Briana Una McGuckin

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Briana Una McGuckin writes Gothic Romance/Romantic Suspense and fabulist fiction. Her work appears in the Stoker-nominated Not All Monsters, an anthology of women’s horror (Rooster Republic), as well as The Arcanist, Breath & Shadow, and Hides the Dark Tower (Pole-to-Pole Publishing). She has an MFA from Western Connecticut State University. She also has cerebral palsy. Find her on Twitter @BrianaUna, or check out her blog: http://brianaunamcguckin.com

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On Good Authority: A Novel of Suspense Oct 11, 2022

by Briana Una McGuckin

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Repressed desires, irresistible obsessions, and perception-twisting games.

When lady’s maid Marian Osley and footman Valentine Hobbs assume their positions at the cliff-top estate of Valor Rise, they already share a history. Raised together as paupers in a London workhouse, they escaped through games of imaginary crimes and sublime punishment. Now they’ve been unexpectedly reunited—in subservience to the brooding Wythe Bornholdt and his frail wife, Diana. A master and mistress with their own dark secrets.

In private, Marian and Valentine return to their playful and addictive games—now tinged with BDSM. But when lecherous Wythe sees something he desires in Marian, he turns the pair’s diversions violently against them.

The line between servitude and bondage is drawn, and the dynamics of dominance and submission will shift in this sensually charged novel of Gothic suspense.

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The Lost Librarian's Grave: Tales of Madness, Horror, and Adventure Sep 28, 2021

by Redwood Press, Edward Ahern, Owen Auch, Brandon Barrows, Paul L. Bates, Matthew Chabin, Sipora Coffelt, Zach Ellenberger, J.V. Gachs, Adele Gardner, Carol Gyzander, Russell Hemmell, Juleigh Howard-Hobson, Ken Hueler, Pedro Iniguez, Michelle Ann King, Kathy Kingston, Amanda Cecelila Lang, Gerri Leen, Mary Leoson, Tom Leveen, Adrian Ludens, Alison McBain, Briana Una McGuckin, Matthew McKiernan, Melissa Miles, Mike Murphy, Kurt Newton, Gregory L. Norris, Rhonda Parrish, Helen Power, Mary Jo Rabe, Angeliki Radou, Jude Reid, David Rose, Nidheesh Samant, Benjamin Thomas, Pauline Yates, Cheryl Zaidan, Ann Wycoff

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A feast of misadventure, misjudgment, and depravity.

The Lost Librarian's Grave runs the gamut of horror and weird fiction, from a mutant in Chernobyl to a living monstrosity in India, from lethal curses in Japan and Greece to advice how to become a successful zombie, from an exorcist far stranger than the demons he dispatches to a civilized battle between polite sorcerers in New York City, and much more.

So What's Inside?

Witches, Magicians, and Sorcery

“Medusa’s Mirror” by Paul L. Bates
“Snake and Sinew, Flame and Bone” by Amanda Cecelia Lang
“The Artist” by Mike Murphy
“The Clearing” by Helen Power
“The Maze of Moonlight and Mirrors” by Gerri Leen (poem)

The Dead, the Mad, and the Terrified

“Rathbone” by Zach Ellenberger
“The Glorious Protection of Angels” by Michelle Ann King
“The Jump” by Pauline Yates
“Three Bad Things” by Kathy Kingston

Ancient Days and Apocalypse Now

“Butterflies of the Longest Night” by Russell Hammell
“Death, and the Scent of Tea” by Cheryl Zaidan
“The Day in Gold” by Adele Gardner
“The Savage Night” by Pedro Iniguez
“Valhalla is a Lie” by Benjamin Thomas

Strange Adventures and Weird Journeys

“Among Stars and Stones” by Brandon Barrows
“Mother Winter” by Matthew Chabin
“He Gets Hungry Sometimes” by Carol Gyzander
“The Little People” by Kurt Newton
“They Never Left” by Matthew McKiernan

A Murder of Gargoyles

“Gargoyle of the World, Unite!” by Mary Jo Rabe
“Odd Job Tom” by Eddie Generous
“The Grotesque” by Rhonda Parrish (poem)

The Scientific Method

“Aegir’s Son” by Edward Ahern
“Bottled Rage” by Owen Auch
"Voyage of the PFV-4" by David Rose

Ghosts and the Grave

“Good Boy Anyway” Briana McGuckin
“The Infinity of Worse” by Ken Hueler
“The Problem with Bottling Troublesome Spirits” by Juleigh Howard-Hobson

Demon-Haunted World

“A Bed Both Long and Narrow” by Sipora Coffelt
“Blooms of Darkness” by Melissa Miles
“Face to Face” by Tom Leveen

An Eye for an Eye

“Inside a Refrigerator” by Adrian Ludens
“Ocular” by Nidheesh Samant
“Penance” by J.V. Gachs
“The Binding of Chrysanthoula” by Angeliki Radou

End of the Line

“Devil’s Oak” by Mary Leoson
“Nature versus Nurture” by Gerri Leen (poem)
“The Ocean’s Misfortune” by Alison McBain
“The Woman in th

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Not All Monsters: A Strangehouse Anthology By Women Of Horror Oct 31, 2021

by Jessica McHugh, Joanna Roye, G.G. Silverman, Stacey Bell, Amy Easton, K.P. Kulski, S.M. Ketcham, E.E. Florence, Briana McGuckin, Sara Tantlinger

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Strangehouse Books, in association with Rooster Republic Press, is proud to present Not All Monsters, a new anthology of horror fiction, edited by award-winning poet and author, Sara Tantlinger. Women have dealt with monsters throughout countless films, books, media, and certainly in real life. With this anthology, we wanted to give women the chance to take something back, to show their skills and storytelling abilities, but to also create striking stories that resonate profoundly with readers: protagonists who take no shit; women who save themselves; women who slay the beast; women who become the monster.

