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  • Cabinet Jack by J.L. Bryan

    Cabinet Jack by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Close your doors and cabinets tight, or Jack will climb out to see you tonight.The former railroad stop of Timbermill, Georgia has grown ever more quiet and empty since its boom era faded decades ago...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  ghosts  horror  mystery
  • The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne

    The Dule Tree by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    How do you find someone who no longer exists? Two years after the supposed death of his brother Sully, Dez wakes up six feet under and six inches from death. With no air remaining, he is pulled back from the brink—by Sully. The reunion is short-lived. Sully is kidnapped by a pair of masked assailants, leaving Dez desperate to find him...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  ghosts  horror
  • The Wynne Witch by H.P. Bayne

    The Wynne Witch by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A mysterious death. A vicious gang. And a spectre whose presence foreshadows a horrific fate.When the Wynne family inherits a house from a deceased family member, they didn’t expect a ghost to come with it.The frightening figure of a skeletal, wild wraith with a bloodcurdling scream leads the Wynnes to seek the help of psychic private investigator, Sully Gray. Rarely does Sully land simple cases...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  ghosts  horror  mystery
  • Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne

    Spirit Caller by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    One night. One last enemy. One chance to stop him forever. It’s all come down to this. More than two years after Sully took desperate measures to escape his enemies, he finds himself headed for an inevitable showdown with the most dangerous of them. Years of murder and deceit are catching up to Lowell, and the ghosts of those he killed are not about to rest until they’ve watched him fall...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  ghosts  horror
  • Rise of the Coven by E.E. Holmes

    Rise of the Coven by E.E. Holmes

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A dark magic seeks to rise even as the dust settles...It's been more than a year since Jess and Hannah Ballard fought to return the power of the Gateways where it rightfully belongs, and the Durupinen world is slowly adjusting to its altered relationship with the spirit world...
  • Ushers: A Short Story by Joe Hill

    Ushers: A Short Story by Joe Hill

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    A young man who has improbably escaped death twice reveals his secret in a spine-tingling short story by New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill.Martin Lorensen is a twenty-three-year-old counselor for disturbed teenagers. He’s bright, compassionate, attractive, and outgoing. He’s also—and this is the most interesting thing—not dead...
  • Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan

    Midnight Movie by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Long ago, dreams glowed on the screen under the night sky at the old drive-in theater. Once an attraction drawing families and teenagers from miles around, the theater has sat dark and silent for years, its former bright, carnival-like atmosphere a distant memory.A young family brings the forgotten theater to life with a new, modern vision for its future, but strange troubles plague them...
  • The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Volume 4 by Edgar Allan Poe

    The Works of Edgar Allen Poe, Volume 4 by Edgar Allan Poe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Contents:The Devil in the BelfryLionizingX-ing a ParagraphMetzengersteinThe System of Doctor Tarr and Professor FetherHow to Write a Blackwood ArticleA PredicamentMystificationDIddlingThe Angel of the OddMellonta TautaThe Duc de L'omeletteThe Oblong BoxLoss of BreathThe Man that was Used UpThe Business ManThe Landscape GardenMaelzel's Chess PlayerThe power of WordsThe Colloquy of Monos and...
  • The Deceiving by Ninie Hammon

    The Deceiving by Ninie Hammon

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The monster demon is BACK! ...and he’s had twenty-six years to plot his revenge. More horrifying than any Hollywood-animated, computer-generated, mechanical unreality, the winged demon called an efreet will do anything to get what he wants. Pronounce that: An-y-thing Defeated in 1985 by three twelve-year-olds, the monster returns determined to kill them...
  • Mines and Manifestations by Jarica James

    Mines and Manifestations by Jarica James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Manifestations, mysteries, and murder… what more could a ghost hunter want? After spending far too long in their new home and away from their beloved haunts, Brea and her guys are ready to get back to work. And what better way to do that then spend an entire month in an abandoned mining town? Titan Grove is a town frozen in time...
  • Christmas, the Krewe, and Kenneth by Heather Graham

