Books like 'A Heart in the Right Place'
Readers who enjoyed A Heart in the Right Place by Heide Goody & Iain Grant also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Love Will Tear Us Apart by C.K. McDonnell
14 ratingsLove can be a truly terrible thing.Marriages are tricky at the best of times, especially when one of you is dead.Vincent Banecroft, the irascible editor of The Stranger Times, has never believed his wife died despite emphatic evidence to the contrary... -
The Haunted Homecoming (Southern Ghost Hunter Mysteries #10) by Angie Fox
10 ratingsApple cider, bonfires, football, and—ghosts. It’s homecoming weekend in Sugarland, Tennessee and ghost hunter Verity Long is tickled to see so many souls—living and dead—back in town to celebrate. But not all reunions are happy ones, and when Verity stumbles upon a dead body by the football field, it appears someone has already evened the score... -
Gone Haunting in Deadwood by Ann Charles
12 ratingsTrespassers will be gutted and hung!—Slagton’s Town Motto Normally, not even drunk on a bet would Violet Parker go to Slagton, a creepy ghost town inhabited by those too stubborn—or deranged—to leave. But a certain bullheaded Deadwood detective has a problem—his informant from Slagton has gone missing... -
Southern Bred and Dead by Angie Fox
12 ratingsA haunted church. A ghastly death. Can Verity clear up the case before she’s buried way over her head?Verity Long would really like a day off. Between uncovering the culprit who capped her gangster ghost housemate and dodging the bomb her boyfriend just dropped on their relationship, her spiritual calling has gotten complicated... -
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This Charming Man by C.K. McDonnell
8 ratingsVampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it's particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester . . .Nobody is pleased about it. Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only want a quiet life... -
Hookah by Cameron Jace
12 ratingsA Plague Scarier than Death Alice and the Pillar have to stop a Wonderland Monster who'd lashed out an incurable disease onto the world. Their biggest challenge is that the world loves this monster so much. A Cure Larger than Life The only way to save the world is to travel to the other side of the globe, and peek into one of Lewis Carroll and the Pillar's darker pasts... -
The Stranger Times by C. K. McDonnell, Brendan McDonald
17 ratingsThere are Dark Forces at work in our world (and in Manchester in particular) and so thank God The Stranger Times is on hand to report them. A weekly newspaper dedicated to the weird and the wonderful (but more often the weird) of modern life, it is the go-to publication for the unexplained and inexplicable...At least that’s their pitch. The reality is rather less auspicious... -
Deader Still by Jordaina Sydney Robinson
6 ratingsBridget Sway has survived the first week of her afterlife – but only just. Working a job that still doesn’t pay, wearing a uniform that’s still a fashion disaster and now facing a week-long assessment, things can only get better … right? Wrong. And there’s another dead ghost in her locker to prove it... -
Hexes and Exes by Sarina Dorie
6 ratingsYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. The series WOMBY’S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD WITCHES is a whimsical urban fantasy set in a contemporary subculture of magical beings and monsters. The ghosts of boyfriends past are haunting Clarissa Lawrence, the most unmagical teacher at Womby’s School for Wayward Witches... -
Dead and Buried by Jordaina Sydney Robinson
6 ratingsBridget Sway is happy … because Bridget Sway is shopping! At long last she has new clothes. New shoes. New makeup. Bridget is about to add some much needed underwear to her purchases but, instead of finding a frilly knicker and bra set, she finds a matching alive dead body and its ghost... -
Bangkok Warlock by John P. Logsdon, Noah K. Sturdevant
8 ratingsWhy sell your soul when you can rent it? Mark Vedis is an average cop. Average for a mage in the Paranormal Police Department (PPD), anyway. After years of doing the jobs nobody else wanted, his career, and life, seemed to be on hold... -
A Handful of Hexes by Sarina Dorie
6 ratingsYou think you know the world of magical boarding schools? Not from a teacher’s perspective at a school for at-risk youth. The series WOMBY’S SCHOOL FOR WAYWARD WITCHES is a whimsical urban fantasy set in a contemporary subculture of magical beings and monsters... -
Introductions by Katie May
6 ratingsWhen I’m selected to be the Supernaturalette, I think it’s finally my time to find love.But apparently? This is a special season of the show.Supernaturalette: Fuck Up Edition.Twenty-five men are competing for my hand in marriage. Twenty-five broken, eccentric men.Everything from a man-eating tree to a vegetarian wendigo to a garden gnome... -
