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The Crater

Good morning and welcome to Friday Feelings. This month, we’re focusing on books and short stories that are thrillers and military. Edge of the seat action is going to have you panting for more from these fabulous books! Check out these intriguing stories from a stable of great authors!
Today, Jack Legg has wandered in today with his chilling story, The Crater…
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No one has ever escaped from the Crater.
When fourteen-year-old Charlie wakes up to find herself deep in the desert, she has no memory of how she got there. She soon discovers she’s been transported to a remote detention facility called the Crater, where she has been sentenced to a life of hard labor. Charlie and her fellow inmates try to make the best of their circumstances, but as the mysteries of the Crater unfold, it becomes evident that the facility is harboring some dark and disturbing secrets.
As she copes with the brutality of life in the Crater, Charlie must also come to grips with her own painful past, including her strained relationship with her abusive mother. When the ruthless atmosphere of the prison facility comes to a boiling point, Charlie and her friends must band together to survive.
An electrifying psychological thriller, and also a daring debut, The Crater makes an impact.



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About Jack Legg
Jack Legg lives in Springfield, OH with his beautiful wife Rachel. He works at a mental health agency where he administers two educational outreach programs for families and young children. He enjoys reading, writing, and watching movies. He also dabbles in stand-up comedy. Jack recently published his first full-length novel, a young adult thriller called The Crater, now available from Solstice Publishing.



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Reason to Die

Good morning and welcome to Thursday Thoughts. This month, we’re focusing on books and short stories that are thrillers and military. Edge of the seat action is going to have you panting for more from these fabulous books! Check out these intriguing stories from a stable of great authors!
Today, Debbie De Louise returns with her intense, thrilling standalone novel, Reason to Die…
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Someone is strangling disabled people in the small town of Baxter, Connecticut. Detective Courtney Lang and her ex-partner and ex-lover, wheelchair-bound Bill Thompson, are paired up again and put in charge of the investigation. During the course of their search, Courtney uncovers information that points toward a connection between the murders and an unsolved series of muggings by a masked man, the same man who shot and disabled Bill a year ago on the night he proposed marriage to her.
Complicating matters for Courtney is her guilt about Thompson’s shooting, her affair with her new partner, Mark Farrell, and her unresolved feelings over the deaths of her mother and sister who perished in a fire while she was away from home.
As the deaths accrue and the “Handicapped Strangler” as the killer is coined by the press continues to rampage the town adding victims of different ages, sex, and disabilities to the murder count, Courtney discovers a clue that could crack open the case but may put her and Bill’s life in jeopardy.



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About Debbie De Louise
Debbie De Louise is an award-winning author and a reference librarian at a public library on Long Island. She is a member of Sisters-in-Crime, International Thriller Writers, and the Cat Writer’s Association. She has a BA in English and an MLS in Library Science from Long Island University. Her novels include the three books of the Cobble Cove mystery series: A Stone’s Throw, Between a Rock and a Hard Place, and Written in Stone. Debbie has also written a romantic comedy novella, When Jack Trumps Ace, and a paranormal romance, Cloudy Rainbow, as well as several short stories of various genres. She lives on Long Island with her husband, Anthony; daughter, Holly; and cat Stripey.



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Dead Again

Good morning and welcome to wwwblogs. This month, we’re focusing on paranormal books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about things that go bump in the night!
Ghosts, ghouls, demons, you name it and I find it fascinating. Anything that can’t be proven becomes a story in my head, a way to explain those mysterious bumps in the night or things moving when no one is near them. Oh, I’ve heard all the explanations about how it could be cars driving past or a minor earthquake—good luck proving the second one to me. I can feel earthquakes, having grown up in an area where they abound.
Welcome Susan Lynn Solomon to the blog today. She’s here, talking about her book, Dead Again…







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When Emlyn Goode’s mother returns to Niagara Falls for a high school reunion, so does murder. During the reunion, a woman’s body is found in the ladies room. Is this killing connected to one that occurred 40 years before in the woods below the town of Lewiston? Harry Woodward, a young police officer working his first murder case suspected Emlyn’s mother of the crime, although there wasn’t enough evidence to arrest her.
Home from a year-long leave, Harry—now the Niagara Falls Chief of Detectives—together with Emlyn’s friend, Detective Roger Frey, investigates the latest killing. Distraught over indications her mother might have been involved in both murders, Emlyn, with her cohort, Rebecca Nurse, sets out to prove otherwise. But, danger lurks in the shadows when amateurs—even ones with witchy skills—get involved with murder.




