Blood Scent [Paperback]

Patty G. Henderson (Author)

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About the Author

Patty G. Henderson

"Edgar Allan Poe and H.P.Lovecraft were the major influences in my wanting to write."

With mentors like those, Patty G. Henderson found herself writing supernatural horror early in life. "I had no choice, really," she says, "I was sucked into the dark and started writing short stories in my early teens."

Patty was first published in PARAGON and then in Dale Donaldson's innovative,cutting-edge fanzine MOONBROTH in the 1970's. A firm believer in the 'romantic gothic' element in horror fiction, she doesn't feel comfortable with the splatter and gore, in your face mentality of some of today's horror fiction. Why not a horror-romance crossover novel?

"It is such a delicious high to still frighten people using the classic supernatural elements. Ghosts, vampires, werewolves. Anne Rice still weaves this type of magic into her vampire novels and I'd like to bring some of that to the lesbian market. There is so little horror for the lesbian reader to enjoy."

BLOOD SCENT is Patty's first novel. Patty was born, raised and still lives in Tampa, Florida and with publication of BLOOD SCENT hopes you too can embrace the dark side with her.

"Come along, don't be afraid. Only your nightmares and primal fantasies await."

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Justice House Publishing (October 21, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970887442
• ISBN-13: 978-0970887443
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,265,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do Not Buy This Book!!, June 3, 2007

By 

Patty G. Henderson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Scent (Paperback)

As the author of this particular Justice House book, I ask that you not support this publisher with the purchase of this book. They have stolen my property and are publishing, selling and printing this edition without my consent and or a legal contract signed by me.

Please purchase a new edition published by Black Car Publishing SO DEAD, MY LOVE. That is the only legal, authorized edition of this novel that I approve of.

Patty G. HendersonSo Dead, My Love

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A vampire book that feels like a classic Hammer vampire film, June 30, 2002

By 

Terence Nuzum (Florida, State of Decadence) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Scent (Paperback)

From the first pages of the Prologue, BLOOD SCENT reads like a 70's Hammer Films classic vampire flick. I say that as a compliment. This vampire book will grab you by the neck and not let go until the last bite. Vampire fiction is a genre glutted with cliche characters, but this book dares to be different.

The book takes place on Bayton Isle, a brooding, remote island off the coast of Maine, where the Karnov Family once ruled the land. The Karnov family of vampires is served up as sanguine morsels, but yet remain mysterious. I hope that Henderson will reveal more of this new line of vampires in future books.

Lara Karnov, the black sheep of the Karnov lineage, Samantha Barnes, the eternal hope for Lara's salvation, and Carmen Montoya, hopelessly and dangerously involved with both, are characters richly painted in broad strokes of gothic color. As a matter of fact, although the story takes place in modern times, BLOOD SCENT has the feel of a classic gothic.

BLOOD SCENT is a romance underneath it all, but the pictures you keep after reading this book will stay with you vividly and Lara Karnov is simply an unforgettable new addition to vampire fiction. The ending will surpise. If you want something different in vampires, read BLOOD SCENT.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A very 'toothsome' erotic vampire romance., July 3, 2002

By 

Tracey Hessler, editor SOMNILOQUY Magazine (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blood Scent (Paperback)

In this highly descriptive, erotic vampire thriller, Patty G. Henderson creates a dynamic tale of soul-mated lovers and a curse that can only be broken to by love.

BLOOD SCENT is set on Bayton Isle, off the coast of Maine, where within the dread stillness of Karnov Mansion, a ritual of blood sustains vampire Lara Karnov until her beloved returns to free her from the evil heritage of her family.

Commissioned to do a landscape painting by the Bayton Isle National Bank, artist Samantha Barnes feels herself drawn to the dark and forbidding Karnov mansion. Soon she becomes obsessed with the long dead and mysterious Lara Karnov whose tragic fate seems to coincide with the nightmares of blood and death that have plagued Samantha since childhood.

Is Samantha the "chosen one" destined to fulfill the Karnov legend and will her love be strong enough to break the terrible curse?

BLOOD SCENT is not a traditional vampire tale. Told from a unique viewpoint, it makes for a wonderful read.