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Ghost of Truth by Alice Winters
Hiro: When I first realized that I could see the dead, I never imagined that it would allow me to help save the lives of others and pull me into Detective Maddox Booker’s path. Through my ability, ghosts have become some of my greatest friends and allies. But now, someone’s dead and his ghost is gone... -
Bitter Pill by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThere’s a new drug on the streets called Kick. The side effects are so brutal, most folks only try it once…unless they’re psychic. Then they do it until it kills them.Psychic medium Victor Bayne is well acquainted with pharmaceuticals, from the Auracel that blocks his ghosts to the Seconal that offers him a blissful nights’ sleep. But he’s managed to steer clear of street drugs…so far... -
The Dragon's Betrothed, Vol. 1 by Meguru Hinohara, 日ノ原 巡
Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA country sojourn turns into a forced marriage to a dragon god for troubled writer Chiharu!Troubled writer Chiharu Izunome reluctantly returns to his rural hometown, hoping some R & R will refresh his creative juices... -
Dead & Buried by T.K. Eldridge
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsDetectives Kennedy and Donovan were partners for years. Then one of them died. And yet, they're still partners. Kennedy has to solve Donovan's death while his partner's ghost helps him. Sort of... -
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Freefall by Andrea Speed
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a world where a werecat virus has changed society, Roan McKichan, a born infected and ex-cop, works as a private detective trying to solve crimes involving other infecteds. Conceived bearing the lion strain of the virus, Roan is the only fully functioning virus child in the country—maybe in the world. But that doesn’t mean he’s okay... -
Demon Gate Series Vol. 4: Chaos, Fear and Fate by Nicholas Bella
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis is the epic series finale, be prepared for it to be explosive. When King Adriel failed to prevent the rising of his demonic half-brother, Katashneil, from hell, he unleashed death and destruction on earth. For the demon of pure chaos delights in his quest to bring his brother, Adriel, to his knees in defeat... -
Sidhe by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsNathan Grier returns from the Veil a changed man. The consequences of his time with Malak, the dark sidhe king, and the deal made to free him may be more than he can bear. The weakening of the Veil and new enemies foretell of a greater battle still ahead... -
Shifting Winter by Minerva Howe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsJohn Leahy had no idea how he became a werewolf, but there's one thing he does know. He's struggling with everything from fitting into the wolf community up in the high mountains of Utah to controlling his shifting. John wants to fit in, to find a home, but most of all, he wants to impress pack co-leader Keegan... -
Nox by Stella Rainbow
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe fearless Keeper of the Chasm. An ex-warlock recovering from death. An evil rising from the flames.NoxWhen my idea of sneaking into the Burning Chasm for a recon mission was shot down by everyone, including the King of Otherworld, I probably should've listened... -
Ghostly Target by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen someone starts killing police officers in the city, Detective Angus Young prioritizes finding out who's attacking those he works with. He's determined to take down the killer before any more officers are targeted.Having the skill to speak to the ghosts of the dead is usually helpful to a medical examiner, but not when the ghosts can't identify who killed them... -
Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 1 by Yuu Toyota
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt's complicated: A thirty-year-old virgin gets more than he bargained for when his newfound magical power reveals he's the object of his male coworker's affections!Adachi, a thirty-year-old virgin, discovers he has the magical power to read the minds of people he touches... -
Incubus by Amanda Meuwissen
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNathan only ever wanted a normal life, but for him, life, family, and love are anything but normal. On the other side of the Veil, dark and light fae exist outside the knowledge of most humans. Nathan Grier was born human, but his twin brother Jim is a changeling. On the run since they were children, time for both of them is running out... -
Guardian: Zhen Hun, Vol. 1 (Guardian: Zhen Hun (Seven Seas Edition) #1) by Priest
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsZhao Yunlan is Chief of the Special Investigations Department: a secret group of uniquely skilled individuals who investigate strange happenings in modern-day Dragon City. Although laid-back and cheeky to those who don't know him, this tenacious and cunning man fits well into his role of the Guardian... -
