New release COURTING THE STATIONMASTER'S DAUGHTER

 

Courting the Stationmaster's Daughter  (Camden Girls, book 1)
Historical romance

Synopsis: After Honorine Camden is jilted, leaving her stunned and sparking a scandal in her tiny London borough of Wallflower, she's devastated.  But when she overhears her father, the stationmaster, talking about arranging a party for their newly-minted underground railway station, she volunteers to help.  Although she's intrigued with his handsome assistant stationmaster, Shane MacIntyre, she never expects to fall head-over-heels in love with him. 

Unfortunately, one tragic accident might derail everything.

Released April 2019.

Read a sample here:

Good Reads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/45135373-courting-the-stationmaster-s-daughter    ****

Juli D. Revezzo is the author of the steampunk and Victorian Romances, and the Antique Magic paranormal series, among others. Her books are available at Amazon and elsewhere.

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Keys again. What'd it mean? (Snippet from Frigga's Lost Army) #historicalfantasy #TuesdayTeaser

I thought I'd do something different today, so here's a #TeaserTuesday snippet of my new book, Frigga's Lost Army.

Since I've more space to share here than on Twitter, *eg* here's the longer version. This is from chapter three of Frigga's Lost Army. So here we are, Benjamin (Ben) was fighting in Africa during the war (World War 2) and he's taken prisoner. He has been in a POW camp in Naples, Italy (at this point in the story) for several months. Since his capture, he's received a hint that someone's coming to save him...but he hasn't seen her/him/it yet. Poor dear, he's not quite well versed in reading the mystical signs. 

Tonight, he's working, in charge of the feast, at the home of one of the Fascist camp official's friends when he meets with the Lady of the House. Let's see if this meeting changes anything, shall we? Read on:

“You haven’t been well.” She turned back to him. “Have you, Benjamin?”

How did she know his name? None of the guards or occupants here bothered to ask for their names. Benjamin’s heart hammered in his chest as he hesitated, unsure how to answer. Was her curiosity sympathetic, or dangerous? Studying her, Benjamin found it hard to believe her anything but the former. “No, ma’am. Well, this winter I was ill, but I’m well enough now. Without Mom’s remedies—”

She laughed and Benjamin clamped his mouth shut. “I understand,” she said, nodding in a sympathetic way. “You hoped it wouldn’t show. No, there’s no need to protest; I understand. You’d rather die on your own than to have one of them notice any weakness and end your suffering.”

“Yep, and not in a way I’d want them to.”

She nodded.

A sense of relief set in and he leaned against a wine rack as he considered what she’d said.

“It’s much easier to say, than to accomplish, ma’am. Doctor Keenan’s swell, but my flu hasn’t been as easy to hide as you might think. I don’t know how I’ve survived this long. Weakness is suicide here; stupidity is suicide, and I’ve been both.”

She shook her head sadly. “I wouldn’t say so.”

Benjamin’s dark eyebrow arched. “Oh? Take this afternoon: I thought the Fascists would shoot me for talking to you. I’m still not sure we won’t be murdered—or at least me.” He shook his head. “And worrying’s not like me. Before Tunis, I wasn’t so skittish—not like this. Now, it’s worse.” He paused, pondering her, eyes narrowed. “And now I know why you got away with speaking to me this afternoon, Signora.”

“Do you?” She gave him an inquisitive look. “Do you know me now?” She smiled, clasping her hands before her in a satisfied, almost congratulatory gesture. “I’m pleased, Benjamin. I thought it would take you much longer than this to recognize me.”

Benjamin frowned, confused. What’s her game? “I’m not sure what you mean.”

“Are you not?” She frowned; even her frown was lovely. Benjamin mentally scolded himself for the thought. He was not here, after all, for . . . any kind of love.

Her question refocused his concentration. “Should I recognize you, ma’am?”

“Yes.” When he said nothing she added, “You still don’t know me?” He shook his head, and she sighed. “Well, don’t worry; you will.” She descended the steps, crossed the cellar. Soft clinking sounds rang through the cellar as she selected a bottle from the racks. Benjamin peered over her shoulder, reading the label, and suggested a different vintage. She thanked him and, retrieving the correct bottle, removed the keys from her belt. His eyes were on them more than her. 

