Goddess Fish Promotions: MITCHELL ROSE AND THE BOLOGNA MASSACRE Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway – 11/17 to 11/28

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Sahara Foley

This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. Mark A. Hill will be awarding a $15 Amazon/BN gift card to a randomly drawn winner. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Mitchell Rose and the Bologna Massacre is a crime story that explores the last fifty years of cross-fertilisation between the Italian criminal underworld, its secret services, politics and the judicial system.

When Mitchell Rose is called to Milan by Remo Rhimare, a local judge who wants him to investigate the Bologna bombing of 1980, he knows it would make more sense to turn the job down.

To make things even more complicated, Rhimare also wants Rose to rein in his errant daughter, who is becoming increasingly wayward.

As Rose begins to investigate, the two missions surprisingly become one, culminating in a dreadful dramatic climax.

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I twitched nervously. The will to move out of there and toward the action was strong. I wanted to be an integral part of the scene that I could see reflected there in the mobile phone. Alessandra raised a hand and made a gesture that encouraged me to stay put. In doing so, she touched me softly on the left shoulder with her long fingernails. Being discovered there would put me back to square one. Robuyuki was gonna get his from Cambio’s guards, but I had to stay still, I couldn’t move.

“It’s also my favourite drink.” The chef offered.

“But you don’t drink, Robuyuki.”

Robuyuki lifted the glass to his lips and forced the drink down his neck, licking his lips with satisfaction.

Cambio had been silenced and we heard the clumped, mechanical tramping of feet as they exited the restaurant. Alessandra heaved a sigh of relief and we slowly moved apart. I poured a glass of Grand Marnier into the glass that I had seized and we shared it there in the cellar. The sense of relief was overwhelming and we hugged each other, but without the intensity that there had been between us moments before. There was still a layer of fear that lay like a film across the room, and that fear had rendered us sexless siblings. Robuyuki knocked on the cellar door and we climbed back up and thanked him sincerely.

An Author’s interview question:

Who, out of your contemporaries, do you most admire and why?

I always regard that as a slightly odd question in that when I read 95% of published writers who are out there, I am always taken aback at the raw unadulterated novel writing talent that exists in the world. The same with poetry. If you take a copy of The Rialto or the Poetry Society’s publications and you start reading, the quantity of talented writers operating today is breath-taking. Then, someone asks you who your favourite writers are and you have to choose two or three, you can’t say I love everyone.

Contemporaries is a funny word because I would tend to say Martin Amis, John Niven, Will Self, Delillo, Stephen Markley, Eliza Clark writers who are working in genres that are worlds apart from mine and must be somewhat older than me (except Eliza). They are so experimental and creative continually pushing at the boundaries of what is allowed or not in the literary sphere, whereas what I have produced here is tight and controlled. I read a lot of Italian novels and I love Paolo Nori and Flavio Soriga.

I would like to think that in future I would be able to experiment as these writers do, be a little more creative. First, though, you need publications, recognition and a book deal. There’s a piece in The Information by Martin Amis where the unsuccessful writer and main character, Richard Tull, has written a scene in his -never to be seen- third novel that involves several of the characters moving through a revolving hotel door, while their mobile phones somehow cross lines and become interconnected. It’s written as an example of the type of narrative that no one would be interested in reading, a scene that would probably give a publisher a massive headache. Every time I look at it, I think well that sounds interesting. That’s the sort of thing I could have written that and had binned by multiple publishers. That’s me.

In fact, one time, I wrote a novel about three plumbers working in a bathroom and discussing the nature of language, grammar and phonetics, and whether language was learnt or taught. They end up on a mountain in north Sardinia toting pistols, eye gauging and re-enacting scenes from the third and fourth acts of King Lear. I thought it was a work of genius, but quite predictably a publisher was relatively hard to come by. My son pulled it out of the top drawer the other day and asked me what on earth I was going on about. He’s not a Shakespeare reader. If any publishers out there are interested…(lol)

I went back to Raymond Chandler recently as I was a little worried as to whether I had actually copied his style too directly in this novel. I think there is definitely something of his in this novel, but I’d like to think that I’m aping more the era than the writer. I had in mind all those 50s and 60s detective films, the private investigator is stylised, cryptic, pushing a door open with a gun in his hand, nudging forward. To some extent, it’s a childhood movie image that stayed with me and got reproduced here. As I said, I picked through the Chandler novels, afraid that I was going to discover that I had lifted whole sections, but luckily that wasn’t the case. I located a couple of phrases of mine that I had used in real life and reproduced, but thankfully that was the sum total of my plagiarism. I guess that outside of academia if you are quoting yourself, that’s kind of ok.

