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Tag: paranormal romance

  • Ghost Stories & Romance: Why the Combination is So Compelling

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    While conversing with a saleswoman in my local Apple store recently, I shared the information that I wrote novels. “What kind of novels?” she asked. “They’re basically romances, but they are all set in haunted places,” I replied. Her eyes grew wide. “With ghosts, you mean?” “Yes. There’s always a ghost story intertwined with the…

  • A Sneak Peek at ELECTRICITY – #MFRWHooks

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    My new release, Electricity, is the latest installment in my Haunted Voices novels. This one was especially exciting to write, since I work where it is set: the location used to house a State Mental Asylum. There’s still one building that’s never been renovated, and it is a spooky place indeed.   Here’s a sneak…

  • The Final Countdown

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    In three short days, my next Haunted Voices novel will go live on Amazon. I can’t believe this all happened so fast. After a loooong dry spell in my writing life, The Great Muse finally smiled on me again. Of course, it helped that I took a week’s vacation from my day job with the…

  • 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…

  • 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.…

  • 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…