One of my goals for 2020 is to do more LIVE author chats on Facebook and post review videos to YouTube.  In kicking that off, I am excited to announce that Carolyn Ridder Aspenson will be joining me for #FangirlThursday on January 23rd.  Join us at 7:30pm EST as we chat it up about her latest release - There's A New Witch In Town, and her recent signing with Severn River Publishing.  We will also have a Q&A session!

Nora and her two best friends, Liv and Nina, aren’t like most people. Nora is the private school kid; the rich girl, though everyone hates her. Liv and Nina attend the run-down public school on the opposite side of town where the football team is a solid two and the art department was shut down due to funding. Their worlds should have never collided, but they had one common factor that brought them together, murder.

In an online mystery chat room, the three girls meet and decide to form The Murder Club. Each week one of the girls must come up with a murder scenario for the other two to solve. It’s fun. It’s active. It’s also deadly.

When one of Nora’s classmates ends up dead, she’s suspicious of her new friends. His death mirrors the very same scenario Nora came up with in their previous meeting. As clues emerge, pointing more definitively at the members of the Murder Club, Nora begins digging for her own clues, bringing fantasy to reality. Could Liv and Nina be involved, and if so why?

They were all curious, but the question is, was one of them too curious? ​

​Brandy Nacole is a writer of paranormal suspense and mystery. She loves keeping readers on the edge of their seats as that's where she likes to stay. Her favorite pastimes are reading, writing, exploring the world, and spending as much time with her husband, kids, and puppy dogs as possible. She's penned the bestselling novel DEEP IN THE HOLLOW and THE SHADOW WORLD TRILOGY and is now diving into the world of murder mystery without a paranormal element with her upcoming release MURDER IS A DEBATE. Wish her luck, the ghosts don't like being left out.


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Taya's just been named alpha-in-training. First order of business: avenging her twin brother's death.
When Cord connected a rival pack to the disappearances of humans, he paid the ultimate price. Now it's up to Taya to pick up where he left off and find justice for those who have been harmed. 
As she closes in on her brother's murderer, the threats only escalate. He wasn't the only target, and now everyone she loves is in danger, further fueling Taya's need for revenge.
With the help of an irresistible shifter named Liam, they set out in search of the only witch coven strong enough to set things right. Only Taya isn't sure who to trust, and if she doesn't decide soon, she could lose not only her heart but also the people she loves most. 
Fans of Ilona Andrews and Jennifer Ashley will devour this new adult paranormal romance full of shifters, sass, romance, and unforeseen twists. 

Kelly Martin has done it again!  This story is anything but simple Good vs. Evil.  Mercy Manning is a complicated soul. Just when you think you have her story figured out and teams picked for good and evil, Martin slips in a new twist.  Everyone has an agenda and no one is selflessly looking out for Mercy. Never Kiss the Dead is a twisted,thrilling tale of angels and demon and the battle for Mercy's soul and a perfect read for October! 

​Two years ago, Mercy Manning was the sole survivor of a car crash that killed her parents. The officials called it a horrible accident. Mercy knew the truth. She saw the demon attack. Now 18, Mercy spends her days and nights staring at walls in Southern Psychiatric Hospital, willing the visions of all things terrible and supernatural out of her mind. When the new nurse with the beautiful dark eyes introduces himself as Sumner, Mercy thinks he’s nice enough. Until Sumner attacks. The last thing Mercy see are Sumner’s dark eyes turning red. When she wakes, another man is in her room. Someone who claims to be an angel named Ramsey. Someone or something is killing guardian angels one by one. A single angel must now protect thousands of people, and thanks to orders from his superiors and the demons’ intrigue with Mercy, Ramsey gets to protect her—constantly—much to his agitation.

Caught between a war between good and evil, will Mercy be able to fight for her life, or will the demons, including Sumner, use her very specific “gift” for their own benefit?

​Kelly Martin lives in a possibly haunted house in a small southern town. While she'd like to say paranormal things have only happened to her at her home, it would be a lie...

She is an active member of the Horror Writers Association and an international #1 best selling author in horror, paranormal, contemporary, historical, young adult, and mysteries. All of Kelly's books have one thing in common-- imagine the real world is tilted slightly on its side. You don't really know what's going on, what's missing, but there is a tilt, a hum you can barely hear, telling you that something is off.

Email Kelly Martin at kelly @kellymartinbooks.com (no spaces).
Visit her website at www.kellymartinbooks.com
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Never go into Monkshood... unless your goal is to meet your maker.

