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Most folks in Deacon's Landing, Connecticut are familiar with the urban legend of Denham, a narrow dead-end street out in the sticks whose residents are said to worship Satan. Spence believed the stories when he was younger. He even ventured there with his friends on many occasions to see if they could spot any nefarious rituals or signs of occult activity. A few times they even worked up the courage to sneak up to the main house, a Victorian mansion named Greystone Manor. Aside from a few unusual details they never found any positive signs of devil worship. Eventually Spence grew up and the legend of Denham became just another memory of his wasted teenaged years...until his sister Katie accepts a position at Greystone Manor.Katie Spencer is hired to be a servant in the seemingly never-ending house. She and her fellow new hire, Amanda Regan, learn what is expected of them from their new bosses, Mr. Exton and Ms. Palmer. Greystone's owners, the impossibly old William and Arthur Morley, are returning from abroad and a new staff is needed to see to their needs. Katie figures she can earn enough money during the Morleys' visit to finally escape Deacon's Landing forever.When Spence learns of his sister's new job he gathers together his old friends and plans a return to Denham. Just to be sure Katie is safe, or so he tells himself. It's the perfect excuse to see his old crew again and relive an exciting, if pointless, time from their younger years.What Spence and his friends encounter at Denham is more than mere legend. They soon findthemselves in a fight for their lives against an enemy none of them truly believed existed. Spence will have to venture into the last place he ever expected, inside the giant Victorian itself, to find his sister.At long last the Lords of Greystone have returned home...

It was a day unlike any other in the town of Deacon's Landing, Connecticut. It was the day Kenny Atkins cornered Matty Anderson in the locker room on what turned out to be the final day of classes at Deacon's Landing Middle School. When the school is destroyed by fire, the teachers speak in hushed tones of "Dark Annie" Carlson, one of their own who vanished mysteriously shortly before the start of the school year. For nearly three decades the school remains dark and empty. Now the school is rebuilt and ready to accept students once again. A series of seemingly random events arouses the suspicions of police officer Matthew Anderson. Cryptic warnings from unrelated accident and assault victims and the return of Anderson's childhood nemesis bring the legend of Dark Annie back to the forefront. Anderson confides in two old friends, Brian Murphy and Holly Wayne, and together they must face the secret horror buried beneath the idyllic facade of Deacon's Landing. In order to save the town's children they will be forced to confront the truth, the legend and the terror of Dark Annie.

If you like witches, ghosts, vampires, werewolves and things that go bump in the night, you will love what the authors from Tell-Tale Publishing have dished up for this year's horror feast. From the dead, the undead, and those beings who linger somewhere in between, they have left no tombstone unturned. So curl up in a comfy chair and get ready for a long night, because you won't want to close your eyes after reading this. Or will you?

Lessa Noelle grew up never knowing she was the illegitimate daughter of a mafia king pin. After his murder, she finds herself a surprise heiress immersed in the dangerous world of organized crime with only the guidance of Marco Santo her father's second in command to help her. Marco searches for her father's killer and tries to keep the realities of his life from touching her. An uneasy attraction blossoms between the two. An already dangerous situation turns volatile when a killer turns his attention to Lessa.

The Newport Folk Festival provides a groovy backdrop for this drug-and-sixties-music-soaked mystery, featuring partners in love and danger, Mick and Bridget, hopping on their motorcycles and into action. As the family of detectives quip, banter, and swing into action, posh Newport is threatened by a perverse, shadowy secret. Mick and Bridget's exuberance and optimism manage to glimmer through even the darkest of perils, as they delve into a seamy world of drugs and sex, and are forced to match wits with both the mob and a shadowy psychopathic killer.

