Fall comes out swinging with fight fiction! FIGHT CARD: BAREFOOT BONES is a novel by author Bobby Nash. Available in paperback and Kindle. Read it FREE with your Kindle Unlimited subscription. You can find it HERE.

About Fightcard: Barefoot Bones:
Mentored in the hollows of hardscrabble Georgia by mysterious loner Old Man Winter, then in a Chicago orphanage by ex-fighter Father Tim Brophy, James ‘Barefoot Bones’ Mason has relied on his fists to make his way. But it’s a long way from St. Vincent’s Asylum For Boys to the battlefields of Korea where Bones’ fists may not be enough. Korea, 1951. Entered in an inter-camp boxing tournament by his commanding officer, Bones finds himself in a war within a war. When a tenuous cease fire is explosively shattered, Bone’s is fighting against the highest odds of all – staying alive.

Can a skinny kid from the North Georgia mountains survive the hell of Korea and still have the guts to climb back into the ring one more time? The one constant in Bones’ life has been fighting – Lucky for him… he’s good at it.

This month, Patrons received a copy of Fightcard: Barefoot Bones ebook as part of their subscription ($5 and up). It's not too late for you to subscribe HERE.

Happy Reading.

Bobby

A big Thank You to my friend, Derrick Ferguson for his kind words about Fightcard: Barefoot Bones. You can read Derrick's thoughts in their entirety HERE.

THIS IS HOW IT STARTS: If the daytime Soap Opera ever makes a comeback, Bobby Nash could give up writing thrillers, New Pulp action adventures, science fiction and make a good living writing for them.

This was a tough book to write. I loved doing it, but boy do I put "Bones" through hell in this story. Finally, my M*A*S*H knowledge paid off. It came in handy when writing 1951 Korea. Ha! Ha!

Learn more about Fightcard: Barefoot Bones HERE.

Bobby

A BIG THANK YOU to author Darrell Grizzle for his kind words and amazing 5 STAR Amazon review of my Fightcard: Barefoot Bones novella. It is greatly appreciated, sir. This title is still available in paperback and ebook.

"Barefoot Bones is a wartime boxing story, set during the Korean War, about a scrappy young soldier and boxer who picked up the nickname Barefoot Bones while growing up poor in the North Georgia mountains. This is a fast-paced action story that is also a coming-of-age story as we learn about Bones’ past. In the tradition of the pulp paperbacks of the 1950’s, Barefoot Bones is a highly entertaining novella by a master of modern pulp fiction, Bobby Nash (writing as Jack Tunney)."

Click for a larger view. Wraparound paperback cover.

Thanks again, Darrell. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I had great fun working with Paul and Mel at Fightcard Books. They put out a fine collection of fight fiction. I had intended to write a second Fightcard novella, but time and deadlines got the better of me, as they so often do. Eventually, the Fightcard line ended, but there are well over 20 novellas out there for your enjoyment by some amazingly talented writers working under the Jack Tunney house name. You should check them out.

Big thanks to Dave Wilde for his kind words in a review of Fight Card: Barefoot Bones by Bobby Nash writing as Jack Tunney. You can read the full review here. Published by Fight Card Books.

Barefoot Bones is an absolutely awesome boxing adventure story. It is a fast-paced, action-packed story that takes the reader from backwoods Georgia where a young man learns how to face up to grade school bullies, to Chicago where he continues to encounter bullies, and to the Korean War where he takes on the enemy in furious hand to hand fighting.

If you are looking for a solid coming of age boxing story, it simply doesn't get any better than this. The author nails the narrator's voice. Move over Oliver Twist, here's an orphan who knows the sweet science of boxing.

Thanks again, Dave. Much appreciated.

Bobby

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is still available in paperback and ebook for your Kindle.


About Fight Card: Barefoot Bones: 

Korea 1951. 

Corporal James “Bones” Mason finds himself in the middle of a war zone. He is thrilled when his CO volunteers him for an inter-camp boxing tournament. The cease-fire is broken when a mortar attack hits interrupts his bout.

But that’s not where his story begins. “Barefoot Bones” Mason was a poor backwoods skinny kid, picked on by the larger boys, unable to fight back. All that changed the day he met Old Man Winters, a mysterious loner who teaches young Bones to defend himself.

Forced to leave behind everything he ever knew, teenage Bones hits the road, taking him from sweltering hot Georgia summers to freezing cold Chicago winters. Along the way, he has no problem finding trouble. But Bones knows how to handle trouble-- with his fists.

Can this skinny kid form the North Georgia Mountains survive the wilds of Korea so he can climb back into the ring one more time?

