William R Potter

I was given a complimentary copy for review.

It was a quick read that heads straight for the shock value, reminiscent of an Edward Lee novel or perhaps a Rob Zombie film where people are thrown together to be raped tortured and murdered.

I had issues with a few of the details where I would have to flip back a page to see if I had missed something. For example where one victim jumps from a boat and begins swimming to shore, even though as far as I could ascertain the boat had not yet left the shore.

The main character Wes is not particularly likable and I was not able to muster up much concern for whether or not he would live to the end of the story. The other characters and the relationships between them were not as well developed as I would have liked.… (meer)

This short novella delves into the ordered, but complex life of Dwayne Johnson, who is severely afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder. It makes him one of the best workers at his telemarketing job, but leaves him very vulnerable to the endless pranking by his fellow co-workers. Then, he meets Dee-Dee and love really turns his world around. Told from Dwayne's view, the story really creates a compelling characterization. The book comes with an extra - a crime procedural short story - that felt like a mismatch of genres under the same cover. If you enjoy both contemporary romance and police thrillers, consider it a bonus read, but the main story stands on its own.… (meer)

The Fright Factor – Review by Martha A. Cheves, Author of Stir, Laugh, Repeat and Think With Your Taste Buds

‘Wesley saw motion from the corner of his eye. Jesse wandered into the room. “Howzit going?” He had a length of chain and a padlock. He looped the chair between the two chairs, pulled up the slack, and then clicked in a lock. With a second length of chain he secured Wesley and Robin to the cast iron fireplace. Where Robin had been able to slide along the floor earlier, they were now secured in place. Jesse showed them both a candle with a hole drilled through the middle near the base of the stick. He set the candle in a brass candle holder on the coffee table. He walked to the kitchen and returned in a few seconds with a long red stick, obviously dynamite. He used duct-tape to fasten two more sticks to the first and he set the three next to the candle. He then took a long string that looked like a fuse and threaded it through the hole in the candle. Wesley wasn’t sure what Jesse was doing but he knew it wasn’t good. Jesse took the camera off his shoulder strap and began to film Wesley and Robin. Brandi entered the room with a long butane fireplace lighter. She wiggled her ass for the camera and licked the end of the starter seductively and then headed for the candle.’

Wesley and Robin Tate are your average run of the mill couple. They have spent their lives raising two kids and running their own restaurant. As far as Robin knows, the restaurant has been doing great allowing her to be a stay at home wife and mother who is on the Board of Directors for a non-profit group which raises funds for children’s charities. They have been able to put both kids into law school and new it was just the two of them. No problems in their lives. That is unless you count the credit card bill that Robin has opened and found to be extremely maxed out and in the rears. Wesley handles the financial portion of the business and Robin knew he never let the balances get out of hand and he has always paid them off each month. Apparently they aren’t as comfortable as she thought.

Wesley, on the other hand, knows exactly why the balance is so high. One mistake six years ago and he’s still paying for it. He has to bring his and Robin’s lives under control. The first item to repair is their love life and what better way to start the mending than to take Robin to a cabin at the lake for a few days. This would surely put the romance back into both of them. And it might have worked if Brandi hadn’t shown up. Robin met her while getting things from the car in the pouring rain. She said her car had broken down a few miles back and she needed to use the phone to call a tow. Being where they were, the phones weren’t receiving signals so Robin decided she could sleep on the sofa for the night and get help the next morning. That would turn out to be the biggest mistake of her life…as well as the lives of several others.

I read The Fright Factory in two days during spare time. How…I couldn’t put it down. If you like shows such as CSI and Criminal Minds, you will want to read this book. In fact, it could easily be made into a Criminal Minds show. But I have to warn you. It’s VERY graphic and also has a few erotic settings so it’s not for the weak nor the youngsters. I also wouldn’t suggest you read it at night while alone. Also, I don’t think I will be finding myself staying in a cabin at the lake for quite a while. Potter, you’ve done it again!

Review Stir, Laugh, Repeat at Amazon.com Stir, Laugh, Repeat… (meer)