English Gothic

In the quiet shadows of her seemingly perfect life, Lily’s world begins to unravel. When she stumbles upon a hidden diary in the house she shares with her husband, Tom, Lily is plunged into a past she didn’t know existed—one that belonged to Emily, a woman who lived her life in the same house and died under mysterious circumstances. As Lily reads deeper into Emily’s words, eerie parallels begin to emerge: the isolation, the strange noises, the feeling of being watched. Soon, Lily can’t shake the suspicion that her life is mirroring Emily’s—and that Tom may be hiding dark ...

Part memoir and part cultural critique, Darkly: Blackness and America's Gothic Soul explores American culture's inevitable gothicity in the traces left from chattel slavery. The persistence of white supremacy and the ubiquity of Black deaths feed a national culture of terror and a perpetual undercurrent of mourning.

The year is 1898. Following the harrowing events that nearly destroyed London, Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson set sail aboard the RMS Lucania, bound for America. A well-earned speaking tour awaits—or so they believe. But the Atlantic crossing is anything but ordinary. When a series of mysterious deaths shakes the ship’s crew, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a chilling investigation that points to something far more sinister than mere illness or accident. Whispers spread through the lower decks of strange cargo, locked holds, and shadowy figures that disappear into the night. As ...

The journey continues with Exposing Secrets Sins. Some families are odd, others inherit eccentric roots, laced with deep secrets. Eventually, the truth is exposed, and that is what happens to Michelle de Gourgues. In book two Michelle, the youngest sister digs into the past. Her brother Robert threatens to expose her past indiscretions in an attempt to take control of the family fortune. Michelle worries that the past mistakes from her college years could now damage her reputation. Even rumors could cloud her leadership as CEO of the family enterprise. She leaves Memphis and travels to ...

Elle Edwards, who has been told she's a product of her mother's sinful mistake, has never gone to school, never met a teenager her own age, never even been allowed off of her grandparents' property. Convinced that their granddaughter is infected with evil, Myra and Prescott Edwards believe that only the harshest child-rearing methods will prevent Elle from becoming an instrument of the devil.

A young father and son set out on a road trip, devastated by the death of the wife and mother they both loved. United in grief, the pair travel to her ancestral home, where they must confront the terrifying legacy she has bequeathed: a family called the Order that commits unspeakable acts in search of immortality.

She has one night to destroy her family's 10,000-year dynasty. The cosmic horror teaching her to hunt has other plans. Vampire princess Faviana Cruz wields the Threadless Infinity, a device that bends time to her will. Die, learn the pattern, reset and try again. But every death teaches her something new, and every kill transforms her into something that even immortals fear. Three domains stand between her and freedom: The Black Cathedral – Necromancers command endless legions while faith-warping priests guard her brother's clocktower. The Factory of Forgotten Dreams – Her sister's ...

"A hand wearing a fancy watch parted the office blinds, and J.D. felt nauseous with despair: suddenly he knew—even though he could not explain how—that all of his mojo had been permanently taken away." J.D. and George: thick as thieves since the fourth grade. J.D., the troublemaker, the stud: the alpha. George, the sidekick, the misfit: the loser. Upon graduating college, J.D. has convinced the only job creator in rusty Middlestop to hire them. BrewCorp, the hot new coffee and retail chain, is offering a vice presidency to the employee with the boldest plan for growth, and J.D. is ...

On the seventh day, of the seventh year... she desecrates Solomon and Chaos find themselves in the hands of evil. Tortuous days in the old asylum are no longer a thing of the past. The church is looking for redemption in the form of Solomon Gorge. And the deranged spirits of the past, beckon Solomon to come... come and see the secrets hiding in the walls of the asylum.

Amazon #1 Bestselling Author in Time Travel! Tennessee Waltz series Book Two Time-travel, hoop skirts, surly locals, and a handsome if troubled Southern gentleman. Things just got weirder for Sophie Bowen. When jilted Sophie stumbles into a stone circle filled with fireflies, she wakes up in a very different place—and time. Beaten down by Lincoln's War and personal tragedy, Gabriel Merritt feels his life has become a lost cause. In a post-war South still licking its wounds, Sophie and Gabriel struggle to understand the place they each find themselves in, while fighting a war of attraction...

