tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.comments2024-02-20T17:22:43.089-06:00The Literary AssassinHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comBlogger833125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-83507737399341623412018-04-24T12:45:37.723-05:002018-04-24T12:45:37.723-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.john jamisonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-24641998564446621862018-04-24T12:14:44.709-05:002018-04-24T12:14:44.709-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Freyalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911845535682123517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-234942738539728142017-03-29T20:26:16.872-05:002017-03-29T20:26:16.872-05:00Well, that took a turn! I hadn't read that bef...Well, that took a turn! I hadn't read that before. Thank you for sharing it. I liked the balance between the sense of security and the knowledge that all is about to turn dark. <br /><br />Why wouldn't it, it's a Trace story! He's so put upon. Tygepchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00413399822204104795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-71403112065701644292016-10-22T15:45:34.693-05:002016-10-22T15:45:34.693-05:00It sure seems you've pushed to bring the two t...It sure seems you've pushed to bring the two together and it seems he does need to get a little, but not necessarily with Miss Fairweather since it might spoil the tension you've created between them. A case of getting what you wish for, but shouldn't actually get?Bishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-65634276314572836642016-07-09T08:43:55.731-05:002016-07-09T08:43:55.731-05:00I have just finished "Curse". I absolut...I have just finished "Curse". I absolutely adored it! Loved the characters and the ideas. Since I'm new to this party I would love to know what's next!Amykinskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13824828939650560551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-70293353832906593152016-07-05T08:43:47.784-05:002016-07-05T08:43:47.784-05:00That's my favorite compliment, to know I kept ...That's my favorite compliment, to know I kept a reader up late! Last I heard, Audible did have plans to hire Ganser again for book 2, so you get your wish.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-14168667278596073832016-07-05T08:41:27.480-05:002016-07-05T08:41:27.480-05:00Another reviewer said he wouldn't mind more &q...Another reviewer said he wouldn't mind more "spice" in the book, which is not quite the same thing as romance. I'm sure Boz would agree, Trace needs to get laid, too!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-81564602999870425472016-07-05T08:39:49.086-05:002016-07-05T08:39:49.086-05:00Merci!Merci!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-17130081683329101242016-07-05T01:56:46.591-05:002016-07-05T01:56:46.591-05:00You're having a banner week--and you deserve i...You're having a banner week--and you deserve it. This is a great "take" on the book's opening. I wish you many more, because "The Curse of Jacob Tracy" deserves attention.Jan Gephardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895263933354211829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-92086449619427744212016-07-05T01:53:37.410-05:002016-07-05T01:53:37.410-05:00I understand the urge toward a little romance--I r...I understand the urge toward a little romance--I recognize it in myself. I always find myself evaluating as I read, thinking, "Well, could they . . . ?" <br /><br />But I also resist the idea that every relationship between persons of opposite genders in fiction must be romantic. If anyone ever needed to let her hair down and relax a bit (okay--to get laid), it's Miss Fairweather inJan Gephardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895263933354211829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-69119697550141007042016-07-04T16:15:11.940-05:002016-07-04T16:15:11.940-05:00FANTASTIC Holly! Just 15 minutes ago I finished th...FANTASTIC Holly! Just 15 minutes ago I finished the audio version of The Curse of Jacob Tracy. It was an Audible 'Deal' book and not my usual paranormal preference. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it except to say I now need a nap because I stayed up half the night listening. With my fingers crossed, I had to look you up and try to find out when the next book was coming out. Now IAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-7443538062478173562016-07-03T18:40:25.296-05:002016-07-03T18:40:25.296-05:00Quite so. My friend said much the same thing, whic...Quite so. My friend said much the same thing, which is why I went ahead and made the report.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-18541913878245694482016-07-02T15:15:13.526-05:002016-07-02T15:15:13.526-05:00Creepy! I'm glad you handled it so well, all t...Creepy! I'm glad you handled it so well, all the way to calling police even though "nothing had happened." Yes, something happened. You just discouraged anything else happening in sequence.Laura VanArendonk Baughhttp://www.lauravanarendonkbaugh.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-31104681264232810282016-01-31T13:25:15.784-06:002016-01-31T13:25:15.784-06:00Mmm, I gotcha. I investigated the paving of the st...Mmm, I gotcha. I investigated the paving of the streets as well as I could, too, and from what I can tell the city proper was mostly paved and/or covered in macadam, cobbles, or cinders. So yeah, not as level and nice as modern sidewalks, but still no serious impediment to a guy who'd walked miles every day all his life.Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-51259448966191806832016-01-31T13:10:53.052-06:002016-01-31T13:10:53.052-06:00There are several reasons I thought it would take ...There are several reasons I thought it would take longer to walk:<br />Not all the roads were paved yet, and even the paved ones were muddy, dusty and often had obstacles in the form of livestock, refuse and horse manure. Sidewalks were scarce. Sinkholes opened in the street where the rudimentary sewer system <br />collapsed or where under street caves ran. Depending on the route you took, you Mantellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15118686160226756681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-58075278772064462872016-01-17T10:27:21.245-06:002016-01-17T10:27:21.245-06:00I just finished "The Curse" and find it ...I just finished "The Curse" and find it a wonderful read. The characters are honest and (not to be too sexist) I had no problem with a female south or trying to give males too much sensitivity! Most of us have very little! I look forward to your next novel and hope you will sometime revisit the world of Trace and Sabine and not to forget Boz. Somehow I feel he still will have his Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820613216838642707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-11384451746098594682014-10-22T17:11:57.031-05:002014-10-22T17:11:57.031-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Shirley, surelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-3937160050591989382014-10-06T10:52:38.133-05:002014-10-06T10:52:38.133-05:00Thank you Jan!Thank you Jan!Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-21455466616043393572014-10-03T11:43:57.352-05:002014-10-03T11:43:57.352-05:00I don't think I've ever seen it summed up ...I don't think I've ever seen it summed up quite that nicely before, but you've offered a clear delineation of what's fun, vs. when it slides over into creepy.Jan Gephardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895263933354211829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-46127558108062085262014-03-20T10:47:28.617-05:002014-03-20T10:47:28.617-05:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-67862930060134921772014-02-13T14:48:48.795-06:002014-02-13T14:48:48.795-06:00Blessed be indeed. Well done...Blessed be indeed. Well done...Freyalynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11911845535682123517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-49804030950359502572014-02-07T07:21:55.251-06:002014-02-07T07:21:55.251-06:00Thickening with flour is an old, old method. I can...Thickening with flour is an old, old method. I can't take credit for it. Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17764623327385255044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-37564961873608626812014-02-07T01:43:20.237-06:002014-02-07T01:43:20.237-06:00Unimaginative me would never have thought to see &...Unimaginative me would never have thought to see "gravy" with cake! It does sound tasty, though!Shirley, surelynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-32230215864706428332014-01-03T19:38:54.545-06:002014-01-03T19:38:54.545-06:00I thought I was the only person who remembered the...I thought I was the only person who remembered the 80s chunky soup. It was great with the flat noodles. violanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6736414.post-89421038748224972492013-11-07T16:44:34.586-06:002013-11-07T16:44:34.586-06:00This is great! Not that they all died, of course, ...This is great! Not that they all died, of course, but it's giving insight into Trace and how he's come to be the way he is. I'm not sure where, exactly, it belongs in the whole story, but I like it. Especially after reading about various happenings since Ms. F. sunk her claws in...Shirley, surelynoreply@blogger.com