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Raising Stony Mayhall
by Daryl GregoryFrom award-winning author Daryl Gregory, whom Library Journal called "[a] bright new voice of the twenty-first century," comes a new breed of zombie novel--a surprisingly funny, vividly frightening, and ultimately deeply moving story of self-discovery and family love. In 1968, after the first zombie outbreak, Wanda Mayhall and her three young daughters discover the body of a teenage mother during a snowstorm. Wrapped in the woman's arms is a baby, stone-cold, not breathing, and without a pulse. But then his eyes open and look up at Wanda--and he begins to move.The family hides the child--whom they name Stony--rather than turn him over to authorities that would destroy him. Against all scientific reason, the undead boy begins to grow. For years his adoptive mother and sisters manage to keep his existence a secret--until one terrifying night when Stony is forced to run and he learns that he is not the only living dead boy left in the world.From the Trade Paperback edition.ed, he also discovers why he's never been ravenous for human flesh. But in a world where humans want to cut off his head and burn him, can Stony embrace his identity, save his people, and protect his human family? The answer is not so dead certain.From the Trade Paperback edition.
Revelator: A novel
by Daryl GregoryONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • The dark, gripping tale of a 1930&’s family in the remote hills of the Smoky Mountains, their secret religion, and the daughter who turns her back on their mysterious god—from the acclaimed author of Spoonbenders. &“Gods and moonshine in the Great Depression, written with a tenderness and brutality … this is as good as novels get.&” —Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good IndiansIn 1933, nine-year-old Stella is left in the care of her grandmother, Motty, in the backwoods of Tennessee. The mountains are home to dangerous secrets, and soon after she arrives, Stella wanders into a dark cavern where she encounters the family's personal god, an entity known as the Ghostdaddy. Years later, after a tragic incident that caused her to flee, Stella—now a professional bootlegger—returns for Motty's funeral, and to check on the mysterious ten-year-old girl named Sunny that Motty adopted. Sunny appears innocent enough, but she is more powerful than Stella could imagine—and she&’s a direct link to Stella's buried past and her family's destructive faith. Haunting and wholly engrossing, summoning mesmerizing voices and giving shape to the dark, Revelator is a southern gothic tale for the ages.
Dracula: The Company Of Monsters (Dracula: Company of Monsters #2)
by Daryl Gregory Kurt Busiek Scott GodlewskiA powerful, predatory corporation acquires a valuable asse -Dracula! They think they own him, but no one can own the Son of the Dragon. As Dracula begins to amass a terrifying army, Evan soon discovers Dracula is not the only one out for blood! Imperiled by both his craven, monstrous uncle, and Dracula's calculating cruelty, Evan must consider making a pact with an enigmatic, deadly force. It's bloodsuckers vs. bloodsucker, as Busiek brings an incredibly modern spin to the Dracula mythos.
The Haunting of Hillside School (Cabin Creek Mysteries)
by Kristiana GregoryIt's a new school year in Cabin Creek and the cousins have a new mystery. When Claire and David look out the art room window and see a girl's pale face, they suspect it's a ghost.
