Fairy Mystery

***** "This is a story that touches on so many levels that appeals to different genres." - Amazon/Goodreads reviewer ------------------------------ What if, instead of Prince Charming, Cinderella meets the Beast? A beautiful widow, a ruthless billionaire, an unsolved murder, and the Italian Mafia converge in this modern retelling of two beloved fairy tales with a touch of Hamlet. A story of love, revenge, and atonement laced with lies, deception, and unexpected twists.------------------------------- When a new widow becomes the object of a billionaire's revenge, her ugly past catches up ...

Bringing ancient myth to life with passion, humour and humanity, Lindsay Clarke vividly retells the story of Troy and of the heroes who fought there in the third instalment of the Troy Quartet. Troy has fallen. After 10 years of fighting and a savage final massacre, the victors quarrel over what remains and turn their minds to home. Menelaus must decide the fate of Helen, whose incomparable beauty ignited the war. And Agamemnon must return to the fury of Clytaemnestra, who has neither forgotten nor forgiven his choice to sacrifice their daughter.

1935. As Europe prepares itself for a calamitous war, six homicidal lunatics - the so-called 'Devil's Six' - are confined in a remote castle asylum in rural Czechoslovakia. Each patient has their own dark story to tell, and Dr Viktor Kosárek, a young psychiatrist using revolutionary techniques, is tasked with unlocking their murderous secrets. At the same time, a terrifying killer known as 'Leather Apron' is butchering victims across Prague. Successfully eluding capture, it would seem his depraved crimes are committed by the devil himself.

After a shocking discovery about her heritage sends Dotty into a delirium, Great-Uncle Winchester thinks a spot of sea air will do her good. But the sleepy fishing village is in the grip of a grisly spate of robberies – bearing all the hallmarks of rogue sweeps at work. Can Dotty stop the thieves in their tracks? Perhaps, but she will need some dark magick to do it. Synopsis: When Dotty Parsons’ parents die in a tragic house fire, the young Welsh girl's world is torn apart. Sent to live in deepest, darkest Yorkshire with her mother’s uncle - a man she has never even met, Dotty feels ...

Hook is back. Or at least that's what my partner, the Mad Hatter, aka Maddox, claims. And I should totally believe him. He does have the sight after all. But I can't. I just won't. Because Hook...he was my world. And the day he died in my arms, I nearly died too. It's taken me forever to get to a good place again, and that's why I won't go looking for him. I won't go searching for a ghost. Besides, I have a case. Crow shifters. Bank heists. And lots and lots of stolen goodies. Just what I need to keep my mind off of Hook.

Saving Wonderland was only the beginning… Fans of Once Upon a Time, Charmed, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will enjoy this final chapter of the Dreaming of Wonderland series, a dark, contemporary reimagining of the world of Alice in Wonderland. After discovering her true destiny, Kallie Bennett has been training side by side with her vampire Guardian, Ches, preparing for the battles ahead. Forbidden from expressing her love for her Guardian, Kallie must push her feelings aside in order to protect her family and friends from evil, but she soon learns that the fate of the world is now in her...

Skalunda Barrow, Sweden, has long been rumored to be the final resting place of the legendary Nordic hero Beowulf. And there's something of Beowulf's that charismatic and zealous right-wing politician Karl Thorssen wants very badly. Intent on getting his hands on the mythical sword Nægling, Sweden's golden-boy politico puts together a team to excavate the barrow. A team that American archaeologist Annja Creed manages to finagle her way onto. She wouldn't miss this possible discovery for anything.

In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore—old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who is not quite a child. Now the woods are creeping closer, and something has been unleashed. Pearl Gorham arrives in 1965, one of a string of young women sent to Lichen Hall to give birth. And she soon suspects the proprietors are hiding something. Then she meets the mysterious mother and young boy who live in the grounds—and together they begin to unpick the secrets of this place.

Jobe wants to be a bard like his father Jaquan. But his father abandoned him after a fight. Now Jobe’s living with his mother Jona, and working as a clown at a seaside amusement park. A singer quits, and Jobe wants to audition. But his boss Dashiel hires the infamous bard Paracleus instead, which infuriates Jobe. Jobe tries to dissuade Paracleus from performing. But Jobe finds himself seduced by Paracleus. Paracleus normally would travel to hide the fact he’s a kitsune Vulpine, a shape-shifting fox with nine tails who can take on human form. He’s afraid what’ll happen to him if ...

