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Ghost stories date back centuries, but those written in the Victorian era have a unique atmosphere and dark beauty. Michael Sims, whose previous Victorian collections Dracula’s Guest (vampires) and The Dead Witness (detectives) have been widely praised, has gathered twelve of the best stories about humanity’s oldest supernatural obsession. The Phantom Coach includes tales by a surprising and often legendary cast, including Charles Dickens, Margaret Oliphant, Henry James, Rudyard Kipling, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as lost gems by forgotten masters such as Mary E. Wilkins Freeman and W. F. Harvey. Amelia B. Edwards’s chilling story gives the collection its title, while Ambrose Bierce ("The Moonlit Road"), Elizabeth Gaskell ("The Old Nurse’s Story"), and W. W. Jacobs ("The Monkey’s Paw") will turn you white as a sheet. With a skillful introduction to the genre and notes on each story by Sims, The Phantom Coach is a spectacular collection of ghostly Victorian thrills.

Confined to an ancient abbey, trapped in a community of women, Dani longs for a man's touch. She knows that she wasn't meant for celibacy and rebels against the sisters' teachings. She doesn't understand why the sisters worship cold stone figures. But the abbey holds a secret - it holds magic. And its stone guardians awake when the time is right. And they have been watching Dani, waiting for the New Moon. They know that she wasn't meant to be celibate, but they also know that she wasn't meant for a man.

Leandra and Urson are apprentice-wizards, practicing their spells in a forest glade. When Leandra casts a spell on Urson, he is transformed into a brown bear. Horrified at what she thinks she's done to her best friend, Leandra turns to run for help, only to have the bear run her down. Urson explains that his transformation wasn't her fault, and tells her of the sensual encounter with a witch which ended with him cursed to take the shape of a bear whenever he becomes aroused. In order to regain his human form, Urson must bring his bear-self to orgasm.

When Chrissy is dared to pleasure herself in front a gryphon by her boyfriend, she gets more than she bargains for when the gryphon wakes up and carries her away to his lair. It is there where the gryphon has his way with her. The beast is too strong and Chrissy cannot resist his advances. She hates it at first, but soon she finds great pleasure in the perverse of mating with this hybrid creature. In fact, the gryphon gives her most pleasure than she had ever dreamed

Lisi is a beautiful princess who is forced to marry a prince from a warring kingdom. Lisi is to be brought to her fiancé's castle to be wed. She expects a carriage and armed escort, but to her surprise, a centaur appears to escort her. Reluctantly, she hops on the centaur and rides to her new kingdom. She loves the feel of his chest and his movements between her legs as he gallops and he in turn loves her touch. When a thunderstorm erupts, the two must seek shelter and it's in there, within the confines of a cave, that woman and centaur truly can explore each other's body.

After an ill-fated invasion of an underground orcish fort, Sergeant Follier, the only woman in her military unit, finds herself her unit's only survivor. Dressed in scanty clothing, she is brought as a prisoner before Vornash-Um-Grool, the leader of the orc tribe that she and her former comrades were commanded to invade. Follier wonders why this orc chieftain would allow her to live while her comrades were killed. What would this big, powerful orc want with her, and would she be willing to give it to him if it meant sparing her life?

Amelia understands that a young virgin must be sacrificed to the Gods every year so that her tribe can be prosperous next season. She understands that a it is a price that her village must pay. However, her and her family questions this price when she is the chosen sacrifice. Even though she questions the ultimate sacrifice she must make, Amelia submits to the path that fate has chosen for her. As she is tied to the altar and left to die she comes to terms with her fate. That is, until a Utahraptor finds her bound helplessly.

Charlotte's bills are piling up - she needs a job, but nothing pans out. Finally, she finds a vaguely worded ad for a personal assistant. Desperate, she applies. During the interview, she falls in lust with her sexy, primally attractive boss, but once she has the job, he ignores her. As she settles into her new job, Charlotte realizes that something odd is going on in Sam's office. Staffers appear and disappear, paperwork doesn't add up, and her sexy, intriguing boss gets really growly once a month.

Johanna didn't want to go out in the early spring morning, but her brother insisted that he make a cake for them both. So, being a good sister, she went to the forest to collect berries. Once she finished her task, she crossed the bridge to get back home, just like she'd done scores of times before. Except this time, she comes face to face with a large, gangly troll. What does this creature want with her? Was it attracted by the blueberries she carried, or was it after another kind of "sweetness"?

