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MINDBENDING – Daggermouth by H M Wolfe #hmwolfe #daggermouth

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dystopia; enemies to lovers romance; forced arranged political marriage; presidents son;assassin
dystopia; enemies to lovers romance; forced arranged political marriage; presidents son;assassin

 

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MY REVIEW

I LOVE the cover and the title for Daggermouth made me curious. Daggermouth has so many elements that speak to me: enemies to lovers, fantasy romance, apocalyptic and dystopian adventure that knocked my socks off. I got so much more than I bargained for and will, for sure, have my eye on H M Wolfe in the future.

Of course, we have the corrupt elite. I would be disappointed otherwise. I love the have and have nots, the forbidden romance, the danger at every turn. As I turned the pages, I became more lost in the story. The characters, well, Shadera Kael makes for an outstanding female protagonist. She’s raised to be an assassin. That is all she is good for, but….she can’t even do that right, which drives her into the arms of a man she hates with all the passion she possesses. Of course, it’s an enemies to lovers romance, so somehow Shadera Kael and Greyson Serel will find their way.

The ending BLEW ME AWAY. I WANT MORE, PLEASE!!!!!

5 Stars

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Set in a corrupt surveillance state ruled by the masked elite, this true enemies-to-lovers dystopian romance that’s Conform meets V For Vendetta follows a mercenary who botches the assassination of the president’s son and ends up forced to marry him.

The first thing you’ll learn in New Found Haven is that mercy doesn’t exist. The second thing is that, from the highest glass atrium in the Heart to the windowless slums of the Boundary, the Veyra are always watching.

The last lesson is the hardest, but you must remember it: Love outside of your ring is a death sentence.

The city is carved into rings of privilege and poverty, ruled by the masked elite who will do whatever it takes to hold onto power. Obedience is demanded. Rebellion is crushed.

Greyson Serel has spent his life caught between two worlds. Publicly, he’s the flawless heir to the presidency. Privately, he’s entangled in secrets that could topple the regime. But when he’s forced into a political marriage meant to bind him tighter to the government’s brutal laws, he finds himself shackled to a bride as lethal as she is unwilling.

Shadera Kael is a mercenary raised to kill, not to wed. Yet when her bullet misses its mark, survival leaves her tied to the very man she was sent to eliminate. Trapped inside the corrupt heart of the city, she becomes both prisoner and wife, her every step watched, her every move tested.

Their union is no love story—it’s a battlefield. As secrets come to light and betrayals fester within the walls of power, Greyson and Shadera must decide between annihilating each other or burning the city to the ground together.

In a world where passion has consequences and loyalty is paid for in blood, their forced bond may be the spark that ignites a revolution. Or the fire that consumes them both.

  • Genre: Apocalyptic, Dark Romance, Dystopian, Enemies To Lovers, Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Romantasy
  • 516 pages, Kindle Edition
  • First published December 5, 2025 by Scarlett Press
  • Series: The Heart, Book I

ABOUT H M WOLFE

H. M. Wolfe writes with her heart wide open, chasing the thrill of chaos and the sting of heartbreak on every page. Based in Central Florida, she shares her days with her husband and three loyal dogs—her writing partners and adventure crew through every twist of her literary journey.

Wolfe crafts stories where romance tangles with fantasy and unforgettable characters drive the action, inviting readers to disappear into worlds brimming with magic and meaning. She’s fiercely passionate about mental health advocacy and the messy, powerful work of self-discovery, believing deeply that everyone deserves to see themselves represented in the stories they love.

As you turn the final page of her books, Wolfe hopes you’ll find a new kind of strength—ready to take on the world and own your story like the warrior she knows you are.

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Oustanding – Her Silence by S T Ashman #netgalley #stashman #hersilence

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Her Silence is my first foray into the writing of S T Ashman, and it won’t be my last. I always marvel at finding so many wonderful writers that supply me with endless hours of entertainment. So, let’s get down to brass tacks.

