Author: Rachael Ritchey

  • Dazzling the Imagination: Revealing Adela’s Curse

    Author, Blogger, PT in-the-making, Battler, and all around creative soul Claire Banschbach has given me the opportunity to be a part of her most exciting new book & cover reveal for Adela’s Curse. Her sister is the talented cover artist! But before we take a peek at the cover, here’s a brief synopsis of the…

  • Lord of the Lollipops

    #BlogBattle 49 Lollipops genre: Drama/Comedy/Romance “Oh lollipops and sugar plums! Where on earth did I put that thermometer?” Terry mumbled just before smacking the back of her head against the cupboard frame. “Ouch!” She dropped the metal lid with a clatter. She grabbed the base of her skull with both hands, slowly retreated from within…

  • Night Shopping

    Night Shopping by Bekah #BlogBattle 49 “Lollipops” I rushed into the store to get some groceries before it closed. I headed straight for the chips, then the meat, then the drinks. I heard someone yell a phrase of some kind, but I just ignored it. Then the lights went out, and I heard doors lock. I…

  • #BlogBattle 49 “Lollipops” Entries & Voting

    #BlogBattle 49 Story Theme: Lollipops (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday. Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in…

  • #BlogBattle 48 “Chasm” Entries & Voting

    #BlogBattle 48 “Chasm” Entries & Voting

    #BlogBattle 48 Story Theme: Chasm (basic rules at the bottom of the post) Post your story by 11:59 PM PST on Tuesday! I add them here throughout the day on Tuesday. Look for stories using #BlogBattle on Twitter, too! Wednesday, the poll gets added. Be sure to read them all. All the links will open in…

  • Chasm of Infinite Everything and Nothing

    #BlogBattle 48 “Chasm” The distance of time is nothing in comparison to the Chasm. If a man reaches the Chasm, time becomes nonsense. Or so Richard had been told his entire life. Granted, he was only fourteen, but by most standards that made him a man; unless you were his mother, then he was still…

  • A Recap of the Amazing Blog Tour

    A Recap of the Amazing Blog Tour

    It has been a whirlwind of blogging for the last couple weeks, because I’ve had some amazing stops with fantastic hosts on the Captive Hope Book Blog Tour. I enjoyed each and every one so much I wanted to create a place where we could go to find the interviews, excerpts, and friendly banter any…

  • A Whisper of Doubt in the Forest

    #BlogBattle 47: Forest genre: fantasy fiction (excerpt from The Beauty Thief) A Whisper of Doubt in the Forest The group stopped for the noon meal, and Princess Eliya slid off her horse with more bounce in her step than at the outset of the day. Even though she ached in places she didn’t know existed,…