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Obligated to run the family Route 66 business, a young gals dream to be a singer stalls, and when fingerprints on a Milky Way candy bar places her as the prime suspect in a local murder, her search for answers uncovers shocking sexual escapades and a friend's nasty secret.

Carina: My life has been a hard one. Sometimes seeming unbearable. But things have been on the upswing in years since I took the reins back. That was, until I seen Emery Stanner, C.E.O. of Stanner Enterprises on the news. Something about his eyes, his face, brought the nightmares I’ve fought for years to keep away. All the therapy, all the hypnosis, went right out the window. Now, I’m hellbent on getting closer to him. To getting rid of the nightmares for good. By getting my revenge.

Philippinische Mythologie trifft auf Gothic. Das Grauen ist näher, als du denkst. Gerade noch mittellos und ohne Job, da winkt das Schicksal mit dem Zaunpfahl: Lailani bekommt die Chance, als Nanny in einem Herrenhaus in der Provence anzufangen, noch dazu für den attraktiven Comte Élian de Syrah. Doch warum steht das herrschaftliche Gebäude seit über zwanzig Jahren leer? Welche Geheimnisse hütet es? Dunkle Ahnungen beschleichen Lailani, als sie es zum ersten Mal betritt und von unheimlichen Visionen heimgesucht wird. Nachts erwachen die Figuren in dem verwilderten Park zu neuem Leben.

The first letter arrived the day my husband was buried. It was postmarked from the state penitentiary, and contained a single sentence:I’ll wait forever if I have to. It was signed by Dante, a man I didn’t know. Out of simple curiosity, I wrote back to ask him what exactly he was waiting for. His reply? You. I told the mystery man he had the wrong girl. He said he didn’t. I said we’d never met, but he said I was wrong.

The Cask of Amontillado is a chilling tale of revenge and deception, crafted by the master of gothic horror, Edgar Allan Poe. Set in the dark, shadowy catacombs of Italy, the story follows Montresor as he lures his unsuspecting victim, Fortunato, into a deadly trap. Under the guise of sharing a rare wine, Montresor leads Fortunato deeper into the catacombs, where betrayal and vengeance await.

The Netherlands, 1887. Lucy's twin sister Sarah is unwell. She refuses to eat, mumbles nonsensically, and is increasingly obsessed with a centuries-old corpse recently discovered on her husband's grand estate. The doctor has diagnosed her with temporary insanity caused by a fever of the brain. To protect her twin from a terrible fate in a lunatic asylum, Lucy must unravel the mystery surrounding her sister's condition, but it's clear her twin is hiding something. Then again, Lucy is harboring secrets of her own, too.

From the author of Wild and Wicked Things comes a dark gothic fantasy about two young women struggling to find the freedom of choice in a world where their path feels predetermined. Turning to each other, they soon find themselves sinking deeper into a world of beauty, poison, and the insatiable quest for knowledge.

Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world. That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams….

„DU GEHÖRST JETZT MIR“ Sie hat einen großen Fehler gemacht. Ein Tacone lässt sich nicht erpressen. Sie will mir drohen? Das geht gar nicht. Falls sie Geld braucht, soll sie mich brav darum bitten. Aber sobald ich es ihr gebe, ist uns beiden klar, was das bedeutet: Sie gehört mir. Ich halte mich so gut es geht zurück und behandle sie mit Respekt. Leider kann ich einfach nicht die Finger von ihr lassen.

„DU STECKST IN GEWALTIGEN SCHWIERIGKEITEN, PUPPE.“ Die kleine Haeckse hat meine Familie beklaut – es geht um hundertfünfzigtausend Dollar. Wir Tacones dulden keine Diebe. Auch keinen, der so süß daherkommt wie dieser hier. Nicht einmal, als sie mir vorführt, was für ein ausgeflippter Freak sie ist. Jetzt wird dem scharfen kleinen Geek die Hölle heiß gemacht. Und ich bin derjenige, der unser Geld eintreibt. Als sie aber wegen der Rückzahlung im Knast landet, stelle ich ihre Kaution.

