I was given an opportunity to read some of this anthology and I began at the beginning with Bulwark by Brit Lunden. The short stories/novellas are sold separately and to me they read as standalones. This is the third story I have read and enjoyed.
Bulwark is a small town, where everything revolves around football. I lived in Alabama for a while and they are some of the most avid fans I have every seen, so I can easily relate to this.
The Darkness by Brittney Leigh is written like a diary. from Sophie’s perspective.
Meeting Sophie, I feel, is going to be a real hoot. She did put a smile on my face early on, so I am eager to see what kind of trouble will seek her out.
And…it being Bulwark, I knew the trouble would be of a paranormal kind.
Secrets will be revealed, bodies will fall.
We have all the teenage angst of high school as these four kids will solve the puzzle of Billy Joe’s disappearance. It is the past clashing with the present.
The Darkness by Brittney Leigh is the eight book of the anthology. Though I have only read two others, I had no trouble enjoying this one. Fast reading with characters that are forever changed.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Darkness by Brittney Leigh.
3 Stars
GOODREADS BLURB
Bulwark- a wall or stockade that protects or sometimes hides the truth from the outside world.
Bulwark, a quiet town… or is it? Four best friends, Sophia, Scott, Chloe and Chris, are just trying to manage their senior year at Bulwark high school when Sophia realizes that her feelings for Chris are really meant for Scott. Before she can deal with that though, the four friends then stumble upon Bulwarks darkest secrets when a spell is cast on Bulwark High. Students have been disappearing and no one has any clues as to their whereabouts. With a town curfew set and parents on edge, the four friends decide to take things into their own hands. Will they break the spell, or will Bulwark High and the town be changed forever? Based on Bulwark, a paranormal thriller by Brit Lunden, The Darkness is the eighth volume in the multi-author Bulwark Anthology.
ABOUT BRITTNEY LEIGH
Brittney Leigh is gracing the Bulwark anthology as a debut author. She is a proud graduate of SUNY Old Westbury College, with a bachelors degree in Media & Communications. Gifted in singing, acting, and dancing, she finds her voice reaches its highest ground in writing. She resides in Long Island where the darkness of New York City comes to sleep.
* Heat Rating: Spicy to Erotic Romance * No Cliffhangers * Happily-Ever-After or Happy-For-Now
MY REVIEW
A Darker Shade of Evil is an anthology of fabulous authors and because the book is 15,061 pages on my Kindle and I am only at 6,205, I will be sharing four soul sucking novels and highly recommend these steamy reads for adult only.
Alone in the Dark by Khardine Gray – USA Today Bestselling Author
Forbidden love. I’m hooked. It seems to go hand in hand with the supernatural world that I love to get lost in. Some very hot, steamy sex, but the story takes priority. I quickly fell in loe with the characters and the supernatural world they live in. Witches, lycans, werewoves, fae, good and evil, battle as a war brews and the threat of Razal rising looms on the horizon. What more could I possibly ask for? Well, I was sad to see it end and that’s what I am asking for…MORE, because it ended all too soon. 4 Stars
The Devil Upstairs by Dariel Raye – USA Today Bestselling Author
He rose from his grave, after a very long time, and he knew that mean war was on the horizon. He was the last of his kind and that made me very curious about him. It’s Christmas and with it come memories of how he came to be. His mission has a name: revenge. Kat is unemployed, with no one to care but her best friend, Shell. What is she doing going out partying and rent is overdue? She felt pulled…and watched. I can relate to her inability to keep her mouth shut when angered Words came out without censor. She is naive and innocent, and she has no idea of what is coming. Forbidden love. Wow. Intense, hot sex and a love to last a lifetime….however long that may be. 4 Stars
Soul Bonded by Lori Titus – USA Today Bestselling Author
Natasha had been brought up to not be chasing demons. Well, obvious to me that’s gonna change. Christopher had become a drunk since leaving Special Ops. How will they come together? Enter: Victor Ramshead. Natasha cared for her mom, who has dementia, but couldn’t keep a caregiver because she would blurt out their psychic visions and scare them away. Her parents trained her about the supernatural world, but she is gonna need to bone up on it to face what is to come. When the demon wants you and makes an offer you can’t refuse, well…What price will be paid? It felt like a prequel and gave me just enough to want more of the good and evil characters and the fight to come. 3 Stars
Succubus Unleashed by Muffy Wilson – USA Today Bestselling Author
I knew the girl that would steal my heart would be different, but not this different.
