Lane: 1880 books

For time immemorial, the goddesses of fate have decided which human threads will shine and which will be cut short. But even the fates have off days. Fate Delivers a Prince by Andrew Grey: Finding love shouldn’t be that difficult for a diplomat’s son, except Cheyenne is part of a grand...

She had heard tales of the Warlock’s breeding pits. Tales of the women who are taken and bred with all manner of vile creatures to populate his dark armies. Tales of foul magic that brings these creature’s offspring to term within weeks, so these poor women may be bred over and over again. Myths,...

These five crime stories dive into the shady undertow of Britain’s second city, walking with characters you might well want to cross the road to avoid. Lane’s prose is never less than deft, subtle and impressive, the stories taut and teeming with urban detail, always on the brink of either violence or revelation.

Death is just the beginning...Death. Just the word can trigger gut-wrenching fear. The kind of fear causing the heart to pound, cold sweat to run down and burn the eyes, and fingers to tremble with a loss of strength. Is our fear the realization that from the moment of conception, the clock starts...

This fascinating fable from Kentucky-born author James Lane Allen imagines a distant future in which the earth has plunged into frozen darkness, extinguishing life as we know it. Only a few stalwart holdouts remain, including a pair of trees that have retained a kind of memory of what came to pass before the life-killing coldness moved in.

"Canadian Fairy Tales" was published in 1922 by John Lane The Bodley Head Ltd. The book contains 26 fairy tales that the author gathered from Canadian Indians in various parts of the country. Many of them are ancient, pre-dating King Arthur and his Round Table. They are valuable for the...

Here are some sexy scary stories of all sorts of residents of the Paranormal World--those who are just visiting, and those who are desperately trying to find the door out. Monsters, ghosts, vampires and werewolves will introduce you to the dark side of erotica. Enjoy. But keep the lights on. (Warning:...

The Legend of Rachel and Ethan continues after the American Civil War into Reconstruction. Together at last, the young couple has returned to Catahoula Plantation to begin their lives together, but the war has changed everything. The southern economy is broken, and racial tensions reach new...

A creepy collection of tales from the beyond to give you shivers and make you want to sleep with the lights on. What happens when we die? Do we keep doing what we've always done? Where does a faith healer's power to heal come from, and can they heal the wicked? They say we can't take it with us when...

Sifted is book #2 in the A Recipe for Love series, and is the conclusion of Emily and Declan's story. It is told from Declan's point of view.I asked her to have hope, faith, and trust in us, and then I did the unthinkable: I left.Now, it's time for me to return and to...

Miss Belle Saunders feels trapped in a life of servitude as Mistress of Saint Anne's orphanage. Her selfish boss, Mr. Graynger hasn't given her a day off in over a decade. In desperate need of a change of scenery, Belle decides it's time to visit two girls previously under her care - Charlotte and Beth,...

Red-haired orphan Beth Edwards is both thrilled and flattered to receive a letter - personally asking her to become Earl Mason's bride. Not only has it been adorably written by his 8 year old son Junior, he's also from Conrad, Montana and that's where her dearest friend Charlotte has recently married...

All Alice Hamilton wants is a happy family life. But after her father is murdered, and Alice becomes the object of a manhunt, she must flee, and fast! So flee she does - from Texas to Seattle, and then to Montana - into the strong arms of blacksmith Gabe Calhoun - to become his mail order bride. At...

"The rich and poor don't mix!"With these words, 18 year old Madeline Conner has two weeks to leave her dear mother and her home in Seattle.After reading a very unusual request for a mail order bride, she travels to Conrad, Montana to meet her cowboy groom, whose letter said, *"I love surprises more...