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Excerpt: Don't Look at Me by J.P. Grider

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A reverse Beauty and the Beast tale; because why SHOULDN'T the boy fall in love with the ugly girl? DON'T LOOK AT ME J.P. Grider Genre: New Adult Romance, Suspense, Folklore Publisher: Fated Hearts Publishing Publication Date: March 29, 2018 Haven: A diligent hand carved this hole in my face. It stole my confidence, my identity, and ended my short-lived career as a broadcast journalist. I am now unemployed. Alone. Ugly. And expected to get over it and move on. Go on living life as usual—as if the world doesn’t judge the grotesquely unattractive. Quest: It’s been three years since I was kicked out of the Army for nearly killing the opposition’s militia commander with my bare hands. I am now unemployed. Alone. Angry. And expected to forget the nightmares that hold me hostage and move on. Go on living life as usual—as if the world doesn’t judge a dishonorably discharged ex-soldier. Don’t Look at Me is a modern-day Beauty and the Beast tale—reversed and twisted...

Review: Faerie Fruit by Charlotte English

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  Buy Link: Amazon Kindle   Summary: When the centuries-barren orchards of Berrie-on-the-Wyn suddenly bear fruit, it is clear that something strange is afoot — and something fey, for this is no ordinary harvest. To partake of the fruits of Faerie is to be changed for good, but not necessarily for the better.  From whence come the golden apples, the moonlit silver pears? Who is the motley piper who walks the streets of Berrie, drawing forth magic and mayhem with his music? And how can half of the town vanish into thin air?  There may be chaos aplenty in Berrie, but all that's needed to set things straight is a touch of the right light — and maybe just the right pair of Boots...   Review:   I had a good impression of Charlotte English, having previously read another book of hers, and so I went into this with anticipation, and she certainly delivers!  Faerie Fruit is a fantasy, though there was some romance between one of the cou...