Upcoming Lizzie Borden Dates to Note

Curious about Lizzie Borden?

June is a big month in terms of important dates relating to accused and acquitted axe murderess Lizzie Borden. I'm going to be doing some posts to mark the anniversaries of her death and the murders.

If you aren't familiar with the real-life crime, 32-year-old spinster, youngest daughter and Sunday School teacher Lizzie Borden was charged with the brutal August 4, 1892 hatchet (axe) slayings of her father, Andrew Borden, and stepmother, Abby Durfee Borden. She was acquitted of the crimes on June 20, 1893. (I'll discuss the discrepancies between axe and hatchet in a later post.)

The original murder house is now the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast Museum at 230 2nd Street, Fall River, Mass. Lizzie continued to live in Fall River in the home she and her sister Emma bought after the trial ended and until her death in 1927 . That home, which Lizzie named Maplecroft, is also expected to open next month as a new B&B by the same owners of the original home. See some photos here.

  The first book, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter, is framed around the trial and includes actual newspaper excerpts, and quotes from inquest and trial records. The book has an alternate-history twist as my premise is: what if Lizzie committed the crimes for a reason? What if her father and stepmother had become... zombies? (See website for details on both books.)

Lizzie Borden Dates in June:

June 1, 1927  -  Lizzie Borden dies.

June 5, 1893  -  Trial begins at New Bedford.

June 10, 1927  -  Emma Borden dies.

June 20, 1893  -  Lizzie Borden found “Not Guilty.”

Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter Blog Tour Last Day!

LAST DAY!! Last chance to win!!

Today's Blog Stops for the blog tour for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter and Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall.  For more details on the books, see my website.

NOTE: The print version of both books  -  Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter and the sequel, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall  - are now available! I have to say, they look so cool!! In Kindle and Kindle Unlimited, too.

Reviews today, I hope. Please review, even a short line is helpful! 

* Recent review for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall- "A quick read for me. Fun reads if you like a mystery and gory elements in your stories." 4 cranky stars - Cranky, The Book Curmudgeon

And a cool gif, too! LOVE this!

Today's Blog Stops - 


Monday, May 28
Maiden of the Pages  - REVIEW
The Phantom Paragrapher - REVIEW

Luv Saving Money

Blog Stops: Giveaway, Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter #horror

Last few days!! 
Today's Blog Stops for the continuing blog tour for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter and Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall.  
   For more details on the books, see my website.

NOTE: The print version of both books  -  Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter and the sequel, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall  - are now available! I have to say, they look so cool!!


Today's Blog Stops - 

May 27
Queen of All She Reads

Ms. Cat's Honest World 

Recent Mentions #Zombie Books!

Some cool recent mentions for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter and Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall.

Including:

* Cool! Check out the Planet Dead List for some great #Zombie reads, some I hadn't known about either! And hey, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter is included with a nice mention! See the 5 Epic Zombie Picks for the Week 5/23 List. 

* Got an excerpt at Haunt Jaunts for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall.

** Yes, the blog tour giveaway is still going on to 5/28! 

Check this out!!

* Hey this is cool! Ordered some print copies of the first book, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter, I am so in love with the new cover and the covers for both books! (Btw, covers are by Juan Villar Padron,)

Happy Zombie Reading!! 

Reviews! Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall #horror

New Reviews!

(Yes, blog tour is still on. See post here.)

 It's great to hear from readers and reviewers! Please do post a review on Amazon and Goodreads when you have a chance. Even a short line helps give the book exposure!

Here are a couple new reviews on the sequel, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall:

In part: (Follow links for the rest.)

"...I loved the way Lizzie’s insecurities, fears and determination make her more real as she tries to solve the mystery, rescue Emma, and fight off the zombie hordes. Filled with exciting and somewhat gruesome action, and an ever deepening mystery that kept me glued to the page until the very end of this well written tale. A fast paced and enchanting 4.5 star read." - Horror Maiden's Book Reviews

"I just love this world that the author has created for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter. Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall is a fast paced read that has lots of zombie fighting action that will keep you hooked from beginning to end. I love the combination of the Lizzie Borden story and zombies and the world building is so amazingly incredible. I can’t get enough of it." - The Avid Reader

Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter Blog Tour-Giveaway Continues!

Here are this week's posts for the ongoing blog tour/giveaway for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter and Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall.  For more details on the books, see my website.

NOTE: The print version of book 1, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter is now available!

(See week 1 links, May 14-20.)

Sunday, May 20
Sci-Fi & Scary – GUEST POST
Tales of A Wanna-Be SuperHero Mom
Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer
Aconite Cafe 


May 21
eBook Addicts
Brianna Remus Books
Bound 2 Escape
3 Partners in Shopping, Nana, Mommy, &, Sissy, Too! 


