Paul Kane

Rivalries ignite into heated romance, lost lovers seek second chances, and friendships turn to something more in these 12 stunning Romantasy stories. Including brand-new stories from beloved and bestselling authors including Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Kelley Armstrong, Alexis Hall, L. R. Lam, and more. Tumble head-over-heels for these 12 gorgeous Romantasy stories from bestselling and beloved authors. A pair of harried servants try to romance their respective bosses into a universe-saving marriage. Two bitter political rivals discover they have interests in common, and decide not to let a little thing like murder get in the way. After years apart, childhood nemeses come together to resolve their differences, and face down a common foe. From Regency England to a mysterious Romanian forest, and from a city made of flowers to a sinister faerie train, love conquers all in these 12 beautiful tales. FEATURING BRAND-NEW STORIES FROM: Hannah Nicole-Maehrer Kelley Armstrong Rebecca Thorne Alexis Hall L. R. Lam A.Y. Chao Juliet Marillier Chloe Neill Olivia Atwater Jen Williams Greer Stothers Vida Cruz-Borja

Enemies become lovers, rivalry turns to romance, and convenient marriages create true love in these 12 addictive Romantasy tales.Featuring Olivie Blake, Kelley Armstrong, Katherine Arden, Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Tasha Suri, Melissa Marr and more.Fall in love with these twelve gorgeous Romantasy stories from bestselling and beloved authors.Lost lovers return for a second chance –? but what are their motives? Academic rivals compete for a prestigious position, but their sizzling chemistry might get in the way. A monster slayer? posing as an unwitting sacrifice meets an intriguingly moral prince.From relationships caught ?in disparate timelines to ghostly ballrooms and dragons that need rescuing from princesses, this anthology gives you an inventive new spin on all your favorite tropes, and much more that you’ve never seen before.FEATURING BRAND-NEW STORIES FROM:Olivie BlakeA. G. SlatterTasha SuriKatherine ArdenKelley ArmstrongHannah N. MaehrerMelissa MarrMegan BannenKelly AndrewKamilah ColeA. C. WiseEliza Chan

A NEW SEMESTER BEGINS A beguiling, sinister collection of 12 more dark academia short stories from masters of the genre, including Olivie Blake, Genevieve Cogman, MK Lobb and more! Twelve original dark academia stories from bestselling thriller writers – imagine darkened libraries, exclusive elite schools, looming Gothic towers, charismatic professors, illicit affairs, the tang of autumn in the air… and the rivalries and obsessions that lead to murder. Featuring stories from: Olivie Blake Genevieve Cogman Ariel Djanikian Elspeth Wilson MK Lobb Jamison Shea Kate Alice Marshall Erica Waters De Elizabeth Taylor Grothe Kit Mayquist

18 festive stories of murder and mystery in the grand tradition of Christmas crime fiction, from the masters of the genre.Including the New York Times bestselling JT Ellison, USA Today bestseller Sam Carrington, Sunday Times bestseller C.L. Taylor, and many more....The award-winning Marie O’Regan and Paul Kane invite you to a festive gathering of bestselling, critically acclaimed and award-winning writers in tribute to classic, British period crime stories.From locked room mysteries on Christmas eve to devilish whodunits and tales of simmering rivalries unfolding at the dinner table, these thirteen original seasonal tales will delight and shock at every twist and turn.So, unwrap the presents, pour a mug of mulled wine and follow the bloodstained footprints through the freshly fallen snow as winter descends and darkness lurks in the shadows.Featuring stories by:Fiona CumminsAngela ClarkeA. K. BenedictSusi HollidayJ. T. EllisonDavid BellSarah HilaryClaire McGowanTina BakerSam CarringtonLiz MistryC. L. TaylorHelen FieldsRuss ThomasTom MeadVaseem KhanSamantha HayesBelinda Bauer

A NEW SEMESTER BEGINSA beguiling, sinister collection of 12 more dark academia short stories from masters of the genre, including Olivie Blake, Genevieve Cogman, MK Lobb and more!Twelve original dark academia stories from bestselling thriller writers - imagine darkened libraries, exclusive elite schools, looming Gothic towers, charismatic professors, illicit affairs, the tang of autumn in the air... and the rivalries and obsessions that lead to murder.Featuring stories from:Olivie BlakeGenevieve CogmanAriel DjanikianElspeth WilsonMK LobbJamison SheaKate Alice MarshallErica WatersDe ElizabethTaylor GrotheKit MayquistFaridah Abike-Iyimide