All That I See (The King of Clayfield Series #2)
by Shane Gregory<p>A survivor in a zombie-plagued small town tries to hold on to his humanity while those around him are losing theirs . . .<p> <p>As the zombie apocalypse rages on, survivors in the small town of Clayfield, Kentucky, attempt to carve out new lives for themselves. There is hope that eventually Clayfield can be secured, but first the undead must be eliminated and law and order must be restored.<p> <p>Unfortunately, the survivors might not ever get to implement their plan. Gangs of looters continue to strike the town—and news filters in that something worse could be coming . . .<p>
Midnight Hunger
by Todd Gregory Chase Masters Sean WolfeThey're beautiful and dangerous. Mysterious and merciless. One kiss can awaken a hunger that will leave you craving for all eternity . . . Blood on the Moon by Todd Gregory Till now Cord Logan has kept his forbidden lust hidden, but he's hoping that a trip to New Orleans with his frat brothers will give him a chance to break free at last. And inside a crowded Bourbon Street bar, Cord meets a charismatic stranger who'll fulfill all of Cord's deepest fantasies, and transform him in ways he never could have imagined . . . Land of the Midnight Sun by Chase Masters When Pennsylvania farm boy Jacob Cameron stows away in a pickup truck owned by a gorgeous hired hand, he begins a journey of sensual exploration that leads to the bright lights of West Hollywood. Now, in L. A. 's seductive netherworld, Jacob will discover the heights of carnal bliss-and the terrible price of success. . . The Dark Heart by Sean Wolfe Kayden Ridvan's ancestry has condemned him to spend part of his life consumed by a blood lust that both repels and excites him. But a chance encounter with handsome Nathaniel unleashes an orgy of pleasure that gives Kayden everything to live for, and everything to lose. . . Succumb to every dark longing, every illicit temptation, in a trio of erotic vampire tales that dare to go beyond the limits of desire . . .
Highland Scoundrel: Highland Brides #5
by Lois GreimanDetermined to find a husband for his stubborn daughter, Shona MacGowan's father has called to his castle Scotland's most eligible clansmen. But for Shona, only one stands out: the stranger, Dugald Kinnaird. His raw, masculine power entices Shona, and when he sweeps her into his embrace, she knows her vow to never marry will soon be broken.But Dugald's true mission is not to marry the bonnie Scottish lass, but to uncover her as the traitor he believes she is. If playing the suitor will get him what he needs then he'll pretend to be eager to wed this high-spirited beauty. But as his passion for Shona becomes stronger, this Highland Scoundrel soon realizes he must choose between love...and honor.
Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu: The Adventure of the Neural Psychoses
by Lois H. GreshEntities leak into the human realm and enter human minds. Two of the victims are Dr. Watson and leader of the cult, Prof. Henry Fitzgerald--who seeks to use human sacrifice to open the door to the Old Ones. As violence erupts in London, Holmes secludes himself in the Diogenes Club, developing an antidote to counter the neural psychoses. As Moriarty uses the drug to amass an army of addicts, Holmes discovers a link to a town in America. Innsmouth.
Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu: The Adventure Of The Innsmouth Mutations
by Lois H. GreshThe third novel in 6 times New York Times best-selling author Lois H. Gresh's Sherlock Holmes vs. Cthulhu series.THE OBLITERATING SHADOWThe deadly dimensions over London have been sealed, and the monsters have departed. But word has come to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson of a more terrifying creature still - the great Cthulhu has been sighted off the waters of Innsmouth, Massachusetts. Only Holmes can defeat him.And in the muddy village of Innsmouth, surrounded by villagers who are more sea-monster than human, Holmes meets again his nemesis, Moriarty, and yet greater foes: Amelia Scarcliffe and Maria Fitzgerald, harbingers of Dagon, who have called forth Cthulhu. Their task: to bring about the end of humankind, and begin the realm of nightmares on Earth.
Blood Wings
by Stephen GreshamStarting over seemed simple enough to Anita Martin. She moved with her young sons Wade and Timmy to a pristine new home near the Everglades. Sadly, it won't be that simple. When Wade begins having nightmares of a terrible dark creature with razor talons and pitch-black wings, they are dismissed as a young boy's fantasies--until people start disappearing with screams in the night. With the death toll steadily rising, who will come to fight the mysterious and evil Blood Wings?
Dark Magic
by Stephen GreshamUnspoiled by the hand of civilization, the raw, savage swamplands of east Alabama radiate life forces both natural and supernatural.
