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Dead of Winter Bundle: A Curated Collection of Curious Content

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Winter! As a writer, I am required by law to get seasonal depression. Over the years, I’ve written a number of posts showing the struggle to maintain sanity during this time of year. Sometimes I make promises to be “healthy.” I explore healthy herbs and make salads. This is a temporary phase which always ends with Scotch. Protect against Vampires and Viruses with Garlic Boost Immunities with Magical Echinacea Holy Guacamole: A Scotch and Salad Diet Recipe Looking out on […]

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What does Evil Mean? Can Evil Characters be Redeemed? Novel Magic Visits the Dark Side 1 comment

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Does Evil Really Exist? That’s one question my Novel Magic guests pose.  After all, in the immortal words of Morticia Addams, “What’s good for the spider means chaos for the fly.” So isn’t Evil–with a capital E–a myth since the concept seems relative to the observer? Natasha, in Spellcasters by Kitka Buchanan and K. Ries, may be a flawed character, but is she redeemable? Check out this excerpt and Kitka’s discussion below–and then tell us what Evil means to you. […]

Brownies–Pesky Fairies of Castle Logan in Zoraida Grey and the Pictish Runes

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The Brownies who infest Castle Logan are anything but sweet. In my Zoraida Grey Gothic romance series, Castle Logan rises from the craggy hillside in northern Scotland, just a few degrees of latitude south of the Arctic Circle. In midsummer, the sun remains above the horizon for nearly 24 hours but in winter, the reverse is true. Sometimes strange things crawl from their hiding places deep in the caverns beneath the mountains during the long, dark winters. As I was […]

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Paranormal Romance and Fantasy Lovers Giveaway–Jan. 11-31

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PARANORMAL ROMANCE & FANTASY LOVERS GIVEAWAY January 11-31 How would you like to win a new Kindle Fire HD8, plus $35 worth of ebooks to read on it? Or maybe a magical-themed Betsy Johnson mini-crossbody handbag? An ebook prize pack or Amazon gift card? 24 authors have teamed up to bring you an awesome multi-prize giveaway. Enter and you might be one of 7 winners! Enter Here or scroll down for the Rafflecopter entry. From time to time, I’ll be […]

Paranormal Mystery-End of the Road by Karen Michelle Nutt 15 comments

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The ghost of a dead rock star haunts the pages of this paranormal mystery. How did he die and how can his daughter help him find peace? We love a good mystery in Sorchia’s Universe, and if it involves a ghost–so much the better. As part of this review tour for End of the Road, sponsored by Goddess Fish, I will again attempt to write a review. so there’s that. More importantly, the author is offering a $20 gift card […]

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Saturday Seven–Legends and Monsters 4 comments

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Okay—I admit when I saw the call for Saturday Seven from LASR, my first thought was ‘great—something else to do.’ I really didn’t plan to participate because—WIP. But for the next day, every time I turned around I saw another possible topic: 7 favorite witches; 7 great winter salads; 7 fascinating mysteries; 7 Reasons to Quit my DayJob; 7 Reasons not to Quit my Dayjob—and the list grows. So I am caught in LASR’s web. My first Saturday  Seven comes […]