The Pale Brown Thing
"The ancient Egyptians only buried people in their pyramids. We are living in ours." - Thibaut de Castries Serialised in 1977, The Pale Brown Thing is a shorter version of Fritz Leiber's World Fantasy Award-winning novel of the supernatural, Our Lady of Darkness. Leiber maintained that the two texts "should be regarded as the same story told at different times"; thus this volume reprints The Pale Brown Thing for the first time in nearly forty years, with an introduction by the author's friend, Californian poet Donald Sidney-Fryer. The novella stands as Leiber's vision of 1970s San Francisco: a city imbued with an eccentric vibe and nefarious entities, in which pulp writer Franz Westen uncovers an alternate portrait of the city's fin de siecle literary set-Ambrose Bierce, Jack London, Clark Ashton Smith-as well as the darker invocations of occultist Thibaut de Castries and a pale brown inhabitant of Corona Heights.
Buried Secrets
A family was devastated by tragedy sixteen years ago, and no one has ever been the same since. A family was torn apart. Secrets were buried deep, never to be revealed.Now, a young woman returns to her family's lake cottage with the intention of sprucing it up and selling it, while leaving her history behind. She brings her two children with her, thinking it will be nice to have a fun vacation while she's readying the cottage. What she doesn't expect are the secrets that are revealed, some of which are her own. To make matters worse, someone significant from Ellie's history reappears, and she is unsure how to handle the reunion.Her young son begins to see "ghosts" and Ellie hears things. Is she coming undone again? Do the dead really haunt the cottage or are imaginations going in overdrive? Will Ellie be able to confront her past and face the truth, or will her life be thrown upside down once more?
Black Pine Road
Where Black Pine Road ends and the forest begins, a house waits, cold and empty. Rumors of dark spirits keep the people of Mahihkan away from the sole property and the quiet path that leads there. When aspiring writer, Lee Thorne, arrives in the small northern town, she knows nothing of its secrets. She sees the isolated house on Black Pine Road as the perfect winter getaway to write her first book. Hoping to leave the chaos of the city behind, Lee rents the long-abandoned home from its haughty landlord, Will Ashmore, though, even he refuses to step through the front door.As autumn turns to winter, Lee braves the harsh conditions but struggles with the nightmares and paranoia creeping into her life. Electrical disturbances and shadowy figures haunt the halls of Lee's new home, making her question what is real. Then she hears it-a voice hissing, "You're mine!"Has Lee gone mad, or has the seclusion she desperately sought turned into a waking nightmare? The demons of her past and present have come to light, and Lee must fight them both or watch everything she loves go down in flames.
The Sea Change
"Till human voices wake us, and we drown." - T. S. EliotIn her first collection, award-winning author Helen Grant plumbs the depths of the uncanny: Ten fathoms down, where the light filtering through the salt water turns everything grey-green, something awaits unwary divers. A self-aggrandising art critic travelling in rural Slovakia finds love with a beauty half his age-and pays the price. In a small German town, a nocturnal visitor preys upon children; there is a way to keep it off-but the ritual must be perfect. A rock climber dares to scale a local crag with a diabolical reputation, and makes a shocking discovery at the top. In each of these seven tales, unpleasantries and grotesqueries abound-and Grant reminds us with each one that there can be fates even worse than death.
November Night Tales
Each story in November Night Tales is a differently colored gem whose many facets reflect the lively mind of the author. Henry C. Mercer's life-long interest in world mythology, fairy tales, local legend, symbols, and artifacts form the fabric of his tales. Here, the reader will find vanishing castles, secret sects, biological weapons, sinister wilderness, lycanthropy, possessed dolls, and mythical lands. The characters in each story are driven to explore the unknown, face their fears, and perhaps discover something of themselves in the process. The compelling narratives, infused with intelligence and humanity, leave the reader curious why the stories remain virtually unknown today, and mournful that there are not more to explore. United at last with the six original November night tales is a seventh, posthumously published story, The Well of Monte Corbo. First published in 1928, this new edition is fully illustrated by Alisdair Wood and features an introduction by Peter Bell.
