To haunt or not to haunt, that is the question.
Oct 04, 2024 7:26 am
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Hi there, lovers of all things paranormal!
Thank you so much for joining me!
I am so happy you are here.
How am I supposed to make the bed now?
Auntie beat me to it this morning. Oh well, I don't have the heart to push her off for something as mundane as making the bed.
Sooo, it's Friday again, and we need to talk about...
Roxanne's Ghost
This trilogy has it all. Let me explain.
A trope in a story is a totally expected situation between two characters that moves the action forward. The most popular romance tropes are the ones that bring a couple together in the first place. They create both the tension and the resolution in the story. All romance readers want is the pain and suffering of impossible love, followed by the sweet joy that love won after all, leading the reader to believe in a better world and creating the hope that love is for everyone.
Some of the tropes in the Roxanne's Ghost trilogy.
Forced proximity: Ben and Jessica are brought together by Ben's troubled child's need for care—a father's duty to provide professional assistance to his child. Jess responds to the advert he placed and is there for an interview. Ben tries to get rid of the too-hot applicant, but fate has other ideas.
Grumpy sunshine: Ben is still mourning the death of his wife and is not in the market for a romantic entanglement. On the other hand, Jess is ready to find her Mr. Full Potential. Because of this conflict, Ben comes across as always grumpy, while Jess is bubbly sunshine.
Amnesia: Jess is whisked away to another time, where she encounters a woman who doesn't remember who she is. The woman is forced to make a new life for herself.
Forbidden love: In the era the woman finds herself, love across the color line is taboo, but it can't be denied.
Mistaken identity: This one I am not going to elaborate on. Neither am I going to say anything to explain the ghost other than that she is a presence almost from page one.
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Spreading the Love
I have another bumper issue for you this week—there are just so many wonderful authors out there, and I want to promote them all!
I hope you like my selection for the week.
Featured Author: J.N. Smith
One ghost is all it takes to mend Maggie’s heart. A single impossible choice is all it will take to break it again.
When Maggie Dubois’s son leaves for college, she is left alone in a house too big for one person on a collision course with a midlife crisis. A slight detour leads her to a singles’ retreat in Michigan’s gorgeous lake country, and impending doom is averted. Sort of.
Instead of finding love, Maggie gets drunk and buys an abandoned, foreclosed farm. When she uproots her life and moves there, she discovers it is haunted by a farmer named William Morgan, whose spirit cannot leave the land that killed him.
When fate pits Will’s chance to pass on to the “other side” against their growing feelings for each other, Maggie discovers who she really is, the price one pays for loving a ghost, and the consequences of becoming the fearless woman she has always wanted to be.
Author Mention: Sinister Styx
I woke up with no memory of who I am. And watching the writhing tentacles of a monster pull a stag into the lake for lunch tells me I’m not in my own world anymore.
But where tf am I?
I want to believe I’m trapped in a nightmare, but the horrors are all too real. No, not the monsters – the two brothers whose prison I’ve fallen into.
They both want me because I’m their ticket out of this godforsaken place. I’ve become the prize in their twisted rivalry.
Author Mention: Arial Burnz
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Two lovers torn apart...
The vampires need Jack—their only ice mage—to breed the perfect Elemental.
But Jack refuses to be their prisoner.
When his family escapes, he is torn from his fire witch Aideen, the only woman he's ever loved.
Ten years later, he finds her…but she's the bait for the vampires' trap.
Jack must return to his prison with Aideen.
Or the vampires will kill their son.
Author Mention: Louisa White
Uncover the secrets of Lake Wisda and the wolf shifters that live there.
Freed from prison, with a past, he can't escape.
Cassidy arrives home to a hero's welcome and a celebration he never could have imagined.
On the other hand, Miriam is trapped in a nightmare, kidnapped and held captive.
Their worlds collide when Cassidy, In an attempt to protect her, claims her as his prize at a twisted auction.
As they battle their inner demons and the deadly forces that threaten to tear them apart, will their love conquer the shadows, or will they fall victim to a dark destiny?
Author Mention: Eva Lush
Forbidden Love Between a Fairy Princess and a Human in a Magical Realm
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In the magical land of Avaloria, hidden from humans, lies a kingdom of breathtaking fairies. Among them is Princess Lysandra, a captivating and mysterious beauty unlike the other duty-bound fairies, as she secretly yearns for adventure and passion.
One moonlit night, while wandering near the border, Lysandra encounters the dashing human Victor who's stumbled into Avaloria. Drawn to his masculinity and the unknown, she can't resist luring him deeper, defying ancient laws against fairy-human relationships.
Author Mention: Luna Rains
In a world ravaged by dragons, two sworn enemies discover that love may be their most powerful weapon.
He is my sworn enemy. A Dwarf. And I find myself falling in love with him.
The shadow dragon Vyldrax has brought our lands to ruin, killing family and friends.With my arrows and his axe, we must work together to rid our country of this menace.
Each battle we fight brings us closer, forging a bond deeper than either of us expected. As our forbidden romance blossoms, we face not only the dragon's fury but the prejudice of our own people. The fate of our world rests on the strength of our hearts and the power of our alliance.
Can our unity and passion overcome ancient enmities and bring down Vyldrax, or will our growing love be our downfall?
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