Ghost Anthology

A short ghost story from the best-selling author of Abbot's Keep. A photographer reluctantly agrees to take images of an abandoned manor house on the Dorset clifftops only to find the building is not completely empty.

The police assigned me protection. And it looks like I might need it. Working as a necromancer in the police force isn’t easy. People don’t like our type of magic so much. People prefer us dead. Unfortunate for them, what we do is useful. So I’ve been assigned protection. They’ve given me a panther shifter bodyguard. He’s very good at his job, it seems. And I like the way he calls me “Miss Grieves.” I like the way he pays attention to me. I have a boyfriend, though. For now. This box set Includes: Talia's Bodyguard Rosen's Bodyguard Morgana's Bodyguard Ellie's Bodyguard ...

In 1900 a massive hurricane wiped out Galveston, killing thousands and leveling the island. One building survived, the Dark Waters Inn. The proprietress made a deal with the angel who watches over Texas . . . Over the years the island rebuilt. But Dark Waters remains untouched, haunted by a ghost whose successive granddaughters continue running the inn. Macey Davenport shows up late for her grandmother’s funeral and suddenly finds herself the new owner of a very special place. Cord Dupree is a lonely highway patrol officer in West Texas. One night, he pulls over a werewolf . . . Suddenly ...

Trust is for fools, but from the first day I’ve wanted to trust him. Usually, a handsome or beautiful face only leads to pain. But Adrik is not like anyone I’ve ever known. Not only is he a bear shifter, He is sweet, kind, and caring. He is everything that my family is not. I’m not sure if I can accept that he cares about me, But I know that I want to believe it. This Box Set Includes: Northern Realm Royal Bears Prequel Favina's Royal Ransom Devora's Royal Ransom Ilya's Royal Ransom Myra's Royal Ransom Author's Note: These are steamy stand alone series books intended for 18+

Join the adventures of four women who find their way into the small community of Valor Lake, where they will meet their happily ever afters – in the form of bear shifters. Book One – Arthur’s Mate. She wanted a new life. He can help provide it. Book Two – Robin’s Mate. She hunts for a good reason. Try telling that to the person she’s hunting, however… Book Three – Peter’s Mate. Kiara can’t remember the person she was with. But she has a lasting memory of the encounter – a beautiful baby girl. Book Four – Joel’s Mate Valor Lake was the perfect opportunity for her ...

A debut collection of stories set in a hauntingly reimagined Lagos where characters vie for freedom from ancestral ties.

This Sweet and Toasty Holiday Bundle Includes: Deputy Bear When her boyfriend betrays her, Harper Brown leaves and starts a new life on Fate Mountain. Living in her grandfather's rustic hunting cabin is a lot better than being miserable. Until her new boss turns up dead. Knox Carter can't believe his fated mate is a murder suspect. Now he's under orders to avoid her while he tries to prove she didn't kill anyone. Can Knox find the real culprits in time? And can Harper tell him the secret that will make them an instant family? Cowboy Bear's Christmas Surprise Connor Milton has given up ...

"Matt Drabble is a name that will one day be as widely recognized as Stephen King & Dean Koontz" - READERS FAVORITE One ghost ship legend, one man's obsession, 10 tales of terror. 200 years ago The Damnation terrorised the Caribbean waters. Captained by an exiled British aristocrat Devereux Bonney who'd been banished form his homeland due to long held rumours about his violent dark appetites and occult beliefs. Ruling the ocean waves and evading the naval forces sent to sink him The Damnation brought about fear as her deeds grew into legend before she disappeared without trace. Willard ...

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was born in Dublin, Ireland and is acknowledged as an influential writer in the genre of gothic and supernatural fiction of the 19th century. Many of his short stories were originally published in various magazines. Here are six of them: “The White Cat of Drumgonnial”, “Dickon the Devil”, “The Drunkard's Dream”, “The Secret of the Two Plaster Casts”, “The Vision of Tom Chuff”, and “An Authentic Narrative of a Haunted House”.

I wanted to show my sister up at the wedding. So I hired a bear shifter to help. It was more of a whim, hiring him from the dating agency. After all the hell my sister Rachel put everyone through, enough was enough. She needed to get off her high horse. Stop trying to ask guests for money, and get angry because none of them wanted to pay for her wedding on the other side of the world. Best way to humiliate someone like her? Have a hot guy at my side. One clearly wealthy, with connections and alpha energy, and he’s so damn handsome, she’d never pay a second of attention to her husband. A...

