Archive for August 2, 2023

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I am thrilled to be hosting a review spot on the WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2 by Tim Seeley & Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours.

Check out my review and make sure to enter the giveaway!

 

WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 2: Youthful Blasphemy

Authors: Tim Seeley & Aaron Campbell, Jim Terry (Illustrations)

 

 

Pub. Date: July 25, 2023

Publisher: Vault Comics

Formats: Paperback, eBook

Pages: 144

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Find it: Goodreadshttps://books2read.com/WEST-OF-SUNDOWN-Vol-2

 

From Dusk Till Dawn and American Vampire meet The League of
Extraordinary Gentlemen 
in this terrifying tale of the Old West,
survival, blood, and monsters.

La Sangre es la Vida

The New Mexico town of Sangre De Moro has accepted its strange new residents:
beautiful vampire Constance Der Abend, her thrall, Frankenstein’s monster, and
the would-be mad scientist, Griffin. But a new threat has come for the
evil-saturated soil of the mesa: Dr. Moreau and his strange companions.

West of Sundown – where Hammer Horror and literary monsters
stake their claim in old New Mexico.

A Western tale of survival starring a cast of literary horrors from the
diabolical minds of Tim Seeley (Hack/Slash, Vampire: The Masquerade, Money
Shot
), Aaron Campbell (Hellblazer, Infidel), and Jim Terry (Vampirella,
Come Home, Indio
)!

For fans of WestworldRed Dead RedemptionAmerican
Vampire
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Hammer
Horror
 films, Universal monsters, and Preacher!

Collects the entire second arc, issues #6-#10, of the smash-hit series!

“If you like your horse operas bloody, if you thought The
Searchers
 was fine, except for all the missing vampires and werewolves
and monsters, then … Tim Seeley, Aaron Campbell, and Jim Terry have a book here
for you. Come walk with them through the Old West, and don’t trust them when
they tell you it’s all going to be fine. It’s not. And we wouldn’t have it any
other way.” —Stephen Graham Jones (New York Times bestselling
author of The Only Good IndiansMy Heart is a
Chainsaw 
and Don’t Fear the Reaper)

“Vigorous, bloody pulp fiction boned with fierce intelligence and blooded
with delicate observation. This just might be the start of the best monster
universe since Universal’s.” — Daniel Kraus (New York
Times
 bestselling author of The Shape of Water, Trollhunters,
and The Autumnal)

“Western gets weird in this gore-strewn, rollicking adventure set in the 1870s
…with a wink toward gothic Victorian horror.” – Publishers Weekly (Starred
Review)

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Grab WEST OF SUNDOWN, VOL.
1 now!

 

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MY REVIEW

Just, Whoa! I’m not sure what wowed me more. The bad guys or the really bad guys. The plot and the character’s background bits. The insane, gory action scenes. Or the visceral and almost too colorful graphics. Some of those violent fights…… ouch.

I love a good western. And I’m definitely in for the strange western. I fell down that rabbit hole, or should I say prairie dog hole, and didn’t find my way back out until the final word.

I have to hand it to the authors and illustrator. They had me liking characters that I probably shouldn’t, tugged at my heart a little, and gave me those monsters, human and other, that I can’t ever get enough of. And now I’m getting ready to read more and can’t wait to be wowed by these fine authors again.

5 STARS

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Check out this peek inside:

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About Tim Seeley:

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TIM
SEELEY
 is one
of those “slash” people…a writer-slash-artist. He has drawn a number of
different comic book series including G.I JOE, HALLOWEEN,
WILDCATS 
and ANT-MAN & WASP. His writing work
include NIGHTWING, MONEY SHOT , INJUSTICE v. MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE ,the
critically acclaimed REVIVAL, and the NY TIMES bestselling HACK/SLASH. He
resides in Chicago, Illinois with his wife, daughter and 80s action figure
collection.        Hometown:
Chicago, IL

Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Amazon | BookBub

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About Aaron Campbell:

Aaron Campbell has been working as a comics artist for a
decade, and is now the co-writer of Vault Comics horror title, West
of Sundown
.  During his time in comics, he’s illustrated the
adventures of some of the world’s most iconic characters, including Hellblazer,
Batman, Harley Quinn, The Shadow, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, James Bond,
and Infidel, working with such revered writers as Garth Ennis, Matt Wagner,
James Robinson, and Andy Diggle.
Hometown:  Albuquerque, NM

Website | Instagram | Goodreads

 

 

 

About Jim Terry:

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JIM
TERRY 
is a
Native American comic book artist who’s memoir Come Home, Indio was a finalist for the LA Times Book Prize and the
Ignatz, as well as the artist on such titles as THE CROW, HACK/SLASH,
HEAVY METAL 
and more. He is currently working on WEST OF
SUNDOWN
 from Vault Comics. He lives in Chicago with his 4 cats.

