Ghost Thriller

It's Christmastime at Marlow House Bed and Breakfast, and Danielle has a full house. When a woman, stranded far from home, shows up on the doorstep and begs for a room for the night, how can Danielle tell her the inn is full and turn her away? After all, it's almost Christmas. The woman makes quite an impression on the other guests, especially when she mysteriously disappears. Is it foul play - or something supernatural?

Set in a small-town North Carolina amusement park in 1973, Joyland tells the story of the summer in which college student Devin Jones comes to work as a carny and confronts the legacy of a vicious murder, the fate of a dying child, and the ways both will change his life forever. Joyland is a brand-new novel and has never previously been published.

It has been a rough month for mage private investigator Alice Worth. Alice hasn't had a decent night's sleep in weeks, her relationship with werewolf Sean Maclin is on the rocks, a federal agent hounds her every step, and a powerful vampire whose ulterior motives have ulterior motives watches her every move. It's enough to drive any woman to drink.

With his dying breath, Stoddard Gusarov names his killer: Danielle Boatman. Danielle had a score to settle with Stoddard Gusarov, but murder him? Never. Proving to the police she is innocent is the least of her problems. She has an angry spirit to contend with, the ghost of Stoddard Gusarov - and he's out for revenge.

When ghost advocate Alicia Hawkins is hired to investigate the mysterious disappearance of a couple at the infamous Redcliff House, she never expects the horrors that await. As she digs deeper into the dark history of the seemingly haunted mansion, a malevolent entity makes its presence known. To survive the nightmare and free the trapped souls, Alicia must join forces with her friends to uncover Redcliff's sinister secrets. Armed with holy water, ancient artifacts, and advanced weaponry, they prepare for battle against a ruthless evil determined to keep its grip on the lost souls.

When guests arrive at a séance to contact a man's lost sons, it becomes clear that everyone has dark secrets - secrets that result in the death of a guest.

Can this witch keep her nose out of trouble from beyond the grave before it becomes the death of her? Is it too much for psychic medium Nora Ashcroft to ask for to run her business, study her new powers, and spend a little alone time with her boyfriend in peace? Looks like it. Because after she's first on scene at a series of seemingly unrelated crimes around Eastwind, she must dig deeper to find the connection if she wants to save the people she loves....

After Cassie MacGuire’s husband dies in a plane crash along with her father, both her and her mother, Lily Bennett, are left as widows. Looking to make a new start, they move together to the quiet seaside town of Hideaway Bay. But their new home, Whispering Manor, has a reputation stretching back centuries. Legends of ghosts, paranormal disturbances, and pirate treasure are all associated with the former sea captain’s mansion, starting with the death of its first mistress, Henrietta Blanchard.

Investigating her friend's suspicious death, Sophie's only source of information turns up dead - and she's the prime suspect. Forced into hiding, she turns to her brother's best friend to help keep her alive, clear her name, and find the killer before she becomes the next victim. Gaige has longed for Sophie for years, and he'd do anything to keep her safe, but details of the investigation aren't adding up. Mounting doubts have him questioning her story, even as his heart insists she's telling the truth. The only thing he knows for sure is he'll do anything to prove her innocence.

When Michael Merlyn arrives in the small town of Clayton, Massachusetts to investigate the reported suicide of local investment banker Jonathan Sullivan, he finds that the man's spirit is missing. With the help of his partner Kate and sister Victoria, Michael searches for clues to uncover what really happened to Jonathan. But the paranormal activity in Clayton seems to be escalating, as other spirits also vanish without a trace. Faced with a rash of disappearances he can't explain, Michael must use all of his psychic gifts to get to the root of the mysterious happenings, find Jonathan's ...

Lilly Bly desperately wants to have a baby. She is struggling with infertility and bad spending habits when her husband, Jack, gets a new job that moves them from Chicago to a small town in Wisconsin. Impractical Lilly falls in love with a decrepit mansion well out of their price range—she is convinced that she will finally get pregnant and have a baby in this house—and Jack agrees to it. But when Lilly learns that her dream house was the site of a gruesome triple homicide/suicide in the 1950s, she begins to experience strange occurrences that soon lead her to believe the house is haunted.

