Holiday Ghost

Rule #2 - There is no basement in the college library. If you see a door leading to the basement, inform a librarian immediately. (The entire library is strictly off limits during winter break.) ~*~ Ever since she was young, Kennedy Fisher has been obsessed with dragons. Now that she’s matured a little, she’s added Rex Draconis to her list of obsessions. Not that she needs more than two things on her list. I mean, a billionaire heir bad boy and dragons are probably more than enough to last her a lifetime, don’t you think? Anyways! Rex is nice enough, though she wouldn’t say he’s ...

I never thought I’d find love. Don’t get me wrong, my parents are wonderful. But there was a part of me that wished to have the same love as them. To find someone who’d love me as much as my father did my mother. My parents are shifters. I am not. Wanting to know more about my heritage, I sought a shifter to speak to. Someone who might be able to explain the mystery of the world. He came in the form of a man called Arven. A powerful panther shifter, with an old clan. Someone who knew secrets. Someone who I might grow to love, should the cards fall right on Valentine’s Day… Trouble...

To be honest, it just wasn’t my lucky day. It started with the plane crash. And then I got shot in my leg. Guess what? It gets even worse. I’ve crash-landed on a magical mountain, and there’s no way off. The mountain man who shot me isn’t even human. He’s a polar bear shifter, and he hates my kind. He’d have let me die…if I hadn’t begged him to save me. Now I’m stuck in his cabin until Valentine’s Day—I mean, until my injury heals. I hate him with everything I’ve got, But this sizzling shifter’s not the lonely hermit I made him out to be. He’s got a son…and ...

During a Christmas Eve wedding at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina, Ellen and her friends are visited by multiple ghosts. The spirits have come to tell their stories to right the wrongs that history has done to their memories. Each of them died in Asheville with their voices stifled. One spirit is particularly adamant and threatening, despite her small size, and her mood fluctuates like the mountain winds surrounding the great estate. She claims to be the ghost of Zelda Fitzgerald, and she wants her story told, even if she has to kill to make it happen.

Sometimes I like the feeling of being in danger. Although Blue Falls is my vacation and my escape from reality, I’m drawn to the dangers that lurk there. It is a SMALL TOWN with a LARGE werewolf population. I know I should be cautious visiting certain parts of town…but my curiosity has led me to Artur. A werewolf protecting the trail. A single alpha wolf with a heart of gold. We hit it off almost immediately. There’s something about him, and he sees something in me. Just as well it’s close to Valentine’s Day. Perhaps we can be each other’s dates, and see where the day takes us. ...

I have a new duty – to protect another from harm. I’m a witch, and I have to work with a werewolf to bodyguard a teenage girl with leprechaun blood. Actual leprechauns are extinct, but you still have their bloodline showing up in people like this girl. Her leprechaun blood is a secret, and there are many enemies out there who will kill for her powerful blood. They’d use forbidden magic and hunt her down to the ends of the earth if they knew she existed. That’s where I come in. I protect her from prying eyes with my magic. And Rhys – he guards her to make sure no physical harm ...

The happy, tranquil, traditional way of life on the remote, little Scottish island of Skran far out in the Firth of Clyde is threatened with unwanted upheaval along with an environmental disaster by big business. Can Bonnie and Clive Sutherland help prevent it or will money speak. Drams, Jams and Scams follows on from where our previous book Daydream Believers left off. Drams are the moonshine peatreek that is illicitly distilled on the island, that they are continually being offered. The jams are what they get into when they encounter tight spots; including ghosts, a mysterious station ...

From Dickens's A Christmas Carol to the ghost stories of M.R. James, the tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. The twelve stories of The Winter Spirits are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret, and drawing inspiration from festive traditions from all around the globe, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights.

Paranormal Women’s Fiction from #1 Amazon bestseller, J.R. Rain, and New York Times bestseller, H.P. Mallory! It’s December 21 and the first night of the celebration of Yule! Much to Lorcan’s feigned irritation, Wanda is in the midst of throwing a Yule celebratory party at one of his numerous residences within Haven Hollow. But, yuletide exaltation is hardly on his mind. The only thing Lorcan can think about, other than the long and smooth line of Wanda’s delicate neck, is his Yule gift still awaiting her. But, as with most things involving the vampire and the Blood Witch, not ...

Semi-retired private detective Molly Murphy Sullivan is suffering from depression after a miscarriage following her adventure in San Francisco during the earthquake of 1906. She and her husband, Daniel, are invited for Christmas at a mansion on the Hudson, and they gratefully accept, expecting a peaceful and relaxing holiday season. Not long after they arrive, however, they start to feel the tension in the house's atmosphere.

