Contemporary Romance / Gothics

Candlelight Intrigue. Fair. 11/1979. Paperback. 0440139961 . Pages tight with light tanning. One light spine crease, creases on front and back near spine, some rubbing wear on edges, white cover a little discolored. Small split on lower front corner. <P> The unexpected letters should have warned her. People don't appear from nowhere claiming family ties. But, young and alone, Susan Cornell longed for a family. And on the surface, Southern Moon, the Louisiana plantation where her mother had once lived, gleamed invitingly in the summer sun. . more information

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Paperback Library. Good. 7/1977. Paperback. 0446884588 . Tight pages with light tanning. 2-3 very light spine creases, some rubbing wear on edges. <P> As soon as Gale arrives at Witch's Castle, her car is destroyed by a fiery explosion. That night she hears a spectral voice echoing through the house -"Come to me, Belial. I am your daughter. Come to me!" A hundred years ago Sarah Dexter, accused of witchcraft, disappeared forever into Witch's Castle. Some of the islanders claim she still lives, some that her ghost haunts the place. And others believe that Gale herself is the reincarnation of the witch. . more information

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Avon Books. Good+. 2/1971. Paperback. 038000917X . Later printing of 1971 edition. Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages with light page tanning. No creases on spine, bend mark on front near spine, rubbing wear on edges. <P> With a husband she barely knew, the young bride arrived at this immense estate, only to be inexorably drawn into the life of the first Mrs. De Winter, the beautiful Rebecca - dead, but never forgotten; her suite of rooms never touched; her clothes still ready to be worn; and her servant, the sinister Mrs. Danvers, still royal. And as an eerie presentiment of evil tightened around her heart, the second Mrs. De Winter began her search for the real fate of Rebecca - and for the secrets of Manderley. . more information

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Lancer. Fair. 1972. 1st Printing 1st Edition. Paperback. This is a Lancer Super-Size Gothic printed in Easy-Eye type. There are several light spine creases, title is readable on spine and a crease on the front cover along the spine, there is some shelf / rubbing wear seen on upper and lower front cover edges. The white portion of the cover has some discoloration more noticeable on spine and close to spine on back cover. The pages are clean and tight but are tanning particularly on the edges. The # on the front is 75365-095. Additional scans can be provided upon request. Printed in Canada. <P> It was hard for Sonya Carter to believe that she was only half an hour from civilization, for the feeling of isolation from the world on this tiny island in the Caribbean was almost complete. The people in the two houses on the island could have been cast adrift from reality, inhabiting a universe of their own. Sonya had come to Distingue to escape the dark days of her recent past; the offer of a job as tutor to the Dougherty children seemed heaven sent. And for a time Distingue seemed to live up to the promise of its name - a place of elegance. But there was a darker force on the island, an insane power that sought to bring terror to the most innocent victims of all, the children. Someone was determined to murder them - and only Sonya stood in his way! . more information

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Bantam. Fair. 4/1967. Paperback. White portion of cover is browning. Pages tight with some tanning. 2-3 very light spine creases, some tilt, ubbing wear on edge with small corner creases. No ISBN as published. <P> British title RETURN TO GLENSHAEL. An ANGLESEY AGENCY book. <P> Sixteen-year-old Aillie Rannoch put a curse on the persecutors who drove her father to suicide, and then fled her Highland home - swearing never to return. Ten years later, driven by nightmare memories of the past, Aillie returns to Glenshael disguised as a dowdy secretary . . . How long could she maintain the masquerade. What would the townspeople do if the wild and passionate spirit of Aillie Rannoch should once more assert itself ? And why was she irresistibly drawn to the one man she must call her enemy? . more information

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Pocket Books. Good. 11/2001. Paperback. 0743442717 . One very light spine creases, book square, small bend mark on lower front corner. Pages appear to have been turned by someone with a damp finger (not me) as a small portion of the page edges are slightly wavy. <P> Can the miraculous light of Christmas overcome the heart's darkest shadows? Found out in these two gothic tales. <P> <B>AFTER THE MUSIC</B> by Christine Feehan - Terrified by mysterious threats, Jessica Fitzpatrick spirits away her twin wards, Tara and Trevor, to the remote island mansion of their estranged father, world-famous musician Dillon Wentworth. Ever since the fire that claimed his troubled wife's life and left him horribly disfigured, Dillon has shut out the world. With Christmas approaching, the spark between him and Jessica might light the future, but there are those who shared Dillon's wife's love of the occult - and their evil machinations threaten everything. <P> <B>LADY OF THE LOCKET</B> by Melanie George - The echoes of history and romance lure Rachel Hudson to Glengarren, the Scottish castle where her parents met many Christmas ago. But it is the portrait of fierce Highlander Duncan MacGregor that sparks an inexplicable yearning inside her. On a storm-tossed night, as lightning cracks across the castle's turrets, Rachel finds herself face-to-face with MacGregor himself, astride a might stallion on a windswept battlefield. Now, stepping into Rachel's time - and her heart - the warrior from the past is pursued by an ancient evil enemy.... . more information

