Sometimes, when you open the door to the past, what you confront is your destiny. Reclusive author Vida Winter, famous for her collection of twelve enchanting stories, has spent the past six decades penning a series of alternate lives for herself. Now old and ailing, she is ready to reveal the truth about her…
Tag: Suspense
The Death of Mrs. Westaway
On a day that begins like any other, Hal receives a mysterious letter bequeathing her a substantial inheritance. She realizes very quickly that the letter was sent to the wrong person—but also that the cold-reading skills she’s honed as a tarot card reader might help her claim the money. Soon, Hal finds herself at the…
My Soul To Keep by Tananarive Due
When Jessica marries David, he is everything she wants in a family man: brilliant, attentive, ever-youthful. Yet she still feels something about him is just out of reach. Soon, as people close to Jessica begin to meet violent, mysterious deaths, David makes an unimaginable confession: More than 400 years ago, he and other members of…
Book Review of The Vines and Where the Forest Meets the Stars
For several months, my WIP has consumed my time. My paranormal historical fiction novel is currently at 40,000 words, but there’s still much work before I reach my goal of completion by late-fall or early-winter. Meanwhile, when my tired brain needs a rest, I take to reading a good book. A recent find was Glendy Vanderah’s…
Books: Reading List
If you’re a writer, you should be reading. But who has TIME to read, write, and handle all that life throws at you in 24 hours? It’s tough! Mentally fatigued, unable to get past the first and second chapters, picking up and putting down books is a sure sign it’s time to take a…
Book Review: Justice for Belle by Didi Oviatt
Book Title: Justice for Belle Author: Didi Oviatt Genre: Psychological Thriller, Suspense Publisher: Creativia Publishing, May 15, 2019 Kindle Pages: 119 Blurb Ahnia has a very dicey past, one that is scratching under the surface, just dying to get out. She’s hit rock bottom, broke and desperate to be on top again. When she finds…
Book Review: The Mother Of All Things by Gabriel Blake
Title: The Mother Of All Things Author: Gabriel Blake Genre: Psychological Thriller Publisher: DRF Publishing July 26, 2018 Kindle Pages: 282 Pages Goodreads Blurb: It was supposed to be a new beginning for Elaine Davis. Returning to her childhood home in North Yorkshire, she hopes to move on from a devastating past and rebuild her life…
Book Review: Deadly Spirits by E. Michael Helms
Title: Deadly Spirits (A Mac McClellan Mystery Book 4) Author: E. Michael Helms Genre: Hard-Boiled Mystery, Thriller, Suspense Publisher: Camel Press, January 3, 2017 Kindle Pages: 268 Pages Goodreads Synopsis When PI Mac McClellan’s girlfriend convinces him to join the Palmetto Paranormal Society, he becomes embroiled in a case of whooodunnit. The society…
Finally!
I’ve been away, but not gone entirely, thoroughly engrossed in my characters, it was an effort that required any extra time I had left in a busy, chaotic life. Finally, I’m done with my third novel, Kalorama Road, titled initially, A Blog Affair. Much like marathon training I’d done over the years, the novel required…
