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  Wedding Bells and Deadly Spells

  Danielle Garrett

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  A drop of poison is all it takes to bring the biggest wedding of the season to its knees. 
   
  Anastasia Winters adheres to the adage that the show must go on, but when the groom of her latest wedding drops dead before “I do,” she’s left with no backup plan. 
   
  Things get even stickier when her friend and esteemed caterer, Francois, is named the top suspect. 
   
  Ana's loyalties are tested as the investigation turns into a vicious tug-of-war. She believes Francois is innocent, but holding the other side of the rope is the lead detective--her serious boyfriend--and the more she struggles, the more her own chance at happily ever after starts to unravel. 
   
  It’s up to Anastasia to find the killer, while gripping tightly to her relationships before they break and leave her with nothing.

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  The Jade Setter of Janloon

  Fonda Lee

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  Fonda Lee returns to the world of the Green Bone Saga with a new standalone novella.  
   
  The rapidly changing city of Janloon is ruled by jade, the rare and ancient substance that enhances the abilities and status of the trained Green Bone warriors who run the island’s powerful clans. 
   
  Pulo Oritono is not one of those warriors. He’s simply an apprentice jade setter with dreams of securing clan patronage and establishing a successful business. His hopes are dashed, however, when a priceless jade weapon is stolen from the shop where he works. 
   
  Now, Pulo has three days to hunt down the thief, find the jade, and return it to its rightful owner if he wants to save his future prospects, the people he cares about, and his very life. The desperate mission will lead Pulo to old vendettas, vast corruption, and questions about everything and everyone he thought he knew.

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  The Ebony Frame

  E. Nesbit

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  "The Ebony Frame" was first published in Longman's Magazine (1891) and later in "Grim Tales" (1893), a collection of E. Nesbit's romantic horror stories. A young man, who has come into possession of his deceased aunt's house, discovers a strange portrait of a beautiful woman. Could it be that he has met the subject of this bewitching image before?

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  The Open Door - An acclaimed...

  Margaret Oliphant

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  Margaret Oliphant Wilson was born on 4th April 1828 in East Lothian in Scotland but spent her childhood in Midlothian, Glasgow and Liverpool.   
   
  She wrote from a young age and in 1849 had her first novel about the Scottish Free Church movement, a cause her parents sympathized with, published.  Her next, ‘Caleb Field’, a couple of years later, led to a lifelong association with Blackwood Magazine to which she contributed more than a 100 articles and reviews. 
   
  In May 1852, she married her cousin, Frank Wilson Oliphant, an artist working in stained glass, and settled in Camden, London. Together they had six children but tragically three died in infancy.   
   
  Unfortunately, Frank developed tuberculosis and so they moved in January 1859 to Florence, and then south to Rome, where he died. Margaret was devastated and was left with the burden of supporting herself and their three children.  
   
  She returned to England and with her prolific literary work increased her commercial reputation and the size of her reading audience.  Margaret worked tirelessly to sustain her popularity with her supernatural tales and historical fiction. 
   
  Unfortunately, her family life continued to be fraught with tragedies due to the further death of her one remaining daughter, financial ruin for her alcoholic brother and unfulfilled ambitions for her two sons followed by their deaths in 1890 and 1894.  She had settled in Windsor near Eton where her sons had been educated in 1866 and was buried there following her death on 25th June, 1897. 
   
  Despite the short time she lived in Scotland, much of her writing displays strong connections in terms of settings, themes and its oral tradition.   
   
  Margaret was admired for her range of supernatural tales, which resonated with her fascination for the afterlife and given her own experience, provided a sense of comfort to those grieving.   
   
  In this story a family’s return from India to Scotland is soon brought to a state of tension when their fragile son experiences hallucinations.  The pursuit of the truth brings many consequences.

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  Greygallows

  Barbara Michaels

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  New York Times–Bestselling Author: In Victorian England, a bride arrives at her husband’s magnificent estate—but hope soon turns to horror . . .  
   
  Lucy Cartwright placed her life and future into the hands of the dashing Baron Clare, despite the rumors of his dark, unsavory past. Trusting his kind words and gentle manner, she agreed to be his wife and followed the enigmatic lord to Greygallows, his sprawling country estate. But mystery, deception, betrayal, and danger surround the magnificent manor. A ghostly secret charges the atmosphere, and terror reigns in its shadowed hallways. Lucy entered Greygallows willingly . . . and now she may never leave. 
   
  Praise for Barbara Michaels 
   
  “A favorite of suspense fans.” —Publishers Weekly 
   
  “This writer is ingenious.” —Kirkus Reviews 
   
  “A consummate storyteller.” —Mary Higgins Clark

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  Frankenstein

  Mary Shelley

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  This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice.  
  Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but obsessive young scientist, becomes consumed by the desire to unlock the secrets of life. Driven by curiosity and a thirst for knowledge, he dedicates himself to reanimating dead tissue, ultimately creating a living creature from assembled body parts. However, upon bringing his "monster" to life, Victor is overwhelmed by horror and guilt at the creature’s grotesque appearance. He abandons his creation, but the creature, rejected and alone, begins a tragic journey of suffering and vengeance. As the creature seeks acceptance and understanding, he inadvertently causes a series of devastating events, leading Victor to face the terrible consequences of his reckless pursuit of knowledge. Haunted by his creation and its destructive actions, Victor’s obsession transforms into a relentless quest for justice and redemption, revealing the dangers of unchecked scientific ambition and the profound responsibilities that come with playing God.

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