Sunday, December 4, 2011

Please Welcome My Special Guest, Romance Author, Julie A. D'Arcy!

Good Morning Readers,
Today's special guest is the fantastic paranormal romance author, Julie A. D'Arcy. I'm so honored to have her for my guest today. Please leave a comment for Julie so she'll know you came to visit her.


First I would like to thank Tabitha for hosting me on her blog this morning. I will just be telling you a little about myself and my NEW novel coming out with Secret Cravings Publishing in March 2012, Whisper of Yesterday. I wrote this novel seven years ago, but grew ill and decided not to seek a publisher, I am now well and back to writing and Whisper of Yesterday is my first novel to mark my foray back into the writing world.
So please make yourself comfortable, put up your feet, grab a cup of your favorite whatever ... and take the time to read about Whisper of Yesterday. I really enjoyed writing this novel! As it is set in Cornwall, a place I have always had a fascination for and would dearly like to visit oneday. I am sure I must have lived there in another life J

Also if you leave a comment in the comment box, naming two of the characters in the book. The answer can be found in my blurb. You have a chance to win an e-print copy of my novella “Beyond the Green Door”. Good Luck!

AUTHOR BIO:
Julie A. D’Arcy-

 lives in Wangaratta, North East Victoria, Australia with her partner Philip and her spoiled Tonkanese cat Jessalyn.

Julie’s first two novels Time of the Wolf  and Silverdawn were first published in 1999 and 2000 and Shortlisted for several prestigious awards, including the PEARL and Sapphire, with Time of the Wolf winning the 1999 RIO (Reviewers International, Dorothy Parker Award) in the Fantasy category for Women’s Fiction. Both books were also runners up in the prestigious Australian, RUBY Award run by the Australian RWA.

Julie began writing seriously in 1994, and is the author of a series of Fantasy romance novels based in her fictional medieval world of Tarlis. These books will be re-released over the next 2 years.

She has written for such publishers as ImaJinn Books, Mundania Press, Eternal Press, Moongypsy Press, Noble Romance Publishing and will release her brand NEW novel Whisper of Yesterday with Secret Cravings Publishing, March 2012 in e-Print formats, and August 2012 in paperback. Whisper of Yesterday is a Ghost Paranormal sensual romance, with elements of witchcraft and reincarnation.
Julie is the author of 8 full length novels(now out of print, but being released again soon) and 2 novellas.

She also writes under the name of Jewel D’Arcy for Erotic Romance and her recent and first foray into this genre can be found at https://www.nobleromance.com/Books/361/Beyond-the-Green-Door

Julie’s hobbies include reading, gardening, oil painting, making fantasy pottery, watching good paranormal, romance and fantasy movies, and creating video clips and book covers for other authors.  She loves to hear from people who have read her books. julie-darcy@bigpond.com




Blurb: Whisper of Yesterday
By Julie A. D’Arcy

A cry for help, echoing through the ages, inspires a young nobleman to rewrite history – and rediscover a passion he had only dreamt of…

      Cole d’Morgan is contacted by a lawyer telling him he has been left a castle in Cornwall, but to inherit he must arrive at Castle Thornwood on  All-Hallows-Eve. As he pulls his car to a halt at the castle gates he sees a beautiful red-haired woman clutching at the bars in the rain. However, before he can climb from his car she vanishes into the night.
Arriving at the castle he learns that she is the ghost of Alyssa d’Morgan a woman who was tried as a witch in 1644.
      He is related, by the caretaker of the castle, the tragic tale of Aidan and an Alyssa d’Morgan … a love story that spans three hundred years.

      Alyssa d’Morgan burned as a witch for refusing to wed her dead husband’s father haunts the castle where she was put to death and takes revenge on the man responsible. She is sworn to haunt the castle until she is reunited with her husband and soul mate, Cai. But the rejected father, Gedrych d’Morgan being of superstitious nature, orders the druid stones outside the castle walls to be dragged into the courtyard to surround her pyre. Little does he realise that he has unleashed magic eons old that will enable Alyssa to appear as a real woman within the boundary of the stones.

