Authors and Their Inspirations

As another post about authors and their animals, Pasha and I are happy to introduce the inspiration and entire fan section of Author Julie Flanders: 

Happy, but definitely not yappy Clancy, and languid, sanguine Nate who knows a thing or two about comfortable spots.

   

Not only is Julie Flanders an avid supporter and spokesperson for animal rescue, she also believes in ghosts (actually, I don’t know that for sure, but she does write about them). Her soon-to-be-published novel is set on one of my favorite islands on the East Coast: Martha’s Vinyard.

The Ghosts of Aquinnah

will be released by Ink Smith Publishing

on December 5, 2013

Here is a preview to whet your whistle:

A brilliant flash of light transcends through time. Another freezes a cloaked figure within a frame of salty mist as waves crash against a rocky shore. Her harrowing expression shadows the beacon to a pinprick.

By the next blaze, she is gone. Only the lighthouse remains. Hannah’s eyes blink in step with each heartbeat. Images of her deceased parents and Martha’s Vineyard explode like firecrackers inside her mind. She shakes her head.

For weeks this eerie woman dressed in nineteenth century garb has been haunting my webcam, but tonight she stared into my soul.

Why? ...Who is she? ...

Casting aside months of research on historic lighthouses, Hannah drives to the coast and boards a ferry.

What is the strange connection she has to this mysterious woman suspended in time?

Hannah finds out. But, it’s not at all what she expects ... Instead, Hannah unravels a century old murder.

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Julie Flanders is a novelist and freelance writer in Cincinnati, Ohio. She has a life-long love affair with the ocean and has spent more summer vacations than she can count on the island of Martha’s Vineyard.

When not writing, Julie can be found reading, cheering on her favorite sports teams, and being acting in animal rescue groups.

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Find Julie at:

Website ~ Blog ~ Facebook ~ Twitter ~ Pinterest ~ Goodreads