tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69487256943507263832024-03-18T21:55:18.463-07:00Offical Blog of Debbie PetersonMaking An Impossible Love Quite Possible After All...Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-5785296540175262302019-05-21T10:42:00.001-07:002020-02-01T09:53:20.705-08:00The Haunting of Fraser Castle & Spirit of the Knight in Audio!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">But First, let's get to the Haunting of Fraser Castle...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In the year 1575, the construction of Castle Fraser was begun.
A man by the name of Michael Fraser, who was the 6th Laird of Fraser, oversaw
the creation of his castle. However, it took sixty-one years before the Fraser
clan deemed the castle finished. Perhaps because of the great care that went
into this castle, many consider it to be one of the grandest castles in all of
Aberdeenshire. And, just as in all castles, this one has quite a history.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The castle was built as the home of the Frasers of Muchalls
and then later became the Frasers of Castle Fraser. This lovely structure was
passed down through the ages to all the Lords’ Fraser. Afterward, it was owned
by the Frasers of Inverallochy and then finally the Mackenzie family took possession.
Possibly, it was in honor of this edifice that they then took the name “Mackenzie
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Frederick Mackenzie Fraser, the last male in this direct
line, died in 1897. Unfortunately, he didn’t produce an heir during his
lifetime. Therefore, his widow, Theodora, unable to shoulder the financial
burden alone, sold the castle in 1921. Weetman Pearson, the 1st Viscount
Cowdray bought it. His family restored the castle and then turned it into a
shooting lodge. In 1976 they gave it to the National Trust for Scotland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">It all sounds so normal. Yet, all castles have ghosts, don’t
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Most certainly, or so they say.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The most famous ghost of Fraser castle is a princess who,
for unknown reasons, was murdered as she slept. Not very hospitable for one who
was just a guest, wouldn’t you agree? Nonetheless, one night as she lay
sleeping in the upstairs Green room an assailant came in to her room and
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They say the blackguard dragged her bloody body down the
stairs in an attempt to cover up his hideous misdeed. He didn’t get very far as
he was discovered and quickly executed. However, his crime would be forever
noted by the blood stains on the stairs. You see, despite many, many attempts, the
blood just couldn’t be removed. Finally, in desperation, the stains were
covered by the wooden paneling which can still be seen to this day. As for
the princess? Though she was gently buried, her restless spirit still lingers
at Fraser castle. Many have seen her ghostly form floating silently through the
hallways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In addition to our princess, one can at times, hear ghostly
piano music coming from the Hall. There is also the unsettling sound of whispers
that are nowhere and everywhere. It is also said that the ghost of Lady
Drummond, who died in 1874, is frequently seen on the staircase, dressed in a
long black gown. Finally, if the staff is to be believed, the kitchen is also
haunted. They often hear the laughter of children or their whispered songs in empty kitchen corners. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Yep... that's what they say. Care to drop by for a visit?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">If so, I am so pleased to give some audio book lovers the opportunity to get a <b>free</b> copy of </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://freeaudiobookcodes.com/book_details.php?BOOK_ID=2545" target="_blank"><b>Spirit of the Knight</b></a></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">, while they last<b> </b>(and they are going fast), courtesy of and narrated by the phenomenal Dawson McBride! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In "<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MBVKQ3K" target="_blank">Heart of the Storm</a>,<i>"</i> published by The Wild Rose Press, I took on the mysteries of the Bermuda Triangle. Over the years, I have watched many documentaries concerning this oceanic area between <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state>, Puerto Rico, and <st1:place w:st="on">Bermuda</st1:place> (although the area varies by author). I have read books and several recorded testimonies. Many of those accounts share common events: A sudden unusual storm; bizarre cloud formations; flashes of light; loss of visible horizon, and malfunction of navigational equipment to name a few.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Throughout it all there were things I wanted to know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What happened to all the ships and planes that disappeared without a trace? Why didn’t anyone ever find a piece of wreckage? And what about that abandoned schooner the <i>Ellen Austin</i> encountered in 1881. The captain ordered a skeleton crew to man the deserted ship. Although they sailed alongside each other, a sudden but brief storm separated them. No one ever saw the schooner or her crew again. Where could they have gone in such a short amount of time? What about all of the other ships, planes, and missing crews that have been lost to history?</span></span><br />
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<br />Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-37886251345004661242018-06-18T03:00:00.000-07:002019-05-16T11:27:36.100-07:00New Release, Cusp of Night, and the Birth of the Spiritualist Movement By Mae Clair<div class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst" style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am so excited to have talented author Mae Clair return as we celebrate the release of her fabulous new novel, which, by the way, I absolutely loved! (See my review <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ybdaqjv5" target="_blank">here</a>). She is about to share some of her inspiration behind the story. I'm sure it will intrigue you every bit as much as it did me! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Thanks for having me as your guest today,
Debbie! I’m excited to be able to share
my new mystery/suspense novel, <i>Cusp of
Night</i><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>. The story features two timelines—one in the
present and one in the past. For the past timeline, I delved into the era of
Spiritualism, a religion/pseudo-science that experienced its birth in the
mid-1800's. Founded on the principle that life existed after death, and that the
dead could communicate with the living, most consider the Fox Sisters responsible for setting Spiritualism in motion.</span></div>
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and Kate—moved to a cottage in Hydesville, New York, temporary lodging while
their house was being built nearby. Previously owned by a family named Bell,
locals referred to the cottage as the “spook house.” A peddler, rumored to have
had an affair with Mrs. Bell, vanished after visiting and was never seen again.
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to plague the Fox family. Rattling sounds, tappings, and loud bangs were heard
each night. John thought nothing of it at first, but the incidents increased in
frequency. His wife and daughters were so disturbed, he took to making nightly
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this unseen entity Mr. Splitfoot. In no time they were communicating through an
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been murdered in the house years before. When John Fox and a neighbor took to
digging in the basement and found a piece of a human skull, it seemed apparent
Kate and Margaret were in communication with the ghost of the peddler. By 1849
both daughters were hailed as mediums and were giving regular performances,
showcasing their otherworldly skills. The Spiritualist movement was born, and
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renowned. Over the years, their skill would come under scrutiny. In 1888,
Margaret Fox denounced Spiritualism as a sham, saying she and her sister
produced the rapping sounds by cracking their toes. By 1891 she would recant
her confession, and in 1893 would die penniless. Kate, likewise met a sad end,
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fascinating, especially the idea that many of the mediums were stage magicians
who honed their skill on the “flim-flam” circuit. That’s not to say that there
weren’t credible mediums (a topic for another post) but many of practitioners
of the day were skilled con artists out to make dollar from the grief of
others. This became especially true after the Civil War, in which an
extraordinary amount of lives was lost. Those who remained needed assurance
their sons, husbands, brothers and fathers had found peace beyond the Veil in
Summerland. Mediums promised that communication with the dead to bring comfort.</span></span><br />
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of Night</i>, I’ve delved into the props that Spiritualism used by sharing how
a medium of the day—Lucinda Glass, also known as the Blue Lady of Hode’s
Hill—plied her trade. As a reader you’ll be introduced to table titling,
rapping sounds, a medium’s spirit cabinet and spirit trumpet, ectoplasm,
automatic writings, and a host of other tools common to spiritualists of the
day. The research was utterly riveting. I hope you find the book equally
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Recently settled in Hode’s Hill,
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the legend about a centuries-old monster. A devil-like creature with
uncanny abilities responsible for several horrific murders, the Fiend has
evolved into the stuff of urban myth. But the past lives again when
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couple, combined with more sightings of the monster, trigger Maya to join
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</strong>Recently settled in Hode’s Hill, Pennsylvania, Maya Sinclair is enthralled by the town’s folklore, especially the legend about a centuries-old monster. A devil-like creature with uncanny abilities responsible for several horrific murders, the Fiend has evolved into the stuff of urban myth. But the past lives again when Maya witnesses an assault during the annual “Fiend Fest.” The victim is developer Leland Hode, patriarch of the town’s most powerful family, and he was attacked by someone dressed like the Fiend.
Compelled to discover who is behind the attack and why, Maya uncovers a shortlist of enemies of the Hode clan. The mystery deepens when she finds the journal of a late nineteenth-century spiritualist who once lived in Maya’s house—a woman whose ghost may still linger.
Known as the Blue Lady of Hode’s Hill due to a genetic condition, Lucinda Glass vanished without a trace and was believed to be one of the Fiend’s tragic victims. The disappearance of a young couple, combined with more sightings of the monster, trigger Maya to join forces with Leland’s son Collin. But the closer she gets to unearthing the truth, the closer she comes to a hidden world of twisted secrets, insanity, and evil that refuses to die . . .
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<br />Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-88457535121729099052018-01-17T13:19:00.000-08:002019-05-27T10:38:01.006-07:00A Soldier's Premonition of Death...Imagined or is it Real After all?<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white;">During America’s Civil War, at the Battle of South Mountain,
Maryland, Private George Miles died. The month was September, and the year was
1861. He had enlisted with Company A of the 6<sup>th</sup> Wisconsin infantry
just a few months earlier—May 10<sup>th</sup>, 1861 to be precise. That morning
he had grown unusually quiet. This was not like him at all. By nature he was a
man of good cheer and joviality, a thing which boosted the spirits of all the
men in his company. When they asked him for the reason of his melancholy, he
simply said, “</span>You fellows would be quiet too, if you knew you
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itself, the men asked the Captain to give him a duty elsewhere. The Captain,
having a fondness for the private as well, complied. However, George would have
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dreams that foretold his impending death. In one dream he saw himself mingling
with the officers and men of his regiment who had been killed. In the second
dream he was struggling in hand to hand combat with a very large and
overpowering German soldier. As he awoke he had the impression he would not
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World War II. There were many stories told of men in his regiment who knew they
wouldn’t be coming home. One in particular was a young man by the name of Private Forbes.
One day, just behind enemy lines, they were tasked with digging yet another foxhole.
