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Enlightenment: A Novel
by Sarah PerryA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: NPR, Telegraph, Washington Post, The New Yorker. LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE. “Like A.S. Byatt’s Possession, Enlightenment is a baroque, genre-bending novel of ideas, ghosts and hidden histories. A richly layered epic....a heartfelt paean to the consolations of the sublime, where religion and science meet." -- Telegraph"Read it, then read it again. This is a book full of unexpected wonders." -- Literary ReviewFrom the author of The Essex Serpent, a dazzling novel of love and astronomy told over the course of twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends.Thomas Hart and Grace Macaulay have lived all their lives in the small Essex town of Aldleigh. Though separated in age by three decades, the pair are kindred spirits—torn between their commitment to religion and their desire to explore the world beyond their small Baptist community.It is two romantic relationships that will rend their friendship, and in the wake of this rupture, Thomas develops an obsession with a vanished nineteenth-century astronomer said to haunt a nearby manor, and Grace flees Aldleigh entirely for London. Over the course of twenty years, by coincidence and design, Thomas and Grace will find their lives brought back into orbit as the mystery of the vanished astronomer unfolds into a devastating tale of love and scientific pursuit. Thomas and Grace will ask themselves what it means to love and be loved, what is fixed and what is mutable, how much of our fate is predestined and written in the stars, and whether they can find their way back to each other.A thrillingly ambitious novel of friendship, faith, and unrequited love, rich in symmetry and symbolism, Enlightenment is a shimmering wonder of a book and Sarah Perry’s finest work to date.
Enoch’s Ghost (Oracles of Fire #2)
by Bryan DavisWalter, Ashley, and Karen find an army of giants hibernating in the depths of the earth. A mysterious girl named Sapphira Adi reveals a sinister plot: The giants will soon awaken and rise to conquer and destroy, and only dragons can defeat them.
Enshadowed: A Nevermore Book (Nevermore #2)
by Kelly CreaghTrue love takes a twisted turn in the second book of this modern gothic romance trilogy that channels the dark brilliance of Edgar Allan Poe.While Varen remains a prisoner in a perilous dream world where the terrifying stories of Edgar Allan Poe come to life, Isobel travels to Baltimore to confront the dark figure known throughout the world as the Poe Toaster. This man, the same man who once appeared to Isobel in her dreams and abandoned her in Varen’s nightmare world, holds the key to saving Varen. But when Isobel discovers a way to return to this dream world, she finds herself swept up in a realm that not only holds remnants of Edgar Allan Poe’s presence, but one that has taken on the characteristics of Varen’s innermost self. It is a dark world of fear, terror, and anger. When Isobel once more encounters Varen, she finds him changed. And now Isobel must face a new adversary—one who also happens to be her greatest love.
Enslaved In Shadows
by Tigris EdenA man's Past leads to his Future...... Agent Stone of the Shadow Unit's job is simple, most days. Work in the Shadows, police his own Kind. When an unwanted assignment turns out to be his darkest fantasy from the past, Draven can't help but be conflicted by the memories of the past and his responsibilities in the future. But his decision has been made. The Heart of a woman is Tested........ Jes can't let the tall dark agent back into her life. How can she trust any man after what she's endured. Years of abuse have broken her down and she doesn't have room for more. The man she turns to for help hasn't abused her physically but he's tormented her emotionally. A past betrayal left her scarred, but also brought her life. Can she accept him into her heart and trust him again? One will survive and adapt, the other will realize hearts can be mended even if it's a bit too late. The road to forgiveness sometimes only brings more pain. Unexpected events set their lives on two separate tracks leading to one outcome. Lives will be changed and an emotional battle to save their souls will leave them both trapped and enslaved in their need for one another. **This is a Multicultural Dark PNR Erotic Romance** Warning: Torture Scene and my foul language 18 years of age and older**
