Authors should be aware
Posted: July 27, 2024 Filed under: AI Technology, Book Review, Book Sales, Books, Review | Tags: Amazon, Book Reviews, Writing to be Read 8 CommentsAs authors, we should be aware of many common practices of Amazon that affect our books. In this post by Stevie Turner, she points out a new development on Amazon which I find quite alarming.
I work hard to get reviews for my books, and still get only a few, but I am constantly working toward that goal. If Stevie is correct, and Amazon is now summarizing our reviews for us what does that mean to we authors? I often use the reviews I do get in promoting efforts. Do our actual reviews disappear so that readers will not longer see the actual reviewers words?
As a reviewer, I also find this alarming. If my actual words are never seen by potential reader, then does that not inhibit the power of my influence and devalue what I do?
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Book Review: Love, Death, & the Art of Cooking
Posted: July 26, 2024 Filed under: Book Review, Books, Fiction, Review, romance, Suspense, Writing to be Read | Tags: Book Review, Carter, Catherine Hein, Linda Griffin, Love Death & the Art of Cooking, Romance Suspense, Writing to be Read 6 Comments
About Love, Death & The Art of Cooking
Software engineer Reid Lucas loves to cook and has a history of falling in love with married women. When he leaves his complicated past in Chicago for a job in California, he runs into trouble and must call a virtual stranger to bail him out of jail. Alyssa Knight, a tough street cop waiting for a church annulment from her passive-aggressive husband, is the roommate of the woman Reid calls for help, and she reluctantly provides bail for Reid. He falls for her immediately, and cooking for her is an act of love. She just wants to be friends, but they keep ending up in bed together. When his boss is murdered, Reid is a suspect. Or is he the intended target?
My Review
I received an audiobook copy of Love, Death, & the Art of Cooking, from the author, Linda Griffin in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed here are my own.
The story is well-crafted and well-paced, feeding the reader the backstory one small taste at a time, with minimal servings of exposition. The narrator, Catherine Hein Carter, did a good job with the narration of the story, although I felt like this story, with it’s male protagonist might have been served better by a male narrator.
When Reid Lucas takes a new software job in a new town, he’s hoping for a new start on life. But when his boss turns up dead, it brings back memories of why he left Chicago, and as the events back there come to light, it makes him first a prime suspect and then, a possible target. Alone in a new town, there are few people he can turn to for support except a girl he only knows from a chance meeting, but he gets her roommate, Alyssa instead, a woman he doesn’t know at all, who turns out to be a cop. Alyssa doesn’t trust him, her roomate wants to sleep with him, and all he wants to do is cook for them. But can his delicious meals win overcome her doubts and win Allyssa’s heart? No spoilers here. You’ll have to read the book.
Everything a romance suspense novel should be, I give Love, Death, & the Art of Cooking four quills.
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In Touch With Nature – The role of the Oxpecker bird in nature #oxpeckers #giraffes #rhinos
Posted: July 24, 2024 Filed under: Animals, Books, Collection, Nature, Poetry, Wildlife | Tags: African Wildlife, Codependency, Cohabitation, Girraffes, In Touch With Nature, Oxpeckers, Rhinos, Writing to be Read 39 Comments
When I go on safari into the Southern African bush, I frequently see oxpecker birds. When I spot them, they are nearly always sitting on the heads, necks, or backs of a giraffe, buffalo, or rhino. This is because oxpeckers, either the yellow-billed or the red-billed species, feed almost exclusively on ixodid ticks, dead skin, saliva, blood, sweat and tears that they collect from the skins of large African mammals. The behaviour of oxpecker birds keeps the birds well fed and reduces the parasite load on the animal. Parasites such as ticks can pass on deadly diseases as well as causing anemia in their mammal host making the animal more susceptible to illnesses.
Oxpeckers are not all good news for their animal hosts as they are sanguinivores which means that blood comprises a large part of their diet. They eat ticks for the blood they provide and a wound on an animal is an enticing blood meal. Oxpeckers peck at wounds on their hosts and can reopen them in an effort to access fresh blood.
