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¿Autumn is finally here! Cosy up with this sexy, sweet and spooky paranormal romance from Sunday Timesand New York Timesbestselling author B.K. Borison! ¿'The perfect romance' LAURIE GILMORE'Where do I sign up to have my soul audited by a hot Irish ghost?'¿¿¿¿¿'Good Spirits is an absolute knockout' HANNAH GRACE'Did I finished the book or did the book finish me?...I ATE IT UP'¿¿¿¿¿He's the Ghost of Christmas Past. But she's not exactly Scrooge...Nolan Callahan intends to spend this holiday season exactly like every other; haunting the terrible people of Annapolis in his aimless existence as the Ghost of Christmas Past.Harriet Yorkis a good person - or, at least, she tries to be. A people pleaser to her core, she always does what's expected of her.So, when Nolan is assigned the sweeter-than-candy-canes antique shop owner for his holiday haunting, neither of them have any idea why. To escape one another, Harriet and Nolan must unravel the threads that bind them together - all by Christmas Eve.Hand in hand, they uncover each other's pasts, but why is it that Nolan doesn't want to let go? And might Harriet be the key to giving the Ghost of Christmas Past ... a future?Featuring all your favourite tropes:¿Grumpy x Sunshine¿ Holiday romance magic¿ Touch starved immortal¿ Fated mates¿ Sexy little mustacheREADERS ARE SPELLBOUND BY GOOD SPIRITS'Like snuggling with a golden, shimmering sunset' TESSA BAILEY'Literally had me kicking my feet, screaming into a pillow and giggling throughout' ¿¿¿¿¿'Fresh, fun and original, B.K. Borison can do no wrong' LINDSEY KELK'My top romance pick for 2025! I'm so certain nothing will surpass this one!' ¿¿¿¿¿'A masterpiece...brimming with magic and whimsy' HANNAH BONAM-YOUNG'Utter perfection...endearing, heartbreaking, romantic' ¿¿¿¿¿'Heartachingly tender and decadently hot' CHLOE LIESE'Everything a romance should have...a love story that conquers all, spice that's spicing and banter that's bantering' ¿¿¿¿¿'The first festive read I've ever full-heartedly fallen in love with' ¿¿¿¿¿

'Saturated with violence, desire, and power. It's a book with blood on its lips, and I loved it completely.' ALIX E. HARROW<BR><BR>'This darkly gorgeous story is a lavish feast for fans of gothic horror. One of my top reads of the year!' SUNYI DEAN<BR><BR>'Alexis Henderson is one of the best Gothic writers out there.' HANNAH WHITTEN<BR><BR>'Dark academia stunner infused with Henderson's signature style - it's lush, atmospheric, imaginative and impossible to put down.' RACHEL HARRISON<BR><BR>'A modern-day Anne Rice, Henderson has a gift for creating a world engorged with desire and death.' THE NEW YORK TIMES<BR><BR>Lennon Carter's life is falling apart.Until she gets a mysterious phone call inviting her to sit the entrance exam for somewhere very few have heard of - Drayton College, a school of magic hidden in a secret pocket of Savannah.<BR><BR>Lennon has been chosen because - like everyone else at the school - she is special. She possesses the innate gift of persuasion: the ability to wield her will like a weapon and to use it to control others and, in rare cases, matter itself.<BR>After passing the gruelling exam, Lennon must now learn how to master this devastating power.<BR>While persuasion takes a heavy toll on her body and her mind, she is captivated by all that surrounds her - her studies, Drayton's lush, moss-draped campus, her brilliant classmates and, most of all, by Dante, the charismatic adviser who both intimidates and enamours her.<BR><BR>But as Lennon becomes more adept at wielding her uncanny abilities, she uncovers more about the unsettling history of Drayton and Dante's tragic and violent past, and is increasingly disturbed by what she finds.<BR><BR>For it seems that the ultimate test is to embrace absolute power without succumbing to corruption and darkness . . . and it's a test she's terrified she is going to fail.<BR>

