Tuesday, November 30, 2021

New! DEATH WALKER, a Sensuous Sci-Fi Romance by Linda Mooney

Posted by: Linda Mooney

New!

DEATH WALKER
A Sensuous Sci-Fi Romance
By Linda Mooney
Word Count: 43.8K
$3.99 e / $9.99 p

After traveling through space for eons, hopping from planet to planet mining for the ore needed to fuel their ships, the crew of the North America may have found a world they can finally colonize. A planet that could have everything they need to survive and put down roots. But is Ayn Corin ready to settle down?

After being trapped in an abusive marriage for years, she is freed by her husband’s death in an accident, but Ayn is leery of trusting again. It has taken her months to be able to stand contact with another man, but Blynn Trainer is willing to give her the space and time she needs. He’ll wait for her, however long that takes.

Ayn is chosen to be among the first crew of borers to initiate drilling on the new planet, as well as Blynn and his crew, and an honor it is. Couple that with the fact that she’s finally realized that it’s time to move on and trust again, to trust Blynn, she is finally getting her happy ever after. But when tragedy strikes, she will lose it forever…or will she?

It seems the new planet is not as void of life as they thought, but are the aliens inhabiting it friend or foe, and just waiting to take over the newcomers’ bodies? Ayn discovers just how much her heart is willing to accept.

Warning! Contains pot roast, anamorphous shapes, four-sided hearts, death and near-death, an Earth Ring, and a second chance for a woman to trust her heart with a man who may not be fully human.

Monday, November 29, 2021

HERE BE NEWS for Monday November 29, 2021

Posted by: PG Forte

 

                            


Monday November 29, 2021 

Welcome to HERE BE NEWS, where each monday we bring you all the latest from the fantasy romance authors at Here Be Magic:


Tuesday November 23, 2021:  Linda Mooney offers a FREE additional scene from Lord of Thunder, her award-winning, sensuous Sci-Fi trilogy. 



Tuesday, November 23, 2021

FREE Additional Scene from LORD OF THUNDER, an Award-Winning, Sensuous Sci-Fi Trilogy by Linda Mooney

Posted by: Linda Mooney

This month, I'm offering up a free additional scene from LORD OF THUNDER, an Award-Winning, Sensuous Sci-Fi Romance Trilogy!

Rion takes his son Kerr to the hospital to see Annie, and to meet the newest member of their family.

Monday, November 22, 2021

HERE BE NEWS for Monday November 22, 2021

Posted by: PG Forte

 

                            


Monday November 22, 2021 

Welcome to HERE BE NEWS, where each monday we bring you all the latest from the fantasy romance authors at Here Be Magic:



Tuesday November 16, 2021: Deborah Bailey discusses the Long and Short of Novel writing.


Thursday November 18, 2021: Maureen Bonatch shares an excerpt from Magic, Mimosas and Mistletoe. 


Thursday, November 18, 2021

Ghosts of Christmas Past

Posted by: Maureen

 By Maureen Bonatch


When I was young I absolutely adored Christmas. I counted down the days, decorated anything and everything and believed in the magic of the season far longer than most my age. 

Then I Grew Up

The holidays became expensive and exhausting. I'd still be excited when the season rolled around, but I was just as happy once it was done. 

Magic, Mimosas & Mistletoe

2020 wasn't the best year for most, and the holidays were looking even less inviting. So when I sat down for November's National Novel Writing Month, I really struggled with my story. Until I decided that I would change it to a Christmas story featuring a witch who loved Halloween, but without her help, Christmas might be ruined. 

The thoughts and images of spreading cheer with family and friends elevated my mood. I binged on holiday movies and played Christmas music way earlier than I ever have to write this holiday story. 

Except in MAGIC, MIMOSAS & MISTLETOE (a story from my Charmed Cocktail Cozy series), I found a way to combine Halloween and Christmas.   

Oh, and it's a paranormal cozy mystery, so there might be a murder or two...and some ghosts.


A little About MAGIC, MIMOSAS & MISTLETOE


I don’t see dead people, but my dog does. 
 
