Contemporary Gothic

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.

Dream-Hunter Lydia has been charged with the most sacred and dangerous of missions: To descend into the Nether Realm and find the missing god of dreams before he betrays the secrets that could kill her and her kind. What she never expects is to be taken prisoner by the Realm's most vicious guardian.

Only a vampire can solve these crimes—an undead private eye named Samantha Moon. Private investigator Sam Moon is working undercover for the Fullerton Police Department’s new top-secret Vampire Crimes Special Unit (VCSU). With the increasing number of supernatural-type crimes in and around Orange County, Detective Sherbet needs Samantha’s special talents to help solve and prosecute the real and growing threats to the citizens of Fullerton. Sam’s first case for the VCSU threatens to expose her life as a vampire. When a 200-year-old mummified corpse turns up on the grounds of an ...

As a fox shifter, I was meant to fulfill a great prophecy. All I needed to do was find my mate and watch the magic unfold—or so it is written. The powerful warlock must have had a good chuckle when he doled out that power—the Jagger foxes were meant to fail, me most of all. Nothing has ever come easily for me—particularly not love. So why should finding my mate be any different? It shouldn’t be this hard, not when Jordan is already a fighter by nature, but the universe won’t let us win so easily. But mates can’t be kept apart, not at any cost. One way or another, we’ll find ...

Get ready for a thrilling ride through Kentucky bourbon country! A Devilish Punishment is a cozy mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Lillian, a skilled prosecutor, mourns the loss of two mentors as she's handed the most important case of her career. Her task is to prosecute a disbarment against an attorney who abused his female clients behind closed doors for years. But this isn't just any case. Lillian loathes the attorney and feels overwhelmed by the weight of the matter. As Lillian navigates the twists and turns of the prosecution, a series of sinister events forces ...

They've shared our planet with us since the dawn of History, but they want us out. To reclaim lordship over the Earth, they mean to steer us into self-annihilation. As the secret War of the Shadows unravels under our very noses, we who are mere flesh and blood cannot fathom the real causes behind our many wars and the economic powers that would senselessly lead the world into an environmental apocalypse. Nevertheless, we’re here, and we have our part to play in this multi-millennial conflict that began before recorded History. Understand me when I say that every time you’ve heard of ...

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?

February in Newfoundland is the longest month of the year. Another blizzard is threatening to tear a strip off downtown St. John’s, while inside The Hazel restaurant, a storm system of sex, betrayal, addiction and hurt is breaking overhead.

A stand-alone dragon shifter romance about a powerful dragon prince are in pursuit of his lifelong mate. Water Dragon Coral is in a desperate situation. Her ex-boyfriend ran off with a wanted criminal’s money and now Coral must come up with the cash or risk being killed. In desperate situations, people commit desperate crimes, and Coral sets her eyes on robbing Kai, a drop dead gorgeous man who harbors dark secrets. She chose the wrong target and now danger lurks around every corner. If you like raw emotions, royal dragon-shifter romances, insta-love, steamy romantic encounters, and page-...

"Gripping" "Haunting" de'Ath Grange is a house with a secret. When a new Tenant takes the property for six months, he and his family are looking forward to enjoying the experience. But things are not what they seem, and before long Robert must risk everything to protect his wife and child. An old evil, malignant, wicked and hungry is rising and wants them for its own.

Tammy is the seventeen-year-old, mind-reading daughter of vampire private investigator, Samantha Moon. In Dragon Lessons, Tammy brings a dragon quill from the dream world into the real world. The quill is, in fact, a magic wand with the power to grant three wishes. Tammy turns her world upside down with her first wish—adventure ensues as a legendary dragon comes to modern-day California to fulfill a noble quest. Enter a young man named Thorn. By day, he is a human...but by night, a dragon who may change Tammy’s life forever... When epic danger threatens all they hold dear, Tammy joins ...

