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The Darker Sex: Tales of the Supernatural and Macabre by Victorian Women Writers
By Mike Ashley. 2009
Ghosts, precognition, suicide, and the afterlife are all themes in these thrilling stories by Britain and America's greatest Victorian women,…
proving their talent for creating dark, sensational, and horrifying tales of the supernatural. This anthology showcases some of the best and most representative work by female writers during this period, including Emily Bronte, Mary Braddon, George Eliot, and Edith Nesbit, as well as Elizabeth Gaskell, Charlotte Riddell, Louisa Baldwin, Mary Penn, Violet Quirk, and Elizabeth Stuart Phelps. Editor Mike Ashley provides valuable insight into the authors' lives. Each story still has the ability to shock, frighten, and show how Victorian women perfected and developed the Gothic genre.Making the Hook-Up
By Cole Riley. 2010
Making the Hook-Up heats up the pages with characters from every walk of life who get in where they fit…
in. With African American erotica that brings an urban edge to sweet kink, Cole Riley has collected a sensational, authentic set of stories that revel in all the richness and variety of black men and black women's sexuality. Well-written, passionate, and provocative, this one-of-a-kind anthology is a feast for the senses and a treat for the soul. Cole Riley holds no bounds in this book of bold black erotica, with stories as creative as the soulful simmer of Nina Simone, as urgent as the barely concealed bite of bluesman John Lee Hooker, and as innovative as the muted moans of jazz trumpeter Miles Davis.London Tides
By Carla Laureano. 2015
Irish photojournalist Grace Brennan travels the world's war zones documenting the helpless and forgotten. After the death of her friend…
and colleague, Grace is shaken. She returns to London hoping to rekindle the spark with the only man she ever loved--Scottish businessman Ian MacDonald. But he gave up his championship rowing career and dreams of Olympic gold years ago for Grace ... only for her to choose career over him. Will life's tides bring them back together ... or tear them apart for good this time?I Brake For Bad Boys
By Lori Foster, Janelle Denison, Shannon Mckenna. 2002
Some men are mad, bad, and dangerous to know. But who would want them any other way?Drive Me WildNew York…
Times Bestselling Author Lori FosterErica Lee is used to having the upper hand in work and in love. But most men are intimidated by her. When friends dare her to find a sex slave to fulfill her every whim, Erica sets her sights on handsome, mischievous Ian Conrad, who's about to turn the tables on her. . . Touch MeNew York Times Bestselling Author Shannon McKennaMassage therapist Tess Langley prefers to down play her beauty and focus on her work. Until gorgeous Jonah Markham offers her an outrageous sum of money to tend to guests at his mountain hideaway. Though he's promised to be a good boy, she has no idea just how good he can be. . .Something WildeUSA Today Bestselling Author Janelle DenisonJill Richardson vowed never to mix business with pleasure. But that was before devastatingly handsome Eric Wilde and his promise that at work they'll be professional-but after hours, anything goes. . .Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The classic collection of eerie and fantastic Chinese stories of the supernatural (Tuttle Classics)
By Herbert A. Giles, Victoria Cass, Pu Songling. 2006
Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed…
tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in the eighteenth century. These tales of ghosts, magic, vampirism, and other things bizarre and fantastic are an excellent Chinese companion to Lafcadio Hearn's well-known collections of Japanese ghost stories Kwaidan and In Ghostly Japan.Already a true classic of Chinese literature and of supernatural tales in general, this new edition of the Herbert A. Giles translation converts the work to Pinyin for the first time and includes a new foreword by Victoria Cass that properly introduces the book to both readers of Chinese literature and of hair-raising tales best read with the lights turned low on a quiet night.Some of the stories found in these pages include:The Tiger of ZhaochengThe Magic SwordMiss Lianziang, the Fox-GirlThe Quarrelsome BrothersThe Princess LilyA Rip Van WinkleThe Resuscitated CorpseTaoist MiraclesA Chinese SolomonDead Letters Anthology
By Conrad Williams. 2015
The Dead Letters Office: the final repository of the undelivered. Love missives unread, gifts unreceived, lost in postal limbo. Dead…
Letters: An Anthology features new stories from the masters of horror, fantasy and speculative fiction, each inspired by object from the Dead Letters Office. Featuring original stories by:Joanne Harris * Maria Dahvana Headley & China Miéville * Michael Marshall Smith * Lisa Tuttle * Ramsey Campbell * Pat Cadigan * Steven Hall * Alison Moore * Adam LG Nevill * Nina Allan * Christopher Fowler * Muriel Gray * Andrew Lane * Angela Slatter * Claire Dean * Nicholas Royle * Kirsten KaschockZVR Diplomacy
By Mike Dubisch, Jeff Conner. 2013