Blind Warrior by Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGrey Ackles The Soul Weaver feels useless. A burden endangering his brothers. The last battle with the pestilents cost Grey his sight and powers. Now he’s dependent on his vision rehabilitation therapist Cort to learn how to function on a daily basis... -
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Brandywine Investigations: Open for Business by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen humans forsake the temples, the gods need to find other employment. Hades opens Brandywine Investigations after his divorce and his subsequent move to the modern world. If he was hoping for boring infidelity cases and lost dogs, he’s sorely mistaken as murder and mayhem find his agency and his extended family at an astonishing rate... -
Take My Body: body swap gay romance (Curse Bound) by K.A. Merikan
“I don’t want to have him. I want to be him.”Caspian. Gunner.Big. Small.Rich. Poor.Top. Bottom.Bully. Victim.Dominant. Submissive.College graduate. High school dropout.Organized and diligent. Complete walking disaster.Which one is which when they swap bodies?..Categorized as:
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Loose Ends by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCold cases, old enemies, ex-lovers, and vengeful spirits are making life dangerous for psychic medium Simon Kincaide and his boyfriend, homicide detective Vic D’Amato. The ghosts of Myrtle Beach are restless, trapped by love, secrets, scandals, and spells, keeping Simon busy protecting the living from the unhappy dead... -
Blink by Morgan Brice
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGhosts always remember. Mobsters never forget.Erik Mitchell helped Interpol bust cartels, oligarchs, and spoiled billionaires for art fraud. As an undercover cop, Ben Nolan helped bring down a Newark crime family. Now Erik and Ben have started over in Cape May, leaving their danger-filled jobs behind them, excited about a fresh start and their new relationship... -
Three Meant to Be by M.N. Bennet
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTelepathic high school teacher Dorian prepares teen witches for professional casting because going in unprepared is what killed one of his partners. But new state mandates on magical proficiency make it nearly impossible, and Dorian worries he can’t give his students the education they really need... -
Darkness Master by Mary Rundle
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis is part of a continuing series by Amazon International Bestselling Author, Mary Rundle – reading the previous titles is advised. Readers will enjoy catching up with members of the Blackwood Pack and reading about what is happening to them as the pack does what it does best ̶ caring for one another and helping shifters everywhere... -
Coyote, Vol. 4 by Ranmaru Zaria, Ranmaru Zariya
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA forbidden romance between a werewolf and a human whose passion conceals a dark secret.Coyote, a werewolf, goes through life hiding his true identity. But when a handsome human pianist catches him in heat, forbidden passion explodes... -
Shield by Claire Cullen
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAn alpha who’s forgotten what it means to be human. An omega in hiding. And a pack ready to welcome them with open arms.After his life takes an unexpected turn, Jacob winds up moving from safe house to safe house, never truly feeling safe. When he finds himself at the orchard, he thinks there’s been some sort of mistake... -
Guardians Of The Haunted Moor by Harper Fox
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBook 5 in the Tyack & Frayne Mystery series The wedding is just the beginning… Gideon and Lee have spent a year in chaotic married bliss, with all the trimmings – a dog, tricky in-laws, and a baby girl they both adore. But even the best of lives can be fragile, and a shocking family loss hits their new world like a demolition ball... -
Last But Not Lease by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLocation, Location, Location! Yuri knew his idyllic beachfront cabin wouldn’t last forever—but he wasn’t expecting to come home to an eviction notice. And with Uncle Fonzo back in town, Dixon’s attic apartment is getting crowded. Unfortunately, real estate in Pinyin Bay is surprisingly scarce... -
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Wildfire by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWilder Pratt has given up trying to get his life together. Passed up for a promotion, left by his long-term boyfriend, nothing in his life seems to work how he planned. Wilder is just treading water . . . right up until the moment he trips over a dead student outside his office with a golden would-be murderer standing over the body... -
Midsummer Days: Tales of Midsummer's Night by Megan Derr
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the town of Midsummer's Night, the only thing out of place is normalcy... Midsummer Moon - A homeless werewolf travels to the town of Midsummer's Night, following a rumor that a doctor there has developed a cure for the lycanthropy that has always been the bane of his existence. But the cure he discovers is the very thing he ever expected to find.. -
