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Reading, Read, Peaceful, Woman, Dusk, Outside, Outdoors

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

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Some chit chat.

I finally figured out what caused my computer problems! It was the Facebook white screen of death. If you aren’t familiar with it, which I sure wasn’t, you go to your Facebook page and all there is a blank white page. You see nothing else.  I did some research. Tried every suggested fix. Nothing worked. And then I found out, you can’t fix it. You have to wait for it to fix itself. And that could be days, or weeks. It affected Goodreads, my Instagram. LinkIn and even trying to enter rafflecopter giveaways. The connection was that I had an option to sign into these sites by email or Facebook. What a mess. It finally fixed itself! Now everything works fine. So, if you experience the Facebook white screen of death, take my word for it and don’t jump through all of those suggested hoops. They won’t work. Just wait and it will resolve itself.

To treat myself for the happy return to normal. I grabbed some books. LOL

And I also finished my 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills feature. My head hurts. LOL You might not see many reviews in November. I want to just read some books and not think about writing reviews for them for a change.

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

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My new books this week.

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Shallow Waters Vol.1: A Flash Fiction Anthology by [Yardley, Mercedes M., Waggoner, Tim, Lutzke, Chad, Cain, Kenneth W., Gunnells, Mark Allan, Rosamilia, Armand, Ford, Robert, Over, Tom, Brown, Dani, Boden, John, Parenti, Dino, Winn, Jonathan , Fahey, Tracy, McDonough, Patrick R., Cohen, Michael Harris, Lagoe, Red, Wolfe, Jezzy , Medley, Guy, Mercer, Joe, Sydney, M.J., Story, L.A., Rhoads, Loren]  Horror 201: The Silver Scream Vol.1 by [Campbell, Ramsey, Romero, George A., Wes, Craven, Maberry, Jonathan, Garris, Mick, Holder, Nancy, Masterton, Graham, Russo, John, Holland, Tom]

Now You Don't by [Leveen, Tom]  39342397

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

Forgotten (Araneya Mystery Series Book 1) by [Carr, Neven]  Mahogany: The Love Drought Series by [Nako]

The Christmas Sisters (The Christmas Sisters for All Seasons Book 1) by [Jones, Annie]  The Party (Dear Santa Christmas Romances Book 1) by [Ingram, Mona]

Lay Down Your Hand: A Time Travel Adventure (The Cinder Chronicles Book 1) by [Mitchell, Cherie]  The Last Everything (The Impossible Future, Book 1) by [Kennedy, Frank]

Of Murders and Mages: Casino Witch Mysteries 1 by [Haverstock, Nikki]  MC Chronicles: The Diary of Bink Cummings Vol 1 by [Cummings, Bink]

Julian: A fairytale love by [Katmore, Anna]  Waters Edge: Gripping Detective Novel Series (Hannah Starvling Mysteries Book 1) by [Patterbee, Kee]

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 My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019 has ended! I sure had fun again this year and read some spooky stuff. I also found some new authors for my list.

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These are the last five reviews.You can click on the cover of Midnight In The Graveyard, my last post, and see all of the 31 books I reviewed for each day in October.

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Other posts on my blog this week.

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #27 ~ Bigfoot War

Spotlight and Giveaway ~ Beware The East Wind by Barbara Barrett

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #28 ~ Something Deadly

Dorothy In The Land Of Monsters ~ Blitz and Giveaway

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #29 ~ The Fearing: Fire And Rain

Spotlight and Giveaway ~ Girl Gone Home by Kathleen O’Donnell

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #30 ~ Scavenger Hunt

The Journals Of Octavia Hollows by Stacey Rourke ~ Audio Blitz and Giveaway

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #31 ~ Midnight In The Graveyard

A Touch Of Darkness and A Touch Of Ruin ~ Cover Reveals and Giveaway

Christmas Cupcakes And A Caper by D.E. Haggerty ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Dark Secrets ~ Nine Fall Romantic Suspense Novels ~ Spotlight & Giveaway

A Legacy Of Murder by Connie Berry ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

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Leave your link and I’ll come visit you.

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product images are linked.

