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****Janice Spina’s HUNTING MARIAH is #199 in the never-ending series called INSIDE THE EMOTION OF FICTION where the Chris Rice Cooper Blog (CRC) focuses on one specific excerpt from a fiction genre and how that fiction writer wrote that specific excerpt. All INSIDE THE EMOTION OF FICTION links are at the end of this piece. (Right: Janice in July of 2020)
considered before that you want to share with us? Hunting Mariah is the title of my mystery/thriller/suspense/crime novel for 18+. I had considered just using Mariah but it didn’t say enough about the book.
What was the date you began writing this piece of fiction and the date when you completely finished the piece of fiction? I began writing it in 2000 and left it alone for many years. Once I retired in 2010 I began working on other books for children and put Mariah on the back burner. It wasn’t time for me to complete it yet. I picked it up again in 2014 and completed it in 2014.
Please include just one excerpt and include page number as reference. This one excerpt can be as short or as long as you prefer.
Pages 6-9 (This is the Prologue.)
This could be the beginning, a way to satisfy his urges.
His senses were tingling with the sight, smell, and feel of blood. The silky texture of it and its coppery smell and even the intoxicating taste of it. Just the smell alone could cause desire to rush through his body causing a compelling urge to kill. He felt a thrill at the prospect of taking a life.
He surveyed the room of the funeral parlor where he worked assuring that all was in order before shutting off the lights and pulling the heavy oak door closed behind him. He would follow the road until he came to the alley north of the funeral parlor. In this secluded place he would lie in wait for a suitable candidate.
He had taken a job at a funeral parlor so he would be close to the inert bodies and the smell of blood. At first working with the bodies sated his needs but soon it was not enough.
As he peered through the darkness from his place of hiding he felt restless. Waiting was not his strong suit so he decided to start walking. As he walked along he pictured himself using one of the razor sharp knives from the funeral parlor on a live victim as he slowly pushed the knife’s edge into the soft pliable skin. He imagined the skin opening, blood slowly beading to the surface as gravity coursed it into a rivulet as he could see the body’s essence fade away. He shivered with anticipation.
The night had dropped its inky blackness and the rain had slicked the road with a shiny mirror image. He was acutely aware of his surroundings and listened closely as he picked up the sound of clicking heels. He had worn rubber soled shoes chosen for their stealthiness which would enable him to get closer to his victim. He increased his pace until he saw a shadowy figure walking briskly as she appeared out of the street ahead carrying a large pocketbook draped over her right shoulder. He followed until he was within ten feet of her at which time he slowed his pace. He noticed her fair hair and sighed since he favored blondes; and as he breathed in her flowery scented perfume he admired her slender build and toned calves. She seemed to be in her early twenties - perfect. He followed her more casually so as not to alarm her.
Suddenly he feigned a stumble and cried out as he fell to the curb. The figure turned and looked back at him and called out. “Are you all right?
He mumbled a reply and just lay as still as he could as he waited for her next move. She approached him, leaning closer she asked him again, “Are you okay?”
As she was bending over him he made his move. He grabbed her firmly behind the neck and pulled her down to him. In one smooth movement he covered her mouth with a cloth soaked in chloroform holding it in place until she stopped moving. He slapped her cheek, no response. She was out cold. Looking around him he checked to see if he was alone. Being in good shape from weight lifting and karate he had no problem lifting her into his arms. Anyone walking by would have thought that he was just being a considerate man helping his wife or girlfriend home after a little too much to drink. He planned to bring her back to the funeral parlor.
When he arrived at the door he fumbled for his key and after shifting her body to his shoulder he opened the door and kicked it closed behind him. He flipped on the lights and headed toward the embalming table. After carefully laying her on the table he stretched out his muscles and smiled at the absence of any aches or pains. He knew he was in excellent shape.
He looked at his victim more closely as he slipped on his surgical gloves. He switched on the overhead light and pulled the instrument laden trolley closer for inspection. Earlier in the day he had cleaned these instruments thoroughly until they gleamed. They now sparkled and caught the overhead light. He was meticulous in his methods and knew his craft well. He had a good teacher, his father and mentor, who always said, “Sage you are capable of great things. Think before you start, then do your best.”
