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  • Ghost Mortem by Jane Hinchey

    Ghost Mortem by Jane Hinchey

    Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Whoever said that ghosts exist must be out of their mind.Oh, wait. That was me. I said that. If you’d told me yesterday that ghosts were real I would have smiled, nodded, and called a shrink to fix your deluded little mind. Now it’s my turn to question my sanity when the ghost of my best friend turns up in my apartment...
  • Thirty-One and a Half Regrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Thirty-One and a Half Regrets by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    While Rose recovers from a broken heart, she finds herself at odds with her sister—and business partner—Violet. Rose buries herself in her landscaping work, but becomes worried when her employee and friend, Bruce Wayne Decker, goes missing. In the meantime, Fenton County assistant D.A...
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  • The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox

    The Mint Julep Murders by Angie Fox

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    For Southern girl Verity Long, friendship means sitting down to stories and sweet tea on the front porch. For her gangster ghost housemate, it means dragging Verity out to a remote haunted asylum during a raging thunderstorm to do a favor for a long-dead mob boss. But Verity is always ready to help out a friend, even one as eternally eccentric as Frankie...
  • Fate Interrupted by Elizabeth Hunter

    Fate Interrupted by Elizabeth Hunter

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She had her life all planned out; fate had other ideas.How did an accomplished Southern businesswoman, wife, and mother end up living on California’s Central Coast, working for a stubborn wine-maker, newly divorced, and wrestling with sudden psychic powers?Megan Carpenter asks herself that same question nearly every day...
  • Thirty and a Half Excuses by Denise Grover Swank

    Thirty and a Half Excuses by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Life in Henryetta, Arkansas is turned upside down with the arrival of a televangelist, but it’s the death of a little old lady on Rose’s street that catches her attention. The Henryetta police deem her death natural causes, but Rose suspects foul play and so does an unlikely supporter–-the president of the Busy Body Club, her eighty-two year old neighbor Mildred...
  • The Lynx Series Boxed Set I #1-4 by Fiona Quinn

    The Lynx Series Boxed Set I #1-4 by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Her education was unusual……and that might just give her a chance.Can Lexi survive an assassin?Lexi didn’t have a normal childhood; she was raised by the intelligence community. They saw her potential and now, with a target on her back, she needs to figure out who’s after her and why. And where did her mentor go?If she was going to get answers……she would need some help...
  • Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Chaos in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The sixth book in the New York Times bestselling Ghost-in-Law series. Jadyn St. James hopes that the two-week quiet period in Mudbug means things in the small bayou town are back to normal…whatever that is. But when a fisherman finds a sunken shrimp boat, and the boat captain is missing, Jadyn wonders if the damage to the boat was caused by a storm, or if something far more nefarious happened...
  • Moonshine & Malice: Moonshine Hollow #2 by Kathleen Brooks

    Moonshine & Malice: Moonshine Hollow #2 by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    What was an accidental witch to do when fate sends a sexy witch on a motorcycle, only to find out he might be there to kill her? Zoey Mathers was adjusting to life as a witch— a real finger wiggling, magic casting, talk to spirits witch who was thrown into the middle of a war between good and evil...
  • Moonshine & Mayhem: Moonshine Hollow #3 by Kathleen Brooks

    Moonshine & Mayhem: Moonshine Hollow #3 by Kathleen Brooks

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Zoey Mathers was a witch. Not on purpose. It had happened accidently. But as Zoey was finding out, maybe this had been her fate all along. Luckily the potential witch hunter, Slade, had turned out to be on her side and had found a place in her heart. With the War of the Witches heating up, it’s not just Zoey’s life on the line, but all the witches fighting for good...
  • Bone Deep by Kendra Elliot

    Bone Deep by Kendra Elliot

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    When two men kidnap former FBI agent Cate Wilde’s fiancé, the boldness of the crime rattles the community. Desperate to find the man she loves, Cate joins forces with the FBI and the local sheriff’s department to launch an investigation and bring Dr. Henry Powers home...
  • The Attic on Queen Street by Karen White

    The Attic on Queen Street by Karen White

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    Return to the house on Tradd Street for one last time as the bestselling series featuring psychic medium Melanie Trenholm comes to a hauntingly spectacular finale.After the devastating events of the past few months, the last thing Melanie Trenholm wants is to think about the future...
  • Hyper Lynx by Fiona Quinn

    Hyper Lynx by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    If she fails, her whole team could be destroyed.Lexi “Lynx” Sabado is more than ready for her marriage with ex-SEAL Striker Rheas. But getting her happily ever after is fraught with hurdles when her psychic abilities start going haywire, giving her vague warnings of impending danger.As it turns out, identifying threats can be overwhelming when everything and everyone is the potential source...
  • Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Resurrection in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Jana DeLeon, RESURRECTION IN MUDBUG, aka The Return of Helena Henry!Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the bayou…Jadyn St. James is excited to start her job as game warden in Mudbug, Louisiana, and hopes it is the beginning of a new and improved life...
  • Thirty-Two and a Half Complications by Denise Grover Swank

    Thirty-Two and a Half Complications by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    The fifth book in the USA Today Bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series. There’s no denying trouble finds Rose Gardner like a divining rod finds water, especially when Rose lands in the middle of a bank robbery...
  • Blood Pact: Pre order the brand new gritty gangland thriller from Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson

    Blood Pact: Pre order the brand new gritty gangland thriller from Heather Atkinson by Heather Atkinson

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Pre-order the BRAND NEW gritty gangland thriller from Heather Atkinson!To survive, they’ll need to stick together…After the defeat of the rival Gordon and Thompson families, the Blood Brothers' reputations as feared lieutenants of the McVay clan are firmly established. The Gallowburn has become an untouchable stronghold in their capable hands...
  • Dead Man's Chest by Pandora Pine

    Dead Man's Chest by Pandora Pine

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One phone call can change everything.Sick of snow and ice, psychic Tennyson Grimm jumps at the chance to head to Florida for a little fun in the sun. While sitting on the beach, his phone rings with a call from prison inmate River Ramsey who has a startling “You don’t know me, but I’m your brother...
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    mystery  suspense  paranormal  contemporary  fantasy  m-m
  • Langdon by Dale Mayer

    Langdon by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Langdon hasn’t been in a good place for a long time, but it was time enough to chase away the woman he’d loved since forever. Unable to reach her to make it right, he realizes she’s disappeared—and not by choice. He then finds out why Molly was kidnapped and by whom.Molly would do just about anything for Langdon, yet being used as leverage to force him to act wasn’t part of the plan...
  • Mischief in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Mischief in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Sabine LeVeche, orphaned at an early age, is in the middle of a medical crisis and needs to find a blood relative STAT. Luckily, she's got a sexy PI and one sassy but determined ghost on her side. Not so luckily, there's a murderer gunning for her just in case her illness doesn't kill her first...
  • The Hitwoman and the Family Jewels by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Family Jewels by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    How do you say “no” to a mob boss? When bumbling hitwoman Maggie Lee is asked by her mob boss employer to kill a cop, she wants to say no. When her sexy murder mentor, Patrick Mulligan tells her the cop in question is a guy she once dated, she REALLY wants to refuse...
  • The Killing Game by Iris Johansen

    The Killing Game by Iris Johansen

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 34 ratings
    A MERCILESS KILLER ON THE HUNT ... AN INNOCENT CHILD IN HIS SIGHTS ... A WOMAN DRIVEN TO THE EDGE TO STOP HIM ... The killer knows Eve Duncan all too well. He knows the pain she feels for her murdered daughter, Bonnie, whose body has never been found...
  • Ghost-in-Law Series 1-3 Boxset by Jana Deleon

    Ghost-in-Law Series 1-3 Boxset by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Get the entire Ghost-in-Law mystery/romance series in one boxset. The set includes: Trouble in Mudbug Scientist Maryse Robicheaux thought that a lot of her problems had gone away with her mother-in-law’s death. The woman was rude, pushy, manipulative and used her considerable wealth to run herd over the entire town of Mudbug, Louisiana. Unfortunately, death doesn’t slow down Helena one bit...
  • The Hitwoman and the Sacrificial Lamb by J.B. Lynn

    The Hitwoman and the Sacrificial Lamb by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Some jobs are more challenging than others.Take for example, Maggie’s latest assignment: assassinating a heartless, indiscriminate sniper. He deserves to die, but making that happen is tricky, especially considering that a certain red-headed police detective has been assigned to protect him.And that’s not the only job Maggie has...
  • 6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond

    6 Killer Bodies by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Carlotta Wren's world is crumbling beneath her well-shod feet. One of her closest friends has been arrested as the Charmed Killer, but Carlotta refuses to believe it. And to prove her friend's innocence, Carlotta goes against her boyfriend Peter's wishes and resumes her after-hours body-moving duties...
  • Deadly Obsession by Jaycee Clark

    Deadly Obsession by Jaycee Clark

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    ”DEADLY OBSESSION is the third story about the Kinncaid family and is a heart-wrenching tale. A well-written, in-depth romantic suspense, Jaycee Clark's DEADLY OBSESSION is one of those stories that will linger in your mind and heart long after the story is over.” --Sinclair Reid, Romance Reviews Today She’s his angel . . . his love . . . his obsession. . .
  • Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank

