Sunday, October 31, 2021

Ghosts of Perry House

 




Ghosts live here; . . . they walk the halls and haunt the rooms of the 1905 Basin Park Hotel, one of Arkansas' most famous vacation destinations. Nicole and her two friends arrive at the hotel on a stormy summer night and check into room 310. They soon learn the hotel, built on the ashes of the old Perry House, has long been the source of eerie tales and unusual paranormal activity.

A late-night guided tour of the historical hotel reveals guests repeatedly report sightings of the ghostly figure of a cowboy in a white canvas duster, with a six-shooter strapped to his hip prowling the halls of the third floor. Determined to discover an explanation for the unexplainable, an investigation into the dark history of the hotel spells trouble for the three amateur ghost hunters. The trio soon becomes entangled in a century-old mystery filled with ghosts, hauntings, and terrifying secrets.


 



The Devil Plays for Keeps

 



The Devil Plays for Keeps

Lamar and Janice met in church and started dating. After accepting an invitation to visit Lamar’s family home, Janice discovers something wonderful but concerning. When Janice leaves her family, church, and career, to be with her husband, she finds that her new life isn't what she thought it would be. Five members of the Chisolm family pull up a chair to play cards with the devil when Janice and another family member make a decision that exposes shocking family secrets. Will this tight knit family be able to forgive? Who will get to keep it all once the devil displays its hand?


 






Lethal Control

 


Lethal Control: A Doctor Nora Kelly Mystery 


A MYSTERIOUS BLUE PATIENT IS ABANDONED AT OAKLAND CITY HOSPITAL. Doctor Nora Kelly must outwit a powerful corporate adversary to diagnose her patient’s illness and safeguard her community.

An anonymous blue patient is abandoned at the doorstep of Oakland City Hospital and cries out for her young daughter before passing out. Doctor Nora Kelly must struggle against the clock to diagnose her patient’s life-threatening illness and mysterious discoloration. The task becomes more difficult when the patient awakens but refuses to speak with anyone on staff, fearing reprisals from immigration and child-protection authorities.

Nora suspects that her patient’s illness is caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, and she worries that others in the community may be endangered as well. But the patient remains silent. Only after learning that Nora saved her life does she agree to answer Nora’s burning questions—still, for a price. In return, Nora must deliver a confidential message to her daughter.

Nora’s end of that bargain is the beginning of a perilous journey that leads to a homeless encampment at a decrepit local stadium site. With the help of her colleagues, she desperately searches for the daughter as she also discovers that other encampment residents have succumbed to toxic exposures. Her insistent attempts to prove the site’s environmental contamination come up against powerful systemic forces and trigger dangerous personal consequences.


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Editorial Reviews


"Scannell lifts the veil on the life-and-death struggles taking place both inside and around the edges of an urban hospital. A fast-paced drama of overlapping lives, conflicting emotions, and the threats posed by immigration, human trafficking, and environmental degradation."
--Leslie Larson, author of Breaking Out of Bedlam
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"With Lethal Control, Kate Scannell crafts a mystery threaded with social activism and environmental justice.
In present-day Oakland, California, Nora Kelly is a doctor in a community hospital. When a number of desperately ill homeless people are brought into her care, Kelly is pulled into a web of intrigue surrounding the redevelopment of a local stadium site where her patients camp.

With the aid of her colleagues, Kelly investigates the site's potential contamination. As the novel races toward its conclusion, she uncovers a decades-old conspiracy that interweaves many of Oakland's most pressing social problems, including homelessness, environmental racism and gentrification.

Scannell excels at characterization, bringing a vibrancy to individuals from a wide range of backgrounds, from debutantes to homeless individuals. For example, Red, who plays a critical role in the plot as a guard at the stadium site, displays a poignant tenderness beneath a rough demeanor shaped by his own years on the streets.
The plot is taut and engaging... Scannell's authorial gaze is remarkably compassionate, especially to those who have been discarded by society at large. In addition to being an intriguing mystery, the novel is a cry for social activism..."
--BlueInk Review

https://www.blueinkreview.com/book-reviews/lethal-control-a-doctor-nora-kelly-mystery/
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Clarion Rating: 4 out of 5
Lethal Control is a physician-led mystery with a strong social message...This series title includes characters from a previous volume; their introductions here are light, but their personalities are still made apparent... And the book’s mystery elements are punctuated with scenes of medical drama...These varying stories connect in the high-energy resolution, in which Nora's fears-and her willingness to push through them-are validated...
--Foreword Clarion Reviews

https://www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/lethal-control/


 




Saturday, October 30, 2021

Yellow Gloves

 



Yellow Gloves: A Misty Night Story

The town of Baker Falls is a quiet peaceful place. A cute retirement town nestled in the hills of Eastern Oregon where nothing ever happens, until now. This fall, something strange is happening in Baker Falls. An evil has spread over this quiet little town. Where did it come from, why did it come here, and what will happen next?