The Unhappy Medium 2: Tom Fool: A Supernatural Comedy by T.J. Brown
8 ratingsDr Newton Barlow and the Purgatorians are back. Now that the fight between good and evil has become routine, one-time sceptical physicist and unhappy medium, Dr Newton Barlow, is badly in need of a challenge. It arrives in the shape of a crime so cunning in its planning, so dastardly in its execution, that even the hyper-logical Dr Barlow will struggle to prevent it... -
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The Last of the Loudens by Robin Alexander
8 ratingsTaryn Louden has inherited her father’s family home and more money than she ever thought she’d see in a lifetime. There are just a few problems with it all. The house is expensive to maintain, local kids entertain themselves by pulling pranks on her, and there might be a few departed Loudens still hanging around... -
The Reluctant Demon by Mark Cain
10 ratingsSatan has made a new demon, and he’s a doozy, maybe the most powerful ever created. There’s just one problem … this freshly-minted hellion isn’t sure he wants the job. In the wacky final volume of the Circles in Hell series, Steve Minion attends Beast Barracks, where he learns both the arcane and mundane arts of being a servant of the Devil... -
Wolf Hunt 2 by Jeff Strand
10 ratingsGeorge and Lou used to be thugs for hire. Now they're living in a shack in Costa Rica, hiding from the crime lord who wants them dead. Their last job, to deliver him a werewolf in a cage, went...badly. But they can't hide out forever, and when they're finally captured, it seems as if George and Lou's ultimate fate will involve being doused in gasoline and set aflame... -
Fallen Reign by Nazri Noor
6 ratingsHalf human, half angel, 100% pissed off. Mason Albrecht’s life changed the day the angels tried to kill him. As the son of a fallen angel king, Mason is an abomination, one who can command the Vestments, divine arms and armor summoned from heaven’s own arsenals. And everybody wants a piece: death witches, demon princes, even deities of ancient myth... -
Raven Revivals by Amy Cross
6 ratingsDeep beneath the village of Rippon, the Devil's body still rests in its tomb. But powerful forces are determined to break in and steal the body, and only one thing stands between those forces and total world domination.Her name is Sam and she's a gardener.One year after Grave Girl, Sam is still working at the cemetery in Rippon... -
Wake the Dead by Stacey Rourke
6 ratingsWith a touch of her hand, Octavia Hollows can restore life. Yet, she couldn’t save the man she loved from the horrific accident that stole him from her. Octavia thought she could outrun the pain, but ghosts from the past refuse to be silenced. Out of options, she chooses to retrace her wayward journey across the country in search of answers... -
Deal With The Devil by Mark Cain
10 ratingsA kidnapping, a dangerous new devil: Steve and Orson confront another mystery, involving their closest friends, while Satan tries to recruit Steve to the Demon Corps... -
Torn Asunder by Michael Todd, Michael Anderle
10 ratingsKatie Maddison never wanted to learn how to kick a demon's ass, all she was doing was helping a fellow university student with his Chem homework. She just trusted people too much. Now, she will be the new weapon in a war she had no idea existed with warriors wielding both weapons and supernatural abilities. Demon Hunters, Demon Fighters ... Known as The Damned... -
Haunted Honeymoon by Marta Acosta
10 ratingsThere’s more than her heart at stake…As the only human to survive vampire infection, Milagro de Los Santos has become quite a celebrity among the blood-drinking elite. Too bad the perks of her condition—increased strength, super-fast healing—don’t pay her condo fees. There are other complications too... -
Fresh Meat by Alice Henderson
12 ratingsA rash of strange deaths in the Tahoe National Forest bring Sam, Dean and Bobby to the Sierra Nevada mountains to hunt a monster with a taste for human flesh. Soon walking corpses, bodies with missing organs, and attacks by a mysterious flying creature lead the trio to a cunning and deadly foe which can assume a human form and will do anything to survive... -
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Carved in Flesh by Tim Waggoner
12 ratingsAfter Sam and Dean Winchester lost their mother to a mysterious supernatural force as young children, their father taught them how to hunt and destroy the paranormal evil that exists in the dark corners of America. After their father’s demonic death, they discovered that they are descended from a long line of hunters and chose to continue their mission... -