About the Author

Mark is a novelist, poet, translator and English teacher. He has lived in Cagliari, Italy for 33 years.

His poetry has been published in The UK Poetry Library’s Top Writers of 2012 and the Live Canon 2013 Prize Anthology. In 2016, one of his poems was commissioned, published and performed at The Victoria and Albert Museum, London, for the anniversary of hakespeare’s death. In 2024, he was published by Pierian press, Dreichmag, Cerasus press and Southlight 36 edition. In 2025, he has been published in the Penumbra Journal of Literature, Rituals, Art at California State University Stanislaus, Book of Matches and And Other Poems.

He is the winner of the Azerate poetry prize and his debut poetry collection, “Death and the Insatiable” was published in September 2025. https://hiddenhandbooks.com/azerate-poetry-prize His first novel “Mitchell Rose and The Bologna Massacre” was published by Wallace Publishing in July 2025.

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Silver Dagger Book Tours: Murder In Plain Sight Release Tour & Giveaway – 11/18 to 12/2

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Sahara Foley

In a city built on lies, trust is the deadliest weapon.

Murder in Plain Sight

The Jason Hunter Series Book 3

by Natasha Orme

Genre: Crime Thriller

In a city built on lies, trust is the deadliest weapon.

A red carpet premiere. A prison riot. A death in one of London’s most exclusive restaurants.

The connection should be impossible, but personal security specialist Jason Hunter knows better. Beneath the glamour and power lies a network built on greed, control, and secrets worth killing for.

As the pressure builds, Jason is forced into a dangerous game where every move could be his last. And in a world this corrupt, the truth won’t set you free… it will get you killed.

Will this fight be his last?

This book can be read as a standalone.

 

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Wesley Gray

Aurora’s, London

Friday 17th June

Wesley Gray was a very rich man. And that made him very happy.

He’d spent the first 20 years of his life grafting hard, right up until he found himself in the world of financial banking. Specifically, as a hedge fund manager. From there, it was a cutthroat rise to the top. And he wasn’t ashamed to say he’d screwed a fair few people along the way.

But that was the beauty of being so filthy rich. He didn’t need to worry about shit like that anymore.

He could do what he wanted, when he wanted. And on Fridays, he wanted to be sitting at his regular table at Aurora’s, Soho’s chicest restaurant. Known for its flamboyant history as a former brothel, Aurora’s was an exclusive club for the mega-rich.

Which is exactly where he was.

It wasn’t a big place, but it was still decadent in every way imaginable, with tables spaced far enough apart that multi-million-pound business deals could be discussed without the risk of being overheard. It was famed for its extensive drinks list with wines from all around the world, some of which were almost a hundred years old. And the best part? The Michelin-star, world-renowned chef in the kitchen delivering a fresh menu every week.

The room was accented with deep red walls, plush leather chairs, and artwork from the latest talent London had to offer. It was full, as it always was. It took months to get a table at Aurora’s.

But Wesley Gray had a permanent reservation.

Second table along, at the front. Far enough away from the door that he wouldn’t be disturbed, but close enough that he didn’t feel like he was at the back of the room.

The waiters all knew him.

He tipped generously, so they knew to anticipate his every whim.

Now in his fifties, Wesley Gray had long since retired. If retired was even the right word. Sure, he owned London’s largest investment firm that spanned multiple continents and had huge offices in all the major worldwide cities; New York, Singapore, Hong Kong, and San Francisco to name a few. They were just his favourites, and he visited them all regularly, mostly for pleasure, not business.

Turns out when you’re not chained to a desk from 6am to 9pm, there’s a lot of pleasure out there in the world. A lot of women who would happily throw themselves at him. And he didn’t even need to treat them well.

Opposite him sat his latest conquest. She was tall, long-legged, and had black chin-length hair. He’d surprised himself really, because normally he was into big-boobed blondes, but this one had practically fallen into his lap at the fundraiser gala on Tuesday, and she was deliciously submissive in the bedroom.

The waiter approached the table to take their order.

“Good evening, Mr Gray,” he said.

“My usual wine,” said Wesley Gray. “And we’ll both have the chef’s special.”

The menu didn’t offer a chef’s special. But it had become a tradition of sorts. It normally resulted in a hand-picked dish from the menu with an added flourish.

The waiter nodded, jotted the order down onto his little pad and then disappeared from the table, taking the menus with him. Another thing he liked about this place – it was old school.

No mobile phones allowed inside. Which meant no cameras. Making it the perfect place to meet with people you didn’t want to be seen with by the paparazzi. It didn’t stop them camping outside almost 24/7, but it did offer a modicum of privacy that was impossible to get anywhere else.

