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September 11, 2018
The Wolf King’s Bride by C.A. Worley


Genre: Fantasy Romance
Publisher: C.A. Worley
Date of Publication: 9/10/2018
ISBN: 9780463151723ASIN: B07GBHZ6S3
Word Count: 73,000
Cover Artist: OliviaProDesign on Fiverr
Tagline: “No, that was never her fate. Her future was always in the North.”
Book Description:
When Kellan, Wolf King of the North, meets his fated mate, she is only a child. He immediately brokers a betrothal and, on the day after her 20th birthday, whisks her away to his castle in the Northland. Kellan is elated, believing he has everything he has ever wanted. His new wife, Nora, doesn’t quite share the same sentiment.
Before Kellan has time to court her, Nora is attacked. An ancient brotherhood refuses to allow an heir of one kingdom onto the throne of another. All four factions in the land of Imperium appear to be involved in a surreptitious struggle for power … while Nora hides a few secrets of her own.
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Excerpt: Nora ran for the door and Kellan caught her by the waist. “I don’t think so, love.”She clawed and scratched at him, using her combat training to try and get free. Her father was in danger. He needed help.Kellan was bemused by his wife’s strength. She managed to score her fingernails across the side of his face. She drew blood and Kellan was half-proud of her.In his stupor over witnessing her abilities, he must have hesitated, because she landed a hard knee to his kidney. Kellan grunted, but did not let go. He was the strongest wolf in the pack. His little mate was no match for him.He carried her to the bed and held her down with one hand. He reached for his belt on the floor and his kidney suffered another blow.Despite his efforts to avoid it, his cock hardened. He made note to revisit this in the future. Battling with her in bed was something he wanted to explore.A punch to his mouth was enough to dampen his lust. He growled, seizing her wrists and slamming them above her head.Holding them with his left hand, he looped the belt around them with his right. Nora was bucking like a madwoman, so he flung one leg over to straddle her ribs as he tightened the restraints.It took longer than it should have. Nora was a skilled fighter. Yet another secret withheld from him.“There,” he proclaimed once she was secured to the bed. Her feet were still loose, but he didn’t think she could get her arms free.“Please, don’t do this, Kellan. My father … please!”“Nora, calm yourself. I will find him. Did you think I would ignore the vision? I may be furious with him, but I’ll not ignore my father-in-law’s need for help. Trust me to do what is necessary.”“But I can track him. The earth, it will tell me where he is.”“As will my nose. Do not worry. I will handle it.”“Don’t you dare leave me like this, Kellan.”He ignored Nora as he started to dress, then thought better of it. He would leave the castle in wolf form, so he could track Edward.“I will return as soon as I can.”Kellan bent to kiss Nora. Instead of allowing it, she tried to hit his forehead with her own.“Woman, will you calm down?” Kellan did not want to get his nose broken.“How could you? Are you trying to ensure you’ve earned my abhorrence? Because I can assure you it’s working,” she seethed.Kellan recoiled at the vehemence in her words. “No. Do not say that.”“How could I not? You do not listen to me. You have no regard for me. You think of me as a witch. Do not pretend that you’re not disappointed I’m not a she-wolf. I bet if I was wolf you would let me go to my father. Instead, you’ve tied me to your bed like a damned animal.”“You are tied to our bed, so I can ensure your safety, Nora. I will be gone from the castle and you refuse to stay put. I cannot concentrate on whatever your father is facing if I am worried about you. You are my mate. Nothing is more important to me than you. Do you hear me? Nothing. I care not that you are an elemental. I shouldn’t have called you a witch. I am sorrier than you could possibly know. My anger got the best of me. It won’t happen again. Just as you will not lie to me again. Mates do not lie to one another. Ever. I am hurt that you could do it so easily. But we’ll discuss it later. I have to go.”Kellan had his hand on the door handle when Nora landed her final blow.“I may be your mate, but you are not mine. I am Gwydion. We don’t have mates.”He bowed his head as his heart filled with more sorrow than he had ever known. He took a calming breath, wanting to ward off the reaction he was having to Nora’s harsh words, but the grief inside him was too big to hide.Kellan turned his head towards his wife, eyes wet from the enormity of his heartache.Nora was shocked to see tears forming in Kellan’s eyes. One spilled and mixed with the blood from the scratches on his face. The ones Nora had put there only a moment before.“I may not have your heart, Nora. But you have mine. You can wound it easily. Yet, I give it to you, freely, with no expectation of anything in return. I’ll endure your hatred to ensure your safety. For this, I’ll not apologize.”
