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A Bewitching Tuesday

GUEST POST - SCIENCE FICTION - BEYOND THE NEXT STAR (Love Beyond, #1) by Melody Johnson #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/R45z30qSACe

INTERVIEW - COZY MYSTERY - THE PARADISE KEY CAPER by Sandra Madden #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/JREW30qSABW

Poetry Corner with Janice Detrie #cozymystery #poetry #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/CB4w30qSABu

Poetry Corner with David McCracken #poetrycorner #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/6O9h30qSAB5

Book Spotlight & #Giveaway ~ The Seer (Sidney Rinn Series, Book One) by Charlie Daye ~ Paranormal Romance #BewitchingBookTours http://ow.ly/PFgj30qSADP

BEYOND THE NEXT STAR BY MELODY JOHNSON - BOOK TOUR + GIVEAWAY #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/vpne30qSAD6

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She didn't mean to rush into love. He didn't mean to steal her heart.
Fools Rush In by Susan V. Vaughn
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Mara’s Top Ten Favorite Movies of All Time - Helplessly Hoping by Douglas Kent #memoir #guestblog

In honor of my first wife Mara – the focus of Helplessly Hoping – I’ve decided to present to you Mara’s Top Ten Favorite Movies of All Time. 
Despite the difficult times we had together, the one thing we always tried to find time to do was laugh.  And movies were no exception.  As much as Mara loved comedies, she’d find something to laugh at in just about every movie.  Neither of us much cared if people stared at us when we burst out laughing in a movie theater, and at home there wasn’t even a hint of restraint.  Laughter gave us hope and helped us survive as our “nation of two” (as Kurt Vonnegut described it) when we couldn’t face the rest of the world.
So, in no particular order, here are Mara’s Top Ten Favorite Movies:
What’s Up Doc(1972) – Mara was a huge Barbara Streisand fan, no more than when it came to this movie.  And really, what more could you want in a screwball comedy?  Buck Henry’s dialogue, Peter Bogdanovich directing his first big hit, and the teaming of Barbara and Ryan O’Neil.  I never loved this movie as much as Mara did, but she didn’t have to twist my arm too hard to get me to watch it.
The Breakfast Club(1985) – Every generation has their own “coming of age” movie, and for me and Mara this was it.  After seeing this in the theater, we actually went back a week later and saw it again, which was something we rarely did.  (We watched movies over and over at home, but not so much in the theater).  John Hughes perfectly encapsulated the kind of fragmented society we had at our High School.  I suppose Mara fell in with the popular crowd, at least a subset of it.  Ally Sheedy’s character was more of a representation of me.  I had no crowd, and almost no close friends.
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles(1987) – Another John Hughes film.  Mara loved John Candy, and we found ourselves quoting dopey little lines from this film for years to come.  Out of context they made no sense to anyone else, but they meant everything to us.  Even in her last letter to me Mara wrote “we’re all right, we can laugh about it now” which only I would recognize.  Couples develop that secret language, almost like a version of twin-speak.  “These aren’t….credit cards.”  I guess we identified with both John Candy and Steve Martin in this movie.  On one hand, angry at the world, and on the other, trying to just laugh and make the best we could out of life.
She’s Having a Baby(1988) – I may as well put this one right here, so you can see the John Hughes trifecta.  Kevin Bacon plays the line between goofy comedy and darker realism perfectly here.  And at the time it matched very well with how we felt.  We were adults, grown up, trying to get started in the world, and we were realizing two major lessons at once: we had no clue what the heck we were doing, and neither did the rest of the world.  The scene about lying on your resume (https://youtu.be/RfqBp4LFuIQ) was both a mirror image of how Mara handled job interviews, and another lifelong source of quotation material.  After seeing this movie, our first response to any embarrassing question from the other would be “…I like alcoholics?”
Dawn of the Dead(1978) – Okay, we both loved horror movies (and I still do).  But this one was Mara’s favorite.  She loved the story, the way the dead were still drawn to consumerism.  And she took great joy in giving every zombie that appeared more than once a special name, and then pointing out when they reappeared in one scene or another.  And, as usual, Mara found a way to take the movie and adapt it to real life: whenever we were in the mall or the grocery store together and people were moving slow, not letting us by, getting in our way, I would hear Mara start to sing the music they keep playing over the loudspeakers in the zombified mall.  It helped relive stress and was always good for a laugh.
Fiddler on the Roof(1971) – In general, Mara was also a fan of musicals.  And this was her favorite; it was the first movie she asked me to buy her on VHS when we bought a VCR.  She though Topol’s performance as Tevye was hilarious, between his conversations with God to his misquoting the scriptures to fit whatever situation he was in.  Now and then she’d start singing “If I Were a Rich Man” and imitate Topol’s stomach-shaking dance.  I guess it didn’t hurt that she had a crush on Paul Michael Glaser either.
Braveheart(1995) – This is probably the only true “epic” that Mara ever completely fell in love with.  From start to finish, she was captivated.  Scotland’s sharp hills or wet bogs, the music, the costumes, the brutal battle scenes.  And, of course, the love story between William Wallace and Princess Isabelle.  She refused to listen when I’d try to explain the ways the movie played fast and loose with certain historical facts.  “Look, just let me believe this is the way it happened.  And let me enjoy Mel Gibson in a kilt in peace.” 
Muriel’s Wedding(1994) – I’ll admit, this is the one film on the list Mara had to watch alone more often than not.  I mean, it’s okay.  But she simply adored it.  And I’d tease her about that, given the chance.  Mara used to record movies off of cable, three movies per VHS cassette, and then had a recipe box with an index card for each movie.  When we could decide what to watch she would flip through the box until she saw something that struck her fancy.  Because her memory wasn’t great, she’d include a short description of each movie.  For Muriel’s Wedding she wrote: “Two Australian girls lip-sync Abba songs.”  That’s pretty much how I felt about it.
1776 (1972) – Another musical, but this time a movie Mara never expected to like, and never intended to love.  She first watched this one 4th of July weekend only because of the patriotic holiday.  Mara hated history; it was her worst subject in school, and she simply had zero interest in it.  Pretty soon she was bouncing to the songs and laughing at Howard Da Silva’s Benjamin Franklin.  She also had a great fondness for the love shown between John and Abigail Adams.  Later this movie became one of her most frequent requests to watch.  “I love this movie…but I’ll never forgive it for tricking me into learning things about history.”
Sling Blade(1996) – I think we saw more movies in 1996 than we did in any other year.  It just sort of worked out that way.  Mara’s health wasn’t improving, but at least het Crohn’s Disease had stabilized a bit, and she knew I was accepting of the fact that if she suddenly felt sick, I was willing to leave the theater without complaint.  Shine came out that year, and so did Sling Blade.  For a while she loved them equally, but Sling Blade had more staying power with her.  She loved Billy Bob Thornton’s character Carl, and the quiet strength he had beneath his simple surface.  But I think it was John Ritter’s comic relief as Vaughan that completed the picture for her.  It was just the kind of movie Mara loved to lose herself in: laugh one minute, cry the next.


