the league of reluctant adults

(sort of cross-posted from Book Lover's INC) So... CROSSED: A Void City Novel came out January 25th. And finally readers get to see Eric on the cover. Well, okay.. .not really, but to be honest, Greta is the next best thing. She is hands down the scariest character in my series and she's (technically) one of the "good guys". My previous novels have always been written from the points of view of Eric (my angry, forgetful, potty-mouthed anti-hero) and Tabitha (his most recent vampiric creation and on again off again girlfriend), but in this one readers actually get a taste of Greta's POV. And I'm hoping they dig it. You see, one of the scariest lines of dialogue in my first novel (Staked) came not from Eric, but from his daughter, Greta: “Don’t worry, Daddy; I’ll kill them for you.” Eric is faced with the idea of possibly having to kill an entire werewolf pack to resolve an inconvenient case of they-all-want-to-kill-him-itis, but recoils at the th...

Out in the dark, a trio of killers celebrate Halloween in the vampire tradition. To them, Trick or Treating involves naming costumes, refereeing valid targets, and verifying kills. The vampires in my Void City books do not sparkle, and Eric is anything but a classic hero. Nevertheless, he might just rise to the occasion in this fun short story ... You'll have to read to find out, but don't start here. In the spirit of trick or treating and going from house to house for candy, I've decided (on the spur of the moment, really) to serialize a Halloween tale, posting different sections (as I write them) on various blogs. How many parts will there be? I have no idea, but I do promise this: The story will be done and all the sections posted by Halloween Night. Part 1 can be found over at Paranormal Haven (along with a contest that runs through 10/27/2010 at 11:59 pm cst) Part 2 is located at Pocket After Dark (where you can also read STAKED, the first Void ...