Tombstones by J.D. Allen

 

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Five "Tombstone Terror" Stars

Curses and Tombstones!

A small taste of what lies within:

Mava Vawn an old witch of the town of Luna Vista has died but with her death has come a curse that she had cast upon the town for them taking her land years ago. 

Now the town is dealing with random tombstones that pop up in the cemetery before the death of the person actually happens and everyone is on pins and needles of who will be next! Can the curse be stopped? 

No spoilers here as if you are intrigued and want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

Another great book by this author as I have read a few of his books in the past. This story has a few different stories of the people that become victims of the curse which gives an great deal of insight into the characters and the town. 

The pace of the story is fast as right away in the book something happens so there is no time to breathe as the story barrels along into the unknown. There is quite a bit of blood splatter that lies within this story as well so in times like that I have to grab my gore suit! Looking forward to more stories by this author as I have a few more on my kindle.

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Night Creepers by David Irons

 

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Five "Creepy Critter" Stars

Exploring Underground Might Not Be A Good Thing! 

A small taste of what lies within:

Seven people that were connected to a man named Gregory Blitzer end up at his funeral but things don't go as planned when they find out that Blitzer is not in his coffin and that underneath his coffin is a giant hole that leads to subterranean catacombs. They could not leave by the way they got in so they have to take the underground route, however that ends up being a mistake as what lies below is far worse than anything they could have ever imagined! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more and are intrigued then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This was my first time reading this author and I was drawn right into the storyline as not too far in I was grabbed by the flow of the story. One thing leads to another and the author introduces a little bit of background on each of the seven characters. The story picked up pace more when the seven characters get to the funeral and then this book turns into a "twisted wild ride of insanity" after the characters end up underground! 

The story picks up speed at that point in the book and it was off to the races as this book fueled my insomnia with so much action that I could barely put the book down! I read the last half of the book within about four to five hours as I just could not let it go. Another author added to my ever growing list of discovered horror authors! Looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future!

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Authors I Have Discovered - Part XIII

 

This is my next list of 10 authors discovered within the last five years. The authors with their books are listed in no particular order. 

M.J. Mars (Horror)

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MJ Mars

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M.J. Mars

Book Read:

The Suffering

Thoughts:

This book I had been seeing circling around on Facebook so the cover drew me in and then after reading the synopsis of the story it sounded great so I dived into reading it. I was not disappointed as it was the most intriguing and unique ghost story I have read in awhile. I am planning on reading more work by this author in the future. 

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Raven Dane (Horror/Dark Fantasy)

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Raven Dane

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Raven Dane

Book Read:

Drwg Stones

Thoughts:

This book I saw circulating around on Facebook and it kept popping up in my feed so I checked it out. It has a little bit of horror mixed with fantasy and science fiction which I love. This author has some more books out there that I am going to step into in the future. 

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Jeremy Eads (Horror/Thriller)

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Jeremy Eads

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Jeremy Eads

Book(s) Read:

The Lodge 

Reptile

Thoughts:

The book, The Lodge kept popping up in my feed on facebook so I decided to check it out and I wasn't disappointed as it kept my attention span affixed on the story. I loved the book so much that I read another book by this author called Reptile which was an unique horror/fantasy story. Looking forward to reading more by this author in the future. 

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D.E. McCluskey (Horror/Thriller)

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D.E. McCluskey

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D.E. McCluskey

Book Read:

The Twelve: A Ghost Story

Thoughts:

This book I have had in my kindle for a long time until I decided to step into it last year as I was looking for a ghost story and this one sounded great. I loved it so much that I am planning on reading more books by this author in the future. 

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George Adamczyk (Horror/Fantasy/Science Fiction)

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George Adamczyk

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George Adamczyk

Book Read:

Lost Minds, Wandering Souls (A Collection of Short Horror Fantasy Stories)

Thoughts:

I had been seeing this book and others making their way around on Facebook a couple of years ago and so I decided to check one of the books out and really liked it. I have other books by this author that I will be stepping into sometime this year. 

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Jed Kent (Horror/Thriller)

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Jed Kent

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Jed Kent

Book Read:

Behind These Walls

Thoughts:

I had been seeing this book making its way around social media sites and the synopsis sounded good so I checked it out. Really enjoyed the book and now I am going to read more of this author in the future. 