When the desperate parachute spider finds the hidden portal under the pink rhododendron bush, she has no qualms about what to do. Plunging headlong into the bright cluster of flowers, Charis makes her way toward the secret world of Insectopolis. Insectopolis! The idyllic kingdom of insects that the fugitive spider had longed to find when she escaped from the laboratory of giant human scientists and their cruel experiments. There she is welcomed by the ruling butterfly, King Adolfo, and his son, the dashing Prince Ramiro. Charis easily makes friends with Rossella, a ladybird; Iris, a fellow ...

A famous Hollywood icon is haunted by a dark secret from her past. The alleged murder of a loved one pushes her to pursue the hidden truth about her family. Now she must figure out who she can and cannot trust before it’s too late. With the help of Granny’s physician, Dr. Kurt Hunter, Rebecca Red must piece together the clues of her mother’s past before more lives are put in danger in this modern-day retelling of "Little Red Riding Hood."

Middle-aged Mara runs her own coffee shop downtown where human customers aren’t allowed. When one slips past the wards and sees Zeni, her Faerie assistant, things go south. Religious fanatics kidnap Zeni and burn the shop to the ground. It’s the witch trials all over again. With the help of her handsome boyfriend and a fellow shop owner, will Mara be able to save her friend in time?

Henry James' fascinating love triangle involves a male chauvinist, an ardent feminist, and the lovely gifted pawn, Verena Tarrant. As always, James' descriptions and dialogue delight from beginning to end!

Suzanne had a talent for finding lost items, including people. The gold ring she found was pretty and fit perfectly. Later she realized the poem with it might be instructions. It was and gave her power over love, but now she can't remove the ring. Her new power attracts powerful men who now covet her for their own ends. She is kidnapped and chained in a cave to be the sex slave and brood mare of her kidnapper. Her submissive nature is energized and becomes a dominant force in her life. After being rescued she bonds with her rescuer and realizes she wants him as her true master. His awesome ...

This third installment in the Atticus Fish series takes listeners on an unforgettable adventure through treacherous Baja California. The storied pearl beds of La Paz were long thought destroyed, but when a local fisherman discovers a handful of rare, red-tinged pearls, it could mean big bucks - and even bigger trouble - for all involved. Enter billionaire expatriate Atticus Fish, who knows he'd better act fast before all hell breaks loose.

I used to think the scary part would be finishing school and finding a job. Then again, I also used to think I was human. Getting hold of the first talisman nearly killed me, so I'm not exactly pumped about starting round two. But if I understand the Empyrean Witch rules correctly, I either claim all three talismans or die trying. Still, it’s not like I have a choice as the power of the Dark Coven keeps growing. Word on the street is that more and more witches keep flocking to join them. Soon, it looks like my Shadow Order team might just be onto something.

What would happen if all the laughter and giggles were stolen from the world? Mortlock, the darkest and nastiest fairy from the fairy realm, intends to steal all the baby giggles and laughter from the world so he can control humanity. He also plans to capture all the fairies so that he can use their magic to fuel his dastardly plan. What he didn’t expect was Elora, the One-Winged Fairy, escaped his grasp and has been called to the world by a baby giggle. She has teamed up with Jasper, a rather cheeky fairy, to find a way to stop Mortlock. There is just one little problem: gravity. Gravity...

At The Mercury Theatre in London's West End, rumours are circulating of a curse. It is said that the lead actress Lilith has made a pact with Melpomene, the tragic muse of Greek mythology, to become the greatest actress to ever grace the stage. Suspicious of Lilith, the jealous wife of the theatre owner sends dresser Jenny to spy on her, and desperate for the money to help her family, Jenny agrees.

During the shifters and fae territory war, He appears and sparks my forbidden desires. He's not a Werecat but a Gancanagh, a mysterious race of shifters; with his broad shoulders, perfect lips, and all my attention, he's not the distraction I could plan for. My conviction to find the kidnapper while working with a mystical beast brings me closer to danger. Though I am a member of the Seelie court, he is the forbidden fruit I crave. Trusting is a test we both must pass to secure the child. The Seelie and Unseelie courts are always at odds, but the kidnapping of a human child is taking it too...

Everything I needed to fight until my dying breath was right there in my hands, until it wasn't anymore. I made Erick Adams into the monster that he is today. I doomed the whole world by giving him the means to become invincible. Wilder said to me once that, whether it's a blessing or a cruse, I'm never, ever on my own. This time, it will be no different. I'll go to the end of the worlds if I have to, sell my soul to whoever will buy it, just to kill the monster I created, and save the people I love from a fate more horrible than death.