Hank Edwards
Books
September 14th,
2011
9781465716538
Western/Vampires
Gay (M/M)
E-book
Reviewed by
Dawn (love2read28@gmail.com)
Obtained by Author
Josh Stanton
never felt like he fit in at Belkins Pass on the edge of Venom Valley./ He
always knew everyone whispered-or even told him to his face-he wasn’t wanted or
that his mother, who disappeared when he was five was a witch or worse. Having
a home with a local schoolteacher who taught him how to be a man, to love to
read and more, he felt like he was able to live a somewhat normal life even if
he did have one true friend in Dex, now a deputy for the local Sheriff. But
Josh is having one hell of a week. His mysterious power of letting him know
where dead people are has him finding two dead bodies in a matter of a week and
when he is accused of killing the local school teacher, Agnes, well lets just
say the defense of seeing dead people rise and come after you just won’t be
believed, not in Belkins Pass that is. On the run with his friend Dex, he finds
himself pitted against the vampire Balthazar and finds himself finding out what
his powers are for when Balthazar kidnaps Dex, well lets just say all hell is
about to break loose in Venom Valley.
Hank Edwards
delivers one unique tale in BOUNTY, his introduction to Venom Valley.
With a base of a western and a dash of the paranormal in zombies and vampires,
with a little magic thrown in with an Indian spirit guide, well let’s just say
things are about to get really interesting in Belkins Pass very quickly. Hank
Edwards has written a fantastic and quite entertaining story to engross the
readers. The ending alone had me almost screaming and wondering what happens
next for Josh and Dex. The writing was tight, story flowed swiftly and the cast
of characters was intriguing. You had saloon girls, a half-breed woman with an
Indian spirit guide who protected her from harm and more making up Belkins
Pass. The reader gets sucked into the story within minutes and I can honestly
say, I could not put this one down. It was funny, tender, sexy and sweet.
Friends turned lovers, running for their lives and going up against something
that they never experienced before. In another book, it would have made no
sense but somehow Hank Edwards makes it work and incorporates Glory and her
sub-plot storyline into Josh and Dex’s story and it flowed beautifully,
seamlessly into one another. There were no abrupt point of view shifts which
can plague some stories if not done right and Hank Edwards knows exactly how to
keep the storylines moving smoothly.
Meet Josh
and Dex. Friends forever it seems and now something is going on in Belkins
Pass, something so sinister and evil, Josh is on the run after killing his
foster mother after she rose from the dead. Who is going to believe him, the
guy whose mother disappeared, who the townsfolk believe was a witch or worse
and made no bones about telling Josh their opinions of him. Dex is his one true
friend though and when Dex sees things happening at the local saloon well let’s
just say what Josh tells him isn’t so far-fetched as he thinks. I absolutely
adore Josh and Dex. They had a deep connection, of friendship and when they
finally admit their feelings for one another….lets just say you will need some
ice or a cold shower to cool things down a bit. The cast of characters are
intriguing and I really enjoyed getting to know Glory as well as Josh and Dex.
These three make up the core of BOUNTY and they had me glued to the edge
of my seat, flipping the pages on my e-reader to see what happens next for all
three. The secondary characters keep the story moving and some had me wishing
they had a little more screen time as they had me intrigued.
BOUNTY is more than a western, more than
just a paranormal, it’s both and more. Vampires, zombies, a guy who can control
the dead and all in the good ol’ west, where the men were tough and the ladies
could tame them. Hank Edwards delivers a rousing tale that will surely hit all
your love buttons in one fell swoop. Now I need to read book two, Bait, to see
what happens next in Venom Valley.
If you are
looking for something different tonight to read, then grab BOUNTY by
Hank Edwards and get ready to travel to the old west. I can guarantee you won’t
want to leave.
This is
an objective review and not an endorsement.
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