#1 Hot New Horror Release!

This morning, I awoke to great news: Burn the Rabbit hit #1 on hot new horror! Thank YOU-- my friends, my readers, all of you who got the book on day one.

Now, let me tell you all the places you can get the book and the upcoming events I'm doing, so you can get a signed copy if you'd like.

Get ebook or print from Amazon.

The audio book of Rabbit in Red book one is available on iTunes, Audible, and Amazon. Click the link of your preferred retailer, and download Rabbit in Red today!

Get any of my books off the hot app, Tapas, which allows you to start reading for free and then purchase new "episodes" with keys. Fun! Download the Tapas app for your iPhone/iPad or Android device. Then search for Rabbit in Red, Nightmares Under The Moonlight, and Burn the Rabbit-- all three are featured in Tapas' New Releases!

Of course, I also encourage you to shop local. You can request Rabbit in Red and Burn the Rabbit from any bookstore in the world. Call them up, tell them you want it, and if they don't have it, they'll order it for you.

In Central IL, thank you to Zeek's Comics & Games (Washington), Barnes and Noble (Peoria), I Know You Like a Book (Peoria Heights), Lit. on Fire Used Books (Peoria), and the ICC Bookstore (East Peoria) for stocking my books.

UPCOMING EVENTS

This Saturday, Sept 17, I'll be at Zeek's Comics & Games from 12-7 as part of their one-year anniversary party. I'll have all of my books plus some extra swag to giveaway! Zeek's is having all sorts of fun: the first 200 people get a free Batman gift, there's face-painting for the kids, tons of specials, and lots of other visiting artists and authors, like Camron Johnson, the artist who did Burn the Rabbit's cover design. He's releasing his own comic that day, Thy Neighbor!

On Sunday, Sept 18, I'll be at the Peoria Barnes & Noble from 2-4 with several other local authors. Come get a signed copy of Burn the Rabbit there!

Here are a few other events coming up in future months:

Book club reading & signing

    Tuesday, October 11, 4-6 p.m. Join Joe at the Chillocothe, IL Public Library for a book club discussion of Rabbit in Red followed by a book signing!

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Get ready for NaNoWriMo!

   Monday, October 17, 6:00-7:30 p.m. Join Joe at the North Branch of the Peoria Public Library for a FREE workshop on National Novel Writing Month. 

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Burn the Rabbit Halloween Party and Signing!

   Wednesday, October 26, 6:00 p.m.: Join us at I Know You Like a Book in Peoria Heights, IL for a special signing of Burn the Rabbit. Plus, we'll have a costume contest with prizes, candy, and more!

Peoria Public Library Book Fair

   Saturday, November 5, 2-4 p.m. Join Joe at the North Branch of the Peoria Public Library to get a signed copy of any of his books!

WHAT"S BURN THE RABBIT ABOUT?

Bill Wise can't wait to return to Rabbit in Red Studios--this time as a student in JB's brand-new Horror College. He's looking forward to learning the craft, renewing last year's friendships, and above all, to seeing Jaime, and finally asking her to be his girlfriend. 

But before he even gets to see her, one of their own is violently attacked. JB goes on the hunt, and the students learn about his troubled past, which changes their views of him forever. As their project, they create Rabbit in Red's most terrifying and disturbing challenge yet, Hellfire, and use it to recruit a new class of horror students. 

Then the bodies start piling up, and the mysteries become more and more dangerous. Is this another one of JB's dark games-within-a-game, or will Rabbit in Red--and everyone in it--burn in the end?

Follow Joe, the author of Rabbit in Red on Facebook, and visit his webpage here for more info on his books!

Audio Book Now Available!

I love a story where two or more passionate people stumble across one another, and when those passions collide, something great happens.

Nearly a year ago, I came across a Facebook page called Fitz of Horror. It was about horror movies, primarily-- a place to share and discuss one's favorites. Of course, I liked that right away, and when Rabbit in Red released (my book that Fitz called "a love letter to the horror movie genre"), I sent Fitz a message, asking if he'd share the book on his page.

He was enthusiastic and happy to do so (and since that day, I've noticed what a tremendous supporter he is to many horror creators and fans). Intrigued by the book, he asked for an autographed copy. For the shout-out, I glady sent him one.

Any writer is nervous what people may think of their work, and I was even more nervous about Fitz. You see, Rabbit in Red was written for people like him and me-- the horror junkies that just can't get enough, the ones who stay up too late to watch a movie, the ones for whom fall and Halloween are their favorite times of year.

Thankfully, Fitz loved it! He wrote a great review and continued to share it with all of his followers (as of the time of this post, he has 87,000 Facebook fans!).

As Rabbit in Red continued to find success, I decided it was time to do an audio book. I set up an audition, and to my surprise, Bryan Fitzgerald, the man behind Fitz of Horror, submitted an audition to read the book. It turned out to be fantastic. His voice enhanced the suspense and the terror I wanted to build, but at the same time, it provided empathy for the characters, allowing us to get into their hearts and minds. That's the combination I was looking for! Some readers were very good at being scary. Some were great at expressing a character's emotion. Fitz was able to do both.

We offered Fitz a contract for the audio book, and he accepted. He put in dozens and dozens of hours at a professional recording studio this summer, and now all of that hard work finally has a product!

I am proud to introduce the Fitz of Horror Audio Edition of Rabbit in Red!

You can buy a copy now on Audible, Amazon, or iTunes. 

I don't know about you, but several audio books I've tried have put me to sleep. Rabbit in Red, with Fitz's narration, is NOT one of those books. Download it today, and give yourself something incredibly unique to listen to on that drive to work or on your evening walks. You won't regret it.

Thank you and congratulations to Bryan Fitzgerald. Give his Fitz of Horror page a like, too, and be sure to follow along.

The sequel Burn the Rabbit releases this coming week!