Dani Malloye hates the holidays, and with good reason. Though her best friend tries to force the Christmas spirit on her with giant Santas and elves that light up, she’d rather spend her time doing what she does best—enforcing paranormal law on the streets of Chicago. Nothing like a little evil bloodshed to lighten the mood. Besides, work means she can spend time with her sexy boss, Cornell Sutton. Too bad Cornell is uptight, her new neighbor, and a vampire. Everyone knows slayers and vampires just don’t mix. Or do they?
Giant battle robots! Cotton candy betrayal! Blasts from the past! And the ultimate challenge to stay true to themselves and each other await Theo and Alexander in the final book in the tragic series about the Sinister-Winterbottom twins, who must solve one wretched mystery after the next, brought to you by #1 NYT bestselling author Kiersten White. Trapped in Aunt Saffronia’s spectral house, Theo and Alexander must work together to escape, stop their newfound nemesis Essa and her henchman Edgaren’t, save Wil and their friends, find their parents, and maybe, just maybe, get things back to normal. Following the clues left behind, the twins find themselves at Siren’s Song Seaside Amusement Park. Old faces and new surprises await them in a park that was built to lure in visitors…and their secrets. As they get closer to answers, the twins are left with the biggest question of all: Who is Essa really, and why is she so determined to find their parents?
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “My favorite kind of whodunit, kept me guessing all the way through, and reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best -- with an extra dose of acid.” -- Alex Michaelides, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Silent Patient Everyone's invited...everyone's a suspect... During the languid days of the Christmas break, a group of thirtysomething friends from Oxford meet to welcome in the New Year together, a tradition they began as students ten years ago. For this vacation, they’ve chosen an idyllic and isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands—the perfect place to get away and unwind by themselves. The trip begins innocently enough: admiring the stunning if foreboding scenery, champagne in front of a crackling fire, and reminiscences about the past. But after a decade, the weight of secret resentments has grown too heavy for the group’s tenuous nostalgia to bear. Amid the boisterous revelry of New Year’s Eve, the cord holding them together snaps, just as a historic blizzard seals the lodge off from the outside world. Two days later, on New Year’s Day, one of them is dead. . . and another of them did it. Keep your friends close, the old adage says. But how close is too close? DON'T BE LEFT OUT. JOIN THE PARTY NOW.
In this book Tiya Miles explores the popular yet troubling phenomenon of "ghost tours," frequently promoted and experienced at plantations, urban manor homes, and cemeteries throughout the South. As a staple of the tours, guides entertain paying customers by routinely relying on stories of enslaved black specters. But who are these ghosts? Examining popular sites and stories from these tours, Miles shows that haunted tales routinely appropriate and skew African American history to produce representations of slavery for commercial gain. "Dark tourism" often highlights the most sensationalist and macabre aspects of slavery, from salacious sexual ties between white masters and black women slaves to the physical abuse and torture of black bodies to the supposedly exotic nature of African spiritual practices. Because the realities of slavery are largely absent from these tours, Miles reveals how they continue to feed problematic "Old South" narratives and erase the hard truths of the Civil War era. In an incisive and engaging work, Miles uses these troubling cases to shine light on how we feel about the Civil War and race, and how the ghosts of the past are still with us.
"Vampire Holidays: A Paranormal Christmas Duo" is an enchanting journey into a world where the festive season sparkles with more than just snow. It's a celebration of love in its most magical and mysterious form, where vampires don't just exist; they love, they protect, and they captivate your heart. Perfect for those who adore a blend of romance, suspense, and holiday cheer, this collection promises to warm your heart even on the coldest winter nights. Set Contains: Hunted Holiday: Bureau of Paranormal Investigation, novella 1 Heated Holiday: Bureau of Paranormal Investigation, novella 2
Total Eclipse of The Hunt by NY Times & USA TODAY from Bestselling Author Mandy M. Roth Welcome to Everlasting, Maine, where there's no such thing as normal. As a centaur, Deputy Jake Majoy (Deputy March) is immortal, and has seen and done a lot in his five hundred years. Enough to know that Everlasting feels like home. It’s been perfect for him to fade away and blend in; you see, the town is anything but normal—and the locals protect their own. So when a newcomer ends up in their midst, at the same time things go missing around town, it’s his duty to step in to restore law and order. But the pull he feels to the woman is anything but part of the job. Kelsey Gibbons has (literally) followed all the signs leading to Everlasting, Maine. There is a great power at work, drawing her to the tiny seaside town. She’s hoping Everlasting will be a safe place to ride out the storm engulfing her personal life while she works to unravel the mystery of who sent her a mysterious pendant and a bus ticket. When her arrival coincides with an uptick of crime, it becomes very clear that the chaos has only just begun. And when a hunky man in uniform shows up on the scene, it’s all she can do to focus on finding answers. When the truth about Everlasting is revealed, Kelsey learns she’s not so alone in the world and she’s braver than she thought—not to mention, she’s destined for a hot dude who can shift into a horse. Can she and Jake beat the clock…and the evil that has come back to town? Genre: Cozy mystery, cozy pnr, romance, paranormal, shifter, magic, myths, legends,
With its tales of benevolent and malicious specters, terrifying monsters, and unexplained phenomena, Halloween is the holiday most people associate with spooky stories. But do spirits remain hidden the rest of the year? In the rich storytelling customs of the commonwealth, the supernatural world is also connected with holidays such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day, and Memorial Day. In Haunted Holidays, celebrated storytellers Roberta Simpson Brown and Lonnie E. Brown have assembled a hair-raising collection of paranormal tales for readers of all ages. The stories present many new and spooky characters, including the deceased great aunt who still rocks in her favorite chair on Mother's Day, the young boy who made good on his promise to return a silver dollar on the Fourth of July, and even the ghost who hated Labor Day. In addition to tales of haunting, the Browns reveal many Appalachian legends and their importance to the storytelling tradition, such as the phantom bells who guide the dead to the other side, and a "chime child" born when the clock strikes midnight on Christmas Day, who is rumored to be blessed with the gift of second sight. More than a collection of ghost stories or family legends, Haunted Holidays takes readers on a fireside journey that preserves and promotes oral traditions, revealing the importance of sharing beliefs, traditions, and values with a new generation of listeners.