Hidden by M.M. Crumley
12 ratingsNot all 'monsters' are evil; not all humans are good... If you enjoy characters who abide in this grey area and who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty, then this is the series for you!Soul eating tattoo. CheckSelf-replicating knife. CheckTwo-hundred-year-old score to settle. Double check.Meet the immortal Doc Holliday.Lying on his deathbed, Dr... -
The Witching Vault by Kathrin Hutson
10 ratingsRun the witching vault. Protect the Gateway. Say please. And don’t get killed.After her release from magical prison, Jessica Northwood can’t hold a job to save her life. So when an apprenticeship opens up at a spellbound bank, no questions asked, she can’t exactly say no… But she definitely should have... -
Judge Dee and the Limits of the Law by Lavie Tidhar
9 ratingsNo vampire is ever innocent…The wandering Judge Dee serves as judge, jury, and executioner for any vampire who breaks the laws designed to safeguard their kind’s survival. This new case in particular puts his mandate to the test... -
The Bride that Time Forgot by Paul Magrs
6 ratingsAn outrageous adventure with the most terrifying villain Brenda has ever faced - her best friend, Effie.Something is biting people on the streets of Whitby. In an ordinary town, this would be worrying. Here, it’s disastrous, and only Brenda has guessed why... -
I Knocked Up Satan's Daughter: A Demonic Romantic Comedy by Carlton Mellick III
6 ratingsJonathan Vandervoo lives a carefree life in a house made of legos, spending his days building lego sculptures and his nights getting drunk with his only friend-an alcoholic sumo wrestler named Shoji. It's a pleasant life with no responsibility, until the day he meets Lici. She's a soul-sucking demon from hell with red skin, glowing eyes, a forked tongue, and pointy red devil horns.. -
Careful What You Wish For by Shani Petroff
6 ratingsAll Angel wanted was to help poor nerdy Max break into the popular crowd. But somehow the wires got crossed and she ended up granting all of Gabi?s secret desires instead. Not that Angel has anything against Gabi getting what she wants... -
One Year Gone by Rebecca Dessertine, Eric Kripke
14 ratingsDean believes that Sam is in Hell so he is trying to keep his promise to his brother and live a normal live with Lisa and Ben. When he realizes that a spell in the Necronomicon could raise Lucifer and therefore Sam, he convinces his new family to travel with him on vacation to Salem. Meanwhile Sam is not as far away as Dean thinks and is determined to protect his brother from the Salem witches..Categorized as:
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How to be Death by Amber Benson
10 ratingsAll Calliope Reaper-Jones ever wanted out of life was a fabulous job in New York City and a really hot boyfriend. But now, she's the brand-new President of Death, Inc. With the Board of Death breathing down her neck and her dad's copy of How to be Death (A Fully Annotated Guide) unopened, Callie's really feeling the tension... -
Death or Ice Cream? by Gareth P. Jones
10 ratingsJust in time for Halloween, this young adult novel features thirteen linked short stories set in the mysterious town of Larkin Mills. Filled with odd tales, a wry wit, and creepy adventures this book will have you sleeping with the lights on, so grab a scythe and get ready for a frightful read... -
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Attack of the Vampire Weenies by David Lubar
8 ratingsA boy steals a ticket to an amusement park and gets the ride of a lifetime—literally. The first day of middle school turns into a free-for-all when the gym teacher offers a "get-out-of-gym-free" card. Sick of his sister's vampire wannabe friends, a kid decides to teach them a lesson at their next party. But the tables are turned when some surprise guests show up... -
The Hellsblood Bride by Chuck Wendig
6 ratingsYes, we're going back deep underground for another twelve rounds with Mookie Pearl. Father, barkeep, former Mafioso, ruler of his subterranean crime-kingdom. The Organization is back, and they'll do anything to get Mookie on board, but Mookie has gone legit, and it's taking every ounce of effort for him to keep his new bar from crashing and burning... -
Gluttony Bay by Matt Wallace
6 ratingsGluttony Bay is the penultimate Sin du Jour affair, Matt Wallace's funny foodie series about the New York firm that caters to the paranormal, which began with Envy of Angels.Welcome to Gluttony Bay High Security Supernatural Prison. We value your patronage. For your entertainment this evening, we are delighted to welcome the world's most renowned paranormal culinary experts.And on the menu: You... -
