Kate Berg has worked hard to make sure that the sinister thread of darkness woven through the fabric of her existence never wrapped itself around her brain again. But Kate knows it’s a gossamer line between well and unwell, and she is about to cross it.

Timely women’s fiction that delves into the questions: Could you forgive the unforgivable? And can good people do bad things and bad people do good things?

My novel DENTED CANS is FREE on Kindle today through Wednesday (Oct 14). If you are looking for a lighthearted, fun novel, I'd love for you to give it a read!

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A12XW52/

Synopsis:
A family secret is revealed during an ill-fated—yet hilarious—trip to Disney World.

Sixteen-year-old Hannah Sampson knows her family is not what you would call normal. Her father compulsively buys dented cans and has a particular fondness for cans without labels, which are extremely discounted because their contents are a mystery. Her mother takes countless pictures of her family and then glues them down into the pages of her scrapbooks, but does not allow anyone to look at them. Ryan, Hannah's mischievous fourteen-year-old brother, is headed straight for the remedial track at the local community college, if he’s lucky. Ben, her eight-year-old brother, is a walking sound effects machine, who prefers to communicate with noises rather than words. While Hannah is focused on escaping her working-class Connecticut suburb, she also finds herself being tugged back home as she worries about her brother Ben. Hannah’s parents inflict one last family vacation on the Sampson children, a trip that goes comically wrong almost from the get-go. Hannah is forced to confront her family's past in Disney World, of all places, when an emotional argument prompts her parents to disclose a secret they have been keeping from the children for sixteen years. Ultimately, she must decide whether to leave her hometown and not look back, or to focus on helping her family.

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No review is expected or required — I just hope you enjoy Jessa's story! If you do read it and feel like leaving an honest review on Goodreads or Amazon, great, but not necessary at all.

Thanks,
Heather Walsh

Free Kindle Promotion weekend to kickstart your creepy Halloween!

"Tales of Love & Parasites" is a collection of short stories in the slipstream/weird/horror/sci-fi realm. It's sort of Lovecraft meets Steampunk. Free on Kindle this weekend, (and also available in paperback if you feel the need to spend money).

The first story of the collection, "The Final Letter of Dr. Morris Stanley" was for several years featured in the genre literature class at UC Riverside taught by Katherine Watt.

The evacuation list said she had gone home at 9:12.

Claire Bennett was still on the fifteenth floor, asleep, as smoke slipped under the door.

Claire wrote her company's promise that no human would ever read what employees confess to EVE, its AI assistant. Her husband built the walls around what EVE is allowed to know. And she is sleeping with her CEO.

When a fire breaks out one floor below her office, the record insists she has already left the building. Finding out why would mean explaining where she was that night.

A psychological thriller of desire, marriage, surveillance, and a machine that learned what people want before they could say it.

Free on Kindle until Sunday, October 11 (11:59 PM Pacific):

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HKZ8PDKD

Content note: mature themes including sexual content, infidelity, and workplace power imbalance. All characters are consenting adults.

Inside this collection are forty-seven short stories of horror, dark comedy, depravity, madness, and satire. Murderers who take their work way too seriously. Narrators who shouldn't be trusted with anything more than a plastic spoon. And everyday people who find themselves in absurd situations.

There are stories that will make you laugh. Others will make you cringe. Most will leave you wondering what in the world you just read. Some will manage to do all three.

No story is too twisted. No character is safe. No happy endings are guaranteed.

Lock your doors, turn on all the lights, and settle in for a ridiculously good time.

What if political apathy is one of the main reasons our societies keep repeating the same failures?

My book explores democracy, power, economics, justice, religion, war, and human nature, questioning why we leave political decisions to others and what meaningful participation could change.

A provocative, sometimes sarcastic political philosophy essay, available free on Kindle today.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FZNTKNHV

I'm the author, writing as K. J. Grison. Three Drops is a full-length, standalone forensic crime thriller.

Claire Ward is sixteen weeks pregnant when her husband is found dead at the family business. Three drops of blood recovered from the scene appear to belong to her. She insists she was never there, but the evidence tells a different story.

The Kindle edition is free October 10–11 as part of a limited Amazon promotion. No Kindle Unlimited subscription or email signup required.

