Contemporary Gothic

Doing the right thing can land you in a whole heap of trouble, or so Natalie Swift discovers on her Florence vacation. When she interferes with the soul collection of a child, she inadvertently opens the gates to Heaven and Hell and finds herself in the midst of a struggle between good and evil that she could never have foreseen. Now she is a target for those from the dark side, it seems the only way for her to survive is to form an alliance with the man she has been trying to avoid since everything went so horribly wrong. Drawn in is a thrilling and unsettling adventure for readers with a ...

Cherished by a Father, coveted by a king, loved by an almost-priest; tormented by demons, tortured by a madman, hunted by a cult, hounded by her father. Mouse has survived it all. Despite Mouse's power, her father always wanted a son - and now, at long last, he has him. And Mouse has a brother, someone else in the world just like her. Hiding among a tribe of the Martu in the isolation of the Australian outback near the edges of Lake Disappointment, Mouse and Angelo have seemingly evaded at least one of the predators hunting them.

Vampires are the last thing reporter Cassie Briggs expects to find when her coworkers send her on an night mission to Showman's Hill Cemetery. Still, she would do anything to find her missing sister, even if it means taking up residence in an old house with very strange occupants and a caretaker as handsome as he is eccentric. Basil Wensilton III, once a lion tamer in the circus, has never felt threatened until now. Cassie's body as well as her neck has him feeling emotions he thought died along with most his family and friends in an accident two centuries ago. When Cassie starts asking too...

The demon Adze is out for revenge—and he’s marked Sam and everyone she knows, including her family. When Sam is lured to a massive enchanted medieval castle right in the heart of Fullerton, she realizes it just might be home to something ancient...and evil. And when she comes face-to-face with Adze, she has no choice but to confront his beastly form and risk everything to save her family and friends. This time, will her enemy be too powerful to thwart? Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE to continue the "Vampire Crimes Special Unit" series today!

Samantha Moon returns in an all-new story! Whoever heard of a Leprechaun losing his pot of gold? As Sam digs deeper, she’s faced with the question: was the gold lost or was it stolen? Or maybe, just maybe, something else? The search is on for what might just prove to be Sam’s wildest case yet! Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE!

I’m a con artist, and I’ve got my sights set on Beau Radcliffe. He’s dominant, arrogant, and always thinks he’s the smartest person in the room. But he made the mistake of getting way too drunk one night and telling me all about the twisted ways of the dark, mysterious secret society he was about to be initiated into.

February in Newfoundland is the longest month of the year. Another blizzard is threatening to tear a strip off downtown St. John’s, while inside The Hazel restaurant, a storm system of sex, betrayal, addiction and hurt is breaking overhead.

Samantha Moon finds herself the target of an ancient and sinister creature. At first, Sam has no way of knowing how dangerous the 'dead witch' really is...until it’s almost too late. Now, with a little help from her friends, some old and some new, Sam launches an all-out attack against the newest addition to L.A.'s supernatural scene. In the process, she comes to new realizations about the role she plays in the city's preternatural underground. The bond between friends grows, and new friends are made as Sam and the council defend Southern California against one of the vilest beasts to ...

No one cared to give her a name. And his came with the weight of the world. Welcome to Thornfield where two lost souls are destined to love…no matter the cost. Orphaned as a child, Jane Doe has nothing, but desires everything life has to offer. When she’s offered work at Thornfield, a grand English manor turned hotel, she meets her match in the dark and brooding proprietor, Edward Rochester. He’s arrogant, moody, and hurtful, but as Jane’s attraction grows for this strange and powerful man, so does her spirit. Soon enough, tensions rise to breaking point, and they become embroiled ...

Octavia I stepped off the plane and was hit by a jolt of electricity. It's as if lightning is striking me, the first time I see him. As I step off the jet and onto the tarmac, there he stands, as if summoned from my fantasies. He is gorgeous, muscled, Scottish, and there for me. The electric pulse that dashes across my skin as his kiss brushes against my hand pushes that pulse lower. This is to be the next leg in my journey to discovering what I want out of life. After years of focusing on nothing but work, it's time to focus on myself and the adventures I’ve dreamed about. Will those ...

