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Lizzie Borden #Zombie Hunter Cover Reveal!!

Yes! The moment you - and I  - have been waiting for.

The cover reveal for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter  is this week! 

So, meanie, I am - haaa! - I'm going to give you a teensy glimpse to start....

How does that grab ya???? 

Keep coming back as there'll be more, much much more, to see!!! 

** BONUS: I want to hear what you think! Give me a reaction in the comments for a chance to win one of the first signed print copies!!! (Sorry, US shipping only!)  Be sure to include an email or something to contact you!

Isn't this exciting??? 





COMING SEPT 13! 


  About Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter:  by C.A. Verstraete


Every family has its secrets…
One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an axe and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become zombies?
Thrust into a horrific world where the walking dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts, but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them.

Creepy Doll #Horror

I've posted before about dolls - some love 'em, some hate 'em, some are afraid of them...

I happen to like and collect some dolls, but no, nothing like this. Actually, I have to admit this is the first I've seen something like this... 

I saw this post first on Facebook and had to share.

(Photo - Jobbins sculptures on Dangerous Minds.)


I can appreciate the creativity, thought and planning that goes into these sculptures formed from doll parts by Australian artist Freya Jobbins... Click to look - and yikes! Some are life-sized!  (Talk about nightmares!?)

I admit, they're eerie, and fascinating, amazing, and a little skin-crawling maybe but you have to keep looking, right? Intriguing and... ? 

What do you think?

HUGE Mystery Giveaway Contest!

Wow a book bonanza!! 



29 Days of Summer Cozy Mystery GiveawayIncludes Happy Homicides 3 which I have a story in!
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#1 Line Wed - Lizzie Borden #Zombie Hunter Release Date!

Today's 1 Line Wednesday line is easy====


A RELEASE DATE!! 
For Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter !!!!!

 NEWS!!!    The Release Date is....
SEPT. 13th! (Andrew Borden's Birthday!) 


Friend me on Facebook - Cover Reveal and launch party coming!!!




Every family has its secrets…
One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an axe and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become zombies?

Thrust into a horrific world where the walking dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts, but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them.

New and Recent #Zombie Book Releases

Happy Reading! 
While you're waiting for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter... Here are some new and recent Zombie Book Releases I came across: 


 Contamination 7: Resistance – TW Piperbrook -After freeing Dan and Quinn, Sandy Duncan must fight to escape the lumberyard while protecting the others she came to save. The infected lurk outside the gates. Is the fate outside the lumberyard even worse than what she faces if she stays? **Limited Time – Contamination Box Set, Books 0-3 Free
Dead Girl Walking: Two Girls, One Million Zombies- Alex is your everyday broke, coffee-guzzling, twenty-year-old – that is until she meets a cute mechanic willing to fix her car up cheap. And... then there's that whole "end of the world" thing happening, too. What starts as a viral Youtube video of someone hopped up on bath salts quickly turns into a worldwide epidemic. Alex and her new girlfriend, Phoenix, have to beat the odds and whether the storm. 



Resurgence, Greenfields Book 5 – Adrienne Lecter - Not so lucky anymore…Civilization is on the brink of crumbling—and this time not just due to the zombie apocalypse. The roads have become dangerous, and what havens have been established are no longer safe. Murmurs of unrest—or maybe even a brewing civil war—are getting loud. No longer are zombies the only thing preying on those that think to brave the world outside the settlements. Yet as grave as things are getting, this is not the main issue that is plaguing Nate’s mind. He has bigger fish to fry. 
SURGE- Chicago in 1922, reimagined. The city is ruled by a tyrannical energy company called The Corporation, the streets patrolled by the terrifying and corrupt Corp Bulls. Sixteen-year-old Evelyn O’Donnell takes karate lessons to defend herself in this dangerous dystopia, but she knows this is not enough. And when her father is mysteriously killed, it is a game changer. 






