Books with author Lindsey Stiles

Boxed set of six bestselling suspense stories by Lindsey Stiles, including: THE HAUNTED COTTAGEA newly divorced teacher rents a cottage that is rumored to be haunted. But Jodie isn't worried. She doesn't believe in spirits and the price is right. When things happen that make her start believing in ghosts, her helpful landlord suddenly clams up as she aims to find out just what happened in that shabby little cottage before she moved into it. As the ghost encounters get more and more terrifying, Jodie must decide how to handle it all without frightening her child or letting her fears steal her sanity.TELEPHONE TERRORWhen a young mother returns to her childhood home where her own mother was brutally murdered, she brings home a toy telephone that lets her speak to the dead. However, the revelations of the past are not without danger...and sometimes the dead don't stay dead.MOMMY'S LITTLE ANGEL When a loving couple does a private adoption of an unwanted baby, their joy at having a beautiful baby daughter begins to turn to fear when this seven-year-old girl becomes spoiled and manipulative, and learns ghastly ways to get what she wants from her parents. She even breaks up their happy marriage and the ex-husband keeps a terrible, shattering secret from his ex-wife about their dark-hearted daughter. In the tradition of Mary Higgins Clark and Jodi Picoult, this chilling short story is suspenseful, fast-paced and darkly rich, one that will shock you over and over, and compel you to keep reading, as the story hurtles to its terrifying conclusion. DADDY'S LITTLE DEVIL Jade is now 14 years old and her mother, Rachel, is in a mental institution, after their horrific accident. Jade has been adopted by a nurse and a police officer. However, Jean has died of breast cancer, and Jade lives alone with Stan. Now that Jade is in high school, and beginning to get interested in boys, she worries about fitting in with older popular cheerleaders. When she agonizes to a teacher over a grade of B in her health class, and also feel jealousy over a senior girl who is interested in the boy who Jade has her eye on for the homecoming dance, the wheels begin to turn in Jade's diabolical mind. What Jade wants, Jade gets, and by any means possible... WHISPERED LIES Melanie may not live to see her twenty-first birthday, when she will gain control of her mom's fortune from her alcoholic, abusive grandfather, who raised her after her parents were killed in a plane crash. One night, she stands up to her grandfather's abuse and accidentally kills him. Terrified of the consequences of her actions, she flees Wyoming to her friend Brooke's place in California to hide-out and try to make a new life for herself. Encouraged by Brooke, who is a nurse, Melanie enters a short program in order to train to become a certified nursing assistant for a nursing home and develops a friendship with Rose, one of the elderly residents, a sweet woman with dementia who was a psychic before her mind deteriorated. Rose cryptically warns Melanie that someone is out to get her. Now, as the clock is ticking closer to Melanie's twenty-first birthday, she must carefully choose who to trust and who not to trust...and face down a killer. MRS. HONEY PICKLEMrs. Honey Pickle, a fairy godmother who lives in space and uses a space ship to visit millions of children and grant their wishes, is introduced. Her sidekick is Buzzy the dog. Five different children make wishes in this group of stories that are just a little bit noir. Reminiscent of the twists and turns of a Lemony Snicket misadventure, the children each learn lessons about what is important in life. A couple of the stories take unexpected O. Henry sort of turns at the end. This is delicious and slightly spooky reading that goes past your average fairy tale and peels back a layer of humanity to expose what is really going on with these childhood wishes that are anything but ordinary outcomes. Pleasant dreams!

When a young mother returns to her childhood home where her own mother was brutally murdered, she brings home a toy telephone that lets her speak to the dead. However, the revelations of the past are not without danger...and sometimes the dead don't stay dead.**Acclaim for the thrillers of Lindsey Stiles**“Lindsey Stiles is a rising star in gothic suspense. She is this generation’s Mary Higgins Clark.”—J.R. Rain, bestselling author of Moon Dance and Silent Echo“Daddy’s Little Devil is creepy good fun!”—H.T. Night, bestselling author of Vampire Love Story and The Fourth Sunrise“Read Mommy’s Little Angel with the lights on!”—Elaine Babich, bestselling author of You Never Called Me Princess and Intrusion“Whispered Lies reminded me a lot of Sandra Brown and Lisa Jackson. A very fun...and very scary book. A star is born.”—P.J. Day, bestselling author of King’s Blood and The Sunset Prophecy

