E.J. Stevens's Blog, page 92

Guest Author Interview: Lori Pescatore + Giveaway

Please welcome today's guest author Lori Pescatore!  Lori is the author of Human Blend.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Lori:  I've actually been writing all my life. My early writings were of fan-fiction even before the internet. I would create stories of my friends meeting their favorite celebrity. I've also always written poems for family members. I've even had a short story published in scholastic when I was in high-school.

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre?

Lori:   I like to write what I like to read. Writing in the paranormal realm is so wonderful because you can make your characters into fantastical creatures. In Human Blend I created a creature that I don't think has ever been written before, at least to my knowledge. I love having that freedom.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be? Why?

Lori:  Well, the main character in my book has the ability to heal, I would love to be able to do that. Moving things with my mind would be pretty cool too. Ah, the possibilities.

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.

Lori:   Human Blend is fun read that creates memorable characters and has an interesting storyline. There is everything from romance, supernatural, and a bit of science fiction that will take the reader on a thrilling ride. It is a first in a trilogy that will be a fascinating read.

EJ:  If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why?

Lori:  Ah, good question. I am thinking Kristen Bell for Laney/Julie my lead female. She is suppose to be young and beautiful. I was thinking Jesse McCartney for Austin I've seen some earlier acting work of his in the movie Keith and I think he would make a perfect Austin. William Gregory Lee for Dr. Eli Elsworth  for the looks alone and Orlando Bloom for Marcus who needs to be handsome and mischievous.























 Human Blend by Lori Pescatore.

Marion, Virginia seemed like a nice place to live a normal life, but she is not a normal girl. Laney has special abilities that keep her looking over her shoulder as she makes her escape from the men who had kidnapped her. A young doctor's interest is piqued when he witnesses her mysteriously curing a young child's illness. He befriends her due to his growing fascination with uncovering the true nature of her abilities, but not without harboring secrets of his own. Laney's budding relationship with a local boy puts both of them in danger when the men she was hiding from find her. All of their lives will change forever as ancient secrets become unearthed.


Thank you Lori for joining us here today at From the Shadows !

To learn more about Lori Pescatore and her books, please visit her website.






















** Human Blend Giveaway **

We are giving away two autographed copies of Human Blend by Lori Pescatore!

To enter please leave a comment on this post including your email (so we may contact you if you win).  You do not have to be a follower to enter (though I always appreciate a follow!).  This giveaway is International!  Giveaway ends November 30th midnight EST.

Book Review: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Twilight Series, Eclipse Novella) by Stephenie Meyer.

Bree Tanner can barely remember life before she had uncannily powerful senses, superhuman reflexes and unstoppable physical strength. Life before she had a relentless thirst for blood... life before she became a vampire.  All Bree knows is that living with her fellow newborns has few certainties and even fewer rules: watch your back, don't draw attention to yourself and, above all, make it home by sunrise or die. What she doesn't know: her time as an immortal is quickly running out.  Then Bree finds an unexpected friend in Diego, a newborn just as curious as Bree about their mysterious creator, whom they know only as "her". As they come to realize that the newborns are pawns in a game larger than anything they could have imagined, Bree and Diego must choose sides and decide whom to trust. But when everything you know about vampires is based on a lie, how do you find the truth?


Loneliness, violence, suspicion, and the ever painful longing for blood.   These are the facts of unlife for Bree Tanner.  The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner is a teasingly brief glimpse into the violent world of Bree Tanner.  This novella is filled with intriguing back story and gives the reader an up close and personal look at the traumatic afterlife these young vamps are forcefully born into.  Bree faces the challenges of a newborn vamp, but to her surprise she may not have to face them alone.  A tragic tale of survival, trust, and the stirrings of new love.

I highly recommend The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner (Twilight Series, Eclipse Novella) to readers of urban fantasy, paranormal suspense, young adult, fantasy, vampire fiction, and especially to fans of the Twilight series.


The current bargain price on Amazon makes this a great stocking stuffer idea for Twihards and vamp fans.

Source: This book was purchased by me for review.


The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner on Amazon.
The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner on Goodreads.

Guest Author Interview: Vanessa Morgan

Please welcome today's guest author Vanessa Morgan.  Vanessa is the author of Drowned Sorrow and The Strangers Outside.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Vanessa:  I began writing fiction about ten years ago. Before that I was mainly into journalism.

