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by Eden Winters Black JaxAillil Callaghan est un Highlander et, malgré le décret anglais, il refuse de renoncer à ses traditions. Bravant l'interdit, il porte donc fièrement le tartan rouge et vert de son clan en attendant de devenir laird, de rétablir l'honneur de son nom et de libérer l'Écosse de la tyrannie. Un Anglais sous son toit ? Quelle abomination ! Pourtant, l'enseignant engagé par son père pour ses plus jeunes fils a un talent que convoite l'héritier Callaghan. Malcolm Byerly, professeur et musicien, a fui son Kent natal pour protéger un secret dans un emploi tranquille. Il n'avait pas prévu de rencontrer le frère aîné de ses jeunes élèves, un barbare écossais qui hait les Anglais - et cache un cœur d'or et une âme d'artiste sous son aspect abrupt. Rapprochés par leur amour de la musique, deux hommes venus de mondes différents aplanissent les obstacles existant entre eux. Le père d'Aillil menace de les séparer, mais ils sont finalement vaincus par un autre ennemi, bien plus implacable. Leurs noms accolés entrent dans la légende. Deux siècles plus tard, Billy Byerly, violoniste en tournée, arrive au château Callaghan où il se sent étrangement chez lui. D'après la légende, un fantôme hante les murs en attendant le retour de son amant. Billy ne croit ni aux contes de fées ni à l'amour éternel. Mais le Laird Disparu l'a déjà revendiqué pour sien.
Duplicates
by Andrew NeidermanFrom the bestselling author of The Devil&’s Advocate, a woman searches for the truth after meeting a man who looks mysteriously like her dead brother. Bob and Marion endured the worst tragedies of their life after their son, Joey, disappeared while on a camping trip with his uncle, Marion&’s brother. The heartbreak of losing their son has strained at their marriage and broken their hearts. Horror and hope combine, though, when Marion sees her supposedly missing brother in New York City. He denies her story, even denies his own identity, but Marion knows that it is him, and that he has the information she and her husband have yearned for since the more horrific day of their lives. Questioning her sanity, but still insisting that the man she encounters is truly her brother, Marion undertakes her own investigation.&“Neiderman's forte has always been his intricate, suspenseful stories.&”—Booklist
La duquesa determinada (Novias Góticas #2)
by Erica MonroeLa muerte es sólo el comienzo en este oscuro y escalofriante romance de la Regencia Gótica... Después de la muerte de su querida tutora, Felicity Fields queda a la deriva, su futuro es incierto. Afligida, lanza un plan para usar sus conocimientos de alquimia para construir una Piedra Filosofal y devolver la vida a la mujer que fue como una madre para ella. Lo último que necesita esta contundente carrera es el regreso de Nicholas Harding, el duque de Wycliffe y propietario legítimo de su casa en la costa salvaje de Cornualles. Él despierta una pasión inesperada en ella, y Felicity ya ha tenido suficientes cambios en su vida. Cuando eran niños, Nicholas nunca entendió a la brillante pero poco emotiva pupilade su tía, o sus muchos y extraños estudios científicos. Debería llevarla de vuelta a Londres, para que pueda hacer de ella un buen partido en sociedad... excepto que no puede dejar de pensar en ella. Pero con la línea entre la vida y la muerte borrada por los macabros experimentos de Felicity, ¿puede convencerla de que ya no está sola, y que su lugar apropiado está a su lado?
A Duquesa Determinada (Noivas Góticas #2)
by Erica MonroeA morte é apenas o começo deste sombrio e arrepiante da Romance gótico da Regência... Após a morte de sua amada guardiã, a Srta. Felicity Fields fica à deriva, seu futuro é incerto. Atormentada, ela se lança em um plano onde usará seu conhecimento de alquimia para construir uma Pedra Filosofal e trazer de volta à vida a mulher que era como mãe para ela. A última coisa que essa estudiosa precisa, é do retorno de Nicholas Harding, o duque de Wycliffe e o legítimo proprietário da casa onde ela mora, na costa selvagem da Cornualha. Ele desperta nela uma paixão inesperada, e Felicity já teve mudanças suficientes em sua vida. Quando eles eram crianças, Nicholas nunca entendeu a pupila de sua tia, brilhante, mas sem emoção, ou seus muitos estudos científicos estranhos. Ele deveria levá-la de volta a Londres, para que ela pudesse fazer um casamento adequada na sociedade - exceto que ele não parava de pensar nela. Mas com a linha entre a vida e a morte obscurecida pelas experiências macabras de Felicity, ele poderá convencê-la de que ela não está mais sozinha, e seu que lugar é ao lado dele?
