Monday, January 7, 2013

Two Cover Reveals - Passing Time and Solomon's Compass


Passing Time: Nine Short Tales of the Strange and Macabre
By Ellie Garratt

Nine dark fiction stories that may just give you nightmares.

A man lives to regret Passing Time. A father will do anything to save his son in Expiration Date. An author finds out her worst nightmare is back in The Devil’s Song. A woman gets more than the claim fee when she takes out vampire insurance in Luna Black.

In Dining in Hell, the Death Valley Diner becomes the wrong place to stop.

A serial killer wants to add another file to his collection in The Vegas Screamer. In Eating Mr. Bone, an undertaker could meet an unfortunate end. A con man meets his first ghost in Land of the Free. And will truth finally be set free in The Letter?

Publication date: 11th February 2013
About The Author
A life-long addiction to reading science fiction and horror meant writing was the logical outlet for Ellie Garratt’s passions. She is a reader, writer, blogger, Trekkie, and would happily die to be an extra in The Walking Dead. Her short stories have been published in anthologies and online. Passing Time is her first eBook collection and contains nine previously published stories. Her science fiction collection Taking Time will be published later in the year.
Author Links

Please visit Ellie’s blog on Friday 11th January, when she will be interviewing Passing Time’s cover designer, Ida Jansson.

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Solomon's Compass
By Carol Kilgore

Taylor is in Rock Harbor, Texas, on a quest to unearth her uncle’s treasure—a journey far outside the realm of her real life. There’s one glitch. Taylor's certain the buried treasure was all in Uncle Randy's dementia-riddled mind. Now he’s dead.

Former SEAL Jake Solomon is in Rock Harbor under false pretenses to protect Taylor from the fate that befell her uncle and the other members of a tight circle of Coast Guardsmen called the Compass Points who served together on Point boats in Vietnam.

Jake is definitely not supposed to become involved with Taylor. That was his first mistake. Taylor is attracted to Jake as well, but she refuses to wait for him to locate the killer when she knows her plan will force her uncle’s murderer into action.

But the killer's actions are just what Jake is afraid of.

Carol Kilgore is an award-winning author of several published short stories and many essays and articles. Solomon’s Compass is her second novel, a blend of mystery, suspense, and romance she calls Crime Fiction with a Kiss – always at least one crime; always a love story. Carol and her Coast Guard husband live in San Antonio, Texas, with two herding dogs that like nothing better than pack time on the patio.
You can find Carol here:

26 comments:

Charmaine Clancy said...

Great new releases, Solomon's Compass has such a beautiful cover, I love it, very nostalgic. And Passing Time sounds nice and spooky, short stories are trending now.

Dawn Simon said...

Nice covers, and both books sound great! Congrats to Ellie and Carol!

Kelley Lynn said...

GREAT covers! How wonderful!

Stephen Tremp said...

Good luck to both ladies with their upcoming releases! The covers look great and I'm sure they'll both do well.

Ellie Garratt said...

Thank you again for hosting me, Medeia. I feel honoured to be both on your blog and sharing the day with Carol Kilgore. Congratulations, Carol!

SA Larsenッ said...

Thrilled for Ellie!! I just love the sound of the collection.

Solomon's Compass is a beautiful cover. There's something about it that makes me want to turn to page one.

Thanks for highlighting both!

Alex J. Cavanaugh said...

Two awesome covers today!!

Elizabeth Seckman said...

A "Walking Dead" extra? I'm impressed! The book is awesome sounding too.
Love both covers. Best of luck to Ellie and Carol. And thanks for the service to Carol's hubs.

Elizabeth Seckman said...

Okay,I read that too fast...see, I'd die (on the show) to be an extra too!

Shooting Stars Mag said...

Ooh Passing Time sounds great. I'm curious about all of those stories. And I really love the cover.

Thanks for sharing both books1

Carol Kilgore said...

Medeia - Thanks so much for sharing my cover today.

Ellie - Hi, again! Your book sounds fun. We keep passing in the halls :)

Elizabeth - Husband says thank you :)

Lynda R Young said...

Yay for Ellie and Carol!! I love both the covers!

Beth said...

Congratulations to Ellie and Carol!

tfwalsh said...

Both covers are so good... will have to go and read more about them:)

Rachna Chhabria said...

Love both the covers. Congrats Ellie and Carol.

Nas said...

Wow!

Congratulations to Carol and Ellie!

Both blurbs sound interesting too!

Jemi Fraser said...

Yay for Ellie & Carol - I'm looking forward to both books!! :)

michelle said...

I really love the cover pictures - both books depict characters who appear deep in thought...

DEZMOND said...

such a lovely cover for PASSING TIME!

Christine Rains said...

Two great covers! Congratulations, ladies!

Deniz Bevan said...

Congratulations to Ellie and Carol!

Kelly Hashway said...

Both are good covers. I love the blue on the first one and the visual effects of the second one are really eye-catching.

Angela Ackerman said...

Congrats to Carol and Ellie. I will keep my eye out for passing time. I love dark short stories!

Hope you had a great holiday break, and that all good things happen for you in this coming year!

Angela

Medeia Sharif said...

Thank you for stopping by to congratulate Carol and Ellie.

Michelle said...

Two great covers! Congrats to Ellie and Carol

Patricia Stoltey said...

I love the cover art for these books. More to add to my TBR list. :D