Old Suspense

I’ve been in love with Zoe London from the moment I first set eyes on her. My obsession runs deep—so much so that I have her dorm room bugged. And that’s why I know I have to become Santa Claus. When she agrees to sit on a Santa Claus’s lap and have her picture taken as part of a bet, there’s no way I’m going to let some other man have the job. I might be a stalker, but I’m also going to be Santa this year, and I’ll give my princess anything she wants.

Vicki Ames is attempting to escape Montigua, an island in the Caribbean filled with evil. To do so she must make a harrowing journey at night down Voodoo Road. In the back seat is a young girl named Sarina whom Vicki is trying to save from harm. A masterpiece of sustained suspense, the revised edition of this edge of your seat story harkens back to pulp tales of weird menace popular during the 1930s and 1940s.

Talia was 49 years old, and she had hoped that with being in lockdown together at home, she and her 49-year-old husband Adam could rekindle their sex life, which had been in the dumps for a long time. It wasn’t happening, though, and Talia was frustrated and upset. She knew she was still very attractive, and she couldn’t understand why her husband wouldn’t want to make love to her all the time. Needing to get out of the house for some exercise and some alone time, Talia — who was a workout fiend, which was how she kept her fantastic body in amazing shape at her age — decided to go...

It was a few months after my girlfriend Kristen and I had graduated from college, and we decided to go backpacking around Europe for six months before we settled down. We were in Ireland, and we got ourselves a cheap hotel room, and Kristen decided that she wanted to go out dancing and have some fun. We ended up at a place where the music was lively and the dance floor was packed. I watched Kristen dancing, and saw all the guys grinding against her, while a bunch of other older men watched. I was getting really turned on, and so were they. Kristen was loving it, and I could see how horny ...

Clarice Beech has two passions in life: animal rescue and Detective Inspector Rick Beech. She is devoted to the first, but she and Rick have been separated for the past six months - life without him is hard. Clarice shares her other love, for contemporary ceramics, with the charming Lady Vita Fayrepoynt. When Vita's adopted three-legged ginger cat, Walter, disappears from Weatherby Hall, Clarice is called in to find him.

Immerse yourself in the mysterious shadows as you embark on a thrilling odyssey through the twelve eerie, supernatural, and spine-tingling tales of 'Tales under the Old Oak Tree. Here, the realms of the ordinary and the extraordinary collide, revealing that beyond mere shadows, the unfathomable awaits.

Almost a year has passed since Anika and Gretel's horrifying night in an abandoned cannery in the Back Country and the subsequent beginning of their quest to the Old Country for answers to the mysteries of Orphism. But rumors are reaching the far shore that the evil Witch of the North, presumed dead since that night of terror, is alive and strong. And hunting again. But this time, no one is safe. Everyone Gretel loves is in danger, and she must summon a new level of power and conviction to end her family's nightmare forever.

As Layne Michaels, a rising celebrity influencer, celebrates her twenty-first birthday, she is faced with heartbreak as her star quarterback boyfriend decides to end their relationship. Devastated and in need of a change of scenery, she impulsively sets off on a road trip, determined to leave her troubles behind. Along the way, she finds herself stranded in the middle of nowhere, her car out of gas and her future uncertain. That is until she crosses paths with Ray Bryant, a rugged and mysterious former marine-turned-truck driver. Despite their initial reservations, the two are drawn to each...

I couldn’t help it, I was so horny for 19-year-old Heath. I knew it was wrong. I was 50 years old. I was Vincent’s girlfriend. I knew I shouldn’t be attracted to Heath like I was. But whenever I would see him around the house without a shirt on and looking so good, I wanted him so bad. It didn’t help matters that Vincent, my boyfriend, barely touched me anymore in the bedroom, so I was very sexually frustrated. One day, something happened to give me the feeling that Heath was attracted to me, too. We didn’t act on it then, but we started flirting with one another for months, ...

Botanist Millie Whitehall is making good progress surveying an old homestead until discovering the body of a missing university professor in the root cellar. Millie learns why the homestead was abandoned shortly after it was built; another horrific murder occurred inside the cabin in 1913. Rumors of a lost silver cross, a pearl in a pack rat's nest, and an old man's dying story lead Millie to uncover the link between the professor's murder and the century-old murder. But her work at the site draws unwanted attention and jeopardizes the property of being declared a National Historic Site.

