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Malevolence: The Curse of Carter's Grove - Book Tour and Giveaway

1/29/2024

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​ Discover the enigmatic secrets of Carter's Grove, a seemingly ordinary logging town that harbors extraordinary mysteries.

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Malevolence: The Curse of Carter’s Grove
The Curse of Carter’s Grove Book 1
by Robert Hazelton
Genre: Paranormal Horror


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 Discover the enigmatic secrets of Carter's Grove, a seemingly ordinary logging town that harbors extraordinary mysteries.

Gabriel Carter arrives to attend the funeral of his estranged father. He left as a child, though the call of home has always piqued his curiosity.

Special Agent Teagan Walsh arrives to assist the local police in unraveling a perplexing murder investigation that has left the town in turmoil. But Carter's Grove has many dark secrets, and she's only scratched the surface.

Meanwhile, Joe "Spontaneous" Santino seeks to uncover the truth behind the small town horrors. Armed with a successful ghost hunting YouTube channel, he fully intends to unearth mysteries better left alone.

As the Curse of Carter's Grove takes hold, these visitors will find their lives changed forever.

Join us on this journey of suspense, intrigue, and revelation, where the boundaries between the ordinary and the extraordinary blur, and the destinies of these individuals intertwine in ways they could never have imagined.

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​Cassivale took my breath away from afar. The splendor changed when we started up the drive, leading to a dilapidated fountain forming a roundabout. A statue of a cavalryman took up the center of the fixture, a heroic figure holding up a saber over his head with the steed rearing in a classical pose.
            I assumed the water normally came from the beast’s mouth though it clearly hadn’t produced anything but mold and moss for several years. The murky water took on a green hue, the stonework cracked and brutalized by Pacific Northwest storms. Despite the fact it stood more than twenty feet tall, it seemed diminished. Diminutive even. 
            The fact I could not remember it at all bothered me. I wanted to have some vision of it in full glory. Sun beaming down from behind the head of the horseman, water cascading out into the crystal clear pool. As we drove around it, I doubted it had been cleaned since long before I was born.
            Maybe my parents kept me away from the thing.
            The front of the estate loomed over us nearly four stories. A flight of wide stairs led up to a porch stretching around the house with Greek style pillars holding it up. Those looked sturdy enough, though time definitely had a go at them. Cracks in the wood were apparent long before I got out of the car.
            Rodney stopped directly beside the steps. I hopped out, taking the full brunt of a stiff breeze from the left. I drew my coat tight about me, taking a moment to look over the arched windows dotting the surface of Cassivale, some lit while others remained dark. Like the upper stories, none of them appeared to be broken, which surprised me.
            Considering the state of the fountain at least.
            The house boasted twenty-five bedrooms. It sprawled to the left and right, at least a block in each direction. How had I been allowed to roam freely through those halls as a child? Getting lost in the labyrinthine corridors, the secret passages and dusty spaces no longer occupied. 
            It seemed like a fantastic dream. 

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Robert Hazelton has been writing short fiction, novels and music his entire life. As the founding member of Deadly Nightshade Botanical Society and a long time member of the band Abney Park, he has traveled extensively and performed countless shows in exotic locales.

Robert writes in a variety of genres but keeps drifting back to modern fantasy/horror. He considers Elizabeth Moon, Frank Herbert, and Steven Pressfield to be his biggest influences.


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90 Comments
Michele Soyer
1/29/2024 06:02:42 am

Love the cover, fits the title perfectly.

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Dark Repast publishing link
1/29/2024 01:57:54 pm

Thank you! So glad you liked it

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LeonieT
1/29/2024 06:28:29 am

Sounds like a very interesting read!

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Marcy Meyer
1/29/2024 06:43:52 am

I enjoyed the excerpt. Sounds like a good horror story.

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Dark repast publishing link
1/29/2024 01:59:13 pm

Thank you so much for taking the time to read the excerpt! So glad you enjoyed it

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Alma Fisher
1/29/2024 06:48:29 am

Looks like a good read

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Valerie Seal
1/29/2024 08:17:27 am

Sounds interesting

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Cathy French
1/29/2024 08:46:37 am

I love horror reads. I enjoyed reading through the excerpt.

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Dark Repast link
1/29/2024 02:00:26 pm

Thank you so much for reading! We love horror too and as this series builds it gets super creepy

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Carol G
1/29/2024 10:31:27 am

I normally do not care for horror, but this might be interesting.

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Dark Repast link
1/29/2024 02:01:48 pm

Thank you so much for checking us out! It’s definitely horror but there is also alot of mystery and suspense might be fun to try 🙂

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Jon Heil
1/29/2024 10:37:29 am

Hope it does well!

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Dark Repast publishing link
1/29/2024 02:03:42 pm

Thank you so much! It’s always exciting to launch a new series

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Jenn fike
1/29/2024 10:46:01 am

This sounds absolutely incredible!

