Title: Cry Wolf
Author: Greta Stone
Genre: M/M Urban fantasy
Everything you know is a lie.
Peter is a kitsune. Chaos follows him wherever he goes. Good intentions, bad intentions—it doesn’t matter. Even mimicking the howl of a friend he hasn’t seen in over a decade turns out to have disastrous consequences.
The wolf doesn’t have a name. For now, he goes by Luca. He has no past, and as an escaped slave, if he can’t stay hidden in the shadows, he’ll have no future. When someone steals his howl, he’s drawn to investigate, and ends up saddled with a mouthy fox who insists they used to be friends once upon a time.
Petty problems and a dubious reunion are pushed aside the longer they’re stranded together. The Underwood is a dangerous place.
They have two choices: work together or die.
Join Greta Stone in a dark paranormal MM romance retelling of Aesop’s fable, The Boy Who Cried Wolf, and David P. Mannix’s classic novel, The Fox and the Hound.

​Review: I loved this urban fantasy book, and I can't wait to read the next one. For fans of this genre, this is an amazing book. The world building was a little confusing at first, but then the pacing picked up, and the story was amazing, combining different myths and legends. The romance was pretty epic too.

Please tell us about yourself.
Hi, there. My name is Greta, and I write fairy tales for the wicked. I have no interest in heroes. I write villains. You know the type. Dark, handsome, ruthless. Probably has plans for world domination and a huge…ahem…heart. Otherwise, I’m an avid reader, a lover of music, and a comic book snob. Mostly, I spend my days writing.  

Please tell us about your books.
New Gotham is my fictional world and the root of my series. All my books are retellings of classical literature, fairy tales, or sometimes a mashups of both. I try to stay close to the original tale or text, which means expect stories with some grit. In New Gotham, fairy tales are about the struggle. I think we should celebrate the struggle.

Also, while I give my monsters my own twist, I try to write them as they were originally depicted in mythology. This makes them “Horror” grade monsters in a paranormal contemporary world. If you’re looking for “soft-core” paranormal, where werewolves and shifters are cuddly and cute, beware.

What inspired you to write Cry Wolf?
This book originated as a short story that was published in an anthology. Soon after its release readers requested a second book, which I gave them. I was never truly satisfied with the way I had written either story, so I decided to dedicate myself to rewriting the tales. This was also be the first time we took an intimate look at New Gotham’s shifters and werewolves. I had a blast creating their culture and exploring the challenges they face in a world where monsters and humans are struggling to live together peacefully.

The root of the plot and the characters were, of course, mainly inspired by Aesop’s the Boy Who Cried Wolf tale, the symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf, and David P. Mannix’s The Fox and the Hound.

How much time per week do you spend writing / editing your work?
I write fulltime, and I work fulltime.
For my writing career, I divide my free time between marketing (25%), editing (25%), and writing (50%). Right now, I’m averaging anywhere from 50 – 60 hour work weeks.
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What are you working on at the moment?
Readers have asked to read about Peter’s brother, Sebastian. I aim to please. (wink)

About the Book

Title: Cry Wolf
Author: Greta Stone
Genre: M/M Urban fantasy

Everything you know is a lie.

Sly fox, misanthrope, and resident comic nerd, Peter, has earned his nickname as the Boy Who Cried Wolf. He’s surrounded by chaos.  It doesn't matter if Peter has angelic intentions or diabolical plans—mass pandemonium will ensue. When he mimics the howl of a long-lost friend, the consequences are disastrous.
With no recollection of his past, the wolf, Luca, remains hidden in the shadows.  Otherwise, he'll have no future.  But when someone steals Luca’s howl and forces him to investigate, he ends up stranded with a mouthy fox who insists they were friends once upon a time.

The Underwood is a dangerous place.

They have two choices: work together or die.

Experience the timeless story of friendship, love, and loss in a Gothic, realistic retelling of your favorite childhood classics, Aesop's fable The Boy Who Cried Wolf and David P. Mannix's classic novel The Fox and the Hound.




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Greta is the unruly offspring of a tiger and a dragon. She spends most of her time reading, stalking Goodreads, and harassing other authors with pranks.



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​Please tell us about yourself. 
 
I’m a 23-year-old New Orleans native. In the city, I’m known for my art. I’ve been exhibited in galleries and museums. People commission me for portraits and other illustrations, but most people commission me for my choices in alternative mediums. I create paintings out of coffee and wine. Clients tell me what their favorite coffee is, and I paint their portrait out of what they drink. I use traditional mediums as well. My entire house always smells like coffee and paint. I try to have a variety of skills to please my patrons, because I never know what someone would want next. I’m always willing to learn and try new things, so I won’t become idle or stagnant. Every day, I draw and write something to refine my skills and rendering hand. I hate being idle.
 
Tell us about your book.
 
