Book Review: ” Saddled Hearts”

Posted: April 10, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Book Review, Books, Fiction, Mystery, Review, romance, Western, western romance | Tags: Book Reveiw, Jan Sikes, Kaye Lynne Booth, mystery, Saddled Hearts, western romance, Writing to be Read | 14 Comments

About Saddled Hearts

Colt Layne lives an idyllic life between caring for the animals on his ranch and playing music with his band. That is, until a stranger appears with unreasonable demands. Now the man is dead, and Colt is facing a murder charge. He’s being framed, but by whom and why?

His only hope lies in a conversation with his deceased grandfather—an impossible task. Or is it?
His answer arrives in Sage Coventry, a psychic who can speak to the dead. Though skeptical, Colt needs her help. But he gets more than messages from beyond the grave as she breezes into his heart with sweet patchouli fragrance and tempting lips.

As the clock runs out to clear his name and save his beloved ranch, Colt and Sage unearth shocking revelations about the past, their love, and the future.

Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/Saddled-Hearts-White-Rune-Book-ebook/dp/B0G3XV9C4T

My Review of Saddled Hearts

I purchased a digital copy of Saddled Hearts, by Jan Sikes through a countdown deal promoting through Author Sikes’ Newsletter. I’m offering an honest review. All opinions stated here are my own.

One might think Saddled Hearts is a western romance, but it is really a western mystery. Strange things are happening at the Double L Ranch and it seems someone is trying to take the ranch from Colt Layne. A mysterious stranger shows up, claiming to be the lawful owner of the ranch, a horse is mysteriously poisoned and fences are cut. Of course, the romance is there, too. Thinking his deceased grandfather might have answers, he seeks a reading from a medium, Sage Coventry, and falls for her before he realizes what is happening. When Colt goes to talk to the stranger and finds him dead with evidence pointing to Colt as the killer, the stakes of the game are suddenly higher, and Colt worries about bringing his beautiful new love into his life, but it takes a lot more than a little danger to discourage Sage from the man she is quickly falling in love with.

The romance seems too easy, but the mystery is quite the puzzle. The two seek answers, Colt from his grandfather’s papers and Sage from beyond the veil. Together, they piece together the puzzle and uncover the secrets which have lain hidden for three generations.

Skillfully crafted, author Jan Sikes brings her characters to life in living color and keeps readers guessing to the very end. Saddled Hearts is book 3 in Sike’s White Ruin Series, but it holds up just fine as a stand-alone. In fact, I didn’t realize it was a mid-series book until I began to do this review.

Romance and mystery, all with a distinctive western flavor, Saddled Hearts is a delightful love story with a twist. I give it five quills.

About Kaye Lynne Booth

For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and Book 1 in her Time-Travel Adventure series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw, as well as her poetry collection, Small Wonders.

Kaye holds a dual M.F.A. degree in Creative Writing with emphasis in genre fiction and screenwriting, and an M.A. in publishing. Kaye Lynne is the founder of WordCrafter Quality Writing & Author Services and WordCrafter Press, where she edits and publishes two short fiction anthologies and one poetry anthology every year amidst her many writing projects. She also maintains an authors’ blog and website, Writing to be Read, where she publishes content of interest in the literary world.

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Read & Cook with Robbie Cheadle – Skeleton Crew by Stephen King and bolognese sauce recipe

Posted: April 8, 2026 | Author: robbiesinspiration | Filed under: Book Review, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Recipes, Review, Robbie Reads and Cooks | Tags: #cooking, #RobbieCheadle, Bolognese, Book Review, Read and Cook, Recipes, Skeleton Crew, Stephen King, Writing to be Read | 57 Comments

My review of Skeleton Crew by Stephen King

I have read many of King’s older novels and enjoyed them all. I have also read some of his novellas but his was my first time reading his short stories. This collection is packed with excellent stories that make you think and they are all varied which keeps the interest factor high. King’s writing is always fluid and fast paced and his imagery is startling and detailed.

Hard a job as it was, I have picked my three top stories from this collection.

The Mist – this novella is the reason I bought this collection. I knew from the title that this would be a story I would enjoy and I did. This was my favourites story in the collection. One of the reasons I found this story so interesting is that it seems so likely or, at least, very possible. The idea of a major storm disrupting a research centre in America (although it could be in any country in the world), and letting loose on the unsuspecting survivors a terrible man-made scourge, makes perfect sense. There are so many conspiracy theories about government institutions that hid dark secrets behind their barricades and no entry signs, this idea seems plausible. Everything going wrong in an environment of thick, impenetrable mist makes it all the more creepy as humans are at a distinct disadvantage when they cannot see. The inclusion of a young child, an overconfident young man, and a religious fanatic add to the suspense. I thought this was an excellent story.

Mrs Todd’s Shortcut – this story appealed to me because of the graphic depictions of the paths taken by Mrs Todd on her shortcuts. I also have a great fear of getting lost when I drive, so Mrs Todd’s bravery in discovering new ways to get from place to place was admirable to me. I have not read any other story that is similar to this one so it was unique and refreshing.