Twenty five years has passed since the battle took place upon the hill of the Nike Site in Topsfield, Ma. The desolate northern town has since laid to rest the demons that once surrounded the crisp air of a stormy evening. The wickedness of an unforgiving evil prays upon a stranger within the silent community. Prepare for a forgotten past to slowly collide with the unwilling present as the depths of hell begin to emerge. This beautiful town in New England will become the destination for familiar eyes without a face of regret. Welcome to the paradox between heaven and hell as the fate of ...

A fast-paced standalone dark romance of high stakes and dangerous love. Noir with a gothic twist. From Amazon-best-selling author of vampire dark romance, Moonvine. The Initiate: "I'm not supposed to love a missing dead girl..." One year ago, Brynlee Jones was brutally attacked and threatened on the UCLA campus after witnessing a crime. After fleeing Los Angeles to start a new life in Vegas, she’s determined to finish her degree while working the night shift. But there is no escaping the past. When rich-kid law student Case Channing is given his fraternity’s initiation task of finding a...

Even a year removed from living in the bayou, Ruby still wonders at the splendor of her family’s New Orleans mansion. She rejoices in the love of the father she had never known, even as true happiness remains as elusive as swamp mist. Her stepmother sneers at her backwater upbringing, and while discovering she has a twin sister should be a cause for joy, Gisselle has greeted Ruby with nothing but a bitter heart.

Is he my protector or my hunter? The world is my oyster. And now someone wants a piece of that. My stalker first made contact with seemingly harmless emails, but each new contact is increasingly terrifying. Now, my life is headed into a downward spiral. All I know is that the arrival of Hudson Fowler opened the floodgates of uncertainty I’d never known. Can I trust him? Truth and reality become foreign concepts as I try to untangle the confusion between my new life and old. Because I’m a Lycan now—whether I believe in them or not. And Hudson is my mate—no matter how hard I try to ...

A dragon slayer. Dark secrets. And a mystery that surrounds a fated romance. Sawyer is used to being on her own. After joining a secret organization and carrying out a top-secret assassination, Sawyer wants nothing more than to assimilate into her new college life in Nashville. When she agrees to attend a party with a stranger, she unwillingly gets roped back into the life she wanted to leave behind. This time, the stakes are much higher. Anders is a billionaire that keeps to himself. He is used to people thinking he is mysterious and wants to keep it that way. When he meets Sawyer, he is ...

Thorsten is a broken man. Six months ago, one of his lovers died during a miscarriage, for which he feels responsible. But drinking has not made him forget, only turned him into a man he despises, a man women should stay well away from. Cwenhild is a desperate woman. Under the guise of offering her his protection, a neighbour plans to sell her to one of his friends. How will she escape that dreadful fate? Why, by marrying the drunkard who unexpectedly comes to her rescue! But how can such a marriage ever flourish? The formidable Dane doesn’t want anything to do with her. Or so he keeps ...

In the final installment in The Haunting Of Room 13, betrayal and deception in a time when the Cape Colony was mostly wild and untamed, turns the life of one young orphan newly arrived by ship into a nightmare. The hinterland is sparsely populated and law and order is an illusion rather than a reality. A warped and wandering tale unfolds in front of people concerned with unbearable pain suffered in a far-off manor where love is supposed to blossom. A love triangle, a secret baby, and a triple murder conclude the haunting. Happy events are announced, to prove that love does sometimes conquer...

What if the dark magic that runs in your family's blood awakens... in you? I thought I'd outgrown my fear of Mémé. I was wrong. When the shadows lengthen and the storm howls, will you be ready to face what lurks in the corners of your ancestral home? _Can you resist the siren call of forbidden knowledge passed down through generations?_ Uncover the chilling secrets that bind blood and spirit in this gripping tale of inherited power and unspeakable horror. Will you embrace the darkness... or let it consume you? Whispers Of Abaddon is the haunting blend of Southern Gothic and cosmic horror ...

Portrait of the Medical Student as a Young Body Snatcher. Yet I must insist that in the end, this is not a story about Death. It is perhaps a Life story, or even—yes—a Love story. It is the story of how I clawed my way from the decay of a crumbling legacy into the modern era of Reason and Science. It is the story of how I escaped the prison of archaic superstition to the freedom of enlightenment. It is the story of how a rose can blossom from even the bloodiest soil, of how light can grow from shadow, how love can grow from despair.

My husband. My villain. We started with death and blood. We started with games and carnal pleasure. Adrian and I shouldn’t have been together. He’s wrong. I’m wrong. What we have is the epitome of disaster. Yet, it’s impossible to stop. My husband will either destroy me or I’ll destroy him.