Hi, I’m Marissa Hale. When my friend, Grace invites me to visit the Inn she inherited, I’m high-tailing it back to my home state of Pennsylvania. Like most things in life, there are strings attached to her inheritance—and these ones have twinkly lights. The Inn, and the town, are Christmas themed. No witch worth her broom would choose Christmas over Halloween, unless that witch’s bloodline is the magic mainline for keeping the yuletide spirit alive. 

Her aunt’s death was already suspicious, but then we stumble upon a dead body amongst the poinsettias that resembles one of Santa’s fabled elves. It sure seems like someone is trying to force Grace to sell Kringle Inn. I’m going to need all the help I can get to solve these crimes, and save Christmas, but when the only witnesses are a pig, and a ghost, I’m not sure that’s going to be enough… 

An Excerpt featuring Marissa and her cat, Jasper, from my book MAGIC, MIMOSAS & MISTLETOE 

 
Everyone would be a suspect until I proved them innocent—or I tired of determining if there had truly been a murder. It was better than contemplating the Christmas holidays when it wasn't Halloween yet. “It's nothing like that. The spell provides a way to ride along with someone and see and hear what they see. Like a little spy.” 

“What do you mean by a ride along? If you're referring to me, which I'm guessing by the look in your two current eyes, I can tell you it will not work. You're,” he raked his gaze over me, “many, many times my size.” 

“Not in person, silly. I would ride along in your mind.” 

Jasper let out a hiss and jumped to the floor, backing away with his tail raised. “In my mind? What kind of hocus pocus are you getting into? Most likely, it wouldn't work. With your lackluster spelling abilities, you could end up trapped there, and that wouldn't be good for anyone. Who would remember to feed me?” 

“Enough of the insults about my spelling.” Most of them were true, but I was practicing and getting better. Potions were more my thing. Well, they were getting to be my thing. “It's not an evil spell, so I shouldn't get more black streaks in my hair.”
 
“I'm not worried about your hair. Besides, there's nothing wrong with black hair. Feast your eyes on my glorious fur.” He swished his tail from side-to-side. “Yes, you're lovely, whatever. Now, listen. I know this spell sounds far-fetched, but it could be fun.” 

“Nope, not fun at all. Zero fun. Nada.” He kept backing away toward the door. 

“But I thought you wanted to be my familiar?” It was low of me to play that card, but I knew how to sway him to my favor. 

Jasper stopped and remained silent for a moment as he considered it. “I don't see how that matters in this situation.” 

“Our bond could grow stronger with a spell like this. Who knows? You might gain some magic yourself.” I did not know if any of this was true. 

He paused and lowered his tail. “You're joking.” 

“No, I've heard it could happen. I can't guarantee it would, but it's possible. If anything were to go wrong, Grace is here. She could fix it.” 

Jasper nodded. “That much I can agree on. Grace is much better at spelling than you'll ever be, and I've never seen one dark strand in her hair.” 

I clapped my hands together. “We can find out much more about everyone this way.” 

“You mean you can. Obviously, this is how I always find out things. You're just jealous you don't have my stealth and want it for yourself. There are benefits to being small.” 

I stood from the bed and grabbed my oversized purse. “Let's get started.” “Now?” Jasper's eyes widened. I stopped digging in the bottomless pit that was my purse. “Why not? We can try to approach Wilber again.” 

“What, and get stomped on with one of his cloven hoofs, or mixed into his dinner trough?” 

I waved him off. “I can help you with finessing the conversation. I already have all the ingredients gathered here in my purse, so let's get ready.” 

“You were optimistic that I was going to agree to this spell, I see.” Jasper leapt on the bed. “Elevated to the role of familiar, you say?” 

“Maybe? I knew you'd see my side.” I laid out a small bowl and the ingredients, including the one item Sabina insisted was essential. I had to make it myself to personalize it to the spell. With limited time and supplies available for crafting, it wasn’t perfect. 

“What in the tuna is that?” Jasper shrieked. 

“This?” I knew the tiny homemade voodoo cat doll might push him over the edge. “It's nothing. The figure helps to make sure this works right and that I end up in the correct person's thoughts that we intended the spell for.” 

Mulder came stumbling into the room, falling over his feet on the slippery floor and taking a nosedive. He came to a stop with a skittering of paws at the foot of the bed. His irritated huffs and raised behind confirmed that he’d discovered something of interest under the bed.

