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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Drowning Kind comes a genre-defying novel, inspired by Mary Shelley’s masterpiece Frankenstein, that brilliantly explores the eerie mysteries of childhood and the evils perpetrated by the monsters among us. 1978: At her renowned treatment...

The New York Times bestselling author of Promise Not to Tell returns with a simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices, and the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters . . . sometimes too unbreakable. West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange...

A chilling ghost story with a twist: the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter People returns to the woods of Vermont to tell the story of a husband and wife who don't simply move into a haunted house--they build one.... In a quest for a simpler life, Helen and Nate have abandoned the...

On the surface, Ashford, Vermont, seems like a quaint New England college town, but to those who live among the shadowy remains of its abandoned mills and factories, and beneath its towering steel bridges, it's known as Burntown. Eva Sandeski, who goes by the name Necco on the street, has been...

“Don’t Breathe a Word is a haunting page-turner that kept me up, spine shivering and enthralled, way past my bedtime.” —Joshilyn Jackson, author of Gods in Alabama and Backseat Saints “Jennifer McMahon never flinches and never fails to surprise…as [she] weaves a young couple into a...

Helen y Nate abandonaron la ciudad con la esperanza de comenzar de nuevo en una apartada localidad de Vermont, su idea es formar un hogar en el bosque donde puedan alejarse del bullicio y el ajetreo citadino. En medio de aquel paisaje imponente las cosas parecen marchar bien hasta que descubren que ese hermoso lugar guarda un secreto perturbador y Helen, antigua profesora de historia, se obsesiona con la leyenda de Hattie Breckenridge, una mujer acusada de brujería que un siglo antes vivió y murió en ese sitio.

Thirty-four years ago, on October 31, poor Hannah Talbott took part in a scavenger hunt gone violently wrong. The mean girls made sure of it. To this day, for a haunted local mother, the most unsettling Halloween costume of all is an urban legend they call Hannah-Beast. It’s a reminder of the past she can’t forget. Especially tonight when it’s come back, so close to home.

The summer of 1985 changes Reggie’s life. An awkward thirteen-year-old, she finds herself mixed up with the school outcasts. That same summer, a serial killer called Neptune begins kidnapping women. He leaves their severed hands on the police department steps and, five days later, displays...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Children on the Hill, a psychological thriller “that delivers both chilling scares and genuine emotion” (Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author) about a woman who, after taking in her dying, alcoholic mother, begins to suspect...

In this “blisteringly suspenseful tale that will keep you up at night” (Wendy Webb, author of Daughters of the Lake), a woman returns to the old family home after her sister mysteriously drowns in its swimming ​pool…but she’s not the pool’s only victim. Be careful what you wish for...

A woman’s past and present collide with unexpected results in this hauntingly beautiful debut novel set in rural Vermont. Forty-one-year-old school nurse Kate Cypher has returned home to rural Vermont to care for her mother who’s afflicted with Alzheimer’s. On the night she arrives, a...

The latest novel from New York Times best-selling author Jennifer McMahon is an atmospheric, gripping, and suspenseful tale that probes the bond between sisters and the peril of keeping secrets. Once the thriving attraction of rural Vermont, the Tower Motel now stands in disrepair...

“An eerie and gripping tale of suspense….A triumph.” —Boston Globe The author of the New York Times bestseller Island of Lost Girls, Jennifer McMahon returns with Dismantled—a stunning and chilling thriller that further burnishes her reputation as, “One of the brightest new stars...

THEY DISCOVERED THE ABANDONED ASYLUM THINKING THEY'D FOUND AN URBAN ADVENTURE. INSTEAD, THEY UNLOCKED DARK SECRETS THAT COULD DESTROY THEM. 

 When Grace and Kaitlin deicide to explore the crumbling remains of Blackwood Asylum, they expect a night of harmless thrills. What they discover instead is a terrifying link between the asylum's dark past and their own forgotten lives. As the girls uncover the asylum's grisly history, they are drawn into a web of secrets that spans centuries. Visions of the past begin to invade their reality, blurring the lines between who they are and who they ...

When a rogue witch tries to find her way, she knows the autumn equinox is her time to rise—Bring on the season of the witch. Graduating from the supernatural academy at the bottom of her class forced Shaye to practice her own kind of magic, turning her already mixed-up world upside down. Having no mastery of her fire element and a tarnished reputation to boot, she’s left at a crossroads-- go rogue with her psychic abilities or challenge those who betrayed her and reclaim her true status. At first, proving herself at the Fire Festival trials was her primary focus, until being blindsided ...

Brynn Douglas always knew she was different. She just had no idea that it could lead to the most amazing year of her life. Being different was what got Brynn invited into the Urban Mystic Academy. What she hadn't realized was how challenging and dangerous it would be. But becoming a part of the supernatural coven leads Brynn on the adventure of a lifetime, filled with magic, psychics, time portals, and romantic intrigue. But the projects, those were what held the most excitement and the most danger. FIRST PROJECT: Explore Hell's Gates. The legend of Hell's Gates must be exposed by the ...

Re-release (same story, new cover) - book two in the best-selling Mystic Queen series. Heart-pounding , page-turning time travel adventure into Ireland's ancient past. When your dreams become reality, hidden secrets come to light. Cursed by haunting visions of the notorious pirate queen, Maeve must risk her life in a race against a soon-expiring ancient pact. Nineteen-year-old Maeve O’Malley returns to Ireland with the medieval relics that could prove her clan’s rights to the land and its treasures. If only she knew who to trust with the centuries-old secrets before time-honored Brehon ...

*Re-release of Bohermore (same story, new cover) - the first book in the bestselling Mystic Queen series of Irish legend, time travel adventure, and romance that has captured the hearts of teen and adult readers alike. Publisher’s Weekly says “readers will be clamoring for more.” Perfect for fans of Mystic Cove and the Outlander series, Bohermore and its sequels, Inish Clare, Rockfleet, and Ballycroy, are gripping tales of ancient legends transformed by courage, loyalty, and love. Readers will love the emotional depth of characters and the riveting action adventure, all woven with ...

Muitos acreditam que a pequena cidade de West Hall seja mal-assombrada. Ao longo de sua história, vários casos de pessoas desaparecidas foram registrados na região, mas nunca desvendados. Alguns moradores inclusive juram que o espírito de Sara Harrison Shea, encontrada morta em 1908, ainda vaga pelas ruas à noite.

*Re-release (same story, new cover) - Book 3 of the acclaimed Mystic Queen series. A riveting adventure traveling back through Maeve's origin story, revealing the mysteries behind her ancient visions. When your dreams become reality, waking up in the wrong time could be deadly. Cursed with the gift of second sight, Maeve travels through her haunting visions to medieval Ireland to discover mysterious secrets within her clan – secrets that could change her life forever. In this glimpse back through Maeve 's origin story, she must face her unseen enemies in a final attempt to protect her ...