For Nicole, it all begins with a 4 am phone call. Lacey, her daughter, is found in the woods beside her friend’s dead husband. They messed with the wrong woman, and Nicole is going rain hell on those who chose to bring trouble to her world. Secrets. Corruption. Vengeance.

I love stories that get my emotions riled up. This family had me laughing and loving, bringing tears to my eyes. I love strong female main characters that capture my attention, making it hard for me to look away. Unputdownable. Riveting. I’ll be on the lookout for more work by S T Ashman.

My thanks for out to NetGalley and S T Ashman for the opportunity to share Her Silence.

 

5 Stars

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he survived the night. The truth didn’t.

Nicole gets the call at 4 a.m. Her daughter Lacey was found in the woods beside her friend’s dead husband. He was stabbed forty-four times. Lacey is barely alive. Covered in his blood. And completely mute.

She hasn’t said a word since. Not to the police. Not to her husband. Not even to Nicole.

Nicole had Lacey at seventeen and swore her daughter would have a good life. Now Lacey is sitting in a cell, and Nicole’s three grandchildren are left behind with a father who is losing it.

But Nicole knows her daughter. She isn’t a cold-blooded murderer. Guilt didn’t silence her. Fear did. Whatever happened in those woods scared Lacey more than prison.

So Nicole starts digging. But some secrets don’t save people. They destroy them.

  • Genre: Fiction, Mystery, Psychological Thriller, Suspense, Thriller
  • 330 pages, Kindle Edition
  • First published July 21, 2026

ABOUT S T ASHMAN

S. T. Ashman is an American-German author who calls the beautiful U.S. Seacoast home. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, she spent years working as a psychotherapist in the criminal justice system. The work gave her a rare window into the human mind, both the beautiful and the deeply shadowed. It’s no wonder readers often say her characters feel real enough to step off the page.
When she’s not crafting her next twisty tale, you’ll find her chasing after her kids, nose-deep in a book, or curled up late at night with a horror movie and a husband who always falls asleep on the couch before the scary parts.

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Vampires – Carry Me To My Grave by Christopher Golden #netgalley #christophergolden #carrymetomygrave

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They say ‘Maggie Wise will take your eyes’.

It all starts when Maggie Wise kicks the bucket. She elicited a promise from her son, Malcom, to take her home to Shediak, Maine. They must bury her before the second sunrise, so the race is on. Those she had cursed, forced to burrow deep underground, are rising to make sure that doesn’t happen.

The characters are well rounded and they will be tested.

A train wreck, a snowplow, a flying monster, creatures that refuse to die, and more are determined to rip the head off of Maggie and break the curse. It’s like running through a swarm of zombies, they will rip and gnaw and tear you apart. The suspense is off the charts. The minute I think they can pause and catch their breath, another monster pops up, putting their lives on the line…again and again.

 

4 Stars

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From New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden comes a high concept horror novel about a man trying to protect his dead mother’s body from the evil that is hunting them.

Maggie Wise will take your eyes.

When Malcolm was growing up, the local kids made up that chant about his mother, claiming she was a witch. He and his siblings did their best to ignore it. Now, Maggie is dying, and those same siblings have left Malcolm and his sister-in-law Violet to hold a vigil at her bedside.

But they’re not as alone as they think they are. A dark figure waits and watches from beneath the willow tree across the street. Hundreds of miles away, an ancient evil stirs in its burrow under a farmer’s cornfield. Across the country, other buried things begin to dream in anticipation of Maggie’s demise. On her deathbed, the old woman elicits a promise from Malcolm, her youngest child―when she dies, he and Violet must return her body to her birthplace in Shediak, Maine.

From the moment she takes her last breath, before her remains are even loaded aboard the baggage car of the Imperial Limited, there are forces trying to stop Malcolm from fulfilling that promise. Violence erupts on the train, evil preys on its passengers, and once the sun goes down, those long-buried things are coming to make Maggie Wise pay for her past. God help anyone who stands in their way.