May 22
My Chaotic Ramblings
Deal Sharing Aunt
Books a Plenty Book Reviews 
2 Girls & A Book 

May 23
fundinmental
Sylv.net
Paranormal Palace of Pleasures

May 24
Book-Lover
books are love
Books all things paranormal and romance 
Readeropolis – GUEST POST


May 25
Kimmie Sue’s Book Review & More
Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read 
BookwormBridgette's World 


May 26
Cranky TBC - REVIEW
Jazzy Book Reviews – GUEST POST
Rabid Readers Book Blog


May 27
Queen of All She Reads

Ms. Cat's Honest World 


Monday, May 28
Maiden of the Pages  - REVIEW
The Phantom Paragrapher - REVIEW
Luv Saving Money

New Review! Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter #horror

** Don't forget to check out the latest stops on the  ongoing blog tour & giveaway! 

  Great new review of Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter from The Horror Maiden. Here's part of it:

" I had so much fun reading this book! Lizzie is a strong willed heroine who must help solve the mystery of what is causing the zombie outbreak and how her father was involved, all while trying to stay out of prison. I loved her bad-assitude and take charge manner as she learns how to deal with the ever rising zombie threat. "  Read the rest...

#1LineWed-1 Line Wednesday, Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter 2

A quick intermission from the ongoing blog tour. (See the schedule here.)

 It's 1 Line Wednesday so here's a good #zombie line from Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall:

The head rolled away, tracing a bloody path through the piles of dead leaves.

Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter 2 Release & Blog Tour!

Today is the release day for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall.

It's the sequel to Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter (2nd edition) and is set after the trial of 1893 where Lizzie Borden was acquitted of brutally hacking her father and stepmother to death with a hatchet (axe.)

As book 2 happens after the trial is over, the story is pure fiction and follows events from book 1. Yes, it has spoilers so be sure to read the first book. 

FOLLOW THE BLOG TOUR!

Win copies of book 1 or 2!

(See week 2 links, May 20-28)

This week's schedule:

May 14

Kickoff at Silver Dagger Book Tours

Mythical Books

The Book Dragon

Scrupulous Dreams

May 15

FUONLYKNEW

Cloe Michael's Reads Blog

T's Stuff

Midnight Book Reader

May 16

Triple A

Laurie's Paranormal Thoughts and Reviews

The Book Town

Girl with Pen

May 17

Yearwood La Novela

The Authors Blog

Sweet Southern $avings

Book Review Virginia Lee 

May 18

Teatime and Books

Taryn Jameson

Inside the Insanity

A Mama's Corner of the World

NOTE: I got a malware virus warning after clicking my book link on the above site.

May 19

The Avid Reader - REVIEW

The Voluptuous Book Diva – GUEST POST

Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin'

Millsy Loves Books

May 20

Sci-Fi & Scary – GUEST POST

Tales of A Wanna-Be SuperHero Mom

Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer

Aconite Cafe

* Come back May 20 for the next week's stops.

Today: What if Lizzie Borden killed for a reason? #Zombie Hunter #horror

IT'S ALIVE!!! 

Today is Release Day for ----

Book 1, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter  on Kindle. - BUY  HERE. All countries link HERE. (Yes, the print is almost ready soon.)

If you haven't read it, well... did you ever wonder if Lizzie Borden really did it? 

If you don't know the true crime story or the rhyme (Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her father forty whacks...)  - Lizzie Borden, a 32-year-old Sunday School teacher and the youngest unmarried daughter, was arrested and tried for the brutal axe murders of her 70-year-old father, Andrew Borden, and her 64-year-old stepmother, Abby Durfee Borden. She was acquitted of the crime in June 1893.

** The book is based on trial and real life events, and includes trial, newspaper and inquest excerpts.

The question still remains: did she do it? But... what if she had an awful reason to commit this most horrendous crime?

About Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter:  

Every family has its secrets…
One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an axe and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become… zombies?

Thrust into a horrific world where the walking dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts, but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them. (

Learn more: read the reviews at the website.

May Reading List# #zombie #horror #steampunk #mystery

It's the May Reading List. 

What's on your Kindle?? 

 

Alternate History - Steampunk

Untold Tales of Dolly Williamson, Jim Bannon - A young detective from Scotland Yard teams up with an ex-nun to solve the murder of rich socialites in 1860's London. Good thing he has an open mind and she has supernatural powers.

Steampunk - Fairy Tale

Wolves and Daggers: (Steampunk Red Riding Hood Book 1), Melanie Karsak - Who's afraid of the big, bad werewolf? When London's brightest tinkers and alchemists come up missing, Red Cape Society Agent Clemeny Louvel is on the case. Queen Victoria assigns her a temporary partner--a werewolf with a knightly history and a tendency to be far too flirtatious for either of their good. Can she trust him to help her chase down the monsters they're hunting?

Dark Romance 

Expressionate (Expressions series book 1), Lucy Smoke - "My stepmother shattered me. My ex ruined me. One look at Tax and I knew he would kill me."

