Guest Blog: Spooky Supernatural Snark by Gail Z. Martin

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Spooky Supernatural Snark

By Gail Z. Martin

If you’ve got trouble with an albatwitch and a snallygaster, who’re you gonna call?

Mark Wojcik, mechanic and monster hunter!

Mark is the snarky monster hunter who stars in the Spells, Salt and Steel series that I co-write with my husband Larry N. Martin. The series is set in the corner of Northwestern Pennsylvania where Larry and I grew up, so that offers a lot of strange creepy creatures (like albatwitches and snallygasters) you probably haven’t run into before in urban fantasy books.

In the two most recent Spells, Salt and Steel stories, Night Moves and Monster Mash, Mark has his hands full with strange creatures, meddling secret agents, and paranormal priests. Of course, for Mark, that’s just another day on the job!

Someone is messing around with the cryptids in his part of the Pennsylvania backwoods, and when he’s called in to deal with a rogue sheepsquatch, Mark has more on his hands than he’s used to! There are rogue government agencies, a coven of witches, and secret branches of the Catholic Church, all while he tries to figure out who’s bespelling normally peaceful mythical creatures into raging monsters. Mark hasn’t had a week this bad since the last time he had to fight a butt-nekkid gnome.

He's hunting an Albatwitch, chasing a Mothman, and dealing with all sorts of rogue cryptids that shouldn't be anywhere near the Pennsylvania backwoods. Why are all these new monsters showing up all of a sudden? Why do some of them look like they've escaped from a medical testing facility or a research laboratory? What in the world is he going to do with all these critters?

To get to the bottom of this mystery, he'll call on all his resources - Father Leo, Donny the Werewolf, the Scooby Gang of young supernaturals he mentors, and a few new faces, too.
Then the Polish warrior-priest shows up and the team investigates a VERY haunted mental hospital. It's more than just a typical monster hunt for Mark Wojcik, and he's going to need every friend and resource he's got to stay alive.

The Mark Wojcik books also cross over with my Deadly Curiosities series and my Night Vigil series, as well as the urban fantasy MM paranormal romance series I write as Morgan Brice, so there’s a big, spooky world to explore!

Watch for more Spells Salt and Steel novellas coming this year!

Night Moves
Spells, Salt, & Steel 5
Paperback and Kindle eBook, 108 pages

Mark Wojcik is back and his life is getting weirder than ever!

Someone is messing around with the cryptids in his part of the Pennsylvania backwoods, and when he’s called in to deal with a rogue sheepsquatch, Mark has more on his hands than he’s used to! There are rogue government agencies, a coven of witches, the Catholic Church, and a brand new Scooby Gang of magically talented young adults to deal with, all while he tries to figure out who’s bespelling normally peaceful mythical creatures into raging monsters. Mark hasn’t had a week this bad since the last time he had to fight a butt-nekkid gnome.

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Monster Mash
Spells, Salt, & Steel 6
Paperback and Kindle eBook, 128 pages

Mark Wojcik is back, and his life is weirder than ever!

He's hunting an Albatwitch, chasing a Mothman, and dealing with all sorts of rogue cryptids that shouldn't be anywhere near the Pennsylvania backwoods. Why are all these new monsters showing up all of a sudden? Why do some of them look like they've escaped from a medical testing facility or a research laboratory? What in the world is he going to do with all these critters?

To get to the bottom of this mystery, he'll call on all his resources - Father Leo, Donny the Werewolf, the Scooby Gang of young supernaturals he mentors, and a few new faces, too. Travis Dominick and Brent Lawson make a visit to help find out what's going on and see if there really are demons involved in the strange happenings.

Then the Russian priest shows up and the team investigates a VERY haunted mental hospital. It's more than just a typical monster hunt for Mark Wojcik, and he's going to need every friend and resource he's got to stay alive.

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Previously

Spells, Salt, & Steel 1	Spells, Salt, & Steel 2
Spells, Salt, & Steel 3	Spells, Salt, & Steel 4

About the Author

Gail Z. Martin writes epic fantasy, urban fantasy and steampunk for Solaris Books, Orbit Books, SOL Publishing, Darkwind Press, and Falstaff Books. Recent books include Witch of the Woods, Sellsword’s Oath, Inheritance, and Night Moves. With Larry N. Martin, she is the co-author of the Spells Salt & Steel, Wasteland Marshals, Joe Mack and Jake Desmet series. As Morgan Brice, she writes urban fantasy MM paranormal romance including the Witchbane, Badlands and Treasure Trail series. Recent books include Loose Ends and Unholy.


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