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019! I did this the last couple of years 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!

day of the dead photo: Dancing Skeleton dancing_skeleton.gif

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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 Midnight In The Graveyard

Edited by Kenneth W.Cain

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Genre:  Horror / Anthology

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My Review

I enjoy collections like these. I get the chance to read some authors I’ve enjoyed before and discover some new ones. After finishing these, I’ve found a few new authors to add to my list.

I’m thrilled to be able to say that I enjoyed all of these. That’s saying a lot, as I’m kind of hard to please after reading horror for so many years. And I won’t be sharing my favorites. That would be hard to do. So many of these stayed with me after I read them.

All of these felt complete. And they all made me feel a wide range of emotions. From sad to horrified and anxious to shocked. It was a no-brainer to give the collection my highest recommendation.

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Synopsis

Midnight. Some call it the witching hour. Others call it the devil’s hour. Here in the graveyard, midnight is a very special time. It is a time when ghostly spirits are at their strongest, when the veil between our world and theirs is at its thinnest. Legend has it, that while most of the world is asleep, the lack of prayers allow the spirits to communicate under the cover of darkness, among the headstones, their whispers rustling in the leaves of the old oak trees. But if you’re here in the graveyard, you can tell yourself it’s just the wind, that the moonlight is playing tricks on your eyes, that it’s only the swirling mist you see. But when you hear the graveyard gate clang shut, the dead have something to say. Here are their stories…

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product images are linked.

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019! I did this the last couple of years 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!

day of the dead photo: Dancing Skeleton dancing_skeleton.gif

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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 Scavenger Hunt

by Michaelbrent Collings

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Genre:  Horror

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My Review

I’m assuming you read the synopsis. Found it familiar. Was maybe thinking, been there, read that. A mysterious figure somehow kidnaps a groups of strangers. They wake up in a room with no idea where they are or what happened.  Then the man behind the smiley mask tells them they must play a game. They play, or die. They follow the rules, or die. And they have to stay together. Let the scavenger hunt begin.

One of the things that made this plot stand out was the character’s stories. Why they were chosen. You can then decide if you care whether they live or die.

Another thing that stands out is the challenges the character’s face. Collings puts them through the wringer. It’s one race after another to complete ever more difficult tasks.

Scavenger Hunt is another thrilling, race to the finish read from this author. I’ve enjoyed many of his books and this one was crazy fun.

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Synopsis

“I already know all your names. As for me… you can call me Mr. Do-Good.”
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Five strangers have woken up in a white room.

Apparently chosen at random, they have been kidnapped, drugged… and chosen to play the world’s most high-stakes scavenger hunt.

Run by Mr. Do-Good, a madman who hides his identity behind a bloodstained smily-face mask, the contestants are given a series of deadly tasks to complete.

All they have to do to survive is…

… complete every task…
… on time..
… and not break any of Do-Good’s rules.

Breaking the rules is forbidden, and failure is not an option. Because Do-Good has plans for these strangers, and refusing to play the game carries the most deadly of consequences…

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product images are linked.

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019! I did this the last couple of years 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!

day of the dead photo: Dancing Skeleton dancing_skeleton.gif

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 Fearing: Fire And Rain

The Fearing #1

by John F.D. Taff

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Genre:  Horror / Apocalyptic

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My Review

End of the world stories are a favorite of mine, Throw in something supernatural and I’m even happier.

I’m also attracted to character driven stories and the author has a special talent here. His characters came to life in just a few words. I could easily “see” them.

As the end begins for three different groups of people I was struck by how the events made me think someone had taken the Earth and shook it like one of those snow globes. Each event was different and catastrophic.

And with all good horror, there needs to be a bad guy. I’m not sure what his plan is, but if this beginning is anything to go by, it’s going to be very bad. He reeks of some seriously bad vibes.

Fire And Rain is the first book in Taff”s The Fearing serial and I was quickly hooked. I already have the next two books and I anticipate it getting crazier and more out of this world the further in I go.

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Synopsis

John F.D. Taff’s highly-anticipated epic supernatural thriller, The Fearing, begins with Book One: Fire & Rain where humanity faces a series of catastrophes spawned by a worldwide event that unleashes all of mankind’s greatest fears.

In the American high desert, vacationers returning from a road trip are thrust into a heart-stopping flight from death as they try to avoid a cataclysmic end. In rural Missouri, the lives of a group of high school students are destroyed after their small town is devastated and they’re forced to confront the end of everything they’ve ever known.

