Dark Occult

As Olivia explores the depths of her newfound powers, she discovers a hunger that only Cade can satisfy. His rough hands and wicked mouth drive her wild, coaxing out both her magic and her deepest, darkest desires. With every earth-shattering climax, the lines between pleasure and power blur. But danger lurks in the shadows, craving Olivia's magic. As their enemies close in, Olivia and Cade must fight not only for their lives but for their very souls. Will the fire between them be hot enough to save the world, or will they lose themselves to the flames of passion? Dive into a realm where ...

For years, Betsy Lupino has lived alone in a rundown apartment. Alone, except for the growing wall of darkness that slowly devours her thoughts and memories. When a mysterious stranger moves into the building, Betsy fears the worst: that all of the darkness inside her head has escaped into the real world.

Rael wakes to find herself at an unexpected crossroads in her young life. She has come on vacation to Europe in hopes of forgetting about the past, including failing at the most critical thing in her life: skiing. Of course, at sixteen nearly everything can feel like the most important thing in your life at any moment. Still, Rael is pretty sure training for six years and losing her big race by a tenth of a second is the lowest possible point her life can reach. Well, she was sure of that—until she wakes up in a stone room, alone, bound by rope, and in the care of a vampire. A situation ...

Something is wrong with the souls of Chicago's dead. Ghosts are walking the streets, and Agent of Death Madeline Black's exasperating boss wants her to figure out why. And while work is bad enough, Maddy has a plethora of personal problems too. Now that Gabriel has been assigned as her thrall, their relationship has hit an impasse. At least her sleazy ex-fiance Nathaniel is out of the picture - or so she thinks....

Stefan Korzh continues to unleash his bloodthirsty haunted antiques onto an unsuspecting world. But as his past catches up with him, he discovers that there's a price to pay for his murderous desires. The latest item is an eerily cold, silver class ring that drives its wearer into a frenzy for human flesh. A brutal urge to plunge a knife deep into innocent bystanders is overtaking the residents of Concord, New Hampshire. An unlikely alliance is formed between Ariana Leckie and Victor Daniels on their hunt for Stefan and the collectibles.

Jonathan’s Curse Step into the enchanting world of Hant Hollow from the imaginative mind of D.F. Jones, the USA Today bestselling author. The Doanhart Coven, a spirited group of witches, embarks on an extraordinary quest to restore the delicate balance between dark and light magic. But their path is strewn with formidable obstacles, not least of which is the unrelenting discrimination they face by mortals. Brace yourself for an exhilarating and heart-stirring journey that will leave you spellbound! At the heart of this captivating tale stands Iris, the charismatic matriarch of the ...

"Il Maestro e Margherita" è il romanzo più conosciuto di Michail Bulgakov e capolavoro della letteratura del XX secolo. Dopo svariate stesure viene ultimato dalla moglie dello scrittore un anno dopo la sua prematura morte. Oggetto di censura da parte dell'autorità dell'Unione Sovietica, vede la pubblicazione nella sua integrità solo venti anni più tardi. A rendere il romanzo tanto scabroso è l'impietoso e satirico ritratto della Russia stalinista che l'autore fa emergere attraverso le caratterizzazioni dei numerosi personaggi che prendono parte alla storia: individui meschini e gretti, la cui infima statura morale viene svelata dall'arrivo, inatteso e incredibile, di Satana in persona, incarnato nell'esperto di magia nera Woland, e del suo losco e bizzarro entourage.

In the near year and a half following her tragic ordeal in She Dreams of Fire, Agatha “Aggy” Grae and her allies have been hunting the remnants of the Umbra coven. By fighting back against the corrupt witches who imprisoned and killed the Fae for their blood, Aggy and her friends have become beacons of hope. But inner turmoil plagues the team, as the price for freedom is a weight upon their souls.

The mastermind behind all the terror and death in London is exposed. But can he be stopped? Mister Dark finally meets his father. Who is the one most to be feared? The battle to stop the terrors haunting London has intensified. Is anyone safe from the Dark Son and Dark Father? Sherlock Holmes and Watson, joined by their friends of the Brotherhood face the most deadly and murderous challenge of their lives.

Magic always comes with a price. This is the lesson Alex Hendricks, a young practitioner, learns when she is forced to confront a terrifying entity set on claiming her soul for his own. Secrets from her past are revealed, and she must decide whether to meet the entity's demands or sacrifice herself, allowing him to end her life and condemn her to eternal torment. This short tale follows Alex on her journey over the course of two days time as she battles supernatural forces and comes into her own power. But, will it be enough to save her life and retain command of her own soul?

