An excerpt from The Monster

An excerpt from The Monster:

The woman froze in her tracks. Her mind was alive with what her eyes now beheld. There was Alice, lying motionless on the ground, just beyond the reach of the pond’s waters. But it was the hulking mass that leaned over the girl, which caused the nanny’s blood to run cold.

The creature’s skin was dark and the moonlight illuminated the broad, sharp features, and the burning yellow eyes that gazed upon her unmoving charge...

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My 5-Star review of POEtry Girls by Rich Orth

Poetry is all about the conveying of emotion through means of verse. In this collection, you can feel the emotions of the poet in every line. There is a melancholy here, verging on despair, that tugs at the heart. Poems about loves lost, even beyond the power of the living to return them, abound here.

This graveyard romance permeates the work, and you can feel the chill of earthbound hearts yearning for freedom to roam once more. "Strolling by stone upon stone," you experience the pull of ancient forces. It is in the midst of this, that the poet weaves his song:

From this perch
where lovers first kissed
one contemplates finality

Learn the poison of "Lady Nightshade," and see through "Dahlia's Eyes." As "Summer Souls" long to be adrift, feel the desolation of "Winter's Morn." And "Carmilla" waits "with ravenesque tresses," somewhere "amongst the ruins."

But for "Lady Greensleeves":

Her vows meant nothing
Words she merely eschewed
She cared not for me
Longed for my captivity

And so it goes, from life to death. It is a sad refrain, but listen well. For there is "Love Beyond the Grave," and a "City by the Sea." Grieve for "Paradise Lost," and venture into the "Necropolis." These are siren songs, to ensnare the soul. Girls who flirt and dash away, wait patiently to be exhumed.

POEtry Girls can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/POEtry-Girls-Rich-Orth/dp/0615809863

HASH: The Secrets of Startech by April M Reign

Fugitives from Startech, Jade and Aric follow their map to Dieter Copeland’s house in the backwoods of Rutherford. While in hiding, Dieter teaches them how to connect with their alien metal. But their teacher is keeping his own deep, dark secret—a secret that could affect both their lives.

Aric and Jade grow closer, falling more in love, but being on the run has its drawbacks. When it becomes apparent that Startech will stop at nothing to recover their technology, the pair comes face to face with imminent danger, their fears and the truth behind the company that threatens their existence.

Ultimately, as Jade and Aric fight for their lives, they discover there is only one place they can go...

Book Two of THE IMPRINT TRILOGY.

HASH: The Secrets of Startech is available here:

http://www.amazon.com/HASH-Secrets-Startech-Imprint-ebook/dp/B00F24GEPO

My 5-Star review for The Santa Claus Killer by RJ Smith

Christmas is a season of joy: of giving and receiving. But this year, the giving comes in the form of a hatchet, and the receiving ends with the shedding of blood...

An assault on the streets of New York, leads to a series of murders in the city that never sleeps. The killer is dressed as Santa Claus and wielding a bloody hatchet. And so, the authorities search desperately for the not-so-jolly Saint Nick.

The killings in this dark tale are brutal and disturbing. At first, it does not seem to make sense. But slowly, the pieces come together and the terror builds. There is definitely a feel of the real world, with references to recent events. All of this serves to bring the story dangerously close to home.

When the authorities enter the picture, investigative procedures are described in detail. The police detectives are seen as people, struggling against an enemy that always seems to be one step ahead of them.

But the real gift is yet to come. And one teenage boy will face the very stuff of nightmares. He cannot run, nor can he hide. He'd better watch out, and better not pout... for The Santa Claus Killer is coming to town.

The Santa Claus Killer can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Santa-Claus-Killer-ebook/dp/B00E1NU0WA

Dead Lake by Murphy Edwards

Hell has come to Vivid Valley Lake. Once tranquil, it has become overrun with tourists and outdoorsmen intent on abusing the waterways and depleting natural resources. Now, murders and mutilations are occurring at an alarming rate, atrocities so vile they defy any rational explanation. Residents are counting on Charlie Nickles, the DNR Officer known as ‘The Man Who Never Sleeps.’ Nickles learns an ancient curse has been unleashed in the valley and he’s forced to turn to a bitter rival for help. Together they hunt something never seen by scientists or anglers in any body of water—something vicious—something ravenous—something undead. Welcome to Dead Lake 


Dead Lake is available here:

http://www.amazon.com/Dead-Lake-ebook/dp/B00DL4QTI4

My 5-Star review for Hell Cometh by Todd Card

Hell is coming to a little mountain town. An ancient artifact of unspeakable evil is unearthed, and all hell literally breaks loose. The evil spreads and people fall prey, only to return from the dead with a hunger for the living!

Todd Card immerses us in the butchery of this small town, sparing none of the gory details. The characters are real people with all of their flaws. But this two-fisted approach at characterization launches the reader into a full-scale invasion of the damned. You feel every moment, as a ragtag group struggles for survival against the very forces of the inferno. To die is to become a ravening beast, with an insatiable hunger for living flesh.

There are moments of sheer terror, and the story takes you through a roller coaster ride of emotions. You meet simple folk, with good hearts, who must give their very last breath to prevent hell on earth. Stand in the midst of the storm, fight with your last drop of blood. Hell Cometh. Be ready…


Hell Cometh can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/Hell-Cometh-ebook/dp/B0076BLNGG

HASH: Human Alien Species Hybrid by April M Reign

Every night, Jade is rattled by a recurring dream—a dream that’s as real as the research institute where she lives. When flames fall from the sky and an alien ship crashes into Earth, Jade becomes government property and at the mercy of scientists. After all, she’s imprinted with an intelligent alien metal that could be the answer to all of Earth’s problems.

However, in the wrong hands, the metal implant could become the deadliest weapon known to humankind.

Kept underground for sixteen years, Jade fights to keep her sanity and understand the intelligent organism that is wrapped around her spine. When a new company takes over the science institute, Jade’s alien symbiont warns her of imminent danger.

Then Jade meets Aric, the lone survivor from the spaceship. They form an alliance that will change their personal destiny and they put a plan into motion that will alter the future of mankind.

Book One of THE IMPRINT TRILOGY.

HASH:Human Alien Species Hybrid can be found here:

http://www.amazon.com/HASH-Species-Imprint-Trilogy-ebook/dp/B00DPD89A2