    Twenty-Nine and a Half Reasons by Denise Grover Swank

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 19 ratings
    When Rose reports for Fenton County jury duty she figures she’s lucky to get out of a morning working at the DMV. Instead, despite a disastrous encounter with the new assistant district attorney, Mason Deveraux, she’s picked as a juror on a murder case. As the trial progresses, she realizes an ominous vision she had in the men’s restroom proves the defendant is innocent...
  • Showdown in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Showdown in Mudbug by Jana Deleon

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    Who killed Helena Henry? The shorter list may be who didn’t want her dead. Psychic Raissa Bordeaux thought she’d left her former life behind, but when a child is kidnapped, she risks her secret identity by offering the police help with the case. New Orleans Detective Zach Blanchard doesn’t believe in psychic hooey and is certain Raissa didn’t get her facts about the case from a crystal ball...
  • Chill of Fear by Kay Hooper

    Chill of Fear by Kay Hooper

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    New York Times bestselling author Kay Hooper turns up the heat even as she chills readers to the bone with a new suspense novel that distills the essence of fear itself. In this relentless thriller, two psychics put more than their lives on the line to stop a killer darker and more evil than they could ever imagine. . .
  • The Ghoul Next Door by Victoria Laurie

    The Ghoul Next Door by Victoria Laurie

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    On a well-deserved hiatus from the ghoulish grind of their TV show, Ghoul Getters , psychic medium M. J. Holliday, her boyfriend, Heath, and her best friend, Gilley, are back home in Boston. But there’s no rest for the weary ghost busters. M. J.’s ex comes to her for help—his fiancée’s brother Luke seems haunted by a sinister spirit...
  • The Seductive Impostor by Janet Chapman

    The Seductive Impostor by Janet Chapman

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    The first in a dazzling duo of romances featuring two sisters from the ruggedly beautiful Maine coast...and the men who sweep them away. Rachel Foster wishes Sub Rosa -- the seaside mansion she helped her father build and the scene of a terrible tragedy -- would crumble into the sea...
  • The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz

    The Night Island by Jayne Ann Krentz

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    The disappearance of a mysterious informant leads two people desperate for answers to an island of deadly deception in this new novel in the Lost Night Files trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz...
  • Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman by J.B. Lynn

    Further Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman by J.B. Lynn

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Take three wacky aunts, two talking animals, one nervous bride, and an upcoming hit,and you've got the follow-up to JB Lynn's wickedly funny Confessions of a Slightly Neurotic Hitwoman...
  • KnockOut by Catherine Coulter

    KnockOut by Catherine Coulter

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Seven-year-old Autumn Backman needed a hero. When she saw Special Agent Dillon Savich on TV after he'd brought down bank robbers in a Georgetown bank, she knew she'd found him.She called Savich, but she didn't use the phone...Ethan Merriweather, sheriff of Titusville, Virginia, a small mountain town near the Titus Hitch Wilderness, goes looking for a missing little girl...
  • Knock Out by Catherine Coulter

    Knock Out by Catherine Coulter

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 23 ratings
    Seven-year-old Autumn Backman needed a hero. When she saw Special Agent Dillon Savich on TV after he'd brought down bank robbers in a Georgetown bank, she knew she'd found him. She called Savich, but she didn't use the phone... Ethan Merriweather, sheriff of Titusville, Virginia, a small mountain town near the Titus Hitch Wilderness, goes looking for a missing little girl...
  • Don't Let Go by Harper Fox

    Don't Let Go by Harper Fox

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    What’s haunting Lee Tyack? He’s moved in with Gideon Frayne, and they’re both loving their new lives. But the shadow is still there – a voice from hell that torments clairvoyant Lee, and which even the pragmatic copper Gideon can hear. Gideon’s determined to protect his lover. But after a serious injury on duty, Gideon finds out the hard way that he needs protection too...
    Categorized as:
    suspense  mystery  contemporary  paranormal  m-m  fantasy
  • Treasured Legacies by Terri Reid

    Treasured Legacies by Terri Reid

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Was it raining outside? Dale Johnson wondered as he woke up. It was dark and he could hear the sound of rain hitting the roof. Suddenly, he was pelted with something small and hard. He opened his eyes and sat up, nearly fainting in the process. His head was pounding. What the hell happened? He was pelted again and realized he was being hit with small pieces of corn...
  • Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper

    Whisper of Evil by Kay Hooper

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 25 ratings
    Someone is stalking the little town of Silence... Three victims have fallen to a killer’s savage vengeance. Each of the dead men was a successful and respected member of the community — yet each also harbored a dark secret discovered only after his murder...
  • Scraps of Paper by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

