The Nefarious Series
by Lucille Moncrief
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GENRE: Dark Fantasy, Steampunk (erotica elements)
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BLURB:
A captured mermaid, two vampire hives on the brink of war, and a bored, sadistic king weave a tale of forbidden love in this spin-off from Moncrief’s Nefarious series.
Follow Hannibal Steele, chief alchemist of the Scion Hive, as he races against the clock to produce the coveted Bone Elixir. Will he finish the elixir in time before the Great King Abaddon murders Hannibal’s love, Emmeline, princess of the rival Minoa Hive?
Find out in this thrilling, fast-paced tale set in a steampunk world, where the sea rises in anger at the capture of her princess, wolves howl within the hoary swirls of a white potion, and mermaids join forces with a lonely alchemist in the foggy Georgia night.
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Individual Book Blurbs:
Nefarious Volume One: A Dark and Erotic Tale
Penny Dreadful meets Fifty Shades
Book 1 of 6 of Lucille Moncrief’s the Nefarious Series
Talcott Henderson, dead for over one hundred years old, wants to live again. Enslaved and abused, he longs to destroy his maker and return to the world of the living. But first, he must replace himself with someone else. Armed with only a silver tongue and a fuzzy sense of right and wrong, he sets his sights on Elyse Delafayette, a lonely melancholic. But Samuel Quartermaine, a vampire hunter with a dark past of his own, bears a grudge against Talcott’s maker, and stalks Talcott from the shadows of the cemetery walls.
Will Talcott succeed in convincing Elyse to join the ranks of the undead before Samuel can stop him?
Fans of Dracula, steampunk, and gaslight fantasy will love this collection of dark and lurid tales. If you’re tired of sparkly vampires and sickly-sweet romances, sink your fangs into the Nefarious Series and get a bigger bite out of the vampire world.
Nefarious Volume Two: Honor the Suffering
Genre: Steampunk/Gaslamp Dark Fantasy/Historical Fiction/Alternative History/Horror
Blurb:
While the bombs rain overhead, Talcott Henderson and a group of fellow soldiers huddle in the cratered ground beneath the German front lines. Through the never-ending din of enemy fire, the voracious, blood-soaked machine of war haunts Talcott. Memories claw at him; kill or be killed, eat or be eaten. In the bowels of the earth a specter appears and offers him an eternal life free of guilt.
But what is the cost of an unmarred soul?
If you like dark and gritty tales, war stories and the supernatural, you’ll love this installment of the authoress Moncrief’s Nefarious series. Grab your copy today, travel through time, and escape into a breathtaking new world!
Nefarious Volume Three: The World is Our Exile
Can evil consume innocence?
Can the one who walks the line between both save it?
Elyse Delafayette, innocent yet darkly cynical, continues a naive flirtation with evil incarnate. Although goodness pursues her, she rebukes him. Although he seems sincere, she fears he is not.
Penny Dreadful meets Fifty Shades
Described as “captivating,” and “hauntingly beautiful,” the Nefarious series is a sophisticated, enthralling, and well-written tale of intrigue and devious desires. Set in a lurid, southern gothic world, follow the undead Talcott Henderson as he engages in a battle of wits with his intended, Elyse Delafayette.
But wait, what’s this? Half-ling dhamphyrs armed with hawthorn stakes, an energy-witch coven torn apart by infighting, and a corpse-like, ancient vampire king with an agenda of his own?
Enhanced with custom illustrations, this fast-paced steampunk series will leave you on the edge of your seat and hungry for more. If you are sick and tired of wimpy vampires and the flood of terrible books on the romance market, grab your copy today of the Nefarious series and relearn what a true escape into fiction is all about.
Nefarious Volume Four: The Dirigible Airship Disaster
Penny Dreadful meets Fifty Shades
Described as “captivating,” and “hauntingly beautiful,” the Nefarious series is a sophisticated, enthralling, and well-written tale of intrigue and devious desires. Set in a lurid, southern gothic world, follow the undead Talcott Henderson as he engages in a battle of wits with his intended, Elyse Delafayette.
