Tuesday, March 10, 2020

The Cucumber Man

Hola folks,

Last month I released a short story on Kindle called, The Cucumber Man. It is a fun little dark comedy/horror story that I wrote for a laugh with a few friends.

Check it out, it'll only take you 10 minutes to read and it is only 99p (or your country's equivalent) on Kindle, and please leave a review on Amazon and Goodreads when done.

I can't wait to hear your thoughts on it..:)

Amazon.com     Amazon.co.uk


Tuesday, October 2, 2018

September is over...

So September has ended and I just want to share with you all that happened in my little author world.

Writing:
Once again another month has passed and the words still elude me. This month I tried to start writing a new novel and only managed to write a measly 1,604 words. I really don't know what has happened with my writing. I remember a time when 1,604 words were a warm up!

Hopefully October will bring new life to my fingers.

Books:
This month I decide to start back and try to do the whole "marketing" thing again. 

First off, I dropped Love's Curse to 99p in every market on Amazon kindle. Get your copy here US UK 

Then I contact reviewers on Instagram and a few different blogs to see if they would review Aybss.

Here are a list of reviewers that reviewed the book:
Hannah May Book Reviews (reviewed in August) gave Abyss 3 Stars. Here is her review.

Sheri (reviewed in August) gave Abyss 5 Stars. Here is her review.

Lauren gave Abyss 4 Stars. Here is her review.

My friend also sent Noelle Kelly a review copy back in May. She gave Abyss 4 Stars. Here is her review.

Abyss is currently with more reviewers and I expect to get a few more reviews this month! Any book reviewers out there reading this, get in touch!

Reading:
In terms or reading this month, I had a really good one! Best one all year!

I won a copy of A.J. Finn's novel, The Woman in the Window. Honestly I wasn't that impressed by it. It was just another over hyped book. 

Then I read, Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence. Man that book was so good that I dived straight into the sequel, King of Thorns. Thankfully I got Emperor of Thorns a week after finishing King and I am currently half way through the book. The trilogy was bought to me as a gift and I am truly grateful for them! Such an amazing trilogy!!! and I encourage everyone who reads this to go out and buy them straight away!!

I had started reading The Father of Lies by S.E. England, but when I got Emperor I dropped it, I shall finish it this month.

I also finished reading Sparkles of Blue: Sleeper Chronicles by Ray Zdan. I came across an Instagram advert saying free PDF download of the book, so I did as the cover art was pretty cool. The book didn't work for me... It had great promise but it wasn't executed nearly as well as it could have been.

Planing on reading another few this month. Way behind on my Goodreads challenge for the year so need to catch up.

Be back soon!

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Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Love's Curse dropped to 99p!!!

Hey guys,

Saying as the evenings are getting shorter, the nights are getting longer, colder and wetter, and all's we want to do is lay in front of the fire reading a good book...

Well I thought I'd be nice to you all and I've dropped the price of Love's Curse to 99p on Kindle.

What better way to spend your dark evenings than lying up reading how Ireland would look if a Zombie Apocalypse ever happened.

So, don't delay... Click the link below and enjoy!
Kindle US    Kindle UK

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Updates... Long overdue updates!! My new book, Abyss!!!

Hey guys, it's been awhile...

So, since I last check in with you all I've published my third book, Abyss, back in April this year. Abyss is also my second collection of short stories. (you can find the first here...)

Synopsis:

The Abyss is there, right in front of us.

We all see it but no one dares approach. We are afraid of what is in there, afraid of what will happen when we cross that barrier and enter the world unknown.

Within these pages are stories of people that have crossed into the Abyss. Some of them regretting it as soon as they did... Others, not living long enough to realise their error.

A city swallowed by darkness, a private country club that holds a terrible secret, a lonely musician and an unwanted guest are just some of the horrors that await you.

Come, dive in and enjoy all the wonders of the Abyss... If you are.



Get your copy now!
Amazon US   Kindle
Amazon UK   Kindle

And don't forget to add it to your reading list on Goodreads!



Wednesday, October 11, 2017

The Midnight Chill Podcast on Soundcloud and Youtube

Hey guys,

Sorry I've been MIA for a long time, but I'm back again and this time I've brought with me my brand new podcast. Every Tuesday I will be bringing you one of my stories in audio form. The Podcast will be available on soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/themidnightchill and also on Youtube at https://www.youtube.com/user/dubhdara

I hope you guys will give it a listen, and maybe even a like or subscription. And don't forget to let me know your thoughts.

This is just my way of promoting my work. I've never been the best at facebook, twitter or instagram but I think with this I can reach a wider audience.

But anyway, without further ado, here is episode 5 of The Midnight Chill. You can find the others either in the links or the button above.

So sit back, relax and enjoy The Midnight Chill.




Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Brand New STRINGS!!!

I'm delighted to announce that as of May 19th 2015 Strings is once again on sale.

It has been upgraded with a brand new cover, and the interior is now professional standard!

But why not see for yourselves...:)

Here are the links where you can buy your copy, and please leave a review once you have experienced all the pleasures(or horrors) Strings has to offer...:)

Amazon US
Amazon UK


Saturday, September 6, 2014

Read Me a Story Blog Hop

Hi everyone, and thank you for coming to my little corner of the web!

I'd like to share with you the first part of my short story "Red Alert" from my first book "STRINGS".
Strings is a collection of horror short stories,and was only published there last month.