He noticed that the woman was very pretty and he found he could not ignore the stirrings that her beauty elicited in his loins. He had planned to first rape her to satisfy one need then move on to the carving to satisfy the other more primal needs. He would leave his signature on her as he would continue to do with many others that would come after her. This was his first kill. He would hone his skills in due time.
The victim stirred as he first pulled off her high heeled shoes, black skirt, and then her pink silk blouse as he shifted her from side to side to remove her arms. He stopped to admire her in her pink bra and panties before removing them too. She did not wear stockings he noticed as he ran his hands up and down her smooth flawless and shapely legs.
As he secured her wrists and ankles to the rails of the table she stirred. She opened her startled eyes as she struggled and tried to scream but he had anticipated this. He stuffed her mouth with a rag muffling back a scream which would surely have alerted someone outside.
Now he climbed onto the table and lay on top of her looking into her terrified eyes. All she could do was shake her head and whimper as the tears tracked and smeared her makeup. He could feel his erection pushing against his pants as his excitement increased.
“Hello pretty lady. Don’t be afraid I will not kill you unless you resist me. It will be over before you know it.”
He unzipped his pants and slipped into her and he moved in a frenzied rhythm as he watched her horrified face. Once he was satisfied he jumped off the table, zipped up his pants and turned toward the trolley laden with the shimmering metal instruments.
He felt like a sculptor getting ready to create a masterpiece.
Since this was his first kill he had to set a pattern for those to come. He added some chloroform to a cloth and pressed it to his victim’s face once again until she lay still. In order for him to do all the sculpting she had to be inert. It had to be perfect. If he did make any mistakes he would be sure to learn from them. He knew he would have to hone his skills as his father had told him. “Think before you start, then do.” He did just that as he pressed the sharpest knife against her soft skin watching as the knife sliced through like a hot knife through butter. He would save his signature for last, like the true artist he was.
A woman’s body was found a few days later in an alley not far from the funeral parlor. Her face was almost beyond recognition and there was a shallow carving on her chest, four perfectly executed letters, S A G E.
Just a quick note – Hunting Mariah and its sequel, Mariah’s Revenge, were both finalists in Authorsdb First Lines Contest. After reading this excerpt you can see how gripping the first three lines are.
Why is this excerpt so emotional for you as a writer to write? And can you describe your own emotional experience of writing this specific excerpt? Writing about a rape is not a pleasant thing to do or think about. I dreamt of this and it frightened me at that time because my daughter was going to college. The college she was attending had a rape on campus and there were patrols of campus police and warnings placed for the women who went to class at night. They were warned not to walk alone. I think hearing about this news made me want to write down what I dreamt and get it out of my mind once and for all. When I dream, these dreams stay with me and the only way to get rid of the memory of them is to write them down and then they leave me alone.
It was quite difficult to write and even more difficult to read back. I had asked a fellow author to read it over for his opinions. He was most helpful in his feedback. I think I may have shocked him a little because I mostly wrote at that time for children. It shocked me too! (Janice with her husband John at a book signing in Sundown, New Hampshire in 2018)
I still hear from readers who know me as an author of children’s and MG/PT/YA books that they are shocked by the violence of this novel. Some of these readers wanted a sequel which I completed in 2018, Mariah’s Revenge. It was difficult once again to revisit Mariah and the killer in order to recreate this sequel. Now I am thinking about creating more books with Mariah as the protagonist in her own detective series. Nothing is on paper as yet but it still stewing in my brain. I need to complete a current WIP first before I delve into Mariah again.
Were there any deletions from this excerpt that you can share with us? And can you please include a photo of your marked up rough drafts of this excerpt? I couldn’t find any of my original notes only ones for my sequel but here are some questions I wrote for Book Clubs. I have a tendency to type everything up and destroy the messy notes. Sorry about that. I am forced to do this because of storage space in my little office.
Anything you would like to add? Thank you so much, Christal, for
inviting me to be interviewed on your blog. I appreciate the invitation and enjoyed answering your questions. All the best to you and your readers. (Right: Janice in 2017)
Janice Spina aka J.E. Spina is a multi-award-winning author with 31 published books. She is also a blogger, copy editor, avid reader, book reviewer and supporter of her fellow authors.
