{"product_id":"virgin-blood-a-hardboiled-horror-thriller-paperback","title":"Virgin Blood: A Hardboiled Horror Thriller - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Stooker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirgin Blood \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Janie is one of the best fictional characters I've come across in a long time -- beaten but not broken, earthy yet innocent, a thoroughly modern saint. . . . at the end of the book, I almost broke into tears. And you have the stylistic sophistication to be able to blend gritty realism and outright magic and pull it off. In short, \u003cb\u003eVirgin Blood is a marvelous book\u003c\/b\u003e.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e -- Dave King, Dave King Editorial Services\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen mentally challenged Janie Braxton arrives at the emergency room, she doesn't remember the rape and beating that sent her there. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNor does she understand why the spirit of an ancient Indian chief talks to her. Nor does she understand she too is on the astral plane. But as \u003cb\u003egang criminals chase her two little girls through the streets of St. Louis\u003c\/b\u003e, her rage builds to an inferno that \u003cb\u003ethreatens the Indian chief's plot to realign the cosmos.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe world labels Janie as mentally retarded soon after her birth.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther children make fun of her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer father tries to beat the Devil out of her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer uncle rapes her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer mother wants to abort her baby.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer friends abandon her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer criminal boyfriend beats her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer boyfriend's mother steals her large back SSI check.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer boyfriend's younger brother Dewie hates her because he wants to screw her.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the astral plane, Sun of Suns, the ruthless spirit of a Native American king who ruled Cahokia before Europeans arrive, \u003cb\u003eplots to return to the physical dimension as an all-powerful demon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnly Marilyn, a counselor at a homeless shelter for women, befriends Janie.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInstructed by Sun of Suns, Dewie begins the sacrificial ceremony to bring Sun of Suns back into the material world. He ambushes Janie in a deserted house. He rapes her, then knocks her out with a pipe. Before he can kill her, however, Janie's two daughters -- seven and three -- interrupt the sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe little girls, Latasha and Shontell, escape, and flee alone through the streets of St. Louis. \u003ci\u003eWhere can they go?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn ambulance rushes Janie to the Emergency Room, where she joins Sun of Suns on the astral plane.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDewie calls on his gang buddies to help him find Latasha and Shontell, to complete the sacrificial ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlthough Sun of Suns did not achieve his goal, he makes Dewie \u003cb\u003esuperstrong and indestructible.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDewie doesn't understand his powers right away, but in this contemporary paranormal urban fantasy thriller, he kills a prostitute, survives gunfire from rival gangsters, and destroys a car with his bare hands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlerted by a hospital social worker, Marilyn searches for the two little girls.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJanie's mother and father hold a death watch at the Neuro-ICU, and argue over the two grandchildren neither wants. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCan Marilyn find the two girls before Dewie and his gang member buddies sacrifice them to Sun of Suns?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow can a young, mentally challenged woman \u003ci\u003ewho doesn't even realize she occupies the astral plane while her physical body hovers on the edge of death\u003c\/i\u003e defeat the evil, ancient spirit Sun of Suns?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow can Marilyn stop Dewie from destroying the homeless shelter and killing Janie's two daughters -- \u003cb\u003ewhen he laughs off the bullets she fires at him with a Glock 9?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this contemporary urban fantasy thriller, many characters choose sides and contend. From the impoverished streets of St. Louis to the capital city of pre-Columbian Native Americans to the astral dimension where Janie re-lives her past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy a paranormal horror fantasy with \u003cb\u003epeople you love to root for and others you love to hate\u003c\/b\u003e, Virgin Blood is for you.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e90,000 words.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTherefore, scroll up and download Virgin Blood now.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Stooker hails from the small Mississippi River town of Alton, Illinois. According to FATE Magazine, \"the most haunted small town in America.\" Alton's history mixes legend and violence -- great lessons for a budding dark fantasy writer.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard's job history includes 30 years with a government social service agency, walking the toughest streets of St. Louis as a door-to-door cable TV salesperson, and delivering pizzas in and around Rock Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 410\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 11, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52533810626867,"sku":"9781450505239","price":33.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/OWJoYTFEYmg3RCt5Y0tYRjdVTDdWZz09.webp?v=1760734632","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/virgin-blood-a-hardboiled-horror-thriller-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}