Review: Blood Shadows (Blood Curse Series, #4) Written by Tessa Dawn, Narrated by Eric G. Dove

Blood Shadows: Blood Curse Series, Book 4
Written by: Tessa Dawn
Narrated by: Eric G. Dove
Length: 12 hrs and 29 mins 
Series: Blood Curse, Book 4
Unabridged Audiobook
Release Date:10-20-15


Installment 4 of 7

Nachari Silivasi is a bright light in a dark world. As the youngest vampire in a family of warriors, he has studied magic for 400 years and acquired a rare mastery of the universe around him. He is beloved by his family, legendary for his good looks, and known for his uncommon valor. Unfortunately, he has just made the ultimate sacrifice - he has traded his immortal life for the life of the Vampyr King.
Deanna Dubois is as talented as she is independent, but she has developed a strange and terrifying habit: night after night, day after day, she sketches one horrifying scene after another - the body of a gorgeous male being tortured in hell by demons. Disturbed by her ever-growing obsession, she sets out to Dark Moon Vale to uncover the truth - only to find a web of danger, destruction, and deceit.
Separated by space and time, yet drawn together by fate, Nachari and Deanna find themselves in an epic battle against evil. Nachari is forced to forge a path in a world of shadows, where torture and lust rule the night; while Deanna struggles to decide between two polar opposites - to flee from the truth or trade her mortal soul for the possibility of a stranger's salvation.
The stakes could not be higher.
The enemy could not be more lethal.
And the only way to reach the light is to, first, enter the Blood Shadows.

Rating
❤❤❤❤❤

Audible Review:
"Sing to Me!!"
Favorite Quote - "He was the kind of man who could make a woman weep for his favor...or beg, for his mercy." (Deanna thinking about Nathaniel Silivasi)

I Love the way Eric G. Dove sings in this fourth installment. Makes for a beautiful version. Sing to Me, Eric...

Poor Nachari goes through a living hell. This is such an emotional story, to be able to listen to it... brings it that much closer to my heart. 

I Love it when a book is so well depicted I can visualize the world clearly, rooting for the good guys and wanting to destroy the bad.

Blood Curse Series ob Audible Audio

# 0.5 Blood Genesis

#1 Blood Destiny

 #2 Blood Awakening

 #3 Blood Possession

 #5 Blood Redemption

 #6 Blood Father

 #7 Blood Vengeance

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Tessa Dawn grew up in Colorado where she developed a deep affinity for the Rocky Mountains. After graduating with a degree in psychology, she worked for several years in criminal justice and mental health before returning to get her Master’s Degree in Nonprofit Management.

Tessa began writing as a child and composed her first full-length novel at the age of eleven. By the time she graduated high-school, she had a banker’s box full of short-stories and books. Since then, she has published works as diverse as poetry, greeting cards, workbooks for kids with autism, and academic curricula. The Blood Curse Series marks her long-desired return to her creative-writing roots and her first foray into the Dark Fantasy world of vampire fiction.

Tessa currently splits her time between the Colorado suburbs and mountains with her husband, two children, and “one very crazy cat.” She hopes to one day move to the country where she can own horses and what she considers “the most beautiful creature ever created” -- a German Shepherd.

Writing is her bliss.

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Blog Tour Guest Post: Escaping Lucidity by Ty Schwamberger

Title: Escaping Lucidity

Author: Ty Schwamberger

Genre: Dark Horror Anthology

Length: 448 pages

Release Date: August 1, 2015

ISBN-13: 978-1511987936

SYNOPSIS: 

Escaping Lucidity is the complete short works of Ty Schwamberger. Within this tome you’ll be taken on a terror-filled ride through dark woods, the desert, a graveyard and dark streets, where monsters and strange creatures run amok. The other half of this collection is filled with characters driven to the brink of insanity, coping with the loss of loved ones, spousal abuse and fighting crime on the mean city streets. You’ll also find “Author Notes” after each story written by Schwamberger himself giving insight on why he wrote each particular story, interesting facts about characters, the story’s setting and where the work first appeared.

Are you ready for a mind-bending ride?

If not, don’t say you weren’t warned... ‘cause bad things tend to happen when you’re trying to escape lucidity.

Guest Post

“Horror—Check Yourself at the Door”

by Ty Schwamberger

If you look up ‘horror’ (a noun) in a dictionary, you’ll find something similar to the following—an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror (I particularly like the dictionary’s example of something horrific).

But, I think horror, true horror, is something that is embedded deep within the human psyche and can be different from person to person depending on past experiences you’ve gone through. This also explains why some people like watching or reading scary stuff, while some do not.

