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The Legend of Victor Standish
Welcome to New Orleans, the most haunted city in America. In this dark fantasy, horror lurks in the shadows of the French Quarter. No Young Adult best seller had a more resourceful teen than Victor Standish. No supernatural thriller had a more deadly femme fatale than the ghoul, Alice Wentworth.
Death is in the night air as Voodoo mingles with the refrains of jazz coming from the haunted night club, Meilori’s. Hurricane Katrina boils in the gulf. Supernatural predators plot to take advantage of the coming storm and its terrible devastation.
To this site of coming apocalypse comes the street kid, Victor Standish. His mother, who is the blood and bone of his life, treats him like a yo-yo.
She abandons him on harsh city streets, only to reclaim him months later to dump him in yet another city states away. Her sole explanation is the back of her hand across Victor’s mouth.
New Orleans is the seventh city and looks to be the last. The haunted French Quarter is deadlier than anything Victor’s ever encountered. He smiles. Finally the fear and loneliness will end. And they do … just not in the way he expected.
An old derelict feels beautiful once more in Victor’s eyes. A disillusioned jazz club owner finds something worth living, worth dying for. An undead priest learns to laugh again. A gypsy nun finds a new son to fill the void left by her long dead boy.
And one dark midnight in a cursed cemetery, Victor finds love. It is the old
Boy meets ghoul. Boy loses heart to ghoul. Ghoul wants not just his heart but the rest of his body … until the ghoul, Alice Wentworth, realizes she sees a kindred lost soul in Victor.
She can always find flesh to feed her body, but will she ever find another boy who sees in her more than just a monster? Their love breaks the chain of reason … which matters not at all to Victor since life never made sense to him anyway. What matters is that their love threatens the plots of the feuding supernatural clans in New Orleans.
And as Hurricane Katrina nears, it seems their only hope is the love that dooms them.
Death is in the night air as Voodoo mingles with the refrains of jazz coming from the haunted night club, Meilori’s. Hurricane Katrina boils in the gulf. Supernatural predators plot to take advantage of the coming storm and its terrible devastation.
To this site of coming apocalypse comes the street kid, Victor Standish. His mother, who is the blood and bone of his life, treats him like a yo-yo.
She abandons him on harsh city streets, only to reclaim him months later to dump him in yet another city states away. Her sole explanation is the back of her hand across Victor’s mouth.
New Orleans is the seventh city and looks to be the last. The haunted French Quarter is deadlier than anything Victor’s ever encountered. He smiles. Finally the fear and loneliness will end. And they do … just not in the way he expected.
An old derelict feels beautiful once more in Victor’s eyes. A disillusioned jazz club owner finds something worth living, worth dying for. An undead priest learns to laugh again. A gypsy nun finds a new son to fill the void left by her long dead boy.
And one dark midnight in a cursed cemetery, Victor finds love. It is the old
Boy meets ghoul. Boy loses heart to ghoul. Ghoul wants not just his heart but the rest of his body … until the ghoul, Alice Wentworth, realizes she sees a kindred lost soul in Victor.
She can always find flesh to feed her body, but will she ever find another boy who sees in her more than just a monster? Their love breaks the chain of reason … which matters not at all to Victor since life never made sense to him anyway. What matters is that their love threatens the plots of the feuding supernatural clans in New Orleans.
And as Hurricane Katrina nears, it seems their only hope is the love that dooms them.
- GenresParanormalFantasy
298 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 14, 2011
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About the author
Roland Yeomans
60 books21 followersRoland Yeomans was born in Detroit, Michigan. But his last memories of that city are hub-caps and kneecaps since, at the age of seven, he followed the free food when his parents moved to Lafayette, Louisiana.
The hitch-hiking after their speeding car from state to state was a real adventure.
Once in Louisiana, Roland learned strange new ways of pronouncing David and Richard when they were last names. And it was not a pleasant sight when he pronounced Comeaux for the first time.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in English Education and a Master’s degree in Psychology. He has been a teacher, counselor, book store owner, and even a pirate since he once worked at a tax preparation firm.
