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"Achingly beautiful, horrifying, and heartbreaking. Whispers of Apple Blossoms brought me to tears one moment and left me open-mouthed in shock the next. This is a story about love and deception as vibrant and tooth-edged as a rose."
-Noelle W. Ihli, author of “Gray After Dark” & “Ask for Andrea”
"Complex, riveting, and horrifying, all in equal measure, Brett Mitchell Kent's literary debut is an impressive work of fiction that blows the doors off the horror genre. Whispers of Apple Blossoms is a must-read for any aficionado with a heart to break."
-Elton Skelter, author of “Next of Kin” & “Life Support”
Brett Mitchell Kent will jolt your heart with fear, rend it with grief, and mend it with a romance that spans across decades in his debut novel Whispers of Apple Blossoms. Deftly wielding both lyricism and suspense, Kent shows us that love and loss often bloom from the same branch in this masterfully crafted tale.
-Steve Neal, Author of “To Love a Dying World”
“*Click. Click. Click.* That sound you hear? It’s *Whispers of Apple Blossoms* pulling you up a steep incline one rachet at a time, to a beautiful view, before sending you over the edge and onto one hell of a thrill ride. I didn’t see the end to this one coming.”
-Caleb Stephens, award winning author of “The Girls in the Cabin” & “Feeders”
“Kent has written a beautiful, haunting novel that will stay with you”
-David-Jack Fletcher, Award winning author of “Raven’s Creek” & “The Count”
“Whispers of Apple Blossoms arranges a bouquet of suspense, family drama, and horror that is equally lovely and terrifying. Kent’s range is incredible as he takes the reader from the safety of a picturesque love story and into the dark, gnarled depths where unexpected twists and turns seem to sprout and bloom every few pages.”
-Emma E. Murray, author of "Crushing Snails”
Brett Mitchell Kent wields words like they're on the tip of a paintbrush, flicking out each scene with perfect deliberation. Each chapter of Whispers of Apple Blossoms unfurls with the grace and presence of a blooming rose—right where they need to be. You think you're getting a beautiful story of grief and familial love, but by the time the final petal has revealed itself, you're smelling a Corpse Flower, and the whispers have slowly escalated into a keening scream from which you can't turn away.