Sapphira must find a mortal man to stand at her side and rule the clan as Queen Mother, all while perpetuating their species by producing children, being new blood into the fold. She marveled in her new body as I tried to figure out exactly what she is and when I did, I loved it! She is a water creature, and I am hooked right there. She has scales and wings, and now, two legs. The feelings Brock invoked in her were new to her. Is he the one? They would have to fight to together, and she was ready when he called. I was quickly caught up in her sweet innocence and couldn’t help but love her. I fell right into their insta love. It was magical and easy. Wow, just wow. Intense romance and hot sex, along with the lovin’. 4 Stars
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of A Darker Shade of Evil Anthology.
4 Stars
Deadly demons, diabolical devils and other creatures of the night will hold
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* Heat Rating: Spicy to Erotic Romance
* No Cliffhangers
* Happily-Ever-After or Happy-For-Now
by the following brilliant USA Today and Bestselling Authors!
Khardine Gray, – USA Today Bestselling Author– Alone In The Dark
Dariel Raye, – USA Today Bestselling Author – The Devil Upstairs
Lori Titus, – USA Today Bestselling Author – Talons
Muffy Wilson, – USA Today Bestselling Author – Succubus Unleashed
Keta Diablo, – Bestselling Author – I Spy A Demon
Marilyn Harlow, – Bestselling Author – Demons Are A Girl’s Best Friend
Gracen Miller, – Bestselling Author – Hex
Michelle Scott, – Bestselling Author – The Demon’s Prisoner
The Knowing by Brit Lunden is part of the Bulwark Anthology, a collection of nine novellas. Brit’s debut novella, Bulwark, gave birth to this collection that takes place in the quiet little town of Bulwark in Georgia, USA.
The novella I am sharing today is The Knowing by Brit Lunden. I am anxious to revisit Bulwark and see what will happen today.
The Knowing, the feeling that you are going to meet someone special.
Brit Lunden recaps the happenings from the first novella, Bulwark, and I always like that refresher. Sometimes it’s a long time between readings.
We met JB in Bulwark and now, his mood turns to the past and the love of his life, Ellie. He had known he would never leave Bulwark. Farm work it will be, not a football hero, even though he was that good, Bear Bryant wanted to recruit him. I love that addition to the story. I don’t believe there is a soul alive in Alabama who doesn’t know who Bear Bryant is.
So not what I was expecting, but it turned into a wonderful tale of love, second chances and maybe a little bit of magic.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Knowing by Brit Lunden.
4 Stars
GOODREADS BLURB
Bulwark- a wall or stockade that protects or sometimes hides the truth from the outside world.
Bulwark, Georgia, isolated, hidden. Who knows what strange things can happen when the rest of the world can’t see you? JB Stratton is alone in the world, and all he has left are the memories of his beloved Ellie. Dirt poor JB and wealthy Ellie feel an instant connection that is as intense and primal as the blood red earth of their home. Unseen roots connect them, pulling them into an impossible relationship. Will the memories of past lives help or hinder the path of their love? Based on the original novella Bulwark, by Brit Lunden, The Knowing continues the story of a town isolated from the rest of the world where the impossible becomes plausible, and logic is determined by reality.
ABOUT BRIT LUNDEN
Brit Lunden is a prolific author who’s written over 50 books in assorted genres under different pen names. Bulwark was her first effort in adult fiction and was chosen by several of her fellow authors as the basis for a new series, A Bulwark Anthology. Using her characters, they are creating new denizens in spin-off stories to this bizarre town. Brit Lunden lives on Long Island in a house full of helpful ghosts.
