Resultados para "The Mistress" en Terror

Mount Mellyn stood as proud and magnificent as she had envisioned. But what about its master—Connan TreMellyn? Was Martha Leigh's new employer as romantic as his name sounded? As she approached the mansion towering above the cliffs of Cornwall, an odd chill of apprehension overcame her. TreMellyn's young daugher proved as spoiled and difficult as the three governesses before Martha had discovered. But it was the girl's father whose arrogant demeanor unleashed unfamiliar sensations and turmoil—even as whispers of past tragedy and present danger begin to insinuate themselves into her life.

After the death of her husband, Simon, in an accident which rendered her unconscious for a time, Katherine Greene inherits Moorwood Manor. She also becomes a prisoner there. Katherine is accused of murdering her husband during the accident. His cousin, Richard Greene, demands that in exchange for his silence about the murder, Katherine marry him and turn over the estate. If she refuses, he will turn her over to the police. Katherine is completely under Richard's power.

"Mistress of the Dark Pool" by Russell Gray is a captivating short story with elements of horror, sex, and suspense. First published in 1940 in the magazine Terror Tales. The story follows a young couple seeking solitude in the mountains, only to encounter a peculiar dog with human-like eyes. As the plot unfolds, they discover a local woman rumored to be a witch, and their encounter with her takes a dark turn.

Pamela Wales, the young governess at Ravenswood, can hardly believe her luck. The man she adores - the brooding master of the palatial estate - wants her for his wife. For a little while, she is so happy that she ignores the servants' gossip of old scandals and her fiance's involvement in a recent murder. Suddenly, she is almost killed. Then a ghost pursues her through the mansion's sinister corridors.

Her name is Lisa, and ever since Eddie Raven hooked up with her, strange things keep happening. How strange? Lisa can take on any role at a moment’s notice. She’s Maid Marian. She’s Elizabeth Bennett from Pride and Prejudice. In an instant, she can become the sexy, gum-chewing secretary to his hard-boiled detective. She can even become Doc Holliday’s frontier lady, Big Nose Kate.

Taught the art of lace-making during her orphanage childhood, Heather Blackstone managed to earn her living in a Nottingham factory. But the legend of her ancestry haunted her dreams. When a gypsy-fortune teller predicted a journey, Heather knew that her destiny was clear: she must find a way to reclaim the castle that bore her family name and the fortune that was rightfully hers.

On the verge of manhood, Raven's rampage continues as he begins the difficult path to acceptance by his fellow Olympians. This isn't enough for him. In his quest to prove to his father, Ares God of War, that he is an Olympian, Raven preys upon the mortals below Olympus in a time of great weakness. Ready to conquer his Trials, take his place at the Counsel Table, and bring Ares the glory Cernunnos once prophesied, only one thing stands in his way: the night his mother fell down the stairs.

Inside the Heart of every Warrior breathes the Soul of a hero - even within The Heart of War. Ares God of War, is the greatest Warrior the world has ever known. He's moody, grumpy, dominant, ravenously sexual, and above all, built like a Greek God. Suspected of killing his Daughter in-Law, Psyche, and long in exile from Olympus, the solitude of Ares' island is interrupted when Magdalena MacLeod a brash and sometimes manipulative Fey washes up on Ares' island after believing she's been shipwrecked.

Getrude Bennet has been called the "most important woman writer of fantasy between Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1759-1797) and C.L. Moore (1911-1987)". This is a complete collection of short stories by the woman who first explored the dark fantasy worlds of the modern era. This book contains tales that were originally published in Weird Tales, Argosy, and All-Story Weekly between 1918-1923.

Her beloved city in dire straits after a bloody civil war, the spell-casting Lady Nyctasia is forced to seek alliance with a neighboring state. But the rumored marriage-treaty has loyal swordswoman Corson whetting her blade…matrimony being no proof against murder. Between NYC and the cloaked assassins stands only a tormented nobleman—whose enigmatic past bears close examination indeed.

Before the mask, before the bloodshed, there was one little girl who saw Jaeson Vale. Really saw him. While the other kids laughed at him, she sat beside him. Played with him. Protected him. What they didn’t know was that she was strange for a reason... she was a seer. A witch. And the day Jaeson drowned, she made a vow: the world would pay. With blood-soaked rituals and forbidden magic, she brought him back. Again and again. Every time they tried to kill him, she whispered to the darkness and gave him more.

Ghost hunter Shane Ryan has returned to 125 Berkley Street, his home in Nashua, New Hampshire. Working with old friends and new allies, he continues his investigation of the robberies and deaths involving haunted items, hell-bent on discovering who’s responsible for these sinister crimes. But his investigation turns up more than he bargained for when he discovers a sinister presence lurking near a crime scene.

A Tinder date goes disastrously wrong, ending with a middle-aged man gruesomely murdered and mysteriously mummified in a seedy motel. This baffling case lands in the lap of Detective Kace McCrae, unaware that this crime is just the opening salvo in a demonic civil war. Satan has vanished, leaving his throne empty and the demonic factions on the brink of war for control of Hell. The key to victory? An ancient ring that grants its bearer dominion over demons, now in the possession of former Marine and Las Vegas Police detective Kace McCrae.

Twenty-year-old Anne Cumberfield is the new bride of Lord Wolfstone - Ignatius Wright, by his given name. As she learns more about the history of Wolfstone Manor and her mysterious husband, will she survive the challenge of being wife to him and of the perils of her isolated home on the moors? Is the beast in her bed worse than the threats that lurk on the moors?

Left widowed and in debt, Rosemary Shaw had no choice but to accept an invitation from an uncle she had never met to go and live at his Rhode Island mansion, Rosehaven. But from the minute she arrived, she found her life in danger. Only a chance meeting with the mysterious Will Hennessey offered any consolation. But even as they fell in love, the threats to Rosemary became ever more dangerous. Someone was prepared to go to any lengths to stop her from becoming the new mistress of Rosehaven. But who - and why?

Cora Grim, daughter of the Grim Reaper, is suddenly thrust into her father’s role. Leaving the Underworld on her own to bring back the dead souls, she discovers that the Master of Death neglected to tell her one thing. She can still fall in love.

Nearly three centuries have passed since the Knights Templar vanished from the pages of history. Oxivius Soulstealer, the cannibal necromancer, walks among the world of men. Evading the iron grasp of the Inquisition throughout the ages, he journeyed across the known world. He has survived the grandeur of rising empires, and their subsequent fall into oblivion, watched the death of kings and the birth of new civilizations. Oxivius Soulstealer, the herald of death, awaits the end of all things.