Ivy's world in Inked in Blood and Memory is unique, and her storytelling is exquisite. The characters of Sophie and Ren were incredibly rich, and their back-and-forth was extremely enjoyable. If you want a horror (or even a New Year's Eve horror), this is an atmospheric, fantastic choice.
Recluse Sophie Vanguard’s winter cabin retreat turns ominous when blue flowers mysteriously appear. They’re everywhere. On her front porch, in kitchen cabinets, and even on her pillow. It isn’t long before chilling whispers echo in the halls, and her journal repeats seven unsettling entries.
Enter the bloodied and beautifully eccentric Ly Thi Ren. Though Ren seems familiar, Sophie refuses to believe the girl’s insistence that they are trapped inside a book.
In a land of fiction, truth and lies blur together, clear decisions are marred by doubt, and shared family trauma lurks just below the surface.
The Memory of Cotton grabs the reader by their heartstrings and tugs. Howley is a master at evoking emotion, and pulling you into a story. The heart-wrenching plot of this book keeps you turning the page until the end. It is definitely one to pick up next if you haven't already.
Fifteen-year old Shelby's life has been spiraling out of control since her little brother died and her parents divorced. She gets in fights at school, lashes out at her mother, and can't find a way to pull herself out of her self-centered vortex of anger, fear, and grief. When Shelby inadvertently finds her great grandfather's Ku Klux Klan robe and a cryptic message embroidered in a family quilt, Shelby and her conflicted, gay, best friend Darrin drive traumatized Grandma to her hometown in North Carolina to help her make amends with the past. But the murderous secret Grandma divulges is…
McKnight's Carousel offered surprise after surprise in a fast-paced plot that kept me guessing. Her writing is a masterclass in thrillers, horrors, and suspense, and kept me clinging to my seat, waiting for the ride to stop but hoping it wouldn't.
Ladies and gentlemen, the show is about to begin…. All Laura Fitzpatrick wanted to do was tell her lab partner, Maddie, how she really feels about her, but when a perfect opportunity falls into her lap, Laura does what she does best – chickens out. . Then, Laura is dared to check out the abandoned carnival grounds outside of town, and she seizes the opportunity to prove to herself and others that she can be brave after all. To her surprise, Maddie isn’t about to let her go alone.. As they explore the eerie property, they’re thrust into an endless…
“Ye who walks within Ghostwood truly walks alone.” Master Mortus will not rest until Daemus Alaric is dead, but the Great Keeper will not make it easy for him. Narrowly escaping Trillias’s labyrinth, Daemus is now armed with a weapon that may turn the tide of the war—The Tome of Enlightenment. But his visions still torment the young Keeper, and he can’t help but feel like the worst is yet to come. A never-ending bloody battle. Princess Addilyn Elspeth and Sir Ritter of Valkeneer are entrenched in a desperate clash at Castle Valkeneer against the mysterious Moor Bog and forced to confront their worst they may not make it through alive. Will the fabled tetrine finally arrive in time to help? The Antlered Man still wanders the realm of Warminster. Can Ritter destroy the beast with his own weapon hewn of Ghostwood as Vorodin the Ageless predicted? Or will the Bridge fall and the people of Queen’s Chapel meet their tragic end?
Witness the epic conclusion of J.V. Hilliard’s Amazon Bestselling The Warminster Saga