Summer Snoops Unleashed:
14 Furr-ocious Mysteries and Cozy Crimes
by Judith Lucci Anna Celeste
Burke, Colleen Mooney, Fiona Quinn, Maria Grazia Swan, Kelly Hashway,
Kim Hunt Harris, Susan Boles, Lisa B. Thomas, Emily Selby, Ava Mallory,
Chelsea Thomas, Sam Cheever, and Joanna Campbell Slan
Cozy Mystery Independently Published Release Date – July 23, 2019 ASIN: B07R49T674
Summertime Murders are RUFF
ALL BRAND NEW STORIES!
Looking for cool cozies for hot summer days? Then you’ll love this
purr-fectly paw-some cozy mystery boxed set from fourteen USA Today,
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Here’s a sampling of stories…
WSJ and USA Best Selling Author Judith Lucci – The Most Glittery Crime of the Year: The Jewel Heist – An Artzy Chicks Mystery
WSJ and USA Today Best Selling Author Anna Celeste Burke ¬- Radical Regatta! Corsario Cove Cozy Mystery #4
WSJ & USA Today Best Selling Author Colleen Mooney – Fireworks, Forensics & Felonies
USA Today Best Selling Author Fiona Quinn – YOURS. No Good Deed Goes Unpunished
Amazon Best Selling Author Maria Grazia Swan – Pies, Lies and a Last Goodbye
USA Today Best Selling Author Kelly Hashway – You Can’t Judge a Crime by its Aura
WSJ & USA Today Best Selling Author Kim Hunt Harris – Yankee Doodle Deadly: A Trailer Park Princess Novella
WSJ & USA Today Best Selling Author Susan Boles – Death in Mercy
Best Selling Author Amazon Lisa B. Thomas – Sharpe Pain: A Corpse in the Cabin
Amazon Best Selling Author Emily Selby – Death and Taxes on a Cloud
Amazon Best Selling Author Joanna Campbell Slan – Ruff Justice: Second Chance Adventure #5
WSJ and USA Today Best Selling Author Ava Mallory – High Heel Homicide: A Holly Woods Mystery Novella
Amazon Best Selling Author Chelsea Thomas – A Knead to Kill
WSJ and USA Today Best Selling Author Sam Cheever – Spunky Bumpkin
CLICK GRAPHIC BELOW TO READ THE FIRST CHAPTERS OF EACH STORY
About the Authors
Dr. Judith Lucci
is a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author. She is the
award-winning author of the Alexandra Destephano Medical Thriller and
the Michaela McPherson “Two Sleuth’s and a Dog” Crime series. She also
writes psychological fiction. Her cozy series, The Artzy Chicks
Mysteries focuses on a group of eccentric, talented but zany artists in
their Art Gallery at a Five Star Mountain Resort in the Virginia
mountains.
In 2017, ‘Viral Intent’ (Book
3) Alexandra Destephano Series) was awarded a Gold Medal by Readers’
Favorites for ‘Best Political Thriller’. as was her crime thriller ‘The Case of Dr. Dude’ (Michaela McPherson #1) for a Gold Medal for ‘Best Amateur Sleuth for 2017. ‘The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year‘ won an additional gold medal for ‘Best Holiday Read’ of 2017.
Her favorite things are reading,
writing, and art. In her spare time she teaches painting, loves up on
animals and raises money for needy causes. Judith lives with her 4 dog
family in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. She loves to connect with her readers and is available at judithlucciwrites@gmail.com. Check our her website at judithlucci.com. and sign-up for a free copy of Chaos at Crescent City Medical Center.
Anna Celeste Burke
is a USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling author who lives
in the desert near Palm Springs with her beloved husband and loudmouthed
Siamese cat. A retired professor who once worked as a Disney chef,
you’ll find her snooping into life’s mysteries with fun, fiction, and
food!
