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Review ~ Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz

Posted: June 14, 2019 in horror, reviews, Western
Tags: Arc, review, western horror

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DUST DEVILS

by Jonathan Janz

Publication date: Jun 2019

My Review

I’ve been a huge fans of western’s since I was a young girl and stayed up late watching movies with my dad. He introduced me to some great western authors too. Then, I discovered horror and it became my new favorite genre. Imagine my excitement to find these two genres combined. Bliss!

Sure, I enjoy the less horrific vampires. But the truly nasty ones always win with me. Janz serves up the most evil of vampires. They’re sadistic and cunning. They have this rather creative cover to hide what they are and lure their victims to them. And once they decide it’s time to feed, heads will roll and blood will splatter. Egads, some scenes were almost too visual in my head.

I know when reading horror not to become too attached to the characters. Most have a bad outcome. There were a few in this book that I couldn’t help but connect with. Wish for their happy ending. This added to the suspense, and when I reached the end and the dust settled, I was sad about some that didn’t make it and happy for those that lived to fight another day.

If you like your vampires vicious and enjoy a rollicking, fast paced western, look no further. Grab your copy and dive in.

Thanks so much to Flame Tree Press and Author Jonathan Janz for my complimentary copy. My review is voluntarily given.

Amazon / Flame Tree Press / Jonathan Janz

Goodreads

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Synopsis

It is 1885 in the wilds of New Mexico and Cody Wilson and Willet Black are
bent on revenge after their loved ones are slaughtered by a group of
traveling actors, but neither of them suspects what they’re really up against.
For the actors are vampires. Their thirst for human blood is insatiable. The
two must battle the vampires—alone—or die trying.

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FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing.
Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more
established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

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Jonathan Janz

Jonathan Janz grew up between a dark forest and a
graveyard, which explains everything. Brian Keene named his
debut novel The Sorrows “the best horror novel of 2012.”
The Library Journal deemed his follow-up, House of Skin,
“reminiscent of Shirley Jackson’s The Haunting of Hill House
and Peter Straub’s Ghost Story.”
Since then Jonathan’s work has been lauded by writers like Jack Ketchum,
Edward Lee, Tim Waggoner, Bryan Smith, and Ronald Kelly. Novels like The
Nightmare Girl, Wolf Land, Savage Species, and Dust Devils prompted
Thunderstorm Books to sign Jonathan to an eleven-book deal and to give
him his own imprint, Jonathan Janz’s Shadow Side.
His novel Children of the Dark received a starred review in Booklist and was
chosen by their board as one of the Top Ten Horror Books of the Year
(August 2015-September 2016). Children of the Dark will soon be translated
into German and has been championed by the Library Journal, the School
Library Journal, and Cemetery Dance. In early 2017, his novel Exorcist Falls
was released to critical acclaim.
Jonathan’s primary interests are his wonderful wife and his three amazing
children, and though he realizes that every author’s wife and children are
wonderful and amazing, in this case the cliché happens to be true. You can
learn more about Janz at www.jonathanjanz.com.

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Review and Giveaway ~ It’s Murder My Son by Lauren Carr

Posted: June 13, 2019 in giveaways, Mystery, reviews
Tags: giveaway, mystery, review

It’s Murder My Son

by Lauren Carr
A Mac Faraday Mystery #1

Category: Adult fiction, 288 pages
Genre: Murder Mystery
Publisher: Lauren Carr
Release date: June 23, 2010
Tour dates: May 1 – June 28, 2019
Content Rating: PG (It’s a murder mystery and there is mild violence. Very mild swearing no F-bombs. No on-stage sex scenes.)

My Review

I’ve been reading and loving Lauren’s books for many years. I’m known for jumping into a series anywhere and I first dipped my toes into this series with Cancelled Vows, Book #11. I’ve become very familiar with these characters and grown to love them. I always said I’d go back and meet them from the beginning. And now I have.

You might think the book wouldn’t be as fun as I already know these characters and have read so many of their adventures. Not so. While they did feel familiar, I also felt like I really had met them for the first time. It was fun to see where they began compared to how far they had come in the later books.

I was also curious to see if the writing would be as strong as the later books. I needn’t have worried. This was one entertaining story with plenty of misdirection and a boat load of fun.

You are introduced to the four-legged rascal, Gnarly. Lauren’s non human characters play big roles in her books and provide us with plenty of comic relief. Learned a few new things about this endearing shepherd that I didn’t already know. I still wonder if he’s an alien? LOL

Only nine more books before I catch up to when I first jumped into this series and you can bet I’ll be reading every one.

