Behind the Book -- Under His Spell

Under His Spell was one of my first dips into the paranormal genre and what better way to start.

I was in what I called my crazy mode. Book ideas flowing through my imagination were all woo woo, ghosts, things that go bump in the night, on my!

I wrote up the three ideas and sent them to my agent at the time. Her response? “You’re killing me!” This was the late 80s and paranormal wasn’t as strong as it is now. Luckily, my editor loved the ideas and said one especially was perfect for Harlequin American Romance’s Calendar of Romance.

First was a psychic dreaming of a murder, but she dreamed of the murder in reverse allowing her not to see the killer until near the end of the book. That was In Her Dreams, which is out now.

Another was I felt was a fun book about a woman waking up after celebrating her 30^th birthday to find her parents returned from the dead and staying until she found the right man.  That was Free Spirits, which is out now.

Then there was a book about Caroline and Ryan, two young siblings in Salem, MA, who want a dad for Holly, their mom, so she’ll be happy again. And Ryan’s fervent wish for a puppy. Their wish is so strong they pay $3 to their mom’s best friend’s con artist son to cast a spell in a meadow at midnight during the Summer Solstice. Little do they expect to see a man in black walk out of the fog! Or for that man to be so intrigued when he hears their request that he follows up to find their mom, a descendant of one of the convicted witches of Olde Salem, just might be the perfect woman for him.

There’s a lot of gossip in Salem. Who is Jack, the man in black who the townfolk love to gossip about. What does he do for a living and what about the mysterious woman living with him who he says is his sister? A woman whose arrogant cat’s fur is the same color as her hair and always wears a collar the same color as her clothing, yet few have seen the two at the same time.

There’s Holly, a divorced mom dealing with a deadbeat ex, two kids she loves with all her heart, a job she loves but an overbearing boss who makes her life miserable, a best friend who wishes she could see Jack’s aura, but for some reason he doesn’t have one.

There’s Jack, who bought the haunted house on the outskirts of town, a popular horror author in Europe who’s looking to break into the US market.

And there’s love and magic. Kids doing what it takes to see their mom happy again.

Even casting a spell in a foggy meadow at midnight.

I wanted to write a book that had all the above and more. I’m so happy I accomplished it.  

I hope you enjoy Under His Spell and will look for Countess and the Cowboy, Jack’s sister’s story, that will be released on the 21^st.

http://www.amazon.com/Under-His-Spell-Linda-Wisdom-ebook/dp/B00VR3IQHS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1428430179&sr=8-1&keywords=Linda+wisdom+Under+His+Spell

 Linda

Behind the Book -- In Her Dreams

In Her Dreams was my first paranormal romance and in some ways set me in that direction. It came about from a variety of things going on.

The Monterey locale was after a trip to Monterey. We spent a lot of time exploring the area and an area I loved was Cannery Row with the variety of shops and friendly people. My husband and I both love aquariums, so we spent a lot of time at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

What crept into my imagination was a funky shop featuring plush animals dressed to reflect their personalities. That came about from my own plush animal collection. I had an owl dressed in spectacles, a tweed vest and looking very much like a stuffy professor. I also had a wolf wearing knickers and suspenders that could have made an interesting young thief in old London. So I gave Maggie a shop with custom made plus animals. But what also rounds her out is her psychic ability. One she didn’t like to think about.

The only problem is it’s returned with dreams where she dreams of a murder victim. But instead of seeing the murder happening, her dreams take her backwards from after death to seeing bits and pieces of the murder scene and her fear that the night will come when she ‘see’s the killer even though she has no idea just where the event took place. No wonder she’s frustrated having an ability that doesn’t do what she wants it to do.

Naturally Maggie needs the right man. Don’t we all! Dr. Ethan Baxter is renting Maggie’s guest house, meeting the wacky senior citizens that make up Maggie’s life and he just might have a connection to the murder.

Monterey seemed like the perfect setting for the book. Characters who make a story special and even bits of our trip interwoven into the story. The cypress tree pendant Maggie wears is identical to the one my husband bought me up there and I still wear it.

In Her Dreams is also a very nice way to remember that trip. It was originally published by Harlequin American Romance as A Man for Maggie, but I felt the book needed a more appropriate title. This is another one of my favorite books and I hope you’ll see it that way too.

Right now it’s available through Amazon and Smashwords and for the Nook later on. Enjoy!

Linda

http://www.amazon.com/Her-Dreams-Linda-Wisdom-ebook/dp/B00LG7NK1W/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1404322712&sr=1-2&keywords=In+Her+Dreams

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/453971