Gruesome apparitions, oppressive atmosphere, and throughout it all, a profound appreciation for the haunting beauty of Europe through the eyes of an American architect.This collection of six tales of the supernatural is an American fantasy cornerstone. "... foremost for horror fans is a small collection BLACK SPIRITS & WHITE ... hailed as one of the most extraordinary volumes of terror tales published. It includes his best-known story of a frightening journey through 'The Dead Valley,' which Lovecraft [in Supernatural Horror in Literature] singled out for praise." - Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 58. "Excellent local color; transitional between the Victorian personal ghost story and the Edwardian interest in supernatural evil." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 442. "No. 252 Rue M. le Prince" is one of the very best haunted house stories. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 2-16.- No. 252 Rue M. Le Prince, - In Kropfsberg Keep, - The White Villa, - Sister Maddelena, - Notre Dame des Eaux, - The Dead Valley, - Postscript.

    Now for the first time thirteen of these tales are collected here, including a wide range of stories from a diverse group of authors, some well-known, others anonymous or forgotten. Readers whose only previous experience with Victorian Christmas ghost stories has been Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol will be surprised and delighted at the astonishing variety of ghostly tales in this volume. “In the sickly light I saw it lying on the bed, with its grim head on the pillow. A man? Or a corpse arisen from its unhallowed grave, and awaiting the demon that animated it?” - John Berwick Harwood, Horror: A True Tale“Suddenly I aroused with a start and as ghostly a thrill of horror as ever I remember to have felt in my life. Something—what, I knew not—seemed near, something nameless, but unutterably awful.” - Ada Buisson, The Ghost’s Summons“There was no longer any question what she was, or any thought of her being a living being. Upon a face which wore the fixed features of a corpse were imprinted the traces of the vilest and most hideous passions which had animated her while she lived.” - Walter Scott, The Tapestried Chamber

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    A baby born with the urge to kill... the couple who leave for a honeymoon - in a cemetery... a husband and wife who have an unpleasant experience with some mummified Mexican corpses... the tombstone in the bedroom... a little boy who examines the macabre entrails of the man upstairs...A chilling collection that will linger long after you have finished reading it.The Small AssassinThe Next in LineThe LakeThe CrowdJack-in-the-BoxThe Man UpstairsThe CisternThe TombstoneThe Smiling PeopleThe HandlerLet's Play 'Poison'The NightThe Dead Man

     Just Friends I didn’t know what I was missing until I had her in my bed. Only, she’s determined not to fall for me. I’ll do whatever it takes to prove to her I’m the man she wants…the man she needs. Even if that means ruining every other man for her…including my own ranch hand. She thinks I’m going to walk away? Not happening. She’s mine…Forever. Protect Me The arrogant bastard is back… After one too many failed relationships, I promised myself I was done with men…Then Tyler pressed his muscular mountain man body against mine and that vow I made? It went out the window. Then he left with no explanation other than a pathetic goodbye note. But it’s fine, I’m fine. As long as he doesn’t kiss me or touch me or look at me, I’ll be fine! Scratch what I said before because I'm so screwed. Baby Shock Brooding, hotter than hell and everything I shouldn’t want… Ethan Brighton, ex-military, soon to be cop and oh, my best friend’s older brother. The moment I had that first taste, I was addicted. He’s determined not to notice me. Not to give in. Will I forever be his dirty little secret now that I’m carrying his baby? Business & Pleasure Rich. Arrogant. So drop-dead sexy you’re ready to sell your kidney just to touch him. Oh and did I mention he’s technically my new boss? All I have to do is follow the rules. 1. Don’t sleep with the sexy, arrogant, man-whoring boss. 2. Don’t drool every time you look at his perfectly chiseled face and rock-hard body. 3. But mostly…don’t let him know you want him just as bad. Then again…rules are meant to be broken. Baby Mistake How to destroy your career in three easy steps… Step #1: Sleep with your boss. Step #2: Get pregnant by your boss. Step #3: Quit your job and run away from your problems. Now I’m pregnant, jobless and oh, I haven’t told the father… He already has his perfect life, I don’t need to be reminded I’m carrying his mistake. Fake It I can fake anything for fifty grand… Including being the pretend fiancée to Mr. Sex-on-a-stick himself, Cameron Styles. Chicago’s most successful, ruthless lawyer and douchebag extraordinaire.

    So when a twist of fate brings her back to Penny Creek, I’m hell bent on winning her back. Turns out I can still make her blush, she’s still full of surprises, and our chemistry is hotter than ever.But she’s made it clear that in two weeks, she’ll be returning to the life she left behind without me. Suddenly, I’m in a race against time to get her to stay. And just when I think we’ve scored our second chance, our pasts come back to push us apart once more.Can I fight hard enough to keep her this time?Fall in love with in Falling for My Fling, the sexy second chance romance readers are comparing to Lauren Blakely and Corinne Michaels.Buy Falling for My Fling today!

