Excerpt:
Cassie cringed at each bump along Tree Branch Trail. Gravel
crunched underneath the truck’s tires, yet somehow the dilapidated
vehicle withstood the beating. Squished between her best friend Mary
and the door, Cassie tensed and tried not to hit anything or anyone
as the truck vaulted over another pothole. She wished she had a seat
belt on, but with two seat belts and four people in the front seat,
it wasn’t happening. They should’ve taken her car, but it never
would’ve made it on this backcountry road. Why didn’t they stick
with the plan and not come out here anyway?
“How do you like your first off-roading adventure, Cassie?”
Denise asked with the harsh laugh of a smoker while shifting her
plump hips between her boyfriend James and her sister Mary.
“It’s great,” Cassie said without enthusiasm and with a whole
truckload of sarcasm. The vehicle ran over a monstrous rut, and her
head knocked against the window. She sucked in air through her teeth.
Checking for a bump, she glanced over to Mary. Although three years
younger and still in high school, Mary was Cassie’s best friend and
confidante. Cassie had missed her most since she moved to Missouri
for college. She leaned close to Mary’s ear. “I think we
should’ve stayed and watched a different movie.”
“Me too,” Mary whispered back.
James slammed on the brakes, and the truck fishtailed to a stop.
Cassie pressed her hand against the glove compartment. Dashboard
lights illuminated Mary’s grimace and her white knuckles from
clutching the seat belt so hard.
“What’s out there?” Cassie peered ahead.
Book Description: A monster hunts us. After hibernating for a decade,
it’s ravenous. We long to stop this nightmare, but the end of the
road is far. There is no waking up once a legend sets its sights on
you.
Disappearances every ten or so years make little impact on the small
town of New Haven, Virginia. Hikers get lost. Hunters lose the trail.
Even when a body is discovered, the inhabitants’ memories last
about as long as the newspaper articles.
No one connects the cases. No one notices the disappearances go back
beyond Civil War times. No one believes a legendary monster roams the
forests in Southwestern Virginia.
I don’t either until the truck breaks down on an old mountain
trail. Cell phones won’t work in this neck of the woods. It’s
amazing how much a person can see by starlight alone. So what if we
can’t feel our fingers or toes as we hike toward the main road. How
many more miles left to go?
Crrraaack!
Hear that noise?
Purchase Print/Ebook on Amazon! The ebook is on sale for $0.99 until April 30th.
About the Author: Cherie Reich has more books than she can ever read
and more ideas than she can ever write, but that doesn't stop this
bookworm from trying, even if it means trying to curb her TV
addiction. She is a speculative fiction writer and library assistant
living in Virginia. Her short stories have appeared in magazines and
anthologies, and her books include the paranormal horror collection
Once upon a Nightmare and the fantasy series The Foxwick
Chronicles and The Fate Challenges. Reborn is her
debut novel. She is a member of the Virginia Writers Club, Valley
Writers, and Untethered Realms. For more information about her and
her work, please visit her website
and blog.
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A legend awakens... Once upon a Nightmare: A Collection by Cherie
Reich is now available on Amazon as an ebook and a paperback. This
paranormal horror/thriller collection features the novelette Once
upon a December Nightmare, the novella Nightmare Ever After, and the
short story “Good Nightmare, Scary Monster.” From April 16-April
30, you can purchase the ebook for only 99 cents.
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A monster hunts us. After hibernating for a decade, it’s ravenous.
We long to stop this nightmare, but the end of the road is far. There
is no waking up once a legend sets its sights on you. Cherie Reich’s
Once upon a Nightmare: A Collection is now available on Amazon as an
ebook and paperback. From April 16-April 30, you can purchase the
ebook for only 99 cents. http://smarturl.it/OuaNKindle
Congratulations, Cherie!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Alex!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for having me on your blog, Christine! I really appreciate it!
Congrats to Miss Cherie. This one sounds like it might keep me up at night...but I am going to give it a go anyway!!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a good book. Congrats Cherie.
ReplyDeleteI got my copy!
ReplyDeleteJust read during the daytime hours, and you'll be fine, Jaybird!
ReplyDeleteThank you, T. Powell!
Congrats, Cherie! I read the previous release of this collection and I'm thrilled to see it get more exposure.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Nick! I'm hoping the collection gets more exposure too. I think it's awesome, but I'm a tad biased too.
ReplyDeleteIt is a great read. Break a pen, Cherie! Make oodles of sales and remember us little folk.
ReplyDeleteI hope you enjoy the collection, Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mary! I'd be satisfied with sales. Period. It doesn't have to be oodles. :)
I think this is for me. :-)
ReplyDeleteAnna from Elements of Writing
Thanks for the link! Had to get a copy. Looking forward to reading it. Congrats Cherie!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to Cherie! I remember reading Once Upon a December Nightmare a couple years back. Can't wait to get my hands on this collection sometime! I can never resist a good horror... ^_^
ReplyDeleteWoot! I have my copy and can't wait to get the crap scared out of me. Congrats!
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