Lexi Collins, an ordinary college student, has no idea that her genetic legacy is about to plunge her into a world she never knew existed. A world with two warring alien races who have hidden among us for thousands of years. One race plots to conquer the earth, the other strives to live among us in peace. Coping with her altered life, protecting innocent victims, and falling in love while trying to finish college and keep the ordinary humans around her unaware of what is really going on, Lexi finds herself balancing situations she could never have imagined. Lexi enters a life that is wondrous, delightful, dangerous and terrifying, as she becomes the catalyst for events that could change the balance of power between the alien races. Appropriate and enjoyable for all ages, Mira plunges the reader into Lexi's complicated, extraordinary world and introduces likeable characters facing complex situations. It is a world that is at times fun, at times perilous, but never dull when the fate of two alien races and the humans around them is hanging in the balance.

Holly learns that her Uncle Steve, who her drunken parents refuse to believe molested her, is moving into her brother's old room. She decides she must move. So she gets a job at Rule the Night and feels she has finally found a place where she fits in. The cute guy from school, Parker, becomes more than just a fellow employee. But then she notices some strange behavior at the nightclub. Despite Parker's distracting presence, she realizes something is wrong. Too late she realizes the secret is a nest of vampires. She is attacked and must be turned in order to save her life. She awakens with an acute thirst and an entirely new existence. That existence still includes her love for Parker, but with each kiss her desire for her all too human sweetheart is tempered with her thirst. Where can their relationship go from there?

All the money in the world won't bring you happiness if the strings attached are pulled so tight you can't breathe. FAITH MORGAN couldn't breathe. Controlled all her life by a dominating father whose wealth influenced his actions and prejudices, Faith spent her teen years defying every rule Lionel Morgan made. BUDDY LEE WALKER is Boyd Walker's son and mad as hell about it. He hasn't been anybody's boy since his mama died when he was six. When his no-account daddy went to prison for a bungled bank robbery and armed assault, sixteen-year-old Buddy Lee shouted "Hallelujah!" and set about working hard to overcome his reputation as Boyd's boy. The first time Buddy Lee took the blame for one of Faith's escapades to save her from her daddy's wrath, she knew she had a friend forever. Buddy Lee knew he'd have alligators snapping at his heels from that night on, but he didn't care. Being Faith's friend was the only good thing going on in his life right then. The worst thing was falling in love with her. Buddy Lee Walker loves his Mustang - the 1965 red one, that is! He's no cowboy, but he's a Texan with a heart as big as the Lone Star State. Keep that in mind as you read about the favor Faith Morgan asks of him. The one that messes with his emotions and challenges his honor...and his heart.

Set in late nineteenth century New England, Like Clockwork is a Steampunk Romance centering around the stormy relationship of Irish heiress, Kathleen McBride, and disgraced Boston cop turned reluctant seaman, turned airship crafter, Scott Wildethorne. Enhanced with Yankee history, steampunk gadgetry and oddities, Like Clockwork reveals a tightly wound tale taunt with human frailty and soul-harrowing peril. Its a tale too of paranormal vengeance and raw passion that brings two unlikely lost souls -- who would have felt right at home in Wuthering Heights -- together for all eternity.

Have you ever wondered if you've lived before? Imagine then if you could remember every moment of every life you have lived for the past two thousand years! That is the continuing fate and curse of a soldier of fortune named Cody. Not only is he cursed to recall each life, but he knows that each succeeding one will end the same - in violence, tragedy and death. He has only one slim ray of hope that keeps him clinging to sanity - The Girl. She, like him, is on a never ending cycle of rebirth. The only difference is that she has the power to heal his tortured soul and give him peace. But first he must find her. And that's not easy because just like him in each incarnation she is born into a different family of a different race or culture, and the only way that Cody can recognize her is by her eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul and her ageless soul always shines through. So Cody continues his quest, but this time he has company - and a problem, in the form of a cute, sassy but tough and cynical little blond by the name of Clarisse. Unfortunately she is not "the girl." But somehow they wind up as traveling companions on the run from mob vengeance. As they crisscross the country from coast to coast, Cody finds himself in possession of a strange wooden box that kings, tyrants and even churchmen have been willing to kill for down through the ages. The good news is that the mysterious box might be his path to salvation. The bad news is that if it falls into the wrong hands the entire world could suffer an eternity of misery, terror and death.

