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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. Nathaniel’s belief

Thank you so much for your warm welcome to the Universe! I’d liketo talk about my latest release, Orion’s Foot: Myth, Mystery, andRomance in the Amazon, and about cryptids. I will be happy to present one lucky readerwith a copy of Orion’s Foot . Please see theRafflecopter link below. The Amazon—where monsters and mystery lurk. Orion’s Foot is a taleof passion and obsession. Most people have never heard the word “cryptid” and indeed, Petra learnsof the term for the first time when she’s researching the Mapinguari, aBigfoot-like beast rumored to live in the Amazonian rainforest. A cryptid canbe any of the following: A creature from myth andlegend A supernatural or paranormalentity An extinct animal who maystill inhabit a specific area An animal found in an areait doesn’t normally inhabit An animal of an unusual sizeor appearance An animal that doesn’tresemble any known species A hoax—stuffed,photoshopped, false accounts The Mapinguari, which the team of scientists in Orion’s Foot have

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 much Shayla wants

Last Chance to Win 6 books plus a Martini Glass Becker Circle is the final installment of Novel Magic for 2019. Win a copy in the December Giveaway–but act fast. The contest ends at MIDNIGHT, December 31, 2019. Read through Addison’s post and enter below. Remember You by Addison Brae A few years ago a friendtreated himself to a drink after a long day working the sushi restaurant in myneighborhood. He bought me a cocktail and said something very wise that made alasting impression. “People have to love themselves first.” Many people don’t appear tohave that love. It affects their ability to be a friend, a lover, a responsibleadult. I think I love myself—until something happens or someone hits a weakspot. Like me, many people have been in relationships where their partner beatsthem down emotionally. It’s a struggle to love myself again after so much. Solong. Those doubting momentsbecame so common that I bought myself a ring. Inside the inscription says“Remember me 2011”. No one else knew

Get a copy of The Eidola Project plus 5 more books and a martini glass in Novel Magic’s December Giveaway. Enter at the end of this post. The Eidola Project by Robert Herold The Eidola Project is recruiting. Dare to join them? It’s 1885 and a drunk and rage-filled Nigel Pickford breaks up a phonymedium’s séance. A strange twist of fate soon finds him part of a teaminvestigating the afterlife. The Eidola Project is an intrepid group of explorers dedicated tobringing the light of science to that which has been feared, misunderstood, andoften manipulated by charlatans. They are a psychology professor, hisassistant, an African-American physicist, a sideshow medium, and now aderelict, each possessing unique strengths and weaknesses. Called to the brooding Hutchinson Estate to investigate rumoredhauntings, they encounter deadly supernatural forces and a young woman drivento the brink of madness. Will any of them survive? Try a bit of The Eidola Project Sarah retrieved the lamp and twisted

Win a copy of Keri’s Christmas Wish along with 5 more books in Novel Magic’s December Giveaway. Enter at the end of the post. Categorizing a Novel by Pamela Thibodeaux In my last visit to Sorchia’s Universe, I discussed the difference in Paranormal and Supernatural. Today I’d like to share the importance of categorizing your novel. Reviewers have termed a couple of my books romance, paranormal, fantasy, sci-fi and Christian — all of which are OK but not exactly 100% accurate. This led me to thinking How DOES one categorize a novel? One of the major parts of a proposal is category and the advice of many is to go into a book store and find out where your book would fit on the shelves. Among the thousands of titles out there, this can be quite a challenge. Since publishers feel it’s a bit arrogant to say “My book belongs on the shelf with the other Best Sellers,” let’s look at the different categories and see how I came about determining Keri’s Christmas Wish as Women’s Fiction. Inspir