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We’re celebrating Halloween all month long here at Melange!

The following anthologies and full length ebooks are on sale all October for only $1.99!
Scroll down for a list of 99 cent short stories as well!

“Pipeline”
by Christopher Carrolli

Tracy Kimball is awakened one night by a voice emanating from the television static. She recognizes the voice–her fiancé, David, who was killed in car accident, an accident of which she survived.

“Vampire Nights”
by Megan Hussey

Song of the Vamp

Sylvan is a vampire whose ‘night job’ facilitates his lifestyle. When he falls for Antonia, his no-nonsense manager, will he surrender the ‘night life?’

Keeper of the Night

Hayden’s keeper, Silvana Hopkins, struggles to reign in her client’s wild ways. When he turns on his seductive charm, can she reign in her desires?

“Spellbound 2011”

Featuring:

“Spellbound at Midnight” by Isabelle Kane & Audrey Tremaine
“Room 1309.5” by John M. Mecom
“Mansion of Nightmares” by Walt Trizna
“Ghost Taxi” by Joanna Foreman
“Uncle Vernon” by Jenny Twist
“Half Seen, Half Hidden” by John Steiner
“Telltale Signs” by Tori L Ridgewood
“The Origin of Fear” by Tara Fox Hall

 

“Halloween Hijinx”

Featuring:

“At The Stroke Of Midnight” by Lanette Curington
“The Cat’s Meow” by Mae Powers
“Love Never Dies” by Imari Jade
“The Kissing Frog” by Jen Bokal
“When the Sun Goes Down” by Taylor Evans

 

“Bare Throat, Naked Hunger”
by Paige E. Roberts

Slender hands with deceptive strength embrace you in the shadows. You glimpse a flash of sharp fang between full sensuous lips. You offer the tender vulnerable flesh of your throat. A caress of hot breath sends tingles up your spine and gooseflesh flowing down your arms. And then she tastes you, and your strength dissolves in the heat of the need to sink your own body into hers. The erotic lure of the vampire’s deadly kiss brings many a strong man to his knees. Kneel at the feet of a deadly beauty and know true ecstasy before the darkness claims you.

To Heal a Wolf:
Daniel, a Lakota Sioux werewolf, soul-sick from battling vampires, seeks forest solace and finds a dark Arapaho wolf girl on a dangerous secret mission, but who also holds the key to freeing him of his pain.

In Service Immortal:
Dedicated to serving his immortal queen, he dare not touch her. One
night, she gives him all he dreams of and more than he bargained for.

Wolfhound:Vampire Terry seduces a shy techie touched by wild magic and faces a fight for both their lives that she knows she can’t win.

Sacrifice:
Undercover cop, Kate, must do her duty to protect an innocent man from a vampire coven, even when she becomes one of the predators.

“Dark Blood”
by J.J. Massa

Love Like Blood:
Writer Julianna Gold is a strong woman, but is faced with challenges. Disease, blindness, a bad marriage, and a verbally abusive husband, it’s a lot for one woman to take.

Vampire Raiden Vagner heard the cry of his soul mate at a time when she was in pain and in need. She is the breath in his body, the blood in his veins. How long must his dark soul crave her light?

Rubies, Sapphires, and Ivory:
After centuries of living, life began to lose value for vampire Niccolo Ascosi. When Ivory Allison walked into his life, colors regained their sparkle, gold began to glow again for him. How did that happen? Would it have to end?

For Ivory, every day was work, commitment, bills to pay – impossible dreams of love were not for the likes of her. Who could love the overweight, financially strapped, too smart daughter of poor working people?

“Dark Delights”
by Luna Carrol

My Soulless Mate
Rhiannon can’t live long without a soul to feed upon, but Alexander Noceo causes new feelings. Can she risk her existence to be with Alex?

To Write A Love Scene
When the demon Chamos awoke after centuries of sleep, he never thought he’d be consumed by his need for Brooke, a writer of erotic romance.

To Stay Forever

“Lucifer’s Lust”
by Mae Powers & Jaden Sinclair

 

Once a guardian of light and justice, Lucifer hid a secret within his heart for a long time, until it was found out and used against him. As a punishment for loving the innocent Lilly, she was taken from his arms while he was sent to rule the dark realms. He swore that no one in the cosmos would be happy until he found her once more. And when he did, he intended to make sure no one would keep them apart again, no matter what it took, no matter the cost.

 

“Midnight Thirsts”

Vampgasm, It Was A Dark and Horny Night by Megan Hussey
Kat is a horror author with writer’s block; that is until her hunky best friend provides some sexy inspiration. Could he be the vamp of her dreams?

Bite Me by Imari Jade (GLBS – M/M)
Beck Griffin had no idea what he was getting into when he accepted the offer to move into a stately New Orleans’ mansion with three gorgeously pale men. But all it took was one kiss from Tristan Armont to make him forget all the spooky stuff he saw.

Mist and Midnight by Tori L. Ridgewood
Stalked by a cruel and relentless vampire, Charlotte is on the run. Fleeing the city, the powers of magick her only protection, she couldn’t afford to fall for the hot modern prospector Pike Mahonen. Can she avoid temptation in a small town, to keep them both safe?

