Cover Reveal “The Hay Bale” by Priscilla Bettis

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Coming January, 2022.

Contemporary Southern Gothic meets weird horror in this new novelette from Priscilla Bettis.

Professor Claire Davenport yearns to be a mother. After suffering four miscarriages, the university microbiologist tries and fails to qualify as an adoptive mother. Then Claire’s husband leaves.

Alone and emotionally wounded, Claire takes a summer sabbatical from her microbiology classes and escapes to rural Virginia to heal. There, she meets local farmers with strange agricultural practices.

Claire moves into the historic manor house she rented for the summer, and an abandoned child greets her. Is the child real, an answer to her prayers? Or is he a figment of her tormented emotions? Perhaps the tight-knit locals are playing a trick on the science lady from the city.

Whatever the boy’s origin, Claire is determined to find the truth, but the truth may be bloody.

Pre-order “The Hay Bale” Kindle book for only 99 cents.

Feature image is altered image of original photograph by Sindy Süssengut on unsplash.

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125 thoughts on “Cover Reveal “The Hay Bale” by Priscilla Bettis”

  2. Good morning, Priscilla,

    How do I preorder your new novelette? The cover looks great and it sounds like a captivating read.

    Cindy ________________________________

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  6. Congratulations on the cover reveal and upcoming publication! You had me at Southern contemporary gothic – one of my favourite genres in there at the moment. Sounds wonderful x

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