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There is an urban legend in Wrexham which tells of something not quite human. Forever on the peripheries of society, he stalks the night, living amongst the shadows and feeding on the scraps. His sallow complexion and reddened grin led to the sinister moniker Colours the Clown. Stories forged around the campfires and graveyards of this vicious bogeyman and, gradually, his savage notoriety bloomed. Meanwhile, Bernie Davies is seeking one last haul before the holidays; he has habits he needs to fuel.

Arriving in the famous English seaside resort, Albert plans only to reminisce about a childhood holiday more than seventy years in the past. While there he will eat the town's most famous creation - the sugary treat known as rock. But when he walks into a shop being shaken down by heavies enforcing a protection racket, all thoughts of relaxation go out the window.

In the quiet village of Bramleigh, problems are rarely confronted directly. They are deferred, softened, or allowed to fade into habit. When a man slips in a field where no boundary has ever been clearly marked, Thomas Hale begins asking questions. What appears to be a minor accident soon reveals something deeper: a patch of land that everyone uses but no one claims, a boundary drawn on maps but never placed on the ground, and a system that depends on silence to keep the peace.

Along the edges of darkness, a war of attrition rages between the demon plane and the Tehrex Realm. Dark Warriors alone stand between humans and the evil that seeks to destroy them. Zander Tarakesh, the sexy as sin vampire king, leads the battle. Zander is battle-hardened and accustomed to command, yet wrestles to regain control when his Fated Mate is propelled into his world, bombarding him with unfamiliar emotions. His life depends on him uniting with Elsie, the slip of a mortal, who unknowingly protects a vital piece of his soul.

Following the success of Catching LIfe by the Throat, Josephine Hart compiles more poetry from the like of such poets as Milton, Byron, Keats, Shelley, Browning, Frost and Lowell.

Read by a dazzling cast of actors including Eileen Atkins, Nancy Carroll, Alan Cox, Charles Dance, Joanna David, Lindsay Duncan, Edward Fox, Emilia Fox, Robert Hardy, Tom Hollander, Jeremy Irons, Felicity Kendal, Elizabeth McGovern, Mark Strong, Dominic West, Greg Wise.

What lurks in the shadows at the Royal Navy Historic Dockyard? Is it something evil and malignant? Will it suck at your soul? No, because it will be some idiot in a costume, same as always. Tempest Michaels is going undercover with best friend Big Ben to find out why his Dad was found unconscious and stuffed into a wheelie bin. There is no client this time, just a definite need to find someone worthy of a jolly good punch in the pants.

Enter the mythic beginnings of Robert E. Howard’s Hyborian world in this powerful collection featuring The Shadow Kingdom, The Hyborian Age, and A Witch Shall Be Born. Filled with ancient kingdoms, dark prophecy, and legendary sword-and-sorcery adventure, this volume is a compelling introduction to one of fantasy’s most iconic worlds.

The paranormal? It’s all nonsense, but proving it might get him killed. A woman whose dead husband is haunting her? That sounds like a routine case. Until she reveals her husband’s name …… and a past event Tempest wants to forget comes back to haunt him. Taking a case he doesn’t want, its only hours before he finds a threat on his doorstep. Leave the dead to be dead. Unfortunately, that’s not always possible. Includes short story Live and Die by Magic from the Realm of False Gods universe.

Following a trail of clues to a sleepy seaside village in the southwest corner of England, retired police detective, Albert Smith, aims to prove his theory of a master criminal by catching the ‘Gastrothief’s’ agents red-handed. With trusted former police dog, Rex Harrison at his side, the crime-busting duo know precisely who and what to look for. However, beneath the narrow streets of the picturesque resort a far more sinister plot is being hatched and if Albert were to look over his shoulder, he might notice a set of eyes lurking in his shadow.

When three modern women find themselves in medieval Scotland, they must use their wits and strengths to fight ancient foes. With the English, witch hunters, and the church after them, these futuristic ladies navigate the murky waters of falling in love with a broody highlanders while adjusting to their new lives and protecting that they now hold so dear.

When a woman’s body is discovered posed in a grotesque tableau, DI Mike Stone knows he is not looking at a textbook crime of passion or circumstance. Everything about the scene says it is only the brutal beginning of a killer’s dark story about to stampede its way through the center of Birmingham.

My wife and I have been married for 10 years, and I know everything there is to know about her. So when she gets an invite to a school reunion from an old school friend, I have no reason at all to stop her going. Do I? Imagine my surprise when I find out that she has a dark past that she's kept hidden from me all these years, and as it unfolds, this new knowledge takes me on a journey to places I never thought I'd go...

The Creatures That Time Forgot by Ray Bradbury is a haunting and thought-provoking science fiction masterpiece set in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity’s existence has been compressed into a mere eight days. Following the tragic yet heroic journey of Sim, a boy born into a dying cave society, Bradbury explores the fragility of life, the relentlessness of time, and the desperate yearning for freedom and meaning.

When an invitation to The Emerald Resort lands on the floor of five unsuspecting competition winners, they can all barely believe their luck. Five different people. Five different backgrounds. Five people needing escape. Maisie Watson, a university student. Jack Paterson, an ex-Marine with PTSD, Graham Anderson, a council worker with a deadly secret, Esme Duncan, a gold digging maneater and Ailsa Clark, a young schoolteacher. The only details – they’re catching a private flight to the Isle of Harris, with its golden sands and idyllic landscape, they’re going to have the time of their lives.

Some people like to flirt with danger. These guys kick it in the balls and then shag its sister. When two bikers are found half-eaten, the coroner’s report records an animal attack. But England doesn’t have any large predators… unless you count werewolves. Tempest Michaels, paranormal detective, gets hired by the dead bikers’ gang to find out what happened and point the finger at a new rival motorcycle club in the next town. Calling themselves the Herne Bay Howlers, they proudly display a werewolf on their jackets and they are far from your average Hell’s Angels.

Dive into Essential Murray Leinster Short Stories, a classic science fiction collection featuring “A Matter of Importance,” “Nobody Saw the Ship,” and “The Aliens.” This vintage sci-fi anthology delivers imaginative worlds, mysterious encounters, and timeless speculative storytelling from one of the genre’s foundational authors.

Bullied as a child, the guvnor, prisoner, Roy Shaw belt holder, barred out of the city of Newcastle for six years, doorman, bareknuckle fighter... Gary Firby has led just a bit of a colorful life. Now for the first time, with Jamie Boyle (author/filmmaker), he'll be penning his life story.

To do list: 1. Solve big case while boss is away. 2. Have serious relationship dramas. 3. Jump a river with a car. What the heck did I get myself into? My name's Jane Butterworth. For me, the paranormal is just a day job. I work at the Blue Moon Investigation Agency, a firm that specialises in cases that no one else will take, cases that start at strange and unexplainable and tier rapidly south from there.

When he is called to investigate a Yeti attack in the French Alps, Tempest Michaels is certain it will just be another fool in a costume - He’s going to solve the case in five minutes and spend a few days skiing. Yay! Guess again. The mountain, the locals, and above all, the Yeti, have other plans in mind. With the Dachshunds doing their best to avoid the cold and Big Ben distracted by the abundant snow bunnies on offer, Tempest is in for a tougher test than he expected.

Gold coins from a centuries-old sunken treasure ship have been found on the beach in Cawsand. This would be no cause for Tempest Michaels to take notice, but a man murdered by the ghost of a dead pirate come to claim back the gold? That ticks all his boxes.