Stranger Rituals Kali Rose Schmidt Publication date: July 9th 2019 Genres: Fantasy, New Adult
A fighter with a venomous grudge.
A monster with an immortal curse.
A girl with a terrible gift.
All three out for blood in a land torn apart by harsh gods and holy wars. Each entwined with the other, on their own quests for vengeance, and yet held together by strange links to sinister pasts. As their fates unravel, a dangerous romance blooms, and violent darkness beckons.
At turns both darkly humorous and utterly morbid, STRANGER RITUALS is the startling first novel in Kali Rose Schmidt’s dark new series.
She swallowed, and then moved away, ducking her face from his grasp, hating how he knew her weakness so well. She rose from her knees. The Djavul stared up at her a moment, then gracefully stood to his full height.
“What did they want?” she questioned.
Vojtech smiled. “You have a job to do.”
She rolled her eyes. “I know. That’s guarding you. It’s a thrill a minute.” She gestured toward the ruined soldier beside them.
Vojtech frowned. “I actually thought you were growing bored here. No attacks in three months, only this idiot sneaking around in the desert.” He shrugged. “It seems Olofsson is losing his fear of me.”
“Good.” Scarko’s words mingled with fury. “Let him. It’ll serve our purpose for the second Holy War.” She stalked back to the Warskian soldier’s head, lifted it by the scraggly, blood-drenched hair. “So, what did the gods want?”
Vojtech watched her carefully, hands clasped before him. “You’re to go to the city of Kezda. A boy there is immune, it seems, to Vrakan abilities. You are to kill him.”
Scarko dropped the head with a thud. “What?” she hissed. “Why me? I’m your guard. Send someone else.”
Vojtech smiled. “As much as I enjoy you bossing me around, the gods are not so easily convinced.” He wiped his hands on his black robes and sighed. “This boy is a street fighter,” he wrinkled his nose, “taking on Vrakan defectives from the Warskian army. While he isn’t able to die from the usual Vrakan methods—ice, wind, fire, shadows—I think your magic could kill him. That’s why you.”
Scarko left the head on the stone floor and stalked toward the stairwell, behind the Djavul.
“I’m sure he’d die by sword just fine. Tell the gods I won’t go. A street fighter—the nerve of them…”
She made to pass Vojtech, but he snaked a hand out and gently stroked her dark blonde braid, the color of damp sand. She spun around to face him, fury in her eyes. But it was equally matched in his.
“I am the Djavul of the Order of Saints, Scarko Kadezska. You will not blasphemy our gods here. You know as well as I do that we cannot resist their orders, and we should not. They have guided me thus far.” He took a step toward her, brushed a cold finger against her cheek. “You will do this, and you will return to me.”
She stuck her tongue out at him and turned, clomping up the stairs. She heard him chuckle softly as she pushed open the doors from the dungeon, the Shadows on guard making way for her, black thread entwined in their grey cloaks, same as hers.
“Watch him,” she said unceremoniously.”
Author Bio:
Kali Rose Schmidt is an author, mother, and villain lover. She likes bloody tales of monsters, yoga with the lights off, and anything that goes bump in the night.
Roman Toguri finds himself burying the body of a nun in Boone, North
Carolina. As the skies darken and it begins to storm, he is forced to
shove the corpse into his trunk and take it home for the night,
unaware of the torment that playing God will bestow upon him.
Enter Hell with two bonus short stories: The White Shade, an ultra-violent
look into the mind of a mass shooter, and The Black Box, a
psychedelic dive into weird horror.
William Becker is an 18-year-old horror author with a mind for weirder sides
of the universe. With an emphasis on complex and layered storylines
that tug harshly on the reader to search for deeper meanings in the
vein of Silent Hill and David Lynch, Becker is a force to be reckoned
within the horror world. His works are constantly unfathomable,
throwing terror into places never before seen, while also providing
compelling storylines that transcend the predictable jumpscares of
the popular modern horror.
His first novel, WEEPING OF THE CAVERNS, was written when he was 14.