With that, Kellan exited the bed chamber, leaving behind the only thing he had ever truly held onto—hope that his mate loved him.

C.A. Worley is the alter-ego of Romance Author Cass Alexander. Where Cass tends to focus on humor in her publications, C.A. loves to write fantasy. She chose to write under the two different monikers to not confuse (or tick off) her readers.
C.A. currently resides in the Midwest, but was born and raised in the South. She spends her days working from home and her evenings are spent shuttling her kids to and fro. Her dinners are subpar, but she makes a mean dessert.
When she's tired of living her sons' travel sports schedules, C.A. enjoys a glass (or four) of wine. She needs the liquid courage to click the publish button for her fantasy romance novels.
Her motto is, "Be Brave," and she tries to live it every day—it takes a healthy dose courage to get through this thing we call life.
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Published on September 11, 2018 01:30
September 10, 2018
A Bewitching Monday
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Published on September 10, 2018 06:01
Demons for Tea by Kate Morgan


Genre: Supernatural Thriller
Publisher: Omnium Gatherum Books
Date of Publication: Sept. 10, 2018
ISBN: 9781949054019;ISBN: 1949054012
Number of pages: 285Word Count: 80,000
Cover Artist: Kate Jonez
Tagline: Kicking ass and eating ramen: An exorcist’s life ain’t like the movies.
Book Description:
Ex-priest Denis Kaine's surviving on ramen and kicking otherworldly creatures off this planet. It's all noise to fill his chasm of hate and guilt inside from letting his twin brother blow his brains out because he’d been possessed. Denis should’ve known. He should’ve seen. He should’ve… everything.
His survival techniques are no match for Emma Koroleva, the 1200-year-old entity he freed from imprisonment in Rome. She's powerful, she's got major attitude, and she hates ramen.
She changes into various poltergeists and forces Denis to "exorcise" her. Denis gets paid, they eat real food, and she toys with seducing him. Denis starts to think he's living in the sitcom from hell until he learns his dead brother's become the plaything of something big, strong, and evil. Screw sitcoms. Denis is about to prove why his rep is legendary in the spirit world.
Amazon Excerpt: Someone knocked at the door.On a Sunday afternoon? If it was a Girl Scout, she’d be disappointed. My entire liquid income consisted of the twelve dollars and three quarters in my wallet. I pulled off the Roman collar, so she wouldn’t get a bad impression of priests in general and unbolted the door.It crashed open with a blue-green-flowery gust of wind. I spun around and slammed it shut. My messenger bag stood ready within arm’s reach on the kitchen table. All I had to do—“It is ridiculously cold outside. Where is your fireplace?”A black-haired woman as tall as—no, taller than me by an inch or two—strode into my living room and back again.“Bah. Are you a herder of reindeer that you can stomach this cold without a fire? I am not. I require heat and coffee and food.”Her flowered dress looked more suited to August than late March. Her windblown hair reached below her waist, the fluorescent light striking midnight-blue highlights from it. The colors of her energy reminded me of something, but I couldn’t place it.“Look, whoever you are, I didn’t invite you here.” I opened the door, which put me even nearer to my messenger bag. “Out.”She laughed.One beat: I flipped open the front of the messenger bag. Two beats: I snatched the squeeze bottle I kept holy water in. On the third beat I popped the nozzle and squirted the perpendicular strokes of a cross at her.“Merda.” She shivered and vanished.
