The Hazards of Love

by P.T. Dilloway

Terror grips the streets of Rampart City as a killer stalks its citizens, cutting the hearts from his victims. For Emma Earl, the Scarlet Knight, the trail leads to an ancient evil reborn and a confrontation with the person she cares about the most!

284 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 27, 2013

About the author

P.T. Dilloway has been a writer for most of his life. He completed his first story in third grade and received an ‘A’ for the assignment. Around that time he also placed in a local writing contest for a television station, receiving an action figure in lieu of a trophy, thus securing his love with the written word.
Two of P.T.'s novels are already indie published. "Where You Belong" is the heartwarming story of a man in search of himself and his place in the world. "Virgin Territory" is a suspenseful tale of a man who finds love from beyond the grave. He’s also indie published a volume of short stories collectively titled "The Carnival Papers". His superhero novel "A Hero's Journey" was published October 2012. He also contributed to the flash fiction anthology "We Are Now" with Neil Vogler and Sean Craven in December 2012.

When not writing, P.T. enjoys reading and photographing Michigan’s many lighthouses. In order to pay the bills, he earned an accounting degree from Saginaw Valley State University in 2000 and for the past ten years has worked as a payroll accountant in Detroit. He lives in suburban Detroit, where he continues to work on new writing projects.

Reviews

[Michael Offutt · Rating 5 out of 5]

P.T.'s Scarlet Knight series just keeps getting better and better.

It's been five years since the first book. Emma is now Assistant Director and comfortably ensconced in her role as super hero and protector of Rampart City. Only she has no idea the trouble brewing in Egypt when an ancient goddess seizes the body of an innocent woman and sets on a course to restore to power the terrible Black Dragoon in a bid to once and for all conquer the world.

I really like how Patrick revisited all of the characters we've grown used to in the previous expansions. We learn more of the ghost Marlin and the flame of his former love who has waited 4000 years for him in the afterlife. We really get some development with the witches Mrs. Chiostro and Sylvia, and I gotta say, these two are probably my favorite characters thus far in the series. Mrs. Chiostro brings the thunder in this book with an awesome display of sorcery that is really pulled off well. And the climactic scene in the chamber of Isis has just the right pacing and an outcome that I didn't foresee. I like that when an author can fool me into thinking I've got something figured out and then it doesn't turn out like I thought it would.

Patrick is a clever writer.

For those readers who have grown used to some of the secondary characters in this tale, be warned that Patrick cleans house. By the time the last paragraph is read, nothing will be the same in Rampart City. In many ways, her life is nothing but an endless tragedy. I kind of wonder when Patrick will let her have some happiness. But she accepts her charge well, and is nothing but the bravest of souls to face down such terrible evil that comes encroaching upon her turf.

I recommend this book to readers of all ages. It's filled with adventure, cool Egyptian flavor, life lessons, and magic. Fans of Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and even R.L. Stine will no doubt read this novel in a single setting.

[Patrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This one starts to really broaden the universe of the Scarlet Knight. Bigger and better things are on the horizon!