MIMOSAS AT DUSK
a free Mojo short story
(set before Mojo Queen)
Paranormal investigator Roxanne Mathis thinks her latest job is a simple ghost eviction. When she discovers the ghost might not be the scariest thing in the house, it will either send her screaming into the night or be the beginning of her strangest friendship.
Excerpt:
I knew it wouldn’t work, though. This stubborn old ghost called for a serious banishing. Holy water, bells, candles, the works. Damn it, I might even have to chant. There was a bag full of all the supplies I’d need in the trunk of my car, but was it really a good idea to do this with a dead body in the foyer? There would be enough awkward questions from cops. I didn’t need to add, “why did you wait so long to call 911?” to the list. I glanced around for a phone, distracted by a soft moan.
The dead guy on the floor, the one with no pulse and a cracked skull, sat up and gave me a wide grin. “Guess I shouldn’t have got in the ghost’s way, huh?”
One word screamed through my brain as I gaped at him: FANGS.
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Mimosas At Dusk is 3840 words, about ten pages. It is available for download in three formats:
MOBI for Kindle
EPUB for Nook/Sony
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GOOFER DUST BLUES
a free Mojo short story
(set before Mojo Queen)
Paranormal investigator and music aficionado Roxie Mathis is happy to take a case that leads her down the Blues Highway. She may not be going to the crossroads but she's going to have to go through a demon to get the job done.
Excerpt:
“It’s my understanding the prime ingredient of this … substance (because really, what posh Englishman wants to say a word like goofer?) is dirt from graves.”
I nodded.
Mr. Craig closed his eyes for the briefest of seconds, then plunged ahead. “My client would like you to use dirt from the graves of a specific person.”
Both eyebrows went up this time. The graves of a specific person … oh hell no. One person, with multiple graves. There’s no way this could be what I thought it was.
“My client would like you to use dirt from the graves of a man named Robert Johnson.”
Holy crap – it was exactly what I thought it was. Who the hell was this guy’s client? And how many of their albums did I own?
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Goofer Dust Blues is 7900 words, about twenty pages. It is available for download in three formats:
MOBI for Kindle
EPUB for Nook/Sony
Available at:
Lyrical Press
Amazon Kindle
iBooks for iPad
Books on Board
B&N Nook
Fictionwise
Sony Reader Store
"Dark and sexy."
- 4 stars from Scorching Book Reviews
"With a solid lead character, Clark’s writing is well-paced with strong intrigue and a balance of introspective dialog and compelling narration."
-The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
"A fast paced, action packed story."
-Sizzling Hot Book Reviews
"An intriguing and addicting novel."
-Livin' Life Through Books
"Complex and emotionally believable characters."
-I Smell Sheep
"Masterfully combines paranormal romance with an edgy dark side and great humor."
-Romancing the Darkside
"Borderline awesome edging into full on panty melt." (The reviewer is talking about Blake here, I couldn't resist quoting that line.)
-Reading the Paranormal
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MOJO QUEEN
Hoodoo and high magic are on a collision course.
Roxanne Mathis isn't like everyone else. Not only can she see auras and spectral entities, she can mix herbs and roots for spells to do good or ill. She can even light a candle without the benefit of a match. But when she’s hired to exorcise a demon from a young girl, she discovers the limits of her powers.
With her vampire cousin at her side and a sexy sorcerer chasing her on the rebound, Roxie sets out to send that evil entity back to where she came from.
Nothing is as it seems and Roxie’s in over her head. It’s not going to be enough for her to just be a paranormal investigator and old school root worker – to defeat this demon, she’s going to have to be the Mojo Queen.
Title: Mojo Queen
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: Novel
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Cover Art: Renee Rocco
Release Date: May 2, 2011
ISBN: 9781616502713
Read the first scene here on the blog.
Genre: Urban Fantasy
Length: Novel
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Cover Art: Renee Rocco
Release Date: May 2, 2011
ISBN: 9781616502713
Read the first scene here on the blog.
Available at:
Lyrical Press
Amazon Kindle
iBooks for iPad
Books on Board
B&N Nook
Fictionwise
Sony Reader Store
Reviews:
"A great read."
"Southern attitude, great music, and sex appeal."
"If you enjoy paranormals with heaping dollops of mystery, suspense, danger, lust, and humor then this book should certainly be right up your alley."
"Dark and sexy."
- 4 stars from Scorching Book Reviews
"With a solid lead character, Clark’s writing is well-paced with strong intrigue and a balance of introspective dialog and compelling narration."
-The Pen and Muse Book Reviews
"A fast paced, action packed story."
-Sizzling Hot Book Reviews
"An intriguing and addicting novel."
-Livin' Life Through Books
"Complex and emotionally believable characters."
-I Smell Sheep
"Masterfully combines paranormal romance with an edgy dark side and great humor."
-Romancing the Darkside
"Borderline awesome edging into full on panty melt." (The reviewer is talking about Blake here, I couldn't resist quoting that line.)
-Reading the Paranormal
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RED HOUSE
Unofficial blurb:
There's high water everywhere and she's about to drown on dry land.
Roxie Mathis has lost her home and her livelihood to a devastating flood. She knows she's lucky to have someone to stay with - her vampire ancestor Daniel - but she wants to put the pieces of her life back together. Trouble is, Roxie's lost her mojo and she's floundering. The trauma of almost drowning and losing her home has left a deep mark on her.
Blake Harvill left a mark on her too and she's been missing him in the four months since he left town without a goodbye. Now he's back and says he plans to stay. Roxie wants him like she's never wanted anyone else but can she trust the sexy sorcerer with her guarded heart?
Roxie feels like she's drowning on dry land but she's doing her best to stay afloat, including going back to work. Hired to evict ghosts from a bed and breakfast called Maple Hill, her confidence takes another hit when she encounters a violent spirit she's crossed paths with in the past. When the spirit traps innocent people in the house Roxie's going to have to tap reservoirs of magic she's never touched before. In magic, like physics, everything has an equal and opposite reaction, and Roxie can only hope her desperate spellwork won't kill her - or conjure up something even more dangerous.
Stay tuned for more details.