Oxpeckers also serve as an alarm system for mammals. Their Swahili name, askari wa kifaru, means the rhino’s guard. Rhinos have very poor eye sight which puts them at a severe disadvantage when it comes to poaching. Research has show that rhinos who act as hosts to oxpeckers are less likely to be shot by poachers because the oxpeckers create a commotion when they see danger approaching. They also warn herbivores about the approach of predators like lions or hyenas.
If you look carefully at this video, you’ll see the oxpecker on the giraffe’s head. There is also one near the shoulders.
The following poem may disturb sensitive readers!
The following poem is extracted from my poetry book, Lion Scream.
Rhino Dilemma
Near-sighted eyes observe
Through tall, swaying grass
Yellowish curtain hides heavy-set body
But, camouflage fails him
The poachers close in
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Small bird cries a warning
Animal reacts
Stands upright, facing the wind, ready for flight
Tranquiliser gun fires
Ground shakes when beast falls
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Savage men move quickly
Hack out valued horn
Animal left bleeding; awakes to sure death
Tears of pain and anguish
Slide from fading eyes
About Rhino Dilemma
At the start of the 20th century, there were over 500,000 rhinos living in the wild. Today, that number has dropped to less than 30,000 and they are critically endangered. The main threats to rhino today are poaching and loss of habitat.
Rhino Dilemma is about the brutal slaying of rhinos for their horns. I wrote this poem after a visit to a national park in North West Province. The rhinos in the park are all dehorned.
The guide told us a horrific story about a male southern white rhino weeping in pain after poachers hacked off his horn and removed part of the bone in his skull in a South African game reserve.
On my return home, I researched this incident and found this article about a rhino crying tears after being brutally attacked and injured by a poacher. It makes me cry too: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10152157/Heartbreaking-mages-Southern-White-rhino-weeping-pain-poachers-hacked-horn.html
I wrote “Rhino Dilemma” to share the plight of the rhinos to readers in my community.
About Roberta Eaton Cheadle
Roberta Eaton Cheadle, is a South African writer and poet specialising in historical, paranormal, and horror novels and short stories. She is an avid reader in these genres and her writing has been influenced by famous authors including Bram Stoker, Edgar Allan Poe, Amor Towles, Stephen Crane, Enrich Maria Remarque, George Orwell, Stephen King, and Colleen McCullough.
Roberta has two published novels and a collection of short stories and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories included in several anthologies. She is also a contributor to the Ask the Authors 2022 (WordCrafter Writing Reference series).
Roberta is also the author and illustrator of sixteen children’s books, illustrator to a further three children’s books, and the author and illustrator of three poetry books published under the name of Robbie Cheadle, and has poems and short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.
Roberta’s blog features discussions about classic books, book reviews, poetry, and photography. https://roberta-writes.com/.
Find Roberta Eaton Cheadle
Blog: https://wordpress.com/view/robertawrites235681907.wordpress.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobertaEaton17
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robertawrites
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Roberta-Eaton-Cheadle/e/B08RSNJQZ5
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Wrapping Up the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour
Posted: July 22, 2024 Filed under: Book Promotion, Book Release, Book Sales, Books, Children's Books, Fiction, Giveaways, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Charlie Chickadee Finds a NEw Home, Childrens Books, Heather Hummingbird Makes a NEw Friend, Kaye Lynne Booth, Kids Books, My Backyard Friends series, Robbie Cheadle, Timothy Turtle Discovers JEllybeans, WordCrafter Press 11 Comments
This is the final stop on the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour. So today, we’re just going to recap a few things about this series and meet the three characters who haven’t been introduced yet: Ethan Eagle from Heather Hummingbird Makes a New Friend, and Nancy Nuthatch and Katy Cat from Timothy Turtle Discovers Jellybeans. At the other stops, you should have met all the main characters, plus Becky Beaver from Timothy Turtle and Nicholas Nuthatch from Charlie Chickadee Gets a New Home. If you missed a stop or two, don’t worry. I’m including a tour schedule with links at the end of this post, in the wrap-up section. Also, before we go, I’ll reveal the surprise which I promised at the first stop. So with that in mind, let’s get on with the introductions.
But first, a reminder that you can buy direct at the My Backyard Friends Store while the tour is running and through July 24th. Discounted eBooks, pre-orders for signed print copies, (if we can raise enough to have them done in color. Monies for this item will be refunded, if not.), and the My Backyard Friends poster with all of your favorite characters.
