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November 15, 2022
THE BACKSIDE OF HADES, Book 4 of the Deadwood Undertaker Series by Author Ann Charles and Sam Lucky
THE BACKSIDE OF HADES!
Book 4 of the Deadwood UndertakerSeries
The Saga Continues by the All-Star Duo of USA TODAY Bestselling Author Ann Charles and Sam Lucky!
The book is available worldwide in digital and print format
“This here place? Worse than the backside of Hades.” ~ Hank Varney
First let me say, this here trip to Slagton weren’t my idea. This place is chock full of bad company done helped itself to a double dose of bad medicine.
Slagton needs cleanin’, accordin’ to Miss Clem, and I know the crew to do it. I’m one of ’em. Hank Varney’s the name. Miss Clem and me, along with the two Sidewinders from Santa Fe—we’ll get the sharp-toothed vermin cleared out.
Now, some people say I’m lucky, but I don’t know if’n it’ll do me any good, what with the army of trouble me an’ the crew are facin’. If’n we don’t live through it, well, there goes Deadwood. Maybe even the whole of the Black Hills.
We’ll all be down the privy hole then, lookin’ up at the Backside of Hades.
PRAISE FOR THE DEADWOOD SERIES:
“A Fantastic new series you will Love’” by Enchanted
“I wasn't sure what to expect from a visit to the past world of the Deadwood Violet Parker lives in. I am amazed at how real it feels!. Will definitely read more!!!,” by LisaReadsALot
Other Books in The Series:
There was a lot to love about the book. The characters are deep and interesting. The authors do a great job of giving the story an authentic wild west feel. The pacing was good and kept me turning the page_ Markus Matthews
I guess I'm hooked on Ann Charles books, especially her Deadwood series. They're quick reads, about 300 pgs but with murder mystery, romance, paranormal situations and comedy, interesting eccentric characters... they've got it all _ Polly Picklez
Like Paranormal, Western, Mysteries or a mix containing all of them, you'll like this book. Western comes first with 2 guys riding into old Deadwood circa early mining days. Supernatural strikes next with a nasty critter. Mystery unfolds as the expected person is missing. You will like this book as read alone, but you will love it if you read the series in order! Start with "Life at the Coffin Joint", written by 2 of my favorite authors _ Morgue Rabbit
Sweet, touching and funny all the way through. I loved every moment! _ Black Hills Belle
About The Duo!
Ann Charles is a USA Today Best-Selling author who writes spicy, award-winning mysteries full of
Junction Mystery Series, Dig Site Mystery Series, Deadwood Undertaker Series (with her husband, Sam Lucky), and AC Silly Circus Mystery Series. Her Deadwood Mystery Series has won multiple national awards, including the Daphne du Maurier for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense. Ann has a B.A. in English with an emphasis on creative writing from the University of Washington and is a member of Sisters in Crime and Western Writers of America.
Ann Charles’s Website: http://www.anncharles.com
Sam Lucky likes to build things—from Jeep engines to Old West buildings to fun stories. When he is not writing, feeding his kids, attempting to seduce his wife, or attending the goldurn cats, he is planning food-based book signing/road trips with his wife and working on one of his many home-improvement projects.
Sam Lucky’s Website: http://www.samlucky.com
To request additional review copies or an interview with Ann and/or Sam, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.
We look forward to the coverage!
November 12, 2022
Anthology from Saskatchewan publisher Shadowpaw Press features science fiction and fantasy authors
Anthology from Saskatchewan publisher features short fiction by bestselling and award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors
For the third year in a row, Regina publisher Shadowpaw Press (www.shadowpawpress.com) has produced an anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories that includes works from multiple bestselling and award-winning authors from Canada, the United States, and Australia.
Edited by Regina author Edward Willett, Shapers of World Volume III features new new fiction from Griffin Barber, Gerald Brandt, Miles Cameron, Sebastien de Castell, Kristi Charish, David Ebenbach, Mark Everglade and Joseph Hurtgen, Frank J. Fleming, Violette Malan, Anna Mocikat, James Morrow, Jess E. Owen, Robert Penner, Cat Rambo, K.M. Rice, and Edward Willett, new poetry by Jane Yolen, and previously published stories by Cory Doctorow, K. Eason, Walter Jon Williams, and F. Paul Wilson.