    Her mother Ava runs the business with Grace and longs to see her daughter happy and in a committed relationship. Grace spends her days remodeling everyone else’s house until one day she buys a rundown house for herself. During construction Grace finds a room that had been blocked off by an old piece of furniture. When she begins to explore the room full of treasures, she finds and old trunk that contains letters with hidden secrets. When Grace meets the woman from the letters and her granddaughter Olivia, the story begins to unfold. Will Grace discover what happened after the letters were written? Will Grace have an opportunity to finally have a committed relationship?

    Dane, a fellow artist and superstar in the tattoo world, introduces her to a rockstar friend and all around bad boy, Creed. What she wasn't banking on was just how "friendly" Dane and Creed can get with one another, and they're all too willing to bring her along for the ride. Although the sex has never been better, emotions are running high as Creed grapples with his need to experience life in a big way while Dane is moving in the opposite direction. Now through all the shattered feelings, jealousy and second guessing, it's up to Sky to keep the best thing that's ever happened to her intact."Ink For Three More"Chad's life has taken a hard left turn. Now he's drifting through one town after another, looking for work and the sense of belonging that he had to leave back home along with what remained of a more innocent time. He's broke and getting desperate. Something's got to give. A chance meeting with Dane Frost, an insanely hot, famous tattoo artist in a Las Vegas coffee shop ends with a job offer that Chad would be a fool to refuse. The pay may not be much, but for now he's content with a living wage, new friends and a roof over his head. Ginger is a strong woman with a dynamite personality. She loves her job as an artist with Frost Studios working for her idol, but she's got major demons and an abusive boyfriend who continues to make her life hell. She needs a lover who will treat her with respect and give her the physical and emotional fulfillment that she so desperately lacks in her current relationship. Her soul is running on fumes. When the new guy, Chad, starts working at Frost, she can't keep her eyes off of him. His youthful exuberance and gorgeous body betray a maturity beyond his years. However, she still has her current relationship to think about, and she's no cheater. Xander is a beautiful man, and he knows it, but he's also damaged goods and in serious denial about many things in his life. He's used his looks and bedroom talents to score favors from older, closeted gay men on the down low for as long as he can remember. But now, Xander's current sugar daddy has grown bored of their arrangement, so it's time to sink or swim. Thankfully he knows of a hot young guy who recently took a room above the tattoo parlor where he gets inked. Maybe his artist, Ginger, can introduce them? "Ink For Three: The Beginning (Prequel)"Dane Frost hasn't always been a superstar tattoo artist. Like most celebrities, his beginnings are considerably more humble. Before Dane can make big moves in the world, he's got some serious self-exploration to do. When a new hire, Abby, enters the scene as a guest artist at the seedy studio where Dane works, he is unexpectedly enamored of her. Normally identifying as gay, Dane sees a woman who is every bit as strong as she is beautiful. Her ability with a tattoo gun is nearly unmatched, but it's her throaty laugh and dangerous curves that have Dane under her spell. Dane is thrown by this new sexual confusion, but he knows as well as anyone that he can't choose the people who enter his life and what effect they'll have on his future. Thankfully, Dane doesn't have to go it alone. His extremely supportive and dashingly handsome boyfriend, Hector, is faithfully at Dane's side as they both embark on a passionate journey toward broadening their sexuality.

    She shared her passion for climbing with her partner Andrew and it was a dream come true when Andrew proposed at Everest Base Camp. For them, climbing mountains made anything seem possible and represented their attitude to life.But a year after Sally and Andrew were married Sally was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. She was only 28 and was training to be a Macmillan nurse – she wanted to care for the terminally ill. But Sally was determined the disease wouldn't slow her down: she went back to work looking after others and, despite warnings that her condition could deteriorate in pregnancy, went on to have three beautiful children.But it was when her youngest child Melissa was diagnosed with severe autism that Sally began to spiral into depression. Sally felt guilty about the pressures faced by her elder daughter Clara in her role as carer. Sally worried that she was missing out on the freedom of childhood.She needed help. Unsure who to turn to, she happened upon Canine Partners and an extraordinary dog called Harmony. They formed an instant bond; Harmony can perform over 100 chores – from putting groceries into the trolley to handing over Sally's purse at the till. Harmony is an unending source of comfort: she intuitively knows when Sally is in pain and calms Melissa when she suffers panic attacks.Harmony has given Sally the ability to start living once more, and become a mother again in her own way. She has shown Sally that the sky's the limit and, with a taste for independence that she hadn't felt since her mountaineering days, Sally set her sights on the peaks of Ben Nevis once more.In August 2010 Sally planned to climb the hardest of the Munro Mountains. Sadly her first attempt was thwarted after her motorised wheelchair short-circuited. But Sally is a fighter and reached the summit in June 2011 with her husband by her side. And Harmony too, of course.

    A world where obsession is stronger than death. Where body, soul, time and space itself, are all fluid and treacherous. Where living houses dream longingly of oblivion, and vampires ache for more than simply blood. A world where the only escape from the darkness within is to embrace it.... A world not so very different from our own.