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Their love is forbidden... by the color of their skin, their haunted pasts, and the dark secrets they both carry. Charles Moore, known as the notorious pirate Hatchet, has lived a life of danger and regret. His past is riddled with sins, and whispers of a curse cast by New Orleans’s legendary Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau, have haunted his family for years. Desperate for a way to lift the curse, Hatchet seeks out the mysterious Creole widow, Hope Leblonc. Hope is a woman who has been forced to live in the shadows. The oppressive Black Codes of New Orleans have stripped her of her freedoms, ...

What happens when a runaway bride meets a devilishly handsome stranger with a dangerous secret? Madalyn Russell was supposed to say “I do.” Instead, she left her fiancé at the altar and set sail alone on what was meant to be her honeymoon cruise. The catch? She forgot to cancel the newlywed package. Now, surrounded by couples and honeymooners, she’s stuck in a lovebird’s paradise... alone. But just when she’s ready to throw in the towel, she meets Royce, a mysterious and charming stranger with his own agenda. Royce offers a proposal too tempting to refuse: he’ll pose as ...

An ancient curse. A man desperate for redemption. And a witch who seeks vengeance. Victor Blackburn is living on borrowed time, cursed to die unless he can find a way to break the spell that haunts him. His only hope lies with Mercy Seymour, a witch who disappeared long ago—and the key to his survival may lie in the very woman he wronged. But Mercy isn’t looking for redemption. She wants revenge. She watched Victor commit a treacherous act, and she eagerly awaits the day his curse claims his life. However, fate has other plans. When Victor kidnaps Mercy and takes her to the foreboding ...

A curse that traps her in a web of impossible choices… Can love save her before time runs out? Ariana was cursed to live forever as a spider, but when she gifts the love goddess a dress spun from moonbeams, she earns the chance to trade her silk web for a silk dress. However, there’s a catch—she must fall in love before her magical spool of silk runs out. If she doesn’t, she’ll be condemned to an eternity in the grave instead of the web. Enter a dashing prince and his equally charming commander, both vying for her hand. Torn between the two, Ariana faces a heart-wrenching decision...

A mysterious inheritance. A haunted castle. And a dark romance that will unravel secrets long buried. Amelia Whitmore’s life is far from ideal. Struggling financially and desperate for a new start, she receives an unexpected summons that could change everything: an inheritance from a distant relative she barely knew, tied to the enigmatic and reclusive owner of Cadworth Castle, Lucien Blackwood. With little to lose, Amelia journeys to the foreboding castle, hoping for a fresh beginning—but instead, she steps into a world filled with shadowed secrets. Lucien, the brooding and mysterious ...

He has one chance to win her heart the second time around... Brett will do everything in his power to win Anna in a charity auction for a single night of pleasure. Beautiful, sexy, and seemingly immune to his charms, Anna was the only woman to refuse him in college, and the only one he wanted to claim. If he plays his hand right, one night will turn into two, two nights into three... Anna never counted on Brett attending her charity event. But for one blissful night, she will finally belong to him. Come morning, she will pledge herself to another man in return for the greatest gift she ...

As a bartender at the best club in town, Samantha knows she shouldn’t sleep with her billionaire boss. But Damon’s seductive ways are hard to ignore… A red-hot read! When I landed the best bartending job in downtown Chicago, the rules were as clear as the Grey Goose martini I mixed for him. Don’t sleep with the patrons. I had no problem with that. Money didn’t impress me. But Damon Baxter’s eyes did. Midnight blue, just like the name of his nightclub. The way they undressed me made me consider risking the most sought-after job in the service industry. Nailing the position had ...

Her death broke my heart, but her betrayal crushed my soul… Feared as the greatest warrior alive, I have never lost a battle, save the one that robbed the kingdom of Shroudhaven of their princess, and me of my one and only love. The queen who replaced her has turned against my brother and his unborn child, who is destined to end the queen’s rule and the curse of eternal winter. I lost the woman I loved. I won’t lose my brother, too. Only everything I thought I knew about the two people I loved most was shattered when I found Whitney alive and hiding from her duty… and from me. ...

