The December Awethology - Dark Volume

by The Awethors

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  Rebecca P McCray

  Rebecca P McCray is a financial consultant by day and fantasy world-builder by night. A Christmas for Everyone is a deviation from her series’ genre, but she wanted to highlight in a positive way several social issues that are often overlooked during the festivities.

  Her debut novel, The Journey of the Marked, was a finalist in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. She enjoys building out a world that is a cross between high-fantasy and gritty sci-fi and plans to publish the second novel in the series in the first half of 2016. Besides being an avid reader, she loves to travel and experience new cultures.

  www.rebeccamccray.com

  James Quinn

  James Quinn spent 15 years in the secret world of covert operations, undercover investigations and international security before turning his hand to writing.

  He is trained in hand-to-hand combat and in the use of a variety of weaponry including small edged weapons. He is also a crack pistol shot for CQB (Close Quarter Battle) and many of his experiences he has incorporated into his works of fiction. His first book—A Game For Assassins—introduced the spy/assassin Jack “Gorilla” Grant. The sequel “Sentinel Five” will be released in 2016.

  He lives in the United Kingdom and travels extensively around the globe.

  www.jamesquinn.webs.com

  Paul White

  Paul White lives in Yorkshire, England. He describes himself as ‘semi-retired’. Although he says he would like to be fully retired ‘people keep asking him to do things’ which prevents him from putting his feet up permanently. Paul is a novelist, poet, short story writer and blogger. His fiction writing covers various genres and topics including life, love, emotions, depression, trauma, suspense, sex, romance, social and world affairs.

  Yet most of all Paul has that rare ability to weave the most important matter of all into his work, the human condition; the hopes, the dreams and the wishes, the excitement and passions, along with the fears, the self-doubt, and uncertainties that lie within us all.

  These issues are portrayed through the characters that inhabit the worlds within the pages of Paul’s books and Short Stories. They are reflected in his poetry, various Essays and Blogs.

  www.paulznewpostbox.wix.com/paul-white

  Patrick Elliott

  Patrick has been writing for years, while surviving in the corporate world. He has published four books, two novels and two collections of shorts, and with the release of this book has contributed to two #Awethors anthologies.

  When not writing he enjoys arguing with cats, telling children stories that make him promise to pay half of their therapy bills, and giving his own books to people on Santa's naughty list. He also plans on sneaking down your chimney and stealing all your really cool presents this year. He lives in Seattle because he is one of those sick people who enjoys the rain.

  www.facebook.com/patrickelliottauthor

  Christie Stratos

  Christie Stratos is an editor and award-winning writer who holds a degree in English Literature. An avid reader of all genres and world literature, Christie reads everything from bestsellers to classics to indies, and is an audiobook reviewer at AudioBookReviewer.com. She is also a writer of published short stories, poetry, and novels. She dabbles in all genres. Christie can be reached through her editing business, Proof Positive

  Raven Blackburn

  Raven Blackburn was born in South Africa. After spending her childhood with her loving grandparents, she moved to Germany at the age of eleven to live with her mother, stepfather and little sister. She suspects moving halfway around the world at that exact age caused her letter to Hogwarts to go missing – something she deeply regrets.

  Ever since her childhood she would spend each days creating stories in her head and frantically writing them down lest she forget them all. Most of her stories feature vampires, so be advised to close your windows at night while reading.

  A L Sayge

  A L Sayge has been a freelance writer since 1998, with hundreds of articles and columns published in national, regional, and local print publications on a variety of topics. Though nonfiction is her daily life, fiction is the dream she’s just begun to achieve. Her silly pup, Daisy, is the subject of a blog that inspired her first cozy mystery novel, coming out in 2016.

  www.raisingdaisy.wordpress.com

  C.E. Vance

  A reformed curmudgeon herself, C.E. Vance is also an avid reader and proud Indie author. She’s most known for How Maxwell Grover Stole My House, her debut novel and the first book in a fantasy trilogy for middle-grade readers. In addition, she is the author of the Eternal Trial Saga, an adult series, and plans to have many more of her crazy ideas turned into books in the future. C.E. loves all types of literature, and enjoys good food, being outdoors, and spending time with her family. She happily resides in Utah with her husband, their four delightfully kooky children, and two very spoiled dogs.

  Elizabeth Horton-Newton Author Bio

  Elizabeth Horton-Newton has been writing short stories since she was a child. Born and raised in New York City, in the fourth grade she wrote an essay stating her career goal was to be an author. Over fifty years later, after marriage, divorce, four children, college, and a second marriage she made the goal a reality. Her first book, “View From the Sixth Floor: An Oswald Tale” was published. An intriguing fictional look at the fiftieth anniversary of the Kennedy assassination in Dallas, Texas, she drew on her memories of that day and subsequent conspiracy theories to spin a tale of intrigue and romance.

  With her second novel, “Riddle” she firmly established herself as an indie writer. After contributing to the “Dark Awethology” she returned to her first love, dark short stories. Horton-Newton currently lives in a hundred year old house with her husband, writer Neil Douglas Newton, a collection of rescued dogs and cats, a bearded dragon, and regular visits from her kids and five grandchildren. She is currently working on her third book, “Stolen”, as well as co-writing a mystery with her husband.

  www.elizabethhorton-newtonauthor.com

  Matthew W Harrill

  Born and raised in Bristol, England, Matthew W Harrill is an international award-winning horror author. His series, 'The ARC Chronicles' consists of Hellbounce (which has received acclaim at the Halloween Book Festival, the London Book Festival and most recently the 2015 International Book Awards), Hellborne and Hellbeast.