Durchbruch
by Karl Apsel Richard StookerWahnsinniger oder Erlöser? Oder beides?Terrell Boyd wird von der Polizei in das Psychiatrische Zentrum Malcolm Bliss eingeliefert. Diagnose: Paranoide Schizophrenie. Sind die paranormalen Kräfte, über die er zu verfügen behauptet, wirklich echt? Was wäre, wenn Jesus Christus ein zweites Mal auf die Erde käme, die Welt ihn aber in den Wahnsinn treiben würde?Die Kurzgeschichte wurde 1982 in der Juli-Ausgabe von ROD SERLING'S TWILIGHT ZONE MAGAZINE veröffentlicht. Nach mehr als 30 Jahren ist sie nun zum ersten Mal wieder erhältlich.Das ungewöhnliche Format folgt keiner der üblichen Erzählweisen. Die Geschichte ist nicht abschnittweise strukturiert, sondern in Form eines psychiatrischen Krankenberichts. Das macht sie kurz und prägnant, aber intensiv und eindringlich.Klicken Sie jetzt auf "Kaufen" und lesen Sie sie noch heute!
DUST (Splatter Western)
by Chris Miller1879: An unknown and timeless evil descends on East Texas. James Dee, bestowed with knowledge from beyond, moves through time and space, pursuing age-old horrors and ending their reign. As he seeks the hidden town of Dust to continue his lifework, another is hot on his heels, and will stop at nothing to rip the divine knowledge from Dee.As these opposing forces collide, Dee becomes both hero and villian in his quest against the Elders.He doesn't have time to be sorry--THERE ARE GODS TO KILL
Dust
by Arthur G. SladeSeven-year-old Matthew disappears one day on a walk into Horshoe, a dust bowl farm town in Depression-era Saskatchewan. Other children go missing just as a strange man named Abram Harsich appears in town. He dazzles the townspeople with the promises of a rainmaking machine. Only Matthew's older brother Robert seems to be able to resist Abram's spell, and to discover what happened to Matthew and the others. "A remarkably effective sense of atmosphere."--Kirkus Reviews, Starred. "Choose it for science-fiction fans who are ready for something a little different."--School Library Journal, Starred. "Beautifully written novel ... strong character development, an authentic setting, and some genuinely spooky moments."
Dust and Light (The Sanctuary Duet)
by Carol BergA struggling sorcerer is caught in a web of murder, mystery, and corruption in this epic fantasy series opener set in the world of Flesh and Spirit. Civil war robbed Lucian de Rememni-Masson of most of his family and his fortune. As a pureblood sorcerer, he has a remarkable gift for portraiture and currently supports his surviving sister through painting for the Registry. But a brief dalliance in his past has returned to haunt Lucian. It was only an hour of youthful folly, but in that time, Lucian spoke with an ordinary, a young woman not of his own kind, allowed her to see his face, and performed magic for her. Now, the Registry has contracted Lucian out to a common coroner. Instead of painting living sorcerers, he must use his gift to help identify dead ordinaries hauled in from the streets. But having the power to capture the truth of dead men&’s souls brings forth troubling consequences for Lucian. Especially when the dead have secrets worth killing for . . . &“A tale of magic and politics, of intrigue and betrayal. Set in a rich world, told through the eyes of a compelling and sympathetic hero, her story twists and turns, building to a conclusion that satisfies while hinting at more adventures to come. I eagerly await the next Sanctuary novel.&” —D. B. Jackson, author of the Thieftaker Chronicles&“[A] captivating and satisfying fantasy epic, the first of a pair. . . . With an impressive command of language, sure-handed plotting, and perceptive characterizations, Berg traces the arc of Lucian&’s arduous quest to solve the murders of several illegitimate royals.&” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) &“A powerful, involving fantasy.&” —Locus &“With a plethora of fascinating characters and intense drama, Dust and Light is outstanding.&” —RT Book Reviews(Top Pick)
Dust & Decay: Rot And Ruin; Dust And Decay; Dead And Gone, A Rot And Ruin Story; Flesh And Bone (Rot & Ruin #2)
by Jonathan Maberry“The zombie attacks are bigger, better—and gorier—in this nearly non-stop action sequel to Rot & Ruin” (Kirkus Reviews). Winner of the Bram Stoker Award.Six months have passed since the terrifying battle with Charlie Pink-eye and the Motor City Hammer in the zombie-infested mountains of the Rot & Ruin. It’s also been six months since Benny Imura and Nix Riley saw something in the air that changed their lives. Now, after months of rigorous training with Benny’s zombie-hunter brother Tom, Benny and Nix are ready to leave their home forever and search for a better future. Lilah the Lost Girl and Benny’s best friend Lou Chong are going with them. But before they even leave there is a shocking zombie attack in town, and as soon as they step into the Rot & Ruin they are pursued by the living dead, wild animals, insane murderers, and the horrors of Gameland—where teenagers are forced to fight for their lives in the zombie pits. Worst of all…could the evil Charlie Pink-eye still be alive? In the great Rot & Ruin, everything wants to kill you. And not everyone in Benny’s small band of travelers will survive….
