I bought this at a second-hand book shop because I thought it sounded like fun. The Gallows Curse is a story of witchcraft, murder, guilt and betrayal. It has wise women, a dwarf madam and a talking mandrake. Yes! A good read, especially if you like a juicy mystery and don’t mind a bit of … Continue reading
Yeah, I know today’s supposed to be interview day. But I have more pressing issues on my mind, folks! Emergency. Bleep bleep. Help. See, I’m doing the self-publishing cover art thing. Anyone who knows me {hint: Erica = world’s WORST ARTIST} is guffawing right now. Guffaw. Go on. You won’t be alone. But for me, … Continue reading
So there’s been a bit of fuss recently on the Book of Face about an instance of so-called ‘plagiarism’. Have you seen it? I’m talking about this author here, whose book supposedly features a scene that is ‘similar’ to a scene in another bestselling author’s book in the same genre. Apparently it’s a sex scene, … Continue reading
It’s Wednesday, and that means Books by Unbound Authors Day. Hence, behold SCORCHED, my new urban fantasy novel! Stroke it! Admire it! Feed it cookies! Done that? Great. You’ll get a chance to win a copy at the end – so just scroll to that bit now, if you need to go pee or something. … Continue reading
I present Among Thieves by Douglas Hulick. Possibly one of the coolest books I’ve read this year. First of all, the cover. This is fucking cool, people. Dark, mysterious, sexy, awesome costume. WANT. Next, the opening. Dude is thrashing the hell out of someone for information. We *like* this torturing bastard. What’s more, it’s probably … Continue reading
Please welcome Daniel de Lorne, author of M/M paranormal romance. His debut vampire tale BECKONING BLOOD comes out May 1, and it looks hot! What do you think? A gripping, blood‐drenched saga about twin brothers, the men they love, and the enduring truth that true love never dies – no matter how many times you … Continue reading
I bought this because a) it had a cool cover; and b) the first page was intriguing. Same reason I buy most books, really. And I’ve had a bit of a thing for good old BFF (big fat fantasy) lately. The world in Promise of Blood has magic, and gunpowder. If you’re a Powder Mage, … Continue reading
Vampire romance is not dead. No matter what they say. Maybe it’s the orgasmic sucking action, or the brooding alpha dudes, or the insta-lust, but it’s a truth universally acknowledged that vampires—the proper bloodthirsty kind, not those sparkling ones—are sexy. At least, it is on this blog. You in the right place? Excellent. Come in, … Continue reading
If you haven’t been drunk or under a rock (or, ahem, living in the real world, which doesn’t actually give a damn) you’ll have heard something this week about author Hugh Howey’s Amazon stats. Y’know. The ones that PROVE that self-publishing is BETTER GODDAMIT because Amazon data scraping and graphs and charts and shiz… and … Continue reading
Today I’d like to share my inspiration for my new short story Unforgiven. It’s a dark fantasy love story, set in a quasi-French Revolution world, where people die of the plague as easily as at the point of a sword, and you can be a hero one day and an enemy of the state the … Continue reading
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