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My new novel, "The Spider", is almost ready for release!

I've been working on this one for a couple of years and am very excited to share it with you.

Here's the blurb:

‘No one’s ever come out of that house alive...’

What lurks behind the door of 8 Goldfern Road?

Are you brave enough to step inside?

By entering the sinister house, George and Glen become entangled in a dangerous battle of wills.

“The Spider” is a story of obsession, infidelity, and broken dreams.

This darkly humorous mystery will appeal to fantasy and romance readers as well as those who love to hate spiders!

And here's the wonderful cover, designed by Kat at Aeternum Designs. Kat also designed the covers for the second edition of my novel A Time to Tell and my short story collection, Lost and Found.





The book is currently being formatted for e-book, by EbookBuilders. I'll have news of the release date soon!

My new novel, "The Spider", is now available for pre-order on Kindle at Amazon, worldwide!

Book description:

‘No one’s ever come out of that house alive...’

What lurks behind the door of 8 Goldfern Road?

Are you brave enough to step inside?

By entering the sinister house, George and Glen become entangled in a dangerous battle of wills.

“The Spider” is a story of obsession, infidelity, and broken dreams.

This darkly humorous mystery will appeal to fantasy and romance readers as well as those who love to hate spiders!



The book will be published on Kindle on the 19th of September 2016 and will also be available in paperback at a later date, to be announced.

Pre-order links:

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Maria-S...
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Maria...
Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/Spider-Mari...
Amazon IN: https://www.amazon.in/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon NL: https://www.amazon.nl/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon IT: https://www.amazon.it/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon DE: https://www.amazon.de/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon FR: https://www.amazon.fr/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon MX: https://www.amazon.com.mx/Spider-Mari...
Amazon BR: https://www.amazon.com.br/Spider-Mari...
Amazon ES: https://www.amazon.es/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon JP: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Spider-Maria...

My latest novel, The Spider, is now available on Amazon Kindle worldwide!

Book description:

‘No one’s ever come out of that house alive...’

What lurks behind the door of 8 Goldfern Road?

Are you brave enough to step inside?

By entering the sinister house, George and Glen become entangled in a dangerous battle of wills.

“The Spider” is a story of obsession, infidelity, and broken dreams.

This darkly humorous mystery will appeal to fantasy and romance readers as well as those who love to hate spiders!




What People Are Saying:

It's nice to see a few reviews already on Amazon. Here are some excerpts from the reviews:

"...this story is spooky, mysterious, intriguing and thought-provoking. The characters are well-developed, realistic and believable, despite the fantasy /paranormal story line." ~ Julie Elizabeth Powell. [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1I06BL...]

"The paranormal thriller and suspense elements are also very well handled, propelling the story forward and adding shades of darkness and horror to the everyday trial and tribulations of the women and men caught up, sometimes more or less literally, in a spider’s web of deceit, danger, lust, and greed." ~ Maria Haskins [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R2KR6LA...]

"I will never look at spiders the same after this fantastic read! ~ Sheri A. Wilkinson [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R5U3ZB1...]

Buy the book:

Here are the links you'll need:

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Maria-S...
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Maria...
Amazon CA: https://www.amazon.ca/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/Spider-Mari...
Amazon IN: https://www.amazon.in/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon NL: https://www.amazon.nl/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon IT: https://www.amazon.it/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon DE: https://www.amazon.de/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon FR: https://www.amazon.fr/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon MX: https://www.amazon.com.mx/Spider-Mari...
Amazon BR: https://www.amazon.com.br/Spider-Mari...
Amazon ES: https://www.amazon.es/Spider-Maria-Sa...
Amazon JP: https://www.amazon.co.jp/Spider-Maria...

The paperback version will be available soon!

My latest novel, The Spider is now available to purchase in paperback!

Amazon:
UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Spider-Maria...
US: https://www.amazon.com/Spider-Maria-S...

Barnes and Noble: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-s...

Lulu.com:http://www.lulu.com/shop/http://www.l...

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Book description:

‘No one’s ever come out of that house alive...’

What lurks behind the door of 8 Goldfern Road?

Are you brave enough to step inside?

By entering the sinister house, George and Glen become entangled in a dangerous battle of wills.

“The Spider” is a story of obsession, infidelity, and broken dreams.

This darkly humorous mystery will appeal to fantasy and romance readers as well as those who love to hate spiders!




What People Are Saying:


"...this story is spooky, mysterious, intriguing and thought-provoking. The characters are well-developed, realistic and believable, despite the fantasy /paranormal story line." ~ Julie Elizabeth Powell. [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1I06BL...]

"The paranormal thriller and suspense elements are also very well handled, propelling the story forward and adding shades of darkness and horror to the everyday trial and tribulations of the women and men caught up, sometimes more or less literally, in a spider’s web of deceit, danger, lust, and greed." ~ Maria Haskins [Full review: https://mariahaskins.wordpress.com/20...]

