# Indie paranormal and urban fantasy

Magic and monsters in the modern world: witches with day jobs, vampires with landlords, and detectives who deal with what the police can't. Every book here comes straight from its author.

Page: https://bervet.com/showcase/genre/paranormal-urban-fantasy

## What you'll find here

Paranormal and urban fantasy put the supernatural into a world a lot like ours. The books listed here include:

- **Urban fantasy.** A city with a hidden magical side, often with a tough lead and a case to solve. Frequently a series.
- **Supernatural detectives.** Private investigators, police consultants and reluctant heroes working cases nobody else can.
- **Witches, vampires, shifters and fae.** Old creatures, modern problems.
- **Paranormal romance.** The love story comes first, the supernatural makes it complicated. Often tagged [enemies to lovers](/tropes/enemies-to-lovers) or [forced proximity](/tropes/forced-proximity). Every book shows its spice level, and Bervet doesn't list explicit books.
- **Paranormal cozies.** A friendly ghost, a witch who bakes, a small town with secrets. See also [cozy mystery](/showcase/genre/cozy-mystery).
- **Magic academies in the modern world.** Tagged [magic school or academy](/tropes/academy).

For magic in other worlds, see [fantasy](/showcase/genre/fantasy).

## Finding your next one

- **Start a series at book one.** Series pages show the books in order, with "Start here" on the first.
- **Read chapter 1 first.** It's free on every book that has it.
- **Set a spice limit.** Under More filters you can set one, and leave out content you'd rather not read.
- **Read before release.** Authors give out free advance copies here.

## Writing paranormal or urban fantasy?

List every book in your series with its series name and number, so readers can find book one. Tick the tropes your readers look for and set the spice level honestly. An ARC team that follows you from book to book is worth building: [get ARC readers free](/guides/get-arc-readers-free).

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