All of the authors were guests during the third year of Willett’s Aurora Award-winning podcast, The Worldshapers (www.theworldshapers.com). Among them are winners of and nominees for most of the world’s most prestigious awards for science fiction and fantasy literature.
From outer space to inner space, from realms of magic to the here-and-now, from the distant past to the far future, the twenty-one featured authors take readers on ncredible adventures in the company of unforgettable characters. A pampered, overweight cat from the present saves the world from alien invasion in Ancient Egypt. A musician whose special horn helped bring down the walls of Jericho is fated to bring down walls again and again throughout history. A house ghost is troubled by a new owner who proves unhauntable. Robots programmed to love humanity take the only action they can to save us from ourselves. A CDC agent is prepared to do whatever it takes to prevent a novel pathogen from spreading . . .
Willett is himself an award-winning author of more than sixty books of fantasy, science fiction, and non-fiction for readers of all ages, including eleven novels for New York’s DAW Books. His twelfth novel for DAW, the humorous space opera The Tangled Stars, just came out in ebook and audiobook formats. In The Worldshapers podcast, Willett, a former newspaper reporter and editor and radio and television host, chats with other science fiction or fantasy authors about their creative process.
Shapers of Worlds Volume III, like the previous two volumes, was Kickstarted, raising more than $16,000 CDN in pledges. It is available through all major retailers as well as directly from Shadowpaw Press.
Edward is available for interviews, media appearances, speaking engagements, and/or book review requests. Please contact mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com by email or by phone at 403.464.6925
November 10, 2022
Announcing The Tangled Stars by Saskatchewan author Edward Willett
Con-man, cop, and a talking cat who becomes a starship captain at the heart of twelfth novel for DAW Books by Saskatchewan author Edward Willett
A con-man, a female cop on the moon with secret revolutionary leanings, and a genetically modified, AI-uplifted talking cat who eventually becomes a starship captain are at the heart of The Tangled Stars, the twelfth novel by Saskatchewan author Edward Willett for New York’s DAW Books, one of the world’s premiere publishers of science fiction and fantasy.
More than a century ago, the network of MASTTs, the space-time tunnels that made interstellar travel possible, violently collapsed, the backlash destroying a lot of the solar system’s space-based infrastructure. Cooper “Coop” Douglas, a thief and conman, is in serious debt to outer-system crime-lord Eric Galioto. While trying to salvage a valuable chunk of a space station destroyed by the backlash, Coop makes a startling discovery: MASTT Primus, the tunnel that used to lead to New Earth, is open again. That raises an intriguing possibility: Coop could flee the solar system and his debt to Galioto and make a new life—and possibly fortune—around another star.
Accompanied by his first mate, the wisecracking, AI-uplifted, genetically modified cat Thibauld, Coop sets out to “liberate” the solar system’s only remaining functioning starship from an Earthside museum, enlisting the help of Laysa Grey, a former-lover-turned-cop on Luna. Along the way, he is pursued by Galioto and dogged by law enforcement and thugs.
And beyond MASTT Primus, the tangled stars await . . .
Edward Willett is the award-winning author of more than sixty books of science fiction, fantasy and non-fiction for readers of all ages. He's also host of the Aurora Award-winning podcast The Worldshapers, featuring conversations with science fiction and fantasy authors about the creative process, and owner and publisher of Shadowpaw Press, which publishes new work by established and emerging authors and new editions of notable, previously published work.
His previous DAW novels include Marseguro (winner of Canada’s top science fiction award, the Aurora Award, for Best Long-Form Work in English), and its sequel, Terra Insegura (an Aurora finalist); Magebane (written as Lee Arthur Chane); the Masks of Aygrima fantasy trilogy (written as E.C. Blake); the stand-alone science fiction novels Lost in Translation and The Cityborn, and the three-book Worldshapers series. Willett is also the author of The Shards of Excalibur modern-day YA fantasy series, originally published by Coteau Books, and Star Song, a finalist for the 2022 Aurora Award for Best Young Adult Novel, among several others. His YA fantasy Spirit Singer won a Saskatchewan Book Award and he’s been a finalist many times. He lives in Regina, Saskatchewan.
