Mateguas Island: A Novel of Terror and Suspense - Softcover

Watkins, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0991055446 ISBN 13: 9780991055449

Publisher: Linda Watkins, 2014

Synopsis

What could be more idyllic than to live on an island off the coast of Maine? That's what Bill Andersen thought when he moved his family to Mateguas. But Mateguas is more than just pristine beaches nestled between rocky shores. No, Mateguas is something quite different, as Bill and his family will soon find out.

On a remote island, a troubled family is trying to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives and start over. But, unbeknownst to them, the property they have inherited is steeped in ancient magic - magic that could seek to consume and destroy them.

An arcane locked box, a strange and foreboding trail leading deep into the woods, a seductive young woman, and tales of a malevolent Native American spirit are just some of the perils Karen Andersen must face if she is to find a way to save her family.

Mateguas Island, the first full-length novel in The Mateguas Island Series, is the recipient of the 2014 Gold Medal in Supernatural Fiction (Readers Favorite International Book Award Competition), the 2014 First Place Award in Contemporary Gothic Fiction (Chanticleer Book Review Paranormal Awards), and was named the 2015 Outstanding Novel in Horror/Suspense by the Independent Author Network's Book of the Year Awards.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Watkins currently resides in Sedona, Arizona and, in another life, was a Senior Clinical Financial Analyst at Stanford University School of Medicine. Born on the east coast, she grew up in a suburb of Detroit. Upon graduation from college (Carnegie Mellon, '70), she moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where she lived and worked for most of her adult life. In 2006, she packed up her belongings and, along with her 3 rescue dogs, took the plunge and moved to a remote island off the coast of Maine.

It was on this island that she wrote her first novel, MATEGUAS ISLAND and, since publication, the novel has garnered the following awards:

* 2014 Gold Medal, Supernatural Fiction, READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD COMPETITION
* 2014 First Place Award, Contemporary Gothic, CHANTICLEER BOOK REVIEW, PARANORMAL AWARDS
* 2015 Outstanding Novel in Horror/Suspense, IAN BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARDS

RETURN TO MATEGUAS ISLAND, the sequel, was awarded the 1st Place Award in Contempory Gothic in the 2015 CHANTICLEER BOOK REVIEW PARANORMAL AWARDS and was named 2016 Finalist in Horror by READERS' FAVORITE INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARD COMPETITION.

Today, Linda lives with her two aging rescue dogs (Splatter and Spudley) and is at work on a new stand-alone novel, SUMMER GIRL, as well as the fourth novel in THE MATEGUAS ISLAND SERIES.

Serious about dog welfare and rescue, all net proceeds from sales of THE MATEGUAS ISLAND SERIES are donated to Linda's charitable trust, The Raison d'Etre Fund for Dogs, Dedicated to Rescue and Research.

Linda is a member of the Horror Writers Association, The Great Lakes Association of Horror Writers, and The International Association of Crime Writers.

To take a look at her other works, please visit her personal website, lindawatkins.biz. For more information about MATEGUAS ISLAND, please visit mateguasisland.com.

Review:

"Native American folklore blends with a tale of suspense and horror in the multifaceted Mateguas Island....Surprising twists and turns and a powerful old box filled with magic: these are the elements of a fine horror story that slowly builds its plot with believable protagonists and engrossing color...Any who like horror stories and gothic fiction will find Mateguas Island an exceptional read." ~D. Donovan, Senior Ebook Reviewer, MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW

"...a fast-paced and unpredictable story that is both spooky and entertaining. Mateguas Island is an absorbing horror tale and is highly recommended."  ~READERS' FAVORITE 5-Star Review

"The author, Linda Watkins, brings a magical, edge-of-your-seat horror in the first book of her series, "Mateguas Island." This is an engrossing tale that will captivate readers from start to finish, with remarkable character development and a thoroughly gripping plot...This book is a must read!" ~ Chanticleer Book Review

"In Watkins's slow-building haunted house novel, the new home that'ssupposed to save a disintegrating family turns out to hold horrors fromthe past...The human drama and supernatural dread intertwine, and Watkinskeeps the reader invested in Bill and Karen's fates." ~ PUBLISHERS'WEEKLY

"Mateguas Island is a crisp story for a stormy night when the house is creaking, rain is rattling on the window panes, and you just know 'something is out there'" ~J. Scott Payne, Author of Brought to Battle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Linda Watkins
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0991055446
• ISBN 13: 9780991055449
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 380