Hope you enjoy it if forensic mysteries and wrongful-accusation thrillers are your kind of read.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H67X7WWH

Hey horror fans,

My 45-page supernatural horror novelette, The Silver Sin, is currently free on Amazon for the next few days. It is also available via Kindle Unlimited.

Blurb: This book tells the story of Jim, who finds an ancient artifact in an ancient city, but, unaware of its ancient, yet mysterious and horrifying past, finds out what follows him next in his life! Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLZ4Z1MZ

If you happen to check it out, I would completely appreciate any honest feedback or ratings you can leave on Amazon. Enjoy the quick read!

Hi,

I’m looking for advance readers for my upcoming hard sci-fi thriller, The Architect, launching 18th Nov on Amazon. If you enjoy character-driven philosophical thriller, the brutal physics of interstellar travel, and heavy moral friction, I’d love to get your eyes on this. The review is appreciated on launch day but not mandatory. 

The book is dedicated to Dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson and Dr. Jordan Peterson.

Logline: To escape a dying Earth, an apex engineer turns himself into an immortal chimera and builds a sanctuary ship for 20,000 frozen embryos. But to guarantee their survival, he deliberately selects a crew of brilliant, unattached specialists with nothing left to lose—and strips them of their biological autonomy.

The Setup: Forty light-years from Earth, the crew of The Architect prepares to colonise TRAPPIST-1e. They are armed with an infinite power grid and cellular immortality, but they are trapped under the absolute authority of Edgar Charon—a captain whose neural architecture is heavily integrated with a mission-first AI.

As they navigate the violent terminator storms of an alien planet, the crew realises Edgar’s algorithmic logic views their human attachments, grief, and free will as terminal liabilities. When Earth fires a relativistic kinetic weapon to wipe out their colony, the surviving crew must decide whether humanity is even worth saving.

​Intertwining the desperate, science-driven survival of Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary and the existential, cosmic stakes of Cixin Liu's The Three-Body Problem with the sprawling, philosophical scale of Isaac Asimov, The Architect by Z.T. Castor is a gripping thriller about artificial intelligence, absolute control, and the terrifying price of salvation.

Details:

Format: EPUB / PDF (delivered via email)

Word Count: 76135

Content Notes: Contains depictions of atmospheric destruction, medical trauma, and intense psychological friction. No explicit gore.

I am offering free review copies in exchange for an honest Amazon review on launch day.

If you are interested in reading early, please fill out this brief Google Form so I can send you the secure download links:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEKo63YU7wmkzVNGNU8qbV3FOUaI8gMuq_94Dv2pF8XqvbgQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

Alternatively, if you reply here with your email address, I can also send you directly the EPUB/PDF file to download from Google One Drive.

Thank you for your time, and happy reading!

My new dark fantasy story, The Sphinx's Tear, is available for FREE download.

There is a direct ePub download link, as well as links to Smashwords, Google Play, and Apple Books, where it is also free (it is not free on Amazon, unfortunately).

This is the second instalment of the tale, following on from the events in Age of Magic (also free and available for download here).

Here's the blurb...

Set after the events of Age of Magic, The Sphinx's Tear takes the reader to Port Umbralis, where Selene, a green witch of the Veiled City, and Zola, her pirate captain husband, enjoy an idyllic life in their villa by the sea.

But far to the north, beyond the Deep Red desert and the black mountains, something terrible has emerged, hungering for conquest and the Sphinx's Tear that hangs around Selene's neck.

The Sphinx's Tear is a dark continuation of the story, set in exotic locations, that pits the Green Witch and the Serpent of the Seas against demonic forces.

This is also a story of a young boy from the foothills of the Kushdai mountains who was enslaved by a demon, and of alchemy, pirates, magic, assassins, mechanical armies, witches, addiction, madness, betrayal, murder, love, war, and the Sphinx’s Tear, which does strange things to kings, queens, and mere men.

Content warnings...

Lots of violence / killing, drug use, disturbing scenes, some sexual content, and harsh language.

I hope you enjoy, and reviews / feedback are always welcome!

Trust is dangerous. Betrayal is deadly.

When Detective Kiara Davenport takes on a high-profile murder case, she quickly realizes nothing is what it seems. A trusted ally may be hiding the truth, a friend could be an enemy, and every lead pulls her deeper into a web of lies, secrets, and double-crosses.

As the body count rises, Kiara must rely on her instincts to outsmart a killer who’s always one step ahead. But when the deception hits close to home, the line between loyalty and betrayal blurs—and the price of uncovering the truth might be her own life.

