The Safe Harbor is a horror novel written by Renna Olsen. Annie and Lee are burnt-out bartenders in rural Texas, whose friendship is about all they have good going for them. Everything abruptly changes when Annie gets a phone call from a lawyer who informs...

When Stan Foster washed up on the banks of the Hudson River, he had no recollection of jumping from the George Washington Bridge, only of falling and then of being alive. Stan by Richard Wold is the story of his search to rediscover who he...

After reading the Avalon Trilogy by Julie Elizabeth Powell, I saw 13 by the same author. I liked the author's style and thought I'd see what her style would be like in a different genre. In 13, thirteen different characters - all very shady, violent,...

The Dust: Book II: Pursuit by David H. Sharp picks up right where The Dust: Book I: Bloodlust leaves off. This episode of the series is every bit as captivating as was the first book, and I’ll be mighty surprised if Book III isn’t also...

In Creek House by Renna Olsen, Katherine Mitchell moves to Wind Valley with her young son, Danny, after her husband was tragically killed. She soon questions whether she made the right decision when strange and mysterious things begin happening at their new home that is...

Gated II: Ravenhill Academy by Matt Drabble is another excellent novel by this exceptional author. It is not necessary to have read Gated prior to reading Gated II, but I strongly recommend that you do. Not only will it help familiarize you with the main...

The Demon’s Wife by the late, great Rick Hautala is the first story I have read by Hautala, but it catapulted Rick to the top of my list of favorite authors. With a touch of humor, a touch of romance, and a whole lot of...

Seven-X by Mike Wech follows reporter Eddie Hansen on a journey into a mental facility in search of truth, but finds him on a soul-searching journey inside himself and leaves him questioning everything he knows to be true. Convinced that death row inmates are being...

The Thirteenth Child by David Dean is a gripping horror story that will leave you alternately with a bad taste in your mouth or wanting more. It’s the story of children who go missing on dark nights and an alcoholic ex-professor who witnesses the snatchings...

Mantequero by Jenny Twist is a short story built upon an old Spanish superstition. Also known as Sacamantecas, Mantequero featured in a story parents told their children, to keep them from wandering too far from home. Not at all unlike probably every culture that has...