Black Pine Road
Where Black Pine Road ends and the forest begins, a house waits, cold and empty. Rumors of dark spirits keep the people of Mahihkan away from the sole property and the quiet path that leads there. When aspiring writer, Lee Thorne, arrives in the small northern town, she knows nothing of its secrets. She sees the isolated house on Black Pine Road as the perfect winter getaway to write her first book. Hoping to leave the chaos of the city behind, Lee rents the long-abandoned home from its haughty landlord, Will Ashmore, though, even he refuses to step through the front door.As autumn turns to winter, Lee braves the harsh conditions but struggles with the nightmares and paranoia creeping into her life. Electrical disturbances and shadowy figures haunt the halls of Lee's new home, making her question what is real. Then she hears it-a voice hissing, "You're mine!"Has Lee gone mad, or has the seclusion she desperately sought turned into a waking nightmare? The demons of her past and present have come to light, and Lee must fight them both or watch everything she loves go down in flames.
The House of Slumbers
Imagine a house filled with ghosts after a tragic fire. A fire that destroyed a coven and not a single church in town would grant them buriel rights on sacred ground. 13 angry souls wreaked havoc along with some demons that nearly destroyed a small town in downstate Illinois and demanded payback. An army of the dead marched across the midwest and ended in a battle for every man, woman and child amongst the living and the dead. The house was locked up for fifty years and the spirits were quiet for awhile. Then two doctors happen upon the mansion and decide to open a sanitarium for the wealthy. The dead will awaken and come back to take what is theres at any cost! The battle is far more deadly this time and characters have returned from the past and graveyard to pick sides in ths last battle for humanity. So lock the doors and turn out the lights. Check under your bed and pray that the dead stay in their graves tonight!
The Collected Supernatural and Weird Fiction of H. H. Munro (Saki)
A renowned short story writer of the Edwardian eraHector Hugh Munro was a British author and playwright who wrote under the pseudonym 'Saki' (a name which references the cup-bearer in the 'Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'). He belongs to that rare group of writers, which includes Kipling, O. Henry and others, recognised as 'masters of the short story'. His tales, which focus on the Edwardian culture and society of his times, are notable for their wit, mischievousness and satirical content. There existed many magazines eager to publish ghost and weird stories, for which the reading public had an insatiable appetite, and Saki was one of many writers who found success in them. Some of the stories collected here are now regarded as classics of the genre, among them is 'Srendi Vashtar', which has been adapted for opera, film, radio and television. Although officially too old at 43, Munro enlisted to fight in the First World War as an infantryman. He was killed at the Battle of Ancre in 1916. He has no known grave.In this comprehensive collection of Saki tales, readers will discover ' Tobermory', 'The Open Window', 'The She-Wolf', 'The Image of a Lost Soul', 'The Interlopers'.' The Lumber-Room' and many more.Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.
Reminiscences of a Bachelor
"I know there is a God-a dreadful God-and that retribution follows guilt." - "The Watcher"For the first time in over 150 years, "The Watcher", Le Fanu's classic tale of supernatural menace, is reissued from the pages of the Dublin University Magazine along with its original companion piece "The Fatal Bride", a brooding gothic novella not reprinted since its first publication in 1848. Like matched duelling pistols, Reminiscences of a Bachelor offers the most exquisite balance of craftsmanship, beauty, and peril. In these tales of Old Dublin, honour is ever at stake, the fate of lovers lies mired in the past, and something even worse than deceit stalks the streets, something just as deadly to the soul as it is to the flesh.
Sleep not my Wanton
Lorina Skene moves between two worlds, the everyday and the supernatural, and in both she is a killer, at large and beyond suspicion in Victorian London. She is protected by her privilege and her power. But who, or what, is pulling the strings? This is a Gothic nightmare, and a tale of controlling, obsessive love, with plenty of twists, turns and weird happenings along the bumpy ride through fog and gaslight. Expect to be disturbed, and expect a broken heart, when silence falls and realisation dawns.
The Ghost and the Church Lady
When autumn arrives in Frederickport it brings surprises-some welcomed. Meanwhile, the residents of Beach Drive learn there are some things more frightening than ghosts. The 29th book in the Haunting Danielle paranormal cozy mystery series.
The Ghost and the Church Lady
When autumn arrives in Frederickport it brings surprises-some welcomed. Meanwhile, the residents of Beach Drive learn there are some things more frightening than ghosts. The 29th book in the Haunting Danielle paranormal cozy mystery series. Large Print Format.
Darkness
A boy who can predict the exact date a person will die... An elderly woman who knows that death is close, but learns how to cheat it... A child with a dangerous friend who happens to be invisible... A ghost who can't stop reliving his suicide over and over again...People you'll wish you never have to meet, and stories you'll never forget.Skilfully translated into English for the very first time, these chilling tales from master storyteller Ratnakar Matkari are bound to keep readers of all ages up at night.With every page you turn, you'll be looking over your shoulder to make sure no one's there.Look again. Maybe there is!