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Harlequin Gothics. Good+. 9/1986. 1st Edition. Paperback. 0373320140 . HG-14 Bright, glossy cover, clean tight pages with light tanning. No spine creases, some rubbing wear on edges. <P> Raised in Texas by her late paternal grandmother, Leah Devereaux Shaw had never been told about the circumstances of her parents' deaths nineteen years ago. When she visited Devereaux Plantation in South Carolina to learn what she could, she was shocked to hear that she had been presumed dead for the same length of time. Leah's arrival precipitated the reappearance of the Whispering Lady, a ghost whose presence foreshadowed death. And not all of Leah's cousins by adoption - Cissy, Merrick and John Edward - were delighted to see her. Only Merrick seemed to share Leah's fears about uncovering the truth - especially when she became a target for murder. . more information

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Fawcett. Good+. c. 1976. 1st Paperback. Paperback. 0449233448 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages with light page tanning. 1-2 very light spine creases, light rubbing wear on edges. <P> Susan had run away from Grenelle and spent the last eleven years trying to forget the hurt and pain she had suffered there. Now circumstances forced her to return. Everything was different. The sleepy and peaceful school had turned into a hotbed of swelling turmoil. And her former lover, Mark Czernik, was no longer student. He was chief of the Grenelle police force. . more information

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Harlequin. Very Good. 2004-2005. Paperback. This set includes the 1st 12 books in the publisher's ECLIPSE series. Books have very little creasing but do have rubbing wear on edges with a few having a ding on a corner. <P> <B>A DANGEROUS INHERITANCE</B> by Leona Karr - A powerful storm delivered heiress Stacy Ashford into the iron-hard embrace of a shadowy stranger, a man as rough-hewn as the craggy Colorado mountains. But their meeting seemed more fate than chance. <P> <B>MIDNIGHT ISLAND SANCTUARY</B> by Susan Peterson - Cora Shelley arrived on the remote and forbidding Midnight Island under the protective cloak of darkness, fleeing a nightmarish encounter with a psychotic killer. She never expected to be magnetically drawn to her brooding employer, Jacob Mackenzie <P> <B>THE LEGACY OF CROFT CASTLE</B> by Jean Barrett - Ghost hunter Meredith Allen couldn't resist the summons to Croft Castle. A centuries-old ghost had suddenly become more than a nuisance - it had become deadly. <P> <B>THE MAN FROM FALCON RIDGE</B> by Rita Herron - Escaping a nightmarish past, Hailey Hitchcock fled to a remote Victorian homestead... and fell into the arms of an avenging stranger. Old ghosts echoed through Tin City's "hatchet house," reviving memories of the bloodbath that had taken place within its dilapidated walls. <P> <B>EDEN's SHADOW</B> by Jenna Ryan - Like a specter, Detective Armand LaMorte moved with the shadows, stealthy and secretive, and was an expert tracker. Crescent City criminals didn't have a chance when he was on their trail - and no woman had a chance of resisting his native-born allure. <P> <B>A ROSE AT MIDNIGHT</B> by Sylvie Kurtz - Nine years ago, Christiane Lawrence surrendered her innocence to the mysterious young Daniel Moreau. Even after he left her without warning, the memory of his lovemaking haunted her. <P> <B>SPELLBOUND</B> by Rebecca York - P.I. Morgan Kirkland had investigated strange crimes before, but none as eerie as the murders on Andre Gascon's bayou estate - nor anything as peculiar as the man himself. <P> <B>THE SUBSTITUTE SISTER</B> by Lisa Childs - Rocking chairs moving to and fro in the night... and an inherited house straight out of the eeriest of ghost stories. These were the things Sasha Michaelson found when she arrived on Sunset Island to collect the body of her identical twin. <P> <B>SHADOWS ON THE LAKE</B> by Leona Karr - A lonely houseboat on an isolated dock was not what Courtney Collins expected when she and her infant son arrived at Hidden Cove for the summer. <P> <B>THE SEDGWICK CURSE</B> by Shawna Delacorte - To learn the truth behind her great-grandmother's past - and the curse that still surrounded both her family and the old woman's tiny country village - Taylor MacKenzie made her way to England. But from the moment she arrived at her ancestors' manor house, an eerie chill echoed the evil of the past and a shadowy figure seemed to follow her every move. <P> <B>MYSTIQUE</B> by Charlotte Douglas - Desperate to learn the truth behind her sister's disappearance, Trish Devlin changed her name and went undercover at the exclusive Endless Sky resort... the last place her sibling was seen alive. <P> <B>GHOST HORSE</B> by Patricia Rosemoor - Hired to tutor his daughter for the summer, city girl Chloe Morgan kept her real reason for coming to Graylord Pastures a secret from rugged horse breeder Damian Graylord. . more information

