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Roberta Eaton Cheadle

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Horror, Young Adult, Historical Fiction

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Roberta Eaton Cheadle, is a South African writer and poet specialising in historical, paranormal, and horror novels and short stories. She is an avid reader in these genres and her writing has been influenced by famous authors including Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Amor Towles, Stephen Crane, Enrich Maria Remarque, George Orwell, Stephen King, and Colleen McCullough.

Roberta has two published novels and a collection of short stories and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories included in several anthologies. She is also a contributor to the Ask the Authors 2022 (WordCrafter Writing Reference series).

Roberta is also the author and illustrator of sixteen children’s books, illustrator to a further three children's books, and the auth ...more

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Roberta Writes – d’Verse Quadrille: Bird & Poetics, Embodying a Landscape & Thursday Doors

d’Verse Quadrille: Bird

I always enjoy De Jackson’s quadrille challenges. This week, the challenge is to write a poem of exactly 44 words using the word bird.

My mom fell in the early hours of Saturday morning and fractured a rib. It is a ‘blunt instrument’ injury as she tripped over a small step going into the bathroom and fell forward into the wash basin. It’s been a tough week but she seems to be

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	Shadowland by Dan Alatorre (Goodreads Author), Betty Valentine (Goodreads Author), Christine Valentor 4.11 avg rating — 74 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wings & Fire by Dan Alatorre (Goodreads Author), Roberta Eaton Cheadle (Goodreads Author), M.D. Walker 4.15 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through the Nethergate 4.16 avg rating — 38 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Ghost and His Gold 4.51 avg rating — 35 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And the Grave Awaits 4.81 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry Treasures by Sue Vincent (Goodreads Author), Geoff Le Pard (Goodreads Author), Frank Prem (Goodreads Author) 4.75 avg rating — 12 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
$Refracted Reflections: Twis...$	Refracted Reflections: Twisted Tales of Duality & Deception by Kaye Lynne Booth (Goodreads Author), Roberta Eaton Cheadle (Goodreads Author), Elisabeth Caldwell (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Spirits Linger by Roberta Eaton Cheadle (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kaye Lynne Booth (Goodreads Author) (Editor and contributor), Stevie Turner (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Whispers of the Past Wordcrafter Paranormal Anthology by Roberta Eaton Cheadle (Goodreads Author), Kaye Lynne Booth (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Julie Goodswen 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spirits of the West Wordcrafter paranormal anthology by Roberta Eaton Cheadle (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Kaye Lynne Booth (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Enid Holden (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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I enjoy reading poetry collections that include a common thread that links all the poems together. The common thread for this collection is loss and recuperation. This theme is relatable to everyone as we all suffer loss in various forms throughout o ...more
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Five-Toed Tigress is a riveting novel with engaging and strong characters, a few of whom are strong females in stereotypically male roles. The story kicks off with an unusual scene featuring a female tigress on the trail of a group of men, one of who ...more
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This book kicks off to an action packed start that introduces the reader to first, Vann Noble, the male main character of the book, and then the female lead, Nakina. This is an entertaining read that remains fast paced throughout and offers an engagi ...more
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The poetry content of Rhyming Dreams is a delightfully ethereal as its striking cover of a female goddess in shades of blue against a turquoise background. The poet introduces this collection with an overview about the large variety of different step ...more
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As a young boy, Adelbehrt, later renamed Ailbert, and his even younger sister, Avelina, later renamed Awena, are forced to watch their father crucified by the Roman soldiers. Adelbehrt knows his father was not a party to the uprising for which his vi ...more
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