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Featured Fantasy: Dead Witch on a Bridge (Sonoma Witches Book 1) by Gretchen Galway

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Featured Fantasy: Dead Witch on a Bridge (Sonoma Witches Book 1) by Gretchen Galway

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The first in an enchanting witch mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Gretchen Galway.

Is her magic strong enough to stop a killer?

On her first assignment as a demon-hunting witch, Alma was unable to kill. Now broke and unemployed at twenty-six, she lives in Silverpool, a remote town in a redwood forest north of San Francisco, where she sells magic-infused jewelry and tries to live a drama-free life.

When fairies draw her to the dead body of her ex-boyfriend, she must defend herself and the hidden power in Silverpool from an influx of supernatural trouble. The only way to make peace—and stay alive—is to find the killer.

Drawing upon years of formal magical training she’d rather forget, and using other abilities she’d like to keep secret, Alma goes up against bloodthirsty fae, a dangerously charming demon, her infamous father, and other ambitious witches with agendas of their own.

This time, an inability to kill might be not just the end of her job, but of her life…

Featured Fantasy: The Witness Tree Chronicles by Haley Walden

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Featured Fantasy: The Witness Tree Chronicles by Haley Walden

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When truth threatens power, the victor controls the pen.

Unpredictable and heart-pounding, enjoy this gripping epic fantasy with magic, political intrigue, tragic romance, and lovable, flawed heroes.

Bookish scholar Lira has dedicated her life to studying and preserving her kingdom’s histories. When the charming young king, Eremon, chooses her to inherit the royal archive, she can hardly believe her luck.

But those who control the throne have secretly dominated the population by stealing their rightful magic. And when Lira inherits forbidden magic that allows her to see the past as it truly happened, she quickly becomes a target.

As Lira’s bond with the king deepens, a terrifying truth emerges: dark magic is rising, and no one can be trusted – not even her friend and protector, Aidryn, who begs her to leave Eremon and the city behind.

When Lira finds herself alone, with enemies at every turn, will she have the courage to embrace her true power and fight the dark magic that threatens her world?

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Featured Fantasy: First Bite 10 Full-Length Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Featuring Vampires by Multiple Authors

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Featured Fantasy: First Bite 10 Full-Length Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Romance Featuring Vampires by Multiple Authors

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Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance with bite.

Eleven full-length novels featuring Vampires as villains, heroes, anti-heroes, love interests, and sometimes a bit of all the above.

Sink your teeth into these novels by award-winning and USA Today bestselling authors. Download this collection now!

About the books:

Grendel & Beowulf by C. Gockel
A curmudgeonly monster and the hero destined to destroy her … they might save the world if they can keep from killing each other. An enemies to lovers romance in a world where myths and fairy tales are real.

Falling Dark by Christine Pope
After surviving a near-fatal car accident, Serena Quinn grapples with uncontrollable visions, retreating from society to escape their grasp. And when a mysterious attack exposes her to a hidden world of scheming vampires, the enigmatic Silas emerges as her sole protector.

A Scarlet Pathogen by C. Rene Astle
Mina Sun is dying for life to return to normal after her mother’s sudden death. So she goes out for a night of drinking and dancing and wakes up to a life she never dreamed existed. Surrounded by vampires, werewolves and demons, will life ever be normal again?

Crimson Trial by Holly Hook
In a world where vampires reign, humans suffer, and challenging the elite is forbidden, I broke the rules. Striving to change our fate, I catch the eye of the powerful and relentless vampire. He reenters my life with a chilling proposition: “You’re mine.”

Harsh Line by Ann Gimpel
I’ve been hiding out forever in one guise or another. My nightclub, Ascent, is an “ask me no questions, and I’ll tell you no lies” haven. For everybody. I’m a Vampire. Far be it from me to judge.

Dead Rising by Debra Dunbar
When necromantic magic threatens the humans and supernaturals in Baltimore, it’s up to Templar Aria Ainsworth to right the wrongs and put the dead back in their graves.

When Vamps Bite by Nicole Zoltack
Detective Clarissa Tempest is determined to keep her city safe from vampires — but first, she needs to convince her team that they exist at all. Suspended from the force, Clarissa has no choice but to take matters into her own hands…

Blood Vice by Angela Roquet
When Detective Jenna Skye wakes up in the morgue to discover her partner is dead, she thinks her night can’t get any worse. Then she finds a werewolf squatting in her house and drops dead at dawn. She’s always wanted to take a bite out of crime, though maybe not this literally.

