English Gothic

A famous house on the eastern seaboard, Oaklyn Castle has become even more notorious now a celebrity power couple calls it home. With a burgeoning family, Arabella Jaqus and Boyd Palmer have decided to raise their natural and adopted children in Palladian surrounds far from the furor of filmmaking. When Jaison Winters is summoned to the mansion, he views it as the job of a lifetime: a chance to redeem his flailing writing career by penning an accurate, in-depth biography of Arabella’s dynasty – a firsthand glimpse into a private world previously off-limits until now. But what Jaison ...

Illuminati, Ordo Lupus, Catholic assassin sects and Templar knights all come together in the terrifying, violent clash climax to the An Ex Secret Agent Paranormal Investigator Thriller series! An immortal Greek mercenary abandons his quest to meet Christ in Jerusalem, so that he can rescue a dying archaeologist. The mercenary, Zosimyache, is a libertine vampire who travels through time, aloof from mankind. He is looking for absolution, but things become more complicated when he finds out that the archaeologist is a werewolf. *** Erotic Book 1, Vampire: Find my Grave is FREE *** With only ...

Dahlia Abernathy has only known revenge. When her parents were killed at an early age by vampires, Dahlia spent the rest of her life under the thumb of the Witch's Guild being trained to kill them. Her latest mission sends her undercover to a prestigious music academy in Venice, Italy. Her goal? To kill Professor Valtu Aminoff, her teacher and the notorious vampire who inspired Bram Stoker's Dracula. But getting close to a dangerous vampire like Professor Aminoff is one thing. Falling for him is another.

My life was complicated enough without the arrival of the hottest movie star in Hollywood. I was broke, unemployed, and newly single, all the makings for an embittered cat lady. What is Arden Morrow even doing in Apple Orchard? The gods were mocking me, dropping his cell phone in my lap. A stupid, simple joke went drastically wrong. Now I’m being hounded by the press who think I’m Arden’s mistress. It doesn’t help matters that he thinks it’s funny—but only until the disturbance shatters his peace, too. He’s hiding something, something worse than my bad breakup and job ...

David Anders was Lance Myers first love, his first kiss and his first shattered heart. He was the one who got away, but here he was now right in front of him-and he was a hot mess. One devastatingly beautiful and soul-stirringly seductive hot mess. Joni Mitchell’s “Falling” started to play in his head. What have I gotten myself into now? Lance Bullied as a skinny kid in small town Carlyle, Louisiana, shunned for being Gay, a bookworm, the only child of a single mom and the town eccentric, Lance Myers is now the co-owner of a successful catering company in New Orleans. He has changed ...

Meet Carni, your master of ceremonies in a carnival of terror! In the grip of public disgrace and desperate to resurrect his career, journalist Dag Altan stumbles upon a compelling lead that could be his ticket to redemption. A captivating encounter with a bewitching young woman, consumed by an eerie fascination with a once-thriving amusement park now desolate island, ignites Dag's journalistic instincts. Drawn to the enigma of the abandoned location and the unnerving series of deaths surrounding it, Dag plunges headfirst into the heart of the story, utterly unaware of the peril awaiting ...

A novel of Gothic Horror and psychological suspense, "Ghostly Oath" is an artfully composed novel that plunges readers into a haunting labyrinth of mystery, fear, and spectral obsession. Set in the stark isolation of the UK during the darker half of the 19th century, this chilling narrative masterfully intertwines otherworldly terror with the psychological unravelings brought upon by insidious apparitions. The Plot Begun around a cozy fireplace, a group of eager listeners huddled for the tale of their lives - a chilling spectral narrative passed on through a mysterious manuscript. Delivered...

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After arriving on Block Island to find her birth mother, Blake Bronson becomes convinced she’s the heroine of a gothic novel—the kind that allowed her intermittent escape from a traumatic childhood. How else to explain the torrential rain, the salt-worn mansion known as White Hall, and the restless ghost purported to haunt its halls? But before Blake can discern the novel’s ending, she’s found dead, murdered in a claw-foot tub. The proprietress of White Hall stands accused.

A third of the human population has been lost. In the 30 years that followed, humankind sought to rebuild itself within the walls of New Oxford. But society had become fractured - humans now live incongruously among Genetic Others, themselves a group of many subspecies. The most dangerous of them all: the vampires. Somehow, these groups have managed a peaceful coexistence under the controlling government influence of the Cabal. But that is all about to change....

