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The Vampyre
By John William Polidori. 1990
This classic vampire story has inspired generations of authors, from Bram Stoker to Charlaine Harris. A young English gentleman of…
means, Aubrey is immediately intrigued by Lord Ruthven, the mysterious newcomer among society’s elite. His unknown origin and curious behavior tantalizes Aubrey’s imagination. But the young man soon discovers a sinister character hidden behind his new friend’s glamorous facade. When the two are set upon by bandits while traveling together in Europe, Ruthven is fatally injured. Before drawing his last breath, he makes the odd request that Aubrey keep his death and crimes secret for a year and a day. But when Ruthven resurfaces in London—making overtures toward Aubrey’s sister—Aubrey realizes this immortal fiend is a vampyre. John William Polidori’s The Vampyre is both a classic tale of gothic horror and the progenitor of the modern romantic vampire myth that has been fodder for artists ranging from Anne Rice to Alan Ball to Francis Ford Coppola. Originally published in 1819, many decades before Bram Stoker’s Dracula, and misattributed to Polidori’s friend Lord Byron, The Vampyre has kept readers up at night for nearly two hundred years. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Uncle Silas
By J. Sheridan Le Fanu.
Family secrets and sinister plots abound in this beautifully atmospheric Victorian gothic thriller from a celebrated Irish author. For Maud…
Ruthyn, life is lonely in a mansion with no family besides her melancholic father. But when Madame de la Rougierre is hired to be her governess, Maud finds herself in the clutches of a mysterious and malevolent woman. When her caregiver is eventually dismissed, Maud is relieved to have the woman out of her life. But it isn’t long before she encounters the madame again. With the passing of her father, Maud is sent to live with her Uncle Silas at Bartram-Haugh until she can inherit the family estate. Feeling increasingly trapped in her uncle’s home, Maud is shocked to learn that Madame de la Rougierre is at her uncle’s service. And when Madame is instructed to escort Maud to London, the young girl begins to see through the shadows of deceit: No one intends for her to leave Bartram-Haugh alive. J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s most famous novel, Uncle Silas is an eerie psychological thriller and has been translated into several languages as well as adapted for film. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Adventures of Gerard
By Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
The Turn of the Screw
By Henry James. 2017
One of the most disturbing ghost stories ever written, a tale of imagined danger and real dreadA young governess arrives…
at a secluded country estate, hired by the manor’s often-absent master to look after his orphaned niece and nephew. The young woman, a parson’s daughter, is immediately charmed by eight-year-old Flora—and Miles, two years older, seems like a perfect little gentleman when he is unexpectedly sent home from his boarding school. But Miles’s steadfast refusal to reveal the cause of his expulsion is troubling, as are the staff’s whispered stories about the previous governess, Miss Jessel, and her lover, the mysterious valet, Peter Quint, both of whom are now dead. Most disturbing of all are the spectral figures wandering the grounds of Bly that only the new governess can see: a woman and a dark man who seem to take a special interest in Miles and Flora. No longer sure of what is real and whom she can trust, the governess desperately tries to hold on to her sanity and protect the innocent children from forces too sinister to name. A literary masterpiece whose mysteries are open to endless interpretation, The Turn of the Screw has been haunting readers for more than a century. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.The Titan
By Theodore Dreiser.
