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Romantic and Horrific Stories (2021) is a collection of short fiction by Bram Stoker. Although he is largely remembered as the author of Dracula (1897), one of the greatest horror novels of all time, Stoker was a versatile writer whose gift for transmitting terror is matched by his ability to craft convincing and moving tales of love. “The Crystal Cup,” first published in London Society in 1872, is the story of an artist who is forced to create a flawless crystal vase for the king. Having left his wife and home behind, he suffers under a series of constraints and grueling demands. “The Chain of Destiny” is a bestselling epistolary tale featuring hypnotism, magic, and supernatural elements that first appeared in The Shamrock in 1875. In Stoker’s 1898 tale “Bengal Roses,” A teenager from the country falls for a beautiful young woman, but soon discovers she loves an older cavalry officer. First published in Lloyd’s Weekly Newspaper in 1899, “A Yellow Duster” is the story of two old men whose lifelong friendship is threatened by a mysterious secret. Curious about a dust rag found in his friend’s display case, the story’s protagonist asks the collector of rare and priceless objects why he has preserved something so seemingly worthless. Other stories collected herein include “Our New House,” published in the Boston Herald in 1895, as well as “The Burial of the Rats” and “A Dream of Red Hands,” both of which appeared in Dracula’s Guest and Other Stories (1914). Romantic and Horrific Stories compiles a dozen works of short fiction by Bram Stoker, the secretive and vastly underrated creator of Dracula, one of history’s greatest villains. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Bram Stoker’s Romantic and Horrific Stories is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.
"I Can See Right Through You", by Kelly Link, is an off-kilter ghost story (or not) about an estranged couple who have remained friends long after they were originally paired in a vampire movie that made them famous. Now the demon lover searches out his former lover in Florida while she is in the middle of filming a tv episode about ghost hunting.
It stood over six feet tall and was the color of dried blood. It was absurdly reminiscent of some giant plucked bird, like an ostrich-but it had the head of a reptile. The partly opened mouth revealed rows of curved, pointed teeth. It was a walking impossibility-a creature that had died out sixty-five million years ago-but it was alive. And it wasn't the only one. In a sleepy rural town, one man's dream had become everyone else's nightmare-and dinosaurs once more roamed the earth. First published in 1984, six years before Michael Crichton's Jurassic Park, Harry Adam Knight's Carnosaur is a gory dinosaur-filled romp sure to delight fans of '80s paperback horror fiction.
Perry Palomino is not what you would call 'ordinary'. For one thing, there's her past which she likes to pretend never happened, and then there's the fact that she sees ghosts. Luckily for her, that all comes in handy when she stumbles across Dex Foray, an eccentric producer for an upcoming web­cast on ghost hunters. Even though the show's budget is non-existent and Dex himself is a maddening enigma, Perry is instantly drawn into a world that both threatens her life and seduces her with a sense of importance. Her uncle's haunted lighthouse provides the perfect catalyst and back­drop for a horrific mystery that unravels the threads of Perry's fragile sanity and causes her to fall for a man, who, like the most dangerous of ghosts, may not be all that he seems.
A romantic cabin getaway doesn't go exactly as planned. High up on the windswept cliffs of Pale Peak, Faye and Felix celebrate their new engagement. But soon, a chorus of ghastly noises erupts from the nearby woods: the screams of animals, the cries of children, and the mad babble of a hundred mournful voices. A dark figure looms near the windows in the dead of night, whispering to Faye. As the weather turns deadly, Felix discovers that his terrified fiancée isn't just mumbling in her sleep - she's whispering back. Originally a contest-winning story on reddit.com's horror community NoSleep, Stolen Tongues has received widespread acclaim and is now being adapted into a feature film.
It was her last chance:Amber Bierce had nothing left except her sister and two tickets on Earth's first colony-ship. She entered her Sleeper with a five-year contract and the promise of a better life, but awakened in wreckage on an unknown world. For the survivors, there is no rescue, no way home and no hope until they are found by Meoraq-a holy warrior more deadly than any hungering beast on this hostile new world...but whose eyes show a different sort of hunger when he looks at her.It was his last year of freedom:Uyane Meoraq is a Sword of Sheul, God's own instrument of judgment, victor of hundreds of trials, with a conqueror's rights over all men. Or at least he was until his father's death. Now, without divine intervention, he will be forced to assume stewardship over House Uyane and lose the life he has always known. At the legendary temple of Xi'Matezh, Meoraq hopes to find the deliverance he seeks, but the humans he encounters on his pilgrimage may prove too great a test even for him...especially the one called Amber, behind whose monstrous appearance burns a woman's heart unlike any he has ever known.From R. Lee Smith, author of Heat and Cottonwood, comes an epic new story of desire, darkness and the dawn that comes after The Last Hour of Gann.
