The book is being printing now. All the edits and final proofreads are complete. This has been quite a journey that started about four years ago as the outline pictured below.

Hopefully some of you are asking, “Where can I get this book?”

Good news. Just about everywhere. It will be available through Amazon in print and all digital format as well as your major bookstores. Or help out my publisher and purchase directly through them…ADELAIDE BOOKS NY.

Either way I hope you read it. Here are some blurbs to give you a little glimpse into what the book is about:

This debut novel by Brooke Reynolds doesn’t pull its punches. A supernatural tale which exposes the best and worst qualities of the human condition. Darkness, light, violence and sexuality collide within the pages – resulting in a moving and personal account of a troubled soul struggling with the age-old question of what is the morally correct path to take when faced with a morally corrupt world. – Ian Sputnik – Sanitarium Magazine

In the gritty, noir world of blinking neon, hard booze and flawed humanity, HEALERS raises the question of what it means to save a life, and what it means to live. This page-turner is glowing with redemption, as welcoming as a warm heart in a cold city.  – Monica Drake, award winning author of CLOWN GIRL and THE STUD BOOK

“Buckle up for this rollercoaster ride of a novel that blends neo-noir, fantasy, and the transgressive into a dark, compelling, ribald tale filled with humor, tragedy, and somehow—hope. If Jim Butcher and Chuck Palahniuk had a child, it might look something like Healers.” —Richard Thomas, author Disintegration, and the Thriller Award nominee, Breaker

Just a little update for those of you still following along…

Thankfully, my first novel, HEALERS, is still on schedule to be published in February 2021. With Covid, pre-production has been delayed. But everything is still on schedule. Be on the look out for TONS of updates as the big day draws near…cover photos, book signings, and all the info about when and where you can get a copy.

While so much bad is and will be associated with 2020, a lot of GOOD has come out of it for me as well.

It is the year my son, Jacob, was born. It was the year that I found creativity as an outlet again and started writing again after taking off close to 2 years. It was also a year of family, finding ways to have fun and create memories with my little family and drawing closer with my work family. It was also the year I started my 2nd novel. With hope and tons of determination, hopefully you all will get to see that in print some day as well. I’m up to over 20,000 words…averaging 10K+ words a month. With rewrites and editing and shopping for publishers +/- agents, we’re looking at easily 2-3 yrs out. But I found a way to put words on the page and I’m grateful for that.

So as always, thanks for reading and updates will be provided soon.

My story “Appalachian Curses”, which was featured in the October 2020 online form of The Horror Zine is now available in Print in the Fall 2020 issue of The Horror Zine. You can find it on Amazon below..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0999402498?pf_rd_r=V6TE2FC579YXWA39M0BD&pf_rd_p=edaba0ee-c2fe-4124-9f5d-b31d6b1bfbee

Other than that I’m still writing and waiting on HEALERS to be finished. It’s still on track to be published in February 2021 but…you know…COVID. So we’ll see.

I’ve recently taken to attempting a novella by March 31. It’s for a submission with Black Hare Press. So far I’m making steady progress. Thankfully there’s lots of story available so if I get to the word limit and still have story to tell, well than I’ll have a second novel.

As always, thanks for reading.

And in my favorite month of the year, I can officially announce another story of mine has been accepted. “Phantom’s Keeper” will be published in Nightmare Press’s upcoming anthology, Kentucky Fried Horror. When I first heard about the anthology, I thought it was an interesting prompt…how to make Kentucky Scary…so many opportunities. The story had to take place in Kentucky and reflect it’s culture (while also being a horror story).

I discussed the idea with my husband and he simply said, “That should be easy. You’re a vet, write about horses…”

And so became “Phantom’s Keeper”. It’s a story about a man more so than a horse. An old trainer has dug himself quite a hole…he’s about to lose everything he owns and makes one last bet on his horse to win the Blue Grass Stakes. Simple enough story…but then fully sprinkled with all the wonderful elements to make it a horror story.

I will post an update when it’s officially available.

Thanks for reading my work.

My newest story “Appalachian Curses” is now available over at THE HORROR ZINE in their October issue.

It’s a slightly different take on witches. All the naturalist aspect but less of your typical cauldren/broomsticks.

Check it out.

And while you’re there, check out the other stories listed in the issue.

https://www.thehorrorzine.com/Fiction/Oct2020/BrookeReynolds/BrookeReynolds.html

Enjoy

It’s officially fall. It’s time for jackets, warm drinks, and that wonderful smell of campfires. Fall is my favorite time of year. It’s always meant a time of new beginnings, the start of a new school year plus October is my birthday month. I love where the weather is warm in the afternoon and cold in the mornings. That wonderful time of year where you take a hoodie with you and end up taking it on and off multiple times throughout the day. Fall also means a showcase of HORROR – the coming of Halloween where we all cuddle up under the covers to watch our favorite horror tales. Horror is such a fun and versatile genre. It does well in all media – books, podcasts, movies, and videogames.

Let’s celebrate fall with a NEW PUBLICATION.

“Night at the Shockplex”, originally published at Coffin Bell, is set to go live friday in AUSTRALIA. Due to the time difference, you should be able to listen to it TOMORROW! CHECK OUT THE AWESOME GRAPHIC BELOW!

“Night at the Shockplex” is a mixed media story. A man receives an invitation to attend a brand new theater experience. It’s a fun read that sounds even better read out loud – ABSOLUTELY PERFECT FOR A PODCAST. When James Barnett (AKA Jimmy Horrors) contacted me about the acceptance, I was thrilled. I’m sure he will do the story justice and I can’t wait to listen.

Check it out when it goes live tomorrow…or Friday…depending what time zone you live in.

As always, thanks for reading/listening to my work

https://www.nightsendpodcast.com/

I’m pleased to announce I have another accepted story. My story “Appalachian Curses” is being published in October at The Horror Zine. Links will be posted when it goes live. It’s the first brand new short story I’ve written in awhile and it feels good to get back at it.