Ghost Anthology

Imogene is young, beautiful . . . and dead, waiting in the Rosebud Theater one afternoon in 1945. . . . Francis was human once, but now he's an eight-foot-tall locust, and everyone in Calliphora will tremble when they hear him sing. . . . John is locked in a basement stained with the blood of half a dozen murdered children, and an antique telephone, long since disconnected, rings at night with calls from the dead.

I wanted to show my sister up at the wedding. So I hired a bear shifter to help. It was more of a whim, hiring him from the dating agency. After all the hell my sister Rachel put everyone through, enough was enough. She needed to get off her high horse. Stop trying to ask guests for money, and get angry because none of them wanted to pay for her wedding on the other side of the world. Best way to humiliate someone like her? Have a hot guy at my side. One clearly wealthy, with connections and alpha energy, and he’s so damn handsome, she’d never pay a second of attention to her husband. A...

They arrested me as a witch. And I’ve one night left to live. At least, I thought I did, until the nobleman turned up. He calls himself Meridas, and he thinks my magic will be of use. Also, he’s a dragon. Because why not? A sky-cursing handsome dragon person, if I’m being honest here. I don’t like the idea of being used, but it’s not like I have a choice. Not unless I want to survive the next day. It helps that he lives in the floating cities, though. I always wanted to get out of the slums. Maybe not quite in this manner… but a girl’s gotta take every opportunity presented, ...

"Matt Drabble is a name that will one day be as widely recognized as Stephen King & Dean Koontz" - READERS' FAVORITE From the best selling and multi award winning author of "Gated" "Asylum" and "Abra-Cadaver" comes the third installment of the anthology series "After Darkness Falls". These are stories with a horrifying beat, a black heart and a vicious twist in the tale. Here are 10 more tales to read with the lights on. TALE #1 - "Ride Like the Wind" TALE #2 - "One Hell of a Knockout" TALE #3 - "Healing Hands" TALE #4 - "The Price of Fame" TALE #5 - "Return to Sender" TALE #6 - "Heist of a...

Welcome to Briarcliff House—a haunted hotel nestled deep in the woods outside Salem, Massachusetts, where time folds, mirrors whisper, and every room holds a secret. In this chilling collection of 20 short stories, guests encounter ghostly apparitions, cursed objects, and supernatural forces that feed on memory, identity, and fear itself. From possessed rooms and vanishing children to looping timelines and evil reflections, Haunted Hotel is a gripping horror anthology that will drag you screaming down haunted hallways you’ll never forget. Perfect for fans of The Sleep Experiment, The ...

Fearful Rock and Other Precarious Locales is the third volume of Night Shade Books' five volume "Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman." This volume is made up of eight novella length stories. It includes Wellman's "Judge Pursivant" and "Sergeant Jaeger" stories, as well as a lost classic from Strange Stories (1939).

Dive into this complete collection of Steam Dragon Shifters filled with romance, magic, and sexy dragons! In the Iron City, factories belch, people work, and tensions are fraught between dragons and humans. Alliances are made to be broken, but maybe some alliances of the heart aren't. Follow the stories of astonishing women as they live and breathe magic in the Iron Reaches, and of the dragons they tangle up with. This box set includes: Ice Blood Forge Blood Green Blood Stone Blood WARNING: This ebook contains sexy mature themes and language, intended for 18+ readers only.

Join the Mystical Farmer's Market where Witches, Psychics and other Paranormal Peeps Solve Suspicious Murders. This Box Set is the Complete Series and Includes these Books: Charmed to Death Third Crime's a Charm A Devilish Charm Hard Knocks Charm Secret Charms

Dare to enter Harmony House... if you can survive its curse. Nestled in the heart of Brooklyn, New York, Harmony House is a striking estate with an allure that draws people in—only to trap them in a web of terror. Five new owners have crossed its threshold, each unaware of the horrors waiting inside. What starts as a dream home quickly turns into a nightmare as they confront the malevolent spirits that haunt its halls. Each story reveals the twisted history of Harmony House through the eyes of its ill-fated residents. From terrifying apparitions to sinister forces that toy with the mind, ...

The supernatural, the surreal, and the all-too real...tales of the dark. Such stories have always fascinated us, and modern authors carry on the disquieting traditions of the past while inventing imaginative new ways to unsettle us. Chosen from a wide variety of venues, these stories are as eclectic and varied as shadows.

