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The dare (Fear Street. #Bk. 22)
By R. L Stine. 1994
Johanna Wise lives on Fear Street next door to her teacher, Mr. Northwood. Mr. Northwood seems to have it in…
for a group of Johanna's wealthy classmates. When she begins dating one of them, they dare her to kill their teacher. Junior High. 1994. (Fear Street)The dark half
By Stephen King. 1990
Writing as George Stark, Thad Beaumont has authored a series of trashy bestsellers. When Thad vows never again to write…
as Stark, a number of strange murders occur. Thad and the local sheriff become convinced that George Stark has come to life and is killing to preserve his existence. Strong language, violence, and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1990.The dark on the other side
By Barbara Michaels. 1970
Linda Randolph hears the house talking to her. When writer Michael Collins arrives to write a biography of Linda's husband,…
Gordon, Michael also senses something evil in the house. With the help of the local "witch" and a psychiatrist, Michael discovers the truth about Gordon and his nocturnal rites. Includes violence. 1988, c1970.The daughter of the manor
By Betty Neels. 1997
Leonora Crosby was irritated to be always caught out in awkward moments by the new village GP, James Galbraith. She…
was engaged to Tony, but James's stalwart support as Leonora tried to keep her parents' decrepit manor house running smoothly made her doubt the wisdom of her engagement. Even so, there was little point in admitting she loved James, when he showed so little sign of caring for her. 1997.The dark way: stories from the spirit world
By Virginia Hamilton. 1990
Twenty-five eerie tales from myth, legend, and folklore gathered from around the world are retold in this collection. Some are…
funny, others horrifying, and others heroic. Familiar stories of Medusa and Baba Yaga and the golem appear, as well as a Mexican legend based on the Aztec ritual of human sacrifice, and a North American Indian trickster tale of Manabozo. Grades 5-8. c1990.The dark side of the island
By Jack Higgins. 1982
During the Second World War Hugh Lomax was sent to the Greek island of Kyros to destroy a Nazi stronghold.…
He was captured but managed to escape. He returns now to the island to learn of the horrific sequel to that escape: his mission had been betrayed and innocent men and women executed. The people of Kyros still believe that he was that betrayer and they are determined that he shall pay the ultimate penalty. 1982.The court of silver shadows
By Beatrice Brandon. 1980
The dark
By James Herbert. 2012
Somewhere in the night a girl smiled as her mother burned, asylum inmates slaughtered their attendants, in slimy tunnels once-human…
creatures gathered. Madness raged as the lights began to fade and humanity was attacked by an unstoppable evil. 2012.The courage to say yes (Medical Romance)
By Lilian Darcy. 1999
Spending Christmas with his sister Rachel's in-laws should have been a pleasure for paediatric surgeon Angus Ferguson, even though she…
was set on matchmaking! But it was Caitlin Gray who caught his attention, until he found she was engaged - to Scott, who Angus had recently seen with another woman. They'd be working together at Southshore, and his only hope was that Caitlin would see through Scott - but could he then persuade her to look favourably on himself? 1999.The convenient wife
By Betty Neels. 1990
"You have no family, no home and no prospect of marrying". Professor Duert ter Laan-Luitinga's solution to Venetia's problems was…
for her to marry him; a marriage of convenience for both partners. Foolishly she agreed, and found herself wishing with all her heart that the stranger whom she had married would one day grow to care for her as much as she loved him. 1990.The color of love (Harlequin temptation ; #247)
By Binnie Syril. 1989
The rain had turned to sleet when painter Judith Blake left the Centre Gallery in Baltimore and headed home and…
right into an auto accident that would leave her blind and end her career. Mark Leland, whom she holds responsible for the accident, wants to help her. But can she overcome the rage she feels toward him, and more importantly, the way she feels when he takes her into his arms? Some strong language and descriptions of sex. 1989.The comfort of strangers
By Ian McEwan. 1981
For Mary and Colin, on holiday in a city where everything is strange to them and they are continually lost…
both physically and mentally, it is easy to close their eyes to the hidden danger lurking behind Robert's apparent friendliness. 1981.The bone collector's son
By Paul Yee. 2004
Fourteen-year old Bing-wing Chan resents his father not only because the man gambles away all their money, but also because…
he now forces Bing to help him in his gruesome job. Ba is the bone collector, digging up the bones of the deceased Chinese so they can be sent to China. Bing encounters some strange incidents after they dig up a skeleton with no skull, but ghosts, magic and a fortune teller help him find his courage. For junior high readers. 2003.The cabin at the end of the world: a novel
By Paul Tremblay. 2018
Seven-year-old Wen and her fathers are vacationing at a remote cabin on a quiet lake. One afternoon, as Wen catches…
grasshoppers in the front yard, a stranger unexpectedly appears in the driveway. The stranger, Leonard, and Wen talk and play until Leonard abruptly apologizes and tells Wen, "None of what's going to happen is your fault." Thus begins an unbearably tense, gripping tale of paranoia, sacrifice, apocalypse, and survival that escalates to a shattering conclusion. 2018.The bone snatcher
By Charlotte Salter. 2017
Stuck in a decaying mansion surrounded by sea monsters, Sophie Seacove's only hope for escape is to find the mysterious…
Monster Box before the other inhabitants of the house get to her first. Grades 5-8. 2017.The boss's surprise son (Harlequin romance)
By Teresa Carpenter. 2012
If it isn't bad enough that Savannah Jones has succumbed to the old cliché of falling for her boss, now…
she's expecting his baby! Everyone knows that gorgeous, dynamic Rick Sullivan is a confirmed bachelor, wedded firmly to his work. So, convinced there's no happy ending for her, Savannah tries to resign quietly. Only, Rick won't let her go, for reasons he doesn't fully understand, and she won't marry him out of duty. It's a stalemate! Unless this brooding boss can let go and tap in to his inner doting daddy. 2012.The CEO's accidental bride (Harlequin desire)
By Barbara Dunlop. 2012
There was no way multimillionaire Zach Harper would split his inheritance with a stranger. Even if she was his wife.…
What had supposedly been a prank Vegas wedding to Kaitlin Saville was very real. And now, according to his late grandmother's will, Zach's future was tied to Kaitlin. 2012.The chain of destiny
By Betty Neels. 1989
Suzannah Lightfoot was alone in the world, when Guy Bowers-Bentinck came to her rescue. "He's so tiresome and ill-tempered and…
impatient and he must hate the sight of me", Suzannah reflected as fate kept throwing them together. It was because of this she wasn't prepared to join the queue of females wanting to marry him, wasn't it? 1989.The breathing method
By Stephen King. 1984
It was a gentlemen's club, although no one paid any dues. The cost of membership was a tale well told,…
and this one paid for all. 1984. Uniform title: Different seasonsThe body-snatchers
By Robert Louis Stevenson. 1981
In 1815 in Scotland, a young medical student, Doctor Fettes, is given the job of receiving fresh cadavers for his…
class. Since the matter is such a delicate business, Fettes is told to simply pay the transporters and not ask any questions. But when Fettes recognizes one of the bodies as a young woman he knows to have been alive and well the day before, he begins to wonder just how these poor souls are meeting their end. 1981. Uniform title: Short stories.