Haunted By The Past
Series: Friends In Crisis
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A psychologist falls for a detective, but a deadly stalker threatens their lives.
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A serial killer waiting to take everything. It’s time for Bella to pay—with her life. Bella Carismo, a 27-year-old psychologist aims to grow her private practice. But her plans take a sudden turn when she crosses paths with Marco Petrazini, a detective, who brings shocking news of the horrific death of an old acquaintance. Now entangled in the investigation of not only a stalker, but several murders and a growing threat to the community, Bella enters in league with her love interest, Marco in his attempt to unravel the truth behind a force truly evil. As the messages, threats, and bodies begin to stack up, Bella finds herself cornered into a violent endgame as the shadows of Bella’s past intend to do far more than haunt her. Lucy Appadoo delivers a blend of romance, suspense, action, and twists. If you like adrenaline-pumping stories with strong women overcoming adversity and finding love, you’ll enjoy Haunted By the Past, the thrilling first book in the Friends In Crisis Series.
In Rio's Shadows
Series: Women Of Strength
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A woman travels to Rio for work, but didn't expect a childhood secret to come to light while exploring child exploitation.
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Romance and terror in a tropical paradise. Sun, sand, surf. How could Blanca Castellano turn down the offer of a promotion to beautiful Rio de Janeiro—especially when it’s a step up in her career in Madrid? The job is a dream come true. A promotion, a new culture to explore, great colleagues to work with, including a sexy photographer named Carlos. There’s also a chance to make a name for herself by exposing a powerful story: child sex exploitation in Rio’s poverty-stricken neighbourhoods. But the return to Rio also means the return of nightmares from Blanca’s childhood—nightmares that began after her first trip to Rio, as a child with her parents on vacation. As Blanca and Carlos investigate child exploitation in Rio, the shadows of Blanca’s nightmares become dark memories of something she cannot yet understand. Shadows of Carlos’s past, too, stalk them—until they become a terrifying and dangerous reality. Together, Blanca and Carlos must learn the identity of a murderous puppet master. If you like raw emotions and a plot that twists and turns from the beach of Ipanema through the sordid favelas and the soaring luxury of Leblon, you won’t be able to stop turning the pages in Lucy Appadoo’s first book, In Rio’s Shadows from the Women Of Strength Series.
Dear Lottie
Series: Lottie Novels
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: Is it ever too late to chase your dreams? Is it ever too late to be with the one you truly love?
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Three decades, Two hearts, One wish…to be together. Lottie used to be a dreamer, but never did she see herself as a housewife to a controlling husband. When Lottie’s Nana unexpectedly passed away in the late 50s, her dreams died alongside her. Blinded by grief, her actions changed the course of her life and that of Henry Hollister, her first love. With Henry haunting her dreams and a burden of regrets, Lottie and Henry wish for nothing more than to turn back the clock to a time of innocence. A time when no one was in the way to stop their plans.
Love Lottie
Series: Lottie Novels
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: For fans of Dear Lottie.
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Cathleen longs for a child to complete her family so when her parents send her sixteen-year-old sister Lottie to London after secretly giving birth to a daughter, could this new bundle be the answer to her prayers? Betty lives a good life in the city of Paris with a close knitted family around her, but when her uncle turns up the night before her wedding, family secrets are exposed , leaving her to decide where she belongs. Grace promised her unborn child that she would be a better mother than her own but while her husband Henry shows her little affection and hides away in his shed, she struggles to keep her promise. Sarah is used to her parents being different. Her mum is always ill, and her dad works around the clock. However, when she starts reading books by the author Lottie Ridley, her life changes forever.
Price of Innocence
Series: Sonder's Song
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: When four criminals are enlisted by the queen to do her dirty work, they'll have to decide how far they're willing to go in destroying a legacy.