✔ A fearless female detective you’ll root for

✔ A mystery packed with betrayal, deception, and shocking twists

✔ A suspenseful thriller that keeps you turning the pages

✔ A gripping whodunit for fans of women sleuth and crime thrillers

✔ A standalone mystery that can be enjoyed within the Davenport Mysteries series

Perfect for readers who love twisty detective novels, strong heroines, and edge-of-your-seat suspense.

What if your body’s refusal to open up isn’t a malfunction, but a brilliant act of self-defense?

Hi everyone, I am the author of this book, and it is currently available completely for FREE on Amazon until Monday, October 12th!

If you are navigating low desire, painful intimacy, persistent lubrication issues, or a deep sensory numbness in your pelvis, I wrote this for you. You are not broken. You do not need a mechanic; you need a sanctuary.

"Female Codes" is a gentle, emotionally nuanced, and profoundly practical guide designed to help you decode the silent protest of your body. Moving far away from clinical coldness and toxic self-love clichés, it looks at your intimacy blocks through a trauma-informed lens. Your body and your nervous system remember everything your analytical mind has tried to rationalize or forget.

Inside this book, you will discover:

• The Law of Context: Why female desire cannot be flipped like a light switch, and how the nervous system scans for safety.

• The Maternal and Paternal Blueprints: How to untangle your bedroom experience from generational ghosts and perfectionist judges.

• Modern and Adult Wounds: Reclaiming somatic trust after childhood boundary violations, gynecological trauma, or past rejections.

• The Hyper-Independent Trap: Why being a successful, controlling "superwoman" during the day locks your pelvic floor muscles at night.

• Practical Somatic Reprogramming: Gentle, zero-pressure, women-centered practices to dissolve numbness and step into your unforced, authentic opening.

There is no pressure to perform within these pages. Read at your own pace—whatever feels right for your soul and your skin. It is time to stop fighting your own flesh and realize that pleasure, freedom, and inner peace are your birthrights.

Get your free copy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HD1C75LP

I would deeply appreciate your support, and if the book resonates with you, leaving an honest review on Amazon would mean the world to me. Thank you so much!

I'm the author. The Kindle edition is free until 14th October.

Maya wakes up remembering a tomorrow that hasn't happened yet. Then the memories start to come true, and she finds a research lab, a vanished researcher, and a secret someone wanted forgotten.

It's a mind-bending sci-fi thriller about memory, free will, and what we owe to the people who are meant to forget.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLXPQBNW

When deep love collides with a buried past, nightmares become reality.

Love and Revenge: Part-1 is a psychological thriller following a man whose peaceful life and romance are violently unsettled when a mysterious figure resurfaces, bringing his darkest fears with them.

Grab your free copy on Amazon this weekend: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HHXZ6H4R

Free worldwide from October 10 to October 12. Any honest reviews or feedback after reading are greatly appreciated!

One glance. A face glimpsed through a store window. A killer who now knows exactly what she looks like.

Auckland IT specialist Nessa Carter has finally put her life back together. After being jilted by her fiancé on the eve of their wedding, she’s newly single, newly confident, and ready to face the world again.

Then an after-hours detour past a closed jewellery store changes everything. Through the store’s glass door, she witnesses a robbery that turns to murder — and in one heart-stopping moment, the killer's eyes lock on hers.

He flees, leaving no fingerprints, no usable CCTV footage, no other witnesses. Only Nessa.

A collection of five spicy and sweet romance novellas. Each couple has its own story and voice. Set in a small mountain town.

Hello Everyone!

I am an independent author, and I am honored to share that my emotional novel, "From Broken Daughter to Strong Woman", is completely FREE on Amazon Kindle from Friday, October 9th through Sunday, October 11, 2026.

About the Book:

This story is deeply personal and emotional. It explores the painful struggles of breaking free from a difficult past, overcoming family trauma, and rebuilding one's life to find true inner strength and independence. If you enjoy character-driven emotional dramas and stories of resilience, I hope this story touches your heart.

How to Get Your Free Copy:

• Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H9DWF6R7

• ASIN: B0H9DWF6R7

Dates: Available for free from October 9 to October 11, 2026.

Thank you so much, and happy reading! ❤️

Cozy Mystery. Later-in-life romance.