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  • The Lodge by J.L. Bryan

    The Lodge by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    More than a century ago, the Sea Islands of Georgia's coastline were the playground of the ultra-wealthy. Carnegies, Morgans, Rockefellers and other aristocrats of the Industrial Age built luxurious southern beach retreats on islands like Cumberland and Jekyll to escape the icy winters of New York...
  • Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Grave Mistake by Nikki Landis

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sometimes vengeance isn't enough.There are times when a man is forced to choose the wrong side of the law.When everything is stripped away and ruthless, cold revenge is all that remains.They call me Wraith for a reason.When people need to disappear, I'm the one that's called in.I move through the shadows and strike without mercy...
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    paranormal  dark  suspense  ghosts  romance  contemporary  biker  crime
  • 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...
  • Moran and Moran by Ron Ripley

    Moran and Moran by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Shane Ryan, ghost hunting isn’t just a job. It’s war…Still recovering from his recent tragedy, retired marine Shane Ryan receives a call from James Moran, a well-known dealer of haunted items in New England. A robbery gone wrong has left Moran with a trail of dead bodies, and a missing box of items from his inventory. And he wants Shane to track down the thief...
  • Brutal Lessons by Ron Ripley

    Brutal Lessons by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Subject B is about to learn a new lesson in terror… Marcus Holt survived the Vietnam War. But his greatest battle has only just began. Kidnapped by the sadistic Professor Abel Worthe, the former soldier is forced to take part in a diabolical experiment. Now known as Subject B, Marcus is trapped in a haunted village, where he must survive one terrifying ordeal after another...
  • Silent Death by Ron Ripley

    Silent Death by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    For Subject B, death is only one scream away… As war veteran Marcus Holt and the others struggle to escape Worthe’s haunted village, they find themselves stalked by a new enemy. A paranoid psychotic, this demented soul hears voices in her head and is convinced that people are talking about her. Armed with her hatchet, she is determined to murder everyone in the village to silence them all...
  • Purgatory by Lee Mountford

    Purgatory by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The dead are sufferingPicking up immediately after the shocking climax of Haunted: Perron Manor, a paranormal research team is hired to help gather evidence and prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Perron Manor is haunted.The owner of the house needs the Church to sanction an exorcism. It is the only way to free the souls of the dead who are trapped there and suffering in eternal torment...
  • Fire Devil by J.L. Bryan

    Fire Devil by J.L. Bryan

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Ellie's pursuit of a possessed friend and her own worst enemy takes her across the United States into forgotten corners of the countryside through haunted hotels, ghost towns, and strange highways, and toward the site of a horrific fire haunted by hundreds of spirits...
  • The Ghost Who Wasn't by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    The Ghost Who Wasn't by Bobbi Holmes, Anna J. McIntyre

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    When a local heiress goes missing, Danielle discovers it’s not always possible to distinguish the living from the dead. To complicate matters, it seems Danielle is not the only one who communicates with spirits. Her new guest claims to hear Walt. But, something’s not quite right with Marlow House’s newest medium. Danielle must move quickly before her best friend joins the spirit world...
  • The Proctor Hall Horror The Bayou Hauntings Book 7 by Bill Thompson

    The Proctor Hall Horror The Bayou Hauntings Book 7 by Bill Thompson

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    DescriptionSet along the beautiful Bayou Lafourche near Thibodaux, Louisiana, it’s a more traditional ghost story than some of the others from this author. Back in 1963, a fourteen-year-old boy who’s never spoken a word is found sitting quietly on a stairway in his house. In a nearby sitting room, his mother, father and younger sister sit next to each other on a couch...
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    dark  ghosts  haunted-places  paranormal  adult  book  death  fiction
  • Anger and Death by Ron Ripley

    Anger and Death by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A bloodthirsty evil has been unleashed. And only one man can stop it… Dan Tate is alone. His PTSD drove his wife away years ago. Now he is left with two children he barely sees, and a head full of nightmares that grow worse each day. But Dan has one very special gift… the spirits of the dead speak to him. With the help of a young ghost, Dan works to bring peace to these restless souls...
  • Dark Son by Michael Robertson Jr.

    Dark Son by Michael Robertson Jr.

