Ancient Ghosts

The must-read exploration of the earliest human ghost stories from leading expert Irvine Finkel, author of The Ark Before Noah 'It's enthralling stuff, mixing the scholarly with the accessible and placing storytelling right at the heart of the human experience.' - History Revealed There are few...

Murder, magic, and mayhem on tap—Turk’s pub has seen better grand openings. Sera Grass is used to waltzing through life—literally. As the manager of the Crystal Ballroom, her world revolves around grace, rhythm, and the occasional ghostly audience. But when a body drops in the middle of her best friend Turk’s newly renovated pub, Sera finds herself in the spotlight of a much deadlier dance. With Turk looking guiltier by the pint, Sera dives headfirst into the mystery, determined to clear his name. Her tools? A ghost who loves to meddle, magical powers she’s still learning to ...

When Alexander the Great died at the age of 32, his empire stretched from the Adriatic Sea in the west all the way to modern-day India in the east. In an unusual compromise, his two heirs - a mentally damaged half brother, Philip III, and an infant son, Alexander IV, born after his death - were jointly granted the kingship. But six of Alexander's Macedonian generals, spurred by their own thirst for power and the legend that Alexander bequeathed his rule "to the strongest," fought to gain supremacy.  

2019 FIRST PLACE INDEPENDENT BOOK AWARDS WINNER FOR HORROR! 2019 SILVER IPPY AWARD FOR HORROR! 2018 FIRST PLACE EVVY AWARD WINNER FOR HORROR! TOP SHELF AWARD #1 FOR HORROR & PARANORMAL! Deep in the Louisiana bayou, an ancient mansion sits empty and abandoned. Callie Pilantro inherits the house and finds a mysterious child there who appears and disappears at will. Even the walls of the mansion hold long-forgotten secrets. Get your copy today! Follow Callie as she struggles to find the secrets of her house even as someone or something tries to stop her. It all ends one eerie night. Will it be...

The Castle Point Witch Series weaves the enchanting tale of Alexandra Heale, a hypnotherapist and closeted witch. With her friends they navigate the challenges of balancing everyday life with their extraordinary abilities in Castle Point. The series kicks off with Alexandra coming to terms with her witch heritage, learning to harness her powers with the help of her ghost mentor, Waldo Cress, and her familiar, a mischievous cat named Blackjack. Each book introduces a new supernatural mystery or threat, from ancient curses and mysterious artifacts to magical misadventures which Alexandra and ...

"Excellent writing, fabulous characters, and fascinating storylines!" -Ronnie Rennae Powerful Viking warriors come together with modern-day women in seven heart-stopping Time Travel Romances. Join the Viking Ancestors' Kin on sweeping adventures rich with Scandinavian history, intrigue, passion, epic battles, dragon shifters, Norse mythology, and so much more! 1400+ Pages. RISE OF A VIKING- Hearts will be tested and lives forever changed. Will a new Viking King rise up and keep his people safe? Or will his endless draw to a modern-day woman be his ultimate ruin? VENGEANCE OF A VIKING- One a...

An ancient site holds the key to unlocking the truth about the end of days. But Delaney McPhearson is in no condition to take on this particular challenge. With the world on the brink of collapse and the Chandler Group in disarray, Laney must stay one step ahead of the US government and uncover the truth behind a new global crisis. But as the clock ticks and chaos reigns, will Delaney have the strength to save humanity before it's too late? Or will the end of days mark the final downfall of mankind?

Magic, danger, and epic fantasy collide in this spellbinding first book of the Silent Archmage series, where an archmage seeking peace enrolls in a magic academy, only to be swept into a treacherous magical adventure. Syl, an archmage who tirelessly fought the monsters spilling from the magical...

Rome was not built in a day, but it has been blocking traffic ever since. Welcome to a city where emperors fought as gladiators, sacred chickens influenced military decisions, sewer covers judged liars, and anonymous statues insulted popes before social media made public humiliation convenient. Weird Rome Travel takes you beyond the standard ruins-and-gelato tour and into the stranger side of the Eternal City. Wander through the Colosseum and Roman Forum, descend beneath churches into forgotten temples, follow a papal escape passage to Castel Sant’Angelo, and meet the cats now ruling the ...

