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One family. One cursed house. One hundred years.A unique, ambitious, and witty gothic horror puzzle-box, exploring over a century of hauntings across a single house in the North of England. Perfect for fans of Andrew Michael Hurley and Catriona Ward.Delfling Hole, a small country cottage nestled in a dark, wet corner of the Peak District. Home to many. Grave to many more. You could say that it has seen better days, but thats not really true. Is it?1819.A young doctor arrives in a small village to help with a smallpox outbreak, but when his wife takes against an old friend of his who comes to stay at their house, he begins to believe she may be possessed.1946.A young girl takes part in a seance as her father lies dying upstairs, but as she and her siblings summon the ghosts of war, they realise they may have welcomed something terrible into their home.1987A tabloid newspaper, desperate to exploit a local story of a man living in a haunted house, takes things much too far, with devastating consequences.2023.After the death of her mother, Vee discovers that Delfing Hole has been left to her. But she doesnt want it. Who would? Returning to the house that served up so many nightmares to her as a child, she soon discovers that she may hold the key to stopping them once and for all.But after more than a century of horrors, is Delfing Hole ready to give up so easily?A searing and ambitious take on the haunted house novel, this is a wildly inventive debut about one working class family, haunted across generations, marking the arrival of an extraordinary new voice in horror.

Three sisters join the hunt for a stolen magical artefact in the start of this Gilded Age fantasy duology. Perfect for fans of heists, skullduggery and stolen kisses, and authors such as Nghi Vo and M. A. Carrick.Ottilie Rushforth hides from the mighty Sorcerers Guild as secretary to a has-been detective. She is Entwined threads of magic run beneath her skin, and the Guild would trap her in service.But Ottilie has a plan to escape the Guild forever with her estranged fiance, the enigmatic poet, soldier and smuggler Lewis Illing. All she must do is track down a mysterious artefact, claim the bounty, and leave the city forever. But Ottilies sisters Pretoria, a quick-witted sorceress and thief recently emerged from exile, and Madge, a guild mage to the core, appear to make equally unwelcome offers. A new life at the cost of everything she has ever wanted, or prestige and safety in a gilded cage.With her life on the line, Ottilie must track down the artifact in a city torn apart by prejudice and violence, and choose between the two sides of herself the fugitive and the Entwined.

A cozy, cottage-core Regency fantasy perfect for fans of Bridgerton and historical fantasy mash-ups like Sherlock Holmes & Count Dracula, from the New York Times best-selling author and celebrated Grandmaster of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.Elena, having lost her father, must rescue herself from her evil stepmother, a Master of Water, who has bespelled her brothers into swans. She is left without home or protection by her fathers villainous widow, who plans to regain her wealth by selling Elena to the highest bidder.Alone, Elena must not only find a way to save herself, but to reverse the spell that has transformed her brothers.The latest in Mercedes Lackeys Elemental Masters series is a stand-alone romantasy based on Hans Christian Andersons The Wild Swans.

You will marry one of the seven princes.And you will be the next queen.Its the duty you owe your family.Neah never asked for the crown, but as the kings daughter, her fate has already been sealed. Sent to the prestigious Venturi Academy, she isnt there to study magic like the other studentsshes there to choose a husband.Seven princes compete for her hand, each desperate to prove himself worthy of the throne. Every smile, every whispered promise is part of the game. And Neah knows she must play her role, no matter how heavy the weight of destiny feels.But then theres the eighth princethe one shes been forbidden to even speak to. Dangerous, untouchable, and off-limits. The one who tempts her to defy her father, her duty, and the crown itself.Choosing him could cost her everything.Not choosing him might break her heart.

In this brilliant sequel to The Clockwork Boys, old foes resurface, and Slate and Caliban are forced to deal with the echoes of their past choices.Slate and her crew have arrived in Anuket City, the city of artificial marvels where Clockwork Boys are created. But the secret of their existence is as mysterious as ever.Slate has a history in Anuket City, history which just wont leave her alone. And her increasing attraction to Caliban is driving her up the wall. Caliban is, of course, too noble to do anything about it.As Slates history in the city grows more entangled with their mission, the groups chances of survival seem to be getting ever slimmer. If theyre to stand a chance of destroying the Clockwork Boys, Slate must confront her past, and find a way to stop it from killing them all.

