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Say Hi to Corbin!

Corbin Kohl Adrift In Hell comes out on Tuesday, but you can preorder now at books2read.com/CorbinKohlAdriftInHell. The link is still populating, so if you prefer another store, check back soon!

Who’s Corbin?

Corbin Kohl is in Hell.

At least, he thinks he is. With the scorching heat, the fiery Pit at the center of the City, and his new, unpaid gig for so-called “Management,” it seems like a solid guess.

Corbin’s first assignment involves a Victor, one of Management’s most wanted. Unfortunately, the rascal has powerful abilities Management never bothered to mention. Pursuing him will demand more from Corbin than an average “Twister service” can set right. 

Still, for a guy who just wants to get home again, this hellish assignment presents an opportunity. Management has secrets. But more importantly, it hides vulnerabilities. And Corbin’s first assignment might provide a clue to getting out of this infernal place. 

Then again, it’s kinda fun here. And this might be the first time in years that Corbin has felt like himself.

Hang out with Corbin Kohl in a place that might be Hell—except it’s awfully fun.

For fans of Jim Butcher’s light-hearted side and those who would love a Stephanie Plum-style adventure in Hell, this book is for you. Grab your copy and join the fun!

New Book Alert!

I’ve got a new book coming out! I think you’re going to like it! I like it. It was super fun to write.

Anyway, I’m doing a little cover reveal countdown on IG and FB and BSKY. It’s already happening, and it’s got some fun teasers going on about the cover and what the story’s about and whatnot. Fun stuff. See the first post, below.

But on Thursday, make sure to check your email, because that’s where I’m doing the first full reveal of the cover and the blurb just for subscribers. (I ❤️ subscribers.) If you’re not on my newsletter yet, you can join here.

I hope to see you there, and if you like what you see, let me know in the comments!

A supernatural thriller trilogy I’m enjoying

I’m liking this new author I recently discovered, although I have no idea why it took me so long to come across him. He’s been publishing books since before I was born, and apparently he writes what I like to read: supernatural thrillers. I like dark fantasy and horror-lite, too. Basically anything with a dark fantastical element set in the real world or a close-to-the-real world. That’s my jam.

So I went searching for a supernatural thriller a couple weeks ago, and F. Paul Wilson’s Panacea came up. It’s about a medical examiner with experience in ethnobotany who’s paired with a secretive bodyguard and hired by a sick billionaire to hunt down a magical cure-all. It wasn’t quite as supernatural-esque as I’d been wanting, but it was great in its own right. Kind of had that The Da Vinci Code feel. You know, the hunt, the search for a secret? Good stuff.

The second book, which I just finished, is called The God Gene. It’s a touch more scifi thriller than supernatural thriller, but it, too, was great in its own right. This one has more of a Jurassic Park feel, except with primates instead of dinosaurs. In it, the medical examiner and the guy she’s paired with have to find the guy’s brother, who went missing after his rare primate died. It was good.

I’m starting the third book right now. It’s called The Void Protocol. In the first two books, the secretive guy has this life theory that there are these vast intelligences that throw metaphorical wrenches into the world’s cogs to see how it’ll break down, and I’m keen to see if this story delves into those intelligences further, because that would be leaning more toward the supernatural, and it would be AWESOME. I have no idea though. I haven’t read the book blurb. I’m going in cold. So we shall see…

The Girl, Incorrupted Paperback is LIVE!

If you prefer paperbacks to hardcovers and ebooks, then I have good news. The GIRL, INCORRUPTED paperback is available now!

Here’s the cover:

The paperback cover for Girl, Incorrupted: a love-horror story.  On the back cover it reads the following:  I would have done anything for Andy. But the night I vandalized the starlet’s poster, I began wondering how to make Andy do anything for me...

Daphne James’s boyfriend is supposed to propose tonight. Instead he tells her he’d marry a girl like the vaudeville starlet they see on a theater poster. Daphne’s never heard of the woman, so she checks out her show. 

