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The Blushing Death Series

Book Eight

Suzanne M Sabol

Genre: Urban Fantasy

Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing

Date of Publication: October 9, 2019

Word Count: 106,733

Cover Artist: Rae Monet

Tagline: Racing to survive the traps set by Baba Yaga and the magic of the Outer Realm to rescue two of her wolves, Dahlia Sabin enters the Outer Realm understanding she may never come out again.

Book Description:

Dahlia, Dean, and Patrick are attempting a political coup of the supernatural world. Gathering allies to upset the balance and throw off the shackles of the ancients won’t be easy. But to live alongside humans instead of in their shadow, they’ll have to overcome enemies at every turn; vampires, shifters, the fae, and humans.

Baba Yaga, the queen of the dark fae, has her own designs for Dahlia. Moving her chess pieces on the board, the ancient witch has set a trap to draw The Blushing Death back into her clutches. To possess Dahlia and the power of Fertiri magic for her own purposes, Baba Yaga will do almost anything -sacrifice anyone – to rise to power once more.

Racing to survive Baba Yaga’s traps and rescue two of her wolves, Dahlia enters Baba Yaga’s mountain understanding that she may never come out again.

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About the Author:

Suzanne M Sabol is the author of Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance. She is a graduate of The Ohio State University and has two Bachelor of Arts degrees with majors in Criminology, International Studies, Russian, and Political Science. She has a Master’s degree from The Ohio State University’s John Glenn School of Public Affairs. She is married with one child and lives in Columbus Ohio.

Suzanne M Sabol is a member of several professional organizations; Romance Writers of America, Central Ohio Fiction Writers, North East Ohio Romance Writers Chapter, and the Fantasy, Futuristic, and Paranormal Chapter of RWA.

The Blushing Death Series and the Blood and Bone Legacy are published through Soul Mate Publishing. Editor, Debby Gilbert, can be contacted through their website at www.soulmatepublishing.com.

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Celia Breslin's Top Ten TV and Movie Werewolves

Hi Everyone!

Halloween is the perfect time of year to binge-watch supernatural shows. For your viewing pleasure, here are my top ten favorite movies and TV shows featuring wolf shifters in either a primary role or as fun supporting characters.

In no particular order…

MOVIES and TV

1. The Underworld movies. Seriously badass Lycans.

2. Wolf (1994), starring Jack Nicholson. Can’t go wrong with Jack Nicholson.

3. An American Werewolf in London (1981). A classic. Humor + Horror.

4. Ginger Snaps (2001). Teen angst. Dark humor + horror.

5. Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Seth Green as Oz, the musician/werewolf who loves Willow.

6. Vampire Diaries. Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood, a broody bad boy with heart.

7. True Blood. Joe Manganiello as Alcide Herveaux = soooo sexy.

8. The Originals. Joseph Morgan as Niklaus Mikaelson. A vampire/werewolf hybrid, 100% badass. So are the other hybrids on the show.

9. Supernatural. Entertaining werewolves on both sides of the “good vs. bad” fence.

10. Legacies. A Vampire Diaries spin-off chock-full of werewolves and other teens from the preternatural community.

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Black Hills Wolves

Celia Breslin

Genre: Paranormal Romance

Publisher: Decadent Publishing

Date of Publication: June 3, 2016

ISBN: 9781683610458

ASIN: B01GKB9WMO

Number of pages: 108

Word Count: 36,400

Cover Artist: Fiona Jayde

Book Description:

Tech mogul and workaholic Wolf Evan Luparell has little time for distractions but takes a break for his brother’s wedding in South Dakota. When asked to escort another wedding attendee from the airport to Los Lobos, he agrees. Then he meets the curvy spitfire, and she ignores him.

Designer and Wolf Mina Carver didn’t mean to be rude to the handsome, glowering man claiming to be her ride, but she was busy working. Now she must endure a ride to the Black Hills with the cranky but sexy Dominant Wolf. Unexpected mating energy sparks between them, but still—should she dismiss, or kiss him?

Kisses win and they agree upon a no-strings fling. But with each wedding activity throwing them together, and their powerful chemistry and mate compatibility complicating matters, can two workaholics truly have their fun then walk away?

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Excerpt:

Evan tipped his head and eyed the ceiling. Prompt replies, punctual people. Striking deals and hitting deadlines. These items made his world tick. Not loitering around a miniscule airport pulling a Waiting for Godot moment on infinite repeat for a no-show, flakey designer from California.

God grant him patience and balls of steel when he showed up without the designer and the all-important wedding dress, because his future sister-in-law Darci would certainly be unhappy. […]

He took a deep fortifying breath and froze. Airport smells assailed his senses—the sharp tang of bleach and lemon-scented cleaners, […] coffee, donuts, fried fast food, and under it all, the distinct musk of wolf.