Jasper studied me with a wary expression. “Don't you think we need to tell Grace what we're doing here first?” 

I shrugged and sat on the bed. “She's busy. No need to worry her. Besides, what could go wrong?” 

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Just a small-town girl, Maureen Bonatch leads a double life. She lives in a magical world as a novelist, and as a nurse leader in reality. Maureen’s first novella was a paranormal romance published when blogs were a new-fangled thing. She’s since changed her focus to writing paranormal cozy mysteries as M.L. Bonatch and urban fantasy as Maureen Bonatch. 

While she’s not busy writing or doing nurse-things, she’s a mom to her twin daughters, bicycling in the beautiful woods of PA with her hubby, doing the bidding of a feisty Shih Tzu, and dancing as much as possible. She believes music can be paired with every mood, laughter is contagious, and that caffeine and wine are essential for survival.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2021

The Long and Short of Writing Novels

Posted by: Deborah A Bailey

When I started to get serious about my writing, I wrote short stories. I'd submit them to contests and get feedback from professional authors who were supportive of new writers. After a while I was brave enough to start submitting them for publication. A few of them were published in online and print magazines, which encouraged me to keep going. At the time I expected to continue to write short stories.

At the time I also attempted to write a novel, but it didn't go quite the way I'd hoped. What I realized then was I needed to understand more about writing longer pieces. You can't just ramble on and on and expect to get a story out of it! So, I went back to the drawing board, taking classes and joining mentoring programs.

In addition, I also wrote Star Trek fan fiction, which (at the time at least) was a place where other published authors had started. Of course, when you're writing fan fiction your stories can be as long as you want. Yet again, I kept mine relatively short. It worked for me and for the readers who usually accessed the stories in online forums.

But eventually I realized that if I wanted to have a career, I'd have to write longer pieces. At that point I'd taken a lot of classes and read a ton of books about novel writing. But it was intimidating to think about writing an entire book. Ultimately I found an author who mentored writers and I worked with her for a couple of years. Eventually after a lot of rewrites, I completed my first novella.

It was around 38,000 words - now that seems short to me. I've just finished a novella of about 60,000 words, which seems to be my sweet spot. Do readers prefer longer books or shorter? I think it depends on the reader and the genre. But I think if the author knows what works for them, then there's nothing wrong with that.

Of course, I think self-publishing has changed things as well. The author can define the length as opposed to it having to fit into a specific one. I'm old enough to remember when short novels were called "novelettes." Which they still might be in some instances. When I did a search on the term, the word count was supposed to be from 7,000 to 20,000 words. But that can also overlap word counts for novellas and short stories. It all depends.

After writing a couple of novellas, I decided I wanted to try writing a longer work. A novel of over 100K words. That book turned out to be Hathor Legacy: Revelations, which was book three of the series. Was it rewarding to complete it? Yes! But it was also exhausting to keep track of the story lines (and I found out the importance of having a series bible). Let's just say I realized that staying in my lane and writing novella-length books works just fine for me. Maybe my preference has a lot to do with my short story roots. And if so that means that all those years of writing them served me well.

My two most recent novellas are Metamorphosis (in the Pets in Space 6 anthology) and Blood Red Moon. They're both part of my Worlds of Fire series. If you'd like to find out more about them here's the link: https://dbaileycoach.com/brightbooks/worlds-of-fire-series/

Monday, November 15, 2021

HERE BE NEWS for Monday November 15, 2021

Posted by: PG Forte


 

                            


Monday November 15, 2021 

Welcome to HERE BE NEWS, where each monday we bring you all the latest from the fantasy romance authors at Here Be Magic:



Tuesday November 9, 2021: PG Forte offers up some holiday playlists in Music to Write Angst to

Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Music To Write Angst To

Posted by: PG Forte

Way, way back, when I first started writing for publication, having the right music to listen to while I wrote was an absolute necessity--right up there with scented candles, an inspirational coffee mug, and the beverage of my choice--which tended to change on a scene-to-scene basis.  I  gradually grew out of my need for most of these (I still like the mugs, although I have let a lot of those go in this last move) but  then I began beg having trouble writing AT ALL, so I've been experimenting with bringing some of them back.