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Synopsis

What started out as the worst day of Mac Faraday’s life would end up being a new beginning. After a messy divorce hearing, the last person that Mac wanted to see was another lawyer. Yet, this lawyer wore the expression of a child bursting to tell his secret. This confidence would reveal Mac as heir to undreamed of fortunes, and lead him to the birthplace of America’s Queen of Mystery and an investigation that will unfold like one of her famous mystery novels.

Soon after she moves to Deep Creek Lake, Maryland, Katrina Singleton learns that life in an exclusive community is not all good. For some unknown reason, a strange man calling himself “Pay Back” begins stalking her. When Katrina is found strangled all evidence points to her terrorist, who is nowhere to be found.

Three months later, the file on her murder is still open when Mac Faraday, sole heir to his unknown birth mother’s home and fortune, moves into the estate next door. Little does he know as he drives up to Spencer Manor that he is driving into a closed gate community that is hiding more suspicious deaths than his DC workload as a homicide detective. With the help of his late mother’s journal, this retired cop puts all his detective skills to work to pick up where the local investigators have left off to follow the clues to Katrina’s executer.

To read reviews, please visit Lauren Carr’s page on iRead Book Tours.

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Meet Author Lauren Carr:

Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday, Lovers in Crime, and Thorny Rose Mysteries—over twenty titles across three fast-paced mystery series filled with twists and turns!Now, Lauren has added one more hit series to her list with the Chris Matheson Cold Case Mysteries. Set in the quaint West Virginia town of Harpers Ferry, Ice introduces Chris Matheson, a retired FBI agent, who joins forces with other law enforcement retirees to heat up those cold cases that keep them up at night.Book reviewers and readers alike rave about how Lauren Carr’s seamlessly crosses genres to include mystery, suspense, crime fiction, police procedurals, romance, and humor.

Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.

Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram

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Giveaway and Review ~ Winter Frost by Lauren Carr

Posted: June 10, 2019 in giveaways, Mystery, reviews
Tags: giveaway, mystery, review

Winter Frost

A Chris Matheson Cold Case Mystery Book 2

by Lauren Carr

Category: Adult fiction, 290 pages
Genre: Mystery, Crime Fiction, Police Procedural, Cozy
Publisher: Acorn Book Services
Release date: January 28, 2019
Tour dates: May 1 – June 28, 2019
Content Rating: PG (It’s a murder mystery and there is mild violence. Very mild swearing no F-bombs. No on-stage sex scenes.)

My Review

So many things happen in this action packed sequel to Ice that I am struggling to share my review without including spoilers.

Lauren Carr doesn’t waste any time dropping you into the thrills and intrigue with a murder attempt on a person who was supposed to be already dead. Here is where the spoiler free review becomes difficult. So, I’ll just talk about how much fun I had with Winter Frost.

Many of my favorite characters were present, along with some serious bad guys and the much adored non human ones. The bond between the characters and furry family members in Lauren’s books are so genuine. And the animals have their own distinct personalities, which makes for some crazy fun.

There’s also not just one but several mysteries and agendas occurring throughout the book which keeps the excitement ramped up and the anticipation for answers high.

Did I enjoy this book as much as the first one, Ice? I sure did. Lauren once again made me laugh, coo over the romance, cheer on the good guys and wish the worst on the villains.

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Synopsis

It all started with a chance encounter in the city with Blair, his late wife.

Chris Matheson and the Geezer Squad, working under the guise of a book club, dig into the events surrounding his late wife’s supposed death halfway around the globe. A state department employee shoots himself in the back three times. A CIA operative goes missing. A woman is targeted by an international assassin three years after being declared dead in a terrorist attack overseas.

Nothing is as it seems.

In his most personal cold case, Chris fights to uncover why the state department told him that Blair, the mother of his children, had been killed when she was alive. What had she uncovered that has made her a target? Who terrified her so much that she had gone into hiding and why are they now after him?

To read reviews, please visit Lauren Carr’s page on iRead Book Tours.

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Meet Author Lauren Carr

Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She lives with her husband, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.

Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook ~ Instagram

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What’s New On My Book Shelf #314 and The Sunday Post

Posted: June 2, 2019 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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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.