When a biker the size of a mountain, dressed in leather, shows up at her door, Sam isn’t sure what to expect. Her unexpected guest is the leader of the local BACA motorcycle club. He has a decade old kidnapping puzzle he needs help on. The mother swears she saw her daughter in a local amusement park and needs help. The man, Sledge, has devoted his life to helping abused kids... he also recognizes when he needs outside help. Upong hearing that Samantha Moon has a reputation for finding the missing, he’s hoping she can work her magic on a case long gone cold. Sam doesn’t hestitate to ...

It had been years since I had seen her. Years since I last saw those eyes with pure, raw innocence. So much time had passed since I lusted after what I knew I should resist. But she was so right. And I was so wrong. To claim her as mine was breaking the rules. Boundaries should not be broken. But temptation weakens my resolve. With the pull of my dark desires...I know that I can’t hide from my sinful thoughts - and actions - forever.

Listen about a guy who wishes he had everything. He switches off between sexiness, intelligence, wealth, health, and fame, but he can never find what he is looking for. Compare it to your own life and question what you want as you listen about the humorous ways in which this man gets disappointed.

Doing the right thing can land you in a whole heap of trouble, or so Natalie Swift discovers on her Florence vacation. When she interferes with the soul collection of a child, she inadvertently opens the gates to Heaven and Hell and finds herself in the midst of a struggle between good and evil that she could never have foreseen. Now she is a target for those from the dark side, it seems the only way for her to survive is to form an alliance with the man she has been trying to avoid since everything went so horribly wrong. Drawn in is a thrilling and unsettling adventure for readers with a ...

Sam Moon investigates the strange phenomena of prisoners recommitting the crimes they were locked up for—all while never leaving their cells. When a suspect fits the description of an inmate who’s in solitary confinement, Sam correctly deduces foul play. But the deeper that Sam and her partner, Brent Cole, investigate, the more perplexing the mystery becomes. And when Sam is threatened by a civilian prison worker, she has no choice but to delve even deeper into the prison's past—and its warden...and uncovers something evil preying upon the inmates. Sam is about to face-off against ...

Ten years ago, UN Interpreter Chelsea Mason was asked by her bosses to go in and document the illegal timber trade. She thought it would be an easy in and out job. The group of rebels had a different idea when they captured her for ransom. Her friend Jordan James comes to her rescue and they escape to the famed lifestyle club, Baker Street. Adam Wheldon, Chief of Security at the club, is there to provide security and care for Chelsea.

It’s December in the English village of Lychford - the first Christmas since an evil conglomerate tried to force open the borders between our world and...another. Which means it’s Lizzie’s first Christmas as Reverend of St. Martin’s. Which means more stress, more expectation, more scrutiny by the congregation. Which means...well, business as usual, really. Until the apparition of a small boy finds its way to Lizzie in the church. Is he a ghost? A vision? Something else? Whatever the truth, our trio of witches (they don’t approve of “coven”) are about to face their toughest battle yet!

Lilliana I’m tired of the same old thing. My job as a marketing executive leaves me unfulfilled and yearning for something more. Leave it to my bestie to push me into a dating app. I’m not very optimistic, but then I’m matched with a mysterious stranger named Dash… He promises me a world of ecstasy beyond my wildest dreams, and maybe—just maybe—he’s someone I can explore my darkest desires with. Our connection is instant, and everything seems perfect. At first. Then, a darker side of Dash begins to surface—a jealous, obsessive, possessive, dominant side. A side that says ...

The Dragon Prince and the witch are meant to be enemies, but fate has other plans. Nyx Veskovic is the black sheep of the four Dragon Princes, and he has never felt as though he truly belongs. When he meets Romi, a beautiful red-haired witch, his life changes. He hates witches and everything they represent, and even though he shouldn’t want anything to do with her, Nyx can’t stop thinking about her. He struggles with the notion that his True Mate is a witch, believing that the curse that plagues his family’s ability to love is particularly cruel to him. His love and loyalty are put to...