
One Man. One Dream. Zero Credibility. When Buck Joseph, former monster truck driver turned “dino-entrepreneur,” opens Thunder Valley Dino-tainment Park, he promises thrills, spills, and a hands-on encounter with creatures that definitely should not exist. Armed with a leash, a lighter, and way too much confidence, Buck’s roadside empire is a glitter-soaked disaster barely holding together. But when a baby T-Rex bites his hand off during a livestream, the internet crowns him king of e-reptile dysfunction—and reality TV comes knocking. Soon, Buck is wrestling fame, prehistoric livestock, and a teeny raptor with diva energy, all while the park teeters on the edge of total combustion. With sponsors bailing, chaos rising, and his dreams literally going up in smoke, Buck has one last A live, pay-per-view dinosaur battle royale. Because in Thunder Valley, extinction is just a marketing strategy. ⭐☆☆☆☆ "You get what you pay for, and apparently I paid for tetanus." —Brenda L., Fort Worth, TX Brought my twins for the “Raptor Petting Zoo.” Left with a strong suspicion those weren’t actual raptors. One of them hissed “Karen” at me before stealing my purse. Security offered me a coupon for a churro. The churro was also a mistake. ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ "Chaos. Mayhem. A surprising amount of glitter." —Derek S., Albuquerque, NM If you like your dinosaurs with side-eye and sideboob, this is the place. The T-Rex had a mullet and what I think was a grill. Pretty sure the Triceratops was vaping. My kids had the time of their lives. My wife has not spoken to me since. ⭐☆☆☆☆ "Saw a dino fight a raccoon over a funnel cake. Would not return." —Linda M., Sarasota, FL The velociraptor had a nose ring and kept trying to sell me crypto. Buck rode in on a Segway dressed as a Flintstone and shouted “Welcome to the THUNDERDOME!” ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "So bad it looped back around to amazing." —Kyle W., Austin, TX Was it safe? No. Was it sanitary? Also no. ⭐⭐☆☆☆ "Dino-sized disappointment." —Tanya B., Tulsa, OK The stegosaurus photobombed our family portrait by vomiting behind my husband. Somehow, still better than Chuck E. Cheese. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A spiritual journey." —Ethan G., Portland, OR Went ironically. Stayed unironically. Buck signed my forehead with a Sharpie and whispered “We’re all extinct on the inside.” 10/10 would emotionally unravel here again.
Author

USA Today Bestselling author, Jamie K. Schmidt is a hybrid author who has over thirty short stories published in small press and ezines, and a variety of novellas and books online. Her Club Inferno series from Random House has been in Amazon's top 100 ebooks sold and Barnes and Noble's top 10. She has a dragon paranormal romance series at Entangled Publishing. Book one of the Emerging Queens series is The Queen's Wings. Jamie holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the State University of New York at New Paltz in Secondary Education English, which is a fancy way of saying she went to college to teach high school English. When that didn't pan out, she worked as a call center manager, a Tupperware consultant, a paralegal, and finally a technical writer for a major conglomerate company. She is an active member in the Romance Writers of America (RWA). When not writing, Jamie relaxes with a mug of hot tea and knits or makes beaded jewelry. You can reach her at Twitter: @jamiekswriter or at her website www.jkschmidt.com