So far he has written thirty-three books. You can find Roland at his web page:
www.rolandyeomans.blogspot.com or at his private table in Meilori’s.
The web page is safer to visit. But if you insist on visiting Meilori’s, bring a friend who runs slower than you.
The hitch-hiking after their speeding car from state to state was a real adventure.
Once in Louisiana, Roland learned strange new ways of pronouncing David and Richard when they were last names. And it was not a pleasant sight when he pronounced Comeaux for the first time.
He has a Bachelor’s degree in English Education and a Master’s degree in Psychology. He has been a teacher, counselor, book store owner, and even a pirate since he once worked at a tax preparation firm.
So far he has written thirty-three books. You can find Roland at his web page:
www.rolandyeomans.blogspot.com or at his private table in Meilori’s.
The web page is safer to visit. But if you insist on visiting Meilori’s, bring a friend who runs slower than you.
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April 25, 2012
Roland, generously sent a copy of this book to me as a gift, a short while ago, after I mentioned that I would be interested to know the background of Victor Standish.
Well of course this solved my curiosity. I found his book a really enjoyable read and caught myself laughing at the underhand humour throughout the tale!
Victor is a legend, what else can I say!
With so many legendary characters to compete with he needs to be!
The book is packed full of heroes, some good, some not so good and Victor fights to fend off his and his friends foes, with the help of Captain Samuel Durand McCord, giving the really evil ones a little pay back!
A very cleverly written story, which has been researched well, Roland uses a unique way to present what is a legendary read.
Well of course this solved my curiosity. I found his book a really enjoyable read and caught myself laughing at the underhand humour throughout the tale!
Victor is a legend, what else can I say!
With so many legendary characters to compete with he needs to be!
The book is packed full of heroes, some good, some not so good and Victor fights to fend off his and his friends foes, with the help of Captain Samuel Durand McCord, giving the really evil ones a little pay back!
A very cleverly written story, which has been researched well, Roland uses a unique way to present what is a legendary read.
October 16, 2012
Victor's first big adventure is a wild romp through New Orleans. Roland's prose is elegant, like poetry, adding flourish and style to every scene. The speed is breakneck - poor Victor can't catch a break! Looking forward to more adventures with the young scamp.
June 15, 2012
This is the first book I’ve read by Roland Yeomans and certainly not the last. The Legend of Victor Standish, is a fast paced, action packed story that will stretch your imagination. The book reads unlike any other I’ve picked up in a long time. The imagery and at times, poetic feel to the book was refreshing. I also liked how the story was divided into relatively short chapters. My days are hectic, finding time to sit and read lengthy book chapters is difficult and I hate putting down a book in the middle of a chapter. This was not the case with this book.
The story centers on our hero, Victor Standish. He is a talented, young and cocky teenager trying to survive the haunted streets of New Orleans. He soon meets the legendary Captain Samuel McCord who quickly becomes a father figure to Victor. In order to protect Victor, Sam takes him to Meilori’s, a jazz club set in a realm where time blends into magic and the customers are mostly undead or worse. Together with a band of new friends and a beautiful ghoul named Alice Wentworth (and her delicious British accent), Victor will battle all kinds of evil and uncovers a sinister plot already set into motion.
I enjoyed seeing Victor mature throughout the book. He learns the value of friendship and the power of love. But he also learns what it takes to make true sacrifices. By the end, Victor Standish completes a character arc that transforms him into a true hero and a living legend. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series!
The story centers on our hero, Victor Standish. He is a talented, young and cocky teenager trying to survive the haunted streets of New Orleans. He soon meets the legendary Captain Samuel McCord who quickly becomes a father figure to Victor. In order to protect Victor, Sam takes him to Meilori’s, a jazz club set in a realm where time blends into magic and the customers are mostly undead or worse. Together with a band of new friends and a beautiful ghoul named Alice Wentworth (and her delicious British accent), Victor will battle all kinds of evil and uncovers a sinister plot already set into motion.
