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New Year’s Eve 1928 – In the grand residence of Ravenswick Abbey, isolated in the wilds of Dartmoor, nine members of the household step into an ornate lift. The power fails. The lift stops. In the darkness, a single shot is fired. When the light returns, Charles Ravenswick — the heir to the Ravenswick fortune — is dead on the floor. No one could have got in or out. All have motives, and none have alibis. A year later under the pretence of reporting on the family’s infamous ravens, sparky Charlotte Blood investigates. She finds a house haunted by suspicion and secrets. She must unravel the mystery and with it the terrible truth behind the entire Ravenswick family. Her search will not only lead her down a dangerous path, it will reveal dark secrets that lurk in her own life...

Having purrfected the art of having nine lives, the witchy cat familiar is the perfect figure to lead us through our tarot reading, imparting wisdom and guidance. The Witch’s Cat Tarot combines the enigmatic allure of feline wisdom and the ancient symbolism of the tarot, with a twist of 21st century fun, offering a unique and powerful tool for exploring the mysteries of life. Meet each card as you've never seen them before: The Fool becomes Bold Kitty, a young cat ready to explore the world. The Hierophant is now Sacred Cat, a spiritual master of the skies. The Magician is shown as Magic Cat, a wise old cat practicing the arts. The Hermit becomes Cave Cat, the feline keeper of inner wisdom. Death becomes Nine Lives, a brave kitty on its ninth life. With expert guidance and fun spells from Tree Carr to encourage you to learn from the ever mysterious and enigmatic witchy cat as well as magical illustrations from Sonja Pröhl, this is the perfect deck for witches and cat lovers.

The Notebook meets The Haunting of Hill House in this split timeline queer twisted love story, set against the backdrop of a haunted English manor.William Thorn had his life all planned out… until he discovered his long-term boyfriend Archie in bed with another man. Distraught, William kicks him out of their home, where tragedy strikes when Archie is killed instantly in a car accident.Riddled with guilt, William is shocked to learn that he?s inherited a manor in the quaint village of Stonewall, left to him in Archie?s will. He leaves the city with plans to make a new start for himself, but is surprised by the rundown state of the manor, and the unwelcoming villagers who want him gone. His only ally is Edward, a seemingly friendly local with secrets of his own.However, it?s not only the villagers who are adverse to his presence. A malevolent spirit roams the manor, one that seeks to drive William out for good. But when he uncovers the heartbreaking tale of two men in love in the 1920?s, William strives to find peace for the spirit, ending the haunting once and for all.But what dark secrets lie hidden in the manor walls? And will William be able to put aside his own grief to save his new home...and his life?An evocative tale from #1 bestselling author Ben Alderson, exploring grief, trauma and the bones of the past, The Haunting of William Thorn is the perfect read for fans of the gothic.

In this sequel to the acclaimed Lightwood, Judah Cannon has split from his gun-running family and is on the run with his partner in crime Ramey, but going clean isn''t easy when you have so much blood in your past...Life hasn?t gotten any easier for Judah Cannon. He may have survived the fiery showdown between his father, the tyrannical Pentecostal preacher Sister Tulah, and the Scorpions outlaw motorcycle club, but now Judah and Ramey, the love of his life turned partner in crime, are facing new and more dangerous adversaries. It will take all of their cunning and courage, their faith in one another and some unexpected help to give them even a shot of making it out alive.In attempting to extricate the Cannon family from the crime ring they are known and feared for, Judah finds himself in the sights of Everett Weaver, a cold blooded killer and drug runner in Daytona Beach who shouldn?t be underestimated and doesn?t take no for an answer. Threatened by Weaver, saddled with guilt from his recovering, but now pill-popping, younger brother Benji and pressured to use his head and do the right thing by Ramey, Judah quickly arrives at a breaking point and things soon begin to go south.Meanwhile, Special Agent Clive Grant, who has been unwillingly sent down from ATF headquarters in Atlanta, arrives in town to investigate the fire at Sister Tulah?s church. Clive, looking to prove himself, becomes obsessed with Tulah and her iron grip on Bradford County and is determined to take her down. His search leads him to Judah?s door and soon the Cannons are caught up in an increasingly tangled web of violence, lies and retribution spanning both sides of the law. Backed into a corner, but desperate to protect his family, Judah finds himself walking a dangerous path that might cost him everything or might win him it all, if only he can walk through the fire and come out on the other side.