Dust Devils (Fiction Without Frontiers)
by Jonathan Janzto come"Entertaining is an understatement." — Horror Novel ReviewsWhen traveling actors recruited his wife for a plum role, Cody Wilson had no idea they would murder her. Twelve-year-old Willet Black was just as devastated the night the fiends slaughtered everyone he loved. Now Cody and Willet are bent on revenge, but neither of them suspects what they&’re really up against.For the actors are vampires. Their thirst for human blood is insatiable. Even if word of their atrocities were to spread, it would take an army to oppose them. But it is 1885 in the wilds of New Mexico, and there is no help for Cody and Willet. The two must battle the vampires—alone—or die trying. FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launched in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Dust & Grim
by Chuck WendigFrom a bestselling author: Miss Peregrine meets The Graveyard Book in this middle grade adventure about rival siblings running a monster mortuary.Thirteen-year-old Molly doesn't know how she got the short end of the stick—being raised by her neglectful father—while Dustin, the older brother she's never met, got their mother and the keys to the family estate. But now the siblings are both orphaned, she's come home for her inheritance, and if Dustin won't welcome her into the family business, then she'll happily take her half in cash.There's just one problem: the family business is a mortuary for monsters, and Molly's not sure she's ready to deal with mysterious doors, talking wolves, a rogue devourer of magic, and a secret cemetery. It's going to take all of Dustin's stuffy supernatural knowledge and Molly's most heroic cosplay (plus a little help from non-human friends) for the siblings to figure it out and save the day...if only they can get along for five minutes.Bestselling author Chuck Wendig's middle grade debut is equal parts spooky, funny, and heartfelt—perfect for Halloween and year-round reading!
Dust to Dust (Experiment in Terror #13)
by Karina HallePerry Palomino and Dex Foray.On their own, they're uniquely brilliant. Together, they're an unstoppable team.Until now.Because after everything the duo has encountered, they haven't come across an evil quite like this. An evil that has been years in the making, an evil that will stop at nothing until they, and everyone they care for, are destroyed.Dex and Perry's love has survived a multitude of sins.But can it survive the end?
Dvait: द्वैत
by Narayan Dharapखर सूर्यप्रकाशात दिसणार्या पावसाळ्यात धूक्याने आच्छादलेले शिखर आपल्याला खुणावतात. कारण धूक्याच्या आवरणामुळे त्यांना रहस्यमय बनवलेले असते. मानवी जडणघडण अशी असते की, त्याला नेहमीच अर्धवट दिसणार्या गोष्टींवरील पडदा उघडून त्यांचे गूढ जाणून घेण्याचा थरार अनुभवायचा असतो. हा नियम केवळ भौतिक जगतालाच लागू पडतो. असे नाही तर अगोदर, अपार्थिव जगातील गोष्टींबाबतही तितकाच लागू पडतो. मानवी मनाचे हे वैशिष्ट्य गेल्या शतकातील ख्यातमान लेखक श्री नारायण धारप यांनी अचूकपणे हेरले आणि उत्कंठावर्धक आणि अकल्पित, रहस्यमय कथांचा मनोवेधक नजराणा वाचकाला भेट दिला. आपल्याला माहीत नसलेल्या अनुभवापलीकडच्या जगात काय असेल हे जाणून घेण्याच्या आपल्या उत्कट इच्छेला ते हळूवारपणे फुंकर घालून फुलवतात. त्यांच्या कथांमधून आपल्याला अपेक्षित नसलेल्या, आपल्याला कल्पनाही करता येणार नाही अशा घटना एकापाठोपाठ वेगाने घडू लागतात आणि आपला या जगाशी असलेला संबंध तात्पुरता तुटतो. आपण त्या काल्पनिक जगात इतके गुरफटले जातो की, पुस्तक पूर्ण वाचून बाजूला ठेवेपर्यंत एका अनोख्या विश्वाचा भाग बनून जातो. धारपांच्या द्वैत या कादंबरीतील ठेंगू खलनायक अशीच वाचकांची उत्कंठा वाढवत जातो. कादंबरीतील विविध पात्रांच्या दृष्टिकोनातून आपल्याला एकूण घटनाक्रमांचे विविध पैलू दिसत जातात. पाप आणि पुण्य या कल्पना अमूर्त आहेत, ॲजबस्ट्रॅक्ट आहेत; पण पापी स्वभाव ही गोष्ट खरी आहे, कारण ती एक घटना आहे. त्यामागे माणसाचा स्वभाव आहे आणि किंवा नसेलही; पण निसर्ग मात्र माणसाचा स्वभाव अवश्य कोरून ठेवतो आणि तोही कपाळासारख्या अशा एखाददुसर्या ठिकाणी नाही, तर शरीरातल्या प्रत्येक पेशीवर हा साचा उठवलेला असतो. क्रोमोसोमच्या रंगसूत्राची शृंखला आणि त्यातले जीन्सचे दुवे - त्यांच्यातच हे रहस्य दडलेले असते.