He asked one of his companions in another squad if they could swap places for
the night. “I’d be glad too, he said, “as long as the lieutenant gives us
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Forbes’ companion alerted him of this fact, Forbes simply shrugged. He said not
to worry, that is was okay and just to forget about asking for the favor. “It’s
not going to matter if I’m in your foxhole or mine. I’m not going to live through
the night,” he said. He didn’t.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There are many such stories out there and each one tugs at the heart. In my latest novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Love-Letters-Heaven-Debbie-Peterson-ebook/dp/B078K73TTZ/ref" target="_blank">Love Letters from Heaven</a>, our ghostly hero, Sergeant William Malloy Griffin, also knew he wouldn't come home from his service during World War II. This, of course, is going to make it all the more difficult for him to win his very mortal soul mate...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So, do you think soldiers who are destined to die on the battlefield are given some kind of advanced notice? Let me know what you think! I'd love to hear it.</span><br />
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Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-37539576597515271622017-08-17T07:58:00.000-07:002018-01-23T18:23:41.767-08:00Cover Reveal... Love Letters from Heaven<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Exactly seventy-three years, two months and eleven days ago, on the shores of Normandy, an Invasion known as Operation Overlord took place. We know that day better as D-Day...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On that day, countless soldiers lost their lives. Many of these heroes are buried in the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Among them, is William Malloy Griffin, the fictional hero of "Love Letters from Heaven," my newest novel, soon to be published by the Wild Rose Press!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">As Always, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/dca.graphics" target="_blank">Debbie Taylor</a> did an AWESOME job of creating the cover. Thank you so very much Debbie!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After a failed, miserable marriage, Katie Adelton vowed she would never let another man into her life. All of that changed with a single visit to the Normandy American Cemetery, and an encounter with a handsome ghost from World War II. A ghost that to her utter astonishment, claimed to be her soul mate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Sergeant William Malloy Griffin willingly gave his life for his country on the shore of Omaha Beach on D-Day. From that day forward he searched the entire earth for his lost love. Once he found her, it took everything in his power to break through the barrier that kept them apart.</span></div>
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entertained as the day wears on. I mean really, if there's going to be a
zombie apocalypse, what better day to start one than right now?</span></div>
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course, our esteemed scientists will tell you there's no correlation between
the weird and frantic during a full moon. However, my husband mentioned on more
than one occasion--while working graveyard patrol at the police department--the
presence of a full moon seemed far more chaotic and people behaved in a more
irrational manner than on any other day of the lunar month. Hospitals can fall
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the 13<sup>th</sup> between 1903 to June of 2014? Today will mark the
eleventh. Actually the official full moon was yesterday, but we are still
in the full moon phase. But the next time a full moon and Friday the 13<sup>th</sup> actually
coincide on the exact same day will be August 13<sup>th</sup> 2049. A lot of us probably won’t be here to see it though, perhaps due to that zombie
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">So, how often do we experience the unlucky and dreaded 13<sup>th</sup> day of the month falling on a Friday? Well let’s check beginning with August of 2010,
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Friday the 13th is considered the unluckiest day(s) of the year on the Gregorian
calendar. The fearsome reputation of this day probably came from the middle
ages. Many believe that the possible origins came from the Bible. Regardless of origin, there are those who are quick to point out that on
Friday the 13th:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Philip IV of France ordered the arrest and dissolution of the Knight's Templar
in October of 1307. The execution of the Templar Grandmaster occurred on
Friday the 13th as well. At this time he cursed his prosecutors, the Pope, and
King of France. <span style="background: white;">Friday, November 13, 1970 the deadliest tropical
cyclone in recorded history made its appearance. Then we have the Friday the
13th blizzard that dumped 22 inches of snow in New York in OCTOBER... How about the
Friday the 13th in Suffolk England, when a 13 year old boy was struck by
lightning? Or that awful Friday the 13th in 1996 when Tupac Shakur was murdered
in Las Vegas? The list does go on.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">As most of us know, many pagan
beliefs center on the full moon. Stories in folklore and myth attribute the
full moon to unearthly and terrifying events, as well as weird animal and
human behavior. After all the full-moon and werewolves just seem to belong
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<span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Anyway enjoy today's Friday the 13</span><sup style="font-family: "Bookman Old Style", serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: "bookman old style" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">, the first of 2017. While you're at it, keep
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Did you ever pick up an item at an antique shop, flea market, or even in grandma's attic or basement and feel like you've suddenly trespassed where you are not welcome? Somehow the otherwise innocent object feels all wrong. Perhaps it emanates
a weird vibe or makes your skin crawl. I think we all know about Chucky (a movie I have never watched and never will--thank you ever so much) but what about things other than the plentiful stories of sinister dolls? Do you think these things only live in
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Did you know that on eBay there are numerous sites dedicated to possessed
objects? Pictures, jewelry, of course a
doll or two can also be found. Hmm... </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There is a story of a Dibbuk Box sold on eBay and based upon
Jewish folklore.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A bibbuk box is a wine
cabinet that is haunted by a restless evil spirit. They say it is responsible for
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<span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However, did you know about the mirror? Reports say the home houses a mirror that contains the
spirits of Sara and her two murdered children. I don't have a clue as to why you can see them inside the mirror...</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If that isn't enough to make you shiver, we have one wedding dress, circa 1849 that Anna Baker would've worn on her wedding day--except her father made sure the wedding never took place. Eventually another bride was destined to wear the dress. Decades later, the dress was given to a historical society. Then, when the Baker home in Pennsylvania was turned into a museum, the dress was placed in a glass case in an upstairs bedroom, reported to have been Anna's. Many visitors claim to see the dress dance as it sways from side to side, especially when the moon is full. No source for an inadvertent draft has been found. </span></div>
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around or disappear. Those that viewed
the painting reported feeling sick and experience weakness. Younger children would run from the room
screaming and adults would report “hands” that were grabbing them. For
others it was a blast of very hot air.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What about “the Goddess of Death” a
stature carved in limestone dating to 3500 BC and found on Cypress in 1878? Reports say that the original owner and six succeeding family members who inherited the piece all died
within six years. All from unexplained
and mysterious causes. Right or wrong, fingers point directly at "the Goddess of death."</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Last but not least, there is a story of a piano, bought at an antique shop for an unbelievably low price. The man proudly brought it into his home and gave it a place of honor. Within days the piano began playing all by itself (and no, it wasn't a player piano). Scared out of his mind, the owner returned it at once to the antique store. The proprietor wasn't at all surprised. You see, it had been returned many, many times before....</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Have you entered a building and something about it just doesn't seem quite right? You can’t put a finger on it, or even define it exactly, but everything is just kind of "off." Like...maybe...just maybe you’re being watched by something who's notice you'd rather escape? Years ago in
Las Vegas, Nevada such a place once existed, but it wasn't always so. Red Rock 11 Theaters--located in what is now, west central Las Vegas--was only a couple of blocks from the home in which I spent all of my teenage years. My family and friends watched a ton of movies there without fuss or incident... </span></div>
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eleven theaters in this place.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The various store fronts of theater vendors were located in a “town square” style atrium surrounded by the
theaters you see in the photograph.</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">There was lounge seating in
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gargoyles on the ends. These gargoyles
had reddish glass eyes. If you walked
around the town square, the light reflecting from the gargoyle's eyes seemed to follow
you around, as if they were watching every move you made. Creepy? Unsettling? Yes, indeed.</span></div>
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Department. However, back in the 1970's and 80's, he and a few other brave officers often responded to "perimeter alarms," whenever the alarm was tripped at the Red Rock</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Theaters. They never found a soul inside the building though...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Despite the lack of a perpetrator(s), he tells me there were some real eerie sounds going on in there, as if though there was
something moving around. They could never find the cause for that. They'd turn around and
have a flashlight hit the gargoyle eyes and they'd see...well they'd see those hideous creatures staring back at them. Startling
to say the least. My husband felt they
were lucky no inadvertent “shots fired” ever occurred while they searched the place from top to bottom. One of the officers made a comment after
one such search. He said, "there are three things you never mess with; the IRS, the
Mafia, and the <i>unknown</i>.” He was certain, he said, the place was infested with "haints" (ghosts).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Like I said, we have a lot of fond memories harking back to those nostalgic days
in the late 60's through the 1990's. Even so, whenever the theaters are mentioned, my husband
smiles and ponders “the unknown.” Sadly, the
theaters were torn down in 2002, which for us was the end of an era. We sometimes wonder what happened to the scary
carnival stuff. Perhaps the owners sold it to some poor unsuspecting person, who even now wonders if he bought more than he bargained for.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I feel like it's been forever since I've written a blog and I have truly missed it. There are a million and one reasons for that, mostly life and the people who are most important in it... like my family. If I waxed poetic over the events of the past several months that kept me away from writing, I'd need a book, not a blog. Anyway, enough of that. Suffice it to say I'm back (hopefully)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Have you ever
been inside a dank, dark, dusty, cave or mine?</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If you haven't, let me be the first one to tell you that it's really, really dark in there. In fact, the darkness is total. If that doesn't put a shiver down your spine, know that caves are also full of sounds as well. There are echoes along with spooky and unexplained noises.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Whispers are not uncommon. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">You feel the walls closing in around you, and not
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world known as Mammoth Cave. Ancient burials
have been located throughout the complex. During the Civil War the caves were
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Slaves perished through accidents, and some say their spirits linger. We also have reports of Native Americans and cave explorers who entered the cave and never returned.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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most famous apparition is Melissa, who supposedly lured her tutor to his death inside the cave.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> The story goes that she</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> was in love
with him. Unfortunately he didn't return her affections. In fact, he was dating another girl.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In a fit of jealousy, she lured him into the caves and abandoned him there. He never found his way out of it. She didn't mean him any real harm, or so she said. However,</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mister Beverleigh was never seen again and no one but Melissa knew why.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Dying of tuberculosis, Melissa confessed her crime from her deathbed. After her demise, the sightings began. Witnesses told a story of</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> a girl that roams the depths
of Mammoth Caves in search of her lost love. Though melodramatic perhaps, other
“experiences” tend to give credence to support the story. Several people have said they hear voices of a girl who they think is trying to find someone. She has the most dreadful cough...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Ilona
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with other people, if she ever really will. She starts taking dangerous risks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Archer is
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When Ilona is in danger of being mauled by a dog, he desperately tries
something that shouldn’t be possible. And yet he succeeds. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Ilona discovers what it means to have a mother who is a modern
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">Ilona must discover not only what
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what it means to be half ghost. She proves what her mother told her—love is
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But there were only a couple ways that’d be possible—if he were half ghost, or
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memory struck Lettie like a horse galloping across a battlefield. An ancient
memory. Lettie had been around since the beginning of time on Earth, but most
of those thousands of years she let slink around the crevices of her mind. It
was mostly just walking the bridge with the newly deceased. There were a few
memories, though, that burned into her every time she let herself pull them
forward. And burned was precisely the right word.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , "sans-serif";">M.S. Kaye has several published
books under her black belt. A transplant from Ohio, she resides with her
husband Corey in Jacksonville, Florida, where she tries not to melt in the sun.
