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Fate of the Storm by Valerie Storm #YAFantasy

Fate of the StormDemon Storm Book EightValerie Storm
Genre: Young Adult FantasyPublisher: Shadow Spark PublishingDate of Publication: 5/13/2025ISBN: 9781956883343 ASIN: B0F4BD7X8YNumber of pages: 374Word Count:  97,896Cover Artist: @Ginkahederling
Book Description:
The shadows have retreated with Raven's downfall, but darkness still curls at the edges of the world. For a moment, though, Kari and Ari have a moment of peace. There is a glimmer of light that threatens to wash away the darkness as they finally bind their fates together in a formal ceremony.
But Raven hasn't given up, and there's an older, crueler foe who hasn't forgotten Kari - the Lord of Demons, the very one who crafted the Catalyst which Raven sought to control, still trapped in an ancient Tree.
Kari's moment of joy comes to a halt as the world shakes and Taris is ripped apart.
Velthas has risen.

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Bewitching Exclusive Excerpt: 

Zina scoffed. “If I had not treated you as ananomaly—if I had not taken the prophecy into consideration and been blinded bymy own fool goals, would we be here?”

Kari approached her and leaned against the wall besidethe window. “Something would have guided us here eventually,” she said. “That’swhat Guine said. You really are arrogant if you think it’s all on you.”

Zina laughed, though it was tired and desperatelylacking any amusement. “Maybe the Catalyst would have followed its fate. Icertainly am not so full of myself that I would take all the blame for thewiles of destiny, if such a thing exists. But the fact is I made great leaps inthe wrong direction not because I thought it was right, but because I wasselfish.” She turned and looked at Kari with shadowed, gray eyes. “I am sorryfor everything my actions put you through, Kari.”

Kari’s heart twisted. She cleared her throat. “Anapology, from you?”

Zina smiled wryly. “You won’t get another.”

Kari’s tail twitched at the way she said that. “Thankyou, Zina. I forgive you.”

Zina closed her eyes and turned to the window again.

“Zina…” Kari hesitantly started. “If there issomething you know, something you think you have to prove…well.” She rubbed theback of her neck. “We saw your letters to Nova. We know you’ve been talking tothe angels,” she said quickly before she could regret the words. “If Kinera—theSeraph of Nalmi—told you to do something…” Kari exhaled an annoyed breath.“Listen, we’re all in this together. Every single one of us has a task, andevery single one of us is going to celebrate tomorrow after we’ve won. But thatmeans we have to rely on each other, trust each other.”

Zina was quiet. Kari was afraid their talk would beover, replaced with defensive anger.

At last, Zina hummed. She dug her fingers into thewindow and shoved it up, allowing a freshly cool breeze to whip her hair out ofplace. “You always hated my secrets, Kari. I regret to inform you I ratherenjoy them.” She smirked and a glint came to her gray eyes, a liveliness Karihadn’t seen since they’d come back. “You will know everything you need to whenit’s all over.”

“That’s not enough, Zina,” Kari insisted. “Whatevershe’s asked you to do, you don’t have to. Or we can help you. I can—”

“If you could help me with this, I would gladly letyou,” Zina said. “However, this is a burden I have carried for a long, longtime. I have no regrets now. Do you understand, Kari?”

Kari opened her mouth, then closed it. She bit herlip. “Zina…”

“Whatever happens tomorrow,” Zina said firmly, “I haveno regrets. Do you understand?”

She repeated the question in a tone made of steel;Kari had not heard her talk so since the days of her training.

“I understand,” she muttered. “But if I find analternative, I’m taking it.”

Zina’s lips twitched intoan almost-smile. “I expected nothing less.”

 

About the Author:
Valerie Storm was raised in Tucson, Arizona. Growing up, she fell in love with everything fantasy. When she wasn’t playing video games, she was writing. By age ten, she began to write her own stories as a way to escape reality. When these stories became a full-length series, she considered the path to sharing with other children and children-at/heart looking for a place to call home.
Twitter https://twitter.com/valerie_storm
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"There are dark things in Bayern County, things that crawl under rocks and slither through the river. Mom taught me about them. Unseen spirits. Things that were never human, things that gather here.”
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Roxanne Rhoads Upcoming Events