    Christmas, the Krewe, and Kenneth by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "Short Story" Approximately 6000 wordsNo way out of it—Christmas 2020 was going to be different.But Jackson Crow and Angela Hawkins are “home for Christmas.” Other agents are covering the office and they’ve just bought a home with a yard for their baby daughter and adopted son.But their neighbor, newly widowed, hears strange noises in the yard, a rustling...
  • Poltergeist by James Kahn

    Poltergeist by James Kahn

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    From a dimension beyond the living, a terror to scare you to deathFrom the imageless eye of the TV set, from the flickering snowy light, it calls to Carol Anne, six years old and innocent.From beyond the world of the living, reaches out in unholy anger, ripping her from the arms of her family, into the thrall of the POLTERGEIST...
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    paranormal  pulp  adult  book  family  fiction  ghosts  gothic
  • The Saints of the Lost and Found by Toni McGee Causey

    The Saints of the Lost and Found by Toni McGee Causey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Avery Broussard has the curse of seeing lost things (and make no mistake about it, it is a curse). Missing belongings and beloved pets, lost love and loved ones--she sees it all. Long ago, that curse destroyed her own chance at true love, causing her to flee her Louisiana home, vowing never to return. She's kept that promise too, until a phone call from her estranged father forces her hand...
  • Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Blood Legacy by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Despite surviving silver poisoning, Vivian isn't out of the fire yet. Rolando is still alive, as is his desire to eliminate all manipulator vampires like her. The streets of Buenos Aires prove to be a tricky hunting ground for Vivian and her husband Rafe, especially when a paranormal serial killer starts leaving bodies behind...
  • The Belles of Desire, Mississippi  (The Ghosts of Summerleigh) by M.L. Bullock

    The Belles of Desire, Mississippi (The Ghosts of Summerleigh) by M.L. Bullock

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What happened to Jeopardy Belle? Is she the lost soul that haunts Summerleigh? Jerica Poole had no idea how quickly life could change until hers is ripped apart at the seams. After a messy divorce and the tragic death of her daughter, she jumps at the chance to fulfill the last wish of her friend, Harper Belle Hayes...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  ghosts  horror
  • Dark River Inn by J.R. Erickson

    Dark River Inn by J.R. Erickson

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    It’s the day of his ex-wife’s wedding when Dan makes the winding mountain journey to a remote cabin for an escape from the life that another man has stepped into.Less than 48 hours into his reprieve, the forest tranquility is shattered when he looks through a telescope and witnesses the violent abduction of a young woman...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  evil-places  fiction  ghosts  horror
  • Dark Passing by Liz Schulte

    Dark Passing by Liz Schulte

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Mary Nelson’s murder shocked the small town of Jackson. The vibrant, young college student disappeared on her way home. A week later her body was found in the trunk of a burning car. No suspects. No evidence. No case. Ella Reynolds’ life had finally turned around. With a new book released, the past safely tucked away, and a burgeoning romance, she begins to live again...
  • Forty-Four Book Nine by Jools Sinclair

    Forty-Four Book Nine by Jools Sinclair

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Charlie Modine didn’t find any justice in life. And the afterlife hasn’t been much better. Still, Modine’s ghost is more determined than ever to find the cold-blooded murderer who ran his wife down on the streets of New York City. Tortured and tormented, Modine asks for help from the only person who will listen. The only one who knows he’s there. Abby Craig...
  • Forty-Four Book Eleven by Jools Sinclair

    Forty-Four Book Eleven by Jools Sinclair

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Now the prime suspect in a high-profile murder investigation, Abby Craig flees the only place she has ever called home and is forced to live on the run as a fugitive in the shadows of the American Southwest.But Abby soon discovers that she isn't alone. A mysterious stranger is plaguing her every step. A stranger with a dark past who has plans for her...
  • Thicker Than Blood by Angela Roquet

    Thicker Than Blood by Angela Roquet

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Revenge. Jenna had thought she wanted it before but it’s nothing compared to the scorching ire she lives with now. With her home and heart in ruins, she’s ready to repay the favor. The duke has taken her in, but not out of the kindness of his heart. The lavish suite and full-service harem at her disposal are not enough to disguise the setup for what it is: a gilded cage...
  • Mania by Naomi Loud

