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Saturday, September 22, 2018

Books to read this Halloween





Halloween Witchwood Haul: Lots of witchy fun - Trick-or-treat!


Over $5 value for $1.99 just for Halloween.

Charmed By Witches: The day of his arrival in colonial Massachusetts in 1692, Desmond Harvey is befriended by four witches claiming to be travelers from the 21st century. Being a witch and practicing magic could mean the difference between life and death. Swinging by a tree branch with a noose around your neck was the death part. But there was always a downside to not practicing magic, too. When you needed it the most, it didn't work.

Going Home: The Craft meets Practical Magic - Orphaned at five-years-old, Alexandria Santorini learns she comes from a long line of powerful witches. Twelve years later, Alexandria is going home to Ferntree Falls to claim her inheritance - Witchwood Estate - the home where she was born, and where her parents were murdered. But something very sinister is going on in Ferntree Falls - something that will change Alexandria's life in ways she never imagined. For starters, her new best friend disappears in the sunlight…

Ferntree Falls: On her arrival in Ferntree Falls, Alexandria knows something is amiss. Not only does Andrew, her new best friend disappear in the sunlight, but someone Alexandria thought she could trust is trying to kill her! Perhaps leaving Catnip Cottage and the Barnabys wasn't such a great idea after all.

Cursed: Brought back from the clutches of death by a power she does not understand, Alexandria is focused on getting her life back to normal, whatever that means. With new friends, Andrew, Kat and River by her side, Alexandria lets herself believe that her future is looking promising. Things take a turn, however, when a handsome stranger arrives in Ferntree Falls, and Alexandria begins to wonder if his presence is a blessing or a CURSE.

Trick – or – treat: Some history and myths behind Halloween traditions past and present. Includes the history of brooms in witchcraft, candles, herbs, spells, and so much more.

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When Mary sees her grandmother accused of witchcraft and hanged for the crime, she is silently hurried to safety by an unknown woman. 

The woman gives her tools to keep the record of her days - paper and ink. Mary is taken to a boat in Plymouth and from there sails to the New World where she hopes to make a new life among the pilgrims. 

But old superstitions die hard and soon Mary finds that she, like her grandmother, is the victim of ignorance and stupidity, and once more she faces important choices to ensure her survival. 

With a vividly evoked environment and characters skilfully and patiently drawn, this is a powerful literary achievement by Celia Rees that is utterly engrossing from start to finish.

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In the spring of 1628, young Bess Hawksmith watches her mother's body swing limp from the Hanging Tree. She knows that only one man can save her from the same fate - Gideon Masters, the Warlock. She knows, too, that his help comes at a steep price.
In present-day England, Elizabeth has built a quiet life for herself. She has spent the centuries in solitude, moving from place to place, surviving plagues, wars and the heartbreak that comes with immortality. Her loneliness comes to an abrupt end when she is befriended by a teenage girl called Tegan. Against her better judgment, Elizabeth opens her heart to Tegan and begins teaching her the ways of the Hedge Witch.
But Gideon is hunting her still. He will stop at nothing, determined even after centuries to claim her soul. And now, Bess is not fighting to save herself alone: now, she must protect the girl she has grown to love like a daughter.

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Book one of the New York Times–bestselling All Souls trilogy—"a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of Harry Potter and Twilight” (People)

Deborah Harkness’s sparkling debut, A Discovery of Witches, has brought her into the spotlight and galvanized fans around the world. In this tale of passion and obsession, Diana Bishop, a young scholar and a descendant of witches, discovers a long-lost and enchanted alchemical manuscript, Ashmole 782, deep in Oxford's Bodleian Library. Its reappearance summons a fantastical underworld, which she navigates with her leading man, vampire geneticist Matthew Clairmont.

Harkness has created a universe to rival those of Anne Rice, Diana Gabaldon, and Elizabeth Kostova, and she adds a scholar's depth to this riveting tale of magic and suspense. The story continues in book two, Shadow of Night, and concludes with The Book of Life.

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The explosive new addition to the DDVN World (Fire and Ice Series) by USA Today Bestselling author K.F. Breene!
Something has always been missing from my life. A hole that I could never seem to fill. When I accidentally turn a coven of witches into nightmares, I find out what that something is.

Magic. And it turns out, I have a crap load of it. As a latent power awakens deep inside of me, I’m exposed to one of the most powerful and corrupt organizations in the magical world—the Mages’ Guild.

Barely knowing a spell from a few swear words and luck, I won’t be able to evade them alone. And that’s when I meet him.