About Heather Hummingbird Makes a New Friend
The My Backyard Friends kid’s book series is inspired by the birds and animals that visit the author Kaye Lynne Booth’s mountain home. Beautiful illustrations by children’s author, poet, and illustrator, Robbie Cheadle, bring the unique voices of the animal characters to life.Heather Hummingbird Makes a New Friend is a picture book with a message of friendship and cooperation.
Heather Hummingbird and Ethan Eagle are two unlikely friends who discover that it is good to accept help from others and that is what friends are for.
If you miss the My Backyard Friends Store, which will disappear on Wednesday July 24th, you can get a digital copy of Heather Hummingbird Makes a New Friend through this retailer purchase link: https://books2read.com/MBF-HeatherHummingbird
Meet Ethan Eagle
Interview with Ethan Eagle
What type of eagle are you?
Isn’t it obvious? I am an American Bald Eagle; a national symbol, I am told.
You have lots of feathers covering your head. Why do they call you a bald eagle?
There are approximately two thousand feathers on my head, and they are all white. No other eagle has a white head. The label comes from the old English “balde” which means white.
Are American Bald Eagles and endangered species?
I am told that we are no longer endangered, although I still do not believe there are many of us. For a while there we were because humans were using some kinds of poisons that made their way up the food chain to us. It thinned the shells on our eggs so that they often were crushed under the weight of the mother sitting on them, causing our numbers to dwindle. My mother used to talk about how precious life was and how past generations struggled to keep their young alive and bring them to maturity, so us kids would not behave in a reckless manner once we learned to use our wings.
Eagles can fly very fast. Did your tiny hitchhiker slow you down much?
Not at all. Heather is only about three inches in size and I bet she only weighs about two and a half grams. I was woried at first that she might not be able to keep her hold at high wind speeds, since I have a six-foot plus wingspan and my cruizing speed is about thirty miles per hour, but she grasped some feathers with her tiny claws and tucked her body down into my underdown, leting the outer feathers block her from the wind. Heather is pretty smart for a hummingbird.
Why do you think yours and Heather’s is an unlikely friendship?
Normally, we larger birds of prey don’t bother ourselves much with birds as small as hummingbirds. When I first met Heather I found her kind of annoying. She never slowed down, and she spoke in quick, brief little snippits. She’d ask me a question and then zip away before I could answer. But the day she helped me, even when I did not believe there was anything she could do, changed the way I thought about hummingbirds, and Heather in particular.
Do you consider Heather to be your friend?
By all means. Eagles don’t have many friends. I believe we are intimidating to the smaller birds, even the hawks. We tend to be loners and we are territorial with our own kind, so we cannot ‘hang out’ together or the like. Heather is the only true friend I’ve ever had.
Fun Facts About Eagles
- American Bald Eagles can live up to 20-25 years.
- Bald Eagles have incredible eyesight, and can see in front of them and at a forty-five degree angle at the same time.
- Bald Eagles eat mostly fish, but they are also carrion eaters.
- “If a Bald Eagle catches a fish that is too heavy to lift, it may grasp the fish with its talons and use its wings like oars to swim to shore.” (“Fascinating Eagle FAQ”. National Eagle Center. https://www.nationaleaglecenter.org/learn/faq/)
- Bald Eagles have special circulation in their legs and talons which allows them to withstand very cold temperatures and stand on the ice for short periods of time.
You can meet Heather Hummingbird and learn more about hummingbirds here.
Meet Katy Cat
Interview with Katy Cat
It’s interesting that a cat is friends with a turtle. How did that come about?
I’ve known Timothy Turtle since he was not much bigger than a tadpole. Even when he was small, I couldn’t very well eat him, because of his hard shell. I’d swat him around with my paws, but I never did him any damage. As he got bigger, he’d come by my yard on his way to the raspberry patch, or the strawberry patch, or even sometimes he would visit the melon patch. No doubt about it. That boy has a terrible sweet tooth.
Why would you suggest Timothy to turn around in his shell?
Oh for heaven’s sake, I was kidding. He had a tummy ache, and I just said that he might feel better if his tummy were in the round part of his shell. I didn’t think he could actually do it. My girl, Kimmy, called me and I had to run. Kimmy gets upset when I make her wait. When I came back, I found Timothy in a terrible bind, but I have to admit, it was kind of funny, too.
