Dark Stirs

Created as an homage to the 1980 classic horror anthology, Dark Forces, edited by Kirby McCauley, this collection contains 12 original novelettes showcasing today’s top horror talent. Dark Stars features all-new stories from award-winning authors and up-and-coming voices like Stephen Graham Jones, Priya Sharma, Usman T. Malik, Caroline Kepnes, and Alma Katsu, with seasoned author John F.D. Taff at the helm. An afterword from original Dark Forces contributor Ramsey Campbell is a poignant finale to this bone-chilling collection.

Dorothy finds herself completely alone. Roman is dead. The Chronology Protection Agency wants nothing to do with her. The Black Cirkus no longer trusts her. And Ash...Ash is gone. Dorothy has seen the evidence with her own eyes - she knows that she was the one who killed Ash. But she still has no idea how, when, or - most importantly - why. But the discovery of several missing pages from the professor’s journal drives a narrow sliver of hope into her heart. Without a ship, it should be impossible for Dorothy to travel through time.

Mira Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and pianist whose personal pain inspires her writing and lifestyle. She left the small town in Arkansas and moved to Nashville at the age of nineteen to pursue a music career. It didn’t take long for Mira to hit it big and become one of the most prominent recording artists who topped the charts in decades. Mira’s dark, haunting, and mysterious persona is the backbone of her fame and the essence of her allure. Millions of fans adore Mira worldwide, but her celebrity persona is just a mask she wears to hide from the horrible tragedy of her past...

Acclaimed author and historian Alan Furst has written several historical fiction novels, such as Blood of Victory and Kingdom of Shadows. In Dark Star, André Szara is a Polish journalist who becomes a spy for the Soviet Union in the late 1930s. Through Szara’s character, the beginnings of World War II are revealed.

"I believe there is another man inside every man, a stranger...." writes Wilfred Leland James in the early pages of the riveting confession that makes up "1922", the first in this pitch-black quartet of mesmerizing tales from Stephen King. For James, that stranger is awakened when his wife, Arlette, proposes selling off the family homestead and moving to Omaha, setting in motion a gruesome train of murder and madness.

Vivien Leigh was perhaps the most iconic actress of the 20th century. As Scarlett O’Hara and Blanche Du Bois she took on some of the most pivotal roles in cinema history. Yet she was also a talented theatre actress with West End and Broadway plaudits to her name. In this ground-breaking new biography, Alan Strachan provides a completely new full-life portrait of Leigh, covering both her professional and personal life.

Are you ready to become the woman he can’t let go of—the one who lingers in his mind long after you’ve left the room? In Volume 1, you learned the power of reclaiming control through toxic methods and stepping into your dark feminine essence. But Volume 2 goes beyond the games and toxicity—it’s about the true essence of seduction. This time, we’re diving deeper than ever before. You won’t just learn how to attract a man—you’ll understand how to make him fall, stay, and fear losing you. This book is about sustained power through the delicate balance of mystery, presence, ...

She woke up on a spaceship with magical powers and incredible abilities. Now, she must save the universe from falling into darkness. Elle thought her summer would be ordinary—until she wakes up on a spaceship with newfound magic and incredible physical abilities. Suddenly, the fate of the universe rests in her hands. A mysterious Darkness is spreading, consuming planets, including Elle's home. With her new powers, Elle joins a daring team on an interstellar quest to find ancient relics that could stop the Darkness.

Eluheed believed he was the only immortal on Earth, carrying the weight of a sacred duty—to protect and recover the sacred treasures buried beneath Mount Ararat. But when a catastrophic mistake lands him in the clutches of a Russian mobster and then sold to a mysterious warlord, Eluheed discovers he's not as alone as he thought. Now imprisoned on a remote island, forced to serve a ruthless master who is not fully human, Eluheed must use his shamanic skills to survive. In this luxurious cage filled with broken souls, he finds an unexpected ally—a female whose spirit refuses to be crushed.

Are you tired of being the nice girl? Sick of being the one who always ends up hurt? Welcome to the world of Dark Femininity, where power, control, and manipulation reign supreme. In this eBook, we will explore the depths of this provocative concept, delving into how women can tap into their masculine and feminine qualities to have power over men. Many women have fallen victim to the psychological games men play, leaving them feeling powerless and vulnerable. But it doesn't have to be that way. By tapping into the darker side of femininity, women can gain a new level of control over their ...