  In addition to his mentor David Farland (The Runelords, The Courtship of Princess Leia [as Dave Wolverton]), Matt is always thankful to know the British author Juliet E McKenna, who has helped him countless times. He is a fan of fantasy, loving Robert Jordan's 'Wheel of Time' series. He also has a lot of time for the truly bizarre horror of H P Lovecraft, citing this as an influence on his work. He also cites the fictional author 'Hank Moody' as an influence.

  Matt has worked as a labourer, a barman, a cleaner, a joiners mate. In addition he has dabbled in commercial insurance and has for the past 12 years implemented share plans for Xerox.

  When not working, Matt enjoys tennis with his son and the Insanity workout, watching movies and television series such as Supernatural and Grimm, blogging and cookery.

  www.matthewharrill.com

  Michael J Elliott

  Michael J Elliott is an Australian author who has been creating “dark stories” since his early school days. Michael majored in Media Studies at secondary school and college where he wrote and created videos, radio ads and short films.

  He also wrote a comedy sketch for an Australian television comedy special. He enjoys drawing, reading, cooking and watching Golden Age Hollywood movies. He’s 53, single and shares his life with his two cats, Charlie and Smokey.

  Michael loves interacting with his readers.

  http://talesfromthedarkrealm.blogspot.co.nz/

  L A Remenicky

  L A Remenicky is a forty-something wife and mother of three fur kids. She has been an avid reader as long as she can remember, often d
isappearing with a book.

  She reads all genres, but her favorites are romance and horror. She started out reading Nancy Drew and quickly graduated to adult romances. Her favorite romance is "Moonraker's Bride" by Madeline Brent.

  Her favorite author is Stephen King - She loves how he can weave a story and characters together.

  She only started writing after thinking about it for years, signing up for NANOWRIMO in 2012 and winning.

  www.laremenicky.com

  William Lloyd

  William Lloyd has a home in Atlanta, Georgia, where he enjoys spending his days playing music and watching football. His specialty genres are horror and suspense as well as science fiction/fantasy.

  He released his first novel Horizon in May 2014 and is currently working on a new novella called Afterlife: What Happens Next. He loves playing golf, video games on PlayStation 3, and reading horror novels in the evenings. He attended college at the Art Institute of Atlanta, where he studied Audio and Video Production.

  www.facebook.com/willlloyd25

  Simon Coates

  Simon Coates is a science fiction author from North East England, UK. His writing is based on a potential future existence of what life might be like around 300 years from now, collectively called the 'Galactic Echo', taking the name from the idea of an Echo newspaper and adding a galactic theme.

  His stories are very diverse. His first book published was Bike Racing into the Red, a cycling story about an amateur bike racer who takes on the 240 mile mountain climb of Olympus Mons on Planet Mars. There is also a romance, The Discovery of Love, and also books covering a motorsport of the future, Formula X spaceship racing. Outside of writing, Simon is a keen bicycle racer, being a regular in time trial competition, racing up to National Championship level, having raced against some of the world's best bike racers such as Bradley Wiggins, Sean Yates and Alex Dowsett. Combining his two passions was undertaken in October 2015 when he sponsored the British Cycling National Hill Climb Championship, where the event winners each received a signed copy of Bike Racing into the Red.

  www.galactic-echo.com

  Isaac Jourden

  Isaac Jourden is a 33 year old American living in Canada after a three year stay in Seoul, South Korea. His interests include board games, poker, Doctor Who, and flirting with the line between “jerk with a heart of gold” and “kind soul with a mean streak.”

  He enjoys the style of Chuck Palahniuk, Douglas Coupland, Art Alexakis, and Lady Gaga, and hopes those influences seep into his work. He is the author of two transgressive contemporary novels, Petty and The Gravedigger’s Girlfriend (2016).

  www.isaacjourden.com

  Joe Compton

  For as long as he could remember Joe has been writing. He had several poems and short stories published early on. Then he graduated to screenplays, writing, directing, and producing 3 short films.

  Then he dusted off an old manuscript that was once going to be traditionally published and started Never Mind The Fine Print Publishing LLC and put out his first novel, Amongst The Killing. Joe also wrote a story for The #Awethors first Anthology, Awethology Dark, entitled “Down with the #Awethors.”

  www.nevermindfineprint.com

  Rocky Rochford

  Having lived by the coast his entire life, Rochford is a water boy through and through who loves to scuba dive, wake-board, and photograph animals in their underwater environment.

  He is a self-proclaimed student of everything and master of nothing, devoted to sharpening and challenging his skills of story-telling whenever possible, stories such as London Calling, Wait and Bleed, and the Rise of the Elohim Chronicles, but considers his greatest achievement to be the #Awethors, his second family and a group that just keeps growing.

  “We’re not indie, we’re the #Awethors, we are own scene and brand of writers.”

  www.rockyrochford.wordpress.com