Evil Forest

Once Upon a Time meets Game of Thrones in New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter’s magical, romantic dark fantasy series, in which the fairy tales we know and love are prophecies of the future. Welcome to the Forest of Good and Evil, where villains may be heroes and heroes may be...

“Smoothly plotted, deftly written, and thought provoking.”—San Diego Union-Tribune When P.I. Stuart Winter investigates the death of an environmental activist in a redwood forest, he encounters a radical ecocommune, a fundamentalist preacher, and a trio of marijuana moguls. "Highly competent mystery-mongering, generously stuffed with red-herrings, subplots, and woodsy background."—Kirkus Reviews “A well-written, excellently paced mystery.”—Rendezvous Reviews “The Forest Prime Evil is an excellent book...You’ll love the mystery.”—Macon Beacon “A fine second outing for...

"The way Jonas built up the atmosphere of menace to an all-encompassing evil is frightening and shocking. The magnitude, the scale of badness, blew me away." —Liz Nugent, author of Strange Sally Diamond. Nothing escapes. Not even time... Something is wrong in the deep woods of Oregon. Horribly, unnaturally wrong. For decades, people have vanished without a trace—tourists, locals, even law enforcement. The few bodies recovered are unrecognizable: aged decades in days. The government sealed the area with barbed wire and silence. No answers. No access. But when four strangers miss their ...

IN THE FOREST OF GOOD AND EVIL, STRENGTH IS WEAKNESS AND WEAKNESS IS STRENGH. IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHO THE SLIPPER FITS. Princess Ashleigh Charmaine-Anskelisa is the Glass Princess, ready to shatter with a whisper of wind. Born with a weak heart, the vulnerable beauty has no magical ability…or...

A remote Appalachian trail. A ranger investigating a missing hiker. A nest that was never meant to be found. Ranger Clay Rourke thinks he’s looking for a lost tourist. But when he finds a bizarre, silken cocoon, he realizes the truth is far worse. The woods are crawling with something ancient, intelligent, and insatiably hungry. Trapped in a remote valley with a small group of survivors, Clay must descend into the suffocating darkness of a subterranean lair to confront the grotesque matriarch of the swarm. It's a desperate, brutal fight for survival against a relentless horde of creatures...

Andy Davidson's epic horror novel about the spectacular decline of the Redfern family, haunted by an ancient evil. Nellie Gardner is looking for a way out of an abusive marriage when she learns that her long-lost grandfather, August Redfern, has willed her his turpentine estate. She throws...

Some boundaries weren’t meant to be crossed. Some kingdoms were never meant to be found. Lux Branson heads deep into the Himalayas in search of a missing billionaire’s daughter—last seen pursuing rumors of the elusive Yeti. But what begins as a simple rescue mission turns into a harrowing journey through avalanches, ancient ruins, and a secret world untouched by time. When Lux and her team stumble upon a hidden civilization high in the mountains, they realize the legends are true. The Yetis exist—and they have no reason to trust outsiders. Caught between hostile terrain, a powerful ...

He may have claimed her… But will she ever truly be his? Misty finally has the life she’s always dreamed of. As a Crescent Falls royal, she spent her childhood in fear—hiding during Gabriel’s brutal reign. But now, she’s free. Free to study at the elite Tarsian University. Free to live on her own terms. Free to pretend she’s just a normal college student with a boyfriend, a future… and no magical destiny pulling her strings. Until the voice in her head speaks again. Until it’s too late to run. In the blink of an eye, Misty is pulled into a web of ancient magic and deadly ...

Thirteen-year-old Montana MacCarthy feels a deep responsibility for every creature in Glen Helen Forest, especially the rare American Bald eagles nesting on Talus Trail. So, when the Glen director invites her and her friends from the Wesley Club to create a kid-friendly pamphlet about the forest’s wildlife for a summer project, they eagerly accept. Montana leads the group as they explore the forest, capturing sketches and photographs of its diverse inhabitants—bobcats, foxes, skunks, bats, and of course, the majestic eagles. But their project takes an unexpected turn when they stumble ...

Stolen by the King of Shadows. Bound by fate. Hunted by those who fear her. And Ella has only one chance to survive it all. Princess Ella has always known the truth—her magic makes her dangerous. To her family. To her kingdom. Maybe even to herself. So when her fated mate, King Ryatt, arrives to claim her, she agrees to go with him. Leaving is the only way to protect the ones she loves. But nothing about her journey goes as planned. When her best friend Hannah is nearly killed attempting to follow her through a magical portal, Ella delays her departure—and suddenly finds herself the ...

