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Secrets in the Dark: A Novel (The Blackbird Trilogy #2)

by Heather Graham

Over a century after Jack, a new Ripper is on the loose. Following in the footsteps of notorious serial murderer Jack the Ripper, a killer is stalking the streets of London. The self-dubbed Ripper King strikes at night, leaving a trail of eviscerated bodies in his wake. Fresh off a case with potential ties to the recent rash of killings, FBI agents Della Hamilton and Mason Carter are all too familiar with a slayer set to rule with a lethal fist. And they&’ll stop at nothing to end his reign. The killer&’s MO may be nothing new, but his desire to be infamous makes him dangerous. Della and Mason know it&’s only a matter of time before their investigation emboldens this new Ripper, forcing the agents to work quickly before another woman winds up dead. But now that the heat is on, their game of cat and mouse takes an unexpected turn, leading Della and Mason into a deadly trap they never saw coming…The Blackbird TrilogyBook 1: Whispers at DuskBook 2: Secrets in the DarkBook 3: Cursed at Dawn

Secrets in the Attic (The Secrets Series #1)

by V.C. Andrews

From the bestselling author of Flowers in the Attic comes a sensational new novel that spins a seductive web between fantasies and lies, and uncovers the price for keeping secrets...Two friends as close as sisters. One killer secret that will tear their small town apart. In the dust and shadows of the attic, they shared everything—fanciful stories, high school crushes, plans for the future, dreams to travel the world. For Karen, the attic is her escape from the reality of her stepfather's unwanted attention. Together in the eaves of a house with its own murderous history, the best friends concoct a scheme that will put Karen's stepfather in his place. It wasn't supposed to turn deadly. But in the attic, Karen shares one more secret with her best friend—a secret to take to the grave...

Secrets at Nightfall (A Shaede Assassin Novel #6)

by Amanda Bonilla

"The debut of her Shaede Assassin series features a tough yet compelling heroine. Full of fascinating characters, high stakes intrigue, and fast-paced action, it's a truly exhilarating adventure! Do not miss out!”—Romantic Times (top pick 4-1/2 stars)For over a year, Darian has lived in the dark.Between her mysterious memory loss and the constant headaches that plague her, Darian has had enough. And the million-dollar bounty on her head certainly isn’t helping either. It’s tough to maintain her under-the-radar status when every ambitious assassin in the Pacific Northwest has eyes on that sweet payout!Desperate to reclaim her lost memories—there could be a light at the end of the tunnel in the form of Camden Walsh. But as is custom in the supernatural world, his help offers more questions than it does actual answers. The Alpha Werewolf knows who’s placed the bounty on Darian—and it has to do with a centuries-old secret society that’s determined to save humanity from the greatest paranormal threats, which is supposedly Darian herself!What’s more, Camden knows about Darian’s memory loss and has been instructed by a mysterious benefactor to help her. As anxious as she is to reclaim her lost memories and rid herself of the debilitating headaches, she fears that the truth might be the biggest threat to her life yet…

Secrets and Revenge: A Novel

by Noël Caraccio

Years ago, Rick Singleton blackmailed the very wealthy managing partner of a large New York law firm after stumbling across a black market adoption ring the man was running on the side. He got a million dollars out of Steve Goldrick before going to the district attorney to turn him in—and Goldrick fled the country before the authorities could arrest him.Knowing that Goldrick could never return to the US without being arrested, Rick thought he and his family were safe from any potential reprisal from the disgraced attorney. But now someone has invaded Rick’s home, badly injured his wife, Maizie, and taken his three-month-old daughter, Grace—and all signs point to Goldrick.Maizie’s long-deceased grandmother, Fannie, has come back from the other side to help her family before; now, Maizie’s mother, Abby, calls on her again. A force to be reckoned with, Fannie is able to move freely in the physical world, although no one can see her. When she answers her daughter’s call, she finds herself in Dubai, with no clue as to what her surprising new surroundings have to do with her great-granddaughter’s kidnapping. Will Fannie be able to help her family figure out who really kidnapped Grace and where she is being held? And even if she does, will it be possible to return Grace safely to her parents?

Secrets & Sacrifices: A Regency Cthulhu Novel (Call of Cthulhu)

by Cath Lauria

Explore a new world of monsters and manners in this darkly captivating regency romance with an eldritch twist from renowned roleplaying game, Call of CthulhuWhen Cassandra Wright&’s father was accused of murder her whole life fell apart, leaving her with no prospects, no money, and a broken engagement. But Cassandra always suspected foul play. Five years later, she&’s determined to discover the truth. With her childhood friend Thomas reluctantly acting as her new husband-to-be, Cassie must talk her way into the home of her former fiancé, who she&’s convinced knows more than he ever let on. Once inside she&’ll have to navigate the pitfalls of polite society while attempting to dig deep into her father&’s life. There are dark, twisted secrets lurking in the shadows, and Cassie must unravel them before they can consume her.