After eight months of writing, editing, and revising, the story
arrived soon after his 15th birthday. During the writing sessions for
his debut novel, he also wrote an ultra-controversial short story
known as THE WHITE SHADE that focused on the horrors of a shooting.
Living in a modern climate, it was impossible for THE WHITE SHADE to
see the light of day. Following a psychedelic stint that consisted of
bingeing David Lynch movies, weird art, and considering the depth of
the allegory of the cave wall, he returned to writing with a second
story, THE BLACK BOX, and soon after, his second novel, GREY SKIES.
An Army of Skin made me think of a Criminal Minds or very dark Bones episode, a psychopath plotting revenge, but how many innocents must die before he accomplishes his goal, and, if you look closely at the cover, you will get a glimpse inside the deranged mind of a monster…all the while I had a feeling, but Morgan K Tanner kept that niggle of doubt in my mind alive.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of An Army of Skin by Morgan K Tanner.
4 Stars
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After losing his mother to a brain tumour, Trevor King feels totally alone in the world. Someone needs to pay for her death and Dr Mellick, Trevor’s work colleague and family GP, is the man he holds responsible. Trevor’s yearning for vengeance leads him to concoct a vicious plot to frame the doctor for multiple murders. Trevor skins the corpses, turning them into elaborate art pieces after being inspired by a mysterious textbook. But as the skins of the flayed victims come to life and continue the killings for him, Trevor wonders whether he is in too deep.When Dr Mellick goes missing Trevor becomes convinced the doctor is planning a similar scheme to bring him down. But as Trevor discovers the truth of his mother’s death and his own life, this murderous path becomes more of a calling.
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…
Because of the injury to my arm, I have tried to back off taking in new review books, but some I cannot resist…like The Cundy by R H Dixon. I do love a spooky story and the cover made me wonder what is hiding in The Cundy.
Memories of playing under the culvert come to mind as I read The Cundy. To me, that is always a sign of good things to come.
A mining village in England, Norse mythology, the occult, bullying…A monster in the dark. Sounds like a chilling read to me. I can see the creepiness. How about you?
A coming of age story, with subtle danger and eerie happenings.
I love how the family works through a horrible time and the loss of a mom and wife, trying to figure out how to go on.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of The Cundy by R H Dixon.
4 Stars
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THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE DARK…
For
fans of Stand By Me and IT, this standalone coming of age tale, set in
an ex-mining village in the northeast of England in the mid-90s, blends
Norse mythology and the occult.
‘When 13-year-old Sullivan Carter
and his younger brother, Colton, are forced to hide from school bullies
in the cundy (a water conduit in Castle Eden Dene), they are attacked
by a terrifying creature which goes on to haunt their dreams.
Rumour
has it that some older teens have been performing strange rituals at
the cundy. As such, Sullivan is convinced that he and Colton are now
being hunted by an ancient creature that’s been unleashed from its dark
lair. A creature that’s been lurking since the time Scula the Danish
Viking warlord ruled the area in the 900s.
When Colton begins to
hear voices which draw him back to the cundy, he tells Sullivan he
believes one of them belongs to their dead mother.
Sullivan must reach beyond his own profound grief in order to defend Colton and himself against the wily creature.
Does he have what it takes to defeat it? Or will he need to sacrifice himself in order to save his little brother?’
ABOUT R H DIXON
R. H. Dixon is a horror
enthusiast who, when not escaping into the fantastical realms of
fiction, lives in the northeast of England with her husband and two
whippets. She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association.
When
reading and writing she enjoys exploring the darknesses and weaknesses
within the human psyche, and she loves good strong characters that are
flawed and put through their paces. Her favourite authors include:
Shirley Jackson, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Joe Hill, Ramsey Campbell, Paul
Tremblay, Michelle Paver and Stephen King.
As well as reading and
writing, she enjoys travelling (particularly wildlife-spotting jaunts
involving bears, wolves and corvids), visiting spooky places, collecting
animal skulls and drinking full-bodied red wine.
