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Necromancy in New Orleans by Auburn Tempest, Michael Anderle
10 ratingsYe screw with this lass, ye get put on yer ass.When the magical energy of New Orleans redlines, Team Trouble responds.Caught between three hostile factions of empowered citizens—witches, wolves, and vampires—we scramble to figure out who’s leaving bodies littered around the French Quarter.Navigating the crypts, catacombs, and a cagey council doesn't go our way.Big Easy my ass... -
![Rebel Magic by Kim Richardson]()
Rebel Magic by Kim Richardson
12 ratingsMy Aunt Beverly is getting married.I should be happy for her. Right? But I’m not. Because I know this Derrick character is bad news. Call it my witchy instincts, but I’m convinced something is seriously off with the guy. So how do I prove it to my aunt?The pressure is on as I only have four days to figure it out before the wedding—yes, four days until Beverly says, “I do,” to that slimy bastard... -
![Persie Merlin and Leviathan's Gift by Bella Forrest]()
Persie Merlin and Leviathan's Gift by Bella Forrest
12 ratings“The child must be named.”A name can contain enormous power. But for Persie Merlin-Crowley, the powerless daughter of famed magicals Harley Merlin and Wade Crowley, her name hasn’t given her much in terms of abilities. That is, until her eighteenth birthday comes around and she Purges a gigantic Hydra that terrorizes the coven... -
![Deceiving Darkness by Sarra Cannon]()
Deceiving Darkness by Sarra Cannon
8 ratingsIn this war, trust is a dangerous game... The Order’s plan to wipe out the Resistance in one massive set of coordinated attacks has Harper on edge, because news of the planned assault comes from the most unlikely source. The ruby priestess, Magda Thorn... -
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![Sight for Sore Eyes by Kimbra Swain]()
Sight for Sore Eyes by Kimbra Swain
8 ratingsLife goes on after tragedy. Fairy life goes to hell in a handbasket.Struggling to balance life as a mom and a queen, Grace Ann Bryant leans on those who she trusts the most to protect her children. Astor, who returned from Summer with her, has taken up nanny duties for Aydan and Winnie while Levi has turned into her constant shadow. However, she’s made her decision to take back the Otherworld... -
![Mirrors of Time by Juliette Harper]()
Mirrors of Time by Juliette Harper
8 ratingsNOTE: This expanded version of Mirrors of Time includes the material previously published as the novel To Love a Witch. Time. The Fourth Realm. Is it a discovery or a trap? Seconds away from making a clean getaway to a fantasy honeymoon in Paris with Lucas, Jinx gets sucked down a time-bending portal tunnel — with Glory... -
![Storm Witch by Alys West]()
Storm Witch by Alys West
8 ratingsAlthough not a witch herself, magic had always been part of Jenna’s life, guiding and nurturing her childhood. Her mother, Nina was a member of The Order of Spellworkers and Druids, enforcing the laws of the magical community. But six winter solstices ago Nina was murdered. Six winter solstices ago the other members of The Order died or disappeared... -
![A Baker's Coven by Samantha Silver]()
A Baker's Coven by Samantha Silver
10 ratingsWelcome to Spellford Cove, where the baking is sweet and the witches are wild.Robin is finally settling into Spellford Cove. Business is booming, and as the weather gets colder her relationship with Hunter seems to be heating up. And she finally gets some answers about her biological father. But when a friend of Elsa's is murdered, Robin decides to get involved... -
![Ashes of the Wise by A.L. Knorr]()
Ashes of the Wise by A.L. Knorr
10 ratingsHer power has attracted the wrong kind of attention. Now a centuries-old witch wants to burn her at the stake…Blackmouth, Scotland. After managing to bury a vicious witch with her elemental magic, Georjie is horrified to learn entombing the spellcaster in soil has enabled the dark woman to rise again…and time is running out... -
![A Bullet Ballet: Tales of the Gatekeepers Book 1 by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
A Bullet Ballet: Tales of the Gatekeepers Book 1 by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsJericho Porter was done. Out. Retired.Porter had managed the impossible: retiring from the Gatekeepers…alive. Now, he was ready to slow down and live life on his terms. He was finally free.He was also mistaken.When Malkah Hafeez, an ex-lover and fellow Gatekeeper, calls in a favor, he knows he should refuse... -