  • Genre: Fiction, Horror, Mystery, Paranormal, Supernatural, Suspense, Thriller, Vampires
  • 331 pages, Kindle Edition
  • First published July 21, 2026 by St Martin’s Press

ABOUT CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN

CHRISTOPHER GOLDEN has been called “the king of the horror-thriller.” The New York Times bestselling, multi-award-winning storyteller has made his mark in many mediums, as a writer of novels, screenplays, animation, audio dramas, and comics, and as an editor of landmark horror anthologies. His work has been published in dozens of languages around the world. Winner of the Bram Stoker Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Audie Award, he has been nominated for others, including the British Fantasy Award. His best-known novels include Road of Bones, The House of Last Resort, All Hallows, and his latest, Carry Me to My Grave. He lives in Massachusetts, where he watches too many movies and eats too much chocolate.

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Fantasy – The Loura Lure Book 2 by James McMahon #jamesmcmahon #austinmascauley #thelouralure

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The Loura Lure, Book 2, by James McMahon picks up where Book 1 left off.

Dr Shamus Bergin and his ex-patient, Erladoch Dunbar, leapt into a portal and traveled 20,000 years back in time. Shamus comes from the Sacred Order Of Keepers, an army of part human and part angel warriors. It’s not enough that Shamus, as a man of science finds it hard to accept the magic around him, he also has to contend with the voices speaking in his head, talking of the past and the future.

It has been four years since Erladock Dunbar left Loura Lure and much has changed. The Evil King of Trborg is looking for the last Angel’s Itavo stone. He wants to open the gates of Hell and bring about the end of times.

I love books that deal with darkness and light, good and evil, angels and magic. The Loura Lure is a fabulous blend of the mystical and magical and time travel. Shamus becomes a more complex character as the story develops and the characters draw closer together through their struggles.

I’m so glad I have Book 3 on my stack so there is no wait to find out what happens next.

 

4 Stars

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Dr. Shamus Bergin and his former patient Erladoch Dunbar have leapt into a time portal hurtling them backwards 20,000 years to Loura, a time and place erased from history. Before the seas rose up to separate Ireland and the British Isles from the rest of Europe, the Kingdoms of Loura thrived in peace.

Much has changed since Erladoch’s departure four years earlier. Enilorac, the Evil King of Treborg has already begun his invasion. He has come looking for the last Angel’s Itavo stone. If found, Enilorac will use it to open the gates of Hell and usher in the end of times.

Having accepted that his parents were descended from the Sacred Order of Keepers, Shamus must find his place amongst this army of part-human, part-angel warriors in their struggle to repel the encroaching darkness. Can this man of science come to terms with a world filled with magic, or will he lose his sanity in the presence of so many emerging voices seeking to direct his Will? These voices, whispers from the past and echoes of future battles, threaten to overwhelm him.

Burdened with so much, the answers he seeks may lie in the hands of a woman he has never met. He doesn’t know her, but her call grows stronger in his mind with every passing danger. With the weight of obligation crushing down on him, he must have faith that his allegiances will hold and that not all paths laid before him will ultimately yield the same destiny.

  • Genre: Fantasy, Fiction
  • 368 pages, Paperback
  • Published April 25, 2025 by Austin Macauley Publishers LLC
  • Series: The Loura Lure, Book 2

ABOUT JAMES MCMAHON

James is a lawyer, inventor, musician and life-long student of the Martial Arts. He and his family travel extensively and share a love for all things ancient. This first book in the series is inspired by an enduring curiosity about the lives lived, and the struggles overcome by ancient societies whose legacies continue to defy modern understanding.ames is a lawyer, inventor, musician and lifelong student of the martial arts.

Walk amidst the dolmens and stone circles of old and hear the whispers of those who lived there. Magic was everywhere!

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Romantic Fantasy – The Convergence: Restoration by Richard French #richardfrench #indiepenpress #theconvergencerestoration

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Restoration, Unified Magic, Evolution of Magic
The heroes return

 

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MY REVIEW

The Convergence: Restoration by Richard French is the second book in The Convergence Series, a romantic fantasy between Samantha Reed and Connor Blake, that crosses generations.