"I will never look at spiders the same after this fantastic read! ~ Sheri A. Wilkinson [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R5U3ZB1...]

After reading this I will definitely think twice before squishing any more spiders as I don't want what happens in the book to happen to me......EVER! ~ Laura Smith [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...]

"The Spider", latest novel by Maria Savva, has to be one of my favourites by this talented author. I have enjoyed all of her work - novels and short stories - but this one , with its blend of paranormal horror and normality is a real page turner. ~ A. E. Thomas [Full review: https://aethomas2005.wordpress.com/20...]

This story shifts between the intertwining lives of friends with their own agendas, and a psychopathic man happy to take advantage of those friends. In a sense, this is a cautionary tale of what could happen when greed and self-interest drive your actions. So read this one, and the next time you find yourself getting a little greedy, remember The Spider. ~ Darcia Helle [Full review: http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/bookre...]

I recently found out about a wonderful website, Bookscover2cover. It features author interviews, book reviews, and lots of other book related stuff. There are some very interesting articles on the site. I found out about it because one of my readers, Piper Templeton, is also an author and I was pleasantly surprised when she told me she was going to post an author study about my books on the website. I've never had anyone write an author study about my books, so I was thrilled that she had taken the time to do that.

Piper based her study on three of my books, The Spider, Delusion and Dreams, and 3.

Here's an excerpt:

Maria Savva brings the reader deeply into the human conscience and inner psyche of her characters. Her fiction expertly weaves moral ambiguities, deep-seated memories, and modern challenges into contemporary storytelling that deals with relationships, jobs, unmet expectations, and living with past choices. These are struggles we can all relate to, and many people will recognize themselves through the inner dialog that goes on inside her characters’ minds. [...] Savva’s thought-provoking fiction is also entertaining. Her evocative writing style is clear and straightforward as her characters tackle complex dilemmas. The dark, sometimes disturbing plots and characters are balanced with humor, believability, and relatable conflicts.

You can read the entire author study at the following link: https://bookscover2cover.com/2016/12/...

Piper also invited me for an interview. You can also read that on the Bookscover2cover website: https://bookscover2cover.com/2016/12/...

Bookscover2cover is also on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bookscover2c... and
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bookscovr2covr

Like/follow them to read some fascinating articles about books and authors. You can also subscribe to their newsletter here: https://bookscover2cover.com/sign-up-...

I'm currently working on a sequel to my novel The Spider. I've just passed 60K words in my manuscript, and am excited that I've almost finished the first draft! To celebrate, I'm giving away one signed copy of the first book in the series. If you'd like to be in with a chance to win the book, leave a comment below or share this post on Twitter tagging me @Maria_Savva.

I'll pick a winner at random on the 30th April.

Good luck!


Book description:

‘No one’s ever come out of that house alive...’

What lurks behind the door of 8 Goldfern Road?

Are you brave enough to step inside?

By entering the sinister house, George and Glen become entangled in a dangerous battle of wills.

“The Spider” is a story of obsession, infidelity, and broken dreams.

This darkly humorous mystery will appeal to fantasy and romance readers as well as those who love to hate spiders!




What People Are Saying:


"...this story is spooky, mysterious, intriguing and thought-provoking. The characters are well-developed, realistic and believable, despite the fantasy /paranormal story line." ~ Julie Elizabeth Powell. [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1I06BL...]

"The paranormal thriller and suspense elements are also very well handled, propelling the story forward and adding shades of darkness and horror to the everyday trial and tribulations of the women and men caught up, sometimes more or less literally, in a spider’s web of deceit, danger, lust, and greed." ~ Maria Haskins [Full review: https://mariahaskins.wordpress.com/20...]

"I will never look at spiders the same after this fantastic read! ~ Sheri A. Wilkinson [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/review/R5U3ZB1...]

After reading this I will definitely think twice before squishing any more spiders as I don't want what happens in the book to happen to me......EVER! ~ Laura Smith [Full review: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-re...]

"The Spider", latest novel by Maria Savva, has to be one of my favourites by this talented author. I have enjoyed all of her work - novels and short stories - but this one , with its blend of paranormal horror and normality is a real page turner. ~ A. E. Thomas [Full review: https://aethomas2005.wordpress.com/20...]

This story shifts between the intertwining lives of friends with their own agendas, and a psychopathic man happy to take advantage of those friends. In a sense, this is a cautionary tale of what could happen when greed and self-interest drive your actions. So read this one, and the next time you find yourself getting a little greedy, remember The Spider. ~ Darcia Helle [Full review: http://quietfurybooks.com/blog/bookre...]

As many of you know, I've been working on a sequel to my novel The Spider for the past few years.



The book is now finished and is titled "Evil Never Dies". It has been edited and I'm getting some reader feedback before I publish it.

Here's a draft blurb that I've come up with that will give you a bit of an idea of what the book is about:

After finding the poisonous spider for Rex, George believes his problems are over. But tragedy strikes and George finds himself back inside The Spider’s web; his life is at risk and his freedom is at stake.