Whatever she was, she moved faster than most entities. As I repacked the holy water, it hit me that she’d said “shit” in Italian not like she was angry. More like she was annoyed because I’d gotten her dress wet.

About the Author:
Baker of brownies and tormenter of characters, Kate Morgan celebrates the the day she jumped the wall with as much enthusiasm as her birthday. She grew up watching Hammer horror films and Scooby-Doo mysteries, which explains a whole lot.
When she takes a break from inspiring nightmares, she writes ex-nun PI mysteries under her real name, Alice Loweecey. In her spare time she can be found growing vegetables in her garden and water lilies in her koi pond.
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Published on September 10, 2018 03:00
Operation Earth by Maria Hammarblad


Maria Hammarblad
Genre: Space Opera Romance
Publisher: Sadowski Media
Date of Publication: August 30, 2018Originally published by Desert Breeze August 2013
ISBN: 1722281871ASIN: B07GZ1ZHH7
Number of pages: 192Word Count: 49282
Cover Artist: Patty Jansen
Tagline: They’re here. Are you ready?
Book Description:
Seven billion people on Earth go about their daily lives, and no one is prepared when a global EMP slows the world to a crawl. Within days alien soldiers line the streets, and life will never be the same. In the midst of chaos, Rachael Hill struggles to adapt to the new order, doing her best to keep herself and her cat alive.
On a ship far above the planet surface, Peter just got his new Earth name, and can’t even remember his identity from the last world he visited. It’s another day on the job, one more planet on a never-ending list. That is, until Rachael bumps into him, dropping exotic objects all around his feet. His culture taught him females should be obeyed and protected, but he never had an urge to leave himself at a woman’s mercy until now.
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The neighbor’s house mocked her. Were they still watching her, or had they given up? Had they noticed Peter was no longer around, and if so, what did they make of it? Rachael probably kept her eyes as much on them as they did on her, and in less dire circumstances the situation would have been comical.Bonbon wanted to go outside, and she followed the cat into bright morning sunshine.It’s a fine day. I wish I had coffee. This would be a good day for having morning coffee on the porch.She glanced over toward Melissa’s house. They had a window open. Interesting. Before she knew what she was doing, she pulled her hairclip off and tossed it into their yard.“Oops, I must have dropped it there that one day I went over to see them. I’d better go get it.”Setting foot on the other side of the hedge seemed dangerous, but she had Peter’s gun tucked in a pocket, and the hairclip glittered in the grass, close to the open window.How did she become so bold?Walk casually. How the hell does one walk casually? Do I whistle? No, make as little sound as possible...She strolled, doing her best to look normal. Just an ordinary woman going over to pick up something ordinary she dropped on an ordinary day.Seconds later, she crouched under the window. At first, she couldn’t hear anything, then Melissa’s voice drifted out.“I don’t think this is a good idea.” “Of course it is. We need to show them what we’re made of.”That was clearly Ryan. She didn’t know his voice all that well, but the feisty attitude gave him away.A third voice followed. It must be Martin of the tobacco-stained teeth and bad breath.“It doesn’t matter what you think, Hon. The missile is ready and will be launched.”Missile? What the hell are these people up to? Do they know I’m out here? Did they leave the window open to see if I’d overhear and tattle, or do they feel safe now when Peter isn’t around?Either way, overthinking wouldn’t do her any good. She strained her ears and heard Melissa speak again.“I didn’t think missiles could go into space.”“It’s complicated. I’m worried about the guidance system, we’ve scraped together bits and pieces, but nothing is as good as it should be,” Martin answered.Another long silence followed, and Rachael dried her palms on her clothes, immediately scolding herself for doing so. Her mom would have had a field day with that behavior. Maybe they were coming out, and she should hurry to leave.“You know, the guy next door, he doesn’t seem so bad.”Something heavy fell to the floor and Rachael imagined Ryan’s chair toppling over. His voice was anything but patient.“Don’t be such a goose. Rachael’s just as bad as them and should burn with them. If she chooses to stand with them, she will. With any luck, that guy is on the ship when we bomb it and we can talk her back to the right side. If not, well, we’ll just have to kill him anyway, won’t we?”

