S.M. Boyce's Blog: My Journal, page 22

Guest Post from Melody Manful | Dominion Character Profiles

 Dominion I Dare You. Look Over Your Shoulders. Do You See Them? They are behind you… They are always behind you. Abigail Cells had a nightmare the day beforeshe met Gideon, the new guy in school who has every girl drooling just to be near him. In her nightmare, she was murdered by a magical creature. As [...]

Horror Backdrops: Small Towns vs. Cities | Guest Post from JG Faherty

Horror can happen anywhere, anytime. You can have a haunted house in the middle of nowhere or a haunted apartment in the middle of Manhattan, and, if done right, both will be just as scary. You can have zombies in rural Georgia or downtown Atlanta. Vampires in the Arctic wastelands or suburban neighborhoods. So why [...]

{Urban Fantasy Book Review} AURORA SKY: TRANSFUSION by Nikki Jefford

The Short Version: Aurora Sky: Transfusion is a great start to a great series. Nikki Jefford is back with a fresh take on vampire legends that combines action, sexiness, mortality, self-discovery, and defiance together in one snarky smart ass of a heroine. This definitely makes my favorites shelf, and I figure any lovers of vampire books and [...]

Cover Reveal: Come, the Dark by Rebecca Hamilton

The time has come to reveal the cover for Come, the Dark by Rebecca Hamilton! You may have seen some placeholder covers for this one floating around the web before today, but finally you get to see the real deal and learn more about the book! Come, the Dark to be release Winter of 2013 “Whatever [...]

{Book Review} From Where I Stand by Rob Zimmermann

The Short Version: From Where I Stand by Rob Zimmermann is full of poetry that lingers. The emotion is real. There is a truth in these poems that lets you know you’re not alone in feeling a certain way, and that in unto itself made me smile.   The Review Zimmermann’s poetry touches on everything from the everyday [...]

The Not-So-Black Hole | A Guest Post by Andrea Buginsky, author of The Chosen Series

Imagine sitting in your favorite chair, reading a great book. Suddenly, you feel it: That pull on your stomach that stretches up to your chest and down through your arms. It’s a strange sensation, but a nice one, and you don’t fight it. You know what just happened to you? You got pulled into your [...]

Blogger Book Fair | Great Book Find: Binding Ties, a fantasy/m/m by Alessandra Ebulu

Hey beautiful people! I found another great book for you to check out. Fans of [m/m romances] should really enjoy this one. It looks like Binding Ties by Alessandra Ebulu should interest anyone who also likes Wolfman and The Sandman: The Dream Hunters. Binding Ties Determined to find freedom and avoid an unwanted bond, Taeyo runs [...]

Blogger Book Fair | Great Book Find: Shadow’s Edge, the debut Urban Fantasy novel by Jami Gray

Hey beautiful people! I found another great book for you to check out. Fans of edgy heroines, pulse pounding action and twisty plots should really enjoy this one. It looks like Shadow’s Edge should interest anyone who also likes Magic Bites from Ilona Andrews’s Kate Daniels world and Moon Called from Patricia Briggs’s Mercy Thompson [...]

Blogger Book Fair | GANGSTERLAND, a middle grade contemporary fantasy by Ansha Kotyk

Hey beautiful people! I found another great book for you to check out. Fans of middle grade should really enjoy this one. It looks like GANGSTERLAND should interest anyone who also likes Margaret Haddix or Rick Riordan.   Amazon Ratings: “I read chapter one to my seventh grade reading group today. They love how easy [...]

Blogger Book Fair | Great Book Find: A Prescription for Delirium, an Adult Dark Fantasy by Noree Cosper

Hey beautiful people! I found another great book for you to check out. Fans of dark fantasy should really enjoy this one. It looks like A Prescription for Delirium should interest anyone who also likes The Dresden Files and Magic Bites.   Amazon Reviews: “The story is compelling and Cosper displays quite a talent for [...]