It soon becomes clear, though, that Leah is not the same. Whatever happened in that vessel, whatever it was they were supposed to be studying before they were stranded on the ocean floor, Leah has brought part of it back with her, onto dry land and into their home.Moving through something that only resembles normal life, Miri comes to realize that the life that they had before might be gone. Though Leah is still there, Miri can feel the woman she loves slipping from her grasp.Our Wives Under The Sea is the debut novel from Julia Armfield, the critically acclaimed author of salt slow. It’s a story of falling in love, loss, grief, and what life there is in the deep deep sea.

    Helen Hildreth, is acclaimed for her compassionate work with the mentally ill. But when she home with her cherished grandchildren, Vi and Eric, she’s just Gran—teaching them how to take care of their pets, preparing them home-cooked meals, providing them with care and attention and love.Then one day Gran brings home a child to stay with the family. Iris—silent, hollow-eyed, skittish, and feral—does not behave like a normal girl.Still, Violet is thrilled to have a new playmate. She and Eric invite Iris to join their Monster Club, where they catalogue all kinds of monsters and dream up ways to defeat them. Before long, Iris begins to come out of her shell. She and Vi and Eric do everything together: ride their bicycles, go to the drive-in, meet at their clubhouse in secret to hunt monsters. Because, as Vi explains, monsters are everywhere.2019: Lizzy Shelley, the host of the popular podcast Monsters Among Us, is traveling to Vermont, where a young girl has been abducted, and a monster sighting has the town in an uproar. She’s determined to hunt it down, because Lizzy knows better than anyone that monsters are real—and one of them is her very own sister.The Children on the Hill takes us on a breathless journey to face the primal fears that lurk within us all.

    Each edition is also a great value, especially for those readers beginning to explore the work of this remarkable poet.

    Young Vincent Malloy's vivid imagination takes him on a macabre journey into a fantastical and weird world in which his home is filled with spiders and bats, his aunt becomes an exhibit in his wax museum, and his beautiful wife is buried in his mother's flower bed.

    In the overthrow of the Mexican government, Beatriz’s father is executed and her home destroyed. When handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano proposes, Beatriz ignores the rumors surrounding his first wife’s sudden demise, choosing instead to seize the security his estate in the countryside provides. She will have her own home again, no matter the cost. But Hacienda San Isidro is not the sanctuary she imagined.When Rodolfo returns to work in the capital, visions and voices invade Beatriz’s sleep. The weight of invisible eyes follows her every move. Rodolfo’s sister, Juana, scoffs at Beatriz’s fears—but why does she refuse to enter the house at night? Why does the cook burn copal incense at the edge of the kitchen and mark its doorway with strange symbols? What really happened to the first Doña Solórzano?Beatriz only knows two things for certain: Something is wrong with the hacienda. And no one there will help her.Desperate for help, she clings to the young priest, Padre Andrés, as an ally. No ordinary priest, Andrés will have to rely on his skills as a witch to fight off the malevolent presence haunting the hacienda and protect the woman for whom he feels a powerful, forbidden attraction. But even he might not be enough to battle the darkness. Far from a refuge, San Isidro may be Beatriz’s doom.

    One many would kill for. She’s an artist whose portraits alter people’s real-life bodies, a talent she must hide from those who would kidnap, blackmail, and worse in order to control it. Guarding that secret is the only way to keep her younger sister safe now that their parents are gone. But one frigid night, the governor’s wife discovers the truth and threatens to expose Myra if she does not complete a special portrait that would resurrect the governor's dead son. Desperate, Myra ventures to his legendary stone mansion. Once she arrives, however, it becomes clear the boy’s death was no accident. Someone dangerous lurks within these glittering halls. Someone harboring a disturbing obsession with portrait magic. Myra cannot do the painting until she knows what really happened, so she turns to the governor’s older son, a captivating redheaded poet. Together, they delve into the family’s most shadowed affairs, racing to uncover the truth before the secret Myra spent her life concealing makes her the killer’s next victim. From Sing Me Forgotten author Jessica S. Olson comes a gothic fantasy murder mystery perfect for fans of Kerri Maniscalco and Erin A. Craig.

    Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.