In the quiet seaside village of Sable, something is stirring. Reclusive artist Jason Harding has retreated there to recover from a past trauma. Lifeboat man Rob Woodhead returned because Sable is his home. Disgruntled weathergirl Vicky West is on her way to interview windsurfers for her satellite TV channel. All of them will be brought together by a freak storm, one that remains stationary over the ocean and seems almost alive. What happens next will rock the entire community to its core... The Wet is the very first novel written by #1 bestselling and award-winning author Paul Kane (The RED Trilogy, Before, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell). Penned in his early 20s and recently uncovered, this curiosity influenced by '70s and '80s horror novels will shock and surprise you. The Wet is certain to cause a splash

What's that sound coming from the walls? Who is the mysterious stranger chasing a bounty hunter across a Wild West terrain? Why is a famous boxer so scared before the biggest fight of his career? Why is a man suddenly finding bits of his body are vanishing? And why are two others so frightened of Christmas? Find out in another clutch of stories by award-winning and # 1 bestselling author Paul Kane (Hooded Man, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before, Tempting Fate), including one of his PL Kane crime mysteries, a brand new modern Carnacki adventure and an early bonus tale only just uncovered. With an introduction by award-winning author and screenwriter Philip Fracassi (Gothic, Boys in the Valley), cover photography from Michael Marshall Smith (The Straw Men, The Intruders), plus the script and audio download for Bounty, this book is bound to set you on the right-or should that be wrong?-road. **** "Paul Kane is a first-rate storyteller, never failing to marry his insights into the world and its anguish with the pleasures of phrases eloquently turned." - (Clive Barker - Bestselling author of The Hellbound Heart, Abarat, Mr B. Gone, and The Scarlet Gospels) "Paul Kane's lean, stripped-back prose is a tool that's very much fit for purpose. He knows how to make you want to avoid the shadows and the cracks in the pavement." - (Mike Carey - Bestselling author of the Felix Castor series of novels and The Girl With All the Gifts, Fellside, The Boy on the Bridge, and Infinity Gate as M.R. Carey) "Kane finds the everyday horrors buried within us, rips them out and serves them up in these deliciously dark tales." - (Kelley Armstrong - Bestselling author of Bitten, Haunted, Broken, Waking the Witch, Spell Bound, Thirteen, and The Boy Who Cried Bear) "Paul Kane is a name to watch. His work is disturbing and very creepy." - (Tim Lebbon - New York Times bestselling author of The Cabin in the Woods, The Silence, and Among the Living) "His stories not only, at his best, put him neck and neck with Ramsey Campbell and Clive Barker, but also in the company of greats like Machen and MR James. You don't rest easily after reading a Paul Kane story, but strangely your eyes have been somewhat opened." - (Stephen Volk - BAFTA winning screenwriter of Gothic, Ghostwatch, Afterlife, The Awakening, and Midwinter of the Spirit; author of The Parts We Play, The Dark Masters Trilogy, and The Good Unknown) "He stands out as one of the better writers I've read." - (Eternal Night) "Wonderfully dark and satisfying." - (Dark Side Magazine) "Kane is best when taking risks with his bizarre flights of imagination." - (SFX Magazine) "Kane is a highly regarded author whose influence can be felt across the genre, with a large and notable body of work behind him." - (Starburst Magazine) "The hype is very real... Fall under the thrall of the new king of horror." - (Mass Movement Magazine) "A legendary horror writer." - (This is Horror)

