Roberta Writes – Guest post: C.S. Boyack with his new The Hat book, Run for the Roses #theHat #CSBoyack #readingcommunity

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Today, I have a treat for you. A guest post by C.S. Boyack about his new The Hat book, Rune for the Roses. I love The Hat with its dark humour and fascinating and original creatures, so I’m delighted there is a new book in this series.

Picture caption: Cover of Run for the Roses featuring the blade of a sword, a lovely white hat, and bunches of roses.

Thanks for the invitation to talk to your fans, Robbie. I’m thrilled to tell everyone about Run for the Roses. This is book number eight in my ongoing Hat Series.

This series needs a bit of explaining in that I have specific goals here. I want each story to stand alone. This goal involves anyone being able to pick up a volume without prerequisite reading so they can understand it. If Roses happens to be your first book you should not feel lost.

I want them all to be short novels. I believe there is a void in books that can be read and enjoyed in a single afternoon. Now that the series has some length to it, if someone is inclined they can binge the whole thing if they have that mindset.

These are supposed to be campy, hopefully with sprinkles of humor throughout. Think more like Buffy, Ash Williams, and Bondsman than Exorcist or Elm Street. If this is your style, this could be the series for you.

The premise is that Lizzie and the hat are monster hunters. While remaining independent they have a close affiliation with the Eastern witch’s coven. This time there is a renegade witch who is torturing race horses to manipulate the parimutuel betting odds.

Enter Detlef Klein, the original headless horseman. Turns out he is a horse lover. (Who knew?) Detlef provides the call to action for Lizzie and the hat to stop all this nonsense before Detlef takes matters into his own gauntlets.

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The Headless Horseman has mellowed over the centuries, somewhat. Who knew that he is a horse lover, and needs Lizzie’s help. An unaffiliated witch is torturing race horses in an effort to skew the parimutuel betting odds.

Can Lizzie and the hat find this renegade witch before one of these beautiful animals gets hurt? Can they do it before Detlef, The Horseman, takes things into his own hands and violates the terms of his magical parole.

It seems like everyone is standing in their way this time, including a team of YouTube ghost hunters and members of the coven itself.

Saddle up for this supernatural ride through the world of Lizzie and the hat.

Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/RunfortheRoses

Series Purchase Link: https://mybook.to/TheHatSeries

My review of Goodbye Old Paint (book 7)

Goodbye Old Paint is another fabulous romp through the fantasy world of Lizzie and the Hat. Following a devastating flood that damaged many of the businesses in town, Lizzie is very hard up for money. There is just no work around. Lizzie has living expenses to pay and a student loan hanging in the background. The situation is quite desperate so when a couple of government agents appear, who know her recent history as a monster hunter and promise the forgiveness of her debt if she helps them, Lizzie has no option but to take the bait.

Enter the gremlins. I love gremlins. Somehow these horrid little creatures with their big teeth and ability to eat anything have always been my favourite fantasy creature so I was delighted to see them make an appearance. They didn’t let me down, they were just as destructive and horrible as I remembered from the movie entitled Gremlins.

Several characters from the previous six books make an appearance in this one and I was delighted to see Dash and a few witches pop up in helpful rolls. Poor Lizzie, as always, must face some uncomfortable obstacles on her adventure, but she has great friends and the Hat by her side.

The Hat is a glorious feat of imagination and I love that it can transform into a ‘fool’s cap’ and use the points to work a mobile phone. This always delights me.

A marvellous and fun fantasy adventure that will bring some brightness to your day.

Purchase Goodbye Old Paint from Amazon US here: https://www.amazon.com/Goodbye-Old-Paint-Hat-Book-ebook/dp/B0CJ7B84TW

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  12. I noticed that the author was born in Elko – having visited that part of Nevada many times (I grew up in Reno Nevada), I imagine he’s run into a few real-life gremlins! I’ve heard they run amok in the Ruby Mountains!

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  17. C.S. – Congratulations on the new book, and what sounds like a fab series of short stories.

    Robbie, this is a delightful post promoting Run for the Roses with a positive nod to #7 – Goodbye Old Paint.

    Thank you!

    PS. I agree about the Gremlins, except when they are the WordPress Gremlins! 🤭😉

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