Loving Monsters

Five Novellas in One SINISTER DESIRES It's All Hallows' Eve and Charleigh Llewellyn has just been dumped like a piece of trash after giving her ex-boyfriend a second chance over the holidays. Forced to walk home to her parents-through the woods-she is accosted by a pack of ravenous wolves. But there are worse things than wolves lurking in the woods, and soon Charleigh finds herself indebted to a living, breathing monster. Following her most sinister desires, Charleigh feels compelled to repay the creature-soon learning the truth about his curse and much, much more... DEATHLY DESIRES It's All Hallows' Eve and Renae Saltzman has had enough. After a lifetime of physical and sexual abuse, she's ready to be free of the mortal coil-choosing to end her life on her favorite holiday. All she wants is to be free of the pain, her abusers, and her useless mother. Just as she tastes peace on the tip of her tongue, a skull-faced entity accosts her, dragging her soul from the depths. Awakening on the other side of death, Renae finds herself face to face with none other than the Grim Reaper. Renae just wants to move on, but the reaper has other ideas... INFERNAL DESIRES It's All Hallows' Eve and Willow Wildes is about to make a deal with the Devil. Observing the time-honored tradition of offering herself in exchange for power, the Wildes witches owe the Devil for their very lives. But when it's Willow's turn to strike her bargain, things turn out a little differently for her... As the only woman since Lilith to appreciate the Devil in his dark form, the Devil is enamored by the young red-headed witch, and suddenly the Fallen angel yearns to offer her more than any other witch since her ancestor first called upon him in Salem. TWISTED DESIRES It's All Hallows' Eve and Bethany Summers has become a social outcast. Ousted by her friendship circle over a misunderstanding, she heads to the Great Lakes to drown her sorrows. But when her kayak capsizes, she realizes this Halloween may be her last-until a monster rises from the depths to save her life. But the kraken isn't all good intentions ... and Bethany is about to find out just how twisted the desires of a monster can be. LUNATIC DESIRES It's All Hallows' Eve and Penelope Mathers is determined to change her fate. Heading out to Blackwater Falls with her trusty camera, she has her heart set on capturing a prize-winning snap so that she can get the hell out of West Virginia for good. But her evening doesn't quite go as planned when she chances upon an antique locket which tempts her down an overgrown path where she comes face to face with the jaws of death. Luckily for her the Mothman is nearby-but now Penny owes him a life debt-and the winged cryptid knows exactly how she can repay him...