"I LOVED THE IMAGINATION OF THIS AUTHOR!"~Satisfied Kindle Reader "FIVE STARS!"~ Multiple Fans "Alice Crowley is one of our best living authors!"~ G. Taylor In this searing-hot sexy 14,000-word story, a young woman and an older man go on the adventure of their lifetimes as they begin a passionate intimate relationship. Kiera Harper is a sassy, quick-witted computer hacker living in Chicago when she gets hired for some field work to conduct surveillance. The next thing she knows, she is embroiled in a labyrinthine plot and a grand conspiracy, and the only way to save the day is by starting a...

These audiobooks introduce young listeners to the detective mystery genre. Perfect for the Common Core, kids can problem-solve with Nate, using logical thinking to solve mysteries! Nate, the great detective, depends on his dog, Sludge, to help him solve all of his cases. But Sludge can’t help him this time - Sludge is lost! Lost inside a big department store on a rainy day. Nate frantically searches for his best friend and trusted helper. Salespeople have spotted a wet, slippery, sloppy dog running about. Is Sludge hiding from them?

PI Hallie James is asked to assist in the investigation into the robberies at local banks. The crafty criminals change their MO with each bank, making them difficult to predict. When they begin to kill, Hallie knows they must be stopped before they strike again. At the same time a friend asks her to look into a string of mysterious deaths at a seniors only apartment building. Is it murder or just unfortunate accidents? With two cases heating up, a major glitch in her personal life threatens to change everything. Hallie must fight to keep herself from becoming distracted and solve the cases-...

Lyla Melody was a famous rocker back in the nineties, now she was reduced to doing shows in remote parts of the country. This meant that since she was a full-on lesbian, she had pretty slim pickings when it came to partners. Then Gemma showed up asking for an autograph for her fiance and was willing to do almost anything to get it, including hot girl on girl action. Taboo lesbian sex, backdoor play, toys, it's all here and its all hot!

Where Family Ties Are Rooted in Murder A crumbling vineyard. A long-buried letter. And bones that refuse to stay hidden. When graduate student Addison Lane joins a forensic anthropology practicum in the Ozarks, she expects dirt, science, and maybe a few local legends. What she doesn’t expect is to unearth a string of shallow graves—and the key to a mystery that connects her past to a decades-old murder. As Addison, Dr. Svoboda, and their unlikely ally Alexander dig deeper into the overgrown rows of Reznik Vineyard, secrets begin to surface—ones tied to Viktor Reznik’s final diary, a...

An epic historical saga of time travel and distorted romance, transporting the reader to some of Amsterdam’s most memorable periods of history; wartime, riots, famine, and the plague. Robert has his own personal medical challenge, diabetes. As you might expect his condition does not exactly sit well with several episodes of accidental time-travel sessions leaping into the past of historical Netherlands. Each time Robert travels in time, his fate is bound up with the same woman (or is it?), and with the work of The Netherlands' most famous painter, Rembrandt van Rijn. Take a walk through ...

Children grow up. Feelings change. Or do they? Samuel Fox's granddaughter, Wynter, has loved Storm ever since she was a little girl. Their mothers are adopted sisters, and they have always been close. He has always protected her. Will Storm be able to protect her now that they are older and life has become more complicated? Will he finally let Wynter know he loves her before it is too late? Danger is all around them, and Wynter's Storm is in the middle of it all, along with his pals, Lou and Gabe. Will the women in their lives trust them enough to listen when they warn them of the trouble ...

The curious amd murderous exploits of the Rev Frances Outerard as recounted by himself with interspersions from his cat Maurice and his dog Bouncer. Leslie Phillips as a cat? Inspired casting! An enchanting tale full of fun, wit and insight. Set in a delightful 1950s mythical Surrey. The collusion between the cat and the dog to ensure their owner keeps out of trouble is hilarious.

Dark and hazy nights were both their sword and shield... Liz Danger surrounded her. Escape seemed impossible. Hope came from the last place she expected. She knew his name...everyone did. But she knew nothing about the man he really was. Or if he had any chance at saving her. Sam The plan was a good one. If it worked. He had the perfect cover story. He’d be the one asking all the questions. Looking for answers was the story of his life and everyone knew it...expected it. This time though...the stories could turn out differently than expected. Sam and Liz knew the trip wouldn’t be easy ...

Whatever happened to Oskar and Eli? And what became of the beleaguered families in Handling the Undead? Find out in Let the Old Dreams Die. In other tales from this collection, a woman finds a dead body and decides to keep it for herself, a customs officer has a mysterious gift that enables her to see what others hide, and a man believes he knows how to deceive death. These are the stories of John Ajvide Lindqvist’s rich imagination. They are about love and death, and what we do when the two collide and the monsters emerge.