The Federation has taught that magic is made up of opposing force that must never unite…but that is not the truth of the matter. Do you believe in reincarnation? That a soul can travel across time and existence and be reunited?

Magic. Enemies to lovers. Sacrifice. Reincarnation. Romance. Complex world building. Original. It’s pretty hard to come up with a scenario that seems fresh to me, because I always have my head in some kind of book.

Richard French has created a complex and thought provoking fantasy that is sure to entertain. I was lost in the world he created.

4 Stars

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When reality fractures, love becomes the ultimate weapon.

Engineer Samantha Reed’s perfectly ordered world explodes the night golden light erupts from her hands. Across the city, artist Connor Blake watches impossible shadows flow from his sculptures, defying every law of physics. Neither understands that these abilities mark them as living echoes of souls who died 150 years ago—souls who sacrificed themselves to save reality itself.

Now reality is breaking again.
Cosmic forces write aurora patterns across daylight skies. Reality storms tear through populated sectors. And the zealous Williams organization deploys weapons designed to destroy souls so completely that no form of existence—not even reincarnation—would survive.

But Samantha and Connor are more than just targets.
They’re the key to completing a restoration that was interrupted a century and a half ago. As shared dreams and inexplicable compulsions draw them together, they discover their connection transcends this lifetime—and that their growing love might be the only force powerful enough to heal wounds carved into the fabric of existence itself.

The hunt is closing in. Reality won’t wait. And some bonds are stronger than death.
Margaret Carter, guardian of forbidden historical knowledge, races to reach them before the Williams assassins strike. Emergency coordinator Nina Reyes struggles to protect civilians as magical disasters escalate beyond all containment. And deep in classified archives, evidence emerges that everything the magical authorities believe about unified consciousness—and the couple who wields it—is catastrophically wrong.

In this breathtaking sequel to The Broken Magic, two souls separated by lifetimes must choose between individual survival and cosmic salvation. Their victory heals the broken reality around them, letting them become guides for a restored world while keeping both their love and their lives..

Perfect for readers who loved The Ten Thousand Doors of January, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, and The Priory of the Orange Tree.
⭐ Enemies-to-lovers across family bloodlines
⭐ Reincarnated soulmates with preserved memories
⭐ Contemporary fantasy with hidden magical history
⭐ Engineer meets artist in a love story that could heal the universe
⭐ Complex worldbuilding with philosophical depth
Some missions transcend individual authority. Some love transcends time itself.

  • Genre: Fantasy, Fiction, Romance
  • 502 pages, Paperback
  • Published July 8, 2025 by Indie Pen Press

ABOUT RICHARD FRENCH

Richard French writes at the intersection of technology, transformation, and storytelling. A former executive at Oracle and Nokia, and a serial startup leader, Richard brings decades of leadership experience to his books.

His non-fiction works include Daniel as a Blueprint for Navigating Ethical Dilemmas, The Journaling Mastery Series, and The Journaling Prompts Series. In fiction, his Convergence Series explores quantum physics, high fantasy, and human connection in richly imagined worlds.

Richard lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he writes full time and races GT cars on weekends. He believes in challenging limits—on the track, in business, and on the page.

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Psychological Thriller – Perfect by P J Gudka #pjgudka #perfect

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Perfect by P J Gudka starts out with a Prologue that immediately captured my interest, and I do love a great Prologue. It takes place in a small town, and we all know how difficult it is to keep a secret, especially in a small town.

I love a book with characters that have a lot to be desired. I don’t think there was one ‘good’ character. It does make for some interesting reading.

I love a surprise ending, and Perfect by P J Gudka supplied that.

All in all Perfect is a read worthy novel, supplying enough of a mystery to keep me engaged, needing to know how the story will end. I’m not sure why I couldn’t really connect with the characters. I love villains, and there was no short supply of them. I guess I’ll have to leave it to you to decide if this one’s for you.

My thanks go out to P J Gudka for the opportunity to share Perfect with you.

3 Stars

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A mother protecting her son.

A boy spiraling into darkness.

