We wrote a book! It’s got nothing to do with New York City, but it is nerdy.
We spent the past decade toying with a novel idea, a trashy yarn that was “Twilight for boys”. Against the better judgment of agents who told us “boys don’t read”, we wrote the whole thing and are unleashing it now on the world for free through Wattpad.
Like vampires? What about cowboys? A story that probably has too many punches and not enough plot? Please enjoy Lourdes: A Vampire In The Old West!
We’ll be adding a new chapter on Wattpad each week, and we encourage you to send it to friends with poor taste. And heck, if it gets enough attention, maybe one day it’ll be turned into a Netflix, Crunchyroll, or Quibi Original!
About
The year is 1877. The reclusive vampire Lourdes has gone West to escape the temptation of the growing American nation; however, what he presumed was a pure land of only sky and sand turns out to be filled with vice and worse – more of his preternatural kind. And when Lourdes shoots dead a vampire preying on the closest thing to innocence in the Old West, a brothel worker named Katterina, he ends up igniting a war that puts himself, Katterina, and the whole of her little town in the crosshairs of a gang of vampire outlaws. To save the girl, Lourdes must do battle with otherworldly bandits, a corrupt priest, a cowardly sheriff, and the relentless desert sun.
And, even if Lourdes can overcome these obstacles, he will have to protect Katterina from his own vampiric hunger. Lourdes’s story threads a central narrative rich with gunfights and fangs together with interludes into the inner workings and underbellies of the denizens the vampire cowboy encounters on his journey. It paints a portrait of a lawless world which no longer exists, one in which the difference between good, bad, law, and outlaw is often no bigger than a grain of sand.
Real Quotes from Real People
“With Lourdes, Peter Tatara has delivered a well-crafted genre mash up and an unforgettable main character. Fans of Stephen King’s Dark Tower cycle are sure to love this novel.” – Robert Place Napton (Dark Wraith of Shannara, Son of Merlin, Battlestar Galactica Origins: Adama)
“Tatara is to be commended for his remarkable ambition, talent, and skill, and I am quite positive this won’t be the last we’ll be hearing from this vibrant new author.” – Joshua Ortega (The Other Dead, Gears of War)
“Anyone new to the Vampire Western genre should most certainly allow Lourdes’s odyssey to be their very first bite.” – Matt Hawkins (FORT90, Attract Mode)
Cover Design by Eric Maruscak – PepperInk.com
Cover Photo by Olivier Le Queinec – Shutterstock.com
