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I’m thrilled to share an excerpt today from a novel I had a sneak peek at, and thoroughly enjoyed: The Unquiet Spirit by Penny Hampson . If you love paranormal romantic mysteries with a dark side, this one's for you! Excerpt: Dr Kate Wilson has moved down to Cornwall to live in the old house she’s recently inherited from her godmother. We meet her after a long day, she’s about to close the curtains and go to bed when something catches her notice.     Kate held her breath as a figure stepped out of the trees. Whoever it was moved in a furtive way, stopping and starting, as if afraid of being discovered. But what set Kate ’ s pulse racing was the fact that the figure appeared to be wearing a cloak – it was as if a drawing from a history book had stepped off the pages and come alive. The cloaked figure moved into a shaft of moonlight and that ’ s when Kate gasped. She could see straight through the apparition to the trees and shrubs beyond. As if aware that it was being observed...

Today, I'm delighted to welcome author Laura Briggs to my blog as part of her blog tour with Rachel's Random Resources . Laura will tell us a little about her brand-new release, A Spirited Girl on Cornish Shores. It's a Halloween Romance!  Laura has even brought with her some goodies for you to win, so make sure you enter into the Rafflecopter giveaway below to be in for a special treat! Having sadly never been to Cornwall (it's been on my list of places for too long to remember), I'm intrigued about Laura's novels. I hope you are too. So, grab a cuppa and get settled... Over to Laura... Writing a Spooky ( But Not-Too-Scary) Halloween Romance! Thank you so much to  Cathie  for letting me share with her lovely readers about my newest romantic read,  A Spirited Girl on Cornish Shores . If you’ve seen the cover art for this book, you’ve probably guessed already that it’s a Halloween-themed story. It’s also the sequel to my summer romance ...

Today, I'm thrilled (literally!) to welcome bestselling author, Shani Struthers , who celebrates the release of her latest paranormal mystery, Eve: A Christmas Ghost Story . Chilling shenanigans in a village. The dead are still around. I'm off... ;-) Welcome, Shani!  ~~~ Thank you for hosting me on your blog! My new book, Eve: A Christmas Ghost Story launches today, 24 th November, on Amazon and is the prequel to the popular Psychic Surveys series. Featuring two of the Psychic Surveys team – Theo Lawson and Vanessa Patterson – it’s set between 1899 and 1999 and is loosely inspired by a true event. In my fictional re-telling, Theo and Ness are asked to investigate a town weighed down by the sorrow of what happened 100 years before… ~~~ Blurb: What do you do when a whole town is haunted? In 1899, in the North Yorkshire market town of Thorpe Morton, a tragedy occurred; 59 people died at the market hall whilst celebrating Christmas Eve, many of them ch...