Contemporary Gothic

Samantha Moon finds herself the target of an ancient and sinister creature. At first, Sam has no way of knowing how dangerous the 'dead witch' really is...until it’s almost too late. Now, with a little help from her friends, some old and some new, Sam launches an all-out attack against the newest addition to L.A.'s supernatural scene. In the process, she comes to new realizations about the role she plays in the city's preternatural underground. The bond between friends grows, and new friends are made as Sam and the council defend Southern California against one of the vilest beasts to ...

He’s her boss…and she’s a human. Love comes with a price, but is Oryn willing to sacrifice everything? As the oldest of the four Dragon Princes, Oryn Veskovic had gotten used to being alone. He has his multi-billion-dollar company to keep him busy, and lives in a luxurious house on the water in Auckland. Despite the tales he was told as a young boy, he had given up searching for his True Mate, and he was happy on his own, or so he thought. When Adley Murdoch comes into his life like a hurricane, Oryn quickly discovers how much of an impact a fragile human can have on his life. However...

Kam was supposed to be my future. I thought things would be simpler when I left Alana behind. And for a little while, they were. I fell for Kam. I found a family. A home. People who loved me for who I was—at least, who I thought I was. Then it all fell apart. I’m stronger than she knows. I won’t let anyone, or anything hurt my baby. But there’s myself to think of too. Who I want to be. Who I love. What I want for a future that sometimes, I can’t even begin to envision. When all of this is over, who is it that I can have a life with? Am I his? Or am I yours? Authors Note: Yours is ...

The immortals are facing a new challenge as the nightmares plaguing them turn into reality. Iver and Isabelle have enjoyed a short respite from attacks by the demon forces and business responsibilities in New York. Now, safely ensconced in Balmorton Castle in the Scottish Highlands, they turn their focus to the birth of their babies. A demon of massive proportions is coming. When Jax and Isabelle are captured, the immortals find themselves journeying on a path never traveled by demons or angels. Deep in the abyss, there is only one creature that exists, and they are about to meet. Will the ...

Best-selling author Robert Jackson Bennett has won widespread critical acclaim for his unique brand of darkly inventive fiction. In The Troupe, 16-year-old George Carole joins vaudeville in search of Heironomo Silenus, the man he believes to be his father. But what he discovers casts a dark pall over his world: Silenus' troupe hides a dangerous secret - one that invites death to all in its vicinity.

When a young vampire, Alexei Romanov, is abducted by a deranged lunatic, the members of Immortal Council are forced to reveal their existence to Samantha Moon. The grief of losing one of their own members, coupled with their frustration at the careless behavior of new immortals, forces Julia Agrippina to employ Samantha Moon to find out who took Alexei, find him, and bring him home safely. Sam quickly discovers it’s an offer she can’t refuse. It seems the Council have been very active in the background of Los Angeles, ensuring locals don’t find out too much about the various creatures...

Samantha Moon returns in an all-new story! Whoever heard of a Leprechaun losing his pot of gold? As Sam digs deeper, she’s faced with the question: was the gold lost or was it stolen? Or maybe, just maybe, something else? The search is on for what might just prove to be Sam’s wildest case yet! Click BUY NOW or READ FOR FREE!

In a small Western Queensland town, a reserved young woman receives a note from one of her vanished brothers - a note that makes question her memories of their disappearance and her father’s departure. A beguiling story that proves that Gothic delights and uncanny family horror can live - and even thrive - under a burning sun, Flyaway introduces listeners to Bettina Scott, whose search for the truth throws her into tales of eerie dogs, vanished schools, cursed monsters, and enchanted bottles.

These boys weren’t born cruel, savage, and merciless. Someone made them that way. The boys who started out as my tormentors saved my life. From who? None of us are quite sure. But when I wake up, somehow alive and mostly in one piece, I wake up to a changed house. Cayde and Dean seem to have turned over a new leaf. Instead of hurting me, they want to protect me. Instead of terrorizing me, they want to make me feel safe. And instead of punishing me—well, actually, I’ve learned to like that part. But even if they think the game is over, I know it’s just begun. There’s still people ...

An artist in glass and light, Angel has loved with passion and fire - and learned the true depths of sadness when what she loved was taken from her. When she first meets Miles Hawkins - a solitary, distant man - their mutual mistrust seems insurmountable.