Zombies vs Robots goes international! It's the Cold War in Hell as undead flesh clashes with uncaring metal. The zombie…
apocalypse is a true global conflagration, and ZVR: Diplomacy is at the frontlines with a collection of original stories either set in Russia or the UK. On all fronts rabid braineaters battle gleeful warbots, with a beleaguered (and dwindling) mankind caught in the middle. Featuring original stories by today's leading perpetrators of zombie terror and robot rampage, namely Steven Lockley, Rio Youers, Robert Hood, Gary McMahon, Ekaterina Sedia, Simon Clark, Dale Bailey, and Simon Kurt Unsworth, ZVR: Diplomacy is a unique new chapter in the ongoing Zombie vs Robots prose program, and is fully illustrated by horror-master Michael Dubisch.Snow Day
By Jennifer Greene, Barbara Dunlop, Shannon Stacey. 1984
Tucker's Point three-day forecast: stormy with a chance of romanceHEART OF THE STORM by Shannon StaceyBrody Rollins is back in…
tiny Tucker's Point, Maine, for the first time in five years, and now he can't escape... from former neighbors, old regrets or maddening glimpses of his ex-fiancée.SEEING RED by Jennifer GreeneStranded at her grandfather's seaside cottage, Whitney Carr prepares to face the blizzard alone. But unexpected help soon arrives-in the form of her secret high-school crush.LAND'S END by Barbara DunlopTessa Ambroise is desperate to ditch the charming, infuriating hotelier circling her late aunt's century home like a vulture. But the snow piling up outside the mansion puts both their plans on hold.When a child goes missing, this perfect storm of cramped quarters and freezing temperatures brings old flames and new acquaintances closer together...but will they go separate ways once the sky clears?Jingle All The Way
By Fern Michaels, Linda Lael Miller, Theresa Alan, Jane Blackwood. 2004
Feeling the chill of winter? Then grab a glass of egg nog, take a seat by the yule log, and…
warm yourself heart and soul with these four captivating tales of passion that make mistletoe seem so unnecessary... A Bright Red Ribbon Fern MichaelsBeing dumped by your boyfriend on Christmas Eve has got to be the worst. Still, Morgan Ames promised she'd wait two Christmases for his return -- tonight -- and she always keeps her promises. But a sudden snowstorm has other ideas, including a romantic turn Morgan never imagined... The 24 Days of Christmas Linda Lael MillerA matchbox advent calendar first brought Frank Rayner and Addie Hutton together. But that was years ago. There's no way the miracles of Christmas -- and the magic of true love -- could possibly be hidden under one of its tiny flaps. Or could they? Santa Unwrapped Theresa AlanWhen Aimee Lachaussee offers to drive three volunteer Santas to a children's hospital, she finds herself stranded in a bar with two really obnoxious playboys -- and the quiet, hunky, wheelchair-bound Ryan, who's about to show Aimee that the very best presents come in unexpected packages... Maybe This Christmas Jane BlackwoodLaura Randall thinks life has passed her by, until a Christmas angel grants her wish to live one, important, destiny-shaping Christmas over. Now that she's got her second chance, can she manage this time to hold on to the love that got away...? While the weather outside is frightful, unwrap a gift of your own, and delight in these sparkling stories of holiday romance!Your Desire
By Dee S. Knight, Francis Drake. 2004
A mysterious shop. Enchanted merchandise. Derica Meadows and Allison Hayes find their routine lives changed forever when they are touched…
by magic. Dee S. Knight and Francis Drake present two charming contemporary romances in Your Desire.Your Desire A mysterious shop appears in town for one reason: to bring the spice of passion and the thrill of love to one special person. Magic is in more than the item purchased--it's in the heart of the buyer, often hidden, usually surprising. And after enchantment takes hold? The store fades from sight and memory, only to reappear somewhere else. Maybe in your town...The Artist and the DirectorDerica Meadows, the conservative Director of Accounting at a large San Francisco firm, sees the most beautiful dress imaginable in a shop window. So different from her usual genderless pant suits, she's swept into acquiring the gown for a formal business affair the next night. But a funny thing happens on the way to her party, in the form of a compelling man and a photo shoot. Suddenly, the normally logical Derica finds herself swimming in a sea of sexual freedom she'd never before considered. The hunk of an artist can satisfy her fantasies, but what will happen to her climb up the corporate ladder in the process? And to her heart?Awards NightAllison Hayes has always tried to be all things to all people. Need anything done? Call Allison. It seems no one considered that Allison might have needs, too. When she goes home one night to find a man crashed in her pasture, she resigns herself to helping out yet again. However, it isn't long before she finds the roles reversed, as the mysterious man fulfills her deepest desires. By morning, Allison knows that in being the Good Samaritan this time, she'd gotten more than she gave. The question is, was it passion for one night or a lifetime of love?Bad Boys Southern Style