![Blood Rule by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
Blood Rule by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsShe will teach them the meaning of fear—it will be the last thing they learn.Michiko Nakatomi, an ancient vampire and leader of the Dark Council, is missing. After giving up control of the blood blades—weapons designed to destroy supernaturals—the Dark Council challenged Michiko’s leadership…and her right to exist... -
![The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan]()
The Chalice of the Gods by Rick Riordan
7 ratingsThe original heroes from The Lightning Thief are reunited for their biggest challenge yet: getting Percy to college when the gods are standing in his way.After saving the world multiple times, Percy Jackson is hoping to have a normal senior year. Unfortunately, the gods aren’t quite done with him...Categorized as:
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![Haint Blue by Kimbra Swain]()
Haint Blue by Kimbra Swain
8 ratingsAs the Samhain approaches, the veil thins and dark beings cross into the town of Shady Grove.Just when her enemies thought they broke her, Grace Ann Bryant shows them an inner strength that they didn't know she possessed.After the devastating events of the midsummer bonfire, Grace battles her emotions along with several new enemies include a so-called friend... -
![Fit to Be Tied by Kimbra Swain]()
Fit to Be Tied by Kimbra Swain
8 ratingsMy Big Fat Fairy Wedding!In what is probably the fastest planned royal wedding of all time, Grace and Levi still have to deal with the crazy that is Shady Grove and the growing threat from the Otherworld... -
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![Daddy Darkest by Luanne Bennett]()
Daddy Darkest by Luanne Bennett
8 ratingsGuess who’s back.If you want to find a vampire in Savannah these days, all you have to do is throw a rock and you’ll hit one. Colin and Adrik are back, and they’ve both brought their own brand of trouble. Abel is caught in the middle, and Katie will have to walk a fine line between friendships to save him even if it means pressuring Emmaline to make nice with dear old dad... -
![Guilty by Association by E.A. Copen]()
Guilty by Association by E.A. Copen
10 ratingsEverything’s bigger in Texas…Including the monsters. When a young werewolf is murdered on the Paint Rock Supernatural Reservation, the local cops think it’s a drug deal gone bad. BSI agent Judah Black knows better. An occult expert, she knows magick is at work from the beginning... -
![Family by Cameron Jace]()
Family by Cameron Jace
10 ratingsHow far would you go to save your family? Family stands for 'Gathering' In search of her real family, Alice receives a mysterious invitation to a dark place she thought she'd never visit again. Sometimes for 'Loyalty' Little does she know of those invited along. Now she has to figure out real friends from foes... -
![The Traveler 2 by Xander Jade]()
The Traveler 2 by Xander Jade
12 ratingsDominic has immersed himself in the world of Risona and has made friends and enemies. With others now relying on him, Dom tries to come up with ways to improve their lives. Those ideas will help his family if his enemies don't make trouble for him... -
![The Vanished Series: Books 1-3 by B.B. Griffith]()
The Vanished Series: Books 1-3 by B.B. Griffith
14 ratingsOne man's quest to find his missing sister takes him from his Navajo Reservation to the borders of our world...and beyond. Follow the Crow (Book 1)Ben Dejooli is a Navajo cop who can't escape his past. Six years ago his little sister Ana vanished without a trace. His best friend saw what happened but he refuses to speak of what he knows, and so was banished from the Navajo tribe... -
![They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
They Kill: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsWhen monsters come hunting…she will be their nightmare.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and the power of the Darkin.A power that threatens her enemies and makes her a target.After rescuing Acheron, she understands her problems have only just begun. Someone wants them both dead and will tear their world apart to do it... -
![They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