About Susan Lynn Solomon
Formerly a Manhattan entertainment attorney and a contributing editor to the quarterly art magazine SunStorm Fine Art, Susan Lynn Solomon now lives in Niagara Falls, New York, the setting of many of her stories. She is the facilitator of the Buffalo Writer’s Critique Group.                        Since 2007 her short stories on serious topics have appeared in numerous literary journals. These include, Abigail Bender (awarded an Honorable Mention in a Writers Journal short romance competition), Ginger Man, Elvira, The Memory Tree, Going Home, Yesterday’s Wings, Smoker’s Lament, Kaddish, and Sabbath (nominated by the editor of Prick of the Spindle for 2013 Best of the Net and winner of second place in the 2017 Word Weaver Writing Competition). A collection of her short stories, Voices In My Head, has been released by Solstice Publishing.
Susan Solomon is the author of the Emlyn Goode Mysteries. A finalist in M&M’s Chanticleer’s Mystery & Mayhem Novel Contest, and a finalist for the 2016 Book Excellence Award, her first Emlyn Goode Mystery novel, The Magic of Murder, has received rave reviews, as have the novelettes, Bella Vita, and The Day the Music Died. The second Emlyn Goode novel, Dead Again, was a finalist for both the 2017 McGrath House Indie Book of the Year and the 2018 Book Excellent Award. In the latest Emlyn Goode Mystery novel, Writing is Murder, Ms. Solomon once more demonstrates that murder has a sense of humor.



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A Ghastly Hallowe'en Ghosties Adventures 2

Good morning and welcome to Tuesday Blog Share. This month, we’re focusing on paranormal books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about things that go bump in the night!
Ghosts, ghouls, demons, you name it and I find it fascinating. Anything that can’t be proven becomes a story in my head, a way to explain those mysterious bumps in the night or things moving when no one is near them. Oh, I’ve heard all the explanations about how it could be cars driving past or a minor earthquake—good luck proving the second one to me. I can feel earthquakes, having grown up in an area where they abound.
This week is when we celebrate Halloween. And I have a huge gift for my fans—you can get A Ghastly Hallowe’en Ghosties Adventures 2 for a mere $1.49 until Halloween day!






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Not one… not two… not three… Four nearly impossible tasks await the Landry Ghosties. Failure is not an option. They must complete each one or face a horrible punishment.
It all begins as All Hallows Eve approaches. The ghost of former gold miner, Montana Jack, is called in front of the Ghostie Council. They’re very upset at these talented teens. Yet, the council admits their particular talents are necessary with a problem in another part of the world. In order to determine if the Landry Ghosties can follow the rules, they must complete four tests before the annual festivities in their hometown.
Hailey, Tink, Sly, Freddie, and Annie join forces with Rick, Suzie, and James in this tough paranormal adventure. Their ghost assistants are there for a bit of help along the way. Can they complete each task before Scare on the Square starts on Halloween?




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Montana Jack, longtime coordinator of the Ghosties International Network and a spirit of the netherworld for much longer, sighed as he faced the tall heavy wooden door. All it would take was a single touch of his hand and he would discover the reason he’d been released from his exile and ordered to report to The Committee.
“No good comes from this bunch of spooks,” he muttered beneath his breath. “They’ve had me as their dancing marionette ever since I refused to go to the Great Beyond.” He shakes his head in disgust. “Nah. They’ve had me at their beck and call since I decided to work the human Ghosties and left the in charge.”
Montana Jack held up his misty fist and reflected on the job he’d been doing for so long. He’d been murdered for the few gold nuggets in his pouch while mining on Silver Creek in 1864. The miscreant that did him in came from behind, but Jack got a glimpse of the man’s ugly mug. All he could remember to this day was the sharp end of a shovel meeting with his head, blackness, and awakening to a mysterious voice telling him that he was now in charge of aiding young men and women with special talents.
After discovering he was happier in the field, he’d selected a group of individuals to oversee the whole operation—the same group he was about to spend some not very quality time with now. “‘Tain’t no good reason for them to call me here,” he muttered. “I can put good money down on what they want, if I actually had any, that is.”





