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crooked tree on a bloody red background. The Roots Run Deep by C.M. Forest

Book Tour: The Roots Run Deep by C.M. Forest

What’s better than a collection of Horror Stories at this time of year? In affiliation with Goddess Fish Promotions, let me introduce you to C.M. Forest. This post is part of a Book Tour which means there is a contest and a bunch of stops on the tour. Visit as many stops as possible because you can enter the contest at each stop, thus increasing your chances of winning the prize–a $15 gift card. So this guest and I have […]

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

Sorchia Reviews–Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

So, I am a PBS fanatic—If I could magically become the lady on the Masterpiece Mystery lead-in who faints on the tombstone with a faint “oooo,” I would do it! Recently, I watched Magpie Murders with enjoyment and went in search of more by the author, Anthony Horowitz. Close to Death did not disappoint. Like Magpie Murders, the timeline in Close to Death is not standard. You’ll need to pay attention to the cues. Not that the book is confusing—not […]

A woman with frightened eyes stares from a dark room

Motivation for Murder

I’ve been blogging for more than 7 years and have published over 500 posts. I’m currently updating and recategorizing all of these posts to make the content easier to access. In the process, I found a gem of a post to re-share with you today. I’ve updated it a bit. Enjoy. This morbid and possibly disturbing post was first published in October of 2017. Let’s Talk About Murder–and the Motives Thereof, Shall We? Love, Lust, Lucre, and Loathing A bad […]

Goddess Fish and S.K. Present: The Silvery Path by Dennis Scheel

A number of authors write with animals by their sides. I have no fewer than three cats at any given time lounging on my desk or on my lap or climbing on my shoulder or prowling across the keyboard. My guest shares his experiences with the furry muses. This is a Goddess Fish blog tour, so look for the contest to enter and be sure to visit all the stops. Slice of Author Life by Dennis Scheel I would like […]

Novel Magic: Ghost Hunt

Are you in the mood for a little spook chasing? Novel Magic guest Pia Manning shares the real-life ghost-hunting inspiration for Hometown Spirits, her latest erotic paranormal romance. The Ghost Hunt by Pia Manning In Hometown Spirits, the heroine, Emily Slater, buys what most of the Pinecone Creekers believe is a haunted cabin. Emily decides that 1 murder + 1 bloodstained cabin + strange sounds = 1 Haunted by Real Ghosts Home. So, she arranges to have paranormal investigators come […]

Novel Magic: Unexpected Journey to Writing

It seems we all come to Writing by different paths–even those of us who always planned to be writers. Nothing works as expected in life, but–in the end–we get where we were going. Novel Magic guest, Christina Lambert, shares her story. Words, Worlds, and Possibilities by Christina Lambert My Unexpected Journey into Writing I have always loved writing. For years, I wrote poetry and essays for fun, then stored them in a folder, never to be seen again. I never […]