The Reaper’s Image – I found this story very entertaining. It was reminiscent for me of The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde. I enjoyed the idea of ‘a Reaper’ in a mirror that appears only for select unfortunate people. The fact that King wrote this story when he was 18 years old was also impressive for me.

If you enjoy dark, different and highly entertaining stories, you will enjoy this well written collection by Stephen King.

Quotes from Skeleton Crew by Stephen King

“I sit on the bench in front of Bell’s Market and think about Homer Buckland and about the beautiful girl who leaned over to open his door when he come down that path with the full red gasoline can in his right hand – she looked like a girl of no more than sixteen, a girl on her learner’s permit, and her beauty was terrible, but I believe it would no longer kill the man it turned itself on; for a moment her eyes lit on me, I was not killed, although a part of me died at her feet.” (from the short story Mrs. Todd’s Shortcut)”

“You, my dear … have been wondering why she stuck with him. Although you haven’t said as much, it’s been on your mind. Am I right?’
She nodded.
‘Yes. And I’m not going to offer a long motivational thesis – the convenient thing about stories that are true is that you need only say this is what happened and let people worry for themselves about why. Generally, nobody ever knows why things happen anyway … particularly the ones who say they do. (Ballad of the Flexible Bullet)”

“I realized with fresh horror that new doors of perception were opening up inside.
New? Not so. OLD doors of perception.
The perception of a child who has not yet learned to protect itself by developing the tunnel vision that keeps out ninety percent of the universe. Children see everything their eyes happen upon, hear everything in their ears’ range. But if life is the rise of consciousness…, then it is also the reduction of input. Terror is the widening of perspective and perception. The horror was in knowing I was swimming down to a place most of us leave when we get out of diapers and into training pants. I could see it on Ollie’s face, too. When rationality begins to break down, the circuits of the human brain can overload. Axons grow bright and feverish. Hallucinations turn real: the quicksilver puddle at the point where perspective makes parallel lines seem to intersect is really there; the dead walk and talk; a rose begins to sing.” (from The Mist)

Recipe for bolognese sauce

Picture caption: spaghetti and bolognese sauce by Robbie Cheadle

Ingredients

1 kilogram lean beef mince

2 medium onions, peeled and diced

1 cup red wine (250 ml)

15 ml garlic flakes

Rounded tablespoon beef stock powder

Rounded tablespoon white sugar

15 ml thyme

15 ml Worcestershire sauce

salt and pepper to taste

2 cans diced tomatoes (400 grams each)

2 bay leaves

70 grams tomato paste

Method

Sauté the onions in a little olive oil until clear. Add the beef mince, breaking it up with a spoon, and brown. When the mince is nicely browned, add the red wine and simmer for 2 minutes. Add the garlic, thyme, salt and pepper, beef stock powder, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, bay leaves, tinned tomatoes, and tomato paste. simmer for 30 minutes.

About Robbie Cheadle

Picture caption: Robbie Cheadle author photograph 2025

South African author, photographer, and artist, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated seventeen children’s books, illustrated a further three children’s books, written and illustrated four poetry books and written and illustrated one celebration of cake and fondant art book with recipes. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

You can find Robbie Cheadle’s artwork, fondant and cake artwork, and all her books on her website here: https://www.robbiecheadle.co.za/

Find Robbie Cheadle

Blog https://wordpress.com/home/robbiesinspiration.wordpress.com

Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/robbiecheadle.bsky.social

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVyFo_OJLPqFa9ZhHnCfHUA

Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15584446.Robbie_Cheadle

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Once Upon an Ever After: Modern Fairy Tales & Folklore: This unique and imaginative collection of eleven thought provoking fantasy stories will delight readers who enjoy stories of wishes gone awry.

Spells are cast, unlikely alliances made, and wishes granted, sometimes with surprising outcomes. You’ll love this anthology of modern myths, lore, and fairy tales. Once you read these twisted tales, you’ll be sure to be careful what you wish for….

Refracted Reflections: Twisted Tales of Duality & Deception: Reflections and Refractions…

One reveals truths, while the other bends light into varying shapes of deception.

This unique and imaginative collection of nine mind tantalizing fantasy and science fiction stories will appeal to readers who enjoy thought provoking tales with hidden meanings resting deep below the surface. These stories will keep you pondering long into the night.

Visions: An author’s visions are revealed through their stories. Many authors have strange and unusual stories, indeed. Within these pages, you will find the stories of eighteen different authors, each unique and thought provoking. These are the fantasy, science fiction, paranormal, and horror stories that will keep you awake long into the night.

Grab your copy today and find out. Let authors such as W.T. Paterson, Joseph Carabis, Kaye Lynne Booth, Michaele Jordan, Stephanie Kraner, and others, including the author of the winning story in the WordCrafter 2022 Short Fiction Contest, Roberta Eaton Cheadle, tantalize your thoughts and share their Visions

Tales From the Hanging Tree: Imprints of Tragedy: There exists a tree that is timeless, spanning across all dimensions, which absorbs every life as those who are hanged as they die… and it remembers every one. The stories within are a select few of the Tales From the Hanging Tree.

