Today we are celebrating the release of UNWED by Jason McIntyre .
BOOK BLURB
UNWED, A Dovetail Cove Novel, 1976
It’s January, 1976 and Bexy McLeod gets roped in
to helping Dovetail Cove’s retired doc as he deals with St. Dominic’s latest
problem. Having tangled with the town’s church-going community for years, Bexy
knows she shouldn’t get involved. Wheelchair-bound after an accident left her a
paraplegic, she might be the least-sensible choice. Trouble tends to follow the
widow and the last thing Bexy needs is confrontation. But now she’s finding
herself enamoured with the young woman she’s helping. Bexy may just have to go
toe-to-toe with one of the most prominent members of Dovetail Cove’s upper
crust…and its head priest.
MATURE THEMES and SUBJECT MATTER.
GUEST POST
“You are cordially invited to UNWED…”
“You called me charitable. You did. And I think that’s
likely the best thing to help her. No. Wait. That’s exactly what I think she
needs. And not just for Mary. For everyone.”
—from UNWED
You’ve seen these people before. But not like this. Bexy
McLeod is the damaged sort of character that populates nearly the entire town
of Dovetail Cove. As a writer, she draws me in because—no matter the damage and
betrayal she suffers—she keeps going. And she will until she draws her last
breath.
In the creepy character-driven suspense book ‘UNWED’, we
catch up with Bexy who first appeared in the startling novella, BLED. She’s
trying to re-enter the life she once knew in this small town—a place which, on the
surface, might look like every other small town you’ve ever visited, or even
the neighbourhood where you grew up. Bexy fell away from her friends, even her
family. After suffering a terrible accident that left her wheelchair-bound, she
tried to find reason and meaning in the work of the church. But turmoil
followed her there too. After a fundraising scheme, Bexy’s lost most of her
money. And, be damned is she didn’t play a role in losing the money of many
neighbours and townspeople too.
Not officially guilty of any wrong-doing, Bexy was shunned
nonetheless. But now she’s back. And the townspeople simply aren’t having it.
No matter to Doc. He needs Bexy’s help with a young woman in
St. Dominic’s choir. Mary Smithson has miraculously inherited a mansion on the
posh Avenue in Dovetail Cove. And though an adult, Mary possesses the mental
acuity of a young girl. If that wasn’t enough, she’s also finding mystery gifts
left under her pillow at night from what she believes is the ‘toofairy.’
While UNWED takes place in 1976, its themes and characters
still resonate with us today. The tendency of groups to follow the crowd, our
often blind faith in leaders and trusted organizations, such things appeal to
me as a storyteller and are timely in today’s world. You HAVE seen these people
before. They are Bexy’s neighbours, yours too I’d wager.
UNWED is part of the Dovetail Cove saga of mystery, suspense
and horror stories—a series that’s not really a series. I joke about this
because the titles don’t follow any real order. They can be read alone or in
groups, or one right after the other. They are solo books that comprise what I
call a ‘mosaic’ novel—completely independent of chronological order because I
wrote them as they made sense to me. Each one expands the larger Dovetail Cove
narrative across the entire decade of the 70s and layers new detail into the
tension and drama—and yes, startling suspense at times. So, while UNWED takes
place in 1976, it certainly doesn’t need to be read after the Dovetail books
that take place in 1971 through 1975.
Certainly, every story in the saga that one chooses to read
will expand and elaborate on the mysteries surrounding this small island town
and its inhabitants. But, by all means, if Bexy, Mary and the Doc intrigue you,
start with them. Remember, the island is waiting for you. And it doesn’t
forget.
THE SERIES IN ORDER
1. DEATHBED (1971)
2. BLED (1972)
3. FLED (1973)
4. REDHEAD (1974)
5. ZED (1975)
6. UNWED (1976)
7. SHED (1977)
8. DREAD (1978)
AUTHOR BIO
JASON MCINTYRE is the #1 Kindle Suspense author of THE NIGHT
WALK MEN, bestsellers ON THE GATHERING STORM and SHED, plus the multi-layered
literary suspense THALO BLUE. His short fiction has appeared in numerous
magazines and won several awards.
His debut novel ON THE GATHERING STORM is cited by readers as
an 'uncomfortably thrilling' read and earned McIntyre a spot in the Top 20
Debut Authors for the Goodreads Choice Awards.
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