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Welcome to Southern Rose Productions,
Quality Publishing Since 1988.
Email: southernroseprods@yahoo.com
ZOMBI BY SHANNON RILEY
COMING SOON!
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The Enchanted Unicorn (Audio)
by Shannon Riley
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Mississippi is land of mystery, unique unto itself. A sense of timelessness exists here, a slow-paced mesmerizing and deceptive calm that lulls the mind and dulls the will. Yet beneath the surface run dangerous undercurrents. It is a land clinging to the cultural and socio-economic values of the old South, yet struggling to claim a productive place in modern times. The Southern mystique evolves from the land’s ethnic and racial diversity and its dark history of slavery and voodoo. The red clay seeps into one’s blood and the scent of honeysuckle intoxicates one’s mind until the outside world becomes a distant dream. From the dark rolling hills of the northeast, home of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha and Paul Rainey’s Tippah Lodge, to the delta and famous Blues Highway 61, to the southern and Gulf Coast regions, where Indian mounds and ancient forts whisper secrets of the past, the land reverberates with folklore and legend. Southern Gothic is so much a part of Mississippi’s heritage that oftentimes the edges blur and the lines between reality and fantasy become hard to define. Perhaps the strange stories all have rational explanations. Perhaps the old Civil War and slave graveyards, the dark piney woods and swamplands only inspire overactive imaginations to believe in ghosts, devils and curses. Perhaps. But when the full moon rides high over Dixie and the north wind blows down from the hills on the wings of the night, it is easy to believe. * * * Includes the story of the Witch of Yazoo, the Legend of bluesman Robert Johnson, the strange life and death of Paul Rainey and more. * * * “…a well-researched look at some of the infamous myths of Mississippi (including) an interesting account of the life of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson, reputed to have made a deal with the devil for his success.” --Tangent Online * * * Originally published as "The Ghosts of Mississippi" in Surreal Magazine #1, January 2005 and voted Best Nonfiction Article of the Year in the Preditors and Editors Readers' Poll. Only $1.79 Available now on Barnes and Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle.
Nathaniel Peterson is not only an avid admirer of the great H. P. Lovecraft, he is something of an authority on the man and his work and a true believer. A speaking engagement with the Fantasy Authors of the Northern Guild, FANG, at a Christmas gala in Lovecraft’s home town of Providence, Rhode Island brings Peterson to famed Miskatonic University where he pours over books such as The Pnakotic Manuscripts, R’Lyeh Text, Books of Eiben, De Vermis Mysteries and the infamous Necronomocon. Visiting a house where Lovecraft briefly lived, Peterson makes a startling discovery. He finds a carefully hidden volume of the most forbidden work of all, The Hatchie Chronicles. Through careful study of the text and cross referencing information he finds in it with books from the university library and Lovecraft’s own writings, Peterson concludes the return of the Old Ones is imminent. People believe him mad, and with the fate of civilization hanging in the balance, in desperation he summons the only man skilled enough to battle the descending hordes of evil, Lovecraft himself. * * * “The Shadow Mountain Horror is a light parody (one might even say a gentle, loving parody) of Lovecraft. It is extremely well written, and Shannon Riley exhibits an assuredness of her craft throughout (which is most refreshing). There is a ‘self-conscious, tongue-in-cheek approach’ evident, and the overall effect is most enjoyable.” -- Terror Tales * * * Only $0.99 Available on Barnes and Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle.
BEASTS By Shannon Riley Introduction by Robert Dunbar Cover art by David L. Transue Southern Rose Productions
The trauma of witnessing
her parents’ murder blocked the memory of Diana’s early childhood from her mind. Now, married
and with a baby of her own, she wants only a normal life. Yet something from her past keeps disturbing
her sleep, and the sleepwalking she experienced as a child has returned to draw her back to forest paths that seem strangely
familiar.
Only $.99 Available on Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble NOOK.
Also available in fully illustrated trade paperback format for $9.50 from Clarkesworld Books.
EBOOK AVAILABLE FOR ONLY $.99!
The Enchanted Unicorn is a childern's fantasy
in verse, the story of a magic unicorn who rescues a young woman and takes her on a fantastic journey through the stars, where
she gains a new appreciation for life, love and family.
"Lovely and lyrical" -- Diana Barron, author of Phantom Feast
Only $.99
Available now on Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble NOOK ebook readers for only $0.99.
THE LOVE COLLECTOR
By Shannon Riley
Two
new thrillers for one low price:
Only $.99!
Title Story:
THE LOVE COLLECTOR
Available on Barnes & Noble Nook ebook reader and Amazon Kindle.
Redemption
By Shannon Riley
Southern Rose Productions
A promising black presidential
candidate's campaign sparks the coalition of white supremacy groups
across the *
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David Bruce Stevens, photographer and documentary filmmaker “…a
terrific story, skillfully told and with an important message. I devoured it
at once and fully intend to read it again.” --
Robert Dunbar, author of The Pines, The Shore and Martyrs & Monsters Yearning for Midnight By Shannon Riley Suthern Rose Productions Print Edition, 2003 Digital Edition, 2010 Yearning for Midnight is a collection
of the best dark poetry by Shannon Riley. The award-winning "Midnight Rose" and "Tapestry" are featured in this
book. The collection recieved a Horrorfind Award when published as a special illustrated Internet presentation by Southern
Rose Productions in 2003. Twenty-five poems are included in this new digital edition. The poetry in Yearning
for Midnight explores the darkest regions of the human heart. Only $0.99 Available on Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble NOOK. “Shannon Riley’s poems are much more than poems.
They are glimpses into the windows of dark souls. We may not always like what we see because the images are those things that
frighten us the most. Yet Riley is so skillful that we are powerless to look away.” -- Jason Brannon, author
of Winds of Change and The Cage * * * "Shannon Riley's poetry is darkly emotive, atmospheric and
flavorful." -- Jim Lee, Scavenger's
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