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Great News!

Hey! How are you?
If you follow me on Twitter, then you've already seen my book announcement. But I'm super excited, so I wanted to post a little something over here too. 
I signed a contract with Otranto House! That's right. They're going to publish my supernatural YA horror book,  Wall of Dolls . 

Yay. I'm SO excited! 😁🎉
I actually worked on the first edit last week and it was very cool to spend time with these characters again. I really love these girls, the strange town they live in, the secrets, ...

DISAPPEARING NIGHTLY by Laura Resnick

 

Disappearing Nightly by Laura Resnick
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

After completing a very detailed first edit, and not reading anything else for a week, I wanted to read something completely different to my own story. And this book definitely did the trick.

It's actually another book I've had on my bookshelf for years. Do you remember the paranormal romance/urban fantasy/fantasy imprint called LUNA? Well, this is one of them.

Esther Diamond is an actress in New York. She's the understudy for a play, a...

THE FURIES by Katie Lowe

 

The Furies by Katie Lowe
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I've had this book on my TBR pile since I bought it over a year ago, so it was definitely time to check it out.

When Violet was a teenager, she attended Elm Hollow Academy, where a sixteen-year-old girl was posed on a swing and found dead on the school grounds. Years later, Violet recalls what happened when she joined an advanced study group and befriended the other girls...

Yikes. This is quite a book and it sure packs a punch. As soon as Violet's s...

SLEEP LIKE A BABY by Charlaine Harris

 

Sleep Like a Baby by Charlaine Harris
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love the Aurora Teagarden mystery series, so it's always great to read the next book.

Aurora and Robin might have embarked on the new adventure of parenting, but that doesn't mean trouble won't find them.

While Robin goes to a conference, Roe gets sick and needs the help of a nurse to look after their baby. But it doesn't take long for the nurse to disappear and a corpse to appear in their backyard...

As soon as I started, it was easy...

TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL is now available!

 

Today, I'm very excited to announce that my short story, The Girls Who Walked into the Woods, is included in this YA horror anthology!

TALES OF THE SUPERNATURALOtranto House

Demonic forces lurk in the woods. 
The death of a teen leads to an eerie police interview.
A vengeful spirit of an executed prisoner.
Fear and superstition leave young women vulnerable in a provincial village.
Voices from a well that whisper dark secrets. 
A small English town with sinister traditions.  
Tales of the Supernatural i...

THE POWER OF THREE by Eliza Willard

 

The Power of Three by Eliza Willard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved watching the show Charmed. So when I found this book in a local Street Library, I had to grab it.

The Halliwell sisters aren't exactly close. After their grandmother died, Prue and Piper moved back into their childhood home. They get along well enough and lead their own lives. But when Phoebe returns and reads a magical incantation from a book she finds in the attic, everything changes.

Now, the three sisters must face their dange...

A LINE IN THE DARK by Malinda Lo

 

A Line in the Dark by Malinda Lo
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I love the cover of this book and was intrigued from the first time I saw it. So when I found the hardback on special at Amazon, I grabbed a copy.

Jess Wong cares a lot about her best friend Angie Redmond. More than Angie knows. She doesn't mind hanging out on the sidelines and keeping her true feelings hidden. But when Angie starts seeing a girl called Margot from a nearby boarding school, everything changes. It puts an uncomfortable distan...

HIDDEN BODIES by Caroline Kepnes

 

Hidden Bodies by Caroline Kepnes
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I read YOU a few years ago and even watched the first season of the TV show. I really enjoyed both, yet hated just about everything about most of the characters. Especially Joe.

Just like the first book, as soon as I started I found myself gritting my teeth because Joe is such a fucking asshole. On the inside, he's all caught up in lovey-dovey thoughts about Amy, but on the outside he's still the same possessive idiotic stalker determined to...

Some Reading Thoughts

Earlier this year, when I posted my Reading Goals for 2021, I talked about changing my usual 100-book target to 50.
The main reason I made this change was because I wanted to read a bunch of longer books. But now, after my first month of reading, I've also decided to make another change. 
Well, it's actually an idea my husband had.
After my first skim-read this year, I was complaining to him about how I hate skims/DNFs counting towards my total annual reading total. So, he suggested that I add a bo...

SHIVER by Allie Reynolds

 

In this propulsive locked-room thriller, a reunion weekend in the French Alps turns deadly when five friends discover someone has deliberately stranded them in a deserted mountaintop resort.

When Milla is invited to a reunion in the tiny resort that saw the peak of her snowboarding career, she drops everything to go. While she would rather forget the events of that winter, the invitation comes from Curtis, the one person she can't seem to let go. 
The five friends haven't seen each other for ten ...