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Tiny Threads: A Novel
by Lilliam RiveraIn this sinister, slow-burn novel of supernatural suspense, a young woman gets her dream job working for a famous designer—and discovers the dark side of high-stakes fashion. &“Lilliam Rivera cuts the fashion industry to shreds in this horror-filled take on late-stage capitalism.&”—CrimeReadsFashion-obsessed Samara finally has the life she&’s always dreamed of: A high-powered job with legendary designer Antonio Mota. A new home in sunny California, far away from those drab Jersey winters. And an intriguing love interest, Brandon, a wealthy investor in Mota&’s fashion line. But it&’s not long before Samara&’s dream life begins to turn into a living nightmare as Mota&’s big fashion show approaches and the pressure on her turns crushing. Perhaps that&’s why she begins hearing voices in her room at night—and seeing strange things that can&’t be explained away by stress or anxiety or the number of drinks she&’s been consuming. And it may not be just Samara imagining things as her psyche unravels, because she soon discovers hints that her new city—and the House of Mota—may be built on a foundation of secrets and lies. Now Samara must uncover what hideous truths lurk in the shadows of this illusory world of glamour and beauty before those shadows claim her.
Titan Song (The Carter Archives #3)
by Dan StoutThe third book in the acclaimed Carter Archives noir fantasy series returns to the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner.Forbidden magic, murder... and disco. Carter's day keeps getting worse.With the return of spring, new life floods into Titanshade. The sun climbs higher and stays longer, the economy is ascendant, and ever more newcomers arrive to be part of the city's rebirth. Even pop culture has taken notice, with a high-profile concert only days away. When a band member's murder threatens to delay the show, the diva star performer demands that the famous Detective Carter work the case. But Carter has secrets of his own, and his investigation unearths more victims and dark secrets, triggering a spiral of deceit, paranoia, and nightmarish magical transformations.As conspiracies are exposed, Carter is sucked even deeper into the machinations of the rich, the powerful, and the venerated. Soon the very foundations of the city threaten to collapse and Carter's own freedom is on the line as he navigates between old enemies and fragile new alliances while racing to learn the true cause of this horrific series of deaths.
Titan's Day (The Carter Archives #2)
by Dan StoutThe second book in the acclaimed Carter Archives noir fantasy series returns to the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner.The city of Titanshade pulses with nervous energy. The discovery of new riches beneath its snowfields has given residents hope for prosperity, but it also means the arrival of federal troops, along with assurances that they are only there to "stabilize the situation".Newcomers flood the streets, dreaming of finding their fortunes, while in the backrooms and beer halls of the city, a populist resistance gains support, its leaders' true motives hidden behind nativist slogans. And in an alley, a gruesome discovery: the mutilated body of a young woman, a recent immigrant so little-regarded that not even her lovers bothered to learn her name. But in death, she's found a champion.Detective Carter single-mindedly pursues the killer as he navigates political pressures and resists becoming a pawn in the struggles tipping the city toward anarchy. But when more innocent lives are lost and time runs short, he's forced to decide if justice is worth sparking all-out war in the streets during the biggest celebration of the year: Titan's Day.
Titanshade (The Carter Archives #1)
by Dan StoutThis noir fantasy thriller from a debut author introduces the gritty town of Titanshade, where danger lurks around every corner.Carter's a homicide cop in Titanshade, an oil boomtown where 8-tracks are state of the art, disco rules the radio, and all the best sorcerers wear designer labels. It's also a metropolis teetering on the edge of disaster. As its oil reserves run dry, the city's future hangs on a possible investment from the reclusive amphibians known as Squibs.But now negotiations have been derailed by the horrific murder of a Squib diplomat. The pressure's never been higher to make a quick arrest, even as Carter's investigation leads him into conflict with the city's elite. Undermined by corrupt coworkers and falsified evidence, and with a suspect list that includes power-hungry politicians, oil magnates, and mad scientists, Carter must find the killer before the investigation turns into a witch-hunt and those closest to him pay the ultimate price on the filthy streets of Titanshade.
Titchy Witch And The Bully-Boggarts (Titchy Witch #105)
by Rose ImpeyWhen Titchy-witch turns Gobby-goblin's nose into a sausage, he gets his cousins, the Bully Boggarts, to teach her a lesson...but Titchy-witch comes up with her best spell yet!Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch And The Frog Fiasco (Titchy Witch #89)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch thinks the magic in her mum's Big Book of Spells is easy-breezy. But as she soon discovers, if you don't read it right, the spell may turn out all wrong!Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch And The Stray Dragon (Titchy Witch #106)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch loves her pet dragon but she's only allowed to keep him while he's still small. When the dragon begins to grow BIG, Titchy-witch needs an extra-special spell to save her precious pet.Don't miss the rest of the Titchy-witch series, now reissued in a smart new livery.
