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Get in the mood for Halloween with these cozy mystery and romance fiction reads for Adults.
Updated October 16, 2023
Lewisville Public Library
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A ghost in shining armor
Beharrie, Therese
Paper Book
In this spellbinding romantic comedy from acclaimed author Therese Beharrie, a woman with a supernatural talent is haunted by one persistent spirit--and a seductive, impossible love . . . BookBub Best Romances of the Second Half of 2022 BookPage Most Anticipated...
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Not your ex's hexes
Asher, April
Paper Book
In April Asher's next Supernatural Singles novel, Not Your Ex's Hexes, a one-night-stand between a willful witch and a broody half-demon conjures an adventure that wouldn't be complete without several magical mishaps. For her entire life, Rose Maxwell trained to become...
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Halloween cupcake murder
O'Connor, Carlene
Paper Book
From Galway, Ireland to Salem, Massachusetts, all the way up to the North Pole, a trio of Halloween mysteries from USA Today bestselling author Carlene O'Connor, Liz Ireland, and Carol J. Perry prove that the spookiest season knows no international borders-and neither do cupcakes!
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Halloween party murder
Meier, Leslie
Paper Book
Small town traditions are celebrated throughout Maine during the holiday season. But when it comes to Halloween, some people are more than willing to reap a harvest of murder... HALLOWEEN PARTY MURDER by LESLIE MEIER Tinker's Cove newest residents Ty and...
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A catered costume party : a mystery with recipes
Crawford, Isis
Paper Book
When sisters Bernie and Libby Simmons agree to cater an extravagant Halloween party in their little upstate New York town of Longely, they figured a ghost or two and a blood curdling scream might be part of the menu, but they never expected to be haunted by the deadly specter of murder . . ....
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The ex hex : a novel
Sterling, Erin
Paper Book
New York Times Bestseller Erin Sterling casts a delightful spell with a spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong. "A delightful and witty take on witchy mayhem." -- Popsugar Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young...
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A catered Halloween
Crawford, Isis.
Paper Book
In the fifth adventure in Crawford's much-loved culinary mystery series, sisters Libby and Bernie Simmons attend a haunted house fundraiser--with some truly spooky surprises.
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Death of a neighborhood witch
Levine, Laura
Paper Book
Halloween is just around the corner, and between cauldrons of candy and a deliciously cute new neighbour, Jaine Austen is struggling to resist her sweet tooth. But this year, her once humdrum neighbourhood seems to be handing out more tricks than treats... When her faithful feline Prozac unwittingly...
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Lady of bones
Haines, Carolyn
Paper Book
Carolyn Haines's Lady of Bones is the next novel in the series that Kirkus Reviews characterizes as "Stephanie Plum meets the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" featuring sassy Southern private investigator Sarah Booth Delaney. It's Halloween season in Mississippi as Sarah...
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Haunted hibiscus
Childs, Laura
Paper Book
It is the week before Halloween and Theodosia Browning, proprietor of the Indigo Tea Shop, and her tea sommelier, Drayton, are attending the grand opening of their literary and historical themed haunted house. But during the opening, amid a parade of characters dressed as Edgar Allan Poe, Lady...
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Murder in the bayou boneyard : a Cajun country mystery
Byron, Ellen
Paper Book
Maggie Crozat, proprietor of a historic Cajun Country B&B, prefers to let the good times roll. But hard times rock when a new cell phone app makes it easy for locals to rent their spare rooms to tourists. With Halloween approaching, she conjures up a witch-crafty marketing scheme to draw in visitors...
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In charm's way
Harper, Lana
Paper Book
Seven months after having been hit by an accidental power surge that nearly obliterated her memory, Delilah Harlow is still picking up the pieces. Her once diamond-sharp mind has become shaky and unreliable, and bristly, self-sufficient Delilah is forced to rely on friends, family, and her raven...
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A witch's guide to fake dating a demon
Hawley, Sarah
Paper Book
Mariel Spark knows not to trust a demon, especially one that wants her soul, but what's a witch to do when he won't leave her side--and she kind of doesn't want him to? Mariel Spark is prophesied to be the most powerful witch seen in centuries of the famed Spark family, but to...
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Enchanted to meet you
Cabot, Meg
Paper Book
A witchy rom-com from New York Times bestseller Meg Cabot about a plus size witch who must team up with a handsome stranger to help protect her village from an otherworldly force--but will she be able to protect her heart? It's Magic When You Meet Your Match In her teenage...
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What the hex
Clare, Jessica
Paper Book
Penny Roundtree wants nothing more than to be a familiar to a witch. She's been a member of the Society of Familiars ever since she was old enough to join the Fam. There's just a small problem - no one's hiring. Witches and warlocks are so long-lived that there are far more familiars available than...
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The witches of Moonshyne Manor : a novel
Marais, Bianca
Paper Book
"Bianca Marais is a genius" -- Ann Patchett, #1 New York Times bestselling author A coven of modern-day witches. A magical heist-gone-wrong. A looming threat. Five octogenarian witches gather as an angry mob threatens to demolish...
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Not the witch you wed
Asher, April
Paper Book
A fake relationship between a magic-less witch and a wolf shifter turns to more in the start of a bewitching new paranormal rom-com series. Magic-less witch Violet Maxwell wants nothing to do with alpha wolf shifter Lincoln Thorne--the man who broke her fragile, teenage heart....
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The very secret society of irregular witches
Mandanna, Sangu
Paper Book
Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, and is used to keeping her head down with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos 'pretending' to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously. But someone does. An unexpected message arrives, begging her to travel to the remote and...
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