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Dell. Fair. 6/1969. 1st Printing 1st Edition. Paperback. 082172634X . Pages tight with pages tanning, more tanning on edges. No creases on spine, crease on front near spine, several white spots on cover. Appears as if it was stored tightly with another book and cover stuck together. No water damage. <P> It stood high on the hill, its grey stone walls and ancient turrets framed against a threatening black mass of clouds. At the very instant that lovely young Amanda Smith first gazed at the swiftly approaching ramparts through the rain-streaked car window, a sheet of lightning split the sky, and a sudden, ominous chill shivered through her body. Amanda had accepted the opportunity to come stay at this isolated Swedish castle as a chance for romance and excitement. Why now did she see it not as a welcoming home - but as a deadly lure . . . Or a waiting tomb? . more information

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Dell. Fair. 12/1969. Paperback. 0449210138 . Pages are clean and tight, small piece missing from first page (looks like maybe name removed), 2-3 light spine creases, slight tilt, corner creases, edgewear. Dell #7078 <P> She was being watched. Francesca had sensed eyes following her before, but now she was sure. Or was she? Who was the woman with the heavy braids? The chinless man who looked too harmless? Why were they trying to frighten her? Was it to trick her into a mistake that could seal her death warrant? Her mind whirled frantically with questions - and the possible answers were terrifying. . more information

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Berkley. Good. 6/1989. Paperback. 0425113892 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. 3-4 spine creases, a little bit of tilt, rubbing wear on edges. <P> Grayhaven Manor was a remarkable architectural achievement - an English Gothic mansion, transplanted stone by ancient stone to the isolated hills of Pennsylvania. Anne and Kevin had planned to write a book there that summer. Yet something lured them away from their work. Something elusive and powerful, beautiful and seductive, beckoning from behind the locked doors of human desire - and unearthly passion. Something ... somewhere ... . more information

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Berkley. Good. 2/1996. Paperback. 0425151891 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages. Several spine creases, some tilt, rubbing wear on edges. <P> After the accident, Meg Rittenhouse began to experience hallucinations - strange, disturbing sights and sounds that couldn't possibly be real. The doctor said her mind was playing tricks on her. All she needed was rest, and the visions would go away. So Meg accepted her cousin's invitation to stay at the old house in the country, hoping the change of scenery would help. But the hallucinations didn't stop. In fact, they got worse - eerie black shapes seemed to dance in the shadows, mocking her in the moonlight. And now Meg is terrified. Because the caretaker, Andy Brenner, sees them too... . more information

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Fawcett. Fair. 3/1974. Paperback. 0449020525 . Pages tight with light tanning, a little more tanning on page edges. 4-5 light spine creases, spine has some slant with rubbing wear on edges. <P> She was sitting in a desert at dawn, but for the moment she couldn't think why. Carefully now, not wanting to disturb her aching head more than was necessary, she got to her feet, placing her weight on one tingling foot and then the other. She searched the ground around her, not knowing exactly what she looked for - a purse, a jacket, some belonging. But there was nothing. And then it hit her, with almost a physical blow. Fear, full-blown and unmistakable. Somebody wanted to kill her. She did not know who or why. But what was even more terrifying was the fact that she didn't know who she was! . more information

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Jove. Good. 4/1977. 1st Edition. Paperback. 0515040339 . Bright, glossy cover, clean, tight pages with light tanning. One spine creases, some rubbing wear on edges with chip on upper front corner. <P> From smoggy, modern London to the ancient, winding streets of Hong Kong, this novel reaches across oceans and continents in a thunderous tale of terror, danger, passion and lurking mystery. It begins as a lovely young Enid Branch arrives in Hong Kong to settle her dead sister Maggie's estate... and ignites into a fire-storm of human emotion in the dark halls of Porter House, the mansion to which Maggie was brought as a young bride by wealthy merchant Stephen Porter. . more information

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Ace. Poor. 1975. Paperback. No. 18 Ace Gothic, #8040. Cover very worn and dingy. No spine creases but several cover creases, Pages are tight but tanning. Edgewear with tiny split on lower spine corners. Dates on inside cover, Name and phone and scribbles on first page. <P> Three men loved Cara Stevens. Her handsome, arrogant husband Garth, who had coerced her into marriage; Evers, the younger brother, who had recently become a man; Their cousin Calhoun, charming and passionate, who led a secret life. But not one of them could protect her from the insidious evil that followed her everywhere - stalking her for reasons unknown - waiting for the right moment for murder. . more information

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