And on the eastern seaboard, there’s someone else. An enigmatic man who thrives on despair and embraces all fear. A man with his own dark and sinister goals. Someone who wants to ensure humanity goes out with the biggest bang possible.

Proudly presented by Grey Matter Press, the multiple Bram Stoker Award-nominated independent publisher. Grey Matter Press: Where Dark Thoughts Thrive.

Amazon / B&N

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product images are linked.

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019! I did this the last couple of years 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!

day of the dead photo: Dancing Skeleton dancing_skeleton.gif

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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 Something Deadly

by Rachel Lee

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Genre:  Horror / Supernatural

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My Review

I was trying to figure out what it was about this book that made me love it so much.

Was it the setting? The story takes place on a secluded island. Islands are small and have secrets. Everyone knows each other’s business. And if something goes wrong, there’s nowhere to run.

Was it the characters? Being an animal lover, I couldn’t help but like Markie. She’s the new vet hired for the exclusive island. And the medical examiner, Declan, has an open mind. And I thought he was the perfect fit for Markie. And then there’s Kato, Markie’s wolf/husky companion. He and Markie have this almost spiritual connection. They seem to actually communicate with each other.

Or was it the plot? Something was preying on the inhabitants of the beautiful island. The attacks appeared random, leaving the victims hollowed out husks. The condition of the bodies defied explanation and there was no telling who would be next.

I think it was all of three of these and something more. The writing. Rachel Lee had me hooked right from the beginning. The characters could have stepped off the pages, they felt so genuine. I could visualize the island. And it was chilling to “see” the attacks.

Everything worked for me. I read this book several times, returning to it when I wanted to relax with a favorite story in between new books. This is one of those books that isn’t part of a series, but I sure wish it was.

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Synopsis

An island of beauty becomes A GATEWAY TO TERROR…

Few could argue that the exclusive island of San Martin is anything less than paradise. In this wealthy enclave, veterinarian Markie Cross has a thriving practice, but her almost psychic connection to animals has made human relationships — especially with men — harder to navigate. Until mystery, murder and something unfathomable shatter her world…

People are dying strange, unexplained deaths. Island medical examiner Declan Quinn is stunned at the unearthly condition of the bodies, and he and Markie share a dark suspicion that something terrifying and impossible is at work here. Something that may not be human.

As a sinister message becomes clearer, Markie and Dec race to understand the tragic history of this island paradise and unlock the true nature of the evil now descending. Because if they can’t, Markie may become the next victim…

Amazon / B&N

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The above cover is the one I own.

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Which one do you like the most?

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product images are linked.

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019! I did this the last couple of years 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!

day of the dead photo: Dancing Skeleton dancing_skeleton.gif

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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 Bigfoot War

by Eric S. Brown

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Genre:  Horror

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My Review

Jeff, along with his younger brother and his father, set off into the woods to track down whatever tore apart one of their cows. Jeff was the only survivor of the encounter with a creature straight out of myth. Fifteen years later, he returns to Babble Creek to exact his revenge. He didn’t know the isolated little town would pay the price when he succeeds.

I’ve had a fascination with Bigfoot for many years. Read a bunch of books. Watched a bunch of movies. Some funny, some not so funny. I especially like the not so funny ones. and Bigfoot War is definitely not so funny.

When Jeff killed the bigfoot that destroyed his family, it turns out the big fella was part of a tribe and they, in turn, came calling for their own revenge. It was like Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em robots as they laid waste to the town and it’s inhabitants. Body parts were strewn about and the blood ran through the streets as the creatures picked them off one by one.

Eric reminds me another cyptid horror writer that I really enjoy in that he doesn’t hesitate to kill off his characters. I learned early on not to get attached to any of them as the body count is huge. Even knowing this, I couldn’t help but pull for the people of Babble Creek. The odds weren’t good but they banded together to somehow survive until help came.

This book was super fast paced and the action was pretty much nonstop. When I reached for a sip of my iced tea, I discovered the ice cubes had long ago melted and the beverage was warm.

If you like your sasquatch with sharp claws, tremendous strength, big teeth and a bad attitude, Bigfoot Wars would be a great read for ya. It was for me.