Less than five minutes later, another waiter appeared at the table carrying the already uncorked wine. He showed Wesley Gray the bottle and poured it into the wine glasses on the table. Normally, Wesley Gray would be offered the courtesy of tasting the wine before being poured an entire glass.

He glanced up at the waiter and realised that it wasn’t a face he recognised. In fact, it was a perfectly neutral face, the kind you forgot almost instantly after seeing it. The waiter didn’t smile or acknowledge him in any way. He simply finished pouring and paused as Wesley Gray brought the wine to his lips and took a sip. Then the waiter gave a small nod of his head and left.

Frowning, Wesley Gray took another sip of the wine, wondering at the strange behaviour. It tasted perfectly fine. Not that he was a wine connoisseur by any means, he just liked the feeling of power that came from buying expensive things.

Glancing across the table, his date looked bored. Her eyes were flitting around the room, clocking the different faces sitting at the tables, and he immediately regretted bringing her. But there was nothing he could do about it now.

He opened his mouth to speak, but a wave of dizziness overcame him and he gripped the arm of his chair. His breath came in frantic pants and the glass of wine slipped from his fingers, spilling on the plush cream carpet as he gasped for air.

Desperately, he pushed his chair away from the table in an attempt to stand up, but he couldn’t breathe. By now, restaurant-goers were turning to stare at the commotion, and several waiters rushed forward to assist as he fell to the floor.

“Someone call an ambulance!” shouted his date, horror written all over her face.

But it was too late.

Wesley Gray was dead.

 

 

I’m a book-loving, writing enthusiast. I love to travel, drink tea and pet every animal I meet. When I’m not elbow deep in the writing world, you can usually find me being silly and having fun with my young son.

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Goddess Fish Promotions: SHOOTING AT SHADOWS Book Tour & Giveaway – 11/11 to 12/5

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Sahara Foley



This post is part of a virtual book tour organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. One randomly chosen winner via rafflecopter will win a $25 Amazon/BN.com gift card. Click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.



A photograph can tell the truth. It can also get you killed.

Ethan McGuire’s relentless pursuit of explosive stories has cost him his family, his integrity, and now–possibly–his life. While documenting the rise of white supremacist movements in Western New York, Ethan encounters a world of neo-Nazis, heavily armed survivalists, rogue FBI agents, and violent criminals, all with something to hide. But when a crew of ruthless bank robbers starts hunting him for photos he doesn’t even know he has, the stakes turn deadly.

As his enemies close in and his family becomes a target, Ethan must expose the truth–before it buries him. Shooting at Shadows is a relentless thriller and chilling cautionary tale, inspired by the author’s real-life experiences as a photojournalist. It exposes the darkness lurking beneath the surface of American extremism–and the cost of bringing it to light.

“One hopes that McMullin has further adventures planned for his unlikely hero.” –Kirkus Reviews

“…a provocative thriller exploring highly pertinent themes in American culture today…” –Fredrick Soukup, author of Blood up North


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Someone outside began pounding on the truck in time to the chant and within moments it sounded like everyone who could reach the sides was pounding too:

“BOOM BOOM BOOM! BOOM BOOM BOOM!

“KKK! GO AWAY! KKK! GO AWAY!”

It was deafening, like being inside a giant bass drum. The thin metal walls of the truck amplified the beating and Ethan could feel the horrible reverberation in his chest. Everyone moved toward the center of the bed as if the walls could come crashing in on them at any second. The two holding the rear gate down were fighting the door as people outside tried to raise it.

Suddenly the pounding stopped and Ethan felt the truck moving. The crowd was so loud he hadn’t heard the engine start. But how could they get through that mob without running anyone over? Maybe if Kevin went slowly enough, they’d let the truck pass. Surely the police would be able to get there and see to their safety. Then he realized it wasn’t forward motion he felt. The truck was swaying side to side. The chanting changed too. “O-VER! O-VER! O-VER!” They were trying to turn the truck on its side. Ethan didn’t think it could be done, but with this many people it was impossible to know for sure.

Everyone inside moved away from the center and put their hands against the sides to steady themselves. It was like trying to stand in a boat on choppy seas. Back and forth, back and forth the truck rocked, gaining momentum every time. Ethan saw the men holding the door down lose their balance and fall. The door rose and blinded them with brilliant sunlight.

About the Author:



Forest McMullin is a writer based in Atlanta, Georgia. Earlier in his career, he was a photojournalist who specialized in photographing fringe social groups. Today he writes both long and short form fiction, Shooting at Shadows is his first novel.