The human world is no place for a god, but toiling on Earth may just teach an angel how to fly once again…Eleazar Starson, prince of Splendour and heir to the Great Throne of Honor, is living his worst nightmare. Betrayed and grievously injured, he has been cast from a world of light and beauty to suffer in the Below, a world of darkness and despair populated with demonic ghouls and vile creatures. It is a terrible world, a human world. It is an awful place for a god, especially one as beautiful and brilliant as Eleazar.But, broken and lost, he is a god struggling in the muck, his only allies a pair of atheist siblings who would sooner worship a burnt ghoul than show him proper obeisance and the closest gateway back to Splendour is half a world away through a wild and daunting landscape of chaos, monsters and men. He has no choice but to endure the unspeakable horrors of this human place, this war-torn world of carbines and steel rails and smoke-belching factories, not if he wishes to return to Splendour and reclaim his place among the Angelus.And he will, Eleazar the Fallen, for the desire for vengeance glows like molten metal in his godly veins. Crippled as he is, a half-angel, no better than a human, he must find a new way to fly. Even if it means depending on the strange and frightening technology of the beastly humans. He will return to Splendour. Or bring Splendour crashing down around him.

Wherever there's a patch of nature, children can find the Wild Wood, and wherever there is the Wild Wood, a little hedgewitch is needed!Hettie’s Nettle’s month-by-month guide opens the door on a hidden world—one that only children can see. Full of secrets, top tips, and funny, magical friends, this handbook is an essential guide for imaginative young guardians of nature. • Learn each month's secret Whisper Name (January's is The Dreaming—shh!)• Enjoy celebrity interviews with celebrities from the Wild Wood (such the Sun and Jack Frost)• Help organize the seasonal celebrations of the Wheel of the Year (the wedding of Jack-in-the-Green and the Queen of the May at Beltane is the event of the season!)• Have fun with the Spell of the Month (make a wish with a dandelion clock charm)• Enjoy seasonal tales from Flittermouse (Hettie's favourite is The Hare and the Moon!)Filled with watercolor illustrations from Hettie’s enchanted paintbox and details about the fascinating folk she meets in her daily life, this secret notebook will connect you with the magic that lives inside and around us every day.

Discover the unmatched beauty of wild swimming by night. Combining motivational writing with evocative storytelling, international big wave surfer and night swimmer Al Mennie gives readers the tools to discover their own methods of navigating through darkness to find clarity and focus. Weaving together swim stories with the practicalities of how and when he swims at night, along with the benefits that connecting with nature has on the mind, this book is perfect for wild swimmers who want to experience their favourite waterhole after sundown. Discover what drew Al into the waters of the North Atlantic, how he found community after initially seeking isolation, his pre-swim rituals, and everything he has learnt along the way, including how he "found his moon" – something that shines brightly in his life. The book will feature:Tides, currents, weather and seasonsHow the senses adaptNavigating by landscape, moon and starsPreparation, what to wear, pre-swim rituals Route planning, back-up plans and support teamsThe importance of community With illustrations of landscapes, moon phases, constellations and tidal patterns, and templates for planning routes and logging swims, this book will help readers find a new perspective on life, opening their mind to a deeper connection with themselves and with their local environment.

Power like her's comes with a price. When Seven Jones is blackmailed back to community college after years of drifting, the last thing she expects to stumble into is an underground world of magic. Suddenly surrounded by a secret society of spell-slingers, Seven discovers a hidden side of herself – and a power she can barely control. Struggling to rein it in, she uncovers a dangerous shortcut, a cheat no one else dares to use. It works… but at a terrible cost. When a fellow student turns up dead and monsters begin stalking the campus, suspicion falls squarely on Seven. Is her reckless trick fueling the chaos, or is someone setting her u? er only ally is Logan, an infuriatingly hot ex–Navy SEAL with secrets of his own, who makes resisting temptation almost impossible. Together, they’ll face dragons, krakens, and the shadows within themselves. But in the magical underworld, nothing is what it seems – and not everyone makes it out alive. Perfect for fans of Emily Tesh, Naomi Novik, and Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series, Dot Slash Magic is a sizzling, fast-paced urban fantasy full of spice, danger, and twists that will leave you reeling.

