A doctor and a reformed bad-boy vampire struggle with danger and their desires in this New York Times–bestselling paranormal romantic suspense novel. Dr. Melanie Lipton is no stranger to the supernatural. She knows immortals better than they know themselves, right down to their stubborn little genes. So although a handsome rogue immortal seems suspicious to her colleagues, Sebastien Newcombe intrigues Melanie. His history is checkered, his scars are impressive, and his ideas are daring. But it's not his ideas that have Melanie fighting off surges of desire… Bastien is used to being the bad guy. In fact, he can't remember the last time he had an ally he could trust. But Melanie is different—and under her calm, professional exterior he senses a passion beyond anything in his centuries of experience. Giving in to temptation is out of the question—he can't put her in danger. But she isn't asking him… RT Book Reviews“With this excellent entry, rising star Duvall is fast proving to be a major player in paranormal romance!”— “With a deeply emotional love story, two beautiful, complex main characters, and a pulse-pounding adventure that won’t let up, this book was haunting and addictive.”—The Romance Reviews

"The Phantom Doctor" (幽霊塔, Yūreitō) is a mystery novel by Edogawa Ranpo, blending crime, suspense, and psychological horror. It follows Heizo, a young man who becomes entangled with a mysterious figure known as the "Phantom Doctor." This elusive doctor appears and disappears without a trace, leaving behind puzzling crimes and eerie occurrences. The investigation leads Heizo to an abandoned tower rumored to be haunted. Inside, he encounters hidden traps and enigmatic clues that blur the line between reality and illusion. As the story unfolds, Heizo discovers that the doctor’s identity and motives are far more complex than they initially seemed. Themes of deception, greed, and psychological tension permeate the novel, with Ranpo masterfully creating an atmosphere of suspense and uncertainty, keeping readers guessing until the very end.

Fed up with those meddling kids from the Boy Detectives Club, the Fiend with Twenty Faces plans to exact his revenge and walk off with a priceless work of art in the bargain! Pursuing them through haunted houses and limestone caverns, the Fiend lures master sleuth Kogoro Akechi and the members of the Boy Detectives Club deep underground for a life-or-death struggle in the dark.

It is the year of 2055. War between the Communist Coalition and the Brotherhood Alliance plagues the world. Before this year of strife, a solution was proposed in the hopes of preventing conflict. This supposed solution, however, only stimulated hostilities. Roy Angelo, a professor at Providence, Rhode Islands Cohen Academy, and his beautiful girlfriend, Marissa Duvina, are unwillingly entangled in wars snare. Thomas Cohen, founder of Cohen Laboratories, struggles to make ends meet with his career and family life, but can he accomplish such a feat while simultaneously maintaining his undisclosed project? A hero is born, and a villain is spawned. During this time of global warfare, internal conflict emerges within the heart of Rhode Island, slowly dispersing across America. America faces two wars: a war of ideological differences and a war of monsters. Does war ever truly spawn a victor, or does everybody lose? In this dystopian future, it is difficult to say. Join Roy Angelo on a journey of fleeting love, tragedy, action, and adventure. Soar alongside him, and partake in the epic tale of The Phantom and the Phoenix.

The mid-1960s comic book adventures of The Phantom return in full, glorious color! Hermes Press is collecting, all 73 issues of The Phantom comic books which ran from 1962-1977, and this volume features the King years. This volume picks up with The Phantom #18, the first King issue, and features all The Phantom stories from issues #18-#28 and also features all of the Phantom back-up stories from Mandrake the Magician. The King years features cover and interior art by Bill Lignante. The King comic book version of the grand-daddy of costumed heroes, the Ghost Who Walks, is available again, digitally remastered to look better than the original books. Don’t miss it!