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Infatuate: A Gilded Wings Novel, Book Two (The Gilded Wings Novels #2)
by Aimee AgrestiHaven Terra is still recovering from an internship that brought her literally to the brink of hell when a trip to New Orleans leads to more trouble. There, while taking part in a student volunteer program, Haven and her friends Dante and Lance run across an enclave of devils known as the Krewe. These shape-shifting devils are more reckless and vicious than any Haven, Lance, and Dante have encountered. Yet the friends soon discover that their French Quarter housemates are also angels in training, and together they must face off with the Krewe in their quest for wings. But Haven's resolve is tested when Lucian, the repentant devil with whom she was infatuated, resurfaces and asks her for help escaping the underworld. Can he be trusted? Or will aiding him cost Haven her angel wings--and her life?is gripping sequel to Illuminate takes the battle of good and evil to the next level.
Meet Me At the Castle
by Denise A. AgnewA ruined castle, a young woman's obsession, an alluring and mysterious man. The past and present are about to collide in Meet Me At the Castle, Denise A. Agnew's haunting tale of passion and romance. Nothing will ever be the same again!Elizabeth Albright lives a simple life at Penham Manor under the watchful and disapproving eye of her father and stepmother. They think she's odd for loving to paint Cromar Castle, a ruin on the hill. Even Elizabeth doesn't understand why she insists on painting the structure over and over. Yet her compulsion demands it--there is something alive and beautiful about the castle that she cannot resist. When she meets the devilishly handsome Damian, more than her interest is piqued, for he engages her like no other has. But her stepmother has plans that will take her away from Cromar--and Damian--forever.Content Notes: Spicy, Historical, Gothic, Paranormal, Ghosts, Hauntings
The Beast Who Couldn't Say Boo
by Amanda AgeeScaring stuffed animals and the family pet is easy for Boris, but when people are around, this beast gets too nervous to say boo! Can he get over his stage fright in time for Halloween? Limited picture descriptions added.
Haunting Bombay: A Novel
by Shilpa Agarwal"[An] intriguing debut novel. . . Agarwal seeks to give voice to the dispossessed through the supernatural. " — USA Today"[Shilpa] Agarwal's work will definitely appeal to fans of Monica Ali and Jhumpa Lahiri by virtue of its characters and setting, but it retains a fresh, original feel that will draw in new readers with its own literary merit. Recommended for all but the smallest fiction collections. "— Library Journal“In her stunning debut novel Shilpa Agarwal takes on the ghosts that bedevil young Pinky Mittal's extended family and dispatches them with rambunctious wit and affection. The result is like finely wrought mirror work, a glittering tapestry of vibrant contradictions, characters, and mysteries. Haunting Bombay flirts deliciously with the true spirit of India. ”—Aimee Liu, author of Flash HouseAfter her mother’s death crossing the border from Pakistan to India during Partition, baby Pinky was taken in by her grandmother, Maji, the matriarch of the powerful Mittal family. Now thirteen years old, Pinky lives with her grandmother and her uncle’s family in a bungalow on the Malabar Heights in Bombay. While she has never really been accepted by her uncle’s family, she has always had Maji’s love. One day, as monsoons engulf the city, Pinky opens a mysteriously bolted door, unleashing the ghosts of an infant who drowned shortly before Pinky’s arrival and of the nursemaid who cared for the child. Three generations of the Mittal family must struggle to come to terms with their secrets amidst hidden shame, forbidden love, and a call for absolute sacrifice. Shilpa Agarwal was born in Bombay and currently lives in Los Angeles. She is a graduate of Duke University and UCLA and has taught at both UCLA and UC Santa Barbara. As an unpublished novel, Haunting Bombay won a 2003 First Words Literary Prize for South Asian Writers. It is her first novel.
King Vikram and the Mute Queen
by Deepa AgarwalKing Vikram loves his subjects and will do anything to make them happy—even if it means trying to convince a mute queen to marry one of them! Will he succeed?