Helplessly Hoping
Douglas Kent

Genre: MemoirDate of Publication: May 8, 2020ISBN: 979-8641132112 (Paperback)ASIN: B088CQZSD8 (Kindle)Word Count: 114,000
Cover Artist: Shawn Burkett
Tagline: When Love is All You Have Left
Book Description:
High school sweethearts Mara and Douglas are young and in love, but they’re about to discover that the nightmares of the past have a way of haunting us in the present. Together they will face the demons of Mara’s childhood…but will either of them get out alive?
A true and hauntingly candid look into the tragedy of sexual abuse and mental illness, and the struggle to stay afloat when everything seems hopeless.
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Excerpt:
One night we were lying in bed watching television. As a general rule at this stage, I would fall asleep hours before Mara would. She’d stay up until 2am or later watching television, unable to sleep, and instead would sleep until 10am or later in the morning, waking up only for a moment to take the handful of pills I’d give her before leaving for work.Mara had been strangely quiet all evening, neither laughing at the TV nor complaining of any discomfort. I rolled over, gave her a kiss goodnight, and started to settle in to fall asleep. At that point, Mara reached back and opened her own bedside drawer, pulling out the Bowie knife and showing it to me.“Tonight, when you are sleeping,” she said in an emotionless monotone, “I am going to stab you to death.”“Okay,” I replied calmly. “And why would you want to do that? Did I do something wrong?”“No, but I’m tired of living. And if I kill you, I won’t have a reason to live anymore. So I will be free to kill myself. And that’s what I am going to do.  I’m sorry, but I just can’t take it anymore. And I don’t want to kill myself and leave you behind to deal with the guilt and the mess.”I could actually see the warped logic of what she was telling me. But I didn’t know what to do, or what to say. Life had been dragging us both down, and for a long time I’d had no hope of things getting any better. At any rate, I was tired too, physically, mentally, and emotionally. And I felt completely helpless in my life. I didn’t see how anything would ever really get better. Sure, there would be better days and worse days, but the trend was set: downwards. I rolled over on my side and faced away from Mara. I didn’t want to look at her. I just put my head down on the pillow, said “I love you,” and closed my eyes. Death has always been a huge fear for me; trying to fathom the concept of nonexistence makes me shake all over, and when that happens, I have to snap out of that quickly. I knew Mara was serious, and I felt fairly certain she would follow through with her plan. But in my state of misery, it didn’t matter. The fear of death, and the thought of that knife plunging in and out of my body, barely moved the needle. I simply didn’t care any longer. In only a few minutes I was asleep.
About the Author:

