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  • Kindred Spirits! Welcome Author Terri Reid!

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    I’m very excited to have a “kindred spirit” author, Terri Reid, visiting with me today to talk about herself and the first in her Mary O’Reilly Paranormal Mystery Series: “Loose Ends.” Dying is what changed Mary O’Reilly’s life. Well, actually, coming back from the dead and having the ability to communicate with ghosts is really…

  • Love & Ghosts! Welcome Carrie Pulkinen

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    I love getting to know other authors who write romance with ghosts! Today I’m honored to welcome one of my favorite authors, Carrie Pulkinen to Haunted Pathways. I can’t wait to ask her a few questions and get to know her better. So let’s get started! Q: Were you already a great writer? Have you…

  • Uncovering Buried Secrets

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    I was thrilled to finally discover a kindred spirit in reader/writer Elizabeth Meyette, who writes stories set in haunted houses! I’m pleased to welcome her here today on Haunted Pathways to discuss her second Finger Lakes Series book, Buried Secrets. Take it away Elizabeth!   When I finished writing my first mystery, The Cavanaugh House,…

  • Strange Meetings

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    Does it ever happen to you? Do you ever encounter a person, or a situation, purely by chance? One that seems to mean more than it appears on the surface? Today it happened to me. We had just completed my husband’s pre-surgery appointment at the fantastic St. Vincent’s Hospital in Worcester, MA, and decided to…

  • Touching the Source

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    The past year for me has been tumultuous. Sickness and death in the family, not the least of which was almost losing my husband last month to a sudden, severe illness. Surgery still pending on that, so I live in limbo. I can’t even imagine a life without him. Not the best environment for a…

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  • A Most Tumultuous Time of Year

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    Okay, I admit it. As of midnight tonight, there are only 12 twelve days until Christmas. And our tree is not yet up (still sitting in the trailer in the yard). I have not sent a single Christmas card (okay, well, I haven’t done that for years). But I also have not bought a single…

  • A Haunted Southern Mansion . . . #MFRWhooks

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    … is the setting for my latest Haunted Voices novel, Civil Hearts. It all started years ago when my husband and I were toying with the idea of moving to rural Alabama. #MFRWAuthor To visit other participating blogs, click HERE! #MFRWBookHooks Property was cheap, my husband had just retired, and I could work from anywhere.…

  • Audiobook Review: The Night Strangers by Chris Bohjalian

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    I have to admit: I almost passed on this book due to the relatively low rating on Amazon. It has a overall review score of 3.2 out of 5 – not stellar. Most of the 1-3 star reviews criticized the ending of the book. So of course, I had to read it–listen to it, in…

  • You’re Reading . . . What???

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    As most of you might know, I am a high consumer of the written word. I zoom through eBooks on high-speed click. There’s always a paper- or hard-back on my writing desk and nightstand. I’ve worn out two pairs of earbuds this year alone listening to audiobooks–and I have Bluetooth in my car! Mostly, they’re…