GSP's Last 13 Books of 2013, Alphabetically #13

Trips to the Dark Side by Steve Foreman

#gypsyshadow #shortstories #horror

Trips to the Dark Side comprises a collection of twenty-three weird tales.

Each story takes the reader on a trip to the dark side of the author’s mind . . . the side where weirdness lurks in the shadows, strange ideas leap out from hidden corners and morbid thoughts emerge from pools of blood. Here you will find stories of horror, the paranormal, the bizarre, the whimsical, the unknown and the unexplained.

These excursions into darkness include a sinister ride at a fairground; messages from the dead appearing on a Scrabble board; a glimpse into a cellar haunted by a strange entity; a clamber up into an attic where something deadly lives in the dark; a stroll into a back garden inhabited by a murderous imaginary friend; a meeting with a terrible supreme deity; and strange encounters with ghosts and werewolves and evil creatures lurking in the deep . . .

Word Count: 77400

Pages to Print: 235    Also Available in Print

Price: $5.99

http://www.amazon.com/Trips-Dark-Side-ebook/dp/B00EOCSR9Q
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/trips-to-the-dark-side-steve-foreman/1116559209
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/349808
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/SteveForeman.html#Trips

Trips to the Dark Side takes the reader on excursions into the dark world of horror, paranormal, the weird, the bizarre, and the unexplained. Trips to the Dark Side, a short story collection by Steve Foreman. Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/SteveForeman.html#Trips

GSP's Book of the Day December 2

Trips to the Dark Side by Steve Foreman

#gypsyshadow #shortstories #horror

Trips to the Dark Side comprises a collection of twenty-three weird tales.

Each story takes the reader on a trip to the dark side of the author’s mind . . . the side where weirdness lurks in the shadows, strange ideas leap out from hidden corners and morbid thoughts emerge from pools of blood. Here you will find stories of horror, the paranormal, the bizarre, the whimsical, the unknown and the unexplained.

These excursions into darkness include a sinister ride at a fairground; messages from the dead appearing on a Scrabble board; a glimpse into a cellar haunted by a strange entity; a clamber up into an attic where something deadly lives in the dark; a stroll into a back garden inhabited by a murderous imaginary friend; a meeting with a terrible supreme deity; and strange encounters with ghosts and werewolves and evil creatures lurking in the deep . . .

Word Count: 77400

Pages to Print: 235 (Also Available in Print)

Price: $5.99

http://www.amazon.com/Trips-Dark-Side-ebook/dp/B00EOCSR9Q

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/trips-to-the-dark-side-steve-foreman/1116559209

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/349808

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/SteveForeman.html#Trips

Trips to the Dark Side takes the reader on excursions into the dark world of horror, paranormal, the weird, the bizarre, and the unexplained. Trips to the Dark Side, a short story collection by Steve Foreman. Available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Smashwords, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:

http://www.gypsyshadow.com/SteveForeman.html#Trips

GSP's Book of the Day August 31

Sapphire by Violetta Antcliff

#gypsyshadow #checkeditout #shortstory

Sapphire Brent doesn’t believe in ghosts or the afterlife, yet it doesn't stop her from accepting an invitation to a spiritualist meeting with one of her work mates.

A spiritualist meeting would be a laugh; something different, she thinks. But she has no idea just how different it is going to be, or the outcome. Strange inexplicable things often happen when least expected, as she is soon to find out for herself.

Word Count: 4742

Pages to Print: 19 

Price: $2.99

http://www.amazon.com/Sapphire-ebook/dp/B007Z5SYDI
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sapphire-violetta-antcliff/1110503899
http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/157306
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Violetta.html#Sapphire

Sapphire doesn’t believe in ghosts, but a spiritualist meeting makes her have second thoughts. Sapphire by Violetta Antcliff. Available from Amazon, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/Violetta.html#Sapphire

GSP's Book of the Day August 12

Phantom Banjo by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

#gypsyshadow #checkeditout #fantasy

Praise for Phantom Banjo from Booklist:

“This book has just about every virtue one can reasonably expect in a contemporary fantasy tale, including a vivid portrait of the contemporary folk scene and a chilling emotional impact that makes many horror novels look pedestrian. Highly recommended.”