Maria Hammarblad is an author and bass player whose fascination with books started early. Before she could read or write, she made her mother staple papers together to resemble books. She drew suns in them and claimed they were "The Sun Book." They were all about the sun.
The four-year-old also claimed her existence on Earth was a mistake, the result of a horrible mix-up, and that her real family would come to bring her home to her own planet at any time. This didn't happen, but her fascination with books and other worlds stayed with her.
Besides novels, she also writes award-winning screenplays, enjoys photography, and works with animal rescue organizations.
Website: http://www.hammarblad.com
Blog: http://www.scifiromance.info
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Published on September 10, 2018 03:00
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Published on September 07, 2018 05:23
Cover Reveal The Sting of Victory by S D Simper


Genre: Adult Dark Romantic Fantasy (LGBT)
Publisher: Endless Night Publications
Date of Publication: September 14th 2018
ISBN: 978-1-7324611-1-6
Number of pages: 400Word Count: 102K
Cover Artist: Jade Mere
Tagline: The cost of love is always high.
Book Description:
“When faced with monstrosity, become the greater monster. The sting of victory will fade with time.”
When Flowridia, a witch granted power by an unknown demon, deceives an alluring foreign diplomat, she is promoted to a position of power to conceal her falsehood. Thrust into a world of politics and murderous ambition, she has her gentle heart and her Familiar to guide her – as well as a drunk Celestial with a penchant for illusion.
Meanwhile, Lady Ayla Darkleaf, Grand Diplomat of Nox’Kartha, smiles with predatory charm and wields her blades with a dancer’s grace. Flowridia falls into a toxic love affair, one she knows will end in heartbreak. But as Ayla’s legacy as a vampiric creature unfolds, Flowridia begins to see the broken woman behind the monster.
When a foreign emperor dies at the hands of a mysterious interloper, one who seeks to collect the greatest sources of power in the realms, Flowridia’s kingdom is charged to stop him. But Flowridia’s devotion becomes torn between duty to her own and the woman whose claws grip her heart.
In the ensuing clash of Gods, Flowridia must choose her loyalties with care – the fate of kingdoms rest in her hands.
Excerpt 1:
Moonlight brushed the air in silver wisps, barely perceptible through the thick cover of trees. But enough shone through to cast a shadow upon the secluded cottage, that of a wolf coated in mud and grime. From within, Flowridia ripped the door open. “Aura!” she cried, weeping as her arms tangled in the damp fur of her beloved companion – Aura the wolf, her lost friend and familiar, had come for her at last.Noxious odors from the swamp mixed with the earthy, rotting scent of mushrooms and the horrors that fed them. Aura’s golden eyes shone bright, reflecting the filtered celestial light and the phosphorescent glow of fungi dotting the walls and moist garden plots. More garden than room, the fungal forest grew in patches, some of the mushrooms taller than Flowridia herself.Aura had grown during their three years apart, standing nearly at Flowridia’s shoulder in height. Even matted in swamp filth, her silver fur matched the dim moonlight. Despite the joy at their reunion, urgency tugged at Flowridia’s panicked heart. “Aura, we have to leave. If she hears us-”Shattered glass broke the fragile peace. Flowridia, her arms tight around Aura’s neck, saw a dark silhouette in the doorframe of the bedroom and the remains of a ruined potion on the floor. “Flower Child, what is this?” The woman spoke gently, the eye of a storm Flowridia knew capable of tearing them both to oblivion. Odessa the Swamp Witch stepped into view, beautiful despite her sneer, a distorted, matured mirror of her cowering daughter. Eerie green shone from within her eyes, her mouth, even the pores of her skin. “All of my love, and this is how it’s returned? Slinking off in the middle of the night?”Growling from Aura’s throat vibrated against Flowridia’s arms. Mother merely chuckled. “Your familiar is every bit the hero that you are the coward.” She turned her gaze onto Aura directly, stepping forward as that same green began to swirl at her feet, smoke before a raging fire. “Stay with us. She’ll be better with you and I both to guide her.”A snarl tore from Aura’s throat. Flowridia’s grip on her neck tightened.