From the internationally bestselling author of The Atlas Six, Masters of Death is a queer, page-turning fantasy bursting with Olivie Blake's signature sharp wit, stunning prose and unforgettable characters.<BR><BR>'Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent' - Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights<BR><BR>This book is about an estate agent. Only she's a vampire, the house on sale is haunted, and its ghost was murdered.<BR><BR>When Viola Marek hires Fox D'Mora to deal with a ghost-infested mansion, she expects a competent medium. But unbeknownst to Viola, Fox is not a medium at all. He's a fraud - and the godson of Death.<BR><BR>As the mystery of the mansion unfolds, Viola and Fox are drawn into an unlikely quest that neither wants nor expects. They'll need the help of a demonic personal trainer, a steadfast reaper, and an angel with her own secrets. It transpires that an inconvenient dead body and a lost love are intrinsically linked. Can this coalition of unwilling allies solve this conundrum and un-haunt a house - by winning a devious immortal game?<BR><BR>This edition features beautiful interior illustrations from Little Chmura.<BR><BR>'A meditation on romance and mortality, with the most satisfying ending imaginable' - SFX<BR><BR>Readers love Masters of Death:<BR><BR>'Olivie Blake has so easily become one of my favorite authors'<BR><BR>'I love the philosophy that always threads through Olivie Blake's books'<BR><BR>'Honestly? I'm speechless'<BR><BR>'Simply brilliant'<BR><BR>'I'm so sad I won't be able to read this for the first time again'<BR><BR>'Olivie Blake does it again!'

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A breathtaking classic of psychological suspense by the inventor of the detective novel, Wilkie Collins, with an afterword by writer, editor and playwright David Stuart Davies.<BR><BR>Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.<BR><BR>On a moonlit London night, art teacher Walter Hartwright meets a young woman - beautiful, terrified and dressed entirely white - alone on the street. Compelled to help this piteous creature, he finds himself caught up in a world of secrets, murder and madness, with an impossible mystery to solve. The odds seem stacked against him, but a sleuthing partnership with the brilliantly clever Marian Halcombe may be just enough to outwit their formidable nemesis - the menacing Count Fosco.

Tessa Taylor thought she left her past behind—until evil followed her home.<BR> <BR> <BR><BR>It begins as whispers across her mind, and a voice reminding her of a painful past. Then come the nightmares, blinding visions of bloodlust and vengeance. Now Tessa is in a fight for her own sanity as she desperately seeks answers to the madness consuming her.<BR> <BR>A trip back to where it all began reveals the terrifying truth—Savannah’s most haunted house harbors a wicked secret, one that Tessa can’t accept. But the more she fights the temptations leading her back to that dark place of her childhood, the faster she loses herself to an ancient, evil influence. After her fiancé and best friend join the fight to save her soul, Tessa finds she must escape the most horrifying of realities.<BR> <BR>A demon followed her home from that haunted house, and it has entered into a bid for her soul.<BR> <BR>

Includes the stories 'THE LONG WALK' and 'THE RUNNING MAN'.For years, readers wrote asking if Richard Bachman was really world-bestselling author Stephen King writing under another name. Now the secret is out - and so, brought together in one volume, are these three spellbinding stories of future shock and suspense.The Long Walk: A chilling look at the ultra-conservative America of the future where a gruelling 450-mile marathon is the ultimate sports competition.Roadwork: An immovable man refuses to surrender to the irresistible force of progress.The Running Man: TV's future-favourite game show, where contestants are hunted to death in the attempt to win a $1 billion jackpot.Publishers Note: Includes The Running Man which is also published as an individual book.

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'. HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.'The rain pattered dismally against the panes, and my candle was nearly burnt out, when, by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open...'Victor Frankenstein's monster is stitched together from the limbs of the dead, taken from 'the dissecting room and the slaughter-house'. The result is a grotesque being who, rejected by his maker and starved of human companionship, sets out on a journey to seek his revenge. In the most famous gothic horror story ever told, Shelley confronts the limitations of science, the nature of human cruelty and the pathway to forgiveness.Begun when Mary Shelley was only eighteen years old and published two years later, this chilling tale of a young scientist's desire to create life - and the consequences of that creation - still resonate today.

With an Introduction and Notes by Scott Brewster, University of Central Lancashire. Wilkie Collins is a master of mystery, and The Woman in White is his first excursion into the genre. When the hero, Walter Hartright, on a moonlit night in north London, encounters a solitary, terrified and beautiful woman dressed in white, he feels impelled to solve the mystery of her distress. The intricate plot is peopled with a finely characterised cast, from the peevish invalid Mr Fairlie to the corpulent villain Count Fosco and the enigmatic woman herself.

Frankenstein is the classic gothic horror novel which has thrilled and engrossed readers for two centuries. Written by Mary Shelley, it is a story which she intended would 'curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart.' The tale is a superb blend of science fiction, mystery and thriller. Victor Frankenstein driven by the mad dream of creating his own creature, experiments with alchemy and science to build a monster stitched together from dead remains. Once the creature becomes a living breathing articulate entity, it turns on its maker and the novel darkens into tragedy. The reader is very quickly swept along by the force of the elegant prose, the grotesque, surreal imagery, and the multi-layered themes in the novel. Although first published in 1818, Shelley's masterpiece still maintains a strong grip on the imagination and has been the inspiration for numerous horror movies, television and stage adaptations.

