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Finders Keepers:
An Almost Gothic Love Affair If you are familiar with the Gothic genre, you will know that elements are a remote setting, normally a castle somewhere in eastern Europe, a damsel in distress, atmospherics linked to fear, supernatural or inexplicable things happening, a powerful, tyrannical male having control of the woman, omens, curses, madness, etc.. For more details on the Gothic novel, go here: https://www.invaluable.com/blog/elements-of-gothic-literature/ Finders Keepers has most of those elements, the striking difference being that the story is set in the Cape Colony on the southern tip of Africa in the year 1749.A young bride is sent off on her own with only her coachman for protection into…
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Shh…
What did you say? by Sian B. Claven The once silent world of Heather Lawrence is turned upside down when her husband, Andrew, admits her to a state of the art facility for surgery that enables Heather to hear and speak, an ability she lost in her teens. Strangeness abounds as she hears voices that aren’t there and speaks words that are not her own, and she tries to navigate through her noisy new life. Desperate for answers, Andrew searches for the surgeon that gave Heather her new lease on life, but turns up with more questions than when he started. He soon finds himself in need of a priest…
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Little Gold Locket
by Scarlett Le Clair It was a childish endeavour. Not quite a dare, but a challenge nonetheless between four friends. Were they brave enough to take a boat out to the island in the lake? The stories were just there to scare people, ghost stories, frightening, but just stories. Or so they thought. One day changed everything. Nothing would ever be the same again for all of them. If only they had listened, instead, she’s coming for them. Soul’s Day Boxset is on pre-order available on all the online stores for only 99c.Universal purchase link: https://books2read.com/u/4Dy5Ne
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Chimera
by Lea Cherry Chimera is exclusive to the Soul’s Day Boxset Camping in a supposed haunted forest on Halloween. What could go wrong? It sounded like a great idea, until Raven’s friends start disappearing one by one, kidnapped by a creature who won’t stop until they’re all gone. Pre-order the boxset here: https://books2read.com/u/4Dy5Ne
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Interview With A Seducer
Cover Reveal by Maggie Tideswell Interview With A Seducer – he was her 30th birthday gift…But her husband objected. Only he, didn’t have a say. Her best friend gave her an unusual 30th birthday gift – a night with a professional seducer of women. Only she wasn’t that kind of girl. What was supposed to have been a night to get her out of her rut, Rachel turned the paid-for time into an interview. Faced with the man across a restaurant table a perfectly public place – it could only turn out badly – for her. Interview With A Seducer is not for the faint of heart – featuring ghosts and talk…
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Mac & Cheese
Truly a well-loved classic in many South African homes, which, if made using the correct proportions of sauce to pasta, provides a delicious “comfort-food” meal with wide-age appeal. Ingredients 250 g Macaroni 50 g (50 ml) Butter 50 g (100 ml) Cake Flour 500 ml Milk Salt and Pepper to taste 230 g (625 ml) Grated Cheddar Cheese 250g Back Bacon, Cubed 1 Small Onion, Chopped 1 Small Green Pepper, Seeded and Chopped 38 g (+-180 ml) Fresh Breadcrumbs 2 medium Tomatoes, Sliced into rounds Method Pre-heat oven to 200 ° C. Bring a pot of salted water to a rolling boil. Add in the macaroni and bring back to…
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Jilted – Cover Reveal
Jilted – Book Description: Administrative assistant by day and boss lady on social media by night, Theresa enjoys sharing her charmed life with half-million followers. The only thing she loves more is being engaged to the hottest doctor at the clinic where they both work. Cementing her fame by reaching one million followers would be the icing on her wedding cake. Life stops running smoothly when her husband vanishes on their wedding night and a leaked photo of a barely-dressed Theresa yelling at the police sparks a viral sensation. With everything at stake—love, reputation, followers, and job—she embarks on a reluctant voyage of discovery. Follow Theresa as she stumbles over…
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I love spooky paranormal romance!
Romance Let’s face it, love really is all around us. And it is love, not money, that makes the world go round. But maybe my phrase, spooky paranormal romance needs some elucidation. Let’s start with romance. Even when you read a murder mystery or a horror novel, there are romantic elements in it, because people fall in love all over the place and in any kind of a setting. People find each other in the most unexpected or dangerous situations. It is human nature. What fascinates me about romance is, firstly, what characteristics attract people to each other enough to fall in love and, secondly, what traits keep them in…