Daughter of the Dragon Tree
by Susanne AerneckeTwo young women, with intertwined fates centuries apart, must protect the secret of the powerful, all-healing mushroom known as amakuna • The gripping story includes mystical visions, shamanic rituals, past lives, an ancient lineage of medicine women, love, betrayal, conspiracies, and murder • Set concurrently in modern times and in 1492 during the Conquistadors’ takeover of the Canary Islands 1492: For millennia, the medicine women of the Guanches, the indigenous people on the Canary Island of La Palma, have used a psychotropic mushroom to look into the past and the future. But the mushroom has other sacred powers: It can cure disease or injury and it links the fate of those who consume it across all eternity. These secret powers are closely guarded by the medicine women, for they can foresee the destructive forces that would be unleashed if the sacred mushroom fell into the wrong hands. Present day: Romy, a young doctor at a biomedical research company, sets out alone on a rock-climbing trek near her home in Germany. Halfway through her climb, an unusual panic overtakes her and she blacks out as she falls more than 25 feet from the face of a cliff . . . Coming to, hours later, she finds herself in a cave, remarkably unscathed, with a strange taste in her mouth as well as a vivid recollection of an ancient ritual centered on a sacred mushroom called “amakuna.” Plagued by visions from the amakuna ceremony, including the death of an old medicine woman under a peculiar looking tree and the appointment of a young apprentice, Iriomé, to take her place, Romy begins to feel as if Iriomé is trying to contact her across the centuries. Identifying the tree from the visions as a Canarian Dragon Tree, she heads to the Canary Island of La Palma to discover the truth behind her visions and her and Iriomé’s intertwined fates. In the heart of the island’s volcanic crater, she discovers the reality of the strange mushroom and its magical, all-healing, all-seeing powers. She brings some of the mushroom back to Germany and experiments with it, leading to repeated flashbacks of Iriomé’s life. But pharmaceutical mega-corporations are already in hot pursuit of her and will stop at nothing to take possession of the amakuna--not even murder. As Romy and Iriomé’s lives continue to parallel across the centuries, they both find themselves in love with powerful men, pregnant, far from home, and in danger. But while Iriomé’s fate is in the past and sealed, Romy’s has not yet been decided, nor has the fate of the mushroom, which she learns has the power to either destroy life or preserve it. Will Romy be able to protect the powerful amakuna secret, as generations of medicine women have done before her? Or will she fall victim to betrayal as Iriomé did, and be forced to destroy the sacred mushroom before it can destroy the planet?
Ghost in a Bottle
by Kerry Adrienne Lia DavisSome family secrets are best left buried.Ophelia Hunt travels to her family’s ancestral home in Savannah, Georgia, to help her beloved grandmother get her affairs in order. To destress, she spends the day shopping, ending up at an antique store near the river. A hand-blown glass jar, shoved behind other trinkets and baubles, catches her eye. Unable to shake the strong feeling she’s meant to have the old jar, she buys it and sets it on her grandmother’s mantel. As All Hallow’s Eve approaches, strange things begin to happen. Objects move on their own, doors open and slam closed, and a man’s whispers call out in the darkness. Are Gram’s old stories of family curses and ghosts real, or is Ophelia cracking under the stress of dealing with her grandmother’s finances and last wishes? Anatoli La Croix has spent the last century cursed to exist in spirit form, locked inside a glass jar. When the beautiful and magickal Ophelia purchases the jar, he discovers he’s able to escape his confinement for short periods. For the first time in a century, he has hope. Could the beautiful witch be the one to break his curse? Or will she provoke the evil spirit that imprisoned him and bring dark magick’s wrath down on them both?
