English Gothic

Bubble, bubble, toil, and murder... When a woman is found dead near her village in Norfolk, the verdict is suicide. Not everyone agrees. Detective James Simpson is ordered to investigate and he brings Agatha Aston, Betty Simpson and Talleyrand the hound, with him. They stumble across a tale of murder that stretches back two centuries. Part occult story, part murder mystery - this creepy tale is steeped in witchcraft and strange rural festivals where everything is not as it seems. The second Agatha Aston murder mystery is full of laughs, twists and things that go bump in the night. Golden ...

In Weston, West Virginia, malevolence doesn't just lurk—it hunts. I find her hanging from a gnarled tree like some dark omen wrapped tightly in a decadent red dress. Once I get her safely in my cabin home, I discover she's a canvas of brutality and not just her body. "Please. No telling. No authorities." That's what she makes me swear and I do. But why did this happen to her? Who did it? Where were they now? Nursing her back to health, I secretly investigate but every day produces dead ends with more disturbing questions. A voice in me says run. Take her as far as I can from the dread ...

Haunted Montague by Harper Stanwick, Sr. is a gripping mystery fiction novel set in the eerie, fog-shrouded valleys of the English countryside during the early 20th century. This chilling story of secrets, shadows, and psychological suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. Explore the haunting mystery surrounding Montague Hall, a sprawling estate with a dark past. Follow Major Sauer and his friends as they uncover secrets buried deep within the ancient walls of the house. Encounter eerie apparitions, unsettling whispers, and chilling discoveries that will leave ...

Once an aristocrat in the heady days of pre-revolutionary France, now Lestat is a rockstar in the demonic, shimmering 1980s. He rushes through the centuries in search of others like him, seeking answers to the mystery of his terrifying exsitence. His story, the second volume in Anne Rice's best-selling Vampire Chronicles, is mesmerizing, passionate, and thrilling.

The year is 2059. For two centuries, the Republic of Scion has led an oppressive campaign against unnaturalness in Europe. In London, Paige Mahoney holds a high rank in the criminal underworld. The right hand of the ruthless White Binder, Paige is a dreamwalker, a rare and formidable kind of clairvoyant. Under Scion law, she commits treason simply by breathing. When Paige is arrested for murder, she meets the mysterious founders of Scion, who have designs on her uncommon abilities.

“Hail, Old Father…” Everyone in Field Rise knows not to wander onto the Ackers farm. The monstrous tales of that inbred family have been told for generations. Some say the soil is still dark with blood from the living scarecrows that Seth Ackers made of anyone who crossed his path. But not all of its secrets were unearthed, as Police Chief Mike Haberlay realises when a property developer attempts to reclaim the abandoned land. What he discovers causes the evil entombed below the farm to spread its tendrils once more. For Seth Ackers – Old Hodmedod – was far more than just a ...

If you love bear shifters, sexy alphas, and bad boys that leave you begging for more, then you will love Bears of the Wild! Alpha’s Enemy A family feud that could end in true love or death! Brother’s Best Friend His best friend’s little sister isn’t so little anymore. And this alpha will do everything possible to claim her as his own. Bear’s Fake Bride He's a bear. She’s a wolf. They shouldn’t be together, but they can’t be apart. Alpha’s Nanny He’s a strong, powerful alpha. She’s a nanny he can’t resist. The only problem is she’s a human. Content Warning: Explicit...

Filmmaker Tessa Shepherd helped free a man she believed was wrongly imprisoned for murder. When he kills again, Tessa’s life is upended. She’s reeling with guilt, her reputation destroyed. Worse, Tessa’s mother has unexpectedly passed away, and her sister, Margot, turns on her after tensions from their past escalate. Hounded by a bullying press, Tessa needs an escape. That’s when she learns of a strange inheritance bequeathed by her mother: a derelict and isolated estate known as Fallbrook. It seems like the perfect refuge.

Life as a discount con-man-for-hire isn't the romantic adventure Mason Fox imagined when he left the foster system. He's spent the past decade running between low-rate hotels and high-risk jobs, always fighting to stay one step ahead of the FBI and one dollar above the gutter. His business partner and sometimes-lover, Calvin Creed, has graduated from controlling to mean, and the life that Mason had thought would bring him freedom has started to feel like a trap. When Mason is left alone in the small tourist town of Monet, Alabama to find his own lodgings, he books a stay at the darkly ...

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 ...