About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.


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A Night at the Dream Theater

Good morning and welcome to Monday Blogs. This month, we’re focusing on paranormal books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about things that go bump in the night!
Ghosts, ghouls, demons, you name it and I find it fascinating. Anything that can’t be proven becomes a story in my head, a way to explain those mysterious bumps in the night or things moving when no one is near them. Oh, I’ve heard all the explanations about how it could be cars driving past or a minor earthquake—good luck proving the second one to me. I can feel earthquakes, having grown up in an area where they abound.
Welcome Mark Taylor to the blog today. He’s here, talking about his book, A Night at the Dream Theater…






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In the not too distant future a man can lose his job over a sandwich. A bizarre chain of events involving a man called Chimp, a moist blanket, and a dwindling box of belongings, leads Leander to work in the nightmarish employment of Total Entertainment.
You are your job. And Leander soon finds his job very confusing. And very, very, scary.
When he no longer trusts the people he works for, the people he works with, or indeed, his own mind, his grip on just about everything starts to loosen.
A Night at the Dream Theater is a horror, a comedy, brimming with science fiction, and slightly strange.



About Mark TaylorMark Taylor's debut novel crash landed on planet earth in 2013. Its dark brooding style benchmarked his writing and has led to further releases of novel and short story collection alike.

While most of Mark's work is macabre, occasion has it that he will write about kittens and daisies. Just not very often.
Some say he is a product of his environment, others, a product of his own imagination.
Whichever it is he works happily, portraying dark existences on this planet and others. He relays his fears and doubts on his characters, so always has a smile. If Mark is real, as some say he is, you might find him in England.
Perhaps.



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Finding Mia

Good morning and welcome to Sunday Blog Share. This month, we’re focusing on paranormal books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about things that go bump in the night!
Ghosts, ghouls, demons, you name it and I find it fascinating. Anything that can’t be proven becomes a story in my head, a way to explain those mysterious bumps in the night or things moving when no one is near them. Oh, I’ve heard all the explanations about how it could be cars driving past or a minor earthquake—good luck proving the second one to me. I can feel earthquakes, having grown up in an area where they abound.






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Sixteen-year-old Mia remembers hearing a loud noise just before she reached her summer camp. It is her last living memory.
A year later, she haunts the place, vowing not to be lost forever. Her boyfriend, Jax, promises to find her, regardless of the bewildering obstacles put in his way. He just doesn’t know why no one wants her found. No one… except him.





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Summer is the worst experience of all of my sixteen years. What can I say about the time, except that I’m not in school, my parents don’t bother hiding their hatred for each other, and I have to go to camp. In fact, that’s where I’m headed now. Good old Camp WatcheeWatchee—or as my friends and I refer to it, Camp Do Nothing, Know Nothing, Experience Boredom.
“Slow down, Charles.” Even an order sounds like a whine coming out Mom’s mouth.
She’s been like that for months now, always whining, always complaining, always demanding a better vacation spot, one where she doesn’t have to put up with surly teens.
I’m not surly. Far from it, but my parents don’t get that. They never get anything their pop psychologist doesn’t approve both verbally or in writing.
“I’m not speeding.” Dad grinds his teeth and takes another curve like we’re in the Indy 500, and he’s in the lead.









About K.C. Sprayberry
Living a dream she’s had since she first discovered the magic of books. K.C. Sprayberry traveled the U.S. and Europe before finally settling in the mountains of Northwest Georgia. She’s been married to her soulmate for nearly a quarter of a century and they enjoy spoiling their grandchildren along with many other activities.
A multi-genre author, K.C. Sprayberry is always on the hunt for new stories. Inspiration strikes at the weirdest times and drives her to grab notebook and pen to jot down her ideas. Those close to her swear nothing or no one is safe if she’s smiling gently in a corner and watching those in the same room interact. Her observations have often given her ideas for her next story, set not only in the South but wherever the characters demand they settle.


