Introducing you to ... Linda Foster

Welcome to our fifth post introducing you to the 'Dark Heart' authors. Today it is our great pleasure to introduce you to Linda Foster, author of the Young Adult novel,  'Soul Bound' which will be available from May 2013.

Linda's story 'Condemned' is a spooky little tale, sure to get you looking nervously over your shoulder.

Ash and Grace are brother and sister and their bond runs deep. Different in almost every way, they share a deep sense of love and affection for one another. So when one of them is seriously injured, the other will do anything to save them; even if it means condemning themselves to an eternity of sorrow.

With a creepy sense that fate will track you down, the story unfolds to show you that there is no love without sacrifice and no choice without consequence.

"Ash scooped Grace off the couch, set her on her feet, and carved his way through the crowd, holding her hand tightly for fear that she might be snatched away from him at any moment. He registered the looks from some of the other guests, and knew that they’d be talking about them leaving so early, but none of that mattered now. All that mattered was that he needed to get Grace out of there. Now that they were leaving, the pressure that had been building in his head became worse. They had to get out of the house before that guy found them, or something bad was going to happen; he was sure of it."

About ...

Linda Foster was born and raised in Colorado, where she still lives with her (very patient) husband and four (very spoiled) ferrets. Linda has always been an avid reader, from the very first moment she picked up her first book. Her book addiction has grown steadily worse.
She started writing short novellas for her friends in middle school and expanded into full-length novels several years later. Soul Bound, due for release in May 2013 by Glass House Press is her first published novel.

Soul Bound: Soul Bound is due for release in May 2013 and is published by Glass House Press. It is available for pre-order in paperback or e-book at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. 

Ash was just another high school student, intent on living life to the fullest, winning his next lacrosse game and making it to this weekend's party in time. 

Until he is forced to sell his soul to a demon to save his sister's life, and finds himself falling in love with one of the original fallen angels. Talk about everything falling apart int he blink of an eye. Now he's part of that fallen angel's desperate fight for freedom, and an irreplaceable cog in an angel revolution that could lead to salvation ... or the end of the world. 

Join Ash as he races through new worlds and a terrifying cast of characters in pursuit of freedom, his soul and the most important thing he's ever lost - true love. 

Visit Linda at www.linda-foster.com to connect with her personally, or follow her on Facebook and Twitter.

Introducing you to ... Katie M. John

In the fourth of our 'Introducing you to...' posts, Little Bird Publishing is delighted to introduce you to Katie M. John, author of the Amazon. no 1. bestselling Fairy Tale series, 'The Knight Trilogy' and the YA Gothic paranormal detective novel, 'Beautiful Freaks.'

Katie's contribution to the 'Dark Heart' anthology is a short story called, 'Song of The Moth', a dark fairy tale set in Edwardian London. A tale of goblins, insanity and sacrifice, 'Song of The Moth' is a powerful evocation of Gothic London.

As Francis' mother desperately tries to secure her eldest daughter's hand to the lascivious and wealthy, 'Call me Teddy', Francis discovers that the heart isn't quite so easily traded. It is whilst on a visit to London's St. Paul's Cathedral that Francis catches a glimpse of a world that belongs to the insane, and plunges her into a nightmare. In this insidious, creepy little tale, Francis finds herself cursed and on the brink of of losing herself to a wicked and devious prince who has a very unhealthy appetite for the human heart.

"High in the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, a boy crouches. He is ordinary in every definable way, extraordinary in every other. Even from first glance there is something unsettling about him. And when you meet the bottomless pools of his green eyes, you shrink back into your soul and desperately search for a key that might lock out the monster in front of you. It is a sliding ugliness, the kind that only shows itself in certain lights. On the surface he is the most exquisite boy you have ever seen – so beautiful that you know immediately he is cursed.  Such beauty never comes without a price." 

About ...

Katie lives in the London suburbs.  Her time is divided between writing, teaching English to teenagers and being mummy to two daughters. She started writing seriously after the birth of her first daughter five years ago. She has gone on to have four of her YA novels published and numerous short horror and fantasy stories published by several press houses, including collections by Nexus Press and Winter Goose publishing.


She is a founding member of Little Bird Publishing House and is passionately committed to raising the profile and mass-acceptability of indie authors. 

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The Knight Trilogy   Beautiful Freaks   Katie M. John

Introducing you to ... Bethany Rockey & Marya Heiman

This is the third of our seven posts introducing you to the authors whose stories will be published in the very first volume of 'Dark Heart'. Today it is our great pleasure to introduce you to the talented writing duo ...

Bethany Rockey & Marya Heiman
Authors of the short story 'Nightmare'

Imagine not being able to sleep without fear you might never wake; when the very closing of your eyes, opens the door to a dark and spreading shadow. Sometimes, shadows have teeth ... and they bite. 

In this tale of insidious horror, Bethany and Marya take the reader on a journey to the deepest part of the imagination and what is found there will keep even the bravest soul awake. 

