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Spellbook of the Lost and Found
by Moira Fowley-DoyleOne stormy summer night, Olive and her best friend, Rose, begin to lose things. It starts with simple items like hair clips and jewellery, but soon it’s clear that Rose has lost something bigger; something she won’t talk about. Then Olive meets three wild, mysterious strangers: Ivy, Hazel and Rowan. Like Rose, they’re mourning losses - and holding tight to secrets. When they discover the ancient spellbook, full of hand-inked charms to conjure back lost things, they realise it might be their chance to set everything right. Unless it’s leading them towards secrets that were never meant to be found . . .
Spellbound (The Historical series)
by Sylvia DaySpellbound is a trio of captivating fantasy romance tales from the author of the 12 million copy global bestselling Crossfire series, Sylvia Day.Her desire becomes his pleasure . . .Max Westin. Sex incarnate. She could smell it, feel it with his proximity. Everything about him was a little rough, a little gritty. A primitive creature. Just like she was.He held her hand a little too long, his thickly-lashed gaze clearly stating his intentions to have her. To tame her. . ."Victoria."Her name, just one word, but spoken with such possession she could almost feel the collar around her neck."It's in your nature," he murmured. "The desire to be taken."In this game of cat and mouse, everything is an illusion but the passion is as real as it gets . . .Praise for Sylvia Day:'Move over Danielle Steel and Jackie Collins, this is the dawn of a new Day' Amuse'A hundred degrees hotter than anything you've read before' Reveal'Lots of sex and gripping story lines' The Sun'They are powerful, sexy and unputdownable' Victoria Loves Books
Spellbound (A Spellbound Story #1)
by Cara Lynn ShultzWhat's a girl to do when meeting The One means she's cursed to die a horrible death?
Spellbound: Book 2 of the Spellwright Trilogy (The Spellwright Trilogy #2)
by Blake CharltonSPELLBOUND is the second book in acclaimed debut author Blake Charlton’s exciting and original trilogy, following on from SPELLWRIGHT.
Spellbreaker: Book 3 of the Spellwright Trilogy (The Spellwright Trilogy #3)
by Blake CharltonThe long awaited sequel to SPELLBOUND, which was listed by Kirkus Reviews among the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2011. 'Blake Charlton has created one of the few truly original magical systems we've seen in fantasy fiction’ Tad Williams ‘An absorbing read' Robin Hobb
Spellcaster (A Spellbound Story #2)
by Cara Lynn ShultzFinding your eternal soulmate—easy. Stopping a powerful evil that feasts on true love—not so much…
The Sphinx: supernatural horror from a true master
by Graham MastertonA horrifying legacy is brought to life. Gene Keiller, a young politician with a reputation to enforce finds his world shattered when he meets a beautiful woman at a party; a woman with a terrifying and secret past. The Sphinx describes a horrifying legacy connected to ancient Egypt, brought to life by Masterton in typically violent fashion. It's fast-paced, brutal and complemented by Egyptian legends. 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' PETER JAMES. 'A true master of horror' JAMES HERBERT.
Spiders
by Tom HoyleFrom the author of Thirteen: a fast-paced thriller for teens set in a world where ordinary kids are confronted by evil.
Spinechillers
by Nick ShadowRead ... if you dare! Six spooky stories to send shivers down your spine. A collection of six really scary stories, perfect for campfires, sleepovers, reading aloud and reading alone in the dark ... if you dare! Among the chilling stories there's a pair of trainers with a mind of their own ... some terrifying phone calls ... a demon babysitter and much more. These stories are guaranteed to give you a fright!
Spiral: Ring, Spiral, Loop (Ring Trilogy Ser.)
by Koji SuzukiStunning Japanese thriller with a chilling supernatural twist – the follow-up to Ring.
Spirit: spine-chilling horror from a true master
by Graham MastertonTwo young girls are haunted by the spirit of their dead sister. Little Peggy Buchanan is dead, drowned in the family swimming pool on an icy winter day. When her sisters recreate her image in the snow, they have no idea of the eerie forces they are unleashing. Peggy had always imagined herself as Gerda in The Snow Queen. Now she has been resurrected in the form of Hel, the legendary being supposedly responsible for death by freezing. Anyone who threatens or even gets close to the sisters risks a – literally – chilling death... 'One of the most original and frightening storytellers of our time' PETER JAMES. 'A true master of horror' JAMES HERBERT.
Spirit and Dust
by Rosemary Clement-MooreSpeaking to the dead is nothing for Daisy Goodnight. The living, on the other hand, can occasionally be a problem. Especially when they knock you out and kidnap you.Willing or not, Daisy finds herself on a high-speed mission to track down a mob boss's precious daughter, but she's running out of time.The dead are coming to take over.
