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September 6, 2024
Ο ΠΑΡΑΤΗΡΗΤΗΣ � The Watcher Greek Edition
Το έτος είναι 1888, και το μέρος είναι το Ουάιτσάπελ , στην ιδια την καρδιά του Λονδίνου. Αλλά η καρδιά αιμορραγεί. Ένας μυστηριώδης δολοφόνος καταδιώκει γυναίκες στους δρόμους � το πραγματικό του όνομα είναι άγνωστο, αλλά ο μύθος του θα μείνει στην ιστορία. Αυτή είναι ένα σύντομο διήγημα του Τζακ του Αντεροβγάλτη.
Βαθμολογία 18 για σκηνές βίας.
August 30, 2024
What is the Secret of Blossom Rise?
When a young nurse takes a job at an old military hospital she finds the answers to an old family question � what is the secret of Blossom Rise Hospital? Who is the long-dead man who walks the grounds?
#Ebook #Paranormal #Ghoststory
August 28, 2024
One Man’s Treasure � Blog Tour and Giveaway #Romantic #Suspense
Married for convenience, they have agreed to take what they need fromtheir marriage and go their separate ways, but when a black markettreasure hunter decides they have something he wants, can the pairescape both danger and love?
One Man’s Treasure
Hughes BrothersTrilogy Book 1
by Eva Fox Mate
Genre: RomanticSuspense
Callie Wallis is militantly self-reliant, but when her sister’smountain of medical bills threatens to avalanche, she does theunthinkable: She asks her boss, Adam, for a loan.
A member of thefamous Hughes clan, Adam is fed up with the scheming fortune huntersand paparazzi that dog his every step. When his trusted assistant,Callie, asks for money, he ups the ante to a marriage of convenienceinstead.
Each plans to getwhat they want from the arrangement and leave, but when ablack-market treasure hunter decides Adam has something he wants, canthe pair escape both danger and love? And can Callie protect thesecret she’s kept from Adam for years?
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Eva Fox Mate has been writing ever since she could hold a pencil. Anavid reader, crafter, and lover of history, when she isn’t writingor volunteering at a house museum, she’s wielding a crochet hook orglue gun and looking for something to DIY. A transplanted Ohioan, shenow lives in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado, with her husbandof over 30 wonderful years. Empty nesters, they enjoy golfing,traveling, and spending time with their two adult children and theirtwo zany and much-spoiled dogs.
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August 21, 2024
What is the Secret of Blossom Rise?
When a young nurse takes a job at an old military hospital she finds the answers to an old family question � what is the secret of Blossom Rise Hospital? Who is the long-dead man who walks the grounds?
#Ebook #Paranormal #Ghoststory
August 20, 2024
Failsafe � Blog Tour and Giveaway #ScienceFiction
The world runs on code, but not all code is safe.
Failsafe
by Jeff Sylvester
Genre: ScienceFiction Action Thriller
Theworld runs on code, and not all code is safe. This is why Anna Flynnhas a job.
Matter Manipulation Devicesalter the physical world, turning dreams into reality. But somedreams are treacherous, and the streets are filled with mods thatmanipulate matter in illegal and dangerous ways.
As a seasoned MMD agent, Annafights back against the criminals who misuse these devices andtraffic in illegal mods. When she intervenes in a plot to assassinateone of the world’s most respected political leaders, her methods drawthe ire of her superiors, and she finds herself under investigationfrom her own agency.
Increasingly isolated andunsure whom she can trust, Anna works to unravel a conspiracy thatwould unleash the worst potential of matter manipulation technologyon the world.
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Jeff Sylvester has been a professional software developer most of hislife, but also enjoys writing and creating music. He and his familylive in Suwanee, GA.
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August 19, 2024
All The Missing Girls � Blog Tour #Thriller #Suspense
A tenacious TV reporter has 48 hours to illegally enter Cuba, findher sister, and avenge hermámá. Don’t miss thespine-tingling sequel to Emmy-award winning journalist Linda HurtadoBond’s immersive thriller,All The Broken Girls.
All the Missing Girls
by Linda HurtadoBond
Genre: Thriller,Suspense
Onceyou enter their world, there is no escape…in this gripping andundeniably chilling thriller from Emmy-award winning journalist LindaHurtado Bond.