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre?

Vanessa:  I've been fascinated with everything paranormal and horror since I was just a baby. I don't even know where it comes from; I just know it's been there ever since I was born.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be? Why?

Vanessa:  I'd like to have all of them: being invisible, reading people's minds, talking with the dead… But I can only choose one, right? Then it'll be talking with animals. I have a very special relationship with the animals in my life and I know that there's so much more to them then what I currently know. Oh, and I'd like to be able to cure people and animals miraculously. Who wouldn't?

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.

Vanessa:   I believe that Drowned Sorrow and The Strangers Outside are downright creepy. Up until now, there hasn't been one review that didn't mention the creepy and crawly atmosphere of my books.

EJ:  If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why?

Vanessa:  They are actually being made into a movies as we speak. The Strangers Outside is a French production starring Pierre Lekeux and Iulia Alexandra Nastase. The filming has already started and the result looks exciting. I've posted photos of the filming locations on my blog at here and another set of photos of the film shoot here.

The movie rights to Drowned Sorrow have been sold too. According to the latest news, Drew Barrymore is slated to direct. I'm not sure who's going to play the lead though, but I have to admit that actress Naomi Watts was the role model for Megan when I wrote Drowned Sorrow.























The Strangers Outside by Vanessa Morgan.

Two sisters, Jennifer and Louise, return to their remote holiday cabin after a day at the seaside. But little do they know they're being surrounded. Shortly after their arrival, the girls will come face to face with THE STRANGERS OUTSIDE. When the assailants make their intentions known, things take a shockingly terrible turn and an intense battle for survival will begin.

Thank you Vanessa for joining us here today at From the Shadows !

To learn more about Vanessa Morgan and her books, please visit her website.

Guest Author Interview: Rhiannon Frater

Please welcome today's guest author Rhiannon Frater!  Rhiannon is the author The Living Dead Boy: A Young Adult Zombie Novel, The Tale of the Vampire Bride, The Zombie-Wilson Diaries, Pretty When She Dies: A Vampire Novel, and the As the World Dies zombie trilogy including The First Days, Fighting to Survive, and Siege.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Rhiannon:   I began telling stories when I could talk. I tried to write as soon as I learned my ABC's.  I began writing novels when my mom gave me a typewriter around the age of 12.  I have always had a vivid imagination.

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre? 

Rhiannon:  I write about what I fear.  I suppose writing horror is a way of containing my fears by weaving them into a narrative.  I tried other genres, but nothing felt right until I began to write about monsters.  It all sort of clicked.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be?

Rhiannon:  Probably the ability to fly since I dream about it so much.  I think it would be a very liberating and handy skill to have. When you don't want to deal with someone or a bad situation, take a nice little flight away from it.  Also, it would really save on airfare!

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release. 

Rhiannon:  I am promoting two of my books right now: The Tale of the Vampire Bride from the Library of Horror Press and The Living Dead Boy and the Zombie Hunters from the Little Library of Horror Press.

The Tale of the Vampire Bride is a beautiful, richly gothic horror tale about a young English aristocrat who chaffs against the constraints of  the society of the Regency period in Europe and becomes the bride of a very terrifying vampire.  It is all about her quest to find her freedom.  It is a horror novel, but it has elements of romance, suspense, and a sense of humor at times.

The second book is aimed at a much younger reader.  I wrote it for my nephews and nieces who are zombie fiends.  It is all about a twelve year old boy who is a huge zombie fan suddenly facing the zombocalypse.  He valiantly tries to keep his three year old brother alive as well as his friends.  It was a real challenge to write a novel that my nine year old niece could read and love as well as my adult audience that liked my zombie series, As The World Dies.  I am very pleased how it turned out.

EJ:  If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why? 

Rhiannon:   So far all my books, but The Living Dead Boy and the Zombie Hunters, have been optioned, which has made me really ponder this question.

For Lady Glynis in The Tale of the Vampire Bride, I think Rachel Hurd-Wood would be lovely. She has the look and she's a wonderful English actress.

As for the children in The Living Dead Boy and the Zombie Hunters, I'm sure my nephews and nieces would love an audition!




The Living Dead Boy: A Young Adult Zombie Novel by Rhiannon Frater.

