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Lycans and Legends by Melanie Karsak
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsSomeone is trying to assassinate the Queen. After stopping a mysterious preternatural assailant wielding an enchanted dagger, Clemeny is on the hunt. Why is someone after Victoria? To find answers, Clemeny Louvel must travel to the one place she’s been avoiding, the Summer Country. Among the mist and standing stones, secrets about her case—and herself—are hiding... -
![Whyborne and Griffin, Books 4-6: Necropolis, Bloodline, and Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk]()
Whyborne and Griffin, Books 4-6: Necropolis, Bloodline, and Hoarfrost by Jordan L. Hawk
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBooks 4-6 in the Best-Selling Whyborne & Griffin Series, now in one convenient download. Save 30% off the cover price of buying separately! Necropolis, Bloodline, and Hoarfrost. Whyborne and Griffin join Christine midst the ancient ruins of the pharaohs, to face betrayal, murder, and a legendary sorceress risen from the dead... -
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![The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer]()
The Peculiar Incident at Thistlewick House by Jenni Keer
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAs the bones start to fall, the spirits will rise…. Norfolk, England, 1895: When renowned spiritualist Edward Blackmore receives a desperate message from his cousin Barnabas, begging him to come to the coastal village of Thistlewick Tye, his first thought is to ignore the request... -
![Shadow Schemes by Tilly Wallace]()
Shadow Schemes by Tilly Wallace
Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsA lost child will uncover old secrets. .. . After her triumphant performance as goddess of the night at a royal banquet, Sera is instructed by the Mage Council to stay out of public sight. She is tasked with settling a restless spirit who has been roused by the fate of a descendant... -
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![Vow of Deception by C.J. Archer]()
Vow of Deception by C.J. Archer
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsWith the wedding only days away, the Ministry is thrown into turmoil when another murder is committed by a shape-shifter. But this time the newspapers make the connection to werewolves – and the Ministry. Suddenly the attention is focused on Lichfield Towers and its residents as the police investigate and parliament wants to shut the organization down... -
![The Two Lives of Florence Grace by Tracy Rees]()
The Two Lives of Florence Grace by Tracy Rees
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsFlorrie Buckley is an orphan, living on the wind-blasted moors of Cornwall. It's a hard existence but Florrie is content. But when she is fourteen, she inherits a never-imagined secret: she is related to a wealthy and notorious London family, the Graces. Overnight, Florrie's life changes and she moves from country to city, from poverty to wealth...Categorized as:
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![Tryst by Elswyth Thane]()
Tryst by Elswyth Thane
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsHilary Shenstone is dead, yet he haunts his old home. Only animals and a young girl Sabrina can sense his presence. The old housekeeper is aware of this, and helps Sabrina to contact the spirit. -
![A Wrath of Sparrows by Jacquelyn Benson]()
A Wrath of Sparrows by Jacquelyn Benson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWhen an old enemy resurfaces, Lily is forced to choose between friendship and fate in this special Charismatics novella. In the wake of a devastating loss, Lily gets an unwelcome visit from Jack Cannon, the uncrowned Lord of Limehouse. Sam's former boss is dangerously close to discovering the truth about The Charismatics, information he will ruthlessly exploit... -
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For Whom The Bell Tolls by Shane K.P. O'Neill
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA WAR RAGES AROUND US EVERY DAY. THE STRUGGLE TO SAVE ALL MANKIND. THE ULTIMATE EVIL. The battle for souls has raged since the truce that followed the First Great War of the Angels. God has struck the ultimate blow and sacrifice to gain the advantage and defeat His fallen angel and estranged son, Lucifer...Categorized as:
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![Curse of the Nandi by Vered Ehsani]()