Female wolf.

She smelled damn good. His wolf perked up, and his legs propelled him toward the empty baggage claim, where one bright-pink suitcase covered in Hello Kitty stickers sat, unclaimed, on the unmoving L-shaped conveyor belt. Her scent, stronger here, socked his gut, and his gaze shot to the corner.

The chaos around the woman stunned him silent. Large, paper coffee cup, half-eaten banana, and a quarter of a powdered doughnut perched on a brown paper bag next to her. Crumbs splattered the linoleum and the woman’s long-sleeved blue blouse in a thick layer of white, sugary dust. On her other side, two pink garment bags lay like corpses, along with a bubblegum-pink unzipped duffel as long as her outstretched, denim-clad legs. Some of the bag’s contents—pads of drawing paper and large swaths of fabric—protruded over the opening, the fabric splaying over her legs in a rainbow-colored blanket. Her feet peeked out of the mess, encased in sparkling pink UGGs. Good grief, sequins? She smacked her shiny boots together in a poor imitation of Dorothy and bobbed her head from side to side in time to some music only she seemed to hear. Her shoulder-length red hair, the color of ripe dark cherries—his favorite fruit—gleamed under the harsh airport lighting and curtained most her face from his view, save a pert nose and small chin, both speckled with a generous amount of freckles.

He’d always liked freckles.

Clearing his throat, he stepped closer, but she didn’t flinch in surprise or look up. Her attention remained on the tablet on her lap, the stylus between her pale, freckled fingers swiping without hesitation over her screen. […]

He positioned himself right in front of her wiggly, booted feet. “Excuse me, J—”

“Sh.” She raised her arm and flicked her hand in the universal get lost gesture.

He gaped at her. “Excuse me?”

Another wave of her hand while her stylus streaked across her tablet screen with the other. “Not interested.”

Nice voice. Low and husky. Her attitude, on the other hand… “But—”

“Go away.” Her velvet voice carried a stubborn edge.

In other circumstances, he would’ve admired her strength. But he’d wasted copious amounts of time hunting for the clearly inconsiderate and irresponsible female. “Fine. Get your own damn ride to Los Lobos. Jasmine.”

About the Author:

Celia lives in California with her husband, daughter, and two feisty cats. She writes urban fantasy and paranormal romance, and has a particular fondness for werewolves, vampires, and the Fae. Her stories are action-packed and typically include one of the many varieties of romantic entanglements: fated mates, second chance, rescue romance, opposites attract, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers, and more.

When not writing, you’ll find Celia exercising, reading a good book, hanging with her family, or indulging her addiction to Joss Whedon’s TV shows and movies, as well as everything in the Marvel Universe franchise. Of course!

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Halloween Party Invitations from Paperless Post #digitalinvitations #halloweeninvitations #halloweenparties

Looking for a the perfect Halloween Party Invitation?

Look no further than Paperless Post's Online Invitations. Their selection of Halloween invitations has grown since I last checked in. You can see my previous review here.

From eerie elegance to whimsical fun there's something for everyone.

I love the vintage feel of the House on the Hill. Perfect for a Halloween Party.

A Vampire's Soiree is my favorite vampire theme. Perfect for a Vampire Ball invitation.

It's so easy to create and customize the invitation, along with the envelope, backdrop, and reply cards.

Plus you get an event page to keep track of your guests and communicate with them.

I played with the Vampire's Soiree design just to see what I could create. I customized the invitation, envelope, backdrop, stamp, and reply card.

So many options to choose from to get it perfect. That's the wonderful thing. You can make it just right. That's important to me because I love to make things unique.

Paperless Post is amazing. I wish I had an event to use it for. But no Halloween party planning on my to-do list this year.

But I have some plans up my sleeve for next year. We'll see how it goes ;-)

Disclaimer: This review was sponsored by Paperless Post.

Freaky Flint History with Joe Schipani - Welfare Worker June 14th, 1934 #freakyflinthistory

Flint is well known for its modern violent crimes but Flint's history is filled with little known stories that read stranger than fiction. Gruesome murders, weird accidents, and violent deaths. Join us every Thursday as Joe Schipani details some of the odd but true deaths he found in Flint's archives.

Welfare Worker June 14th, 1934

Perry Seeley had been a welfare worker long before the Great Depression hit. Part of his job was going on routine house checks. This was done to make sure people were not abusing the system.

On June 14^th, 1934 one of his stops was at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Shufelt. When Seeley arrived the Shufelt’s had just returned home from their daily job hunt. Mrs. Shufelt’s nineteen year old son Elias Parker greeted Seeley at the door.

