"A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in this juicy, thrilling novel from the USA Today-bestselling author of Such Sharp Teeth and Black Sheep.
Sloane Parker is dreading her birthday. She doesn’t need a reminder she’s getting older, or that she’s feeling indifferent about her own life. Her husband surprises her with a birthday-weekend getaway?not with him, but with Sloane’s longtime best friend, troublemaker extraordinaire Naomi. Sloane anticipates a weekend of wine tastings and cozy robes and strategic avoidance of issues she’d rather not confront, like her husband’s repeated infidelity.
But when they arrive at their rental cottage, it becomes clear Naomi has something else in mind. She wants Sloane to stop letting things happen to her, for Sloane to really live. So Naomi orchestrates a wild night out with a group of mysterious strangers, only for it to take a horrifying turn that changes Sloane’s and Naomi’s lives literally forever. The friends are forced to come to terms with some pretty eternal consequences in this bloody, seductive novel about how it’s never too late to find satisfaction, even though it might taste different than expected."
"Nobody has a “normal” family; but Vesper Wright’s is truly... something else. Vesper left home at eighteen and never looked back?mostly because she was told that leaving the staunchly religious community she grew up in meant she couldn’t return. But then an envelope arrives on her doorstep.
Inside is an invitation to the wedding of Vesper’s beloved cousin Rosie. It’s to be hosted at the family farm. Have they made an exception to the rule? It wouldn’t be the first time Vesper’s been given special treatment. Is the invite a sweet gesture? An olive branch? A trap? Doesn’t matter. Something inside her insists she go to the wedding. Even if it means returning to the toxic environment she escaped. Even if it means reuniting with her mother; Constance; a former horror film star and forever ice queen.
When Vesper’s homecoming exhumes a terrifying secret; she’s forced to reckon with her family’s beliefs and her own crisis of faith in this deliciously sinister novel that explores the way family ties can bind us as we struggle to find our place in the world."
"A witty, moving tale of monsters and modern life from the award-winning author of Cackle and The Return. For readers looking for a story of sisterhood, complicated families and love with a bit more bite...
Rory Morris isn’t thrilled to be moving back to her hometown, even if it is temporary. There are bad memories there. But her twin sister, Scarlett, is pregnant, estranged from the baby’s father, and needs support, so Rory returns to the place she thought she’d put in her rearview. After a night out at a bar where she runs into an old almost-flame, she hits a large animal with her car. And when she gets out to investigate, she’s attacked.
Rory survives, miraculously, but life begins to look and feel different. She’s unnaturally strong, with an aversion to silver—and suddenly the moon has her in its thrall. She’s changing into someone else—something else, maybe even a monster. But does that mean she’s putting those close to her in danger? Or is embracing the wildness inside of her the key to acceptance?
A darkly comedic, part horror, part love story and a brilliantly layered portrait of trauma, rage, and vulnerability."
"Nach dem Erscheinen der Cicatrix Maledictum leidet das Imperium der Menschheit wie nie zuvor. Krieg und Korruption herrschen allerorts und Verzweiflung ergreift all jene, die im Angesicht der Vernichtung nicht an ihrem Glauben festhalten …
Nachdem ihr während der Kämpfe um Ophelia VII ein Märtyrertod versagt blieb, erhält Evangeline vom Orden der Heiligen Märtyrerin den Segen einer neuen und schwerwiegenden Pflicht: Sie soll sich auf eine Pilgerfahrt jenseits des Großen Risses begeben, um ein wertvolles und mächtiges Artefakt zu retten – den Schild der Heiligen Katharina. Begleitet von der enigmatischen Inquisitorin Ravara, die in den umnachteten Gebieten jenseits des Risses mit ihrer eigenen Vergangenheit abschließen will, muss Evangeline einen Weg finden, die Bürde dieser Aufgabe zu tragen, wenn sie und ihre Schwestern einen Hoffnungsschimmer in das Dunkle Imperium bringen wollen."
"Winner of the Ladies of Horror Fiction Award for Best Novel, this is a deliciously dark feminist tale of witches, bad ex-boyfriends, good coffee and friendly spiders.
All her life, Annie has played it nice and safe. After being unceremoniously dumped by her long-time boyfriend, Annie seeks a fresh start. She accepts a teaching job that moves her from Manhattan to a small village upstate. Her new home is picturesque and perfect. The people are all friendly and warm. Her new apartment is lovely too, minus the oddly persistent spider infestation.
Then Annie meets Sophie. Beautiful, charming, magnetic Sophie, who takes a special interest in Annie, who wants to be her friend. More importantly, she wants Annie to stop apologizing and start living for herself. That’s how Sophie lives. Annie can’t help but gravitate toward the self-possessed Sophie, wanting to spend more and more time with her, despite the fact that the rest of the town seems… a little afraid of her. And, okay. Sophie’s appearance is uncanny and ageless, her mansion in the middle of the woods feels a little unearthly, and she does seem to wield a certain power… but she couldn’t be… could she?"
"Kompromisslos und entschlossen diente Commissarin Severina Raine dem Imperium stets mit äußerster Hingabe. Unter den Soldaten des 11. Antarischen Schützenregiments hält sie selbst angesichts größter Schrecken Ordnung und Pflichtgefühl aufrecht. Aber das Grauen hat viele Gesichter und Raines unerschütterlicher Glaube steht vor einer schweren Prüfung. Als ein Chaoskult zwischen den Leidsternen wütet, fällt ein Schatten auf die umnachteten Welten. Lord-General Militant Alar Serek zieht aus, um das System vor Tyrannei und Unterjochung zu bewahren, doch der Preis des Sieges wird mit Blut bezahlt. Als Raine und die Antari in den Konflikt verwickelt werden, kommen dunkle Geheimnisse ans Licht … Geheimnisse, die ein Licht auf Raines eigene dunkle Vergangenheit werfen könnten. Nur indem sie ihrer Pflicht treu bleibt und zu ihren Überzeugungen steht, kann sie hoffen, diese Feuerprobe zu bestehen."
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