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In an unconventional plot, the queen enlists four criminals to conceal her role in the kingdom’s fall. There are only two options: obey or forfeit their lives. However, when they steal an infant child in the night and destroy his family, they quickly realize how flimsy the queen’s justice really is. By then, it's too late, and both the child and the adults are ensnared in the queen's realm. The infant, Sonder, is the last known descendant of a blessing given by The Goddess of Stars. He becomes the queen’s ward to continue his father’s bloody legacy. Growing up alongside him is a Lorist Princess named Rhianwyn, who is similarly held captive. Despite the joy they find as children, they grow to realize they’ve become ensnared in a war against their lineages. Standing between them and the queen’s ambitions is the last living knight of an order sworn to protect the Goddess’s blessing, and the queen’s right hand. When he discovers a sliver of truth, he convinces the four to defy the queen to protect the children. But when the lines blur between who they were and who they can become in her shadow, their alliance frays. They grapple with what it means
Betrayal's Toll
Series: Sonder's Song
Series Number: 2
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Blurb: When the heroes' choice carves a wound on the realm they're forced to find the line between duty and self-preservation.
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The kingdom was built on sacred vows, but the magic given freely by the gods has fallen into the queen's hands. Now, she bends not only the wills of those bound to her, but the world itself. As Sonder's knighting looms, Rhianwyn is forced to make the difficult decision of where her battle lies, even as they continue to grapple with the fallout of his punishment. When she is caught aiding her sister's men, she further entwines herself with him, not realizing the consequences. Worse still, Merrick remains the one they all turn to when their loyalties come into question. And despite his fall from grace, he shields them, because a promise runs deeper than memory. Except this time, he finds himself trying to right the wrongs he has spent years running from. In court and on the battlefield, the lines between honor and treachery, duty and self-preservation blur, turning friends into executioners, lovers into spies. Every choice carves a wound on the realm and the fragile bounds still holding them together.
Bloodstone (The Curse of Time Book 1)
Series: The Curse of Time
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: A unique, imaginative mystery full of magic-wielding and dark elements.
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Book 1, Bloodstone in The Curse of Time Series Fifteen-year-old Amelina Scott lives in Cambridge with her dysfunctional family, a mysterious black cat, and an unusual girl who is imprisoned within the mirrors located in her house. When an unexpected message arrives inviting her to visit the Crystal Cottage, she sets off on a forbidden path where she encounters Ryder: a charismatic, perplexing stranger. With the help of a magical paint set and some crystal wizard stones, can Amelina discover the truth about her family? Free most Amazon territories in kindle and in epub various online stores. Review Quote: 'Bloodstone is anything but a simple narration, but a captivating and imaginative young adult fantasy that seamlessly blends elements of magic, secrets, and coming-of-age in a dysfunctional family. Mrs Mallon managed to craft a plot filled with twists and turns, keeping her readers engaged from beginning to end, exploring universal themes as: family, loss, and self-discovery. With its captivating world-building, intriguing characters, and compelling plot, the book is a must-read for young adult readers seeking a magical adventure.' Author, and contributor to Tomorrow Magazine, Portugal. FREE in ebook most shopfronts, Amazon charges .99 some territories.
Shh, Purely Poetry
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Blurb: A compilation of sensual, love and relationship poems. Quirky, unusual and evocative.
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Shh, Purely Poetry is a collection of poetic pieces about love, sensuality and relationships with sections entitled: love as fuel, (food and coffee love,) the summer and winter of love, strangers in love, quirky aspects and nature as sensuality. Inspired in part by daily prompt poems written for the 365poetrypromptchallenge, observations of places, people and my travels. Review Quote: 'A beautiful collection of sensual poetry based on love and relationships of all kinds. As many of these pieces come from word prompts, it's interesting to see these different voices/narratives come to life. There are some observers, some voyeurs, some sapphic, some with varying innuendos, some in mourning for lost love and some enthralled in a new beginning. I enjoyed the use of rhyming schemes in poems such as 'Gotta stick together ladies', the alliteration in 'Blooms of Blossoming Bliss' and repetition in 'War Talk'. The imagery throughout is wonderfully conveyed and makes each poem vividly its own tale. A unique and thoughtful collection that easily connects to a reader, and I would thoroughly recommend! (I also enjoyed the 'Blackpool Funny Girls Drag Show' as I attended the afterparty of The Book Party and the conga was brilliant!!!) ' Amy B Garratt, Poet. On offer during Spring Spectacular, .99, in kindle, or free kindle unlimited.