She has been writing since the age of nine. Janice always dreamed of being an author but did not realize this dream until after she retired from an administrative secretarial position in the Methuen School System.
Her husband, John, (Left) is her illustrator and cover creator. He is a retired Elementary and Middle-School Principal with a doctorate in Educational Administration.
In 2013 she published her first children’s book, Louey the Lazy Elephant, along with another children’s book, followed by three more children’s books and one novel in 2014, two children’s books, and two middle-grade/preteen detective books 1 & 2 in 2015 and one novel, a children’s book, and Book 3 and 4 of her MG/PT series in 2016, and in 2017 Book 5 of MG/PT series, a short story collection and a children’s book. In 2018 two children’s books, a sequel to her first novel, and two books in a girls’ Series joined Jemsbooks collection. In 2019 a fairy tale was published, Book 6 of a MG/PT series, and three children’s books and two MG/PT/YA books in 2020 so far.
Her goal is to write for all ages and encourage children to read which will cultivate a love of reading and carry them throughout their lives. Janice’s books range from PS-Grade 3 to 18+. Janice’s motto is Reading Gives You Wings to Fly. Soar with Jemsbooks. Her logo is Jemsbooks – Books for all ages.
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Love, Loss & Supernatural
“HARROWGATE”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/10/88-inside-emotion-of-fiction-harrowgate.html
#89 10 17 2019 Sherry Harris’s
Mystery
“LET’S FAKE A DEAL”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/10/89-inside-emotion-of-fiction-lets-fake.html
#90 10 18 2019 Linda Mooney’s
Science Fiction Apocalyptic/ Post Apocalyptic
“THE TRUNK”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/10/90-inside-emotion-of-fiction-trunk-by.html
#91 10 19 2019 Jayne Martin’s
Flash Fiction Short Story Collection
“TENDER CUTS”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/10/91-inside-emotion-of-fiction-tender.html
#92 10 22 2019 Janice Cole Hopkins’s
Inspirational Romance
“IT ALL STARTED AT THE MASQUERADE”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/10/92-inside-emotion-of-fiction-it-all.html
#93 10 29 2019 Kristi Petersen Schoonover’s
Short Story Collection
“THE SHADOWS BEHIND”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/10/93-inside-emotion-of-fiction-shadows.html
#94 11 01 2019 David Henry Sterry’s
Fiction: Sexual Violence
“THE TENDERLOIN WARS”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/94-inside-emotion-of-fiction-tenderloin.html
#95 11 03 2019 Jay Requard’s
Dark Fantasy/Horror
“DEATH & DUST: THE PALE SAND ADVENTURES”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/95-inside-emotion-of-fiction-death-dust.html
#96 11 04 2019 Caroline Leavitt’s
Fiction
“WITH OR WITHOUT YOU”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/96-inside-emotion-of-fiction-with-or.html
#97 11 06 2019 Kelsey Clifton’s
Science Fiction
“A DAY OUT OF TIME”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/97-inside-emotion-of-fiction-day-out-of.html
#098 11 13 2019 John F Allen’s
Urban Fantasy Tale
“The God Killers’
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/98-inside-emotion-of-fiction-god.html
#99 11 16 2019 Damian McNicholl’s
Historical Novel
“The Moment of Truth”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/99-inside-emotion-of-fiction-moment-of.html
#100 11 19 2019 Stacia Levy’s
Mystery/Suspense Novel
“Girl Crush”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/100-inside-emotion-of-fiction-girl.html
#101 11 24 2019 Charlotte Morgan’s
Fiction Novel
“Protecting Elvis”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/101-inside-emotion-of-fiction.html
#102 11 26 2019 T. L. Moore’s
Children’s Christian Fiction
“Ed On My Shoulder: Maria & The Candy Trail”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/102-inside-emotion-of-fiction-ed-on-my.html
#103 11 27 2019 Jeanne McWilliams Blasberg’s
Coming of Age Literary Novel
The Nine
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/103-inside-emotion-of-fiction-nine-by.html
#104 11 29 2019 Charlotte Blackwell’s
Adult Paranormal
“MYSTIC EMBRACE”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/11/104-inside-emotion-of-fiction-mystic.html
#105 12 07 2019 Mike Burrell’s
Satire Novel
“THE LAND OF GRACE”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/105-inside-emotion-of-fiction-land-of.html
#106 12 09 2019 Phil McCarron’s
Screenplay