Bethany and Marya have been friends and writing buddies for many years.  Their shared love of the written word brought them together and from the very start it seemed as if they had been friends since birth. Both Bethany and Marya currently fit their writing around full time jobs. Bethany is a software engineer and Mayra is a full time mummy to two wonderful boys as well as a book cover designer for Strong Image Editing.
As you read this, they are busy working away at the first book of their series, 'Bloodbound' which is due for release later in the year.

Cover Reveal for Volume One of 'Night Shade'

Over at LBPH we literally squealed with delight when we saw this cover for Volume One of our horror & ghost anthology, 'Night Shade'. The image was created by Jumping Sack and was adapted by our in-house team. (You can view more of Jumping Sack's images on www.dreamstime.com)

'Night Shade' will be out in October and is the grown-up sister of our anthology 'Dark Heart'. It is designed to showcase a range of horror and ghost stories with a slightly more adult content (although not erotica).

Submissions will open in February so start getting your pens out now. We look forward to reading your dark and twisted tales. Stay posted for submission details over at our Facebook Page.

Introducing you to .... Jess Zeidler

Our second post introducing you to our Dark Heart Authors. 


Jess Zeidler
Author of Rumplestiltskin, a dark reworking of a classic fairytale.

In this imaginative and highly descriptive re-working of the classic fairy tale, Rumplestiltskin, Jess really gets beneath the skin of the 'horrid' little man and deep into his heart, showing us that redemption is open to even the worst of us.

            "Cutting into the stomach was more difficult than Rumpelstiltskin could have imagined. Through layers of matted fur, thick skin and spongy fat, Rumpelstiltskin sliced. Every now and then, he would stop to vomit. Then he heard a noise outside. Someone was approaching the cottage."

A Philadelphia native, Jessica Zeidler has been writing stories since she was strong enough to hold a pencil. Writing is what makes her life complete, which is a good thing since the rest of the time is usually spent talking to the characters in her head and staring at the rain. Currently, she lives just outside Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where her books never collect dust. When she's not in front of her computer screen, she's reading, acting and eating cereal with a tablespoon because it makes her feel like a giant. She is at the beginning of her author journey but with short works like "Fair Trade" and "Rumplestiltskin" recently being published, it is clear that she is an emerging talent. 

Published Works: 

Short story "Fair Trade" in Limelight: A Golden Light Anthology. Chamberton Publishing 

If you can't wait to read 'Rumplestiltskin' then check out her story 'Fair Trade' in Chemberton's anthology, Limelight: A Golden Anthology, available at Amazon.com and Barnes  & Noble.

You can catch up personally with Jess on her Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/jessicabzeidler

or on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/JessicaBZeidler

Introducing you to ... Andrea Janes

Here in the Little Bird Publishing House office, we're incredibly excited about the forthcoming release of Volume I of our YA paranormal Romance and Fairy Tale anthology, Dark Heart.

We are currently in the final stages of finalising all the administration  for the eight authors whose works are going to be included - and what a line up we have - we  just know that you are going to love them.

So it is our great pleasure to publish the first of our posts introducing you to our authors.

Andrea Janes
Author of 'Glamour', a tale of teen-witchcraft in small-town modern America.

"Next to Reese, I was a troll. Short and sweaty, dark and hairy; half-Portuguese. I had a nose of substance, with pores of great capacity. Eyebrows that required vigilant maintenance. And very large, very unfortunate D-cups that were a burden and a curse."

When the teenager, Christina finds herself developing certain 'paranormal' gifts, she has no idea that they are about to land her in a whole lot of trouble. Growing up in a highly competitive small-town community, where your worth is measured by the college you're planning on attending and which brand of t-shirt fits your perfect size 6 hips, Christina struggles to find her place ... so imagine her surprise when she has the opportunity to suddenly see things from a very different point of view.

Andrea Janes lives in Brooklyn, New York, where she spends her time writing speculative fiction and conducting ghost tours of the city. Her short stories have been published in numerous journals, magazines and anthologies. She is also the author of 'Boroughs of the Dead', a collection of ghost stories set in and around New York.

“Like the best of the pulps, the narratives are creepy, darkly comical and elegantly composed, with lovingly detailed descriptions of place and an ample whiff of lurid decay.” – FANGORIA

Imbued with the chilling undertone that inhabits all of New York’s five boroughs, BOROUGHS OF THE DEAD is an entertaining, varied and infectious take on things that go bump in the New York City nights. A collection of ten stories that range from the waning days of the 18th Century to the present time, this macabre collection mixes in a bit of historical fact, a hearty measure of local color and plenty of honest-to-goodness creepiness. Partly inspired by true events and partly figments of the author’s evil imagination, these terrifying fictions take their inspiration from Gotham’s darkest histories.

Visit her website at www.boroughsofthedead.com

Author Andrea Janes deftly inhabits her characters with a style that evokes their time and place with authenticity and allows us to see the world and its subtle terrors through their eyes. Read BOROUGHS OF THE DEAD on a sunny afternoon in a cheerful environment and then go on about your business. That way, as the shadows lengthen and the sunlight wanes, you can let the true effect of the book seep in and enfold you in its deliciously dreadful embrace…