Book Blitz & Giveaway: Phantoms in the Moonlight by Alaine Greyson, Marie McGrath & S.C. Morgan (Adult Horror Thriller)

 

Phantoms in the Moonlight
Alaine Greyson, Marie McGrath, S. C. Morgan
Publication date: September 8th, 2020
Genres: Adult, Horror, Thriller

11 stories to fright and delight. As the air turns cooler and bonfires take over the night, gather around the fire for stories of fall fun, strange occurrences and abject terror.

These stories published by authors S. C. Morgan, Marie McGrath and Alaine Greyson are sure to get your heart pumping and take your imagination on a wild ride.

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EXCERPT:

Lucifer. The Devil? The night had taken a turn for the worse. Trudy glanced at the pill bottle. Forget the rest of today. This haunting of a witch, sorceress, and now the Devil was enough to end things. No one would ever believe her if she explained.

“Whenever I see opportunity, I’m there. This is no different. Besides, I’m convinced this will be an easy sell.” Lucifer nodded toward Miranda. “Sending in the young ones to do an adult’s job? No worries. Just makes my sell easier.”

Miranda balled her fists and pursed her lips. She stepped toward Lucifer, but Gretchen pushed her onto the couch.

“It would help if you turned the lights back on, Luce. If you want a conversation, it helps if she can see you.”

Without thinking, Trudy latched onto Miranda’s arm. The darkness was good enough. She didn’t want to know what the Devil looked like and confirm her childhood nightmares. Trudy squeezed her eyes shut as a loud clap reverberated around the room.

Miranda elbowed Trudy in the ribs. “Open your eyes.”

Trudy covered her face with her hands. “This is a dream. That means a beastlike red creature is standing in my living room. I’m good.”

Miranda giggled. “Beastlike? Do you believe everything you read? Stop believing the stereotypes and open your eyes.”

Trudy removed her hands from her face and blinked. Standing next to Gretchen was the handsomest man she had ever seen. His black hair fell to one side; his smile illuminated his green eyes and his dimples. The Devil had dimples. Trudy couldn’t wrap her head around his appearance. Wasn’t the Devil supposed to be ugly, carry a pitchfork, and have a tail?

Lucifer snapped his fingers. “It’s rude to stare.” He strolled toward Trudy and positioned himself on the cushion next to her. “Had a bad day, hun?”

Trudy stifled a laugh. This was too much. “You could say that.”

Miranda leaned across Trudy and met Lucifer’s gaze. “We already discussed her job and her mother.”

“And …?”

Gretchen sighed. “We got nowhere. Something else is causing her pain.”

Lucifer stroked his chin. “Losing your job and almost losing your mom wasn’t enough to push you over the edge.” A gleam appeared in Lucifer’s eyes. “It’s a boy. It’s always a boy. You’re dating that lawyer, Carter, right?”

Trudy scowled. “None of your business.”

“Ah, my dear, but it is my business. Everything is my business. What happened? Did he break up with you?”

“I’m not discussing it, so, if the three of you would leave …”

Miranda stroked the back of her hand. “It’s okay. Let it out. We’re here to help.”

Gretchen smirked. “We’re here to help. I’m not too sure about Luce.”

“I enjoy a good breakup story. Let’s hear it. Trudy? We’re waiting.”

Trudy shifted her gaze from Gretchen to Lucifer. Was this a nightly thing, going around town to counsel people about their bad days? She didn’t figure the Devil for the listening type. “Carter’s a jerk who doesn’t deserve my headspace.”

“Yet you’d kill yourself over him?” Lucifer asked. “Interesting.”

Trudy stood and glared at Lucifer. “You don’t understand. No one understands. I lost everything today. My job, my mom, Carter.”

“Technically your mom is—”

“Unless you can change things, shut up.”

Lucifer bowled over in laughter. “Oh, honey, I can change things. But can you pay the price?”

Author Bio:

S. C. Morgan lives outside of Toronto, Ontario with his wife, three kids and a dog, and spends the daylight working for a big bank’s Marketing Dept and the night time putting pen to paper. His short story Watch Your Step appeared in the Unleashed: Monsters Vs Zombies Anthology and The Old Thomson House was featured in Writing.com’s horror newsletter. For more information about S. C. Morgan’s stories and reviews, you can follow him on Twitter at @SCMorganAuthor and #SCMorganReviews.

