In Marley’s town, seniors are given a prank as a rite of passage…a dare, if you will. The dares start out simple…egging houses, balloons filled with glitter, chickens running loose in the halls.
But this is no child’s play.
Accepting a dare means you could be expelled, arrested, or worse. No one wants to back down from a dare. But saying yes has consequences, too…
Senior year means planning for the famous senior prank. but when one of the riches families in town take it upon themselves to be the leaders of the pranks one brother after another, it was basically their way or suffer the consequences of saying no to the dare. but what if you dare not only had you braking and enter and theft but also a hit and run, messing with a dead body and inappropriately disposing of a body, its all fun and games till someone gets killed and it could ruin your whole future. so will you accept the dare or not?
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Cellar and The Cabin. Romance and YA Thriller writer, boy mum, Tom Hardy enthusiast. Always buried in a book and a glass of wine.
Penny’s trying to forget about her ex, Nash. His father was arrested for the brutal murder of four teenagers on Devil’s Night last year. Penny’s parents have forbidden her to have anything to do with Nash or his family. It’s hard not to think of what happened as spooky season gets underway–but she’s trying.
That stops when she goes to the Halloween store with her friends to find a costume. What she finds instead is ripped from a horror movie: a girl from school bleeding out on the floor of a dressing room. Stabbed.
Is a copycat killer on the loose? The adults are saying no. But Penny knows better.
Halloween is all about fun unless its the anniversary of hen five teens were murdered by a classmates father. the year before was a nightmare for the whole town, but when they turned their back on the murders kids anything slightly criminal happens now the whole town points the finger at his son. when a teen is found dead by the murder’s son ex-girlfriend a year later the whole town is freaking out again. Penny and her friends are on a mission to prove that her ex isn’t killing like his dad did, but when they find out the truth it will shake them to the core. a huge twist you wont see coming until the very end.
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Cellar and The Cabin. Romance and YA Thriller writer, boy mum, Tom Hardy enthusiast. Always buried in a book and a glass of wine.
Tessa couldn’t believe the way her body gravitated to him. From the first moment, he’d been hers. At least in her mind, he was. When she finally got the courage to go to him, he pushed her away harshly. Now, she had to find a way to move on.
Dominik wanted her from the moment he first laid eyes on her, but they were from two different worlds, and she’d never be able to handle the dominant side of his nature. He also guessed that when she found out about his past, she’d run as far away from him as she could, so he wasn’t going to take the chance of a broken heart. If that happened, he knew he’d never recover.
Someone who wanted to hurt her brought them together, but he still fought his attraction. It was only when he’d been told a bit about her past that he thought she might be able to love him and want to stay with him. He only had to get rid of the threat against her before it was too late.
She wanted him and he acted like he wanted nothing to do with her but no one was allowed to have her. When Tessa finally got the nerve to talk to Dominik she didn’t expect to be blown off by him but when he follows her out of the bar he doesn’t expect to find her being pinned against the wall by some guy. he sees rage and she wants to feel safe does this moment finally pull these two together or will he continue to ruin her.
Lila Fox is a self-proclaimed naughty girl that loves everything erotic. At night she has vivid dreams that give life to her writing. Every person she writes about is real to her and they all live in her heart.
Her main ambition in life is to entertain people and she puts in numerous hours to write the books people are enjoying.
When she’s not working, she’s outside with her cats, dogs, and family.
Blending handicrafts and murder into a delightful collection of whodunits, an anthology of all original short fiction features contributions from Susan Wittig Albert, Monica Ferris, Gillian Roberts, Margaret Maron, Dorothy Cannell, Parnell Hall, Sharan Newman, Judith Kelman, Tim Myers, and other notable authors, accompanied by craft patterns and projects with each story.
When crafting meet murder it had me wondering. fifteen short stories about different crafting technique, and a project to go with each story, but they do come with a twist. learn about paper making, gourd art, mosaics, candle making and one with adding scents, you’ll find a project with a fancy name like okesa, and making potpourri, wreaths, a memory collage and going back to summer camp with macaroni art. this was a different read for me but not terrible some stories make you chuckle.
In my life BG (Before Gourds)I wrote seven mystery novels and edited six anthologies as Marilyn Wallace. I’ve been a high school English teacher, a potter, a pastry chef, and a computer programmer, and now those experiences are fair game for my fiction.
After living in upstate NY and in northern CA, my husband and I have returned to our roots in Brooklyn, NY, where our two grown sons also live.
Hildur Knútsdóttir’s The Night Guest is an eerie and ensnaring story set in contemporary Reykjavík that’s sure to keep you awake at night.
Iðunn is in yet another doctor’s office. She knows her constant fatigue is a sign that something’s not right, but practitioners dismiss her symptoms and blood tests haven’t revealed any cause.
When she talks to friends and family about it, the refrain is the same — have you tried eating better? exercising more? establishing a nighttime routine? She tries to follow their advice, buying everything from vitamins to sleeping pills to a step-counting watch. Nothing helps.
Until one night Iðunn falls asleep with the watch on, and wakes up to find she’s walked over 40,000 steps in the night . . .
