Women Horror

On a dark night in the summer of 1859, three men enter the home of Dr. Matthew Callahan and shoot him dead in front of his pregnant wife. Unbeknownst to them, Li Lian, his wife, hails from a long line of women gifted in ways that scare most folks - the witches of the MacPherson clan - and her need for vengeance is as vast and unforgiving as the Great Plains themselves. Devil's Call traces Li Lian's quest from the Nebraska Territory to Louisiana to the frozen Badlands, to bring to justice the monster responsible for shooting her husband in the back.

On the one-year anniversary of her mother's murder, Sarah has been summoned home. She returns to Bennett House, hoping to put the broken pieces of her life back together. But when another murder occurs shortly after her arrival, Sarah once again finds herself a suspect, as she is drawn into a web of suspicion and lies. In order to clear her name, Sarah must remember what happened the fateful night her mother died. But as she works to regain her memory, the real murderer watches, ready to kill again to protect a dark family secret.

From the author of National Book Award finalist Crossing comes an unlikely love story in Kosovo with unpredictable consequences that reverberates throughout a young man's life—a dazzling tale full of fury, tenderness, longing, and lust. “Devastating in the most beautiful ways. From the...

Magic is real, and hungry. It’s trapped in ancient texts and artifacts, and only a few who discover it survive to fight back. Detective Sal Brooks is a survivor. She joins a Vatican-backed black-ops anti-magic squad—Team Three of the Societas Librorum Occultorum—and together they stand between humanity and the magical apocalypse. Some call them the Bookburners. They don’t like the label.

Running from a dark past takes Emma further into the shadows. Nightmares, doctors, and the concerns of friends and family plague Emma. All she wants is peace and to forget her troubles. A servant's position opens up in the town of Restless Hills. Her time for escape has come. Except, the town and its people aren't as they seem. Edgar, an enigmatic man with a hidden connection to her employer, befriends her while keeping her at a distance. As strange occurrences start to plague the mansion, Emma must face her past and discover the truth behind the hauntings.

In this spine-tingling thriller, mystery author Andrew Wilson is blessed with a life most would envy, but he has no one to share it with. And then he meets Mika Woods, a woman of otherworldly beauty. After a night of passion, Andrew regrets his decision and wants to take things slow. But slow is not Mika's speed, and soon Andrew is combating the advances of an obsessed, supernatural woman.

Step into the aisles of Greenfield Market, where every transaction is more than just a purchase—it’s a story. Follow Glenda Parker, a seasoned accountant turned grocery clerk, as she navigates life’s unexpected twists with humor, heart, and resilience. From delightful customer interactions to newfound friendships, this heartwarming tale reminds us that even in the most ordinary places, extraordinary connections can bloom.

“It was just a dream.” We all say that to our children when they have a nightmare and wake up crying, don’t we? “Shh...baby, it was just a dream.” But what if there is no such thing as just a dream? What if dreams are portals to other worlds where evil lurks? When Andrew and Julia have their baby, they quickly realize their daughter is very different from other children. The girl’s grandmother tries to warn them. Their daughter, Anna, has a gift. She travels the worlds at night as one of the shadow-people. But she is also in grave danger.

The gang is prepared this time. Emmie and Sarah have trained their psychic skills, Finn is a little wiser, and they’re ready for the worst. But if a looming menace gets its way, they’ll be dead within days. While exploring Emmie's basement, Finn makes a gruesome discovery hidden behind a wall that shakes them to the core—a woman’s corpse. And it’s obvious she was murdered. But Alice isn’t talking, and the ghosts of the past elude the gang, until they meet a mourning father who’s daughter suffered the same ghastly fate. But his insight comes with a warning....

Abigail’s journey to Melbourne, Australia, has blessed her with friendships that will last a lifetime—but has left her even more confused by the auras she has seen since she could first remember. Finding the further she travels from home, the more common they become, and she cannot confide in another soul for fear of retribution. Feeling even more alone when she arrives in Geelong, Abigail finds all is not what it seemed or was promised. She faces an impossible choice that will impact her future—a future she feels she has no control over that leaves her torn between two men.

