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BOOK FOUR: THE WITCH IS COMING

There’s a BLOOD MOON on the Rise…COMING FEBRUARY 2017

TIME TRAVELING BIBLIOPHILE SERIES: BOOK FOUR
TEMPLE OF INDRA'S WITCH

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Sophia Marcil closed the book on magic long ago, when she married Cullen O’Kelley and opened her beloved shop in Dublin. She’s taking life one page at a time until an old acquaintance darkens her doorstep and reminds her of a grim prediction made sixteen years ago—one that involves her daughter, her grimoire, and that threatens time travel once more. Since cursing Sophia more than five-hundred years ago, the witch has become disillusioned with life and she’s ready to return to 1494, where her enmity began. Sadly, her attempt to open the portal goes up in smoke, taking Sophia with it. Cullen believes his beloved time-traveling bibliophile could still be alive, but a local historian warns she may still be in jeopardy. The answer to her whereabouts lies in a fifteenth-century castle—all he has to do is navigate time using the grimoire. Of course, he’s not the only one searching: Sophia’s daughter is determined to tag along, and she’s leading the witch right to them.  Cullen is desperate to save his wife from the noose, but is a deal with the devil necessary? The witch claims there’s no time like the present to re-write the past, but can the woman who once cursed them be trusted to hold the pen?
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New Review of Temple of Indra's JEWEL by StoreyBook Reviews

Jan 10, 2017
I had no idea what to expect when I said I would review this book. I like all forms of mystery so figured it couldn't be bad at all. I was not expecting to be kept on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next. And the ending? Leaves you hanging so you HAVE to read the next book to see how the story continues. (love and hate that!).

I thought Sophia was a brave character especially when she traveled back in time and had to adjust. At least she is a librarian and works in a historical section, so she was able to adapt somewhat to the times.

I thought it was interesting that the premise is that spirits are stuck due to bad choices and the same ones stick together to help right the wrong. You can see who some of the characters are from the past to the present...but there are a few that I think aren't revealed but I have my suspicions.

All in all a great book and now I have to get the next book to see how the story continues. 

New Review of Temple of Indra's JEWEL by Paula Ratcliffe

This book was so good I bought all three and can't wait to see what is next for Sophia as like any great book it left you wanting to know more. This book was full of so many great characters Irish Cullen who saves Sophia a few times over to truly bad characters that make you want to run the other way. Stuck in the middle of it all is Sophia and Cullen and Viktor and Sapphira. What happens next is anyone's guess! #BOOKREVIEW #FIVESTARREVIEW #GREATESCAPESREVIEW #GOODREADSREVIEW #RACHAELSTAPLETON #TEMPLEOFINDRASJEWEL #MYSTERY #TIMETRAVEL #AMREVIEWING #AMREADING #BIBLIOPHILE

Book Two: Sophia's About to Discover a Hidden Chapter in Her Own Family Story.

Book Two: Time Traveling Bibliophile Series
Temple of Indra's Curse
Rachael Stapleton
Buy now Curse –  Amazon  Former Librarian turned Time Traveler, Sophia Marcil is looking forward to a shiny new beginning, and that’s just what she gets when the man of her dreams proposes. Unfortunately, the ring Cullen O’Kelley slips on her finger holds a piece of the very sapphire that’s cursed her.  Meanwhile sixteen year old Zafira Breathour is catchin’ more hell than usual. She accused her friend’s wealthy fiancé of putting another girl in the puddin’ club and it's threatening the family business. Without explaining her gift for insightful dreams, Zafira has no way to prove her accusations. So now she’s stuck polishing this new purple sapphire while contemplating exile. Cue the blood moon. Zafira wakes from a doozy of a nightmare and stumbles upon a spell in her father's study. Next thing Sophia knows, she's been wrenched back to a stately home in 1920, and into the body of her Great Aunt Zafira.

In an effort to re-write the past, things get foggy in a London bookshop; long-lost relative’s re-surface, and as a family gathering rapidly goes awry, Sophia ricochets back to the present. Someone close to her is a killer, and this time she’s determined to read between the lines. Her ex-boyfriend seems to be the likely character, but evidence to the contrary soon has her questioning whether she wrote the wrong guy off. With her wedding day fast approaching Sophia needs to figure out if Cullen’s love, spells death? Jewels are a girl’s best friend, unless they’re cursed, then they’re just worth killing for.Curious to know more about the Time Traveling Bibliophile and her cozy adventures into the past, check out the Temple of Indra’s Curse on Amazon. OR start at the beginning. Temple of Indra’s Jewel.

