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  Witchteen Candles

  Christina Garner

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  Welcome to Hollywood Lakes, where the magic begins at midlife. 
   
   
   
  When Shay's longtime crush takes her to an '80s movie marathon to celebrate her forty-fifth birthday, she's sure nothing can spoil their romantic do-over. 
   
   
   
  But things get radical when the entire audience becomes trapped in an '80s mall—acting like teenagers and living out iconic scenes from their favorite films. Hormones and angst make for a disastrous first date, and Shay wonders whether Finn really is the one who got away . . . or if it's time to let him go once and for all. 
   
   
   
  When the movies end, so does their chance to escape. Will Shay get back to the future in time to blow out her birthday candles? And will Finn be there if she does? 
   
   
   
  Witchteen Candles is a blast from the past and a love letter to the '80s—with boomboxes, big hair, and an eternal flame.

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  The Gifts

  Liz Hyder

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  October 1840. A young woman staggers alone through a forest in the English countryside as a huge pair of impossible wings rip themselves from her shoulders. In London, rumors of a fallen angel cause a frenzy across the city, and a surgeon desperate for fame and fortune finds himself in the grips of a dangerous obsession, one that will place the women he seeks in the most terrible danger... The Gifts is an astonishing novel, a spellbinding tale told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth-century London. It explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society, and the dark danger of ambition.

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  Under a Watchful Eye

  Adam Nevill

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  Under a Watchful Eye is a supernatural thriller of cults and conspiracy from the award-winning author of The Ritual and Last Days, Adam Nevill.To be a victim without knowing the tormentor. To be despised without knowing the offence. To be seen by what nobody else can see.When the sudden appearance of a dark figure shatters his idyllic coastal life, he soon realizes that the murky past he thought he'd left behind has far from forgotten him. What's more unsettling is the strange atmosphere that engulfs him at every sighting, plunging his mind into a terrifying paranoia.Imprisoned by despair, Seb fears his stalker is not working alone, but rather is involved in a wider conspiracy that threatens everything he has worked for.There are doors in this world that open into unknown places. Places used by the worst kind of people to achieve their own ends. And once his investigation leads him to stray across the line and into mortal danger, Seb risks becoming another fatality in a long line of victims . . .‘Drip-feeding doses of horror to great effect, ramping up the tension to an edge-of-the-seat denouement. You don’t read an Adam Nevill horror novel: you live it’ – The Guardian

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  Miss Polly Had a Dolly - Emma...

  Willow Rose

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  Miss Polly had a dolly. A beautiful daughter that she called her Baby Doll. Every day she dressed her in dresses and brushed her hair before they went outside to show off to the neighbors. On the playground one day her Baby Doll talked to a boy, and for one unforgivable second, Miss Polly let herself be distracted by a woman telling her how adorable she thought her daughter was. When Miss Polly finally turned to look for her Baby Doll, she was gone. Many years later Emma Frost hears about the disappearance of the little girl and learns that she is not the only one to have gone missing from Fanoe Island back in the nineties. As she digs deeper into the story, she soon finds herself entangled in a web of strange and very disturbing events. Miss Polly had a Dolly is a spine-chilling Scandinavian mystery novel from the Internationally Bestselling author Willow Rose. It is the second novel in her bestselling Emma Frost-series and is followed by Run, run as fast as you can.

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  Nightingale House: A haunting...

  Steve Frech

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  ‘Wow!… Kept me up into the night. I couldn't put this book down!… Highly recommend!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  For fans of Stephen King, Mark Edwards and The Haunting of Hill House comes a dark tale of a mysterious house haunted by tragedy. 
  The Nightingale House is a new beginning for widower Daniel Price and his young daughter Caitlyn. After months of grief, this will be the place where they start their life as a family of two. 
  But something is wrong—Daniel can’t settle. There’s an odd, cold feeling in the master bedroom, and a mysterious dripping noise that seems to move from room to room. Whispers of I can’t sleep echo through the corridors, long into the night. 
  And then Daniel uncovers the chilling story of the family who lived in the house years before, of betrayal, tragedy, and murder. Could the Nightingale House be not the home Daniel dreamed of for his daughter—but a place that will bring their worst nightmares to life?Readers LOVE Nightingale House! 
  ‘Holy wow! This book was exciting, fun and scary all at the same time… Kept me up late reading to find out what happened.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Bone-chillingly good… Enthralling and just what I needed… Grab your copy!!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Omg what a book… Keeps you on your toes. Just another chapter is all I kept saying then all of a sudden the book was finished.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Wow, this was a really good read – I couldn't put it down!’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Amazing… My heart was racing waiting to see what would happen next.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘Oh man, it was just so spooky that at times I wanted to just turn on all the lights… Definitely worth it in the end because this book was GOOD.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  ‘A really creepy read… I couldn't read it at night, such is the quality of the writing.’ NetGalley reviewer, 5 stars 
  Previously published as The Nightingale House. This edition contains significant editorial revisions. 
  Steve Frech's Nightingale House is a riveting blend of the best elements of detective fiction and supernatural thrillers. The ghostly whispers, the eerie dripping noises, and the chilling history of the house all contribute to the psychological mystery that makes this book a top pick for any thriller enthusiast. 
  For fans of Leslie Wolfe (The Surgeon), James Hunt (Dear Death), Darcy Coates (Dead of Winter), Iliana Xander (Love, Mom), and Lucinda Berry (The Best of Friends).

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  Wuthering Heights

  Emily Brontë

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  "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Brontë is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story focuses on the intense and turbulent relationships among the residents of Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange, particularly highlighting the enigmatic figure of Heathcliff and his connection to Catherine Earnshaw. It explores themes of love, revenge, and the haunting consequences of past actions, all set against the backdrop of the desolate Yorkshire moors. 
  At the beginning of "Wuthering Heights," we meet Mr. Lockwood, who has recently rented a property at Thrushcross Grange. He decides to visit his reclusive landlord, Mr. Heathcliff, at Wuthering Heights. Lockwood's encounter with Heathcliff is filled with unease, revealing a hostile atmosphere marked by mistrust and discontent. The narrative then hints at Heathcliff’s complicated past as an orphan taken in by the Earnshaw family, setting the stage for an exploration of social hierarchies and emotional scars, which form the crux of the novel. 
  As Lockwood navigates his growing curiosity about these charged family dynamics, he inadvertently becomes entangled in the brooding past that shapes the present lives of the characters, particularly Heathcliff and Catherine.

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