Showing posts with label paranormal suspense. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 9, 2016

BOOK TOUR AND GIVEAWAY: Hidden Truths And Lies by Fran Lewis

Hidden Truths and Lies

by Fran Lewis

on Tour June 13 - July 31, 2016

Synopsis:

Hidden Truths and Lies by Fran LewisEach story in this series teaches a lesson the person behind the stone should have learned before committing crime, hurting someone else, or generally failing at life.
We’re about to enter Golden Stone Cemetery, where these unfortunate people are buried so deep you can barely find their markers. Their crimes are so heinous and their deeds so cruel that family members buried them here because they want to forget they ever existed.
Enter at your own risk.

Reviews:

“The stories in this collection by Fran Lewis are gripping in suspense and demonstrate a vivid imagination. I picked them up planning to read for a few minutes and couldn’t stop until I had finished the last story. Fran understands well and expresses the dark side that many people have. Motivated by greed or self-interest, some in these stories who seem like people we encounter every day are willing to undertake terrifying actions. It makes for an excellent read.” — Allan Topol, author of !e Italian Divide and The Washington Lawyer
Hidden Truths and Lies is a compilation of stories told from beyond the grave each one filled with terror as the character faces his or her own fate. The final two stories are pure science fiction and will hopefully allow readers to see the magnitude of this talented writer.” — Susan Ross, Board Of Education, NYC

My Review: This is a quick read, for several reasons. First of all, it has less than 100 pages. Second, you won't want to put it down once you get started. 

I was fascinated by the characters in each story, and how their stories played out. Some made me sigh with satisfaction, while others had me gasping in horror.

The author has a great writing style which brings each character to life and shows exactly the type of person they were on the inside. I hope to read more of her work in the future.

**I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are entirely my own.**

Rating: Four stars

Book Details:

Genre: Horror; Paranormal Suspense  
Published by: Fideli Publishing Inc. 
Publication Date: April 7th 2016 
Number of Pages: 98 
ISBN: 1604149124 (ISBN13: 9781604149128) 
Series: Hidden Truths and Lies is the 4th book in Fran Lewis's FACES BEHIND THE STONES series of stand alone novellas.

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Read an excerpt:

Introduction
Each story in this series teaches a lesson the person behind the stone should have learned before committing crime, hurting someone else, or generally failing at life. We’re about to enter Golden Stone Cemetery, where these unfortunate people are buried so deep you can barely find their markers. Their crimes are so heinous and their deeds so cruel that family members buried them here because they want to forget they ever existed.
Welcome to Golden Stone Cemetery, where the voices of these unfortunates can be heard loud and clear. Learning what they did and what their fates became will make you shudder. When you find out just how cruel they were in life, you’ll be glad they’re gone. You’ll be relieved that their families made sure the spirits of each of these nefarious characters will never rise again.
Who lies behind these unmarked stones? Let their stories unfold...
© Copyright 2016 Fran Lewis All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the author.

Author Bio:

Fran LewisFran Lewis: Fran worked in the NYC Public Schools as the Reading and Writing Staff Developer for over 36 years. She has three masters Degrees and a PD in Supervision and Administration. Currently, she is a member of Who's Who of America's Teachers and Who's Who of America's Executives from Cambridge. In addition, she is the author of three children's books and a fourth that has just been published on Alzheimer's disease in order to honor her mom and help create more awareness for a cure. The title of my new Alzheimer’s book is Memories are Precious: Alzheimer’s Journey; Ruth’s story and Sharp as a Tack and Scrambled Eggs Which Describes Your Brain? Fran is the author of 13 titles.

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Saturday, October 31, 2015

SPOOKY SPOTLIGHT: The Barter by Siobhan Adcock

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BOOK INFORMATION
  • Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Plume; Reprint edition (August 4, 2015)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0147516366
  • ISBN-13: 978-0147516367

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Synopsis: In today’s “lean in” era, debut novelist Siobhan Adcock casts the issue of whether women can ever “have it all” into a superbly written novel that will have readers everywhere talking. Bridget has given up her career to raise her daughter, but now a terrifying presence has entered their Texas home—and only Bridget can feel it. In 1902, motherhood spurs Rebecca to turn her back on her husband, despite her own misgivings. As Adcock crosscuts these two women’s stories with mounting tension, each arrives at a terrible ordeal of her own making.

About the author
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Friday, September 4, 2015

Onyx Webb: Book One (Episodes 1, 2, and 3) by Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz

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Synopsis: The Onyx Webb series follows the unusual life of Onyx Webb along with a central group of characters in various locations and times. The billionaire Mulvaney family, piano prodigy Juniper Cole and her brother Quinn, paranormal show hosts Cryer and Fudge, and a few others make up the core of the series. Written like a book version of a supernatural soap opera, each character’s story moves forward with most every episode. It may appear that the characters are entirely unrelated and yet episode by episode, the connections will become clearer. Like being an inch away from a spider web, with each book, the web will move further and further away revealing the full story of every character and most importantly, the stunning conclusion for Onyx Webb herself.
In Book One... It’s June, 1980 and piano prodigy, Juniper Cole is on the way to her senior prom. It’s January 2010, and Koda Mulvaney has blown through his 20 million dollar trust fund and is told by his father to return home and get to work. It’s August, 1904 and little Onyx Webb is on her way to the famous World’s Fair in St. Louis with her father, Catfish.

Review: I'm always a little leery of stories which come in "episodes," particularly after a couple of bad experiences. However, this one restored my faith in the concept. As the synopsis says, you start out thinking you are reading several individual stories from various time periods. But the more you read, the more interwoven the stories become--and not in a ridiculous, convoluted way. 

All three main characters are realistically written and are very likable.  Several of them find themselves in life-threatening situations which will have you on the edge of your seat.

The plan for this series is for it to be a total of ten books, each with three episodes. That leaves me hoping that each story arc will have a multitude of adventures over those episodes, and that the end will totally surprise and confound us. 

Rating: Five stars