Keys again. What did it mean?

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Herm.... What do her keys mean?? Maybe he is getting an inkling... Maybe things are about to change. 

Are they? You can find out in...

FRIGGA'S LOST ARMY

genre: Historical Fantasy. 

Setting: World War 2 Italy.

Synopsis:
In the winter of 1943, Benjamin is just a grunt and Army cook—until he finds himself captured, along with his unit, taken prisoner by Mussolini's troops after the Battle of Tunisia.   Transported to a POW camp in Italy, Benjamin is plagued with intense visions of the Norse Goddess Frigga and her retinue of Valkyries, berserkers, and other magical beings.   When he encounters a woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to the goddess, he wonders if he hasn’t been entangled in a battle between the natural and the supernatural—a battle for the present and the future.

And yes, it's available at Amazon for your purchasing and/or Kindle Unlimited borrowing pleasure. It's also in paperback.

I hope you will enjoy the story, and tell your friends! :)

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Juli D. Revezzo is the author of the historical fantasy FRIGGA'S LOST ARMY, the Gothic fantasy romance LADY OF THE TAROT, now available in Audiobook from Audible and in ebook and paperback, MOURNING DOVE LOCKET, the latest in the Antique Magic paranormal series, also the Celtic Stewards Chronicles fantasy romance series, as well as the Victorian Romance HOUSE OF DARK ENVY, among others. Her books are available at Amazon and elsewhere.

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I give up--and a new release. #Sundayblogs #BloggersBlast

Meme hosted by Kimberley of Caffeinated Book reviews

The Sunday Post I meant to write last night and get out? Once again, I was so focused on other things it failed to come out of my brain until this morning. I know I should schedule them in advance but I just never think about it! Which is uber annoying when I want to participate in things that have linky lists that have to be filled out 24 hours (ish) in advance. That's why I haven't done Weekend Writing Warriors in ages. *pout*

If you're a friend of mine on Facebook, this whole last week has had me focused on studying more of that something I mentioned last week and the week before. If you're a friend of mine on Facebook, you've seen the subject come up time and again (*here's an idea Juli. Save the links here instead of on Facebook!). Why yes. Good idea, I'll get right on that.

(Yeah, we'll see if that happens!)

Anyway, two bits of news for you all: I was part of a fun Facebook takeover last week and I want to say again, thanks to all who popped by and to Decadent Kane for inviting me! Generally, I don't care for the vibe of Facebook, but I don't mind the parties. They can be a fun confrontational-free, Politics-free zone in the quagmire that is Facebook.

Two, the giveaway for an audible coupon for Lady of the Tarot, is ...about over. ( I hope the rafflecopter doesn't keel over early, it tends to always thwart me that way.) At any rate, the giveaway doesn't end until the 30th so feel free to pop over and join in, should you wish.

3. I've been wrangling with this all week but it is so importante, I need to stop babbling and say...I HAVE A NEW BOOK OUT!!!

With the recent Photobucket debacle, (pb can bite me), I haven't had a chance to upload the cover everywhere, but it's an historical fantasy and the story goes a little something like this:

FRIGGA'S LOST ARMY.

Synopsis:
In the winter of 1943, Benjamin is just a grunt and Army cook—until he finds himself captured, along with his unit, taken prisoner by Mussolini's troops after the Battle of Tunisia.   Transported to a POW camp in Italy, Benjamin is plagued with intense visions of the Norse Goddess Frigga and her retinue of Valkyries, berserkers, and other magical beings.   When he encounters a woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to the goddess, he wonders if he hasn’t been entangled in a battle between the natural and the supernatural—a battle for the present and the future.



Of course, it's available Amazon for your purchasing and/or Kindle Unlimited borrowing pleasure. It's also in paperback, if you'd like a physical copy. :) And you can read a sample here. Amazon's still settling things as far as the keywords and shit goes. It's a 52,000+ word novel, I guess some choking is expected. (Don't ask me how Amazon calculates things, no one seems to know)

Anyway, as to the story, a load of research went into FLA to get Benjamin's life as a PoW correct. (The book has been in the works for several years, if I can confess the truth!). Don't ask me why World War 2. When this book emerged, Frigga herself showed up and said "Hey, this is set in World War 2". Who was I to argue?