Entangled Secrets (Northern Circle Coven Series #3)
by Pat EsdenThe Northern Circle coven&’s future is in question once again. But this time, hearts and souls are on the line, making the stakes higher, the magic more crucial, and the battle more fateful than ever before . . . Pregnant and alone at twenty-one, Chandler Parrish sought refuge within the Northern Circle coven&’s secluded complex. Never revealing the identity of her child&’s father, Chandler has raised her now eight-year-old son, Peregrine, in peace, and used her talent as an artist and welder to become a renowned metal sculptor. But her world is shaken to the core when Peregrine shows signs of natural faerie sight—a rare and dangerous gift to see through faerie glamour and disguises that could only have come from his father&’s genes. Worse yet, the boy has seen a monstrous faerie creature trailing Lionel Parker, a magic-obsessed journalist determined to expose the witching world. But the very man who threatens the witches&’ anonymity may also be key to healing Chandler&’s long broken heart. As dangerous desires and shocking secrets entangle, new faerie threats and demonic foes close in on the coven and High Council. Loyalties will be tested. Fierce magics will be called upon. And Chandler will have to face her past to save all she holds dear: her coven, her child—and perhaps even her own soul.Praise for Pat Esden and her Dark Heart Novels &“A compelling, atmospheric, paranormal that feels fresh.&” —Publishers Weekly &“An adventure-packed finale … With snappy dialogue, a take-charge heroine and a sprawling cast of characters, Reach for You is a smart beach read for fans of ghosties, ghoulies and sexy genies.&” —Seven Days
Entangled Secrets (Northern Circle Coven Series #3)
by Pat EsdenThe Northern Circle coven&’s future is in question once again. But this time, hearts and souls are on the line, making the stakes higher, the magic more crucial, and the battle more fateful than ever before . . . Pregnant and alone at twenty-one, Chandler Parrish sought refuge within the Northern Circle coven&’s secluded complex. Never revealing the identity of her child&’s father, Chandler has raised her now eight-year-old son, Peregrine, in peace, and used her talent as an artist and welder to become a renowned metal sculptor. But her world is shaken to the core when Peregrine shows signs of natural faerie sight—a rare and dangerous gift to see through faerie glamour and disguises that could only have come from his father&’s genes. Worse yet, the boy has seen a monstrous faerie creature trailing Lionel Parker, a magic-obsessed journalist determined to expose the witching world. But the very man who threatens the witches&’ anonymity may also be key to healing Chandler&’s long broken heart. As dangerous desires and shocking secrets entangle, new faerie threats and demonic foes close in on the coven and High Council. Loyalties will be tested. Fierce magics will be called upon. And Chandler will have to face her past to save all she holds dear: her coven, her child—and perhaps even her own soul.Praise for Pat Esden and her Dark Heart Novels &“A compelling, atmospheric, paranormal that feels fresh.&” —Publishers Weekly &“An adventure-packed finale … With snappy dialogue, a take-charge heroine and a sprawling cast of characters, Reach for You is a smart beach read for fans of ghosties, ghoulies and sexy genies.&” —Seven Days
Entanglements
by Patricia MasonAccidentally opening a vortex sucks!Teen KIZZY TAYLOR is just hoping for an evening of fun when she joins her friends in a spelunking expedition through an under-city tunnel. But fun turns bizarre when Kizzy accidentally opens a vortex and her stepsister is swept through to an evil alternate dimension. The only way to rescue her stepsister is to reopen the vortex and go in after her. But is her new boyfriend, ROM CALIXO, going to help Kizzy or try to stop her? And if she can get past Rom, will she be able to get back home?
