Book Info-
Title: Soul Games (Anthology)
Authors: Jamie Dougherty, Leah D.W., Deborah Noel,
Monique O’Connor James, Sacha Hope, W. H. Nielson, Carly Wallace, Alexia Purdy,
Nadege Richards
Genre: Paranormal
Audience: YA
Formats: E-book and Paperback
Publisher: Bayou Brew Publishing
Cover By: Jamie Lynn Dougherty
Editor: Monique O’Connor James & Theressa M.
Branham
Pages: 222 pages
ISBN-10: 1484032020
ISBN-13: 978-1484032022
ASIN: B00C6ND2WW
Date Published: April 3, 2013
Blurb-
When the "Higher Power" grows bored and restless games are
made. Souls are torn apart for fun, more souls are used in wicked collector
games, and souls are twisted in cruel destinies.
This anthology is a collective piece of work to show different and
beautifully crafted ideas of the plight ones soul must endure. Simple love and
life are tainted and broken in these stories of love, betrayal, longing, and
fate.
Review-
I always find it difficult to write reviews for shorts
and anthologies, so I’ll keep this brief.
There are normally some stories that I gloss over or ignore and some that
I love – this anthology was different and surprisingly there were none that I
skipped over completely. All of the
stories were well written, and I enjoyed reading every one, though some intrigued
me more than others. It’s a great
collection and such a variety - none were even remotely similar but showed how
disturbing some of these author’s minds are!
I absolutely loved Haunted Mind, Musical Scares, A
Shifted Soul and Broken Lily and had never read anything by these authors
before – guess my TBR list just got even longer. I’m hoping that at least a couple of these
are just the start of longer books, because they were just long enough to
tease.
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About the Authors –
Leah DW
I am 21 years old
and currently a journalism student at my local university. I live in South
Africa in a town called Bloemfontein with my family and two beloved dogs. I
have been writing since the age of 13 and my first published work is a short
horror story titled Dracula’s Mistress. I am busy working on a number of novels
and I am an editor/proof reader for Bayou Brew Publishing.
I love writing in
the genres of paranormal romance, fantasy fiction and historical fiction and I
am a proud bookworm with a mountain of reads stacked up in my room.
Facebook / Blog / Goodreads / Google + / Amazon
Page
Monique O’Connor James
Monique is the mother of two beautiful children and lives in a small
community outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She currently works full-time as
an insurance agent, but her favorite jobs are mother, wife, and author. On her
ninth birthday, her mother bought her a journal and said, "Write whatever
you want. Just write." And so, a
love affair with words was born.
She wrote poetry
and short stories in high school and college, until 1993 when her mother was
diagnosed with breast cancer. After her mother's death in 1998, deep in
depression, she found herself unable to write. Nine years passed, and only on
rare occasions did she attempt to write. Finally, in 2007, under the urging
of friends, she sat down and pecked out
her first novel. It was raw and unpolished, but the process had been
unquestionably cathartic.
The next three
years were spent filling her hard drive with seven complete manuscripts. At the
beginning of 2011, Monique decided it
was time to edit the work and share it with the world. She hopes you enjoy the
ramblings of a truly southern girl raised in a state rich with heritage and
love.
In June of 2011 her first book, The Keepers, was published by Astraea
Press and it has been a whirlwind of excitement ever since. Please check out her website and feel free to
contact her at any time via her email, facebook, or twitter.
Alexia currently
lives in Las Vegas, Nevada- Sin City! She loves to spend every free moment
writing, or playing with her four rambunctious kids. Writing has always been
her dream and she has been writing ever since she can remember. She love's
creating paranormal fantasy and poetry and loves to read and devour books
daily. Alexia also enjoys watching movies, dancing, singing loudly in the car
and Italian food.
Feel Free to Come
and Bug Her!!!
You can reach her
at:
Born in New York City and raised in Pennsylvania,
Nadege has traveled to five other states and two countries, but aspires to
travel the world some day. Her name is of French origin, though she's never
been to France. Forever a lover of art and all things pertaining to Literature,
she hopes to obtain knowledge from her writing career, rather than popularity
or fame. She wrote her first story about aliens and goats in the 8th grade and
has had a passion for story-telling ever since. Her friends and family are her
biggest inspiration, and the occasional cup of coffee. She enjoys being part of
the Indie community and sharing her stories with the world.
Her debut novel, Burning Bridges, is her first
completed novel. It isn't her first attempt in the writing world, but it's a
tale about two lovers she hopes will change the way people view one another, in
both big and small ways.
Carly Wallace
Carly Wallace is a woman with a dream, living in Texas
where the sky is as endless as the heat. Carly pursues her dream of writing
while bringing new and talented Indie authors to the front line. She reads and
reviews independent books as well as writes promotional blurbs and marketing
material. The Paranormal Book Club, Alchemy of Anne's Anomalies, PDMI inc and
Injected Ink Publishing comprise her literary family. Carly is an ally and
great friend to the some of the best independent authors and freshest voices of
today.
Jamie Lynn
Jamie Lynn grew up in Southern
California, where she continues to live with her husband and two children. Writing
has always been a favorite pastime; recently she grew the courage to self
publish a piece of her work. "The Guardian's Kiss"
It is currently released in ebook format available at
Barnes & Nobles and Amazon. It can now also be found in paperback at Amazon.
com and Createspace. (https://www.createspace.com/3714180 )
Jamie is currently working on the second installment to
"The Guardian's Kiss" as well as a second series, "Hearts of
Sand"(Trinity Pierce Series). She will also be releasing a Young Adult
urban Fantasy book in late 2012.
Deborah Noel
Born and raised in North Eastern Pennsylvania, i fell
in love with writing at the age of 12. I have written plays, short stories and
poetry. Married at sunset on Hawii's Maui Island. I am still residing in Pennsylvania
with my husband Herb and our Jack Russell Terrier, Rocket. While our demolition
business slowed down in the year 2009 Herb encouraged me to follow my
novel-writing dream and Tangled Blood Lines is the result.
Wendy Lovetiggi Nielson
Hello I am Wendy Lovetiggi Nielson, or Lovetiggi to some.
I am an avid supporter of the the arts. I have 3 Facebook pages: The first is
for my reviews and to post fun stuff to, the second, I created just for authors
to have a place to post their links to, and the 3rd is forStreet Team work! #I#
recently creted another group on Facebook that combines reviews and author
links called I Love My Authors.
I am also a Goodreads Librarian, and have a Facebook
group established for authors to post their issues in. It is staffed with more
than one librarian to help. Sometimes it takes a little bit to resolve an
issue, they do get resolved.
I have two blogs as well, First one is for my reviews
(Lovetiggi’s Book Reviews)and the second one (I Love My Authors) is relatively
new, I use it for Author Spotlights, Release Announcements, etc.
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