A dark, gothic slow-burn fantasy romance, Weavingshaw follows a young woman haunted by the ghosts of her past and the Saint of Silence who promises her greatest desire in return for her darkest secret...'Darkly romantic and completely absorbing' New York Times'One part sumptuous gothic mystery, another part all the yearning and coy wordplay of a Jane Austen novel' Shannon Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass¿¿¿¿¿'The yearning was unmatched'¿¿¿¿¿'This story completely consumed me''LEENA DIDN'T BELIEVE IN MONSTERS UNTIL SHE SAW WEAVINGSHAW.'The Saint of Silence trades coins for every sordid divulgence uttered to him. The darker the secret, the higher the price.Leena has a secret, one that has haunted her since she was seventeen - she can see the dead. When her brother falls ill, she knows what she must do: seek the Saint.But Leena's secret is more valuable to him that she could have imagined. To save her brother, she must make a deal with him to find the ghost he's searching for.All paths lead to Weavingshaw, a cursed estate on the moors. As Leena grows closer to the Saint, and is plunged into his world of danger, deceit and desire, she learns that he is hiding his own secrets - ones that have the power to destroy them all.*******'Gorgeous gothic fantasy steeped in atmosphere and filled with yearning' Ellis Hunter, author of Blood BoundA twisty gothic oozing with angst [...] with sharp haunted heroines and morally grey saints, Weavingshaw unfurls its shadows. I needed the next book yesterday!' Katie Wu, author of Madder LakeA searing, revolutionary gothic masterpiece with an exquisite slow burn romance' Nadia El-Fassi, author of Best Hex Ever

Kylie Lee Baker returns with another addictive, gory, horror PHENOMENON'A blood-soaked, masterful blend of horror and mystery' GUARDIAN'Blood-slicked, unsettling and immersive' DAILY MAIL'A lush, unnerving ghost story' NEW YORK TIMES'Brilliantly inventive. A must read - I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' MONIKA KIM'A haunted house horror with a samurai twist' IGN'Audacious, surreal . . . An exquisite expression of human pain held tight across centuries' LEIGH RADFORD2026Lee can't remember exactly where he hid the body, but he can remember the blood. Hiding out at his father's centuries-old home in Japan, Lee knows something is wrong with him, and he knows it has something to do with his mother's disappearance almost a decade ago.1877A female samurai, Sen, stalks the borders of her home to protect her family from slaughter after the abolition of the samurai class. She's not sure how they'll ever survive, not without her father, who has returned from war with a different soul behind his eyes.When Lee and Sen find one another through a door between their worlds, they're both looking for answers. But what they find in the creaking old house they share is beyond what either of them could imagine...PRAISE FOR THE NEWEST VOICE IN HORROR:'A profound reminder of the true horrors that lurk in the world' TORI BOVALINO'A serial killer mystery and a heartbreaking portrayal of grief' KIRSTY LOGAN'This book dug its claws into me and would not let go' LING LING HUANG'Body horror and female rage fiction combine in a powerful novel that will leave you quaking' ALMA KATSU'A poignant, searing portrait of the hostility and violence that plagued pandemic-era NYC' VERONICA G. HENRY

'Original, audacious. . . A must-read for lovers of history, magic and revenge' Erin KellyDISGRACED. BEHEADED. REVIVED . . .When Anne Boleyn wakes up after her execution she finds she is not yet ready for death. She has unfinished business with the king who had her murdered and is determined to secure her daughter, Elizabeth's, future. She escapes the tower, sews her head back on, and sets out on a quest for justice.But Anne's path will not run smoothly as she encounters the dangers of London and the countryside, and rumours start to swirl about sightings of her ghost. Luckily for her, she will find help from a chance meeting with fenlander Alice, who offers her the possibility of a different future.The Beheading Game takes you into the heart and mind of one of the most talked-about women of all time and finally gives her the chance to tell her side of the story.'Won me over with its inventiveness, its exuberance and a portrayal of Anne and Henry's marriage that is more nuanced than many a conventional telling' The Times'Magic, romance, revenge, and an utterly irresistible heroine - this book is an instant classic' Lev Grossman, author of The Bright Sword'Vulnerable, furious, triumphant and moving, I never wanted to let go of the deeply human Anne that Lehmann conjures' Kat Dunn, author of Hungerstone'A cracker of a novel - subtle, satisfying and irresistibly inventive' Mail on Sunday'Fabulous! A marvelously inventive and mythic reworking of the story of Anne Boleyn. I loved it' Kelly Link, author of The Book of Love