Haunting Savannah: 8 Dark And Seductive Tales
by Kerry Adrienne Kim Carmichael Lia Davis Deena Remiel Ella Jade Evelyn Lederman Savannah Verte H. R. Boldwood Ml GuidaSpend Halloween in Savannah with eight dark, seductive tales of ghosts, vampires, demons, witches, and warlocks.Nine bestselling authors come together in this collection of eight BRAND NEW, Halloween themed novellas.A look inside…Ghost in a Bottle by Lia Davis & Kerry AdrienneAnatoli La Croix has spent the last century cursed to exist in spirit form, locked inside a glass jar. When the beautiful and magickal Ophelia purchases the jar, he discovers he’s able to escape his confinement for short periods. For the first time in a century, he has hope. Could the beautiful witch be the one to break his curse? Or will she provoke the evil spirit that imprisoned him and bring dark magick’s wrath down on them both? Forbidden Union by Deena RemielIt’s Halloween in Savannah. Noah Blackman has come to Savannah, Georgia and Violet Adams’ home seeking to verify the origins of his family. Could his roots begin with a runaway slave? This trip holds many surprises for the two as their family’s pasts collide and their present charts a course for romance and lasting love. True Companions by Ella JadeMaxim and Grant have been lovers for a century. Companions in the truest sense. What happens when a human woman shares their home and their bed? Can two destined souls open their hearts to a third? The Ultimate Act of Love by Evelyn LedermanThe last thing Kori Daniels expected to see on a ghost tour is an actual apparition. Although she can feel earth-bound spirits, she has never seen one. Already impacted by nightly amorous dreams since arriving in Savannah, her dream lover now has a face. The Haunting of Bellehaven by H.R. BoldwoodSelf-reliant Harper McKinnon arrives in Savannah to claim her inheritance, Bellehaven Plantation—a proud antebellum estate. But the estate’s handsome caretaker, Clay Montgomery, is used to doing things his way. Fireworks fly as they are drawn ever closer, but the plantation’s ghostly secrets threaten both their love and their lives. The Promise by Kim CarmichaelA mistake brought a demon to her, a promise kept them bound together. It is a thin line between desire and love and good and evil when an incubus enters Leora Desmond’s life. Veil Break by Savannah VerteTaken from the world he knows, to a place out of time, Holden Henry has a lot of questions when he is redeposited into his world, 150 years in the future. His Savannah isn’t the same anymore. A Pirate’s Mask by ML GuidaDark secrets haunt the Pirate’s House Inn in Savannah, Georgia. Rosalind Gill’s stepfather is the culprit. He’s forcing her to remain silent and marry his evil partner or die. Her only hope is Phearson MacFie-a vampire pirate from another time. They must work together to not only save the innocent, but save themselves and discover true love.
Ghost House
by Alexandra AdornettoFrom the New York Times bestselling author of the Halo trilogy comes the start of a beautiful and powerful new series After the loss of her mother, Chloe Kennedy starts seeing the ghosts that haunted her as a young girl again. Spending time at her grandmother's country estate in the south of England is her chance to get away from her grief and the spirits that haunt her. Until she meets a mysterious stranger... Alexander Reade is 157 years dead, with secrets darker than the lake surrounding Grange Hall and a lifelike presence that draws Chloe more strongly than any ghost before. But the bond between them awakens the vengeful spirit of Alexander's past love, Isobel. And she will stop at nothing to destroy anyone who threatens to take him from her. To stop Isobel, Chloe must push her developing abilities to their most dangerous limits, even if it means losing Alex forever...and giving the hungry dead a chance to claim her for their own. must push her developing abilities to their most dangerous limits, even if it means losing Alex forever...and giving the hungry dead a chance to claim her for their own.
Madeline's Miracles
by Warren AdlerWhen a commercial artist, her stockbroker husband, and their twin daughters move to Los Angeles, they unwittingly fall prey to a woman who convinces them that she is a psychic and can foresee their future. By persuading them that she holds the key to their success and can protect them from the dangers that threaten them, she gradually takes full control over their careers, their parenting, even their sex lives, until they become her willing accomplices. This chilling tale rises to a tense crescendo as the psychic dissects and manipulates the family's beliefs and paralyzes their will to protect themselves. This classic story of brainwashing offers a cautionary tale for anyone who has lost the ability to question an illogical certainty.