The second novel in the Trilogy of Desire from the author of The Financier and Sister Carrie. In the Panic…
of 1873, Frank Cowperwood’s fortune was destroyed and his criminal activity on the stock exchange was exposed. Now, with his prison sentence complete, he is ready to begin the next chapter of his life. Following the same creed of selfishness that guided him to his first fortune, Cowperwood leaves Philadelphia for Chicago and gives up financial speculation to pursue a new frontier. Though he soon rediscovers wealth in stock investment, he remains hounded by scandal as he maneuvers to take control of the Chicago railway system. Through double-dealing, divorce, infidelity, and social disgrace, America’s most corrupt man continues his lifelong pursuit of self-satisfaction. In the sequel to The Financier, Theodore Dreiser presents a man of indomitable force and pitiless ambition. Based on railway tycoon Charles Tyson Yerkes, Frank Cowperwood is widely considered one of the greatest characters of twentieth-century literature. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.On The Hunt (The ravelers Ser. #1)
By Tl Reeve, Michele Ryan. 2017
Julian Rienhard and Theodore Graham are in over their heads with their team mate, Piper. The intelligent woman drives them…
insane, while also challenging them scientifically. Julian realizes there is something different about their relationship, and he’s willing to accept it, as long as his best friend Theo does as well. But the stubborn, aggravating woman doesn’t know the meaning of wait.Piper Thomas is tired of waiting. Half in love with her three team mates, she isn’t sure how to approach them, feeling the constant need to prove herself. So, when the White Chapel case is given to the team, she takes matters into her own hands and goes in search of the infamous killer, Jack the Ripper. Heath Jacobs, their resident crime writer, hits them with the worst news possible with an article dated for the same day Piper returned to the heart of London. Piper is dead. Now, it’s a race against the clock to find her and stop her death. Will they be able to get to her in time and confess their attraction for her, or will Theo follow in his father’s footsteps and be too late?Flappers and Philosophers
By F. Scott Fitzgerald.
Trust In Me: A Fight for Me Novel
By Jessica Linden. 2017
As the heir to a large pharmaceutical company, Marco Adamo had it all. But when a drunk Marco crashes his…
car, leaving him unharmed but his best friend in critical condition, Marco’s life is thrown off track. In an attempt to regain control over his life, Marco flees to the military and returns, ready to own up to his actions and his past.Four years later and returned a changed man, Marco meets the beautiful Kat Delagrange. But before their relationship can blossom into something real, Kat learns that Marco was the man behind her brother’s severe injuries. Kat vows to keep Marco out of her life…until a shadowy man from her past threatens her, making her realize that she’ll need to trust Marco to protect her…and in the process, find a way to let him into her heart for good. Trust In Me is the next Fight For Me novel by Jessica Linden.Concealed Weapon
By Susan Peterson. 2004
THE END WAS DRAWING THEM CLOSER TOGETHER...Something big was about to happen, and Agent Teagan Kennedy had vowed to prevent…
it. For weeks she'd been undercover in a reclusive cult, investigating a suspected coming act of terror. But endless fire-and-brimstone sermons had sapped her strength. She needed help.And then, like a light, she saw Sheriff Zach McCoy. It had been seven years since she'd kissed him, seven years since she'd left him. Zach was still hurt over her desertion, but he was the only one Teagan could trust. Time was running out, and if Teagan and Zach couldn't stop the coming crisis, they'd be among the first sacrifices....Nobody's Angel (Vintage Contemporaries)
By Thomas Mcguane. 1981
Patrick Fitzpatrick is a former soldier, a fourth-generation cowboy, and a whiskey addict. His grandfather wants to run away to…
act in movies, his sister wants to burn the house down, and his new stallion is bent on killing him: all of them urgently require attention. But increasingly Patrick himself is spiraling out of control, into that region of romantic misadventure and vanishing possibilities that is Thomas McGuane's Montana. Nowhere has McGuane mapped that territory more precisely -- or with such tenderhearted lunacy -- than in Nobody's Angel, a novel that places him in a genre of his own.Succumbing to His Fear (Living Art Ser. #1)
