This is a really great book – it moves fast, but at the same time develops the characters to the point where you will really feel for them. Fans of epic fantasy or good, old-fashioned, high-quality storytelling will all love this book – highly recommended!!” Katy Sozaeva
“Every once in a while I find a book that draws me in so effectively that I don’t want to put it down. Assassin’s Curse is one of those books.” Sandra Edwards, bestselling author of “Incredible Dreams”
When elite assassin Jeda received his assignment to kill a witch and deliver her twin daughters to the Countess of Berkshire, he had no idea it would be his last. The witch stuns him with an elemental blast, but not before he’s able to throw his knife. When Jeda regains consciousness, the dying witch is performing a compelling spell between him and her twin daughters. Now bonded to the girls, Jeda’s old life is forfeit. His only thought is to take the girls and run as far away as he can. He has no idea that the twins are the ones spoken of in the long-lost prophecy of The Witch Stone. Forces are gathering: the white witches want to teach them; the Countess wants her grandchildren back, and the guild has sent their best assassin to bring Jeda back, dead or alive.
Jeda must use all of his assassin skills to stay one step ahead of them all, but will it be enough to save himself and keep the children of prophecy alive?
Author bio: Debra L Martin writes SF/fantasy with her co-author and brother, David W Small. They have published 2 novels, QUEST FOR NOBILITY and THE CRYSTAL FACADE in The Rule of Otharia series, as well as 3 novellas in The Dark Future series.
M.G. Miller is the author of numerous Southern Gothic novels ranging from literary fiction to horror. His novel ‘Bayou Jesus’ has received Best Novel awards from Arkansas and Oklahoma states, a Deep South Prize from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and an Arkansas Governor’s Award for Literature. ‘Bayou Jesus’, published by Southern Exposures Press, is available now, exclusively for Amazon Kindle. Miller lives in Arkansas.
About Bayou Jesus: Frank Potter, a young, divinely-inspired black man, and Samson Boudreaux, a white man of great power and greater weakness, live in a house of haunted women. And when the possibilities of miracle surrounding Frank become all too real, a tragedy of Christ and consequence unfolds in the American Deep South during the years of the Great Depression.
When the director of Child Protective Services uses his position to exact a personal vendetta in removing three-year-old Ashley from the Blake’s home, Jeff Blake, a financial advisor, responds to threats in the only way he feels he can – violently. By the end of the short encounter, three people are dead and Ashley, the daughter, is still taken and placed in temporary foster care, so the tragic fiasco gained Jeff nothing. Or, so it seems. Matters are further complicated when Amy, the wife and mother, winds up for a brief stay in a mental ward due to the trauma she witnessed in her home. It seems as though everything is against the Blakes. Understandably, the police, as well as the Courts, are not too concerned with the needs of the family. Complete with many twists of fate, the story looks at the common problems of a typical family caught between love and the law.
The Journey
When a teenage boy, who thinks he knows it all, leaves home in search of a better life, he finds out the hard way what everyone must learn – growing up isn’t an easy thing to do. Leaving home at fifteen, Kyle Davis’ path to adulthood takes him on an eventful ride, and at times a dangerous one. His firsthand experiences with the cruel realities of a callous world drive home the point that he has a lot to learn and a long ways to go. Unwilling to admit his mistakes, he flounders a while before finally accepting life for what it is – hard work. It takes considerably more time for him to reach the point of going home and apologizing. That’s when he discovers the world didn’t stop to wait for him. Home isn’t quite the way he remembers it, and he sees how drastically things can change. Still, certain things remain the same; principles and values are a constant. It isn’t a persons age, location or where they are in life that determines when they’ve become an adult. Kyle realizes The Journey is more than merely miles traveled. The road to maturity, whether literal or figurative, takes a person only as fast as they are willing to go. Yet, at some point, everyone has to make The Journey.