Find suspense and the unusual at <a href="http://www.booksbymsk.com/">www.BooksByMSK.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /> <br /><br />Pre-Order Buy Links: <br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KNFD19S">Amazon </a> <br /><br /><a href="https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/starr-fall">Kobo</a> <br /><br /> <br /><br />About the Book: <br /><br />On the run from the Organization, Starr never planned on falling in love. <br /><br />Starr Bishop’s the complete package. A perfect smile, brains to match, and a winning attitude. Boys want to date her and girls want to be her. She’s the type of girl you want to hate, if only she wasn’t so damn likable. But don’t worry, she’s not interested in your boyfriend. Boys are one complication she can live without. <br /><br />When the Organization decides she’s not only the model student but the ideal assassin, Starr’ll need a lot more than high test scores and extracurricular involvement to get herself out of that commitment. <br /><br />Dark, moody, and dead sexy Christian Evergood is the last person she’d expect—or even want— to come to her rescue. From opposite ends of Webster High’s social hierarchy, their lives collide in one electrifying moment. Christian isn’t the Goth loner he pretends to be, he’s a part Cherokee, All-American boy who wants to be a hero, Starr’s hero. Christian makes Starr forget that the Organization is after her, but nothing will stop the Organization from collecting their top recruit. <br /><br />By the way, the spot for junior class president just became available.<br /><br /> <br /><br />Book Excerpt: <br /><br />I glance up just before plowing into a tall, muscular frame. As our bodies collide, time stops for one brief moment. Strong arms pull me into his black Ramones t-shirt. He shifts his body under mine, drawing me in closer to his chest. His heart races against my cheek; it matches the sprint of my own. <br /><br />In a tight embrace, we fall as if someone hit slow motion and we drop frame by frame without ever hitting the bottom. Nothing exists in the entire universe except for our plunging bodies pressed against each other. When we finally hit the hard tile floor, he takes most of the impact because I’m cocooned in his arms. Something tightens just below my belly button—a nervous kind of flip-floppy feeling, and I finally understand what Sami and Jody always talk about. <br /><br />“You,” he murmurs. I gaze into Christian’s black lined eyes with newfound shyness. I never noticed just how blue his eyes are. A blue so deep and pure and clear I’m tempted to swim in them for hours, but the catcalls “Get a room” and rowdy laughter remind me we’re in the middle of the cafeteria with our food deprived classmates, and we’re fresh bait. A burn creeps into my cheeks. <br /><br />He pushes himself up beside me. Whatever emotion was in his eyes a moment ago vanishes as quickly as it appeared. Two sharp, unforgiving vertical lines form between his eyebrows. Without even a grunt of acknowledgement, he stalks away. I stare after his black t-shirt, wondering what just happened and did he feel it too? <br /><br />“Starr, are you okay?” someone asks, but I’m lost in my own world. “Starr, are you okay?” A hand grips my shoulder. <br /><br />If there was any electricity coursing through my veins, it’s gone now. <br /><br />I shake my head to clear it before turning to Frank. “Yeah..., yeah, I’m fine.” <br /><br />I think. <br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <br /><br />About the Author <br /><br />Kim once smashed into a tree while skiing. The accident led to a concussion, a cracked sternum, temporary notoriety as a sixth grader returned from the dead, and the realization that fictionalized accounts are way more interesting than just slipping on the ice. </span><br />
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<br /><br />An unhealthy obsession with conspiracy theories combined with a love of travel and happily ever afters led Kim to write her YA novel, Starr Fall, where a secret organization decides Starr Bishop would make the ideal assassin. While in hiding, Starr meets dark, moody, and dead sexy Christian Evergood. Cue the swoon worthy music. But it’s not all happily ever afters for Kim, her NA novel, And Then He, explores the dark and scary corners of the human psyche. Following a night of innocent flirting with a handsome stranger, Tiffani finds herself in the midst of a nightmare she can’t escape. And Then He is available now through Amazon and other major book retailers. Starr Fall will debut November 2016 with Inkspell Publishing. <br /><br /> <br /><br />When she’s not doing something writerly, Kim can be found jumping into snow drifts with her three kids, husband, and dog. She’s careful to avoid trees. <br /><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/KimBriggsWrite">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://www.kimbriggswrite.com/">Web</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/KimBriggsWrite/">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/14544617.Kim_Briggs">Goodreads</a> | <a href="http://inksisterswrite.blogspot.com/">INK Sisters Write</a> | <br /><br /> <br />Giveaway Details <br /><br />To celebrate Starr Fall’s cover release, Kim wants to give away some fun swag! <br /><br />One lucky winner will receive a bag of Starr Fall swag including bookmarks, all the fixings for s’mores (once you read the book, you’ll know why), and this… <br /><br /><img border="0" src="file:///C:/Users/Rays-HP/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/01/clip_image006.jpg" /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br />See that little metal tag? It says “Me to We.” Cool huh? You know what else is cool, the purchase of the bracelet bought one month of clean water to a child in a community overseas. Starr’s all about water and making an impact. Kim is too, and she can’t wait to give this bracelet to one lucky recipient. All you need to do is pre-order Starr Fall, then email a copy of the proof of purchase (a screenshot works) to KimBriggsAuthor @ gmail.com (Don’t forget to remove the spaces;) <br /><br />Winner will be announced on Kim’s <a href="http://www.kimbriggswrite.com/">Website</a> Monday, October 3, 2016. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">
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Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-49286406579079223212016-09-08T04:00:00.000-07:002016-09-09T08:26:18.120-07:00Hell Hath No Fury by Tamela Miles!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Uh-oh. It's happened again, hasn't it? In fact, this is the third time this week that you can't type out a single word of your glorious WIP, in fear because it feels like you're writing crap that no one will ever read and enjoy. Fear not - you're not alone. Many of us authors are, by far, our own worst critics. My first bit of acquired wisdom is to not let fear cripple you to the point you're tempted to get up from your PC and escape into a good movie. No. Don't make that mistake. Keep your bottom in that chair and keep going. What reads like crap now just needs a little tweaking during revision. Another bit of acquired wisdom is this: Let it go sometimes, for the moment. Forget your current WIP and focus on another writing project. Shift gears to that other piece of work and lose yourself in it. One WIP often inspires another. Writing two or more WIP concurrently doesn't work for everybody but if you have the spirit of a multitasker, give it a try. Imagine your joy when you complete both projects a whole lot sooner!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Will be released 10/15<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a>/16 from Inkspell Publishing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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The truth
of an ancient connection threatens to destroy Ilona and Archer. As they
struggle to understand, Lettie discovers, or rather remembers, their history,
as well as the punishment Archer bore as a result. She comes to accept Archer
will never leave Ilona, but will that cause his destruction?</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Excerpt from Book 1:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Another twenty yards and she’d be out of
the darkness of the trees and almost to the sidewalk, within reach of the light
from the streetlamps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">A figure stepped out from behind a large
oak, directly into Ilona’s path.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ilona stopped and searched for a way
around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“What are you doing?” a rough voice
growled.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Ilona recognized it immediately, even
before she registered Archer’s face.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“It’s none of your business what I’m
doing,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He moved closer. “You’re making it goddamned
impossible to protect you.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You <i>can’t</i>
protect me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">His jaw tightened, and he glared. “What
in the hell do you think I’ve been doing?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I’m honestly not sure.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">His voice rose. “You’d be lying frozen
dead in a gutter right now if it wasn’t for me. You saw what happened in the
shelter—you’d have been attacked by now if I hadn’t been around.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Her tone was quiet, calm. “I know how you
scared them away.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I told you I have a talent for creating
fear. It comes in useful.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“But you don’t like it.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He said nothing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“And I know you’ve been around,” she
said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He raised his eyebrows as if she was
being slow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Before you asked me if I was lost,” she
said. “You were there—when the car hit me.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">His expression sobered.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She waited for a response.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Finally, he said, “I’ve been around.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“Will you answer one question? And be
honest?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“I give as much honesty as I can.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Her lips curved a little. That was
perhaps the most honest response he had yet given.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">She moved closer, and he backed away.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“No,” she said.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He stopped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“When you turned the corner and asked if
I was lost,” she said, “you leaned your shoulder on the wall. How did you do
that?”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">His eyebrows pulled together.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">“You’re really good at it,” she said. “It
took me awhile to realize you never actually touch anything, that you stay out
of the light, that you don’t get cold, your breath doesn’t come out in puffs in
the cold like everyone else’s, you never let anyone close, near enough to
realize you have no scent, to feel the static when you get too close.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">He took a step back, as if in
self-defense.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , "serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">“Don’t
try to lie anymore,” she said. “I know what you are.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Every now and then I have the pleasure of inviting a guest--who loves the paranormal as much as I do--to contribute a post. Today is one of those days. I am excited to welcome Summer Siquian, who will tell us a little bit about the Pacific ghost ship known as Joyita! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">There is a great deal of mystery surrounding Joyita,
a missing ship found partially afloat and void of any crew members. In time she
became known as the Pacific’s ghost ship.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This 69 foot luxury yacht was built in 1931, for movie
director Roland West. He named the ship Joyita, which translates to little jewel in
Spanish, as a tribute to his wife Jewel Carmenille. In 1941 the US Navy acquired
the yacht and took her to Pearl Harbor and outfitted her as a patrol ship where
she patrolled the Big Island until 1943. The Joyita changed hands multiple times
until a professor, Dr. Katherine Luomama of Hawaii bought and allowed her
friend, Captain Thomas H. Miller to charter the boat. He used the boat for
fishing and trading for three years until the mysterious disappearance
occurred. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">On October 3, 1955 the Joyita departed from Apia
Somoa and headed for Tokelua Island about 270 miles away, with passengers and crew totaling twenty-five, cargo of medical supplies, lumber, empty oil drums and food. They
were due to arrive in Toklua Island within 48 hours. On October 6, 1955
officials declared them both overdue and missing, with no confirmed distress
signal. A search was launched by Sunderlands and the Royal New Zealand Air
Force. They searched for six full days and over 100,000 square miles of open
ocean. They didn’t find any sign of the Joyita or her crew.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Joyita was found by Gerald Douglas, captain of a merchant ship. He spied the
partly sunken ship about 600 miles away from Joyita’s original destination.