    Her remaining relatives are the elusive Hawthornes, an eccentric family living at Thorn Grove, an estate both glittering and gloomy. Its patriarch mourns his late wife through wild parties, while his son grapples for control of the family’s waning reputation and his daughter suffers from a mysterious illness. But when their mother’s restless spirit appears claiming she was poisoned, Signa realizes that the family she depends on could be in grave danger, and enlists the help of a surly stable boy to hunt down the killer. Signa’s best chance of uncovering the murderer, though, is an alliance with Death himself, a fascinating, dangerous shadow who has never been far from her side. Though he’s made her life a living hell, Death shows Signa that their growing connection may be more powerful—and more irresistible—than she ever dared imagine.From New York Times bestselling author Adalyn Grace, Belladonna brings to life a highly romantic, gothic-infused world of wealth, desire, and betrayal.

    She sets her sights on the most likely suspect: her friend’s mysterious employer, Doctor Braeden Frost.Dubbed "Dr. Death" by the press, the notorious hematologist is linked to nineteen other suspicious fatalities—all are former patients. The brooding recluse is a man of many secrets, the darkest of which may be lurking beneath the leather gloves he never removes.VOLUME 2The job seems simple enough at first: go undercover and catch her best friend’s killer. But psychic detective Denieve Knight gets more than she bargained for when she enters Dr. Braeden Frost’s estate as a “housekeeper.”She's supposed to be sleuthing, not falling under the spell of the enigmatic doctor and his irrepressible, hellion of a brother, Xavier.Now after two months of working for the man known as “Dr. Death,” she's entangled in a web of secrets and lies. Each discovery only leads to more questions. Though faced with declining health and a storm of confusing feelings and simmering passion for both brothers, Denieve is determined to uncover the truth---consequences be damned. Yet the truth may prove deadly once she discovers just how deep the rabbit hole goes.

    Valente.A gruesome curse. A city in upheaval. A monster with unquenchable appetites. Marlinchen and her two sisters live with their wizard father in a city shifting from magic to industry. As Oblya’s last true witches, she and her sisters are little more than a tourist trap as they treat their clients with archaic remedies and beguile them with nostalgic charm. Marlinchen spends her days divining secrets in exchange for rubles and trying to placate her tyrannical, xenophobic father, who keeps his daughters sequestered from the outside world. But at night, Marlinchen and her sisters sneak out to enjoy the city’s amenities and revel in its thrills, particularly the recently established ballet theater, where Marlinchen meets a dancer who quickly captures her heart. As Marlinchen’s late-night trysts grow more fervent and frequent, so does the threat of her father’s rage and magic. And while Oblya flourishes with culture and bustles with enterprise, a monster lurks in its midst, borne of intolerance and resentment and suffused with old-world power. Caught between history and progress and blood and desire, Marlinchen must draw upon her own magic to keep her city safe and find her place within it.

    Known as a recluse, she avoids all public appearances. There’s a reason: she’s living under an assumed identity, having outrun a tragic past. But when a hungry journalist starts chasing her story, she’s confronted with whom she once was: Iris Chapel.Connecticut, 1950: Iris Chapel is the second youngest of six sisters, all heiresses to a firearms fortune. They’ve grown up cloistered in a palatial Victorian house, mostly neglected by their distant father and troubled mother, who believes that their house is haunted by the victims of Chapel weapons. The girls long to escape, and for most of them, the only way out is marriage. But not long after the first Chapel sister walks down the aisle, she dies of mysterious causes, a tragedy that repeats with the second, leaving the rest to navigate the wreckage, to heart-wrenching consequences. Ultimately, Iris flees the devastation of her family, and so begins the story of Sylvia Wren. But can she outrun the family curse forever?

    The only daughter of either a genius, or a madman. Montgomery Laughton: a melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his scientific experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers. The hybrids: the fruits of the Doctor’s labor, destined to blindly obey their creator and remain in the shadows. A motley group of part human, part animal monstrosities. All of them living in a perfectly balanced and static world, which is jolted by the abrupt arrival of Eduardo Lizalde, the charming and careless son of Doctor Moreau’s patron, who will unwittingly begin a dangerous chain reaction. For Moreau keeps secrets, Carlota has questions, and in the sweltering heat of the jungle, passions may ignite.

