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Wicked Seas by Lily Harper Hart
10 ratingsIvy 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... -
![Raging Seas by Lily Harper Hart]()
Raging Seas by Lily Harper Hart
10 ratingsFor 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... -
![Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon]()
Demons Forever by Sarra Cannon
16 ratingsThis is an alternate cover edition for B00ARI22MY Harper 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... -
![A Witch of a Time by Amanda M. Lee]()
A Witch of a Time by Amanda M. Lee
10 ratingsThe Winchester witches are all about love and family – and, well, snark and sarcasm – and no one knows that better than the family members themselves, plus the people who love them. Follow Clove, Thistle, Landon, Winnie and Aunt Tillie as they share their lives – and innermost thoughts – through a series of short novellas that take you from the present, to the past, and then back again... -
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![Shifted by C.P. Rider]()
Shifted by C.P. Rider
10 ratingsA telepath with a lethal twist.My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a wolf shifter, I'm not much of a threat. But as a telepath-spiker, I'm deadly.For six months, life has been peaceful... -
![Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison]()
Dead Witches Tell No Tales (The Hollows, #3-4) by Kim Harrison
12 ratingsEven in the Holllows - Cincinnati's home to all supernatural folk - vampires and werewolves can make strange bedfellows. Just ask Rachel Morgan, private investigator and witch. First her never-do-well boyfriend disappears into the night. Then the hunky protege of vampire crimelord Piscary starts eyeing her curves... not to mention her throat... -
![A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood]()
A Mage's Guide to Wicky by A.J. Sherwood
12 ratingsWicky’s never been magically stalked before.He kinda likes it, to be honest.For some reason, it’s upsetting everyone else though... -
![Heart of the Witch by Deanna Chase]()
Heart of the Witch by Deanna Chase
14 ratingsWelcome to Keating Hollow, the enchanted village where love, cupcakes, and magic collide. There are only three things that were ever important to Noel Townsend—love, family, and magic. Two out of three aren’t bad. She’s blessed with a large close-knit family and her magic has never been stronger... -
![Nocturne Falls Short Story Collection #1 by Kristen Painter]()
Nocturne Falls Short Story Collection #1 by Kristen Painter
8 ratingsThis box set contains all four Nocturne Falls Short Stories: The Witch's Halloween Hero The Werewolf's Christmas Wish The Vampire's Valentine Surprise The Vampire's True Love Trials *All were previously published as... -
![Scion by Kelly Oram]()
Scion by Kelly Oram
10 ratingsRuss Devereaux used to have it all—loving father, beautiful best friend, a carefree life in a town he loved, and strong magic. He was the king of his happy universe. Five months ago, that life was taken from him. Do not pass Go. Do not collect two hundred dollars. He’s spent months fighting back and building himself a new life, in a new city, with new friends he now considers family... -
![Spirits, Beignets, and a Bayou Biker Gang by Deanna Chase]()
Spirits, Beignets, and a Bayou Biker Gang by Deanna Chase
10 ratingsMedium Pyper Rayne and her witch boyfriend Julius are on an impromptu getaway in southern Louisiana. The quaint bayou town has everything: a Victorian inn, a famous brew pub, the best beignets this side of the Mississippi. Oh and an infamous bayou biker gang... -
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Shattered by C.P. Rider
10 ratingsA telepath with a lethal twist.My name is Neely and I live among shapeshifters in the desert truckstop town of Sundance, California. As a telepath-spiker, I can read a person's thoughts.I can also spike deadly power straight into their brain... -
![Perfect Pending by Lucia Ashta]()
Perfect Pending by Lucia Ashta
12 ratingsShe comes from a bloodline of powerful witches. But for Marla, magic seems to have skipped a generation.Over forty, recently divorced, and with two teenagers, starting over back in my hometown seemed like my best option. I had no idea what I was in for.Well, I should have.Only those with powers can enter Gales Haven. And I haven’t found mine.Until now.Mastering your abilities can take years... -
![Maudlin's Mayhem by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Maudlin's Mayhem by Yasmine Galenorn
6 ratings"A little chaos is always good for the soul..."When chaos descends on the Bewitching Bedlam B&B, Maudlin finds herself at the mercy of Murphy's Law. Everything is going wrong. At first, some of the chaos is just annoying, but then it turns deadly and Maddy finds herself on the wrong side with Essie Vanderbilt, the Queen of the Northwest Vampire Court... -
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![School for Unwitting Wiccans by Auburn Tempest, Carolina Mac]()