Upon closer inspection, he found the Joyita empty of captain and crew. All the
cargo was missing, as was the captain’s journal, all navigation equipment, life
rafts and dinghy. He also noticed the radio was set to the international distress
station. The only thing that remained onboard was the doctor’s bag, a stethoscope,
a scalpel, and four blood stained bandages. It was believed these items were
the property of World War II surgeon, Dr Alfred Denis Parsons, a known
passenger of the Joyita.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Investigators suggested that whatever occurred
probably happened at night because the electronic clock had mysteriously stopped
ticking at 10:25. In addition, the captain’s cabin light as well as the
navigation lights was still on. To this day there is no evidence as to what occurred
the fateful night of October 5, 1955. There have been many theories. Some say pirates, kidnapping, or phantom waves. Some suggested the captain and crew witnessed illegal fishing and were silenced.
There are those who have gone so far as to blame alien abduction, the legendary
kraken, or a Bermuda Triangle type vortex for the disappearance of captain and
crew.<br /> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">After the incident, whatever the cause, the ship
was sold and repaired. It became a trade ship where bad luck seemed to follow. The ship
ran aground in 1957 and again in 1959. After that, the Joyita was sold to Robin
Maugham who wrote a book concerning the mysteries surrounding the Joyita.
Robin later sold it to Major Casling-Cottle who ran a tourist and publicity
bureau in Levuka. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The 69 foot wooden yacht slowly disintegrated over time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So what do you think? Accident? Mutiny? Or do you think something far sinister claimed the ghost ship of the Pacific? I'm opting for something a little more sinister...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One of the questions I'm often asked during interviews is: What author or authors inspired you to write? My answer is always the same. The person who must take the credit, or the blame -- according to your perspective -- is not an author. He is my beloved husband. He encouraged--and gave me the courage--to write down my stories and submit them for publication. When I finally received my first contract, no one celebrated my success more than he did</span><b><span style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%;">—</span></b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and that's when it started!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What, you might ask, am I talking about? I'm talking about the thoughtful, special little gifts I received in commemoration of each book I wrote and published. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Most often he finds a special necklace or a pair of earrings that symbolizes something significant from the book, such as a silver anchor for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Shadow-Witte-Wieven-Debbie-Peterson-ebook/dp/B007W97VMC" target="_blank">Shadow of the Witte Wieven</a>, and Minute Man earrings for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Revolution-Debbie-Peterson-ebook/dp/B00B5NU6Z0" target="_blank">Spirit of the Revolution</a>. He gave me a dragon necklace, a hawk necklace, and the Runic Calendar Stone you see in the picture above for <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Court-Hawk-Debbie-Peterson-ebook/dp/B00URNJZPG" target="_blank">Court of the Hawk</a>. Yeah, he went a little overboard on that one. He did the same thing for the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Debbie-Peterson/e/B007GYZ4EA" target="_blank">other books</a> as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So, enter my seventh and latest novel published by <a href="http://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/" target="_blank">The Wild Rose Press</a>,<b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Oath-Honour-Honor-ebook/dp/B01B0XMGMU" target="_blank">Bound by Oath and Honour</a></b>. In my stocking this past Christmas, I found a beautiful necklace depicting a Wolf surrounded by a silver crescent moon. Gorgeous! And more than enough. Really it was... (Do you hear that David?)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But then one fine day we were passing by the Feed Store a mile or two from our home. There outside on the lawn, with nothing more than a chainsaw, a wood carving artist was creating a beautiful bear out of this old piece of wood. His name is <a href="http://www.carvemeabear.com/" target="_blank">Clark or Clark the Carver</a>, if you will. That man has an amazing talent that is simply incredible and you should really check him out! Okay, he does wonderful bears, but my husband wondered, does he do wolves?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So David, the love and light of my life, this post is for you and not just because of the gifts that are so precious for the meaning behind them. This post is to thank you for your continued encouragement. Thank you for not allowing me to give up. Thank you for all the love and support you've given me every single day of our thirty-nine years together. You're the absolute best, no finer man has ever walked this earth, and I love you more than you know!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">May 11: <span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://www.longandshortreviews.com/guest-blogs/bound-by-oath-and-honour-by-debbie-peterson-qa-and-giveaway/" style="font-family: 'helvetica neue', arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc;">L</span>ong and Short Reviews</a><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">May 18: </span><a href="http://thereadingaddict-elf.blogspot.com/2016/05/bound-by-oath-and-honour-by-debbie.html" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">The Reading Addict</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">June 1: </span><a href="http://archaeolibrarianologist.blogspot.com/2016/06/nbtm-review-giveaway-bound-by-oath-and.html" style="color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Archaeolibrarian - I Dig Good Books!</a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">June 1: </span><a href="http://twoendsofthepen.blogspot.com/2016/06/interview-with-debbie-peterson-bound-by.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Two Ends of the Pen</a><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">June 15: </span><a href="http://lisahaseltonsreviewsandinterviews.blogspot.com/2016/06/conversation-with-paranormal-fantasy.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">Lisa Haselton's Reviews and Interviews</a><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">June 22: </span><a href="http://the-avidreader.blogspot.com/2016/06/22-virtual-book-tour-giveaway-bound-by-oath-and-honour-by-debbie-peterson-GF.html" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: "helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank">The Avid Reader</a><br />
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Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-11145840435266537812016-06-11T05:00:00.000-07:002016-06-15T08:17:14.764-07:00Cover Reveal for Dark Deliverance by Tamela Miles<div style="background-color: white;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My newest release coming July 27, 2016 from The Wild Rose Press is #2 in my wonderfully popular Hell On Heels series, entitled "Dark Deliverance". Now having some publishing cred signaled an important transition for me as a writer. I cut my teeth on romances featuring dominant, blatantly sexual Alpha males and, naturally, went from voraciously reading them as a teen to writing about them. All of it was thrilling - the Alpha coldly trying to put the heroine in her place with a few, well-chosen words, him fighting his attraction and initiating the first deep kiss, him shutting her out of his life for fear of falling, the happy Alpha male ending with the heroine finally submitting to him. Was thrilling? Hmm...still is.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">However, I must shyly reveal that, as I've grown older, I've come to appreciate more deeply the sensitive and humorous hero. The kind of man I would date in real life. I decided to depart from my Alpha male roots to explore something gentler but still manly and strong with my character, Patrick Holt, in "Dark Deliverance". He was a tremendously successful experiment gone very right. Patrick has the strength without the brooding, the flirty charm with touches of dark humor. As I was crafting him with page after page of text, he snatched the reins and became larger than life and very real to me. He wasn't just my perfect hero, he was perfect for my heroine, Elle. If you like a side of laughs with your spooky paranormal romance, check out the team of Elle and Patrick in "Dark Deliverance! </span></div>
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Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-6603227097224480822016-06-06T03:00:00.000-07:002019-05-29T09:29:26.570-07:00Whittington Inn and the Ghosts That Dwell Therein...<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the South Staffordshire District of Staffordshire, England, is a very lovely village known as Kinver. Within this village one can find The Whittington Inn. According to some, this old manor house was built in 1310 by Sir William De Whittington, knight at arms. Believe it or not, according to the genealogy charts, Sir William is a many times great grandfather of my husband. More than likely, okay very likely, this is why I chose to share the ghostly goings on at Whittington Inn... Well, that and the fact that my novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Bound-Oath-Honour-Honor-ebook/dp/B01B0XMGMU?i" target="_blank">Bound by Oath and Honour</a>, now in Audio, begins in Staffordshire.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It is said that King Charles II sought to save his life within the manor by hiding in the priest's hole right after the battle of Worcester during England's Civil war. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Many people have reported seeing shadowy figures flitting about the bar where taps turn on without the aid of human help. Did I mention the glasses that fly across the room while employees and customers alike gape? Of course, at least one specter enjoys placing a hand on the shoulder of an unsuspecting victim. But who knows? With all of the ghosts dwelling inside Whittington Inn, maybe they've gathered at the pub for a party of their own. Perhaps from their point of view, the living are the intruders that need to take their leave. It just might be they're giving them a gentle nudge to point them in that direction...</span><br />
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Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-78983635438431901912016-06-04T04:00:00.000-07:002016-06-04T10:39:16.369-07:00Joe Cosentino talks China Doll, his fourth Jana Lane Mystery...<div class="MsoNormal">
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release of PORCELAIN DOLL, the second Jana Lane mystery, published by The Wild
Rose Press. He interviewed his sexy young congressman character, Sancho Ramirez,
for the release of SATIN DOLL, the third Jana Lane mystery. Joe is back with us
today interviewing his heroine Jana Lane for the release of CHINA DOLL, the
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: Nobody knows me like you do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Joe: Jana, you were America’s most
famous child star with movies like <i>Daddy’s
Girl</i>, <i>Jungle Girl</i>, <i>School Spy</i>, <i>The Littlest Farmer</i>, <i>The
Cowgirl and Bandit</i>, <i>Girl Detective</i>,
<i>Pink Ballerina</i>, <i>The Cutest Scientist</i>, and many more. Then at middle age, you made a
film comeback in the steamy <i>His</i> <i>Obsession</i> and <i>Madame Senator</i>—for which you won a well-deserved Academy Award! You
are still gorgeous at forty-one with your petite figure, layered blonde hair,
crystal blue eyes, and porcelain skin. Do you have a beauty regime?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: I work out in my home gym each
day in my Hyde Park, New York estate to music like “Maniac,” “What a Feeling,” “Gloria,”
and “Cover Me.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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leggings, and scrunchies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Joe: I had to do a lot of research on
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: In PAPER DOLL at thirty-eight I live
with my family in a mansion in picturesque Hudson Valley, New York. My
flashbacks from the past become murder attempts in my future. So I venture back
to Hollywood, which helps me uncover a web of secrets about everyone I love.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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with the devilishly handsome son of your old producer, Rocco Cavoto. But you
stay true to your husband Brian.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Joe: You sure do a lot of checking in
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make a comeback film and uncover who is being murdered on the set and why.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Joe: The other suspects include your
James Dean type young co-star, your older John Wayne type co-star, your
children’s Eve Harrington type nanny, the film’s gossipy makeup and hair
artist, a local reverend trying to stop the film’s production, and Jason’s pushy
agent. SATIN DOLL is next.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: In SATIN DOLL my family and I
head to Washington, DC, where I play a US senator in a new film, and become
embroiled in murder and corruption at the senate chamber.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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flirtation with Chris Bruno, the muscular detective. You sure get around.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: I go wherever you tell me to go.