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David Wellington (Horror/Science Fiction)

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David Wellington

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David Wellington

Book(s) Read:

13 Bullets (Laura Caxton #1)

99 Coffins (Laura Caxton #2)

Thoughts:

This vampire series of books I started reading a couple or so years ago and really enjoyed them. So I added this author to my discovered list and I plan on finishing the series soon plus add his other books to my tbr. 

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Glen Frost (Horror/Extreme Horror)

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Glen Frost

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Glen Frost

Book Read:

Devil Board

Thoughts:

This book had popped up over on Goodreads a few years back as a horror comparison to some other horror books I was reading at the time. The book synopsis looked great so I decided to check it out to see how I liked it and it was a great spooky story. Looking forward to checking out more books by this author. 

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Sergio Gomez (Horror/Suspense)

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Sergio Gomez

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Sergio Gomez

Book Read:

Camp Slaughter

Thoughts:

This book was making its rounds over on Goodreads about three years ago and it looked really good so I decided to dive into it as well. I liked it so much that I grabbed the second book as well. I plan on reading the sequel here soon. Looking forward to anything else this author has coming out in the future.

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Jonathan Ayecliff (Horror/Science Fiction)

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Jonathan Aycliffe

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Jonathan Aycliffe

Book Read:

A Shadow on the Wall

Thoughts:

This book, A Shadow on the Wall came up as a ghost horror comparison over on Goodreads a few years back so I grabbed it at that time. Just decided to step into last year and I was not disappointed. Loved it so much that I am planning on reading more by this author in the future. 

Final Thoughts

So that is my wrap up of "Authors I Have Discovered" this time around. I will put up another ten authors within my "Authors Discovered Series" soon. 

Till next time - Happy Reading folks!

Behind These Walls by Jed Kent

 

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Four "Twisted Terror" Stars

What Kind of Entity Has Invaded the House?

A small taste of what lies within:

Matthew Weiss along with his son Andrew are trying to go through the grieving process of losing part of their family - Matthew's wife, Hannah and son, Elijah. Both Matthew and Andrew are steeped so much in grief that they do not know how they will make it through. Matthew decides that he is going to renovate the house and starts working in the bathroom. He finds an old antique picture of a man that is standing in a coffin behind the wall in his bathroom. This picture becomes something more than just a picture as there is something that slowly worms its way into the lives of Matthew and Andrew, but how far will it go to destroy their lives? 

That is about all I can hand out on a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you are intrigued then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book has a little bit of everything - a haunting, an entity, and it has some graphic details with blood and splatter, but it also has quite a bit of an emotional upheaval as well with the grieving process that the characters, Matthew and Andrew endure. This was my first time reading this author and I was drawn into the story quickly as the pace of the story just rolls right along. 

There is quite a bit to process with everything that happens in the story but I was able to stay on top of reading it as I kept wanting to see what was going to happen next. I have found another author to add to my horror author list and am looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future. 

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Book Nook Retreat - In Depth Bio

 

I thought I would do an in depth bio about me and my passion for books along with why I decided to do a book blog. 

I will start out by saying that I have been reading books since I was little. My parents would buy me books all the time and I started out with Nancy Drew which I ended up with tons of those books. Then they bought me the Black Stallion book series so I read those. The only reason they bought me those books was because at the time my dad had horses and we would go riding quite a bit so I guess he thought it was fitting for me to read a book series about them. 

The spookiness though of the Nancy Drew series is what turned me toward reading horror but it was more light ghost stories - nothing graphic. But my first real taste of horror came when one of my brothers let me borrow a book called "Cujo" by Stephen King.  If I remember correctly I think I cried some with reading that book as what happens to Cujo turning rabid. But it instilled in me my love for horror from that book. After reading Cujo I was on the hunt for books by King and I found out that my library had quite a few of his books which I devoured. I read so many of his early stuff that I would have to wait till a new one would come out to read more by him. King wasn't the only one though - I would ask the librarians what other books are out there compared to King and that is when I found John Saul plus some other different horror authors. This was all back in the late 80's and early 90's. So from that point of reading Cujo I was stuck in the horror realm. 

I would still read other books from other genres - mystery, etc. but I always came back to horror. The next place for grabbing horror books was thrift stores as they would have one whole wall of nothing but horror books and they were usually cheap like $.25 or $.50 a book. Not a lot of people read horror books it seems back then so I would just load up. 

So I have read tons of books in my lifetime - more horror than anything. Later years I started reading some other genres like fantasy, science fiction, mystery, etc. I have even read romance and western stories back in the late 80's and 90's. I just wanted to try different genres to see what they all were like but my true love was and always has been horror. 

