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In the quiet shadows of her seemingly perfect life, Lily’s world begins to unravel. When she stumbles upon a hidden diary in the house she shares with her husband, Tom, Lily is plunged into a past she didn’t know existed—one that belonged to Emily, a woman who lived her life in the same house and died under mysterious circumstances. As Lily reads deeper into Emily’s words, eerie parallels begin to emerge: the isolation, the strange noises, the feeling of being watched. Soon, Lily can’t shake the suspicion that her life is mirroring Emily’s—and that Tom may be hiding dark ...

In the quiet corridors of a forgotten childhood, Lena’s past begins to resurface. After a series of disturbing dreams, Lena is haunted by the name "Lia"—a name she can’t recall but feels deeply tied to. As she digs deeper into her lost memories, she uncovers a fractured identity buried beneath years of trauma. Driven by an obsession to piece together her past, Lena is drawn to a decaying house that holds more than just forgotten memories—it holds the truth. But as the line between Lena and Lia blurs, hallucinations and forgotten horrors rise to the surface, threatening to consume ...

Jutting from sparkling turquoise waters off the Italian coast, Isle Isola is an idyllic setting for a wedding. In the majestic cliff-top villa owned by the wealthy Compton family, up-and-coming artist Claire Hunter will marry handsome, charming Jack Compton, surrounded by close family, intimate friends…and a host of dark secrets.

After years of self-exile, Jacinda “Jac” Brodie is back in Brook Haven, South Carolina. But the small cliffside town no longer feels like home. Jac hasn’t been there since the beloved chief of police fell to his death—and all the whispers said she was to blame. That chief was Jac’s father. Racked with guilt, Jac left town with no plans to return. But when her granddad lands in the hospital, she rushes back to her family, bracing herself to confront the past.

Known for his looks and charm, a young man obsessed with wealth and status will stop at nothing to get what he wants. He sets his sights on a beautiful and innocent college student named Dorothy, intent on marrying her for her family’s money. But when Dorothy becomes pregnant, his careful plans start to unravel, and he begins to take cold, calculating, and drastic measures to protect his future.

Every grave keeps a secret. Toby Maddox has long listened to the whispers of the dead, but nothing can prepare her for the nightmare about to erupt from the forgotten graves of Elkhorn. As she struggles to piece together her shattered childhood, Toby is dragged into a world of gruesome murders and whispered legends where secrets fester like wounds. Alongside Christian—a hardened investigator whose haunted heart mirrors her own—Toby must confront the malevolent spirit of Abel Younger before it consumes her. When every revelation reveals another ghost waiting to be unearthed, only the ...

When Claire Ashford gets a job documenting the history of Gray Hollow Manor, a crumbling estate tucked deep in the mist-shrouded woods, she expects a fresh start and a chance to delve into the history of a stately home steeped in mystery. But the manor has secrets of its own. Shadows dance in darkened corridors, whispers drift through empty rooms, and the walls seem to breathe with life. As Claire explores the house’s haunted history, she uncovers stories of lost souls who have been tethered to the manor for centuries. Thomas Grayson, her boss, is a brooding enigma who knows more about ...

The only family Ruby Landry has ever known are her loving guardian Grandmere Catherine, a Cajun spiritual healer, and her drunken Grandpere Jack. Although thinking about her dead mother and mysterious father sometimes makes her feel sad and solemn, Ruby is grateful for what she has, especially when her attraction to handsome Paul Tate blossoms into a wonderful love affair. But Paul’s wealthy parents forbid him to associate with a poor Landry. Then, finding her father in his massive New Orleans mansion, Ruby is quickly subjected to his world of lies, torment...and madness.

🔥For fans of T L Swan: Bonus, Ferrara, Italian, Mr. Masters series, My Rules, and Our Way will love Club Alpha, by New York Times, USA TODAY and #1 Crime Thriller bestselling author Marata Eros🔥 🚨Note: dark romance with triggers🚨 Club Alpha isn’t just a story—it’s part of a Top 100 International Mystery & Crime Thriller bestselling trilogy. This gripping standalone dark psychological thriller delves into a world of spine-chilling suspense and heart-racing romance. Perfect for fans of high-stakes intrigue, it’s a tale not for the faint-hearted and may contain triggers. ...