(What if I did argue? EEP! It doesn't bear thinking about, does it?)

Some part of it ended up--at the tippy tail end of producing said-book--sending me right back into research mode. Surprisingly, into Hellenistic (and earlier) era Pompeiian art, life, destruction (ye gods!!) , since Vesuvius is somewhat within eyeball distance of the area in which the book's set (and there was an eruption at the time! Around the time... I couldn't resist)

 Par for the course for me, the myths and gods of the surrounding area. Yeah, not Frigga (although lots and lots and lots was done there while I worked on the story) but Italio-Roman pantheons. 

You'll see very little of them in the book, however. I think it might come out in something later. What, I haven't formulated yet, so we shall see. Stay tuned. Is okay, really. My family originated in the Naples area so I'm not surprised in the least. The Roman gods have poked their heads in from time to time, throughout my pagan life. Too much information to process all at once?

Try being in my head this past few weeks! Oy, anybody got some xanax and a straight jacket handy? But for my pagan readers, oh yes, if you enjoyed the Celtic Stewards Chronicles, or Lady of the Tarot, a similar feel and themes can be found here as well. I believe you'll enjoy this book! (I hope. *fingers crossed*)

And speaking of Celtic Stewards Chronicles, I have it back! So, work will commence on the final phase of book 3, and we'll get rolling along on releasing it. :) Also, my next audiobook is almost finished. I think. *knock on wood* So stay tuned for those.

Fourth. Photobucket debacle! They sprang the news, this week that they'd decided to just drop out all our linked images, after what? 15 years? I've not had chance to reclaim and reload many of the zillions of blog guest post images, and quite frankly we are talking ...maybe more like hundreds, so many I'm not certain Blogger will be able to handle them and I'm not sure where to dump them all. So for quite awhile,  you'll see in holes in older posts. I'm only one woman and I have books to write and edit along with maintaining this blog, so I don't know how long fixes will take. Please excuse broken imagery.

Fifth: A fun thing! I have something scheduled for this week on the blog, that this post ended up too long to include. C'est la Vie. But be on the look out for that. :)

Phew! I think that's everything.

Posts from last week

The Clean Indie Reads sale post (which, the sale is over now but you can still check out the great books)

And the Cimmeran Shade release party details (also over, but do check out Cimmeran Shade)

Books purchased the last week (ish).

The Iron Wyrm Affair (Bannon and Clare Book 1)  by Lilith Saintcrow
and
Son of a Duke (The Spy Series Book 1) by Jessie Clever
and Imogene (Imogene Farrell Book 1) by Eliza Lloyd (which, reader advisory, is a little more an erotic romance, I hear tell, than some might be used to seeing me post here, lately. Just so you know. The story looked very interesting though, so I added it to the tbr list! :))

Anyway, that's me for this week. I hope you enjoy my new novel Frigga's Lost Army.  Good morning, all. Have a great day!


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New Release--my first #Audible Audiobook #authorrt #Sundayblogs

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Just a quick note this Sunday to let y'all know, one of the things I've been working on this year has finally come out. Thanks to the wonderful talent of narrator Christina Marie Morris, my Gothic paranormal romance novel Lady of the Tarot is now available in  audiobook! Yaaaa!!

If you'd like to hear a sample, you may do so with the player below:

If you'd like to purchase your own copy, the audiobook is available through Audible, Itunes, and  Amazon. Enjoy!

And please, if you enjoy it, please leave a review.

So, yeah, that's what I did this week. :)  Also, working, as ever on new stuff for your reading pleasure. We did some work in the yard, just clean up. I think my husband and I got out of it without triggering the allergies this time! ;)  So, that's what I did this week.

No photos really to show you.  But I did pick up one book this week:

Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings (The Lily Singer Adventures, Book 1)

Blogposts from the past week.
Just one. Beltane 2017.