Six months after King Aslak wins the throne of Himlinge, treachery prowls the royal halls. Ruling with an iron fist, Aslak grows convinced assassins shadow his every step. His lover and confidante, Snehildseer, warrior, and chosen of the Nornsstruggles to ease his spiralling paranoia.But when her sworn enemy strikes with forbidden rune magic, Snehilds life begins to slip away. Only a cure hidden deep in the Nine Realms can save her soul.With death closing in, she rides into Niflheims storm-lashed wastes, where the great dragon Nihoggr coils in the shadows, and on to rain-swept Helheimthe land of the deadwhere an ancient goddess waits in judgment. It is there, in the gloom beyond the living world, that a whisper will rise a call that will change her fate forever.The much-awaited sequel to the epic Norse fantasy series, brimming with petty gods, Viking warriors, prophecy, courtly intrigue, and dark magic, The Call of Helheim is perfect for fans of A Song of Ice and Fire and The Witcher.

A thrilling and incredibly sexy new dark romantasy series from Sunday Times-bestselling author Elizabeth May, perfect for fans of Phantasma, Gild, and Quicksilver.A princess and a war-weary god met in the ashes of a broken city, forging a pact in blood and sacrifice.Now, centuries of fragile peace are on the brink of collapseBryony Devaliant was born to dieagain and again. In Vartena, royal blood is the currency of peace, with every monarch sacrificed and resurrected to appease the gods. But when rebellion stirs, the god-king sends his deadliest weapon to restore order: an immortal assassin known only as the Wolf.Evander has perfected the art of killing over centuriesuntil his latest target becomes the one person he cannot destroy. When forbidden desire burns between the assassin and the sacrificial princess, their connection threatens the fragile boundary between gods and mortals. And when that boundary shatters, empires crumble. Because when gods fall in love with mortals, mortals are always the ones to break.Inspired by Beauty and the Beast and Eros and Psyche, this dark, seductive tale is perfect for fans of Raven Kennedys Plated Prisoner series, with the wit and spice of Callie Harts Quicksilver. Packed with dark fairytale vibes, gothic romance, and tropes like enemies to lovers, forced proximity, death pacts, and villain-gets-the-girl, this is a story where love is as deadly as it is irresistible.

A richly atmospheric fantasy set across one day, as a ballet troupe of lost souls perform an ancient dance for the faerie realms, knowing they could be snatched away by their audience of faerie princes, imps and sprites at any moment.For fans of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, Caraval by Stephanie Garber, Pantomime by Laura Lam and The Queen of the Night by Alexander Chee.As dawn breaks on All Souls Day, the lingering mists part to unveil an unending vista of serried gravestones. Between them looms a theatre like a haunted house from a horror film and the sleek iron carapace of a steam train - the Pearl. On board are the cast, orchestra and crew of a travelling ballet company, performing a show called The Apple and the Pearl.Nine o clock in the morning and as he stumbles toward the restaurant car the lighting director, Zach, is introduced to a new recruit, Lara. "Have you ever worked in ballet before?" he asks her and quickly follows up with, "Have you had any contact with the supernatural?"Everyone from the principal ballerina to the first violinist, from the wardrobe mistress to the newest members of the corps de ballet does everything they can to get the show on stage and looking fantastic. But in the world of The Apple and The Pearl these artists also have to contend with the malevolent glamour of an audience of Fae creatures only too eager to snatch them away into the Otherworld.

