Monday 4 March 2013

BTS Tours: Phantom Harvest by C.R. Richards


Title: Phantom Harvest
Author: C.R. Richards
Publisher:  Whiskey Creek Press
Length:  368 pages
Sub-Genres:   science fiction/fantasy
           
Blurb: 

Gideon, a half-breed mutant with a surly temper and rotten luck, struggles to scrape a living as a tracker in the desolate territory near the gateway to the human world. Business seems to be picking up when Gideon is approached by a powerful dark elf with deep pockets and a serious problem. Human miners at the dark elf's plant are being taken by an elusive predator. Gideon is pressured to find the killer before word of the disappearances reaches the human world, endangering the tense relationship between their two races. But, nothing is simple this close to the conduit between worlds. Archangel, a ruthless mercenary operating in the secret sectors of mutant society, has set his own deadly game in motion. Surrounded by savage wilderness and cut off from contact with civilization, Gideon must find a way to protect his friends and survive to collect his bounty.

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Excerpt:

Cheap cologne clumsily masking rotting flesh and stale earth crept closer. Gideon swallowed the last gulp of beer and took a deep breath through his mouth. There was no mistaking the stench. It was a calling card, a sensory announcement for the Graves Brothers. They were ghouls who’d tired of the rotting corpses and drained blood they could steal from their local mortuary. Crime paid well and sometimes it paid in fresh blood.

Gideon gripped his spoon until it bent under the pressure of his thumb. The Graves Brothers typically didn’t stray far from their territory in the south side of New Athens. Something had dragged them out of their catacombs, onto the transport train and through the Outskirts Territory to land here in Hawthorne.
Bandaged covered fingers gripped the chair across from Gideon and pulled it slowly away from the table. Doug Graves, head of the family and creep-in-charge, sat down carefully in the chair. His rotting body was covered head to toe in a gray trench coat topped with a fedora. He looked like a Humphrey Bogart movie gone wrong.

“Gideon, you’re looking good enough to eat.” Doug’s voice grated across the table like dead wood running through a shredder.

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Competition Time!

C.R. Richards is giving one paperback copy of her book "Phantom Harvest" to one lucky commenter.

Just leave a comment for C.R. - don't forget to include your email address - and then on March 13th at midnight - 6pm est time - a winner will be selected with the help of Random.org. 

Good luck!

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About The Author:

Cynthia's literary career began when she interned as a part-time columnist for a small entertainment newspaper. She wore several hats: food critic, entertainment reviewer and cranky editor. A co-author of horror and urban fantasy novels, her first solo fiction project - The Mutant Casebook Series - was published by Whiskey Creek Press in 2013. Cynthia is an active member of Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers and lives in Colorado.

Social Media Links:

FB: authorcrrichards
Twitter: CR_Richards
Author Website: www.crrichards.com 
Publisher Website: www.whiskeycreekpress.com

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Phantom Harvest Tour Stops:


March 1st: My Reading Obsession:  http://4myreadingobsession.blogspot.com/ 

March 2nd: Southern Muses: http://www.southernduchess.blogspot.com 
March 2nd: Read 2 Review: http://read2review.com/ 
March 4th: My World: www.xxxxmyworldxxxx.blogspot.com 
March 5th: Beauty in Ruins: http://beauty-in-ruins.blogspot.com/ 
March 6th: A little Bit of Naughty: www.alittlebitofnaughty.blogspot.com 
March 7th: I Smell Sheep: http://www.ismellsheep.com/ 
March 8th: Grinelda Markowitz: http://grineldamarkowitz.wordpress.com 
March 9th: Read Between the Lines: http://www.rbtlreviews.com/ 
March 11th: Page Flipperz: www.pageflipperz.blogspot.com 
March 13th: SnifferWalk http://www.snifferwalk.org 

2 comments:

  1. Thank you for hosting me today. Best Wishes!

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    1. You're totally welcome, Cynthia. It was a pleasure having you. :-)

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