Paranormal Bar and Grille Tour
Will O’
the Wisp
by Craig Boyack
A Thousand Yesteryears
by Mae Clair
Vampire Island
by Sandra Cox
The Glade
by Harmony Kent
Love Set in Stone
by Staci Troilo
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GENRE: Paranormal
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BLURB:
October starts out warm and sunny, but this is the month when everything
changes. Mornings grow frosty, leaves change colors, and the breeze takes on a
bite.
Summer dies.
It’s a time for harvest celebrations. A boy loans a girl his coat. She
snuggles a little closer and takes his hand. A riot of autumn splendor
accompanies the farmer’s market where they stroll.
But the vibrancy of daylight doesn’t compare to the darkness of night.
Is that chill on your neck the breeze or something else?
October night
You walk a tad faster and look over your shoulder. The trees creak when
the wind whips through their branches—at least, you hope that noise came from
the undulating bows.
You check under the bed and inside the closet before climbing under the
covers. Sleep doesn’t come easy. The old house groans its complaints, and the
night magnifies every innocuous noise until terror paralyzes you—because you
know nefarious things go bump in the night.
Welcome to the Paranormal Bar
& Grille Blog Tour
…where you can rub elbows with everyone from a gargoyle or vampire, to a
creature from urban legend, or the ghostly realms of myth. Step up to the bar,
grab a booth. You never know what’s on the menu, or if you might end up there
yourself.
Sound like your kind of hangout? Then you’ve come to the right place.
We’re a group of five authors who love nothing more than to trigger the chill
that crawls up your back, the nervous glance tossed over your shoulder. We
invite you to discover outstanding books and check out our awesome tour prizes.
Just be careful of what the bartender serves you. That heady brew may
not be a beer, and witches can’t be trusted to provide effective antidotes.
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He gasped
but only succeeded in inhaling thick embers. “I hate it when you do that to me,
Anael. What the hell?”
“Not
what, Damien,” Anael said. “Where. It’s against the rules, but you needed to
see.”
“Hell.”
“The
first level.”
Damien
choked on clouds of brimstone and looked around. Bodies hung on racks, some
scourged by demonic creatures wielding whips of fire, others stretched until
their limbs tore off only to reassemble and stretch again. Some souls were
skinned and devoured, the torment cyclical, never-ending. Giant beasts with
nine-inch claws and twelve-inch teeth tore people into bloody shreds. They
gnawed on the bones of writhing beings, snarling and snapping at anything near
them.
There was
no blessed retreat into unconsciousness or death. This was their other side,
their ever-after, their eternity. The tormented endured each torture, alert and
unprotected. Impossibly hot gusts of wind howled through the cavern, tossing
the departed from one horror to the next. And the maniacal screeches of the
tormentors were only overpowered by the anguished wails of the damned.
“I’ve
seen enough.” Damien’s words were barely intelligible through his coughing and
wheezing.
“Are you
certain? This is only the first level. The second level hosts souls feeding on
their own entrails, or having a myriad of sexual violations forced upon them.
Rape. Sodomy. Bestiality. And then there’s—”
Damien
clutched Anael’s arm. “Enough!”
“Do you
understand now?”
Damien
looked up and howled, his throat burning, his voice mingling into the sounds of
all the other lost souls, an agonizing dirge melodic only to Satan himself.
When he
thought the devil’s name, the most sinister laugh echoed through the cavern, a
shadow given voice and power. It sent chills down his burning spine. The demons
cheered, their victims cowered, and Damien cringed, seeking escape that would
only be denied him.
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AUTHOR Bios and Links:
Craig Boyack
Craig came to fiction
writing later in life than most authors. He always had to write, to one degree
or another as part of various jobs. Early one winter morning, he conquered the
Internet and didn’t feel like shoveling the sidewalk until the
sun came up. He tried a few
pages of fiction and got hooked.
Craig doesn’t like
limitations and calls himself a writer of speculative fiction. It’s a broad
field, but he limits himself to science fiction, paranormal, and a bit of
fantasy.
He has eight published
works—six novels and two collections of short stories.
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Mae Clair
Mystery & Suspense…with
a dash of Myth & Romance
Genres:
Mystery, Psychological Thrillers,
Supernatural Suspense, Romantic Suspense
Quirky fact I don’t want
anyone to know:
(or maybe I do)….I saw a
UFO when I was six. Probably why I write some of the stuff I do.
~ooOOoo~
Bio:
They say everyone has a
story to tell.
I wrote my first childish
“masterpiece” at six and was immediately bitten by the writing bug. Since then,
I’ve been composing nonstop, and have dabbled in multiple genres over the
years, writing everything from fantasy, westerns, and horror to inspirational
fiction, romance, and sci-fi. It took me a while to find my niche, but I’ve
settled comfortably into the mystery/suspense genre (with a just a dash of
romance tossed in).
Several of my earlier works
have strong romantic themes, but all are infused with threads of mystery. I
have a passion for folklore, myth, and urban legends and that attraction often
factors into my writing. You’ll find threads of archaic tales and mysterious
places woven throughout many of my novels.
I am a member of the
International Thriller Writers and a past president of the Central Pennsylvania
Writer’s Organization. If I’m not camped out at my keyboard or have my nose
buried in a book, I’m likely looking up blurry images of cryptids on Google,
sorting through vintage photographs or imagining life as a cat.
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Sandra Cox
Sandra writes YA Fantasy,
Paranormal and Historical Romance, and Metaphysical Nonfiction. She lives in
sunny North Carolina with her husband, a brood of critters and an occasional
foster cat. Although shopping is high on the list, her greatest pleasure is
sitting on her screened in porch, listening to the birds, sipping coffee or a
latte and enjoying a good book. She's a vegetarian and a Muay Thai enthusiast.
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Harmony Kent
The author who gets write
into your head.
Genres: Multi-genre
Quirky Fact I don’t want
anyone to know: Wrote the entirety of The Glade while listening to the Twilight
movie soundtrack. And she’s not mentioning the glass of white (ahem) ‘grape
juice’ that kept finding its way to her computer station.
Author Bio:
Harmony Kent is famous for
her laughter, and has made quite the name for herself … she’s also, um, a
writer … and fairly well known for that too. She’s even won a few awards.
Harmony lives in rural Cornwall with her ever-present sense of humour and
quirky neighbours and refuses to admit to her age.
If you catch her at work,
you’ll see that she also offers editing, proof reading, manuscript appraisal,
and beta reading services. Not to mention being passionate about supporting her
fellow authors.
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Staci Troilo
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Staci Troilo
Staci Troilo. Writing
Relationship Wrongs.
Genres:
Romance, Suspense,
Paranormal, Mystery, and Mainstream
Quirky fact I don’t want
anyone to know:
The socks in my sock drawer
and the books on my shelf are arranged in rainbow order.
Bio:
I’ve always loved fiction,
ever since my parents read me fairy tales when I was little. Today, my
interests are much more eclectic. I love getting lost in sci-fi battles,
fantasy realms, horror worlds, suspenseful intrigues, and romantic
entanglements.
As goes my reading, so goes
my writing. I can’t pick a single genre to focus on, so I don’t even try. I’m
proud to say I’m a multi-genre author.
When I’m not reading or
writing, I’m spending time with family and friends, possibly cooking for them,
or maybe enjoying an afternoon in the pool. To learn more about me, visit me at
http://stacitroilo.com or connect with me on social media.
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