    Mania by Naomi Loud

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    I have starved for as long as I have been sentient.Collecting soul after soul, I fed. I gorged. Then he arrived, and suddenly, I understood what it truly meant to feel. Jealousy. Greed. Obsession.It tasted like him. Intoxicating. Addicting. I had to have my fill of him. Control him. Keep him. And I did. And we were happy. Trapped. But happy. Until she arrived. Her soul replete with mortal toil...
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    paranormal  steamy  suspense  romance  horror  dark  spooky  fantasy
  • Ghosts Beneath Us by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

    Ghosts Beneath Us by Kathryn Meyer Griffith

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Someone is terrorizing the elderly in a certain neighborhood in Spookie and vandalizing their homes. As usual, Abigail Sutton, a freelance artist, and her boyfriend Frank Lester, a retired homicide detective, are called in to help find out who’s doing these awful acts. The two seem to have an uncanny knack for unraveling mysteries and getting to the bottom of such strange happenings...
  • 44 Book Six by Jools Sinclair

    44 Book Six by Jools Sinclair

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    It’s Christmastime and the nights are far from silent for Abby Craig.She is haunted by a vision unlike anything she has ever experienced before. As a church bell rings out in the lonely night, a young woman is left dying in an alley, her blood staining the snow beneath her...
  • In Your Dreams by Robert Sanborn

    In Your Dreams by Robert Sanborn

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    He moved to the Witch City to start a new life, but everything about Salem feels eerily familiar. Henry Trank is scared. Terrified by nightmares plaguing him since his arrival in Salem, he decides he's had enough. But when he records himself screaming out the last thoughts of a dying woman as he sleeps, he ends up wishing he'd left his GoPro in the closet...
  • When Irish Eyes Are Haunting by Heather Graham

    When Irish Eyes Are Haunting by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Devin Lyle and Craig Rockwell are back, this time to a haunted castle in Ireland where a banshee may have gone wild—or maybe there's a much more rational explanation—one that involves a disgruntled heir, murder, and mayhem, all with that sexy light touch Heather Graham has turned into her trademark style...
  • The Knowing by Ninie Hammon

    The Knowing by Ninie Hammon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When the hot call comes over the radio: “Code Red! Active shooter at Carlisle Elementary School,” Police Sergeant Jack Carpenter has one job and only one job. Find the gunman; take him out. He rushes into the school, fully armed and focused on cold, hard reality. But what happens to him in the next few hours shatters the world as he has always known it...
  • Hunting a Mate by Celia Kyle, Mina Carter

    Hunting a Mate by Celia Kyle, Mina Carter

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Does love at first sniff exist? Archer and Paige seem to think so. Well, more like Archer says yes and Paige says no. But don’t worry, they’ll work it out in the bedroom.Wereferret Paige Baxter has an itty-bitty shifting problem. Mainly she spontaneously shifts, and that’s a problem...
  • A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman

    A Crown of Lights by Phil Rickman

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a derelict country church is bought by a pagan couple, the local evangelical minister reacts with fury. A modern witch hunt begins, and Merrily Watkins is expected to keep a lid on the cauldron. Meanwhile, there is the problem of the man who won’t be parted from his dead wife, the ancient mystery of the five local churches dedicated to St. Michael, and a killer with an old tradition to guard...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  crime  female-mc  fiction  horror
  • Big Furry Deal by Celia Kyle

    Big Furry Deal by Celia Kyle

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Panther shifter Millie Walker is finally free, finally knows her real name, and finally… has a mate? Well, crap. For Millie, having a mate is a horrible, no good, he’ll end up very dead, bad idea. She’s got what some refer to as a “control problem.” In other words: she has no control and that’s her problem. So, she stays away from others, keeps to herself, and generally tries not to kill people...
  • Big Game by C.J. Ellisson

    Big Game by C.J. Ellisson

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Vivian and Rafe venture into the Seat of Darkness, the Tribunal’s base, to uncover who’s plotting against them and why. From a cold, windy island off the southern Argentine coast, to the decadence of Buenos Aires, the group has plenty to keep their attention—seductive twins, deadly games, and a bunch of bloodsucking fiends who hate our much-loved, despotic innkeeper enough to see her dead...
  • Rod Serling's Twilight Zone by Walter B. Gibson