    Scraps of Paper by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    Abigail Sutton’s beloved husband walks out one night, doesn’t return, and two years later is found dead, a victim of a long ago crime. It’s made her sympathetic to the missing and their families.Starting her new life, Abigail moves to small town and buys a fixer-upper house left empty when old Edna Summers died...
  • Pale as Death by Heather Graham

    Pale as Death by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the dark depths of Hollywood’s past The crime scene is horrific: the corpse of a young actress, drained of blood and cut in two. LAPD Detective Sophie Manning’s new case is high-profile and difficult—there’s no evidence to work with. And it’s a disturbing echo of the infamous Black Dahlia killing...
  • Paws and Effect by Sofie Kelly

    Paws and Effect by Sofie Kelly

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Magical cats Owen and Hercules and resourceful librarian Kathleen Paulson are back in the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of Faux Paw...   Kathleen is excited to meet three old pals of her beau, Detective Marcus Gordon, while they visit charming Mayville Heights on business...
  • Descend to Darkness: A Krewe of Hunters Novella by Heather Graham

    Descend to Darkness: A Krewe of Hunters Novella by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham comes a new story in her Krewe of Hunters series…Angela Hawkins Crow awakens to find herself in total darkness. Despite her years as a Krewe agent, she is first seized with panic, but her life and her training kick in...
  • Nancy Cornish PI by Amanda James

    Nancy Cornish PI by Amanda James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Where extraordinary things happen…you’ll find Nancy CornishNancy Cornish has recently left her job at The Whistling Kettle Café in Padstow to start her own PI business. Nancy, seemingly an ordinary member of her community, has an extraordinary gift. She is able to make psychic connections with those who have passed, and objects belonging to those still living...
  • The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford

    The Secret of the Chateau by Carrie Bedford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A JUG OF WINE, A LOAF OF BREAD—AND DEATH.SHE KNOWS IT’S COMING; SHE HAS TO STOP IT!London architect Kate Benedict has barely shucked off her coat before she spots her host's aura, a swirling pattern above his head that Kate has come to recognize as a prediction of death within a few days.And she’s barely realized he’s in danger when he drops to the floor, shot by an unseen assailant...
  • Marriage Lynx by Fiona Quinn

    Marriage Lynx by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Her happily ever after is so close…and somehow still out of her grasp…Lexi “Lynx” Sabado is no stranger to stressful situations. She can handle the fact that the CIA won’t let her divorce her previously presumed dead husband. She can even figure out a way to legally marry ex-NAVY SEAL Striker Rheas, the love of her life...
  • 5 Bodies to Die For by Stephanie Bond

    5 Bodies to Die For by Stephanie Bond

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The Charmed Killer is on the loose in Atlanta and Carlotta Wren is caught up in the terror�especially when her body-moving side business brings her dangerously close to the action...
  • Labyrinth by Catherine Coulter

    Labyrinth by Catherine Coulter

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 22 ratings
    The #1 New York Times bestselling FBI Thriller series returns with another tour de force in which Agent Sherlock risks losing her career—and her sanity—over a case that is more complicated and twisted than any she’s ever encountered. On a dark night, Agent Sherlock is driving along circuitous mountain roads in West Virginia when her car is suddenly T-boned at an intersection...
  • The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White

    The Shop on Royal Street by Karen White

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings
    The first in a new spinoff series of Karen White's New York Times bestselling Tradd Street novels...
  • The Unknown by Heather Graham

    The Unknown by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone wants to watch the city burn… Sienna Murray was only fourteen when she pulled her neighbors out of a raging house fire...
  • A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott

    A Margin for Murder by Lauren Elliott

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    In the riveting new mystery from the USA Today bestselling author, a murder and a missing first edition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses send rare bookstore owner Addie Greyborne on an investigation to challenge even the most distinguished of bibliophiles… Addie leaves her Greyborne Harbor bookstore, Beyond the Page Books and Curios, in the capable hands of her assistant...
  • a Touch of Betrayal by L.J. Charles

    a Touch of Betrayal by L.J. Charles

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Bored, restless, and ever curious, Everly Gray schedules a week off from her personal coaching business, takes her ESP fingers out of protective custody, and begins to explore the remains of her parents' property. It's time for her to track their killers and bring them to justice.That's the plan...
  • The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White

    The Strangers on Montagu Street by Karen White

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 2 of 5
    Behind closed doors [?] · 22 ratings
    With her relationship with writer Jack Treholm as shaky as the foundation of her family home, Melanie’s juggling a number of problems. Like restoring her Tradd Street house...and resisting her mother’s pressure to ‘go public’ with her talent—a sixth sense that unites them to the lost souls of the dead. But Melanie never anticipated her new problem...
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