“Escapement”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/106-inside-emotion-of-fiction.html
#107 12 11 2019 Wendy H. Jones’s
Crime Fiction/Police Procedural Novel
“KILLER’S COUNTDOWN”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/107-inside-emotion-of-fiction-killers.html
#108 12 13 2019 Sandra Arnold’s
Historical Literary Fiction
“The Ash, the Well and the Blue Bell”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/108-inside-emotion-of-fiction-ash-well.html
#109 12 16 2019 Amalia Carosella’s
Historical/Contemporary/Duel Timeline/ Women’s
Fiction
“DAUGHTER OF A THOUSAND YEARS”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/109-inside-emotion-of-fiction-daughter_17.html
#110 12 19 2019 Laura Bickle’s
Weird Western/Contemporary Fantasy
“DARK ALCHEMY”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/110-inside-emotion-of-fiction-dark.html
#111 12 27 2019 Brian Pinkerton’s
Science Fiction Thriller
“THE GEMINI EXPERIMENT”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/111-inside-emotion-of-fiction-gemini.html
#112 12 28 2019 Sandra de Helen’s
Lesbian Thriller
“TILL DARKNESS COMES”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/112-inside-emotion-of-fiction-till.html
#113 12 29 2019 Jo Wilde’s
Vampire Thriller
“THE CROSSING”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/113-inside-emotion-of-fiction-crossing.html
#114 12 30 2019 Sam Richard’s
Short Story Collection of Weird and Transgressive
Horror
“To Wallow In Ash and Sorrows”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/114-inside-emotion-of-fiction-to-wallow.html
#115 12 31 2019 Duncan B Barlow’s
Literary Fiction Novel
“A DOG BETWEEN US”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2019/12/inside-emotion-of-fiction-dog-between.html
#116 01 02 2020 Allison Landa’s
Young Adult Novel
“BAD HAIR”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/116-inside-emotion-of-fiction-bad-hair.html
#117 01 03 2020 Pablo Medina’s
Literary Satire Novel
“THE CUBAN COMEDY”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/117-inside-emotion-of-fiction-cuban.html
#118 01 06 2020 William Trent Pancoast’s
Historical/Literary Novel
“THE ROAD TO MATEWAN”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/118-inside-emotion-of-fiction-road-to.html
#119 01 07 2020 Jane Bernstein’s
Contemporary Novel
“The Face Tells the Secret”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/119-inside-emotion-of-fiction-face.html
#120 01 09 2020 Terry Kroenung’s
Young Adult, Historical and Fantasy
“Brimstone And Lily”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/120-inside-emotion-of-fiction-brimstone.html
#121 01 12 2020 Melissa Yi’s
Fiction Thriller
“GRAVEYARD SHIFT”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/121-inside-emotion-of-fiction-melissa.html
#122 01 15 2020 Marcie R. Rendon’s
Crime Thriller
“GIRL GONE MISSING”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/122-inside-emotion-of-fiction-girl-gone.html
#123 01 16 2020 Tori Eldridge’s
Multi Genre Novel
“THE NINJA DAUGHTER”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/123-inside-emotion-of-fiction-ninja.html
#124 01 17 2020 Kristen Joy Wilks’s
Christian Romantic Comedy
“YELLOWSTONE YONDERING”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/124-inside-emotion-of-fiction.html
#125 01 20 2020 Susan C. Shea’s
Cozy Mystery
“DRESSED FOR DEATH IN BURGUNDY”
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/125-inside-emotion-of-fiction-dressed.html
#126 01 22 2020 Phong Nguyen’s
Improvisational Fiction
“ROUNDABOUT”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/126-inside-emotion-of-fiction.html
#127 01 23 2020 Kate Thornton’s
Mystery Short Story In Its Entirety
“Ai Witness”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/127-inside-emotion-of-fiction-ai.html
#128 01 24 2020 Phil McCarron’s
Semi Fictional Essays
“The Great Facepalm: The Farce of 21st Century
Normality”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/128-inside-emotion-of-fiction-great.html
#129 01 27 2020 Kenneth Weene’s
Historicized Literary Fiction
“Red And White”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/01/129-inside-emotion-of-fiction-red-and.html
#130 01 28 2020 Graham Storrs’s
Science Fiction Thriller
“TimeSplash”
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com
/2020/01/130-inside-emotion-of-fiction.html
#131 02 08 2020 Angela Slatter’s
Short Story “Terrible As An Army With Banners”
From her Short Story Collection THE BITTERWOOD BIBLE AND OTHER RECOUNTINGS
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/02/131-inside-emotion-of-fiction-terrible.html