You know, I agreed to come answer your questions, but I don’t think I like what you’re implying. I might have been teasing him a little, like I always do, but I waasn’t being spiteful or mean. I don’t think I want to answer anymore of your questions.
And with a flip of her tail Katy Cat has left the building.
Fun Facts About Cats
- Cats can run up to 30 mph for short distances.
- Cats use their whiskers to sense changes in the air through vibrations.
- Adult cats can leap up to 5 or 6 feet in the air, distances up to six times their body length, especially with a running start.
- “Cats have three eyelids. The third eyelid is known as the palpebra tertia or the nictitating membrane, or more simply the haw. It’s common in animals and helps to keep the lens surface clean and moist.” (“39 Amazing Facts About Cats That You May Not Know”. I Heart Cats. https://iheartcats.com/amazing-facts-about-cats/)
- The bumps and ridges on a cat’s nosepad is unique, like a human’s fingerprints.
- Cats sweat through their paw pads.
- Cats have 32 different ear muscles and can rotate their ears 180 degrees.
- One study claims that male cats are left-pawed, while females are right-pawed.
- Cats sleep 12 – 16 hours per day, about 70% of their lives, and they dream. Science believes the dream about cat stuff like hunting a mouse or running for a food bowl, when their paws twtch in their sleep.
- Cats make over 100 vocal sounds and each one has meaning.
- The oldest known evidence of a pet cat was discovered by archeologists near Cyprus in 2004, and it predates Egyptian cat art by 4000 years.
- Cats walk like camels and giraffes with a pacing gate, meaning they move both feet on one side, then the other.
- Ancient Egyptians shaved off their eyebrows in mourning when their cats died.
About Timothy Turtle Discovers Jellybeans
The My Backyard Friends kid’s book series is inspired by the birds and animals that visit the author Kaye Lynne Booth’s mountain home. Beautiful illustrations by children’s author, poet, and illustrator, Robbie Cheadle, bring the unique voices of the animal characters to life.Timothy Turtle Discovers Jellybeans is a picture book with a moral message from a young turtle’s perspective.
Meet Timothy Turtle, who has a sweet tooth. He eats too many jelly beans and finds himself in a pickle. His friends Katy Cat and Betsy Beaver try to help, and Timothy learns that you can get too much of a good thing.
If you miss the My Backyard Friends Store, which will disappear on Wednesday July 24th, you can get a digital copy of Timothy Turtle Discovers Jellybeans through this retailer purchase link: https://books2read.com/MBF-TimothyTurtle
Meet Nancy Nuthatch
Interview with Nancy Nuthatch
Why did you agree to take time out of your busy day to help Timothy Turtle?
What else was I going to do? Let him starve? I had to forage and find insects for my hatchlings anyway. It didn’t take that much time to drop him an insect or two each day. They were enough to keep him alive, but not enough to let him gain weight until his tummy shrunk down to size.
Do you know Nicolas Nuthatch?
I should hope so. He’s my little brother. He’s more of a softie than I am. That’s how he met his friend Charlie Chickadee. The little guy needed a hand and Nick was there to offer one. They’ve been best friends ever since, even though they have a big age difference. I think Charlie looks up to Nick. I can’t complain. Charlie has always been a good kid.
As for me, I see Timothy around here and there. I’m sure he’s grateful for my help with his dilemma, but it’s not like he’s my best friend for life or anything. If I had to do it again, I would. It might not be such a bad thing to be a softie.
Fun Facts About Female Nuthatches
- Nuthatches lay 5 – 9 eggs each breeding season. The female sits on the nest and incubates the eggs for 12-14 days, while the male brings food to the nest for her. They have one brood per year.
- Both parents feed the youngsters until they are ready to leave the nest between 14-26 days. Young are fed a diet made up entirely of insects and spiders.