I also rub elbows with senators on both sides of the aisle, a lobbyist, and a
Washington reporter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: I know! They like me. They
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<span class="readable"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“A book that will captivate any reader! A page
turner that won't let you go! This is one author you can always depend on to
publish a good read!!” Stormy Nights Reviewing</span></span><span class="readable"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="readable"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">“Joe Cosentino is a brilliant mastermind when
creating the perfect mystery series. In each novel in this intriguing series of
his, Jana Lane Mysteries, readers are blown away by his writing. The instant
readers jump into Joe Cosentino's fictional world, the danger feels real, the
suspense is killing, and the plot moves so fast. Action, lights, camera!” “A fast-paced murder mystery that readers
will easily fall in love with...and one they can't live without. Overall, I
highly recommend this new title in the Jana Lane Mysteries and look forward to
the next best adventure from Joe Cosentino.” Danielle Urban, Universal
Creativity Inc.</span></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“Beautifully
written and intensely detailed, <i>Porcelain
Doll</i> is one not to be missed. Flirtatiously decadent with a strong moral
undertone, set in a decade of extraordinary social change this is a story of
its period that is as poignant today as it was then. Joe Cosentino controlled
the emotions that the book encouraged with a deft but delicate touch.
Suspenseful and mysterious, <i>Porcelain
Doll</i> is a masterful creation, one that was impossible not to be affected
by.” Carol Fenton, BooksLaidBare Reviews<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“<i>Paper Doll</i> is a superbly crafted mystery
with an eclectic cast of characters that will engage you and elicit some very
emotional responses as you are completely caught up in the events that unfold
in these pages. Everyone has secrets and the people in <i>Paper Doll</i> have them in spades!” Fresh Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Cosentino has produced a masterpiece of mystery (<i>Paper Doll</i>)" "The story gripped me from the start and
there were enough twists and turns, with a bit of romance thrown in for good
measure, to keep hold of me until the end of the book." "Great book,
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matinee idol good looks, charm, and talent. But when bodies start dropping like
stage curtains, and the local detective is more interested in going to musical
theatre than solving the crime, it’s up to me to once again use the skills I
learned as a child star to solve the case.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: The play is produced and written
by the same producer (Stanley Rothman) and author (Katrina Wright) who produced
and wrote my first Broadway play when I was five years old, <i>Sweet Nothings.</i> I co-starred with the
aging but still gorgeous and mysterious Savannah Stevens, who is also co-starring
in <i>China Doll</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Rothman’s granddaughter Bella, your nephew Brad, and your youngest son B.J. And
the play is directed by Katrina’s new husband, the young studly Tony Cuccioli.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: Besides Peter, I really enjoyed
Gary Royale, B.J.’s over anxious new nanny, and of course the Broadway musical
buff Detective Douglas was great fun. Who is yours?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Joe: You are of course! And your
agent, Simon. I want to play him in the TV series. Hear that, producers! I also
love how your youngest son, B.J., takes so well to the stage in the novel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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talented woman like Elizabeth Taylor, however, she doesn’t have anywhere near
as many husbands or such a troubled life. But as is the case with all of the
characters in CHINA DOLL, a major secret is revealed about Savannah. Do you
think Katrina Wright, the highly successful mystery writer, is supposed to be
Agatha Christie?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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older female writers, but Agatha Christie wrote many novels and a few plays,
Katrina has written many many plays and no novels. Also unlike Agatha Christie,
Katrina has a young stud husband who just happens to get the job as director of
Katrina’s play—to the producer’s (Stanley Rothman’s) chagrin.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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number of plays including playing opposite some pretty big stars as noted in my
biography. I used those experiences many times in CHINA DOLL when writing about
the role of the playwright, director, stage manager, producer, actors,
designers, and technicians. I know first-hand what it’s like to do a read
through, a blocking rehearsal, rehearsals, dress rehearsals, and performances,
and I believe the novel is better for it. Though thankfully nobody was murdered
in any of my plays.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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use their religious beliefs as a weapon to try to fire one of the cast members.
I’m so proud of you Jana for defending Tate.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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love her neighbor as herself, not judge others, and help victims of
discrimination. I stand up to Katrina and Stanley because I believe that the freedom
to worship as you choose is far different from the freedom to discriminate
against others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Jana: Though <i>China Doll</i> is a fictitious play, I like how you were able to place our
theatre between the marquees of real shows playing at the time: <i>Hurlyburly</i> starring William Hurt and
Christopher Walken and <i>The Rink</i>
starring Chita Rivera and Liza Minelli. And how New York City is prominently
featured in the novel with its luxury hotels, Central Park, Washington Square
Park, Little Italy, and of course the theatre district. As is the still new
AIDS epidemic and the devastation it caused when ignored by our political
representatives, as once again I sponsor a benefit for AIDS research.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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in, the hospital scene. It’s so touching. And I enjoyed our lunch at New York
City’s most famous theatre district restaurant, and our carriage ride. And
always the white-knuckle surprise ending.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Joe: They are the Nicky and Noah comedy
mysteries published by Lethe Press. </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Each novel is loaded
with wacky humor and romance in a fast-paced whodunit. </span><span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Since
I am a college theatre professor/department head, and theatre departments are
havens of mystery, secrets, romance, and high humor; the series takes place at
an Edwardian style New England college. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In DRAMA QUEEN (Divine Magazine’s
Favorite Mystery Novel of 2015) theatre college professors are dropping like
stage curtains. With the inept local detectives, it is up to Directing
professor, Nicky Abbondanza to use his theatre skills (including playing other
people) to solve the murders, while he directs a murder mystery onstage.
Complicating matters is Nicky’s intense crush on Assistant Professor of Acting,
handsome Noah Oliver, the prime suspect in the murder. In DRAMA MUSCLE <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Nicky and Noah have to use their theatre skills to find
out why musclemen are dropping like weights in the Physical Education
department while Nicky directs the Student Bodybuilding Competition. In DRAMA
CRUISE (not released yet), Nicky and Noah go on a cruise to Alaska, and
discover why college theatre professors are going overboard like lifeboats
while Nicky directs a murder mystery dinner theatre show onboard ship. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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romance novels and novellas: IN MY HEART (An Infatuation & A Shooting
Star), A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, and THE NAKED PRINCE AND OTHER TALES FROM
FAIRYLAND (Dreamspinner Press); and the Cozzi Cove beach series: COZZI COVE:
BOUNCING BACK and COZZI COVE: MOVING FORWARD (NineStarPress).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my next mystery?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the leading role in a TV pilot about an amateur sleuth. Again, life imitates
art and you have to use the skills you learned as a child star to figure out the
secrets and capture the murderer. You are also captivated by a very sexy man
from your past.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Jana Lane mysteries. And let Jana and I<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a> know what you
think at </span></span><a href="http://www.joecosentino.weebly.com/"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com</span></a><span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lane is back on Broadway in 1984—starring in a murder mystery. Life imitates
art when members of the company are murdered. As Jana investigates, it’s clear
she may be the next victim. Complicating matters is Jana’s uncontrollable
infatuation with her leading man, gorgeous and muscular Off-Broadway actor
Peter Stevens. Will Jana find the murderer before the curtain comes down on
her? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Bestselling
author Joe Cosentino won Divine Magazine’s awards for best mystery novel, best
humorous novel, and best contemporary novel of 2015. He is the author of the
Jana Lane mysteries: <i>Paper Doll,
Porcelain Doll, Satin Doll,</i> and <i>China
Doll</i> and the upcoming <i>Rag Doll</i>
(The Wild Rose Press); the Nicky and Noah mysteries: <i>Drama Queen, Drama Muscle,</i> and the upcoming <i>Drama Cruise</i> (Lethe Press); the Cozzi Cove beach series: <i>Cozzi Cove: Bouncing Back</i> and <i>Cozzi Cove: Moving Forward</i> (NineStar
Press); and the romance novellas: <i>In My
Heart</i> anthology (<i>An Infatuation</i>
& <i>A Shooting Star), A Home for the
Holidays, and The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland</i> (Dreamspinner
Press); and <i>The Nutcracker and the Mouse
King</i> (Eldridge Plays and Musicals). As an actor, he has appeared in
principal roles in film, television, and theatre opposite stars such as Bruce
Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Holland Taylor, and Jason Robards. Joe is
currently Head of the Department/Professor at a college in upstate New York,
and is happily married. http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Web site: </span><a href="http://www.joecosentino.weebly.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Twitter:
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Goodreads: </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4071647.Joe_Cosentino"><span style="color: windowtext; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4071647.Joe_Cosentino</span></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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from <i>China Doll</i> a Jana Lane mystery
by Joe Cosentino, published by Wild Rose Press:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Tall, muscular,
aristocratic-looking with dark hair and blushed cheeks, Peter shook Jana’s
hand. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Lane.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Feeling the warmth and
smoothness of his strong hand, Jana felt like a shut-in at a blind date with Mr
America. “It’s Miss Otley…rather Mrs. Lane…Mrs. Otley, but please call me
Peter.” Jana turned the color of her avocado dress.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">He seemed to enjoy her
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whispered in her ear, and she smelled fresh mint. “I’m nervous too. Everyone’s
thinking I got this role because I’m Savannah Stevens’ son. They’re probably
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accept your resignation.” Then staring at Savannah and Jana, he said, “And if
any of you regrets signing a contract with me for this show, let this be a
business lesson for you. Lawyers enforce contracts.” Stanley clapped his hands
again. “Tony, Tate, and Gary, you are released. Kat, please take a seat in the
house. Jose, back to your stage manager’s console please. Everyone else, please
make a circle around me, and I will lead you in some acting exercises.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the great de Ferrers family called this castle home. Later it became a center
for some very powerful earls and dukes, such as the great John of Gaunt, 2nd
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">What? You don’t recognize the name? Well somewhere along the way
you might have heard of his son, King Henry IV; his grandson, King Henry V; and
his great grandson, King Henry VI.</span></div>
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biggest claim to fame is as the prison for Mary Queen of Scots. During her
lifetime, the castle walls held her captive four different times. No wonder she grew to hate it. Here
her nefarious enemies hatched the plot that would lead to her death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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saw more than its fair share of sieges over the centuries. Many times
it suffered horrendous carnage. Despite the damage, they would rebuild the castle and it would live on to fight another day—until 1647. During the Civil War surrounding Charles I, Parliament finally
had enough and ordered the complete and utter destruction of the castle. Even
then it wasn’t entirely annihilated. To this day remains of the castle still
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Should it
surprise you that Mary Queen of Scots is supposed to haunt the castle? Over the
centuries, numerous witnesses have reported seeing her ghostly form. Some have
seen her standing in the Great Hall near the window; others have seen her
as she flees across the grounds. If that isn’t enough for you, we had a group
of about forty no-nonsense men who swear they’ve seen her as well. They said she stood at
the top of the South Tower, dressed in a white, flowing gown, reminiscent of
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A small boy also calls the castle home. He’s not your usual pasty, translucent ghost either.
