P.C. ZICK

April 24, 2015

BOOK REVIEW FRIDAY – CROSSING TO SAFETY BY WALLACE STEGNER

“In fiction, I think we should have no agenda but to tell the truth.” – Wallace Stegner Thank you to my friend and colleague Christina Carson for pointing me to the literary genius of Wallace Stegner, both author and environmentalist. He’s known for his dedication in writing about the preservation of the West of the United…

April 22, 2015

AUTHOR WEDNESDAY – S.R. MALLERY

I welcome S.R. Mallery to Author Wednesday today. This talented author recently published a collection of short stories, Tales To Count On with a unique combination of genres, including historical, Gothic, and fantasy—with many twist endings. If you’ve ever read any of the O Henry short stories and enjoyed them, you’ll be in for a treat with this collection.…

April 20, 2015

Reality Creeps Into Fiction – #DeepwaterHorizon

Five years ago today, the oil rig Deepwater Horizon caught on fire. Even though the newscasters downplayed its significance that morning, I felt a black cloud deepen. I’d just moved to southwestern Pennsylvania where news of the Upper Big Branch coal mine disaster a few hours away in West Virginia still dominated local news.…

April 19, 2015

It’s Monday! What are you reading?

Originally posted on Lori Crane: It’s Monday! What are you Reading? ? ? This week I read “Behind the Bar” by PC Zick. ? ? ? The first thing that came to mind while reading this story was the movie “The Breakfast Club” –except ten years later. The relationships are intricate and sometimes painful as…

April 15, 2015

AUTHOR WEDNESDAY – SIMI K. RAO

Author Wednesday day once again, and I welcome Simi K. Rao, who writes novels about the cultural transitions and assimilation from her native India to the place she’s chosen as an adult in the United States. She’s just published her second novel, The Accidental Wife, a contemporary romance with a multicultural twist that provides an insight into the Indian society…

April 8, 2015

AUTHOR WEDNESDAY – MARGARET KELL VIRANY

Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Canadian author Margaret Kell Virany, who writes romantic historical books based on her life and that of her parents. Her books include A Book of Kells: Growing Up in an Ego Void, a love story, between an English young woman and a Canadian young man, set during World War I. Kathleen’s…

April 3, 2015

BOOK REVIEW FRIDAY – RISE TO POWER

Rise to Power by Uvi Poznansky is a stand alone historical novel, even though it is Volume 1 of the David Chronicles box set. It is also the first book in the AT ODDS WITH DESTINY box set. Rise to Power chronicles the story of King David with a little bit of Goliath and a whole lot of Saul.…

April 2, 2015

Trolls and Easter Eggs: For Whom the Bell Trolls

Here’s a new box set from some very talented authors. Short stories with a twist. Carol Ervin, Author of the Mountain Women Series I started smiling when I saw the title page of For Whom the Bell Trolls, and though I hadn’t yet reached the first of the “25 Tales of Terror, Triumph, and Trolls,”…

April 1, 2015

AUTHOR WEDNESDAY – DAVID RHEEM JARRETT

Wecome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome David Rheem Jarret who stops by today to talk about his novel Last Straw, a thriller filled with crime and suspense. David admits the main characters is actually “an anti-hero who some readers will actually see as the protagonist, even though some of the crimes he commits are heinous.” Add two…

March 29, 2015

BEHIND THE BAR – #New Release in Behind the Love Trilogy

I’m thrilled to announce the release of Behind the Bar, Book Two in the Behind the Love Trilogy. Behind the Bar picks up right where Behind the Altar ended–at the wedding of Dean and Leah. This time it’s Susie and Reggie who must struggle to find out if their love can endure through a separation and rivals trying…