Publisher: BookRix
3 stories in this book are: THE BRONZE RINGPRINCE HYACINTH AND THE DEAR LITTLE PRINCESSEAST OF THE SUN AND WEST OF THE MOON with illustrations in this book
The party was supposed to be all in good fun . . . until a killer showed up uninvited. Halloween has been Ariana's favorite holiday since she was little, and this year is no different. As she plans a huge neighborhood bash, things take a drastic turn when her friend Bella shows up, scared for her life. Ariana and Damon never turn away someone in trouble, but this time it might put them in harm's way. They do their best to keep Bella hidden, but the unhinged murderer won't give up his search. And he's getting closer. Bella promised she would stay away from the Halloween party, but the festivities prove too much of a temptation. Surely nobody would recognize her if she wore a mask . . . Except the killer would know her anywhere, in any disguise. Will Ariana and Damon be able to protect their friend and save their own lives?Show book
Third time's a charm...until someone commits murder. With her sister back at the castle and the tea shop thriving, Wynona feels like her life is finally on track. The fact that a certain werewolf is hanging around an awful lot, only makes it all sweeter. Until her best friend, Primrose, while pretending to be a vampire, becomes a suspect in a murder investigation. Wynona's life is once again turned on its head as she navigates the world of Hex Haven's most passionate fangirls. The deeper she digs, the more confusing the evidence becomes, and the harder she must work to clear her friend's name. With her own magic completely out of control, a burgeoning relationship distracting her, and a police chief with an eternal grudge against her family...Wynona isn't quite sure how's she's going to pull this off. But for Primrose's sake, she has to try. Follow Wynona and her band of misfits as they navigate a city of magic, mystery and possible danger in this light-hearted, paranormal cozy mystery by Abigail Thornton.Show book
Book 6: Lovely Lethal Gardens Riches to rags. ... Controlling to chaos. ... But murder ... not this time! One night 10 years ago, 8-year-old Crystal, vanished from her bed in her parents’ house, the only clue a footprint in the flowerbed below the girl’s window. Now that footprint’s reappeared, this time at the scene of another crime, and Doreen is under strict orders not to stick her nose into Corporal Mack Moreau’s new investigation. But while Mack is busy with the new case, Doreen figures it can’t hurt if she just takes a quick look at the old one. Her house is empty, her antiques removed, and she has time on her hands. She’s finished working on Penny’s garden and needs a new project to keep her busy – and allow her to avoid the heavy work waiting in her own garden. And with the help of her assistants, Thaddeus the parrot, Goliath the Maine Coon, and Mugs the Basset, soon Doreen is busy navigating the world of pawn shops and blackmail as she looks for clues as to what happened to the girl stolen from her bedroom so many years ago. Surely, it’s not her fault when her case butts up against the new one – is it?Show book
Almost always when we think of Ghost Stories, we first think of those written by the Victorians. When you consider the depth of literary talent available over the extraordinary length of Queen Victoria’s reign, allied to the fascination with their all things spiritual on ‘the other side’, then perhaps it’s simply right place, right time. Whatever the reasons given or proffered the reality and known facts are that if you want a really good ghost story to bring that edge of chill, that foreboding of dread, that feeling that in an empty house we are not quite alone and that sometimes the sharp, sheer shock of what just happened is upon us then look no further than ‘The Victorian Ghost Story’ for your reading and listening pleasure. 01 - The Victorian Ghost Story - An Introduction - Volume 3 02 - The Story of the RipplingTrain by Mary Louisa Molesworth 03 - The Last of Squire Ennismore by Charlotte Riddell 04 - At the End of the Passage by Rudyard Kipling 05 - To Let by B M Croker.wav 06 - The Man of Science by Jerome K Jerome 05 - From The Dead by Edith Nesbit 08 - In the Séance Room by Lettice Galbraith 09 - Canon Alberic's Scrap-Book by M R James 10 - The Striding Place by Gertrude Atherton 11 - Jerry Bundler by W W Jacobs 12 - The Tomb of Sarah by F G Loring 13 - The Case of Vincent Pyrwhit by Barry PainShow book
Secrets from the past…and a child in peril.Sawyer Cantrell never expected to thwart a kidnapping, much less save the son of his ex-fiancée. Texas Ranger Mallory Foster is back in Cedar Hollow to clear her late brother’s name of murder, but someone is determined to stop her. Narrowly evading the gunmen on their trail, Sawyer insists on helping investigate the case that broke up their engagement. But when Mallory reveals that Sawyer is her child’s father, the stakes grow even higher. With an unknown enemy willing to murder again to keep the past buried, can Sawyer and Mallory survive long enough to uncover the real killer?From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.Thunder Ridge JusticeShow book
Twice-Told Tales is a short story collection in two volumes by Nathaniel Hawthorne. The first was published in the spring of 1837, and the second in 1842. The stories had all been previously published in magazines and annuals, hence the name. Hawthorne was an American novelist, dark romantic, and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion. He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that town. Hawthorne entered Bowdoin College in 1821 and graduated in 1825. He published his first work in 1828, the novel Fanshawe; he later tried to suppress it, feeling it was not equal to the standard of his later work.[He published several short stories in periodicals, which he collected in 1837 as Twice-Told Tales. The following year, he became engaged to Sophia Peabody. He worked at the Boston Custom House and joined Brook Farm, a transcendentalist community, before marrying Peabody in 1842. The couple moved to The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts, later moving to Salem, the Berkshires, then to The Wayside in Concord. The Scarlet Letter was published in 1850, followed by a succession of other novels. A political appointment as consul took Hawthorne and family to Europe before their return to Concord in 1860. Hawthorne died on May 19, 1864, and was survived by his wife and their three children.Show book
