P.C. ZICK

June 4, 2014

Author Wednesday – Cate Beauman

Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today Cate Beauman stops by Writing Whims to tell us about her new release Justice for Abby. Cate is the widely successful author of the romantic suspense series, The Bodyguards of L.A. County. Justice for Abby is the sixth book in this series. Welcome back, Cate. You’ve been busy since you…

May 30, 2014

Book Review Friday – The Bone Church

The Bone Church by Victoria Dougherty with its suspenseful moments and supernatural whispers places it in a unique category of historical fiction. Set in Czechoslovakia between the years of 1943 to 1956, the characters are in constant danger, and one-step away from death throughout the entire book. Even when World War II ends, and Nazi…

May 29, 2014

#Maya Angelou – Aspire to her Greatness

Originally posted on Living Lightly: Maya Angelou at the first inauguration of President Bill Clinton in 1993 We lost a great one yesterday with the passing of Maya Angelou. But thank goodness she passed through this life and graced us with her presence. I loved turning my students onto the poetry of Ms. Angelou. When…

May 28, 2014

Author Wednesday – Victoria Dougherty

Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Victoria Dougherty, who has just published her first novel, The Bone Church. Set in Prague over the past fifty years, this historical thriller encompasses political, cultural, and historical boundaries. Welcome, Victoria. It’s my pleasure to have you drop by for an interview today. I’m always fascinated about the…

May 23, 2014

Book Review Friday – The Light Never Lies

The Light Never Lies is the second in the Crater Lake Series by Francis Guenette, and last fall I read the first in the series, Disappearing in Plain Sight (click here for the review). What a pleasure to come back to the stars of that first novel and watch as they interact with each other…

May 21, 2014

Author Wednesday – Francis Guenette

It’s Author Wednesday time once again. I’m so excited when I can welcome back a favorite author because she’s published a new book. Today I welcome back Francis Guenette who visited for an interview in November, and whose book Disappearing in Plain Sight, I reviewed back then as well. It is with great pleasure to bring…

May 17, 2014

#RomanceinAMonth – Behind the Altar

I’m taking the plunge this month. Starting on May 15, I began writing a romance with the trope–the well-known types of romance–of Forbidden Lover with an online group headed up by good friend and colleague, Rachelle Ayala. Every day for the next month we’re to write something, and by June 14, supposedly we’ll have the…

May 16, 2014

Book Review Friday – Where It Began

Where It Began – Accidents of Birth Trilogy – Book One I’m a fan of Christina Carson; perhaps that’s the reason I’ve read all her books, featured her on Author Wednesday several times (06/05/2013, 03/05/2014, 05/14/2014), and reviewed her previous two books, Dying to Know and Suffer the Little Children. Today I’m excited to give…

May 14, 2014

Author Wednesday – Christina Carson

Welcome to Author Wednesday. Please give a warm welcome to one of my favorite authors, Christina Carson. Her novels are gems filled with wisdom and love. She’s here today to talk about her latest endeavor, Where it Began. Where It Began: Book One of the Accidents of Birth Trilogy. Breaking the Cardinal Rule Patricia…

May 9, 2014

Book Review Friday – Heart of Palm

Laura Lee Smith’s Heart of Palm captured my heart first with its setting in north Florida where I lived for thirty years, and second, with its quirky Bravo family drawn in the best of southern family traditions. The Bravo family lives in the fictional small town of Utina on the Intercoastal just a short drive…