- Pairs mate for life and remain together year round. Mating behaviors begin in late winter, as early as January in some areas. Male raises his head and spreads his tail feathers, droops his wings, sways back and forth, and bows deeply to his mate in courtship. He may also feed her when courting. (“The White-Breasted Nuthatch”. Audobon. https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/white-breasted-nuthatch#)
- Nuthatches nest in large natural cavities or vacated woodpecker holes. The females line the nest with bark fibers, grasses, twigs and hair. And they sweep the nest inside and out with insects crushed in their beaks. It is believed that the chemical secretions fend off predators.
Meet Timothy Turtle and learn more about turtles here.
Meet Becky Beaver and learn more about beavers here.
About Charlie Chickadee Gets a New Home
The My Backyard Friends kid’s book series is inspired by the birds and animals that visit the author Kaye Lynne Booth’s mountain home. Beautiful illustrations by children’s author, poet, and illustrator, Robbie Cheadle, bring the unique voices of the animal characters to life. Charlie Chickadee Gets a New Home is a story of survival from a young bird’s perspective.
Charlie Chickadee is happy with his family in their cozy nest. But whem the violet-green swallows thake the nest for their own, Charlie finds himself alone, seperated from his parents and on his own to face the dangers of the forest. His new friend Nicholas Nuthatch shows him the ropes and teaches him about the other birds and the woman who puts out food each day, and by a stroke of liuck, Charlie discovers the perfect spot and builds a new nest that he can be proud of.
If you miss the My Backyard Friends Store, which will disappear on Wednesday July 24th, you can get a digital copy of Charlie Chickadee Gets a New Home through this retailer purchase link: https://books2read.com/MBF-CharlieChickadee
Meet Charlie Chickadee and learn more about chickadees here.
Meet Nicholas Nuthatch and learn more about nuthatches here.
Wrap-Up
That about wraps things up for the tour. If you’ve followed the tour, you’ve met all the characters introduced in the first three books in the My Backyard Friends Kid’s Book Series. While we had them all together for the tour, we also put together a cool poster, kind of like a group photo, in honor of the tour. Every kid would love to have this poster, featuring Robbie Cheadles wonderful illustrations, on their wall. But you can only get this fabulous poster at the My Backyard Friends Store until July 24th, so get one for each of the kids in your life now.
But wait! There’s one more surprise to reveal.
Surprise Giveaway!
Tell me in the comments which character is your favorite and the most interesting thing you learned about them during the tour for a chance to win one of two digital sets of all three books in a random drawing. After the tour ends, I’ll leave the comments open until Wednesday, so that everyone will have time to go back and visit stops they missed and get their comments in. The winners will be announced in my August segment of “WordCrafter News” on Monday July 29th, along with who the most popular character turns out to be.
Tour Schedule
Monday – July 15 – Writing to be Read – Release Party & My Backyard Friends Store
Tuesday – July 16 – Roberta Writes – Mini-interview with Nicholas & Heather guest post by Kaye Lynne Booth
Wednesday – July 17 – Undawnted – Mini-interview with Heather Hummingbird & Review
Thursday – July 18 – Robbie’s Inspiration – Mini-interview with Becky Beaver & Timothy guest post by Kaye Lynne Booth
Friday – July 19 – Undawnted – Mini-interview with Timothy Turtle & review
Saturday – July 20 – Carla Loves to Read – Charlie guest post by Kaye Lynne Booth & reviews x3
Sunday – July 21 – Undawnted – Mini-interview with Charlie Chickadee & review
Monday – July 22 – Writing to be Read – Mini-interviews w/ Ethan Eagle, Nancy Nuthatch, and Katy Cat & Wrap up
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Day 7 of the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour
Posted: July 21, 2024 Filed under: Animals, Blog Tour, Book Release, Book Review, Books, Children's Books, Fiction, Interview, Review, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Charlie Chickadee Gets a New Home, Kaye Lynne Booth, My Backyard Friends series, Robbie Cheadle, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours 2 Comments
Drop by Undawnted for Day 7 of the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour, where you can meet Charlie Chickadee in a mini-interview with DL Mullan, some fun facts about Chickadees, and a review of Charlie Chickadee Gets a New Home. Join us as we wind down the send off for this wonderful kid’s series, written by Kaye Lynne Booth and illustrated by Robbie Cheadle.
