Tears Soak A Calloused Heart (2006)
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i sit back and reflect upon everything
i look back and from the start
i wonder where it was that I went wrong
as there tears soak a calloused heart
The world is crumbling in around Joe Conrad. His nightmare life of pain and destruction has spiraled out of control and begins to tear at the things around him. His rage and suffering have begun to destroy the beauty of the world.
Then a faint sparkle of hope emerges.
Praise for Tears Soak A Calloused Heart
"Fucking brilliant. One of the greatest things I've read in a while. [Goudreau is] an amazing writer."
-Jessica Kiley, poet
"[Tears Soak A Calloused Heart is] very realistically written, [Goudreau] describe[s] the situation of probably thousands of kids in the country right now, who have the same feelings and the same lives. [Goudreau's] writing style itself is also something to be envied."
-Richard Beserra, author of City In The Dark
"[Goudreau has] created such a compelling story, with such dynamic and intriguing characters. Their pain is so fully expressed, and so caringly put down, that anyone who reads this is automatically sent into Joe and Morgan's world. We feel their emotions as strongly as our own, and to portray that is quite a gift."
-Rose Owens, author of What Will Be, Will Be
"Wow.Brought tears to my eyes several times. [Goudreau's] best so far."
-Emmi Rackliffe, author of Grannies Eat Babies
"Powerful, deep, relentlessly scathing, and oh wow... a trip indeed... AMAZING."
-Megan Reilly, author of Jane
Preview Tears Soak A Calloused Heart
Part One: Descent
Chapter One: Life Is Cheap, Death Is Free
Chapter Two: On The Way Down
Chapter Three: From The Bottom Looking Up
Chapter Four: As These Tears Soak A Calloused Heart
Part Two: Transition
Chapter Five: Cold And Dead Inside
Chapter Six: Lost, Never To Return
Chapter Seven: The Most Beautiful Brown Eyes He Had Ever Seen
Chapter Eight: The Dream Afraid Of Waking
Chapter Nine: Upward Momentum
Chapter Ten: A Desire To Rise Above
Chapter Eleven: Learning To Breathe Again
Part Three: Salvation
Chapter Twelve: Reality Creeps Back In
Chapter Thirteen: Surrogate Child For The Sins Of All Mankind
Chapter Fourteen: Aftermath
Chapter Fifteen: The Salvation Complete
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Cities Of The Androscoggin: Out Of The Shadows (2005)
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Darius and Monica have worked together in the field of the supernatural for years. In the industrial heart of Maine, from the depths of the undercity, a dark and hungry horror rises. The two follow its trail of slaughter in a race against the clock to prevent their worst nightmares from becoming reality. This resistance is fueled by help from many unbelievable and mystic creatures of legend. An evil spanning from the distant past to the present day. The battle rages from the streets of Lewiston and Auburn to the dreamlike world of ghosts and faeries. Out Of The Shadows is a battle of demons and magic, a nightmare tale of the supernatural.
It is a conflict from which they will not all survive.
Praise for Cities Of the Androscoggin: Out Of The Shadows
"Creepy... I couldn't put it down!"
-Emmi Rackliffe, author of Grannies Eat Babies
Preview Cities Of The Androscoggin: Out Of The Shadows
Prologue: Releasing The Darkness
Chapter One: The Hunt
Chapter Two: The Fae Of The Wood
Chapter Three: Spirits Of The Night
Chapter Four: Apprehension
Chapter Five: Daywalkers, Part One
Chapter Six: Daywalkers, Part Two
Chapter Seven: The Thing From The Mountains
Chapter Eight: Up The Ante
Chapter Nine: The Well Of Entropy
Chapter Ten: The Betrayal
Chapter Eleven: The Tempest Beyond The Ice
Chapter Twelve: Forging The Shadows
Chapter Thirteen: The Mousetrap
Chapter Fourteen: Into Evil's Nest
Chapter Fifteen: The Rats Of Redemption
Chapter Sixteen: The Showdown
Epilogue: The Light Of Other Days
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