Sixteen-year-old Cate Hellstrom has a secret.

Actually, she has two.

Neither secret is something she's willing to tell her new bohemian boyfriend, Luther. Which makes for a very fun and interactive evening when she visits Monkshood, Luther's beautiful yet dilapidated home.

The salsa-stained foyer is certainly eye-catching.

The bag o' bones, a little Avant-garde...

And between Luther's cryptic comments and history professor hair, the boy's a conundrum with more secrets than her own.

When aquariums suddenly explode, and random whispers creep from the maze of halls, Cate has to assume, she and Luther aren't really alone. Whoever's in those shadows seems to know exactly what she did before.

Problem is, Cate's not entirely willing to be honest about her checkered past.

Even if it means being added to Monkshood's bag o' bones.

For fans of The Haunting of Hill House and Trinity Row. ​

Mary Gray balances dark and twisty plots with faith-based messages. Some of her best ideas come when she's lurking in the woods, experimenting with frightening foods, or pushing her kids on the tire swing. She is the author of several fiction and nonfiction works and the co-owner of Monster Ivy Publishing.

To see more of what Monster Ivy has to offer, visit monsterivy.com
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​If you were forced to live with a beast, could you learn to love him, even if there was no cure to his curse?

Harper Viceroy lost every penny to her name thanks to a bad investment made by her guardian, Craig. Given to the man while in her childhood, Craig has been Harper’s father figure. When another of Craig’s bad decisions lands Harper in the mansion of a hideous creature and his inhuman family, Harper learns her father, Vincent Viceroy, had secrets he had not passed on to her—the biggest being Harper’s true identity.

Blake Danville, a gargoyle-Fae, has returned to his home only to find that his Fae family has been placed under a powerful enchantment by a new witch in town. With two of his brothers under the spell, Blake has been given a horrific task—he must choose between freeing the family he loves from their mind-altering enchantment, or protecting his soulmate who he’s waited his whole life for and only just found.

The witches are back for revenge, and this time, not everyone will make it out unscathed. Harper will need to come to terms with her heritage—and her destiny—before everyone remains enchanted.

Can you survive this gargoyle retelling of Beauty and the Beast without turning to stone? Grab your copy now to find out!

Perfect for fans of Casey L. Bond, Chanda Hahn, and K. M. Robinson.

Melanie Gilbert tackles the retelling of my favorite fairytale Beauty & the Beast in book 2 of her Fae Brothers Ever After Novel, Enchanted.  This installment stars Blake of the Danville clan.  Book 1 ended with him being cursed and unable to change from his gargoyle form. In Enchanted Blake must find a way to break the curse, save his family, and his soulmate without having to sacrifice one to have the other. Piece of cake, right?

Gilbert introduces us to a new villain in book 2. If you thought Stella from Midnight was evil, hold on to your hats cause you haven’t seen anything until you meet Mya!  Gilbert has way to much fun with her “bad girl” characters when she unleashes her dark side.

Enchanted is a darker retelling that Midnight filled with an epic battle scene that left me breathless.  This unique fairytale retelling includes a diverse, complex cast of magical creatures and is definitely one of my favorites.
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*Enchanted is book 2 the fairytale retelling series but can be read as a standalone.

Melanie and I will be chatting it up Thursday night on the 2 Girls FB page.  Join us for all the fun!

​The sprawling Kerry Manor has stood abandoned for nearly a century.

But that hasn’t kept the darkness at bay. Stories about the cursed house trickle out. Violent deaths, strange sightings, and always the chilling sound of a little girl’s song permeates the murky halls.

Today, Kerry Manor is restored to its original grandeur. Corrie and Sammy Flynn, and their daughter Isis, move into the house for a winter retreat. As they settle into the dim, gothic rooms, they cannot imagine the terror that awaits them.

Kerry Manor houses a malevolence that spans a century. A twisted tale that began when a little girl went into the Northern Michigan Asylum for the Insane and emerged as something dark - something evil.

Kerry Manor is the second novel in a series of stand-alone stories in the Northern Michigan Asylum Series. Start your chilling journey today.

5 STARS
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Calling Back the Dead has all the necessary elements for a haunted thriller. Ghosts, a haunted house, and possession! Toss in a murder mystery and you have the recipe for a fantastic read. With the author's use of multiple POVs and alternating timelines, the reader is getting 3 stories in 1. I love this installment in the Northern Michigan Asylum series. It can be read as a standalone too. There are a few references to book 1, but they are explained and will not be lost on the reader.

