After many cloudy, rainy or cold days, the sun finally came out on the Saturday of my book signing at Indigo in Ancaster. People were smiling and in a good mood. Indigo was very busy with many folks dropping by to check out the latest publications and have a coffee at Starbucks. The book signing Read more about Update on first book signing of 2020. February 8th.[…]
This website shares stories of older people who have created new lives for themselves. It was suggested that I tell you my story and so here goes. I graduated from university with an Honours degree in English when I was 60. At 74, I wrote and self-published a novel, The Emissary. At 75, I wrote Read more about demilked.com[…]
Hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year. I am off once again with several book signings lined up for the new year. My first one will be at the Indigo book store in Ancaster on Saturday, February 8th. There is a super coffee shop in Indigo sooooo why not grab a coffee, browse Read more about SAVE THE DATE[…]
I wish every reader of my blog a happy and peaceful Christmas. May the new year be calm (if that is what you wish), prosperous (if that is what you are working toward) but, most of all, never forget, we all have our personal battles, so I wish you strength of character, patience and kindness. Read more about MERRY CHRISTMAS[…]
Here’s a thought for the readers on your Christmas list. Why not get them a book meant to not only entertain but something for them to think about? Yes, I know, books are such a personal thing but there are readers, like myself, who enjoy a variety of genres and benefit from the writing perspectives Read more about CHRISTMAS IS COMING[…]
Yesterday our local newspaper, The Glanbrook Gazette, published an interview with Tamara Botting. If you would like to read it, pls go to my Facebook or Instagram. I am grateful for her time. Interview with Tamara Botting a couple of weeks ago. Lovely young woman and I enjoyed speaking with her. Yes, I have Read more about NEWSPAPER ARTICLE[…]
Spent a couple of days with the artist who created the book covers, my granddaughter, Elyse. Time spent with adult grandchildren is so very important. We relate not as older person to younger person but as equals. Lots of laughter. It was simply two women enjoying each other’s company and shared history. The staff at Read more about Langdon Hall, Cambridge[…]
https://www.sachem.ca/community-story/9604631-binbrook-author-hopes-to-get-readers-thinking/ Books also available on amazon.ca and eBooks on Indigo, Kobo and Kindle. Article by Tamara Bottig of the Sachem News. Thank you.
Tony Charelle is the protagonist who appears in all three novels. He is my last character for a back story. In England in the mid-1600’s, a young girl, the mistress of a wealthy man, died in childbirth. The midwife took the baby boy home thereby enlarging her brood of orphaned children. As the child grew, Read more about BACK STORY – TONY CHARELLE[…]
Had my fourth book signing of the summer at Indigo in Ancaster this past Saturday. Chatted and enjoyed the company of folks interested in the mystery/thriller/supernatural genre. All three books are now available (The Emissary, The Interloper and The Emissary’s Endgame) through Amazon.ca and in eBooks Indigo, Kindle and Kobo. (and of course, thru my Read more about Update August 19/2019[…]
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The final novel in a trilogy of supernatural mysteries, The Emissary’s Endgame begins in the year 2030 where time and space intersect after several massive attacks on humanity. Six spirits, caught in the time shift, appear in the southwestern Ontario village of Newcombe. Another attack occurs a few months later, and the combined devastation of both events becomes a turning point for civilization.
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Elly Norman is an amoral young woman living in a world of her own creation. Human qualities of honesty and integrity are irrelevant. Love, compassion and caring are useless human emotions. In Elly’s quest for revenge of perceived wrongs, people become disposable. For her, retribution must be carried out. Revenge is always sweet.
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The Emissary takes place during World War Two and spans several generations. It is a supernatural thriller/mystery with a spiritual message. Mature themes give the novel an edge as the characters struggle with fear, pain and doubt as they become ever more enchanted with what evil has to offer.