A Dream of Stone & Shadow by Marjorie M. Liu
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsPreviously published in the print anthology Dark Dreamers. There are those who do terrible things in this world, and others who simply watch. As a gargoyle, sworn to protect the weak, Charlie can do neither. He has been imprisoned by a witch, and his only release will come at his own destruction—or through the help of clairvoyant Aggie Durand... -
The Alpha's Candy-Kissed Omega by Lorelei M. Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMM Non-Shifter Mpreg Romance. What better place to meet your fated mate than an extraordinary candy store? And what better season than Halloween? Liam is arranging the amazing treats in the window of his gourmet candy shop, Sugar, when a jogger taps on the window. Despite his policy not to let strangers in when he’s alone in the closed store, this stranger is too irresistible to send away... -
Blood Hound by James Osiris Baldwin
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThis is an alternate-cover edition for B019EE6PW4. "One of the first things every new mage learns about magic is that—despite your newly discovered powers over the universe—you are forever a struggling speck of krill in a very large, very cold, very dangerous ocean." My name is Alexi Sokolsky: blood mage, occult scholar, and hired killer... -
Into the Wind by Shira Anthony, C. (Cody) Kennedy
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsMermen of Ea: Book Two Since learning of his merman shifter heritage, Taren has begun building a life with Ian Dunaidh among the mainland Ea. But memories of his past life still haunt him, and as the threat of war with the hostile island merfolk looms ever closer, Taren fears he will lose Ian the same way he lost his beloved centuries before... -
Subtle Bodies by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratings“It’s probably nothing….”Usually, when Victor Bayne is called upon to investigate a ghostly apparition, the “haunting” can be chalked up to a perfectly mundane cause. When he’s sent to check out some suspicious phenomena in small-town Iowa—and no one seems unduly alarmed—he’s hoping for more of a weekend getaway. Especially since he’s bringing along Jacob as his Stiff... -
A Little Blessing by R. Cooper
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsYule is the start of the new year, the midwinter festival for the solstice and the days afterward. Traditions are to burn logs and light candles to welcome the return of the sun, to celebrate with food and cheer and family, and to remember connections with the past... -
Werewolves Hate Clogs by K.L. Hiers
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsOthniel “Neil” Ricci has a sweet new gig working at his uncle's flower shop—good hourly pay, free room and board, and he has absolutely no idea that the city is apparently infested with monsters.That is, until he does.Louis Morénas-Mostro is a werewolf and an underboss in the monstrous crime family who rule over everything that goes bump in the night... -
Real Vampires Don't Sparkle by Amy Fecteau
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsMatheus Taylor didn’t ask to be murdered. To be fair, the percentage of people actually asking to be murdered is probably small enough to be safely ignored, but he felt it was worth stating regardless. His life might have been ordinary, but it was his life and he wasn’t done with it yet. Quin didn’t care... -
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Feral Dust Bunnies by Angel Martinez
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsFROM POPULAR GAY ROMANCE AUTHOR ANGEL MARTINEZ Book four in the Offbeat Crimes series An orphaned kitten may be the only witness to romance and the impossible. Officer Alex Wolf responds to a lot of ‘paranormal’ calls that aren’t. Exotic pet birds aren’t monsters and unusual dog breeds aren’t aliens... -
Nixing the End of the World by Alice Winters
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsNix “You are the savior of mankind” are the last words I ever expected to hear while nibbling on fries. The thing is, I’m not mankind saving material. I don’t even have magic (and just found out it exists). I’m the most boring, normal(ish) human ever... -
The Rising by Aja Foxx
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsTemplarI'm a timekeeper. As the seventh son of a seventh son, I was born a timekeeper. I can't really say it's a job I enjoy, but the compulsion to provide my services is something I've just learned to live with. It's often a thankless job. I've learned to live with that as well... -
Ghostly Awakening by E.M. Leya
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsAs assistant medical examiner, Lance is used to seeing strange things, but when he suddenly starts seeing ghosts, he worries he's losing his mind.Angus grew up around the strange. With his mother able to see and speak to ghosts, he's grown up knowing there are things most people can't see or understand... -
