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January 21, 2021
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Of Lords and Commoners by Lynne Hill-Clark
January 19, 2021
A Bewitching Tuesday
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In the northwest corner of Flint, an amusement park once stood complete with bumper cars, a Tilt-A-Whirl, a rollercade and a roller coaster. The park was located off DuPont and Stewart between Dewey Woods and Flint Park Lake (Devil’s Lake). Learn more in Chapter 20 Flint Park Amusement Park and Devil’s Lake https://amzn.to/2Gt3Cpw #HauntedFlint #RoxanneRhoads #JoeSchipani
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January 18, 2021
A Bewitching Monday
INTERVIEW - YA LGBTQ+ PARANORMAL - ALEX MCKENNA AND THE ACADEMY OF SOULS (Alex McKenna, #2) by Vicki-Ann Bush https://thebookjunkiereadspromos.blog...
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In the Kitchen with Vicki-Ann Bush #Manicotti #Recipe #InTheKitchen
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Release Day Celebration for Replaced Parts by Stephanie Hansen
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January 14, 2021
A Bewitching Thursday
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January 13, 2021
A Bewitching Wednesday
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January 10, 2021
Music Playlists for Alex Mckenna and The Academy of Souls by Vicki-Ann Bush #YA #Paranormal #LGBTQ
When I first started writing Ophelia, a novella which later became the companion novel to Alex McKenna & The Academy of Souls, my cousin Mary, who was feeling ill, received a diagnosis no one wants to hear…lung cancer. She’d never smoked a day in her life and yet fate saw it fit to bestow on her this horrible disease. I decided to add to the character of Amanda, bits, and pieces of Mary as a way of connecting to her. Soon Amanda became Amry. I’d wanted to call her Mary but since I had already created a main character in another book with that name, I decided to use an anagram.
About a year after the struggle of a difficult battle, Mary passed away. Ophelia, had extended into the second book of the Alex McKenna series, Alex McKenna & The Academy of Souls. I submitted it to my publisher and began creating my Spotify playlist. I started doing this with the first Alex McKenna book and enjoyed the process of attaching music to chapters. However, this time I wanted some of Mary in the tunes, so I asked her husband for a few of her favorite songs. He returned my email with a list that truly reflected the unique soul she was. Too long to just incorporate into the book list and me yearning to use all the songs, I created two playlists. One for Alex McKenna & The Academy of Souls, which contains a couple of Mary’s favorites, and another list, just for the character Amry.
I find myself listening to both of them quite often, remembering our childhood and the beautiful person she was. I cherish the opportunity I had to bring her into one of my books, forever vibrant…forever with us.
Alex Mckenna and The Academy of Souls
Alex Mckenna Series Book TwoVicki-Ann Bush
Genre: YA, Paranormal, LGBTQPublisher: The Parliament House PressDate of Publication: October 20, 2020ISBN: 979-8697729533ASIN: B08HCFGHXJNumber of pages: 314Word Count: 61,823Cover Artist: Shayne Leighton Machova
Tagline: The Dead Need Him
Book Description:
After surviving a harrowing case, Alex McKenna just wanted to rest. Unfortunately, his plans are interrupted by the ghost of Seven-year-old Haven, who is lost in an in-between realm. Despite his great-grandmother's warning, Alex crosses the bridge between the living and the dead, sending him and his girlfriend into the world of the Academy of Souls, a high school for dead teens who are unable to complete their journey. There, Alex meets Ophelia, Haven's teenage sister, who's been searching for her for more than a century. Together, with a few friends he meets along the way, Alex must cross the treacherous terrain of the Underworld in-between, to save Haven from the clutches of the Soul Gatherer and reunite the sisters.
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The streetlamps illuminated the black empty sea of asphalt. A quiet calm laced the row of sleepy houses. Alex reveled in the tranquility. So much noise constantly filling his head, any semblance of stillness wrapped around his mind like a child's favorite blanket.
In the center of the glass, a small sphere of light caught his attention. At first, he thought it was in the yard. Leaning forward and squinting, he realized it was a reflection coming from directly behind him.
Jumping up, he spun around. Growing in diameter, it was beginning to spin.
"Hey, whatcha doin?" Margaret said groggily.
"Stop. Babe, slowly move to your left and come over here by me."
"Why? What's going on?"
Margaret gingerly slid to the left as Alex instructed, and then quickly scurried by his side. "What do you see?"
"It's the vortex opening, the gateway to that girl, Ophelia.”
"Alex, please be careful. Remember what your Gram said. Don't get too close," Margaret pleaded.
"She's there, it looks like a bedroom."
"What's she doing?"