Curses: Chronicles of Darkness: There are all types of curses.

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Curses that last throughout time. Curses which can’t be broken. Curses which are brought upon ourselves. Curses that will kill you and those that will only make you wish you were dead.

Legends: Monsters That Go Bump in the Night: Coming in 2026

LINDSEY’S WRITING PRACTICE

Posted: April 1, 2026 | Author: Lindsey Martin-Bowen | Filed under: Book Review, Books, Dark fiction, Fiction, Lindsey's Writing Practice, Review | Tags: Book Review, Dark fiction, Lindsey Martin-Bowen, Lindsey's Writing Practice, Midnight Oil, WordCrafer Press, Writing to be Read | 1 Comment

**Review of Midnight Oil, ed., Kaye Lynne Booth (Wordcrafter Press 2025)**

Although Wordcrafter’s three Midnight collections are well-written, engaging, and have been far more entertaining than I’d anticipated, I admit the third one, Midnight Oil, is my favorite.

Book Cover: Midnight Oil A candle lit lantern sitting in a garden at night with an owl perched on a branch. Text: Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares, A WordCrafter Midnight Anthology, Edited by Kaye Lynne Booth

Why?

Even if these creative stories often deal with humanity’s “dark side,”and contain some frightening scenes, most of them contain enigmatic characters who reveal the authors’ (and their main characters’) compassion for both humans and sometimes animals who too often suffer due to humankind’s lack of awareness, selfishness, or just plain disregard for life: Note Christa Planko’s “Such a Time as This,” Chris Barili’s “The Snow Globe,” Roberta Eaton Cheadle’s “Just Deserts,” Kaye Lynne Booth’s “Sangoma, Zombie Elephants, and Tokoloshe,” Joseph Carrabis’s “Them Doore Girls” and his metaphoric, “Jeremiah,” which also contains symbolic Biblical themes, as indicated in its title. Further, Carrabis integrates ideas from quantum mechanics. And Carrabis’s “Jeremiah” (although it doesn’t directly reference quantum physics), aligns with scripture being compatible with findings that matter is formed from invisible forces (Hebrews 11:3),and God observes sustaining creation, and that the earth is interconnected, mirroring concepts like quantum entanglement.

Also integrating scientific possibilities, the award-winning, “The Vanishing,” a psychological tale by Denise Aparo, explores what can happen to a psyche that’s haunted in a most unusual manner.

Moreover, in lieu of presenting children as being possessed (as many frightening surreal tales have done), Christa Planko’s “Such a Time as This,” Joseph Carrabis’s “Them Doore Girls.” and Kaye Lynne Booth’s “Sangoma, Zombie Elephants, and Tokoloshe” especially appealed to me because in lieu of portraying psychopathic youths, these stories exhibit the innocence and kindness of children who put others’ welfare before their needs—and thus, contribute to building a kinder, more just world.

In a similar vein, although the collection opens with the first line in the book’s goriest tale: Mario Acevedo’s “Villa’s Gold,” a vampire story that’s a far cry from Interview with a Vampire (no Brad Pitt-type character here), even if the tale’s set in a cave: “The Mayan bat-god Camazotz snacked on the dismembered remains of his human prey. Grasping a femur between the claws at the front of his enormous wings, he gnawed bloody flesh off the bone,” it also contains a sense of justice in a revenge most readers would likely consider the pernicious character “deserved.”

Further, the collection’s other stories about revenge, including Robert White’s “Cattails” and Cheadle’s “Just Deserts,” don’t merely focus upon ghouls or demons, but rather, the tales unfold rightful revenge upon characters who “earned” it. Similarly, Jon Shannon’s narrator in “The Stairs” reveals that he understands his poor choices and greed for money led to his frightening situation, and Rebecca M. Senese’s character Tanya in “The Price of Beauty” later realizes her lust for perfection came at a greater—and more surreal—payment than she’d anticipated.

Two tales in this collection each incorporate a haunted house—both of which are haunted in unusual manners. Playing upon the adage, “if these walls could talk,” in Roberta Cheadle’s “Just Deserts,” the walls are the narrators who reveal the story, resulting not only in a tale showing justice was served—but one that intertwines the humor of gossiping walls. In a similar vein, Paul Kane’s “The Whistling” unfolds the story of a haunted house that indeed comes alive with the DNA of a dead man who frightens any residents or visitors entering its threshold long after his demise. And dear readers, you must read this tale to discover how that possibly could happen. (Plus, Kane integrates bits of science to help the story make sense. ) Enjoy!

About Lindsey Martin-Bowen

On Halloween 2023, redbat books released Lindsey Martin-Bowen’s 7th poetry collection, CASHING CHECKS with Jim Morrison. Her 4 th collection, Where Water Meets the Rock, was nominated for a Pulitzer; her 3rd, CROSSING KANSAS with Jim Morrison was a finalist in the QuillsEdge Press 2015-2016 Contest. In 2017, it won the Kansas Writers Assn award, “Looks Like a Million.” Writer’s Digest gave her “Vegetable Linguistics” an Honorable Mention in its 85th Annual (2017) Contest. Her Inside Virgil’s Garage (Chatter House Press 2013) was a runner-up in the 2015 Nelson Poetry Book Award. McClatchy Newspapers named her Standing on the Edge of the World (Woodley Press/Washburn University) was one of the Ten Top Poetry Books of 2008. It was nominated for a Pen Award.