'One of the best horror books of the year.' Darcy Coates<BR><BR>'A stunning gothic and an exceptional debut.' Rachel Harrison<BR><BR>A young woman is drawn into a dangerous game after being invited to the mazelike home of her childhood friend, a rumoured witch, in this gothic horror set in 1986 Philippines.<BR><BR>Carigara, 1986. Josephine del Rosario is the town pariah, left destitute after her parents were assassinated, and destined to marry a man twice her age.<BR><BR>So when Hiraya Ranoco, an old friend, offers Josephine an escape, she can't say no. All she needs to do is spend one night in the Ranoco's home and play a children's game of hide and seek. If she wins, she can have anything she wants. Even, perhaps, Hiraya's heart.<BR><BR>But the manor is sprawling and nightmarish, crawling with insects and rotting from the inside out. The servants stand silently in corners and won't meet her eye. Worst of all, the house itself seems to want to trap Josephine. She must stay hidden until morning, but can she make it through the night?<BR><BR>'This spectacular story will hold you captive until dawn.' Kylie Lee Baker<BR><BR>'A pulse-pounding tale of family trauma, frayed friendship, and political oppression.' Nick Medina

BE AFRAID. MOTHER IS COMING.Wyatt Riggins, the boyfriend of rising Maine artist Zetta Nadeau, has gone missing, leaving behind a cell phone containing a single-word message: RUN. Private investigator Charlie Parker is hired to find out why Riggins has fled, and from whom. Parker discovers that Riggins, an ex-soldier, has been involved in the abduction of four children from Mexico: three girls and a boy, all belonging to the cartel boss Blas Urrea - except Urrea's family is safe and well in Mexico, which means the abductees cannot be his children. Yet whoever they are, Urrea wants them back, and has dispatched his agents to secure them, even if it means butchering everyone who stands in their way. One of those agents is Eugene Seeley, a clever, ruthless solver of other men's problems. The other is an unknown woman. Every child has a mother. Now Charlie Parker will face one unlike any other, and learn the terrifying truth about the Children of Eve.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK • As the Civil War looms, a young girl must face a life-altering decision after awakening her sister’s ghost in this “poignant story of love, family and friendship [that] celebrates the power of liberation” (People).<BR><BR>“An enrapturing tale of survival . . . Eckstine has poured a ton of heart into her characters.”—The Atlanta Journal-Constitution<BR><BR>“The richly textured prose quickly pulled me into [Junie’s] treacherous yet magical world.”—Charmaine Wilkerson, New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake<BR><BR>Sixteen years old and enslaved since she was born, Junie has spent her life on Bellereine Plantation in Alabama, cooking and cleaning alongside her family, and tending to the white master’s daughter, Violet. Her daydreams are filled with poetry and faraway worlds, while she spends her nights secretly roaming through the forest, consumed with grief over the sudden death of her older sister, Minnie.<BR><BR>When wealthy guests arrive from New Orleans, hinting at marriage for Violet and upending Junie’s life, she commits a desperate act—one that rouses Minnie’s spirit from the grave, tethered to this world unless Junie can free her. She enlists the aid of Caleb, the guests’ coachman, and their friendship soon becomes something more. Yet as long-held truths begin to crumble, she realizes Bellereine is harboring dark and horrifying secrets that can no longer be ignored.<BR><BR>With time ticking down, Junie begins to push against the harsh current that has controlled her entire life. As she grapples with an increasingly unfamiliar world in which she has little control, she is forced to ask herself: When we choose love and liberation, what must we leave behind?

A New Scientist best new science-fiction book🚀 'Truly un-put-downable in its purest sense' Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights🚀 'The ultimate haunted house story, in space' Alma Katsu, author of The Hunger🚀 'This story slides and slithers from creepy and atmospheric to skin-crawling, edge-of-your-seat terror' T. Kingfisher, author of The Hollow Places__________A GHOST SHIP. A SALVAGE CREW. UNSPEAKABLE HORRORS.Claire Kovalik is days away from being unemployed when her beacon repair crew picks up a strange distress signal. With nothing to lose and no desire to return to Earth, Claire and her team decide to investigate.What they find at the other end of the signal is a shock: the Aurora, a famous luxury space-liner that vanished on its maiden tour of the solar system more than twenty years ago. A salvage claim like this could set Claire and her crew up for life. But a quick trip through the Aurora reveals something isn't right.Whispers in the dark. Flickers of movement. Words scrawled in blood. Claire must fight to hold onto her sanity and find out what really happened on the Aurora, before she and her crew meet the same ghastly fate.__________🚀 Readers love Dead Silence 🚀🚀 'Eerie and sinister - I loved it!'🚀 'I couldn't put this book down'🚀 'Pages turn themselves'🚀 'Remarkable blend of horror, psychological tension and sci-fi'

