This is quickly becoming real as I get feedback from beta readers on Goodreads. It’s weird that the third novel I start writing is the first one complete, but the others are much bigger in scope. Anyway, it still might change, but this is what it is now.
Here is the blurb of my new novel:
Bartholomew Barrington, a troubled young man of the Gilded Age, is beset with difficulties of every kind, amplified by his angst of being part of the leisure class that he despises. His dysfunctional family is rocked by the death of their father and its perilous aftermath. Bartholomew’s struggle is to grow in this turmoil of loss and danger, surrounded by an environment of greed and despair, murder and lust, but first he must survive.
Protagonist: Bartholomew Barrington – an economist and a card-shark of dubious morality.
Antagonist: Nona “Sapphie” Barrington – heiress and trendsetting star of Ziegfeld Follies, a woman who is used to getting her own way.
Antagonist: Sterling Barrington – The new Lord Barrington, a greedy sadistic man whose greatest pleasure in life is to see his younger brother suffer in pain and shame.
51500 words.
15 chapters and a short afterword.
Setting: America early 1900s
Elements: Historical fiction, mystery, thriller, horror, suspense
I recognize we all turn to books for different entertainment. My tastes are across a wide spectrum that I know that many do not share, so to protect those who do not want to read content that is offensive, I will describe possible issues in advance, so you can decide if you would like to read or not.
PG: Adult situations of violence but no gore nor mature language, however not YA. Includes psychological terror and characters of questionable morality.
Drugs: Alcohol and Laudanum are imbibed.
Sex: Not very much and that which exists is mostly mind games, but there are some odd dreams that reveal character defects.
Violence: Some, but (again) very little gore.
Psychological Terror: Quite a lot really. I would be very pleased to be responsible for some nightmares.
I can provide PDF, EPUB, or MOBI.