Blood of Darkness: Genesis

＂What are you doing here?＂ he asked coldly.＂You brought me here,＂ I answered.The man pursed his lips, then slapped me across the face. ＂I suggest you keep your glib answers to yourself,＂ he sneered.＂You asked,＂ I replied, and he slapped me again.This conversation was quickly losing its appeal.Maria Gonzalez is having a bad day. On the way home from school one afternoon, the world as she knows it comes to a sudden and unexpected end. Soon, she is on the run from something, or someone that she hasn’t even seen, with rumors of zombies, vampires and even chupacabra running loose around Rochester, New York. Is this an alien invasion, or something much more sinister? Separated from her mother and little sister, Maria is forced to rely on herself, and the few remaining human beings in order to survive. Was this attack centered only in Rochester, or was the whole world affected? Can Maria and the human race hope to fight back, or even survive? Or is all hope gone forever?Join us for the first book in theBlood of Darkness trilogy.

Richard Stephen Hartmetz was born in Rochester, NY on February 9, 1965. Richard has degrees in Computer Science, Special Education and Psychology. He spent many years as a teacher in the Rochester City School District, East Irondequoit, St. Margaret Mary School and the School of the Holy Childhood where he was known as ＂Mr. H.＂ He is now the CEO of Starry Night Publishing.com. Richard is also the author of more than twenty-five books including the ＂Murry Peterson＂ espionage series, ＂The Adventures of Robin Caruso,＂ a series of four ＂Marvin＂ rhyming books for children, and the £1 bestseller ＂Secrets to Writing Well.＂ He has also acted as editor and publisher on more than 100 other books. Richard wrote his first story, entitled ＂The Dog Catcher is Coming,＂ when he was only six years old and has been writing since, also teaching several writing workshops. He is the only person in the world to win Oracle’s international ThinkQuest competition four times. You may connect with Richard on Facebook and at: www.starrynightpublishing.com.