Writer and Editor C.B. Calsing/ G.G. Royale

Review of Something Down There I was very interested in the premise of this book; the idea had me hooked. I enjoy stories based around cults, and the idea of members of a cult moving into a cave to completely isolate themselves from the outside world seemed like an idea that would hold a lot of tension and potential. The story is a solid attempt by a first-time novelist. Would I read it a second time? Probably not, but I was entertained the first time around and other readers probably would be too. The basic plot is this: Karen and Jeremy go spelunking, are abducted by the leader of an underground cult, and are forced to assimilate. The tension comes from the couple's desire to reach the outside world again, the failed attempts of a friend to find them, and infidelity on both Karen's and Jeremy's part. The strength of this novel is definitely in the setting. I enjoyed envisioning the cave, its formations, the waterfalls, and the strange flora. I just recently fi...

*** SPECIAL 20% PROMOTION *** Get a whopping 20% off the regular price of Silent Meridian, a thrilling fantasy novel by Elizabeth Crowens. Check it out now. SILENT MERIDIAN Elizabeth Crowens Series: The Time Traveler Professor Book 1 Genre: Speculative Fiction, Gaslight Fantasy, Alternative History Publisher: MX Publishing Publication Date: May 15, 2016 A 19th century "X" Files meets H.G. Wells's "Time Machine" featuring Arthur Conan Doyle and partner Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is obsessed with a legendary red book. Its peculiar stories have come to life, and rumors claim that it has rewritten its own endings. Convinced that possessing this book will help him write his ever-popular Sherlock Holmes stories, he takes on an unlikely partner, John Patrick Scott, known to most as a concert musician and paranormal investigator. Although in his humble opinion, Scott considers himself more of an ethereal archeologist and a time traveler professor. ...

HAPPY BOOK BIRTHDAY !! SOMETHING DOWN THERE Nancy Widrew Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Azure Spider Publications Publication Date: November 15, 2017 Not all caves are uninhabited Horror erupts when newlyweds, Karen and Jeremy, cross paths with members of a diabolical cult inside a West Virginia cave. Living below the earth’s surface has triggered mutations, rendering the cult members nearly infertile. Their leader, a wild-eyed, cunning brute, refuses to let the couple leave, believing they and their potential offspring hold the key to surviving underground. Are Karen and Jeremy doomed to spend their lives inside this sunless, subterranean wasteland, or do they escape before their minds shatter and their bodies betray them? Add to Goodreads [Praise] - [Name], Goodreads Reviewer Purchase Links Available now $3.99 only. Grab your copy today. Available on Amazon.com Book Tour Schedule Save the Date! Follow the book tour from November 20 ...

NEW COVER REVEAL !! THE SPITTING POST Jason R. Barden Genre: Horror, Dark Fantasy Publisher: The Wild Rose Press Publication Date: December 8, 2017 Vincent must find the Spitting Post, but only the purple swan knows the way. Vincent Carpenter’s life is a wreck. He has given up his dreams. He has lost his job after an economic disaster. His ten-year marriage is crumbling. Then he awakens in a maniacal land of frighteningly vivid realism with skull trees, glowing forests, ravenous beasts, and other psychologically haunting adversity. While traveling through this demented unearthly world, he has a chance encounter with a beautiful maiden dressed in green; before he can start a conversation, she disappears into the unknown. Vincent must try to find her at a fantastical place known as the Spitting Post. But first he must overcome many macabre misfortunes and face nightmares that question his sanity. Will he reach her? What will the Spitting Post reveal? Will he suffer mo...

PRE-ORDER ALERT !! Check out this upcoming psychological thriller and reserve your copy today. Releasing November 15, 2017 SOMETHING DOWN THERE Nancy Widrew Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: Azure Spider Publications (November 15, 2017) Not all caves are uninhabited Horror erupts when newlyweds, Karen and Jeremy, cross paths with members of a diabolical cult inside a West Virginia cave. Living below the earth’s surface has triggered mutations, rendering the cult members nearly infertile. Their leader, a wild-eyed, cunning brute, refuses to let the couple leave, believing they and their potential offspring hold the key to surviving underground. Are Karen and Jeremy doomed to spend their lives inside this sunless, subterranean wasteland, or do they escape before their minds shatter and their bodies betray them? Add to Goodreads [Praise] - [Name], Goodreads Reviewer PRE-ORDER Links Pre-order this exciting psychological thriller today for $3.99...

