Cover Reveal–Dan Thompson’s Here Lives Love

Today I am happy to participate in Dan Thompson’s Cover Reveal for his newest book: Here Lies Love. This cover was created by the talented Ravven. (Readers of my blog are familiar with her work because though she did not do my cover, she has worked for 48Fourteen.) So with no further ado….

Here Lies Love

Synopsis:

When she is sold by her father, Abbey discovers that nightmares can occur when you’re awake. Trapped inside a wooden cage, Abbey is forced to listen to the horrors and atrocities above; time ticking down until it is her turn. But Abbey isn’t prepared to become a victim; she will escape.

Although, what Abbey isn’t prepared for, is how harsh and unfair the world can be. With the sun turning its back on humanity long ago, life gives no opportunity. The only thing Abbey can do is learn to survive. To exist. And that means stealing any opportunity that comes her way. Haunted by the unpleasant memories bestowed upon her only nurtures Abbey’s paranoia, until she realises that to truly live in the world, she must confront the person who was responsible for her misfortune – her father.

Here Lies Love is a tale of actuality, of facing up to the fact that love comes in many guises. Can Abbey find the one glimmer of hope or will she be overcome with the darkness of revenge? Here Lies Love is coming April 2014.

Dan Thompson Author Bio:

Dan lives in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire (England) with his young daughter and his shabby dog, Skye.

He is the Author of the charity poetry book Life is all but a vast array of Colours and phobia Novella The Caseworker’s Memoirs. His first full length novel, A YA Fantasy entitled The Black Petal will be available soon. Also in 2014, a dark new adult novel entitled Here Lies Love will be released.

A lover of YA and fantasy fiction, you can often find him writing on his blog, writing book reviews and connecting online with other writer-type people and interviewing authors. Dan grew up reading Enid Blyton’s The Famous Five series, secretly coming up with his own inventive adventures, and R.L Stine’s The Goosebump series, before turning to the works of Philip Pullman, Eoin Colfer and Marcus Sedgwick and slipping away into alternate realities. He also loves a good Historical Thriller too.

Naming Competition Link: http://danthompsonauthor.com/2013/11/16/introducing-here-lies-love/

Other links:

website: http://danthompsonauthor.com/

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheBlackPetal

twitter: https://twitter.com/dan_pentagram

goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/6574279.Dan_Thompson

Review of the Caseworker’s Memoirs by Dan Thompson

So the next book on my summer reading list is: The Caseworker’s Memoirs

The Caseworker’s Memoirs is a fascinating novella which reads as seven short stories about phobias tied together by a retired counsellor, Malcolm, grieving the loss of his beloved wife, Mary.

It’s written in a bit of an experimental style and though it starts a little slow with Malcolm’s idealized descriptions of Mary, it is a very quick read and I quickly became engrossed with the seven people’s fear which consumed their lives. At least for a few if the characters, Grace, Mark & Neil, I wanted to know even more, what happened next! (which even thought I can’t know, this is a good sign)

Dan Thompson has a eloquent style of character description that I found interesting–especially because those suffering the phobias were of different classes and I felt all the character’s were written well.

Dan Thompson’s The Caseworker’s Memoirs is Free on ebook June 14th to 18th!

 It’s Dan Thompson’s blog’s first birthday! To celebrate his novella ‘The Caseworker’s Memoirs’ (ebook version) is FREE  from Friday 14th June – Tuesday 18th June!

Synopsis

Malcolm was losing touch with the world; a retired counsellor and recently widowed, he lived each day sat at his desk, watching the world pass him by. That’s until his daughter gave him a leather-bound notebook. She encouraged him to write about times long past that he shared with his loving wife, but as dreams of his previous patients take hold of him, he has no choice but to share his experiences and thoughts. This is Malcolm’s attempt to rid himself of his pent-up guilt, his emotional involvement with his former occupation, but perhaps most of all, his attempt to have a purpose in life. From the rational fear of heights to the peculiar fear of time, from the obsessive fear of terrorism to the psychological ignorance of homophobia, The Caseworker’s Memoirs is not only a tale of one man’s grief, but also the tale of seven other families that are affected by real phobias.

The links are:

UK: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Caseworkers-Memoirs-ebook/dp/B00CAUIY7Y/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1370944798&sr=8-1&keywords=the+caseworker%27s+memoirs

US/AUS: http://www.amazon.com/The-Caseworkers-Memoirs-ebook/dp/B00CAUIY7Y/ref=sr_1_1_bnp_1_kin?ie=UTF8&qid=1370944824&sr=8-1&keywords=the+caseworker%27s+memoirs

Dan Thompson is the author of The Black Petal, Life is all but a vast array of Colours & The Caseworker’s Memoirs

Website & Blog: Dan Thompson

Twitter: @dan_pentagram

Author Facebook Page: Dan Thompson

Why not check out his Goodreads page too?