Ljluka Vargas, immortal prince and the cool-headed enforcer for the Vargas Dynasty, must go up against his most intriguing enemy, the mysterious Nalini. She intends to beat him to the secret archaeological site of The Book of Life which contains the genetic secrets of their ancient ancestors. In order to escape the cruel domination of her family and gain freedom for her mother, Nalini assumes the role of assassin. In her rival, the sleek and deadly Luc, she finds a different kind of danger. She's supposed to eliminate him, but that would foil destiny's plan for them to be together. It's a race from power-hungry D.C. cabinet rooms through the secret realms of the Vatican, from cloud forests and desert sands to the caverns of the Underworld as mankind hangs in the balance. For whoever possesses the Book of Life has the potential to rule the world, offering or denying immortality to the human race.

Old Ghosts is Joseph J. Christiano's first collection of novellas and takes you from the darkest days of World War II Europe to the idyllic New England town of Deacon's Landing. In these six assembled tales of terror, you will witness how an act of unspeakable evil dooms the crew of a crashed German bomber in "emet." A rookie trucker takes to a dangerous mountain pass and comes face to face with the legend of "The Highwayman." A suicidal woman who has lost her family and her arm experiences a bizarre and terrifying form of "Phantom Pain." An online gamer enters a world of horror when he is granted the ability to play his favorite game in "God Mode." A professional assassin known only as "The Frenchman" gets in over his head when he takes a job for a mob boss. And an elderly man returns to his hometown for his mother's funeral and encounters some "Old Ghosts." Whether he is telling stories of the frozen battlefields of a devastated Europe or the mundane anxiety of trying to impress a new employer, Joseph J. Christiano demonstrates his knowledge of what scares you and puts that knowledge to good use in these six novellas.

Blaming God for the death of her father, sixteen year old Elizabeth Bridges denounces her faith and vows never to utter His name again. She tries to distance herself from anything spiritual, but the events that occur after an unwanted move make that difficult. First, the dreams come - dreams of evil creatures, and rendezvous with the gorgeous stranger she thinks her mind created to escape her miserable life. But her first day at Glacier High proves there's more to it than that. Elizabeth meets Riel, the boy from her dreams, and he knows more about her than is humanly possible. He says she possesses a coveted gift that all of Hell is clamoring to seize. The monsters she dreams of are real, and they're battling for her soul. Soon, Elizabeth is thrust into a spiritual realm where she doesn't know friend from foe. She battles demons in the storage closets of her high school, with Riel, her only protection. Will Elizabeth be able to trust Riel and help him save what matters most, or will they both join forces with darkness and turn their backs forever on the only One who can offer them the love and peace they so deeply desire?

Young Cathleen O'Brien comes from a poor Irish immigrant family, but she was enriched from her earliest childhood by a father who gave her the perfect treasure: magic. Cathleen is part of a clan of Celtic Mages with Magical roots going back to the Dark Times. After she purchases a radio station in a remote mountain town, she'll need her magic just to survive. Iron Mountain was a booming coal mining town in the late 1800s, but there is a sinister cloud hanging over this beautiful mountain setting. Old news clipping tell of town folk hunted down and murdered and visitors disappearing off the trails, never to be seen again. When Cathleen investigates these legends, she discovers the town sheriff, Jason, is as interesting as the town's past. With his help, she struggles to uncover the secrets behind the shadow of violence that hangs over the town. But the closer they get to the truth, the more she wonders if her trust and attraction for Jason are a mistake.

Paper Dolls is the memoir of a girl who becomes a young woman in a passionate search for an enduring friendship. Deprived of her older sister, Tess Vanderveer, by the neediness of an Irish ghetto girl, Dove Delaney, Gwen also loses the friendship of Millie Dietz, the beautiful daughter of the family cook and housekeeper, Gladys. Gwen's mother takes Millie away to the high society of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s.