Dweller
by Jeff StrandToby was just a boy the first time he saw the creature in the woods. His parents convinced the terrified child it was only his imagination. The next time Toby saw the creature he was a lonely, unhappy teenager without friends. But the creature would be his friend. It would be there when Toby needed someone to talk to. And it would take care of the bullies who wouldn't leave Toby alone. After all, the creature needed to eat. And during their macabre, decades-long friendship, there will be other meals...
The Dwelling: A Novel
by Susie MoloneyFOR SALE: Newly renovated single-family home. New hardwood floors, all appliances. Bathroom, 3+ bedrooms, unique decor, must be seen.. . .362 Belisle Street is a homeowner's dream. Recently renovated! Victorian detail! Good neighborhood! A steal at $95,900! Real estate agent Glenn Darnley wonders why this charming property keeps coming back on the market. Perhaps the clawed feet of the old bath-tub look a little too real. Or maybe it's the faint hospital-like smell of the room at the end of the hall. Or the haunting music that seems to come from nowhere.. . .Three families buy 362 Belisle, but no one stays there for long. For this dream house has a mind and a heart of its own. It's waiting patiently for its dream owner.Open the door to a spine-chilling novel of terror in which home is not where you live - it's where you hope to get out alive.. . .From the Paperback edition.
The Dying
by Leslie HorvitzThe body of the man lay frozen in the Alaskan wilderness for nearly eighty years, encased in a thick layer of ice, until uncovered by a lone trapper. How could the trapper know that by excavating the corpse he might possibly doom the world? For within the frozen flesh lies a dormant danger waiting to be awakened, a highly contagious virus for which there is no known cure. As the epidemic and the panic spread across the globe, millions will die a terrible death, their blood thickened in their veins. And one scientist will struggle to solve the riddle of the plague, to unravel a medical mystery that threatens mankind ... and to uncover a conspiracy of greed, madness and murder.
Dying Breath: A Heart-Stopping Novel of Paranormal Romantic Suspense
by Heather GrahamBuried alive... As a teenager, Vickie Preston survived an attack by a serial killer. That was the first time she saw a ghost. Now the city of Boston is being terrorized-someone is kidnapping women and burying them alive, but cruelly leaving a glimmer of hope for the authorities by sending a clue about their location. Vickie is pulled into the investigation when her name is mentioned in one of the notes. And as a historian, she has the knowledge to help uncover the graves the killer known as the Undertaker is choosing. But she also has another, unique lead: the spirit of one of the victims is appearing to her in dreams. Special Agent Griffin Price is on the case for the Krewe of Hunters, the FBI's special unit for paranormal investigators. He feels particularly protective of Vickie, since their shared past is connected to the threat that currently surrounds them. With the killer accelerating his plans, time is running out for more victims hidden around the city. Vickie is becoming closer with Griffin, but she's getting too close to the danger, and every breath could be her last.
Dying Breath (Psychic Killer Ser. #1)
by Wendy Corsi StaubA SEASIDE RETREAT . . . It&’s summer on the Jersey Shore. Children play on the beach. Husbands are off working in the city. And the surf echoes in the night. Here, in this perfect place, a serial killer has no worries in the world—except choosing the next victim . . . HAS JUST BECOME . . . Cam Hastings has come to Long Beach Island with her teenage daughter and the hope that maybe she can save her failed marriage. Cam has never stopped loving her husband Mike nor has she been able to outrun her flaws and demons—a vanished mother, a lost sister, and the ugly visions she has of missing children . . . A KILLER&’S FAVORITE PLAYGROUND . . . Now, Cam is about to step over the edge. For once, she will act on one of her visions—and then face the consequences. For a killer has just struck again. And for Cam, and the people she loves most, fear has come home for good . . .
