Sorchia's Universe

When a radical group targets Detective Nikki Jackson, she teams up with private investigator Sean Whitman in a race against the clock to stop the group from carrying out deadly plans. Will he get one last chance to show her he loves her? While working a case, Sean Whitman is tortured for information, drugged, and bitten against his will by a shape shifter. The fallout ruins his career so he leaves town and opens a private investigation business. Learning to live life sober isn’t easy, but he makes it to the two-year mark. When Detective Nikki Jackson with the Great Oaks, Virginia Police Department calls him to ask for his help as a consultant on a case, he’s captivated by her sweet, slightly Southern voice. In person, she’s unlike any other woman he’s encountered, and nearly impossible to resist. But could the sexy detective ever want a man like him? After Nikki’s last dating disaster, the mountain lion shifter has sworn off men. Then she meets Sean, and with every sec...

The Letter for today is M! A ménage à trois of magically mysterious morphing merrymakers. Caltha the feisty shifter mermaid has no time for romance… but Jonty the warlock has a few tricks up his sleeve! Caltha Dooran is the toughest, fiercest shape-shifting mermaid in the western seas. She has three Clans to rule, and no time for romance. But when a warlock, Jonty, turns up and asks her to come with him to London to capture a water monster, she can’t say no. In London, away from her duties, her attraction for Jonty grows… and they soon fall under each other’s spell. But will his past and her responsibilities pull them apart, or can they find the only true magic, the one that binds two souls together? A magician and a pilgrim on a rescue mission find more than they bargained for! Aveline, a magician, is posing as a lady-in-waiting to protect Princess Inessa from court intrigues. When a wicked duke tries to force Inessa into marriage, Aveline uses a spell to hide the princess...

Meet Sherlock Holmes back in the day–before his fame grew as a result of a certain canine from an out of the way spot called Baskerville. To learn more or to purchase a copy, select the cover images below. Before Sherlock Holmes became the world’s greatest consulting detective, scandal rocked the Holmes family. Only weeks into his first year at Eton, Sherlock’s father calls him and his brother back to Underbyrne, the ancestral estate. Mrs. Holmes has been accused of murder. Not only had the village midwife been found with a pitchfork in her back in the estate’s garden, she’d argued with Mrs. Holmes about some of her practices just days before. The midwife’s husband demands justice and will not be satisfied until Mrs. Holmes is convicted. Can Sherlock save her from the gallows? “[Dr.] Sherwood-Fabre’s attention to detail and vivid prose are on full display in this delightful look at the evolution of a young Sherlock Holmes.” Book Life Prize Retur...

What do ghosts, a haunted purse, and a handsome faery king have in common? They are all featured in Novel Magic this week! What is a ghost except a longing that will not die or a love that has yet to be born? Ten years ago no one — not even the man who said he loved her — believed Sankofa Lawford’s story of being attacked by a ghost. Ten years later a new ghostly assault brings her back home to a mother going mad, a brother at his wits’ end and a former love wanting a second chance. She’s at a loss what to do because the painful memories of her own attack prove stronger than her desire to heal her family or to find love again. Mitchell Emerson believes the ghostly happenings at Umoja House can be explained rationally. He seeks the answers will prove him right and hopefully regain Sankofa’s trust and love. Instead what he learns leaves his own beliefs shattered. Now reluctant allies, Mitchell and Sankofa uncover years of lies that threaten to keep them apart until help ...

A Shifter Invasion this week in Sorchia’s Universe! And don’t forget the Zoraida Grey Sale! A monster-hunting assassin teams up with a reluctant werewolf to take down the organization that employed her—assuming they don’t kill her first. Ten years ago, The Organization plucked Ilsa Deverell out of the latest in a series of terrible foster homes, trained her up to become the perfect monster assassin, and gave her a code name. Ever since then, they’ve had Midnight’s complete loyalty. Until now. Faced with an assignment she can’t bring herself to complete, Midnight begins to question The Organization’s goals and motives—and her own role in fulfilling them. But no one leaves The Organization. Especially not their best monster-hunting assassin. To go up against the very people who trained her, she must reach out to the monsters she’s spent years hunting. Eventually, she will have to face the monster she’s become. Assuming she survives the assassins her former employer sends after...

Three Tales to Make You Shiver on a lovely Autumn night! We’ve got witches, ghosts, and a time-travelling romance queued up for Novel Magic this week. No matter how far you run, you can never really   escape a haunted past. Darrell Henshaw—teacher, coach, and paranormal sensitive—learned this lesson the hard way.  Now, with his job gone and few options, he heads for Cape May to coach a summer football camp. The resort town, with gorgeous beaches, rich history and famous Victorian mansions, might just be the getaway he needs. Only, no one told him Cape May is the most haunted seaport on the East Coast.   When a resident ghost, the Haunted Bride, stalks Darrell, begging for his help, he can’t refuse, and joins forces with Cassie, another sensitive.  As Darrell and the street-wise teen investigate the bride’s death, they uncover something far more sinister than a murder. Can Darrell and Cassie expose those behind the crimes before they end up being the next victims?...