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Marie McGrath lives in a small rural town in Maryland. She hopes to inspire others with her stories. Her favorite genres to read are YA Romance and Contemporary Fiction. She loves the color turquoise, tigers, and listening to music.

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Alaine Greyson lives outside of Baltimore, Maryland with her husband, son and cocker spaniel puppy. She loves to push the envelope with her stories and strives to make her readers sympathize with characters from all backgrounds. Alaine is an avid reader and considers Jane Austen and Diana Gabaldon to be her literary heroes. She loves Mexican food, 80s music and is a Robert Downey Jr. super-fan. You will find mentions of things she loves throughout her books.

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Review from Sadie: Blog Tour & Giveaway: Winds of Fear (Fearless Series #3) by Glede Browne Kabongo (Adult Psychological Thriller)

 

Winds of Fear
Glede Browne Kabongo
(Fearless Series #3)
Publication date: October 23rd, 2019
Genres: Adult, Psychological, Psychological Thriller, Thriller

Their dark secret could destroy her family

When Abbie Rambally meets the couple next door for the first time, she’s convinced something isn’t right. Why are the Paynes so fascinated with her oldest son and why do they ask so many probing questions about him? Then Abbie’s loyal and dependable nanny quits without giving notice, and Jenna Payne is only too happy to step in and help out. But Abbie begins to suspect that the Paynes’ choice of neighborhood was no accident.

Though Abbie wants to believe she can trust her neighbors, too many things about the couple don’t add up. So when a stranger in a café calls Jenna by a different name and insists they’ve met before, one thing becomes clear. If Abbie doesn’t uncover what the Paynes are hiding, her family will be in terrible danger.

From an award-winning author comes the latest installment in the “gripping and powerful” Fearless Series. This nail-biting psychological thriller can be read as a stand-alone, and will leave you breathless until the final, jaw-dropping twist.

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Winds of Fear follows Abbie Rambally, and how her past is catching up to her. Having fallen in love and then having a child with the wrong man has had her looking over her shoulder ever since. Now she has a new life, adored by her husband with whom she's had two more kids. Life seems to be going well until the new neighbors show up. Strange things begin to happen, and when her oldest son is taken, she must look to her past to help her discover where to find him. 

Now, I had some issues with the book going back and forth between first-person and third-person It starts off switching every chapter then becomes random. Not my favorite, but the storyline itself was interesting enough to keep me reading. There were two chapters that go back to the past that I felt were not needed and pulled me from the read, but Kabongo keeps you interested in the mystery of what will happen next. As a mom myself, I could feel the pain of a child being taken through the character. There are some emotional moments that could be triggering.

Author Bio:

GLEDE BROWNE KABONGO writes gripping psychological thrillers–unflinching tales of deception, secrecy, danger and family. She is the #1 Amazon bestselling author of The Fearless Series, Swan Deception, Conspiracy of Silence, and Mark of Deceit. Her love affair with books began as a young girl growing up in the Caribbean, where her town library overlooked the Atlantic Ocean. She was trading books and discussing them with neighbors before Book Clubs became popular.

Gledé holds a Master’s degree in Communications, and was a featured speaker at the 2016 Boston Book Festival. She leads workshops on publishing and the craft of writing and hopes to win an Academy Award for screenwriting. Gledé lives outside Boston with her husband and two sons.

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Blog Tour & Giveaway: Tribulation (Cops Planet, #1) by Jaydeep Shah (Adult Suspense Thriller)

Tribulation
Jaydeep Shah
(Cops Planet #1)
Publication date: June 15th, 2020
Genres: Adult, Suspense, Thriller

When a couple celebrates their eleventh marriage anniversary at their old mansion far from the city of Naples, Florida, they begin experiencing paranormal events. While trying to find out the truth of what’s happening, they encounter a girl wandering in the mansion.

She is the girl whom the couple never wanted to see again in their life.

Surrounded by their sinful past and the girl’s deathly traps, the couple tries hard to escape the mansion. But they are stuck. There is no way out of the mansion. Every second, they approach their end.

There are many secrets buried in the mansion—about the girl, about the couple, and about their past.

Tribulation is a masterpiece of suspense, a thriller with some mild elements of horror from the imagination of Jaydeep Shah.

Excerpt 

The flashback came to Alex now, but he pushed it away. “We killed her!”

