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Ravens & Roses: A Women's Gothic Anthology Paperback – June 24, 2021
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A woman haunted by guilt. A man obsessed with the obscene. A vampire consumed by love.
Ravens & Roses is a unique collection of Gothic stories penned by a diverse group of women authors. Pulling inspiration from some of the greatest Gothic works of our time, these writers have created eleven poignantly beautiful tales of love, tragedy, and the woman's experience.
Featuring stories written by Kristin Cleaveland, Judith Crow, Carla Eliot, A.L. Garcia, Tara Jazdzewski, Rebecca Jones-Howe, Liz M. Kamp, Catherine McCarthy, Olivia Claire Louise Newman, Alexa Rose, and Helen Whistberry, and featuring poetry by The Dark Poet Society of Quill & Crow Publishing House.
Edited by Cassandra L. Thompson.
- Print length219 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateJune 24, 2021
- Dimensions6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
- ISBN-101737104911
- ISBN-13978-1737104919
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- Publisher : Quill & Crow Publishing House (June 24, 2021)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 219 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1737104911
- ISBN-13 : 978-1737104919
- Item Weight : 11.5 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.55 x 9 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,311,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #56 in Historical Fiction Anthologies
- #3,620 in Gothic Fiction
- #11,319 in Short Stories Anthologies
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About the authors
Helen Whistberry is the pen name for an indie author and artist who took up writing after retiring from a long career working in libraries. She has published six books in her Small Towns, Real Women series that celebrate strong women overcoming adversity; two in her Jim Malhaven Mysteries series, light noir novels with a cozy mystery feel and a touch of the paranormal that pay loving tribute to the wise guy detectives of the 40s and 50s; and a short Christmas-themed Gothic ghost tale as well as contributing short stories to several anthologies.
She is currently working on the third of the Malhaven Mysteries and a fantasy novel in collaboration with author Elizabeth Belt. When not writing or drawing, she enjoys exploring the natural world and loves all animals, including her two cats and a rather silly six-pound Chihuahua. She also loves to read and review books by fellow indie authors. You can find out more about her books, art, and book reviews by visiting https://www.helenwhistberry.com/.
From her 200 year old Welsh farmhouse, Catherine McCarthy spins tales with macabre melodies.
Along with many anthology appearances, her own work includes the collection Mists and Megaliths and the novella Immortelle (Off Limits Press).
There is more to come from her in 2023: a Gothic novel, A Moonlit Path of Madness (Nosetouch Press), a novella, Mosaic (Dark Hart Books), and a YA novel, The Wolf and the Favour (Brigids Gate Press).
Find her at https://twitter.com/serialsemantic or at https://www.catherine-mccarthy-author.com/
If absent, she will be hiking the Welsh coastpath or else huddled in an ancient graveyard, reading Poe.
Discover more from this author at: QuillandCrowPublishingHouse.com
Gothic horror writer and occasional dark goddess, Cassandra L. Thompson has been creating stories since she got her grubby little hands around a pen. When she is not busy managing a house full of feral children (human and canine), you can find her wandering around cemeteries, taking pictures of abandoned things, or in the library doing research on her latest obsession. She has a B.A. in History and a MLIS, but she ignores her degrees to focus on finishing The Ancient Ones Trilogy and running Quill & Crow Publishing House, both of which require copious amounts of coffee and Crows. Follow her on social media for book updates & random musings: www.quillandcrowpublishinghouse.com
Carla is a UK writer of horror, supernatural thrillers, and dark fiction. Five of Carla’s short stories can be found in several Blood Rites Publishing anthologies. Her work has also been published by Black Hare Press, Ghost Orchid Press, Quill & Crow Publishing House, Jazz House Publications, and Night Terror Novels. To find out more about Carla and her writing, visit carlaeliot.com or search for @writecarla on Instagram and Twitter.
KRISTIN CLEAVELAND writes horror and dark fiction. She is particularly interested in the terrifying and macabre aspects of the female experience. Her recent publications include the story “Daughter of Salt and Sea” in Ravens & Roses: A Women’s Gothic Anthology. She has also appeared in several anthologies published by Ghost Orchid Press, as well as the Winter 2021 issue of Black Telephone Magazine. Kristin has a master's degree in English and has worked as a writer, editor, proofreader, and educator. Find her on Twitter as @KristinCleaves.
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Olivia Claire Louise Newman is a writer, poet, and traveler. Her literary interests range from the Gothic to the Romantic, and she even finds herself indulging in the curious realm of fantasy. Her first short story “It Will Come” was published in 2021 in Quill & Crow Publishing House’s women’s Gothic anthology Ravens & Roses, and her debut novel is anticipated in 2023. You can follow her on Twitter @OliviaCLNewman and visit her website at oliviaclnewman.com.
Judith was born in Orkney, grew up in Lincolnshire and now lives in the far north of Scotland. Her work draws inspiration from folklore, experience and the natural world. The Backwater, Judith’s debut book, was a finalist in the Wishing Shelf Book Awards 2019. Judith followed this with Dance With Me in 2020 and her next novel, Honour’s Rest, will be published in October 2021.
