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Encounters by Alana Lorens SorchiaDubois.com

Novel Magic: A Psychological Thriller

If the past year and a half has taught us anything, it’s that people are weird–sometimes in a sweet and charming way and sometimes not so much. We’ve been stressed out and we’ve dealt with other stressed out people, so let’s ratchet that up with a psychological thriller. Take a peek at Encounter by Alana Lorens and tell me what is scarier–vampires and ghosts or real people. You’ll find a code to get a copy of Encounters for only 99 […]

Tiger's Last Chance

Novel Magic: Scary Rabbits?

Tiger’s Last Chance author builds a wonderful world where rabbits shift into terrifying, toothy monsters!! Read all about Christina Lynn Lambert’s shifter world and her latest release: Tiger’s Last Chance. Scary Rabbits and Other Strange Creatures by Christina Lynn Lambert When I was writing my first book a few years ago, my oldest daughter who was about ten at the time, was reading Bunnicula by James and Deborah Howe. She loved the Bunnicula books so much that she asked me […]

Conversation! Dialogue Tags from Hell in Sorchia's Universe

Dialogue Tags from Hell

I’m venting today about obtrusive dialogue tags. But first—a story: Back in the day when I taught the King’s English to the masses, I worked at a small school in deepest, darkest southern Missouri. The native language of the area is a combination of Scotch-Irish Appalachian, a little Elizabethan, and a smattering of modern slang and inventive metaphors and is known as the Ozarkian dialect. I grew up in the area but my folks were from ‘away’, so I speak […]

Do You Really Believe in ghosts Novel magic in Sorchia's Universe Crimson at Cape May by Randy Overbeck

Novel Magic: Do You Really Believe in Ghosts?

People have been reporting ghostly phenomena for centuries–millennia, even–but are these reports the results of bad digestion or good whisky? OR is there something out there? Author Randy Overbeck provides context for the debate along with info about his Haunted Shores Mystery series. Meet Randy and grab your own copies of his books–if you DARE. Don’t forget to enter the May Giveaway. Do You Believe? by Randy Overbeck “Do you really believe it ghosts?”             During my author talks and […]

Yorkshire Ghost Walk by Helen Johannes author of Bloodstone

Novel Magic: Yorkshire Ghost Walk with Author Helen Johannes

We are off to Yorkshire with Helen Johannes, author of Novel Magic Featured book–Bloodstone. Follow Helen and her students as they encounter an unexpected guest in one of England’s most haunted cities. Then read a tempting excerpt from Bloodstone and grab a copy. Be sure to enter N.N. Light’s May Giveaway at the end. A Yorkshire Ghost Walk by Helen Johannes My heritage is Germanic, which I can trace back to the mid-1800s, but I strongly suspect it goes deeper […]

Inspired by the Ephraim Bear legendDance to a Wylder Beat

Novel Magic: How a Giant Bear Inspired a Shifter Legend

Ever hear of Ephraim the Giant Bear? Novel Magic heads out West with Marilyn Barr, author of Dance to a Wylder Beat.Read on to see how the Old West and paranormal romance melt together. Get a sneak peek at this upcoming release. Don’t forget to enter N.N. Light’s May Book Giveaway. Animal Shifters in the Old West by Marilyn Barr I love animal shifter legends and one that caught my attention when researching for “Dance to a Wylder Beat” was […]