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Packing Serious Magical Mojo (Twisted Sisters Midlife Maelstrom, #1) by Brenda Trim
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Some Like It Psychic
Ruby West - 2021
So when both my kids graduate and go to college, it’s time to make some changes.When my great-aunt invites me to move to the coast to help with her bed & breakfast, I’m ready for it. Queen’s Landing has always had a magical quality to it.Maybe more than I know.It’s not long after my best friend helps me make the move that we discover things in Queen’s Landing aren’t exactly as they seem. And now that I’m at this crossroads in life, I get to choose a new path for myself.Suddenly, I’m dealing with psychic powers, a sexy alpha werewolf, and a doorway that opens to other realms.But just because I’m forty doesn’t mean I can’t handle it. Age is just a number. Like a fine wine, I get better with time.Now I just have to figure out how to use my newfound powers, the life hacks I’ve picked up over the years, and plenty of cocktails to save the day.
Hexes & Hot Flashes
Lisa Manifold - 2021
Six hours ago, I found out he had another family. Six minutes ago, my life changed forever.For my 45th birthday, I planned to treat myself to a spa day with my bestie. But instead, my late husband’s insurance broker drops by to let me know that not only am I still widowed, but my husband’s insurance policies are being paid to his other wife - and his other family. Happy birthday to me.Shell-shocked and still forty-five, my spa day becomes wine night as I attempt to drown my sorrows with music and dancing. The next thing I know, I'm being romanced by an Indiana Jones wannabe who arrives like a dervish to sweep me off my feet. One thing leads to another but before anything happens, Indy goes missing, the place is trashed, and I’ve got myself a glowing snake tattoo that seems to be talking to me about magic, curses, and a hex that is going to kill me. And I get to do the walk of shame - without having any of the fun.I arrive home to to find Logan Gentry, a tall, dark drink of water who seems to think I am some ancient magical being sent here to solve his problems. On any other day, I would bust out my Taser and show him who’s boss but there’s something about his story - and the fact that he knows all about my talking tattoo - that draws me in.One thing is for sure… this guy knows more about what’s happened to me than I do. If I help him, maybe I’ll find some answers along the way. Assuming the curse on my possessed tattoo doesn’t kill me first.Age is just a number, right? Especially when you're possessed by an ancient Oracle.
Grim Undertakings: Book 1 of the GrimFaerie Chronicles
Whit McClendon - 2019
There are a few who do the dirty work on the side of the Light. Unknown protectors walk among us, gleefully using fang and claw and magick, leaving a bloody trail of vanquished evildoers in their wake. They are the GrimFaeries. If you are evil enough to try to tip the balance towards the Dark side, you might just get a visit from one. And they won't be leaving a coin under your pillow.When Kane the Grim is tasked with finding a serial murderer in Houston, he discovers that there is much more at stake. Magick is afoot, and an evil sorcerer is behind the killings. When he rescues a witch from certain death, his new mission becomes clear: stop the bad guy before it’s too late. Teaming up with a witch who's as good with a gun as with her spells, they'll face monsters, magick, and M-16's, as they risk everything to stop the evil in its tracks before all is lost.
If you're a fan of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, you'll love the first tale of the GrimFaerie Chronicles, an exciting new urban fantasy from Whit McClendon, the author of the Fire of the Jidaan Trilogy!
Resting Witch Face
Maya Daniels - 2021
Without magic, I wielded a resting witch face and a smart mouth, but neither will save me on the next full moon. Having the last name Byrne could only get me so far. I was doomed.In my panic, I broke into the coven’s library, hoping to find a simple spell any idiot could do. Instead, I blew up half the building, destroyed the majority of the ancient texts, and ended up half naked in the office of the high priest. I thought that was bad.My stupidity unlocked the seals blocking my magic, and now I’m being hunted by every jerk in the supernatural world. With a price on my head, there’s only one option left if I am to survive:Learn everything I can from the cursed book that caused my downfall. Learn... or die trying.My name is Hazel Byrne. I am a witch.And I’m totally screwed.