But as soon as she enters the misty, peach-scented L’Aornum Theatre and glimpses the flawless Fausten Cotter, Daphne’s insecurities multiply—but so do the mysteries surrounding the starlet. Daphne’s warned to stay away, but she can’t. So when the starlet’s theater announces an amateur vaudeville competition, Daphne enters to impress her boyfriend—but also to discover the secret of the starlet's appeal. 

Unfortunately, the starlet has more secrets than Daphne can fathom:
She’s an incorrupt corpse.
She takes her own interest in Daphne.
And Daphne won’t like what the starlet has planned.

CAUTION: Do not read this book if you’re not ready to fully give in to a monster type you’ve never seen before. Tropes will be subverted, corpses will rot, and hearts will be broken. It’s a love-horror story, after all. You have been warned.

Here’s the back cover copy:


I would have done anything for Andy. But the night I vandalized the starlet’s poster, I began wondering how to make Andy do anything for me…

Daphne James’s boyfriend is supposed to propose tonight. Instead he tells her he’d marry a girl like the vaudeville starlet they see on a theater poster. Daphne’s never heard of the woman, so she checks out her show. 

But as soon as she enters the misty, peach-scented L’Aornum Theatre and glimpses the flawless Fausten Cotter, Daphne’s insecurities multiply—but so do the mysteries surrounding the starlet. Daphne’s warned to stay away, but she can’t. So when the starlet’s theater announces an amateur vaudeville competition, Daphne enters to impress her boyfriend—but also to discover the secret of the starlet’s appeal. 

Unfortunately, the starlet has more secrets than Daphne can fathom:
She’s an incorrupt corpse.
She takes her own interest in Daphne.
And Daphne won’t like what the starlet has planned.

CAUTION: Do not read this book if you’re not ready to fully give in to a monster type you’ve never seen before. Tropes will be subverted, corpses will rot, and hearts will be broken. It’s a love-horror story, after all. You have been warned. 😈


I hope you check out the book and enjoy!

Check your email! New Girl, Incorrupted Short Story!

I just shipped a new Girl, Incorrupted prequel short story to my newsletter subscribers. The Ring takes place 18 months before the events in Girl, Incorrupted. It’s about how the starlet, Fausten, got the ring that is the source of so much trouble in Girl, Inc. and how her relationship with Guy started falling apart.

If you’re subscribed to the newsletter, check your email. The story came out yesterday morning.

If you’re not subscribed to the newsletter, what are you wait for?!

You’ll find The Ring plus many other goodies in your welcome email!

Enjoy!

New Horror Short Story Drops Tomorrow!

The next issue of Megan Bledsoe’s Reader List (man, my newsletter needs a better name 🤪) comes out tomorrow with a silly but fun horror short story inspired by the Midas Touch. The one about the guy who turned everything he touched into gold. Course that’s not where I go with it. 😈  Plus I paired it with zombies. You should check it out. Tomorrow, like I said. Over at my newsletter. Oh, but it’s just for subscribers, so get yourself subscribed!

You know you’ve arrived when…

You spot your book at the library! Check this out! 

How cool is this?!?

It’s got the mylar cover and library stickers and it’s even already got some grime on it! 

And I’m pretty sure—from the look of the top and bottom of the interior when it’s closed—that someone has definitely read every page of this copy! How cool is that!?!

So, so cool!

Have you seen it at your library? I would love to know. If you see it around, send me a pic or post it and tag me. 

If you don’t see Girl, Incorrupted on your library’s New Books shelf, ask them to order it! Libraries are very accomodating. They’ll usually place a hold for you, too, so that when it arrives you’ll be able to take it home and give it a read! Win, win, win!

Here’s the info you’ll need:

Title: Girl, Incorrupted: a love-horror story
Author: Megan Bledsoe
Publisher: Arched Brow Books
Publication Date: September 12, 2023
ISBN: 979-8218187347 (Hardcover)

Yay!

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