Enter, Night: A Novel
by Michael RoweA murderous madman plans to resurrect an ancient monster buried beneath a small Canadian town in this chilling novel for fans of Joe Hill.It&’s 1972, and there are some new arrivals to the remote mining village of Parr&’s Landing . . .The recently widowed Christina Parr and her brother-in-law, Jeremy, are the first to show up. Both fled town years ago because of the same woman—but for ultimately different, dark reasons. They weren&’t expecting a warm welcome upon their homecoming, but they had nowhere else to turn.Meanwhile, Dr. Billy Lightning is searching for clues to prove the grisly death of his anthropologist father was not an accident. But the police aren&’t likely to be helpful to someone like him.Then there&’s Richard Weal. With his long hair and cowboy hat, the disheveled man looks like a hippie. But the contents of his hockey bag will show he&’s anything but peaceful. He has cut a bloody path across the country to answer a powerful, supernatural call. In a cave near Bradley Lake, there slumbers a three-hundred-year-old horror that urgently wants to be released . . .&“Skillfully brings to mind the classic works of Stephen King and Robert McCammon.&” —Christopher Rice, New York Times–bestselling author of the Burning Girl series&“[Rowe] rescues the modern vampire novel from its current state of mediocrity with his dead-on portrayal of the gothic small town, rich characters and deeply frightening story. . . . Read Enter, Night. With the lights on.&” —Susie Moloney, bestselling author of The Thirteen
Entice (Need #3)
by Carrie JonesZara and Nick are soul mates, meant to be together forever. But that's not exactly how things have worked out. Nick is dead-supposedly taken to some mythic place for warriors called Valhalla, where Zara and her friends might be able to get him back. Bedford needs its warriors more than ever, since a group of evil pixies is devastating the place. But even if Zara and her friends can reach Valhalla, there's that other small problem: Zara's been pixie kissed. Will Nick even want to return with her? Especially since she's not just any pixie . . . She's Astley's queen.
Entice: The Violet Eden Chapters, Book Two (Violet Eden Chapters)
by Jessica ShirvingtonViolet Eden thought she knew all the secrets ... she was wrong.‘I now had little doubt. I felt the intensity in that one burst of emotion from him, felt his desperate need to eliminate me. Any small glimmer of hope that might’ve been there - that somehow Phoenix would change, would be that guy I first got to know – was gone.’On her seventeenth birthday Violet Eden’s whole life changed. One minute she was a normal teenager obsessed with her art ... and Lincoln. The next she has to get her head around the knowledge that angels do exist, both light and dark and she’s not altogether human either. Violet is Grigori – part angel and part human. Oh, and Lincoln knew it all along.Coming to terms with her destiny is tough, but Violet thought she knew all the secrets. She was wrong. The ancient battle between exiled angels and humanity is far from over. And now Violet has to learn to live with her feelings for Lincoln while working with him to stay alive and stop the exiles discovering the key to destroy all Grigori. It isn’t easy. Especially when the electricity between her and Phoenix ignites and she discovers his hold over her has become more dangerous than ever. Searching for the answers she needs will take Violet halfway across the world to the sacred mountains of Jordan, where ancient stories come to life and her warrior spirit will be called upon to make things right ... but even then her choices have consequences she never saw coming.A captivating combination of mythology, romance and a kick-arse heroine make this book impossible to put down. Lose yourself in the Violet Eden Chapters latest book, Entice.The Violet Eden ChaptersBook One: EmbraceBook Two: EnticeBook Three: EmblazeBook Four: EndlessBook Five: Empower
Entranced (PowerUp! #7)
by Marie HarteThe seventh steamy, stand-alone romance in New York Times bestseller Marie Harte’s psychic, romantic suspense series—POWERUP! Love at first sight might be more than Jack can handle… A m/f romance. After a disastrous mission for Uncle Sam years ago, psychic, ex-government agent Jack Keiser has been wary of trusting anyone. Keeping his fellow psychics in line is a full time job, made harder by his own strangely developing talent—his ability to change shape. Even among psychics he’s an oddball. Heather Stallbridge has gone missing, and it’s up to Jack to find her. His journey leads him into the German Alps and to a strange village with even stranger people. The moment Jack sees Heather, he experiences what feels like love at first sight. Their connection is irrefutable, but he can’t trust that it’s real. .And that doubt is a problem, because without working together, they’ll never find a way to escape the killers in the mountains, or to discover the unexplainable love growing between them.This title has been previously released.Warning: this title contains the following: one mysterious village, a dominant male who can be whoever he wants to be, and a woman who can heal even the most wounded of hearts. “The storyline had suspense & intrigue, was fairly quick paced and moved along well. Was kinda disappointed when the book ended... I had enjoyed it so much!!”5 Stars, Tracy, Good reads
Entre nosotros
by Juan Ignacio CarrascoUn libro de terror moderno con toques de novela de adolescente. El debut de un autor que dará mucho que hablar.