With a contingent of hundreds, Dawsyn must lead her people home, but she has no way of knowing what will lie ahead, or what might follow behind…"All things find a way back home."At the bottom of the Chasm, Dawsyn and her followers traipse through the darkness to find their long-awaited home. But there are whispers all around them and safety is never guaranteed. With her powers much depleted, and food supplies running low, will they even survive the journe? bove, the Queen and the new King of Glacia still bay for Dawsyn's blood, and they will not stop in their quest to destroy her. And with the help of someone Dawsyn thought her friend, they creep ever closer. Long-buried secrets will be revealed, hearts will be broken and a new day will dawn. Who will reign in this climactic conclusion to the epic Glacian Trilogy?

A work of experimental nonfiction that spotlights the so-called Undesirables of recent history, forced into martyrdom and infamy. Daniel Elkind's hybrid-genre debut, Chizhevsky's Chandelier is a nonfiction experiment that tells the story of A.L. Chizhevsky, the inventor and father of the field of heliobiology, who - like his hero Galileo - was punished for daring to suggest that human history revolved around the sun. This expansive narrative of historical reckoning stages a confrontation between factions of American anarchists, disciples of the Bab in 19th-century Persia, Jewish baseball players, and the quixotic quest to grow enormous chickens. Nested within is the story of the last Soviet generation (the "Tetris generation") and its dreams and illusions. In biographical chapters recalling his experience as a refugee from Soviet Russia, Elkind finds echoes of the exile of Emma Goldman and other political Undesirables from America to their "native" land in 1919, then in the throes of revolutionary fervor. The result of this literary experiment is an irreverent and deeply personal investigation into what it means to record and remember in today's oversaturated world, where all of the stories we tell ourselves have been turned inside-out.

Spot the glimmers that shine through the darknessHave you ever felt a tiny slice of pure joy that lifted your spirits for the rest of the day? That’s a glimmer – a three-second moment of magic that has been proven to lift your mood, boost your resilience and light up even the darkest days. Whether you just heard birdsong while you worked, smelled dinner cooking or laughed out loud, daily glimmers are everywhere – waiting to be uncovered. Complete with practical tips and reflections on happiness, this book gives you the tools to uncover micro-moments of joy while doing the same-old routines. Discover more than 1,000 glimmers on themes such as nature, connection and sensory delights. This book is small enough to fit in your bag – but big enough to enrich your life.

Set in the fall of 1980, isolated mute Alice comes upon a startling discovery that her father may be a serial killer... A sharp read for lovers of true crime and Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll.Twenty-two year old Alice has never known a normal life. Born mute, her overbearing father isolated her from the outside world while touring it himself as a travelling salesman. The only other significant person in her life is her neighbour Hallie and they communicate through sign language which Hallie learned especially for her. Often gone for weeks at a time, Alice?s father leaves her in the care of her often fierce and unkind mother. But when Alice?s father is diagnosed with terminal cancer, he remains permanently at home. Waking day and night at his deathbed, Alice listens to her father?s feverish drug-induced ramblings until, in his final days, he confesses to having murdered several women. Shocked and disbelieving, Alice confides in Hallie. Together, they vow to find the truth and journey her father''s old travel routes connected to various missing women, before discovering the real reason behind why she lost her ability to speak. And how she is connected to her father''s crimes.

NOMINATED FOR THE EDGAR AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELA brilliant, riveting, and harrowing debut novel about a young who is brutally assaulted, and who must then piece her life back together while her attacker faces a justice system that seems stacked against the victim.Vivian is a cosmopolitan Taiwanese-American tourist who often escapes her busy life in London through adventure and travel. Johnny is a 15-year-old Irish teenager, living a neglected life on the margins of society. He has grown up in a family where crime is customary, violence is a necessity, and everything ? and anyone ? can be yours for the taking.As Vivian looks to find her calling professionally, she delights in exploring foreign countries, rolling hillsides, and new cultures. And as a young, single woman, she has grown used to experiencing life on her own. But all of that changes when, on one bright spring afternoon in West Belfast, Vivian''s path collides with Johnny and culminates in a horrifying act of violence.In the aftermath of the incident, both Johnny and Vivian are forced to confront the chain of events that led to the attack. Vivian must struggle to recapture the woman that she was and the woman she aspired to be, while dealing with a culture and judicial system that treats assault victims as less than human. Johnny, meanwhile, flees to the sanctity of his transitory Irish clan. But when he is finally brought to reckon for his crimes, Vivian learns that justice is not always as swift or as fair as she would hope.Inspired by true events, Dark Chapter is both a literary masterpiece and a riveting novel of suspense about of the dark chapters and chance encounters that can irrevocably determine the shape of our lives.