Derivation by Lyn Gala
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDarren and Kavon have committed to each other, but magical rules are changing and that tests the strength of their bond. The death of a prominent Egyptian shaman and the shadowy remains of O'Brien's conspiracy to kill adepts and steal their magic also pressure the new couple... -
Saving Rafe by Jocelynn Drake
Rafe VarikThe troublemaker. The risk taker. The sexy club owner full of wicked promises.Rafe has devoted his immortal existence to pleasure and causing mischief.The only ones who can depend on him are his brothers. Of course, that’s very much a Varik thing.But when the leader of the Arsenault clan specifically requests Rafe’s help in tracking down a killer, he can’t say no... -
Simeon's Beloved: Old Mission Coven Vol. 1 by B.A. Stretke
A Story in the Bay Harbor Paranormal The Old Mission Peninsula Vampire CovenHunter Rose was looking forward to getting away. The Cabot Wine Experience hosted by the Old Mission Winery and Indigo Hotel was the highlight of his year, no matter what his father and brother thought of non-California wineries... -
Magic Mansion by Jordan Castillo Price
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsProfessor Topaz is tired of fending off advice that he should retire in Vegas where magicians his age have an easier time finding work. Ricardo Hart's career has sunk so low, he's resorted to shaking his moneymaker at bachelorette parties... -
Hearts from the Ashes by Ally Blue, Willa Okati
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsIn the city of Asheville, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, six men discover lasting love from the ashes of heartache. In Eros Rising by Ally Blue, Scott and Keegan have both been hurt by love. Can they overcome their painful pasts and build a future with each other? There's nothing better than a cup of coffee and your one true love... -
Chevalier by Mary Calmes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSequel to Romanus Fireman Mason James thought finding out he is a Romanus—a rare class of gargoyle—would be the surprise of a lifetime, but he’s proven wrong when he discovers he is the son of a comte and goji nobility... -
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Bone Dry by Kim Fielding
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSequel to Buried Bones Ery Phillips’s muse is MIA. He’s pretty sure his job as a graphic designer is to blame, because let’s face it, what kind of muse wants to draw grocery store logos and catheterized penises? When Ery’s friends Dylan and Chris head off on a European vacation, Ery jumps at the chance to stay on their farm, hoping a stint in the country will encourage his muse to reappear... -
Lightning Rod by Vaughn R. Demont
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAlways stand. Never fall.Broken Mirrors, Book 2If I could offer one piece of advice now, as I fall past the eighty-fourth floor of Victory Tower, with the sky above me the swirling eye of a crimson hurricane, the blade of a goddess stuck in my thigh, and a man I used to love preparing to end the world, it would be this: Magic is not the answer to your problems... -
Echoes of Deviance by Lyn Gala
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe FBI's Talent team is back on the job with Kavon and Darren trying to navigate being lovers and partners in the office and at home. Without the imminent danger from magical attack hanging over their heads, Darren hopes their life together will turn out to be the happily ever after he expects... -
Acceptance by X. Aratare
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsGabriel Braven is a merman, but he does not believe it. Gabriel should have drowned twice in his life, but he survived. Casillus Nerion, his beautiful merman savior, tells him the reason for this is simple: Gabriel is a merman. Long ago, a Braven ancestor fell in love and had a child with a powerful merman. This child did not inherit the Mer gifts, but Gabriel has... -
First Bite by Sam Burns, W.M. Fawkes
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA lone alpha on the edge. A veteran home from war. One bond that will save them both.Indigo Baros left for the front line two decades ago, and his contract’s up, but when he gets state side, nothing’s how he remembers it. His family’s gone, scattered to the winds or dead, but an inheritance from his grandfather offers him a place to settle down... -
How to Hide Your Dragon Baby by Anna Wineheart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat's worse than becoming a single dad? When your baby is secretly a dragon shifter.Dragons don't exist. At least, that was what Elson used to believe, until he's suddenly the legal guardian of a nine-month-old baby. Who breathes fire.There are precious few resources on how to care for a dragon child. Worse, his rent is way overdue, and a towering hulk of a man is at his door demanding payment...
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