Derek Acorah
Extreme Psychic

The UK's number-one TV psychic is back as you've never seen him before. Here Derek shares stories of his scariest, most bloodcurdling encounters with the other side. From possession by demons, violent spirits that have thrown him bodily across the room and encounters with dead serial killers, to ghosts that have made him fear for his very life, here is a collection of shocking experiences that have made Derek stare into the darkest places of the spirit world.

Susan Wittig Albert
Spanish Dagger

Between the herb shop, the catering business, and a weekend papermaking class, China Bayles and her friends have as much work as they can handle. Of course, that doesn't stop the rest of their lives from going on - or coming to an end. When China's half-brother tries to investigate their father's supposedly accidental death, China puts it out of mind by gathering yucca plants for papermaking - and finds a body, cause of death unknown.

It's spring in Charleston and just about every South Carolina flower is in glorious bloom at the Spring Plantation Ramble. Once a year the upper crust opens their sprawling gardens to the public. Although Theodosia Browning barely knows a Phalaenopsis from a bog rose, she still enjoys the Ramble ­especially since she can promote her Indigo Tea Shop. But the festivities come to a screeching halt when the successful bidder for a rare monkey­face orchid drops dead.