#Random Read: "Thalo Blue" by Jason McIntyre

So, it's been awhile since I selected a random read book. While I have a few books I need to read first, I plan to read Thalo Blue as soon as I can fit it in.

Synopsis

Sebastion Redfield is being hunted.

A young man on the brink of true adulthood, Redfield experiences the trauma of his life when a trespasser breaks into his home. The psychiatrist assigned to help him recover from the break-in begins to unravel a more disturbing truth about his ordeal: that someone or some thing has been hunting him.

Touted as "Jason McIntyre's most complex, multi-layered, and disturbing work," THALO BLUE delves into the life and times of Sebastion who, through his unique condition, may be the only person alive able to stop the mysterious "thief". This figure is unstoppable, even by death it seems, and he wants something that only Sebastion possesses. An explosive confrontation in his home during the middle of a brutal winter begins their terrifying encounter, one that will eventually stretch across a city, a township and a country.

Recovery is Sebastion's next phase of life--and not just physical recovery but an emotional healing from a life of family drama and the burden of being 'gifted'. Sebastion and the psychiatrist assigned to help him deal with the break-in quickly realize that the ordeal is not over. Now, to save his own life, he and the therapist must dredge up his dark, painful past for clues as to who or what the terrifying thief may be. 

Part literary noir, part mystery, and part horror, THALO BLUE is sure to paralyze readers and keep them gnawing at their nails at each startling revelation.

Sounds pretty cool, eh? So, I'll be looking forward to reading this book and letting you know what I think!

Next Random Read - and a chance to help with a charity! Read to find out how to help Shelterbox.org!

In June I announced a random read of Edge of Shadows, which I am currently in the process of reading.  So, I went ahead and used the same procedure to set up my next random read, and I have randomly selected The Vault by Huw Thomas.  I will try to do this random read in August, but as before, you can never tell what is going to happen around here, so we'll see.

But, I'll do it eventually...  Now, then, I just noticed something very interesting about this book, when I went to the Amazon page.  Check out this bit that the author has included at the foot of the synopsis:

IN AID OF SHELTERBOX

The Vault is being published on Kindle in aid of the disaster relief charity ShelterBox, which provides emergency shelter and vital aid for families who have lost their home as a result of earthquakes, floods, volcanoes etc.

Half of all royalties from sales of the Kindle edition of this book will go to the charity to help its work around the world - see shelterbox.org for more information.

This book appears to be a young adult suspense or dark fantasy story.  Here is the synopsis.

Adam Strong has two main problems in life: how to keep the gang from the local council estate out of the woods where he has his den and how to get the new girl at school to notice that he exists.

But the ancient woods next to Compton Fosse contain more dangers than just the risk of a beating from the town’s teenage psycho.

Hidden in Hobthrush Wood is the key to a mystery that weaves four disparate stories into a single web.

* The mansion: A gang of professional robbers mount a night raid on the secluded country home of a reclusive billionaire.

* The dead: Three decaying bodies, wrapped in plastic and chains, are found lying at the bottom of an ornamental lake.

* The convict: A sex offender is released from prison but breaks his parole and goes on the run after giving into temptation once again.

* The friends: Two boys stumble across an eerie secret...

If this sounds interesting to you, why not go pick up your own copy, and help a charity at the same time?

Until next time, my dears...

Let's try another Random Read, shall we?

So, using Random.org to choose a page in my Amazon Kindle folder, and then using it again to choose a book on said page, I came up with Edge of Shadows by Cege Smith.  I'm going to try to read this book within the next month or so (last time I didn't do so well with this...) as a Random Read, just to break things up a bit.

Here's the synopsis from Goodreads, to give you an idea what it's about.  It's a book I picked up on a free promotion.

Fresh off a marriage that spiraled into a dangerous tailspin, Ellie Coulter doesn’t believe in fate or luck. She’s been surrounded by darkness since her parents’ untimely death, and harbors a secret that never lets her forget that she’s different.

Ellie builds a safe bubble around her life that includes nothing but her coffee shop, her few friends, and her dog. Then a handsome young doctor, David Mitchell, starts to break through her protective shell and Ellie realizes there may be a risk worth taking.

Then one of Ellie’s friends abruptly leaves town; entrusting her home to Ellie’s care. The house has its own mysterious past that draws Ellie into a new darkness. Her ex-husband resurfaces with premonitions of Ellie’s death. And suddenly Ellie’s life is being turned upside down yet again, and even David can’t help her make it right.

Ellie is running out of time. Something old and evil has awakened and it wants Ellie all to itself. She must solve a century-old mystery and keep a grip on her sanity in order to survive.

Now, the thing I'm a bit concerned about is that this is the first in a series.  So, if it's good, that will mean I need to buy some more books.  I'm also a bit concerned because this appears to have more than a little romance in it, and that's been becoming more and more of an issue for me lately.  Still... we'll see.  I must've thought I would like it or I wouldn't have grabbed it, even if it was free, so... Well, we'll all see, won't we?

Coming up sometime soon!