    

    Life couldn’t get any better. She is the envy of everyone in the little town where she lives. But it turns into a nightmare the day she is given the news that will change her life forever… Her fairy tale life becomes a living hell on earth. For two years she exists, barely acknowledging one day from the next. Suddenly, without any warning, a stranger walks into her life, and found her in bed wearing nothing but her deceased husband shirt. And suddenly, everything is about to change. Is Catherine ready for the change, or is she still only living to die?Titus is only visiting the home of his brother-in-law’s distant cousin. He isn’t looking for a relationship; neither is he searching for love. Yet, they both find him, with no advanced warning. Titus is not one to succumb without a fight, and boy does he fight, but it seems the harder he fights, the more the force pushing him into Catherine’s waiting arms fights back.

    

    Although she finds herself afforded every luxury, there is an unmistakable darkness pervading the forest and the ominous keep itself. A tangible weave of secrets has ever shrouded her new family, especially the unsettling and enigmatic man to whom she is betrothed. But curiosity is too powerful a force to forbear, and it soon compels her into the woods to seek out the truth for herself. There is, after all, nothing more frightening than discovering her own heritage; and realizing that she was in the lair of beasts the entire time.

    The doctor’s replacement has a mystery to solve: discovering how the Institute lost track of one of its many bodies. For hundreds of years the Interprovincial Medical Institute has grown by taking root in young minds and shaping them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the apocalyptic horrors their ancestors unleashed. In the frozen north, the Institute’s body will discover a competitor for its rung at the top of the evolutionary ladder. A parasite is spreading through the baron’s castle, already a dark pit of secrets, lies, violence, and fear. The two will make war on the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, humanity will lose again.'

    

    In doing so, she creates her own monster in the form of her scientist son, Victor, whose obsession with conquering death leads to forbidden realms. The BetrothedRescued by Caroline as a four-year-old beggar, angelic Elizabeth Lavenza understands the only way she can repay the Frankensteins is by accepting Victor’s hand in marriage. But when Elizabeth’s heart yearns for someone else, the lives of those she most loves collide with the unnatural creature born of Victor’s profane experiments.The ServantAfter an abusive childhood, otherworldly Justine Moreau is taken in by Caroline to serve the Frankensteins. Justine’s devotion to Caroline and Elizabeth knows no bounds … until a family tragedy changes her irrevocably. Her fate sets her against Victor’s monster, who is desperate for a mate—and desperate to wreak revenge against the Frankensteins. Stunningly written and exquisitely atmospheric, Unnatural Creatures shocks new life into Mary Shelley’s beloved gothic classic by revealing the feminine side of the tale. You’ll never see Victor Frankenstein and his monster the same way again.

    The essential collection of one of the greatest horror Gothic writers of the nineteenth century (with an active table of contents)DraculaDracula's GuestThe Jewel of Seven StarsThe Lady of the ShroudLair of the White WormThe Man

    Sick and lonely, Jamie is doing the best she can to cope, but the ghost that resides in her home decides to come out to play with her.Night after night, Jamie can’t go to sleep because of the ruckus the ghost is making in her home. Desperate for a solution, Jamie seeks help from a local church. What she discovers when the pastor performs an intervention leaves Jamie with bigger problems than she had before.Can this pastor deliver what he promises, or can a long-suffering entity connect with Jamie in a way she’s never dreamed anyone could in this life or the next?

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    A pale moon some say was cursed by the fates, for the wind whipped and carried ashore six dead men that eve. Six pirates bound to hang from the King’s rope.King Herrick’s rope was known throughout the land, a land of severe order and a tight rope that lacked even the slightest resemblance of mercy. Yet they say, no rope could hold Velda Blathere…

    Key Features: *Study methods *Introduction to the text *Summaries with critical notes *Themes and techniques *Textual analysis of key passages *Author biography *Historical and literary background *Modern and historical critical approaches *Chronology *Glossary of literary terms

    A working-class man. A star-crossed love on a haunted estate.Psychic Maribeth Sommerset investigates a grisly murder in a haunted chateau at the bidding of the estate's steward Arthur Dunn. He plays a dangerous game of deception, landing himself at the top of Maribeth's suspect list. But even as she falls for him, she can't help but wonder if he's the man of her dreams or a deadly fraudster.Amid scandalous secrets and destructive lies, the killer claims a second life and Maribeth scrambles to unravel the secrets of Chateau Swansea before she becomes the next victim.Light your candle, shore up your courage, and enter a haunted estate for a thrilling Victorian gothic romance with a dash of cozy mystery!Author's Note: Formerly The Secrets of Chateau Swansea, this can be read as a stand alone book. If you love stories about adventurous women in historical periods who refused to be ruled by societal dictates, the Tortured Souls Series is a must read!

