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Brimstone Kiss by Shayne Silvers, Cameron O'Connell
12 ratingsNo one told Quinn there was a cover charge to enter Hell - or that Valhalla didn't allow bar tabs.Thanks to a witchy homebrew, Quinn MacKenna—part-time goddess, full-time troublemaker—has slipped past death’s door to rekindle an old flame and snuff out an old friend... -
The Crane Diaries: Homecoming by Apryl Baker
10 ratingsNew Orleans is a city known for its paranormal history—and it’s the place Emma Rose Crane, AKA Mattie Hathaway, has come home to. She hopes she can start over in New Orleans, where her ability to see ghosts isn't so freaky... -
The Crane Diaries: The Red Church by Apryl Baker
8 ratingsIn the swamps of New Orleans sits an old church. Its history is steeped in blood and death. For over a century, this abandoned church has inspired fear, and the rumors of the creatures that inhabit it have kept the locals away. The church has been sold, but work on the property has stalled... -
The Crane Diaries: Stained by Apryl Baker
8 ratingsI Am Death. I Am Darkness. I Am Creation. These are the simple truths Emma Rose Crane, AKA Mattie Hathaway, has run from for the last two years, but the situation she finds herself in will not let her flee her past anymore. It’s barreling toward her at the speed of a bullet. Mattie finds herself back in Charlotte, North Carolina, for the trial of Dan’s mother... -
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Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis
8 ratingsSometimes vengeance isn't enough.There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law.When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains.They call me Wraith for a reason.When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in.I move through the shadows and strike without mercy... -
Sorrow's Gift by Sarra Cannon
6 ratingsSometimes death is only the beginning… Desperate to get to her sister in New York, Parrish Sorrows has no idea just how important she and her friends are to the survival of two very different worlds. Their abilities have been dormant for so long, the five teens have no memory of who they once were or why they were put here in the first place... -
Bayou Reckoning by Apryl Baker
6 ratingsSerial Killers.Vengeful Ghosts.Soul Eaters.Fallen Angels.Rougarous.Primordial Evils.These are just some of the big bads Emma Rose Crane has survived. She always comes out the other side a little more broken, but she hides it from the world. No one knows how vulnerable she really is. Not even Officer Dan, who loves her more than she thinks she deserves... -
Chaos Volume 2: Books 4-6 by Claire Farrell
6 ratingsBooks 4-6 in the Chaos series (including bonus novella, Kings). Usurper It’s been a year since Cara returned to the human realm with her daughter, and the fae have come knocking again. The game of kings is still being played, power is the ultimate prize, and Scarlet is an asset every court wishes to acquire... -
Mark of Fate by W.J. May
10 ratingsMark of Fate is the 9th Book of W.J. May's bestselling series, The Chronicles of Kerrigan. Rae Kerrigan has proven herself a vital asset to the Privy Council and yet, they still question her loyalty. Back in London, Rae returns to find that everything isn't exactly as it seems... -
Midnight Mage by Chandelle LaVaun, Megan Montero
10 ratingsHe put a spell on me...Or at least he must have, because none of this makes any sense. None of this can be real. I’m not a mage with magical powers…I’m just me. Ellie Sutton. Your average, everyday seventeen-year-old high school human student. My biggest concerns are bullies, failed exams, and missing the express subway twice in one day... -
Circus by Cameron Jace
14 ratingsLadies and gentlemen, boys and girls... There is a loose rabbit with a ticking bomb in the streets of the London. Come closer, you won'd believe your eyes... Alice & the Pillar follow a set of clues, meticulously weaved by the most mysterious Wonderland Monster of all. Here is the Maddest Show on Earth ... The Circus! Where Alice's most unexpected secret will be revealed... -
The Proctor Hall Horror The Bayou Hauntings Book 7 by Bill Thompson
6 ratingsDescriptionSet along the beautiful Bayou Lafourche near Thibodaux, Louisiana, it’s a more traditional ghost story than some of the others from this author. Back in 1963, a fourteen-year-old boy who’s never spoken a word is found sitting quietly on a stairway in his house. In a nearby sitting room, his mother, father and younger sister sit next to each other on a couch... -
The Forsaken by Lynnie Purcell