Hannah Brown thought she had put the past behind her. But now it's coming to find her.... Hannah never dreamed she'd have a best friend like Ellen Brecht. Ellen is everything Hannah wants to be - beautiful, daring, glamorous and powerful. Growing up together in windswept Cornwall, life seems perfect. But their idyllic childhood is shattered by obsession, betrayal and, ultimately, a terrible tragedy.

Cherished by a Father, coveted by a king, loved by an almost-priest; tormented by demons, tortured by a madman, hunted by a cult, hounded by her father. Mouse has survived it all. Despite Mouse's power, her father always wanted a son - and now, at long last, he has him. And Mouse has a brother, someone else in the world just like her. Hiding among a tribe of the Martu in the isolation of the Australian outback near the edges of Lake Disappointment, Mouse and Angelo have seemingly evaded at least one of the predators hunting them.

In the middle of an environmental uproar, a sinister creature has escaped its ancient prison and is wreaking havoc on nearby towns and cities. Sam finds herself torn between helping the tribal council expose the greedy corporation hell-bent on violating their people’s rights... Or fighting alongside old friends and new ones to restore the spiritual balance of the world. As the creature remains on the loose, murder is on the rise in the cities, and tempers flare on the reservation. If peace is to be restored, Sam and her friends must capture and imprison Wazeya before he can wreak any more...

Only a vampire can solve these crimes–a vampire private eye named Samantha Moon... Samantha Moon leaves the VCSU and the United States to pursue the evil inside a cursed castle that has marked her daughter for something sinister. Samantha Moon and Brent Cole prepare for their next case where shadows of the past merge with the present, and ancient mysteries threaten her family. It’s not the castle that stirs Sam’s soul. It’s the sinister mark etched upon her daughter’s flesh that sends her on the hunt for the disappearing castle. Brent delves deeper into the depths of his newfound ...

After a whirlwind romance, a young woman returns to the opulent, secluded Long Island mansion of her new fiancé, Max Winter - a wealthy politician and recent widower - and a life of luxury she’s never known. But all is not as it appears at the Asherley estate. The house is steeped in the memory of Max’s beautiful first wife, Rebekah, who haunts the young woman’s imagination and feeds her uncertainties, while his very alive teenage daughter, Dani, makes her life a living hell.

Secrets. Ramsey Cain has lived a life of self-imposed exile in his gothic mansion. Shadows of doubt, lingering accusations and mystery have followed him since the night his wife died in their home.But the truth was even stranger than the rumors. Lies. Landis Delaney was a woman living a lie. But to keep everything she had worked so hard to build,she would do anything, face anyone, event a mysterious, sexy man who may have gotten away with murder. Revenge. To find the truth and save their growing passion, these two will have to face a man bent on revenge, no matter who he has to sacrifice.

A collection of paintings has complicated Lord Rothvale’s life in ways he could never imagine. Actually, make that a beautiful art specialist from the University of London responsible for the complications in his life. He’s sure about one thing, though. Before Gabrielle Hargreave blew back into his sights on a stormy summer night, he never felt this good. She’s turned his world upside down, along with his wounded heart. But Gabrielle is sporting a wounded heart of her own, and she’s terrified of risking it again on someone like Ivan. Will he hurt her as others have done?

Kendis – Hear no evil I was fired in front of a client for being late for a meeting. The client happens to be my dream-worthy one-night stand who I ditched. As despair sets in, he hires me. Although it happened in high school, Jason hasn’t forgiven me. He controls and owns the company. And anything he touches. Including me. Jason’s intense eyes watch me like he can see my secrets. I’m not immune to the way his chocolate muscles ripple. Electricity tickles my spine when he touches my hand. But we must work together and keep our hands and lips off each other. His words are dirtier ...

A trolley car pulls into the station. Four minutes before, the inhabitants were seen boarding at the previous station. All are dead. And all of them are union. The year is 1919. The McNaughton Corporation is the pinnacle of American industry. They built airships that cross the seas. Guns that won the Great War. And above all, the city of Evesden. But something is rotten at the heart of Evesden. Caught between the union and the company, between the police and the victims, Hayes must find the truth behind the city before it kills him.

I'm a collector of dolls. All kinds of dolls. So beautiful and sexy, they become my art. So perfect and flawless, my art galleries are flooded by the wealthy to gaze upon my possessions with envy. Normally I share my dolls for others to play with or watch on display. But not my special doll. No, not her. Ivy is the most precious doll of all. She's mine. All mine.