Curse of the Nandi by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJane Austen meets Lara Croft: a paranormal detective refuses to let danger and death inconvenience her in colonial Kenya. Mrs. Knight's most exciting adventure yet! Mrs. Beatrice Knight is preparing to start a life of marital bliss, or at least marital satisfaction, with her new husband who fortunately is very much alive and can’t float through walls... -
![Stones of Nairobi by Vered Ehsani]()
Stones of Nairobi by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSome stones should never be moved. Not easily befuddled, the intrepid supernatural sleuth Mrs. Beatrice Knight Timmons can’t fathom how the ancient tombstone of a legendary warrior-king ended up in Nairobi. All she knows is that her life is on the line once again as she embarks on her most dangerous mission yet: to retrieve a corpse and the soul it once housed. Mrs... -
![Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin]()
Passage of Shadows by Chasity Bowlin
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsDon’t miss the exciting conclusion to The Victorian Gothic Collection… The plots, schemes and machinations at Cysgod Lys, from both mortal and immortal sources, are coming to a head... -
![John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews]()
John Eyre: A Tale of Darkness and Shadow by Mimi Matthews
From USA Today bestselling author Mimi Matthews comes a supernatural Victorian gothic retelling of Charlotte Brontë's timeless classic. Yorkshire, 1843. When disgraced former schoolmaster John Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall to take up a position as tutor to two peculiar young boys, he enters a world unlike any he’s ever known... -
![Revenge of the Mantis by Vered Ehsani]()
Revenge of the Mantis by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfrican Myth meets Victorian Manners. “Proof that paranormal can be fun & witty…” “I love this story & the quirky, practical Beatrice Knight…” “Wit, adventure & an air of mystery…”. All is proceeding as it should for Beatrice Knight. That is, until the African Lightning God lands in her barn and announces that Mrs. Knight’s arch nemesis is about to pay an unsolicited visit... -
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![The Fourth Mandate by Vered Ehsani]()
The Fourth Mandate by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“Beatrice Knight is as delightful as Elizabeth Peters' Amelia Peabody…” “Her handy cane is like a Swiss Army Knife on steroids…” “Wonderfully different, quirky & had me laughing out loud …”. Having offered her firm and unequivocal resignation, Beatrice Knight is certain she is clear of her former employer, the Society for Paranormals, and is now free to proceed with her life and a wedding... -
![The Glass Butterfly by A.G. Howard]()
The Glass Butterfly by A.G. Howard
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFor close to a decade, twenty-five-year-old Felicity Lonsdale has masqueraded as a dowager almost twice her age--selling caterpillars to butterfly consortiums--enabling her to hide an ill-fated past while raising her late brother's daughters. Together, the three live on an isolated Irish estate bequeathed by a dying earl... -
![Bite Me! A Vampire Farce by Dylan Meconis]()
Bite Me! A Vampire Farce by Dylan Meconis
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![A Spider Comes Calling by Vered Ehsani]()
A Spider Comes Calling by Vered Ehsani
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife after death just got deadlier. Mrs. Beatrice Timmons (aka Miss Knight) is thoroughly unimpressed by the troop of monkeys that have invaded her kitchen. Of course, that’s only the beginning of the influx of undesirable critters. When a giant spider appears in the garden, Mrs. Timmons knows there’s trouble brewing and it’s not served with tea... -
![Blood Games by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Blood Games by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Blending the dark eroticism of the vampire with the suspenseful adventure in history's most exotic locales, Yarbro's Saint-Germain epic continues in this third book that takes place in the last chaotic days of Nero's Rome.Categorized as:
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![A Vampire in Bavaria by Suzannah Rowntree]()
A Vampire in Bavaria by Suzannah Rowntree
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsVampires, vengeance…and a mutinous Victorian lady’s maid. It’s not always easy to deal with a ticking bomb—and Miss Sharp just happens to have thrown this one straight at Queen Victoria’s royal train. Liz was only trying to save lives, but now she must face the Kabale, a secret tribunal of royal monsters who don’t easily forgive a stray bomb... -
![Clockwork Alchemist by Sara C. Roethle]()
Clockwork Alchemist by Sara C. Roethle
