Jane Madison has a problem. Or two. Or three. She’s working as a librarian, trapped in a job that can't pay what she's worth. She has a desperate crush on her Imaginary Boyfriend. Her grandmother is determined to reunite her with her long-absent mother. And now, she finds out she's a witch-complete with a sassy familiar and a domineering warder who must (try to!) keep her in line.AUTHOR'S PREFERRED EDITION!A humorous paranormal romance by USA Today bestselling author Mindy Klasky.Jane Madison has a problem. Or two. Or three. She’s working as a librarian, trapped in absurd period costumes and serving up expensive lattes in an effort to keep her employer’s budget in the black. She has a desperate crush on her Imaginary Boyfriend, a professor who uses her library. Her doting grandmother is determined to reunite her with her long-absent mother. And now she’s been told she isn’t getting a well-deserved raise—instead, she can live for free in an ancient, dusty cottage on the library grounds.When Jane settles into her new home, she discovers a hidden chamber lined with books—a world-class collection on witchcraft. She begins to read, never suspecting she has the power to work actual magic. Her first spell awakens a smart-mouthed feline familiar. Her second makes her irresistible to men. Those magical workings draw an overbearing astral enforcer, David Montrose. Will magic solve Jane’s problems? Or only bring her more disasters?The Washington Witches Series includes:Girl's Guide to WitchcraftSorcery and the Single GirlMagic and the Modern GirlCapitol MagicSingle Witch's Survival GuideJoy of Witchcraft"Dreaming of a Witch Christmas"Categories:Fiction > ChicklitFiction > Chick-litFiction > Fantasy > Comic FantasyFiction > Fantasy > GenieFiction > Fantasy > Urban FantasyFiction > Romance > Comic RomanceFiction > Romance > Contemporary RomanceFiction > Romance > Humorous RomanceFiction > Romance > Light RomanceFiction > Romance > Paranormal RomanceFiction > Romance > Urban FantasyFiction > Romance > Romantic ComedyFiction > Light Women's FictionFiction > Women's FictionSimilar Authors:Deanna ChaseAngie FoxTonya KappesKristen PainterRobyn Peterman041517

Vampires, sphinxes, a love triangle, and cupcakes—where else but Magical Washington, DC?Sarah Anderson's dream job at the vampire night court is turning into a nightmare. Working as the court clerk used to soothe her wild compulsions. But now she's under indictment for murdering a vampire judge, and both her job and her freedom are on the line.Things aren't any better on the romance front. With her vampire ex-boyfriend on the lam and her current beau siding with sphinxes against her, Sarah wonders if she'll ever find her Happy Ever After.Most of all, Sarah longs to find her supernatural father. Only then will her paranormal life truly make sense. Her quest becomes infinitely more complicated, though, when she's caught between an ancient Egyptian goddess and DC's most notorious vampire villain.What does Sarah's future hold—a jail cell, a lover, or an entirely new type of magic?Magical Washington includes The...

A Love Spells laugh-out-loud cozy paranormal romance by USA Today bestselling author Mindy Klasky.Dr. Ashley McDonnell, a witch, always knew running a hospital for paranormal creatures would be a challenge. But then she lost her magical powers. And Empire General's operating license was put in jeopardy. And the most valuable supernatural drug in all of Washington DC was stolen from the hospital's impermeable safe.Now, Ash must work to regain her lost powers, even as she fights to discover who is undermining the hospital's upcoming inspection. All of which would be a lot easier if she weren't distracted by Secret Service agent Nick Raines, a newly turned vampire who appeared at Empire General the night everything went wrong.How can Ash regain her magic when the vampire making her hormones hum may be the man sabotaging her career?Magical Washington includes The Washington Witches Series, the Washington Vampires Series, and the... **A Love Spells laugh-out-loud cozy paranormal romance by *USA Today* bestselling author Mindy Klasky** Dr. Ashley McDonnell, a witch, always knew running a hospital for paranormal creatures would be a challenge. But then she lost her magical powers. And Empire General’s operating license was put in jeopardy. And the most valuable supernatural drug in all of Washington DC was stolen from the hospital’s impermeable safe. Now, Ash must work to regain her lost powers, even as she fights to discover who is undermining the hospital’s upcoming inspection. All of which would be a lot easier if she weren’t distracted by Secret Service agent Nick Raines, a newly turned vampire who appeared at Empire General the night everything went wrong. How can Ash regain her magic when the vampire making her hormones hum may be the man sabotaging her career? **Magical Washington includes The Washington Witches Series, the Washington Vampires Series, the Washington Warders, and the Washington Medical: Vampire Unit Series:** *Girl's Guide to Witchcraft* *Sorcery and the Single Girl* *Magic and the Modern Girl* *Capitol Magic* *Single Witch's Survival Guide* *Joy of Witchcraft* "Dreaming of a Witch Christmas" "Nice Witches Don't Swear" *Fright Court* *Law and Murder* “Stake Me Out to the Ball Game” *The Library, the Witch, and the Warder* *The Witch Doctor Is In* *Fae's Anatomy* 100218mkm

