"Costumes and Conventions" on GoHavok.com...One Day Only

 My short story "Costumes and Conventions" is this week's Thriller Thursday story on gohavok.com. It is a six-minute read, and it can be read for free for today only. Just follow the link below, and thanks in advance for your support!

https://gohavok.com/

"Once Bitten: Classic Monsters Anthology #5" is now available!

 I was out of town on the actual release date (Oct. 15), but I am proud to announce that "Once Bitten: Classic Monsters Anthology #5" is now available for purchase! This collection features my most recent Sardis County short story, "Screeched."

You can pick up your print or ebook copy at Ye Olde Dragons website, on Amazon, or wherever you purchase your books. Thank you for your continued support!

Classic Monster Anthology Announcements

 On October 15th, the newest Classic Monster anthology from Ye Olde Dragons Books, Once Bitten, will be available. Featuring my newest Sardis County story, "Screeched," this anthology focuses on Dracula and vampires and will be available in both ebook and print form.

Also on October 15th, Ye Olde Dragons will be "retiring" the Moonlight and Claws anthology, featuring my story "The Hired Fang," among others. If you don't have a copy yet, time is running out!

Thanks for your continued support!

"Vengeance Is Swine: Sardis County #9" is now available!

"Vengeance Is Swine: Sardis County #9" is now available on a number of e-book platforms including Amazon. Here's the blurb for this latest installment:

Marshall Ritch, Hazel Dell, and Dallas Boyle are on the move, trying to stay one step ahead of forces from the Other Side who want their demise. For Mrs. Dell, it means leaving her home and her mission behind. For Ritch, it is a return to the days when he traveled the Southeast like a nomadic vigilante/hitman, using his wolfen mode to dispatch those who would hurt the innocent. He doesn't expect his next job to involve a figure from his past bent on vengeance...

I hope that you will check it out. Please feel free to leave a review afterwards. Thank you in advance for your continued support!

"The Art of Deception" is Havok...One Day Only

 Twice in a week! My short story "The Art of Deception" is this week's Thriller Thursday story on gohavok.com. It is a six-minute read, and it can be read for free for today only. Just follow the link below, and thanks in advance for your support!

https://gohavok.com/

"Agent Orange and the Forgetful Witness" is on Havok...One Day Only

My short story "Agent Orange and the Forgetful Witness" is this week's Thriller Thursday story on gohavok.com. It's a 6-minute read and can be read for free today only. Just follow the link below, and thanks in advance for your support!

https://gohavok.com/

"Once Bitten" Anthology Available Oct. 15

 

On Oct. 15, the new Classic Monsters anthology from Ye Olde Dragons Press, Once Bitten, will be available. When that happens, the first Classic Monsters anthology, Moonlight and Claws, will be going out of print. The other Classic Monsters anthologies will still be available.

If you haven't purchased Moonlight and Claws yet, or if you are interested in any of the other anthologies, now's the time! Just go to https://yeoldedragonbooks.com/anthologies/ to purchase yours today!

"The Funeral Crasher: Sardis County #8" is now available!

 

 "The Funeral Crasher: Sardis County #8" is now available on a number of e-book platforms, including Amazon. Here's the blurb for this latest installment:

In Sardis County, Tennessee, no area of life has been left untouched by the bizarre...not even funerals.

For years, the Spalding family has been known for its internal feuding. When one of the sons passes away in an automobile accident, the local funeral director asks Sheriff Dane Carter to attend the service, hoping that a police presence might deter any potential scenes. Knowing the family's history, Carter agrees.

However, bickering relatives prove to be the least of Carter's worries. There is an intruder at the funeral, one with a plan for revenge unlike anything Carter has ever seen before...

I hope that you will check it out. Please feel free to leave a review afterwards. The next story, "Vengeance Is Swine," will be available in October. Thank you in advance for your continued support!

"The Night of the Mindbender: Sardis County #7" is now available!

 "The Night of the Mindbender: Sardis County #7" is now available on a number of e-book platforms, including Amazon. Here's the blurb for this latest installment:

Marshall Ritch never asked to survive the accident that claimed the life of his wife Lizzie. He certainly never asked for Dr. Kelvin Lockhart to experiment on him in the name of "saving" him, and he never asked for the mutations that made him a wolfman. Now–assisted by fellow test subject Dallas Boyle and the enigmatic Mrs. Hazel Dell–he is determined to stop Lockhart and his cronies from doing any more damage.

