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With the heady days of COVID-19 well and truly in our rear view mirror, that modern-day plague just an awful memory, we at HellBound Books decided it was high-time to revisit the horror enthusiast’s’ unfaltering love affair with tales of pandemic terror. We have here, for your delight, two-dozen horrific short stories of sickness, plagues, sinister microbial outbreaks, killer viruses, demonic infections, the devilpox, cannibals, and, of course, the ultimate in pandemic terror: zombies!

Charles Arrowby, leading light of England's theatrical set, retires from glittering London to an isolated home by the sea. He plans to write a memoir about his great love affair with Clement Makin, his mentor, both professionally and personally, and amuse himself with Lizzie, an actress he has...

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Countdown returns with a knock-out suspense thriller that pits a mother and son against a killer who's the stuff of nightmares. If you close your eyes, he’ll get you. Sophie Dunston knows all too well how dreams can kill. As one of the nation’s top...

OUT OF THE FRIEND ZONE AND INTO THE FIRE! Few titles are more revered among horndogs-(ahem) connoisseurs of Japanese erotic video games-than Magical Explorer. One day, our smut-loving hero wakes up to find he has been reincarnated into the body of the game’s dreamboat protagonist! Or rather...

ONE OF TIME'S 100 MUST-READ BOOKS OF 2024 "An evocative, touching, and--in multiple senses--moving portrait of Zambian life and politics at a moment of great transformation. And in the tradition of Zambian storytelling, it shows us, it teaches us, how ordinary people like Grace, in extraordinary...

Investigator Kendra Michaels—formerly blind and now with uniquely insightful observational skills in the tradition of Sherlock Holmes—returns in this novel from the #1 New York Times and Edgar Award-winning writing duo Iris and Roy Johansen...

SINNERS OF SEATTLE - Complete Series Available on Kindle Unlimited and Amazon I came to destroy her world. Instead, she became my greatest weakness. DANTE I never wanted to rule. But when my brother’s blood stains the streets, the Accardi empire is mine. And my first act as king? Burn my enemy’s legacy to the ground. No loose ends. No mercy. Until her. She’s the last heir of a fallen dynasty. A pawn in a game I've already won. I should use her. Break her. Erase her. Instead, I claim her. She calls me a monster. I wear the title well. But she doesn’t realize… the moment she defied ...

She feels the need to run, but her biker savior won't let her go. Rage saved Vikki in the worst moment of her life, and yet, she can feel nothing but pain. But he seems determined to help her find a life she feels she doesn't deserve. All it does is make her feel more in debt to her biker hero, until the day comes she may get to be his hero, the strength he lent her finding a place to land. Stay on the edge of your seat in this gritty and steamy romantic suspense with a hot, protective biker book boyfriend. Serpent Sinners is a romantic suspense series where each book furthers the stakes ...

From the outside, Awa seems like a normal teen, struggling with anxiety over school and friendships. Secretly, she holds a rare power. She is a Dreamweaver, one who walks between worlds: that of waking life and the Dreamrealm. Now, she's finally managed to master some of her powers and alchemize the shadow fragments that were plaguing the beautiful Dreamrealm. Still, she knows there's so much more that has to be done in order to face the terrifying shadow.

Cameo Rawlings, the sexy new CEO of Palmer Innovations is determined to represent the city and The Mr. Black Organization with class. With his not-so-pristine past, it was imperative that he succeed in raising awareness of the rich Black culture of the city. He was going to need a polished look and a professional event planner to make the Juneteenth celebration a success. He knows who he needs, but . . . the last encounter with the woman was less than pleasant.

Adrien de Guillory may be the heir to the throne of Staria, but no one in court believes that the submissive, meek-minded prince will ever be king. What they don’t know is that Adrien is hardly the meek, shy creature he pretends to be, and that he has his own plans for the future. To see those plans through, Adrien embarks on a journey to Mislia, the land of his mother’s ancestors, to seek an answer to controlling his magic of foresight.

All Laurent de Rue wants to do is live a peaceful life with his husband, Sabre, and support his little sister Rose’s rise to stardom on the Starian stage. But learning the truth of his heritage and rediscovering his magic brings a whole new set of problems...most notably the Archmage of Mislia, who is determined to find the apostates who fled his wrath all those years ago. He’s willing to use any means necessary to track down Laurent, and that includes cursing his own son and heir, Hektor Drakos...

Have you ever had the feeling of being watched when you're alone? Andrea has just moved in to her new apartment after ending a long relationship. She is drawn to the affordable rent and the landlord, Lee, who appears helpful and understanding to someone facing financial difficulties. Unbeknownst...

From Darjeeling to Lapsang Souchon, from India to Japan-a fresh, concise, world-encompassing exploration of the way tea has shaped politics, culture, and the environment throughout history. From the fourth century BC in China, where it was used as an aid in Buddhist meditation, to the Boston Tea Party in 1773, to its present-day role as the most consumed substance on the planet, the humble Camellia plant has had profound effects on civilization.

The fragments Awa Bryant trapped just after she learned she was a long-awaited Dreamweaver are terrifyingly close to breaking free—so close that even in the waking world she can hear their efforts to crack their giant glass prison.

My ex is hunting me. He's violent. Dangerous. Won't let me go. I've been running for years with my little boy. I need protection. A safe place to hide. Someone strong enough to stand between us and the monster from my past. Ransom Boyd is a scarred ex-soldier. Nearly twenty years older than me. A recluse who lives alone in a mountain cabin. But there's strength in his silence. Safety in his presence. Something in his steady gray eyes that makes me trust him. Ransom isn't what I expected. Beneath the scars and the gruff exterior is a gentle man. Patient. Kind. Protective. He watches my son ...

#1 New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen turns up the heat in this explosive new psychological thriller. This time a gifted arson investigator teams up with a mysterious operative to stop a killer raging completely out of control... For Kerry Murphy, the inferno is never far away. The...

She is supposed to be a good girl and marry the one chosen for her, but she wants someone else. Zoe becomes a prisoner in her own home when she says no to a marriage her mafia father insists on. She has no intentions of sticking around to be controlled. So, she escapes, looking for a savior. One she wants more. He knows he shouldn't defy the mafia by protecting Zoe, but she needs him. He can't turn her down, but being obsessed with a madman's virginal daughter is a death wish. Though, he knows he won't be able to stay away forever. Behind the scenes, secrets are creating a coming explosion ...

Zephyr has always been cursed. The same fur that gives him the ability to shift between wolf and man allows others the power to control his will. Doomed to follow any order given by one who holds his cloak, Zephyr steals it from his tyrannical foster-father and takes off into the wilderness. He’s heard stories of the wolf-people of Lukos, the ones who don’t hide away in the caves Zephyr grew up in but build houses to weather the harsh winter, but there’s no telling what they’ll do when they see him. Even here, Zephyr knows he will never be truly safe.

Feisty, beautiful private detective Honey Winston had been duped into invading Prince Rubinoff's hotel suite while hidden in a room-service cart. When smoke flushed her from her hiding place, Honey confronted the mocking prince the gossip columns called "Lusty Lance".

But the man behind the glittering facade was an artist who created exquisite paintings the world would never see. Could Honey's love help Lance escape his glided prison?