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Michael A. Ventrella

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Michael A. Ventrella's humorous adventure novels include "Big Stick," "Bloodsuckers: A Vampire Runs for President," "Arch Enemies" and "The Axes of Evil."

He is the editor of many anthologies, including "Release the Virgins!," "Three Time Travelers Walk Into...", "Across the Universe" (with Randee Dawn) and the "Baker Street Irregulars" anthologies (co-edited with NY Times Bestselling Author Jonathan Maberry).

His web page is www.MichaelAVentrella.com and he can be easily found on Facebook and other social networking sites. His blog regularly interviews prominent authors.

Mike lives in the beautiful Pocono Mountains with a tolerant wife and four obnoxious cats. In his spare time, he is a lawyer. ...more

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	Baker Street Irregulars: Thirteen Authors with New Takes on Sherlock Holmes by Michael A. Ventrella (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) (Editor and Contributor), Jim Avelli (Contributor) 3.57 avg rating — 172 ratings — published 2017 — 6 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
	Baker Street Irregulars: The Game Is Afoot by Michael A. Ventrella (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Jonathan Maberry (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Narrelle M. Harris (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.71 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 2018 — 5 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
	Release the Virgins by Michael A. Ventrella (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Ian Randal Strock (Goodreads Author) (Foreword), Thomas Nackid (Afterword) 3.89 avg rating — 65 ratings — 3 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
	Long Title: Looking for the Good Times; Examining the Monkees' Songs, One by One by Michael A. Ventrella (Goodreads Author), Mark Arnold 3.61 avg rating — 33 ratings — 3 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
	Across the Universe: Tales of Alternative Beatles by Michael A. Ventrella (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Randee Dawn (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Matthew F. Amati (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2019 — 5 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
	Three Time Travelers Walk Into... 3.85 avg rating — 27 ratings — 3 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
	Bloodsuckers: A Vampire Runs for President 4.20 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014 — 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 Stick 4.56 avg rating — 18 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
	Arch Enemies 4.33 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2007 — 5 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
	The Axes of Evil: The Sequel to Arch Enemies 3.67 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1998 — 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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Dreamers in Hell!

I don't usually post here on Goodreads since I have my own blog about books (http://michaelaventrella.com/) but if you haven't read it, let me tell you about "Dreamers in Hell"!

The "Heroes in Hell" anthology series launched in 1986. The theme features the denizens of Hell and how they continue to live their evil lives in the afterworld. This allows for hugely creative stories featuring the famous Read more of this blog post »

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Jon Cory (Goodreads Author),

Susan Bianculli (Goodreads Author),

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“The moral high ground was at the top of a slippery slope—”
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