An Amazon Charts bestseller. A double life with a single purpose: revenge. Jane's days at a Midwest insurance company are perfectly ordinary. She blends in well, unremarkably pretty in her floral-print dresses and extra efficient at her low-level job. She's just the kind of woman middle manager Steven Hepsworth likes--meek, insecure, and willing to defer to a man. No one has any idea who Jane really is. Least of all Steven. But plain Jane is hiding something. And Steven's bringing out the worst in her. Nothing can distract Jane from going straight for his heart: allowing herself to be seduced into Steven's bed, to insinuate herself into his career and his family, and to expose all his dirty secrets. It's time for Jane to dig out everything that matters to Steven. So she can take it all away. Just as he did to her.
Enjoy this bad-boy billionaire romance novel at a terrific discount. Three sexy short reads to tempt your senses! Bad Boys Short Stories Part 2 is a collection of 3 romance stories with an international cast of beautiful people, stunning locations, dark storylines, and hot, hot sensual romance! 1 - Opening Night: A Filthy Commitments Extra She was never supposed to get into my heart… It was supposed to be all business. Her body was mine to do with what I wanted. And how easily she gave that to me. The Dungeon of Decorum had finally opened and we put on our show. How was I to know jealousy and possessiveness would override my mind? But it did, and when it did, it changed everything … 2 - The Dom's Demons: A Vengeful Seduction Extra She says she loves me, but I know love doesn't exist … Isabel is trying to take my heart. Well, I'm not about to give it up to her or anyone. No matter how much I crave her gorgeous body and the way it succumbs to mine every time we're together. My blood runs rampant with darkness. If she doesn't stop trying to take my heart, Isabel will feel the fire of the demons that reside within me. No, Isabel will never win my love. I can't let her. I can't let her hurt herself by loving me. Lust compels me to have her luscious body, though—bend her to my will. Isabel should run, but she stays instead, tempting me with love and her ever-yielding body. Will the demons win? Will I hurt her beyond repair? Only God knows. 3 - Funhouse: A For Love & Torture Extra One sexy young thing, one funhouse, one hell of a Halloween night… All the young studs were after her, but I got her. Her voluptuous body was calling my name, so I had to do it. I had to take her off somewhere where no one knew either of us. Fulfilling a fantasy she invoked within me. Our bodies finally got all they'd craved, but what would it cost us? Our lives? Keywords: billionaire, bad boy, holiday, love books, marriage mistake, love stories, new adult, sweet romance, romantic novels, sexually romantic books, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, happily ever after.
Longing for a soul mate, Heather decides to put herself ‘out there’, leaving herself open and vulnerable. This is not always wise in a world where human beings and beasts co-exist; and knowing which is which isn’t always evident. In broad daylight ... close to home ... where she feels safe ... Heather may meet her soul mate, or her soul’s demise. This is a dark, paranormal short story from the author of TALES FROM THE BEAUMONT HOUSE.
Enjoy this bad-boy billionaire romance collection at a terrific discount. One Night in a Strange City (A His Hidden Love Extra) When Gracia Verdi meets the members of K-pop band, Midnight Snow, at her brother’s wedding, she is immediately attracted to the extroverted Chul, the flamboyant singer. When they hang out with her in New York City in the days following the wedding to do the tourist thing, Gracia realizes she has more in common with the quieter, eccentric Kyu, and as they spend time together, his kind and sensitive nature makes Gracia fall hard for him. But Kyu is too shy to tell Gracia how he really feels, and when a jealous Chul teases him, he goes missing. Wherever You Are (A Fire in the Blood Short Story) Nick Stavos gazed out of the window of his family’s private jet as it circled into its landing at the airport. He hadn’t been back to Greece for a few years now, and he hadn’t wanted to come this time… except he couldn’t not come. His dad, his beloved Papa, Georgiou, was dying. “Lung cancer, my boy,” Georgiou had told him in a gentle, upbeat tone. “Both lungs. Comes to us all.” This Feeling (An All of Me extra story) After widowhood and a disastrous, almost-fatal romance with a psychopath, coffeehouse owner Sarah Knowles has avoided romantic entanglements for the past few years, concentrating on herself and her business. While her best friend and co-owner Tiger Rose is away in Paris with her husband, Lazlo, Sarah advertises for temporary help for the coffeehouse and is surprised when a young gorgeous Korean-American man, Jae, applies for the job. Due to his experience, Sarah hires him and soon a mutual attraction begins to build between them—despite the fact that Sarah is a decade older. She resists the temptation to begin a romance with Jae but he soon makes it clear he is attracted to her. Keywords: billionaire, bad boy, love books, love stories, new adult, sweet romance, romantic novels, sexually romantic books, guaranteed HEA, no cliffhangers, happily ever after.