Lahaina Noon by Sara R. Feldman
Hawaii is paradise if you’re just a tourist. For those who call O’ahu home, that gorgeous view is just another commute. Even if they’re vampires…on Lahaina Noon.

Mine Tonight by Olivia Ritch
Rane DaViedes does not need a beating heart to fall for the mysterious dying woman, but Cara Martindale’s true identity can tear them apart.

“Midnight Thirsts II”

Night Music by Tara Fox Hall

Grieving Krys Markman has come to lose herself in family memories at Letchworth State Park, and try to figure out her next step. Yet the unearthly beautiful music she hears each night stirs her soul to romance. Can its creator, the attractive vampire David Helm, heal her broken heart?

A Living Specimen by Tori L. Ridgewood

In the clandestine world of paranormal investigators and vampire hunters, the undead are the prey, and it’s the job of volunteers like Trisha to find and exterminate them. But a living specimen is what’s most needed—and most difficult to obtain—in the unending battle between humans and the supernatural. Respected by her peers, and looking forward to a bright future as a vampire hunter, Trisha must use all of her skills to survive on the day her prey finally finds her…in a way no one could have predicted.

Flowers of Evil by David W. Landrum

After Jancinda Lamott rescues a friend from a notorious vampire hunter, and realizes she is his real target, she enlists the help of the coven in her city to track him down. Assistance also arrives in the form of a figure from a hundred years ago, a poet who wrote of love and of the closeness of good and evil—a thing that, as a vampire, Jancinda understands. She has always loved his poetry and, as the two of them fight against their common enemy, begins to realize her love for him as well.

Primal Magic by Brooksley Borne

Made to wait for a man she has never met, beautiful harem girl Aziza is prize of war to the glorious knight, Laird Jamie McDunna. She finds Scotland a cruel and lonely place and prays to the Moon Goddess to take her back to Egypt. A magnificent winged demon requites her prayer with passionate and unfathomable sensuality. Is the advent of this dark and wonderful lover coincidental to the errant Laird’s sudden return?

Fangs A Lot by Karley Campbell

Celeste Van Helsing is the last of the famous vampire hunters. Born in Australia she patrols a land her obsessive father believes is pest free. So the chances of attracting Ryan, Australasia’s only remaining vampire in a bar should be zilch. Ryan is a new, modern and very sterile monster with an adoring mother hell bent on grandkids. Celeste soon realizes that all she knows of vampires is wrong and so conceals Ryan from her fanatical father. As payment gorgeous, sweet… dead, Ryan will become a daddy to Celeste’s unborn child, potentially ending the genocide of the critically endangered species. But can a mega-crush between a vampire and his hunter be enough?

Partners by Tara Fox Hall

Vampire investigator Danial Racklan finds more than his target when the suffering werecougar Theo crosses his path one evening. For Theo is not only a man with a past as tragic as his own, but also destined to give Danial something he’s never had before: a partner he could trust.

Lilith by Jodie Pierce

Lilith is a story about a ruthless female vampire who falls in love but has to choose between love and freedom. She is imprisoned by a cocky vampire and while in prison she meets the love of her life. They escape but she is asked to do the unthinkable. The cocky vampire returns and offers her the freedom she hadn’t had with her lover. She has to make a choice. Will she choose love or freedom? How free would she really be with the cocky vampire? What does her future hold?

Beneath the Earth Lies Fire by Ruth Imeson

For paranormal rescue specialist, Celia Monkford, nothing is more frightening than the thought of loving again. Can she keep her heart safe from the handsome vampire Ezra, who is in need of more than salvation?

Embraced by a Vampire by Janessa Anderson

After the brutal death of her entire family, Emily moves to the middle of nowhere, to the town of Crimson Falls, to live with her aunt at the inn that she runs. She discovers that the town is hosting an annual dance and she attends the event. Upon arrival, she is rescued from nearly being stomped on by a horse with the help of a mysterious man named Dante. Shortly after encountering him, she has no idea that she has been embraced by a vampire.

“Take One at Bedtime”
by Jenny Twist

Nobody ever goes upstairs in Margaret’s house. So what is making the strange thumping noises up there? And why is there a toy rabbit under the kitchen table?

Margaret’s Ghost is just one of a collection of short stories consisting mainly of horror and science fiction, ranging from a classic gothic tale – Jack Trevellyn – to the Wyndhamesque Victim of Fortune, and the modern Waiting for Daddy, with its spine-chilling twist.

There is also the occasional excursion into romance with A Castle in Spain and Jess’s Girl.

But most of these tales take you to a place which is not quite as it seems.

It’s bedtime now. Time to go upstairs. Time to take a look.
Just one look.

WARNING: Do not exceed the stated dose.

“Tales From Imagination’s Closet”
by M. Allman

What if you dared to look close into the never-ending, mysterious closet of an author’s imagination? In these series of stories M. Allman will do just that—and make you laugh, cry, gasp, or leave you wondering with shiver and delight. So dare to read…Tales From Imagination’s Closet. Here are a few samples to ponder, read, and enjoy:

Joe’s Ride
Joe accepts a ride from a fiery redhead in a Viper. Little does he know, she’s his ride into eternity.

