Dayna’s musician husband has left her for another woman, one who is pregnant with his child. While waiting for her divorce to be finalized, she returns home to the small town of Cedarwood, Kentucky, leaving behind the hustle and bustle of New York City. But will her life in Cedarwood be any less stressful? Her…
Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Polar Bears & Other Snow-Loving Animals
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• •The winter wonderland created by snow is beautiful when it first falls and everything is covered in its cold whiteness. But then it is walked through and played in. When the sun comes out or when it rains, the snow begins to melt and the winter wonderland is transformed in mud and slush. Animals such…
Book Reviews, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, New Words Learned, Science Fiction, Steampunk, Words
Boston Metaphysical Society: A Storm of Secrets – a Review
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• •When I opened and began to read Boston Metaphysical Society: A Storm of Secrets, I was transported into another life, another world, another place. Through the characters, I was able to experience things that I would otherwise never have had the pleasure—or displeasure—of experiencing. This book is a steampunk thriller, a subgenre of science fiction or fantasy…
Christmas Articles, Fiction Writing, Writing Prompts and Exercises
Strange Christmas Traditions: The Christmas Pickle
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• •Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Paranormal, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Little Darlings – a Review
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• •Little Darlings is a terrifying story that will haunt your thoughts long after you finish it. The original Grimm’s fairy tales are not sweet and innocent; they are bloody, violent, and scary. Folktales that have been told for hundreds of years can be the same. What if they were true? What if the horrible things…
Author Spotlight, Fiction Writing, Writing
Jennifer Bates – The Black Rose Series
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• •November 27, 2018, marks the one year anniversary of The Boss’s Daughter, the first book in The Black Rose series! My debut novel. My dream come true. For those who have not read it yet (whaaa?), here’s the gist: Renee Parnell is raised in the world of organized crime. When she discovers her mob-boss father wants…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Kentuckiana Authors, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Yellow River Pledge – a Review
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• •Dr. Jordan Chamberlain seems to have it all—the perfect life, husband, friends, and career A young and successful medical examiner, she is chasing a serial killer while still working other cases. From the clues she gathers from the corpses, it seems clear that the killer is a guy. Jordan’s husband announces to her one day…
Book Reviews, Fiction Writing, Mystery, New Words Learned, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
The Secluded Village Murders – a Review
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• •In this cozy murder, Emily Ryder, a tour guide turned amateur sleuth, attempts to solve the murder of her mentor, Chris Cooper. His death has been ruled accidental. Murder just couldn’t happen in the small town of Lydfield, Connecticut, but Emily believes that Chris was murdered. So why does Emily believe that Chris has been…
Author Interviews, Fiction Writing
Shelly Frome Interview – Twin Cities, Inspiration, & Dinner with a Character
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• •Where was the author when the idea for this story came to him? Which character from The Secluded Village Murders would he choose to have dinner with? Why? What would they talk about? What will his next book be about? Part of The Secluded Village Murders takes place in England. Have you ever visited this…
Book Reviews, Dark Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction Writing, Horror, New Words Learned, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thrillers, Words
Immortals’ Requiem – a Review
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• •Fantasy and reality collide. The result is total chaos. Creatures from parallel worlds thought to exist only in our nightmares enter modern times, bringing their bloody and gory existence with them. This unputdownable dark fantasy has a huge cast of characters that includes humans, elves, ifrits, ORCS, barghests, satyrs, syartalfars, therians, shapeshifters, werewolves, wereleopards, vampires,…