Entropy in Bloom: Stories
by Jeremy Robert JohnsonFor more than a decade, Jeremy Robert Johnson has been bubbling under the surface of both literary and genre fiction. His short stories present a brilliantly dark and audaciously weird realm where cosmic nightmares collide with all-too-human characters and apocalypses of all shapes and sizes loom ominously. In "Persistence Hunting," a lonely distance runner is seduced into a brutal life of crime with an ever-narrowing path for escape. In "When Susurrus Stirs," an unlucky pacifist must stop a horrifying parasite from turning his body into a sentient hive. Running through all of Johnson's work is a hallucinatory vision and deeply-felt empathy, earning the author a reputation as one of today's most daring and thrilling writers. Featuring the best of his independently-published short fiction, as well as an exclusive, never-before-published novella "The Sleep of Judges"--where a father's fight against the denizens of a drug den becomes a mind-bending suburban nightmare--Entropy in Bloom is a perfect compendium for avid fans and an ideal entry point for adventurous readers seeking the humor, heartbreak, and terror of JRJ's strange new worlds.
Entwined
by Cherie ColyerOnly a few months after embracing her magical powers, defeating a dark witch at her high school, and banishing a faerie prince back to his realm, sixteen-year-old Madison Riley is back in book three of the Embrace series--and doing the bidding of a demon. She has no choice but to do so if she wants him to honor the deal they made at his crossroads territory to save the life of someone she loves. Twenty years of service to a creature of hell is a big price, but it sure beats the alternative: selling her soul. But life gets complicated when you're the beck-and-call witch of a crossroad demon. Caden, the demon she serves, wants to become master of Death Himself, and he has the means to do it as long as Madison helps him find all the pieces of an enchanted "binding" necklace. It's up to Madison and her coven to foil his plans, but Caden's intentions aren't entirely evil--and the kisses he seals his deals with aren't too bad either. As Caden's motives test Madison's trust, his shameful flirting tries her boyfriend Isaac's patience. But being caught in a love triangle with two supernatural hotties is perhaps the least of her concerns when the coven's interference in Caden's plot might just cost Madison her life and unleash hell on earth.
Epidemic Cinema: The Rise of a Genre (Routledge Advances in Film Studies)
by Julia EcheverríaThis book examines the recent trend in global cinema to feature infectious disease. As the global crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic materialised the anxieties and discourses of world risk that had long been portrayed in popular media, the book provides a novel definition of the epidemic film genre and offers a systematic look into the narrative and stylistic conventions that characterise it. Epidemic Cinema traces the evolution of the genre from its early cinematic origins to establish the founding principles of a genre standing at the crossroads between science-fiction and horror. It draws on close textual analysis to show how the pandemic reified one of the central predicaments of epidemic narratives: the constant tension existing between free-floating phenomena and the impulse to control and resist such phenomena, ultimately epitomised by the trope of the border. Showing how infectious diseases offer a rich allegorical frame which cinema uses to articulate timely anxieties of growingly invisible and deterritorialised risks, the author presents the prevalence of contagion in popular culture as a symptom of this growingly viral and virus-ridden context, both in its most literal and metaphorical sense. This insightful study will interest students and scholars of film studies, global cinema, science-fiction, horror, popular culture and genre theory.