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Synopsis

Jeff Taylor was an ordinary boy growing up in the small town of Babble Creek, North Carolina, until one night his life was changed forever when a sasquatch brutally murdered his family. Taylor fled the town, hoping to leave the painful memory behind. Years later, after two tours of duty in the Iraq War, he’s back in Babble Creek seeking vengeance. Taylor’s lust for the blood of the monster that slew his family sets in motion a series of events that soon has the entire town fighting for its life as a tribe of sasquatches descend from the forests and hills into Babble Creek to declare war upon its citizens. Babble Creek is about to find out Bigfoot is very real and there’s more than one of the creatures that want to fill the streets with blood.

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The above cover is the one I own.

Here are some alternative covers. The one on the left is the movie version.

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Which one do you like?

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Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product images are linked.

Reading, Read, Peaceful, Woman, Dusk, Outside, Outdoors

This is my own version of a weekly book haul and all things new on fuonlyknew.

I’m also linking up with The Sunday Post hosted by Kimberly @Caffeinated Book Reviewer.

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Some chit chat.

This has been a wild week. The weather went from cold to hot, clear skies to stormy. At times, the winds reminded me of a tropical storm. One good thing about rainy days, they’re great for napping. LOL

There’s something weird going on with my computer. When I visit Goodreads, I can view the book I’m looking at but when I try to advance down the page to check out reviews, it just keeps buffering. And when I try to visit LinkedIn it just buffers. And worst of all, when I visit my Facebook page, it’s just a blank white page. I’m too tired and frustrated to worry about it right now and I hope it all resolves itself.

Other than that, it’s been a great week in reading and movies. Lot’s of scary stuff!

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

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My new books this week.

Engaged in Trouble (An Enchanted Events Mystery Book 1) by [Jones, Jenny B.]  47915899

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And here are some FREEBIES for ya.

Click on the covers to get your copies. Remember to make sure they’re still free before you hit that buy button.

Their Last Words on Kindle  New Orleans Mourning: A Gripping Police Procedural Thriller (The Skip Langdon Series Book 1) on Kindle

Breakdown: A Post-Apocalyptic Survival series (Dark Road Book 1) by [Miller, Bruno]  Witch Inheritance (A Mackenzie Coven Mystery Book 1) by [Parin, Sonia]

Snow Cold Case: A Mystic Snow Globe Romantic Mystery (The Mystic Snow Globe Mystery Series Book 1) by [Andrews, M.Z.]  Pastels and Jingle Bells (Heavenly Bites Novella #1) (Heavenly Bites Novellas) by [Feldman, Christine S.]

Holiday Inc. Christian Romance: Three Book Set by [Dearen, Tamie]

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 My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019 has begun! I did this the last couple of years 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! Here’s this weeks stuff!

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Other posts on my blog this week.

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #20 ~ The Damned: Trackers #4

Ten Halloween Books ~ Enter to win!

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #21 ~ Rolling In The Deep

Little Hearts by Breanna Hayse ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

Tales From The Storm by C.R. Langille~ Spotlight and Giveaway

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #22 ~ The 12 Terrors Of Christmas

The Confession Of Mr. Darcy, Vampire by Colette L. Saucier ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #23 ~ Shutter

The Last Thing She Said by Lauren Carr ~ Review and Giveaway

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #24 ~ The Nightmare Room

Say You Love Me by Willow Rose ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #25 ~ Red Swarm

Body Farm Z by Deborah Sheldon ~ Spotlight and Giveaway

31 Days Of Thrills And Chills #26 ~ The Haunted

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Leave your link and I’ll come visit you.

Thanks so much for visiting fuonlyknew!

For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

I am an Amazon Affiliate. Product images are linked.

Welcome to My 31 Days Of Thrills And Chills 2019! I did this the last couple of years 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!

day of the dead photo: Dancing Skeleton dancing_skeleton.gif

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 Haunted

by Michaelbrent Collings

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Genre:  Horror

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My Review

I’ve read several of this author’s books and he has a way of getting under my skin and giving me a good scare. This was a book I grabbed several years back. Read and enjoyed. And somehow neglected to review. It’s time to do that now.

Whether it’s the house or the people in it, I’m always up for a good haunting. And this starts haunting you right from the beginning. Don’t think it’s just another abandoned house story. I kept visualizing what was happening and this one chilled me to the bone.