They Rend: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsSometimes to fight monsters…you must become one.When Nyxia White transforms, she realizes she possesses a fearsome weapon and power of the Darkin.There’s only one problem, she doesn’t know how to use them…yet.Gryn, an old sorcerer, has just the solution—intense training bordering on torture... -
![The Magekiller by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
The Magekiller by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsDead bodies are a problem. Dead mages are an invitation…to war. When dead mages appear in the city streets, Ronin must track down the killer. Disavowed from Division 13 and hunted by Tigris, Ronin faces overwhelming odds as the body count keeps rising... -
![Shimmer: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr]()
Shimmer: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr
6 ratingsOriceran is rife with secrets… and you may not want to know the answers. Thanks to an ancient artifact, Victoria Brie is stuck with dark magic in her blood until the day she dies. And if she’s not careful, that day will come too soon.There are those who would kill her simply for what she is: a Rhazdon host, master of incredible power... -
![Ember: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr]()
Ember: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr
6 ratingsThe hunt is on… Victoria Brie has a target on her back. The assassin who killed Victoria’s parents has his eyes set on conquering her beloved hometown of Fairhaven… and Victoria’s dark magic is the only thing standing in his way. To beat him, Victoria has to go all in… even if it means sacrificing herself to win... -
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![Nightfall: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr]()
Nightfall: The Revelations of Oriceran by S.M. Boyce, Martha Carr
6 ratingsThe war is here. Victoria Brie is infused with more dark magic than most people thought was even possible. It's made her powerful. Coveted. Feared. There are those who want her dead. She has been stabbed, shot, burned, bled, and hunted. She has been wrongfully labeled as a wanted criminal by a corrupt dictator. She has traveled the world to amass armies and allies... -
![Familiar Trials - Fledgling by Taki Drake]()
Familiar Trials - Fledgling by Taki Drake
6 ratingsSlave or partner? Bond or shackles? Dascha swore that she would never become a slave to a Witch, used for energy and reduced to the role of an animated battery. Zhanna never thought that she would have a Familiar since none of the Russian Witches seemed to have them. Now Dascha has found her Witch and Zhanna has found her Familiar... -
![Coven Codex by Taki Drake]()
Coven Codex by Taki Drake
6 ratingsZhanna has a vision, one that will return honor to the Witches and Mercenaries of Russia. Making that hope a reality is more difficult as time goes on, as the young woman battles prejudice from her neighbors and attacks from other Magic users... -
![The Kat Dubois Chronicles Vol 1: Books 1-3 by Lindsey Sparks]()
The Kat Dubois Chronicles Vol 1: Books 1-3 by Lindsey Sparks
6 ratingsThe first three books in the Kat Dubois Chronicles bundled together! Three years ago, the gods abandoned us. We've been alone ever since. Kat Dubois is immortal, and she’s retired. She’s long since hung up her sword and left assassinating immortals to someone else...anyone else... -
![Cin d'Rella and the Golden Apple by S.J. West]()
Cin d'Rella and the Golden Apple by S.J. West
6 ratingsWhile Cin tries to help Coltan with the new reality of his life, a host of surprising complications crop up which take them both on a journey of self-discovery. With the help of a mysterious ally, Cin and her friends embark upon a quest to find a magical object known as the golden apple. It’s said that whoever possesses the apple is granted one wish... -
![Earth Bound by Jess Mountifield]()
Earth Bound by Jess Mountifield
6 ratingsWho is hunting who?With the Sanctuary under threat and the agency showing they’ll stop at nothing to detain mythicals and disappear them, Aella finds herself on the front lines once more. But this time the whole world is watching.Up against an agency director who appears to have unlimited resources and no hesitation in doctoring film and lying to make Aella look bad, she must be above reproach... -