The Rogue Natural. The best and most feared mage in the world.

He’s dangerous, mysterious, and has a vendetta of his own. He is now the only thing between me and magical enslavement.

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BEWARE.
Real witches dress in ordinary clothes and look like ordinary women. But they are not ordinary. They are always plotting and scheming with murderous, bloodthirsty thoughts - and they hate children.
The Grand High Witch hates children most of all and plans to make every single one of YOU disappear.
Only one boy and his grandmother can stop her, but if their plan fails the Grand High Witch will frizzle them like fritters, and then what . . . ?
Now you can listen to THE WITCHES and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy sound
effects from Pinewood Studios!
And look out for new Roald Dahl apps in the App store and Google Play- including the disgusting TWIT OR MISS! and HOUSE OF TWITS inspired by the revolting Twits.

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From New York Times best-selling author, Kim Harrison, comes the first book in her brilliant series, The Hollows; packed with vampires, werewolves and witches - don’t miss out on the sexiest urban fantasy you’ll read this year. Rachel Morgan lives in a world where a bioengineered virus wiped out most of the world's human population – exposing the existence of supernatural communities that had long lived alongside humanity. It’s her job as a white witch working for Inderland Security to protect the humans from things that go bump in the night. For the last five years Rachel has been tracking down lawbreaking Inderlanders in modern-day Cincinnati, but now she wants to leave and start her own agency. 
Her only problem: no one quits the I.S. Marked for death, Rachel will have to fend off fairy assassins and homicidal werewolves armed to the teeth with deadly curses. Unless she can appease her former employers by exposing the city's most prominent citizen as a drug lord, she might just be a dead witch walking.
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Ignoring the dead can get you killed...

All Charlie Payne wants is to lead a normal life and to be a good mom. But Charlie’s not exactly normal. She's from a long line of witches and she can see the dead.
Susan Tate has inherited a beautiful old southern mansion on the coast. Unfortunately, the property came with a million necessary repairs. And ghosts.
When Charlie meets Susan, the woman is desperate for help. Taking on a spirit who doesn’t want to see the light can be dangerous but ignoring it? Ignoring the dead can get you killed.
Haunting Charlie is the first in a spine-tingling new Supernatural Suspense that will have you clinging to the edge of your seat. If you like Darcy Coates, Shani Struthers or JL Bryan, then you will love the Witches of Palmetto Point Series by Wendy Wang!

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Blessed or cursed with a connection to the souls of others, Sloan Jordan can see the best in people...and the worst. With nothing more than a glance at a photograph, she can judge the living from the dead and the good souls from the evil ones. 
For twenty-seven years, she's kept her ability a secret, but eleven young women have been murdered in the mountains of North Carolina, and Sloan may be the only hope of finding their killer. 

She has just agreed to help Detective Nathan McNamara with the case, when a stranger--who is as alluring as he is terrifying--shows up at her doorstep with a dark past and another puzzling mystery: she can't see his soul at all.

Now Sloan is on the hunt for a deadly psychopath with two irresistible men. One of them would die for her, and the other would kill to keep her safe. 
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Private investigator Charlotte Davidson was born with three things: looks; a healthy respect for the male anatomy; and the rather odd job title of grim reaper. 
Since the age of five, she has been helping the departed solve the mysteries of their deaths so they can cross. 
Thus, when three lawyers from the same law firm are murdered, they come to her to find their killer.
In the meantime, Charley's dealing with a being more powerful - and definitely sexier - than any spectre she's ever come across before. 

With the help of a pain-in-the-ass skip tracer, a dead pubescent gangbanger named Angel, and a lifetime supply of sarcasm, Charley sets out to solve the highest profile case of the year and discovers that dodging bullets isn't nearly as dangerous as falling in love.

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Feisty witches, seductive vampires, and swoon-worthy immortals come together in this page-turning paranormal romance fantasy.
Grateful Knight isn’t looking for love when she moves into a rent-free house on the edge of a graveyard. At twenty-two, all she wants is to recover financially so she can move back to the city where she belongs. But sparks fly when the gorgeous cemetery caretaker, Rick, introduces himself and mentions his suspicion that her new house might be haunted. Her attraction to him seems supernatural, and despite her resolve to not get involved, she literally can’t keep her hands off him. When things in Grateful’s house start moving on their own, another man enters her life, Logan, a sexy ghost with a dark secret. He says Rick isn’t what he seems and indulging her passion for him could cost her soul. One thing’s for sure, magical forces are at work in the tiny town of Red Grove, and they’re converging on Grateful. Life will never be the same once she's forced to choose between the ghost and the graveyard.
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Sunday, August 4, 2013

FREE RIGHT NOW - only hours left... Witchwood Estate books 1 & 2


Going Home shouldn't be so difficult. After twelve years away, Seventeen year old Alexandria Santorini is going home to Ferntree Falls to claim her inheritance - Witchwood Estate - The home she grew up in and where her parents were murdered. 

