Gerard

by G.M. Frazier

Diagnosed with cancer, and lured by the sales pitch of an online “vampire hunter,” Jack Trask has spent a fortune traveling around the world in search of the one being he feels can save him from a death sentence. Now, in the ruins of "Ransom," a plantation outside of New Orleans, Jack comes face to face with the creature he has been seeking for nearly a year. And it's not what he was expecting

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First published July 3, 2011

About the author

I have been writing fiction for the last twenty years and I am not a genre writer. My stories run the gamut from the supernatural to the sublimely real. The novelist who most impressed upon me the necessity of well crafted dialogue is Hemingway. The novelist who most impressed upon me the power of well crafted narrative is Pat Conroy.

From 1998 to 2000 I was Managing Editor at Genesis Press, which is one of the largest independent book publishers in the South. Among the many books I have edited are the autobiography of Olympian Bob Beamon, Let us Prey, Hunter Lundy’s book Let Us Prey on the fall of televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, and Louisa Dixon’s legal suspense novels, Next to Last Chance and Outside Chance. It was my distinct pleasure to work with Dar Tomlinson as the editor for her debut mainstream novel Broken, which had won the coveted Hemingway First Novel Award in 1994. I also edited Mary Beth Craft's delightful ghost story, Goldengrove, which was her debut novel. I have also edited several children’s books including Boss of Me: The Keyshawn Johnson Story, Diana Nyad’s biography for children about NFL star Keyshawn Johnson, and Libby Hughes’s biography for children about Tiger Woods, Tiger Woods: A Biography for Kids.

Reviews

[Ouroboros · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a quick read that held my attention, but left a lot to be desired. I was confused how 10 year old Gerard became a vampire and the brief details of his death didn't do enough to adequately explain his transformation. There was no mention of a maker, which made it seem like the boy was instead turned by circumstances. If I had to take a guess, I would say that Gerard was more of a psychic vampire, feeding off the energy of his past as opposed to blood. Although that may cover certain aspects of his vampirism, it still doesn't explain how he was able to sire another vampire with the traditional bite to the neck. The story of the boy vampire might have benefited from more time spent building the vampire lore.

[Gayle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not a fan of vampire tales. I came to read this book because it was a gift
from the author. There was no obligation to review it, or even to read it.
Since it's only 79 pages, I decided to give it a try.

What a haunting story ... not at all what I expected. This is one you
won't forget, involving racism and the loss of innocence.

You can hardly beat this for 99 cents on Kindle.