This year I've found myself listening to music once again, and that's been exciting because I've not only discovered some great new (or new to me) songs, but I've also been inspired to write more stories based on song titles (some old, some new) and/or lyrics. Like this one, for example:



 And, no, you won't be seeing him THIS Christmas, but I'm gonna try like hell to get him out there NEXT Christmas even though I already have TWO OTHER vampire Christmas stories scheduled to release next December because he's just too cute to keep to myself. 

But right now my playlists are filled with sad, alternative Christmas music, breakup songs, multiple versions of I'll Be Home for Christmas and at least a dozen different covers of Joni Mitchell's song River. I thought I'd share a few of my favorites:

Maybe in Another Lifetime

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7p4XcH1o8bvWweWGrPabmn?si=ee359609608148e6

Sorted Noise Christmas

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5zR15VSpMUiOUZR7SY9dZj?si=81771a07f30d4b20

River Covers

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2YssyZFYEjs3AHu5dV3jTT?si=b0d7d1eec7c14a35

New York City Christmas Benefit 

https://open.spotify.com/album/2h3KsArV2WCgXpyBdZQmZh?si=NiB35qh-TM6WACN5_i18OQ

Folk and Indie Christmas 2021 (AKA I Hate Christmas)

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/62ugl92OM7e4BbV1l3cghf?si=03daa868a11142f2

Monday, November 8, 2021

HERE BE NEWS for Monday November 8, 2021

Posted by: PG Forte

 

                            


Monday November 8, 2021 

Welcome to HERE BE NEWS, where each monday we bring you all the latest from the fantasy romance authors at Here Be Magic:




Thursday November  4, 2021:  Nicole Luiken explains why November = Nanowrimo




LORD OF THUNDER
Book 1 of the Thunder Trilogy
Sensuous Sci-Fi/Fantasy Romance
by Linda Mooney
Narrated by Stephanie Conard
Length: 7 hrs, 32 min
Hear a Sample
Word Count:  72K
$4.99 e / $9.99 p / $19.95 a
EPIC Ebook Award - Best SciFi Romance 2011

Annie Mayall was a young bride, brought to Montana in 1940 by her new husband to start their new life together...as soon as he struck it rich in the promised silver mines. Abandoned for three desperate and lonely years, Annie was forced to survive by herself in the wilds of the mountains. Until one stormy night brought a severely wounded stranger to her tiny one-room cabin.  A stranger both mystical and fascinating.  A stranger who not only brought her happiness, but a kind of love she never knew existed.

A stranger who was not of this earth.

PASSION OF THUNDER
Book 2 of the Thunder Trilogy
Sensuous Fantasy Romance
by Linda Mooney
Narrated by Stephanie Conard
Length: 9 hrs, 55 min
Hear a Sample

Word Count:  83.9K
$4.99 e / $9.99 p / 
$19.95 a

Rion and Annie have made a home for themselves on Rion's world.  But there are those who cannot tolerate having an "otherworlder" living among them.  People who are jealous of their happiness.  People who would do anything to see that their marriage is destroyed, and their lives forever ruined.

It will take every ounce of love between Rion and Annie to face the obstacles and hatred suddenly thrust at them. What they never anticipated was that an angel would resort to murder.

WINGS OF THUNDER
Book 3 of the Thunder Trilogy
Sensuous 
Fantasy Romance
by Linda Mooney
Narrated by Stephanie Conard
Length: 9 hrs, 26 min
Hear a Sample

Word Count:  76K
$4.99 e / $9.99 p / 
$19.95 a

As the days flow into weeks, and weeks become months, Rion finds Annie slowly becoming more and more despondent with homesickness, melancholy, and the growing need to see her home world again.  His own fears escalate, knowing that if she returns, he will never be able to follow her.   If she is taken back, he will never see her again.  But she is an "otherworlder", and their laws dictate she cannot be forced to remain.  If her wish is to go back to Earth, he has no choice but to let her. 

But when fate sends a messenger through the gap during a massive, destructive storm, Rion is forced to fight to keep what he cannot live without.  Now it's a battle between saving their love and their marriage, or giving her up and relinquishing her to the arms of another man.

A man from Earth.

