Welcome to my stop on the virtual book tour for Ghosts of New England: Skullery Bay by Lisa A. Olech, Kathryn Hills, and Nancy Fraser. This book tour was organized by Goddess Fish Promotions. On my stop, I have the book trailer for Ghosts of New England: Skullery Bay as well as a great guest post from the authors. There's also the tour wide giveaway for a chance to win a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card. Be sure to follow the rest of the tour for more content. Enjoy!
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Authors: Lisa A. Olech, Kathryn Hills, and Nancy Fraser
Publisher: Books From a Romantic's Heart Publishing
Publication Date: August 16th 2021
Print Length: 425 pages
Genre: Romance Anthology
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An anthology unlike any other...
4 Different Centuries
4 To-Die-For Romances
The Same 2 Ghosts!
Widow’s Walk (1737)
RITA nominee & Best Selling Author, Lisa A. Olech
He’s the infamous pirate, Captain John Jacob Wilder.
She’s the daughter of his fiercest enemy.
Their love is the beginning of the legend.
Cast to the Wind and Waves (1837)
Best Selling & Award-Winning Author, Kathryn Hills
She’s the heiress determined to restore Fairwinds to its former glory.
He’s the solicitor working as a caretaker because of the deadly curse.
Their love will rebuild the legend.
The Bootlegger’s Daughter (1924)
Best Selling & Award Winning Author, Nancy FraserShe’s the daughter of one of the FBI’s most wanted criminals.
He’s her bodyguard, and not at all what he seems.
Their love will return dignity to the legend.
Jilly’s Dilemma (Present Day)
Best Selling & Award-Winning Author, Nancy Fraser
She’s the new owner of Fairwinds, a flaky artist who talks to ghosts. Repeatedly.
He’s the staid, young professor there to document Fairwinds' history.
Their love will make you believe in the legend.
The Last Kiss (An Anthology Epilogue)
Captain John Jacob Wilder (Ghost Written by Lisa A. Olech)
**The eBook will be on sale for $0.99 during this tour!**
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BOOK TRAILER:
Watch the book trailer below or by clicking here.
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS:
LISA A. OLECH—loves art, pirates and a cranky curmudgeon she affectionately calls the Wizard of O. Currently the author of eight Romance titles in both the contemporary and historical genres, she uses witty dialog with a side order of sexy to bring to life multi-faceted, adventurous, smoldering characters you’ll not soon forget.
A 2018 RITA Award nominee for her book, Within A Captain’s Soul, the final book in her Captains of the Scarlet Night series, Lisa’s won a variety of writing contests and achieved the ranks of Amazon Best Seller with her debut book in 2014.
Living on the shores of On Golden Pond, Lisa shares a drafty, old Victorian house with a wizard and two schizophrenic cats she brought into the house in an attempt to fill her empty nest and keep her from talking to herself in a British accent. As an author, artist, Justice of the Peace, and aspiring beekeeper, Lisa finds true inspiration in the beauty and love that surround her. And, she takes full credit for three homes on her quiet New England street now proudly flying the Jolly Roger from their flagpoles.
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KATHRYN HILLS—The rich history and many mysteries of New England are the perfect backdrop for many of Kathryn’s books. Winding roads lined by old stone walls, forgotten cemeteries, grand homes with shadowy pasts...all sparks for her imagination. Whether it’s a quaint seaside town or the vibrant city of Boston, it’s easy for this “hauntingly romantic” author to envision the past mingling with the present. No surprise, some of Kathryn’s favorite stories involve time travel. And ghosts! Sprinkle in some magic, and you’re off on a great adventure.
When not writing, this best-selling author is researching, gardening, or cooking up something special in her chaotic kitchen. She shares her colonial home in the north woods with those she loves most – her wonderful husband and daughter, and three crazy dogs.
