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The Destroyer
But legends can lie.
When Paug and Nadea revive their hero from sleep, his virtue is far from clear.
Is he really their Savior or their Destroyer?
“A well thought out storyline. Romance, war, fear, and heartache. Hard to put down once you start to read it.” – Tony C.
“The Destroyer entirely exceeded my expectations for the genre.” – Daniel S.
Don’t Read After Dark
From the #1 bestselling author in Horror, Men’s Adcventure, War, and Techno-thrillers, Carolyn McCray, comes a horror collection to keep you up all night long if you dare!
**Warning, this collection is not for the squeamish or faint of heart. There is graphic violence, rough language, and blood to spare. Please do not buy this book if you are easily offended or terrified! However if you enjoy Saw/Hostel-style horror and a good slasher flick, read on!
Praise for Carolyn’s Horror Stories…
“Oh, unless you have a strong stomach, you probably will not want to eat anything while reading this book. It is very, very graphic and will most likely give me nightmares. Supper is about a group of college kids who go out on a fact-finding vacation during spring break. They find more than they’re looking for when they run out of gas on a dark deserted, creepy part of nowhere. Deliverance and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre comes to mind. But things aren’t always what they seem. Get’s ya in the mood for a ghoulish Halloween. Baaahaaaahaaaha!”
Rileybug
Amazon Reviewer
“I am an avid reader always looking for something original and fresh. Well, Carolyn Mcray is it!! By accident I came across this author, she may have been recommened to me by Amazon itself. This summer she was my go to author could not get enough of her books, or short stories!!! With this short story you have the Texas Chain Massacre family meets the 2012 Cannabalistic Tullocks Farm. It’s faced paced, gory, and at times a funny, especially when the “tables” are turned. That’s when it becomes twisted!!! This is all I will say. Some of the reviews I’ve been reading lately are telling me the whole entire story. What’s the point??? Could not put it down. This short story actually leaves a possible opening end for a sequel. If you like this then next step is to buy her novel “Plain Jane” You will love it!!!!”
Robin Lee
Amazon Reviewer
This collection includes…
Fresh Meat (a horror novella): Serial Killer Death Match, need we say more?
Widowmaker (a full-length horror novel): A thriller for horror fans
All Hallow’s Eve (a full-length horror novel): The one night it is BAD to be good!
Salechii (a full-length novel): A shark park. What could go wrong?
Club Death (a horror novella): Come for the dancing. Stay because, well, a madman has you trapped inside
Rook (a horror novella): Let’s stop the Apocolypse, people! Supernatural humorous horror
Supper: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre style short story
More praise for McCray’s horror…
“Scary and smart, All Hallow’s Eve is perfect for anyone who wants to read a horror story that hits them in the gut. From the intricate psychopathology of the serial killer, to the hair-raising tension, to the skewering of pop culture, All Hallow’s Eve is simply a great read.”
Your Need To Read
Book Reviewer
“This was surprisingly creepy. Usually by about half way through a book like this you know who the killer is. I really didn’t connect the dots on this one… Just what a demented serial killer needs to round up a group of teens for the slaughter. The author did not pull any punches in the way the victims died… But what I liked best was that the killer was completely
unrepentant, there was no oh gee moment at the end where the killer realizes he was doing something wrong and is sorry. If it is a horror book, horrify me. This one did.”
Avid Reader
Book Reviewer
The Knowing: Book One
It starts with a school shooting.
It ends with the return of an evil as ancient as the skeleton of the universe.
In the middle, normal garden-variety people must figure out how to live their everyday lives—how to survive!—after they discover that all those childhood horror stories … well, most of them are true.
When the hot call comes over the radio: “Code Red! Active shooter at Carlisle Elementary School,” Police Sergeant Jack Carpenter has one job and only one job. Find the gunman; take him out. He rushes into the school, fully armed and focused on cold, hard reality. But what happens to him in the next few hours shatters the world as he has always known it. And in the next three days, everything Jack Carpenter believes about himself, about life and reality, about good and evil and the whole nature of the universe will be challenged.
Can it possibly be true—seriously?—that invisible monsters prowl among us every day?
That there exists in the real world a winged creature more horrifying than any Hollywood-animated, computer-generated, mechanical unreality?
And that the single-minded mission of that beast—a creation of absolute, soul-less evil—is tokill Jack Carpenter?
That’s crazy! Fairy-tale-science-fiction-horror-movie-bogeyman crap!
Bottom line: it flat-out cannot possibly be true.
But it is.
Vampire for Hire: Books One and Two
Over two million copies sold! Multiple USA Today bestsellers. #1 in Vampire Romance, Urban Fantasy, and Women Sleuths! The #1 vampire series for three straight months!
Included in the set are the first two novels in the “Vampire for Hire” series. All for one low price!
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MOON DANCE (Vampire for Hire #1)
Six years ago federal agent Samantha Moon was the perfect wife and mother, your typical soccer mom with the minivan and suburban home. Then the unthinkable happens, an attack that changes her life forever. And forever is a very long time for a vampire. Now the world at large thinks Samantha has developed a rare skin disease, a disease which forces her to quit her day job and stay out of the light of the sun. Now working the night shift as a private investigator, Samantha is hired by Kingsley Fulcrum to investigate the murder attempt on his life, a horrific scene captured on TV and seen around the country. But as the case unfolds, Samantha discovers Kingsley isn’t exactly what he appears to be; after all, there is a reason why he survived five shots to the head.
VAMPIRE MOON (Vampire for Hire #2)
Sequel to Moon Dance, private investigator Samantha Moon finds herself hunting down a powerful crime lord and protecting an innocent woman from her ruthless ex-husband—all while two very different men vie for her heart. And as the stakes grow higher and her cases turn personal, Samantha Moon will do whatever it takes to protect the innocent and bring two cold-blooded killers to justice—her own brand of justice.
**Acclaim for the Novels of J.R. Rain**
“Gripping, adventurous, and romantic—J.R. Rain’s The Lost Ark is a breakneck thriller that traces the thread of history from Biblical stories to current-day headlines. Be prepared to lose sleep!”
—JAMES ROLLINS, international bestselling author of Altar of Eden and The Doomsday Key
“I enjoyed Moon Dance immensely!”
—PIERS ANTHONY, New York Times bestselling author of A Spell for Chameleon and On A Pale Horse
“Impossible to put down. J.R. Rain’s Moon Dance is a fabulous urban fantasy.”
—APRIL VINE, author of The Midnight Rose and Blindfolded by Lust
“Moon Dance is absolutely brilliant!”
—LISA TENZIN-DOLMA, author of Understanding the Planetary Myths and The Dolphin Experience
“Moon Dance is a must read. If you like Janet Evanovich’s Stephanie Plum, bounty hunter, be prepared to love J. R. Rain’s Samantha Moon, vampire private investigator.”
—EVE PALUDAN, author of Letters from David and The Romance Writer’s Pink Pages
“J.R. Rain is the new modern master of vampires.”
—H.T. NIGHT, bestselling author of Vampire Love Story and Winning Sarah’s Heart
“Powerful stuff!”
—AIDEN JAMES, bestselling author of Plague of Coins and The Vampires’ Last Lover
Ghostly Paws
Middle age can be murder …
At least that’s how it seems to former crime journalist, Wilhelmina Chance, whose near-fatal accident has given her a strange side effect … she sees ghosts.
After a messy divorce sends her fleeing back to her hometown of Mystic Notch, nestled in the White Mountains of New Hampshire, Willa finds herself haunted by the tenacious ghost of the town librarian who insists Willa solve her murder.
Luckily, she has lots of help, including a quirky cast of small-town characters, the cat she’s inherited from her grandmother, and her best friend, Pepper, who claims her herbal teas can work magic.
But just when Willa thinks she’s discovered who the killer is, she finds out that things are not what they seem in Mystic Notch, and the case takes a strange turn that has Willa adding even some of her long-time friends to her suspect list.
Can Willa find the real killer in time to keep the magical balance in Mystic Notch on the side of good, or will evil prevail?
The House of Worms
Warning: this grisly novel is not for the timid. The first chapter entices the readers like a bloody fishing lure, and each following chapter drags them deeper and deeper into a swirling maelstrom of horror.
He Waits – A Book of Strange and Disturbing Horror
Praise for HE WAITS:
“In the horror genre, familiarity absolutely does breed contempt, and Smitherd obviously knows this. Why else would he be so talented at expertly crafting stories that defy expectations? For me there is no greater joy than seeing an artist excel at his craft.” – Aintitcoolnews.com
Quite literally, no escape. Because he’s always with you. And in the real world -the world of you, the reader – HE WAITS will stay in your mind in a way that you won’t expect …
PLUS THE SECOND STORY, ‘KEEP YOUR CHILDREN CLOSE’:
A campsite. A family holiday. A broken down car. And an approaching breakdown truck that is just the start of Shelley’s nightmare. By the time the sun sets, someone in that field will be dead, and Shelley must somehow make sure it isn’t one of her children … KEEP YOUR CHILDREN CLOSE is a story that you will find impossible to predict.
PRAISE FOR LUKE SMITHERD’S WRITING:
“… a novel that intrigues, enthralls, horrifies, thrills, and hits the reader with an emotional resonance as only the best stories can.” – Ain’t It Cool News.com
“… strong characterization, moral quandaries, mystery, and a whole lot of tense moments. Reading the final sentence was truly a bittersweet moment.” – SFsignal.com, Hugo award-winning website
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AMAZON REVIEWS OF LUKE SMITHERD’S WORK:
“I couldn’t help myself and read this is one sitting.” – simon211175, Amazon Vine Voice
“It was one of those books where you tell yourself you will read just one more page, then look at the clock and realise that it’s 2 hours later. I would thoroughly recommend it.” – Elaine Hosegood
“I have owned a Kindle for about 2 years and downloaded some excellent books for very little cost but Luke Smitherd’s works beat the lot.” – Silversmith, Amazon UK Review
“As soon as I started reading I was completely sucked in, which very rarely happens for me. I couldn’t wait to get home and read it each night. I laughed. I cried. I did actual real life gasps of horror.” – Katie, Amazon Review
No Matter What
When Robert and Mary Michaels buy an historical estate in Paddington, Massachusetts, they are hopeful it will give them what they need…solace for their daughter Lynn. Of course, they have no idea the place is haunted by young Clara Mallory. Lynn, however, soon discovers this little secret and the two girls form a quick bond. But they are meant to be much more than friends and once the parents find out what’s going on, all hell is going to break loose. First, however, Robert’s new psychiatric patients must help him suspend disbelief and accept what he has always thought to be impossible. For their troubles stem not from this life, but another, one in which they committed a horrendous crime. And now everyone is in place to make right what went horribly wrong before. But at what cost?
After the Cure
Six years ago, the tiny surviving community of Immune humans found a cure, and the Infected began to wake up and realize what they’d done. And what had been done to them.
Over time, society began to rebuild itself. Now it is ready to judge those responsible for the Plague. Nella Rider, the court psychologist and Frank Courtlen a defense attorney are trying to establish the truth. But more depends on it than they know. They race to find the answers they need before the fragile remains of humanity vanish for good.
The Bank of the River
Steven is anticipating a quiet sabbatical at a new home. Recently divorced and with a son in college, he should have plenty of time to himself. Instead, he’s kept up at night by strange knockings – a series of four raps, a pause, and then another four. They arrive every night at the same time.
Steven is determined to find a rational explanation. When the knockings progress to strange apparitions, Steven believes he must have a brain tumor.
His father, Roy, recognizes the problems in Steven’s home because he’s seen them before. Roy has “the gift,” and can enter a place called The River, where he can see things others cannot. In The River, Roy discovers there are far more sinister forces at work in Steven’s home than just ghosts.
Steven shares Roy’s ability, but is skeptical of it. When the apparitions intensify and attack, Steven is forced to learn how to fight back if he wants to save himself and his father.
The Bank of the River is a fast-paced and suspenseful paranormal novel that confronts evil, ghosts, and the dead — and explores the supernatural gifts a father and son use to fight them.
The Bank of the River is the first book in The River series.
Praise for The River Series from Amazon readers
“Truly scary.”
“Finally found a book that got under my nerves!”
“Couldn’t put it down…wanted the story to go on and on.”
“Very few authors can pull me in immediately and make me feel as though I were reading about old friends. Stephen King always has, and I can now add Michael Richan to the list.”
“Awesome ghost story with wonderful characters and a great plot!”
“Some of the most delightful reading I have done in a long time.”
“This was a great horror book. I absolutely loved it, and I know you will too! Keep the lights on when reading!”
The Living And The Dead
– A brilliant biophysicist on the verge of proving there is no life after death discovers, to his horror, that the dead are determined to stop him …
– An abused small town boy finds a special friend in the woods next to his trailer, but his friend isn’t like other children and cannot leave the woods, not ever …
– A group of determined graduate students seek Bigfoot on a remote Alaskan range seek but discover a monster far more deadly than they ever imagined …
– An elderly store manager, disturbed by a stranger eyeing the armored truck deliveries to his store, decides to take matters into his own hands …
– A beautiful young woman walks the streets of Manhattan at night seeking men, but for her own dark purposes, because for her, night is for hunting …
– A mysterious little girl somehow “invites” herself along on an abduction, leading her captors to wonder who really is in charge …
Five stories of suspense and terror and a short novel exploring the darkness everyone eventually faces when it’s their time to die, THE LIVING AND THE DEAD is a collection one may want to read with all the lights in the house on …
Foreword by James Schannep (INFECTED – Click Your Poison).
The Knowing: Book One
It starts with a school shooting.
It ends with the return of an evil as ancient as the skeleton of the universe.
In the middle, normal garden-variety people must figure out how to live their everyday lives—how to survive!—after they discover that all those childhood horror stories … well, most of them are true.
Can it possibly be true—seriously?—that invisible monsters prowl among us every day?
That there exists in the real world a winged creature more horrifying than any Hollywood-animated, computer-generated, mechanical unreality?
And that the single-minded mission of that beast—a creation of absolute, soul-less evil—is tokill Jack Carpenter?
That’s crazy! Fairy-tale-science-fiction-horror-movie-bogeyman crap!
Bottom line: it flat-out cannot possibly be true.
But it is.
Absolute Sunset
Hanka didn’t ask to see the fates of her loved ones. She didn’t invite the raven into her nightmares, with his riddles of suffering and death. She didn’t ask, at six years old, to be responsible for saving her family.
But fate chooses us, and Hanka can either play the raven’s game, or watch her family die.
The question is, will the raven play by the rules? Or is Hanka his final victim?
Already a best-seller in Poland, Absolute Sunset is now available in English for the first time in a professional, edited translation. A must-read for fans of dark psychological thrillers.
Readers say:
“Mesmerizing, scary and chilling … you know people like this exist.”
“A huge piece of the sad, overwhelming reality of Poland a few decades ago.”
“I felt like Absolute Sunset wanted to kill me.”
“Left me thinking long after finishing the book.”
Warning: Absolute Sunset is an intense novel, with serious themes including mental illness and abuse. Not appropriate for young or sensitive readers.
Night of the Purple Moon
Everyone on Castine Island is anxiously awaiting the arrival of the purple moon, caused by a comet entering the Earth’s atmosphere. Scientists expected this thrilling phenomenon and food companies are churning out purple-colored products in celebration of the comet’s arrival.
The morning following the comet’s debut Abby and Jordan make a chilling discovery: every adult on the island is dead. The children of the island band together to withstand their new circumstances, and the older kids quickly learn a gripping truth about their own ticking clocks. It’s only a matter of time before they succumb to the comet bacteria, but can they raise the next generation to survive?
“Frightening and inspiring” – Kirkus Reviews. Riveting dystopian drama for all ages (13+)
Ebola K: A Terrorism Thriller
In 1989 the Ebola virus mutated to into an airborne strain that infected humans for the first time on American soil in Reston, Virginia. Through belated containment efforts and luck, nobody died.
Now, in the remote East African village of Kapchorwa, the Ebola virus has mutated into another airborne strain without losing any of its deadly potency.
In this thriller, terrorists stumble across this new, fully lethal strain and while the world fearfully watches the growing epidemic in West Africa as Sierra Leone goes into country-wide lockdown, only a few Americans are aware of Ebola K and the danger it poses—to be the deadliest pandemic in the history of mankind.
Can they do anything to protect themselves from this killer disease? Can they stop the terrorists?
The Ebola K Trilogy of Terrorism Thrillers
Book 1 in the Ebola K Trilogy of Terrorism Thrillers – on sale now
Book 2 in the Ebola K Trilogy of Terrorism Thrillers – due out on January 25, 2015
Book 3 in the Ebola K Trilogy of Terrorism Thrillers – due out in spring of 2015
Killing the Dead
With the zombies growing in number, Ryan is more than happy to put his skills to the test by killing the dead. Anything to avoid that much greater challenge of learning to live and work with other people to survive.
Please note this series contains adult themes, violence and some swearing.
314
Alma Harper has been trying to forget what happened in Widowsfield 16 years ago. She has a good life as a music teacher now, and might rekindle her relationship with her one true love. However, the number 314 haunts her, and threatens to bring her back to the day that her brother disappeared. When a reporter shows up, just days before March 14th, Alma realizes that her past is coming back to haunt her. What happened on March 14th, at 3:14, 16 years ago? No one but The Skeleton Man can remember.
Valley Of Death, Zombie Trailer Park
What kind of zombies are they?
There has been an interesting but ultimately pointless debate going on for years about what constitutes a zombie. Is it a dead person who walks around causing mayhem? Or is it someone who is violently insane and seeks only to kill and destroy? Why not both?
Nestled in a remote valley, the residents of The Albuquerque Springs Trailer Park have lived out there lives nearly forgotten by the rest of the world. The trailer park is home to dozens of illegal immigrants, a hermit who has turned his back on society, a veteran of World War 2, a grumpy old woman, a family of Meth cookers known to local police officials as the Redneck Gourmets, and a beautiful young woman, are just a few.
Life was peaceful and quiet (actually quite boring) until a deadly industrial accident killed Juan, one of the illegal immigrants. His friends and neighbors promised to dispose of the victim’s body. Unfortunately, he came back and disposed of them- one mouthwatering bite at a time.
William Robert Bebb: Who is he?
Born in southern California in the 1960’s, William Bebb is a man of many talents. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, he earned scholarships for Forensic Speaking at two universities. William was also Editor of a University of Alabama at Birmingham’s premier newspaper from 1989 to 1991.
All Together Now: A Zombie Story
“ALL TOGETHER NOW: A ZOMBIE STORY is by turns disgusting, terrifying, funny, and heartbreaking. Fans of THE WALKING DEAD will eat it up like, well, zombies munching fresh brains. A stellar debut from a novelist to watch!”
—Mike Mullin, award-winning author of ASHFALL, ASHEN WINTER, and SUNRISE
Fifteen-year-old Ricky Genero is writing a journal of the zombie apocalypse. His high school has burned to the ground, his friends are all either dead or shambling corpses roaming the earth in search of human flesh, and his best friend died saving his six-year-old brother Chuck from a zombie horde. When Chuck is bitten and infected with the zombie virus, Ricky must travel among the walking dead in search of a cure.
WARNING
This YOUNG ADULT novel is mean and nasty and intended for a mature audience. It is absolutely not appropriate for younger readers. ALL TOGETHER NOW: A ZOMBIE STORY is a gruesome, repugnant tale featuring horrific acts of violence sure to warp young minds.
They moaned in unison, the sound of each harmonizing with the moans of the others so I couldn’t tell if the moans were coming from three zombies, or five, or ten. All I knew for sure is they were on the other side of the door.
The Wolf You Feed
Outlawed from his clan, Tore embraces his new responsibilities of father and protector as he carves out a new life in a human world. But a jealous brother has a long memory and Erik is nothing if not patient when it comes to exacting revenge. When Tore’s past catches up with his present, he has to learn to pull from an inner strength.
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all.
One is evil: it is anger, envy, greed, arrogance, jealousy, resentment, lies.
The other is good: it is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy, truth.
The wolf that wins?
The one you feed.
Cherokee proverb
Spanning two generations The Wolf You Feed is the first book in a heartbreaking trilogy set in the shape shifting worlds of werewolves and Skin Walkers.
The story continues in
Hold On, book 2
An Unbreakable Will, Book 3
Angela Stevens is also the author of the popular Adult Contemporary Romance book Lemon Drops And Love.
The Last Orphans
In a span of mere hours, the entire adult population is decimated, leaving their children behind to fend for themselves and deal with the horrific aftermath of the freak occurrence. As one of the newly made elders in his small town, Shane finds himself taking on the role of caretaker for a large group of juvenile survivors. One who just happens to be Kelly Douglas—an out-of-his-league classmate—who, on any other day, would have never given Shane a second glance.
Together, they begin their quest to find out why all of the adults were slaughtered. What they find is even more horrifying than anything they could have expected—the annihilation of the adults was only the beginning. Shane and his friends are not the unlucky survivors left to inherit this new, messed-up planet. No, they are its next victims. There is an unknown power out there, and it won’t stop until every person in the world is dead.
A spine-tingling adventure that will have you gasping for breath all the way until the last page, The Last Orphans is the first book in an all-new apocalyptic series.
Turning Grace
Life or death?
It all seems to be the same for Grace…
Some of us have been there before — falling for the hot, popular jock who just so happens to be dating the hot, popular girl in school.
Your snarky-but-always-right bestie insists you make a move, but you’re not so much into putting yourself out there.
Then it happens, and suddenly you find yourself eating a cat on your neighbor’s porch.
No? Never happened to you?
Well, Grace Watkins can’t say the same. Her hunger is growing with each day that passes and her urges are getting harder to control.
The Last Vampire
A Time of Demons and Angels
Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective: A Zombie Novel
A look into the life of Lovienthal Montague:
Lovienthal Montague is overweight, balding, and has zero life skills. At age 50, he finds himself an unemployed, lifelong welfare recipient as well as a recreational drug user living in a rundown mobile home in Ocean View Trailer Park.
Often harassed and mocked by the neighborhood children, and loathed by society’s adults, Lovienthal on any other Friday morning would find himself with no good reason to even get out of bed (and thereby usually electing to sleep in and nurse his hangover), but this Friday is like no other, because today’s the day Lovienthal stops working for the man and starts working for himself. He has decided to become an entrepreneur and start up the Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective Agency which its mission statement is to teach people long caught up in society’s rat race how to become righteous again–only Lovienthal’s first day on the job doesn’t go exactly as planned.
After spending the afternoon putting up fliers and passing out business cards, Lovienthal and his friends (a very motley crew of society’s rejects) find themselves suddenly thrown into a world were the dead would rather walk the streets and have him and his friends for dinner rather than just stay dead.
Lovienthal along with his trusty dog Chuckles, several friends (including his drug dealer), a few rednecks, and a couple of Laotian boys find that they are forced to put aside their petty differences and mistrust of each other and will have to work together if they’re ever going to make it out of the apocalypse alive.
In a world that makes each of them feel like they’re utterly alone, worthless, and a born loser, Lovienthal and his friends, only through coming together as a team and caring for one another instead of just themselves, find that they’re each unique, courageous, and have self-worth, even if society doesn’t always see them that way. And, only united as a family, do they find lies their best chance at survival.
Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective also has alternating chapters which follow an Air Force commander’s investigation into the zombie outbreak.
First Wave: A Post-Apocalypse Novel
About the Author: JT Sawyer is the pen name for the author who makes his living teaching survival courses for the military special operations community, Department of Homeland Security, US Marshals, FAA, and other federal agencies throughout the US. He has over 25 years of experience testing long-term survival skills in the desert, mountains, and forest. JT also served as a consultant for the film Into the Wild.
The Unwanted
Upon arrival, one of the children informs Blaire, “There’s something in the basement.” It isn’t long before strange things begin happening, including Blaire’s flashbacks of the accident that killed her parents. The children soon suffer injuries that Blaire, first, fears may be the deeds of the callous workers but she soon thinks the abuse may originate from a source that is less than human, something unwanted.
The unwanted is coming but in order for Blaire to fight it, she must dig into St. Sebastian and herself in search of truth. Blaire wants nothing more than to help the children, but when she discovers the tragedy that happened in the basement and learns that the same evil forces are still at work, it will be Blaire who needs help…There’s something in the basement.
Intruders: The Invasion: A Post-Apocalyptic, Alien Invasion Thriller
A day later, meteorites hit the earth, releasing a strange dust into the air.
The dead rise, ravenous. The living are dragged underground by creatures out of nightmares.
As seventeen year old Zoe and a ragtag team of survivors soon discovers. . .
There is nowhere to run.
The troubles begin when a meteor hits the city, then her niece vanishes, Zoe was the initial suspect, until the same thing happened to all the babies and kids. Before anyone can come to grips and understand what happened, the zombies come into the scene….and finally the aliens.
The story itself is like a combination of all the popular aliens and zombie movies. What made it spooky for me, is the fact that no matter how well prepared the human race feels, or how many movies we watch, we really won’t know how to defend ourselves if this kind of invasion happens.
Very good actions scenes and a solid plot that made me want to read the next installment.
Vampire World
Marissa, who’s named Janice in Vampire World, escapes the ghastly orphanage thanks to Mr. John FreeCut, an old, benevolent vampire who adopts Janice because he wants to foster children he could never have. He says her parents died in a crash.
Beautiful, innocent and thrust into an enigmatic world she has no memory of, Janice must face many challenges. The grueling blood hostess job. The multiple stalkers and creepers who are hungry for her and her blood. The dizzying fireball competition. And most challenging, the fact that she doesn’t look or act like a vampire.
Janice is emotionally overwhelmed. Thankfully she makes some friends, including Brett BloodCut. Brett and Janice are immersed in a passionate romance, and Brett helps Janice adjust to her new world by giving her the love, confidence and knowledge she needs to survive as a vampire. Janice finds a way to succeed in such a problematic world.
Things go well for Janice, though not for long. A stranger knows the truth about her past.
Slowly but surely Janice discovers the truth that she is being lied to by the ones she loves. She must learn the secret behind TriFang, and ultimately accept the stinging reality that things are not always what they seem.
Could the truth ever be so bloody?
Ash – A Thriller
10:32 AM EST: An entire floor of government agents leap to their death from their office building.
12:57 PM EST: All the police officers inside a station murder each other.
And the day has just begun.
Lieutenant Asher Benson left Iraq with a traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and a Purple Heart. His doctors warned that the symptoms would be life altering. They had no idea. As his body healed, the thoughts of those around him began to echo through Ash’s mind, stretching the boundaries of his sanity.
Five years later, Ash is drowning the voices with copious amounts of booze and self-loathing.
When unidentified intelligence agents abduct him in broad daylight, Ash is thrust into a world of espionage and assassinations. A unique terrorist is operating on U.S. soil, and the government needs Ash, and the malady that has plagued him for half a decade, to find the killer.
*Ash is the first book in the Asher Benson thriller series, which is full of snarky humor and nonstop action.
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The Dead Circle
Don’t drink the water in Michigan. When Chris and Sarah bought an abandoned library to renovate and live in, they expected to be on the ground floor of the revival of Detroit. But when a mysterious contaminate is introduced to the water, the city is soon overrun by naked, twitching bodies. People of all ages and backgrounds all gather in an abandoned lot in the center of downtown. Mindlessly, they form a giant rotating circle that continues expanding until it looks like a hurricane of flesh.
Chris and Sarah are trapped in the abandoned city. Completely alone, they must find a way to survive. They can’t touch water. They have no power or communication. They must be prepared for what happens when the circle stops spinning…
“BONE CHILLING” – Chasing My Extraordinary.com
“ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING BOOKS THAT I HAVE READ IN 2015” – OgitchidaBookBlog.com
“LIKE A PRESSURE COOKER, THE SUSPENSE BUILDS” – FUOnlyKnew.com
“IT WAS AMAZING… FAST PACED AND GRIPPING” – BookLoversLife.com
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The Forgiving
Jacobi House stood like any house—severely erect, perhaps even proud, but made by human hands.
Its two-stories perched high on a bluff on the Willamette River, not in isolation, but in Portland, Oregon, a city of more than six hundred thousand souls. In decay the house remained defiant, but that was true of most historic buildings that had survived into the new millennium.
Evil may have walked its halls, but the building itself wasn’t evil in any of its parts. Its foundation didn’t disturb any burial plots, American Indian or otherwise, and its architectural design wasn’t a demonic summoning glyph, though these theories had been suggested each time the house had been partially torn down and rebuilt.
People feared the place like they feared the dark. Hope died there. Horror put down roots. But Jacobi House was like any other house.
Save for one thing.
Jacobi House needed forgiveness. And it would have forgiveness, hell or high heaven.
The Beginning at the End of the World: A Post-Apocalyptic, Dystopian Series
FOR EVERY END, THERE IS A BEGINNING
THE EARTH IS ENRAGED AND SEEKING REVENGE FOR OUR TRESPASSES—WITH LEFTOVER SURPRISES IN THE RUBBLE OF OUR CITY, DORMANCY CAN’T LAST FOREVER.
GROWTH IS HARD, BUT STAGNATION MEANS CERTAIN DEATH!
Grace Lost
The fine blue mist was impossible to see falling from the night sky. It coated everything in its path: houses, cars, toys left in yards by children, the ground. By sunrise, it would be impossible to detect. The veil of toxic substance was thin, but it was enough to do the harm for which it was intended. Anyone unlucky enough to be outside at the time of contamination would die. The airplanes that flew that night would be some of the last.
The darkness of night would give way to morning light, as it always had. People would awake in search of a lazy weekend breakfast. Mothers would begin preparing children for a day of play. Dogs would whine to go outside. The dead would rise.
Zoe’s been on her own since she was a teenager, when tragedy took her family. Living in a remote small town, she withdrew from society. Her longtime friend, Adam Boggs, left her even more broken when he left for college and stopped answering her calls and letters. When he’s back in town for a visit, they attempt to reconcile. The next morning brings an end to life as they knew it.
Fleeing for safety, they soon cross paths with other survivors. It doesn’t take long until they realize that the dead are not the only things to fear.
Book one of the Grace Series. Intended for mature audiences. A portion of all proceeds of this series will be donated to Strong Against Cancer – helping find a cure for childhood cancer.
This Plague of Days Season One
“This is like reading World War Z…hooks you from the beginning and you can’t stop reading!” ~ Armand Rosamilia, Author of the Dying Days zombie series
One autistic boy + elements of The Stand + 28 Days Later = A haunting protagonist versus the Running Dead
As the Sutr-X virus spreads across the world, civilization falls. Jaimie Spencer, a unique autistic boy, is caught in the fight for survival. When the virus mutates to become Sutr-Z, the infected turn into rabid bio-weapons.
When the war for the future begins, Jaimie tries to save his family. Destiny calls him to fight for all of us.
Who will love This Plague of Days? Horror readers, zombie and dark fantasy lovers, preppers and readers of all things apocalyptic.
Unique Zombie Fiction!
Enter the mind of an autistic boy with unique interests and abilities. A selective mute whose world rarely touches our own becomes a hero like you’ve never experienced.
A war is coming and we’re all trapped in it: survivors, looters, the wicked and the damned.
Dying for a Living
Called “addictive” by New York Times Bestseller Darynda Jones, those interested in strong female protagonists are sure to take a shine to Jesse Sullivan, the reluctant anti-hero of the series.
Synopsis for Dying for a Living:
On the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare 2% who
can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.
But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself–or die trying.