The Sanguinarian Id is a culmination of my love, fear, and fascination of art, WWI, WWII, medical malpractice, monsters, and action. It follows the main protagonist Hael, a dhampir, as she hunts through ruins and battle grounds of WWII, in order to find the madman responsible for her state of being. As she weaves her way through slums, barricades, and Europe’s underground, she encounters hordes of Nazis, vampires, and other hellish creatures, alongside a body trail left by her target, Mendelson. As a half-vampire of unknown origins, she battles soldier after soldier, as she finds others that share her plight. This book is the first in The Sanguinarian Id series. There are plenty of historical references, blood, action, debauchery, monsters, and violence. Unlike other books with vampires, I incorporate different species of vampires from around the world, such as the Alp, Nosferatu, Umpier, and the Gaki. There will be more vampire breeds as the series continues. As stated in my book, it’s a ‘contortion of malpractice, monsters, and madness’. It’s an illustrated novel. Illustrated works like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland attracted me as a kid, so I wanted to make an illustrated book for adults. Alongside writing the book, I created all of the interior artwork and cover artwork myself.
 
What inspired you to write The Sanguinarian Id?
 
People ask kids in school, “What’s your favorite movie?” Most children always replied with either Nickelodeon or Disney films. I loved Disney as well, but, at 9-years-old, I’d experienced a great deal of childhood trauma via suffering with severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis, bullying due to my skin condition, being experimented on with different medications for Psoriasis treatment, and abuse, so my favorite movies were Silence of the Lambs and Hannibal. Psychology, WWI, WWII, medicine, malpractice, malfeasance, deviants, and the occult fascinated me. For me, the more macabre and dark it was, the more alluring it was, because the pain in those films was real to me. I was never satisfied with G or PG-13 rated films. Alongside this, my aunt studied to be a Registered Nurse. As she studied, she showed me her medicinal and anatomy books. I’d draw the dissections and bare muscles. This made watching horror movies, like Hannibal, more interesting, since I could name the organs that spilled out. In my first semester of high school, I wrote the first drafts of The Sanguinarian Id. By that time, I fueled all my drawings with all the anger and hurt I had from my childhood. I was neck deep in anatomical drawings, slasher films, comic book, graphic art, WWII, and medical book references. Barnes & Noble and Borders were my favorite places to go to get more reading materials. As I asked my mom for more and more books, I thought, ‘I draw every day. I can write. I’ve been through shit. Why isn’t my work in here?’ I wanted to make a character that had the power to get revenge, like I wanted to as a kid. I wanted to manifest all the bullies and abusers as the monsters they were, so I could gouge them out as I pleased. For once in my life, through art and writing, I was able to satiate my pain and have a flicker of control. After that, every day in high school, I hand wrote the beginnings of The Sanguinarian Id. During this time, my teacher was David Pierson. Before teaching English, David was a writer and editor. When I showed him my art and my handwritten manuscript, he told me how to type a proper manuscript, and he let me come to his classroom at lunch every day to have me read my work to him. If it wasn’t for David teaching me how to write and format, I would’ve never had the foundation to get my work published.
 
How much time per week do you spend writing / editing your work? 
 
In a week, I’d say maybe 15 to 25 hours. Outside of having a full-time job and lists of art commissions, I try to write and illustrate for my book every night as much as I can. The pacing changes from week to week.
 
What are you working on at the moment?
At the moment, I’m working on editing and illustrating The Sanguinarian Id II, creating the graphic novel rendition of The Sanguinarian Id, and formatting new templates for the novel’s website.

​About the Book

Title: The Sanguinarian Id
Author: L.M. Labat
Artist: L.M. Labat
Genre: Horror, Historical Fiction, Paranormal, Occult, Gothic Horror
Publisher: Night to Dawn Magazine & Books
She’s been beaten, stabbed, poisoned, and shot, but Hael refuses to die. In her pursuit for vengeance and her origin, the Dhampir Hael hunts down the madman responsible for her fateful transformation. As this half-vampire juggernauts her way through a world at war, Hael battles hordes of Nazi soldiers as she struggles to maintain her sanity. However, while Hael gathers knowledge on how to trap and kill her target, her adversary’s network is expanding at an exponential rate, as his sick obsession with Hael grows deeper. Will she have her revenge? Will she find her origin? Or, will she crumble beneath her own insidious bloodlust?
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Author Bio

Born in 1993, L. M. Labat stems from New Orleans, Louisiana. From the struggles of a broken family and surviving life-threatening events, Labat found refuge within the arts while delving into the fields of medicine, psychology, and the occult. While combining illustration and literature, L. M. Labat was able to cope with endless nightmares as well as hone in on artistic techniques. From confronting the past to facing new shadows, this author gladly invites audiences into the horror of The Sanguinarian Id.