Moonlight, Roses & Murder by Lorri Moulton & Anna-Violetta Carsini
Selina is a woman with a secret…and she has been hiding it for a very long time. When someone leaves a body behind her club, she is drawn into a web of mystery and murder.

Aurora Sky: Vampire Hunter by Nikki Jefford
Her rare blood type sealed her fate as a vampire hunter in Alaska. Now eighteen-year-old Aurora Sky must evade the biggest threat of all…a forbidden love.

Between Blood and Stone by Marie Harte
Fact: Vampires are the strongest of all the magir. Fact: Vampires are cruel, capricious creatures who believe in getting even at all costs. Fact: Stealing from a vampire? The worst move Fara has ever made.

Featured Fantasy: Snow So White (Urban Magick & Folklore Book 1) by C. Gockel

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Featured Fantasy: Snow So White (Urban Magick & Folklore Book 1) by C. Gockel

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Once upon a future-time, in a city of steel, concrete, and Magick, a wicked queen trapped a mighty warrior with a curse …

In the tiny village of Somer, far from the city, Cherie knows nothing of the evil spell. Her home is a safe, Magickal place. The Fae travel freely along its roads, Magickal humans and animals are welcome, and everyone is hidden from the Queen’s sight by Jack Frost, the local ghost, who blurs the Queen’s mirror with snow and ice.

But when Jack’s spell begins to crack, the Queen’s eyes fall on Somer. Nothing will keep her from abducting all of Somer’s Magickals, not even a war with the Fae.

To avert a war, save her village–and herself–Cherie strikes a perilous bargain. Aided only by Jack and her own small Magick, she’ll set off on a quest … If she fails, she’ll lose more than her life.

A retelling of Snow White with Urban Magick, plenty of folklore, and a Princess Charming. Perfect for fans of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Spinning Silver.

Featured Fantasy: Mistaken (The Djinn Wars – Book 16) by Christine Pope

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Featured Fantasy: Mistaken (The Djinn Wars - Book 16) by Christine Pope

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He’s a being of immense power and dark secrets…she’s the key to his redemption.

Sarah Wolfe thought her dreams died with the rest of the world when the Djinn unleashed the Heat. Now she’s just another survivor in the protected community of Los Alamos, her voice silenced by grief and guilt. But when a scouting mission goes awry, Sarah finds herself captive in the isolated sanctuary of Ghost Ranch.

Her captor is Abdul, a mysterious being who’s not quite djinn, not quite human. Scarred and solitary, he’s determined to keep his existence a secret. But as Sarah’s golden voice fills the air and her gentle spirit touches his heart, Abdul finds himself drawn to the very humanity he once shunned.

As their connection deepens, Sarah uncovers shocking truths about Abdul’s past. Now she must decide if she can accept the unacceptable and love a being who carries the weight of unimaginable choices.

The survivors of Los Alamos are desperate to find Sarah, and the djinn elders are closing in. As external pressures mount, Sarah and Abdul’s fragile bond faces its ultimate test. Their love must overcome the wounds of the past and bridge the divide between humans and djinn…if they hope to forge a future together in this changed world.

Featured Fantasy: Magic and Mayhem Cozy Witch Mysteries by Christine Pope

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Featured Fantasy: Magic and Mayhem Cozy Witch Mysteries by Christine Pope

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This special-edition boxed set contains three complete first-in-series witchy paranormal cozy mystery novels:

GRAVE MISTAKE

When you pull up stakes, make sure you don’t get stabbed in the back.

Hedgewitch Selena runs to Arizona to escape Lucien, a slimy, celebrity-schmoozing sorcerer. Just as she’s meeting the locals — including hunky Calvin Standingbear — Lucien tracks her down…then disappears. And when one of Lucien’s acolytes is killed, Selena and Calvin race against time before a too-close-for-comfort evil cuts her own life short.

CAFFEINE BEFORE CURSES

When a movie shoot ends in murder, a caffeine fix might be the star’s only hope.

Skye O’Malley’s witch powers are nothing special. But when a film crew comes to town, they’re put to the test when the film’s star — her unrequited crush — is accused of murder. Max Sullivan needs a miracle, but if Skye’s tea leaves are too murky, a killer could get away clean.

SPELLS AND SPANIELS

Something’s got a spaniel familiar’s tongue…and it isn’t a cat.

When an influential witch is found dead and her familiar, a spell-silenced spaniel named Milo, is attacked, Charity Hughes calls on handsome local veterinarian Noah Jenkins — and her familiar-whisperer gift — to race against time to find out why someone wants the spaniel to remain silent as the grave…permanently.