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This segment of “Lindsey’s Writing Practice” is sponsored by the Midnight Anthology Series and WordCrafter Press.

Midnight Roost: Weird and Creepy Stories: 20 authors bring your nightmares to life in 23 stories of ghosts, paranormal phenomenon and the horror from the dark crevasses of their minds. Stories of stalkers, both human and supernatural, possession and occult rituals, alien visitations of the strange kind, and ghostly tales that will give you goosebumps. These are the tales that will make you fear the dark. Read them at the Midnight Roost… if you dare. https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Roost-Kaye-Lynne-Booth-ebook/dp/B0CL6FPLVJ

Midnight Garden: Where Dark Tales Grow: 17 authors bring you 21 magnificent dark tales. Stories of magic, monsters and mayhem. Tales of murder and madness which will make your skin crawl. These are the tales that explore your darkest fears. Read them in the Midnight Garden… if you dare. https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Garden-Where-Tales-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0DJNDQJD3

Midnight Oil: Stories to Fuel Your Nightmares: 14 authors bring you 16 dark tales that explore your deepest fears. These are the stories which nightmares are made of. Tales of monsters, mayhem, and madness which will make you shiver in the dark. Read them while you burn the Midnight Oil… if you dare. https://books2read.com/Midnight-Oil

WordCrafter News: April Release – National Poetry Month, Release of “Poetry Treasures 6”, Winners of the “Double Visions” Giveaway & Approaching Submission Deadline

Posted: March 30, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Blog Tour, Book Release, Book Sales, Books, Collection, Giveaways, Nature, Poetry, Treasuring Poetry, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter News, WordCrafter Press, Writing Contest | Tags: Call for submissions, Deadline, Giveaway Winners, Midnight Madness, Poetry, Poetry Treasures 6: Seasons, The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2 Double Visions, WordCrafter News, WordCrafter Press | 16 Comments

WordCrafter Celebrates National Poetry Month

Only on WordCrafter Press during the month of April. Purchase the 5 for $5 bundle on the Poetry Treasures Series page.

In celebration of National Poetry Month, WordCrafter Press is offering the first five Poetry Treasures volumes for $5 only at the link above. And I’ve dropped the price on all individual WordCrafter poetry collections all month, as well.

All WordCrafter Poetry Collections – $1 off

Small Wonders: Reflective Poems, by Kaye Lynne Booth – $2.99

Behind Closed Doors: A Collection of Unusual Poems, by Robbie Cheadle – $2.99

Feral Tenderness: Poetry and Photography, by Arthur Rosch – $2.99

Grab your copies while you can!

New Release: Poetry Treasures 6: Seasons

Poetry Treasures 6: Seasons will be released April 21st.

This year’s volume will include works by Robbie Cheadle, Cindy Georgakas, Freya Pickard, V.M. Sang, Michelle Ayon Navajas, Marsha Ingrao, Nolcha Fox, Joy Neal Kidney, Kevin Morris, Jean-Jacques Fournier, Melissa Lemay, and Colleen Chesebro.

Winners of the WordCrafter Double Visions Book Blog Tour Giveaway

We had a great tour last week and met the $500 Kickstarter goal with a couple of days to spare. A big thank you goes out to Michelle Ayon Navajas, Kay Castenada, and Carla Johnson-Hicks for doing such a wonderful job of hosting.

Now it’s time to announce the winners of the Double Visions Giveaway. Each time someone commented on one of the tour stops, they were entered into the giveaway for a chance at one of three digital copies and one signed print copy of The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions. So, I put all the names in my trusty hat and randomly drew out four names. (Yep, I really do pull them out of my hat.)

And the winners are…

(Drumroll please)

Robbie Cheadle (Book Places)
Selma Martin (Masticadores Phillipines)
Joni Caggiano (Hotel by Masticadores)
Cindy Georgakas (Hotel by Masticadores) – Signed Print Copy

Congratulations to the winners!

If you are on the list above and haven’t heard from me yet, please contact me at kayebooth(at)yahoo.com to collect your copy of The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions.

Reminder: Submissions Deadline Approaching

April 30th is the deadline for the 2026 WordCrafter Dark Fiction Contest.

Don’t let it sneak up on you. Get those submissions in now.

You can find submission guidelines here.

Kickstarter for The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions Fully Funded!

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About Kaye Lynne Booth

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Wrapping Up the WordCrafter “Double Visions” Book Blog Tour

Posted: March 27, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Audio Excerpt, Blog Tour, Book Release, Books, Fiction, Giveaways, Science Fiction, Time travel, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Kaye Lynne Booth, Science Fiction, The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2 Double Visions, Time Travel Adventure Series, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | 2 Comments

We’ve come to the final stop on the WordCrafter Double Visions Book Blog Tour, where we’re sending off Book 2 in the Time Travel Adventure Series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions. Today, we will be looking at the character of Catalina, a Time Travel Regulator Agent from the year 2030 with a guest post and a reading from me, author Kaye Lynne Booth. Be sure to leave a comment to enter for a chance at a free digital copy or a signed print copy of the book.