    Mary McMyne is a magician."—Gregory Maguire, NYT bestselling author of WickedEveryone knows the tale of Rapunzel in her tower, but do you know the story of the witch who put her there?Haelewise has always lived under the shadow of her mother, Hedda—a woman who will do anything to keep her daughter protected. For with her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, Haelewise is shunned by her medieval village, and her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches, of princes in wolf-skins, of an ancient tower cloaked in mist, where women will find shelter if they are brave enough to seek it.Then, Hedda dies, and Haelewise is left unmoored. With nothing left for her in her village, she sets out to find the legendary tower her mother used to speak of—a place called Gothel, where Haelewise meets a wise woman willing to take her under her wing.But Haelewise is not the only woman to seek refuge at Gothel. It’s also a haven for a girl named Rika, who carries with her a secret the Church strives to keep hidden. A secret that unlocks a dark world of ancient spells and murderous nobles behind the world Haelewise has always known…In the vein of Wicked, Spinning Silver, and Hild, The Book of Gothel is a dark, lush, and beautiful reimagining of Rapunzel told from the witch’s perspective, a story of motherhood, magic, and the stories we pass down to our children.

    Combined with the guidelines on how to create creatures of your own, the content of this bestiary should provide material for hundreds of hours at the gaming table!

    In it, a young mother, Eloise Dixon, is murdered in cold blood by her vicious husband. Decades later, when an old friend sees Eloise's daughter about to follow in her mother's footsteps, she does something drastic to stop the abusive marriage.

    

    

    

    Free short story featuring Jack and Hannah from the 1st Freak House TrilogyYou can now read STRANGE HORIZONS the (long) short story that takes place after The 1st Freak House Trilogy.It can be read before or after the 2nd and 3rd Freak House Trilogies, but should definitely be read AFTER the 1st.STRANGE HORIZONS will not be available anywhere else, so if you know someone who likes the Freak House books but hasn’t signed up to my newsletter, encourage them to do so!

    

    He spends the night at his childhood home, rummaging through each room, exploring the past. But instead of nostalgic souvenirs, he discovers a gun, a love letter, and a Polaroid photograph of a man lying in his own blood.Who is the dead man? Was his mother the one who killed him, and, if so, why? Who sent the love letter? And what role did his sister, institutionalized since she was a teenager, play in this act of violence? As his own traumatic memories begin to resurface, Holt begins an investigation into his mother’s and sister’s pasts—as well as his own.A wrenching psychological thriller in the vein of Tana French’s In the Woods, Jon Bassoff’s Beneath Cruel Waters reminds us that the sins of the mothers are the sins of the sons.

    Then a stranger arrives to make her a peculiar offer. The Lord he serves, Mr. Pemberton, has been inconsolable since the tragic death of his beautiful bride-to-be. If Genevieve can perform a séance persuasive enough to bring the young Lord peace, she will win her freedom.Soothing a grieving nobleman should be easy for someone of Genevieve's skill, but when she arrives at the grand Somerset Park estate, Mr. Pemberton is not the heartbroken lover she expected. The surly--yet exceedingly handsome--gentleman is certain that his fiancée was murdered, even though there is no evidence. Only a confession can bring justice now, and Mr. Pemberton decides Genevieve will help him get it. With his knowledge of the household and her talent for illusion, they can stage a haunting so convincing it will coax the killer into the light. However, when frightful incidents befall the manor, Genevieve realizes her tricks aren't required after all. She may be a fake, but Somerset's ghost could be all too real...A Dreadful Splendor is a wickedly whimsical brew of mystery, spooky thrills, and intoxicating romance that makes for an irresistibly fun and page-turning read.

    

     Hamell Crass could be considered a stalker and a serial killer if it wasn't for the fact that he's a vampire because Hamell doesn’t feed on just anyone. He likes to plot, plan, and play with his prey. Hamell is particularly partial to chasing after sexy and sumptuous women. But one woman is not playing fair. She keeps ruining the chase because she is plagued by something that makes her taste, smell, and behave differently than other women. Of course, that won't stop Hamell, but he will need a new game if he wants to continue this chase and maybe even catch her. Damn those bloody billionaires. Naughty and Nasty: This book is intended for mature audiences.WARNING: Includes sexual group encounters and bloody violence.

