life should be good for Aisling Grimlock. She’s engaged to a great guy, she’s getting the hang of being a reaper, and her rich father spoils her rotten on a regular basis. All that changes when a series of storms hit and the Michigan populace starts turning downright dangerous...
  • No Crones About It by Amanda M. Lee

    No Crones About It by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Scout Randall is settling in with the northern Lower Michigan branch of Spell’s Angels. She’s feeling bold, brash … and just a little bit flirty thanks to her burgeoning relationship with Gunner Stratton, a shifter whose father happens to serve as the chief of police in Hawthorne Hollow. Things are going well … until they’re not...
  • A Breath of Witchy Air by Amanda M. Lee

    A Breath of Witchy Air by Amanda M. Lee

    16 ratings
    Hemlock 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...
  • The Killer Clown Calamity by Amanda M. Lee

    The Killer Clown Calamity by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes’ life is in turmoil. Her relationship with her boyfriend Jack is going well but Casey, the newest member of the Legacy Foundation, has dropped a bombshell and Charlie feels as if things are spinning out of control. While waiting for DNA results to prove (or disprove, for that matter) Casey’s identity, the team gets called out on a weird case...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  ghosts  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult  book  fae
  • Witch Confidential by Lily Harper Hart

    Witch Confidential by Lily Harper Hart

    12 ratings
    The Big Easy is about to be buried in big trouble.Again.For Ofelia Archer, that means she’s knee-deep in an investigation … even though she’s not quite sure how she got there.Zach Sully thinks he’s in for an easy night at Ofelia’s speakeasy – maybe a little flirting as a lead-up to a date included – when a scream in a neighboring abandoned building draws his attention...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  ghosts  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult  alpha-mc  book
  • Ghostly Fears by Lily Harper Hart

    Ghostly Fears by Lily Harper Hart

    12 ratings
    Ten years ago, Harper Harlow lost a classmate. Jennifer Jessup was sweet, nice, and seemingly aimless in life. She came from a good family, lived on an island, and was spoiled with every material gift that could possibly be bestowed upon her. She was still unhappy. Now, a decade later, her father Byron Jessup has approached Harper with a business opportunity...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  ghosts  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult  book  fiction
  • We All Scream by Amanda M. Lee

    We All Scream by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    Stormy Morgan has accepted her life as a witch, and is even looking forward to the future. That means training with the most powerful witches in the Midwest. She’s determined to follow through on her destiny. Despite her best intentions though, not everything is going to be as easy as she hoped.When Stormy steps in and uses her magic following a bus accident, she’s almost killed in the process...
  • Witching on the Job by Amanda M. Lee

    Witching on the Job by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    Hadley Hunter came to Moonstone Bay to find herself. That included finding her passion in life. She just didn’t think it would involve becoming mayor.She has no qualifications, other than being a powerful witch.Half the town is rooting against her.The other half is just sitting back to see what happens.Only a handful of people are rooting for her, but they’re the only ones who matter...
  • Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    Life's a Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    18 ratings
    Life's a witch ... and then you die.Bay Winchester is living the witch part – literally. She’s hoping to avoid the dying part.The Winchester world is full of trouble when great-aunt Willa and cousin Rosemary come to town. It’s clear they’re up to something, but no one can figure out what.Aunt Tillie is loading for bear...
  • Semi-Psychic Life by Elizabeth Hunter

    Semi-Psychic Life by Elizabeth Hunter

    18 ratings
    Who says you can’t live the rock and roll life after forty?You just need a lot more vitamins and a bigger bottle of aspirin.Valerie Costa was pretty sure she was rocking her forties. She had an amazing coffee shop, two cool teenagers, and a new superpower that gave her insight into any random object she touched.Okay, she wasn’t thrilled about that last one...
  • Only the Quiet by Amanda M. Lee

    Only the Quiet by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Izzy 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 Witch is Back by Amanda M. Lee

    The Witch is Back by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Bay Winchester is living the high life. She’s engaged, owns her own business, and is undergoing a magical transformation, complete with growing powers at every turn. All that changes when a local teenager goes missing at a festival and nobody knows who took her.The girl’s friends saw the abduction but the description they provide doesn’t match anybody in town...
  • Freaky Places by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Places by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Mystic Caravan Circus is heading to the West Coast, and while everyone is happy for the change of scenery there's a pall settling over the group. Poet and Kade are in a good place and planning for a change, but it's something Poet can't focus on because she feels as if someone is watching … and whoever it is has evil in his or her heart...
  • Grim Rising by Amanda M. Lee