Josh Rondell is twelve years old and known as the "living dead boy" due to his rampant love of all things zombie. As the head of the Zombie Hunters Club, he's obsessed with preparing for the zombocalypse.  Though no one around him really believes that zombies will one day rise to devour the living, Josh is convinced it just might happen.
When zombies do shamble into his schoolyard, Josh finds himself the leader of the dwindling band of zombie hunters, and he is charged with protecting them all. Josh's baby brother, his closest friends, and the love of his young life try to survive as the undead take over their town.
Trapped in his treehouse and surrounded by the dead, will Josh be able to save them all?


Thank you Rhiannon for joining us here today at From the Shadows !

To learn more about Rhiannon Frater and her books, please visit her website.

Book Review: Firelight

Firelight (Firelight, book 1) by Sophie Jordan.

With her rare ability to breathe fire, Jacinda is special even among the draki—the descendants of dragons who can shift between human and dragon forms. But when Jacinda's rebelliousness leads her family to flee into the human world, she struggles to adapt, even as her draki spirit fades. The one thing that revives it is Will, whose family hunts her kind. Jacinda can't resist getting closer to him, even though she knows she's risking not only her life but the draki's most closely guarded secret.


Who knew young love could be so hot...and so dangerous ?  Jacinda is a draki, a shapeshifter descended from dragons, and unique among her pride.  Jacinda is a fire breather, a powerful draki thought to be extinct, which makes her prized by the ruler of her pride.  When Jacinda makes a near fatal mistake she begins to learn just how sheltered she has been and discovers the dark truth behind her pride's intentions for her.  Torn from the world she has always known, a life where her draki abilities were treasured, and plunged into a human high school where she must hide her draki side is torture for Jacinda, but discovery would mean death...or worse.  Unfortunately her ability to control her human form evaporates like steam whenever she is near her classmate Will.  As if her uncontrollable manifesting were not enough reason to avoid Will she also discovers that he is a Hunter, the mortal enemy of the draki.  Can Jacinda resist the heat of temptation or will she risk her life and the safety of her family to follow her draki heart?  Firelight is a suspenseful read that will leave young adult paranormal romance fans gasping for more.

I highly recommend Firelight (Firelight, book 1) to readers of paranormal suspense, young adult, fantasy, shapeshifter fictioin, urban fantasy, and especially to fans of paranormal romance.

**I recently read Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson and found many similarities between these two novels.  Readers who enjoyed reading Claire de Lune (my review here) will likely also enjoy Firelight.**

Source: This book was provided by the author or publisher for honest review.

Firelight on Amazon.
Firelight on Goodreads.

Giveaway Winners!

The winner of one signed copy of Awakened by Ednah Walters, Guardian Legacy notepad, Guardian Legacy t-shirt (size medium), and a Guardian Legacy pen is fredamans and the winner of a Guardian Legacy notepad, Guardian Legacy t-shirt (size medium), and a Guardian Legacy pen is Heather.  Thank you to all who entered the Awakened: Guardian Legacy Giveaway !























Jolene, Judy, and The Bookish Snob are each the lucky winner of a signed copy of Crimson Stained by Quinn Keitt.  Thanks to all who entered the Crimson Stained Giveaway !

















Halloween Monster Giveaway winners include:

Parajunkee (She Smells the Dead Prize Pack:  signed copy of She Smells the Dead, bookmarks, postcards, and one XL "I Smell Dead People" t-shirt and She Smells the Dead tote bag).

Steph of Fangs, Wands, and Fairy Dust (Supernatural Sleuths and Paranormal Mysteries Prize Pack:  Ghost in Trouble by Carolyn Hart, She Smells the Dead by E.J. Stevens (signed), Ginger High by Melissa Burmester (signed)).

Winners of the Halloween Monster Giveaway eBooks are:

eBook #1: Just Another Paranormal Monday: Halloween Anthology, Audrey
eBook #2: She Smells the Dead by E.J. Stevens, *Jam*
eBook #3: Black Dog and Rebel Rose by Danielle D. Smith, Kulsuma
eBook #4: Justice Incarnate by Regan Black, greyz
eBook #5: Invasion of Justice by Regan Black, Daniela
eBook #6: Veil of Justice by Regan Black, Lea-Ellen
eBook #7: From the Ashes (novella) by Regan Black, elaing8
eBook #8: Dream Works (novella) by Regan Black, Sarah
eBook #9: Mystic Witch by Mark All, LCD
eBook #10: Beasts of Forever by Leanore Elliott, Lou

Additional Halloween Monster Giveaway Winners to be announced.  These were huge giveaways with multiple winners, bonus entries, and an amazing number of entries.  Thank you to all who entered!