But there is something very evil lurking in the woods around Ferntree Falls that is quite content in making Alexandria's life more complicated than she ever imagined.

Whimsical, "TV" length episodes in an ongoing series. Witches, spells, ghosts, sprites, shape-shifters, wolves and more... For all those young at heart... An equal measure of both Magic and Evil.

Grab your broomstick and come along for the ride!



Most Helpful Customer Reviews on Amazon.com 
Amazon.com: 4.6 out of 5 stars  

5.0 out of 5 stars Magical 
By M Medler - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition

I have a confession to make. I have put off writing this review for what feels like eternity, and I still don't think I'm ready. You see, my problem is that I don't trust myself to do these books justice.

When you find an author with a style so perfect, so entrancing, that you know full well you'd read their shopping list if that's what they decided to publish, what could you say to make a difference? I'm supposed to be good with words, but they fail me now. So I guess I'll just have to stick to being as objective and clinical as I can. Here's what I thought of the first two books in the Witchwood Estate series.

First impression: I would read this series 'till the world came to an end. I secretly hope Patti Roberts never ever stops writing. Her imagination is unequalled.

Voice: smooth storytelling, trance-inducing, the kind that seeps into your brain and surreptitiously replaces reality with a fantastic life you couldn't help but want to be a part of.

Plot: Oh, how many possibilities! From a simple intro and clear focus, the action picks up and threads of intrigue, mystery and hidden threats begin to weave into the main fabric. As more characters are introduced, their purpose and intent are implied, understood, twisted and finally revealed to be something no one could have foreseen. There are enough twists in there for at least another ten books! And I want to read them all.

Characters: perfectly formed, from the smallest secondary role to the protagonist. Alexandria is the kind of best friend all of us need. Andrew is so sweet, and his character has so much yet-untapped potential. Then, there is black magic, and shape-shifters, and ghosts.

Descriptions: original and just right for forming the right picture. I felt as if I knew my way around, right there, in the story.

Extras: Flick through the pages, and you'll find spells Alexandria has inherited from her mother. There are illustrations accompanying the spells, with lists of ingredients, method, verses and chants to make the spells work. Patti Roberts' artistic abilities are well-known, but still, this is a very inspired little detail that adds depth and value to the story.

Emotion: The author's ability to share a character's emotion is incredible. Living as an outcast, or at least someone different, comes across very well at the beginning of this series, and is presented with a kindness not many people are capable of. My eyes teared up because I could imagine or identify with many of the sentiments the characters were dealing with, even in this limited portion of the story.

The overall effect is of being at one with the book. Flawless in every way, the writing is exceptional. I fell head-first into the magic and I can't wait to see where the story is heading next. A beautiful, modern tale about a witch and what it takes to make your own way in life. This is a six-star book, at the very least.

5.0 out of 5 stars SPELLBINDING!!!! 
By Darlene Suber - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
I have received this book as a gift, from the author Patti Roberts. In exchange for my honest review of her book.
I read this book a couple of weeks ago and have been trying to think how to give the book and Patti justice.
You see, the book is truly a work of genius!!!
The main character is a young girl by the name of Alexandria, by she goes by Alex. And after many years of being of being away from her home ; she is finally going home. She is going to claim her birth right. Witchwood Estate. a long her journey other she meets a young man by the name of Andrew(who is a ghost).
Now the estate has always belonged to her and is the home of all her family 's spirits.
The plot is pure captivating and imitative!!! The way that the author works the magic spells into the story is so awesome. The scenes and the characters come alive right before your eyes.

This book is totally Genius!!! And it is a MUST read for ya and even adults. I give this book a total of 20stars even though I can only put 5 stars . Patti Roberts you are awesome and Genius and your imagination is truly amazing.

5.0 out of 5 stars A story for all ages 
By Jennie Schroder - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Kindle Edition
I loved this story. It is beautifully written. It takes you into the life of a 17 year old girl on a journey to reconnect with her heritage her legacy. It is a must read for the goddess within.