Shantallow Cara Martin Published by: Cormorant Books Publication date: May 26th 2019 Genres: Horror, Young Adult
Tanvi isn’t the girl of Misha’s dreams; she’s the girl from his nightmares. She has appeared in his chilling dreams before he even meets her; when he DOES meet her, he falls for her.
Their relationship turns stormy, bordering on abusive, and takes a dramatic turn when they are held captive by a group hoping to extract money from Tanvi’s wealthy family.
But there is something more sinister at work, and the kidnappers and their victims find themselves struggling for survival as a supernatural force from Misha’s nightmares makes itself known in the real world.
Keion came in his cab when I texted him, like an indie 911. He shook his head at me as I dove into the front seat next to him. “I’ve never seen you in this sorry ass state,” he said. “What’s going on?”
“I don’t know,” I told him.
“Yeah, you do.”
“Yeah, I do,” I admitted. I’d walked too far out on the ice and realized it could crack under my feet. “But not now, okay? I need to get home.”
Keion nodded as we pulled away from the curb. “I can see that, all right.”
I leaned my head back against the headrest and shut my eyes; I’d downed too many shots to keep them open. Sleep curved its velvety black wings eagerly around me. I didn’t fight it.
In some other place, Tanvi stared at me with eyes like a starless night sky. “Shantallow,” she said, her cheeks slick with blood and her lips not moving. “Run.” My shirt was torn at the elbow. It flapped as I ran, my ribs twitching underneath my skin, clawing me from the inside.
“We should have reached a road by now,” Tanvi said. Misery bent her voice, like a branch drooping under the weight of too much snow. “How can there be no road?”
I jolted myself free from sleep. Keion’s eyes were on the road ahead. “Shantallow,” he hissed. “We shall all be changed.” Sharp fingernails scraped violently against the passenger side of the car. Keion grinned maniacally, his teeth broken and gray. Only he wasn’t Keion anymore. My father was at the wheel. Soil spilled from his mouth. Chunks of his skull were missing, the glare from a passing car illuminating the clumps of raw, uneven flesh left in their place.
“Hey, hey!” a voice called. “Wake up, Misha.” A car horn blared. It sliced through my fear, hurling me back to the world. My head knocked back against the headrest, Keion’s right hand closed firmly around my arm. “Whoa. You were having a night terror or something. I couldn’t wake you up. You damn scared me.” He promptly released his hold, his right hand joining his left on the wheel.
“I’m okay,” I said unconvincingly. “Must’ve been all the beer.”
We were back in Balsam, a couple of blocks from my house. Keion sighed through his teeth, his concerned eyes worse than any lecture. Thirty seconds later we veered onto my street. About six houses down from mine a guy with his hood up sat on a neighbor’s steps, hunched against the wind. He cocked his head in my direction as I exited the car, like we knew each other.
Keion called after me, “Be good, Misha. Call me if you want to talk.”
I was as shaky as hell, freezing on the inside. The dream had been so real that I easily might have thrown myself from the car to escape it. One of my hands flew instinctively up in the air to wave off Keion, my feet pausing until the cab was gone and then padding me over to the neighbor’s front yard like they had their own ideas about what was supposed to happen next.
“Thought that was you,” the guy said from the stoop. He tugged his hoodie down, revealing a familiar face.
Author Bio:
Cara Martin is the author of several acclaimed novels for young people published under the name C. K. Kelly Martin. Her most recent novel, Stricken, was released in 2017. A graduate of the Film Studies program at York University, Cara has lived in the Greater Toronto Area and Dublin, Ireland. Within the space of 3500 miles she’s worked a collection of quirky jobs at multiple pubs and video stores, an electricity company, a division of the Irish post office, a London toyshop, and an advertising analytics company. She’s also been an image editor for a dot-com startup that didn’t survive the 90s, and a credit note clerk for Canada’s largest national distributor of General Merchandise. Cara currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario with her husband and is still afraid of the Child Catcher from the film adaptation of CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG.
Lovin’ this fabulous cover for Victoria, Book II of the What Hides Within series, by Jason Parent. Just seeing that spider…and it’s shadow…gives me the heebie jeebies. How about you?
It has been eight years since Chester moved into Victoria’s head. How’s that for creepy?
