BOOK: Lord of Blakeley, Time After Time by Carol Ann Kauffman

 

Lord of Blakeley

Time After Time

by Carol Ann Kauffman

The series, TIME AFTER TIME, follows a pair of quintessential lovers, Richard and Nicole, through their lives together, in different places, in different times, with different names and faces and sometimes even on other planets. 

This follows the alternative theory that the relationships we forge in this lifetime, both the good and the bad, are continued into the future, and are rooted deeply in our past. 

Whatever we do, whomever we love, and the good and evil deeds we do today follow us into the future. 

Unsettled issues will present themselves again and again, until they are ultimately resolved. 

Those people who have had a profound effect on us in this lifetime will find us again in the future. 

And although everything changes, love remains. 

Books in the TIME AFTER TIME series are: BLUE LAKE, BELTERRA, DARK RETURN, The BASLICATO, BENTLEY SQUARE, WAITING FOR RICHARD,  LORD OF BLAKELEY, WAIT FOR ME, and MACKALVEY HOUSE. 

They do not need to be read in order. Lord of Blakeley is the story of Andrew of Blakeley, a simple farm boy who lives on a primitive future planet. He is chosen by the lovely Lady Aleese to be her mate and rises to become the most powerful man on the planet. But a jealous man with access to mobile transport devices wreaks havoc on the young couple’s happiness, separating them, her on an alien rock planet and he, aboard a slave ship, and then dumping them in present-day Chicago. One day Aleese vanishes into thin air and Andrew is arrested for her murder and must stand trial. It is a story of devotion and jealousy, of loss and lunacy. And, in true Time After Time fashion, a story of love.

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TV TIME: Sapphire and Steel (FreeVee)

In honor of the recent passing of David McCallum, I am reviewing this  series with David and Joanna Lumley. It is believed this series was the forerunner of the sci-fi sensation, The X Files. 

McCallum and Lumley are a pair of special inter dimensional time travel agents in this dark science fiction series that was way ahead of its time. David’s interpretation of his character, Steel, is one of his finest roles. 

 

INTERVIEW: Cozy Mystery Writer Christa Nardi

 

                                            Christa Nardi

College Station, Texas

USA

 

Good morning, Christa, and welcome to Vision and Verse, the site for

art and authors and those who love them. Can you tell us a little about 

what you've written?

Cozy mysteries mostly. I also co-author a teen/young adult mystery 

series with Cassidy Salem.

What is your favorite genre to write? 

Cozy mystery

   

                   

I've read some of your work. I just 

love it! 

Favorite food. 

Chocolate

That's my favorite food group!

Tea or coffee?                    

Neither. Diet coke is my substitute.

 

Pizza or ice cream? 

Ice cream, please. Mint Chocolate 

Chip.

 

Wine or beer?

 

Definitely wine.

 

Where would you like to visit?

 

That list is very long – next up 

(assuming travel is safe) is the 

Panama Canal in 2022.

 

Favorite musical artist.  

Andrea Boccelli for calming/soothing 

sounds, Lady A the rest of the time. 

 

Do you listen to music when you write?

 

No, I prefer quiet. The voices in my head make enough noise.

 

What makes you laugh?

 

My 5-year-old granddaughter, Grace. She’s at that age.

 

Favorite work of art or sculpture.

Would have to be a Monet, probably 

Water Lilies 1916.

How old were you when you started 

writing?

 

In elementary school I think. I wrote 

on and off, some stories and some 

poetry in high school. 

 

Do you plan out your book with 

outlines and notecards? Or just 

write? 

I’m definitely on the pantser end of the continuum. Definitely no 

outline. A general idea, main character(s), setting, and I start writing.

It doesn’t necessarily look the same when I finish as the first rough 

draft.

 

Describe your perfect evening. 

Dinner with my husband and 

friends, a glass of wine, maybe 

dancing, and

relaxing with no thoughts of to-do 

lists or work.

 

Where do you get your inspiration? 

From people and situations I’ve 

encountered over my life time and a 

career in mental health.

 

What do you do when you get a writer's block?

I do something else for a few days and let my subconscious work on 

it. Then I go and do what some say you should never do. I start at the 

beginning and re-read what I already wrote, editing as I go, and add 

on from where I left off.              

 

Who is your favorite author? 

Another hard one. General fiction 

would be Louisa May Alcott – I 

read them all and Jo was my all-time 

heroine. In mystery from years ago, it 

would be Daphne du Maurier. 

Romantic suspense would be Kathleen 

Brooks (I’m addicted to the Bluegrass 

series). In cozy mysteries, I enjoy 

many of my fellow writers including 

Larissa Reinhart, Anne Celeste 

Burke, Ellen Crosby, and Deborah Garner. I also read sci-fi/fantasy – 

Tolkien, Robert Heinlein and Mercedes Lackey. 

 

Best book you ever read. 

That would be a toss-up between 

Rebecca (du Maurier), Little Women 

(Alcott), and The Hobbit (Tolkien).

 

Last book you read. 

Tall Tales Secret Book Club 

(CeeCeeJames)

 

What would you do for a living if you 

weren’t a writer?

Mental health services or teach.

 

Who is the one person who has 

influenced your personal life the most 

and why? 

My father. He supported me in 

whatever I wanted to do, whatever I 

set as my goal. 

 

If you could sit down and have a conversation with ONE person, 

living or dead, real or fictional, who would it be and why? 

Not sure who that would be. I would like to visit the Blossom Café in 

Keeneston, KY (Bluegrass series) where everyone hangs out. The 

dynamic portrayed and orchestrated by three senior women (and then 

others as they age out) draws me in.

 

What advice would you give someone who aspired to be a writer? 

Sit down and write. With or without an outline. Write what you feel 

and what you would want to read. At the same time, get involved in 

writer groups (in person or virtual). I’ve found other authors to be 

helpful.

***Note to My Gentle Readers: Look for my review of  Wine and Dead, Another Murder by Christa Nardi here in the Achives at the bottom of the page, posted on March 23, 2021.

 

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BOOK REVIEW: The White Fork Chronicles, Book 1: The Hunt by R.J. Radisson

White Fork Chronicles, Book 1, The Hunt by R. J. Radisson was not what I expected. An art student. A barista. A sleeping, little town in Oregon. 

Well, hold on to your hats! A possibly supernatural, very clever wraith is stealing strange items. And Zoe and Devan, two of the cutest, most lovable young sleuths I’ve ever met, team up in a match of wits to catch him. For Zoe, ‘The Hunt’ is personal.

 

TV TIME: The Continental, From the World of John Wick (Peacock)

 What? They want to make a three-part mini-series about the Continental, the hotel for hitmen from the JohnWick series without Keanu Reeves? 

Are they crazy?

But The Continental is not John Wick’s story. It’s Winston Scott’s story of how he became the hotelier to professional hitmen. 

It’s a big bloody battle in true JohnWick style and involves Winston’s brother Frankie and a stolen coin press. 

Of course I was disappointed there was no Keanu. 

But outside of that, it was a good mini-series that gave us insight into the early life of Winston Scott. 

ART: Italian Sculptor Jean-Michel Folon

 

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