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Rebecca Winder
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Four dark tales of the holiday spirit.
"Christmas Eve Gift" by C. D. Watson: Old Bill sets out on her annual Christmas Eve journey to her niece's house and encounters an unexpected darkness along the way.
"A Dark Christmas" by V. R. Cumming (a World of the Vampyr short story): Alice, a dark daughter of the vampire, Elizabet, turns the table on a family of hunters, with unexpected consequences.
"On the 7th Day of Christmas" by Celia Roman (a Sunshine Walkingstick short story): Sunny finally gets to throw a party with her friend, David Eckstrom, only a monster shows up and twists a small kink into her New Year's Eve festivities.
"Twelfth Night" by Lucy Varna (a Daughters of the People short story): A 13-year-old, Lukas Alexiou, encounters the Woman with No Face for the first time and must decide between seizing his destiny or allowing his father to control him forever.
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Dreaming of a Dark Christmas
A woman named Old Bill, (I have no idea why she's named that) walks through the woods and encounters an unexpected adversary. I would have liked a bit more detail at the end, which felt abrupt.
A Dark Christmas
I'm looking forward to the conclusion of the Vampyr series. Gianna was featured more than I cared for in the third book since I found her uninteresting but whatever. This is a side story about one of Elizabit's daughters and doesn't really contribute to the Vampyr universe. A little more resolution at the end would have been nice.
On the 7th Day of Christmas
The story is a little hard to follow if you've never read anything in the series. I don't know who or what Missie (?) is.
Twelfth Night
A disquieting story about a 13-year-old who decides the fate of his abusive father. I have no idea who the woman who appears like a fairy godmother at his bedside is. The story felt like a paranormal mob book.
4 Paranormal Short Stories
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AWESOME READ!
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Nice collection of stories for the holidays
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The great twisted Christmas
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Holy gods, was I surprised to find that the entire collection is written by one, single, mystery woman... a woman who writes under several nom de plumes, so of course, I listened to each and every one... how could I not?
No matter what name she uses, she writes with the same magic style that drew me to the "Sunshine" books in the first place, and yes, even the vampire story has love and magic! LOL...
Additionally, there's just no way you'd ever want a better narration than Rebecca's. Her voice performance is quite simply, stellar!
I actually love to celebrate Christmas with stories, and although these are on the dark side, I still loved 'em! Grab the book no matter what time of year and sit back and enjoy... I'm pretty sure you'll be happy you did!!!
Imagine my surprise...
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Fabulous
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Average
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I received a advanced reader copy from Story Origin for an honest review.
Good collection of short stories
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Christmas nightmare!
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The narrator was excellent with all four books. Lots of voices. She added to my experience.
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book from Story Origin.
Four dark Christmastime stories.
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