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A new novel in the exciting Lance Brody series from the author of the Amazon Kindle #1 Bestselling horror novel, Rough Draft!A family mysteriously murdered. A haunted farmhouse. A town rich with secrets...
  • Hell's Hammer by Ron Ripley, Thom Bowers

    Hell's Hammer by Ron Ripley, Thom Bowers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    An experiment in terror pushed him to his limits. Now Subject B is fighting back. His name is Marcus Holt. He is a fighter, a survivor, and a decorated combat veteran. But to the sadistic Professor Abel Worthe, Marcus is known merely as Subject B -- a pawn in the scientist’s inhumane experiments. Worthe is an expert in the study of death and fear...
  • Soul Harvest by Ron Ripley, Thom Bowers

    Soul Harvest by Ron Ripley, Thom Bowers

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Subject B will do anything to get his life back. But the dead have other plans…Kidnapped by the brilliant Professor Worthe, Vietnam vet Marcus Holt is forced to take part in a sadistic experiment. Worthe's game has one objective: to see how much fear a man can survive. Now known as Subject B, Marcus is about to discover the answer to that question… Whether he likes it or not...
  • Ascendant by Michelle Dorey

    Ascendant by Michelle Dorey

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hard as hell was just the beginning… Keira Swanson’s life has undergone enormous changes. From a shaky start of being a spoiled rotten trust fund beeyotch, she now she risks her very life for dead people. Yes, helping the dead move on can get you killed. Things are about to get harder...
  • The Girl on the Glider by Brian Keene, Keith Minnion

    The Girl on the Glider by Brian Keene, Keith Minnion

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The Girl on the Glider is Brian Keene's take on the traditional, old-fashioned ghost story. This might be Keene's most personal — and powerful — work to date. This book is a must-have for every Keene fan, along with fans of classic horror tales told with a new twist...
  • The Haunting of University Park by Alexandria Clarke

    The Haunting of University Park by Alexandria Clarke

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Jamie Layton has a secret.Running from her past, Jamie Layton takes a new job as a nanny to two volatile, rebellious children at a stately mansion in a reclusive area of town. Rumors fly about the mysterious death of the children’s father, and when strange things happen at night, Jamie and the children must confront the horrors that haunt the house...
  • The Haunting of Crawley House by Michelle Dorey

    The Haunting of Crawley House by Michelle Dorey

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Like a grand lady, the house has reigned over Harvest Street for almost a century. It's a splendid home- a sweeping veranda, ivy covered walls and spacious rooms, all within a short walk to the campus. Add to its charm the exceptionally low rent, and it's a perfect student rental. In spite of this, tenants never stay...
  • Devil's Door by Lee Mountford

    Devil's Door by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Halloween night, 1982. Many people were brutally killed or simply vanished at the Blackwater Hotel—formerly Perron Manor. The events of that night have always remained a mystery.Until now...Ray and Rita Pearson, along with their daughter, Chloe, move into the hotel to help with its renovation and grand opening. All under the watchful eye of the mysterious owner, Marcus Blackwater...
  • The Town of Griswold by Ron Ripley

    The Town of Griswold by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The legend of Abel Latham Who murdered and tortured with mayhem He killed his own kids Now he waits on the skids For the man who comes to kill him Taking a much-needed break, ghost hunter, Shane Ryan, spends a day exploring an old New England town. What starts as a hike, becomes a deadly game of cat and mouse with a malevolent ghost who preys upon unsuspecting visitors...
  • Haunted: End of Days by Lee Mountford

    Haunted: End of Days by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The final book in the Haunted saga.Sarah Pearson has returned home. Back to the place it all started for her. There… the darkness waits, intending to use her to usher in the End of Days.And it succeeds.While the world falls into chaos and the dead start to walk the earth, David Ritter, Reverend Quinn, and Ralph Cobin face a race against time to pull the world back from the brink...
  • Mother Death by Lee Mountford

    Mother Death by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    ‘They struggle and plead and take their last breath, with that horrible old lady: Mother Death, Mother Death.’One of the most famous hauntings in British history took place at a house on South Hill Estate. There, the spirit of Mary Kane was said to have returned from the grave in search of more children.But that was a long time ago. No further activity has been reported since the 1980s… until now...
  • The Pauper's Crypt by Ron Ripley

    The Pauper's Crypt by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brian Roy, ghostbuster extraordinaire, is forced to admit the chills and thrills of his career are taking a toll on his bad ticker. To save his life, he takes a no-stress job as superintendent of Woods Cemetery and can't be happier..
  • The Haunting of Larkspur Farm by Michelle Dorey

    The Haunting of Larkspur Farm by Michelle Dorey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Each tale of The Hauntings of Kingston is a standalone novel that takes place in the enigmatic city of Kingston, Ontario. Her family's sanctuary has a treacherous intent... Larkspur Farm is the refuge that Paige and her family have craved. A hobby farm in the countryside is a welcome change from the congestion and crime of big city life...
  • 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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    ghosts  paranormal  spirituality  suspense  adult  book  crime  fiction
  • The Academy by Ron Ripley