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Book Excerpt

​The next morning, Elise woke, flat on her stomach, disoriented, with a piercing headache that only came from a hangover. While she’d been living with her parents for about a month now, she’d often still wake up in confusion from forgetting where she was at first. It’d sometimes take her a minute to realize she wasn’t in her house in Denver anymore. She opened one eye to check the time, but the alarm clock wasn’t hers or the one in her parents’ guest room.
She sat up, jarring her already-sore head, and let out a moan. Thankfully, dark shades were covering the windows, casting the room in shadows and hiding the evil sun.
What happened last night? Her memory was fuzzy, and it hurt to think.
She realized she was naked and pulled the sheet up to cover herself as she slowly looked around the room, recognizing nothing. Nothing but the sleeping naked male lying on the bed next to her.
Oh God. No! Panic raced through her body, and memories rose to taunt her.
She’d slept with Luke Long. She’d slept with. Luke. Long.
She whimpered and closed her eyes. She had managed to escape college without screwing the guy, only to have dirty, dirty sex with him last night. And that was only the stuff she could remember.
She was never drinking again.
If Rachel ever found out, she was going to give Elise so much shit—after she quizzed Elise on whether the whole fucks-like-a-rock-star thing was true.
Elise couldn’t recall everything from last night after the rest of their friends had left the restaurant, and Luke and she had decided it would be fun to take a bunch of shots. But, now, she did know that, yes, Luke Long did indeed fuck like a rock star. Her sore vagina could attest to that.
I hate you, alcohol.
Luke shifted beside her, but the arm he had over his eyes remained where it was, and his breathing regulated and deepened again.
She really should get out of there before he woke up, but instead, she found herself staring at his beautiful body. Why does he have to be so gorgeous?
She moved her gaze from his face to down his muscular chest and stomach and noticed a blemish of some kind. She leaned closer to look at the red mark directly above his hip.
Are those teeth marks?
A memory surfaced. She’d bitten him so hard that she bruised him…after she went down on him…again. She dropped her head in her hand. She was such a slut.
She looked again at the wound, and her gaze moved to the thin white sheet that was covering one leg and only part of his penis. God, even flaccid, it was thick and long. She remembered thinking it was perfect. She might have even told him that she wanted to mold his dick, so she could use it on herself when she was alone. She moaned softly with embarrassment.
“Jesus, would you stop thinking? You’re making my hangover ten times worse.”
Elise jumped. “Would you stop scaring me?”
Luke chuckled and moved his arm from his face. His brown eyes glittered with amusement. “Sorry,” he said, but his tone indicated that he wasn’t the least bit remorseful.
And, now, she was regretting not getting the hell out of there right away.

About the Book

Title: Dirty
Author: R.L Kenderson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
He’s a player. She’s too smart to let him in her pants. Until a night of drunken sex has her kicking herself and vowing she’ll never let it happen again. Or will she?
Elise Phillips returns home due to her father’s illness and doesn’t expect to run into an old acquaintance from college. Luke was a player back then and seems to be a player now, and Elise had always prided herself on not being another notch on his bedpost. But when a few rounds of pool and a couple of shots lead to one night of hot sex, Elise knows that it can never happen again.


Luke Long has always thought of Elise as the pretty girl that was friends with his roommate’s girlfriend, but now she’s all grown up. When their night of passion rocks Luke’s world he knows he must have her again.
The two enter a friends-with-benefits relationship with the agreement that they’re just going to have fun. But when Elise sees a side of Luke she didn’t know existed, she finds herself falling in love, without realizing there’s a side to her that could ruin it all.
Dirty is the first contemporary romance from paranormal romance author R.L. Kenderson. If you like laughing out loud, sexy book boyfriends, playful couples, and dirty, dirty sex, then you’ll love this fun contemporary romance.
Get your copy of Dirty and start falling in love today!

Author Bio

R.L. Kenderson is two best friends writing under one name. Renae has always loved reading and in third grade wrote her first poem where she learned she might have a knack for this writing thing. Lara remembers sneaking her grandmother’s Harlequin novels when she was probably too young to be reading them, and since then she knew she wanted to write her own.
When they met in college, they bonded over their love of reading and the TV show Charmed. What really spiced up their friendship was when Lara introduced Renae to romance novels. When they discovered their first vampire romance, they knew there would always be a special place in their hearts for paranormal romance. After being unable to find certain storylines and characteristics they wanted to read about in the hundreds of books they consumed, they decided to write their own.
They both live in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area where they’re a sonographer/stay-at-home mom/wife and pharmacist/mother by day and a sexy author by night. You can find them at http://www.rlkenderson.com, Facebook, Instagram, Tumblr, Twitter, and Goodreads. Or you can email them at [email protected]. They always love hearing from their readers.


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About the Book

Title: The Hooligans of Kandahar
Author: Joseph Kassabian
Genre: Nonfiction / War Memoir
During the peak years of the Afghanistan War, a group of soldiers is dropped by helicopter into the remote mountains outside of Kandahar City. Mismanaged and overlooked by command, how they survive is largely up to them. In the birthplace of the Taliban, some men lose their sanity, others their humanity. They are The Hooligans.
Written in the months and years following his deployment, Joseph Kassabian recounts his time in the isolated and dangerous country of Afghanistan. Pulling no punches, The Hooligans of Kandahar is a sobering, saddening, and often sarcastic first-hand account of America’s War on Terror.


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