Epidemic of the Living Dead
by John RussoFrom the screenwriter of the original 1968 Night of the Living Dead comes a shocking new wave of zombie mayhem to devour your dreams—and feed your nightmares . . . THEY ARE WHAT THEY EAT It starts with infected needles. It spreads like a plague. Soon the town of Chapel Grove, Pennsylvania, is overrun with cannibalistic corpses. Some are taken down with a bullet to the brain. Others, torched like kindling. But a few have survived—inside a maternity ward . . . THEY’RE EATING FOR TWO NOW Detective Bill Curtis manages to rescue his pregnant wife Lauren from the ward in the nick of time. But the other pregnant women are not so lucky. Some of them have been bitten—and infected. Now it’s anyone’s guess what’s growing inside them . . . THEY’RE THE NEXT GENERATION But the nightmare isn’t over yet. The infected mothers’ newborns appear to be normal. But as the years go by, Bill and Lauren Curtis begin to worry about their beautiful, healthy daughter Jodie. Jodie is drawn to the town’s “special” children, the ones whose mothers were bitten. They’re reaching adolescence now. Their hormones are raging. And they’re starting to possess strange appetitites . . . If you thought millenials werea pain, just wait until you meet Generation Z. “An unrelieved orgy of sadism.” —Variety on Night of the Living Dead
Episode Thirteen
by Craig DiLouieFrom the macabre mind of a Bram Stoker Award-nominated author, this heart-pounding novel of horror and psychological suspense takes a ghost hunting reality TV crew into a world they could never have imagined. Fade to Black is the newest hit ghost hunting reality TV show. Led by husband and wife team Matt and Claire Kirklin, it delivers weekly hauntings investigated by a dedicated team of ghost hunting experts. Episode Thirteen takes them to every ghost hunter's holy grail: the Paranormal Research Foundation. This brooding, derelict mansion holds secrets and clues about bizarre experiments that took place there in the 1970s. It's also famously haunted, and the team hopes their scientific techniques and high tech gear will prove it. But as the house begins to reveal itself to them, proof of an afterlife might not be everything Matt dreamed of. A story told in broken pieces, in tapes, journals, and correspondence, this is the story of Episode Thirteen—and how everything went terribly, horribly wrong."An epistolary descent into a living nightmare . . . well-written and genuinely unsettling. Fans of paranormal documentaries, ghost-hunting shows, and found-footage horror will lose their minds over this one." —Kealan Patrick Burke, Bram Stoker Award winning author of Kin &“A beautiful Russian doll of a story… Episode Thirteen hooks you, creeps you out, and then it overwhelms you. It&’s House of Leaves meets Haunting of Hill House, in all the best possible ways.&”—Peter Clines, NYT bestselling author of The Broken Room For more from Craig DiLouie, check out: The Children of Red Peak Our War One of Us
Epitaph
by Shaun HutsonHe sucked in a deep breath full of that strange smell he couldn't identify. He trailed his hands across the satin beneath him and to both sides of him and, when he raised his hands, above him too. He knew why it was so dark. He understood why he could see nothing. He realized why he was lying down. He was in a coffin.A distraught couple thinks you've killed their daughter and they want a confession. If you say you did it, they'll kill you. If you say you didn't, they'll leave you to die. It seems hopeless but there is one way out . . .What would you do?
Epitaph
by Shaun HutsonHe sucked in a deep breath full of that strange smell he couldn't identify. He trailed his hands across the satin beneath him and to both sides of him and, when he raised his hands, above him too. He knew why it was so dark. He understood why he could see nothing. He realized why he was lying down. He was in a coffin.A distraught couple thinks you've killed their daughter and they want a confession. If you say you did it, they'll kill you. If you say you didn't, they'll leave you to die. It seems hopeless but there is one way out . . .What would you do?
Equipoise (Ennek Trilogy #3)
by Kim FieldingSecond EditionEnnek Trilogy: Book ThreeEnnek, the son of the Chief, and Miner, a former slave, have escaped the totalitarian city-state of Praesidium and remain fugitives. Having defeated two mighty wizards, they begin to realize complete freedom can be as dangerous as absolute power. Now Ennek and Miner must face battles, corruption, and further journeys through lands both new and familiar. As they grow more secure in their relationship, they learn the greatest challenges sometimes come from very close to the heart and everything of value has a price. With the help of a few allies, they seek equipoise--a balance for themselves and for their world.First Edition published by CreateSpace, 2012.
Erin Samiloglu Horror Collection
by Erin SamilogluGossamer Hall Juan Fuentes can make objects appear out of nowhere. On a stormy night during a history class at Brookhaven College, Juan makes the dead come alive. Ruthless nineteenth-century murderers Mack "Mad" Maron and his three henchmen rise from their unmarked graves ready for vengeance. The night becomes one of survival for the students of Gossamer Hall. Disconnection A serial killer is on the loose in New Orleans. Someone is branding, stabbing, and strangling young girls and dumping them in the depths of the Mississippi River. Beleaguered Detective Lewis Kline and his colleagues believe the occult may be involved, but they have no leads. When Sela, a troubled young woman, answers a stranger's cell phone in a dark Bourbon Street bar, on the other end is Chloe Applegate, the serial killer's most recent victim. So begins Sela's journey into a nightmare from which she cannot awaken.