A mansion haunted by the ghost of a cool, charismatic first wife. A second bride from a small Southern town who may be in over her head. A brooding billionaire who grows icier the more his new wife questions him about the past. In Connie Briscoe’s propulsive and entertaining novel, the elements of one of the most famous Gothic novels of all time is reimagined in surprising, yet still suspenseful, ways.

Single mother Kate Reese is on the run. Determined to improve life for her and her son, Christopher, she flees an abusive relationship in the middle of the night with her child. Together, they find themselves drawn to the tight-knit community of Mill Grove, Pennsylvania. It's as far off the beaten track as they can get. Just one highway in, one highway out. At first, it seems like the perfect place to finally settle down. Then Christopher vanishes. For six awful days, no one can find him. Until Christopher emerges from the woods at the edge of town, unharmed but not unchanged.

A therapist and self-help writer with all the answers, Sarah has just bought a gorgeous Victorian in the community of her dreams. Turns out you can get a killer deal on a house where someone was murdered. Plus, renovating Black Wood House makes for great blog content and a potent distraction from her failing marriage. Good thing nobody knows that her past is as tainted as the bloodstain on her bedroom floor.

Reformed party girl Meg Ashley leads a life of privilege, thanks to a bestselling horror novel her mother wrote decades ago. But Meg knows that the glow of their very public life hides a darker reality of lies, manipulation, and the heartbreak of her own solitary childhood. Desperate to break free of her mother, Meg accepts a proposal to write a scandalous, tell-all memoir.

Filmmaker Tessa Shepherd helped free a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned for murder. When he kills again, Tessa’s life is upended. She’s reeling with guilt, her reputation destroyed. Worse, Tessa’s mother has unexpectedly passed away, and her sister, Margot, turns on her after tensions from their past escalate. Hounded by a bullying press, Tessa needs an escape. That’s when she learns of a strange inheritance bequeathed by her mother: a derelict and isolated estate known as Fallbrook. It seems like the perfect refuge.

“Willowbrook” follows a dedicated nurse named Margaret Holloway, whose world is irreversibly transformed by a series of horrifying events at Willowbrook Sanitarium. As she confronts systemic corruption and brutal abuses hidden behind a polished façade, Margaret embarks on a journey that blurs the boundaries between the natural and the supernatural, and between secrets and justice.

What if Edgar Allan Poe's masterpieces happened in our world? Step into five chilling retellings that transport Poe's most terrifying tales into the 21st century, where ancient horrors take on frightening new forms. From sterile hospital corridors to corporate boardrooms, from contaminated mansions to digital graveyards, these stories prove that the human capacity for guilt, obsession, and revenge transcends any era. "The Monitor" - A night-shift nurse's paranoia spirals into murder, where the tell-tale heart becomes the relentless beeping of medical equipment, and guilt echoes through ...

Holly Sherwin has been a struggling playwright for years, but now, after receiving a grant to develop her play Witching Night, she may finally be close to her big break. All she needs is time and space to bring her vision to life. When she stumbles across Hill House on a weekend getaway upstate, she is immediately taken in by the mansion, nearly hidden outside a remote village. It’s enormous, old, and ever-so eerie—the perfect place to develop and rehearse her play.

The charm of spending the Christmas holidays in South Wales, with its crumbling castles and ancient myths, seems the perfect distraction from the nightmares that have plagued literary agent Lyn Ravenshaw since the loss of her baby five years ago. Instead she meets an emotionally fragile young widow who's convinced that Lyn's recurring dreams have drawn her to Castle Farm for an important purpose - and she's running out of time.

Ava grew up in a haunted mansion, envied by all her friends. But when her mother died mysteriously there, the thrills of Blackworth Mansion became nightmares. Ava never accepted that her mother perished from natural causes, but no one would believe her. Seventeen years later, Ava returns home to unravel the truth of her mother’s death—and her own demons quickly follow. Her estranged and vindictive father may be stalking her. Her secretive new sister-in-law lands on her doorstep with troubles of her own. And then there’s the strange girl who may or may not be haunting the grounds.

I didn’t know what I was walking into that night. A friend’s birthday, a high-end club, and there he was—a shadow in the corner, all piercing eyes and lethal charisma. I knew Marcus was trouble the moment he looked my way, but something in his gaze was calling me to him, despite the warning etched into every line of his face. He told me to stay away. Told me his world was too dark, that I was too good for him. But even then, I could feel it: a pull that went deeper than reason, tethering me to the danger he carried. Soon, it wasn’t enough to just watch from the sidelines—I wanted ...