    Rod Serling's Twilight Zone by Walter B. Gibson

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The Twilight Zone was a television series produced in the 1960s that presented unforgettable tales of horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Rod Serling, an award-winning writer of television dramas, was the creator and host--and wrote more than 90 of the 156 episodes. The series has since been shown around the world and the title is now a part of pop culture lore...
  • Dark Hollow Road by Rebecca Patrick-Howard

    Dark Hollow Road by Rebecca Patrick-Howard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A teenage girl is missing and Taryn's camera is showing her a haunted past she NEVER wanted to see... When your camera can see the past, it's a history lover's dream! Historical mysteries never seemed so alive, and solvable. But sometimes the past should stay buried...
  • Touching the Dead by Wendy Cartmell

    Touching the Dead by Wendy Cartmell

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A mummified body washed up on a beach near Chichester.A tormented detective cursed with a gift she didn't want. When the autopsy reveals the victim's heart was torn from her body, Detective Inspector Jo Wolfe and her team wonder if someone is continuing the work of Anubis, the Egyptian God of Death.  With the body count rising, Jo must touch the dead, to help her solve the case...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  ghosts  horror
  • Harvest of Scorn by F.G. Cottam

    Harvest of Scorn by F.G. Cottam

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Felix Baxter, entrepreneur extraordinaire, is going to rehabilitate New Hope Island. Rich and manipulative, he wants to convert it into a glamorous getaway destination, ‘The New Hope Experience’...
  • Bad Things by Tamara Thorne

    Bad Things by Tamara Thorne

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The house has been in his family for generations. But it really belongs to them…The Piper clan emigrated from Scotland and founded the town of Santo Verde, California. The Gothic Victorian estate built there has housed the family for generations, and has also become home to an ancient evil forever linked to the Piper name…As a boy, Rick Piper discovered he had “the sight...
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    paranormal  pulp  action-adventure  adult  book  crime  drama  fiction
  • Sexy Beast VI by Kate Douglas, Anya Howard

    Sexy Beast VI by Kate Douglas, Anya Howard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Wild and untamed, these men like the hunt—but it's the capture they love even more. For that is when they can indulge in their most primal sexual instincts... "Chanku Honor" by Kate DouglasBy invitation of Mik, Tala and AJ, a new group of six young people are discovering their Chanku heritage...
  • Trail of the Beast by Edward Fallon

    Trail of the Beast by Edward Fallon

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    THEY SEE WHAT NO ONE ELSE SEES Every crime scene has a smell. A look. A trail of DNA. It also has a feel. An emotional residue that lingers... floating unseen, like bacteria in the air, just waiting to be absorbed. To be experienced.To be interpreted. And only the man, the woman, and the boy know this...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  ghosts  horror
  • The Scene by R.M. Gilmore

    The Scene by R.M. Gilmore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Havoc ensues when journalist Dylan Hart takes on the story of a lifetime. Exsanguinated hookers? Vampires in real life? What more could the public want? As the death toll rises, Dylan discovers she's put herself on the killer's radar and will have to fight to survive...
  • Arcanorum by C.L. Bevill

    Arcanorum by C.L. Bevill

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Jane is a woman without a past. She wakes up in the back of a car with handcuffs on her wrists, with a man intent on doing her harm. She escapes, but into the murky underworld of New Orleans. A mysterious man shadows her and strange memories tantalize her. People want to hurt her and an unearthly creature stalks the night. Insanity might be a possibility but everything is horrifyingly real...
  • Joy of Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky

    Joy of Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A humorous paranormal romance by USA Today bestselling author Mindy Klasky.Sometimes a thunderstorm is just a thunderstorm. But not this time.Jane Madison’s school for witches is in session, and the first order of business is an intricate Samhain ritual. Alas, in the midst of a sudden, unseasonable deluge, a classic Greek monster is released into the magic circle...
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    paranormal  suspense  book  fiction  horror  humor  magic  mystery
  • Pale Wolf by Tim McGregor