Dead as a Doorpost by Naomi Kramer
6 ratingsJohn's dead and in Heaven, listening to harps that don't quite sound as he expected. He's pretty happy about the whole thing, actually. His wife Melissa is ecstatic. Linda, though, suspects foul play - and she's not going to rest until she finds out what happened. This is a very short book - novelette length - about 9000 words or 36 (print) pages... -
Hell Inc. by Dick Wybrow
6 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.Last week, out-of-work deejay Raz Frewer lived a simple life. However, there was something wrong, very wrong.So, to fix it, he made a wager with the Devil.To be clear... this was a bad idea... -
Werewolf Nights by Mari Hamill
6 ratingsThreatened by financial ruin, widowed bakery owner Catherine Mercy leads a solitary life with more interest in reading about werewolf lore than in finding a man. Her one true love disappeared after high school and her now deceased husband kept her trapped in the house claiming that a werewolf might hunt her down one day, just as her grandmother repeatedly warned her... -
Dead and Dateless by Kimberly Raye
14 ratingsSHE’D LIKE HER BLOOD BOTTLED, PLEASE!The sassiest vampire in all of Manhattan, Lil Marchette, is the owner of Dead End Dating–a matchmaking service for hip, intelligent singles like herself. After only three months, business is booming, and she can finally pay her bills (or, more important, feed a hungry cosmetics addiction)... -
Never Bite a Boy on the First Date by Tamara Summers
14 ratingsI've got a few issues:I'm a vampire now. One of my classmates was found dead, with telltale fang marks. I didn't do it! (really!) Nobody believes me, so ... I'm going to have to find the real killer.I've already got three suspects. (three very cute suspects.) One more problem:I am seriously falling for one of them .. -
Lunatic's Game by Margaret Lashley
12 ratingsDoes the universe really hold us responsible for what we order from late-night TV after downing half a bottle of vodka?Apparently so.Stuck in a dead-end job in a dead-end town, Bobbie Drex is even stuck in a dead man’s shoes—until a fateful gunshot sends her life bulleting from mundane to insane in no time flat.Apparitions. Weird phone calls. Red eyes following her... -
Frognapped by Angie Sage
10 ratingsWhen something's amiss in Spookie House, there's usually only one person to blame--Araminta. But this time she had nothing to do with the disappearance of Barry Wizzard's frogs, and she is determined to find them. Of course, it's not going to be that easy, especially when dealing with a crazy character named Old Morris, a dangerous shark, and a demanding aquarium show audience... -
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Boo! by Nick Pageant
10 ratingsMason and Shane are living the good life and looking forward to a happy Halloween.Things take a spooky turn with a desperate call from Gran. It seems she's in some ghostly trouble and the beauty and the bookworm will need to ride off to her rescue... -
Night Terrors by Tim Waggoner
8 ratingsIt's Men In Black meets The Sandman.Meet the fine men and women of the NightWatch: a supernatural agency dedicated to hunting down rogue nightmares that escape from other realms when people dream about them, while ensuring that other dream-folk are allowed to live among the regular, human population… as long as they play by the rules... -
Technically Dead by Naomi Kramer
8 ratingsCooper's dead. But what's a nerd to do when Heaven doesn't believe in technology, and hell's hotter than an overclocked CPU? Panicking and running away back to Earth seems a perfectly logical reaction, especially since his beloved computer hasn't come with him. Of course, what to do then is a bit of a puzzle that only Linda can solve.. -
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My Zombie Valentine by Katie MacAlister, Angie Fox
12 ratingsFour women who are about to dig up the truth!Tired of boyfriends who drain you dry? Sick of guys who stay out all night howling at the moon? You can do better. Some men want you not only for your body, but your brains. Especially your brains.It’s true! There are men out there who care—early-rising, down-to-earth, indefatigable men who’ll follow you for miles... -
Hark! The Herald Angels Scream by Christopher Golden
12 ratingsEighteen stories of Christmas horror from bestselling, acclaimed authors including Scott Smith, Seanan McGuire, Josh Malerman, Michael Koryta, Sarah Pinborough, and many more.That there is darkness at the heart of the Yuletide season should not surprise. Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is filled with scenes that are unsettling. Marley untying the bandage that holds his jaws together...
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