May was such a hectic month and I’m so happy to see June. Working both jobs is taking up most of my time and I’m falling behind with everything. I’ve made myself sit down and work out a schedule for all of the things I need to get done. That even includes working in the yard and the dreaded cleaning of the house. LOL I don’t think I’ve ever let things get so crazy. I’m thinking this month will go smoother. Going to keep this short as I have several reviews to write and want to squeeze in some pool time.

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

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My new books this week.

A big old ZERO!

Can you believe it. No new books this week. I guess that’s one of the good things about being so busy. No time to shop!

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Books reviewed this week. Click on the covers to view them.

Only one review this week. But I’m working hard to catch up and share some next week now that my internet is back up.

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What We Do For Love ~ Review and Giveaway

Posted: May 30, 2019 in Contemporary Literature, giveaways, reviews
Tags: contemporary women's fiction, giveaway, review

What We Do for Love

by Anne Pfeffer
Category:  Adult Fiction, 227 pages
Genre: Contemporary Women’s Fiction
Publisher:  Bold Print Press
Release date:  May 21, 2019
Format available for review: print, ebook (mobi, ePub, PDF)
Will send print books out: USA
Tour dates: May 20 to June 14, 2019
Content Rating:  PG-13 + M (My book has a few instances of the F-word and Sh— and one somewhat explicit sex scene)

My Review

I do most of my reading when I go to bed at night. When I began reading this book, I figured I’d read a couple of chapters and go to sleep. That wasn’t the case. I was quickly swept up with the characters and the complications they faced and read it straight through. Not so good for when I had to get up in the morning, but I didn’t regret it. The writing just grabbed hold of me.

The author’s character’s were so genuine. Their hopes, fears, frustrations. I felt like I was included in their lives. It was such a difficult situation to be caught up in and I wish I could say I’d be as generous as Nicole was, but who knows. Your teenage sons comes home with a girl you had no clue about and they drop a bomb on you. Every parent’s fear hits you like a ton of bricks. And the more you learn, the worse it gets. The old ripple effect.

If you enjoy character driven books with complicated family situations, this would be a good one for you. It’s a fast read, the characters are easy to distinguish and I found their actions appropriate and believable. I hope to read more from this author.

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Synopsis

“If Lorelai Gilmore of Gilmore Girls was dropped into a thriller, it might resemble this appealing novel.” –Kirkus Reviews

Thirty-eight year old Nicole Adams has given up on finding love. Instead, the single mother focuses on the things she cherishes most—her sixteen-year old son Justin, her friends, and her art. When she convinces a prominent Los Angeles museum to feature a piece of her work, a large-scale installation, she thinks her life has finally turned a corner. Then Justin brings a girl, Daniela, home to live with them. Daniela’s angry parents have thrown her out of the house, because she’s pregnant with Justin’s child.Shattered, Nicole takes Daniela in and, in so doing, is drawn into the inner circle of Daniela’s family—a frightening world of deceit and violence. Nicole struggles to keep life going as normal. Forced to deal with people she doesn’t trust or like, fearful for the future of both her son and the grandchild they’re expecting, Nicole wonders if she can do what she tells Justin to do: always have faith in yourself and do the right thing.

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About Author Anne Pfeffer

Award-winning novelist Anne Pfeffer grew up in Phoenix, Arizona reading prodigiously and riding horses. After working in Chicago and New York, she escaped back to the land of sunshine in Los Angeles.

She has worked in banking and as a pro bono attorney, representing abandoned children in adoption and guardianship proceedings. Anne has a daughter living in New York and is the author of four books in the YA/New Adult genres.

Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter

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What’s New On My Book Shelf #313 and The Sunday Post

Posted: May 26, 2019 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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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’m sure some of you noticed my absence the past week or so. My internet was down. Had to wait almost a week for them to fix it. Then it lasted one day and went down again. Now it is back up and I hope it stays this time. It was actually not so bad after I accepted that I wouldn’t have internet. I caught up on some television and read some books and just relaxed. My brain feels refreshed. LOL

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

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My new books this week.

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Free Pizza by G.C. McRae ~ Review and Giveaway

Posted: May 15, 2019 in giveaways, middle grade, reviews
Tags: fiction, giveaway, middle grade, review

Free Pizza

by G.C. McRae

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Category: Middle-Grade Fiction, 360 pages
Genre: Humorous Fiction
Publisher: MacDonald Warne Media
Release date: May 1, 2019
Tour dates: May 1 to 17, 2019
Content Rating: PG (No sex or drugs, just mild expletives such as “hell” and “damn”.)