Paris, 1779. Mon existence d'antan n'était que le reflet de la désolation et de l'injustice réservée à la caste féminine. L'humanité était source de souffrance et de mort avant qu'il fasse irruption dans ma vie... Audric von Kayser, maître et mentor, m'enseigna l'art du péché et du sang. Il ranima mon âme pervertie et damnée pour mieux la posséder jusqu'à s'emparer pleinement de mon cœur noirci. Malgré sa nature glaciale, il n'y a rien que je ne puisse lui refuser. C'est alors dans une périlleuse quête qu'il m'entraina, tout en conservant de sombres secrets.

With his war veteran father missing and his mother gravely ill, William Carter is struggling to keep his family’s cotton farm afloat during the Great Depression. But a drought has left him with a failing crop and the bank is threatening foreclosure. As his options are waning, William receives a mysterious letter that claims to know his father’s whereabouts. Together with his best friend Ollie, a mortician-in-training, William sets out to find his father and bring him home to set things right.

Station X42 is a complete dump and I’m stranded on it for what is likely to be the rest of my very short existence. Left here by alien abductors who bit off more than they could chew when they took me, I have to scratch a living with the scum of the galaxy. When it looks like I might have finally hacked off the wrong species resulting in my early demise, an enormous alien dragon shifter, Drelix, bursts into my life. All seven foot plus of scales, muscles, fangs and claws. Oh, and a tail, can’t forget the tail.

For centuries, the people of remote Ballybrine have kept the peace with their gods by sacrificing a Red Maiden to ferry souls from the Mother’s realm of the living, through the Dark Wood, to the Wolf’s realm of the dead. Soon it will be Rowan’s turn. Ripped from her family as a young girl, Rowan Cleary has been forced into a cloistered life learning to please the wolf and wield her spirit-enchanting voice. Though none of the previous maidens have survived their five-year term, Rowan is determined to beat the odds and protect the women who have become family to her.

Jonathan Harker viaja a Transilvania para cerrar un negocio inmobiliario con un misterioso conde que acaba de comprar varias propiedades en Londres. Después de un viaje preñado de ominosas señales, Harker es recogido en "el Paso de Borgo" por un siniestro carruaje que le lleva, acunado por el canto de los lobos, a un castillo en ruinas. Así es el inquietante principio de una novela magistral que alumbró uno de los mitos más populares y poderosos de todos los tiempos: DRÁCULA.

In the quiet confines of her own world, Crystal discovers that a hidden realm of intense desire exists when she crosses paths with John. While John's allure lies partly in his mysterious charm and striking good looks, there's a captivating secret that sets him apart—he's a shape-shifter with an insatiable craving for honey, and for Crystal. As their worlds collide, the temperature soars, awakening the dormant Kodiak within John, a primal force longing for the connection it senses in Crystal.

EL GATO NEGRO: Desde prisión, el protagonista cuenta en primera persona los sucesos que le llevaron a ser condenado a muerte. EL HUNDIMIENTO DE LA CASA USHER: En el siglo XIX, un joven apuesto, Philip Winthrop, se presenta en la mansión de los Usher a pedir la mano de su amada, Madeline. EL CUERVO: Es una narración en verso, una historia fascinante, magistral.

“El extraño caso del señor Valdemar” (The facts in the case of M. Valdemar) 1845. Es un cuento de terror, en el cual Poe narra la historia de un médico que sabe mesmerismo (magnetismo animal) y quiere experimentar cómo será hipnotizar a alguien que esté agonizante. El señor Valdemar tiene 24 horas de vida y accede al experimento. Un cuento que con final impactante.

FRANKENSTEIN Narra la historia de Víctor Frankenstein, un joven suizo, estudiante de medicina en Ingolstadt, obsesionado por conocer "los secretos del cielo y la tierra". En su afán por desentrañar "la misteriosa alma del hombre", Víctor crea un cuerpo a partir de la unión de distintas partes de cadáveres diseccionados. El experimento concluye con éxito cuando Frankenstein le da vida al monstruoso cuerpo. Víctor Frankenstein, que comprende en ese momento el horror que ha creado, rechaza con espanto el resultado de su experimento y huye de su laboratorio.

In "Bedfellow from Hell," by Larry Moore, narrated as an audiobook by Mike Vendetti, Leona Wade inherits an old house and experiences terrifying supernatural events orchestrated by Talbot Rhone and his accomplice, Mrs. Graham, to drive her insane. Will her fiancé, Tom Farrell, arrive just in time to save her, rescuing her from the haunted house?