Almost halfway to our closest neighbor, Alpha Centauri, a planet-killer, in reality a system killer, arrived to invade the Oort cloud. Unlike all the other inhabitants of the cloud, all moving in response to known system gravitational influences, this one played by its own rules. It’s been over 70 years since our last visit with Buzz and Atticus. Now they and the team face a devastating situation and their only option to help save our entire system is to reach out to a friend in the past.

When an arcane artifact is stolen from the Order of the Midnight Sun, Shadow and Gabe are hired to track it down, pitting them against a new enemy. The search leads them across the country and tests their resources—and their faith in each other, as fey and Nephilim discover this world is as tricky as the life they left behind. Harlan, desperate to help, finds himself at war with JD, and suddenly alliances are under pressure. No longer able to trust the Orphic Guild, Harlan is faced with a dilemma that forces him to make choices he never envisaged.

The invasion begins! The survey starship Yellowjacket is no pushover, but when an alien force larger than any in living memory appears out of nowhere, she is overwhelmed and left for dead on a hostile world. It's a bad start to the day for Captain Brynn Jameson — and that's before he learns the architect of the invasion has a personal vendetta against him. Now, the resourceful crew must find a way to repair their crippled ship, gather allies, and get back in the fight — before there's no fight left to join. Note: The Stars Dark series is an homage to thrilling pulp sci-fi of yesteryear....

Isla Ren made a wish. She never expected the stars to answer… much less in the form of a naked, glowing, six-foot-eight alien male standing in a crater behind her lab. Caelen doesn’t remember how he fell—but the moment he sees her, he knows why. She called to him. She pulled him from the sky. And now, the energy between them is crackling, dangerous, and impossible to resist. With each touch, Isla’s world bends—until her wish becomes a bond, and the bond becomes a love that could rewrite the stars. Fated mates. Dream-walking sex. One wish that changes everything. Entangled with the...

For 53 years Serengeti drifted, dreaming in the depths of space. Fifty-three years of patient waiting before her Valkyrie Sisters arrive to retrieve her from the dark. A bittersweet homecoming follows, the Fleet Serengeti once knew now in shambles, its admiral, Cerberus, gone missing, leaving Brutus in charge. Brutus who's subsumed the Fleet, ignoring his duty to the Meridian Alliance to pursue a vendetta against the Dark Star Revolution.

The continuing adventures of the survey starship Yellowjacket after an alien force larger than any in living memory sweeps through the worlds of the Engel Empire. Note: The Stars Dark series is an homage to thrilling pulp sci-fi of yesteryear. If you're interested in hard science fiction look elsewhere. But if you're looking for action-packed adventures on strange worlds with even stranger aliens, this series is for you!

Fenella has finally found home in the village and Din's arms, but just as she's learning to trust in forever, duty calls them across the world. Armed with her growing psychometric abilities and backed by her newfound family, Fenella must help unravel a five-thousand-year-old mystery that could change everything.

Two people, ten years apart, both messed up from trauma and ruined for relationships. Rain tries to blackmail a superstar to save her ass from trouble she got into with her ex. The rock star in question, a 28 year old bassist with a drinking problem, doesn’t take too kindly to betrayal… After tying his new personal assistant to his bed and making some unhinged threats of his own, Mickey forces Rain into an alliance. Enemies thrown together in a gothic Southern mansion reach a compromise… keep each other satisfied, stay loyal — and never fall in love.

Anna Hart is a seasoned missing persons detective in San Francisco with far too much knowledge of the darkest side of human nature. When tragedy strikes her personal life, Anna, desperate and numb, flees to the Northern California village of Mendocino to grieve. She lived there as a child with her beloved foster parents, and now she believes it might be the only place left for her. Yet the day she arrives, she learns that a local teenage girl has gone missing.

River Waterborn is the daughter of a Representative. She was born to immense privilege and is cursed with immeasurable power. For the past eight years, she's been trying to atone for the Incident. No matter how many lives she saves or patients she heals, she'll never truly be able to escape the weight of her magic. One night, she loses two patients, and her control breaks. She runs from the hospital to seek the help of the only man she trusts: Nikhail Galebringer.