STORIES BY: Joanna Roye, G.G. Silverman, Stacey Bell, Amy Easton, K.P. Kulski, S.M. Ketcham, E.E. Florence, Briana McGuckin, Annie Neugebauer, Kayleigh Barber, Sam Fleming, Hailey Piper, J.H. Moncrieff, Jessica McHugh, Jennifer Loring, Joanna Koch, Angela Sylvaine, J.C. Raye, Christa Carmen, Juliana Spink Mills, Leslie Wibberley

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Hides the Dark Tower Oct 22, 2015

by Richard Chizmar, Alex Shvartsman, Rie Sheridan Rose, Jeff Stehman, Jonathan Shipley, Robert E. Waters, Evan Dicken, Anatoly Belilovsky, N.O.A. Rawle, Kelly A. Harmon, Vonnie Winslow Crist

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Mysterious and looming, towers and tower-like structures pierce the skies and shadow the lands. Hides the Dark Tower includes over two dozen tales of adventure, danger, magic, and trickery from an international roster of authors. Readers of science fiction, fantasy, horror, grimdark, campfire tales, and more will find a story to haunt their dreams. So step out of the light, and into the world of Hides the Dark Tower—if you dare.

Featuring fiction by Richard Chizmar, Alex Shvartsman, Rie Sheridan Rose, Jeff Stehman, Jonathan Shipley, Robert E. Waters, Evan Dicken, Anatoly Belilovsky, Brad Hafford, A.P. Sessler, Larry C. Kay, Jeremy M. Gottwig, Steven R. Southard, Kelda Crich, M.J. Ritchie, Edward McDermott, Ray Kolb, Andrew Gudgel, Jeremy Zimmerman, N.O.A. Rawle, Meg Belviso, Daniel Beazley, Briana McGuckin, Kane Gordon, Peter Schranz, G. Scott Huggins, Vonnie Winslow Crist, and Kelly A. Harmon, and featuring a poem by Laura Shovan.

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A Quaint and Curious Volume of Gothic Tales Jan 31, 2022

by Alex Woodroe, Alexis DuBon, Anna Fitzgerald Healy, Catherine McCarthy, Cindy O'Quinn, Deana Lisenby, Emily J. Cohen, Erica Ruppert, Helen Glynn Jones, Jen Mierisch

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"Deliciously creepy and haunting! These tales had me enraptured and gave me chills. Each story has its own distinct voice, but a common thread of eeriness seamlessly weaves them together in a wonderfully curated collection. Don’t read it alone in the dark!"
Kathleen Foxx, founder/host of badasswriters podcast

A Quaint and Curious Volume of Gothic Tales; 23 stories of madness, pain, ghosts, curses, unspoken secrets, greed, murder, and one of the creepiest collections of dolls ever. Ranging from traditional gothic themes to more modern tropes, this anthology is sure to please the reader…and send a cold shiver or two down their spine.

So, come on in; enter the parlor, find a place by the fire, and experience the beautiful, dark, and occasionally heartbreaking stories told by the authors. The editor, Alex Woodroe, has passionately and carefully curated a powerful volume of stories, written by an amazing and diverse group of contemporary women writers.

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In Somnio: A Collection of Modern Gothic Horror Nov 1, 2021

by Alex Woodroe, Julie Hutchings, Briana Una McGuckin, Elou Carroll, M. Lopes da Silva, Lin Darrow, Victoria Nations, Taylor Jordan Pitts, Mary Rajotte, Lauren Bolger

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Twenty-five women and non-binary writers from the worlds of Horror Fiction and Illustration form an unholy union and drag the blackened heart of Classic Gothic Horror into modern daylight! In the process, they have sculpted an altogether sleeker, more feral beast.

In the hands of Mary Shelley, Daphne Du Maurier and Shirley Jackson, Gothic Horror explored the bleak shadows of our homes; the darkest corners of the human mind; madness, personal transformation, the occult. IN SOMNIO recasts the legacy of the original Gothmothers in a chilling contemporary light.

Within the walls of an arcane modern art gallery; upon the shores of a hostile but compelling sea; into the blackest burrows of the animal kingdom; tableside at the world’s last restaurant on the eve of the apocalypse; from the deep deep South to a Lovecraftian Steampunk theatre, a cornucopia of disturbing vignettes await you.

Fans of twisted takes on the classics such as Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters; Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House/Bly Manor; moody, secretive novels like Night Film and A House at the Bottom of the Lake; and traditional Gothic Horror and ghost stories will all find something to chill their bones in IN SOMNIO.

This collection features eighteen vibrant, unique stories ranging from deeply intimate one-room settings to sprawling fantasy worlds; from the depths of darkness to comedy and adventure. Each story brings a new perspective to our inherent love of Gothic Horror and what those vital elements of terror still have to say today.

Edited by Alex Woodroe.

Featuring Stories by:
Harklin Ashe
Barbara A. Barnett
Lauren Bolger
J.A. Bryson
Elou Carroll
Lin Darrow
M. Lopes da Silva
A.P. Howell
Julie Hutchings
Jessica Lévai
Briana Una McGuckin
Aster S. Monroe
Victoria Nations
Taylor Jordan Pitts
Mary Rijotte
Rachel Unger
Helen Whistberry
S.E. Zeller

Illustrated by:
Sally Cantirino
Daniella Batsheva
Marisa Bruno
Echo Echo
Claire L. Smith
Tammsle

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