India’s Most Haunted
There are places where the past lingers, making shapes in the moonlight and blowing in the curtains even as the air goes suddenly still. K. Hari Kumar, bestselling author of spine-chilling horror fiction, brings you the terrifying tales of some of India's most haunted places -- including Bhangarh Fort, Malabar Hill's Tower of Silence and Jammu and Kashmir's notorious Khooni Nala.Whether you read them at night or in daylight, these stories will remain with you long after you've turned the last page.
Little Eden Book Three
A Magic Book opens the heart & expands the mind. Book Three...the story continues... 2012. Little Eden, London, England.The beautiful sanctuary town of Little Eden is still under threat so when Robert is left a mysterious, old mansion by his cousin, he and his friends decide to go on a trip into the wilds of Lancashire to find out if the house and grounds maybe worth something. Their weekend away doesn't quite go to plan however and they all start to wonder if they should have stayed put in Little Eden.You see, dear readers, rumour has it that the Manor is the most haunted house in the world.Do you dare to join them and find out if Malinwick Manor is Haunted or Not? Little Eden, Haunted or Not, is a thrilling, quirky and modern take on classic Gothic novels with twists and turns that'll have you hooked from start to finish. Join Robert, Jack, Lancelot, Lucy, Sophie, Minnie and India as they find out if Malinwick Manor is haunted or not. Don't be too scared - all your favourite characters will be with you as you explore the ancient house and sacred grounds. Escape into the mysterious Forest of Bowland for another magical, enchanting and cosy mystery. What readers are saying about Little Eden books 1 & 2...Magical...My heart is singing...Cosy and delicious....I literally couldn't put it down...Quirky...Thrilling...Captivating...Enchanting characters...A rollercoaster ride...I was always on tenterhooks...Charming...A great escape...It really is a magic book...Love, light & magic...Enlightening...Exciting...Delightful...A sanctuary from my sofa... Books 1 & 2 are available in E-book & in paperback. Join me in Little Eden on social media @ktkingbooks
Tales of the Dead
These six tales are culled from "Fantasmagoriana," the classic book of German ghost stories, said to have been what Mary Shelley, Byron, and her other companions were reading when Mary conceived and gave birth to the hideous "Frankenstein" during that haunted summer, so long ago. These six tales of terror and woe gave birth to ghastly horrors that night in Switzerland, for FEAR, just as much as love, is a universal language.
Red Sprites and Blue Jets
Cooper Sterling is a bright-eyed nine-year-old boy whose mother was recently diagnosed with lung cancer. In order to be the brave son he wants to be, he must help his hard-working father take care of his mother in any way he can. This includes doing household chores and even selling homemade milkshakes. The problem is that Cooper and his best friend Wesley Flunk keep getting entangled in a ghost hunt after Cooper believes he saw ghosts one stormy night. This poignant and comedic coming-of-age story follows a young boy's most challenging summer as he is forced to grow up quicker than he ever expected. For ages 8-13.
A Pyrate Tale - Fifty Years in Port Royale; and Other Stories
Based on Captain Charles Johnson's "A History of the Pyrates," the title tale offers a pirate account of a Port Royale that does not fall into the sea until well after the actual earthquake that destroyed the historical Port Royal. Other stories include a ghost who first appeared in a work of fiction, but haunts -- and works in -- a 21st century used book shop, a very Victorian Christmas ghost story, a venture through a mirror into a properly irrational Elvish land, and a few short pieces. The stories, ghosts and all, tend to be fantasy blended with historical fiction. If my ghosts keep you awake at night, it will be to chat about the world rather than to inflict terror.
The Phantom Rickshaw
The Phantom 'Rickshaw and Other Tales, also known as The Phantom 'Rickshaw and other Eerie Tales, is a collection of short stories by Rudyard Kipling, first published in 1888. This great collection of ghost stories includes these titles: The phantom 'rickshaw -- My own true ghost story -- The strange ride of Morrowbie Jukes -- The man who would be king -- The finest story in the world.
The Basket
Aren't cats wonderful pets? Have you never wondered what they are really looking at? Do they see things that we cannot see? Things sometimes happen in life like shadows and sounds in the night that are curious and everlasting. Have you ever been tangled or caught up in a nightmare? Without explanations, don't know what to say, how about Cat's got your tongue?
