Deadly Curiosities Supernatural Mystery Adventure Collection by Gail Z. Martin ➱ Series Book Tour with Giveaway
NEW RELEASE AND SERIES TOUR
BOOK 1
Book Title: Trifles and Folly: A Deadly Curiosities Supernatural Mystery Adventure Collection
Author: Gail Z. Martin
Publisher: SOL Publishing
Cover Artist: Lou Harper
Length: 396 pages
Release Date: October 18, 2016
Genres: Urban fantasy with a prominent gay secondary character in an evolving, committed and plot-important relationship
Tropes: Evolving established relationship/commitment
Themes: Found family, learning to use magic, sharing secret abilities,
Heat Rating: 4 flames
These are collections of short stories and novellas that originally appeared either individually or reverted from anthologies, so while they function like ‘extra episodes’ for the novels, they were intended to stand alone.
The short stories were designed to be standalone and not require prior knowledge of the series.
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Trifles and Folly is a fascinatingly frightful set of dark urban fantasy tales full of abandoned mansions, restless spirits, Hoodoo, magic, supernatural creatures and long-overdue revenge.
Blurb
Haunted places. Cursed heirlooms. Vengeful ghosts. Dark Magic
Cassidy Kincaide owns Trifles and Folly, an antique shop with a secret history. Cassidy can read the history of objects by touching them. She and her allies use magic and paranormal abilities to keep Charleston and the world safe from supernatural threats. Journey...if you dare...through these satisfyingly spooky short stories and novellas that take place around and between the novels in the Deadly Curiosities series.
A collection of nine stand-alone adventures: Buttons, The Restless Dead, Retribution, Coffin Box, Wicked Dreams, Collector, Bad Memories, Shadow Garden, and Spook House.
Trifles and Folly is a fascinatingly frightful set of dark urban fantasy tales full of abandoned mansions, restless spirits, Hoodoo, magic, supernatural creatures and long-overdue revenge.
A companion to the Deadly Curiosities series. Can be read as a standalone.
Revised Edition 2, 2018. Includes an updated cover, minor edits and the BONUS section with three stories chronicling Sorren’s early days: Vanities, The Wild Hunt, and Dark Legacy.
“A fabulous job of creating a world that was steeped with curses, lore, lure, deadly consequences, and magic.” — The Book Junkie on Trifles & Folly
BOOK 2
Book Title: Trifles and Folly 2: A Deadly Curiosities Supernatural Mystery Adventure Collection
Author: Gail Z. Martin
Publisher: SOL Publishing
Cover Artist: Lou Harper
Length: 568 pages
Release Date: December 27, 2017
Genres: Urban fantasy with a prominent gay secondary character in an evolving, committed and plot-important relationship
Tropes: Evolving established relationship/commitment
Themes: Found family, learning to use magic, sharing secret abilities,
Heat Rating: 4 flames
These are collections of short stories and novellas that originally appeared either individually or reverted from anthologies, so while they function like ‘extra episodes’ for the novels, they were intended to stand alone.
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Trifles and Folly 2 is a satisfyingly spooky set of dark urban fantasy tales full of Southern cemeteries, restless spirits, Voodoo, magic, supernatural creatures, pirate ghosts, vampires and vengeance.
Blurb
Curses, vengeance from beyond the grave, haunted curios, werewolves, and wicked faeries.
Walk on the wild side, deep in the shadows through these delightfully creepy short stories and novellas that take place around and between the novels in the Deadly Curiosities series. Cassidy Kincaide owns Trifles and Folly, an antique shop with a secret history. Cassidy can read the history of objects by touching them. She and her allies use magic and paranormal abilities to keep Charleston and the world safe from supernatural threats
An extension of the Deadly Curiosities urban fantasy novel series, this collection can be read as a standalone. It contains three full novellas and four short stories: The Final Death, Predator, Fair Game, Fatal Invitation, Redcap, Bloodlines, plus three bonus stories: Among the Shoals Forever, The Low Road, and Steer a Pale Course.
Trifles and Folly 2 is a satisfyingly spooky set of dark urban fantasy tales full of Southern cemeteries, restless spirits, Voodoo, magic, supernatural creatures, pirate ghosts, vampires and vengeance.
“This book is honestly as good as the first. I love it when a series starts out great and stays that way.“—T’s Stuff on Trifles and Folly 2
BOOK 3 – NEW RELEASE
Book Title: Trifles and Folly 3: A Deadly Curiosities Supernatural Mystery Adventure
Author: Gail Z. Martin/Morgan Brice
Publisher: SOL Publishing
Length: 320 pages
Release Date: March 29, 2022
Genres. Urban fantasy with a prominent gay secondary character in an evolving, committed and plot-important relationship
Tropes: Evolving established relationship/commitment
Themes: Found family, learning to use magic, sharing secret abilities,
Heat Rating: 4 flames
These are collections of short stories and novellas that originally appeared either individually or reverted from anthologies, so while they function like ‘extra episodes’ for the novels, they were intended to stand alone.