I’ve included the Universal Book Link which leads to retail sites for purchase, but there’s still time to visit the Kickstarter campaign at the link below to get discounted digital copies and signed print copies and merchandise only available there. I’m happy to say we are fully funded! But there’s still time to get your discounted digital copies, signed print copies and exclusive merchandise before it ends. It will run through the 29th, so get your orders in now.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kayelynnebooth-wcp/the-rock-star-and-the-outlaw-2-double-visions

The Giveaway

Follow the tour and leave a comment to let me know you were here and be entered

for a chance at one of three free digital copies or one signed print copy of

The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions.

Winners are chosen in a random drawing from my hat. You can visit any stops you missed through the links in the tour schedule at the end of this post. So, get your comments in now.

Series Short Trailer

https://youtube.com/shorts/phL3vtcOQOo?feature=share

The Character of Catalina and Writing with Multiple P.O.V.s

Time travel is thought provoking. One of my favorite time travel movies is Time Cop, starring Jean Claude Van Dam, where Van Dam plays an agent for a group of time regulators who are threatened by a villainous politician with the ability to go back and change things so that the agency will never exist and Van Dam has to stop him before he erases him from existence.

In book 1, we had Nick Umbridge, who worked for an agency, something like Van Dams, but his job was to test a prototype, not regulate time to prevent time loops, or ripples, or paradoxes. But even as I wrote that story, I felt there had to be a time cop somewhere, leaving the implication that Umbridge was going to be in big trouble when he returned to his own time. And then he didn’t, setting everything else in that story into play.

In that first book, Nick set a time loop into motion, so we see him again, but he turns out to be a villain of sorts, or at least a mild annoyance to our hero and heroine, as he is determined to fix what he messed up by taking Rock Star back to her own time, and it seems he is destined to die in 1887.

In Double Visions, Amaryllis makes some loops of her own, and so is Nick, but I felt we needed a time cop to add to the fray, chasing Nick down, because they know in the future what Nick did in the past. Hence, Catalina Duncan was created along with her partner agent, Reginald Thompson. These two were created to complement one another. Where Reginald is by the book, riding on formality, and is stiff and stand-offish, Catalina is more of a free spirit, who only believes in following the rules when the rules make sense, allowing for some clever banter between them as they disagree on almost everything. It also makes her an equal adversary for Amaryllis, who now has the time module prototype, but like almost everything else in this story, it has multiplied and she has two of them.

Because of the additional characters, and additional timelines that loop through one another, there was so much going on simultaneously in different whens, this story required there to be more than just the two perspectives from the first story. For one thing, there are two, (or more), of both Amaryllis and LeRoy, making it necessary to have the POVs of each; the characters they are now, and who they were in the first story, designated as Rock Star and Cowboy. Amaryllis’ bff, Monique goes along for the ride this time around, but she is a different version from her original Shaman Woman self, and the time cops are on their own trajectory through time, requiring Catalina’s POV, and of course, there’s Nick, still trying to make it back to the future.

With a total of eight different POVs, running over three different timelines, things got a little crazy at times. It was interesting trying to make sure each character only knew things that they were supposed to know at that particular moment in time, especially when time ripples keep changing what they remembered as the past and affecting the future. At times, it was quite the juggling act keeping them all straight.

The question posed for Catalina’s character: Will she be able to break through her partners straightlaced demeanor to find the human being inside?

About The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions

Book Cover: The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions, by Kaye Lynne Booth

In 1887, LeRoy is stuck, bringing trouble down on those around him. Sissy is kidnapped and he’s the only one who can save her.

She wakes up in 2030, in a future very different to the one she knows, one in which she may not have been born. Amaryllis will stop at nothing to find LeRoy fix what she messed up in the past.

She and a version of Monique which is different from the one she grew up with travel back to 1887 to try and make things right.

Add two time travel regulators from the future who are after the time module, and things begin to get wild.

When the time loops are crossed, things change, but not the way Amaryllis intended and pretty soon, everybody is seeing doubles.

Universal Book Link: https://books2read.com/DoubleVisions

Reading from The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions – Meet Catalina

This reading is the introductory chapter for the character of Catalina, in the year 2030.

About Kaye Lynne Booth

That wraps up today’s tour stop and the WordCrafter Double Visions Book Blog Tour. If you missed a stop, you can go back through the links in the schedule below to leave a comment and get an entry in the giveaway for a chance at a free digital copy or a signed print copy of The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions. Thank you for joining us.

