Other books that might interest you

• 

  Big Book of Shorts

  Harmony Stalter

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  This compilation of short stories will take you through different worlds and scenarios. There are 40 different stories in this book. Each one is different, and some were inspired by each other. Everyday events inspired others. Some may cause you to never look at your friends, family, or coworkers the same again.

  Show book

• 

  The Past Is Present

  Kathleen Webb

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  After the untimely death of her mother and father, twenty-four year old Catherine Morgan leaves the Cambridge home where she has spent the better part of her life, to move to Cornwall. She takes a job as a teacher, working in an old rambling school which has been converted from a domestic home, perched high up on a hilltop, overlooking the beautiful Cornish coastline. Out of the blue a letter arrives from a bank in Switzerland, advising Catherine that she is the sole heir to a fortune of over thirty million dollars. With no living relatives, save for a great aunt in the USA, Catherine sets out to uncover the source of this staggering inheritance, and to unravel the mystery that lies behind it.  With the help of her great aunt, Catherine begins to dig deep into long forgotten family secrets. Strange dreams begin to plague her. She is haunted by the eerie feeling that someone from her family's past is trying to help her. Catherine must work to make sense of the past while defending herself, and her fortune, from someone in the present who will stop at nothing to secure the money for themselves. The Past is Present is the debut novel by Kathleen Webb.

  Show book

• 

  Tracked - A Mystery of the Sea

  C.N. Barham

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A short story from the British Library Tales of the Weird collection From the Depths. C.N. Barham served as a minister but was also an amateur hypnotist and in this short story, he explores how clairvoyance might be used to track lost ships at sea by regaling the story of Audacious, a brig which never reached its destination.

  Show book

• 

  Bullets & Blades

  Orlando A. Sanchez

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Sometimes magic doesn’t get the point across. Sometimes the point of a blade is required. 
  After unleashing the power of the neutralizer, Tristan finds himself without the ability to cast magic. Assured this is a temporary condition, Tristan and Simon decide it’s the perfect opportunity to take some much needed time off. 
  That is until a group of dark mages enters the city looking for Master Yat. Now the Montague & Strong Detective Agency must face and eliminate the threat. There’s only one problem. William Montague—Tristan’s lost brother is leading the mages. 
  Without magic, Tristan must face mages intent on killing his friend and teacher, find a way to restore his powers, and stop his brother from bringing a greater darkness to the city, dooming them all. 
  Sometimes the best answer isn’t a spell. Some situations can only be resolved with bullets and blades. 
  Join Montague & Strong in a thrilling adventure as they face off against dark mages, undead creatures, and a brother intent on a fatal family reunion!

  Show book

• 

  Angels Versus Demons Helping the...

  Nick Mikel

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Demons run homeless shelters?! 
  Rose is a sweet little angel. She loves rescuing kittens out of trees and helping old ladies cross the street. But she has a deep, dark secret that haunts her at night: Rose is absolutely terrified of demons. They killed her little sister. 
  Rose avoids demons like the plague. However, Jesus sends Rose on an undercover mission to Blackburn Charities. She is supposed to pose as a homeless woman. Jesus won’t tell her why. She reasons that helping the poor has nothing to do with demons, right? Right? 
  Wrong. Rose soon learns that demons are not just involved in the charity work, they control the whole organization! But why would demons help people? Are demons not so bad after all? 
  Rose is convinced something is off. Very off. The secret passages arouse her suspicions even more. The screams echoing from the basements confirm them. The more she investigates, the more she realizes that the charity is a clever front for the nightmares that lurk beneath it. 
  Demonic drones patrol the whole facility. The charity staff is full of monsters in disguise who watch her every move. The CEO is the most horrifying creature of all. Can Rose snatch the helpless humans from the demons’ claws before it’s too late?

  Show book

• 

  The Night of the Triffids

  Simon Clark

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A sequel to John Wyndham’s post-apocalyptic horror classic The Day of the Triffids: “An action-filled tale that captures the spirit of the original story” (Library Journal).  Winner of the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel   In The Day of the Triffids, Bill Masen escapes with his family to a colony on the Isle of Wight after a meteor shower blinds most of the human race and the deadly Triffid plants begin to take over the world.   Now the story continues, more than twenty-five years later, as pilot David Masen, Bill’s son, travels in search of an effective weapon against the Triffids. In New York City, he discovers a group of people who appear to be immune to the Triffids’ deadly poison. But all is not as it seems in this colony, and soon David must face a dangerous adversary from his family’s past . . .   “Brisk and engaging . . . This crafty continuation is elegant in its construction . . . A truly enjoyable voyage.” —Publishers Weekly

  Show book