Blog Tour: THIS NEVER HAPPENED by Jessica Clem

Thriller

Date Published: 11-03-2026

Publisher: Rowan Prose Publishing

When former best friends Sam and Rebecca reunite at their college reunion, they decide to repair their fractured relationship and start over.

But then Sam finds out Rebecca is dating Adam, a man she’d had an intense relationship with two years ago. She vows to keep it a secret, lest it sever their newly mended bond.

Sam soon realizes she can’t outrun her and Rebecca’s imperfect past, nor can she ignore her and Adam’s desire for one another.

As Sam struggles between loyalty and lust, she realizes that vengeance can make monsters out of all of us.

About the Author

 

 Jessica Clem is the author of the thriller, This Never Happened (coming November 2026), and the horror novel In Lieu of Flowers (coming 2027), both from Rowan Prose Publishing.

Her work has appeared in The Stygian Lepus Magazine, Creation Magazine, Dark Harbor Magazine (now Macabre Magazine), Ms Magazine, Literally Stories, on the Creepy Podcast’s Patreon page, and in the horror anthologies Down with the Fallen from Franklin/Kerr Press, D is for Demons from Red Cape Publishing, and After Dark from Rowan Prose Publishing. She is a 2026 Next Step Fund grant recipient, a project made possible by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council through a grant from the McKnight Foundation.

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Review: BITE ME by Jennifer Dugan

 

It all started that night Poe followed a girl she liked. Then she was attacked by vampires…and now she was one. On top of that, the girl she liked was a vampire slayer. Boy, this slayer kicks it very well! Go, Buffy! The graphics were cool!

 

Jolie kills Poe and Poe comes back for revenge. A classic battle of Vampire vs. Slayer. Just like the Buffy show.

 

While Poe adjusts to being a vampire through the nest, the rage continues. The slayer’s dog was her weakness. No, don’t mess with her dog. Funny how the dog was just around in the struggle scene. So glad the dog didn’t get hurt though. I liked the funny scenes of Poe huffing and puffing while training to fight the slayer. Throughout this whole read, you begin to wonder: who were the real monsters here—the vampires or the slayers? Interesting. Unraveling this mystery was the best. The best part was Jolie and Poe fighting side-by-side like Buffy and Angel. A gripping action love story! Love that dog! Cool fight scenes!

 

Rating: 5 stars

Review: A MURKY MURDER by Cindy Bell

 

Bobbie, a writer, has just moved into her uncle’s old cottage. On the first day, she follows a barking dog to her dead next-door neighbor.

 

With tenacity and spunk, story is quick to dive into the investigation. There seems to be more than just a mystery of the murder here. There was also a mystery link to Bobbie’s past and the new town she was in. Both mysteries grab you and keep you reading. Hooray for Cindy on coming up with a new series that’ll definitely keep me reading.

 

Rating: 5 stars

Review: SKELETONS IN LITTLE LEAF CREEK by Cindy Bell

 

A haunted house in Little Leaf Creek? Well, Cassie just had to see about that. When she checks it out, she didn’t expect to come across two full skeletons in the wall. Now it seemed that Cassie had an old murder to solve. If suspicions were correct that it was the couple that scammed most of the residents in town, then the suspect list was pretty long. It’s pretty hard to solve an old case, but that won’t stop Tessa and Cassie from trying.

 

Another good mystery! What’s with that slamming of the door? Was the place really haunted? Was it possible that the killer was no longer alive since this murder happened so long ago? I kind of correctly figured a few items in this story, which kind of take the thrill out of things, but I still liked it.

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: SINISTER SAILING by Gwen Taylor and Jen Booker

 

A mystery cruise sounded like the perfect vacation for writer Mia Watson. For a while, we just have a bunch of fake detectives scrambling for clues as Mia gives us her play-by-play. This wasn’t quite what I was expecting. I thought we would get a real dead body right from the start, not a game that everyone was trying to play. I found Mia’s narrative to be way too daunting. Eh, I didn’t like this.

 

Rating: 2 stars