Tour Schedule

March 23-27 – The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions, by Kaye Lynne Booth

Mon. – “Amaryllis, Rock Star & The Pretty Reckless” –Writing to be Read

– Interview with the author – Undawnted

Tues. – “LeRoy, Cowboy & Writing with Music” & Review– Poetry by Mich

Hotel by Masticadores

Masticadores Phillipines

Wed. – “Monique, Shaman Woman, & Werner’s Syndrome” & Review – Book Places

Thurs. – “Nick, the Time Device & Writing in Multiple Timelines” & Review – Carla Loves to Read

Fri. – “Catalina and Writing with Multiple P.O.V.s” – Writing to be Read

The Kickstarter campaign runs through tomorrow, so don’t forget to pop in with the link below to get your copy of The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions and support the author (me 🙂 ).

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kayelynnebooth-wcp/the-rock-star-and-the-outlaw-2-double-visions

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Day 4 of the WordCrafter “Double Visions” Book Blog Tour

Posted: March 26, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Audio Excerpt, Blog Tour, Book Review, Books, Fiction, Giveaways, Guest Post, Science Fiction, Time travel, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Audio Reading, Book Review, Kaye Lynne Booth, The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2 Double Visions, Time Travel Adventure Series, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours | Leave a comment

Today is Day 4 of the WordCrafter Double Visions Book Blog Tour and we’re over at Carla Loves to Read, where I’m introducing the character of Nick Umbridge, the time travel tester who started this whole adventure by traveling back to 1887 and dying there. But he lives again in each time loop created, so he’s back again. Join us in sending off The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions and learn more about this amazing Time Travel Adventure. Today’s stop also includes a review from our host, Carla Johnson-Hicks.

Note: The Kickstarter campaign has funded, but there is still time to get discounted digital copies, signed print copies, posters and goodie bags. Thanks goes out to all those who backed this project.

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Day 3 of the WordCrafter “Double Visions” Book Blog Tour

Posted: March 25, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Audio Excerpt, Blog Tour, Books, Fiction, Giveaways, Guest Post, Science Fiction, Time travel, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Audio Reading, Giveaway, Kaye Lynne Booth, Kickstarter, Science Fiction, Sunweilder: An Epic Time Travel Adventure, The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2 Double Visions, Time Travel Adventure Series, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours | Leave a comment

For Day 3 of the WordCrafter Double Visions Book Blog Tour, we’re over at Bookplaces with host, Kay Castenada. You’ve met Amaryllis (Rock Star) and Leroy (Cowboy), and today I will reintroduce you to Monique, or Shaman Woman, a supporting character who was surprisingly popular in the first book. We have a great giveaway and we’re in the final stretch of the Kickstarter campaign and still need additional support. Join us now in sending off The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions and get your copy today!

The Rock Star and the Outlaw 2: Double Visions– Day 3 Word Crafter Book Blog Tours

Welcome to the WordCrafter “Double Visions” Book Blog Tour

Posted: March 23, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Audio Excerpt, Author Interview, Blog Tour, Book Release, Books, Fiction, Giveaways, Guest Post, Science Fiction, Time travel, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Giveaway, Kaye Lynne Booth, The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2 Double Visions, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | 11 Comments

Welcome to the WordCrafter Double Visions Book Blog Tour, where we’re sending off Book 2 of the Time Travel Adventure Series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions. Today is a double tour stop, and in addition to this post, I will be doing an interview with DL Mullan over at Undawnted, so be sure and pop over there when you’ve finished here.

Tour Schedule

March 23-27 – The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions, by Kaye Lynne Booth

Mon. – “Amaryllis, Rock Star & The Pretty Reckless” –Writing to be Read

– Interview with the author – Undawnted

Tues. – “LeRoy, Cowboy & Writing with Music” & Review– Poetry by Mich

Hotel by Masticadores

Masticadores Phillipines

Wed. – “Monique, Shaman Woman, & Werner’s Syndrome” & Review – Book Places

Thurs. – “Nick, the Time Device & Writing in Multiple Timelines” & Review – Carla Loves to Read

Fri. – “Catalina and Writing with Multiple P.O.V.s” – Writing to be Read

We have a great tour planned with guest posts and readings by the author, Kaye Lynne Booth, (that’s me 🙂 ), and a great giveaway of three digital copies and one signed print copy, (U.S. residents only), of Double Visions.

The Giveaway

Follow the tour and leave a comment to let me know you were here and be entered

for a chance at three free digital copies or one signed print copy of

The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions.

About The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions

In 1887, LeRoy is stuck, bringing trouble down on those around him. Sissy is kidnapped and he’s the only one who can save her.

She wakes up in 2030, in a future very different to the one she knows, one in which she may not have been born. Amaryllis will stop at nothing to find LeRoy fix what she messed up in the past.

She and a version of Monique which is different from the one she grew up with travel back to 1887 to try and make things right.

Add two time travel regulators from the future who are after the time module, and things begin to get wild.

When the time loops are crossed, things change, but not the way Amaryllis intended and pretty soon, everybody is seeing doubles.

Book Trailer

This tour will be a little different, because I’m running a Kickstarter campaign for this launch which is in effect now and will be going on throughout the tour, since it doesn’t end until the 28th. So, instead of giving you a purchase link for retailers, we’ll be using the Kickstarter URL, so you can get digital copies at a discount from the retail price, or signed print copies and merchandise that is not available anywhere else. You can support the Kickstarter campaign and receive a digital copy for as little as $5, so I hope you’ll join in on sending Double Visions off right. Remember after the 28th, you’ll have to pay full price at retailers, so get your copies now.