School for Unwitting Wiccans by Auburn Tempest, Carolina Mac
6 ratingsTake the chaotic family dynamic of Charmed and cross that with the paranormal magick and mayhem of True Blood and you'll find this New Orleans flavored fun, rollicking read. As Samhain approaches and the veil to the spirit world thins, strange things happen at nine Saint Gillian Street... -
![Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Siren's Song by Yasmine Galenorn
6 ratingsWhen the fog rolls in from the sea, sometimes ghosts from the past follow it... Sandy’s under attack. First, she’s almost mowed down at the supermarket, then her new shore-front burger stand is destroyed on its grand opening day. But when she’s found in a coma, the danger heats up. As she falls into a coma, parts of her dreaming world escape into reality... -
![A Charming Fatality by Tonya Kappes]()
A Charming Fatality by Tonya Kappes
8 ratingsBubble. . .Bubble. . . Whispering Falls’ resident potion maker, June Heal, is the first witch in the magical village to make a big money deal with the Head To Toe Works, a national chain specializing in spa and natural products. Cures and Trouble. . -
![Beneath An Ivy Moon by Ellen Dugan]()
Beneath An Ivy Moon by Ellen Dugan
8 ratingsFan favorite Ivy Bishop takes center stage in this newest volume of the Legacy Of Magick Series. Sure, Ivy Bishop’s life is a little unusual… The gothic-fabulous and youngest female Witch in her family line is now a full time college student starting her Junior year. Living on campus, Ivy and her BFF, Cypress are residents in the 160 year old Crowly Hall... -
![Forever Changed by Belinda Boring]()
Forever Changed by Belinda Boring
10 ratingsWaking up after an amazing night with her new husband and mate, nothing could've prepared Darcy for the epic bombshell Devlin dropped - explaining her heritage and revealing truths that completely blow her mind. When all she wants is to settle into marital bliss and Pack life, Darcy's world is once again thrown into turmoil, forced to face a challenge that may very well break her and Mason... -
![The Magick of Dark Root by April Aasheim]()
The Magick of Dark Root by April Aasheim
10 ratings“There are rules that must be followed, Maggie.” “Even in witchcraft?” “Especially in witchcraft. What someone puts into the world comes back to them.” “You mean karma?” “Like karma, yes. But for a witch it comes back threefold. Never forget that.” “That doesn’t seem fair... -
![Mercy by Wendy Saunders]()
Mercy by Wendy Saunders
10 ratingsMercy is a sleepy town in Massachusetts. According to the locals it was founded as a safe haven by the survivors of the Salem witch trials... -
![Ungifted by Kelly Oram]()
Ungifted by Kelly Oram
12 ratingsEven though her father is running for President of the United States, Grace St. Claire is as normal a girl as they come. She’s clumsy, shy, and an outcast among her peers. She even manages to nearly die in a freak accident in front of the entire school. But when Grace survives a vampire attack she quickly learns that she is anything but ordinary... -
![Black Arts, Tarts & Gypsy Carts by Erin Johnson, Hannah Somerville]()
Black Arts, Tarts & Gypsy Carts by Erin Johnson, Hannah Somerville
12 ratingsWith the Summer Sea Carnival visiting the enchanted island of Bijou Mer, Imogen jumps at the chance to help run the royal bakery booth. It’ll get her out of the palace and allow her to continue avoiding her feelings for a certain engaged prince... -
![Afterlife by Lindsey Sparks]()
Afterlife by Lindsey Sparks
12 ratingsFor Kat Dubois, death is only the beginning... Kat is on a mission, and the fate of the universe depends on whether or not she succeeds. She must journey into the heart of the underworld and track down Isfet before time runs out. Before the bonding withdrawals claim her bond-mate’s life and her ticket out of the afterlife vanishes. Before the Mother of All attacks... -
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![Judgement by Lindsey Sparks]()
Judgement by Lindsey Sparks
13 ratingsWhen our universe falls in the gods' crosshairs, only one woman can stand against them... Kat Dubois. Immortal. Ex-assassin. Humanity's last hope. Kat has finally embraced her role as the Nejeret figurehead, diving headlong into the mission to forge an alliance between her people and the human race. Only then, will they finally be able to defeat the Senate... -
![Feathers by Debora Geary]()
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![Djinn Justice by Jenny Schwartz]()
Djinn Justice by Jenny Schwartz
6 ratingsAn Ancient Egyptian spell opens the door to a soul-sucking evil. Fay Olwen is still adjusting to life as one of a couple. She never expected to have a sexy leopard-were cuddling her at midnight in his huge bed in his gorgeous villa on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. But here she is, in love and in luck--finally! There's not a demon in sight... -
![Lost Library Collection: Books 1-3 by Kate Baray]()
