Gothic Mystery Fantasy

Three months after discovering her supernatural heritage and thwarting her uncle's dark ritual, eighteen-year-old Briar Worthington receives an urgent summons that will test her newfound abilities like never before. Dr. James Burton of Ravenscroft Hall writes with alarming news: the boundaries between worlds are deteriorating at an unprecedented rate, and he believes Briar's unique dual heritage may be the key to preventing catastrophic collapse. Accompanied by her loyal companions Catherine Winters and Mrs. Winters, Briar embarks on a treacherous journey across boundary-fractured moorlands...

Forbidden love. Dragon royalty. An international conspiracy that threatens to ruin everything. Keppler Parker was the least princely of the five dragon brothers, preferring the sun on his face to the shadow of the Hollows. Rather than ruling the world, he was more interested in a life of surfing and running his beachside restaurants and hotels. Nothing fazed Keppler until the day he saw her, jogging in the park… *** Bryn Castillo was on a mission, one which was five millennia in the making. The key to success was remaining hidden from the Parker Princes. It was easy enough to do as long ...

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.

England, 1917. Reeling from the death of her fiancé, Stella Marcham welcomes the opportunity to stay with her pregnant sister, Madeleine, at her imposing country mansion, Greyswick - but she arrives to discover a house of unease and her sister gripped by fear and suspicion. Before long, strange incidents begin to trouble Stella - sobbing in the night, little footsteps on the stairs - and as events escalate, she finds herself drawn to the tragic history of the house.

Pyre wanted to kill her, but now he will do everything in his power to keep Finley alive. For most of his life, Pyre Veskovic, an alpha dragon prince, has been alone, with only the memories of his brutal past to keep him company. Although most women find him irresistible, Pyre isn’t interested in any kind of commitment. When he comes across Finley, a vampire stealing blood bags from a blood bank, he locks her in his basement, figuring she will have the information he requires to retrieve the Blood Stone. The powerful artifact can lead to mass destruction if it falls into the wrong hands, ...

Beyond the Veil: Three Dark Tales of Life, Death, and the Unseen Step into a world where the line between life and death blurs, and the shadows whisper of things unseen... Cappuccino Heaven: Journey into the afterlife with Elizabeth Walker, who discovers that Heaven isn't quite what she imagined. Amidst familiar faces and endless cappuccinos, a darker realm looms, pulling her toward secrets that could unravel everything she once believed. Dead Dreams: For Adam and Summer, living on society's fringe seemed like the perfect escape—until they realize not everyone can see them. Plagued by ...

Doing the right thing can land you in a whole heap of trouble, or so Natalie Swift discovers on her Florence vacation. When she interferes with the soul collection of a child, she inadvertently opens the gates to Heaven and Hell and finds herself in the midst of a struggle between good and evil that she could never have foreseen. Now she is a target for those from the dark side, it seems the only way for her to survive is to form an alliance with the man she has been trying to avoid since everything went so horribly wrong. Drawn in is a thrilling and unsettling adventure for readers with a ...

When Laila Kent lands her dream job, she moves to the tiny town of Greer. Laila soon realizes that Greer is far from the small, peaceful town she was expecting. Secrets from her past begin to unfurl and Laila is left reeling, wondering who she can trust. And when a handsome stranger enters the mix, Laila is left reeling for an entirely different reason. Cedric Waters, an alpha fae, has pretty much given up on love. That is until he spots Laila, the newest resident of Greer. When one of his confidants comes to him with news of Laila being abducted, he goes all out to get to the bottom of ...

He’s her boss…and she’s a human. Love comes with a price, but is Oryn willing to sacrifice everything? As the oldest of the four Dragon Princes, Oryn Veskovic had gotten used to being alone. He has his multi-billion-dollar company to keep him busy, and lives in a luxurious house on the water in Auckland. Despite the tales he was told as a young boy, he had given up searching for his True Mate, and he was happy on his own, or so he thought. When Adley Murdoch comes into his life like a hurricane, Oryn quickly discovers how much of an impact a fragile human can have on his life. However...

Where Death leads, I follow. Nothing will stop me from my duty—not even the darkness that claims me. It’s the music that leads me from the dark, returning me to my brethren and a new foe that has risen. Learning who hunts Thea could be the key to unraveling what we need to know to defeat our enemy. The Half-Fae’s music stirs a passion within me that I’ve never known. For her, I will break my vow of silence. For her…I will risk everything.