Titchy Witch and the Babysitting Spell (Titchy Witch #28)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch can't bear the thought of her parents going out and leaving her home with Cat-a-bogus as a babysitter, so she casts a very scary spell to make them stay. But when the spell backfires, Titchy is left with an even bigger problem...
Titchy Witch and the Forbidden Forest (Titchy Witch #27)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch is desperate to know what's in the Forbidden Forest near Grand-witch's house, but Cat-a-bogus is making sure she won't have a chance to find out. But with the help of an invisibility spell, Titchy-witch just might get her wish...
Titchy Witch and the Scary Haircut (Titchy Witch #29)
by Rose ImpeyWhen Titchy-witch's new haircut turns out to be scary, she fixes it the only way she knows how - with a little magic! But when her hair-raising spell gets out of control, who will help her make things right?
Titchy Witch and the Teacher-Charming Spell (Titchy Witch #26)
by Rose ImpeyTitchy-witch is desperate to be a pirate in the class production of Peter Pan, but there's no way her teacher will let her now that she's in trouble again. With the help of a little bit of magic, Titchy-witch manages to charm her teacher - a little too well! Can Titchy-witch find a way to reverse the spell and score her dream role?
Titus Alone (The Gormenghast Trilogy #3)
by Mervyn Peake“A startling and unusual creation by an author who had imagination to burn and burn again . . . A feat of storytelling unmatched in wit or imagination.” —SFF180The basis for the 2000 BBC seriesNow in development by ShowtimeAs the novel opens, Titus, lord of Castle Gormenghast, has abdicated his throne. Born and brought to the edge of manhood in the huge, rotting castle, Titus rebels against the age-old ritual of which he is both lord and prisoner and rushes headlong into the world. From that moment forward, he is thrust into a stormy land of a dark imagination, where figures and landscapes loom up with the force and vividness of a dream—or a nightmare.This final installment in the Gormenghast Trilogy is a fantastic triumph—a conquest awash in imagination, terror, and charm.Praise the Gormenghast Trilogy“There is nothing in literature like Mervyn Peake’s remarkable Gormenghast novels . . . They were crafted by a master, who was also an artist, and they take us to an ancient castle as big as a city, with heroes and villains and people larger than life that are impossible to forget.” —Neil Gaiman“[Peake’s books] are actual additions to life; they give, like certain rare dreams, sensations we never had before, and enlarge our conception of the range of possible experience.” —C. S. Lewis“Mervyn Peake is a finer poet than Edgar Allan Poe, and he is therefore able to maintain his world of fantasy brilliantly through three novels. It is a very, very great work.” —Robertson Davies, New York Times-bestselling author
Titus Groan (The Gormenghast Trilogy)
by Mervyn PeakeFirst in the classic gothic trilogy. &“A masterpiece . . . a moody, melancholy comedy with an underlying wit and profundity that cannot be denied.&” —SpeculictionThe basis for the 2000 BBC seriesNow in development by Showtime As the novel opens, Titus, heir to Lord Sepulchrave, has just been born. He stands to inherit the miles of rambling stone and mortar that form Gormenghast Castle. Meanwhile, far away and in the kitchen, a servant named Steerpike escapes his drudgework and begins an auspicious ascent to power. Inside of Gormenghast, all events are predetermined by complex rituals, the origins of which are lost in time. The castle is peopled by dark characters in half-lit corridors. Dreamlike and macabre, Peake&’s extraordinary novel is one of the most astonishing and fantastic works in modern fiction.Praise the Gormenghast Trilogy &“Mervyn Peake is a finer poet than Edgar Allan Poe, and he is therefore able to maintain his world of fantasy brilliantly through three novels. It is a very, very great work.&” —Robertson Davies, New York Times-bestselling author &“A sumptuous, poetic epic . . . considered by some to have an equal or even greater degree of importance to the development of modern fantasy as Tolkien&’s The Lord of the Rings.&” —SFF180 &“Mervyn Peake&’s gothic masterpiece, the Gormenghast trilogy, begins with the superlative Titus Groan, a darkly humorous, stunningly complex tale of the first two years in the life of the heir to an ancient, rambling castle . . . This true classic is a feast of words unlike anything else in the world of fantasy. Those who explore Gormenghast castle will be richly rewarded.&” —SFF Book Reviews
To Arizona
by Meg HardingDustin Charleston has just been traded to the Arizona Hares hockey team. As an otter, he's not too pleased by this. Arizona is dry, he's leaving his home behind, and he has to move in with a stranger. Things take an even steeper plunge when he meets his roommate. Chandler Kipling is the captain of the Hares, a least weasel, and he's got a bit of a thing for his new teammate. Too bad that teammate seems to hate him. And Chandler's romantic strategies leave something to be desired. Will Dustin be able to get the message he's trying to send? With a little time, their nightmare might turn into a dream--if they can get past their differences.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2016 Daily Dose package "A Walk on the Wild Side".
