C.J. Cooke

A deserted shipwreck off the coast of Iceland holds terrors and dark secrets in this chilling horror novel from the author of The Lighthouse Witches. The year is 1901, and Nicky is attacked, then wakes on board the Ormen, a whaling ship embarked on what could be its last voyage. With land still weeks away, it’s just her, the freezing ocean, and the crew – and they’re all owed something only she can give them... Now, over one hundred years later, the wreck of the Ormen has washed up on the forbidding, remote coast of Iceland. It’s scheduled to be destroyed, but explorer Dominique feels an inexplicable pull to document its last days, even though those who have ventured onto the wreck before her have met uncanny ends. Onboard the boat, Dominique will uncover a dark past riddled with lies, cruelty, and murder—and her discovery will change everything. Because she’ll soon realize she’s not alone. Something has walked the floors of the Ormen for almost a century. Something that craves revenge.

A mother must fight for her daughter’s life in this fierce and haunting tale of witchcraft and revenge from the author of A Haunting in the Arctic. Clem gets a call that is every mother’s worst nightmare. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Erin is unconscious in the hospital after a hiking trip with her friends on the remote Orkney Islands that met a horrifying end, leaving her boyfriend dead and her best friend missing. When Erin wakes, she doesn’t recognize her mother. And she doesn’t answer to her name, but insists she is someone named Nyx. Clem travels the site of her daughter’s accident, determined to find out what happened to her. The answer may lie in a dark secret in the history of the Orkneys: a woman wrongly accused of witchcraft and murder four centuries ago. Clem begins to wonder if Erin’s strange behavior is a symptom of a broken mind, or the effects of an ancient curse?

In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore—old stories of ghosts, of witches, of a child who was not quite a child. Now the woods are creeping closer, and something has been unleashed. Pearl Gorham arrives in 1965, one of a string of young women sent to Lichen Hall to give birth. And she soon suspects the proprietors are hiding something. Then she meets the mysterious mother and young boy who live in the grounds—and together they begin to unpick the secrets of this place. As the truth comes to the surface and the darkness moves in, Pearl must rethink everything she knew—and risk what she holds most dear.

The gripping new thriller from the author of I Know My Name He said he'd do anything to protect her. She said she'd do anything to protect her family. And they both said they would forget what happened twenty-two years ago. But now it seems that there is someone who will stop at nothing to make them remember… Who is playing the blame game?

The woods are creeping in on a nanny and two young girls in this chilling modern Gothic thriller. Architect Tom Faraday is determined to finish the high-concept, environmentally friendly home he's building in Norway – in the same place where he lost his wife, Aurelia, to suicide. It was their dream house, and he wants to honor her with it. Lexi Ellis takes a job as his nanny and immediately falls in love with his two young daughters, especially Gaia. But something feels off in the isolated house nestled in the forest along the fjord. Lexi sees mysterious muddy footprints inside the home. Aurelia's diary appears in Lexi's room one day. And Gaia keeps telling her about seeing the terrifying Sad Lady… Soon Lexi suspects that Aurelia didn't kill herself and that they are all in danger from something far more sinister lurking around them.

The academy is destroyed and the majority of its students massacred by the demons. Aria and her Elites struggle with the loss of one of their own, while protecting the survivors in their retreat to the Pack. But is the Pack somewhere that Aria can be safe? As Aria discovers more about her identity and her growing magic, it becomes apparent that this is only the first step in her journey. In a race against time, Aria and her mates must find a way to stand against the rising demon threat before they can invade the realm. Reader warning: this book contains explicit scenes and briefly deals with themes which some readers may find triggering. This is an adult reverse harem book involving MMFM relationships with explicit content and is intended for 18+ readers only.

How can you escape the hunt when everybody is hunting you? Calli was born an impossibility. With the dual soul of a shifter and the natural magic of a witch, she was the first known shifter/witch hybrid. But in a world where witches hunt wolves to siphon their magic, and wolves kill witches no questions asked, could she ever hope to find a place where she belonged? When Calli’s parents, a shifter and a witch, met and realised their mating would never be accepted, they went into hiding from both the Coven and the Pack. Despite living this way, Calli and her brother had grown up in a happy and loving home. After her parents are killed in a car crash one night, Calli’s world spirals out of control. Now the guardian of her five-year-old brother, Jacob, they flee to America to hide. In Arbington, Calli and Jacob settle into the safe house their parents had set up. Even in death, they were watching out for them, but they soon discover a small wolf pack lives in the same town. Battling her confusing emotions towards the shifters only complicates things forcing Calli to make a decision. Trust her parents and stay? Or was it time to run again?

