Cover for the Urban Fantasy book "Blood Less Vile - A Jacob Rocke Mystery" by author Max Florschutz, releasing August 12th, 2025.

"Blood Less Vile," my tenth published book, releases next Tuesday, August 12th! Are you a fan of Urban Fantasy or Mystery novels? Then you should definitely check it out!
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“Blood Less Vile” Preview Chapter #2 Blood Less Vile drops August 12th! That’s right! My latest book is almost here! We are quite literally one week from the release! And it marks the return of Jacob Rocke, not seen with a book …

"Blood Less Vile" comes out in a week! And so, as if that wasn't exciting enough, we've dropped another chapter for the public to read for free from this upcoming Urban Fantasy Mystery! Go check it out! #urbanfantasy #mystery #newbooks #Unusuals #books #preview

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The Friday News Post – “Blood Less Vile” Edition! Okay, if you've been on the site at all this week, you've probably encountered this news already. But you know, just in case you haven't been, the news is this: Blood Less Vile - A Jacob Rocke Mystery is here at last. And it's launching August 12th. You can pre-order it now by clicking that cover below. How exciting is that?

Friday's news post is here, and you can probably guess the subject when we've got a new book coming out in just 11 days.
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“Blood Less Vile” Preview Chapter #1 I'm betting you didn't miss yesterday's announcement, but just in case you did, Blood Less Vile - A Jacob Rocke Mystery—which is, as the title suggests, a new Jacob Rocke Mystery novel—drops August 12th! And you can pre-order it by clicking that cover right there! Of course, you don't have to do that right this instant. Not when there is a preview chapter to read right below the jump!

Curious about "Blood Less Vile?" Take a look at the first chapter here and then pre-order your copy for August 12th! #books #urbanfantasy #fantasybooks #preview #newbook #Unusuals

“Blood Less Vile” Cover Reveal, Synopsis, and Release Date! AUGUST 12th, 2025 Sands and storms, at last. This is it. Yes, you're reading that correctly: Blood Less Vile, a new Jacob Rocke Mystery, drops August 25th, 2025. In two weeks. Yeah. Oh, what's it about? Oh, I'll tell you. Here's the official synopsis: Jacob Rocke returns in this long-awaited Urban-Fantasy Mystery from Max Florschutz! Aria Smith. By all accounts an exemplary young college student attending in Greenville, North Carolina.

It's almost here! "Blood Less Vile," my next book, launches August 12th! Hit the jump for details and the cover reveal!
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One Step at a Time Hey folks. It's news time. Let's see what's going on in the world of Unusual Things and the world of writing at large, shall we? First up, I want to talk about something that's not directly associated with the site, though it does impact it: The Meta AI ruling. For those not familiar with it, a massive lawsuit was filed against Meta's LLM AI due to the admission that part of what had…

How's the #writinglife? This week's news post covers the latest and what's coming down the pipe!
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Friday News: “Blood Less Vile” Public Beta Call, “The Phoenix” Nears Second Alpha, “A Pirate Planet” Moves Forward, and Memorial Day Wow. That is a mouthful of a title. And I'm going to tackle the shortest bit of news first, which is that this coming Monday is Memorial Day in the US, a day set aside for the memorial of US servicemembers that have died in the line of duty. A lot of people forget that, but that's what the day is…

Big old news post on three different book projects this week! Plus some discussion of Patreon, and more! Hit the jump!
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“Blood Less Vile: A Jacob Rocke Mystery” Second Alpha Reading Call! Oh yes, you saw and read that title correctly. The newest Jacob Rocke adventure finally has one! Presenting, dear readers, Blood Less Vile: A Jacob Rocke Mystery, coming this summer (or maybe even spring)! Like the title? I certainly do. It definitely helps that it's a fantastic pun once you've read the book. And speaking of reading, I'm still caught in editing the last chapter of the first Alpha Read, so let's get to the crux of this post.

So, "Blood Less Vial" now has a title, but what's next? Why, a second Alpha Reading pass before we move into Beta. Hit the jump for the latest!
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