18 books like Wicked appetite

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Wicked business Janet Evanovich · 2012 · ★ 3.8 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Janet Evanovich, #1 New York Times mega-bestselling author, is back and better than ever, proving that when it comes to hunting down bad guys and hidden treasure, the real fun is in the chase.   When Harvard University English professor and dyed-in-the-wool romantic Gilbert Reedy is mysteriously murdered and thrown off his fourth-floor balcony, Lizzy and Diesel take up his twenty-year… Shares: Bakers, Armageddon, Relics, Witches

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane Katherine Howe · 2009 · ★ 3.7 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A spellbinding, beautifully written novel that moves between contemporary times and one of the most fascinating and disturbing periods in American history--the Salem witch trials. Harvard graduate student Connie Goodwin needs to spend her summer doing research for her doctoral dissertation. But when her mother asks her to handle the sale of Connie's grandmother's abandoned home near Salem, she… Shares: Salem, Witches

The Hexed Heather Graham · 2014 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate A place of history,secrets…and witchcraft. Devin Lyle has recently returned to the Salem area, but her timing couldn't be worse. Soon after she moved into the eighteenth-century cabin she inherited from her great-aunt Mina—her "crazy" great-aunt, who spoke to the dead—a woman was murdered nearby. Craig Rockwell—known as Rocky—is a new member of the Krewe of Hunters, the FBI's team of… Shares: Salem, Witches

A mirror for witches Esther Forbes · 1928 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Challenging In a Puritan world gripped by superstition and fear, a young girl named Doll Bilby finds herself at the center of witchcraft accusations. As her community wrestles with their beliefs and their own inner darkness, Doll must navigate an unforgiving society intent on her destruction. Will she find redemption, or will the weight of suspicion seal her fate?A haunting tale set in 17th-century New… Shares: Salem, Witches

Wicked Charmes Janet Evanovich · 2015 · ★ 3.7 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "Lizzy and Diesel are back in an all-new wicked adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author Janet Evanovich and Emmy Award-winning co-author Phoef Sutton. Murdered and mummified nearly a century ago, notorious bootlegger Collier 'Peg Leg' Dazzle discovered and re-hid a famous pirate's treasure somewhere along the coast of New England. A vast collection of gold and silver coins and… Shares: Bakers, Witches

Otherworld Chills Kelley Armstrong · 2016 · ★ 4.1 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate In the final installment of the Otherworld anthology series, Armstrong brings the clever wit, dark twists and intense suspense her readers have come to expect. Shares: Angels, Witches

Stitches in time Barbara Michaels · 1995 · ★ 4.0 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Rachel is an intelligent, attractive young woman trying to get continue with her life. She feels her plate is full: she is estranged from her family, has a carefully hidden and humiliating crush on her new patroness' husband, and, having thrown out a manipulating, verbally abusive boyfriend, she has a job, a really good new friend, and time to work on her dissertation: that traditionally, women… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Damiano's Lute R. A. Macavoy · 1984 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "I found Damiano's Lute very absorbing. The author's ability to bring to vivid life the general background of this period of history, and yet interweave it with the type of fantasy which was actually accepted in that day of positive faith is truly amazing. I really found this book to be more compelling than the first. The scenes of the Black Death—dreadful as they were—come through as if taken… Shares: Angels, Witches

Witches Abroad Terry Pratchett · 1991 · ★ 4.2 · 320p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Be careful what you wish for...Once upon a time there was a fairy godmother named Desiderata who had a good heart, a wise head, and poor planning skills—which unforunately left the Princess Emberella in the care of her other (not quite so good and wise) godmother when DEATH came for Desiderata. So now it's up to Magrat Garlick, Granny Weatherwax, and Nanny Ogg to hop on broomsticks and make for… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Operation Chaos Poul Anderson · 1971 · ★ 3.9 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate In a war waged against black magic, a werewolf and his witch wife are called upon to neutralize an enemy's ultimate weapon--the world's most powerful demon. Set in a fantasy alternate history United States where magic and technology combine. Operation Chaos was first published in 1971 but was put together from short stories first released in the fifties and sixties. The prequel to the popular… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Valley of Silence Nora Roberts · 2006 · ★ 4.3 · 347p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In the kingdom of Geall, the scholarly Moira has taken up the sword of her people. Now, as queen, she must prepare her subjects for the greatest battle they will ever fight--against an enemy more vicious than any they have seen. For Lilith, the most powerful vampire in the world, has followed the circle of six through time to Geall. Moira also has a personal score to settle. Vampires killed her… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Dance of the Gods Nora Roberts · 2006 · ★ 4.2 · 341p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Blair Murphy has always worked alone. Destined to be a demon hunter in a world that doesn't believe in such things, she lives for the kill. But now, she finds herself the warrior in a circle of six, chosen by the goddess Morrigan to defeat the vampire Lilith and her minions. Learning to trust the others has been hard, for Blair has never allowed herself such a luxury. But she finds herself drawn… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Wicked Gregory Maguire · 1995 · ★ 3.5 · 494p · ≈ 16h · Moderate When Dorothy triumphed over the Wicked Witch of the West in L. Frank Baum's classic tale, we heard only her side of the story. But what about her arch-nemesis, the mysterious witch? Where did she come from? How did she become so wicked? And what is the true nature of evil? Gregory Maguire creates a fantasy world so rich and vivid that we will never look at Oz the same way again. Wicked is about… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Taltos Anne Rice · 1994 · ★ 3.8 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Meet Mr. Ash, quiet-spoken, tall, unfailingly kind - sole survivor of an ancient species, the Taltos - thriving among humankind as he has always done, now the head of a great corporate empire. As the novel opens, he is stunned to learn from an old and mysterious friend that another Taltos has been seen - in the very same Scottish glen where centuries ago, long before the coming of the Romans, Ash… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Thornyhold Mary Stewart · 1988 · ★ 3.9 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate When Gilly Ramsey, whose childhood has been one of lonely isolation, inherits an English country home steeped in magic, she discovers an intriguing, mysterious world, and a man who teaches her to love. Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Merrick Anne Rice · 2000 · ★ 3.8 · 464p · ≈ 15h · Moderate At the center of Anne Rice's new novel is the beautiful, unconquerable Merrick, a child--a witch with the power and magical knowledge of a Medea and a Circe. She is a Mayfair of New Orleans, descendent of a family rich in its French and Spanish past, steeped in the age-old tradition of voodoo. Into this strange and exotic world comes David Talbot, hero, storyteller, adventurer, almost-mortal… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Blackwood Farm Anne Rice · 1998 · ★ 4.2 · 527p · ≈ 17h · Moderate Publication to coincide with new Vampire Chronicle BLOOD CANTICLE in hardback.Lestat is back, saviour and demon, presiding over a gothic story of family greed and hatred through generations, a terrifying drama of blood lust and betrayal, possession and matricide.Blackwood Farm with its grand Southern mansion, set among dark cypress swamps in Louisiana, harbours terrible blood-stained secrets and… Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

Wyrd Sisters Terry Pratchett · 1988 · ★ 4.2 · 263p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Granny Weatherwax, Nanny Ogg, and Maigrat have fairy godmother-dom thrust upon them. Shares: Occult fiction, Witches

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