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Diary of a Serial Killer Book Tour & Giveaway 4/5 – 5/5

 

Just
Things
Diary
of a Serial Killer Book 1
by
Erin Lee
Genre:
Thriller
 
Sometimes,
the cravings just take over.

 

 

Jimmie
Putnam is an ordinary man by any measure. By day, he works as a law
clerk. At night, when he can’t fight the cravings, he becomes a
collector. He takes great care of his human Things; buying them
cherry lipstick and reading to them from his journal. When they’ve
been on their best behavior, he even takes them out of his
freezers…

 

 

Sometimes,
the need is just too deep.

 

 

Florel
Ross has been mostly invisible since the death of her twin, who died
twenty years ago at the hands of a serial killer. Obsessed with
justice, Florel is willing to risk anything for the answers she
craves: What goes on in the mind of a serial killer?

 

 

When
the two yearnings collide, will it be justice or just Things?

 

 
 

Jimmie’s
Ice Cream
Diary
of a Serial Killer Book 2
 
Six
months is a long time in the life of a serial killer with active
cravings. Jimmie Putnam has made a lot of changes. Now, with his own
ice cream shop, hiding bodies is easier than ever before. With
sixteen kills under his belt, Jimmie is cocky. And the cravings are
only getting worse:

 

 

Have
you ever just been in the mood for ice cream?

 

You
can’t really say why that craving comes on.

 

But
you can’t sleep, even at 2 a.m. until you get it.

 

So
you put your sneakers on . . .

 

 

Killing’s
like that, for me.

 

Today,
I’m in the mood for black raspberry.

 

Come,
take a tour, of Jimmie’s Ice Cream shop…

 

 

Twenty
years is a long time to wait for justice. And when you’re so close
that you can taste it, you want to serve yourself. Special Agent
Florel Ross has made a vow. She has one year, or until Jimmie Putnam
is about to kill again before she will confront him—or report
him—herself. Now, with his own ice cream shop, watching him will be
easier than ever before. With nothing to lose and obsession steering
her, Florel is fearless. She takes the sort of risks her twin sister
would be proud of. And the danger is only getting worse.

 

 

Have
you ever been in the mood for revenge?

 

You
can’t really say why that hunger comes on.

 

But
you can’t sleep, even at 2 a.m. until you get it.

 

So
you put your holster on . . .

 

 

Come,
take a tour, of Jimmie’s Ice Cream Shop:

 

It’s
due for inspection…

 

 
 

Thing
Fifteen
Diary
of a Serial Killer Book 3
 
Myname is Beverly. I’m more than a Thing.

 

 

Every
town has its legends. I would know, I am one of them. I am the girl
they tell campfire stories about. The “well-liked librarian” who
was going places until she was kidnapped and eaten by the Ice Cream
Man. I am the warning parents tell their children about, the woman
whose remains were never found…

 

 

There’s
so much more to my story than how I died.

 

 

My
name is Beverly Watkins. I was twenty-seven years old the day I
perished at the hands of a serial killer. For more than a year,
Master Jimmie kept me in his favorite freezer and took me out for
weekly playdates. I was the cherry on top of his twisted ice cream
sundae; the Thing he called Fifteen.

 

 

It’s
only the beginning to my story. You see, justice is haunting. And
tonight, I’m in the mood for it. I’m here to set the record
straight, to make sure all the facts are tied up in perfect yellow
bows like the ones they tied around trees for me. I won’t rest
until I’ve told my own story, my way. Which reminds me: I have a
visit to make.

 

 

Care
to join me?

 

 
 
Erin
Lee

is a dark fiction/reality author and therapist chasing a crazy dream
one crazy story at a time. She is the author of books published by
Savant Books and Publications, Limitless Publishing, Black Rose
Writing, Zombie Cupcake Press, Bella Tulip Press, and Crazy Ink.

 

Her
Diary of a Serial Killer Series is an international bestselling
series as is the Moving On Series that she co-wrote with Chelsi
Davis. Upcoming titles include Wendigo and Momma. She is a co-founder
of the Escape from Reality Series and author of several books in that
series.

 

Lee
holds a master’s degree in psychology and works with at-risk
families and as a court appointed special advocate. When she isn’t
busy dissecting the human experience, she enjoys escaping from
reality through reading and spending time with her muses and canine
companions and therapy dogs—Thomas the Terrier and Milo Muse. To
her, laughter is the best medicine of all.