The dinosaurs are out of control, the city is under siege, and lives are starting to unravel. The Amparlium growth formula has had a devastating effect on the stolen dinosaurs and there is very little that can stop them now. Dolly is quickly learning exactly who she can trust - and who she can't. Still blaming herself, she is determined to find a solution for the disaster and at this point, she isn't counting the cost. Alan's mental decline has accelerated at a phenomenal rate, but he hasn't yet deteriorated to the stage where he can forget those who he's trying to protect. And what about ...

I knew I shouldn’t have agreed to take that sabbatical. At least, I wouldn’t have been on that flight when it crashed. But this is my reality now. I’m just a fae nurse with a fanny pack, Freezing my butt off on a magical mountain I can’t escape. This is going to be one hell of a Christmas. Getting buried alive in an avalanche was NOT on my bucket list. Neither was the sizzling-hot fisherman who pulled me out of the snow. He doesn’t like me, that’s for sure, and I think I know exactly why… It doesn’t help that he’s my only hope. Oh, and did I mention I’ve got a stalker? ...

A selection of short stories for the dark ,cold nights of the Christmas season.Full of warm tales,all set on Christmas Eve, to be read on a comfortable armchair in a cosy living room beside the fireside as the special ambience of Christmas surrounds us and engulfs our hearts.The stories include among them a guest at a B & B who recognises another guest as an old neighbour as he tries to rekindle a Christmas of his childhood..Someone journeying home through the frosty countryside encountres a Mother and Daughter in need of help.A boy spends Christmas with his Grandmother at their snowbound, ...

Fellow cozy mystery lovers, it is time for you to become an amateur sleuth too! Can you figure out what… A retired librarian, An old letter found hidden in a library book, An abandoned estate noted for its tragedies …have in common? Retired librarian Marty Frost finds a hidden letter from her long-lost cousin, Felicity, in an old book. Dated ten years ago, the letter hints at a dark secret in their hometown of Whispering Creek. As Halloween approaches, Marty stumbles upon chilling tales surrounding an abandoned estate where Felicity once served as the personal assistant to its owner. ...

Love transcends time as a woman from the present and a man from the past challenge fate. Julia feels compelled to renovate the 200-year-old Scottish mansion where she encounters Peter, a ghost haunted by his past. As their connection deepens, Julia is transported to the year 1845, where she becomes entangled in Peter's life and the Christmas preparations in the charming village of Oak Hill. Together, they navigate the delicate balance between the past and the present, fighting to prevent an inevitable tragedy that threatens their newfound love. With each passing moment, Julia's ...

In Southport, North Carolina, a Christmas tale unfolds when 80-year-old George Ivers is left alone at home while his wife visits a sister for five days. George has to watch the cat he dislikes, resulting in a series of comical escapades. Picture a man who's a blend of the gruffness of Archie Bunker, the stone-age charm of Fred Flintstone, and the nearsighted blunders of Mr. Magoo, and you've got George. His days are filled with hilarious mishaps, from a battle of wits with a cheeky seagull to the relentless interruptions by neighbors. George's quest for peace is perpetually sabotaged by the...

Most people have midlife crises. It’s hard to have one of those when you’re plummeting toward a mountain. If that dragon didn’t pluck me out of the sky, I’d be dead. But maybe that wouldn’t have been so terrible. Because now I’m trapped on Frost Mountain, And the dragon shifter who rescued me isn’t going to let me out of his sight. His village is on the brink of war… And he’s trying to get justice for his father. I’m not sure how I got caught up in all of this, But there’s no getting out now. Because this sizzling dragon shifter wants me to be his wife. And as much as ...

Mallory uses her connection to the universe to give Ted his favorite Father's Day gift, leaving her free to spend the day welcoming newcomers to Fireside Lake. When a lazy afternoon nap brings an ominous vision, however, her day takes an uncomfortable turn.

Book Three. The Abbey Mice and the Haunted Castle. For children who love to let their imaginations run free. With a haunted Castle in Cornwall, smugglers, ghouls and ghosts.

Can a yellow throat toucan, and lyrics from Cat Stevens’ songs, help Joy solve the murder of the vice-principal in the middle of her marriage proposal? Joy is finally settling down. She’s bought a house but it needs work. No problem, as she has amazing friends to help out, but a kink in the plans arises when she enlists Trinity’s help ‘relocating’ Merrick’s ghost to the new address. Meanwhile, Joy, Anna, and Whitney are immersed in making a snowy Christmas wonderland in the high school gym, even though they live in sunny Florida. Things go well until a man in a ten-gallon hat, ...