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Donna Burgess

Donna Burgess

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Donna Burgess is an author of dark fiction and poetry whoenjoys surfing, painting and has a deep affection for all things Monty Pythonand low-budget horror flicks.  Over thepast fifteen years, her fiction and poetry has appeared in genre publicationssuch as Weird Tales, Dark Wisdom, Sybil’sGarage and others.  She has been marriedfor twenty years and has two children.  Hernewest releases include Darklands: avampire’s tale (the first book in the Darklands Vampires series) and Breaths in Winter, a short storycollection.  Both are available in printand e-book. When she is not conjuring, she can be found surfing.

Check out her websites: http://nakedsnakepress.net

http://donnaburgess.com

http://notreesharmed.com

The Seekers: The Children of Darkness (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 1)

The Seekers: The Children of Darkness (Dystopian Sci-Fi - Book 1)

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<p>New from the author of the multiple award-winning fantasy saga, <em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em>, winner of the <strong>Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Fall 2014 - Best Book in the Category of FANTASY</strong>....</p><h1><strong><em>The Children of Darkness</em> by David Litwack</strong></h1><p>Evolved Publishing presents the first book in the new dystopian series <em>The Seekers</em>. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><strong>[Dystopian, Science Fiction, Post-Apocalyptic, Religion]</strong></h2><p><em>“But what are we without dreams?”</em></p><p>A thousand years ago the Darkness came—a terrible time of violence, fear, and social collapse when technology ran rampant. But the vicars of the Temple of Light brought peace, ushering in an era of blessed simplicity. For ten centuries they have kept the madness at bay with “temple magic,” and by eliminating forever the rush of progress that nearly caused the destruction of everything.</p><p>Childhood friends, Orah and Nathaniel, have always lived in the tiny village of Little Pond, longing for more from life but unwilling to challenge the rigid status quo. When their friend Thomas returns from the Temple after his “teaching”—the secret coming-of-age ritual that binds young men and women eternally to the Light—they barely recognize the broken and brooding young man the boy has become. Then when Orah is summoned as well, Nathaniel follows in a foolhardy attempt to save her.</p><p>In the prisons of Temple City, they discover a terrible secret that launches the three on a journey to find the forbidden keep, placing their lives in jeopardy, for a truth from the past awaits that threatens the foundation of the Temple. If they reveal that truth, they might once again release the potential of their people.</p><p>Yet they would also incur the Temple’s wrath as it is written: “If there comes among you a prophet saying, ‘Let us return to the darkness,’ you shall stone him, because he has sought to thrust you away from the Light.”</p><p><strong>Be sure to read the second book in this series, <em>The Stuff of Stars</em>, due to release November 30, 2015. And don't miss David's award-winning speculative saga, <em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></strong></p>

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<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"></span><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_4_0" title="4.0 out of 5 stars" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-site-wide-2._V181113497_.png);width:65px;height:13px;background-position:-43px 0px;"><span>4.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Three quite good, short horror stories</strong>, May 30, 2011</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A3ANETCTMAN1NP/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">JJ</span></a> (USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3ANETCTMAN1NP/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;">See all my reviews</a><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&amp;nodeId=14279681&amp;pop-up=1#VN" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;"><span class="cmtySprite s_BadgeVineVoice" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-communities._V197398854_.png);width:57px;height:13px;background-position:0px -610px;"><span>(VINE VOICE)</span></span></a>    <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=cm_rn_bdg_help?ie=UTF8&amp;nodeId=14279681&amp;pop-up=1#TR" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;"><span class="cmtySprite s_BadgeTop500" style="margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;vertical-align:middle;background-image:url(http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/common/sprites/sprite-communities._V197398854_.png);width:93px;height:13px;background-position:0px -490px;"><span>(TOP 500 REVIEWER)</span></span></a>   </div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div><div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><span class="crVerifiedStripe"><strong class="h3Color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;margin-right:.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</strong><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;">What's this?</a>)</span></span></div><div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><strong><span class="h3color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;">This review is from: </span>Breaths in Winter: Three Tales of Ghostly Horror (Kindle Edition)</strong></div>The description and cover of this ebook really piqued my interest, so I decided to give these stories a shot; and as it turns out, they were actually very good. <br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"></span><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>3 EXCELLENT Short Stories.</strong>, June 21, 2011</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2MBW4IRJ39SC1/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Caroljane &quot;Kidney cancer survivor&quot;</span></a> (Underground) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2MBW4IRJ39SC1/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;">See all my reviews</a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div><div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><span class="crVerifiedStripe"><strong class="h3Color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;margin-right:.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</strong><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;">(<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;">What's this?</a>)</span></span></div><div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><strong><span class="h3color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;">This review is from: </span>Breaths in Winter: Three Tales of Ghostly Horror (Kindle Edition)</strong></div>Strange, spooky, creepy, eerie, twisty... these short stories are extremely well-written and will take you to places you don't normally go... errrr... at least, I hope you don't normally go there. &lt;grin&gt; <br /><br />I'll look forward to reading more by this author.<br /></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"></span><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Quite Good</strong>, June 7, 2011</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A1JYRXKGHU1CIP/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Mike</span></a> (Arkansas USA) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A1JYRXKGHU1CIP/ref=cm_cr_dp_auth_rev?ie=UTF8&amp;sort_by=MostRecentReview" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;">See all my reviews</a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"></div></div><div class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;margin-bottom:.5em;"><strong><span class="h3color tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#e47911;font-size:x-small;">This review is from: </span>Breaths in Winter: Three Tales of Ghostly Horror (Kindle Edition)</strong></div>Three very good and creepy short stories. Ive read horror most of my life and found these (espically the last) to be quite spooky. The stories has a haunting quality that sticks in your head well after finishing the book.<br /></div>