    Once delivered into her skillful hands, the reader has no choice but to follow along into a world of nightmares, questions and philosophical fantasies. From her fatalistic dark sonnets to her hard hitting meditations on life, Jane Timm Baxter shares countless raw emotions and invites you to do the same as we all go through life, awaiting fullness and understanding.

    An active table of contents is included to make it easy to navigate to the work you are looking for.Works include:The Altar of the DeadThe AmbassadorsThe AmericanThe American SceneThe Aspern PapersThe Author of BeltraffioThe Awkward AgeThe Beast in the JungleThe Beldonald HolbeinThe Bostonians: Volume IThe Bostonians: Volume IIA Bundle of LettersThe ChaperonConfidenceThe Coxon FundDaisy Miller: A Study in Two PartsThe Death of the LionThe Diary of a Man of FiftyEmbarrassmentsEugene PickeringThe EuropeansThe Figure in the CarpetThe Finer GrainFour MeetingsGeorgina's ReasonsGlassesThe Golden BowlGreville FaneHawthorneAn International EpisodeItalian HoursThe Jolly CornerThe Lesson of the MasterA Little Tour in FranceA London Life; The Patagonia; The LiarLouisa PallantMadame de MauvesThe Madonna of the FutureThe MarriagesNona VincentThe OutcryPandoraA Passionate PilgrimThe PatagoniaThe Path of DutyThe Pension BeaurepasPicture and TextThe Point of ViewThe Portrait of a LadyThe PupilThe Real ThingThe ReverberatorRoderick HudsonSir Dominick FerrandA Small Boy and OthersSome Short StoriesThe Tragic MuseThe Turn of the ScrewWashington SquareWhat Maisie KnewThe Wings of the Dove

    But just when they think the house is ready, Mia discovers a chilling message scored into a skirting board: I WILL SAVE THEM FROM THE ATTIC. Following the clue up into the eaves, the couple make a gruesome discovery: their dream home was once a house of horrors.In the wake of their traumatic discovery, the baby arrives and Mia can’t shake her fixation with the monstrous crimes that happened right above them. Haunted by the terrible things she saw and desperate to find answers, her obsession pulls her ever further from her husband.Secrecy shrouds the mystery of the attic, but when shards of a dark truth start to emerge, Mia realises the danger is terrifyingly present. She is prepared to do anything to protect her family—but is it already too late?

    Perfect for lovers of the urban fantasy of Renée Ahdieh's The Beautiful, the forbidden romance of Tracy Wolff's Crave and those still mourning the end of The Twilight Saga and supernatural world building of Stephanie Meyers. From the moment sixteen-year-old Lilly Deluca arrives in the ancient Italian town of Castello, she knows it is deadly. The town is divided by an invisible line, keeping the warring families of Marconi and Paradiso from destroying each other. Lilly quickly falls in with the seductive, rebellious Liza, brooding Nico and sensitive Christian - who are all keeping their own secrets - and sparks begin to fly. Then Lilly accidentally breaks Castello's most important rule: when the General's men come to test your blood, you'd better not be anything more than human . . .

    For the past 18 years, Kate Williams has tried to forget that fateful summer, the summer that ripped her family apart. But when her estranged mother unexpectedly dies and Kate inherits Villa Magda, the family’s summer home on the Maine coast, Kate decides that enough time has passed. With the help of her husband, her son, and their close group of friends, Kate decides to face the past and go back to Villa Magda for one last trip. But the sprawling, ocean-side house isn’t as picturesque as it seems, and as the week goes on, inexplicable incidents and suspicious visitors begin to torment Kate, threatening to expose her deepest secrets. The closer Kate gets to learning the truth about what happened that summer, the faster she realizes the house might be holding more secrets than she can handle. As tensions run high and friendships unravel, Kate starts to question her decision to return to Villa Magda. But when tragedy strikes and a body is found floating in the pool, questions arise that demand answers: What really happened at Villa Magda 18 years ago? How much did Kate know? And how can the house be stopped from claiming its next victim? Set on a remote and gorgeous Maine estate, Lacie's Secrets is an exciting and cinematic psychological thriller with surprising twists that will keep the reader guessing until the very last page.

    At night it rains black stones and a pair of vampires roams the town. With so many perils lurking in the night, everyone in town observes a curfew. But when her older sister disappears, Aja follows a vampire through the fog and into the forest to find her.There, Aja discovers the vampires’ lair in a ruined church, filled with her former classmates, most of them turned into enthralled servants. Now Aja, along with her friend Nico and ex-BFF Mary, must face their own differences and work together to escape. But while Aja tries to find and save her friends, her sister, and herself, she must also come to terms with her own secret truth: she’s fascinated by the very monster who lured her in.

