Glimpses: The Best Short Stories of Rick Hautala will be free for Kindle over Christmas

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glimpses-ebookDark Regions Press has announced that Rick Hautala’s short story collection Glimpses: The Best Short Stories of Rick Hautala will be available for free for Amazon Kindle from December 22 through December 26, 2013! From their announcement:

Glimpses: The Best Short Stories of Rick Hautala illustrated edition Free on the Amazon Kindle from December 22nd to December 26th!
This Xmas we’re giving the gift of Rick Hautala’s timeless fiction. Glimpses: The Best Short Stories is one of Rick’s last published books while he was still with us, and it brings together many of his greatest short works accompanied by 8 striking interior illustrations by artist Glenn Chadbourne.

The illustrated Amazon Kindle edition of Glimpses: The Best Short Stories of Rick Hautala will be offered free from Sunday, December 22nd to Thursday, December 26th at the following page: https://www.amazon.com/Glimpses-Best-Short-Stories-Hautala-ebook/dp/B00AEGD5EI

Rick Hautala’s The Cove to be published by Crossroad Press

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Holly Newstein Hautala sent me this great news!

Crossroad Press will publish Rick’s The Cove next month.  It’s Rick’s only “mainstream”, i.e. nothing supernatural in it, novel.  It’s a story of life in a Maine coastal fishing town, and what happens when an Iraq vet returns home and meets a beautiful young woman “from away.”  Vivid characters and a fast-paced plot makes this one of Rick’s best.

She also added, “It is one of my favorite books ever, not just of Rick’s.”

The books was once briefly available as an ebook from NECon books. I’ll post more information as soon as it’s available!

Reviews of Mister October from around the ‘net

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Front_Cover_Image_Mister_October_Volume_IIReviews of Mister October: An Anthology in Memory of Rick Hautala are popping up around the ‘net. Here are links to some of them:

You can purchase Mister October from JournalStone, as well from Amazon.

Rick Hautala short story appears in a new anthology

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fear-the-reaperCrystal Lake Publishing has just released Fear the Reaper, a new anthology of tales that includes “Non-Returnable,” a story by Rick Hautala! The book is edited by Joe Mynhardt and also includes stories by Jeff Strand, Joe McKinney, Gary Braunbeck, and others. You can buy Fear the Reaper in paperback and Kindle formats from Amazon.

“Non-Returnable” was previously published in the 2002 anthology Shelf Life, published by Dream Haven Books.

Editor Joe Mynhardt recently blogged about Fear the Reaper.

Cover art for The Dead Lands revealed

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JournalStone Publishing has revealed the cover art for Mockingbird Bay: The Dead Lands, Rick’s last-written novel. The artwork is by Glenn Chadbourne. Here’s the synopsis of the story:

In a place Abby calls the Dead Lands, she aids individuals trapped by unfinished Earthly business and helps them move on.

Abby meets Megan McGowan there, a sixteen-year-old girl who fell to her death on the rocky shores of Mockingbird Bay.  Megan can’t remember if it was an accident…or something worse.  With the help of Jim Burke, a young man who becomes a close friend, Abbey works to discover how Megan became trapped in this empty place.

But Abby has other troubles — her uncle, the Reverend George Standley, evil and vengeful, pursues her with his Hell Hounds through the twilight realms of the Dead Lands, waiting for her at every turn. Fortunately a mysterious protector helps her evade her uncle’s terrible revenge.

Who is this spirit protector? And will Abby ever gain release from this unchained prison?

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The book is not yet orderable, but you can visit the book page at JournalStone Publishing.