Heart of Malice - Tapa blanda

Heart of Malice is the story of Elvis Thaddeus Proctor, a kind, law-abiding man who through criminal and surgical circumstance inherits the heart of a sociopathic serial killer. Under the diabolical influence of this heart, Elvis is compelled to enact vile offenses upon humans and animals alike. More importantly, Heart of Malice is the bittersweet story of Elvis' best friend, Jason Slane, who happens to have a heart of gold. It is too bad that it remains hidden behind a pattern of erotic pursuits. Through Jason, Elvis finds a potential solution to his dilemma in the spunky and lovely person of Monica Coy. Soon, though, he moves to end their relationship out of concern for her life. Elvis then experiments with family activities, a popular recreational substance and aerobics, all aimed at purging his heinous inclinations. These fail. At this point, Monica learns through traumatic experience of the ill-begotten affliction suffered by the man she holds dear. During this time, Jason also becomes reluctantly aware of his friend's horrible predicament. He makes a valiant attempt to save Elvis from an entity he cannot comprehend. But through this endeavor his true heart, at last, is able to shine.

C. Billie Brunson- an elusive alter-ego who continues to evolve in the field of creative writing. This debut novel testifies to a partiality to poetry for which the author does not beg to be pardoned. Born in Chicago, this young aspiring writer and mom relocated to Gary, Indiana in the late 1970s. Graduation from Horace Mann High was followed by a brief attendance at the University of Iowa. C. Billie Brunson eventually settled in the Phoenix-Metro area and now lives in Scottsdale with a son, a daughter and their pet cat.