A girl who never stood a chanceSally thinks she’s succeeded in breaking generational curses until she finds out her eldest son, James, is the prime suspect in Lily Johnson’s murder. After years of bliss, she’s forced to revisit dark family secrets she believed she had left behind. Even more unsettling is that the deeper she digs, the more she realizes that she may not know James as well as she thought.

James is certainly not the perfect son his mother believes he is. In fact, he has always felt painfully different from everyone around him- until he meets Lily Johnson. Initially, their relationship seems flawless, but soon the cracks begin to show, leaving James questioning everything- including his own sanity and just how far he’ll go to protect the girl he loves.]

After her father’s death, Lily’s mother marries Paul- a man Lily despises. And if that wasn’t devastating enough, Paul moves their family to the small town he grew up in. They thought Lily would be safer there, but little did they know that the small town holds secrets none of them could have ever imagined. Secrets some would kill to protect. And Lily finds herself in the middle of it all.

Perfect is an emotionally gripping psychological domestic thriller that explores the impact of dark family secrets and the generational trauma it leads to. It will have readers questioning how well any of us know those we love and how far we’re willing to go to protect them.

  • Genre: Fiction, Police Procedural, Psychological Thriller, Suspense
  • 317 pages, Kindle Edition
  • Published April 5, 2026 by Wild Ink Publishing

ABOUT P J GUDKA

P. J. Gudka is a writer, blogger and freelancer. Her journey as a blogger began when she created her multi-niche blog, Lifesfinewhine, at eighteen, to share her experiences with life, mental health, travel and more. Since then, her blog has captured the interest of thousands of people around the world. With almost thirty thousand followers on her blog and over ten thousand followers across social media platforms, she has been able to turn her hobby into her full-time passion. Her writing has been published in bestsellers like Hidden In Childhood: A Poetry Anthology as well as multiple magazines.

 

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Dark Fantasy – Lies Among Gods by Johnna Dee #johnnadee #liesamonggods #netgalley

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In Lyra Nymphaea’s world, everything revolves around which God you worship. The problem Lyra has, no God has chosen her. She has lost the respect of her family and friends, and is dumped by her boyfriend. She finds out why no God will choose her, that upon her death she will become a Goddess.

There’s a prophecy. In order for her to become a goddess, she will be sent to Aetherfall and will have to pass three trials to earn her place among the gods.

Lyra finds herself pursued by two gods. One is grumpy and standoffish, the other is confident, flamboyant, a Casanova. It didn’t take much for me to figure out which one she would choose.

I love stories about gods and goddesses, especially when the good blends in with the bad and the ugly. It took a while for me to get into the story. To lay the foundation that there were many details that slowed the pacing at times. As I grew to know the characters, I got more involved and the pace picked up and so did my need to know what would happen next.

All in all, Lies Among Gods by Johnna Dee was highly entertaining and well worth recommending. So, if you love gods and goddesses, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and a fantasy filled with highs and lows, you can’t go wrong with Lies Among Gods.

 

4 Stars

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Imagine living in a world where all the gods were true. What if you had to apply to worship the gods?

In Lyra Nymphaea’s world, your whole life is based on what God you worship – your job, your relationship, friends, etc. All her life, she had not belonged. She had applied and denied to all deities, except for one. She couldn’t hold down a steady job. Her dating life was trash. People she used to be friends with distanced themselves from her. Because nobody wants to be around somebody who has no God and worships nothing. She applies to the last God in some desperate attempt to find some place to belong, only to be denied again. Then she finds out why…

Upon her death, she will be a goddess and she is supposed to live a life of strife to teach her some form of humility.
Now she is being pursued by two gods. Which will she choose?

  • Genre: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Fiction, Gods and Godesses, Love Triangle, Romance
  • 350 pages, Kindle Edition
  • Published June 23, 2026 by Alstroemeria Publishing

ABOUT JOHNNA DEE

Author Johnna Dee is a fantasy romance writer who has three series out at the time of publication. Initially, her creative journey began with poetry, where she honed her skills in crafting evocative and lyrical verses. As her passion for storytelling grew, she ventured into the realm of novels, weaving intricate plots and enchanting worlds that transport readers to extraordinary realms.

