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Copyright
CABERNET ZIN
Copyright © 2013 by J Gordon Smith
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews.
Published globally by J Gordon Smith with Ayton & Greene Publishing Company
Official Author Website: http://jgordonsmith.com/
Cover Art & Book Design: Ayton & Greene Publishing Company
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This is a work of fiction and intended for entertainment. The work may contain excessive violence or sexual situations that may not be suitable for some readers. All characters, names, places, incidents, and situations appearing in this work are imaginary or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, businesses, companies, or persons; living, dead, undead, mythical, or magical is purely and entirely coincidental.
Dedication
To my father who passed away a year ago, he would have liked the farming and business features I included in this story. I miss those small moments we had, like teaching to drive tractors, plant fields, and rope cattle.
Thanks to Tammy, Elaine, and Carrie for beta reader feedback; your added tasting notes greatly improved this story’s blend.
Other Books Written by J Gordon Smith
ONE NIGHT BURNS by J Gordon Smith
A Vampires of Livix Novel – Volume 1
(Paranormal Romance, New Adult Contemporary)
The front door exploded free of its hinges. Glass and wood shrapnel shattered across the room bouncing from furniture and walls. Garin tucked me protectively behind his body as across the broken threshold strode three snarling vampires. I recognized their leader –
Once Patent Attorney Anna Arkena meets the handsome and intriguing vampire Garin Ramsburgh, a bold Investment Analyst at Draydon Financial, she quickly learns how her life in the small mid-western town of Livix will change.
The Vampires of Livix cringe as these two become close – mixing with vampires always ends badly. But the problems only escalate as outside interests pressure Garin’s wealthy family to sell their successful military parts business amid faked financial losses. And international terrorist and militia groups push their own agendas with deadly effectiveness.
Who is behind it all? What do they want? Is this only a spark of a greater fire to come? Will Anna survive the vampires? Can Anna and Garin achieve happiness? Will she find True Love?
Find out in the Vampires Of Livix trilogy, complete series plus a pair of short stories available now!
ZOMBIE TATTOO by J Gordon Smith
The aZure Tribe – Short Story #0.5
(Science Fiction, Zombie Apocalypse)
“Tell me again how a thirty-eight gun British Frigate came to rest here at the bottom of the world?” A brutal Antarctic wind shook the protective canvas tarp behind Doctor Cooper like the lusty snap of a ghostly sail. “Any guess at what we might find?” But the growling reply of the sectioning saw covered their voices as it gnawed into the black, frozen wood.
The archeology researchers pry into the ancient pirate ship and release a horror hidden in the frozen ice for three hundred years. They might think of warning the world of the virus if not so preoccupied in surviving the tattooed monster that lived in that cold, undead ship – waiting for them …
Zombie Tattoo is a short story that launches the chronicles of The aZure Tribe Trilogy, a shared zombie apocalyptic world spreading across the cities near you. Do you dare uncover the tattooed horror that lives within?
Find out in the aZure Tribe trilogy!
THE BLACK JEWEL by J Gordon Smith
The Gemstone Series
(Epic Fantasy, Swords & Sorcery)
Sylanna’s jaw scraped against the rough plastered wall, “You cannot be one of the guardsmen.”
“And how did you guess that? Was it my curt accent or my fashionable attire?” His sweaty arm clamped tighter, grinding into her belly, while his other hand held a long dagger against her throat. Sylanna’s mind scattered. She had not even heard him approach!
The talented thief Sylanna flees to a remote monastery after she is attacked by the Rubied Assassins. But she learns the quiet monastery is anything but silent; pious monks plot against each other, executions and murder are brushed aside, and ancient secrets are buried deep under the fortified structure while the studious leaders supply a brewing War. Will Sylanna survive the monastery and its suspicious monks? Will she escape the Rubied Assassins or will they surprise her behind the monastery’s thick walls and wide moat? Who can be a friend and who is secretly an enemy? Even the Black Jewel, a comforting talisman she has carried since childhood, clutches a dangerous Destiny that unwinds as the menace approaches. Can she stop the evil?
Find out in the Gemstone series, all four books are available now!
About the Author
J Gordon Smith was raised on a Michigan farm absorbing a lifetime of oral history and stories that quickly lead to reading and a deep interest in writing. Along the way he acquired degrees in Engineering and Business and worked for local, start up, and global corporations - some involved with producing cars and trucks that you probably own and drive every day. His work involved international travel to Europe and Asia as well as points as near as Canada, Mexico, and half the states in the US. His latest endeavor is embarking on the long road of learning to play guitar, while writing the next book in the series, and engineering products and machinery.
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