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A brand-new recording of the classic work, narrated by Holliday Grainger, star of The Borgias and The Capture. On a trip to the South of France, a shy young woman falls in love with Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him...

Mount Mellyn stood as proud and magnificent as she had envisioned. But what about its master—Connan TreMellyn? Was Martha Leigh's new employer as romantic as his name sounded? As she approached the mansion towering above the cliffs of Cornwall, an odd chill of apprehension overcame her. TreMellyn's young daugher proved as spoiled and difficult as the three governesses before Martha had discovered. But it was the girl's father whose arrogant demeanor unleashed unfamiliar sensations and turmoil—even as whispers of past tragedy and present danger begin to insinuate themselves into her life.

'This book is so spectacularly good' Goodreads review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking the romance found in cheap comic books and ignoring the activists protesting around the city. When her next-door neighbor, the...

From the diabolical mind of New York Times bestselling author J.T. Geissinger comes a scorching new enemies-to-lovers romance filled with explosive secrets, nail-biting, gothic suspense, and the dangerous lure of dark magic. This program features multicast narration and duet narration. You never...

A cursed man. A gifted musician. An obsession that won't let either escape. For generations, the men of the Willoughby family have married for money and paid for it in misery. Each loveless union has deepened the family's ruin, while the screams of a woman betrayed centuries ago echo through...

Kate agrees to an arranged marriage with the mysterious Thomas Westwood to save her family's estate, but not everyone welcomes her at Wishwood, her husband's crumbling manor. The family members talk about a curse, lights move through the ruins at night, and Kate's maid won't spend the night in the house. Thomas is hiding something from Kate as well, but as she grows closer to him, a series of accidents makes her suspect that someone is willing to kill to keep Wishwood's secrets buried in the past.

In the decaying grandeur of the schloss, Laura drowns in loneliness. But fate arrives with a carriage crash, delivering the enigmatic Carmilla to her doorstep. Their connection is instant, a wildfire scorching through the desolate halls. Stolen touches blossom into forbidden nights, and a hunger awakens within Laura – a hunger mirrored in Carmilla's gaze. As desire consumes them, a dark truth seeps through the cracks in their stolen paradise. A string of unexplained illnesses plagues the village's young women.

Maggie came with her sister Rebecca to Heather House to recover from the drowning deaths of their two husbands. They thought a few months in the country would be wonderful therapy. But the house seems to be haunted by the ghost of its one-time owner, Heather Lambert, who (it is said) waits in the tower room for the return of her errant husband. When Maggie discovers the portrait of Heather hidden in the cellar, the woman from the past seems to come alive for her.

For fans of Susan Meissner, Kristin Hannah, and Sarah Sundin. What if you were a blind woman hired to teach a young girl who is being pursued by a predator, the very predator who has connections with your own past? What if you were attracted to the brooding master of the house? How would you save those you had grown to love? What if Jane Eyre were blind and lived in the rural South during the Great Depression, World War II and the 1950's? This inverted story, inspired by a beloved classic, explores these questions and many more.

Does something wicked lurk within the ancient walls of Studborne Abbey? Find out in this Historical Romance duology! 'The Lady's Guide to Deception and Desire' Are the Duke of Studborne's motives for courting Rosamund all they seem? She must uncover the truth, and only one person in the abbey...

In this gothic stepbrother romance, Celia will uncover secrets about her mysterious employer, Thomas Bly, as well as her own family and everything she held to be true about her life. Will she be able to handle the truth, and, more importantly, will she be able to control the terrible passion it incites?

New York Times bestselling author Christina Dodd welcomes you to Gothic, California—the mysterious village with a foggy history… WELCOME TO THE PAST At the glittering heart of Hollywood’s golden era stands the regal Gothic Palace Theater—the pinnacle of thrilling shows, opulent décor...

Taking care of Auntie Cate should be an easy job until she finds something permanent, recent college graduate Emerson McGrath thinks, but she didn't bargain for the spooky, stone house in the middle of the wilds of Western Pennsylvania or its mysteries. A house that creaks and groans at every turn is the last thing she needs in her lifelong battle with crippling anxiety. Local Dr. Colin Strozik catches her eye with his kindness and strength, but can he be trusted?

A body found hanging from the ceiling fan in the tower room of the old manor house on Storm Island: For 19 years, Kate Pomeroy has suppressed that memory. A second-year resident in surgery, she thinks she has her life under control. But a curious conversation overheard while taking a catnap launches her on a descent into a world filled with nightmarish visions that cause her to doubt her own sanity. Sent to Storm Island to rest and recuperate from an apparent breakdown, Kate is forced to come to grips with memories of the summer her mother died as well as new terrors.

Meg Warren’s life in Edwardian London was turned upside-down when circumstances sent her back to the small Devonshire village where she had grown up. Pendarren still held many memories for her, some—like her childhood sweetheart, Adam Eden—were good. But others—such as her father’s mysterious suicide, and Stormview, the sinister house just outside the village that was almost permanently shrouded in mist—had haunted her for years. When Meg went to work at Stormview as governess to the new owner’s twin girls, she needed all her courage. For something was still not right about the house. Meg was determined to discover the secret of Stormview for herself … provided the powers of darkness didn’t get her first.

Agata flees from Verona to Venice with nothing but the clothes on her back. Accused of witchcraft, she prefers to risk the unknown than face the terrifying charge. Determined to secure her financial and social future, she aids the Veronese warlord Cangrande I della Scala in committing vile acts that will earn her a place in Hell. Although she is handsomely compensated, she wants more - and she'll do whatever it takes to get it.

Left widowed and in debt, Rosemary Shaw had no choice but to accept an invitation from an uncle she had never met to go and live at his Rhode Island mansion, Rosehaven. But from the minute she arrived, she found her life in danger. Only a chance meeting with the mysterious Will Hennessey offered any consolation. But even as they fell in love, the threats to Rosemary became ever more dangerous. Someone was prepared to go to any lengths to stop her from becoming the new mistress of Rosehaven. But who - and why?