“No? A pity,” Mother said, and as she stepped, Flowridia watched her form shift and elongate. “So much wasted potential.”Flowridia had seen hints of Mother’s shadow, one that never quite matched her sultry figure. Now the woman twisted and grew, her hands gnarling into vicious claws, her skin shriveling and turning grey. Those eyes, still illuminated by sickly green, grew large, bird-like. The woman, once beautiful, became hunched.Flowridia tugged on Aura’s neck, pulling her to the door, but green fire – the same shade as the smoke swirling around Mother’s grotesque form – blocked their exit.Aura tore herself from Flowridia’s grip, a beastly roar at her throat as she bolted forward. Leaping, the wolf tackled the monster and ripped at the woman’s face with her teeth. A swipe of Mother’s mutated hand threw Aura aside. Bleeding, cackling, Mother pulled herself to her feet in time for Aura to pounce.This time, Mother braced herself. Her hands dug into the wolf’s fur and skin, blood seeping from her nails as Aura struggled in her grasp. The light shining from Mother’s eyes changed from green to deep purple, and the smoke swirled to match. Aura released a pained howl, and Flowridia screamed as the wolf’s body began to shrivel, withering away as though starved.On the table, a knife – encrusted with dried blood – caught her eye. Heart pounding, Flowridia didn’t think; she grabbed the knife and threw.Blood sprayed. The knife embedded into Mother’s throat, soaking Flowridia and the limp wolf in the monster’s vital fluids. Mother shrieked, that same purple glow bursting from the wound, the hilt protruding from beneath her chin. The smoke, once peaceful, spun into a violent torrent. Aura fell motionless to the ground as Mother’s cry grew higher, louder. Her clawed hands shook as she reached toward the knife.All at once, the light ceased. Smoke dissipated. Mother fell to the ground, her monstrous form dissolving into the air. A woman’s corpse, a knife jutting from her throat, lay in a pool of her own seeping blood.Silence. Flowridia’s sob cut the taut string of peace. She fell to her knees, giving no mind to how her skirts absorbed Mother’s blood. Silver fur, stained red, met Flowridia’s fingers as she desperately pulled Aura’s emaciated form to her lap. The wolf’s coat, once soft, had become coarse, aged by Mother’s dark magic.No light in those golden, clouded eyes. Already, Aura had gone cold. With that came an awareness of the hollow in Flowridia’s soul. Her familiar, the animal companion granting her mysterious power, lay dead, and with it her connection to the world of magic. Muted, all she had worked for; the power she had gained gone away.Three years trapped in hell, but never had she felt so lost. She held Aura’s body to her chest and wept.
* * *“Here lies Aura – a friend.”The words shone pristine, carved in stone, the last gift she could give her dearest companion. Content to lie down and starve to death, Flowridia might have lain on the grave forever had red eyes not shone from the woods.
The demon began to hunt her then.
About the Author:

S D Simper has lived in both the hottest place on earth and the coldest, spans the employment spectrum from theater teacher to professional editor, and plays more instruments than can be counted on one hand. She and her wife share a home with their two cats and innumerable bookshelves.
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Published on September 07, 2018 03:00
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In the Kitchen with Craig A. Price Jr. - Recipe for Wyvern Pickles
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Freaky Flint History with Joe Schipani: A Stranger in The Sherman House August 3rd, 1913 http://allthingshalloweenguide.blogsp... #freakyflinthistory #FlintMI #FlintHistory #weirdbuttrue #OddHistory #WeirdDeathsinFlint
In the Kitchen with Ella J. Smyth – Recipe for Franconian Sauerbraten #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/xnih30lGSNQ
Ghosts in the Graveyard - The Madam’s Haunted Tomb with Loren Rhoads https://allthingshalloweenguide.blogs... #JosieArlington #MetairieCemetery #NewOrleans #Storyville #ghostsinthegraveyard #cemeteryhauntings
In the Garden with Larynn Ford
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Review & Book Spotlight: Spirit Warrior by Ella J Smyth
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Guest Blog - Wild Spirits of the Hollow by Lea Ryan #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/LnPR30lHTZo
Living the Dream: The Dream Trilogy Book Three, by Larynn Ford - Forever’s Not Just A Dream **Excerpt - Giveaway** #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/2ABx30lHTT5
In the Kitchen with Craig A. Price Jr. - Recipe for Wyvern Pickles
https://creativelygreen.blogspot.com/...