    Pale Wolf by Tim McGregor

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A cop on a mission. A woman running from her fate. Both on a collision course with evil. In the pulse-pounding sequel to BAD WOLF, the nightmare that ripped open two lives slips from the darkness to once again stalk the streets of Portland. Three months after his partner mysteriously vanished, detective John Gallagher is haunted by his encounter with something that should not exist...
  • Griffith Tavern by Rebecca Patrick-Howard

    Griffith Tavern by Rebecca Patrick-Howard

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Griffith Tavern has been empty for a long time, but there’s something alive within the crumbling walls and it’s been waiting for Taryn, and her alone, for nearly 100 years…As a stagecoach inn in the 19th century, Griffith Tavern saw many things, held many people, and saw numerous tragedies and triumphs. Now the old abandoned building will almost surely be demolished, all in the name of progress...
  • Wandering Souls by Angela van Liempt

    Wandering Souls by Angela van Liempt

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Letting go is not an option.In the coastal town of Atlas Cliffs, seventeen-year-old Drew Harlow has a secret. She can see the dead. She’s always seen them, and they’ve always left her alone.Until now.Drew’s final year of high school should have been fun. It should have been carefree. It would have, if not for the accident that took the life of her boyfriend, Shane...
  • Black Candle by H.P. Bayne

    Black Candle by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A missing teen. The ghost of a murdered woman. And one man whose struggles to save them both might cost him everything—including his own life.Sullivan sees the ghosts of those who have died at the hands of another, and his own peace rests solely on his ability to help find theirs.His family has helped shoulder his burden since childhood...
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    paranormal  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction  ghosts  horror
  • Best Seller by Delta James

    Best Seller by Delta James

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She needs a hero. He only wants her.As fiction crashes into reality, the lines blur when the hero from the pages of Sage Matthews' bestselling steamy romance novel, Roark Samuels, emerges to save her from the brink of death...
  • Dying is a Wild Night by Edward Fallon

    Dying is a Wild Night by Edward Fallon

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    THEY SEE WHAT NO ONE ELSE SEESEvery crime scene has a smell. A look. A trail of DNA.It also has a feel. An emotional residue that lingers... floating unseen, like bacteria in the air, just waiting to be absorbed. To be experienced.To be interpreted.And only the man and the boy know this...
  • Toys in the Attic by Heather Graham

    Toys in the Attic by Heather Graham

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Most people head to the Florida Keys for some rest and relaxation. Not Cafferty and Quinn Colby Kennedy has called his old friend, Michael Quinn, looking for help after his sister was hit by a car. The story she’s telling as to what happened to her doesn’t make any sense at all, and has the doctors fearing for her sanity...
    Categorized as:
    paranormal  suspense  adult  betrayal  book  death  fiction  horror
  • Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror by Kirby McCauley, Dennis Etchison

    Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror by Kirby McCauley, Dennis Etchison

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    ContentsThe Late Shift by Dennis EtchisonThe Enemy by Isaac Bashevis SingerDark Angel by Edward BryantThe Crest of Thirty-six by Davis GrubbMark Ingestre: The Customer’s Tale by Robert AickmanWhere the Summer Ends by Karl Edward WagnerThe Bingo Master by Joyce Carol OatesChildren of the Kingdom by T. E. D. KleinThe Detective of Dreams by Gene WolfeVengeance Is...
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    pulp  suspense  adult  anthologies  classics  fiction  horror  literary
  • Damián by Alex Mírez

    Damián by Alex Mírez

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Damián tiene algo diferente y Padme siempre lo supo.Sangrado nasal, ojeras profundas y un dolor de cabeza constante.¿Por qué siempre había estado aislado? "Damián es diferente".¿Pero qué tan distinto podía ser? Hay algo en él, algo perturbador. Algo que nadie había notado, excepto ella...
  • Legend of the White Wolf by Terry Spear

    Legend of the White Wolf by Terry Spear

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    In this fourth in Spear's series, Private Eye Cameron MacPherson and Faith O'Mallery are both on quests that lead them into the world of magical wolves…Cameron arrives in the Canadian Arctic to search for his partners in his P.I. business who are late returning from a hunting trip...
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