About the middle 2000's one of my friends that I have known for many years got me hooked into the website Goodreads. Once I got on there and started finding different books - that opened up a new world for me as I could look up other books and see what they were about. Also I could see what friends were reading and what they thought were good books. I have found tons through that website. Which then I started joining horror groups and getting involved with other readers that were into the same likes as me. 

That is when I discovered more books that I could sink my teeth into and then I became friends with authors through those groups. That was cool to me as back in the day authors were elusive in the book world - you only saw them on the back of book cover jackets. lol   But chatting with them and reading their books opened up a whole different world. 

As time went on over on the Goodreads website I learned how to do book reviews. I would read reviews from friends to see how they would do their reviews so I tried to see if I could do them too as at first I would just rate the books and not do actual reviews as I didn't know really how to do them.  But I learned eventually how to write reviews that would give the readers a peek into the books I read without giving away spoilers and then give some thoughts on how the book made me feel.

When 2020 rolled around I was itching to maybe try my hand at creating a book blog as I was wanting to share my passion for the books I read. I hemmed-hawed around with it for about a year before trying to figure out if I really wanted to dive into doing a book blog. I didn't really know how much time and energy it would take to create one and keep up with it.  Two of my author friends kind of talked me into it - lol.  Kept encouraging me and supporting me on starting one. I am thankful to them both as they helped me get moving on it and stop circling the mulberry bush trying to decide what to do.  

So I chatted with two of my friends from Goodreads that was actually doing book blogs at that time. One of them was a moderator for a horror group over there (if you know who you are then you know who you are as I am not name dropping here - lol) and I found out some info about book blogging. Actually joined a website that was for blogs (my friend was on there too) but the website just didn't work for me really. Then I found Blogger and started chatting with my other Goodreads friend who used Blogger for their book blogs. This person helped me tremendously as they had been on Blogger a few years and knew the "ins and outs" of the website.  I had to start from scratch on this website as it was kind of easy to work with but then there were some things that were a pain. I spent lots of energy corresponding with my friend to figure out how to do things and I am eternally grateful for all their help, support and all the messages back and forth for months! :) (If you know who you are then you know who are - lol - I know I drove you crazy my friend! - lol) 

So 2020 this book blog was born and it took me near a year to get everything set up right and to understand how everything worked - formatting blogs, etc.  

Also in 2020 I had another friend on Goodreads that was doing background artwork for her book reviews. She taught me how to get the book covers on the backgrounds. For awhile I helped her with her website on finding her backgrounds for the book covers so she could put them on her blog website and in her reviews on Goodreads.  So that is how I came to do my own for the books I read. All my background artwork is the free public domain artwork and I just add the book covers on there to spice up the book blog. I saw that my friend had her own gallery on her blog website for all the books she had read and the artwork she used so that is when I decided to do the same thing. 

All in all I am happy to say that I love doing the book blogs - I love reading books and then sharing my passion of what I read with the world. I love getting on here and creating the blog along with creating reviews that help other readers want to go out and grab the book. 

So that is a little bit about me and what I am about. My thanks to everyone I have come in contact with through reading books. I want to thank everyone that has supported my blog and thank you to everyone that has stayed with me all these years. Thank you all for sharing this blog and the reviews I do. It is much appreciated. Without books, without authors, without friends this book blog would not exist. Thank You All!!!

The Wolf Society (Book of Shadows Vol III) by Michael Penning

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Five "Fur & Fang Action" Stars

What is Watching From the Woods?

A small taste of what lies within:

Abigail Jacobs along with her daughter Anna Jacobs become entangled in a mystery within a small village in Vermont as women are missing and no one knows what has happened to them. 

So begins the investigation of mother and daughter as they try to solve the puzzle of the missing women but what they find is beyond their wildest dreams as it seems the women are tied somehow into a secret sect of werewolves! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book is the third installment in the series Book of Shadows. It could be read as a stand alone but to understand the background of the Jacobs family I would read the books in order as there is background information that ties in to previous books. 

With this story there was plenty of suspense, mystery, action and lots of twists and turns that lie deep within the story. I actually read half of this book within a few hours as I could not put it down! The author takes the reader and slams them into the story with lots of weaving and spinning tendrils of the words wrapping them around the reader pulling them into his world!

Another great book by this author and looking forward to reading the next installment in this series. 

