Author J. Allen Tucker

Amid the bustling holiday season, a downtown restaurant is set ablaze, marking a turning point. Thirteen and a half months have passed since the tragedies of October 1993. Sylas and his friends face an uphill battle, struggling against the disbelief that clouds the truth of what happened. Ostracized in their small town, the passing time only intensifies their isolation. 

In an unforeseen encounter, Sylas meets an enigmatic teen artist named Mercy Brown. As the cracks in their communities widen, they find themselves entangled in a web of mystery, including the presence of a teen vampire clan and a series of murders.

 Sylas embarks on a quest to unveil the orchestrator behind the grievous crimes that have plagued the area for over a year. Can he endure the challenges of THE SEASON OF THE SHROUD ? This is the exciting follow-up to 2021's "Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse," promising a gripping continuation of the thrilling nostalgic fiction of the Sylas Sterling C

Since 2021, I have slowly been working on the sequel novel to Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse.  Recently, I have been making some progress with the book.  I have also been working on a few others things. I have had the name of the second book for quite some time, but I have not revealed it here or via social yet.  I will be announcing the name soon. I am have an update on the design side of the book.  I created the cover for the first book, and I have finally went through several variations for the cover for the second book.  What I have currently may not be the final version, but it is probably close.  I will be doing a cover reveal, once we are a bit closer to the book publication. At the time, I do not have a date set for the publication of the second novel, but I will be updating that on this website, before I post anything on Twitter (X), Instagram, etc. Leave a comment below, if you have any questions. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker

My book trailer for my novel Sylas Sterling and the Lucas Country Curse is avaialbel now on my new YouTube channel .  Please consider subscribing to my channel and liking the video.

I have continued working on the second Sylas Sterling novel. I’ve written about 2,250 words so far. The first book was nearly 49,000, so I’ve got a ways to go. In addition to starting that book, I’ve been brainstorming. So, I’ve also got some general idea of what I want the third book to be able about. If all goes according to plan, I hope to have a comic book available to tie into the third books release. If you have any feedback, I’d take it into consideration while the next book is in progress. One other note in regards to the first book. I made some additional corrections after the initial publication, so if you come across some punctuation errors I think they have mostly been fixed. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker

While promoting my first novel, I haven’t written much. Today, I wrote 711 words and got started on the sequel to Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse. I do have another work in progress, that I will return to occasionally. A random part of the process seemed interesting to me. As I was starting a new word document, I decided to save it, like everyone should to make sure that they don't lose their work. I realized that I needed a name for the document. At first, I considered, SylasSterling2, but I wanted something more creative. I went with a title that I will not share here, since the working title could be the actual title. I will say that it included the word “Two.” Time will tell if this title sticks. For the first book, I change the main character name and book title name multiple times trying to find something unique that I really liked. Thanks, J. Allen Tucker

My debut novel,  Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse ,  is available now on Kindle! It is $7.99 for purchase, and the paperback edition is also available on Amazon for $14.99.  However, if you are a Kindle Unlimited member, you can download the book for free!  For a free trial of Kindle Unlimited visist:  https://amzn.to/3bqsmhz . "In the fall of 1993, life seems boring in Lucas County, Georgia. Pop culture, Art, and a beautiful classmate are the only things that sixteen-year-old Sylas Sterling finds interesting.  In one week, Sylas’ life will be radically transformed. Visions of the past and tragedies in the present will send him down a new path. He will become obsessed with a dark mystery that has been hidden in Lucasville, for so over a century. Sylas will be tested, as he faces the challenges of confronting the past and of changing the present. Is he ready to face the LUCAS COUNTY CURSE ?" Sylas Sterling and the Lucas County Curse is the debut novel from