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Dark Repast publishing link
1/29/2024 02:04:23 pm

Yea! Thanks so much!

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Rita Wray
1/29/2024 11:32:56 am

The book sounds very intriguing.

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Molli Lillian Taylor
1/29/2024 01:22:27 pm

this looks suspensful and intriguing

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Dale Wilken
1/29/2024 01:24:47 pm

The book sounds really great.

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Barbara Montag
1/29/2024 02:28:34 pm

Paranormal Horror -love this genre!
A must read for me.
Thank you for sharing it.

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Dark Repast Publishing link
1/29/2024 03:56:28 pm

Thank you for checking us out! Paranormal horror is something we love to write and have lots of work in this genre 🙂

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wendy hutton
1/29/2024 02:32:34 pm

this sounds like a really interesting book

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Ann Fantom
1/29/2024 02:39:07 pm

This sounds like an interesting book and I also like the cover.

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paige chandler
1/29/2024 03:02:47 pm

Love good horror. Great cover too, Thank you

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Dark repast link
1/29/2024 08:35:02 pm

Thank you so much! We were really happy with that cover 🙂

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Lisa Vance
1/29/2024 03:19:59 pm

Looks like a great read!

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David Basile
1/29/2024 03:59:54 pm

Looks like a great read

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MICHAEL A LAW
1/29/2024 04:34:26 pm

This looks like a great novel. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity.

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Sherry
1/29/2024 05:21:12 pm

Looks like a interesting book and I really like the cover and the excerpt.

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Terri Quick
1/29/2024 06:00:07 pm

Great cover

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Sam
1/29/2024 06:43:22 pm

Definitely sounds intriguing

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Angela Heerde
1/29/2024 07:44:30 pm

I like book details

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sherry fundin link
1/29/2024 09:40:05 pm

Great cover and the books sounds like a fun one.

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bn100
1/29/2024 09:53:44 pm

cool

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Stephanie Liske
1/29/2024 10:21:38 pm

I like the book details.

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David Hollingsworth
1/29/2024 10:45:47 pm

Sounds like a great book.

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Beyond Comps
1/30/2024 06:06:07 am

Great cover!

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Anne Perry
1/30/2024 06:21:37 am

Sounds thrilling! I cannot wait!

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Cynthia C
1/30/2024 06:29:08 am

The excerpt is interesting. Thank you for sharing it.

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Dark repast publishing link
1/30/2024 07:23:46 am

Thank you so much everyone!

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Nickie
1/30/2024 10:53:52 am

This book sounds very intriguing.

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Tracie M Cooper
1/30/2024 11:41:11 am

What inspired the plot of this book?

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Robert Hazelton link
1/30/2024 12:34:27 pm

Good afternoon! Thank you for the question.

Carter's Grove is a spin off from my comic Malevolence. I have a deep love of Hammer Films, the Carmilla novel (and web series honestly), and the TV show Dark Shadows. This series in particularly leans into the serial nature of Dark shadows and the small town/ancestral family aspect you get there.

Here, we've got vampires, a cursed forest, psychics, and mundane drama crammed together into a long running series. Classic horror, gothic literature, and murder mysteries all went into my thinking as I crafted the plot.

I hope you give it a try! :)

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Sara Zielinski
1/30/2024 12:09:06 pm

I think this book sounds very interesting

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amy Williams
1/30/2024 12:33:35 pm

Looks like a great read

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beth shepherd
1/30/2024 02:30:25 pm

This looks like a great read

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K
1/30/2024 06:39:04 pm

This sounds like a really good horror read! Thanks so much for sharing it!

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Jamie Martin link
1/30/2024 07:08:09 pm

Do you have any advice for new writers?

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Robert Hazelton link
1/30/2024 07:24:55 pm

I have a ton!

The most important thing you'll ever do is finish a piece of work. Don't boil the ocean. You may have a fantastic idea for a big epic, but you should work up to that. Start small. Get a victory under your belt then take the plunge to something bigger like a novel.

Short stories and novellas are a fantastic place to start. 5,000 to 20,000 word stories are great.

Then there's planning. One of the hardest problems a writer faces is getting a good 2 to 3 chapters in then finding it difficult to progress. That's where planning comes in. Outline the story, create a plan even if it's simple. Put together something for you to reference if you can't write every single day. Make lots of notes.

But ultimately, just keep at it until you've finished a project. That's the MOST important thing you can do: never give up and always stay focused on your goal!

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Debbie P
1/30/2024 10:14:35 pm

This sounds like a verfy intriguing read.

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Meg Boyd
2/1/2024 10:11:15 am

Love the excerpt! Wonderful descriptions of the old fountain, very engaging!