      Aidan d’Morgan, re-incarnated soul of Cai d’Morgan is reborn in the early 1900’s.  As a child he once heard a story of a great castle in Cornwall that once belonged to his family. Whilst visiting a gentleman’s club in London with his cousin, he overhears a young man making a wager, and wins back Castle Thornwood on the turn of a card.
      On entering the castle he cannot shake the feeling that he is being watched, and soon learns that the castle is haunted not by a murdered Countess as he has been told, but by a beautiful red-haired woman who speaks to him in his dreams. However, these are not simply dreams, but a past life, which he is forced to revisit in order to find an answer to an age old curse…
      In the morning he becomes confused when he meets his Steward’s niece, who bares an uncanny resemblance to his resident ghost and later becomes torn between his love for a woman he can never have, and a young woman who wants him.
      Then there is the mystery of who is trying to kill him. Is it Landan Denero? An agent for the Crown, a man who Aidan suspects of being a double agent, and seems to pop up in all the most unlikely places? Or someone or something more sinister as Aidan’s cousin Freddie suggests? Alyssa d’Morgan herself…

What follows is an interwoven tale of chilling betrayal and haunting love story that traverses three centuries... 

 Readers, please watch for Julie's new book coming soon from Secret Cravings Publishing!
  

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi! I am so glad that you are well, and have decided to write again xx Your cover is beautiful! I am a new SCP author and i am so excited to meet fellow SCP writers xx Aiden d'morgan and Alyssia d'morgan xx It sounds fantastic xx

Marie Rose Dufour said...

Great cover! Welcome to the SCP family, you will love it there.

Anonymous said...

This looks interesting. Good luck with it!

Sandy Sullivan said...

I love your cover, Julie. Of course, anything with Jimmy Thomas is usually hot! LOL

The story sounds very intriguing. Keep up the good work.

Sandy

Keta Diablo said...

Hi Julie and Tabitha!

So nice to see you on Tabitha's blog. And such great accomplishments in your writing, Julie.

I look forward to reading your newest release and also can't wait to read something Jewel has written.

Much success on all future writing projects, Namaste, Keta
Follow Keta's Keep Romance Blog, http://ketaskeep.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

Hi Julie and Tabs.

So great to hear that you are back and doing what you love--writing.

The book sounds fascinating and I'll certainly be looking for it on release. Glad to hear that your older novels will be re-released.

I wish you much luck with the sales.

Kathryn Meyer Griffith said...

Julie,
nice post! Alyssa d’Morgan and Cole D'Morgan! Your friend and fellow writer and 2012 EPIC EBOOK AWARDS FINALIST NOMINEE for her romantic end-of-the-world horror novel THE LAST VAMPIRE-Revised Author's Edition, Kathryn Meyer Griffith rdgriff@htc.net

Daisy Dunn said...

Aiden d'Morgan and Alyssia d'Morgan

Beautiful cover, gripping story and a mystery...I so want to read this book!! I absolutely love ghost stories!! I wish you all the success with this book and welcome to the SCP family. HUGS!!

Fellow SCP author,

Daisy Dunn

blcsdina said...

Hi Julie-Good luck with your new book. I am sure it will be a huge success! Dina Rae-author

paulab said...

Sounds like a good book, Julie. Glad to see you're writing again.
Paula Gorgas

Janet Elizabeth Jones said...

Hi there, Julie and Tabs! :D
Just wanted to drop by and say hi, and Julie, your cover is just gorgeous!

:) Janet

Julie A. D'Arcy said...

Thanks you to all my friends for stopping by today. I am so greatful for your support! I was so shocked to see I had eleven comments. You are such good people and I hope you will give me a chance to show you I can write when this book is released.
Thank you for inviting me Tabitha it was very kind of you.
Julie A. D'Arcy
www.julieadarcy.com
www.satinandlipstick.blogspot.com/

Tabitha Shay said...

Ur very welcome, Julie.
It's always an honor to have you as my guest. Best of luck with ur upcoming releases! FYI Everyone...Keta is the winner of the drawing! Congrats, Keta!

Julie A. D'Arcy said...

The other winners, as I have decided to award 2 more are Kerriannecoobes
and Sashagirl. Who answered the question I set correctly. Thank you
cheers
Julie A. D'Arcy
http://satinandlipstick.blogspot.com/

Serena Tatti Story Editor said...

Hi Julie,
Coming in late - sorry am working to deadline! But as I've told you privately, it's great to see you back on track and writing again. Hope you have mega success with your books. (GREAT COVER!!)

Marissa said...

Cole D'Morgan, Alyssa D'Morgan and Aidan D'Morgan (covering my bases)
:-)
msculp@gmail.com

Julie A. D'Arcy said...

thank you for posting Marissa. The contest is well closed but thank you for visiting and lovely to see your comments :-)