#132 02 11 2020 Joan Joachim’s
Romance
Just One Kiss
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/02/132-inside-emotion-of-fiction-just-one.html
#133 02 16 2020 Kelsey Clifton’s
Science Fiction
A DAY OUT OF TIME
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/02/133-inside-emotion-of-fiction-day-out.html
#134 02 17 2020 Soraya M Lane’s
Women Historical Fiction
THE GIRLS OF PEARL HARBOR
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/02/134-inside-emotion-of-fiction-girls-of.html
#135 03 07 2020
Linked Fiction
BLEACHERS Fifty-Four Linked Fictions
By Joseph Mills
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/03/135-inside-emotion-of-fiction-bleachers.html
#136 03 15 2020
Science Fiction Romance
BLUE VISION
By Marie Lavender
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/03/136-inside-emotion-of-fiction-blue.html
#137 03 17 2020
Crime Fiction
12 Bullets
by O’Neil De Noux
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/03/137-inside-emotion-of-fiction-12.html
#138 03 18 2020
Flash Fiction Piece
Radical
by Kelle Grace Gaddis
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/03/138-inside-emotion-of-fiction-radical.html
#139 03 20 2020
Mystery
HERE BE MONSTERS
By Jamie Sheffield
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/03/139-inside-emotion-of-fiction-here-be.html
#140 03 21 2020
Character Driven Novel
UNBROKEN
By Jamie Lisa Forbes
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/03/140-inside-emotion-of-fiction-unbroken.html
#141 03 23 2020
Literary Murder Mystery
COLD COUNTRY
By Russell Rowland
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/03/141-inside-emotion-of-fiction-cold.html
#142 04 01 2020
Sci-Fi/Paranormal
SWEET SLEEP
By Kim Cormack
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/142-inside-emotion-of-fiction-sweet.html
#143 04 02 2020
Western Noir Short Story
“Night Rounds”
by James Reasoner
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/143-inside-emotion-of-fiction-night.html
#144 04 03 2020
Southern Fiction
LITTLE TEA
By Claire Fullerton
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/144-inside-emotion-of-fiction-little.html
#145 04 04 2020
Mainstream novel with elements of crime, mystery, and magic
THE FORGETTING FLOWER
by Karen Hugg
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/145-inside-emotion-of-fiction.html
#146 04 07 2020
Historical Fiction
MEDICIS DAUGHTER
by Sophie Perinot
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/146-inside-emotion-of-fiction-medicis.html
#147 04 08 2020
Dark Urban Fantasy with elements of Paranormal Romance
COVEN BORN
by Stephanie Reisner aka AUDREY BRICE
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/147-inside-emotion-of-fiction-coven.html
#148 04 13 2020
Mystery With A Fantasy Twist
DEATH LIVES IN THE WATER
By Shoshana Edwards
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/148-inside-emotion-of-fiction-death.html
#149 04 14 2020
Historical Fiction
ASHES
by Sharon Glogal Friedman
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/149-inside-emotion-of-fiction-ashes-by.html
#150 04 19 2020
Vampire Horror Novelette
Blood Thrasher: The Devil’s in the Metal
by Adam Messer
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/adam-messers-blood-thrasher-devils-in.html
#151 04 25 2020
Historical Fiction
Charis in the World of Wonders
by Marly Youmans
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/marly-youmans-charis-in-world-of.html
#152 04 29 2020
Historical Fiction
The Master of Verona
by David Blixt
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/david-blixts-master-of-verona-is-152-in.html
#153 04 30 2020
General Fiction (Family)
Bread Bags & Bullies: Surviving the 80s
by Steven Manchester
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/04/steven-manchesters-bread-bags-bullies.html
#154 05 01 2020
Adventure-Thriller/Horror
Into The Ashes
by Lee Murray
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/lee-murrays-into-ashes-is-154-in-never.html
#155 05 06 2020
Coming of Age/Crime Novel
All Things Left In The Wild
by James Wade
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/james-wades-all-things-left-in-wild-is.html
#156 05 10 2020
Paranormal Mystery
Southern Bound
by Stuart Jaffe
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/stuart-jaffes-southern-bound-is-156-in.html
#157 05 13 2020
Mystery/Crime Novel
Yardbird
By Mark Slade
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/mark-slades-yardbird-is-157-in-never.html
#158 05 15 2020
Horror/Crime Novel
Hotel Nowhere
By David E Adkins