Vampires Are Us: Understanding Our Love Affair with the Immortal Dark Side
by Margot AdlerThe author of Drawing Down the Moon offers a "literate, imaginative, and just plain fascinating&” exploration of the enduring allure of vampires (Whitley Strieber, author of The Hunger). Author and NPR correspondent Margot Adler found herself newly drawn to vampire novels while sitting vigil at her dying husband&’s bedside. Intrigued by the way this ever-evolving myth lets us contemplate mortality, she embarked on a years-long journey of reading hundreds vampire novels—from teen to adult, from gothic to modern, from detective to comic. She began to see just how each era creates the vampires it needs. Dracula, an Eastern European monster, was the perfect vehicle for 19th-century England&’s fear of outsiders and of disease seeping in through its large ports. In 1960s America, the television show Dark Shadows gave us the morally conflicted vampire struggling against his own predatory nature, who still enthralls us today. From Bram Stoker to Ann Rice; from vampire detective thrillers to lesbian vampire fiction; and from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Twilight and True Blood, Vampires Are Us explores the issues of power, politics, morality, identity, and even the fate of the planet that show up in vampire novels today. Perhaps, Adler suggests, our blood is oil, perhaps our prey is the planet. Perhaps vampires are us.
His Hideous Heart: 13 of Edgar Allan Poe's Most Unsettling Tales Reimagined
by Dahlia AdlerThirteen of YA’s most celebrated names reimagine Edgar Allan Poe’s most surprising, unsettling, and popular tales for a new generation.Edgar Allan Poe may be a hundred and fifty years beyond this world, but the themes of his beloved works have much in common with modern young adult fiction. Whether the stories are familiar to readers or discovered for the first time, readers will revel in both Edgar Allan Poe's classic tales, and in the 13 unique and unforgettable ways that they've been brought to life.Contributors include Dahlia Adler (reimagining “Ligeia”), Kendare Blake (“Metzengerstein”), Rin Chupeco (“The Murders in the Rue Morgue”), Lamar Giles (“The Oval Portrait”), Tessa Gratton (“Annabel Lee”), Tiffany D. Jackson (“The Cask of Amontillado”), Stephanie Kuehn (“The Tell-Tale Heart”), Emily Lloyd-Jones (“The Purloined Letter”), amanda lovelace (“The Raven”), Hillary Monahan (“The Masque of the Red Death”), Marieke Nijkamp (“Hop-Frog”), Caleb Roehrig (“The Pit and the Pendulum”), and Fran Wilde (“The Fall of the House of Usher”).
Footsteps on the Stairs
by C. S. AdlerFun loving Dodie is at a creepy beach house to get to know her neat little stepbrother and her cool, perfect stepsister, Anne. Anne is thirteen, like Dodie, but they couldn't be more different. When both girls hear footsteps on the stairs at night, they are thrown together to solve the mystery. Their investigation lands them in the middle of a jealous quarrel between two long dead sisters. How can Dodie and Anne pacify the ghosts?
Los Prisioneros de la Maestra: Prisión Paranormal Fantasia de Harén Invertido (Los Mascotas de la Maestra #3)
by N. J. AdelInvestigo un asesinato en una prisión paranormal y termino tras las rejas con cuatro reclusos psicópatas. Flynn Nativo Americano, mitad vampiro, mitad león metamorfo, en prisión por doble homicidio (y mi estudiante) Ronan Negro, pelo plateado, ojos violetas, fae traicionero, en prisión por robo de identidad y posible asesinato Marco Peligrosamente sexy, el demonio bisexual italiano, y uno de los hijos bastardos del diablo, en prisión por robo a mano armada Aedan Gran dragón irlandés dorado, en prisión por incendio provocado Me usarán de formas que nunca pensé que fueran posibles. Pero no saben quién soy realmente. Lo que realmente soy. Mi familia ha jugado con el diablo y yo he heredado la oscuridad. Cuando estoy en peligro, cuando mi familia está en peligro, no sólo muerdo, no sólo mato, soy más psicópata que todos ustedes y no dudaré en poner el mundo de cabeza. Disfruta de este standalone de 110k palabras (550 páginas). No tienes que leer los libros anteriores en este universo primero para leer Los prisioneros de la maestra Si te gustan los vampiros, los metamorfos, los monstruos, los demonios, los faes, los dragones y las historias oscuras, esta novela paranormal romántica es definitivamente para ti.
Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight: The start of an epic new adventure series (Jujuland #1)
by Maria Motunrayo AdebisiWhen Koku accidentally unleashes an ancient demon, he must enter the magical world of Olori to claim his power. Full of action, magic, and eye-catching comic book-style illustrations, this 9+ series draws on West African mythology and is perfect for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers, Percy Jackson, and Dragon Mountain.Koku has always felt like he was cursed with a weird name and an illness to match. He thinks life can't get any worse - until he unleashes a demon on a school trip. He expects detention, but instead he's hurled into an impossible quest filled with MAGICAL TRIBES, MAN-EATING MONSTERS and VENGEFUL MERMAIDS. When an ASSASSIN is sent to hunt him down, Koku's only hope is to team up with a clumsy shapeshifter and a moody warrior-in-training. Together they enter the JUJULAND JUNGLE, a place filled with DANGEROUS SECRETS. Can Koku discover his own power, before it's too late?A Jujuland adventure story.
Koku Akanbi and the Heart of Midnight: The start of an epic new adventure series (Jujuland #1)
by Maria Motunrayo AdebisiAfter cynical thirteen year-old orphan Koku accidentally releases a demon on a trip to the British Museum, his uncle sends him to Olori, the West African land of origins, for the summer. Cursed with a weird name and an illness to match, Koku thinks life can't get any worse. His sickle cell anaemia has always left him feeling unwanted and powerless, and now he's being parcelled off to a country he barely remembers. But when Koku arrives in Olori, he finds himself in a land of endless sun and powerful magical tribes - and on the wrong side of a war. The ruling Ogún tribe is trying to destroy the night, and the magical creatures who need it, forever. As the last living descendent of the darkness-controlling Olókun tribe, Koku is the only one who can stop them.Accompanied by Moremi, a martial artist with an anger problem, and Osoosi, a shapeshifter who spends half of her time as a hyena, Koku must venture into the dangerous jungle of Jujuland to master his powers, find the powerful talisman called the Heart of Midnight and restore Night to Olori. But he'll have to move fast, because a teenaged assassin with a soul-swallowing sword is on his tail... and if the night disappears, then so will he.A Jujuland adventure story.© 2023 Maria Motunrayo Adebisi (P) 2023 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Corambis (The Doctrine of Labyrinths)
by Katherine Addison&“The voices of Felix, Mildmay, and Kay ring out from the pages of this wonderfully paced and beautifully written final book in the Mélusine quartet.&” —Romantic Times When Felix Harrowgate and Mildmay Foxe are charged with heresy and exiled from Mélusine, it feels like the end of the road. But upon entering the country of Corambis to face judgment for their crimes, the brothers find an insurrection underway to restore the monarchy. In a last ditch attempt to turn the tide, the losing rebels have set an ancient machine in motion on a course of destruction. Only a powerful wizard can put a halt to the engine&’s mysterious and terrifying force. Felix and Mildmay stand ready to take on the challenge—and meet their new destiny. The spellbinding conclusion to award-winning author Katherine Addison&’s captivating series, The Doctrine of Labyrinths. &“Intelligent and well written.&” —Sacramento Book Review &“Terror-inducing plot points and more intimate dilemmas . . . should satisfy even the rare cynical reader who hasn&’t already been won over by [the author&’s] gifts for character, voice, and great prose. —Locus Originally published under the name Sarah Monette.
Mélusine (The Doctrine of Labyrinths)
by Katherine Addison&“[An] extraordinary first fantasy novel focuses on two captivating characters . . . [A] highly original writer with her own unique voice.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review From an award-winning author, the first book in the spellbinding series, The Doctrine of Labyrinths Welcome to Mélusine , a city as wondrous as it is corrupt. Within its walls lies a stronghold of power and magic, a shining setting for the brilliant Felix Harrowgate. A well-respected wizard and darling of the court, Felix harbors sordid secrets from his peers in the aristocracy: a dark past in which a sadistic wizard enslaved him body and mind, even as he schooled Felix in how to walk among noblemen as if he were one of them. An abuser Felix believes himself free of, until a return to his former master&’s lair leads to his harrowing fall from grace. Broken, lost, Felix finds an unlikely accomplice in Mildmay the Fox. Trained to be an assassin, surviving as a thief, Mildmay knows what it is to be hunted. When fate brings the weakened wizard and the wanted killer together, they escape Mélusine, traveling through strange lands where they encounter peculiar magic and powerful demons. A world where shocking secrets will be laid bare—dark truths that will bind them together forever. &“A lush novel, rife with decadent magic.&” —Jacqueline Carey, New York Times–bestselling author of the Kushiel's Legacy series &“A spellbinding, gut-wrenching, breathtaking quest that resonates with truth and heart.&” —Joan D. Vinge, Hugo and Locus award-winning author of The Snow Queen &“[Addison&’s] characters deserve a standing ovation.&” —Booklist, starred review Originally published under the name Sarah Monette.