My Review

This book took me back to when I was a youngster. Brought up a lot of fun memories and reminded of how the highs were high and the lows were low. All that excitement and angst.

The story revolves around twelve year old Brian and events leading up to when he receives a birthday card for a free pizza. It’s also about how he deals with his older parents who, after adopting him, later had two young boys of their own. He questions his connection with all of them and turns to his best friend for companionship, which lands him in a few pickles.

There’s plenty to make you chuckle and the book also has some depth to it. I was quickly caught up in it and had a really good time.

The only real glitch was the use of cuss words. I didn’t expect that in a middle grade book. Sure, our kids swear when they can get away with it. Just a word of caution to those that are sensitive about this in their kids reading material.

I’m glad I read Free Pizza and would be interested in other books by this author. The writing was strong, the characters were genuine and the scenes were very visual for me. Plus, I laughed out loud on more than one occasion.

Synopsis

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Brian McSpadden is always hungry. Does he have a disease? Worms? Does it have something to do with his being adopted? He spends his days at his crazy friend Danny’s house, hoping for snacks, but nothing seems to fill the void.Then Brian receives a mysterious birthday card that says, Free Pizza. He soon discovers the card has nothing to do with food and everything to do with the big questions in his life: where did I come from, why did my mother give me up and is there anyone out there who will like me the way I am?To read reviews, please visit G.C. McRae’s page on iRead Book Tours.

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Meet the Author:

G.C. McRae is the bestselling author of two young adult novels, three illustrated children’s books and a collection of original fairy tales. His writing is fall-down funny, even when the theme is darker than a coal miner’s cough. McRae reads to anybody at any time, in person or online, for free, which probably explains why he meets so many people and sells so many books.

In his latest work, Free Pizza, McRae spins the highly emotional themes from his decidedly unfunny childhood into a brilliantly comic yarn. After being given up for adoption by his teenage mom back when single girls were forced to hide unplanned pregnancies, his adoptive parents didn’t exactly keep him under the stairs but, well, let’s just say, there were spiders.

A lot has changed since then. McRae’s own children have now grown and he runs a small farm with his wife, who is herself an award-winning writer.

Connect with the Author: Website ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ LibraryThing

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What’s New On My Bookshelf #312 and The Sunday Post

Posted: May 12, 2019 in Freebies!, giveaways, reviews, What's New on My Bookshelf
Tags: fuonlyknew, my weekly news, The Sunday Post

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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’m still settling into my new job and working now and then at my old one so I’ve not had time for much else. I do have Monday off and plan to spend it reading and enjoying the pool! A no work and all play day. LOL

Over the past few weeks I’ve been sharing how my Sega was sprouting it’s new leaves.

This was four weeks ago.

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Here it is one week later.

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It has doubled in height!

This next one was from last weekend.

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And here it is this week.

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I’m still amazed at how much it has grown each week!

The leaves are opening up now and they will turn darker and get sharp ends soon.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Have a lovely Sunday everyone.

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My new books this week.

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Stoker’s Wilde ~ My Review

Posted: May 10, 2019 in New Release, reviews
Tags: review

STOKER’S WILDE
Steven Hopstaken, Melissa Prusi
Publication date: May 30th, 2019

My Review

The moment I spotted the cover for this book, I wanted to read it. Then I read the description and really wanted to read it. I read the first few paragraphs, settled in, and had so much fun, reading this straight through into the wee hours. What an adventure.

I thought this would be about werewolves from what I read right at the beginning. Then I thought it would be about vampires. It was about both, along with some famous authors, intriguing and familiar side characters, and a writing flavor that followed the historical period of Stoker and Wilde.

The story is told from several points of view through correspondence and journal entries and it kept the pace fast. There was no stumbling over a switch in perspective. I especially enjoyed this.

What more can I say without spoilers. Real life characters with romantic entanglements and personal conflicts joined in a fictional story of battle against evil beings had me forgetting at times that this was fiction. This is one I’ll be reading again.

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Synopsis

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Years before either becomes a literary legend, Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde
must overcome their disdain for one another to battle the Black Bishop, a
madman wielding supernatural forces to bend the British Empire to his will.

