What does Jewish lore have to do with the Germanic folk legend of doppelgangers? Find out in Dead Ringer, fifth in Kat Ross’ Gaslamp Gothic series. Dead Ringer rejoins Harrison Fearing Pell and Jonathan Weston of the American branch of the SPR. The pair are tasked with solving a case involving a ‘mud man’ attacking […]
Dead Ringer Kat Ross (Gaslamp Gothic #5) Published by: Acorn Publishing Publication date: December 13th 2019 Genres: Adult, Fantasy, Paranormal, Retelling A poisonous secret. A terrifying curse. And a client she’d just as soon see dead in a ditch…. Summer 1889. Harrison Fearing Pell hoped for adventure when she signed on with the Society for […]
Top Reads of 2019 Age of War by Michael J Sullivan A Bad Breed by Kat Ross Book Love by Debbie Tung The Chestnut Man by Søren Sveistrup Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia Inferno by Kat Ross Knightmare Arcanist by Shami Stovall Pax Novis by Erica Cameron Taming Demons for Beginners by Annette […]
Tragedy of Me Legend of Me #2 by Rebekah Purdy Publisher: Month9 Books Genre: young adult With the Curse of the Beast broken, Brielle Healer thought she’d left her bloody, gruesome past behind her. But when more dead bodies are discovered on her property, everything changes. Lord Kenrick and other Knights of the Crowhurst Order […]
Fury of the Gods Amy Braun (Areios Brothers #3) Genres: Adult, Urban Fantasy Fate brings consequence. Separated from his brother by curses and lies, Derek Areios is forced into hiding. With rogue goddesses on his side, he begins his search for the Mind of Cronus. But his plans come to a screeching halt when the […]
I wasn’t going to partake of any challenges or the like for 2020 due to health. Especially since I tend to forget about them over the long haul. However, I stumbled upon this and it just seems like such fun! It’s also working within a much narrower time frame. That’s good for me! I’m gonna […]
Linguistics is fascinating, even if it’s not my area of expertise in anthropology. As a writer and poet, I love language and playing with words! Learning words lost to time is fun, and Jones’ A Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities didn’t disappoint. There’s a word for each day of the year, with a bit about how […]
Books Read and Reviewed in December Cry Pilot by Joel Dane, Dec 2nd , 4* Two Thousand Lines by Michelle Jester, Dec 3, 5* The Weight of a Soul by Elizabeth Tammi, Dec 7, 2* Ten Tales of a Dark Tomorrow by Kevin A. Kuhn, Dec 8, 5* The Healing Bowl by Anita Fisk, Dec […]
Decades after the Andromeda Strain wiped out Piedmont, Arizona, people have forgotten the danger. All but Eternal Vigilance, a military operation put in place to monitor for evidence Andromeda has returned. Now the remnants of a crashed ship in the Amazon have triggered alerts. Andromeda is back. A new Wildfire team is selected to investigate […]
When a deadly contagion wipes out the small city of Piedmont, Arizona following the crash of a US satellite, it sets into motion Project Wildfire. Comprised of five scientists, Wildfire is dedicated to dealing with pathogens that may arrive from an extraterrestrial origin. Of the original Piedmont population, only two survived- an old man and […]