The Spirit Box
by Stephen GallagherRachel's in trouble. She's a ticking bomb. A couple of co-workers bullied her into stealing a radical new drug from their employer, and now it's lodged inside her. They're watching her like hawks and her time's running out. John Bishop runs security for the company. As a father who once lost a teenaged daughter to an accidental overdose, his drive to hunt down the thieves and rescue their victim grows more intense with every lost minute. He can never bring his own kid back. But he can save someone else's.Which is fine until the company realises that if the swallowed package bursts and Rachel dies, their secrets are kept safe and their problem goes away. Though Bishop's on the trail, he's an easy man to cut loose and discredit. But now he's Rachel's only hope. Either the package will burst, or the boys will cut her open to get it. They're so convinced it will make them rich that they'll kill anyone who tries to take her, and hunt down anyone who succeeds.It can't end well. For somebody.
Spirit Lovers: A collection of five erotic stories (Erotic Selection Ser.)
by Fulani FulaniA collection of five erotic paranormal stories to delight any taste!Stories include:The Incubus Candle: The candle was a large and faithful representation of a phallus. It wasn't the kind of thing Lauren would normally buy, but it would be a talking point for the girly evening she'd planned. The shop assistant told her to be careful when she lit it. 'These things work really well' she said with a knowing smile. Lauren snorted, thinking the comment was flippant, and rose to the bait. She bought two. And lit them both at the same time. That was when the real fun began...The Moment: An office worker, Chiyoko, waits for her train home. She has experimented with masturbating in public when there is no-one else on the platform, and when the train takes all the commuters away, she cannot help staying behind once more. Yet on this occasion, she is discovered by another woman. In the moment, she accepts Chiyoko's desire, and they start having sex on the platform. When a pedestrian walks in on them and runs for the police, time stops, and they have sex among the stilled commuters. By the story's end, Chiyoko is no longer alone, and Eva has found someone who accepts her in turn...Stroking The Tree: Teacher Cally is discontented although life appears fine. Because she feels partner Marcus can't fulfil her sexual needs, she fakes orgasms and resorts to sex toys. Then an erotic dream rocks her senses, leaving her yearning for dusky Dios. Cally and Marcus spend time in a secluded cabin and while he's working she discovers a tree with a difference. Dream and reality blur as the tree-god whisks her away. Teacher turns student and learns the secret of passion and contentment through sex with Dios. Cally's attitude is transformed and inhibitions vanish as she and Marcus discover sexual joy...With These Eyes I do Not Truly See: With These Eyes I Do Not Truly See is a snapshot in the life of one unsuspecting, successful, urban professional woman whose life seems meticulously planned from her current stage through retirement. Planned, that is, until she decides on a whim to join some colleagues from her graduate class at a bar in Manhattan's Lower East Side, only to find out that she's the object of a particular vampire's bloodlust, and passion!...His Ghost: The woods are hushed. In a cottage waits a love for a relief that won't come, until tonight. A nocturnal visitor, who is both familiar and strange, comes to her to recall the past and open her future. Reunited on this night, the beautiful and sad touch from beyond, crashes through the barriers of life and death and reignites old dowsed passions...
The Spirit Of Second Chances (Heart & Soul #2)
by Synithia WilliamsWho says you can’t go home again?
Spirits Abroad: an award-winning short story collection of Asian myths and folklore
by Zen ChoNineteen sparkling stories in an award-winning collection from acclaimed fantasy author Zen Cho.
Spirits and Wine
by Susan Jayne NewhofIt's a mystery and a ghost story, all wrapped up in one. A newly married couple buys an old house in a small lakeshore town in West Michigan and finds it haunted by the dramatic secrets of its past inhabitants. As the couple settles in, disturbing events prompt them to investigate who those residents were, what happened to them, and why one spirit remains active. Could the Spanish influenza epidemic in the region, which resulted in the deaths of an unprecedented number of young, healthy adults in Michigan and elsewhere in 1918---19, and the resulting slew of orphans, have something to do with the spirit now haunting their house? They are determined to discover the truth about their house, even if it jeopardizes their own safety.
Spirits of the Dead: Tales and Poems
by Edgar Allan PoeA unique one volume collection of all Poe's best tales and poems. Full of variety, entries include The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Mystery of Marie Roget, The Purloined Letter - three classic detective stories - plus The Raven, one of his greatest poems. A wonderful selection of tales and poems that are representative of every genre written by Poe, from the macabre and horrifying to the humorous and purely descriptive.
