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I’m snipping from The Recruit, a 21k-word novella due out at JMS Books on June 16. For context, Phillip has been selected for recruit by the local vampire faction. He was approached by Albert while walking in the park, and an offer to join the vampires’ ranks has been extended.
Blurb:
Albert Manlii has walked this earth for more than two thousand years, but survival on his own was never easy. Now he leads a faction of highly organized vampires who carefully guard the secret of their existence. Unlike the old days, potential recruits are carefully selected and presented with an offer.
Phillip Brewer has weeks to live—if he lets his disease run its course. He doesn’t want to die, but given a choice, will his desire to live outweigh his concerns about the vampires’ ethics?
When the new recruit’s missteps are cause for concern, can Albert control the fallout, or will Phillip’s life once again be torn apart?
If you want a refresher of earlier snippets in this thread, click the spoiler tags, below:
Told from Phillip’s 3rd-person POV.
This Week’s Snippet:
“Seriously? Here in the park? What…what does it involve?”
“It’s a simple blood exchange. Only about a milliliter each is required.”
Phillip took another deep breath and shrugged. “Okay, let’s do it.” Why the hell not play this through? Either he was about to be turned into a vampire, or Albert and his team of pranksters would get a good laugh at his expense, then he’d go home and kill himself like he’d planned to do anyway.
Info
EBOOK
Release Date: June 16, 2018 @ JMS Books, LLC
Length: Novella / 69 pages (PDF) / 22,181 words
Cost: $3.99
ISBN: 1634866668 / 978-1634866668
ASIN: B07D6XFD2G
Info/Links/Excerpt (Chapter 1)
Heat Rating: 2 flames – Subtle – Sensual, but not explicit. Physical interaction beyond kissing and touching is implied and/or described in general terms. Emotions emphasized over graphic description.
Preorder Links
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Books2Read Universal Buy-Link | Publisher/JMS Books, LLC
Note: The Recruit is offered at 20% off through June 22 at the publisher’s site.
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Oh, wow! The tension just builds and builds. Well done. Thank you for sharing. And Happy Writing!
Thank you! 💞
Ooh. Well, I’m guessing it’s option 1, or there wouldn’t be much of a story. But I wonder exactly how that’ll turn out.
Ha! Yeah I guess it’s not much of a spoiler to admit that. 💗😏
Love how philosophical and matter of a fact he is about this!
Thank you! 💖
Love this. Philip is so sweet and Albert is darling for a vampire
Thank you! 💞
Love his attitude here. Great snip.
Thank you! 💞
Option two isn’t an option at all… but I’m not in that situation either.
True. At this point in the story, Phillip only has a couple weeks (at most) to live, and he’s feeling very ill.
I’m still loving how pragmatic he is… I’m sure everybody else would run screaming.
Thank you! 💖 True, I’d probably be: 😱
I love that it doesn’t take much for the conversion.
Thank you. I was striving to be different for most of this vampire world. 💕