Frank and RaeLea Hurt, Fantasy Authors

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Genuine Modern Fantasy
Novels by Frank & RaeLea Hurt

As self-styled alchemists, Frank and RaeLea Hurt have made it their life’s quest to convert black coffee and dark beer into stories of modern-day fantasy.

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Where Have We Been? An Open Letter to Our Readers

July 19, 2021July 19, 2021 | Updates
Where Have We Been? An Open Letter to Our Readers

Unless you’ve sent us an email or follow us on Facebook (more on that medium later), it’s been a criminally long time since you’ve heard from us. We owe you an explanation. First off, we haven’t disappeared, though you’d be forgiven for suspecting such. We published our last novel March of last year, and we’ve sent precious few email memos…

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Status Update: Ascending Mage 8 Delayed (again)

November 5, 2020November 6, 2020 | Updates
Status Update: Ascending Mage 8 Delayed (again)

If you pre-ordered the next novel in the Ascending Mage series (Ascending Mage 8: Arctic Front), you may have been surprised to receive a cancellation email from Amazon. Upon postponing the release date for AM8–three times (whoops!)–Amazon made the decision to cancel the release and refund customer pre-orders. This is unfortunate for us and for readers, but within the parameters of…

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Status Update: Ascending Mage 8 Release Delayed to October 27

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 | Updates
Status Update: Ascending Mage 8 Release Delayed to October 27

All the best laid (pre-order) plans… As the headline suggests, we’re delaying the release of Ascending Mage 8: Arctic Front…yet again. We really dislike doing this, especially to our growing base of loyal readers, eagerly waiting the next story in Ember Wright’s journey of kicking ass. We’re sorry to make you folks wait yet another month! I wish I could blame…

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iMagicon Day Two: Cool Cosplay

August 23, 2020August 23, 2020 | Updates
iMagicon Day Two: Cool Cosplay

Saturday’s experience at the iMagicon convention in Minot, North Dakota was at least twice as active as the previous day. (Read our debriefing for Day One here). We chatted with dozens of aspiring writers and earned some more readers. These interactions helped us refine our elevator pitch by observing reactions. The (current) best tagline seems to be: Our stories are…

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Losing Our Virginity

August 22, 2020 | Updates
Losing Our Virginity

We lost our virginity today. You might be thinking “about damn time, loser.”  Or you might be thinking, “I’ve always suspected the 40-year-old virgin was real, and that you’d be it, Frank.” Or, perhaps, you’re thinking, “Eww, gross. Too much information.” But you’re reading this, so the click-bait headline must’ve worked. You’re of course aware of Comic-Con, the global brand…

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We’re Still Alive! We think?

August 20, 2020 | Updates
We’re Still Alive! We think?

It’s been a while, hasn’t it? Considering the lack of email correspondence from us and the fact that we’re all suddenly living in the early scenes of a post-apocalyptic novel, you would be forgiven for assuming that your authors were floating through the slimy Spirit World, evading blind giant squids and hoping for a certain heroic blonde mage to come…

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New Release! Ascending Mage 7: Prairie Poltergeist

March 21, 2020March 21, 2020 | Updates
New Release! Ascending Mage 7: Prairie Poltergeist

We’re delighted to announce the release of our latest novel! Ghosts may be frightening, but they aren’t dangerous to the living. Right? Strange things are happening on the North Dakota prairie: something’s been mutilating cattle. It’s freaking people out and making a whole mess of things. The locals blame ghosts—and the ranchers need help dealing with the problem. It’s time…

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Sneak Peek at Ascending Mage 7

March 12, 2020 | Updates
Sneak Peek at Ascending Mage 7

Enjoy this exclusive sneak peek of our upcoming novel, Ascending Mage 7: Prairie Poltergeist (available now on pre-order). Chapter 1 – What Did You Get Into Two riderless horses cantered purposefully across a rugged rangeland pasture. They were an unlikely pairing: the mare a lean quarter horse, while the stallion was a Clydesdale, at his shoulders taller than any man….

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This is totes the coolest bag, dawg

February 28, 2020March 2, 2020 | Updates
This is totes the coolest bag, dawg

Like, totes, dawg! OK, maybe I’m trying too hard to be cool. That’s what my teenage nephews and nieces keep telling me, anyway. (They always be harshing my buzz, yo.) But what do they know about being hip and rad, huh? They’re probably just jelly about these totally far-out tote bags. They’re the newest addition to our swag shop and feature Ascending Mage…

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🎧 First Listen: A Sample From Our First Audiobook!

January 15, 2020January 16, 2020 | Updates
🎧 First Listen: A Sample From Our First Audiobook!

“When will your novels be available as audiobooks?” We hear this question from would-be fans, pretty much weekly. And it really shouldn’t surprise us. After all, it takes focused solo time to read a book. With audiobooks, you can “read with your ears” while commuting to work, exercising, or doing chores around the house. Audiobooks are perfect for busy folks…

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Frank and RaeLea Hurt We're Frank and RaeLea Hurt, writers of Modern Fantasy fiction. We're relentlessly self-entertaining--and with any luck, our stories might even prove entertaining for you, too!

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