Curious at CrossroadsJune 21 & 2211am- 5pm
Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad6140 Bray Rd, Flint, MI
Step into the strange as the historic Crossroads Village turns into an asylum of the wildly weird at Curious at Crossroads: Oddities Fest! 
Explore over 100 unique vendors, check out one of our guest speakers, grab some lunch from a food truck or the Crossroads Café, jump inside a UFO, tour the historic Village, purchase a book from our “Tub of Terrors”, daily entertainment, and special guest Tony Moran, the iconic unmasked Michael Myers from the 1978 horror classic Halloween. Embrace the odd and join us for a truly unforgettable experience!
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Mark Your Calendar: Saturday, August 2 | 2–4 PM
Get ready for a delightfully spooky afternoon! I'm brewing up a crafty little event where we'll dive into tales of the area's most haunted locations—all while creating your very own haunted keychain to take home as a keepsake (or a charm to ward off spirits 
These keychains are fun and easy to make. You'll have a wide variety of colors to choose from. You will select your ghost and all the beads you wish to use to create your haunting masterpiece. No beading experience needed, you won't even need tools. 
This event will be at The Majestic Wolf Crafts & More in Burton.
$15 fee covers the informal presentation, supplies for the keychain, and light refreshments. 
The chills are complimentary.
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A Festival of OdditiesAugust 30 & 31 2025Saturday 11am-6pmSunday 11am-4pm
Courthouse Square Museum100 W. Lawrence Ave., Charlotte, MI
In the 1940s and 50s, there were so many Bigfoot sightings in the Charlotte area, a section of town became known as "Gorilla Swamp." Are there really sasquatch in Charlotte? And more importantly, if we throw them a party, will they come to it?
Come celebrate a very cryptidy YEAR SEVEN of The FOO with us! Presented by Scream Queen Productions and The Courthouse Square Association, admission to the grounds is free, and admission to the museum is just $5/person. Visit the Macabre Marketplace with over 100 peddlers of the peculiar, grab lunch on Food Truck Row, adopt a new familiar in our Creature Cavern, visit the Living Library to meet your favorite true crime and horror authors, climb inside a giant spaceship, tour the haunted Courthouse Square Museum and peruse exclusive exhibits, and so much more! 
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Michigan's Ghostly Getaways: Travel to Michigan's Most Haunted Locations
Monday September 29, 20255:00pm - 7:00pm
Lapeer District LibrarydeAngeli Meeting Room921 West Nepessing StLapeer, MI 48446
Embark on a spine-chilling journey through the Mitten State with Haunted Flint author Roxanne Rhoads as she unveils the spooky history of Michigan's most haunted locations.
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Registration for this event will be open from September 15, 2025 @ 9:00am to September 29, 2025 @ 5:00pm.

Bewitching Book Tours is curating a Halloween Book Fair on October 18 in Flint. We seek Michigan authors and artists/crafters who make spooky and book-related items.

Authors of dark romances, paranormal romances, horror, fantasy, romantasy, true crime, and haunted history books (or anything else that fits into the dark and spooky category).

Vendors of book and Halloween-related arts and products- bookmarks, tote bags, art, and other macabre merchandise.

Apply here: https://forms.gle/T4fwF6CpXQV4AwQP8

We are also seeking sponsors for this event. Sponsors will be showcased on all social media platforms and at the event. 

Spooktastic Haunted Book Fair, October 18 from 12- 3pm at the Creative Cafe 3318 Corunna Rd, Flint, MI 48503

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Roxanne is available for book signings, readings, library presentations, and other events. 
Please contact her for available times and rates. 
You can reach Roxanne at hauntedflintauthor@gmail.com

Available for Pre-Order - Reviving Legacy: Bourbon Bloodline Series by A.D. Curtis

Always believe in the impossible!

Reviving Legacy Bourbon Bloodline SeriesA.D. Curtis
Two immortal brothers, charming playboy Grayson Beaumont and his introspective brother Knox, return to Kentucky after a century away. As the last heirs of the once-illustrious Beaumont bourbon empire, they aim to revive their family’s faded legacy.
At a glitzy event, they meet Raven Ballard, a modern-day witch whose enchanting small-batch bourbon has gained a cult following. 
Drawn into the Beaumont’s mysterious world, Raven’s fate becomes intertwined with theirs. In this steamy, suspenseful saga, love, secrets, and danger collide. 
Can Grayson and Raven embrace their destined love, or will an evil vampire tear them apart? 
Dive into the world of Reviving Legacy: Bourbon Bloodline to discover the truth.