Run
Sixteen-year-old Reid thinks life is back to normal. His sister Lucy pulls herself together and cuts him free from a year of foster care. She promises to take care of him, that her new boss and her new life are what they both needed to start again. Until Reid is taken in the middle of the night, dumped in a wild stretch of forest far from home with no idea why he is there. Lost and afraid, he learns to run from the hunters who prowl the darkness, their only pleasure chasing down kids like him. And killing them.
The Wolf Fey
Logan is The Wolf Prince, and is one of the shifter fairies – fairies who can shift into wolf shape.
The Wolf Fey is Logan’s open and raw story before Bitter Frost (Frost #1) about the Wolf Fey, and a hint of his destiny. Will it be with Breena?
This is a novelette introducing a new werewolf mythology based on the concept that werewolves have fairy blood in them in order to help them shift. This is their magic.
THE WOLF FEY SERIES (A FROST SERIES SPIN-OFF)
The Wolf Fey
The Red Wolf (Wolf Fey #2)
Wolf Magic (Wolf Fey #3)
Ring of Ice (Frost Worlds: Beyond the Crystal River #1)
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Dark Realms
Vampires, witches, and zombies – all under one cover!
Wicked
Blur
Enchanted Secrets
Zombie Games (Origins)
The Coin Collector
Venom
Warning – Adult language and situations – recommended for ages sixteen and above
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Wicked (A Night Roamers Short)
When eighteen-year-old Emily wakes up to find herself being held captive in a barn with four other women and tries to escape, she finds herself being hunted by a dark presence through the deep woods of Montana.
Blur (Book One of Night Roamers)
Danger lurks in the dead of night…
Seventeen year old Nikki and her twin brother, Nathan, move to the small town of Shore Lake to start over after their mother is brutally attacked. When a missing teenager washes up on shore during their first night at the cabin and there are whispers of vampires in Shore Lake, Nikki begins to realize that there are things roaming in the darkness that are far more sinister than what they left behind in the city
Enchanted Secrets (Book One of Witches Of Bayport)
Magic, murder, and mayhem…
Eighteen-year-old Kendra learns that her mother has been keeping secrets, the biggest being that she and her twin sister, Kala, are descendants of a long line of witches. Unfortunately, where magic reigns, so does danger and she is forced into an adventure that leaves her racing against the clock to stop an evil curse.
The Coin Collector (Stand-alone Short)
In their small Iowa town, children start to go missing on their tenth birthday. The hot Irish girl across the street claims her creepy father, Mr. O’Darby, is a leprechaun who collects more than just gold coins, and 17-year-old Trent begins to fear for the safety of his brother, Ben, whose tenth birthday grows near.
Zombie Games (Origins) Book One
Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Wild thought that living in the chaos of her mother’s home daycare and dealing with new feelings for Bryce, her martial arts instructor, was a struggle until her world turned upside down. When an untested vaccine kills more than just a rampant flu virus, Cassie learns how to survive in a world where the dead walk and the living… run!
Venom – (Derived from Night Roamers)
When Melody Williams goes missing at a concert, at Club Nightshade, her eighteen-year-old cousin, Chelsey Fairfax, sneaks into the club to find answers. Little does she know that some mysteries are better left hidden.
Meanwhile, Venom is in town, a hot new band from Europe, and the owner of Club Nightshade wants them there permanently…
Monsters All the Way Down
Monsters All the Way Down contains an intriguing blend of Philip K. Dick’s mind-bending paranoia and H. P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror. Ryan McSwain uses complex characters and familiar ideas to craft a story full of twists to keep you guessing right up to the end and beyond.
If I had any criticism, it would be that, like the author, I have two young children. Sleep is a precious thing in my world, and this book kept me up on multiple nights because I just couldn’t stop reading. But that’s what coffee is for, and the experience was well worth it.
Vampire’s Eve
When a former lover returns and attempts to murder her, the perfect little life she’s carefully made for herself is turned upside down. Not only does she have to survive, she has to decide which man she truly loves.
The past is catching up with her in a deadly way.
A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A Novella
A Pumpkins’ Halloween follows the story telling of five jack-o-lanterns as they come to life on Halloween evening. As the jack-o-lanterns banter back and forth while giving each other grief, they find themselves forced to look out on the street because, after all, they’re stationary, they’re pumpkins. As Halloween progresses, each jack-o-lantern takes turns telling a story in celebration of the holiday and one will ultimately be judged the winner at night’s end. However, there is a stipulation. Each story has to be about the trick-or-treaters that the jack-o-lanterns watch passing them by as they go about in search of candy. Also, each story gets to be picked by one of the other jack-o-lanterns for added difficulty.
The stories the jack-o-lanterns tell focus on such taboo subjects as a father who is not very good at being one, a little boy who likes to play with matches, a woman who doesn’t enjoy the company of children, not even her own, and a psycho killer who likes to target trick-or-treaters for his murderous games.
[Warning: A Pumpkins’ Halloween is NOT a children’s story]
Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective: A Zombie Novel
A look into the life of Lovienthal Montague:
Lovienthal Montague is overweight, balding, and has zero life skills. At age 50, he finds himself an unemployed, lifelong welfare recipient as well as a recreational drug user living in a rundown mobile home in Ocean View Trailer Park.
Often harassed and mocked by the neighborhood children, and loathed by society’s adults, Lovienthal on any other Friday morning would find himself with no good reason to even get out of bed (and thereby usually electing to sleep in and nurse his hangover), but this Friday is like no other, because today’s the day Lovienthal stops working for the man and starts working for himself. He has decided to become an entrepreneur and start up the Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective Agency which its mission statement is to teach people long caught up in society’s rat race how to become righteous again–only Lovienthal’s first day on the job doesn’t go exactly as planned.
After spending the afternoon putting up fliers and passing out business cards, Lovienthal and his friends (a very motley crew of society’s rejects) find themselves suddenly thrown into a world were the dead would rather walk the streets and have him and his friends for dinner rather than just stay dead.
Lovienthal along with his trusty dog Chuckles, several friends (including his drug dealer), a few rednecks, and a couple of Laotian boys find that they are forced to put aside their petty differences and mistrust of each other and will have to work together if they’re ever going to make it out of the apocalypse alive.
In a world that makes each of them feel like they’re utterly alone, worthless, and a born loser, Lovienthal and his friends, only through coming together as a team and caring for one another instead of just themselves, find that they’re each unique, courageous, and have self-worth, even if society doesn’t always see them that way. And, only united as a family, do they find lies their best chance at survival.
Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective also has alternating chapters which follow an Air Force commander’s investigation into the zombie outbreak.
Autumn Harvest: A Celebration of Halloween and the Macabre
In this creepy and dark humored anthology consisting of a dozen or so short-fiction pieces and the Novella, “A Pumpkins’ Halloween” you will be catapulted back into the world you remember as a child where ghost, vampires, zombies, all kinds of boogeymen were real. You will also experience a new form of terror as an adult in reading these stories because many of the villains that these tales encompass could be easily pulled right out of the headlines.
Such stories in this book include:
The Express: Four friends go on a camping trip near the site of an old train wreck and get more than they’ve bargained for.
Damnedborough Radio 104.1 am: Rick addicted to collecting junk brings home a radio that broadcasts the voice of a demon.
Exit 34: A women recounts the experience of a time when she was young and on vacation with her family when they stopped off at a restaurant where you might end up on the menu.
A Halloween Story: A man at the end of his rope experiences a drunken Halloween.
Cold Mutton Soup: Mike and Jim discover resurrecting the dead may not be all that they thought it would be.
Glenn and Death: Loser in life, Glenn Oliver, finds himself accompanied by the grim reaper to a party in the afterlife that Glenn may not be ready for.
A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A novella which focuses on five jack-o-lanterns taking turns telling scary stories on Halloween as they watch passerby trick-or-treaters shuffle past them on their fun-filled evening.
And, many more stories… thirteen in all.
ALL SMOKE RISES
*INTRODUCTION BY BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNING AUTHOR KEALAN PATRICK BURKE*
Ten year old Lilly is the victim of a terrible house fire and a wretched family. Her father is an addict with mental illness, her mother was murdered and then buried across the street, and her uncle got her addicted to heroin.
Lilly’s tragic story has been told in the book ALL SMOKE RISES, and it may be true, for the author has broken into your house, and placed Lilly’s body on your kitchen counter. He demands you read the manuscript, before cutting his own wrists and bleeding out on your floor.
Now you have decisions to make, for her body may not be dead, and her family is coming for her.
What Haunts Me
After a bad bout of the flu, George is plagued by strange dreams — nighttime visions of ghosts who wander among the living and infect their victims with deformity and disease. A deeply buried instinct emerges: he can kill these monsters and heal their victims.
Haunted by suppressed memories, George’s sanity begins to slip away as he becomes consumed with his new responsibility. This dark and dangerous path will lead to new friends and allies, and enemies George never could have imagined.
The first novel in Margaret Millmore’s Ghost Killer series, What Haunts Me is a mesmerizing paranormal thriller.
The Red Mohawk
Everything seems peaceful in the small town of B Movie Hell until a mysterious serial killer in a skull mask topped with a red mohawk shows up and starts butchering the locals. Government agents Jack Munson and Milena Fonseca are sent to track down and eliminate the masked psychopath. But as they soon discover, the residents of B Movie Hell don’t want their help. This is a town like no other, and the locals have many dark secrets….
Already a hit in France and Germany with film rights optioned by Tobey Maguire’s Material Pictures, The Red Mohawk is a fun, outrageous and bloody thriller full of cinematic references and homages to many cult movies.
An explosive cocktail of delirious humour and suspense – Stéphane Loignon, Le Parisien magazine.
Burn The Dead: Quarantine
In a race against the clock, he must find his four-year-old son Sammy, who is stranded in a newly quarantined zone, teeming with the walking dead, and crawling with the Necro-Morbus virus.
Does Rob have what it takes to fight the undead and put his broken family back together?
Or will he also end up in the incinerator – burning with the rest of the dead?
“If you’re looking for a fast-paced zombie read, I highly recommend Burn The Dead by Steven Jenkins. (5-STARS)”
K.C. FINN – Readers’ Favorite
Valley Of Death, Zombie Trailer Park
What kind of zombies are they?
There has been an interesting but ultimately pointless debate going on for years about what constitutes a zombie. Is it a dead person who walks around causing mayhem? Or is it someone who is violently insane and seeks only to kill and destroy? Why not both?
Nestled in a remote valley, the residents of The Albuquerque Springs Trailer Park have lived out there lives nearly forgotten by the rest of the world. The trailer park is home to dozens of illegal immigrants, a hermit who has turned his back on society, a veteran of World War 2, a grumpy old woman, a family of Meth cookers known to local police officials as the Redneck Gourmets, and a beautiful young woman, are just a few.
Life was peaceful and quiet (actually quite boring) until a deadly industrial accident killed Juan, one of the illegal immigrants. His friends and neighbors promised to dispose of the victim’s body. Unfortunately, he came back and disposed of them- one mouthwatering bite at a time.
William Robert Bebb: Who is he?
Born in southern California in the 1960’s, William Bebb is a man of many talents. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, he earned scholarships for Forensic Speaking at two universities. William was also Editor of a University of Alabama at Birmingham’s premier newspaper from 1989 to 1991.
The Taste of Fear
IN THE JUNGLE NO ONE CAN HEAR YOU SCREAM
American movie star Scarlett Cox and her husband, hotel tycoon Salvador Brazza, head to Africa to get away and resuscitate their ailing marriage. When robbed of their money and passports, they seek help from the U.S. Embassy in Dar es Salaam on the very day Al Qaeda chooses to bomb it. In an eyeblink they are taken hostage and whisked across the border deep into the Congo, one of the last truly wild places left on earth.
Battling terrorists, deadly wildlife, and cannibalistic rebels, Scarlett and Sal must find a way to survive in a violent, primeval world. And the only person who may be able to save them is the assassin sent to kill them.
˃˃˃ PRAISE FOR JEREMY BATES AND HIS BOOKS:
“Thriller fans and readers of Stephen King, Joe Lansdale, and other masters of the art will find much to love in this highly recommended, action-packed read.” – Midwest Book Review onIsland of the Dolls
“An understated horror story that will remind readers what chattering teeth sound like.” –Kirkus on Suicide Forest
“[A] short, sharp shocker…Bates writes persuasively from Brian’s adolescent point of view, making the horror of his youthful reminiscences that much more intense.” – Publishers Weekly on Black Canyon
“Jeremy Bates has written a great book that would make a great Hollywood screenplay!” –Suspense Magazine on The Taste of Fear
“Bates takes an intriguing premise to shocking lengths, revealing the outcome only in an epilogue. A graphically violent story with building suspense and a moral about where weaving such a web may lead.” – Booklist on White Lies
“The Catacombs is a thrilling descent into the unknown, peeling back the dark layers like a rotting onion, tears running down your face as you try to climb your way out. A hypnotic story of buried truths, disfigured creatures, and lost histories told with an authoritative voice full of heart and insight.” – Richard Thomas, Bram Stoker nominated author on The Catacombs
“Jeremy Bates doesn’t miss a trick, teasing and misleading, ratcheting up the tension as the heroine…loses traction on a slippery slope of deceptions.” – Glenn Kleier, New York Timesbestselling author on White Lies
“A horror story like none other…makes for a read that will delight horror fans who want their novels steeped in psychological suspense as well as action.” – Midwest Book Review on The Catacombs
“A success!” – Hellnotes on Suicide Forest
Riser
Riser
Still Birth
In the hills of western North Carolina in the late 1970s a secret was born that would spread its terror through the lives of many. For friends Anne, Joan, and Meg that secret would mean a life locked away in a haze, death, and questions that would go unanswered. As the women, all on the verge of giving birth, wonder what the future holds for their children the machinations of others will prove more powerful than even a mother’s love.
In the present day the secrets of the past can have consequences and Inga Parr is soon going to find that out. As she digs for the truth about who her parents are and how she came to be adopted Inga uncovers long buried secrets and tales of insanity. And the victims of the past aren’t all dead and gone. Inga races to find out the truth about her own past and about the women who have been disappearing from Louisa Falls for years. Can she uncover the truth before it’s too late or will she fall victim herself to a decades old secret?
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Trapped in Whittier
Just because you don’t believe in something doesn’t mean it can’t kill you.
The two hundred residents of the strange, isolated town of Whittier, Alaska, are convinced that vengeful spirits and a horrific curse have doomed them to lives of eternal darkness.
When Trent finds himself trapped in Whittier with no way to leave until the next morning, he’s forced to escape the townspeople, reassess his own beliefs, and fight for his life against unnatural forces that his logical mind can’t explain.
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Surrounded by mountains on three sides and arctic water on the fourth, Whittier is isolated. Not even large enough to run a 5K course, the town seems smaller than its only claim-to-fame cruise ship. The town is remote, colder than surrounding towns, and has a posted bear warning.
During his cruise, Trent discovers many things as he runs through his impromptu act for the other passengers. First, the town is haunted. Second, his date with a beautiful Whittier woman may not turn out the way he expected. And last, he receives a warning: don’t get stranded in Whittier overnight.
With expert foreshadowing and deft descriptions, the author sends anticipatory shivers down your spine. The characters add a nice spicing to the story as it moves along at a brisk pace. I highly recommend the book.
Seven Sisters
“Classic Southern Ghost Storytelling At Its Finest!”
Step back in time with dream catching historian, Carrie Jo Jardine.
Carrie Jo has a secret””she dreams about the past. The handsome and wealthy Ashland Stuart has hired her to uncover the history and the secrets of Seven Sisters, an aging antebellum mansion in sultry downtown Mobile, Alabama. A series of dreams, an untimely death and the betrayal of someone she loves lead her back in time to uncover the truth about a missing young heiress and a web of secrets.
Will Carrie Jo slip into the shadows of Seven Sisters, following in the ghostly footsteps of the lost young woman, or can she solve this tragic mystery and find her own happiness?
Books in the Seven Sisters Series
- Seven Sisters
- Moonlight Falls on Seven Sisters
- Shadows Stir At Seven Sisters
- The Stars That Fell
- The Stars We Walked Upon
˃˃˃ The Desert Queen Series
The Tale of Nefret
The Falcon Rises
The Kingdom of Nefret
˃˃˃ Praise for Seven Sisters
“Historical fiction mixed with a modern mystery at its finest!”
“This book is fabulous with delightful characters.”
“Cannot stop reading! Intriguing storyline, well developed characters, so enjoy the building of the plot and storyline!”
“I absolutely love this book and couldn’t wait to read the second one in the series!”
“Easy reading. Very exciting, captivating & intriguing! Could not put the book down.”
The Thoughtful Spot
Stacey Hughes has built the life she has always dreamed of. She loves her job, she is married to a wonderful man, and they have an amazing son named Micah. But when her world is suddenly destroyed by one inexplicable act, Stacey is forced to pick up the pieces of her life and start again.
Tyler Sparks has just been betrayed by the two most important people in his life. He is suffering from blackouts, seizures, momentary blindness, and the belief that something is living inside his head. Tyler is positive that all of these things are related, but how is a mystery.
Tyler and Stacey will be thrown together by forces and events beyond their comprehension. As they search for understanding, they will discover that all the answers they seek can be found in only one place . . .
The Thoughtful Spot
Until Morning Comes
Life After War: Books 1-3
*This edition contains the EXACT text from books one, two, and three. It does not contain new material.
Untold miles of lawless, apocalyptic roads wait for our feet
Book One
“This is Safe Haven Refugee Camp. Can anyone hear me? …hello? Is anyone out there?
The end of the world has given us a harsh, merciless existence, where nature tries hard to push mankind to the very brink of extinction. Everything is against us, between us… Untold miles of lawless, apocalyptic roads wait for our feet, and the future, cold and dark, offers little comfort. Without change, there can be no peace. Only survivors.”
From dangerous trips into dark, apocalyptic cities, to patriotic rescues and furious revelations, Life After War is an action-packed fantasy series where those left alive must come to terms with their mistakes in the old world, while fighting for a place in the new one. Life After War. Magic and Reality blended into a post-apocalyptic fantasy series that you won’t ever forget.
Summary in 20 words or less:
An action adventure quest, with a supernatural romance, and many other subplots, set during the aftermath of the apocalypse.
What can you expect to discover in this fantasy series?
- The End of the World, up close and full of apocalyptic horror.
- A government conspiracy that caused the apocalypse.
- An adventure into the wastelands to find family, supplies, and safety.
- A supernatural romance with a dangerous secret about a child’s parentage and a love strong enough to survive nuclear armageddon.
- An invasion, ambushes, attacks from nature and man-guns and magic!
- A refugee camp with very different laws, picking up those who have survived.
- A hero you will love, even as you ponder the secrets that could lose him leadership.
- A witch, a doctor, a government storm tracker, a star, and three Marines struggling to keep their people alive and together as they prepare to defend themselves against Cesar’s slavers.
- A constant battle for survival that includes deadly trips into decaying American cities, insanity, relics of the past, and ghosts that stalk their every move.
“Set along the lines of The Stand and The Postman, this is a chilling vision of the collapse of all society and the rebirth of a nation by those who survived. It’s so much more than just another fantasy series.”
Colony of the Lost
When the children of Glenwood begin vanishing one by one, baffling local and federal authorities alike, the idyllic New England suburb becomes anything but a utopia.
Built upon the ruins of a lost colony, Glenwood harbors a long-forgotten secret, and when three strangers are lured into the midnight woods by the phantom of a Puritan boy, they discover the truth of the town’s dark past and must face a vision of its bloody future.
Together, this unlikely trio–Jay, an alcoholic school teacher, Tim, a wise-cracking new kid in town, and Sarah, a nine-year-old with a handful of imaginary friends–must find a way to rescue the town from a terrifying supernatural force to prevent history from repeating itself.
“A solid horror story with appetizing characters.” -Kirkus Reviews
“An immensely satisfying paranormal thriller …” –bestthrillers.com
After the Cure
Six years ago, the tiny surviving community of Immune humans found a cure, and the Infected began to wake up and realize what they’d done. And what had been done to them.
Over time, society began to rebuild itself. Now it is ready to judge those responsible for the Plague. Nella Rider, the court psychologist and Frank Courtlen a defense attorney are trying to establish the truth. But more depends on it than they know. They race to find the answers they need before the fragile remains of humanity vanish for good.
I could NOT put it down. The characters are fleshed out really well (pardon the pun). Even the “villian” is a complex character. I found the storyline to be very believable (I hate books with giant plot holes). And consistent. It annoys the crap out of me when authors break the rules of their own universe.
This is a GREAT read, especially since it’s so cheap. I am looking forward to the almost-inevitable movie. Although, there were some scenes in the book that were so… disturbing, I was thinking, “I hope that gets cut from the movie *shudder*.”
Great book. Great story. Great characters. I’m looking forward to more from this author.
Alignment: The Silent City
Until Morning Comes
This is the story of Carlie and the rescue attempt of Eliza. It should be noted that there are not many agents that survive the onslaught; so Carlie is nearly on her own. And, there is a scene in the elevator shaft which will not be forgotten soon.
Most interesting beginning and it appears that Jared may be turning a corner in the right direction at the end! Am in hopes that Volume 2 is out soon.
Most highly recommended.
’50sVille
Imagine a town where the people perpetually live in the 1950s, a place where time has all but stopped and where everyone loves his family, job, and life. In this strange place, only a select few people ever leave the city limits and even then, they leave reluctantly. This is what fifteen and a half year old Benjamin Granault faces as, through a string of amazing events, he finds himself living in a town where he can never talk about modern technology or current events, a place where being an outsider can cost a person his life and being part of the community may very well cost more. Follow the adventures of Benjamin Granault in ‘50sVille, the strangest town Indiana has ever been unaware of.
A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A Novella
A Pumpkins’ Halloween follows the story telling of five jack-o-lanterns as they come to life on Halloween evening. As the jack-o-lanterns banter back and forth while giving each other grief, they find themselves forced to look out on the street because, after all, they’re stationary, they’re pumpkins. As Halloween progresses, each jack-o-lantern takes turns telling a story in celebration of the holiday and one will ultimately be judged the winner at night’s end. However, there is a stipulation. Each story has to be about the trick-or-treaters that the jack-o-lanterns watch passing them by as they go about in search of candy. Also, each story gets to be picked by one of the other jack-o-lanterns for added difficulty.
The stories the jack-o-lanterns tell focus on such taboo subjects as a father who is not very good at being one, a little boy who likes to play with matches, a woman who doesn’t enjoy the company of children, not even her own, and a psycho killer who likes to target trick-or-treaters for his murderous games.
[Warning: A Pumpkins’ Halloween is NOT a children’s story]
Night Chill
Night Chill is now a 2014 Foreword Reviews Book of the Year Finalist.
“Readers looking for a good scare will delight in this novel, even if they suddenly feel compelled to sleep with the lights on.”- Publishers Weekly
“..unforgettable, exceptional debut. A primitive ritual and an ancient secret threaten a family’s safety in this heart-pounding tale of horrific madness, Guaranteed to trigger night sweats along with a childlike, irrational fear of the creaky attic, Jeff Gunhus’s Night Chill will not disappoint horror fans.” – Foreword Clarion Reviews – 5 STARS
Gunhus delivers a taut supernatural thriller…the powerful Nate Huckley terrifies, and the assorted cast of human antagonists add to the white-knuckle tension. All the chops of an action-packed horror tale.” – Kirkus Reviews
“I see a lot of book synopses that claim works by lesser known authors are King-like or that their writing style is similar to Koontz. I always take these with a grain of salt. But in this case, it is very true.” – A Goddess Of Literature
“Night Chill seems to have it all for the horror fan/supernatural lover. It’s got a beautifully laid out mystery that spans centuries and involves something terrifying for any parent out there…I highly recommend Night Chill and it’s one book that shouldn’t be passed up.” – – The Mind of Tatlock
“What an amazingly, heart pounding, non-stop, emotional, creepy THRILL RIDE! I can’t remember the last time a book pulled me in a wouldn’t let me go, but this one did from start to finish.” – Monique J King
A long time reader of Dean Koontz, I would dare say Night Chill was up there with some of the best from Mr. Koontz. Plenty of twists and turns that kept me just wanting to keep reading. – Aussie Kindle Fanatic
Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective: A Zombie Novel
A look into the life of Lovienthal Montague:
Lovienthal Montague is overweight, balding, and has zero life skills. At age 50, he finds himself an unemployed, lifelong welfare recipient as well as a recreational drug user living in a rundown mobile home in Ocean View Trailer Park.
Often harassed and mocked by the neighborhood children, and loathed by society’s adults, Lovienthal on any other Friday morning would find himself with no good reason to even get out of bed (and thereby usually electing to sleep in and nurse his hangover), but this Friday is like no other, because today’s the day Lovienthal stops working for the man and starts working for himself. He has decided to become an entrepreneur and start up the Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective Agency which its mission statement is to teach people long caught up in society’s rat race how to become righteous again–only Lovienthal’s first day on the job doesn’t go exactly as planned.
After spending the afternoon putting up fliers and passing out business cards, Lovienthal and his friends (a very motley crew of society’s rejects) find themselves suddenly thrown into a world were the dead would rather walk the streets and have him and his friends for dinner rather than just stay dead.
Lovienthal along with his trusty dog Chuckles, several friends (including his drug dealer), a few rednecks, and a couple of Laotian boys find that they are forced to put aside their petty differences and mistrust of each other and will have to work together if they’re ever going to make it out of the apocalypse alive.
In a world that makes each of them feel like they’re utterly alone, worthless, and a born loser, Lovienthal and his friends, only through coming together as a team and caring for one another instead of just themselves, find that they’re each unique, courageous, and have self-worth, even if society doesn’t always see them that way. And, only united as a family, do they find lies their best chance at survival.
Lovienthal Montague Spiritual Detective also has alternating chapters which follow an Air Force commander’s investigation into the zombie outbreak.
After the Cure
Six years ago, the tiny surviving community of Immune humans found a cure, and the Infected began to wake up and realize what they’d done. And what had been done to them.
Over time, society began to rebuild itself. Now it is ready to judge those responsible for the Plague. Nella Rider, the court psychologist and Frank Courtlen a defense attorney are trying to establish the truth. But more depends on it than they know. They race to find the answers they need before the fragile remains of humanity vanish for good.
Tell Me When I’m Dead
Thanks to his wife, Holly, recovering alcoholic Dave Pulaski is getting his life back. Then a contagion decimates the town, turning its victims into shrieking flesh-eaters. Now Dave and Holly must find a way to survive. But Dave is this close to drinking again. A woman he cheated with—and no longer human—is after him. The hordes of undead are growing and security forces are outnumbered. Hell has arrived in Tres Marias.
Tell Me When I’m Dead (Book One of TELL ME WHEN I’M DEAD) is about an antihero haunted by all the mistakes of his life. Facing a terrifying future, Dave must decide whether to die drunk or fight for those he cares about most. And strength alone won’t be enough—he’ll need Faith. If you like your thrillers dark and fast-paced, then follow Dave and Holly as they fight against looters, paramilitary crazies and the undead.
FROM AWAY
The first chilling installment of this serialized story finds Dawn Lesguettes accompanying her father to the island. Though he is reluctant to return to his birthplace, Dawn has always wanted to learn more about her origins and hopes to reconnect with the family her wayward father abandoned before she was born.
But Mossley Island is not welcoming to those from away, and investigating her unusual family background will soon lead Dawn to uncover chilling secrets best left buried, even as her arrival heralds the return of a darkness long thought vanquished.
Featuring creepy nuns with mysterious motives, a sinister cabal of strangely robust senior citizens, and a militia of lighthouse keepers watching the ocean in case unspeakable terrors rise from the depths, this eerie seven-part serial will draw readers in with atmospheric tension and surprising twists, and refuse to let go as it hurtles towards a startling cliffhanger conclusion sure to leave everyone desperate for the next gripping chapter.
Trillingham
Jen Nichols is living large and ready to enjoy the summer. She’s riding the unemployment train when a chance encounter with Hillboro’s newest resident alters her plans.
Jen insists she was attacked by a monster, but everyone, including the police, discount her claim–right up until a dead body surfaces. It’s half-eaten and discarded in a ravine, and the first clue that something very evil is hungry.
A vandalized cemetery located hundreds of miles away holds the key to solving the mystery. The digging up of an unmarked grave awakened more than the creature thought to be at permanent rest. Who and what it is is shrouded in folklore, and only a mother still grieving over the loss of a child understands the implications. Someone needs to stop the murders, but it just might be too late.
Autumn Harvest: A celebration of Halloween and the Macabre
In this creepy and dark humored anthology consisting of a dozen or so short-fiction pieces and the Novella, “A Pumpkins’ Halloween” you will be catapulted back into the world you remember as a child where ghost, vampires, zombies, all kinds of boogeymen were real. You will also experience a new form of terror as an adult in reading these stories because many of the villains that these tales encompass could be easily pulled right out of the headlines.
Such stories in this book include:
The Express: Four friends go on a camping trip near the site of an old train wreck and get more than they’ve bargained for.
Damnedborough Radio 104.1 am: Rick addicted to collecting junk brings home a radio that broadcasts the voice of a demon.
Exit 34: A women recounts the experience of a time when she was young and on vacation with her family when they stopped off at a restaurant where you might end up on the menu.
A Halloween Story: A man at the end of his rope experiences a drunken Halloween.
Cold Mutton Soup: Mike and Jim discover resurrecting the dead may not be all that they thought it would be.
Glenn and Death: Loser in life, Glenn Oliver, finds himself accompanied by the grim reaper to a party in the afterlife that Glenn may not be ready for.
A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A novella which focuses on five jack-o-lanterns taking turns telling scary stories on Halloween as they watch passerby trick-or-treaters shuffle past them on their fun-filled evening.
And, many more stories… thirteen in all.
Turning Grace
Life or death?
It all seems to be the same for Grace…
Some of us have been there before — falling for the hot, popular jock who just so happens to be dating the hot, popular girl in school.
Your snarky-but-always-right bestie insists you make a move, but you’re not so much into putting yourself out there.
Then it happens, and suddenly you find yourself eating a cat on your neighbor’s porch.
No? Never happened to you?
Well, Grace Watkins can’t say the same. Her hunger is growing with each day that passes and her urges are getting harder to control.
The Death Series
From the New York Times bestselling author of A Terrible Love…
Dark dystopian fantasy meets paranormal romance in a chilling collection of humans who possess extraordinary powers, and the government’s covert efforts of exploitation and control…
DEATH WHISPERS:
Almost fifteen-year-old Caleb Hart is a Cadaver-Manipulator in the year 2025. When teens receive a government-sanctioned pharmaceutical cocktail during school, paranormal abilities begin manifesting… making the teens more powerful than the adults.
After Caleb discovers he has the rare, Affinity for the Dead, he must do whatever it takes to hide it from a super-secret government agency whose goal is exploitation.
Caleb seeks refuge in his new girlfriend, Jade, until he realizes that she needs as much protection from her family, as he does from the government.
Suddenly, Caleb finds that hiding his ability while protecting Jade and his friends is a full time job; can he escape the government, protect Jade and lose the bullies that are making him miserable?
DEATH SPEAKS:
Caleb’s in high school now and thinks the chaos of last year is behind him. Unfortunately, a serial killer is on the loose and children are his victims. Caleb agrees to help the police apprehend the murderer…until the killer takes notice of Caleb and his paranormal friends.
Carson and Brett remain the bullies they always were and their posse continues to grow. How long can the two groups stay out of each others’ way before there’s a firestorm of retribution…
The Government Graysheets continue to keep tabs on Caleb’s every move while Jade’s family threatens their relationship. Can they still be together even when events threaten to tear them apart?
