The ghosts have been there since before I can remember. When I was a kid, they doted on me, but as I got older, they got more demanding. I’ve spent my whole life seeing and talking to dead people and trying to pretend I’m not, because the living just don’t understand. Nobody wants to be around the freak who claims to see ghosts.Until I go to Mannix Estate.Once a private country home, then a posh hotel, it was closed after a suspicious incident but is now an immersive historic experience. It’s also haunted AF, and everyone knows it. Finally, I’ve found a place to work and live where I can be useful. Where I’m actually wanted.There are only two problems: I spent a hot, sweaty, satisfying night with Ewan the blacksmith before I knew we’d have to work together. Everyone knows sex with colleagues is a bad idea, right? Even if he’s the world’s most ripped cinnamon roll.Plus, the ghosts are keeping secrets. There’s something going on that’s not normal, even for a haunted estate. And I suspect that when the truth comes out, I’m the one who’ll have to deal with it… and it won’t be good.

    

    Now, I’m dead. Not dead-dead. Ghost-dead. And NAKED. Very, very naked. Quick word of advice: Don't shift and die. Unless you want the whole world to see your hoo-ha.My afterlife takes me to a haunted castle and my three fated mates. They’re handsome ghosts... beneath their top hats, sideburns, and nineteenth century mustaches, that is.When an errant spell drops us in a paranormal town, we get our bodies back. But if we don’t find a way to keep them by sunrise, we’ll be doomed to an eternity as ghosts: floating around, unable to touch, kiss, or worse, do the dirty.Tall, Dark, & Haunted is a reverse harem romantic comedy. If you like quirky characters and panty-melting fated mates, you’ll love this steamy, laugh-out-loud paranormal romance with all the feels!

    

    Even though embracing his calling has ruined nearly every relationship he’s ever had, Elias has learned to offer what comfort he can to those left behind, knowing his own time is limited.So the day Death comes knocking, Elias is resigned.Then intrigued.And then enchanted.He has no business falling for an immortal collector of souls. No matter how kind and surprisingly innocent he is. Or how the Reaper’s gentle nature soothes the hollow ache inside his chest.There can be no way forward when you fall for Death......unless you join him.Until His Last Goodbye is the first installment in the epic Scythe trilogy by E.M. Lindsey and Kiki Clark. It features an uptight Victorian reaper, a medium eager to corrupt him, witchy best friends willing to hex anyone who hurts the people they love, and a former Spanish pirate who doesn't have time for other people's nonsense.

    Now, I’ve been granted magical powers that fit my star sign, and I’ve got the chance to have a nice, solid midlife crisis with a mysterious stranger. But do I really want to rebuild my life from the back of a motorcycle?This is book 1 in the Powers of the Zodiac series. Join Maddie, Helena, and Crystal as they navigate their newly found magical midlife powers.

    It had once belonged to the Lightwoods, a long time ago." - Lord of ShadowsJulian and Emma are on their travel year when the Clave sends him a message - clean up Blackthorn Hall or ownership reverts back to the Clave. Amidst the clutter and disrepair they discover secrets that Blackthorn Hall has kept hidden for years.This is a Shadowhunters novel that takes place between The Dark Artifices and The Wicked Powers. Per Cassandra Clare, it is set about 15 months after the end of The Dark Artifices.The novel follows the characters from The Dark Artifices and delves into the history of those from The Last Hours.Secrets of Blackthorn Hall will be a novel told in serialized format, with illustrations, sound, and more. New entries posted online every Monday beginning August 16, 2021. The project will also feature artwork from artists like Cassandra Jean.No official cover artwork has been posted to date—the artwork used here is from the official Tumblr page that hosts the novel.

    It had once belonged to the Lightwoods, a long time ago." - Lord of ShadowsJulian and Emma are on their travel year when the Clave sends him a message - clean up Blackthorn Hall or ownership reverts back to the Clave. Amidst the clutter and disrepair they discover secrets that Blackthorn Hall has kept hidden for years.This is a Shadowhunters novel that takes place between The Dark Artifices and The Wicked Powers. Per Cassandra Clare, it is set about 15 months after the end of The Dark Artifices.The novel follows the characters from The Dark Artifices and delves into the history of those from The Last Hours.Secrets of Blackthorn Hall will be a novel told in serialized format, with illustrations, sound, and more. New entries posted online every Monday beginning August 16, 2021. The project will also feature artwork from artists like Cassandra Jean.No official cover artwork has been posted to date—the artwork used here is from the official Tumblr page that hosts the novel.

    

    Now, instead of getting close to anyone, he lives vicariously through other people's phones and webcams. Thanks to his skills, he always gets away with it.Until he hacks his idol.Brendan Shyth is haunted by loss. First, the death of his boy. Then the end of his music career thanks to a grief-induced drunken accident. Fringe science regrew his fingers, but he still can't bring himself to play again. Avoiding his fans, the media, and his manager, Brendan hides in his mansion, determined to be left alone.Until he finds his webcam on and realizes someone is watching him. Someone other than the ghost of his dead lover, that is.Brendan has Connor tracked down and kidnapped, meaning to teach him a lesson. But the teasing brat gets under his skin in a way that no one has in years.A boy in need of security. A ghost in need of acceptance. A man in need of faith. With a career, sanity, and hearts on the line, can these men overcome their fears before it's too late?Restored Ruins is the first book in the Gentleman Hackers series. It features a boy whose hair color never stays the same, a daddy who puts him in serious time-out, a ghost desperate to be seen, and an MMM HEA ending. No pianos were harmed in the writing of this romance (though they do make good horizontal surfaces).A Paranormal Gay Daddy Romance

    Instead, she's sent spiraling down a dangerous path.When her lawyer delivers a package held in trust, she finds a cryptic warning along with a Civil War journal promising buried treasure. While seeking a connection between her spouse and the decades-old diary, Janie attracts the spirit of a Confederate soldier pleading for help.Enlisting her brother's assistance to chase down clues, they discover that not everyone they know should be trusted. Janie overlooks potential threats when the promise of new love stirs her emotions. Will her digging uncover the answers she craves or doom her to a similar fate?

