Introducing TW Gallier and his latest book, BLACK
HEART
TW Gallier has just released his newest book Black
Heart, a paranormal/urban fantasy.
Synopsis:
Sable Hart
hunts vampires. Some would call it a calling. She calls it divine justice, and
a pretty good living. All is going well until she gets caught by some Old World
vampires, and the next thing she knows vampires, bikers, and the police are all
after her. To make matters worse, everyone seems to have lost
their sense of humor. When she discovers a vampire plot to turn
Dallas into a safe haven for the undead, Sable has no choice but to turn up the heat. With stakes, silver
bullets, and a wicked sword, she becomes
the vampires' most feared enemy — Black Heart!
Excerpt:
Yuri's house was a two-story, red brick Georgian. He had
good taste in real estate. I bet the neighbors wouldn't be too happy when they
learned they had vampires in the neighborhood. A houseful of vampires tends to
bring property values down, and people in Highland Park worry about
such things.
Yuri and family should be tucked away safely in their
coffins. It was pre-dawn, minutes from official sunrise, and so light out it
gave me the willies. I had to wear sunglasses to see normally. Not light enough
to burn, but pretty damn close.
I checked the front door. It was locked, but I could sense
people inside. I could feel their blood surging, hear their hearts beating. I
went around back and found it locked too.
I took a deep breath. It's purely an emotional thing,
really; but it still helped.
The coming attack was my first solo staking, and an
ambitious one at that. I might be harder to kill, but they were still older,
stronger, and there were more of them. I hoped surprise would carry the day for
me.
I loosened the katana on my back. I had three javelins
with silver spearheads in my left hand. Beretta pistols rode both hips, and a
canteen of holy water hung around my neck. That was every weapon I had left.
The door was hung to swing in. I kicked the door, right
next to the knob. It crashed open and I charged through.
“Yippee-ki-yay, I’m here to ruin your day!”
The door opened into a family room. Spacious and sparsely
decorated. There were four men watching TV. They jumped to their feet and
charged me. No hesitation. Born fighters.
I pulled my sunglasses off and stepped into the closest
man's charge. Locking eyes with him, I caught him in my gaze and brought the
butt end of my javelin bundle up into his chin. Hard. He fell straight back:
out cold.
"Damn, I pack a wallop now!"
Then —
Bang, bang, bang!
— and I felt three hits and three spots of fire in my
belly. The impacts forced me back a step. Glancing down, I saw three bloody
holes in my pink tank. I no longer felt the wounds, or even the bullets inside
me. Not silver then. I cut my eyes up and smiled smugly at the stunned thug.
My mistake. He recovered quicker than I thought possible.
The man seized me by my hair and yanked me forward,
straight into the wall. Head first. My head went through the sheetrock. It hurt
like the dickens, but the pain faded fast. Amazing new body.
I pulled my head out as I released two of the three
javelins. I didn't need to see the man to know where he was. I could feel him.
So I spun left, and thrust the remaining javelin deep into his belly. He looked
surprised, then embarrassed. I watched as his aura collapsed into him. Gone in
death.
I yanked the javelin out and turned to face the two other
men.
The third man charged me. I guess he missed what I did to
his little playmate. I was nicer to him; mainly because he was too close to
really consider my next action. I reacted out of instinct, and kicked straight
up into his chin. His head snapped back. Loudly. That was a broken neck. Dead
before he hit the ground.
"Just me and you, babe," I said. "Come give
momma a big, wet kiss."
He lifted a big pistol. Revolver. Looked like a .44
Magnum. Bet he had a little dick. He aimed at my chest, at my heart, and pulled
the trigger. Knocked me back two steps. Yep, .44 Mag alright. Ouch.
"Bastard, that hurt. I'm going to kill you
slow."
"You're a vampire?"
"Duh. You're buddy already shot me three times and it
didn't faze me. What did you think I was, a girl scout?"
About TW Gallier:
Tom Gallier was
born in Beaumont, Texas, to Texan/Cajun parents. He served 7 years in an Armored
Cavalry Regiment (11th ACR
Blackhorse Regiment), learning no useful skills. After the Army he went back to school
to study electronics, figuring that would be a profession with job
security. In 2008 he was
laid off. It wasn’t
the first time or last time he was wrong. But while in school, and holding down
a full time job, he began writing in his spare time. In the mid-nineties he had his first
short story sale and publication. He
shares his life with his wife and their Yorkie American Princess. He writes Fantasy short stories and
novels under “Tom Gallier” and Urban Fantasy under “TW Gallier.”
Purchase Black Heart at the following
locations:
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Heart-ebook/dp/B008LOLJIE/
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/205186
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/205186
Contact TW Gallier:
Amazon Author Page http://www.amazon.com/TW-Gallier/e/B00539N8CU
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