By Joann Ross. 2006
When it comes to pleasure, these bad boys really are hotter than Georgia asphalt . . . Love Potion #9…
by JoAnn Ross It's bad enough that Hollywood hotshot Sloan Hawthorne's knowledge of Roxi Dupree's witchcraft comes from comic books and fairy tales. What's worse is that she's falling hard for the outrageously sexy hunk. Pretty soon they're both finding that the steamy Savannah nights are perfect for conjuring up some mischievous magic of their own . . . Midnight Plane to Georgia by E.C. Sheedy It's what Tracy does best, people-please and generally overwork the word 'yes'. But in love and life it's gotten her nowhere. Tracy's had enough--no more 'yes.' From here on out it's all about her. Colson Jones, hot-eyed and very determined, wants it to be all about her--and he's pretty sure that Tracy will be saying 'yes' again very soon . . . Fall From Grace by Jill Shalvis Librarian Janie Mills has never hit a man before, but when the lights go out and the town's leading citizen--now missing for two days--points a gun at her, she doesn't think twice about slugging him. Only when the electricity comes back, she finds an entirely different man on at her feet--P.I. Ryan Peterson. Pretty soon this is one case he's definitely on top of. . . .The Heart of Winter
By Maggie Shayne, Linda Winstead Jones, Day Leclaire. 2011
This trio of irresistible stories from Maggie Shayne, Linda Winstead Jones and Day Leclaire touch the heart of who we…
are and what we desire. . . ;. Melinda Terwilliger is a mild-mannered teacher-until she accidentally becomesThe Toughest Girl in Town. But she meets her match in an undercover cop determined to get to know the real Melinda. . . ;with kisses hot enough to melt any woman's heart!When law secretary Nell Rose is snowbound with a handsome stranger, keeping her New Year'sResolutionbecomes nearly impossible. Why swear off men when a romantic weekend with a reclusive writer seems to be the ideal way to ring in the new year?Plain Jayne Myleston seduced her office crush at a masked ball-and then found she'd turned up the heat with the wrong man! Even after the ball, she can't say no to herMystery Lover. That is, until Jayne finds out who he really is!Time Series 1
By Treva Harte. 2005
No Time To DreamVolume 1Jen thought she would love Victor all her life. But now she's been told he's dead.…
Her dreams of a past love seem so real--but so does Jack's love. Are you supposed to fall in love all over again with someone else? Someone who has loved you all of his life?Second Time Volume 2She'd loved Victor forever. He'd loved her big sister forever. When her sister broke his heart, Cecilia jumped in but things didn't work out the way she'd hoped.Now Cecilia is back and wants Victor on her own terms. Will love work the Second Time?Anything but Zombies: A Short Story Anthology
By Jeff Strand, Tonia Brown, Gerald Rice, Lee Moan, Faye Mccray, Jake Bible, Rebecca Besser, Montilee Stormer, Jimmy Pudge, Armand Rosamilia, Tim Curran. 2015
For decades we ve had vampires werewolves Jason Freddy and Michael And now zombies have…
gone all Hollywood Out of a need to figure out what is the next classic monster publisher and lifelong horror enthusiast Gerald Dean Rice has assembled this fresh and downright disturbing collection of short stories featuring some of the most clever and imaginative horror writers of the day including Tim Curran Jeff Strand Armand Rosamilia Rebecca Besser MontiLee Stormer Lee Moan Tonia Brown Jake Bible Faye McCray and Jimmy Pudge Inside the diverse cast of contributors introduces new breeds of monsters such as sentient sex dolls anti-zombie terrorists suicidal cultists the woman who can smell sin and more These monsters come alive within the pages and they are blow-your-mind frightening They are just what the horror world needs They are Anything but ZombiesMarried Times Two (The reluctant Brides Ser. #2)
By Kay Gregory. 2017
In need of a bride, wealthy Simon Sebastian has no use for love.But he can't get Olivia Naismith—the stranger whose…
diary his dog unearthed on his family's grounds—out of his mind. Once ensnared in a difficult marriage to an alcoholic, might Olivia be amenable to a modern marriage of convenience? Seems a workable plan, until he stumbles upon the beautiful Olivia searching for her lost diary. Now, nothing but a true marriage will do.REVIEWS:"... an outstanding mix of love, lust, adventure..." ~Affaire de Coeur"Compelling. Great story from Kay Gregory." ~RendezvousTHE RELUCTANT BRIDES, in series orderMarried To DeceiveMarried Times TwoMarried To A StrangerOTHER TITLES by Kay GregoryA Woman of ExperienceA Woman of ImpulseMash Up
By Gardner Dozois. 2016
Stories Inspired by Famous First Lines Pride and Prejudice meets Macbeth by way of The Wizard of Oz and a…
