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Wild with All Regrets: A Novel
by E.L. DeardsA decade has passed since Lucas Connolly lost his best friend—and the only man he’s ever loved—in World War I, but he still can’t shake his guilt over Jamie’s death. In fact, ever since losing Jamie, Lucas has heard his friend’s voice inside his head—confused about what happened to him, begging him for help. And now, suddenly, it’s not just Jamie’s voice anymore; now, a specter who looks and acts exactly like Jamie did before his death, and who is demanding answers from Lucas about what happened to him, has begun to haunt him.Concerned about Lucas’s deteriorating mental state, his friend Angela encourages him to move on with his life, and even sets him up with a coworker whom she suspects is also gay. But Lucas is too consumed with the secret he still keeps about the part he played in Jamie’s death to even begin to form a healthy connection with someone new—and as Jamie’s ghost begins to recover his memories and get closer to the truth, Lucas’s obsession only deepens. Ultimately, Lucas realizes that his only path forward is to first go backward—that only in examining his troubled youth, facing his deepest self, and shining a light on the shadowed parts of his past will he finally be able to set his old friend, and himself, free.
Wildalone
by Krassi ZourkovaIn this darkly imaginative debut novel full of myth, magic, romance, and mystery, a Princeton freshman is drawn into a love triangle with two enigmatic brothers and discovers terrifying secrets about her family and herself--a bewitching blend of Twilight, The Secret History, Jane Eyre, and A Discovery of WitchesFor every world, there is an underworld. Arriving at Princeton for her freshman year, Thea Slavin finds herself alone, a stranger in a strange land. Away from her family and her Eastern European homeland for the first time, she struggles to adapt to unfamiliar American ways and the challenges of college life--including a young man whose brooding good looks and murky past intrigue her. Drawn to the elusive Rhys and his equally handsome and mysterious brother, Jake, she ventures into a sensual mythic underworld as irresistible as it is dangerous.In this shadow world that seems to evoke Greek mythology and the Bulgarian legends of the samodivi, or "wildalones"--forest witches who beguile and entrap men--Thea will discover a family secret bound to transform her forever . . . if she can accept that dead doesn't always mean gone, and love doesn't always distinguish between the two.Mesmerizing and addictive, Wildalone is a thrilling blend of the modern and the fantastical. Krassi Zourkova creates an atmospheric world filled with rich characters as compelling as those of Diana Gabaldon, Deborah Harkness, and Stephenie Meyer.
Wildblood: A dark urban fantasy-noir
by A. J. Vrana"Wildblood is a blood-thirsty, gritty urban adventure with a main character who can step on me whenever he wants." - Stacey McEwan, author of The Glacian TrilogyThe Witcher meets October Daye with a splash of John Wick in this dark, gritty, and sexy urban fantasy-noir. Kai Donovan has always had sharp teeth. Earning his keep as an underground fighter in South Boston, he revels in well-earned notoriety. Wild. Irreverent. Vicious. His secret: he’s the monster from a fable. But when Kai loses a match against a mysterious opponent whose ferocity rivals his own, he finds himself beholden to the underworld. What he owes isn’t money, but the recovery of an elusive prize coveted by the city’s most dangerous criminals. His partner Miya—burdened with the ability to traverse dreams—spends her days investigating supernatural phenomena. When she receives a shadowy proposal to find a missing teenager, she’s confronted with the possibility that another like her exists. As Kai and Miya chase ghosts, the threads of their pursuits weave into a menacing tapestry. Kai’s dark past returns to haunt him, threatening the bonds he believed to be ironclad. Unhealed wounds fester as he’s faced with a ruinous choice: unravel his blood-soaked history or lose himself and the life he’s scavenged together. Bare your teeth. The nightmares are at your door. Wildblood is a companion novel to The Chaos Cycle Duology. It can be enjoyed as a standalone, though familiarity with the duology may enrich reader experience.
Wilde Magie (Triade #4)
by Poppy Dennison Jutta GroblebenBuch 4 in der Serie - TriadeEs brach Joseph Anderson das Herz, als der beste Freund seiner Kindheit, Dominick Levent, wegzog. Jahre später ist Joseph ein erfolgreicher Immobilienmakler, der gern lächelt, mit guten Freunden und einem beeindruckenden Haus. Als er einen sterbenden Berglöwen findet, der sich auf wundersame Weise in Dominicks Schwester verwandelt, muss Joseph Dominick finden und ihn mit den beiden kleinen Söhnen vereinen, die sie zurückgelassen hat. Als der Berglöwenwandler Dominick durch einen Anruf erfährt, dass seine Schwester tot ist, eilt er nach Hause, um seine Neffen zu beschützen und seine Schwester zu rächen. Joseph wiederzusehen, weckt Gefühle, die Dominick längst begraben wollte, und er wagt zu hoffen, dass sie endlich zusammen sein können, nun, da Joseph über die Gestaltwandler Bescheid weiß.