When she isn’t writing, Judith is a teacher at a lovely little primary school. She sometimes finds that writing gets usurped by crafting, music, and being a generally doting spaniel owner.
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If pressed to pick a favorite, it would be "The Devil's Servant" by Judith Crow. This does not many any of the others are not excellent.
This is a must read for any fan of Gothic fiction and sets a high standard for short story collections of all types.
Definitely worth five stars.
I would be very hard pressed to pick any as my favorite, and not a single one of them dragged along at all. Excellent collection!
I rated this anthology 4 stars. Each story is headed by a poem, written by one of the poetesses of the Dark Poet Society. I will have the poetess listed before each story, but some of the poems are only a few lines, so I will leave the details of those for the gentle reader to discover when reading this title themselves.
Poetess: Danielle Edwards
DAUGHTER OF SALT AND SEA by Kristin Cleaveland
Glorious opening for this anthology! Reminiscent of Ruthanna Emrys books, taking Lovecraftian creatures and making them just more than terrible things to fear and destroy. A favorite.
Poetess: Melanie Whitlock
THE DEVIL’S SERVANT by Judith Crow
Super fans have been around since forever, at least since gladiators for sure (bottled sweat anyone?), so I can fully understand if not respect his commitment to a complete collection. O’Connell is still a mystery to me, a separate entity from the other supernatural aspects of this story; I do not believe they are connected, even if they share proximity.
Poetess: JayLynn Watkins
THE WIG MAKER by Catherine McCarthy
This checked my historical fiction box and you get what you get and you don’t get upset box, the latter a family motto but I think it works here well. Obviously I mean Jonathan, because Alice can do whatever she wants, and she did. Proud of her.
Poetess: Ayshen Willow
IT WILL COME by Olivia Claire Louise Newman
I enjoyed this story, but in some ways I feel like it is two tales winding around each other; one is longer and the other shorter. When you focus on the shorter, which is imo the more tragic one, the longer one feels like fever dream, created to keep you from experiencing the loss so suddenly. Another favorite.
Poetess: Sheena Shah
THE FRUITS OF WARTIME by Rebecca Jones-Howe
This is a harsh read, one that curdles your guts. If Jacqueline had been quicker, she would have been long gone. Even though her intentions were similar, I still feel sorry for her.
Poetess: Ginger Lee
VERA by Helen Whistberry
I wonder what reality was around Martin, if it matched what the reader saw through his eyes, or if it was something hinted at by the painting changing when Martin would look away and then back to it? I feel that the neighbors’ attention has to mean that there was something off.
Poetess: K. R. Wieland
LUCIA AND TATIANA by Alexa Rose
With such a quick snapshot the author was able to give us glimpse of rich vampire lore, and I found it arresting and emotional.
Poetess: Erin Quill
DEATH CRY OF THE MAGPIE by Carla Eliot
The most unsettling in the anthology, dark corners are not my friend atm. The less said the better, just experience it yourself, no spoilers. Love this one. Obviously (I hope) another favorite!
Poetess: A. L. Garcia
LOLITA by A. L. Garcia
This read like a tragic origin story, one that you would tell over a fire. I couldn’t help but feel like she was failed by the people around her.
Poetess: Marie Casey
RED EYES by Liz M. Kamp
This one hits right in the feels. I am firmly in the camp that death is a friend, so this story ultimately gets all the hearts.
Poetess: Fizzy Twizler
THE VIGILANTE WITCH by Tara Jazdzewski
Really enjoyed this alternate history fantasy tale, it’s on a subject that will never fade from peoples interest.
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I love, and I mean LOVE good Gothic fiction. Nothing in the world is better in my opinion and this collection, though written recently by modern writers, hits all those glorious Gothic notes that make you shiver in pleasurable fear.
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Eleven stories, all by female writers, are headed by eleven short bits of poetry. To be honest, I could have done without the poetry. I love poetry but these selections were not really my style. However, that hardly takes away from the dark beauty of the stories in this book.
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Step back to the dark, dirty, gritty streets of Dickensian London, stalk the dark with Victorian women behaving badly, and breathe in that sooty fog as this feast of Gothic decadence spreads before you.
All the stories are good. ALL OF THEM.
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Read about the wrath of a woman scorned in Catherine McCarthy 'The Wig Maker', squirm at the steamy horror of Rebecca Jones-Howe's 'The Fruits of Wartime, seek out vigilante justice in Jack the Ripper's stomping grounds in Tara Jazdzwewski's 'The Vigilante Witch of East End'.
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A few stories pay homage to the classics, like Judith Crow's 'The Devil's Servant' and Olivia Claire Louise Newman's 'It Will Come' which focus on the the madness of Percy Shelley, and 'Vera' by Helen Whistberry which mashes up Burke and Hare with Dorian Gray.
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Add in sea creatures, menacing magpies, vampires, and ghosts run amok in an old infirmary, and you've got a collection of Gothic romantic horror sure to make any lady loosen her corset.
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I loved all the stories in this anthology, but my personal favourite is Daughter of Salt and Sea Kristen Cleaveland. The starting sentence drew me in immediately, I just had to know where this led and how it ended!
I adored reading Ravens & Roses, highly recommend!