Private Lessons is an explicit erotic romance with a horse-lover flavor. I will be posting consecutive sections on Tuesdays until the whole thing is posted. Then I’ll post it as a free pdf on my website. Do not click the link to read more if you are offended, or bored, by adults in explicit sexual situations.
Thin Them Out is short, tight chapbook that doesn’t so much tell a story, as set up two sides of a story.
On one hand you have the survivors of an unexplained zombie apocalypse, wound tight, desperate and ready to snap, no longer able to see whether the danger comes from the walking dead or the living around them.
On the other hand you have a most remarkable zombie whose thoughts and worries go beyond food and danger into places that are simplistically beautiful.
A fast read, buying a copy of Thin them Out is an easy, enjoyable way to support the small press.
Trade Paperback: 9780981639093, $13.95
“I am Portia Gyony,” she repeated, and the world bent slightly around the edges.
What would it be like to witness a battle between celestial beings? Sort of like The Convent of the Pure by Sara M. Harvey. Portia is a demon hunter and a Nephilim, a descendant of human and angel. Still mourning the death of her lover Imogen, yet protected by the ghost of Imogen, Portia is trying to complete her training to become a full member of the Gyony (demon hunter Nephilim as opposed to magic user or necromancer Nephilim) community.
Instead she is pulled into a plot to over throw the Primacy, the ruling council of the Nephilim, by a dark-hearted sect of necromancers, one of which helped her keep Imogen at her side after her tragic death. Portia isn’t just a tool in the necromancer plot, she is the plot, one of the rare “Pure Bloods”, a direct child of an angel and human.
The Convent of the Pure is a fast paced dark fantasy with steampunk elements. The world is rich and enticing, the only real flaw is it’s short length. The world really could support a full length book, if not a series as Portia and Imogen are engaging, their romance a sweet up point against the dark tenseness of the world setting. Portia is strong without being snarky or bitchy. There’s no stress over her ability to “hang with the boys”, no real issue of gender roles at all, which is refreshing. The action is large scale and satisfying without being too easy or overwhelming.
Overall The Convent of the Pure is an excellent, enjoyable tale sure to appeal to readers of dark fantasy, urban fantasy and even paranormal romance.
Private Lessons is an explicit erotic romance with a horse-lover flavor. I will be posting consecutive sections on Tuesdays until the whole thing is posted. Then I’ll post it as a free pdf on my website. Do not click the link to read more if you are offended, or bored, by adults in explicit sexual situations.
Brandon Ford’s unabashed homage to splatter movies and scream queens centers on Alyssa Peyton, a washed up has-been B-movie queen lost in a world of depression and substance abuse after being abandoned by her producer husband for a newer model… Full review at Dark Scribe.