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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

New Release - Jason Kilkenny’s Gun by Kit Prate - Giveaway!

Legendary bounty hunter Rance Savage is dying of pneumonia. As luck would have it, he is discovered by two brothers, Will and Josh Kincaid, and brought into town to be cared for by Doc Harper. Once he’s recovering, Savage plays on young Josh Kincaid’s starstruck admiration for him by giving him his first real taste of manhood.

But when Savage kills a man, he’s put under lock and key—unfairly—to young Josh Kincaid’s way of thinking. To make matters worse, it’s Josh’s own uncle, Jake Kincaid, who is responsible for bringing the bounty man down. Josh has a skewed view of who the real Rance Savage is—and he’s determined to help him get free—no matter the cost. 

In a deadly twist of fate, Savage finally is in the position of power he’s been seeking for twenty years—to kill the man he blames for making him a cripple. A chance discovery of a long-hidden rifle is the catalyst that brings freedom from a terrible secret—and death in its wake. How many lives will JASON KILKENNY’S GUN destroy?

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The entrance to the cavern was plainly visible. Something lay on the ground in front of the black hole. Dark, furry, like a small bear, yet somehow different. Whatever it was, it sprawled across the corpse of the old wolf.
Josh rose up on one elbow. He was a good hundred yards from the wolf’s den, and he lay quietly, debating his next move. In his mind’s eye, he drew fantasies of what must have happened, the way the old wolf must have died. The animal would have fought to his death to defend his secret place, and would have taken his attacker with him. Using the rifle as a staff, the boy rose up on his knees and pulled himself erect. There was a sadness in him as he approached the creatures sprawled on the ground.
He reached the pair, realizing for the first time that the thing he had thought an animal was a man in a buffalo-hide coat. A big man, six feet or more in height, with immense, well-muscled shoulders, and long-fingered hands. Laying the rifle aside, Josh reached out, his fingers probing at the long artery in the man’s neck. Suddenly, a hand closed around his lower arm, a vise squeezing against the fragile bones in his wrist.
     And then the voice came, weak, barely above a whisper. “I need help, boy.” The fingers tightened, and the man repeated the words, louder, “I need help.”

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23 comments:

  1. Your blurb about your new release, Jason Kilkenny's Gun, was positively fascinating. Now I'm not certain if the boy is right to defend Savage or not, so that's a terrific lead into the story.
    I wish you every success with your new story, Kit. Congratulations!

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    1. Thanks for the kind words, Sarah. Always a good thing to get that "hook" out there. :)

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  2. Wow...your blurb is powerful and I love the set up. Congrats and good luck!

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    1. Appreciate the kind words, Keena. But, as always, I have to give a real tip of the old stetson to the ladies who make this all possible.

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  3. This is such a good story. I truly could not stop reading. LOVED IT!

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    1. Thanks, Cheryl. I aim to please. Well, sometimes.

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  4. Congratulations on the new book,Kit.
    This is my kind of story. Looking forward to reading.
    The best

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    1. Hope you aren't disappointed, Jerry. Have to say that having raised three sons has a lot to do with my fascination for coming of age stories. There was a lot of very rich material there.

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  5. The story sounds exciting and intriguing. I would love to write this kind of story, but I fear I couldn't get the gritty feel and sound in it as you have. Excellent.
    Good luck with sales for the release.

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    1. From your mouth to God's ears! I have to thank a couple of mentors though, who gave me some encouragement early on. So hat's off to Giles Lutz (who gave me excellent advice about naming characters); and Sam Peeples, who took the time a very long time ago to assure me that girls could write westerns, too.

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  6. Coming of age stories are so rewarding. This story looks to be excellent. Thank you Kit for taking on the telling of Josh's journey. Doris

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    1. I have a real weakness for coming of age stories. Growing up can be painful, that's for sure. And sometimes it comes with very hard lessons.

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  7. Coming of age stories are so rewarding. This story looks to be excellent. Thank you Kit for taking on the telling of Josh's journey. Doris

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  8. Best wishes on the success of your book, Kit. It looks like a good one.

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  9. I want to say a big "Thank You!" to everyone at Sundown and Prairie Rose. I honestly don't know what I'd do without the hard work of everyone involved.

    Would love to have some feedback on what you think about the story. May inspire me to finish the prequel that has been on the back burner for way too long.

    kitprate@yahoo.com

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  10. Glancing at Amazon I see reviewers have been very nice to you, Kit. ‘Your jaw will be hanging at the storytelling ability’ ‘…the best in the business - best plots, best characters, best action, and the unexpected details and gestures that vault the prose right off the page.’ Your excerpt certainly indicates such praise is richly deserved!

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    1. Thanks, Andrew. I think I recognize the words of Mean Pete. That review was worth every bit of venison sausage and chocolate/walnut fudge.

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  11. I'm curious to find out if Rance Savage is the 'bad guy' he appears to be and to learn the circumstances that brought him to where he is now. This story sounds like an intriguing revenge/vengeance story.

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    1. Let's just say Rance Savage can be a charming man when it suits his needs. But he is certainly a driven man, and he's been waiting a very long time to find what he's been seeking.

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  12. Kit, this held me enthralled as I read your post. And the blurb just added more intrigue. Great job and I look forward to reading this and wishing you the best and much success. I've been thinking--in the back of my mind--to maybe try to write a coming of age story--haven't got the gumption up as yet, but maybe this one will inspire me more. It's on my tbr list as I leave here.

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  13. Hero worship can often get in the way of clear thinking. It sounds like many factors are intersecting in this story to show how personal beliefs and actions affect other people.

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    1. Congratulations, you won the free book. If you will email prairierosepublications@aol.com, I will sent you your free ebook.

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    2. Send me your snail mail address! I'll send you a signed print copy!! Congratulations.

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