Magnolian
What secrets does the estate of Magnolian hide, and what is the young black man's ghost trying to tell Lillian before it's too late?When her father dies, college dropout Lillian Mullins steels herself for a future of nothing special in Pittsburgh. An invitation to Magnolian holds promise, but nightmares, ghosts, and murder threaten to derail her attempt to get a life. Lillian heads to the South, leaving Donovan Ross, an angst ridden potential lover, behind. After she finds her mother's old journal at Magnolian and learns a shocking secret, Lillian resolves to find out what happened nearly forty years ago to her mother's African American lover, Samson Jones. Mysterious accidents and threats make her wonder whom she can trust: her enigmatic distant cousin Willoughby Tate, who is running his father's gubernatorial campaign, her Aunt Lorelei, who warns of a dire future, the ghost who beckons her in the night, or her father's voice in the recurring dream that will not let Lillian rest. **This novel was previously published by Siren Bookstrand in 2011.
Amy
Two sisters as equal as the two poles of the earth.One benign and permanent victim, the other with a dark personality but with protective instincts. Melina - weak and submissive, Amy - a judge and punter in her own world in which God always showed his toughest face. What separates madness from logic? God from the Devil? The good from evil? These questions ceased to concern Amy when she felt deep within her soul that there was space for everything.And when the silence breaks and the secret is revealed, the sacrifice is one way...
Wadhurst Ghost Stories
Please note: this is a work of fiction NOT a compendium of local folklore.Could there really be a gargantuan snake, sleeping the sleep of the ages, somewhere beneath a hillock, just outside Wadhurst? And are there other, equally strange, beings 'living' (if we can really use that term) beneath the same earth? Was there once a spectacular magical 'obelisk' sited in a local field? And, while we're on the subject, who, or what, is 'The Oilman'? Where did Dr Jenkinson's mysterious machine come from? Who was Simon Francis Geffers? Did such a person ever really exist? And how can anyone possibly explain that 'forty-foot wide spectre with teeth' we still keep hearing about?These questions - and others of a similar nature - are not entirely answered in this collection of seven long-ish ghost stories, covering more than a century in the village's history.
Reasoned and Unreasoned Images
In an old church on a cold autumn afternoon, a young woman is making a brass rubbing. Suddenly, she senses a presence by the altar. A vague, diaphanous object brushes past her. She bends down over her brass rubbing and sees that it is speckled with blood. She faints.What do you do when your girlfriend says she's seen a ghost? Brian Kenning is a physicist, so he decides to perform an experiment in the church to find out what she actually saw. He becomes the first person to truly uncover the mystery of ghosts and how their appearance is linked to historical events. His explanation involves a new theory about the quantized nature of time itself.But Brian and his colleagues pursue the truth too far, until the safety of all is threatened. The consequences of their later experiments are most mysterious, and it is left to Brian's brother, John, to uncover the truth and rue the day they ever discovered the time quantum.
A Shadow of Love
"A spooky love story that gets your heart racing and your spine tingling! For those fans of The Ghost and Mrs. Muir who always wanted more, look no further." -Alexandra Angeloch, playwrightA Shadow of Love is a captivating paranormal romance that tells the story of Annabelle, a woman who has escaped an abusive relationship and finds solace in a secluded 1860's farmhouse. She soon discovers that she is not alone in her new home however, as the ghost of Christian, a poet who took his own life in 1917, haunts the halls.Initially, Christian tries to scare Annabelle away, but when they connect in her dreams, they fall deeply in love. But their love is haunted by a dark curse, as Christian's fianc矇 placed a spell on him that confines his spirit to the earth for one hundred years. With time running out, Annabelle becomes desperate to find a way to be with Christian, no matter the cost.As Annabelle navigates the dangers of her abusive ex and the looming threat of Christian's disappearance, she is pushed to the brink of reckless behavior in her desperate desire to be with the ghostly love of her life. A Shadow of Love is a heart-wrenching tale of forbidden love and the lengths we will go to for the ones we love.
