Title: Growl
Author: Ashley Fontainne
Publisher: RMSW Press
Pages: 315
Genre: Gothic Horror/Suspense
Format: Paperback/Kindle
Purchase at AMAZONAuthor: Ashley Fontainne
Publisher: RMSW Press
Pages: 315
Genre: Gothic Horror/Suspense
Format: Paperback/Kindle
My name is Sheryl Ilene Newcomb. And yes, my
initials are S.I.N. A funny little piece of whimsical humor my parents found
amusing when I arrived.
Then, it turned out to be true. Looking back with wiser eyes now, my family and I concluded that the events leading up to my transformation started the summer I turned nine. But the day we realized there was a problem, and no turning back, was a week before I started my senior year at Junction City High. The day the fangs and claws appeared and the monster inside of me emerged.
When mutilated corpses appeared near a pile of brush down by Caney Creek, everything changed. Because evil woke up and growled, its ominous rumblings heard by every living thing in Locasia County, Mississippi.
Then, it turned out to be true. Looking back with wiser eyes now, my family and I concluded that the events leading up to my transformation started the summer I turned nine. But the day we realized there was a problem, and no turning back, was a week before I started my senior year at Junction City High. The day the fangs and claws appeared and the monster inside of me emerged.
When mutilated corpses appeared near a pile of brush down by Caney Creek, everything changed. Because evil woke up and growled, its ominous rumblings heard by every living thing in Locasia County, Mississippi.
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- Growl is available at Amazon.
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I honestly didn't know what to expect with this one. The blurb definitely drew me to it, and made me curious. The cover...well it's not my favorite. This book is a good case of "Don't judge a book by its cover." The story inside is infinitely more intriguing than the cover hints towards.
The writing is tight and tense. The plot is easy to follow and fun, but in a suspenseful way. The tension is really thick in this book, which is a big plus! It doesn't let go until the end!
I really enjoyed the way the south was integrated into this story. I'm from Alabama, so to see some southern charm mixed into this creepy story is deeelightful! I think that Ms. Fontainne hit that nail right on the head!
Other than the cover, which didn't appeal to me, I can't find anything this book needs! It's got suspense, mystery, charm, awesome characters, and great writing! If you are looking for a good thrill along the lines of a gothic chiller..then this one is for you!
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Award-winning
and International bestselling author Ashley Fontainne is an avid reader of
mostly the classics. Ashley became a fan of the written word in her youth,
starting with the Nancy Drew mystery series. Stories that immerse the reader
deep into the human psyche and the monsters that lurk within us are her
favorite reads.
Her
muse for penning the Eviscerating the Snake series was The
Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. Ashley's love for this book
is what sparked her desire to write her debut novel, Accountable to None,
the first book in the trilogy. With a modern setting to the tale, Ashley delves
into just what lengths a person is willing to go when they seek personal
justice for heinous acts perpetrated upon them. The second novel in the
series, Zero Balance focuses on the cost and reciprocal cycle that
obtaining revenge has on the seeker. For once the cycle starts, where does it
end? How far will the tendrils of revenge expand? Adjusting Journal
Entries answered that question: far and wide.
Her
short thriller entitled Number Seventy-Five, touches upon the
sometimes dangerous world of online dating. Number Seventy-Five took
home the BRONZE medal in fiction/suspense at the 2013 Readers' Favorite
International Book Awards contest and is currently in production for a feature
film.
Her
paranormal thriller entitled The Lie, won the GOLD medal in
the 2013 Illumination Book Awards for fiction/suspense and is also in
production for a feature film.
The
suspenseful mystery Empty Shell, released September 29, 2014. Ashley then delves
into the paranormal with a Southern Gothic horror/suspense novel, Growl,
scheduled for release in the Spring of 2015. Plus, she will be teaming up with
Lillian Hansen (Ashley calls her Mom!) to pen a three-part murder
mystery/suspense series entitled The Magnolia Series. The first
book, Blood Ties, is due out the Summer of 2015.
Ashley
also hosts The WriteStuff, a popular BlogTalk Radio show, each Friday
night at 10 p.m. CST.
For More Information
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