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Chilling – Little Brother by Adam Cosco #adamcosco #littlebrother #booksirens

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Little Brother is a quick read at 178 pages, but what it lacks in pages, it makes up for in chills and thrills. Twelve year old Leslie Adams is found standing over the dead body of a young boy. Everyone thinks she did it, but she can’t remember anything. After years spent in an institution, she’s released and heads off to college. Visions and horrors haunt her. She awakes to find bruises and cuts. Could she be self harming….or is the more to the story?

Of course there is!

Adam Cosco had me twisting and turning as I tried to figure out WTH is going on. I loved traveling a winding road that brought me up short when I reached the end. Well done, Adam. I look forward to reading more of your work.

My thanks go out to Adam Cosco for the opportunity to share my thoughts of his novella, Little Brother.

4 Stars

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Twelve-year-old Leslie Adams is found covered in blood, standing over the lifeless body of a boy named Tommy. Everyone said she did it—after all, she was the only one there when he died. The most terrifying part? Leslie doesn’t remember a thing.

Years later, she still can’t escape the shadow of that day. Now in college, Leslie is desperate for a fresh start… until the blackouts return. Night after night, she wakes from these fugue states with fresh bruises and unexplained cuts on her skin. Doctors insist she’s self-harming—coping with repressed trauma. But deep down, Leslie knows something far more sinister is at play.

Disturbing visions begin to haunt echoes of childish laughter in empty rooms, the silhouette of a familiar little boy lingering just out of sight. Leslie fears the horror that claimed Tommy never really left. With each missing moment, the darkness inside her grows—stronger, bolder.

And when the truth finally claws its way to the surface, Leslie must confront a reality more terrifying than any childhood nightmare. Because the real horror isn’t what she might have done back then… it’s what’s been hiding inside her.

  • Genre: Fiction, Horror
  • 178 pages, Kindle Edition
  • Published October 31, 2024 by Dillhead Books

ABOUT ADAM COSCO

Adam Cosco is an award-winning author and filmmaker whose work dives deep into the shadows of the human psyche. A graduate of the prestigious American Film Institute, Adam cut his teeth in Hollywood before turning his focus to novels—crafting stories that blend horror, psychological suspense, and dark satire.

His novels—Little Brother, Say Goodbye to Jonny Hollywood, Lowlands, The Heart of a Child, and his latest mind-bending thriller The Dream Killer—have captivated readers with their atmospheric dread and sharp psychological insight.

Fearless, provocative, and impossible to ignore, Adam Cosco writes the kind of stories that leave a mark.

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Packs A Punch – Echoes Of The Forgotten: Web Of Malevolence by P D Alleva #pdalleva #webofmalevolence

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Web Of Malevolence by P D Alleva is a short horror story sure to curl your toes as we dive deep into darkness. P D Alleva is a master at spinning tales sure to shock your system, making you run around turning on lights, pushing the terror into the light. Web Of Malevolence is one of twelve short stories in the Echoes Of The Forgotten series.

Michael Tedesco finds himself wrapped up in a tale of revenge as the past meets the present. I love that P D Alleva weaves a story that has my mind spinning. Web Of Malevolence may be a short story and a quick read, but it packs a punch…so be sure and turn on the lights before diving in.

My thanks go out to P D Alleva for the opportunity to share Echoes Of The Forgotten: Web Of Malevolence.

4 Stars

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What happens when 12 storytellers unleash their darkest visions? You don’t just read it. You experience it. ‘Echoes of the Forgotten’ is a multi-author series that will stay with you long after the final page. 12 Authors. 12 Books. Zero escape.

