Category: Words

Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Short Stories/Novellas, Words

Ghouls Amongst Us – a Review

by Lisa • July 5, 2018 • 0 Comments

𝑀𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑘 showed us that aliens live among us disguised as humans.

Yes, There’s a Word for That: Ha-ha and Other Unusual Words

by Lisa • June 28, 2018 • 1 Comment

Does ha-ha always mean laughter? What do you call someone who is a leech? What is the term for one who advocates equal rights for men? What else can goose flesh be called? ha-ha – Ha-ha is not always laughter, although if someone tripped because of your ha-ha, it would probably cause you, not the…

Operation Hail Storm – a Review

by Lisa • June 21, 2018 • 0 Comments

Marshall Hail, an industrial billionaire and respected physicist, is a man on a mission. His mission turns to revenge though once his wife and twin daughters are killed by terrorists. Now his only desire is to kill the those responsible for taking his family from him. When a super rich and intelligent man wants to…

The Angel Warriors: Earthbound – a Review

by Lisa • June 14, 2018 • 0 Comments

Have you ever wondered exactly what went on in heaven before Lucifer was cast out? What exactly did he do? Angel Warriors: Earthbound puts a story around those events. The series is fictional, but we will find out when we reach our eternal home just how close this author’s imagination took her to what really…

Bittersweet: 14 Macabre Tales of Love and Loss – a Review

by Lisa • June 11, 2018 • 0 Comments

Each of the fourteen stories in this book by Dan HIlliard is short, to the point, and well-written. They will astonish you and possibly keep you awake if you start thinking about them when trying to go to sleep. The Stories: “My Dark Box” – A chilling tale of a deceived worker at a haunted house.…

Shadow Duet – a Review

by Lisa • May 31, 2018 • 2 Comments

In the fourth book of the Second Species series, love is in the air. This book focuses on Vlad and Andreas, the younger brothers of Marek Strigoi. Each one of them falls in love and want to marry. There is only one little problem; the females are human. Vampire law forbids marriage between mortals and…

Confusing Words: Deep-seeded vs. Deep-seated

by Lisa • May 28, 2018 • 0 Comments

When looking to describe something, such as loyalty, a grievance, etc, that is firmly implanted or established, it is tempting to say that it is deep-seeded. After all, a seed is buried deep beneath the dirt. Which of the following would be correct?A) Shelby’s hatred of mushrooms is deep-seated.B) Shelby’s hatred of mushrooms is deep-seeded.…

The Beloveds – a Review

by Lisa • May 17, 2018 • 0 Comments

Betty has lost her mind. I’m not sure that she was ever sane. Of the opinion that everything and everyone in her life has always been against her, she resents those she calls the Beloveds, people that she feels have everything going their way and who are getting all the things that she deserves. When…

Emboozlement (McCall & Company, Book 3) – a Review

by Lisa • May 10, 2018 • 2 Comments

In just ten weeks, Kate McCall has used her acting expertise, her theatrical flair, and her dramatic savvy (her words) to solve not just one or two, but many cases. It all started when her father was found dead, tied to a chair with his eyes blown out. He left Kate his private detective business.…

School for Psychics: Book One – a Review

by Lisa • May 3, 2018 • 0 Comments

Harry Potter went to a special school for wizards where he learned to control his powers. Teddy Cannon is going to a school where she is learning to control and use her psychic abilities. When the story begins, Teddy has been banned from every poker table in Las Vegas. She has disguised herself and is…