Reaps
Reaps is a collection of ghost and supernatural tales... though several don't need ghosts to be scary. Most feature a rarity in the genre of young-adult books... young black male protagonists resourceful, brave and intelligent, and many in settings other than the inner-city.Examples of other settings where young black males encounter ghosts, deal with hauntings - benign or malignant - vanquish demons, and Satan Himself, are "Goat Boy" somewhere in America's heartland, "Children Of Death," which takes place in Haiti, "The Train To Lost Lake," in a forest in Maine, and "The Picture" set in a "nice little town."Stories which may or may not feature ghosts but are haunting nevertheless, include "Spontaneous Combustion," a gothic-themed reminder that hate still haunts this world, as well as the "The Execution" which is hauntingly surreal. Homelessness can also be scary, especially to an 8-year-old-boy who may be dying of pneumonia in an abandoned funeral parlor.Jess Mowry does not take the safe route, whether walking through a graveyard at night or an inner-city alley; and neither are his characters the safe and stereotypical heroes who look the parts and play the roles allowed by the mainstream guardians of what young people "should" read. Most are on the verge of manhood and without guides, either spiritual or real, who find they must become their own heroes, and seek their own light in a dark scary world.
Kakorrhaphiophobia
One instant.A single flash of twisted metal and steel is all it takes to shatter Jennifer's life forever. The drunk driver took her husband's life but she lives on. Depression. Survivor guilt. Anxiety. They all take their hold like vice grips.Jennifer has gone from being an investment banker in Manhattan and having nerves of steel, to not being able to perform the simplest tasks without feeling the most crippling fear. To escape her despair and anxiety, she moves to a small southern town where she sits alone in the new house she has made her prison. So she can avoid people and the panic they now bring. She thought she knew fear, she thought she knew terror, until she hears the loud knocking at her front door.But the real horror may already be inside...
Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Written just after the American Revolution, Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow are two thoroughly American tales of fantasy and the supernatural.Rip Van Winkle follows the strange adventure of a Dutch-American villager in colonial America. He meets mysterious Dutchmen in the Catskill Mountains, imbibes their liquor, and falls asleep. He awakes twenty years later to a very changed world, having missed the American Revolution.The Legend of Sleepy Hollow features Ichabod Crane, a schoolteacher who lives in a village on the Hudson River. A suggestible man, Ichabod believes the ghost stories about the place, particularly the tale of a headless horseman. When he begins courting the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, a rival suitor, Brom Bones, begins playing tricks on the schoolmaster. Late one night as Ichabod rides home from Katrina's house, he is pursued by the legendary headless horseman. The specter hurls at him a round object that he takes to be a head but is later revealed to be a pumpkin. The schoolmaster is never seen in Sleepy Hollow again.These two gothic masterpieces are among the earliest examples of American fiction with enduring popularity.
The Turn of the Screw
American author and expatriate Henry James is regarded as one the principal figures of 19th century literary realism. His work is noted for its intimate examination of the consciousness of his characters. Such an examination is at the heart of one of his most famous works, "The Turn of the Screw". First published serially in "Collier's Weekly" in 1898, "The Turn of the Screw" is a remarkable example of late 19th century gothic horror. An intense psychological tale of terror, the novella begins in an old house on Christmas Eve. A governess comes to live with and take care of two young children, whose parents have recently died. The governess loves her new position in charge of the young children; however she is soon disturbed when she begins to see ghosts. While once regarded as just a scary story, modern criticism has reinterpreted the ambiguity of the narrative to possibly suggest a deeper thematic intent. Regardless, "The Turn of the Screw" remains a hauntingly gothic tale. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.
Freak House
Something is very wrong at The Promethean, New York's newest and most exclusive address, home to some of the country's biggest celebrities. Exceedingly nasty things are happening. Malevolent ghosts? Marauding aliens? Demonic possession? Something even stranger? Whatever it is, the residents are dying in horrible ways. Soon the media is calling the place Freak House, and everyone wants to know what is going on. Gibbs, a newspaper reporter and Ellie Skye, a paranormal investigator especially want to know, convinced that the answer lies in the little patch of history the building is sitting on. Lives are on the line, and even reputations! Seldom has horror been so amusingly described. Set at the end of the second second-Bush Administration, when it often seemed that the country had slipped through an inter-dimensional chink into a real-life horror show, Freak House is a trenchant send-up of a time when crazy was in fashion.
The Haunting of Monroe Manse
Sarah Holden is a small town antiques dealer plagued by haunted dreams and gruesome visions. When she recieves a career-defining opportunity to liquidate a multimillion-dollar estate that harbors a chilling secret, she's forced to face her own insecurities as well as the ghosts of her past. But will she be able to complete the job and find the answer to a century old mystery before her time runs out? Once Sarah's ghostly dreams morph into reality, the whispers of the past cannot be silenced.