Freaky Flint History with Joe Schipani: A Stranger in The Sherman House August 3rd, 1913 http://allthingshalloweenguide.blogsp... #freakyflinthistory #FlintMI #FlintHistory #weirdbuttrue #OddHistory #WeirdDeathsinFlint
In the Kitchen with Ella J. Smyth – Recipe for Franconian Sauerbraten #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/xnih30lGSNQ
Ghosts in the Graveyard - The Madam’s Haunted Tomb with Loren Rhoads https://allthingshalloweenguide.blogs... #JosieArlington #MetairieCemetery #NewOrleans #Storyville #ghostsinthegraveyard #cemeteryhauntings
In the Garden with Larynn Ford
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Published on September 06, 2018 05:47
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September 5, 2018
A Bewitching Wednesday
Interview Lea Ryan Author of Wild Spirits of the Hollow #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/IWy230lGSPV
In the Kitchen with Ella J. Smyth – Recipe for Franconian Sauerbraten #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/xnih30lGSNQ
An Interview with Lea Ryan, Author of WILD SPIRITS OF THE HOLLOW - An ancient evil is murdering residents in the isolated village of Mistwalk. Can Shannon survive long enough to save them all? #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/TuvW30lGSOG
Living The Dream by Larynn Ford #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/MpWP30lGSKf
Dragonia by Rise of the Wyverns by Craig A. Price Jr. Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/NRAB30lGSJk
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Wicked Cries Book One by Michelle Areaux
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Ghosts in the Graveyard - The Madam’s Haunted Tomb with Loren Rhoads https://allthingshalloweenguide.blogs... #JosieArlington #MetairieCemetery #NewOrleans #Storyville #ghostsinthegraveyard #cemeteryhauntings
Halloween How To- DIY Skeleton and Coffin Shaped Light Box
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In the Kitchen with Ella J. Smyth – Recipe for Franconian Sauerbraten #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/xnih30lGSNQ
An Interview with Lea Ryan, Author of WILD SPIRITS OF THE HOLLOW - An ancient evil is murdering residents in the isolated village of Mistwalk. Can Shannon survive long enough to save them all? #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/TuvW30lGSOG
Living The Dream by Larynn Ford #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/MpWP30lGSKf
Dragonia by Rise of the Wyverns by Craig A. Price Jr. Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/NRAB30lGSJk
***** Free eBook *****
"I didn't think my night could get any worse. Well, that was until the dead girl punched me in the face."
Wicked Cries Book One by Michelle Areaux
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#Paranormal #Occult #WickedCries #Salem #Witchcraft # MichelleAreaux #WickedCriesBookOne #horror #freeHorror #freebook #KindleFreebie
Ghosts in the Graveyard - The Madam’s Haunted Tomb with Loren Rhoads https://allthingshalloweenguide.blogs... #JosieArlington #MetairieCemetery #NewOrleans #Storyville #ghostsinthegraveyard #cemeteryhauntings
Halloween How To- DIY Skeleton and Coffin Shaped Light Box
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Published on September 05, 2018 07:32
On Sale for .99 - Wicked Cries Book One by Michelle Areaux
"I didn't think my night could get any worse. Well, that was until the dead girl punched me in the face."
Wicked Cries
Book One
Michelle Areaux
For 16-year-old Sadie Sanders, dealing with the dead is growing tiresome, especially when they expect her to be their messenger from the afterlife.
But when her family moves to Salem, Massachusetts, and she finds the diary of a young girl named Elizabeth who was accused of witchcraft, she may need some help.