Bobby Nash’s Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is available now in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones by Bobby Nash writing as Jack Tunney received a great review on Amazon. You can read the full review here. Published by Fight Card Books.

Have you read Fight Card: Barefoot Bones yet?

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is still available in paperback and ebook for your Kindle.

About Fight Card: Barefoot Bones: 

Korea 1951. 

Corporal James “Bones” Mason finds himself in the middle of a war zone. He is thrilled when his CO volunteers him for an inter-camp boxing tournament. The cease-fire is broken when a mortar attack hits interrupts his bout.

But that’s not where his story begins. “Barefoot Bones” Mason was a poor backwoods skinny kid, picked on by the larger boys, unable to fight back. All that changed the day he met Old Man Winters, a mysterious loner who teaches young Bones to defend himself.

Forced to leave behind everything he ever knew, teenage Bones hits the road, taking him from sweltering hot Georgia summers to freezing cold Chicago winters. Along the way, he has no problem finding trouble. But Bones knows how to handle trouble-- with his fists.

Can this skinny kid form the North Georgia Mountains survive the wilds of Korea so he can climb back into the ring one more time?

Bobby Nash’s Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is available now in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.


About Fight Card:
Jack Tunney is the unifying pen name for authors of the FIGHT CARD series - created by Mel Odom and Paul Bishop. Up-and-coming new authors, such as Eric Beetner, David Foster, Kevin Michaels, and Heath Lowrance have all penned entries in the series alongside more established names in the field such as Wayne D. Dundee, Robert Randisi, Bishop, and Odom. Also included in the Fight Card series are two spin-off brands, Fight Card MMA and Fight Card Romance.

The books in the Fight Card series are 25,000 word novelettes, designed to be read in one or two sittings, and are inspired by the fight pulps of the '30s and '40s - such as Fight Stories Magazine - and Robert E. Howard's two-fisted boxing tales featuring Sailor Steve Costigan.

Each of the novellas is short, sharp and packs a punch. 

FOR MORE VISIT www.fightcardbooks.com

I'd like to thank the New Book Journal for spotlighting Fight Card: Barefoot Bones on their site. You can check that out here.

Also, thanks to all who picked up Fight Card: Barefoot Bones. Much appreciated. I hope you're enjoying it.

FIGHT CARD: BAREFOOT BONES can be purchased in paperback and ebook at the following:
Amazon (Paperback)
Amazon (Kindle) ebook

The teaser cover

Fight Fiction Publisher, Fight Card Books has released the paperback edition of Fight Card: Barefoot Bones, a novella by Pulp Ark Award Winning Author Bobby Nash. You can find it here and here. For the release, Amazon is offering a 5% discount on this title.

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is also available now as an ebook by Bobby Nash writing under the Fight Card house name of Jack Tunney. You can find it here.

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones was edited by Paul Bishop, co-creator of the Fight Card Series. Cover designed by David Foster.
Learn more about Fight Card: Barefoot Bones here.

ebook cover

Read Author Bobby Nash’s thoughts on crafting Fight Card: Barefoot Bones and see what it was like strapping on Jack Tunney’s gloves here and here.

About Fight Card: Barefoot Bones:

Korea 1951.

Corporal James “Bones” Mason finds himself in the middle of a war zone. He is thrilled when his CO volunteers him for an inter-camp boxing tournament. The cease-fire is broken when a mortar attack hits interrupts his bout.

But that’s not where his story begins. “Barefoot Bones” Mason was a poor backwoods skinny kid, picked on by the larger boys, unable to fight back. All that changed the day he met Old Man Winters, a mysterious loner who teaches young Bones to defend himself.

paperback cover

Forced to leave behind everything he ever knew, teenage Bones hits the road, taking him from sweltering hot Georgia summers to freezing cold Chicago winters. Along the way, he has no problem finding trouble. But Bones knows how to handle trouble-- with his fists.

Can this skinny kid form the North Georgia Mountains survive the wilds of Korea so he can climb back into the ring one more time?

Bobby Nash’s Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is available now in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.


About Fight Card Books:
Jack Tunney is the unifying pen name for authors of the FIGHT CARD series - created by Mel Odom and Paul Bishop. Up-and-coming new authors, such as Eric Beetner, David Foster, Kevin Michaels, and Heath Lowrance have all penned entries in the series alongside more established names in the field such as Wayne D. Dundee, Robert Randisi, Bishop, and Odom. Also included in the Fight Card series are two spin-off brands, Fight Card MMA and Fight Card Romance.

The books in the Fight Card series are 25,000 word novelettes, designed to be read in one or two sittings, and are inspired by the fight pulps of the '30s and '40s - such as Fight Stories Magazine - and Robert E. Howard's two-fisted boxing tales featuring Sailor Steve Costigan.