Edward is available for interviews, media appearances, speaking engagements, and/or book review requests. Please contact mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com by email or by phone at 403.464.6925
November 8, 2022
Cyber attack technology and video game realism – Say it isn’t so! The Enigma Gamers by Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey
The Enigma Gamers
Book Seven in the Enigma Series
Cyber attack technology and video game realism –
Say it isn’t so????
By the critically acclaimed writing duo of Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey
The book is published by ICABOD Press and is available worldwide across all platforms!
The Enigma Series uses the 7th book, The Enigma Gamers, to expand the series with a grittier, feet-on-the-street, diverse group of men and women carefully selected by Julie and Juan to work on special assignments all over the world. The challenges they face in these assignments are potentially more far reaching that they ever imagined. Gone are the days of pixelated sprites and simple wired controllers. It’s the twenty-first century, and video game playing has undergone a complete evolution. With high-def graphics and intuitive sensory controls, gamers are enjoying a level of realism and immersion never before experienced. However, when the line between the real and cyber worlds becomes blurred, this digital landscape provides new
social predators with opportunities to unleash terror and pain on unsuspecting victims. Businesses, cities, and commonly used services might believe they are immune, but then their world goes sideways as a grotesque ransomware demand is spilled across their data screen. Led by Julie and Juan, the fledgling CATS-Cyber Assassins Technology Services team is committed to avenging and administering justice to evil doers in every corner of the real and virtual worlds. The CATS team is the next generation of hunters in the cat and mouse game of cyber warfare. Within the Enigma series, the CATS team will continue to evolve and uses front-line techniques, which stretches every resource at their disposal to face off against a sinister new world of high-tech crimes.What Readers Are Saying:
“Charles Breakfield and Rox Burkey have successfully blended three plot points aka enigmas: romance, technology hacking, and death threats in their latest literary adventure. Their novel entitled The Flower Enigma is Book Five in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles. Both Breakfield and Burkey are two of the founding members of The Underground Authors. Breakfield and Burkey write as a team and have published a series of books in their Enigma Series. The Flower Enigma is their first cozy mystery, a definite page turner, indeed”, _ Book Editor
“This is the fifth book in the Magnolia Bluff Crime Chronicles. And like Cabot Cove in the TV series Murder She Wrote, it’s a lovely little town, but a lot of people get killed there. If you’ve enjoyed the Enigma series, here’s another to like. If you haven’t read any of those, this is a great start. I highly recommend it” _ Pennant Pub
The Enigma Series
About Charles and Rox
Charles Breakfield is a technology expert in security, networking, voice, and anything digital. He enjoys writing, studying WorldWar II history, travel, and cultural exchanges. Charles is a fan of wine tastings, winemaking, Harley riding, cooking extravaganzas, and woodworking.
Rox Burkey is a technology professional who excels at optimizing technology and business investments. She works with customers all over the world focusing on optimized customer experiences. Rox writes white papers and documentation, but found she has a marked preference for writing fiction.
Together these Texas authors create award-winning stories that resonate with males and females, as well as young and experienced adults. They bring a fresh new view to technology possibilities today in exciting stories. Visit their website for more information and free stuff. Https://www.EnigmaSeries.com
To request additional review copies or an interview with Charles and/or Rox, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925. We look forward to the coverage!
November 5, 2022
EXPOSED, Hollywood secrets, Deadly reveals, by Anna J. Stewart
EXPOSED
Circle of the Red Lily Book One
Hollywood secrets. Deadly reveals.
The newest thriller by USA TODAY bestseller
Anna J Stewart
Set for release this November and published by CAEZIK Romance, an imprint of Arc Manor Books!
“Atmospheric, vivid and intense, this is modern romantic noir at its best.”
~NYTimes Bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz
Working as a Hollywood photographer means Riley Temple has seen it all. But then she finds herself staring at the chilling image of a dead woman. When her questions about the film lead to violence, she reluctantly turns to the only person who can help. Detective Quinn Burton, the police commissioner’s son. Her history with the LAPD is complicated, her trust in authority, tenuous. But to find those responsible and protect those closest to her, she’s willing to do anything. Even trust a cop.
