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They've shattered my mind, twisted my memories, and turned my world upside down. But the Crowne family isn't finished with me yet. Haunted by Gareth's death and trapped in their web of lies, I'm forced to keep playing their games. Caius Crowne is still cold, still ruthless—but now, he's my only ally in a fight against the monster behind it all. Every secret I uncover tightens the noose. Every truth pulls me deeper into a maze I can't escape. They want me broken, but I'm done being their pawn. I'll find the truth. I'll destroy their lies.

Trapped in a dead-end town and a dead-end life, Amy Nettle dreams of escaping her abusive father and starting over, somewhere far away. The arrival of a black envelope heralds just that, in a way she never could have imagined. Whisked away to the Saunders Academy, a Gothic manse in the heart of an eternal storm-tossed ocean, Amy is one of dozens of teenagers plucked from dozens of parallel Earths and selected for an education in witchcraft. It seems too good to be true... except. Except no one will tell them why they were chosen, or what happens after graduation.

As Autumn deepens into darkness in Lidingö, on the Stockholm archipelago, the island is plunged into chaos: in the space of a week, two teenagers, the son of the island's mayor and that of a powerful businessman, are brutally murdered. Their bodies are left deep in the forest, dressed in white tunics with crowns of candles atop their heads, like offerings to Saint Lucia. Maïa Rehn has fled Paris for Lidingö, where her husband has grown up, trying to come to terms with the death of their only daughter in a car accident...

Одинокий гробовщик, привыкший к тишине и печали, однажды оказывается в самом неожиданном обществе. Но кто его гости — соседи или… клиенты? Гробовщик — изящная готическая миниатюра, где за лёгкой усмешкой слышится звон колокольчика, а между строк сквозит нешуточная сатира.

One year ago, JT Rutherford and Steven Braun committed the unthinkable. Driven by arrogance and occult obsession, these Ivy League students murdered their friend David in a failed attempt to summon a demon for wealth and power. Now, haunted by David's vengeful spirit and consumed by guilt, they return to the decadent Gothic mansion in New Orleans where their nightmare began. Twelve strangers receive mysterious invitations to an anniversary dinner party at the abandoned estate. Each guest harbors their own dark connection to the mansion's blood-soaked history.

In a world where shadow magic corrupts all it touches, Seraphina is the deadliest blade of the Sisterhood—an ancient order sworn to hunt the darkness. When Lord Rivin Blackthorne’s shadow cult threatens to spill corruption beyond his decaying kingdom, Seraphina is sent with a weapon more intimate than steel. The Raven’s Kiss—a sacred venom that kills only at the height of pleasure and must be delivered by her lips alone. Posing as Lady Sera Ravencrest, she infiltrates Luridian's elite society, drawing ever closer to her target.

In the bustling atmosphere of a vibrant food festival, destiny intertwines the lives of two individuals. He, an adventurous soul with an insatiable appetite for life, and she, a mysterious and captivating presence, exuding an air of enigma. Yet, behind her radiant smile and infectious laughter, she harbors a secret that threatens to unravel their newfound happiness. The secret casts a shadow, slowly but surely, growing heavier upon her fragile conscience.

Angel Castillo ist der Teufel. Kaltblütig, bösartig und rücksichtslos. Mit seiner brutalen Welt will ich nichts zu tun haben. Eine Welt, in der er als König regiert und in der Ungehorsam den Tod bedeutet. Aber ich habe keine andere Wahl. Sein Angebot ist so kalt wie sein Herz: Werde seine Frau oder stirb. Ich versuche zu fliehen, aber seine Krallen haben sich bereits tief in mir vergraben. Es gibt keinen Ausweg. Ich hasse ihn dafür, dass er mich in diesem goldenen Gefängnis gefangen hält. Wohin ich auch gehe, er ist da. Beobachtet mich. Wartet. Warum denke ich dann immer nur an ihn?

There are too many secrets in the Paris Opera House and Christine Daaé knows them all, for her lover, Erik, the infamous Phantom of the Opera, is at their center.

