Cover Reveal: Hearts Strange and Dreadful
Today we’re excited to reveal the cover for Tim McGregor’s novel HEARTS STRANGE AND DREADFUL created by Chris Krawczyk aka Scribblezilla. It captures the bittersweet and whimsical nature of the book perfectly.
Coming May 21st • Preorder your copy for a discount
The book will be released May 21st and will be available in paperback, hardcover, ebook and audiobook. If you preorder the hardcover or paperback from us you will get a discount.
About the Artist
Scribblezilla is a giant ageless creature trapped in a small human body. Mostly a roving scribble of poorly contained creative energy, can be found doodling, building community spaces, bookselling, or walking his dog. See more of his work on instagram: instagram.com/scribblezilla or his site: https://www.scribblezilla.ca/
Advance Praise
“McGregor did an excellent job appealing to his audience with this slow burn, historical, coming-of-age horror story. It’s endearing, emotional, heartwarming, and terrifying.” —from the Introduction by Sadie Hartmann aka Mother Horror
Book Description
Death has come to town.
New England, 1821—Hester Stokely, an orphan with unusual abilities, struggles to find her place in the pious town of Wickstead. A houseservant in the employ of her uncle’s upright family, Hester is treated as little more than a pariah by the judgmental townsfolk.
When a deadly plague comes to town, Hester becomes indispensable as a healer. Yet as Hester watches the town’s residents rapidly fall ill, she realizes that something more dangerous than disease has come to Wickstead.
Soon the buried dead are exhumed on rumor of superstition, and occult fires burn fiercely into the night. As the townspeople turn on each other, a mysterious traveler arrives, furthering the paranoia. Hester must confront the dark forces which have invaded Wickstead, or all who live there may be lost…their souls included.
