JAKE BURT

AVAILABLE NOW: The audiobook of THE GHOUL OF WINDYDOWN VALE, read by Ramon de Ocampo (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, World of Warcraft, and my friend Jenn Barnes’s THINGS YOU CAN’T SAY). Check out a sample at the link below, and snag a copy if you’re looking for your next creepy MG mystery!

https://www.audiobooks.com/audiobook/ghoul-of-windydown-vale/566126

Special thanks to Dan Haring for the video editing work, and to Larissa Brown Marantz and Brian Edward Miller for their incredible artwork!

Dressing up as a ghoul to keep a local legend alive is all well and good.

At least, until it attracts the attention of the world’s most deadly and successful monster hunter. When Barl Shumpeter arrives in Windydown Vale and proclaims that the Ghoul is his next bounty, Copper Inskeep will have to worry about protecting more than just his little town’s secret…

Barl Shumpeter, and all this week’s character art reveals, would not be possible without the talents of Larissa Brown Marantz (https://larissamarantz.com/). Preorder your signed, personalized copy of THE GHOUL OF WINDYDOWN VALE from RJ Julia Independent Bookstores HERE and register for the FREE VIRTUAL launch event on 1/25 at 7:00 PM Eastern HERE

Among the more peculiar quirks of Windydown Vale is its mayor. Or, rather, its mayors…there are three of them, you see, each one stranger than the last. Of course, they do share a trait or two: They’re old. They like their wine and their tea and their gossip. They adore Copper Inskeep.

And they know he’s the Ghoul of Windydown Vale.

THE GHOUL OF WINDYDOWN VALE is available for preorder now, and on sale 1/25/2022. Preorder your signed, personalized copy HERE and register for the free virtual book launch event, hosted by RJ Julia Independent Booksellers, HERE.

Art Credit: Larissa Brown Marantz (https://larissamarantz.com/)

Unconscious, bleeding, and carried by a terrified horse, Annabelle arrives in Windydown Vale as more than just a mystery. She’s a threat to everything Copper Inskeep has tried so hard to hide. She claims she and her father were attacked by the Ghoul, you see. She barely escaped, hurtling through the swamps and briars. Her father? Not so lucky. It’s a tragic story for certain, and one that sits all kinds of wrong with Copper. After all, he IS the Ghoul, and he’s never seen this girl before…

THE GHOUL OF WINDYDOWN VALE is available for preorder now, and on sale 1/25/2022. Preorder your signed, personalized copy HERE and register for the free virtual book launch event, hosted by RJ Julia Independent Booksellers, HERE.

Art Credit: Larissa Brown Marantz (https://larissamarantz.com/)

Meet Liza Smith. If you’re going to hide Windydown Vale’s biggest and darkest secret, you’re going to want her on your side. Strong, fierce, and a genius with a hammer (or two…), Liza is the best friend Copper Inskeep needs. She could be more, too, if Copper ever gets his head out of the mud long enough to see it…

More GHOUL OF WINDYDOWN VALE character reveals all this week, featuring the art of Larissa Brown Marantz (https://larissamarantz.com/index.html). Preorder your signed & personalized copy of GHOUL here: https://www.rjjulia.com/signed-personalized-ghoul-windydown-vale-jake-burt

and register for the free virtual launch on 1/25 at 7:00 here:

https://www.rjjulia.com/event/virtual-jake-burt-special-guest-james-ponti-ghoul-windydown-vale