Soon, Elizabeth begins to haunt Sadie, first in her dreams and then when she’s awake. As Sadie delves into Elizabeth’s journal, she slowly uncovers the secret Elizabeth needs to reveal, and it’s one that could change the course of history. Sadie needs help, and she wonders who, if anyone, she can tell about it.
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Book One
Michelle Areaux
For 16-year-old Sadie Sanders, dealing with the dead is growing tiresome, especially when they expect her to be their messenger from the afterlife.
But when her family moves to Salem, Massachusetts, and she finds the diary of a young girl named Elizabeth who was accused of witchcraft, she may need some help.
Soon, Elizabeth begins to haunt Sadie, first in her dreams and then when she’s awake. As Sadie delves into Elizabeth’s journal, she slowly uncovers the secret Elizabeth needs to reveal, and it’s one that could change the course of history. Sadie needs help, and she wonders who, if anyone, she can tell about it.
Worried that her friends and family wouldn’t believe her, or worse, prevent her from continuing her journey to find the truth, Sadie has a choice to make...and it’s not going to be an easy one.
Get it for .99 at Amazon
#Paranormal #Occult #WickedCries #Salem #Witchcraft # MichelleAreaux #WickedCries #WickedCriesBookOne #horror #99Horror
Published on September 05, 2018 06:00
September 4, 2018
Living The Dream by Larynn Ford


The Dream Trilogy
Book 3
Larynn Ford
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Soulmate Publishing
Date of Publication: March 28, 2018
ASIN: B07BH33N72
Number of pages: 194Word Count: 54k
Cover Artist: Rae Monet
Tagline: Forever’s Not Just A Dream
Book Description:
Lynzi Lancaster Brady is, at long last, living her happily-ever-after with the man of her dreams. Their honeymoon bliss is interrupted when an innocent family visit drops her in the middle of the deadly situation they’ve been dodging for so long.
The troublemaking relative with a vendetta against the family forces them into a final showdown with a disastrous ending that threatens to take the elder of their family from them forever. Will an ancient sorcerer to able to bring her back from death’s door?
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Excerpt:
Allvis grunted his disgust bringing an abrupt end to my vain attempts to gain my freedom when he pressed the blade in his other hand to my neck with a firm pressure. I sucked in a sharp quick breath and held it. One wrong move on my part was certain to send the sharp edge slicing deep into my throat. I’d be a goner for sure.I gritted my teeth tighter. Hands clamped around his wrist, I dug my nails in deep, ripping at his skin to ease the blade away, and relieve the pressure. He put an abrupt end to my efforts by looping my hair around his fist again and jerking me at least another inch higher. The movement caused the blade to nick my skin. I dangled like a puppet from a string in his grip.“Lynzi!” I read my name on Layne’s lips, horror and desperation carved into his face as he screamed for me, pounded the air, and begged Aunt Pet to work faster. Allvis grunted his disgust bringing an abrupt end to my vain attempts to gain my freedom when he pressed the blade in his other hand to my neck with a firm pressure. I sucked in a sharp quick breath and held it. One wrong move on my part was certain to send the sharp edge slicing deep into my throat. I’d be a goner for sure.
Allvis howled again. “Hey, boy! Where do you want me to leave her head when I separate it from her weak little human body?”

Larynn Ford is intrigued by the paranormal. She's a day dreamer and a romantic. She loves to let her mind wander always searching for a happy ending to her dreams.
At home in East Central Alabama, she worked as a cook and cashier before becoming a wife and mother. Earned a degree in Elementary Education, taught school, and worked in customer service. All the while her day dreams stacked up in the archives of her mind.
She put some of those ideas on paper in 2009 and she's going to keep on dreaming and searching for those happy endings.
Blog/website: www.larynnford.com
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Larynn-Ford/e/B00CELS1V8/
Soul Mate Publishing: http://www.soulmatepublishing.com/larynn-ford/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larynn.ford

Published on September 04, 2018 03:00