Blood,Sweat and Books

Expected Publication: July 12, 2014 S&D Industries is a prominent pharmaceutical company based in New York. It has, for many years, appeared to exist only for the benefit of humanity, and this year's chief product seems no different. The company's CEO, whom we know only as Striden, announces the imminent delivery of a powerful flu vaccine. The true purposes of S&D are anything but philanthropic, however. The newly-engineered drug does not protect against flu. It turns people into werewolves. The only group which stands a chance of resisting this change is a population of vampires. The foremost of them, who go by the name of The Endangered, are determined to turn back the mass werewolf infestation. Among them are an ambitious rebel named Catch and Lori, Catch's newly-turned protege. Catch has brought this treacherous world to Lori's doorstep and both their worlds are turned upside-down in the process. Secrets are exposed, alliances are formed. B...

Frenzy by Robert Lettrick is out now. Available wherever books are sold!! Author: Robert Lettrick Genre: Middle Grade, Horror, Survival Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication Date: April 8, 2014   14-year-old Heath Lambert is spending his summer at Camp Harmony in the picturesque Cascade Mountain Valley. It's the perfect place to enjoy the soothing calm of nature as he weighs a heavy decision. The camp offers distractions: his friends, Cricket and Dunbar, always up for trouble; his reluctant crush on Emily, one half of the beautiful Em & Em Twins; and hulking bullies Thumper and Floaties, who are determined to make him their punching bag for the summer. But no one rattles Heath like his creepy cabin mate, Will Stringer. Brilliant, cold and calculating, Will views the world as one big chess game, and he's always three moves ahead of everyone else. Heath soon learns there's a much bigger threat to contend with. Something's wrong with the ...

Author: Meradeth Houston Genre: Paranormal, Romance Publisher: MuseItUp Publishing  Publication Date: April 2013     “They are everywhere, can be anyone, and are always the last person you’d expect.”   When Tom stumbles across his grandfather’s journal, he’s convinced the old man was crazier than he thought. The book contains references to beings called the Sary, immortals who are assigned to save humans on the verge of suicide. They certainly aren’t allowed to fall in love with mortals. Which the journal claims Tom’s grandfather did, resulting in his expulsion from the Sary. As strange as the journal seems, Tom can’t get the stories out of his head; especially when he finds the photo of his grandfather’s wings. Tom’s only distraction is Ari, the girl he studies with for their chemistry class. Ari has one goal when she arrives in town: see how much Tom knows about the Sary and neutralize the situation. This isn’t a normal job, but protect...

  For this weeks Zurvival Saturday I have Author Tristan Vick stopping by the blog to grant us with an Interview! Tristan Vick is the author of Bitten: A Resurrection Thriller, Bitten 2: Land of the Rising Dead, and the Scarecrow & Lady Kingston short story series. He has edited two non-fiction collections, Reason Against Blasphemy and Seasons of Freethought which collect famous works from the Golden Age of the Freethought movement. You can learn more about him and his upcoming projects at www.tristanvick.com Interview Q: For those readers who might not know your work, Can you tell them a bit about the books you write? Oh and for fun do it in ten sentences or less. A: I would describe myself as a genre-buster. I don’t necessarily believe in genres. Only in stories. Genre is akin to tonality of a piece. So I refuse to confine myself to any one given tone. It would be like becoming monotone. Bland. So I mix every possible genre you can think of into my storie...

Add To Goodreads Author: Fleur Gaskin Genre: Contemporary, Adult, Indie Publication Date: November 25,2012 Buy It Now: Amazon  Kobo Smashwords Everything in Arabelle's life is coming together. She has confidence, great friends, she's even dating Naak, a wealthy Thai socialite. But there are too many models in Bangkok. Arabelle’s broke, she can’t find an agent in New York, and Naak isn’t as wonderful as he first appears. Slowly the Shadows creep back into Arabelle’s mind, bringing with them thoughts of hopelessness and despair. The vile Shadows know something Arabelle’s refusing to remember and, if she’s not careful, they’ll use it to destroy her. Based on a true story, Arabelle’s Shadows takes us on a journey through the struggles of growing up, not quite making it as an international model, and attempting to overcome a crushing depression. Interview With Author Fleur Gaskin   1.For those readers who might not know your work, Can you tell them ...

Cover designed by Phat Puppy Art Buy It Now: Amazon Phoebe Pope and the Year of Four Released: October 30,2012 by Dreamwell Publishing The students of Green Lane Academy roam their halls unaware that below their manicured campus exists a prestigious school of an entirely different kind . . . Sixteen-year-old Phoebe Pope has enrolled at the Campus Below: a spy academy for shape-shifters hidden deep beneath the grounds of a boarding school whose humans unknowingly protect it. There, thanks to a carefully planned schedule, she leads a double life: spy trainee Below and normal teenager Above. As if two course loads, concealing a secret power she alone wields, and coping with her father’s recent death weren’t enough, Phoebe finds herself developing major feelings for actor and teen heartthrob Colten Chase, who attends the Campus Above and appears to be majoring in winning Phoebe’s heart. But when officials learn that Phoebe may be at the center of a startling prophecy, she becomes...