Acclaimed Authors, Jenny
Twist and Tara Fox Hall to Release New Anthology 24th September
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It is my absolute pleasure and privilege to devote this week's Wednesday's Writer post to two wonderful individuals who are exceptionally talented and successful authors in their own right. Their regular readers and fans therefore know without a doubt that they are in for an exciting read whenever Jenny and Tara collaborate on a new anthology. Having had a sneak preview of some of the stories in
Bedtime Shadows - I can promise this one will live up to your highest expectations.
Tara Fox Hall and Jenny Twist will launch their anthology of
speculative fiction, Bedtime Shadows, later this month. The book has
already received high praise from other authors and is said to rival the short
stories of M. R. James, Philip K Dick
and even Stephen King.
The two writers became friends when they both contributed to
the highly-acclaimed anthology, Spellbound 2011, issued by Melange Books
in October last year.
“I was so proud to be in that anthology,” says Jenny, whose
own anthology, Take One At Bedtime, was chosen as Editor's Pick when it
came out in April of the same year. “I thought every single one of the stories
in it was interesting and well-written and the authors were all such fun to
work with.”
“I was excited to make the jump from short horror stories to
longer works,” added Tara, whose flash fiction and short stories have appeared
online at Deadman’s Tome, Flashes in the Dark, Ghastly
Door, The Halloween Alliance, Black Petals, SNM
Horror Magazine, Dark Eclipse, Cemetery Moon, The Copperfield Review, and Microhorror. “I’d just published my
first paranormal romance e-novella, and was anxious to be in a print book. Spellbound
2011 introduced me to some wonderful authors, some of whom have become very
good friends.”
The two writers could not have come from more different
backgrounds. Jenny was born in England and worked at many different jobs
including bacon-packer and escapologist's assistant before returning to
full-time education at the age of 28 and doing 2 history degrees at Manchester
and Oxford. Eleven years ago she retired to Spain. “ I feel like I'm finally
getting on with my real life,” she says. “I always wanted to write and now I'm
finally doing it!”
Tara was born in the United States, earned her bachelor’s
degree in Mathematics with a double minor in science at the State University of
New York at Binghamton, and is
currently
an OSHA-certified safety and health inspector at a metal fabrication shop. In
addition to speculative fiction, Tara Fox Hall’s writing credits include
nonfiction, action-adventure, and contemporary and historical paranormal
romance. She is the author of the paranormal action-adventure Lash series and the vampire romantic
suspense Promise Me series. “I love
that my stories resonate with people,” she says. “That they can lose themselves
in my stories means I’ve done my job.”
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“We chose
Bedtime Shadows
as the title,” Jenny says, “to reflect my anthology,
Take One At Bedtime and
Tara's
Just Shadows. We are very proud to have an introduction by the
illustrious horror writer, T. Fox Dunham (no relation to Tara) and we have been
very lucky to have some excellent authors give us advance reviews.”
The book is a mixture of horror, speculative fiction and
romance – stories of ghosts and vampires, future dystopias, travel through
different dimensions, a holiday romance that changes everything, and a new
twist on an ancient myth.
Here is what other authors have to say about it.
“I recommend this collection without any reservations” -
Herbert Grosshans.
“Together these two authors will strap you to your
chair and lock your attention to the magic they weave.” - Su Halfwerk
“They know how to
write stories that entertain and involve their readers. Someday I think we may
identify them with authors like Shirley Jackson, Stephen King and HP
Lovecraft.” - John Mecom
“This literary progeny of authors Jenny Twist and Tara Fox Hall
was a joy to read for a couple of reasons. There’s a nice variety of stories
ranging from dramatic to speculative to downright gruesome.” - Mysti Parker
"Daily-living captured and stylistically rendered with a
'twist' of macabre lurking behind each provocative tale...BEDTIME SHADOWS
delivers a punch -- watch out for the unexpected."
~ Douglas Wickard
BEDTIME SHADOWS
The Man With No
Face– Jenny Twist
All her life Deborah has been haunted by the memory of a
couple locked in a deadly embrace. She thinks the woman may be the mother that
abandoned her but she cannot see the man's face. Who is he?
All
That Remains – Tara Fox Hall
This thrilling sequel to
The Origin of Fear (Spellbound
2011) takes us back to Latham's Landing. Will Tina and Sandra survive
their
encounter with the ghosts that inhabit the haunted isle?
The Children
of Hope –
Jenny Twist
It is 1963 and Ginny is unmarried and pregnant. Her
parents consign her to one of the infamous Mother and Baby Homes which are little more than prisons and workhouses.
Will she be able to escape before they come to take her baby away?
The Bull-Dancer –
Jenny Twist
The twelve chosen bull-dancers are sailing out of the
harbour under a black sail, bound for Crete and the deadly Minotaur, while a
mother looks on in anger.
Take the Chance– Tara Fox
Hall
A young girl growing up in post-apocalyptic America is
determined that she and her sister will survive – whatever it takes!
A
Victorian Dolls' House–
Jenny Twist
When Violet sees the dolls' house in the antique shop she
has to have it. But the Delacorte House is no ordinary dolls' house – and it is
definitely not a toy!
Heart's Bells– Tara
Fox Hall
Theo and Casey are in love, but so many things stand in
their way. They suffer separation and heartbreak but still remain true – until
something happens
to Theo that changes everything.
Doppelganger–
Jenny Twist
When Christine wakes up in a sumptuous white
room with silken hangings, she assumes she is in heaven. But she soon finds out
she is not in heaven. And before too long she begins to wonder if she is even
still Christine.
Olivia and Aidan are telepathic twins. Olivia is used to
hearing Aidan in her head, but she is terrified when she hears a new and
sinister voice.
Return to Me – Tara
Fox Hall
Determined to
find the source of the nightly creaking she alone can hear, Sam Reading
discovers Harrison Benning, a ghost who becomes corporeal for one night of the
year; the summer solstice. Their warm friendship soon becomes powerful love
that lasts through decades, tragedies, and even beyond death.
Catch Me If You Can–
Jenny
Twist
Willy prowls the streets at night, listening to all the
sounds of the old town. But does he have a more sinister purpose?
Shades of Grey– Tara
Fox Hall
Throughout history there has always been a Seer making
sure that the world follows its proper course, keeping
the world in balance. Yet when the old Seer prepares to
hand over the burden to his apprentice Tim, he realizes too late that Tim has
his own ideas of how things should go.
BEDTIME SHADOWS will be released
by Melange Books in September 2012
To find out more about the
authors, go to:
Tara Fox Hall
Tara's
Facebook Page:
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