A Raven Remix Paranormal Penny Box Set Books 1, 1.5 and 2 Sarah Hualde - YA Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Paranormal Penny Box Set
Books 1, 1.5 and 2
Sarah Hualde
Genre: YA Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Date of Publication: 11/15/22
ISBN: 9781736756645
ASIN: B0BKFLD85D
Number of pages: 550
Word Count: approx 80,000
Cover Artist: OlivaProDesign
Most people run from death,
But not Penny.
She chases it down.
Penny's premonitions put her friends in peril. Join her as she stalks the bird of death by following the musical clues he leaves behind.
Will she and her cheeky cat, Spades save the day?
Or will the Raven be one step ahead?
This Paranormal Penny Boxset features books 1, 1.5, and 2 in the Paranormal Penny Mystery Series.
Join Penny and Spades as they thwart murderers before they strike.
Interview with Sarah Hualde
Welcome to JB’s Bookworms with Brandy MulderTell us about your newest book.
My newest release is a boxset. It features the first 3 stories in the Paranormal Penny Mystery Series. I love Penny! She’s a nineteen-year-old girl living in a tiny house on wheels that has the power to spot death omens. This omen, aka the Raven, means that death is coming in 24 hours or less. After spotting the bird, Penny unravels the musical clues he leaves behind hoping to save at least one of his victims.
Writing isn’t easy. What was the most difficult thing you dealt with when writing your newest book?
Even though I’m a murder mystery writer I hate killing off my characters. They’re like my imaginary besties. Even the villain is hard to kill. I keep hoping they’ll change their ways and do what’s right. No such luck
They say Hind-sight is 20/20. If you could give advice to the writer you were the first time you sat down to write, what would it be?
Just start. Stop second guessing yourself and get your words out. Revision comes later but procrastination can murder a story before it begins. And then while you write, reach out and make other writing friends.
Are themes a big part of your stories, or not so much?
I didn’t set out to write themes. I just wanted to write literary vacations for my readers. Then, a few books in, I realized all my stories carried the same theme in one way or another. Your gifts have a purpose- even if you think they’re nothing special or that they’re flat out bad. Your gifts have an impact they need to make on the world around you- a destiny they were given to you to fulfill.
Is there a release date planned?
My newest release is A Raven Remix. It’s a boxset of the first 3 stories in the Paranormal Penny Mystery Series. After it launches and settles in, then I plan to release book 7 in the same series the beginning of 2023.
Good luck with your newest release, and thank you for being with us today.
Excerpt:
It wasn’t life that flashed before my eyes as Betty Fae thwacked me between the shoulder blades. It was death and disaster—replays of all the faces of shock and sadness worn by acquaintances of my past. Death of one sort or the other followed that stupid Raven.I remembered them all. Vividly. The writer, the homeschool mom, the surfer, the politician. They were among the near-strangers I’d encountered and endangered.
Following their faces came the really painful pictures. The friendly child advocate, the sweet boy next door, and losing my aunt and uncle. After them, but always above them, followed the loss of my sister and father.
All because of the same intolerable bird. Gracious enough to give me a glimpse of their perils before nudging them to the brink. Impending doom sat, staring at me, from the cup of the only friend I had in town- Janice Rockland. It lingered there amid the froth bubbles, telling me Janice Rockland had twenty-four hours, at most, left to live.
My eyes watered. My throat closed all the tighter. Even after it dislodged my Belgian waffle. Air battled past my suffocating emotions. I gulped it down, despising myself and fearing for my boss.
Janice and Betty Fae offered me a glass of water and napkins, thinking they’d saved the day. Little did they know. Trouble had just landed in their small town.
Janice watched me through the rest of the meal. If I told her she was about to die, would she be able to eat? I sipped my coffee and avoided conversation.
Long ago, I’d explained my weird glimpses to one of the Raven’s victims. Instead of believing me, my friend grew increasingly sarcastic about my confession. He mocked me. I didn’t blame him. I’m not sure I would’ve believed me, either. In the end, his sarcasm killed him.
Laughing and gesturing like a mad bird to make fun of my premonitions, he’d lost control of his bicycle and collided with a garbage truck just as it was lowering its load.
No, I wasn’t about to tell Janice about her Raven. I’d keep watch. Stay sharp. Once the bird made an appearance, he wouldn’t leave until his prey was dead. Accidentally or with malice aforethought.
The next song, movie quote, television commercial, or anything ominous could clue me in on how to save her. At least I could give it a shot. If I didn’t keep a constant eye on Janice, her death would be on my head.
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About the Author:
Sarah lives in California, in a home that brings her happiness and hay fever. She loves God, loves her family, and loves freshly brewed coffee. She has a husband who cooks, a son who stop animates, a daughter who loves animals, a dog that follows her everywhere, and a turtle who scowls at her condescendingly.
Her mother raised her on Mary Higgins Clark, Diane Mott Davidson, and Remington Steele. Her grandmother shared True Crime stories with her as they plotted how to get away with the perfect murder. It's no surprise that Sarah became an award-winning spinner of suspenseful tales brimming with quirky characters. Mysteries are in her blood. Not that she could survive one of her own stories. She confesses, "I'd be snuffed out by chapter two."
Website: www.sarahhualde.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Sthecoffeejedi
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