As the youngest-ever High Priest of his secret Boston Society, husband to brilliant Moira, and boyfriend to influential psychic David, Rhys McGowan has it all. Now he just has to keep it all whilst trying to save the Society from financial ruin, in-fighting, and sabotage from mysterious outsiders. When leaked documents spark a local Satanic panic and bring the Society under fire, Rhys is willing to gamble everything, even his immortal soul, for more demonic assistance. Growing his retinue of spiritual assistants gives Rhys the magical prowess, charisma, and uncanny luck he needs to captain a sinking ship, but all power comes with a price. Rhys’ mind begins to fracture under the strain of juggling so many demons -- and the stress of his loved ones exploring their attraction to other people. As paranoia and rumors spread like wildfire through the occult community, David and Moira will have to once again join forces to pull Rhys back from the brink. But you can’t save someone who doesn’t want to be saved, and all the magic in the world won’t prevent Rhys from having to make the ultimate choice: will he become a great man, or a good one?

From New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong comes an edge-of-your-seat riveting thriller that will keep you turning the pages until the very end.Genevieve has secrets that no one knows. In Rome she can be whoever she wants to be. Her neighbours aren''t nosy; her Italian is passable; the shopkeepers and restaurant owners now see her as a local, and they let her be. It''s exactly what she wants.One morning, after getting groceries, she returns to her 500-year-old Trastevere apartment. She climbs to the very top of the staircase, the stairs narrowing the higher she goes. When she gets to her door, she puts down her bags and pushes the key into the lock... and the door swings open.It''s unlocked. Sometimes she doesn''t lock it because break-ins aren''t common in Rome. But Genevieve knows she locked the door behind her this morning. She has no doubt.She should leave, call the police. What if someone is in her apartment, waiting for her? But she doesn''t.The apartment is empty, and exactly as she left it, perfectly tidy and not a thing out of place . . . except for the small box on her kitchen table. A box that definitely wasn''t there this morning. A box postmarked from the US. A box that is addressed to "Lucy Callahan."A name that she hasn''t used in ten years.

The legacy of David Bowie is roughly 450songs, which he recorded or performed over half a century. They range fromcabaret to psychedelia to folk rock to glam rock to Philadelphia soul, fromavant-garde instrumentals to stadium anthems. Cataloging Bowie’s songs from thedawn of his career in 1963 to his Hollywood stardom in 1976, examining them in theorder of their composition and recording, and digging into what makes them work,Rebel Rebel and its sequel Ashes to Ashes have become standardreferences for Bowie fans. The newedition of Rebel Rebel is a fully-updatedrevision, taking into account Bowie demos and alternate takes released in theyears after his death. It’s enhanced by a decade’s worth of new informationabout Bowie’s recording process, his influences, his contemporaries, and hislive performances, all of which shed light onto the evolution of hissongwriting. It shows how Bowie exploited studio innovations, and delves intothe roles of his supporting musicians, particularly major collaborators likeMick Ronson and Tony Visconti. This book aligns Bowie’s music with histimes, planting his work in the context of its era. You’ll see what Bowie’swork owes to novelists like Keith Waterhouse, Jack Kerouac, George Orwell, RayBradbury, and William S. Burroughs. To films like Performance, 2001:A Space Odyssey, and A Clockwork Orange. To rival songwriters andperformers like Marc Bolan, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Lou Reed, ScottWalker, Elvis Presley, the Bee Gees, Isaac Hayes, James Brown, Pete Townshend,and John Lennon. With guest appearances by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Cher.