Secretos Oscuros

by Yaiza Barrio Parra Matthew W. Grant

Cuando los Poderes de la Oscuridad infestan un pequeño pueblo de Nueva Inglaterra...Al acercarse su décimo octavo cumpleaños, Rick Williams empieza a experimentar violentos e inexplicables dolores de cabeza.El torturado joven, una poderosa médium, una misteriosa profesora y una madre desesperada con un pasado oculto, luchan por sus vidas y por sus almas contra el mal que los une y que amenaza con destruirlos a todos.Quienes vivan para ver el ritual profano deberán recordar que el Diablo siempre recibe lo que le corresponde.

Secret, Silent Screams

by Joan Lowery Nixon

A high school senior is convinced her friend Barry did not commit suicide but was a murder victim, and she endangers her own life to prove it.

Secret of the Wolf (19th Century Werewolf #3)

by Susan Krinard

Bestselling author Susan Krinard continues the saga of Touch of the Wolf and Once a Wolf in this utterly compelling new novel of a passion that breaks through the dark--and the desperate desires that beat in the wildest of hearts... amid the lush vineyards and majestic hills of Napa Valley, hypnotist Johanna Schell has founded Der Haven--a sanctuary for those who know the pain of being "different". For desperate, frightened people whose souls are lost to grief. For lonely, tortured men like Quentin Forster... Frightening spells of amnesia have plagued Quentin for years, and Johanna wants nothing more than to ease his unspeakable pain-and find out if his claim to werewolf blood is just a delusion. But she is horrified to discover that, under hypnosis, this tender, thoughtful man becomes violent, vengeful...evil. And now--caught in the balance between reality and illusion, truth and deception, simple desire and absolute destruction--she must find the courage to trust him. To love him. To save him...

Secret of the Sirens (Companions Quartet #1)

by Julia Golding

Upon moving to her aunt's seaside home in the British Isles, Connie becomes part of a secret society that shelters mythical creatures, and must use her ability to communicate with these beings to protect them from evil and the incursions of humans.

Secret of Bosco Bay: An AFK Book (Hello Neighbor Ser. #1)

by Zac Gorman

The first graphic novel for Hello Neighbor, the hit stealth horror video game, is an exclusive, all-new original story set in the ruins of a theme park in the 1980s!Ever since her older brother disappeared, Jen has been searching for answers. The ruins of Bosco Bay, the theme park where he was last seen, are due to be demolished any day now, but Jen can't let go of the feeling that a clue to her brother's fate still remains there.But Jen's investigation gets complicated when her cousin Allie comes to live with her family for the summer. Allie's mom has tasked her with helping Jen come to terms with her brother's disappearance, but soon Allie comes to believe what Jen does: Jen's brother didn't just run away. And the reclusive theme park designer Mr. Peterson might just know what happened to him.Don't miss this exclusive, original graphic novel based on the hit stealth horror video game, Hello Neighbor!

Secret Whispers (Heavenstone #2)

by V. C. Andrews

THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME... On the eve of her graduation from an exclusive private school, shy wallflower Semantha Heavenstone is caught in a whirl of scandal and betrayal. Now, she's returned to the grand Kentucky mansion where painful memories of her mother and her older sister, Cassie, are as potent as newly mown bluegrass. It seems no matter where she goes, Semantha is haunted by a voice from the grave -- spiteful, domineering Cassie, whose taunts and manipulations seem as real as when she was alive. ...AND NO END TO THE NIGHTMARE Soon her father will remarry, new memories -- and a new stepmother -- will replace the past...and Semantha herself has a chance at a bright future with a career inside the Heavenstone empire and handsome Ethan Hunter by her side. But someone will see to it that Semantha never forgets the tragedies of yesterday. Will Cassie's ghostly hold on Semantha destroy her hope and drive her to madness?