Support the Kickstarter and get your books at the link below.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kayelynnebooth-wcp/the-rock-star-and-the-outlaw-2-double-visions

Amaryllis, Rock Star & The Pretty Reckless

(Author note: I started this post for the tour for book 1, so some of it may be familiar if you’re a fan of the series. I added to it for the second book, so bear with me for new information. Same character stars in both books, you see?)

Amaryllis Maria Sanchez is a composite character. She’s a cross between Sharon Stone’s character in Basic Instinct and Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless. She’s an adrenaline junkie, who likes to tempt death and lives life to the extremes. She’s a rock star who is at the top of her game when she’s on stage. After she kills her drug dealing, domineering boyfriend to save herself from his wrath, she figures she’s already damned herself, she figures she might as well ride out the storm that’s headed her way. But, when she crosses paths with a time-traveling cowboy, LeRoy Mc Allister, who offers a way to stay ahead of the game and a place to run to where she won’t ever be found, she sees the potential for a whole new life of adventures.

Amaryllis began as a character like Sharon Stones character in Basic Instincts – a daring woman who plays a deadly game. I like Sharon Stone in just about anything, but I admired the way she played this character in particular. I challenged myself to create a character with that same adventuresome nature, and that self-confident, ‘on top of the world’ attitude.

The idea for her method for killing Claude came from an actual murder case I heard about on the news. I thought it was unique, and I knew I wanted to use it in a story. Murder by high heel. It just happened to be a perfect method for Amaryllis to defend herself.

My son introduced me to the music of The Pretty Reckless, and I fell in love with the voice of Taylor Momsen. I bought their CDs and played them on my commute to work, and a story about a female rock singer began to form in my head, and the Sharon Stone-like character somehow merged with the woman who emerged in my mind from their music. That woman was a lot like my image of Taylor Momsen. And so, Amaryllis Maria Sanchez emerged on the page.

In the first book, she and LeRoy travel back to 1887 for a wild ride in the old west. But, when they try to go back to the future, something goes terribly wrong and only Amaryllis arrives in 2030, and things are very different from how Amaryllis remembers them. In the second book, Double Visions, Amaryllis and her friend Monique go back in time to try and put things back the way they were and restore time as Amaryllis remembers it. That means finding and reuniting with LeRoy, and making sure her grandparents meet and marry, so she will be born in 1999.

In book 2, Amaryllis changed things in the past that weren’t intended, and as time loops cross and ripples occur, our characters are all seeing double, or in one case, triple, as all hell breaks loose. Of course, Amaryllis is also ‘Rock Star’ in the earlier time loop from the first book. They are the same woman, Rock Star is the younger version, if only by about six months, but Amaryllis, her older self tries to fix the future in the past, but in doing so, changes things which happened the first time around.

It’s a ride even wilder than the first time around, with multiple character POVs, which add to the playlist for this one, including a couple of new characters, Time Regulator Agent Catalina Duncan and her partner Agent Reginald Thompson to stir things up and keep it interesting.

The question posed for Amaryllis’ character: Will Amaryllis be able to change the right thing in the past to correct the future?

Reading from The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions

About Kaye Lynne Booth

That wraps up this stop on the opening day of the WordCrafter Double Visions Book Blog Tour. Thank you for joining us. Don’t forget to pop onto Undawnted for my interview with DL Mullan.

Tomorrow’s stop will find us over at Poetry by Mich, Hotel by Mastcadores, and Masticadores Phillipines with Michelle Ayon Navajas, where we’ll explore the character of LeRoy and Cowboy, and writing with music in a guest post and reading from me and a review. I hope to see you there, but until then, don’t forget to pop into the Kickstarter campaign to get your copy of The Rock Star & The Outlaw 2: Double Visions.

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Book Review: “Herbs and Homicide”

Posted: March 20, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Audio Books, Book Review, Books, cozy mystery, Mystery, Review | Tags: Audio Books, Audiobook Review, Book Reveiw, Carly Winter, Herbs and Homicide, Nicole Scott, Writing be Read | Leave a comment

About Herbs and Homicide

From Hollywood, California, to Heywood, Arizona, trouble follows her…

After her husband’s brutal killing and her fall from the Hollywood elite, the disgraced Samantha Rathbone moves to Heywood hoping to forget her past and live a quiet life of anonymity as Sam Jones.

When she takes a job at the local herbal shop, Sage Advice, and the owner is found murdered, Sam is pushed back into the unwanted spotlight when she becomes the number one suspect. As she wades through ugly family drama, the questionable business practices of others, and the lies embroiled in a small town, she searches for the true killer, hoping to save herself.

Will Samantha be able to find the murderer before she’s put away for a crime she didn’t commit?

Enjoy this free cozy mystery featuring a middle-aged sleuth staring her life over again!