Born in Danbury, CT, Douglas Kent now makes his home in the Dallas, TX area with his two black cats. While he still dabbles in fiction and satire, his published works have focused on personal experiences in the form of memoirs.
He is also an avid supporter of independent film and music, and a lifelong animal lover.
http://www.douglaskent.net/
Blog: https://itstheirhouse.wordpress.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsTheirHouse
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itstheirhouse/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/9798292.Douglas_Kent
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Douglas-M.-Kent/e/B00O71711E


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A Bewitching Monday

This week we have several new tours including 2 cozy mysteries, a scifi, a memoir, and a sexy vampire paranormal romance available as a free audiobook. There are also #giveaways!

Interview - A Glint in Her Ice by Janice Detrie #cozymystery #authorinterview #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Ikpd30qSfPW

Interview - Fly Twice Backward by David McCracken #althistory #scifi #authorinterview #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/1Se830qSfPo

The Paradise Key Caper by Sandra Madden #cozymystery #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/gnV830qSfPF

Helplessly Hoping by Douglas Kent #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/wxdW30qSfR5

THE SEER BY CHARLIE DAYE - BOOK TOUR + GIVEAWAY #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/AIGL30qSfWX

Virtual Book Tour: The Paradise Key Caper by Sandra Madden #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/HLla30qSfWG

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A Game of Wings and Marks by Rebecca Crunden #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/Tctu30qSfOb

Virtual Book Release Party for Pumpkins and Party Themes
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A Bewitching Friday

In the Kitchen with Charlie Daye #GreenSpaghetti https://creativelygreen.blogspot.com/... #inthekitchen #authorsinthekitchen #recipe

Guest Blog- The Paradise Key Caper by Sandra Madden #cozymystery https://creativelygreen.blogspot.com/... #authorguestblog #guestauthor

INTERVIEW - URBAN FANTASY - A GAME OF WINGS AND MARKS by Rebecca Crunden
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Book Spotlight & #Giveaway ~ Fast Beat by Wren Valentino @WrenValentino ~ Contemporary Romance
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A Game of Wings and Marks by Rebecca Crunden
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The Paradise Key Caper by Sandra Madden #cozymystery
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The Paradise Key Caper by Sandra Madden #cozymystery

