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Anything goes in the woods…Drowning in student loan debt, Claire Collins is about to be made an offer she can’t refuse: spend thirty days indulging corporate lawyer Shane Underwood’s primal desires in exchange for $30,000. All she has to do is give him the hunt of his life.Claire’s perfectly happy to swap her boring summer serving job for wild, kinky sex. But once they cross the tree line, she realizes how little she knows about the man paying her to be his...

A thrilling and sexy wager between friends turns deadly when they discover they aren’t the only ones who are preying.…-------------------------No deity has ever compelled Caine Underwood to drop to his knees in worship like Margot Walker does. Ever since the Halloween when she played Red Riding Hood to his Big Bad Wolf, he’s been chasing her attention—and betting that he can build a haunt so terrifying she won’t make it through. Now, Margot’s single and C...

She's just a single mom and kindergarten teacher, hunted by demons and claimed by a Seelie King …Celeste Abgamon knows tragedy. Left without parents and a gaping hole in her soul, her son Thomas is the bright light of her life.A dark exchange...But when Thomas's father shows up in a violent rage threatening to take their son, she runs—and collides with a handsome stranger—heavy on mystery and extra handsome. Celeste must do whatever it takes to keep her child—even if...

Perfect for fans of The Unspoken Name and Gideon the Ninth, this queer, dark science fantasy follows a ruthless fortune weaver and an ambitious cave priestess, who enter into cursed bargains with unintended consequences.“Evoking the spirit of late-'90s epic fantasy and the weight of consequence found in Dune, Devouring Fortune is a compelling reminder of just how expansive the genre can be." - Seth Haddon, Author of V...

Celebrate spooky season with this advent-style collection of thirteen sealed dark romance stories from bestselling and beloved dark romance authors.This thrilling, dark romance collection features thirteen spooky and spicy short stories, each sealed with a rip-open sticker perfect to enjoy all through the Halloween season. From mysterious strangers lurking in haunted houses to clandestine rendezvous between forbidden lovers and thin lines between stalkers and savio...

Two years ago I made her my final girl. Perhaps I'm a little obsessed. The shrine covering my bedroom wall would certainly agree. I've even played out a few scenarios that end with her taking my knife in much more creative ways than usual.Today is the day I finally take her life.I'm ramping up the carnage and tying up loose ends in bloody bows. There's another serial killer in Umbra Valley and the Massacre Maniac won't be outdone. However, our local femme fatale isn't waiti...

No matter how much you've aged or how confident you may be in the dark, your fear will continue to grow roots in your mind. Strangest Fiction is back with the third installment of our namesake speculative fiction series. We've prepared a collection of bad dreams to haunt you, dear reader. You can't escape what's coming, no matter if it's a possessed doll, a ravenous swamp, or a flesh-eating creature from the deep. We hope you enjoy these intense tales from our talented storytellers. Stay s...

A ruthless fortune weaver and an ambitious cave priestess enter into a cursed bargain in this queer, dark science fantasy—perfect for fans of Tamsyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth and A.K. Larkwood's The Unspoken Name.A bargain with a fortune beast guarantees luck, but the price is a future devoured.Reed’s luck has run out. After causing the deaths of his fellow fortune weavers, he spends twelve years searching for atonement. His luck turns when ...

She has found love at last, but he is a blood-thirsty monster.Marin craves love in world where nothing is guaranteed, not with a twisted sect of vampires, known as the Strygolians ruling the land.Rescued by the enemy…Exchanging his human life for his brother's, Cedric is the enemy until the day he refuses orders and lets a young woman go free. Haunted by his memory of Marin, he is content to let her live a human life, until his brother sets his sights on her, and Ced...

You Loved Me OnceDrew left home chasing a dream—and left Elle behind without answers, without closure, and without a chance to be heard.Eight years later, he returns to bury his father, care for a brother left severely injured by the same accident, and help hold together a family lodge on the brink—while stepping into the role of guardian for his teenage sister. The life he once walked away from now demands everything he has.

They meet in the aftermath of a storm.Neither of them was looking for anything that lasts.Emelie Scott comes to a small Midwestern town to close an estate and untangle a family history built on silence. After a year that cost her everything—her relationship, her savings, and her job as a third-grade teacher—she tells herself this stop is temporary.One last thing before starting over.She doesn't expect a tornado.Or th...

Celebrate spooky season with this advent-style collection of thirteen sealed dark romance stories from bestselling and beloved dark romance authors.This thrilling, dark romance collection features thirteen spooky and spicy short stories, each sealed with a rip-open sticker perfect to enjoy all through the Halloween season. From mysterious strangers lurking in haunted houses to clandestine rendezvous between forbidden lovers and thin lines between stalkers and savio...