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Anna Koray is back with another chilling case in Bayern County. When mysterious drownings grip her small town, the detective - haunted by her serial killer father - must unravel whispers of witches, curses and revenge. But something darker waits in the water, and it’s out for blood. 🌊🩸
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They created her. Controlled her. Hunted her. Now, they want her erased. But Eirianwen isn’t broken—she’s back. And this time, she’s the one writing the ending. POSEIDON’S DAUGHTERS: RECKONING. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZCKJBGX
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Release Day Blitz Same Place, Same Stars by Katey Taylor #ReleaseDayBlitz #PsychologicalMystery

Same Place, Same StarsKatey Taylor
Genre: Psychological Mystery/Drama, Coming-of-Age, Adult Fiction Publisher: Katey TaylorDate of Publication: 5/13/25ISBN: 9781732750456ASIN: B0DYK959FJNumber of pages: 317Word Count: 93,000
Book Description:
Twenty-one-year-old Natalia battles a rare parasomnia sleep disorder that propels her to act violently, experience night terrors, and put herself in dangerous situations—all while she’s unconscious.
After waking up covered in unexplained bruises, she lands herself back in a mental facility. Making friends has never been easy, but at Awana, she quickly bonds with her fun-loving roommate Lindsay and falls for Gabriel, a handsome yet severely depressed resident she secretly meets at night.
As Natalia wrestles with the harsh side effects of her medication, her reality unravels, exposing disturbing truths about those she trusts most. Though romantic relationships are strictly forbidden at Awana, Gabriel becomes her lifeline amidst the chaos. To be with him, Natalia must risk everything—including her sanity, and she learns some choices carry devastating consequences.
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Excerpt:CHAPTER 1

 

No sharp objects. Pack light.

My instinct is to run, but I don’t know how far mysore limbs will carry me.

Apathy is my last line of defense.

I reach for a baggy sweatshirt and leggings. This hasbecome my uniform when I go away, not for any fashion statement but itsfunctionality—it can be easily taken off before my body is searched by anurse’s gloved hands. The pressure from the fabric causes me to hiss in pain. Icarefully step each leg in to cover the tender scrapes and deep purple bruisesalong my pale white shins and thighs. The bruises are a reminder that I’vemessed up again.  

I drag my worn leather suitcase that’s on its last legaway from our cottage and into the trunk of Olga’s station wagon. She doesn’tsay a word as we head out of our driveway and onto the tree-dense highway. Thebranches are grayer than normal, though it could be my mood filtering the worldin a cloud of indifference.

Olga rolls every window down even though it’s a briskfifty-two degrees. Long drives make her sweat. I think she would never leaveour small town if it were up to her, but I remain her forcing agent.

My eyes wander from the pastures filled with cows andhorses to Olga and her wild blowing hair that is unusually more silver thanblack for someone in their thirties.

“So, what’s this ward like?” I ask, trying to breakthe tense silence.

“Don’t call it that. That’s not what it’s called. Thisis a treatment center.”

She turns up her classical piano playlist, the one sheplays to calm her nerves, then hands me a folded piece of stock paper filledwith smiling faces of young adults—those who, like me, are not teenagersanymore but not quite what I would consider adults either. Much like our mentalstate, we’re something in between.

The brochure states this center isn’t governmentfunded. By the looks of it, it seems far out of the budget of Olga’s balletstudio salary and my unemployed status, but it claims as part of theirphilosophy that they take on special cases free of charge. Just my luck, theyhappened to have room for a last-minute drop-in.

After the stunt I pulled last night, I’m sure Olgawould be willing to pay any price.

About the Author:
Katey Taylor is a San Francisco Bay Area-based author and published poet, with work featured in online magazines such as DarkWinter Lit, SWAAY, and Fauxmoir. She’s recognized for her ability to address complex topics with sensitivity and depth.
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Poseidon’s Daughters: Reckoning by Reign Reeves Pearson #SciFi #Thriller

Poseidon’s Daughters: ReckoningPoseidon’s DaughtersBook 1Reign Reeves Pearson
Genre: Sci-Fi, ThrillerDate of Publication: March 21, 2025ISBN: B0DZNZ6QPCASIN: B0DZCKJBGXNumber of pages: 262Word Count: 62,400Cover Artist: Reign Reeves Pearson
Tagline: They wanted a ghost, she’ll give them a reckoning
Book Description: 
They trained her to be a weapon. Now, she’s turning the blade on them.
Eirianwen was Poseidon’s crowning achievement—until she walked away from everything. She’s evaded them for years, carving out a life in the shadows, leaving behind the bloodstained world they forced her into. Now, the past she’s been running from has finally caught up. A storm-wracked night. A breach in her sanctuary. Someone is watching. Someone is waiting. And this time, they don’t just want her dead—they want her to doubt herself. They want the world to believe she’s lost her mind.
They’ve been watching her. Manipulating her. Preparing for her downfall.
Now, the elite organization that built her is coming to collect. Not to kill—to control. They don’t need to break her. They just need to make sure no one believes her when she starts screaming.They want her to understand that her escape, her freedom, was all an illusion.
Erased. Discredited. Untouchable.
But Eirianwen has spent her whole life surviving. And when the walls start closing in, she doesn’t run. She hunts.
Poseidon wants her desperate. Unraveling. Helpless.
They’re about to learn just how dangerous she can be.

