Tag Archives: paranormal fiction

A Grave Roast

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Dianne Ascroft

Piper Addison is visiting Ascroft, eh? to tell us about A Grave Roast, the first novel in the Orchard Hollow mystery series. Welcome, Piper. Let’s get started, shall we? Tell us about the novel that you live inside. Is it … Continue reading →

Posted in Archives, January 2023 | Tagged A Grave Roast, A N Sage, cozy mystery, Orchard Hollow mystery, paranormal fiction, paranormal mystery | 1 Comment

Delving into The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Dianne Ascroft

Several years ago I read The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and was completely enthralled by it so when I heard that the author had written a sequel I couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. The Daughters of … Continue reading →

Posted in August 2019, Uncategorized | Tagged Boston, fiction, historical fiction, Katherine Howe, New England, paranormal fiction, Salem Witch trials, The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs, witchcraft | Leave a comment

National Short Story Week With The Ex-Pats

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

This week is National Short Story Week (16th to 22nd November), an event I look forward to each year. I enjoy reading and writing this form of literature so I want to support this annual event by encouraging readers to … Continue reading →

Posted in November 2015 | Tagged Bound To Night, Dianne Ascroft, Doreen Porter, Foreign Encounters, historical fiction, Keeping Her Pledge, Louise Charles, National Short Story week, Nina Croft, paranormal fiction, short stories, Vanessa Couchman, Writers Abroad | 3 Comments

Bewitched By A Neopolitan Medium

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Dianne Ascroft

Last weekend I finished reading The Witch of Napoli by Michael Schmicker. Before I started the book, I decided that I shouldn’t spend time reading it immediately before I went outside in the evenings to work in the farmyard. I … Continue reading →