David Brian

This was a great read!

This was a quick, fast paced short story that I finished in one sitting. The book grabbed me from the first page and didn't release me till the last page.

The story is about a woman that loses her husband from the result of a serial killer and she is trying to cope with life without him, but things take a bad turn as now she is in the sights of the killer as well.

The story takes an unexpected turn near the end of the book and the ending was not what I expected, but I did like the way the book ended as all I can say without giving away spoilers is: justice was done. Four stars for this one!… (mais)

This was a short vampire story - real short, but it packed a "fanging" punch!

Without giving away spoilers all I will say is this: A vampire stalks the night and finds something he never expects.

I know it sounds cryptic but when you have this short of a story there is not going to be a long winded review.



I really liked it and I am giving it four stars!

(To David: I would love to see more of this vampire in the future!)… (mais)

I really liked all the stories in this book and I went through it quick as I had a hard time putting it down. There are eight stories total, but favorites are listed below:

The Boy on the Beach - Juliet and Brad Carlson has a rocky marriage with Brad being an abusive husband. One night they are parked at a car park and Juliet leaves the car while Brad is on the phone. She wanders far away from Brad and finds party-goers on a beach. What happens after that sends Juliet into a horror zone. Moral of the story: Be careful of strangers on the beach.

The Night Walker- Vlad likes to abduct women and then kill them. One night he hooks up with a woman in a bar and they leave together. Moral of the story: Not everything is as it seems as Vlad soon finds out that not every woman is an easy kill.

Dark Albion - Mary Webb is trying to carve her niche into the reporter world and wants to air a story that is beyond belief of a prominent citizen being a shape shifter. Mary discusses what she has found with her co-worker and friend, Natalie, but Natalie tries to dissuade Mary from airing the news. Moral of the story: Your friends are not always what they seem and they could be deadly.

Nightlife - Jason Briggs really likes a girl named Cheryl, but when he finds out that she has been tramping around the neighborhood he gets upset and goes to a bar to cool off. Jason ends up meeting a woman at the bar that seems to be a little loopy and she seems to be out of her head. They end up going into the alleyway and Jason has the best sex of his life. What happens next sends Jason's world reeling and he wishes that he had never met the woman. Moral of the story: Don't have sex in the alleyway as you might pick up something and take it home.

Giving this book four stars for keeping me entertained!

To see more of this review you can go to my blog:
https://booknookretreat.blogspot.com/2020/05/dark-albion.html… (mais)