Casie quivered. Someone might hear us. Someone else might be hiding here, trying to trap us in a confession. And that will lead us to a lifetime in prison.

“Don’t say it aloud!” Casie warned Alex, panic in her voice.

“Calm down!” he spat back. “I’ll figure it out.”

“What if—”

“Not a word about her. You’re right,” interrupted Alex dismissively, staring at Casie and raising a finger in warning.

Casie went quiet, and together they walked up the stairs to investigate.

The place was so silent they could’ve heard the drop of a pin. 

They stood at the stairs’ edge on the second floor, looking around for any sign of danger. Then the entrance downstairs burst open, and rapid air swept into the mansion, blowing out the candles. The doors slammed shut as if someone had pushed them, hard. In the darkness, the silence was broken by the fearful scream of a girl, echoing through the mansion, frightening the couple.

“Casie!”

“Alex!”

“Are you alright?” asked Alex, slowly swinging his arms around to find his wife. “Where are you?”

“I’m fine,” replied Casie, reaching out to find Alex. Her hand brushed his shoulder. “I’m here, behind you.”

Alex turned slowly and grabbed Casie’s hand.

“Why did you scream?”

“I didn’t scream.”

“It’s not a good time to play games, Casie.”

“I’m telling the truth. I didn’t scream.”

“Who did then?”

After struggling for a while, Casie said, “It must be her.”

“Oh, god damn it! Not again, please,” said Alex, grinding his knuckles against his head. “How many times do I have to tell you? We killed her six years ago. She died.”

“If that’s true, what’s happening to us right now? And who is this girl who screamed? Why is she trying to scare us?”

Without arguing further, Casie suddenly broke off into tears.

Alex pulled her to his chest and hugged her.

“I want to return home, right now,” she suggested.

“All right!” said Alex, patting her back, still keeping her tight in his arms. “Let’s go. But stop crying, first.”

Casie separated herself from the hug and wiped off the tears with her fingers. Alex slowly and carefully walked down the stairs; Casie followed, keeping her palm tight in his. As they passed the sofa, they heard a door on the second floor screech open. Alex and Casie squinted up the stairs into the darkness. A girl with a lit candle in her hands walked out of the room and stood at the railing, staring at them.

Nothing except the girl’s bloody face was visible to the couple’s eyes. Casie gaped at the girl, and Alex’s eyes narrowed, a twisted mix of fear and fury roiling across his face.

“Who are you?” he asked. “What do you want?”

The girl did not respond.

Alex let go of Casie’s hand and walked a few steps away from her toward the girl, standing near the table.

 

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Author Bio:

Jaydeep Shah is the author of gripping romance, horror, and thriller stories. He also writes non-fiction pieces about inspirational topics related to social issues. He is the author of more than half a dozen books.

In addition to those books, Jaydeep releases young adult fiction stories under a pen name, JD Shah. The Shape-Shifting Serpents' Choice is his first young adult flash fiction written under that pseudo name and published online by Scarlet Leaf Review in their July 2019 issue.

When Shah is not writing, he wanders around Jersey City, spends quality time with friends and family, and cooks delicious food.

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LAST DAY: FREE Book: The Similayer Project Part One by Magen McMinimy, S.L. Dearing, Jax Walsh & Jean Michaels - Free on 4/26 & 4/27

A deadly pandemic. Five groups of survivors. One destination.

A deadly virus born of good intentions ravages the planet, leaving humans on the bottom of the food chain as the infected mutate into creatures born of myth and nightmares.

As the military sets out to gather the healthy inside the walls of a biolab located in the central United States, the fight for survival begins for anyone willing to step beyond the safety of their own front door.

Follow five groups of survivors as they journey from California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, and Massachusetts in an epic journey to find, not only what’s left of their government, but their independence, true love, and the strength to survive in a world bent on breaking them.

Similayer Project Day 1:

The team landed in Antarctica at 0700 hours. Even the summer months in the vast frigid continent were bitter.

“Get your gear and move,” Jake Cooper, ordered. The lieutenant wasn’t sure how he ended up on the edge of the South Pole in the middle of January, leading a group of fifteen scientists and doctors from all over the world. However he’d learned long ago not to ask questions. He took orders like a good soldier. With packs in hand, the bay doors released letting the glacial winds whip through the interior of the plane. The bitter cold sucked the air from their lungs pushing them to scramble for safety.

