Jason Hylden thinks life is perfect, but at age eighteen things are about to change. First he falls for Jewel, a pretty redhead with arms marred by mysterious bruises. Then the gang of friends he runs with begins to experiment with witchcraft, blood oaths and revenge. Soon, Jewel is the only good thing standing between Jason and the gang, but when he finds out she's one of his mother's mental health clients, he worries doctor-patient confidentiality will forever mask the truth behind Jewel's bruises. Is someone out to destroy her, or is she destroying herself? In the end, the truth behind her secrets is beyond his worst imaginings and, as their two worlds draw closer to collision, all hell-quite literally-is about to break loose.

Bruised

Literature & Fiction

Holley, Justin

Genre Fiction

Shadow Play Books

In the second book in the Bruised series, Tracey Peralta and Jason Hylden are back, ten years older and wiser. Well, older anyway. Still living within the clutches of the blood oath from her youth, Tracey now helps the cops investigate strange homicides--those involving the supernatural. So, when a psychology student, who calls herself Wednesday, spouts gibberish about a devil in the church stealing her unborn baby, Tracey knows her brand of help might be needed. The next day, the student is found butchered inside a pentagram, insides missing, and Tracey must determine if the murder is garden-variety or if the town's demonic forces have returned. When a second psychology student, who calls herself Thursday, disappears and is feared dead, Tracey calls on the only person left alive who shares her traumatic past. Soon, Tracey and Jason become collateral targets of a flesh-and-blood killer with an aptitude for making deals with the dead. Now they have to solve the ritualistic murders or Tracey and Jason might just become the next sacrifice.

Wednesday's Child (Bruised)

Seven horror writers are gifted the name of a real person and told to do whatever they want to her. In the seven resulting short stories, Amanda is tortured, terrified and made monstrous; she is killed at least once. She won the right to have this done - and the writers couldn't wait to unleash their imaginations on Amanda. Welcome to the inaugural edition of Recurring Nightmares, the Special Raffle Prize of the annual Monster Mash for Literacy Bash thrown by the Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers (GLAHW) benefiting the Dominican and Siena Literacy Organizations in Detroit. These are Amanda's nightmares. We hope they become yours, too.

Amanda's Recurring Nightmares

Horror Writers, Great Lakes Association of

Davis, Sean M.

MacGregor, Ken

Cieslak, Michael

Castle, Nicole

Stormer, MontiLee

Eccles, Robert C

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

For the idyllic mountain town of Jerome, Arizona, a blizzard is coming. A storm of such magnitude, the likes of which the town hasn't seen in thirty years. Nestled at the top of the mountain is the Jerome Grand Hotel, a historic inn rumored to be haunted. The perfect setting for both a Romance writer's convention and ghost hunter enthusiasts, alike. James Landes is neither, but his wife Victoria is a writer, and he's hoping for a weekend away at her convention filled with sex, food, and fun. But in this blizzard, there is more than snow and ice. There is an evil born from rituals of long ago, and only Jerome's lifelong residents know how to stop it. James never believed in the supernatural, but if he wants to make it out of this weekend alive, he will have to embrace it. *** "Horrific small-town secrets, unbridled vengeance, unexpected heroism...an absolutely chilling, addictive read!" -- Jeremy Hepler, Bram Stoker-nominated author of Cricket Hunters

Seven Cleopatra Hill

Macabre Ink

Thirty-seven miners disappear without a trace within a Titanium mine, Hellweg's Keep, deep within Zeta One, a moon orbiting the planet, Terra. When FBI agent Kendra Omen arrives via the spaceship Marietta, strange phenomenon begins to manifest...suicides, shadows a shade darker than the shadows they move within, disembodied whispers, and Kendra would swear she catches a glimpse of her own deceased daughter walking the dimly lit halls of Hellweg enterprises. But that's impossible. Isn't it? As evidence of occult practices at the mine emerges, Kendra realizes the answers they seek, and hopefully the thirty-seven miners, will only be found underground in the claustrophobic labyrinth of shafts and natural caverns within Hellweg's Keep. FLAME TREE PRESSis the imprint of long-standing Independent Flame Tree Publishing, dedicated to full-length original fiction in the horror and suspense, science fiction & fantasy, and crime / mystery / thriller categories. The list brings together fantastic new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices. Learn more about Flame Tree Press at www.flametreepress.com and connect on social media @FlameTreePress.

Hellweg's Keep

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Science Fiction

Flame Tree Press

For the idyllic mountain town of Jerome, Arizona, a blizzard is coming. A storm of such magnitude, the likes of which the town hasn’t seen in thirty years. Nestled at the top of the mountain is the Jerome Grand Hotel, a historic inn rumored to be haunted. The perfect setting for both a Romance writer’s convention and ghost hunter enthusiasts, alike. James Landes is neither, but his wife Victoria is a writer, and he’s hoping for a weekend away at her convention filled with sex, food, and fun. But in this blizzard, there is more than snow and ice. There is an evil born from rituals of long ago, and only Jerome’s lifelong residents know how to stop it. James never believed in the supernatural, but if he wants to make it out of this weekend alive, he will have to embrace it.

Silver Shamrock Publishing

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