6 ratingsThe war with Odette has begun. Cities around the world have fallen, and the world as we know it has ended. It's up to Clare to put things right again. Worse still is the threat of a darker evil that lingers over her as she searches for a way to end the war for good... -
Blight by Claire Farrell
6 ratingsAs the blight spreads, destroying the land, Cara’s new subjects turn on her, and Brendan and Drake are no longer there to help her. The Darksiders thought she’d be pliable, or maybe even a miracle-worker, and it’s not as easy to scrub away Sadler’s influence as she thought... -
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The Crane Diaries: Bayou Secrets by Apryl Baker
6 ratingsDeep in the bayou is a place so dark even nightmares tremble in fear. It has been whispered about for a century, and even the hunters of New Orleans don't trek into the shadows of Madame's island, a Necromancer more feared than any other. But all that is about to change.A hunter has gone missing... -
Matt Archer: Redemption by Kendra C. Highley
6 ratings“There’s more to me than you know…”When Matt Archer’s sister, Mamie, said those words to him three years ago, he had no idea how prophetic they were, or what this would mean for his family.Now, he knows. And it changes everything, bringing the war right to Matt’s doorstep.In the epic conclusion to the Matt Archer series, the endgame is near... -
Stolen Paradise by Mila Young, Harper A. Brooks
6 ratingsThese monsters rule the city... and I've become their newest obsession.I've been caught in a war between the three most powerful gangs in the city... and I'm trapped with the most dangerous of them all.The Kings.With each passing day, they lurk closer, their darkness pulling me a bit deeper. They push me, demanding everything I have when my world is falling apart... -
Sacrifice by Claire Farrell
6 ratings~The final book in the Chaos Series.~ As a king’s life hangs in the balance, alliances are made then broken. Only trickery can help Cara protect those she cares about, but when her enemies show their true face, she realises the truth: every distraction feeds Chaos. Cara’s not the only one searching for a legendary treasure, not the only one reaching for power... -
Heir of Secrets by Rachel Higginson
6 ratingsThe countdown to Stella Day’s eighteenth birthday has begun with only a year left to go. When Stella turns eighteen she will take over as the Earth’s protector. She will come into the fullness of her powers. And her counterpart will be released from his soul-losing contract. Only three hundred and sixty five days to go. Only fifty-two weeks... -
Smoke Show by D.N. Erikson
6 ratingsEmmy Davis, the world’s most famous fox shifter, went missing two years ago.And I’ve just been hired to find her.If only things were that simple. The cops have no leads. Other PIs haven’t fared any better. The trail is colder than an arctic winter. And to make matters worse, a mysterious creature from Javy Diaz's past has taken an alarming interest in the case... -
Usurper by Claire Farrell
6 ratingsIt’s been a year since Cara returned to the human realm with her daughter, and the fae have come knocking again. The game of kings is still being played, power is the ultimate prize, and Scarlet is an asset every court wishes to acquire... -
By the Light of His Lantern: A Novel by Abe Moss
6 ratingsA nightmarish tale of revenge, anguish, and human connection, BY THE LIGHT OF HIS LANTERN is thrilling, chilling, and heartfelt in equal measure... Naked in the sand, Lewis coughs seawater from his lungs. Disoriented, he blinks his eyes, rubs them for good measure, but the result is the same. The sky is as black as the beach below it. In this place, the sun and moon and stars are long dead... -
The Cursed and Desired by G. Bailey
6 ratingsThere’s no love in a world of witches and war. Riona Dark’s plan to escape The Onyx, and the vampire she left behind there, all went up in smoke the moment the witches revealed their true intent.On the witches’ island, The Quartz, Riona finds it’s full of more horrors than she could imagine... -
John Saul: Hellfire, The Unwanted, Sleepwalk by John Saul
6 ratingsNew York Times bestselling author John Saul is a master at writing psychological terror, with fifteen novels on the bestseller lists. This first-ever hardcover edition of three of his most popular books features Hellfire, The Unwanted and Sleepwalk. All three stories explore supernatural mysteries of suspense and horror.Appearences are definitely deceiving in John Saul's world... -
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Andy's Diary by Tim O'Rourke
