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Alas, my 2nd foray into serial fiction on the web. Let's hope I do better this time at posting.

As described below, Grimoire is the name of the 3 book novella series that revolves around Dags McConnell and what happened to him after OUT OF THE DARK and before PHANTASM.

There are cameos of characters. I hope you enjoy!

Yes, here it is! And I'm loving it! It fits the theme of the book perfectly—score another one for Chris McGrath!

And carrying on the great news, WRAITH will finally be released in Mass Market Paperback in June, and SPECTRE in October! We'll get more Zoë goodness in smaller sizes!

I am very excited about this news, and will be working diligently through the holidays to get PHANTASM edited (the CEM is arriving!) and back to New York.

 

THE GRIMOIRE SERIES: ONLINE

Begins January 5th, 2009.

As an added read for Zoë fans, I've written a series of "books" staring our favorite bartender, Dags McConnell.

Because of the great comments I received on OUT OF THE DARK, I decided to write what happened after his little adventure with Zoë through the Abysmal Plane. And what I thought would be nothing more than a little novella for fun, turned into something a tad bit bigger. So much so that it changed Dags' —and Rhonda's—lives forever.

I also figured since PHANTASM's release is still six months away, I would try again to give readers serial fiction (the right way this time) that will lead up to the coming events in PHANTASM. It's not necessary to read these books, but the stories will help in understanding what Rhonda, Joe and Dags were up to after Zoë kicked Rhonda out of the house.

The GRIMOIRE series is broken into three books:

I. MINISTERING ANGELS, what happened to him after entering the Abysmal Plane at Nona's Botanica is a mystery to Dags. But one thing becomes obviously clear—he's been forever changed by an experience he can't remember. Now gifted wth the powers of dual planes, Dags has to learn his new ability quickly if he is to escape capture and torture in the hands of the surviving Cruorem members.

II. QUINTESSENCE OF DUST, the power/backing behind the Cruorem becomes clear when Dags travels to Savannah to help an old friend whose house is haunted by something more than ghosts. A nemisis of Zoë's and now his is nearby, waiting for Dags to reveal himself and possibly show him where the Bonville Grimoire is hidden.

III. GRIMOIRE, Dags calls on the help of Rhonda Orly and Joe Halloran when he finds himself in over his head. They want the Grimoire, but there is only one way to prevent its power from falling into the wrong hands. Will Rhonda make the right decision?

This is in a way an experiment for me, to see how it all works out. Once the series is finished, I'll put it all together and possibly upload it to the Kindle and Sony reader formats.

There are so many possibilities these days when it comes to giving readers new fiction. And this way I can see how fans like Dags as a new kind of hero (and let's not forget Alice and Maureen)! And as always, I welcome feedback and suggestions! Just email me and let me know how it's going once the serial begins!

And btw, the cover image itself is only temporary. I was told I needed to use HANDS. Hrm...wonder why?

Good Wishes in the New Year!

Phaedra