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Another Fine Mess

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Book 2 of Bless Your Heart
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Pub Date 17 Jul 2025 | Archive Date 15 Jul 2025

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From Lindy Ryan, "one of the “most electrifying voices in the horror genre” (Gwendolyn Kiste), comes the sequel to Bless Your Heart! Another Fine Mess brings the Evans women back around in this unputdownable, crackling, rollicking mystery of humor, heart, and horror...

For over a hundred years, the Evans women have kept the undead in their strange southeast Texas town from rising. But sometimes the dead rise too quick – and that’s what left Lenore Evans, and her granddaughter Luna, burying Luna’s mother, Grace, and Lenore’s mother, Ducey. Now the only two women left in the Evans family, Luna and Lenore are left rudderless in the wake of the most Godawful Mess to date.

But when the full moon finds another victim, it’s clear their trouble is far from over. Now Lenore, Luna, and the new sheriff ― their biggest ally ― must dig deep down into family lore to uncover what threatens everything they love most. The body count ticks up, the most unexpected dead will rise – and force Lenore and Luna to face the possibility that the undead aren’t the only monsters preying on their small town.

From Lindy Ryan, "one of the “most electrifying voices in the horror genre” (Gwendolyn Kiste), comes the sequel to Bless Your Heart! Another Fine Mess brings the Evans women back around in this...


Advance Praise

“Newly exposed gaps in the Evans family’s knowledge and history will intrigue fans, leaving them hungry for more.” Booklist, starred review

“Vampire fans will enjoy this spine-chilling tale, which is not for the faint of heart.” — Kirkus

“If you ever thought Supernatural should have starred the Golden Girls, have I got the series for you. Smart, at times devastating, and just as funny as it is dark, Another Fine Mess is Lindy Ryan's unputdownable follow-up to Bless Your Heart. Balancing grief and duty, monsters and men, the Evans women are characters to sink your teeth into.” — Katrina Monroe, author of Through the Midnight Door

“Sometimes the dead can ruin your life. Lindy Ryan’s Another Fine Mess is a rich and captivating story about family legacy, history, lore, and of course murder. Delightfully alluring and richly suspenseful.” — Cynthia Pelayo, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Vanishing Daughters

Praise for Bless Your Heart:

"A gloriously gruesome, compulsively readable debut that is as grizzly as it is clever and heartfelt, offering an inventive, poignant, and thoroughly entertaining exploration of legacy. Absolutely brilliant." - Rachel Harrison, national bestselling author of Cackle and Such Sharp Teeth

“If you don't think a horror novel can somehow feel like Steel Magnolias meets Buffy with a dab of Straub's Ghost Story, well . . . Bless Your Heart. Lindy Ryan's debut novel is a bloodsoaked blast, packed with delightful characters and shockingly gruesome mayhem. And its ending seems to imply further adventures involving the Evans women, something I would welcome like a glass of sweet tea on a hot summer day.” — Nat Cassidy, author of Mary: An Awakening of Terror and Nestlings 

“The Evans women have arrived and these southern belle slayers are carving out a spot in our undead hearts. Lindy Ryan has harnessed the charm and horror of a Romero-helmed Steel Magnolias, equal parts Carson McCullers and Bram Stoker. Bless her heart.” - Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Ghost Eaters

“Such a brilliant blend of banter and dread. Authored with the confidence of a storyteller who knows every inch, cadence, and beat of their tale. Instantly cinematic. And if you’re anything like me, you’re going to wish you were part of the Evans family, working at the Evans Funeral Home, just so you can spend more time with these people. Lindy Ryan is on fire with this book.” — Josh Malerman, New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Daphne

“Ryan melds mystery, horror, and family drama in her sharp solo debut... This has bite.” — Publishers Weekly

"Incorporating just the right amount of Southern sass, this gruesomely descriptive yet heartrendingly poignant tale will leave horror fans hungry for the next installment.” Booklist (starred review)

"Lindy Ryan is among the most electrifying voices in the horror genre today. Her writing is devastating, beautiful, and horrifying in all the best ways. With her new novel, she's created a group of characters you won't ever forget set in a world that's sure to get under your skin. Bless Your Heart is everything you could want in a horror novel and more. Highly recommended." –Gwendolyn Kiste, Three-time Bram Stoker Awards®-winning author of The Rust Maidens and Reluctant Immortals

“Lindy Ryan’s debut, Bless Your Heart, is a delight! Small-town, multi-generational horror about a family of monster-hunting women who make sure the dead can rest, it’s a creepy romp that begs for sequels. Check it out!” — Christopher Golden, New York Times bestselling author of Road of Bones and All Hallows

“Gory, spine-chilling, and deeply Southern, Bless Your Heart is a women-led fight against the rising dead. An absolute must-read for anyone who likes their horror with bite.” – Darcy Coates, USA Today best-selling author of The Haunting of Ashburn House and Gallows Hill

“Sparkling with magic and Southern charm, Bless Your Heart is a witty and compulsively readable story about family, duty, and the power to protect the ones we love the most. I was delightfully charmed by the women of the Evans family!” - Maureen Kilmer, author of Suburban Hell and Hex Education

“Ryan’s compelling horror/mystery hybrid is bursting with serious scares, humor, and Southern charm. Fans of Grady Hendrix and Rachel Harrison will appreciate.” — Library Journal

“A tale of sacrifices, danger, and above all, love, Bless Your Heart...effortlessly stole my heart. If there’s any complaint to be had, it is that I have not spent nearly enough time with the Evans women.” — FanFiAddict

“Newly exposed gaps in the Evans family’s knowledge and history will intrigue fans, leaving them hungry for more.” Booklist, starred review

“Vampire fans will enjoy this spine-chilling tale, which...


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I loved the Evans family in the first book, and I love the sadly smaller family just as much in this second book. I think what I love most is the direct way in which the author presents the lives and emotions of the characters. I love the writing style, and the way something so unnatural is presented as everyday. I love the portrayal of family, love, and sacrifice. An excellent book and I feel very fortunate to have had advanced access. Thank you NetGalley and the publishers.

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