There's something otherworldly about Alexander Claybourne. With his dark, arresting features and mesmerizing eyes, the seductive stranger looks every inch a vampire. Kara Crawford laughed at local talk of creatures lurking in the dark. She never imagined Alex was one.

1892: James Norbury, a shy would-be poet newly down from Oxford, finds lodging with a charming young aristocrat. Through this new friendship, he is introduced to the drawing-rooms of high society and finds love in an unexpected quarter. Then, suddenly, he vanishes without a trace. Alarmed, his sister, Charlotte, sets out from their crumbling country estate determined to find him. In the sinister, labyrinthine city that greets her, she uncovers a hidden, supernatural world populated by unforgettable characters.

Alexandra Belarus is a struggling artist living in New York City, even though her family is rich in real estate, including a towering Gothic Gramercy Park building built by her great-great-grandfather. But the truth of her bloodline is revealed when she is attacked on the street and saved by an inhumanly powerful winged figure. A figure who knows the Belarus name....

As the Korean War ends, practical and well-mannered army nurse Corinne Ford returns stateside to live in the Mississippi town of Conroy with her new fiancé, Private First Class Elijah Dunne. She wonders if their love is strong enough to overshadow their differences, but upon her arrival to Elijah's backwoods stomping grounds, she understands that culture shock is the least of her worries.

Orphaned at the age of six, Jane Williams has grown up in a series of foster homes, learning to survive in the shadows of life. Through hard work and determination, she manages to win a scholarship to the exclusive Birch Grove Academy. There, for the first time, Jane finds herself accepted by a group of friends. She even starts tutoring the headmistress's gorgeous son, Lucien. Things seem too good to be true. They are.

The Craft meets Practical Magic in this hauntingly enchanting sequel to Witchwood Estate: Going Home. When Alexandria Santorini returns to Ferntree Falls, she expects secrets—but not the kind that stalk her in the night. Her new friend Andrew only seems to appear after dark, and the deeper she digs into the mysteries surrounding Witchwood Estate, the more danger she unearths. Whispers in the walls, dreams that feel too real, and a chilling betrayal by someone she once trusted. Someone who now wants her dead. As the lines blur between friend and foe, Alexandria must decide who to trust—...

Louisiana, 1933. The Great Depression has dashed future opportunities for Sonja Shivera, a plucky young woman with no family, no money, and a tragic past that haunts her present. She luckily finds employment as a physical aide and housekeeper for Mrs. Stone, a cranky old woman, but unfortunately, the work is emotionally and financially unrewarding. Their unhappy relationship gets even darker when they vacation at a fading antebellum inn near Baton Rouge on the banks of a lake known as False River. At Moorcroft Inn, the terror begins. Sonja crosses paths with a mysterious couple, Freddie ...

Traveling to be with her fiance's terminally ill mother in her last days, Saoirse Read expected her introduction to the family's ancestral home would be bittersweet. But the stark thrust of Langdon Hall against the cliff and the hundred darkened windows in its battered walls are almost as forbidding as the woman who lies wasting inside. Her fiance's parents make no secret of their distaste for Saoirse, and their feelings have long since spread to their son. Or perhaps it is only the shadows of her mind suggesting she's unwelcome, seizing on her fears while her beloved grieves?

In the midst of the 17th century Gothic setting, the Horvath mansion stands in the isolated land, surrounded by lavish gardens and a nearby cemetery. At the mansion, a beautiful woman of high society- Countess Elizaveta of Horvath is known for her ravishing beauty and mystical parties. Time goes by and Elizaveta meets Tivadar- an immortal character, whose bizarre transformations from raven to man leave her completely besotted with him. Elizaveta falls deeply in love with him, however she knows her beauty will not last forever. She encounters an old woman Draconia, who makes her way into the...

The sleepy little farm that Laurel Early grew up on has awakened. The woods are shifting, the soil is dead under her hands, and her bone pile just stood up and walked away. After dropping out of college, all she wanted was to resume her life as a tobacco hand and taxidermist and try not to think about the boy she can’t help but love. Instead, a devil from her past has returned to court her, as he did her late mother years earlier. Now, Laurel must unravel her mother’s legacy and tap into her own innate magic before her future and the fate of everyone she loves is doomed.