 


Friday, October 29, 2021

Interlinked Destiny

 



For decades, The Holiday Hellion has been plaguing the world. A twisted man, who strings the corpses of his victims for the holidays. Dazzling displays designed to taunt the senses and offering a deadly surprise upon discovery. His dark visions adding a new terror to once cherished holidays. From a Christmas corpse to a Valentine’s Day victim, he creates a terrifying portfolio of pain. 

Each scene wishing those who witness the displays a joyous holiday. 

Twenty years ago, Caroline Carpenter escaped the killer’s deadly grip. Now living in a small Arizona town. Caroline continues to wrestle with the demons of her past. While she continues to look towards having a successful future with her Interlinked Destiny product line, a partnership with Dr. Nathan Stein.  

In the middle of a spring storm, she meets Kevin Lindstrom. An Arizona cattle rancher who finds Caroline is the woman of his dreams through a casual dating application. Wicked things heavy on his mind. 

In a corner booth, in the back of Mama Clifton’s Diner, Caroline begins a night where things unwind. Small town secrets and lies come out during an evening where not everyone will survive to see the Good Friday sunrise.




 



Thursday, October 28, 2021

Bad Medicine

 




From busy hospitals in San Diego to the barren deserts of Arizona, this tension-filled thriller, the second installment of The Medical Students series, follows the life and death challenges, the surprising twists and turns, and the ethical dilemmas of two young doctors in their quest to rid the profession of bad doctors who practice bad medicine resulting in bad outcomes.






Winterset Hollow

 




Everyone has wanted their favorite book to be real, if only for a moment. Everyone has wished to meet their favorite characters, if only for a day. But be careful in that wish, for even a history forged in ink can be repaid in flesh and blood, and reality is far deadlier than fiction . . . especially on Addington Isle.

Winterset Hollow follows a group of friends to the place that inspired their favorite book—a timeless tale about a tribe of animals preparing for their yearly end-of-summer festival. But after a series of shocking discoveries, they find that much of what the world believes to be fiction is actually fact, and that the truth behind their beloved story is darker and more dangerous than they ever imagined. It’s Barley Day. . . and you’re invited to the hunt.

Winterset Hollow is as thrilling as it is terrifying and as smart as it is surprising. A uniquely original story filled with properly unexpected twists and turns, Winterset Hollow delivers complex, indelible characters and pulse-pounding action as it storms toward an unforgettable climax that will leave you reeling. How do you celebrate Barley Day? You run, friend. You run.

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021

Primeval Waters

 


PRIMEVAL WATERS

Strap on your life jacket for an Amazon River hell cruise teeming with prehistoric nightmares, modern pirates, ancient aliens, and ageless mysticism.

Planetary geologist Dr. Micah Clarke, his nine-year-old daughter Faye and his assistant Catalina Abril are abducted at gunpoint; forced to join a megalomaniac’s paramilitary expedition down an Amazon tributary ruled by murderous pirates and cannibal tribes. The goal—recover a meteorite capable of providing clean energy for the world. But prehistoric terrors lurk around every bend in the river. Swarms of six-inch titan ants and a seventy-foot Titanoboa tear a bloody swath through the flotilla. Micah is convinced that some unknown intelligence is manifesting these primeval horrors to protect the meteorite’s secrets. To defend his daughter, Micah must battle monsters, pirates and cannibals, all leading to his ultimate confrontation with an ancient force possessing the power of creation, or total destruction… and the doomsday clock is chiming midnight. 


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REVIEW QUOTES


Primeval Waters represents horror/thriller adventure writing at its best… edge-of-your-seat reading that grips with an introductory mystery and doesn't let go.”— D. Donovan, Senior Reviewer, Midwest Book Review.

"Burke plunges readers into a layered world of mayhem and ancient mysteries... The expert combination of immersive storytelling, strong characters, and well-woven mixture of high tech and speculative prehistoric elements makes for an unforgettable experience. Primeval Waters deserves a big screen adaptation." —The Prairies Book Review

“An unforgettable plot, told at a breathtaking pace… I most definitely give a “5-Star” review and recommendation for this incredible work.” – Amy Lignor, Reader Views Magazine.

