Showing results for "Stories" in Thriller & Suspense

When Gina Temple decides to go Christmas shopping for her girlfriend, Detective Sergeant Kate Brannon, in the Norfolk town of King's Lynn, it seems like an easy enough task. If only life were that simple. A split-second event, months in the planning, tips their safe world upside down.

Newly-minted Ghost Detective Jude Byrne finally has his life in order. He’s got a job he loves, friends he can count on, and a partner he actually likes. Jude’s only problem is the growing attraction between himself and his partner. When teenager Xavier Lewis tells them about a ghostly woman in white that he thinks is trying to kill him, Jude and Copeland are all in.

An artist struggles to hold on to her soul as she feverishly completes a deadly masterpiece. The death of a movie producer unleashes an ancient reel of film with a dark secret worth killing for. And a woman gets the scare of her life as strange intruders break into her home....

Vinnie Briggs is obsessed with his boss, Dan Livorno, even though the financial analyst is happily married. Dan's wife Ginny suffers from sthenolagnia, a compulsive obsession with muscles, which makes her husband obsessively jealous. Their mild obsessions pale in comparison to the desire for power and money that could get them all killed.Bill Barrington and Linda Lords are higher-ups at Dan and Vinnie's company. When Dan applies for a new position, Linda will do anything to get it for herself.

Growing up on a homophobic council estate in South Wales with an abusive veteran father made Jamie Taylor’s life intolerable. Her only release was feeding her obsession for rich kid Heather Gardner.

Lauren and Kelsey: married, a baby on the way, and now the new owners of the Hudson Valley house they’ve always admired. The timing couldn’t be better, and the leafy, secluded area couldn’t be more beautiful. Everything’s perfect—except for the older gentleman across the street, who seems to be keeping a very close watch on them. Welcome to the neighborhood.

From forgotten corners of the cosmos to a late-night road stop in the desert, Dark Spaces collects ten chilling tales of revelation and consequence—where the truth doesn’t set you free, it follows you home. Each tale is a descent into the unknowable, the forbidden, and the too-late.

Bad things are happening in the small town of Girdle, Montana. Fourteen year old Maxine Miller has been plagued by waking nightmares of shadow creatures since early childhood. Seven years on from a terrible family tragedy, while trying to make sense of it all in the aftermath, Max soon finds that the line between what's real and what's all in her head might not be so profound after all. With the help of her friends, she plunges into the ever thickening mystery of the shadow creatures, all the while uncovering truths that may have been better off left forgotten.

Originally published in the collection Twisted Tales of Halloween Horror: Carnival of Carnage (brought to you by the Sisterhood of the Black Pen), Carnival Prey is now available to listen to solo. Mamie has the perfect life. She gets to adventure with her partner, River, all around the world while entertaining the masses with their traveling carnival. Today is their one year anniversary and Mamie is CERTAIN that River is going to propose. But, instead of a ring, River pulls out a journal, encouraging Mamie to listen to it.

When a Gypsy promises Eva Mora a magic trinket if she will raise the Gypsy's son, Eva agrees. Not for the trinket, but because she had fallen in love with the baby boy. Eva has no concept of the trinket's power or what she may be called upon to do to ensure the boy's happiness and safety. When beautiful Nicole Windsor appears in Eva's life, the trinket takes on an entirely different meaning and significance.

Deep in the Lost Pines of Texas, Randy Joe Daniels’ dilapidated trailer is a bastion of bigotry and debauchery. His secret online persona caters to a depraved fan base seeking a refuge to indulge their clandestine urges and twisted views. When an anonymous message promises a lucrative opportunity, Randy Joe eagerly agrees. But is this really a secret fan of his page? Or is there something more sinister behind it?