Sunday, January 5, 2014

Death in the House of Life: by Roland Yeomans

Today I'd like to share with you the newest book by Roland Yeomans. Roland is the author of several books, and a blogger friend of mine. 

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Writing In The Crosshairs


Samuel McCord is a man cursed with death in his veins, with an outdated code of honor, and with a mysterious wife who is older than the Sphinx.


In fact the Sphinx was modeled after her.

Follow Samuel McCord to

the living nightmare world of a 12 year old Sammy Clemens in Missouri.

to –

a nocturnal campfire visit from Pele beside a 31 year old Mark Twain in the Sandwich Islands

to –

a cursed archaeological dig in 1895 Egypt with Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Nikola Tesla, and his alien wife, Empress Meilori Shinseen.

Ancient Egypt murmurs mystery. And well it should. Excavating ruins tempts so many. So many die from venturing where mystery kills.

Samuel McCord has seen untold horrors.

The worst is yet to be unveiled: the monster within the woman he loves with all his heart.

The End is coming. The portents murmur in the stars. Death is on the breeze, and madness dances in the darkness.

Awakened Evil slithers from its opened crypt.

Can one cursed Texas Ranger manage to save the world AND his marriage? 






I've had the privilege of reading several of Roland's books. I am rather fond of Roland's Character Samuel McCord.
It might be that fact that he is a Texas Ranger, or that he has a curse that he uses for good. Like most of Sam's Adventures he finds himself in the company of historical figures that we can relate to. From the very beginning every detail of historical, and political events are outstanding. There are several pictures to tie the events together. 


{Sphinx partially excavated – 1878 - image in the public domain}

The reader is taken on a journey of the imagination.
The year might be 1895, but you are surrounded by supernatural and Otherworldly creatures and dimensions. The fact that the lead character is an undead lawman makes for a unique twist to begin with. You don't need to read the previous books to follow along with the story. 




My wife asked me to explain what type of book it was to her. I feel it has no true "set in stone" genre. To those that like a mystery it is that. To others it is a paranormal adventure, and to some horror, or historical fiction. To me it is romanticism at its best. A man at odds with the world he lives in. The condition of who, and what he is. Finding out if his love for his wife is more than his thirst for justice. 

About the Author: Roland Yeomans

  Dreamer. Writer. Believer in the worth of each soul I meet. It is not so bad a thing to have been born with the gift of laughter and the knowledge that the world is mad.

Find the book here
Death in the House of Life

Be sure to check out Roland's Blog 
Writing In The Crosshairs