Hey, lovelies!! It gives me great pleasure today to host Joan Hall Hovey and her new book, “The Long Dark Road,” here on FAB!! For other stops on her Goddess Fish Promotions Book Tour, please click on the banner above or any of the images in this post.
Be sure to make it to the end of this post to enter to win a $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card!! Also, come back daily to interact with Joan and to increase your chances of winning!!
Thanks for stopping by!! Wishing you all lots of good luck in this fabulous giveaway!!
The Long Dark
Road
by Joan Hall Hovey
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GENRE: Thriller
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BOOK BLURB:
Selected Tales of Suspense containing 5 short stories and a novella
“Joan Hall Hovey knows suspense. She keeps it simmering in every
scene she writes and knows just the right moments to turn up the heat. She also
knows character creating richly layered people to populate her stories,
sometimes with no more than a single sentence stocked with perfectly chosen
description words or phrases... terrific suspense."
~ James Hankins, author of Brothers and Bones
“Taut plotting, great characters, and chilling suspense. Abook
you can’t put down, exhibits a master’s touch. Alfred Hitchcock would be
smiling.”
~ Book Pleasures Review, Steve Moore
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EXCERPT ONE:
From "A Long Dark Road"
The Old Post Road was long, a narrow tunnel hemmed in by dark woods, and seemed even longer tonight. Most drivers used the new main highway now. She passed only a couple of cars along the way. Lulled by the rhythm of the wipers blended with the music, and the hum of the wheels on rough pavement, Elsie's heart leaped when the car dropped suddenly with a bone-jarring thump that reverberated through her body, followed by a jerky vibrating ride as the car took her further down the road. Whump! whump! whump! She eased off on the gas and brought the car to a crawling stop on the shoulder. Sat unmoving until her heartbeat settled down. Oh, no, please not here. But it was here; in the dark and the cold, and the rain.
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AUTHOR BIO:
I've always been drawn to the dark side of our human psyche, and devoured everything from Edgar Allan Poe to Shirley Jackson growing up and later Ruth Rendell and Stephen King and so many more wonderful writers than I could list here. It was my dream to become a published writer for as long as I can remember, and have written eight novels. My latest book is ‘A Long Dark Road’. My love of reading seemed to go hand-in-hand with the writing.
I grew up in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada's oldest incorporated city, situated on the Bay of Fundy. I married young and had four incredible children, three boys and a girl. My eldest son passed away in 2018, of ALS, which was the moment I knew I was in control of nothing. Nothing at all. And how it feels to have your heart shredded, slowly. But still, we must be grateful for what we have.
When the children were still small we moved to Gondola Point, where we lived in a modest home my husband built, overlooking the Kennebecasis River. Lots of lovely tall pine trees and bird song. It was country then, but no more. We lived there happily with various beloved pets over the years. People often remarked that the view must be inspiring, and it was, but the truth is when I was at my computer, my back was to the river, my head already filled with characters and scenes as I lived in a world of the imagination.
My husband is gone now, my children grown with children of their own and I moved back to the city to escape the loneliness. I live in a pleasant apartment in a historical part of the city with my sweet calico cat, Bella. From my window, I can see a beautiful old church with the steeple jutting into the sky, and a clock that competes with the moon. It is Sunday morning and the church bells are ringing as I type this.
I hope you enjoy my books!
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CONNECT WITH JOAN:
Website:
https://www.joanhallhoveyauthor.com
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/joan.h.hovey
Goodreads Author Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1234888.Joan_Hall_Hovey
Goodreads Book Page:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/158521151-a-long-dark-road
Amazon Author Page:
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BOOK BUY LINKS:
Amazon
US Kindle eBook:
Amazon
US Paperback:
Amazon
CA Kindle eBook:
https://www.amazon.ca/Long-Dark-Road-Selected-Suspense-ebook/dp/B0C5W58B88
Amazon
CA Paperback:
https://www.amazon.ca/Long-Dark-Road-Collection-Suspense/dp/0228626145
Barnes
and Noble NOOK eBook:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-long-dark-road-joan-hall-hovey/1143606073?ean=9780228626138
Barnes
and Noble Paperback:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-long-dark-road-joan-hall-hovey/1143606073?ean=9780228626152
Kobo
US eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/a-long-dark-road-1
Kobo
CA eBook:
https://www.kobo.com/ca/en/ebook/a-long-dark-road-1
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GIVEAWAY INFO:
Joan will be awarding a $10 Amazon OR Barnes and Noble Gift Card (Winner’s Choice!!!) to a randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter during the tour.**This post contains affiliate links and if clicked and a purchase is made, I may receive a small commission to help support this blog. This does not cost you anything, it just helps pay for all those fabulous community outreach projects and awesome giveaways on here**
This contest is sponsored by a third party. Fabulous and Brunette is a registered host of Goddess Fish Promotions. Prizes are given away by the sponsors and not Fabulous and Brunette. The featured author and Goddess Fish Promotions are solely responsible for the giveaway prize.
Thanks for hosting today!
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