Horror

Evil Dead 2: The Book of the Thread, Rebecca Martz-Burley - This is so unique! How about some horror cross stitch? Twenty officially licensed Evil Dead 2 patterns. I'm so tempted to try this! 

Mystery 

  

Cake and Punishment: A Southern Cake Baker Mystery, Maymee Bell (Tonya Kappes) - Sophia Cummings, pastry chef extraordinaire, must craft the perfect cake for an old friend’s wedding while sifting through the suspects in a murder. 

The Bone Shroud, Jean Rabe -  A trip to her brother's wedding thrusts Irem Madigan into a s search for historical relics.. and a race to stay steps ahead of a killer....

Mystery - Thriller

Net Impact, A Dick Thornby Thriller Book 1, Donald J. Bingle - (Pre-order, releases June 11) -  Dick Thornby is not Hollywood's idea of a spy.  When a young computer expert back at the Philadelphia headquarters for The Subsidiary, an international espionage agency created in the aftermath of 9/11, discovers that the bad guys are involved in a vast conspiracy. Dick is forced to partner with the espionage neophyte to battle evil on multiple fronts, leading to a final confrontation that incorporates real-world conspiracy theories and cutting-edge technology. In the end, Dick can save his partner, save his marriage, save his son, or save the world, but he can't do it all.

Post-Apocalyptic Thriller

The Girl Who Shot First: The Death Fields, Angel Lawson -  Not Every Girl Can Be Katniss Everdeen. Did she learn to hunt and survive in a post-crisis world? No. Her father was a scientist.Her battle is with a parasitic virus that is threatening to wipe out all life on the planet.The world needs her data before it's too late. There's just one problem... ...she's three hundred miles away from the people that can do something with it.

Zombie!

My new releases! Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter , C.A. Verstraete -  All countries link HERE. What if Lizzie Borden had an awful reason to commit this most horrendous crime?

Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2: The Axe Will Fall -   comes out May 14.  Pre-Order HERE on Kindle! A ll countries link here.  The story continues....  the zombies are back &  Lizzie is swinging her axe again.

* Want more zombie books? See the Z for Zombies Reading List (Also see more books on the Pages tab at top.)

Release Week! Lizzie Borden, #Zombie Hunter! #horror

This is RELEASE WEEK for Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter   ** GOT YOUR COPY? 

* Be sure to come back for more excerpts and contests all week!

Book 1, Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter  comes out May 10 on Kindle. - BUY PRE-ORDER  HERE. All countries link HERE. (Yes, the print is almost ready.)

Yes, it is a re-release with updates and some minor changes in a 2nd edition with a new cover. If you haven't read it, well... did you ever wonder if Lizzie Borden really did it? 

If you don't know the true crime story or the rhyme (Lizzie Borden took an axe, gave her father forty whacks...)  - Lizzie Borden, a 32-year-old Sunday School teacher and the youngest unmarried daughter, was arrested and tried for the brutal axe murders of her 70-year-old father, Andrew Borden, and her 64-year-old stepmother, Abby Durfee Borden. She was acquitted of the crime in June 1893.

** The book is based on trial and real life events, and includes trial, newspaper and inquest excerpts.

The question still remains: did she do it? But... what if she had an awful reason to commit this most horrendous crime?

About Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter:  

Every family has its secrets…
One hot August morning in 1892, Lizzie Borden picked up an axe and murdered her father and stepmother. Newspapers claim she did it for the oldest of reasons: family conflicts, jealousy and greed. But what if her parents were already dead? What if Lizzie slaughtered them because they’d become… zombies?

Thrust into a horrific world where the walking dead are part of a shocking conspiracy to infect not only Fall River, Massachusetts, but also the world beyond, Lizzie battles to protect her sister, Emma, and her hometown from nightmarish ghouls and the evil forces controlling them. (

Learn more: read the reviews at the website.

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Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2  comes out May 14.  Pre-Order HERE on Kindle!! See it here!!! and all countries: getbook.at/LizzieBordenZombieBook2

New! The story continues - NOTE: it contains some spoilers if you haven't read the first book.

* Continues the story after the trial. It contains actual trial excerpts.

About Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2 :

After being acquitted of brutally slaying her parents, Lizzie Borden thinks her nightmare is over—but it’s only just begun!

    Now Lizzie and the citizens of Fall River must battle a new surge of flesh-eaters, this time with a heartbreaking twist: the infected creatures are friends and family, hidden away by their grief-stricken caregivers.

    

    When her sister Emma becomes a pawn in the growing war against the undead, Lizzie has no choice but to pick up her axe again. With the help of her charming self-defense instructor, Pierre, she vows to end the horrific zombie menace, once and for all. But can she overcome her personal demons and the rampaging monsters, no matter the cost?

Check out the website page too - Lizzie Borden, Zombie Hunter 2 .

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