"Shadow Cast" by Jessica Barone

Shadow Cast by Jessica Barone was just re-released from Scantic Books! This novel was originally published in two separate volumes as The Requiem (2002) and The Legendary (2004). It has now been updated and re-imagined for the 21st Century.


All Jason ever wanted was a family. Somewhere to belong. Born in 1677 in Bordeaux, France, his father is cousin to Louis the Sun King. His father, in a fit of jealousy, burns down the family’s chateau, taking his own life and that of Jason’s mother and brother. This act sets Jason on a path to Paris where he attracts the attention of an ancient Russian strigoi (immortal bold-drinkers). Although he stays by Alexander’s side for some time, Jason ultimately rejects him and boards a ship bound for America, determined to once again start a family of his own. Featuring complex family dynamics worthy of a day-time drama, The Shadowlands series follows the journey of three young people into the world of the strigoi.

You can order Shadow Cast here:

 https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Cast-Book-Two-Shadowlands/dp/1672293871/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Jessica+Barone&qid=1577909620&sr=8-1

"If You'd Like to Make A Call, Please Hang Up" by Bob Thurber

Scantic Books is proud to present If You'd Like to Make A Call, Please Hang Up, a new collection of powerful, gritty short stories by award-winning author Bob Thurber.

 

You can order If You'd Like to Make A Call, Please Hang Up here:

 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083CWH749/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=Bob+Thurber&qid=1577909564&sr=8-3 

 “Bob Thurber is lightning in a bottle. His writing reaches in and grabs your heart and squeezes it tight. Bob’s work is visual and emotional and beautiful in its poignancy. He’s a master of sparse, surgical prose. Wise well beyond his years, one wonders at his human insight. I would read his grocery lists.” - Vincent Carrella, author of The Serpent Box

About the author: Bob Thurber is an old “unschooled” writer with no degrees in anything. Born in 1955 and raised in abject poverty, Bob graduated high school by the skin of his teeth, then spent his early adult years working menial jobs while reading obsessively and studying the craft of fiction. He served a lengthy apprenticeship, writing nearly every day for twenty years before submitting his work for publication. Since then his stories have received a long list of awards and citations, among them The Marjory Bartlett Sanger Award and The Barry Hannah Fiction Prize. Selections have appeared in over sixty anthologies and hundreds of publications, including Esquire. Bob is the author of Paperboy: A Dysfunctional Novel and three other collections of stories. He resides in Massachusetts where, despite vision loss, he continues to write every day. Visit him at BobThurber.net.