As a crime reporter for a Tampa TV newsstation, Mari Alvarez knows when an investigation enters dangerousterritory. But with her estranged sister missing and almost noinformation to go on, Mari can’t trust anyone but herself to findthe truth. Now she has just 48 hours to sneak into Cuba undetected,track down her sister…and pray to her orisha that she’s not toolate.
This is nothing like reporting in her neighborhood,though–a place she knows like the back of her hand. In Havana shehas no contacts and only an ice-cold trail of cryptic clues. WhenDetective Tony Garcia offers to help, Mari puts aside her instinctsand tries to let someone in. But soon they’re caught in a maze oflies, deception, and an undercurrent of the island’s ownwitchcraft, a sinister Brujería.
Every lead draws Marifurther into this world of shadows, especially when her sister isn’tthe only young woman who’s gone missing. Each step pushes Mari andTony toward a revelation they never saw coming. And as they close inon the horrifying truth, one thing becomes clear…no one will letthem leave Cuba alive.
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Linda Hurtado Bond is an award-winning journalist for Tampa’s Fox 13by day and author of romantic thrillers by night. She has won 13 Emmyawards, numerous Society of Professional Journalist and AssociatedPress awards, as well as a Florida Bar and an Edward R. Murrow award.A breast cancer survivor, she’s also active in the Tampa communitywith The American Cancer Society, Hooked on Hope, and The Shoot for aCure, raising money and awareness any chance she gets. She’s themother of five, four athletes and an adopted son from Cuba. She haspassion for world travel, classic movies and solving a good mystery.
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August 16, 2024
The Bone Below � Release Blitz #Fairytale #Retelling
OUT NOW � The Bone Below: A Princess and the Pea Retelling by Sylwia Koziel (@PublishConquest @Bysilverstories)
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“Throne of Glass meets Bridgerton in this Princess and the Pea fairytale retelling!�
Each time Nelka leaves her cottage she seems to bump into the same unnamed stranger who teases her relentlessly and ignites feelings she isn’t prepared for. When her sister becomes ill, Nelka leaves the safety of her village to find a cure. Trouble becomes imminent when Nelka is taken prisoner and held hostage by the foreign King and Queen. Their son, and soon-to-be King, has plans and Nelka is exactly what he needs to set them into motion. Each day Nelka spends in the castle with the Prince brings her closer to a truth she didn’t know had been hidden while pushing her further from the village farmer of her past.
The Bone Below is a journey of self-discovery, first love, and learning about one’s place in a vast world.
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Her sodden dress left a trail of mud behind as her shoes squeaked against the once pristine floor. She worried with each step she would slip on the white marble floors.
As if on cue, Nelka’s face reddened at the mess behind her. In her head, she could hear Mother yelling how she was worse than a pig. Under usual circumstances, her embarrassment would have her rushing to clean it up. Fear was a much stronger force though, and as Nelka tried to keep her pace steady, it overwhelmed her. Her limbs were no longer her own but separate, with a mind of their own. Nelka knew what awaited her could not be good. She knew these could be some of her last moments; she might never experience the sun on her face again, the brisk wind brushing against her cheeks. Yet, her feet kept moving because she could never say no.
She almost collided with the ground when her captor shoved her forward. She grunted as she kept her balance.
“Don’t fall again,� he mocked, his voice unapologetic.
Moments before she had tripped up the stairs outside as the rain poured. She felt like a piece of cattle when her struggle went ignored and her captor didn’t bother to ask if she was okay. Why it surprised her a peasant would be treated that way, Nelka didn’t know. Or perhaps it had to do with who she identified herself as in order to protect herself. It had been pointless, a risky decision that led her exactly where she had wanted to avoid.
Ropes burned against her already raw skin as the echo of her yelp reverberated against the walls of the long hallway, shaking her from her dooming thoughts. As she straightened herself, her mind fully registered where she was and what it meant. Across the sea in Lecit, so far from her home in Lubrana—her quaint village, where her family must be worried to tears and her sister blanched with death waiting outside her door.
The castle’s entryway was more grand than Nelka could have dreamed, and much longer. A way to intimidate folks before they deigned to disturb the Royal family’s peace. The ceiling reached higher than Nelka’s cottage three times over. The chilling, white walls were ornately detailed with amber tiles, while oil lamp chandeliers hung above to provide the barest bit of light. The only source of movement, besides her and her captor’s steps, was the shadows that loomed.