    Grim Rising by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Aisling Grimlock should be happy.She’s living with and engaged to the man of her dreams, her mother isn’t eating people … at least out in the open, her best friend is distracted by wedding details … mostly, and there are zombies running around Detroit.Yeah, it’s that last one that’s driving her crazy … especially because no one in her family believes her when she spouts the tall tale...
  • A Little Slice of Death by Amanda M. Lee

    A Little Slice of Death by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Stormy Morgan thought coming home to Shadow Hills would break her. Instead, she’s found strength, and only part of it is because she’s discovered that she’s a witch. Now, with her great-grandmother coming to town, she’s finally in line for some answers. Now she just has to solve a pesky little murder before she’s free to cast and curse...
  • Freaky Deaky Tiki by Amanda M. Lee

    Freaky Deaky Tiki by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Hadley Hunter is learning about life, love … and being a witch. She has a hot and hunky boyfriend, new friends, and family she didn’t know existed until recently. Her plate is full. Life gets even busier when a Detroit grim reaper named Aisling Grimlock hits Moonstone Bay for her honeymoon. Aisling is loud, brash … and pregnant...
  • Hex Type Thing by Amanda M. Lee

    Hex Type Thing by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Hadley Hunter is feeling on top of the world. She’s embracing her new home on Moonstone Bay and coming into her own as a witch. Her boyfriend Galen Blackwood, who happens to be sheriff, is even involving her in his investigations. Unfortunately, the peace on Moonstone Bay is about to be threatened...
  • Charms & Witchdemeanors by Amanda M. Lee

    Charms & Witchdemeanors by Amanda M. Lee

    16 ratings
    Tillie Winchester’s past is about to come back to haunt her, and what she sees as fun and games someone else sees as a recipe for murder. When a local woman is poisoned at Hemlock Cove’s senior center, Aunt Tillie is the prime suspect. Bay, Thistle and Clove don’t believe their great-aunt is guilty – although Thistle is fine if the police want to haul her away for a long weekend...
  • The Trouble With Witches by Amanda M. Lee

    The Trouble With Witches by Amanda M. Lee

    16 ratings
    The 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 Cornells' imminent visit, the Winchesters are also dealing with Sam’s new tanker...
  • Wicked Respite by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Respite by Lily Harper Hart

    10 ratings
    Ivy Morgan and Jack Harker are going camping … again.It’s meant to be a romantic vacation, a time when they can simply lay under the stars and enjoy one another before plans for their wedding begin in earnest.It doesn’t quite turn out that way.When Ivy’s brother Max invites himself along for the ride – along with his new girlfriend, who he’s trying to impress – Jack isn’t happy...
  • Wicked Reunion by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Reunion by Lily Harper Hart

    10 ratings
    Ivy Morgan was convinced she was heading toward a smooth future … until she was arrested and charged with criminal trespass. Sure, she was saving a woman from certain death at the time, but in order for the criminal case to hold up against a murderer, she has to face the music...
  • Wicked Games by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Games by Lily Harper Hart

    10 ratings
    Ivy Morgan knew she was in for a world of hurt when she was sentenced to community service. She had no idea just how bad things were going to be, though. On her first day of picking up trash along the roadside, one of her crew members stumbles over a body, and it happens to belong to someone she knows...
  • Wicked Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    10 ratings
    Ivy Morgan has never been on a vacation. Her fiancé Jack Harker is happy to be the one to provide the experience. With that in mind, the couple embarks on a sea adventure on The Bounding Storm, a cruise ship where sun and fun are the order of the day. Ship photographer Rowan Gray is drawn to Ivy from the moment they meet...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  mystery
  • The Monstrous Seven by Lily Harper Hart

    The Monstrous Seven by Lily Harper Hart

    10 ratings
    Life is going well for Hannah Hickok. Her business – a cosplay western town in Kentucky – is thriving and she’s even interviewing bartenders so she can finally take on different duties in her new world. All that comes to a screeching halt when a guest grabs what’s supposed to be a prop gun and fires it at another guest during an altercation...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  ghosts  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult  book  fae
  • Raging Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    Raging Seas by Lily Harper Hart

    10 ratings
    For years, Rowan Gray has been searching for answers. She’s finally going to get them.The group of people haunting her, the society that ripped her family apart, are due to arrive on The Bounding Storm … and nobody believes their goals are altruistic. That’s only proven true when death visits The Bounding Storm in their wake, leaving a mountain of questions and not enough answers...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  humor
  • Marked for Murder by Colleen Helme