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Silver Dagger Book Tours: Dead Geniuses Series Book Tour & Giveaway – 11/17 to 11/24

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Sahara Foley

How many times does a genius have to die anyway?

A rogue AI named Nessie makes answering that question problematical.

A Once-Dead Genius in the Kennel of Master Morticue Ambergrand

Dead Geniuses Book 1

by R. Gary Raham

Genre: Science Fiction

What happens when you die, but the universe isn’t done with you?

You might end up as the pet of a giant worm-a-pede alien and…if you survive your evolved descendants and rogue aliens of 1 million A.D…discover you have more in common with intelligent worms than you ever thought possible.

 Yes, all this might happen if you are Rudy Albert Goldstein—the discoverer of the Biomic Network Algorithm—who thought his time had come. He had done his part to make the world a better place. Now he deserved—even looked forward to—a peaceful and mercifully succinct death. But the universe had other plans…

What reviewers are saying:

“The arch tone should remind readers of Kurt Vonnegut, although Raham is better grounded in exobiology and science and displays a more upbeat outlook for the human (and nonhu man) condition in this engaging tale.” Kirkus Reviews

 

“A Once-Dead Genius is filled with fascinating characters that we hu mans can learn a lot from (despite the fact that we are, as one of Gary’s characters puts it, ‘primates with delusions of grandeur’). The plot is solid, the action entertaining and philosophically challenging, and the science is great.” Michael Carroll, Astronomical artist, journalist, and author of Europa’s Lost Expedition

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A Singular Prophecy

Dead Geniuses Book 2

When young paleontologist, Ryan Thompson, finds a new species of mosasaur in Cretaceous seaway sediments, he is thrilled. Joy quickly turns to fear when he touches an artifact buried among the sea reptile’s ribs. Suddenly, he must fight a mental takeover by an alien intelligence committed to transforming the Earth into a refuge for her own species. As Ryan and his girlfriend, Skeets, attempt to thwart alien plans to colonize Earth begun in the deep past, even this crisis becomes trivial when the uneasy symbiosis of Ryan and the alien, Siu, generates a new entity with the power to transform the entire universe.

What reviewers are saying:

“Gary Raham, the author of this enthralling book, seems almost to have been there hundreds of millions of years ago when Siu’s dim star blinked out and the trees began to die on the planet known as Grove. This is the magic of good writing, and Raham is no less convincing as he describes the discovery by modern paleontologists on Earth of the jewel-like engram that has carried the genetic imprint of Siu through a galactic gate, out of the void of deep time, and into our lives.”

Kate Gilmore, author of The Exchange Student and Enter Three Witches

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A Twice-Dead Genius Comporting With Misunderstood Abominations

Dead Geniuses Book 3

Rudyard Albert Goldstein, inventor of the Biomic Network Algorithm, made peace with death in the 22nd century. But an idiot doctor hijacked his mind, placing it in the care of Nessie, an impish AI guardian. Then, he died again, nearly a million years later, merged with a worm-a-pede alien male sated after completing his conjugal obligations. They expired peacefully on a cliff top, pondering the nature of existence—and the promise of abominable liaisons.

Two deaths should be quite sufficient for any genius to endure.

Somehow, though, Nessie resurrected him from oblivion. His descendants needed him again. New hostile aliens roamed the Earth—along with a mysterious immortal hybrid with powers that rivaled those of Nessie. Was the healthy young body Nessie had prepared for him, along with the prospect of meeting a maker of universes, enough of a bribe to risk dying a third time?

Apparently so.

Readers of Raham’s A Singular Prophecy (Biostration, 2011), and A Once-Dead Genius in the Kennel of Master Morticue Ambergrand (Penstemon Publications, 2018) will reconnect with old friends (both human and alien). But even those new to the author’s quirky sense of humor will enjoy this third adventure that spans the breadth of time and space.

What reviewers are saying:

“After reading and reviewing the 2018 release of “A Once-Dead Genius in the Kennel of Master Morticue Ambergrand,” I could not imagine where Raham’s distant future could take us that would outdo that fine novel. But this author is clearly writing on a different plane because “A Twice-Dead Genius Comporting with Misunderstood Abominations” is even more intriguing and entertaining.” Pat Stoltey, Author of Wishing Caswell Dead

 

Naked apes, gigantic worm-a-pedes, alien life forms galore. Gary Raham’s latest does not disappoint. It’s yet another cosmic-scale adventure with fascinating characters and a riveting, amusing story.

