~Five Novellas in One~ SAVAGE DESIRES It’s All Hallows’ Eve and Mya Stonehill’s favorite spooky holiday is about to take a very dark turn. Out on an impromptu Halloween camping trip with her best friends from college in the Atlanta State Forest Area, she falls victim to what she believes is a harmless prank. But Mya soon learns that she is the final girl standing; her friends having lost their lives to the monstrous cryptid of legend—the wendigo. Coming face to face with the nightmarish beast, she is given a choice. She must provide the wendigo with a worthwhile hunt. If she fails, he’ll eat her alive … literally. But if she proves her mettle and entertains him, he’ll consider satisfying an altogether different kind of hunger. GOTHIC DESIRES It’s All Hallows’ Eve and Lyra Jacobs ventures out into the bayou as she always does—to tend the graves of those gone before her and to honor the lost souls of her great family. The derelict site is usually undisturbed, but tonight she finds herself accosted by three men with malintent on their minds. Mercifully Lyra is not without a champion. A great stone gargoyle guarding the little graveyard awakens, coming to life upon hearing her pleas. Grateful for her salvation, she feels compelled to repay her life debt … but Lyra may find herself burdened with more than she bargained for when the ancient creature expresses his true gothic desires! TERRIBLE DESIRES It’s All Hallows’ Eve and Brianna Rookwood has had enough of the typical and obnoxious commercial festivities of the season. She yearns for peace and some quality alone time to simply enjoy a good novel! Treating herself, she books a cabin in the Red Pine Forest. But Brianna’s night-in doesn’t go quite as planned. Wandering from Cabin 13 to explore the great outdoors, she becomes lost in a nightmare, losing time, and her way. Something truly terrible dwells in the forest, and it’s been waiting centuries for its mate… CURSED DESIRES It’s All Hallows’ Eve and Mara Coleman’s planning some practical magic. Tired of spending her days in Salem alone, she heads out into the crisp autumn forests to summon a familiar. It seems an easy solution to a simple problem. But as the old adage warns … Be careful what you wish for. Mara’s summoning works more effectively than expected and instead of merely acquiring an animal companion, she allows a centuries-old, cursed creature into her home. And whether she likes it or not, the golden-eyed monster intends to keep her in bed all Halloween! TOXIC DESIRES It’s All Hallows’ Eve and Heather Lowes is finally taking a long overdue vacation. Landing in Hawaii, the curvy botanist is ready to unwind and embrace paradise… With a mind to explore the island’s unique beauty, she sets off on an adventure, drawn into the lush, tropical forest beyond her villa by a strange and alluring scent. What she finds slumbering beneath the moonlight in the darkness will change her life forever. She had every intention of connecting with nature while on holiday—but it seems the magic of Halloween has interpreted her desires rather literally.
