Elle J Rossi

Welcome to the dark side.

The title is appropriate and, like in the Jurassic movies, when they say Run, you Run! You may recognize many of these authors, maybe even spy one of your favorites in these eight novellas. I know I did and they managed to give me plenty of scares. I reviewed this as a hole and individually.

Resurrection Morning by Caleb Pirtle III: This historical fiction takes place during WWII. Spies, secrets, betrayals and lots of action led me on a wild ride, culminating in an ending I never guessed but loved it. 4 Stars

Black Out by Sue Coletta: Do we ever really know our neighbors? What secrets they harbor? What slights they feel? And judging a book by its cover…Now I know where that saying came from and in this case it could be your undoing. So much happens in a short time and she fooled me. 4 Stars

Sweeton’s Shangri-La by Rachel Aukes: A treasure may, a pair of lovers, ad evil god, and an Eden, of sorts. The couple ignores disregards the legend and follows the trail. Predictable but plenty of suspense while I waited for IT to happen.

The Sideshow by Kimberly McGath: Do you like the circus? Welll..this is like no circus you have ever attended. There is danger all around, but I sure did not see where I was going to end up. I enjoy an author that can surprise me. 3 Stars

Three Days by Jennifer Chase: A three day vacation…but it is not the exotic tropical vacation she had envisioned.Three Days could be a Twilight Zone episode. She planned her vaction down to the very last detail, but this trip was impulsive. She went as one person and came back as another. What happened in between is quite the adventure. 4 Stars

Smile For Me by Kristine Mason: Vanity is a curse and Lisa was not happy about getting older. When she saw what Melody’s Grace did for her friend, she signed in. This gruesome haunted house story will make you think twice wishing instead of being thankful for what you have. It made me cringe, want to cover my eyes so I can’t see, and wonder if I really want to know the end of the story. 4 Stars

Bleeder by Paul Dale Anderson: She had put the past behind her…until she opened the door to a man with a gun. And the blood, the smell brought it back to her. Some psychological thrills in this short suspense story. 4 Stars

A Love Story by Kathy Love: They pulled a prank, only it didn’t turn out so funny, in fact, it was quite tragic. Guilt. It does come back to haunt them and I am intrigued. There’s a mystery going on and I haven’t figured it out…yet. 4 Stars

A Promise is a Promise by Joe Broadmeadow: A tale of childhood promises and a man willing to sacrifice it all to get his revenge. A predictable yet fun story. 3 Stas

The Game by Elle J Rossi: Would she win or lose the game? Twisted tale of life and death and it ended like I wanted. 3 Stars

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of the Run Anthology by Various Bestselling Authors.

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This boxset contain short stories that are on the dark side. Not all are paranormal but they all do make you think about the consequences of actions by either you or others around you.

Resurrection Morning by Caleb Pirtle III: This short story is part of an on going series about Ambrose Lincoln who is an American spy who allows his memories to be erased before every mission. He feels this makes him a better spy as it allows him to not go into mission with any preconceived fear. Lots of twist and turns in a story set during Hitlers reign.

Black Out by Sue Coletta: A killer plays eenie meenie miney mo in picking out victims on Bear Cat Mountain. When a storm takes out power to 4 houses little do the neighbors know one of them has evil on the mind and one by one takes them out. Author throws a surprise ending in this one..

Sweeton’s Shangri-La y Rachel Aukes: When myth is really reality. A student in archaeology “borrows” a map that leads to a place called Shangri-La. He convinces his girlfriend to trek through the forest to find it while telling her the haunting myth behind it – not knowing that the myth was based on truth.

The Sideshow by Kimberly McGath: Very strange story with the stage being a creepy walk through the circus seeing multiple deaths that leads to a surprising (and confusing) ending.

Three Days by Jennifer Chase: One of the down falls about boxsets is sometimes the short length of the story makes it hard to get what the author is trying to convey. I think the point of this one was a woman who lived her life under such tight control at both work and in her personal life had a supernatural force step and and throw her in the middle of chaos to fight for her life so that when she came out of the nightmare she would finally slow down and notice the things she was missing out on in life.

Smile For Me by Kristine Mason: Kristine is one of my favorite authors. She writes a great suspense series with evil serial killers. I was curious on what her mind would come up with for a “horror” short story. So many women are vain and as they age they want to keep the youthful looks they once had and become very judgmental of those around them. Not happy with her husband whose only fault is gaining a few pounds over the years and never updating his wardrobe and envying her own daughters youthful skin she jumps as the chance to go to a bed and breakfast that her friend went to that left leaving looking years younger. What so many people don't understand about looks is – if your ugly on the inside that effects how you look on the outside – and in this twisted tale she finds that out the hard way.

Bleeder by Paul Dale Anderson: When push comes to shove none of us know what we are capable of until that moment. This one was especially evil (in a good way). When an armed injured man forces his way into a woman's house he thinks he has the upper hand with his death threats if she doesn't help him. That wasnt his first mistake in life but it was certainly his last. The “reveal” in this one was oh so good. Loved the twist..

A Love Story by Kathy Love: An urban legend tale coincides with a prank gone wrong by a group of high school students.… (plus d'informations)

The pixies are causing trouble, and it is up to Josie and Keller to put a stop to it.

Josie is a great heroine. I like that she is strong and smart. I enjoy Josie’s conversations and sarcastic personality. She is very humorous.

She has a great group of friends: the vampires of Crimson Beat and Sage. She also has some useful contacts. I love their gift to her, complete with pretty read bow. You’ll have to read the book to find out what it was.

The pixies are entertaining foes. They are creative with their fighting. I mean seriously, spit balls, sick. I think Esmeralda had a death wish. I personally would not mess with Josie.

Indigo Dawn has a fast-paced and action-filled plot. It had numerous surprises and was interesting. This is a really great series that I look forward to continuing reading.

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Vampire, Keller O’Leary, goes to Nashville to visit his sister and meets his mate, Huntress, Josie Hawk.

This is the prequel to the Josie Hawk Chronicles. I actually read it out of order and enjoyed Keller’s perspective.

It’s hard not to like Irish vampire, Keller. He is patient and strong. I value that he plays the drums. I also appreciate that he wants to be good, fitting in the human world and subjected himself to the Colony (aka vampire rehab).

I enjoyed learning about his background and some of the things he went through.

I like how he, and Josie met in this story and interact with each other.

Alabaster Nights is a well-written novella. It is a fast read that I could not put down and a great start to the series.

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