Everyone has had a nightmare at one point of their life. But what if that nightmare was crouched next to your bed watching you sleep? A figure so terrifyingly darker than the unlit surroundings of your room. Some places contain secrets, others are local lore, but some have unimaginable truth behind the stories that echo throughout the world from their walls.

My new boss is a talented and sexy cop. He’s also a bear shifter. We have to go up north to solve a new case. It’s a small town with an apparent secret – a cult operating in the shadows. A rumor of a danger that might affect us all if not placed under control. Seems like we’re the team to deal with it. My magic, his strength. I’m determined to make a good impression. Enough for him to see me as I am… and perhaps a little more than just a colleague at work. This Box Set Includes: Taskforce Bear Boss Police Bear Boss Valentine's Bear Boss Secret Agent Bear Boss Trapped with my ...

Thirteen classic stories of horror and the supernatural by some of the greatest writers in the genre. This compilation includes a mix of well-known classics by authors such as Edith Nesbit, J. Sheridan Le Fanu and M. R. James, alongside several tales by less familiar names who were hugely popular and prolific in their day.

Linx Maxwell is on the verge of greatness. She's finally graduated from street fairs and hopping chain link to making art that pays the bills. Her family life is...not dull. And it looks like her van might just be able to exist on hope and duct tape. If only she could get rid of the ghost who's plagued her since the eighth grade.

Long lost to the public in out-of-print pulp magazines, dusty Victorian anthologies, and the pages of now defunct newspapers, these vintage vampire stories have truly proved immortal. Resurrected now for the year 2011, this is a stunning collection of nineteenth-century vampire stories by heavyweights such as Sabine Baring-Gould and Bram Stoker. These rare stories are arranged in chronological order from 1846 to 1913 and are compiled by two of the world's leading vampire anthologists and experts.

Welcome to Parsons Where the Ghosts Are Burly and Tattooed and the Witches Commune With the Dead Kacie Thatcher likes to use her powers to speak to the dead and pad her wallet at the same time. However, when she's called back to her hometown to settle her estranged dead sister's affairs, she discovers a world of enchantment and murder. While not wanting to stay, one herbal potion witch, a fae, and her dead sister's familiar, a crayon kitty, persuade her to remain in town. A muscular and bald ghost also implores her to stay and help him where her dead sister left off. When a murder occurs in...

He’s the sexiest janitor who ever saved my life. Everyone wants what he’s fixing to break. But I don’t have time for that. I’m overworked and underpaid with a sick roommate and a death wish, it seems. Marc is as broke as me and clearly running from problems of his own. It’s not like he’s a prince who’s going to sweep me away from all my problems… Or is he? What would royalty be doing in El Cajon, California anyway? Even if what they say is true, Marc has no business with me. What could I possibly offer to someone like him, someone who has everything? Unless it’s my elusive...

In this quirky ghost story, a woman endures jury duty by observing the many characters in the room, including a TV crew filming a paranormal presence in the courthouse, a service-dog-in-training, and a man with a "ghost box," a radio to try to communicate with the beyond. As humorous chaos ensues, our protagonist unexpectedly needs to confront the truth about the secret crush she’s been harboring.

Robert Louis Stevenson brings his mastery of story-telling and suspense to these intriguing tales of island mystery. In 1888, a year after leaving England, Stevenson and his wife left San Francisco and sailed to the South Pacific. The beauty, mystery, and lore of the islands captivated the great author, inspiring him to write several wonderful short stories. "The Bottle Imp," the main story in this outstanding collection, is a suspenseful folktale, introducing us to various ghosts, demons, and other frightening creatures.

Levi looks every bit like a hero, From his emerald green eyes and black hair To his tall, lean frame with muscles that are impossible to miss. He’s gorgeous, and he knows it. His confidence is not as alluring as he thinks. And there’s nothing about his demeaning treatment that attracts me. So why do I feel trapped in an enemies-to-lovers scenario? Is it because he’s so sure that he’ll win me over? Is it because I know he’s not as heartless as he seems? Or is it because I’m cursed by cupid? Doomed to suffer forever? I’m nobody’s prey. But I’m afraid my own worst impulses ...