Victoria can be read as a stand alone novel, but I love Jason Parent’s wicked mind and do recommend What Hides Within, where I met Victoria for the first time.
“It’s wonderful to be back with Chester and Victoria,” I say facetiously.
I DO NOT LIKE SPIDERS…but I love reading about them for that very reason.
At times I felt terrible for Victoria, at other times she had me cracking up as she talked, sarcastically, to Chester.
And…when Chester tried to turn on the computer, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
Jason Parent does an excellent job of seamlessly weaving horror and humor and of scaring the bejesus out of me while planting a mystery in my head. What is Chester’s ulterior motive? I’m sure he’s not hanging around for shits and giggles and to tour the world.
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Victoria by Jason Parent.
4 Stars
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Victoria Menard has had
a hard life. She’s an orphan and a thief… and perhaps even a murderer.
Worst of all, her only friend is a talking spider named Chester that
lives in her head.
For the last eight years, Victoria and
Chester have traveled the world, seeing the sights, learning half a
dozen languages, and terrorizing communities indiscriminately. Now
sixteen, Victoria wants her independence. But the parasite inside her
won’t let her go.
Chester has big plans, but Victoria’s brain
may no longer be big enough for the both of them. How can a girl rid
herself of an unwanted guest when that guest refuses to leave?
Victoria is a stand-alone novel set in the same universe as the novel, What Hides Within.
“The book is terrifying in the most fundamental way. I twitched and squirmed my way through each page.” – Pop Horror on What Hides Within
ABOUT JASON PARENT
In
his head, Jason Parent lives in many places, but in the real world, he
calls New England his home. The region offers an abundance of settings
for his writing and many wonderful places in which to write them. He
currently resides in Southeastern Massachusetts with his cuddly corgi
named Calypso.
In a prior life, Jason spent most of his
time in front of a judge . . . as a civil litigator. When he finally
tired of Latin phrases no one knew how to pronounce and explaining to
people that real lawsuits are not started, tried and finalized within
the 60-minute timeframe they see on TV (it’s harassing the witness; no
one throws vicious woodland creatures at them), he traded in his cheap
suits for flip flops and designer stubble. The flops got repossessed the
next day, and he’s back in the legal field . . . sorta. But that’s
another story.
When he’s not working, Jason likes to
kayak, catch a movie, travel any place that will let him enter, and play
just about any sport (except that ball tied to the pole thing where you
basically just whack the ball until it twists into a knot or takes
somebody’s head off – he misses the appeal). And read and write, of
course. He does that too sometimes.
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Dinosaur Lake V…what can I say? Kathryn Meyer Griffith had told me the series was over, but the characters wouldn’t quit talking to her. I LOVE THAT! And she blew me away with the fifth book in the series. How she keeps her stories fresh and original is amazing and that is why she is one of my go to authors.
I LOVE that fabulous cover. Doesn’t it draw you in, making you want to know more? Dawne Dominique does her covers and I would love to tell her she does an A+ job.
Woo Hoo! It has been five years since the Dino Wars and I have spent any time with Henry and Ann. I am so glad to visit and catch up on what’s been happening…and will happen.
The dinosaurs, at least most of them, are gone. BUT, knowing Kathryn Meyer Griffith, the horror is yet to come. They had lived through some interesting times. They were prepared, if the dinosaurs returned. My question is…many of the characters I got involved with in the early books are gone, so who is left to kill off, Kathryn?
I love that Anne has a money making blog. Seems a natural progression from the newspaper she had worked for, owned, then sold. It seemed Kathryn didn’t think dinosaurs were bad enough, she had to give her cancer too. But she was in remission and they spent a lot of their time enjoying their golden years from the front porch of their cabin and traveling. She even got Henry to let her use some of his photographs from their adventures.
Their home is not their beloved cabin at Crater Lake, but they worked hard to make it into one they love.
Henry had retired, but he was still ‘the man’ as far as the Rangers were concerned. He knew everything there was to know about Crater Lake, so when Oscar came knocking on the window, he was notified…ASAP.
