Reading in Bed

Before and After – Andrew Shanahan

Blurb

THE BEST-SELLING SCI-FI THRILLER THAT BLENDS HEALTHY LIVING AND LOTS OF DYING

"A big fat five stars. This is a horror story. It's a visceral portrait of addiction and the hope of redemption in a world turned mad by hate and fear. The worst thing is that it is true. A must-read." Jane Almond-Deville, The British Obesity Society.

Ben Stone is terrified. He's terrified because he weighs 601 pounds and needs his right leg amputating. He's terrified because a crane will shortly lift him from his fourth-floor flat and lower him 44 feet to an ambulance waiting below. He's terrified because he hasn't been outside in nine years and he doesn't know who will look after his beautiful dog.

He needn't worry though, because the world is about to end.

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US link: https://www.amazon.com/Before-After-Andrew-Shanahan-ebook/dp/B082XFC63T/

You can also follow the Andrew Shanahan on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nervouscrying

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Blurb:

From a young age, Ayla has known her gift. Dedicated to become a Guardian of Childfey, she has spent her young years in the Temple, studying magic and ancient rites. There, she also learns about the mortal enemy of all Fey of the Light: the Reviled.

Gairynzvl is a Fey of the Light, abducted by the Reviled when he was young. Now, he is a Dark One; lurking in the shadows, lingering near Ayla.

After Gairynzvl commits treason against his own kind, Ayla listens to him when no others will – and the conflict that unfolds will change their world.

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US link: https://www.amazon.com/Reviled-Dark-Fey-Book-ebook/dp/B00RZMVNQQ/

You can find out more about the author at her website: https://www.cynthiaamorganauthor.com

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Dead Boys Don’t Cry – H. G. Lynch

Blurb

This story doesn't begin with my death. It begins with someone's else's.

Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2HP9NIK

Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Dead-Boys-Dont-H-G-Lynch-ebook/dp/B08HX3VSGF/

Author Page: https://www.authorhglynch.com

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Blurb

What would you do if you accidentally discovered a holographic portal into the cosmos, in the basement of your high school's library? Would you take the leap of faith?

Ever since the fatal night her mother was taken hostage by a homicidal maniac, sixteen-year-old Jo has been plagued by debilitating nightmares. As she tries to unravel her bleak reality while attending Forest Hill Academy, a preppy co-ed private school, Jo and her friends discover a mysterious gateway into a Black Hole. Accidentally, evil is released from the portal as demonic parasites spread throughout the school. One by one they turn her classmates into an army of sleepwalkers, serving the Lord of Darkness in a sinister plot for universal domination.

When Jo is activated by the Council of Light, she discovers her mission and confronts her celestial identity, revealing the mystery of existence. With the help of her best friends and a Galactic Compass, Jo unleashes the cosmic powers of creation to prevent the Darkness from enslaving all of humanity into obscurity. Will she be able to decode the artificial system in time to save her friends and the sacred Light?

As the first book in the Ascending Angel Academy series, The De-Coding of Jo is a beautiful melding of fantasy, paranormal and science fiction with a diverse, gender inclusive cast that young adult readers can fully immerse themselves in.

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or Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Coding-Jo-Hall-Ignorance-ebook/dp/B08DL4286J/

Find out more about the author at: https://authorlalialove.com

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and vote in the thriller category. Voting ends of 22nd October 2020.

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Blurb

A wizard. An unwilling assistant. An explosive secret.

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Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Subversive-Clandestine-Magic-Book-1-ebook/dp/B08GYLTKNZ/

You can learn more about Colleen Cowley, and follow her writing/publications at: https://colleencowley.com

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by Joshua G.J. Insole

Over forty tales of monsters, magic, mystery, and madness, ranging from the horrifyingly real to the fantastically weird, from the soul-wrenchingly heartbreaking to the gut-bustingly hilarious — including three shortlisted works.

Buy from Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/36ltsKv

This month, Andy and Amanda review a wide selection of books; from crime and horror to poetry and non-fiction.

To find out more about the different projects they both mentioned in this months extensive news section, you can find links and more information on their Facebook pages.

Amanda: https://www.facebook.com/AmandaSteelWriter

Andy: https://www.facebook.com/andynstorytellerpoet

In this episode, Amanda reads two poems and a short story extract from the charity anthology, Words to Remember. All profits from this anthology will be donated to several cancer charities in the UK, so please buy a copy if you can. 

The book is available on most eBook platforms, and as a paperback from Amazon, Abebooks and Blackwell's.

https://books2read.com/u/bpD2y6

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1393548857

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30726690108

https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781393548850

You can buy the book at Amazon

Blurb

Smoke the Peace Pipe is a collection of poems inspired by the author's experience of trauma and how this settled in her body, sometimes as her own worst enemy. She encourages the possibility that we all can find hope and healing by showing up in the present moment, in the environment and with people around us, and through a shared appreciation of nature, spiritual exploration, and sacred connection with the Earth. By sitting and sharing a peace pipe with ourselves, we have an opportunity to bear what we thought was unbearable and make space for the possibility of a bigger picture.