6 ratingsIn his confession, Ben McCloud told Detective Chief Inspector John Walker about the four murders that took place at Black Hill Farm. But what about the others? There are two sides to every story and this is Andy’s. 'Andy's Diary' the second book in the paranormal romance series: ‘Black Hill Farm’. For young adults aged 16 years and over... -
Amid the Sinking Dark by Abe Moss
6 ratings"You can't save everyone. Not even close..."Robbed of her only chance at a normal life, Nell Parrish now finds herself in a strange new home where darkness and mysteries abound. Plagued with dreams of the night which brought her here, she's desperate for any distraction, anything to forget those unimaginable horrors...... even if it means braving another altogether... -
Crown of Darkness by J.L. Weil
6 ratingsWhen the struggle between love and vengeance becomes a deadly battleground, is there any hope for salvation? Lexi Winters’ world is falling apart. Damaged. Scarred. And Vengeful. Retaliation consumes her heart. Night and day, all she can think about is exacting her retribution for Colin’s death, the boy she once loved. Her guilt and resentment fuel her choices to hunt. Fate has other plans... -
Flames of Promise by Jack Whitney
6 ratingsWith their kingdom in ruins, Dorian and Nyssari Eaglefyre must make a choice. Remain bound to the kingdom and people that betrayed their family and live their lives in silence, or run and be declared traitors of the realm... -
The Siege of Abythos by Phil Tucker
14 ratingsLady Iskra and her followers have survived the onslaught of demons, forged powerful alliances, and are finally ready to wreck righteous vengeance on the Ascendant Empire. Yet even as they begin their endgame, a new danger arises that threatens to annihilate everything in its path, heretic or no: Tharok, the greatest peril to humanity since Ogri the Destroyer... -
Tales of Horror and the Supernatural by Arthur Machen
6 ratingsThe Best of Arthur Machen's short stories: The Novel of the Black Seal, The Novel of the White Powder, The Great God Pan, The White People, The Inmost Light, The Shining Pyramid, The Bowmen, The Great Return, The Happy Children, Out of the Earth, N, The Children of the Pool, The Terror... -
Elemental Tears by Phaedra Weldon
6 ratingsNow that Samantha no longer possesses the powers of an Elemental Witch, adjusting to life as a mere mortal, married to a Drachen, is harder than any enemy she’s ever encountered. Why? Because though she’s powerless, her friends aren’t, and those powers are leading them down paths she cannot follow. Ivan’s inability to resist the call of the Cyber Web has Dharma terrified... -
Rock, Paper, Shivers: ACT Six and Seven by Sara C. Roethle
6 ratings"What was to come made one little blood-oath pale in comparison. After all, what was a little blood between acquaintances?" Madeline is playing a dangerous game, with rules not bound by honesty, fair play, or even space and time. When her quest to destroy the charm becomes risky beyond reproach, she'll have to seek the aid of a mischievous Viking to even the odds... -
A Nightmare on Elm Street: Suffer the Children by David Bishop
6 ratingsWhen six teenagers volunteer to test a new anti-insomnia drug, all they expect is cash and a good night's sleep... -
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Demon Dawn by William Massa
6 ratingsOver the years, I’ve racked up a pretty interesting resume. Monster Hunter. Demon Slayer. Paranormal Investigator. Now I’m about to add "thief" to the list. The mastermind behind this high-risk heist is Vincent Taske, a billionaire dying of cancer. A man desperate to cheat death no matter what the cost. His plan? Break into the Hagen Bank... -
My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
6 ratingsSixteen-year-old Zadie’s first mistake was telling the boy she liked she could bring her dead sister back to life. Her second mistake was actually doing it.When Zadie accidentally messes with the Reaper’s Rite that should have claimed her sister Mara, things go horribly wrong... -
Necroscope: The Plague-Bearer by Brian Lumley
6 ratingsHarry Keogh is moving on. Though the search for his missing wife and child continues, his heart now lies in Edinburgh with Bonnie Jean--a beautiful Scottish werewolf whose friendly pack and flourishing pub have given him a place he can almost call home... -
A Witch's Feast by C.N. Crawford, Carlos Quevedo
6 ratingsThere are new rules governing the country--namely, no magic. But Fiona Forzese has never been good with rules... After a ghostly army terrorized Boston, the Ranulf family say they'll help Fiona and her classmates finish up junior year. They say their old Virginia plantation is a safe haven. All Fiona and her secret coven have to to do is show up to a few math and English classes... -
Band of Demons by Rob Blackwell
