New Dark Fantasy Novel, 'The Dark Road': Reviews and a Giveaway!

Hi everyone! My novel, 'The Dark Road' has finally been re-released! After some seriously extensive edits (many thanks to my editor, Shontrell!) and a new cover (thanks Rebecca!), the book is now available to buy from Amazon.


Here is the blurb... 


What starts as an adventure for Sasha Mills turns into a terrifying fight for survival...

Emotionally blackmailed by the cold-footed fiancé she hasn’t seen in a year, Sasha abandons her life in London to track him in Siem Reap, Cambodia, where he’s teaching.

While in Bangkok, locals react strangely to her request to travel the following day, insisting it is a not a good day to travel despite numerous posters advertising buses running every day. Ignoring the warnings, Sasha assumes some kind of bank holiday and offers a large amount of money. She secures a seat on the solitary bus heading for Siem Reap.

Thrown together with a random group of international backpackers, including the handsome Josh, Sasha is no longer certain of what lies ahead as they cross the Cambodian border and the roads turn into dirt tracks.

Soon after, a storm like none she’s ever witnessed before descended upon them. When one of their group disappears off the side of the road, Sasha realizes she has more than just the warnings of land mines to worry about.

One by one, the travelers lose their minds as they are plunged into the terrifying secrets of the Dark Road.


The book has been getting some fantastic reviews so far (four five stars are already up on Amazon.com and one five start on Amazon.co.uk) and I hope they'll continue!


Here's what people have been saying about the book...


'A real page turner-I stayed up late to finish it. I dicovered Marissa Farrar's writting when read her Serenity series. I love those books and I love this one. If yo want to read a great thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat, then this is the book for you.'


'It's unusual for me to be unable to put a book down, but I stayed up way too late to finish this one. The Dark Road by Marissa Farrar has a page-turning intensity reminiscent of classic Crichton. We follow Sasha, Josh, and a party of travelers in Thailand and Cambodia on a very ill-advised bus trip... This is an author I recently discovered via her short story, The Body Farm. I've read several more of her works since then. Her Serenity series is also compelling, and I recommend it. (First book is "Alone.") The Dark Road was a gut-clenching, nerve-jangling adventure!'


'If you are looking for for a book that has expertly written characters with dimension and a story line that keeps you on the edge of your seat, then this book is the one is for you. Marissa Farrar's "The Dark Road" is not only a story that keeps you guessing, but also adds that unexpected element of "what, WHAT'S NEXT??" "If you think you have if figured out, chances are you don't.'


To celebrate the release of the book, I'd like to give away three copies to three lucky winners! All you need to do is tell me; what is the scariest place you've ever visited or travelled to? Answering my question will buy  you one entry, tweeting about the giveaway will by you another (make sure you copy me in @MarissaFarrar so I know about it) and liking my facebook page will buy you a third. Make sure you leave your email addy in  your comment so I can contact you if you win.


The giveaway will be open all weekend and I'll announce the winners on Monday. Looking forward to reading your answers!


Marissa