Each year, Mr. Denton McCray and his eclectic team of volunteers hosts the most anticipated, and the most mysterious, book fest in a cozy, lakeside community near the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Though many accounts have highlighted strange occurrences, readers are drawn to the book fest each year by the hundreds, and authors are thrilled to receive a hand-delivered invitation to participate.
The season is autumn. The day is overcast. There's an electric crackle in the air that foreshadows the arrival of approaching storms. Tops of trees sway under the weight of winds that bear more than the threat of rain. The book fest takes place in an old building that once served as a high school.
It has been decades since students roamed the halls ... living students, that is. The Lake Morgan Book Fest opens at 6 PM and runs until midnight. So, grab a cup of hot tea, and dive in!
Within these pages, readers will discover just how weird the Lake Morgan Book Fest can get. Tales of time travel, science fiction, paranormal, speculative fiction, urban fantasy, comedy, and even a little romance await discovery!
Within these pages, readers will discover just how sexy things can get at the Lake Morgan Book Fest. Tales of romance, paranormal, and erotica await discovery!
Jack Sprat Press is revealing the cover of the highly anticipated graphic novel, LIZARD WORLD, by Terry Richard Bazes and Louis Netter! Help us celebrate the event on Thursday, October 29th by sharing the image and summary on your blog, facebook, twitter, etc.
A guest blog post by Terry or a video on the making of the cover by Lou is available to anyone interested! Just email us back and we will get those to you!
Summary
In 21st century Florida, a dentist from New Jersey -- Max Smedlow D.D.S. -- crashes his BMW in the Florida swamps and is captured by Lemuel Lee Frobey and his Aunt Ligeia, two of Dr. Josiah Fludd’s malicious and cretinous descendants.
So it is, thanks to a grave-robber and his psychopathic descendants, that the fates of a modern dentist from New Jersey and a 17th-century earl become inextricably entangled. For after the Florida yokels kidnap him, scoop out his brain and transplant it in the head of the still-surviving Lord, the dentist tries desperately to retain his identity and fight off an onslaught of alien memories. Now that they’ve been surgically connected, the dentist and the lord alternate like Jekyll and Hyde: whenever the dentist’s brain tries to take control of the decrepit body and return to his life filling cavities in suburban New Jersey, the ancient lord interrupts him with three-hundred-year-old memories of his depraved youth when he debauched maidens, ate beggars, schemed to steal a dukedom and underwent excruciating operations that grafted stolen body parts and cut out his growths of reptilian flesh.
As the dentist’s brain and the old Lord’s body struggle for supremacy, a cast of modern and 17th-century characters take the stage, including the editor of a New York City publishing house, a tribe of Florida Indians, the lesbian madam of a Restoration brothel and an albino alligator whose musk is the elixir of immortality.
Based on Lizard World, by Terry Richard Bazes. Art by Louis Netter.
Keep reading to discover how you can ENTER TO WIN!
Welcome to the Lake Morgan Book Festival!
Each year, Mr. Denton McCray and his eclectic team of
volunteers hosts the most anticipated, and the most mysterious, book fest
in a cozy, lakeside community near the Rocky Mountains in Colorado.
Though
many accounts have highlighted strange occurrences, readers are drawn to
the book fest each year by the hundreds, and authors are thrilled to receive a
hand-delivered invitation to participate.
The season is autumn. The day is overcast. There's an electric
crackle in the air that foreshadows the arrival of approaching storms. Tops of
trees sway under the weight of winds that bear more than the threat of rain.
The book fest takes place in an old building that once served as a
high school. It has been decades since students roamed the halls ...
living students, that is.
The Lake Morgan Book Fest opens at 6 PM and runs until
midnight. So, grab a cup of hot tea, and dive in!
Be among the first to devour the story! Both Volumes release
on October 31st, but you can pre-order now!
Within these pages, readers will discover just how weird the Lake
Morgan Book Fest can get. Tales of time travel, science fiction,
paranormal, speculative fiction, urban fantasy, comedy, and even a little
romance await discovery!
Authors of This Volume:
Kimberley Montpetit
Tyber North
Belle Whittington
A.L. Kessler
Linda M. Au
H.A. Lamb
A
Sexy Thing Happened at the Book Fest
Within these pages, readers will discover just how sexy things can get
at the Lake Morgan Book Fest. Tales of romance, paranormal, and
erotica await discovery!
This volume is for more mature audiences.
Authors of This Volume:
Alexia Purdy
Dicey Grenor
Mia Bishop
How about some teasers?
