Happy Halloween!
However you spend your Halloween, enjoy it in your own special way!
A Witchy Book for Halloween?
Surely it’s a must! Gertie Grimthorpe is born into a society of witches and grows up in Vile Vale, but there is something very wrong with her … she is beautiful and couldn’t be nasty if she tried.When she finds out that she is to attend a private academy for magical children, Gertie hopes to find her witchy way in the world.With a moat monster suffering from stomach ache, a short-sighted owl familiar, and mishaps galore, Gertie’s adventures are hilarious and heartwarming.Join Gertie as she struggles with growing up (and longing to grow her first wart), learning magic and working…
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Great Reads for Halloween
Don’t miss some of these perfect reads for Halloween, all available on Amazon in paperback and on Kindle!
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Freya’s Child
What would a parent do to save their child? Fight the dead? Defy the gods? Helen Gunn moves to the Wirral, an area of England rich in ancient history, with her estranged husband and their three year old daughter Charlotte, in the hope of saving their marriage. When Charlotte starts talking to an imaginary friend and dark shadows threaten the family, Helen must face a parent’s worst nightmare and save her child. The Viking Einaar brought his family to England to farm the land and live in peace, but a sickness walks among his people and his child is blamed….
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Halloween
It will soon be Halloween everyone. I’m sure my book character ‘Gertie’ will enjoy this important day in all witches calendars! Though we celebrate Halloween on 31st October each year, do you know why? Well, here is a brief explanation! Halloween seems to have its roots in the Celtic celebration of Samhain, the last day of the Celtic calendar. Samhain was a Pagan harvest festival celebrated by huge sacred bonfires in honour of the dead, marking the end of the Celtic year and the beginning of a new one. Fire often symbolised the power of the sun,…
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Check out Unlucky For Some for Halloween!
In Unlucky For Some you will find a compilation of thirteen macabre short Twist in the Tale offerings guaranteed to chill your soul and take you to dangerous places you really shouldn’t go alone. You will be transported back to the 1800s to contact your dearly departed, into Out of the Body Experiences at your own risk, and through a recurring dream that might, or might not, be your actual reality. These are but a few of the thirteen scary life changing happenings you will experience between the covers of ‘Unlucky For Some’. The diverse tales all vary, one from…
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Between Worlds by P.J. Roscoe
When a young woman who has been missing for months turns up battered and bloodied, lying next to a headless corpse, the police are convinced that she is the killer – but why? The only clue is the murder weapon, an ancient sword dating from the 6th century, that has police and historians baffled. Refusing to talk, Emily is sent to a psychiatric hospital for her own safety. Dr. Marian Griffiths is determined to get ahead in her career, and sees Emily as a way of doing that. Using hypnotherapy, she finally has a breakthrough and Emily begins to talk;…
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Witchy books for Halloween!
Caution: Witch in Progress Gertie Grimthorpe is born into a society of witches and grows up in Vile Vale, but there is something very wrong with her … she is beautiful and couldn’t be nasty if she tried.When she finds out that she is to attend a private academy for magical children, Gertie hopes to find her witchy way in the world.With a moat monster suffering from stomach ache, a short-sighted owl familiar, and mishaps galore, Gertie’s adventures are hilarious and heartwarming.Join Gertie as she struggles with growing up (and longing to grow her first wart), learning magic and working…
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Happy Halloween!
Enjoy your Halloween, no matter how you plan on spending it! All Saint’s Day, or All Hallows’ Day, follows tomorrow on 1st November. This is a religious festival used to give praise to the Saints, and to turn attention away from the pagan Halloween celebrations the day before!
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The Origins of Halloween
It will soon be Halloween everyone, one of the most important dates in witches calendars. Though we celebrate Halloween on 31st October each year, do you know why? Well, here is a brief explanation! Halloween seems to have its roots in the Celtic celebration of Samhain, the last day of the Celtic calendar. Samhain was a Pagan harvest festival celebrated by huge sacred bonfires in honour of the dead, marking the end of the Celtic year and the beginning of a new one. Fire often symbolised the power of the sun, or served as a defence against…
