The second book in the (mini-)series is finally out! :D I tell you, this little romp in comic vampire Regency fiction was way too fun to do, and I even went way beyond my target word count for the second book.
If you want to write a satirical take on Regency romances, you have to have a few specific elements: picnics, a love triangle, intrigue, and a duel. You can’t have a Regency romance without the requisite duel. :D
Here’s the book’s page at Torquere Press’s Prizm Books listing, and here’s the book blurb:
As the vain and self-absorbed poets continue their campaign of destruction via awful verse and catastrophic romantic advice in Dryden Abbey, tutor Garrick finds himself struggling in the classroom, with increasingly distracted and agitated pupils eroding all of his hard work and reducing him to using all things dead and decaying in order to keep Desmond and Lavinia’s minds on their lessons. As if that isn’t enough, his parents embark on a mad countryside ramble, their ultimate destination being Dryden Abbey and a face-to-face meeting with their son’s unholy employers.
Meanwhile, with Phillip Priestley’s unexpected appearance, Desmond’s world slowly unravels as infatuation, lust, confusion, and revulsion drive him into wilder mood swings and an overwhelming desire to play with his father’s antique executioner’s axe. Mr. Sherbourne’s coldly distant yet attractive presence in Dryden Abbey further complicates things, prompting Desmond to do something he never thought he’ll ever do: reach out to unlikely allies for help.
In the midst of the wild goings on around them, Garrick and Desmond will realize that the chasm that separates them as distinct species will not only teach them important lessons on understanding and acceptance, but also forge a stronger bond of friendship than they expected.
IMPORTANT NOTE: All Prizm books are being merged with the imprint’s main site, and with that comes changes in the books’ price structure. The publisher is now going by word count, which means that some books’ prices will go up, and some will go down, depending on their lengths. For the time being, you’ll still be able to purchase from the Prizm site or other vendors like Amazon, which continue to reflect the original prices. I was told that come January, all Prizm books should be set up at Torquere Press’s website.
Want to see more? Here’s the excerpt under the cut:
