All Blog Posts Tagged 'dead' (44)

Today Grace Elliot is guest blogger over at Terry's Place. Grace's debut novel, 'A Dead Man's Debt' was rated 5/5 by The Romance Reviews and described as 'Historical romance at its best.'

For a chance to win a copy of A Dead Man's Debt simply pop over to Terry's place and leave a comment!

http://terryodell.blogspot.com/2011/01/hooked-on-happiness.html#more

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The Name of the Cat.

If you take the responsibility seriously, it is surprisingly difficult to choose the right name for cat. I was recently thrown into confusion when an RSPCA inspector asked me to name the litter of kittens she’d brought in for vaccination. Rescue names usually follow a theme eg. Animals abandoned at Christmas will be named Holly, Ivy, Mistletoe, Noel et.c. When suddenly landed with the responsibility of naming my mind went completely blank – each theme I…

I’m sure you’re familiar the expression ‘putting the cart before the horse’. But this saying, as well as describing a world turned upside down, in the 16^th century was also a timely warning against rebellion.

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http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.com/p/historical-slang-term-of-week.html

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All this week Grace Elliot is guest author at Long and Short Reviews.

Why not pop over and leave a comment, for a chance to win an Amazon voucher.

http://longandshortarchives.blogspot.com/2011/01/monday-spotlight-grace-elliot.html

See you there,

Grace x…

In the Middle Ages, a self respecting witch kept a familiar, an animal that acted as a link to the devil. The most commonly recognised familiar was a cat, preferably a black one, but have you ever stopped to wonder why a perfectly adorable animal became linked with black magic?

To answer that question we need to look at the reputation cats had in medieval times. Highly prized as a catcher of mice the 10^th century law of Hywel Dda has this to say.

“The value of…

Today Grace Elliot is being interviewed over at Penny Lockwood Ehrenkranz's excellent blog.

Pop over and say hello!

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'In this second post about ‘The Cats’ Meat Man’ Grace Elliot considers the grizzly (and real!) link between a Victorian pet food seller and Jack the Ripper.'

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Today at Grace Elliot's blog Joselyn Vaughan is interviewed about her latest contemporary romance 'Courting Sparks.'

A romance featuring fire-fighters (wink x)

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Grace Elliot compared to Georgette Heyer!

New Review posted .

"This is set to be a rollicking good, period romantic saga, although the hints are there that some darker forces and undertones are just waiting in the wings.…

Today at Grace Elliot's blog guest author Andrea Buginsky is interviewed and shares with us thoughts on her new YA Fantasy novel 'The Chosen.'

http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.com/p/guest-blogger-spot.html

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Author of romance mysteries and animal lover, Miss Mae is hosting Grace Elliot at her website.

As part of the popular 'Doggy Tales' series, Grace shares the moving story of how the Elliot family came to adopt Widget.

In addition, Grace has kindly agreed to donate $5.00 to the ASPCA for every copy of 'A Dead Man's Debt' bought direct from Solstice as a result of reading the post.

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What a lovely way to start 2011!

The Romance Reviews has just award 'A Dead Man's Debt' 5 /5 !

To read the full review follow the link:

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Which is the superior species - dog or cat?

To help you decide read the 'Dog and Cat Diaries' at;

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Victorian Christmas Superstitions.

These days shops put up Christmas decorations earlier…

YA author, Sybil Nelson stops by as she promotes the exciting 'Priscilla the Great.'

Sybil shares her thoughts on 'The Constant Princess' by Philippa Gregory - well worth a peek!

http://graceelliot-author.blogspot.com/p/guest-blogger-spot.html

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Author of historical romance Grace Elliot, takes a fresh look and the legend of Dick Whittington and ponders how Puss earnt him a fortune.

Exactly how did Puss make Dick Whittington’s…

My latest novel, The Odyssey was released this month in print by my publisher Write Words, Inc.  To say that I was surprised is an understatement because it wasn't scheduled for release until January.  It is already up on Amazon.com at…

The blurb for ‘A Dead Man’s Debt’ mentions the heroine Celeste Armitage being ‘…sent from the ton in disgrace.’

As a lover of the regency the ton is a familiar expression…

Dead of Knight: A Jack Staal Mystery

William R. Potter

RealTime Publishing (2009)

ISBN 9781849610261

Reviewed by Charline Ratcliff for RebeccasReads (11/10)

I was…

Kindle Obsessed has just reviewed THE STRANGERS OUTSIDE. Here’s a snippet: “There is an undeniable talent that shows through in Morgan’s work, and to that I say… bravo. If an author can manage to make…