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Would someone teach you how to knit or nit? When a guest comes to your house, would he knock or nock on your door? Would you tie a knot, a not, or a naught? Do you breathe with your nose or knows?
How do you celebrate New Yearās Eve? Traditions around the world vary. They range from a little weird to a creepy to potentially dangerous. Each country has many traditions at this time of theĀ year.Ā Below are the ones that caught my interest. Belgium ā In Belgium, the farmers wish their cows a happy new year and…
How well do you remember the history that you were taught in school? That probably depends upon whether you found your history class fascinating or boring. As a former homeschool parent, I discovered children learn better and retain more of what they are taught when the lessons are not dry and dull. Anyone is sure…
Miles, a fluffy tuxedo cat, joined our family one November, around the same time as the Pilgrims arrived in Plymouth almost 400 years earlier. We named him Miles in honor of Myles Standish who traveled with the Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620. Miles likes to explore our backyard and engages in what we call…
Do other people consider your Christmas traditions to be unusual? Weird? Strange?
I write horror stories.Ā I’ve written book series about Count Dracula, the monster of Frankenstein, the ghouls Hugo and Edgar, and I have plans for quite a few more tales of the macabre.Ā Many of the stories awaiting publication are ghost stories.Ā As each of these series is based on one or more famous monster,…
How far will a man go, how much will he sacrifice, to save the brother he loves? Catherine Coulter and J.T. Ellison put a new twist on the legend of Dracula in The Sixth Day. Using this famous legend, the authors craft a modern tale of danger, a rare bloodline, a hard to cure condition,…
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…
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…
When I opened and began to readĀ 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 pleasureāor displeasureāof experiencing. This bookĀ is a steampunk thriller, a subgenre of science fiction or fantasy…
Is there a Christmas pickle on your Christmas tree?
Little Darlings is a terrifying story that will haunt your thoughts long after you finish it. The original Grimmās 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…
November 27, 2018, marks the one year anniversary of The Bossās Daughter, the first book inĀ The Black Rose series!Ā My debut novel.Ā My dream come true. For those who have not read it yet (whaaa?), hereās the gist: Renee Parnell is raised in the world of organized crime. When she discovers her mob-boss father wants…
Dr. Jordan Chamberlain seems to have it allāthe 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. Jordanās husband announces to her one day…
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 couldnāt happen in the small town of Lydfield, Connecticut, but Emily believes that Chris was murdered. So why does Emily believe that Chris has been…
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…
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,…
Is it possible for vampires to blend in with the rest of us? For them to have jobs? Families? Lives? Would there be any way to know? Danās new wife is an author and she loves him, but she has no clue what he really is. You really need to be careful what you say…
What was the inspiration for In Defense of Guilt? When did he first have a desire to write? Which of the characters from his book would he like to have dinner with? What would they talk about? What advice does he have for writers? Have you ever known a lawyer to experience similar things to…
What happens when you give your all to your career? What happens when you sacrifice your spouse, your child, your family for your career? You might become the best you can be in your chosen career, but then what else do you have? In Defense of Guilt is a legal thriller and a Christian suspense/thriller.…
Miss Ethel Peacock has what she thinks is a brilliant idea. She wants to start a school! But this isnāt just any school. Itās not like Cub Academy, which is a school for the lion cubs. This school will be for all the animals! Mr. Densworth Lion doesnāt think much of her idea because, as…
Amanda Jayneās hunger for traveling has filled her life with death-defying adventure. From riding on the edges of cliffs in rickety buses to having a tummy bug in the unbearable cold while climbing a mountain to falling out of a boat for the rapids to throw her any which way they pleased to being stricken…
What did the author do when she was charged by a wild boar? Has she ever taken a cat on an adventure with her? If she could change what happened on any of the trips she’s taken, would she? 1) The adventures you write about in the book are far more than most people have…
Are your relativesĀ your ken or kin? Is a key or a cayĀ a small metal instrument specially cut to fit into a lock and move its bolt? Would you bake pottery in a kill or a kiln? Do you knead bread dough or do you kneed it? Is a wildebeest a gnu or a knew? karat,…
