Interview with Mystery Author Marilyn Meredith

Welcome to The Dark Phantom Review! It’s nice to have you here.
Why don’t you start by telling us a bit about your book, and what inspired you to write such a story?
Smell of Death is the fourth in the Rocky Bluff P.D. crime series. In each book, different member of R.B.P.D. are spotlighted. [...]

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Review of THREE NOVELLAS, by Sandra Shwayder Sanchez

Three Novellas
By Sandra Shwayder Sanchez
Wessex Collective
www.wessexcollective.com
sss(at)wessexcollective.com
ISBN: 978 0 9797516 0 8
Copyright 2007
Paperback, 154 pages, $15.00
Literary
Reviewed by Mayra Calvani
Sandra Shwayder Sanchez continues to prove herself as a powerful voice in the serious, literary scene. Her latest book, a collection of three novellas, is a darkly compelling work filled with complex characters, vibrant images, and sparklingly [...]

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Interview with Camille Marchetta, author of THE RIVER, BY MOONLIGHT

Author Camille Marchetta is touring the blogosphere to promote the release of her latest book, The River, by Moonligh. She was kind enough to give me a few minutes of her time to talk about writing and publishing. 
Welcome to The Dark Phantom! It's nice to have you here.
Thank you. I'm so pleased to have this [...]

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On the spotlight: Camille Marchetta, author of THE RIVER, BY MOONLIGHT

Tha Author

Born in Brooklyn, Camille Marchetta received her BA in English Literature from the College of New Rochelle, in New Rochelle, New York, and later studied fiction with noted writer Anatole Broyard at The New School. Shortly afterward, on a visit to England, she fell in love with the country, decided to stay, and was [...]

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Book Review: Vegetation, by Mark LaFlamme

Cosmic justice has many faces, and this time it has the face of plants…
For egotistical, arrogant Bertram Luce, life couldn't get any better. He's a famous author. He's rich. He lives in a gorgeous mansion and drives luxurious, expensive cars. Oh yes, and he's also gotten away with murdering his kind, plant-loving wife. That is, [...]

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Book Review: The Stoker File, by Tony Noto

Available from Amazon and B&N
The Stoker File is a fascinating and ingeniously-written novel that will keep your hands glued to the pages until you've reached the ending.
Due to a tragic flood that sweeps the city, a mysterious bundle of papers is found in the basement of the University of Budapest. On closer examination, the papers [...]

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On the Spotlight: THE LAST TO FALL, by Anne K. Edwards

The Book:
Have you ever thought what the world might be like if the present-day vices of society are allowed to continue to run rampant? That is the subject of The Last To Fall, a look at the legacy we leave our children. Civilization as we know it has fallen and the United States [...]

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Valentine’s Day Blog Tour – Day Two

Hi all,
For those of you who read Mary Castillo’s excerpt, “Por un Amor” and participated in her drawing, the winner of the $10 Starbucks Gift Card is………. Kristine H !!!!!
And now for my story… After reading it, simply answer the question at the bottom for a chance to win a box of yummy Belgian [...]

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On the Spotlight: PROSPERITY, A GHOST STORY

The Blurb:
Amanda Thorne is an embattled clairvoyant, who refuses to believe in God or the afterlife, even when the ghost of her murdered husband confronts her from his grave. More ghosts confront her when she finds herself stranded in a tiny town in Arizona.
Two of them mistake her for a prominent woman who was murdered [...]

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Valentine’s Day Blog Tour – Read some great stories, win some great prizes!

Five Latina authors, five stories, five prizes! From February 10 to February 14. All you have to do is leave a comment in order to be eligible for the prize.
Here’s the line-up:
February 10 – “Por un Amor” by Mary Castillo, a $10 Starbucks gift card
February 11 – “The Painting” by Mayra Calvani, here on the [...]

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