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Patricia V. Davis: COOKING FOR GHOSTS

10/6/2016

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Today, guest author Patricia V. Davis spreads a little October cheer with her magical realism novel, Cooking for Ghosts. She sill be giving away a $30 Amazon or Barnes and Noble gift card, so be sure to enter using the Rafflecopter box below.
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About the novel:

A Vegas cocktail waitress. An Indian herbalist. A British chemistry professor. An Italian-American widow. Four unique women with one thing in common: Each is haunted by a tragedy from her past. The women are surrounded by ghosts long before they step aboard, but once they do...

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​Once they were gone, Sarita hastily tucked her shirt into her jeans. Stupid, stupid, stupid. You’re so stupid, Sarita, she scolded herself. Who in their right mind tries to lose their virginity just to spite their mother?    

She used the blanket to wipe at her eyes before she folded it and stuffed it into the backpack. She was about to blow out the candles, when she realized that would leave her in total darkness. Glancing about for the flashlight, she saw that it had fallen from where Emilio had propped it and rolled to the opposite side of the hold.
    
Right near where she’d seen the little book slide down into the gap between the horizontal wall beams and the flooring of the hull. Had she imagined it? Should she find out?
    
Staring across at the spot, she stood where she was, gnawing on her thumbnail.
    
Decision made, she inched her way toward that side. Retrieving the flashlight, she held her breath and, aiming the light behind the curved edge, she peered down. 
    
Something was there, but she couldn’t see it clearly.
    
Please don’t let it be a dead rat, please don’t let it be a dead rat, she prayed, as she reached down gingerly and pulled whatever it was up.
    
It wasn’t a rat. It was the book.

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About the author:

Patricia V. Davis is the author of the bestselling Harlot's Sauce: A Memoir of Food, Family, Love, Loss and Greece, and The Diva Doctrine: 16 Universal Principles Every Woman Needs to Know. Her latest work, Cooking for Ghosts: Book I in The Secret Spice Cafe Trilogy, first of three novels set aboard the RMS Queen Mary, is due to be released in October 2016. Despite the diversity of Patricia's writing projects, they share the universal theme of "female dynamism," a term she's coined which signifies women taking positive action to support each other and better the world around them. To that end, Patricia also founded The Women’s PowerStrategy™ Conference.

You can learn more about Patricia and her work at her website. You can also follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Goodreads. Cooking for Ghosts is available through Amazon and other book outlets.

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7 Comments
Goddess Fish Promotions link
10/6/2016 02:19:58 am

Thank you for hosting

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Carmen Shenk link
10/6/2016 07:57:49 am

You are absolutely right! This is a great October book. Sit down with your favorite pumpkin spice treat, or better yet: Nutella, and read this delicious book.

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Patricia V. Davis link
10/6/2016 10:05:42 am

Thank you so much for hosting my novel. I admire anyone who can keep up a blog like this one. Speculative fiction has always been one of my fav genres to read, and I'm happy I had the opportunity to publish one of my own. I'll be in and out all day today, so if anyone has any questions for me, please post them here, and I'll come back later to answer. have a great day, everyone, and good luck with the contest!

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Lisa
10/6/2016 11:26:30 pm

It was my pleasure, Patricia. The best of luck to you with your novel!

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Michelle
10/6/2016 11:01:42 am

Agreed! Perfect timing on the October release! Can't wait to dive in and celebrate relationships between women, with food, and a story that draws all of my attention!

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Nancy Burgess
10/6/2016 12:17:34 pm

Love Patricia V. Davis books.

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Patricia V. Davis link
10/6/2016 12:37:54 pm

Why, thank you very much, Nancy!

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