Each of the novellas is short, sharp and packs a punch.

FOR MORE VISIT www.fightcardbooks.com

Bobby Nash’s Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is available now in paperback and Kindle ebook at Amazon.

Paperback Cover

Fight Fiction Publisher, Fight Card Books has released the front and back covers to the upcoming paperback edition of Fight Card: Barefoot Bones, a novella by Pulp Ark Award Winning Author Bobby Nash.

paperback front cover

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is also available now as an ebook by Bobby Nash writing under the Fight Card house name of Jack Tunney. You can find it here.

The cover was designed by David Foster. Fight Card: Barefoot Bones was edited by Paul Bishop, co-creator of the Fight Card Series.

Learn more about Fight Card: Barefoot Bones here.

Read Author Bobby Nash’s thoughts on crafting Fight Card: Barefoot Bones and see what it was like strapping on Jack Tunney’s gloves here and here.

About Fight Card: Barefoot Bones:

ebook cover

Korea 1951.

Corporal James “Bones” Mason finds himself in the middle of a war zone. He is thrilled when his CO volunteers him for an inter-camp boxing tournament. The cease-fire is broken when a mortar attack hits interrupts his bout.

But that’s not where his story begins. “Barefoot Bones” Mason was a poor backwoods skinny kid, picked on by the larger boys, unable to fight back. All that changed the day he met Old Man Winters, a mysterious loner who teaches young Bones to defend himself.

Forced to leave behind everything he ever knew, teenage Bones hits the road,
taking him from sweltering hot Georgia summers to freezing cold Chicago winters. Along the way, he has no problem finding trouble. But Bones knows how to handle trouble-- with his fists.

Can this skinny kid form the North Georgia Mountains survive the wilds of Korea so he can climb back into the ring one more time?

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is available now as an ebook for your Kindle and will be available for purchase as a paperback next week.

Keep watching this space for more details.

I was asked to share my experiences writing Fight Card: Barefoot Bones with Book Life Now. You can read the full article here and learn more about Fight Card: Barefoot Bones here and here.

Bobby

About Fight Card: Barefoot Bones:

Korea 1951.

Corporal James “Bones” Mason finds himself in the middle of a war zone. He is thrilled when his CO volunteers him for an inter-camp boxing tournament. The cease-fire is broken when a mortar attack hits interrupts his bout.

But that’s not where his story begins. “Barefoot Bones” Mason was a poor backwoods skinny kid, picked on by the larger boys, unable to fight back. All that changed the day he met Old Man Winters, a mysterious loner who teaches young Bones to defend himself.

Forced to leave behind everything he ever knew, teenage Bones hits the road, taking him from sweltering hot Georgia summers to freezing cold Chicago winters. Along the way, he has no problem finding trouble. But Bones knows how to handle trouble-- with his fists.

Can this skinny kid form the North Georgia Mountains survive the wilds of Korea so he can climb back into the ring one more time?

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones will be available in paperback soon.
Keep watching this space for more details.

You can purchase Fight Card: Barefoot Bones here.

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones by Bobby Nash writing as Jack Tunney is currently ranked #66 on Kindle's Top 100 Sports Titles. You can find it here.

Thanks to everyone who helped get it there.

Can we hit #1?

Also, check out the banner ads I made to help promote the title. The ones below have the open space at bottom left for Facebook covers like you can see here and here. Click for a larger view and feel free to share them and help spread the word.

Thanks again to all those who stopped by Amazon to check out Fight Card: Barefoot Bones.

Bobby

Fight Fiction Publisher, Fight Card Books has released Fight Card: Barefoot Bones. Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is a written by pulpmeister Bobby Nash, the 2013 Pulp Ark Award winner for Best Author, writing under the Fight Card house name of Jack Tunney. Under a cover by David Foster and edits by Fight Card co-creator Paul Bishop, Barefoot Bones is a knockout!

PRESS RELEASE:

Korea, 1951

Mentored in the hollows of hardscrabble Georgia by mysterious loner Old Man Winter, then in a Chicago orphanage by ex-fighter Father Tim Brophy, James ‘Barefoot Bones’ Mason has relied on his fists to make his way. But it’s a long way from St. Vincent’s Asylum For Boys to the battlefields of Korea where Bones’ fists may not be enough.

Entered in an inter-camp boxing tournament by his commanding officer, Bones finds himself in a war within a war. When a tenuous cease fire is explosively shattered, Bone’s is fighting against the highest odds of all – staying alive.

Can a skinny kid from the north Georgia mountains survive the hell of Korea and still have the guts to climb back into the ring one more time? The one constant in Bones’ life has been fighting – Lucky for him… he’s good at it.