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Dr. Hydenberg, Shallow Hill, and Creatures of the Night

Good morning and welcome to Sharing Saturday. This month, we’re focusing on paranormal books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about things that go bump in the night!
Ghosts, ghouls, demons, you name it and I find it fascinating. Anything that can’t be proven becomes a story in my head, a way to explain those mysterious bumps in the night or things moving when no one is near them. Oh, I’ve heard all the explanations about how it could be cars driving past or a minor earthquake—good luck proving the second one to me. I can feel earthquakes, having grown up in an area where they abound.
Welcome Jeffery Martin Botzenhart to the blog today. He’s here, talking about his books, Dr. Hydenberg, Shallow Hill, and Creature of the Night.



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Doctor Hydenberg has a theory.  Not only does the human mind hold memories of people and places seen, but he believes the human eyes have the capacity to retain these same memories.  What if a dead person's eyes could be harvested and given to a new host?  And what if this new host had the unique ability to read and see his benefactor's memories?  Unimaginable?  Perhaps not if the right host can be found.






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Beneath the crisp white snow crowning the headstones of Shallow Hill, restless spirit voices echo warnings of danger.  Brianna's gift of conversing with the dead is tested to its limits when the man she loves falls victim to those suffering minds warped by greed and sadism.  In waging battle against these all too human demons to save him, the once hallowed graveyard grounds alters its serenity when tainted by horrors and perversions, offering no escape for some.






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Some souls were not meant to lead lives in the sun.  They remain hidden within dark realms in fear of being seen and misunderstood.  That is Ian's fate after suffering at the hands of a demon blinded by rage and sorrow.  Yet there exists a threat in the light, spreading lies driven by fear in warning others to be weary of the unknown prowling the depths of the forest.  The unyielding belief in the justification of cruelty in seeking to end that which has been branded as profane proves all consuming.  When entering the forest after twilight to pronounce final judgement for those in hiding, the threshold of good versus evil is blurred by the righteous.  And thus the question may be asked.  Who is the true creature of the night?



About Jeffery Martin Botzenhart
I was born in Warren, Ohio in November 1967.  I grew up in Southington, Ohio with two older brothers.  After graduating from Chalker High School in 1986, I went on to earn a Bachelor of Sciences degree in International Relations from Kent State University.  I'm married and have three sons. Painting and coaching soccer for autistic kids are my passions away from writing.  And yes, I am extremely boring.



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Low Country Boil

Good morning and welcome to Friday Feelings. This month, we’re focusing on paranormal books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about things that go bump in the night!
Ghosts, ghouls, demons, you name it and I find it fascinating. Anything that can’t be proven becomes a story in my head, a way to explain those mysterious bumps in the night or things moving when no one is near them. Oh, I’ve heard all the explanations about how it could be cars driving past or a minor earthquake—good luck proving the second one to me. I can feel earthquakes, having grown up in an area where they abound.
Welcome Adam Zorzi to the blog today. He’s here, talking about his short story, Low Country Boil…






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When Maine native, Casey, becomes the first female sheriff in a low country county, she's surprised by the blistering heat and humidity of a southern summer. Worse, three unsolved murders bring a state investigator to take over the cases. Top of her forensic academy class Casey sees her reputation as a meticulous crime-solver and early accomplishments in the county give way to questions of her competency. When three murders become five, even Casey questions her abilities. Someone is killing off the county's eligible young men. It's up to Casey to find and stop them before the body count rises.

About Adam Zorzi

Born in Venice, Italy, Adam Zorzi is the author of Auld Acquaintances, a holiday ghostly romance set in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. Low Country Boil is his first short story. His previous works include a paranormal suspense trilogy based on a haunted psychiatric hospital still in operation. He lives in New York City.