Michael Carroll, Astronomical artist, journalist, and author of Europa’s Lost Expedition

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Not Quite Dead Geniuses at Large on an Angry Planet

Dead Geniuses Book 4

How many times does a genius have to die anyway? Rudyard Albert Goldstein, inventor of the Biomic Network algorithm, asked himself—and his AI guardian, Mnemosyne (aka Nessie)—that question many times in the course of their million-year relationship. Nessie didn’t play fair, making multiple copies of him from time to time in an effort to preserve his precocious species, H. sapiens from natural disasters, invading aliens, their own self-destructive proclivities, and even from the now angry planet that gave them birth.

Could Rudy & Nessie manage to convince multiple species, each with their own unique delusions of grandeur, to work together to avert their own extinctions? Could Rudy find a way to let Nessie finally set him free?

Only time—and the completion of an even vaster intellect—would tell.

What reviewers are saying:

“An increasingly madcap conclusion to an eco-themed SF saga of a weary Earth chafing under its alien tenants.” Kirkus Reviews

 

“One of the things I love about this series is the cast of imaginative characters, including human, alien, and the combinations of living creatures with the surviving intelligence of great minds long gone.” Pat Stoltey, author of Wishing Caswell Dead

 

Deep Time and Gary are close bud dies, as is evidenced by the panoramic time and physical settings taken in by his tales. Fans of the first Once-Dead Genius—and newcomers as well— will not be disappointed by the newest installment…” Michael Carroll, Astronomical artist, journalist, and author of Europa’s Lost Expedition

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R. Gary Raham illustrates nature with the critical eye of a biologist, but he also loves to tell stories that highlight nature’s complexities and undiscovered mysteries. Sometimes that leads him to speculative fictions that he hopes will inspire another generation of both scientists and story-tellers. Raham’s work has been known to make a reader laugh and think simultaneously with no known deleterious effects. Raham taught biology at the middle and high school level, has worked for decades as an accomplished graphic artist and science journalist, and won numerous awards for his writing and illustrations. He currently has over 20 published books of science fact and/or science fiction. Raham has written science titles for Chelsea House, Discovery Channel Books, Marshall-Cavendish, and Teacher Ideas Press. Many of his award-winning science articles for both children and adults are featured in Confessions of a Time Traveler (Penstemon, 2015), a finalist in the Colorado Authors’ League Awards.

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Silver Dagger Book Tours: Captive Dragon Book Tour & Giveaway – 11/14 to 11/28

Posted on November 17, 2025 by Sahara Foley

Can a dying dragon trust a poisoner to save him?

Captive Dragon

Dragons of Reverie Book 1

by Elisa Rae

Genre: Romantasy, Noblebright Fantasy Romance

Storm, born of an esteemed lineage, avoids the violent politics of his species until the power struggle comes to him. After being attacked while traveling home, he overcame his assailant. Wounded and vulnerable, Storm retreats into a cave to heal, only to be woken from a healing sleep by a band of cutthroats intent on taking his hide.

Selah has been kidnapped. The thugs wanted an elven mindhealer, but she is only an apprentice. Now her captors are insisting she slay a dragon for them by addling its mind. To refuse means death for her, but to comply would be death of a different kind.

Captive Dragon is a noblebright fantasy romance novel about a relationship between a dragon shifter and a warrior elf. It features an alpha/cinnamon roll of a reluctant hero and his feisty heroine being forced into close proximity on a road trip to figure out both their pasts and futures.

 

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A reader of fairytales and folklore, Elisa Rae loves a happy ending. Noblebright characters, dastardly villains, and chemistry between characters delight her. When she isn’t writing, she loves to watch superhero movies and literary dramas.

Elisa Rae is the pen name of Rachel Rossano.

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Silver Dagger Book Tours:  Exile Cover Reveal & Giveaway – 11/13

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Sahara Foley

Check out the cover reveal for this upcoming spicy dystopian romance!

Exile

The Price of Talent Book 5

by AK Nevermore

Genre: Spicy Dystopian Romance

Together or not at all.

 

On an alternate earth, a cataclysm has altered a subset of the population. Talents are persecuted for their psychic and physical mutations, giving rise to two conflicting societies based upon maintaining genetic purity. And the Source, a shadowy corporate entity dependent upon the exploitation of captive Talents, is hunting them…

Flynn Scot is spiraling.

After a cataclysmic chain of events and devastating loss, Flynn’s grasp on reality is slipping. Backed into a corner by the Assembly and his sanity called into question, the threat of exile and having his talent stripped endangers not only him, but any chance he might have of getting his family back…if they’re not already past saving.

Deep in stasis, Kara’s fate is uncertain.

Stolen away and in the clutches of a madman, Kara’s future depends solely upon Titus’s sufferance. With unfettered access to her genome, his attention is fixated upon the next iteration of Talents—especially after events in the North change her status from prize to bait.