    The Academy by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Brian Roy’s heart can’t handle another ghost – his wife would kill him long before his bad heart does! Yet, he can’t leave his cousin Mitchell hanging. Mitch is principal of the Academy. After a cataclysmic senior class prank, the school is in shambles and dark secrets in the cellar escape. Bodies are piling up and Brian has no choice but to step in and hopefully save Mitchell and his school...
  • 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...
  • Bones by Andrew Cull

    Bones by Andrew Cull

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    'Bones' brings together four chilling ghost stories by award winning writer-director Andrew Cull. Four monsters collected in paperback for the first time. 'Did You Forget About Me?'"He had written to me a month or so before he died. I'd ignored the letter the same way I'd ignored all the others...
  • Graveyard Shift by Michelle Dorey

    Graveyard Shift by Michelle Dorey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    The newest eerie tale from best selling author Michelle Dorey Serenity Lodge is haunted. Don’t ask the residents suffering dementia if that’s true. Ask the nurses. Amanda Ennis is the new nurse at Serenity Lodge nursing home. It’s a dream job after years of the hectic pace in the emergency room of a large hospital...
  • By the Light of His Lantern: A Novel by Abe Moss

    By the Light of His Lantern: A Novel by Abe Moss

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A nightmarish tale of revenge, anguish, and human connection, BY THE LIGHT OF HIS LANTERN is thrilling, chilling, and heartfelt in equal measure... Naked in the sand, Lewis coughs seawater from his lungs. Disoriented, he blinks his eyes, rubs them for good measure, but the result is the same. The sky is as black as the beach below it. In this place, the sun and moon and stars are long dead...
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    dark  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  adult  book  fiction  horror
  • Slater Mill by Ron Ripley

    Slater Mill by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A soul weary Shane Ryan has physical and emotional scars—souvenirs of his gruesome occupation. His latest job is in Nashua, a sleepy little upstate New Hampshire town that’s been awakened by a rampage of murders in Slater Mill. The body count is escalating at an alarming rate...
  • Andy's Diary by Tim O'Rourke

    Andy's Diary by Tim O'Rourke

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    In his confession, Ben McCloud told Detective Chief Inspector John Walker about the four murders that took place at Black Hill Farm. But what about the others? There are two sides to every story and this is Andy’s. 'Andy's Diary' the second book in the paranormal romance series: ‘Black Hill Farm’. For young adults aged 16 years and over...
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    dark  ghosts  paranormal  suspense  book  crime  fiction  horror
  • Blood in the Mirror by Ron Ripley

    Blood in the Mirror by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A mirror’s gleaming reflection bears untold secrets of a dark and haunting past…Stefan Korzh is at it again, and while Ivan’s deadly ghost has thrown a wrench into his son’s plans, the spiteful road to revenge continues. More haunted items from the family’s notorious collection are appearing with new owners...
  • Sleepless Nights: 168 Thriller, Horror, Suspense, and Mystery Short Stories by Tobias Wade

    Sleepless Nights: 168 Thriller, Horror, Suspense, and Mystery Short Stories by Tobias Wade

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    What's the worst that can happen? Let's find out. I love my new sex doll.Her silicone is as soft and pliable as real human skin. It even heats up to the right temperature with a pulse and everything. A dial on the back of her head gives twelve personality options, including “family friendly”, “intellectual”, “shy”, and “sexual”...
  • The Ghosts of Centre St. by Michelle Dorey

    The Ghosts of Centre St. by Michelle Dorey

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Each tale of The Hauntings of Kingston is a standalone novel with new characters that takes place in the enigmatic city of Kingston, Ontario. Their blessing’s a curse… It’s a bolt out of the blue when Barry and Myra inherit a gorgeous manor home, one that they would never have been able to afford. The house is a wonderful place to start their family...
  • Katarina by Sue Fineman

    Katarina by Sue Fineman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Three psychic sisters taken from their abusive mother as children reunite at their grandmother’s funeral. They inherit the family fortune, including the old mansion on the river in Florida. The estate called River Oaks is haunted by the ghosts of ancestors and family slaves. Katarina, a teacher, lived on a ranch in Arizona...
  • The Lady in White by M.L. Bullock

    The Lady in White by M.L. Bullock

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Summerleigh's Renovations Aren't Making Every One Happy Will the ghost of Mariane McIntyre scare everyone away? A flurry of appearances by the long-dead Lady In White prompts Jerica and Jesse to get to the bottom of her murder...
  • Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

    Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A chilling horror novel about a haunting told from the perspective of a young girl whose troubled family is targeted by an entity she calls “Other Mommy,” from the New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth...
  • Sanford Hospital by Ron Ripley

    Sanford Hospital by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Sanford Hospital. A Victorianesque monstrosity with creeping ivy and the infamous Ward E, home of the soon-to-be-dead. This is where ghost hunter, Shane Ryan, ends up for his burn treatments...
  • Kurkow Prison by Ron Ripley

    Kurkow Prison by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Shane, and Frank, two ghostblasting military vets, have a new job – the gruesome ghosts of Kurkow Prison. When one of the clueless new owners cuts the iron chains that keep the deadly ghosts locked inside the prison, the property becomes hell on earth! Shane and his brother-in-arms can’t believe the inherent stupidity of the new owners...
  • Coffin Cemetery by Ron Ripley

    Coffin Cemetery by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    The dead speak and one man hears their harrowing cries... Dan Tate survived a heart-breaking tragedy and is plagued by nightmares of his terrifying ordeal. Withdrawing into an emotionless shell, he has driven away everyone who cared about him. Dan is lost, and utterly alone. Until he hears the voices… In Coffin Cemetery, the anguished spirits cry out to him...
  • Haunted: Catacombs by Lee Mountford

    Haunted: Catacombs by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    In the heart of the catacombs, evil stirs.Sarah Pearson is lured into the eerie depths of the Paris Catacombs after seeing an unsettling video. On it, the ghostly appearance of an old friend beckons her into the darkness. But the Catacombs hold more secrets than Sarah anticipates, and the shadows within are not all from the dead...
  • Perron Manor by Lee Mountford

    Perron Manor by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    DescriptionPerron Manor—a place evil calls homeSisters Sarah and Chloe inherit a house they could never have previously dreamed of owning. It seems too good to be true.Shortly after they move in, however, the siblings start to notice strange things: horrible smells, sudden drops in temperature, as well as unexplainable sounds and feelings of being watched...
  • Possession by Lee Mountford

    Possession by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A haunted cathedral. A possessed priest.Sarah Pearson and her team are sent on their first assignment together—to investigate a case of possession in Kutná Hora, Czech Republic.Father Hus, a respected priest, has reportedly succumbed to possession from a supernatural entity. On top of that, there are stories of a ghostly and bloody monk wandering the halls at night...
  • Haunted: Hotel by Lee Mountford

    Haunted: Hotel by Lee Mountford

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    David Ritter and Reverend Rachel Quinn are on a mission to save their dear friend, Sarah Pearson, from the forces of evil. Their information leads them to the long-abandoned Hillside Hotel. Imprisoned within the crumbling walls of the hotel, Sarah must hold out against chilling spectres and a demonic presence that feeds on fear. If she succumbs to them, the prophecy will be fulfilled...
  • Berkley Street by Ron Ripley

    Berkley Street by Ron Ripley

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9781532759208An abandoned house. A forgotten evil. Home sweet home...Shane Ryan returns to Nashua and the childhood memories that drove him to join the Marines. After a prolonged legal battle with his aunt and uncle, Shane has possession of the family home where his parents disappeared over 20 years ago...
  • Grey: The Balance: Book One by Nick Shamhart

    Grey: The Balance: Book One by Nick Shamhart

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Grey is a paranormal thriller dealing with the unseen world of balancing powers. Too often life is viewed in terms of good and evil, black or white, and the balance point tipping in either direction is ignored...
  • Harbinger by H.P. Bayne

    Harbinger by H.P. Bayne

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.A spirit who sees the future might rob Sully of his.When Sully’s boss is fatally shot, he becomes the main suspect in the homicide. The woman's ghost is guarding a secret, one that will reveal the true killer—if Sully can convince her to show him.But he's got other problems...
  • The Patience of a Dead Man by Michael Clark

    The Patience of a Dead Man by Michael Clark

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    He just spent everything on a house in disrepair, but he didn’t know someone was waiting inside. Tim Russell just put his last dollar on a handyman’s dream; a quaint but dilapidated farmhouse in New Hampshire. Newly single after a messy divorce, his plan is to live in the house as he restores it for resale...
  • A Haunting in Rose Grove by Rockwell Scott

    A Haunting in Rose Grove by Rockwell Scott

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A malevolent entity. A violent haunting. A house with a bloody history. Jake Nolan left it all behind, but now he must return. Jake has it all — a new home, an amazing girlfriend, and nearing a promotion at work. Best of all, he feels he’s finally moved on from the horrors of his traumatic past...
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