Release Roundup - 10.3.23
it's tuesday, and that means NEW BOOKS
we're running down everything releasing new from us today, right here 😎
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Tor Books
Starling House by Alix E. Harrow
Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson
After the Forest by Kell Woods
Princess of Dune by Brian Herbert & Kevin J. Anderson
TorDotCom Publishing
The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu
Nightfire
The Dead Take the A Train by Cassandra Khaw & Richard Kadrey
Knock Knock, Open Wide by Neil Sharpson
Forge
Valley of Refuge by John Teschner
The Murder of Andrew Johnson by Burt Solomon
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Rating: 4/5
Book Blurb: Knock Knock, Open Wide weaves horror and Celtic myth into a terrifying, heartbreaking supernatural tale of fractured family bonds, the secrets we carry, and the veiled forces that guide Irish life.
Driving home late one night, Etain Larkin finds a corpse on a pitch-black country road deep in the Irish countryside. She takes the corpse to a remote farmhouse. So begins a night of unspeakable horror that will take her to the very brink of sanity.
She will never speak of it again.
Two decades later, Betty Fitzpatrick, newly arrived at college in Dublin, has already fallen in love with the drama society, and the beautiful but troubled Ashling Mallen. As their relationship blossoms, Ashling goes to great lengths to keep Betty away from her family, especially her alcoholic mother, Etain.
As their relationship blossoms, Betty learns her lover's terrifying family history, and Ashling's secret obsession. Ashling has become convinced that the horrors inflicted on her family are connected to a seemingly innocent children's TV show. Everyone in Ireland watched this show in their youth, but Ash soon discovers that no one remembers it quite the same way. And only Ashling seems to remember its star: a small black goat puppet who lives in a box and only comes out if you don’t behave. They say he’s never come out.
Almost never.
When the door between the known and unknown opens, it can never close again.
Review:
An unspeakable night, the mysterious disappearance of a girl and her sudden reappearance, a children’s tv show... and the blood that connects it all. A mixture of horror and Celtic myth, this is a story about broken family bounds, love, and the veiled forces that guide Irish life. Told both in past and present, in the past, Etain Larkin is a girl driving home. fresh from her new engagement only to find a corpse on a dark country road deep into the Irish countryside. She takes the corpse to a remote farmhouse... but little does she know this is the night that begins the unspeakable horror that will bring her to the brink of sanity. Etain is marked as a missing person... until she suddenly reappears and will not speak of what happened to her when she disappeared. Two decades later, Betty Fitzpatrick will arrive at college in Dublin and fall in love with the drama society and particularly the beautiful and troubled Ashling Mallen. But Ashling has a secret and a very troubled family... in fact her mother just so happens to be Etain. Ashling’s twin sister was kidnapped when she was young and her mother Etain has turned into an alcoholic.... but Ashling is sure there is a connection between a children’s show and her family’s horrors. The children’s show stars a small black goat puppet who lives in a box but only comes out if you don’t behave.... only he never comes out... well almost.... and the door between the unknown will soon be unleashed. Ashling will face madness and horrors she never expected as she tries to figure out what happened to her family and how to stop the evil. This book was giving me Channel Zero Season 1 vibes, and that was a true horror show. I had a blast with this one, it was dark, mysterious, and one heck of a story. I love that you get the sense of unease and horror with every event and how the horror ramps up with every step Ashling takes to unraveling the events of her family’s past. Seriously this was such a fun read, perfect for horror fans.
*Thanks Netgalley and Tor Publishing Group, Tor Nightfire for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*
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This story is wild! I loved the creativity, creepiness, and structure! There are several different storylines going on that I liked because it gave this story extra dimension. I loved how odd this tale was. Right from the start, I knew I was getting into a really cool horror.
This author included some takes on Irish folklore, which really added to the tale. I always love when there are different aspects happening that get tied together in the end. Overall, I found this a unique and satisfying horror!
Out October 3, 2023!
Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!
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My next novel is now available for pre-order!
Barnes and Noble are currently running a promotion for 25% off on all books being released in 2023 and guess who’s got one of those?
“Oh, more book schilling. How we’ve missed it.”
Quiet you.
Yes, my sophomore effort Knock Knock Open Wide is being released September 26th, in good time for Halloween. Per Barnes and Noble:
“Knock Knock, Open Wide weaves horror and Celtic myth into a terrifying,…
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you know when your man asks you to get him a towel, and when you bring it to him, he drags you into the bathroom? that’s satoru.
he pulls that trick every single time, and you fall for it like an idiot. you almost got pregnant from him doing it.
you forget about it so often that when he does pull you into the bathroom, you curse yourself for forgetting.
the only thing saving him is the fact that he doesn’t do it every day and instead tries to wait it out for a week and try it again.
he thinks he’s so smart and clever that it pisses you off.