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Thursday, April 18, 2013

Alexandria Santorini has gone home to Ferntree Falls to claim her inheritance - Witchwood Estate




Going Home shouldn't be so difficult. After twelve years away, Seventeen year old Alexandria Santorini has gone home to Ferntree Falls to claim her inheritance - Witchwood Estate - The home she grew up in and where her parents were murdered.


But there is something very evil lurking in the woods around Ferntree Falls that is quite content in making Alexandria's life more complicated than she ever imagined.

Whimsical, "TV" length episodes in an ongoing series. Witches, spells, ghosts, sprites, shape-shifters, wolves and more... For all those young at heart... An equal measure of both Magic and Evil.


This is what readers had to say:



All I can say is I loved this book - once I started to read it, I couldn't put it down!!!!! Jennifer Leblanc.

 There Be Witches Here ! April 17, 2013 By Leslie Hansford

Alexandria takes us through the pains of returning to the home she knew as a youngster; however, Ferntree Falls is not the same as she remembers it! Full of mystery, magick, mayhem and memories--Book 2 of the Witchwood Estates adventure introduces you to the good, the bad and the ugly characters that are now part of Alexandria's life.

Patti Roberts has a pristine talent for making characters on a page breathe. Love them -- Hate them ... you won't be able to help yourself from muttering under your breath about them, as you read. That is the way Patti Roberts creates. Another golden success for Patti Roberts with Book 3 on the horizon. Don't let the anticipation get to you, this one is worth the re-read!
 

 

What a delightfully magical read! For the young at heart or others who don't fear to dream. I enjoyed it so much! The wonderfully created world that you have so vividly written is easily envisaged! Katrina Whittaker


 

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun For Everyone! April 17, 2013 By T. Ormiston-smith
Ms Roberts truly never disappoints, and this second instalment of the Witchwood Estate story is certainly no exception. In Ferntree Falls, we are introduced to the scene of the main action, and meet some more of the nastier characters.

Roberts is at her best with the bad guys, and you cannot fail to hate Rotten Raymond and Vile Vera. The action moves quickly, but not too fast to give the reader a clear, detailed look at what is happening, and at the lovely, technicolour descriptions for which Ms Roberts is noted.

I enjoyed this episode very, very much, and the only thing I don't like about it is that I can't get my hands on the whole thing all at once! I keenly await the next instalment. The Witchwood Estate saga is exciting, it's well-written, but above all, it's fun!

 
 
 Megan rated it 4 of 5 stars.    
I wish it weren't a short story. I loved it and wanted to keep going. I will definitely keep reading the series. Patti has a magical way with words.
 
 
Conny rated it 5 of 5 stars Book 2 is sooo good, I could see it all, the house, the cemetery all of it. And OMG how I hated Raymond !!
I almost yelled at him ... (I did).
 
 


 
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Michigan Author Solease M. Barner Releases New Mystery Book 'The Sleeper', First In The 'Secrets Of The Ghosts' Trilogy

  

 Out Now...

Author Solease M. Barner has released 'The Sleeper'. The new mystery book is the first in the 'Secrets Of The Ghosts' trilogy. The new thriller is a work incorporating suspense, fantasy, espionage and murder. The book, written in the tradition of 'The Bourne Identity', centers on a group of sisters who are female assassins.

"I want the readers to know," stated Ms. Barner, "that writing 'Secrets of the Ghosts-The Sleeper' was pure joy. The main character Holiday's life is so interesting. I hope readers enjoy reading 'The Sleeper' as much as I had writing it."

In the first installment of the trilogy of mystery books, Holiday Towley is a loving perfect wife and mother who holds a deep dark secret. Holiday's dark secret is revealed when her daughter's safety is compromised by unforeseen circumstances. Holiday's life becomes more complex when she finds out the truth of who she really is. Holiday soon finds out she has a special gift that will change her life and may protect her daughter from the secret life that she has kept hidden.

"There are so many different characters in ‘The Sleeper’," Barner continued, "that readers will find someone they will love and hate. The main character sisters will make readers think of their own family, with their conversations and love towards one another. When writing this novel I wanted readers to identify with the story."

Solease M. Barner follows in the footsteps of her favorite authors - John Grisham, Terry McMillian, and Stephanie Meyer. Underlying her storylines is a message - when adversity arises it is family who will be there in times of need. Readers will more deeply appreciate their own families after reading her work.

'Secrets Of The Ghosts - The Sleeper' is available now at Amazon, SonyKobo, Smashwords & Goodreads, and all popular online stores in all formats. 

