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October 17, 2021
Review+Giveaway: The Shady Chateau by Ana T. Drew
Review of cozy mystery The Shady Chateau by Ana T. Drew
Beware, dressing up as Napoleon can get you killed!
Provence baker Julie Cavallo and her grandma sign up for a Napoleonic re-enactment at a nearby chateau. The event includes theatricals, war games, and costume balls — all courtesy of the host and pillar of the local community, Baron Gustave Cordes d’Auzon.
What a welcome break from baking and catering…and from pining for a tall, dark, and unsociable captain of the gendarme...
October 13, 2021
Review+Giveaway: Gnome Alone by Kirsten Weiss
Review of cozy mystery Gnome Alone by Kirsten Weiss
Christmas is coming… and so is murder…
It’s holiday season in small-town Doyle, and the town is pivoting from UFO tourism to Bigfoot Days. For Susan Witsend, the owner of a UFO-themed B&B, this presents a conundrum.
But when Bigfoot is blamed for a mass garden gnome theft, control-freak Susan is drafted to track down the kidnapped gnomes. And then the holiday season hits another sour note with the murder of a member of her caro...
October 10, 2021
Audio Excerpt: Shadow’s Voice byNatalie Johanson
Shadow’s Voice, written by Natalie Johanson and narated by Candace Bennett
Rose Trewin is running from her past. She would run from her magic too, if she could, but her ability to move through shadows like a wraith isn’t going anywhere. She hopes for a simple life, forgotten and unknown. When a promise to take a message to the king turns deadly, Rose must decide what matters more: disappearing into the night or the fate of her country.
She soon finds herself at the center of a cons...
October 7, 2021
Pets in Space 6: An Anthology Benefitting HERO-DOGS.ORG
Pets in Space® is back for a new year of adventures!
Join the incredible authors in this year’s Pets in Space 6 for another out-of-this-world adventure. This award-winning, USA TODAY Bestselling anthology is packed full of your favorite Pets in Space®. Featuring 11 original, never-before-released stories from some of today’s bestselling Science Fiction Romance and Fantasy authors, Pets in Space 6 continues their vital support of Hero-Dogs.org, the non-profit charity that improves quality...
October 4, 2021
Excerpt+Giveaway: Song of the King’s Heart Trilogy by Nicole Sallak Anderson
Featuring Civilization’s End: Book 3 in the Song of the King’s Heart Trilogy by Nicole Sallak Anderson
Driven apart by hatred, greed, and tragedy, the golden pair Prince Ankhmakis and the Priestess Natasa are now forced to face the darkness of their fates alone.
After a brutal betrayal from within Ankhmakis’s own family, the distraught prince seizes the throne and is crowned Pharaoh Ankhwehenfer, while Natasa is forced to flee across the sea to a new land, with a new magic. Broken ...
October 3, 2021
Review+Giveaway: T. Ball and the Rise of the Worldspinners by Stephen James Moore
Review of T. Ball and the Rise of the Worldspinners by Stephen James Moore
The Stage Is Set
“What’s up, dude? Name’s Hector,” said the offbeat rabbit, his long ears stuffed in a bulging cap.
“I am Tobias Oakwood Ball,” replied the young hedgehog, puffing out his spines.
Newfound friends and future companions, T. Ball and Hector are destined to join the humans, four and two-legged ones, winged ones and the fairy folk who must unite in a titanic struggle of good vs. evil. A mal...
September 29, 2021
Review+Giveaway: Kyle and Corey and the Game-Store Mystery by Joe Stephens
Review of Kyle and Corey and the Game-Store Mystery by Joe Stephens
Kyle & Corey Holley (15 and 12) live in Fairly Springs, a small southern beach town. Kyle is a budding engineer; Corey is impetuous, funny and sports-crazy. Like most brothers, they fight often, but they also solve crimes—like the rash of recent robberies around town. When Kyle and Corey investigate, they learn that in each robbery, the thieves stole a high-end desktop computer. Why? What are they looking for? And how...
September 27, 2021
Excerpt+Giveaway: Dread Watch by Jared Agard
Featuring middle grade supernatural thriller Dread Watch by Jared Agard
A secret fear.
An antique pocket watch with a tragic past.
When 8th grader Caleb Meyer stumbles upon the old watch at an abandoned railroad museum, he's sure that if he has it, all his fears will vanish.
But the watch is more than just spindles and gears. A twisted ghost lives within, a Dreadmonger, feeding off the fears of his victims.
And Caleb, seeking to finally be rid of his secret, is walking rig...
September 26, 2021
Excerpt+Giveaway: Pixies in the Mist by Rasta Musick
Featuring Pixies in the Mist by Rasta Music, a fantasy novel
Jake had drifted to Japan without any serious intent, and it was going… okay. He had made friends in the local Salsa community, his Japanese was improving, but for Jake the familiar feeling that had dogged him most of his life—that something special should be happening—had struck again.
Kenneth had been assigned to Japan by the pixie queen years ago, which is just enough time for a pixie to get bored and complacent while ...
September 23, 2021
Announcing Grimmfay: My New Creative Journey that You Won’t Want to Miss!
Well, it’s my birthday, and I’m celebrating by sharing some exciting news. I’m getting a book off my hard drive and onto the internet!
Meet Grimmfay: A Dark Fairy-Tale Inspired Circus
Credit to Yelda Side on Istock.I wrote Grimmfay back in 2018 while I struggled with finding my footing in a new place. The characters gave me someone to talk to when I needed a support system, and I’m tired of watching them languish in a file where they will never be known. So it’s with great excitement a...
