Results for "Ghost" in Contemporary

As a former con-artist, I love a convoluted, mind-bending scheme as much as the next guy. But as a recently promoted MagiPol agent, I love it significantly less than that guy. Especially when the life of a kidnapped teen hangs in the balance. Between confusing orders and conflicting evidence...

Diana Peterfreund dives deep in this hilarious yet poignant look at the wild world of book publishing, the choices we make in life, and how they can haunt us for years to come… literally. A whole new meaning to ghostwriting... Ever since fellow writer, Sutton St. Clair, stole her book idea and...

When an unknown someone shoots him and leaves him to die, Harry Dresden hopes he might be heading to a better place. Unfortunately being dead doesn't make Harry's life any easier. Trapped between life and death, he learns that his friends are in serious trouble. Only by finding his murderer can he save his friends and move on - a feat that would be a lot easier if he had a body and access to his powers. Worse still are the malevolent shadows that roam Chicago, controlled by a dark entity that wants Harry to suffer even in death.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK “This book has everything you could possibly want this fall...a cursed town, a haunted house, a vivid & eerie setting—plus, characters willing to risk everything.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club October ’23 Pick) “The...

Juniper should have known better after her last foray into the otherworld. But when she’s asked to look into a mysterious box full of poltergeists she ends up making a promise to seven teenage ghosts that puts here directly in the crosshairs of a blood witch’s deadly ire.

One mother. One daughter. One haunted town. Niamh Widow. Divorcee. Mother. Retired ghost hunter. Something has just unleashed dozens of 200-year-old ghosts on my hometown. And my seventeen-year-old daughter wants to be the one to solve the mystery. Isn’t that just great? Little does she know...

"Steve West gives a lively performance of this fantasy/romance, voicing each mortal, immortal, and undead character with the requisite humor, sarcasm, and sinister whispers."- AudioFile From Olivie Blake, the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes Masters of Death, a story...

Tabloid reporter Sierra McIntyre wants a scoop when she interviews Ghost Hunter Guild boss John Fontana about the disappearances of retired, homeless hunters. She doesn't want to trust the physically and psychically powerful man, but her intuition—and her dust bunny companion—give her the green light. To uncover the conspiracy within his own organization, Fontana proposes . . . marriage. And though it's purely a business arrangement, there's nothing pure about the attraction that sizzles between them.

Ana Sartori has her hands (claws?) full stepping into the role of magna of the Walsh clan. She's got a double agent to babysit, a girl boss empire to supervise, and a slippery witch to subdue. Add to that Mercer's determination to take her down at any cost, and Ana can't catch her breath. With...

Lawrence Miller thought his biggest challenge in Ireland would be driving on the left. He was wrong. When a routine work trip turns into a battle with ancient fairy courts and monsters straight out of legend, Lawrence has to rely on quick thinking, questionable allies, and a stubborn refusal to quit. The land is alive, the past is hunting him, and the rain never lets up. Can an ordinary guy survive a country where magic is real, grudges last forever, and even the land remembers everything?

THE BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE INTERNATIONAL #1 BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES "This isn’t London. The rules are different up here…" All Detective Sergeant Peter Grant wanted was a nice holiday up in Scotland. He'll need one once this is over... Sea: check. Sand: some. Sun: sort of - but...

It's Christmastime in Frederickport, and the twins and Emily Ann's first Christmas. What magic is in store for the mediums of Beach Drive? It will be a Christmas they won't forget. And neither will the rest of Frederickport.

The highly anticipated sequel to the #1 New York Times bestselling author Holly Black's stunning adult debut, Book of Night. This program features multicast narration. "[Narrator Sara] Amini's narration captures Charlie's trademark cynicism, as well as her heartbreak and feelings of...

When an ambitious TV treasure hunter unearths a hidden British redoubt near Yorktown, he believes he's struck gold—both figuratively and literally. But as the excavation begins, reports of eerie voices, sudden accidents, and chilling apparitions start to surface. What should have been a routine historical dig quickly spirals into something far more sinister. Captain Leah Morgan and her team at the Legacy Operations Command are deployed to investigate the disturbances, only to discover that the excavation has awakened something ancient and angry. 

Jane’s nightmares are back—and this time, they’ve unleashed a brutal killer. Jane Walker’s nightmares aren’t imaginary—they’re glimpses into the traumatic past; and the past can be dangerous, especially now that Jane’s protective birthmarks are gone. Worse, she’s no longer invisible within her dreams—and learns this the hard way while using her power to incriminate a ruthless killer. Inadvertently revealing her ghost form, she launches him on a relentless hunt to track her down. Even more disturbing, Jane knows this man.

Lawrence Miller is an IT Security consultant who uses his frequent work travel to do paranormal research. Or, you know, crawl around dark places and poke at restless dead things. But he’s taking a break from the paranormal in New Orleans, famously haunted and infested by creatures walking the line between living and dead. Believe it or not, this isn’t his worst idea ever. Missing children, bayou monsters and a rich history of every possible reason for evil things to haunt the dark compete with the celebratory energy of New Orleans and almost enough pubs.

Alone and loving it one Christmas Eve, the selfish and unfriendly Benedict Nail finds himself shrunk into miniature and lost in the wilderness of his own living room, which turns out to populated by the ghosts of long-dead Londoners. To reverse the enchantment, he must set out on weird expedition through the knick-knacks and mementoes of his past, presents from long-ago Christmasses, and, in the course of a long midwinter night, discover a whole new Benedict Nail.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022 PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE NIGHT WATCHMAN ----------------------------------------------------- In this stunning and timely novel, Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author Louise Erdrich creates a wickedly funny ghost...

Sara Paretsky's genius made Chicago private eye V.I. Warshawski a household name. Now the New York Times bestselling author explores an unseen corner of the city she loves. In Ghost Country she has written a parable for the millennium, a powerful, haunting novel of magic and miracles, of four troubled people who meet beneath Chicago's shadowy streets - and of the woman whose mysterious appearance changes all of their lives forever.

AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner In this sexy, page-turning debut, a high-powered publicist receives a threatening message and must confront her secret mystical past as ghosts prepare to invade our world. "A must-read book for fans looking for a fresh, authentic voice in urban fantasy...