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe clock ticks for London…. Liliana is trapped alone in the dark. Her father is dead, and London is very far away. If only she hadn’t been locked up in her room, reading a book she wasn’t allowed to read, she might have been able to stop her father’s killer. Now he’s lying dead in the next room, and there’s nothing she can do to bring him back. Arhyen is the self-declared finest thief in London... -
![Mansions of Darkness by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Mansions of Darkness by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmbitious in its scope and provocative in its content, the saga of Count Saint-Germain is a monumental feat of the imagination. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's powerful and evocative novels have captured Saint-Germain throughout his long existence, from the temples of ancient Eygpt to our present century... -
![Deadlight Hall by Sarah Rayne]()
Deadlight Hall by Sarah Rayne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA long-ago crime continues to menace the present in this spine-chilling tale of supernatural suspense. When Michael Flint is asked by a colleague to investigate a reputedly haunted house, he is intrigued. Leo Rosendale’s childhood was blighted by a macabre tragedy in the grim Deadlight Hall – a tragedy that occurred towards the end of World War II, involving a set of twins who vanished... -
![The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses by L.V. Russell]()
The Quiet Stillness of Empty Houses by L.V. Russell
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsTheodora Corvus can hear the whispers of her crumbling family home. She can hear the whispers of Kingsward Manor, her place of employment. She sees the watchers by the lake, black-eyed and waiting. But Broken Oak is silent. Broken Oak is empty... -
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![Desire Me by Robyn DeHart]()
Desire Me by Robyn DeHart
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe Legend Hunters . . . The Men of Solomon's meet in secret, their very existence only a rumor among the best of Victorian society. They are treasure hunters, men of wealth and title, seekers of myths and legends. And no legend is as mystifying as the lost city of Atlantis . . . DESIRE ME... -
![Winterly by Jeanine Croft]()
Winterly by Jeanine Croft
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEmma Rose is just another London wallflower with no expectation of marriage. She’d far rather be a nun than an ornament on a man’s arm anyway. Except, her love of gothic books filled with ingenues romanced by evil counts in faraway abbeys is anything but vestal behavior... -
![Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels]()
Ammie, Come Home by Barbara Michaels
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsIt begins as a lark -- a harmless diversion initiated by Washington, D. C. , hostess Ruth Bennett as a means of entertaining her visiting niece, Sara. But the seance conducted in Ruth's elegant Georgetown home calls something back; something unwelcome . .. and palpably evil... -
![The Third Wife of Faraday House by B.R. Myers]()
The Third Wife of Faraday House by B.R. Myers
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Edgar Award–winning author of A Dreadful Splendor blends mystery and spooky thrills with friendship and romance in this delicious love letter to Gothic fiction, featuring two brides who must band together to unravel the ghostly secrets at the heart of a crumbling island manor. 'Til death do us part. . -
![His Sinful Touch by Candace Camp]()
His Sinful Touch by Candace Camp
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA lost identity. A dangerous mystery. And a deep love that can conquer it all. When a mysterious gentleman arrives on his doorstep, Alexander Moreland is astonished to discover that the stranger is not a gentleman at all, but a beautiful young woman disguised as a man, and in great need of assistance... -
![Spirit of Denial by Kate Danley]()
Spirit of Denial by Kate Danley
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsIn this sequel to A Spirited Manor, Clara O'Hare and Wesley Lowenherz learn that the phantasm set free at Lord Oroberg's seance is just the beginning. An ancient Egyptian curse has been unleashed by feuding archaeologists and everyone will be. digging an early grave unless they contain this spirit of the Nile. -
![Darker Jewels by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro]()