Finn is devastated. Struggling to reconcile with his mother at his father’s funeral in Southern California, Emmie and the gang do their best to support him. But after his father’s ghost warns them of a legendary curse, the truth is undeniable and heartbreaking: his death was anything but natural. Still reeling from his brother’s suicide two years earlier, Finn seeks answers at his Godfather’s historic Raven House Vineyard and home to his childhood playground—a decaying Spanish mission called “the ruins.”

Set against the stark background of the Southwestern desert, Lena Valencia’s Mystery Lights glows with the promise—and fear—of the world we know and the worlds we don’t, following women and girls as they navigate dangers both supernatural and existential. From the all-too-real horror of a sexual predator on a college campus to a lost sister transformed by cave-dwelling creatures, Mystery Lights grapples with terrors both familiar and fantastic.

Emmie is broken. Her friends have separated and Dr. Albright’s mysterious death has the psychic community reeling. But after investigating the doctor’s home in New Orleans, she faces a terrifying truth: the murderer can get to anyone. Determined to follow their only clue, Emmie and Jason are on their own, and their last hope for getting answers is a man they barely trust. After defying his cryptic warning, they’re confronted by an angel of death—and it sees them. It’s only a matter of time before it returns to finish them off.

Pamela Colman Smith, newly arrived from New York to her birthplace of London, is received as an oddball in Victorian society. Her second sight helps her in her new job: illustrating tarot cards for the Golden Dawn, a newly formed occult group. But when Pamela refuses to share her creations with Aleister Crowley, a controversial magician, he issues a threat: give up the cards’ power, or he’ll harm her muses.

Lindsy Foster, a clairvoyant who uses her abilities to free the living from the dead, finds her newest case troubling. Together with her husband, Mike, they travel to a small Colorado mountain town where dangers lurk at every turn, leading to a horrifying truth.

Fleeing an abusive marriage and tormented by her past, Alexandra Turner finds solace in a small coastal town on Puget Sound and a job with a local marine biologist studying orcas. After befriending a group of locals, Alex learns that she has moved to a place that has a reputation of being the "most haunted town in Washington." Such superstitions would be easy to dismiss...if Alex wasn’t already on edge. Haunted by shreds of memories of her days with her husband, Alex can’t keep from looking over her shoulder.

THE BLONDE WITH HALF A FACE, a neo-noir mystery set in a half-gentrified, still dangerous inner city, traces Candy Dyer's fall and rise and her ultimate revenge. BHF has three acts: 1. How Candy lost her face. 2. How she found her soul. 3. How she tasted revenge. Fast-paced, full of twists and turns, it's a Brooklyn few have seen, and lived to tell about.

Thirty-five years ago, Genevieve Ryland stepped off the stage of her high school graduation and disappeared without a trace. For years her mother searched for her, hitting dead end after dead end. Now that she’s on her deathbed, her other daughter has asked me to find out what happened to her sister. Before her mother passes. It’s like opening a time capsule buried in 1985 when neon shirts, scrunchies, and big hair were all the rage.

On a lovely spring day in April, he finally pushes her just that tiny bit too far and she snaps. Deep within her, a cold, cruel voice she barely recognizes as her own pronounces those fateful words, “I’m going to kill you, Bobby Hilts.” Ride the crazy train along with Pammy as she gleefully plots her soon-to-be ex’s bizarre demise and devises the diabolical means that ensure his body will never be found. Soon, Pammy will be free of him forever.

In the murky swamplands of Southeast Texas, where Spanish moss drapes ancient oaks like funeral shrouds, stands a decaying mansion with a blood-soaked history. They call it "The Bonehouse," and its walls hold secrets darker than the blackest bayou waters. Lorelei Morgan, a hard-drinking L.A. private investigator with more debts than dollars, is desperate enough to take on a job that reeks of danger and madness. Her mission? Uncover the truth behind local legends of hidden treasure and unspeakable crimes within the rotting halls of the Bonehouse.