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The Stranger
2017
First Published
4.64
Average Rating
400
Number of Pages

Get into the Halloween spirit with twelve new horror novellas from the twisted minds of our favorite authors. With demons, serial killers, cursed objects, fallen angels, and Death himself, there’s a spooky treat for every taste in this delicious mix. Dig in and see what The Stranger has in store for you. Denise A. Agnew: Peeper. A peeping Tom discovers there’s something more evil than him roaming the neighborhood. Joan Blackheart: The Factory. When a traveler takes a temp job at a factory in Wales, nothing is scarier than the daily grind. L. Bowen: Not Yet. G has never mattered before now. But after being pushed too close to the edge, she gets a taste of what it really means to be alive. Courtney Butler: Mona. In a world abandoned by God, humanity imprisons a fallen angel. Jessica Cale: Bear River. Death stalks a Minnesota nursing home…until a night nurse stalks him back. D.L. Duncan: Tough Cookie. Halloween baking gets scarier with a set of cursed cookie cutters. Sarah Elliot: The Collector. Karma comes for the cruel when the Collector is marked for collection. Arthur M. Harper: Oceanus. Psychological experiments on a submarine. What could possibly go wrong? Jennifer Johnson: The Deck. A woman at a crossroads must fight for her life when a man arrives with a special deck of tarot cards. Rosanna Leo: The Cemetery Guardian. A grieving woman meets a tall, dark stranger at the Toronto Necropolis. Quenby Olson: With My Own Eyes. A spiritualist comes face to face with a demon in Victorian England. Justin Thoby: The Last Son. A knight rides down the apocalypse in a violent hellscape of zombies and false idols.

Avg Rating
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Authors

Quenby Olson
Quenby Olson
Author · 19 books
Quenby Olson lives in Central Pennsylvania where she spends most of her time writing, glaring at baskets of unfolded laundry, and chasing the cat off the kitchen counters. She lives with her husband and two daughters, who do nothing to dampen her love of classical ballet, geeky crochet, and staying up late to watch old episodes of Doctor Who.
Rosanna Leo
Rosanna Leo
Author · 28 books

Rosanna Leo writes contemporary and paranormal romance. Her novel A Reluctant Attraction, Handymen 3, is one of Oprah Daily's 50 of 2021's Most Anticipated Romance Novels. Follow her on Bookbub here: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/rosan... From Toronto, Canada, Rosanna occupies a house in the suburbs with her husband and their two sons, and spends most of her time being tolerated by their cat Sweetie. When not writing, Rosanna works for her local library, where she is busy laying the groundwork to become a library ghost one day. Connect with her at www.rosannaleoauthor.wordpress.com.

Jessica Cale
Jessica Cale
Author · 10 books
Jessica Cale is a historical romance author and journalist based in North Carolina. Originally from Minnesota, she lived in Wales for several years where she earned a BA in History and an MFA in Creative Writing while climbing castles and photographing mines for history magazines. She kidnapped (“married”) her very own British prince (close enough) and is enjoying her happily ever after with him in a place where no one understands his accent. You can visit her at www.authorjessicacale.com.
Denise A. Agnew
Denise A. Agnew
Author · 52 books

Denise A. Agnew is the award-winning author of over 70 novels and several optioned and produced screenplays and TV pilots. Denise’s record proves that with paranormal, time travel, romantic comedy, contemporary, historical, erotic romance, romantic suspense and horror writing under her belt, she enjoys writing about a diverse range of subjects. Her experiences with archaeology and archery have crept into her work, as well as numerous travels through the UK and Ireland. Denise is also a Writer/Producer (Where’s Lucy? Productions), a paranormal investigator (SOS Paranormal Investigations), Reiki Master, Certified Creativity Coach and Medium. As a Creativity Coach, Denise assists anyone in the creative arts, including writing and acting, to maintain lifelong creativity. Denise lives in Arizona with her husband. She is represented by Gandolfo Helin and Fountain Literary Management. Visit Denise’s websites at www.deniseagnew.com and www.agnewcreativemedium.com

Sarah Elliot
Sarah Elliot
Author · 1 book

Sarah Elliot was born in Newcastle and raised in Northumberland. She was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age of ten and turned to writing her own stories as a way of keeping up her skills. She has never looked back since. She graduated from Swansea University in 2009 with a Masters in Creative and Media Writing and has had three plays performed by a theatrical group in Swansea. She currently works as an administrator in a care home in Newcastle and spends her free time socialising with friends, writing and taking Petal the Rottweiler for long walks.

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