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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...

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...

When I said "get a new hobby," I meant kayaking, not decking the halls with garlands of gore.My newest therapy client is the definition of a DILF. His distractingly handsome face is all to blame for my mess-up. If that wasn't bad enough, now I'm practically stalking the murderous golden retriever. Can he even hear me arguing for pottery classes over the electric carver? Oh, it's a bone saw? My mistake.Merry Christmas! I'm getting myself an accessory to murd...

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...

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...

Finally, she chose to believe in love, but it might be all too late.Unexpected fate has dumped Celeste Abgamon's life upside down. But, for a single mom, taking the Seelie King Gabriel's offer of help was her only option when her ex and the father of her son showed up Saturday morning in the farmer's market.Little did she know she was about to learn the reasons for the emptiness within her that only her son could fill, and King Gabriel was responsible. He promised it was to ...

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...

She was never meant to live in the human world.He was never meant to find her there.Destiny didn't care.Sarah Dorset has spent her life trying to outrun the fire inside her—an inheritance she can't name, a danger she first unleashed as a teenager when she acted to protect her foster siblings from the man who preyed on them. Survival answered through instinct, fear, and flame… long before she understood what she was.

Mere days ago, Celeste had vowed never to let her body touch the Seelie King Gabriel's again, never to let him kiss her lips, and only to see him as her enemy. But, unfortunately, she wasn't great at keeping her vows these days when every cell of her body betrayed the things she set her mind to accomplish. Staying away from Gabriel was just another one of those things.Why can't I resist him?But when being close to him fills up all of her emptiness, overflows her heart with lo...

A week ago, Celeste was a simple human, a teacher, and a single mom. She was content with the way things were, but a Saturday morning outing to a farmer's market, like she and Thomas did each weekend, turned her world upside down.With her and her son's safety threatened by Thomas's estranged father, she decided to accept help from a handsome stranger offering her sanctuary and protection for her son. The offer was not without consequences, and quickly everything she believed about ...

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...

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...