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It was a killer year for horror fiction of the harder kind. Authors, editors, and publishers presented readers with some startling works of horrific imagination, stories graphic in the extreme yet with subtleties suggesting larger meanings, tales that explore humanity by plumbing depths of soulless inhumanity and, in some cases, outright depravity. The stories here represent the best of them, disturbing tales that dig deep and take you into the dark heart of horror itself, unrelenting and unapologetic.

This complete set includes all four books in the Wish Quartet - over 30 hours of magic, romance, forgotten gods, and plot twists! Josephina Espinosa woke up on her last day alive knowing three things: this was supposed to be her last job; magic wasn't real; and the Society of Wishes definitely didn't exist. She was so, so wrong. Now she's the newest member of the very Society she thought was only a legend.

It's autumn in the heartland, where football rules, homecoming royalty reigns, and full moons don't just refer to a passing high school varsity bus. But this year, Tressa Jayne Turner isn't just enjoying the candy corn, popcorn balls, and caramel apples. This reporter is on a mission to sniff out a serious story that will impress not only her skeptical family and friends, but also her boss at the Grandville Gazette.

Tressa Jayne Turner has had it up to here with the dumb-blonde jokes and a childhood nickname that's harder to get rid of than her favorite pair of cowboy boots. Thanks to one Rick Townsend, Iowa Department of Natural Resources officer, local hottie, and general pain in Tressa's behind, everyone knows her as "Calamity Jayne". Just because she may be a little accident prone and trouble seems to sometimes find her, Tressa can't get anyone in her small town to take her seriously. That is, until Tressa finds a seriously dead body.

Tressa Jayne Turner, known in her hometown as "Calamity Jayne" for her unconventional exploits, is the newest reporter at the Grandville Gazette. And after a whirlwind start to her new job, she's ready to enjoy the final weeks of summer at The Iowa State Fair. The homegrown good-time is Tressa's favorite time of year — donuts, funnel cakes, cotton candy, turkey legs. It's also her Uncle Frank's busiest. His ice cream stand is in a prime location, and he's poised to scoop the competition.

A talented art student living in Paris attempts to ease his loneliness by creating the perfect woman, in marble. When his creation begins to whisper to him at night, he finds her a seductive muse who leads him down a path from which he cannot return.

A new age has dawned. Will Jo be its savior or its downfall? The Society is over, and its members are now free in a new world. But freedom is not what it seems, and their true enemy is still at large. Joining together one last time, the members lend their magic and knowledge to Jo to finally put an end to the madness of Chaos and finally free Snow. There's no easy path to victory, and securing the future of the new Age of Magic may cost Jo everything. Age of Magic is a full-length fantasy/paranormal romance audiobook and the fourth and final audiobook in the Wish Quartet.

The Society can't seem to catch a break, and Jo has had enough of it. She can destroy anything with her magic. So why not the Society itself? Her pursuit of freedom has Jo questioning everything, from what the Society really is to how it was formed and what does she really feel for their mysterious leader. With the unexpected help of an android serial killer and the silence of her fellow teammates, she'll get her answers. But Jo is not be prepared for what she learns.

Once a hacker for hire living in the shadows, Josephina “Jo” Espinosa is the newest member of a magical Society. Their mandate? To grant the wishes of mortals. A simple enough task until Jo is faced with an impossible wish - and her inability to grant it might spell disaster for her entire team, if not the Society itself.

Behind the Mask is a multi-author collection with stories by award-winning authors Kelly Link, Cat Rambo, Carrie Vaughn, Seanan McGuire, Lavie Tidhar, Sarah Pinsker, Keith Rosson, Kate Marshall, Chris Large, and others. It is partially a prose nod to the comic world - the bombast, the larger-than-life, the save-the-worlds and the calls-to-adventure. But it’s also a spotlight on the more intimate side of the genre. The hopes and dreams of our cape-clad heroes. The regrets and longings of our cowled villains. That poignant, solitary view of the world that can be experienced only from behind the mask.

Josephina Espinosa makes her living as a hacker-for-hire in the Lone Star Republic, a remnant of the fractured USA. That is, until the day she and her best friend are gunned down in a government raid. With her dying breath, Jo uses magical lore passed down from her grandmother to summon a wish-granter. Her wish? To save her friend's life. Except wishes have costs, and for Jo, the price is the erasure of her entire mortal existence. Now, as the most recent addition to the mysterious Society of Wishes, Jo must form a new "life" alongside the seven other members.

Tomorrow, Veleda will die. Her father condemned her to burn in the fires of Mōdranicht, Mother’s Night, for the crime of killing her babe. Sworn to a vow of silence, she cannot speak to her innocence. She will die, none knowing the truth, and her brothers will be forever cursed. Seven White Wolves is a murder mystery and fairy tale, interweaving the rich folklore of the Early Middle Ages.

Ace cub reporter Tressa Jayne Turner is carrying a full load—and we're not talking post-holiday pounds. Back in college for the fourth time (but who's counting!?), "Calamity Jayne" is looking to nab a raise from her stingy boss at the Gazette, Stan.