There’s The Before. What Sarah refers to as the mysterious event that occurred before they moved into the new house and tried to start anew. I was so curious and the author kept the reveal just out of reach. A great hook to keep my curiosity peaked.

Then there’s the settling in to their new home. The strange, frightening occurrences begin immediately. And they just keep getting worse. Sarah and Cap are between a rock and a hard place. They can’t afford to move and they won’t be driven from their home. Even if they wanted to leave, the house won’t let them.

There you have it. A terrifying haunting. A family that can’t escape it. And then, the big reveal. The Before. I didn’t see that coming at all. And the ending. Whoa. Didn’t see that coming either.

Collings delivers with The Haunted. Just like Sarah and Cap, I couldn’t escape this book until I read the last word.

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Synopsis

They have the beginnings of a perfect family. A husband, a wife, a baby on the way.

But something will stop them from being happy as they move into their new house: the power of the undead that roam the halls of their home.

The demons that have come to claim them. The darkness that seeks to destroy them.

The haunted.

Amazon

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The above cover is the one I own.

Here’s an alternative cover.

The Haunted: A Novel of Supernatural Horror by [Collings, Michaelbrent]

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 Red Swarm

by Jamie Hutchison

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Genre:  Horror

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My Review

Feast your eyes on the thrilling cover art. I love stories about unstoppable creatures and insurmountable odds. A fellow book lover liked this one so how could I resist it.

I read this about eight months ago and I somehow missed sharing a review. It shows how much fun I had reading it that I still recall things so well. Divers from the Royal Navy come under attack by a swarm of eel like creatures during a diving test. An investigation reveals the creatures were genetically modified to become a new food source and escaped during a storm. Now they are loose, looking for food and they like the taste of human flesh.

The action and suspense starts right out of the gate. The creatures are growing in size, appetite and intelligence. And they’re expanding their hunting grounds to dry land. With deadly creature stories, I’m all about the attacks. I want a lot of them. And this book is chock full of some really harrowing ones.  As the creatures expand their hunting grounds, the US joins with the Royal Navy. It was wild to see how closely the creatures coordinated attacks resembled those of the military trying to combat them. And some of the battles were super gory as both sides tried to destroy the other.

I was able to check off all of the boxes for what I want in a creature horror book with Red Swarm. Awesome sea monsters, courageous and genuine characters and edge of your seat suspense and action. I’ve already grabbed the next book, Black Spawn, and anticipate another thrilling read.

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Synopsis

Beneath the waves lurks new deadly predators .

On a cold November morning the crew of the Anti-Submarine Frigate HMS Sabre witnesses divers being attacked and devoured by a vast shoal of ferocious fish.

Marine Biologist Mark Yates teams up with the Royal Navy to combat the threat not only to the British Isles but all the world oceans.

The first of Mark Yates high seas adventures.

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 The Nightmare Room

The Messy Man #1

by Chris Sorensen

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Genre:  Horror

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My Review

The Nightmare Room. What a great title. And the cover. Chilling, isn’t it? I grabbed this one and settled in for some spooky reading.

It didn’t disappoint. Creepy noises. Shadows seen out of the corner of the eye. An old farm house with a mysterious past. And then the true terror begins for a family trying to recover from a tragedy and start anew. These were all checked off on my spooky list.

I had a good time with this haunting. It had some really eerie atmosphere. And as things got darker, there were times I was looking over my shoulder, startled at a noise behind me. And the author brought to life these characters. Made me feel for them and fear for them. This was a good start to The Messy Man series and I’ll be reading more.

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Synopsis

A boy in a basement, a man in a booth and a darkness that threatens to swallow them both…

New York audiobook narrator Peter Larson and his wife Hannah head to his hometown of Maple City to help Peter’s ailing father and to put a recent tragedy behind them. Though the small, Midwestern town seems the idyllic place to start afresh, Peter and Hannah will soon learn that evil currents flow beneath its surface.

They move into an old farmhouse on the outskirts of town—a house purchased by Peter’s father at auction and kept secret until now—and start to settle into their new life.

But as Peter sets up his recording studio in a small basement room, disturbing things begin to occur—mysterious voices haunt audio tracks, malevolent shadows creep about the house. And when an insidious presence emerges from the woodwork, Peter must face old demons in order to save his family and himself.

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