The third, and possibly end of a first trilogy, of the Alex Steward series, is entitled Free the Wolf. Alex is a homeless citizen of Hopewell, living off the charity of her friend Emma and hanging around Hell’s Bells with her other friends, Trish and Nate. She’s also a werewolf. […]
She Waits Where Shadows Gather is the debut novel of Michelle Tang, a new voice in the horror genre. I had read her previous novella DuMort (a Shirley Jackson nominee) and was captivated by its gripping plot, complex characters, and delightful twist at the end. She Waits Where Shadows Gather […]
A quick summary of this novel is that a woman who has barricaded herself in her apartment during a zombie and vampire apocalypse for 187 days emerges to find a world in chaos. I’ve read another novel by author Jodi Jenson in a different genre and enjoyed it. I was […]
My usual introduction post is further below. For this publishing period, this post will tell you everything you need to know about Forlorn Harbor, publishing May 26, 2026. To order Forlorn Harbor: https://books2read.com/u/bokJk1 To read more about Forlorn Harbor If you read it and like it, here’s a few things […]
The second book in the Lamplight Murder Mysteries series changes the location from an inn to a train. The setup is remarkably similar. Huntress Isabeau Agarwal boards a train at the last minute, the very last minute, to ensure the safety of the passengers to their destination. She doesn’t know […]
Stefanie Gilmour’s Cage the Wolf is the second in the Alex Steward series of a young woman dealing with the duality of lycanthropy. In this world, the transformation isn’t automatic or strictly based on a moon phase. The afflicted person has some measure of control, even more with practice. Alex […]
We’ve all heard the legends of the extreme-horror ten-level house, if you make it to the end, you’ll receive a cash bonus. When we look for such a house, we find it’s an urban legend. Legend Has It by D. J. Slater is a horror novel that explores the age-old […]
The second book of the Athena Club involves the main female characters traveling far from their London home to stop a fiendish scheme. The Athena Club consists of the daughters of Dr. Jekyll (Mary Jekyll) and Mr. Hyde (Diana Hyde). Also, the poisonous daughter of mad biologist named Beatrice, the […]
Melisandre (Melissa) Roberts is a new homeowner of a wonderful house on a decent-sized lot. Her best friend, Alexandra, sends over a handsome man, Ryan, to help her move in. Ryan is not only handy around the house, he’s friendly. In addition, Melissa’s acing her classes at college and enjoying […]
Eleanor Bourg Nicholson’s novel, A Bloody Habit, is set in the early 1900s, directly after Bram Stoker published Dracula. In the novel, Londoners are talking about the Stoker book, and the main character, John Kemp, is currently reading it. Kemp is a lawyer and above such foolishness as vampires, but […]