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Evenings on Dark Island by Rhett DeVane & Larry Rock
Evenings on Dark Island is here!!! Welcome to the Spa at Dark Island, an exclusive resort operated by a former party planner turned reluctant vampire and his rat-faced attorney and best friend. The gators, snakes, and ’possums aren’t the only creatures haunting the evenings on the island off Central Florida’s muddy forgotten coast, and more than just the mosquitoes are out for a taste of blood. Vampire Vincent Bedsloe III and human Arby Brown form a trusting friendship based on mutual neuroses. Dark Island provides a perfect sanctuary for the two misfits who hide from the world in high fashion. Vincent lives vicariously through the Internet, DVD’s, the drama of others’ lives, and Arby’s special blood wine made from donations pilfered from the spa patrons. Arby Brown—orphaned in childhood, shunned for his rat-like appearance—hides his face behind a beekeeper’s hat, and his heart beneath layers of accumulated pain. Both men attempt to control Vincent’s blood son Jimmy Rob Jones, a hard-living redneck vampire who maintains the fleet of limos and resides in a beat-up trailer on the far side of The Dark. The week before the island’s annual Blue Blood Ball is hectic enough without the added torment of Emmaraud Bonneville, Vincent’s blood sire. A dead-ringer for Paris Hilton, Emmaraud arrives in a Maserati with Diente, a foul-tempered, blood-sucking Chihuahua. Reanita Register, an undercover DEA agent posing as a rich spa patron, factors into the week’s disastrous mix. When Dark Island is ignited by a lightning strike during the gala, the disparate spa family must work together to save the human party-goers and themselves. On Dark Island, life and death form a twisted circle. Like a phoenix rising from flame and ash, Dark Island will emerge and evolve. Evenings on Dark Island is a fang-in-cheek story of one week that will forever alter the Island and its mortal and immortal inhabitants.
About Rhett's coauthor for Evenings on Dark Island: Larry Rock has over thirty years in the concert and special events business. Gardening has become his second passion. Larry lives with his wife Brenda in a secluded part of northern Florida they have dubbed WingHaven. They promote good stewardship of the land and its resources and listen to music, both in nature and recorded. Rhett and Larry invite you to visit the official book website for reviews and more crazy stuff about the vampire parody: Evenings on Dark Island Website
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Accidental Ambition by Rhett DeVane & Robert W. McKnight
Every vote counts. The future of the entire free world could ride on one vote—that of a new U.S. Senator from Florida. Sex, scandal, international intrigue, and murder rock an important national senate race. When incumbent Republican Brad Silver dies in a mysterious plane crash, the campaign goes from hectic to just plain weird. Brad’s beautiful Hispanic wife Eleana gets plugged in for the Republicans, and a hard-living former Governor dukes it out with alcoholic former state senator Joel Orr for the Democrats. Control of power in Congress hinges on the election. Who, or what, really controls the outcome? About Rhett's coauthor for Accidental Ambition: Robert McKnight—former member of the Florida Senate and House of Representatives—is the author of “The Golden Years...The Florida Legislature”. The book, nominated for two national awards, provided the basis for a television documentary in 2010. He makes his home in Tallahassee, Florida with wife Susan Williams McKnight. Information and ordering links available at the book's website: Accidental Ambition official website
The Madhatter's Guide to Chocolate
Welcome to the town of Chattahoochee, Florida. Imagine living down the road from a mental institution and growing up in a world still drenched in the traditions of the South. For Hattie Davis, she couldn't wait to get away. Returning home for her mother's funeral, she is drawn in by the arrival of a dear and flamboyant childhood friend, Jake Witherspoon. Despite the unfortunate situation that has brought them together, a memoir of an old family friend inspires them to join forces and take the town by storm. Yet, their new entrepreneurial lives are brutally interrupted when Jake is kidnapped and beaten by two local teenage boys. Interwoven with an air of magical realism, The Madhatter's Guide to Chocolate is a rich tale of small town humor, tragedy, and the extraordinary twists of fate.
Up the Devil's Belly
With the arrival of a new generation of the Davis-Lewis family, and the opening of an upscale day spa, confidence is finally returning to the small Florida town of Chattahoochee. The town is recovering from the vicious hate crime that crippled Jake Witherspoon. Yet, before Aunt Piddie's last batch of Cathead Biscuits has a chance to cool, something new is crawling through the tall grass. A prominent citizen is hiding a dirty little secret; one that will shake the community to its roots and leave a legacy of doubt and mistrust that may never heal. Return with us to Chattahoochee, where Southern hospitality, strong family ties, and small town values collide with the darkest side of human nature in a story told with unflappable Southern charm.
This collection of stories and poems, created by members of the Published Authors Forum on the world wide web, reflects the bond of friendship between writers from all over the world. Forever Friends is a celebration of the power of friendship and human relationships. The breadth and depth of the stories cover all ages from young to old. Filled with love and respect for family, friends, pets and even a telescope, these tales are guaranteed to entertain the most discerning reader. Thoughtful poems of friendship and love will bring smiles or tears and encourage readers to read the next story. The fiction and non-fiction works in this book express friendship as timeless, enduring and forever.
Book cover copy and cover art reprinted with expressed permission. ©2010 Rhett DeVane
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