But wait, what’s this? Half-ling dhamphyrs armed with hawthorn stakes, an energy-witch coven torn apart by infighting, and a corpse-like, ancient vampire king with an agenda of his own?
Enhanced with custom illustrations, this fast-paced steampunk series will leave you on the edge of your seat and hungry for more. If you are sick and tired of wimpy vampires and the flood of terrible books on the romance market, grab your copy today of the Nefarious series and relearn what a true escape into fiction is all about.
Nefarious Volume 4.5: The Heads That Rolled
Fans of Trueblood and all things dark and steampunk will fall in love with Lucille Moncrief’s Nefarious Series.
In the fifth installment of this newest generation of vampire lore, go back in time to the savage heights of the French Revolution. Heads will roll as the story follows the series’ anti-hero, Samuel Quartermaine, as he falls victim to the family curse and his father’s betrayal.
Book 4.5 is a wild ride that will keep you on the edge of your seat and reading long into the night . . . With the lights on, of course.
EXCERPT: Nefarious Volume Two: Honor the Suffering
Excerpt:
I obeyed and wished for everything he’d promised—to vanquish the knife that twisted my heart. He took my arm, pulled me to him, and his frigid breath grazed my neck. I heard a snap like a dry twig breaking, and sharp needles invaded the sensitive skin over my carotid.
With the wet, suctioning sting of his fangs in my flesh, I shivered as he withdrew my lifeforce. He smelled of ashes—the very color grey embodied—and clutched me to his breast as my knees buckled. My head swam with the shock of death, and an explosion rocked my consciousness and I cried out. He pressed his hand over my mouth, and my eyes almost burst from their sockets as he continued to suckle, and with my legs weakened, cradled me to the floor. His body turned from ice into the burning heat of an ignited coal and my vision tunneled. The sight of the room was but a tiny pinprick of reality. He released me.
My body tingled like the whole of me had fallen asleep, pressed and twisted beneath the weight of a decision that could never be reversed, blood drained and straining to stay awake. I watched him beneath drooping eyelids. He had the look of a man who knew what he was doing and had done it a thousand times before—his face set hard in singular determination—the flame in his eyes roaring to the denouement.
He bit his wrist, his blood blue as the midnight ocean, and pulled my hair, stretching my neck to expose the wound. He dripped his blood into the orifice and it burned—my veins a network of dynamite, his blood enkindling them. I groaned and twitched like an electrocuted ragdoll.
“Shh … shh. I only honor the suffering,” he whispered and pressed his hand against my mouth, holding me tight as I died.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Lucille Moncrief, authoress of the steampunk and gaslight vampire series, Nefarious, was clearly a stodgy old librarian in a past life. She loves poring over history books and binge-watching PBS’s Secrets Of series.
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When Ms. Moncrief is not yelling at the kids to get off her lawn, you can find her staring out her window pretending to be pensive. She’s usually in a good mood and readily accepts follows and friend requests to her Facebook page.
To contact the authoress Moncrief and for more information on upcoming and past releases, please visit her website, www.moncriefs.net.
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Buy Information: ONLY Book 4.5 is $0.99 during the tour.
Books 1 – 4 are all available for sale on Amazon. Book 4.5 is up for pre-order and will release on Oct. 25.
Books 1-3 are available in a boxset at this link on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077XQPT8X
All of the books are in KU except for the prequel, Hannibal Steele and the Bone Elixir.
It is free on Bookfunnel at: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/9pmdoroswd
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Book One: Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B075FNWV9V
Book Two: Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B073HPLN1D/
Book Three: Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074XG61GB/
Book Four: Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B079RMBYDR
Pre-Order Book 4.5: Amazon Link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GMXJ1GG
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Lucille Moncrief will be awarding a (US ONLY) signed paperback copy of Book 4.5 and a poster of the series (The series is illustrated) to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.