Books

Ink Vine by Elizabeth Broadbent

Bisexual stripper Emmy has lived her whole life in a small Southern town with a few rules: Listen to your mama; don’t kiss girls; and stay the hell out of the swamp. Sick of all three, she sneaks under the dark tree-canopy behind her family trailer, where she meets Zara—mysterious, elusive, tattooed Zara, the first girl she dares to kiss.

But the small-town South hates a woman who dares to dance instead of plucking chickens for minimum wage, and as Emmy’s life falls apart, her relationship with Zara grows more tangled and bizarre. Zara’s offering something beautiful. But while Emmy’s slowly strangling, its price may be more than she’s willing to pay.

Shifting between the green-bright cypress cathedral and the dreamland of a dance club, Broadbent’s unforgettably-voiced debut confronts the brutal realities of poverty in the South, with a sapphic tale both sultry and sinister, gritty and gothic.

Shadows of Appalachia by D.L. Winchester

Step into the “Shadows of Appalachia,” where horror lurks not only in the shadows of the mountains but also within the depths of human experience. Set against the backdrop of the Appalachian Mountains, each tale offers a glimpse into the lives of ordinary people grappling with extraordinary horrors.

From the sins of those in power to the desperation of being forgotten, from the heart-wrenching loss of a child to the confrontation of facing one’s own death. Author D.L. Winchester takes you on a journey into the unknown, where reality and nightmare blur, and the truest of horrors are those that lie within ourselves.

The Taste of Women (Special Edition) by Cyan LeBlanc

For decades, she has eluded law enforcement, leaving a trail of death in her wake. Once again on the run, this time assuming the identity of horror novelist Katherine Bishop, she settles into rural southeast Texas, where she lures ghostwriter Arianta Collins to her new lair of hell.

With only three months for Arianta to write her new book and then satisfy her insatiable cravings, things quickly spiral out of control as Katherine’s heart grows bigger than her stomach, blurring the lines between predator and prey.

Will Katherine continue to live this brutal life of evil, or will her reign of terror finally come to an end, not at the hands of the authorities, but by those closest to her?

“The Taste of Women” is twisted tale of sexual hunger and a woman’s hunt for her next meal. LeBlanc’s disturbing novel explores a dark journey of human depravity and morality in this journey of temptation and survival.

Mastering The Art of Female Cookery by Cyan LeBlanc

Seven-year-old Cora Sweeney’s world is turned upside down when her family becomes the gruesome entrée for a group of hungry cannibal women. But fear not, for this is not your average extreme horror story. This is a tongue-in-cheek memoir and fictitious cookbook all rolled into one.

From her transition from girl to cannibal to the obsessive and torrid love affair with none other than the woman who ate her family, Cora dishes out the details of her bizarre romance while serving up a buffet of twisted recipes. She’ll guide readers through the unique art of living as a human-loving foodie and becoming an aficionado of the most elusive ingredient—women.

Get ready to devour a tale that is both spicy and sweet, in a book that takes the art of female cookery to a whole new level.