With handsome young men who never grow old, and the strangest of relatives appearing from dark corridors and long shadows, the frenzied imagination of the American Gothic is a fertile theme for this next anthology in the Gothic fantasy short story series.As with other titles in the series, new short fiction complements the work of classic authors including: Gertrude Atherton, Ambrose Bierce, Charles Brockden Brown, George Washington Cable, Charles W. Chesnutt, Kate Chopin, Ralph Ad...

When Valerie Urniak happens upon some cold case files she had tucked away after her husband's murder, she finds her investigative skills haven't tarnished in the intervening years. While Valerie is seeking the truth about what happened in the case of an heiress who disappeared, someone from her past is stalking her... someone whose resentment could cost Valerie her family and her life.A Ring of Truth is the fourth book in the Valerie Urniak Mystery series. It is s...

This is the seventh annual edition of the Long List Anthology. Every year, supporting members of WorldCon nominate their favorite stories first published during the selected year to determine the top five in each category for the final Hugo Award ballot. This is an anthology collecting more of the stories from that nomination list to reach more readers.The Long List Anthology volume 7 collects 24 science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories from that nomination list, totaling over ...

Think being a romance writer makes the road to true love smoother? Think again.Canadian romance writer Rebecca Fairfax thinks a few months living in an English castle will allow her to test out her research theories about the place and get new material for her writing. Oh, and she’ll be able to carry out her Brass Ring Sorority sisters’ dare to kiss a duke, too. Only, the whole experience ends up changing her life in a way she could never have seen coming…Ash Piers...

Nils Christie’s (1986) seminal work on the ‘Ideal Victim’ is reproduced in full in this edited collection of vibrant and provocative essays that respond to and update the concept from a range of thematic positions.Each chapter celebrates and commemorates his work by analysing, evaluating and critiquing the current nature and impact of victim identity, experience, policy and practice. The collection expands the focus and remit of ‘victim studies’, addressing key themes around race, ...

Remembering the woman known as Pocahontas and the myths surrounding her down to the present dayThis collection of essays is the first of its kind to focus exclusively on the woman known as Pocahontas. Contributions from established leaders in the field offer innovative perspectives on the life of Matoaka/Pocahontas, especially on the creation and perpetuation of her cultural image in the seventeenth century and beyond—and on how new archival research, interdiscipli...

Dopo gli ultimi avvenimenti, Rebecca si è allontanata da Coleman e dalla Confraternita, che oltretutto ha smesso di fidarsi di lei per via del suo legame troppo stretto con i vampiri.Tuttavia, la sua vita scorre tranquilla, fino al giorno in cui salva un grosso cane scampato a un incendio e delle strane, angoscianti immagini cominciano a perseguitarla. Sconvolta dalle immagini, che in qualche modo sembrano legate proprio all’incendio, decide di indagare e scopre una realtà efferata ...