Showing posts with label Halloween Spotlights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Halloween Spotlights. Show all posts

Monday, October 21, 2013

Halloween Spotlight & Giveaway: Dead Plains (Angela Scott)

Dead PlainsPaperback, 300 pages
Published October 8th 2013 by Evolved Publishing





Evolved Publishing presents "Dead Plains" (Book 3 of the Zombie West Series) by Angela Scott, the final installment in the multiple award-winning series. (Young Adult, Zombie Western Romance) ..".Sometimes, the ones you least suspect are the ones that should worry you the most...." People aren't always what they seem, as Red has experienced all too well. Strangers are feared, towns are avoided, and everyone's intentions are scrutinized... even those closest to her. Her coveted ability has been revealed to far too many people, and now that a tiny heartbeat thumps and grows beneath her own, the risk has never been greater. As the group of ten searches for a safe haven, a place to finally call home, the sobering reality of it all finally settles over them: nowhere is safe, nothing is permanent, and death is everywhere. One by one, Red's reluctant posse grows smaller, as death claims some, and circumstance claims others. It couldn't be a worse time to bring a newborn into the world... but the baby is coming. 



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I hear voices. Tiny fictional people sit on my shoulders and whisper their stories in my ear. Instead of medicating myself, I decided to pick up a pen, write down everything those voices tell me, and turn it into a book. I’m not crazy. I’m an author. For the most part, I write contemporary Young Adult novels. However, through a writing exercise that spiraled out of control, I found myself writing about zombies terrorizing the Wild Wild West—and loving it. My zombies don’t sparkle, and they definitely don’t cuddle. At least, I wouldn’t suggest it.
I live on the benches of the beautiful Wasatch Mountains with two lovely children, one teenager, and a very patient husband. I graduated from Utah State University with a B.A. degree in English, not because of my love for the written word, but because it was the only major that didn’t require math. I can’t spell, and grammar is my arch nemesis. But they gave me the degree, and there are no take backs.
As a child, I never sucked on a pacifier; I chewed on a pencil. I’ve been writing that long. It has only been the past few years that I’ve pursued it professionally, forged relationships with other like-minded individuals, and determined to make a career out of it.
You can subscribe and follow me on my websiteWebsite, where I blog obsessively about my writing process and post updates on my current works. I’m also on Twitter and Facebook, but be forewarned, I tweet and post more than a normal person.





Saturday, October 19, 2013

Halloween Spotlight: One Dark Halloween Night (JOhn Kohlbrenner)


From a distance, the town of Autumnville never seemed quite right – the area being picturesque while at the same time haunting. It was a quiet, peaceful place to live, but there was a strange feeling that permeated the town and its people as Halloween approached. An eerie feeling that descended upon Autumnville, and no one knew why… until now.
 Jason Myers, a 12-year-old boy who enjoyed all things monsters, discovers through a mysterious Halloween blog that monsters may be very real. On the blog is a video of a witch flying on a broom sighting. While showing it to his three best friends, they come to the horrible realization that it was filmed in the very town they live in.
 The four friends will have to face a host of ghosts, witches, scarecrows, and other terrifying nightmares that have invaded Autumnville for a dark and sinister purpose. The boys will have many terrifying encounters and ultimately uncover the real secret behind Halloween. But Jason is not completely helpless, for he has the unwanted aid of a monstrous ally, and of course, Jason’s own incredible secret!

Watch the trailer and read the blog at: http://onedarkhalloweennight.com/ 



John Kohlbrenner
Born in Blytheville Arkansas, but living there was not to be.Ended up growing up in Buffalo and Denver you see.Went to the University of Colorado and got a film and English degree.Then moved to Los Angeles to work in the movie industry.Was a sound FX editor for eight years, but that was not for me.Raised my daughter at home, lovingly doing it for free.Now it’s time to start a new career, this being number three.I’ve become a writer, so buy my book, if you hear my plea.It’s an exciting and scary novel, I’m sure you would agree.I hope you like my life rhyme and not found it too goofy.