Zwischen Liebe, Flüchen und einem Geist zum VerliebenLibby Lakoski hat zwei große Probleme: 1. Sie ist heimlich in ihren besten Freund Carter Coldwell verliebt. 2. Er heiratet eine andere. Doch dann taucht ein drittes Problem auf. Trip Coldwell ist Carters gut aussehender, kluger flirtender Cousin und zufällig auch ein Geist. Trip hat eine "unerledigte Angelegenheit": Er muss den Coldwell-Fluch, der auf den Männern der Familie liegt, brechen, und dafür braucht er Libbys Hilfe, die leider die Einzige ist, die ihn sehen kann. Libby soll nun dafür sorgen, dass die Hochzeit ihres besten Freundes stattfindet, dabei ist ihr Ziel eigentlich genau das Gegenteil. Während sie mit Trip durch New York streift, um nach weiteren Hinweisen zu suchen, um dem Fluch anderweitig zu entgehen, wächst die Anziehung zu ihm. Mit der Hochzeit im Nacken muss sie sich schließlich entscheiden: Bricht sie den Fluch oder kämpft sie für ihr eigenes Happy End?Dieses Buch verspricht eine fesselnde Lektüre für alle, die eine Mischung aus Romantik, Mystery und Übernatürlichem lieben!

Ever thought what would happen if the things you interact with in your everyday life posed as a source of terror?The water you look at every day, or the Uber ride you take to your favorite coffee shop or the elevator you take to your office ....what if they begin to haunt your lives?13 Haunting Stories presents 13 short tales portraying the simple parts of life as an inspiration for horror and paranormal experiences.This book will make you question with fear, even the things that have always seemed normal and reassuring.Dive into a journey of the scariest, horrifying episodes of terror and revisit your own life in a way you may have never imagined!Because the greatest horror lives within you!

**THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**<BR><BR>A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2026<BR><BR>'The first must-read book of the year' Vogue<BR>'Resonates deeply in our fractious, selfish age' Independent<BR>'One of America's most distinguished and original writers' Spectator<BR><BR>Order the latest book from the Booker Prize-winning author of Lincoln in the Bardo - a playful, wise, electric novel taking place at the bedside of an oil company CEO, in the twilight hours of his life, as he is ferried from this world into the next<BR><BR>What a lovely home I found myself plummeting toward. . . <BR><BR>Not for the first time - in fact, for the 343rd time - Jill 'Doll' Blaine finds herself crashing down to earth, head-first, rear-up, to accompany her latest charge into the afterlife. She soon realises however that this man is not quite like the others. <BR><BR>For powerful oil tycoon K.J. Boone will not be consoled, because he has nothing to regret. He lived a big, bold life, and the world is better for it. isn't it? <BR><BR>As death approaches, a cast of worldly and otherworldly visitors arrive. Crowds of people and animals - alive and dead - materialise, birds swarm the dying man's room, and associates from decades past show up, all clamouring for a reckoning. <BR><BR>In this electric novel brimming with explosive imagination, George Saunders confronts the biggest issues of our time with his trademark humour and warmth, spinning a tale that encompasses life and death, good and evil, and the inevitable question: who else could we be but exactly who we are?<BR><BR>Vigil was no. 10 in the Sunday Times Hardback Fiction chart and no. 1 in the New York Times Hardcover Fiction chart, w/e 1 February

*A TimesBest Book of the Year*From the author of The Ashes of London, comes a new historical mystery set in the last days of WWII'Ten out of ten' The Times'A grand piece of work - a triumph and one of Taylor's best' MICK HERRON'A wonderfully unique novel from the master of historical crime fiction. Beautiful, haunting, and quite brilliant' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON'As good as I'd expect from a master of the craft' VAL MCDERMID'A wonderful, subtle novel, set in a strange, enclosed world. Beautiful writing and a gloriously satisfying ending' ANN CLEEVES__________England, May 1945In the last days of World War II, Monkshill Park School for Girls stands far apart from the violence in Europe. Yet a woman has been murdered in its grounds.Annabel Warnock, a teacher with a secretive past, has disappeared. The teachers and girls whisper that she's run away, but in fact she has met a violent end.Replacement tutor and amateur crime writer Alec Shaw arrives to find a school riven with bitter rivalries and dangerous tensions. He begins to suspect there is a real-life mystery waiting to be solved... and these echoing halls hide a killer.