You can purchase Fight Card: Barefoot Bones here.
Learn more about Fight Card: Barefoot Bones here.
Learn more about Fight Card Books here.
Read Author Bobby Nash’s thoughts on crafting Fight Card: Barefoot Bones and see what it was like strapping on Jack Tunney’s gloves here.

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones - Coming Soon in Paperback.
Keep watching this space.


Coming up next week, we have the debut of the first Fight Card Romance novel, Ladies Night, by Carol Malone (writing as Jill Tunney). Carol has pulled off a wonderful romance/fight pulp genre mash up in Fight Card Romance: Ladies Night.

Next month will see the publication of Anthony Venutolo's noirish wonder, Fight Card: Front Page Palooka (previously Union Of The Snakes).

COMING MID-AUGUST 2013. Cover: David Foster

Once more for old times: "Not Actual Cover"

For those of you who have grown tired of seeing the placeholder image to the left with the phrase "Not Actual Cover" beneath it, this is your lucky day. Fight Fiction Publisher, Fight Card Books has released the cover to Fight Card: Barefoot Bones. Fight Card: Barefoot Bones is a novella by Bobby Nash writing under the Fight Card house name of Jack Tunney. The cover was designed by David Foster and the book was edited by Fight Card co-creator Paul Bishop.

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones will be available next week.

Learn more about Fight Card: Barefoot Bones here.

Read Author Bobby Nash’s thoughts on crafting Fight Card: Barefoot Bones and see what it was like strapping on Jack Tunney’s gloves here.

About Fight Card: Barefoot Bones:

Korea 1951.

Corporal James “Bones” Mason finds himself in the middle of a war zone. He is thrilled when his CO volunteers him for an inter-camp boxing tournament. The cease-fire is broken when a mortar attack hits interrupts his bout.

But that’s not where his story begins. “Barefoot Bones” Mason was a poor backwoods skinny kid, picked on by the larger boys, unable to fight back. All that changed the day he met Old Man Winters, a mysterious loner who teaches young Bones to defend himself.

Forced to leave behind everything he ever knew, teenage Bones hits the road, taking him from sweltering hot Georgia summers to freezing cold Chicago winters. Along the way, he has no problem finding trouble. But Bones knows how to handle trouble-- with his fists.

Can this skinny kid form the North Georgia Mountains survive the wilds of Korea so he can climb back into the ring one more time?

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones will be available for purchase next week.
Keep watching this space for more details.

Not a bad day at the office. Sent off two pieces to their respective editors (neither one I can say much about as yet), updated websites, and added a bit more to my Fight Card novel, "Barefoot Bones." Here's a taste of today's work:

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“Are you familiar with boxing?” Father Tim asked me.

“Yes, sir,” I said without taking my eyes off the ring.

“But you’ve never seen an actual boxing ring?”

“No. The men back home did their boxing on the hardpack,” I said. “Dirt,” I added off his confused look. “They had a ring behind Mr. Jenkins’ barn.

A few of the other boys snickered, but Father Tim ignored them. “Well, you’re in luck then, Bones. This is one of the nicest square circles you’re likely to find outside of professional sports.”

“Square circle?”

He laughed. “Just an expression. I’m not sure who started it, but it’s a nickname of sorts.” He moved his fingers to draw an imaginary square in the air. “You see it’s square and we call it a ring, which are usually round. So it’s the square circle.”

It sounded silly to me, but I didn’t want to tell him that. “Makes sense,” I said instead.

Writing boxing scenes is tougher than you might think.

I need to do a few thousand words tomorrow to stay on track, but as it's 3:30 a.m. it's probably a good time to go to bed.

'night all.

Bobby

I am excited to announce that I will be writing an upcoming Fight Card novel under the Fight Card Books house name of Jack Tunney. I’ve been very impressed with the books that Paul Bishop and Mel Odom’s Fight Card Books have released and am honored to join the ranks of talented storytellers who are producing some of the best fight fiction ever.

Coming later in the year will be my novel, Fight Card: “Barefoot Bones.” Although still in the early stages, the novel will tell the story of the man known as “Barefoot Bones” from his less than stellar beginnings in the deep south where he learned to fight out of necessity. Then came a fateful encounter with Father Tim at St. Vincent's in Chicago taught him the sweet science of boxing. And from there to a battlefield in Korea where the stakes had never been higher. The one constant in Bones’ life has been fighting. Lucky for him, he’s good at it.

Also available from Fight Card Books.

Fight Card: Barefoot Bones
A novel by Bobby Nash
Coming soon!

As always, I’ll post more information and updates here as they become available.

Learn more about Fight Card Books at http://fightcardbooks.com.

Bobby