The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. "The Willows" is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird...

In Baroness Emma Orczy's 1905 novel "The Scarlet Pimpernel", the year is 1792 and the French Revolution is complete. People die by the guillotine every day, often unjustly. Stepping in to right these wrongs and rescue the innocent is the elusive "Scarlet Pimpernel", a mysterious agent named for the red flower that is his signature. Meanwhile, foppish Sir Percy Blakeney and his French actress wife Marguerite are having marital difficulties when Marguerite...

Her words cut deep. Teddy's a world-famous playwright, in the mold of David Mamet, but for the past year he's been stuck. His assignment to write a play about Emily Dickinson should have been simple. But, it has turned into pure obsession. He's combed through every letter she's written, every poem she's labored over and every academic book about her unique eccentricity. She's come to life, like magic, in his office, seducing him, torturing him, begging...

Don't believe everything you read on the internet. It'll drive you crazy. Literally.Hotel ballroom lights flicker as the University of Baltimore announces the winner of this year's Tiberian Research Award in Psychology. Years of toil and sacrifice weigh on Emma's shoulders. Years of enduring her professor's unearthly demands. Years of researching mass persuasion on the internet late into the night, living in a single-bedroom apartment on campus while...

Five years ago, Nathan's world came crashing down. The witness protection program stole the woman he loved and now he's lost everything - including hope that she's still alive. His security job is a daily reminder of the girl he failed to protect, dragging him deeper into despair. Forced to assume the identity of a dead girl, Caitlin struggles to rise from the ruins of the life she lost. A career change summons her home, but Perth isn't the safe haven...

Gentleman swindler Lyman Moreau is accustomed to changing his identity to suit his schemes. A new opportunity arrives when a collection of eleven mummies and several papyri covered in indecipherable hieroglyphs are due to arrive in New York's South Street Seaport direct from the Valley of the Kings. Enlisting the help of a crooked customs agent and a black market antiquities dealer, he assumes the identity of Michael Chandler, nephew of deceased Egyptologist...

Tombs are sealed shut for a reason. Opening them can have terrifying consequences... John Tolworth is delighted when he is hired to help investigate a collection of mummified bodies found in the notorious Gold Tomb in Egypt. Not only is he intrigued by the work, but the collection is stored in an ancient castle in Devon, where John spent his childhood. He looks forward to revisiting the area, and to showing his family the place he grew up. But when...

He didn't just break her heart, he broke her soul... When a bomb exploded at her college, Caitlyn Carlson's life changed in an instant. Ten years later, she's no longer a vulnerable, trusting girl, but a tough, ruthless, FBI agent. But, her hard exterior covers a deep, aching hole in her heart. Quinn Kelly has changed his life, too, trying to make up for the horrific mistakes of his youth. But, some mistakes can't be outrun or forgiven. Some feelings...

"Eldo Yoshimizu's Ryuko is a stunning manga which tells the action-packed story of a no-nonsense, tough, and resourceful woman of the Yakuza. Appearing in the English language for the first time, this dynamic story explores Ryuko's life as she has to deal with the consequences of her past. After a fierce battle with the military, Ryuko's search for the truth about her mother leads her into even more dangerous situations. As deadly enemies attack,...

Chandler Scott returns in book 3 of the series, Division. He teams up with an unexpected foe to right the listing ship known as the United States of America. The sinister revelation in his documentary unleashed a torrent of both anger and support for the president. America is a country tearing at the seams.Spending time with his love and hoping to be just a spectator in a convention deciding the future of the republic, Chandler is thrust into plots...