Este aguardado segundo volume da coletânea Tênebra, organizada pelos pesquisadores Júlio França e Oscar Nestarez, dá sequência ao projeto de resgate de narrativas brasileiras de horror, agora se conc

A hilarious contemporary fantasy about a junior sales witch stuck in corporate hell, who has to evade devilish pacts and her kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying mum to save a (surprisingly hot) demon, and work out how to hit her quarterly target. From the New York Times-bestselling author of Dreadful and The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association.Morgan Blackwaters mother is a kickass, world-saving, demon-slaying Shadow Council wizard. As for Morgan? Morgans a junior salesperson at a tech startup that cant even decide what its product is. But with magic dyslexia and a disinclination to kick ass, Morgan is doing her best carving out a niche for herself in the mundane world.Leaving work late one night, she discovers her boss dead from the effort of summoning a demon to trade his soul in order to make his quarterly target. The disturbingly-attractive demon, Lucareoth (Luke for short), is trapped here until he finds someone to sell their soul. While trying to sneak Luke out of the building, Morgan runs into her infamous mother. Apparently, someone has been summoning demons and shes here to get to the bottom of it.Trying to protect Luke from her mother, Morgan gets sucked into the Infernal Plane and discovers hell really is a corporate nightmare. She only gets back home with a promise to deliver a human soul of her own. While her coworkers are really annoying, shes not willing to sacrifice their souls. The companys tech bro CEO, though, is another story.With Caitlin Rozakiss signature wit, STARTUP HELL is a contemporary fantasy that exposes the demonic nature of the corporate world.

In this witty fantasy horror from New York Times bestselling, Nebula and Hugo award-winning author T. Kingfisher, a young woman seeking a fresh start is confronted by ancient gods, malevolent supernatural forces, and eccentric neighbours in an isolated desert town.Perfect for fans of Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Chuck Tingle, and Rachel Harrison.When Selena travels to the remote desert town of Quartz Creek in search of her estranged Aunt Amelia, she is desperate and short of options. Fleeing an unhappy marriage, she has exactly twenty-seven dollars to her name, and her only friend in the world is her dog, Copper.On arrival, Selena learns Amelia is dead. But the inhabitants of Quartz Creek are only too happy to have a new resident. Out of money and ideas, Selena sees no harm staying in her aunts lovely house for a few weeks, tending to her garden and enjoying the strange, desolate beauty of the desert. The people are odd, but friendly, and eager to help Selena settle into her new home.But Quartz Creeks inhabitants share their town with others, old gods and spirits whose claim to the land long predates their human neighbours. Selena finds herself pursued by disturbing apparitions, visitations that come in the night and seem to want something from her.Aunt Amelia owed a debt. Now her god has come to collect.

The much-anticipated follow-up to word-of-mouth bestseller Bored Gay Werewolf - order now to get your copy with glow-in-the-dark ink!________________Brian, Nik and Darby - three friends practiced in fighting supernatural crime (when Brians not committing it as a werewolf once a month) - have been sent to London to try to track down a missing colleague.Prowling around the city, they stumble across a clairvoyancy smuggling ring. Whos kidnapping all the fortune tellers in Soho and why? And is it coincidence, fate or something more sinister that Maeve, a timid trans woman taking time out of her job to track down her birth mother, turns up on the gangs doorstep... and has the uncanny ability to know just whats going to happen next?____________________Readers love Tony Santorella and Bored Gay WerewolfA very compelling and funny novelI absolutely loved this cosy supernatural mysteryFeels like Buffy meets EuphoriaReally engaging charactersHilarious, witty and something different

Escolhas sob o luar - A lua pairava baixa no céu, lançando um brilho prateado sobre a pacata cidade de Willow Creek. Era o tipo de noite que agitava a alma, onde segredos dançavam na brisa e o ar crepitava com a promessa do extraordinario. Quando o relogio bateu meia-noite, o mundo pareceu prender a respiraço, a espera que algo magico acontecesse. No coraço da cidade, uma reunio curiosa estava a acontecer, uma que mudaria para sempre a vida dos presentes. Mal sabiam eles que esta noite estava destinada a transformaço, onde o amor e o sobrenatural se entrelaçariam da maneira mais encantadora. No mundo encantador de Moonlit Secrets, curar feridas ganha um significado totalmente novo. Imagine uma noite de luar, onde o brilho suave do astro prateado acima atua como um balsamo, acalmando as cicatrizes do coraço e da alma. Aqui, as feridas no so meramente fisicas; so marcas invisiveis deixadas pelo amor perdido, pela traiço ou por desejos no realizados.