A freak blizzard. A roadside motel. A past that refuses to die. When the snowstorm arrives - the one that no weatherman had forecast - Lance Brody is walking along a desolate road in the middle of nowhere. On the brink of freezing, he finally stumbles across the small roadside motel. Thus starts the longest night of Lance Brody’s life. One full of gruesome deaths, spirits with cryptic messages, whirlwind visions from the past, and the terror-inducing realization that the motel is refusing to let Lance leave until he’s finished what it wants him to.

East St. Louis deputy Patrick O’Shea is tired of living in the line of fire. So when he gets a chance to transfer to his wife’s small hometown, he doesn’t hesitate to load up the moving van. But his family’s bags are barely unpacked before their newfound peace and quiet shatters in a surge of demonic voices. The deputy has faced his fair share of evil, but nothing quite like this. Normally the first into the fray, he worries they’ve unearthed a force not even his special training and inner-city experience can combat.

In a world where the dead walk and humanity clings to survival, Elena never expected to find her pulse racing for a VAMPIRE. Leo was danger personified – all smoldering looks and predatory grace. She told herself it was just the adrenaline, the constant dance with death that made her hyperaware of his every move. But who was she kidding? Their first kiss tasted of blood and gunpowder, fierce and unexpected amidst a hail of zombie attacks. It left her breathless, craving more even as her rational mind screamed warnings. As they journeyed through the apocalyptic wasteland, stolen glances ...

A swirling, psychedelic, bleakly funny fugue by the Booker-shortlisted author of The Butcher Boy and Breakfast on Pluto. Una Fogarty, suffering from dementia in a seaside nursing home, would be all alone without her brother Dan, whose epic free-verse monologue tells their family story. Exile from Ireland and immigrant life in England. Their mother’s trials as a call girl. Young Una’s search for love in a seemingly haunted hippie squat, and the two-timing Scottish stoner poet she’ll never get over.

Having lost both his father and best friend 10 years ago, Ivan struggled to hold onto what sanity he had left. But the Count, the person who took everything from him wasn't going to let that happen...before his final breath, an opportunity for vengeance presented itself in the form of a beautiful dark priestess, and an offer to serve her unholy mistress. Left with no options, Ivan must learn to navigate the darkness deep within and become the monster the world has forced him to be.

The Carnival Has Rolled Into New Orleans… And So Has Something Darker. October, 1951—The Thunder & Shield Traveling Carnival arrives in New Orleans, ready to bring lighthearted spectacle to a city already steeped in magic and mystery. But beneath the glow of gas lamps and the hum of jazz, something sinister stirs. When a desperate group of young men approach the carnival’s charity division, claiming their friend was murdered and the police refuse to investigate, Mr. Atlas, Solomon the Sorcerer, and Carny—along with their young blind protégé, Lois, whose own mysterious powers are ...

Ava López's best friend from childhood is missing, and her former coven has asked for her help to find her. Despite all the pain the witches have treated Ava to with their rejection, she is determined to find Liv - even though her new allies harbor resentment. Ava hopes finding Liv will put an end to the feud between the two groups, but she realizes that to help the witches, she must turn her back on the vampires. But this is the least of her problems.

One of Canada’s most acclaimed horror writers, Gemma Files presents a mosaic of interconnected stories about interconnected families. After fleeing Scotland, five clans settled in the fictional town of Dourvale in northern Ontario. Known as the Five-Family Coven, they are the descendants of witches and witch-children, none of whom were spared persecution in their native country. Now shamans, spellcasters, singers, and thieves, the members of the Devize, Druir, Glouwer, Roke, and Rusk families survive by trading their occult powers and talents.

Bryan Armstrong and Kyle Detwiler, two college students on the cusp of graduation, are the lucky winners of a contest to become interns on the paranormal television show The Specter Slayers. Their excitement turns to jubilation when they discover that they'll be aiding in the investigation of The Danver Church, one of the most haunted places in America. Nestled in the remote mountains of Pennsylvania, the church is world renowned for the massacre that occurred there forty years earlier.

A Vampire uses his riches and immense wealth to help those in need at Christmas. Choosing to feed on the wicked and evil doer instead of the innocent. Hoping to bring joy and not death during the holiday season. Bonus Story: Webs A pyramid in the deep dry desert. What secrets lie within its walls? One explorer is about to find his greatest desire and his worst nightmare inside this ancient artifact. Bonus Story: The Headless Fountain Man A simple photo. A quick snap shot. One woman's perfect picture is about to become her scariest nightmare.