Secret Story

by Ramsey Campbell

You're an underpaid civil servant who dreams of chucking it all to become a famous author. You live with your overbearing mother who always seems to interrupt when you're writing a key scene. Who always wants to know why you haven't brought home a nice girl.What you really are is a writer. A brilliant one, too, though like any writer, you sometimes have a dry spell. Your imagination is dark, your inspiration the terrible things that can happen to a young woman traveling alone . . . .Suddenly, success! You win a magazine contest—first prize is publication for your terrifying short story about a horrible murder on an underground train. A director wants to make a movie of your award-winning story and wants your input on the script. A pretty young journalist seems to be taking a personal interest in you and your career.Except.The family of a girl murdered on the underground threatens to sue you and the magazine for glorifying the grisly details of their daughter's death, despite your insistence that you didn't read the news coverage of the murder. The magazine asks you to supply a different story.The film director wants you to make a few changes in your story. Especially with the lawsuit hanging over everyone's head.The journalist's interest turns out to merely be professional.You've been fired.And, worst of all, your imagination has run dry. You don't have another story in you.You'll just have to kill someone new . . .At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Secret Sins

by Jasmine Cresswell

Twenty-seven years ago. A cold, snowy night in Cleveland... And a traffic pileup that left eight cars wrecked, at least four people dead. But in the midst of this ugliness and pain, a small' miracle. A little girl was alive. Her parents weren't so lucky. Gene Zajak, a cop who'd seen more than his share of dead bodies, took the toddler home. Jessica Marie Pazmany became Jessica Marie Zajak. Now-twenty-seven years later-Jessica's fascinating, if less than faithful, ex-husband has come to see her, armed with some terrifying evidence. Jessica Marie Pazmany is dead. And she'd died seven months before the car crash. There are answers, and they're out there. He's determined to find them. She may not live to find them.

Secret Santa

by Andrew Shaffer

The Office meets Stephen King, dressed up in holiday tinsel, in this fun, festive, and frightening horror-comedy set during the horror publishing boom of the &’80s, by New York Times best-selling satirist Andrew Shaffer.Out of work for months, Lussi Meyer is desperate to work anywhere in publishing. Prestigious Blackwood-Patterson isn&’t the perfect fit, but a bizarre set of circumstances leads to her hire and a firm mandate: Lussi must find the next horror superstar to compete with Stephen King, Anne Rice, and Peter Straub. It&’s the &’80s, after all, and horror is the hottest genre.But as soon as she arrives, Lussi finds herself the target of her co-workers' mean-spirited pranks. The hazing reaches its peak during the company&’s annual Secret Santa gift exchange, when Lussi receives a demonic-looking object that she recognizes but doesn't understand. Suddenly, her coworkers begin falling victim to a series of horrific accidents akin to a George Romero movie, and Lussi suspects that her gift is involved. With the help of her former author, the flamboyant Fabien Nightingale, Lussi must track down her anonymous Secret Santa and figure out the true meaning of the cursed object in her possession before it destroys the company—and her soul.

Secret Lives: Book 1 (Darke Academy #1)

by Gabriella Poole

The Darke Academy is a school like no other. An élite establishment that moves to an exotic new city every term, its students are impossibly beautiful, sophisticated and rich. And the more new scholarship girl Cassie Bell learns about the Academy, the more curious she becomes.What sinister secrets are guarded by the Few - the select group of students who keep outsiders away? Who is the dark stranger prowling the corridors at night? And what really happened a year earlier, when the last scholarship girl died in mysterious circumstances?One thing Cassie will discover is that a little knowledge may be a dangerous thing, but knowing too much can be deadly...

Secret Energy (Shifters)

by Chris T. Kat

Sequel to Secret ChemistryShifters: Book TwoWhen wolf shifter Robin agreed to cover for his older brother Tim and Tim's lover Jay, he never imagined feeling so stifled. Tim's overprotective attitude suffocates him. Pressure from within--the urge to find his own mate--mounts daily. With a little help from Jay, Robin finally convinces Tim to let him go for a run alone, but he has no inkling that his life will change forever as a result. Unexpectedly, he finds his mate Peter Brannigan, an old and special soul, and the one shifter who can bring balance to Robin's life. The new couple spend days together, developing their bond as mates. Yet even as they explore and cement their relationship, crisis looms just ahead when an old enemy of the pack shows up and kills someone Robin loves.

Secret Dead Men

by Duane Swierczynski

A smart-talking supernatural noir, full of twists and turns, delivered at a whipalong pace about a dead investigative-journalist-turned-soul-collector on the trail of his nemesis – and murderer. Perfect for fans of Ben Aaranovitch and Richard Kadrey.&“Secret Dead Men is the most inventive, uplifting, hilarious, moving novel since Catcher in the Rye&” – Ken BruenDel Farmer isn&’t your ordinary hardboiled private eye. Instead of collecting fingerprints or clues, he collects souls of the recently dead. His latest dead guy, Brad Larsen, might just be the key to destroying Farmer&’s long-time nemesis, The Association.Of course, Farmer is sadly mistaken. An FBI agent unstuck in time is toying with him. A mysterious couple keeps trying to kill him. Another job―a mundane babysitting gig that pays the bills―is threatening to steer him way off course into a violent hell of sexual deceit, fractured identities, and cheap apartment toilets.With only a head packed full of nagging ghosts, Farmer realises this case might just drive him out of his mind, literally.