DEATH INCEPTION:
Kyle Ulysses Hart and his team of scientists mapped the human genome in the year 2010. As Brain Impulse Technology came online… so did the long arm of the United States government. A covert, military-driven regime was born with genetic manipulation the key to future widespread control.
When pharmaceutical laboratories, funded by the Graysheets, discover a way to unlock paranormal potential through compulsive inoculation, their exploitative dream is realized.
Clyde and Caleb’s lives are predestined to intertwine as they cross paths, his history becoming Caleb’s future.
A lone teenager named Jeffrey Parker, falls prey when he manifests the rare, Affinity for the Dead.The Graysheets abandon all pretense of stewardship, ripping him from his family for their nefarious purposes.
Can Jeffrey remain who he was destined to be in an environment exclusively built for mass control?
Agatha: A Ghost Story
Set in 1871, this gothic horror novel tells the story of a young housekeeper removed to an idyllic country manor after accepting an offer of employment from the strange and reclusive Mrs Gathany. The place seems almost too good to be true, however, and it is not long before a sinister creature makes its presence known and Mrs Gathany’s disturbing family history slowly begins to unravel.
Afraid – A Novel of Terror
WELCOME TO SAFE HAVEN, POPULATION 907…
Nestled in the woods of Wisconsin, Safe Haven is miles from everything. With one road in and out, this is a town so peaceful it has never needed a full-time police force. Until now…
A helicopter has crashed on the outskirts of town and something terrible has been unleashed. A classified secret weapon programmed to kill anything that stands in its way. Now it’s headed for the nearest lights to do what it does best. Isolate. Terrorize. Annihilate.
Soon all phone lines are dead and the road is blocked. Safe Haven’s only chance for survival rests on the shoulders of an aging county sheriff. And as the body count rises, the sheriff realizes something even more terrifying – maybe death hasn’t come to his little town by accident…
WELCOME TO SAFE HAVEN, POPULATION 907… 906… 905…
AFRAID by Jack Kilborn
Are you afraid of the dark? You will be.
Kellie’s Diary
**As of January 1, 2015 – This book now also includes a plain-text version.
This is the first book of the Kellie’s Diary series, and it is entirely from the viewpoint of a little girl writing to her diary. You meet Kellie, a bright and inquisitive 9-year-old living the typical suburban life with her family. She goes to school, complains about lunch, and thinks boys are gross. She also writes daily entries into her diary, whom she calls “Barbie.” However, her world is turned upside down when a strange illness takes over the city; during a massive outbreak, Kellie finds herself completely alone and stranded at school. She must find her way out and figure out how to get home, braving the dangers of the “monsters” that have taken over… all the while telling “Barbie” what is going on and what she’s thinking.
Great for fans of zombie fiction and “The Walking Dead”!
Slow Burn: Box Set 1-3
Book 1
A new flu strain has been spreading across Africa, Europe, and Asia. Disturbing news footage is flooding the cable news channels. People are worried and frightened.
But Zed Zane is oblivious. He needs to borrow rent money from his parents. He gets up Sunday morning, drinks enough tequila to stifle his pride and heads to his mom’s house for a lunch of begging, again.
But something is wrong. There’s blood in the foyer. His mother’s corpse is on the living room floor. Zed’s stepdad, Dan is wild with crazy-eyed violence and attacks Zed when he comes into the house. They struggle into the kitchen. Dan’s yellow teeth tear at Zed’s arm but he grabs a knife and stabs Dan, thirty-seven times, or so the police later say.
With infection burning in his blood, Zed is arrested for murder but the world is falling apart and he soon finds himself back on the street, fighting for his life among the infected who would kill him and the normal people, who fear him.
Book 2
Slow Burn: Infected picks up the story of Zed, Murphy, and Jerome where Slow Burn: Zero Day ended.
All three have been infected but have not succumbed to the most pernicious symptoms of the virus. Nevertheless, their band of fearful survivors, have ostracized them.
Back on the street, with weapons to defend themselves but little food in their packs, they embark on a search for Murphy’s family while following a rumor of safe haven in the form of a doomsday bunker in east Austin.
But the world is more hazardous than they know. They expect violence from the voracious infected but they have harsh lessons to learn about the uninfected. And humans to support the infrastructure of modern civilization, they find that danger comes in many forms.
Book 3
Zed is saying goodbye to one friend and pressing forward with two new ones, Mandi, whom Zed and Murphy rescued from the bunker, is immune to the virus, and Russell, also a slow burn, but lower-functioning, childlike and docile.
After seeing the carnage at the dormitory, a raging, vengeful Zed wants only to kill Mark, his nemesis and the former leader of the ROTC squad. Since Mark has disappeared, Zed unleashes his fury on untold numbers of infected in his path as he makes his way back to the hospital, in an attempt to rescue Steph, a nurse whom he befriended while seeking help for the feverish Murphy shortly after the prison riot. But the brave medical staff, holed up on the tenth floor of the hospital, and running out of provisions, has decided to take matters in hand by exposing themselves to the virus, and shooting those who “turn.” Zed is determined not to face another loss, but time is running out.
The Tide
Captain Dominic Holland leads a crew of skilled covert operatives and talented scientific personnel. He’s taken them to all corners of the earth to protect the United States from biological and chemical warfare. When his CIA handler, Meredith Webb, gives him a mission to investigate a disturbing lead on a laboratory based out of an abandoned oil rig, they discover the most terrifying threat to mankind they’ve ever faced—a genetically engineered biological weapon called the Oni Agent.
Back in the United States, Meredith discovers a frightening connection between the CIA and the Oni Agent. But her investigations are short-lived when the Agent spreads and brings mankind to its knees. Cities burn as it turns humans into warped creatures hell-bent on destruction.
Dominic and Meredith vow to do everything they can to combat the Agent and find a cure. But will their efforts be enough to turn the tide—or is humanity’s fate already sealed?
Mirror Mirror
Jaime thought he’d hit the jackpot when he found the antique mirror out by the curb, just waiting for a new home. Hours later the old mirror with the ornate gold frame was taking up pride of place in his apartment.
But there’s something wrong.
A tale of haunting that will make you think twice before walking past a mirror.
The Attic
But when contagion turns Wesley Harding’s world insane, and horror enters his home, the attic is the last place left to hide.
At nine years old, he finds himself alone in the dark, amid heaped-up piles of the familiar and the unknown.
Gunshots and howls punctuate the thunderstorm outside. Crashes and groans come from below.
There isn’t much time, and Wesley must uncover the secrets of the attic, if he is to survive the night.
The Snow and The Darkness
The Last Orphans
In a span of mere hours, the entire adult population is decimated, leaving their children behind to fend for themselves and deal with the horrific aftermath of the freak occurrence. As one of the newly made elders in his small town, Shane finds himself taking on the role of caretaker for a large group of juvenile survivors. One who just happens to be Kelly Douglas—an out-of-his-league classmate—who, on any other day, would have never given Shane a second glance.
Together, they begin their quest to find out why all of the adults were slaughtered. What they find is even more horrifying than anything they could have expected—the annihilation of the adults was only the beginning. Shane and his friends are not the unlucky survivors left to inherit this new, messed-up planet. No, they are its next victims. There is an unknown power out there, and it won’t stop until every person in the world is dead.
A spine-tingling adventure that will have you gasping for breath all the way until the last page, The Last Orphans is the first book in an all-new apocalyptic series.
First Light
Before there was mass violence in America, she was a university student in Liverpool.
Before her roommate was savagely attacked, she wanted to make the world a better place.
That was before the zombie outbreak.
Now, Rose and her best friend Lyra are forced to flee their flat and find refuge onboard a yacht with a group of armed survivors. Although safety seems likely on the open sea, it’s only a matter of time before a new outbreak occurs.
Teenage Killer
While high out of his mind on hallucinogenic mushrooms and PCP, eighteen-year-old Terrence Marshall goes on a bloody rampage. After being cyberbullied for his entire senior year of high school by three of his former best friends, Terrence doesn’t just seek revenge. He murders all three of his old friends in a barbaric manner, he decapitates them with a hatchet.
However, would Terrence have gone after his former friends on his own? Or was it The Dark Man’s fault? Did the mysterious Dark Man, who might or might not exist, put the hatchet in Terrence’s hand.
That’s what Terrence’s family longs to find out, as well as the entire country. The brutal murders become one of the biggest teenage massacre stories reported by the national media since the Virginia Tech Shooting and Columbine.
Vampire – In the Beginning
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EXTRACT FROM VAMPIRE – IN THE BEGINNING
‘Tom’s mother Martha was sprawled across the large kitchen table, her clothes ripped, and in places, torn completely away; her breasts fell from her laced bodice, flaccid and drooping to the sides of her lifeless body. Her legs were at a strange angle, and her skirts bunched up into a ball at her waist. I could see, even from where I was standing, that she was dead! Martha’s eyes were open, staring into nothingness and devoid of life, but it was her throat that caught my attention, it gaped open, and it looked like, what I imagined, the huge black cavern of hell to look like.’
Lost and Found
Pay the fee and receive your room key. We promise that Lost and Found is unlike any haunted tale you’ve ever read before.
The End of the Trail
The End of the Trail uses a type of contemporary poetry/prose mix that refuses to let the reader get comfortable. You are never certain what is a fanciful dream, tall tale, twisted nightmare, or harsh reality. Also, the genius of not giving anyone a name, but only titles, made it possible to imprint any likeness that I wanted onto each and every character. That freedom was both intoxicating and exhilarating. The worst people you know can be the MC, or the King, and likewise your best friends and loved ones. Anything is possible.
The world Rakovich creates is equally thrilling, if incredibly dark. Cannibals, witches, disfigured creatures that were once great men, and beasts in sheep’s clothing (nicely done re-imagining here specifically) fill this skeletal frame of a land. Even the dead are not safe or kept sacred here. However, no matter how desolate, there is something compelling here, some value to be had in the wake of such suffering.
The quest the MC goes on matters little, and that’s fine, as it is just a means to the end of sharing this medieval apocalyptic nightmare. The ending is the green icing on a Troll 2 cake, cheeky and twisted, and providing the one laugh that Rakovich is kind enough to give. It’s all in fun, sick and perverse fun, but fun nonetheless.
Give it a go and see what you think, it’s certainly worth your time!
The Basement
On a dare from her best friends, Heather goes inside the town’s haunted house, where Frank Blackwell killed his wife and then hung himself in the basement. But while in the house, Heather is confronted by a ghost from her past, her mother who died accidentally one year ago. Now, Heather must not only escape from the evil lurking inside the house, but from the demons of her own past.
The Boylan House
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For nearly three and a half centuries, the Boylan House has stood at the end of Meeting House Road. And something in that house has been killing boys for centuries.
The town of Monson is a quaint and quiet New England town. Yet the house the Boylan House is terrifying and has been for as long as anyone can remember. Adults put the thing out of mind and ignore the fears of their children, admonishing them to stay away.
Too many boys have vanished into the swamps behind the house. Bodies never recovered. Nothing ever recovered. The families are left with their memories and the disturbing thought that the Boylan House had something to do with it.
Mason Philips knows better than that.
He knows that there’s something in the house. Something evil. Something hunting children from time to time.
Dead Frozen: A Necrose Series Story
Gavin McKnight bids farewell to his flight attendant girlfriend Dari Shakiba at the start of another normal, boring evening working at Anchorage International Airport’s security checkpoint. When a passenger attacks a fellow officer, Gavin faces a tough choice: follow policy or defend his coworker. Before he knows it, Gavin is facing the most life-changing night of his life.
Dead Frozen is a novella that takes place in a different location, but during the same time frame as Dead Apocalypse: Necrose Series Book One ( Order Now: http://amzn.to/1QpPUCi )
Desecrating Solomon II
Solomon and Chaos find themselves in the hands of evil. Tortuous days in the old asylum are no longer a thing of the past. The church is looking for redemption in the form of Solomon Gorge. And the deranged spirits of the past, beckon Solomon to come… come and see the secrets hiding in the walls of the asylum.
He Waits – A Book of Strange and Disturbing Horror
AN ALL-NEW TALE OF THE UNUSUAL FROM INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR LUKE SMITHERD
Praise for HE WAITS:
“In the horror genre, familiarity absolutely does breed contempt, and Smitherd obviously knows this. Why else would he be so talented at expertly crafting stories that defy expectations? For me there is no greater joy than seeing an artist excel at his craft.” – Aintitcoolnews.com
Quite literally, no escape. Because he’s always with you. And in the real world -the world of you, the reader – HE WAITS will stay in your mind in a way that you won’t expect …
PLUS THE SECOND STORY, ‘KEEP YOUR CHILDREN CLOSE’:
A campsite. A family holiday. A broken down car. And an approaching breakdown truck that is just the start of Shelley’s nightmare. By the time the sun sets, someone in that field will be dead, and Shelley must somehow make sure it isn’t one of her children … KEEP YOUR CHILDREN CLOSE is a story that you will find impossible to predict.
PRAISE FOR LUKE SMITHERD’S WRITING:
“… a novel that intrigues, enthralls, horrifies, thrills, and hits the reader with an emotional resonance as only the best stories can.” – Ain’t It Cool News.com
“… strong characterization, moral quandaries, mystery, and a whole lot of tense moments. Reading the final sentence was truly a bittersweet moment.” – SFsignal.com, Hugo award-winning website
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AMAZON REVIEWS OF LUKE SMITHERD’S WORK:
“I couldn’t help myself and read this is one sitting.” – simon211175, Amazon Vine Voice
“It was one of those books where you tell yourself you will read just one more page, then look at the clock and realise that it’s 2 hours later. I would thoroughly recommend it.” – Elaine Hosegood
“I have owned a Kindle for about 2 years and downloaded some excellent books for very little cost but Luke Smitherd’s works beat the lot.” – Silversmith, Amazon UK Review
“As soon as I started reading I was completely sucked in, which very rarely happens for me. I couldn’t wait to get home and read it each night. I laughed. I cried. I did actual real life gasps of horror.” – Katie, Amazon Review
Autumn Harvest: A Celebration of Halloween and the Macabre…
In this creepy and dark humored anthology consisting of a dozen or so short-fiction pieces and the Novella, “A Pumpkins’ Halloween” you will be catapulted back into the world you remember as a child where ghost, vampires, zombies, all kinds of boogeymen were real. You will also experience a new form of terror as an adult in reading these stories because many of the villains that these tales encompass could be easily pulled right out of the headlines.
Such stories in this book include:
The Express: Four friends go on a camping trip near the site of an old train wreck and get more than they’ve bargained for.
Damnedborough Radio 104.1 am: Rick addicted to collecting junk brings home a radio that broadcasts the voice of a demon.
Exit 34: A women recounts the experience of a time when she was young and on vacation with her family when they stopped off at a restaurant where you might end up on the menu.
A Halloween Story: A man at the end of his rope experiences a drunken Halloween.
Cold Mutton Soup: Mike and Jim discover resurrecting the dead may not be all that they thought it would be.
Glenn and Death: Loser in life, Glenn Oliver, finds himself accompanied by the grim reaper to a party in the afterlife that Glenn may not be ready for.
A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A novella which focuses on five jack-o-lanterns taking turns telling scary stories on Halloween as they watch passerby trick-or-treaters shuffle past them on their fun-filled evening.
And, many more stories… thirteen in all.
Slow Burn: Box Set 1-3
Book 1
A new flu strain has been spreading across Africa, Europe, and Asia. Disturbing news footage is flooding the cable news channels. People are worried and frightened.
But Zed Zane is oblivious. He needs to borrow rent money from his parents. He gets up Sunday morning, drinks enough tequila to stifle his pride and heads to his mom’s house for a lunch of begging, again.
But something is wrong. There’s blood in the foyer. His mother’s corpse is on the living room floor. Zed’s stepdad, Dan is wild with crazy-eyed violence and attacks Zed when he comes into the house. They struggle into the kitchen. Dan’s yellow teeth tear at Zed’s arm but he grabs a knife and stabs Dan, thirty-seven times, or so the police later say.
With infection burning in his blood, Zed is arrested for murder but the world is falling apart and he soon finds himself back on the street, fighting for his life among the infected who would kill him and the normal people, who fear him.
Book 2
Slow Burn: Infected picks up the story of Zed, Murphy, and Jerome where Slow Burn: Zero Day ended.
All three have been infected but have not succumbed to the most pernicious symptoms of the virus. Nevertheless, their band of fearful survivors, have ostracized them.
Back on the street, with weapons to defend themselves but little food in their packs, they embark on a search for Murphy’s family while following a rumor of safe haven in the form of a doomsday bunker in east Austin.
But the world is more hazardous than they know. They expect violence from the voracious infected but they have harsh lessons to learn about the uninfected. And humans to support the infrastructure of modern civilization, they find that danger comes in many forms.
Book 3
Zed is saying goodbye to one friend and pressing forward with two new ones, Mandi, whom Zed and Murphy rescued from the bunker, is immune to the virus, and Russell, also a slow burn, but lower-functioning, childlike and docile.
After seeing the carnage at the dormitory, a raging, vengeful Zed wants only to kill Mark, his nemesis and the former leader of the ROTC squad. Since Mark has disappeared, Zed unleashes his fury on untold numbers of infected in his path as he makes his way back to the hospital, in an attempt to rescue Steph, a nurse whom he befriended while seeking help for the feverish Murphy shortly after the prison riot. But the brave medical staff, holed up on the tenth floor of the hospital, and running out of provisions, has decided to take matters in hand by exposing themselves to the virus, and shooting those who “turn.” Zed is determined not to face another loss, but time is running out.
The Infected: Jim’s First Day
New sneak peek of Joseph Zuko’s up coming novel.A few chapters from Sweet Home has been added to the end of this book. Read on to check out the next level of horror in the Zuko catalog.
A review by author Sam Siv
Joe Zombie Zuko, the self-proclaimed “Zombie nut”…his new book: `The Infected: Jim’s First Day’ is a thrill ride for your mind. It delivers jam-pack thrills and puts you at the edge of your seat. Each page grabs you, transitioned smoothly and forces you to read on….I finished the book in one day!
The characters were well developed (Jim is likeable and relatable) – The scenes/environment was surreal – The Intensity at times was too much (just how I like it) – Just the right amount of comedy.
As an author myself, I know how much time and effort it took to write a book like this; I thought Joe `Zombie’ Zuko could have charged more for his book. The entertainment value and the mental escape are well worth at least 2-3 times the current price. I would have easily paid 2-3 times more…. I slam and piss 2 star bucks coffee daily and never got this sort of value.
Overall I gave the book, a well earned 5 stars…It has all the elements of a great `Zombie Book Series’…eventually a movie?
I can’t wait for your next release.
Author Sam Siv (Best Selling Author)
314
Alma Harper has been trying to forget what happened in Widowsfield 16 years ago. She has a good life as a music teacher now, and might rekindle her relationship with her one true love. However, the number 314 haunts her, and threatens to bring her back to the day that her brother disappeared. When a reporter shows up, just days before March 14th, Alma realizes that her past is coming back to haunt her. What happened on March 14th, at 3:14, 16 years ago? No one but The Skeleton Man can remember.
Cades Cove: The Curse of Allie Mae
Buried deep in a ravine in the picturesque Smoky Mountains is a very dark secret.
David Hobbs, vacationing with his wife Miriam, inadvertently stumbles upon a small cloth ‘keepsake’ bag and a broken tooth. A human tooth. Miriam begs David to hand the bag and tooth over to park officials, but he ignores his wife’s pleas and secretly keeps the ‘harmless’ items. The action opens a doorway that had been closed for nearly a hundred years and unleashes hell on earth, or at least hell in the lives of David and Miriam.
Following the brutal murder of his best friend in Denver, and unprovoked attack on his oldest son, David desperately seeks to understand why a mysterious teenage girl has chosen to terrorize him and the males closest to him. To prevent further devastation to his family and end the wanton bloodshed, he returns to the enchanted hills of eastern Tennessee, where a terrible truth awaits discovery… one that forces him to face the consequences for the unpaid sins of his ancestors.
Acclaim for Aiden James:
“The intense writing style of Aiden James kept my eyes glued to the story and the pages seemed to fly by at warp speed. …Twists, turns, and surprises pop up at random times to keep the reader off balance. It all blends together to create one of the best stories I have read all year.”
–Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews for “The Devil’s Paradise”
“Aiden James has written a deeply psychological, gripping tale that keeps the readers hooked from page one.”
–Bookfinds review for “The Forgotten Eden”
“Aiden James writing style flows very easily and I found that “Cades Cove” snowballed into a very gripping tale. Clearly the strengths in the piece were as the spirit’s interaction became prevalent with the family… The Indian lore and ceremonies and the flashbacks to Allie Mae’s (earthly) demise were very powerful. I think those aspects separated the work from what we’ve seen before in horror and ghost tales.”
–Evelyn Klebert, author of “A Ghost of a Chance” and “Dragonflies”
“Aiden James has a keen eye for detail and an uncanny knack for scaring the hell out of me. We are watching a master at work. “The Raven Mocker” is a nearly perfect thriller. Ghost stories don’t get any better than this.”
–J.R. Rain, Bestselling author of the “Vampire for Hire” series
“As with the previous titles I have read by this author, I found the author’s writing style to be silky smooth and the main plot line to be extremely creative. The fertile imagination of Aiden James definitely knows what today’s readers want to see in their stories.”
–Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews for “The Vampires’ Last Lover”
FROM AWAY
The first chilling installment of this serialized story finds Dawn Lesguettes accompanying her father to the island. Though he is reluctant to return to his birthplace, Dawn has always wanted to learn more about her origins and hopes to reconnect with the family her wayward father abandoned before she was born.
But Mossley Island is not welcoming to those from away, and investigating her unusual family background will soon lead Dawn to uncover chilling secrets best left buried, even as her arrival heralds the return of a darkness long thought vanquished.
Featuring creepy nuns with mysterious motives, a sinister cabal of strangely robust senior citizens, and a militia of lighthouse keepers watching the ocean in case unspeakable terrors rise from the depths, this eerie seven-part serial will draw readers in with atmospheric tension and surprising twists, and refuse to let go as it hurtles towards a startling cliffhanger conclusion sure to leave everyone desperate for the next gripping chapter.
Tell Me When I’m Dead
Thanks to his wife, Holly, recovering alcoholic Dave Pulaski is getting his life back. Then a contagion decimates the town, turning its victims into shrieking flesh-eaters. Now Dave and Holly must find a way to survive. But Dave is this close to drinking again. A woman he cheated with—and no longer human—is after him. The hordes of undead are growing and security forces are outnumbered. Hell has arrived in Tres Marias.
Tell Me When I’m Dead (Book One of TELL ME WHEN I’M DEAD) is about an antihero haunted by all the mistakes of his life. Facing a terrifying future, Dave must decide whether to die drunk or fight for those he cares about most. And strength alone won’t be enough—he’ll need Faith. If you like your thrillers dark and fast-paced, then follow Dave and Holly as they fight against looters, paramilitary crazies and the undead.
Dark Season
Sophie Hart never thought she was special. Living in a dead-end town, she spends her time hanging out with friends and dreaming of a better life. And then, late one night, she meets the man who’s destined to kill her.
Patrick is the last vampire, having destroyed the rest of his species at the end of a devastating civil war. Unable to speak, he nevertheless has to find a way to guide Sophie to the fate that was sealed for her before her birth. Torn between love and duty, Patrick knows that if he falls in love, he risks breaking the prophecy and allowing an ancient evil to return to the world.
This is the first book in the epic Dark Season trilogy, which continues in two subsequent volumes. It’s the story of two souls thrown together by destiny and forced to accept their fate. Three spin-offs are also available: the Abby Hart, Lupine Howl and Library books.
The Express
Are you ready for one hell of a bumpy ride?
“SCARY AND THOUGHT PROVOKING ENOUGH TO KEEP READERS UP AT NIGHT PRAYING THEY NEVER MEET THE TAKER!”
A man’s daily commute becomes a hellish nightmare in this chilling account of a horrific bus crash that transforms a fateful ending into a painful beginning for an unlucky lot who are forced to endure.
Based on an age-old premise but with a fresh perspective that’s so frightening, it may just make you think twice about your own mortality.
Rest For The Wicked
NOTE: These are short novels, between 150-160 pages.
She’s running from her past – and running out of time.
Claire Wiche is an ordinary woman, running her Wicca shop in an ordinary California beach town.
But Claire wasn’t always ordinary, and she isn’t quite human. She hides a secret, and a past she thought she had put behind her.
A past that is about to explode into her present.
When it does, and everyone she loves is in danger, Claire must face up to her past – and become what she left behind in order to save them.
The Claire Wiche Chronicles:
Prequel – More Than A Feeling
Book 1 – Rest For The Wicked – free
Book 2 – A Gathering of Angels
Book 3 – Carry On Wayward Son
Book 4 – Annie’s Song
Book 5 – What Doesn’t Kill You
Box sets:
The Claire Wiche Chronicles Volumes 1-3
The Claire Wiche Chronicles Volumes 4-5
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“Overall this was a great read. The characters were well developed and felt like such real people. The author’s writing style left me wanting more. I was so enthralled with this book I finished it in a day.”
~ Doctor’s Notes
” If you ask me I would tell you to immediately get your hands on this book and start reading it!”
~ The diary of a book addict
Gods of Anthem
Sixteen-year-old prodigy, Liza Randusky, waits imprisoned, blamed for the undead plague that’s slowly destroying the planet. Banished to an island where she’ll never play her beloved piano again, Liza’s steadfast sense of justice and passion for music may have the power to change her destiny. But will it be enough…
To strike back at the new world order, the troubled son of a preacher, Thomas Ripley-Hatter, suffers unspeakable alterations by the Underground to join a secret Army. Tommy knows that all hope lies in human-weapons like himself, and that somehow he must cling to his sanity…while letting loose the monster to win.
The battle begins for the last-standing sliver of humanity: Anthem.
**Early Praise for Gods of Anthem**
Have you ever come across a book that crawls inside your soul from page one and obliterates your heart by the end? This book did that to me and so much more.
In Gods of Anthem, Logan Keys’ debut novel, the world has been destroyed and people are still greedy for power. There is so little left in the world and instead of working together, the power hungry and avaricious are in control.
On an island of sick kids, who should be receiving the best treatment possible, they are treated like prisoners.
On the other side of the world, unstoppable monsters are created in order to gain more power.
In the city of Ashes, Anthem, people are stratified into haves and haves not, and strictly controlled. Fed up, they are ready to fight and when a girl comes back from the dead, a fire is lit.
This is not my usual genre and yet, it’s now on my top ten favorite books list. The only issue I had with this book is it ended, leaving me a raw exposed blubbering mess.
I look forward to the next book as this one leaves you pining for more.
5 Cranky Stars
-The Book Curmudgeon
The Dead of Winter
This short story is about two men trying to survive an apocalyptic nightmare in a harsh frozen landscape. Hoping to find warmth and shelter. Hoping to ride out the night. Hoping the zombies don’t find them first.
Bonus Short Story: Demon Energy – A short story about 1 man possessed and tormented by a 1000 demons who must fight for a soul he is starting to lose. Will he ever find salvation or is his body now an eternal host of hell?
You never know what you’re going to get when you meet this author’s zombies. In one book, they were singing Christmas carols. LOL At one point in the story I thought I knew what they’d be doing. But nope, it was something else. Still made me laugh, until I took the time to picture them. Then it was pretty creepy.
The story beings with two strangers meeting on a brutally cold winter’s day. They decide to stick together. The odds are better for survival that way. Two pairs of eyes and ears to warn of approaching zombies.
It’s not long before they run into trouble, narrowly escaping with their lives. It’s now become vital that they find a place to hole up. The zombies don’t get tired. They don’t feel the cold. And they do not stop coming.
From the mind of Anthony Renfro comes a new kind of zombie,. A smart zombie, kind of. They do think, but that doesn’t necessarily make them that smart. Several scenes have me laughing and cringing.
The characters are few. Just two men and a cat. Not including the hoard of zombies.
It’s these characters and their struggles to survive that drive this short story. Make it a deep experience.
The harsh environment of cold winter makes their struggles even harder. It’s bad enough they have to worry about food and warmth. There’s also those zombies who don’t feel the cold.
Not one to shy from gory details, you get plenty here. And the author’s macabre sense of humor shines in the end. You won’t see it coming. Just like one of the characters didn’t. Since it made me laugh, I guess I have a macabre sense of humor too.
He Waits – A Book of Strange and Disturbing Horror
Praise for HE WAITS:
“In the horror genre, familiarity absolutely does breed contempt, and Smitherd obviously knows this. Why else would he be so talented at expertly crafting stories that defy expectations? For me there is no greater joy than seeing an artist excel at his craft.” – Aintitcoolnews.com
Quite literally, no escape. Because he’s always with you. And in the real world -the world of you, the reader – HE WAITS will stay in your mind in a way that you won’t expect …
PLUS THE SECOND STORY, ‘KEEP YOUR CHILDREN CLOSE’:
A campsite. A family holiday. A broken down car. And an approaching breakdown truck that is just the start of Shelley’s nightmare. By the time the sun sets, someone in that field will be dead, and Shelley must somehow make sure it isn’t one of her children … KEEP YOUR CHILDREN CLOSE is a story that you will find impossible to predict.
PRAISE FOR LUKE SMITHERD’S WRITING:
“… a novel that intrigues, enthralls, horrifies, thrills, and hits the reader with an emotional resonance as only the best stories can.” – Ain’t It Cool News.com
“… strong characterization, moral quandaries, mystery, and a whole lot of tense moments. Reading the final sentence was truly a bittersweet moment.” – SFsignal.com, Hugo award-winning website
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AMAZON REVIEWS OF LUKE SMITHERD’S WORK:
“I couldn’t help myself and read this is one sitting.” – simon211175, Amazon Vine Voice
“It was one of those books where you tell yourself you will read just one more page, then look at the clock and realise that it’s 2 hours later. I would thoroughly recommend it.” – Elaine Hosegood
“I have owned a Kindle for about 2 years and downloaded some excellent books for very little cost but Luke Smitherd’s works beat the lot.” – Silversmith, Amazon UK Review
“As soon as I started reading I was completely sucked in, which very rarely happens for me. I couldn’t wait to get home and read it each night. I laughed. I cried. I did actual real life gasps of horror.” – Katie, Amazon Review
The Grave Winner
Book 1 of a Spine-Chilling YA Horror Series
While the town goes beehive over the news, Leigh bikes to the local cemetery and buries some of her mom’s things in her grave to keep her there. When the hot and mysterious caretaker warns her not to give gifts to the dead, Leigh cranks up her punk music and keeps digging.
She should have listened.
Two dead sorceresses evicted the prom queen from her grave to bury someone who offered certain gifts. Bury them alive, that is, then resurrect them to create a trio of undead powerful enough to free the darkest sorceress ever from her prison inside the earth.
With help from the caretaker and the dead prom queen, Leigh must find out what’s so special about the gifts she gave, and why the sorceresses are stalking her and her little sister. If she doesn’t, she’ll either lose another loved one or have to give the ultimate gift to the dead – herself.
Autumn Harvest: A Celebration of Halloween and the Macabre
In this creepy and dark humored anthology consisting of a dozen or so short-fiction pieces and the Novella, “A Pumpkins’ Halloween” you will be catapulted back into the world you remember as a child where ghost, vampires, zombies, all kinds of boogeymen were real. You will also experience a new form of terror as an adult in reading these stories because many of the villains that these tales encompass could be easily pulled right out of the headlines.
Such stories in this book include:
The Express: Four friends go on a camping trip near the site of an old train wreck and get more than they’ve bargained for.