Lost Library Collection: Books 1-3 by Kate Baray
6 ratingsLOST LIBRARY (Book 1) Lost Library brings together a mysterious, magical book and a quirky heroine to create the adventure of a lifetime! John Braxton arrives unannounced on Lizzie Smith's doorstep looking for answers she doesn't have. She may have a magical book, but she hasn't a clue what to do with it--or even how to read it... -
![Kingdom of Embers by Tricia Copeland]()
Kingdom of Embers by Tricia Copeland
6 ratingsHer pale skin and weird diet make her a target at school. If only they knew the truth about her feeding habits…Seventeen-year-old Alena Scott is tired of pretending to be something she’s not. As an outlawed vampire-witch hybrid, she’s forced to abide by the oppressive secrecy imposed by her Vampire Chancellor mother... -
![Valiant Light by Jana Oliver]()
Valiant Light by Jana Oliver
6 ratingsWith her wedding fast approaching, as well as her fiancé's investiture as grand master, Master Demon TrapperRiley Blackthorne is just trying to keep Atlanta safe from Hellspawn. When she meets a high-level fiend who claims to be free of Lucifer's control, and allows him to remain at large, she knows there will be consequences... -
![Magic Pussy by May Sage]()
Magic Pussy by May Sage
8 ratingsRain's family has summoned her and if she doesn't turn up, they intend to use her little sister in a dangerous ritual.Rain knows she can handle the magic. The problem is extracting herself from New Orleans afterwards.Luckily, the alpha female of the Wyvern Pride owes her a favour or ten... -
![Shadowed Flame by R.J. Blain]()
Shadowed Flame by R.J. Blain
8 ratingsMatia Evans has it all, except for one thing: she can’t see color. With an adopted family who loves her, a company she helps her father run, and more prospects than she knows what to do with, she’s in no place to complain that her world is limited to shades of gray, black, and white... -
![Hemorrhage by S.A. Magnusson]()
Hemorrhage by S.A. Magnusson
8 ratingsOnly my combination of magic and medicine can save me. No longer afraid of my magic, I’ve begun experimenting with how to use it when working in the ER. While on a surgery rotation, my use of magic reveals a dangerous new threat and a type of magic I had not known about before, making me a target... -
![Daemon & Katy: Die erste Begegnung by Jennifer L. Armentrout]()
Daemon & Katy: Die erste Begegnung by Jennifer L. Armentrout
8 ratingsEin äußerst gefährliches Kätzchen...Was geht Daemon durch den Kopf, als er Katy zum ersten Mal begegnet? Warum verhält er sich wie ein Vollidiot? Diese Bonusgeschichte gibt dir einen Einblick in seine Gedanken – gerade rechtzeitig, um dich auf den zweiten Band der Serie einzustimmen: "Onyx. Schattenschimmer" erscheint am 21. November 2014... -
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![A Drop of Witch: Sweetland Witch by Zoe Arden]()
A Drop of Witch: Sweetland Witch by Zoe Arden
8 ratingsMurder, cupcakes, and witches... it’s just your average day in Sweetland Cove. Page Count: around 330 pages Things are always going wrong for Ava Fortune. Ever since she discovered she was a witch, it seems like people are trying to kill her. And… New Year’s is no exception... -
![Found Objects by Christine Pope]()
Found Objects by Christine Pope
8 ratingsPenny Briggs is a perfectly ordinary woman. Until her life takes a left turn at Albuquerque…I thought my marriage would be a fairy tale. Instead, I’ve put a thousand miles between me and my broken dream, starting over with temp job in Albuquerque. Prop shopping for a TV production takes my mind off my troubles — until I buy an old pair of glasses no one on the set can wear... -
![A Charming Magic by Tonya Kappes]()
A Charming Magic by Tonya Kappes
10 ratingsBubble, Bubble. . .Magic is floating all around Whispering Falls. There is a new flower shop, Magical Moments, and an upcoming wedding that has the town on cloud nine.Cures and Trouble. . .Arabella Paxton, the owner of Magical Moments is smart, beautiful and has her eyes on Oscar Park. Not even the dark cloud looming over Whispering Falls is going to stop her from what she wants. Magic Stirs. . -
![Mirage by Kristi Cook]()
Mirage by Kristi Cook
16 ratingsSeventeen-year-old Violet McKenna is back for her senior year at Winterhaven, and thrilled to be with Aidan after a long summer apart. But when a violent and disturbing vision begins to haunt her, Violet suddenly feels unsure of everything: who to trust, if she is in danger, and—worst of all—whether she and Aidan are really meant to be together... -
![Later Gator by Julia Mills]()
Later Gator by Julia Mills
6 ratingsWelcome to Hairy Wart! Home of the SOUTHERN FRIED SASS DETECTIVE AGENCY and the DRAGONETTES - proof that it's not the size of the scales but the SASS in the flames that makes the Guardsma...ahem, I mean, Guardswoman. Where the Tofu is always Southern Fried and the Soul Food is vegetarian, 'cause it just wouldn't be right to eat your neighbors... -