To Be Read at Dusk (Penguin Little Black Classics)
by Charles Dickens'The monstrous thought came into my mind as I perused the fixed eyes and the saturnine face, that this was a spirit, not a man.'Three ghostly tales from a master of the form, 'The Signalman', 'The Trial for Murder' and the title story, 'To Be Read at Dusk'.One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.
To Break a Covenant
by Alison AmesDebut voice Alison Ames delivers with a chilling, feminist thriller, perfect for fans of Wilder Girls and Sawkill Girls. <p><p> Moon Basin has been haunted for as long as anyone can remember. It started when an explosion in the mine killed sixteen people. The disaster made it impossible to live in town, with underground fires spewing ash into the sky. But life in New Basin is just as fraught. The ex-mining town relies on its haunted reputation to bring in tourists, but there’s more truth to the rumors than most are willing to admit, and the mine still has a hold on everyone who lives there. <p><p> Clem and Nina form a perfect loop―best friends forever, and perhaps something more. Their circle opens up for a strange girl named Lisey with a knack for training crows, and Piper, whose father is fascinated with the mine in a way that’s anything but ordinary. The people of New Basin start experiencing strange phenomena―sleepwalking, night terrors, voices that only they can hear. And no matter how many vans of ghost hunters roll through, nobody can get to the bottom of what’s really going on. Which is why the girls decide to enter the mine themselves.
To Cage a God (These Monstrous Gods #1)
by Elizabeth MayPerfect for romantasy fans of Fourth Wing and Shadow and Bone, this dark, Imperial Russia-inspired romantic fantasy novel launches the These Monstrous Gods duology of draconic gods, political revolutions, and deadly magical powers from a Sunday Times bestselling author"This series opener delivers on not just epic fantasy, but epic action and romance." —KirkusTo cage a god is divine.To be divine is to rule.To rule is to destroy.Using ancient secrets, Galina and Sera&’s mother grafted gods into their bones. Bound to brutal deities and granted forbidden power no commoner has held in a millennia, the sisters have grown up to become living weapons. Raised to overthrow an empire―no matter the cost.With their mother gone and their country on the brink of war, it falls to the sisters to take the helm of the rebellion and end the cruel reign of a royal family possessed by destructive gods. Because when the ruling alurea invade, they conquer with fire and blood. And when they clash, common folk burn.While Sera reunites with her estranged lover turned violent rebel leader, Galina infiltrates the palace. In this world of deception and danger, her only refuge is an isolated princess, whose whip-smart tongue and sharp gaze threaten to uncover Galina&’s secret. Torn between desire and duty, Galina must make a choice: work together to expose the lies of the empire―or bring it all down.
To Dream of the Dead
by Phil RickmanDecember, and the river is rising. The village of Ledwardine has never been flooded in living memory. Within days it will be an island. There's no electricity. The church is serving as a temporary mortuary for two people who drowned. Only one man feels safer. An aggressively atheist author has been moved, for his own safety, Rushdie-style, into a secluded house just outside the village. Fundamentalist Christians have hated him for years. Now he's offended the Muslims. Bad move.Meanwhile, archaeologists, assisted by Merrily's teenage daughter, Jane, are at work in Coleman's Meadow, unearthing an ancient row of standing stones which some people would rather stay buried. The atheist's temporary home is close to the site. And his young wife is becoming conspicuously agitated. Is it the fear of discovery--or the kind of fear that she, of all people, could never disclose? One thing is clear: the last person who's going to be welcome in that house is an exorcist.With the flood water washing up Church Lane towards the vicarage and the shop running out of cigarettes it looks like a cold and complex Christmas for Merrily Watkins in an ancient community forced to untangle its own history against the swirling uncertainty of the future.