Avril, a patrician elf, is a beautiful maiden who is about to have her first sensual ride on her Pegasus, Rhyssӧn. Avril and Rhyssӧn are one when they ride, Avril's body slides against Rhyssӧn's muscular form and she can’t help but feel absolute pleasure. But all is not well in the kingdom and Avril must fight to protect it and her father from the growing enemy forces. It is only through the love and intimacy they share, that Avril and Rhyssӧn can possibly save the kingdom from certain doom.

Marga was the Protectress, the city's leader, charged with defending it against dinosaur attacks. It is her sworn duty to protect her city at all costs, even when a pack of velociraptors attack her and her men at a small, undermanned outpost outside of the city. The battle is a vicious one, and after a daring maneuver to save a fellow soldier, she finds herself trapped by the pack leader, a powerful male. The creature captures the Protectress and takes her to his cave. Will this raptor make the Protectress his next meal?

Orcs have descended on an Elven village. Katrin's younger sister has gone missing, and she is determined to trail the Orcs that took her and get her revenge. Captured and knocked unconscious on the trail, Katrin awakens in the Orc camp, face to face with their leader. Praying that help is on the way, Katrin dares him to break her. Can she bear his bestial touch while he torments and pleasures her? Will she give in to his demands?

Dominique is a virgin who is feeling pressured by her boyfriend, Jacob, to have sex. Dominique feels like she has no physical needs or libido and she’d be happy being a virgin for the rest of her life. That is, until a strange crimson light wakes her up in the middle of the night. At first, she thinks it a dream - maybe even a nightmare, but then the red light turns into a shadow demon.

Leaving the carnage of a senseless war behind her, Lucca has deserted her command. She races for home and safety, knowing that there are soldiers behind her. If her pursuers catch her, they will execute her. The final leg of her journey takes her through a goblin-infested forest. The sounds of a battle pull her away from her path - seeing a centaur fighting off a goblin horde, Lucca leaps into the fray. The centaur, Elatus, is also a warrior, but he has left his home and his people because of their ritualized, never-ending warfare.

A beautiful daughter of a powerful nobleman is indentured to serve a strange lord for the rest of her life after her father’s vassal is conquered. Since she is of high birth, she is tasked to take care of the kingdom’s majestic Gryphons, half-lion and half-eagle beasts. One Gryphon especially catches her eye. This Gryphon is bigger and somehow more handsome than the others. One day while she is feeding her eye-catching Gryphon, she is startled when the Gryphon breaks out of its enclosure and whisks her away into the sky.

Carla and her boyfriend decide to go camping out in the wilderness to bird watch. Carla gets more “bird-watching” than she bargains for when she gets lost during a hike and encounters the prehistoric and 7-foot-tall dinosaur called balaur. The balaur has a one-track mind when it finds Carla and Carla has no choice but to comply as it wraps its tail around her and has its way with her. At first Carla hates being violated by the ancient beast, but after a while she begins to enjoy it - and perhaps crave even more of it.

Kara, the eldest daughter of a farmer in a small village, was delighted when her father told her that their family's money troubles were over. She was not too happy however, when he told her that they were over because he'd sold her as a wife to a wealthy lord. Imagine her surprise when the wealthy lord turns out to be a powerful black dragon! Warning: This is a tale of monster sex and erotic romance. This story was written to unlock your darkest fantasies and innermost desires. It's not suitable for someone under 18 years of age. Read at your own risk.

Dr. Forester is a young archeologist out to prove that she has what it takes to make a name for herself in a field dominated by men. She goes to a dig site where her men have uncovered an underground cavern deep in Mongolia. She decides to lower herself in to the cavern in hopes of finding a dinosaur skeleton and going down in the history books. The young doctor makes her discovery. However, instead of a skeleton, she finds a live dinosaur. A living, breathing, velociraptor! What will this creature that time has forgotten do to the young, beautiful Dr. Forester?

Warning: This is a tale of monster sex. This story was written to unlock your darkest fantasies and innermost desires. It is not for the faint of heart and is not your mother's erotica. All of the sexual descriptions found in this book are very explicit in nature. It's not suitable for someone under 18 years of age. Read at your own risk.

The job market was tough, and it couldn't have been tougher than it was on Kate. She'd been looking forever for a new job, but she couldn't find one. As she was reading through the paper one day, she came across an ad for a museum looking for a night watchperson. She gets the job and finds herself as a night guard, working for a dinosaur natural history museum.