"Sitting on the bed, she's covering her ears."
The wind whipped around the vortex howling like a wolf speaking to the full moon.
"I don't hear anything?" Margaret turned to Alex.
"It's like a high-pitched howl. It's deafening. Wait. It's quieting down. She sees me."
"What's she doing now?"
"She's coming closer."
Alex leaned closer to the anomaly.
"Alex, back up." Margaret tugged at his t-shirt.
"Babe. I gotta do this. Please. Let go of my shirt."
Margaret reluctantly let the fabric fall from her fingertips.
Alex inched closer.
"You are Alex McKenna, right?" Ophelia asked.
The anxious teen widened her eyes in anticipation.
"Yes. I've seen Haven. Who is she?"
"She is my sister."
"I think she's in trouble," said Alex.
Ophelia floated off the bed and stood directly in front of the entrance to the living.
"I've been searching for her for years. She was taken by a man, a Soul Gatherer. I think she is counting on you to help."
"I think she is, too."
"Can you?" Ophelia's eyes widened.
"I can try. Where are you? Is it The Academy of Souls?"
Ophelia’s chin dropped.
"Yes. You know about my school?"
"I do."
"Oh no."
"What is it?'
"The gateway. It's closing!" Ophelia shouted.
Alex heard the desperation in her voice as he helplessly watched the circle shrink. The wind cried out once again, as it violently thrashed around the outer edges of the bridge between the dimensions.
"I have to go." Alex tasted Margaret's lips. "I'll be back soon."
"What the hell? No. Alex. You can't," Margaret shrieked.
"I love you," his voice trailed.
Alex stepped into the center of the storm. The vision of Ophelia rippled, traveling to the rim of the circle, and splashing into the void. "This shield is my power to protect against evil, this shield keeps out harm. No dark entities shall pass through this shield. As I will it, so shall it be."
Sawing to fill his lungs with air, he pushed forward and landed on the floor of the dorm room. Gazing up, Ophelia stood in front of him, her mouth wide open.
"Ugh. My head hurts. Where are we?" a voice echoed.
Alex winced. His heart punching the walls of his chest. Whipping his head around in a frenzy, Margaret was lying on the floor beside him.
"No, no, no, no. What the fuck, il mio amore." Alex scrambled to her side.
Ophelia moved closer. With her pointer finger, she quickly poked his shoulder and retracted.
Alex didn't respond. His focus was Margaret.
"How could you do this? Why did you do this?" his voice strained.
"I couldn't let you go without me."
Alex kissed away the saltiness from her cheeks. With the back of his sleeve, he gently patted dry her eyes.
"Alex?" Ophelia murmured.
The couple turned to the bewildered Ophelia Wetherton.
About the Author
Originally from New York, Vicki-Ann currently resides in Nevada. Writing Young Adult paranormal, she finds inspiration from events that have been in her life for as long as she can remember. Inheriting the sensitivity to the supernatural from her family, they continue to be an endless source of vision and access to behind the veil.
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January 4, 2021
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December 28, 2020
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War is coming: are you sure you're ready Realm Walker?
“The next Realm Walker will bring with them a storm. Lightning must fight the Crimson Shadow, or the lands will be cast into eternal darkness.”
When she was a child, Esther was plagued with vivid nightmares. Now they have returned to haunt her. Bloodthirsty monsters chase her through a forest of dead trees while a mysterious hooded figure stalks her. After waking with fresh wounds from her dreams, Esther searches for the truth about who she is and the Hidden Realm she is destined to save.
Join Esther on her journey of self-discovery as she travels into a world long forgotten. Unsure if she can trust her hooded guide, she is hunted by unknown enemies and smothered by expectations of grandeur. Deciphering friend from foe she travels the lands, trying to unite kingdoms torn by pride.
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T.R. Slauf
ASIN: B0872QJW9G
Publication Date: October 6, 2020
Genre: Dark Fantasy, Horror, Fantasy
War is coming: are you sure you're ready Realm Walker?
“The next Realm Walker will bring with them a storm. Lightning must fight the Crimson Shadow, or the lands will be cast into eternal darkness.”
When she was a child, Esther was plagued with vivid nightmares. Now they have returned to haunt her. Bloodthirsty monsters chase her through a forest of dead trees while a mysterious hooded figure stalks her. After waking with fresh wounds from her dreams, Esther searches for the truth about who she is and the Hidden Realm she is destined to save.
Join Esther on her journey of self-discovery as she travels into a world long forgotten. Unsure if she can trust her hooded guide, she is hunted by unknown enemies and smothered by expectations of grandeur. Deciphering friend from foe she travels the lands, trying to unite kingdoms torn by pride.
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