The Difficult Third Book: A Guest Post by Steve McHugh

Today I am welcoming back urban fantasy author Steve McHugh. His next book in the Hellequin Chronicle series, "With Silent Screams", releases tomorrow, the 18th. The Hellequin books are a blend of urban fantasy, mythology (and not just Greco-Roman or British Isles), and mystery. So far, I've read one book and one short story and I really enjoyed them. 

Steve’s been writing from an early age, his first completed story was done in an English lesson. Unfortunately, after the teacher read it, he had to have a chat with the head of the year about the violent content and bad language. The follow up ‘One boy and his frog’ was less concerning to his teachers and got him an A.

It wasn’t for another decade that he would start work on a full length novel that was publishable, the results of which was the action-packed Urban Fantasy, Crimes Against Magic.

Don't Despair, A Guest Post by Steve McHugh

Steve McHugh is another author from the Online Writers Group at Kelley Armstrong's message board. He wrote and self-published two UF mystery books, part of his Hellquin Chronicles series, and I had the pleasure of proofreading the second one, "Born of Hatred". Then, something happened - Steve received an offer from 47North, one of Amazon's publishing divisions. He signed with them and the books have been edited again and have been re-released. As part of his celebration, he's doing a blog tour and is here today with a guest post.

Steve’s been writing from an early age, his first completed story was done in an English lesson. Unfortunately, after the teacher read it, he had to have a chat with the head of the year about the violent content and bad language. The follow up ‘One boy and his frog’ was less concerning to his teachers and got him an A.

It wasn’t for another decade that he would start work on a full length novel, the results of which is now available to purchase.

He was born in a small village called Mexbrough, South Yorkshire, but now lives with his wife and three young daughters in Southampton.

Spotlight On: Crimes Against Magic by Steve J McHugh

Please welcome Steve McHugh to the Nook. Steve is another author who comes from Kelley Armstrong's board, though we only really started talking to each other on twitter, through mutual acquaintances. "Crimes Against Magic" is his first published book, but not his last, since it's the beginning of a series. I haven't read it yet, but someday, after I whittle down my existing TBR pile.

Steve’s been writing from an early age, his first completed story was done in an English lesson. Unfortunately, after the teacher read it, he had to have a chat with the head of the year about the violent content and bad language. The follow up ‘One boy and his frog’ (hmm, maybe Steve was influenced by the kids book, "A Boy, A Dog, and A Frog" by Mercer Mayer?) was less concerning to his teachers and got him an A.

It wasn’t for another decade that he would start work on a full length novel, the results of which is now available to purchase.

He was born in a small village called Mexbrough, South Yorkshire, but now lives with his wife and two young daughters in Southampton.

Book Blurb (from author):

It’s been almost ten years since Nathan Garrett woke on a cold warehouse floor with nothing but a gun, a sword, and no idea of who he was or how he got there. His only clue … a piece of paper with his name on it. Since then, he’s discovered he’s a powerful sorcerer and has used his abilities to work as a thief for hire. But he’s never stopped hunting for his true identity, and those who erased his memory have never stopped hunting for him. When the barrier holding his past captive begins to crumble, Nathan swears to protect a young girl who is key to his enemy’s plans. But with his enemies closing in, and everyone he cares about becoming a target for their wrath, Nathan is forced to choose between the life he’s built for himself and the one buried deep inside him.

Crimes Against Magic is an Urban Fantasy set in modern day London with Historical flashbacks to early fifteenth century France. It’s the first in a series of books called the Hellequin Chronicles, which shows the life of sorcerer Nathan (Nate) Garrett

CRIMES AGAINST MAGIC
By: Steve McHugh
Publisher: Hidden Realms Publishing
ASIN: B007YK01JY
Genre: FICTION, URBAN FANTASY,
Format: EBOOK (Will be available in print at a later date, according to the author)
Length: 523 KB, 295 pages
Release Date: APRIL 27, 2012
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Steve has a prequel of sorts available on his blog. It's called "A Small Vengeance" and is currently not for sale. Click here to read. Want to find out more about Steve? Click here for a list of interviews.

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