    

    

    When he texts her to spring him out of rehab, she knows enough is enough. She’s ready to start a career, make new friends, and meet a great guy—even if that means cutting Silas off. But when Silas turns up dead from an overdose, Erin’s world falls apart. When Erin learns that Silas discovered a drug that allowed him to see the dead, she doesn’t believe it’s real but agrees to a pill-popping “séance” to ease her guilt and pain. When she steps back into the real world, she starts to see ghosts from her Southern hometown’s bloody and brutal past everywhere. Are the effects pharmacological or something more sinister? And will Erin be able to shut the Pandora’s box of horrors she’s opened? With propulsive momentum, bone-chilling scares, and dark meditations on the weight of history, this Southern horror will make you think twice about opening doors to the unknown.

    

    A Kanontsistóntie is summoned to seek revenge in a monastery. A move from the Projects to Manhattan leads to ominous shadows closing in. Two sisters discover a secret room in their farm, unearthing a sinister power.When Other People Saw Us, They Saw the Dead is an anthology of dark, unsettling writing from some of the most exciting contemporary BIPOC writers. Blending Gothic, horror, folklore, fantasy and fairy-tale, these eerie short stories will disturb, move and humour you. Death is ever-present in the pages of They Saw the Dead, blending with notions of home, memory, grief and belonging, as well as gentrification, white supremacy and colonisation.Edited by Lauren T. Davila, They Saw the Dead explores what it is to be truly haunted.

    Here is a selection from its pages past, present and future, hallucinated or anatomical texts by writers estranged from the bind of linear narrative and "literary" values, and the establishment which seeks to perpetuate it.

    Interview with the Vampire stars the vampire Lestat, eldest of all the undead. For hundreds of years he has lurked about in the shadows of our world-ever since he himself felt the bite of vampiric fangs in his own neck so long ago. Now the time has come to tell the remarkable story of his life-and unlife. It's a story of power, betrayal, remorse, and the love of the damned. And in telling his story to the hapless interviewer, he sheds light not only on his own existence, but on an entire underworld where love and pain do not stop with death.

    

    The House at Helygen is a twisted tale of dark pasts, murderous presents and uncertain futures.When Henry Fox, the owner of a grand estate in Cornwall, is found shot dead, the police rule it a suicide. But his pregnant wife, Josie, believes it was murder. Desperate to make sense of Henry's death she embarks on a quest to learn the truth, all under the watchful eyes of Henry's old-fashioned and overbearing mother.Helygen House has always been passed down to the eldest male heir, a tradition which sparked a dark path for its inhabitants in the 1800s, the consequences of which are still felt by the Fox family today. Narrated by Josie in the present day and Harriet and Eliza in the 1800s, this is a story about the strength and endurance of women, and of past secrets that echo across generations.

    There is a poem about Bridget Cleary, who upon displaying her independence was burned to death by her husband, believing her to be a changeling. The collection includes pieces on anchoresses, Rosemary Kennedy, and accused witches. A History of Touch tells the stories of ‘difficult women.’ Each poem discusses an aspect of or a moment in a woman’s life, connecting these moments to different aspects of embodiment and the natural world. A History of Touch is an examination of women vilified or left behind for their strength or their weakness. This book uses strong poetic imagery and metaphor to elevate details drawn from real life to that of poetry. The book comprises of three sections, each drifting between biographical poetry (Scrying, about Biddy Early), experimental poetry (Projections of a Glass Womb, which manipulates the text of a midwifery textbook), fairy tale sequences (What a Pretty Sight), folklore, (Macha, Flickers) and pieces that incorporate elements of confessional poetry (Bloodletting, Whiskers).

    Her sole possessions comprise a sea chest and a large carpet bag she hangs onto for dear life. She finds a fine old home, its inhabitants proud of their lineage and impeccable reputation, and a small village nearby. It seems an untroubled existence, yet there are portraits missing from the walls, locked rooms, and names excised from the family tree inscribed in the bible. In short order, the children adore her, she becomes indispensible to their father Luther in his laboratory, and her potions are able to restore the sight of granddame Leonora. Soon Asher fits in as if she’s always been there, but there are creatures that stalk the woods at night, spectres haunt the halls, and Asher is not as much a stranger to the Morwoods as it might at first appear.