The Paradise Key CaperSandra Madden
Genre: Cozy mysteryPublisher: Sandra MaddenDate of Publication: June 1, 2020ISBN-13: 979-8650077220ASIN: B089G5W42MNumber of pages: 318
Cover Artist: Sarah Paige
Book Description:
Kathleen Cassidy's transition from uptight Boston babe to barefoot island warrior begins with a bang when her newly inherited sleek go-fast boat explodes. Soon the intrepid redhead is questioning her father's death under the watchful eyes of a rugged Miccosukee undercover ICE agent who is definitely not her type, an attractive marine archeologist who definitely is her type and perhaps…a killer.
Cassidy is plainly a fish out of water and way down on her luck when she arrives on Paradise Key to claim her inheritance, a sleek go-fast boat and a battered old bar called the 'Gator Hole. Items bequeathed by the father she barely remembers, a man her mother referred to as Wild Bill—when she was being kind.
Joe Scipio, ICE agent and full-blooded Florida Miccosukee lives on his boat docked behind the Gator Hole. Although he'd promised her father to look after Cassidy, he considers the headstrong beauty supremely unsuited for the Keys lifestyle. He constantly urges her to return to Boston where she belongs. To no avail.
Mystery, love, humor and a cast of wacky Keys characters come together in this wildly entertaining novel.
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Excerpt:
 “Go back to Boston, Cassidy. Do yourself a favor and sell me the bar and the land. Just take the money and run.”“The name isn’t Cassidy,” I muttered for the one thousandth time. “Call me Kathleen or don’t bother to call me.”  Joe Scipio had planted his six-foot-three frame on the stool opposite me. I stood safely behind the bar—separated from him by a width of approximately three feet and seven inches. Everything about Joe Scipio intimidated me. When I saw him walk through the door, my whole body went into a weird vibrate mode. Like my heart started to dance. And my brain leapt into a tumbling team routine.  Not that I’d ever let him know how he affected me. I’d never met a man like him before. Not one Joe Scipio doppelganger lived in my Boston neighborhood.I'd just opened the Gator Hole for the day. It was only a few minutes after eleven in the morning, and in my opinion way too early for people to be drinking anything other than lemonade, my beverage of choice. But I've learned they did things differently in the Florida Keys, especially here in Paradise Key.My name is Kathleen Ann Cassidy. I inherited what is fondly referred to in these parts as "The Hole," shortly after Justin, my fiancé of three years ran off to Barbados with my best friend Ashley Finegold.

About the Author:
Sandra Madden is a former Miami and Los Angeles broadcast writer and producer. After retiring from broadcasting she became a full-time romance writer.
Fourteen of her historical and contemporary romances have been published traditionally –and in several languages. She also wrote Reuben Kincaid Remembered, the memoir of her late husband, actor Dave Madden, best known as Reuben Kincaid on The Partridge Family television series.
Sandra writes mystery, romantic comedy and an occasional historical. Her goal is to provide entertainment for all readers to enjoy.  She is a member of NINC, Sisters in Crime and the Florida Writers Association.
www.sandramadden.com  
www.Facebook.com/SandraMaddennovels
www.Twitter.com/sandrammadden    

A Bewitching Thursday

Poetry by Avery Kilpatrick - Release Day Blitz Hurricane Vignette #poetry #poetrycorner
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Interview - A Game of Wings and Marks by Rebecca Crunden #PNR #UF #authorinterview
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Book Release Day Blitz & #Giveaway: Hurricane Vignette by Avery Kilpatrick @avekilpatrick ~ Poetry, Inspirational, Women Poets
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FAST BEAT BY WREN VALENTINO - BOOK TOUR + GIVEAWAY
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Hurricane Vignette by Avery Kilpatrick – Poetry for Mental Health Awareness
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In the Kitchen with Rebecca Crunden #inthekitchen #authorsinthekitchen
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Interview - The Seer by Charlie Daye #PNR #authorinterview
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RELEASE DAY BLITZ - POETRY - HURRICANE VIGNETTE by Avery Kilpatrick
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Author Advice with Avery Kilpatrick - Release Day Blitz Hurricane Vignette #poetry #authoradvice
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Release Day Blitz Hurricane Vignette by Avery Kilpatrick #poetry
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The Seer by Charlie Daye #PNR
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Release Day Blitz Hurricane Vignette by Avery Kilpatrick #poetry

Hello, y’all! 

My name is Avery Kilpatrick and I’m from a small town in Mississippi with a passion for writing and reading. Since my first published book is a poetry collection, I thought I might share one of my unpublished works that didn’t make the cut for Hurricane Vignette. 

Before I introduce my poem, I just want to share how I write my poetry. 

For starters, most of my poems are inspired by current events or emotions that I’m feeling and I need to get them out somehow. I have always used writing (fiction or poetry) as a means to express myself, to organize my thoughts, or to release stress. With motifs like these, I have plenty to write from, and I find writing poetry easier than short stories or flash fiction. 