Didn't win?  Be sure to enter our Imprinted Souls Swag Giveaway and The Dead Path International Giveaway here at From the Shadows.  Additional giveaways coming soon!

**All giveaway winners at From the Shadows are drawn using Random.org**

Guest Author Interview: Mark All

Please welcome today's guest author Mark All!  Mark is the author of Mystic Witch.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Mark:  Like most little boys, I spent a lot of time outside "playing Army" with my friends, and I'd basically ad lib our "screenplay."  I later coaxed them into "playing House On Haunted Hill," The Outer Limits, James Bond, etc., making up the stories as we went along.  Then in the seventh grade, my English teacher had our class write short stories.  This was my chance to more actively participate in the world of horror movies I loved.  I then began writing 007 rip-off novels, a mystery novel, and numerous horror and thriller stories, which I sent to Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine—early experience of rejections, but encouraging ones.  Then I decided to become a rock star and writing took a back seat for a long time.

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre?

Mark:   Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as I bet it did for pretty much the entire paranormal tidal wave, judging by the preponderance of "slayers" on covers.  Then my wife's cousin's wife introduced me to a time travel paranormal romance by Linda Howard, and I realized this was a genre where I could combine my love for horror/the supernatural, action and thriller elements, and the (hopefully) smart, hip, pop culture-informed humorous dialogue I loved in Buffy and Gilmore Girls.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be? Why?

Mark:   The ability to never need to sleep, so I could write more.   J

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.

Mark:   Mystic Witch is a paranormal action thriller with a very strong romantic element and character-based humor.  My style is most like Kelley Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld and Kim Harrison's Rachel Morgan / The Hollows series, and influenced by Dean Koontz.  However, the romance is a crucial and larger part of the main storyline than in typical urban fantasies;  the emphasis on the romance vs. supernatural storyline is somewhere between urban fantasies and paranormal romances.

EJ:  If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why?

Mark:   When I wrote Mystic Witch, I did the picture-clipping thing to visualize the main characters, Bailey Campbell and Frank Demming.  Poppy Montgomery was all over TV Guide at the time, and she has those sexy sleepy eyes.  I never watched the show, though, so I have no clue if she'd be appropriate.  If Lauren Graham could go blond and play a snarky bitch, she'd be good with the dialogue.  The actress on Haven doesn't look like I envisioned Bailey Campbell, but she could nail the attitude.

For Frank, Alex O'Laughlin would be ideal.  Strong and handsome but sensitive, not an overbearing caveman.  Although I was kind of picturing him as the Hero of my work in progress, The Spellcaster's Grimoire.  And he'd have to grow his hair back out to Moonlight length.























Mystic Witch by Mark All

Bailey Campbell renounced magic after a terrifying childhood incident following her father's death. But when deadly, faceless creatures pursue the snarky ex-witch, she must call on her powers again. To control the magic, however, she'll have to master the rage that's burned within her since Bern Emmerich, a vicious sorcerer, murdered her father. In the caverns beneath the house where her father died, Emmerich has escaped imprisonment in another reality to exact revenge on Bailey and unleash Hell on Earth. Bailey battles the sorcerer with the help of Frank Demming, a powerful warlock-but does Frank's disturbing confession that he's watched her for years mean he's her savior or a stalker? Bailey and Frank pursue Emmerich through the chaos and destruction he rains on Atlanta, Georgia. But can Bailey trust her heart and her life to her mysterious mentor-and resist her own dark desire for revenge that is sure to condemn her soul forever?


Thank you Mark for joining us here today at From the Shadows !

To learn more about Mark All and his books, please visit his website.

Guest Author Interview: Stephen M. Irwin + Giveaway

Please welcome today's guest author Stephen M. Irwin!  Stephen is the author of The Dead Path aka The Darkening.

EJ:  When did you begin writing?