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The Exorcist Code by William Massa

 

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Five "Demonic Danger" Stars

What Lies In Store For Exorcist Priests? 

A small taste of what lies within:

Father Callum, a renowned exorcist priest has been partnered with an unusual young priest (Michael) that seems to have veteran capabilities of being an exorcist that can withstand any type of demonic warfare. 

The Vatican has created Michael behind closed doors to be able to deal with any type of demonic force and is immune to possession. Father Callum is wary and skeptical of what Michael can really do in the forces of battle so he will need to test his abilities in true form, but the question remains, will the Vatican regret their decision of creating Michael for such a purpose? 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you want to know more then go read this book!

Thoughts:

This book starts out with a bang and doesn't let up throughout the whole story! The author, William Massa pulled me straight into the story and kept the pedal to the metal down all the way to the end of the book!

I was only planning on reading just a few chapters as this book is steeped heavy into the occult and demons as it is wrapped around exorcist priests and possession but I ended up reading more than a few chapters as I stayed up to the early hours of the morning with reading over 70% of the book as I just could not put it down! Another great book by this author as I have read a few of his books in the past including two complete series! Looking forward to reading more books by this author in the future. 

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Candle Bay by Tamara Thorne

 

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Five "Sultry Saucy Vamp" Stars

What Really Lies Hidden Within Candle Bay Hotel and Spa?

A small taste of what lies within:

Amanda Pearce starts a new job working the desk at the Candle Bay Hotel and Spa and as she settles into her new job she is stunned by the owners as they seem dark and mysterious. The hotel and spa are run by the Darlings who seem to keep to themselves. Amanda begins to wonder what secrets lie within the hotel as the Darlings seem to hover around the edge of her consciousness as possibly being vampires but that cannot be right, can it? 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you want to know more then go read this book! 

Thoughts:

This story is steeped in mystery and suspense with quite a few vampire characters that lie within the pages of this book. I loved all the characters within the story and there were some different happenings that took place which set the tone for this book as I would stay up late some nights reading it and I would be flipping through my kindle pages wanting to see what was going to happen next!

There is a second book that follows this one - a sequel called "Darling Girls". So I will be jumping into it soon as I want to see what else lies within the walls of the Candle Bay Hotel and Spa! 

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FOOD: The MVP Room (Food #3) by Jeffrey Caston

 

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Five "Splatter Gore Platter" Stars

Dinner is Served!

A small taste of what lies within:

The Royal family of Pacifica wants the finest meals set before them as they rule their kingdom and everything better be up to standards as if not someone just might end up on the menu. Garren oversees that the harvesting of the donors is done right and as much as he really dislikes his job as being the overseer, he cannot complain ever as something might happen to his family or him. Either keep his mouth shut or suffer the consequences. Best to keep his mouth shut.

That is about all I can give on a small taste as this book is super short and basically a 30 minute read.

Thoughts:

I read this book back in early 2021 and it took me deep into the stomach pits of hell!

This book was really a rough read as there are more emotions in this book as you can feel the thoughts of the character, Garren as he has to deal with the situation before him.

The author, Jeffrey Caston, just weaves his magic of pulling you right into the story and keeping you literally encased in the book. As much as you want to look away as the events take place in the book you just cannot as you have to keep working your way forward to see what will happen next!

Also this book follows on the heels of the first book and I was able to get more of a sense of the storyline as the author goes into more detail of what exactly is taking place through this series.

The descriptive details of the storyline along with the gore and blood splatter will make you want to run to the closet for your gore suit! Yes you need a gore suit and you better be well covered in one as when the blood starts to fly you are going to feel it!

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FOOD: All Hate the King (Food #5) by Jeffrey Caston

 

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Five "Twisted Tasty Terror" Stars

"Do You Really Want to Know What is in the Gravy?"

A small taste of what lies within:

The Kingdom of Pacifica is slowly simmering in the hot sun as the staff within the kingdom realize that things are not what they seem and there are dark secrets that lie buried within the kingdom.  Most of the staff know what is laid out on the table for the family of the king but as time goes on there are murmurings throughout the kingdom of what is to be done for the future of the kingdom and not everyone is agreeable with the king!  

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you want to know more then go read this book and series!

Thoughts:

This is the fifth installment in this extreme horror series. The author, Jeffrey Caston goes deep into this book with tons of twists, turns, mystery, suspense, and lots of extreme icky moments of what kind of food is prepared for the characters within the family of the king.  