Mr. Sagittarius Poetry & Prose
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Blurb: A magical story expressed via an original compilation of poetry and prose with photographic images
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Twin brothers Harold and William love the magic of the natural world. When Harold dies he leaves a simple memorial request. Will his brother William and his sister Annette honour it? Or, will the garden work its magic to ensure that they do. 'This is an exquisite collection of poetry, prose and photos reflecting upon the joy, comfort and peace that is to be found in the natural world and in a beautiful garden. This author's playful, lyrical style conveys an atmosphere and message which is at once magical, poignant and compassionate.' Review Quote S C Skillman, author. On .99 kindle deal during the Spring Indie Visible event. Also available in paperback and for free on kindle unlimited.
The Hedge Witch & The Musical Poet, Poems And Flash Fiction
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Blurb: A sweet poetic tale of love and the forest.
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The Hedge Witch & The Musical Poet is a collection of poetry and flash fiction celebrating the beautiful vulnerability of the forest kingdom. It begins with the poetic tale of the kind-hearted Hedge Witch, Fern, who discovers an injured stranger in desperate need of her woodland spells and magic. The sweet pairing learn from each other and through Fern's guidance, Devin embraces the power of magic to leave behind his troubled past to become The Musical Poet. Review Quote: 'This is a lovely book, I was sad when I turned over and realised I’d reached the end. This is a haunting serenade to trees, wistful and serene. A little book to capture the beauty of nature and the essence of forests. I thoroughly enjoyed this ode to trees. You can dip in and out or read it in one go, and if you’re like me you’ll be full of thoughts and memories and longing to walk within forests again, and if we’re very quiet maybe we’ll hear the trees whispering these poems...' Happy Reader. On .99 kindle deal during the Spring Spectacular Indie Visible event. Also available in paperback and for free on kindle unlimited.
Do What You Love, Fragility of Your Flame, Poems, Photography & Flash Fiction
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Blurb: A Quirky Poetic memoir About Me, & Life
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Do What You Love is a personal poetry collection celebrating how the fates may have a part in all that we do. With special poems and short reflective moments inspired by family, flowers and nature, love, scrumptious morsels, places I've visited, lived and intend to live in, the friendships and hopes I have for the future. The overarching theme is to live a life well lived... And to do what you love. float along with me create clouds of sweetest joy to do what you love hold fate's hand as we venture near and far on life's journey ★★★★★ 5 stars Oh what a lovely book, filled with poetic gems and beautiful prose! I enjoy reading MJ Mallon's poetic fiction, where she ties poetry with prose, and have read several of her previous books written similarly. Do What You Love is almost autobiographical in a sense that she has taken her memories and written them in poetic form, and the fictional, almost fantastical element is where she meets the three sisters of fate through her journey of reminiscences, and they talk about her different memories. It's not linear, but no conversation ever is, is it? Memories jump from the more recent to the older ones as they come tumbling into your mind. I felt a keen connection to the poems about her daughters, and the autumn trees. Autumn is one of my favourite seasons. A lovely book with a personal touch. Ritu - But I Smile Anyway.