Friday, October 18, 2013

Halloween Spotlight: Girl Meets Underworld & As We Lay Dying (Jess Watkins)

ebook, 224 pages
Published February 12th 2013 by Opis Publishing






Having lost her mother and brother, Stella stands on the roof of her building, about to jump. She is stopped by a handsome young man, who jumps first. Somehow, he survives and Stella soon discovers that Conner holds a dark secret and more than a passing connection to her own unhappiness. 
But Conner isn’t the only man to take an interest in Stella. Will is dangerous. He has mood swings, a crazy older brother and the ability to heal abnormally quickly. Stella knows what Conner is, but what exactly is Will – and why does he appear to know more about Conner than she does? 



As We Lie Dyingebook
Expected publication: October 24th 2013





This short story tells the tale of two friends who fall for the wrong guys with devastating consequences. Madison doesn’t like her best friend’s creepy new boyfriend Adam at all. Initially, she considers his friend Rob equally disturbing, but soon finds herself wondering if there is more to him than she first thought.

By Halloween, Madison will know if Rob's attentions are a treat or a hideous trick.
Photo from Chantel Beam Photography.





Born in Lincoln but raised in Shropshire, Jess Watkins has a MSci in Chemistry with Study Abroad. She has lived in three different countries and owns an unreasonable number of t-shirts. A Whovian, Browncoat and Sherlockian, Jess loves fantasy and sci-fi as well as animals, reading and skiing, and of course writing.












The author has kindly agreed to give away 3 copies of As We Lie Dying as well as  1 copy of Girl Meets Underworld.




Saturday, October 12, 2013

Halloween Spotlights: Kitsune Series (Melissa Stevens)

Change (Kitsune #1)

A sudden life threatening injury turns Nickie’s world on its ear, but not in a way she ever would have predicted. Nickie finds out that not only do shape-shifters exist, but she is one. The Kitsune are a race of shape-shifters that have been living in secret alongside humans for centuries. As Nickie struggles to master her newly discovered shape-shifting and the abilities it brings her, she learns that some of the people in her life are far more than she knew. Can Nickie handle all the changes headed her way on her own? Or does she have someone who can help her?









Fight (Kitsune #2)


Nickie is still learning t navigate the complexities of this new life. Now that she knows about mating she must deal with Brandon insisting that she’s his mate, but Nickie knows it isn’t true. What will it take to convince him?
While Nickie tries to deal with the changes in her life, Bill asks her to go to Seattle on pack business. But will the trip be as easy as expected?










Hunt (Kitsune #3)

Nickie returns to town eager to get back to her life and routine but soon discovers that there are many more changes headed her way. After an old school friend is murdered, a threatening message is written on the news article about her death and left for Nicki. She begins to wonder if maybe her friend had been killed as a warning to her, but why?
Together, Nickie and Devon set out to figure out who is behind the murder and what it has to do with Nickie, but can they do it before she gets hurt again?








Escape

On the run from an arranged marriage, Rebecca has been hiding out in the wild for months. But now she’s wandered into Nick’s territory, and he doesn’t take trespassers lightly. He’s given her clothes, food and shelter, but can Rebecca trust him not to turn her back over to her family? Can she convince him to help protect her?











Melissa was born and raised in Arizona, she’s spent her entire life living across the southern half of the state. She’s found that, along with her husband and three children, she prefers the small towns and rural life to feeling packed into a city.

She started reading at a very young age, and her love for series started early, as the first real books she remembers reading is the Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner. Through the years she’s found that there’s little she won’t read, and her tastes vary from westerns, to romance, to sci-fi / fantasy and Horror.


Kitsune Series Blurb

Nickie discovers that not only do shape-shifters exist, but she is one. While learning exactly what it means to be a shifter and how it will affect her life, Nickie has other things on her mind. From finding out that her best friend isn't who she thought he was, to learning about mates and finding hers. She also has to deal with a group of shifter supremacists and the evil things they're willing to do in the name of their hate. Follow Nickie's adventures in the Kitsune series.

WMC Series Blurb

The WMC series focuses on one clan of Cougar shifters who live in the White Mountains of Arizona. Each book focuses on a different person in the clan and details the path they had to follow to find their mates. First in the series is Escape a short story about the clan's leader or Khan, Jade's Peace, the first full length novel in the series will be released in January.