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October 26, 2021

American Life in 1910

It's a pleasure to welcome Tammy Pasterick to my blog today with some insight into American life in the early 20th century.

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Published on October 26, 2021 10:21 Tags: 20th-century, history, us-history

Kindle Sale!

Get Hauntings while it's spooky cheap!

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Published on October 26, 2021 05:54 Tags: blog-hop, ghost-stories, hauntings, historical-fiction

October 25, 2021

Edenton Ladies Guild

On this day in American Revolution history: 25 October 1774 - the ladies of Edenton decided to prove that women could be patriots too.

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Published on October 25, 2021 05:18 Tags: 18th-century, american-revolution, history

October 18, 2021

Hauntings Launch Party!

FREE event this Saturday - reserve your spot!

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Published on October 18, 2021 04:34 Tags: blog-hop, ghost-stories, hauntings, historical-fiction

October 15, 2021

Among the Lost: Exploring an Old Asylum

Curious how an author decides where to set a ghost story? When the Hauntings challenge came, I had recently toured an old asylum, and a story immediately began to form in my mind.

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Published on October 15, 2021 04:33 Tags: blog-hop, ghost-stories, hauntings, historical-fiction

October 14, 2021

The Howling of Wolves: What's a little haunting between brothers?

Paula Lofting's Hauntings ghost story gives a glimpse into her medieval Sons of the Wolf series. In The Howling of Wolves a young man copes with the death of his twin brother. Will the closeness of their bond be a blessing or a curse?

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Published on October 14, 2021 04:48 Tags: blog-hop, ghost-stories, hauntings, historical-fiction

October 13, 2021

Fury of the Cursed Ship: A Norse Curse and the Destiny to Break It

A Norsewoman shipwrecked in a cursed land. Does she dare enter the ghostly barrow to confront the undead’s fury?
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Published on October 13, 2021 04:21 Tags: blog-hop, ghost-stories, hauntings, historical-fiction

October 12, 2021

Hotel Vanity: Some Humorous Hauntings

Today, Lynn Bryant hosts D. Apple: Danielle’s contribution to Hauntings is a story called Hotel Vanity which brings a light-hearted tone to the collection. It is set in a decaying hotel, where the owner’s efforts to sell-out are hampered by some mischievous ghosts.

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Published on October 12, 2021 04:35 Tags: blog-hop, ghost-stories, hauntings, historical-fiction

October 11, 2021

The Haunting of Edenbridge Castle: A Ghostly Time-slippy tale

It starts with a cold case, an unsolved disappearance of a police officer just before the outbreak of WWII. The story line moves backwards, through the witchcraft trials of the 17th century, and further back to the time of Henry VIII and the childhood of Anne and George Boleyn. And it all takes part in an abandoned castle that rings with the echoes of past inhabitants.

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Published on October 11, 2021 11:24 Tags: blog-hop, ghost-stories, hauntings, historical-fiction

October 8, 2021