Damnedborough Radio 104.1 am: Rick addicted to collecting junk brings home a radio that broadcasts the voice of a demon.
Exit 34: A women recounts the experience of a time when she was young and on vacation with her family when they stopped off at a restaurant where you might end up on the menu.
A Halloween Story: A man at the end of his rope experiences a drunken Halloween.
Cold Mutton Soup: Mike and Jim discover resurrecting the dead may not be all that they thought it would be.
Glenn and Death: Loser in life, Glenn Oliver, finds himself accompanied by the grim reaper to a party in the afterlife that Glenn may not be ready for.
A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A novella which focuses on five jack-o-lanterns taking turns telling scary stories on Halloween as they watch passerby trick-or-treaters shuffle past them on their fun-filled evening.
And, many more stories… thirteen in all.
Twisted
This is the reality you will see in hell, through the eyes of a ghost of a woman, trying to reclaim her name by appealing to the devil; the eyes of a clay figure of a woman, about to be fired in the kiln, longing for her Creator; the eyes of a woman in the midst of a free fall, about to become a ghost; and the eyes of a feline creature with cracked fangs, trying in vain to resign herself, by hook and by crook, to being locked. These characters explore their identity, and challenge their fate.
Inspired by her art and by literature, these tales come from different times and places. Yet all of them share one thing in common: an unusual mind, one that is twisted. So prepare yourself: keep the lights on.
If you like to read a horror anthology, with dark fantasy horror about the battle between devil and God, you will enjoy outwitting the devil in this book, because it is a woman, or rather her ghost, that finds a way to outwit him.
Shrouds of Darkness
Anyway, a hot mutt (half werewolf) and her brother hire me
to find their father after he doesn’t come home. But even playing dogcatcher
for a rabid werewolf running amok and tearing apart the populace is a simple
job compared to the giant conspiracy pile I step in trying to find him. Now,
not only do I have to track down a creature capable of turning me into a chew
toy if I’m not careful, I have an untold number of my own kind out for my head.
That’s why I live by the motto “do unto others before they do unto you,” and I’m
damn good at doing unto others.
Pure Evil
What starts as an episode of playground teasing ends when Devon gets a rock to the skull. He falls into a coma, only waking up after a close brush with death. But now that Devon is back, he finds out that he’s not alone.There’s a mysterious entity talking to him in his head. And Devon’s not sure if he likes the new imaginary friend.
Devon’s uncle Joe is a writer out in California. Devon tells him about the new voice he’s hearing; it’s a red flag for Joe — he knows that he has to drop everything to go help his nephew. Joe knows that Devon inherited the family curse. It’s a devastating and powerful secret, and one that’s not fit for a boy to tackle alone. But even Joe isn’t prepared for what’s coming. Together, the two of them are about to embark on a terrifying journey where they confront the darkest evil they’ve ever known. Pure evil.
Note: This is the third revised and updated edition.
Trapped in Whittier
Just because you don’t believe in something doesn’t mean it can’t kill you.
The two hundred residents of the strange, isolated town of Whittier, Alaska, are convinced that vengeful spirits and a horrific curse have doomed them to lives of eternal darkness.
When Trent finds himself trapped in Whittier with no way to leave until the next morning, he’s forced to escape the townspeople, reassess his own beliefs, and fight for his life against unnatural forces that his logical mind can’t explain.
Trapped in Whittier: Prologue
The growling. The snapping of the teeth. The shaking of the cages in the dimly lit room. He knew the bars were strong enough to hold them—that there was no way for them to escape, but it unnerved him to think of what they would do to him and anyone else who got in their way, if they did.
None of them had gotten loose before, but the Elder had made a special point of warning him this time—told him to stay vigilant—that there might be trouble coming their way. Maybe not this month, but soon.
The man turned his head from the cages, calmed his breathing, and tried to will his heart to beat slower. He reached into his pocket, found the little oval pill, and dry swallowed it.
Maybe it would also help if he changed his way of looking at the situation. He wasn’t their warden. He was caring for them and making sure they survived another full moon.
That made him feel a little better. But he still wished this could be done another way. These were his friends. His neighbors. His family.
But until the morning came, they were also dangerous and had to be treated that way.
Tonight, they were no longer humans.
Tonight, they were animals.
Extinct
Look for the sequel, “Instinct,” on sale now.
The Door that Leads Nowhere
Horror Collection
Sheriff Ken Waring knows first hand all about the Farraday house, as do most of the townspeople. They want the place pulled down, and although this was looked into, legal precedent says this is not possible.
The Farradays were found within a room of that house slaughtered. Ken Waring still remembers the bodies, the odors and the blood stains. Since that day, the house has become dilapidated, though offers shelter for those seeking it. The catch – they may never live to tell the tale.
When Katy and David find the house on their voyage, it seems a temptingly good place to lay their heads for a couple of nights. What happens next is only known by those who were there and who experienced it first hand. The Farraday house is a renowned haunted venue which has secrets all of its own. Among those secrets is a facing up to fears that both Sheriff Ken Waring and Katy’s mother have had to come to terms with. Can anyone escape?
Horror 2: Worst Fears Confronted
The Farraday house is a house that locals believe to be possessed by evil spirits, following the mass slaughter that took place there in the past. Now, empty and offering shelter to strangers in passing, the house stands by the side of the road between Leicester and Rangston. A passing Amish man asks Sheriff Ken Waring if there is somewhere that he can stay for a couple of nights. Not wishing to stay in hotels or places of luxury, the Farraday residence seems to offer all that this traveling man needs. However, does it?
Will the house become a danger to him? Local resident students, who have grown up with the notion that the Farraday house is evil, set out to prove that the story is nonsense. Will they achieve this? Will the exorcism performed by the local Catholic priest prove to have been effective against the background of numerous disappearances? This continuation from the first in the series catches readers up with the latest happenings in this haunted abode.
Horror 3: Without a Single Trace
When property developers visit the town of Leicester, little are they prepared for the resistance of the residents. There have been rumors about how much this would affect the lives of people who had lived in Leicester all of their lives.
Ella and Alice have the key property and if they agree to sell up, Leicester becomes a town with a history, though not one with a future. Enlisting the help of the sheriff, Ella and Alice move into the Farraday place to evade the real estate agent acting on behalf of the developers, who is pretty determined to make a deal.
Will she survive her visit to the Farraday house? What happens when Alice and Ella are confronted by one of the surviving Farraday family members? What lies behind the door for those who dare to enter it? Only readers of the whole story will be able to find out.
Horror 4: Shelter
Lee Harris and his girlfriend, Pam came across the Farraday place when looking for somewhere to live. Out on their luck, with a baby on the way, the thought of a roof over their heads was tempting even though the reputation of the house was well documented.
The evil that lurked within the Farraday place was renowned, but they figured that if they managed to avoid the area which was known for working its evil on people, perhaps they stood a chance. When Bradley Willis enters their world demanding repayment of money owed by Lee, how will they deal with it?
The Farraday legend continues with a story of hope, a story of despair and a story of fear. The shelter that the house seemed to have been offering them came with a price-tag. Were they prepared to meet that price?…..
Dark Arts
The only hope he has of financing his future rests in a book he hunted down using contacts and skills he learned from his father, who was an expert at acquiring rare occult objects. Max is not a believer in mysticism, but he knows what he has was hard to get, and should be worth thousands. When he’s told it’s too hot to sell, his dreams are crushed, and his wallet is left empty. He’ll have to tell his band mates that his plan has fallen through, and they have come to the end of the road.
The members of Road Craft are set to return home during a Pagan summer festival called The Gathering, where hundreds of people gather to celebrate music, nature, and each other. The Gathering also puts him nose to nose with Miranda, a woman Maxwell knew when they were children, a veteran of the New York Rock scene and his equal.
He doesn’t know it yet, but this is the event that will make him a believer in the occult, and he will have some choices to make. All the while, there are people who know he has the book, and they are determined to twist the knowledge it contains to a terrible purpose, to break the circle of life, making resurrections possible, to open the door between the living and the dead just enough to embrace forbidden power. Their selfish intent would disrupt the natural order enough to change the world, and not for the better.
Maxwell’s music career is about to be the least of his worries.
Vampire – In the Beginning
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EXTRACT FROM VAMPIRE – IN THE BEGINNING
‘Tom’s mother Martha was sprawled across the large kitchen table, her clothes ripped, and in places, torn completely away; her breasts fell from her laced bodice, flaccid and drooping to the sides of her lifeless body. Her legs were at a strange angle, and her skirts bunched up into a ball at her waist. I could see, even from where I was standing, that she was dead! Martha’s eyes were open, staring into nothingness and devoid of life, but it was her throat that caught my attention, it gaped open, and it looked like, what I imagined, the huge black cavern of hell to look like.’
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Throughout her life, Charmain has wanted to become an author, but family and business commitments stood in the way and her writing consisted of a few short stories on the rare occasion that she had time to write them. In late 2012 a freak accident finally allowed time for Charmain to indulge in her passion for writing.
You can follow Charmain via her website: http://www.charmainmariemitchell.com
The Boylan House
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B4CW1IG
For nearly three and a half centuries, the Boylan House has stood at the end of Meeting House Road. And something in that house has been killing boys for centuries.
The town of Monson is a quaint and quiet New England town. Yet the house the Boylan House is terrifying and has been for as long as anyone can remember. Adults put the thing out of mind and ignore the fears of their children, admonishing them to stay away.
Too many boys have vanished into the swamps behind the house. Bodies never recovered. Nothing ever recovered. The families are left with their memories and the disturbing thought that the Boylan House had something to do with it.
Mason Philips knows better than that.
He knows that there’s something in the house. Something evil. Something hunting children from time to time.
The DeathBorn: The Future Is In The Past
This novel is set in Dallas, Texas, in the 1970s, when I was a police reporter for the Dallas Times Herald. As such, it gives an insight into how things were back then, when the killing of a black person was referred to as a “misdemeanor murder,” and the rights of gays were abused daily. Doors were broken down with alarming regularity and the carrying of a “throwdown gun” in police uniform pants pockets was rumored to be widely done.
Really, have things changed all that much in 35 years?
BOOK SYNOPSIS:
Can good triumph over an evil set in place by God himself?
It’s 1979, and a supernatural being from before human history roams the streets of a major U.S. city, murdering at will. Police, FBI and two young newspaper reporters try desperately to track him down as the death toll mounts.
Suddenly, he delivers a dreadful ultimatum: He will stop his atrocities for every day a person in the city commits suicide live on national TV.
Will this harbinger of death be caught before the county morgue overflows? Is mortal man a match for this survivor of ancient, biblical warfare?
God only knows.
Still Birth
In the hills of western North Carolina in the late 1970s a secret was born that would spread its terror through the lives of many. For friends Anne, Joan, and Meg that secret would mean a life locked away in a haze, death, and questions that would go unanswered. As the women, all on the verge of giving birth, wonder what the future holds for their children the machinations of others will prove more powerful than even a mother’s love.
In the present day the secrets of the past can have consequences and Inga Parr is soon going to find that out. As she digs for the truth about who her parents are and how she came to be adopted Inga uncovers long buried secrets and tales of insanity. And the victims of the past aren’t all dead and gone. Inga races to find out the truth about her own past and about the women who have been disappearing from Louisa Falls for years. Can she uncover the truth before it’s too late or will she fall victim herself to a decades old secret?
Greensmith Girls
Rowen Greensmith moved away to escape her crazy family. She has her own place and a job in tabloid journalism. Things aren’t perfect, but she’s hopeful they’ll improve. When Rowen’s Aunt Lydia calls her with news of a murder, all of that is turned on its head.
During the annual Greensmith family yard sale, Rowen’s Aunt Nadine sold a chest that turned out to have a dead body in it. As if that wasn’t bad enough, the woman she sold it to has turned up dead! It’s a juicy story, and once Rowen’s boss catches wind of it, Rowen is put on the case.
Now Rowen is thrown back into the life she tried to escape. Everyone in the town of Lainwich remembers her, even the ones she rather wishes didn’t. The only total stranger is a handsome businessman who’s new to town. Unfortunately, he has motives all his own.
If Rowen wants to save her family, she’s going to have to solve not one, but two murders. First, though, she’s going to have to deal with the police, suspicious locals, and her crazy family. Knowing Lainwich, there’s a decent chance she’s going to have to deal with quite a bit of the supernatural as well. Rowen is about to be thrown into one of the most hectic weekends of her life. She’ll be lucky if she can make it out in one piece.
Novella (approx. 20,000 words). Romance is CLEAN. First Volume of the “Lainswich Witches” Series. It is a standalone (reading further volumes not required to enjoy the book).
The Bank of the River
By Michael Richan
“One of the most exciting new series!”
Steven is anticipating a quiet sabbatical at a new home. Recently divorced and with a son in college, he should have plenty of time to himself. Instead, he’s kept up at night by strange knockings – a series of four raps, a pause, and then another four. They arrive every night at the same time.
Steven is determined to find a rational explanation. When the knockings progress to strange apparitions, Steven believes he must have a brain tumor.
His father, Roy, recognizes the problems in Steven’s home because he’s seen them before. Roy has “the gift,” and can enter a place called The River, where he can see things others cannot. In The River, Roy discovers there are far more sinister forces at work in Steven’s home than just ghosts.
Steven shares Roy’s ability, but is skeptical of it. When the apparitions intensify and attack, Steven is forced to learn how to fight back if he wants to save himself and his father.
The Bank of the River is a fast-paced and suspenseful paranormal novel that confronts evil, ghosts, and the dead — and explores the supernatural gifts a father and son use to fight them.
The Bank of the River is the first book in The River series.
Praise for The River Series from Amazon readers:
“Truly scary.”
“Finally found a book that got under my nerves!”
“Couldn’t put it down…wanted the story to go on and on.”
“Very few authors can pull me in immediately and make me feel as though I were reading about old friends. Stephen King always has, and I can now add Michael Richan to the list.”
“Awesome ghost story with wonderful characters and a great plot!”
“Some of the most delightful reading I have done in a long time.”
“This was a great horror book. I absolutely loved it, and I know you will too! Keep the lights on when reading!”
The Covenant of Wickersham Hollow
By Thomas A. Bradley
Wickersham Hollow holds the dark secret of a deal made in hell, a deal made on Halloween night in 1697. The secret is kept within a house – a house with a will of its own, a house long empty of living souls – a house with a heart of pure evil. Sequestered within that house, within its walls and hallways, is the memory of a covenant, a pact born of a man’s lust for the body and soul a young woman. A pact forged in witchcraft by Torrance Wickersham, the founder of Wickersham Hollow.
Now, three hundred years later, led by Tommy Vorland, seven teenagers (Henry Travis, Amy Pritchard, Lucy Darrow, Matt Holloway, Janet Egan and Tina Farley), in search of a Halloween night thrill get more than they bargained for when they make their way into the old Wickersham house and awaken a malevolence that has lain dormant for centuries. Their nightmare begins when they discover that the house has a malicious mind of its own and Lucy is gruesomely murdered by one of its tricks. Things go from bad to hellish when Tommy is beset by a ghostly apparition that drives him insane, leaving Henry and Amy to take charge and find a way to get everyone out. But escape becomes no more than an elusive shadow when Wickersham’s spirit once again roams free and turns his lustful desires toward Amy. Now, trapped in a dungeon at the mercy of Wickersham and the demon incubus he summoned, Henry and Amy must prepare themselves for the unthinkable. But this battle is not yet over, as an unexpected ally rises to turn the tide. The spirit of Mother Cassandra, a voodoo priestess who lost her daughter and her life to Wickersham all those years ago, bestows upon the group a gift and a curse – the ability to read each other’s thoughts and summon a power none knew they held within. But all gifts come with a price. And when a dark deal is proffered, Henry accepts and is given a way to lead the group to safety. Their nightmare was over.
Or was it?
Seventy years later, Henry Travis, now eighty-six, discovers that his granddaughter, Annabel, and her husband, Brian, have purchased and renovated the old Wickersham place. He now knows the time has come to unveil its secrets – and his. He also knows that the time has come to honor the deal he made all those years ago. Somehow he must convince Annabel and Brian to abandon that house before it’s too late. When his attempts to dissuade them fail and they take possession of the house, the nightmare begins again, and their only hope for survival depends on the reunion of old friends, and the assistance of a descendant of Torrance Wickersham, the only man who know the secret within the secret, and may just hold the key to ending the nightmare once and for all. The questions are: can they summon the courage to go back into that house; are they strong enough to defeat a festering evil that has three hundred years to grow stronger, and are they prepared to face what just might be their last stand?
The Hunting Tree
By Ike Hamill
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For thousands of years a supernatural killer has slept in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. An amateur ghost hunter has just woken him up. Now that he stalks the night once more, he’s traveling east. Although the monster’s actions are pure evil, he may be the only thing that can save humanity from extinction.
This story is continued in “Blood Ghost — The Hunting Tree Book II.” Find it today on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blood-Ghost-Hunting-Tree-ebook/dp/B00FHHF3TE/
Your pulse will do the fandango as you read The Hunting Tree Trilogy by Ike Hamill. A breathtaking story, it makes you want to turn the pages as quickly as possible so you can see what happens next to each of the three main characters: the lone survivor of a mass tribal suicide some five thousand years ago; a full-time geneticist and part-time paranormal investigator; and, a sometimes clumsy thirteen year old boy who is besieged by nightmares. As the story twists and turns in totally unexpected ways, you will need to stop occasionally to catch your breath (and maybe check under the bed) before continuing. Masterfully written, this brilliant trilogy braids the three threads into one seamless tale that will haunt you even in the daylight hours. This is yet another remarkable achievement from Ike Hamill, and you will want to delve into his other novels. I highly recommend that you do so.
MILK-BLOOD
By Mark Matthews
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Lilly is ten years old, living in poverty, born with a heart defect, and already addicted to heroin. Her mother is gone from her life, and there are rumors that she was killed by her father and buried near the abandoned house across the street. The house intrigues her, she can’t stay away, and the monstrous homeless man who lives there has been trying to get Lilly to come inside.
For her mother is there, buried in the back, and this homeless man is Lilly’s true father, and both want their daughter back.
“Incredibly powerful! Guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat.”
-THE HORROR BOOKSHELF
“A helluva story. Very much recommended.”
~JOHN F.D. TAFF, Bram Stoker Award Finalist
“A tight, brisk read, that does not let up until the final word.”
~HELLNOTES
“Brilliantly Clever Book!”
~GREAT BOOK ESCAPES
“Matthews takes us to the heart of desolation and makes us care. Five Stars.”
~J.D. BARKER, Bram Stoker Award Finalist
“The originality and tension is evident on every page. A rollercoaster ride from start to finish”
~RICHARD THOMAS, author of Disintegration, Bram Stoker Nominated Editor
“An urban legend in the making. You will not be disappointed.”
~BOOKIE-MONSTER.COM
“This is a serious as shit, no holds barred, urban horror story.”
~HORROR AFTER DARK
Dead Hunger VIII: Peace, Love & Zombies
By Eric A. Shelman
Nelson Moore, the lovable stoner, takes over the telling of this, the eighth installment in the series. What he shares is terrifying and surprising.
After encountering the living dead in Central Park, Nelson must escape New York City and get to his grandfather, Jim Scofield, in Concord, New Hampshire. With his mellow, sweet demeanor, nobody could have predicted what this kind-hearted man went through on his journey. Concord may only be hours away, but plans have a way of crumbling during a zombie apocalypse.
As Nelson works his way through the dangerous streets of New York, he encounters other survivors; some friends, some strangers. Compassionate and unable to ignore people in need, Nelson sacrifices his plans to help others. The resulting madness will build the character you first came to know and care about in volume four of these chronicles.
Gem Cardoza asks Nelson to tell his story, unaware of the horrors he went through on his journey across the country. Nelson reluctantly agrees and leaves nothing out, from the fates of his friends to each terrifying encounter with the walking dead.
If you thought Nelson was interesting before, this will change the way you see our long-haired, scooter-riding friend. Sit back and dig in. Maybe pack a bowl, too.
It may help set the mood.
The Ghost Files
By Apryl Baker
Cherry blossom lipstick: check
Smokey eyes: check
Skinny jeans: check
Dead kid in the mirror: check
For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She’s been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too.
Normally, she just ignores the ghosts and they go away. That is until she see’s the ghost of her foster sister… Sally.
Everyone thinks Sally’s just another runaway, but Mattie knows the truth—she’s dead. Murdered. Mattie feels like she has to help Sally, but she can’t do it alone. Against her better judgment, she teams up with a young policeman, Officer Dan, and together they set out to discover the real truth behind Sally’s disappearance.
Only to find out she’s dealing with a much bigger problem, a serial killer, and she may be the next victim…
Will Mattie be able to find out the truth before the killer finds her?
Vampire – In the Beginning
By Charmain Marie Mitchell
Vampire – In the Beginning, is the first in the series of journals detailing the life of Gwen, a 500 year old vampire. Each novel focuses on a period in Gwen’s life, her love’s, losses, failure’s, and hope’s. Bringing different periods in history to life, readers will grow to love Gwen and Robert (The vampire leader), and their bitter, explosive, and passionate love. The ‘Vampires’ series begins in Tudor England and continues through each novel until present time.
You can interact with the character Gwen Leigh on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GwenVampire
EXTRACT FROM VAMPIRE – IN THE BEGINNING
‘Tom’s mother Martha was sprawled across the large kitchen table, her clothes ripped, and in places, torn completely away; her breasts fell from her laced bodice, flaccid and drooping to the sides of her lifeless body. Her legs were at a strange angle, and her skirts bunched up into a ball at her waist. I could see, even from where I was standing, that she was dead! Martha’s eyes were open, staring into nothingness and devoid of life, but it was her throat that caught my attention, it gaped open, and it looked like, what I imagined, the huge black cavern of hell to look like.’
FROM AWAY
By Deke Mackey Jr.
Something lurks in the black waters surrounding Mossley Island. An arcane and eldritch horror. For fifty years, it’s waited. Fading into myth. Allowing those who fought off its last invasion to succumb to age. Now, with the island all but unprotected, this ancient evil prepares to mount one last attack.
The first chilling installment of this serialized story finds Dawn Lesguettes accompanying her father to the island. Though he is reluctant to return to his birthplace, Dawn has always wanted to learn more about her origins and hopes to reconnect with the family her wayward father abandoned before she was born.
But Mossley Island is not welcoming to those from away, and investigating her unusual family background will soon lead Dawn to uncover chilling secrets best left buried, even as her arrival heralds the return of a darkness long thought vanquished.
Featuring creepy nuns with mysterious motives, a sinister cabal of strangely robust senior citizens, and a militia of lighthouse keepers watching the ocean in case unspeakable terrors rise from the depths, this eerie seven-part serial will draw readers in with atmospheric tension and surprising twists, and refuse to let go as it hurtles towards a startling cliffhanger conclusion sure to leave everyone desperate for the next gripping chapter.
The House In The Attic
By Helen Cardwell
*** NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER ***
‘It is one of the most haunting books I have read’
‘The opening chapter of the book sets the chilling scene our young heroine will walk into’
It was the latest in a long line of misfortunes where Elinor was concerned. Her parents and adoptive family were both dead, and now, along with her aunt and young cousin, she was being forced to move to the isolated village of Mournsby.
To her way of thinking, it could get no worse. Her life was over. But did it ever really begin? Mournsby is far from being the quiet hamlet it presents itself to be.
What are the strange lights in the supposedly abandoned graveyard? Who is the mysterious figure that flits about the streets at night? And why are all the residents subject to bouts of complete memory loss?
With her two friends, Elinor must piece together the murderous history of the village and also confront her own deadly secret. But can she do so before the Mournsby Curse claims another victim?
‘ I was left jumping at shadows and with my nerves rattled by the end’
OUT NOW….Part Two of this haunting series:
The House in the Attic: The Mournsby Inheritance
Plague of Angels
By John Patrick Kennedy
She’s the Queen of Hell. He’s the Son of God. They’ll end humanity… together.
Nyx is the ruler of the banished Angels. When her flock returns home, she’s stuck on Earth with none other than the Son of God.
Surprisingly, God’s son tells her he was tricked into sacrificing himself for a cause he doesn’t believe in – mankind’s redemption. As his mortal body dies, the Son of God offers the Queen of Hell a paradise on Earth if she completes a single mission: helping him obliterate humanity.
Nyx launches a thousand-year campaign of violence, sex, and betrayal to force God’s people to worship her instead. From the back streets of Jerusalem to the Pope’s bedchamber, Nyx and her companions work to destroy the worshippers of God.
What Nyx doesn’t realize is that her arrangement with God’s son isn’t as simple as it seems. The Son of God has plans that nobody will see coming…
Plague of Angels is the first book in The Descended saga, a series of dark fantasy novels that provide a twist on an old story. If you like fantasy fused with religion, thought-provoking plots, and graphic violence, then you’ll love John Patrick Kennedy’s tale of the underworld.
Pick up Plague of Angels to start the frightening and page-turning series today!
Alignment: The Silent City
By H.G. Suren
Five friends wake up to discover they are left alone on earth–the rest of humanity is gone.
Empty streets are littered with stalled-out cars, buses, and motorcycles. A sunless and moonless sky is covered with an enormous barrier that prevents any view of the heavens.
And silence, pervasive and absolute, reigns. Nothing stirs. The air is oppressive and there is no wind, not even the softest breeze.
As far as the five friends can tell, there isn’t another living thing on earth other than them, neither animal nor plant. What happened to life on earth while they slept? Or is it that something happened to them? Are they still on earth, or have they somehow been transported elsewhere? If so, where? Heaven? Hell? Another planet? Or are they pawns in a sophisticated computer game? Or is it all just their imagination?
Aram believes they aren’t dead. He believes if there is a way into the Silent World, then there must be a way out. He convinces his friends to stay focused and put up a worthy fight to find their way back to the reality they once knew. He can’t give up, because somewhere out there, beyond the frightening new world, his new-born son is waiting for his Daddy’s return.
X: A Collection of Horror
By Christian Saunders
This is what happens when you ‘wake up’ inside a dream, when the urban myth you heard turns out to be so much more, and when that hottie you pick up in a bar springs a terrible surprise. But what do you do when your wife gives birth to something not entirely human? When your past discretions come back to haunt you? Or when a serial killer moves in next door?
The first collection of horror and dark fiction from the critically acclaimed writer C.M. Saunders, including three previously unpublished stories, plus an introduction and extensive notes. Also features exclusive artwork by Greg Chapman.
WARNING: Adult Material.
Table of Contents: Introduction: That’s Entertainment, A Thin Disguise, A Hell of my Own Creation, Monkey Man, The Awful Truth, Mr. C, Fame / Infamy: A Deconstruction, Another False Dawn, The Night Everything Changed, The Devil & Jim Rosenthal, Club Culture, Afterword
I loved X for the same reason I loved Psycho and the Blair Witch Project: sometimes less is more (although there are tidbits of ‘more’ here and there. If you like psychological horror, and stories that get into the mind and motivations of a killer, than you’ll enjoy this. Explores themes like OCD, fame, purpose, and mental illness in general. Makes me wonder if these aren’t merely stories, but psychotherapy too. A clever introduction, too
Fiddleback
By Jeff Vrolyks
Mae Clark is a ten-year-old girl with abusive parents and an imaginary friend named Breuer. Breuer has ideas to help Mae, ideas that aren’t very nice. Breuer isn’t as imaginary as Mae thinks.
Tag Baylor is a bartender who writes fiction as a hobby, posting his works on an amateur website. The heroine in his stories is a young woman named Mae Clark. A man claiming to be Mae Clark’s husband emails Tag, threatening tremendous bodily harm if he continues writing about Mae. Tag is stunned: Mae Clark is a figment of his imagination. Or is she?
This novel is the unabridged version of the story previously published, and offered strictly for Kindle users. The download contains a lengthy sample of the novel Behind the Horned Mask.
Warning: Story depicts explicit acts of violence. Discretion advised.
I liked this story. It was different from anything I have ever read. It was interesting throughout. It can be explicit … that would be my only warning. Also, it leaves you wanting a sequel! Don’t know if there is one in the works or not. Maybe the author wants you to connect the dots and figure it out ? It is a very good read, and I highly recommend it.
The Perseid Collapse
By Steven Konkoly
“A Post Apocalyptic Tale from a Master…” Amazon reviewer
“Captivating. Loved this series. I stayed glued till the end.” Amazon reviewer
THE PERSEID COLLAPSE:
America is on the verge of collapse, in this epic, post-apocalyptic sequel to the international bestseller, The Jakarta Pandemic.
On August 19, 2019, an inconceivable attack against America’s infrastructure will unleash a human darkness over the United States–with a vast appetite for chaos and violence. Alex Fletcher, former Marine, will wake to this new world, thrown headfirst into an impossible journey. His skills and preparations will be put to the ultimate test, in a brutally hostile landscape, where the forged bonds of friendship and family remain the only true constant.
“Heart pounding read. Couldn’t put it down. So much action right from the very beginning.” Amazon reviewer
The Perseid Collapse Books:
The Jakarta Pandemic, Prequel to The Perseid Collapse Series
The Perseid Collapse, Book One
Event Horizon, Book Two
Point of Crisis, Book Three
Dispatches, Book Four
Author’s note: The Perseid Collapse is the first book in The Perseid Collapse Series, and chronicles the first 48 hours “post-event,” as the characters navigate a hostile landscape to reach their destinations. Event Horizon, book two in the series, picks up where book one ends, completing their arduous trek and unveiling a harsh, new reality for Alex Fletcher.
Now part of The Perseid Collapse Series Kindle World! Read dozens of novellas inspired by the events in The Perseid Collapse books. Go to Amazon’s Kindle Worlds today.
Autumn Harvest
By Mark Kasniak
Autumn Harvest: A Celebration of Halloween and the Macabre… brings together all the fun things that may have scared you as a kid about Halloween while taking those stories a step further by adding a new dimension that will horrify and sicken you as an adult.
In this creepy and dark humored anthology consisting of a dozen or so short-fiction pieces and the Novella, “A Pumpkins’ Halloween” you will be catapulted back into the world you remember as a child where ghost, vampires, zombies, all kinds of boogeymen were real. You will also experience a new form of terror as an adult in reading these stories because many of the villains that these tales encompass could be easily pulled right out of the headlines.
Such stories in this book include:
The Express: Four friends go on a camping trip near the site of an old train wreck and get more than they’ve bargained for.
Damnedborough Radio 104.1 am: Rick addicted to collecting junk brings home a radio that broadcasts the voice of a demon.
Exit 34: A women recounts the experience of a time when she was young and on vacation with her family when they stopped off at a restaurant where you might end up on the menu.
A Halloween Story: A man at the end of his rope experiences a drunken Halloween.
Cold Mutton Soup: Mike and Jim discover resurrecting the dead may not be all that they thought it would be.
Glenn and Death: Loser in life, Glenn Oliver, finds himself accompanied by the grim reaper to a party in the afterlife that Glenn may not be ready for.
A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A novella which focuses on five jack-o-lanterns taking turns telling scary stories on Halloween as they watch passerby trick-or-treaters shuffle past them on their fun-filled evening.
And, many more stories… thirteen in all.
Zombie Fallout
By Mark Tufo
It was a flu season like no other. With the H1N1 virus running rampant throughout the country, people lined up in droves to try and attain one of the coveted vaccines. What was not known was the effect this largely untested, rushed to market, inoculation was to have on the unsuspecting throngs. Within days, feverish folk throughout the country convulsed, collapsed, and died, only to be reborn. With a taste for brains, blood, and bodies, these modern-day zombies scoured the lands for their next meal. Overnight the country became a killing ground for the hordes of zombies that ravaged the land.
