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31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #12 ~ The Sea Was A Fair Master

Posted: October 12, 2018 in horror, reviews, Short stories and collections
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Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2018! I did this last year and so excited to do it again. I’ll be sharing reviews and lots of extra spooky stuff every day leading up to Halloween. I hope you’ll join me!

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I’m sharing all kinds of books, movies, and other spooky stuff for every day in October. Gots to get those scares on for the 31st!

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The Sea Was A Fair Master

by Calvin Demmer

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Genre:  Horror / Short Stories Collection

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My Review

There’s a slew of short stories in this collection. Some are only a couple of pages long. But don’t let that fool you. Each of these has a beginning and end, with some very nasty surprises for you.

With so many stories, I wasn’t expecting to enjoy them all, but I did. They left me wrung out emotionally, had me leaning towards my Kindle, apprehensive but unable to stop reading, and even had me leaning away, seriously creeped out.

The words atmospheric, malevolent, evil and ominous are just a few words that could describe this experience. There’s also poignant and romantic. Whether you enjoy straight out horror or something a little more, a little strange, I’m sure you’ll find something in here you’ll like.

I can appreciate the author who tackles short stories. To get you to connect to the characters and story with a slim amount of words can’t be easy. Calvin Demmer “mastered” this art and I’m glad I got to read these.

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Synopsis

The world’s fate lies with a comatose young girl; an android wants to remember a human she once knew under Martian skies; men at sea learn that the ocean is a realm far different from land, where an unforgiving god rules; a school security guard discovers extreme English class; and a man understands what the behemoth beneath the sea commands of him.

The Sea Was a Fair Master is a collection of 23 stories, riding the currents of fantasy, science fiction, crime, and horror. There are tales of murder, death, loss, revenge, greed, and hate. There are also tales of hope, survival, and love.

For the sea was a fair master.

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I own the eBook with the cover shown above. Here is the copy for the paperback.

Which do you like more?

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Dark Falls and Dark Secrets ~ Excerpts and Giveaway

Posted: October 12, 2018 in giveaways, Romance, thriller
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Dark Falls by Lori Ryan
Dark Secrets by Savannah Kade
Genres: Adult, Romance, Thriller
Synopsis:
 
Welcome to Dark Falls, a gripping romantic thriller series brought to you by Lori Ryan, Trish McCallan, Becca Jameson, Savannah Kade, Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, and Sandra Owens.

When Darkness falls, Heroes rise! The first three heroes and heroines will share their stories in early October.

Blurb for Dark Falls by Lori Ryan (releases 10/09/2018)

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A cop hunting a violent thrill seeker. A woman from his past. Will their history and heated attraction put his case on ice?

Detective John Sevier never wanted to be anything but a cop. When a string of jewelry store heists threatens the woman he let get away years before, he’ll stop at nothing to bring the adrenaline junkie gang leader to justice.

Ava McNair never looked at her life as a sacrifice. She loves taking care of her dad and running her family’s jewelry store with her special needs sister. So what if that meant dropping out of college and leaving behind a man who just might have been the one? When fate gives her and the detective who got away a second shot at love, will she step up and take it or will life tear them apart again?

With Ava in the path of a killer, will John be able to move fast enough to take down a violent man set on wreaking as much damage as he can before he goes down?

Grab Dark Falls from NY Times Bestselling Author Lori Ryan and get ready for a night of “one more chapter” reading!

Dark Falls is the first book in the gripping new Dark Falls, CO romantic thriller series by Lori Ryan, Trish McCallan, Becca Jameson, Savannah Kade, Lisa-Marie Cabrelli, and Sandra Owens. Don’t miss a book!

Blurb for Dark Secrets by Savannah Kade

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When Grace Lee storms into the Dark Falls Police Department, heads turn. But she only has eyes for Detective Nate Ryder—the officer who closed her brother Jimmy’s case too quickly, declaring his death a suicide rather than a murder. As a forensic scientist, Grace thinks the signs are obvious, the trick is convincing Nate.

Nate has to admit Grace’s argument makes a lot of sense, and he feels obligated to revisit the case. The problem is, while he’s following the old evidence, she’s collecting new samples—and putting herself in danger from the same organization that killed her brother. Jimmy was definitely onto something before he was murdered. Now, Nate has another worry: some of the new evidence Grace has found points back to members of the Dark Falls PD.

As strange coincidences turn deadly, Nate has to become Grace’s protector. They don’t know who they can trust and who they can’t. Will Grace and Nate be the next victims in a massive cover-up? Or can they figure out which cops are dirty fast enough to stay alive?

 
Purchase:
Dark Falls: Amazon / B&N / iBooks / Kobo
Dark Secrets: Amazon / B&N / iBooks / Kobo
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AUTHOR BIOS:
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Savannah
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Savannah Kade grew up in East Tennessee and started writing when she was only 8 years old. It was a romance for the ages, but it will never see the light of day. She’s been writing ever since and fighting for heroines who are quirky but not dumb, heroes who are real men, and for love stories that are more than just a cute trope. She now lives outside of Nashville with her amazing husband and 2 kids. She can usually be found working on her next novel.
Author links: Website / Facebook / Twitter
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Lori
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Lori Ryan is a NY Times and USA Today bestselling author who writes romantic suspense and contemporary romance with steamy love scenes and characters you won’t want to leave in the pages when the story is over.

Lori published her first novel in April of 2013 and ​has fallen in love with writing. ​She is the author of the Sutton Capital Series; the Heroes of Evers, Texas; and the Triple Play Curse Novellas, a set of novellas with sexy baseball players at their core as part of Bella Andre’s Game For Love Kindle World. She has also published in Melanie Shawn’s Hope Falls Kindle World and in Robyn Peterman’s Magic and Mayhem Kindle World.

She lives with an extremely understanding husband, three wonderful children, and two mostly well-behaved dogs in Austin, Texas. It’s a bit of a zoo, but she wouldn’t change a thing. She loves to connect with her readers. Follow her on Facebook or Twitter or subscribe to her blog.

Author links: Website / Twitter / Facebook / Goodreads
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