Published by Pan Macmillan Synopsis: Anna Wharton's debut, The Imposter, is a spine-chilling suspense about obsession, loneliness and the lies we tell ourselves in order to live with ourselves . . .The lives of others have always fascinated newspaper archivist Chloe. And when she comes across a cutting of a little girl who went missing … Continue reading The Imposter by Anna Wharton
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Review: Canni by Daniel O'Connor
Published by Blood Bound Books Synopsis: Imagine if everyone in America wanted the same thing.Your plumber, the mail carrier, the folks next door, the girl at the coffee shop, cops, those who worship in churches, synagogues, and mosques, your favorite band. Your best friend.They all want the same exact thing. They want to kill you.Daniel … Continue reading Review: Canni by Daniel O'Connor
Blues, Twos and Baby Shoes by Gina Kirkham
Published by Urbane Publications Synopsis: Constable Mavis Upton is back, and this time she's taking no prisoners - which is never good for a police officer. Mavis is pregnant, as is her daughter Ella. Facing the prospect of motherhood and being a grandmother simultaneously the last thing Mavis needs is problems at work. But a … Continue reading Blues, Twos and Baby Shoes by Gina Kirkham
Blog Tour Review: Prowling the Darkness by Stephen Zimmer (A Rayden Valkyrie tale)
Published by Seventh Star Press Synopsis: Dark rumors and whisperings of unholy sorcery bring Rayden Valkyrie to the remote city of Sereth-Naga. There she finds a populace cowering in fear of the city’s ruthless, mysterious rulers, who remain behind the high walls of their citadel. An even greater mystery surrounds the city. Something is prowling … Continue reading Blog Tour Review: Prowling the Darkness by Stephen Zimmer (A Rayden Valkyrie tale)
The Editor by Steven Rowley
Published by The Borough Press Synopsis: After years of trying to make it as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally sells his novel to an editor at a major publishing house: none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jackie--or Mrs. Onassis, as she's known in the office--has fallen in love with James's … Continue reading The Editor by Steven Rowley
Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence (Book of the Ancestor #3)
Synopsis: They came against her as a child. Now they face the woman. The ice is advancing, the Corridor narrowing, and the empire is under siege from the Scithrowl in the east and the Durns in the west. Everywhere, the emperor’s armies are in retreat. Nona faces the final challenges that must be overcome if … Continue reading Holy Sister by Mark Lawrence (Book of the Ancestor #3)
The Dark Game by Jonathan Janz
Published by Flame Tree Press Synopsis: Ten writers are selected for a summer-long writing retreat with the most celebrated and reclusive author in the world. Their host is the legendary Roderick Wells. Handsome, enigmatic, and fiendishly talented, Wells promises to teach his pupils about writing, about magic, about the untapped potential that each of them … Continue reading The Dark Game by Jonathan Janz
Will Haunt You by Brian Kirk
Published by Flame Tree Press Synopsis: You don't read the book. It reads you. Rumors of a deadly book have been floating around the dark corners of the deep web. A disturbing tale about a mysterious figure who preys on those who read the book and subjects them to a world of personalized terror. Jesse … Continue reading Will Haunt You by Brian Kirk
A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler
Published by St Martin's Press Synopsis: The riveting novel of iron-willed Alva Vanderbilt and her illustrious family in as they rule Gilded-Age New York, from the New York Times bestselling author of Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald. In 1883, the New York Times prints a lengthy rave of Alva Vanderbilt's Fifth Ave. costume ball--a … Continue reading A Well-Behaved Woman: A Novel of the Vanderbilts by Therese Anne Fowler
The Bird King by G. Willow Wilson
A beautifully written novel in the final days of the last emirate of Muslim Spain. Rich in atmosphere and compelling characters.
Halfway Unwrapped by Terry Maggert (Halfway Witchy #5)
Synopsis:Something stinks in Halfway, and it isn’t a rotting pumpkin. As Halloween grows closer, monsters begin emerging from the ground. Their beastly purpose is unknown to Carlie, but not to a group of tourists who have come to Halfway for the holiday. The visiting women look innocent, but bad things are happening wherever they go … Continue reading Halfway Unwrapped by Terry Maggert (Halfway Witchy #5)
Painless by Marty Thornley
Synopsis: The debut psychological-horror novel from author Marty Thornley is a page-turning ride, a front row seat to a clinical trial gone horribly wrong. For Greg Owens, this was supposed to be a chance to end years of back pain and escape his reliance on pain pills. If it all worked out, he could maybe … Continue reading Painless by Marty Thornley