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Excerpt 

Eirianwenripped out the earpiece and slammed it onto the desk. Panic swirled at theedges of her mind, but she forced it down. Now wasn’t the time. She grabbed alarger bag from under the desk, slung it over her shoulder, and stormed out. Inthe closet, she set the bag aside, pressing a hidden panel on the side of herbed. A drawer slid open, revealing her arsenal. Her hands shook as she armedherself, snapping a knife into its sheath and loading a handgun with quick,practiced movements. Now, to find them. Moving swiftly, she ran through thehouse, slipping out the back door and straight into the storm-charged air.Sullivan’s workshop. If she was going to do this right, she’d need a shovel.She yanked open the heavy wooden door, eyes darting over the mess inside.Wherethe fuck is it? Why is this place always such a goddamn disaster?

Aglint of metal under the workbench caught her eye. She crouched, snatched up aspade, and bolted back outside. The rain had started in earnest, cold dropsslicing through the thick humidity. She sprinted to where the trackers lastpinged, her boots sinking slightly into the softening earth, almost trippingthanks to a low spot. Looking back at the spot, it was all wrong. She knewsomething was buried there.

Grippingthe shovel tightly, she drove it into the ground. The soil gave easily...fartoo easily. The clay should have been a nightmare to dig through. Someone hadalready done the work for her. Within moments, her blade hit something solid,and dread curled in her stomach. She dropped to her knees, clawing at the looseearth with bare hands until the objects were free. Her breath hitched. Sixtrackers. All of them. Cold, useless, and buried like a mockery of her ownparanoia. Eirianwen sat back on her heels, mud caking her fingers as she staredat the pile in her hands. Someone knew.

Hercheeks burned hot, but the rest of her body felt frozen. Tears welled, spillingsilently down her face as the questions flooded in. Why? Why would Sullivan dothis? Had he done this? He wouldn’t put the kids in danger—would he? Where werethey? How long had he planned this? Her stomach twisted. Then, her phonebuzzed—a single notification. Hands trembling,  she wiped her palms on herpants and yanked it from her pocket. Wi-Fi restored—a new alert. Someone hadjust crossed the perimeter.

“Itbetter be Sullivan and the kids.”

Eirianwenexhaled sharply, swiping at the sweat and tears streaking her face. Standing,she brushed the dirt from her clothes as best she could, shoving the uselesstrackers deep into her pocket. She locked her phone and steadied herself. Ifthe kids were with Sullivan, she needed to stay calm. Normal. They couldn’t seethe weapons strapped under her clothing. At least the incoming storm gave heran excuse to rush them inside. She’d get them safe first—then she’d deal withSullivan. She turned toward the tree line, heart pounding in her throat. Theproperty was massive, and she had built the house at its farthest edge.Finally, headlights cut through the gloom. A vehicle emerged. Not Sullivan’struck. A cold, electric jolt shot down her spine. Every instinct screamed ather.

Noone came out here. No one. She had made sure of it. For years, she hadmeticulously crafted the illusion of a perfectly ordinary life. She kneweveryone in town—just enough to avoid suspicion, but never enough to invitecuriosity. A delicate balance of friendly but distant. She never gave anyone areason to visit. She didn't even use their real address! She picked up all oftheir mail and deliveries in town. So who the hell thought they had the rightto pull up to her house? The SUV slowed to a stop, tires crunching against thegravel. The doors swung open in near unison, and two men stepped out. SheriffFord. Deputy Pines. Ford adjusted his jacket, his gaze steady, unreadable.Pines lingered a step behind, eyes sharp, scanning. Ford closed the gap betweenthem, and gave Eirianwen a curt nod.

 

About the Author:

ReignReeves Pearson is a writer, storyteller, and chaos enthusiast based in Houston,where she lives with her husband, four kids, and three cats who may or may notbe plotting world domination. She thrives on Kopiko, rainy days, and an endlesslove for Final Fantasy VII and Dungeons & Dragons.

 

She’sbeen writing for as long as she can remember. But in 2019, a health scareforced her to take a hard look at her life, and the answer was clear: writingwasn’t just something she did. It was what she was meant to do.

 

Herdebut novel and series, Poseidon’s Daughters: Reckoning, is her first and onlyplanned adventure into sci-fi. Going forward, expect Southern Gothic chills,cosmic nightmares, and nostalgic ‘90s horror—all infused with her signature mixof heart, humor, and a touch of the macabre.

 

Whenshe’s not writing, she’s probably dreaming up elaborate D&D campaigns,getting emotionally wrecked by Final Fantasy VII (again), or staringdramatically out a window while it rains.

 

Followher chaotic creative journey at:

 

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