Jake watched as the diverse group rushed towards the steel door of the research lab. With a shake of his head he started down the ramp to follow.

The facility door flew open, offering shelter to the group as they hurried up the short set of steps into the futuristic looking research lab and testing facility.

“Cooper, you made it.”

Jake offered a dip of his chin as he got the first glimpse of the man he once called a fellow soldier who had worked his way through the ranks and was now his superior. There was still camaraderie between the two and he would always look to Burke as a brother. Although Jake was the lily white to Burke’s mocha skin, he was just as much family to him as the little sister he left back home. Two tours overseas brought the most unlikely of individuals together.

“Is this your doing, Major?”

Burke shook his head as Jake cleared the last step and the heavy door slammed behind him.

 “Perhaps, a few weeks ago General Manroe brought me in on a ‘hypothetical’ mission, next thing I know he’s calling in the men I said I would want if it were me leading the ops, and here we are.”

“What is the mission, Major? That group was pretty tight lipped on the eighteen hour flight over here.” He nodded towards the scientists and doctors, shucking their heavy coats as a much smaller group of white coats greeted them.

Burke arched a brow. “We’re here to save the planet.”

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UNSEEN DANGER AND SECRET PLANS.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. -Winston Churchill

After months of traveling, loss, and desperation, the survivors have found sanctuary in one of the last remaining government run facilities. Settling into the comfort and safety the heavily guarded walls provide, new friendships are formed, loved ones are reunited, and a semblance of the lives they once knew begins to wipe away pieces of the nightmares they’ve endured.

But, there are no guarantees in this world.

As the walls of their new home begin to close in on them and people begin to disappear, some start to question what lies beyond the restricted areas of the multilevel lab.

While unravelling the secrets that surround them, the survivors must decide between the potential threat among them or the danger beyond the walls.

FOLLOW THE SURVIVORS AS THEY STAGE THE FINAL FIGHT IN A WORLD BENT ON DESTROYING THEM.

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Magen McMinimy

Magen was born in Northern California, but now resides in the beautiful city of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho with her husband, and miracle baby, Austin. She started writing as a hobby, and is thankful every day she is able to remain home and raise her son while crafting worlds for her readers to get lost in. 
“Life is a constant balance of what we want and what we need. I choose to try and love and cherish every minute that I get to chase my crazy dreams.”

S.L. Dearing

S.L. Dearing was raised in Westlake Village, California and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, before spending several years studying at Los Angeles City College's renowned Television/ Film program. She has worked on several film projects in several capacities.

She currently works in an administrative capacity in Century City when she is not creating. Writing since grade school, Shannon only discovered her passion for the written word later, and over the years she has created several screenplays, poems and short stories as well as her currently published work. 

Shannon is a multi-genre and mash-up author, unrestricted by content, only interested in telling the story that is screaming to be told. She currently lives in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, CA.

Jax Walsh

Jax loves to listen to music while closing her eyes and letting the stories unfold. This was her favourite pastime growing up in Scotland and today remains high on her list. Her father, James Walsh, introduced her to a world of fantasy and imagination with a visit to the local library, kick-starting a love affair with the written word. As an avid reader, she prefers paranormal romance, thrillers, and the horror genre; she relished in the new challenge of writing her own novella.

FREE BOOK ALERT - The Similayer Project Part One by Magen McMinimy, S.L. Dearing, Jax Walsh & Jean Michaels - Free on 4/26 & 4/27

A deadly pandemic. Five groups of survivors. One destination.

A deadly virus born of good intentions ravages the planet, leaving humans on the bottom of the food chain as the infected mutate into creatures born of myth and nightmares.

As the military sets out to gather the healthy inside the walls of a biolab located in the central United States, the fight for survival begins for anyone willing to step beyond the safety of their own front door.

Follow five groups of survivors as they journey from California, Florida, Idaho, Indiana, and Massachusetts in an epic journey to find, not only what’s left of their government, but their independence, true love, and the strength to survive in a world bent on breaking them.

Similayer Project Day 1:

The team landed in Antarctica at 0700 hours. Even the summer months in the vast frigid continent were bitter.