Witnesses think he’s just as mortal as anyone else. Most of the time one can find
him in the Great Hall, near the area of the stairs. He
is said to be wearing a shirt that is white in color. They say he’s a playful
spirit that does nothing more than drain your batteries and interfere with your electrical
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little boy ghost has a playmate. She is known as Ellie and likes to hang out in
the King’s bedroom (who wouldn’t). She’ll take hold of your hand when you least
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have the phantom known as “The Keeper.” You can’t miss him. He wears a full suit of armour—and more often than
not—is seen in John of Gaunt’s Gateway. He’s also known to yell at the
tourists. He’ll say something like, “Get thee hence!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-50352353357209284452016-05-11T04:00:00.000-07:002016-05-11T10:17:09.378-07:00Satin Doll: A Character Interview by Joe Cosentino<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;">
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York with me, a character from Joe Cosentino’s SATIN DOLL, a Jana Lane mystery,
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<i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Joe describes you as extremely
charismatic, handsome with effervescent dark hair and eyes, dimples like
craters, a muscular physique, and dressed in expensive suits.<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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York, a beautiful part of our state with high-peeked mountains, glimmering
lakes, and only a train ride away from New York City.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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out who attacked her at eighteen on the studio lot and who is attacking her at thirty-eight
in her Hyde Park, New York mansion. I was impressed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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superbly crafted mystery with an eclectic cast of characters that will engage
you and elicit some very emotional responses as you are completely caught up in
the events that unfold in these pages. Everyone has secrets and the people in
Paper Doll have them in spades!” Fresh Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">"Mr. Cosentino has produced a masterpiece of mystery (Paper
Doll)" "The story gripped me from the start and there were enough
twists and turns, with a bit of romance thrown in for good measure, to keep
hold of me until the end of the book." "Great book, can’t wait for
book 2." Readers’ Favorite<span class="yiv7096992842"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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PORCELAIN DOLL Jana makes a comeback film, <i>His
Obsession</i>. I<span class="yiv7096992842">n the process of filming, she uncovers
who is being murdered on the set and why. Kudos to my constituent.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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critics agreed: <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“Beautifully written and intensely detailed, Porcelain Doll is one not
to be missed. Flirtatiously decadent with a strong moral undertone, set in a
decade of extraordinary social change this is a story of its period that is as
poignant today as it was then. Joe Cosentino controlled the emotions that the
book encouraged with a deft but delicate touch. Suspenseful and mysterious,
Porcelain Doll is a masterful creation, one that was impossible not to be
affected by.” Carol Fenton, BooksLaidBare Reviews<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="readable"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“Murder,
mystery, and suspense are high inside of this brilliant masterpiece by Joe
Cosentino.” “Every page fills the readers with intrigue.” “Edge of your seat
mystery that lures readers instantly.” “Once you read it, you can't put it down.”
Danielle Urban Universal Creativity Inc.</span></span><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">And now in
SATIN DOLL, Jana and her family head to Washington, DC and become embroiled in
murder and corruption at the Senate Chamber. I come into the story when the
first victim is murdered. Also, sharing Jana’s liberal bent, I support her AIDS
fundraiser at the Ford Theatre.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Since things don’t work out with you and Tamaya
Stormcloud, do you have a love affair in the novel?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I sure do.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Who’s the lucky lady?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Again,
you’ll have to read the book to find out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Do you help Jana Lane solve the murder mystery?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Jana
figures it out on her own, again by using the skills she learned as a child
star in movies like <i>The Girl Detective,
The Littlest Farmer, Jungle Girl, School Spy, </i>and<i> The Cutest Scientist</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Who are some of the other characters in the novel?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">There are
some familiar faces from the first two books like Jana’s old-world, loyal, and
hysterically funny agent, Simon Huckby, who produces the AIDS benefit. And Jana’s
best friend and lawyer, Congressman Jackson Mitchell and his partner Adam, host
Jana and family at their rustic home on a lake. And there are some new faces
too like Senator Cassie Castle and her sister Lenore who Jana is shadowing to
research her upcoming movie, <i>Madam
Senator</i>. Ironically Cassie, a Democrat who like me is being touted for the
party’s Vice Presidential nomination, is dating the Republican leader of the
Senate, gray fox Senator Maxmillion. Max is a top one percenter who is beholden
to Benjamin Topower, Max’s wealthy super pack contributor. Each character in
the novel has a pretty shocking secret, including me.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I’ve always found it interesting how some politicians
can speak to someone and make him/her feel as if he/she is the only person in
the room. You seem like that.<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I enjoy
talking to my constituents, but I also want to make the world a better place. While
I personally have a liberal bent, I think Joe does a great job in the book of
treating the political characters in both parties equally in terms of good
points and bad.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Since the book takes place in 1983, Jana and ex-football
player detective Chris Bove get to dance to songs like “Flashdance</span></i></span><span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">…</span></i></span><span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">What a Feeling” and
“Maniac.” She wears layered hair, shoulder pads, and lace gloves. He wears
parachute pants, colored T-shirts, and blazers. Though you are younger than
they, you stick to expensive suits. <o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">I think
that fits in with the time period. We also experience a number of historical events
like Karen Carpenter’s passing, the still new AIDS epidemic and the devastation
it caused when ignored by our political representatives, and dangerous proposed
legislation by conservatives like the Protect the Children Act, which was a
disguise to try to make gay people second class citizens. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Can someone read this novel before reading the
previous two Jana Lane mysteries?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Yes, readers
get a complete mystery with each novel full of revealed secrets, plot twists
and turns, and a white knuckle ending leading to a shocking conclusion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">So
who-dun-it? I know, I have to read the book to find out. </span></span><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">What’s next for Jana Lane after SATIN DOLL? <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In CHINA
DOLL (releasing late May), Jana heads to New York City to star in a Broadway
play, co-starring the gorgeous Peter Stevens, and she is faced with murder on
stage and off.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Are you in that novel too?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">No. I’m
not in the next book either, RAGDOLL, where Jana is offered the leading role in
a new television mystery series. And again life imitates art.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">How does Joe Cosentino think up these terrific
storylines and surprise endings?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Characters
like me are in his head helping him out.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Does Joe have another mystery series?
<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Yes, the
Nicky and Noah comedy mysteries published by Lethe Press. </span></span><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Each novel is loaded with wacky humor and romance in a
fast-paced whodunit. </span><span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Since
Joe is a college theatre professor/department head, and theatre departments are
havens of mystery, secrets, romance, and high humor; the series takes place at
an Edwardian style New England college. </span></span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">In
DRAMA QUEEN (Divine Magazine’s Best Mystery of 2015) theatre college professors
are dropping like stage curtains. With the inept local detectives, it is up to
Directing professor, Nicky Abbondanza to use his theatre skills (including
playing other people) to solve the murders, while he directs a murder mystery
onstage. Complicating matters is Nicky’s intense crush on Assistant Professor
of Acting, handsome Noah Oliver, the prime suspect in the murder. In DRAMA
MUSCLE <span style="color: #1a1a1a;">Nicky and Noah have to use their theatre
skills to find out why musclemen are dropping like weights in the Physical
Education department while Nicky directs the Student Bodybuilding Competition.
In DRAMA CRUISE (not released yet), Nicky and Noah go on a cruise to Alaska,
and discover why college theatre professors are going overboard like lifeboats
while Nicky directs a murder mystery dinner theatre show onboard ship. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Has he written other novels as well?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">His MM
romance novellas are published by Dreamspinner Press. They are AN INFATUATION,
A SHOOTING STAR, A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, and THE NAKED PRINCE AND OTHER TALES
FROM FAIRYLAND. Joe also has an MM series COZZI COVE: BOUNCING BACK and COZZI
COVE: MOVING FORWARD taking place on the Jersey Shore and published by NineStar
Press.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">How can readers contact you?<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Through
Joe. He loves hearing from readers. It gives him a break from listening to characters
like me. They can contact Joe at: </span></span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.joecosentino.weebly.com/"><span style="color: windowtext; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com</span></a></span><span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">SATIN DOLL, a Jana Lane mystery by Joe Cosentino<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">published by The Wild Rose Press<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">purchase links:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 17.3333px;"><a href="http://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/3808-satin-doll.html">http://catalog.thewildrosepress.com/all-titles/3808-satin-doll.html</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Murder, corruption, and scandals rock Washington,
D.C.<b>...</b> America’s most famous ex-child star, Jana Lane, is playing a US
Senator in a 1983 film. Just as she and her family arrive in DC, two Washington
power players are murdered, and Jana is caught in the web of intrigue and
political scandal. Jana falls under the spell of the breathtakingly handsome
detective assigned to the case, ex-professional football player and food
aficionado, Chris Bove. Will Jana and Bove uncover the murderer’s identity
and shocking secrets before Jana and her family become the Capitol’s next
victims? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQl5IRjrgss/VxLbgq7FLNI/AAAAAAAABrQ/eMwYfQNeQxchvINpqELaIvpVCcSAxKrugCLcB/s1600/B%2526N3JoeCos.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-iQl5IRjrgss/VxLbgq7FLNI/AAAAAAAABrQ/eMwYfQNeQxchvINpqELaIvpVCcSAxKrugCLcB/s200/B%2526N3JoeCos.jpg" width="150" /></a><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Bestselling author Joe Cosentino won Divine
Magazine’s awards for best mystery novel, best humorous novel, and best
contemporary novel of 2015. He is the author of the Jana Lane mysteries: <i>Paper Doll, Porcelain Doll, Satin Doll,</i>
and <i>China Doll</i> (The Wild Rose Press);
the Nicky and Noah mysteries: <i>Drama
Queen, Drama Muscle,</i> and the upcoming <i>Drama
Cruise</i> (Lethe Press); the Cozzi Cove beach series: <i>Cozzi Cove: Bouncing Back</i> and <i>Cozzi
Cove: Moving Forward</i> (NineStar Press); and the romance novellas: <i>In My Heart</i> anthology (<i>An Infatuation</i> & <i>A Shooting Star), A Home for the Holidays, and
The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland</i> (Dreamspinner Press); and <i>The Nutcracker and the Mouse King</i>
(Eldridge Plays and Musicals). As an actor, he has appeared in principal roles
in film, television, and theatre opposite stars such as Bruce Willis, Rosie
O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Holland Taylor, and Jason Robards. Joe is currently
Head of the Department/Professor at a college in upstate New York, and is
happily married. http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Web site: </span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://www.joecosentino.weebly.com/" target="_blank">http://www.JoeCosentino.weebly.com</a></span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/JoeCosentinoauthor <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoeCosen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Goodreads: </span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4071647.Joe_Cosentino">https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4071647.Joe_Cosentino</a></span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Amazon: </span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><a href="http://author.to/JoeCosentino" target="_blank">Author.to/JoeCosentino</a></span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Jana felt goosebumps as she looked over at the dias for the presiding
officer—a rotating senator elected by the majority/Republican party. Her eyes
spanned the one hundred desks in a semicircle, where senators sat by order of
seniority with the majority leader (Josiah Maxmillion noticeably absent) and
minority leader (Ben Stevens present) sitting front and center on each side.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The meeting resumed. Jana stood in awe and listened as senators took to
the floor, yielding and accepting time to and from one another, making their
case for or against the vast expense of taxpayers’ dollars.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">After ten minutes had gone by, Jana realized she had left her notepad in
Cassie’s office. Wanting to write copious notes about her meeting with Max and
about the senate debate, Jana hurried through hallways and around corridors.
