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I thought I'd left my old life behind me. But then I found myself with a job I couldn't refuse—a counselor at Beldame, a mysterious manor with even more mysterious guests. These guests have problems, which they want me to solve. Professionally, I could deal with humans and their issues—my massive student debt was evidence of that. But these guests aren't human. At least not entirely. One thing's for certain—the boundaries are about to blur at Beldame. And I'll be plucking more than a few forbidden fruits from its garden.

Thorne Manor and other bizarre tales takes you on a journey through madness with haunted people and places. The listener enters a reality where the world only appears normal -- underlying is a dark world of occult influence, dangerous beliefs, and fearsome energies. These 7 thrilling tales appear in this collection: Thorne Manor: Meet Heather, a woman trying to separate herself from an emotionally abusive ex-husband. While pursuing her dream of opening a business, she finds herself in an old, abandoned mansion that houses a sinister secret.

Five years after his wife's death, scientist/inventor Joseph Caldwell has become obsessed with the afterlife with hopes of one day contacting the love of his life. Taking the opportunity to conduct a paranormal investigation at a mansion rumored to be haunted, Joseph tests his experimental devices, probing the other side of death. But in doing so, he discovers a deeper truth to the claims stated of The Atherton Manor.

A bundle of audiobooks Murder in The Manor (Book One) and Death and a Dog (Book Two), in Fiona Grace’s Lacey Doyle cozy mystery series. This bundle offers audiobooks one and two in one convenient file. In Murder in The Manor Lacey finally feels that her life is taking a step in the right direction - until her new star customer turns up dead. As the newcomer in town, all eyes are on Lacey, and it’s up to her to clear her own name. In Death and a Dog two mysterious bidders arrive from out of town - and one of them winds up dead.

The North Yorkshire moors are always a magical place, but they’re particularly enchanting at the holidays…especially if one gets to travel back in time to a Victorian Christmas. For Bronwyn Dale, it is the stuff of dreams. Fancy-dress balls, quirky small-town traditions, even that classic one-horse open sleigh, complete with jingle bells. There’s just the tiny problem of the Butterfly Effect. How does a time-traveler make a difference without disrupting the future forever?

When a young actress is found murdered under chillingly mysterious circumstances in his mansion, celebrity medium Jacob Shepherd's carefully crafted act begins to crumble. Desperate and out of his depth, he turns to Michael Merlyn, a renowned psychic and exorcist with real powers—and secrets of his own. Alongside Merlyn’s paranormal detectives, Kate and Victoria, they dive into a labyrinth of dark energies and hidden truths within the house. As they peel back the layers, they uncover a force that threatens not just their lives but the very fabric of reality itself. 

Spring is in the air at Cliffs House, the charming Cornish estate that Julianne Morgen has come to think of as home. Her next big event is a personal favour to her employer: coordinating the perfect wedding for Lady Amanda’s friend and mentor, artist Constance Strong, whose late-in-life...

The fate of the Campbell Family fortune has suddenly been put in the hands of the youngest and only remaining child Kimberly Campbell. Kimberly is not sure she can take on a business that has been passed down in her family for generations, but she is left with little choice. She either steps up to the plate or watches as everything falls apart. While fighting to save the family business, Kim must also struggle with trouble in her new marriage. To complicate matters further, family secrets make her question whether or not she is making the right decision at all.

As the seasons change and spring arrives, the marigolds once again come into full bloom, and with them the haunting echoes of the past work their way into destroying Anne's perfect world. Murder and madness lurk around every corner, driving some to the point of no return.

Brimley Manor hat seine besten Tage hinter sich. Schon lange. Das einst prächtige Anwesen ist inzwischen ein Museum für allerlei verstaubte Kuriositäten des ehemaligen Eigentümers. Doch dann bricht ein Feuer aus - und Jack und Sarah entdecken immer mehr Hinweise, die auf Brandstiftung deuten! Die Angestellten von Brimley Manor scheinen allerdings nicht besonders interessiert, den Brand aufzuklären. Sie verhalten sich rätselhaft und offenbar gibt es mehr als ein dunkles Geheimnis, das sich um dieses Haus rankt.

When Stephanie and Jenny go to a murder mystery Halloween weekend at Wilderhope Manor, they're expecting fun and games. But following creaky floorboards, spooky noises and an alarming encounter in the manor's grounds, the girls begin to wonder if there's more to Wilderhope Manor than meets the eye. As they find frequent comfort in one another's arms - and their bed - will the girls discover what's causing the bumps in the night, or will they run scared?

Johnny always liked to go exploring in old abandoned homes. Johnny especially liked to explore on stormy days because it gave the old houses and eerie feeling. There was only one place Johnny dared not explore and that place was Worley Manor because as legend has it there is supposed to be buried treasure in the family crypt and no one has been able to dig it up and be alive to tell about it. After Johnny's adventures in the abandoned houses he would like to tell tall tales to his classmates about his daring escapes and how they were haunted.

As the second son, Sef knows his place in the world is in his brother’s shadow, and his destiny is a betrothal to a woman marked for Death. Everything changes in a moment, though, when his twin’s wedding becomes his. Lady Akila finds only one thing more distasteful than allying herself to the Court of Dusk: closing her eyes to the fact that the Night Court is making bargains with the Underworld. If she has to take a bridegroom from a lesser Court to secure her people’s safety, then so be it. At least she’ll be wedding the elder brother.

Mallory Vianu is busy hosting a blogging conference at Caravan Manor when she hears back from a local historian who’s translated the 55-year-old diary she found in the attic, uncovering a valuable heirloom used by a Roma witch-wife to divine the future. Unfortunately, unlike her powerful relative, Mallory doesn’t see what’s coming next. The historian dies in her home, taking the whereabouts of the heirloom. To make things worse, one of the conference guests is murdered, and Detective Kaden Bones’ eyes are on Mallory.

Pax Thayer is what folks might consider damaged goods. Disfigured by a horrific accident that destroyed his career and stripped him of his promising future, he’s become something of a recluse out of necessity. He knows he’s not an easy sight to behold, and he doesn’t blame people for looking away. When he finds himself drawn into a budding friendship with his new neighbor at Pemberton Manor, Pax has a hard time believing that she sees him as more than a pitiful, misshapen monster.