This is the story of Michael Talbot, his family, and his friends: a band of ordinary people trying to get by in extraordinary times. When disaster strikes, Mike, a self-proclaimed survivalist, does his best to ensure the safety and security of those he cares for. Book one of the Zombie Fallout Trilogy follows our lead character at his self-deprecating, sarcastic best. What he encounters along the way leads him down a long dark road, always skirting the edge of insanity.
Can he keep his family safe? Can he discover the secret behind Tommy’s powers? Can he save anyone from the zombie queen? Encircled in a seemingly safe haven called Little Turtle, Mike and his family, together with the remnants of a tattered community, must fight against a relentless, ruthless, unstoppable force. This last bastion of civilization has made its final stand. God help them all.
Mechaniclism: Apocalyptic Horror
By Lynn Lamb
The Past
In 1632, Lord August Godwine, an Austrian nobleman, commissions Swiss clockmaker Frederick Jori to create a miniature city of automatons to amuse himself and impress the aristocracy. When Jori refuses to commit offenses against God, he undergoes brutal, unimaginable torture until the once-pious craftsman surrenders to his fate. But what he hides in the innocuous-appearing automatons ignites a horrific apocalypse—one that will not be realized for 400 years.
The Present
In 21st century San Francisco, Ireland Barton is a brilliant, successful young scientist, but there is one drawback to her perfect life—she suffers from a rare immune disorder that keeps her confined in a plastic bubble. When a new virus is released on the world, she begins a heart-pounding race to find a cure to save what is left of humanity and battle malevolent forces housed in 17th century figurines.
An Uncertain Future
As two worlds—two time periods—collide, will Ireland unravel the mystery of the dolls before the clock winds down on humanity?
I have become a big fan of Lamb’s writing since the first book in the Survivor Diaries series. Her short story collection, Oxymoron of Still Life, ranks as some of the finest writing I have seen from an Indie author to date. I will say that in Mechaniclism, Lamb doesn’t disappoint.
Well done, and written with Lamb’s excellent, deft hand.
Lynn Lamb’s Mechaniclism can certainly be classified as horror – and I am not a big fan of horror stories. In Lamb’s capable hands, however, it is also a story about love, and fear, and revenge, and resignation – with a bit of the apocalypse thrown in, all stirred into an intriguing story that grabs your attention and doesn’t let you go until the end. Even then, you are invested in the characters and are left wishing there was more.
Boyfriend Glasses
By Livia Harper
The first time Greta saw Blake, she knew he was the one. Knew it like fire knows tinder.
She hadn’t thought she’d be at a frat party her first week in college, but her roommate, Amber, convinced her to go. Greta couldn’t believe how easy it was to get in. It seemed like they threw those parties just so girls like her would come. But she was pretty now, and everything was different. No one knew anything about her ugly duckling past or all the darkness before. It was a whole new world, a brand new start. Then she saw Blake and knew he was her destiny.
But Blake saw Amber first. And he got…confused. Blake was her soul mate. She could tell. She knew all about soul mates.
Too bad about her last one.
BOYFRIEND GLASSES is the first book in a trilogy of dark psychological thrillers perfect for fans of THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY or GONE GIRL. Buy your copy now!
Read the entire GRETA BELL PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER trilogy:
BOYFRIEND GLASSES (Book 1)
PARTY DRESS (Book 2)
DIAMOND RING (Book 3)
Asylum – 13 Tales of Terror
By Matt Drabble
“Matt Drabble is a name that will one day be as widely recognized as Stephen King & Dean Koontz” – READERS FAVORITE
“Asylum 13 Tales of Terror” is a US Horror Chart #5 best seller and was voted 5th on The Horror Novel Review’s Top 10 novels of 2013. The novel is also a 2014 Readers Favorite Gold Medal Winner.
Matt Drabble also has a highest Amazon Horror Author Ranking of 5th.
Blackwater Heights is a building with a long dark history, some of it is well known but more is shrouded in myth and legend. None more so than that of its founding father Horace Whisker.
Martin Parcell is an ex-journalist with shattered dreams of an author’s career. Sidelined through a car crash’s injuries, he finds himself forced through governmental austerity measures having to take a custodians position at a private mental health hospital. A writer with undoubted talent, but an author without a story.
He begins his new job deep in depression and drowning under waves of his lost dreams. On his first night he meets Jimmy, his elderly supervisor who has spent most of his life within the hospital walls. Jimmy is nearing retirement age and desperate to rest his weary bones. Jimmy offers Martin a way out for both of them, access to the background histories and stories of the hospital’s patients.
A collection of 13 tales from the darkly disturbed minds of the residents of Blackwater Heights.
As the long night unwinds, Martin finds himself deeply troubled as the tales unfold before him and threaten to drag him down into their insanity.
The Uncanny Valley: Tales from a Lost Town
By Gregory Miller
The Uncanny Valley…
“…is a macabre serenade to a small town that may or may not exist, peopled with alive and dead denizens who wander about the hills and houses with creepy fluidity. Told by individual inhabitants, the stories recount tales of disappearing dead deer, enchanted gardens, invisible killer dogs, and rattlesnakes that fall from the sky; each contribution adds to a composite portrait that skitters between eerie, ghoulish, and poignant. Miller is a master storyteller, clearly delighting in his mischievous creations.”
Thirty-Three Tales.
Thirty-Three Tellers.
One Lost Town.
Cast In Blood
By Christine Sutton and Two Others
An unknown force threatens Heaven and Hell, along with every soul on Earth. Three unlikely heroes join together to restore universal balance. Will their shared adversary initiate an Apocalypse before they’re able to uncover the truth, or will they rise to a calling that has, from the beginning of time, been Cast in Blood?
Lenny is a troubled girl but she has found salvation and a haven at Children of Light church, when Apollyon the demon comes into her life things start to become a little more complex for this untapped, talented shape shifter.
Not only is Apollyon a First Knight of Hell, an expert in torture and right hand helper to Lucifer (Lucy to her friends!), she is on a mission to a catch a djinn (very bad but lesser demon of hell) and find out who is stealing all the souls from both Heaven and Hell.
Drew is the final heroine that make up the (don’t say it – Charlie’s Angels!) trio, as a succubus you would think her life as a “working girl” would be perfect, but she is on the wagon and going cold turkey, much to the disgust of her demon pimp the purple fedora wearing J.D.
Hershel aka Father is a charismatic leader, and true believer, and he is willing to sacrifice to bring about the cleansing of the sin upon the earth. With his devout followers not being quite what they appear is Hell about to unleash on the world?? So what is going on the basement?
This book has some seriously powerful female characters, great ideas and interesting thoughts regarding humanity and the whole theory of Heaven vs Hell. It turns a few myths on their heads in some very amusing ways; I would love more of Polly and Lucy’s beginnings and journey.
Along with the splattering, then gushing of gore were some giggle inducing moments and some snort out loud lines too.
Whilst I found the beginning a little slow, the laying out of all the characters is steady and easily followed then the story starts to gather pace, I could not find a good place to stop as each chapter just leaves you on a knife edge of questions or battle.
Some of the character thoughts, sayings and ideals are a bit sugary and more YA in texture than the others but the gore element and subject matter soon take care of that. There was also some over repeating of the “Fall” explanation, not really done in a differing enough PoV in my opinion to be different enough, but by the middle of the book I was hooked and thought the overall story with the gore and great characters made up for any doubts in the start.
These authors rock individually with their own novels and characters but together they have blown me away! This is the start of what promises to be a brilliant series, so don’t let me down ladies, don’t let your characters become too perfect or too safe! !
Smoke Rising
By Craig Halloran
A sensational new series from the bestselling creator of The Darkslayer and The Chronicles of Dragon.
The unexpected begins …
Agent Sidney Shaw is one of the FBI’s finest. Tough as nails with a calculating mind, she thought she was ready for anything.
Enter John Smoke. His spirited arrest methods landed him hard time in prison. The decorated veteran, now branded an ex-con, just wants to serve his time in peace. The powers that be have other plans.
When Sidney is assigned to be Smoke’s handler, both of their lives are turned upside down. She plays by the rules. He trusts his instincts. Fighting to control him, she finds herself chasing him down a secret, dark, supernatural path where a vast criminal network rears its head in the heart of Washington, D.C.
Cast In Blood
By Christine Sutton and Three Others
An unknown force threatens Heaven and Hell, along with every soul on Earth. Three unlikely heroes join together to restore universal balance. Will their shared adversary initiate an Apocalypse before they’re able to uncover the truth, or will they rise to a calling that has, from the beginning of time, been Cast in Blood?
Lenny is a troubled girl but she has found salvation and a haven at Children of Light church, when Apollyon the demon comes into her life things start to become a little more complex for this untapped, talented shape shifter.
Not only is Apollyon a First Knight of Hell, an expert in torture and right hand helper to Lucifer (Lucy to her friends!), she is on a mission to a catch a djinn (very bad but lesser demon of hell) and find out who is stealing all the souls from both Heaven and Hell.
Drew is the final heroine that make up the (don’t say it – Charlie’s Angels!) trio, as a succubus you would think her life as a “working girl” would be perfect, but she is on the wagon and going cold turkey, much to the disgust of her demon pimp the purple fedora wearing J.D.
Hershel aka Father is a charismatic leader, and true believer, and he is willing to sacrifice to bring about the cleansing of the sin upon the earth. With his devout followers not being quite what they appear is Hell about to unleash on the world?? So what is going on the basement?
This book has some seriously powerful female characters, great ideas and interesting thoughts regarding humanity and the whole theory of Heaven vs Hell. It turns a few myths on their heads in some very amusing ways; I would love more of Polly and Lucy’s beginnings and journey.
Along with the splattering, then gushing of gore were some giggle inducing moments and some snort out loud lines too.
Whilst I found the beginning a little slow, the laying out of all the characters is steady and easily followed then the story starts to gather pace, I could not find a good place to stop as each chapter just leaves you on a knife edge of questions or battle.
Some of the character thoughts, sayings and ideals are a bit sugary and more YA in texture than the others but the gore element and subject matter soon take care of that. There was also some over repeating of the “Fall” explanation, not really done in a differing enough PoV in my opinion to be different enough, but by the middle of the book I was hooked and thought the overall story with the gore and great characters made up for any doubts in the start.
These authors rock individually with their own novels and characters but together they have blown me away! This is the start of what promises to be a brilliant series, so don’t let me down ladies, don’t let your characters become too perfect or too safe! !
Forever Fifteen
By Kimberly Steele
Lucy Albert is not your ordinary maladjusted suburban adolescent. Born into the era of the Black Plague in medieval Italy, Lucy is chosen as a mate by the sinister vampire Sebastianus against her will. Struggling to survive in a modern world she cannot identify with, Lucy isn’t looking for attention.
Welcome to Forever Fifteen, where a lonely girl seeks refuge in a world awash in everyday brutality, a world where only blood and death can sate her hunger. Journey into Lucy’s past as you experience the terror of the Black Death and the harsh reality of womanhood in the Middle Ages. Enter Forever Fifteen, the fast-paced thrill ride that is redefining vampire horror.
Though the plot of this female-protagonist driven novel has similarities to Twilight, Forever Fifteen is NOT recommended for children because of gore, violence, and erotic content.
Forever Fifteen is Kimberly Steele’s first novel. It was the first free vampire audiobook ever to be released on the internet in 2005.
My Viking Vampire
By Krystal Shannan
She’ll fight them to the end…
…Or die trying.
With enemies closing in on her, Bailey Ross has nowhere to run–except into the arms of a sexy stranger, who promises to keep her safe.
But the irresistible and mysterious vampire, Erick Thorson might be a little more than she bargained for. As they begin to grow closer and their chemistry ignites, they realize that their lives are more in jeopardy than ever before. Can Erick live up to his promise of sanctuary in a world of danger and doom?
“Wonderfully imaginative. Vampires have never been so sexy or dangerous.” ~Liliana Hart, NYT Bestselling Author of the Rena Drake Series
Bailey Ross has led a tormented life. She was orphaned, abused by her ex, and has spent years on the run. Now she is being stalked by a horrible supernatural predator as well as her psychotic human ex. Erick Thorson, a vampire, comes to Bailey’s rescue and she is inexplicably drawn to him. Since suffering the brutality handed out by her ex she has had no desire or trust for a man whether he is a human or one of the others. Erick offers her protection and much more when he takes her to Sanctuary, Texas. Sanctuary is a town consisting of others, and despite being a human she feels at home there as well as in Erick’s arms; if Bailey has learned anything in her short life it is that something so good has to go wrong at some point.
It is obvious Bailey is a pillar of strength. This young woman has endured more than any person should ever have to, but she keeps fighting to survive. It is her strength that draws Erick; he was a Viking in his human life, and he is attracted to her warrior spirit. Erick is so compassionate and gentle, but he is also passionate and commanding. I loved the way he considered Bailey’s fears, but also pushed her to work through them. Let me tell you, Erick isn’t the only sex god in Sanctuary just wait until you meet the lycans and dragons!
Krystal Shannan has a new fan! My Viking Vampire had me completely mesmerized! The setting of the story takes place in a future United States that is very different from today. I thought the storyline was very unique, and her descriptions of the time and place were very illustrative. Did I mention that the chemistry between the two main characters is downright fiery and titillating?
My Viking Vampire is the first book in the Sanctuary, Texas series. I am really excited to see where Bailey’s journey leads her next, and I look forward to the opportunity to learn more about the other rich and vibrant characters in Sanctuary!
**Reviewed by Teresa D. for VampireRomanceBooks.com**
The Grave Winner
By Lindsey Loucks
Book 1 of a Spine-Chilling YA Horror Series
Leigh Baxton is terrified her mom will come back from the dead — just like the prom queen did.
While the town goes beehive over the news, Leigh bikes to the local cemetery and buries some of her mom’s things in her grave to keep her there. When the hot and mysterious caretaker warns her not to give gifts to the dead, Leigh cranks up her punk music and keeps digging.
She should have listened.
Two dead sorceresses evicted the prom queen from her grave to bury someone who offered certain gifts. Bury them alive, that is, then resurrect them to create a trio of undead powerful enough to free the darkest sorceress ever from her prison inside the earth.
With help from the caretaker and the dead prom queen, Leigh must find out what’s so special about the gifts she gave, and why the sorceresses are stalking her and her little sister. If she doesn’t, she’ll either lose another loved one or have to give the ultimate gift to the dead – herself.
The Darkslayer: Wrath of the Royals
By Craig Halloran
Fans of R.A. Salvatore’s-Drizzt Do’ Urden, Frizt Leiber’s Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, David Gemmell’s Druss the Legend, Raymond E. Feist’s Pug the Wizard, and Robert E. Howard’s Conan, like The Darkslayer series … perhaps you will as well.
Welcome to the Unwelcome World of Bish …
Bish is the land of constant strife and turmoil. The rise and fall of the blazing suns make the days long and the people disagreeable. Its barren Outlands are as comforting as a bed of thorns as there is little sanctuary to be found in the sweltering forests or the dank caves below the ground. Its caviling cities are overrun with death, greed and corruption, but few complain. It is a place where tempers flare and alliances last as long as a tankard of ale. It is a place where the women are as beautiful as they are scarred and deranged. A place where good doesn’t thrive, it endures. It is the land of fight or die.
Enter Venir the incorrigible, a fierce warrior, who has been secretly keeping the underling forces at bay for years. He is the Darkslayer, a man possessed by a mantle of power he cannot let go.
Enter Melegal the resilient, a crafty rogue, and Venir’s reluctant shadow.
Enter the underlings, a purely evil race of sadistic killers bent on the destruction of mankind.
Enter the humans, a greedy, self-absorbed race of shameless survivors.
Enter the orcs, halflings, dwarves, ogres and other races, some good, some bad, all caught in the maelstrom of treachery and seduction.
How will they survive to fight and skim another day? Only Bish knows.
More…
As the underlings rally all of the evil forces they can muster to destroy the mystical and legendary Darkslayer, something unexpected has upset the delicate balance between good and evil on the world called Bish, making the Darkslayer a pawn in other insidious disputes.
When recklessness provokes a Royal household, Venir is forced to flee the city, along with his comrade, the skinny thief Melegal. The Royals and underlings soon unleash some unusual powers against him and start to close in. Facing the final showdown, nothing unfolds as it should.
Robinson Crusoe 2244
By E.J. Robinson
This thrilling sci-fi twist on the Daniel Defoe classic has been remastered and re-edited since its original publication!
Two centuries after mankind drove itself to the brink of extinction, a new civilization rises from the ashes of what was once Great Britain. But when deadly strife breaks out among their ranks, the teenage son of one prominent family finds himself fleeing in the dead of night only to wind up shipwrecked on the forbidden continent of America. Armed with only his wit and the most unexpected of allies, the teenager struggles to survive in a wasteland filled with unspeakable horrors and in the end must uncover the one secret that can save his own people or spell doom for mankind forever.
Chain Letter
By Willow Rose
They received a letter. They dismissed it as a prank, but as they soon will learn YOU NEVER … EVER IGNORE A CHAIN LETTER.
Chain Letter is a spine chilling horror-novella from International Best selling author Willow Rose.
For ‘Chain Letter’ being a quick read, it was full of unimaginable horror. The Madsen family each carried a secret of sorts, except for Frederic. He just had the nightmare from hell- clowns. A good, quick, descriptive horror story. It still amazes me how Willow Rose comes up with her stories. She’s definitely extremely talented.
What to say about Chain Letter…definitely different than the other books I have read by Willow Rose. While I love a good scary story, this one was more morbid than I expected from her. Not to say that it’s a bad story because it’s not, it’s just different.
Beyond The Misty Shore
By Vicki Hinze
“[A}clever fusion of humor, mystery, and romance.” – Publishers Weekly
“Powerful and uplifting.” – Literary Times Whimsy.Serenity. And a Touch of Magic.
The Seascape Inn.Marketing executive Maggie Wright and artist T.J. MacGregor are linked by a mysterious car accident that killed Maggie’s cousin, Carolyn, T.J.’s fiancée. When Maggie arrives on the Maine coast determined to get answers from T.J., she discovers a tortured man who is bound to the Seascape Inn by supernatural forces. Despite the tragedy that stands between them, Maggie and T.J. begin to fall in love, seeking answers and a healing spirit they may never achieve. Vicki Hinze is the award-winning author of 24 novels, 4 nonfiction books and hundreds of articles, published in as many as sixty-three countries. She is recognized by Who’s Who in the World as an author and as an educator.
Cast In Blood
By Christine Sutton, Lisa Lane and one other
An unknown force threatens Heaven and Hell, along with every soul on Earth. Three unlikely heroes join together to restore universal balance. Will their shared adversary initiate an Apocalypse before they’re able to uncover the truth, or will they rise to a calling that has, from the beginning of time, been Cast in Blood?
Lenny is a troubled girl but she has found salvation and a haven at Children of Light church, when Apollyon the demon comes into her life things start to become a little more complex for this untapped, talented shape shifter.
Not only is Apollyon a First Knight of Hell, an expert in torture and right hand helper to Lucifer (Lucy to her friends!), she is on a mission to a catch a djinn (very bad but lesser demon of hell) and find out who is stealing all the souls from both Heaven and Hell.
Drew is the final heroine that make up the (don’t say it – Charlie’s Angels!) trio, as a succubus you would think her life as a “working girl” would be perfect, but she is on the wagon and going cold turkey, much to the disgust of her demon pimp the purple fedora wearing J.D.
Hershel aka Father is a charismatic leader, and true believer, and he is willing to sacrifice to bring about the cleansing of the sin upon the earth. With his devout followers not being quite what they appear is Hell about to unleash on the world?? So what is going on the basement?
This book has some seriously powerful female characters, great ideas and interesting thoughts regarding humanity and the whole theory of Heaven vs Hell. It turns a few myths on their heads in some very amusing ways; I would love more of Polly and Lucy’s beginnings and journey.
Along with the splattering, then gushing of gore were some giggle inducing moments and some snort out loud lines too.
Whilst I found the beginning a little slow, the laying out of all the characters is steady and easily followed then the story starts to gather pace, I could not find a good place to stop as each chapter just leaves you on a knife edge of questions or battle.
Some of the character thoughts, sayings and ideals are a bit sugary and more YA in texture than the others but the gore element and subject matter soon take care of that. There was also some over repeating of the “Fall” explanation, not really done in a differing enough PoV in my opinion to be different enough, but by the middle of the book I was hooked and thought the overall story with the gore and great characters made up for any doubts in the start.
These authors rock individually with their own novels and characters but together they have blown me away! This is the start of what promises to be a brilliant series, so don’t let me down ladies, don’t let your characters become too perfect or too safe! !
Autumn Harvest
By Mark Kasniak
Autumn Harvest: A Celebration of Halloween and the Macbre… brings together all the fun things that may have scared you as a kid about Halloween while taking those stories a step further by adding a new dimension that will horrify and sicken you as an adult.
In this creepy and dark humored anthology consisting of a dozen or so short-fiction pieces and the Novella, “A Pumpkins’ Halloween” you will be catapulted back into the world you remember as a child where ghost, vampires, zombies, all kinds of boogeymen were real. You will also experience a new form of terror as an adult in reading these stories because many of the villains that these tales encompass could be easily pulled right out of the headlines.
Such stories in this book include:
The Express: Four friends go on a camping trip near the site of an old train wreck and get more than they’ve bargained for.
Damnedborough Radio 104.1 am: Rick addicted to collecting junk brings home a radio that broadcasts the voice of a demon.
Exit 34: A women recounts the experience of a time when she was young and on vacation with her family when they stopped off at a restaurant where you might end up on the menu.
A Halloween Story: A man at the end of his rope experiences a drunken Halloween.
Cold Mutton Soup: Mike and Jim discover resurrecting the dead may not be all that they thought it would be.
Glenn and Death: Loser in life, Glenn Oliver, finds himself accompanied by the grim reaper to a party in the afterlife that Glenn may not be ready for.
A Pumpkins’ Halloween: A novella which focuses on five jack-o-lanterns taking turns telling scary stories on Halloween as they watch passerby trick-or-treaters shuffle past them on their fun-filled evening.
And, many more stories… thirteen in all.
Outage Boxed Set: Books 1-3
By T.W. Piperbrook
This specially-priced bundle contains the first three books in the OUTAGE series:
*Outage
*Outage 2: The Awakening
*Outage 3: Vengeance
ABOUT OUTAGE:When an early snow ravages the small town of Plainfield, the residents are stripped of heat, power, and mobility. They’ll soon wish they had protection. Somewhere outside, something else is lurking. Waiting for the chance to strike…
I have loved werewolves ever since seeing Lon Chaney’s role in the Wolfman. But the movie and book world has never really caught up to the potential of this mythical character. I have been flustered over the lack of good monster books until I was introduced to T.W. Piperbrooks first Outage novel by a good friend. He initially recommended it to me knowing of my hatred of all things winter, but once I got into the short novel I discovered the true horror of the tale: Werewolves! I waited and grabbed up these books as each came out, and my only wish is that I had been able to grab them all up in a collection. It is much better to be able and “devour” a great story in one stretch setting as opposed to waiting for each segment to come out, and now new readers will have this luxury. Forget zombies; push aside vampires; go for the gusto with the wolves! Only Jeff Strand with his pair of wolf novels “Wolf Hunt 1 &2” have been able to satisfy my urge for unadulterated monster mayhem as much as Piperbrook has with the Outage series. Read and enjoy; and then go our and get a copy of the original Lon Chaney Wolfman to watch. No better combo can be had!
Four
By Zack Scott
A tragic past. A destined reunion. A decaying hope.
In Southern California, four friends must face a haunting nightmare from high school in order to save the future of humanity. But will their personal conflicts get in the way? Battling for survival, these fated four will choose whether to follow a destined path or continue their dead lives, while the zombie apocalypse feeds them one cliche after another.
I have not read many zombie novels, but I was referred this book by a friend, and am quite glad I read it. There was a lot more to this book than an action-filled romp through a zombie apocalypse. (Although that was certainly there, and if that is all you are looking for then I think you will definitely enjoy it.) But the novel was deeper than I expected, with elements grander than surviving zombie attacks, some heartfelt moments, and some mysteries to be unraveled.
Overall, I thought the action was great throughout the book, there was a wealth of likeable characters, and just the right amount of humor. It’s simply an entertaining read. I am looking forward to finding out what happens next. The only thing that bothered me was that there were a few moments that didn’t draw me in as well as I would have liked, but I think I might just be picky; it’s only bothersome because every other part was great and I want everything to be perfect.
It’s a fast read and I definitely recommend it, and am curious to see this author’s next work. (I think this is his first book.)
LZR-1143: Infection
By Bryan James
Mike McKnight was an action movie star, condemned to a lifetime of incarceration in a psychiatric prison for the murder of someone he loves.
At least until the zombies showed up.
From his cell in the asylum, he is suddenly thrust into a nightmare of unbelievable proportions when the dead rise, and rapidly become a horrific plague on the world of the living.
From Long Island to the burbs to the country, Mike fights to stay alive, to recover his memories, and to retrieve a cure for the most threatening disease the world has ever known.
Critical Reviews
“Never dull for a moment … I can’t wait for the sequel!”–Zombie-Reviews.com
“The main character, a criminally insane action movie star, was very funny and his leading lady was also a riot. I would recommend LZR-1143: Infection and I would also buy the sequel.”–Bestereads.com
“Mr. James has written one of the better novels in this genre to come my way in a long time.” –Buyzombie.com
“Descriptive, and nothing for the faint-hearted … You can’t help but be anxious, relieved, or sympathizing with the characters … This is how a true horror story should be.” –Zombie Bookshelf
Reader Reviews
“A tight, well-woven story”
“This book is amazing! Well written, fully captivating, believable and impossible to put down.”
“Be prepared to get hooked!”
“By far the best franchise zombie series.”
“LZR-1143: Infection pushed all my buttons. It was well-written and the hero was fantastically original. From the minute I fired up my kindle, your story was a suspenseful, creepy, action packed, plenty humorous, and very fun ride. Well done!”
“A must-read for the zombie fan.”
“One of the best zombie books I’ve read.”
Rage Against the Night
By Stephen King and Eight Others
Under the onslaught of supernatural evil, the acts of good people can seem insignificant, but a courageous few stand apart. These brave men and women stand up to the darkness, stare it right in the eye, and give it the finger. These are the stories of those who rage against the night, stories of triumph, sacrifice, and bravery in the face of overwhelming evil.
Rage Against the Night features the megastars of dark fantasy and horror—including Stephen King, Ramsey Campbell, Peter Straub, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, F. Paul Wilson, Jonathan Maberry, Scott Nicholson, Nancy Holder, Sarah Langan, and many, many more.
“Rage Against the Night”‘ is a horror anthology put together by Shane Jiraiya Cummings to raise money to help out Rocky Wood, one of the genre’s well known authors and the President of the HWA, who has Lou Gehrig’s disease.
It is a must read for anyone who enjoys a good scare every now and then. It is filled with some of the best short stories that I have read in a long time. I found it hard to put down and in the end, disappointed that it was over. These short stories were written by some of the genre’s biggest heavy hitters who hold back no punches, each story grabbing hold and sucking you in deep.
The Curse of Gremdon
By Ciara Knight
In a world where marriage is forbidden, sex is only granted to male warriors, and the outer realm is full of murderous creatures, Arianna fights to protect the life of her only living relative, her brother. Tardon, an elite warrior, is granted anything he desires by the Elders, but finds little joy in the voluptuous women presented to him. Born for the bloodlust found only in battle, complicated emotions emerge when he discovers his equal in the alluring warrior, Arianna.
Charged by the Elders with saving the castle from attack, Tardon and Arianna risk the curse when they traverse the vast outer realm to retrieve serum from the Tree of Life. If successful, the Elders have promised Tardon the right to marry and Arianna the cure for her brother’s death fever. Will their love carry them through or will the discovery of a great deception be their ultimate demise?
PULSE
By Kailin Gow
*** OVER 1 MILLION COPIES of PULSE Book 1 DOWNLOADED WORLDWIDE ***
From the ALA YALSA Award-winning author of the Bitter Frost Series, soon to be a game and a film, and the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Silver Award winning FADE Series, in development as a film, comes…
The PULSE Vampires Series
For older teens, young adults, and adults due to subject manner and dating, mature situations in young adult, new adult romance
17 year-old Kalina didn’t know her boyfriend was a vampire until the night he died of a freak accident. She didn’t know he came from a long line of vampires until the twilight night she was visited by his half-brothers Jaegar and Stuart Greystone. There were a lot of secrets her boyfriend didn’t tell her. Now she must discover them in order to keep alive. But having two half-brothers vampires around had just gotten interesting.
The Bloodline: Birth of the Vampir
By Shaun McGinnis and Red Garcia
The Bloodline: Birth of the Vampir is a dark tale of innocence lost and monstrosity born. Set in 13th century Europe, the book chronicles the fall of a Transylvanian Lord and his people at the hands of a ruthless Archdeacon in search of the Holy Grail. Cursed and exiled from their land, the former citizens of Erdely soon find themselves in the grips of a transformation, becoming something the world has never seen before—the first vampires.
Vampires have lost a lot of what made them scary and unique in recent years with the romance genre taking the vampire and spinning an uninteresting rehash of tired plot lines. Not this book. This is the first in a long time that I have seen a genuine interest in producing an original body of work with the vampire monster and it is a very welcomed one, especially for a debut work. Definitely would recommend to anyone interested in horror, vampires, or just a very rare original spirit and care that comes with this novel.
An interesting story with some new takes on the mythology of vampires. The writing was clean and engaging. I recommend reading this.
I try to read new authors but a lot of the books I get just suck , but this book was awesome! Bloody, violent, a telling off the vampire legend. Awesome!
This is a well written book. It not that Buffy, True Blood or Twilight crap. If that’s what your looking for you will not find it. If your looking for history, depth and something that is refreshing like water from a deep well that will leave you wanting more then you have found the right book. It was hard to put down and I’m looking forward to the sequel.
FROM AWAY
By Deke Mackey, Jr.
Something lurks in the black waters surrounding Mossley Island. An arcane and eldritch horror. For fifty years, it’s waited. Fading into myth. Allowing those who fought off its last invasion to succumb to age. Now, with the island all but unprotected, this ancient evil prepares to mount one last attack.
The first chilling installment of this serialized story finds Dawn Lesguettes accompanying her father to the island. Though he is reluctant to return to his birthplace, Dawn has always wanted to learn more about her origins and hopes to reconnect with the family her wayward father abandoned before she was born.
But Mossley Island is not welcoming to those from away, and investigating her unusual family background will soon lead Dawn to uncover chilling secrets best left buried, even as her arrival heralds the return of a darkness long thought vanquished.
Featuring creepy nuns with mysterious motives, a sinister cabal of strangely robust senior citizens, and a militia of lighthouse keepers watching the ocean in case unspeakable terrors rise from the depths, this eerie seven-part serial will draw readers in with atmospheric tension and surprising twists, and refuse to let go as it hurtles towards a startling cliffhanger conclusion sure to leave everyone desperate for the next gripping chapter.
After: The Shock
By Scott Nicholson
“One of the most thrilling writers working today. Miss him at your peril.” – Blake Crouch, Wayward Pines
The first book in the AFTER post-apocalyptic thriller series from an international bestselling author.
AFTER: THE SHOCK
A massive solar storm erases the world’s technological infrastructure and kills billions. While the remaining humans are struggling to adapt and survive, they notice that some among them have…changed.
