This anthology features a big pile of super quick reads that I would recommend to anyone who likes short stories that are on the darker side. This book spans a huge variety of genres and feels and you will see everything from love to hate, and darkness to the light of hope. Overall I think this was a very creative collection that was quite entertaining, and I would recommend it and I would read more by the author.

Hello awesome readers. Got a real treat for you today. An interview with Varun Sayal the engineer turned author who wrote, Time Crawlers. Time Crawlers is a short story anthology with sci-fi themes including: dark AI, psychics, alien invasions and my favorite: time travel! I have this on my TBR and am looking forward to… Continue reading *Author Interview* w/ Varun Sayal @vsa2 author of Time Crawlers #scifi Short Story Anthology

Body of Christ Author: Mark Matthews Category: Christian Horror Suitable for: Adults My Rating: 3 Stars Format Read for Review: Kindle copy provided for judgement in the Indie Horror Book Awards Pages: 95 Description: This is the story of 2 disturbed children who live across the street from each other. Each of them witness a parent’s… Continue reading (REVIEW) Body of Christ by Mark Matthews

Welcome to Teaser Tuesday, a Meme, created by The Purple Booker, that wants you to add books to your TBR, or just share what you are currently reading. It is very easy to play along: — Grab your current read — Open to a random page — Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that… Continue reading Teaser Tuesday ~ Jul. 17, 2018 ~ The Nightmare Room by Chris Sorensen @casorensen

  The Blood Curse by Annette Marie Publication date: March 30th 2018 Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy When Clio conned her way into the Underworld, her job was to steal magic that could protect her homeland. Instead, she escaped with the rebel son of a notorious spell weaver family. And in the process, she exposed his… Continue reading *Book Blitz Tour* The Blood Curse by Annette Marie @AnnetteMMarie #Giveaway & Excerpt! Tour by @XpressoTours

Hello awesome readers. Today I have a really stellar read for you for our Short Reads Saturday. I read, Hope and Walker by Andrew Cull. This is a ghost story set in Australia with a harrowing ending. I LOVED this read! Because this awesome book has been announced as a finalist in this year's Aurealis… Continue reading #ShortReadsSaturdays (REVIEW) Hope and Walker by Andrew Cull @andrewcull

  Dominion by Julie Hall (Life After, #3) Publication date: March 19th 2018 Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult After defeating the red dragon’s legion of bloodthirsty demons, Audrey can finally settle into the afterlife with the knowledge her family is safe. But her quest for a perfect existence shatters the moment Logan is kidnapped in an… Continue reading *Book Blitz & Release Announcement* Dominion by Julie Hall @julieghall — #Giveaway #Excerpt #Freebie — Tour by @XpressoTours

Welcome to my stop on the Book Blitz tour for: Celestia by Yumoyori Wilson (Unicorn Blessed Chronicles, #1) Recently Released: March 2nd 2018 Genres: Adult, Paranormal, Romance What do you get when your father’s a centaur and your mother’s a powerful magician? A unicorn shifter… You’d think being the only known unicorn shifter in the… Continue reading *Book Blitz* Recently Released: Celestia by Yumoyori Wilson #Giveaway & Excerpt! Tour by @XpressoTours

Out tomorrow: Splish, Slash, Takin' a Bloodbath by Mark Allan Gunnells,‎ Renee Miller,‎ Eddie Generous Eighteen gruesome, blood-dripping, gape-wounded tales of slashers, predators, final girls, perverts, cannibals, and otherworldly nasties from authors Mark Allan Gunnells (Companions in Ruin and Flowers in a Dumpster), Renee Miller (Church and Smolder), and Eddie Generous (editor of Hardened Hearts). From the classroom… Continue reading New Release — Splish, Splash Takin’ a Bloodbath by Mark Allan Gunnells @MarkAGunnells‎ Renee Miller @ReneeMJ‎ Eddie Generous @GenerousEd @UnnervingMag

Recently Released: Balam, Spring by Travis M. Riddle Balam is a sleepy town on the eastern coast of Atlua, surrounded by forest and sea. It’s a village where nothing happens and everybody knows each other. But now, people are dying. School is out for the spring, and schoolteacher Theodore Saen is ready to spend the next… Continue reading Book Spotlight — Recently Released: Balam, Spring by Travis M Riddle @traviswanteat

The Poison of Woedenwoud K. Ferrin (Magicfall, #3) Publication date: February 12th 2018 Genres: Adult, Fantasy Magic is draining from the world threatening everything, the tatters of her own family, the warlocks, and the Mari alike. Ling and her companions search desperately for the key to ending it all, but warlocks dog their every step.… Continue reading *Book Blitz* The Poison of Woedenwoud by K. Ferrin #Giveaway & Excerpt — Tour by @XpressoTours

  Curiouser and Curiouser: Steampunk Alice in Wonderland Melanie Karsak (Steampunk Fairy Tales) Publication date: July 17th 2017 Genres: Adult, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Retelling, Steampunk To save the Hatter, Alice must work with the one man she despises so much that she might still love him. Alice thought she’d turned over a new leaf. No… Continue reading *Book Blitz* Curiouser and Curiouser: Steampunk Alice in Wonderland by Melanie Karsak @MelanieKarsak #Giveaway & *Excerpt* Tour by @XpressoTours

The Buried Book Author: D. M. Pulley Category: Historical Fiction, Mystery, Suspense, Coming of Age Suitable for: Adults My Rating: 4.5 Stars Format Read for Review: Kindle Pages: 412 Description: This book was a sad and heartwarming story about a nine year old boy who was abandoned by his mother. Jasper is confused as to why his… Continue reading (REVIEW) The Buried Book by D. M. Pulley @DMPulleyAuthor

Hello awesome readers. Today I am reading a book recommended to me by E. M. Jenkinson of The Ghastly Grimoire. Right away I recognized Dead Over Heels as a book on my TBR. What I didn't know was that I had miss-filed this book and had it sitting in the waiting room with all the full length… Continue reading #ShortReadsSaturdays (REVIEW) Dead Over Heels by @tbraun_author

Hello awesome readers. Today I am delighted to share with you a special guest post about making the switch from writing novels to short stories. This inspirational and educational post is brought to us by one of our giveaway contributors, Eddie Generous. Training the Brain for Shorts Whether it’s Nanowrimo or the dream of seeing… Continue reading Training the Brain for Shorts — Guest Post by Eddie Generous @GenerousEd @UnnervingMag