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Shakespeare Unleashed

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description SHAKESPEARE IN BLOOD! From the blood of Macbeth and the ghosts of Hamlet, to the dark fantasy of The Tempest and the twisted love of Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare Unleashed reimagines the Bardโ€™s greatest works as short horror storiesโ€ฆas well as horror sonnets. Summary I… Continue reading Shakespeare Unleashed

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Calvaria Fell

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Calvaria Fell is a stunning collaborative collection of weird tales from two acclaimed authors, Kaaron Warren and Cat Sparks. It features previously published stories from both authors, along with a new novella by Kaaron Warren and four new stories by Cat Sparks. The collection offers… Continue reading Calvaria Fell

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Prince of Thorns

Publisherโ€™s Description Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons and bled weakness from me I had but one brother, and I loved him well. But those days are gone and what is left of them lies in my mother's tomb. Now I have many brothers, quick with knife and sword, and as evil as… Continue reading Prince of Thorns

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What is Alternate History?

Pocket watch Image from Pinterest Alternate history is a term readers and writers will often come across as a sub-genre. It is a sub-genre that fascinates me and I often incorporate this into my writing. But what really does writing โ€œalternate historyโ€ really involve? A new guide by AUS author Jack Dann The Fiction Writerโ€™s… Continue reading What is Alternate History?

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Peripheral Visions

Publisherโ€™s Description Peripheral Visions is a unique, award-winning reference collection that includes all of Robert Hoodโ€™s 44 ghost stories to date, three of them especially written for this volume. These memorable tales display Hoodโ€™s uncanny ability to make the fantastic real, to embrace weirdness and create human characters whose lives โ€“ both inner and outer… Continue reading Peripheral Visions

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Diversity Grants & Awards

Iโ€™m really excited to announce Iโ€™ve been nominated for the Ditmar Awards for Best New Talent and Best Novella for Bluebells - an LGBTQI, disability dystopian alternate history horror. Iโ€™m a recipient of the 2023 Horror Writers Association Diversity Grants to allow me to continue research for my HWA mentorship project with Lee Murray. The… Continue reading Diversity Grants & Awards

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Ditmar Award Nominations!!

Iโ€™m thrilled to announce Iโ€™m included in the 2022 Ditmar Awards Nominations. There is such a fabulous variety of works nominated this year. Presentations will be held at Conflux Convention in September/October. Iโ€™m nominated for Best New Talent and my LGBTQI dystopian alternate history novella Bluebells is nominated in Best Novella or Novelette. Congratulations to… Continue reading Ditmar Award Nominations!!

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The Bridge

Publisherโ€™s Description Meera and her twin sister Kai are Madesโ€”part human and part notโ€”bred in the Blood Temple cult, which only the teenage Meera will survive. Racked with grief and guilt, she lives in hiding with her mysterious rescuer, Narnโ€”part witch and part notโ€”who has lost a sister too, a connection that follows them to… Continue reading The Bridge

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Steel Victory

Publisherโ€™s Description One hundred years ago, the vampire Victory retired from a centuries-long mercenary career. She settled in Limani, the independent city-state acting as a neutral zone between the British and Roman colonies on the New Continent. Twenty years ago, Victory adopted a human baby girl, who soon showed signs of magical ability. Today, Victory… Continue reading Steel Victory

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Witch King

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisherโ€™s Description Kai-Enna is the Witch King, though he hasnโ€™t always been, and he hasnโ€™t even always been Kai-Enna! After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of time while confined in an elaborate water trap, Kai wakes to find a lesser… Continue reading Witch King