![Half Moon by Jordan Deen]()
Half Moon by Jordan Deen
6 ratingsI'd been a fool for coming here with them, and now... no one would come to save me. The world that hid in the shadows of humanity was full of enemies. Faced with death, Lacey Quinn ran away from the only family she'd ever known. That... was just the beginning... -
![Leap of Faith (The Rufino Factor Book One) by Joshua Rem]()
Leap of Faith (The Rufino Factor Book One) by Joshua Rem
6 ratingsChomp necks and don't get caught: the life of a vampire as Rufino Endicott would have described it before he became one. Six years later, he knows that dodging the angry men with the swords is the easy part of being what he is, and that the paranoid, isolated lifestyle is the real enemy. Oh, he's deluded himself into believing that his life isn't so bad, but that bubble is about to burst... -
![Silence of Winter by Avery Blake]()
Silence of Winter by Avery Blake
6 ratingsNormal is overrated. At least that's what Oliver Cromwell tells himself when he's being bullied for being different. He's a lover of all things paranormal, and when his nose isn't shoved into his sketchpad, drawing haunted houses and monsters, he and his best friend Bailey hang out in abandoned buildings and take long—very non-romantic—walks through graveyards looking for ghosts... -
![Baehrly Breaking by Elizabeth A. Reeves]()
Baehrly Breaking by Elizabeth A. Reeves
6 ratingsGrowing pains are to be expected. With the barrier between Faerie and the outside world destroyed, it's going to take some time for the world to figure everything out. But some people don't even try. When threats to Faerie and Magic tread a little close to home, Goldie Locke is forced face-to-face with an evil that will stop at nothing... An evil that is all-too mortal... -
![Cauldron Bubble by Wendy Knight]()
Cauldron Bubble by Wendy Knight
6 ratings“You’ve just always been the powerful one. I’m the smart aleck.” “We’re the same. I’m night, you’re day. You have to have both to have life.” “You can hide in the shadows.” “And you can shine like the sun. This prophesy is about both of us.” Destiny doesn't think she's anything special. The daughter of an outcast witch. Her twin, Fate, is her best friend, so that's awesome... -
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![Anaphylaxis by S.A. Magnusson]()
Anaphylaxis by S.A. Magnusson
6 ratingsBoth medicine and magic failed to save Aron. I intend to change that. I’ve feared my magic my entire life, knowing my mother had chased dangerous magic before her death. I’ve never been able to look into how—or why—she died. Until now. I have a name. While struggling to help Aron, I use my new allies to search for information about the person who might be responsible for my mother’s death... -
![Counter-Hex by Margarita Gakis]()
Counter-Hex by Margarita Gakis
6 ratingsJade’s friend-count stands at three. Four, if you include the lizard. Now that she's joined a coven, Jade is figuring out what it means to be a witch. Spells, counter-hexes, charms and surprisingly: paperwork. She considers the transition from mundane to witch successful with only a few exceptions... -
![Be My Banshee by Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene]()
Be My Banshee by Joyce Lavene, Jim Lavene
6 ratingsThe Purple Door Detective Agency is hiring. Those without magic need not apply. Salary commensurate with experience. Apply at the agency. No phone calls or psychic links. Sunshine Merryweather is a young witch with a passion for colorful clothes and good food. She is the owner/operator of the Purple Door Detective Agency... -
![Mercy for the Damned by Lisa Olsen]()
Mercy for the Damned by Lisa Olsen
6 ratings“You’d think having an angel come to visit you would be a good thing. So why did I feel like everything was about to get ten times worse as one knelt before me?”Mercy’s saga continues with Mercy for the Damned, Book III of The Fallen. When a new prophecy predicts a great evil if a fallen angel is allowed to remain in Midian, Mercy will move heaven and earth to free Adam from his deal with Raum... -
![Deathly Still by Elizabeth A. Reeves]()
Deathly Still by Elizabeth A. Reeves
6 ratingsA new series in the world of Cindy Eller and Goldie Locke and the Were Bears. Antigone Baehr is almost eighteen when her life takes a bizarre turn. All those feelings she'd had her whole life that she was different from all of her peers were actually true-- she is something called 'unlife'... -
![Something Like Voodoo by Rebecca Hamilton]()
Something Like Voodoo by Rebecca Hamilton
6 ratingsHigh School can be a witch. A teen girl with the ability to predict deaths through her drawings shouldn't need to lie constantly to make her life sound interesting. But that doesn't stop Emily from spinning stories faster than she can keep up. After transferring to a new school, Emily's 'dull' life is shaken by the appearance of a boy who seems unfazed by her far-fetched stories...
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