When someone dies in outrage, a curse is born. In 1576 Venice, during the second and worst outbreak of the plague, a dying child is shown no mercy. Her death spawns a curse, one which has endured for more than four centuries. Now, in a rendezvous with fate, architect Anna LaServa has arrived in Venice, opening the door to the next fulfillment of the curse. She will uncover the reason behind her ultimate confrontation with the barbaric executioner whose name is. . . Revenge. 95,000 Words

Return to Maidenwell—where digging up the past can be murder. In the quaint Oregon village of Maidenwell, Gina Biletti’s life takes an unexpected turn when human bones are unearthed at a construction site. This chilling discovery resurrects old stories about the Yeechee cult, which had occupied the village during the late 1980s. The cult was not only tied to some still-unsolved crimes but was also rumored to be on the hunt for a fabled Gold Rush-era treasure. Charged by her secretive boss Matthias Loneskum with unearthing the truth about the bones before the media starts sniffing around, Gina once again finds herself thrust into the role of amateur sleuth. Yet, as she digs deeper, it’s clear that the treasure the Yeechee were after is more than mere legend—and that someone is willing to kill for it. Can Gina solve the mystery before the whispers of the past demand her silence—permanently? Get ready for a suspenseful, fast-paced journey filled with humor, heart, and more twists and turns than Gina’s well-used wine corkscrew.

In the small town of Millersville, nestled between the rolling hills of the Appalachian Mountains, an air of unease hung heavy over the inhabitants. Whispers of strange occurrences and mysterious disappearances circled through the town like a dark omen. In the heart of this enigmatic town stood the dilapidated Holloway Manor, a derelict mansion long abandoned and shrouded in tales of tragedy and haunting. The Holloway Manor had stood for generations, its crumbling walls and creaking floors bearing witness to the secrets it held within. Tara Johnson, a young journalist with a penchant for the macabre, had set her sights on unraveling the mysteries of the manor. Drawn by an unexplainable longing, she set foot inside the decaying walls, her footsteps echoing through the vast, empty chambers. Tara's footsteps faltered as she heard a faint whisper, like the soft rustle of leaves in the wind. Her breath caught in her throat as she glanced around, but the empty halls offered no solace. "Hello?" she called out, her voice carrying through the silent corridors. There was no response, only the lingering sound of her own pulse. As she explored further, the whispers grew louder, resonating through the decaying halls like a haunting melody. Tara's heart quickened as a chill swept over her, sending shivers down her spine. She pressed on, her curiosity outweighing her growing apprehension.

The Dark Ages Clan Novel Saga is a 13-volume series of novels set in the world of Dark Ages: Vampire, released by White Wolf from 2002 to the end of 2004. The series begins with Dark Ages Clan Novel 1: Nosferatu and ends with Dark Ages Clan Novel 13: Tzimisce. Inspired by the original modern-day Clan Novel Saga for Vampire: The Masquerade, this series begins with the end of the original Vampire: The Dark Ages era and continued into the time-frame of Dark Ages: Vampire. The 13 novels are written from the POV of one clan each during the turbulence that swept through the mortal and Cainite societies of Europe following the fall of Constantinople in the Fourth Crusade. These novels, unlike the original Clan Novel Series, are chronological, happening one after the other rather than overlapping. Dark Ages Clan Novel #1 Nosferatu: An Epic Begins It is the year 1204, and the city of Constantinople burns. For the immortal monsters who have spent eternity in it's shadows, it is both a cataclysm and a call for vengeance. Malachite, leader of the city's Nosferatu, hunts through the ashes and dodges crusaders to find the Patriarch Michael, the vampire who founded the city is the expression of his immortal dreams. Malachite's search brings him beyond the city walls and sets him on a quest that will restore the Patriarch's dream – or damn it forever. Dark Ages Nosferatu begins the epic thirteen part series of Dark Age Clan Novels, chronicling a vast conflict among the vampires of the Middle Ages. The War of Princes begins here.

This book engages the globally pressing question of how to live and work with the haunting power of the past in the aftermath of mass violence. It brings together a collection of interdisciplinary contributions to reflect on the haunting of post-conflict memory from the perspective of diverse country case studies including South Africa, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Northern Ireland, North and South Korea, Palestine and Israel, America and Australia. Contributions offer theoretical, empirical and practical insights on the nature of historical trauma and practices of collective healing and repair that include embodied, artistic and culturally relevant forms of wisdom for dealing with the past. While this question has traditionally been explored through the lens of trauma studies in relation to the post-Holocaust experience, this book provides new understandings from a variety of different historical contexts and disciplinary perspectives. Its chapters draw on, challenge and expand the trauma concept to propose more contextually relevant frameworks for transforming haunted memory in the aftermath of historical trauma.

With his latest collection of "Thought Poetry", Keenan Kelly, the author of Uninvited Feelings has once again made the English language beautiful. The book Breathless-A Journal From The Heart is a blessedly uplifting read, which cares for its readers and remains faithful to the heart. The language in this book makes itself vulnerable and personal while paying close attention to your emotional pulse. With each turn of the page this highly recommended book welcomes you and remains generous as it offers you to take as much from it as it gives back to you. Each expressed thought is a unique fingerprint identifying the talent of this gifted author. The spirit of this new collection of thoughts is at its delicious best singing the delicately arranged sweet songs of its emotional soul.

Hypnotic short stories of life in the Southwest that “emanate suspense, inspiring page-turning tension” (The Washington Times). A young woman is pushed, quite literally, to the edge on a desolate mountain pass. An orphaned brother and sister try to patch together an existence one stitch at a time. A cop suspects his kleptomaniac wife is stealing from other people—materially and emotionally. A girl waits to meet the sexual predator who has been calling her. A wily roadside hypnotist seems to possess a power both wonderful and strange. Set amid Indian reservations, uranium mills, and other locations across the American Southwest, these twelve stories by the author of Yellowcake—chosen as one of the best books of the year by Kirkus Reviews—create a kaleidoscopic view of family, myth, love, landscape, and loss in a place where infinite skies and endless roads suggest a world of possibility, yet dreams are deceiving, like an oasis, just beyond reach.