Demon's Eye
by Stephen GreshamYoung Kevin Holmes had been having trouble getting his parents to believe his stories after the electrical accident. His parents wouldn't believe a thirteen year-old boy when he told them wild tales, although they sensed something eerie at Blackwinter's Inn. When the three families decided to pool their money and buy the old broken-down Blackwinter's Inn, they could not have known that their children would soon become terrified of everything, even their own shadows. The ancient evil whispers were everywhere and yet still unnoticed by their parents. If they would just listen to Kevin, they would realize the horror of the demon's eye.
The Living Dark
by Stephen GreshamEver feel like the shadows are growing longer? Ever feel like the darkness is creeping up on you? Is that dimming light really nothing? Or is it something out to get you! Mance has none of these questions in his head. He knows the truth about the Dark: It's alive! He has witnessed the shapeless and the intangible take form. The Dark has eyes, crazy, vengeful, angry eyes. He has seen the dark show its hungry, bright, shiny fangs. He has seen it grow and tower over him. Mance has seen the truth but the darkness, this creature, still shields secrets to be illuminated: it is a human creation with a past. The product of a long-deceased woman, invented to protect her children from their fears, the living dark must continually feast on flesh.
Night Whispers
by David E GreskeStephen Quinn is a man with a unique ability. He is able to enter the minds of others. It is an ability that may kill him. A brilliant scientist, Quinn is recruited to work at GenTech, a secret government corporation experimenting in genetic research. Quinn believes his work is for the benefit of mankind; the government however has other plans for Quinn's breakthrough discovery. After a tragedy befalls the research center, Quinn is reeducated and relocates to Minneapolis, where he accepts a job as a special crime investigator for the police department. Teamed with Charlene—Charlie Todd—the pair must help track down a mysterious killer who appears to be draining the blood of his victims. To capture the murderer Quinn must enter the mind of the madman, but the horrors he finds there may kill him...and there is only one person who can save him.
Retribution
by David E GreskeMurder, madness, and revenge.Meagan Connors is young and beautiful, but her dreams are driving her mad. She seeks the help of psychologist Donovan Grey, and he begins to unlock the secrets to Meagan's troubled past. But Dr. Grey develops a secret of his own—he's falling in love with his patient.Paul Connors is Meagan's much older husband. Victim of an abusive childhood and haunted by horrid images of his dead mother, he's begun the slow spiral into insanity. At his mother's insistence he focuses his madness on his wife and takes her to the old deserted park, where the past and present collide and Meagan's dreams become her worst nightmares.And then there's Marlene. Genre: Horror / Suspense Thriller
La prova del fato (Serie Scelta del cuore #4)
by Cornelia Grey Mary CalmesUn libro della Serie Scelta del cuoreNella città segreta di Sobek, Domin Thorne sta cercando la sua strada come nuovo semel-aten, il capo del mondo delle pantere mannare. Aspira a grandi cambiamenti: ha degli obiettivi per se stesso e per le persone che ha scelto di portare con sé, e vuole cambiare il suo regno sul modello di quello del suo amico Logan Church. Ma Domin potrebbe aver stabilito un obiettivo troppo difficile: il suo solito stile di comando non sta funzionando. Dovendo occuparsi di Crane e la sua nostalgia di casa, Mikhail e il suo malumore, Taj e la sua frusta, servitori con intenti omicidi, un ex in visita e un compagno in una pericolosa missione diplomatica, Domin deve affrontare da solo il suo nuovo ruolo. Deve anche decidere come gestire una cospirazione, mentre si sta innamorando profondamente di un uomo che, per la prima volta nella vita di Domin, ricambia quell'amore. Che Domin sia pronto o meno, il fato ha deciso di insegnargli una lezione: le minacce interne sono pericolose proprio come quelle esterne.