“Get your gear and move,” Jake Cooper, ordered. The lieutenant wasn’t sure how he ended up on the edge of the South Pole in the middle of January, leading a group of fifteen scientists and doctors from all over the world. However he’d learned long ago not to ask questions. He took orders like a good soldier. With packs in hand, the bay doors released letting the glacial winds whip through the interior of the plane. The bitter cold sucked the air from their lungs pushing them to scramble for safety.

Jake watched as the diverse group rushed towards the steel door of the research lab. With a shake of his head he started down the ramp to follow.

The facility door flew open, offering shelter to the group as they hurried up the short set of steps into the futuristic looking research lab and testing facility.

“Cooper, you made it.”

Jake offered a dip of his chin as he got the first glimpse of the man he once called a fellow soldier who had worked his way through the ranks and was now his superior. There was still camaraderie between the two and he would always look to Burke as a brother. Although Jake was the lily white to Burke’s mocha skin, he was just as much family to him as the little sister he left back home. Two tours overseas brought the most unlikely of individuals together.

“Is this your doing, Major?”

Burke shook his head as Jake cleared the last step and the heavy door slammed behind him.

 “Perhaps, a few weeks ago General Manroe brought me in on a ‘hypothetical’ mission, next thing I know he’s calling in the men I said I would want if it were me leading the ops, and here we are.”

“What is the mission, Major? That group was pretty tight lipped on the eighteen hour flight over here.” He nodded towards the scientists and doctors, shucking their heavy coats as a much smaller group of white coats greeted them.

Burke arched a brow. “We’re here to save the planet.”

Part Two - Available on Kindle Unlimited

UNSEEN DANGER AND SECRET PLANS.

We shall draw from the heart of suffering itself the means of inspiration and survival. -Winston Churchill

After months of traveling, loss, and desperation, the survivors have found sanctuary in one of the last remaining government run facilities. Settling into the comfort and safety the heavily guarded walls provide, new friendships are formed, loved ones are reunited, and a semblance of the lives they once knew begins to wipe away pieces of the nightmares they’ve endured.

But, there are no guarantees in this world.

As the walls of their new home begin to close in on them and people begin to disappear, some start to question what lies beyond the restricted areas of the multilevel lab.

While unravelling the secrets that surround them, the survivors must decide between the potential threat among them or the danger beyond the walls.

FOLLOW THE SURVIVORS AS THEY STAGE THE FINAL FIGHT IN A WORLD BENT ON DESTROYING THEM.

#WouldYouSurvive #TheSimilayerProject

Magen McMinimy

Magen was born in Northern California, but now resides in the beautiful city of Coeur D’Alene, Idaho with her husband, and miracle baby, Austin. She started writing as a hobby, and is thankful every day she is able to remain home and raise her son while crafting worlds for her readers to get lost in. 
“Life is a constant balance of what we want and what we need. I choose to try and love and cherish every minute that I get to chase my crazy dreams.”

S.L. Dearing

S.L. Dearing was raised in Westlake Village, California and grew up in Phoenix, Arizona. She attended Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, before spending several years studying at Los Angeles City College's renowned Television/ Film program. She has worked on several film projects in several capacities.

She currently works in an administrative capacity in Century City when she is not creating. Writing since grade school, Shannon only discovered her passion for the written word later, and over the years she has created several screenplays, poems and short stories as well as her currently published work. 

Shannon is a multi-genre and mash-up author, unrestricted by content, only interested in telling the story that is screaming to be told. She currently lives in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, CA.

Jax Walsh

Jax loves to listen to music while closing her eyes and letting the stories unfold. This was her favourite pastime growing up in Scotland and today remains high on her list. Her father, James Walsh, introduced her to a world of fantasy and imagination with a visit to the local library, kick-starting a love affair with the written word. As an avid reader, she prefers paranormal romance, thrillers, and the horror genre; she relished in the new challenge of writing her own novella.

Book Blitz & Giveaway: See You Soon, Afton by Brent Jones (Adult, Thriller)

See You Soon, Afton
Brent Jones
(The Afton Morrison Series #2)
Publication date: August 7th 2018
Genres: Adult, Thriller

Somebody is watching. Somebody isalways watching.
A teenage girl in Wakefield has been abducted, and tracking her down not only tests Afton’s moral limits, but threatens her freedom and her life.
Suspected of murder by local police, and under the watch of a menacing figure in the shadows, Afton’s search and rescue effort unravels dark secrets from her own past. Familial secrets her mother took to the grave, more than a decade ago.
See You Soon, Afton is the second of four parts in a new serial thriller by author Brent Jones. Packed with grit and action,The Afton Morrison Series delves into a world of moral ambiguity, delivering audiences an unlikely heroine in the form of a disturbed vigilante murderess.