That other new book (WIP) I mentioned, in the last few weeks? Yeah, it's coming. Stay tuned! But in the meantime, I hope you enjoy Lady of the Tarot.

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Post nanwrimo 2016 update

So Nanowrimo, done, over for another year. How'd y'all make out? I myself hit the golden spot several days ago, clocked in at 53,702 words by their count. 

   

53,702 / 50000 words. 100+% done (sort of!)

So, with the hand feeling the carpal tunnel backlash a little bit, I thought I'd do a vlog instead. Yep. The lighting wasn't as good as I thought it was when I was yaking in that room, (I think it's the camera not picking enough up), but it's getting darker sooner so filming outside is becoming less and less easy. I hope it fits for this blog and I'll keep working on finding better lighting situations. Until then, though, Enjoy!


Likes and subscribes to ye old youtube channel are welcome, if you'd like to. :) Thanks for watching/reading.

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Juli D. Revezzo is the author of the MOURNING DOVE LOCKET, the latest in the Antique Magic paranormal series, also the Celtic Stewards Chronicles fantasy romance series, as well as the Gothic romance LADY OF THE TAROT. Her books are available at Amazon and elsewhere.

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Nanowrimo--day 16 Are we making progress? #amwriting #Nanowrimo16

Two weeks in and ...well? I've got just over 21,000 words in my Nanowrimo project and steaming hopefully toward 25k--which is much more than I had before! And you know what? I might not have to throw all of them out in the second draft. Or if I do, oh well. I'll live.

And don't say I would be further along if I wasn't watching videos like Rachael Stephens' on Youtube. I indulge in some mindless Youtube surfing after doing my words for the day--or when recharging. I can't be the only one who does that. Right? (Right?)

At any rate, I haven't updated my total yet. That's on the list of projects for tonight, if I can squeeze it in. I did so much yesterday, I'm surprised my fingers aren't stiff and protesting too much for me to write anything the rest of the week.

Yeah, it hurts.

 I've had a bit of a breakthrough though, in that I tried making a tentative *shudder* outline for what's to happen in the next section of the story. *Sshhh* Don't tell the muse!

Outlining has never gone well for me.Well, realistically, maybe what I've done is more like a list than an outline. Yeah, that won't scare the muse off. ;) We'll see how much I stick to it in the next 30,000 words. It was inspired by Linda Barsi's idea here.

I have to be honest, for the most part I seem to have done this kind of thing for a while now. However, I don't usually write it out 1. 2. 3. Usually I'll go "This first, this last. More WTFstuff comes here in the middle". :) With this one, my outline has looked like: "This first and...um...um...um...?"  Which I haven't used as a writing model for ...well, years.So when I hit that um...um...um...stage I thought, "aw, heck, let's try an outline". So I'm hoping the "outline" will get me a wee bit further.

Out from under the "planning as I go" stage, I can say I've hit that point in my Nano project where I feel other projects in different stages whispering "Come edit me! Aren't I ugly enough for your attention? MeMeMe!" Anyone else hear that?

No? Just me?

Oooookkkkkaaaayyyyy! *Whistles* Going back to my little rubber haunted room now.

and I would just like to say if I didn't have my crockpot and got all the week's cooking done on Monday, I 'm not sure I would've gotten that 22,000 words done by this point. Now if I could just have one for the blogging....

Those of you who are participating in Nanowrimo, how are you doing, thus far? 

****   Juli D. Revezzo is the author of the MOURNING DOVE LOCKET, the latest in the Antique Magic paranormal series, also the Celtic Stewards Chronicles fantasy romance series, as well as the Gothic romance LADY OF THE TAROT. Her books are available at Amazon and elsewhere.   Typer image via Pexels.com

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Good reads and small update.

And for a little light housekeeping...

 Watchmaker's Heart is up on Good Reads! If you'd like to add it to your TBR lists, go here:

London, 1898: For Miss Phoebe Lockswell, fashionable London tea parties and balls aren't her style. Instead, she prefers to tinker tirelessly with a clockwork diffuser she's built from scratch. If only she can get the invention to work on command, she might earn her way out of an arranged marriage to a repugnant member of the House of Commons.

