Gothic English Mystery

When Guinevere ""Nev"" Tallow receives an acceptance letter to the exclusive Deephaven Academy, they know it’s the fresh start that they’ve been looking for. But things are strange from the moment they arrive—the house itself seems to breathe, students whisper secrets in dark corridors, and the entire east wing of the academy is locked away for reasons no one wants to explain. And Nev knows something ragged stalks the shadowy corridors, something that sobs quietly and scratches at the walls, waiting to be released.

He kidnapped me and now I must unravel the mystery: is he the Ripper, or my Beast? He stole her away in the desolate wintry woods.A man with an insatiable thirst for revenge takes Violet to his isolated cabin in the woods—but not all is as it seems. There’s a serial killer on the loose, and in his supposed twisted plight to be her savior, he may well destroy the one person whose innocence he wishes to preserve and protect. She loses the very freedom she once took for granted and comes to know a beast of a man whose depth is much more than the cold kidnapper which he attempts to portray ...

Jael Hawkins is a troublesome girl. Everyone says so. When yet another relative tires of her, she is banished to Moon Hollow with the family's other black sheep. There, her aunt and uncle make her feel welcome for the first time, and she meets the intriguing Sebastian Westwood, in whom she senses a kindred spirit. But something is not right at Moon Hollow. Wails echo in the corridors at night, and a ghostly figure roams the riverbank in the moonlight.

From the author of The Apparition. In the frigid fall of 1935, Temperance Grieve inherits a house from an aunt who departed in a hurry fifteen years prior. A grand Victorian home seems a true blessing, but as she starts to sift through the belongings of her long-lost family, she is disturbed by what she finds. Piecing together newspaper articles, photographs, and diaries, she is kept up at night, terrified by the sounds and visions that appear in the restless old house. The discovery of a devastating flood, missing women, and unexplained deaths couldn’t prepare her or her new historian ...

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 ...

The year is 1901, and Nicky is attacked, then wakes on board the Ormen, a whaling ship embarked on what could be its last voyage. With land still weeks away, it’s just her, the freezing ocean, and the crew–and they’re all owed something only she can give them...

I never had a choice in the matter. When I was turned into a vampire, I fell right into line, just like a good soldier. It never occurred to me to question the vampire regent or his ways. It never dawned on me that we were just puppets in a game even he didn’t understand. I might have been oblivious forever if I had not been recruited for a confidential mission. But South Africa had something else in store for me, something I had never anticipated. I might have forgotten the life I’d left behind. But then Lara showed up and threw everything into a tailspin. Now my past and present are ...

Joanna Flynn was lucky to be alive. But when the doctors told her she would suffer no lasting effects from the near-fatal accident, they were wrong. For that night the nightmares about Caroline began. As the dreams become more torturous, Joanna sets out to investigate this mysterious woman - a journey that takes her 3,000 miles from home to a picturesque town where everybody seems to have a conflicting opinion of the woman who haunts her dreams.

After a wild night in Vegas, Hollie wakes up to find out she’s married to a man she just met. But there’s just one problem…he’s gone and she doesn’t know how to find him! Hollie’s wild Las Vegas adventure doesn’t go as planned. After having too much to drink, Hollie becomes infatuated with a man she met at the blackjack tables. One bad decision leads to another, and Hollie wakes up the next day to find out she married the handsome stranger. The only problem is that she doesn’t know his last name, or even where to find him. The terrible situation becomes worse when she learns...

Get ready for a thrilling ride through Kentucky bourbon country! A Devilish Punishment is a cozy mystery that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Lillian, a skilled prosecutor, mourns the loss of two mentors as she's handed the most important case of her career. Her task is to prosecute a disbarment against an attorney who abused his female clients behind closed doors for years. But this isn't just any case. Lillian loathes the attorney and feels overwhelmed by the weight of the matter. As Lillian navigates the twists and turns of the prosecution, a series of sinister events forces ...

Heaven Leigh Casteel may be the prettiest, smartest girl in the backwoods, but her cruel father and weary stepmother work her like a mule. For the sake of her brother Tom and the other little ones, Heaven clings to the hope that someday she can show the world they are worthy of love and respect. But when the children’s stepmother can’t take it anymore and abandons the family, Heaven’s father hatches a scheme that will alter her young life forever. Being sold to a strange couple is just the beginning....