Ghosts haunt a veteran and a spunky Christmas-shop owner in a small town…Previously released as Fly Me to the Moon.Lexi Taylor never let herself be defined by the fire that burned her when she was just a kid. Now, she happily works at The Christmas Cat, a year-round holiday boutique. So what if she wears long sleeves to hide her scars? Who cares if her relationships don’t last long enough for a lover to see her damaged back?Tom “Finn” Finnegan is one week out of the Army, fresh from Afghanistan. He vowed to visit the parents of J-Dawg, his best friend who was killed by a roadside bomb almost a year ago. But promises are easier made than kept—especially when J-Dawg haunts Finn’s dreams.When he literally stumbles into The Christmas Cat, Finn shatters dozens of ornaments, not to mention Lexi’s peace of mind. The only way he can repay her is to take on handyman work in her...

Reigning beauty queen Samantha Winger is launching her pet project, a music program for kids. All she has to do is follow the pageant’s rules—no smoking, drinking, or “cavorting” in public. That’s fine, until D.J. Thomas—God’s gift to baseball—throws her a wild pitch. He slams her in an interview, and the video goes viral. Sam’s no shrinking violet. She parlays D.J.’s apology into a national T.V. appearance—and a very unexpected, very public kiss. Soon, paparazzi catch the couple in a steamy make-out session, and Sam’s music program is on the block. The blazing hot relationship is threatened even more when D.J.’s son begs to trade in Little League for music class. Can Sam and D.J. sizzle past the sour notes and find their perfect pitch?

A hot contemporary baseball romance by USA Today best-selling author Mindy Klasky. Teetering on the brink of success as a patent lawyer, Amanda Carter is courting financial disaster. She's juggling her family's crippling medical expenses and a huge payment to join her law firm partners - nearly impossible burdens because her father stole her identity. If she doesn't pay up and win her current case, everything she's worked for will crash to a humiliating end. Easy-going right fielder Kyle Norton is mired in the worst hitting slump of his career - until a black-haired beauty in the stands offers him her sunglasses. Slump broken, superstitious Kyle is convinced Amanda is the key to the championship his team so desperately wants to win for its dying owner. Kyle needs Amanda to give him her glasses at every game. Amanda needs to bury herself in work and win the lawsuit - if she can find the money to buy into the firm. Soon, Amanda and Kyle are locked in battle, united by need and consumed by passion. In the end, only one can be always right. Diamond Brides Baseball Series (each volume can be read on its own, and the series can be read in any order): Perfect Pitch (DJ Thomas and Samantha Winger) Catching Hell (Zach Ormond and Anna Benson) Reaching First (Tyler Brock and Emily Holt) Second Thoughts (Nick Durban and Jamie Martin) Third Degree (Josh Cantor and Ashley Harris) Stopping Short (Drew Marshall and Jessica Barnes) From Left Field (Adam Sartain and Haley Thurman) Center Stage (Ryan Green and Lindsey Ormond) Always Right (Kyle Norton and Amanda Carter) (Alpha hero, alpha male hero, billionaire hero, sports hero, athlete romance, baseball romance, sports romance, contemporary romance, hot contemporary romance, hot romance, sexy romance, spicy romance, baseball, blackmail, superstition, opposites attract, beach read, love story, sports) Fiction -> Romance -> Sports Romance Fiction -> Romance -> Baseball Romance Fiction -> Romance -> Athlete Romance Fiction -> Romance -> Hot Romance Fiction -> Romance -> Sexy Romance Fiction -> Romance -> Spicy Romance Fiction -> Romance -> Contemporary Romance Fiction -> Romance -> Hot Contemporary Romance Fiction -> Sports