However, they soon find themselves facing off against a new threat as they are attacked by a mysterious woman on a motorcycle--one whose true identity comes as a shock to them all...

I hope that you will check it out. Please feel free to leave a review afterwards. The next story, "The Funeral Crasher," will be available soon. Thank you in advance for your continued support!

 

"Croak: Sardis County #6" is now available!

"Croak: Sardis County #6" is now available on a number of e-book platforms, including Amazon. Here's the blurb for this latest installment:

In Sardis County, Tennessee, the word “normal” seldom applies.

When Sheriff Dane Carter and his girlfriend Dr. Staci Bridges decide to spend their day off at the lake together, they don't expect anything beyond a normal fishing trip. They certainly don't expect to discover a lake full of mutated frogs–frogs with destructive tendencies and an eerily single-minded purpose. Now Dane and Staci must solve the mystery of the frogs while trying to fight off this army of amphibians determined to make them croak…

I hope that you will check it out. Please feel free to leave a review afterwards. The next story, "The Night of the Mindbender" will be available in August. Thank you in advance for your continued support!

 

"The Loveless Lizard: Sardis County #5" is now available!

 "The Loveless Lizard: Sardis County #5" is now available on a number of e-book platforms, including Amazon. Here's the blurb for this latest installment:

Sheriff Dane Carter has lived alone since his first marriage disintegrated. Thanks to his scheming family, he has been reunited his high school crush, Dr. Staci Bridges, who has recently moved back to Sardis County and opened a veterinary clinic. Everything appears hopeful...that is, until Staci is bitten by a strange lizard and immediately goes into a coma. Can Sheriff Carter revive her in time?

I hope that you will check it out. Feel free to leave a review afterwards. The next story, "Croak" will also be available this week. Thank you in advance for your continued support!

"The Sentinel: Sardis County #4" is now available!

The fourth short story in my Sardis County series, "The Sentinel," is now available in a variety of e-book formats, including Kindle. Here's the blurb for the latest installment:

Marshall Ritch is out for revenge. After he was involved in an auto accident years ago that claimed his wife's life, he was subjected to experiments by Dr. Kelvin Lockhart. Experiments that transformed him into a werewolf and forced him into the life of a vigilante, hunting evildoers in an effort to reconcile the man he wants to be with the thing that he has become. Determined to make Lockhart pay for ruining his life, Ritch has returned to Sardis County...only to find himself faced with something he could have never imagined...

I hope that you will check it out. The next story, "The Loveless Lizard," will be available on July 15. As always, thank you for your continued support.

"Operation Breakout: Sardis County #3" is now available!

The third short story in my Sardis County series, "Operation Breakout," is now available in a variety of e-book formats, including Kindle. Here's the blurb:

Bart Mays is living a nightmare. First he and his National Guard unit were subjected to horrific experiments by the mysterious Janus Labs. The experiments robbed Bart of his eyesight but left him with the power of telekinesis. When his unit's escape attempt goes wrong, Bart finds himself all alone. When he sets out on his own, then his troubles really start...

I hope that you will check it out. The next story, "The Sentinel," will be available on July 1. As always, thank you for your continued support.

"The Constant" is on Havok...One Day Only

 My short story "The Constant" is this week's Thriller Thursday story on gohavok.com. It's a 6-minute read and can be read for free today only. Just follow the link below, and thanks in advance for your support!

https://gohavok.com/

"The Hired Fang: Sardis County #2" is now available!

 

The second short story in my Sardis County series, "The Hired Fang" is now available in a variety of e-book formats, including Kindle. While it definitely carries some horror elements, it also carries some Christian themes as well (sorry, no spoilers!). Here's what I can tell you (aka the blurb):

Amy Holden is convinced that her stepfather's drunken negligence contributed to the death of her mother. Out for revenge, she seeks out the services of Marshall Ritch, a drifter who specializes in doling out justice where the law cannot. When Ritch realizes that he has his own unfinished business with her stepfather, Amy learns that Ritch has a deadly secret of his own...

I hope that you will check it out, and as always, I greatly appreciate reviews. Thank you in advance for your continued support!

"Skin Deep: Sardis County #1" is now available!