What is happening when she’s asleep? Why is she waking up with increasingly disturbing injuries? And why won’t anyone believe her?
I’ve been listening to more audio books lately while I’m walking. I’m trying to beat my yearly goal of books read/listened to. But I find longer audio books aren’t for me at the moment and it takes me forever to listen to them. So I came across some 3 hour audio books and it’s the perfect length! With that said, please see below.
TRIGGER WARNING: Animal death, specifically cats.
Now that we got that out of the way, I read a few reviews for this audio book and was nervous to start but also intrigued.
A woman randomly walks 40k steps during the night and doesn’t know why or how or where the heck she went? Sign me up!
But then I learned about the animal cruelty, cats especially and was extra concerned but I started listening to the book anyway. As a reader, can I just say that I love love love the short chapters?
I really enjoyed the narrator for this book and I also loved learning a little bit about Iceland. I will get there one day as well.
I will start by saying that I expected way worse after reading some of the reviews but I’m also thankful for them as well, so at least I knew what to expect in a way.
Maybe it’s because I read extreme horror that I could be desensitized because I’ve read WAY worse.
In this short novella, we learn about Iðunn and her what she does day to day, her friends, family and her partners and ex partners. She’s someone who doesn’t sleep overly well – welcome to the club, sweetheart – but tries to make it so she does. With some tips from her friends, she gets a smartwatch and begins her daily allotted 10k steps.
But she soon learns that she’s also walking while sleeping. As a walker/runner myself, that would freak me out. At the same time, I would be thankful for the extra steps. I would also want to know where I’m going at night and why I wake up so sore.
It takes a bit for Iðunn to figure out what’s going on with her.
I was left feeling a little confused at the end but maybe that’s just me.
Was it all in her head? Did she really experience sleep walking during the night? Was it something else? Split personality maybe?
Either way, even though I was left with a few questions, I still really enjoyed the story and I think the narrator helped with that a lot. I would totally listen to more books that she narrated and also listen to more books from this author as well.
In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend—and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.
The worst thing to ever happen on Hemlock Circle occurred in Ethan Marsh’s backyard. One July night, ten-year-old Ethan and his best friend and neighbor, Billy, fell asleep in a tent set up on a manicured lawn in a quiet, quaint New Jersey cul de sac. In the morning, Ethan woke up alone. During the night, someone had sliced the tent open with a knife and taken Billy. He was never seen again.
Thirty years later, Ethan has reluctantly returned to his childhood home. Plagued by bad dreams and insomnia, he begins to notice strange things happening in the middle of the night. Someone seems to be roaming the cul de sac at odd hours, and signs of Billy’s presence keep appearing in Ethan’s backyard. Is someone playing a cruel prank? Or has Billy, long thought to be dead, somehow returned to Hemlock Circle?
The mysterious occurrences prompt Ethan to investigate what really happened that night, a quest that reunites him with former friends and neighbors and leads him into the woods that surround Hemlock Circle. Woods where Billy claimed monsters roamed and where a mysterious institute does clandestine research on a crumbling estate.
The closer Ethan gets to the truth, the more he realizes that no place—be it quiet forest or suburban street—is completely safe. And that the past has a way of haunting the present.
Ethan was having a normal camp out with his best friend Billy, but when Ethan woke up there was a slash in the tent and Billy was gone nowhere to be found. Thirty years later, still no idea why he didn’t get taken with Billy, Ethan is now back in his childhood home with so many flashbacks and questions now coming back to him. but when Ethan starts having odd things start happening to him that where things between him and Billy, Ethan starts wondering if Billy is trying to tell him something they never found out if he was killed or not, so Ethan just can’t let this slip passed him. Can Ethan remember anything all these years later to help his friend find some peace, what will he do to get those last pieces to this puzzle together and find out what exactly happened all those years ago to his best friend. this book will keep you guessing till the very last page and you won’t see what actually happened coming.
Riley Sager is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, most recently Middle of the Night and The Only One Left. His books have been published in over 35 countries, with more than 3 million copies sold worldwide. A native of Pennsylvania, he now lives in Princeton, New Jersey.
A USA TODAY BESTSELLER • A Bram Stoker, Shirley Jackson, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Award Finalist! • An Indie Next Pick! • An October LibraryReads Pick! • 2022 RUSA Reading List: Horror Winner! Cassandra Khaw’s Nothing But Blackened Teeth is a gorgeously creepy haunted house tale, steeped in Japanese folklore and full of devastating twists.
A Heian-era mansion stands abandoned, its foundations resting on the bones of a bride and its walls packed with the remains of the girls sacrificed to keep her company.
It’s the perfect venue for a group of thrill-seeking friends, brought back together to celebrate a wedding.
As a horror reader, I really enjoyed this novella. I found the writing smart and it pulled me right into the story.
Kat and her friends are spending a few days at what is known to be a haunted mansion in Japan. Personalities don’t always mesh as we find out there is some animosity between a couple of the characters.
As things progress, they have a night of food, drinks and chatting where secrets come to light and things that should stay hidden, don’t. Friendships are tested but while this is happening, the house they’re staying in has secrets of its own.
They end up coming face to face with a ghost who’s only looking for some company. Nothing wrong with that right?