Because Flynn is coming for her, and he’s not coming alone.

**Releases January 8, 2026 – PreOrder Now!**

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AK Nevermore enjoys operating heavy machinery, freebases coffee, and gives up sarcasm for Lent every year. A Jane-of-all-trades, she’s a certified chef, restores antiques, and dabbles in beekeeping when she’s not reading voraciously or running down the dream in her beat-up camo Chucks.

Unable to ignore the voices in her head, and unwilling to become medicated, she writes Science Fiction and Fantasy full time.

She pays the bills editing, wielding a wicked hot pink pen and writing a column on SFF. She also belongs to the Authors Guild, is a chapter treasurer for the RWA, teaches creative writing, and on the rare occasion, sleeps.

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Silver Dagger Book Tours: Once Upon a Midnight Dreary Book Tour & Giveaway – 11/11 to 11/18

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Sahara Foley

A beautiful heiress seeking solace.

A brooding mysterious caretaker burdened by shadows.

And a forbidden love haunted by the echoes of the past.

Once Upon a Midnight Dreary

A Poe’s “The Raven” Retelling

Enchanted Realms Book 5

by Michelle Miles

Genre: Gothic Paranormal Romance

A beautiful heiress seeking solace. A mysterious caretaker burdened by shadows. And a forbidden love haunted by the echoes of the past.

When tragedy shatters her family, Victoria Ravenwood inherits the crumbling estate of Ravenfell Manor, a place she once called home but no longer recognizes. Hoping to escape her grief, she returns to its ivy-choked walls and forgotten rooms, determined to start anew. But Ravenfell is no sanctuary–it is a house of sorrow, steeped in secrets, and alive with something that should be dead.

Gabriel Allward, the manor’s reclusive caretaker, has remained at Ravenfell for years, his presence as rooted as the ancient stones. Cold and mysterious, he keeps to the shadows, guarding a truth he dares not reveal. Yet Victoria is drawn to him and to the darkness that clings to him like a second skin.

As their fragile bond deepens, something awakens in the manor. A raven watches from the garden. Whispers echo through the halls. And a long-buried secret claws its way to the surface. One that binds Gabriel’s soul to the estate…and could drag Victoria into the same eternal night.

Can they uncover the truth behind Ravenfell’s curse before it claims them both? Or will their love become just another tragic tale whispered within its walls?

If you love heiresses reclaiming their haunted legacies, brooding caretakers bound by dark secrets, and crumbling manors where love must outlast restless ghosts—you’ll love this gothic reimagining inspired by Poe’s The Raven.

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MICHELLE MILES believes in fairy tales, true love, and a little bit of magic in every story. She writes fantasy, paranormal, and young adult books packed with adventure, action, and swoon-worthy romance—because what’s a story without a bit of danger and a whole lot of heart? From angels and demons to dragons, elves, and time travelers, her books are filled with epic quests, fierce heroines, and the kind of heroes worth falling for.

When she’s not crafting new adventures, she brings stories to life as a narrator and hosts Miles Beyond the Page, a podcast where she chats with authors about their writing journeys. A Texas girl through and through, she loves getting lost in a good book, binge-watching movies, hiking the trails, and sipping a glass of wine. Come hang out with her on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and more!

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Goddess Fish Promotions:  VERB TENSES Blurb Blitz & Giveaway- 11/10 to 11/28

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Sahara Foley

VERB TENSES
by M G da Mota
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GENRE: Psychological Thriller

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BLURB:
Thirty-four-year-old Raquel Whiteman has it all: beauty, a high-powered career, a very rich
fiancée, a loving brother and a stepfather she adores. Life is good. Until her mother commits
suicide. Clearing the paraphernalia of her mother’s life she finds old photographs and journals
which plunge her into a search for the truth about her real father and early childhood, forsaking
everything including her engagement to travel a path she is powerless to resist. Like a giant
wave the past travels fast and comes crashing down on her, flooding her mind with
incomprehensible fragmented memories and continuous questions – What? Why? Why?

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Excerpt:


Ken’s journal, December 2017
In hindsight, I would have acted differently. Hindsight is a great thing. It’s a shame we don’t
have it when we most need it. We would then be able to weigh our decisions and ensure the
future wouldn’t be negatively impacted. As it stands, regret sets in and regret is a useless
feeling, as it always arrives too late. I wonder why we even have it within the range of our
human emotions. With her strict Catholic upbringing my darling Matilde would have said that
God decided humans needed to feel regret to enable them to eventually redeem themselves of
their sins. She would have added that we are not to question God’s reasons, as we don’t
understand them. Sadly, I don’t believe in God. I believe in Matilde and my love for her. I believe
in my children and the people I care about, which is probably the whole list of my beliefs though
actually that is not strictly true. I believe in science and the scientific approach. It is logical and
based on fact and evidence.
All these thoughts however are irrelevant. They are just ramblings of an old man with too much
time on his hands.
I continue to worry about my children even though they are now middle-aged and can fend for
themselves very well. But I suppose that once a dad, always a dad.

