January/February 2016 Book Reviews

Here is what you can expect to see in January/February 2016.

 Novus (The Cresecren Chronicles, Book 1) by Crystal Marcos

Synopsis Taken Straight From Amazon:

Ideal for Hunger Games and Divergent fans, Crystal Marcos delivers Novus, a riveting novel set in a dystopian future of action-adventure, suspense, and romance. Intriguing characters and a gripping storyline keep the reader turning page after page.

Being a teenager is hard enough. And what if your life’s path is predetermined? On top of that, you aren’t even Human?

Cayden was given life as a Cresecren. He expected to live out his days with the dysfunctional Human family he was assigned to serve. One fateful night, however, landed him in Gavaron, the home of maimed, elderly, or defiant Cresecren.

Beyond its borders is the Den, an area much more dangerous than he ever imagined. Now seventeen, Cayden unwittingly becomes involved in a conspiracy and is one of a handful of survivors fleeing a deadly attack. They set off on a perilous journey in search of refuge and the truth. Along the way, Cayden begins to comprehend the difference between fully living and merely surviving, while trying to balance his emotions and a forbidden love.

 

Here to Stay by Suanne Laqueur

More to come………

 

 

Onyx Neon Shorts Presents: Horror Collection 2015

Synopsis Taken Straight From Amazon:

Fans of horror will be delighted by the the dark delicacies in this collection of horror’s up-and-coming stars. “Onyx Neon Shorts Presents: Horror Collection – 2015” brings together tales of horror from authors all over the world. These stories are about haunted houses, obsession, insanity, cults, the unexplainable repetition of goddess worship, and the psychological and physical terror that only humans can inflict. This collection celebrates one of literature’s most popular forms of fiction by bringing together horror writers from all over the world, offering a unique vision of the genre. Edited by Jacob Michael King (author of Postmortem) and Jeffrey P. Martin (Head Editor of Onyx Neon Shorts). This is the first in a yearly horror collection series. In this collection you will find: Ellie Hill by MJ Wesolowski
 A late-night excursion leads three students to the cursed village of Ellie Hill, where they discover that disrespecting a place’s painful past carries a terrible price. 
 82 Rungs by Brit Jones
 It seemed like a routine sewage job. Now two men find themselves isolated from their employers, with no escape from the subterranean labyrinth in which they work. And the environment is undergoing subtle, disturbing changes… What Little Remains by Franklin Charles Murdock
 Seamus hides a secret in the back of his barn in Palmer, Kansas. Little does he know that the dead have desires of their own—Seamus isn’t the only one with murder on his mind.

 Insanity by Jackie Woodard
 Vanessa and her doctor try to get to the bottom of her seemingly harmless delusions.
 Something Nasty in the Woodshed by Tracy Fahey
 Here we find a twist on a classic horror trope. The title is a wink to the famous line from Stella Gibbons’ 1932 novel, Cold Comfort Farm. Up In The Window by Elizabeth Myrrdin
 A woman seeks to satisfy her nagging obsession. Sometimes knowledge breeds not power, but lasting dread.
 Sylvia’s Pictures by DJ Tyrer
 After the arrival of her new baby brother, Sylvia starts drawing pictures of the Raggedy man. Is it a cry for attention, or do the pictures hold something more sinister? The Guard by B.T. Joy
 Harry, night guard at the Metropolitan Museum, becomes increasingly curious about one of its exhibits. But what begins as idle interest soon escalates into a dangerous obsession.
 Sacrificial Version by Jeremy Thompson
 A door sprouts from the floor, accessible to a single sojourner. Beneath it, concrete steps descend to a subterranean nightclub filled with bizarre celebrants. 
 The Man Who Left No Footprints in The Snow by Matt Tveter One cold winter morning, an elderly woman receives an unexpected visitor. 

 The Lake House by Joseph Rubas
 After losing his wife to cancer, novelist Jim Conner retreats to a cabin in the mountains of Vermont. Cold Harbour by Ro McNulty
 A social worker begins to suspect that there is someone else living in her client’s house.

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