Tag: Canada

• NEW RELEASE FROM ELAINE COUGLER

  

  Today, I welcome Elaine Cougler back to my blog. This post marks her fifth appearance since 2013 when she introduced the first of her Loyalist books. Amazing! Elaine and I set this date a few months back to coincide with the release of her third book in her Loyalist trilogy. The Loyalist Legacy continues the saga […]

  P. C. Zick

  November 15, 2016

  New Release Announcements, Ramblings of a Writer

  American Revolutionary War, British Empire, Canada, Elaine Cougler, historical fiction, Loyalist, Patroits, presidential election, Stamp Act, Thirteen Colonies

• BOOK REVIEW FRIDAY – CHASING DOWN THE NIGHT

  

  Chasing Down the Night  – Crater Lake Series, Book 3 by Francis Guenette I’m not usually a reader of novels in a series. That changed when I fell in love with Francis Guenette’s Crater Lake setting and characters. Beginning with the first book in the series, Disappearing in Plain Sight, I settled in with Izzy and Liam, […]

  P. C. Zick

  June 26, 2015

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  British Columbia, Canada, Chasing Down the Night, contemporary fiction, Crater Lake, Disappearing in Plain Sight, Francis Guenette, literary fiction, Vancouver Island

• AUTHOR WEDNESDAY – FRANCIS GUENETTE

  

  Today I welcome back Francis Guenette, author of the Crater Lake series. She’s recently published Chasing Down the Night, the third book in the series. I loved each of the previous novels, Disappearing in Plain Sight and The Light Never Lies. I’m very pleased to turn over the reins of Author Wednesday to her capable hands. Writing […]

  P. C. Zick

  May 27, 2015

  Author Wednesday

  Canada, contemporary ficiton, Crater Lake, Francis Guenette, serial, series

• 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 […]

  P. C. Zick

  April 8, 2015

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer, Uncategorized

  Canada, England, historical fiction, memoir

• 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 […]

  P. C. Zick

  May 23, 2014

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, book reviews, Canada, character-driven novel, fiction, North Vancouver Island, novel

• 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 […]

  P. C. Zick

  May 21, 2014

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, Canada, characters, environment, fiction, Vancouver, writers

• Book Review Friday – Dying to Know

  Christina Carson writes important books with huge messages. After I read Suffer the Little Children, I thought about her deft portraits of human despair when a life is lived without connection to others. Living a life in balance and without judgment recurs once again in Dying to Know. In this novel, Ms. Carson uses health […]

  P. C. Zick

  March 7, 2014

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  book review, British Columbia, Canada, judgment, Vancouver

• Author Wednesday – Christina Carson

  Welcome to Author Wednesday. Today I welcome Christina Carson, author of Suffer the Little Children and Dying to Know. I featured Christina in 2013 and reviewed Suffer the Little Children. I love reading her blog, and recently I had the pleasure of reading Dying to Know. My review will be published later this week. I’ll […]

  P. C. Zick

  March 5, 2014

  Author Wednesday, Ramblings of a Writer

  authors, blog, Canada, characters, fiction, nature, novel, philosophy, Vancouver, wilderness

• Book Review Friday – Disappearing in Plain Sight

  Disappearing in Plain Sight by Francis L. Guenette (see Author Wednesday interview with Ms. Guenette) is a beautifully executed novel about wounded souls attempting to heal and find their path in a life that hasn’t been kind—so far. The wounded bodies and minds converge in one lovely and isolated spot on Crater Lake on Vancouver […]

  P. C. Zick

  December 13, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  amazon.com, authors, book reviews, British Columbia, Canada, characters, fiction, novel

• Book Review Friday – Suffer the Little Children

  By Patricia Zick @PCZick Don’t let the title Suffer the Little Children steer you away from this novel by Christina Carson. A friend of mine saw on Goodreads that I was reading this book. She usually likes the same type of fiction I do, but she was a bit frightened about the title. I assured […]

  P. C. Zick

  June 14, 2013

  Book Review Friday, Ramblings of a Writer

  Alberta, authors, book reviews, Canada, characters, environment, fiction, grizzly bear, natural world, nature, novel, writers