Una novela sobre la fuerza de la magia chispeante y la pasión por los librosBelladonna Blackthorn no ha perdido su pizca mágica, pero tampoco la ha usado en mucho tiempo. Entre compaginar su trabajo en la libreria Lunar Books y ocultar su magia, la joven esta agotada. Pero, cuando su cumpleaños le trae una convocatoria del aquelarre y una prueba que examinara su valia como bruja, Belle se arriesga a perder su magia para siempre. Con todo el mes de octubre por delante, necesitara toda la ayuda que pueda conseguir para reavivar su chispa antes de que sea demasiado tarde.Con una familia encontrada, un toque de romance y un mensaje inspirador sobre el amor propio, una acogedora fantasia otoñal que te dejara hechizada.

Impulsionado por um súbito desejo de novidade, o Toupeira abandona sua toca e inicia uma vida idílica às margens de um rio, ao lado do leal Rato-dÁgua. A tranquilidade da dupla é abalada pelas paixõe

De um dos maiores nomes da fantasia americana, um clássico esquecido da fantasia emerge.“Peter S. Beagle ilumina o mundo com sua luz própria.”— URSULA K. LE GUIN“O melhor livro que já li. Você precis

The official novelization of the seminal horror movie. A group of strangers trapped in a farmhouse find themselves fending off a horde of flesh-eating ghouls as the unburied dead return to life, and seek human victims."Theyre coming to get you, Barbara."The classic film that changed cinema by redefining horror and zombies forever. George A. Romeros hit movie is reimagined in this novel by John Russo, the co-screenwriter of the beloved flick.While visiting their fathers grave, Barbara and Johnny see a man slowly approaching them. Grotesque and ghost-pale, the man kills Johnny. Barbara manages to flee to a nearby farmhouse, where six other strangers have gathered to escape an outbreak of the unburied dead returning to life and attacking the living. This ragtag group struggle to fend off the horde of flesh-eating ghouls. Will any of them make it out alive?

Wyl Thirsk is very young when he inherits the role as commander of the Morgravian army for a new king he detests. His first act is one of compassion to the accused witch Myrren, and this earns him her reward - but is it a gift or a curse?As war threatens from the north, the king deliberately sends Wyl on a perilous mission. But as Wyl discovers the true nature of Myrrens gift, he is confronted with an unimaginable choice.As the line between traitor and saviour becomes increasingly blurred, Wyl must navigate treacherous waters where the sinister new power he wields could either save or destroy him - and his entire country.

Amor proibido e enemies to lovers numa romantasy em que uma jovem tem de sobreviver a lobisomens impiedosos e a uma corte com uma política mortífera, para se vingar dos monstros que a destruíram. A Corte da Rainha dos Lobos tem poucas leis, e Vanessa Hart quebra-as todas.Depois de ser atacada por lobisomens, Vanessa perde tudo aquilo que conhece, incluindo a melhor amiga. Mordida e aprisionada, transforma-se na propria besta que a mutilou. Como alternativa a morte, ve-se obrigada a jurar a sua vida a Corte da Rainha dos Lobos.Decidida a vingar-se pela morte da amiga, Vanessa mergulha nas intrigas do Castelo Severi, com o coraço dividido entre o perfeito principe Sinclair e o misterioso Calix, cujo olhar esconde segredos obscuros.A Corte esta em guerra e ela pode ser apenas um peo neste jogo letal.Um romance deliciosamente sombrio e viciosamente sexy. Vais querer devorar esta estreia paranormal. Mas cuidado, este livro morde. - Stephanie Garber