After more than a decade on the job, Quinn knows a dangerous situation when he sees it and Riley Temple is up to her ears in trouble. But not for the reason she thinks. The pictures she’s stumbled on call into a question a notorious murder conviction—one that powerful people have a vested interest in keeping in place. Seeing this case through means betraying someone: his job, his family, or the woman he’s falling in love with.
As old secrets are revealed, Quinn and Riley find themselves targeted by members of a secret society that has long maintained violent control over Hollywood’s powerful elite. A society that, until now, has remained hidden in the shadows. A society that will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.
“… a page-turner with images that will linger long after you finish the book.” ~Academy Award Nominated Actress & Author Meg Tilly
Exposed (Circle of the Red Lily Book 1) eBook : Stewart, Anna J.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
ABOUT ANNA:
Anna J Stewart is the USA Today bestselling author of more than fifty sweet to spicy romances. Primarily writing for Harlequin’s Heartwarming (sweet romance) and Romantic Suspense (spicy) lines, she also writes for Arc Manor’s Caezik Romance. In addition to being a Holt Medallion winner (Bride on the Run), she’s finaled in both the Daphne duMaurier, and the National Readers’ Choice. In 2019 one of her books was optioned for television. No matter the story, Anna’s books are always about family—the ones we’re born to and the ones we create.
Anna lives in Northern California where she loves going to the movies, attending fan conventions, and heading to Disneyland, her favorite place on earth. When she’s not writing, she is usually cooking, baking, binge-watching her newest TV addiction, and re-watching her all-time favorite show, Supernatural. She also spends a frustrating amount of time wrangling two monstrous cats named Rosie and Sherlock. You can read more about Anna, her books, and her workshops for authors at www.AuthorAnnaStewart.com.
To request additional review copies or an interview with Anna J. Stewart, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity by email: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com or by phone at 403.464.6925.
We look forward to the coverage.
November 3, 2022
BELOW, the newest adventure into horror by critically acclaimed author, Kev Harrison
Below
The newest adventure into horror by critically acclaimed author, Kev Harrison
Released and published by Brigids Gate Press
The book is available worldwide in paperback and e-format
Decades after his grandfather was buried alive in a Californian gold mine, Dr. Nick Jones teams up with an adventure travel influencer to venture underground and film a documentary, telling the story of what really happened.
What should be a dream come true soon becomes a nightmare as someone or something stirs…BELOW.
Below: Harrison, Kev, Cain, Kenneth W., Burke, Kealan: 9781957537177: Amazon.com: Books
Below: Harrison, Kev, Cain, Kenneth W., Burke, Kealan: 9781957537177: Books - Amazon.ca
“Expect some truly chilling scenes and to definitely get creeped out by what happens in that mine! This is my first book by the author, and I can tell you it won't be my last. I enjoyed his storytelling style immensely and found myself feeling like I was stuck in that mine with our characters!” Outlaw Poet, Top 1000 Reviewer Vine Voice
About Kev Harrison:
Kev Harrison is a writer of dark fiction and English language teacher from England, living and working in Lisbon, Portugal. He has previously lived in various areas of the UK, as well as Turkey and Poland.
He is a staff writer for This is Horror and has had short fiction published in a variety of magazines and anthologies, including Lost Films, from Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing, Below the Stairs: Tales From The Cellar from Things in the Well, Aphotic Realm Magazine's 'Fangs' issue and 'In Darkness Delight: Creatures of the Night from Corpus Press. He has also had short fiction featured on The Other Stories and Tales to Terrify podcasts. Thirteen tales of his short fiction are now collected in his debut collection, Paths Best Left Untrodden.
His acclaimed debut novella, 'The Balance,' a work of folk-horror with eco-horror themes, is available now, from Lycan Valley Press. He has two releases in Demain Publishing's Short Sharp Shocks! range: 'Cinders of a Blind Man Who Could See' and 'Curfew'. His second novella, 'Below,' is available now from Brigids Gate Press.
To request additional review copies or an interview with Kev Harrison, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.
We look forward to the coverage !