Colleen Mooney was
born and raised in New Orleans along with everyone else in her family.
She is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author and
writes a cozy mystery series set in New Orleans called The New Orleans
Go Cup Chronicles. The 7th book in her series is Fireworks, Forensics
and Felonies will be in Summer Snoops Unleashed. Her Politicians,
Potholes and Praline released in March 2019 and is available on Amazon
and KU.
Since January 2017 Colleen organized
a Sisters In Crime chapter in New Orleans and is not planning a Mystery
Writers Conference in November in New Orleans. She is currently working
on her next book in the series.
In New Orleans, she’s been a member and active in many Mardi Gras Krewes, Super Krewes, and organizations. Colleen says she has never met a parade she didn’t like.
She’s
an ardent animal lover and the Director for a breed rescue, Schnauzer
Rescue of Louisiana for the last fifteen years. She has rescued and
placed over 350 abandoned or surrendered Schnauzers. She loves to write
and writes about what she loves. Colleen says, “New Orleans is where it all happens for me.”
Fiona Quinn
is a four-time USA Today bestselling author, a Kindle Scout winner, and
has been listed as an Amazon Top 100 author in: Romantic Suspense;
Mystery, thriller, and suspense; Mysteries, Science Fiction, Fantasy,
and Horror.
Maria Grazia Swan
Award-winning author Maria Grazia Swan
was born in Italy. She’s lived in Belgium, France, Germany, Southern
California and Arizona—all juicy places that fuel her stories and
characters.
These days, Maria Grazia volunteers at
the animal shelter seeking the perfect family for homeless pets. Her
deepest passions? Writing and being the matchmaker for people and pets
who are waiting to find each other.
Maria loves travel, opera, good books,
hiking, and intelligent movies. Her idea of a perfect evening?
Stimulating conversation, Northern Italian food, and chilled Prosecco.
She loves to hear from her readers! Feel free to contact her through her website: www.mariagraziaswan.com.
Kelly Hashway
fully admits to being one of the most accident-prone people on the
planet, but luckily she gets to write about female sleuths who are much
more coordinated than she is. Maybe it was growing up watching Murder She Wrote that
instilled a love of mystery, but she spends her days writing cozy
mysteries. Kelly’s also a sucker for first love, which is why she writes
romance under the pen name Ashelyn Drake. When she’s not writing, Kelly
works as an editor and also as Mom, which she believes is a job title
that deserves to be capitalized.
Kim Hunt Harris is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of the Trailer Park Princess Christian cozy mystery series.
Kim knew she wanted to be a writer
before she even knew how to write. When her parents read bedtime stories
to her, she knew she wanted to be a part of the story world. She
started out writing children’s stories, and her stories grew as she did.
She discovered a gift for humor and a love for making people laugh with
her tales, and the Trailer Park Princess series was born.
Kim loves to not only make her readers
laugh and entertain them with a good mystery, but also to examine the
issues the everyday people face…well, every day. Issues such as faith
and forgiveness, perseverance and tolerance. Set in Lubbock, Texas, the
fun books feature a cast of quirky characters, outrageous situations, a
drama queen of a dog, and from time to time, a tear or two.
Kim lives with her husband of more than thirty years and two teenage kids in Lubbock, TX.
Susan Boles
is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author who lives in
Mississippi with her rescue mini Dachshund and rescue cat of no
particular breed. You’ll find her writing mysteries centered around
small southern towns with lots of great characters.
Lisa B. Thomas
Born and raised in Texas, I always knew I
wanted to be a writer. Finally, after thirty-three years as a high
school journalism and English teacher, I released my first novel. Having
grown up reading Trixie Belden, Nancy Drew, and Agatha Christie, I was
drawn to the mystery genre.