Again flashbacks from her nightmare rendered her unable to move, but she
commanded her legs to obey and miraculously found her way back.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Upon entering Cassie’s office, Jana noticed Cassie’s secretary and
Lenore were not at their desks. <i>Probably on their lunch breaks.</i> Since
Cassie’s office door was open, Jana peeked her head inside and gasped at the
sight of Tamaya Stormcloud, lying motionless on the Persian rug, surrounded by
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<span style="font-family: "century schoolbook" , "serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Thanks Joe and thank you Senator Ramirez for stopping by! We enjoyed your visit!</span></div>
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Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-47468660334414121432016-03-23T04:30:00.000-07:002016-04-07T20:45:50.286-07:00INTERVIEW WITH JOE COSENTINO author of PORCELAIN DOLL, a Jana Lane mystery, published by Wild Rose Press!<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Hello and Welcome Joe! I'm happy to have you here and to learn a little bit more about you and your fabulous new book!</span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After
college I became an actor in film, television, and theatre, working opposite
stars like Bruce Willis, Nathan Lane, Rosie O’Donnell, Holland Taylor, and
Jason Robards. Sorry to name drop! Morphing into writing plays and now novels
seem like the perfect progression.</span><span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> I knew my novels would include show
business in some way, since show business has always been such a huge part of
my life. As an avid mystery reader, it was clear to me that my novels would also
be page-turning mysteries with clever plot twists, engaging characters,
romance, and lots of clues leading to a surprising conclusion. Since coming
from a funny Italian-American family, I also knew humor would play a role in my
novels.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Can
you tell us a little bit about creating the Jana Lane mystery series?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> As a child I loved child stars like
Shirley Temple, Hayley Mills, and Patty Duke, seeing their movies over and
over. So I created a heroine who was the biggest child star ever until she was
attacked on the studio lot at eighteen years old. In PAPER DOLL the secret
behind that attack is exposed.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> In PORCELAIN DOLL, it is 1982 and
Jana is thirty-nine years old, living in a mansion in Hyde Park, New York. Jana
makes a comeback film and uncovers who is being murdered on the set and why.
Her heart is set aflutter by her incredibly gorgeous co-star, America’s
heartthrob Jason Apollo. The other suspects include Jana’s James Dean type
young co-star, her older John Wayne type co-star, her children’s Eve Harrington
type nanny, the film’s gossipy makeup and hair artist, a local reverend trying
to stop the film’s production, and Jason’s agent. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> In SATIN DOLL (not yet released),
Jana and family head to Washington, DC, where Jana plays a US senator in a new
film, and becomes embroiled in a murder and corruption at the senate chamber.
She also embarks on a romance with Chris Bruno, the ex-professional football
player detective.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> In CHINA DOLL (not yet released),
Jana heads to New York City to star in a Broadway play, enchanted by her
gorgeous co-star Peter Stevens, and faced with murder on stage and off.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Through the course of the books,
Jana not only solves the mysteries, but also reclaims the courage and fortitude
she had as a child. This is an important message for all of us. As one reviewer
wrote, she starts out as a wounded bird, and ends as tiger.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Who
is your favorite character in PORCELAIN DOLL? And why?</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jana’s agent, Simon, is my favorite
character for five reasons. He is amazingly resilient, old world Hollywood,
incredibly funny, loyal to Jana, and most importantly, I want to play him in
the TV series!</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one of your characters was the hardest one to write? And why?</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Reverend Charlton, the reverend
protesting Jana’s film, was difficult to write since he is so frightening. I
could never understand why some people use religion to try to attack and
demonize others. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you think Christians would be offended by his character?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> Jana is a Christian who prays and
goes to church on Sundays. She seems like a true Christian to me since she
tries to love her neighbor as herself, not judge others, and help the
downtrodden and outcasts. Reverend Charlton doesn’t seem very Christian to me
since he uses his power and wealth to demean others.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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one of your characters did you enjoy writing the most? And why?</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">
Jana’s young co-star, Trevor, was
fun since he has such a huge ego and is certainly a rebel without a cause<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Did
you use your background as an actor to write PORCELAIN DOLL?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> Definitely! I used my background in
each of the Jana Lane novels, since I know the ins and outs on a movie set.
Thankfully nobody was murdered on my sets!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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did you set the books in the 1980’s?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> I love the music, hairstyles,
clothing, and decadence of that era. I had great fun writing about Jana’s
mansion, wardrobe, makeup, and hairstyles. I was also able to incorporate some
of the music, films, television shows, Broadway shows, and political and social
events of the era, including the AIDS epidemic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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are the difficulties in writing a series?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">On the positive side, the leading
characters are so real to me, each book is like visiting with old friends. I
love Jana and I enjoy every moment with her. On the negative side, for
continuity I need to keep a notebook full of information on each character and
the various repeat locations—i.e. every room in Jana’s Hyde Park mansion.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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do you handle writing love scenes?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> Lovemaking is a part of life, so it
makes sense to include love scenes in novels. The love scenes in my books are
pretty tame compared to many. I have been told they are sweet and touching.</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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you have another mystery series besides the Jana Lane mysteries?</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Yes, the Nicky and Noah comedy mysteries
published by Lethe Press. Since I am a college theatre professor/department
head, the series takes place at an Edwardian style New England college. </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">In DRAMA
QUEEN (Divine Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2015 winner for Best
Mystery, Best Humor, Best Crime, Best Contemporary) theatre college professors
are dropping like stage curtains. With the inept local detectives, it is up to
Directing professor, Nicky Abbondanza to use his theatre skills (including
playing other people) to solve the murders, while he directs a murder mystery
onstage. Complicating matters is Nicky’s intense crush on Assistant Professor
of Acting, handsome Noah Oliver, the prime suspect in the murders. In DRAMA
MUSCLE Nicky and Noah have to use their theatre
skills to find out why musclemen are dropping like weights in the Physical
Education department while Nicky directs the Student Bodybuilding Competition.
In DRAMA CRUISE (not released yet), Nicky and Noah go on a cruise to Alaska,
and discover why college theatre professors are going overboard like lifeboats
while Nicky directs a murder mystery dinner theatre show onboard ship. The
series is so entertaining, it has vast crossover appeal. My colleagues kid me
that if they tick me off, I will murder them in the next book. Hah.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are you writing now?<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Ragdoll</span></i></span><span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">, the next
Jana Lane mystery, where Jana stars in a TV murder mystery series. You guessed it!
Life imitates art yet again. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> A lover of
mystery, romance, and Hollywood. Someone who craves being swept away by a story
and becoming part of the novel. My reader loves clues, suspects, and plotlines
that zigzag with numerous surprises leading to a shocking yet totally justified
conclusion. Finally, my reader relishes in beautiful, lush locations and
captivating characters as she/he enters the portal of my book. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">I
love hearing from readers. They can contact me <a href="http://www.joecosentino.weebly.com/" target="_blank">here</a></span></span><span class="yiv7096992842"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">Is art imitating life in 1982? Jana Lane, ex-child
star, is doing a comeback film about murder. When a crew member is killed on
the set, it looks like Jana could be next. </span><span class="im"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Thickening
the plot is Jana’s breathtakingly handsome and muscular leading man, Jason
Apollo, whose boyish, southern charms have aroused Jana’s interest on screen
and off. Will Jana and Jason stop the murderer before the final reel, or end up
on the cutting room floor in this fast-paced whodunit with a shocking ending?</span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Praise for
PORCELAIN DOLL, a Jana Lane mystery:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">“<i>Porcelain Doll</i> is Joe Cosentino at his
finest. We are drawn back to the fashions and attitudes of the 1980's in a
character-driven story full of intrigue and passion." Kirsty Vizard,
Divine Magazine<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“Beautifully
written and intensely detailed, <i>Porcelain
Doll</i> is one not to be missed. Flirtatiously decadent with a strong moral
undertone, set in a decade of extraordinary social change this is a story of
its period that is as poignant today as it was then. Joe Cosentino controlled
the emotions that the book encouraged with a deft but delicate touch.
Suspenseful and mysterious, <i>Porcelain
Doll</i> is a masterful creation, one that was impossible not to be affected
by.” Carol Fenton, BooksLaidBare Reviews<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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PAPER DOLL, the first Jana Lane mystery:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">“<i>Paper Doll</i> is a superbly crafted mystery
with an eclectic cast of characters that will engage you and elicit some very
emotional responses as you are completely caught up in the events that unfold
in these pages. Everyone has secrets and the people in <i>Paper Doll</i> have them in spades!” Fresh Fiction<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"Mr.
Cosentino has produced a masterpiece of mystery" "The story gripped
me from the start and there were enough twists and turns, with a bit of romance
thrown in for good measure, to keep hold of me until the end of the book."
