The Vampire of Blackpool Tells Her Story

Are you planning a holiday to Blackpool this year? You had better watch out for the resident vampire and her companions. Here’s an excerpt from Vampire of Blackpool:

 
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Leaping into the air, I struggled to ascend at first. My balance was unsteady, and my body felt like a lead weight. Gritting my teeth, I forced my mind to focus, and I managed a swift if unstable flight to the hospital. Fortunately, it was only a short distance away, but by the time I alighted behind a brick store shed in the grounds of my destination, I almost collapsed. I was starving. I was weak. I managed to walk slowly across the road and towards the double doors that led into the waiting room for the casualty department. There were ambulances and vehicles coming and going, but the pavement was strangely empty of people. All the busy life was contained within the building.
Staggering through the automatic doors, I gasped as a wave of sheer exhaustion poured over me. I was descending into bloodlust. I very nearly attacked the first person I set eyes on, but at the last moment managed to control myself. I was surrounded by beating hearts and succulent bodies. I needed blood. As I leaned against the wall, my breath rasping, my eyes wild with hunger and pain, I became aware of voices approaching as two nurses hurried to my aid.
“Here,” one woman shouted, “Let us help you.”
 

 
What happens next? Read the book to find out! Click here to get your copy and meet the vampires that lurk in my part of the world.

 
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#BookLaunch: Enchanted Forests Anthology for Charity

 If you go down to the woods today…

You’d better not go alone…

 

Discover the secret world between the trees where fairies, unicorns and even monsters dwell. Take a stroll through enchanted woods and dance with pixies and dryads by the light of the stars. Escape Baba Yaga and fall in love with a prince in disguise. Taste the fruit at the goblin market and be whisked away on a magical adventure.

 

Among ancient trees, find beauty, danger, and adventure in these enchanting short stories by award-winning, best-selling, and up-and-coming fantasy authors.

 

Enchanted Forests is fully illustrated by the talented Elena Shelest.

 

All profits from this anthology will be donated to Rainforest Foundation who support indigenous and traditional peoples of the world’s rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfil their rights.

 

Stories included:

 

Gems of Fae and Foolery by Alice Ivinya

One Fair Eve by Lyndsey Hall

To Snare a Prince by Sky Sommers

Willow Daughter by Astrid V.J.

Pingguo and the Dead Forest by Xander Cross

The Fern Flower by Elena Shelest

Blood of the Unicorn by N.D.T. Casale

Dimension of the Sasquatch by Donna White

Feather Green by Jennifer Kropf

The Lucky Tortoise by Ben Lang

 

Buy the Book:

 

Enchanted Forests from Enchanted Anthologies is available to pre-order now from your favourite bookstore – click here. It launches on 1^st July 2022 and will be available in eBook and paperback formats. You can get the audiobook on 24^th July 2022.

 

Authors: Astrid V.J., Alice Ivinya, Sky Sommers, Lyndsey Hall, Jennifer Kropf, N.D.T. Casale, Ben Lang, Donna White, Xander Cross, Elena Shelest.

 

About the charity:

 

The mission of the Rainforest Foundation is to support indigenous and traditional peoples of the world’s rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfil their rights by assisting them in:

 

* Securing and controlling the natural resources necessary for their long term wellbeing and managing these resources in ways which do not harm their environment, violate their culture or compromise their future; and

 

* Developing the means to protect their individual and collective rights and to obtain, shape and control basic services from the state.

 

More information: https://rainforestfoundation.org/

 

 

Other anthologies in this series:

 

Enchanted Waters, a collection of illustrated short fantasy stories, raising funds for Oceana, a charity working for sustainable fishing and ocean conservation. Available in e-book and paperback formats (audiobook coming soon!): Click here.

 Download your FREE copy of It’s Complicated (A Redcliffe Short Story) and meet the werewolves of Cornwall, England.  Click here. 

 

There’s a Vampire Hunter in Town! New British Paranormal Suspense

I was searching through old files recently and discovered this little gem from a work in progress. It’s a vampire hunter novel set in and around Middlewich, UK, my hometown.

I started writing it when a fan approached me on an event and asked if I could bring the vampires closer to home. I happily took up the challenge, but the book is not finished. I should return to that later this year if nothing else distracts me in the meantime. Anyway, here is an excerpt to tantalise your imagination:

 

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            “Dr Worthington,” the man said politely as he stood before her.

            She looked up at him without smiling. He wore blue jeans and a red checked shirt. His blue eyes sparkled with power, and his short blond hair was carefully styled.  She knew immediately that he was much older than the mid-twenties age range that he embodied.

            “Yes,” she said, “Who are you?”

            “My name is Kian,” the vampire replied, “Mr Vance is expecting you. Please, follow me.”

            He turned and walked back the way he came. Jennifer looked around the room, but everyone seemed preoccupied, perhaps a little too studiously. Narrowing her eyes, she stood up and followed the vampire, her fingers flexing at her sides as she resisted drawing her guns too soon. The humans were most likely enchanted not to notice the vampires. It would cause chaos if Jennifer suddenly began wielding a gun and fighting with a powerful undead creature right in front of them.

She found herself walking into a long corridor at the back of the building, and she noted the exit leading out onto the car park. Kian led her up a wide flight of stairs and stopped outside a brown painted door on the landing above the pub. This was it.  He knocked once and then opened the door carefully. Jennifer had to follow. Drawing her guns, she squared her shoulders, let out a breath, and stepped into the room, keeping her back to the wall and the exit in sight.

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Phew! That was tense. I need to get that finished, the first draft is about halfway complete and there was a fantastic twist at that point if I recall… The vampire hunter is not all that she seems.

 

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