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NANCY FRASER—Jumping Across Romance Genres with Gleeful Abandon—is an Amazon Top 100 and Award-Winning author who can’t seem to decide which romance genre suits her best. So, she writes them all.
Nancy has published over forty books in full-length, novella, and short format. When not writing (which is almost never), Nancy dotes on her five wonderful grandchildren and looks forward to traveling and reading when time permits. Nancy lives in Atlantic Canada where she enjoys the relaxed pace and colorful people.
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GUEST POST:
- How do you get your ideas for your stories?
Given there are three of us in the anthology, I’m pretty sure the process for our individual projects will vary. However, for this anthology, we all went with our strengths and melded them into a single idea.
For Lisa A. Olech, that was definitely her infinite knowledge of all things “pirate” and her love of her New England surroundings. For Kathryn Hills, it was her interest in ghosts and ghost-hunting, and her knowledge of the paranormal. For me, Nancy Fraser, it was just the idea of combining their knowledge and talent with my desire to write something unusual. An anthology different from any other I’d seen before.
Most anthologies are written as individual stories with, most often, only a common location or idea. With the Ghosts of New England: Skullery Bay, we went that extra step. We’ve connected the stories with the setting (Fairwinds, a beautiful 17th century mansion on Skullery Bay) and Fairwinds’ supernatural residents.
While the home itself passes from generation to generation, goes from neglected to loved, it shares the common bond of the ghosts and the fact that—when the time is right and the right residents are present—true love blooms.
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GIVEAWAY:
The authors will be awarding a $25 Amazon or Barnes & Noble gift card to one randomly drawn winner via Rafflecopter. Good luck!
(All the Ups and Downs is not responsible for this giveaway. This giveaway and the prize is managed by Goddess Fish Promotions.)
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ReplyDeleteWelcome to Fairwinds, Michele! I hope you enjoy the journey!
DeleteThanks, Michele! I hope you love our ghosts!
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ReplyDeleteThanks for asking, Deborah! The anthology was quite an involved process, lasting months, since the stories and setting are so closely intertwined. The FUN part was brainstorming with my wonderful co-author friends. The HARD part was making sure we stayed true to Fairwinds's history and it's ghostly inhabitants.
DeleteI think we started the process about a year ago. I was honored to be the author to "set the scene" and create our ghosts. It was so interesting working through each book, seeing each take on not only their unique time period but how they played with the setting and continuing characters. I hope you'll love it as much as I do!
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DeleteAll of the stories sound really good, and I love the cover.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Anita!!! All five covers - the main one along with the four individual book covers - were all designed by our very own Nancy Fraser!
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DeleteThis is quite the unique anthology and I am ready to dive in and enjoy the reads
ReplyDeleteFrankly, that was what drew me to this project, it's uniqueness! This is my first continuum, and my first dip into the paranormal pool. So much fun!
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ReplyDeleteHope you enjoy it, Thomas!
DeleteThese covers are truly some of my favorites! All done by our own Nancy Fraser. Enjoy, Thomas, and welcome to Fairwinds!
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ReplyDeleteWill do my best! Thanks, Zelda.
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Calvin! It's great fun to take the journey from historical to contemporary romance with this anthology. Our writing styles are different as well, but we've melded them together to tell the tales of this great house and epic love story.
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DeleteThanks, Elizabeth! Now I have a shanty stuck in my head! "I'll sing you a song, it a song of the sea. Row me bully boys, row!"
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DeleteYes, David, it is. And in some very unusual and entertainly comic ways!
DeleteThanks to everyone for all the comments and all the cover love. This entire project was a wonderful experience for all three of us. I hope you'll all pick up a copy while it's on sale for 99 cents. That's a LOT of book for a small price.
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ReplyDeleteI can't speak for my other co-authors, but I don't. I call my writing office The Cave! Dark. Completely quiet, except for the occasional gurgle of the coffee maker! Seems I'm easily distracted, and when I'm in the "zone" I like to stay there!
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