No windows lined the walls, as if to communicate all hope was already lost. That one’s fate was already determined so there was no point in one last look at the world beyond. A cold and eerie welcoming. The columns spread along both sides of the walkway were wrapped in golden vines trailing upward, leading Nelka to crane her neck. She needed to squint to see properly, but images of birds flying overhead were painted on the ceiling, their delicate wings fluttering against the cold stone. A mockery of true freedom. Just like Nelka knew she would never leave. Never see her family again.
Beyond the next set of doors, Nelka knew the Royal family awaited her arrival, ready to sentence her without blinking. Nelka had only heard rumors of their cruelty, but now the daunting interior made it tangible, a reality she had no choice but to face.
Nelka wanted to pinch herself for her outburst at the market. For opening her foolish mouth and thinking she could use her unclaimed status to absolve her. Even if she were a noble in blood, she was not a noble in character.
A fresh wave of tears fell down her face, her vision blurring further with the mixture of rain, but her hands tied behind prevented her from wiping her eyes. She wished Kaz were there. He would be able to undo the vicious knots restraining her. She shook off the thought of him, of his lively green eyes that saw something greater in her.
About the Author
Sylwia is a born and raised Chicagoan, spending her days exploring the city, one train stop at a time. She currently works as a media planner at a large media agency where she daydreams of the day when a slack notification no longer makes her heart jump in fear.
Sylwia writes all sorts of genres that have strong romantic subplots. She enjoys character driven stories where the main character is on a journey of discovering themselves and learning to let go of the expectations weighing on them.
On top of publishing her debut duology, The Bone Below and The Bone After, with Conquest Publishing, she is also in the early drafting stages of self-publishing a series of novellas under her pen name KC Silver.
The Bone Below, the first installment of The Bone Below series, will hit shelves in April 2024.
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August 13, 2024
Feral � Blog Tour #Historical #Horror
There’s something very, very wrong with the children.
Feral
by Bryan W. Alaspa
Genre: HistoricalHorror
For Garland, the move to California is just what his family needs tofinally find comfort and success. After years of failed businesses,this may be their last chance. However, making the journey across thedangerous Sierra Nevadas is potentially deadly business in the 1800s.The journey is long and arduous.
This time, though,Garland’s friend Silas says he met a man who has found an easier andsafer way to make the journey. Little does he know that his son ishaving ominous dreams about their trip and that something lurks deepwithin the woods. The long trek becomes harder and more difficult,taking longer than promised. Soon, the entire train of wagons,horses, and people is trapped in the mountains.
Then, thesnow comes and buries them. As a small party sets off for rescue, noone knows that the thing within the woods that has been calling tothe children is ready. Beneath the snow, as the travellers fight offstarvation, a true nightmare starts—an ancient nightmare with sharpteeth that affects the children. Now, the screaming starts, and thetrue horror begins.
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BryanW. Alaspa is a Chicago born and bred author of both fiction andnon-fiction works. He has been writing since he sat down at hismother’s electric typewriter back in the third grade and pounded outhis first three-page short story. He spent time studying journalismand other forms of writing. He turned to writing as his full-timecareer in 2006 when he began writing freelance, online and beganwriting novels and books.
He is the author of dozens of books in both fiction andnon-fiction and numerous short stories and articles.
Mr. Alaspa writes true crime, history, horror, thrillers,mysteries, detective stories and tales about the supernatural.
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The Bruiser � Release Blitz
OUT NOW—The Bruiser: Book One in The Viper Series by Becky Kapjon (@PublishConquest @bkapjon)
Blurb:
When a grief-stricken hockey player meets an introverted graduate student, nothing can go wrong�
Bethany Morgan only wants one thing: an internship to fulfill her graduation requirements. This time it is going to be different until she looks at the guy she is interviewing with. All she can think about is the failed one-night stand they had together and how he didn’t remember her.
Dan Rossi is coming off the best year of his career, and the worst of his life. When a mysterious blonde walks into the foundation office he sets up in his girlfriend’s memory, his whole life changes. He hasn’t felt this way in a long time and doesn’t know if he is ready to live his life again.
Will Dan be able to move forward and embrace the feelings he has for the mysterious girl in the office? Is Bethany going to be able to mix business with pleasure?