There's a legend in this valley about a ghostly horseman that rides by night. There are many such legends and for schoolteacher Ichabod Crane the darkness of night holds a special fascination...and fear. For often there is truth in stories, especially ghost stories. And one fated night, Ichabod Crane will discover that the horseman of the legend is indeed... headless!

What does it take to make a monster real? Not much. A beast hunted a French province for three years, and the king's own army could not bring it down. A tomb was opened, and the newspapers began counting the dead. Sixty seconds of film caught something walking out of the California woods - and no one has explained it since. These are the monsters, hauntings, and mysteries the world refused to give up: not because the proof was ever strong, but because the story was better than the truth, and the dark too tempting to leave alone. The second volume of The Greatest Hoaxes in History takes on ...

The perimeter was supposed to keep the nightmare contained. It failed. Deep in the Pacific Northwest, a federal quarantine zone surrounds the ruins of the Blackwater Ridge research facility. Deputy Cal Renner patrols the logging roads, enforcing a quiet isolation. He expects bored soldiers and restless locals. He does not expect to find a massive, unidentifiable kill cached twelve feet up in the canopy of an old growth cedar. Mara Keene survived the initial outbreak by fleeing into the timber. Now she carries the stolen data detailing the genetic resurrection program that started it all. ...

In this terrifyingly twisted thriller, a young couple discovers the horror held within their newly purchased dream house. "Action-packed horror ... Fans of Stephen King and Paul Tremblay will find this a satisfying escape into the woods." ―Kirkus Reviews “This is classic supernatural horror...

Uncover the Lost Kingdom That Nearly Conquered the Ancient World Deep in the mountains of western Turkey lie the ruins of a civilization that time forgot—until now. In Ghosts of Arzawa, archaeologist R. Jay Driskill resurrects one of the Bronze Age's most fascinating and overlooked kingdoms, revealing a sophisticated empire that dared to challenge the mighty Hittites and corresponded as equals with the pharaohs of Egypt. The Kingdom History Almost Lost For over 3,000 years, Arzawa remained buried beneath layers of history, known only through fragmentary mentions in enemy archives. But ...

An award-winning novel from an international rising star – spanning ancient and modern China – in the dazzlingly inventive style of Susanna Clarke, David Mitchell, and Charles Yu Inspired by the vacant, uninhabited megacities of China, Ghost Cities follows multiple narratives, including one...

The second thrilling installment in the epic Silent Archmage fantasy series unveils a tale of magic, war, and a kingdom on the brink of destruction. War is coming. The kingdom is not ready…but Syl is. Syl’s first semester at the Aurian Magical Institute has been more eventful than he hoped...

In a masterful epic of timeless mystery and ripped-from-the-headlines scientific intrigue, James Rollins, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sigma Force series, takes mankind to its endpoint, to a fate written in rock and ice in an event known as The Sixth Extinction A remote...

What if the dead never truly left us, just changed the way they speak? From the dawn of humanity to the age of artificial intelligence, one question has haunted us all: what happens when we die? Across civilizations and centuries, the belief in ghosts has remained unshakable, shifting its form but never its presence. When the Dead Refuse to Leave is a sweeping exploration of why we see, hear, and feel the dead, and what that says about what it means to be alive. Blending history, psychology, anthropology, and neuroscience, author Ethan Blackwood traces the evolution of ghost belief from ...

A year after her husband's sudden death, ceramic artist Tilda Fordwells finally moves into the secluded Welsh cottage that was to be their new home. She hopes that the tranquil surroundings will help ease her grief, and lessen her disturbing visions of Mat's death. Instead, the lake in the...

Stay Away - An amazingly original horror novel from Ike Hamill Every small town has secrets. Some secrets can kill. He’s always been there, the old gentleman in the funeral suit, hanging around the big oak tree. Even before the cemetery was dug, the natives knew about him. He was just as much a part of the landscape as the rocks or the river. If you ever needed anything, especially if it was a matter of life and death, you could find him and make a trade. He always trades fair. Everybody says so. Eric is about to trade without even realizing it. He isn’t tricked. It’s only a mistake. ...