London watchmaker Mortimer Kidd was brought up hard in the arms of an infamous London gang. Despite the respectability he strives for now, the gang leader is blackmailing him. When Mortimer sees Phoebe's diffuser, he thinks he's found a way to buy himself out of trouble. The brash Phoebe manages to steal his heart, however, before he can purloin her invention.

Will Mortimer's unsavory past catch up to him before he convinces Phoebe of his devotion? Worse, once Phoebe learns the truth, will she ever trust him again?

If you're waiting for the paperback it's coming. *rubs hands gleefully* It shouldn't be long now! :)

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Druids speak--Other worlds of Romance #fantasyromance #interview

"Old Vintage Radio" by tungphoto/ Freedigitalphotos.net

Hi folks.
Sorry I've been so quiet lately. I've been neck deep in revising two books at once.... and writing a third. Yes, I have not given up on the book that was my Antique Magic Nanowrimo project (before I bailed on Nanowrimo this year. Haven't bailed on the book, mind you. I just finally decided the insane pace of Nanowrimo is not my pace). So I've been busily typing...well, elsewhere. The good news is, one of those books is finally off to its final round. Once I get the notes back from the editor, and make all the necessary changes, that one, at least will be going live. *squee* I'm excited about this one; it's something I've been working on for a long time. I'll have a cover and blurb to share with you, probably sometime after the new year. Patience!


On another note, did you catch my interview with Other Worlds of Romance a week ago? If not, you can hear it here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/other_worlds_of_romance/2015/12/01/juli-d-revezzo-returns-as-my-guest-author-on-november-30th

We had fun chatting, and I read an excerpt from my latest historical fantasy romance novel, Druid Warrior's Heart. So grab a cup of coffee, and take a listen!



* with apologies to Linda Mooney for taking so long to post the link here.



Anyway, that's my short update for now. Have a good one!

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Book trailer for Druid Warrior's Heart

This just in...:) Okay, we're not breaking news here, but I did want to share. I have a new book trailer for DRUID WARRIOR'S HEART.



If you like it, please share, and give it a like at Youtube, please. Enjoy.

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A little Gothic--er, fun--now available at all venues.

For those of you who don't have Kindles, and might be waiting for something new from me, I'm pleased to announce my Gothic, horror-y short story, Sing A Mournful Melody, is now available at Smashwords. It should be filtering through to their various venues (Itunes, etc) shortly. If you have been waiting and would like to read this new (ish) short story, you can get it here.



What's the story about? Well, I'll tell you. It's about a widow and a very strange visitor she has one night.

The synopsis goes something like this:
At the turn of the 20th century, tragedy has left Maribelle grief-stricken. After her beloved husband is murdered, his body disappears from his crypt. Worse, ghostly voices call from the widow's Graphophone. Is she losing her mind, or does something wicked this way come?  

Scatterbooker had a review of it in recent months, as well as A Woman's Wisdom,  and Reading the Paranormal, if you'd like to refresh your memory.

If you'd like to check it out, you can get it at Amazon, and now, Itunes, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo, Smashwords. I hope you'll enjoy it. :)

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#Free Scares for Friday #supernatural short story

Hi folks. I hope you're having a good day. I am so far. Just wanted to pop in here and let you know I'm having a little giveaway. My historically-set dark fantasy short story House of Cards (Reign of Tarot #1) is Free on all Amazon venues today. If you're in trouble, (and can't call the Ghostbusters!) can you really bargain with fate and win? That's what Sinjon (the hero of this story) is about to find out. Does he? You'll have to read to find out!!
 

AN HISTORICAL PARANORMAL, TAROT-INSPIRED SHORT STORY

Can you gamble with Fate?

A young nobleman and tarot reader flees the Reign of Terror in 18th century France to find himself dragged into a hellish underworld wherein he is put on trial by a demon tribunal for crimes he never committed. Can he escape his fate, one worse than the guillotine?

Meanwhile, I'm still editing the follow up to House of Cards. (yes, there will be a follow-up). The second installment will be along...when it's along. Until then, you can pick it up today for free, here. I hope you enjoy Sinjon's story.

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