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Bring It Back(list) - The Thunder Trilogy by Linda Mooney

Posted by: Linda Mooney
LORD OF THUNDER
Book 1 of the Thunder Trilogy
Sensuous Sci-Fi/Fantasy Romance
by Linda Mooney
Narrated by Stephanie Conard
Length: 7 hrs, 32 min
Hear a Sample
Word Count:  72K
$4.99 e / $9.99 p / $19.95 a
EPIC Ebook Award - Best SciFi Romance 2011

Annie Mayall was a young bride, brought to Montana in 1940 by her new husband to start their new life together...as soon as he struck it rich in the promised silver mines. Abandoned for three desperate and lonely years, Annie was forced to survive by herself in the wilds of the mountains. Until one stormy night brought a severely wounded stranger to her tiny one-room cabin.  A stranger both mystical and fascinating.  A stranger who not only brought her happiness, but a kind of love she never knew existed.

A stranger who was not of this earth.

PASSION OF THUNDER
Book 2 of the Thunder Trilogy
Sensuous Fantasy Romance
by Linda Mooney
Narrated by Stephanie Conard
Length: 9 hrs, 55 min
Hear a Sample

Word Count:  83.9K
$4.99 e / $9.99 p / 
$19.95 a

Rion and Annie have made a home for themselves on Rion's world.  But there are those who cannot tolerate having an "otherworlder" living among them.  People who are jealous of their happiness.  People who would do anything to see that their marriage is destroyed, and their lives forever ruined.

It will take every ounce of love between Rion and Annie to face the obstacles and hatred suddenly thrust at them. What they never anticipated was that an angel would resort to murder.

WINGS OF THUNDER
Book 3 of the Thunder Trilogy
Sensuous 
Fantasy Romance
by Linda Mooney
Narrated by Stephanie Conard
Length: 9 hrs, 26 min
Hear a Sample

Word Count:  76K
$4.99 e / $9.99 p / 
$19.95 a

As the days flow into weeks, and weeks become months, Rion finds Annie slowly becoming more and more despondent with homesickness, melancholy, and the growing need to see her home world again.  His own fears escalate, knowing that if she returns, he will never be able to follow her.   If she is taken back, he will never see her again.  But she is an "otherworlder", and their laws dictate she cannot be forced to remain.  If her wish is to go back to Earth, he has no choice but to let her. 

But when fate sends a messenger through the gap during a massive, destructive storm, Rion is forced to fight to keep what he cannot live without.  Now it's a battle between saving their love and their marriage, or giving her up and relinquishing her to the arms of another man.

A man from Earth.

Thursday, November 4, 2021

November = Nanowrimo!

Posted by: Nicole Luiken

 NaNoWriMo is short for National Novel Writing Month and is a long-going event where writers try to write the first draft of a 50,000 word novel. There are some loose rules (the novel should be a new project, starting on page one), but since there are no prizes beyond the satisfaction of getting some writing done in great company, many of us don't feel compelled to follow them.

I have participated in NaNoWriMo many times in the past, sometimes successfully, often not, but I've always had fun doing it.

This year I'm trying to work on a Project B. What does this mean? I have a hard quota for editing one scene in my novel Impersonating the Princess per day. That's my Project A and my priority. However, I'm also trying to get another novel Little Mansion in the Jurassic (premise: A corrupt billionaire decides to ride out the apocalypse in his vacation home on a parallel Earth/Jurassic. Things go wrong) off the ground during the time that I usually waste on Twitter and solitaire. While I very much doubt that I will hit 50K, 20K seems doable and very worthwhile. Plus, the years when I don't do NaNoWriMo I tend to feel left out.

The last time I tried a Project A, Project B approach I got a measly 4000 words done on Project B, however I feel more optimistic this time since I have a better outline to work from. Only time will tell.

Back to the word mines!

Monday, November 1, 2021

HERE BE NEWS for Monday November 1, 2021

Posted by: PG Forte

 

                            


Monday November 1, 2021 

Welcome to HERE BE NEWS, where each monday we bring you all the latest from the fantasy romance authors at Here Be Magic:


Tuesday October 26, 2021: Linda Mooney offers up an additional 
scene from her sensuous fantasy romance, AEQUANA.

Wednesday Occtober 27, 2021: PG Forte shares a teaser from her WIP, Light Up the Night.



