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

Hera

Hera

A New Look at an Old Villian Author: Jennifer Saint Hera – the raging goddess of marriage – is a much-hated ...
Legend of Huma, The

Legend of Huma, The

Est Sularis Oth Mithas Author: Richard A. Knaak Long before the Companion’s cozy reunion goes awry in Otik’s tavern, before The ...
Run

Run

So Much Action It's Samey Author: Blake Crouch The day before, people were normal. The day after, most of the population ...
Pale Flesh of Wood, The

Pale Flesh of Wood, The

The Trauma of Time Author: Elizabeth A. Tucker Her earliest memories are of the tree: its majestic beauty and the ...
Eyes Are the Best Part

Eyes Are the Best Part

"Poison is everywhere, even in the places where you least expect it."  Author: Monika Kim In traditional Korean cooking, fish’s eyes ...
Scourge Between the Stars, The

Scourge Between the Stars, The

Alien Retold Author: Ness Brown There is a ship, suspended in the glittering, perfect stillness of cold space. The captain is ...
Lies Women Believe

Lies Women Believe

Lies The Author Tells. . . Author: Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth The lies we believe inform our responses to the world around ...
Haunted Bridge, The

Haunted Bridge, The

Nancy Makes a Mistake . . . Author: Carolyn Keene In their 15th adventure, Nancy and friends are once again torn ...
There There

There There

“The city made us new, and we made it ours.” Author: Tommy Orange Starting off like a short story collection and ...
Day of the Door, The

Day of the Door, The

Murder Behind Closed Doors Author: Laurel Hightower The Lasco siblings were torn apart by their mother, Stella, and her evil, her ...
Crown of Wishes, A

Crown of Wishes, A

Be Careful What You Dream Author: Roshani Chokshi While A Crown of Wishes is ostensibly the sequel to The Star-Touched Queen, ...
What Your Counselor Never Told You: Seven Secrets Revealed-Conquer the Power of Sin in Your Lif

What Your Counselor Never Told You: Seven Secrets Revealed-Conquer the Power of Sin in Your Lif

Sin and How it Manifests in Your Health Author: Dr. William Backus Throughout November’s C.S. Lewis year two fellowship, we set ...
Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies

Glittering Vices: A New Look at the Seven Deadly Sins and Their Remedies

Are The Deadlies Really Vices? Author: Rebecca DeYoung The seven deadly sins have been marketed as something decadent – the Devil’s ...
Ghost Station

Ghost Station

"Some of us are broken enough that we don’t get to be fixed." Author: S.A. Barnes Dr. Ophelia Bray is in ...
Bright Young Women

Bright Young Women

A Fictionalized Story of the Ted Bundy Murders Author: Jessica Knoll Bright Young Women is an ambitious attempt to tell a ...
Hollow Places, The

Hollow Places, The

Pray They Are Hungry Author: T. Kingfisher A lot of things have gone wrong for Kara recently. She’s just divorced her ...
I, Strahd: Memoirs of a Vampire

I, Strahd: Memoirs of a Vampire

"I Am the Land." Author: P.N. Elrod In Vampire of the Mists, we gained a brief glimpse into the brutal history ...
Dracula

Dracula

“We've all become God's madmen, all of us.” Author: Bran Stoker There are some stories that need no introduction – some ...
Diavola

Diavola

“Keep cursed and carry on.” Author: Jennifer Thorne The Pace family is ready for another dysfunctional vacation. Single, carefree, cavorting Anna ...
Stranger Upstairs, The

Stranger Upstairs, The

"Endings are Loud" Author: Lisa M. Matlin Waning social media star and self-help book blitz Sarah Slade is looking to revitalize ...