November 1, 2022
THESE LINGERING SHADOWS, an Anthology of Gothic and Haunting Tales by Daemon Manx and Last Waltz Publishing
THESE LINGERING SHADOWS
An Anthology of Gothic and Haunting Tales
Brought to you by Daemon Manx and Last Waltz Publishing
The anthology is published by Last Waltz Publishing and is available worldwide in e-format
Last Waltz Publishing brings you an anthology of gothic tales and horrors for the season, filled with, tragedy, heartbreak, wonderment, and terror. Journey into these thought-provoking worlds and behold the majesty of traditional gothic elements delivered with a modern style. Inspired by a true love for the Macabre and the unnerving atmosphere of the Gothic genre, author Daemon Manx has gathered together some of the greatest literary voices of our time.
With a foreword by Candace Nola this anthology of fifteen short stories from some of the most terrifying authors in today's horror world will transport you into the shadows.
Light a candle and lock the doors because the hour of the witch is close at hand. The tales within this haunting collection are of dark places and shadows, catacombs and hidden passages, witches, vampires, secrets and curses. There are stories of deception, possession, despair and remorse, betrayal and of course ... death.
These Lingering Shadows: An Anthology of Gothic and Haunting Tales eBook : Manx, Daemon, Megargee, Jeremy, Aldridge, Christy , Moore, Michael J, Mazer, Jae, Miller, Heather , Carlson, James G, Kaplan, Jo, Evans, Tony , Nola, Candance, Quintero, Guy, Wells, Jack, Olney, Diana, Manx, Danielle, Grant, D. E., Scott, Matt, Nola, Candace: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
These Lingering Shadows features stories from:
Jeremy Megargee - "A Dream of Dead Leaves"
Christy Aldridge - "A Halloween Ghost Story"
Michael J. Moore - "Nory's"
Jae Mazer - "Behold, Death Arrives, a Duet of Ash and Fang"
Jo Kaplan - "Hallow House"
James, G. Carlson - "Flesh and Chocolate"
Heather Miller - "The Far Field"
Diana Olney - "Hell Hath No Fury"
Guy Quintero - "Cries in the Night"
Danielle Manx - "Belladonna's Curse"
Tony Evans - "The Dare"
Jack Wells - "Riding the Ghost Train"
Matt Scott - "Mine"
D.E. Grant - "The Feeding"Daemon Manx - "Devlin's Manse"
About Daemon Manx:
Daemon Manx is an award-winning American author who writes horror, suspense, supernatural, and speculative fiction. Daemon has recently been nominated for the 2021 Splatterpunk awards for his debut, Abigail in the best short story category. In 2021 he received a HAG award for his story The Dead Girl. He is a member of the Horror Writers Association (HWA), and the Horror Authors Guild (HAG) and has been featured in magazines in both the U.S. and the U.K. Daemon lives with his sister, author Danielle Manx and their narcoleptic cat, Sydney where the patiently prepare for the apocalypse. There is a good chance they will runout of coffee far too soon.
To request additional review copies or an interview with Daemon Manx, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: mickey.creativeedge@gmail.com / 403.464.6925.
We look forward to the coverage!
October 29, 2022
Ileana Munoz-Renfroe's latest release A Wisterious Witch is now available!
Welcome to amazing author Ileana Munoz-Renfroe! I had the pleasure of beta reading A Wisterious Witch and loved it! I've read a few of Ileana's other books and look forward to reading about Raul in Raul's Demise. Join me in a fun interview!
For the longest time, Ileana Muñoz-Renfroe wanted to be an author. Almost twenty years later, and after raising two children and owning numerous businesses, she decided to take the plunge.
It started in a Café in Paris. The idea of Rosa popped into her head, and the stories and characters became real. Since two of her passions are the paranormal and high-end fashion, she found a way to combine them and created Rosa The Cuban Psychic Mysteries. This series brings together her Cuban and American culture to make for a fun cozy mystery story.
Book 1 – A Fashionable Fate and Book 2 – A Parisian Bait are available on Amazon.