Darker Jewels by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsChelsea Quinn Yarbro's immortal vampire, the Comte de Saint-Germain, is one of the most popular characters of his kind ever created. Publishers Weekly has called him a "veritable Prince Charming of the darker arts. ". In Darker Jewels the Count is sent by the King Of Poland to the court of Russia's Ivan IV, to use his alchemical skills to craft unearthly gems for the mad emperor... -
![The Scent of Murder by Felicity Young]()
The Scent of Murder by Felicity Young
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 10 ratings'If a black dog appears along the old corpse way, the route a funeral procession takes to the churchyard, it is thought to be escorting the dead soul to the afterlife. A black dog sighting without a funeral procession, however, is supposed to foreshadow death. '... -
![Zanoni by Edward Bulwer-Lytton]()
Zanoni by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsZanoni, a timeless Rosicrucian brother, possesses occult powers and knows the secret of eternal life. However, he cannot fall in love without losing his power of immortality; but he does fall in love with Viola Pisani, a promising young opera singer from Naples, the daughter of Pisani, a misunderstood Italian violinist... -
![That Silent Night: A Lady Emily Christmas Story by Tasha Alexander]()
That Silent Night: A Lady Emily Christmas Story by Tasha Alexander
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIn this new short story from Tasha Alexander, Lady Emily "Victorian London's most colorful and delightfully eccentric sleuth"* and her dashing husband Colin are spending a few days in London, doing some last-minute Christmas shopping and making the most of the time alone, when they find themselves in the middle of an unexpected mystery...Categorized as:
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![House of Shadows by Darcie Coates]()
House of Shadows by Darcie Coates
Sophie’s world is shattered when disaster bankrupts her family. She’s still reeling from the news when she’s offered an unexpected solution: Mr Argenton, a wealthy stranger, asks for her hand in marriage... -
![The Ouroboros Cycle, Book One: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story by G.D. Falksen]()
The Ouroboros Cycle, Book One: A Monster’s Coming of Age Story by G.D. Falksen
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHow far would you go to avenge the one you love? Would you go beyond death? Born into the stifling confines of French upper society, Babette Varanus never thought that she would have to answer that question. Surrounded by wealth yet ostracized by her peers, Babette had little interest in love until she met Korbinian, a scandalous German baron with the audacity to regard her as his equal... -
![The Blades of the Rose Bundle: Warrior, Scoundrel, Rebel, & Stranger by Zoe Archer]()
The Blades of the Rose Bundle: Warrior, Scoundrel, Rebel, & Stranger by Zoe Archer
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Blades of the Rose Bundle. Warrior. To most people, the realm of magic is the stuff of nursery rhymes and dusty libraries. But for Capt. Gabriel Huntley, it's become quite real and quite dangerous. . . In Hot Pursuit. . . The vicious attack Capt... -
![Dancing for the Devil by Faye Pierce]()
Dancing for the Devil by Faye Pierce
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSix months have passed since my sister Celia inexplicably vanished . The police gave up looking for her today . But I won’t allow Celia’s memory to fade into oblivion . I know I can find her if I ask the right questions to the right people. Which is why I asked Alexei for a job, as a dancer at his strip club, the very establishment where Celia once worked... -
![The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy by Kady Cross]()
The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy by Kady Cross
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsBefore he makes his appearance in The Girl with the Iron Touch, Jack Dandy had an adventure of his very own. Learn how his actions set the plot in motion in The Dark Discovery of Jack Dandy, a short teaser story from author Kady Cross’s Steampunk Chronicles...Categorized as:
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![The Wild Adventure of Jasper Renn by Kady Cross]()
The Wild Adventure of Jasper Renn by Kady Cross
Rated: 3.82 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this companion novella to The Girl with the Iron Touch, American cowboy Jasper Renn finds himself in a situation his lightning-fast skills cannot rescue him from…. After surviving a triumph-turned-tragedy in New York City, Jasper is determined to secure a happier future with his gifted band of friends... -
![Rosen Blood, Vol. 5 by Kachiru Ishizue]()
Rosen Blood, Vol. 5 by Kachiru Ishizue