 

 
 

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Mask: Shadow Book Tour & Giveaway 4/4 – 5/4

Mask:
Shadow
by
Joseph VanBuren
Genre:
Dark Poetry, Horror
 
We
all wear various masks for different situations. It’s how we adapt
and react to life. Wear a mask for too long, however, and it becomes
difficult to remove. Especially if that mask has been forced upon
you…

 

 

Sykophunk
Productions presents Mask: Shadow by Joseph VanBuren. Through twisted
poetry and dark ambient soundscapes, the tale of a tortured soul
unfolds. In the aftermath of strange psychiatric and biogenetic
experiments, our narrator questions reality, laments the loss of
truth, and perhaps even reveals apocalyptic prophecies.

 

 

This
is the first in a trilogy of poetry chapbooks with accompanying
soundtracks. The soundtrack instruMental albums can also be found on
Amazon.

 

**Only
.99 cents!!**
 
 

 
 
Joseph
VanBuren is a writer, music artist, horror lover, student, survivor,
and the scrambled brains behind Sykophunk Productions. His poetry and
fiction have been published in Confluence, Ink Cloud, and the
anthology Life on a Tightrope; he has written, performed, and/or
produced hundreds of globally distributed songs; opened up for
national acts such as Rehab, Anybody Killa, Liquid Assassin, Razakel,
Lil Wyte, Scum, and 2 Live Crew; and had one of his tracks played on
The Colbert Report.

 

 

Spawned
from the Hudson Valley, New York, he now studies English and
Psychology in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he lives with his beloved
fiancée and adorably neurotic dog. His current projects include
getting a bachelor’s degree and creating a multi-media
post-apocalyptic horror experience.

 

 
 

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Til Death Do Us Party Book Tour & Giveaway 4/4 – 5/4

 

Til
Death Do Us Party
A
Liv and Di in Dixie Mystery #4
by
Vickie Fee
Genre:
Cozy Mystery
 
Las
Vegas knows how to party, and for once, event planner Liv McKay won’t
be entirely behind the scenes. The Dixie gang is in Sin City to
celebrate Mama and Earl’s rockin’ Elvis-themed wedding. And
between juggling the botched bachelorette party and a problem-plagued
soirée back home, Liv’s ready to double down on some fun. 

 

 

 

Mama
& Earl’s happily-ever-after seems like a sure thing, but all
bets (and nuptials) are off when they get to the Burning Love WeddingChapel. Their Elvis-impersonating minister has left the building . .
. permanently. And even worse, Liv’s cousin, Little Junior, is
suspected of his murder.

 

 

With
Mama’s happy ending on the table and Little Junior about to lose it
all, the stakes are higher than ever. Liv and her best friend, Di,
must hit the Strip to find the real killer before he finally plays
his ace…

 

 

High
energy, dead bodies and exposed lies. . . . A must read.”

 

RT
Book Reviews
,
4 Stars, on 
Death
Crashes the Party

 

 

A
wonderful cozy mystery.”

 

Suspense
Magazine 
on It’s
Your Party, Die If You Want To

 

 

Readers
should welcome this look at a very Southern lifestyle, complete with
appended party plans.”

 

Kirkus
Reviews 
on One
Fete in the Grave

 

Addto Goodreads





Vickie
Fee is a past president of the Malice in Memphis chapter of
Sisters in Crime and current member of the Wisconsin Sisters in
Crime. She has a degree in journalism and spent many years as a
newspaper reporter, covering small Southern towns populated with
colorful characters, much like those in the fictional town of Dixie.
She now lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with her husband, John.
She grew up in the South on a steady diet of Nancy Drew and iced tea,
and when she’s not writing, Vickie enjoys reading mysteries and
watching B movies from the 1930s and ‘40s.