Legame di Fiducia (Serie Scelta del cuore #2)
by Cornelia Grey Mary CalmesSeguito di Scelta del CuoreSerie Scelta del cuore, Libro 2Jin Rayne sta facendo fatica ad adattarsi alla nuova vita che dovrebbe amare. Invece di adattarsi ad essere il compagno del capotribù Logan Church, Jin non riesce a superare il fatto che il suo amante era eterosessuale prima che si incontrassero. Ha scoperto la gioia di appartenere a Logan, ma teme che la sua nuova vita potrebbe svanire da un momento all'altro, nonostante Logan insista che staranno insieme per sempre, fine della storia. Jin vuole fidarsi di Logan, ma quel desiderio sarà messo alla prova sia da un capotribù rivale che da una sconvolgente rivelazione riguardo l'esistenza di Jin. In gioco c'è la vita di Jin, ed il suo posto nella tribù. Se vuole sopravvivere per rivedere Logan, dovrà lasciare andare la sua paura ed accettare liberamente il legame, perché solo allora potrà avere davvero fiducia.
Scelta del Cuore (Serie Scelta del cuore #1)
by Cornelia Grey Mary CalmesSerie Scelta del cuore, Libro 1Come giovane uomo gay - e pantera mannara - tutto ciò che Jin Rayne desidera è un'esistenza normale. Dopo essere fuggito dal suo passato, vuole solo ricominciare da capo, ma la vecchia vita di Jin non vuole lasciarlo andare. Quando i suoi viaggi lo portano in una nuova città, incrocia la strada del capo della tribù di pantere locale. Logan Church è uno shock ed un enigma e Jin ha paura che Logan sia il compagno che teme ed anche l'amore della sua vita. Jin non vuole tornare al suo vecchio stile di vita ed accoppiarsi lo legherebbe irrevocabilmente ad esso. Ma Jin è il compagno che Logan deve avere al suo fianco perché lo aiuti a guidare la tribù e non rinuncerà a Jin così facilmente. Ci vorranno tempo e fiducia perché Jin scopra la gioia dell'appartenere a Logan e come amare senza freni.
The Buried
by Melissa GreyA heart-pounding, claustrophobic new story from Melissa Grey, the author of RATED. <p><p> Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe from the danger on the surface. No one speaks about what happened that fateful day, but even the youngest still remember the fear and, most of all, the searing pain when sunlight touched their skin. <p><p> Now, a handful of families inhabit this bunker together, guided by a charismatic leader named Dr. Imogen Moran. There are many rules Dr. Moran has instilled to govern life belowground. You must always tell the truth. You must avoid the light of the sun. You must never touch skin to skin. But the most important rule, the one that was drilled into their heads from the moment the hatch slammed shut all those years ago, was at the very end of the list. It rattled around in their skulls when all was silent, echoing in the quiet, lonely dark. You must never go outside.
The Buried
by Melissa GreyA heart-pounding, claustrophobic new story from Melissa Grey, the author of RATED.Ten years ago, disaster struck the remote town of Indigo Falls. A horrific event drove the residents underground, into shelters that keep them safe from the danger on the surface. No one speaks about what happened that fateful day, but even the youngest still remember the fear and, most of all, the searing pain when sunlight touched their skin. Now, a handful of families inhabit this bunker together, guided by a charismatic leader named Dr. Imogen Moran. There are many rules Dr. Moran has instilled to govern life belowground. You must always tell the truth. You must avoid the light of the sun. You must never touch skin to skin. But the most important rule, the one that was drilled into their heads from the moment the hatch slammed shut all those years ago, was at the very end of the list. It rattled around in their skulls when all was silent, echoing in the quiet, lonely dark. You must never go outside.
El Reino Entre Mundos: Casa de los Horrores (El Reino Entre Mundos #10)
by Phoenix GreyAzure y sus compañeros se enfrentan a uno de sus más grandes desafíos hasta ahora al soportar lo que les depara la Casa de la Diversión de Luuq. Al mirarse en un espejo mágico, muchos se sorprenden de lo que ven. Separados y forzados a soportar pruebas personales por su cuenta propia será mucho menos angustiante que lo que pase cuando vuelvan a estar juntos. Y Azure descubrirá que ningún grupo se enfrenta al Dios de la Muerte sin pagar el precio final. ¿Azure vivirá o morirá? ¿Y cuál es la verdadera identidad de Jin? Todo se resolverá en la emocionante conclusión de El Reino Entre Mundos. Advertencia de Contenido: Este libro contiene violencia gráfica y situaciones de adultos. Se recomienda la discreción del lector.