Web of Malevolence

Winter, 1971. Grief drives teenager Michael Tedesco into exile—straight into the arms of a grandfather he barely knows, hidden deep within the sun-bleached isolation of the Florida Keys. At first glance, the island feels like paradise. But paradise has a memory. The locals watch too closely. Speak too little. And when they do speak, it’s only in hushed warnings—stories of Naia Tomes, a witch who once stalked the island… a woman said to have fed on human flesh before the newcomers put her down. Buried. Forgotten. Or so they claim. Because something is stirring again. The wind carries whispers that shouldn’t exist. Shadows linger where nothing should stand. And Michael begins to realize the truth the island has been Naia Tomes is not finished. As the past claws its way back into the present, Michael is pulled deeper into a suffocating nightmare—one woven from secrets, superstition, and blood. The kind of horror that doesn’t just haunt you… It waits for you. And on this island, revenge is not a story. It’s a ritual.

There’s more waiting in the Echoes of the Forgotten collection—each one steeped in its own brand of darkness. Don’t stop here… there are more folk horrors to satisfy your appetite. Be certain to read all the pulse pounding nightmares in the collection.

  • Genre: Fiction, Horror, Short Stories and Novellas
  • 90 pages, Kindle Edition
  • Published June 12, 2026 by Chamber Door Publishing, LLC

ABOUT P D ALLEVA

P.D. Alleva

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My current projects include: the Pulp Fiction, Sci-Fi/Fantasy series, The Dark Veil: The Rose Vol. III; the horror thriller novella series, Girl on a Mission; the supernatural thriller series, The Hypnotist; and a follow up to Jigglyspot and the Zero Intellect, tentatively titled The Sleepy Hollow Incident.

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    Humorous Mystery – Murder By Design by Lee Goldberg #netgalley #leegoldberg #murderbydesign

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    MY REVIEW

    Murder By Design by Lee Goldberg is a new series starring Edison Bixby. He has a traumatic brain injury that causes him to be impulsively rude. He’s also wealthy and handsome, so maybe that gives him a little leeway. Wally, an actor, is hired to keep him out of trouble.

    Murder By Design is a different kind of mystery, and includes some laughs along the way. Sometimes a tongue in cheek book like this works for me, other times, not so much. I guess it depends on what kind of mood I’m in. I did enjoy the mystery and the ending was marvelous. I never saw that coming and I am always up for a good surprise.

    My thanks go out to NetGalley and Thomas & Mercer for the opportunity to share Murder By Design by Lee Goldberg.

    3 Stars

    GOODREADS BLURB

    In a world carefully constructed for murder, solving crimes takes a keen mind and eye in a witty, clever, and fresh reinvention of the whodunit.

    Edison Bixby is wealthy, handsome, and, due to a traumatic brain injury, impulsively rude. He’s also a brilliant insurance investigator who solves baffling crimes by figuring out how the design of the man-made world around us makes them possible. Enter Wally, a struggling actor hired to keep Bixby from offending everyone he meets.

    Their first case together looks like a simple accident. Caroline Crowley took a nasty fall down a staircase at a shopping mall in front of dozens of witnesses. Video clearly shows the deadly misstep. But Bixby is certain she was murdered by design, subtly manipulated into causing her own demise. The mall itself made the crime intentional, if not inevitable.

    Now Bixby must prove his outrageous theory before a very cunning killer gets others on his hit list to murder themselves, too.

    • Genre: Comedy and Humor, Fiction, Mystery
    • 236 pages, Kindle Edition
    • First published June 1, 2026 by Thomas & Mercer
    • Series: Edison Bixby #1

    ABOUT LEE GOLDBERG

    #1 New York Times Bestselling author Lee Goldberg is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee whose many TV writing and/or producing credits include “Martial Law,” “SeaQuest,” “Diagnosis Murder,””Hunter,” “Spenser: For Hire,” “Nero Wolfe,” “Missing.” “Monk” and “The Glades.” He’s also the co-author of the Fox & O’Hare series with Janet Evanovich (The Heist, The Chase, The Job, The Scam, The Pursuit etc), “The Walk,” “Watch Me Die,” “King City,” the “Dead Man” series, as well as the “Diagnosis Murder” and “Monk” series of original mystery novels.

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    MY LEE GOLDBERG REVIEWS

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