Tag: Stephen Helmes

Swollen Identity (McCall & Company Book 2) – a Review

Some people seem to have a knack for getting themselves in trouble and embroiled in hard-to-get-out-of situations. Kate McCall is one of those people. What presents itself to her as a simple case always turns out to be so much more, and because of that, she winds up about to be arrested, handcuffed and arrested,…

Tread the Darkness – a Review

You think you’ve had a bad start to your day? In Tread the Darkness, the second book in the Strigoi series, Marek’s day begins in a way that is probably worse than anything you’ve ever experienced. In the middle of a cold snowy winter, he is flung naked onto the crowded streets of Paris where…

A Necessary Evil – a Review

Is taking the law into your own hands ever a good idea? Would the personal satisfaction it brings outweigh just how illegal it is? Kurt Jamison and Frankie Cartwright grew up as best friends. They were inseparable. But then something tragic happened that forever separated them. Kurt became a policeman. Frankie became a criminal mastermind.…

A Hell for All Seasons – a Review

This is a fantastic collection of short stories. Each one is horrific in its own way. From demons and the occult to curiosity and hypocrisy, the way one wrong turn can completely change a life is subtly and chillingly demonstrated. The way you look at things, including dreams, and the way you think is liable…

Selecting Stories For A Short Story Collection – Guest Post by Ashley Franz Holzmann

There are typically three options when it comes to organizing a collection of short stories. An editor can have the writers come to them by establishing a call for submissions, or they can contact the authors directly in order to publish current stories. The third option is to find the right authors and then build…