historical
Remembrance Day 11-11-11-11
I originally published this Veteran’s Day/Remembrance Day post 2 years ago. Figure it could use a re-run, especially as this Remembrance Day is 11-11-11-11. ——————— The Red Poppy is the symbol of Remembrance Day, 11 November. Remembrance Day was started in 1919 as Armistice Day, to honor the end of The Great War. The War to End Wars.Which came to…
Song from The Coffee House
Who hasn’t wanted to sing a song about coffee? The original scan was blurry, so this is the best I could do, but those of you who can read sheet music can at least hum or play the melody even if the words are difficult to decipher.
Witches of Salem
Witches have become an intrinsic part of Salem, Massachusetts. You don’t see ads like the above anymore, of course. Although that sort of positive, Witches Can Help philosophy is much present. Very unlike the ad I describe in HIDDEN HISTORY OF SALEM (an ad that uses the hanging of Salem…
Solving Bioshock Cats on National Cat Day
Today, October 29, is National Cat Day and to celebrate I shall share with you a partial SOLUTION to the BIOSHOCK Cats Mystery. Including cats for the player to discover actually IS a game-within-the-game. While it is still unknown who originally designed the black-and-white cat and put him/her in the…
Abducting Heiresses
Abduction is a popular storytelling device when it comes to historical romance, which isn’t surprising since you can trace its place in romance literature right back to the Abduction of Persephone. When you’re talking historical romance set in England or Wales, abductors – and elopers, for that matter – are…
Excerpt from Dance Macabre
London 1897 Lily Rafferty would never become accustomed to unfamiliar men embracing her in public. She stiffened involuntarily, but if he noticed her reluctance, it did not dampen her partner’s enthusiasm. Seizing her body, he pulled her away from the relative safety of the shadowed wall. His careless speed gave…
Decadent Publishing Releases Dance Macabre
Please enjoy this Book Video advertising my newly re-released historical paranormal romance short story DANCE MACABRE available wherever ebooks are sold from Decadent Publishing. While it is cheapest to purchase from the publisher (above), you can also purchase: From Smashwords – all file types From All Romance eBooks – most…
Houston Says, We Have a Problem
Should Texas – a state intimately associated with space exploration – get none of the available Space Shuttles for its museum while New York City, a place with no NASA connections and no museum in which to place it yet, gets one? What do you think?
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Historical Paranormal Romance set in London. Coming October 21st from Decadent Publishing. You know you want it. 😉
Hidden History of Salem Video with New Soundtrack
I have re-done my HIDDEN HISTORY OF SALEM book-teaser because MY BOOK INSPIRED A SONG and that is just too cool not to share: Buy the book! You’ll like it. Click here There’s real history plus cool obscure facts plus ghost cats and candy and coffee and romance and a…