Boxed set of three bestselling suspense stories by Lindsey Stiles, including:THE HAUNTED COTTAGEA newly divorced teacher rents a cottage that is rumored to be haunted. But Jodie isn't worried. She doesn't believe in spirits and the price is right. When things happen that make her start believing in ghosts, her helpful landlord suddenly clams up as she aims to find out just what happened in that shabby little cottage before she moved into it. As the ghost encounters get more and more terrifying, Jodie must decide how to handle it all without frightening her child or letting her fears steal her sanity.TELEPHONE TERRORWhen a young mother returns to her childhood home where her own mother was brutally murdered, she brings home a toy telephone that lets her speak to the dead. However, the revelations of the past are not without danger...and sometimes the dead don't stay dead.MRS. HONEY PICKLE"Be careful what you wish for," children are often warned. In these five stories, Mrs. Honey Pickle, a fairy godmother who lives in space and uses a space ship to visit millions of children and grant their wishes, is introduced. Her sidekick is Buzzy the dog. Five different children make wishes in this group of stories that are just a little bit noir. Reminiscent of the twists and turns of a Lemony Snicket misadventure, the children each learn lessons about what is important in life. A couple of the stories take unexpected O. Henry sort of turns at the end. This is delicious and slightly spooky reading that goes past your average fairy tale and peels back a layer of humanity to expose what is really going on with these childhood wishes that are anything but ordinary outcomes. Pleasant dreams!**Acclaim for the novels of Lindsey Stiles**"Lindsey Stiles does a great job of keeping me on my toes as I tore through her very suspenseful and chilling novel! Definitely give this book a read! You'll have a great time just sitting back and enjoying the horrors as they unfold."-C.J. Urban, bestselling author of DIARY OF A DEAD GGIRL"I thoroughly enjoyed Whispered Lies. Believable characters. Suspenseful action. A heck of a story."-Elaine Babich, #1 bestselling author of HONEYMOON WITH THE ENEMY"Lindsey Stiles is fabulously talented. You're going to love anything she writes."-J.R. Rain, bestselling author of MOON DANCE"Lindsey Stiles is the new modern master of suspense."-H.T. Night, #1 bestselling author of VAMPIRE LOVE STORY

"Be careful what you wish for," children are often warned.In these five stories, Mrs. Honey Pickle, a fairy godmother who lives in space and uses a space ship to visit millions of children and grant their wishes, is introduced. Her sidekick is Buzzy the dog. Five different children make wishes in this group of stories that are just a little bit noir.Reminiscent of the twists and turns of a Lemony Snicket misadventure, the children each learn lessons about what is important in life. A couple of the stories take unexpected O. Henry sort of turns at the end. This is delicious and slightly spooky reading that goes past your average fairy tale and peels back a layer of humanity to expose what is really going on with these childhood wishes that are anything but ordinary outcomes. Pleasant dreams! The stories include:Wish One: “I wish I never had a little brother.”Wish Two: “I wish I didn’t have to go to school.”Wish Three: “I wish my parents would disappear.”Wish Four: “I wish I never had to clean my room.”Wish Five: “I wish I never had to go to bed.”**Acclaim for the novels of Lindsey Stiles**“Lindsey Stiles is a rising star in gothic suspense. She is this generation’s Mary Higgins Clark.”—J.R. Rain, bestselling author of Moon Dance and Silent Echo“Daddy’s Little Devil is creepy good fun!”—H.T. Night, bestselling author of Vampire Love Story and The Fourth Sunrise“Read Mommy’s Little Angel with the lights on!”—Elaine Babich, bestselling author of You Never Called Me Princess and Intrusion“Whispered Lies reminded me a lot of Sandra Brown and Lisa Jackson. A very fun...and very scary book. A star is born.”—P.J. Day, bestselling author of King’s Blood and The Sunset Prophecy

"Well, enjoy your afternoon in the real world," said Aiden, giving her a big grin. "I'm going for an adventure."Seventeen year old Aiden has done what few others ever achieve: he has taught himself to wield the eighteen magical runes. He dreams of adventure, yet he feels trapped in his life as a cloakmaker's apprentice. Then one day, amidst the flames of a burning building, Aiden has a chance encounter with an Eagle Rider—one of the elite magical guardians of the kingdom. When the Eagle Riders go missing, Aiden finds himself caught up in a conspiracy surrounding a long dead wizard.Untrained and torn apart from his family, Aiden must embark on a dangerous journey in the hope of rescuing the few people powerful enough to save them all.