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Today’s the day!

The Incredible Adventures of Liberty Jones is out now! If you’ve pre-ordered the book will upload automatically to your Kindle app or e-reader!

I hope you enjoy Liberty’s time travel adventure!

Happy reading! Much love!

Kathleen Rear

Liberty Excerpt #2

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“Ah! There you are Miss Jones!” Henry came limping toward her leaning on his cane.

Those not dancing were crowded around the dance floor. Libby reached out to steady Henry as he was jostled. She looped her arm in his letting him lean slightly on her. He nodded his thanks.

She knew it wasn’t considered proper, as they had only been introduced that evening but, there was something about the frail man that stirred a protectiveness in her she couldn’t explain. Maybe it w...

Liberty Jones Excerpt

The launch of THE INCREDIBLE ADVENTURES OF LIBERTY JONES is only a two months away!

Here is an excerpt to tide you over!

Chapter 5

The terminal was busy, she swerved around the flow of hurried people craning her neck looking for Edward. There!  By the newsstand near the exits. He was turned away from her as she ran toward him examining something in the light coming through the big windows above the exit doors.

A glimmer of gold and the flash of yellow citrine grasped in his fingertips had Libby...

Hummus

Very versatile, hummus is really easy to make.

Classic Hummus

2 cans Chickpeas (aka Garbanzo Beans. I used some that I put up last winter )

2-3 tablespoons Reserved Canning Liquid

1/2 cup Tahini

2-3 tablespoons Lemon Juice

2 cloves Grated Garlic (or very very finely chopped)

1 tablespoon Ground Cumin

1 tablespoon Paprika

2 teaspoons Salt

2 teaspoons Pepper

Drain chickpeas reserving the liquid from the can. (You might need more than above so I save it all)

Place all the ingredients into the bowl...

Liberty Jones News

1373 3101 (Libby & Charlotte’s secret cipher)

The End.

The book is done!!! Well, the first draft anyway.

I was looking back and discovered I started it in July of 2021! I think Dark Star took me three years to write so this is wins second place for time taken. After a bit of a break I’ve resumed edits and hope to be done soon.

The big update for Liberty Jones is that it’s available to preorder and available for Kindle Unlimited now!

So what’s the next project? Hmmm….  Well, I thought I’d go and...

Liberty Jones Publication Date!

The Incredible Adventures of Liberty Jones will be available on July 14th 2023!

Watch this space for more information. You’ll be able to pre order soon!

Liberty Jones Cover Reveal!

Several versions of the cover were in the works with much hemming and hawing. The space needed for the very long title caused problems galore, TIAOLJ (even the initials are unwieldy) is kind of steampunk but not quite, kind of fantasy but not quite, sort of historical fiction but not really.  What kind of cover would suit?

Secret ciphers, trains, bug shaped brooches, creaky old summer cottages, horses, fatal boat races and the most dangerous flower in America are all very much a big part of the ...

Summer Bookworm + Links!

Hello all!

Have you been having a busy summer? I have! You know all those things that were put off until after we could come up for air these past few years? All the birthdays, weddings, vacations, family get togethers, holidays, not to mention helping our son move house from Colorado! All of it! That’s what’s been going on.

I’ve been working on the new book too.

Along the way i’ve been saving the links and the book recommendations that have floated my fancy. And here they are!

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Anniversary Special Excerpt: Children of the Serpent

 

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Of all the books in the series I had to map out every move for Children of the Serpent. All those loose ends I left dangling had to be tied up but didn’t know how! (post it notes are a writer’s best friend!) And others like this character I knew the outcome for all the way back in the first draft of the first book. 

Children of the Serpent: The Final Book of the Revel Night Saga

Twenty-three

Sarah smiled as the girls’ laughter drifted from upstairs. She often envied her granddaughters, h...

Anniversary Special Excerpt: The Fallen Shadow

When I got to The Fallen Shadow I was so excited to write the following scene! Liv’s slow transformation was carefully crafted so the final battle in which she… (hahaha! Your gonna have to read the book!)  Here’s a taste of what’s to come.

The Fallen Shadow: Book Three of the Revel Night Saga

Forty-one

Livia was happy with her choice of footwear for a change. Without wings she’d had to walk up the Stairway, and although it wasn’t miles and miles of stairs, by the time they had reached the top s...