Curse of the Candy Corn Queen
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“I can do that,” Chelsea agreed as Carmen shook her head.
“Sorry, she’s a ballbuster.”
“We wouldn’t have her any other way,” Chelsea chuckled as Carmen and Stella stepped toward the tree where Mia and Tia were stationed, looking through ornaments.
“So, you’re going to be busy this Christmas,” Caleb teased as he wrapped his arms around Chelsea’s waist.
“Can you handle that?”
“I guess. I knew I’d end up having to share my Queen. I just hope she doesn’t find herself getting in more trouble during the holidays. A bit of peace and quiet around here would be nice.”
“Don’t hold your breath,” she whispered as she kissed his lips softly. “You may have been right about the no curse thing, but I’m right about Dead Oaks. This town never sleeps. I’m sure I’ll find something to get into for Christmas.”
“Great,” he mumbled. “A Dead Oaks Christmas story, what a way to celebrate.”
About the Authors
Rena Marin writes Wicked Words with a Southern Twist. Growing up, reading and writing her own stories were Rena's favorite pastimes. Her once-unreachable dream of becoming a published writer came true when she was in high school and found herself with many writing awards and accolades, including a short story published in Reader's Digest.
After starting her own business, Marin continued writing shorts online before moving on to freelance work. Taking a chance, she and a friend submitted a novel to their first publishing company and were delighted to be accepted. She has many projects upcoming. As a member of Crazy Ink Publishing, Rena now has several co-written series underway, including the best-selling Dead Oak Terrors Series, with its Halloween Nightmare, Book One and Ouija, Book Two. Halloween Nightmare won the Reality Bites Best Horror Book of 2018 Award. She also penned the novel The Guardians.
She looks forward to bringing readers with her into a world of magic and adventure. Keeping close to her short story roots, Marin is part of several Crazy Ink anthologies, including: AWOL, Freaky Fetish, Absolution, Creeps, Inside, Royal Scoundrels, Villains Ever After, TTYS, Virtue, After Ever After, Kissing Midnight, Superpower, Subtweet, Mad Mabon, The End, Campfire Tales, Moonstruck, and Christmas Past
A lover of all forms of entertainment, Rena enjoys horror and fantasy movies new and old. When she isn't writing or working, she often finds herself cuddled on the couch with her family—including their five fur babies—and lost in a fantasy world or hoping to be scared. Rena Marin was born in a small town in East Tennessee where she, her husband, Daniel, and two children—Cody and Amber—still reside today.
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Skylar McKinzie lives in the small town of Screven, Georgia. When she's not writing, she's cooking, baking, reading, and spending time with her family. Skylar is a best-selling, award-winning author who has a passion for writing anything that is supernatural and witch related. She also loves long walks and sitting by the bonfire in October, which is her favorite month of the year.
McKinzie is a multi-genre author of series such as Born of the Blood and Dead Oaks Terrors.
She enjoys collaborating on these published and upcoming co-writes with Rena Marin: Dead Oaks Terrors: Halloween Nightmare, Dead Oaks Terrors: Ouija, Dead Oaks Terrors-Slither, Dead Oaks Terrors: Night Stalker, Candy Shop Series: Dead Oaks Terrors: The Curse of the Candy Corn Queen, Candy Shop Series: Country Bumpkin Butter Cups, Dark World Chronicles Book One, and Dead Oaks Terrors: Dead Oaks Christmas.
Her solo upcoming books will include: Donut Shop Series: Crystal Falls Series: Pumpkin Spice at a Dangerous Price, Coffee Shop Series: Cinnamon Mocha Sunrise (A Crystal Falls Series Novella), Sandwich Shop Series: Lobster Roll: Summer Woes and Lobster Rolls, Cupcake Shop Series: Blue Velvet Black Magick (A Born of the Blood Series Novella), Soda Shop Series: Butterscotch Kisses and Born of the Blood: Beyond the Veil.
In addition to her full-length novels and her novellas, McKinzie has been featured in numerous Crazy Ink Publishing anthologies including: Tangled Fates: Box Set, Villains Ever After, Absolution, The End, Kissing Midnight, TTYS, Christmas Past, Infamy, Time Out, and Moonstruck.
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