She is also hard at work writing books 3 and 4 of Rosa The Cuban Psychic Mysteries, as well as, several new series. A Tarot and Vintage Caravan Mysteries features Abuela Nana and her newly acquired vintage caravan. Candeedo Brewdinkle Series involves Candeedo, a retired spy and cipher expert enjoys solving mysteries in the quaint town of Killian Cove alongside his companion Bartholomew – a Sphynx.
Another new series, Las Cubanitas, has Rosa and her best friends – Maruchi, Alexandra, Ellie, and Caridad solving mysteries together. Every new adventure to exotic locations brings about – what else – murder.
She has delved into the Children’s book genre. The Gizmo Adventures, book 1 “Gizmo Welcomes a New Baby” is bilingual - English and Spanish. Book 2 is in progress.
Recently, she finished three separate short story collaborations. A Wisterious Witch, Book 1 of A Wisterious Bay Paranormal Cozy Mystery Series is due November 1, 2022 and is on Pre-Order on Amazon. There’s also, Ghostly Gift due December 7, 2022. This book is also on Pre-Order on Amazon. Finally, there’s Raul’s Demise. This book is the prequel to Rosa The Cuban Psychic Paranormal Cozy Mysteries and available for free only through Prolific Works.
When she is not writing, she enjoys spending time with family, traveling, reading, entertaining, and listening to music.
Social Media Links
Ileana Renfroe
Renfroe's Reading Room
Ghostly Gift - Holiday Corner FB Group
Do your characters come before or after your plot?
My characters always come before I start a story. An idea will pop up in my mind and I'll find myself thinking of the names of potential characters. Then they just come to life. I have found that my characters have a voice of their own.
How do you choose a villain and how do you make them human?
I think of specific personalities that would make the reader hate the character. Then I develop those characters by being as specific as possible in my description of them. The main thing is to make them seem to real you will actually dislike them as you are reading the story.
Do your reading choices reflect your writing choices?
Sometimes, my reading choices do reflect my writing style. I tend to read a lot of paranormal, mystery, and cozy mysteries. So, you'll find that I tend to write more in the paranormal/cozy genre with a twist bringing together various elements from the stories I read.
Which type of characters are your favorite to write?
My favorite characters to write are those that are spunky, a bit cooky, and express a substantial amount of Cuban flair in their behavior and how they speak.
What are you working on now?
Oh, boy that's a loaded question. Let's see, I am currently working on Murder in The Campground - Book 1 (A Tarot and VIntage Caravan Cozy Paranormal Mystery Series). Abuela Nana has decided to take a year sabbatical from her cafe - La Misteriosa Cafe on Colten Island and travel with her Miami Coastal Caravan Club only to find herself deep in murder after purchasing a vintage caravan, that comes with an unexpected guest.
I'm also working on If Walls Could Talk Book 1 (Lolita Restoration Cozy Paranormal Mystery Series). Lolita has been asked by her aunt to restore an old abandoned home that turns up to have a dead body in the wall. However, that's not the only problem. Lolita and her BFF are being blocked by an unseen entity that is determined to keep the body hidden. She must not only contend with the ghost but also figure out whose's body is in the wall and if her aunt is involved.
Then there's Ciphers, Mobsters & A Sphynx Book 1 (Candeedo Brewdinkle Cozy Mystery Series). Candeedo a retired spy wants to spend his days solving puzzles and hanging out with his companion Bartholomew, a very vocal sphynx. The problem is that when he goes to pick up his monthly book with a bookmark that contains a cipher he must solve, he finds Norman the proprietor missing, and a dead body in the bookstore with the same book he was supposed to pick up next to the body. The bookmark is missing and now the Mafia has arrived in town. Candeedo may just have to come out of retirement if he wants to solve this mystery.
There are a few others, but I'll keep that for another time.
What sort of research do you do for your work?
Sometimes I actually try to visit the location. For example, in the book If Walls Could Talk, I actually visited an abandoned town in Ohio. As a matter of fact, the lady dressed in black on the cover of the book is actually someone who lived in that town. With the permission of her daughter, I have included her picture on my cover. Other times I research online an idea or thought until I'm satisfied that it can be used in my stories. Or, on my travels, I take pictures of different buildings or go to cemeteries and read the tombstones, learn the history of the area, and then make up a story based on what I imagine could happen.
