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The Vampire MaidIt was the exact kind of abode that I had been looking after for weeks, for I was in that condition of mind when absolute renunciation of society was a necessity. I had become diffident...

Hume Nisbet's 'The Land of the Hibiscus Blossom' takes readers on a captivating journey through the South Pacific, filled with vivid landscapes and exotic cultures. Set against the backdrop of colonialism...

The Swampers: A Romance of the Westralian Goldfields is a novel published in 1897. "My story is before you, sympathetic or hostile readers, and I trust it may interest you with all its faults. The characters...

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Vampires and werewolves have existed alongside humans since antiquity, or at least the tales of them. Reawaken the fear, the dread and the obsession with the creatures of the night with this meticulously...

'Tales of Vampires & Werewolves' is a meticulously curated anthology that emerges as a crucial intersection for the exploration of gothic horror and supernatural fiction. Spanning across centuries...

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Emma is a comic novel by Jane Austen, first published in December 1815, about the perils of misconstrued romance. The main character, Emma Woodhouse, is described in the opening paragraph as "handsome,...

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Kangaroo is an account of a visit to New South Wales by an English writer named Richard Lovat Somers, and his German wife Harriet, in the early 1920s. This appears to be semi-autobiographical, based on...

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The Great War is over. Gabriel Dan has been released from a POW camp in Russia and is making his way home to Austria. He comes to an industrial town in Poland and checks in at the once-grand Hotel Savoy,...

Little Women or, Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (1832–1888). Written and published in two parts in 1868 and 1869, the novel follows the lives of four sisters — Meg,...

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FROM THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE SIX TUDOR QUEENS SERIES.In a brand-new short story, Alison Weir reimagines a dark and dangerous moment in Tudor history.I wasn't supposed to know about...

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Rosie Redbrush, a travel agent working for Wanderlust Wishes travel agency, is someone who sells holidays but never takes them. At twenty-nine, she lives a quiet, comfortable life in the town she grew...

Nick Cutter, author of #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop, returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing friend and uncovering a shocking truth.On a sunny...

The Eldest Girl is a family drama spanning three generations. It moves between the 1960s with Tom, fresh off the boat from England who falls in love with the seemingly unattainable Ngahere, and 2010 where...

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Following the highly acclaimed Nocturnes and Night Music, Night & Day is filled with eerie surprises and dark delights.Night & Day takes us from the dusty shelves of an uncanny library filled...

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An old house turns out not to be as empty as its new owners supposed. A nobleman barters his soul for arcane knowledge. A stranger with a terrible curse looks for an unsuspecting victim to take her place....

From the author of The North Wind comes a darkly reimagined tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam Lin. Brielle of Thornbrook has dedicated...

Rick causes a car accident in the middle of Munich and nothing is the same afterwards. At first, no one believes him that his traffic light was green when he drove into the intersection without braking....

Alexis (24) is a young man with mild disabilities. Intelligent, but opinionated, passive and very introverted. During an ordinary December week, he is confronted with an avalanche of surprising experiences...

The astronomer falls off the flatbed truck, the falconer is afraid of a lion. Mona Lisa worries about red spots. Being "degenerate" hurts. The artworks themselves know best what it feels like to be systematically...

After the sudden death of her boyfriend, Vera would have been happy to spend the rest of her days curiously unnoticeable, washing bed sheets and cleaning toilets in present day Glastonbury. But when the...

A sinful prince. A determined reporter. A dangerous rivalry.Gabriel Axton -the Prince of Gluttony, self-proclaimed rake of rakes - lives for indulgence. But when a hunt takes a deadly turn, he realizes...

Perfect for fans of A Winter in New York by Josie Silver and Always in December by Emily Stone, Christmas at Reedy Falls is an opposites-attract, wholesome Christmas romance that will leave readers believing...

“One of the hottest horror authors on the planet” (Paste) and writer of the #HorrorBookTok sensation The Troop returns with a heart-pounding novel of terror about a young woman searching for her missing...

For readers of Nightbitch and We Ride Upon Sticks, this strange and sexy novel of queer love in a small town is an unsettling reminder that the horrors of modern life is a monster ready to possess us...

Growing up in Roath Park, Cardiff, John Richards never envisaged a career in the cut-throat corporate 'City' – London, the world-renowned hub of trading, retail and financial marketing. Spending his childhood...