Sorchia's Universe

A few years ago, I had the good fortune to meet Parris Afton Bonds at a writers conference. Though our encounter was brief, she was nothing but kind. In fact, she’s kind to everyone. She’s truly a warm and wonderful lady. Her stories may not be the normal paranormally fare of this page, but I wanted to share a review I wrote of her latest book. Get a copy for 99 cents and look for the next in the series in 2021. The Bravados by Parris Afton Bonds Historical Fiction should be taught as a Magical Art. Even then, only the grand masters would be able to cast an adequate spell. Parris Afton Bonds is such a grand master. Her attention to factual details as she weaves a compelling tale is nothing short of sorcery. The Bravados begins in 1890 and follows the powerful Texas family through the turn of the next century. War and tragedy mark the decade as family members become embroiled in the Spanish-American War and endure the Galveston hurricane. Love blossoms for some, dies for ot...

Relationships are never easy, but when you’re dealing with werewolves, vampires, and mermen–you just don’t know what will happen. Check out three romantic books and stay until the end for an upcoming feature. A hapless witch. A newbie vamp. A blind date. What could possibly go wrong? Witch Harper Clarke is pretty sure misfortune follows her around like a bad smell. Her spells end in disaster, her dating agency for supernaturals has an embarrassing lack of clients, and her love life is a washout. So, when a vampire signs up to the agency and she can’t find him a match, she agrees to date the vamp herself. Charmer Damon Vertefeuille has it all: power, status, and wealth. Becoming a vampire to get his errant brother out of trouble isn’t what he expected. Newbie vamps aren’t supposed to be dangerous, but one look at his witchy date and he has a sudden desire to sink his fangs into her pale flesh. Thing is, she wants his bite. She’d dumped her cheating fiance at the a...

A hapless witch. A newbie vamp. A blind date. What could possibly go wrong? Witch Harper Clarke is pretty sure misfortune follows her around like a bad smell. Her spells end in disaster, her dating agency for supernaturals has an embarrassing lack of clients, and her love life is a washout. So, when a vampire signs up to the agency and she can’t find him a match, she agrees to date the vamp herself. Charmer Damon Vertefeuille has it all: power, status, and wealth. Becoming a vampire to get his errant brother out of trouble isn’t what he expected. Newbie vamps aren’t supposed to be dangerous, but one look at his witchy date and he has a sudden desire to sink his fangs into her pale flesh. Thing is, she wants his bite. She’d dumped her cheating fiance at the altar, she could handle an arrogant werewolf, right? Alpha werewolf, Grayson Beckett, thinks money can buy anything—including a wife. But when he joins Love Bites, a dating agency for supernaturals, finding a mate proves harder ...

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...

Let’s take this premise: The apolitical author sells more books. I see the point. Right now, expressing a view on any given subject may indeed alienate people who feel differently. I have myself avoided the products of some celebrities who are rabidly opposed to something I am just as rabidly for. I don’t make a habit of it, but I do it from time to time. Just as often–even more often–I have gone out of my way to support artists and businesses who embody values I support. Writing stories with political overtones, no matter how subtle, does invite comment. Lately, some comments have taken on an ugly tone. If you don’t write about controversy, you do avoid that negativity.  Who isn’t tired of name-calling and ugly innuendo—and this comes from every side of every issue. So here’s what I think. Having different opinions is perfectly acceptable. It is possible to disagree without being disagreeable. My opinions find their way into my books, my blog posts,...

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...