I suffer from severe depression, anxiety, and nightmares, but poetry gives me an outlet to express those doubts, those fears, and those dark thoughts. As someone who suffers from depression and anxiety, I decided that writing poetry with a theme directed toward mental health awareness was important. Not only did poetry give me a therapeutic outlet for my thoughts, but it also gives me a platform to share my story in a creative way. I mention this a lot in the Author Note inside Hurricane Vignette.

“But Still I Smile” is one of those poems where I had been in an extremely dark place. I haven’t even shared this poem with my mother, who has read almost all my work. I wrote this one night during my senior spring semester in college, the lights of my dorm room were off and I only had the soft yellow light of my lamp to see. The TV was on Hulu, a forgotten show playing in the background, and I stared at the computer screen blankly. I had several lesson plans and unit plans due the next day, I had to wake up at 5 AM to get ready for school where I was student teaching, and I had no energy to write or to focus. The clock on my phone told me it was three in the morning, so I had two hours to get some sleep before I woke up for the day. 

I didn’t know it at the time, but I was suffering from depression and I wouldn’t be diagnosed until I almost committed suicide several weeks later. This poem is heavy with fatigue and dark thoughts, and I won’t apologize for sharing my innermost thoughts with anyone, but I will warn you that it might (or might not) trigger some people who read it.  

“But Still I Smile”

A hurricane rumbles and tears away at my soul, 
crashing thunder makes my bones quiver, 
and lightning strikes the pervading darkness in my mind.
But still I smile. 

A star bursts into a supernova in my heart,
dazzling sparks and light before a black hole is born,
swirls of amethyst and onyx mix and swallow everything pure.
But still I smile. 

An eye of the storm dwells in my mind,
the waves are calm and the sun streams through the clouds,
but the peace and the tranquility slip from my fingers.
But still I smile. 

But still I smile even as the storm rages around me.
But still I smile even as the darkness envelopes me.
But still I smile even as my mind tortures me.
But still I smile even as the world continues on.

Please feel free to share your thoughts on this poem in the comments section below! Do you think “But Still I Smile” should have made the cut or not? 


Hurricane VignetteAvery Kilpatrick
Genre: Poetry, Inspirational, Women PoetsPublisher: Avery KilpatrickDate of Publication: June 18, 2020ASIN: B088KTYWPSNumber of pages: 64 pagesWord Count: 4,354
Cover Artist: Anna Claire Garrard
Book Description:
From debut poet and author Avery Kilpatrick, Hurricane Vignette tells the story of a difficult time in her life—a time of struggle, depression, suicide, recovery, and triumph. This poetry collection is a personal diary of Kilpatrick’s most inner thoughts and her journey of healing.
These poems are filled with raw emotion and contain sensitive subjects such as suicide, depression, and anxiety. However, like most stories, there is a happy ending—a moment of clarity that evokes peace and victory over the chaos of life.
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An Artist’s Cage
 Sculptors      and painters—bringers        of life and molds.     Fingers feather over    their lines and angles,providing guiding hands for Da Vinci or Shakespeare,Aetion or Nikosthenes—the Muses helped bring their inspirations to life. A cage of color and stone inescapable—unbreakable—placed in a gallery for all to see. A pillar that others should strive to achieve the         perfection of the woman:traditional chocolate hair with         a lean, willowed figure, cherry lips, painted face, shining eyes, and smiles. The pinnacle of a natural standard of beauty—        pretty, nice, braindead, submissive, who relies on the Father,       their Creator—or the Husband. All independence erased by        white paint or another block of clay.  And the Muses, beautiful        women who guided men, developed the cage, building a masterful piece of iron, entrapping their fellow sisters.