How smart are the dinosaurs? Can they think complex thoughts? Do they hold grudges? Do they want revenge?
Henry had a small edge over other humans. His visitor, Oscar. He likes and respects Henry. He also needs ‘the sticks’ to help him. There are no such things as unicorns, demons, or evil dinosaurs. But, in my world, there is.
Oscar stole the show! You can’t kill him off Kathryn. He’s a hero, risking it all for his special friend, Henry, and his progeny.
Excellent tension and pacing. The feeling of impending doom oozes from every page. I wait. I fear.
WOW, I didn’t see that coming and I love it. Book surprises are the best.
My biggest question, Kathryn…will there be more? I love that some of the characters refuse to die, refuse to go away, haunting your dreams, demanding more. Is there more of the story to be told?
I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Dinosaur Lake V by Kathryn Meyer Griffith.
5 Stars
GOODREADS BLURB
The predatory dinosaurs,
amphibious, land-crawlers, air flyers, small and large, were dead; dead
in all the forests, mountains, deserts, towns and cities of America and
across the planet. They were still hunted, sought and exterminated when
found, and these rogue beasts were becoming rarer every day. The
humans’ dinosaur killing serum and extermination practices had worked
far better than anyone had prayed and they had eventually freed the
planet of its primordial scourge. The earth belonged to the humans once
more and all its lands were safe–or so the world, Henry Shore, former
Chief Park Ranger at Crater Lake National Park, and his wife, Ann, had
believed…until one day years later two new dinosaurs, craftier than any
the earth had ever seen, appeared. One of them was benevolent, a friend
to mankind, and the other was not. It was blood-thirsty, eerily
intelligent and unbelievably vengeful. This dinosaur wouldn’t be so easy
to kill. *** Dinosaur Lake V: Survivors is the fifth book in the
Dinosaur Lake series by Kathryn Meyer Griffith.
ABOUT KATHRYN MEYER GRIFFITH
Since childhood I’ve been an artist and worked as a graphic designer in
the corporate world and for newspapers for twenty-three years before I quit to
write full time. But I’d already begun writing novels at 21, over forty-six
years ago now, and have had twenty-seven (nine romantic horror, two horror
novels, two romantic SF horror, one romantic suspense, one romantic time
travel, one historical romance, four thrillers, one non-fiction short story
collection, and six murder mysteries) previous novels, two novellas and twelve
short stories published from various traditional publishers since 1984. But
I’ve gone into self-publishing in a big way since 2012; and upon getting all my
previous books’ full rights back for the first time in 35 years, have
self-published all of them. My Dinosaur Lake novels and Spookie Town Murder
Mysteries (Scraps of Paper, All Things Slip Away, Ghosts Beneath Us, Witches
Among Us and What Lies Beneath the Graves) are my best-sellers.
I’ve been married to Russell for over forty years; have a son, two
grandchildren and a great-granddaughter and I live in a small quaint town in
Illinois. We have a quirky cat, Sasha, and the three of us live happily in an
old house in the heart of town. Though I’ve been an artist, and a folk/classic
rock singer in my youth with my late brother Jim, writing has always been my
greatest passion, my butterfly stage, and I’ll probably write stories until the
day I die…or until my memory goes.
2012 EPIC EBOOK AWARDS *Finalist* for her horror novel The Last Vampire ~ 2014 EPIC EBOOK
AWARDS * Finalist * for her thriller novel Dinosaur
Lake.
