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  Between the Dead and the Deep...

  Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Dr...

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  Between the Dead and the Deep Blue Sea is a bone-chilling trio of early Lovecraft tales, which evoke cosmic horrors, creeping madness, and ancient unknowable forces. Strange events unfurl on storm-lashed coastlines, in crumbling villages, and in dream-like realms beyond the comprehension of mere mortals.. Brought to life by the spine-tingling narration of Dr. Jon Overton, each story lures the reader into unsettling encounters with the weird and uncanny... 
  An Introduction by Dr Jon Overton, sets these early works of Lovecraft in their historical context and analyses Lovecraft's key themes and his influence on the world of sci-fi, fantasy and horror writing. 
  The stories themselves: In The Terrible Old Man, petty criminals foolishly tempt fate when they meddle with a sinister sea captain who consorts with eldritch powers. The Cats of Ulthar unspools like a sinister fable, where cosmic justice claws from the shadows in terrible vengeance against those who are mean and cruel. Finally, Dagon drags readers down into abyssal horror as a stranded sailor discovers the remains of an ancient undersea civilization, and encounters a vast nightmarish entity, which leaves his sanity in tatters.. 
  Taken together, these three short stories exemplify Lovecraft’s signature themes: terror of the unknown, haunted relics, ancient stone carvings, and of course - vast and monstrous forces that burst through the thin veil of humanity's cherished "normality", and are utterly indifferent to their catastrophic impact on the feeble minds of those puny humans unlucky enough to behold them! 
  Fans of the Cthulhu Mythos, supernatural folklore, and uncanny events will find these tales irresistible..

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  The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge

  Arthur Conan Doyle

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  The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge by Arthur Conan Doyle is one of Sherlock Holmes’s most atmospheric and chilling mysteries. When a wealthy Englishman receives a cryptic note inviting him to a secluded country estate, he soon finds himself entangled in a bizarre web of murder, deception, and superstition. Called to investigate, Holmes and Dr. Watson uncover a case shrouded in fog and intrigue—where exotic rituals, dark secrets, and human cunning intertwine. Set against the eerie backdrop of a wisteria-covered lodge glowing in the night, this haunting detective tale blends gothic suspense with Conan Doyle’s trademark logic and deduction. Perfect for fans of classic mystery, psychological tension, and Victorian crime drama.

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  Maybe This Christmas

  Janet Dailey

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  Two heartwarming Christmas stories from beloved New York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey 
   
   
   
  Darling Jenny 
   
   
   
  Some Christmas vacation! An unexpected blizzard just stranded Jennifer Glenn in the heart of the mountains, and her boots aren't made for walking. But the Jeep's buried in a snowdrift and a lonely log cabin is the only shelter for miles around. Just her luck: there's only one bed. She's not about to share it with Logan Taylor, even though the handsome rancher swept her up in his arms and carried her over the threshold. He can just take the chair by the fire like a gentleman—if he is a gentleman—and he can just stop calling her darlin'. Or she'll never fall asleep!  
   
   
   
  Strange Bedfellow 
   
   
   
  Happy holidays were only a memory for Dina Chandler in the years after her husband's plane disappeared over the jungle. But the Christmas to come will be a celebration like no other . . . now that Blake has returned. His long ordeal has changed everything—except his passionate love for the woman who was once his wife. Winning her back will be the greatest challenge—and the greatest gift—of all.

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  Broad Daylight

  L.J. Rivers, Embla Storm

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  As a forgotten power returns, an age-old enemy awakens.  
  Bodyguard Camryn MacKay's life takes a dark turn when her latest assignment exposes her to Berlin's veiled magic and reveals a family secret. Her bloodline carries a power both coveted and feared by those who remember the horrors of the past.  
  Partnered with the alluring empath Leon, she must unravel the mystery of a vampire who walks in the daylight. While their search thrusts them into the heart of a supernatural battle, Camryn’s instinct to protect becomes a vulnerability, drawing perilous attention from the daylight walkers.  
  Camryn might be the key to stopping the impending conflict. But wielding this power could condemn her to a life on the run or destroy the very fabric of the magical world.  
  Embracing her legacy may save them all or end her lineage forever.  
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  The Veiled World Chronicles is an exciting urban fantasy series pulsating with magic, mystery, and impending danger. With its captivating combination of twisted intrigue, suspense, and slow-burn romance, fans of The Hollows series by Kim Harrison will find themselves enthralled until the very last page. 
  This is Book One in the Veiled World Chronicles.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - Men...

  Guy de Maupassant, Leo Tolstoy,...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  This decade is resplendent with literature and its many prodigiously talented authors who write on as varied a range of subjects as might be thought possible. Yet each is studded with careful literary precision and narrative verve.  It is a remarkable decade. 
   
  1 - The Top 10 - The 1880's - The Men - An Introduction 
  2 - The Horla by Guy de Maupassant 
  3 - How Much Land Does A Man Need by Leo Tolstoy 
  4 - The Body Snatcher by Robert Louis Stevenson 
  5 - The Lady with the Dog by Anton Chekhov 
  6 - The Withered Arm by Thomas Hardy 
  7 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde 
  8 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde 
  9 - A Horseman in the Sky by Ambrose Bierce 
  10 - The Phantom Rickshaw by Rudyard Kipling 
  11 - The Lady, or the Tiger by Frank Stockton 
  12 - The Signal by Vsevolod Garshin

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  Prove It

  Stephanie Hoyt

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  Despite being unanimously projected to go first overall in the upcoming NHL Draft, Noah Anderson wants nothing more than to get the Draft over with so he can escape his dad's unrelenting criticism and establish himself outside the rivalry he's never tried to fuel. 
   
   
   
  Alex Valencia can handle getting picked second after a guy touted as the next Gretzky—but he can't wrap his head around the fact that Noah is the one friend he can't make. 
   
   
   
  When the draft lottery all but guarantees they'll play for rival teams, Alex accidentally walks them right into a loser-buys dinner competition, ensuring their relationship remains a point of interest long after the season begins. 
   
   
   
  Opposites in so many ways, neither Alex nor Noah expect a relationship built on the begrudging acceptance of a challenge made on live television to become so deeply important to them. But as the line between chirping and flirting blurs, they both must decide how much they're willing to sacrifice to play in the NHL.

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