Today, it is my pleasure to welcome horror author Robert Kimbrell.
He's a super supportive fellow member of the Rave Reviews Book Club. His protagonist, Annie, is a vampire vigilante who eases her moral qualms by feeding only on those who deserve to die, saying, "Is it still morally wrong to kill? I know it is. But choosing my prey by the fruit they bear is the only way I can justify the way I must now live." Check out the excerpt below, and find out more on his great website.
“Annie?”
“Hi!” I am truly excited to connect with her, but surely my
enthusiasm doesn't come across as authentic. It isn't. Too many things weighing
on me to be overly social.
“I cannot believe you finally called.” Elisa then becomes
serious. “Annie, are you in trouble?”
“No, why?”
“Have you seen what's happening in the news? Girl, that
woman looks exactly like you. I thought you lost your mind or something and
that's why you never got back to me.”
“Oh, I know, she looks just like me. Weird.”
She laughs. “Well, I didn't see you going to a party like
that either. I'm glad you called, but I'm at work, how about we do lunch
tomorrow? We can catch up.”
“Where and when?”
“How about Capital Grille on Pennsylvania Ave,
eleven-thirty?”
“See you then.” I know what I did. I made plans after
Marcus gave me explicit instructions to stay in.
***
The moment, while I sit huddled on my bed looking out my
bedroom window, is reminiscent of my first feeding. Distant lights flicker, and
stars, countless in the black sky, play the game in which they nearly disappear
when you look directly at them. Interrupting the scene is a pair of headlights,
bouncing their way up the lane. My phone buzzes.
“Yes, Master Marcus?”
“Passive-aggressive?” An easy guess, and correct.
“A tad, Master. That you coming up my lane?”
“It is.”
“With pizza?”
“With sex.”
“Sex is good.”
Book Blurb:
Because Annie has no recollection of her birth
parents, her life is full of unknowns. Still, she seems relatively content with
her simple existence in Washington, DC. Marcus, her new Italian boyfriend, adds
much desired spice to her life despite secrecy about his position at
SecureVest. But when Annie becomes mysteriously ill, it is the catalyst for a
life far from simple.
Seemingly by luck, Annie discovers that she is
maturing into a dhampir (a vampire/human hybrid), and to survive she must feed
on fresh human blood. With Marcus fully aware of Annie's predicament, they
concoct a scheme: find the evil living among us and act where justice does not.
Vigilante Annie is born.
Amazon Link:
Author Bio:
An only child,
(in the seventies, mind you), little Robert could be seen running in the
backyard playing superhero, with a bed sheet serving as his cape. He also spent
many hours drawing or writing in his mid-sized Ohio town. Having also battled
depression earlier in life, Robert now sees how his low points have brought him
to a more creative, stronger sense of being. Now he is where he wants to be,
and is telling the stories he is meant to tell. His other interests include
reading, motorcycle touring, fitness and classic movies.
Twitter: @VAAuthor