Novels and short stories from Kathryn Meyer
Griffith:
Evil Stalks the Night, The Heart of
the Rose, Blood Forged, Vampire Blood, The Last Vampire (2012
EPIC EBOOK AWARDS*Finalist* in their Horror category), Witches, Witches II: Apocalypse, Witches plus Witches II: Apocalypse,
The Nameless One erotic horror short story, The Calling, Scraps of Paper (The
First Spookie Town Murder Mystery), All Things Slip Away (The Second Spookie
Town Murder Mystery), Ghosts Beneath Us (The Third Spookie Town Murder
Mystery), Witches Among Us (The Fourth Spookie Town Murder Mystery), What Lies
Beneath the Graves (The Fifth Spookie Town Murder Mystery), Egyptian Heart,
Winter’s Journey, The Ice Bridge, Don’t Look Back, Agnes,A Time of Demons and Angels, The Woman in Crimson,
Human No Longer, Four Spooky Short Stories Collection, Forever and Always
Romantic Novella, Night Carnival Short Story, Dinosaur Lake (2014 EPIC EBOOK
AWARDS*Finalist* in their Thriller/Adventure category), Dinosaur Lake II:
Dinosaurs Arising, Dinosaur Lake III: Infestation and Dinosaur Lake IV:
Dinosaur Wars, Dinosaur Lake V: Survivors, Memories of My Childhood and
Christmas Magic 1959.
Kathryn Meyer Griffith is offering the first Entry is easy peasy. Each of our blogs is giving you the opportunnity to win one of 3 eBooks in any format, even a free Audible code for the first 27; any of my 28 Just answer the following question:
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For a second perspective of the book and a second chance to win, check out Laura’s review and giveaway at fuonlyknew.
“When all else fails, the ass end of a carp
makes a damn fine weapon.”
Your new favorite monster hunter has arrived! Bubba
the Monster Hunter has some competition in this horror comedy collection from
best-selling author duo Gail Z. & Larry N. Martin!
By day, Mark Wojcik can be found elbow-deep in
engine grease, making cars and trucks safe for the highway. By night, he can be
found traipsing through the wilds of Pennsylvania, making the world safe for
humans. He’s more than just a mechanic, he’s a New Templar Knight. He travels
the backroads and byways fighting weresquonks, ningen, selkies, ghosts,
and…gnomes? Is that gnome…naked? (sigh).
Season One collects the first four novellas in the Spells, Salt, & Steel series – Spells, Salt, & Steel Open Season Deep Trouble Close Encounters
Gail Z. Martin discovered her passion for science fiction, fantasy and ghost stories in elementary school. The first story she wrote at age five was about a vampire. Her favorite TV show as a preschooler was Dark Shadows. At age 14, she decided to become a writer. She enjoys attending science fiction/fantasy conventions, Renaissance fairs and living history sites.
Larry N.
Martin is the author
of the new sci-fi adventure novel Salvage Rat. He is the co-author (with Gail
Z. Martin) of the Spells, Salt, and Steel/New Templars series; the Steampunk
series Iron & Blood; and a collection of short stories and novellas: The
Storm & Fury Adventures set in the Iron & Blood universe. He is also
the co-author of the upcoming Wasteland Marshals series and the Joe Mack
Cauldron/Secret Council series.
The Martins
have three children, a Maltese, and a Golden Retriever.
1# Wished for High Tech Science Fiction Novel in Japan!
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“Would you like to hear a story?”
The man couldn’t help himself.
His captor was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her
powerful eyes held his attention and made him forget that she had him
confined in a basement; his hands and feet bound with duct tape. His
heart raced as he meekly nodded his head ‘yes’ to the question.
After getting past the terror and discomfort, he
reasoned that there was nothing to worry about. He would be missed.
He had loved ones who would call the police. All he had to do was
wait. Letting this woman tell him a story was as good a stall as any.
The mysterious woman weaved a tale of betrayed love and
unwanted, unnatural experiments placed upon her. Of a loving wife,
working on a top secret government program. Of a husband searching
for love in all the wrong places. The prisoner couldn’t believe what
he was being told. A descent into insanity, fueled by a jealous rage,
ended with using the tools of science for torture and revenge.
With every blink of her lovely eyes, licking of her full lips, and heaving
of her perfect breasts, the captor entertained a story most bizarre.
Of a woman bent on teaching her cheating husband a lesson.
DONALD ALLEN KIRCH lives in The United States of America. He is an avid
reader of history, Sherlock Holmes Mysteries, the paranormal, and is
a “hardcore” Doctor Who fan. After spending two weekends in
the famous “Sallie House,” a “haunted house” in
Atchison, Kansas, he is one of the only authors of his craft who can
claim to have been attacked by a ghost!