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Ava, Destination Bermuda, and Meeting Zozo

Good morning and welcome to Thursday Thoughts. This month, we’re focusing on paranormal books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about things that go bump in the night!
Ghosts, ghouls, demons, you name it and I find it fascinating. Anything that can’t be proven becomes a story in my head, a way to explain those mysterious bumps in the night or things moving when no one is near them. Oh, I’ve heard all the explanations about how it could be cars driving past or a minor earthquake—good luck proving the second one to me. I can feel earthquakes, having grown up in an area where they abound.
Welcome K.A. Meng to the blog today. She’s here, talking about her short stories, Ava, Destination Bermuda, and Meeting Zozo…






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Ava just wants to play. When Jasmine Cardwell helps her sister move, she overhears her niece speaking to an imaginary friend named Ava. Jasmine thinks it’s normal until a keyboard types that she must die on its own, footsteps walk across the ceiling, and the invisible friend draws a picture of her dead. Jasmine begins to wonder if Ava is imaginary or real or something in between.








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The last time the Bermuda Triangle claimed a ship was in the 1960s. Until Dax Porter's expedition vessel disappears.
Six months later, his daughter is in the most dangerous place on Earth. Alexandra refuses to leave until she finds him, even if it means the reality TV show she's hosting is cancelled.
Despite mysterious events, weird ships, and a crew that can't get along, Alexandra refuses to give up her mission.










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Emily Campbell has the perfect life: a sweet boyfriend, a good job, and wonderful parents. Everything changes when her best friend texts her that her man, Danny, has cheated on her. When Emily plans on bringing it up to him, a drunk driver smashes into their vehicle and Danny is killed.
Rather than humiliate herself and talk to the other woman to get the answers Emily so desperately seeks, she decides to contact Danny through a spirit board. He admits to the cheating, but something is strange about him. Emily isn’t certain if she has contacted Danny, or something else.









About K.A. Meng
K. A. Meng lives in North Dakota, in the same town she grew up. Her love for the paranormal started at a young age when she saw her first ghost.
Today, she spends her time writing paranormal romance, fantasy, sci fi, horror and everything in between. When life drags her away from it, she hangs out with her son and friends, goes to movies, watches TV, plays board games, walks her dogs, and reads books. She is actively involved in a writing group and wishes to some day visit Disney World.


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Forgetting Jane

Good morning and welcome to wwwblogs. This month, we’re focusing on paranormal books. There will be a lot of visitors making an appearance but on Sundays and Tuesdays, this blog will be all about things that go bump in the night!
Ghosts, ghouls, demons, you name it and I find it fascinating. Anything that can’t be proven becomes a story in my head, a way to explain those mysterious bumps in the night or things moving when no one is near them. Oh, I’ve heard all the explanations about how it could be cars driving past or a minor earthquake—good luck proving the second one to me. I can feel earthquakes, having grown up in an area where they abound.
Welcome CJ Warrant to the blog today. She’s here, talking about her book, Forgetting Jane…






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Amnesia and an unspeakable crime have stolen everything from Jane Doe except the haunting image of a girl in a yellow dress, which replays itself over and over in her mind.
Small town cop Elias McAvoy is haunted as well, by the crushing guilt he feels over the deaths of two women, one by his own hand. He can’t—he won’t let Jane down too.
Together they delve deeper into Jane’s case, battling against her memory loss, and an increasingly tangled web of lies and murder that span forty years-and ties Elias and Jane together in ways they never imagined. As the mystery of the girl in the yellow dress unfold, so does Elias and Jane’s love for each other. However, when the killer reappears, intent on finishing what he started, Elias must face his demons in order to save the woman he loves or lose her forever.



About CJ Warrant

Award Winning Author CJ Warrant can't exist without coffee, chocolate and a damn story brewing in her head. She was born an overseas Army brat, in a Korean Italian household but settled in the states at the ripe old age of five. With a long career in the beauty industry, a wonderful marriage to a great man and three kids nearly all grown, her view of life is as such. Life is a journey; both good and bad, light and dark, but she takes it all in and learns from every experience life has to offer. She takes those crazy moments, stirs in the dark passion and brings her words to life. 


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