I write clean, classic whodunnits with
realistic characters and situations. It’s probably because my first book
was based on a true-life murder mystery from my own family. That book, Sharpe Shooter,
led to the Maycroft Mysteries. I also write Killer Shots Mysteries and
the Beachside Bookshop Magical Cozy Mysteries (co-written with Paula
Lester.) I call my books “Mysteries with Heart & Humor,” and that’s
just what you’ll get.
When not writing, I enjoy my grown
husband and dog, my children, grandchildren, grandpets, photography,
traveling, and antiquing (aka. buying and selling used junk).
Emily Selby
is a Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author who lives between France
and New Zealand with her husband, daughter and a multilingual rescue
cat. She loves writing and reading cozy mysteries with a sprinkle of
romance, full of quirky characters and set in charming little towns.
Joanna Campbell Slan
National bestselling and award-winning
author Joanna Campbell Slan has written and/or edited 40 books,
including both fiction and non-fiction works. In addition to being
included in Amazon’s list of Top 100 Mystery Authors, Joanna was one of
the early Chicken Soup for the Soul contributors, and her stories appear in five of those New York Times bestselling books. Her first non-fiction book, Using Stories and Humor: Grab Your Audience, was
endorsed by Toastmasters International, and lauded by Israel’s Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speechwriter. She’s the author of three
mystery series. Her first novel—Paper, Scissors, Death (Book #1 in the Kiki Lowenstein Mystery Series)–was shortlisted for the Agatha Award. Her first historical mystery—Death of a Schoolgirl: Book #1 in the Jane Eyre Chronicles—won the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence. Her contemporary series set in Florida continues this year with Second Chance at Faith (Book #4 in the Cara Mia Delgatto Mystery Series). In addition to writing fiction, she edits the Happy Homicides Anthologies and has begun the Dollhouse Décor & More series of “how to” books for dollhouse miniaturists.
Ava Mallory
is a multi-genre USA Today & Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
of what she affectionately calls Mysteries with Heart. When not
dreaming up stories full of twists and turns, she’s spinning
heartwarming tales of love, laughter, and a healthy dose of mystery.
Chelsea Thomas
is technically two people… Married writing team Chelsea and Matthew
Thomas. Chelsea and Matt have spent the last 9 years living in Los
Angeles, where they have worked as screenwriters. There, they have
worked with such companies as CBS, SONY, and Nickelodeon. Now, with the
completion of their first cozy mystery novel, Apple Die, they are proud
to say that they are novelists, too.
Sam Cheever is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal
Bestselling Author who writes mystery and suspense, creating stories
that draw you in and keep you eagerly turning pages. Known for writing
great characters, snappy dialogue, and unique and exhilarating stories,
Sam is the award-winning author of 80+ books.
Immediately hooked by the fangtastic cover and the howling good forward.
Blood Moon Big Top: Marbles was a loner, so a traveling circus was a perfect fit for him. He learned the meaning of no good deed goes unpunished. Didn’t have fear of clowns before, you will after reading this gory, bloody horror novella…and I loved every minute of it. 4 Stars.
Hunters Moon: Short Story: This was a hunt like one I have never been on and it was over too quick. 3 Stars
Dire: The thief has no idea what’s in store for him, but I do and it wasn’t any payment I want. 4 Stars
Human Skin: Curiosity killed the cat and it doesn’t bode well for Alex and Jason in this howling mystery of horror. 3 Stars
The Tome of Legion: Who wins in a war between Lycans and Vampires? The battle is vicious but….wins to fight another day. 3 Stars
Excerpt for Wolvz: The Mother of the Pack was killed by humans and Lycan would make them ay in a blood thirsty war of killing. 4 Stars for this excerpt, making me want to read more.
Because I do not do half stars…four it is.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Fantastic Tales of Werewolf Savagery by Toneye Eyenot
La Lluna Plena – the
Full Moon – that beautiful and mysterious celestial body which stirs
within us all those deep, dark emotions we do our best to subdue and
control. For some of us, her influence runs deeper, much deeper. We all
walk beneath her maddening rays, yet, while most may shrug off the
notion that inside us all resides a beast – a savage wolf – there are
those of us who embrace the monster within and ride that lunatic wave
with abandon each time she casts her gaze upon us.