Purchase Links:

Chirp: Herbs and Homicide by Carly Winter – Audiobook (No Subscription)

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Herbs-Homicide-Heywood-Herbalist-Mysteries/dp/B0D8JZ1YRJ

My Review of Herbs and Homicide

I purchased an audiobook copy of Herbs and Homicide, by Carly Winter, and narrated by Nicole Scott from a Chirp Friday Freebie Deal. I’m offering an honest review. All opinions stated here are my own.

I chose this book because of the clever title. It turned out to be a cute cozy mystery which helped to lighten the mood following a series of thrillers and horror stories, and it was just what I needed. Nicole Scott does an excellent job of narration, making it easy to listen to.

Samantha Rathbone came to Heywood and became Sam Jones to escape all the Hollywood drama after her ex-husband’s murder, when his illegal activities spilled over onto her reputation and she became a pariah in Hollywood circles. But, when her employer and friend, the owner of Sage Advice herbal shop, is murdered, it threatens to throw her right back into the public eye, when she becomes the prime suspect. The only way to clear her name and stay out of the press is to solve the murder herself, so she turns into an amateur sleuth, digging up family and the community’s twisted histories to discover the true murderer, calling on her Samantha Rathbone Hollywood persona to handle anyone who steps out of line. The suspects are many, and Sam isn’t sure which way to point her finger, but she must get it right or she may pay the price for a murder she didn’t commit.

Easy listening and a clever storyline make this one cozy mystery you won’t want to miss. I give Herbs and Homicide five quills.

About Kaye Lynne Booth

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Book Review: “Bewilderness”

Posted: March 13, 2026 | Author: kayelynnebooth | Filed under: Book Review, Books, Review, Science Fiction | Tags: Bewilderness, Book Review, Jonathan Maberry, Science Fiction, Writing to be Read | 6 Comments

About Bewilderness – To be released August 11, 2026

Dr. Abby Corman has a bold idea: open a stable doorway between our world and an uninhabited parallel Earth. A new world we can use to mine resources to end poverty, grow enough food to end all hunger, and allow for population growth to end overcrowding. What could be a more noble aspiration for a brilliant young scientist?

But the path to hell is paved with good intentions…

The Gateway is in a secure lab in a huge office building in New York. Ultra-modern, totally secure, impenetrable by industrial spies or foreign agents. Once it goes into lockdown for the Gateway test firing, it becomes the world’s largest and most unbreakable vault.

Locked doors, though, can do more than keep bad things out. They can trap bad things in.

The Gateway spins completely out of control, sending infinite Earths onto a collision course with ours. Now, our reality is cracking apart, allowing creatures from Earth’s distant past and monsters from parallel worlds to emerge, turning New York into a hellscape.

Abby Corman did not open the Gateway, but she is the only one who knows how to close it. But an alien Hunter and her pack of deadly hellcats have stepped into our world, and they will stop at nothing to kill Abby. Because in a universe of parallel worlds, one Earth’s savior can be the worst criminal other Earths have ever known.

Purchase Link: https://wordfirepress.com/products/bewilderness?_pos=1&_psq=Bewilderness&_ss=e&_v=1.0

My Review of Bewilderness

I received a digital copy of Bewilderness, by Jonathan Maberry from the publisher, WordFire Press, in exchange for an honest review. All opinions stated here are my own.

I chose to review Bewilderness because Jonathan Maberry is the author, and I know his stories are of a quality to be admired. In this, I was not disappointed. Mayberry has created a first-rate science fiction novel and a situation where literally anything is possible. This story has cinematic potential, and I wouldn’t be surprised to find it in theaters in the future. The book is a solid, well written, well thought out story with fleshed-out characters and almost non-stop action to keep those pages turning.

Abby Corman is a scientist of the highest caliber, assigned to a top-secret government funded project, called Gateway. Only, she’s not just assigned to it, she created it. They are preparing for the test run of the Gateway machine, which cab tap into uninhabited parallel worlds, offering unlimited resources to replenish Earth’s dwindling supplies, and ending world hunger. But when their funding is threatened and her partner panics and fires her, locking her out and bringing in another scientific mind, who may understand the project, but has no regard for safety protocols, and they fire the Gateway, bypassing the test run. Something goes terribly wrong, leaving the Gateway cycling through thousands of strange parallel worlds, and allowing creatures from those worlds to enter this one, turning New York into a pre-historic disaster zone. It’s up to Abby to set things right, making her way through a veritably impenetrable fortress turned upside down, and running from an alien huntress and her pack of hell cats, who is determined to stop her.

Cutting-edge suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat as you follow Abby in her quest to save the world. I give Bewilderness five quills.

About Kaye Lynne Booth

For Kaye Lynne Booth, writing is a passion. Kaye Lynne is an author with published short fiction and poetry, both online and in print, including her short story collection, Last Call and Other Short Fiction; and her paranormal mystery novella, Hidden Secrets; Books 1 & 2 of her Women in the West adventure series, Delilah and Sarah, and book 1 in her Time-Travel Adventure series, The Rock Star & The Outlaw, as well as her poetry collection, Small Wonders and The D.I.Y. Author writing resource.

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