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After Midnight

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description The Queen whoโ€™d once swept up the cinders is exiled to a distant wing of the palace, replaced by a younger, prettier girl who can bear her King an heir. Unwilling to accept the rapid deterioration of her power and desperately clinging to fraying strands of sanity, the exiled Queen journals the choices… Continue reading After Midnight

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Eynhallow

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description ORKNEY ISLANDS, 1797 โ€“ Agnes Tulloch feels a little cheated. This windswept place is not the island paradise her husband promised it to be when they wed. Now with four young children, she struggles to provide for her family while her husband grows… Continue reading Eynhallow

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Collection Publication

I am thrilled to announce that Three Curses and Other Dark Tales, my debut collection of short and long fiction inspired by global folklore, legends and mythology was released globally on 24 June, 2024. Come closer, let me tell you a tale or three. Sit nearer the firelight and if you notice the folk in… Continue reading Collection Publication

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The Fortunate Isles

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description The Fortunate Isles collects fourteen tales of salt-crusted weirdness from the rugged, cold-clime harbour village of Barradoon... Barradoon: the limit of worldly navigation; stronghold of sea-myths and ancient forces; a place of simmering tension and ruthless vengeance meted out by human and inhuman alike.… Continue reading The Fortunate Isles

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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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Ditmar Award Nominations

The iconic Ditmar Awards are nominated and voted by the Australasian speculative fiction community. The list of eligible works for 2023 can be found here. Iโ€™m excited to have a lovely variety of nominated works. If youโ€™ve read and enjoyed any of my work and youโ€™re in the Australasian region, a vote would make my… Continue reading Ditmar Award Nominations

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His Unburned Heart

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description His Unburned Heart tells the story of Mary Shelleyโ€™s quest to retrieve her husbandโ€™s heart from his publisher. History tells us that Percy Shelley was cremated, though his heart failed to burn, but the rest of the details are lost to time. Sandner has… Continue reading His Unburned Heart

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Demon Lore: Succubi

Jordan Hanz A succubus (plural: succubi) is a demon who takes the form of a beautiful woman who in turn, seduces men. Succubi were claimed to visit men in their sleep causing erotic dreams and also nightmares. During the European witch hunt eras, those deemed succubi were thought to be agents of the Devil, tempting… Continue reading Demon Lore: Succubi

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The Redemption of Morgan Bright

** I received an ARC for an honest review ** โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description What would guilt make you do? Hadleigh Keene died on the road leading away from Hollyhock Asylum. The reasons are unknown. Her sister Morgan blames herself. A year later with the case still unsolved, Morgan creates a false identity, that of a troubled… Continue reading The Redemption of Morgan Bright

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All the New Horror Books Coming in May 2024

May 2024โ€™s new horror books, featuring titles from Hailey Piper, Lindsay King-Miller, Stephen King, โ€˜Pemi Aguda, Christina Henry, Alan Baxter, and โ€ฆ All the New Horror Books Coming in May 2024