Set against the backdrop of a historic snowstorm, Snow Escape is the story of one woman’s innocent foray into the world of online dating turned deadly.

Allegra Maxwell is a 30-year old, single school teacher looking for love. Having chosen to use the Internet to meet the opposite sex, she encounters an articulate, prospective beau on the night the biggest blizzard in history is blanketing the Big Apple. Their pleasant conversation soon turns sinister when she discovers that “Charles” has been stalking her for weeks and claims he lives in her building. When threats of destroying her little by little are made, Allegra must stay one step ahead of the mind games. Turning to neighbors for help, tragic consequences ensue.

When her sanity is questioned because the online evidence her stalker exists disappears, Allegra must prove he does exist and she isn’t losing her mind. She’s convinced he’s somewhere in the building just waiting for the right time to attack, so when a power outage thrusts her into darkness will she be able to overcome the helplessness she feels? Placed in a situation that’s spiraling totally out of her control, while trapped in her apartment building with no escape, will she survive until the authorities can reach her?

Purchasing Information for Snow Escape:

For Kindle:

Amazon & Amazon UK

For Nook, iPad, eReaders: Write Words Inc. & Barnes & Noble


Paperback:

Amazon & Write Words Inc

SHORT STORY REVIEW

Candy and Catharsis by Anne Brooke                                     

Publisher: Untreed Reads Publishing (April 5, 2013)

ASIN: B00C82FDKU

 

Rating: ★★★★

When the word Catharsis catches a glimpse of the word Candy, he falls in love at first sight, but will he be able to win her heart? Being a word living in a dictionary isn’t as exciting as living in a novel or a poem. Dictionary-dwellers aren’t read nearly as often as their counterparts in literary works and this creates a lonely life. Unbeknownst to one word, Catharsis, a boring existence is about to get more interesting.

One day upon awakening Catharsis realizes, with a thump, that his owner has dropped her dictionary onto her mahogany veneered table and opened it in search of something. Flipping through the pages, she finds the word she was looking for. When stopped at Candleberry, Catharsis catches his first glimpse of flaxen-haired, sapphire-eyed Candy. Just as quickly, she vanishes from his sight when the dictionary is closed.

Candy and Catharsis is an unusual short story that utilizes a resource some people barely use anymore. Author Anne Brooke has created a clever account of one word’s desperate need to see the object of his affection once again. With the help of neighboring words, will Catharsis be able to reach Candy so he can pledge his undying love? If he does, how will Candy react?

About the Author                                                                           

Anne Brooke’s fiction has been shortlisted for the Harry Bowling Novel Award, the Royal Literary Fund Awards and the Asham Award for Women Writers. She has also twice been the winner of the DSJT Charitable Trust Open Poetry Competition. She is the author of six published novels, her latest being A Dangerous Man, a thriller about art, love and murder. This year, the first of her fantasy trilogy, The Gifting, will be published by Bluewood Publishing and, in addition, her short stories are regularly published by Untreed Reads and Amber Allure Press. She has a secret passion for theatre and chocolate, preferably at the same time. More information can be found at www.annebrooke.com.

Website: www.annebrooke.com
e-mail: albrooke@btinternet.com
Blog: http://annebrooke.blogspot.com

To purchase Candy and Catharsis please visit:

Untreed Reads Publishing

Amazon

 

SHORT STORY REVIEW

Mr. Elkins and the Zombies of Elbert County by Thom Adorney

Publisher: Untreed Reads Publishing (March 12, 2013)
ASIN: B00BT21P5C

Rating: ★★★★

How will a family living on a farm deal with the fallout of nightly visitations from zombies? When John and Ruth Bell discover the row lines in their vegetable garden pulled down, they assume its livestock getting loose at night. It’s only when John notices messy footprints that he realizes it must have been a person. Several nights later, while latching his pens and fences, John sees a zombie dragging itself across his yard. Instead of panicking, he calmly tells his wife later on that night.

He hadn’t felt threatened by what he saw, so he decides to tell his three children the next day over breakfast. His two boys display shocked expressions, but his youngest child, Cecilia, is unimpressed. She’s not sure what a zombie is. John explains to her it’s a person who’s died but who has come back to life minus his or her soul. Cecilia asks if she can tell her teacher about the zombie her father saw, but John tells all three children to keep the information to themselves to avoid a panic breaking out. That night, he, his wife Ruth, and their oldest child, Seth, witness several zombies stagger through their vegetable garden.

Mr. Elkins and the Zombies of Elbert County isn’t a typical story about flesh-eating zombies. Author Thom Adorney has written a tale about meandering deceased individuals looking for a second resting place and the compassion a family in addition to several residents in the community exhibit for the zombies’ plight. When Cecilia draws a picture of the first zombie her father saw, how will the revelation impact a rural community? When a spectator recognizes one of the zombies, will she be able to help him find a final resting place?

To purchase Mr. Elkins and the Zombies of Elbert County please visit:

Untreed Reads Publishing

For Kindle- Amazon