Author: StoreyBook Reviews

Guest Post & #Giveaway – Eat, Pray, Hex by Tara Lush #cozy #paranormal #mystery

          Eat, Pray, Hex (Crescent Moon Mysteries) Paranormal Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – Florida Independently Published (October 13, 2023) Number of Pages: 246   Synopsis   Step into the mysterious world of weird Florida, where surprises and spirits are as common as sun and sand… Amelia Matthews never anticipated […]

Excerpt – Dancing with Butterflies by Jim Bates #flashfiction #shortstories

    Synopsis   In this collection of 101 stories, Jim Bates touches on the simple moments of life, sometimes memorable, sometimes nearly forgotten, but always meaningful. Memories abound:  building model airplanes, learning to bake oatmeal cookies, walking in the woods, summers spent at an aunt and uncle’s cabin, graduating from college, raising a family, […]

#Poetry – The Alchemy of Then by Jim Bates

    Synopsis   The scent of mountain sage. Learning to bake cookies. Overcoming a fear of heights. Identifying a special bird. All moments in time, often inconsequential, yet over the years becoming lodged in the memory until they need to come out, finding expression in the 101 poems in this collection. We are all […]

Guest Post – As Far As You Can Go by Alle C. Hall #literaryfiction #comingofage #fiction

      Synopsis   Nominated for The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award, Alle C. Hall’s debut literary novel, As Far As You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back, is a-girl-and-her-backpack story with a #MeToo influence: Carlie is not merely traveling. A child sexual abuse survivor, as a teen, she steals ten thousand dollars from […]

Review & #Giveaway – Murder by the Seashore by Samara Yew #cozy #mystery

        Murder by the Seashore (A California Bookshop Mystery) Cozy Mystery 1st in Series Setting – California Crooked Lane Books (October 17, 2023)     Synopsis   Perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Ellery Adams, Scarlett Gardner’s dream was to open a bookshop in Southern California, but it soon becomes a […]