The Horror Squad: An Apocalyptic Tale – TJ Weeks - With the world now plagued by rotters, it's up to my team and I to take care of the living and take out the dead.
The Walking Dead Vol. 25: No Turning Back - After a devastating act of war by the Whisperers, Rick must chart a path for his community. But when his leadership is questioned, how will he respond? Collects THE WALKING DEAD #145-150.




 Tokyo Ghoul: Vol. 6 - Ghouls live among us, the same as normal people in every way—except their craving for human flesh. Ken Kaneki is an ordinary college student until a violent encounter turns him into the first half-human half-ghoul hybrid. Trapped between two worlds, he must survive Ghoul turf wars, learn more about Ghoul society and master his new powers.
 United States of Apocalypse– Mark Tufo, Armand Rosamilia - When World War 3 erupts on American soil it is up to some less than likely heroes to band together and stand tall against any and all comers as a once proud nation is brought to her knees. Cowardly terrorist attacks and indifferent Global communities have isolated America as she spirals into a desperate bid for survival. 








Z Children: The Surge – Eli Constant, Nevada Barr - The forecast for tomorrow? Bloody!  Z Children 2: The Surge is action-packed from start to finish. Focusing on JW & Virginia's group, the story captures the true ugliness and sacrifice that goes along with survival. 

Meme Monday, Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter

It's Monday, again! So I'm sharing another, maybe less surprising line from my upcoming book, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter.

It's less surprising, I say, if you take the view that she did it -- but not for the reasons you think or thought you knew....




About Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter:
Every family has its secrets…
One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an axe and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become zombies?

Thrust into a horrific world where the walking dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts, but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them.

Today is Lake Geneva WI Authorfest

Stop by and find a good book. Say hello!! Located behind the library at the lake! Music and more!

#1LineWed - 1 Line Wednesday, #Zombie Girl

It's 1LineWed - 1 Line Wednesday  - so it's time for another line.
This time I'm going to share a line from my first zombie book which offers a different take on the genre.
Becca is 16, and after an accidental scratch, is now part-zombie. And no, it's nothing like you think. For a teen, it's far worse...
This is what happened first...


Here's one line from GIRL Z: My Life as a Teenage Zombie:
He looked horrid, and if this was what happened when you came in contact with them. . . I shivered.
 ** Don't forget the Beachside Authorfest Panel tonight at the Lake Geneva WI library at 6:30 p.m.  Stop on by!** 

Lake Geneva WI Authorfest and Panel!

I'm participating  in an author panel tomorrow, Wednesday July 6 at the Lake Geneva WI Library...

I'll also be at the 2nd annual Beachside Authorfest Saturday, July 9 from 10 to 4 - be sure to come check it out and spend a day at the beach!

Update: Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter, #zombie book

An update on  Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter:

* Just sent the round 2 edits back to the editor --- and he included the last corrections I added, signed off on it, and sent it on to the publisher! So next is the final read on their end, and formatting and such.

* The cover is about ready except to add the blurbs!!! Waiting, waiting, waiting on more reviews to come in!!!

* It is ALMOST READY!!! Are you as excited as I am???  

Wow!!! Hard to believe how fast this is moving along now! This process actually started more than a year ago when I finished the book, sent it out, did more revisions and sent it out some more.

I subbed the manuscript again this past March and it got accepted at the end of March/early April.  By most publishing standards unless you're self-pubbing, this is a pretty quick turn-around, for which I'm glad. Most won't get your book out for a full year after acceptance.  I've been living and working on this story a long time, and I can't wait to finally see it come to life (or un-life, if you will. ha!)  

And yes... I am noodling around a sequel; have to firm the idea up and do some outlining now that this first one is nearing the finish line. I really do want to continue the story--you'll see why when you read it!

* Stay tuned for upcoming details, a cover reveal, publishing date, more blog posts, a launch party, oh, so much to come!!!

WOW, IT'S ALMOST REAL!!! 

About the Book:

Every family has its secrets…

One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an ax and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become zombies?



Thrust into a horrific world where the walking dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts, but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them.