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Author Interview: Holly Lynn Payne

Author Interview: Holly Lynn Payne

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  Damascena by Holly Lynn Payne Today I’m excited to bring you an interview with author Holly Lynn Payne to talk about the writing process and her latest novel Damascena. Here is what one critic had to say about Damascena: “This is one of the most gorgeous novels I’ve ever read. Payne’s research was so thorough. It makes me want to learn more about the dervishes, their religious practices, and about Rumi and his achingly beautiful poetry. The themes of forgiveness,…

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Wings of Fire by Charles Todd

Wings of Fire by Charles Todd

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Book Review: Wings of Fire by Charles Todd Publisher: St. Martin’s Format: Print, 323 pages Source: White Elephant Sale at the Oakland Museum In Wings of Fire by Charles Todd, Ian Rutledge is a damaged Scotland Yard inspector, recently returned from the horrific conditions of World War I. He’s something of a pariah in the stuffy bureaucracy, suffering from a debilitating case of “shell shock.” I must confess I did not fully grasp how horrific World War I was until…

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Review: Heartless by Gail Carriger

Review: Heartless by Gail Carriger

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Heartless by Gail Carriger Heartless is the first novel I’m reviewing for the 2014 R.I.P. Challenge at Stainless Steel Droppings. image courtesy of Abigail Larson I made the acquaintance of the Parasol Protectorate series with the first book, Soulless. Alexia Tarabotti, a misunderstood misfit preternatural resides in an alternate, steam punk Victorian England replete with foppish vampires and rustic werewolves. (The werewolves are, after all, from the wilds of Scotland.) Soulless is a delight. Despite the smart beginning to the series, I…

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Join the R.I.P. reading challenge!

Join the R.I.P. reading challenge!

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image courtesy Abigail Larsen R. I. P. aka Readers Imbibing Peril I love gray skies, don’t you? Of course you do. That time of year when pumpkins multiply in mysterious ways (you turn your back for a second and suddenly whole fields of pumpkins surround you–it’s spooky!), when footsteps echo on a foggy eve, when the graveyard beckons, whispering,”I see you. Come closer.”     Not the least of the reasons for autumn joy is the R.I.P. reading challenge hosted…

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Review: Life Interrupted by Kristen Kehoe

Review: Life Interrupted by Kristen Kehoe

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  Tour Schedule Life Interrupted by Kristen Kehoe Life Interrupted by Kristen Kehoe Book description: Rachel Reynolds isn’t running from her past, but she wouldn’t mind if it stopped chasing her, either. A senior in high school getting ready to graduate, Rachel is trying to look ahead toward her future, while forgetting the one night two years ago that set events in motion which altered the course of her entire life. Part of the future she’s looking for includes falling…

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Interview: Kristen Kehoe, author of Life Interrupted

Interview: Kristen Kehoe, author of Life Interrupted

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Hello everyone. Today we are interviewing Kristen Kehoe, author of the new novel Life Interrupted as she embarks on her blog tour. Be sure to check out the rest of the blog tour and sign up for the giveaway at the end of the post.   Greetings, Kristen.   It’s a pleasure to (virtually) meet you! I enjoyed reading Life Interrupted and am looking forward to our chat. Hello, and thank you for (virtually) having me.   1. We all know a cover…

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On Seizing Serendipity

On Seizing Serendipity

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 On Seizing Serendipity Today I’m a guest at a wonderful site called Historical Fiction Research. I highly recommend Tinney’s site for readers and writers who like to take in that behind-the-scenes view of history and historical fiction writing. Please visit me here. I’ll be discussing the unexpected role of serendipity (yes, I know, serendipity is by its nature unexpected) in the process of research and writing. Please join me over at Historical Fiction Research as I relate how serendipity played into…

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Author Interview with Marsha A. Moore

Author Interview with Marsha A. Moore

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 Today I’d like to welcome author Marsha A. Moore, author of Shadows of Serenity. It’s a treat to sit down with someone else who gets my ghost novel obsession. Thank you, Marsha, for joining in a discussion of your novel! Can you tell us a little about Shadows of Serenity?  Joyce Runsey spends her life savings to open a yoga studio in an historic Victorian St Augustine house, only to discover the property is haunted. A female ghost’s abusive and very…

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Guest Post at Historical Fiction Obsession

Guest Post at Historical Fiction Obsession

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Guest post and giveaway! This week you’ll find me at Historical Fiction Obsession where Kimberly has been kind enough to host yours truly. Please check out Kimberly’s site here, read an excerpt of Moonlight Dancer, and register to win ebooks and coffee mugs. If you love historical fiction, you’ll want to visit Historical Fiction Obsession often to connect with authors, find out about books, and win cool things! Okay, I’ll see you over there…

Once Upon a Time Reading Wrap-up

Once Upon a Time Reading Wrap-up

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   It’s a wrap! The Once Upon a Time reading challenge has come to an end. Here’s what I accomplished. I read: Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle for the folk tale category Life After Life by Kate Atkinson for mythology The Wanderers by Cheryl Mahoney for fairy tale Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane for fantasy (Okay, it’s a stretch to put this into fantasy, but in my defense, I could point to some inhuman, non-mythological and, I might add, wholly unsavory…

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Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane

Unholy Ghosts by Stacia Kane

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The departed have arrived in Unholy Ghosts. Summary from Goodreads: The world is not the way it was. The dead have risen, and the living are under attack. The powerful Church of Real Truth, in charge since the government fell, has sworn to reimburse citizens being harassed by the deceased. Enter Chess Putnam, a fully tattooed witch and freewheeling ghost hunter. She’s got a real talent for banishing the wicked dead. But Chess is keeping a dark secret: She owes…

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Tamsin review/Once Upon a Time

Tamsin review/Once Upon a Time

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  One of my fellow readers suggested that I pick up Tamsin by Peter S. Beagle (author of The Last Unicorn). Tamsin is a time slip novel in which the melancholy eponymous ghost takes the reader back 300 years to a foiled rebellion that cost her the love of her life. Here’s the Goodreads blurb (because…well, yes, I’m feeling lazy): Arriving in the English countryside to live with her mother and new stepfather, Jenny has no interest in her surroundings, until she…

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A Soul’s Kiss by Debra Chapoton: Book Review

A Soul’s Kiss by Debra Chapoton: Book Review

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  If you’re like me, you love to make connections when you read. (But maybe you’re not like me? Perish the thought!) I picture authors and their writing swirling around in a kind of collective maelstrom, bumping and expanding and spinning off in new directions. I drive my family a little crazy sometimes with my connection obsession…I mean, who knew the movie Clueless was Jane Austen’s Emma? Except different. Yep, that would be me. As I read A Soul’s Kiss…

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