It is a warm day for December though grey and wet. I’m sitting in the conservatory, looking at
nothing in particular. I’ve tried to read but cannot concentrate. I can hear the noise from the
television. It is tuned into some sports channel. Not that I care about it; it’s all white noise to me
but it’s a company of sorts. A fake company of course but I got used to leaving it on all day after
Matilde died and, somehow, I feel the need to hear it in the background. I dozed earlier,
listening to its distant, monotonous sound. I dreamed that Matilde appeared at the door and
called me in for a cup of tea. Then I woke up and of course there was no-one. Just the endless
white noise of the TV. I decided to write down some of my thoughts after Matilde was gone from
me forever. It’s not for anyone to read but writing my thoughts makes me feel less alone in this
house. In hindsight, as mentioned earlier, I’d have done things differently.

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AUTHOR Bio and Links:

M G da Mota is Margarida Mota-Bull’s pen name for fiction. She is a Portuguese-British novelist
with a love for classical music, ballet and opera. Under her real name she also writes reviews of
live concerts, CDs, DVDs and books for two classical music magazines on the web: MusicWeb
International and Seen and Heard International. She is a member of the UK Society of Authors,
speaks four languages and lives in Sussex with her husband. Her website, called
flowingprose.com, contains photos and information.

Website: https://www.flowingprose.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/m.g.da.mota

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mgdamota/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margarida-mota-bull/

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GIVEAWAY INFORMATION:

M G da Mota will be awarding a $20 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner.

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Silver Dagger Book Tours: The Quest For Freedom Book Tour & Giveaway – 11/10 to 11/24

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Sahara Foley

One man against the world

The Quest for Freedom

The Conquest Trilogy Book 1

by Matthew Devitt

Genre: Dark Epic Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Affer was once a peaceful planet, until a war broke out between its six inhabiting species. The humans, who were once the mightiest force on Affer, were massacred in droves, and the ones who survived the onslaught were reduced to mere slaves. The five other species divided the humans amongst themselves and returned to their respective kingdoms.
The years passed, turning into decades and centuries, without any change. Eventually, the humans had accepted their fate as slaves. All except one. Four hundred and seventy-three years later, Fletcher Rush starts his journey to free his kind…and conquer the planet.

**Use the code “silver” for $3 off the paperback at The Author’s Website!**

**Only .99 cents!**

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I’ve always had a love for fantasy, and to this day LOTR and The Inheritance Cycle remain some of my favorite books. There are limitless possibilities when you’re writing, but with fantasy, it’s different. You don’t have to adhere to rules or logic; you can create whatever type of world you want. Characters can live in a dystopian society, a grand futuristic city, a picture-perfect world, or a medieval wasteland. Time, technology, and magic are all there for the taking, and as a writer, you get to choose what defines your story.

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Silver Dagger Book Tours: Jiggery Pokery Book Tour & Giveaway – 11/8 to 11/15

Posted on November 11, 2025 by Sahara Foley

Prepare to be introduced to tantalising tales of seismic skulduggery, fervent fairytalery and flagrant frootery, as a prile of pulchritudinous practitioners of the prestige (that’s three beautiful witches, to you) and their feline familiars put their world to rights with fantastical, folklorish results.

A Bustle in the Hedgerow

Jiggery Pokery Book 1

by Jack MacGregor

Genre: YA Paranormal Fantasy

Merry meet! Young witch Jinny Lane adopts a beautiful black cat named Jet Jupiter Splinters and so begins their adventures with fellow witches Miss Riz and Miss Lou. A local resident causes trouble in the neighbourhood and the 3 witches retaliate with the help of some faeries….

 

Green Cat Books

The Shadow Cutters

Jiggery Pokery Book 2

A journey is on the cards for Miss’ Jinny, Lou and Riz and off they go in a borrowed campervan. Along the way they collect a few more pets, lots of Tunnock’s Teacakes, a curse or 2 and some shadow cutters.

Both books are guaranteed to have you rolling with laughter!

