Mrs. Murray's Home Book Tour and Interview

There is a hidden treasure in the grand old mansion on Piccadilly Street, in a place called London, but not the real London of English fame. There’s also a lot of mystery and a murder that’s been unsolved for decades. But it’s the treasure that captures Mary’s interest. 

Mary lives in this house along with her family, her Brownie friends and a ghost. When the ghost reveals her secret about the hidden treasure, there’s no stopping Mary, her Brownie friends, or her enemies from searching for this treasure. 

Why the intrigue? Apparently there’s a little bit of magic connected to this treasure. And so the adventure begins. Who will find the treasure first?

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Emily-Jane Hills Orford is an award-winning author of several books, including Gerlinda (CFA 2016) which received an Honorable Mention in the 2016 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards, To Be a Duke (CFA 2014) which was named Finalist and Silver Medalist in the 2015 Next Generation Indie Book Awards and received an Honorable Mention in the 2015 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards. 

She writes about the extra-ordinary in life and her books, short stories, and articles are receiving considerable attention. For more information on the author, check out her website at: http://emilyjanebooks.ca

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Author Interview:

When you consider your future, what would you like to make happen for you? 

Given the current world situation, I’d have to say the most important thing for all of us is to make it

through this Covid19 pandemic. I think there’ll be some amazing stories evolve from this horrific

experience. I just hope we all learn from the experience and, like the parents of the 1950s and 1960s (my parents especially) always enforced, wash your hands well: again and again and again!

Given that people are supposed to be self-isolating (and I hope everyone is), I’d like to think that more people are reading and enjoying my books, as well as books by other new writers. If you’re looking for suggestions of some great new publications (other than my books, of course), check out my Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/realpeoplestories, to see some of the books I’ve recently read and reviewed. 

How do you spend your free time? 

Reading, writing letters (the old fashioned way), walking my dog, working in the garden (or, in the winter, making plans for spring gardening), needlework, collage painting, playing the piano, composing music. I guess you could say I do just about everything that is creative. Each creativity inspires the other. It’s a good thing I have so many stay-at-home activities in the current world situation. We have to keep busy, keep our minds active and try to think positive. For me, that means forever doing something creative.

Which fictional character, book or film, would you like to meet and why?

Andy Carpenter, and his dog, Tara, from David Rosenfelt’s “Andy Carpenter Series”. I could use a little bit of his clever sleuthing mixed with humor and lots of doggie love right now. Couldn’t you?

A genie grants you three writing-related wishes: what are they and why?

1 - That everyone would see the importance of reading and start reading books again.

Why? If more people read, then the publishing industry would grow again and there would be a greater demand for books such as mine and so many other very talented authors who are not getting the attention they deserve.

2 - That every country in the world would adopt Iceland's holiday tradition of giving books to loved ones on Christmas Eve.

Why? I think this is a lovely tradition and a great way to support contemporary writing talent.

3 – That people would read more historical relevant material and learn from what they read.

Why? We’ve had world pandemics before: the plague, the Spanish flu in 1918/19, smallpox in 1947. If only we’d learn from history and move forward together, away from the current ‘me’ generation.

COMING SOON!

My 11-year-old and I are reading the entire set and so far loving them, but didn't get a chance to finish. We will be done this coming week and all 3 individual reviews will be posted here

on this page as well as on Amazon!

In the meantime, feel free to enjoy my review of book 1 - Mrs. Murray's Ghost - originally posted HERE on this blog and on Amazon.

Book 1 Review - http://rebeccalamoreaux-anauthorinprogress.blogspot.com/2018/09/review-mrs-murrays-ghost.html

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Blitz: Chubbs; a blind cat learns to trust

Sandra Kindt is always up for a good story, written or verbal, although there is that cookbook she won in elementary school that hasn’t seen the light of day. But the times she’s been caught reading historical novels with a highlighter—because there’s always something to learn—should make up for that. 

After earning an MA in communication, she taught Organizational Behavior at several universities and Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in the corporate world. Her love of writing goes back to the journals she started in the fifth grade, when she fancied herself Nancy Drew. She loves to hang out with her four grown-up kids and six grandchildren. It’s like visiting the best parts of herself. 