6 ratingsThe highly anticipated sequel to the Kindle bestseller A Soul to StealThe past is always at your heels…Quinn O’Brion and Kate Tassel, two community journalists, tapped into a dark power last Halloween in order to stop a vicious serial killer. But they are still grappling with their new abilities—and wondering if what they unleashed may soon consume them... -
Nemesis: The Death of Timmy Quinn by Kealan Patrick Burke
6 ratings"We no longer need the sun to cast our shadows, for we have become them."For over twenty years Tim Quinn has lived in the shadow of death. Now, the Curtain has come down and the dead no longer need him to facilitate their vengeance... -
Demonic by Jeff Strand
6 ratingsFrom the Bram Stoker Award-winning author of PRESSURE and AUTUMN BLEEDS INTO WINTER, comes a new novel of unrelenting terror.Corey is falling in love with his co-worker Quinn. This is a problem. Not only because Quinn is married, but because her husband is a serial killer known as the Toledo Trasher, who has been forcing her to participate in his savage crimes... -
The Complete Book of Fallen Angels by Valmore Daniels
6 ratingsAngel Fire My name is Darcy Anderson, and I am cursed with a dark power: Whenever my life is in danger, something inside me summons elemental fire to protect me. I cannot control this. One night, I was attacked in my home. The fire ... it raged out of control. I survived the inferno, but my house burned to the ground - with my parents inside... -
Vampire: The Masquerade Revised by Mark Rein-Hagen, Phil Brucato
16 ratingsThey stalk in the shadows, moving gracefully and unseen among their prey. They are the blood-drinking fiends of whispered legends - Kindred, Cainites, the Damned. Above all, they are vampires. Their eternal struggle, waged since the nights of Jericho and Babylon, plays itself out among the skyscrapers and nightclubs of the modern world... -
The First Day of the Rest of Your Life by Rachel Caine
12 ratingsEve Rosser is turning eighteen. Does she accept the Protection or go without?This novella is found in the anthology Many Bloody Returns.This was my very first Morganville short story, published in Charlaine Harris and Toni L. P. Kelner’s fantastic collection Many Bloody Returns... -
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Paper Dolls by Anya Allyn
12 ratingsThe DARK CAROUSEL series is a heart-stopping mix of American Horror Story and the fantastical elements of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. ~In Book One, Cassie, Ethan and Lacey sought their missing friend, Aisha, in the deep of the forest... -
The Prettiest Girl in the Grave by Kristopher Triana
8 ratingsFrom the author of international horror sensation Gone to See the River Man comes a new tale of terror that will drag you to the darkest corners of the soul.Some girls are fearful, others are brave. One girl’s a princess, the next one, a slave. But all girls are equal, when they’re down in this cave, until just one is left standing—The Prettiest Girl in the Grave.It’s only supposed to be a game... -
Ghosts: The Complete Series by Amy Cross
6 ratingsFor the first time, the entire Ghosts series is available in one book. Total word count is more than 150,000, approximately 500 pages of a printed book.When Beth Keneally is murdered by her father, her story should be over. Instead, she wakes up on the edge of town. Beth is a ghost, but her father is still on the loose and is determined to kill Beth's little sister Elise... -
The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Twelve by Ellen Datlow, Paul Tremblay
6 ratingsFrom Ellen Datlow (“the venerable queen of horror anthologies” (New York Times) comes a new entry in the series that has brought you stories from Stephen King and Neil Gaiman comes thrilling stories, the best horror stories available. For more than three decades, Ellen Datlow has been at the center of horror... -
Dragon Fire by Phaedra Weldon
6 ratingsBodies are showing up with their flesh burned to a crisp—but only the skin. Clothing, muscle, bone remain untouched. When the number of these bodies increases in the city of New Orleans, Lt. Crwys Holliard suspects the murderer isn't part of the Material Plane, but from a Plane he believed was destroyed centuries ago. He and his partner, Lt... -
A Candle for d'Artagnan by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
6 ratingsOlivia Atta Clemens, immortal vampire, Roman noblewoman, beloved of the Count Saint-Germain-has come to Paris seeking only peace. But the year is 1637, and there is no peace to be found in the Court of Louis XIII, where Cardinal Richelieu maneuvers to control the throne...
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