Threatened with destruction unless he fashions a wife for his Creature, Victor Frankenstein travels to England where he meets Mary and Kitty Bennet, the remaining unmarried sisters of the Bennet family from Pride and Prejudice. As Mary and Victor become increasingly attracted to each other, the Creature looks on impatiently, waiting for his bride. But where will Victor find a female body from which to create the monster's mate? Meanwhile, the awkward Mary hopes that Victor will save her from approaching spinsterhood while wondering what dark secret he is keeping from her.

Poet knows too much. Max is sent to kill her, but is also the only person who can save her. A heart-pounding romance that tests all loyalties. Poet has always had an interest in ancient civilizations and thinks that she might have solid proof that dragons exist. As a woman of science, she has the drive to be the first one to prove the existence of these mythical beings. When she realizes her research is threatening her safety, it could be too late. When a mysterious man rescues her, she is taken by his strength, masculinity, and the way he brings out her primal instincts. Even though she ...

A dangerous mission that's gone awry. A gorgeous stranger with mesmerizing eyes. This is a recipe for disaster. I was recruited for a very important mission. After nine months of intense training, I am committed to the cause. I have a crucial role in saving the world. However, relocating to the middle of nowhere was not supposed to be part of the plan. Of course, Iceland is gorgeous. But it’s also dangerous—just like my current situation. Things have gone from bad to worse so fast that I don’t know if I’ll ever recover. Will I ever be safe again? Nicoy did save my life once. He’s ...

In a world cloaked in shadows, a boy’s ambition sparks a transformation that will reshape destiny. Abandoned by his village and consumed by his thirst for power, twelve-year-old Vecna stumbles upon an ancient parchment etched with forbidden secrets. The artifact leads him to a treacherous journey through cryptic trials, cursed relics, and an unyielding darkness that offers whispers of unimaginable power. As Vecna faces the echoes of his past and the shadows of his future, he must choose: succumb to the darkness or wield it to forge a destiny unlike any the world has ever seen. With every ...

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The daughter of an Alpha Lycan and the Dragon Prince of the Hollows were never meant to fall in love… until fate pushed them together. Kennedy Solstice had always been the stunningly beautiful jeweler’s daughter, working at the store inside Parker Palace. Her schoolgirl crush on Owen Parker was just that—a dream which would never come to fruition—until the day the charming prince set eyes on her, too. Owen had always been too wrapped up in business matters to notice precisely how lonely he had become—until Kennedy reminded him how exciting life could be with a partner. Their love ...

Opal is a lot of things—orphan, high school dropout, full-time cynic and part-time cashier—but above all, she's a determined to find a better life for her younger brother Jasper. One that gets them out of Eden, Kentucky, a town remarkable for only two things: bad luck and E. Starling, the reclusive nineteenth century author of The Underland, who disappeared over a hundred years ago. All she left behind were dark rumors—and her home. Everyone agrees that it’s best to ignore the uncanny mansion and its misanthropic heir, Arthur. Almost everyone, anyway.

For as long as she can remember, Belle has been insidiously obsessed with her skin and skincare videos. When her estranged mother Noelle mysteriously dies, Belle finds herself back in Southern California, dealing with her mother’s considerable debts and grappling with lingering questions about her death. The stakes escalate when a strange woman in red appears at the funeral, offering a tantalizing clue about her mother’s demise, followed by a cryptic video about a transformative spa experience.

In the sultry, shadowed streets of New Orleans, where jazz drifts through iron-laced balconies and secrets fester beneath the Spanish moss, four extraordinary women are drawn together by fate—and a touch of the supernatural. Welcome to The Order of the Midnight Bloom , an urban fantasy series that will sweep you into a world where life, death, and everything in between blur like smoke on a moonlit night. Rose and Gail, society mavens and proprietors of their family’s historic funeral parlor, have built lives steeped in tradition—but nothing could prepare them for what lies beyond the ...

🔥TRUE BLOOD meets UNDERWORLD—where brutal alphas don’t just protect… they possess🔥 From NYT & USA TODAY, #1 Dark Fantasy and Amazon Top-15 Bestseller Marata Eros comes the second installment in The Demon Trilogy—a dark, addictive fantasy romance where power is inherited, pleasure is dangerous and nothing is given freely. 💔 Ruby thought survival was the end goal—until Brolach made her his. Trapped in a supernatural war she never chose, Ruby must navigate a world of demon politics, vampire strongholds, and one dangerously possessive hybrid who sees her as both weapon and ...