Miscarriage of Justice
The justice system is just a system, not a just system. Sentenced to fifteen years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, Ethan Rafferty has one thing on his mind – payback! With his time up, the ex-con is free to pursue his mission of revenge. The District Attorney, Mariana Clark, who, during the trial suppressed evidence that would’ve exonerated him, is the focus of his vengeance. Intent on making her life miserable, Ethan employs a variety of tactics to antagonize and torment the woman. Unable to retaliate through the courts, considering her role in the previous trial, Mariana decides to fight fire with fire. Soon, their feud escalates to a point where neither imagined it would go. Which one will prevail, Ethan or Mariana? Who will win? Can either? Or, are both of them bound to a destiny produced by a Miscarriage of Justice?
Bruce A. Borders is an author, country songwriter and an artist/painter.
Bruce was born in 1967 in Cape Girardeau, MO, but most of his childhood years were spent in Central and Eastern Oregon. Bruce attended high school in La Grande, OR, and graduated Valedictorian in 1984 from Valley Christian Education Center. He was a member of the football, basketball and track teams, involved in various non-athletic activities such as school yearbook production and photography, and won numerous awards for his artistic creations.
While in school, Bruce held three part-time jobs; a store clerk, a janitor, and a dental technician, working about 60-70 hours per week. In 1984, he became employed full time as a dental technician. Other jobs have included restaurant manager, carpenter and grocery store cashier. For the past sixteen years, he has worked as a commercial truck driver, logging more than two million miles.
At the age of fifteen, Bruce decided to become a writer. He began by writing songs, news articles and short stories. Eventually, books were added to the list. Over the years, he continued to write and currently has a catalog of more than 500 songs, numerous short stories and nine completed books. He writes on a variety of subjects such as the Bible and politics, as well as fictional novels of legal issues and westerns.
Ancient Tales, Modern Legends, a short story collection by Ted William Gross presents the reader with engaging and thought-provoking stories spanning the ages. Covering subjects of love, loss, pain, desire, need, frustration and hope these stories are meant to entertain as well leave an indelible impression upon the reader. Ted Gross cleverly combines ancient lore in his “Tiny Slivers From A Silver Horn” weaving Unicorns, the story of Adam & Eve and the modern world into a tale of lost wisdom and gained hope. “Love In A Cafe” moves the reader within the soft aura of love until the surprise ending. “Elijah’s Coins” leaves us wondering about the great “what if” of life and just how blessed or cursed it would make us to change the future. “Reverieing” is a glimpse of the slow descent of one individual into his own personal hell. “Addiction, Obsession, Love”, “Tenuous Webs” & “And So They Danced” look upon love and loss from different perspectives. “A Tapestry Of War” is a real war story and the consequences of war upon the psyche of the soldier. “The Sunflower” portrays how hate can insidiously seep into the heart of man while “The Heretic” will leave you wondering who the real heretic actually is. “Kapparot” will let you delve into the mystical world of Hassidic philosophy while looking upon man’s relation to God. “Jacob’s Ladder” will introduce you to a world of angels and their mission of silence.
The Following Short Stories Are Contained Within Ancient Tales, Modern Legends Love In A Café Elijah’s Coins Reverieing The Sunflower Tenuous Webs The Heretic Kapparot A Tapestry Of War And So They Danced Jacob’s Ladder Addiction, Obsession, Love Tiny Slivers From A Silver Horn
This is not a book to dismiss easily. Enjoy it. Grow with it. You will in turn, be haunted by it and the stories will remain with you long after you have closed the pages.
Arriving home from a routine day at work, Anna Cottrell has no idea that her life is about to change forever. But discovering the stabbed body of a stranger in her flat, then becoming prime suspect in a murder enquiry is only the beginning. Her persistent claims of innocence start to crumble when new evidence links her irrevocably with the victim…
Leading her first murder enquiry, DCI Helen Lavery unravels a trail of deception, family secrets and betrayal. When people close to the Cottrell family start to disappear, Lavery is forced into a race against time. Can she catch the killer before he executes his ultimate victim?
Jane Isaac lives in rural Northamptonshire, UK with her husband, daughter and dog, Bollo. Jane studied creative writing, and later specialist fiction with the London School of Journalism.
Two of Jane’s short stories, Duplicity and Perilous Truths, will appear in Crime Anthologies released in 2012 by Rainstorm Press and Bridge House Publishing. An Unfamiliar Murder is her first novel.