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Control Your Temperance BY: RACHAEL STAPLETON, AUTHOR OF THE TIME TRAVELING BIBLIOPHILE SERIES

Smuggling, Bootlegging and Speakeasies: How to Whoop it up and Look Good Doing It
When writing the second book in my time traveling bibliophile series, the TEMPLE OF INDRA’S CURSE, main character Sophia Marcil is pulled back in time once again. This time she’s sent into the past life of her own Great Aunt, a young and rebellious Zafira Breathour. I researched many different aspects of the 1920s while writing this book: Fashion, Art Deco, and of course Prohibition and how it would have affected, the Breathour family during the 1920’s in a tempered Toronto. What I discovered was that while Prohibition was meant to eradicate the temptation of liquor, it had the unintended effect of making it fashionable. As fashionable as Clara Bow with her wavy bob, pencil thin eyebrows and rebellious spirit. Temperance act and raids be damned. By barring liquor from the masses, the government unwittingly turned many law-abiding citizens into criminals. Generation Y also known as the ‘me me me’ kids of today have nothing on those brazen jazz babies of the 1920s. Characters like Zafira Breathour from my book who were suddenly freed of fitted garments flocked to speakeasies, blind pigs and gin joints. After all, these private establishments were accessible by password only and they could be quite glamorous. Whereas Pre-Prohibition saloons were prejudice of women, the new world of nightclubs invited both the bob-haired “flapper” and her “sheik” to drink cocktails, smoke, and dance to jazz. Who could blame them? They could vote at last: The 19th Amendment to the Constitution had guaranteed that right in 1920. Millions of women worked in white-collar jobs and could afford to participate in the burgeoning consumer economy. The increased availability of birth-control devices made it possible for women to have fewer children. And new technologies like the washing machine and the vacuum cleaner eliminated some of the drudgery of household work. And so they indulged in their unprecedented freedoms, in my book Zafira and her friends whoop it up despite the hell they catch every morning. In the fourth chapter, Zafira and her best pals, Florence and Deborah get all jazzed up for a night of dancing. Zafira is rocking an apricot chiffon bugle-bead dress, adorned with a long string of pearls wrapped twice around her neck as was the style. Her lips painted a plum red and her eyes rimmed black as night. According to Fashion Time Machine, one of the main brands popular during this decade was one we still know and use today, Maybelline. It was first created in 1915 by a 19-year-old entrepreneur who noticed his older sister Mabel applying a mixture of Vaseline and coal dust to her eyelashes to give them a darker, fuller look. To complete the look Flo lent Zafira her spiffy head band that rested across her forehead. Headbands / Scarves were all the rage at the time. Decorated with precious gems, patterns, metals or even feathers, the headband made the perfect flapper accessory. And the bohemian style has even made resurgence today thanks to music festivals. Women in the 20′s never left the house without a hat, gloves and a handbag. Other popular accessories worn during this decade were, long strands of pearls, bangles, dangling earrings, scarves, head bands and socks. In Chapter Fifteen, our Time Traveling Bibliophile Sophia Marcil has been thrown into this body of her ancestor, Zafira Breathour and is sent on a trip to London, England with her mother and sister. As she follows the throng of women through the streets of London, listening to the sounds of lorries, cars and two horse-drawn hearses, she notices a woman in a cloche hat. Women in the Roaring 20′s did not leave the house without a hat or some type of head covering. There were many types of hats, the garden hat, the Musketeer hat, the Beret hats, toque hats, turbans and the 1920’s hat icon, and as I mention the ever popular cloche. These round shaped, snug fitting, helmet like felt or straw hats came so far down the forehead that visibility was only possible by lifting the chin up so she had to look down on people. Brims were a mere 2 inches at most. Some curled up, some angled out like a mini visor, and still others pointed down. By the end of the decade brims were nonexistent.

Curious as to how they would have looked, let’s jump into the fashion time machine. To see my smashing inspiration when styling these characters, check out my Pinterest page, Temple of Indra's CURSE Book Two Inspiration.Purchase Links:  Jewel – Amazon









Curse – Amazon









Lies – Amazon








Witch – Coming Soon







Tour ParticipantsJanuary 5 – The Self-Rescue Princess – CHARACTER INTERVIEWJanuary 6 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW, GIVEAWAYJanuary 7 – Books,Dreams,Life – GUEST POST, SPOTLIGHTJanuary 8 – Deal Sharing Aunt – INTERVIEW, GIVEAWAYJanuary 8 – Island Confidential – GUEST POST, SPOTLIGHTJanuary 9 – Readsalot – SPOTLIGHTJanuary 10 – T’s Stuff – INTERVIEW, SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAYJanuary 11 – Sleuth Cafe – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST, GIVEAWAYJanuary 12 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW, GIVEAWAYJanuary 13 – Community Bookstop – REVIEW, GIVEAWAYJanuary 14 – A Holland Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST, SPOTLIGHTJanuary 15 – 3 Partners in shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, too! – SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAYJanuary 16 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAYJanuary 17 – Lori’s Reading Corner – CHARACTER GUEST POST, GIVEAWAYJanuary 18 – Polished Nails and Puppy Dog Tales – REVIEW#freetimetravel #goodreads #giveaway
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The Time Traveling Bibliophile Book Tour Has Begun