A WISTERIOUS WITCH
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BCR65Y2T
In the quaint town of Wisterious Bay, Alice, a spunky witch, just wants to spend her time quietly practicing her spells, and running her crystal and candle shop.
But her peaceful existence is thrown into jeopardy when right before the Halloween celebrations are about to begin, she finds a body in her shop with a note Trick or treat! Want to repel my spell? Give me what I want and I'll say farewell.
The only way to make certain she’s not framed for the murder is to find the killer and figure out why anyone would want to kill the head of her coven.
GHOSTLY GIFT
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BFC72C27
Once the talk of the town, Mistletoe Manor stood abandoned for years, that is until Edwin Bowater came along and revitalized it.
Now with the Manor restored and the traditional gala preparations underway, Edwin does not have time for Lady Louise Rafferty. She roams the Manor and the town scaring the guests and visitors.
Celeste and her daughter Hayley, arrive for a week’s stay just in time for the festivities. What Celeste didn’t expect is that before long she, along with the town’s grandmotherly figure, would be solving the mystery of the haunting ghost.
Who killed Lady Louise Rafferty and why hasn’t anyone found her body? And why is she insisting on finding her daughter?
Will Celeste and Hayley be able to solve a century-old mystery?
Ghostly Gifts is Book 2 in the Holiday Corner Christmas Cozy Mystery Series.
Enjoy all the cozy mystery short reads in the series...
Missing Santas - Book 1
Ghostly Gift - Book 2
Slay Ride - Book 3
RAUL'S DEMISE
https://claims.prolificworks.com/free/5f21907n
Before Raul became Rosa de Los Reyes' spirit guide he had a life. That life was interrupted shortly when someone killed him.
Now his partner and the local detective must put the pieces together to figure out who wanted him dead and why... Maybe it had something to do with the fact that he worked for the biggest local Cuban mafioso in Miami.
Find out what really happened to Raul Silva in this prequel to the Rosa The Cuban Psychic Cozy Mysteries Series.
October 27, 2022
The Spooky Sleuths Series, a new direction from #Own Voices Author Natasha Deen
The Spooky Sleuths Series
A new direction from Award-Winning #Own Voices Author Natasha Deen
The series is available by Penguin Random House across all platforms!
Is it science...or strange and ghostly?
Asim's new town is freaking him out! There are weird noises at night, eerie lights, and now an evil tree that is growing way faster than it should. he's sure there's something supernatural going on.
His friend Rokshar believes that everything can be explained by science. But even she's worried when the tree takes control of their teacher! It's starting to look like an evil spirit straight out of Guyanese folklore is to blame. Can Asim and his friends save their teacher--and the town--from the ghost tree?
Find out...if you dare! It's a new spooky series based on ghost stories from Guyana
Amazon.com: Amazon.com: Spooky Sleuths #1: The Ghost Tree: 9780593488874: Deen, Natasha, Marlin, Lissy: Books
Amazon.ca: Spooky Sleuths #1: The Ghost Tree: Deen, Natasha, Marlin, Lissy: 9780593488874: Books - Amazon.ca
OTHER BOOKS IN THE SERIES:
"An excellent series starter and contribution to the supernatural mystery genre, perfect for older chapter book readers easing into early middle grade. Highly recommended."--School Library Journal, starred review
"A spooky adventure rooted in Guyanese folklore...with just the right amount of chills."--Kirkus Reviews
A bout Natasha Deen:
NATASHA DEEN writes for kids, teens, and adults, and believes the world is changed one story at a time. As a Guyanese-Canadian and a child of immigrants, she’s seen first-hand how stories have the power to shape the world. Her works include the Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Thicker than Water, Guardian which was a Sunburst Award nominee, and the Alberta Readers’ Choice nominated Gatekeeper. When she’s not writing, she teaches Introduction to Children’s Writing with the University of Toronto SCS and spends an inordinate amount of time trying to convince her pets that she’s the boss of the house. Visit Natasha at www.natashadeen.com and on Twitter/Instagram, @natasha_deen.