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/david-e-adkinss-hotel-nowhere-is-158-in.html
#159 05 16 2020
Satire/Crime Novel
THE LYING BASTARD
by Clint Margrave
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/clint-margraves-lying-bastard-is-159-in.html
#160 05 19 2020
Southern Gothic Fiction
REVIVING THE HAWTHORN SISTERS
by Emily Carpenter
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/emily-carpenters-reviving-hawthorn.html
#161 05 21 2020
Women’s Domestic Life Fiction
MERCY HOUSE
by Alena Dillon
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/alena-dillons-mercy-house-is-161-in.html
#162 05 26 2020
Screenplay/Film
BEAST MODE
by Drew Fortune and Spain Willingham
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/drew-fortunes-and-spain-willinghams_26.html
#163 05 31 2020
Coming of Age/ Psychological Thriller
MY SISTER & OTHER LIARS
by Ruth Dugdall
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/05/ruth-dugdalls-my-sister-and-other-liars.html
#164 06 01 2020
Psychological Thriller
IN HARM’S WAY
by Owen Mullen
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/06/owen-mullens-in-harms-way-is-164-in.html
#165 06 02 2020
Small Town Short Story Collection
SNAPSHOT “Old Lady”
by Eliot Parker
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/06/eliot-parkers-old-lady-from-snapshots.html
#166 06 04 2020
Noir Crime Novel
SKIN OF TATTOOS
by Christina Hoag
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/06/christina-hoags-skin-of-tattoos-is-166.html
#167 06 06 2020
Coming of Age/Historical
THE ORPHAN COLLECTOR
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/06/ellen-marie-wisemans-orphan-collector.html
#168 06 08 2020
World War Two Historical Fiction
THE PRISONER’S WIFE
by Maggie Brookes
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/06/maggie-brookess-prisoners-wife-is-168.html
#169 06 09 2020
Novella
(about the 1960s,
Rolling Stones in their exile,
genocide, it’s survivors, and
people from places that no longer exist.)
BLUE COAST MYSTERY: ALMOST SOLVED
by Nick Sweeney
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/06/nick-sweeneys-blue-coast-mystery-almost.html
#170 06 11 2020
Family Life/Coming of Age Novel
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF SAM HELL
by Robert Dugoni
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/06/robert-dugonis-extraordinary-life-of.html
#171 06 26 2020
Women’s Divorce Fiction
QUEEN OF THE OWLS
by Barbara Linn Probst
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/06/barbara-linn-probsts-queen-of-owls-is.html
#172 07 01 2020
Short Story “The Belindas” from the Short Story Collection LOVE WAR STORIES
By Ivelisse Rodriguez
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/07/ivelisse-rodriguezs-short-story.html
#173 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
07 04 2020
Organized Crime Thriller
BLUES IN THE DARK
by Raymond Benson
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/07/raymond-bensons-blues-in-dark-is-173-in.html
#174 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
07 08 2020
Contemporary Literature & Fiction
THE ESCAPE OF MALCOLM POE
by Allison Burnett
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/07/allison-burnetts-escape-of-malcolm-poe.html
#175 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
07 09 2020
Horror Novella
TERMINUS STATION
by Jeff Lyons
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/07/jeff-lyonss-terminus-station-is-175-in.html
#176 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
07 12 2020
20th Century Historical Romance
“The Bootlegger’s Wife”
by Denise Devine
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/07/chris-rice-cooper-blog-176-inside.html
#177 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
07 24 2020
Literary Fiction Novel
“What Drives Men”
by Susan Tepper
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/07/susan-teppers-what-drives-men-is-177-in.html
#178 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
07 27 2020
Short story
“Tidings of Comfort and Joyce”
by Kimberly Kurth Gray
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/07/kimberly-kurth-grays-short-story.html
#179 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
07 28 2020
Historical Fiction
“Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey”
by Kathleen Rooney
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/07/kathleen-rooneys-cher-ami-and-major.html
#180 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
08 04 2020
Screenplay
“BUNNY”
by Shaun Hughes