Some see it as
a blessing, others…a curse. To be bitten, and fall prey to murderous
urges beyond our control, or to have the good fortune to be born into
the pack, or perhaps even to whisper words of spell in order to evoke
the lycanthropic gift, there are more than a few ways to cast aside the
human skin and let loose the wolf within. Those ways are explored
throughout this collection of werewolf terrors.
Suspend
disbelief, dear reader, because whether you care to admit it, or
continue to live in ignorant bliss, we walk among you. We smell the
blood as it courses through your veins and taste your fear on the
breeze. We long to see the life drain from your quivering flesh as we
gorge. Beware the Full Moon, as you are about to enter the world of the
Werewolf.
ABOUT TONEYE EYENOT
“Lurk within my mind(s) and see the terrors which await thee. Just keep in mind, once in my mind, you cannot flee.” – Eyenot
Toneye
Eyenot hails from The Blue Mountains in Australia. Although writing
horrible tales for the better part of 30 years, 2014 saw his first
published work in REJECTED For Content – Splattergore through JEA Press.
His debut Dark Fantasy/Horror novella, THE SCARLETT CURSE is book one
in the SACRED BLADE OF PROFANITY series, released in 2014 through JEA,
now unpublished to be re-released through Luniakk Publications. Book II
in the series, JOSHUA’S FOLLY was released in 2016. Book III in the
Sacred Blade Of Profanity series is currently being conjured. BLOOD MOON
BIG TOP released Oct. 7, 2016 – a werewolf/clown Horror novella; all of
which also await republishing through Luniakk. His stories appear in
all 6 REJECTED FOR CONTENT editions, as well as dozens more anthologies.
Eyenot is also the editor for a werewolf-themed anthology series – FULL
MOON SLAUGHTER 1&2, and several other anthologies. This year has
seen the author emerge from the shadows with terrifying results as
Eyenot branches out with Luniakk Publications. So far, with the release
of FLASH OF DARKNESS, PSYCHOTIC INTERLUDE, OF NIGHTMARE REALITIES,
ABYSMAL FEAST: AN AGGLOMERATION OF ANTHROPOPHAGIC ATROCITIES, and WOLVZ:
WHISPERS OF WAR, challenge your sensibilities and take a walk thru the
mind(s) of a luniakk… You can find Toneye lurking around these haunts… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/toneyeeyenot… & https://www.facebook.com/luniakkpubli… Twitter: https://twitter.com/ToneyeEyenot & https://twitter.com/luniakkpub Website: https://luniakkpublications.com Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Toneye-Eyenot/… Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/toney… G+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+toneyeey…
noun meaning winter “on the outskirts
of Sault Ste. Marie, lives the most powerful Vetur wielder”
~Cyan~
Groomed to be pure perfection in the eyes of a never-satisfied mother, Cyan
struggled to find her place within her clan. She knew her
responsibility to them, but she had yet to deliver. She was supposed
to be theVetur and yet, she wasn’t. They accepted her, failure
and all, they still loved her. But love and acceptance are futile in
the eyes of time. And time is something she can’t take for granted
because soon, it will run out.
Refusing to tempt fate, and for their own selfish gain, those closest to Cyan betrayed
her in the worst way possible. Secrets. Lies. Absolute deception. She
didn’t break though. She snapped.
And when she snapped, time no longer mattered because she would end them all.
LaShanta Charles is from South Carolina, but currently lives in Tacoma, WA.
She’s married, has three tiny humans who constantly mooch off of her,
and is active duty in the US Army. She’s a homebody who adores
SLEEPING, reading (romance, especially RH, paranormal, and sci-fi),
eating, white chocolate mochas, SLEEPING, Reese’s PB Cups (but only
the ones stuffed with Reese’s Pieces), and writing. Oh, and she hates
spiders; why do they need EIGHT legs?