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EXCERPT:

Sleep was elusive, if not impossible, in an apartment upended and torn to shreds. My refuge no longer, but a foreign wasteland of fucking chaos. Rest had to wait, in favor of order and cleanliness. Sweeping up what remained of broken dishes. Returning books to shelves. Disposing of sopping electronics, ruined in the tub. Straightening furniture tossed askew. Returning area rugs, bedding, and garments, to their rightful homes. Dusting, mopping, scrubbing, until my hands were sore, my back ached, and my fingers turned red and raw. Whispering countless cries of apology to Twinkie, who, no doubt, had felt violated by the upset to his extended environment, beyond the four glass walls he called home.
And then, just as the night was shattered by the first traces of dawn, I crawled into bed, praying to a God I didn’t believe in for meaningful slumber. And yet I tossed and turned, my mind addled with an inescapable truth, that I was at the mercy of a man I couldn’t pick from a lineup, with a name I couldn’t verify. And that, having been foiled in my attempt to locate him, I’d been responsible for another night Kim would spend away from home. She was sick, I imagined. Hungry, cold, and uncomfortable. Filthy, bruised, and terrified that each moment might be her last. And that was the least of her tribulations, knowing the proclivities of her captor. All-out brutalization was probable by this point, leaving her bleeding and violated. Dead, even.
I took a certain undeniable pleasure in death and gore, but not when it came to Kim. She didn’t deserve it. I craved violence, so long as I could detach myself from the recipient. When it happened to them, or they, or someone else. People who, when alive, had caused others to suffer, or whom, at the very least, I hadn’t come to hold in a high regard. I considered that internal conflict with disdain, that degree of hypocrisy, while staring up at the ceiling.
The key to my survival, I had always known, was to choose targets with care, and to take every available precaution to avoid detection. To be meticulous. If I were to approach a murder without cold calculation, I’d be as vulnerable as those we see on the evening news, prone to the errors associated with erratic human behavior, most often motivated by passion or opportunity.
The problem with crimes of passion and opportunity is that they’re predictable and boring. Yes, boring. A trait that, until his menacing phone call, I’d never associated with myself. And behaving in a fashion both predictable and boring results in mistakes being made. Perhaps that’s just what Ray wanted. Not to harm me in a direct sense, but much like Animus, to bait me into recklessness. To overwhelm my better judgment with temptation and impulsiveness.
Close to ninety years ago, there’d been a convict by the name of Kürten, who was about to be beheaded by guillotine. Legend has it, right before meeting his demise, he’d asked an important question. He wondered if, even for a second, he might be able to hear the sound of blood spurting from his own neck once his head was removed. He claimed that it would be the pleasure to end all pleasures.
It was a sentiment I could appreciate at that moment. Self-preservation was a powerful force, but nowhere near as commanding as the thirst for blood and violence. Two impulses, forever in competition, at least for those of us with the desire to kill. And, feeling helpless in my futile pursuit of both Kim and Ray, that competition had me hurtling downward toward despair and madness. I was sweating through the sheets, twitching for no obvious reason, tweaking like a junkie desperate for her next fix. I was alternating between fevers and chills, scratching at my scalp until it burned, ripping the sheets off the bed, wishing that it had been me who’d twisted those shards of glass into Kenneth’s throat.
I was, after all, a self-proclaimed vigilante murderess, even if without deeds to match her intent. I suppose, if I were to be sentenced to death one day for the heinous slaughter of Kenneth Pritchard, I’d be wishing for the very same thing as Kürten in my last moments. The pleasure of being able to see it all come to an end.
It was with that image—me, with my head secured in a guillotine, taking my last breath—that my mind faded to restless sleep …

Author Bio:
From bad checks to bathroom graffiti, Brent Jones has always been drawn to writing. He won a national creative writing competition at the age of fourteen, although he can’t recall what the story was about. Seventeen years later, he gave up his career to pursue creative writing full-time.
Jones writes from his home in Fort Erie, Canada. He’s happily married, a bearded cyclist, a mediocre guitarist, and the proud owner of two dogs with a God complex.

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