Accolades:
CCBC Recommended Read
CBC Books’ 14 YA Books to Watch for in Spring
Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD Kids) September Book of the Month
49th Shelf Selection
Amy Mathers Award Winner MYRCA Award Nominee
R. Ross Arnett Award Nominee
American Library Association YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers
Red Maple Award Nominee
Red Maple Honour Book
Red Maple Teen Committee Summer Reading List
Barnes & Noble’s Top 25 Most Anticipated Own Voices Novels
Chapters-Indigo Most Anticipated Teen Books
Junior Library Guild Selection
CCBC Best Pick for Kids & Teens
CCBC Red Leaf Literature
OLA White Pine Teen Committee Summer Reading List
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October 25, 2022
Stephanie Ellis releases a blockbuster Trilogy of novels in REBORN
JUST IN TIME FOR HALLOWEEN
A blockbuster Trilogy of novels by critically acclaimed horror author, Stephanie Ellis
Released and published by Brigids Gate Press
The novels are available worldwide in paperback and e-format
Return to the Weald, the world Stephanie Ellis introduced us to in The Five Turns of the Wheel.
Reborn is the story of Cernunnos, the Father of all, who has risen. Born of blood offerings, he travels to the Layerings—one of those places, like Umbra, which sit just beyond the human veil.
Reborn is the story of Tommy, Betty and Fiddler, the infamous troupe whose bloody rituals were halted by Megan, Tommy’s Daughter. Rendered weak by Megan’s refusal to allow them to hunt in the human world of the Weald, th seek their rebirth and forgiveness from the Mother and Cernunnos.
Reborn is the story of Megan, who follows Cernunnos and Hweol’s sons on a pilgrimage of hope—one that would see her husband restored to her and the dark presence of Hweol removed.
Ultimately, though, Reborn is the story of Betty, the most monstrous of the three brothers. He is Nature, red in tooth and claw. He is what the Mother made him. And who are we to judge?
With Reborn, Ellis delivers another powerful tale of folk horror that will captivate the reader from the first page until its final bloody climax.
Amazon.com: Reborn eBook : Ellis, Stephanie, Leggett, Elizabeth, Cain, Kenneth W.: Kindle Store
Reborn eBook : Ellis, Stephanie, Leggett, Elizabeth, Cain, Kenneth W.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
A terrifying pandemic sweeps the world, rendering its victims completely immobile but leaving them conscious with their minds intact. The victims are helpless against the environment, completely at the mercy of wild animals, weather, out of control fires, and other dangers. There’s no hope for those safe in their homes either, as they slowly starve to death, unable to feed themselves or drink. Amazon.com: Paused eBook : Ellis, Stephanie, Leggett, Elizabeth, Cain, Kenneth W.: Books
Paused eBook : Ellis, Stephanie, Leggett, Elizabeth, Cain, Kenneth W.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
Tyler Torrence has inherited his late grandfather's house, a home filled with bad memories and nightmares from his childhood. He returns hoping to learn the truth of his grandfather's secrets, especially the secret of the 'impossible bottles' and what lay beyond the black door. The door through which he was never allowed to enter as a child.But returning to the house is a mistake. It doesn't take long for Tyler to realize the hold the house has over him, and that he is a prisoner of the ancestral curse that claimed his grandfather. Now he must fight to break the curse before it claims him and his son.
Bottled: Ellis, Stephanie, Cain, Kenneth W., Leggett, Elizabeth: 9781957537191: Amazon.com: Books
Bottled eBook : Ellis, Stephanie, Leggett, Elizabeth, Cain, Kenneth W.: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
About Stephanie Ellis
Her poetry has been published in the HWA Poetry Showcase Volumes VI, VII and VII, Black Spot Books Under Her Skin and online at Visual Verse. She has also co-written a collection of found poetry, Foundlings, with Cindy O’Quinn based on the work Alessandro Manzetti and Linda D. Addison. A gathering of her dark twists on traditional nursery rhymes can be found in the collection, One, Two, I See You.
She is co-editor of Trembling With Fear, HorrorTree.com's online magazine and also co-edited the Daughters of Darkness anthologies. She is an active member of the HWA and can be found at https://stephanieellis.org and on twitter at @el_stevie.
To request additional review copies or an interview with Stephanie Ellis, please contact Mickey Mikkelson at Creative Edge Publicity: | 403.464.6925.
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