“Evil Never Dies” follows George as he fights to reclaim his life and take back control.

This dark, tangled mystery explores the known and the unknown, the real and the illusory.

Touching on a wealth of relatable subjects including divorce, death, the afterlife, homelessness, crime, and addiction, “Evil Never Dies” takes the reader on an intense and emotional journey.

Catch up with the other characters from book 1, “The Spider”, including Roisin, Glen, Hugh, and Abigail, as they face more life-changing challenges.

You can get book 1 at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...

I have a great cover design for "Evil Never Dies", which was designed by Kat at Aeternum Designs (https://www.eveningskypublishingservi...)

Kat also designed the covers for The Spider, Lost and Found, and A Time to Tell). I will reveal the cover nearer to the release date.



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I'm also working on another collection of short stories. The book "Out of Time" is a collection of ten stories, eight of which were originally featured on the online literary magazine The Write Launch in 2017 (https://thewritelaunch.com/)

Two of the stories are brand new, written this year. I'm putting the finishing touches to "Out of Time" and hope to announce the release date soon.

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I've also started work on a new story, which might become my next novel. The idea came to me recently and so far I've been writing it in the traditional way, pen and paper. I'll reveal more about that in due course.

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Finally, I wanted to let you know about an interview I recently did for Helle Gade's website.

You can read it here: https://hellegade.com/2019/05/04/auth...

I started work on the sequel to my last novel "The Spider" a few years ago. I'd never written a sequel before, and when I wrote "The Spider" I'd never intended that to be part of a series, but as all authors know, books have a mind of their own sometimes... at least it seems that way.

When I finished "The Spider", I knew that Rex's story wasn't over. He became such a quirky character that I was intrigued by him and I suppose writing the sequel was a way to get to know him better, as well as the reasons behind his thirst for revenge on mankind. I'm sure other writers will understand that when we write characters, sometimes they take on a life of their own and it's almost as if they are telling the story, or dictating the way it progresses. Maybe not, maybe that's just me. Anyway, Rex's story had to be continued.

As many of you may know, I've been working on the sequel, on and off, around my day job for the past few years. I enjoyed writing it, even if the editing stage was a bit of a pain.

Sequels are very hard to write because you have to remember what you wrote in the original novel. Writing a sequel involves a lot of re-reading the original novel and cross-checking facts and content.

I'm pleased to have finished "Evil Never Dies". It took a bit longer than I expected, but I didn't want to release it before I made sure it was everything I wanted it to be.

The book is available for pre-order at the special discounted price of 99p. It is scheduled to be released on Kindle on 11th November 2020.



Book description:

In this sequel to “The Spider”, George finds himself back inside The Spider’s web, fighting to reclaim control of his life.

This dark, tangled mystery explores the known and the unknown, the real and the illusory.

Touching on a wealth of relatable subjects including divorce, death, the afterlife, homelessness, crime, and addiction, “Evil Never Dies” takes the reader on an intense and emotional journey.

Catch up with the other characters from book 1, “The Spider”, including Roisin, Glen, Hugh, and Abigail, as they face more life-changing challenges.

You can pre-order "Evil Never Dies" here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L71D9MC/*

*available on Amazon worldwide

I do also intend to make the book available as a paperback and hope to have more news about that soon.

The cover was designed by Kat of Evening Sky Publishing Services. She also designed the cover for "The Spider", as well as the covers for some of my other books, including "A Time To Tell (second edition)" and "Lost and Found": https://www.eveningskypublishingservi...

Ebook formatting for Kindle was done by Deena at E-bookbuilders: https://bookbuilders.design/index.html

You may have seen my blog earlier in the week about my new book, "Evil Never Dies". If not, follow this link: https://www.goodreads.com/author_blog...

As "Evil Never Dies" is the sequel to "The Spider", I am reducing the price of the Kindle version of Book 1 to 99p/99c (or the equivalent in currency worldwide) until 11th November, to celebrate the pending release of Book 2.



‘No one’s ever come out of that house alive...’

What lurks behind the door of 8 Goldfern Road?

Are you brave enough to step inside?

By entering the sinister house, George and Glen become entangled in a dangerous battle of wills.

“The Spider” is a story of obsession, infidelity, and broken dreams.

This darkly humorous mystery will appeal to fantasy and romance readers as well as those who love to hate spiders!

Get your copy here: Amazon UK*

*available on Kindle worldwide

My latest novel, "Evil Never Dies" is out on Kindle today! You can still get a copy at the special discount price of 99p/99c for a limited period.




Purchase on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08L71D9MC/

Add to your Goodreads shelf: Evil Never Dies

I hope you enjoy the story!

Book 1 - The Spider is also available at the 99p/99c price at the moment: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...

I'm currently working on a collection of short stories, titled "Out of Time", which I hope to release soon. I will post an update when I have more news.

I hope you're all coping well in these weird and uncertain times that we're living in. Stay safe.