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Trina Chadwick
2/1/2024 11:09:47 am

Cover work and use of colors
draws the eye
Storyline is intriguing

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Dark Repast link
2/1/2024 04:30:44 pm

Thank you so much! If you try it please let us know what you think

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Kathy Bommer
2/1/2024 03:54:03 pm

WOW! I read the exerpt & now I have to read it all!

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Dark Repast link
2/1/2024 04:31:37 pm

Yea! We hope you love it

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Jodi Hunter
2/1/2024 03:55:50 pm

This sounds like an incredible read.

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Dark Repast Publishing link
2/1/2024 04:32:44 pm

Thank you so much to everyone for checking out our back we can’t wait to welcome you all to carters grove!

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Robin Abrams
2/1/2024 05:51:24 pm

This book sounds like a perfect read

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Erin Madigan
2/1/2024 06:21:07 pm

this book sounds like it will be good

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Julia Wilkie
2/2/2024 12:50:02 am

This sound like a great book.

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Joe Titone
2/2/2024 08:05:32 am

The details make me want it to be my next read. No questions for the author.

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heather
2/2/2024 10:37:27 am

This book sounds super good and one I so have to read this winter season.

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Robert Hazelton link
2/2/2024 11:11:34 am

The good news is it's a short one! And the second one will be coming soon after.

I've written the first several of these books and they will continue to come out steadily!

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Vickie Gallo
2/2/2024 03:40:04 pm

Love the excerpt - makes me want to read it all for sure!

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Ellie Wright
2/2/2024 07:27:28 pm

Sounds like a great book. I'm looking forward to reading it.

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Julie Bickham
2/3/2024 12:27:36 pm

I look forward to trading this.

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Calvin
2/4/2024 01:20:26 am

Liking the theme to your horror!

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Wendy Jensen
2/5/2024 04:52:59 pm

This book sounds very interesting.

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Bonnie
2/5/2024 05:22:37 pm

What an intriguing book! Great excerpt. I'd love to read more.

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Dark repast
2/6/2024 02:28:33 pm

Thank you so much for looking we hope you check out the book!

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Julie Feldermann
2/6/2024 07:36:19 pm

Do you ever get writer's block in the middle of your writing?

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Robert Hazelton link
2/6/2024 11:34:09 pm

Thank you for the question!

I do not struggle with writer's block for a few reason. The first step is planning. I always have a plan and am always excited about exploring what's coming next. After that, it's about getting the work done. There are a couple fantastic books about this by Steven Pressfield called The War of Art and Do The Work. These are inspirational and really help one break through the struggles of things like writer's block and distraction.

Finally, I am also a ghost writer. Beside my own work, I produce a minimum of 1 book a month for a client and have done so every month since 2016. After all that time, I've got a lot of practice staying 'in the zone' as they say. I've always got a new idea.

Now, the struggle I have is that occasionally, I'd rather be doing something else (see the War of Art how I combat that). I get to the point that, while I'm excited, I'd like to just binge a TV show or play a game. That's where it's hardest. But discipline and having plenty of portable devices to write on makes that easy.

Not necessarily healthy, but easy to overcome :)

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Thomas Batanglo
2/9/2024 10:47:09 pm

Interesting concept. Great cover by the way.

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Robert Hazelton link
2/12/2024 10:21:51 am

Thank you very much! :)

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Carolyn D
2/10/2024 08:50:09 pm

Sounds interesting. I want to find out what happens with Gabriel Carter and the mysteries surrounding Carter's Grove.

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Robert Hazelton link
2/12/2024 10:22:11 am

I hope you give it a try! It's only .99 :)

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Danielle Day
2/14/2024 07:48:41 pm

I like it!

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Debbi Wellenstein
2/15/2024 11:47:16 pm

I like the excerpt. Thanks for the giveaway!

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Katheen Kelly link
2/19/2024 12:05:04 pm

Thanks for the opportunity to share this book!

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Thomas Gibson
2/22/2024 11:39:18 am

Sounds so exciting!

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Daniel M
2/22/2024 05:33:36 pm

like the cover

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Jamie N.
2/22/2024 10:42:38 pm

This sounds like my kind of book!

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Melissa
2/24/2024 01:03:57 am

the horror theme sounds interesting!

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Jessica Hays
2/24/2024 01:04:20 pm

The book looks interesting!

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Steve Stone
2/28/2024 08:55:17 pm

read the exerpt & now I have to check it out

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Renata
2/29/2024 12:43:57 am

Sounds good!

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Stephanie Bruce
2/29/2024 01:55:29 am

I think the book sounds interesting. I love a good read.

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Michelle Domangue
2/29/2024 02:00:01 pm

looks excellent

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jason jennings
2/29/2024 03:19:01 pm

sound good cant wait to read it

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Susan Smith
2/29/2024 08:15:32 pm

This sounds like a great paranormal horror read. I like the cover and excerpt.

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Leigh Nichols
2/29/2024 10:42:19 pm

I love the title and the cover- it's very enticing

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