♠⛥ Burning Fables ⛥♠

Burning Books Publishing’s collection is now available on Fable. Founded in 2021, Fable already lists 25,000 book clubs, 650,000 active readers (this number doubled in the last year) and 200 influencer partners from the likes of BookTok, BookTube and Bookstagram. The store lists over a million titles from every one of the Big 5 and … Continue reading ♠⛥ Burning Fables ⛥♠

♠⛥ Happy Halloween ⛥♠

Burning Roses and Big Day Out are now available as Apple Audiobooks, along with Let Sleeping Gods Lie and Tales from the Crying Room. You can find them at https://books.apple.com/us/author/john-west/id1179415436 Cheers. ⛥ Download FREE sampler previews of all my books - and some complete short stories - from PCloud at http://www.bit.ly/FreeBurning. Or read them on … Continue reading ♠⛥ Happy Halloween ⛥♠

♠ Spreading the Disease ♠

Just in time for Halloween - Big Day Out is now available in Clarke's Bookshop, Cape Town - Exclusive Books, George & Somerset West - Bargain Books, Paddocks - and Wordsworth, Somerset West. Grab yourself a copy before the end of the world. ⛥ Read Big Day Out in weekly installments on FaceBook or WordPress. Receive … Continue reading ♠ Spreading the Disease ♠

♠⛥ South African Books ⛥♠

By South African independent authors, independently published, featuring stories written and based in South Africa. https://bit.ly/BurningBooksPublished #burningbooks #burningbookspublisher #amazon #author #book #booklover #bookstagram #booktok #bookworm #dystopian #fiction #igreads #ilovemelville #mymelville #indieauthor #instabook #johannesburg #secretjoburg #lovejozi #kindle #novel #podcast #read #southafrica #spotify #story #writer #writing ⛥ Download FREE sampler previews of all my books - and … Continue reading ♠⛥ South African Books ⛥♠

♠⛥ 50% off sale ⛥♠

The Smashwords Summer/Winter sale is now on. Grab discounted books - and some free books - till the end of July. https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/BurningRoses Cheers. ⛥ Download FREE sampler previews of all my books - and some complete short stories - from PCloud at http://www.bit.ly/FreeBurning. Or read them on Kindle Unlimited. No charge. No obligation. No sign-in. … Continue reading ♠⛥ 50% off sale ⛥♠

♠⛥ The End ⛥♠

This is the end, beautiful friend This is the end, my only friend The end of our elaborate plans The end of everything that stands OK, maybe not everything. But it's the end of these regular weekly blogs/posts/podcasts. For a while, at least. Why? I'm getting old. As simple as that. I need to prioritize … Continue reading ♠⛥ The End ⛥♠

♠ Fate’s warning ♠

“This is nuts. You’re going to kill millions to create your vision of the world.” “Oh yes,” agreed Debbie. “It’s for the …” “Greater good?” ventured Connor. “The Nazis practiced genocide on an industrial scale. What you’re proposing will make that seem like a bar brawl. In an empty bar.” Debbie beamed at him, mouth … Continue reading ♠ Fate’s warning ♠

♠ No more mister nice guy ♠

“Wait.” Connor looked from Debbie to Dale. “If I have any kind of virus, then the radiation, or whatever, given off by this clown,” he gestured to the top bunk where Dale had hidden himself under a blanket, “will be killed along with me?” Dale’s breath was quickening. Connor hoped it was because of the … Continue reading ♠ No more mister nice guy ♠

♠ Angel of death ♠

Connor had to tear his eyes away from Debbie’s smile – and her more distracting assets – when Dale started whooping like a banshee on heat. The kid had leaped off the bed and was bouncing around in circles, whirling his arms above his head and spraying saliva everywhere. “Are you sure he’s been tested?” … Continue reading ♠ Angel of death ♠

♠ Welcome home (sanitarium) ♠

“I haven’t got the virus. I’ve been tested.” “Then you’ll die from something else. Suffocated in your sleep, most probably. If you live that long.” Connor walked the three paces to the door and pulled on the handle. “You’re funny. I like you. I’m Dale. Did I mention that?” “You mentioned that you were going … Continue reading ♠ Welcome home (sanitarium) ♠