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Welcome to The Wormhole and my day on the tour.
It is my pleasure to help promote:
Blood and Whiskey by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall.
SERIES
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Long
before Twilight and Vampire Diaries, Llewellyn published the first book of a
thriller series, The Cowboy and the Vampire, in 1999, in trade
paperback, with a print run of 10,000 (which sold out). It then went out of
print. In response to the Twilight and Vampire Diaries mania, Midnight Ink, an
imprint of Llewellyn, released a second edition in 2010 with a print run of
6,000, and, for the first time, with an e-book edition. Blood and Whiskey,
the second book in the thriller series, is now being published by Pumpjack
Press. Both books are by husband and wife writing team Clark Hays and Kathleen
McFall.
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Clark
Hays grew up in Montana in the shadow of the Tobacco Root Mountains .
In addition to his fiction work, he is a cowboy, a published poet and
occasional food critic. Recently, he was nominated for Pushcart Prize for short
fiction and not so recently for a Rhysling award for poetry. Clark
brings a deep knowledge about the modern west, weaponry, country music and
existentialism to his writing.
Kathleen
McFall grew up in the heart of Washington ,
D.C. She worked as a petroleum
geologist and, later, as a journalist, and has published hundreds of articles
about scientific research, energy and natural resources. An interest in the
overlap of science and mysticism are an essential aspect of her fiction
writing. She received an Oregon Literary Arts Fellowship for fiction writing.
Blood and Whiskey
A
Cowboy and Vampire Thriller
by
Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall
Publication
date: May 1, 2012
Fiction,
Trade Paperback (362 pages)
SUMMARY
Wanted:
Lizzie Vaughan, Dead or Alive
Relationships
are always hard, but for a broke cowboy and a newly turned Vampire, true love
may be lethal.
After
barely surviving an undead apocalypse in The Cowboy and the Vampire,
Tucker and Lizzie hightail it back to quirky LonePine , Wyoming
(population 438), to start a family. But she’s got a growing thirst for blood
and he’s realizing that mortality ain’t all it’s cracked up to be when your
girlfriend may live forever. With a scheming Vampire nation hot on their boot
heels and a price on her head, how far will Lizzie and Tucker go to protect
their unlikely love?
Blending
evolution, religion and an overly sensitive cow dog named Rex, Blood and
Whiskey drags the Vampire myth into the modern west, delivering double-barreled
action, heart-pounding passion and wicked humor.
Here is what people are saying...
ADVANCE
PRAISE FOR BLOOD AND WHISKEY
“Riveting,
existentialist underpinnings give it depth, the book is a thriller, upping the
ante in every chapter, as bullets fly and relationships strain under the weight
of old loyalties and new revelations …”
“It’s
more than just the details that set this series apart. Rather, it’s the way the
authors utilize those details to create meaningful conflicts and world-altering
choices for the characters.”
“Those
who missed out on the first book will really have to hang on if they want to
follow what’s happening, but it’s worth it for this tale of love and blood in
the modern West.”
Kirkus
Reviews
PRAISE
FOR THE COWBOY AND THE VAMPIRE
“Deliciously
dark, witty.” Booklist
“A
must read for fans of vampire fiction. It’s one of the best in the genre that I
have read this year.” A Chick Who Reads Book Blog
“Rawhide
romance with bloody fangs. The Cowboy and the Vampire delivers
unremitting fun, and a damn good read.” Diana Troldahl, Freshfiction.com
“Writing
duo Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall has succeeded in writing a unique story
among all the vampire books that are out there today.” Bertena Varney,
examiner.com
“Back
from the dead!” Jeff Baker, The Oregonian
“Sexy,
dark, witty, and nothing less.” Erin Cole, author of Grave Echoes