“Contemporary” in the above review means the world as it was in 1992 when the book was written. The rapid changes in recording and communications technology make it seem like a period piece now, which is entirely appropriate for the subject matter. This is a fantasy series about a bunch of folk musicians, good pickers and flawed but likable human beings, trying to reclaim songs destroyed by the evil forces (or devils, including but by no means limited to the Expediency Devil, the Stupidity and Ignorance Devil, and the Debauchery Devil) that want humanity to lose its humanity. Hauntings abound, as they do in the folk songs. It’s a good yarn to read at Halloween, whether or not this is the music that moves you. And sometimes it’s really funny. There’s a lot of cussing though. Well, the characters are frustrated and scared a lot, and they beg your pardon for their language but you might do the same if faced with similar catastrophies, disasters, travails, frustrations, and circumstances.

Number of Words: 93,000

Pages to Print: 264

Price: $5.99

http://www.amazon.com/Phantom-Banjo-Songkiller-Saga-ebook/dp/B0046A9QKK
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/phantom-banjo-elizabeth-ann-scarborough/1103104542
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/26296
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/ElizabethScarborough.html#PhantomBanjo

Book One of The Songkiller Saga: Phantom Banjo by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. Available from Amazon, other fine eBook vendors and Gypsy Shadow Publishing at:
http://www.gypsyshadow.com/ElizabethScarborough.html#PhantomBanjo

Book of the Day December 21

Sapphire by Violetta Antcliff

Sapphire Brent doesn’t believe in ghosts or the afterlife, yet it doesn't stop her from accepting an invitation to a spiritualist meeting with one of her work mates.

A spiritualist meeting would be a laugh; something different, she thinks. But she has no idea just how different it is going to be, or the outcome. Strange inexplicable things often happen when least expected, as she is soon to find out for herself.

Word Count: 4742
Pages to Print: 19 
Price: $2.99

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Book of the Day December 5

Phantom Banjo by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Praise for Phantom Banjo from Booklist:

 
“This book has just about every virtue one can reasonably expect in a contemporary fantasy tale, including a vivid portrait of the contemporary folk scene and a chilling emotional impact that makes many horror novels look pedestrian. Highly recommended.”

“Contemporary” in the above review means the world as it was in 1992 when the book was written. The rapid changes in recording and communications technology make it seem like a period piece now, which is entirely appropriate for the subject matter. This is a fantasy series about a bunch of folk musicians, good pickers and flawed but likable human beings, trying to reclaim songs destroyed by the evil forces (or devils, including but by no means limited to the Expediency Devil, the Stupidity and Ignorance Devil, and the Debauchery Devil) that want humanity to lose its humanity. Hauntings abound, as they do in the folk songs. It’s a good yarn to read at Halloween, whether or not this is the music that moves you. And sometimes it’s really funny. There’s a lot of cussing though. Well, the characters are frustrated and scared a lot, and they beg your pardon for their language but you might do the same if faced with similar catastrophies, disasters, travails, frustrations, and circumstances.

Number of Words: 93,000
Pages to Print: 264
Price: $5.99

Here's what we need you to do (Thanks in Advance!):

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2. Click the link (under the picture)
3. By the title on Amazon there is a "like" button, click it. if you wish you can stop there, but if you want to help even more . . .
4. When you click and hover over the like button it says "share this link: via Email, Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest." Click one (two or all) of them and hit share, it should only take a couple of minutes.
5. Page down to the visible tags (Tags Customers Associate with This Product) and either click on the tags you agree with, agree with all the tags or, if you've read the book, add some tags of your own. The fastest way, of course is to click on the link that says "Agree with these tags?"
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