Since I signed up the other day, I thought I'd write my annual  National Novel Writing Month  blog post. 😅 I've been taking part in NaNoWriMo for a long time. My first time was way back in 2006. 😯 This is something I make room for every year because I enjoy it so much.  Actual…

Hey! 😃 It's that time of the year again... and you know what that means, right? I finally signed up for NaNoWriMo 2021 . Yay!! I planned to take part months ago, because it will be a nice break from all the revision I've been doing this year. But I realised yesterday that I ha…

With their long necks and matching buns and pink tights, Dara and Marie Durant have been dancers since they can remember. Growing up, they were trained by their glamorous mother, founder of the Durant School of Dance. After their parents' death in a tragic accident nearly a dozen ye…

In the summer of 1988, the mutilated bodies of several missing girls begin to turn up in a small Maryland town. The grisly evidence leads police to the terrifying assumption that a serial killer is on the loose in the quiet suburb. But soon a rumor begins to spread that the evil stalkin…

Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood-drinkers, is smart and beautiful - and v…

Tomorrow is coming whether you're ready or not . . .  Twenty-two strikingly original tales of terror from Bram Stoker Award®-winners, bestselling authors, genre stalwarts and rising stars. Be warned: these are not science fiction stories with a dash of dread. These are visions of the …

My first YA horror novel is now available from Otranto House .    For generations, the women of the Lucas family have lived in the small town of Whenall, Massachusetts, at Raven House. They make dolls that they call wardens to protect the townsfolk, a long tradition that some might thi…

Cruel Fate by Kelley Armstrong My rating: 5 of 5 stars I LOVED the Cainsville series and after really enjoying the first sequel novella , I was looking forward to checking this out. Six months have passed since the last time we caught up with Olivia, Gabriel and Ricky. And now, her …

The Arrival by Shaun Tan My rating: 5 of 5 stars Last weekend, along with The Rabbits , we found this book during one of our Street Libraries adventures. It's actually a book I've had my eye on for a while but never picked up, so this was the perfect find. This gets another w…

The Rabbits by John Marsden My rating: 5 of 5 stars We found this beauty in one of our local Street Libraries and couldn't leave it behind. I'm really glad we grabbed it because it's a great book! Wow. This story might be brief, but it packs quite the emotional punch. Not…