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2016 OCTOBER FRIGHTS BLOG HOP - DAY 3

10/12/2016

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​Welcome to the 2016 October Frights Blog Hop - Day 3
I thought I'd preview a series of mine -
#WineWednesday,
​and share an excerpt from my WIP.
Today's giveaway details are on the bottom.
#WineWednesday - I review a bottle of wine my husband and I bought and drank, based solely on the title/label. In celebration of October, Halloween and
​all things that go bump in night, I give you
HOB NOB - Wicked Red Blend.

Hob Nob, a vineyard in France, celebrates Halloween/Day of the Dead with a special edition bottle each year. They've had some beautifully done artwork for labels the last few years. Check them out if you have time.

Our full review, post and a bit of history will be up live closer to 
Día de Muetros. Stay tuned!
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My WIP is a dark fiction with romantic elements story featuring a new character. Spookie Millane, who I adore. She has an unusual gift when it comes to the dead, which I won't give away (and why she's not in the excerpt) and a unexpected physic connection to Mick, who has his own issues with the dead. Here's a brief scene from FAVORS FOR THE DEAD. 
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​“Watch the gap.” A female computer voice instructed as the train doors screeched open. Mick, mindful of the ever-dangerous two-inch gap, hopped over it and joined the herd of people on their way to the main concourse of Grand Central.

Diesel fumes painted the subterranean walls of the train terminal with a dirty film. Shoulders bumped, apologies were grumbled and he barely saved himself from slamming into a teen stopping short to toss his garbage into a bin clearly marked Recycle. He clenched his jaw and shoved past him. Not happy within the confines of the tight, busy platform, he focused on his destination. Three arched doorways loomed ahead. The crowd thinned into thirds and Mick let out a short-lived sigh of relief, until-

The shrill of static bore into his skull like a drill. His fingers squeezed deep into his neck, but did nothing to ease the white noise. The hallway dimmed, though  fluorescent lights shone bright behind the darkness. He hurried to the right and down the Park Ave tunnel.

He pressed close to the wall, his arm reaching ahead of him, feeling the way. A warm liquid oozed between his fingers. He darted away from the wall.

Blood flowed through the grouted veins of the tiled wall to the floor. He rubbed his hands hard against the top of his legs, soaking his jeans with the same redness that remained on his hands.

A twenty-something couple, holding hands, strolled by. He resisted warning them about the stream of the blood they were about to wade through. This was his vision and his alone. When they gave a brief glance his way, at a troubled man gawking at his open palms and mumbling, the guy put his arm around the woman and rushed past him. “I told you the crazies hung out in the tunnel,” she whispered.

Mick spotted an alcove ahead. Battling the free falling feeling and its nausea, he stumbled toward it.

She emerged from an obscure fragment of his mind, the strange woman with the odd name. Against his better judgment, he savored the sensation of her, the woman he couldn’t see, but feel.
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The stench of how he imagined a compost heap of dead bodies smelled surrounded him. The alcove taunted him, still a good ten feet away.  Shit, I’m not going to make it. He slid down, ass to the floor, his legs splayed in front of him. Blood pooled around him. Blackness took over both he and the woman.
I do a small giveaway each day, but will enter everyone who comments on any of the hop posts into the grand prize drawing - a $20 Amazon Gift Card.

​I'll pick the winner of each contest on Saturday at the end of the hop.

Staying with the Day of the Dead theme, to win a ceramic sugar skull and napkins
​comment on whether you believe some people can truly see/communicate with the dead. 
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Don't forget to stop by all the other awesome authors participating in October Frights Blog Hop!
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16 Comments
Katie M John (Author) link
10/12/2016 04:18:37 am

I <3 this concept -- how awesome is this post :) LOVE IT

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Debbie link
10/12/2016 06:07:55 am

Thanks, Katie :)

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Clarissa Johal link
10/12/2016 05:27:34 am

Intriguing excerpt!! I absolutely believe people can communicate with the dead (or vice versa). Very cool artwork on the wine bottle.

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Debbie link
10/12/2016 06:09:26 am

Thanks, Clarissa! I believe people can communicate with the dead as well, and it's so much fun to write about.

I loved the artwork and grabbed it as soon as I saw it.

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Anita Stewart link
10/12/2016 06:39:13 am

A fascinating excerpt, and I love the wine bottle.

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Debbie link
10/12/2016 09:36:20 am

Thanks, Anita - What was inside the wine bottle was good too ;)

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McCallum J Morgan
10/12/2016 06:58:49 am

Great excerpt! Very intriguing, thank you

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Debbie link
10/12/2016 09:36:58 am

Thanks, McCallum - I'm glad you stopped by :)

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Wendy Howard link
10/12/2016 07:26:19 am

You had me squirming with "Blood flowed through the grouted veins of the tiled wall to the floor. He rubbed his hands hard against the top of his legs, soaking his jeans with the same redness that remained on his hands."

Luv the bottle art!

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Debbie link
10/12/2016 09:37:59 am

Aw, glad you liked it, Wendy - I loved the bottle too!

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Ash Krafton link
10/12/2016 07:40:27 am

Absolutely I believe some people can communicate with those who have passed over. My mom has had some experiences and it seems she's passed it down to myself and, I've found, my daughter. Some people are okay with it, some block it out. To me, it's all energy and echoes, just a part of life's ever turning wheel. Sometimes, it rolls over you :)

And, oh, that WINE!

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Debbie link
10/12/2016 09:39:38 am

If I had the gift, I don't think I'd block it out - but I could be wrong, because I don't have it, and I could see where it might get tiresome. Love the wheel analogy!

Yes! The wine was so good and the bottle soooo cool!

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Liv Rancourt
10/12/2016 09:15:30 am

OMG I LOVE THAT EXCERPT. Also, re: communicating with the dead....the jury's out, but I figure any time an idea is so pervasive, across time and cultures, there must be a germ of truth somewhere.

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Debbie link
10/12/2016 09:41:05 am

Hi Liv - glad you liked the excerpt!! Well, when I see my first ghost, and you know I'm searching, lol, you'll be the first I tell and then you'll have to believe!! :)

Thanks for stopping by.

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bn100
10/12/2016 06:18:54 pm

interesting excerpt
bn100candg at hotmail dot com

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Debbie link
10/14/2016 12:38:39 pm

Thank, BN - glad you liked it.

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    Debbie Christiana
    Author of Paranormal Romance, Dark Romantic Fiction & Short Dark Fiction. Lover of Halloween, Horror, Yoga and Wine

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