Rachel Wheeler finds herself alone in the city, where violent survivors known as “Zapheads” roam the streets, killing and destroying. Her only hope is to reach the mountains, where her grandfather, a legendary survivalist, established a compound in preparation for Doomsday.
Other survivors are fleeing the city, but Zapheads aren’t the only danger. Rogue bands of military soldiers want to impose their own order in the crumbling ruins of civilization. When Rachel discovers a 10-year-old boy, she vows to care for him even at the risk of her own life.
And the Zapheads are evolving, developing communal skills even as they lay waste to the society they will eventually replace.
Look for the rest of the AFTER series: The Echo, Milepost 291, Whiteout, Red Scare, and Dying Light, as well as the NEXT and ZAPHEADS series.
Scott Nicholson is author of more than 30 books, including The Home, Liquid Fear, Creative Spirit, The Red Church, and Mystery Dance. His website is AuthorScottNicholson.com.
“Nobody thrills like Nicholson does. Nobody.” – J.A. Konrath, Origin
“Always surprises and always entertains.” – Jonathan Maberry, Patient Zero
Maxon
By Christina Bauer
Prince Maxon may be twenty-two years old now, but he’s still haunted by his boyhood abduction and torture in Hell. To deal with his past, Maxon limits his present-day activities to killing demons and seducing women. No long-term relationships. No combat too dangerous. No problem, right?
Wrong.
Maxon’s life has stalled out. The old thrills aren’t there anymore, either on the battlefield or in the bedroom. While staking out his next fight, Maxon meets what seems like just another girl after a good time. What he gets is a close encounter with Lianna, a lady warrior with ties to the mysterious elemental rulers called the monarkki. It’s love at first fight. Trouble is, Lianna’s running from a dark history of her own, and her elemental enemies are closing in. When Lianna gets taken, Maxon realizes that after years of wrong choices and dead ends, the right woman is worth risking it all.
Book contains adult language and sexuality. May be read as a stand-alone or after the Angelbound Origins series.
THE ANGELBOUND ORGINS SERIES
1. ANGELBOUND
2. SCALA
3. ARMAGEDDON
THE ANGELBOUND: OFFSPRING SERIES
1. MAXON
2. PORTIA
One Blood
By Quantu Amaru
Horror/Suspense Lovers, Look No Further!
Get your copy of this Award-Winning Amazon bestseller with over 45,000 copies sold!
One Blood is a supernatural thriller that will leave you wanting more from this author. Rich themes of voodoo, family curses, political ambitions and a quest for power are dominant in this roller coaster ride set in Louisiana. Governor Randy Lafitte is popular and beloved after battling back from brain cancer, but his political success has come with a price. When his daughter is kidnapped Lafitte is confronted with a past he thought died a long time ago. However, what hasn’t caught you, hasn’t passed you. And what comes for Lafitte may way more than he or the forces behind him can handle as he fights the demons (literally demons) from his past.
˃˃˃ Accolades for One Blood
Kirkus Review’s Best of 2012
Winner of two 2012 International Book Awards
Winner of a 2012 Global eBook Award
Winner of a 2012 Indie Reader Discovery Award
Winner of a 2012 National Indie Excellence Book Award
Finalist in the 2012 Next Generation Indie Book Awards
2012 Reader’s Favorite Book Awards Silver Medal
˃˃˃ Praise for One Blood:
“A novel of remarkable merit that blazes trails, plotted at breakneck speed that won’t let up.” Kirkus Book Review
“This is one horror tale that is obviously the result of meticulous drafting and editing, as well as an awesome debut novel from a master of the craft.””� Indie Reader.com
“ONE BLOOD is a richly detailed,intricately woven tale rendered in lush, evocative prose. This memorable debut heralds Qwantu Amaru as a talent well worth watching.” Brandon Massey, award-winning author of DARK CORNER and COVENANT
˃˃˃ More praise…
“One Blood” is a very impressive first novel by Qwantu Amaru. It is epic in scope and the details in the book show that a lot of work and research went into crafting this tale.” LiteraryMayhem.com
“If you like novels that keep you on the edge of your seat, novels that keep you awake because you just have to know what happens next, and novels that are not a disappointment, then you will love this book.” Bella Online
“I highly recommend One Blood to those who enjoy dark, gritty, thought-provoking epics full of intrigue and aren’t put off by characters who constantly get their hands dirty.” Black Sun Reviews
Red Hot Steele
By Alex P. Berg
Detective Jake Daggers likes his murder investigations the way he likes his women–straightforward, easy, and with a killer body.
So when his older-than-dust partner throws his back out on a goblin raid, his captain assigns him a new running mate–a sexy young half-elf by the name of Shay Steele.
It seems like a match made in Daggers’ imagination, but Steele’s no pushover. She’s a powerful forensic psychic, and she’s got sass oozing out of her boots.
In a debut case teeming with fire mages, foundries, and a dead guy who’s crispier than bacon, it’s pretty clear Daggers isn’t the only one getting a heaping helping of RED HOT STEELE.
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This is book one of the Daggers & Steele mystery series. Book two, COLD HARD STEELE, is now available. Search for it above or use the following link: smarturl.it/chsamebook
Dinosaur Lake
By Kathryn Meyer Griffith
An ancient predator has been reborn in the caves beneath Crater Lake
…and it’s hungry.
DINOSAUR LAKE:
Ex-cop Henry Shore has been Chief Park Ranger at Crater Lake National Park for eight years and he likes his park and his life the way it’s been. Safe. Tranquil. Predictable. But he’s about to be tested in so many ways. First the earthquakes begin…people begin to go missing…then there’s some mysterious water creature that’s taken up residence in the caves below Crater Lake and it’s not only growing in size, it’s aggressive and cunning…and very hungry.
And it’s decided it likes human beings. To eat.
And it can come up onto land.
So Henry, with the help of his wife, Ann; a young paleontologist named Justin; and a band of brave men must not only protect his park and his people from the monster but somehow find where it lives and destroy it…before it can kill again. ***
Angelbound
By Christina Bauer
Eighteen year old Myla Lewis is a girl who loves two things: kicking ass and kicking ass. She’s not your every day quasi-demon, half-demon and half-human, girl. For the past five years, Myla has lived for the days she gets to fight in Purgatory’s arena. When souls want a trial by combat for their right to enter heaven or hell, they go up against her, and she hasn’t lost a battle yet.
But as she starts her senior year at Purgatory High, the arena fights aren’t enough to keep her spirits up anymore. When the demons start to act weird, even for demons, and the King of the Demons, Armageddon, shows up at Myla’s school, she knows that things are changing and it’s not looking good for the quasi-demons. Myla starts to question everything, and doesn’t like the answers she finds. What happened seventeen years ago that turned the quasi-demons into slave labor? Why was her mom always so sad? And why won’t anyone tell her who her father is? Things heat up when Myla meets Lincoln, the High Prince of the Thrax, a super sexy half-human and half-angel demon hunter. But what’s a quasi-demon girl to do when she falls for a demon hunter? It’s a good thing that Myla’s not afraid of breaking a few rules. With a love worth fighting for, Myla’s going to shake up Purgatory.
The Last Orphans
By N.W. Harris
One horrifying day will change the life of sixteen-year-old Shane Tucker and every other kid in the world.
In a span of mere hours, the entire adult population is decimated, leaving their children behind to fend for themselves and deal with the horrific aftermath of the freak occurrence. As one of the newly made elders in his small town, Shane finds himself taking on the role of caretaker for a large group of juvenile survivors. One who just happens to be Kelly Douglas—an out-of-his-league classmate—who, on any other day, would have never given Shane a second glance.
Together, they begin their quest to find out why all of the adults were slaughtered. What they find is even more horrifying than anything they could have expected—the annihilation of the adults was only the beginning. Shane and his friends are not the unlucky survivors left to inherit this new, messed-up planet. No, they are its next victims. There is an unknown power out there, and it won’t stop until every person in the world is dead.
A spine-tingling adventure that will have you gasping for breath all the way until the last page, The Last Orphans is the first book in an all-new apocalyptic series.
The Ghost Files
By Apryl Baker
Cherry blossom lipstick: check
Smokey eyes: check
Skinny jeans: check
Dead kid in the mirror: check
For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She’s been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too.
Normally, she just ignores the ghosts and they go away. That is until she see’s the ghost of her foster sister… Sally.
Everyone thinks Sally’s just another runaway, but Mattie knows the truth—she’s dead. Murdered. Mattie feels like she has to help Sally, but she can’t do it alone. Against her better judgment, she teams up with a young policeman, Officer Dan, and together they set out to discover the real truth behind Sally’s disappearance.
Only to find out she’s dealing with a much bigger problem, a serial killer, and she may be the next victim…
Will Mattie be able to find out the truth before the killer finds her?
Hidden
By Megg Jensen
The first novel in a USA Today bestselling series from Megg Jensen!
Control the dragons. Rule the realm.
The mystery enshrouding Hutton’s Bridge is as impenetrable as the fog that descended at its borders eighty years ago. Each year, three villagers enter the mist searching for answers. No one ever returns.
Then a dragon falls from the sky to the town square, dead—the first glimpse of an outside world that has become nothing more than a fairy tale to Hutton’s Bridge. Except to Tressa.
Tressa grew up with Granna’s stories of the days before the fog fell. When Granna dies, leaving Tressa without any family, Tressa ventures into the fog herself, vowing to unravel the foul magic holding Hutton’s Bridge captive.
What she discovers beyond the fog endangers the lives of everyone she loves.
I really enjoyed this. The concept of the story is amazing but there is definitely one complaint. Near the beginning there it seems like a chapter or even a page or two was omitted. It wasn’t it just read that way. Once I got further into the next chapter it all made sense but at first I had to go back to the previous chapter to make sure I didn’t miss anything.
The story keeps you hooked till the end great writing style. You fall in love with the characters. and tou never know what to expect.
I thoroughly enjoyed this story of heroes, daring maidens, and the many mysteries of the Dragonlands. I look forward to reading the next books in the series!
Angelbound
By Christina Bauer
Eighteen year old Myla Lewis is a girl who loves two things: kicking ass and kicking ass. She’s not your every day quasi-demon, half-demon and half-human, girl. For the past five years, Myla has lived for the days she gets to fight in Purgatory’s arena. When souls want a trial by combat for their right to enter heaven or hell, they go up against her, and she hasn’t lost a battle yet.
But as she starts her senior year at Purgatory High, the arena fights aren’t enough to keep her spirits up anymore. When the demons start to act weird, even for demons, and the King of the Demons, Armageddon, shows up at Myla’s school, she knows that things are changing and it’s not looking good for the quasi-demons. Myla starts to question everything, and doesn’t like the answers she finds. What happened seventeen years ago that turned the quasi-demons into slave labor? Why was her mom always so sad? And why won’t anyone tell her who her father is? Things heat up when Myla meets Lincoln, the High Prince of the Thrax, a super sexy half-human and half-angel demon hunter. But what’s a quasi-demon girl to do when she falls for a demon hunter? It’s a good thing that Myla’s not afraid of breaking a few rules. With a love worth fighting for, Myla’s going to shake up Purgatory.
THE ANGELBOUND ORGINS SERIES
1. ANGELBOUND
2. SCALA
3. ARMAGEDDON
THE ANGELBOUND: OFFSPRING SERIES
1. MAXON
2. PORTIA
An Evil Mind
By Tim Kizer
How do you stop a serial killer who can escape from any prison?
On December 11, fifteen-year-old Helen Hinton is brutally murdered in an abandoned house.
Her killer, Edward Phillips, is caught and sentenced to death. Helen’s blood was on Edward’s clothes and shoes, the murder weapon has his fingerprints on it.
Edward claims he’s innocent. He’s telling the truth.
What he doesn’t tell Mark is that the real killer is the most dangerous criminal on the planet.
Kahayatle (Apocalypsis Book 1)
By Elle Casey
AUTHOR, ELLE CASEY, brings readers Book 1 of 4 in the YA Dystopian APOCALYPSIS Series, suitable for older teens and adults.
KAHAYATLE. My name’s Bryn Mathis. I’m seventeen years old, and I live in a neighborhood outside of Orlando, Florida. I live alone because my dad died almost a year ago, along with all the other adults in the world. I’m almost out of food and the gangs of kids that roam around my town are getting more vicious by the day. It’s time for me to leave and find another place to live … a place where I can find food and shelter … a place where they won’t be able to find me. Alone, it might have been possible, but now I’ve got company. I’m worried that I don’t have what it takes to get from here to my final destination, and I have no idea what might be waiting for me when I get there.
Content Warning: Mild violence and some foul language. Meant for older Young Adult readers (age 15+). This book is in the Dark Science Fiction / Horror / Post-Apocalyptic genres, featuring teen characters only.
HERE’S WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT KAHAYATLE (APOCALYPSIS BOOK 1):
“I read A TON of dystopians and post-apocalyptic novels. They all run together, but not this one. This is the kind of dystopian that I want to read. I love the world Elle Casey has created. It’s a tamed-down, less-depressing, good-humoured The Road meets a more-aggressive, less sophisticated The Silence of the Lambs. Read this! It’s bloody brilliant.” ~ Lucas Deal, Goodreads Reviewer
The Grave Winner
By Lindsey Loucks
Book 1 of a Spine-Chilling YA Horror Series
Leigh Baxton is terrified her mom will come back from the dead — just like the prom queen did.
While the town goes beehive over the news, Leigh bikes to the local cemetery and buries some of her mom’s things in her grave to keep her there. When the hot and mysterious caretaker warns her not to give gifts to the dead, Leigh cranks up her punk music and keeps digging.
She should have listened.
Two dead sorceresses evicted the prom queen from her grave to bury someone who offered certain gifts. Bury them alive, that is, then resurrect them to create a trio of undead powerful enough to free the darkest sorceress ever from her prison inside the earth.
With help from the caretaker and the dead prom queen, Leigh must find out what’s so special about the gifts she gave, and why the sorceresses are stalking her and her little sister. If she doesn’t, she’ll either lose another loved one or have to give the ultimate gift to the dead – herself.
The Final Winter
By Iain Rob Wright
Critically acclaimed début novel of bestselling author, Iain Rob Wright. #1 Bestseller in Horror Fiction and Apocalyptic Fiction.
Stay out of the snow…
What would you do if it started snowing in every country in the world? Would you panic? For a ragtag group of strangers gathered at a dilapidated English pub, the best solution is a pint of beer with a hearty shot of denial. The truth is too strange to admit; but, one by one, they will be forced to accept reality — that something sinister is lurking outside in the snow. Something no one could imagine.
Amongst those at the pub is Harry Jobson, the local drunk. Nobody would ever look to him during a time of crisis, but as things deteriorate he is forced to get a grip on his past and be the man he was always meant to be. It will be up to Harry to find answers to questions like: who just threw a body through the window with the word SINNER carved into its chest?
Not everyone is going to make it through the night — and those who do will wish they hadn’t.
“Iain Rob Wright’s debut novel is a masterclass of suspense.”
SPECIAL EDITION BONUS CONTENT
Seven additional short stories set during the events of The Final Winter, plus one additional stand-alone tale: THE PEELING OF SAMUEL LLOYD COLLINS
PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR
“Iain Rob Wright is sick and twisted.” David Moody, author of Autumn and the Hater series
“Iain Rob Wright scares the hell out of me.” J A Konrath, author of Origins and Afraid
“A Master of the genre.” Matt Shaw, author of the Black Cover books.
“Cuddle up to this novel and it might rip your throat out. A fun, thrilling read!” David T. Wilbanks – Co-author of Dead Earth: The Vengeance Road
World of Azglen
By P. Mattern
AMAZON BESTSELLING SERIES!
Charley Rabbit is a mentally disabled young man who lives quietly with his widowed mother Mitzi in the American Midwest-but not for long! Charley develops a rapid intellectual growth spurt after being bitten by a vampire. Fressenda and her fraternal twin brothers Cass (Castor) and Lux (Pollux) take an interest in Charley and Mitzi and become part of their extended family, but Mitzi is wary and senses that the changes in Charley may be part of something mysterious,dark and sinister. In the meantime she is offered something she didn’t believe was possible-a clandestine relationship with a younger , and incidentally immortal, male.
The ensuing connection that Charley and his mom develop with V-net vampires (,a brilliantly organized organization that has piggybacked on the existing infrastructure in the U.S), an ancient family history and a dangerous and wily adversary, the Vampire Lord Adrastos puts both their lives and their new relationships at risk and takes them to some of the most remote locales on the planet.
The God Killers
By David Simpson
Imagine an alternate reality that appears, on the surface, just like our own. However, in this reality, the white light famously reported at the end of our lives is not an escape or deliverance — it is a trap. A creature calling itself God in a parallel dimension consumes the souls of humans, devouring their energy to sustain itself. This is the reality that Cipher, Han, Natalie and Father Hurley inhabit in The God Killers. Each has had near death experiences (NDE’s) and each was resuscitated before their souls were consumed, coming back to Earth horrified by the truth: there is no exit.
Now they must attempt the only course of action available to them: they must kill God. With the help of satanic messages decoded from the nonsensical ramblings of the possessed, the group must evade ghosts and demons on their mission to not only save their lives, but, more importantly, their afterlives as well.Now they must attempt the only course of action available to them: they must kill God. With the help of Satanic messages decoded from the nonsensical ramblings of the possessed, the group must evade ghosts and demons on their mission to not only save their lives, but, more importantly, their afterlives as well.
Grace Lost
By M. Lauryl Lewis
After a night spent at a run-down cabin in the woods, estranged friends Zoe and Boggs wake to find that the dead have risen. They flee, hoping to find safety, but instead find themselves surrounded by their worst nightmares. Joined by two other survivors, they will face unimaginable horrors and suffer unthinkable losses as the rules of nature are rewritten. They will soon realize that the living dead aren’t just the shambling, mindless creatures that legends portray.
Intended for mature audiences only.
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A portion of proceeds from the GRACE SERIES goes toward http://www.hatsofhope.org! Helping Others. Providing Encouragement. One hat at a time! Providing children who are fighting cancer hope, comfort, and warmth.
Another great zombie book that takes a little different twist while people are running from the undead. I saw some reviews that we’re not very flattering and I almost didn’t try this book, but since it was free and I there were many great reviews I gave it a shot. So glad I did! The characters are interesting and the writing is smooth and flows nicely. Some books feel forced and choppy as I read them, but this one kept my interest! I just bought book 2 and as much as I wish it was part of the kindle free books, I am excited to read it and am sure I will keep buying the others.
Infected: The Fall
By Caleb Cleek
When a bus full of tourists, infected with a genetically engineered virus, stops in a quiet community for lunch, the area threatens to become the epicenter for a worldwide outbreak. Two Vista County deputies race to contain the revived dead, stop the spread, and combat the chaos and anarchy
that ensues.
“A fast paced, action packed tale of duty, family,…and zombies” Dr. E.P. Lewis
Amazon TOP 10 rated Post Apocalyptic Book
I felt like Infected: The Fall got off to a rocky start setting up the scene and cast of characters. I had expected a predictable progression of zombie carnage, but boy was I wrong.
I quickly became enthralled in the story and was captivated by each raw, visceral event that unfolded. I honestly didn’t expect what was coming and twice reconsidered if I was even prepared to follow Connor through the epigenesis of his journey. Caleb Cleek had my attention however and I’m glad I pushed through the jarring moments to witness the story come to life.
I thoroughly enjoyed this read and highly recommend it to any fan of survival, zombies, or adventure.
Least Likely To Survive
By Lisa Biesiada
Angie Thompson is 29 and never amounted to much. So of course when the zombie apocalypse started, all she cared about was making sure she had enough weed and a safe place to ride it out; after all, when no cares about you, there’s no one for you to care about.
At least that was the plan until she meets the ultra-famous Jack Jones and accidentally kills his security guard. Angie can’t say no to a man that smells that good when he decides they need to stop and rescue teens Ty and Chloe from a Taco Bell and drop them off in San Antonio. And that’s where things get really weird.
Angie’s plans are soon thrown for a loop when she uncovers a government conspiracy and has to figure out how to not only get out alive, but bring her new friends along for the ride.
Grace Lost
By M. Lauryl Lewis
After a night spent at a run-down cabin in the woods, estranged friends Zoe and Boggs wake to find that the dead have risen. They flee, hoping to find safety, but instead find themselves surrounded by their worst nightmares. Joined by two other survivors, they will face unimaginable horrors and suffer unthinkable losses as the rules of nature are rewritten. They will soon realize that the living dead aren’t just the shambling, mindless creatures that legends portray.
Intended for mature audiences only.
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A portion of proceeds from the GRACE SERIES goes toward http://www.hatsofhope.org! Helping Others. Providing Encouragement. One hat at a time! Providing children who are fighting cancer hope, comfort, and warmth.
I am a huge fan of zombie apocalypse and other dystopian fiction….probably started with “The Stand”. I downloaded this for free and finished it in about day. At first I almost gave up on it, not sure why exactly, maybe because Zoe was a little too naive. I decided to read a little more and was hooked. I read other fantasy fiction also, so was not put off by her special “Spider Sense”. The character development was slowly being worked into the story and I became attached to the characters. I am definitely considering buying the next book.
Hidden
By Megg Jensen
The first novel in a USA Today bestselling series from Megg Jensen!
Control the dragons. Rule the realm.
The mystery enshrouding Hutton’s Bridge is as impenetrable as the fog that descended at its borders eighty years ago. Each year, three villagers enter the mist searching for answers. No one ever returns.
Then a dragon falls from the sky to the town square, dead—the first glimpse of an outside world that has become nothing more than a fairy tale to Hutton’s Bridge. Except to Tressa.
Tressa grew up with Granna’s stories of the days before the fog fell. When Granna dies, leaving Tressa without any family, Tressa ventures into the fog herself, vowing to unravel the foul magic holding Hutton’s Bridge captive.
What she discovers beyond the fog endangers the lives of everyone she loves.
No Such Thing As Werewolves
By Chris Fox
WARNING: May Contain Werewolves.
A pyramid predating all known cultures appears without warning. Its discovery throws into question everything we know about the origins of mankind.
Inside lies incredible technology, proof of a culture far more advanced than our own. Something dark lurks within, eager to resume a war as old as mankind. When it is unleashed it heralds the end of our species’ reign.
A plague of werewolves spreads across the world. A sunspot larger than anything in recorded history begins to grow. Yet both pale in comparison to the true threat, the evil the werewolves were created to fight.
“It’s like Indiana Jones went through the Stargate and ended up in Aliens versus Predator.” – One of the author’s totally biased friends.
Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She’s Dead
By Chritiana Miller
A little magic can go a long way — to really screwing up a girl’s life!
Mara is having the worst month of her life. At least, that’s what her cards tell her and they’ve never been wrong. She’s evicted from her apartment, loses her job and is banned from Beverly Hills. So when the tarot cards predict her imminent demise, she uses a little magic to make her world right.
Suddenly, an aunt she’s never met dies, leaving Mara as her sole heir. But when Mara moves into her inherited home, she discovers Aunt Tillie never moved out. She’s still one pissed-off old lady, even post-mortem, and she blames Mara’s magical meddling for her death.
When Mara accidentally releases a demon and awakens the spirit of the most powerful witch in history, Tillie’s ready to kill her — literally. It’s the only way she can think of to save the girl from herself.
The witch and the demon, however, have other plans for Mara’s body!
This is a full-length novel, at 88,500 words (332 pages).
GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, Ghost Story, Supernatural Suspense, Contemporary Fantasy, Paranormal Mystery.
WHAT BOOK REVIEWERS ARE SAYING:
“This was so much fun to read I didn’t want it to end! If you are looking for a paranormal story that has it all, this is it!” — Wickedly Bookish
“Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She’s Dead is a must-read for paranormal lovers. Christiana Miller is an author to keep an eye on!” — Melanie’s Book Addiction
“Get ready for a psychic roller coaster ride. This book is a tour de force novel of magic, spellcraft and over all chills.” — Everything Magical and Middle Eastern
“A charming, well written, fun novel well worth the read. Ms. Miller’s humor is delightful! Come fly with her through the bewitching life of Mara – you won’t be disappointed!” — FMAM Mostly Mystery Reviews
“If you want a great indie paranormal adult read that will keep you turning the pages and guessing what will happen next, then pick up this book and give it a read.” — My Guilty Obsession
“Somebody Tell Aunt Tillie She’s Dead was a tremendous amount of fun to read. Christiana Miller’s background in the TV industry shows in her confident, imaginative plotting and idiosyncratic characters that leap off the page with the power of their intention within the story.” — Reading is My Super Power
Zombie Fallout
By Mark Tulo
It was a flu season like no other. With the H1N1 virus running rampant throughout the country, people lined up in droves to try and attain one of the coveted vaccines. What was not known was the effect this largely untested, rushed to market, inoculation was to have on the unsuspecting throngs. Within days, feverish folk throughout the country convulsed, collapsed, and died, only to be reborn. With a taste for brains, blood, and bodies, these modern-day zombies scoured the lands for their next meal. Overnight the country became a killing ground for the hordes of zombies that ravaged the land.
This is the story of Michael Talbot, his family, and his friends: a band of ordinary people trying to get by in extraordinary times. When disaster strikes, Mike, a self-proclaimed survivalist, does his best to ensure the safety and security of those he cares for. Book one of the Zombie Fallout Trilogy follows our lead character at his self-deprecating, sarcastic best. What he encounters along the way leads him down a long dark road, always skirting the edge of insanity.
Can he keep his family safe? Can he discover the secret behind Tommy’s powers? Can he save anyone from the zombie queen? Encircled in a seemingly safe haven called Little Turtle, Mike and his family, together with the remnants of a tattered community, must fight against a relentless, ruthless, unstoppable force. This last bastion of civilization has made its final stand. God help them all.
The House of Worms
By Harvey Click
Dexter Radcliff’s elderly great-aunt owns an ancient Native American artifact called the Talking Horn that allows one to speak with the dead, and when Dexter’s carelessness causes the Horn to be stolen he is plunged into a nightmarish struggle with the Lost Society, a vast narco-terrorist network of occult assassins led by a dead sorcerer. But Dexter’s problems have just begun—soon he will have to contend with parasitic brain-eating worms, sinister Longevitals who can live a very long time thanks to a hermetic treatment, a “Twisted Zoo” containing among its horrific exhibits Dexter’s murderous atavistic twin, “spectreholes” that open spectral doorways to other worlds, and a hellish monstrosity older than mankind that is preparing to return to earth and return earth to primordial chaos.
Warning: this grisly novel is not for the timid. The first chapter entices the readers like a bloody fishing lure, and each following chapter drags them deeper and deeper into a swirling maelstrom of horror.
Since the inception of the Kindle, I have read many self published books. Most are sorely in need of an editor. Harvey Click’s HOUSE OF WORMS, however, does not. It is smoothly written, as professional work of fiction as I have ever read.
Kindle offerings at this price are usually only 10-20 thousand words at most. This novel is a whopper, 120,000 words. And unlike , say, some tome by King, there is no padding. This adventure moves quickly and is lean and lithe when it comes to verbiage.
I felt the influence of a great number of pulp and SF writers of the past as I read this. Especially H.P. Lovecraft. What better place to start a novel than in a spooky curio shop with exotic trinkets , then a crumbling mansion on the Hudson River? An eerie mausoleum under the full moon? A backyard in suburban Cincinnati?
Click moves locale with sometimes dizzying speed. But, as I said, there is little fluff involved. Every sentence in this tale has its purpose. At times I was reminded of one of the whirlwind adventures of Doc Savage as he and his crew romped across the Depression midwest battling evil. Doc only met this type of evil once, at the end of his (written) adventures.
Splatter horror fans, there is plenty here for you. While you won’t need the king-size Vomit Bag required for some others in the genre, there is enough here to make you winch. There is also loads of dark humor. For some reason I pictured Forrest Ackerman for the image of the Grimes and Bub from “Day of the Dead” as his son. The book has a lot of the feel of Philip Jose Farmer’s “Blown”, and perhaps, more contemporarily , Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods”
House of Worms covers some of my favorite themes:
~dilapidated old spooky house, creepy mausoleum (That whole thing reminded me of an early HPL story, The Tomb) .
~Location other than the expected glamour spots such as NY or LA.
~Native American spiritual cues
~Near immortal restless soul
~Secret society or cabal
~some quite brutal and innovative torture scenes
~gateways to other realms
~disorientation
A lot of the action was very pulpish (in a good way), and also to some extent in the “modern noir” of thrillers such as Pendelton’s Executioner books. It flowed easily in real time .
I also liked the ambiguity of the characters’ “goodness”. Kept me guessing the whole time.
If you like Edward Lee , H P Lovecraft, Wrath James White or Jack Ketcham, you should give this one a try.
The Survivors: Book One
By Angela White
Untold miles of lawless, apocalyptic roads wait for our feet
“This is Safe Haven Refugee Camp. Can anyone hear me? …hello? Is anyone out there?
The end of the world has given us a harsh, merciless existence, where nature tries hard to push mankind to the very brink of extinction. Everything is against us, between us… Untold miles of lawless, apocalyptic roads wait for our feet, and the future, cold and dark, offers little comfort. Without change, there can be no peace. Only survivors.”
From dangerous trips into dark, apocalyptic cities, to patriotic rescues and furious revelations, Life After War is an action-packed fantasy series where those left alive must come to terms with their mistakes in the old world, while fighting for a place in the new one. Life After War. Magic and Reality blended into a post-apocalyptic fantasy series that you won’t ever forget.
Summary in 20 words or less:
An action adventure quest, with a supernatural romance, and many other subplots, set during the aftermath of the apocalypse.
What can you expect to discover in this fantasy series?
- The End of the World, up close and full of apocalyptic horror.
- A government conspiracy that caused the apocalypse.
- An adventure into the wastelands to find family, supplies, and safety.
- A supernatural romance with a dangerous secret about a child’s parentage and a love strong enough to survive nuclear armageddon.
- An invasion, ambushes, attacks from nature and man-guns and magic!
- A refugee camp with very different laws, picking up those who have survived.
- A hero you will love, even as you ponder the secrets that could lose him leadership.
- A witch, a doctor, a government storm tracker, a star, and three Marines struggling to keep their people alive and together as they prepare to defend themselves against Cesar’s slavers.
- A constant battle for survival that includes deadly trips into decaying American cities, insanity, relics of the past, and ghosts that stalk their every move.
“Set along the lines of The Stand and The Postman, this is a chilling vision of the collapse of all society and the rebirth of a nation by those who survived. It’s so much more than just another fantasy series.”
The Survivors (book one) has been a bestseller on multiple retailers in fantasy series, dark fantasy, science fiction series, action adventure, and horror. It has been downloaded more than 300K times. Get yours today! This way, please…
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Note from the Author:
This book has now gone through multiple editors since the release in 2010: The total I have spent is more than 3K, just for the file you are about to read. If there are still mistakes, I apologize. However, I am done with editing this file now. I have other books to be written. If you can overlook the occasional typo that may still linger and give it a fair chance, this series will stay with you. It encompasses more than seven genres, and has taken me twenty years to make available around the world.
Fate of an Empire
By Jonathan Pasquarello
“You will know darkness. You will see it… feel it… You will breathe it in; the evil that is to come. It is my duty to show you, and it is your fate to learn from it.”
Rurik Kaster is a veteran soldier and a blood-tested, war-hardened champion for his empire. He is a brother and a friend and, once again, going to war for his Emperor, but not any kind he has endured before. His strength and spirit will be tested. His allies will become suspect. His reality will turn upside down.