Wilderness Reform: A Novel
by Matt Query Harrison QueryWith &“an ever-rising tone of dread that builds to a terrifying crescendo&” (Marcus Kliewar, author of We Used to Live Here), this unputdownable horror novel follows a teenager searching for answers about the mysterious events and disappearances that plague the wilderness camp for troubled teens he was sent to, taking survival and discipline to a frightening extreme.Thirteen-year-old Ben is sent to an isolated reform program for troubled teens by a juvenile court judge. But when he arrives at the camp, located on the edge of the vast wilderness of northwestern Montana, he immediately recognizes that there is something weird about the counselors. They&’re too friendly and upbeat…yet Ben can tell there&’s an undercurrent of menace. As he gets to know the boys in his cabin, he soon discovers that they each have far more going for them than whatever crime landed them there. And each has a different critical skill, one that could help them unearth what is really going on in this place—and how to make it out alive. They are inching ever closer to the truth, but the hidden evil beneath the camp&’s surface will make itself known in order to deter them. Brooding, clever, and sinister, Wilderness Reform will keep you &“in a vice-grip until the very end&” (Matt Wesolowski, author of the Six Stories series).
Wildest Hunger: A completely epic crime fantasy (Wilde Investigations)
by Laura LaaksoWhen the most ancient of laws is broken, Yannia Wilde knows that the killer can only be one of her kind . . . The oldest and gravest of the Wild Folk laws dictates that human flesh must not be consumed. But when half-eaten bodies start turning up between Old London and the North, Yannia Wilde knows the killer can only be one of her kind. When Yannia&’s betrothed, Dearon, insists on joining forces with her and her companion, Karrion, things get even more complicated. While Yannia tries to track down the killer, another case in Old London draws her attention. A council member has gone missing, and his girlfriend is found murdered in his flat. Is the council member really a master of deception who&’s capable of murder, or has someone framed him? Caught in the web of Old London&’s political intrigue, and with a predator on the loose, Yannia must set aside everything that makes her human . . .
The Wildest Things: A Novel
by Andrea HannahIn this sapphic Snow White retelling, if Snow is to save her kingdom from being ravaged by the Blight, she’ll have to kill the Evil Queen’s daughter…if she doesn’t fall in love with her first.When her glass coffin unexpectedly shatters, Snow White awakens to anything but a dream. The land is rotting. The animals have mutated. In the twenty years that have passed since Snow bit into the poisoned apple, the kingdom of Roanfrost has transformed from a luscious wild land to a blight-ravaged nightmare. In search of answers and a way to restore her kingdom to its former glory, Snow sets out on a dangerous journey that will test the strength she never knew she had.Friends will become foes.New alliances will form.The Queen with the blood red lips will stop at nothing to seize her power as well as her heart.If Snow has any chance to survive and restore not only her kingdom, but all of Garedenne, her only option is to become the Seasonkeeper and access the life-giving magic that will heal the plague. But the path to becoming the Seasonkeeper is more treacherous than she could ever imagine—because the wild things have awakened and Snow’s darker impulses yearn to set them free.
The Wilding
by Ian McDonaldFive kids are on a sleepover in a restored wilderness project in Ireland. With them, three teachers and one Ranger: Lisa. She is 26, longing to leave her job, out of her depth and soon to find herself mired in a nightmare. Strange things have been happening at Lough Carrow, a vast rewilding project on the site of a former commercial peat-bog. Livestock mutilations. Rumours, myths from the neighbouring villages. Strange, unidentifiable tracks. On the trek in to the sleepover site they sight animals that have not yet been introduced to the park - wolves, wolverines, things older. Things thought long extinct. As they near the centre of the wilding a boy realises he's forgotten his meds. A teacher volunteers to take him back to the visitor centre. Sure, what could go wrong? That night the camp is attacked. A teacher is dragged away. Lisa's group is marooned in the wild. It is night, the four remaining kids are terrified, they need to get back to the ARK, but the wilderness seems to be playing with time and distance and something is out there. Something hungry and hunting...
