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I’ve become a secret agent, working under a new boss. Before, I had no future. I knew nothing. Now I’ve been thrust into the workings of a new world of secrets and dragons and bears, and ancient artifacts that pose a danger to our world. Hell, I only just found out I was a necromancer. I thought necromancers were nothing but evil, but Alex tells me I can be good: a hero. My magic doesn’t make me an outcast – I have a place in this world. By his side. He works as an agent and detective, retrieving dangerous magical artifacts around the world and storing them in a warehouse. My job ...

An isolated castle. A young girl in a turret room. A ghostly figure that pursues her at night. Anna spends her days, and some nights, wandering the shadowy halls and winding staircases of her mother’s sprawling castle estate, The Manor. Peeking out of the huge windows, peering up at its resplendent ceilings, and looking out across the sprawling natural landscape as the sun sets over the heavily wooded forest outside, Anna feels overwhelmingly intrigued, and undeniably trapped. Sometimes, she hears eerie noises coming from the attic above, and the crypt underground, both of which she has ...

A reporter looks in to the new technology that allows friends and family to be contacted beyond the grave but perhaps some secrets are better left dead.

She only wants me for my body. I just wish she hadn't used it that way. I found where the Devil keeps his pets, and now I have one of my own. Every morning I wake up screaming, knowing I'll be killed each day. The wolves were disappearing from the Alaskan wilderness, and I discovered what they were being turned into. Have you met the only demon in heaven?

At the end of World War Two, Adolph Hitler fakes his own suicide and flees with 100 of his most trusted followers to the Island of St Maurice, a secluded and barren landscape approximately a hundred and twenty miles off the north west Scottish coast. There, along, with the ancient monastic order that dwells within the walls of it magnificent ninth century monastery he concocts a plot to win over the millions of God’s followers on earth by portraying himself as the enemy of the Devil, and then using them to restore the fortunes of the third Reich. But as his plans progresses his ...

For the tenth year, Mary O'Reilly Alden and her friends and family gather around the Jack O'Lantern to share tales of paranormal events that have happened in their lives. From creepy dolls to frightening ghosts, these stories will send a chill up your spine and have you sleeping with the lights on. So, light the candle in your Jack O'Lantern, pull together some close friends and family, and share these spine-tingling stories based on actual events.

A group of men fight dangerous conditions in a logging operation in the Malaysian Rainforest. They face even more risk as 'the company,' which controls nearly everything in sight, plans to clear cut new sections of ancient trees. And they begin to wonder about one of their crew. Does he bear a dark secret?

Paranoia and bloodshed are unleashed when a couple’s dream home slowly turns into a nightmare. An uprooted tree reveals a sinister surprise of death and darkness. And a prohibition-era ghost reveals more about the mysterious owner of everyone’s favorite pub.

Beware the weeping wails of the headless bride Harry Dwight, a broke tech genius, heard the folklore all his life - the headless bride floating over the swell off Cinder Bay, haunting wayward ships in the wee hours of night. But he knew it for what it was. Just another campfire story meant to scare kids. But when his best friend lands him a late-night pitch opportunity offshore, Harry's beliefs are shaken to the core. Her wails are loud, like the incarnated screams of a thousand tormented souls. Her vacant gaze stares wherever he goes. Her taunt is consistent, at the wake of every bleeding ...

Modern-day Scrooge Deanna Dawn has no time for love. Onward and upward is this lady's trajectory and nothing, not even the jolly holidays, will stand in her way. Until three pesky (but studly) ghosts come a-knockin' just as Deanna is about to tune out the Christmas cheer with slumber. One shows her the past, the next shows her what she could have if she's willing to open her heart once more, and the last shows her the desolate, dreary path of a long, lonely shuffle to death's door where joy no longer exists. Will Deanna squash the bloom in her heart and choose the path of success at the ...

Once upon a time, in a cozy little cottage set deep within the enchanting forest, there lived a nice old witch... With her silvery hair and twinkling blue eyes, she looked more like a grandmother than a witch! She wore a purple dress that matched the colorful flowers surrounding her cottage. Every evening, the sun would settle behind the tall trees, painting a warm, golden glow that made the woods feel magical. That is when the nice old witch met a few children, who appeared to have been lost in the woods... A CUTE BEDTIME STORY FOR A BEAUTIFUL MIND...)

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, ...

Collection of six stories, some have been published in magazines, Poppies at the Well, Last Orders, Christmas Eve in the Workhouse, The Night Before Christmas, The Ghost before Christmas, Not Quite Leningrad

Ever since Ignacio left my life, I have found myself just going through the motions. I'm not pining for him. I just don’t feel the need to replace the love I still feel for him. Until Porfirio shows up. Tall, dark, and handsome, there is something so familiar about him. But like Ignacio, he only sees me as a poor, helpless princess. This time, I refuse to just let him slip from my life. He has changed me, and now I don’t know how to let him go. Author's Note: This is a steamy stand alone series romance with a HEA. It is intended for 18+

A collection of short... stories by W W Jacobs. Serpents, skinflints, skivers, suitors and sundry sailors take the foreground in these stories about the East End of London and the mythical village of Claybury at the turn of the century.

Get ready to be swept away in a spine-tingling love story! In "Ghosted on Halloween," Mandy steps into the haunted Mandalay Mansion for a scary good time. Her life takes an unexpected turn when she meets the irresistibly Joseph Mandalay in a dark, fog-filled room. But here's the twist: he's not just any man, he's a captivating, sexy ghost! Dive into a world where passion knows no limits and discover if true love can prevail against spectral odds. *Adult Paranormal Erotic Romance Short Story - 18+

A surprised guest finds herself in a house where whispering walls urge the occupants to kill. An ancient legacy of death and sorrow plagues the new owner of house built over hallowed ground. And the wailing cries of a baby drive a man to investigate a brutal crime in the apartment upstairs.... Scare Street’s stable of horror authors return to bring you 12 new tales of supernatural terror in one diabolical collection. Each story is guaranteed to take you to the shadowy world of nightmares.

Declared missing-in-action while serving in Afghanistan, her eldest son's disappearance left a massive whole in this mother's life. Her misery cannot be assuaged by human sympathy or the keepsakes of memories. Although he is certainly dead, she refuses to speak of it and insists he is still alive somewhere out there in the world. On her deathbed, she reveals to her family that he has been calling her every Friday when it rains. A mother's love for her children may transcend time. When it does, who can determine where reality ends and desperate fantasy begins? Only she and her son know the ...

On Valentine's Day, a young vampire learns that love isn't always easy. Even as the love between her and the boy she likes grows, she learns that the darkness inside of her can't be controlled. This is a short story prequel to, Valley Vampire.

I thought this would be the best holiday ever. A trip with my friends, to a flashy resort run by lion shifters. Powerful clans in charge of running the place, drawing hundreds of thousands of tourists each year. It’s a holiday tradition to do something like this with my friends on Valentine’s Day. However, the last thing I expected was the man I’d meet there. Morgan, with his piercing blue eyes, and a smile to die for. A lion, rescuing me from the snow. A shifter that I’m trapped with in the middle of a blizzard. Anything could happen here. Anything at all… Author's Note: This is ...