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 Master in Writing from Johns Hopkins University and works as a program specialist during the day.

Frances’ Reviews

Not the Way It's Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin

Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be: A Breviary of Sin

The Nature of Sin Author: Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. In modern society, our tendency is to concentrate on the positive and brush ...
Burnout, The

Burnout, The

Enjoy the Ride  Author: Sophie Kinsella Sasha is sick. Sick of work. Sick of friends. Sick of family. Sick of ...
Blood Thirst

Blood Thirst

A Thirst for Revenge Author: L.A. Freed Angela was attacked and now she is dying in her hotel room. Technically, she ...
Bird Box

Bird Box

Our Minds Have Ceilings Author: Josh Malerman Malorie’s world is collapsing. She is pregnant and single, living with her sister, trying ...
Bullet Swallower, The

Bullet Swallower, The

The Wages of Sin  Author: Elizabeth Gonzalez James Lamentations 5:7: Our fathers sinned, and are no more; It is we ...
Sanatorium, The

Sanatorium, The

Suspicion, Isolation, and Blatant Stupidity Author: Sarah Pearse Before becoming a prestigious, ultra-modern, isolated mountain hotel, Le Sommet was the final ...
Apples Never Fall

Apples Never Fall

When Dreams Die Author: Liana Moriarty I recently discovered, and fell in love with, Liane Moriarty. She has a way of ...
Classic in the Barn

Classic in the Barn

Classic Cars and Crazy Crimes Author: Amy Myers Jack Colby runs a forever-in-the-red car restoring business, a leftover from his father’s ...
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

The Scent of Young Womanhood Author: Patrick Suskind Jean-Baptiste Grenouille was born into filth, unwanted. His mother was executed for attempting ...
Dark Corners

Dark Corners

The Dark Side of Social Media Author: Megan Goldin A beloved van-life influencer, Maddison Logan, has vanished. Suspected serial killer Terrance ...
Walking Him Home: Helping My Husband Die With Dignity

Walking Him Home: Helping My Husband Die With Dignity

Walking Him Home: Helping My Husband Die With Dignity Author: Joanne Tubbs Kelly Love, like illness, is often sudden and complicated ...
Below

Below

Came Outta Nowhere, Didn't It? Author: Laurel Hightower Addy is determined to make it on her own, but the echoing condemnation ...
Jesus I Never Knew, The

Jesus I Never Knew, The

An Intimate Look at a Subversive Savior Author: Philip Yancey In The Jesus I Never Knew author Philip Yancey invites his ...
Telling a Better Story

Telling a Better Story

Engaging Others with Christ Author: Joshua D. Chatraw In the western world today, the old-time apologetics just don’t fit anymore. Society ...
Gone to See The River Man

Gone to See The River Man

The Cost of Love Author: Kristopher Triana Obsession is a dark thing. What squirms out of its fetid corpse in the ...
Immunity

Immunity

Space Zombies of Bordom Author: Erin Bowman After barely escaping from space-zombies on the inhospitable planet of Achlys, Thea, Coen, and ...
Good Earth, The

Good Earth, The

Life, Land, Love Author: Pearl S. Buck Wang Lung has never wanted anything more than land. He loves the soil he ...
Guardian, The

Guardian, The

Evil Teens and Eyes in the Night Author: John Saul MaryAnne Carpenter is escaping a bad marriage. The out, however, has ...
Devil Takes You Home, The

Devil Takes You Home, The

“Sometimes God is your copilot, but it’s the Devil who takes you home.” Author: Gabino Iglesias Mario will do anything to save his daughter. Even ...
Incidents Around the House

Incidents Around the House

Can I Go Inside Your Heart? Author: Josh Malerman Eight-year-old Bella’s imaginary friend just won’t stop asking her a question: “Can ...