 

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Candy and Gore

And Other Spooky Short Stories

Brace yourself for eight stories of scary spectres (and for ghosts that try to be) written by a collection of authors who love all things paranormal…

Dreadmoor Hall by S L Saunders
The White Lady and the Headless Knight by Kram Rednip
The Long Way Home by Neil Pettifer
The Gallows Grave by Richard Tyndall
To B&B or not B&B by Kram Rednip
A Most Transparent Gentleman by Peach Berry
Paranormal Investigator by Lisa J Rivers
Too Much Candy and Gore by H L Wood

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The Day of the Spider

by Keith Wood

Genre: Dark Historical Halloween Murder Fiction

‘The Day of the Spider’ is a sort of sequel to the debut novel, ‘One Day in May’ by the author, but can be equally read as a standalone work as it is very different, though still set in the 18th century.

The novel is primarily set in the heart of the Hambleton Hills of North Yorkshire, though it starts off in Mansfield in Nottinghamshire where the heroine (or should that be anti-heroine), Nellie Chapman, a sexually abused young woman from a traditional mining family feels she has to move a long way from her past life. She has no plans but to get away and live a life on her own terms, an uncommon practice for a woman in the 18th century.
Despite Nellie’s unlawful past, fate ensures that she seems to bear a charmed life. You may hate her or love her; it’s for you to judge and you’ll find plenty to entertain as you sit in judgement.

 

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As we all know by now, Brigadoon is a mythical, enchanted, Scottish village that appears for only one day every century.

That day was when Jack MacGregor’s parents took the leap, together with their new born son, and opted to relocate to an ‘earthlier’ environment, having the spectral pre knowledge that Jack would, one day, become an author of note (ish).

Were he to keep residence in the village there would not be a wide enough audience to read or even purchase his ramblings. That and the fact that there was no such thing as ‘television’ or ‘films’ or even bookshops in Brigadoon meant his literary career would have been somewhat stunted were he to stay.

Jack was therefore raised in a town in Lancashire, where he developed a strong Bolton accent and a fascination, via Pendle Hill, for witches… oh, and The Munsters and The Addams Family.

The move also allowed his parents to spend their leisure time holidaying in such glamorous locales as Blackpool, Fleetwood and Morecambe – places that they had heard word of only in ancient folklore, back in the old village. Places they could but dream of. If only they had known the reality.

Anyway, Jack’s education was undertaken in an old Salesian boys’ school, or college as it was then known, where he honed the gentlemanly skills of football, fencing, athletics, music, art and of course English language and literature. He took no heed when it came to mathematics, physics or Latin studies – he already knew they would be of little use to him in his future life. And he was correct!

(Excuse me for a moment please. After returning from her daily romp on the back field, our minx of a Springer Spaniel, Jinny (named after a character in Jack’s books) has just performed the most pungent poo known to, well, anybody or anything, right outside the office door, and guess who’s down for cleaning it up…)

Where was I? Apart from in the shit… so, in a nutshell (or nutcase) Jack took on many unsuitable roles after leaving college:

Lithographic printing, landscaping, butchering (no murder, mind), music repping, DJ (he invented The Headbangers Ball, which fizzled out when MTV nicked the name for their very own with no recompense to JM) working in a record shop or three, owning a record shop, working as a Placement Officer for the DHSS, then running two of the UK’s finest small music venues.

From nowhere (but allegedly, China) came a mystery ‘pandemic’ whilst Jack was working part time as a courier – he was now a ‘Key Worker’! Ha Ha and thrice Ha!

The peace and quiet that accompanied this outrageous farce finally gave Jack the time and head space he needed to put pen to paper (or one finger to keyboard) and commence work on the weird and weirder tales that had been rattling around for many a year.

He had planned much of this in the Lake District, in the Valley of the Golden Eagles, surrounded by a multitude of darling red squirrels and the odd faery, but when it came to finally ‘getting it all down’ Jack completely ignored everything he’d planned and free-formed anew.

The only inspiration was a tiny black cat that Jack’s partner had discovered sitting smack in the middle of the crossroads, outside their venue, one terribly stormy evening.

She brought him in and introduced him to their existing cat, Spike, who proceeded to boss him mercilessly until he became his slave. Still is!

That tiny black mouser was wittily christened ‘Jet’ and the tale of ‘Jet Splinters’ unfolded around him, without plan or forethought.

Two books were picked up and published almost immediately by Green Cat Books in the shire of Derby and the third has been a long time coming due to real life getting in the way.

Book 3 has definitely been birthed and should be on its way by 2026, but that’s been promised for simply ages… getting Book 1: ‘A Bustle In the Hedgerow’ and Book 2: ‘The Shadow Cutters’, under the banner of ‘Jiggery Pokery’, to TV or Film is a priority, hopefully before Jack MacGregor’s demise, because he’d like to watch them too … and that, my patient friends, brings you all up to date.

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