Albert Shipway is an ordinary guy, an insurance negotiator who likes booze and women and never having to say he’s sorry.
And he thinks this is just another day, another lunch, another order of kung pao chicken. Little does he know that he’s about to meet a little old lady who knows his greatest fear. A little old lady who knows what’s hiding in his heart. A little old lady who dishes up a big stew of supernatural revenge, with ingredients as follows: First you take one psychotic ex from a family of serial killers. Next add a pinch or two of an irrational childhood fear. Now thoroughly mix in an angry sister, a life-stealing great-granddad, and a notorious mass murderer—who happens to be dead but doesn’t know it. Let it stew and froth and bubble thoroughly....
In just a matter of minutes, Albert’s life turns upside down and he enters a world where magic and evil lurk beneath the fabric of Southern California. And all his choices have brewed a perfect storm of broken hearts, broken promises, shattered families, and a couple of tiny problems. Namely, killer mice and a baby.
Albert Shipway is finally getting a chance to right some wrongs.
That is, if it’s not too late.
**Acclaim for the novels of J.R. Rain and Scott Nicholson**
“Gripping, adventurous, and romantic—J.R. Rain’s The Lost Ark is a breakneck thriller that traces the thread of history from Biblical stories to current-day headlines.Be prepared to lose sleep!”
—JAMES ROLLINS, international bestselling author of The Doomsday Key and Altar of Eden
“Like Stephen King, Scott Nicholson knows how to summon serious scares.”
—BENTLEY LITTLE, international bestselling author of His Father’s Son and The Store
“I love this!”
—PIERS ANTHONY, international bestselling author of A Spell for Chameleon and On a Pale Horse on J.R. Rain’s Moon Dance
“Scott Nicholson is a writer who always surprises and always entertains.”
—JONATHAN MABERRY, bestselling author of Patient Zero and The Dragon Factory
“Dark Horse is the best book I’ve read in a long time!”
—GEMMA HALLIDAY, Rita and Golden Spur award-winning author of Scandal Sheet and Spying in High Heels
“Scott Nicholson is a wonderful storyteller.”
—SHARYN MCCRUMB, bestselling author of The Ballad novels and Lovely in Her Bones
“Powerful stuff!”
—AIDEN JAMES, author of Cades Cove and Deadly Night on J.R. Rain’s Arthur
“Keep both hands on your pants, because Nicholson is about to scare them off.”
—J.A. KONRATH, bestselling author of Shaken and Cherry Bomb
And he thinks this is just another day, another lunch, another order of kung pao chicken. Little does he know that he’s about to meet a little old lady who knows his greatest fear. A little old lady who knows what’s hiding in his heart. A little old lady who dishes up a big stew of supernatural revenge, with ingredients as follows: First you take one psychotic ex from a family of serial killers. Next add a pinch or two of an irrational childhood fear. Now thoroughly mix in an angry sister, a life-stealing great-granddad, and a notorious mass murderer—who happens to be dead but doesn’t know it. Let it stew and froth and bubble thoroughly....
In just a matter of minutes, Albert’s life turns upside down and he enters a world where magic and evil lurk beneath the fabric of Southern California. And all his choices have brewed a perfect storm of broken hearts, broken promises, shattered families, and a couple of tiny problems. Namely, killer mice and a baby.
Albert Shipway is finally getting a chance to right some wrongs.
That is, if it’s not too late.
**Acclaim for the novels of J.R. Rain and Scott Nicholson**
“Gripping, adventurous, and romantic—J.R. Rain’s The Lost Ark is a breakneck thriller that traces the thread of history from Biblical stories to current-day headlines.Be prepared to lose sleep!”
—JAMES ROLLINS, international bestselling author of The Doomsday Key and Altar of Eden
“Like Stephen King, Scott Nicholson knows how to summon serious scares.”
—BENTLEY LITTLE, international bestselling author of His Father’s Son and The Store
“I love this!”
—PIERS ANTHONY, international bestselling author of A Spell for Chameleon and On a Pale Horse on J.R. Rain’s Moon Dance
“Scott Nicholson is a writer who always surprises and always entertains.”
—JONATHAN MABERRY, bestselling author of Patient Zero and The Dragon Factory
“Dark Horse is the best book I’ve read in a long time!”
—GEMMA HALLIDAY, Rita and Golden Spur award-winning author of Scandal Sheet and Spying in High Heels
“Scott Nicholson is a wonderful storyteller.”
—SHARYN MCCRUMB, bestselling author of The Ballad novels and Lovely in Her Bones
“Powerful stuff!”
—AIDEN JAMES, author of Cades Cove and Deadly Night on J.R. Rain’s Arthur
“Keep both hands on your pants, because Nicholson is about to scare them off.”
—J.A. KONRATH, bestselling author of Shaken and Cherry Bomb
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