They are known by many names, from Gods and Immortals to Demons and Vampires. They are whispers in the shadows, myths, and legends. They have existed alongside mankind for thousands of years, always in hiding, always feeding. They are are the top of the food chain and humanity is their only prey. Alone and outnumbered a small group of men and women stand their ground, fighting to drive back the darkness anyway they can. They are our first, last, and only line of defense against monsters that know no fear. They are the Vampire Hunters. Jake Bishop is a normal, easy going kid that spends his summer days playing with his action figures and watching cartoons. The biggest, Earth shattering problem is his life are his parent's nonstop arguments over money. That all changes one hot summer night, when a demon from his father's past comes crashing back into his life. Jake is plunged into a surreal, terrifying world beyond his worst nightmares. Jake is nearly killed, his mother kidnapped, sending his father into a mad quest for revenge. Jake learns two truths, vampires exist and the Bishops have been hunting them for hundreds of years. And they are VERY good at what they do.
About the Author: Dustin J. Palmer(born 1982) was born, raised, and continues to live in West Texas. He grew up in a middle class family; his father was a Pumper in the oilfield, his mother a stay at home mom. Some of his first life lessons came from the backroom of a biker clubhouse, where he learned such useful skills as how to play pool and of course how to B.S. with the best of them. He spent most of his summers wandering the countryside and back roads of New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas with his grandfather where he learned the art of trading. Together they would sell everything from spurs and saddles, to guns and knives, meeting many colorful characters along the way. Dustin's first writing experience came at the age of five. After school(and often during) he would spend hours writing his "stories" on typing paper with a pencil and crayons. The outlaws were usually drawn holding moneybags with backwards dollar signs, the good guys with smoking pistols in their hands and large crooked stars on their chests. At thirteen, using his mother's state of the art word processor, Dustin wrote his first complete short story, depicting himself and his friends surviving a Russian invasion. After high school Dustin bounced around from job to job trying to find his place in this world. He did everything from working the competitive sales floors of Sears Lawn and Garden, to stocking the icy dairy freezers of Walmart, and finally to spending his nights stocking at a haunted Office Depot. Through it all he struggled to find his place until one day his wife Natasha came across a short story he'd written. With tears in her eyes she said, "I had no idea you could write like this!" And there it was, just the encouragement Dustin had needed. Two years later, after countless rewrites, edits, plot changes, and late, late, nights(or rather early mornings), Dustin had cranked out his first novel. Today Dustin lives in Lubbock, TX with his wife and three kids. When not writing he enjoys fishing, camping, playing pool, gaming, and spending time with his beautiful wife of nine years.