"Where Spirits Linger" WordCrafter Book Blog Tour Day 5 + My #Review + A #Giveaway

It's day five of the "Where Spirits Linger" WordCrafter book blog tour, which means it's time for my stop on the tour.  I have an excellent guest post for you from one of the authors who contributed to the collection, a review, and details of how you can get your hands on a free digital copy of the book.  So, let's see what Stevie Turner has to say about writing "David's Revenge" shall we? Over to you, Stevie.

Writing “David’s Revenge”

by Stevie Turner

 

I have had a lifelong interest in the paranormal, ever since living in a haunted flat as a child and seeing ghosts and having to dive under the bedclothes during the night when my bed would lift up of its own accord.  In the mornings my mother used to tidy my bed to her exacting standards, and hey ho, the imprint of a body would appear with alarming regularity (and no, it wasn’t me).  My parents eventually discovered that a previous tenant had committed suicide in my bedroom.  I remember I would never go to sleep unless one of my parents was there in the room with me.  

 

We moved out of the flat when I was seven, and the paranormal activity stopped.  However, when I was in my fifties, I woke up in the night, put the light on to get a drink, and there was a lady sitting at the end of my bed wearing a doctor’s white coat.  I have no idea who she was, but she looked a bit like my oncologist.  She smiled at me and there and then I had the feeling I would recover from my stage IV cancer.  I did. 

 

I have been to various demonstrations of clairvoyance over the years.  My short story ‘David’s Revenge’ is the culmination of many meetings with spiritualist mediums, some of which have passed uncannily accurate messages to me from a few of my loved ones in the spirit world.  I attended a meeting one night and the medium told me that my uncle was there and that he could see I was having constant trouble day after day trying to unlock the door to my flat that I shared with a workmate.  My uncle told me that from that moment on I’d have no more difficulty with the key.  When I returned home the key slid easily in the lock as though it had been oiled and I never had any more trouble with it.

 

I have learned over time that genuine mediums always have a spirit guide to watch over them who on the earth plane was usually from a Red Indian tribe.  This very spiritual (but now deceased) guide bridges a gap from this world to the next and is an invaluable help to the medium.  In this way my character ‘Medicine Horse’ was born.

 

In the story, David Nelson died when only ten years old, and appears to medium Rae Cordelle (via Medicine Horse) at a clairvoyant meeting.  David has some terrible news to impart to Rae concerning the way in which he died, which involves David’s stepfather, Mick Curtis.  Rae has no choice but to pass on the news to David’s mother Karen at a private reading.  Karen is distraught.  Mick is aghast at information he considers to be completely false, but Rae is very gifted and knows that Medicine Horse would never lie. Karen and Mick must discover for themselves exactly what is going on.

 

 

There is scepticism as to whether mediums are genuine, but I believe in the spirit world because I’ve had proof, I’ve seen ghosts for myself, and I’ve lived in a haunted flat.  If doubters would only pay for a private reading with a good medium, then the messages they receive would convince them that the spirit world exists.  We are only on the earth plane briefly, but there are so many wonders waiting for us when it’s our turn to travel over to the ‘Other Side’.

 

 

Stevie Turner is a British author of suspense, paranormal, women's fiction family dramas and darkly humorous novels, and likes to find subjects to write about that are not often covered. Stevie is married and lives in the wilds of East Anglia, England, and enjoys cycling about the countryside when she is not busy writing.  http://www.stevie-turner-author.co.uk

 

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Spirits linger in strange places for unexpected reasons.
Kaye Lynne Booth’s spirits care and want to be cared for in “The People Upstairs”.
Robbie Cheadle’s spirits have unfinished business in “Listen to Instructions”.
Stevie Turner’s spirits are out for revenge in “David’s Revenge”.
Enid Holden’s spirits linger in a house with a history in “The Chosen Few”.
Sharon Kretcshmer’s spirits linger on a battle field in “The Final Portrait”.
Crysta Planko’s spirits linger in an estate long gone in the winning story, “Olde Tyme Village”.

 Now available from Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Amazon sites for some other countries.

 

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I was given a copy of this book to review for you, so here's my review:

 

Where Spirits Linger by Roberta Eaton Cheadle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a fantastic and well-written collection of spooky stories, which would be a perfect read for near Halloween, or any time of the year you fancy a bit of a creepy read. All the stories were excellent, and it would be impossible for me to pick a favourite, so I won't even try. Kaye Lynne Booth's "The People Upstairs" is a very believable and chilling tale. Robbie Cheadle's "Listen to Instructions" is an unusual story with a cautionary lesson. Stevie Turner's "David's Revenge" is a heartbreaking but excellent tale with a twist. Enid Holden's "The Chosen Few" is an interesting story with a surprise ending. Sharon Kretcshmer's "The Final Portrait" is a sad story with a beautiful ending. And Christa Planko's "Olde Tyme Village" is an incredibly spooky story that was the perfect one to end on. All in all, I loved these stories, and would highly recommend this collection to lovers of paranormal tales.

*NOTE: I was given a free advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. This fact has in no way influenced either my opinion of the book or the contents of this review, and all opinions expressed here are entirely my own.

View all my reviews

 

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GIVEAWAY ALERT!

 

Want a free digital copy of this book? Then follow the tour and comment on the posts for your chance to win a free digital copy of the book.  Every comment earns you a chance to win in a random drawing, so the more posts you comment on, the higher your chances of winning.

 

To make sure you don't miss any posts, here's where you can find them all:

Day 1: https://writingtoberead.com/2021/09/20/welcome-to-the-wordcrafter-where-spirits-linger-book-blog-tour/

Day 2: https://theshowersofblessings.com/2021/09/20/where-spirits-linger-book-blog-tour/

Day 3: https://pattysworlds.com/day-3-of-the-wordcrafter-where-spirits-linger-book-blog-tour-blogtour-wordpresswednesday/

Day 4: https://robertawrites235681907.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/roberta-writes-wordcrafter-where-spirits-linger-book-blog-tour-featuring-christa-planko/

Day 5: https://ziglernews.blogspot.com/2021/09/where-spirits-linger-wordcrafter-book.html

Day 6 (will be found on writingtoberead.com - post link to be added once it goes live tomorrow, so check back for it later).