To Hell You Ride
by Lance HenricksonA deadly curse plagues a small Colorado town, melting the flesh from its victims—the violent revenge that four warriors set in motion when their sacred burial grounds were disturbed for the sake of gold miners' greed! One self-destructive hero holds the fate of the town in his hands. Collects the entire miniseries. "Mandrake is an artist who deserves to be a superstar." —Comic Book Resources "Henriksen's undeniable talents as a storyteller are on full display here—Rue Morgue "With the body horror and suspense ramped up to full effect, readers should definitely pick up "To Hell You Ride." —Bloody Disgusting
To Kill a Kettle Witch
by Barb HendeeNational bestselling author Barb Hendee returns to the world of the Mist-Torn witches, as two sisters who can see the secrets of the past and the mysteries of the future begin a quest to save the family they never knew existed.... Powerful prince Malcolm is facing ruin in the wake of a curse that has destroyed his harvest. He blames the band nomadic Móndyalítko who summer in the meadow below his castle--and he is determined to root out the people who caused the blight by any means necessary. When Céline and Amelie Fawe, descended from the Móndyalítko, learn that their mother's people are under suspicion of sabotage and treason, they set out to use their magical gifts to save their estranged relatives and learn about their own origins. Now it's up to the sisters--along with their motley escort, including a prince's lieutenant, a shape-shifter, and an old woman with a murky past--to discover the source of the curse to restore life to the ravaged land and protect the innocent from unfair vengeance.
To Love a Wolf
by Paige TylerHe's a werewolf She's his mate Her family would kill to keep them apart.A wolf in Landry Cooper's position doesn't really do the dating scene-there's simply no time when he's taking out bad guys practically every day of the week. But when he meets beautiful Everly Danu during a bank robbery, he's sure she's The One for him. The problem: she has no idea what Cooper really is...until his secret is exposed and she discovers the man she thought she knew is a monster in disguise.SWAT (Special Wolf Alpha Team) Series Hungry Like the Wolf, Book 1 Wolf Trouble, Book 2 In the Company of Wolves, Book 3 To Love a Wolf , Book 4 "SWAT is hot hot HOT!"-Kerrelyn Sparks, New York Times bestselling author
To Reap the Spirit (The Dead Dreamer Series #3)
by Sarah LampkinSomehow Brenna Whit has survived to her junior year at Nephesburg College. Despite all odds, she's fought against the Gatekeepers and lived. But the battle for the Fade has only just begun. New pieces have been added to the board. The Fade opens to the Veil. And a Shade from the past returns. With Brenna's secret out, everyone is after her: dead and living alike. Those from across the sea have come, and they're determined to regain control of their broken faction. Questions will be answered. Fires will be lit. Chaos will reign.
To Tempt the Wolf: The Heart Of The Wolf, Destiny Of The Wolf, And To Tempt The Wolf (Heart of the Wolf #2)
by Terry SpearBook 2 in Terry Spear's Heart of the Wolf Series. She's Fascinated by Wolves — But They Are Obsessed with Her. Tessa Anderson doesn't know why wolves are attracted to her, and she certainly doesn't know that werewolves exist. Now she's being stalked—but is her stalker wolf or man? And who is the gorgeous stranger whose life she saved, who now swears he'll protect her? He's an Alpha Without a Pack, Facing a Deadly Enemy. Hunter Greymore is a lupus garou, a grey werewolf. His pack has abandoned him after losing their homes in a raging wildfire. When he encounters Tessa, he's alone and injured, but he quickly realizes the danger to her is much more than anything threatening him.
To Wake the Dead
by Richard LaymonAmara was once the beautiful Princess of Egypt. Now, 4000 years later, she and her coffin are merely prized exhibits of the Charles Ward Museum. If you were to look at her today, you would see only a brittle bundle of bones and dried skin. But looks can be very deceiving, as Barney, the museum's night watchman, finds out. . . . Barney is the first to make the shocking discovery that the mummy's coffin has been broken open. But he doesn't have a chance to do anything about it. Amara is once again freed from the cramped confines of her coffin, free to walk the earth, free to stalk her prey. Free to kill. Nothing can satisfy her bloodlust. And no one can stop her. You cannot kill what is already dead.
To the Bone
by Alena BruzasThis gripping, shocking, and exquisitely crafted survival story reveals the truth of America's colonial history in a powerful new way—visceral and breathtaking.After the long journey from England, Ellis arrives in America full of hope. James Fort is where a better life will begin for her: where she will work as an indentured servant to Henry Collins and his pregnant wife, gain financial security, and fall deeply in love with bold, glorious Jane Eddowes.But as summer turns to fall, Ellis begins to notice the cracks in this new life—the viciousness of the colonists toward the Indigenous people and the terrifying anger Henry uses to control his wife and Ellis—leaving her to wonder if she has sentenced herself to a prison rather than a new home.Then winter arrives and hunger grips the Fort. Ellis is about to learn that people will do whatever it takes to survive.To the Bone is a riveting story of survival and horror that forcefully overturns the mythos of the American settler. It will stay with you, forever.