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Purchase Links: Jewel – Amazon B&NCurse – Amazon B&NLies – Amazon B&NWitch – Coming SoonTour ParticipantsJanuary 5 – The Self-Rescue Princess – CHARACTER INTERVIEWJanuary 6 – The Book’s the Thing – REVIEW, GIVEAWAYJanuary 7 – Books,Dreams,Life – GUEST POST, SPOTLIGHTJanuary 8 – Deal Sharing Aunt – INTERVIEW, GIVEAWAYJanuary 8 – Island Confidential – GUEST POST, SPOTLIGHTJanuary 9 – Readsalot – SPOTLIGHTJanuary 10 – T’s Stuff – INTERVIEW, SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAYJanuary 11 – Sleuth Cafe – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST, GIVEAWAYJanuary 12 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW, GIVEAWAYJanuary 13 – Community Bookstop – REVIEW, GIVEAWAYJanuary 14 – A Holland Reads – CHARACTER GUEST POST, SPOTLIGHTJanuary 15 – 3 Partners in shopping, Nana, Mommy, & Sissy, too! – SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAYJanuary 16 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAYJanuary 17 – Lori’s Reading Corner – CHARACTER GUEST POST, GIVEAWAYJanuary 18 – Polished Nails and Puppy Dog Tales – REVIEW

BOOK THREE TEMPLE OF INDRA'S LIES IS NOW AVAILABLE

‘Tis The Season To Be Reading! | How About Adding MY LATEST TIME TRAVEL COZY MYSTERY to your Reading ListBUY NOW BOOK THREE TEMPLE OF INDRA'S LIES 

Cozy Mysteries are a great way to get into the holiday spirit. They’re often set in small neighborhoods and the dead bodies show up along with the laughs just in time for the holidays. THE NEWLY RELEASED Temple of Indra’s Lies and COMING SOON Temple of Indra’s Witch are both set in Dublin’s Creative Quarter, an area with a long standing history dating back to the 18th century. The neighborhood's eclectic mix of shops, cafés, galleries, and restaurants, make it the perfect backdrop for Sophia's modern day bookshop. Of course my series also offers up a time travel twist for those readers who enjoy the whimsical nostalgia of magic and history. That’s why I married cozy mystery with time travel in my series; the TIME TRAVELING BIBLIOPHILE. If you are experiencing anxiety or a reading slump, perhaps some time with my adventurous bibliophile Sophia Marcil, and her feisty friends Leslie and Cullen will lift up your spirit.

Book Three begins in autumn, only weeks after Lucile O'Kelley's funeral. Overlooking the cliffs of Northern Ireland, Cullen O'Kelley surprises his fiance Sophia Marcil with the Castle of Dunlace and asks her a favour--something  she never though he would dare ask. From the crashing waves in the mermaid's cave to a well lit Christmas party in a castle's library, Sophia once again navigates dead bodies and time.
Here are the books in order of the series. COUGH. COUGH. Which are hopefully now on your holiday reading list:·         Temple of Indra’s JEWEL·         Temple of Indra’s CURSE·         Temple of Indra’s LIES

TEMPLE OF INDRA'S WITCH COMING SOON 2017

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MERRY CHRISTMAS! BOOKS ONE and TWO | TIME TRAVELING BIBLIOPHILE SERIES Now Available.

~ LIMITED CHRISTMAS SALE PRICE ON BOOKS ONE AND TWO - KINDLE 1.99 USD



This Librarian is Just Killing Time…Travel
Sophia Marcil loves her grandmother’s twisted tales almost as much as the sapphire ring passed down to her. Wearing it, however, could be her downfall. After slipping the jewel onto her finger she is pushed from a cliff—landing splat in the middle of 19th Century Monaco, where a killer plot to seize the throne could consume her entire future—past and present. Sophia believes she’s being forced into an eccentric millionaire’s dinner theatre but a hidden diary, a secret passage and a whispered conversation reveal to her that the role of a princess is not all fun and games. With the help of a man from outside the palace walls, Sophia undertakes a spellbinding journey straight out of a Grimm tale. Learning the gem’s secrets and the powerful curse behind it are only the beginning. With time and the constant threat of death hanging over her, she must take a page out of her own history to hunt down someone who isn't killing by the book.


Can she do it before she’s checked out for good?

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Family Secrets Can Be a Real Curse

Former Librarian turned Time Traveler, Sophia Marcil is looking forward to a shiny new beginning, and that’s just what she gets when the man of her dreams proposes. Unfortunately, the ring Cullen O’Kelley slips on her finger holds a piece of the very sapphire that’s cursed her. Wrenched back to a stately home in 1920, she discovers a hidden chapter in her own family story. In an effort to re-write the past, things get foggy in a London bookshop; long-lost relative’s re-surface, and as a family gathering rapidly goes awry, Sophia ricochets back to the present. Someone close to her is a killer, and this time she’s determined to read between the lines. Her ex-boyfriend seems to be the likely character, but evidence to the contrary soon has her questioning whether she wrote the wrong guy off. With her wedding day fast approaching Sophia needs to figure out if Cullen’s love, spells death?


Jewels are a girl’s best friend, unless they’re cursed, then they’re just worth killing for.

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All I Want for Christmas Is A Trip Through Time.

THE PAST IS NEVER FAR BEHIND. Join the Time Travelling Bibliophile on her Adventures Through Time. Thanks to everyone who already purchased. Both books made the Amazon Best Sellers List. Solstice Publishing #AmazonBestSellers

Newly Released. Time Traveling Bibliophile Books One & Two. On Sale until January. 20th.

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