    Marked for Murder by Colleen Helme

    10 ratings
    Trouble follows Shelby Nichols Why wouldn't it?She works for a mob boss.And the police.A desperate call from a friend in need turns Shelby’s life upside down. Someone is out to prove that Shelby is a fake, marking her for murder. How far will they go?As the clock ticks down, she realizes no one is safe, and it’s up to her to stop them. Will she succeed? Let’s hope so, because time is running out...
  • Boot Scootin' Boogeyman by Lily Harper Hart

    Boot Scootin' Boogeyman by Lily Harper Hart

    12 ratings
    Hannah Hickok didn’t know she was a witch but now that she’s embracing her destiny, she can’t wait to learn about magic. Given the trouble that seems to find Casper Creek on a regular basis, that’s probably a good thing.Cooper Wyatt is enjoying watching Hannah open up and learn about herself...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  ghosts  magic  magical-realism  paranormal  adult  book  demons
  • Ghostly Despair by Lily Harper Hart

    Ghostly Despair by Lily Harper Hart

    12 ratings
    Almost six years ago, Harper Harlow’s boyfriend was involved in a car accident and walked away from the scene. Severely injured, law enforcement believed him dead and gave up looking. It seems they were wrong. Quinn Jackson is back … and he’s very much alive. His memory isn’t what it used to be, but he’s quickly putting things together...
  • Ghostly Ordeal by Lily Harper Hart

    Ghostly Ordeal by Lily Harper Hart

    12 ratings
    Harper Harlow has everything she wants. She has a new house … a new fiancé … and some time off work because the stretch after the holidays is generally slow. All that changes when she gets a call from her mother during a storm. Gloria Harlow has a lot of attitude and it’s on full display when Harper and her betrothed, Detective Jared Monroe, show up on the scene of a murder...
  • The Christmas Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    The Christmas Witch by Amanda M. Lee

    12 ratings
    It’s the winter of 1995, and the Winchester household is more doom and gloom than mistletoe and merriment. Young Bay, Clove and Thistle are anything but happy. They’re facing their first Christmas without their fathers, and no matter how hard their mothers try, they just can’t seem to get the girls to embrace this festive time of year...
  • Ghostly Asylum by Lily Harper Hart

    Ghostly Asylum by Lily Harper Hart

    12 ratings
    Something haunted this way comes … and it means big things for Ghost Hunters, Inc. It seems Phantoms, one of the most popular shows on the Independent Ghost Hunting Network, is interested in doing a location shoot at Ludington Asylum, which just happens to be located on a small island near Whisper Cove...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  ghosts  magic  paranormal  adult  book  fiction  humor
  • Wicked Winter by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Winter by Lily Harper Hart

    12 ratings
    Happiness, joy and a proposal? Merry Christmas from Shadow Lake. Jack Harker is a nervous wreck. He has big Christmas plans for his girlfriend Ivy Morgan, and they involve a ring and house renovations all at one time. First, he has to make sure they both make it through a tense holiday season, though. For Ivy, things are less clear...
  • Wicked Season by Lily Harper Hart

    Wicked Season by Lily Harper Hart

    12 ratings
    Ivy Morgan is convinced life couldn’t get better. She’s happy, in love and since fall is her favorite season she’s having a great time with the shifting weather. All of that changes when her boyfriend’s mother and sister show up out of the blue and cast her life into disarray. Jack Harker has never been happier, and even though he loves his mother and sister he’s not thrilled with their arrival...
  • Give up the Ghost by Jane Hinchey

    Give up the Ghost by Jane Hinchey

    12 ratings
    Never in my almost thirty years did I think my new normal would be talking to ghosts, yet here we are.After inheriting a PI business, I find my clients are more incorporeal than not and are relying on me to solve their untimely deaths. Unfortunately, being a magnet for ghosts has its downside. Hello? Lack of privacy, for starters...
    Categorized as:
    cozy  ghosts  magic  paranormal  adult  animals  audiobook  book
  • The Chupacabra Catastrophe by Amanda M. Lee

    The Chupacabra Catastrophe by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Charlie Rhodes has a new life and it’s not exactly what she thought it would be.She’s psychic, telekinetic and eager to learn from her knowledgeable co-workers at The Legacy Foundation. She’s also nervous, frightened and on edge … mostly because she’s exactly the sort of oddity the group is looking to study and she’s desperate to keep her secret from the very people who are searching for her...
  • Witch Out of Water by Amanda M. Lee

    Witch Out of Water by Amanda M. Lee

    14 ratings
    Hadley Hunter is the new witch in a town overflowing with paranormal beings. She’s ready to settle, but odd things keeping cropping up and knocking her off her game. In addition to dating Moonstone Bay’s sheriff Galen Blackwood, Hadley has her hands full when she helps discover a body at a local festival and uncovers a decades’ old feud between two warring families...
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