The Mirador (The Doctrine of Labyrinths)
by Katherine AddisonThe critically acclaimed fantasy series continues with &“impeccable storytelling. . . . reminiscent of the works of Terry Goodkind and Jacqueline Carey.&” —Library Journal Within the confines of Mélusine lies the Mirador, the city&’s citadel of power and magic. A stronghold where Felix Harrowgate has found his place once more, his sorcery and his sanity restored. But even a wizard at the height of his powers knows well to watch his back. Which is why Mildmay Foxe won&’t let Felix out of his sight. The ex-assassin and former cat burglar is Felix&’s half-brother, a man deeply tied to him by blood and magic. But Mildmay gets caught up in a dangerous attraction to Mehitabel Parr, professional actress and unwilling spy for the Bastion. A rival stronghold of wizards, the Bastion knows Felix is the key to destroying the Mirador. But if the Bastion dares to take on Felix, they will need to take on Mildmay, too—the brother willing to fight to the death to keep Felix—and Mélusine —safe. &“Virtuoso narratives of theatrical, political and magical intrigues.&” —Publishers Weekly Book three in award-winning author Katherine Addison&’s captivating series, The Doctrine of Labyrinths Originally published under the name Sarah Monette.
The Virtu (The Doctrine of Labyrinths)
by Katherine Addison&“[A] wonderful follow-up to [the] extraordinary fantasy debut, Mélusine, this sequel is every bit as original and satisfying as its predecessor.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review His sanity restored, Felix Harrowgate knows there&’s only one way back to the life he once knew as one of an elite society of wizards: return to Mélusine and restore the Virtu, the source of the city&’s power and protection. After all, it was the manipulations of Felix&’s former master that destroyed the magical orb. Now that Felix has determined his course of action, there&’s a very specific companion he needs for this epic journey. Only Mildmay isn&’t so keen on Felix&’s plan. Not only is the assassin and thief grieving his dead lover, he&’s suffering the ill effects of a curse. Besides, Mildmay isn&’t so sure a return to Mélusine is in Felix&’s best interests. But there&’s no persuading Felix otherwise, which means Mildmay is compelled to join forces once more with the mercurial wizard with whom he shares a bond unlike any other. But neither man expects the evil they encounter when they enter Mélusine once more. For Malkar Gennadion, the dark wizard and sadistic master Felix believes himself free of, lies in wait. . . . &“An engagingly intelligent fantasy.&” —Library Journal &“Compelling. . . . The magic is delightfully inventive. . . . Perhaps best of all is [Addison&’s] authorial voice, abundantly blessed with originality, sophistication, and artistry.&” —Booklist Book two in award-winning author Katherine Addison&’s captivating series, The Doctrine of Labyrinths Originally published under the name Sarah Monette.
The Barter
by Siobhan AdcockA heart-stopping tale as provocative as is suspenseful, about two conflicted women, separated by one hundred years, and bound by an unthinkable sacrifice. The Barter is a ghost story and a love story, a riveting emotional tale that also explores motherhood and work and feminism. Set in Texas, in present day, and at the turn of the twentieth century, the novel follows two young mothers at the turning point of their lives. Bridget has given up her career as an attorney to raise her daughter, joining a cadre of stay-at-home mothers seeking fulfillment in a quiet suburb. But for Bridget, some crucial part of the exchange is absent: Something she loves and needs. And now a terrifying presence has entered her home; only nobody but Bridget can feel it. On a farm in 1902, a young city bride takes a farmer husband. The marriage bed will become both crucible and anvil as Rebecca first allows, then negates, the powerful erotic connection between them. She turns her back on John to give all her love to their child. Much will occur in this cold house, none of it good. As Siobhan Adcock crosscuts these stories with mounting tension, each woman arrives at a terrible ordeal of her own making, tinged with love and fear and dread. What will they sacrifice to save their families--and themselves? Readers will slow down to enjoy the gorgeous language, then speed up to see what happens next in a plot that thrums with the weight of decision--and its explosive consequences.