The Apartment
by S L GreyA haunting thriller about a troubled married couple whose vacation to Paris leads them into a nightmare. Mark and Steph have a relatively happy family with their young daughter in sunny Cape Town until one day when armed men in balaclavas break in to their home. Left traumatized but physically unharmed, Mark and Steph are unable to return to normal and live in constant fear. When a friend suggests a restorative vacation abroad via a popular house swapping website, it sounds like the perfect plan. They find a genial, artistic couple with a charming apartment in Paris who would love to come to Cape Town. Mark and Steph can't resist the idyllic, light-strewn pictures, and the promise of a romantic getaway. But once they arrive in Paris, they quickly realize that nothing is as advertised. When their perfect holiday takes a violent turn, the cracks in their marriage grow ever wider and dark secrets from Mark's past begin to emerge. Deftly weaving together two complex and compelling narrators, S. L. Grey builds an intimate and chilling novel of a disintegrating marriage in the wake of a very real trauma. The Apartment is a terrifying and tour-de-force of horror, of psychological thrills, and of haunting suspense.
The Mall (Downside #1)
by S. L. GreyFrom South Africa comes a truly creepy horror debut, widely praised for its originality, social commentary, and roller coaster twistsDan works at a mall bookstore where nothing ever happens. An angsty emo-kid selling mid-list books to mid-list people for minimum wage, he hates his job. Rhoda has dragged her babysitting charge to the mall so she can meet her coke dealer. Now the kid's run off, and she has two hours to find him. She hates her life. Rhoda bullies Dan into helping her, but as they explore the neon-lit corridors behind the mall, disturbing text messages lure them into the bowels of the building, where old mannequins are stored in grave-like piles and raw sewage drips off the ceiling. The only escape is down, and before long Dan and Rhoda are trapped in a service elevator—and it's not stopping at the bottom floor. Plummeting into the earth, Dan and Rhoda enter a sinister underworld that mirrors their worst fears.
The New Girl (Downside #3)
by S. L. GreyDon't mess with the creepy new girlRyan Devlin, a predator with a past, has been forced to take a job as a handyman at an exclusive private school, Crossley College. He's losing his battle to suppress his growing fascination with a new girl who seems to have a strange effect on the children around her. Tara Marais fills her empty days by volunteering at Crossley's library. Tara is desperate, but unable, to have a baby of her own, so she makes Reborns—eerily lifelike newborn dolls. She's delighted when she receives a commission from the mysterious "Vader Batiss," but horrified when she sees the photograph of the baby she's been asked to create. Still, she agrees to Batiss's strange contract, unaware of the consequences if she fails to deliver the doll on time. Both Tara and Ryan are being drawn into a terrifying scheme, one that will have an impact on every pupil at Crossley College.
The Ward (Downside #2)
by S. L. GreyThe second thought-provoking, stunningly written tale of horror from S. L. GreyLisa is a plastic surgery addict with severe self-esteem issues. The only hospital that will let her go under the knife is New Hope: a grimy, grey-walled facility dubbed "No Hope" by its patients. Farrell is a celebrity photographer. His last memory is a fight with his fashion-model girlfriend and now he's woken up in No Hope, alone. Needle marks criss-cross his arms, a sinister nurse keeps tampering with his drip, and he's woken up blind. Panicked and disorientated, Farrell persuades Lisa to help him escape, but the hospital's dimly lit corridors only take them deeper underground, into a twisted mirror world staffed by dead-eyed nurses and doped-up orderlies. Down in the Modification Ward, Lisa can finally have the face she wants—but at a price that will haunt them both forever.