AUTHOR JOSH BLACKMON
Stories with bite, heart, and a little rebellion.
THE
TRILOGY
It started with a roller derby bout.
It became an obsession.
The Roller Derby Vampire Girl trilogy is a bloody, darkly funny, surprisingly tender story about love, loyalty, and what happens when you become the monster you set out to destroy.
BOOK 1
Debut Novel
ROLLER DERBY VAMPIRE GIRL
Off the track, Regina Reynolds is a 27-year-old barely holding her life together. On it, she’s Princess Slayer, terror of the Hunny Bees.
When a team of vampire derby girls abducts her protégé, Tabby, Regina challenges their leader to a bout. If the Hunny Bees win, Tabby goes free. If they lose, she’s drained.
Now Regina, her complicated almost-ex Grayson, and a team of derby girls in way over their heads have to train for the bout of their lives against opponents who don’t get tired, don’t play fair, and don’t need to breathe.
BOOK 2
THE SUN RISES WITHOUT YOU
Since the bout, Regina and Grayson have made a career of killing vampires, hunting bloodsuckers across the country for families desperate for answers.
Then a twelve-year-old girl rides her bike to the lake and never comes home. Her mother’s search leads to Regina, and Regina’s leads straight back to Maynard Merrill, a soft-spoken professor with a southern drawl and a secret she’s been chasing for years.
But the deeper Regina follows him into the dark, the harder it is to find her way back out. And this time, she isn’t the only one with something to lose.
BOOK 3
IN THE HANDS OF MY CREATOR
Regina is gone. Grayson is raising their son alone, and he’s just made a deal with Maynard Merrill: as long as she stays out of his way, Regina lives.
Veronica has found purpose inside Merrill’s church for the undead, a congregation promising vampires a better way to exist. Tabitha is still hiding from the dark, trying to let someone in. And somewhere in Texas, someone is biting teenagers again.
When Merrill reveals a weapon that can end any vampire for good, the line between savior and predator disappears. Salvation, it turns out, is just another word for control.
EXTRAS
Back in 2021, I rounded up a group of very talented friends, one camera, and more fake blood than anyone should own, and we made a trailer for The Sun Rises Without You. Here’s the proof.
Cinematography Evan Ward
Starring Jurnee Luke · Tucker Kinghorn · Caitlin Joiner · Emily Blackmon · Shannon McCook · Skye Valin
Music Brian Barker · Matthew Strickland · RX Fire