Month: October 2023

Between Worlds by P.J. Roscoe

Between Worlds by P.J. Roscoe

When a young woman who has been missing for months turns up battered and bloodied, lying next to a headless corpse, the police are convinced that she is the killer – but why? The only clue is the murder weapon, an ancient sword dating from the 6th century, that has police and historians baffled. Refusing to talk, Emily is sent to a psychiatric hospital for her own safety. Dr. Marian Griffiths is determined to get ahead in her career, and sees Emily as a way of doing that. Using hypnotherapy, she finally has a breakthrough and Emily begins to talk;…

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Witchy books for Halloween!

Witchy books for Halloween!

Caution: Witch in Progress Gertie Grimthorpe is born into a society of witches and grows up in Vile Vale, but there is something very wrong with her … she is beautiful and couldn’t be nasty if she tried.When she finds out that she is to attend a private academy for magical children, Gertie hopes to find her witchy way in the world.With a moat monster suffering from stomach ache, a short-sighted owl familiar, and mishaps galore, Gertie’s adventures are hilarious and heartwarming.Join Gertie as she struggles with growing up (and longing to grow her first wart), learning magic and working…

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Book Covers to Color

Book Covers to Color

We have coloring pages based on each of our books free to download from a link on the Freebies page of our website. Check them out here Here is one of them to start you off!

Changing the Clocks

Changing the Clocks

Do you know why we put the clocks forwards and backwards by an hour during the year? In the UK, Daylight Saving Time came into use in 1916, due to the costs of energy usage during the first World War. The annual hourly changing of the clock was first established in the UK more than 100 years ago under the Summer Time Act 1916, with the thought that lighter evenings might preserve fuel for the war effort. However, it was Canada that became the first country to implement Daylight Saving Time, in 1908. The US followed suit in 1918. All…

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A Light in the Darkness by Lisa Sniderman

A Light in the Darkness by Lisa Sniderman

Available in Kindle and Paperback. What can we do when we struggle with an illness that doesn’t go away? An inspirational story of the healing power of music, creativity, following your dreams and finding your true purpose. In 2008, singer-songwriter Lisa Sniderman was living the dream in California. As Aoede, the Muse of Song, her star as a gifted recording artist was rising fast. Lisa’s quirky folk-pop performance style electrified audiences up and down the West Coast, and the albums just kept flowing. But just when her career was rocketing skyward, a health crisis brought all of her dreams crashing…

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Grin of the Krokodil by W.H.Matlack

Grin of the Krokodil by W.H.Matlack

Krokodil is the street name for the drug desomorphine,an opioid that emerged from Siberia as an extremely powerful pain killer now mostly used as a recreational drug. It produces a short but extremely intense ‘high,’ said to be many times that of heroin. However, that ‘high’ comes at a very heavy price because the caustic nature of the drug aggressively destroys a user’s bone and tissue from the inside out. Even knowing that, users flock to the drug willing to accept intense self-destruction for the drug’s all-important, very addictive ‘high.’ But Barkley ‘Bar’ Cassidy, investigator for a criminal defense law…

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Jigsaws

Jigsaws

Have you discovered the site ‘Jigsaw Planet’ yet? They provide free jigsaw puzzles for you to play online. You can change the difficulty of each puzzle by amending the number of pieces it uses. Crimson Cloak Publishing have jigsaw puzzles on this site based on our book covers. Hope you like them! Links will continue to appear in our newsletters. Follow the link here to try this one based on Don McCann’s book, Edo Blood Book II.

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th

Friday the 13th has long been considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. The day occurs when the 13th day of the month falls on a Friday. This happens at least once a year and sometimes up to three times in the same year. Very little is known for sure about the origins of the day’s ill omens. Some historians say the superstition began in the late 19th century. The first documented mention of the day can be found in a biography of the Italian composer Rossini, who died on Friday the 13th. Many reasons have been suggested for why…

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The Lazarus by W.H Matlack

The Lazarus by W.H Matlack

The Bay Area is a sinister, living, breathing entity with a wicked sense of humor. James Bill, Private Investigator, spends most of his time chasing around cheating spouses, but this is all about to change when a mysterious woman enters his office, leaving behind an envelope with an old pawn ticket. No instructions, just a ticket and the name of a pawn shop. The mystery thickens when the woman ends up dead in the basement of his building, wrapped like a mummy in thick cobwebs. James decides to take backup in Jose, a San Francisco Detective Lieutenant, when he attempts…

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