Website | Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Goodreads

 

 

 

 

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2 winners will receive a finished copy of WEST OF SUNDOWN Vol. 1 & WEST OF SUNDOWN
Vol. 2, US Only.

Ends August 15th, midnight EST.

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Tour Schedule:

Week One:

7/17/2023

Writer of Wrongs

Excerpt

7/18/2023

Sadie’s
Spotlight

Excerpt/IG Post

7/19/2023

Must Read Faster

Excerpt/IG Post

7/20/2023

Vamplit

Review/IG Post

7/21/2023

Two Chicks on Books

Excerpt/IG Post

7/22/2023

Fieldstone_lfl

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic

Week Two:

7/23/2023

#BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Excerpt/IG Post

7/24/2023

Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Review/IG Post

7/25/2023

The Book Countess

Review/IG Post

7/26/2023

A Dream Within A Dream

Excerpt/IG Post

7/27/2023

@by_hckilgour

IG Review

7/28/2023

Country Mamas With Kids

Review/IG Post

7/29/2023

A Blue Box Full of Books

IG Review/LFL Drop Pic/TikTok Post

Week Three:

7/30/2023

OneMoreExclamation

Review/IG Post

7/31/2023

celiamcmahonreads

Review/IG Post

8/1/2023

@evergirl200

IG Review

8/2/2023

FUONLYKNEW

Review

8/3/2023

Lifestyle of Me

Review

8/4/2023

Locks, Hooks and Books

Review

8/5/2023

Kim’s Book Reviews and Writing Aha’s

Review/IG Post

Week Four:

8/6/2023

Brandi Danielle Davis

Review/IG Post

8/7/2023

@enthuse_reader

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/8/2023

Two Points of Interest

Review

8/9/2023

@jlreadstoperpetuity

IG Review/TikTok Post

8/10/2023

@bookish_aly_cat

IG Review

8/11/2023

Jaime_of_gryffindor

IG Review

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For a list of my reviews go HERE.

For a list of free eBooks updated daily go HERE

To see all of my giveaways go HERE.

Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for The Dog Men organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Author Patricia Cradall will be awarding a $25 Amazon or B&N Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour. Don’t forget to enter!

And you can click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

The Dog Men

by Patricia Crandall

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Genre: Mystery

Synopsis

Ten-year-old Wyatt and eleven-year-old Hannah uncover the dark world of illegal dog fights when they trespass at a Vermont farm and peep through a barn window. And when crotchety old Lester Cranshaw’s dog, Paddy, turns up missing, there is no holding him back from investigating the situation and the kids join in. In the dead of the night, after the trio are captured and held hostage at the Inglis farm, Wyatt will need all of his wits and courage to escape in order to save the lives of his friends. THE DOG MEN draws the reader into a tempest of animal abuse, lawlessness, and kidnapping within the confines of small-town happenings. A chilling plot and a peerless relationship between kids, adults and pets.

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Enjoy this peek inside:

Hannah and Wyatt skipped through tickling high grass as they entered the pine-treed woodland and emerged at the far side onto the banks of Crusader Creek. Wyatt shivered at the sudden drop in temperature and hurled two large stones into the water. Hannah pulled on her sweatshirt and wobbled across a fallen log to the opposite bank. She picked a bouquet of forget-me-nots growing along the edges, and wrapped a damp napkin around the flowers. “Mom can put them in that old blue vase she likes.”

 

Wyatt raced along the edge of the creek, his eyes darting all over. “Darn. I’ll never catch frogs. The stream’s movin’ too fast.” He licked his lips. “It’s way too high. Well…maybe it isn’t.” He lay down on his belly and braced his feet against a tree stump.

 

A short while later, frog-less and disappointed, Wyatt pointed at the red tip of a silo visible through sparse tree branches. “Hey, what’s that over there?”

 

“The Inglis farm. C’mon, you promised to play ‘Scat’ for pennies before we head home. It’s almost three.” Hannah sat cross-legged on a bed of dry leaves. She removed a deck of cards from her backpack and shuffled them.

 

“Any kids to play with over there?” Wyatt asked.

 

Hannah flung back her ponytail. “Once in a while, Stevie Inglis visits his Uncle Will. He’s a special child. I help him with Sunday school lessons. But that’s a weird place. Ever since old Farmer Clumly died, a lot of owners have come and gone. My Dad told me to stay away from there. He doesn’t know what’s going on, but he’s got an inkling the Inglis’ are up to no good.”

 

Wyatt bit his lower lip, “Let’s go look anyhow. We’ll be careful and won’t get caught.”

 

“But only from the top of the hill.” Hannah returned the cards to her backpack.

 

“Cool!” Wyatt skipped ahead of her. They came into the bright sunlight and gazed down at a farmhouse, a silo, several barns and outbuildings. Chickens scratched for feed in the gravel driveway and a chained Mastiff paced near the front porch.

