Chains

The Black Womb series comes to its shocking - and suspenseful - conclusion in "Chains." Sociopath Derek Smith has been freed from prison and is roaming the back alleys of Coral Beach praying on the weak, and none are weaker than August Styles: a pregnant girl with Down Syndrome who has run away from home. Complicating matters further is the revelation that Xander does not have the control over his animal side he thought he did, and that perhaps the lines that divide his dueling natures are not as clear as he would have hoped."LeDrew's work is horror that emerges from the urban fantasy tradition - the introduction of a fantastical element into a true-to-life, modern setting."The Telegram, Aug 13, 2010"When I first read Black Womb I never expected to be so engrossed in its chilling tale of horror, and Xander's troubled life as the Black Womb. I love how real the story is, in not having its hero leap over any conflict without any trouble. It was a great series and it is on my list on my top 10 book series's, fighting for first place with Harry Potter."Peter Smith, Engen Postcard Review winner, June 30, 2014 Matthew holds an Honours Degree in English from the Memorial University of Newfoundland with a minor in Anthropology and studied Journalism at College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville, Newfoundland. He has worked with Transcontinental Publishing as well as student-youth magazine The Troubadour.He has written sixteen novels for Engen Books, Black Womb, Transformations in Pain, Smoke and Mirrors, Roulette, Ghosts of the Past, Ignorance is Bliss, Becoming, Inner Child, Gang War, Chains, The Long Road, Cinders, Sinister Intent, Infinity, The Tourniquet Reprisal and Exodus of Angels.Since 2007 he has traveled all over Canada promoting his work as well as teaching seminars on writing and publishing. He also helps young Newfoundland authors become published through Engen Books. Coral Beach isn't like other places.It is a harsh place on the outskirts of Maine where seemingly anything bad can happen: and often does. It started fifteen years ago with the death of a young mother, and today that legacy of death lives on and continues its strange cycle of violence and never-ending torment.As Xander Drew and his friends work to uncover the mysteries of their past, the town of Coral Beach throws no end of evil at them: murderers, rapists, serial killers, child molesters… and more than one actual monster, hidden among the hordes of people acting like monsters.Can someone grow up around that much evil and horror without a little of it rubbing off?The Black Womb Series was written by Matthew LeDrew and published between October 2007 and April 2014, and is composed of ten novels, one book of short-fiction, and one short story published in an anthology series.