Red Alert

Gerald sat at the bar while his wife was off socialising with other men. That was all that seemed to happen nowadays. They would go out to dinner, then on to a bar where she’d grab the drink he’d paid for and saunter off to mingle. He hated that, he felt like he was being used. He knew he was being used.
Fifteen years of marriage and it was as if he was no more than another acquaintance for her to bump into when they are out. She spent more time talking to other men, flirting with other men, than looking him in the eye. These days she barely looked at him at all.
The downward slope of their marriage had started three weeks ago, right after he’d been fired. It had been a high-end job, with a salary of over a hundred grand a year. The company had blamed it on the recession, but Gerald knew they had wanted him out for ages.
Since then his wife had acted like he was nothing to her. Though she spent all his money on clothes, makeovers, lunch dates, anything that didn’t require her to work, she still looked down her nose at him because he no longer had a job. Putting a limit on her credit card a week ago was unacceptable in her eyes.
Gerald knew what she was doing with those other men right now. She was fishing to see who had the biggest wallet. She had been the last three or four nights they were out. After fifteen years with the gold-digging whore he could read every shallow thought in her head. But then again, he’d known from that first night with her. She was no deeper than one of her overly-expensive drinks.
He knew she hated stubble, but he didn’t care. After so many years of shaving every day, he was happy to let a little shadow shine through. That was unacceptable; her man had to be clean shaven and dressed to perfection at all times.
Gerald had had enough of it. Tonight he sat with his five o’clock shadow, a pair of loose jeans, and a faded shirt with the top buttons open. He actually felt good for a change, relaxed. Maybe this was what he’d been missing, locked up in that office, slaving for a wife who was more like a stranger than a companion. He felt like he was being reborn, one day at a time.
Laughter flooded the room. Gerald looked over his shoulder recognising that laugh. His wife stood surrounded by three admirers. Her hand was resting on the shoulder of one man with a casual but intentful gesture. His hand was on her lower back, caressing the new satin dress she’d insisted on buying today before they could go out. The hand was slowly sliding south. Gerald knew she would do nothing to stop it. After all, that would defeat the purpose of that stupid laugh.
He signalled to the bartender. A new glass was placed in front of him, as was the way in this place. He couldn’t remember a time when the same glass was used twice without being washed. It was typical of the places she dragged him to. Thinking about it now, in all their married days, she’d always chosen where they went. But yet, there was one good thing about this place; outside.
Outside the bar there were seats and tables where you could just lay back and watch the night fall on the ocean.
Gerald got up, sank his remaining whiskey and lifted the fresh glass. He walked toward the exit. Through the tinted-glass wall he could already see where he would sit, a little armchair accompanied by a table where he could rest his glass while he watched the tide coming in as dusk descended.
He didn’t look around to see if she was watching him leave, he knew she wasn’t, and he didn’t care. The relief of not caring was one of the new additions to his life over the last week or so.
Gerald opened the door and the salt air smashed into his face. He took a deep breath and made his way to the seat he’d spied through the window. The sun would be setting in less than half an hour and already the sky was beginning to burn. This is more like it. Smiling, he looked out over the horizon and sank into the seat.
He was noticing things he never had before. Tiny droplets of water touched his skin. He was sure they were from the waves, though the beach was at least five hundred yards away. Then there were the cries of seagulls; something he hadn’t heard in a long time. Those things, made this moment that little bit more special.
Someone sat down on the seat next to him, but he kept his gaze on the ocean.
A soft female voice spoke. “Beautiful sunset isn’t it?”
Gerald turned to face the woman beside him. She smiled and he found himself smiling back. “It is.,” he said.  
He could feel the power behind her eyes trapping his gaze, and he welcomed it. He could not look away.
“Tell me,” her eyes seemed to zone in on his as she leaned slightly toward him. “Why are you out here on your own, when your wife is in there clearly getting ready to fuck one of those men?” Her eyes burned intensely.
“Because I don’t care, at this stage of my life, my wife is nothing more than a word, a title.”
“Ah,” she said, shifting her gaze to the ocean, her smile never faltering. “So, at this stage of your life what is it you want?”
Gerald watched her as he reached for the glass. The brown liquid eased down his throat and he thought for a moment. “Simplicity.”
“A wise choice,” she replied, “but that’s easier said than done.”
“Maybe this time last month I would have believed you, but not now. Now, everything is simple.” Gerald looked back to the ocean and the setting sun that had burned up the sky above it.
“I admire your spirit. I haven’t seen one like it in an eternity.”
Gerald said nothing, but he was happy. For the first time in years, he could truly say that. And the conversation with this woman made him feel even better. He raised the glass to his lips again.
The woman leaned over and grabbed his free hand.
“Here’s a little gift for you.” She put something on his palm, folded his fingers over it and held his fist closed. Her touch was gentle and felt good. “If you want to get rid of your wife, to make things simple, take this when you are alone together.”
“What is it?”
“It’s called Red Alert. It can be used only once. Use it wisely.”
Gerald looked down and was about to open his hand when he realised he was alone. He looked around to see where she had gone, but there was no sign of her. Confused, he unfolded his fingers to see what she had given him. It was a small vial containing some sort of red liquid. He had no idea what it was, other than the name she’d told him, Red Alert.
Deciding that he’d get no answers right now, he put the vial in his pocket and rolled the remaining whiskey in his mouth as the burning sky began to turn black.
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I hope you enjoyed it, and if you'd like to read the rest, Strings is available on Amazon US and Amazon UK

Thanks again for taking the time to read my work, and I hope you enjoyed it.

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The Cucumber Man

Hola folks, Last month I released a short story on Kindle called, The Cucumber Man. It is a fun little dark comedy/horror story that I wro...