STORIES INFLUENCED BY THE MASTERS OF DARK LITERATURE What was the real story behind Jekyll and Hyde? How do you cheat the most notorious curse of all time? Why are people getting sick with a strange malady that makes them bleed to death, and how are they being brought back to life in a futuristic nightmare? What happens when the world's most famous vampire falls in love, or the world's greatest detective takes on his most dangerous foe? How will a deadly serial killer be caught, and how will a certain paranormal investigator deal with his most unusual case to date? These and many more questions will be answered in Dark Reflections, a collection of spine-tingling tales by award-winning and #1 bestselling author Paul Kane (the British Fantasy Award-Nominated Monsters, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, Before, The Storm), which pay homage to the masters of dark fiction, including M.R. James, Charles Dickens, William Hope Hodgson, H.P. Lovecraft, Mary Shelley, Bram Stoker, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allan Poe. With an introduction by the legendary Kim Newman (Anno Dracula, An English Ghost Story) and cover by Greg Chapman, you'll find a lot to reflect on in here...In Hyding Signals Life Sentence Humbuggered The Greatest Mystery Dracula in Love Heartless Masques Paw People Thicker Than Water The Grey Room "These are love stories - in the sense that they were written by someone in love with the material... someone who recognises the sparks in stories that make us want to read and re-read them." From the Introduction by Kim Newman "Paul Kane is a first-rate storyteller, never failing to marry his insights into the world and its anguish with the pleasures of phrases eloquently turned." Clive Barker - Bestselling author of The Hellbound Heart, Abarat, Mr B. Gone & The Scarlet Gospels "Paul Kane's lean, stripped-back prose is a tool that's very much fit for purpose. He knows how to make you want to avoid the shadows and the cracks in the pavement." Mike Carey - Bestselling author of the Felix Castor series of novels and The Girl With All the Gifts, Fellside, The Boy on the Bridge and The Book of Koli as M.R. Carey "A master of the delightfully dark and mysterious, Kane marries deft plotting with closely observed characters and storytelling heart." Alison Littlewood - Bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club choice A Cold Season, Mistletoe and The Other Lives of Miss Emily White as A.J. Elwood "Paul Kane is a name to watch. His work is disturbing and very creepy." Tim Lebbon - New York Times bestselling author of The Cabin in the Woods, The Silence and The Last Storm "His stories not only, at his best, put him neck and neck with Ramsey Campbell and Clive Barker, but also in the company of greats like Machen and MR James. You don't rest easily after reading a Paul Kane story, but strangely your eyes have been somewhat opened." Stephen Volk - BAFTA winning screenwriter of Gothic, Ghostwatch, Afterlife, The Awakening and Midwinter of the Spirit; author of The Parts We Play, The Dark Masters Trilogy and Lies of Tenderness

ENROLLMENT BEGINS NOW A beguiling, sinister collection of 12 dark academia short stories from masters of the genre, including Olivie Blake, M.L. Rio, Susie Yang and more! In these stories, dear student, retribution visits a lothario lecturer; the sinister truth is revealed about a missing professor; a forsaken lover uses a séance for revenge; an obsession blooms about a possible illicit affair; two graduates exhume the secrets of a reclusive scholar; horrors are uncovered in an obscure academic department; five hopeful initiates must complete a murderous task and much more! Featuring brand-new stories from: Olivie Blake M.L. Rio David Bell Susie Yang Layne Fargo J.T. Ellison JamesTate Hill Kelly Andrew Phoebe Wynne Kate Weinberg Helen Grant Tori Bovalino Definition of dark academia in English: dark academia 1. An internet subculture concerned with higher education, the arts, and literature, or an idealised version thereof with a focus on the pursuit of knowledge and an exploration of death. 2. A set of aesthetic principles. Scholarly with a gothic edge – tweed blazers, vintage cardigans, scuffed loafers, a worn leather satchel full of brooding poetry. Enthusiasts are usually found in museums and darkened libraries.

Evil takes on many forms -- something Rachael Daniels, an innocent care worker, is about to find out... personally. Something is roaming the streets of the city where she lives, something monstrous with a taste for sweet, red, human blood. Something that can be anything it wants to be. Soon, Rachael learns the hard way that not even the friendliest faces can be trusted. As she makes her way across that city one night on an errand of mercy, she quickly discovers the terrifying creature will definitely have no such consideration for her... Together in one book for the very first time ever, the RED trilogy is a modern, urban reworking of a classic fairy tale, which puts the horror spin on an old favorite. Blood RED picks up straight away after the events of RED, the first installment, while Deep RED throws you into a nightmarish future scenario. If you dare to open these pages, you'll face a terrifying journey into the unknown - courtesy of award-winning and #1 bestselling author, Paul Kane (the sellout Hooded Man, Monsters, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, & Before).

Evil takes on many forms -- something Rachael Daniels, an innocent care worker, is about to find out... personally. Something is roaming the streets of the city where she lives, something monstrous with a taste for sweet, red, human blood. Something that can be anything it wants to be. Soon, Rachael learns the hard way that not even the friendliest faces can be trusted. As she makes her way across that city one night on an errand of mercy, she quickly discovers the terrifying creature will definitely have no such consideration for her... Together in one book for the very first time ever, the RED trilogy is a modern, urban reworking of a classic fairy tale, which puts the horror spin on an old favorite. Blood RED picks up straight away after the events of RED, the first installment, while Deep RED throws you into a nightmarish future scenario. If you dare to open these pages, you'll face a terrifying journey into the unknown - courtesy of award-winning and #1 bestselling author, Paul Kane (the sellout Hooded Man, Monsters, Sherlock Holmes and the Servants of Hell, & Before).