“This is a book with unexpected turns, frightening challenges, and an intriguing plot. William Burke delivers the whole horror package with Primeval Waters.” – Tammy Ruggles, Readers’ Favorite.






Tuesday, October 26, 2021

Aliens on Earth

 




As a screenwriter, I decided to write a book in the same format; a book the readers can use their imagination as they go from page to page. I also described places and information based on research made with authorities on this area to be accurate to the situation happening in the story. All this scientific research was added in a fiction story to stimulate readers imagination and creativity.

Humanity on the brink, aliens invading, would we survive? 

We’re not ready for an alien invasion. But it doesn’t matter; they’re already here. How would humanity react? What happens as our everyday lives fall apart? What are the realities of this scenario? 

And most importantly; if an advanced civilization invaded, would we survive?

Based on many hours of scientific research, this book strives to be as accurate as possible about what would happen during an alien invasion. With real-world locations, believable situations such as characters learning of an approaching space ship via the media, and realistic human responses, this book echoes reality. 

Even the aliens are three-dimensional, realistic beings with motives, rich heritage, and their own emotions and behaviors. Using science, logic, and what top minds imagine would happen in the face of an invasion, that author takes us on a realistic fictional account that’ll keep you thinking long after you’ve read the final page.




 



Sunday, October 24, 2021

My Soldier

 




My Soldier recounts the story of Bill Wheatly and Gail O’Hara, who meet by chance and are from two very different backgrounds. Wheatly, a Green Berets, is sent overseas and wounded in combat. While receiving medical treatment in New York City he meets O’Hara, a beautiful movie star from a billionaire family. Wheatly and O’Hara fall in love and marry only for Wheatly to be deployed again. Will their love last or fail, what lays in store for them?


 



Saturday, October 23, 2021

Halotempora

 



Charlie Swingling is a suburban teen who lives his life just like any other high schooler his age--that is until he embarks on a treacherous bike ride to his home through a forest during a storm. There, he encounters a warrior with abilities that defy reality. Charlie finds himself at the brink of death. Then, when all hope seems lost, something curious happens. Charlie has a moment of awakening and finds he can harness the power of the storm to strike down his adversary.

The next day, Charlie gets a letter in the mail. It’s an acceptance letter to a school he’s never heard of, Halotempora Institute for the Inertly Adept. He wonders if this acceptance letter is linked to what happened the previous night. There is only one way to find out.

At times in life, we are presented with challenges that seem monumental. Yet, it is what we do in these moments that define who we are. Halotempora is this kind of story—the tale of an unlikely hero who encounters the insurmountable and conquers it in the process.




 



Friday, October 22, 2021

A Dark Christmas

 




Tick-Tock the hour is almost up can these two lovers who work for LAPD stop a psycho who seems to just slip away every time?







 



Scrutiny

 


Scrutiny: Judgment Is Hers To Keep 


Born and raised in Long Island but of Filipino - German heritage, Seandra is close to her parents, friends, and boyfriend Stanley. All she's ever wanted in life is to help others. But when her friends suddenly go missing - the apparent victims of a sadistic methodical killer - Seandra begins an investigation of her own. However, the deeper she digs, the more dangerous the stakes.And as Seandra falls into temptation and an intimate relationship with one of her patients, she finds herself on a path that will test her resolve, strength, and trust. Those closest to her may be the ones hiding the deadliest secrets.

Everyone is a suspect in Mary Paches's sexy and intense debut novel, Scrutiny.



 




Thursday, October 21, 2021

The Doom Tapes

 


The Doom Tapes:

And More Science Fiction Stories


In "The Doom Tapes", the earth is invaded by aliens. The only ones who can save the world are the clerks at Last Chance Video, the last movie rental store that still stocks VHS.


This book includes thirteen more science fiction short stories filled with adventure, aliens, robots, and monsters! Take your flying car to the drive-in because the show’s about to start!

“Robot Eden” is the story of a trio of machines wandering a post-apocalyptic wasteland in search of the one place humans can never enter. Gangs of survivors fight them at every turn, seeking to scrap them for parts.

In “The Many Bodies of Harlan Thorne”, a spacefaring assassin has a collection of cloned bodies, each with a different super power. It’s a great life, until a clone refuses to go back into storage.