J.R. Erickson was born in Lansing, Michigan and grew up in Mason where she lived with her parents and sister on a 40 acre pseudo-farm. Pseudo because there was no planting, to speak of, just a hodge podge of creatures from pigmy goats to raccoons. In addition to nature, reading and writing were her major passions and she passed many a summer scribbling horror stories on tattered sheets of notebook paper that her cousins Matt and Jen illustrated.

She graduated from Michigan State University with a B.A. in Psychology and has worked in a variety of fields from weight loss counseling to social work. Writing has always been her first love and she has returned to it at every stage of her life. These days, she lives in northern Michigan with her excavator husband and her endlessly happy baby boy. Life is better when you're surrounded by water and sand dunes

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​No one is more qualified to understand the blackest hearts than a disgraced, porn-addicted former preacher who is still in love with his estranged wife. Floundering for direction and beset by the needs of his well-meaning but aggravating atheist sister and her seven-year-old son, Sam Geisler is trying to put his past behind him when the murder of one of his former parishioners by another drags him back into the world he left behind.Sam may not be Broadripple’s favorite son, but his peculiar gift for listening has earned him the moniker murderer-whisperer, and the police need his help on what should be an open-and-shut case. Fighting for his marriage, fighting with his sister, and fighting against his own demons, Sam may be the only one who hears what the real murderer is all but shouting—but will it be enough to drive back his own darkness?

4/5

​Cassondra Windwalker’s Preacher Sam is a psychological thriller that delves into the degradation of mankind when murder, lies, and secrets take over the small town of Broadripple, Indiana. The complex story sucks you in immediately as Amanda is arrested for murdering her best friend and business partner, Amy. Amanda shuts down and refuses to speak to anyone except Amy’s husband, Clay, and her former preacher, Sam Geisler.  This only adds fuel to the speculation as to what happened to cause someone to murder sweet Amy and the reason behind it all is quite disturbing. 

While a slow build to the surprising climax, the author takes the reader on a journey of reflection and growth with disgraced preacher Sam Geisler as he attempts to find redemption from his sins in the eyes of the church as well as his own.  Having left the church after admitting to having a porn addiction, Sam is estranged from his wife and living in the spare room above his sister’s book café.  The murder plot almost takes a back seat Sam’s personal trials. 

Preacher Sam is the first book I have read by Cassondra Windwalker.  I enjoy the depth and the rawness of her characters.  She bares all their sins but doesn’t judge.  The secondary character, Dani, Sam’s sister, is actually my favorite.  She adds levity to the serious nature of the story. Dani is feisty and mouthy and I love it!  I look forward to reading future books in this series. 

Happy Release Day, Melanie Gilbert! While retellings are not normally my thing, this one is unique and offers a twist that I loved! Definitely one-click this one! ~ Lynn 

If you were thrown into a war between a Fae clan and a witch coven, would you be able to uncover the truth before the stroke of Midnight?
Nova Kramer blames herself for the death of her mother and sister—so does her father. When he moves them to Danville City to escape the reminders of what they lost, Nova is thrown right back into a world full of anxiety when their new neighbor, Stella, and her twin brothers make it their mission to bring Nova to her knees—after all, they know her secret—and blackmail is just the start.
Kent Danville and his brothers have a secret, too—their clan is working to take down a coven of witches and find the other five clans of Fae, but when Nova walks into his life, the Fae can’t seem to stop thinking about her. He can’t risk falling for the new girl—he has a soulmate out there somewhere, and a mission to complete…if the coven doesn’t kill him first.
A war is brewing between the coven and the clan—each side a little less human than the other—and Nova may get caught in the crossfire if she can’t discover the truth before the clock strikes Midnight.
Can your heart handle this magical shifter retelling of Cinderella and Prince Charming? Read now to find out!

​Melanie Gilbert creates a symbolic retelling of Cinderella in her first Fae Brothers Ever After Novel, Midnight. While there is no glass slipper or evil step-mother, the cast of Midnight is representative of the classic story as it is told in this modern fantasy. With the introduction of fae, shifters, and other magics, Gilbert delivers a unique twist on this retelling. The characters are diverse and multi-dimensional, each with their own story waiting to be told. Did I mention that the fellas are hot? Well, they are smoking hot! And what fairytale is complete with a villain. Gilbert’s villain is a ruthless snake but you have to have to admire her tenacity. Midnight is a well-written, fast paced fantasy novel.  I cannot wait to see what Gilbert’s take is on the other fairytales she tackles in this series.

​~ Lynn