Behold the Book Trailer!
Authors' Pick: Favorite Lines from Each Short Story
Meet the authors and discover the story at the project website! Seriously, you've gotta check out the coolio site we've got going on over here.
Support the Thunderclap, pretty please?!
And don't forget to enter to win a big ole bunch of books, e-books, SWAG, and an gift card, y'all!
Grand Prize:
Alexia Purdy – E-Book of The ArcKnight Chronicles and Signed paperback of Keep Breathing (US Only)
A.L. Kessler – E-book of No More Black Magic- Here Witchy Witchy Book
#1
Belle Whittington – Signed
SWAG
Dicey Grenor – E-book of Best Friends Fantasy Lovers
Heather Lamb – Signed
paperback of Behind the Lace (US
Only)
J.L. McCoy – E-book of Blood of the Son
Kimberley Montpetit – Signed
hardcopy of Forbidden and E-book of Risking It All for Love
Linda M. Au – E-book of The Scarlet Letter Opener
Lizzy Pope – $5 Amazon Gift
Card
Mia Bishop – E-book of Waking Up in Bedlam
Tyber North – Complete Set
of Mindbender Books (US Only)
Each year, Mr. Denton McCray and his eclectic team of volunteers hosts the most anticipated, and the most mysterious, book fest in a cozy, lakeside community near the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. Though many accounts have highlighted strange occurrences, readers are drawn to the book fest each year by the hundreds, and authors are thrilled to receive a hand-delivered invitation to participate.
The season is autumn. The day is overcast. There's an electric crackle in the air that foreshadows the arrival of approaching storms. Tops of trees sway under the weight of winds that bear more than the threat of rain. The book fest takes place in an old building that once served as a high school. It has been decades since students roamed the halls ... living students, that is.
The Lake Morgan Book Fest opens at 6 PM and runs until midnight. So, grab a cup of hot tea, and dive in!
Meet the Authors and Explore the Story
Voila! Feast Your Eyes on the Deliciousness!
Drool Over the Awesome Covers
Designed by Alexia Purdy, These Lovelies Hint at the Magic That Awaits!
Within these pages, readers will discover just how weird the Lake Morgan Book Fest can get. Tales of time travel, science fiction, paranormal, speculative fiction, urban fantasy, comedy, and even a little romance awaits discovery!
Authors of This Volume:
Kimberley Montpetit
Tyber North
Belle Whittington
A.L. Kessler
Linda M. Au
H.A. Lamb
Within these pages, readers will discover just how sexy things can get at the Lake Morgan Book Fest. Tales of romance, paranormal, and erotica awaits discovery!
There's something for everyone in these anthologies: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Time Travel, Historical Romance, Sweet Romance, Steamy Romance, Urban Fantasy, Humor, and Paranormal. What are you waiting for? Be one of the first to pre-order both volumes!
I met Emily White when I stole a dress from her on Facebook. Well, it wasn't a real dress, and I suppose it wasn't really stealing.
When a mutual author friend of ours, the fab Ali Cross, tagged me in a post of this monarch butterfly dress Emily had posted ... well, it was all downhill from there. We were fast friends!
Not long after connecting with Emily, I discovered she's the Senior Editor and Owner of Jack Sprat Press, an independent publishing house specializing in the dark and whimsical via great comics, graphic novels, and speculative fiction.
Don't you just lurve Jack Sprat in his top hat?
Keep reading to find out how you can win a year's subscription to Jack Sprat Magazine!
This blog is dedicated to nerdy, unique occupations, and that's where this magazine fits in! So gaze upon the splendor that is the cover of the inaugural issue of ...
Jack Sprat Magazine
Doesn't it RAWK?! Yes, yes it does!
But the cover is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this coolio magazine!
What I love so much about Jack Sprat Magazine is that it's inspired by indies. Being an indie myself, I swoon with that sublime realization. Within the pages of this inaugural edition, readers will experience a range of deliciously-penned, darkly macabre tales of zombies intertwined with a balanced mix of sci-fi comics and tales of android awakening. The icing on the cake are the edgy illustrations highlighting flash fiction tales that leave you wanting more.
How about a sneak peak?
Silently Falling
by David Robertson
I'm not going to give away too many hints about what you'll find in this uniquely dark and quirky magazine. I hope you'll snag your own copy, and discover the awesomeness yourself!
How many brooms does Jack Sprat Magazine get?
I know ... I know ... you're wondering about the giveaway.