Plagued by nightmares of torture and intense violence, a writer suffering from trauma-induced memory loss seeks to solve the mystery of his missing past. The only clue is a single page of an unfinished manuscript found in an old manual typewriter, in a fleabag motel, in a small West Virginian town called Luntville. It is here that the writer will seek answers, believing that if he finishes the book he was writing, his memories will return.

A Know-It-All Suit from the FBI Can't Tell Me What to Do. Even If He Is SMOKING Hot! I have always been fine on my own. I certainly don’t need some suit from the FBI infringing on my case. Even if he is smoking hot and stares at me like he wants to see me naked. I just need to focus on tracking down the elusive and seemingly random serial killer. But, when Lev is around, I can’t focus on anything other than my carnal instincts that draw me to him. I don’t want to let Lev in, and I don’t want him trying to break down the walls I need to survive. I am powerless to stop him though. He ...

She stumbled into a vampire ritual under the blood moon. Now, she’s the chosen bride of an immortal—and her choice could shatter fate itself. When Luna wanders into a hidden clearing deep in the forest, she expects nothing more than silence and shadows. But beneath the blood moon, she witnesses a ritual that was never meant for mortal eyes—and in that moment, she is marked. Chosen. Claimed. Dorian is no ordinary vampire. Cursed by time and haunted by love lost, he’s waited lifetimes for the soul that would complete the bond and awaken a power long buried. And now, that soul lives ...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"LOVE THE ENTIRE SERIES..." ~ Ayeola 🔥SEED, the fifth enthralling installment in the Druid Series, delivers impossible-to-predict twists and gritty dark paranormal romance. From New York Times, USA TODAY and Amazon Top-100 bestseller Marata Eros, this full-length novel is perfect for fans of The Black Dagger Brotherhood and True Blood. Prepare to be swept into a world of danger, passion, and supernatural intrigue🔥 What Readers are Saying: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "...I love Baird..." ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "...This book had me staying up all night...LOVE THE ENTIRE SERIES..." ⭐⭐⭐...

As the daughter of a rancher in 1840s Mexico, Nena knows a thing or two about monsters—her home has long been threatened by tensions with Anglo settlers from the north. But something more sinister lurks near the ranch at night, something that drains men of their blood and leaves them for dead.

Meet Andrei. He's a non-violent vampire who faints at the sight of blood, loves cats, and hopes to find someone to love. He's been alone for most of his life. In this Halloween cozy mystery, Andrei is looking for a home and wants a few real friends. He moves to a charming small town. But his new house is haunted, and he's accused of a murder he didn't commit.

One Promise Too Late is Peggy's forty-first novel; her forty-sixth book. Each book resonates with Peggy's authentic Appalachian mountain voice and her gift to engross the reader in the story. From Chapter 18: “You know I don’t want to leave you here by yourself, but I must. I don’t dare stay with you any longer. It wouldn’t seem right. It wouldn’t be right.” It might not seem right, but that didn’t stop me from wanting him to stay if it was only another minute or two. I couldn’t remember anyone ever holding me close, comforting me. Mom certainly hadn’t. Neither had Dad. ...

A classic work of historical fiction from the author of Rebecca and The Birds. Honor Harris is only 18 when she first meets Richard Grenvile, proud, reckless - and utterly captivating. But following a riding accident, Honor must reconcile herself to a life alone. As the English Civil War is waged across the country, Richard rises through the ranks of the army, marries and makes enemies, and Honor remains true to him. Decades later, an undaunted Sir Richard, now a general serving King Charles I, finds her.

Saved from the brink of death by a mysterious stranger, Constanta is transformed from a medieval peasant into a bride fit for an undying king. But when Dracula draws a cunning aristocrat and a starving artist into his web of passion and deceit, Constanta realises that her beloved is capable of terrible things. Finding comfort in the arms of her rival consorts, she begins to unravel their husband's dark secrets.

*Warning Contains Very Graphic language, sex scenes and adult content* They’ll do anything to love her… Castle Bax, Carpathian Mountains 1512 Jarrah and Archer Garibaldis make the journey to Castle Bax in an attempt to organise a betrothal between the eldest brother Jarrah, and their recently widowed and tortured queen, Anyana. But when Anyana sets her sights on the youngest brother instead, she unwittingly sets them all up for centuries of unrequited love, unbridled lust and absolute hatred all wrapped up in a Romani curse that they may never be able to escape from. 700 years later ...