They took her mother 23 years ago. Now they want Ava. Forced home at Rosegate Farm by fragmented memories, Ava Cade learns her mother didn't abandon her but was murdered by a criminal network hiding secrets in plain sight. From hidden cellars to powerful men and corrupt officials, Ava unearths a conspiracy tied to land, money, and blood. With allies she barely knows and enemies lurking in the shadows, she's in a race against time. Justice is a long shot in the bayou... unless you fight for it!

In the fog-laden streets of Whitechapel, something far deadlier than Jack the Ripper hunts the night… Scarlet Blackwood never believed in monsters—until the night she met one. When a savage attack leaves her teetering between death and something… other, she finds herself drawn into the dark world of Dorian Thorne, a brooding and enigmatic man with secrets as deadly as the city itself. London trembles beneath whispers of a ruthless killer, but the true danger lurks in the shadows far older than the city’s gaslit streets. At the heart of it all sits Ambrose Fairchild, a hunter whose ...

Orla has a gift, an ability to sense things she touches: memories, traumas…murders. On a sunny day in 1975, she sets off on a bike ride into the picturesque countryside and vanishes. She is not the first young woman to go missing and she will not be the last.

Emotionally guarded Daphne Amos always believed she’d found a kindred spirit in her fiancé, Heath. Both very private people, they’ve kept their pasts hidden from the world, and each other, until Heath’s escalating nightmares begin to put an undeniable strain on their relationship. Determined to give their impending marriage the best chance of succeeding, Heath insists that Daphne join him on a seven-day retreat with Dr. Matthew Cerny, a psychologist celebrated for getting to the root of repressed memories.

Dr. Hume by Steven Detmers is a paranormal fiction novel, a supernatural mystery book set in early 20th century London. Dr. Hume is a riveting tale that plunges into the eerie underbelly of London, where reality and the supernatural blur. John Yeager, a man of moderate means and habits, finds himself ensnared in a night of deception and horror after a seemingly innocent evening with his neighbor, Brian Williams. What starts as a friendly game of cards spirals into a nightmare as Yeager becomes indebted to Williams under suspicious circumstances. One night, Yeager is awoken by a vivid and ...

You are in danger. Trust no one. The terrifying words from a mysterious letter echo in Juliet Bucheron's mind. Destitute ever since her husband disappeared in the Civil War, Juliet has turned her New Orleans ancestral home into a boarding house -- despite the rumors of ghosts, the whispers of scandal, and the stain of murder. But even more unsettling is Juliet's new tenant, a handsome stranger named Stephen Trevelyan. Wealthy, educated, and seductively compelling, Stephen fills Juliet's heart with uncontrollable longing -- and her head with suspicion. Something, she senses, is lurking ...

Caroline Verlaine knows something is wrong. Her sister has gone missing, and no one can tell her why. The only option is to go where Roma was last seen—an estate with a deadly history. The Stacy family has lived off the Dover coast for generations, carefully navigating the treacherous quick sands nearby. But the sands aren't Caroline's biggest threat. Everyone here has a secret, especially the enigmatic young heir Napier Stacy. No matter where Caroline turns, the ground she walks is dangerous.

Times are rough for Max and Sandra. They've lost their income, live in a trailer, and struggle to make ends meet - all due to the resurrected Tucker Hull. To make matters worse, the ghost detective, Marshall Drummond, refuses to move on and resides in their trailer. Barely able to afford food, they are desperate to get back on their feet. So, when Max's sole client is murdered in the mysterious Baxter House, he knows they've reached the breaking point. And there's only one way out - push on through.

The Ripper Lives: The Living and the Dead (2/10) A city on edge. A killer in the shadows. A crime scene like no other. The slums of Whitechapel reek of despair, a place where violence festers in the damp alleyways and darkness consumes the living as surely as it does the dead. When a mutilated body is discovered in full public view on Thrawl Street, it shatters the uneasy peace that had settled after the Ripper’s reign. But this murder feels different—chaotic, frenzied, and far too exposed. As Inspector Abberline and his secret task force dig deeper, they realize that everyone has ...