I hired him once more to help me. But maybe I just can’t help myself… So, yeah. I’ve got to be there for my little brother’s wedding. And I’m not about to go to it single. So of course I hire someone to be my boyfriend. The person I hire is one familiar to me. One I’ve been with before. Felix. A dragon shifter. We’re here for a job. Just clients. Clients working on a fake front. A client I may or may not have fallen for, in spite of everything telling me not to… This Box Set Includes: Date Monsters for Bad Boys Prequel (Short Story) Claire's Bad Boy Shannon's Bad Boy Rita's ...

Dare to venture into the shadows this Halloween with eight bone-chilling stories that will keep you up long after the jack-o'-lanterns have flickered out. From the haunted farmlands of America's heartland to the witch-whispered streets of Salem, each tale in this anthology weaves a unique tapestry of horror. You'll meet desperate farmers making deals with ancient evils, teenagers unleashing century-old curses, and ordinary people thrust into extraordinary battles against the forces of darkness. "Halloween Haunts" offers a delicious blend of supernatural thrills, folk horror, and ...

Welcome to Heaven Springs Where the Devil Wants His Due Mandy Maples has returned to her hometown Heaven Springs to regroup. She fled LA when embarrassment encapsulated her life. Living with her Grandmother Angelica, the town's mayor, and working at the local antique store has given her some well needed guidance and grounding. But when a suspicious murder takes place and her grandmother is a suspect, will these new events toss her back into a tail spin? Fortunately for Mandy she's a witch with powers she's now starting to sharpen. Her familiar, Angel, an old soul in a white kitty's body, is...

In this quirky ghost story, a woman endures jury duty by observing the many characters in the room, including a TV crew filming a paranormal presence in the courthouse, a service-dog-in-training, and a man with a "ghost box," a radio to try to communicate with the beyond. As humorous chaos ensues, our protagonist unexpectedly needs to confront the truth about the secret crush she’s been harboring.

The Found by the Dragon series is set in a world of drakes, wyrms and humans, and it gives you eight characters who find their way to one another, despite all odds. You’ve got the headstrong, courageous women who carve their own way in life, and their powerful dragon partners. In a world of slavery and freedom fighters, and the gradual return of magic, you have drama, and romance, along with the ever-present threat against the character’s lives… For those who love fantasy, dragons, and women who don’t sit around being useless. Books Included in this box set: Anya’s Freedom ...

Since the 1970s, FantasticLand has been the theme park where "Fun is Guaranteed!" But when a hurricane ravages the Florida coast and isolates the park, the employees find it anything but fun. Five weeks later, the authorities who rescue the survivors encounter a scene of horror. Photos soon emerge online of heads on spikes outside of rides and viscera and human bones littering the gift shops, breaking records for hits, views, likes, clicks, and shares.

Gavin is an excellent writer; he can conjure up believable characters, evoke a credible setting and wrap the reader up in his language, but he can never seem to come up with a credible plot. On meeting Natasha at a creative writing group he thinks he has met his soulmate. Not only is she attractive, her plots are amazing. Combining their skills seems like the obvious route, and their stories become internet sensations. But when tragedy strikes, will the stories survive?

The police assigned me protection. And it looks like I might need it. Working as a necromancer in the police force isn’t easy. People don’t like our type of magic so much. People prefer us dead. Unfortunate for them, what we do is useful. So I’ve been assigned protection. They’ve given me a panther shifter bodyguard. He’s very good at his job, it seems. And I like the way he calls me “Miss Grieves.” I like the way he pays attention to me. I have a boyfriend, though. For now. This box set Includes: Talia's Bodyguard Rosen's Bodyguard Morgana's Bodyguard Ellie's Bodyguard ...

Linx Maxwell is on the verge of greatness. She's finally graduated from street fairs and hopping chain link to making art that pays the bills. Her family life is...not dull. And it looks like her van might just be able to exist on hope and duct tape. If only she could get rid of the ghost who's plagued her since the eighth grade.

Having a summer picnic in the woods in your mid-life can be fun… That is, until the woods catch fire. I should have known moving to this small town was huge mistake. I wasn’t expecting to get caught in a forest fire. I certainly wasn’t expecting the firefighter who came to my rescue to be the same man who’d reduced my heart to ashes years ago. Wouldn’t you believe it, we’re stranded in the woods. I can’t stand this sizzling dragon shifter. Actually, I can’t stand the way he makes me feel. Seeing him again has awakened a fire in me. I’ve got to tame these delicious flames...