Fortune Haunter
Everly Dupree wants to get on with her new start, but life and death keep getting in the way.When local fortune hunter, Delly Harper, falls off a cliff, everyone in Mooselick River considers his death a tragic accident. Everly Dupree knows better. Dead but not departed, Delly left Everly's father in charge of his estate consisting of a ramshackle house and several acres of property where his uncle may or may not have buried several jars of gold nuggets.Determined to do right by his friend, Everly's father launches a quest for the lost gold while Everly goes looking for Delly's killer.Soon, another body turns up, and sure the two deaths are related, Everly goes looking for evidence to support her theory.Can Everly help her father find Delly Harper's lost treasure before a killer finds out she's on his trail?If you like gutsy heroines who are not afraid of taking on a new start, you'll love this cozy, paranormal series.
Black Shuck
Black Shuck - The Devil's Dog - a terrifying new supernatural thriller by Piers Warren set in the village of Blakeney on the North Norfolk coast. For centuries Black Shuck has patrolled the coastal paths of Norfolk - a spectral portent of death. But recent events have allowed the massive phantom dog to evolve, to metamorphose, into something altogether more horrifying. Gaining strength and powers by the day, Shuck has developed a gruesome appetite - a hunger the hell hound sets out to satiate ... Wildlife film-maker Harry Lambert needs a serious rest. His colleague and best friend is dead, his wife has left him and his career has derailed. A spot of bird-watching on the Norfolk coast should help... but when Harry stumbles into Black Shuck's territory, the fearsome beast finds what it was looking for ...
Christmas Presence
Christmas in Mooselick River is all tinsel, twinkle lights... and murder.After the year she's had, Everly Dupree is ready for the holiday season-baking cookies, trimming the tree, guzzling eggnog, and indulging in one of her favorite traditions: the town's annual Christmas lighting contest.Always an over-the-top spectacle, this year's competition is fiercer than ever. Everly's eccentric neighbor, Viola Montayne, has even transformed her yard into a glowing-if slightly eerie-shrine to her murdered son!Then tenacious journalist Amber Hale knocks on Everly's door demanding an interview, and all thoughts of holiday cheer vanish. Turns out, Everly's philandering ex-husband did more than just break her heart-he embezzled a fortune from his family's company and left her to take the fall.With the rumor mill in overdrive and her best friend, sharp-tongued lawyer Patrea, threatening to sue half the town, Everly's stocking is already stuffed full.But murder never takes a holiday, and in Mooselick River, even Christmas comes with a body count. As displays are sabotaged, old grudges resurface, and bitter rivalries boil over, it's starting to look like, for someone, the lighting contest is about more than just dazzling decorations.Then Amber turns up strangled with a string of Christmas lights, her corpse staged like a macabre holiday display-and her ghost becomes Everly's newest problem.Even in death, Amber Hale is as relentless as ever, determined to solve her own murder. But the last person she interviewed before dying was Everly's scheming ex-husband, Paul-tying her to the case whether she likes it or not.The more Everly learns, the clearer it seems that Amber wasn't just chasing a headline. She was running from something-and if Everly isn't careful, she'll become the next holiday tragedy Mooselick River has to sweep under the snow."A puzzling and twisty paranormal mystery packed with clairvoyance, crime, and just the right amount of humor-perfect for cozy mystery lovers!""With an amateur sleuth, a ghostly whodunit, and an unforgettable four-legged friend, this witty and eerie supernatural suspense is a must-read for pet lovers and paranormal mystery fans alike!"
Christmas Presence (Large Print)
Everly Dupree helps the dead find peace whether she wants to or not.This Christmas, all Everly Dupree wanted was a little peace and quiet, some time with family, and a glass of eggnog. What she didn't need was the ghost of the scandal in her past to rear its ugly head.When reporter Amber Hale shows up on Everly's doorstep asking for an interview, she learns there were worse things her ex-husband could do besides cheating on her-like embezzling money from his family's company and framing Everly for the theft.Things couldn't be worse, right?Wrong. Before Everly can get her breath back, she and her friends stumble over Amber Hale's dead body, and now she has to deal with the ghost in her present.Before she'll have any hope for a peaceful future, Everly Dupree will need to put all her ghosts to rest.If you like gutsy heroines who are not afraid of taking on a new start, you'll love this cozy, paranormal series.
Ghost Haste
New year, same old problems.It's a brand-new year, but the ghosts of Everly Dupree's past continue to rear their ugly heads. When her ex-husband goes missing, his new girlfriend comes knocking on Everly's door, and his attorney turns up dead, she has to decide whether any of them deserve her help.They don't, but with the FBI still looking in her direction, Everly decides she doesn't have a choice.The deeper she gets into this latest ghostly mystery, the more Everly realizes none of the people in her former life were what they seemed.Worse, one of them wants her dead.If you like gutsy heroines who are not afraid of taking on a new start, you'll love this cozy, paranormal series.