dollop of the speculative, in this entertaining anthology where authors get inspiration for short stories from the first lines of famous works of literature. Edited by respected anthologist Gardner Dozois, the collection features Mary Robinette Kowal's Hugo Award-winning story "The Lady Astronaut of Mars".Beloved by fans everywhere, don't miss these amazing heroes from New York Times bestselling author Brenda Jackson's Westmorelands series! The…
biggest error Stern Westmoreland ever made was helping his best friend, JoJo, get a makeover for another man. Can he convince her to give him a chance before it's too late? A Westmoreland always keeps his word, but Adrian's promise to help the gorgeous Trinity out with a fake, platonic relationship is crumbling fast... Dr. Aidan Westmoreland never forgot the one who got away, but now it's just him, her and a decadent cruise for two weeks... Bailey Westmoreland owns up to her mistakes and fixing her latest leads her to a sexy loner's ranch, but helping him heal from his injuries is putting her heart in danger. Bane Westmoreland has tracked down the woman he left behind all those years ago...but the danger he's found her in will give this SEAL the most important mission of his life. The Westmorelands--where family, loyalty and love come first! This special box set includes: Stern The Real Thing The Secret Affair Breaking Bailey's Rules BaneThe Creepypasta Collection: Modern Urban Legends You Can't Unread
By Mrcreepypasta. 2016
"If you place this book back on the shelf now, you'll save yourself!" --Mr Creepypasta There are stories that scare…
you. And then there are the dark and disturbing creepypasta stories that will leave you seriously freaked out. The Creepypasta Collection is an unsettling anthology of terror, full of nightmares and dangerous creatures--from unearthly supernatural beings to the murderously disturbed. So, lock the doors, check under the bed, turn up the lights, and get ready for an unforgettable, up-all-night journey into the heart of darkness.A Christmas Kiss
By Celeste O. Norfleet, Deborah Fletcher Mello, Regina Hart. 2015
Warm up with these sweet and sexy holiday tales of love and romance...Sealed With A Kiss Celeste O. NorfleetSmall town…
bad boy Dean Everett has made good in the tech world and now struggling Hayden, Georgia, is ready to welcome him home--along with his corporate headquarters. But Carmen Stiles is less than happy to see him. Dean had no idea he broke her heart when he left town after high school. Now he plans to make up for it--and as old friendship stirs new passion, Carmen just might let him--until she suspects he has no intention of really making things right for Hayden, or for her....Mistletoe Lane Regina HartBenjamin Brooks's marriage ended when he learned his wife was having an affair--with his boss. Now he's returned to Trinity Falls to start a new job--and ignore Christmas. Too bad his new employee, June Cale, won't let him. June knows all about bitterness, and she's determined to help Ben heal--through embracing the holidays. And soon he just might find himself embracing brave and beautiful June as well....His Christmas Present Deborah Fletcher MelloBianca Torres is already dreading Christmas with her parents in tiny Boone, North Carolina. But she's not at all prepared for her father's golf buddy, the sexy, successful, holiday-loving, aptly named Ethan Christmas. And when she and Ethan find themselves snowbound, Bianca discovers a whole new appreciation for the season...The Best Horror of the Year Volume 9
By Ellen Datlow. 2009
An elderly man aggressively defends his private domain against all comers including his daughter a policeman investigates an impossible horror…
show of a crime a father witnesses one of the worst things a parent can imagine the abuse of one child fuels another s yearning an Iraqi war veteran seeks a fellow soldier in his hometown but finds more than she bargains for The Best Horror of the Year showcases the previous year s best offerings in short fiction horror This edition includes award-winning and critically acclaimed authors Adam L G Nevill Livia Llewellyn Peter Straub Gemma Files Brian Hodge and more For more than three decades award-winning editor and anthologist Ellen Datlow has had her finger on the pulse of the latest and most terrifying in horror writing Night Shade Books is proud to present the ninth volume in this annual series a new collection of stories to keep you up at night Table of Contents Summation 2016 - Ellen Datlow Nesters -- Siobhan Carroll The Oestridae -- Robert Levy The Process is a Process All its Own -- Peter Straub The Bad Hour -- Christopher Golden Red Rabbit -- Steve Rasnic Tem It s All the Same Road in the End -- Brian Hodge Fury -- DB Waters Grave Goods -- Gemma Files Between Dry Ribs -- Gregory Norman Bossert The Days of Our Lives -- Adam LG Nevill House of Wonders -- C E Ward The Numbers -- Christopher Burns Bright Crown of Joy -- Livia Llewellyn The Beautiful Thing We Will Become -- Kristi DeMeester Wish You Were Here -- Nadia Bulkin Ragman -- Rebecca Lloyd What s Out There -- Gary McMahon No Matter Which Way We Turned -- Brian Evenson The Castellmarch Man -- Ray Cluley The Ice Beneath Us -- Steve Duffy On These Blackened Shores of Time -- Brian Hodge Honorable Mentions