![Corrupt Me by Everly Frost]()
Corrupt Me by Everly Frost
6 ratingsI am pure.He is pure temptation.There's no place for heart in a coven like mine. We are three witches, working from the shadows, weaving the fate of the new supernatural world. A world in which I know my place.I am The Maiden, pure as can be.Then, a raven shifter finds me.He is darkness and seduction. Danger and forbidden craving... -
![Wicked Bite by Megan Montero]()
Wicked Bite by Megan Montero
6 ratingsAll power lay with the House of Shade…The only kind of monsters I’d ever seen were the ones who drank too much at my bar. Chaos was a nightly occurrence I’d grown used to…and deep down I liked it. I lived in a city full of ghosts, magic, and the paranormal. A city with a haunted past. The darkness should have terrified me. But the only thing that scared the hell out of me…was love... -
![The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
The Operative by Orlando A. Sanchez
8 ratingsWhen things go bump in the night…they bump back. Mark Ronin is an operative for Division 13, a non-official agency that monitors all paranormal activity in the country. When women and children begin disappearing from the streets, Division 13 places Ronin on the case, until new evidence is uncovered implicating him in the disappearances... -
![Moonshine in a Mason Jar by Kimbra Swain]()
Moonshine in a Mason Jar by Kimbra Swain
8 ratingsJust when you thought you knew the whole story…Once upon a time, there was a sheriff who was brought to a town full of fairies to keep the naïve fairy queen in check. His abilities could crush her life in an instant. Dylan Riggs was recruited by the Sanhedrin to keep daily watch of the exiled fairy queen known as Grace Ann Bryant... -
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![Trials of Tregeagle by Victoria Danann]()
Trials of Tregeagle by Victoria Danann
8 ratingsAn American in Faerie.Book 6 in the runaway hit series, NOT TOO LATE, Paranormal Women's FantasyYou won't believe what's happening with Rita now... -
![The Day Of Darkness by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend]()
The Day Of Darkness by Elisa S. Amore, Kiera Legend
8 ratingsDetermined to restore order, Melany and her friends embark on a forbidden mission to find the Fates, coming face to face with a deadly new threat.After losing one of their own, they band together with others from the academy for a dangerous rescue, but they soon discover not everyone is an ally. Unfortunately, things go terribly wrong when Melany is labeled a murderer... -
![Moon's Flower by Marie Hall]()
Moon's Flower by Marie Hall
12 ratingsOnce upon a time, long, long ago a flower fairy looked up to the sky and dared to fall in love with the Man in the Moon…This is a very special and hidden story of Kingdom. WARNING: May contain treachery, happily ever afters, betrayals, and laughter… though not necessarily in that order... -
![Dark Prophet by K.N. Lee]()
Dark Prophet by K.N. Lee
6 ratingsA curse threatens her mother's life.A demon seeks to claim her as his slave.A fallen angel risks redemption to save her.Koa, and her boss, Halston, formed a crew of supernatural agents to stop the demon, Bund. But with the odds stacked against them even a team of angels, vampires, and War-Breeders isn't enough to stop what is coming when a vampire king builds a new empire in England... -
![Bangers & Mash: Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
Bangers & Mash: Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsWhen it’s all at risk and you’ve lost hope…don’t call them.You’ve been warned.Meet Robert Bangers & Steven Mash, Paranormal Investigators of the Arcane.When danger terrorizes the city, Bangers & Mash take it upon themselves to investigate, despite everyone advising against it.They won’t let common sense and the threat of a horrific creature capable of ripping them to shreds stop them... -
![Aftermath by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
Aftermath by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsEnter a new adventure set in the Montague & Strong World! Creatures are roaming the nights of the city and only nulls can face them. Meet Ursula Bjorn, werebear and Director of the Decons and Magical Nulls-Elite Division.When buildings and structures are being destroyed in her city, Ursula thinks it’s the work of Montague & Strong—the local duo of demolition... -