In the small town of Sandy Lane, a vacant, forgotten house sits atop an overlooking bluff. Bella uncovers the chilling secrets of the Clifford family at their cliffside estate, a legacy marred by sinister deeds and unexplained suicides. As she delves into the small town's dark past, each secret brings her closer to a dangerous edge.

In late 1944, America’s recapture of the Philippines is jeopardized by what seems an insurmountable threat from Japan: immense Yamato-class battleships, which dwarf every other ship at sea. Built in total secrecy, these 76,000-ton warships seem invincible. American military intelligence knows of two such ships, but there are rumors of a third, built not as a battleship but as an aircraft carrier. Now ready to go operational from Japan’s heavily defended and mined Inland Sea, a carrier of that size could disrupt the entire invasion effort.

Anil’s Ghost transports us to Sri Lanka, a country steeped in centuries of tradition, now forced into the late twentieth century by the ravages of civil war. Into this maelstrom steps Anil Tissera, a young woman born in Sri Lanka, educated in England and America, who returns to her homeland as a forensic anthropologist sent by an international human rights group to discover the source of the organized campaigns of murder engulfing the island. What follows is a story about love, about family, about identity, about the unknown enemy, about the quest to unlock the hidden past.

When best-selling horror author Sam McGarver is invited to spend Halloween night in one of the country's most infamous haunted houses, he reluctantly agrees. At least he won't be alone; joining him are three other masters of the macabre, writers who have helped shape modern horror. But what begins as a simple publicity stunt will become a fight for survival. The entity they have awakened will follow them, torment them, threatening to make them a part of the bloody legacy of Kill Creek.

It's Christmas in 1911, and John Decker is stuck in London, far from those he loves. When he gets invited to a holiday party at a manor house in the country, he reluctantly agrees to go, expecting a quiet few days of holiday cheer. But Blackthorn Manor is not just any country house. It hides a dark secret from centuries past, and a restless spirit that never left.

In The Medium Mysteries box set, psychic medium Pauline Ocean helps restless spirits with unfinished business find peace while solving the chilling mysteries they leave behind, including: Book 1: The Body Departed Two years ago, James Blakely was murdered in his sleep. Now, as a lingering spirit, he faces a choice: move on or stay behind. Afraid of what awaits him in the afterlife, he haunts his old apartment building, watching over his daughter and ex-wife. But as his memories fade, James realizes he must uncover the truth of his past—and his sins—before he loses himself forever. With ...

“I couldn’t put this down; as evidence, it is 3:20 AM, and I just finished.” “... pulls you in from the beginning and keeps you pulled in.”—Hidden Gems True crime writer Kendall Casey has always been drawn to dark stories, but her latest project leads her to a neighborhood shrouded in secrets. Located in the North Carolina mountains, The Cove is a community in which the neighbors are far from harmonious. The Guffs are openly despised, while the charming entertainers, the Robinettes, are adored by all. When Kendall’s wayward sister arrives unexpectedly and vows that she’s ...

All Aubrey Ellis wants is a normal life, one that doesn't include desperate pleas from the dead. Her remarkable gift may help others rest in peace, but it also made for an unsettling childhood and destroyed her marriage. Finally content as the real estate writer for a local newspaper, Aubrey keeps her extraordinary ability hidden - until she is unexpectedly assigned the story of a decades-old murder.

Who killed Helena Henry? The shorter list may be who didn’t want her dead. Psychic Raissa Bordeaux thought she’d left her former life behind, hidden away in her eclectic shop in the French Quarter. But when a child is kidnapped and Helena Henry appears, Raissa risks her true identity by offering the police help with the case. New Orleans Detective Zach Blanchard doesn’t believe in psychic hooey and is certain Raissa didn’t get her facts about the case from a crystal ball.