Let me explain.

I think, at least to some degree, that all people like to be scared. It is just part of human nature. Have you personally or ever notice someone cover their eyes when watching a scary scene in a movie? Sure you have. These people act like they don’t want to see what is happening, but are still looking through the spaces in between their fingers. Some people say we, as humans, are inherently good.  Overall, I believe that is true. But, at the same time we all have a ‘bad’ side. It is that bad side that comes out when we watch the news or almost marvel at the destruction that some mad man just caused on the highway or in someone’s living room. If we didn’t like hearing about other people’s misfortunes we would turn off the news, press the off button on the DVD player or put down the book. But . . . we don’t. Instead we just shake our heads and think (and never or rarely ever say out loud) “I am so glad that it didn’t happen to me.”

Personally, I like writing scary stuff simply because that is what I have always been into (I grew up watching the slasher films from the 1980s). I like how a horror writer can make pretty much anything into something scary.

For example, a horror writer can start a serene story with a man walking a cute dog down the street, enjoying the outdoors, his life and his dog. Now, you can make that scary by having a madman in a car jump the curb, taking them both out. Say the dog dies and the guy ends up in the hospital and has to fight for his life. Then after getting out of the hospital, perhaps the guy goes on a mission to find the reckless driver and put him out of his misery.

See what I mean? Even the everyday things we enjoy (walking a cute dog down a nice quiet street in middle-America suburbia) can turn into someone’s nightmare.

That is what writing horror is all about. Trying new angles on a classic story or character or writing about something no one else has ever thought about before.

As far as those out there that say, “I don’t like watching scary movies or reading scary books”—you better check yourself at the door to your high school English class. Because if you like ‘classic literature’ then you’ve probably read horror before (Romeo and Juliet killing themselves in the name of love is pretty horrific—and pretty much just downright dumb) and might have even enjoyed it (those stories were always too tame for my taste) and if you watch your local news—guess what?—you’re watching horror in real life taking place (which is far worse than any writer could come up with—maybe) and . . . okay, I better stop before I get on too much of a rant here.

Horror is all around us whether you enjoy watching or reading it or not. It’s in your face in the media—the made-up stuff and reports of unfortunate things that happen to innocent people on a daily basis.  Some of it is fascinating in a macabre sort of way (the made-up stuff, of course . . . ha ha), while some of it is just downright sick. I guess when it comes down to brass tacks, horror means different things to difference people—but really it’s all the same thing—horror. So, if you’re one of the people that look down on people that like to watch a good scary movie or read a great horror novel, you better watch who you’re bashing, because more than likely you’re just putting yourself down as well.

AUTHOR INFORMATION & LINKS

Ty Schwamberger is an award-winning author & editor in the horror genre. He is the author of a novel, multiple novellas, collections and editor on several anthologies. In addition, he’s had many short stories published online and in print. Three stories, “Cake Batter” (released in 2010), “House Call” (released in June 2013) and DININ’ (optioned in July 2013), have been optioned for film adaptation. He is an Active Member of the International Thriller Writers. Learn more at http://tyschwamberger or follow along at @SchwambergerTy.

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Review: Family Night (Audible Edition) by Tim Miller

Synopsis

In 2010, one of the most grisly discoveries in Texas history was made. Numerous body parts and human remains were found on an abandoned farm near San Antonio. Very little information was made public, until now.

Eddie Mason is a family man. But this is not your typical family. With a wife at home who belittles and ridicules him at every turn, he has sought other means of satisfaction.

With his teenage daughter Brandi, and small son Jeffrey, he teaches them the most horrifying of rituals. Using his kids as bait, Eddie captures his victims and takes his children on a journey of torture, cannibalism and mayhem. Learn what the Masons do on Family Night.

****EXCLUSIVE EBOOK ONLY BONUS*****
The first chapter of Tim Miller's next book Hell, Texas at the end of the Family Night ebook!

Rating
4.5 out of 5 Hearts

Review
Title: Family Night Audible Edition
Author: Tom Miller

Tim Miller has created one hell of a horrifically twisted story line. It really surprised me. Fast paced, action packed and undeniably psychologically thrilling. I Loved it!

The narrator was enjoyable for the most part, however, she did stumble a few times. Her voice is engaging and kept me on the edge of my seat. 

I don't use spoilers in my reviews, they can really spoil a story for others. I will say this much, it is not for the faint of heart.

Recomended for the 18+ Horror fan bout there. The story line is fantastic.

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