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAfter a horrific carriage accident, Stella Violetta awakens in a Gothic mansion to find that her saviors are gorgeous young men. The manor’s residents let her stay as a maid, but Stella soon realizes that their allure hides a savage thirst. Claude and Friedrich take desperate measures to vie for Stella’s affection, when she only has eyes for Levi... -
![The Half Killed by Quenby Olson]()
The Half Killed by Quenby Olson
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDorothea Hawes has no wish to renew contact with what lies beyond the veil. After an attempt to take her own life, she has retired into seclusion, but as the wounds on her body heal, she is drawn back into a world she wants nothing more than to avoid. She is sought out by Julian Chissick, a former man of God who wants her help in discovering who is behind the gruesome murder of a young woman...Categorized as:
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![The House on Durrow Street by Galen Beckett]()
The House on Durrow Street by Galen Beckett
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHer courage saved the country of Altania and earned the love of a hero of the realm. Now sensible Ivy Quent wants only to turn her father’s sprawling, mysterious house into a proper home. But soon she is swept into fashionable society’s highest circles of power—a world that is vital to her family’s future but replete with perilous temptations... -
![The Witch of Napoli by Michael Schmicker]()
The Witch of Napoli by Michael Schmicker
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsItaly 1899: Fiery-tempered, erotic medium Alessandra Poverelli levitates a table at a Spiritualist séance in Naples. A reporter photographs the miracle, and wealthy, skeptical, Jewish psychiatrist Camillo Lombardi arrives in Naples to investigate... -
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![A Night Of Forever by Lori Brighton]()
A Night Of Forever by Lori Brighton
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWho is Aidan Callaghan? Mary Ellen James is intent on uncovering the truth about the mysterious man. But as she soon finds out, some things are best left buried in the past. Originally published in an Anthology called Entangled with Michelle Diener, Cynthia Eden, Jennifer Estep, Misty Evans, Nancy Haddock, Liz Kreger, Dale Mayer, Michelle Miles, and Edie Ramer, plus a novella by Allison Brennan. -
![Velvet Steel by Dalia Davies]()
Velvet Steel by Dalia Davies
The creature in the castle lusts for more than blood. And what he has to offer in return is as soft as velvet and as hard as steel.Categorized as:
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![Emily's Ghost: A Novel of the Brontë Sisters by Denise Giardina]()
Emily's Ghost: A Novel of the Brontë Sisters by Denise Giardina
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsA lustrous, beautifully written reimagining of the Brontë family—and of Emily Brontë’s passionate engagement with life. Enigmatic, intelligent, and fiercely independent, Emily Brontë refuses to bow to the conventions of her day: she is distrustful of marriage, prefers freedom above all else, and walks alone at night on the moors above the isolated rural village of Haworth... -
![A Scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer]()
A Scholar of Magics by Caroline Stevermer
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsGlasscastle University--on the surface, one of the most peaceful places in England. But underneath, its magic is ancient and dangerous…. American Samuel Lambert, sharpshooter, adventurer, late of the Wyoming plains and Kiowa Bob's Wild West Show, has been invited to Glasscastle University in England to contribute his phenomenally accurate shooting eye to the top secret Agincourt Project... -
![Rosen Blood, Vol. 3 by Kachiru Ishizue, Ysabet MacFarlane]()
Rosen Blood, Vol. 3 by Kachiru Ishizue, Ysabet MacFarlane
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAfter a horrific carriage accident, Stella Violetta awakens in a Gothic mansion to find that her saviors are gorgeous young men. The manor’s residents let her stay as a maid, but Stella soon realizes that their allure hides a savage thirst. Gilbert reappears to warn Stella about sweet and friendly Yoel... -
![The Carnivale of Curiosities by Amiee Gibbs]()
The Carnivale of Curiosities by Amiee Gibbs
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA dazzling gothic tale of Faustian bargains, jealousy, and murder set in a spectacular circus, where star-crossed lovers' destinies are forged at an unexpected price, for readers of V. E. Schwab's The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue...
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