When a young vampire, Alexei Romanov, is abducted by a deranged lunatic, the members of Immortal Council are forced to reveal their existence to Samantha Moon. The grief of losing one of their own members, coupled with their frustration at the careless behavior of new immortals, forces Julia Agrippina to employ Samantha Moon to find out who took Alexei, find him, and bring him home safely. Sam quickly discovers it’s an offer she can’t refuse. It seems the Council have been very active in the background of Los Angeles, ensuring locals don’t find out too much about the various creatures...

He’s her boss…and she’s a human. Love comes with a price, but is Oryn willing to sacrifice everything? As the oldest of the four Dragon Princes, Oryn Veskovic had gotten used to being alone. He has his multi-billion-dollar company to keep him busy, and lives in a luxurious house on the water in Auckland. Despite the tales he was told as a young boy, he had given up searching for his True Mate, and he was happy on his own, or so he thought. When Adley Murdoch comes into his life like a hurricane, Oryn quickly discovers how much of an impact a fragile human can have on his life. However...

In the middle of an environmental uproar, a sinister creature has escaped its ancient prison and is wreaking havoc on nearby towns and cities. Sam finds herself torn between helping the tribal council expose the greedy corporation hell-bent on violating their people’s rights... Or fighting alongside old friends and new ones to restore the spiritual balance of the world. As the creature remains on the loose, murder is on the rise in the cities, and tempers flare on the reservation. If peace is to be restored, Sam and her friends must capture and imprison Wazeya before he can wreak any more...

Newly divorced, I wasn't interested in jumping into a new relationship. Then I saw him, Lance Steel, owner of the exclusive Caprice Casino and Club Moroii. He was exciting and adventurous with sinful good looks, reeked of danger, and turned my world upside down. Then Lance swept me away for the most erotic weekend of my life... and I discovered that he was a vampire. He brought me into his world, fraught with blood, sex, and booze, and treated me like a queen. When my world crumbled around me, Lance was there to help me pick up the pieces. But now I’m craving blood, and people are dying. ...

There is nothing more dangerous than a secret…. It is how the powerful survive. They spin their influence in the shadows as their sins corrupt the innocent. And I am one of them. The elite. The chosen.

1996—Luca Saracino is thirteen and has been completely blind for eight months when his parents move to a Southern Italian farmhouse they dream of turning into a hotel. With his brother dropping out of university and the family reeling from Luca's diagnosis, they are chasing dreams of rebirth and reinvention.

Death, accidental and early, has always been Abby Walters's preoccupation. Now 33 and eager to settle down with her commitment-shy boyfriend, a recurring dream from her past returns: a paralyzing nightmare of being buried alive, the taste of dirt in her mouth cloying and real. But this time the dream reveals a name from her family's past. Looking for answers, Abby returns home to small-town Minnesota for the first time in 14 years, where she reconnects with her high school crush, now a police detective on the trail of a violent criminal.

Tammy is the seventeen-year-old, mind-reading daughter of vampire private investigator, Samantha Moon. In Dragon Lessons, Tammy brings a dragon quill from the dream world into the real world. The quill is, in fact, a magic wand with the power to grant three wishes. Tammy turns her world upside down with her first wish—adventure ensues as a legendary dragon comes to modern-day California to fulfill a noble quest. Enter a young man named Thorn. By day, he is a human...but by night, a dragon who may change Tammy’s life forever... When epic danger threatens all they hold dear, Tammy joins ...

Lilliana I’m tired of the same old thing. My job as a marketing executive leaves me unfulfilled and yearning for something more. Leave it to my bestie to push me into a dating app. I’m not very optimistic, but then I’m matched with a mysterious stranger named Dash… He promises me a world of ecstasy beyond my wildest dreams, and maybe—just maybe—he’s someone I can explore my darkest desires with. Our connection is instant, and everything seems perfect. At first. Then, a darker side of Dash begins to surface—a jealous, obsessive, possessive, dominant side. A side that says ...

In a small Western Queensland town, a reserved young woman receives a note from one of her vanished brothers - a note that makes question her memories of their disappearance and her father’s departure. A beguiling story that proves that Gothic delights and uncanny family horror can live - and even thrive - under a burning sun, Flyaway introduces listeners to Bettina Scott, whose search for the truth throws her into tales of eerie dogs, vanished schools, cursed monsters, and enchanted bottles.