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Dead of Night Is Coming!
Dead of Night is the second book in the Caretaker Trilogy. It will be available on July 1 at all the usual places.
What is Dead of Night about?
Dead of Night is the next chapter in the story of Rune, a defector from Faeryland who’s just trying to get by on Main Street USA. In Shadow of the King, Rune’s troubles followed him from the faery realm. Now, the problem is home-grown: a supernatural threat that he has never faced before lurking in the shadows of this world.
You’re being kind of vague.
Fine. It’s vampires. Rune is going up against vampires.
You mean like Dracula or Lestat?
Among others. There are many different creatures in world mythology that we might call “vampire-adjacent.” They maintain a grotesque existence by feeding off the blood, breath, or life-force of the living. Some of them are animated corpses. Others are demonic entities that refuse to die. I’ve packed a bunch of them into Dead of Night, so maybe you’ll find one you like.
But none of them sparkle.
Are any of them sexy?
Your mileage may vary.
The night gets darker on July 1, but you can pre-order today from Bookshop (paperback or ebook) or Amazon (ebook).
Sunday Inspiration: What We Do Not Do
It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.
—Molière
Sunday Inspiration: True Ignorance
True ignorance is not the absence of knowledge, but the refusal to acquire it.
—Karl Popper
Sunday Inspiration: I Have One Life
I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
—Jimmy Carter
Happy Small Business Week!
For no particular reason, I thought I’d remind y’all that Shadow of the King is available through Bookshop.org, in case there were, hypothetically, a large business you’d rather avoid doing business with.
Sunday Inspiration: Humility
If we wish to acquire humility, we must ask God to send us someone who will offend us.
—Saint Dorotheos of Gaza
Sunday Inspiration: Love Has Got to Stop Whispering
Hate has talked so loudly for so long. Greed has talked so loudly for so long. Liars have talked so loudly for so long. Love has got to stop whispering.
—Marianne Williamson
Sunday Inspiration: Appreciation
I believe that appreciation is a holy thing—that when we look for what’s best in a person we happen to be with at the moment, we’re doing what God does all the time. So in loving and appreciating our neighbor, we’re participating in something sacred.
—Fred Rogers
Dead of Night Interior Signed Off!
Ask me a question, and I’ll answer it in an upcoming post.
The night gets darker on July 1.
Sunday Inspiration: True Heroism
True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but the urge to serve others, at whatever cost.
—Arthur Ashe
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