Gamble's Run: A husband's worst fears realized.

What's the book about?

Reeling from the tragic loss of his infant daughter Molly and the disappearance of his wife Melody, Garrett Webb begins a journey that will ultimately bring him to Gamble's Run, a long-abandoned canal hidden deep in central Florida.

If he has any hope of finding his wife, he must penetrate the mysteries surrounding the canal and confront the evil that has festered there for untold centuries.

Webb will make deadly enemies, but will also gain steadfast friends and allies, and together they will confront a power that exists beyond time and space.

Unearthly forces clash in ancient conflict with a single question hanging in the balance: What dwells beneath the forgotten waters of Gamble's Run?

Will Garrett Webb find his wife alive and safe?

Find out more about the author here: http://hellboundbookspublishing.com/authorpage_D.Gray.html

Crime and Horror audio drama competition: It's not too early to enter.

Are you a Podcaster with a Noir side? Or do you write Crime and Horror fiction and are looking for a writing contest to enter? Do you want to flex your creative muscles? Here's your chance to do it.

Sounds of Crime & Horror: 

an audio drama writing competition 

Crime and Horror writers are invited to listen to this video clip and write a short story to complete it. http://gritfiction.co.uk/black-friday-competition/ 

The Blood Noir Podcast will use the winning entry to create an audio drama, and Near to the Knuckle will publish and interview the winner our online fiction website. Four runners up will also have their stories published. 

Your title: Black Friday 

 

Word limit: 1,500 - 4,000

 

Story characters limit: 5 (characters are limited for podcast production purposes) 

 

Deadline for entries: November 1st, 2018

Submit entries to: Editor at close2thebone@hotmail.com 

 

Have a question? Contact Henry at close2thebone@hotmail.com with BLACK FRIDAY QUESTION in the subject line.

As the Brits would say, do you want to give it a go?

Late Summer: The perfect time for a Mermaid romance! Siren's Call.

Without the Best Books - Two Thumbs Up book review page on Facebook, I would never have found out about this book. Best Books link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/243199719356829/

Mermaids have always fascinated me. In fact, my girlhood friend and I used to play the fisherman and the Mermaid back in the Sixties. When I saw The Siren's Call, I couldn't resist, especially when the ebook is only $1.99.

What's it about?

Lighthouse keeper Tessa Lonike savors her solitude on Little Mer, an island off the coast of Maine, guarding her true identity as a mermaid. But when Tessa spots a man thrashing around in the ice cold waters during a storm, she must use her ability as a mermaid to pull him to shore.

A year later, when Kenneth Randall meets the woman who saved his life, he's determined not to let Tessa slip away. But when Tessa'a archaeologist ex-lover comes back to town with a clue to her heritage, she may be forced to leave her happiness behind.

I like the idea of this book so much, I am going to buy it and review it. Care to join me?

The Amazon link: https://amzn.to/2MCr6KO

The first of the Seaside Cafe Mysteries: Live and Let Chai! Drink up!

"By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea,
You and me, you and me, oh how happy we'd be".

The Cozy Mysteries website never fails to deliver good reading. And during vacation season, I thought a seaside mystery would be an exciting read.

Life hasn't been so sweet for Everly Swan over the past couple of years, but now that she is back in her seaside hometown and the proud owner of a little iced tea shop and café right on the beach, things are finally starting to look up—until a curmudgeonly customer turns up dead on the boardwalk. With one of her hallmark glass tea jars lying right next to him and an autopsy that reports poison in his system, it doesn't look good for Everly or her brand new business.

As the townspeople of Charm, formerly so welcoming and homey, turn their back on Everly, she fights to dig up clues about who could have had it in for the former town councilman. With a maddeningly handsome detective discouraging her from uncovering leads and a series of anonymous attacks on Everly and her business, it will take everything she's got to keep this mystery from boiling over.

Here is the link to the website which includes the Amazon link: 

http://cozy-mysteries-unlimited.com/live-and-let-chai-seaside-caf%C3%A9-mystery-1