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This amazingly wise and nimble collection investigates the horrors inflicted on so-called “witches” of the past. The Witch of Eye unearths salves, potions, and spells meant to heal, yet interpreted by inquisitors as evidence of evil. The author describes torture and forced confessions alongside accounts of gentleness of legendary midwives.

There's an old saying that one should be wary of opportunities that seem too good to be true. This adage rings true for Edward and Lydia, a young married couple who find their dream home, an old mansion the locals call Hangman Manor, at an incredible price. Lydia, a talented up-and-coming artist can't wait to start creating in this new location. But Harmon Manor harbors a dark secret.

Here are 10 tales of sexy fun that are sure to get you excited. From new experiences like first lesbian sex and first anal sex to boundary pushing scenarios like gangbangs and sex with strangers; the stories deliver heat that might just melt your audio player! It's all just a click away, so download now.

Growing up, it was only Gretchen and her mother, and their closeness strengthened an unbreakable bond. But after Gretchen’s mother tragically passes, she learns of the family her mother left behind at Redwood Ranch. Desperate to learn more about her mother’s past, Gretchen visits her estranged family only to discover the harsh truth of why her mother left in the first place.

When a devastating EMP strike wipes out the world’s power grids, society plunges into chaos and lawlessness. Sally Long must navigate a world without electricity, communication, or safety as violence and desperation spread.

Two detectives, both coming off of recent tragedies, are forcibly paired together to recover a missing child. But as they pull back the layers of the case, they discover more secrets, more lies, and more trouble than either are prepared to face. It’s a race to find the missing girl before time expires, but the detectives must overcome their personal trauma in order to succeed.

In this new collection, Patrick Barb explores themes of family found and lost, media consumption and the dangers of runaway nostalgia, the supernatural in our lives, and the impact of violence in both the long- and short-term. From rural backwoods to Park Slope brownstones, Barb's characters face impossible, awful situations, testing their inner strength and understanding of reality. Covering quiet horror, weird fiction, supernatural horror, slasher horror, topical dark fiction, and more, these stories spotlight supposedly familiar terrors and fears in new and unexpected ways.

A boy’s disappearance in the small town of Deerfield, CT, stokes distrust and resentment from its residents. Each local he interviews harbors a hidden agenda, keeping long-hidden secrets close to their chests. With trust in short supply, Sheriff Sean Callahan struggles to find answers to the child’s whereabouts, but every new secret he uncovers leads him closer to a horrifying truth.

When an EMP attack shatters the world as we know it, courage, family, and sacrifice become the only beacon of hope. When a catastrophic EMP attack sends the United States into turmoil, a tightly-bonded group of friends and family must navigate the chaos. After escaping the city's horror, they face another menace - their home, a remote gas station, is now controlled by a ruthless biker gang allied with deadly cartels.

Lovely heroines have their boundaries pushed in this scorching collection of five explicit erotica stories. Whether you're looking for stories about rough sex, group sex, or even domination, you're sure to enjoy this audiobook.

Anita has never tried anal sex before. Of course, she's not in the habit of sleeping with men she's just met either! It all happens at once in this sexy story, though. When she brings Jerome home to her apartment, Anita is in for some rough anal sex, bent over on the couch for a stranger sex encounter that is hot and powerful.

When an EMP decimates the world’s power grid, society falls faster than anyone could have imagined. For Connor Murray, a farm boy in New York City whose war veteran father had prepared him for such a day, the fall of the old world only means he’ll have to fight to survive into the new one. As violent militant extremists rapidly overwhelm the city, Connor is forced to fight his way out to safety, using the survival skills passed down to him from his father. But while Connor is fighting his way out, little does he know that his father and sister are fighting their way in to save him.

Charlie Owens and his family have sacrificed everything to survive the aftermath of the EMP on their homestead on Beckett Island. But a storm on the horizon threatens to destroy everything they built. The enemy moving against them seeks revenge against Charlie by exploiting his only weakness: his family.

Few check in to the timelessly classic Club Blue and even fewer check out. Anna Hall arrives in Sebring, Maine, with her two teenage boys and a bold dream. Investing her late husband's life insurance policy into the classy yet nearly forgotten motel Club Blue, the ambitious single mother hits the much-needed reset button on her troubled life. However, when peculiar guests arrive and strange sounds leak through the oddly thick walls, Anna quickly finds her lifelong dream plummeting into a short-lived nightmare.

Throughout the years, thrill-seekers, ghost hunters, and skeptics have all found their way to the Harrington Hotel. Some found a peaceful night's rest, while others experienced unnatural dreams. The hotel's former owner, Stephen Ambrose, described a night at his establishment as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to glimpse into the afterlife. But after Ambrose's mysterious disappearance, the hotel has shuttered. Still, there are a few who dare to spend one more night at the infamous hotel, even if it might be their last.

When a meteor shower knocks out power across the country, Georgia thinks it’s just a freak disaster – until she learns the truth: it was an EMP attack. Struggling to protect her niece and nephew, Georgia must defend their isolated homestead from violent bandits and a ruthless sheriff who’s taken control of the nearby town. Outgunned but determined, Georgia devises a daring plan to stand her ground and protect her family. With unexpected allies and a fierce will to survive, she must risk everything to fight for freedom in a lawless world.

When an EMP plunges Columbus into darkness, legal secretary Avery Westwood is thrust into a city spiraling into chaos. With looters on the streets and lawlessness taking hold, survival becomes her only goal.

James and Marla Weller are preparing for a relaxing weekend, when an unexpected blackout spreads far beyond their St. Louis suburb and starts a devastating chain reaction. But the disabled power grid was only the beginning of a national nightmare as their vehicles and cell phones won’t function either. A series of building explosions rock downtown, leading to a mandatory evacuation. Amid the chaos, the young couple must make a decision on where to go.

In a series of interwoven fictionalized stories, Deborah Noyes gives voice to the marginalized women in P. T. Barnum’s family - and the talented entertainers he built his entertainment empire on. Barnum was a legendary showman, entrepreneur, marketing genius, and one of the most famous nineteenth-century personalities. For those who lived in Barnum’s shadow, however, life was complex.

The quaint mountain town of Riverbend Junction hasn't been home to Zadie Belle and Darla Belle, two of the three Belle sisters, since they moved away several years ago, but when they return this year for Christmas, a theft and a murder derails the train and all of their plans for getting back to their regular lives. Especially when Darla Belle disappears and is accused of the crimes. Stuck in the small town in more ways than one, the sisters must put their heads together to figure out who the murderer is, or else find themselves railroaded into a murder charge themselves.