The Dying of the Light: A Novel
by Robert GoolrickA dramatic, passionate Southern gothic tale of a glamorous debutante who marries for money and suffers for love—perfect for fans of Dominick Dunne.It begins with a house and ends in ashes . . .Diana Cooke was “born with the century” and came of age just after World War I. The daughter of Virginia gentry, she knew early that, other than her famous beauty, her parents had only one asset: their stately house, Saratoga. Though they are land-rich, the Cookes do not have the means to sustain the estate. Without a wealthy husband, Diana will lose the mansion that has held her family together for five generations.The enigmatic Captain Copperton is a stranger in the ranks of Southern aristocracy with no pedigree but plenty of cash. Seeing the ravishing nineteen-year-old Diana for the first time, he’s determined to have her. Diana knows that marrying him would make the Cookes solvent and ensure that Saratoga will always be theirs. Yet Copperton is vulgar as well as cruel; while Diana covets his money, she cannot abide him. Carrying the weight of Saratoga and generations of Cookes on her shoulders, she ultimately succumbs to duty, sacrificing everything, including love.Luckily for Diana, fate intervenes. Her union with Copperton is brief and gives her a son she adores. But when her handsome, charming Ashton, now grown, returns to Saratoga with his college roommate, the real scandal and tragedy begins . . . Reveling in the secrets, mores, and society of twentieth-century genteel Southern life, The Dying of the Light is a romance, a melodrama, and a cautionary tale told with the grandeur and sweep of an epic Hollywood classic.
Dying to Live: Life Sentence (Dying to Live #2)
by Kim PaffenrothA lone survivor in a zombie-infested world, Jonah Caine wandered for months, struggling to understand the apocalypse in which he lives.Unable to find a moral or sane reason for the horror that surrounds him, he is overwhelmed by violence and insignificance. Then Jonah comes across a group of survivors living in a museum-turned-compound. They are led by Jack, an ever-practical and efficient military man; and Milton, a mysterious prophet who holds a strange power over the dead. Both share Jonah's anguish over the brutality of their world as well as his hope for its beauty. Together with others, they build a community that reestablishes an island of order and humanity surrounded by relentless ghouls. But this newfound peace is short-lived, as Jonah and his band of refugees clash with another group of survivors who remind them that the undead are not the only--nor the most grotesque--horrors they must face.
Dying to Meet You (43 Old Cemetery Road #1)
by Kate KliseThe author begins a clever series set in a Victorian mansion occupied by an irritable ghost, told in letters, drawings, newspaper articles, and even an occasional tombstone engraving.
Dying Words
by Shaun HutsonCan it be true that God demands a terrible price of those He has gifted with great creativity? Giacomo Cassano, little known mentor of Dante, thought so. He held other beliefs too - beliefs that the Church found so abhorrent they had Cassano blinded and his tongue cut out to silence him forever.Bestselling biographer Megan Hunter's new book about Cassano looks set to be as successful as her previous biographies of Caravaggio and Dante. As she embarks on a publicity tour, Megan finds her book attracting attention for the wrong reasons when her editor is found horrifically murdered. It is a classic locked-room mystery. The only pieces of evidence are the destroyed remains of Megan Hunter's Cassano biography and the latest blockbuster by horror writer John Paxton. But there is nothing to link the two authors. Nothing but another murder. And another.And a secret beyond the belief of even Cassano himself ...
Dying Words
by Shaun HutsonCan it be true that God demands a terrible price of those He has gifted with great creativity? Giacomo Cassano, little known mentor of Dante, thought so. He held other beliefs too - beliefs that the Church found so abhorrent they had Cassano blinded and his tongue cut out to silence him forever.Bestselling biographer Megan Hunter's new book about Cassano looks set to be as successful as her previous biographies of Caravaggio and Dante. As she embarks on a publicity tour, Megan finds her book attracting attention for the wrong reasons when her editor is found horrifically murdered. It is a classic locked-room mystery. The only pieces of evidence are the destroyed remains of Megan Hunter's Cassano biography and the latest blockbuster by horror writer John Paxton. But there is nothing to link the two authors. Nothing but another murder. And another.And a secret beyond the belief of even Cassano himself ...
È Notte su Whitby
by Maddalena Sabbatini Stella CoulsonLenore Lee non voleva niente più che fare nuove amicizie nella nuova città in cui si era trasferita, Whitby, e voleva solamente dimenticare i sogni disturbati che la tenevao sveglia di notte. Ma cosa scopre a Whitby? Probabilmente, qualcosa di ancora più disturbante dei suoi incubi. Incubi che avrebbero potuto essere la chiave alla sua sopravvivenza nel mondo nascosto del Soprannaturale.