Cold Bill

About the Book

After two years of fighting a bloody war in the Middle East, Bill Colden sends word to the love of his life that he is finally coming home. His routine task is to lead a patrol down a dark desert highway and then Bill could return home for good. However, fate would intervene—a fate that would give birth to insurmountable horror and unspeakable taboos. On that dark highway, amidst the debris, something malevolent awaits Bill and his squad. Something ancient and evil is stirring within one them, awaiting release. There is hunger . . . there is always hunger . . . Back home in Derrylin, Abigail Josephine Lux lives life day by day, patiently awaiting Bill’s return. After Abigail receives word of Bill’s accident, she begins experiencing terrifying nightmares that raise the question, is Bill still out there somewhere? On the brink of total hopelessness, Abigail begins a journey through the supernatural world to unravel the mystery of Bill’s whereabouts.

About the Author

Born in Merced, California R.A. Mello grew up in the Turlock-Modesto Area until the age of thirteen, when along his mother and father, older brother and younger sister, relocated to Eufaula, Oklahoma. Throughout high school, he has written several short stories and few novellas. After graduation, he studied at Eastern Oklahoma State College. R.A. Mello has served in the United States Marine Corps and he is a proud veteran of Operation Desert Storm. He resides with his wife and son in the Greater Oklahoma City Area where he spends his time writing.