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

Voyager

Voyager

When Our Heros Let Us Down Author: Diana Gabaldon Back in the world of Outlander after resting up from the previous 800 ...
The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

A Creep-Show Ride of American Haunted House Lore Author: Jay Anson Sussing my way through a moldy collection of random ...
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Life, the Universe, and Everything

Cricket, Talking Mattresses, and the End of the World (Again) “We can't win against obsession. They care, we don't. They ...
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Little Town on the Prairie

Laura's Coming of Age Author: Laura Ingalls Wilder Little Town on the Prairie is the seventh book in the Little House series and ...
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The Mystery at Lilac Inn

Ghosts, Submersibles, Thieves, and Confessions Author: Carolyn Keene While visiting an engaged friend at her recently purchased cozy inn, Nancy ...
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I Let You Go

Another Abusive Relationship Thriller Author: Clare Mackintosh A rainy night – the cold post-twilight streets slicked in wet and glistening ...
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Tides

Greek Mythology Meets Modern, Gut-Wrenching Fantasy Author: E.J. Wenstrom Mimicking the brutal and the strange of ancient mythology alongside the ...
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Cruelest Month, The

An Easter Flavored Gamache Mystery Author: Louise Penny Returning to Three Pines during the time of resurrection, burgeoning new hope, ...
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America’s Library: The Story of the Library of Congress 1800-2000

A Crash Course on the World's Biggest Library Author: James Conaway A bookworm since my earliest memory, I used to ...
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Hillbilly Elegy

It's a Hard Knock Life for Us Author: J.D. Vance In an America covered by increasing political dissonance and an ...
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Octopus: The Ocean’s Intelligent Invertebrate

The Secret Life of the Octopus Authors: Jennifer A. Mather, Roland C. Anderson, and James B. Wood Since my discovery of ...
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The Dilbert Principle

Didn't You Get the Memo? Author: Scott Adams I have as yet to experience the work world sans a sardonic ...
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Daredevil, Vol. 2

Flawed Justice Author: Mark Waid Illustrators: Paolo Rivera, Emma Rios, Kano Kano, Khoi Pham Fighting the forces of darkness has ...
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Graveyard Apartment, The

Horror in the Sunshine: Can You Really Start Over? Author: Mariko Koike Teppei (husband) and Misao (wife) are a seemingly ...
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Burnt Offerings

The Original Muse for Stephen King's The Shining Author: Robert Marasco Isolation and infatuation combine in the somber story of a ...
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The Princess Diaries

Heavy is the Teenage Head Who Wears the Crown Author: Meg Cabot After finishing the absolutely delightful and side-splitting Heather ...
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Hidden Hand, The

Madcap Heroines, Desperate Criminals, and a Place Called Hurricane Hall Author: E.D.E.N Southworth Regaling readers with a mix of 19th century ...
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Eat Only When You’re Hungry

Lifetimes of Addiction Author: Lindsay Hunter In a land of self-indulgence, instant gratification, the temptations of sleazy bars and dark ...
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Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants

Love, Laughter, and the Cosmic Horn Author: Louise Rennison The whirlwind life of self-absorbed and hilarious teen Georgia Nicholson is ...
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Teacher’s Pet

Along Came a Spider Author: Andrew Neiderman When a mysterious and distinguished man appears in the run-down nowhere town of ...