Spitting Gold: An irresistible gothic novel about sisterhood, seances and sapphic love
by Carmella Lowkis'A compelling and atmospheric story of sisterhood and female agency, Spitting Gold is an evocative gothic tale where nothing is quite what it seems' Susan Stokes-Chapman, author of Pandora'A clever, atmospheric and sparkling Gothic debut... reminded me of Sarah Waters' Anna Mazzola, author of The Clockwork GirlParis, 1866. When Baroness Sylvie Devereux receives a house-call from Charlotte Mothe, the sister she disowned, she fears her shady past as a spirit medium has caught up with her. But with their father ill and Charlotte unable to pay his bills, Sylvie is persuaded into one last con.Their marks are the de Jacquinots: dysfunctional aristocrats who believe they are haunted by their great aunt, brutally murdered during the French Revolution.Sylvie and Charlotte will need to deploy every trick to terrify the family out of their gold – until they experience inexplicable horrors themselves.The sisters start to question if they really are at the mercy of a vengeful spirit. And what other deep, dark secrets threaten to come to light...?Spitting Gold is a darkly atmospheric and propulsive historical debut that twists and turns, blending gothic mystery with a captivating sapphic romance
Splinter: A gripping, chilling psychological thriller
by Sebastian FitzekHave you ever done something you wish you could forget?Wracked with grief after an accident killed his wife and unborn child, all Marc Lucas wants is to wipe his memory. Until he returns home one night to find that his key doesn't fit in the lock and his wife is alive, well and pregnant - but claims not to recognise him. Marc is drawn into a nightmare world, one where it's impossible to separate reality from fiction. Is he going mad? Or is there a conspiracy at work - one that could cost him his memory, his sanity...even his life.
The Spook House: Terrifying Tales of the Macabre (Pocket Penguin Classics Ser. #Vol. 4)
by Ambrose BierceDeath awaits them all …A man stares into the deep river swirling beneath him – hands tied, noose around his neck – and waits for the order to end his life. Another is trapped for eternity in a room full of corpses. A cowering woman is strangled in the dead of night. These are just some of the countless victims for whom all hope is lost in Ambrose Bierce’s chilling stories of death, delusion and the supernatural.
Spooked: The Haunting of Kit Connelly (Spooked #1)
by Paul BryersTwelve-year-old Kit Connelly has been saved from almost certain death ... by a ghost. A ghost who looks a lot like a fourteen-year-old version of herself. Believing that her ghost must have saved her for a reason and knowing that she only has two years left to make her mark, Kit decides to do something life-changing. But her plan to save the world takes her on a nightmare journey involving a crazed rock singer, an old World War II fort in the Thames Estuary - and a spectacular siege that brings Kit's story to a dramatic and surprising conclusion.Spooked is a tale of love and friendship, loss and loneliness, but above all, a story of growing up - and not always wanting to.
Spook's: Book 9 (The Wardstone Chronicles #9)
by Joseph DelaneyI Am Grimalkin is the ninth book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles – over 3 million copies sold worldwide!'I am Grimalkin, and I have already chosen those I will kill . . .'Grimalkin has made it her lifetime ambition to destroy the Fiend. Having assisted the Spook and his apprentice in the binding of the Fiend, she is now on the run. And her mission is deadly. She has to keep the Fiend's severed head in her possession no matter who - or what - comes after it . . .
Spook's: Book 11 (The Wardstone Chronicles #11)
by Joseph DelaneySlither's Tale is the eleventh book in Joseph Delaney's terrifying Wardstone Chronicles – over 3 million copies sold worldwide!'My name is Slither, and before my tale is finished you'll find out why . . .'Slither preys upon humans, gorging upon their blood while they sleep. But a desperate farmer needs Slither to save the lives of his two youngest girls. In return he can have the eldest daughter, Nessa, to do with as he wishes. Slither's promise takes him and Nessa on a treacherous journey - and into the path of Grimalkin, the terrifying witch assassin . . .
Spook’s: Dark Assassin (The Starblade Chronicles #3)
by Joseph DelaneyThe third chilling instalment in the new Spook’s legend . . . An assassin lurks in the darkness between earth and oblivion – but who are they, and what is their mission? The people of the County live in fear of the beasts bent on bringing an epic war to their home. How can they possibly hope to survive when their fearsome enemies are fortified with the power of a god? Could the assassin that moves in the darkness be the saviour the County seeks?Praise for book 1 in the series, A New Darkness: 'A solid, suspenseful, and spooky adventure' Publishers WeeklyPraise for book 2 in the series, The Dark Army: 'Unbeatable stuff for readers who like to be terrified!' Andrea Reece, lovereading4kids