In “The Texas Creepers”, a man plays poker with parasites from another dimension.

“Mystery Meat Monster” features a truck stop in space, aliens, ray guns, and the galaxy’s most dangerous meatloaf.

The collection also includes the novella “The Asteroid Heist.” A thief and conman has a plan to pull off the biggest crime in history. But how do you steal three miles of space rock?


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Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Disciple of Vengeance

 



Betrayed and left for dead, rage is the only force keeping Janis alive. Rage at the enemies who slaughtered his family, at the wizard who sold them out, but most of all at himself for letting it happen.

Yet now it's too late to do anything about it.

His body spasms. His memories leak away. In his final moments, a presence approaches him. Alien but powerful, driven by a hunger he's never known. "Give me life within you," the nameless one offers, "and I will give you your vengeance."

Janis will go from prince assassin to fugitive sorcerer as he hunts the people who killed his family. He'll battle mercenaries, cultists, gods and wizards in a magic devastated world as he unravels a conspiracy that goes far beyond the treachery of one wizard.

He fuels his success with a diabolical power that will force him to ask what he sold his soul to, and to wonder what it really wants.

All he knows for sure is that there’s no going back.

Vengeance is only the beginning.



Use the Links below to get Disciple of Vengeance :


Amazon Kindle 


Barnes & Nobles


Smashwords


Google Play


Apple Books


Kobo


or at the authors website - https://www.ccrasmussen.com/




 



Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Catharsis

   


Catharsis

(Transtemporal Book 2) 


Jude Scarowsky comes from a volatile home; his parents’ violent outbursts force him to self-isolate, medicating his anxiety with any distraction he can find. Until one afternoon, a child appears in his room.

Transported to a time and place long before his own life, Jude finds himself adopted by a peasant family with a rambunctious child drunk on supernatural powers. A child named Jesus of Nazareth.

Discovering that Jude is in fact the historical Judas Iscariot, he knows what his role in this tale includes. But what will he do, and can he handle the stress, knowing he will forever be equated with betrayal?






The Devil Pulls the Strings

 



 The Devil Pulls the Strings is the pulse-pounding first tale in the Archivist series.


Set in modern-day Wentzville, MO, New York City, and 1813 Genoa, Italy, weaves bromance, Slavic mythology, secret societies, Paganini’s music and time travel. 

Twenty two year old Boone Daniels has problems, debilitating panic attack, gut-wrenching guilt, a wendigo haunting him since age six, and now he almost killed his best friend in a joust. But when he fills in for his injured friend at a New York gig, he goes to meet the gig’s contact at his NYC brownstone; body falls from the brownstone balcony and the place explodes with gun fire. Boone barely escapes but uncovers a sinister plot to perform a rare Paganini piece that summons the Devil to trap Baba Yaga and destroy modern-day New York City. 

He then finds himself on a race through time, to capture the cursed melody. Along the way, a Romani immortal, steampunk vampires and Baba Yaga set the stage for war, and Boone shall have to risk death for redemption. All Boone wants is to keep a promise to a friend. The same friend, he almost killed last Sunday during a joust. 

Can a small-town Missouri musician outplay the supernatural and save NYC’s soul?

If you like when tortured heroes, epic battles, time travel, twisted history and secret societies collide, then you’ll love J. W. Zarek’s spectacular page-turner.


Monday, October 18, 2021

I'm Still Alive

 



Run.
Don’t cry.
Just get away.

All Azalea remembers from before on that deserted London road are the pouring rain and the agonizing pain inflicted by a single bite. Forced to learn of her traumatic past through vivid nightmares, this new vampire tries to piece together the truth as she navigates a world no mortal knows exists. When romance and hope start to blossom, several barriers are cast towards her, including the wrath of one who is not prepared to share her. As circumstances turn violent, any chance at a normal life is vanquished. Enlisting the aid of creatures she once believed to be a myth, Azalea begins to fight, but how can she thrive in a world where her own darkness surrounds her and she finds herself constantly haunted by the colour RED?

Follow Azalea through book one of the trilogy, where fantasy mixes with mystery, a forbidden romance, and darkness.

Just get away.
Don’t cry.
Run.

*There are TRIGGER WARNINGS listed at the beginning.*




 



Jones And The Watchers Way: Jones T. Harver and The Watchers Way

  Jones And The Watchers Way: Jones T. Harver and The Watchers Way Many people know of stories dealing with drug induced issues. Few could p...