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October 21, 2022
From the Wasteland has arrived!
The day has finally come! The From the Wasteland anthology is now available to order from PS Publishing—either as a jacketed hardcover or one of 100 signed and numbered editions!
As part of it's release, I can now also share this stunning dust jacket cover designed by Cat Sparks.
As for what's inside, here's a short taster and story art to tease you.
From the Waste LandMeet the stories
Delightful, shocking, unique, extraordinary.
In ‘A Dusty Handful’, Aveline Perez de Vera invites us on boar...
October 18, 2022
10 Questions with Z Jeffries
Z Jeffries grew up in horse country of the Southeastern United States, daydreaming of adventures while mucking stalls, mowing endless lawns, and working in local restaurant kitchens. Though he continued to work an eclectic mix of jobs, from fake patient for med school to private investigator, he always pursued storytelling; acting, improvising, producing theatre, screenwriting, or finally, novel writing. Now residing in the Midwestern United States, he now works the hardest and most rewarding j...
October 17, 2022
Book Review: The Devil Took Her: Tales of Horror
Title: The Devil Took Her: Tales Of Horror
Author: Michael Botur
Publisher: Sager Group
Page count: 331
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Horror fans rejoice! Award-winning Kiwi horror author Michael Botur is back with this skin crawlingly-good collection of horror tales. Botur’s voicey style is filled with quintessential Kiwi flavour (and setting). The writing draws you in and doesn’t let you go, no matter what you think of the protagonist (of which many descend into hells of their own making—quite satisfyingly in...
October 10, 2022
Book Review: How To Get A Girlfriend (When You're A Terrifying Monster) by Marie Cardno
Title: How to Get a Girlfriend (When You’re a Terrifying Monster)
Author: Marie Cardno
Publisher: Paper Road Press (Indie)
Page Count: 98
Rep: LGBTQ+, F/F
Spice: ️
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Short and sweet. I mean so, so sweet. Trillan is a fragment of the Endless: an entity and dimension unto its own. And while previous fragments of the Endless have invaded the human world and sent them screaming for a mage and a pitchfork, Trillan has no interest in taking over that other dimension. In fact, she just wants...
Book Review: Nice Dragons Finish Last by Rachel Aaron
Title: Nice Dragons Finish Last (Heartstrikers #1)
Author: Rachel Aaron
Publisher: Aaron/Bach LLC (self-published)
Page Count: 278
Spice: ️
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Urban fantasies are often a tough sell for me and, full transparency, the main reason I picked this up was to fulfil a summer reading challenge prompt. So, I was in no way prepared to have my mind blown by this book. Holy cow, this was so much fun! Ask me to give comps and I can’t think of anything that comes close—it’s part future dystopia, par...
October 5, 2022
10 Questions with Elise Carlson
Elise’s love of adventure began with a childhood diet of Narnia and teenage years spent reading Lord of the Rings and playing Final Fantasy. Fascinated with the ancient world, they majored in Archaeology and History at Monash University. Then it was time to travel (Europe, Egypt and Turkey). They now live and work as a teacher in Australia.
Elise’s love of fantasy and ancient history combine in their Young Adult Fantasy Ruarnon Trilogy, which blends the political structures of Old Kingdom Egypt...
September 29, 2022
THE RARKYN'S FAMILIAR is a finalist in the Indie Ink Awards!
I'm very excited to share that The Rarkyn's Familiar is a finalist in the Indie Ink Awards—in six categories : Best Debut, Best Friendship, Best Morally Grey Character, Best Side Character MVP, Prettiest Prose and Writing the Future We Need: Mental Health Representation.
A massive 12,858 votes were cast for 2,083 nominated books—the top 10 most-voted books in each category became finalists and will now go on to the final judging round.
Thank you to everyone who voted for The Rarkyn's Familia...
September 20, 2022
Alex McKenna & Death Is Not The Beginning by Vicki-Ann Bush
Happy release day to Vicki-Ann Bush and the final book in the Alex McKenna series! I had the pleasure of chatting with Vicki-Ann as part of a 10 Questions interview last year, so I'm delighted to team with with Xpresso Tours to help Vicki-Ann celebrate this latest release. Check out the deets below—plus a sneak excerpt.
Title: Alex McKenna & Death Is Not The Beginning (Alex McKenna #4)
Author: Vicki-Ann BushPublisher: Parliament HousePublication date: September 20th 2022Genres: LGBTQ+, Para...
September 12, 2022
10 Questions with Mara Lynn Johnstone
Mara Lynn Johnstone grew up in a house on a hill, of which the top floor was built first. She split her time between climbing trees, drawing fantastical things, reading books, and writing her own. Always interested in fiction, she went on to get a Master's Degree in creative writing, and to acquire a husband, son, and three cats. She has published three books and many short stories. She still writes, draws, reads, and enjoys climbing things. She can be found up trees, in bookstores, lost in thou...
September 9, 2022
Book Review: Unsouled (Cradle #1) by Will Wright
Title: Unsouled (Cradle #1)
Author: Will Wright
Publisher: Hidden Gnome Publishing (self-published)
Page Count: 294
Spice: none
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
I listened to this on audiobook and, initially, I planned on rating this 4 stars, mostly because I felt Travid Baldree’s narration lifted the overall story, particularly through the infodumps. But even as I sit here typing this, I’m itching to get to the rest of this series. So for that, I’ve bumped it up to 5 stars. This story has got me hooked.
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