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Tide of Stone

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisherโ€™s Description The Time-Ball Tower of Tempuston houses the worst criminals in history. Given the option of the death penalty or eternal life, they chose eternal life. They have a long time to regret that choice. Summary Tide of Stone is a dark fiction novel… Continue reading Tide of Stone

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Dreamwhispers

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Publisherโ€™s Description Take a journey into the swirling abyss of fever dreams, starry nights, and amethyst lights. Driven by lyrical prose, captivating storytelling, and pure emotion, dreamwhispers sets sail through one writerโ€™s imagination with an unflinching stare into the condition of human beings where the… Continue reading Dreamwhispers

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The New Wife

Publisherโ€™s Description Bluebeardโ€™s seventh wife is the first to survive his wrath, courtesy of ghostly warnings and the timely intervention of her brothers. The village burns her murderous husband, his crimes laid bare and his wealth passed on to herโ€ฆ but even after his death, Bluebeardโ€™s house wonโ€™t allow anyone to leave. All wivesโ€”living and… Continue reading The New Wife

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Voodoo Folklore: Baron Samedi

Baron Samedi is the leader of the Barons and possibly the Gedรฉs. He presides over a sprawling, confusing, complex clan of spirits. Baron Samedi literally means Baron Saturday, which may sound innocuous compared to Baron Cemetery but a connection through Christianity is Saturday was between the crucifixion on Friday and resurrection on the Sunday. Thus,… Continue reading Voodoo Folklore: Baron Samedi

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Staying Dead

Publisherโ€™s Description Welcome to the world of the Cosa Nostradamus, where magic crackles on every corner, and not every person you meet is humanโ€ฆ.If youโ€™ve lost something of value, and you canโ€™t go to the police, you need a Retriever. And if that item is magical?You need Wren Valere. An exceptional thief - with exceptional… Continue reading Staying Dead

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Breton Folklore: The Ankou

The Ankou (Breton), Ankow (Cornish) or Angau (Welsh) from Celtic legend most commonly occurs in Brittany. Here you can still spot the Ankou haunting many of the churches and cathedrals. What is the Ankou? Itโ€™s defiant remnant of Pagan influence that had survived hidden among the stone-work of Christian buildings. The Ankou haunts the graveyard… Continue reading Breton Folklore: The Ankou

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Black Cranes

*** I received a free copy in return for an honest review **** Publisherโ€™s Description Almond-eyed celestial, the filial daughter, the perfect wife. Quiet, submissive, demure. In Black Cranes, Southeast Asian writers of horror both embrace and reject these traditional roles in a unique collection of stories which dissect their experiences of 'otherness,' be it… Continue reading Black Cranes

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The Dearg-Due

The Dearg-Due means โ€œredโ€ in Irish but wasnโ€™t the name of this poor girl during her life. In life, over two thousand years ago, she was a legendary beauty, with blood-red lips and pale blonde hair. Her true name has been lost to the ages, overshadowed instead by the thing she became. Men travelled from… Continue reading The Dearg-Due

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Into the Forest

Publisherโ€™s Description Deep in the dark forest, in a cottage that spins on birds' legs behind a fence topped with human skulls, lives the Baba Yaga. A guardian of the water of life, she lives with her sisters and takes to the skies in a giant mortar and pestle, creating tempests as she goes. Those… Continue reading Into the Forest

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Sallow Bend

Publisherโ€™s Description Something old and deadly has awoken. When two teenagers go missing from the small, rural town of Sallow Bend, the residents come together to search for them. Little do they suspect that finding the wayward girls will be the start of their problems. An old evil is rising, and only one man seems… Continue reading Sallow Bend