Monday, December 2, 2013

VIRTUAL BOOK TOUR [Excerpt & Interview + GIVEAWAY!] The Accidental Witch (The Darkest Arts Series Book 1) by Jessica Penot


The Accidental Witch
The Darkest Arts Series
Book 1
by Jessica Penot

Genre: Paranormal Romance
Publisher: Lachesis Publishing

ASIN: B00GG83WLE 

Number of pages: 276
Word Count: 85,000

 Book Description:

Phaedra Michaels is a small town psychologist who is beginning to lose hope. Two of her patients at the local hospital in Dismal, Alabama have just killed themselves, she’s still reeling from her divorce and what turned out to be a disastrous marriage, and her father has died, leaving her without any notion of who her real mother is. 

Just as Phaedra decides to commit herself to a serious drinking problem and an eating disorder, or two, a mysterious spell book arrives in the mail. Feeling desperate, Phaedra uses it to cast spells to save her fading patients. Suddenly, good things start happening.  Phaedra’s patients begin to get better and she even starts dating the sexy doctor from the hospital.

Phaedra is so happy she doesn't notice the small things that start to go wrong in Dismal, or the dark creatures slithering out of the shadows near her house. When Phaedra finally realizes her spells have attracted every card-carrying demon from hell, she has no choice but to accept help from a slightly nerdy, 500 year-old warlock with a penchant for wearing super hero T-shirts and a knack for getting under Phaedra’s skin. Now, if only she could get the hang of this witch thing, she might be able to save her town.   







It is amazing how the most world-changing days can seem entirely mundane to begin with. Friday the 13th seemed no different than any other day to me. I woke up late, as always, and rushed to get dressed and make it to the car with my usual box of animal crackers and diet cola. I pulled my shoes on as I backed out of the driveway and ate while I drove to work.

I was late to work, but just early enough to not be noticed as late. The small hospital where I worked was a blip in a vast nowhere and the small psychiatric floor I worked on was a blip in a blip. I was a blip within a blip within a blip, making me practically nothing. I could’ve died in my sleep and the world would barely belch. I liked to think that I was good at what I did. I liked to think that even though I was a nothing, I made a difference in the patients’ lives. I was one of those deluded people that believed in saving the world one person at a time. I guess I still am. Certainly, I was one of the few people that actually cared about the patients. The management didn’t care that I cared. Management was too busy trying to balance the books and keep the floor profitable to care what the staff did with the patients. I could take all the patients outside and have them moo like cows and management wouldn’t care as long as I billed it as a recreational therapy group and got the proper reimbursement.



If you could have any superpower what would you choose? 
I think I would love to be able to control fire.  It seems like the most useful superpower.  I used to camp and backpack a lot and being able to start fires at any time can be the difference between shivering in wet clothes all night or being warm and cozy.  Fires are always useful.

Tell us your most rewarding experience since being published.  
A lady wrote me and said she loved my books and they helped her get through chemotherapy.  That made my day.  I loved hearing my books made a difference in someone’s life.  

Please tell us in one sentence only, why we should read your book. 
You should read my book because it blends Southern Folklore with old spells to create a new kind of magic and that makes a psychologist believe there can be more to healing and love than science.

Favorite food?  
I love Thai food.

What book are reading now?  
The Golem and the Jinni.  It is wonderful.

What’s your favorite season/weather?  
I love the fall.  I write ghost stories and fall is a time for ghost stories.  Halloween is my favorite Holiday.

What was your favorite children's book?  
Harry Potter!  I also loved The Golden Compass.

Beach or Pool?  
I would love to say beach, but every time I go to the beach lately I get stung by jelly fish so I am going to have to go with pool.

What is one book everyone should read?  
I don’t even dare try to answer this question.  There are so many beautiful books it seems like a sin to only read one.

Any other books in the works? Goals for future projects?  
I am working on the next book in The Accidental Witch series.   I am also working on Haunted South  Alabama.  I have a middle grade book coming out in the spring called The Monster Hunter’s Manual.




 
Jessica Penot is a therapist who lives in Alabama with her 2 corgis, cat, sons, husband and other strange creatures. She is the author of Haunted North Alabama, Haunted Chattanooga, and Circe.







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5 comments:

Kat said...

Thanks for the giveaway!

Unknown said...

This book sounds so wicked! Thank you for the giveaway!

Jessica Penot said...

Thanks for the fabulous Post!

Stormy Vixen said...

Great interview. This book sounds like a great book. Thanks for sharing it and the giveaway. evamillien at gmail dot com

stacey dempsey said...

thank you for the interview and the giveaway