Rough
Trails and Shallow Graves
The
Cowboy and the Vampire CollectionBook Three
Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall
Genre:
Paranormal Romance/Western Romance
Publisher:
Pumpjack
PressDate of Publication: May 5, 2014
ISBN: 978-0-9838200-4-8
Number of pages: 358
Word Count: 82,900
Cover Artist: Aaron Perkins
Book
Description:
Say
goodbye to LonePine, Wyoming, a typical small town in the American
west with typical small town problems — romantic intrigues, warm
beer and vampires.
When
Lizzie goes missing on their wedding night, Tucker is forced to team
up with his bloodthirsty Russian nemesis to find answers. Crashing
through cowboy country, the vampire spirit world and wrecked salmon
canneries, they confront an evil more ancient than even the undead —
human greed — twisting science into something terrible.
Can
there be a happily-ever-after for a cowboy and vampire, or is their
unusual love just a delusion? Time to cowboy up.
This
is the third book in The Cowboy and the Vampire Collection.
Available
at Amazon
Reviews
of the first two books….
Introducing
racial issues isn’t the only adjustment the authors have made to
the vampire mythos, but it’s more than just the details that set
this series apart. Rather, it’s the way the authors utilize those
details to create meaningful conflicts and world-altering choices for
the characters...the book is first and foremost a thriller, upping
the ante in every chapter as bullets fly and relationships strain
under the weight of old loyalties and new revelations…with strong
writing, funny characters (no irony is lost on one vampiress who
takes to sporting a “Future Farmers of America” jacket) and
plenty of action, it’s hard to fault the authors for keeping the
focus on a story this riveting.
~ Kirkus Reviews
~ Kirkus Reviews
As
a vampire novel, The Cowboy and the Vampire is sure to satisfy
Dracula fans’ expectations. However, this book has a little
something extra to offer readers. A little something that harkens
back to the days when man fought against the wild in the name of
civilization. Hays and McFall have succeeded in mixing the Western
genre tropes with the Gothic conventions to create a zany grey
romance.
~
Writastic Thoughts from the Thinking Realm
One
of the weirdest stories I have ever read. It’s right up there with
Neil Gaiman’s man-swallowing woman parts and talking tents.
Instead, here we have rocket-launching, womb-sucking, Bible-bending,
non-pointy-toothed vampires. And love. And cowboys. Depending on what
you are looking for, that might be a good thing. If I had to liken
this book to a movie, it would either be to Tucker & Dale vs.
Evil, or maybe more appropriately, Quentin Tarantino’s From Dusk to
Dawn.
~
The Avid Reader
The
Cowboy and the Vampire: A Very Unusual Romance is one of the funniest
and most engaging books I have read in a long time. Jam-packed with
adventure, vampires, true love, and a cast of characters you will not
soon forget, you find yourself turning the pages thinking, “What
more could possibly happen to these two?” And then, you find out. I
never imagined the melding of a contemporary western and a paranormal
romance could ever be so seamless or so much fun.
~
Bitten by Books
A
choice and very much recommended read, not to be missed.
Relationships are tumultuous when they may only last a few decades,
but when they last eternity, it can get more difficult. “Blood and
Whiskey” is a novel of adventure, horror, and cowboys as a follow
up to previous novel ‘The Cowboy and the Vampire’, as couple
Tucker and Lizzie retreat to a tiny town to of LonePine, hoping to
settle down, but the reality of the Vampires on their trail may make
that an impossibility. A riveting read that explores many concepts on
top of the intrigue of vampires in the lawless lands of the west,
“Blood and Whiskey” is a choice and very much recommended read,
not to be missed.
~ Midwest Book Review, Micah Andrew, Reviewer
If
you’re looking for a combination of sex, blood and Western romance,
pour yourself a shot of the good stuff and settle in for a wickedly
good read.~ Midwest Book Review, Micah Andrew, Reviewer
~
Renee Struthers, Eastern Oregonian Newspaper
About
the Authors:
Between
the two of them, Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall have worked in
writing jobs ranging from cowboy-poet to energy journalist to
restaurant reviewer to university press officer. After they met,
their writing career took center stage when they wrote the first book
in The Cowboy and the Vampire Collection as a test for marriage. They
passed. Clark and Kathleen now live in Portland, Oregon.
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