¿If the world were to come to an end, where would you want to be? World-renowned concert pianist, Rosalind Melodious Bell, Rose, had never given it much thought. She was too busy with her music to think of Armageddon. That is until one day her world tipped precariously over the edge, and she finds herself marooned on an island, a very magical island, somewhere in the mysterious and haunting Bermuda Triangle. When informed that the rest of the world has come to an end, Rose sets out to rediscover what she's lost, to learn the truth about so many things.

There is a hidden treasure in the grand old mansion on Piccadilly Street, in a place called London, but not the real London of English fame. There's also a lot of mystery and a murder that's been unsolved for decades. But it's the treasure that captures Mary's interest. Mary lives in this house along with her family, her Brownie friends and a ghost. When the ghost reveals her secret about the hidden treasure, there's no stopping Mary, her Brownie friends, or her enemies from searching for this treasure. Why the intrigue? Apparently there's a little bit of magic connected to this treasure. And so the adventure begins. Who will find the treasure first?

Mental labor, or the mental load, involves the many - and extremely varied - tasks that are involved in managing a household and/or workplace. This topic has exploded over the past couple of years, especially for women. As stated in an October 2017 Washington Post article [1], "The constant stress of trying to stay organized - and to remember to execute so many tasks every single day - is affecting women's relationships with their spouses, children, friends, and colleagues. They are experiencing mental, emotional, and physical fatigue trying to stay on top of it all." Lighten Your Mental Load shares real stories of what this load is like for both men and women across the globe and how it originated. It offers practical advice on how to lighten this burden through technology and other methods in the following areas: Home Shopping and Meals Marriage/Partners Children Pets Transportation Career Birthdays, Celebrations, Holidays, and Vacations Volunteering, Church Activities, and Hobbies Caregiving Retirement Finally, the book discusses ways to not add to the mental load of others and how we can more evenly distribute the mental labor between both sexes for future generations.

Thirteen-year-old Sam Every has traveled back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy to face Captain Jem Slayer, master of the dark arts. Deceived into handing Slayer the ultimate weapon, the Sword of Zel-Kar, Sam has lost his hands, sliced off in his first clash with the evil pirate. But all is not lost. ¿ Sam's friends have found their way back in time, and with the help of the pirate hunter, Benjamin Hornigold, have rescued him from the island where Slayer marooned him. Now, aided by a new band of rogues and a mystery friend, Sam must rise above his injuries and find the strength to again face Slayer before it is too late-before the future is forever shattered. ¿

It's 1967 and Mary's family has moved into a huge Victorian mansion. She loves her gigantic new house, especially her room. But then she begins to meet the house's other residents. Mrs. Murray was murdered in Mary's new house. At first she tries to scare the new residents away, but there seems to be a force connecting the ghost to Mary. Even the stranded Brownies, the little people who live between the walls, feel that connection. When Mary becomes deathly ill, the Brownies and the ghost team up to try to rescue her, only to encounter a witch and her evil dragons and minions. Time is running out. They must rescue Mary from a fever-induced dream world before she is trapped there forever.

A ceremony set in an Irish castle, surrounded by charming hamlets and rolling hills and ocean--what more idyllic setting could a Celtic Wizard want on her wedding day? Cathleen O'Brien returns to her mother's ancient family home, O'Brinnion Keep, for the much anticipated marriage to her love, Jason Tate. Among the swirl of wedding dress, colorful flowers, and gifts, a curse, laid on her family years before, has found her where she is most vulnerable. Her parents protected Cathleen throughout her life from the dark oath sworn by Arcon Fearsome, the Necromancer, Lord of the Dead. They captured him in their own youth, while in service to the Green Mother. He swore revenge as they dragged him from the Council chambers to his imprisonment on the fourth plane. Now, mere days before her marriage, the Necromancer is the uninvited guest and he brings gifts of fear and death. Cathleen and her mother must call on the powerful Teacher to help destroy this Dark Lord before his curse can be fulfilled. But as in life, death can take surprising turns and in the end we all stand alone.