I enjoyed seeing Victor mature throughout the book. He learns the value of friendship and the power of love. But he also learns what it takes to make true sacrifices. By the end, Victor Standish completes a character arc that transforms him into a true hero and a living legend. I cannot wait to read the next book in the series!
August 23, 2016
With a distinctive aura of mystery and adventure simmering just under its surface, New Orleans is like no other city, and Victor Standish is like no other character. Ever since he was a young child, his mother has been sending him by bus to one city after another, where he's had to fend for himself on the streets. Now that he's a young teen, he's developed a lot of survival skills in those other cities, but are they going to be enough to keep him alive in the dangerous underbelly of New Orleans? It's questionable, because all kinds of nightmarish creatures want him dead.
This paranormal story is populated with vampire-like characters, some of whom are based on real people from history, shadowy figures that ooze evil, and a grouchy Apache who lives in mirrors. Luckily, not all of the undead are trying to harm Victor; some are going all out to protect him. Including Alice, his new girl friend... wait, no better make that "ghoul-friend."
Several things set this book apart. Like its clever humor, beautiful prose, and abundance of literary references and quotes. Best of all, there's Victor. This well-developed and lovable character is a smart and ferocious fighter because he has to be, but at heart, he's a lonely vulnerable teenager bursting with bravado and aching for family, home, and love. Can he find them in New Orleans?
This paranormal story is populated with vampire-like characters, some of whom are based on real people from history, shadowy figures that ooze evil, and a grouchy Apache who lives in mirrors. Luckily, not all of the undead are trying to harm Victor; some are going all out to protect him. Including Alice, his new girl friend... wait, no better make that "ghoul-friend."
Several things set this book apart. Like its clever humor, beautiful prose, and abundance of literary references and quotes. Best of all, there's Victor. This well-developed and lovable character is a smart and ferocious fighter because he has to be, but at heart, he's a lonely vulnerable teenager bursting with bravado and aching for family, home, and love. Can he find them in New Orleans?
October 29, 2011
A Smorgasbord of Adventure
Victor Standish is a survivor, in spite of the neglectful mother who keeps dropping him on a bus to the next new town, but this town... New Orleans... or rather, the deathly underbelly of the Big Easy. Victor is a street kid, a teen, who makes friends with an old woman called Old Suze, and as he learns the city, the two of them help each other out...
A brush too close to death however, leads to an adventure NOBODY could expect. This book is filled with the characters, historical, literary, mythical... all with a bit of a twist, most of them now deadly. Victor however, has certain skills, and makes a couple friends—most notably Captain Sam McCord and a Ghoul named Alice. The adventures are wild and fun. Victor is nearly always facing some deadly threat. And the ride is entertaining. Definitely a fun read!
Victor Standish is a survivor, in spite of the neglectful mother who keeps dropping him on a bus to the next new town, but this town... New Orleans... or rather, the deathly underbelly of the Big Easy. Victor is a street kid, a teen, who makes friends with an old woman called Old Suze, and as he learns the city, the two of them help each other out...
A brush too close to death however, leads to an adventure NOBODY could expect. This book is filled with the characters, historical, literary, mythical... all with a bit of a twist, most of them now deadly. Victor however, has certain skills, and makes a couple friends—most notably Captain Sam McCord and a Ghoul named Alice. The adventures are wild and fun. Victor is nearly always facing some deadly threat. And the ride is entertaining. Definitely a fun read!
January 25, 2012
It's non-stop action, no dull moments and Victor is a perfect hero. He's alone, almost an orphan, melleable but at the same time resilient. I found it funny that Victor unexpectedly fell inlove with Alice Wentworth, a ghoul, on their first meeting in Marie Laveau's crypt. I was telling myself "this is madness!' the entire time the scene was unfolding. Their love story is far from the depressing YA-inlove-with-the-undead-read. I found myself LOL at their adventures together and Alice being a Victorian lady, delivered the drama if you're into that stuff.
March 17, 2012
Amazing journey full of intricate characters woven into a story that I loved from the first page.
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