I had a nerve block put in my back which helped so that means they can progress onto the radiofrequency ablation (my back is terribly arthritis so they want to do something to decrease the pain).

I still haven’t gotten my crap together so have more of These Haunted Hills along with a picture of Old Man’s Cave (mentioned in the snippet) from two weeks ago.

Josh wrinkled his nose. “I’ll remind you that you left me standing at the hotel, and you were half a mile down the road before I knew it.”

“It wasn’t that bad.”

“That’s not what you told me,” Heather protested.

Brendan sighed. “Okay, it was bad. Believe me, Heather, if I took you out there, you’d be just as scared. Josh is made of sterner stuff. By the way, we haven’t gone for our walk yet, if you’re still interested in coming. I was telling them about how pretty Ash Cave was.”

“If you have time, I could take all three of you out to Old Man’s cave,” Josh offered. “It’s an easy hike, and it’s very pretty this time of year.”

Blurb: Young wildlife conservation professor, Joshua Zimmerman, adores foxes, steampunk, and paranormal investigation. As a geek of the first order, Josh is a collector of nerdy memorabilia and tattoos, and he’s an avid steampunk cosplayer. When his favorite author hires him for some ghost hunting for his new project, Josh can hardly believe his luck.

As an author of the wildly successful urban fantasy series, The Green Tablet, Brendan Halloran should have it all. And he did until his young son, Connor, died of cancer. Heartbroken and drowning in grief, Brendan stops writing, stops living his life. His marriage has disintegrated, leaving Brendan trapped in the moment Connor died.

When Brendan rents a cabin in Ohio’s Hocking Hills, it’s ostensibly to research his next book, an adult paranormal tale. Brendan hires a local professor who is an expert on the paranormal, thinking if he does pull out of his tail spin and makes good on his plan to write a new book, he might as well do it right. And the perfect place to investigate could be the remains of an old hotel constructed to suit the serial killer who built it.

Brendan finds himself swept away, completely unprepared for the joy and enthusiasm Josh brings to everything he does. Step by step, Brendan reenters life. His head might not be convinced he’s ready to love again, but his heart disagrees. Unfortunately for him, the ghost is every bit as vicious as the killer was in life, and he and Joshua have a target on their backs.

Buy Link https://www.amazon.com/These-Haunted-Hills-Jana-Denardo/dp/1648907407

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I spent a few days in a cabin in the woods in the Hocking Hills (a lot like Brendan and Josh so I decided to stick with them this week). It was lovely and I’m very proud of myself. I walked the gorgeous Old Man’s Cave trail for the first time since my accident and except for two places I required no help. Also went to Ash Cave again so I thought I’d bring back the original meeting of Brendan and Josh

Josh already knew Halloran had one of those deep bass voices but hearing it here when it was just them and not in a crowd of fans made Josh’s knees go wobbly. He held out his hand. “Mr. Halloran, I’m glad you found your way out here.”

Brendan’s lips twitched slightly, almost smiling, as he shook hands. “The trail is well marked.” He turned, studying the water tumbling over the lip of the fall. “It’s quite beautiful. It’s hard to believe this much wilderness exists so close to Columbus. I mean, it’s little more than an hour from where I live, and yet I was barely aware this was here.”

“It’s a shame we’re Ohio’s best-kept secret.” Josh tapped his chest. “And you can call me Joshua or Josh if you’d prefer.”

Ash Cave 2024 (been a dry year, almost no waterfall left)

Blurb: Young wildlife conservation professor, Joshua Zimmerman, adores foxes, steampunk, and paranormal investigation. As a geek of the first order, Josh is a collector of nerdy memorabilia and tattoos, and he’s an avid steampunk cosplayer. When his favorite author hires him for some ghost hunting for his new project, Josh can hardly believe his luck.

As an author of the wildly successful urban fantasy series, The Green Tablet, Brendan Halloran should have it all. And he did until his young son, Connor, died of cancer. Heartbroken and drowning in grief, Brendan stops writing, stops living his life. His marriage has disintegrated, leaving Brendan trapped in the moment Connor died.

When Brendan rents a cabin in Ohio’s Hocking Hills, it’s ostensibly to research his next book, an adult paranormal tale. Brendan hires a local professor who is an expert on the paranormal, thinking if he does pull out of his tail spin and makes good on his plan to write a new book, he might as well do it right. And the perfect place to investigate could be the remains of an old hotel constructed to suit the serial killer who built it.

Brendan finds himself swept away, completely unprepared for the joy and enthusiasm Josh brings to everything he does. Step by step, Brendan reenters life. His head might not be convinced he’s ready to love again, but his heart disagrees. Unfortunately for him, the ghost is every bit as vicious as the killer was in life, and he and Joshua have a target on their backs.

Buy Link https://www.amazon.com/These-Haunted-Hills-Jana-Denardo/dp/1648907407

The Rainbow Snippet group can be found on Facebook. It’s a fun low-pressure snippet sharing group for LGBTQ+ fiction. Come join us. https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets

This week has been awful (and the looming election isn’t making it any better) My uncle’s brain tumor is back and even with the surgery he has months left. My own health tumbled even further with the MRI results showing every disc in my lumbar spine are beginning to shrivel up contributing to some of my issues.

But we’re not here to listen to the problems. We’re here for the snippet. It’s after Halloween but I’m sticking with the spooky as I debate writing another story for Josh and Brendan.

The eerie sound echoed again. “Wind, right? Please wind? Oh my god! Did you rent me a haunted cabin?”

“Would I rent you Spook Central?” Josh aimed for innocent Boy Scout with his tone.

Brendan snorted. “I distinctly remember you saying ‘Mr. Halloran, I have the perfect cabin for you, and the landlord is willing to rent it for a month since it’s still off season.’”

“Yes, sounds about right.”

“Did you rent me a haunted cabin?”

“You wanted to immerse yourself with ghost hunting.”

“Oh my fucking god!” Brendan flopped onto the bed. “You’re unbelievable.”

Blurb: Young wildlife conservation professor, Joshua Zimmerman, adores foxes, steampunk, and paranormal investigation. As a geek of the first order, Josh is a collector of nerdy memorabilia and tattoos, and he’s an avid steampunk cosplayer. When his favorite author hires him for some ghost hunting for his new project, Josh can hardly believe his luck.

As an author of the wildly successful urban fantasy series, The Green Tablet, Brendan Halloran should have it all. And he did until his young son, Connor, died of cancer. Heartbroken and drowning in grief, Brendan stops writing, stops living his life. His marriage has disintegrated, leaving Brendan trapped in the moment Connor died.

When Brendan rents a cabin in Ohio’s Hocking Hills, it’s ostensibly to research his next book, an adult paranormal tale. Brendan hires a local professor who is an expert on the paranormal, thinking if he does pull out of his tail spin and makes good on his plan to write a new book, he might as well do it right. And the perfect place to investigate could be the remains of an old hotel constructed to suit the serial killer who built it.

Brendan finds himself swept away, completely unprepared for the joy and enthusiasm Josh brings to everything he does. Step by step, Brendan reenters life. His head might not be convinced he’s ready to love again, but his heart disagrees. Unfortunately for him, the ghost is every bit as vicious as the killer was in life, and he and Joshua have a target on their backs.

Buy Link https://www.amazon.com/These-Haunted-Hills-Jana-Denardo/dp/1648907407

The Rainbow Snippet group can be found on Facebook. It’s a fun low-pressure snippet sharing group for LGBTQ+ fiction. Come join us. https://www.facebook.com/groups/RainbowSnippets