Where the fourth book left off this one picks up and the pace is fast throughout the story as lots of things fall into place and come together as the inner workings of the kingdom goes into overdrive! As always with this series I had my gore suit on and ready as I knew that the author was going to be taking me deep into this story with lots of blood and bone trailing along behind me! This was another great book in this series. Looking forward to the final installment and ending of this series! 

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The Cliffhouse Haunting by Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross

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Five "Spooky Spine Shivers" Stars

A small taste of what lies within:

The Cliffhouse Lodge has been around since 1887 and it holds a dark secret past as there was a murder back in the 1920's by a serial killer called the Bodice Ripper along with some other dark happenings in the past and the ghost of the Blue Lady. Now there are murders happening in the town and the Blue Lady walks the streets once again. Will the townspeople be able to protect the town and learn who or what is behind the murders? 

No spoilers here as if you want to know more then you will have to go read this book! 

Thoughts:

This book had tons of spooky vibes weaved within the story and there is quite a bit of haunting action as well! Once again I was transported into the world of both these authors as the story flows smoothly along and stays on quick pace of spooky happenings. Loved all the characters in this book along with supporting characters as they all seemed to be fleshed out well. I am looking forward to reading more books by these authors in the future as I own quite of few books by both of them. 

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Consumed by Evil (The Newport Curse #2) by John Durgin

 

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Five "Creepy Evil Vibes" Stars

A small taste of what lies within:

The town of Newport is once more in the limelight as the evil that consumed the town is back with a vengeance and the friends (Howie, Corey, and Bethany) are once again in the evil clutches of what lies within the town. There is no escape this time around and the friends will need to do whatever they can to make sure that Newport is a safe place to live once again! 

That is about all I can give out with a small taste so if you want to know more then go read this book! Though you will need to read the first book to understand what takes place in this book. 

Thoughts:

This book was filled with everything evil this time around including demons and there was tons more blood and gore action too! The pace of the book moves fast and I read the last half of the book within about three hours! The evil penetrates deep within this story and the characters of Howie, Corey, and Bethany were brought forth closer within this story as you can feel how their friendship has grown. 

The author, John Durgin has the magical ability to weave the story around the reader and make them feel that they are part of the story. I could feel the evil vibes pulsating throughout the book and it felt like I was there experiencing everything the characters were having to go through as well. 

This book seemed scarier to me then the first book as there was quite a bit of occult happenings within this book and more creepy situations. Another great book by this author and it is going on my favorites shelf. 

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My Evil Fucking Neighbor by Crystal Lake Publishing & Sinister Smile Press (a division of Crystal Lake Publishing)

 

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Four "Beware Naughty Neighbors" Stars

Since this book is an anthology then I will be listing out a handful of stories to just give you a small idea of what lies inside this book and I am handing out a cryptic note next to the stories listed on here. I did enjoy all 14 stories that are within the pages of this book but do not want to give too much away about what lies inside as the readers will need to experience the stories first hand.

Jay Bower

Pine Ridge Homeowners Association: "Welcome to the neighborhood or welcome to hell". 

M J Mars

The Moondial:  "Don't mess with the moondial or else...."

Candace Nola:

Toddler Toy Graveyard:  "Nosy neighbor gets just rewards"

Mike Salt

Agoraphobia: "Not of this world"

Nick Roberts 

Come to the Shed: "Normal shed or maybe not?" 

Megan Stockton

Solitary: "What is really going on behind the prison bars?" 

Thoughts:

This was a great collection of neighbor stories gone wrong. Lots of extreme situations and the foreword by author, Duncan Ralston puts the book more into perspective of what to expect within all the stories. So if you live close to neighbors you might want to look closer at them as you never know what goes on behind closed doors. 

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The Crimson Corset (The Vampires of Crimson Cove #1) by Alistair Cross

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Five "Vicious Vamps" Stars

Vampires Galore! 

A small taste of what lies within:

Crimson Cove is a small town in California that harbors an ancient and evil secret where creatures of the night roam and play. Cade Colter decides to move into town and stay with his brother Brooks but doesn't realize the danger that is simmering within the town as there lies within Crimson Cove vampires that are gearing up for a war and the brothers seem to end up in the middle of the fight! 

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste without giving away spoilers so if you are intrigued then go read this book and series!

