"The battle for Boston is over, but there are still dangers lurking in the city. And as Elizabeth and Thomas arrive, they discover that old enemies are waiting to strike back.
Desperate to find her father, Elizabeth sets out to see if anyone knows whether he survived the battle. She soon learns, however, that the city's new rulers don't take kindly to people digging into the past. Before long, she's thrust into the middle of a deadly power struggle, and she's forced to take a role in a fight she doesn't even understand.
Meanwhile, Thomas and Carter encounter a familiar face. The dead are still walking, and a cure for the sickness is about to fall into dangerous hands. But what is the mysterious Project Atherius, and why are powerful people willing to do whatever it takes to become part of the project's main plan?
Days 109 to 116 is the eighth book in the Mass Extinction Event series. The book ends with a cliffhanger, and readers are advised to start with the first part of the series."
"In Crowford, the past never stays buried.
And some ghosts prefer the spotlight.
The years is 1965. Susan Jones is desperate to escape the town that’s slowly choking the life out of her. Struggling to scrape together enough money for a fresh start, she stumbles into a job at the crumbling Crowford Empire – a once-grand cinema with a dark past.
Long before the Empire screened films, it was the site of an unspeakable tragedy. The building may have been renovated, but its walls still remember, and locals whisper of a woman in black who wanders the corridors long after closing time.
At first, Susan dismisses the stories. But as strange occurrences escalate, she begins to suspect that the Empire’s long-dead past is clawing its way back into the light. What does Winifred Thorpe’s restless spirit want?
Why does the trail of terror lead to the town’s elite golf club?
And what happens to those unlucky enough to look Winifred in the eye?"
"Some spirits wait to be seen.
Others demand to be feared.
The year is 1984. Sally Cooper arrives in town with nothing but a suitcase and her dying son. Desperate to start fresh, she takes a job at the Crowford Hoy pub, clinging to the hope that this quaint seaside town might finally bring peace. But tragedy strikes before she even has a chance to unpack her dreams – and soon, Sally is left with only one impossible wish: to see her son one last time.
Months pass. The pub’s regulars talk of ghosts, of strange sightings and cold whispers in the night, but Tommy never appears. Just when Sally is ready to give up, a friend suggests something unthinkable – what if the spirits are waiting for her to reach out first?
What begins as a quiet ritual soon unravels into something far darker. The shadows in the Crowford Hoy are older and more dangerous than Sally imagined. Ghosts with unfinished business are stirring, and some don’t want peace – they want revenge.
Who was Annie Ashton, the girl who vanished without a trace?
Why is the spirit of Mildred Weaver burning with fury?
And once the veil between worlds is lifted… can Sally ever force it shut again?"
"Having finally met for the first time, Elizabeth and Thomas soon find themselves in mortal danger as the Mass Extinction series continues.
Having encountered a strange little girl they found at the side of the road, Elizabeth and Thomas follow her to a seemingly abandoned old hospital. They soon discover, however, that something deadly lurks in the shadows, and that the little girl is hiding a terrible secret.
Beneath the hospital, a horrific experiment is being carried out, and a familiar face is involved. While Thomas tries to understand Sarah Carter's aims, Elizabeth finds herself being drawn into the experiment and soon faces a fight for her life. A cure for the zombie outbreak is tantalizingly close, but sacrifices will have to be made if humanity is to have any chance of survival.
Days 101 to 108 is the seventh book in the Mass Extinction Event series. The book ends with a cliffhanger, and readers are advised to start with the first part of the series."
"A dying artist.
A haunted nun.
A church that should have stayed buried.
The year is 1898, and famed painter Anthony Toyner knows his time is running out. Determined to leave behind one final masterpiece, he travels to the eerie coastal town of Crowford, drawn by whispers of inspiration – and shadowed by something far darker.
At a quiet public house, Toyner crosses paths with Sister Elsa Farr, a secretive nun with a mysterious past. Every night, she disappears into the darkness, returning bloodied and broken – and refusing to say why. Her obsession lies with the ruins of an abandoned church just beyond the town’s edge, a place with a horrifying reputation. Decades ago, an entire village was swallowed by something evil that now waits beneath the crumbling stone.
As Toyner seeks the perfect subject for his last painting, he’s pulled deeper into Sister Elsa’s terrifying mission. The closer he gets to the truth, the clearer it becomes: this church does not forgive trespassers… and some creations are cursed from the very first brushstroke.
What really happened in the lost village?
Why does Elsa risk everything to return to the church night after night?
And what secrets are hidden in the painting that will hang in a gallery a century later… dripping with death?"
"Lydia Smith thinks she has finally escaped from her tragic past. Living a quiet, contented life with her familiar Smythe, she hopes to avoid any trouble. But when whispers start to spread and the local villagers learn about Lydia's mysterious books, she realizes that she might never be free.
Soon Lydia comes up with a plan. She knows she's doomed, but she's determined to find some way to outlive her own failing body. The books offer a solution, albeit one that comes at a terrible cost. Although she always promised herself that she'd never use her powers for evil, Lydia finds herself pushed to breaking point. As angry villagers close in, will she commit the ultimate sin in a desperate attempt to survive?