Stephen:  I think the hints that my writing had a bit of promise began in high school (which feels around the late 1850s it was so long ago …).  My English teacher used to ask me to read my fanciful essays to the class (my stories were, in retrospect, a fairly awful blend of the absurd and the bloodthirsty – kind of Monty Python meets Kill Bill – but maybe to my classmates they were preferable to reading Ring of Bright Water). For a shy kid, being asked to read my own work to my peers was both terrifying and exhilarating, and no doubt planted strange seeds.  I went on to study film and tv production, and learned my chops writing documentaries.  About five years ago I reinvested myself in short stories, and was fortunate enough to win a few national and international competitions.  These wins encouraged me to try something longer form.  The Dead Path was hatched in an intense but pleasant three-month gap between consultancy jobs.  It's been amazing to see a novel I wrote really just 'to see if I could' now being read and enjoyed around the world.  I'm currently writing my next book, entitled The Broken Ones. 

EJ:  What brought you to the paranormal genre?

Stephen:  I owe my father a debt of gratitude – it was he who took me as a boy to the council library and patiently waited while I scoured the shelves for anthologies of ghost stories.  I wasn't the bravest kid in the world, but when it came to reading there was nothing too scary for me.  I started by enjoying the ghostly explorations of Robert Arthur's The Three Investigators (whispering mummies, haunted castles, you know the drill) and quickly moved onto heavier stuff by Lovecraft and Wyndham and Bradbury.  I think it is Ray Bradbury who was (and probably remains) my great hero – a master of the short story, the novella, and the novel, able to create achingly beautiful prose in one paragraph, and disturb you to the core in the next (his mechanical hound in Fahrenheit 451 troubled me greatly as a teenager, and having seen clips of Boston Dynamics BigDog, it worries me even more today). There is a pile of 'to read' books on my bedside table, but somehow stories of the ghostly always creep their way to the top.  I've experienced a few events in my life that are most easily explained by a belief in spirits, so I guess I am just writing out my own fears and fascinations.

EJ:  If you could be any paranormal or have any one supernatural talent, what would it be? Why?

Stephen:   Oh, tough question.  I think it's a toss-up between invisibility and the power to freeze time.  (I think I'll go the latter because the first could make me sound like a closet voyeur – but really, I would only use it for good, not evil, I swear.)  I became fascinated by the idea of freezing time (or at least slowing it) when I read somewhere that we humans see a flickering fluorescent bulb as 'stable' at around twenty Hz, but a fly can perceive visual information ten times faster (around 200 cycles per second) so buzzing under a fluorescent bulb for a fly would be a strange, strobe-like alternating of light and dark.  How cool to be able to see the world so differently!  But I agree with Peter Parker's Uncle Ben, that with great power comes great responsibility, so instead of spending my 'frozen' time racing around setting people into awkward and embarrassing poses, I'd feel obliged to save baby prams from rolling under subway trains and rescuing kittens from Rottweilers.  Drag.  So maybe I'll opt for the ability to walk through walls; for a guy who is always losing his keys, this would be a great time-saver.   

EJ:  Tell us why readers will enjoy your new release.

Stephen:  You know, I was quietly amazed when publishers first started calling The Dead Path a horror novel.  I was thinking, 'But it's a supernatural thriller!  It's a crime story with ghosts!'.  Maybe that's why so many new fans are writing and saying either they are long-term fans of horror and The Dead Path gave them the chills of classic King or Straub; or they write and say they aren't usually fans of horror, but this book drew them in because of the characters and the detective-like crime story.  What's also wonderful is when readers who are well versed in esoteric knowledge of wicca think that I've treated magic and the mythology of The Green Man with respect (I certainly tried to).  In short, I guess the book appeals to anyone who likes a good mystery thriller, anyone who likes to enjoy a good fright, and anyone who enjoys seeing ancient mythology and magic brought into the present.  But I wouldn't recommend The Dead Path to anyone genuinely scared of spiders … this book would be the stuff of nightmares for them!

EJ:  If your book(s) were being made into a movie, who would you cast for the leading roles? Why?

Stephen:  This is exactly the kind of question I ask myself on those rare days when I'm feeling right at the top of my game and that the world is in love with everything I'm writing!  (These are inevitably followed by 364 days of terse self-criticism and pragmatic perspective-taking.)  If The Dead Path was cast in Australia, I think Brendan Cowell (Beneath Hill 60) would make a fabulous Nicholas.  If the film were cast in the U.S., a friend of mine suggested the amazing Edward Norton, who brings truckloads of truth to every role he takes on.  I also think Sam Rockwell would make a superb Nick – he's smart and funny, and can play self-deprecating or egotistical as needs dictate.  I think the ethereal January Jones would make a dangerously attractive Rowena Quill.






