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A mangy alley cat isn’t at the top of anybody’s adoption list. Nevertheless, when Grandma Sandy scoops it up into her arms, her heart nudges her to take it home, and she listens. Grandma always trusts her feelings. 

Lots of tender care soon transforms the mangy cat into beautiful, round Chubbs. But when she loses her sight, will she listen to her feelings like Grandma and learn to trust the one who loves her most? 

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Blitz: House of Bloodstein

There is a treasure hunt with the prizes being a $100 and $25 giveaway! The Treasure Hunt Questions will be based on the videos on the Author's YouTube Channel and you can answer the questions and find the YouTube links in the Rafflecopter at the bottom of this post.

Ren Garcia is a Science Fiction/Fantasy author and Texas native who grew up in western Ohio. He has been writing since before he could write, often scribbling alien lingo on any available wall or floor with assorted crayons. He attended The Ohio State University and majored in English Literature. 

Ren has been an avid lover of anything surreal since childhood. He also has a passion for caving, urban archaeology, taking pictures of clouds, and architecture. He currently lives in Columbus, Ohio with his wife, and their four dogs.

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Mysterious and elusive, Lady Chrysania of Bloodstein calls from the ruins of her castle. She dwells in the dark, hiding her face, ravaged by an ancient curse. The only way to break the curse is to win a game called Perlamum. If she loses, she dies. She looks to her Vith kin in the west, begging for help acquiring the all-important pieces she needs to play the game.

Lord Kabyl of Blanchefort, his Ne-Countess Sammidoran, and his cousins answer her call. However, collecting the Perlamum pieces for Lady Bloodstein is a deadly game. They must face a host of perils:

-The terrible Black Hat in the city of Waam who knows their every move.
-A hated rival on the planet Xandarr and the bewildering labyrinth of Gods Temple.
-The man from Shook who cannot be killed.
-A family of vile bravos from the south.
-The diabolical Dead Men of Mare, nigh invincible creatures straight from an insane nightmare.

To even the odds, Kay and Sam turn to a forgotten graveyard deep in the Telmus Grove, and the great eminence resting there.

Can Lady Chrysania of Bloodstein be helped, or, for that matter . . .

. . . can she be trusted?

  
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Top Ten List:

10 Fun facts about the Author:

--I was once engaged to a woman 20 years my senior.

--I once looked down the barrel of an FBI Agent’s drawn pistol.

--I once took a home IQ test from a book and scored a 58.

--Similar to the Bird Box challenge that’s all the craze these days, I once nearly plunged to my death by walking into the deep end of a drained swimming pool in a pitch black abandoned YMCA.

--I was once royally chewed out by Maria Shriver.

--A childhood rite of passage, my bout with the Chicken Pox nearly killed me as a boy.

--My entire family has brown eyes, yet I have blue eyes. After 3^rd grade biology class, I announced to my mother that I couldn’t possibly be her son.

--I once received a check for $150 dollars after a treasure chest full of stolen Mexican booty was discovered on a relative’s property. The $150 was my share of the divided spoils.

--For a 2^nd grade essay in 1975 that was to be placed in a Time Capsule under the school, I predicted the coming of GPS.

--As the infamous White Hurricane of 1978 dumped 10 feet of snow on the ground and gave us -61 wind chills, I STILL had to go to school in a treaded armored personnel carrier donated by the National Guard.

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Treasure Hunt Questions 17-20 (put your answers in the rafflecopter below)

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Chapter 9: Gods Temple - https://youtu.be/3r9f_T4hujo

1)—What Perlamum piece does #6 hold?
A)—The Pawns
B)—Right Rook
C)—The Missive
D)—Left Bishop

2)—Gods Temple was once a temple dedicated to:
A)—Mabsornath
B)—Maiax
C)—Bar-Igura
D)—Ibilex

Chapter 10: Waam - https://youtu.be/-4hi_bJarNk

1)—How is the Mad Black Hat of Waam able to track them in space with such accuracy?
A)—Extensive Spy network
B)—Respawning StT’s
C)—A tracking beacon. 
D)—Psychic precognition.

2)—Xaphan spaceships that look like giant statues are known as:
A)—Poorly designed vessels
B)—Ghome 52 ships
C)—Bondarunga-style ships
D)—Xaphan Merci ships

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