Azure
Dr. Stanton and Dr. Kline’s patient seems crazy, until he leaves the hospital in a beam of light.

Inside His Mind
A wife is given the opportunity to go inside her husband’s mind and do some rewiring.

Secrets Never Die
If the dead can come back to haunt you, so can your secrets.

Reflections of the Past
Tina’s parents were killed in a house fire, but that doesn’t stop them from being there on her wedding day.

 “Vamptations”

Vampires have haunted our dreams for eons. Yet, how can we resist their dark allure and hypnotic wonder. Whether a classic vamp or an empathic one, they scare us and thrill us, and even make themselves the objects of our affections. So don’t just watch your neck and mind when you read these devilishly succulent tales, but watch it when the lights go out, and the bedroom door creaks open. We’ve warned you a second time now, so not our fault if you get smitten or bitten.

Night Nibbles by Kara Griffin
Candra hides from an evil, ex-lover, and must choose between putting her trust in another vampire or end up alone in a cold, dark world.

Vampyric Dreams by Ravyn Reccio
Vampire Micah Davenport has searched for 600 years for his true-mate, Gabrielle. But dangerous forces threaten a love that’s been destined for centuries.

Song of the Vamp by Megan Hussey
Sylvan is a vampire whose ‘night job’ facilitates his lifestyle. When he falls for Antonia, his no-nonsense manager, will he surrender the ‘night life?’

When the Sun Goes Down by Taylor Evans
After sunset, more than vamps prowl the night; as Jacob, a member of the Houston Vampire Association, finds out when he wants to nip on a very unusual woman.

 “With Six You Get Vampires”
by Carla F. Cripps

Voids in Bedford University’s foundations conceal an often sensual, sometimes dangerous paranormal secret: the lairs of vampires. Share six of the night-walkers’ very personal tales of love and redemption.

He’s No Angel
For Bedford Uni lecturer, Serena Campion, the price of true love may be her life. Can Aaron Lawson, leader of the Bedford Uni vampires, destroy a feral blood-drinker and save the mortal he’s reluctantly come to love?

A Vampire for the Teacher
Biology lecturer, Harrison Thwaites, unwittingly trades his mortality for the survival of sexy lady vamp, Vivienne Stanhope, a student in Bedford’s first, experimental, night class, giving their love a monstrous obstacle to overcome.

That Crazy Little Thing Called Crazy
Zach would love mortal Katriona, but for her co-dependent involvement with the unstable, sometimes violent mortal, Kevin. To win her, the vampire must go where psychoanalysts fear to tread.

No Fiends Like Old Fiends
Sexy senior, Lorraine, is the stuff of vampire wet-dreams, but can forever-young Elias convince her that his love is real and lasting, not just a passing nosh?

Wrong Place, Right Love
For luckless Kylie Naylor, nighttime on Bedford campus is definitely the wrong place at the wrong time. To protect his fellow-night-walkers, Patrick Leahy, the Bedford vampires’ Enforcer, may have to kill the mortal he’s just fallen for.

Stand by Your Vamp
It takes a strong male vampire to night-walk beside the uncrowned queen of the Australian vampires. The centuries-old love between Raven Carlyle and sexy Scot, Graeme Mowbray, meets its ultimate test.

The following stories are only 99 cents each!

Check out the sale page of our website to purchase any of the stories!

“Corpulent Chiropteran”
by Nell DuVall

Wally, a reluctant vampire, faces a lonely life until he meets Bernice, but the evil Estrella has other ideas.

 

“At the Stroke of Midnight”
by Lanette Curington
Although Olivia DeBenning doesn’t realize it, she’s already had three brushes with death in her lifetime. During a masquerade party, Death visits one last time.
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“Love Never Dies”
by Imari Jade
Donovan Flowers follows a woman no one else sees. She’s naked…waiting. Perhaps it’s a trick, but it’s not a treat he will refuse.
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“The Kissing Frog”
by Jen Bokal
What’s a girl to do when she discovers her deceased Grandmother’s book of spells? Try a little practical magic, of course.
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From the Anthology “Carnival of Nightmares” by J. Troy Seate

 

“Key Figure”
by J. Troy Seate
Found here is a whimsical and heart-felt little tale concerning a mixture of the real world and an illuminating transformation into the mythic.
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“Alone”
by J. Troy Seate
Can dreams portend what is to come? Margaret feels so alone, but she is not as alone as she might think.
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“The Rock Lady”
by J. Troy Seate
When a young woman comes into the life of a middle-aged man, her peculiarities are both a turn-on and a dilemma. As their relationship deepens, he begins to question his sanity. Is she flesh and blood, or something else?
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“Rhapsody in Silken Blue”
by J. Troy Seate
Sex, violence, and murder all play vital roles in this turbulent tale about a cop and a mysterious showgirl. These strange bedfellows reveal themselves with an atmospheric, southern twist within the backdrop of 1950’s New Orleans.
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“Angel in the Darkness”
by J. Troy Seate
What might become of us if the world suddenly went dark? This soft Sci-Fi opinion may offer an answer.
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