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Hearts of Bark and Scale
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Blurb: A sweet low-spice fantasy romance set in a dark fantasy world
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The world is blood and pain, but still there's love. All Kvisti has ever wanted is to protect her desert village in a way that would make the Mother Tree proud. Unfortunately, an old injury has left her once-potent dryad powers broken, and she can't even stop the ruthless magic poachers that invade her village for the scraps of magic she still holds. Snake shifter Iason is bound to a criminal snake den for the sake of his rare healing magic. But the magic poachers want his magic, too. When the poachers throw Kvisti in the same magic-proof cell as Iason, the two are inexorably drawn together, bonding over past traumas. In their isolation, they begin to heal each other, finding a connection deeper than they imagined possible. But when disaster strikes the poachers, Kvisti and Iason are abandoned in their cell with no hope for freedom. In a world that thrives on cruelty and despair, love may be their only salvation. Can Kvisti and Iason break free of their prison and the pasts that haunt them before their connection is torn apart? Will the delicate new feelings taking root in their hearts bloom, or will the desert bury them? When blood and pain are a constant, love is a fragile thing-but one worth fighting for.
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Against an Alpine Sky
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Blurb: A sweet ace-spec fantasy romance novella
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Stone has no heart…or does it? Talos is an artist, a naturalist, and a lithander—a person carved of stone. He lives with his brother but spends his days wandering the mountains and observing the natural world, not realizing how lonely he is. Maëlle is a human woman dreading her arranged marriage to a nobleman. While she doesn’t like her betrothed, she’s convinced herself it’s her duty to tolerate him. When Maëlle receives devastating personal news that makes her situation with her fiancé unsafe, she flees on her owl gryphon to the mountains—and into Talos’s life. As the gentle stone man and the strong, vibrant woman discover truths about themselves and each other, they feel the budding promise of something new, something bigger and more lasting than the mountains. But to embrace their happiness together, they’ll need to overcome Maëlle’s obligations, the censure of Talos’s brother, and most importantly, their own insecurities.
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The Earth, Our Body
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Blurb: A dark eco-fantasy novella full of feminine rage, eco-rage, and sapphic kissing
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All Aderyn wants is to escape her abusive husband. On the run, she searches for a powerful source of nature magic to arm herself. And she finds it: Brenhines Glyn, a valley full of more magic than she’s ever felt before, and certainly enough to let the nature witch protect herself for good. But Aderyn finds a monster living in the heart of the valley, one with heartbreaking secrets. Worse, the very land itself is being torn apart for the profit of the people living there. With her husband on the hunt to reclaim her and Brenhines Glyn in agony, Aderyn will need to decide who the real monsters are—and what her freedom is worth.
Land of Heart and Shadows
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Blurb: Can love survive the darkness that threatens to overtake them?
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Before there was Marcus, there was Kiran. Darci awakens in a new world created by her own hands and power. As she takes on a new identity, she becomes enthralled by the strange, rugged man named Kiran, who found her alone on a hill. She wants a fresh start, but the darkness wants her more. Kiran offers her a place to stay, and the more time they spend together, the more their feelings grow toward one another. Together, they grow from strangers to friends to more in this no-spice prequel novella set in the world of House of Death and Shadow.
Save the Date
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According to her overbearing mother, Lee is required to bring a date to her cousin’s upcoming wedding, where she has been roped into bridesmaid duties. The options are either go alone and never hear the end of it, risking a run-in with a woman who broke her heart in the process, or take up best friend, Violet, on her offer to go together and pretend that they’re dating. It should be a simple weekend in Ireland, then, but Lee soon realises that she doesn’t have to act too much when it comes to her feelings for Violet. In fact, something has been developing between them for a while now, and she’s been ignoring it to preserve their friendship. But nothing can stay hidden forever, no matter how badly Lee wishes it could be. The only question is: does Violet feel the same?
The Ashes of Winter (Book of Payne, Book 0)
Series: Book of Payne
Series Number: 0
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Blurb: The Gods are at war and their sharpest weapons are their own people...