    Rochester’s attic-bound wife in Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre—as they band together to combat the toxic men bent on destroying their lives, set against the backdrop of the Summer of Love, Haight-Ashbury, 1967.Reluctant Immortals is a historical horror novel that looks at two men of classic literature, Dracula and Mr. Rochester, and the two women who survived them, Bertha and Lucy, who are now undead immortals residing in Los Angeles in 1967 when Dracula and Rochester make a shocking return in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco. Combining elements of historical and gothic fiction with a modern perspective, in a tale of love and betrayal and coercion, Reluctant Immortals is the lyrical and harrowing journey of two women from classic literature as they bravely claim their own destiny in a man’s world.

    Since her mother's accidental death, Jennie has been withdrawn; she plays only with her dolls, "communicating" with them in a macabre game that resembles reality in the secretive Foster Household all too accurately.Sarah's new job plunges her immediately into a seething maelstrom! She sees but cannot prevent what is happening between Jennies erratically talented father Eliot and his domineering brother Oliver. And almost against her will she feels herself drawn to Tim, Eliot's brother-in-law, who seeks the truth behind the death of Jennie's mother. Nor can Sarah stop from piecing together the facts that point to murder by a cunning killer. No one seems safe from the fear that wraps itself around the strange Foster house, and as she tries to protect Jennie, Sarah finds herself trembling in suspicious...of even the man she loves.Listen to Danger captivates readers with a fascinating plot: At Manchester Courts, the luxurious apartments where lovely widowed actress Harriet Lacey lives with her two children, all is serene-until one night she glimpses a veiled figure lurking in the garden. Harriet erases the incident from her mind, but when the children vanish the mysterious figure looms as an unknown terror.Then the phone calls begin. A voice neither male nor female tells Harriet exactly what to do...no police...the money...the bleak cottage by the foggy river's edge...Almost suffocated by fear, Harriet turns to her neighbor Flynn, the only person she has any hope of trusting-but whose past is already interwoven with hers in a tapestry of sudden death.Here are hours of enchantment, a masterful blending of Gothic suspense and modern romance-as only Dorothy Eden can create it.

    How would the story have gone if Frankenstein’s monster and Count Dracula were one and the same? Find out in this exciting new retelling of Mary Shelly and Bram Stoker’s two masterful gothic novels.Victor Frankenstein, a young college student, has left home for the first time, his mind full of adventure, aspirations, and hopeful wonder. A lover of science, he is eager to start making discoveries worthy of the history books. His newfound knowledge of Galvanism gives him just the spark of inspiration he needs for a project that he deems remarkable and that will change the course of human history and our understanding of death. In an attempt to feel close to his mother—who is a descendant of Vlad The Impaler—and to escape persecution in England, Victor travels to Romania to complete his work.His discovery is remarkable alright, but not the sort that he is willing and enthusiastic to share with others. When his creation begins wreaking havoc on his loved ones, and drinking the blood of innocent bystanders, Victor realizes that he has unwittingly unleashed an undead monster upon the unsuspecting world. It is up to Victor, along with his new friends, Johnathan Harker and Jack Seward, to destroy him before he can create a race of beings like unto himself.

    Some will burn it down for the one they love.Call them villains, anti-heroes, criminals, and monsters.But these dark men love deeply and fiercely, and are ready to go to the ends of the earth to save their soulmate.They will tempt you.Captivate you.Drag you into darkness, and leave you breathless.They'll show you how good love can be in the dark.There's a spark between these pages, and these Heartless Heroes will set your world on fire.Morally grey is the favorite color of these twenty new and bestselling authors. Grab your copy now to read all the dark shades of love painted by these Heartless Heroes.Authors in this set include:J.L. Beck & C. Hallman, Sahara Roberts & Dori Pulitano, Sonya Jesus, H. D. Carlton & CE Ricci, Lola West, D.S. Wrights, Elizabeth Miller, Lily Wildhart, Morgan James, A.R. Breck, Brynn Ford, Indie Black & Sienna Cousins, Isabella Phoenix & Victoria Pauley, Suki Williams, Ashley Gee, D.W. Marshall, M.L. Philpitt, and Ember Evans

    Noragami Special, tells the story of the encounter between Yato and Magatsukami Rabou.