SHADOWS AND CHAOS

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In the shadows chaos reigns...

Let your imagination take you away to fantastic places filled with wonder and whimsy.

Delight in tales of witches, vampires, demons and other supernatural beings as they negotiate the realms of darkness and light.


Delight in tales of vampires, witches, demons, and other supernaturals as they negotiate the realms of darkness and light. Pre-order your copy of Shadows & Chaos today.

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OLD SINS, LONG SHADOWS
Children of Night, Book 2
by PG Forte
PNR, vampires, Halloween

Buy Links: https://entangledpublishing.com/books/old-sins-long-shadows


Living forever is hard. Loving forever? Impossible

 Of all the mistakes Conrad Quintano has made, driving Damian away is the one that haunts him the most. He hates the fact that he's hurt the man he loves more than anything. For the sake of the twins, though, Conrad and Damian parent as a united front, a challenge that grows more and more difficult with each passing year. And with Conrad in his weakened state after his kidnapping, it grows more difficult than ever to be around the one man he can't have. 

 But an old enemy's mission to create a dangerous new breed of vampire threatens the twins' lives, and it's now more important than ever that the estranged lovers put the past behind them, or everything they hold dear might be ripped apart.


Here's a Halloween Party excerpt from Old Sins, Long Shadows. I  love the idea of vampires throwing a costume party on Halloween--so much that I put one in the first Children of Night book (In the Dark) as well. 

In fact, now that I think about it, Going Back to Find You features vampires with plans to crash a Halloween party as well. And, who knows? I haven't wrapped the series up yet, there may be more. 

EXCERPT:

As the guest of honor and the son of the house it seemed everyone present was eager to make [Marc's] acquaintance or get to know him better. He was not averse to either. Especially not while faint traces of the unusual power he’d tasted the previous evening still lingered in his system. He was hungry for more and anxious to meet anyone who might help him touch it again—like the woman approaching him now, for example. 
She seemed a likely prospect. Tall and fair, strikingly good-looking, she carried an aura of power that was palpable even from halfway across the room. The crush of people seemed to part before her purely on instinct, opening a path that led her directly to the dais. Directly to Marc. 

He smiled in greeting. “Good evening. Welcome to my party.” 

Your party?” One elegant brow arced higher, two perfectly painted lips pursed into a petulant little moue. “Is it really? Well now, that is a surprise. Is Conrad no longer in residence?” 

“Oh, no, he’s here.” Marc scanned the room without finding him. “Although I’m not sure where he’s gone to, at the moment. I only meant that I’m the one he’s throwing the party for. Me and my sister, that is. I’m Marc, by the way.” He held out his hand. 

Lavender-blue eyes studied him curiously. “Georgia,” the woman replied, giving him her hand after a brief pause. “So, tell me, Marc, what is it you and your sister have done to merit being honored with so elaborate a fête? And on Halloween, of all days. I really can’t imagine what’s come over Conrad, all of a sudden. Why, I recall when the mere suggestion of such a thing would have been enough to enrage him.”

 “Really?” Marc grinned. “We didn’t do anything special. I think it was Damian’s idea. It’s just that today’s our birthday, you see.” 

“Your…birthday?” Georgia stared at him, lips curling into an expression of faint distaste. “Oh, surely not? You can’t mean to tell me someone had the incredibly bad taste to turn you actually on Halloween? Who was it? Not Conrad, I know. I can hardly believe even Damian would be capable of anything so tacky.” 

“Tacky?” Marc looked at her in surprise. 

“Well, clichéd, then. At the very least. I mean to say, vampires? Halloween?” 

Marc shrugged. “I guess I never thought of it that way before. But, that’s still not what I meant. Today’s our actual birthday—the day we were born.” 

“Your actual birthday,” Georgia repeated, the look of distaste growing stronger. “I see. Well, that does make a difference, doesn’t it? And you’ve chosen to celebrate that, have you? My, how very…very…quaint.”

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And for more great books that you might have missed the first time around, check out author Allie Ritch's Reunion post, highlighting books from three publishers that, sadly, are no more. Liquid Silver Books, Loose Id, and Samhain. https://allieritch.wordpress.com/2021/10/27/book-reunion/
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