Prepare to get your heart racing and mind spinning. Today’s dark, twisted thrill-ride is the suspense/thriller/horror novel, MILK-BLOOD by Mark Matthews. It currently has a 4.6 star rating and readers are raving. Mark’s previous book, On the Lips of Children, is currently a semi-finalist for the 2014 Best Kindle Book Awards.  powerful

Let’s Take a Look at MILK-BLOOD:

Lilly is ten years old, born with a heart defect, and already addicted to heroin. Her mother is gone from her life, and there are rumors that she was killed by her father and buried near the abandoned house across the street. The house intrigues her, she can’t stay away, and the monstrous homeless man who lives there has been trying to get Lilly to come inside.

For her mother is there, buried in the back, and this homeless man is Lilly’s true father, and both want their daughter back.

About the Author:

Mark Matthews’ novel “On the Lips of Children,” from Books of the Dead Press, was nominated as a semi-finalist for the 2014 Best Kindle Book Awards. The follow up to this novel, MILK-BLOOD, is set within the urban blight of Detroit and is also based on a true setting and some true circumstances. STRAY was his first novel, and takes place at a substance abuse treatment center with an animal shelter right next door within barking distance.

Matthews is an avid runner, and his second novel, The Jade Rabbit, is the story of a woman, adopted from China, who is raised in Detroit and runs marathons to deal with lingering trauma. A non-fiction book on running and addiction called “Chasing the Dragon: Running to Get High” is also available on amazon. He blogs at “Writing, Running, and Chasing the Dragon.”

What Fans Are Saying About MILK-BLOOD:

“What a dark, twisted and bizarre book this was. One of the most striking urban horror stories I have read in a long time” ~Adam Light, author of Gone

“Incredibly powerful. One of the most original horror novels I have read in years. Guaranteed to have you on the edge of your seat” ~The Horror Bookshelf Blog

“The originality and tension is evident on every page. Not for the faint of heart, this story of love, loss, family and acceptance is a rollercoaster ride from start to finish”  ~Richard Thomas, author of Staring Into the Abyss

By Heather