Mae was a born writer. Her life's passion was to find the ultimate story. In her quest to find the truth behind the Jersey Devil disappearances, Mae uncovers something much more sinister wandering the Whitesbog area at night. Little did she know that the ultimate story would be her own... and she'd by dying to tell it.
The Christmas Spiders is a loose adaptation of the original Ukrainian and German folktale that attributes much of the sparkle of traditional Christmas trees to some kind spiders. In this version, the archetypal old woman is a writer who spends a year of solitude to create a book and get in touch with nature. As the year comes to a close, along with her writing, she realizes that she is torn between her old life and the new life she has discovered. It's the gift of the spiders that helps her resolve her duality. The Christmas Spiders is a meaningful approach to the holiday season that explores love, joy and kindness as the reasons for the season with the decorations and magic presented as the symptoms of caring rather than proof of it. A tale that will be enjoyed by any age with rich illustrations that perfectly capture the introspective mood of the tale. A new holiday tradition that will bring to mind that love and kindness is at the root of the holiday and we are all capable of great gifts regardless of our size and abilities.
The circle of women is meeting again for the fourth time. Twenty-three authors from around the world have joined together to tell their stories of pacts with the devil, blood sacrifice, demonic encounters, torment and obsession. Horrors of the body, mind, and soul. Don't break the chain of hands as we speak our Dark Oath. With foreword by Meghan Arcuri (Bram Stoker Award Nominee, Vice President Horror Writers Association) Edited by Jill Girardi and Janine Pipe Featuring tales from: Jessica Burgess R.A. Busby Holley Cornetto Tracy Cross Cassie Daley Ariel Dodson Melissa Ashley Hernandez Alyson Faye Sheela Kean Kirby Kellogg Cecilia Kennedy K.P. Kulski Caryn Larrinaga Marie McWilliams Charlotte Platt Samantha Ortiz Lydia Prime Jennifer Soucy Anna Taborska Sonora Taylor Roxie Voorhees C.C. Winchester Angela Yuriko Smith
Tis the season to celebrate, to love, to dream, to hope. Unfortunately, many people have lost almost everything they have - including hope in this most festive and beautiful of times. Across the globe, authors, illustrators, and artists of all sorts have come together in the anthology you now hold in your hands with one goal in mind. To give hope. To spread love. To give people a chance to dream again. Christmas Lites V is a special anthology. Every dime raised goes directly to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV). Not a single person who worked on this book or donated their time and their art form to it receives anything from it, other than the knowledge that he/she is making a difference in those affected by domestic violence. Inside these pages are stories of all genres-Romance, fantasy, horror, action, children's stories, stories written BY children. Please, dive inside, read, laugh, and spread the love and joy.
Join us this Christmas season as authors from across the globe unite to spread holiday cheer and raise money for a very important cause. You will delight in the various stories these authors have created in order to take you on a journey from inside their heads and into your heart. Fairy tales, mysteries, journeys with zombies and monsters, vampires, angels, trips to the North Pole and much more await inside the covers of this book. All proceeds from the book are being donated to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Not only will you get a taste of the spirit of the season, but you will do so knowing you did your part in helping a very worthy cause. Merry Christmas! Contributing authors: Addison Moore Amy Eye Angela Yuriko-Smith Cassie McCown E.C. Stilson Frank Smith JA Clement JG Faherty Kimberly Kinrade Lizzy Ford Lynn Rush Melynda Fleury Misty Baker (Mysti Parker) Monica La Porta Nichole Chase Patti Larsen S. Patrick Pothier Tish Thawer Tricia Kristufek Vered Ehsani Elizabeth Evans
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