    A small town harboring numerous secrets. And a ghost simply dying to save them all.Bella Daniels thinks books will be her only excitement in the sleepy town of Ashbury Dires, which is exactly what she needs after leaving behind the pressures and romantic complications of the big city. But the budding freelance editor finds more than she bargained for in her new town's historic library.Some spirits just won't rest in peace, especially when they have a town to save.With the help of her ghostly gal pal, Bella is determined to solve the mysteries surrounding Ashbury Dires...starting with the body found in her backyard.Will Bella and her otherworldly partner put the pieces together before the murderer can claim another victim?If you like small town secrets, amateur sleuths, and wily spirits, you'll love this debut mystery by Kaitlyn Dean.

    

    In “A Sharp Black Line” children go missing whenever a ghostly island appears in the center of a river during a storm, and a father must make a terrible choice.Two young brothers are tasked with burying the family dog, and uncover dark family secrets in “Trigger.” In “Red Hands” a disturbed man goes on a killing spree, and his childhood friend suspects it has something to do with what they found, many years ago, hidden in a cave.A courtroom sketch artist draws the evil she cannot see in “The Devil on the Stand.”A young boy sets out to get photographic proof of the ghosts that haunt his home in “Boo!”Grotesque government experiments, a remote viewer who blurs past and future, a crate that contains ancient evil, and bloodthirsty machines are all part of the world in which these tales take place.Featuring thirteen short stories and one novelette, Burn the Plans is a relentless journey into the dark places we end up when all of our plans go wrong."In his first collection Burn the Plans, Tyler Jones is an author who has found his voice, and it's a confident, assured one. From the opening story's look at guilt and penance to the closing story's tale of a Christmas gone horribly wrong, Burn the Plans features real characters caught up in unreal situations. Recommended!" - John F.D. Taff, Bram Stoker Award-Nominated author of Little Black Spots and The Fearing"At turns disquieting and surreal, Burn the Plans demands we chase shadows through unlit cities and down painful roads. Jones paints the grim portrait of a shattered-glass world and then throws us inside with no way out. In this collection, everywhere and everyone is a haunted house."- Hailey Piper, author of The Worm and His Kings"Original and highly entertaining with storytelling prose that refuses to let go. You're going to have fun with this one." - Chad Lutzke, author of Of Foster Homes and Flies

    That was until the day she was knocked over by a car and died, when everything changed...As she recovers, Greta finds she can not only see the spirits that haunt her ancestral home, she can talk to them - from her Grandpa Woebegone and Percy the poo-pushing plague victim, to the sinister poltergeist in the cellar. Can Greta save the ghosts from being exorcised (a fate worse than undeath)? Can the ghosts help Greta stop her beloved Grandma being put in a home? And can any of them find the courage to face up to the traumas in their pasts that are holding them back from the future?From the acclaimed author of Charlie Changes Into a Chicken comes a touching and side-splitting new story guaranteed to delight readers of nine and up.Praise for Charlie Changes Into a Chicken:'Belly-busting hilarity' The Guardian'The modern masterpiece . . . this savvy, comic tale ticks every box' The Daily Telegraph'The best kind of silly' The Observer'Laugh-out-loud funny' The Mail on Sunday

    Ranging from beloved classics like the Flatwoods Monster to obscure accounts like the Bizarre Flight Suit Entity, this book is a trip through the unexplained with an eye to the theoretical. So, hang on to your tin foil hats, keep your hands and feet inside the saucer, and please, enjoy the ride.

    Hidden away in the middle of nowhere, in a forest, along winding roads, it's beautiful, pristine, and quiet. Almost too quiet.When a group of young friends decides to get away for a birthday celebration, they expect a weekend of drinking, partying, and relaxing by the fire. They don't even have to be careful with their volume, as their closest neighbour—the Cottage's mysterious owner—is two miles down the road. Their closest living neighbour, anyway.When their host warns them of a ghostly presence in the home, most don't take him seriously but, when mysterious things start happening, the group is forced to search for answers......and pray that they live long enough to find them...

    On top of her grief, Ivy has to contend with a new (old) house, an unfamiliar school, a minor accident in gym class, and a seemingly haunted bedroom. And that’s just in the first week!When Ivy meets Kemp, a classmate who’s also lost a sibling, she knows she’s found someone who can relate. But it soon becomes clear that Kemp is connected to the ghosts who visit her every night to replay their deaths on her bedroom floor. His brother, Austin, is among them, and he seems to want something. Unfortunately for all of them, he’s not sure what that is . . . and he’s not going anywhere until someone figures it out.As Ivy and Kemp attempt to unravel the mystery of the gruesome visions, their relationship is pushed to its limits, and both of them may be forced to confront the ghosts of the past if they want to have any hope of a future.