"Great book, can’t wait for book 2." Readers’ Favorite<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Released:
March 16, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Pages: 260<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Cover Artist:
Debbie Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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978-1-5092-0603-2<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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978-1-5092-0604-9<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Heat Level:
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Bestselling author Joe Cosentino wrote <i>Paper
Doll</i> the first Jana Lane mystery (Whiskey Creek Press), <i>Porcelain Doll</i> the second Jana Lane
mystery (The Wild Rose Press), <i>Drama
Queen</i> the first Nicky and Noah mystery (Lethe Press), <i>Drama Muscle</i> the second Nicky and Noah mystery (Lethe Press), <i>An Infatuation</i> & <i>A Shooting Star & A Home for the
Holidays & The Naked Prince and Other Tales from Fairyland</i>
(Dreamspinner Press), <i>Cozzi Cove:
Bouncing Back</i> (NineStar Press), and <i>The
Nutcracker and the Mouse King</i> (Eldridge Plays and Musicals). He has
appeared in principal acting roles in film, television, and theatre, opposite
stars such as Bruce Willis, Rosie O’Donnell, Nathan Lane, Holland Taylor, and
Jason Robards. His one-act plays, <i>Infatuation</i> and <i>Neighbor</i>, were
performed in New York City. He wrote <i>The Perils of Pauline</i> educational
film (Prentice Hall Publishers). Joe is currently Head of the
Department/Professor at a college in upstate New York, and is happily married.
His upcoming novels are <i>Satin Doll</i>
the third Jana Lane mystery (The Wild Rose Press), <i>China Doll</i> the fourth Jana Lane mystery (The Wild Rose Press), <i>Drama
Cruise</i> the third Nicky and Noah mystery (Lethe Press), and <i>Cozzi Cove: Moving Forward (NineStar Press).
</i>Joe was voted 2<sup>nd</sup> Place for Best MM Author of the Year in Divine
Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards for 2015.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-style: italic;">As Jana sat
waiting for Jack to call for action, she looked up at Jason’s encouraging face.
She again was taken aback by his incredible beauty.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for quiet and action. Jana and Jason played the scene, where the detective
notifies her of her husband’s death. Jason delivered his lines with warmth,
vulnerability, and obvious affection for Jana. In turn, Jana listened then
reacted with deep emotions, conveying shock, loss, fear, and hysteria while
being comforted by the man she trusted. Jana clutched onto Jason with such
force, her fingernail accidently tore a hole in his jacket.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the two men returned, and the jacket was mended, Jack called for slate and
action for take two. Jana and Jason did the scene two more times. Each take was
more realistic and heart-wrenching than the next, and each appeared as if it
were the first time Jana was given the sad news.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Jana heard a loud crash followed by a scream. Leaping from her chair, she
followed the horrified gazes of the others in the room to Ryan O’Halloran lying
motionless on the floor with a Fresnel tungsten shuttered light next to his
head, and blood dripping from his scalp onto the hardwood floor.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-63745078232019935772016-02-03T11:47:00.000-08:002016-03-23T08:58:52.185-07:00Goodreads Book Giveaway: A Thousand Yesteryears by Mae Clair #mystery #suspense #Mothman<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I'm so happy to welcome back author MAE CLAIR, who has something very exciting to share with you!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A huge THANK YOU to Debbie Peterson for allowing me blog space to share some exciting </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">news. Kensington Publishing is doing a Goodreads Giveaway for a paperback copy of my </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">upcoming release, A THOUSAND YESTERYEARS. There will be </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">two</b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">—count ‘em </span><b style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">two</b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">—winners! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The giveaway is open now through February 29th (how cool, a leap year). If you’re interested, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">you can enter <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/172145-a-thousand-yesteryears" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A THOUSAND YESTERYEARS is a tale of mystery and suspense centered around events that took </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">place in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. You’ll discover a small river town plagued by tragic </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">history and rumored sightings of the Mothman—a terrifying creature said to haunt an </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">abandoned WWII munitions site. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The characters are everyday people facing extraordinary circumstances—secrets, betrayal, </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">murder. I hope you find the blurb intriguing:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Behind a legend lies the truth…</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As a child, Eve Parrish lost her father and her best friend, Maggie Flynn, in a tragic bridge </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">collapse. Fifteen years later, she returns to Point Pleasant to settle her deceased aunt’s estate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Though much has changed about the once thriving river community, the ghost of tragedy still </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">weighs heavily on the town, as do rumors and sightings of the Mothman, a local legend. When </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Eve uncovers startling information about her aunt’s death, that legend is in danger of becoming </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">all too real…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Caden Flynn is one of the few lucky survivors of the bridge collapse, but blames himself for </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">coercing his younger sister out that night. He’s carried that guilt for fifteen years, unaware of </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">darker currents haunting the town. It isn’t long before Eve’s arrival unravels an old secret—one </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">that places her and Caden in the crosshairs of a deadly killer…</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">~ooOOoo~</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A THOUSAND YESTERYEARS releases on April 26th, but the ebook version is already available </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">from Amazon and all other major book sellers. If you’d like to pre-order you can find a complete </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">list of links <b><a href="http://maeclair.net/my-books/mysteries-romantic-suspense/a-thousand-yesteryears/" target="_blank">here</a></b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In the meantime, I invite you sign up for the paperback giveaway at Goodreads and tell your </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">friends! The Mothman Cometh! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mae Clair has been chasing myth, monsters and folklore through research and reading since she </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">was a kid. In 2013 and 2015, she journeyed to West Virginia to learn more about the legendary </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mothman, a creature who factors into her latest release.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mae pens tales of mystery and suspense with a touch of romance. Married to her high school </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">sweetheart, she lives in Pennsylvania and numbers cats, history and exploring old graveyards </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">among her passions. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And so it is with great pleasure I bring you the world's most haunted forest...or so they claim. And why not? In Bound by Oath and Honour, quite a bit happens inside a creepy forest in Romania.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Very near the city of Cluj-Napoca, you'll find--if you choose--the Hoia-Baciu Forest. Now this particular forest is often referred to as the Bermuda
Triangle of Romania. Over the passing decades, many people who have visited the woodland have reported some really bizarre paranormal activity and unexplained events.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Well, some have seen ghosts. Yep, that's what they said. Ghosts. Some have heard female voices that speak or giggle without a female (or anyone else for that matter) anywhere in sight. Unexplained apparitions are noted, such as radiant, luminescent orbs and whatnot. Then we have unknown and unseen faces photo bombing various pictures guests have taken of friends and family. Worse yet? Many creeped out visitors claim to have been physically assaulted. They are burned, scratched, overwhelmed by </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">nausea, migraines, high anxiety, and well, you get the drift.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Did I mention the disappearances of both people and time?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Some believe this particular forest is a portal to a parallel dimension. While deep inside the woodland people have disappeared without a trace. Time disappears as well. According to one such legend, a little girl--five years of age--was lost somewhere inside Hoia-Baciu. Despite a thorough, extended search, she was never found. Finally, they gave her up for lost. Then one day, five years later, she simply walked out wearing the same clothes she wore the day she was lost. What's more? Those clothes didn't show any signs of wear, whatsoever. She had no idea where she'd been or even how long she'd been gone. Many visitors have reported losing time as well, with no idea as to where they were or what they did during those lost hours.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One last thing. Some of the locals will tell you the woods are haunted by Romanian peasants who were murdered there and from all accounts, they aren't happy! The spirits of these tortured souls have appeared to the living from time to time and scared the daylights out of them. So much so, that most of them have never visited the forest again.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There you have it... the haunted, otherworldly forest of Hoia Baciu. So tell me, would you venture inside with the hope <i>you</i> would have a story to tell??</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">While you're mulling that over...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Fresh from her photo shoot in Northern England, wildlife photographer Tala Westbrook makes a promised stop at the family manor in Staffordshire, desperately in need of renovation. Though she didn’t plan to stay longer than it took to find a contractor, she is caught up in an ancient paranormal war. Despite the danger all around, she finds herself falling for the handsome, enigmatic man assigned to protect her.</span><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 21px;">Micah Berrington, elite guardian from the realm of the Bewitan Fierd, is used to protecting men of strength in the greatest of peril, not a female looking for someone to repair her home. Yet the assignment is far more than it seems and so is the beautiful woman destined to capture his heart, regardless of the cost.</span></span><br />
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Debbie Petersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01468166440674283966noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6948725694350726383.post-17573563274541167512016-01-11T09:33:00.000-08:002016-01-13T10:25:07.892-08:00Cover Reveal! Heart of a Hunter by Tamela Miles!<div style="background-color: white;">
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<span style="color: #111122; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 14.672px;">Life has never been kind to teen, Elle Connor. With a troubled home life, the gritty, violent streets of Los Angeles have become her home. She never questions her superhuman abilities until she encounters, in a fight or die situation, a guardian angel Tagas, who reveals her holy origins as one in a long history of demon hunters. She also has her eye on her attractive classmate, Brandon. Problems arise when Elle finally realizes that life as a hunter is fraught with tragedies and is deeply lonely. Elle is presented with a choice - follow her calling from God as a hunter or live a "normal" life with love. Can Elle tip the scales in favor of what's good or will she become just another casualty in the eternal war between good and evil?</span></div>
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<li style="background: transparent; border: 0px; font-size: 14.672px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Tamela Miles is a California State University San Bernardino graduate student with a Bachelor of Science degree in Child Development and a former flight attendant. She grew up in Altadena, California in that tumultuous time known as the 1980s. She now resides with her family in the Inland Empire, CA. She's a horror/paranormal romance writer mainly because it feels so good having her characters do bad things and, later, pondering what makes them so bad and why they can never seem to change their wicked ways. She enjoy emails from people who like her work. In fact, she loves emails. She can be contacted at tamelamiles@yahoo.com or her Facebook page, Tamela Miles Books. She also welcomes reader reviews and enjoys the feedback from people who love to read as much as she does.</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5397202.Tamela_Miles" target="_blank">GoodReads Author Page</a>: </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My new book coming soon from The Wild Rose Press,"Heart of a Hunter", is set in the beautiful and incredibly diverse city of Los Angeles. My main character, Elle, is an LA native girl and you can get a real feel of the city through her eyes. If you don't mind traveling the freeways, going about twenty miles in any direction will take you somewhere, like a remote picturesque beach, MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art), or an authentic Mexican food restaurant, all of which are the heart and soul of Southern California. As a Los Angeles county native, I've had the pleasure of tasting the excellent food served by El Cholo Restaurant, located in the urban heart of Downtown Los Angeles, close to the Staples Center. Everything is served pleasingly fresh and, combined with the lovely architecture and warm atmosphere, will guarantee a wonderful dining experience. I know LA like the back of my hand and am more than happy to share tidbits of my beloved home. If you're planning a visit to Los Angeles, I highly recommend adding the places I've mentioned to your sight seeing itinerary. Viva Los Angeles!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know I am excited to read it and I'm sure you are too! So, put it on your TBR list and watch for details! Oh, and don't forget to tell Tamela what you think of her new cover!</span></div>
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