The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin.

Do you remember the last time a book gave you the chills? The Dead Path is the ghost story we've been waiting for.

A haunting vision in the woods sets off a series of tragic events, leaving Nicholas Close lost amid visions of ghosts trapped in their harrowing, final moments. These uniquely ter­rifying apparitions lead him on a thrilling and suspenseful ride to confront a wicked soul, and will leave an indelible mark on lovers of high-quality suspense and horror alike.  Nicholas Close has always had an uncanny intuition, but after the death of his wife he becomes haunted, literally, by ghosts doomed to repeat their final violent moments in a chilling and endless loop. Torn by guilt and fearing for his sanity, Nicholas returns to his childhood home and is soon entangled in a dis­turbing series of disappearances and  murders—both as a sus­pect and as the next victim of the malignant evil lurking in the heart of the woods. 


Check out my review of The Dead Path here .

Thank you Stephen for joining us here today at From the Shadows !

To learn more about Stephen M. Irwin and his books, please visit his website.






















** The Dead Path International Giveaway **

We are giving away a glow in the dark hardcover of The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin!

To enter, please leave a comment on this post including your email address (so we may contact you if you win).  You do not have to be a follower to enter (though I always appreciate a follow!).  This giveaway is International!  Giveaway ends November 18th midnight EST.

Book Review: The Dead Path

 The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin.

A haunting visage peering out from the trees sends Nicholas Close tumbling from his motorcycle--setting in motion a series of terrible events that leave him a widower surrounded by startling hallucinations.  There is no other way to say it:  he sees ghosts.  They don't say a word, but they are seemingly forced to repeat their final, harrowing moments in an endless loop before his eyes.  Fearing for his sanity, and with nowhere else to go, Nicholas returns to his childhood home.  Tallong is a sleepy suburb filled with an eccentric cast of characters and a host of memories from his past...all leading to the overgrown woods on Carmichael Road.  As Nicholas attempts to reconnect with his estranged family, he becomes entangled in a disturbing series of disappearances and murders.  He is now both a police suspect and the target of a malignant force that draws him to an old secret waiting in the heart of the woods.  To stop the town's violent history from repeating itself, Nicholas will have to face his greatest fears and discover what lies at the end of the path.


Intelligently written paranormal suspense .  The Dead Path is a haunting tale of tragedy, loss and all consuming evil.  Filled with deftly written prose that will march you steadily along the path of madness into a world of horror that is at once believable and terrifying. Irwin's imagery is vivid and visceral.  This is an author not afraid to thrust the reader into a living nightmare.  Nicholas Close is a realistic character facing the guilt and sorrow of his wife's recent death, the terror of his new ability to see the dead, and the pull to set his feet on the path to the woods where his lost his childhood innocence and first learned the meaning of true fear.  The Dead Path is a beautifully written novel with an intriguing series of grisly murders, a realistic combination of magic and ghostly visions, and a place of darkness that will leave you looking over your shoulder when next you venture into the woods.

I highly recommend The Dead Path to readers of ghost stories, horror, mystery thrillers, urban fantasy, and especially to fans of haunting paranormal suspense.

Don't miss our interview with Stephen M. Irwin, author of The Dead Path, Wednesday November 3rd here at From the Shadows .  Visit the interview and enter The Dead Path International Giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a hardcover copy of The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin!

Source: This book was provided by the author or publisher for honest review.


The Dead Path on Amazon.
The Dead Path on Goodreads.

Teaser Tuesdays: The Dead Path

"Haunted," he whispered.
 The word hung in the air like despair in a dying man's bedroom.  It was still hanging, as if it were itself a ghost, when Nicholas sucked it back in with a gasp.

 p.g 14, The Dead Path by Stephen M. Irwin.

The Dead Path is the chilling debut novel of author Stephen M. Irwin.  Visit later today for my review of The Dead Path and tomorrow for my interview of Stephen M. Irwin and international giveaway for one hardcover copy of The Dead Path!

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading . Anyone can play along! Just do the following:
Grab your current readOpen to a random pageShare two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that pageBE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!