Announcement: Winner of Print Book Giveaway Plus New Giveaway

Last week, I announced the giveaway of a print copy of my novel

DARK MOON RISING, a Southern Gothic romance from Luminosity.

Each person who commented had their name written on a separate slip of paper and placed in a bowl. I had my husband draw out a name.

 The winner is:

Patricia Stoltey

She’s been informed and I will mail her a copy of the book this week.

For those who didn’t win, there is yet another drawing for this trade paperback. I’ve set up a giveaway with Goodreads. If you want to put in for it, here’s the web address:

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/155691

DARK MOON RISING is also available in all e-book formats at a very reasonable price. It has received Five Star reviews on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Z7824A4/

“This novel delves into the world of the paranormal with incredible suspense and romantic intrigue.” Patricia Gligor

“Dark Moon Rising is an intriguing story that combines supernatural mystery, suspense and romance in an exciting brew.” K.G. McCullough

“Seewald’s well-written novel keeps readers guessing to the very end.”

 Susan Coryell

“Dark Moon Rising is a gripping story that will have you turning pages until the surprising outcome.” Nancy J. Cohen

“…a suspenseful, bang-up denouement that will keep readers breathing hard even more than with the steamy sex scenes.”

Nancy Means Wright

It is also available through the publisher Luminosity:

http://luminositypublishing.com/product/dark-moon-rising/

B&N Online:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-moon-rising-jacqueline-seewald/1122376394?ean=2940150766686

and

https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-darkmoonrising-1856071-340.html

I want to thank everyone for their kind comments and the interest you've shown in my work. I very much appreciate it! 

Print Book Giveaway: DARK MOON RISING by Jacqueline Seewald

DARK MOON RISING is a Southern Gothic romance from Luminosity, available in all e-book formats and now in print as well. It has received Five Star reviews on Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00Z7824A4/

“This novel delves into the world of the paranormal with incredible suspense and romantic intrigue.” Patricia Gligor

“Dark Moon Rising is an intriguing story that combines supernatural mystery, suspense and romance in an exciting brew.” K.G. McCullough

“Seewald’s well-written novel keeps readers guessing to the very end.”

 Susan Coryell

“Dark Moon Rising is a gripping story that will have you turning pages until the surprising outcome.” Nancy J. Cohen

“…a suspenseful, bang-up denouement that will keep readers breathing hard even more than with the steamy sex scenes.”

Nancy Means Wright

It is also available through the publisher Luminosity:

http://luminositypublishing.com/product/dark-moon-rising/

B&N Online:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/dark-moon-rising-jacqueline-seewald/1122376394?ean=2940150766686

and

https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-darkmoonrising-1856071-340.html

The historical Southern plantation house in the book is loosely based on one my husband’s aunt and uncle actually owned. It has an interesting history, part of which I incorporated into the novel.

Cassandra Lowry has a sixth sense. She dreams about a handsome man making love to her. He appears to need and want her. However, danger and evil surround him. Her dreams and visions are disturbingly real. When Cass drives south, her sensitivity warns her that something is not right. She swerves to miss a deer and her car ends up in a ditch. Chased by two country boys, she gets lost in the forest and spends a night exposed to the elements, only to be found the next day by her dream man.

Set in the modern South, this novel reaches back into a troubled family heritage. Two female ghosts, women from different centuries, haunt male members of the Hunt family. The heroine of this sensual gothic romance is young, just graduated from college, and alone in the world. Although in danger herself, Cass seeks to solve the mystery and end the curse that enshrouds the family, while at the same time finding the passionate love of her life.

The novel offers mystery, romantic suspense and elements of the supernatural. If you would like to win the giveaway, just leave a comment that includes an e-mail address where you can be contacted. I’m limiting the print giveaway to U.S. readers at this time. Also, I’m requesting no one under eighteen enter as there are mature themes in the novel.

The winner will be announced on this blog next Monday--only the winner will be contacted. I won’t trouble readers with newsletters or put you on a mailing list.

In Memoriam 9/11: Hometown Heroes

A number of residents of my New Jersey hometown worked in Manhattan and died in the attack on the World Trade Towers on September 11, 2001. One man who worked with elevators near the Twin Towers hurried to the disaster hoping he could help bring people to safety. He lost his own life in making this heroic rescue effort.

A neighbor who lived a few houses away from us described another act of courage and human concern. At the time that the first tower was attacked, our neighbor was with his supervisor, a man who was born and raised in our hometown. The two men saw what was happening from the vantage of an office window on the 102^nd floor of the second tower. Our neighbor's boss immediately told him to get out of the building, that he would warn everyone else on the floor to leave immediately. My neighbor lived to tell the tale. His boss? Not so fortunate. He didn’t make it out.

The parents of these two courageous men who lost their lives trying to help others are also good, caring individuals. They continued to live in our town with heavy hearts. It is a terrible tragedy to suffer the loss of one’s child.

A memorial was erected at the civic center and a ceremony is held every year on September 11^th. Ours may have been just an ordinary American town like so many others, and yet in its own way it is special because of the people who live there.

As a nation, we should neither forgive nor forget the murder of thousands of ordinary, innocent people on that fateful day when terrorists wreaked havoc on our country.