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/08/director-shaun-hughess-screenplay-bunny.html
#181 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
08 09 2020
Short Story
“Wrong Road” from the Short Story Collection George’s Mother and Other Weird Stories
by Susan Berliner
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/08/susan-berliners-short-story-wrong-road.html
#182 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
08 11 2020
Thriller Mystery
“Death in the Time of Ice”
by Kaye George
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/08/kaye-georges-death-in-time-of-ice-is.html
#183 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
08 13 2020
Screenplay
“Igor and Frankie”
by Jim Picariello
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/08/jim-picariellos-screenplay-igor-and.html
#184 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
08 14 2020
Short Story
Short Story “Breaking on the Wheel” from the Short Story Collection No Call Too Small.
by Oscar Martens
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/08/oscar-martenss-short-story-breaking-on.html
#185 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
08 20 2020
Romance
A Secret, a Safari, a Second Chance
by Liz Fielding
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/08/liz-feldings-secret-safari-second.html
#186 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
08 26 2020
Mystery and Psychological Fiction
Falling Woman
by Richard Farrell
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/08/richard-farrells-falling-woman-is-186.html
#187 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 03 2020
Children’s Picture Book
MAC AND CHEESE AND THE PERSONAL SPACE INVADER
By Jolene Gutierrez
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/jolene-gutierrezs-mac-and-cheese-and.html
#188 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 07 2020
Screenplay
JUDE COLE
By Janelle Marie Evans
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/janelle-evanss-screenplay-jude-cole-is.html
#189 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 09 2020
Historical Christian Romance
UNTIL JUNE
by Barbara M Britton
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/barbara-m-brittons-until-june-is-189-in.html
#190 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 10 2020
Screenplay
THROUGH THE SILENCE
by Elaine Roberts-Kercheff
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/filmmaker-elaine-roberts-kercheffs.html
#191 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 16 2020
1960s Historical Fiction
California Dreamin’ Teens Interrupted 2
by KC Sprayberry
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/kc-sprayberrys-california-dreamin-teens.html
#192 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 17 2020
Screenplay
DAUGHTERS LOST TO THE DESERT
by April Snachez
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/kc-sprayberrys-california-dreamin-teens.html
#193 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 18 2020
Contemporary Literature and Fiction
THE SHAMAN OF TURTLE VALLEY
by Clifford Garstang
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/clifford-garstangs-shaman-of-turtle.html
#194 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 19 2020
Crime Fiction
THE ACE OF DIAMONDS
by ES Gibson
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/es-gibsons-ace-of-diamonds-is-194-in.html
#195 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 20 2020
Historical Fiction
Katherine-Tudor Duchess
by Tony Riches
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/tony-richess-katherine-tudor-duchess-is.html
#196 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 21 2020
Short Fiction
“Dinner Prep”
by Thaddeus Rutkowski
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/thaddeus-rutkowskis-dinner-prep-is-196.html
#197 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 22 2020
Screenplay
SWEET DREAMS
by Ben Johnson
https://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/bill-johnsons-screenplay-sweet-dreams.html
#198 Inside the Emotion of Fiction
09 26 2020
Crime Thriller
Dirty Deeds
by Armand Rosamilia
http://chrisricecooper.blogspot.com/2020/09/armand-rosamilias-dirty-deeds-is-198-in.html
Janice’s stories have been featured in others’ anthologies and one of
her short stories has been published in The Writers Newsletter. She plans to write more children’s books, middle-grade, young adult fantasy, and novels over the next several years. As the author says, “There is always another story running around in my head just waiting to be written down.”