Everything was going fine until Elias’s friend Hubert Moore came into the room. Hubert had come over to borrow a shirt from his friend Elias. He sauntered into the room looking like he lived there. This threw a red flag up for Seeley and he started questioning Hubert’s residence.

Hubert could not prove that he did not live there though he actually lived on Mott Avenue.

Things got heated. Seeley became aggressive and started pushing Hubert and screaming at him. He tried to get him to confess that he lived there.

After a while, Hubert pushed back. Mrs. Shufelt tried breaking the two men up. She got knocked to the ground by Seeley.

That’s when Elias stepped in with his baseball bat. Trying to intimidate Seeley into leaving he stepped in-between the two men with the bat. His intimidation didn’t work. Seeley started pushing Elias trying to grab the bat when Elias struck Seeley on the head with the bat.

Seeley fell to the floor and died instantly.

Elias was arrested and served eight years for second degree manslaughter.

~ Joe Schipani is the Executive Director of the Flint Public Art Project and the FFAR Project Assistant at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint. Find him on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/HauntedFlint/

Haunted Flint Tour- Explore Ghosts of Flint and Genesee

This is what you've been waiting for- a Haunted Flint tour!

Join the Flint & Genesee Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Haunted Flint, for a creepy crawl on Friday, October 18th as we Explore the Ghosts of Flint and Genesee! In coordination with the release of the book Haunted Flint we shall take terrifying tours of several of Flint’s notoriously haunted attractions – The Capitol Theater, Avondale Cemetery, The Durant-Dort Carriage Company Building, and the Stockton Center. Mark your calendars for a night of freaky fun that will be sure to give you a shiver.

Meet in Brush Park for registration and resource tables. Purchase a copy of Haunted Flint before the tour begins!

A lot of walking will be taking place on this tour. This tour requires that you take the bus to all locations. Each bus will go to all stops on the tour.

Registration opens at 6:00 PM; buses depart at 6:30 PM.

Date and Time
Friday Oct 18, 2019
6:00 PM - 11:00 PM EDT

Fees/Admission
$20

Purchase your ticket here:
http://member.flintandgenesee.org/events/details/explore-ghosts-in-flint-genesee-10068

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Freaky Flint History with Joe Schipani - Target Practice February 18th, 1934 #freakyflinthistory

In 1934 Frank Coyne, an orphan who had lived with foster parents on Pierson Road, had just graduated from Northern High School.

Frank got a job and started saving money so he could live on his own. Frank’s only family in the area was the Hillakers. Frank was close to their son, his cousin Leroy.

Frank loved to hunt. On February 18th, Mrs. Hillaker took Frank to buy a hunting rifle. Leroy was at his side in the downtown sporting goods store while Frank was picking out his gun. The boys were excited to practice shooting it.

Afterward they finished shopping Mrs. Hillaker took the boys back to Frank’s home on Pierson Rd.

A bunch of the neighborhood kids gathered around to see Frank’s new piece of machinery. Frank and his older brother took turns shooting a target on a tree. The group of kids watched with excitement and were amazed by how good of a shot Frank was.

After a while, Frank put up a new target on the tree and had all the boys gather around the side of the tree to prove that could he could hit the target even while distracted.

The boys quickly gathered to the side, as Frank took his shot, Leroy noticed he was on the wrong side and tried to cross to the other side.

The bullet entered the front of Leroy’s head killing him instantly. The death was ruled accidental, and no charges were filed.

Leroy was only twelve years old and a student at Emerson Junior High.

An Ancient Curse, a Mythical Battle, Native American Burial Grounds, and Bodies Left Behind

In Case You Missed My Haunted Flint Book Release Party Presentation, here it is along with some of the documents I discovered during my research .

Many people have theories about why a place may be haunted.

The number one reason- someone died there. Others believe the death has to be sudden or traumatic to leave an imprint.

Some think that sometimes spirits simply don’t want to leave or that they get confused and can’t find their way through the veil.

In Haunted Flint we look to history to explain some of the haunting tales that swirl around local landmarks.

Did someone die in the building? Did they love their home so much they simply didn’t want to move on to the afterlife?

Curses and disturbed spirits are popular tropes for horror movies and ghost stories. Perhaps there is a reason those tropes are so popular, because disrespecting the dead can lead to disaster.

Flint is a relatively small city, but it is filled with ghostly tales, grisly murders, and odd urban legends.

The old built over a cemetery horror movie trope... in Flint it’s more than a story.

The Old Flint City Cemetery was moved in the 1950s. Around 1200 remains were re-interred at the Flint City Cemetery on Linden and Pasadena.

In 1958 the remaining residents of Old City Cemetery were reburied in Avondale along with 122 grave markers. Or were they?

