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I am a lifelong avid reader with a passionate love for a good story, be it fiction on nonfiction. As a kid, I loved genre movies-westerns, gangsters, horror-because the story was king with those kind of flicks, same with comic books, another life long passion. After years of reading, I decided to try my hand at writing the kind of fiction I enjoyed and learned there is no greater satisfaction than to labor on something you love and then discover others find pleasure in it as well.

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	All the Way with JFK: An Alternate History of 1964 3.88 avg rating — 78 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beating Plowshares into Swords: An Alternate History of the Vietnam War 3.78 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2013 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Crimson 1: There's a New Vampire in Town 2.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Crimson 2: The Vampire Next Door 2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BIG CRIMSON 3: BLOOD WILL TELL (BIG CRIMSON #3) 2.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	You Never Know What's Going to Come Through the Door 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Caden is Coming 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE: it literally puts the "dark" in dark fantasy.

Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1) by Jay Kristoff

I like a good vampire story, same for dark fantasy, or almost any fantasy for that matter, and because it appeared to be a mashup of a couple of genres I read, Jay Kristoff’s EMPIRE OF THE VAMPIRE ended up under my Christmas tree last year. It also helped that the book came highly recommended by some people whose opinions I value. And I am not afraid of a lengthy tome, as this book comes in at Read more of this blog post »

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