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Shattered Roads Book Tour & Giveaway 4/3 – 5/3

SHATTERED ROADS
The Skyfire Saga Book 1
by Alice Henderson
Genre: Science Fiction/Dystopian
In a future laid waste by
environmental catastrophe, one woman in a shielded
megacity discovers a secret
hidden within—and the nightmare of what lies
beyond.
Her designation is H124—a menial worker in a city safeguarded
against the
devastating storms of the outer world. In a community where
consumerism
has dulled the senses, where apathy is the norm and education is
a thing of the past, H124 has one job: remove the bodies of citizens
when
they pass away in their living pods.
Then one night, H124’s routine leads
her into the underground ruins of an ancient university. Buried
within it is a prescient alarm set up generations ago: an
extinction-level asteroid is hurtling toward Earth.
When her warning is seen as an attempt
to topple the government with her knowledge of science, H124 is
hunted—and sent fleeing for her life beyond the shield of her
walled metropolis. In a weather-ravaged unknown, her only hope lies
with the Rovers, the most dangerous faction on Earth. For they have
continued to learn. And they have survived to help avert a terrifying
threat: the end of the world is near.
Alice Henderson is a writer of fiction,
comics, and video game material. She was selected to attend
Launchpad, a NASA-funded writing workshop aimed at bringing accurate
science to fiction. Her love of wild places inspired her novel
Voracious, which pits a lone hiker against a shapeshifting creature
in the wilderness of Glacier National Park. Her novel Fresh Meat
is set in the world of the hit TV series Supernatural. She
also wrote the Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels Night
Terrors
and Portal Through Time. She has written short
stories for numerous anthologies including Body Horror, Werewolves &
Shapeshifters, and Mystery Date. While working at LucasArts, she
wrote material for several Star Wars video games, including Star
Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
and Star Wars: Battle for Naboo.
She holds an interdisciplinary master’s degree in folklore and
geography, and is a wildlife researcher and rehabilitator. Her novel
Portal Through Time won the Scribe Award for Best Novel.

 

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Fractions of Existence Book Tour & Giveaway 4/1 – 5/1

Fractions of Existence
by J
Lenni Dorner
Genre: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Romance


Once they were
humanity’s exalted protectors— now they are being hunted.

Xavier will weigh all human life against Gwendolyn’s ignorant happiness.
The good
news is that her choice can blow his away.
Omnipotent beings find each other while
playing an online game. Xavier has been
searching for Gwendolyn, his true mate and the missing member of the
Existence. Only if reunited can the group regain the rest of their
memories and access all of their powers. Hidden in plain sight,
disguised as humans, they help who they can, as best they can, when
they can.
The Eyes in the Shadows, a religious sect, has been trying to free humans
from the “prison” of life on Earth for millenniums. The Existence
has always been able to thwart them… until now. They’ve discovered
a way to end the world that no one will see coming.
Gwendolyn has her future all laid out. There is a plan. She knows what
her
parents want for her and how to get it. Then Xavier, a friend from a
virtual game, makes her question everything. He’s full of secrets,
one being an understanding of her fear of the wind.
She tries to suppress her intense attraction to the mysterious and
frustrating Xavier. She’s engaged, after all, and the thoughts she’s
having aren’t proper. Gwendolyn is swept into a whirlwind of secrets,
danger, and a forbidden attraction. She’ll drive across the countryin her beat-up old car, not knowing if he is genuinely interested or
just being polite. (He refuses to kiss her!) Gwendolyn’s journey is
full of self-doubt, sacrifice, and dark visions that invade her
sleep. Will she uncover the truth about herself?

The following TRIGGER WARNING may contain spoilers :
This urban fantasy is 99k long and contains some strong language, sexual
situations, alcohol, a scene with medical marijuana, violence
(including a memory of the murder of a sadist seconds before he
commits rape), an arranged marriage, and college student debt. The
majority of this book takes place in 2005.
While embracing
the ancient tribal traditions, J Lenni Dorner learned a legend
originated by The
Grandfathers.
J is best known for the Existence
series. Book One, “Fractions of Existence,” is available on
Amazon as of 2017. Also known for the writer’s reference book,
“Preparing to Write Settings that Feel Like Characters.”
In May 2016, J became a member of the Operation Awesome Team,
running
the Debut Author Spotlight on Wednesdays. Blogging from A to Z
#AtoZchallenge co-host as of 2017.
The Creative Writing Institute holds writing contests which resulted
in
J Lenni Dorner’s publication in “WRONG!: A themed anthology 2014”
and in
“LOST!: A themed anthology 2017” (available on Amazon).
J weaves fantasy with lore to unhinge your mind.
This speculative fiction and reference author is happily married and
living in Pennsylvania (USA) on the original lands of theLenni-Lenape people. When not reading or writing, J enjoys video
games, funny cat videos, finding drawings of dragons on Pinterest,
and watching movies.

 

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