 

“Stay low after we pass that big tree.” Hannah pointed to a misshapen beech looming before them. “It’s all open land and we don’t want to get caught snooping.”

 

They tramped hunchback fashion across the rocky path. Mid-way, Hannah and Wyatt dropped down on their hands and knees and crawled to a cluster of evergreen shrubs at the edge of the hill.

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About Author Patricia Crandall

Patricia Crandall is the author of nine books, and a 2023 winner of the Besties of the Capital Region Awards, Author Category.  Her latest book, “Lacey O’Dunn, The Rookie,” is a crime/thriller involving drugs and car bashing senior citizens on icy winter roads. She has also published numerous articles and short stories in various magazines and newspapers. Her book, “The Dog Men,” third edition was also just released. Patricia is a member of Sisters in Crime (Mavens) and National Association of Independent Editors and Writers. She lives with her husband, Art, and a rescue cat, Bette, at Babcock Lake in Grafton Mountains near Petersburgh, New York. She has two children and three grandchildren who live nearby.

Author Links: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram

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Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Midnight Rapture organized by Goddess Fish Promotions.

Author Anya Summers will award a $25 Amazon or B&N Gift Card to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter. Don’t forget to enter!

And you can click on the tour banner to see the other stops on the tour.

Midnight Rapture

by Anya Summers

 

 

Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance

Synopsis

Rescued by a hot, kilt-wearing Scot…

Freya’s on the run from her abusive ex-boyfriend. She’s exhausted and terrified, but if she stops, she knows he’ll find her – and their infant daughter – and make her pay. Desperation drives her to do something she shouldn’t, that she knows is fundamentally wrong…

… and sure enough, she gets caught red-handed. All she can do is beg for mercy.

When Jasper catches the gorgeous new maid with her hand in his wallet, his first instinct is to call the police. But Freya’s tearful plea strikes a chord deep within him, and instead he finds himself offering her the protection of his name and family.

Their union is meant to be on paper only but Jasper soon finds himself enthralled by his new bride. He starts a campaign to seduce her into his bed, never expecting her to wiggle her way into his heart.

And when her past threatens her very existence, he will stop at nothing to keep her safe.

Fall headlong into this steamy, fake relationship, stand-alone romance between a fierce Scottish businessman and a single mother as they navigate the road of love with all its pitfalls

 Enjoy this peek inside:

Marry him? Was the guy clinically insane?

Who asked someone they’d just met to marry them? She’d tell you who did stuff like that—crazy people.

Holding Maddie close, Freya didn’t know what to think or how to feel about his offer. He was only a few years older than she, by her reckoning, maybe in his early thirties. He could be English, but with a name like Campbell would bet what cash she had left he was Scottish.

His voice was sex personified. His Scottish brogue in that sexy baritone made his words sound like a caress. And when he spoke, the potent vibrations shivered through her body down into her toes. A man like him was dangerous to her sensibilities. A hypothesis proven by that reckless kiss. And what a kiss! Her body still hummed with illicit desire.

But she had sworn long ago that she would never be taken in by a charming, handsome face again. She’d done that once.

Holding Maddie close in case she needed to make a break for it, she asked, “What’s your name?”

He cast an arched stare as he rounded the kitchen island and faced her. “Jasper Campbell, at your service. And who is this little lassie?” He nodded toward her daughter. Maddie stared at him in fascination. Like mother, like daughter. But it could just be she wasn’t used to being around men that much, and definitely not one this enormous.

“This is Maddie.” Freya said her name, and her daughter grinned like it was the funniest thing she’d ever heard.

“I’ve got a highchair in the pantry. Let me grab it, and we can set it by the table. And don’t think of leaving until we’ve finished discussing this matter. You try to leave before we’ve finished our negotiations, and I will call the authorities.”

She sucked in a breath at the threat. Rich people really were different. Only a guy who had never interacted with cops would call them the authorities. But she had no plans to leave just yet. Because she wanted to see if he was serious about his offer.

Did he really want to marry her for a year to gain his inheritance? Would he really buy her a house and give her twenty million dollars if she agreed?

About Author Anya Summers :

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Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Anya grew up listening to Cardinals baseball and reading anything she could get her hands on. She remembers her mother saying if only she would read the right type of books instead of binging her way through the romance aisles at the bookstore, she’d have been a doctor. While Anya never did get that doctorate, she graduated cum laude from the University of Missouri-St. Louis with an M.A. in History.

Anya is a bestselling and award-winning author published in multiple fiction genres. She also writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and contemporary romance under the name Maggie Mae Gallagher. A total geek at her core, when she is not writing, she adores attending the latest comic con or spending time with her family. She currently lives in the Midwest with her two furry felines.

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