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When Shelby reads a worrying letter from her best friend, Mary-Jo, she feels a sense of unease and makes her way back home. Soon, the discovery of a body in the river sends shockwaves through their peaceful community. Her lifelong visions are now plagued by blurriness and seemed to conceal a hidden truth. Who is the shadowy figure that never reveals themselves? What is preventing her from witnessing the events of that fateful day? Mary-Jo's boyfriend, Ricky, is the prime suspect in a murder case. Despite the accusations, she remains unconvinced by his guilt, citing the deep love and joy shared between Mary-Jo and him. Shelby's childhood nemesis, now the sheriff, is a constant reminder of the...
When her father's careless actions put Stella in danger, she has no choice but to take extreme measures to protect herself. Driven by her determination to give them a place to call home, she reluctantly pushes through the challenges of a job she hates. The way her workmates treat her creates a sense of isolation for Stella, always making her feel like she doesn't fit in. Trying to find a balance between the two and lead a normal life is an ongoing struggle. She becomes accustomed to living with their jibes and the horrors she endures at home. However, Stella remains steadfast in carrying her circumstances, driven by the hope that her dad will one day become the father she knows he can be. Wh...
A devastated king and queen must end the search for their lost child. From his turreted castle on a high hill, the king copes by playing his lament for the whole village to hear. People come from far and wide to witness his emotional performances on the pianoforte. Though the sound is profound for everyone, it’s magical for one young pauper. Jorge doesn’t just hear it, he sees the crochet, clefts, and minions as they fall from the sky. As he grows, so does the lure of the mystical music, which buries itself deep in his soul. Unable to resist any longer, Jorge and his betrothed make a trip to the palace to watch the king play. What he discovers there will change his life forever. This is a fairy tale to delight modern readers.
A woman is dead, and another is missing. The only person who can save her is Cassie. With no clues and time running out, her brother, Detective Newbold, desperately needs her help. He is counting on Cassie's clairvoyant and empathic abilities to locate Chantelle. When Chantelle's brother, Pedro, seeks out a psychic for help, he meets and falls for Cassie. Though he wants answers, neither Cassie nor Detective Newbold can give any, which complicates their relationship. To make matters worse, his overbearing mother adds further damage with her meddling. Meanwhile, the killer has been caught, but he refuses to talk. Now, it's up to Cassie to read the signs and rescue her lover's sister. Will she find the answers in time? -------- The Killer on the Heath is a 3rd place winner in the Bookfest 2022 Fall Awards.
The collected edition of the hit horror comic book that series by Rich Davis that changed all we thought we knew about DRACULA! Cult of Dracula is pure, unadulterated horror drawn from the nightmares of rising horror master, Rich Davis. It's witchy. It's wyrd. It's helter-skelter within a hippie cult dedicated to an ancient blood goddess. You may know Bram Stoker's genre-defining tale of terror by heart, but you have no idea where Cult of Dracula will take you!
The Twilight Zone meets H.R. Giger's Alien. One day your three cats disappear. The next day, your girlfriend. And you think something that's living in your basement killed them. A strange case lands on Lieutenant Flynn's desk, as he's assigned to investigate the disappearance of a couple and their three cats. It's as if they have vanished to thin air. A few years later, Detective Pete Alvarez investigates a gruesome death of an immigrant in the same house. Along with Detective Carter, they must uncover the truth behind the disappearance... but what they discover is evidence of something completely different. Do they dare go into the basement to confront it?
When runaway teenagers Don and Janet pull off a mountainside road for a few hours' rest, they don't expect to wake up 1000 years in the future. There, Earth is a desert planet where nomadic tribes are little more than slaves to the Ganu, the dominant ruling tribe. Dangers lie at every turn, but Janet and Don are soon befriended by one of the tribes that roams the small zone not contaminated by radiation. When Don is hailed as the prophesied savior of the small tribe, they must use all their cunning and resourcefulness to defeat a powerful, cruel enemy and save the lives of their new friends.
Why are strangers suddenly appearing in a sleepy North Carolina town? What do they have to do with widow Olivia Roberts? Why is her neighbor and friend Bill Horton so dead set against her traveling to Dallas, Texas? When she journeys from her North Carolina home to Dallas in search of answers to questions from November 22, 1963 she learns more than she ever expected. “View from the Sixth Floor-an Oswald Tale” is a story of “what-ifs”? What if the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963 was a conspiracy? What if accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was innocent? What if someone knew the truth and could prove it? What if someone you trusted turned out to be hiding a secret so big it could change history? This is a tale of friendship, love, political intrigue, and murder.
“A fascinating and frightening book” (Los Angeles Times)—the bestselling true story about a house possessed by evil spirits, haunted by psychic phenomena almost too terrible to describe. In December 1975, the Lutz family moved into their new home on suburban Long Island. George and Kathleen Lutz knew that, one year earlier, Ronald DeFeo had murdered his parents, brothers, and sisters in the house, but the property—complete with boathouse and swimming pool—and the price had been too good to pass up. Twenty-eight days later, the entire Lutz family fled in terror. This is the spellbinding, shocking true story that gripped the nation about an American dream that turned into a nightmare beyond imagining—“this book will scare the hell out of you” (Kansas City Star).
This exciting collection celebrates the richness and variety of the Spanish short story, from the nineteenth century to the present day. Featuring over fifty stories selected by revered translator Margaret Jull Costa, it blends old favourites and hidden gems - many of which have never before been translated into English - and introduces readers to surprising new voices as well as giants of Spanish literary culture, from Emilia Pardo Bazán and Leopoldo Alas, through Mercè Rodoreda and Manuel Rivas, to Ana Maria Matute and Javier Marías. Brimming with romance, horror, history, farce, strangeness and beauty, and showcasing alluring hairdressers, war defectors, vampiric mothers, and talismanic mandrake roots, the daring and entertaining assortment of tales in The Penguin Book of Spanish Short Stories will be a treasure trove for readers.