Ghost Haste (Large Print)
New year, same old problems.It's a brand-new year, but the ghosts of Everly Dupree's past continue to rear their ugly heads. When her ex-husband goes missing, his new girlfriend comes knocking on Everly's door, and his attorney turns up dead, she has to decide whether any of them deserve her help.They don't, but with the FBI still looking in her direction, Everly decides she doesn't have a choice.The deeper she gets into this latest ghostly mystery, the more Everly realizes none of the people in her former life were what they seemed.Worse, one of them wants her dead.If you like gutsy heroines who are not afraid of taking on a new start, you'll love this cozy, paranormal series.
Fortune Haunter (Large Print)
Everly Dupree wants to get on with her new start, but life and death keep getting in the way.When local fortune hunter, Delly Harper, falls off a cliff, everyone in Mooselick River considers his death a tragic accident. Everly Dupree knows better. Dead but not departed, Delly left Everly's father in charge of his estate consisting of a ramshackle house and several acres of property where his uncle may or may not have buried several jars of gold nuggets.Determined to do right by his friend, Everly's father launches a quest for the lost gold while Everly goes looking for Delly's killer.Soon, another body turns up, and sure the two deaths are related, Everly goes looking for evidence to support her theory.Can Everly help her father find Delly Harper's lost treasure before a killer finds out she's on his trail?If you like gutsy heroines who are not afraid of taking on a new start, you'll love this cozy, paranormal series.
The Hungry Ones
"I gave this book 4.5 out of 5 stars. I loved it. And I thought it was even better thanThe Nightmare Room."- Library Macabre At the outskirts of Maple City sits the Crossroads Motel, a throwback to the days when the motor lodge was king. Two years ago, the motel was the site of an act so brutal that its buildings were left to rot.Jessie Voss, however, sees promise in the Crossroad's bare bones and buys it up, determined to breathe new life into the place.When the Larson family shows up on her doorstep, road-weary and desperate for a break, Jessie offers them lodging, even though her grand opening is still a week away.But the arrival of guests awakens the motel, and Jessie soon finds herself host to both the living and the dead.WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT BOOK 1: THE NIGHTMARE ROOM..."Sorensen has a knack for cliffhangers that make you want to start reading the next chapter immediately."- Frank Errington, Cemetery Dance Online"...a perfectly paced, well-plotted, and compelling haunted house tale filled with oppressive atmosphere, sympathetic and detailed characters, and only a touch of gore."- Becky Spratford, Library Journal"Chilling and forceful, Sorensen's story of family, emotional pain, and suspense will maintain listeners' rapt attention."- AudioFile Magazine"...a really well written haunted house story that's easy to follow and scary enough to leave the light on or read during the day. I loved it! This is a must have for your horror collection!"- Mother Horror"The Nightmare Room is one of the best debuts I've ever read. It's one of the best haunted house stories I've ever experienced."- Cedar Hollow Horror Reviews
Bargain Haunter (Large Print)
Just another day in Mooselick River.When her marriage ended, Everly Dupree landed on her feet with only a few minor stumbles. She moved back home, bought a great house, got involved in town events, and found a job...maybe not the best job in the world, but it covered the bills, and that was enough.A few short weeks later, Everly is beginning to realize things in Mooselick River aren't what they used to be. A new road system has bypassed the town, funneling most of the tourist traffic toward the up-and-coming resort to the north. Without tourism revenue to keep it afloat, Mooselick River might just become Everly's next ghost.Martha Tipton has plenty of ideas for bringing the town back to its heyday, but she needs someone with the skills to make her plans a reality. Enter Everly Dupree, whose history of event planning makes her the perfect candidate.Amid planning a town-wide yard sale, Everly finds her boss, Spencer Charles, crushed to death by a mountain of recycled paper. The next thing she knows, Everly has inherited a chocolate lab named Molly and has landed right in the middle of another ghostly mystery.If you like plucky heroines, lovable characters, and ghost mysteries set in Maine, you'll love this cozy, paranormal series. This is a full-length psychic cozy mystery novel.