Ein Urlaub in Südengland wird für Professor Zamorra und seine Partnerin Nicole Duval zum Albtraum. Während einer Sonnenfinsternis geraten sie in einen Zeitstrudel. Unvermittelt finden sie sich im Jahr 1925 wieder, auf dem herrschaftlichen Anwesen der resoluten Lady Eliza Fitzgibbon. Noch ehe sie einen Gedanken an die Rückkehr verschwenden können, geraten sie ins Visier einer Lamia - eines uralten, blutrünstigen Wesens aus der Mythologie, gegen das selbst Zamorras magisches Amulett machtlos ist.

The Revelations, a secluded cult, sits nestled in Idaho's Sawtooth mountains. Jovie, a young nun with limited access to the outside world, discovers hidden evils beyond the church— the truth about a historic nuclear war. Hybrid species, survivors, and false prophets fight to control the new world. After a handsome stranger seeks sanctuary within the abbey, they struggle to find freedom in the midst of a wasteland morality conflict. There's just one problem— she's a believer and he isn't.

I’m shackled to a monster, and the only way out is death. My arranged marriage to Adrik Volkov soon turns into a nightmare. Two months before our wedding date, he forces me down the aisle. Then, drags me to a club where he shoots my father dead in front of my eyes. The man I’m married to is a beast who will stop at nothing to get what he wants. And he wants the crown that rightfully belongs to my brother. I’m his claim, since we’re married, it gives him the right to lead the Estrada Cartel. If all of that isn’t bad enough, he wants to torture me, too.

Em uma viagem pela alta sociedade europeia, o jovem e inocente Aubrey conhece Lord Ruthven — um nobre enigmático, sedutor e dotado de um magnetismo sombrio. À medida que eventos inexplicáveis e mortes macabras se acumulam, Aubrey começa a suspeitar que Ruthven guarda um segredo terrível — algo muito além da compreensão humana. Porém, ao tentar desvendar a verdade, ele se vê preso em uma teia de horror e tragédia da qual talvez não consiga escapar.

Beneath war-torn Europe, a vampire cabal begins devouring history—rewriting the legacy of humankind’s greatest minds into immortal propaganda. Ink fades. Names vanish. But one time traveler refuses silence. He journeys through fractured time to summon four literary titans: Edgar Allan Poe, Mary Shelley, H. P. Lovecraft, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Together, they form a covenant to fight the vampiric apocalypse—not with swords, but with words. As stories unravel and alternate selves threaten to consume them, these authors must decide: Can memory survive when monsters control the pen?

Quando Percival Theodore Waldeck è costretto a tornare a Montfort, sa che sta per diventare lo studente più odiato del campus. La sua famiglia è sul lastrico. La sua reputazione è devastata. Come ultimo Waldeck rimasto in gioco, ha un unico obiettivo: riabilitare il suo cognome nel college di lusso che frequenta. L'unica speranza per riuscirci? Avere lei dalla sua parte.

He dared to take her from me. And I have to get her back before it’s too late. I will unleash the monster within. I’ll paint the walls red and burn the world down to reach her, no matter what it costs—even if she can’t love what I’ve become. In the end, I’ll become her nightmare to reclaim what's mine.

Anni dopo, anche grazie al ricordo di quello sguardo, lui decide di andare proprio in America, «assieme ai suoi morti», per tentare di scrivere il romanzo definitivo, quello che, ne è certo, sarà finalmente pubblicato. Laggiù, tra il cielo e l'acqua, lo scrittore incontrerà una vicenda più coinvolgente e pericolosa di qualsiasi romanzo abbia mai immaginato: una storia di erotismo e omicidio, di vivi che non sanno vivere e morti che non vogliono morire.

Vampire turned Runner, John Grissom, is a founding member of Bow Street's new clandestine investigative division, Odd Crimes. He finds himself witnessing an assassination attempt on the Foreign Secretary. He then discovers London's most notorious purveyor of stolen goods at the bottom of it.

Portia Hastings has spent her life rescuing her younger sister from one scrape or another. But this time, she has to step through time to do it, following Miranda from the 19th century to the 18th. Almost immediately, Portia is beset by highwaymen, which might be the most exciting thing to happen to her in a long time, even if she’d never admit it.

Delve into the enigmatic and thought-provoking world of "Eureka: A Prose Poem" by Edgar Allan Poe. This unique work combines elements of philosophy, science, and poetic prose to explore the mysteries of the universe and the nature of existence. Poe takes readers on a captivating journey through cosmic theories and metaphysical ponderings, presenting his own ideas about the origins of the universe and the interconnectedness of all things.