Welcome to Carter’s Crypt, the homepage of the horror, fantasy, and paranormal romance novelist Margaret L. Carter. Explore love among the monsters—vampires, werewolves, ghosts, dragons, and more!
In these pages, you can find information about her published works, the discontinued fanzine THE VAMPIRE’S CRYPT (all issues still available in PDF format on Dropbox; the distributor of the print issues closed years ago), and also links to other horror and fantasy literature.
See a complete list of Margaret’s published works, arranged by genre, with purchase links, here.
Her book page on Amazon.
Her e-book page on Barnes and Noble.
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Margaret L. Carter is a proud member of several illustrious organizations:
ALIEN ROMANCES, a by-invitation group blog for busy authors of SFR, futuristic, or paranormal romance in which at least one protagonist is an alien, or of alien ancestry. Visit ALIEN ROMANCES at www.aliendjinnromances.blogspot.com.
THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE FANTASTIC IN THE ARTS, devoted to the study of speculative fiction in all media. Visit IAFA’s website and learn about their annual conference at www.iafa.org.
- A Ghost in the Green BestiaryOrder from the publisher Order from Amazon
Spending the Christmas season at her aunt and uncle’s country manor for the first time since her father’s death, Lucy both yearns for and dreads reuniting with Walter, to whom she’d almost become engaged. In her present financial straits, Lucy feels she’s no longer a proper match for a wealthy gentleman’s heir. How can she let Walter down gently without destroying the friendship she still treasures? On the night before Christmas Eve, Walter tells a tale of a long-ago daughter of the household who eloped with her forbidden lover, a simple farmer. After his violent death in the mansion’s topiary garden, his spirit supposedly lingered. When Lucy’s little brother claims to glimpse the ghost among the animal-shaped bushes, she joins Walter in investigating the apparition—forcing them to face their shared past and the challenges of the future.
- Yokai EnchantmentsOrder from Amazon
Three Connected Light Paranormal Romance Novellas, in E-Book and Print:
Yokai Magic:
When Val unearths a Japanese scroll and a cat figurine inherited from her grandfather, magic invades her world. The statuette, actually a cat spirit named Yuki--a yokai--enchanted into that form for her own protection, comes to life. With her old high-school boyfriend, she searches for a way to vanquish the threat from the spirit realm, while facing the attraction they thought they'd long since put behind them.
Kitsune Enchantment:
On the verge of losing her job, Shannon leaps at the chance to sell her graphic novel series to a major publisher. She'd love to have a closer relationship with her artist collaborator, Ryo, but how can she count on a man who keeps disappearing with the flimsiest of excuses? Ryo feels the same attraction to Shannon, but he isn't sure how she'd react to the truth. He's a kitsune--a fox shapeshifter--prone to transforming at awkward moments. When a wannabe wizard follows him to a science-fiction convention, Ryo's secret, liberty, and budding romance with Shannon are all threatened.
Kappa Companion:
Two years after her husband's sudden death, Heidi hopes to make a fresh start with a new love and a new home. But she hasn't planned on sharing her century-old house with her son's not-so-imaginary friends--a ghost child and a Japanese water monster. At least the creatures aren't dangerous--or are they?
- Against the Dark Devourer
All her life, Deborah has known she and her older sister have extraordinary psi powers. When their mother dies suddenly, Deborah learns she’s meant to use her gift against the forces of darkness in some special way. How, she doesn’t have a clue, but she wants no part of this alleged fate. Yet with evil forces stalking her, can she avoid the battle ahead? All his life, Victor has known he and his twin sister have a unique destiny. Bred to serve inhuman entities from another dimensional plane, he’s instructed to either seduce a strange young woman who poses a grave threat to the cult he belongs to…or destroy her. Unexpectedly, he finds Deborah not only attractive and intelligent but his equal in psychic power. Although his cult views religion with contempt–and she’s an unabashed Christian–he’s helplessly drawn to her. For her part, Deborah finds in Victor a kindred spirit. For the first time, someone other than her sister can empathize with her differences from “normal” people. Is prophetic destiny written in stone, even for two potential foes falling in love? A paranormal romance inspired by C. S. Lewis’s That Hideous Strength and the cosmic horror of H. P. Lovecraft.