Really, she keeps some fascinating stuff on her blog. I highly endorse following. *nods*

Sometimes English. Sometimes French. But always love.

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Book Announcement! Fish and Ghosts Cover

On 05 Sep 13 By Rhys FordIn Good News30 Comments

I am pleased to debut the cover for my upcoming book, Fish and Ghosts. It will be released Novemberish of this year! By Dreamspinner Press!

This is the FIRST BOOK in the Hellsinger Series. I’ll be mixing up leads, going back and forth from one couple to another, depending on the story line. The first book is Wolf and Tristan. *grins* Hope you’ll like it!

Unofficial Blurb (Pending)

Tristan Pryce’s relatives think he’s insane and they want paranormal investigator Wolf Kincaid to prove it. Kincaid is known for debunking alleged supernatural activity and Hoxne Grange, the family estate is overrun with visiting ghosts. Or so Tristan believes.

For two generations, the Grange has provided a way station for spirits as they begin the final steps to the afterlife and Tristan will fight tooth and nail to defend the sacred trust his Uncle Mortimer left him. Tristan hopes that by allowing Wolf’s Hellsinger Investigations team to document the comings and goings of his guests, his family will finally leave him alone but Wolf is much more than he bargained for—in both the physical and spiritual world.

Wolf Kincaid cannot wait to pry back the curtain to the Grange’s mysteries and reveal its ghostly activity as nothing more than badly leveled floorboards and an old drafty house. But when he comes up against the Grange’s prickly, reclusive owner, Wolf reluctantly takes a second look at everything he’s believed about the supernatural and desire.

Especially after his own team unleashes a ghostly serial killer into the mix and Wolf finds himself trapped between his skepticism and protecting the man he’s been sent to discredit.

Alex Kidwell brings Gumption & Gumshoes

On 05 Sep 1305 Sep 13 By Rhys FordIn Excerpt, Guest Blog4 Comments

Thank you so much for allowing me to be here today to talk a little bit about my latest book, Gumption & Gumshoes. It’s a story that I’ve fallen for with characters I had a great deal of fun writing, and I always enjoy getting a chance to introduce people to them.

The idea behind Gumption & Gumshoes came from a friend, who suggested that she’d love to read a book about a chinchilla shifter. And that thought took hold until I had the character of August Mendez, an overweight, under-motivated, under-employed guy who really just wants to spend his free time in his boxers, eating mac and cheese and watching Sam Spade do his thing.

But when August gets a chance to follow his dream and open his own detective agency, he finally seems to find his calling in life. At least, he thinks at first. But a troublesome case and his own self-esteem issues make for a bumpy road forward.

Sam Ewing is the older, bitterly divorced landlord who rents August office space. He has given up on most of life after his marriage went south. Now he’d just be happy to sit through a football game in peace.

I have a lot of fun writing characters who don’t seem to go together. There’s something really great about getting to see their relationship unfold, in how one person’s weakness can match with the other’s strength. G&G has a slow burn that erupts into a very definite flame.

The other side of it is August’s ability. Chincas – chinchilla shifters – I decided would be a bit different than a normal shifter mythology. After all, as August asks, if you could turn into a small furry rodent, how much would your everyday life change? Not much. Although you could dust in those hard to reach corners. So August, and most of his herd, spend their lives not using their ability. But in the course of his case, August discovers how to use all of his strengths. Including his shifting.

In the excerpt I’d like to share, this is the reader’s first glimpse at August shifting while investigating. Continue reading “Alex Kidwell brings Gumption & Gumshoes” →