I was sent a copy of Dead Village by Holly Copella Dead Village by Holly Copella Release Date: 2015-07-19 After strange happenings isolate a small resort town from the rest of the world, nearly one hundred residents seek refuge at the closed hotel. Only eight survive the night. And that’s just the beginning… One day after the entire population of Fox Ridge Village disappears, a car wreck forces several unsuspecting crash victims to seek help at the closed summer hotel. Within the hotel, they discover the grisly aftermath of…
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Book of the Day: Monsterland
I was sent a copy of Monsterland by Michael Phillip Cash Monsterland by Michael Phillip Cash Release Date: 2015-10-03 Welcome to Monsterland – the scariest place on Earth. All guests can interact with real vampires in Vampire Village, be chased by an actual werewolf on the River Run, and walk among the dead in Zombieville. Wyatt Baldwin, a high school student and life-long movie buff is staring bleakly at a future of flipping burgers. Due to a fortuitous circumstance, Wyatt and his friends are invited to the star-studded opening…
Read MoreBook of the Day: Milk-Blood
I was sent a copy of Milk-Blood by Mark Matthews Milk-Blood by Mark Matthews Release Date: 2014-06-25 *MILK-BLOOD IS IN DEVELOPMENT AS A FULL-LENGTH FEATURE FILM *2015 BEST KINDLE BOOK AWARDS SEMI-FINALISTLilly is ten years old, living in poverty, born with a heart defect, and already addicted to heroin. Her mother is gone from her life, and there are rumors that she was killed by her father and buried near the abandoned house across the street. The house intrigues her, she can’t stay away, and the monstrous homeless man…
Read MoreBook of the Day: Melophobia
I was sent a copy of Melophobia by James Morris Melophobia by James Morris Release Date: 2015-09-30 Melophobia: fear or hatred of music.The time–now; the place–America, but in a world where the government controls all forms of art and creativity. Any music sowing the seeds of anarchy is banned–destroyed if found–its creators and listeners harshly punished.Merrin Pierce works as an undercover Patrol officer assigned to apprehend a fugitive musician who threatens the safe fabric of society, only to confront everything she thought to be true – her values, upbringing,…
Read MoreBook of the Day: Dangerous Deceptions
I was sent a copy of Dangerous Deceptions (Palace of Spies) by Sarah Zettel Dangerous Deceptions (Palace of Spies) by Sarah Zettel Release Date: 2015-11-10 “A rollicking spy caper in corsets. . . . This witty romp will delight fans of historical fiction as well as mystery lovers.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review of Palace of Spies As a lady in waiting in King George’s London court, Peggy has survived a forced betrothal, royal scandals, and an attempt or two on her life. And now she has a new problem:…
Read MoreBook of the Day: Borrowed Time
I was sent a copy of Borrowed Time by Greg Leitich Smith Borrowed Time by Greg Leitich Smith Release Date: 2015-11-10 Praise for Chronal Engine: “Think Survivor and Robinson Crusoe, with a helping of Jurassic Park and a seasoning of The Time Machine.” —School Library Journal “This is exactly the book young dino fans would write themselves.” —Booklist In this time-travel dinosaur adventure, Max Pierson-Takahashi and his friend Petra return to the days of the dinosaurs, where they must survive attacks from mosasaurs, tyrannosaurs, and other deadly creatures, including a vengeful, pistol-toting…
Read MoreBook of the Day – I’m an Alien and I Want to Go Home
I was sent a copy of I’m an Alien and I Want to Go Home by Jo Franklin I’m an Alien and I Want to Go Home by Jo Franklin Release Date: 2015-11-10 Daniel has nothing in common with his family or classmates and has only two friends. He feels so alienated that he might as well be an alien. When he learns that his mom has saved a newspaper clipping about a meteor that landed nearby on his birthday, he embraces his alien heritage and launches a mission…
Read MoreBook of the Day: THE FREAKSHOW
Let me introduce you to the genre of SPLATTERPUNK with The Freakshow by Bryan Smith The Freakshow by Bryan Smith Release Date: 2012-10-16 The Flaherty Brothers Traveling Carnivale and Freakshow has come to the quiet town of Pleasant Hills, Tennessee. But this is no ordinary sideshow and these are not the usual “freaks” on display. As the unsuspecting townsfolk gather for an evening of strange spectacle, the slaughter is set to begin… “The Freakshow is one of the most fun reads I’ve had in a long time.” –Dread Central “The…
Read MoreBook Trailer: The Bazaar of Bad Dreams by Stephen King
Hey yall! Happy Thursday! Check out this great BOOK TRAILER for The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories by Stephen King The Bazaar of Bad Dreams: Stories by Stephen King Release Date: 2015-11-03 from Scribner A master storyteller at his best—the O. Henry Prize winner Stephen King delivers a generous collection of stories, several of them brand-new, featuring revelatory autobiographical comments on when, why, and how he came to write (or rewrite) each story.Since his first collection, Nightshift, published thirty-five years ago, Stephen King has dazzled readers with his genius as…
Read MoreWatch It Wednesday – Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
Today’s featured Watch It Wednesday book is Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier Release Date: 2006-08-31 In 1997, Charles Frazier’s debut novel Cold Mountain made publishing history when it sailed to the top of The New York Times best-seller list for sixty-one weeks, won numerous literary awards, including the National Book Award, and went on to sell over three million copies. Now, the beloved American epic returns, reissued by Grove Press to coincide with the publication of Frazier’s eagerly-anticipated second novel, Thirteen Moons. Sorely wounded…
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