The Nightmare Room
Winner Best Debut Novel, Indie Horror Book AwardsInquisitr's Best Horror Books of 201812 of the Best Scary Audiobooks of 2018, InsiderNew York audiobook narrator Peter Larson and his wife Hannah head to his hometown of Maple City to help Peter's ailing father and to put a recent tragedy behind them. Though the small, Midwestern town seems the idyllic place to start afresh, Peter and Hannah will soon learn that evil currents flow beneath its surface. They move into an old farmhouse on the outskirts of town-a house purchased by Peter's father at auction and kept secret until now-and start to settle into their new life. But as Peter sets up his recording studio in a small basement room, disturbing things begin to occur-mysterious voices haunt audio tracks, malevolent shadows creep about the house. And when an insidious presence emerges from the woodwork, Peter must face old demons in order to save his family and himself."The Nightmare Room is one creepy little gem! I highly recommend this fantastic 5 star read!"HORROR MAIDEN'S BOOK REVIEWS"Holy hell it's been awhile since I whipped through a book so fast. And not because I was eager to be done with it but because it was just so good."SCI-FI & SCARY"The author has a knack for cliffhangers that make you want to start reading the next chapter immediately."CEMETERY DANCE ONLINE
Ghost Walk
Maaya is a teenager who can see ghosts, and she and her three friends get by on the poor streets of Sark by sealing away troublesome spirits under the direction of a deceptive, malicious wealthy man. Accompanying them is a ghost named Saber, Maaya's long-time friend. Maaya doesn't concern herself with world affairs, focusing only on staying alive in a superstitious town that ignores her at best and wants her dead at worst - but after an entire street of people goes missing without a trace and whispers of war begin to reach her ears, Maaya decides it's time to investigate. Maaya soon finds herself in over her head as she confronts a wave of faceless ghosts that terrify even the dead. Driven on by rumors of a mysterious weapon that can make entire cities vanish in an instant, she and Saber start their journey across the world to find out how to stop it. She begins to find new friends, powerful allies, and even love, all while being pursued by new and more dangerous enemies. The closer she gets, however, the more she realizes that the ghosts she's after may not just be mindlessly killing innocents - and that they may be chasing her instead.
Japanese Ghost in America
Jimmy, an introspective and world-traveled social studies teacher, lives a quiet life working in a Minnesota high school. Having lived in Japan for several decades-a country that he considers his second home-he is caught off-guard by the ancient and unfinished legacy that has followed him back across the Pacific.As the sun sets, Jimmy begins to see strange events in his home: a disembodied hand in the moonlight, then the full apparition of a Japanese woman in traditional kimono. Despite being separated by the boundaries of time and space, life and death, Jimmy and the mysterious woman discover a karmic connection. Together, they search for the root of her eternal restlessness in the hopes of attaining her redemption. Jimmy must unravel her past to discover how their destinies are intertwined, and how they might heal one another.
Japanese Ghost in America
Jimmy, an introspective and world-traveled social studies teacher, lives a quiet life working in a Minnesota high school. Having lived in Japan for several decades-a country that he considers his second home-he is caught off-guard by the ancient and unfinished legacy that has followed him back across the Pacific.As the sun sets, Jimmy begins to see strange events in his home: a disembodied hand in the moonlight, then the full apparition of a Japanese woman in traditional kimono. Despite being separated by the boundaries of time and space, life and death, Jimmy and the mysterious woman discover a karmic connection. Together, they search for the root of her eternal restlessness in the hopes of attaining her redemption. Jimmy must unravel her past to discover how their destinies are intertwined, and how they might heal one another.
Twisted Veil
When Emilie Wyld, a disenchanted art student, takes a caretaker position at Kingsgrove Estate in the sleepy southern town of Willow Vale, she thinks she's just found the best way to start a new life on her own. All she has to do is care for the house and keep the gentle, mute proprietor, Miss Adalynn King, company. But as she explores Willow Vale and meets the locals, she discovers another side to the charming, friendly place-whisperings of misused Voodoo. It isn't long before Emilie realizes that the rambling, isolated estate holds secrets and Miss King won't admit what she knows. As the grand estate's strange creaks and cries become more than the strain of old timber and stone, Emilie comes face-to-face with the haunting past that Miss King can't endure alone. Soon the electrifying presence of a long-ago, forgotten man begins to haunt Emilie-there's something about him she just can't shake, and she finds herself longing to help him. But the darkness that surrounds the small southern town isn't going to make it easy for her. Suddenly, Emilie realizes she's the only one who can fight to uncover the traumas and wrong-doings from the King family's past, and make a great sacrifice for the sake of love.