“babe… baby! i forgot to take the towels out of the dryer. can you bring me one?”
his ass didn’t forget shit; he purposely did that so that you could happily agree and bring him one, and you did just that.
went into the laundry room and pulled out a towel. you stopped in your tracks before knocking on the bathroom door because you felt as though you were forgetting something, but you knocked anyway.
once the door opened and you saw satoru with that mischievous smirk, it came back to you: he was a dirty, nasty, filthy liar.
you didn’t even have time to come to terms with it; he grabbed your arm and pulled you into the bathroom.
you can confidently say that the sex was good; he had your wrists pinned down and a hard dick going in and out of you with ease.
it was the mystery of whether he was going to pull you in or let you just give him the towel. he thought it was silly, but you hated that he tricked you.
sometimes he’ll just open the door widely to show you his dick and then pull you in, a yelp coming from your mouth every time.
“satoruuuuu!!”
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Give me Beefy Bucky who is shy yet obsessed with how soft and little you are compared to him. Compared to his thick, wide shoulders. His meaty, firm thighs. His huge, heavy balls. His perfectly fat, split you in half cock.
“C‘mon bunny, put ‘em both in your mouth” he whines with puppy eyes, spreading his legs more while you nearly choke trying to fit his balls in your mouth. The delicious scent of his musk makes you moan with your mouth full, his heavy sac already throbbing. “Want you to suck them both at the same time”
“S’too big” you pout, cupping and rolling him in your palm, giving your aching jaw a break. He blushes at your words, his curved throbbing cock jumping against his belly.
“You have such a cute little mouth” he whispers with a soft smile, the pink on his cheeks deepening when you shove his thighs apart again, dipping your head to take them in your mouth, “oh fuck just like that, use that tongue, suck them nice and hard, don’t care if it hurts, suck them harder bunny”
He’s a feral little (beefy) fuck, holding your head in place while rutting himself against your face. The shallow breaths you take in between with your mouth full make his tip weep and he can’t help but reach down to stroke himself, using his thumb to spread his arousal around. When he finally can’t take it, he grabs and flips you onto your back, splitting your legs open and humping himself between your folds.
“Fuck you’re so tight bunny” he shudders above you as he pushes your thighs to your chest, folding you in half, making you hold your knees apart. He pumps his cock a few times while staring at your slick hole dripping and fluttering for him.
“Look at your little pussy” his voice is between a whine and a whisper, pressing just the head of his cock into you making you moan, his tip alone stretching you. He doesn’t even fucking move, pulling it back out and pushing just the head in, his lil caught between his teeth watching his perfect pink tip disappear in and out. “How are you gonna take all of me bunny,you’re already stretched open”
He’s not even taunting you. He’s blushing so much because he can feel the way you quiver around him already and he isn’t even inside properly. “Can feel you sucking me in baby, you want more? That’s just the tip bunny, so sensitive for you, m’already making a mess”
“More Bucky, fuck me, please” you plead with him, pulling your knees back further, tightening around him even more.
“Oh God” he plunges himself into you without warning, drawing his hips back and slamming them back in making your body bounce with each thrust. You sob in pleasure, broken moans leaving your lips as he knocks the wind out of you with the powerful snap of his hips.
He looks feral, eyes fixated on where his cock disappears in and out with each thrust, your sweet mixed cream squirting out of you each time he shoves himself back in.
“Look at the mess we’re making together baby. So. Fucking. Pretty. You’re so pretty when you’re all stretched open bunny, pussy was made for my cock, you take big dick so well, you’re such a good girl, my good girl made for fat cock”
You nearly wail as he speeds up, panting and grunting, your belly bulging each time. He’s sitting back on his heels so he can watch exactly how much your pussy opens up for him, that needy button between your legs equally desperate for attention.
“Why’s are you so tight around my dick baby, can’t even last when I fuck you” he squeezes his eyes shut for a moment to try and collect himself but it’s pointless. His cock starts to swell, drops of cum already starting to spurt out. He’s trying so hard to hold back but his body can’t stop moving, chasing the way your pussy chokes his length.
“M’mph-gonna cum-“ he chokes out, his movements growing sloppy and erratic, the bed banging the wall. “Gonna pump you full of cum baby, gonna make you wet the bed with how much cum drips of you”
“Cum in me Bucky” your nails dig in his shoulders, gasping when he sits back and spits onto your clit before rubbing it in circles.
“Such a cute little button making you scream so loud, you sound so beautiful like this” he gives it a pinch and you shatter around him, desperate squeals making him moan louder.
“Gonna milk my cock dry, gonna give you a thick load baby, there’s so much cum in my balls, in my dick, I can’t hold it, it’s so swollen, S-o sensitive- FUCKKK” he lets out a broken sob as he starts to throb ropes and ropes of his warm spend in you, the sheets soaking what your pussy can’t hold.
“Got the sheets all wet bunny, can feel it on my thighs-
Anyway. As always I’m sorry for this.
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