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Ever since she first burst onto the scene in 1989 with the award-winning Sunglasses After Dark, Nancy A. Collins has been a distinctive voice in the Horror/Dark Fantasy genre. Best known for her female punk vampire/vampire slayer Sonja Blue, her style has encompassed everything from Southern Gothic to Urban Fantasy to Weird Western to Crime Noir. Her first collection in over 20 years, The Love of Monsters: A Strange Menagerie showcases a cornucopia of weird tales and spooky stories about Vampires, Werewolves, Zombies, Ghosts, Demons, Witches and more!

A trip to the grocery store changed my life. That's where I bumped into my "straight" coworker and good friend, Jake Perez. I decided to invite him to my book club night, not realizing the chain of events that invite would kick off. Immediately our chemistry became too explosive, making our friendship and work relationship complicated. That same night, a bloody package addressed to me lands on my doorstep. Falling for Jake was never in the plans—then again neither was being targeted by a dangerous stalker. This was going to be interesting.

If someone had told me that I'd find a haven among monsters, I'd have laughed in their face. But I've learned to expect the unexpected. Now, with the world's fate hanging in the balance, it's time to take a leap of faith. Faith in myself. It means leaving Shem, the watchers, and Bastian behind. It means walking into Michael's arms and trusting that he'll keep me alive long enough for me to complete my mission. Because the third relic piece is hidden in the enemy camp, and I'm the only one who can get to it.

Kyle has built his life around the creatures most people fear—But inside the shadowy lab where he works, admiration has twisted into obsession, and the boundaries between research and containment are starting to crack. When a breach unleashes something more dangerous than even Kyle imagined, he finds himself torn between loyalty to his creations and the safety of the only person who has ever seen past his walls—Kim, a fellow researcher suddenly caught in the crossfire.

This 7,100 word stand-alone tale of adventure, romance, and action was originally included in New York Times bestselling author Mike Stackpole's Chain Story Project. Each of the stories in the series begins with a scene set in The Wanderers' Club in London, where patrons take turns telling stories of their adventures and derring-do. Though the plots and characters of the various tales differ and each adventure is self-contained and independent, every story-teller starts out by referencing the story before his in some fashion before telling his own tale.

I would do anything for my ladies. ANYTHING. And when it turns out their enemies are threatening to end everything I and my new friends care about, I figure it's time to step up. Focusing on my powers and building alliances, we go to take on the hunters, enter the link to our worlds, and kick some major butt. I might just find love along the way.

When the ancient black altar atop the hill begins to stir with dark energy, Alice and Tom find themselves at the center of an unspeakable horror. In "Mark of the Monster," Jack Williamson weaves a gripping tale of love overshadowed by an ominous force that threatens to tear them apart. As they uncover the sinister history of the altar, they confront not only external dangers but also the haunting shadows of their own pasts. With each revelation, the line between love and fear blurs, leading them into a chilling mystery that tests their bond. As they delve deeper into the altar's dark secrets,...

A hilarious debut novel about a perfectly imperfect love story that will delight fans of Evvie Drake Starts Over. Even the smartest people can be stupid at love. When Stacey Lane writes a feminist take on Frankenstein, she never imagines it will catch the eye of unbelievably sexy Hollywood star...

Named a BOOK OF THE YEAR by The Times and Sunday Times, New Statesman, Spectator, Prospect, and New Yorker. ‘Undoubtedly Hoare’s masterpiece’ Olivia Laing ‘Queer in all senses of the word’ Neil Tennant ‘A life-changing book’ Robert Douglas Fairhurst, The Times ‘Fabulously...

Addio, Love Monster is a novel told in linked stories spanning generations on the “regular” yet remarkable Singer Street of fictional midcentury Mulberry Park, just outside of Chicago. Marrocco transports you fully into this small world where Signora Giuseppa, the “iron fist” of Singer Street, does everything it takes to keep her grown children very near her, no matter what

All three Love the Monster: New Breed stories in one book! "The New Breed", "Bred to the Beast", and "Virgin for the Beast"... "The New Breed": The fantasy series Love the Monster continues in the land across the sea from Mina. News spreads of the monster in Mina, but all councilors to Princess Rena's father, King Silas, scoff at the idea. What they don't realize is, the monster is much closer than they think, and has its sights set on the prize of the kingdom, the beautiful Princess Rena.

The Morgan brothers led a vicious syndicate in the streets of Oolytau for over twenty years. It all came crashing down when a legendary cleaner put one of those brothers in the ground and gave the other a grim ultimatum. With the empire he and his brother built in shambles, weary of the outlaw life and faced with the prospect of revenge against a nightmare no one could kill, Will Morgan chose exile. Carina said goodbye to her husband, knowing she might never see him again.

Seraphim has the superhuman ability to control his own brain. Or at least, he used to, before his government-mandated brain surgery. The surgery killed him, but life isn't over yet. He's just woken up, shivering and alone, in the rain-soaked alleyway of a city he doesn't recognize. Fiend is a childhood monster. Dreamed up by Seraphim's friend, Wish, he was imprisoned in Wish's subconscious until the birth of Wish City, a place for people with superhuman abilities to take refuge after death. Now Fiend is free - and in charge.

A human falls out of love with a vampire, gets changed, and falls in love with a werewolf.

When a monster ravages her city, their only hope is for Kayla, an innocent virgin, to give herself over to the beast. Kayla is a beautiful, inexperienced virgin, and the city's only hope. When a beast attacks her city, she is called upon by King Silas to offer up her maidenhood to the monster. She accepts, and laid out on a flower bed in the castle courtyard, waits for the beast to take her. This is the third and final chapter to the Love the Monster: New Breed series. It is a short, explicit fantasy erotica.

The Master's plan for Princess Rena is finally revealed. He wants to breed her to the beast. Taken by a strange man and a monster, Princess Rena finds herself falling deeper in love with the beast. However, she doesn't trust the strange man called The Master, who reveals that he needs her to be bred. Meanwhile, the last Sister of the Sworn Swords, Selene, is captured as the King's slave. She watches as the King dominates and uses his bed maidens, all the while, planning her escape so she can rescue Princess Rena.

Hollywood has thrilled—and titillated—audiences with tales of women who love monsters since King Kong and The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Our love affair with the ultimate “others” continued as we made the acquaintances of Barnabas Collins, Swamp Thing, the Vampire Lestat, Hellboy, and Shrek. It should come as no surprise that when ViceTV decided to do an episode on “Monsters Fantasies”, they came to Riverdale Avenue Books to interview some of those authors in an episode that aired in March 2018.

Crack an egg, hatch a demon! When Coral goes to pick up the remaining belongings her obnoxious ex-roommate Angelique left in their old flat, she inadvertently starts the mother of all shitstorms. How was Coral to know that she’d brought back Vazul —an insanely hot sex demon, with a sharp tongue and wicked wits? She should cast him out, but the thought of parting ways with her irreverent demon is unbearable.

It started with a girls’ trip. It ended with me in the arms of a monster. You’d think someone who’s been swimming in Lake Superior for over a decade would be safe going skinny dipping, right? Well, turns out, I can go a little overboard when I’m angry. And after my best friend and I get into a fight, I turn to the lake to let off some steam. I swam too far. Ended up stranded on a deserted island. And who should find me catching my breath on the beach but a hunky Viking warrior named Erik?

Love is a powerful emotion. In fantasy, it can turn monsters into men. Or men into monsters. Then again, maybe we're all just a little bit of both. The erotic and erotic horror stories featured in this collection depict love, hate, and sex, and all the many variations in between.