By River Mitchell. 2017
A life-changing event leaves Alfie the guardian to two children; it also becomes the catalyst that leads him to discover…
that everything he thought he knows about himself is catastrophically wrong.All it took was a chance meeting and a drunken night to turn his world upside down. Fear wasn’t looking for anyone, content to stick with his monotonous routine of one-night stands and random hook-ups. He purposely keeps everyone but his family at arm’s length, never wanting an outsider to get to close. But when Alfie and his adopted children come crashing into his life, all Fear’s rules are quickly forgotten. While the two men struggle with all aspects of their life and budding relationship, the arrival of an unknown element determined to destroy them and their newfound happiness throws everything in to turmoil. Will they survive the whirlwind of devastation or will they crumble under the weight left in its wake?Into the Firestorm (BOSS, Inc. #3)
By Kat Martin. 2017
“I love her books!” —Linda Lael Miller“Martin is superb.” —RT Book ReviewsAt Brodie Operations Security Service, Inc., following your instincts…
is company policy . . .M. Cassidy—Luke Brodie had heard the name before, some novice bounty hunter working Seattle, catching tricky skips with more success than a newcomer should expect. But the dark curls, sparkly top, and impressive cleavage were not what Brodie had pictured.Emma Cassidy is tough and smart and sexy as hell. She’s also popping up a step ahead of him every time he’s close to the capture he wants most . . . and there’s no room for learning on the trail of this monster.Emma has idolized Luke Brodie, the bounty hunter who can bring anyone in. The big man in the soft shoes, with a face like a fallen angel and a reputation for breaking hearts. Watching him in action is intoxicating. But her fight with Rudy Vance is fiercely personal. If he gets too close, Brodie will find out just how ferocious she can be . . .Charmed Wolf (Wolves Of Whiskey Hollow Ser. #1)
By Lia Davis. 2016
Power is her greatest weakness, but love could be her salvation. Dana Hutson is about to make one of the…
toughest decisions of her life: walking away from her twin and her Pack. But the anger of her late mate’s betrayal burns deep, and her guilt threatens to push her over the edge. Combined with the magic she was born with intensifying to a lethal level, she has no choice but to leave Whiskey Hollow in search of her inner peace. But what she finds could be more than she bargained for.Cooper Reed will do anything to keep his sister and adopted daughter safe from the demented rogue Alpha of the Bloodrose Creek Pack. That includes killing anyone who threatens his family and going on the run. He is willing to do whatever it takes. He isn’t prepared to find his mate in the midst of the chaos.When even more secrets and dangers come to light, Dana and Cooper must band together to stop the rogue and his minions before all is lost. But will their bond be enough to harness the power needed to defeat such a foe?The Many Sins of Cris de Feaux
By Louise Allen. 2016
Secrets, sins and a scandalous affair Crispin de Feaux, Marquess of Avenmore, has always done his duty and knows the…
time has come to find a suitable wife. But when the intrepid Tamsyn Perowne saves his life off the Devonshire coast, Cris is unable to tear himself away... The widow of a notorious smuggler, Tamsyn would never make an appropriate bride. And Cris has secrets that could tear them apart before they've even begun! Yet, for the first time, Cris is tempted to ignore his duty and claim Tamsyn as his own!Magnus
By George Mackay Brown. 2008
This profound and poetic novel has been described as George Mackay Brown's most innovative work. He recounts the tale of…
the murder of the Earl of Orkney in the 12th century and links it to the story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian imprisoned and executed by the Nazis during World War Two. A fascinating meditation on the eternal questions of guilt, goodness and sacrifice from one of Scotland's greatest writers.A Legend of Montrose
By Walter Scott.