    You receive a mysterious task. From someone you have never met. About something that will put you face to face with the most dangerous criminals the world over. And, in trying to complete the task, the certainties in your life will change beyond recognition. What would you do? On his birthday, Daniel Cameron receives an old wooden casket from a long-lost great, great uncle, Hamish. Hamish is a Master Thief and the Alderman of the Thievers' Guild. The Guild keeps alive the old motto: steal from the rich, and give to the poor. It is all that stands between the world and a tidal wave of un-restrained crime. But the Guild is in terrible danger. And the only one who can save it is Daniel. To test his will to take on the challenge, Hamish conceals the casket somewhere in Forres, the small town in northern Scotland where Daniel lives. He must find the casket before the forces conspiring to destroy the Guild get to it. If Daniel doesn't get there first, all will be lost. If you were Daniel, what would you do?

    She throws everything she can think of in a bag and flees to Georgia with her eleven-year-old son, Max, in tow.It turns out that the estate is a decrepit farmhouse on a thousand acres of old pine forest, but Nellie is thrilled about the chance for a fresh start for her and Max, and a chance for the happy home she never had. So it takes her a while to notice the strange scratching in the walls, the faint whispering at night, how the forest is eerily quiet. But Max sees what his mother can't: They're no safer here than they had been in South Carolina. In fact, things might even be worse. There's something wrong with Redfern Hill. Something lurks beneath the soil, ancient and hungry, with the power to corrupt hearts and destroy souls. It is the true legacy of Redfern Hill: a kingdom of grief and death, to which Nellie's own blood has granted her the key.From the author of The Boatman's Daughter, The Hollow Kind is a jaw-dropping novel about legacy and the horrors that hide in the dark corners of family history. Andy Davidson's gorgeous, Gothic fable tracing the spectacular fall of the Redfern family will haunt you long after you turn the final page.

    She calls him the Nightmare, an ancient, mercurial spirit trapped in her head. He protects her. He keeps her secrets.But nothing comes for free, especially magic.When Elspeth meets a mysterious highwayman on the forest road, her life takes a drastic turn. Thrust into a world of shadow and deception, she joins a dangerous quest to cure Blunder from the dark magic infecting it. And the highwayman? He just so happens to be the King’s nephew, Captain of the most dangerous men in Blunder…and guilty of high treason.Together they must gather twelve Providence Cards—the keys to the cure. But as the stakes heighten and their undeniable attraction intensifies, Elspeth is forced to face her darkest secret yet: the Nightmare is slowly taking over her mind. And she might not be able to stop him.

    They were wrong.Demons evolved. And with their evolution came a thirst for blood.Eighteen-year-old Charlotte Thorne has survived the destruction of her homeland, the loss of her family, and the horrifying reign of vampires with nothing more than a crossbow and a keen eye for common sense.But after years of evading the bloodsuckers, she finally falls prey to a trap set by the Vampire Prince himself.Charlotte will be sacrificed to the Hunt: an annual game of fear and feast, attended by the most powerful vampires in the realm. No human has ever survived.But no human is like Charlotte Thorne.Caught in their gauntlet of horrors, Charlotte vows to outlast their twisted games and slay every vampire she crosses, saving the Vampire Prince and his wretched family for last.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Blood & Magic Eternal is a gothic, dark fantasy romance series set in a dark realm where humans are near extinction, devastating vampires entertain themselves on fear, and one stabby female protagonist might be all that stands between tyranny and salvation. Blood & Magic Eternal contains romance elements such as slowburn, enemies-to-lovers, and love-triangle subplots.Perfect for fans of From Blood and Ash by Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Deal with the Elf King by Elise Kova, King of Battle and Blood by Scarlett St. Clair, Nevernight by Jay Kristoff, and Of The Blood by Cameo Renae!The monsters are calling you. Join the feast today.​​​

    

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    With his brother dropping out of university and the family reeling from Luca’s diagnosis, they are chasing dreams of rebirth and reinvention.As Luca tells his story without sight - experiencing the world solely through hearing, smell, taste and touch - he meets the dauntless Ada Guadalupi, who takes him out to explore the rocky fields and empty beaches. But Luca and Ada find they can’t escape the grudges that have lasted between their families for generations, or the gossiping of the town. And Luca is preyed upon by the feral Wanderer, who walks the vineyards of his home.As Luca's family starts to crack at the seams, Luca and Ada have to navigate new lands and old rivalries to uncover the truths spoken as whispers on the wind.