The Wildstorm Curse
by Eve Wersocki MorrisA fabled witch. A powerful curse. A monster out for revenge.13-year-old Kallie Tamm can't wait to spend a week of her summer holidays at the Wildstorm Theatre Camp: she's determined not to let her dyslexia hold her back from achieving her dream of becoming a playwright. The finale of the whole week is a performance in the local village theatre. But as soon as she arrives, Kallie discovers that the cast will be performing a play written by a 17th Century witch, Ellsabet Graveheart, and strange, scary things start happening. Unbeknown to Kallie, a dark shadow is stirring in the woodland near Wildstorm: an ancient and dangerous creature has awoken from a centuries old slumber, and they're out for revenge, putting Kallie and all of her new friends in grave danger. The Wildstorm Curse is a thrillingly suspenseful story about unlikely heroes and the power of storytelling, from author of The Bird Singers, Eve Wersocki Morris.Praise for The Wildstorm Curse 'A riveting tale full of secrets, suspense and the power of storytelling. Just beware reading it if camping out in a dark, spooky wood...' - Jamie Littler, bestselling author of Frostheart 'Fabulously gripping. I couldn't put it down.' - Abi Elphinstone, bestselling author of Sky Song 'Bewitching and beguiling - The Wildstorm Curse is a heartwarming and spinechilling tale of friendship, bravery, and the intoxicating magic of storytelling. Once you step foot into the Wildstorm Theatre, you'll never want to leave.' - Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany 'The Wildstorm Curse is a brilliant, spine-tingling mystery that kept me on the edge of my seat. I would wholeheartedly recommend it!' - Ewa Jozefkowicz, author of The Dragon in the Bookshop 'Distinctive, dark and mysterious - a thoroughly intriguing adventure.' - Katherine Woodfine, author of The Sinclair's Mysteries
Wildwood Magic
by Willa Reece"An enchanting tale full of magical moments." —Library JournalA woman escapes her abusive husband and finds shelter in an enchanted orchard in this spellbinding novel of magic, resilience, and self-discovery from the author of Wildwood Whispers.Here be witches and wayward girls… In a town nestled in the Appalachian Mountains, Rachel Smith has found a new life tending a lush apple orchard. She&’s safe within its grove. If her dreams are haunted by memories of her violent husband, that pain is soothed by fresh mountain air and apples that taste as sweet as honey. But Rachel wasn&’t meant to live in the shadows. The orchard drew her to Morgan&’s Gap to fulfill a purpose, and a tight-knit community of wisewomen who honor the old mountain traditions are ready to teach her. A world of magic awaits Rachel, one filled with new friendships and new love. Yet Rachel&’s past is creeping in. A preacher with a familiar face has stormed into town, and his dangerous sermons may damn Rachel—and the people she&’s come to love—to the flames.For more from Willa Reece, check out Wildwood Whispers.
Wildwood Road
by Christopher GoldenMichael and Jillian Dansky seemed to have it all--a happy marriage, two successful careers, a bright future. But late one October evening, all that changed. Driving home from a Halloween masquerade, Michael momentarily nods off behind the wheel--and wakes to find nothing is the same. Standing by his car is the little girl he came within a breath of running down. She leads Michael to her "home," an empty house haunted by whispers, and sends him away with a haunting whisper of her own: "come find me." But in the weeks to follow, it's clear that someone--or something--doesn't want Michael to find her: ominous figures in grey coats with misshapen faces are following him everywhere. And then Jillian wakes one morning replaced by a cold, cruel, vindictive woman Michael hardly recognizes as his wife. Michael must now search not only for the lost girl, but for a way to find the Jillian he's always loved, and to do so he must return to where the nightmare began. Down an isolated lane where he'll find them, or die trying.
Wiley and Grampa's Creature Features: Hair Ball from Outer Space (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #6)
by Kirh ScroggsThis kooky, creature-crammed romp for early readers keeps the pages turning with pictures--and laughs--on every page. In HAIRBALL FROM OUTER SPACE!, could Gramma really be brainwashed by aliens who want to take over the planet with fast food joints--serving dishes made from the good people of Gingham County? Wiley and Grampa, to the rescue!
Wiley & Grampa #1: Dracula vs. Grampa (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #1)
by Kirk ScroggsThrills! Chills! Monster trucks! Hot sauce from hell! Here's a hoot-aloud, laugh-a-page early chapter book series that will have kids howling for more. After all, who can resist a goofy Grampa-an eight-year-old in an eighty-year-old's body-who takes his grandson to a monster truckshow in the middle of an R5 tornado? It's there that Grampa and Wiley meet Colonel Dracula, whose primo vampire truck turns out to feed on some pretty sinister "gas". With non-stop humor and absurd adventure (did we mention the giant mechanical lobsters?), here's a treat that will turn reluctant readers into ravenous readers!