Avondale by Ari Napolitano

In 1985 the remains of more than 24 bodies were found in the basement of the Holiday Inn Express at 1150 Longway Boulevard and I-475. They were eventually reburied at the Flint City Cemetery.

Holiday Inn Express by Joe Schipani

Rumors swirl that Albert J Koerts, who purchased the old cemetery property, just moved the grave markers to Avondale which means the remains of some of Flint's earliest residents may still be lost under Flint buildings and parking lots. Unfortunately Koerts is long dead and took that secret to his grave.

Those remains found under the hotel? Do they belong to grave markers in Avondale or do they belong in the Flint City Cemetery?

Are spirits upset that their final resting place was disturbed? Do they care if their burial grounds are not properly labeled?

There's another common horror movie trope that occurred in real life right here in Flint...the old built over a Native American burial ground story.

Native remains and artifacts have been found in many locations throughout Flint.

There is a legend involving a Native American curse and a mythic battle between tribes. For years historians thought the battle was pure myth but discoveries of bones and artifacts in recent years has lead archaeologists to believe there might be truth to those old tales after all.

Those tales tell us that long ago these lands were inhabited by the Sauks.

The Chippewa coveted the Sauk hunting grounds. For many years they played with the idea of conquering the Sauk and taking their land. But the Chippewa dreaded the power and prowess of their enemies. Their ambition was kept in check until they could no longer control their desires. They joined forces with the Ottawa and devised a plan to attack from multiple angles under the cover of darkness.

It was a massacre. Very few Sauk survived. Those who did survive and escape are said to have placed a curse upon the land that was stolen from them.

For years the Chippewa and Ottawa did not live on the land but used it as joint hunting grounds. Many men never made it home. The hunters who did return were filled with frightening tales of being terrorized by the spirits of the murdered Sauks. They truly believed the land was cursed.

But eventually old fears were forgotten and settlements built.

The tale of the battle and curse became a whispered legend. No one took it seriously.

In 1945, Native remains of at least nine individuals were removed from the Scoto Mounds in Genesee County. The human remains were excavated from the mounds by the Genesee County Historical Society. In 1966 the collection of the Genesee County Historical Society was transferred to the newly opened Sloan Museum. In August 2019 The Saginaw Chippewa Tribe took possession of the remains and on August 22 held a Recommitment to the Earth ceremony followed by a Journey Feast to satisfy ancestral protocols.

In June 1962, more Native remains were uncovered by a road crew at M-15 and Bristol Road in Flint. In 2009, the remains of an adult and child, thought to be the same ones found in 1962, were found in storage at Mott Community College. MCC turned them over to the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe, who gave them a proper burial.

In 2008, skeletal remains found near Atwood Stadium at Stone Street and Third Avenue were determined to be Native American. Further excavation by archaeological teams determined that the remains were most likely Sauk from that bloody battle. In 2010, the remains of sixty-seven American Indian ancestors were laid to rest in a reburial at the same site. This site is now a registered archaeological zone.

In June 2019 during the replacement of Flint’s water lines, construction crews were ordered to have an archaeologist on hand during any excavations in the area of the site. Upon investigation during the replacement of the lines it was discovered that 29 addresses within the zone were excavated without an archaeologist's supervision. The Archaeological Zone includes an area of the city bordered by Flushing Road and 5th Avenue to the north, Court Street to the south, Saginaw Street to the east, and DuPont Street to the west.

I'm curious...if any of the Native American remains found are actually Sauk and not Chippewa, how do the spirits of the murdered Sauk feel about being "properly buried" by the descendants of the tribe that slaughtered them? Do you think this will lead to more strange things in Flint?

Do you think the disrespect of the dead is one reason we have so many stories of hauntings in Flint? Do you think the curse is to blame for Flint's problems?

Haunted Flint
Haunted America Series
by Roxanne Rhoads and Joe Schipani

Release Date: September 2, 2019

Publisher: The History Press

About the Book:

Home to ancient burial grounds, unsolved murders, economic depression and a water crisis, Flint emits an unholy energy rife with ghostly encounters.

Colonel Thomas Stockton's ever-vigilant ghost keeps a watchful eye over his family home at Spring Grove, where guests occasionally hear the thump of his heavy boots.

Restless spirits long separated from their graves lurk among the ancient stones at Avondale Cemetery. Carriage maker W.A. Paterson's spirit continuously wanders the halls of the Dryden Building, and something sinister and unnamed resides in a Knob Hill mansion waiting to prey on impressionable young men.

Join authors Roxanne Rhoads and Joe Schipani on a chilling tour of Flint's most haunted locations.

Order a Signed Copy at Haunted-Flint.com

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