Fate of an Empire is the first installment in the Talurian Empire Trilogy. The launching series, centering on the warring empire of Talur, a dominant people group on a secluded continent of Ethindriil, driven into a bloodlust war between powers far beyond their comprehension. Follow a courageous soldier, tyrannical general, orphaned druid, warrior prince, ancient mage, and many more characters as they try to make sense of their escalating conflict.
Daughters of Darkness – The Anthology
By Chrissy Peebles and Three Others
Four authors will each take a different daughter born from the Prince of Darkness, Vlad Montour. (Also known as Vlad the Impaler, an evil villain from history)
Blair – Chrissy Peebles
Jezebel – Kristen Middleton
Victoria – W.J. May
Lotus – C.J. Pinard
Blair: Half witch and half vampire.
She lives with a coven of witches and hasn’t had any contact with her vampire heritage. Blair is living the perfect life until one day, everything crashes down around her. She is forced to leave everything she knows and loves, and must go on the run to save her life.
Jezebel: A red-haired vampire/succubus with dark appetites.
She’s also a Private Investigator, living in Sin City, and tracking down cheating spouses is her specialty. Life is good, until one night when Jez is visited by a stranger, named Dorian Hart, who hands her a letter with some shocking revelations.
Victoria: Only Death Could Stop Her Now
Victoria is a Hunter Vampire, one of the last of her kind. She’s the best of the best.
When she finds out one of her marks is actually her sister she let’s her go, only to end up on the wrong side of the council.
Forced to prove herself she hunts her next mark, a werewolf. Injured and hungry, she is forced to do what she must to survive. Her actions upset the ancient council and she finds herself now being the one thing she has always despised — the Hunted.
Lotus: Don’t let the pretty name fool you. This daughter is no delicate flower.
Lotus grew up orphaned. Having no idea who her real parents were, she’s been drifting around the U.S. for over 100 years moving every 15 years or so since she just doesn’t seem to age. She’d figured out on her own that she had to be at least part vampire, as she needs to suck on a few blood bags a month to survive.
Working as a detective with the Denver P.D., Lotus is searching desperately for a serial killer who is murdering the homeless of the city. Except these are not ritualistic or thrill killings. These victims have been drained of blood and Lotus knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they have been committed by a vampire.
Her search will take her to Las Vegas, and that is where the true adventure will begin, when she finds out who has been searching for her.
All stories are “Part I” to each Daughter’s journey.
The Covenant of Wickersham Hollow
By Thomas A, Bradley
Wickersham Hollow holds the dark secret of a deal made in hell, a deal made on Halloween night in 1697. The secret is kept within a house – a house with a will of its own, a house long empty of living souls – a house with a heart of pure evil. Sequestered within that house, within its walls and hallways, is the memory of a covenant, a pact born of a man’s lust for the body and soul a young woman. A pact forged in witchcraft by Torrance Wickersham, the founder of Wickersham Hollow.
Now, three hundred years later, led by Tommy Vorland, seven teenagers (Henry Travis, Amy Pritchard, Lucy Darrow, Matt Holloway, Janet Egan and Tina Farley), in search of a Halloween night thrill get more than they bargained for, when they make their way into the old Wickersham house and awaken a malevolence that has lain dormant for centuries. Their nightmare begins when they discover that the house has a malicious mind of its own and Lucy is gruesomely murdered by one of its tricks. Things go from bad to hellish when Tommy is beset by a ghostly apparition that drives him insane, leaving Henry and Amy to take charge and find a way to get everyone out. But escape becomes no more than an elusive shadow when Wickersham’s spirit once again roams free and turns his lustful desires toward Amy. Now, trapped in a dungeon at the mercy of Wickersham and the demon incubus he summoned, Henry and Amy must prepare themselves for the unthinkable.
But this battle is not yet over, as an unexpected ally rises to turn the tide. The spirit of Mother Cassandra, a voodoo priestess who lost her daughter and her life to Wickersham all those years ago, bestows upon the group a gift and a curse – the ability to read each other’s thoughts and summon a power none knew they held within. But all gifts come with a price. And when a dark deal is proffered, Henry accepts and is given a way to lead the group to safety. Their nightmare was over.
Or was it?
Seventy years later, Henry Travis, now eighty-six, discovers that his granddaughter, Annabel, and her husband, Brian, have purchased and renovated the old Wickersham place. He now knows the time has come to unveil its secrets – and his. He also knows that the time has come to honor the deal he made all those years ago. Somehow he must convince Annabel and Brian to abandon that house before it’s too late. When his attempts to dissuade them fail and they take possession of the house, the nightmare begins again, and their only hope for survival depends on the reunion of old friends, and the assistance of a descendant of Torrance Wickersham, the only man who know the secret within the secret, and may just hold the key to ending the nightmare once and for all. The questions are: can they summon the courage to go back into that house; are they strong enough to defeat a festering evil that has three hundred years to grow stronger, and are they prepared to face what just might be their last stand?
Gypsy Hunted
By Andrea Drew
Misery meets Medium…
Reluctant psychic Gypsy Shields (she prefers the term “intuition consultant”) finds herself in trouble when, on her way home from a blind date, she interrupts a kidnapping in progress. Her heroic attempt to intervene is repaid with a collision between the attacker’s van and a brick wall. She awakens in hospital, paralyzed on her left side and unable to speak. Unable to share vital information about the crime she witnessed. Fortunately, her telepathic connection with her niece helps her throw a line out, attracting the attention of a police detective: Connor Reardon, Gypsy’s date the night of the attack.
Stepping in to protect Gypsy, Connor even listens to her claims of psychic power. She soon senses he’s concealing certain powers of his own. Nor are they all he’s concealing. A part of Gypsy’s new ally’s mind is closed to her. What she cannot know is that Connor suspects the kidnapper is someone close to him, and the victim holds secrets that will tear through Connor’s department, putting careers and lives at risk. Including Gypsy’s, as she is left recovering in hospital and vulnerable as the attacker turns his sights on her once again.
Can she use her powers to track down the perpetrator in time to prevent her own murder?
˃˃˃ “A Master Story Teller”
“What a magnificent suspense! This author is a true master of story telling! I read this book all the way through in one sitting, it was just that good! I really had a hard time putting it down ” Holly Newhouse-Guidry – Eternal Book Reviews and best-selling author of the Twin Souls Trilogy
˃˃˃ “Unusually well honed skills for a debut fiction author”
“Andrea shows that she has skills that are unusually well honed for a debut fiction novel. She is able to propel a plot at times breathlessly while retaining that gift to insert comic relief to allow time for the reader to rev up for the continuing investigation. Skills such as these are rarely so well developed in a debut novel and this suggests (or assures) that Andrea Drew has found a vibrant new niche.” Grady Harp, Amazon Top 100 Reviewer and member of The Vine Voice
˃˃˃ “Seat Gripping on the Edge of your Seat book”
“Seat gripping on the edge of your seat book! The story line will take you far and beyond what you think when you first start reading this book! It will keep you turning the pages and trying to figure out who and what happens with Gypsy. This will keep you wandering and guessing what the deal is with Connor and how these two will end up. If you haven’t read this book yet, you don’t want to miss out! Grab your copy or add to your goodreads list! This is one heck of a read!” Peggy Salkill, Undercover Book Reviews
Hidden
By Megg Jnsen
The first novel in a USA Today bestselling series from Megg Jensen!
Control the dragons. Rule the realm.
The mystery enshrouding Hutton’s Bridge is as impenetrable as the fog that descended at its borders eighty years ago. Each year, three villagers enter the mist searching for answers. No one ever returns.
Then a dragon falls from the sky to the town square, dead—the first glimpse of an outside world that has become nothing more than a fairy tale to Hutton’s Bridge. Except to Tressa.
Tressa grew up with Granna’s stories of the days before the fog fell. When Granna dies, leaving Tressa without any family, Tressa ventures into the fog herself, vowing to unravel the foul magic holding Hutton’s Bridge captive.
What she discovers beyond the fog endangers the lives of everyone she loves.
Dragonlands:
Hidden, #1
Hunted, #2
Retribution, #3
Desolation, #4
Reckoning, #5
Toward the Brink
By Craig McDonough
Toward the Brink Book 1
When people became sick, first in Idaho, it was considered as just a ‘stomach-bug’
Elliot Goodwin’s mother knew different and told her son.
He followed her advice.
On that fateful day in Twin Falls, Id. when the affected became the
infected; walking, green bile-secreting un-dead, Elliot was right there at ground zero and understood the connection. With his girlfriend Cindy and a tough cop named Mulhaven they managed to escape the frenzy of the ‘foamers’ as they would be
called.
Teenager Elliot knew this wouldn’t be a localized incident… getting away from Twin Falls won’t be enough.
Join Elliot and his small band – including the mysterious ‘Tall Man’ – as they attempt to make it the hoped for safety of Canada while the government in Washington struggle to find an appropriate response – one that won’t be worse then
pestilence itself .
Toward the Brink, is the first of an apocalyptic series about survival against the environment, corruption, rogue cops, military units and most of all – the Foamers!
Possess
By J.A. Howell
*Book One of The Possess Saga*
Stumbling off the bus in Midtown, Harley Martin thought she found an escape from her old life.
She soon realizes it was anything but that.
Low on cash and options, she manages to find herself a cheap but surprisingly nice apartment. The catch? The last tenant, Brody Walsh, killed himself.
Or did he?
As disturbing dreams and hauntings start to occur, Harley realizes there may be much more behind the previous tenant’s death than a simple suicide. She finds her life further entangled with his when she learns that her new boss, Nolan, was also his best friend. Could this handsome but evasive pub owner have something to do with Brody’s death?
Trying to piece together the events surrounding Brody’s death proves to be a daunting task, but Harley can’t give up. Brody won’t let her. He is still in the apartment with her, trapped in limbo until she finds his killer.
But he’s not waiting for revenge.
Harley’s next.
The Monster Within
By Jeremy Laszlo
* * * WARNING: This book is for mature audiences only due to graphic violence, sex, and gore. The protagonist is not your typical perfect example of human morality. He struggles with his own demons. The Monster Within is superbly dark and twisted, and certainly not for all audiences.* * *
With more than three decades on the force, Detective King grows nearer to retirement every day. Thinking to coast out what time remains, he finds himself wrapped up in a brutal case unlike anything he’s ever seen before. Thinking he’s stumbled upon yet another serial murderer, he closes in as the bodies pile up but against his best efforts the killer remains a step ahead.
As the killer grows more bold, and makes his murdering spree personal, James struggles to ignore his own darker urges. Crime scene after elaborate crime scene he chases the clues only to uncover something he never could have imagined.
The Last Orphans
By N.W. Harris
One horrifying day will change the life of sixteen-year-old Shane Tucker and every other kid in the world.
In a span of mere hours, the entire adult population is decimated, leaving their children behind to fend for themselves and deal with the horrific aftermath of the freak occurrence. As one of the newly made elders in his small town, Shane finds himself taking on the role of caretaker for a large group of juvenile survivors. One who just happens to be Kelly Douglas—an out-of-his-league classmate—who, on any other day, would have never given Shane a second glance.
Together, they begin their quest to find out why all of the adults were slaughtered. What they find is even more horrifying than anything they could have expected—the annihilation of the adults was only the beginning. Shane and his friends are not the unlucky survivors left to inherit this new, messed-up planet. No, they are its next victims. There is an unknown power out there, and it won’t stop until every person in the world is dead.
A spine-tingling adventure that will have you gasping for breath all the way until the last page, The Last Orphans is the first book in an all-new apocalyptic series.
The Fragment Trilogy: The Willow Tree
By Bekki Pate
“I heard the snap of their jaws, the click and scrape of their fingernails on the cold, metal door. They were angry, impatient and hungry. Their loud tortured screams pierced the otherwise quiet corridor; there was no one left now. No one left, except me.”
Nick Jenkins cannot sleep. He drinks too much. All he can think about is her, and the night she disappeared. He is being taunted by her face, by those creatures who keep wearing it, mocking him. He is close, so close, but he is not the only one looking for her. Who will get to her first? And if he finds her, will she be the same as he remembered?
It was hard to know what to expect when I read the synopsis for this book, but it was a very good book. It starts with multiple viewpoints of the main characters. Nicks brother gives himself up to save Nick, Aria tries to escape horrible creatures and Freya, from back in the 1800’s loses a baby brother when he drowns in the lake. Nick grows up and becomes a kind of hunter. He is looking for Jenny, his girlfriend and all the characters tie together. Nick does his best to protect Jenny and stop the monsters. It was well written and had strong characters. Definitely worth reading.
The Warning
By Jonas Saul
The Warning (Sarah Roberts Book Two)
Sarah Roberts has spent the last four years helping people stay alive and escape near death experiences as messages from the dead come to her.
She receives a daunting communication from the Other Side regarding her sister’s murderer and where she can find him. The message isn’t clear enough to confirm the man’s identity, causing Sarah to wonder about the veracity of the messages coming through.
When she receives The Warning, Sarah decides to disregard it.
The tables turn and now Sarah’s being hunted instead of being the hunter.
How many people have to die to catch one murderer? How far will Sarah go?
This book explores the intense violence that she must endure and the absolute horror and reality that has become her life as an Automatic Writer.
The Warning begins as a flame, sparks to a fire and explodes with a violent climax in the life of a girl who talks to the dead in order to help the living.
Immortal Reign
By Aiden James
***Formerly REIGN OF COINS***
For William Barrow, two thousand years is a very long time…too long, when it is a perpetual punishment for betraying Jesus Christ.
The man originally known as Judas Iscariot is on a mission to recover thirty silver shekels once paid to him for his ultimate treachery. Twenty-two coins have been recovered, leaving just eight to go. But when his Russian nemesis, Viktor Kaslow, also becomes immortal, the stakes are immediately raised.
Kaslow has followed William and his son, Alistair, to Hong Kong in search of a ‘blood coin’ passed down through Genghis Khan. The coin presently belongs to an esteemed Chinese collection. But along with the coin are other cursed items from the famed Mongol Emperor. William soon learns he can’t have the ‘one’ without the others.
William has waited eight hundred years for a second chance to reclaim this particular coin that inspired the Mongolian Empire’s bloody violence it was once famous for. While Kaslow closes in, seeking his own vengeance, William and Alistair race against the CIA and an unscrupulous American businessman intent on reaching the cursed ‘treasure trove’ before them.
Much is at stake for the Barrows and the world, as a deadly weapon unseen for centuries lies in wait alongside blood coin number twenty-three….
Acclaim for the novels of Aiden James:
“The intense writing style of Aiden James kept my eyes glued to the story and the pages seemed to fly by at warp speed. …Twists, turns, and surprises pop up at random times to keep the reader off balance. It all blends together to create one of the best stories I have read all year.”
–Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews for “The Devil’s Paradise”
“Aiden James has written a deeply psychological, gripping tale that keeps the readers hooked from page one.”
–Bookfinds review for “The Forgotten Eden”
“Aiden James writing style flows very easily and I found that “Cades Cove” snowballed into a very gripping tale. Clearly the strengths in the piece were as the spirit’s interaction became prevalent with the family… The Indian lore and ceremonies and the flashbacks to Allie Mae’s (earthly) demise were very powerful. I think those aspects separated the work from what we’ve seen before in horror and ghost tales.”
–Evelyn Klebert, author of “A Ghost of a Chance” and “Dragonflies”
“Aiden James has a keen eye for detail and an uncanny knack for scaring the hell out of me. We are watching a master at work. “The Raven Mocker” is a nearly perfect thriller. Ghost stories don’t get any better than this.”
–J.R. Rain, Bestselling author of the “Vampire for Hire” series
“As with the previous titles I have read by this author, I found the author’s writing style to be silky smooth and the main plot line to be extremely creative. The fertile imagination of Aiden James definitely knows what today’s readers want to see in their stories.”
–Detra Fitch, Huntress Reviews for “The Vampires’ Last Lover”
Blood Memory
By Perrin Briar
The post-apocalyptic series readers are describing as “The Walking Dead at sea.”
Haven’s crew discovers a body floating at sea. With a six-year hole in his memory, Jordan remembers nothing of the Incident or the creatures that have claimed the land as their own. He joins the crew in their daily struggle to survive in a harsh new world where every meal is live or die.
But when a shipwreck forces them from the safety of the sea, the crew soon discover zombies aren’t the only monsters out to get them, and the means to their salvation might be closer to hand than they think.
From the writer who brought you the Z-Minus and The Swiss Family RobinZOM series comes this powerful first part in a new post-apocalypse pentalogy.
BLOOD MEMORY. Let the adventure begin.
Bound
By Kira Saito
Sixteen year old Arelia LaRue lives in New Orleans where the music is loud, voodoo queens inhabit every street corner, and the ghosts are alive and well. Despite her surroundings, all she wants is to help her Grand-mere Bea pay the rent and save up for college.
When her best friend Sabrina convinces her to take a well-paying summer job at the infamous Darkwood plantation, owned by the wealthy LaPlante family, Arelia agrees.
However, at Darkwood nothing is what is seems. Arelia enters a world full of tricky spirits, strange characters and forbidden love.
In the intoxicating world of New Orleans Hoodoo/Voodoo expect the unexpected!
Come along for the ride…
Please take note that this book is 55,000 words long
Punished book #2 is 63,000 words
Possessed book #3 is 63,000 words
Punished Book #2 and Possessed Book #3 in the Arelia LaRue Series, are now available!
Dying for a Living
By Kory M. Shrum
Fans of contemporary and urban fantasy will enjoy this series. Don’t be surprised to find dark humor, lots of snark, and a murder mystery, all wrapped up in a single thrilling, action-packed narrative.
Called “addictive” by New York Times Bestseller Darynda Jones, those interested in strong female protagonists are sure to take a shine to Jesse Sullivan, the reluctant anti-hero of the series.
Synopsis for Dying for a Living:
On the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare 2% who
can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.
But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself–or die trying.
The Door that Leads Nowhere
By Tracy Stewart
Horror Collection
Horror 1: The Door That Leads Nowhere
Sheriff Ken Waring knows first hand all about the Farraday house, as do most of the townspeople. They want the place pulled down, and although this was looked into, legal precedent says this is not possible.
The Farradays were found within a room of that house slaughtered. Ken Waring still remembers the bodies, the odors and the blood stains. Since that day, the house has become dilapidated, though offers shelter for those seeking it. The catch – they may never live to tell the tale.
When Katy and David find the house on their voyage, it seems a temptingly good place to lay their heads for a couple of nights. What happens next is only known by those who were there and who experienced it first hand. The Farraday house is a renowned haunted venue which has secrets all of its own. Among those secrets is a facing up to fears that both Sheriff Ken Waring and Katy’s mother have had to come to terms with. Can anyone escape?
Horror 2: Worst Fears Confronted
The Farraday house is a house that locals believe to be possessed by evil spirits, following the mass slaughter that took place there in the past. Now, empty and offering shelter to strangers in passing, the house stands by the side of the road between Leicester and Rangston. A passing Amish man asks Sheriff Ken Waring if there is somewhere that he can stay for a couple of nights. Not wishing to stay in hotels or places of luxury, the Farraday residence seems to offer all that this traveling man needs. However, does it?
Will the house become a danger to him? Local resident students, who have grown up with the notion that the Farraday house is evil, set out to prove that the story is nonsense. Will they achieve this? Will the exorcism performed by the local Catholic priest prove to have been effective against the background of numerous disappearances? This continuation from the first in the series catches readers up with the latest happenings in this haunted abode.
Horror 3: Without a Single Trace
When property developers visit the town of Leicester, little are they prepared for the resistance of the residents. There have been rumors about how much this would affect the lives of people who had lived in Leicester all of their lives.
Ella and Alice have the key property and if they agree to sell up, Leicester becomes a town with a history, though not one with a future. Enlisting the help of the sheriff, Ella and Alice move into the Farraday place to evade the real estate agent acting on behalf of the developers, who is pretty determined to make a deal.
Will she survive her visit to the Farraday house? What happens when Alice and Ella are confronted by one of the surviving Farraday family members? What lies behind the door for those who dare to enter it? Only readers of the whole story will be able to find out.
Horror 4: Shelter
Lee Harris and his girlfriend, Pam came across the Farraday place when looking for somewhere to live. Out on their luck, with a baby on the way, the thought of a roof over their heads was tempting even though the reputation of the house was well documented.
The evil that lurked within the Farraday place was renowned, but they figured that if they managed to avoid the area which was known for working its evil on people, perhaps they stood a chance. When Bradley Willis enters their world demanding repayment of money owed by Lee, how will they deal with it?
The Farraday legend continues with a story of hope, a story of despair and a story of fear. The shelter that the house seemed to have been offering them came with a price-tag. Were they prepared to meet that price?.
Least Likely To Survive
By Lisa Biesiada
Angie Thompson is 29 and never amounted to much. So of course when the zombie apocalypse started, all she cared about was making sure she had enough weed and a safe place to ride it out; after all, when no cares about you, there’s no one for you to care about.
At least that was the plan until she meets the ultra-famous Jack Jones and accidentally kills his security guard. Angie can’t say no to a man that smells that good when he decides they need to stop and rescue teens Ty and Chloe from a Taco Bell and drop them off in San Antonio. And that’s where things get really weird.
Angie’s plans are soon thrown for a loop when she uncovers a government conspiracy and has to figure out how to not only get out alive, but bring her new friends along for the ride.
I just downloaded this book a few days ago, and once I started reading, I couldn’t put it down! There is so much to like about this book that it constantly threw me for a loop and wielded surprise after surprise. Just when you think the author will back off and take it to a safe place, you’re wrong. It makes the tension so much greater, and is such a welcome sigh of relief in the world of art today. When it seems like all Hollywood is interested in doing is making predictably laughable material, this author has gone beyond the standard stock experience, and created truly a work of art.
From the opening scene, to the final setting, I was riveted to the screen of my smartphone. Something I found myself being grateful for, as I am not currently in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Nevertheless, the author weaves a story of nuanced passion, adventure, and humor that you really identify with each character. Like, omg, it was totes amazing. 😉
The characters are so well-defined, and I found myself actually shouting in happiness during a couple of the scenes in the book; something which has only occurred twice while reading other authors (George Orwell and Stephen King, to let you know). I don’t want to spoil anything, so I’ll leave it for you to read and enjoy on your own.
If you’re a fan of zombie fiction, or simply a fan of a budding romance and adventure novel filled with characters you can relate to, please block out a few days (or weeks, depending on how fast you read) on your calendar to read this novel. I promise, you’ll devour it just as hungrily as a zombie devours people at a sporting event.
Ralph Pincus, Occultist Extraordinaire
By Marcus Lambert
Christians, you have a new savior.
Don’t worry. This one’s Jewish too.
And his name is Ralph Pincus.
Ralph joins forces with an evangelical sorcerer and a noble vampire in order to save the world. The reluctant trio must learn the truth before time runs out: Why does destiny’s invitation sound like the garbled death rattle of a child murderer? What is the secret shame of all good vampires? What is a viable online revenue stream for zombie exploitation? Why are all the sorrows of the world contained in the single tear of a gay unicorn?
All those questions and more will be answered as a Jewish guy saves Christmas.
Warning: This book contains sexually explicit content and graphic language. It is not intended to be read by anyone under the age of 18.
This book includes both Book 1: The Introductions and Book 2: The King, The Virgin, and The Fool, available separately as ebooks until June 2014.
So Damn Beautiful
By A.E. Hodge
Ever since a drunken one-night stand gone wrong, single mother Meredith Banks can’t seem to shake Christian Morgan, the hypnotically attractive and dangerously obsessive intern from her office. It started with the late night phone calls, the hang-ups, the unwanted visits to her row home in Detroit. Now her son Troy, all that matters in her world, has gone missing after school.
Meredith knows Christian is behind her son’s disappearance, but the cops won’t help without evidence. To find her son and his psychopathic kidnapper, Meredith sets out alone into Christian’s deadly world: the criminal underbelly of Detroit, a surreal nightmare of depravity, desperation, and murder. The further she steps outside the law, the less hope she has of turning back. Failure now would cost Meredith her son–but finding him may cost her soul.
Creatures of Appetite
By Todd Travis
**UPDATED EDITION AS OF 5.21.12 SEE BELOW FOR MORE**
For fans of DEAN KOONTZ, JAMES PATTERSON and THOMAS HARRIS, a tale of snowbound terror and suspense:
They call it the Heartland Child Murders.
Everyone else calls it a nightmare.
Locked doors don’t stop him.
He leaves no trace behind.
He only takes little girls.
His nickname…
The Iceman.
A deranged serial killer roams wintry rural Nebraska targeting little girls with a demented purpose that no one can fathom.
Special Agent EMMA KANE, a former DC cop and damaged goods now with the FBI, is assigned to baby-sit burned out profiler JACOB THORNE, once the best in the business but now said to have lost his edge, as they both fly to Nebraska to catch this maniac.
Thorne is erratic, abrasive and unpredictably brilliant, but what he and Kane find in the heartland is much more than anyone bargained for, especially when the Iceman challenges them personally, where it hurts most.
The clock is ticking and a little girl’s life is on the line.
And maybe even more with that, once they find out what he’s really up to.
**Professionally proofed and revised edition as of 5.21.13, for more information visit the author’s Facebook page**
A Pink Zombie, with a Mist
By Jada Ryker
Anthropologist Olivia West is determined to find her missing best friend. As children, she and Emma Martin wandered into Heaven’s Bottom, an isolated Kentucky community cut off by the Ohio River and mountainous terrain. The two women share strange memories of the traumatic experience. Emma is convinced they witnessed a blood sacrifice and moon magic, surrounded by zombies. As a scientist, Olivia believes there’s a logical explanation.
Detective Steven Lewis pursues his own investigation of the mysterious town. A social worker, his wife fought her way into The Bottom to investigate suspected child abuse. She didn’t make it out alive. Haunted by grief and regret, Steven is obsessed with finding her killer. He’s convinced the murderer is hiding in the wild forest, camouflaged by the swirling mist.
Olivia and Steven enter into an uneasy partnership to find Emma and solve his wife’s brutal murder. They contact Sheriff Noah McCracken, who holds the local law enforcement role that’s been passed down through his family for centuries. Like his ancestors, the sheriff ignores the chilling events in Heaven’s Bottom.
Can Olivia and Steven convince Noah to “release the McCracken” in time to save their lives?
SPECIAL BONUS: As a reader appreciation gift, “The Hand of Karma” mystery/horror short story is included FREE at the end of the book.
Twice Dead
By George Magnum
Within forty eight hours, it had become a global pandemic. There was no explanation. The dead were rising, returning to life, and devouring the living. Commander Peterson, leader of the most elite fighting unit in the U.S. armed forces, was assigned one, last final mission.
In his worst nightmares he never could have imagined this apocalypse, or that he and his team were to become the one last hope that remained….
TWICE DEAD (THE ZOMBIE CRISIS—BOOK 1) (formerly titled Dead Again) is a top 25 Bestseller (Horror genre)!
DEAD AND BACK (THE ZOMBIE CRISIS–BOOK 2) is now available!
This was a real page turner. I love the zombie genre and this book stands out amongst all the other books I’ve read. It’s a unique story line, fast paced, filled with action and really great characters. I’m looking forward to Book II. For anyone who likes the zombie genre, I strongly recommend this book.
No Such Thing As Werewolves
By Chris Fox
WARNING: May Contain Werewolves.
A pyramid predating all known cultures appears without warning. Its discovery throws into question everything we know about the origins of mankind.
Inside lies incredible technology, proof of a culture far more advanced than our own. Something dark lurks within, eager to resume a war as old as mankind. When it is unleashed it heralds the end of our species’ reign.
A plague of werewolves spreads across the world. A sunspot larger than anything in recorded history begins to grow. Yet both pale in comparison to the true threat, the evil the werewolves were created to fight.
“It’s like Indiana Jones went through the Stargate and ended up in Aliens versus Predator.” – One of the author’s totally biased friends.
Burn The Dead
By Steven Jenkins
Robert Stephenson makes his living burning zombies – a job that pays the bills and plays tricks on the mind. Still, his life is routine until one day his infected wife, Anna, shows up in line for the incinerator, and Rob must cremate the love of his life.
In a race against the clock, he must find his four-year-old son Sammy, who is stranded in a newly quarantined zone, teeming with the walking dead, and crawling with the Necro-Morbus virus.
Does Rob have what it takes to fight the undead and put his broken family back together?
Or will he also end up in the incinerator – burning with the rest of the dead?
“If you’re looking for a fast-paced zombie read, I highly recommend Burn The Dead by Steven Jenkins. (5-STARS)”
K.C. FINN – Readers’ Favorite
Cure: A Strandville Zombie Novel
By Belinda Frisch
**Runner-up in the General Fiction category of the 2012 Halloween Book Festival and optioned for film, this first novel in the Strandville Series is permafree for all e-readers.
Welcome to the Nixon Healing and Research Center, playground for the maniacal Dr. Howard Nixon whose medical research has him dabbling in the undead and has the women of Strandville disappearing.
Desperate to find a cure for the lethal virus which turns its victims into zombies, Nixon kidnaps Miranda Penton, a security recruit with a past that won’t let her go. He doesn’t count on anyone coming looking for her, least of all her ex-husband, Scott.
A warning call brings Scott to Strandville where he bands together with a team of locals determined to bring their own loved ones home. Together, they infiltrate Nixon’s staff, hatching a plan that releases not only the surviving women, but the virus on those left in the hospital.
Nixon locks down the center to contain the spread, turning patients, visitors, and staff into a dangerous horde that is almost impossible to escape. Miranda and the others fight for their lives. The town of Strandville is ground zero for the zombie apocalypse and Miranda must get free because the fate of humanity lies with her unborn child.
Contains editorial revisions April 2015”
Demon Frenzy
By Harvey Click
Sometimes going home again is a lot like going to hell.
Searching for her lost brother, Amy Jackson returns to her isolated hometown in the Appalachian Mountains. But Blackwood has changed. Now it’s run by a mysterious drug lord who has something more lethal than guns to protect him. He has demons—more vicious, venomous demons than even Hieronymus Bosch ever dreamed of—and after Amy witnesses an unspeakable atrocity he unleashes all the frenzied furies of hell against her. Soon she is stalked by snakewalkers, herky-jerkies, toadfaces, listeners, harpies, centicreepers, and the sinister crying man, who weeps while he torments his victims.
After reading The Bad Box, I knew to expect multifaceted characters, hateful villains, and magical realism. But what I didn’t expect was Click’s foray into waters normally home to thriller authors. There were guns, knives, explosions and more — all nestled comfortably inside a big screen good vs. evil plot. And demons! Lots of demons, and they kind of freaked me out a little. I love books with demons and occult practitioners, especially when they’re done right.
Forever Fifteen
By Kimberly Steele
Lucy Albert is not your ordinary maladjusted suburban adolescent. Born into the era of the Black Plague in medieval Italy, Lucy is chosen as a mate by the sinister vampire Sebastianus against her will. Struggling to survive in a modern world she cannot identify with, Lucy isn’t looking for attention.
Welcome to Forever Fifteen, where a lonely girl seeks refuge in a world awash in everyday brutality, a world where only blood and death can sate her hunger. Journey into Lucy’s past as you experience the terror of the Black Death and the harsh reality of womanhood in the Middle Ages. Enter Forever Fifteen, the fast-paced thrill ride that is redefining vampire horror.
Though the plot of this female-protagonist driven novel has similarities to Twilight, Forever Fifteen is NOT recommended for children because of gore, violence, and erotic content.
Forever Fifteen is Kimberly Steele’s first novel. It was the first free vampire audiobook ever to be released on the internet in 2005.
