Barbed Wire Hearts by Cate Gardner

Strange Men in Pinstripe Suits & Other Curious Things* is a strange and wacky collection of short fiction and now the author, Cate Gardner (website, Twitter), has a new novella up for pre-order over at the Dark Fuse website.

I’ve been waiting for Barbed Wire Hearts to go up for pre-order since I first heard about it, so the least I could do now that it’s available is point everyone at the book. Obviously I have no way of knowing for sure whether I’ll like it or not, but Cate’s short story collection was very entertaining so I suspect I’ll enjoy this as well.

Eddie Stock’s heart dislodges from his chest, drops to his bowels and dribbles down his thighs when the girl he likes laughs at him. Well the girl he likes and his entire school year. Finding himself in a forest, which has mysteriously sprouted about his town, Eddie meets a man named Ghoate. Ghoate collects hearts. They hang from his ceiling and they rot within his jars. Ghoate also collects minions and it appears Eddie is his latest.

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