Christmas Edition 2019

DON W. HILL, M.D.

A native of Houston, Texas, Dr. DonW. Hill is a practicing physician in the subspecialty of Hematology and Oncology. As a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Hill is a published scholar, but the DNR TRILOGY is his �rst attempt at a work of �ction. A self-described angry man safely nestled behind a super�cial face of banality. Dr. Hill felt compelled to write this novel in an attempt to make peace with God, the Universe, and the very practice of Medicine. Only time will tell whether or not these lofty objectives havebeenachieved. VAMP I RO

VAMPIRO I: THE NIGHT CRAWLER PROTOCOL

AD When the most recent outbreak of human vampirism occurred in the narrow oasis of New Mexico's lower Rio GrandeValley, the terrifying oral tradition that had been passed on for more than four centuries had yet again been sadly recon�rmed. Every two decades or so, one or more bloodthirsty ghouls would appear that would prey upon the unsuspecting and completely vulnerable members of New Mexico's small but harmonious and tightly knit community that had long been an admixture of First American, Hispanic, and Anglo residents. As a young curandera, Lorena Pastore was only twenty-�ve years old when the last outbreak occurred, and she remembered the devastation and shocking horror that had rapidly spread throughout her beloved community at that time. She had erroneously predicted that she would be well into her middle years of life when the next outbreak would be anticipated to once again rear its ugly head. Sadly, that was not to be the case. For some inexplicable reason, after only a brief remission of a little more than a seven-year hiatus, the malignant disease of human vampirism had been reincarnated. This time, the vampiro outbreak was destined toappear onLorena Pastore's veryowndoorstep. 308 pages $ 19.99 9781480870215

VAMPIRO II: THE OBSIDIAN KNIFE

When the last outbreak of human vampirismoccurred in the narrowoasis of NewMexico's lower RioGrande Valley, the oral tradition that had been passed on for centuries had yet again been sadly recon�rmed. Every twodecades or so, oneormorebloodthirsty ghouls appears andpreys upon the vulnerablemembers of this small but tightly knit community. As a young curandera, or healer, Lorena Pastore was only twenty-�ve years old when the last outbreak occurred, and she remembers the shocking horror that spread throughout her beloved community at the time. She erroneously predicted that she would be well into her middle years of life for the next outbreak, but sadly, that is not the case. After a foolish man commits an egregious violation during a spiritual cleansing ritual, the seven years of peace is shattered. Themalignant disease of human vampirism is re-incarnated, and Lorena is forced to �ee across theMexicanborder with a �ve-year-old inperil. Nathan's father is becoming a lethal vampire, and the boy is now hunted–as is Lorena as she takes the child into her care and �ghts the outbreak destined to destroyher home andpeople.

346 pages $ 21.99 9781480868526

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