Book five in the bestselling series King of Prey by NY Times and USAT bestselling author Mandy M. Roth. Youngest born in a family of royal hawk shifters, Rossi is used to dodging responsibility and doing what he wishes. His needs are simple—he likes fighting, and bedding beautiful women. He isn't looking for a mate, so when his meddlesome sister-in-law decides to divine his future, he's stunned to find out he's about to meet her—the one. His mate. And she’s human. As one who does his best to limit his time in the human realm, Rossi believes there is no chance he’ll cross paths with the woman destiny has in store for him. After all, it’s not as if humans fall from the sky in the realm of bird shifters. Or do they? What readers are saying about King of Prey: ★★★★★ 5 Stars--"A refreshing difference in a shifter story for me. Roth definitely captured my interest first with the cover and then with the story itself." ★★★★★ 5 Stars--"Wow, every so often, I happen upon a great book and this is one of them! I would say maybe 1 out of every 20 or 30?" ★★★★★ 5 Stars--"Love this! It has just enough danger to add suspense and intensity without it being grossly graphic." King of Prey Series in Suggested Reading Order: King of Prey, book one A View to a Kill, book two Master of the Hunt, book three Rise of the King, book four Prince of Pleasure, book five Prince of Flight, book six Under His Wing, book seven Flight Risk, book eight and more to come... Topics: bird shifter, shifter, alpha male, birds, paranormal, fated mates, king, royalty, other realm, friends to lovers, fiction fantasy, medical, doctor, fate, destiny, alternate history, gods and goddesses, myths and legends, shifter romance, were-bird, warrior, mythical creatures, ny times bestseller, usa today bestseller, award-winning, demon, devil, soulmates, humorous, bad boy hero, romance suspense, first in series
Book three in the bestselling series King of Prey by NY Times and USAT bestselling author Mandy M. Roth. When the oracle warns Prince Aeson that his future mate is in the human realm and is in great danger, he wastes no time going in search of her. Problem is, he has no idea who he’s looking for. He’s never met her and the oracle couldn’t give him anything more than small clues as to who she is and where she might be. Sent to one of his favorite hangouts—Aeson is stunned when a beauty shows up on the arm of another man, a man void of emotion. He senses trouble surrounding her and something else—something that marks her as his. He doesn’t care if she is or isn’t the woman the oracle told him about, she’s the woman he wants. Anyone who dares to stand in his way will feel his wrath and, before the night is out, she’ll feel exactly what it’s like to be taken by a prince. What readers are saying about King of Prey: ★★★★★ 5 Stars--"A refreshing difference in a shifter story for me. Roth definitely captured my interest first with the cover and then with the story itself." ★★★★★ 5 Stars--"Wow, every so often, I happen upon a great book and this is one of them! I would say maybe 1 out of every 20 or 30?" ★★★★★ 5 Stars--"Love this! It has just enough danger to add suspense and intensity without it being grossly graphic." King of Prey Series in Suggested Reading Order: King of Prey, book one A View to a Kill, book two Master of the Hunt, book three Rise of the King, book four Prince of Pleasure, book five Prince of Flight, book six Under His Wing, book seven Flight Risk, book eight and more to come... Topics: bird shifter, shifter, alpha male, birds, paranormal, fated mates, king, royalty, other realm, friends to lovers, fiction fantasy, medical, doctor, fate, destiny, alternate history, gods and goddesses, myths and legends, shifter romance, were-bird, warrior, mythical creatures, ny times bestseller, usa today bestseller, award-winning, demon, devil, soulmates, humorous, bad boy hero, romance suspense, first in series