Instant New York Times bestseller! At Camp Mirror Lake, terror is the name of the game . . . but can you survive the night?
This heart-pounding slasher by New York Times bestselling author Kalynn Bayron is perfect for fans of Fear Street.
Charity has the summer job of her dreams, playing the “final girl” at Camp Mirror Lake. Guests pay to be scared in this full-contact terror game, as Charity and her summer crew recreate scenes from a classic slasher film, The Curse of Camp Mirror Lake. The more realistic the fear, the better for business.
But the last weekend of the season, Charity’s co-workers begin disappearing. And when one ends up dead, Charity’s role as the final girl suddenly becomes all too real. If Charity and her girlfriend Bezi hope to survive the night, they’ll need figure out what this killer is after. As they unravel the bloody history of the real Mirror Lake, Charity discovers that there may be more to the story than she ever suspected . . .
This was a fun read! I haven’t read teen horror since I was a kid. It was actually my favourite genre to read. much to my daddy’s dismay of course.
This story is about Charity and her friends who work at a camp during the summer. But it’s not your typical camp. They use it for a terror simulation that customers can pay for, which sounds super fun. Only things start taking a turn for the worse. People go missing, although Charity and others think said people just up and quit, people start getting hurt and weird things just start happening.
The camp holds a dark and dangerous secret and unfortunately for Charity and her friends, they get to find out what that secret is. Against their wishes of course.
When I got to the delicious twist, I gasped. I suck at predicting things, so it made my heart super happy that I wasn’t expecting what happened to happen.
So things come to light, people get killed, all at Camp Mirror Lake.
The perfect cozy, romantic fantasy BESTSELLER for fans of Gilmore Girls and dragons!
When Saphira opens her cafe welcoming pet baby dragons, she isn’t expecting it to be quite so hard to keep the fires burning. But her young dragon patrons keep incinerating her furniture, which means selling coffee isn’t covering all her costs.
Local heart-throb Aiden is a gardener, though his disobedient baby dragon is a major distraction from his beloved plants. However, Saphira’s café gives him an idea – he’ll ask Saphira to train his dragon, and pay her enough to keep the cafe afloat.
They know they’re the answer to each other’s problems, but happy-go-lucky Saphira and gorgeous-but-grumpy Aiden couldn’t be more different. Can they find a way to work together – and maybe even ignite some fire of their own?
The perfect dual POV, grumpy sunshine cozy fantasy, with HEA guaranteed!
What is better than having a coffee then having it surrounded by baby dragon’s that’s right kind of like a cat cafe but better. Thats always been Saphira’s dream and now that dream was true, she couldn’t be even more in love that her dream has become a reality. but with allowing baby dragons to come in you are risking some damage to happen, since baby dragons can’t control their fire. with 1 espresso machine down and that evening hearing commotion outside she was asked to train a dragon that wasn’t hers, even though she didn’t have her own dragon she knew how important it was for a dragon and rider to bond, and Aiden was left this dragon by his brother who had died. no bond can’t figure out what to do Aiden was desperate and Saphira was the key to his problems. this was a very cute story but very slow paced and way too much story building and setting the scene.
A.T. Qureshi is a Pakistani, Muslim American who adores words. She is the award-winning author of YA fantasy novel, The Lady or the Lion. She grew up on Long Island, New York, in a very loud household, surrounded by English (for school), Urdu (for conversation), and Punjabi (for emotion). Much of her childhood was spent being grounded for reading past her bed-time, writing stories in the backs of her notebooks, and being scolded by teachers for passing chapters under the tables. Through her writing, she wishes to inspire a love for the beautiful country and rich culture that informed much of her identity.
When she’s not writing, she loves to travel to new places where she can explore different cultures or to Pakistan where she can revitalize her roots. She also loves baking complicated desserts, drinking fancy teas and coffees, watching sappy rom-coms, and going for walks about the estate (her backyard). She currently lives in New York.
Heath lives alone, and that’s the way he likes it. He lives off the land and he doesn’t bother other people, but somehow, other people always seem to find a way to bother him. He helps the other shifters who live in the mountains with him and he does his part to show kindness to others, but what he really wants is to hide away and nurse his wounds. Heath has been hurt – really hurt – and he doesn’t think he’ll ever be able to move forward.
Then one night, a knock at the door changes everything.
i was given this book by the author for an honest review
Thersea is a bestselling author un a different name after a luncheon party for her newest book release she’s taking her twin sons camping. while camping her 5-year-olds shifted into bear cubs after the shock that made Thersea pass out, she came to it her boys were missing as bears. Heath is a bear shifter and one night had a knock at his cabin, in the middle of the woods and two bear cubs, were there scared and alone. Once Heath found their mom and brought her to his cabin, they both have a ton of questions for each other as weel as an attraction to one another. Will they give into this pull that they have to each other when Theresa and her twins go back to the city and back to normal life or will she risk it all and head to the woods for a new relaxing life.
Sophie Stern writes paranormal and contemporary romance stories for her amazing readers across the globe. When she’s not busy writing, you can find her pole dancing, traveling, or reading zombie novels.
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