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  • Some Spooky Alabama History

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    Since my latest release, CIVIL HEARTS, is set in rural, western Alabama, I naturally have done quite a bit of research on the region. Aside from all the antebellum mansions that have survived, some in better condition than others, there are other potentially haunted locations. The Alamuchee-Bellamy Covered Bridge in Livingston, Alabama is one such…

  • Civil Hearts (Haunted Voices) by Claire Gem and Giveaway

    Civil Hearts (Haunted Voices) by Claire Gem and Giveaway

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    Originally posted on V.V. Strange: This book means business. The story is great, I’m an adopted southern girl who LOVES reading of books set in the South, but it’s not what makes me want to read this book. It’s the Hero, and the Heroine who stays at his side. The book is Civil Hearts (Haunted Voices) by…

  • New Release: Civil Hearts

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    I’m pleased to announce another in my Haunted Voices series is now available in paperback and Kindle – CIVIL HEARTS. A sexy Southern gentleman—with epilepsy. A widow still reeling from her late husband’s brain cancer. An abandoned antebellum mansion haunted by a Confederate soldier—and she’s a Yankee. A widow with no family, web designer Liv…

  • Welcome Author Anthony Avina

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    Anthony writes horror . . . and I thought it might be interesting to highlight his latest release, I Was An Evil Teenager, and to interview him to find out what makes a horror writer tick. Anthony Avina’s latest novel, “I Was An Evil Teenager: Remastered,” is the collective work of the Evil Teenager novella…

  • Welcome SciFi Author, Kayelle Allen

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    I am honored today to be hosting a fellow author and good friend of mine, Kayelle Allen. She’s the author of some of the most innovative heroes and villains one could ever conceive of. This lady’s imagination humbles me . . . Her latest release is Bringer of Chaos: Forged in Fire When the immortal…

  • A New Cover for this #MFRWHooks Haunted Voices Novel!

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    On Sale NOW for .99! I’m excited to reveal a brand-new cover for my 2017 “I Heart Indie Award” finalist, Spirits of the Heart. Here’s the blurb: An addiction counselor and a security guard struggle to free a little girl and her father, two lost spirits trapped inside an abandoned mental asylum. Addiction counselor Laura Horton…

  • My Writing Cave

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    Happy New Year, fans of all that is mysterious, supernatural, and thrilling! For my first blog of 2018 I thought it might be interesting to you to see the space where I create . . . and so I present . . . My Writing Cave. I am fortunate to own a gorgeous, dark wood…

  • Welcome Lyndi Lamont to Ghost #Bookhugs!

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    Lyndi Lamont’s inspirational message: I believe love is a powerful force in this world. It brings lovers together, creates families and lives on after death in the hearts of those left behind. It may not make the world go ’round, but love makes the world a better place. Giveaway! Lyndi is giving away a $25 Amazon…

  • Welcome Lisa Chalmers for Ghost #BookHugs

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    How hard would you fight for the one you love? Josh Collins has the perfect life—a beautiful girlfriend and a baby on the way, until an accident takes his life. Avery Rhodes’ world imploded the moment she lost Josh. Her life and future unravelled in an instant. Alone and pregnant, she finds herself facing an…

  • Welcome Anita Philmar for Ghost #BookHugs : Banished Hero – Book 1 in Banished Series!

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    Inspiration: A lover is important but so is a friend. It’s even nicer when they can be one in the same. An Exciting Shapeshifter Syfy Romance by Anita Philmar   Can a lost princess find her way home? Can a sexy wolf save her or is he out to eat her alive? Shapeshifters need love…