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Winner of the Indie Horror Book Award for Debut Collection
A young woman's fears regarding the gruesome photos appearing on her cell phone prove justified in a ghastly and unexpected way. A chainsaw-wielding Evil Dead fan defends herself against a trio of undead intruders. A bride-to-be comes to wish that the door between the physical and spiritual worlds had stayed shut on All Hallows' Eve. A lone passenger on a midnight train finds that the engineer has rerouted them toward a past she'd prefer to forget. A mother abandons a life she no longer recognizes as her own to walk up a mysterious staircase in the woods.
In her debut collection, Christa Carmen combines horror, charm, humor, and social critique to shape thirteen haunting, harrowing narratives of women struggling with both otherworldly and real-world problems. From grief, substance abuse, and mental health disorders, to a post-apocalyptic exodus, a seemingly sinister babysitter with unusual motivations, and a group of pesky ex-boyfriends who won't stay dead, Something Borrowed, Something Blood-Soaked is a compelling exploration of horrors both supernatural and psychological, and an undeniable affirmation of Carmen's flair for short fiction.
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Events
Sep 16, 2025
West Warwick Library, Mission Mama Book Club
Connecting moms on the move, the Mission Mama Book Club will be discussing The Daughters of Block Island at 7:30 pm on Sept. 16th at Mission Mama Gym, 115 Washington Street West Warwick, RI 02893 (gym membership is not required to attend).
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West Warwick Library, Mission Mama Book Club
Connecting moms on the move, the Mission Mama Book Club will be discussing The Daughters of Block Island at 7:30 pm on Sept. 16th at Mission Mama Gym, 115 Washington Street West Warwick, RI 02893 (gym membership is not required to attend).
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Sep 17, 2025
Time: 11 am - 3 pm
25th Annual Book and Author Fundraiser
Christa Carmen will be at the Dunes Club in Narragansett, Rhode Island to present her novel, Beneath the Poet’s House, along with Anastasia Rubis, (Oriana) and Marjan Kamali (The Lion Women of Tehran). Books will be available for purchase along with a signing and lunch.
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Time: 11 am - 3 pm
25th Annual Book and Author Fundraiser
Christa Carmen will be at the Dunes Club in Narragansett, Rhode Island to present her novel, Beneath the Poet’s House, along with Anastasia Rubis, (Oriana) and Marjan Kamali (The Lion Women of Tehran). Books will be available for purchase along with a signing and lunch.
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Oct 03, 2025
Time: 5-7pm
Heartleaf Books
Heartleaf Books w/Leanna Renee Hieber (America’s Most Gothic) Signing backlist titles (The Daughters of Block Island & Beneath the Poet’s House) and bookplates for How to Fake a Haunting.
Time: 5-7pm
Heartleaf Books
Heartleaf Books w/Leanna Renee Hieber (America’s Most Gothic) Signing backlist titles (The Daughters of Block Island & Beneath the Poet’s House) and bookplates for How to Fake a Haunting.
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"Blood of My Blood"
The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks
Greymore Publishing
Go ahead...spin THE RACK, if you dare. But don't say we didn't warn you.
Featuring stories by: Christa Carmen, Max Booth III, Clay McLeod Chapman, Richard Chizmar, Johnny Compton, Kristin Dearborn, Philip Fracassi, Laurel Hightower, Larry Hinkle, Stephen King, Gwendolyn Kiste, Ronald Malfi, Bridgett Nelson, Candace Nola, Errick Nunnally, Cynthia Pelayo, Rebecca Rowland, Jeff Strand, Steve Van Samson, & Mercedes Yardley.
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The Rack: Stories Inspired by Vintage Horror Paperbacks
Greymore Publishing
Go ahead...spin THE RACK, if you dare. But don't say we didn't warn you.
Featuring stories by: Christa Carmen, Max Booth III, Clay McLeod Chapman, Richard Chizmar, Johnny Compton, Kristin Dearborn, Philip Fracassi, Laurel Hightower, Larry Hinkle, Stephen King, Gwendolyn Kiste, Ronald Malfi, Bridgett Nelson, Candace Nola, Errick Nunnally, Cynthia Pelayo, Rebecca Rowland, Jeff Strand, Steve Van Samson, & Mercedes Yardley.
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