Today I am very pleased to welcome Chrys Fey to my blog on her Witch/Ghost Blog tour. Chrys and I met through the AtoZchallenge and she's a wonderful author.
Real Witches
By
Chrys
Fey
I have a deep love of witches and the supernatural, so I
combined both to create my story, Witch
of Death. I wanted the excitement that surrounds anything that is
supernatural as well as the real aspects of being a witch today. The heroine
and main witch in Witch of Death is
Detective Liberty Sawyer. She solves murders and has psychic dreams. I’m sure
there are witches just like her out there, only they can’t wield orbs of
burning energy with their hands.
10
Facts about Real Witches:
1.
While there are bad eggs, just as any person can be bad, witches are good, not
evil.
2.
Witches look like you and me. They don’t have warty faces, hook noses, or green
skin.
3.
There are soldiers in the U.S. military who are Wiccan.
4.
Witches believe in harming none and never doing spells that will
negatively impact others.
5. The
Wiccan New Year is Samhain (Halloween).
6.
Witches don’t dress up in silly or scary costumes on Halloween. Many believe
dressing up is an affirmation and wear costumes to represent what they wish to
be and accomplish for the New Year.
7.
Witches only use wands to direct energy.
8. Not
all witches are in a coven. Many are solitary practitioners.
9.
Witches cast spells to manifest something they need or desire. This could be
for protection, health, luck, courage, or love.
10. Not all witches are Wiccan and not all who
follow the Wiccan religion are witches.
Title: Witch of Death
Author: Chrys Fey
Genre: Supernatural/Suspense
Format: eBook Only
Page Count: 45 (short story)
Page Count: 45 (short story)
Release Date: May 20th, 2015
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Blurb:
Detective Reid Sanders doesn’t believe in the
supernatural, but when he’s faced with a crime scene that defies the laws of
nature, he has no other choice but to start believing. And solving a magical
murder involves working with a witch.
Liberty Sawyer embodies the look of your classic evil
witch, so, it’s no surprise when she uncovers the murderer is a witch that she
becomes Reid’s number one suspect. If she can’t convince him otherwise, more
people could lose their lives to dark magic, including her.
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Blurb:
Jolie Montgomery, a twenty-one-year-old woman, wakes up
in an alley next to her corpse. She has no memories of her murder or the night
she died. She didn’t even see the killer’s face before he or she took her life.
Wanting justice, Jolie seeks answers in the only way a ghost can...by stalking
the lead detective on the case.
Avrianna Heavenborn is determined to find the person
responsible for a young woman’s death. She gets closer to the killer’s identity
with every clue she uncovers, and Jolie is with her every step of the way.
But if they don’t solve her murder soon, Jolie will be an
earth-bound spirit forever.
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BIO:
Chrys Fey is the author of Hurricane Crimes and 30
Seconds. She is currently working on the sequel to Hurricane Crimes that’ll
serve as book two in the Disaster Crimes series.
When Fey was six years old, she realized her dream of
being a writer by watching her mother pursue publication. At the age of twelve,
she started writing her first novel, which flourished into a series she later
rewrote at seventeen. Fey lives in Florida where she is waiting for the next
hurricane to come her way.
I didn't know about the affirmation part of dressing up on Samhain. You Witch of Death sounds like a cool person. Tash & I have magical detectives in one of our stories as well, The Haward Twins in The Haward Mysteries, and it is interesting to play with excitement of magic, but also put it in a contemporary setting.
ReplyDeleteI hope you are enjoying your Blog Tour and that your books are doing well.
I learned about that in my research. I'm sure some witches still like to have fun dressing up as funny characters and even spooky things, though.
DeleteMagical detectives are the best! There's also a magical detective in Ghost of Death, but I won't reveal how that detective is magical...it's a secret. ;P
I am enjoying my blog tour. Thank you so much for hosting me! :D
Interesting! We get so caught up in the fairy tale witches we tend to forget about the ones that exist today.
ReplyDeleteWe do, and for real witches it can be quite exasperating, especially when they are said to be evil.
DeleteFascinating facts. People generally do have old folktale stereotypes in their minds when they think of witches. I love that a modern witch could be anyone! :)
ReplyDeleteThey do and that is what is so upsetting for witches. Oh yes, anyone could be a witch or practice Wicca. Anyone. :)
DeleteGreat facts. I knew #4. In high school, I did a report on Wicca and learned some cool things.
ReplyDeleteI had always wanted to do a report on witches but never had the opportunity. I'm such a nerd, because I think that would've been fun. :P
DeleteInteresting facts about witches. I actually had no idea they actually used wands on occasion.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, they do, but not like on Harry Potter. :P
DeleteChrys - I bet they're really glad the green skin thing isn't true - just think of the make-up bill! I've read about Wicca before - it's a fascinating subject.
ReplyDeleteHi Tasha :-)
Ha! That's funny. And it would be terribly obvious who is a witch if they all did, indeed, have green skin.
DeleteA group of friends and I formed a coven many years ago, We identified as witches, practiced guided meditations, cast spells of protection, luck, and health, and celebrated the summer and winter solstice and the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. Those were lovely times, lovely friendships. Thank you for the reminder, Chris, and for trying to sweep away the persistent myths about witches and Wicca.
ReplyDeleteThank does sound lovely, Kern.
DeleteYou're welcome for the reminder. And I hope that one day these silly persistent myths will be a thing of the past.
A group of friends and I formed a coven many years ago, We identified as witches, practiced guided meditations, cast spells of protection, luck, and health, and celebrated the summer and winter solstice and the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. Those were lovely times, lovely friendships. Thank you for the reminder, Chris, and for trying to sweep away the persistent myths about witches and Wicca.
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