A Legend of Montrose is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the 1640s during the…
Civil War. It forms, along with The Bride of Lammermoor, the 3rd series of Scott's Tales of My Landlord. The two novels were published together in 1819. The story takes place during the Earl of Montrose's 1644-5 Highland campaign on behalf of King Charles I against the Covenanters who had sided with the English Parliament in the English Civil War. The main plot concerns a love triangle between Allan M'Aulay, his friend the Earl of Menteith, and Annot Lyle. Annot is a young woman who has been brought up by the M'Aulays since being captured as a girl during a blood feud against the MacEagh clan (also known as the Children of the Mist). M'Aulay and Menteith are both members of Montrose's army. Annot eventually marries Menteith after it is discovered that she has aristocratic blood, and was kidnapped by the MacEaghs as a baby. This leads to the jealous M'Aulay stabbing Menteith and then fleeing Montrose's army. Menteith survives whilst M'Aulay disappears and is rumoured to have been killed by the MacEaghs. Much of the novel is taken up with a subplot involving an expedition into enemy territory by Dugald Dalgetty, an experienced mercenary fighting for Montrose. Dalgetty does not fight out of political or religious conviction, but purely for the love of carnage. However, he is very professional, and remains loyal to an employer to the end of his contract. He gained his experience fighting for various armies during the Thirty Years' War, then still raging in Germany. Note: He did not fight all thirty years. Dalgetty is regarded as one of Scott's finest comic characters, however he dominates so much of the story that the main plot is not really developed in detail.Conjuring Darkness (Darkness Ser. #1)
By Melanie James. 2016
Conjuring Darkness from paranormal suspense author Melanie James will keep you on the edge of your seat as the truth…
about an ancient relic is revealed. Danger stalks Lexi Salenko and her Navy SEAL protector as they uncover the past, and struggle to stay one step ahead of the forces of evil!Twenty-five year-old Lexi Salenko never dreamed of romance and adventure outside the pages of the novels she craves. The owner of a quaint bookstore in Montana, she is living a quiet life when a mysterious letter from her archaeologist sister arrives.The letter is badly damaged and makes little sense, however one thing is clear... her sister is in trouble.Lexi must follow the cryptic instructions sent by her sister as she looks for a mysterious relic with ties to an ancient cult. She's also been instructed to enlist the help of a very sexy former Navy SEAL, turned mercenary, Mr. Kidd...Propelled on an odyssey across three continents, Lexi and Mr. Kidd soon discover a supernatural force that stretches from the ancient ruins at Gobekli Tepe, Turkey, through the death camps of the Holocaust, and into her present life.Danger stalks their every step, but along the way Lexi learns that sometimes you have to let yourself fall in love and believe in the power of hope.This paranormal suspense thriller contains ancient legends, Sumerian mythology, deities, military, and romance. Conjuring Darkness is not intended for readers under the age of 18. Previously published: (2014) Melanie James, Black Paw PublishingA Ride Across Palestine
By Anthony Trollope. 2010
The mountains stand where they ever stood. The same valleys are still green with the morning dew, and the water-courses…
are unchanged. The children of Mahomet may build their tawdry temple on the threshing-floor which David bought that there might stand the Lord's house. Man may undo what man did, even though the doer was Solomon. But here we have God's handiwork and His own evidences. Trollope's travels through Palestine are remarkable both for the narrator's chauvinistic views of the Holy Land and for the curiously close relationship he forms with his travelling companion, the effeminate Mr. Smith.Broken Promise: A Romantic Thriller (Sons of Broad #3)
By Tara Thomas. 2018
Riveting - RT Book Reviews on Deadly SecretIn the sultry streets of Charleston one family ruled…
by its powerful take-no-prisoners sons has risen to the top But a merciless enemy is out to destroy them and everyone they hold close Exclusive bonus content available only in the print edition SHE SWORE TO KEEP HER PROMISES BUT CAN SHE KEEP THEM SAFE AND PROTECT HER HEART Charleston Police Officer Alyssa Adams made a promise years ago to protect innocent women from harm Now she won t rest until she can reunite every lost daughter with her family Bring closure to every grieving husband And most of all find out what happened the night her own sister disappeared more than ten years ago As the eldest of the Benedict brothers Kipling will stop at nothing to protect his family from a threat that aims to destroy them once and for all But when a long-lost sibling is kidnapped by a powerful adversary Alyssa is the only one he can turn to to get her back As Alyssa and Kipling band together to find their lost siblings a powerful attraction builds between them that they can t ignore As the truth comes to light will one broken promise tear them apart Will have you begging to get the next book in your hands - Once Upon a Book Blog on Deadly SecretA despairing protagonist on a quest for his inheritance. An alluring artist. Twin Japanese hostesses. A mad mathematician driving a…
kombi, and an old potter schooled in Zen, are part of the cast of characters in an adventure of the spirit; its hopes, dreams and desires. The Possibilities in Emptiness, is a book for all people. It takes you on a young man's battle against conscription and the Vietnam war, in 1970. And into the mysterious contradiction which is Japan, in the late 1980's. Miles Tracy is on a mission to find Shigeo Kitani...and anything to fill the void. If you like Bob Dylan, Che Guevara, Kurt Vonnegut, Zen, Sushi, and a search for meaning; then read on...