A Twist of Poe is a romantic suspense series by the legendary Velda Brotherton. Welcome to the Universe, Velda! A Twist of Poe–Book 6 Coming S oon. An escaped lion, an explosion in an abandoned gas station, and a kidnapping of the new owners of Hermitage House kicks off the most puzzling tale of suspense and intrigue yet for Sheriff’s Deputy Dal Starr and reporter Jessie West. Paying for past deeds puts everyone in jeopardy from a vicious killer who leaves deadly clues. A cult operating in the wilderness is a cover-up for the trafficking of children. A dangerous journey to bring the cult leaders down puts lives in peril. Don’t Wait! All three Zoraida Grey books are on sale! Until November 6!! Visit Books By Sorchia to grab your copies or go to Sorchia’s Amazon Author Page to order.

Novel Magic has been on hiatus for several months, but we’re baaaack. Check out My Heart Weeps by Pam Thibodeaux, a story inspired by her own tragic loss. A Note from Pam Once again, I’ve been invited to visit Sorchia’s Universe. In my previous visits, I differentiated between Sci-Fy, Paranormal and SuperNatural and Categorizing Your Novel. Although I still don’t write Fantasy, Mystery, Thrillers, SteamPunk, Medieval or Paranormal, I DO write from a spiritual standpoint. The hero in my latest novel, My Heart Weeps , is Native American and writing his story enabled me to do a bit of research into Native American spirituality. After thirty years married to the man of her dreams, Melena Rhyker is devastated by her husband’s death. Relief comes in the form of an artist’s retreat at the Crossed Penn ranch in Utopia, TX. She rediscovers a forgotten dream as her artistic talent flourishes into that of a gallery-worthy artist. Will she have the courage to follow the path she...

It’s not winter without a WereWolf!! And this one’s rich, too. Who wants the number of the Love Bites Paranormal Dating Agency? A Date with a WereWolf by Abbey MacMunn A date with an arrogant werewolf – what could possibly go wrong? Alpha werewolf, Grayson Beckett, thinks money can buy anything – including a wife. But when he joins Love Bites, Paranormal Dating Agency, finding a mate proves harder than he thought. To help her boss, dating agency coach, Jamie Osborne, reluctantly agrees to go on a date with Grayson. After all, she dumped her cheating fiance at the altar, she can handle an arrogant werewolf, right? Tensions run high, but the date goes better than Jamie expected when Grayson turns out to be a doting dad with a tragic past. But can the alpha win her trust and melt her heart? Buy a Copy Amazon US Amazon UK A Wee Nip from Date with a WereWolf “His name is Grayson Beckett.” Her boss paused on the end of the phone. “Am I supposed to know who that is...

Historical Romance complicated by ghosts of the past. Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne called themselves Adam and Eve as he suffered the shame of his family’s connection to the Salem Witch Trials. Nathaniel Hawthorne’s courtship of Sophia Peabody lasted over three years because he insisted on keeping it secret. He had his reasons, none of which Sophia agreed with. But she knew they were destined for each other and he was worth the wait. When they married in 1842 “we became Adam and Eve alone in our Garden of Even” she wrote in her journal. But not all was paradise in their Eden—Nathaniel bore a burden that plagued his family since 1692. His ancestor Judge Hathorne (Nathaniel later added the ‘w’ to distance himself) condemned nineteen innocent victims to death during the Salem witch trials. His heinous deeds brought shame and guilt upon the family through the centuries. In her last moments on earth, Sarah Good cursed the judge and his descendants from the hanging tree. Nathani...

Lies and Love by Anne Krist “Did you ever tell a lie for so long thateven you believed it? And then got caught? Ah… Then you understand Sara in AnneKrists’ Burning Bridges .” We all know whatit’s like to tell a lie and how it can lead to other lies. We don’t mean themto grow. We don’t mean them to hurt anyone. We don’t mean them to entangle ourlives over and over until we can’t tell what’s true and what’s false. But sometimes ithappens. It starts off sosimply. You’re young, in trouble, and abandoned by the man you thought lovedyou. Your parents help because they love you and want you out of yourhorrible situation and back to living a normal life that everyeighteen-year-old girl should have. Instead, they start the ball rolling onthat lie. That first one. The one that leads to the rest of your life. In BurningBridges , Sara Richards has spent half of her life telling lies. At thebeginning of the book, she hardly remembers what her life was like before the falsehoodsbegan. Then one day ...

Monsters are Everywhere By Christina Lambert Monsters are everywhere, hiding in plain sight, but the scariest monsters aren’t the mythical beasts of folklore or people with abilities beyond comprehension. The worst kinds of monsters are the people who try to capture, destroy, or exploit anyone who doesn’t fit their idea of normal. In Bear’s Edge , bear shifter Grant is faced with the reality that there are people who will stop at nothing to uncover the ever elusive truth about the existence of Mother Nature’s stranger creatures, even if the path to truth leaves behind death and destruction. Grant and Shayla must learn to embrace their true natures and work together to defeat the monsters intent on destroying anything strange and extraordinary. Bear’s Edge (Book 2 in Christina Lambert’s Stranger Creatures Series) Falling for Shayla wasn’t part of Grant’s plan. To keep her safe, he’ll have to risk everything. A boss can’t date her employee—simple as that. No matter how ...