The Midnight Forest is a place where curses are cast... but also broken. If you love action-packed, character-driven medieval shapeshifer fairytales, you won't want to miss this enthralling collection, where every tale will leave you guessing right until the end. Amberflame Take a midnight walk with Willa to meet her lover. But keep an eye on the sky, or you might not make it home. Amélie A castle under siege. A magic amulet. Amélie is on her own. She knows that the enemy has come a long way and will take no prisoners. Artemis' Wings Cross the cursed lake with Artemis to face an evil ...

Fantasy/Fairy Tale M/M A/B/O shifters universe with mpreg mentioned, but not in-depth. Two alpha wolf guardians once protected the forest. Then the Snow Queen, accompanied by three boar shifters, fought and defeated the alpha guardians. They buried one guardian while the Snow Queen bewitched the second to be her Ice Warrior. Many years later, Blanc has been raised by dwarves outside of the forest, though he’s an omega werewolf. His best friend Robin is also an omega werewolf, who escaped the Snow Queen’s realm with his Grandma Rowena. They’ve been safe from the terror of the Snow ...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER “This work is important and astonishing, but it is also a riveting read.” —Louise Penny, author of A World of Curiosities and the Inspector Gamache novels Behind the Beautiful Forevers meets Under an Afghan Sky in this mesmerizing true story of the Nigerian girls...

Ash was an orphaned street urchin who grew up in the gutters of a desolate medieval city; his bitter youth spent picking pockets and snatching trinkets from the wealthy to survive. Over the years his art for stealth and sharpened skills had drawn the attention of the Thieves Guild who took him into their folds. Little did they know that the boy's tragic past would one day find itself woven within the treacherous schemes of a mysterious spider cult. As of late, a series of chilling murders have befallen several nobles within the privileged upper districts. Their gruesome deaths had appeared ...

A hardened alien hunter desperate to save her partner makes a sensual bargain with a dangerously attractive extraterrestrial with the power to save her friend in this first book of the sizzling Alien Huntress series. Mia Snow’s mission is to rid the world of evil, one alien at a time. In a...

Location: Outpost Station 9: Mission: Water Salvage: Log: 141C Tranquility was one of those out the way planets in a system far out of reach from the normal space lanes. Loners, dreamers ...whoever they were, chose to colonize this world. Thirty cycles ago something went terribly wrong. It was rumored their terraformer reactor went critical, and few escaped the chain reaction that clouded the atmosphere with a planet-wide sand storm. A decade of hard labor evaporated overnight. What wasn't buried under the ocean of sand was left to fry under the twin suns. Human explorers began to wander ...

A dragon's heart, shattered by betrayal. A child of prophecy, hidden in shadows. A world on the brink of destruction. Elira’s return ignites a fire I thought long extinguished. Her touch still electrifies me, even as her secrets cut deep. For seven years, I’ve lived with the pain of her betrayal. But she didn’t just leave me—she hid our daughter from me. One look at my child, and I’m undone. From the moment I meet her, I know I’ll fight for her until my last breath. The Shadowlord is hunting them, and the fate of the realms is at stake. Elira and I must work together to protect ...

An old house blemished with the putrid stench of past shame, an historic murder that was never satisfactorily solved, and a truth that is determined to show itself. Rob and his wife Julie are aware of their new house's unsavory past when they buy the property, but the place is a bargain that's too good to pass up. Located a short distance from the nearest town and in a prime position offering spectacular sea views, it's the perfect place for the couple to care for their foster children. However, it isn't long before the shadow of their new home's terrible past begins to taint their day-to-...

They wanted a weekend escape. The forest wanted something else. Jenna sought a quiet retreat in the dense woods of a remote state park, a break from the noise of the city. Her partner, Mark, saw it as another objective to conquer—a master of logistics in a world he believed he understood. But the ancient forest has its own rules. And it has a keeper. It begins with a strange orb of light on a photo, an anomaly Mark dismisses as a technical glitch. Then comes the sharp crack of a branch in the dead of night, followed by the soft thud of a pebble against their tent. Mark’s relentless ...

Professor Patricia's dreams of a satyr are disturbed when a constable calls upon the zoology professor to examine a Vampiric creature in the morgue. It leads to a scary confrontation that haunts Patricia as she departs on a research expedition into the enchanted forest, full of magic and danger, and mystical creatures. But she's bent on proving she can go alone without aid. Days later, Martin the satyr, who befriended Tarn and Beck in 'The Wizard's Spell-Book', recovers from his own trauma and betrayal by Shannon, his healer. When he hears of the professor wandering through the forest, ...