Thoughts:

This story just grabbed me from the get-go as I do love to read vampire stories and this one has tons of action above the sheets and beneath the sheets as well! Lots of steamy sex action that was making my mirrors in my room foggy! 😆

There is tons of other action too along with lots of suspense, disappearances, and murder. The pace of the story was slow at first with background world building and the introduction of characters as there are quite a few characters within the story but then the book picks up speed and things start rolling along at a faster pace. I was literally up till 4 am one morning reading this story as I just could not put it down! Read about 30% within a couple of hours! 

I loved all the characters in this story as the author goes into some back stories with some of the characters to round them out and the characters begin to mesh well within the story. Looking forward to continuing on with the series as there are a few books to read yet and I own them all. 

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Five Nights in a Haunted Cabin by Tamara Thorne & Alistair Cross

 

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Five "Spooky Boo" Stars

Creepy Haunting!

Thoughts:

I am not doing my traditional small taste with this blog review as there would be spoilers so going to just give out my thoughts on the story. 

This is a true paranormal/haunting tale where the authors, Tamara Thorne and Alistair Cross got together to collaborate on a book and decided to work on the book in a haunted cabin out in the backwoods in California. This was kind of a short book but there was quite a bit of haunting happenings within the story that kept me glued to my kindle! 

This book was one creepy story and I love to read about true ghost/paranormal stories. I have read quite a few of them in the last six or seven years. True hauntings always seem to creep me out. From what was told within these pages the story gives off major haunting vibes and everything that both authors experienced brought the visuals of what they were experiencing to life on the pages of the book!  Another great book by these authors and this book will be going on my favorites shelf. So if you want to experience the otherworldly side then go check out this book! 

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Five Deaths for Seven Songbirds by John Everson

 

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Five "Thriller Killer" Stars

A small taste of what lies within:

Eve Springer has the opportunity to go to Belgium to play with the musical group the Songbirds and studying under the famous Professor Earnest Von Klein as she has been wanting to be a Songbird her whole life, but when she arrives there is a murder of one of the Songbirds. 

As she gets settled into the campus things go south as there is another murder of one of the Songbirds. Eve wonders what is happening and why are there murders when she just arrives. The murders throw suspicion toward Eve since she is a newcomer as she always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time and the police will not leave her alone as things point in her direction but when more murders start happening everyone is wondering who it is and why are they killing the Songbirds!

That is about all I can hand out with a small taste so if you are intrigued then go grab this book! 

Thoughts:

The author, John Everson pays homage to Giallo the Italian mystery thrillers and this story was one twisted, mysterious, suspenseful, heart beating ride! I love crime thrillers almost as much as I love horror and this story just kept me turning kindle pages with the speed of light as there is so much that happens within this story that there was no time to breathe!

There is tons of suspense and mystery with trying to figure out who the killer is but the author never lets it be known till the end of the book who is responsible for the murders. This book was one of the best crime thrillers I have read in awhile and I read the last half of the book within just a few short hours as I could not put it down! 

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The Stones of Landane by Catherine Cavendish

 

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Four "Magical Mystical Mystery" Stars

A small taste of what lies within:

This book follows three timelines: 2023, 1900 and 1967

The 2023 timeline follows Nadia and Jonathan as Nadia loves the Stones of Landane and wants to share her passion of the stones with Jonathan but Jonathan soon learns that Nadia's obsession with the stones do not seem healthy for her mentality. 

The 1900 timeline follows Olivia and Grant as Olivia meets Grant on an archaeology quest with a team from Cambridge University that are interested in studying the stones, but Olivia's father is not happy with her being on an archaeological team as he thinks the stones have an evil influence on people.

The 1967 timeline follows Shelly and Vicki as they want to attend the Summer of Love festival but things become weird as they have odd dreams and do not know what is behind them, but when there are disappearances is when things go awry and they both wonder if it is attached to the stones. 

That is probably more than a small taste but I had to give a small backstory for each timeline to give an idea of what is in store with the mystery of the stones.  If you want to know more and are intrigued by these backstories then go grab this book and let the author take you into a magical mystical mystery of haunting suspense!

Thoughts:

Once again I found myself captured by author Catherine Cavendish as she took me on a mysterious journey into the fictional world of Landane. 

The timelines of all three back stories for the characters goes into a deep depth of history with the stones and what happens when the characters are among the stones. Interesting enough the stories of the characters might be fictional but the history of the stones are real as there is such a place that does exist. 

Another great book by this author filled with haunting tones, suspense, and mysteries. 

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