Ernestine, Catastrophe Queen
by James Patterson Merrill WyattWe all know and love Ramona, Matilda, and Harriet the Spy. Now meet Ernestine.Ernestine Montgomery is the kind of kid who gets things done. She's smart, prepared, and always knows just what to do. But there's big trouble brewing inside the walls of the rambling old mansion where she lives... and only Ernestine can decipher the clues that point in one direction-murder! Can Ernestine solve the mystery before catastrophe strikes?
Ero Jack lo Squartatore
by Luisa Ercolano Michael BrayQuando Jack lo Squartatore terrorizzò Londra nel 1888 avrebbe dato vita ad un mistero con la sua sparizione, e la sequenza di violenti e orribili omicidi finì tanto rapidamente quanto era iniziata, lasciando dietro di lui uno dei più antichi crimini irrisolti. Ora, nel 1907, il biografo Charles Hapgood sta per ricevere la visita di un uomo che sostiene di essere il famoso Squartatore e che desidera raccontare la propria storia prima della morte imminente. Inizialmente scettico, Hapgood accetta di sentire la storia, e presto gli vengono offerte prove indiscutibili del fatto che il suo ospite dica la verità. Ascoltando la storia dell'uomo, Hapgood è trascinato in un mondo di dolore, crudeltà, orrore e tristezza, scoprendo come un bambino innocente sia cresciuto per diventare il più grande mostro vivente mai conosciuto. Mentre la storia viene svelata, inizia a temere per la sua sicurezza. L'uomo noto come Jack lo Squartatore racconta la storia con parole proprie, una storia che va oltre la timeline conosciuta dei suoi crimini orrendi e raggiunge nuove profondità di terrore e depravazione che Hapgood non avrebbe mai potuto immaginare.
Eros and Evil: The Sexual Psychopathology of Witchcraft
by R. E. L. MastersEros and Evil is the first systematic modern study of the sexual behavior of witches (and of witch hunters) and, as such, is an important contribution to psychological literature. Emphasizing the period between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries (the witch era, when sexual licentiousness in fact and fantasy was rampant), R. E. L. Masters contends that intercourse with devils and demons was the central fact of witchcraft. His discussion ranges over such subjects as the anatomy of the devil, the sexual psychology of demons, and erotic cannibalism, and he shows how hysteria, mental disorders, and drugs may explain some of demonic sexuality’s strangest aspects. Most significantly, Eros and Evil throws light on the origins and development of Western sexual (or antisexual) morals. No other work makes so clear the superstitious and often diseased foundation of the sexual code by which we are still attempting to live.This edition of Eros and Evil, first published in 1962, contains the complete text of Ludovico Maria Sinistrari’s Demoniality, one of the great classics of demonology.
Errante: Una historia de extremo terror
by Terry M. WestADVERTENCIA: Ésta historia contiene escenas de extrema violencia y gore. No es recomendable para gente impresionable o que se ofenda fácilmente. El lector queda fuertemente advertido. "Errante contiene el estilo más insidioso de extremo terror, y está contado sangriento estilo". - Bob Milne, Beauty in Ruins. "A menudo encontramos nuestro destino en el camino que tomamos para evitarlo". Jean de La Fontaine Houston, Texas. Verano de 1984. Binh Pham es un estafador callejero que sufre de narcolepsia. Luego de que su proxeneta es asesinado por un cartel de drogas mexicano, Binh comprende que pronto también irán por él. Escapando, pide un aventón por la ruta 45, un largo tramo bordeado por bosques que une a Houston con Dallas. Conoce a Paul Marrane, un viajero excéntrico y carismático. Paul viaja junto a Binh, convirtiéndose en su protector y su amigo, pero el extraño comportamiento de Paul no tarda en tornarse peligroso. Convencido de que su compañero es un psicópata letal, Binh descubre que Paul Marrane es algo aún mucho peor. Mientras ambos hombres recorren la vieja ruta, su odisea se convierte en una desgarradora pesadilla sin salida. ERRANTE es un viaje sangriento al infierno, del aclamado autor de terror, Terry M. West.