The Last Word: an utterly addictive and spine-chilling suspense thriller from the TikTok bestseller for 2023
by Taylor AdamsIf you give this book a one-star review, you might end up dead. Emma is house-sitting on the rainy Washington coast with only her golden retriever for company. She likes the isolation, the peace and quiet, and the opportunity to read. But her latest pick, a poorly written and gruesome horror novel, is disappointing and Emma leaves a one-star review. A message dings back - the author, H.G. Kane, has replied and he's furious. Emma brushes it off, until disturbing incidents start to occur. Scratches in the night. A figure crawling around in the shadows. Kane has written sixteen other novels, all similarly sadistic tales of stalking and murder. He knows he's a brilliant writer - he just needs to make Emma understand... Expect the unexpected in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of the TikTok sensation No Exit. (P) 2023 HarperCollins Publishers
The Last Word: an utterly addictive and spine-chilling suspense thriller from the TikTok bestseller for 2023
by Taylor Adams"I still have whiplash from this book""I. Am. Speechless. This book is RELENTLESS. Page after page of twists and turns.""WOW!! Twisty and super fast-paced.""Easily the best book I've read all year.'Real readers love The Last Word. If you give this book a one-star review, you might end up dead. THE PULSE-POUNDING NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF TIKTOK THRILLER SENSATION NO EXIT Emma is house-sitting on the rainy Washington coast with only her golden retriever for company. She likes the isolation, the peace and quiet, and the opportunity to read. But her latest pick, a poorly written and gruesome horror novel, is disappointing and Emma leaves a one-star review. A message dings back - the author, H.G. Kane, has replied and he's furious. Emma brushes it off, until disturbing incidents start to occur. Scratches in the night. A figure crawling around in the shadows. Kane has written sixteen other novels, all similarly sadistic tales of stalking and murder. He knows he's a brilliant writer - he just needs to make Emma understand... Expect the unexpected in this pulse-pounding novel of psychological suspense and terror from the critically acclaimed author of the TikTok sensation No Exit.
Neal Adams' Blood
by Neal AdamsFrom the visionary mind of living comics legend Neal Adams comes Blood! The deceptively simple-minded Lionel has been kidnapped and brutalized by a criminal syndicate with ties to the medieval Knights Templar. His only hope is his "friend" Jorge Maslow--the one-man army otherwise known as Blood! Flowing through Blood's veins is an arcane, unfathomable power whose origins stretch back to the very dawn of human history. An ancient struggle will come to a head in single fiery night of war! Collecting Neal Adams' original stories from Dark Horse Presents, this book features an incredible animated 3D lenticular cover.
Tonight, I Burn (Thorn Witch Trilogy #1)
by Katharine J. AdamsA thorn witch with the power to walk between the realms of Life and Death finds herself at the centre of a magical rebellion - and a dangerous romance - that could destroy her coven and her soul in this dark and decadent debut.Thorns, Tides, Embers, Storms, and Ores. All five covens are bound in servitude to the tyrant High Warden of Halstett.Penny Albright is a daughter of the thorn coven, forced to patrol the veil between the realms of Life and Death. Each night, one thorn witch - and only one - must cross the veil by burning at the stake. Each morning, that witch draws on their magic to return. Failure to follow the rules risks the veil and risks them all.But one morning, Penny's favourite sister Ella doesn't return. And that night, determined to find her, Penny breaks the rules. She burns in secret. And she discovers that all isn't as it seems in Life or Death.Her journey leads her to Malin, a devastating lord with too many secrets; to Alice, a mysterious captive prophet; and to a rebellion brewing in the shadows beneath the city. And as Penny's world splits, she'll face a devastating choice. Because it's not just her sister's life that hangs in the balance. It's the fate of all magic.All it takes is one witch - and one spark - to set the world ablaze