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Trifles and Folly 3 is a wickedly wonderful set of dark urban fantasy tales full of cursed curios, stolen relics, haunted heirlooms, creepy castles, menacing monsters, magic, and mayhem.
Blurb
The ghost of a jilted lover, an accidental hell-mouth, a soul-eating monster, cursed needlework, and a rogue’s gallery of sullied spirits—all this and more awaits!
Wander the shadowed paths through this spooktacular collection of short stories and novellas that take place around and between the novels in the Deadly Curiosities series.
An extension of the Deadly Curiosities urban fantasy novel series, this collection can be read as a standalone. It contains two novellas and five short stories: The Adventure of the Melted Saint, Keepsakes, Catspaw, The Piper’s Song, Innocence Lost, Crewel Fate, and Heap of Trouble.
Cassidy Kincaide owns Trifles and Folly, an antique shop with a secret history. Cassidy can read the history of objects by touching them. She and her allies use magic and paranormal abilities to keep Charleston and the world safe from supernatural threats.
Trifles and Folly 3 is a wickedly wonderful set of dark urban fantasy tales full of cursed curios, stolen relics, haunted heirlooms, creepy castles, menacing monsters, magic, and mayhem.
This collection includes a Morgan Brice MM Paranormal Romance novella set in the Deadly Curiosities’ universe with scenes only appropriate for readers 18+.
Excerpt from book 3
“Come back inside, Cassidy,” he urged. “I don’t know why, but I don’t like the vibes I’m getting out here tonight.”
Teag’s intuition is fueled by strong magic, so I take his “vibes” seriously. I’m pretty good with both intuition and magic myself, and I felt a shiver go down my back. “There’s something out here,” I murmured, looking down the alley toward the streetlight at the end and seeing a dark shape in the roadway I had not noticed before.
“That’s what I’m trying to tell you,” Teag said. “Come back where it’s safe.”
Wardings protected the old antique shop against dark magic. Salt and iron lay beneath the sill of every door and window to repel evil, and as an added protection, sometimes we had a nearly six-hundred-year-old vampire staying in the secret room in the shop basement. Teag and I both wore protective amulets, and when it came to defending ourselves, we were no slouches. So when I lingered a moment longer, I took a calculated risk.
“We need to see what that is,” I said, jerking my head toward the lump that lay near the far end of the alley. I let my athame slide down beneath my sleeve into my hand and jangled the old dog collar on my left wrist, smiling as the ghost of a large dog appeared at my side. Teag muttered something under his breath and joined me a moment later, carrying a wooden martial arts staff and a wicked knife.
Together, we advanced on the shape, which lay still in the dim glow of the distant street light. A mangy cat paced near the body, staying just out of reach as we approached, even though Bo’s ghost growled and stepped toward it. If the cat could see Bo, the ghost dog didn’t intimidate him. I paid attention to what my senses were telling me, shivering at the resonance something evil left in its wake. Yet the closer we got to the thing in the road, the more certain I became that the threat itself had come and gone.
Guest Post
Bite-Sized Adventure by Gail Z. Martin
Sometimes, you want to sink into a book and stay awhile. Then there are the days when you want a short, satisfying story because you don’t have time for a novel or want the reading equivalent of a TV show episode instead of a full movie.
Trifles and Folly 3 serves up bite-sized short stories and novellas set in my Deadly Curiosities series without requiring any knowledge of those books to enjoy them. In the series, Cassidy Kincaide can read the history and magic of objects by touching them. She runs Trifles and Folly—an antiques and curio store in Charleston, SC that specializes in getting haunted and cursed objects out of the wrong hands and saving the world from supernatural threats.
Each story is a stand-alone, a spooky little adventure with characters that you’ll get to know over the course of the collection. They’re complete, self-contained, and action-packed. If you’ve read the books, then the short stories give you more time with characters you already know, and provides a way to get to know a little more about them. If you’re new to the series, the stories are a great way to get introduced to the characters and the world.
These stories don’t provide any spoilers, and don’t contain pivotal moments for the series. They’re just fun extra adventures that happen before, after and between the books and explore ideas that weren’t big enough to be a whole book on their own.
Check out Trifles and Folly 3 and discover a whole new magical world!
Trifles and Folly is a collection of short stories of adventure and mystery that focuses on the characters from the shop and how they acquire the items - not as easy as it would seem sometimes
It offers a bit of everything - mystery, humor, misdirection, suspense, some "oh my goodness" moments, lots of bumbling and fumbling, and romance
Each of the books was just downright entertaining. I love the cast. The stories. The adventures.
Best part? You can skip around, skip over, or read from cover to cover
No matter how you come at these you are guaranteed to enjoy yourself
About the Author
Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy, urban fantasy and steampunk for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, SOL Publishing, Darkwind Press, Worldbuilders Press and Falstaff Books. Recent books include Convicts and Exiles, Sellsword’s Oath, Inheritance, and Night Moves. With Larry N. Martin, she is the co-author of the Spells Salt & Steel, Wasteland Marshals, Joe Mack and Jake Desmet series.
As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance including the Witchbane, Badlands, Treasure Trail and Fox Hollow series.
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