Vampish: The Hunt
G.K. DeRosa - 2022
Now I’ll be leading an elite team, assembled by the Royal vampire queen herself.Everything is going according to plan until I meet him. He might be charming, witty, and sexy, but he’s everything I hate—a vampire.My enemy.Our connection is undeniable, but I refuse to submit.My whole life I’d been trained to hate fangers but teaming up with him might be the only way to get my revenge and save the humans from the rebel vampires after the queen’s throne.And more than that, he might be the key to bringing back something I thought I’d lost forever.*** This is an upper YA/NA crossover with schmexy, sinful vampires and is best suited for ages 17+. Be warned this is a slow burn enemies-to-lovers romance, and the steaminess factor does increase through the course of the series! ♥*** Vampish is set within the world of Azar, along with (in reading order) Hitched, Darkblood Academy, Royally Hitched, Darkblood Prison, and Wolfish but it's not necessary to read the other series first to enjoy this one.
The Vampire's Captive (The Immortal Viking, #1)
Sofia Storm - 2022
Her master's cruelty is as inevitable as her fate, leaving her with nothing but impossible dreams of freedom.Until the night a strange, ancient vampire kidnaps her and changes everything she knows about what it means to serve one master and one master only...A Viking takes what he wants. And every vampire wants a taste of Bjorn's new prize.Falling for a blood-slave almost ruined him once already, and Bjorn Elding doesn't make the same mistake twice. But after stumbling upon a blood-slave like Arietta turns his immortal world upside down, he just can't help himself.Fully claiming the young woman as his own is a dangerous game. But the damage is already done, and with a continent of vengeful vampires on his heels, Bjorn must now gain her submission to protect that which does not belong to him......and hope her unbreakable spirit doesn't get them both killed in the process.Fans of JR Ward, Charlaine Harris, and Anne Rice will love Sofia Storm's scorching-hot dark paranormal vampire romance.Scroll up and one-click to start reading The Vampire's Captive, Book One in the Immortal Viking Series inspired by the hit television shows Vikings and True Blood!*The Vampire's Captive is a 120,000 word slow burn enemies to lovers paranormal romance novel.*
Dark Hunter’s Prey (The Children Of The Gods #57)
I.T. Lucas - 2022
Pack Bunco Night
L.A. Boruff - 2021
The Fascinators, the local ladies’ club, suddenly are incredibly interested in having me join their next Bunco night, which is a thinly veiled excuse to drink and gossip. I’ve been dying to get into that group for years; why now? I’m over forty, my daughter is grown, and all I do is temp work. What’s so special about me?After I shift into a dragon, things become clearer. They’re not a Bunco group. The Fascinators are a pack of shifters. Yes, shifters. Like werewolves, except in this case, it’s weresquirrels and a wereskunk, among others.And my daughter? She wants to move home, suddenly and suspiciously. As excited as I am to have her home, why? She loves being on her own. It’s got something to do with a rough pack of predators, shifters who want to watch the world burn. I hope she’s not mixed up with the wrong crowd.There’s also a mysterious mountain man hanging around out of the blue. Where was he before the strange bunny bite? Nowhere near me, that’s for sure.Life is anything but boring. At this point, I’m just hoping that I’ll survive it all with my tail—literally—intact.
The Dragon Defender's Destiny: A Wishing Moon Bay Shifter Romance (Dragon Protectors of Wishing Moon Bay Book 1)
Harmony Raines - 2021
Thor Games / Dogs and Suds
Barbra Annino - 2018
The first, Dogs and Suds, combines the two worlds of Amethyst and Everafter as Thor—Stacy Justice’s Great Dane familiar—meets Beast—guardian of the five princesses of Enchantment—for the first time. The two magical Great Danes pair up again in THOR GAMES, where Thor is forced to face an old foe—and an old fear—when a leggy blonde asks for his help. Spun from the popular Stacy Justice Witch Mystery series and the enchanting Everafter series, this new take on familiars will captivate readers who enjoy magical fiction and four-legged heroes.