![Iker the Unseen by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
Iker the Unseen by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsSome problems have temporary solutions…others require a permanent response.Meet Iker the Unseen, expert conflict resolution professional.When Iker gets a call from the Dark Council to resolve a conflict involving an ancient clan of vampires, he finds that he is the target of an elimination protocol.Someone wants Iker the Unseen to remain unseen…permanently... -
![They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez]()
They Bite: A Nyxia White Story by Orlando A. Sanchez
6 ratingsSleep tight…don’t let the bedbugs bite…when the monsters come hunting, call Nyxia White.Nyxia White isn’t entirely human. She sees the things no one else can. She never counted on being called to The Seven, it was an offer she could’ve refused…if she wanted to die.Now she’s one of the beings tasked with protecting humanity... -
![Familiar Shadows by Taki Drake]()
Familiar Shadows by Taki Drake
6 ratingsSome days are just BAD. A couple of thousand feet in the air, hanging from eagle talons and bleeding out. Just a typical bad day for a rebellious cat. Meet Dascha, a perfect example of contrariness and smarts. This young Russian Blue is not interested in following the family business, at all! But a moment of inattention leads to danger and pain, and she is left with some hard decisions to make... -
![Bone Fairy by D.N. Hoxa]()
Bone Fairy by D.N. Hoxa
6 ratingsCaught between a death sentence at home, and a threat of war made by my own father in the fairy realm, the future isn't looking very good for me. Being accused of treason against the paranormal community on Earth, and getting dragged out of my apartment by ECU soldiers was nothing short of what I deserved... -
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![The Forgotten Secret by Linda DeMeulemeester]()
The Forgotten Secret by Linda DeMeulemeester
6 ratingsThe latest book from the award-winning Grim Hill series finds Cat, her sister, her friends and even her soccer coaches captivated by romance, when an easterly fairy wind blows into town. But even valentine hearts, pink frilly dresses and high school dances have a dark twist in the town with Grim Hill at its epicenter... -
![Ripples by Meaghan Rauscher]()
Ripples by Meaghan Rauscher
6 ratingsMARINA. THAT DREADED NAME IS ALWAYS ON LISSIE’S MIND. BUT NOW THERE IS A NEW NAME THAT HAUNTS HER EVERY NIGHTMARE. After weeks of endless waiting and anxious worrying, Lissie is more than ready to save Patrick from his captors in Hyvar. The Lathmorians are ready to attack and this time she’s going with them... -
![The Family Secret by Linda DeMeulemeester]()
The Family Secret by Linda DeMeulemeester
6 ratingsIn the fourth installment of the Grim Hill series, Cat, Clive, Jasper, and the rest of the crew are back, and everyone is buzzing about Darkmont High’s student exchange to Sweden. For Cat, it means hanging out with her friends in a foreign country, travelling without parents, and not having to keep an eye on her clingy kid sister... -
![Storm Secrets by D.N. Hoxa]()
Storm Secrets by D.N. Hoxa
6 ratingsWho would have thought that I, Scarlet Jones, the first ever Storm witch of the world, would one day work for the ECU? I sure as hell didn't, but here we are. When Jane Dunham came to the monastery to look for her sister Elisa, she had a parting gift for us: a horde of demons who came into our home and killed without mercy. It put an end to our illusion of safety pretty quickly... -
![Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen]()
Tempt Me When the Sun Goes Down by Lisa Olsen
6 ratings“There are times when you should respond to a crisis with dignity and a level head. This was not one of those times.” Whether it stems from love or a sense of responsibility, Anja will do whatever it takes to break the curse and set Rob free, but the price might prove too high... -
![Knight Magic by Yasmine Galenorn]()
Knight Magic by Yasmine Galenorn
6 ratingsCamille journeys to Otherworld on a quest to find the last member of the Keraastar Knights. There, she must face one of the ancient Fae Lords who stands between her and the key to fulfilling her destiny. And there, she also discovers that her past has come full circle to meet her future...
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