From Kimberly Steele: Thank you to all the Forever Fifteen fans who have supported and believed in my first novel! I never expected my first book, a novel that I pumped out in a year’s time about a reluctant but brutal bloodsucker who looks like a fifteen year old girl, to become a phenomenon that would change my entire life. I never so much as completed a short story before Forever Fifteen, but one day I found myself stranded in the country with no computer (eek) and began to write a story about a nightmare that I had for many years. The story quickly became a novel. Not wanting to go through the irritation and dismay of rejection letters from publishing houses, I self-published Forever Fifteen and subsequently released it as the first free vampire audiobook on the internet around the year 2005. Since I already did recording at home as a musician, I decided that I would record Forever Fifteen in my home recording studio and release it 100% free. Forever Fifteen soon developed an enormous group of rabid fans. I was deluged in supportive email which has never stopped even to this day. I never thought that my extremely dark writing style would go over very well, yet people have told me that they enjoy the realism and the violence of my non-rock star vampires . . . and by the way, not a single one of them sparkles!
The viral response of fans demanding a sequel has been so great that I find that I can remain independent and still make a living on my fiction. Even though I am not published by a publisher, I have have more exposure and a larger fan base than many of my contemporaries who have actual deals! I get emails every week about the Forever Fifteen sequels. Thank you fans for telling me that you love my book and that you want me to write more of them. Writing horror has turned into one of the great joys of my life. Your supportive emails drive me to tell these stories that I have come to love dearly.
The film rights of Forever Fifteen are currently under option to be developed into a film and possible TV series.
Contamination Boxed Set
By T.W. Piperbrook
This specially-priced bundle contains the first four books in the CONTAMINATION series:
*Contamination Zero
*Contamination 1: The Onset
*Contamination 2: Crossroads
*Contamination 3: Wasteland
ABOUT CONTAMINATION: The infection has begun, ravaging the American Southwest and leaving a chaos in its wake. In this new world, there will be last meal, no dying wish. The only reward left is to survive another day…
I really liked the books and thought they were fast moving and enterI very much enjoyed these books. They were easy reading and
I didn’t want to stop reading them . Good job! I will definitely read more from this author!!
Great books, I am reading the rest of the series.
Occult Assassin: Damnation Code
By Wiilliam Massa
Apocalyptic cults. Cursed rituals. Paranormal terrorists.
Driven by vengeance, one soldier declares war against the forces of darkness.
After a decade spent fighting the enemy abroad and keeping his country safe, Delta Force Operator Mark Talon is ready to settle down with the love of his life. But Talon’s world crumbles when his fiancée becomes the victim of a murderous cult. The military man now has a new foe in his crosshairs, and this promises to be a very different war.
The person responsible for his beloved’s death is a Silicon Valley tycoon allied with the forces of darkness. Fusing cutting-edge computer technology with an ancient evil, the enemy here cannot be stopped by bullets alone. If Talon is to be victorious in his mission of vengeance, he will need to master a new method of warfare — the arcane arts! He must become… the Occult Assassin.
“Occult Assassin moves like a bullet exploding from Talon’s 9mm Glock. ” — Nicholas Sansbury Smith, best-selling author of EXTINCTION HORIZON/ORBS.
Reads like James Bond versus the forces of darkness.” — Amazon Reviewer
The Occult Assassin series evokes the golden age of genre fiction: snappy writing and great plotting, larger than life characters, and a delicious mix of international intrigue and the occult.” — Layton Green, bestselling author of the Dominic Grey series.
“Recommended for readers of military horror.” — G. N. Braun, editor of the best-selling SNAFU series.
“Good mix of the supernatural and action/thriller.” — Mark Lukens, best-selling author of ANCIENT ENEMY.
The Rest Falls Away
By Colleen Gleason
The award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Colleen Gleason’s International Bestselling Gardella Vampire Hunter Series.
“Sophisticated, sexy, surprising!” — J.R. Ward
“Colleen Gleason’s irresistible…series is deliciously dark and delightfully entertaining.” —Chicago Tribune
“Gleason’s publishing debut turns vampire stories—and romances—on their ear.” —Detroit Free Press
Beneath the glitter of dazzling nineteenth century London Society lurks a bloodthirsty evil…
Vampires have always lived among them, quietly attacking unsuspecting debutantes and dandified lords as well as hackney drivers and Bond Street milliners. If not for the vampire slayers of the Gardella family, these immortal creatures would have long ago taken control of the world.
In every generation, a Gardella is called to accept the family legacy, and this time, Victoria Gardella Grantworth is chosen, on the eve of her debut, to carry the stake. But as she moves between the crush of ballrooms and dangerous moonlit streets, Victoria’s heart is torn between London’s most eligible bachelor, the Marquess of Rockley, and her dark, dangerous duty.
And when she comes face-to-face with the most powerful vampire in history, Victoria must ultimately make a choice between duty and love.
This is a five-book series about Victoria Gardella, Vampire Hunter. The series should be read in order to avoid spoilers. The series is:
The Rest Falls Away
Rises the Night
The Bleeding Dusk
When Twilight Burns
As Shadows Fade
All five books are now available.
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Praise for The Gardella Vampire Hunters Series
“The Rest Falls Away, Gleason’s publishing debut…turns vampire stories–and romances–on their ear with a decidedly dark, decidedly unsentimental Regency heroine who stakes the undead with the best of them.” — Detroit Free Press
“The undead rise to great heights through Gleason’s phenomenal storytelling. She creates a chilling world with the perfect atmosphere of fear and sexual tension.” — Romantic Times
“Gleason keeps upping the ante with each novel, weaving the characters around her readers with each engaging conversation and narrative, every stage set of all the appropriate gothic gloom and melting beauty. — Book Fetish
Zombie Youth: Playground Politics
By H.E. Goodhue
What will the survivors do when every one over the age of twenty suddenly dies in a viral outbreak? Worse yet, what will they do when the dead refuse stay that way?
A group of students are left trapped in their school as the adults they once relied upon suffer strange symptoms and die, only to return and feed. With no guidance or supervision the students are left to recreate society as they see fit. But not everyone shares their vision of the future…Zombie Youth:Playground Politics is the first novel in a new series following a group of survivors struggling to stay alive in a world where there are things far worse than zombies.
H.E. Goodhue tells a fast paced story that deals with the horrifying situation of the dead returning in a world where few adults are left alive. The teens in Zombie Youth: Playground Politics are tough and resourceful and immediately form their own army. They prove wise beyond their years and relationships begin to form while the old rules fall away. While some of the themes are familiar to other zombie survivor stories, the characters are all well drawn and sympathetic. H.E. Goodhue put in a lot of research on weaponry and virology to make it believable but not too complicated to understand for young adults. The zombies are descriptive and the mutations really amp up the carnage. A strong story with a twist in the ending that could lead to a sequel.
Reviewed by Samantha Gregory for Readers’ Favorite
Smoke Rising
By Craig Halloran
A sensational new series from the bestselling creator of The Darkslayer and The Chronicles of Dragon.
The unexpected begins …
Agent Sidney Shaw is one of the FBI’s finest. Tough as nails with a calculating mind, she thought she was ready for anything.
Enter John Smoke. His spirited arrest methods landed him hard time in prison. The decorated veteran, now branded an ex-con, just wants to serve his time in peace. The powers that be have other plans.
When Sidney is assigned to be Smoke’s handler, both of their lives are turned upside down. She plays by the rules. He trusts his instincts. Fighting to control him, she finds herself chasing him down a secret, dark, supernatural path where a vast criminal network rears its head in the heart of Washington, D.C.
Midnight Harvest
By Elias Anderson
When a string of increasingly brutal serial murders spills into his jurisdiction, William Coe, a Homicide detective stricken with OCD and an eidetic memory, is forced to search for answers as the body count grows. As clues begin to surface, Coe starts to wonder about the exact nature of the killer he’s after. In a game of cat and mouse that could make or break his career, he’s forced to follow a trail that will lead him to places darker than he could have ever imagined…
I didn’t know what to expect when I picked this up, because I don’t
really read much horror, but I read a few other books by this same
writer and really dug them, so I thought I’d give it a shot. I don’t
wanna give too much away and like I said I don’t read a lot of horror so I don’t have much to compare it to, but this book is INSANE. I really, really enjoyed it. Heads up though, there is a TON of blood and violence in this, and some of it gets pretty detailed. I guess this is probably normal for the category. Book 2, here I come…
Dying for a Living
By Kory M. Shrum
Fans of contemporary and urban fantasy will enjoy this series. Don’t be surprised to find dark humor, lots of snark, and a murder mystery, all wrapped up in a single thrilling, action-packed narrative.
Called “addictive” by New York Times Bestseller Darynda Jones, those interested in strong female protagonists are sure to take a shine to Jesse Sullivan, the reluctant anti-hero of the series.
Synopsis for Dying for a Living:
On the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare 2% who
can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.
But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself–or die trying.
Edwina
By Willow Rose
Marie-Therese is about to take in another child in foster-care. But Edwina is no ordinary girl as Marie-Therese is about to discover. Stories of death and destruction follow her trail and soon events in the small Danish town will take a decidedly macabre turn on one horrifying and endless night.
EDWINA is a spinoff from Willow Rose’s third book in her Rebekka Franck-series Five, Six … Grab your crucifix but can be read separately.
Whoever did the cover design for this novel is excellent…I know on the side bar I saw that author, Willow Rose used her actual daughter’s eye, but the illuminating, color green is very attractive…It made me want to know what was underneath that cover….When you read this book you will see why..Some author’s are very capable of drawing you into their horrifc world, with perfect detailed descriptions and great characterization that by page two you have visual images in your mind instantly, like your watching a movie…..Not all authors can do that….Right from the start I had chills immediately, when first meeting this child, special case, demon, or I don’t even know….So, we will just call her “Edwina”..When you read this novel maybe you will be able to tell…This is a very bloody, gorey, supernatural and terrifying thriller…
Edwina is severely deformed, feral and doesn’t even speak, because her biological parents locked her away for years..She is a result from the radioactive fallout, of the “Chernobly Accident” in 1986 in the Ukraine…Since then she has been in and out of many foster homes and Psychiatic Wards, because wherever she goes bloody death follows….
Marie-Therse Lundtofte is a foster parent and decides to take Edwina into her home with her other two children..You see her mother was a religious woman who always spoke of paying back “God” for all the good things he has bestowed her..That’s the code Marie-Therese lives by but I don’t think “God” was really paying attention this time..Terrifying chaos will start to takover the entire small town of Arnake…I was freaking out the whole time reading this novel, right up to the very explosive, shocking ending…
The most spine tingling scene in the end, is when a mysterious, powerful man will walk in the door and promise to take good care of Edwina like they all do….This reminded me of the scene in the movie, “The Exorcist” where actor, (Max von Sydow), who plays the Priest, Lankester Merrin, is walking down the street towards the MacNeil’s house where we all know what’s to come next….
So, if you didn’t read author Willow Rose’s novel, “Five, Six, Grab Your Crucifix” don’t yet because I am glad I didn’t either….This novel is stand alone, but really is a an excellent prequel that will leave you wanting more…..You won’t be disappointed….
World of Azglen
By P. Mattern, M. Mattern and J.C. Estall
AMAZON BESTSELLING SERIES!
Charley Rabbit is a mentally disabled young man who lives quietly with his widowed mother Mitzi in the American Midwest-but not for long! Charley develops a rapid intellectual growth spurt after being bitten by a vampire. Fressenda and her fraternal twin brothers Cass (Castor) and Lux (Pollux) take an interest in Charley and Mitzi and become part of their extended family, but Mitzi is wary and senses that the changes in Charley may be part of something mysterious,dark and sinister. In the meantime she is offered something she didn’t believe was possible-a clandestine relationship with a younger , and incidentally immortal, male.
The ensuing connection that Charley and his mom develop with V-net vampires (,a brilliantly organized organization that has piggybacked on the existing infrastructure in the U.S), an ancient family history and a dangerous and wily adversary, the Vampire Lord Adrastos puts both their lives and their new relationships at risk and takes them to some of the most remote locales on the planet.
Scarce Resources
By Brendan Detzner
The devil plays tennis with the last man in Chicago while a brontosaurus looms in the distance.
An elderly blind woman thinks she’s feeding the birds.
A music industry insider falls short of immortality and makes a shocking confession.
A girl with sharp teeth and an excellent sense of smell shops at a convenience store, avoiding chocolate.
And fourteen more.
“Detzner’s writing asks all the right questions, and answers just enough of them to leave your mind toying with the ideas for days … If you’re looking for cheap scares, look elsewhere. This is a writer that deals in an uneasy fear, in the unknown but somehow personal.”
Derek Gettys, The Arson Club
“….stories of unholy compromise, quiet madness and apocalypses both great and small… If you’re not familiar with his work, these eighteen stories are a great overview of what he’s been doing in the always flexible horror genre.”
Michael Penkas, Black Gate
The Last Orphans
By N.W. Harris
One horrifying day will change the life of sixteen-year-old Shane Tucker and every other kid in the world.
In a span of mere hours, the entire adult population is decimated, leaving their children behind to fend for themselves and deal with the horrific aftermath of the freak occurrence. As one of the newly made elders in his small town, Shane finds himself taking on the role of caretaker for a large group of juvenile survivors. One who just happens to be Kelly Douglas—an out-of-his-league classmate—who, on any other day, would have never given Shane a second glance.
Together, they begin their quest to find out why all of the adults were slaughtered. What they find is even more horrifying than anything they could have expected—the annihilation of the adults was only the beginning. Shane and his friends are not the unlucky survivors left to inherit this new, messed-up planet. No, they are its next victims. There is an unknown power out there, and it won’t stop until every person in the world is dead.
A spine-tingling adventure that will have you gasping for breath all the way until the last page, The Last Orphans is the first book in an all-new apocalyptic series.
Red Hot Steele
By Alex P. Berg
Detective Jake Daggers likes his murder investigations the way he likes his women–straightforward, easy, and with a killer body.
So when his older-than-dust partner throws his back out on a goblin raid, his captain assigns him a new running mate–a sexy young half-elf by the name of Shay Steele.
It seems like a match made in Daggers’ imagination, but Steele’s no pushover. She’s a powerful forensic psychic, and she’s got sass oozing out of her boots.
In a debut case teeming with fire mages, foundries, and a dead guy who’s crispier than bacon, it’s pretty clear Daggers isn’t the only one getting a heaping helping of RED HOT STEELE.
Red Hot Steele is a fun, fast-paced read, and I have to admit, it’s not quite like anything I’ve read before. It’s a mystery novel set in a fantasy world, but it’s not set in a typical contemporary urban fantasy setting. It’s a made up fantasy world filled with traditional fantasy creatures, from elves and dwarves to witches and wizards, but in an urban environment. It’s sort of like Middle-Earth meets mid-19th century New York or London.
The main characters are Jake Daggers and Shay Steele. Daggers is a tough, cynical homicide detective, and he initially comes across as a huge jerk, but on the plus side he’s quite funny. You eventually warm up to him as you learn his back story, and by the end of the novel he’d redeemed himself for his rude behavior. On the other side you have Shay Steele, his new half-elf, psychic partner. She’s smart and a little sassy, and the relationship between her and Daggers starts out rather rocky, to say the least.
As far as the plot is concerned, I really enjoyed it. It has tons of twists and turns, and while I didn’t suspect the murderer, in retrospect it made total sense. There’s also one final plot twist that I really didn’t see coming that adds A LOT to the story. Overall, I absolutely recommend it. If you’re a fan of fantasy or mystery books, or you like to watch TV shows like Castle or Bones, you should really enjoy this book.
Half-Made Girls: A Pitchfork County Novel
By Sam Witt
Hell on Earth Has a Home in Pitchfork County
Get the next book in this series free – link inside this book!
Joe Hark is a drunk, a live wire, and the night marshal of Pitchfork County. He just wants the monsters, including his own cursed family, to leave him alone long enough to drown his haunted memories in an ocean of whiskey. When someone hangs a mutilated girl from a cross, it’s just the start of Joe’s latest nightmare.
As he hunts for the killer, Joe finds a nest of meth-addled cultists with roots in his own tortured past. It turns out his enemies want to call up a nightmarish god so vile, it’ll eviscerate Joe, his family, and the world at large.
Joe has no choice but to team up with unlikely allies in a winner-takes-all battle. When the power of the cult grows, Joe learns the only way to stop the destruction may be his own sacrifice.
Half-Made Girls is the first installment in the Pitchfork County series, which features graphic violence, fresh mythology, strangely disturbing images, a freight train pace, and a warped sense of humor. If you liked Lukyanenko’s Night Watch, Jim Butcher’s The Dresden Files, or Clive Barker’s Weaveworld, then you’ll love this highly imaginative dark horror series from author Sam Witt.
Daughters of Darkness
By Chrissy Peebles
Four authors will each take a different daughter born from the Prince of Darkness, Vlad Montour. (Also known as Vlad the Impaler, an evil villain from history)
Blair – Chrissy Peebles
Jezebel – Kristen Middleton
Victoria – W.J. May
Lotus – C.J. Pinard
Blair: Half witch and half vampire.
She lives with a coven of witches and hasn’t had any contact with her vampire heritage. Blair is living the perfect life until one day, everything crashes down around her. She is forced to leave everything she knows and loves, and must go on the run to save her life.
Jezebel: A red-haired vampire/succubus with dark appetites.
She’s also a Private Investigator, living in Sin City, and tracking down cheating spouses is her specialty. Life is good, until one night when Jez is visited by a stranger, named Dorian Hart, who hands her a letter with some shocking revelations.
Victoria: Only Death Could Stop Her Now
Victoria is a Hunter Vampire, one of the last of her kind. She’s the best of the best.
When she finds out one of her marks is actually her sister she let’s her go, only to end up on the wrong side of the council.
Forced to prove herself she hunts her next mark, a werewolf. Injured and hungry, she is forced to do what she must to survive. Her actions upset the ancient council and she finds herself now being the one thing she has always despised — the Hunted.
Lotus: Don’t let the pretty name fool you. This daughter is no delicate flower.
Lotus grew up orphaned. Having no idea who her real parents were, she’s been drifting around the U.S. for over 100 years moving every 15 years or so since she just doesn’t seem to age. She’d figured out on her own that she had to be at least part vampire, as she needs to suck on a few blood bags a month to survive.
Working as a detective with the Denver P.D., Lotus is searching desperately for a serial killer who is murdering the homeless of the city. Except these are not ritualistic or thrill killings. These victims have been drained of blood and Lotus knows, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that they have been committed by a vampire.
Her search will take her to Las Vegas, and that is where the true adventure will begin, when she finds out who has been searching for her.
All stories are “Part I” to each Daughter’s journey.
Arisen : Nemesis
By Michael Stephen Fuchs
With nearly a quarter million copies sold, the ARISEN series is said by readers to be:
“the wildest and best rollercoaster I’ve ever been on” … “Pulse-pounding action at a relentless pace” … “THE ABSOLUTE BEST FREAKING SERIES IN THIS GENRE” … “the most unputdownable military zombie apocalypse arc ever” … “for adrenaline junkies only” … “A full-on express elevator to hell!!!” … “A one-of-a-kind ZA opus. The indomitable warrior spirit shines through from start to finish” … “the best I have ever read in apocalypse fiction of any kind” … “Riveting. Full of horror and beauty” … “These guys are the juggernauts of their genre” … “the best of the best! Sweeping, epic, engaging, and thrilling” … “keeps on delivering action, thrills & destruction at every turn” … “Just one more page, I say, then it’s 2am again” … “Another literary heart attack”
ARISEN : NEMESIS is an Amazon #1 bestseller in Post-Apocalyptic Science Fiction and #1 in Dystopian. Can be read as a standalone novel, an intro to the series, or at any point alongside the main series.
Wow! While reading each book in the Arisen series is akin to riding a roller coaster, Nemesis is unrelenting from the first page to the last. I love that Fuchs frequently pays homage to “Aliens” by using some of the film’s most memorable lines that capture the non-stop, over the top military action, unrelenting zombies, and fighting the fanatical bad guys.
We were introduced to the characters in Arisen after the “fall”, but here, we join the Nemesis characters as they grapple to understand the inconceivable and adapt to new circumstances. SSgt. Kate Dunajski arrives at Camp Lemonnier to serve as CST with Special Operations Command. By her count, she is not on the ground eight minutes before the camp is attacked while simultaneous requests for assistance are flooding in from troops and medical personnel in the field. Within hours, she escapes with the remaining members of Triple Nickel, a US Army Special Forces team who survive the attack.
Unlike Team Alpha, who, over the course of the Arisen series, play a critical role in trying to save humanity, Triple Nickel has no contact with the outside world. They are well provisioned and create a remote camp where, for 18 months nothing happens — until an unmanned predator appears over their camp and a zombie herd approaches. From then on, it’s tighten the seat belts time when, joined by Zack and Baxter from Genesis, they go up against al-Shabaab which played a key role in creating the original virus. They fight to rescue a team member, fight bad guys who outnumber them 100 -1, fight zombies, find Patient (Zulu) Zero, and identify a traitor in the group.
While Nemesis is not a direct continuation in the Arisen series, it broadens the narrative and sets the scene in Africa for the series conclusion. The characters are strongly written and, like the members of Team Alpha, you will care what happens to them. It is a great addition to the series.
Firebird
By Kathy Tyers
Her Death was Expected but Something More Powerful Kept Her Alive
Lady Firebird was born to the royal family of Netaia. Because of her birthplace in the family, however, her life is expendable. Honorable suicide is the highest calling she could hope to attain. When she is chosen to lead an attack on the neighboring planet of Veroh her death is expected. Instead she is taken prisoner during the battle and is held by the enemy.
With her own people seeking her sacrifice, Firebird must choose between two worlds before she can carve out her new destiny. This is the story of Lady Firebird’s personal battle and its eternal consequences, not only for herself but for everyone around her, and especially the man who loves her.
This is an epic science fiction novel and the start of a trilogy plus two follow up books. I think that I first read Firebird around 11 years ago and loved it. I recently reread Firebird and I loved it as much as I first had. The settings are fully fleshed out, and the cultures of them developed. Plus the book contains romance, action, and suspense, it is not just a typical love story. The growth and progression between Firebird and Brennan is great. She is understandably hesitant about starting anything with him since she never imagined a future beyond dying young. He is never pushy though with her, he’s patient and there for her as a friend. I found their interactions endearing and the whole book to be enjoyable. There is a religious/Christian aspect to the book but it isn’t heavy-handed and doesn’t overpower the narrative. Overall, an excellent sci-fi novel and I highly recommend it!
Smoke Rising
By Craig Halloran
The unexpected begins …
Agent Sidney Shaw is one of the FBI’s finest. Tough as nails with a calculating mind, she thought she was ready for anything.
Enter John Smoke. His spirited arrest methods landed him hard time in prison. The decorated veteran, now branded an ex-con, just wants to serve his time in peace. The powers that be have other plans.
When Sidney is assigned to be Smoke’s handler, both of their lives are turned upside down. She plays by the rules. He trusts his instincts. Fighting to control him, she finds herself chasing him down a secret, dark, supernatural path where a vast criminal network rears its head in the heart of Washington, D.C.
This compelling story is about a federal agent who is assigned to a very secretive wanted list known as the Black Slate. The list is shrouded in mystery and Sidney is about to find out why. In the book Sidney encounters a world that she never thought existed, made up from the stuff of legends. Her very skilled partner Smoke, a man she had to free from prison because he was such a valuable asset, proves to play by his own det of rules, which irritates this very by the book agent. This supernatural thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat as you turn each page, wondering what Sidney and Smoke will come up against next. For me this was one of those novels that you try to get back to every time you have a spare moment. If you like the supernatural genre, than this book is a great addition to your Kindle library.
Dying for a Living
By Kory M. Shrum
Fans of contemporary and urban fantasy will enjoy this series. Don’t be surprised to find dark humor, lots of snark, and a murder mystery, all wrapped up in a single thrilling, action-packed narrative.
Called “addictive” by New York Times Bestseller Darynda Jones, those interested in strong female protagonists are sure to take a shine to Jesse Sullivan, the reluctant anti-hero of the series.
Synopsis for Dying for a Living:
On the morning before her 67th death, it is business as usual for Jesse Sullivan: meet with the mortician, counsel soon-to-be-dead clients, and have coffee while reading the latest regeneration theory. Jesse dies for a living, literally. As a Necronite, she is one of the population’s rare 2% who
can serve as a death replacement agent, dying so others don’t have to. Although each death is different, the result is the same: a life is saved, and Jesse resurrects days later with sore muscles, new scars, and another hole in her memory.
But when Jesse is murdered and becomes the sole suspect in a federal investigation, more than her freedom and sanity are at stake. She must catch the killer herself–or die trying.
Armies of the Silver Mage
By Christian Warren Freed
Malweir was once governed by the order of Mages, bringers of peace and light. Centuries past and the lands prospered. But all was not well. Unknown to most, one mage desired power above all else. He turned his will to the banished Dark Gods and brought war to the free lands. Only a handful of mages survived the betrayal and the Silver Mage was left free to twist the darker races to his bidding. The only thing he needs to complete his plan and rule the world forever are the four shards of the crystal of Tol Shere. Having spent most of their lives dreaming about leaving their sleepy village and travelling the world, Delin Kerny and Fennic Attleford never thought that one day they would be forced to flee their town in order to save their lives. Everything changes when they discover the fabled Star Silver sword and learn that there are some who want the weapon for themselves. Hunted by a ruthless mercenary, the boys run from Fel Darrins and are forced into the adventure they only dreamed about. Ever ashamed of the horrors his kind let loose on the world the last mage, Dakeb, lives his life in shadows. The only thing keeping him alive is his quest to stop the Silver Mage from reassembling the crystal. His chance finally comes through the hearts and wills of Delin and Fennic. Dakeb bestows upon them the crystal shard, entrusting them with the one thing capable of restoring peace to Malweir.
Forks
By A.E. Davis
Age Level: 11 and up | Grade Level: 6 and up
A unique and reimagined take on a favorite. Same setting, different characters, and different story.
“I like how she connected the movie to the book and still you are like: what is this place.” 5 stars
“It’s like visiting with old friends, but you have the unexpected pleasure of new and mysterious visitors.” 5 stars
A story that takes place In Forks, Washington. Yes, it is connected to the Twilight series of books and movies but only in a small part where the connection is briefly mentioned. Amber and her mother move to Forks. The mother has some emotional problems and is in a relationship with the town’s deputy. Amber is in high school and drives herself there in her old car. It’s often raining and foggy but the sun does come out and shines. She senses something sinister and dark but doesn’t know what that is. She shakes off these feelings when they descend upon her. She soon meets two brothers Vincent and Viktor. They are both very attractive and she is drawn to both of them. But there is something off about them and all the kids she sees and meets at school. There seems to be something dark and sinister about the whole town. Even so, she makes friends with another girl who was hostile at first. That’s another thing Amber finds strange, students and people in the community asking her who’s side she is on or who does she like best. This doesn’t make sense to her. At one point she goes on a Twilight Tour with Glinda, Vincent and Viktor where she meets an Quileute boy who calls himself Lucky while on the La Push part of the tour. Things seem to get more dark and sinister and she can’t understand why. Amber is attacked at a party by two boys, one she was getting to know who say they are trying to save her from them. Soon enough she realizes the ‘Them’ are vampires. She doesn’t believe them. She meets up with Lucky again when she goes on a tour by herself and he tells her vampires are real. She soon realizes that they were telling the truth and that Viktor is one of the vampires. I found this to be a very readable and enjoyable book.
Burn The Dead: Quarantine
By Steven Jenkins
Robert Stephenson makes his living burning zombies – a job that pays the bills and plays tricks on the mind. Still, his life is routine until one day his infected wife, Anna, shows up in line for the incinerator, and Rob must cremate the love of his life.
In a race against the clock, he must find his four-year-old son Sammy, who is stranded in a newly quarantined zone, teeming with the walking dead, and crawling with the Necro-Morbus virus.
Does Rob have what it takes to fight the undead and put his broken family back together?
Or will he also end up in the incinerator – burning with the rest of the dead?
“If you’re looking for a fast-paced zombie read, I highly recommend Burn The Dead by Steven Jenkins. (5-STARS)”
K.C. FINN – Readers’ Favorite
Timeliner: Like Moths to Light
By Luca Colonnese
A sci-fi comedy novel written in English, by an Italian author whose second language is French.
Hello, this is the author. I tried getting someone important to write something fascinating and inspiring here, sadly, the only people I know that bear any importance are my family and as such, they are rather irrelevant to you, the potential reader. I then tried to contact a former English teacher of mine so that he could write the foreword but for some reason he is the last remaining person on the planet without any social media accounts, not even Google Plus. I tried resorting to smoke signals to track him down but that failed miserably and instead I got ticketed by the local fire department.
So I gave up trying to find someone important to fill this space, instead enjoy this excerpt I’ve hand picked with my eyes from the book I typed with my fingers. Note that if you attempt reading the whole book, in your head, with an Italian accent you will fail: My Italian accent is terrible!
“Within half a second they had cleared the living room, it was empty except for the ugly furniture and a few cats. In the hallway nothing was found either and as they stepped in the kitchen, both were startled as two house-cats hissed at their sight with the immediate result that Trixie almost blew one away by discharging her weapon, mercifully, for the cat at least, she didn’t open fire.
The cat did wind up with a red dot on its forehead for about two seconds as Trixie recovered from her startle. Two seconds was long enough for about four other cats to take notice of the luminous dot and jump out at the first cat, then, as Trixie realized that’s all they were; cats, she moved her aim away from the now all out brawl that had erupted among the half dozen cats in the vicinity. The first cat she had aimed at, interpreted the action of all the other cats jumping at it as an aggression, as a result it had taken evasive action but it was now raised on its rear paws much like a ninja warrior would, back curved towards its front. It was about to take a much more offensive stance than just being “evasive.”
Trixie moved her aim away from the area and towards the bedroom, she loved the red laser aim almost as much as the clowder of cats did. At first she tried to keep it low to the ground, like she had seen actual actors do as they portrayed special ops members in movies.
Then she realized that was no help as it just triggered further altercations among the group of cats that were now following it around. Her second great idea had been to hold the aim up to the surrounding walls, sadly this only exacerbated things among the cats as not only were they still following the dot around, but they were now jumping all over the wall, some using furniture as stepping stones to jump up, and as a result they were tipping over plants, vases, lamps and other various and noisy trinkets.
Sighing, she decided to turn off the laser aim. This helped subside the glaring of cats as some of them simply walked away, no longer interested by the game. Two cats were still having a heated argument behind her now, near the living room hallway, she decided to ignore them and try to calm down a bit.”
Forever Fifteen
By Kimberly Steele
Lucy Albert is not your ordinary maladjusted suburban adolescent. Born into the era of the Black Plague in medieval Italy, Lucy is chosen as a mate by the sinister vampire Sebastianus against her will. Struggling to survive in a modern world she cannot identify with, Lucy isn’t looking for attention.
Welcome to Forever Fifteen, where a lonely girl seeks refuge in a world awash in everyday brutality, a world where only blood and death can sate her hunger. Journey into Lucy’s past as you experience the terror of the Black Death and the harsh reality of womanhood in the Middle Ages. Enter Forever Fifteen, the fast-paced thrill ride that is redefining vampire horror.
Though the plot of this female-protagonist driven novel has similarities to Twilight, Forever Fifteen is NOT recommended for children because of gore, violence, and erotic content.
Forever Fifteen is Kimberly Steele’s first novel. It was the first free vampire audiobook ever to be released on the internet in 2005.
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