Mrs Claus edited by Rhonda Parrish When you think of Mrs. Claus, do you imagine a quiet North Pole homebody who finds complete fulfillment in baking cookies, petting reindeer and crafting toys alongside elves? How about a magic-wielding ice goddess, or a tough-as-nails Valkyrie? Or maybe an ancient fae of dubious intentions, or a well-meaning witch? Could Mrs. Claus be a cigar-smoking Latina, or a crash-landed alien? Within these pages Mrs. Claus is a hero, a villain, a mother, a spacefarer, a monster hunter, and more. The only thing she decidedly is not, is a sidekick. It’s Mrs. Claus’ turn to shine and she is stepping out of Santa’s shadow and into the spotlight in these fourteen spectacular stories that make her the star! Featuring original short stories by Laura VanArendonk Baugh, C.B. Calsing, DJ Tyrer, Jennifer Lee Rossman, Kristen Lee, Randi Perrin, Michael Leonberger, Andrew Wilson, Ross Van Dusen, MLD Curelas, Maren Matthias, Anne Luebke, Jeff Kuykendall, and Hayley...

A short horror story I wrote,"The Asylum Musicale," will appear in an upcoming anthology. The inspiration and source material was an article in the publication produced by the patients at the Uttica State Hospital in the 1850s. I love finding slightly innocuous things like that which can be spun into the creepy, the off-putting. I'll be posting the table of contents and the cover art as it is made official by the editor and the publisher. I do hope my readers can budget a few dollars around the holidays for this, as it is my first acceptance in a very, very long time.

After reading my review, make sure you scroll down to the contest entry! In Tim Symonds's Sherlock Holmes and the Mystery of Einstein's Daughter , we are treated to a mystery wherein the great detective is asked to look into the past of the up-and-coming physicist, Albert Einstein. This is a book for nerds, both for Einstein nerds and Sherlock Holmes nerds. It is chock-full of inside references and history. Those already savvy in the lives of the historic and fictional characters involved will really get them, while others might feel a little lost. I am both an Einstein and a Holmes nerd, so I appreciated most of these references and allusions. This book is extensively well researched, as the end notes and acknowledgements show. The tone and characters fit right along with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's canon, as well as those who have come between him and Tim Symonds. The author also gives us a deeper grounding into Watson's point of view than Doyle would have, which p...

Another adventure brings Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson face to face with Albert Einstein SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE MYSTERY OF EINSTEIN'S DAUGHTER Tim Symonds Genre: Mystery Publisher: MX Publishing Publication Date: January 13, 2014 Add to Goodreads The Dean of a Swiss university persuades Sherlock Holmes to investigate the background of a would-be lecturer. To Dr. Watson it seems a very humdrum commission - but who is the mysterious 'Lieserl'? How does her existence threaten the ambitions of the technical assistant level III in Room 86 at the Federal Patents Office in Berne by the name of Albert Einstein? The assignment plunges Holmes and Watson into unfathomable Serbia to solve one of the intractable mysteries of the 20th Century. In Tim Symonds' previous detective novels, Sherlock Holmes and the Dead Boer At Scotney Castle and Sherlock Holmes And The Case Of The Bulgarian Codex the author based pivotal historic facts and a principal character on r...

First, my review Look later in the post for the full synopsis of the story. As a teacher of middle-school students, I’m always looking for books I can enthusiastically recommend to my students. Particularly, I keep an eye out for books with positive female role models, characters who are quirky and confident and gifted. Kathleen Baldwin’s Refuge for Masterminds gives me not just one girl for my students to look up to, but several. In addition, Emma Stranje, the headmistress of the school for unusual girls, is a teacher who is brilliant and mysterious. Who doesn’t love that? This is the third book in the series, and I read it without reading the first two. I was not lost at all and felt as comfortable in Ms. Baldwin’s world as if I had all the background the other two books provided. And her world is a vibrant place of gowns and balls and pet wolves. She must have done a good bit of research, since I did not get pulled out of the reading by any anachronisms. I loved the ...