Janice’s hobbies are crocheting, exercising (walking, hula hooping to keep in shape, Tapfit), and reading, reviewing books, blogging, traveling, going out to the movies and dinner with her husband, and spending time with her five grandchildren who are her inspiration to write. (Sadly to say, some of these activities above have been put on hold due to the Pandemic.)
Blog: http://Jemsbooks.blog
Website: http://Jemsbooks.com
Purchase books on Amazon Author Page: http://amazon.com/author/janicespina7
Barnes & Noble: Children’s Books - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Janice+Spina?_requestid=705563
Barnes & Noble: Novels -
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/J.E.+Spina?_requestid=706857
TITLES:
PS-Grade 3 (ages 0-8):
Louey the Lazy Elephant
Ricky the Rambunctious Raccoon
Jerry the Crabby Crayfish
Lamby the Lonely Lamb
Jesse the Precocious Polar Bear
Broose the Moose on the Loose
Sebastian Meets Marvin the Monkey
Colby the Courageous Cat
Jeffrey the Jittery Giraffe
Clarence Henry the Hermit Crab
Lucy the Talented Toy Terrier
The First Star (fairy tale)
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 1: Drystan and Durward Save the Day
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 2: Damara Helps Drystan Find His Roar
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 3: Delbert Finds Himself
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Book 4: (Coming this winter)
Drystan the Dragon and Friends Series Books 5 & 6 (coming in 2021)
Middle-Grade: Grades 4–7 (ages 9-12):
Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Book 1: The Case of the Missing Cell Phone
Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Book 2: The Case of the Mysterious Black Cat
Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Book 3: The Case of the Magical Ivory Elephant
Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Book 4: The Case of the Brown Scraggly Dog
Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Book 5: The Case of the Sad Mischievous Ghost
Davey & Derek Junior Detectives Book 6: The Case of the Mystery of the Bells
Abby & Holly Book 1 School Dance
Abby & Holly Series Book 2: Unfortunate Events
Abby & Holly Series Book 3: Secrets of the Trunk
Abby & Holly Series Book 4: The Hidden Stairway
Abby & Holly Series Book 5: The Copper Key
Abby & Holly Series Book 6: Faulty Timeline
Young Adult: Grades 8-12 (ages 13+):
Gatskin Chronicles Book 1 The Legend of the Taken Ones series coming in 2021 and beyond
Historical novel – coming in 2021
Novels: Ages 18+:
Hunting Mariah (thriller/mystery/crime)
How Far Is Heaven (paranormal/mystery/romance)
An Angel Among Us (Short Stories – Multi-genre)
Mariah’s Revenge (sequel to Hunting Mariah)
In A Second (romantic/mystery/psychological suspense)(coming in 2020 winter)
AWARDS:
Children’s & MG Books
2 Mom’s Choice Award – Silver Medals
14 Pinnacle Book Achievement Awards
5 Readers’ Favorite Book Awards – 2 Honorable Mentions, 1 Silver Medal, 1 Bronze & 1 Finalist
Silver Medal – Authorsdb Cover Contest
Book Excellence Award Finalist
2 Finalists – Authorsdb First Lines Contest
Finalist – Red City Review Book Awards
Website/Blog: https://Jemsbooks.com
LINK TO BOOK TRAILER FOR HUNTING MARIAH:
LINK TO BOOK TRAILER FOR SEQUEL - MARIAH’S REVENGE:
Links to Social Media:
FB: Main page http://Facebook.com/Janice.spina.9
Author page http://Facebook.com/janicespina7
Novelist page http://Facebook.com/jespina77
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/janice-spina/59/321/a01/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/janice_spina
Pinterest: http://Pinterest.com/janicespina
Goodreads: http://goodreads.com/user/show/17094469-janice-spina
Links to Purchase:
Novel Hunting Mariah: http://www.amazon.com/Hunting-Mariah-J-E-Spina/dp/0692317171/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1414007473&sr=1-1&keywords=Hunting+Mariah
Amazon Author Page:
https://www.amazon.com/Janice-Spina/e/B00HNET4HG/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1499977596&sr=1-2-ent