Published by Head of Zeus Synopsis: 1906: A large manor house, Wake's End, sits on the edge of a bleak Fen, just outside the town of Wakenhyrst. It is the home of Edmund Stearn and his family – a historian, scholar and land-owner, he's an upstanding member of the local community. But all is not … Continue reading Wakenhyrst by Michele Paver
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The Siren and the Spectre by Jonathan Janz
Synopsis: When David Caine, a celebrated skeptic of the supernatural, is invited by an old friend to spend a month in “the most haunted house in Virginia,” he believes the case will be like any other. But the Alexander House is different. Built by a 1700s land baron to contain the madness and depravity … Continue reading The Siren and the Spectre by Jonathan Janz
Pauline West has kickstarted my Halloween
Synopsis: “The night I met Death, he thought he was just passing through.” The eerie, obsessive attraction between a restless woman and a dangerous traveler tips into madness. Terror with a twist, STALKER is a richly gothic tale to be read by candlelight. This book has been sat on my TBR for far too long, … Continue reading Pauline West has kickstarted my Halloween
Review: Seduced by a Stranger (Dark Gothic book 5) by Eve Silver
Synopsis: Destitute and desperate, Catherine Weston accepts the summons from her childhood friend Madeline St. Aubyn to attend her at Cairncroft Abbey, a place of secrets, lies and murder. Madeline's health is in a poor state and she is terrified of her cousin, Gabriel. But Gabriel has quite a different effect on Catherine, stirring … Continue reading Review: Seduced by a Stranger (Dark Gothic book 5) by Eve Silver
Review: Funeral Games by Colin Heintze
Synopsis: Ingerval is the Country of the Dead. Despised by the wider world, blighted by history, since the beginning of time it has honored one law: the Dead rule, and the Living submit. No one remembers why Ingerval nobles return as ghosts after their deaths. To enjoy a brief life of pleasure and plenty, followed … Continue reading Review: Funeral Games by Colin Heintze
Review: The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
Synopsis: If it had another name, I never knew, but the locals called it the Loney - that strange nowhere between the Wyre and the Lune where Hanny and I went every Easter time with Mummer, Farther, Mr and Mrs Belderboss and Father Wilfred, the parish priest. It was impossible to truly know the … Continue reading Review: The Loney by Andrew Michael Hurley
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Fiona Corrigan sometimes has difficulty discerning between the reality of stage and real life, especially when it comes to the attentions of her handsome co-star, the dark, brooding, Patrick Berenger. Before they can depart for Edinburgh for their next performance, Patrick and Fiona’s acting troupe are mysteriously summoned to a remote village in Scotland, … Continue reading Free on Kindle for this Weekend Only!
Review: Ghost Light by LeeAnne Hansen
5 Stars for a gothic ghost story