She saved me from Death’s touch, and together we will destroy him… My men were slaughtered. My shoulder became a festering wound. My kingdom embraced my enemy. Defeat is not in my nature, but if not for the healer in the forest, I would’ve succumbed to it. She restored my health, but only one thing will end my shame: to destroy the Deadly Knight. No one wants it more…except, perhaps, the gifted healer. Elaine would lay down her life to see his end, but when the moment comes, can I let her? Our vengeance unites us, but our stations keep us apart… I was born with little more than ...

❄️ A Dark Retelling of Beauty and the Beast – Where Death and Life Must Unite to End an Eternal Winter. She runs from me... But I will always find her. I am Death, a knight bound to the shadows, cursed to roam this world as a skeletal husk of the man I once was. I cannot be killed. I cannot feel warmth. And with my curse, the land has withered beneath an eternal winter. No mortal can touch me and live… Until Linora Beckett. She touched me and survived. Now, I must betray my queen, chase my temptress across the kingdom, and defend her from those who would see her destroyed. But ...

Blind, trapped, and surrounded by enemies, Grace must strike a dangerous bargain with 'The Devil'—one that could cost her soul. England, 1880. After a violent childhood attack left her blind, Grace has honed her gift as a medium, using it to bring peace to restless spirits. But when she stumbles upon the body of a dead girl in the woods, Grace’s life takes a dark turn. With the threat of imprisonment in a cruel asylum, her only hope for freedom lies with Devlin, a notorious pirate with a dangerous reputation. But the price for his protection is steep—Grace must move into his haunted ...

A terrifying science experiment unleashes a phantasmal killer from beyond the grave. An ancient tome devours the minds of all who dare read its endless pages. And a donut-shop waitress discovers a sinister secret ingredient that keeps customers coming back for more....

Join the adventure through dystopian worlds, to outer planets and into a speculative future. Welcome to the Future Days Anthology. Seventeen authors imagine a future with thrilling tales, starships, unlikely heroes, and exotic aliens, all of which combine to make Future Days a must-listen sci-fi fantasy short story collection.

From Savage Realms Press comes a dark and twisted tome with over 400 pages of skin-crawling, spine-tingling horror that is sure to make you sleep with the lights on! This eclectic mix of the macabre and the maniacal features 27 tales of terror: A man purchases a painting by the notorious serial killer, John Wayne Gacy A night of seemingly harmless flirtation brings a woman much more than she bargained for A journalist's interview for a human-interest story quickly evolves into a living, breathing nightmare A man's dream of making contact with extraterrestrials has unforeseen consequences ...

Across a thousand battlefields and a million wars, there is always a question. What do you do when all the chips are on the table? Do you run? Try to find salvation in the arms of an easy peace? Or do you stand and fight? Send your enemies into whatever hole they crawled out of? On Deadly Ground has 10 stories handling that exact question. Each character faces the impossible in different ways, but all will be tested before the day is done. Can they earn a heroic victory amongst the endless eternity of space, or are they doomed to fall into obscurity?

Turns out my one-night stand is actually my best friend's wedding planner. He's hanging out in our small town for the next three months, meeting with my friends, negotiating deals, and oh, he's also the main suspect in my first police investigation - the case I must solve to become a detective. And the crux of it all? I'm falling head over heels for the guy. I've dreamed my whole life of this promotion. I thought I'd never find love. Now I'm afraid I might lose both.

A fantasy, science fiction, and horror anthology featuring seven short stories by well-received authors. They may scare you, thrill you, and capture your imagination. If you enjoy high-quality short stories that will excite you, then this is for you! E. R. Robin Dover’s “The Trees” (horror): In a remote desert region of southwestern New Mexico, centered along the Rio Grande, is an ancient grove of trees permeated with an evil that has always existed.

A grisly murder leaves a haunted estate without an heir, and a powerful medium scrambles to find answers from beyond the grave. Determined to escape the nightmarish memories of her childhood, heiress and psychic Maribeth Sommerset pursues the adventurous life of a psychic investigator, beginning with a murder, and the spirits who hover behind at the haunted Chateau Swansea.