3 Gothic Stories to Read for Friday the 13th

by Donna Huber

Do you enjoy slasher movies and all things scary? Then you should read the classic Gothic stories from which many modern horror movies draw their tropes. Here are three to get you started on this Friday the 13th.

Amazon affiliate links are used on this site. 

Lake Effect by Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

A wry and tender portrait of two families forever changed by one lovestruck decision that will reverberate for decades.

Amazon affiliate links are used on this site.  A free book was provided for an honest review.

Magic and Mischief at the Wayside Hotel by Elizabeth Everett ~ a Reivew

by MK French

Pax Nomen is the manager of the Number Five Wayside Inn and World Travel Hub. The inn is on a magical journey, one day getting stranded in a non-magical world. Josie LaChusia is a single mom with debt, parenting doubts, and growing depression when she sees an ad for an apartment available in a building she’s never seen before. Pax needs a new guest to restart his hotel, and Josie needs a nudge to restart her life. In a building occupied by faeries, gargoyles, and a gnome with a bad attitude, two souls from very different places come together to create a home like no other.

Amazon affiliate links are used on this site. A free book was provided for an honest review.

The House of Hidden Letters by Izzy Broom ~ a Review

by Susan Roberts

 

For sale: Greek cottage. One euro.

Amazon affiliate links are used on this site.  A free book was provided for an honest review.

A Day of Judgment by Charles Todd ~ a Review

by Donna Huber

Inspector Ian Rutledge of Scotland Yard travels to England’s windswept coastline to investigate a murder in a place where, several years after the end of WWI, the memory of the war still runs strong.

Amazon affiliate links are used on this site. A free book was provided for an honest review.

It Girl by Allison Pataki ~ a Review

by MK French

In 1900, New York City, the It Girls are models and muses who get popular due to their charm and personalities. Evelyn Talbot is recruited as a studio model, and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age. When Broadway comes calling, Evelyn solidifies her status as the first self-made American female celebrity, a “Gibson Girl,” the most sought-after figure and face of her time. Enter a parade of powerful and power-hungry men, and she soon learns that she can only rely on herself. When Evelyn finds herself at the center of a murder of passion declared “the Crime of the Century,” she is blamed for the acts of the men in her life. Can this artists’ muse, turned showgirl, pull off the greatest act of her life? 

Amazon affiliate links are used on this site. A free book was provided for an honest review.