BEHIND THE VEIL
I am thrilled to be hosting a spot on the BEHIND THE VEIL by E.J. Dawson Blog Tour hosted by Rockstar Book Tours. Check out my post and make sure to enter the giveaway!
About The Book:
Title: BEHIND THE VEIL
Author: E.J. Dawson
Pub. Date: October 1, 2021
Publisher: Literary Wanderlust
Formats: Paperback, eBook, Audiobook
Pages: 292
Find it: Goodreads, Amazon, Kindle, Audible, B&N, TBD, Bookshop.org
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Can she keep the secrets of her past to rescue a girl tormented by a ghost?
In 1920s Los Angeles, Letitia Hawking reads the veil between life and death. A scrying bowl allows her to experience the final moments of the deceased. She brings closure to grief-stricken war widows and mourning families.
For Letitia, it is a penance. She knows no such peace.
For Alasdair Driscoll, it may be the only way to save his niece, Finola, from her growing night terrors. But when Letitia sees a shadowy figure attached to the household, it rouses old fears of her unspeakable past in England.
When a man comes to her about his missing daughter, the third girl to go missing in as many months, Letitia can’t help him when she can’t see who’s taken them.
As a darkness haunts Letitia’s vision, she may not be given a choice in helping the determined Mr Driscoll, or stop herself falling in love with him. But to do so risks a part of herself she locked away, and to release it may cost Letitia her sanity and her heart.
Reviews:
“The author is adept at selling not only the novel’s supernatural elements, but the historical era as well. She takes her time building the characters and the world around them, which pays dividends once the really spooky stuff starts to happen. Like all good ghost stories, the true horrors aren’t entirely spectral: The characters are haunted by personal traumas and secrets as frightening as any spirit. An old-fashioned ghost story told with inventiveness and style.”-Kirkus Reviews
“A powerful reflection on mortality and the lengths some will go to find closure or their own separate peace. A suspenseful but patient ride from start to finish, Dawson has created an empathic and endlessly engaging protagonist in Letitia. The plot is well supported by a poignantly penned cast of characters that readers can envision and invest in. Emulating a 1920s literary voice, without ever letting the style slip, this paranormal thriller is sinister, macabre, and hugely entertaining.” -Self-Publishing Review, ★★★★1/2
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I listened to a lot of the Penny Dreadful soundtrack before I wrote Behind the Veil, I wanted that eerie intense vibe and emotional tension that was less about action and more about words. When I wrote it, much of it was to the Seccession’s Untold Album (https://www.secessionstudios.com/). I am actually writing a separate standalone in the same/similar setting to the Untold II. I will usually listen to soundtracks rather than songs with lyrics. I find its easier to immerse myself in the sensation the song than be distracted by the lyrics.
About E.J. Dawson:
E.J. Dawson both credits and blames her mother-by reading The Lord of the Rings aloud to E.J. twice-for her complete absorption with the world of fiction. Growing up in a haunted mansion sandwiched between an abandoned mine and an endless pine plantation should have been all the fuel E.J.’s imagination needed, but her parents filled her life with stories: about themselves, their lives, and the ones they had found through the pages of books.
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Giveaway Details:
1 winner will win a finished copy of BEHIND THE VEIL & Swag, International.
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Tour Schedule:
Week One:
| 11/8/2021 | BookHounds YA | Guest Post |
| 11/8/2021 | Writer of Wrongs | Excerpt |
| 11/9/2021 | My Fictional Oasis | Review |
| 11/9/2021 | Don’t Judge, Read | Guest Post |
| 11/10/2021 | @enjoingbooksagain | Review |
| 11/10/2021 | Review Thick And Thin | Review |
| 11/11/2021 | The Momma Spot | Excerpt |
| 11/11/2021 | Nat Reads | Review |
| 11/12/2021 | 100 Pages A Day | Review |
| 11/12/2021 | Lifestyle of Me | Review |
Week Two:
| 11/15/2021 | Coffee and Wander Book Reviews | Review |
| 11/15/2021 | A Court of Coffee and Books | Review |
| 11/16/2021 | The Book Review Crew | Review |
| 11/16/2021 | The Girl Who Reads | Review |
| 11/17/2021 | Rajiv’s Reviews | Review |
| 11/17/2021 | Sparetimereader | Review |
| 11/18/2021 | Once Upon a Twilight | Review |
| 11/18/2021 | Jazzy Book Reviews | Review |
| 11/19/2021 | BookBriefs | Review |
| 11/19/2021 | OneMoreExclamation | Review |
This sounds like a story I would enjoy reading.
This book looks so intriguing
The story sounds great, and the cover is very pretty. Congrats to the author!
E.J. Dawson is a fvaorite author of mine. I have loved reading all her books.
I am intrigued. I love this time period.
This sounds so good. Thanks for sharing.
This sounds like a great read. The plot is quite intriguing.
Congrats on the new book! It sounds intriguing.
I’ve been wanting some spookier books. Since I’m a big horror/thriller movie watcher it has to be a really good book to spook me.
intriguing
I would so enjoy reading this book. I love the cover as well.