Secret Circle: The Captive Part II and The Power

by L. J. Smith

Caught in the struggle between good and evil . . . Cassie has joined the most alluring—and deadly—in-crowd imaginable. But power comes with a price, and it's more dangerous than she knows. Torn between the dueling desires of the two leaders of the Secret Grcle, she must ultimately choose between saving all of New Salem, and her own dangerous love for the bewitching Adam, which threatens to tear the circle apart. In the ultimate battle between good and evil, will Cassie's supernatural powers be strong enough to lead the coven out of danger? Or will she foil prey to the dark forces within? . . . will she sacrifice her love for the circle to survive?

Secret Chemistry (Shifters)

by Chris T. Kat

Shifters: Book OneNot all werewolf societies are created equal. The one Tim Evans grew up in detests those not of "pure blood"--so when Tim discovers his mate is Jay, a male fox-wolf hybrid ten years his junior, it shocks him, to say the least. Too young to claim his mate and too weak to protect him from the rest of the pack, Tim fears for Jay's life. When a human gets hold of Jay, Tim believes he has lost him forever. The next eighteen years are hell. Tim devotes his life to his family and running their stable, but anger and depression threaten to consume him. Then fate brings Jay back into his life. Tim knows Jay feels the same attraction he does--mates always do. So why won't Jay act on it? Winner in the 2013 Rainbow Awards. Fifth (tie): Best LGBT Cover - Illustration

Secret Brother: A Novel (Dollanganger #8)

by V.C. Andrews

The most unexpected Dollanganger story of them all, new from the author of Flowers in the Attic and Petals on the Wind—both now major Lifetime movie events.A young boy suffers amnesia from a trauma he suffered in what feels like must have been another life. He’s adopted into a wealthy family—but what will happen when he learns the truth about his past?

Secret Agent Grandma (Give Yourself Goosebumps #16)

by R. L. Stine

Reader beware--you choose the scare! GIVE YOURSELF GOOSEBUMPS!Your parents are going away so your super-cool grandma is coming to stay with you. But when you go to meet granny at the train station you start seeing double—double grannies!There's one granny on the station platform. And another one writing in lipstick on the window of the train. Which one is your real grandma?If you think she’s on the platform you find yourself face to face with a hideous monster! If you decide to jump on the train, you are surrounded by a group of angry aliens out to take over the world! The choice is yours in this scary GOOSEBUMPS adventure that's packed with over 20 super-spooky endings!

Secret Admirer (Fear Street #36)

by R. L. Stine

FEAR STREET -- WHERE YOUR WORST NIGHTMARES LIVE... Selena has it all. She just scored the lead in her high school play, and everyone adores her. So when she starts receiving dead flowers from a secret "admirer" named The Sun, she just assumes it's a harmless fan. But Selena soon realizes that The Sun is serious...dead serious. First, her understudy is injured in a suspicious accident. Then, a speeding car almost kills her! Selena doesn't know what this psycho wants.... All she knows is that her number-one fan has become her number-one nightmare.

Secret (Elemental #4)

by Brigid Kemmerer

Keep his brother's business going or the Merricks will be out on the street. Keep the secret of where he's going in the evenings from his own twin--or he'll lose his family. Keep his mind off the hot, self-assured dancer who's supposed to be his "girlfriend's" partner. Of course there's also the homicidal freak Quinn has taken to hanging around, and the Elemental Guide counting the hours until he can try again to kill the Merrick brothers. There's a storm coming. From all sides. And then some. Nick Merrick, can you keep it together?

Seconds

by David Ely

A disaffected banker gives up his life for a chance to start over—with a new identity and body—in the cult classic sci-fi thriller. Though he possesses all the trappings of success, Antiochus Wilson is completely and utterly bored with his life. But that all changes when he gets a call from a dead friend. Turns out the friend isn’t exactly dead. He simply traded in his old life for a new one. And Wilson can do it too. As a Reborn, he can have all the excitement, wealth, and happiness he’s been missing . . . for a price. Intrigued, Wilson encounters a mysterious and exclusive organization—one that arranges for a client’s demise and outfits each with a new body in which to begin again. But there’s no turning back, and no room for second-guessing. When Wilson begins to question his new circumstances, he finds himself surrounded by danger. And as he pushes against the boundaries of his reborn life, his second chance may be his last.

Seconda vita: Una novella sugli Zombie

by Terry M. West

SECONDA VITA è un racconto zombie ferocemente originale dell'autore horror Terry M. West. Benvenuti nella Casa della Continuità Milburn & Stein. È una comunità vivente di prima classe per i non morti.

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