This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Free Book Program, which is open to all readers and is completely free. The author will provide you with a free copy of their book in exchange for an honest review. You and the author will discuss what sites you will post your review to and what kind of copy of the book you would like to receive (eBook, PDF, Word, paperback, etc.). To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Review Exchange Program, which is open to all authors and is completely free. Simply put, you agree to provide an honest review an author's book in exchange for the author doing the same for you. What sites your reviews are posted on (B&N, Amazon, etc.) and whether you send digital (eBook, PDF, Word, etc.) or hard copies of your books to each other for review is up to you. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email, and be sure to describe your book or include a link to your Readers' Favorite review page or Amazon page.
This author participates in the Readers' Favorite Book Donation Program, which was created to help nonprofit and charitable organizations (schools, libraries, convalescent homes, soldier donation programs, etc.) by providing them with free books and to help authors garner more exposure for their work. This author is willing to donate free copies of their book in exchange for reviews (if circumstances allow) and the knowledge that their book is being read and enjoyed. To begin, click the purple email icon to send this author a private email. Be sure to tell the author who you are, what organization you are with, how many books you need, how they will be used, and the number of reviews, if any, you would be able to provide.
Reviewed by Anne-Marie Reynolds for Readers' Favorite
Poison in the Pond by DL Richardson is the first Shivers novella. Karen Malcolm has escaped from a hostage situation. Cain held her prisoner in her own home for a week and when he gets life in prison, she can finally move on with her life. Marrying Dr. Carlisle and becoming mom to his daughter, she tries to settle into her new life but the nightmare is never over. Cain wants her to forgive him and contacts her from prison. Moving to a new home with a duck pond, things take a dark turn and Karen is pulled into a new nightmare where there are things that even Cain is scared of. Can Karen ever settle down to a normal life or is she destined to suffer forever?
Poison in the Pond by DL Richardson is a great short story, perfect for filling in a couple of spare hours. Right from page one, I was pulled into the story and it just got better and better as it moved along. This is an all-action story, very deep and dark with a few excellent twists in it. This is horror, romance and the paranormal all rolled into one and the pace never lets up all the way through. The ending is great and it’s one of those stories that will stay with you for a long time. The characters are excellent, all developed perfectly, even the imaginary friend, and I found myself rooting for them all the way through. To start with, the title confused me but it did become clear, very cleverly, just what the poison in the pond is. Great story, and I would love to read more from this author.
