Ok—I live in a house in the woods. I built it—or at least I told the builders how to build it (whether they liked it or not) and I’ve lived in it for over 20 years. I can absolutely guarantee that this house is alive. It’s tried to kill me a couple of times—all in good fun—and it’s even more frequently saved my life. We have a complicated relationship. Haunted by a curse that kills someone close to their family […]
OK. I admit that my Halloween decorations have been up since August (and they’ll stay up until February—sue me!) My to-read list for the next month is filled with witches and ghosts and all manner of wonderful magic! Let’s face it—Reality bites right now. But while there are books, there is hope, right? The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna is the perfect start to this season, the perfect escape, and a perfectly charming tale of finding […]
This urban fantasy is just the thing to get you in the mood for the spooky season. See my review and enter the giveaway. Lynn Crandall will be awarding a $25 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. My Halloween decorations are up and I have a bunch of witchy tales to share this Autumn. Atlantis Aeon Ainsley Durham loves running her antique shop, Fancy This, in Old Town Auralia, but takes seriously her mission to work with her […]
A little magic on a summer night. Read my review and enter the giveaway. LS Delorme will be awarding a $15 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. Enter at all the tour stops to increase your odds. 1944. Harrisville, a small southern town. Veronica works at the cigarette factory and takes a side gig processing cannon fodder, er, new army recruits. Some of the recruits are black, and the small town is rife with prejudice. She meets […]
NetGalley and Hell or Highwater Books provided a free copy of The Devil Take the Blues in exchange for an honest review. Meet Me at the Crossroads The Devil Take the Blues by Ariel Slick is a Southern Gothic Song of Love and Infernal Bargains Circa 1920. The fly spot of a town called Azoma, Louisiana. Beatrice runs and owns the store she inherited from her profligate father only because she refuses to contemplate marriage, at which point the store […]
Here’s a chilling read for a hot day! Daughter of the Drowned by Kerry Williams mixes Greek myth with Voodoo and trauma. Take a peek. Daughter of the Drowned is a dark and intense tale about addiction, trauma, and death. The victim of a swimming accident during which she was dead for four minutes, Lovely Timms, is obsessed with death. And, since the accident, the dead clamor for her attention. Her family thinks she’s mad, and she agrees with them, […]