Wiley & Grampa #3: Monster Fish Frenzy (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #3)
by Kirk ScroggsHere's a wild and wacky, utterly absurd, irresistible early reader series that will turn reluctant readers into ravenous readers. In the third adventure, goofy Grampa sets out to capture Moby Fizz, the biggest, most bloated whale the world has ever known! With his trusted grandson Wiley at his side and Wiley's best friend Jubal in tow, the crew braves a school of man-eating piranha among other terrifying obstacles as they plunge the depths of Lake Putrid and finally come face-to-face with the six-ton fish. But if you think this is scary, wait until you see Grampa do a hula dance on the island of Lost Hippies!
Wiley & Grampa #5: Bigfoot Backpacking Bonanza (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #5)
by Kirk ScroggsThis kooky, creature-crammed romp for early readers keeps the pages turning with pictures--and laughs--on every page. Prepare to rough it on a trip that will have you shivering in your hiking boots! In BIGFOOT BACKPACKING BONANZA, Wiley and his friend Jubal are rejected from the Spudscouts and decide to tackle the great outdoors on a crazy camping adventure of their own.
Wiley & Grampa #8: Phantom of the Waterpark (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #8)
by Kirk ScroggsWiley and Grampa set out for some fun in the sun at Gingham County's finest water park, Castle Waterhösen. But when robot sharks and half human, half crawdad creatures attack and Nate Farkles goes missing, Wiley and Grampa must abandon dreams of conquering the mile-high slide and discover what masked phantom lurks in the bowels of the park. Will Wiley and his posse become fish food or will the crawdads be tossed into the boiling crockpot of justice? Get ready for a wild ride down Mount Flushmore!
Wiley & Grampa #9: Curse of the Kitty Litter (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #9)
by Kirk ScroggsThis wonderfully weird and wacky early reader series is perfect for reluctant readers. In the ninth hysterical tale, Wiley & Grampa are bound find themselves in yet another bone-chilling adventure. These two are sure to get into mischief as they encounter the ghoulish side of Ginham County.You're in for another kooky classic as Wiley & Grampa step in to save the day!
Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features: Night of the Living Eggnog (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #7)
by Kirk ScroggsThis wonderfully weird and wacky early reader series delivers laugh-a-page humor that is perfect for reluctant readers.In the seventh hysterical tale, a carton of rancid eggnog bubbles to life, devouring unfortunate citizens and plastic reindeer on the lawns of Gingham County. With the power to morph into the shape of people, the eggy menace seems unstoppable, withstanding spitballs and even a group of relentless Christmas carolers. Will Wiley and Grampa, with the help of Roberto Claus--the fruitcake-wielding owner of Santa's Happytown Shanty Village--save the day, or will the killer eggnog leave a trail of chaos and nutmeg in its slippery path?
Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features: Jurassic Grampa (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #10)
by Kirk ScroggsSome fossilized dino dooky made its way into the pet food supply, and all of the Gingham County critters who ate it have reverted back to their ancient selves. Merle's a sabre-toothed kitty, Paco the goldfish is now a dangerous Megalodon, Wiley's new pet lizard, Lupe, has become a snarling T-rex, and poor Nate Farkles, the town vet, is up to his ears in dinosaurs. If only Grampa hadn't mistaken a doggy biscuit for a gingerbread cookie, he and Wiley might've had a chance of taming the deadly dinos. But it's never over 'til it's over with this hilarious duo--Grampa may be ancient, but he's agile!
Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features (Wiley & Grampa's Creature Features #4)
by Kirk ScroggsPut on your shin guards: in their fourth adventure, Wiley & Grampa enter the Wild World of Sports! At Wiley's soccer game against the monstrous Carpathian Coyotes Grampa suffers a nasty bite from their mangy team mascot, turning into a "wereyote" " a half man, half coyote " ten times as mean and three times as hairy! You'll howl when he grows sharp fangs. You'll freak out when he wreaks havoc through the streets of Gingham County. Only the evil fish-napper Dr. Hans Lotion can lift the Curse of the Coyote. Will he do it " or will the Ladies Quilting League shoot him with honey-mustard spikes first?