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Day 6 of the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour
Posted: July 20, 2024 Filed under: Animals, Book Release, Book Review, Books, Children's Books, Review, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: BookReview, Kaye Lynne Booth, My Backyard Friends series, Robbie Cheadle, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours Leave a commentToday, we’re hanging out over at Carla Loves to Read, where Carla Johnson-Hicks is reading and reviewing all three books with her grandchildren for Day 6 of the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour. Won’t you stop by to see what the kids think of this wonderful kid’s series written by Kaye Lynne Booth and illustrated by Robbie Cheadle, and find out how you can help support the color print editions.
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Day 5 of the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour
Posted: July 19, 2024 Filed under: Animals, Book Release, Book Review, Books, Children's Books, Review, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours 2 CommentsDay 5 of the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour brings us to Undawnted, where we meet Timothy Turtle in a mini-interview and learn some fun facts about turtles. Plus, DL Mullan offers a review of Timothy Turtle Discovers Jellybeans. Join us as we continue to send of this wonderful kid’s book series written by Kaye Lynne Booth and illustrated by Robbie Cheadle.
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Book Review: The Last Door
Posted: July 19, 2024 Filed under: Book Review, Books, Fiction, Mystery, Paranormal, Writing to be Read Leave a commentAbout The Last Door
When identical twins inherit a Victorian mansion from a stranger, the bequest changes everything they knew about their past.
The house at Herron Pond is no stranger to tragedy. Accidental death. A devastating fire. Suicide.
Are the reports of supernatural activity the persistent gossip of visitors and staff? Or are the chilling tales true?
Jessica Mack is not afraid of ghosts. She has been communicating with the spirit world since last year, when she was forced to surrender to her psychic gifts. Since then, she has used those gifts to help the FBI, and to answer voices from the Other Side asking for favors. Most of the requests are poignant — “tell my wife I’m sorry for the way I behaved.” “Let my son know I love him.”
But a dark presence lurks at the Victorian mansion, demanding more from her. Much more.
- Who was Vadim Evanov and why did he leave his entire estate to the twin sisters?
- Why was she warned not to enter the last door on the second-floor landing?
- Why does Beethoven’s wistful composition, Für Elise, keep haunting her?
Jessica’s visit to the Big Sur estate is a search for answers. She must uncover the truth before another catastrophe strikes Herron Pond — one that could end her life.
Purchase Link: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Door-Beyond-Veil-Mystery-ebook/dp/B0B67ZBRG9/
My Review
I received a free copy of The Last Door from Freebooksie. I offer honest reviews and the opinions stated in this review are my own.
The Last Door, by Sheila Lowe, is a paranormal mystery. Readers will have fun unraveling the truth right along with Jessica, the amature slueth. Jessica has the talents needed to unravel the mystery and uncover the answers, but it seems something, or someone, is determined to keep her from discovering the truth.
When a stranger leaves his entire estate to Jessica and her twin sister, Jenna, the identical twin sisters are certain there must be some mistake and when they see the Victorian mansion on Herron Pond, they are even more certain that is what must be the case. Or maybe it’s a scam. Why would a renowned Russian piano teacher leave everything to two people he’d never met?
Jessica hopes to learn the answer as she spends a week alone in the mansion. The house has a violent history, with mysterious accidents and spirits that cling to the physical location and some of them feel menacing. There are mysterious circumstances surrounding her benefactor’s death, and her psychic Spirit is trying to tell her something. The more she learns, the more questions she has, and it becomes obvious that all is not as it seems. The closer she gets to the truth, the more she feels she is in danger, but she’s determined to fnd the answers she seeks.
A perplexing mystery with plenty of paranormal activity and an engaging back story. I give The Last Door five quills.
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Day 4 of the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour
Posted: July 18, 2024 Filed under: Animals, Book Release, Books, Children's Books, Guest Post, Illustrations, WordCrafter Book Blog Tours, WordCrafter Press | Tags: Kaye Lynne Booth, My Backyard Friends series, Robbie Cheadle, Timothy Turtle Discovers JEllybeans, WordCrafter Press Leave a commentToday we’re over at Robbie’s Inspiration for Day 4 of the WordCrafter My Backyard Friends Book Blog Tour with a guest post from me, some fun facts about beavers, and a mini-interview with Robbie and Becky Beaver. Join us in helping to send off the series and raise enough to publish them in color print editions.