Lexi Taylor never let herself be defined by the fire that burned her when she was just a kid. Now, she happily works at The Christmas Cat, a year-round holiday boutique. So what if she wears long sleeves to hide her scars? Who cares if her relationships don't last long enough for a lover to see her damaged back?Tom "Finn" Finnegan is one week out of the Army, fresh from Afghanistan. He vowed to visit the parents of J-Dawg, his best friend who was killed by a roadside bomb almost a year ago. But promises are easier made than kept—especially when J-Dawg haunts Finn's dreams.When he literally stumbles into The Christmas Cat, Finn shatters dozens of ornaments, not to mention Lexi's peace of mind. The only way he can repay her is to take on handyman work in her store. But "other duties as assigned" takes on new meaning when sparks sizzle between the couple. Can Lexi and Finn find the key to healing each other's scars as Christmas approaches in Harmony Springs?

Rebecca Morris is suffering from an excess of magic Things that have disappeared: her boyfriend; her life savings; three-and-a-half million dollars from the theater company that pays both their salaries. (Coincidence? Um, no.) Also, the groundbreaking play she's been slaving over has vanished in a puff of copyright-colored smoke. Other, weirder things that have appeared: a magic lamp complete with genie wishes. A fully furnished (and paid-for) Manhattan condo and fabulous designer wardrobe. (The last two courtesy of the first one, obvs.) So Becca's putting that last wish on hold. What with discovering a mesmerizing new play, getting it onstage and falling hard for the adorably awkward guy who wrote it, Becca is swamped. And that's without factoring in the guerrilla gardener, popcorn magnate and the gender-bending genie with an agenda of his/her own. Now Becca's hoping that her good wishes don't go oh, so wrong....

If you can't take the heat… Chef Ashley Harris wants to own a restaurant – that's why she attended culinary school, and that's why she's working for the world's most lecherous restaurateur. Raleigh Rockets third baseman Josh Cantor wants to launch his investment restaurant with the family recipes he loved growing up. Josh has been promised that treasure trove – but only if he can convince his grandmother that he's dating again, after a traumatic divorce. When a cooking reality show comes to Raleigh, Ashley and Josh must compete against each other to achieve their dreams – even when the flames in the bedroom roar higher than the ones in their kitchens. In the end, only one of them can win Who Wears the Apron. Will their relationship survive this trial by fire?

Matt Dawson has returned to Harmony Springs after ten years of pitching in the major leagues. His father thinks he's a screw-up who should have joined the Army instead of playing ball. His old buddies think he's a hero with a bottomless bank account. But Matt knows he'll never be a hero, not like his brother Jon, who recently died in Afghanistan. Emily Barton once dated Jon but their break-up was brutal, made even worse when Matt tried to intervene. Years later, Emily remains trapped on an emotional treadmill, regularly changing her apartment, her job, and her boyfriend in a futile attempt to regain her earlier success. Determined to give back to Harmony Springs, Matt opens an American Dollar thrift store. But Emily recognizes a threat to the downtown shopping district and she organizes a grassroots campaign. Will she succeed at driving the American Dollar out of town—and Matt out of her life—forever?

Sarah Anderson has found her dream job: Clerk of Court for the District of Columbia Night Court. Dream job, that is, until she's attacked in the open courtroom by a vampire defendant. And until she's forced to take self-defense lessons from her boss, the enigmatic vampire James Morton. And until she learns that she can't share the truth about any of that with her best friend, Allison Ward - even over delectable cupcakes from the Cake Walk bakery. Soon, Sarah is surrounded by vampires, griffins, and sprites - all members of a secret supernatural court. And when a deceptively easy-going reporter starts to ask questions, Sarah wonders just what answers she is supposed to give....

The first volume of the Jane Madison Academy series, where librarian-witch Jane opens a magical school for witches.