Bad Hera Day
Celia Kyle - 2021
Excitement. Adventure. That's what Hera thought she was signing on for when she agreed to join the Gods of Thunder Motorcycle Club, led by her brother Zeus. Just the thing for a smoking hot, slightly lost divorcée who also happens to be the Greek goddess of marriage. Instead, her primary sources of entertainment seem to be picking bugs out of her teeth and finding yet another creative way to sabotage her peacock-painted Harley so she can ride in the comfort of the club's support SUV.But this time she broke her bike a little too well. With the rest of the club on a tight schedule, they leave Hera behind to wait for the local mechanic to perform a miracle. A mechanic who fills out his coveralls better than any mortal she's ever met.Hey, maybe getting stuck in the sticks won't be so bad after all.With his days as the Norse God of Wolves long behind him, Fenrir has settled into a routine that suits his lone wolf ways. Ride into some small town, work a menial-yet-satisfying job for a while, then move on before anyone catches wise to the fact that he never ages.Then she rides into town.Glamorous Hera always turned heads back when they ran in the same heavenly circles, but seeing her poured into skin-tight leathers and sitting astride a beautiful bike really lights a fire in Fenrir-one he thought had died centuries ago. Not that it matters. She thinks he's some mortal bohunk grease monkey with more brawn than brains. Fine by him. He needs to keep a low profile anyway.When Hera finds a wounded wolf pup on the outskirts of town, Fenrir must reveal his true identity to save the pup, opening a Pandora's box-worth of trouble with a nearby werewolf pack. If he were smart, he'd blow town, leaving the goddess who gets his motor running and the fate of a besieged wolf pack in his dust.He never claimed to be smart.
Wolf Alpha
Yumoyori Wilson - 2019
A Broken Pack. A Chance at a New Beginning. With everything that’s happened in the last few months — love, loss, pain, and strife — Wolf Alpha Harper Blake knows it's time for her to step up and take leadership of the pack she loves dearly. Her men are all struggling, doing their best to start over and heal their open wounds, all of which will take time and a healthy dose of Harper's love and attention. But that’s not the only complication for the pack. Neo, a wolf shifter with a firecracker personality has arrived, and he could be the key to locating the man who’s desperate to rule the entire wolf shifter race. Neo’s appearance has caused strain within the pack, but as Harper spends time him, she begins to see another side to his personality — one that is hidden perfectly from everyone but her. In order to prevent a war, the Heir Wolf Alphas of each Cardinal Pack must come together and make an alliance, but there’s only one position per pack and many rival candidates. Fights will arise and only the worthy will climb the ranks to the top. Harper must do whatever it takes to claim her rightful position and protect her pack, even if it means she has to get a little messy. Harper may have succeeded in claiming her pack, but if she wants to bring her men back together and prove a point to her enemies, it's time for her to take the next step. It’s time for her to proclaim her pack.
Midlife in Glimmerspell
Addison Moore - 2021
A hot homicide detective. And spontaneous time travel.Midlife in Glimmerspell is proving to be magical.If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I’d better buckle up because I’m about to go over the hill and off the rails. *A laugh out loud Paranormal Women’s Fiction Novel by New York Times Bestseller Addison Moore*After catching my husband in bed with another woman, I gave him the heave-ho, put our house on the market, and moved away to an enchanting little town for a brand new start. What I didn’t count on was the fact that enchanting little town might just be—enchanted. Glimmerspell is rumored to be home to vampires, werewolves, and fae, but those are just simply gimmicks to lure tourists to their snowy little town—aren’t they?Nevertheless, I’ve got a job at the Haunted Book Barn where my niece films her infamous video blog—Murder, Mayhem, and Baking. She’s somehow wrangled me into helping out with whipping up the sweet treats, and in the middle of filming an episode a hot flash strikes and I’m transported to another time, place, and another day entirely. If I thought the first half of my life was a bumpy ride, I’d better buckle up because I’m about to go over the hill and off the rails.Midlife in Glimmerspell can be a real killer. From the NEW YORK TIMES and USA TODAY bestselling author, Addison Moore— Cosmopolitan Magazine calls Addison's books, "...easy, frothy fun!"
Afraid of the Dark
H.P. Mallory - 2021
And a stiff drink, but that’s another story…It’s not long before I discover I’ve moved into the haunted house of the flirtatious and very much dead Drake Montague. Now I’m receiving kisses from unseen lips and caresses from ghostly hands. Soon I even begin to have vivid dreams, bringing me face-to-face with the incomparably handsome ghost of a 20th-century French policeman.Meanwhile, I’m also growing closer to my general contractor, Ryan Kelly—who is as charming as he is alive.The chill in the air could only suggest Drake’s jealousy from beyond the grave... men, right?Even though I’m definitely attracted to and interested in Ryan, I also can’t get Drake out of my dreams or my heart as I begin to uncover the frightening truth behind his death a century ago.*Previously published as the Peyton Clark Series
Shattered Wolf: A Rejected Mate Paranormal Romance (Wolves of Sunny Rock Book 1)
Kayla Wolf - 2022