Abandoned. Abused. Alone. As soon as they found out I was different, I was thrown out of the human realm into a world filled with chaos. But I’m a warrior, and I’m not going to stand here and let them claim my life. When three men take me under their wing, I can feel that they’re mine. But in this messed up world, that doesn’t mean I get to be with them. As I fight to understand the world around me, and the strange things happening to my magic, a threat is growing in the darkness. When the attacks begin, there’s only one thought in my mind—to fight! But some fights are impossible to win, and I’m about to learn that the hard way.

- Tu te souviens des légendes sur les wildlings ? demande-t-elle. - Si je m'en souviens ? Comment veux-tu que je les oublie ? On nous les a enfoncées dans le crâne avant même qu'on sache parler. - Et si je te disais que Clover a une brûlure sur la hanche, un groupe de nombres, qu'est-ce que tu en penserais ? - Je dirais que c'est pas cool et que tu devrais l'emmener chez le médecin, fait Cassie, ébahie. - Et le fait qu'elle soit restée une enfant de sept ans... ? - Mais enfin, Luna, elle ne peut pas être Clover ! - Et moi, je crois que c'est un wildling, réplique Luna et en le disant, elle sent que quelque chose a changé en elle. Un phare abandonné Au sommet des falaises d'une île écossaise, se dresse un phare. Dans le passé, des événements aussi terribles qu'étranges s'y sont produits. Tout a commencé par une chasse aux sorcières... Aujourd'hui, des siècles plus tard, les habitants de l'île disparaissent mystérieusement. Deux soeurs perdues Liv Stay et ses trois filles ne croient ni aux sorcières ni aux malédictions. Mais quelques mois après leur arrivée sur l'île, Clover et Sapphire sont introuvables et Liv reste seule avec Luna. Une enfant mystérieuse Vingt ans plus tard, une des deux soeurs disparues de Luna réapparaît. Elle est exactement telle que Luna se souvient. Le même visage. Le même sourire... Le même âge. Face à l'impossible, c'est à Luna de découvrir ce qui s'est réellement passé au phare, il y a tant d'années. Bientôt adapté en série TV. Trois soeurs. Une île isolée. Des secrets révélés...

Two sisters go missing on a remote Scottish island. Twenty years later, one is found—but she's still the same age as when she disappeared. The secrets of witches have reached across the centuries in this chilling Gothic thriller from the author of the acclaimed The Nesting. When single mother Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a remote Scottish island, it's an opportunity to start over with her three daughters--Luna, Sapphire, and Clover. When two of her daughters go missing, she's frantic. She learns that the cave beneath the lighthouse was once a prison for women accused of witchcraft. The locals warn her about wildlings, supernatural beings who mimic human children, created by witches for revenge. Liv is told wildlings are dangerous and must be killed. Twenty-two years later, Luna has been searching for her missing sisters and mother. When she receives a call about her youngest sister, Clover, she's initially ecstatic. Clover is the sister she remembers—except she's still seven years old, the age she was when she vanished. Luna is worried Clover is a wildling. Luna has few memories of her time on the island, but she'll have to return to find the truth of what happened to her family. But she doesn't realize just how much the truth will change her.

Is it possible that I’ve finally found my place in these realms; that I’ve finally found my answers? But as with everything in life, it could be so easily taken away. We’ve seen the pain and destruction heading towards the magic realm if we do nothing. But the journey we’ve taken so far has revealed so much more than we were searching for. Nothing will ever be the same if we fail, or even if we win. But isn’t that what we want? To make the changes that needed fighting for? Sometimes I look at the realm that is screaming out for me to save it, and I don’t know if it’s worth fighting for. Decisions need to be made, and in the end it will all be paid for in blood. But now, with the end in sight, it’s time to decide how much more I’m willing to bleed for these people. Reader warning: this book contains explicit scenes and briefly deals with themes which some readers may find triggering. This is an adult reverse harem book involving MMFM relationships with explicit content and is intended for 18+ readers only.

ONE DIED. WHO LIED?A horrific car crash in Belize has devastated Helen Pengilly’s family, leaving her daughter in a coma and her husband Michael missing.Alone and terrified, Helen’s memory is dragged back to that day 22 years ago. To protect their family, Helen and Michael both said they would forget what happened. But now it seems that there is someone who will stop at nothing to make them remember…Who is playing the blame game?What readers are saying about The Blame Blame Game‘addictive and powerful’‘A cleverly crafted thriller with a unique story’‘a great read’‘A heart-wrenching story of grief, guilt and family, and the extreme lengths you’ll go to save those you love’‘This is a book all psychological thriller lovers should read… addictive’‘A fantastic, edge of the seat family expedition turning into a gripping read’‘A real page-turner’PRAISE FOR C.J. ‘Grip-lit at its best’ ELLE‘Stunning’ C.L. TAYLOR‘Will keep you guessing the whole way through!’ C.J. TUDOR