The Horror of Styre House is the third and final book in a trilogy about a remote, abandoned English cottage that still bears the scars of its terrifying past, and about an evil creature that lurks in the shadows and waits for its chance to pounce."
"One hundred days after humanity was brought to its knees, Elizabeth Marter has joined a small group of survivors in Boston. Under constant attack from scavengers who live beyond the city limits, Elizabeth and the others desperately try to come up with a plan. But when they learn that a more organized enemy is on the way, they realize that they face a battle for what's left of their resources.
Thomas Edgewater, meanwhile, has joined up with a ragged bunch of soldiers who are on their way to Boston. As they wait for their orders, however, Thomas and Toad find themselves ordered to guard a captured zombie. By the time the hundredth day draws to a close, Thomas will have begun to suspect that the mysterious Sarah Carter isn't quite who or what she seems. He'll also have met someone who will change his life forever.
Day 100 is the sixth book in the Mass Extinction Event series, chronicling the collapse of human society through the eyes of two very different people who are gradually being drawn together. Ends on a cliffhanger."
"This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. She doesn’t know her own name. She doesn’t know why she’s here. But something in the house remembers her. She wakes in darkness, alone and injured, in a house she doesn't recognize. A deep gash on her head. No memory. No escape. Somewhere above, something moves—floorboards creaking under unseen feet. The windows are sealed. The doors won’t budge. The house wants her to stay. As she searches for answers, fragments of her past begin to surface. A broken mirror. A flickering grandfather clock. Whispers in the halls. She starts to suspect the truth: she wasn’t brought here by accident. Something—or someone—wants her trapped inside. And it’s not done with her yet."
"This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. They came to debunk a haunting. They left forever changed. Ten years ago, Rebecca and Jonathan Pearson were confident sceptics—respected university professors by day, paranormal investigators by night. Their mission was simple: expose hoaxes, explain the unexplainable, and prove that ghosts were nothing more than stories. Then came Marlstone Hall. Hidden deep in the English countryside, the old orphanage has a dark reputation—whispered tales of shadows in the corridors, of children waking to find figures looming over their beds. To the Pearsons, it seems like just another case. But as their investigations begin to unravel, so too do their assumptions. The phenomena defy logic. The house resists explanation. And the deeper they go, the more they begin to suspect the unthinkable—that Marlstone Hall isn’t just haunted … it’s alive."
"This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. Some houses don't want to be investigated. Lotham Lodge is one of them. After surviving the horrors of Marlstone Hall, Rebecca and Jonathan Pearson are forever changed—but not deterred. Still chasing evidence of the paranormal, Jonathan jumps at the chance to explore the eerie and isolated Lotham Lodge in West Sussex. But from the moment he arrives, nothing feels right. The only resident is a man teetering on the edge of madness—and yet, someone is keeping him there. The air hums with whispers that no-one wants to explain. And the locals? They avoid the lodge like it’s cursed, speaking only in hushed tones about a shadow that moves through the walls. As Jonathan digs deeper, he’s confronted with terrifying visions, unsettling truths, and a force that refuses to stay hidden. The investigation becomes more than professional—it’s personal now. Something in the house knows him … and it’s been waiting."
"ALL EVIL HAS A BEGINNING... THIS IS HOW SMYTHE BECAME SMYTHE...
Many years before the horrific events at Styre House, a young girl named Lydia Smith discovers a mysterious set of books filled with dark powers. As she begins to learn the secrets of these books, however, she inadvertently unleashes powers beyond her wildest imagination, powers that shatter the barrier between life and death.
Trapped in a life of misery, Lydia has never thought much about the outside world. All she does every day is care for her sick mother and try to avoid her cruel, bitter father. Her new powers offer a way out, but first Lydia must learn to control the forces she has begun to summon. Fortunately she has help from a set of reanimated bones that rise from the garden, but can anything truly prepare Lydia for the terror that awaits?
And how does she end up as the bitter, monstrous creature that years later will rise from the dirt of Styre House?
The Curse of Bloodacre Farm is the second audiobook in a trilogy about a remote, abandoned English cottage that still bears the scars of its terrifying past, and about an evil creature that lurks in the shadows and waits for its chance to pounce. This audiobook ends on a cliffhanger."
"AN ABANDONED ENGLISH COTTAGE... A BLACK CAT GLIMPSED IN SCORES OF OLD PHOTOS... A TERRIBLE MURDER, COVERED UP MANY YEARS AGO.
When Parker and her mother move into Styre House, they immediately notice that something's not quite right. They have no key for the garage, and any time they try to get inside they end up distracted. A mysterious black cat patrols the property, seemingly waiting for something or someone. And strange noises at night hint at a hidden presence that lurks in the shadows.
Soon, Parker discovers that Styre House has many mysteries. As she gets to know a local historian from the nearby village, she starts to uncover a horrifying web of lies, secrets and deaths, all connected to someone who lived in the house more than a century earlier. But is the past willing to stay buried, or is there some truth to the rumors of ghostly encounters and witchcraft?
The Haunting of Styre House is the first audiobook in a trilogy about a remote, abandoned English cottage that still bears the scars of its terrifying past. Who is Smythe, where does he come from, and how far is he willing to go in order to protect the legacy of his mistress? This book ends on a cliffhanger."
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