 
The second book in the series, Awakens is due for release soon.

Solease M. Barner is available for media interviews and can be reached using the information below or by email at soleaseb@gmail.com. More information is available at her website.

About Solease M. Barner:

Solease graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelors in Sociology. She then went on to graduate from Kaplan University with a Master’s in Criminal Justice. During her time in higher education she continued to write with a deeper passion for writing. Her career passion is Criminal Justice, but her first love is writing poetry and short stories. This love led her to write her first novel ‘Secrets of the Ghosts’.

 
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Friday, March 1, 2013

Win a T-shirt and book - Witchwood Estate, May 2013 release


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Excerpt:



She sat down heavily on the velvet stool at her dresser. Twisting her fingers behind her head, she released her hair from the tight bun at the nape of her neck. Picking up a shiny brush made from blackwood, she began dragging the bristles through the gray strands of her straw-like hair, a stark contrast to her once beautiful long, black satiny curls. Clamenza, disgusted by the image staring back at her, pushed herself off the stool. 

Striding across the room, she pulled opened the double doors of a timber wardrobe and ran her hand across an array of beautiful flowing gowns designed in satins, silks, sequins and velvets. A few were over a hundred years old, from an era long gone, an era she preferred, and some others new from more recent shopping trips. All were beautiful gowns designed for a woman much younger than the old woman whose fingers lingered, caressing the lavish fabrics with tenderness. She closed the doors, sighing. “Not long now,” she croaked to herself, “and I will be as beautiful as ever.”


A large flying cockroach landed on her hand and scurried up her arm. It perched on her shoulder, its antenna transmitting a high-pitched sound only the witch could hear.


“Good morning, my little friend. Are you ready for sleep, too?” she purred, her finger stoking the cockroach on its shiny black wings. The cockroach ruffled its wings in response.


Clamenza climbed into her bed, the cockroach scrambling beneath a black satin pillow. She rested her head on another, covering herself in a thick black and gray fur from a wolf slain over ten years ago. Outside, rain began to fall just as it did every night when Clamenza slept in her little cave. 

The earth around the cave turned into bubbling pools of brown, blobby mud. Fat, slimy grubs slithered through muddy gouges in the soil congested with twisted tree roots. Black insects climbed out from beds of sodden leaves and scrambled up tree trunks to higher ground. A brown snake, as thick as a wrestlers arm, coiled silently around moss-covered branches, its fork tongue flicking in and out. With one lightning-quick movement, its mouth sprang open wide, swallowing a dozing possum whole. Not far away, a white owl hooted, sweeping down from a high branch to snatch up a fat, juicy rat gnawing on the rotting remains of a feral cat.


A while later, the sun peeked through the dense tree line, shrouding the rest of the forest in a warm, golden, glow. Butterflies as large as saucers with incandescent wings danced through golden rays. Elk and deer frolicked in the lush green clearings and drank from bubbling streams teaming with fish and ducks of every kind. A fox cub chased his brother, snapping playfully at his tail. A flock of noisy rainbow parrots, with bright green and yellow tail feathers a meter long, took flight to celebrate the start of a new day.


Darkness, however, loomed forever heavy over the witch’s cave as she slept the day away. At twilight she would rise, preferring to hunt in the darkest hours. 


Clamenza fell asleep almost immediately, dreaming about the day she would walk the earth as the beauty she had once been. She longed for the days when she had turned the heads of every man as she sauntered by, her long black hair tumbling to her slender waist. Ruby-red lips, as tempting as a succulent ripe plum, made even the most devoted husband weak at the knees. All she needed was the souls of six young witches, Carmen’s fee for restoring Clamenza to her former beauty. Only two more girls were required to complete the wicked transaction.


The cockroach poked its head out from beneath the pillow and peered at the sleeping witch. Satisfied, the stealthy insect slid under the heavy furs, along the knotty blue veins on Clamenza’s leg, then nibbled contently on the dry, flaking skin on Clamenza’s foot. The bug scraped its hairy back legs together, sending a silent message as it nibbled. Within moments, others of its kind scrambled up the legs onto the bed and slid under the covers where they, too, feasted uninterrupted on Clamenza’s flaking skin until nightfall when the witch would wake, shaking them off unperturbed. “Feast as much as you like on this old body,” she’d say, stretching her arms above her head, “because you won’t be allowed to feast on the new one, my little darlings. Go on, off with you now,” she’d say, shooing them gently away with her hand. “But don’t worry; I won’t let you go hungry.”



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