Just Around the Corner

With the holidays approaching, the end of 2025 is fast approaching. I’m sure there will be plenty to reflect on when we wrap this year up, but that is for another time. For now, I just wanted to mention a few projects that I have percolating on the horizon.

The first thing I wanted to mention is that A Murder in the Village and Other Mystical Tales of the Ouachita Mountains will be released later this month. This was a book that I started while I was still writing for Kindle Vella and wrapped up sometime later. If you never visited it, Kindle Vella was a short-lived platform that Amazon launched for episodic storytelling. I think it only lasted a few years.

My new book, A Murder in the Village, is the culmination of the time I’ve spent living in Arkansas with its somewhat peculiar and unique paranormal inspirations. I’m very happy with the way it turned out and actually still have two sample stories from it here on the website. Just go to the main menu and you’ll find a listing for Halloween 2025. The two stories still posted are “An Unexpected Danger” and “An Empath in the Woods.”

In addition, I am preparing to launch a project before the end of the year. I will be designing a series of gift items based on my books for Cornerstone Book Publishers. They will be available on the Cornerstone website, and I will post links to them here as well. Another endeavor, but all creative.

Beyond that, my plans include recording many audiobooks and working on a sequel to The Story of Enid. I still have a few projects from my Kindle Vella days that are unfinished. And I do hate dangling threads, so I am looking to wrap these up as well.

Well, a lot on my plate, but exciting as well. I hope everyone finds some time to enjoy the holidays, and I do wish everyone peace. That, I’ve found, is the most valuable possession we can have.

Take Care,

Evelyn

A Murder in the Village and Other Mystical Tales of the Ouachita Mountains

At the foothills of the Ouachita Mountains, into their ancient heart, and even perhaps into nearby unexplored dimensions, slip into a series of supernatural short stories.

A clash of shapeshifters on sacred grounds, a compromised witch desperately fleeing a witch hunter, and a ghost in search of his murderer are only a few of the tales that dot this paranormal landscape.

Take a mystical diversion that could very well land you in a realm, at the least unexpected and at the most horrifying. But what is clear is that no one, ever, will emerge as they were before.

Coming Soon!!

The Best Books about Ordinary People Whose Lives are Upended by the Paranormal

Around the beginning of October, I got this great offer to feature a book of mine on the Shepherd Books website as well as review five of my favorite books based on a theme related to this book. If you haven’t checked it out, Shepherd is an indie book platform built for readers by readers. Here’s a quote from its creator.

“One day I walked into my local indie bookstore and saw little notes from the staff about which books are their favorites and why. I loved that idea because it exposed the passion behind the picks. Shepherd reveals that same passion by asking authors, experts, and interesting people for their favorite books around topics, themes, and moods.”

This website is an innovative alternative to traditional book recommendations. I really recommend you take a look.

The theme I explored in my book reviews was “The best books about ordinary people whose lives are upended by the paranormal,” which revolves around the theme in The Witches’ Own. I am leaving the link below to my page there. Drop by Shepherd. It’s worth the trip. 🙂

New Orleans Paranormal Mystery Collection Box Set – Now Available

The eBook collection of the New Orleans Paranormal Mystery Series – Volumes 1-3 has just been released at Amazon and soon will be available on most online retail eBook platforms. This collection is presently on sale for $4.99, so scoop it up for a cozy spooky Christmas season in the grand old city of New Orleans. This compilation includes Gravier’s Bookshop, The Hotel Mandolin, and The House at Pritchard Place.

New Orleans is a compelling, intriguing city filled with mystery — seen and unseen. Join the psychic Breslin family as they explore and battle elements of the supernatural within this mystical city in the boxed set of the first three novels of the New Orleans Paranormal Mystery series.


Gravier’s Bookshop: Caroline Breslin is determined to strike out on her own, and all is going well, except that she is under a devastating supernatural attack. The last thing Caroline wants is to run back to her family for help. What she really needs is a knight in shining armor or maybe just that guy that keeps haunting her dreams.
Max Gravier had no intention of becoming a recluse, but after his wife’s death, it seems his life is heading in that direction. That is until he answers a call, a cry for help that draws him into a fierce battle for a young woman’s soul.


The Hotel Mandolin: It’s opulent, classic, and one of the most renowned hotels nestled deep in New Orleans’ famous business district, but something is amiss at The Hotel Mandolin. PI Peter Norfleet is calling out the big guns to help him investigate a recent suicide at the famous establishment — his good friend Max Gravier, a formidable psychic, and his girlfriend, Caroline Breslin, a talented empath. But none of them can seem to scratch the surface of this puzzle, no one except Cassie Breslin, Caroline’s clairvoyant mother, who has somehow tapped into an unexpected connection with a tragic ghost from the turn of the century. And the more she uncovers, the more dangerous and malevolent the mystery becomes.


The House at Pritchard Place: Nothing is really wrong with the old Warrick House on Dante St., except that there most certainly is. Nothing is exactly wrong with its new mysterious owner except that Elise is sure something doesn’t add up. It isn’t obvious, but sometimes the most dangerous things aren’t. With the help of her very psychic sister and her children, the Breslin clan, Elise Ashford is about to embark on a wild rescue mission straight into another dimension that will land her squarely somewhere she doesn’t expect, right back into her past. She’ll land full circle in a childhood home whose memory still haunts her to this day — The House at Pritchard Place.