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One week after her horrific night of fun, Bethany stretches in her bed, the sunshine’s warmth comforting her. She thinks about her interview. The reminder of her last few causes her to cringe with embarrassment. She was so nervous and fumbled over her answers, then in the end, didn’t get the internships. She wrings her hands together as she thinks about the day’s interview.
She tells herself, “Get it together.�
Gathering her robe and towel from the chair in the corner of her small bedroom, Bethany treks toward the bathroom, turning on the water in the shower before digging her soap and shampoo out of the hallway closet. Easing her toe into the stall to see if the water is the right temperature, she shivers at the frigidness but jumps in anyway. She has no time to waste. Maybe the coolness of the water will make her more mentally alert. She prepares for the interview, answering any potential interview questions, and giving perfect answers while scrubbing her body. Not wanting to stay under the cold water any longer than necessary, she wraps herself in her robe with a sigh and walks back to her room.
She takes a deep breath after looking at the clock on the nightstand. She calculates how much time she needs to dress and walk the few blocks to the office building. She chooses a skirt and blouse that is comfortable. Her hands shake while placing the outfit choices on her bed. She places them next to her “interview� dress and black chunky heels. With both outfits side by side, she looks at her selections and thinks, “It looks like I am going to a funeral.� Which is what’s going to happen if she doesn’t get this job. She hates second-guessing herself. She groans to herself, takes another deep breath, and tries not to forget all of her interview techniques.
“Tiffany, did you leave for class yet?� Bethany yells into the hallway, which is met with silence.
Tiffany could have at least said goodbye before she left. Her roommate would know exactly which outfit would look the best on her. She wore a blouse and skirt with a blazer at the last interview, so she decides to wear the black dress this time.
With the dress on, she looks in the floor-length mirror and squints at her reflection while turning from side to side. She needs something to liven it up. A purple scarf hangs from out of her top dresser drawer. Bethany grabs it, looking at the deep purple against the black dress, thinking it looks perfect. She pulls her hair back in a professional bun and applies a touch of foundation, and a dab of pink lip gloss to her full lips. The professional and put-together woman who stares back at her in the mirror at her vanity is not the nerdy, college student she is accustomed to seeing.
On her way out the door, Bethany grabs her purse and portfolio with a few copies of her resume inside. The small office is in one of the buildings two blocks from the apartment. Before closing the door, she takes a look at the clock and sees there is plenty of time to make the short walk. She glances at her phone one last time reading the address and the contact information. She reads the address and name of Daniel Rossi as she descends the steps of her apartment to take a deep breath of the fresh air. To pass the time on her walk, Bethany thinks of every possible greeting she could use.
“Hello, Mr. Rossi. This office is very impressive.�
“Hello, Mr. Rossi. I like what you have done with Remembering Katie’s Legacy.�
The only problem is she didn’t know much about the foundation. Bethany’s advisor caught her off guard when she had to reschedule the interview twice. Last night she had a paper to finish for her business class. She didn’t have a lot of time to research the company or the President. Her advisor told her it was a startup and there wasn’t much more information in her email. When she tried to look for information about the foundation, there was very little on their website. The website hasn’t been updated and it looked like it was in the beginning stages of development.
About the Author:
Becky Kapjon lives in Chicago, IL. She is a wife and mother of 2 daughters. Becky has always been an avid reader and enjoys many different genres, but especially romance which is one reason why she decided to write her own. She is a huge Disney fan and loves everything Harry Potter along with cheering on her favorite sports teams. She loves rooting for the Chicago Bears (football), Chicago Blackhawks (hockey), and her favorite Chicago White Sox (baseball). In her spare time, you can find Becky spending time with her family watching movies, going to the zoo, or at her favorite vacation spot, Walt Disney World.
You can always find Becky with her iPad in hand and her kindle app full of new books. She has been busy writing her new Viper Series, the first book, The Bruiser releasing in 2024, with Conquest publishing. With many more to come in the series.
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Έξι σύντομες ιστορίες χάους και αταξίας. Νικητής της καλύτερης φαντασίας 2018 στο NN Light Book Heaven. Άτακτοι καλικάντζαροι, αγνοούμενες κάλτσες, πονηροί κλέφτες και μπερδεμένοι θεοί εμφανίζονται σε αυτή τη συλλογή σύντομης φαντασίας.
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