The Hunt by Linell Jeppsen has captured me!

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The Hunt by Linell Jeppsen has captured me!

I believe in promoting my fellow authors.

You might ask why, when I could be promoting my own work. The answer is simple, and one that I want to share. I love to read, just as many of you do, and a new book is always a thrill. Sometimes, I walk into a book store or scan the pages of the internet booksellers, and don't have the slightest idea what will catch my attention. Sometimes, a little advise is all that is needed to make me pick up the latest and greatest from a new author.

Today, I have a new book to share–from the exciting blog tour of author Linell Jeppsen and I couldn't pass it up for reposting. The Hunt appears to be a riveting read that is a must to add to any reading list!

The Hunt

A Blog

About twenty years ago my husband and I went to the mountains of northeast Washington State to camp and hunt. Just like Holly, I liked to hang around camp, reading, relaxing, and watching the sunshine spangle off the icy water of Swan Lake.

It was mid October. The leaves on the trees were red and orange, casting their reflections down on the water, and in the early evening, tendrils of fog would reach spectral fingers toward the heavy, Hunter's moon.

Thus was born The Hunt, by Linell Jeppsen. I had just finished reading most of the Anne Rice books, and was transported into the supernatural world of vampires, and dark romance. In the eerie twilight, as I sat by the campfire I heard Loons moan across the water and sensed hidden movement in the tall trees. It wasn't hard to imagine that vampires might be hiding there, as well.

The Hunt is a modern day, dark urban fantasy. Brian and Holly Jensen have come to the high mountains for their annual deer hunt. What they don't know, is an outcast band of vampires have come to the area, as well.

Raul Stannard is over a thousand years old. Although the taking of human blood has been forbidden by the high vampire council, Raul and his motley band of followers defy orders and have cut a bloody path of destruction from Alaska to Washington State. This is where Raul first sees Holly…and the game is on.

Four innocent people are about to be caught up in an ancient power struggle, and in a love affair as old as time itself- Roger Atley, a Ferry County forest ranger, and his best friend, Harley Truefeather, an Indian sprit-walker; Brain and Holly Jensen and, of course, Raphael Goldhawk, the half human vampire king.

Centuries earlier, two daring young vampires did the unthinkable. They turned a human boy into a vampire. This would never have happened, but time was threatening the vampire race with extinction. Many vampires embraced Raphael with open arms (and wings), but some, like Raul Stannard, rejected the hybrid and vowed to destroy him, even if it meant the eventual annihilation of their kind.

Now, Raul sees an opportunity to bring Raphael to his knees, and buy his way back into vampire society. As frost paints the high mountain treetops silver and early snow covers the autumn leaves, Holly finds herself the unwilling pawn, in a death-match that has been going on for centuries.

The Hunt is very dark. These vampires are beautiful, but deadly, and fighting for their very survival in a modern world gone mad.

There is violence here, and love, self-sacrifice and nobility. If you are looking for happy, shiny vampires that sparkle, The Hunt is not for you.

However, if you are searching for a book that will grab you and never let you go…for characters that will live on in your mind long after the final page is turned, read The Hunt, by Linell Jeppsen.

You can find more information about Linell Jeppson at http://www.linelljeppsen.com/