Halloween Trivia Question: Witches have been featured characters in many movies, from comedy to horror. In this movie, three women unwittingly conjur the “perfect” man. A. Witchville B. The Witches of Eastwick C. The Blair Witch Project (Find the answer below.)
Andrea Roche
Andrea’s Top 3 List:
For my top 3 list, I couldn’t decide between costumes and candy, so I decided to combine them. Which of my favorite candy would I eat while wearing which of my favorite costumes!
I have a thing for dressing up and for all things sweet, so here goes:
Butterfinger while being Mother of Dragons.
Reese’s Peanutbutter Cups while dressed as a Mermaid.
Heath Toffee bar during a Pirate party
About Andrea:
Andrea Roche a lover of history, mystery, and magic was born and raised in Queens NY.
She would like to announce her award-winning novel – “Nights Arose.” Winner of four awards including-the 2018 New Apple Solo Medalist Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing.
Her work embraces her strong matriarchal heritage. She hopes her writing will instill in her readers the idea that a woman can find their independence while keeping homegrown values.
Still living in her childhood home, Andrea hears the voices of her past. She has relied on them to tell her stories.
Author Links:
https://www.facebook.com/NightsArose/
https://www.twitter.com/Rose121562
Https://www.andrearoachauthor.blogspot.com
Nights Arose
Blurb:
On the isle of Jamaica, Arose is the mixed-race heir to a sprawling sugar plantation. From an old gypsy, she receives the Gem of the Red Spirit and spends years learning its secrets. Dressed as a man she lives for years on her uncle’s pirate ship and meets Blaze a young pirate who befriends her.
Morel, the priestess witch, covets the Gem and attempts to force Arose to give up the powerful amulet. She must escape the witch’s duplicitous brother who chases her into the Astral Plane.
Arose collides with a notorious pirate whom she has already met in the spirit world. Wary of him at first he gains her trust after he aids in her escape.
But she has duped – he disappears with the Gem. Now she must find him and the Gem before it falls into the wrong hands. Even if she recovers the Gem she’ll have a decision to make – should she give it to Morel and let the world fall into a demonic wasteland or keep it and lose the ones she loves.
Excerpt:
Chapter One Sundown at Cliffside
In Jamaica’s Montego Bay, June 5, 1692, women played the parts of lambs, but Arose had the soul of a tigress.
Nessarose Du Mouchelle crouched on the ledge of a dune. The dying sun’s embers lit the sky just before the night arose. The previous hours of her day were difficult and tiresome. She wasn’t sure if her queasy stomach came from her boiling blood or the fact she hadn’t eaten since morning. The day’s close did give her some relief from the evil magic and treachery, which followed her since that afternoon. Still, her troubles would not simply end because the day did. In the guise of her alter ego, Evan, she could fool anyone. Her perfect manly swagger hid her womanliness. A distinctive personality all its own, it protected her from the rapists and pedophiles during her years on board her Uncle’s corsair. Now ‘Evan’ would get her out of trouble once again, allowing her to blend in with the riff-raff despoiling the port town and leave home. A home where she was no longer safe and had become a prison. But, no matter how drunk she got in the pub or how far she ran, her troubles would remain. Her sister’s betrothed had become her rival for her place as head of the house and a bitter pursuer. Harold Ambrielle would be on the hunt for her, ready to pounce like a feral animal on his prey.
She held a polished dagger up to the sunlight, to inspect the blade’s oily sheen. A jewel-encrusted fleur-de- lis adorned the pommel, glinting in the late evening sun. The same symbol of French royal heraldry
decorated her family’s coat of arms. With a flick of her wrist, the perfectly balanced blade spun from her hand, flipped once, and pierced the sand between her feet. She retrieved the dagger and pursed her lips. Specks of sand flew from the swirling calligraphy of the monogram engraved on the shaft.
NDM
The “N” made her shake her head. She preferred instead of the name “Arose,” as her father called her, or even
“Rosie” reserved for those who knew her well enough. Her youth had consisted of tussles with those who played on her name, giving her cruel nicknames like “Nessy” or “Pesty.” She’d grown to hate it. She traced the monogram with the tip of her finger and clucked her tongue when she saw the smudges left behind. Her breath came out as a steamy puff on the cold steel. Arose wiped off the droplets with her sleeve and checked the razor-fine edge for nicks.
With a gentle whoosh, she slipped the blade back into its sheath built into her thigh-high leather boot. Swollen eyes from earlier tears prickled, tempting her fingers to rub them until she satisfied their yearning. She would be much happier staying in her room with a cool cloth rinsed in lavender water, but the enemy invading her home made it impossible.
Answer to Halloween Trivia Question: B. The Witches of Eastwick
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