 

The first short story in my Sardis County series, "Skin Deep," is now available to order for $0.99 for a variety of e-book readers, including Kindle. I plan to release more stories in the series on a biweekly basis over the course of the summer. More on the series as a whole in a later post, but here is the blurb:

Dane Carter is the sheriff of Sardis County, a small community outside of Memphis that has a reputation for strange phenomena. However, the weirdness hits close to home when his beauty queen niece goes missing. Carter must unlock the mystery, even if it means coming face to face with something beyond his wildest imagination.

I hope that you will check it out. Reviews are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your continued support!

Skin Deep: Sardis County #1 is Available for Pre-order

 

The first short story in my Sardis County series, "Skin Deep" is set to be published as a stand-alone e-book on Tuesday, May 20th and is now available for pre-order. Originally published in the 2021 anthology When Your Beauty IS the Beast by Ye Olde Dragons books, it plays off the theme of Beauty and the Beast. It also serves as an indirect sequel to Accidents, which I co-wrote with Lyndon Perry back in 2014. Here's the blurb:

Dane Carter is the sheriff of Sardis County, a small community outside of Memphis that has a reputation for strange phenomena. However, the weirdness hits close to home when his beauty queen niece goes missing. Carter must unlock the mystery, even if it means coming face to face with something beyond his wildest imagination.

"Skin Deep" will be released on May 20, but you can pre-order it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Apple. Thank you for your continued support!

"Trouble Comes in Threes" is now available!

 

The latest anthology from Ye Olde Dragons Books, "Trouble Comes in Threes," is now available! It centers on the theme of "Three Little Pigs" and includes my short story, "Vengeance Is Swine." It is available in both print and ebook formats. Just click here if you would like to purchase a copy.

As always, thank you for your continued support!

Excerpt from "Vengeance Is Swine"

 

Good morning, my latest Sardis County short story, "Vengeance Is Swine," is featured in the upcoming anthology "Trouble Comes In Threes" from Ye Olde Dragon Books. One of the co-editors, Deborah Cullins Smith, shared an excerpt from my story on social media yesterday, so I'm sharing it here.

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His original plan had been to do surveillance first to determine the best time to strike Hamilton, the brother living in the brick house. He had been behind the house in the pool and patio area, grilling steaks. The other two brothers, Ned and Ben were there as well. Three young women were there also, all of them appearing to be over the age of twenty but still considerably younger than any of the brothers, no doubt more attracted to their money and their power than to the men themselves. The three women put together might not have weighed as much as any one of the brothers. Another familiar smell drifted to his nose, that of alcohol. The three Swilling brothers were having a party.

Pigs, he thought in disgust. The appalling living conditions that they put their other residents through were bad enough. Only God Himself could calculate how much misery their practices had caused their tenants, and these men were living it up. Nevertheless, it presented a golden opportunity, and Ritch changed his strategy. He would take care of all three of them in one fell swoop.

The familiar hunger rose within him, mingling with his desire to see justice served. As much as Ritch hated what Dr. Lockhart’s experiments had done to him, this was the only way he could reconcile it with his conscience. If his exposure to caprinium had made him a monster who had to kill periodically, the least he could do was make sure his victims were people who had victimized others.

Ritch hunkered down, his muscles tensed like a spring as he waited for the moment. Waited for when at least two of the brothers would be standing near each other and in line with his vantage point, without any of their guests in his path.

When the moment came, Ritch didn’t hesitate. The wolfman charged forth like a shot out of a cannon, covering the distance and jumping on one of the brothers before anyone realized what was happening. Ritch made short work of the first Swilling, and jumped on the second before his impaired state allowed him to react.

In under sixty seconds, he had fulfilled two-thirds of his contract. Now he just had to find the third brother, who was nowhere to be seen. However, an open patio door gave him all the information he needed. The unmistakable aroma of adrenaline and terror accented the scent of his quarry, making it more pungent. Ritch hustled through the door, following his nose into the house.

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"Trouble Comes In Threes" will be released on May 1, so there will be more details to come. Thanks for reading, and as always, thank you for your support!

"Spark Versus the Mummy" is on Havok...One Day Only

My short story "Spark Versus the Mummy" is this week's Thriller Thursday story on gohavok.com. It's a 6-minute read and can be read for free today only. Just follow the link below, and thanks in advance for your support!

https://gohavok.com/