Marissa Farrar

Marissa Farrar

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MarissaFarrar is a multi-published horror and paranormal author. Shewas born inDevon, England, loves to travel and has lived in both Australia andSpain. She now resides in Devon with her husband, two children, acrazy Spanish rescue dog and four hens. She has a degree inZoology, but her true love has always been writing.

Her dark take on a vampire romance, Alone, was first published in 2009 and had now been re-released by Red Hot Publishing. The sequel is scheduled for an October 2011 release.

Marissa Farrar's short stories have been published in a number of anthologies including Their Dark Masters, Masters of Horror, 2013: The Aftermath, and the monthly Digital Digest anthologies.

Her own collection of short stories, Where the Dead Live, is available to buy.

If you want to know more aboutMarissa, then please visit her website at www.marissa-farrar.blogspot.com.You can also find her at her facebook page, www.facebook.com/marissa.farrar.authoror follow her ontwitter @marissafarrar. She loves to hear from readers and can be contacted at marissafarrar@hotmail.co.uk.


The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)

The Usurper King (The Plantagenet Legacy Book 3)

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<p><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">First, he led his own uprising. Then he captured a forsaken king. Henry had no intention of taking the crown for himself; it was given to him by popular acclaim. Alas, it didn't take long to realize that that having the kingship was much less rewarding than striving for it. Only three months after his coronation, Henry IV had to face a rebellion led by Richard's disgruntled favorites. Repressive measures led to more discontent. His own supporters turned against him, demanding more than he could give. The haughty Percies precipitated the Battle of Shrewsbury which nearly cost him the throne—and his life.</span><br style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;" /><span style="color:rgb(15,17,17);font-family:'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">To make matters worse, even after Richard II's funeral, the deposed monarch was rumored to be in Scotland, planning his return. The king just wouldn't stay down and malcontents wanted him back.</span></p>

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<span style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;line-height:normal;font-size:small;"></span><div style="margin-left:.5em;"><div style="margin-bottom:.5em;"><span style="margin-right:5px;"><span class="swSprite s_star_5_0" title="5.0 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:-30px 0px;"><span>5.0 out of 5 stars</span></span> </span><span style="vertical-align:middle;"><strong>Real life horror ... as much as you can stand</strong>, January 27, 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/AEZJZHXP3DF9B/ref=cm_cr_dp_pdp" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Rachel Lynne</span></a> - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/AEZJZHXP3DF9B/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><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Where-the-Dead-Live-ebook/dp/B004G5ZUKU/ref=cm_cr_dp_orig_subj" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:#003399;">Where the Dead Live (Kindle Edition)</a></strong></div>This is the second book by this author that I've read, Alone being the first, and I can't say enough about her stories. 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I enjoyed each of them, and it left me wanted to go and read more of this writer's stuff. Only a short book, but still enjoyable. I'll look forward to reading more.<div style="padding-top:10px;clear:both;width:775px;"><div style="float:left;padding-right:15px;border-right-width:1px;border-right-style:solid;border-right-color:#cccccc;"><div style="padding-bottom:5px;"><strong class="tiny" style="font-family:verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:x-small;color:#666666;white-space:nowrap;">Help other customers find the most helpful reviews</strong> </div><div style="width:300px;"><a style="font-size:1px;"></a><span class="crVotingButtons"><span class="votingPrompt">Was this review helpful to you? </span><a class="votingButtonReviews" 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Where the Dead Live. I am a committed Horror/Vampire reader and this stacks up really well against some other books I have read. What I really like most about this read, as a London commuter, was getting through a couple of short stories each train journey, each of which had it's unique 'spin', the diversity of Marissa's story telling ability couldn't be better demonstrated here. Very much looking forward to reading the The Followers.</div>