Vampire Rising by Larry Benjamin Cover Reveal, Excerpt & Giveaway!

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Hi guys, we have Larry Benjamin visiting today to show off the cover to his upcoming release Vampire Rising, we have that stunning cover, a tasty snippet and a fantastic giveaway! So enjoy the post and click that Rafflecopter link <3 ~Pixie~

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Vampire Rising

by

Larry Benjamin

It’s the mid twenty-first century. Anti-Semitism, racism, sexism and homophobia have been consigned to the dustbin of history. The world is run by “the state,” and Christian zealots, whose chief governing tools are fear and oppression. It’s a wonderful time to be alive—unless you’re a Vampire. Vampires are despised, and feared, and subjected to discrimination and unspeakable violence.

Considered undead, unholy, without basic human rights, Gatsby Calloway lives on the fringes of society, avoiding humanity. Until he meets Barnabas, a young encaustic painter.

When Barnabas is mortally wounded during an anti-Vampire attack, Gatsby must forget everything he has known, and learn to trust.

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Excerpt

“This here coming up is the stop for Chicksand Street,” the bus driver called out.

Barnabas stood and walked to the front of the bus. He peered out the windshield into the dark, then looked at the driver. “The schedule said you stopped at Chicksand Street,” Barnabas said.

“Not after dark I don’t,” the driver shot back. “This here is as far as I’m going tonight!”

Barnabas shrugged and moved to the door. The Mexican woman he’d noticed earlier touched his arm. As he turned to her, she drew a silver crucifix attached to rosary beads from around her neck and, muttering a prayer in Spanish, pressed it into his hands. He closed his hand around the offering still warm from her bosom and said, “Thank you.”

The bus slowed and the driver said, “This here road, about a mile on, becomes Chicksand Street.” He opened the door, barely stopping long enough for Barnabas to disembark. As soon as his feet touched the curb, the driver closed the door and sped away as fast as the bus’ ancient diesel engine would allow. As the bus passed him he saw the passengers with their foreheads and palms pressed against the windows, their eyes wide, and their mouths forming tiny “O”s of fright.

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Fun Facts

(Some fun facts are used on the Rafflecopter so please visit all blogs on the book blast to find the answers) 

Do you prefer tea or coffee?

Neither. Caffeine gives me acid reflux which makes me feel like I’m choking.

Underwear: Sexy or comfortable?

Sexy. If I want comfortable, I go commando.

Favorite place to write?

I can write anywhere. But I have a home office that is painted chartreuse, which is a color I find both energizing and inspiring. I have a wonderful leather topped cherry keyhole desk which was my present to myself when What Binds Us was published.

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About Larry

Bronx-born wordsmith, Larry Benjamin considers himself less a writer than an artist whose chosen medium is the written word rather than clay or paint or bronze. His debut novel, the gay romance What Binds Us was released by Carina Press in March 2012. His second book, Damaged Angels, a collection of short stories, is a 2013 Rainbow Award Runner-Up in the Gay Contemporary General Fiction category. His third book, Unbroken, was a 2014 Lambda Literary finalist, and a 2014 IPPY (Independent Publishers Book Award) Gold medalist.

He lives in Philadelphia with his husband and their two dogs.

Where to find the author:

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Giveaway!

Win 3 books from Larry’s backlist!

(Unbroken, What Binds Us & Damaged Angels)

(Just click the link below)

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(Ends 10th June 2015)
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