About the Author:
Avery Kilpatrick was born in Flowood, Mississippi, in April 1996. Raised in a small town in the Mississippi Delta, she has a fondness for nature and the cotton fields that create Southern snow pastures in the fall. After writing her first novel when she was thirteen, Avery decided to pursue her dream as an author at a young age.
An alumnus of Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, Avery graduated with a Bachelor’s in English. She also worked on the student-run newspaper, The Delta Statement, during her four-year career at Delta State as copy-editor and Editor-in-Chief.
Avery currently lives in a ranch-style home in her hometown in Greenwood, Mississippi. The mother of three fur babies, Cinnamon the spoiled cat, Ginger the rambunctious old lady, and Remington a.k.a. Remi the service dog, Avery has enough fur from shedding animals to make a fourth pet. When Avery isn’t busy writing her next novel, she goes on walks with her mother and dogs, watches Outlander or Criminal Minds on Netflix, or can be found curled up on the couch with Cinnamon reading a good book.
Newsletter Sign-up: https://averykilpatrick.com/newsletter-signup
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Blog: https://averykilpatrick.com/blog
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A Bewitching Wednesday

Poetry Corner with Wren Valentino #poetrycorner #poetry
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Interview - The Seer by Charlie Daye #PNR #authorinterview
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Virtual Book Tour: A Game of Wings and Marks by Rebecca Crunden
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Now scheduling a one month tour for Pumpkins and Party Themes: 50 DIY Designs to Bring Your Halloween Extravaganza to Life By Roxanne Rhoads
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A Bewitching Tuesday

Book Spotlight ~ A Game of Wings and Marks by Rebecca Crunden @rjcrunden ~ #UF #PNR https://saphsbooks.blogspot.com/2020/...

Interview - Fast Beat by Wren Valentino #interview #authorinterview #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/wdw930qQ6v2

INTERVIEW WITH REBECCA CRUNDEN (A Game of Wings and Marks) #bewitchingbooktours http://ow.ly/ifEm30qQ6tk

The heartwarming tale of a curious street-smart cat is the ultimate adventure for kids & adults to share, learn & explore together. ALFONSO GOES HOME by Jamie Talbott-Lamb #Alfonsogoeshome #childrensbook #picturebook #cats #streetcat #catadventures https://amzn.to/30738Rm

Fast Beat by Wren Valentino
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Charlie Daye's Top Ten Favorite Authors #PNR
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5 Stars for American Demon by Kim Harrison #bookreview
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5 Stars for American Demon by Kim Harrison #bookreview

The witch is back!

I have missed this world so much.

This is my all time favorite series and I was so sad when it ended with  The Witch With No Name.

Then we got a teaser with The Turn , a Hollows Prequel featuring Trent's parents. I thought we might get more prequel books after that but we get more Rachel, Ivy, Jenks, Trent and Al!!!!! Which is even better.

The events in this book pick up right after the events of book 13, before the epilogue. 

In American Demon the girls are still toddlers. Rachel and everyone are navigating life with a new Goddess, a new EverAfter, demons living among them, and she's still not getting credit for anything she does - like saving the world. 

Rachel's also adjusting to her relationship with Trent.  

The book opens with Rachel and Jenks checking out the status of their church. Construction crews have been working on rebuilding it after a large portion of it was destroyed in the final book. Ivy joins them but it is apparent she isn't going to be part of their crew anymore. She's with Nina. 

All seems standard as they inspect the church, until a zombie shows up in the garden. Things get crazier from there.

Turns out something weird is going on. People are attacking their loved ones, then can't remember why or what happened.

You know Rachel is going to end up in the middle of it all. 

Excellent read!!!! Trent gets better with every book. I love seeing him and Rachel work things out and move past their crazy history.

The new characters were interesting. I hope to see more of Hodin. I wish Al would have played a larger roll in this book. I missed his antics quite a bit but Hodin definitely filled the space.

I am so glad this series will continue. I missed it so much. 

Reading American Demon was like seeing an old friend that hasn't been around in years.



Thanks to #NetGalley and #BerkleyPublishing for the review copy of #AmericanDemon

American Demon 
The Hollows Book 14
Return to the Hollows Book 1
Kim Harrison

Description:

A thrilling return to the #1 New York Times bestselling urban fantasy series, continuing Rachel Morgan's story.

RACHEL MORGAN IS BACK--AND THE HOLLOWS WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

What happens after you've saved the world? 

Well, if you're Rachel Mariana Morgan, witch-born demon, you quickly discover that something might have gone just a little bit wrong. That the very same acts you and your friends took to forge new powers may have released something bound by the old. 

With a rash of zombies, some strange new murders, and an exceedingly mysterious new demon in town, it will take everything Rachel has to counter this new threat to the world--and it may demand the sacrifice of what she holds most dear.


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