About
Corinna has been a published author for more than 11 years. Her short fiction and poetry has been published in magazines including PIF, Thunder Sandwich, Dreamspace, Lexicon, Conspire, Art Imitating Life, Up the Staircase, Indieoma, Up The Staircase and Suspense. Her story Here Ever After was awarded first place in the 2011 Spinetinglers short story competition.She is also the author of Haunted History of Atlanta and North Georgia and Murder and Mystery in Atlanta and the collection of paranormal mystery stories A Walk On The Darkside.
Description
<p><strong><em>Have you ever awoken from a vivid dream and wondered which side of waking was real?</em></strong></p><p>Burt Higgins' retirement is not going well. His children have grown, and his wife has gone off to earn a late-life degree, leaving him alone in his sprawling suburban home. With too much time on his hands, he broods on the state of the world, obsessively following the worst of cable news and the Internet. Increasingly angry at the state of affairs, he nurtures a fantasy that a dark lord from another realm has foisted these problems on humankind. If only he could transport to that world, he'd confront the demon and use the magic found there to defeat the beast and end despair forever.</p><p>On a particularly bad news day, while housebound in the midst of a snowstorm, he retreats to his study to shut out the world and immerse himself in his books. When, on a whim, he lights a candle purchased in an obscure Prague curiosity shop, a magical guide appears and offers to take him on whatever quest he chooses. When he asks to become a hero in a fantasy realm, he discovers a more complex world than he expected, and battling evil with magic turns out to be far from his greatest challenge.</p><p><strong>EVOLVED PUBLISHING PRESENTS</strong> a specualtive fantasy adventure sure not just to entertain you, but to make you consider your life, your dreams, your goals. [DRM-Free]</p><h2><strong>Books by David Litwack:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>Along the Watchtower</em></li><li><em>The Daughter of the Sea and the Sky</em></li><li><em>The Time That's Given</em></li><li><em>The Children of Darkness</em> (The Seekers - Book 1)</li><li><em>The Stuff of Stars</em> (The Seekers - Book 2)</li><li><em>The Light of Reason</em> (The Seekers - Book 3)</li></ul><h2><strong>More Great Fantasy Fiction from Evolved Publishing:</strong></h2><ul><li><em>The Awakening of David Rose</em> (David Rose #1) by Daryl Rothman</li><li><em>Shadow Swarm</em> by D. Robert Pease</li><li><em>Kingdom in Chains</em> by J.W. Zulauf</li><li>The "Grims' Truth" Series by Isu Yin & Fae Yang</li></ul><p> </p>
Story Behind The Book
Pearl Blackthorn is a novelist and investigative reporter for Darkside paranormal magazine. Armed with her digital recorder and accompanied by her friend and photographer Harry Raymond, Pearl is sent by her editor J.J Benson - affectionately known as Benny - to the four corners of Great Britain, (and sometimes further), to investigate stories of spirits and specters, demons and doppelgangers, prophecy and possession. The problem is, Pearl doesnÂ’t believe in the supernatural; her creative imagination is tempered by a strong skepticism. She is immovable on her stand that there is always a simple, rational explanation behind every report of paranormal activity. But Pearl soon realizes that the intricacies of paranormal events are often far from simple and not always rational.
Reviews
<p class="review_summary">Excellent book, very easy to read and hard to put down. This book is about writer Pearl Blackthorn and her photographer Harry.<br /><br />Each story takes you on their adventures solving paranormal mysteries for the Darkside magazine. The stories all flow together nicely and the writing is so descriptive that you can picture the places and events as if you are there yourself. I recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a good mystery with some supernatural flavor to spice it up. L. Hall<br /><br />What seems at face value to be one of the usual paranormal investigator stories turns out to be a series of intricately crafted mysteries with numerous fascinating twists. Pearl Blackthorn’s skepticism is as refreshing as her mysterious past is intriguing. The inter-related stories flow together well, each one giving us a few more enticing details about Pearl and her sidekick Harry. This is a riveting book from start to finish. Hopefully we will soon have more Pearl Blackthorn stories. I highly recommend this book. Joan Harver - author<br /></p><p class="review_count"> </p>
