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Joanna Parypinski

Joanna Parypinski

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Joanna Parypinski is the author of the horror novel, PANDORA, as well as other short speculative fiction appearing in Arcane 2, Mistresses of the Macabre, First Time Dead 3, Cover of Darkness, and more.Her other pursuits involve playing the cello, blogging, and exploring her new home of Los Angeles, where she is working on her MFA in fiction writing.

Through the Eyes of Maria: Choices

Through the Eyes of Maria: Choices

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<p>Maria hits the streets of New York in search of the love denied by her alcoholic father and indifferent mother. When Sergio, a dark, worldly stranger, lures her with diamonds, brand-name clothing, and undivided attention, Maria sees a way out of her dysfunctional home. Seduced by Sergio’s charm and the promise of wealth and recognition, Maria ignores her panicked intuition and wanders into his lair.<br /><br />But in a world where ambition and deception go hand in hand, where dreams are shattered and innocence crushed, Maria discovers she’s trapped in a hell much worse than the one she left. And now, there is no escape. The price for betrayal is blood.<br /><br />Destiny intervenes when Maria meets Christian, a handsome law student haunted by a dark family secret. With her life at risk and time running out, will Maria find the strength to save herself and convince Christian to go against all reason and risk everything to help her?</p>

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“Where is the next Poppy Z. Brite? Where is the next American writer of coherent and lucid horror fiction that doesn’t blink and doesn’t let up, even when you sort of wish it would? Where is our next guide to the places that are horrible and wonderful and not for the faint of heart? We may well have found her in Joanna Parypinski. There seems to be no matter too dark, and no dungeon too deep for her discerning narrative eye to plumb. She resorts to no gimmicks, and she uses no tricks. She will capture your attention, and she will <em>earn</em> it. With <em>Pandora</em> she has made a grand entrance. And she is just getting started.”<br />—<a href="http://scottkenemore.wordpress.com/"><font color="#eb0005">Scott Kenemore</font></a>, bestselling author of <em>Zombie, Ohio </em>and <em>Zombie, Illinois </em>