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The young Alma Payne is next in line to lead her people as their High Priestess of Ebroth. It’s an intimidating responsibility, being the only link between the mortal realm and her God, but she finds it easier to navigate with her best friend by her side. Celia Throckmorton, the future High Priestess of the Goddess Dienna, is always there for Alma when she needs her most. Alma is certain nothing could ever break them apart. But when a fire breaks out in the sacred wilds of Ebroth’s people, it’s immediately clear that it was no accident. The people of Dienna have outgrown their borders, and need to make room for more villages. This betrayal marks the first fracture in the delicate balance of peace, and Alma’s once picturesque life quickly begins to splinter. Furious, Ebroth turns on His sister Dienna. And unfortunately for Alma, the only weapons the warring Gods possess are Their own beloved creations. Can Alma’s relationship with Celia withstand the wrathful back-and-forth of Ebroth and Dienna, or will it too be reduced to ashes in the devastation of the last winter? The Ashes of Winter is the prequel novella to the Book of Payne series.
After the Fall of the Dragon King
Series: Fall of the Dragon King Trilogy
Series Number: 1
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Blurb: When her parents are murdered and the wrong daughter kidnapped, Silivia discovers that she's actually a powerful Fae princess from another world. Now she must journey to Fenriel and learn to yield her power to rescue her sister before it's too late.
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A case of mistaken identity. A family secret. A world she didn't know existed. A power she can't control and two polar opposite males. You know what they say, "Be careful what you wish for." All Silivia wanted was to be a normal seventeen-year-old without her dad's bizarre training and paranoia, but when her both her parents are murdered in the middle of the night, and her sister is kidnapped, she is thrust into a world she's only seen in books. Forced to navigate this new world and a power that is her birth right, she finds herself in between two males, one of brute strength, and one, King of Shadows. With an organization determined to hunt her down, only time will tell if Silivia can discover herself and save her sister before it's too late.
Black Thickett
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Blurb: Grief is a ghost that only time can exorcise. But some wounds run too deep for even time to heal.
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Grief is a ghost that only time can exorcise. But some wounds run too deep for even time to heal. Edmund comes to the remote village of Black Thickett to escape the life that grief has carved out of him. He wants silence. Distance. A place where memories can’t follow. But Black Thickett is wrong in quiet, unsettling ways. The broken road becomes perfectly smooth the moment he crosses the boundary. The cottages are too neat, too deliberate. And on a noticeboard full of dry flyers, only one poster is wet - a missing boy, smiling as if he doesn’t know he’s lost. The villagers won’t talk about the disappearances. Instead, they whisper warnings about the dark treeline looming over the square. The forest at the edge of the village seems to breathe, and the deeper Edmund goes, the calmer he feels… dangerously so. The woods can quiet his pain. It can ease his grief. It can make him forget the agony of his past. But the peace of the forest comes with a terrible price. Not everything that heals you wants you to survive. Welcome to Black Thickett. Once the forest notices you, it never lets go. __________________________________________________________________________________ Perfect for fans of slow-burn psychological suspense, folk horror, and cosmic dread, Black Thickett is a haunting exploration of trauma, memory, and the predatory nature of absolute peace. Praise for Black Thickett “Absolutely poetic” “Gripping” “This is how legends write opening lines” “Your prose is incredible” “This is just wonderful” “Poetically dark”
And the Meek Shall Walk
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Blurb: A dark retelling of The Little Mermaid.
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Princess Aren is determined to make the human who killed her mother and exiled her people to the bottom of the ocean pay. To do so, she will go to extremes of pain and heartache in her search for justice. Aren, however, is no sweet, happy mermaid. To kill is to ignite a fire of passion in her heart which only the savage letting of blood can satiate. She is determined to find the man responsible, and is willing to cut off her own tail and attach, in its place, a pair of human legs - legs she tore from one of her many human victims. Aided by the sea witch, Princess Aren must venture ashore and hunt for her mother's murderer. In doing so, the worlds above and below the ocean will clash in ways neither thought possible! And the Meek Shall Walk - a 'beautiful' and 'savage' retelling of a classic story!