Frances Carden

About Frances

Frances is the author of the horror novella The Mine. She has also been published in Abundant Grace; Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and other Magical Fiction for Adults; Answers I’ll Accept: True Accounts of Online Dating; 20 Something Magazine; and Wisteria Magazine. She wrote for Epinions.com for eight years. Frances is currently working on a dark fantasy/horror novel called Plague Town.

Frances has a Masters in Fiction Writing from Johns Hopkins  and works as a technical writer during the day, where she attempts to make software exciting.

Frances’ Reviews

Dragons of Spring Dawning

Dragons of Spring Dawning

The End of an Era Authors: Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman The companions have faced death and now they face betrayal ...
House of Leaves

House of Leaves

An Endless House, a Childhood Secret Author: Mark Z. Danielelewski I remember prowling through Barnes and Noble as a teen and ...
Leave No Scone Unturned

Leave No Scone Unturned

The Second Chef-to-Go Mystery Author: Denise Swanson With the fall semester just around the corner, Dani is excited for an infusion ...
Dance of the Dead

Dance of the Dead

Of Zombies and Love Author: Christie Golden Larissa Snowmane is the lead dancer on La Demoiselle du Musarde, a riverboat that ...
Dragons of Winter Night

Dragons of Winter Night

The Sage Continues Authors: Margaret Weis & Tracy Hickman The Dragon Armies are continuing to mass across Krynn. It has been ...
Rainbirds

Rainbirds

Secrets In Death Author: Clarissa Goenawan In the aftermath of violent death, all we have is questions and disturbed dreams. Ren ...
Hiss and Hers

Hiss and Hers

Author: M.C. Beaton Agatha is at it again, this time taking a sledgehammer to her shelves in hope of hiring the ...
I-5 Killer, The

I-5 Killer, The

Ann Rule's Best True Crime Story Author: Ann Rule I’ve been on a true crime kick for a couple of years ...
Murder Gets a Makeover

Murder Gets a Makeover

Jaine and the World of Fashion Author: Laura Levine Jaine is not much of a fashionista, but when a free chance ...
Brewed Awakening

Brewed Awakening

Mixed Memories Author: Cleo Coyle Clare Cosi wakes up in the park, still feeling raw form her recent divorce, but looking ...
Ghost Story

Ghost Story

The Most Hyped, Worst Story Author: Peter Straub The experience of reading Ghost Story reminds me of the old saying: be ...
Stranded

Stranded

A Bizarre and Dissonant Arctic Horror Story Author: Bracken MacLeod There are problems on the Arctic Promise – serious problems. Noah ...
Autumncrow

Autumncrow

A Collection of Horror Stories Author: Cameron Chaney In the spooky, quaint little town of Autumncrow Valley every night is ...
I Have No Secrets

I Have No Secrets

A Killer and a Girl Who Can't Talk Author: Penny Joelson Jemma has cerebral palsy and she cannot speak. Because of ...
In a Book Club Far Away

In a Book Club Far Away

Friends to Enemies to Friends Author: Tif Marcelo I came to In a Book Club Far Away for the title. What’s ...
Agatha's First Case book cover

Agatha’s First Case

Agatha's Origin Story Author: M.C. Beaton Agatha’s First Case is a quick prequel to the series, a short story that gives ...
dragons of the autumn twilight book cover

Dragons of Autumn Twilight

A Classic Tale of Adventure Authors: Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman There is a saying that you cannot step in ...
Devil's Whispers, The

Devil’s Whispers, The

A Gothic Horror Story Author: Lucas Hault Gerard Woodward traveled to the austere Welsh countryside to visit a dying man in ...
Walled Garden, The

Walled Garden, The

My wild heart . . . my walled heart Author: Robin Farrar Maass Lucy Silver is a fish out of water ...
Rebecca

Rebecca

My New Favorite Novel Author: Daphne du Maurier “If only there could be an invention that bottled up a memory, ...