Wilfrid Cumbermede: An Autobiographical Story (The Cullen Collection #13)
by George MacDonaldA novel of a mysterious castle, unknown treasure, romance, and duplicity from the Victorian-era author of Lilith. &“One of MacDonald&’s very best.&”—Richard Reis, author of George MacDonald&’s Fiction This dark realistic novel is somewhat puzzling in MacDonald&’s corpus of more uplifting works. Some of its disconcerting themes grew out of George and Louisa MacDonald&’s friendship with author John Ruskin during a troubled time in the latter&’s life. Some of the descriptive portions contained within this narrative, especially of the Swiss Alps, are among MacDonald&’s finest. As Michael Phillips writes in the introduction, &“Though the novel draws vividly on imagery from MacDonald&’s trip to Switzerland in 1865, and contains passages of great narrative power, it is also of interest for characterizations thought by some to have emerged out of the circumstances of Ruskin&’s involvement with Rose La Touche. As a result, commentators and analysts through the years have read into the work all manner of Freudian, Jungian, and sexual themes. Readers, of course, will see in it what they choose to see.&”
Will Byers: Secret Files (Stranger Things)
by Matthew J. GilbertWill Byers' top-secret binder--based on the Netflix series Stranger Things!Read notes from the Upside Down and uncover secrets from the Hawkins National Laboratory in Will Byers's personal files. Based on Netflix's Stranger Things, this book is designed to look like a vintage school binder from the '80s. Filled with photos, notes, sketches, and diary entries, this book is sure to amaze and entertain fans of all ages.
Will Haunt You (Fiction Without Frontiers)
by Brian Kirk"Kirk&’s suspenseful and terror-driven novel employs supernatural elements to capitalize on the dread and horror of reality... [his] handling of visceral horror and human drama make for an immersive tale." - Publisher's WeeklyYou don&’t read the book. It reads you.Rumors of a deadly book have been floating around the dark corners of the deep web. A disturbing tale about a mysterious figure who preys on those who read the book and subjects them to a world of personalized terror.Jesse Wheeler—former guitarist of the heavy metal group The Rising Dead—was quick to discount the ominous folklore associated with the book. It takes more than some urban legend to frighten him. Hell, reality is scary enough. Seven years ago his greatest responsibility was the nightly guitar solo. Then one night when Jesse was blackout drunk, he accidentally injured his son, leaving him permanently disabled. Dreams of being a rock star died when he destroyed his son's future. Now he cuts radio jingles and fights to stay clean.But Jesse is wrong. The legend is real—and tonight he will become the protagonist in an elaborate scheme specifically tailored to prey on his fears and resurrect the ghosts from his past.Jesse is not the only one in danger, however. By reading the book, you have volunteered to participate in the author&’s deadly game, with every page drawing you closer to your own personalized nightmare. The real horror doesn&’t begin until you reach the end.That&’s when the evil comes for you.FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Will You Be My Friend?
by P. J. NightDon't miss the frights and fun as Beth tries to unlock the mysteries of her past in this mind-bending Creepover tale.Beth Picard has always felt a little different from her friends. For one thing, she doesn't remember anything about her life before she and her mother moved into the house they live in now. Then one day, Beth learns about a girl in a nearby town who looks like her...exactly like her. Could it be a long lost sister or cousin? Does this girl hold the key to Beth's memories? And if so, does Beth really want to know the truth about her past? Does she even have a choice? This terrifying tale is rated a Level 3 on the Creep-O-Meter.
William: An up-all-night slice of Halloween horror, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Black Mirror and Frankenstein
by Mason Coile*An up-all-night slice of Halloween horror, perfect for fans of Stephen King, Black Mirror, and Frankenstein*'Best thing I've read this year . . . Just superb. Unsettling in the most beautiful way' Will Dean, author of The Last Passenger'Probes at the fears for our future and provokes the terrors of our pasts . . . terrifying' Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The MerciesHenry, a brilliant but reclusive engineer, has achieved the crowning discovery of his career: he's created an artificially intelligent consciousness. He names the half-formed robot William.But there's something strange about William.It's not that his skin feels like balloon rubber and is the colour of curdled milk, nor is it his thick gurgling laugh or the way his tongue curls towards his crooked top teeth. It is the way he looks at Henry's wife, Lily.Henry created William but he is starting to lose control of him. As William's fixation with Lily grows and threatens to bring harm to their house, Henry has no choice but to destroy William.But William isn't gone. Filled with jealousy for humanity, for its capacity to love and create life, William starts to haunt the house.He lurks behind each locked door. You can hear him muttering in the eaves of the attic. He is whispering in Henry's head. And he will be the one to take control . . .William is a new kind of ghost story, where the haunting is not from another world, but from inside your home. Inside your head . . .'A gauntlet of thrills and surprises' Gus Moreno, author of This Thing Between Us'From its first page all the way to its jaw-dropping ending, William had me hooked' Nick Cutter, author of The Troop and The Deep'A gripping page-turner that makes you think' Araminta Hall, author of One of the Good Guys