
Blood and Silver by James R. Tuck (Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty Hunter #3) Kensington (March 2013) | Paperback, 352 pages Urban Fantasy Deacon is back! Blood and Magick is book number 3 in Tuck’s Deacon Chalk series (if you don’t count the additional novellas), and as always within the first page you’re thrown into a serious, edge of your seat action scene. This series gives you very little time to breathe, there are just too many evil, bad guys. Witches it would seem this time. Deacon is an occult bounty-hunter…

SPIDER’S LULLABY (Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty Hunter #1.5) by James R. Tuck PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: 26th June 2012 FORMAT: Ebook, 79 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy He lives to kill monsters. He keeps his city safe. And his silver hollow-points and back-from-the-dead abilities take out any kind of unnatural threat. But between this bad-ass bounty hunter and rescuing the most helpless of victims stands the one evil he can’t defeat… For Deacon Chalk, loyalty is worth dying for. And now that something has taken were-spider Charlotte’s un-hatched children and one…

BLOOD AND SILVER (Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty Hunter #2) by James R. Tuck PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: 7th August 2012 FORMAT: Paperback, 352 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Deacon Chalk normally has no trouble telling innocent victims from real monsters. So protecting an abused pregnant were-dog is a no-brainer…until a vicious lycanthrope leader and his brotherhood target Deacon, other shape-shifters, and any humans in their way. Suddenly, Deacon is outnumbered, outgunned, and unsure who – or what – to trust. The only edge he has left is a weapon hungry for his…

BLOOD AND BULLETS (Deacon Chalk #1) by James R. Tuck PUBLISHER: Kensington RELEASE DATE: February 2012 FORMAT: ARC, 352 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy SOURCE: Publisher He lives to kill monsters. He keeps his city safe. And his silver hollow-points and back-from-the-dead abilities help him take out any kind of supernatural threat. But now an immortal evil has this bad-ass bounty hunter dead in its sights… Ever since a monster murdered his family, Deacon Chalk hunts any creature that preys on the innocent. So when a pretty vampire girl “hires” him to…

I’m pleased to welcome author James R. Tuck to the blog today. Blood & Bullets is James’ debut urban fantasy novel featuring tough-guy hero, Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty Hunter, published by Kensington. Please give him a warm welcome. First off, this is NOT a knock against Underworld. Everyone knows that it is an Urban fantasy in every sense of the word and would be number one on the list if for no other reason than it does have every single element that makes a story an Urban Fantasy. So these are…

THAT THING AT THE ZOO (Deacon Chalk #0.5) by James R. Tuck PUBLISHER: Kensington Books RELEASE DATE: January 2012 FORMAT: Ebook, 80 pages GENRE: Urban Fantasy Shredding monsters is his stock and trade. He sniffs them out, tracks them down, and corners them. End of story. But when the tables are turned, expect the unexpected. Knowing his enemy is a rule Deacon Chalk swears by. But he’s never seen anything like whatever is leaving the Atlanta Zoo’s most dangerous predators bloodless, skinned, and hanging high in the treetops. And he’s…
‘Debut Author Spotlight’ is a new feature here on Book Chick City. We will be showcasing a debut author each month from the genres of horror, urban fantasy and paranormal romance. We will give you all the relevant book information as well as an insight into the author. This month’s spotlight is on debut urban fantasy author… James R. Tuck James R. Tuck is the author of the Deacon Chalk: Occult Bounty Hunter series from Kensington. Book one, BLOOD AND BULLETS will be available everywhere on February 7, 2012 and…