Amazon

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Authors Steven Hopstaken and Melissa Prusi

Stokers authors

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FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing.
Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more
established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Steven Hopstaken was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan,
where he spent his formative years watching and reading
science fiction and horror. He has a degree in journalism
from Northern Michigan University and spends his free time
traveling; writing screenplays, short stories and novels; and
practicing photography.
Melissa Prusi was born and raised in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
(often mistaken for Canada), and studied video and film production at
Northern Michigan University and the University of Michigan. She’s been a
video editor, a semi-professional film reviewer, a three-time champion on
the quiz show Jeopardy!, and a Guinness world record holder (1990 edition,
for directing the longest live television show).
They met in a college screenwriting class and married three years later. They
spent a brief time in Los Angeles, where they both worked for Warner Bros.
television. They eventually ended up in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where they
love the arts scene but dread the winters. While they both currently make a
living as website content managers, they have sold two screenplays, which
have been lost to development hell.
They’ve indulged their fascination with Bram Stoker and Oscar Wilde
through trips to Dublin and London to research their lives and visit sites
mentioned in Stoker’s Wilde.
They live in St. Louis Park, Minnesota with their two cats. If they’re not writing,
you can usually find them at a movie, local theater production, improv show
or pub quiz.

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Ghost Mine by Hunter Shea ~ My Review

Posted: May 9, 2019 in horror, New Release, reviews
Tags: Horror, review

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GHOST MINE
Hunter Shea
Publication date: May 30th, 2019

My Review

I’ve read almost all of Hunter’s books. This was previously published as Hell Hole and I hadn’t got to it yet.

I had high hopes for Ghost Mine. Nat Blackburn, former Rough Rider, has been in tough situations. Investigated odd occurrences. When President Roosevelt requests he check out something strange going on in a deserted mining town, he saddles up and heads off to find out what’s what. It doesn’t take long for things to go as sideways as tumbleweeds blowing in the wind, and soon Nat and a few other characters are fighting for their lives.

Hunter can write some weird and scary stuff. I especially like his stories with cryptids. You haven’t read about any like the ones that come after these characters. And the atmosphere is tense. The unexpected can and does jump out at you, keeping the story fast and furious.

I love western horror and this felt like the old west. Rugged, dirty and no technology to do the work for you. And Hunter creates some awesome characters. Nat and his partner, Teta, are my favorites. With a woman of mystery with loads of sass joining the pair. And the two strange men that insinuate themselves into the investigation present their own unique spin on things and I look at them as well needed comic relief.

Why anyone would want to visit a scary ghost town and enter a mine where people go in and don’t come out is beyond me. But if Hunter didn’t write this scenario, I would have missed out on one heck of a read.

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Synopsis

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Nat Blackburn is given an offer he can’t refuse by President Roosevelt. Tales
of gold in the abandoned mining town of Hecla abound. The only problem, those
who go seeking their fortune never return. Black-eyed children,
strange lights and ferocious wild men venture from the deep, dark ghost
mine…as well as a sinister force hungry for fresh souls.

Amazon

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Author Hunter Shea

Hunter Shea Author Pic
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Hunter Shea is the author of over 20 books, with a
specialization in cryptozoological horror that includes The
Jersey Devil, The Dover Demon, Loch Ness Revenge and
many others. His novel The Montauk Monster, was named
one of the best reads of the summer by Publishers Weekly. A
trip to the International Cryptozoology Museum will find several of his
cryptid books among the fascinating displays. Living in a true haunted house
inspired his Jessica Backman: Death in the Afterlife series (Forest of
Shadows, Sinister Entity and Island of the Forbidden). He was selected to be
part of the launch of Samhain Publishing’s new horror line in 2011 alongside
legendary author Ramsey Campbell. When he’s not writing thrillers and
horror, he also spins tall tales for middle grade readers on Amazon’s highly
regarded Rapids reading app.
An avid podcaster, he can be seen and heard on Monster Men, one of the
longest running video horror podcasts in the world, and Final Guys, focusing
on weekly movie and book reviews. His nostalgic column about the magic of
80s horror, Video Visions, is featured monthly at Cemetery Dance Online.
You can find his short stories in a number of anthologies, including
Chopping Block Party, The Body Horror Book and Fearful Fathoms II.
Living with his crazy and supportive family and two cats, he’s happy to be
close enough to New York City to see the skyline without having to pay New
York rent. You can follow his travails at www.huntershea.com.

FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing.
Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more
established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.

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Archive for the ‘reviews’ Category

Review ~ Dust Devils by Jonathan Janz

Review and Giveaway ~ It’s Murder My Son by Lauren Carr

Giveaway and Review ~ Winter Frost by Lauren Carr

What’s New On My Book Shelf #314 and The Sunday Post

What We Do For Love ~ Review and Giveaway

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